10-Q

Village Farms International, Inc. (VFF)

10-Q 2024-08-08 For: 2024-06-30
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2024

Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 001-38783

VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Ontario 98-1007671
(State or other Jurisdiction of<br><br>Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer<br><br>Identification No.)

4700-80th Street

Delta, British Columbia Canada

V4K 3N3

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(604) 940-6012

Issuer’s phone number, including area code

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report).

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, without par value VFF The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files. Yes ☒ No ☐ Not Applicable ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer”, “small reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of August 6, 2024, 111,727,953 common shares of the registrant were outstanding.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position 2
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) 3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Mezzanine Equity 4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 5
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 6
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 14
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 33
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 33
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION 35
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 35
Item 1A. Risk Factors 35
Item 2. Unregistered Sale of Securities and Use of Proceeds 35
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 35
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 35
Item 5. Other Information 35
Item 6. Exhibits 36
Signatures 37

Forward Looking Statements

As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms “Village Farms”, “Village Farms International”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our” and similar references refer to Village Farms International, Inc. and our consolidated subsidiaries, and the term “Common Shares” refers to our common shares, no par value. Our financial information is presented in U.S. dollars and all references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “$” means U.S. dollars and all references to “C$” means Canadian dollars.

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "Securities Act") and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and is subject to the safe harbor created by those sections. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q also contains "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. We refer to such forward-looking statements and forward-looking information collectively as "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements may relate to the Company's future outlook or financial position and anticipated events or results and may include statements regarding the financial position, business strategy, budgets, expansion plans, litigation, projected production, projected costs, capital expenditures, financial results, taxes, plans and objectives of or involving the Company. Particularly, statements regarding future results, performance, achievements, prospects or opportunities for the Company, the greenhouse vegetable or produce industry, the cannabis industry and market and our energy segment are forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking information can be identified by such terms as "can", "outlook", "may", "might", "will", "could", "should", "would", "occur", "expect", "plan", "anticipate", "believe", "intend", "try", "estimate", "predict", "potential", "continue", "likely", "schedule", "objectives", or the negative or grammatical variation thereof or other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. The forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are subject to risks that may include, but are not limited to: our limited operating history in the cannabis and cannabinoids industry, including that of Pure Sunfarms, Inc. (“Pure Sunfarms”), Rose LifeScience Inc. (“Rose” or “Rose LifeScience”) and Balanced Health Botanicals, LLC (“Balanced Health”); the limited operational history of the Delta RNG Project in our energy segment; the legal status of the cannabis business of Pure Sunfarms and Rose and the hemp business of Balanced Health and uncertainty regarding the legality and regulatory status of cannabis in the United States; risks relating to the integration of Balanced Health and Rose into our consolidated business; risks relating to obtaining additional financing on acceptable terms, including our dependence upon credit facilities and dilutive transactions; potential difficulties in achieving and/or maintaining profitability; variability of product pricing; risks inherent in the cannabis, hemp, CBD, cannabinoids, and agricultural businesses; our market position and competitive position; our ability to leverage current business relationships for future business involving hemp and cannabinoids; the ability of Pure Sunfarms and Rose to cultivate and distribute cannabis in Canada; existing and new governmental regulations, including risks related to regulatory compliance and regarding obtaining and maintaining licenses required under the Cannabis Act (Canada), the Criminal Code and other Acts, S.C. 2018, C. 16 (Canada) for its Canadian operational facilities, and changes in our regulatory requirements; legal and operational risks relating to expected conversion of our greenhouses to cannabis production in Canada and in the United States; risks related to rules and regulations at the U.S. Federal (Food and Drug Administration and United States Department of Agriculture), state and municipal levels with respect to produce and hemp, cannabidiol-based products commercialization; retail consolidation, technological advances and other forms of competition; transportation disruptions; product liability and other potential litigation; retention of key executives; labor issues; uninsured and underinsured losses; vulnerability to rising energy costs; inflationary effects on costs of cultivation and transportation; recessionary effects on demand of our products; environmental, health and safety risks, foreign exchange exposure, risks associated with cross-border trade; difficulties in managing our growth; restrictive covenants under our credit facilities; natural catastrophes; elevated interest rates; and tax risks.

The Company has based these forward-looking statements on factors and assumptions about future events and financial trends that it believes may affect its financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are based upon assumptions that management believes are reasonable based on information currently available to management, there can be no assurance that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements necessarily involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Company's control, which may cause the Company's or the industry's actual results, performance, achievements, prospects and opportunities in future periods to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the factors contained in the Company's filings with securities regulators, including this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and the Company’s most recently filed annual report on Form 10-K.

When relying on forward-looking statements to make decisions, the Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance on these statements, as forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties and should not be read as guarantees of future results, performance, achievements, prospects and opportunities. The forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Village Farms International, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

(In thousands of United States dollars, except share data)

(Unaudited)

June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 29,657 $ 30,291
Restricted cash 5,000
Trade receivables 39,875 30,561
Inventories 59,029 78,472
Income tax receivable 8
Other receivables 1,087 294
Prepaid expenses and deposits 4,678 7,150
Total current assets 134,334 151,768
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 198,433 205,613
Investments 2,656 2,656
Goodwill 44,460 55,918
Intangibles 27,869 32,275
Deferred tax asset 4,201 4,201
Right-of-use assets 11,352 12,596
Other assets 2,049 1,962
Total assets $ 425,354 $ 466,989
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities
Line of credit $ 4,000 $ 4,000
Trade payables 20,117 21,753
Current maturities of long-term debt 8,683 9,133
Accrued sales taxes 15,785 15,941
Accrued loyalty program 1,623 1,773
Accrued liabilities 13,299 15,076
Lease liabilities - current 2,354 2,112
Income tax payable 28
Other current liabilities 2,337 2,340
Total current liabilities 68,198 72,156
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt 35,736 38,925
Deferred tax liability 23,582 23,730
Lease liabilities - non-current 9,712 11,335
Other liabilities 2,087 1,902
Total liabilities 139,315 148,048
MEZZANINE EQUITY
Redeemable non-controlling interest 10,358 15,667
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock, no par value per share - unlimited shares authorized;<br>111,727,953 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2024 and 110,248,929 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2023. 386,719 386,719
Additional paid in capital 30,405 25,611
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (9,394 ) (3,540 )
Retained earnings (132,566 ) (106,165 )
Total Village Farms International, Inc. shareholders’ equity 275,164 302,625
Non-controlling interest 517 649
Total shareholders’ equity 275,681 303,274
Total liabilities, mezzanine equity and shareholders’ equity $ 425,354 $ 466,989

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Village Farms International, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(In thousands of United States dollars, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Sales $ 92,182 $ 77,212 $ 170,259 $ 141,868
Cost of sales (82,934 ) (65,713 ) (145,498 ) (118,069 )
Gross profit 9,248 11,499 24,761 23,799
Selling, general and administrative expenses (19,666 ) (16,753 ) (36,053 ) (34,158 )
Interest expense (905 ) (1,411 ) (1,822 ) (2,544 )
Interest income 322 283 528 479
Foreign exchange (loss) gain (403 ) 738 (1,281 ) 669
Other income 45 5,602 149 5,632
Goodwill and intangible asset impairments (11,939 ) (11,939 )
Loss before taxes (23,298 ) (42 ) (25,657 ) (6,123 )
Provision for income taxes (260 ) (1,299 ) (580 ) (1,933 )
Loss including non-controlling interests (23,558 ) (1,341 ) (26,237 ) (8,056 )
Less: net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax 9 (39 ) (164 ) 40
Net loss attributable to Village Farms International, Inc. shareholders $ (23,549 ) $ (1,380 ) $ (26,401 ) $ (8,016 )
Basic loss per share attributable to Village Farms International, Inc. shareholders $ (0.21 ) $ (0.01 ) $ (0.24 ) $ (0.07 )
Diluted loss per share attributable to Village Farms International, Inc. shareholders $ (0.21 ) $ (0.01 ) $ (0.24 ) $ (0.07 )
Weighted average number of common shares used<br>   in the computation of net loss per share (in thousands):
Basic 110,960 110,239 110,604 107,185
Diluted 110,960 110,239 110,604 107,185
Loss including non-controlling interests $ (23,558 ) $ (1,341 ) $ (26,237 ) $ (8,056 )
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment (2,001 ) 4,225 (6,252 ) 5,087
Comprehensive (loss) gain including non-controlling interests (25,559 ) 2,884 (32,489 ) (2,969 )
Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests 117 (361 ) 232 (403 )
Comprehensive (loss) gain attributable to Village Farms International, Inc. shareholders $ (25,442 ) $ 2,523 $ (32,257 ) $ (3,372 )

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Village Farms International, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Mezzanine Equity

(In thousands of United States dollars, except for shares outstanding)

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
Number of Common<br>Shares (in thousands) Common Stock Additional Paid in Capital Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Retained Earnings Non-controlling Interest Total Shareholders’<br>Equity Mezzanine Equity
Balance April 1, 2024 110,249 $ 386,719 $ 26,016 $ (7,503 ) $ (109,017 ) $ 574 $ 296,789 $ 15,627
Share-based compensation 1,479 2,196 2,196
Acquisition of Redeemable non-controlling interest 2,193 2,193 (5,209 )
Cumulative translation adjustment (1,891 ) (6 ) (1,897 ) (102 )
Net (loss) income (23,549 ) (51 ) (23,600 ) 42
Balance at June 30, 2024 111,728 $ 386,719 $ 30,405 $ (9,394 ) $ (132,566 ) $ 517 $ 275,681 $ 10,358
Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
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Number of Common<br>Shares (in thousands) Common Stock Additional Paid in Capital Accumulated Other<br>Comprehensive (Loss) Income Retained Earnings Non-controlling Interest Total Shareholders’<br>Equity Mezzanine Equity
Balance at April 1, 2023 110,239 $ 386,719 $ 24,232 $ (7,509 ) $ (81,003 ) $ 718 $ 323,157 $ 16,134
Share-based compensation 656 656
Cumulative translation adjustment 4,225 4,225
Net (loss) income (1,380 ) (50 ) (1,430 ) 89
Balance at June 30, 2023 110,239 $ 386,719 $ 24,888 $ (3,284 ) $ (82,383 ) $ 668 $ 326,608 $ 16,223
Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
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Number of Common<br>Shares Common Stock Additional Paid in<br>Capital Accumulated Other<br>Comprehensive Loss Retained Earnings Non-controlling Interest Total Shareholders’ Equity Mezzanine Equity
Balance at January 1, 2024 110,249 $ 386,719 $ 25,611 $ (3,540 ) $ (106,165 ) $ 649 $ 303,274 $ 15,667
Share-based compensation 1,479 2,601 2,601
Acquisition of Redeemable non-controlling interest 2,193 2,193 (5,209 )
Cumulative translation adjustment (5,854 ) (26 ) (5,880 ) (369 )
Net (loss) income (26,401 ) (106 ) (26,507 ) 269
Balance at June 30, 2024 111,728 $ 386,719 $ 30,405 $ (9,394 ) $ (132,566 ) $ 517 $ 275,681 $ 10,358
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
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Number of Common<br>Shares Common Stock Additional Paid in<br>Capital Accumulated Other<br>Comprehensive Income (Loss) Retained Earnings Non-controlling Interest Total Shareholders’<br>Equity Mezzanine Equity
Balance at January 1, 2023 91,789 $ 372,429 $ 13,372 $ (8,371 ) $ (74,367 ) $ 767 $ 303,830 $ 16,164
Shares issued in public offering, net of issuance costs 18,350 14,207 14,207
Warrants issued in public offering 9,128 9,128
Shares issued on exercise of stock options 100 83 83
Share-based compensation 2,388 2,388
Cumulative translation adjustment 5,087 5,087
Net (loss) income (8,016 ) (99 ) (8,115 ) 59
Balance at June 30, 2023 110,239 $ 386,719 $ 24,888 $ (3,284 ) $ (82,383 ) $ 668 $ 326,608 $ 16,223

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Village Farms International, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands of United States dollars)

(Unaudited)

Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:
Net loss attributable to Village Farms International, Inc. shareholders $ (26,401 ) $ (8,016 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss attributable to Village Farms International, Inc. shareholders to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 9,398 7,729
Amortization of deferred charges 10 68
Net gain (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest 164 (40 )
Interest expense 1,822 2,544
Interest paid on long-term debt (2,172 ) (2,637 )
Unrealized foreign exchange loss 172 27
Goodwill and intangible asset impairments 11,939
Non-cash lease expense 1,208 907
Share-based compensation 2,601 2,388
Deferred income taxes 589 (392 )
Changes in non-cash working capital items 6,322 (7,825 )
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities 5,652 (5,247 )
Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (4,879 ) (2,548 )
Purchases of intangibles (80 )
Repayment of note receivable 835
Net cash used in investing activities (4,959 ) (1,713 )
Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities:
Repayments on borrowings (2,870 ) (6,406 )
Acquisitions, net (3,016 )
Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants 24,772
Issuance costs (1,437 )
Proceeds from exercise of stock options 83
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities (5,886 ) 17,012
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents (441 ) (69 )
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (5,634 ) 9,983
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period 35,291 21,676
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period $ 29,657 $ 31,659

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(In thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)

1.BUSINESS, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Nature of Business

Village Farms International, Inc. (“VFF” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is a corporation existing under the Ontario Business Corporations Act. VFF’s principal operating subsidiaries as of June 30, 2024 were Village Farms Canada Limited Partnership, Village Farms, L.P., Pure Sunfarms Corp. (“Pure Sunfarms”), Balanced Health Botanicals, LLC (“Balanced Health”) and VF Clean Energy, Inc. ("VFCE"). VFF also owns an 80% interest in Rose LifeScience Inc. (“Rose”) and an 85% interest in Leli Holland B.V. ("Leli").

The address of the registered office of VFF is 4700-80th Street, Delta, British Columbia, Canada, V4K 3N3.

The Company’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Capital Market (“Nasdaq”) under the symbol “VFF”.

Village Farms owns and operates sophisticated, highly intensive agricultural greenhouse facilities in British Columbia and Texas, where it produces, markets and sells premium-quality tomatoes, bell peppers and cucumbers. Its wholly owned subsidiary, Pure Sunfarms, is a vertically integrated Licensed Producer ("LP") and supplier of cannabis products sold to customers throughout Canada and internationally. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Balanced Health, develops and sells high-quality, cannabidiol (“CBD”) based products including ingestible, edible and topical applications within the U.S. Through its 80% ownership of Rose, the Company has a substantial presence in the Province of Quebec as a cannabis supplier, producer and commercialization expert.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions for Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Pursuant to these rules and regulations, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the annual audited consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The accompanying condensed consolidated statement of financial position as of December 31, 2023 is derived from the Company’s audited financial statements as of that date. Because certain information and footnote disclosures have been condensed or omitted, these condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023 contained in the Company’s 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K. In management’s opinion, all normal and recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented have been included. When necessary, certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation. Interim period operating results do not necessarily indicate the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full fiscal year. The Company believes that the disclosures made in these consolidated financial statements are adequate to make the information not misleading.

Principals of Consolidation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include Village Farms International, Inc. and its subsidiaries and include the accounts of all majority-owned subsidiaries over which the Company exercises control and, when applicable, entities in which the Company has a controlling financial interest. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Other parties’ interests in entities that the Company consolidates are reported as non-controlling interests within equity, except for mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests, which are recorded within mezzanine equity. Net income or loss attributable to non-controlling interests is reported as a separate line item below net income or loss. The Company applies the equity method of accounting for its investments in entities for which it does not have a controlling financial interest, but over which it has the ability to exert significant influence. For equity investees in which the Company has an undivided interest in the assets, liabilities and profits or losses of an unconsolidated entity, but does not exercise control over the entity, the Company consolidates its proportional interest in the accounts of the entity.

Translations of Foreign Currencies

The assets and liabilities of foreign subsidiaries with a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar are translated into U.S. dollars at period-end exchange rates, with resulting translation gains or losses included within other comprehensive income or loss. Revenue and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars at average rates of exchange during the applicable period. Substantially all of the Company’s foreign operations use their local currency as their functional currency. For foreign operations for which the local currency is not the functional currency, the operation’s non-monetary assets are remeasured into U.S. dollars at historical exchange rates. All other accounts are remeasured at current exchange rates. Gains or losses from remeasurement are included in foreign exchange (loss) gain. Currency gains or losses resulting from transactions executed in currencies other than the functional currency are included in foreign exchange (loss) gain.

In these condensed consolidated financial statements, “$” means U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted. 6


VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(In thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)

General Economic, Regulatory and Market Conditions

The Company has experienced, and may continue to experience, direct and indirect negative effects on its business and operations from negative economic, regulatory and market conditions, including recent inflationary effects on fuel prices, labor and materials costs, elevated interest rates, potential recessionary impacts and supply chain disruptions that could negatively affect demand for new projects and/or delay existing project timing or cause increased project costs. The extent to which general economic, regulatory and market conditions could affect the Company’s business, operations and financial results is uncertain as it will depend upon numerous evolving factors that management may not be able to accurately predict, and, therefore, any future impacts on the Company’s business, financial condition and/or results of operations cannot be quantified or predicted with specificity.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

No accounting pronouncements recently issued or newly effective have had, or are expected to have, a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

2. INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following as of:

Classification June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Cannabis:
Raw materials $ 761 $ 985
Work-in-progress 8,328 6,543
Finished goods 32,951 47,084
Packaging 7,903 7,641
Produce:
Crop inventory 8,503 15,492
Purchased produce inventory 583 727
Inventory $ 59,029 $ 78,472

3. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following as of:

Classification June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Land $ 14,289 $ 14,641
Leasehold and land improvements 5,506 5,525
Buildings 213,464 217,384
Machinery and equipment 90,987 86,674
Construction in progress 12,439 13,619
Less: Accumulated depreciation (138,252 ) (132,230 )
Property, plant and equipment, net $ 198,433 $ 205,613

Depreciation expense on property, plant and equipment, was $4,020 and $7,748 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively and $2,953 and $6,157 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.

4. ACQUISITIONS

On May 29, 2024, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Rose and non-controlling shareholders for the acquisition of an additional 10% interest in Rose for a total cash purchase price of approximately $3,016, which resulted in a reduction of mezzanine equity of ($5,209) and an increase in additional paid in capital of $2,193. The Company's ownership interest in Rose is now 80%.

VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(In thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)

5. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill

The following table presents the changes in the carrying value of goodwill by reportable segment for the six months ended June 30, 2024:

Cannabis - Canada Cannabis - United States Total
Balance as of January 1, 2024 $ 45,879 $ 10,039 $ 55,918
Impairments - (10,039 ) (10,039 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment (1,419 ) - (1,419 )
Balance as of June 30, 2024 $ 44,460 $ - $ 44,460

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following as of:

Classification June 30, 2024 December 31, 2023
Licenses $ 17,956 $ 18,540
Brand and trademarks* 12,686 12,795
Customer relationships 13,165 13,586
Computer software 2,026 1,974
Other* 144 144
Less: Accumulated amortization (8,858 ) (7,414 )
Less: Impairments (9,250 ) (7,350 )
Intangibles, net $ 27,869 $ 32,275

* Indefinite-lived intangible assets

The expected future amortization expense for definite-lived intangible assets as of June 30, 2024 was as follows:

Fiscal period
Remainder of 2024 $ 1,639
2025 3,192
2026 3,104
2027 3,104
2028 1,861
Thereafter 11,389
Intangibles, net $ 24,289

Assessment for Indicators of Impairment

At the end of each reporting period, the Company assesses whether events or changes in circumstances have occurred that would indicate an impairment. The Company considers external and internal factors, including overall financial performance and relevant entity-specific factors, as part of this assessment.

During the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company considered qualitative factors in assessing for impairment indicators for the Company’s U.S. and Canadian Cannabis segments.

Cannabis - U.S.

At June 30, 2024, when the Company considered qualitative factors in assessing impairment indicators it concluded that the Company's U.S. - Cannabis segment more likely than not was impaired. The Company reviewed the reporting segment's assets, including goodwill and intangible assets. Based on recent historical performance during the quarter which has underperformed relative to budget, a revised June 30, 2024 forecast which shows a shortfall compared to the March 31, 2024 forecast, the new restrictions on CBD sales in an additional eight states at July 1, 2024, and the proliferation of unregulated hemp-derived products on the market which continues to challenge market share for the CBD industry, the Company concluded that as of June 8


VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(In thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)

30, 2024, the fair value of the brand intangible asset and goodwill was fully impaired and an impairment charge to intangibles of $1,900 and goodwill of $10,039 was allocated to the U.S. Cannabis reporting unit.

Cannabis - U.S. - Goodwill

The fair value of the reporting unit was determined based on a discounted cash flow projection using projections for

2024

to

2028

with an average revenue growth rate of 6% between

2025

to

2028

, followed by a terminal growth rate of 2%. Management concluded that as of June 30, 2024, the fair value was lower than its carrying amount and as a result, an impairment charge to goodwill of $10,039 was allocated to the reporting unit. The significant assumptions applied to the determination of the fair value are described below:

Post-tax discount rate: A market participant post-tax discount rate applied to the after-tax forecast cash flows was 12%. A decrease of 1% to the discount rate, would not result in a material change to the impairment charge.

Terminal growth rate: An increase of 1% in the terminal growth rate would not result in a material change to the impairment charge.

Future cash flows: An increase in future cash flows by 10% would not result in a material change to the impairment charge.

Cannabis – U.S. Brand

The fair value of the brand was determined based on a discounted cash flow projection. Specifically, the Company utilized a relief from royalty valuation technique to arrive at the fair value of the brand. Management concluded that as of June 30, 2024, the fair value was lower than its carrying value of $1,900 as the notional brand maintenance costs exceeded the incremental royalty of 3.5%. Therefore, an impairment charge to the brand intangible of $1,900 was allocated to the reporting unit.

Cannabis - Canada

When the Company considered qualitative factors in assessing impairment indicators for Canadian Cannabis it concluded that no impairment indicators existed as no events or circumstances occurred that would, more likely than not, reduce the fair value of the reporting units to be below their carrying amounts.

At June 30, 2023, the Company concluded that no impairment indicators existed as no events or circumstances occurred that would, more likely than not, reduce the fair value of the reporting units to be below their carrying amounts.

6. LINE OF CREDIT AND LONG-TERM DEBT

The following table provides details for the carrying values of debt as of:

December 31, 2023
Term Loan - ("FCC Loan") - repayable by monthly principal payments of 164 and accrued interest at a rate of 8.90%; matures May 3, 2027 21,804 $ 22,788
Term Loan - Pure Sunfarms - C19.0M - Canadian prime interest rate plus an applicable margin, repayable in quarterly payments equal to 2.50% of the outstanding principal amount, interest rate of 8.95%; matures February 7, 2026 7,310 8,298
Term loan - Pure Sunfarms - C25.0M - Canadian prime interest rate plus an applicable margin, repayable in quarterly payments equal to 2.50% of the outstanding principal amount starting June 30, 2021, interest rate of 8.95%; matures February 7, 2026 11,879 13,201
BDC Facility - Pure Sunfarms - non-revolving demand loan repayable by monthly principal payments of C52 and accrued interest at a rate of 10.95%, matures December 31, 2031 3,426 3,771
Total 44,419 $ 48,058

All values are in US Dollars.

The Company’s line of credit with Bank of Montreal ("Operating Loan") had $4,000 amount drawn on the facility as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

The carrying value of the assets and securities pledged as collateral for the FCC Loan as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $80,400 and $117,293, respectively. 9


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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(In thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)

The carrying value of the assets pledged as collateral for the Operating Loan as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $23,359 and $28,034, respectively.

The Pure Sunfarms line of credit had a balance of $0 as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

The Company is required to comply with financial covenants, measured either quarterly or annually depending on the covenant. The Company was in compliance with all its credit facility covenants as of June 30, 2024.

The weighted average annual interest rate on short-term borrowings as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was 9.73% and 9.44%, respectively.

Accrued interest payable on all long-term debt as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $347 and $390, respectively, and these amounts are included in accrued liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

The aggregate annual principal maturities of long-term debt for the remainder of 2024 and thereafter are as follows:

Remainder of 2024 $ 2,857
2025 5,714
2026 16,679
2027 17,343
2028 457
Thereafter 1,369
Total $ 44,419

7. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company’s financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, minority investments, line of credit, trade payables, accrued liabilities, lease liabilities, note payables and debt. The carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, trade payables, and accrued liabilities approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturity of these financial instruments. The carrying value of line of credit, lease liabilities, notes payable, and debt approximate their fair values due to insignificant changes in credit risk. For its investments, the Company has selected the practicability election to fair value measurement, under which the investment is measured at cost, less impairment, plus or minus observable price changes of an identical or similar investment.

8. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND BALANCES

The Company leases its Rose office building from a company employee who also owns a minority interest in Rose. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company paid C$151 and C$190 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 the Company paid C$47 and C$92, respectively, to lease this office space.

One of the Company’s employees is related to a member of the Company’s executive management team and received approximately $85 and $61 in salary and benefits during the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

On May 29, 2024, the Company entered into a Share Purchase Agreement with Rose and non-controlling shareholders, which includes two company employees, for the acquisition of an additional 10% interest in Rose for a total cash purchase price of approximately $3,016.

9. INCOME TAXES

The Company has recorded a provision for income taxes of ($260) and ($580) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, compared with a provision for income taxes of ($1,299) and ($1,933) for the same periods last year.

The Company’s income tax provision is based on management’s estimate of the effective tax rate for the full year. The tax (provision) benefit in any period will be affected by, among other things, permanent, as well as temporary, differences in the deductibility of certain items, changes in the valuation allowance related to net deferred tax assets, in addition to changes in tax legislation. As a result, the Company may experience significant fluctuations in the effective book tax rate (that is, tax expense divided by pre-tax book income) from period to period.

In order to fully utilize the net deferred tax assets, the Company will need to generate sufficient taxable income in future years. The Company analyzed all positive and negative evidence to determine if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not to realize the benefit of the net deferred tax assets. The recognition of the net deferred tax assets and related tax benefits is based upon the Company’s conclusions regarding, among other considerations, estimates of future earnings based on 10


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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(In thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)

information currently available and current and anticipated customers, contracts, and product introductions, as well as historical operating results and certain tax planning strategies.

Based on the analysis of all available evidence, both positive and negative, the Company has concluded that it does not have the ability to generate sufficient taxable income in the necessary period to utilize the entire benefit for the deferred tax assets. Accordingly, the Company established a valuation allowance of $45,571 as of June 30, 2024 and $39,530 as of December 31, 2023. The Company cannot presently estimate what, if any, changes to the valuation of its deferred tax assets may be deemed appropriate in the future.

If the Company incurs future losses, it may be necessary to record additional valuation allowance related to the deferred tax assets recognized as of June 30, 2024.

As of June 30, 2024, the Company’s net deferred tax assets totaled $4,201 and were primarily derived from net operating loss carryforwards.

10. SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

Segment reporting is prepared on the same basis that the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, who is the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker, manages the business, makes operating decisions and assesses performance.

As of June 30, 2024, the Company’s four segments are as follows:

Segment Description
Produce The Produce segment produces, markets, and sells premium quality tomatoes, bell peppers and cucumbers.
Cannabis – Canada The Cannabis – Canada segment produces and supplies cannabis products to be sold to other licensed providers and provincial governments across Canada and internationally.
Cannabis – United States The Cannabis – United States segment develops and sells high-quality, CBD-based health and wellness products including ingestible, edible and topical applications.
Energy The Energy business receives a royalty from a renewable natural gas facility that is located at the Company's Delta facility.

The Company’s primary operations are in the United States and Canada. Segment information is summarized below:

Three months ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Sales
Produce $ 47,019 $ 43,846 $ 83,113 $ 78,413
Cannabis - Canada 40,745 28,065 78,191 53,177
Cannabis - United States 4,297 5,301 8,834 10,278
Energy 121 121
$ 92,182 $ 77,212 $ 170,259 $ 141,868
Gross profit
Produce $ (4,164 ) $ (2,761 ) $ (854 ) $ (2,146 )
Cannabis - Canada 10,705 10,716 20,213 19,170
Cannabis - United States 2,629 3,558 5,324 6,796
Energy 78 (14 ) 78 (21 )
$ 9,248 $ 11,499 $ 24,761 $ 23,799

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(In thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)

11. LOSS PER SHARE

Basic and diluted net loss per common share is calculated as follows:

Three months ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Numerator:
Net loss attributable to Village Farms International, Inc. shareholders $ (23,549 ) $ (1,380 ) $ (26,401 ) $ (8,016 )
Denominator:
Weighted average number of common shares - basic 110,960 110,239 110,604 107,185
Effect of dilutive securities- share-based employee options and awards
Weighted average number of common shares - diluted 110,960 110,239 110,604 107,185
Antidilutive options and awards 6,572 6,589 6,572 6,589
Net loss per ordinary share:
Basic $ (0.21 ) $ (0.01 ) $ (0.24 ) $ (0.07 )
Diluted $ (0.21 ) $ (0.01 ) $ (0.24 ) $ (0.07 )

12. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Share-based compensation expense was $2,196 and $2,601 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, and $656 and $2,388 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively.

Stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was as follows:

Number of<br>Options Weighted<br>Average<br>Exercise Price Weighted<br>Average<br>Remaining<br>Contractual<br>Term (years) Aggregate<br>Intrinsic<br>Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2024 6,946,576 $ 3.50 7.54 $ 83
Granted 50,000 $ 0.83 9.80 $ 3
Forfeited/expired (424,167 ) $ 3.43
Outstanding at June 30, 2024 6,572,409 $ 3.49 7.38 $ 1,061
Exercisable at June 30, 2024 3,572,555 $ 5.44 6.22 $ 141

Restricted shares activity for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was as follows:

Number of<br>Performance-based<br>Restricted Share Units Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding at January 1, 2024 $ -
Granted 1,785,144 $ 1.20
Vested and Issued (1,479,024 ) $ 1.25
Outstanding at June 30, 2024 306,120 $ 0.98
Exercisable at June 30, 2024 $ -

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements

(In thousands of United States dollars, except per share amounts, unless otherwise noted)

13. CHANGES IN NON-CASH WORKING CAPITAL ITEMS

Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023
Trade receivables $ (7,738 ) $ (447 )
Inventories 17,174 (880 )
Other receivables (123 ) (9,991 )
Prepaid expenses and deposits 2,306 (411 )
Trade payables (1,760 ) (2,487 )
Accrued liabilities (453 ) 6,017
Lease liabilities (1,372 ) (956 )
Other assets, net of other liabilities (1,712 ) 1,330
$ 6,322 $ (7,825 )

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Item 1 of Part I of this Quarterly Report and the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and consolidated financial statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 (our "Annual Report on Form 10-K"). This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements about our plans and expectations of what may happen in the future. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant risks and uncertainties, and our actual results could differ materially from the results anticipated by our forward-looking statements. We encourage you to review the risks and uncertainties described in “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report. These risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied by our forward-looking statements contained in this report. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this management’s discussion and analysis, and we do not intend, and do not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW

Village Farms International, Inc. (“VFF”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”, “Village Farms”, “we” “us” or “our”) is a corporation existing under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario). The Company’s principal operating subsidiaries are Village Farms Canada LP ("VFCLP"), Village Farms LP ("VFLP"), Pure Sunfarms Corp. (“Pure Sunfarms” or "PSF"), Balanced Health Botanicals, LLC (“Balanced Health”), Rose LifeScience Inc. ("Rose LifeScience” or “Rose”), and VF Clean Energy, Inc. (“VFCE”).

The Company’s vision is to be recognized as an international leader in consumer products developed from plants, whereby we produce and market value-added products that are consistently preferred by consumers. To do so, we leverage decades of cultivation expertise, investment, and experience in fresh produce into branded and wholesale cannabis products within markets with legally permissible opportunities.

In Canada, we converted two produce facilities to grow cannabis for the Canadian legal adult use (recreational) market. Our focus for our Canadian Cannabis segment is to produce high quality cannabis, leveraging our low-cost production to provide preferred products at an attractive price that address the preferred consumer segments in the market. This market positioning, combined with our cultivation expertise, has enabled us to evolve into the second best-selling producer nationally and one of the few Canadian LPs with consistently strong operating results.

Additionally, through organic growth, exports and/or acquisitions, we have a strategy to participate in other international markets where cannabis attains legal status. In September 2021, our Canadian Cannabis business began exporting cannabis products to Australia for that country’s medical market. In March 2022, our Canadian Cannabis business received European Union Good Manufacturing Practice (“EU GMP”) certification for Pure Sunfarms’ 1.1 million square foot Delta 3 cannabis facility located in Delta, British Columbia (“B.C.”) which permits Pure Sunfarms to export EU GMP-certified medical cannabis to importers and distributors in international markets that require EU GMP certification. In late 2022, Pure Sunfarms commenced exports to Israel and in 2023, Pure Sunfarms began exporting cannabis products to Germany and the United Kingdom for the medical markets in those countries. As a result of the typically higher margins in international medical markets, we expect international expansion to enhance our profitability while expanding our brand and experience into emerging legal cannabis markets. Through our 85% ownership of Leli Holland, we hold one of ten licenses to cultivate cannabis legally in the Netherlands under that country’s Closed Supply Chain Experiment program, with production targeted to start in the fourth quarter of 2024.

In the U.S., Balanced Health is our industry-leading cannabinoid business, extending our portfolio into cannabidiol (“CBD”) consumer products.

We also operate a large, well-established, produce business (primarily tomatoes) under the Village Farms Fresh (“VF Fresh”) brand which sells to food distribution companies and mass retail stores. We own and operate produce cultivation assets in Texas and Delta, B.C. and source produce from our growing partners, in Mexico and Canada.

Our intention is to use our assets, expertise and experience (across cannabis, CBD and produce) to participate in the U.S. Cannabis market subject to compliance with applicable U.S. federal and state laws and applicable stock exchange rules.

Our Operating Segments

Canadian Cannabis Segment

Our Canadian Cannabis segment is comprised of Pure Sunfarms and an 80% ownership in Rose LifeScience.

Pure Sunfarms is one of the single largest cannabis cultivation and processing operations in the world, one of the lowest-cost greenhouse producers and has developed four of the best-selling flower brands in Canada. Pure Sunfarms leverages our 30 years of experience as a vertically integrated greenhouse grower to grow, produce and sell cannabis products throughout Canada and for export to markets where permissible by law.

Rose is the second best-selling licensed producer of cannabis in the Province of Quebec, as well as a prominent cannabis products commercialization expert in Quebec, acting as the exclusive, direct-to-retail sales, marketing and distribution entity for some of the best-known brands in Canada, as well as Quebec-based micro and craft growers.

Our long-term objective for our Canadian Cannabis segment is to garner and sustain the leading retail market share in Canada stemming from our leading position as the low-cost, high-quality cannabis producer in Canada and expand our Canadian success into the growing foreign cannabis medicinal markets across the globe.

U.S. Cannabis Segment

Our U.S. Cannabis segment is comprised of Balanced Health.

Balanced Health is one of the leading cannabinoid brands and e-commerce platforms in the United States. Balanced Health develops and sells high-quality CBD and hemp-based health and wellness products, distributing its diverse portfolio of consumer products through its top-ranked e-commerce platform, CBDistillery™ and third-party retailers.

Produce Segment

Our Produce segment is comprised of VF Fresh, which currently consists of Village Farms LP and Village Farms Canada LP.

VF Fresh, grows, markets and distributes premium-quality, greenhouse-grown produce in North America. These premium products are grown in sophisticated, highly intensive agricultural greenhouse facilities located in British Columbia and Texas. We also market and distribute premium tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers produced under exclusive and non-exclusive arrangements from our greenhouse supply partners located in Mexico, B.C. and Ontario. We primarily market and distribute under our Village Farms® brand name to retail supermarkets and dedicated fresh food distribution companies throughout the United States and Canada.

Energy Segment

Our Energy segment is comprised of VF Clean Energy Inc.

VFCE has partnered with Terreva Renewables (formerly Mas Energy) for the Delta RNG Project based on VFCE’s 20-year contract (including a five-year option to extend) with the City of Vancouver to capture landfill gas at the Delta, B.C. landfill site (the "Delta RNG Project"). The Delta RNG Project, which commenced operations in 2024, converts VFCE’s previous landfill gas-to-electricity business into a state-of-the-art landfill gas to high-demand renewable natural gas ("RNG") facility. Terreva Renewables sells the renewable natural gas and VFCE receives a portion of the revenue in the form of a royalty.

Recent Developments and Updates

Canadian Cannabis

  • Further expanded its number two national market share position1, further narrowing the gap to the number one position and achieving our highest national market share position to date;
  • Was the only LP among the top five to expand its national market share position sequentially1;
  • Further expanded its number one national market share position in dried flower1;
  • Expanded its number two national market share position in the pre-roll category1;
  • Continued to achieve steady market share gains in British Columbia (moving up two positions to be tied for the number two position) and Alberta (moving up four positions to the number four position) in the last year1;
  • The Supertoast brand was the third fastest growing brand nationally for the first half of 2024 with 20% market share in the milled category nationally2, despite being sold in only four provinces;
  • Village Farms' SKUs held the number one position in the flower category during both the first and second quarters of 20242;
  • Launched Hi-Def Pre-Rolls, a first-of-its-kind pre-roll, featuring pure ground flower optimized for high potency, with THC content between 36-44%, with no concentrates, infusions or kief.

1.For the second quarter of 2024. Based on estimated retail sales from HiFyre, other third parties and provincial boards.

  1. Based on estimated retail sales from HiFyre, other third parties and provincial boards.

International Cannabis

  • Continued the build-out of the Company’s first indoor cannabis production facility in Drachten, The Netherlands for the Dutch recreational cannabis program, with production on track to begin in the fourth quarter of 2024. The Dutch Program recently completed its start-up phase and expanded the number of municipalities in which regulated cannabis can be sold in “coffee shops” from two to ten.

U.S. Cannabis

  • The proliferation of unregulated hemp-derived products in the U.S. market, continues to challenge market share for the CBD industry and is causing certain states to impose significant restrictions on intoxicating hemp derived products;
  • Completed internalization of gummy production, which will support consistency of supply and gross profit;
  • Balanced Health’s CBDistillery reported study results demonstrating its shhh+ Distilled THC + CBN Deep Sleep Gummies help users to achieve better-quality rest, fall back to sleep during the night and wake up feeling refreshed; and,
  • The Company’s application for a Texas medicinal marijuana license remains pending review by the Department of Public Services. If awarded, the Company plans to work with its listing authority to structure an acceptable ownership structure.

VF Fresh (Produce)

  • Continued improvement in our Texas greenhouse operations resulting in a year-over-year decrease in cost per pound due to ongoing labor efficiencies and increased yields;
  • Entered into a strategic agreement to expand third-party supply;
  • Implementing new cultivation technologies, including artificial intelligence, to drive further operational improvements;
  • Amended and extended the credit agreement for the Company’s C$10 million revolving line of credit with a Canadian chartered bank. Amendments include the expansion of the Company’s borrowing options to provide additional financial flexibility and the maturity date was extended from May 24, 2024 to May 24, 2027; and,
  • The Company has an ongoing sale process for its Monahans (Permian Basin, Texas) greenhouse facility. It is also evaluating other uses for the site and facility, some of which are outside its historical produce business.

Village Farms Clean Energy

  • In April 2024, the Delta, British Columbia Renewable Natural Gas Project began operations, which immediately began contributing incremental profit to the Company.

Corporate

  • Increased ownership of Rose by 10% to hold an 80% interest, with the purchase being immediately accretive to adjusted EBITDA and net income;
  • Appointed finance and operations veteran, Carolyn Hauger, to the Board of Directors;

Presentation of Financial Results

Our consolidated results of operations (prior to net income) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 presented below reflect the operations of our consolidated wholly-owned subsidiaries, our 70% ownership in Rose LifeScience through March 31, 2024, our 80% ownership in Rose LifeScience beginning on April 1, 2024, and our 85% ownership in Leli.

Foreign currency exchange rates

All currency amounts in this Quarterly Report are stated in U.S. dollars, which is our reporting currency, unless otherwise noted. All references to “dollars” or “$” are to U.S. dollars. The assets and liabilities of our foreign operations are translated into dollars at the exchange rate in effect as of June 30, 2024, June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2023. Transactions affecting the shareholders’ equity (deficit) are translated at historical foreign exchange rates. The condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) and condensed consolidated statements of cash flows of our foreign operations are translated into dollars by applying the average foreign exchange rate in effect for the reporting period.

The exchange rates used to translate from Canadian dollars ("C") to dollars is shown below:

As of
June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023 December 31, 2023
Spot rate 0.7310 0.7547 0.7543
Three-month period ended 0.7308 0.7445 N/A
Six-month period ended 0.7363 0.7420 N/A

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Consolidated Financial Performance

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, and unless otherwise noted)

Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023 2024 2023
Sales $ 92,182 $ 77,212 $ 170,259 $ 141,868
Cost of sales (82,934 ) (65,713 ) (145,498 ) (118,069 )
Gross profit 9,248 11,499 24,761 23,799
Selling, general and administrative expenses (19,666 ) (16,753 ) (36,053 ) (34,158 )
Interest expense (905 ) (1,411 ) (1,822 ) (2,544 )
Interest income 322 283 528 479
Foreign exchange (loss) gain (403 ) 738 (1,281 ) 669
Other income 45 5,602 149 5,632
Goodwill and intangible asset impairments (1) (11,939 ) (11,939 )
Loss before taxes (23,298 ) (42 ) (25,657 ) (6,123 )
Provision for income taxes (260 ) (1,299 ) (580 ) (1,933 )
Loss including non-controlling interests (23,558 ) (1,341 ) (26,237 ) (8,056 )
Less: net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax 9 (39 ) (164 ) 40
Net loss attributable to Village Farms International Inc. shareholders $ (23,549 ) $ (1,380 ) $ (26,401 ) $ (8,016 )
Adjusted EBITDA (2) $ (3,559 ) $ 4,475 $ 32 $ 4,994
Basic loss per share $ (0.21 ) $ (0.01 ) $ (0.24 ) $ (0.07 )
Diluted loss per share $ (0.21 ) $ (0.01 ) $ (0.24 ) $ (0.07 )
  • Reflects impairment to goodwill and intangibles of $11,939 in U.S. Cannabis that was based on recent historical performance, near-term forecasts, and the state of the CBD industry in the United States. See “Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments” below for more information.
  • Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized earnings measure and does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP. Therefore, Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful supplemental measure in evaluating the performance of the Company because it excludes non-recurring and other items that do not reflect our business performance. Adjusted EBITDA includes the Company’s 70% interest in Rose LifeScience through March 31, 2024, 80% interest in Rose LifeScience beginning on April 1, 2024 and 85% interest in Leli.

We caution that our results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 may not be indicative of our future performance.

Discussion of Financial Results

A discussion of our consolidated results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023 is included below. The consolidated results include all four of our operating segments: Produce, Canadian Cannabis, U. S. Cannabis, and Energy, along with public company expenses. For a discussion of our segmented results, please see “Segmented Results of Operations” below.

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS

Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2023

Sales

Sales for the three months ended June 30, 2024 were $92,182 compared with $77,212 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The increase of $14,970, or 19%, was primarily due to an increase in Canadian Cannabis sales of $12,680 and an increase in VF Fresh sales of $3,173, partially offset by a decrease in U.S. Cannabis sales of $1,004. For additional information, refer to "Segmented Results of Operations" below.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was ($82,934) compared with ($65,713) for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The increase of $17,221, or 26%, was primarily due to an increase in Canadian Cannabis of $12,691 and VF Fresh cost

of sales of $4,576, partially offset by a decrease in U.S. Cannabis cost of sales of $75. For additional information, refer to "Segmented Results of Operations" below.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was $9,248 compared with $11,499 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease of $2,251, or 20%, was primarily due to a decrease in gross profit at VF Fresh of $1,403 and U.S. Cannabis of $929. For additional information, refer to "Segmented Results of Operations" below.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024 were ($19,666) (21% of sales) compared with ($16,753) (22% of sales) for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The increase of $2,913, or 17%, was primarily due to an increase in share-based compensation of $1,540 and operating expenses for Canadian Cannabis of $922 and VF Fresh of $759, partially offset by a decrease in U.S. Cannabis operating expenses of $426. For additional information, refer to "Segmented Results of Operations" below.

For the Three Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023
Selling, general and administrative expenses $ 17,470 $ 16,097
Share-based compensation 2,196 656
Total selling, general and administrative expenses $ 19,666 $ 16,753

Interest Expense

Interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was ($905) compared with ($1,411) for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease of $506, or 36%, was due to a decrease in the average outstanding debt balance under our credit facilities.

Interest Income

Interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was $322 compared with $283 for the three months ended June 30, 2023.

Other Income

Other income for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was $45 compared with $5,602 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily attributable to a favorable legal settlement at VF Fresh of $5,584 in the three months ended June 30, 2023 relating to the partial recovery of operational losses from the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus ("ToBRFV") infestation (the "ToBRFV Legal Settlement"), which was recorded only in prior-year periods.

Loss Before Taxes

Loss before taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was ($23,298) compared with ($42) for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The change of ($23,256) was primarily due to the impairment of goodwill and intangible assets within the U.S. Cannabis segment during the three months ended June 30, 2024 of ($11,939) (see "Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments" below), lower gross margins in VF Fresh and U.S. Cannabis, and higher selling, general, and administrative expenses. The three months ended June 30, 2023 also included the ToBRFV Legal Settlement, which was recorded in prior-year periods.

Net Loss Attributable to Village Farms International, Inc. Shareholders

Net loss attributable to Village Farms International, Inc. shareholders for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was ($23,549) compared with ($1,380) for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The change of ($22,169) was primarily due to the impairment of U.S. Cannabis goodwill and intangible assets incurred during the three months ended June 30, 2024 of ($11,939), a lower operating margin, and higher selling, general, and administrative expenses. The change as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2023 also reflected the ToBRFV Legal Settlement in prior-year periods.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was ($3,559) compared with $4,475 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The change was primarily due to the inclusion of the ToBRFV Legal Settlement at VF Fresh of $5,584 for the three months ended June 30, 2023, lower gross margins, and higher non-share-based compensation selling, general, and administrative costs. For additional information, refer to the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net (loss) income in “Non-GAAP Measures—Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA”.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

Sales

Sales for the six months ended June 30, 2024 were $170,259 compared with $141,868 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The increase of $28,391, or 20%, was primarily due to an increase in Canadian Cannabis sales of $25,014 and an increase in VF Fresh sales of $4,700, partially offset by a decrease in U.S. Cannabis sales of $1,444. For additional information, refer to "Segmented Results of Operations" below.

Cost of Sales

Cost of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2024 were ($145,498) compared with ($118,069) for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The increase of $27,429, or 23%, was primarily attributable to an increase in Canadian Cannabis cost of sales of $23,971 on higher volume, and VF Fresh cost of sales of $3,408. For additional information, refer to "Segmented Results of Operations" below.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was $24,761, compared with $23,799 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The increase of $962, or 4%, was primarily attributable to an increase in gross profit at VF Fresh of $1,292 and Canadian Cannabis of $1,043, partially offset by a decrease in gross profit at U.S. Cannabis of $1,472. For additional information, refer to "Segmented Results of Operations" below.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2024 increased $1,895, or 6%, to ($36,053) (21% of sales), compared with ($34,158) (24% of sales), for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in Canadian Cannabis of $1,778 and VF Fresh of $536, partially offset by a decrease in U.S. Cannabis of $637. For additional information, refer to "Segmented Results of Operations" below.

For the Six Months Ended June 30,
2024 2023
Selling, general and administrative expenses $ 33,452 $ 31,770
Share-based compensation 2,601 2,388
Total selling, general and administrative expenses $ 36,053 $ 34,158

Interest Expense

Interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was ($1,822) compared with ($2,544) for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease of $722, or 28%, was due to a decrease in the average outstanding debt balance under our credit facilities.

Interest Income

Interest income for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was $528 compared with $479 for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

Other Income

Other income for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was $149 compared with $5,632 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease in other income was primarily due to the ToBRFV Legal Settlement that was recorded in the six months ended June 30, 2023 within VF Fresh.

Loss Before Taxes

Loss before taxes for six months ended June 30, 2024 was ($25,657) compared with ($6,123) for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The change of ($19,534), or (319%), was primarily due to an impairment of goodwill and intangible assets of ($11,939) in the U.S. Cannabis segment during the six months ended June 30, 2024, lower gross margin in VF Fresh and U. S. Cannabis, and higher selling, general, and administrative expenses. The six months ended June 30, 2023 also included the ToBRFV Legal Settlement, which was not present in current-year periods.

Net Loss Attributable to Village Farms International, Inc. Shareholders

Net loss attributable to Village Farms International, Inc. shareholders for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was ($26,401) as compared with ($8,016) for the six months ended June 30, 2023, a change of ($18,385), or (229%), primarily due to an impairment of goodwill and intangible assets of ($11,939) in the U.S. Cannabis segment during the six months ended June 30, 2024, lower operating margin in VF Fresh and U.S. Cannabis, and higher selling, general, and administrative expenses. The six months ended June 30, 2023 also included the ToBRFV Legal Settlement of $5,584 for VF Fresh that was not present in current-year periods.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was $32 compared with $4,994 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The change was mainly driven by the inclusion of the ToBRFV Legal Settlement of $5,584 at VF Fresh during the six months ended June 30, 2023, lower gross margins and higher non-share-based compensation selling, general, and administrative costs for the six months ended June 30, 2024. For additional information, refer to the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net (loss) income in “Non-GAAP Measures—Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA”.

SEGMENTED RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts, and unless otherwise noted)

For The Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
VF Fresh<br>(Produce) Cannabis Canada Cannabis U.S. Clean<br>Energy Corporate Total
Sales $ 47,019 $ 40,745 $ 4,297 $ 121 $ $ 92,182
Cost of sales (51,183 ) (30,040 ) (1,668 ) (43 ) (82,934 )
Selling, general and administrative expenses (3,613 ) (8,749 ) (2,960 ) (17 ) (4,327 ) (19,666 )
Other expense, net (527 ) (270 ) (144 ) (941 )
Goodwill and intangible asset impairments (1) (11,939 ) (11,939 )
Operating (loss) income (8,304 ) 1,686 (12,270 ) 61 (4,471 ) (23,298 )
Recovery of (provision for) income taxes 4 (259 ) (5 ) (260 )
(Loss) income from consolidated entities (8,300 ) 1,427 (12,270 ) 61 (4,476 ) (23,558 )
Less: net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax (43 ) 52 9
Net (loss) income $ (8,300 ) $ 1,384 $ (12,270 ) $ 61 $ (4,424 ) $ (23,549 )
Adjusted EBITDA (2) $ (6,350 ) $ 4,818 $ (240 ) $ 61 $ (1,848 ) $ (3,559 )
Basic (loss) income per share $ (0.07 ) $ 0.01 $ (0.11 ) $ 0.00 $ (0.04 ) $ (0.21 )
Diluted (loss) income per share $ (0.07 ) $ 0.01 $ (0.11 ) $ 0.00 $ (0.04 ) $ (0.21 )
For The Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
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VF Fresh<br>(Produce) Cannabis Canada Cannabis U.S. Clean<br>Energy Corporate Total
Sales $ 43,846 $ 28,065 $ 5,301 $ $ $ 77,212
Cost of sales (46,607 ) (17,349 ) (1,743 ) (14 ) (65,713 )
Selling, general and administrative expenses (2,854 ) (7,827 ) (3,386 ) (1 ) (2,685 ) (16,753 )
Other income (expense), net 5,135 (806 ) (19 ) 902 5,212
Operating (loss) income (480 ) 2,083 172 (34 ) (1,783 ) (42 )
Provision for income taxes (218 ) (818 ) (263 ) (1,299 )
(Loss) income from consolidated entities (698 ) 1,265 172 (34 ) (2,046 ) (1,341 )
Less: net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax (91 ) 52 (39 )
Net (loss) income $ (698 ) $ 1,174 $ 172 $ (34 ) $ (1,994 ) $ (1,380 )
Adjusted EBITDA (2) $ 1,330 $ 4,778 $ 354 $ (35 ) $ (1,952 ) $ 4,475
Basic (loss) income per share $ (0.01 ) $ 0.01 $ 0.00 $ (0.00 ) $ (0.02 ) $ (0.01 )
Diluted (loss) income per share $ (0.01 ) $ 0.01 $ 0.00 $ (0.00 ) $ (0.02 ) $ (0.01 )
For The Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
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VF Fresh<br>(Produce) Cannabis Canada Cannabis U.S. Clean<br>Energy Corporate Total
Sales $ 83,113 $ 78,191 $ 8,834 $ 121 $ $ 170,259
Cost of sales (83,967 ) (57,978 ) (3,510 ) (43 ) (145,498 )
Selling, general and administrative expenses (6,306 ) (16,453 ) (6,366 ) (37 ) (6,891 ) (36,053 )
Other expense, net (1,030 ) (671 ) (725 ) (2,426 )
Goodwill and intangible asset impairments (1) (11,939 ) (11,939 )
Operating (loss) income (8,190 ) 3,089 (12,981 ) 41 (7,616 ) (25,657 )
Recovery of (provision for) income taxes 4 (588 ) 4 (580 )
(Loss) income from consolidated entities (8,186 ) 2,501 (12,981 ) 41 (7,612 ) (26,237 )
Less: net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax (270 ) 106 (164 )
Net (loss) income $ (8,186 ) $ 2,231 $ (12,981 ) $ 41 $ (7,506 ) $ (26,401 )
Adjusted EBITDA (2) $ (4,322 ) $ 8,891 $ (855 ) $ 41 $ (3,723 ) $ 32
Basic (loss) income per share $ (0.07 ) $ 0.02 $ (0.12 ) $ 0.00 $ (0.07 ) $ (0.24 )
Diluted (loss) income per share $ (0.07 ) $ 0.02 $ (0.12 ) $ 0.00 $ (0.07 ) $ (0.24 )
For The Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
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VF Fresh<br>(Produce) Cannabis Canada Cannabis U.S. Clean<br>Energy Corporate Total
Sales $ 78,413 $ 53,177 $ 10,278 $ $ $ 141,868
Cost of sales (80,559 ) (34,007 ) (3,482 ) (21 ) (118,069 )
Selling, general and administrative expenses (5,770 ) (14,675 ) (7,003 ) (30 ) (6,680 ) (34,158 )
Other income (expense) net 4,591 (1,410 ) 3 (19 ) 1,071 4,236
Operating (loss) income (3,325 ) 3,085 (204 ) (70 ) (5,609 ) (6,123 )
Recovery of (provision for) income taxes 8 (1,956 ) 15 (1,933 )
(Loss) income from consolidated entities (3,317 ) 1,129 (204 ) (70 ) (5,594 ) (8,056 )
Less: net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests, net of tax (60 ) 100 40
Net (loss) income $ (3,317 ) $ 1,069 $ (204 ) $ (70 ) $ (5,494 ) $ (8,016 )
Adjusted EBITDA (2) $ 335 $ 8,688 $ 203 $ (71 ) $ (4,161 ) $ 4,994
Basic (loss) income per share $ (0.03 ) $ 0.01 $ (0.00 ) $ (0.00 ) $ (0.05 ) $ (0.07 )
Diluted (loss) income per share $ (0.03 ) $ 0.01 $ (0.00 ) $ (0.00 ) $ (0.05 ) $ (0.07 )
  • Reflects impairment to goodwill and intangibles of $11,939 in U.S. Cannabis that was based on recent historical performance, near-term forecasts, and the state of the CBD industry in the United States. See “Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments” below for more information.
  • Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized earnings measure and does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP. Therefore, Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful supplemental measure in evaluating the performance of the Company because it excludes non-recurring and other items that do not reflect our business performance. Adjusted EBITDA includes the Company’s 70% interest in Rose LifeScience through March 31, 2024, 80% interest in Rose LifeScience beginning on April 1, 2024 and 85% interest in Leli.

CANADIAN CANNABIS SEGMENT RESULTS

The Canadian Cannabis segment consists of Pure Sunfarms and Rose LifeScience. The comparative analysis for Canadian Cannabis is based on the consolidated results of Pure Sunfarms and our interest in Rose LifeScience for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023. Beginning on April 1, 2024, our interest in Rose LifeScience increased from 70% to 80%, which is reflected in the results presented below.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2023

Sales

Canadian Cannabis net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2024 were $40,745 compared with $28,065 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The increase of $12,680, or 45%, was due primarily to a 32% increase in net branded sales and a 182% increase in non-branded sales. The increase in net branded sales was due to market share gain across the flower, pre-roll and milled categories, driven by high quality cultivation and new product launches. The increase in non-branded sales resulted from improved supply conditions and pricing created by the shift of many producers to asset light models, including sales of non-brand-spec inventory. International sales increased by 9% primarily due to higher sales to Germany and UK, partially offset by lower sales to Australia.

The Canadian Cannabis business continues to pay a burdensome excise duty (also known as excise tax) on its branded sales (sales to provincial distributors). For the three months ended June 30, 2024, the Company incurred excise duties of $19,815 (C$27,114), or 39% of gross branded sales, compared with $13,966 (C$18,760), or 38% of gross branded sales, for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The increase of $5,849 (C$8,354), or 42%, was due to an increase in kilograms sold in the branded channel. The Canadian excise duty is our single largest cost of participating in the branded adult-use market in Canada.

For the three months ended June 30, 2024, 75% of net sales were generated from branded flower, pre-rolls and cannabis derivative products compared with 83% for the three months ended June 30, 2023. Non-branded, international, and other sales accounted for 25% of Canadian Cannabis net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2024, as compared with 17% for the three months ended June 30, 2023.

The following table presents sales by Canadian Cannabis revenue stream, together with the impact of the excise tax, in U.S. dollars and Canadian dollars, for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

For the Three Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands of U.S. dollars) 2024 2023
Branded sales $ 50,350 $ 37,164
Non-branded sales 8,266 2,933
International sales 1,505 1,377
Other 439 557
Less: excise taxes (19,815 ) (13,966 )
Net Sales $ 40,745 $ 28,065
For the Three Months Ended June 30,
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(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 2024 2023
Branded sales $ 68,896 $ 49,895
Non-branded sales 11,314 3,940
International sales 2,059 1,849
Other 601 749
Less: excise taxes (27,114 ) (18,760 )
Net Sales $ 55,756 $ 37,673

Cost of Sales

Canadian Cannabis cost of sales for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was ($30,040) compared with ($17,349) for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The increase of $12,691, or 73%, was primarily due to an increase in volume (kilograms) packaged and sold of branded products, as well as an increase in non-branded kilograms sold.

Gross Profit/Margin

Canadian Cannabis gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was $10,705 compared with $10,716 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. Canadian Cannabis gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was 26% compared with 38% for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease in gross margin percentage was due to a significant volume of sales of non-brand-spec inventory within the non-branded sales channel, as well as higher sales of value brands within the branded sales channel.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Canadian Cannabis selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024 were ($8,749), or 21%, of sales compared with ($7,827), or 28%, of sales for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The increase of $922 was primarily due to higher commercial and marketing expenses.

Net Income

Canadian Cannabis net income for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was $1,384 compared with net income of $1,174 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The improvement in net income was primarily due to a decrease in the tax provision expense of $559, partially offset by an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA for Canadian Cannabis for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was $4,818 compared with $4,778 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. For additional information, refer to the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net (loss) income in “Non-GAAP Measures—Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA”.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

Sales

Canadian Cannabis net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2024 were $78,191 compared with $53,177 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The increase of $25,014, or 47%, was due primarily to a 36% increase in net branded sales and a 181% increase in non-branded sales. The increase in net branded sales was due to market share gain across the flower, pre-roll and milled categories, driven by high quality cultivation and new product launches. The increase in non-branded sales resulted from improved supply conditions and pricing created by the shift of many producers to asset light models and sales of non-brand-spec inventory.

The Canadian Cannabis business continues to pay a burdensome excise duty (also known as excise tax) on its branded sales (sales to provincial distributors). For the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company incurred excise duties of $39,518 (C$53,679), or 40% of our gross branded sales, compared to $27,724 (C$37,361), or 39% of our gross branded sales for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The increase of $11,794 (C$16,318), or 43%, in excise duties was due to an increase in kilograms sold in the branded channel. The Canadian excise duty is our single largest cost of participating in the adult-use (branded) market in Canada.

For the six months ended June 30, 2024, 76% of net sales were generated from branded flower, pre-rolls and cannabis derivative products compared with 83% for the six months ended June 30, 2023. Non-branded, international, and other sales accounted for 24% of Canadian Cannabis net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2024, as compared with 17% for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

The following table presents sales by Canadian Cannabis revenue stream, together with the impact of the excise tax, in U.S. dollars and Canadian dollars, for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023:

For the Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands of U.S. dollars) 2024 2023
Branded sales $ 99,073 $ 71,663
Non-branded sales 14,737 5,242
International sales 3,003 3,064
Other 896 932
Less: excise taxes (39,518 ) (27,724 )
Net Sales $ 78,191 $ 53,177
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
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(in thousands of Canadian dollars) 2024 2023
Branded sales $ 134,589 $ 96,571
Non-branded sales 20,046 7,061
International sales 4,080 4,131
Other 1,218 1,255
Less: excise taxes (53,679 ) (37,361 )
Net Sales $ 106,254 $ 71,657

Cost of Sales

Canadian Cannabis cost of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was ($57,978) compared with ($34,007) for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The increase of $23,971, or 70%, was primarily due to an increase in volume (kilograms) packaged and sold of branded products, as well as an increase in non-branded kilograms sold.

Gross Profit/Margin

Canadian Cannabis gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was $20,213 compared with $19,170 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The increase of $1,043, or 5%, was driven by higher sales in the first six months of 2024. Canadian Cannabis gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was 26% compared with 36% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, with the decrease due to a significant volume of non-brand-spec inventory within non-branded sales channel as well as higher sales of value brands within the branded sales channel.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Canadian Cannabis selling, general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2024 increased $1,778 to ($16,453), or 21% of sales compared with ($14,675), or 28% of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to higher commercial and marketing expenses.

Net Income

Canadian Cannabis net income for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was $2,231 compared with net income of $1,069 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The improvement in net income was primarily due to a decrease in the tax provision expense of $1,368, partially offset by an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses for the first six months of 2024 as compared to the first six months of 2023.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA for Canadian Cannabis for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was $8,891 compared with $8,688 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. For additional information, refer to the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net (loss) income in “Non-GAAP Measures—Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA”.

U.S. CANNABIS SEGMENT RESULTS

The U.S. Cannabis segment consists of Balanced Health. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, U.S. Cannabis financial results are based on the results of Balanced Health.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2023

Sales

U.S. Cannabis net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was $4,297 compared with $5,301 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease of $1,004, or 19%, was primarily due to lower direct-to-consumer sales resulting from the proliferation of unregulated hemp-derived products on the market. All U.S. Cannabis sales were generated in the United States, with gross sales composed of 91% e-commerce sales, 8% retail sales and 1% miscellaneous.

Cost of Sales

U.S. Cannabis cost of sales for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was ($1,668) compared with ($1,743) for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease of $75, or 4%, was primarily due to lower sales, partially offset by a shift in product mix as consumers moved to gummies and away from the higher margin tincture products.

Gross Profit/Margin

U.S Cannabis gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2024 decreased $929, or 26%, to $2,629, or a 61% gross margin, compared with $3,558, or a 67% gross margin, for the three months ended June 30, 2023.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

U.S. Cannabis selling general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024 were ($2,960) compared with ($3,386) for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease of $426, or 13%, is due to more efficient marketing and brand spending and contract renegotiation.

Net (Loss) Income

U.S. Cannabis net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was ($12,270) compared with net income of $172 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The change was primarily due to the goodwill and intangible asset impairment charge taken in the three months ended June 30, 2024 of ($11,939). For more information, see "Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments" below.

Adjusted EBITDA

U.S. Cannabis adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was ($240) compared with $354 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The change was due to lower sales and a lower gross margin. For additional information, refer to the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net (loss) income in “Non-GAAP Measures—Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA”.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

Sales

U.S. Cannabis net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2024 decreased $1,444, or 14%, to $8,834 compared with $10,278 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to lower direct-to-consumer sales due to the proliferation of unregulated hemp-derived products on the market. All U.S. Cannabis sales were generated in the United States, with gross sales composed of 90% e-commerce sales, 7% retail sales and 3% miscellaneous.

Cost of Sales

U.S. Cannabis cost of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was ($3,510) compared with ($3,482) for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The 1% increase was primarily due to a shift in product mix as consumers moved to gummies and away from the higher margin tincture products.

Gross Profit/Margin

U.S Cannabis gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2024 decreased $1,472 to $5,324, or a 60% gross margin, compared with $6,796, or a 66% gross margin, for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

U.S. Cannabis selling general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2024 were ($6,366) compared with ($7,003) for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The decrease of $637, or 9%, is due to more efficient marketing and brand spending and contract renegotiation.

Net Loss

U.S. Cannabis net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was ($12,981) compared with a net loss of ($204) for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The change was primarily due to the 2024 impairment charge of ($11,939) as discussed above, and a decrease in sales at a lower gross margin.

Adjusted EBITDA

U.S. Cannabis adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was ($855) compared with $203 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 due to lower sales and a lower gross margin. For additional information, refer to the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net (loss) income in “Non-GAAP Measures—Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA”.

PRODUCE SEGMENT RESULTS – VF FRESH

The produce segment, VF Fresh, consists of Village Farms LP and Village Farms Canada LP. VF Fresh’s comparative analysis are based on the consolidated results of Village Farms LP and Village Farms Canada LP for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2023

Sales

VF Fresh sales for the three months ended June 30, 2024 were $47,019 compared with $43,846 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The increase of $3,173, or 7%, was primarily due to a 16% increase in pounds sold, partially offset by a decrease in average selling price. The increase in sales from Company-owned greenhouses of 21% was due to an increase in the planted area in 2024 following a (15%) strategic reduction in acres planted in Texas in 2023, as well as additional production from the Delta 2 facility, which was partially converted to produce in 2024. These were partially offset by the Permian Basin facility not being used for production in 2024.

The average selling price for all produce sold during the three months ended June 30, 2024 compared with the three months ended June 30, 2023 was as follows: tomatoes changed (9%), peppers changed (2%), cucumbers changed (12%), and mini cucumbers changed (26%). These price changes are due primarily to weaker market pricing and product mix.

Cost of Sales

VF Fresh cost of sales for the three months ended June 30, 2024 increased by $4,576, or 10%, to ($51,183) compared with ($46,607) for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The increase was primarily due to an increase from Company-owned greenhouses of $2,657 and an increase from supply partners of $2,074, partially offset by lower freight expense of $156. The increase in VF Fresh-owned greenhouses cost of sales was due to a 21% increase in pounds sold and the increase in supply partner cost of sales was due to an increase of 11% in product volume. The decrease in freight cost is due to increased available drivers and decreases in fuel prices.

Gross Loss/Margin

VF Fresh gross loss for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was ($4,164) compared with ($2,761) for the three months ended June 30, 2023. Gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was (9%) compared with (6%) for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The decreases in both gross loss and gross margin percentage were due to a decrease in average selling price per pound.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

VF Fresh selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2024 increased by $759, or 27%, to ($3,613) (8% of sales) compared with ($2,854) (7% of sales) for the three months ended June 30, 2023.

Net Loss

VF Fresh net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was ($8,300) compared with a net loss of ($698) for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The change was primarily due to a weaker gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and the inclusion of the ToBRFV Legal Settlement of $5,584 for the three months ended June 30, 2023.

Adjusted EBITDA

VF Fresh Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended June 30, 2024 was ($6,350) compared with $1,330 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. The change in Adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to a decrease in gross margin for the reasons described above, as well as the inclusion of the ToBRFV Legal Settlement of $5,584 for the three months ended June 30, 2023. For additional information, refer to the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net (loss) income in “Non-GAAP Measures—Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA”.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2023

Sales

VF Fresh sales for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was $83,113, compared with $78,413 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The increase in sales of $4,700, or 6%, was primarily due to an increase of 12% in pounds sold and an increase in supply partner average selling price, partially offset by a decrease in the average selling price from Company-owned greenhouses.

The average selling price for all produce sold during the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared with the six months ended June 30, 2023 was as follows: tomatoes changed (4%), peppers changed 15%, cucumbers changed (11%) and mini cucumbers changed (16%). The price changes are due primarily to product mix and weaker market pricing.

Cost of Sales

VF Fresh cost of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2024 increased by $3,408, or 4%, to ($83,967) compared with ($80,559) for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The increase is primarily due to an increase from supply partners of $4,416, partially offset by a decrease from Company-owned greenhouses of $143, as well as lower freight expense of $865. The increase in supply partner costs is due to a 9% increase in pounds sold. The decrease in freight costs is due to increased available drivers and decreases in fuel prices.

Gross Loss/Margin

VF Fresh gross loss for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was ($854) compared with ($2,146) for the six months ended June 30, 2023. Gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was (1%) compared with (3%) for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The improvements in both gross loss and gross margin percentage were due to an increase from Company-owned greenhouse sales, an increase in supply partner sales, a decrease from Company-owned greenhouse cost per pound, and a decrease in freight costs.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

VF Fresh selling, general and administrative expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2024 increased by $536, or 9%, to ($6,306) (8% of sales) compared with ($5,770) (7% of sales) for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

Net Loss

VF Fresh net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was ($8,186) compared with a net loss of ($3,317) for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The change was primarily due to the ToBRFV Legal Settlement of $5,584 during the six months ended June 30, 2023 that was not present in current-year periods.

Adjusted EBITDA

VF Fresh Adjusted EBITDA decreased to ($4,322) for the six months ended June 30, 2024 compared with $335 for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The change in Adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to the ToBRFV Legal Settlement during the six months ended June 30, 2023, partially offset by the improved gross margin for the reasons identified above. For additional information, refer to the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net (loss) income in “Non-GAAP Measures—Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA”.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Capital Resources

At June 30, 2024, cash and cash equivalents were $29,657 and working capital was $66,136, compared with cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of $35,291 and working capital of $79,612 at December 31, 2023. We believe that our existing cash, cash generated from our operating activities and the availability under our Operating Loan and Pure Sunfarms Loans (each as defined below), will provide us with sufficient liquidity to meet our working capital needs, repayments of our long-term debt and future contractual obligations and fund our planned capital expenditures for the next 12 months. An additional potential source of liquidity is access to capital markets for additional equity or debt financing. We intend to use our cash on hand for daily operational funding requirements.

(in thousands of U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted) Maximum Availability Outstanding as of June 30, 2024
Operating Loan $ 7,283 $ 4,000
FCC Term Loan $ 21,804 $ 21,804
Pure Sunfarms Loans C$ 30,938 $ 22,615
Pure Sunfarms Revolving Line of Credit C$ 15,000 $

The Company’s borrowings under the FCC Term Loan (as defined below) and the Operating Loan (as defined below) (collectively the “Credit Facilities”) are subject to certain positive and negative covenants, including debt ratios, and the Company is

required to maintain certain minimum working capital. As of June 30, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all of its covenants under its Credit Facilities. The Company was not in compliance with one financial covenant under the FCC Term Loan as of December 31, 2023, for which the Company received a waiver. FCC measures our financial covenants once a year on the last calendar day of the year and our next annual testing date will be on December 31, 2024. We can provide no assurance that we will be in compliance, or receive a waiver, for any non-compliance as of the next annual testing date.

Accrued interest payable on the Credit Facilities and Pure Sunfarms Loans as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $347 and $390, respectively. These amounts are included in accrued liabilities in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.

FCC Term Loan

The Company has a term loan financing agreement with Farm Credit Canada ("FCC"), a Canadian creditor (the “FCC Term Loan”). The non-revolving variable rate term loan has a maturity date of May 3, 2027 and a balance of $21,804 on June 30, 2024 and $22,788 on December 31, 2023. The outstanding balance is repayable by way of monthly installments of principal and interest, with the balance and any accrued interest to be paid in full on May 3, 2027. As of June 30, 2024, borrowings under the FCC Term Loan agreement were subject to an interest rate of 8.90% per annum.

As collateral for the FCC Term Loan, the Company has provided promissory notes, a first mortgage on the VFF-owned Delta 1 and Texas greenhouse facilities, and general security agreements over its assets. In addition, the Company has provided full recourse guarantees and has granted security interests in respect of the FCC Term Loan. The carrying value of the assets and securities pledged as collateral as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $80,400 and $117,293, respectively.

Operating Loan

The Company has a revolving line of credit agreement with Bank of Montreal (the "Operating Loan"). On March 13, 2023, the Company entered into a Note Modification Agreement (the “Modification”) to the Operating Loan. The Modification eliminated the use of LIBOR as a basis to determine certain interest rates under the Operating Loan and transitioned to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) for such purposes. The Company does not expect the Modification to materially change the amount of interest payable under the Operating Loan.

On May 24, 2024, the Company entered into an amendment to the Operating Loan, which extended the maturity date of the Operating Loan to May 24, 2027.

The Operating Loan is subject to margin requirements stipulated by the lender. The Operating Loan had an outstanding balance of $4,000 and future availability of $3,283 on June 30, 2024.

As collateral for the Operating Loan, the Company has provided promissory notes and a first priority security interest over its accounts receivable and inventory. In addition, the Company has granted full recourse guarantees and security therein. The carrying value of the assets pledged as collateral as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $23,359 and $28,034, respectively.

Pure Sunfarms Loans

Pure Sunfarms has a credit facility with the Business Development Bank of Canada (the "BDC Credit Facility"), a non-revolving credit facility (the “PSF Non-Revolving Facility”) and a term loan (the “PSF Term Loan”) with two Canadian chartered banks (collectively, with the BDC Credit Facility, the PSF Non-Revolving Facility, and the PSF Term Loan the “Pure Sunfarms Loans”). In addition, Pure Sunfarms has a revolving line of credit (the “PSF Revolving Line of Credit”) with a Canadian chartered bank.

The PSF Revolving Line of Credit had an outstanding balance of $0 as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023.

The PSF Non-Revolving Facility is secured by the Delta 2 and Delta 3 greenhouse facilities and contains customary financial and restrictive covenants. As of June 30, 2024, Pure Sunfarms was in compliance with these financial covenants. The outstanding amount on the PSF Non-Revolving Facility was $7,310 on June 30, 2024 and $8,298 on December 31, 2023. Interest under the PSF Non-Revolving Facility is payable at the Canadian prime rate plus an applicable margin per annum, payable quarterly. Amounts outstanding under the PSF Non-Revolving Facility mature on February 7, 2026.

The outstanding amount on the PSF Term Loan was $11,879 on June 30, 2024 and $13,201 on December 31, 2023. Interest under the PSF Term Loan is payable at the Canadian prime rate plus an applicable margin per annum, payable quarterly. The PSF Term Loan matures on February 7, 2026.

The outstanding amount under the BDC Credit Facility, a demand loan included in current liabilities as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, was $3,426 on June 30, 2024 and $3,771 on December 31, 2023. Interest under the BDC Credit Facility is payable at an interest rate of 10.95%, payable monthly, and the amount outstanding matures on December 31, 2031.

Equity Offerings

On January 30, 2023, the Company issued and sold 18,350,000 Common Shares under a registered direct equity offering, at a price of $1.35 per share, resulting in net proceeds for approximately $23,300 after deducting commissions and offering expenses (the "January 2023 Equity Offering"). As part of the January 2023 Equity Offering the Company also issued 18,350,000 Common Warrants at an exercise price of $1.65 per share. The Common Warrants became exercisable on July 31, 2023, and expire on July 30, 2028.

Summary of Cash Flows

For the Six Months Ended June 30,
(in Thousands) 2024 2023
Cash, beginning of period $ 35,291 $ 21,676
Net cash flow provided by (used in):
Operating activities 5,652 (5,247 )
Investing activities (4,959 ) (1,713 )
Financing activities (5,886 ) 17,012
Net cash (decrease) increase for the period (5,193 ) 10,052
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (441 ) (69 )
Cash, end of the period $ 29,657 $ 31,659

Operating Activities

For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, cash provided by (used in) operating activities were $5,652 and ($5,247), respectively. The operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2024 consisted of $6,322 in changes in non-cash working capital items and ($670) in changes before non-cash working capital items, while operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023 consisted of ($7,825) in changes in non-cash working capital items and $2,578 in changes before non-cash working capital items. The improvement when comparing the change in before non-cash working capital items for 2024 with 2023 was primarily due to a reduction in Canadian Cannabis inventory as a result of higher sales in 2024 compared with 2023.

Investing Activities

For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, cash used in investing activities were ($4,959) and ($1,713), respectively. The increase in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was primarily due to capital expenditures to support the build out of our first Netherlands-based cannabis production facility. Additional capital expenditures were made to support VF Fresh, Canadian Cannabis, and U.S. Cannabis operations.

Financing Activities

For the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, cash (used in) provided by financing activities were ($5,886) and $17,012, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, cash used in financing activities consisted of debt repayments of ($2,870) and cash used for the acquisition of an additional 10% ownership of Rose LifeScience. For the six months ended June 30, 2023, cash flows provided by financing activities consisted of $23,335 in net proceeds from the issuance of Common Shares, $83 in proceeds from the exercise of stock options and net repayments of debt of ($6,406) due to repayment of PSF's revolving line of credit.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

We expect to meet our contractual obligations and commitments using our working capital and our other resources described under “Capital Resources” above. Other than with respect to our long-term debt described above, we currently do not have any material cash requirements in the near future.

Non-GAAP Measures

References in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis to “Adjusted EBITDA” are to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”), as further adjusted to exclude foreign currency exchange gains and losses on translation of long-term debt, share-based compensation, gains and losses on asset sales and the other adjustments set forth in the table below. In addition, we present below and “Adjusted EBITDA – Constant Currency” which excludes the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. See “—Constant Currency” below. Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA - Constant Currency are measures of operating performance that are not recognized under GAAP and do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP. Therefore, these non-GAAP measures may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Investors are cautioned that our non-GAAP measures should not be construed as an alternative to net income or loss determined in accordance with GAAP as an indicator of our performance. Our non-GAAP measures are used as additional measures to evaluate the operating and financial performance of our segments. Management believes that our non-GAAP measures are important measures in evaluating the historical performance of the Company because it excludes non-recurring and other items that do not reflect our business performance.

Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA

The following table reflects a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA, as presented by the Company:

For the Three Months Ended June 30, For the Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands of U.S. dollars) 2024 2023 2024 2023
Net loss $ (23,549 ) $ (1,380 ) $ (26,401 ) $ (8,016 )
Add:
Amortization 3,988 2,946 7,707 6,190
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss) 346 (766 ) 1,117 (733 )
Interest expense, net 611 1,079 1,334 2,016
Provision for income taxes 260 1,299 580 1,933
Provision for income taxes attributable to non-controlling interest (51 ) (150 )
Share-based compensation 2,172 599 2,544 2,282
Interest expense for JV's (23 ) 34 (31 ) 34
Amortization for JVs 698 598 1,332 1,158
Foreign currency exchange gain for JVs 2 1 5 2
Share-based compensation for JV's 19 40 42 74
Other expense, net for JV's 29 (9 ) 4 (15 )
Deferred financing fees 34 10 68
Goodwill and intangible asset impairments (1) 11,939 11,939
Other expense, net 1
Adjusted EBITDA (2) $ (3,559 ) $ 4,475 $ 32 $ 4,994
  • Reflects impairment to goodwill and intangibles of $11,939 in U.S. Cannabis that was based on recent historical performance, near-term forecasts, and the state of the CBD industry in the United States. See “Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments” below for more information.
  • Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized earnings measure and does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP. Therefore, Adjusted EBITDA presented for these segments may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful supplemental measure in evaluating the performance of the Company because it excludes non-recurring and other items that do not reflect the underlying business performance of the Company.

Reconciliation of Segmented Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA

The following table reflects a reconciliation of segmented net loss to Adjusted EBITDA, as presented by the Company:

For The Three Months Ended June 30, 2024
(in thousands of U.S. dollars) VF Fresh<br>(Produce) Cannabis Canada Cannabis U.S. Clean<br>Energy Corporate Total
Net (loss) income $ (8,300 ) $ 1,384 $ (12,270 ) $ 61 $ (4,424 ) $ (23,549 )
Add:
Amortization 1,347 2,545 50 46 3,988
Foreign currency exchange gain 29 (12 ) 329 346
Interest expense, net 578 216 (183 ) 611
(Recovery of) provision for income taxes (4 ) 259 5 260
Provision for income taxes attributable to non-controlling interest (51 ) (51 )
Share-based compensation 18 41 2,113 2,172
Interest expense for JV's (23 ) (23 )
Amortization for JVs 432 266 698
Foreign currency exchange gain for JVs 2 2
Share-based compensation for JV's 19 19
Other expense, net for JV's 29 29
Goodwill and intangible asset impairments (1) 11,939 11,939
Adjusted EBITDA (2) $ (6,350 ) $ 4,818 $ (240 ) $ 61 $ (1,848 ) $ (3,559 )
For The Six Months Ended June 30, 2024
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(in thousands of U.S. dollars) VF Fresh<br>(Produce) Cannabis Canada Cannabis U.S. Clean<br>Energy Corporate Total
Net (loss) income $ (8,186 ) $ 2,231 $ (12,981 ) $ 41 $ (7,506 ) $ (26,401 )
Add:
Amortization 2,681 4,816 104 106 7,707
Foreign currency exchange gain 38 15 1,064 1,117
Interest expense, net 1,149 522 (337 ) 1,334
(Recovery of) provision for income taxes (4 ) 588 (4 ) 580
Provision for income taxes attributable to non-controlling interest (150 ) (150 )
Share-based compensation 40 83 2,421 2,544
Interest expense for JV's (31 ) (31 )
Amortization for JVs 799 533 1,332
Foreign currency exchange gain for JVs 5 5
Share-based compensation for JV's 42 42
Other expense, net for JV's 4 4
Deferred financing fees 10 10
Goodwill and intangible asset impairments (1) 11,939 11,939
Adjusted EBITDA (2) $ (4,322 ) $ 8,891 $ (855 ) $ 41 $ (3,723 ) $ 32
For The Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
(in thousands of U.S. dollars) VF Fresh<br>(Produce) Cannabis Canada Cannabis U.S. Clean<br>Energy Corporate Total
Net (loss) income $ (698 ) $ 1,174 $ 172 $ (34 ) $ (1,994 ) $ (1,380 )
Add:
Amortization 1,302 1,494 87 63 2,946
Foreign currency exchange gain (80 ) (22 ) (1 ) (663 ) (766 )
Interest expense (income), net 588 728 (237 ) 1,079
Provision for income taxes 218 818 263 1,299
Share-based compensation 119 95 385 599
Interest expense for JV's 34 34
Amortization for JV's 367 231 598
Foreign currency exchange loss for JV's 1 1
Share-based compensation for JV's 40 40
Other expenses for JV's (9 ) (9 )
Deferred financing fees 34 34
Adjusted EBITDA (2) $ 1,330 $ 4,778 $ 354 $ (35 ) $ (1,952 ) $ 4,475
For The Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
--- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
(in thousands of U.S. dollars) VF Fresh<br>(Produce) Cannabis Canada Cannabis U.S. Clean<br>Energy Corporate Total
Net (loss) income $ (3,317 ) $ 1,069 $ (204 ) $ (70 ) $ (5,494 ) $ (8,016 )
Add:
Amortization 2,556 3,284 226 124 6,190
Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss (27 ) (35 ) 19 (1 ) (689 ) (733 )
Interest expense (income), net 1,131 1,289 (24 ) (380 ) 2,016
(Recovery of) provision for income taxes (8 ) 1,956 (15 ) 1,933
Share-based compensation 263 185 1,834 2,282
Interest expense for JV's 34 34
Amortization for JV's 699 459 1,158
Foreign currency exchange loss for JV's 2 2
Share-based compensation for JV's 74 74
Other expenses for JV's (15 ) (15 )
Deferred financing fees 68 68
Other expense, net 1 1
Adjusted EBITDA (2) $ 335 $ 8,688 $ 203 $ (71 ) $ (4,161 ) $ 4,994
  • Reflects impairment to goodwill and intangibles of $11,939 in U.S. Cannabis that was based on recent historical performance, near-term forecasts, and the state of the CBD industry in the United States. See “Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments” below for more information.

  • Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized earnings measure and does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP. Therefore, Adjusted EBITDA presented for these segments may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful supplemental measure in evaluating the performance of the Company because it excludes non-recurring and other items that do not reflect the underlying business performance of the Company.

Adjusted EBITDA – Constant Currency

To supplement the consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, we have presented constant currency adjusted financial measures for sales, cost of sales, selling, general and administrative, other income (expense), operating (loss) income, loss from consolidated entities, net loss, and Adjusted EBITDA for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, which are considered non-GAAP financial measures. We present constant currency information to provide a framework for assessing how our underlying operations performed excluding the effect of foreign currency rate fluctuations. To present this information, current and comparative prior period income statement results in currencies other than U.S. dollars are converted into U.S. dollars using the average exchange rates from the three and six month comparative periods in 2023 rather than the actual average exchange rates in effect during the respective current periods. All growth comparisons relate to the corresponding period in 2023. We have provided this non-GAAP financial information to aid investors in better understanding the performance of our segments without taking into account the effect of exchange rate fluctuations. The non-GAAP financial measures presented in this Quarterly Report should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, the measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

The tables below set forth certain measures of consolidated results from continuing operations on a constant currency basis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 compared with the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 on an as reported and constant currency basis (in thousands):

As Reported As Adjusted for Constant Currency
For the Three Months Ended June 30, As Reported Change For the Three Months Ended June 30, Constant Currency Change
2024 2023 % 2024 %
Sales $ 92,182 $ 77,212 19 % $ 93,648 21 %
Cost of sales (82,934 ) (65,713 ) ) (26 %) (84,021 ) ) (28 %)
Selling, general and administrative expenses (19,666 ) (16,753 ) ) (17 %) (19,974 ) ) (19 %)
Other (expense) income, net (941 ) 5,212 ) 118 % (954 ) ) 118 %
Goodwill and intangible asset impairments (1) (11,939 ) ) (11,939 ) ) 0 %
Operating loss (23,298 ) (42 ) ) (55371 %) (23,240 ) ) (55234 %)
Loss including non-controlling interests (23,558 ) (1,341 ) ) (1657 %) (23,511 ) ) (1653 %)
Net loss (23,549 ) (1,380 ) ) (1606 %) (23,507 ) ) (1603 %)
Adjusted EBITDA - Constant Currency (2) (3,559 ) 4,475 ) 180 % (3,392 ) ) 176 %

All values are in US Dollars.

As Reported As Adjusted for Constant Currency
For the Six Months Ended June 30, As Reported Change For the Six Months Ended June 30, Constant Currency Change
2024 2023 % 2024 %
Sales $ 170,259 $ 141,868 20 % $ 170,865 20 %
Cost of sales (145,498 ) (118,069 ) ) (23 %) (145,947 ) ) (24 %)
Selling, general and administrative expenses (36,053 ) (34,158 ) ) (6 %) (36,181 ) ) (6 %)
Other (expense) income, net (2,426 ) 4,236 ) 157 % (2,431 ) ) 157 %
Goodwill and intangible asset impairments (1) (11,939 ) ) (11,939 ) ) 0 %
Operating (loss) income (25,657 ) (6,123 ) ) (319 %) (25,633 ) ) (319 %)
Loss including non-controlling interests (26,237 ) (8,056 ) ) (226 %) (26,217 ) ) (225 %)
Net loss (26,401 ) (8,016 ) ) (229 %) (26,383 ) ) (229 %)
Adjusted EBITDA - Constant Currency (2) 32 4,994 ) 99 % 101 ) 98 %

All values are in US Dollars.

  • Reflects impairment to goodwill and intangibles of $11,939 in U.S. Cannabis that was based on recent historical performance, near-term forecasts, and the state of the CBD industry in the United States. See “Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments” below for more information.

  • Adjusted EBITDA - Constant Currency is not a recognized earnings measure and does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP. Therefore, Adjusted EBITDA - Constant Currency presented for these segments may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers.

  • Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA - Constant Currency is a useful supplemental measure in evaluating the performance of the Company because it excludes non-recurring and other items that do not reflect the underlying business performance of the Company.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

No accounting pronouncements recently issued or newly effective have had, or are expected to have, a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgments

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and are included in Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, sales and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.

As described in Note 5, Goodwill and Intangible Assets, in our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements included in Part 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company considered qualitative factors in assessing for impairment indicators for the Company’s U.S. and Canadian Cannabis segments. As part of this assessment, the Company considered both external and internal factors, including overall financial performance and outlook.

Cannabis - U.S.

At June 30, 2024, when the Company considered qualitative factors in assessing impairment indicators it concluded that the Company's U.S. - Cannabis segment more likely than not was impaired. The Company reviewed the reporting segment's assets, including goodwill and intangible assets. Based on recent historical performance during the quarter which has underperformed relative to budget, a revised June 30, 2024 forecast which shows a shortfall compared to the March 31, 2024 forecast, the new restrictions on CBD sales in an additional eight states at July 1, 2024, and the proliferation of unregulated hemp-derived products on the market which continues to challenge market share for the CBD industry, the Company concluded that as of June 30, 2024, the fair value of the brand intangible asset and goodwill was fully impaired and an impairment charge to intangibles of $1,900 and goodwill of $10,039 was allocated to the U.S. Cannabis reporting unit.

Cannabis - U.S. - Goodwill

The fair value of the reporting unit was determined based on a discounted cash flow projection using projections for 2024 to 2028 with an average revenue growth rate of 6% between 2025 to 2028, followed by a terminal growth rate of 2%. Management concluded that as of June 30, 2024, the fair value was lower than its carrying amount and as a result, an impairment charge to goodwill of $10,030 was allocated to the reporting unit.

The significant assumptions applied to the determination of the fair value are described below:

Post-tax discount rate: A market participant post-tax discount rate applied to the after-tax forecast cash flows was 12%. A decrease of 1% to the discount rate, would not result in material change to the impairment charge.

Terminal growth rate: An increase of 1% in the terminal growth rate would not result in a material change to the impairment charge.

Future cash flows: An increase in future cash flows by 10% would not result in a material change to the impairment charge.

Cannabis – U.S. Brand

The fair value of the brand was determined based on a discounted cash flow projection. Specifically, the Company utilized a relief from royalty valuation technique to arrive at the fair value of the brand. Management concluded that as of June 30, 2024, the fair value was lower than its carrying value of $1,900 as the notional brand maintenance costs exceeded the incremental royalty of 3.5%. Therefore, an impairment charge to the brand intangible of $1,900 was allocated to the reporting unit.

Cannabis - Canada

When the Company considered qualitative factors in assessing impairment indicators for Canadian Cannabis it concluded that no impairment indicators existed as no events or circumstances occurred that would, more likely than not, reduce the fair value of the reporting units to be below their carrying amounts.

At June 30, 2023, the Company concluded that no impairment indicators existed as no events or circumstances occurred that would, more likely than not, reduce the fair value of the reporting units to be below their carrying amounts.

We believe that the estimates, assumptions and judgments involved in the accounting policies described in the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K have the greatest potential impact on our financial statements, so we consider these to be our critical accounting policies. Actual results could differ from the estimates we use in applying our critical accounting policies. We are not currently aware of any reasonably likely events or circumstances that would result in materially different amounts being reported.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk

As of June 30, 2024, our variable interest rate debt was primarily related to our Credit Facilities and Term Loans. Outstanding borrowings under our Credit Facility and Term Loans bear interest at either the (a) Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) or (b) Canadian Prime Rate, as defined in the agreement, plus an applicable margin. As of June 30, 2024, we had approximately $4,000 aggregate principal amount of outstanding revolving loans under our Operating Loan with an interest rate of 7.8% and we had approximately $44,419 in aggregate principal amounts of our Term Loans with a weighted average interest rate of 9.1%. The current interest rates for outstanding revolving loans under our Credit Facility and Term Loans reflect basis point increases of approximately 0.9% over the comparable period in 2023.

Our interest expense is affected by the overall interest rate environment. Our variable rate interest debt subjects us to risk from increases in prevailing interest rates. This risk increases in the current inflationary environment, in which the Federal Reserve has increased interest rates, resulting in an increase in our variable interest rates and related interest expense. An additional 50 basis point increase in the applicable interest rates under our Credit Facility and Term Loan would have increased our interest expense by approximately $58 and $116 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and $65 and $131 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.

While we cannot predict our ability to refinance existing debt or the significance of the impact that interest rate movements will have on our existing debt, management evaluates our financial position on an ongoing basis.

Foreign Exchange Risk

As of June 30, 2024 and 2023, the Canadian/U.S. foreign exchange rate was C$1.00 = US$0.7310 and C$1.00 = US$0.7547, respectively. If all other variables remain constant, an increase of $0.10 in the Canadian dollar would have the following impact on the ending balances of certain statements of financial position items at June 30, 2024 and 2023 with the net foreign exchange gain or loss directly impacting net income (loss):

June 30, 2024 June 30, 2023
Financial assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,847 $ 1,433
Trade receivables 3,951 2,572
Prepaid and deposits 285 965
Financial liabilities
Trade payables and accrued liabilities (4,555 ) (5,776 )
Loan payable (3,153 ) (3,606 )
Net foreign exchange gain $ (625 ) $ (4,412 )

Our exposure to foreign exchange risk and the impact of foreign exchange rates are monitored by the Company’s management but generally the Company tries to match its sales (trade receivables) and vendor payments (trade payables) such that the net impact is not material.

Other than the interest rate risk and foreign exchange risk discussed above, there have been no material changes to our market risks from those disclosed in Part II, Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2024, our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective at a reasonable assurance level due to the material weakness described in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Material Weakness in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

As of December 31, 2023, our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting using the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) in Internal Control –Integrated Framework (2013). Based on this assessment, our management concluded that, as of December 31, 2023, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective due to errors in the calculation of the fair value of its goodwill and intangible assets, which was subsequently modified, resulting in no change in management’s determination of the fair value of its goodwill and intangible assets but, based on the COSO criteria, has been deemed to be a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting.

Remediation Plan and Status

In the six months ended June 30, 2024, the Company implemented remediation to improve the operation of its controls over the review of the determination of the recoverable amount of its goodwill and intangible assets. The Company will continue to review, optimize and enhance its financial reporting controls and procedures to ensure the remediation measures are effective and controls are operating effectively. The Company expects implementation of its remediation plan by December 31, 2024.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, has reviewed the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act), other than to address the material weakness described in management's report on internal control over financial reporting, during the six months ended June 30, 2024 (as described above) that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

From time to time the Company is engaged in legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. We do not believe any current legal proceedings are material to our business.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Our business, operations, and financial condition are subject to various risks and uncertainties. The risk factors described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the SEC on March 13, 2024, should be carefully considered, together with the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in our other filings filed with the SEC in connection with evaluating us, our business, and the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. During the six months ended June 30, 2024, there have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed under Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Repurchases of Equity Securities

The Company did not repurchase any of its Common Shares during the three months ended June 30, 2024.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2024, no director or officer (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act) of the Company adopted or terminated a "Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" or "non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement" (as each term is defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K).

Item 6. Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this report:

Exhibit<br><br>Number Description of Document
10.1 Share Purchase Agreement by and among Village Farms International, Inc., ROSE LifeScience Inc. and shareholders of ROSE LifeScience, dated May 29, 2024 (effective as of April 1, 2024)
10.2 Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and between Village Farms Canada Limited Partnership and Village Farms, L.P. and Bank of Montreal, dated May 24, 2024
31.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.

VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ Stephen C. Ruffini
Name: Stephen C. Ruffini
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Authorized Signatory and Principal Financial and<br><br>Accounting Officer)
Date: August 8, 2024

EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

between

VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

and

10670715 CANADA INC.

and

10335258 CANADA INC.

THIS SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT is effective as of the 1st day of April, 2024

BETWEEN:

VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC., a corporation existing under the laws of the Province of Ontario;

(hereinafter referred to as the “Purchaser”)

-and-

10335258 Canada Inc., a corporation formed under the laws of Canada;

(hereinafter referred to as “103 Canada”)

-and-

10670715 Canada Inc., a corporation formed under the laws of Canada;

(hereinafter referred to as “106 Canada” and together with 103 Canada, the “Vendors”)

-and to which intervenes-

ROSE LIFESCIENCE INC, a corporationformed under the laws of Canada;

(hereinafter referred to asthe “Corporation”)

WHEREAS 103 Canada owns 17,231,967 Class D shares in the capital of the Corporation;

AND WHEREAS 106 Canada owns 34,463,934 Class D shares in the capital of the Corporation;

AND WHEREAS the Purchaser wishes to purchase 17,231,967 Class D shares in the capital of the Corporation, representing 10% of the issued and outstanding shares of the Corporation, from the Vendors, at the Effective Time on the Effective Date (the “2023 Transaction”);

AND WHEREAS the Purchaser wishes to purchase 11,487,978 Class D shares from 106 Canada and 5,743,989 Class D shares from 103 Canada, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement;

AND WHEREAS pursuant to the terms of the Unanimous Shareholders Agreement of the Corporation dated November 15, 2021, as amended on December 21, 2022 (the “Shareholders Agreement”), the Purchaser has various call rights which, among others, entitles it to purchase up to 34% of the shares owned by the Vendors in the capital of the Corporation at any time following December 31, 2023, but no later than the date that is the earliest of (i) the date of filing of the Village Farms Financial Statements (as defined in the Shareholders Agreement) with respect to the previous fiscal year, or (ii) March 31, 2024, subject to the additional terms and conditions contained in the Shareholders Agreement (the “2023 Call Right”);

AND WHEREAS the Purchaser has elected not to exercise its 2023 Call Right with respect to the 2023 Transaction and has instead agreed to purchase the Purchased Shares (as defined below) from the Vendors for the Consideration (as defined below) in accordance with the Call Right Price (as defined in the Shareholders Agreement) calculations, acknowledging that this election does not create or constitute a precedent for the manner in which the Purchaser’s remaining call rights under the Shareholders Agreement will be exercised by the Purchaser, nor does it constitute a waiver in whole or in part by the Vendors of their rights under the Shareholders Agreement;

AND WHEREAS it is a condition precedent to the consummation of the 2023 Transaction that certain amendments be made to the Shareholders Agreement;

NOW THEREFORE THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH that in consideration of the premises and the covenants, agreements, representations, warranties and payments hereinafter contained, the parties covenant and agree as follows:

  • DEFINED TERMS & INTERPRETATION
  • Where used herein or in any amendment hereto, the following terms have the following meanings respectively, unless the context otherwise requires:

“2023 Call Right” shall have the meaning attributed thereto in the recital to this Agreement.

“2023Transaction” shall have the meaning attributed thereto in the recitals to this Agreement.

“Agreement” shall mean this Agreement and any instrument supplemental or ancillary thereto, and the expression “Article” and “Section” followed by a number means and refers to the specified article or section of the Agreement.

“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which the main branches of commercial banks in Delta, British Columbia or Montréal, Québec are not open for business during normal business hours.

“Closing Date” shall mean May 29, 2024 or such other date as may be agreed in writing between the parties.

“Closing Time” shall mean 12:01 a.m. (EDT) on the Closing Date.

“Consideration” shall have the meaning attributed thereto in Section 3.3(a).

“Corporation” shall have the meaning attributed thereto in the recitals to this Agreement.

“Effective Date” shall mean April 1, 2024.

“Effective Time” shall mean 12:01 a.m. (EDT) on the Effective Date.

“Laws” means any and all: (i) laws, including all constitutions, treaties, statutes, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, rules, regulations, by-laws or other requirement having the force of law; (ii) judicial, arbitral, administrative, ministerial, departmental or regulatory directives, policies, guidelines and general principles of common and civil law and equity; and (iii) policies, practices, standards, guidelines, notices, industry regulations and protocols, to the extent that they have the force of law, of any governmental authority; “applicable” with respect to such Laws in the context that refers to any person, means such Laws as are applicable to such person or the business, undertaking, property or securities of the Corporation.

“Purchase Price” shall have the meaning attributed thereto in Section 3.2.

“Purchased Shares” shall have the meaning attributed thereto in Section 3.1.

“Purchaser” has the meaning attributed thereto in the recitals to this Agreement.

“Second Amendment to the Unanimous Shareholders Agreement” means the second amendment to the Shareholders Agreement entered into among the parties concurrently herewith and attached as Schedule B hereto.

“Shareholders Agreement” shall have the meaning attributed thereto in the recitals to this Agreement.

“Vendors” shall have the meaning attributed thereto in the recitals to this Agreement.

  • Meaning of “Solidary” Obligations. For greater clarity, a “solidary” obligation shall be understood to mean in this Agreement an obligation where each obligor is obligated to the Purchaser for the same thing in such a way that each of them may be compelled separately to perform the whole obligation and where performance by a single obligor releases the others towards the creditor, the whole in accordance with the Civil Code of Québec.
  • Currency. A reference to currency means Canadian dollars, unless expressly stated otherwise.
  • SCHEDULES
  • The following are the schedules annexed to and incorporated in this Agreement by reference and deemed to be part hereof:

Schedule A – Shareholdings and Consideration

Schedule B – Second Amendment to the Unanimous Shareholders Agreement

  • PURCHASE AND SALE OF PURCHASED SHARES

  • Upon and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Vendorsundertake to sell, assign and transfer to the Purchaser at the Closing Time on the Closing Date, with effect retroactively as of the Effective Time on the Effective Date, and the Purchaser undertakes to purchase from the Vendors, as at such time and date, 10% of the issued and outstanding shares in the share capital of the Corporation as divided amongst the Vendors as detailed in Schedule A (collectively, the “Purchased Shares”).

  • The aggregate purchase price for the purchase by the Purchaser of the Purchased Shares shall be $4,126,795.20 (the “Purchase Price”). The Purchase Price shall be allocated amongst the Vendors as detailed in Schedule A.

  • The Purchase Price shall be paid as follows:

  • on the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall pay to: (i) 106 Canada an aggregate amount of $2,751,196.80 by wire transfer to a bank account designated by 106 Canada (the “106 Cash Payment”), and (ii) 103 Canada an aggregate amount of $1,375,598.40 by wire transfer to a bank account designated by 103 Canada (the “103 Cash Payment” and collectively with the 106 Cash Payment, the “Consideration”);

  • Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Purchaser shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amounts payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as the Purchaser is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under applicable Laws. In the event that the Purchaser determines that any such deduction or withholding is required to be made from any amount payable pursuant to this Agreement, the Purchaser and the Vendors shall consult with each other in good faith regarding such determination and cooperate to seek to reduce such potential withholding, including through accepting any valid and relevant form establishing an entitlement to reduce withholding. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and timely remitted to the applicable governmental authority, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the recipient in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.

  • VENDORS’ REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each of the Vendors, on a solidary basis (hereby waiving the benefit of division and discussion), represents and warrants to the Purchaser as at the Closing Date as follows and acknowledges and confirms that the Purchaser is relying on such representations and warranties in connection with the purchase of the Purchased Shares and that the Purchaser would not have entered into this Agreement without such representations and warranties:

  • The Vendors are duly incorporated, organized and validly subsisting and in good standing under the Canada Business Corporations Act.
  • The Vendors have the corporate power and capacity to enter into, and to perform their obligations under this Agreement.
  • The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all agreements entered into connection therewith have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each Vendor.
  • This Agreement and all agreements executed in connection therewith are valid and binding obligations of the Vendor, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to the usual exceptions as to bankruptcy and the availability of equitable remedies.
  • The consummation of the 2023 Transaction does not and shall not conflict with, violate or constitute a breach of or default in a material respect under any Laws by which the Vendors are bound, or any contract to which any of the Vendors, may be a party, or by which any of them are bound or affected.
  • None of the Vendors is a “non-resident” of Canada within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada).
  • As at the Effective Time on the Effective Date and the Closing Time on the Closing Date, the Vendor had/will have good and marketable title to the Purchased Shares and had/has the full legal right, power and authority to sell and transfer the Purchased Shares to the Purchaser free and clear of all liens, charges, pledges, encumbrances, security interests and adverse claims, except for the transfer restrictions as set forth in the Shareholders Agreement.
  • PURCHASER’S REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Purchaser represents and warrants to the Vendors as at the Closing Date as follows and acknowledges and confirms that the Vendors are relying on such representations and warranties in connection with the completion of the 2023 Transaction:

  • The Purchaser is duly incorporated, organized and validly subsisting and in good standing under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario).

  • The Purchaser has the corporate power and capacity to enter into, and to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

  • The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all agreements entered into connection therewith have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Purchaser.

  • This Agreement and all agreements executed in connection therewith are valid and binding obligations of the Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to the usual exceptions as to bankruptcy and the availability of equitable remedies.

  • The consummation of the 2023 Transaction does not conflict with, violate or constitute a breach of or default in a material respect under any Laws by which the Purchaser is bound, or any contract to which the Purchaser may be a party.

  • Conditions of closing

  • Conditions for the Benefit of the Purchaser. The 2023 Transaction is subject to the following suspensive conditions, each of which is hereby declared to be for the exclusive benefit of the Purchaser. Each condition is to be performed or complied with in all respects at or prior to the Closing Time:

  • At the Closing Time, the Purchaser shall receive PDF copies of the originally executed share certificates representing all of the Purchased Shares duly endorsed for transfer, with originals to be delivered within five (5) Business Days following the Closing Date; and

  • The Second Amendment to the Unanimous Shareholders Agreement appended hereto as Schedule B shall have been entered into.

Any condition can be waived in whole or in part by the Purchaser without prejudice to any claims it may have for breach of representations or warranty or non-performance of an obligation.

  • Conditions for the Benefit of the Vendors. The 2023 Transaction is subject to the following suspensive condition, which is hereby declared to be for the exclusive benefit of each of the Vendors. At the Closing Time, the Purchaser shall pay the 106 Cash Payment to 106 Canada and the 103 Cash Payment to 103 Canada in accordance with the terms in this Agreement. This condition can be waived in whole or in part by any of the Vendors without prejudice to any claims it may have for breach of representations or warranty or non-performance of an obligation.

Closing Procedure

  • On the Closing Date, the Vendors shall execute and deliver to the Purchaser all such documents, certificates and instruments and do all such other acts and things as the Purchaser may consider necessary or desirable, acting reasonably, to effectively transfer and assign the Purchased Shares to the Purchaser as at the Effective Time on the Effective Date and to deliver possession thereof to the Purchaser and the Purchaser shall issue the Consideration to each of the Vendors.

  • On the Closing Date, the Corporation shall update the share register to reflect the transfer of the Purchased Shares from the Vendors to the Purchaser as of the Effective Date.

  • INDEMNITIES

  • Indemnification by the Vendors. The Vendors solidarily (waiving the benefit of division and discussion), covenant and agree to indemnify defend and save the Purchaser and its directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives for and from any loss, damages or deficiencies suffered by the Purchaser as a result of any breach of any representation or warranty on the part of either Vendor contained in this Agreement or in any certificate of document delivered pursuant to or contemplated by this Agreement, including all claims, demands, costs and expenses, including legal fees, in respect of the foregoing.

  • Indemnification by the Purchaser. The Purchaser covenants and agrees to indemnify and save the Vendors for and from any loss, damages or deficiencies suffered by the Purchaser as a result of any breach of any representation or warranty on the part of either Vendor contained in this Agreement or in any certificate of document delivered pursuant to or contemplated by this Agreement, including all

  • claims, demands, costs and expenses, including legal fees, in respect of the foregoing if a claimis made within one (1) year following the ClosingDate.

  • GENERAL

  • This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the Laws of the Province of Québec (and the Laws of Canada applicable therein) and the courts of said Province shall have jurisdiction to hear all matters arising hereunder.

  • Headings of Articles and Sections hereof are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction and interpretation of this Agreement.

  • This Agreement may be executed by the parties in separate counterparts (including counterparts by facsimile, PDF email or other electronic transmission) which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

  • Neither this Agreement nor the rights, interests or obligations hereunder may be assigned by any of the parties without the prior written consent of the other party.

  • This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties and their respective successors and permitted assignees.

  • Any notice required or permitted to be given hereunder may be effectively given by letter addressed as follows:

If to the Vendors, to:

If to 10670715 Canada Inc.:

10670715 Canada Inc.

111-6655 boul. Saint-Laurent

Montréal, QC H2S 3S2

Attention: Davide Zaffino

Email: davide.zaffino@roselifescience.ca

with a copy which shall not constitute notice to:

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

1 Place Ville Marie, Suite 3000

Montréal, QC

H3B 4N8

Attention: Tricia Kuhl

Email:tricia.kuhl@blakes.com

If to 10335258 Canada Inc.:

10335258 Canada Inc.

27 Rue D'Estoril,

Candiac, QC J5R 6J9

Attention: Brian Stevenson

Email:brian.stevenson@roselifescience.ca

with a copy which shall not constitute notice to

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

1 Place Ville Marie, Suite 3000

Montréal, QC

H3B 4N8

Attention: Tricia Kuhl

Email:tricia.kuhl@blakes.com

If to the Purchaser, to:

Village Farms International, Inc.

4700-80th Street

Delta, British Columbia

V4K 3N3

Attention: Stephen Ruffini

Email: sruffini@villagefarms.com

With a copy which shall not constitute notice to:

Torys LLP

1 Place Ville Marie, Suite 2880

Montréal, QC

H3B 4R4

Attention: Guillaume Lavoie

Email: glavoie@torys.com

and, in each case, mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, or delivered to that address; if mailed as aforesaid any such notice shall have been deemed to have been given on the fifth (5th) Business Day following that on which the letter containing the notice was posted and if emailed or delivered as aforesaid, any such notice shall have been deemed to have been given on the day following the date on which the notice was so emailed or delivered. Any party to this Agreement may change its address for service from time to time by notice given in accordance with the foregoing.

  • This Agreement, including the schedules hereto constitutes the entire agreement among the parties pertaining to the 2023 Transaction. This Agreement may not be amended or modified in any respect, except by written instrument signed by all parties.
  • Words importing the single number only shall include the plural and vice versa and words importing the masculine gender shall include firms and corporations and vice versa.
  • Each of the parties shall, and shall cause the Corporation to, from time to time at the other’s request and expense and without further consideration, execute and deliver such other instruments of transfer, conveyance and assignment, seek to obtain all necessary consents and approvals, and take such further action as the other may reasonably require to more effectively complete any matters provided for herein or any matters in connection with a future sale by the Purchaser of the Purchased Shares. Furthermore, the parties agree to not oppose or object in any way to the sale of the Purchased Shares, and in connection therewith, the parties shall support any such efforts or process to effect such a future sale.
  • The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party hereto by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
  • Each of the parties shall be solely responsible for its expenses in connection with the 2023 Transaction including, without limitation, expenses of legal counsel, accountants and other advisors.
  • The parties have required that this Agreement and all contracts, documents or notices relating thereto be in the English language; les parties ont exigé que cette convention et tout contrat, document ou avis s’y rapportant soient rédigés en anglais.

[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ Stephen C. Ruffini
Name: Stephen C. Ruffini
Title: Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

ROSE LIFESCIENCES INC.
By: /s/ Stephen C. Ruffini
Name: Stephen C. Ruffini
Title: Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

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

10670715 CANADA INC.
By: /s/ Davide Zaffino
Name: Davide Zaffino<br><br>Title: President

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

10335258 CANADA INC.
By: /s/ Brian Stevenson
Name: Brian Stevenson<br><br>Title: President

SCHEDULE A

Shareholdings and Consideration

Shareholder Number of Purchased Shares to be Sold Cash Payment
106 Canada 11,487,978 $2,751,196.80
103 Canada 5,743,989 $1,375,598.40

SCHEDULE B

Second Amendment to the Unanimous Shareholders Agreement

EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

Execution Copy

INFORMATION IN THIS EXHIBIT IDENTIFIED BY [***] IS CONFIDENTIAL AND HAS BEEN EXCLUDED BECAUSE IT IS BOTH (I) NOT MATERIAL AND (II) WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE REGISTRANT IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
Dated as of May 24, 2024

among

VILLAGE FARMS CANADA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP and

VILLAGE FARMS, L.P.

as Borrowers

and

certain affiliates of the Borrowers

as Guarantors

and

BANK OF MONTREAL

as Lender

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Article 1 INTERPRETATION 1
Section 1.1 Definitions 1
Section 1.2 Business Day 35
Section 1.3 Accounting Principles and Calculations 35
Section 1.4 Conflict 36
Section 1.5 Currency 36
Section 1.6 Time of Essence 36
Section 1.7 Headings and Table of Contents 36
Section 1.8 General Interpretation 36
Section 1.9 Computation of Time Periods 37
Section 1.10 Severability 37
Section 1.11 Schedules and Exhibits 37
Article 2 CREDIT FACILITY 38
Section 2.1 Facility 38
Section 2.2 Advances 38
Section 2.3 Availments 38
Section 2.4 Purpose of Advances 39
Section 2.5 Borrowing Procedures 39
Section 2.6 Reserves 41
Section 2.7 Bank Products 41
Section 2.8 Conversion of Loans 41
Section 2.9 Conversion and Rollover Not Repayment 42
Section 2.10 Deposit of Proceeds of Advances 42
Section 2.11 Evidence of Obligations 42
Article 3 INTEREST, FEES AND EXPENSES 42
Section 3.1 Interest on Loans 42
Section 3.2 Overdue Amounts 44
Section 3.3 Confirmation of Certain Rates 44
Section 3.4 Rates 44
Section 3.5 Inability to Determine Rates 45
Section 3.6 Payment of Interest 46
Section 3.7 Benchmark Replacement Setting 47
Section 3.8 Standby Commitment Fee 49
Section 3.9 Renewal Fee 49
Section 3.10 Cash Management Fees 50
Section 3.11 Field Examination Fees and Expenses 50
Section 3.12 Monthly Administration Fees 50
Section 3.13 Termination Fee 50
Section 3.14 Fees for Hedging Arrangements 50
Section 3.15 Indemnity 50
Section 3.16 Breakage Costs 51
Section 3.17 Change in Circumstances 51

(i)

Section 3.18 Illegality 53
Article 4 CORRA LoanS 53
Section 4.1 Minimum Advance 53
Section 4.2 Term 53
Section 4.3 Rollover of CORRA Loans 53
Article 5 LETTERS OF CREDIT 54
Section 5.1 Letter of Credit 54
Section 5.2 Drawings 54
Section 5.3 Rollover 54
Section 5.4 Fees for Letters of Credit 54
Article 6 SOFR loans 55
Section 6.1 Minimum Advance. 55
Section 6.2 Term. 55
Section 6.3 Rollover of SOFR Loans. 55
Article 7 HEDGING ARRANGEMENTS 55
Section 7.1 Hedging Arrangements 55
Article 8 MASTERCARD ADVANCES 56
Section 8.1 MasterCard Advances 56
Section 8.2 Maturity of MasterCard Advances 57
Article 9 PAYMENTS AND REPAYMENTS OF FACILITY 57
Section 9.1 Place and Application of Payments and Collections 57
Section 9.2 Maturity of Loans 57
Section 9.3 Mandatory Repayments 58
Section 9.4 Payments Generally 58
Section 9.5 Taxes 59
Section 9.6 No Set-Off 59
Article 10 COLLATERAL 60
Section 10.1 Collateral 60
Section 10.2 Collateral Proceeds 60
Section 10.3 Security Documents 61
Section 10.4 Additional Credit Parties 61
Article 11 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 61
Section 11.1 Conditions Precedent to Disbursements of Advances 61
Section 11.2 Conditions Precedent to All Advances 64
Section 11.3 Waiver of any Condition Precedent 64
Article 12 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 64
Section 12.1 Representations and Warranties of the Credit Parties 64
Section 12.2 Deemed Repetition 72

(ii)

Article 13 COVENANTS 73
Section 13.1 Affirmative Covenants 73
Section 13.2 Negative Covenants 80
Section 13.3 Financial Covenants of the Borrower 85
Article 14 DEFAULT AND ENFORCEMENT 85
Section 14.1 Events of Default 85
Section 14.2 Rights upon Default and Event of Default 88
Section 14.3 Waiver of Default 89
Article 15 REMEDIES 89
Section 15.1 Remedies Cumulative 89
Section 15.2 Remedies Not Limited 89
Section 15.3 Set-Off 90
Section 15.4 Lender May Perform Covenants 90
Article 16 GENERAL PROVISIONS 90
Section 16.1 Assignment 90
Section 16.2 Amendments 91
Section 16.3 Notice 91
Section 16.4 Disruption of Postal Service 92
Section 16.5 Environmental Indemnity 92
Section 16.6 Further Assurances 92
Section 16.7 Judgment Currency 92
Section 16.8 Waivers 93
Section 16.9 Reimbursement of Expenses 93
Section 16.10 Governing Law 93
Section 16.11 Submission to Jurisdiction 93
Section 16.12 Waiver of Trial by Jury 93
Section 16.13 Counterparts 94
Section 16.14 Excluded Subsidiaries 94
Section 16.15 Entire Agreement 94
Section 16.16 Acknowledgement 94
Section 16.17 Previous Consent - PSF 94
Section 16.18 Previous Consent. 95
Section 16.19 Amendment and Restatement of Original Agreement 95

SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

SCHEDULE12.1(d) Business and Operations

SCHEDULE 12.1(e) Approvals

SCHEDULE 12.1(j) Litigation

SCHEDULE 12.1(l) Taxes

SCHEDULE 12.1(m) Equity Interests

SCHEDULE 12.1(s) Intellectual Property

(iii)

SCHEDULE 12.1(t) Real Property and Locations of Collateral

SCHEDULE 12.1(u) Environmental Matters

SCHEDULE 12.1(w) Material Contracts and Licences

SCHEDULE 12.1(x) Existing Debt

SCHEDULE 12.1(hh) Deposit Accounts

SCHEDULE 12.1(ii) Permitted Investments

SCHEDULE 13.1(4) Insurance

EXHIBIT “A” Form of Borrowing Base Certificate

EXHIBIT “B” Compliance Certificate

EXHIBIT “C” Drawdown Notice

EXHIBIT “D” Rollover/Conversion Notice

EXHIBIT “E” Permitted Liens

(iv)

SECOND amended and restated CREDIT AGREEMENT

This Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is made as of May 24, 2024 among VILLAGE FARMS CANADA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP and VILLAGE FARMS, L.P. as borrowers, CERTAIN AFFILIATES OF THE BORROWERS, as guarantors, and BANK OF MONTREAL, as lender.

WITNESS THAT WHEREAS:

(1) The Lender made a credit facility available to Village Farms Canada Limited Partnership and Village Farms, L.P. on the terms and conditions set out in a credit agreement dated as of August 29, 2013 among, inter alia, Village Farms Canada Limited Partnership and Village Farms, L.P. as borrowers, certain affiliates of the borrowers, as guarantors, and the Lender, as subsequently amended by nine amending agreements (collectively, the “Original Credit Agreement”);

(2) Pursuant to an amended and restated credit agreement dated May 7, 2021 (together with the Original Credit Agreement, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), the Lender, the Borrowers and the other Credit Parties amended and restated the terms of the Original Credit Agreement; and

(3) The Lender, the Borrowers and the other Credit Parties wish to make further amendments to and restate the terms of the Existing Credit Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the parties hereto), the parties hereto make the following agreements.

Article 1 INTERPRETATION

Section 1.1 Definitions

In this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context expressly or by necessary implication requires otherwise:

“Acceptable A/R Insurance” means accounts receivable insurance issued by an insurer satisfactory to the Lender at all times, in its sole discretion, and administered by a broker satisfactory to the Lender at all times, in its sole discretion, and in an amount and upon terms satisfactory to the Lender at all times, in its sole discretion, in respect of which the applicable Borrower has assigned in favour of the Lender all proceeds payable thereunder and such insurer has provided a written acknowledgement to the Lender, including an agreement to pay the proceeds of such accounts receivable insurance policy directly to the Lender.

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“Accommodation” means any Advance made by way of Loan, MasterCard Advance, issuance of a Letter of Credit or Hedging Arrangement.

“Accommodations Outstanding” means, as of any particular date of determination, the aggregate of (a) the aggregate outstanding Principal Amount of all Loans, plus (b) one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, plus (c) the aggregate amount of any unpaid reimbursement obligations in respect of Letters of Credit, plus (d) the Aggregate Deemed Hedge Exposure for all Hedging Arrangements, plus (e) the MasterCard Limit (only at times when a MasterCard Advance is outstanding), plus (f) all other Obligations for Bank Products. If any such amount is in US Dollars, for purposes of this definition, such amount shall be at the Exchange Equivalent in Canadian Dollars.

“Actual Hedge Exposure” means, with respect to any particular Hedging Arrangement, the amount owing pursuant thereto (in Canadian Dollars, or the Exchange Equivalent thereof if such amount is owing in US Dollars), if any, by any Credit Party in the event of a default or termination thereunder, determined in accordance with the terms of the applicable Hedging Arrangement.

“Additional Compensation” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.17.

“Adjusted Term CORRA” means, for purposes of any calculation, for the applicable Interest Period, the rate per annum equal to (a) Term CORRA for such calculation plus (b) the Term CORRA Adjustment, provided that if Adjusted Term CORRA as so determined shall ever be less than the Floor, then Adjusted Term CORRA shall be deemed to be the Floor.

“Adjusted Term SOFR” means, for purposes of any calculation, the rate per annum equal to (a) Term SOFR for such calculation plus (b) the Term SOFR Adjustment; provided that if Adjusted Term SOFR as so determined shall ever be less than the Floor, then Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor.

“Advance” means an extension of credit under the Facility by the Lender to a Borrower.

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any particular Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly Controls (including any member of the senior management group of such Person), is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person, or which owns, directly or indirectly, not less than 5% of the outstanding Equity Interests of such Person.

“Aggregate Actual Hedge Exposure” means, as of any particular date of determination, the aggregate amount of the Actual Hedge Exposure under all Hedging Arrangements.

“Aggregate Deemed Hedge Exposure” means, as of any particular date of determination, the aggregate of (a) the Deemed Hedge Exposure for all Hedging Arrangements made in Canadian Dollars, plus (b) the Exchange Equivalent in Canadian Dollars of the Deemed Hedge Exposure for all Hedging Arrangements made in US Dollars.

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“Agreement” means, this second amended and restated credit agreement, including all Schedules and Exhibits hereto, together with all amendments, renewals, supplements, variations, restatements, amendments and restatements or replacements hereof from time to time hereafter, made in accordance with the terms hereof.

“Applicable Law” means, at any particular time in respect of any particular Person, property, transaction or event, all laws, statutes, regulations, treaties, judgments and decrees applicable to that Person, property, transaction or event (whether or not having the force of law) and all applicable requirements, requests, official directives, consents, approvals, authorizations, guidelines, decisions, rules, orders and policies of any Governmental Authority having or purporting to have authority over such Person, property, transaction or event.

“Applicable Margin” means the Base Rate Margin, Prime Rate Margin, CORRA Margin, SOFR Margin or US Prime Rate Margin, as applicable.

“Assignee” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.1(2).

“Associate” has the meaning given to such term in Section 195(1) of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), as in effect on the Original Closing Date.

“Audited Financial Statements” means, in respect of any particular Fiscal Year, the audited consolidated and consolidating balance sheet of the Borrower Group as at the last day of such Fiscal Year and the accompanying notes thereto and the related audited consolidated and consolidated income statements, cash flow statements and changes in shareholders’ equity for such Fiscal Year, as applicable, and the accompanying notes thereto, all prepared in accordance with GAAP and setting forth in each case, in comparative form, figures for the corresponding period in the preceding Fiscal Year, all in reasonable detail and fairly presenting in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and each other Credit Party as at the date thereof and for the Fiscal Year then ended, certified by the Auditor.

“Auditor” means PricewaterhousCoopers LLP or any other independent chartered accounting firm selected by the Borrowers that is of national standing or is otherwise acceptable to the Lender.

“Authorized Representative” means, with respect to any Person that is not an individual, the chief executive officer, chief financial officer or president of such Person (or a Person in a similar capacity with respect to non-corporate entities).

“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to any then-current Benchmark for any currency, as applicable, (x) if such Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining the length of an interest period pursuant to this Agreement or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof) that is or may be used for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark pursuant to this Agreement, in each case, as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any

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tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to Section 3.7(4).

“Base Rate” means, on any particular date of determination, the fluctuating rate per annum equal to the higher of (a) the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Lender as its reference rate for determining rates on US Dollar denominated commercial loans made by it in Canada and (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 100 Basis Points per annum.

“Base Rate Loan” means, a Loan that bears interest at a rate based upon the Base Rate.

“Base Rate Margin” means at any time when the trailing twelve (12) month Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is: (a) equal to or less then 1.25:1.00, 1.00% per annum, and (b) greater than 1.25:1.00, 0.75% per annum.

“Basis Point” means one one-hundredth of one percent (.01%).

“Bank Products” means (a) all Hedging Arrangements, and (b) all products and services provided under or in connection with any agreement or other Credit Document executed by the Borrowers or any Affiliate of the Borrowers in respect of Cash Management Obligations, (c) to the extent not otherwise included in the foregoing, all other types of banking products, services and facilities (other than Letters of Credit and MasterCard Advances to be provided in accordance with this Agreement) that are provided to the Borrowers by the Lender, or any Person that was an Affiliate of the Lender at the time at which such Person agreed to provide such services, products or facilities.

“Benchmark” means, initially, (i) with respect to amounts denominated in Canadian Dollars, the Term CORRA Reference Rate, (ii) with respect to amounts denominated in US Dollars, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to the Term CORRA Reference Rate, Term SOFR Reference Rate, or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 3.7(1). Any reference to “Benchmark” shall include, as applicable, the published component used in the calculation thereof.

“Benchmark Replacement” means, with respect to any Benchmark Transition Event for any then-current Benchmark,

(1) where a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to Term CORRA Reference Rate, the sum of: (i) Daily Compounded CORRA and (ii) 0.29547% per annum;

(2) where a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to Term SOFR Reference Rate, the sum of: (i) Daily Simple SOFR and (ii) 0.10% per annum; and

(3) where a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to a Benchmark other than the Term CORRA Reference Rate or the Term SOFR Reference Rate, as applicable, the sum of: (i) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the

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Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to (A) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (B) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement to the then-current Benchmark for syndicated credit facilities in the applicable currency and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2) or (3) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Lender and the Borrower giving due consideration to (a) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body or (b) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for bilateral credit facilities denominated in the applicable currency at such time.

“Benchmark Replacement Date” means a date and time determined by the Lender, which date shall be no later than the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark for any currency:

(1) in the case of paragraphs (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or

(2) in the case of paragraph (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be non-representative; provided that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such paragraph (3) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.

For the avoidance of doubt, the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of paragraphs (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current

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Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

“Benchmark Transition Event” means, with respect to the then-current Benchmark for any currency, the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to such Benchmark:

(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);

(2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Bank of Canada, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or

(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative.

For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, with respect to any then-current Benchmark for any currency, the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to such Benchmark has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Credit Document in accordance with Section 3.7 and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Credit Document in accordance with Section 3.7.

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“Blocked Account” shall have the meaning given thereto in the Lockbox Agreement.

“Blocked Account Agreement” means the blocked account agreement made as of August 29, 2013 between Bank of Montreal, in its capacity as provider of banking services, the Canadian Borrower and the Lender, in its capacity as lender under this Agreement, as amended, restated or replaced from time to time.

“Borrower Group” means Village Farms International Inc., and each Subsidiary including without limitation the Canadian Borrower and the US Borrower.

“Borrowers” means the Canadian Borrower and the US Borrower; “Borrower” means any one of them, as applicable.

“Borrower’s Account” means any account of any Borrower maintained at the Branch of Account or at any other branch of the Lender (or an Affiliate of the Lender) or an account of any Borrower maintained at the Chicago Branch or at any other branch of the Lender (or an Affiliate of the Lender) in the United States of America.

“Borrowing Base” means, as of any particular date of determination, an amount equal (without duplication) to the aggregate of:

(a) 85% (or such lesser or greater percentage as the Lender may determine appropriate at any time) of the Value of all Eligible Receivables other than Insured Receivables and other than Designated Receivables; plus

(b) 90% (or such lesser or greater percentage as the Lender may determine appropriate at any time) of the Value of all Insured Receivables; plus

(c) 90% (or such lesser or greater percentage as the Lender may determine appropriate at any time) of the Value of all Designated Receivables; plus

(d) 100% (or such lesser percentage as the Lender may deem appropriate at any time) of cash of the Borrowers maintained in Blocked Accounts, and subject to the Blocked Account Agreements, with the Lender; minus

(e) all Reserves (other than Priority Payables); minus

(f) all Priority Payables.

“Borrowing Base Certificate” means a Certificate executed by an Authorized Representative of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit “A”.

“Branch of Account” means the branch of the Lender located at First Canadian Place, Toronto, Ontario or such other branch of the Lender (or an Affiliate of the Lender, as applicable) in Canada or the United States of America as the Lender may advise the Borrowers in writing from time to time.

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“Business Day” means (a) any day on which the Lender is open for over-the-counter business in Toronto, Ontario (other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banks are authorized or required by law to remain closed for normal business in Toronto, Ontario), (b) with respect to SOFR Loans, any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day that is a legal holiday under the laws of the State of New York or is a day on which banking institutions in such state are authorized or required by Law to close, and (c) with respect to the Chicago Branch, any day of the year on which the Lender is open for over-the-counter business in Chicago, Illinois (other than Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which banks in Chicago, Illinois are authorized or required by law to remain closed for normal business).

“Business Plan” means, with respect to any particular Fiscal Year, the business plan of the Borrower Group for such Fiscal Year (including any amendments thereto from time to time approved by the Lender), prepared on a consolidated basis for the Borrower Group, and including a projected monthly and year to date income statement, balance sheet, statement of cash flows, listing of proposed Capital Expenditures, financial covenant calculations, borrowing base availability, major assumptions to be utilized and financial projections for such Fiscal Year on a month‑to‑month basis, and such other information as is requested by the Lender, all in form and content satisfactory to the Lender.

“Canadian Benefit Plan” means, with respect to any Canadian Credit Party, any employee benefit plan of any nature or kind whatsoever that is maintained by or contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by such Canadian Credit Party for any of its Canadian employees or former Canadian employees (excluding any statutory employee benefit plans with respect to which such Canadian Credit Party is required to comply, including the Canada Pension Plan and the Quebec Pension Plan).

“Canadian Borrower” means Village Farms Canada Limited Partnership, a limited partnership formed and existing under the laws of British Columbia, and its successors and permitted assigns.

“Canadian Credit Party” means any Credit Party organized and existing under the federal laws of Canada or any province or territory thereof.

“Canadian Dollar Equivalent” means, as at any particular date of determination with respect to any amount denominated in US Dollars, the Exchange Equivalent in Canadian Dollars of such amount on such date.

“Canadian Dollars”, ”$”, “Cdn$” and “C$” each refer to the lawful money of Canada.

“Canadian Pension Plans” means, with respect to any Canadian Credit Party, a Canadian Benefit Plan that is considered to be a pension plan for the purposes of any applicable pension benefits or tax statute or regulation in Canada established, maintained or contributed to by such Credit Party for any of its Canadian employees or former Canadian employees.

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“Capital Expenditure” means, for any particular period, with respect to any particular Credit Party, any expenditure made by such Credit Party during such period in connection with the acquisition, improvement or maintenance of any capital or fixed asset of such Credit Party that is required in accordance with GAAP to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Credit Party.

“Capitalized Lease Obligations” means, for any particular period, the aggregate liability in respect of all Capital Leases of the Credit Parties on a consolidated basis for such period, determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Capital Lease” means, with respect to any particular Credit Party, any lease or other arrangement relating to property or assets that is required in accordance with GAAP to be listed as a capital lease on the balance sheet of such Credit Party.

“Cash Equivalents” means, as at any particular date of determination:

(a) any bond, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness issued, or fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured, by the Government of Canada or the government of a province of Canada, or any agency or political subdivision thereof, and maturing not more than six months from the date of issuance thereof;

(b) certificates of deposit, time deposits, repurchase agreements, reverse repurchase agreements, or bankers’ acceptances issued by any commercial bank organized under the laws of Canada, having combined capital and surplus of not less than $1,000,000,000 and a rating of at least “A-1”(or the equivalent thereof) from Standard & Poor’s Corporation, or the equivalent rating from Moody’s Investors Services Inc. or DBRS Ltd., and maturing not more than six months from the date of issuance or execution thereof, as applicable;

(c) commercial paper having a rating of at least “A-1” from Standard & Poor’s Corporation, or the equivalent rating from Moody’s Investors Services Inc. or DBRS Ltd., and maturing not more than three months after the date of issuance thereof;

(d) any bond, debenture or other evidence of indebtedness issued, or fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured, by the Government of the United States of America or any agency or political subdivision thereof, payable in US Dollars, having a rating of at least “A-1” (or the equivalent thereof) from Standard & Poor’s Corporation or an equivalent rating from DBRS Ltd. or Moody’s Investors Services, Inc., and maturing not more than six months after the date of issuance thereof.

“Cash Management Obligations” means, with respect to any particular Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of cash management services, (including treasury, depository, overdraft, controlled disbursement, credit, electronic funds transfer, automatic clearing house transfer and other cash management arrangements), including obligations for the payment of fees, interest, charges, expenses, legal fees and disbursements relating to any of the foregoing.

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“CERCLA” means the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.

“Certificate” means, with respect to any Person that is not an individual, a written certificate signed on behalf of such Person by an Authorized Person and, with respect to a Person that is an individual, a written certificate signed by such individual.

“Change of Control” means any event or circumstance whereby Village Farms International, Inc. shall cease to directly or indirectly, beneficially own and control at least 50.01% (on a fully diluted basis) of the economic and voting Equity Interests of the Borrowers.

“Chicago Branch” means the branch of the Lender located at 115 South LaSalle St., 12-W, Chicago Illinois 60603 or such other branch in Illinois as the Lender may designate from time to time.

“Claim” means any claim, demand, cause of action, suit, proceeding (whether administrative, judicial or otherwise), governmental investigation or arbitration (whether or not purportedly on behalf of any Credit Party) at law or in equity, or before or by any Governmental Authority, domestic or foreign of any nature whatsoever, whether pending or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened against or affecting any Credit Party or any property of a Credit Party.

“Closing Date” means May 24, 2024.

“Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

“Collateral” means, collectively, all of the present and future undertaking, property and assets (excluding real property) against or in respect of which Liens in favour of the Lender are now or are hereafter granted (or purported to be granted) pursuant to the Security Documents.

“Collateral Access Agreement” means a landlord waiver, bailee letter, non-disturbance agreement, acknowledgement agreement or similar agreement executed by any lessor, mortgagee, warehouseman, processor, consignee or other Person (other than a Credit Party) in possession of, having a lien upon, or having rights or interests in any location at which Collateral is situate, in favour of and for the benefit of the Lender, its successors and assigns, and in form and content satisfactory to the Lender.

“Collection Accounts” shall have the meaning given thereto in the Blocked Account Agreement.

“Compliance Certificate” means a Certificate executed by the Borrowers substantially in the form of Exhibit “B”.

“Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use or administration of a Benchmark or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of

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“Prime Rate,” “Base Rate,” “US Prime Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “US Government Securities Business Day”, the definition of “Interest Period” or any similar or analogous definition (or the addition of a concept of “interest period”), timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of Drawdown Notices or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Lender decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of any such rate or to permit the use and administration thereof by the Lender in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Lender decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Lender determines that no market practice for the administration of any such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Lender decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents).

“Contingent Obligations” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person: (a) with respect to any indebtedness, lease, dividend or other obligation of another Person if the primary purpose or intent of the Person incurring such liability, or the primary effect thereof, is to provide assurance to the obligee of such liability that such liability will be paid or discharged, or that any agreements relating thereto will be complied with, or that the holders of such liability will be protected (in whole or in part) against Loss with respect thereto; (b) with respect to any letter of credit issued for the account of that Person or as to which that Person is otherwise liable for reimbursement of drawings; (c) under any Hedging Arrangement; (d) to make, take-or-pay or similar payments if required regardless of non-performance by any other party or parties to an agreement; (e) for the obligations of another through any agreement to purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire any obligation of another Person or any property constituting security therefor, or to provide funds for the payment or discharge of such obligation; and (f) to maintain the solvency, financial condition or any balance sheet item or level of income of another Person. The amount of any Contingent Obligation (other than in respect of a Hedging Arrangement) shall be equal to the amount of the obligation so guaranteed or otherwise supported or, if not a fixed and determined amount, the maximum amount so guaranteed or supported. The amount of any Contingent Obligation in respect of a Hedging Arrangement shall equal the Deemed Hedge Exposure for such Hedging Arrangement.

“Contract Period” means, with respect to any particular Letter of Credit or Hedging Arrangement, the period selected by the Borrower in accordance with the terms of this Agreement during which such instrument, commitment or arrangement will be outstanding.

“Contractual Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, any provision of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, contract, undertaking, agreement or other instrument (including any Equity Interest issued by such Person) to which such Person is a party or by which, whether in writing or orally, such Person or any of its assets is bound or to which such Person or any of its assets is subject.

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“Control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “Controlling,” “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”) means, with respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct, or to cause the direction of, the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power over any Equity Interests, whether by contract or otherwise.

“Controlled Group” means all members of a controlled group of corporations or other business entities and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control, which together with a Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA.

“Conversion” means the conversion of an outstanding Advance, or a portion of an outstanding Advance, into another Type of Advance under Section 2.8.

“Conversion Date” means the Business Day on which a Conversion occurs.

“CORRA” means the Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average administered and published by the Bank of Canada (or any successor administrator).

“CORRA Loan” means a Loan in Canadian Dollars that bears interest at a rate based on Adjusted Term CORRA.

“CORRA Margin” means at any time when the trailing twelve (12) month Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is: (a) equal to or less then 1.25:1.00, 2.50% per annum, and (b) greater than 1.25:1.00, 2.25% per annum.

“Credit Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Security Documents, the Guarantees, each Letter of Credit Application, the MasterCard Agreement, the Hedging Arrangements, any certificate completed and executed by a Credit Party and all other Certificates, instruments, agreements and other documents (including without limitation any agreements pertaining to Hedging Arrangements and Bank Products) delivered, or to be delivered, to the Lender under or in connection with this Agreement or the Facility provided for herein and any fee letters entered into between any Borrower and the Lender in respect of fees payable to the Lender.

“Credit Parties” means, collectively, the Borrowers and each other Person that may now or hereafter become a Guarantor. For greater certainty, each of PSF, Hemp JV Co, and any other Permitted JV Entity, shall not be considered a Credit Party under this Agreement.

“Daily Compounded CORRA” means, for any day, CORRA with interest accruing on a compounded daily basis, with the methodology and conventions for this rate (which will include compounding in arrears with a lookback) being established by the Lender in accordance with the methodology and conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining compounded CORRA for business loans; provided that if the Lender decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Lender, then the Lender may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion; and provided that if the administrator has not provided or published CORRA and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to CORRA has not occurred, then, in

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respect of any day for which CORRA is required, references to CORRA will be deemed to be references to the last provided or published CORRA; and provided that if Daily Compounded CORRA as so determined shall be less than the Floor, then Daily Compounded CORRA shall be deemed to be the Floor.

“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by the Lender in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for syndicated business loans; provided that if the Lender decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Lender, then the Lender may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion; and provided that if Daily Simple SOFR as so determined shall be less than the Floor, then Daily Simple SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor.

“Debt” means, in respect of any particular Credit Party:

(a) all indebtedness of such Credit Party for borrowed money;

(b) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, that is required to be classified as a liability in accordance with GAAP on the balance sheet of such Credit Party;

(c) any obligation secured by a Lien on any property, assets or undertaking owned or acquired by such Credit Party, whether or not such obligation has been assumed;

(d) any debt or liability of such Credit Party that represents the deferred acquisition cost of property or assets created or arising under any conditional sale agreement or other title retention agreement regardless of whether the rights and remedies of the seller under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of the property or assets covered thereby;

(e) any liabilities, contingent, unmatured or otherwise, under indemnities given in respect of any bankers’ acceptance, letter of credit or letter of guarantee;

(f) any operating lease under which such Credit Party has furnished a residual value guarantee in respect of which such Credit Party is liable as lessee; and

(g) any Capital Lease by which such Credit Party is bound.

“Debt Service” means, for any period, the amount required by the Borrower Group (on a consolidated basis) to service its outstanding Debt during that period and includes (without limitation) interest, required principal payments (excluding for greater certainty, any principal payments which are: (a) lump sum repayments of principal amounts which are considered non-recurring in the normal course of principal payments, (b) funded with the net proceeds arising from any issuance or sale of any Equity Interests of any member of the Borrower Group, and (c) approved for exclusion by the Lender in the period in which they occur), payments required or made under any Capital Lease, fees payable in respect of letters of credit or letters of guarantee and the stamping fees and discount rates associated with bankers’ acceptances facilities and shares which, by their terms, or upon the

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happening of any event, mature or are mandatorily redeemable or are redeemable at the option of the holder and which shares are not fully subordinated to the Lien created by the Security Documents.

“Deemed Hedge Exposure” means, with respect to any particular Hedging Arrangement, 10% of the principal amount thereof, or such other percentage thereof as is determined appropriate by the Lender in accordance with its policies in effect from time to time for Hedging Arrangements.

“Default” means any event, circumstance or omission that constitutes an Event of Default or that, after the giving of notice, the passage of time or the failure to remedy such event, circumstance or omission within a period of time, would constitute an Event of Default.

“Default Rate” means a fluctuating per annum interest rate at all times equal to the sum of (a) the otherwise applicable Interest Rate plus (b) the Applicable Margin plus (c) two percentage points (2.00%) per annum. Each Default Rate shall be adjusted simultaneously with any change in the applicable Interest Rate. In addition, the Default Rate shall result in an increase in the Letter of Credit Fee by two percentage points per annum.

“Deposit Account” means any bank, deposit or similar account in which cash proceeds or Cash Equivalents are deposited or held.

“Designated Receivables” means Eligible Receivables owing to a Credit Party from an account debtor which has a Standard & Poor’s rating of “BBB+” or better or a Moody’s Investor Services Inc. rating of “Baa” or better (or such other account debtor as the Lender may approve in writing from time to time at its sole discretion), and in respect of which, as against the relevant account debtor in respect of each such Eligible Receivable, the Credit Party has a Lien, trust or similar security interest or priority claim in its favour created pursuant to PACA.

“Drawdown Date” means any Business Day on which an Advance is made or is deemed to be made.

“Drawdown Notice” is defined in Section 2.5(1).

“EBITDA” means, with reference to any particular Person for any particular period, Net Income of such Person for such period plus, without duplication, all amounts deducted in arriving at such Net Income amount in respect of (i) Interest Expense for such period, plus (ii) income taxes for such period, plus (iii) all amounts properly charged for depreciation of fixed assets and amortization of intangible assets during such period on the books of such Person, plus or minus any adjustments for (iv) non cash gains or losses and extraordinary/unusual non-recurring items (such latter items to be agreed upon by the Lender in its sole discretion) for the respective period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, proceeds in respect of business interruption insurance for losses which have occurred prior to the Original Closing Date will not be included in the calculation of EBITDA, whereas proceeds in respect of business interruption insurance for losses which have occurred after the Original Closing Date will be included in the calculation of EBITDA.

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“EDC” means Export Development Canada and its successors and assigns.

“Eligible Receivable” means any Receivable arising from the sale of Inventory in the ordinary course of a Credit Party’s business, which the Lender determines to be an “Eligible Receivable”, and, without limiting the discretion of the Lender to make such determination, the Lender may include Receivables that satisfy all of the following criteria:

(a) such Receivable is subject to the Lender’s perfected, first priority Lien and no other Liens (other than Permitted Liens, if applicable);

(b) such Receivable is evidenced by an invoice or other documentary evidence satisfactory to the Lender;

(c) such Receivable does not arise out of a sale made by the relevant Credit Party to an Affiliate of the relevant Credit Party or to a Person controlled by an Affiliate of the relevant Credit Party;

(d) such Receivable is not unpaid more than 90 days after the original invoice date or more than 60 days after the invoice due date;

(e) such Receivable is not owing from an account debtor in respect of which 25% or more of the aggregate amount of all Receivables from such account debtor are unpaid more than 60 days after the invoice due dates or 90 after the original invoice dates;

(f) such Receivable would not cause the aggregate amount of all Receivables owing by:

(i) any account debtor and its Affiliates together, other than those described in paragraph (ii), to exceed 10% of all Eligible Receivables; and

(ii) (A) Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and its Affiliates (including Sam’s Club) together, (B) Loblaw Companies Limited and its Affiliates together, (C) Publix Super Markets, Inc. and its Affiliates together, (D) the Kroger Company and its Affiliates together, (E) Albertsons Companies Inc. and its Affiliates (including Safeway, Inc.) together, (F) Costco Wholesale Corporation and its Affiliates together, and (G) and any other entity as may be determined by the Lender, in any case to exceed 25% of all Eligible Receivables;

(g) no covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement with respect to such Receivable has been breached;

(h) the account debtor in respect of such Receivable is not a creditor or supplier of the applicable Credit Party, and such account debtor has not disputed its liability or made any claim with respect to any other Receivable due from such account debtor to such Credit Party;

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(i) none of the following events has occurred and is continuing with respect to the applicable account debtor for such Receivable: (i) death or judicial declaration of incompetency of an account debtor who is an individual; (ii) the filing by or against the account debtor of a request, proposal, notice of intent to file a proposal, proceeding, action or petition for liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debts, adjudication as a bankrupt, winding-up, or other relief under any bankruptcy, insolvency, restructuring, liquidation, winding-up, corporate or similar laws of Canada, any province or territory thereof, or any foreign jurisdiction, now or hereafter in effect; (iii) the making of a general assignment by the account debtor for the benefit of creditors; (iv) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, monitor, custodian, liquidator, administrator, interim receiver, receiver and manager, monitor or trustee or other official for the account debtor or for any of the assets of the account debtor, including “trustee” under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, (Canada); (v) the institution by or against the account debtor of any other type of insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, winding-up or reorganization proceeding (under the laws of Canada, the United States of America or otherwise, including applicable corporate statutes, the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada) or of any formal or informal proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of, settlement of claims against, or winding up of affairs of, the account debtor; (vi) the sale, assignment, or transfer of all or any material part of the assets of the account debtor; (vii) the non‑payment generally by the account debtor of its debts as they become due; (viii) the failure, cessation of the business of the account debtor as a going concern or insolvency of the account debtor; or (ix) the account debtor calling a meeting of its creditors or indicating its consent to any proceeding or action hereinabove described;

(j) the sale giving rise to such Receivable was not made to an account debtor outside of Canada or the United States of America, unless the sale is supported by a letter of credit, guarantee or acceptance terms, in each case, acceptable to the Lender in its reasonable credit judgment, or unless the Receivable is an Insured Receivable;

(k) shipment of the merchandise or the rendition of services has been completed and the sale giving rise to such Receivable was not made on a bill and hold, guaranteed sale, sale-and-return, sale on approval, consignment or any other repurchase or return basis and is not evidenced by chattel paper unless endorsed to the Lender and the account debtor’s obligation to pay is absolute and is not otherwise conditional upon completion of any further performance under any contract, agreement or arrangement or fulfillment of any condition or other matter or subject to any progress billing arrangement;

(l) the Lender has not determined, in its sole discretion that the prospect of collection of such Receivable is impaired or that such Receivable is uncollectible or collection is otherwise doubtful or that such Receivable may not be paid by reason of the account debtor’s financial position;

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(m) the account debtor is not the Government of the United States of America, any state, or any department, agency or instrumentality of any of them, unless the applicable Credit Party assigns its right to payment of such Receivable to the Lender pursuant to the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as amended or has otherwise complied with all other Applicable Laws, statutes, regulations and ordinances;

(n) the account debtor is not located in any State of the United States of America or any Province of Canada which requires the filing of a Notice of Business Activities Report or registration or licencing to carry on business or similar report, registration or licencing in order to permit the relevant Credit Party to seek judicial enforcement in such State of the United States of America or Province of Canada of payment of such Receivable, unless the relevant Credit Party has qualified to do business in such Province or State or has filed a Notice of Business Activities Report or registration or licencing to carry on business or equivalent report, registration or licencing for the then current year;

(o) the account debtor is not the Government of Canada nor, any province thereof, or any department, agency or instrumentality thereof, unless the applicable Credit Party has complied with all Applicable Laws, statutes (including the Financial Administration Act (Canada)), regulations and ordinances in order to duly and validly assign such Receivable to the Lender;

(p) the goods giving rise to such Receivable have been shipped and delivered to and accepted by the customer or the services giving rise to such Receivable have been performed by the relevant Credit Party and accepted by the customer and the Receivable otherwise represents a final sale;

(q) the aggregate Receivables of such account debtor do not exceed a credit limit determined by the Lender, in its sole discretion, in respect of which the applicable Credit Party has received prior written notice, to the extent such Receivables exceed such limit;

(r) such Receivable does not represent amounts that have been rebilled or that are subject to any credit notes, allowances, or rebates, including volume rebates;

(s) such Receivable is not subject to any offset, deduction (other than ordinary course volume rebates deducted as provided in paragraph (r) above), defence, or any cause asserted for non-payment of any Receivables, including any dispute, claim, complaint, set-off, defence, contra account or counterclaim (real or asserted), lawful or unlawful, whether arising from or relating to a sale of merchandise by a Credit Party or any other transaction or occurrence, or otherwise contingent in any respect or for any reason;

(t) the applicable Credit Party has not made any agreement with such account debtor for any extension of the time for payment or any deduction from payment, except for discounts or allowances made in the ordinary course of business for prompt

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payment, all of which discounts or allowances are reflected in the calculation of the face value of each applicable invoice related to such Receivable;

(u) no return, rejection or repossession of the merchandise has occurred; and

(v) such Receivable is payable to the applicable Credit Party and is not subject to any right, claim or interest of any Person, other than the Lender.

“Environmental Claim” means any Claim in respect of a breach of any Environmental Law, including any remedial order, control order, stop order or other administrative order, complaint or sanction.

“Environmental Laws” means all Applicable Laws pertaining to environmental or occupational health and safety matters, in effect as at the Original Closing Date and as may be brought into effect or amended at a future date, including those pertaining to reporting, licensing, permitting, investigation, remediation and clean-up in connection with any presence or Release of a Hazardous Substance or threat of same or relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transportation, handling and the like of a Hazardous Substance.

“Environmental Permit” means any permit, approval, identification number, license or other authorization required pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law.

“Equipment” means all equipment and any other machinery, tools, fixtures, trade fixtures, furniture, furnishings, office equipment, vehicles and all other goods now or hereafter used or usable in connection with a Credit Party’s business (other than Inventory), together with all parts, accessories and attachments relating to any of the foregoing.

“Equity Interest” means any shares, interests, participations or other rights to participate in the voting or equity ownership of a corporation and any equivalent ownership interests in any Person that is not a corporation, including any partnership or membership interest, and any warrant, option or other right to acquire or that is convertible into any ownership interest, and any other arrangement or right to, directly or indirectly, acquire any of the foregoing.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, a statute promulgated under the laws of the United States of America, together with the regulations thereunder as the same may be amended or replaced from time to time.

“ERISA Affiliate” means as applied to any Person (i) any corporation that is a member of a controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code) of which that Person is a member, (ii) any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code) of which that Person is a member, (iii) any member of an affiliated service group (within the meaning of Section 414(m) or Section 414(o) of the Code) of which that Person, any corporation described in clause (i) above or any trade or business described in clause (ii) above is a member, and (iv) any Person that was formerly a Person described in clause (i), clause (ii) or clause (iii) above, with respect to the period

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during which such Person was a Person described in clause (i), clause (ii) or clause (iii) and to the extent that any liabilities arise after such period for which any Credit Party or any Subsidiary of such Credit Party may be liable under the Code or ERISA.

“Event of Default” is defined in Section 14.1.

“Excess Amount” is defined in Section 9.3(1).

“Excess Availability” means, as at any particular date of determination, (i) the amount of the Line Cap, minus (ii) the Accommodations Outstandings.

“Exchange Equivalent” means, as of any particular date of determination, with reference to any particular amount expressed in one currency, the amount of another applicable currency required to purchase such amount in the first currency on such date either (i) in the case of any amount derived directly or indirectly from any Financial Statements of the Credit Parties, the exchange rate used to convert from Canadian Dollars to US Dollars or US Dollars to Canadian Dollars, as applicable, in the preparation of such Financial Statements, and (ii) in all other cases, the applicable rate for the purchase by the Lender of the applicable amount of Canadian Dollars or US Dollars through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) on such date it is a Business Day and on the immediately preceding Business Day if such date is not a Business Day.

“Excluded Subsidiaries” means for greater certainty, each of PSF, Hemp JV Co, Rose LifeSciences Inc., Balanced Health Botanicals, LLC, Leli Holland B.V. and any other Permitted JV Entity as applicable, shall be considered an Excluded Subsidiary if at any time it becomes a Subsidiary under this Agreement.

“Excluded Taxes” means, (a) any Taxes imposed on or measured by the Lender’s net income and franchise taxes imposed on it by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which the Lender is organized or in which its principal office or applicable lending office is located, and (b) any branch tax, branch profits tax or any similar tax imposed by any jurisdiction.

“Facility” means the revolving facility established pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof.

“FCC” means Farm Credit Canada.

“FCC Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement dated March 28, 2013 between FCC and Village Farms Canada Limited Partnership and disclosed to the Lender in writing as of the Original Closing Date.

“FCC Credit Documents” means the FCC Credit Agreement and all loan documents, instruments, agreements, guarantees, security and mortgages entered into by any of the Credit Parties pursuant to the FCC Credit Agreement as of the Original Closing Date.

“FCC Debt” means Debt owing to FCC under the FCC Credit Agreement.

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“FCC Lien” means the Liens arising under or created by the FCC Credit Documents.

“Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers on such day, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for the day of such transactions received by the Lender from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

“Financial Statements” means Audited Financial Statements or Unaudited Financial Statements, as applicable.

“Fiscal Year” December 31 of each year.

“Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, with reference to the Borrower Group (on a consolidated basis for purposes of this definition and calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for purposes of this Agreement) in respect of any particular Twelve Month Period (a) EBITDA, less cash Taxes, dividends paid and the Borrower Group’s Capital Expenditures not financed by way of any Debt or equity, divided by (b) Debt Service.

“Floor” means 1.00% per annum.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in Canada as in effect from time to time as set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the relevant Canadian public and private accounting boards and institutes which are applicable to the relevant Person and the circumstances as of the date of determination consistently applied (including, without limitation, to the extent the same are adopted (subject to Section 1.3 hereof) by the Borrower, the International Financial Reporting Standards adopted by the Accounting Standards Board of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants).

“Governmental Approvals” means, at any particular date of determination with respect to any Person or its property assets, all licenses, permits, consents, authorizations and approvals required from Governmental Authorities for the conduct of such Person’s business on such date.

“Governmental Authority” means any domestic or foreign government including any federal, provincial, state, territorial or municipal government and any executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of, or pertaining to, government or any Person, body, department, bureau, agency, board, tribunal, commission branch or office thereof or having or claiming to have jurisdiction over the Credit Parties or any of their respective property or assets.

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“Guarantees” means all guarantees held from time to time by or on behalf of the Lender guaranteeing or intending to guarantee, directly or indirectly, repayment of all, or any part of, the Obligations.

“Guarantor” means each Person that now or hereafter guarantees, or is intended to guarantee, repayment of all, or any part of, the Obligations, including the Guarantors set out on the signature pages hereto.

“Hazardous Substance” means any solid, liquid, gas, odour, heat, sound, vibration, radiation or combination of them that may impair the natural environment, injure or damage property or plant or animal life or harm or impair the health of any individual and includes, but is not limited to, petroleum, its derivatives, by-products or other hydrocarbons, asbestos, controlled products, wastes and any other materials are regulated by Environmental Laws or which may not by their nature be hazardous, either in fact or as defined in or pursuant to any Environmental Laws but which become prohibited, controlled or regulated by any Governmental Authority.

“Hedging Arrangement” means (a) any and all forward foreign exchange transactions, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transactions is governed by a or subject to any master agreement and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any international foreign exchange master agreement, or any other master agreement, including any such obligations or liabilities under any such master agreement and its related schedules, in each case for the purpose of hedging the Credit Parties’ exposure to exchange rates or currency valuations.

“Hemp JV Co” means Village Fields Hemp USA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and assigns.

“Hemp JV Documents” means the limited liability company agreement of Village Fields Hemp USA LLC dated as of February 27, 2019 entered into among VLP, Nature Crisp, LLC and Hemp JV Co.

“Honour Date” means, with respect to any particular Letter of Credit, the date on which any Borrower receives notice of any payment by the Lender under such Letter of Credit.

“Indemnified Person” means the Lender, its Affiliates, agents, representatives, attorneys any receiver or receiver and manager appointed by the Lender, and the respective officers, directors and employees of each of the foregoing Persons.

“Insured Receivables” means, at any particular time of determination, any Receivable that is insured at such time by Acceptable A/R Insurance.

“Intellectual Property” means all trade or brand names, business names, trade-marks (including logos), trade-mark registrations and applications, brand names, service marks, service mark registrations and applications, copyrights, copyright registrations and

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applications, issued patents and pending applications and other patent rights, industrial design registrations, pending applications and other industrial design rights, trade secrets, proprietary information and know-how, equipment and parts lists and descriptions, instruction manuals, inventions, inventors’ notes, research data, blue prints, drawings and designs, formulae, processes, technology and other intellectual property, together with all registered user agreements, technology transfer agreements and other agreements or instruments relating to any of the foregoing.

“Intercreditor Agreement” means the intercreditor agreement dated as of August 29, 2013 entered into among FCC, the Lender and the Obligors, as the same may be amended, varied, supplemented, modified, amended and restated, renewed or replaced at any time and from time to time.

“Interest Expense” means, with reference to any period, the sum of all interest charges (including imputed interest charges with respect to Capital Leases and all amortization of debt discount and expense) of the Borrowers for such period determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Interest Payment Date” means, (a) with respect to any particular SOFR Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such SOFR Loan and the Maturity Date, (b) with respect to any particular CORRA Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such CORRA Loan and the Maturity Date, and (c) with respect to any other Loan, the first Business Day of each calendar month and the Maturity Date.

“Interest Period” means, (a) with respect to each CORRA Loan, the initial period (subject to availability) of one (1) or three (3) months commencing on and including the date specified in the Drawdown Notice or Rollover/Conversion Notice is made, as the case may be, applicable to such CORRA Loan and ending on and excluding the last day of such initial period, and thereafter, each successive period (subject to availability) of approximately one (1) or three (3) months as selected by the applicable Borrower and notified to the Lender in writing commencing on and including the last day of the prior Interest Period; and (b) with respect to each SOFR Loan, the initial period (subject to availability) of approximately one (1) month, three (3) months or six (6) months commencing on and including the date on which a Borrowing or Interest Election Request is made, as the case may be, applicable to such SOFR Loan and ending on and excluding the last day of such initial period, and thereafter, each successive period (subject to availability) of approximately one (1) month, three (3) months or six (6) months commencing on and including the last day of the prior Interest Period; provided however that:

(a) in the case of a Conversion or a Rollover, the last day of each Interest Period shall also be the first day of the next Interest Period;

(b) the last day of each Interest Period shall be a Business Day and if not, the applicable Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period the last day of which is the first Business Day following the last day of the Interest Period selected by such Borrower, unless such first Business Day is in a succeeding calendar month,

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in which case, the last day of such Interest Period shall be the immediately preceding Business Day;

(c) notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the last day of each Interest Period shall be on or before the Maturity Date; and

(d) no tenor that has been removed from this definition pursuant to Section 3.7(4) shall be available for specification in such Drawdown Notice or Rollover/Conversion Notice. For purposes hereof, the date of a Loan initially shall be the date on which such Loan is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Loan.

“Inventory” means all “inventory”, as such term is defined in the PPSA, now or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, including and any other goods which are held for sale or lease or are to be furnished under contracts of service or consumed in a Credit Party’s business, all raw materials, work in process and finished goods, all goods that are returned or repossessed that would otherwise have constituted inventory as otherwise set out herein, and all materials and supplies of every kind and nature used or usable in connection with the acquisition, manufacture, processing, supply, servicing, storing, packing, shipping, advertising, selling, leasing or furnishing of the foregoing, and any other components or parts thereof.

“Investment” has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.2(18) hereof.

“Issuance Date” means the date on which a Letter of Credit is issued pursuant to this Agreement.

“ITA” means the Income Tax Act (Canada) and any successor thereto, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Landlord” means any Person that is leasing a Real Property Interest to a Credit Party pursuant to a Lease between such Person and such Credit Party, whether oral or in writing.

“Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, provincial, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority.

“Lease” means, any lease of real or personal property in respect of which any Credit Party has a leasehold interest, as lessee.

“Lender” means Bank of Montreal and its successors and assigns.

“Letter of Credit” means any commercial or standby letter of credit or letter of guarantee issued by the Lender or an affiliate of the Lender at the request of a Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with Article 5.

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“Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit, executed by a Borrower in the form required by the Lender at the time such application is made.

“Letter of Credit Fee” means, in respect of any particular Letter of Credit, the rate per annum payable to the Lender on such date in respect of the face amount of such Letter of Credit as determined by the Lender on each applicable Issuance Date, calculated and payable quarterly in advance, unless otherwise determined by the Lender in its sole discretion.

“Lien” means any lien (whether statutory or otherwise), mortgage, pledge, deposit arrangement, preference, priority assignment, security interest, deed of trust, hypothecation, sequestration, deemed trust, charge or other encumbrance or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any agreement to give any of the foregoing, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any lease in the nature thereof, easement, right of way, or capitalized Lease, any option, trust or other preferential arrangement having the practical effect of any of the foregoing, and in the case of Equity Interest, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such Equity Interest.).

“Line Cap” means, at any given time, lesser of the Revolving Commitment and the Borrowing Base at such time.

“Loan” means any Advance under the Facility, including a Prime Rate Loan, a CORRA Loan, a Base Rate Loan, a US Prime Rate Loan or a SOFR Loan.

“Lockbox Agreement” means the lockbox and blocked account agreement dated August 29, 2013 between BMO Bank N.A., the US Borrower and the Lender, as amended, restated or replaced from time to time.

“Loss” means any loss whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, including expenses, costs, damages, judgments, penalties, awards, assessments, fines and any and all fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts and consultants.

“MasterCard Advance” is defined in Section 8.1.

“MasterCard Agreement” means, as of any particular date of determination, the Lender’s standard form documents relating to the operation of MasterCard accounts in effect at such time.

“MasterCard Limit” means $US100,000 or the Canadian Dollar Equivalent thereof.

“Material Adverse Change” means a change that results in, or would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

“Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, liabilities (actual or contingent), property or financial condition of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole; (b) a material adverse effect on the ability of the Credit Parties, taken as

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a whole, to perform their obligations under the Credit Documents; or (c) a material adverse effect on the rights and remedies of the Lender under the Credit Documents or the Lender’s ability to enforce its rights or remedies under this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

“Material Contract” means, with respect to any particular Person, any contract, licence or other agreement to which such Person is a party or by which it is bound that is material to such Person’s business, operations, properties, assets or prospects, having regard to the subject matter thereof or the potential consequences of a breach or termination thereof.

“Maturity Date” means, the earliest of (i) May 24, 2027, (ii) the date which is 90 days prior to the then current maturity date in respect of the FCC Debt, and (iii) the date on which the Facility is terminated earlier pursuant to this Agreement.

“Mortgage” means any deed of trust, trust deed, hypothec, charge or mortgage in respect of a freehold or leasehold interest in real property made, or required to be made, by any Credit Party in favour or for the benefit of the Lender, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender.

“Net Income” means, with respect to the Borrower Group (on a consolidated basis) for any period, net income of the Borrower Group for such period.

“Obligations” means all loans, advances, debts, liabilities and obligations for the performance of covenants, tasks or duties or for the payment of monetary amounts (whether or not performance is then required or contingent, or whether or not those amounts are liquidated or determinable) owing by the Borrowers to the Lender or any of its Affiliates, of any kind or nature, present or future, whether or not evidenced by any agreement or other instrument, owing under or in connection with any or all of the Credit Documents (including without limitation Bank Products), including all obligations owing by the Borrowers to the Lender under the Facility.

“Original Closing Date” means August 29, 2013.

“Original Currency” is defined in Section 16.7.

“Other Currency” is defined in Section 16.7.

“PACA” means the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) of 1930 – (P.L. 71-325 (June 10, 1930), as amended from time to time.

“PACA Priority Payables” means any amount due and payable by a Credit Party to a third party producer that is secured by a Lien or trust created pursuant to PACA, that encumbers any Eligible Receivables and that ranks, or is capable of ranking prior to or pari passu with any Lien on such Eligible Receivables granted in favour of the Lender.

“Periodic Term CORRA Determination Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Term CORRA”.

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“Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Term SOFR”.

“Permitted Collateral Location” is defined in Section 12.1(gg).

“Permitted Investment” means, on a minimum of 30 days prior written notice to the Lender, any direct or indirect Investment by any Borrower or any other Credit Party, in any Person, (regardless of the structure used in order to effect such Investment including without limitation by way of joint venture and whether or not by way of purchase, merger or otherwise, of some, all or substantially all of the assets, Equity Interests, or a business line or unit or division, of any Person) provided that:

(a) immediately prior to such Investment, and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom;

(b) all transactions in connection therewith shall be consummated, in all material respects, in accordance with all Applicable Laws and in conformity with all applicable Governmental Approvals and the consummation of such transaction shall not subject the Lender to any additional regulatory or other requirements;

(c) the Borrowers shall be in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in Section 13.3 both before such Investment, and on a pro forma basis (as evidenced pursuant to the Compliance Certificate described in paragraph (d) below) for the next Twelve Month Period after giving effect to such Investment, and shall demonstrate Excess Availability of at least 20% of the Revolving Commitment both before and after giving effect to such Investment;

(d) the Borrowers shall have delivered to the Lender at least thirty (30) days prior to such proposed Investment, a Compliance Certificate evidencing compliance with Section 13.3 as required under paragraph (c) above, together with all relevant financial information with respect to such Investment, including, without limitation, copies of any relevant documentation prepared in order to analyze and effect such proposed Investment (including without limitation any applicable letter of intent, joint venture agreement, shareholders agreement, corporate information memorandum or backgrounder/investment thesis), the aggregate consideration for such Investment and any other information required to demonstrate compliance with Section 13.3;

(e) any Investment made shall be in the same or related business or lines of business in which the Borrower, any Credit Party, any Subsidiary or any Permitted JV Entity is engaged as of the Original Closing Date (namely, agriculture, including produce, cannabis and hemp production and distribution and business related thereto);

(f) if applicable, the Investment shall have been approved by the board of directors or other governing body or controlling Person of the Person in whom the Investment is made or the Person from whom the Investment is made or acquired;

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(g) on or prior to the date of such Investment, the Lender shall have received copies of all material agreements related to the Investment, together with such other agreements and instruments, opinions, certificates, and lien search results in respect thereof as reasonably requested by the Lender;

(h) the aggregate consideration paid (including all assets contributed or to be contributed by a Credit Party, all loans made or to be made by a Credit Party in connection with an Investment and any cash consideration paid or to be paid by a Credit Party in order to acquire relevant Equity Interests in connection with the proposed Investment, but excluding any guarantees granted by a Credit Party in favour of the Lender) in respect of any particular Investment shall not exceed $25,000,000 (or the Exchange Equivalent in US Dollars); and

(i) no Investment shall result in any recourse to the Credit Parties and no Investment shall, without the prior written consent of the Lender, require or result in any one or more of the Credit Parties obtaining loans from, or providing guarantees in favour of (other than guarantees of the indebtedness of any of PSF, Hemp JV Co or any other Permitted JV Entity in favour of the Lender), or granting Liens in favour of, any other Person.

For greater certainty, the EBITDA of all Persons in respect of whom a Permitted Investment has been made (other than Permitted Investments in PSF, Rose LifeSciences, Balanced Health Botanicals, LLC and any other Permitted Investments created or acquired from January 1, 2023 until the Closing Date) shall be excluded from EBITDA for the purposes of calculating financial covenants under this Agreement unless otherwise approved by the Lender in writing.

“Permitted JV Entity” means a Person in respect of which or whom a Permitted Investment has been made.

“Permitted Liens” means, with respect to any property or asset of any Person:

(a) Liens created by the Security Documents;

(b) Liens for Taxes which are not delinquent or remain payable without penalty or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings commenced in a timely manner and diligently pursued and for which appropriate reserves have been taken in accordance with GAAP, provided that, the aggregate amount of all outstanding Taxes secured by such Liens do not at any time exceed $100,000 and there is no material risk, as determined by the Bank in its sole discretion, that enforcement proceedings in respect of any such Lien will result in the seizure or sale of any Collateral;

(c) carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, landlords’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s or other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business which are not delinquent for more than 90 days or remain payable without penalty or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided that the aggregate amount of all such Liens does not at any time exceed $100,000 and there

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is no material risk, as determined by the Bank in its sole discretion, that enforcement of any such Lien would result in the seizure or sale of any Collateral;

(d) Liens (other than any Lien imposed in respect of a Canadian Pension Plan) consisting of pledges or deposits required in the ordinary course of business in connection with workplace safety insurance, employment insurance and other social security legislation or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety, stay, customs and appeals bonds, bids, leases, governmental contracts, trade contracts, performance and return of money bonds and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money) or to secure liability to insurance carriers;

(e) Purchase Money Liens securing indebtedness not in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate;

(f) Liens arising solely in respect of indebtedness between Credit Parties provided that such indebtedness is assigned to the Lender and such Liens are subordinated to Liens arising under the Security Documents;

(g) permits, licenses, agreements, restrictions, easements, rights-of-way and other similar interests in land (including permits, licenses, agreements, restrictions, easements and rights-of-way for sidewalks, public ways, sewers, drains, gas steam and water mains, utilities, telephone and telegraph conduits, poles, wires and cables) which do not, in the reasonable opinion of the Lender, materially impair the use or the value of the real property and improvements thereon;

(h) title defects or irregularities in respect of real property, and reservations, limitations, provisos and conditions, if any, expressed in any original grants from the Crown, provided that in the opinion of the Lender, such matters do not materially impair or detract from the use or the value of the real property and improvements thereon or materially interfere with the business of the Credit Parties;

(i) Liens held by Landlords in respect of property held under Lease and any other Liens of a similar nature which do not, in the opinion of the Lender, materially impair the use of such property in the operation of the business of the Credit Parties or the value of such property for the purposes of such business;

(j) applicable municipal and other governmental restrictions affecting the use of real property or the nature of any structure which may be erected thereon, provided that in the reasonable opinion of the Lender, such matters do not materially impair or detract from the use or the value of the real property and improvements thereon or materially interfere with the business of the Credit Parties;

(k) the right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to terminate any lease, licence, franchise, grant or permit, or to require annual or other payments as a condition to the continuance thereof, provided that any such right does not, in the opinion of the Lender, materially impair the value thereof or materially interfere with the business of the Credit Parties;

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(l) the FCC Lien, subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement;

(m) Liens arising in respect of any PACA Priority Payables; and

(n) Liens disclosed in Exhibit “E” as of the Closing Date and any other Lien consented to in writing by the Lender,

provided that the use of the term “Permitted Liens” to describe the foregoing Liens shall mean that such Liens are permitted to exist (whether in priority to or subsequent in priority to the Liens created under the Security Documents, as determined by Applicable Law); and for greater certainty such Liens shall not be entitled to priority over the Liens created by the Security Documents by virtue of being described in this Agreement as “Permitted Liens”.

“Person” means any natural person, sole proprietorship, partnership, syndicate, trust, joint venture, Governmental Authority or any incorporated or unincorporated entity or association of any nature.

“PPSA” shall mean the Personal Property Security Act (British Columbia) or any other applicable Canadian federal or provincial statute pertaining to the granting, perfecting, priority or ranking of Liens on personal property, and any successor statutes, together with any regulations thereunder, in each case as in effect from time to time, and any reference to any particular section of the PPSA shall be construed to also refer to any successor section thereto.

“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum determined from time to time by the Lender as the Lender’s prime commercial lending rate for loans in Canadian Dollars in effect at its principal office in Toronto. Any change in the prime rate determined by the Lender shall take effect at the opening of business on the date of such determination.

“Prime Rate Loan” means a Loan in Canadian Dollars that bears interest at the Prime Rate.

“Prime Rate Margin” means at any time when the trailing twelve (12) month Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is: (a) equal to or less then 1.25:1.00, 1.00% per annum, and (b) greater than 1.25:1.00, 0.75% per annum.

“Principal Amount” means (a) with reference to any Loan, the principal amount thereof; (b) with reference to a Letter of Credit, the maximum amount payable or that may become payable to the beneficiary thereof; and (c) with reference to a Hedging Arrangement, the Deemed Hedge Exposure.

“Priority Payables” means, as at any particular time of determination, any amount due and payable at such time by a Credit Party that is secured by a Lien (whether choate or inchoate) or a statutory right in favour of a Governmental Authority, that encumbers any Collateral and that ranks, or is capable of ranking prior to or pari passu with any Lien on such Collateral granted in favour of the Lender, including without limitation, amounts due deducted or withheld, as applicable, and not yet paid, contributed or remitted, as applicable,

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by any Credit Party in respect of vacation pay, termination and severance pay, realty, municipal or similar Taxes, or pursuant to any legislation relating to workers’ compensation, employment insurance, the ITA, any Canadian Pension Plan, the Wage Earners Protection Act or any similar legislation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, only 50% of all PACA Priority Payables shall be included in the calculation of Priority Payables, provided, however, that the Lender may in its sole discretion revoke such 50% limit (or change the percentage amount of such limit) of all PACA Priority Payables by notice to the Borrowers.

“PSF” means Pure Sunfarms Corp., a corporation formed and existing under the laws of British Columbia, and its successors and assigns.

“Purchase Money Lien” means any Lien on specific fixed assets (including Capital Leases but, for greater certainty, excluding real property) granted by such Credit Party to secure payment of the purchase price thereof, and all extensions, renewals or replacements of such loan, provided that the obligations secured thereby do not at any time exceed 100% of the lesser of the cost or fair market value of such fixed assets of a Credit Party and, with respect to any extension, renewal or replacement of such Lien, the obligations secured thereby are not increased.

“Real Property Interest” means, at any particular time of determination, any interest (whether fee, leasehold or otherwise) in real property owned at such time by any Credit Party.

“Receivables” means all “accounts”, as such term is defined in the PPSA, now or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party and includes all accounts, contract rights, instruments, and chattel paper relating to accounts, drafts and acceptances of such Credit Party, and all other obligations owing to any other Credit Party arising out of or in connection with the sale or lease of Inventory, the performance of services or otherwise, all guarantees and other security therefor, whether secured or unsecured, now existing or hereafter created, and whether or not specifically sold or assigned to the Lender hereunder or in connection herewith.

“Release” means a discharging, spraying, injection, abandonment, depositing, spilling, leaking, seeping, pouring, emitting, emptying, throwing, dumping, placing, pumping, escaping, leaching, migrating, dispensing, dispersal, disposing, and exhausting, and when used as a noun has a correlative meaning.

“Relevant Governmental Body” means (a) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Canadian Dollars, the Bank of Canada, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Bank of Canada, or any successor thereto and (b) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of US Dollars, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.

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“Reserves” means reserves established by the Lender in the Lender’s sole discretion from time to time in accordance with Section 2.6 that limit the Excess Availability under the Facility or the Value of Eligible Receivables, including without limitation rent reserves, reserves in respect of Bank Products, reserves in respect of suppliers that the Lender has identified would be likely to exercise unpaid seller’s thirty (30) day goods rights to repossess goods or revendication rights, reserves in respect of dilution in excess of the percentage assumed by the Lender for the purpose of establishing the advance rates used to calculate the Borrowing Base, warehousemen’s and bailees’ charges reserves established from time to time by the Lender in its sole discretion in respect of Priority Payables and with respect to amounts that the Lender believes may be required to be paid in connection with the preservation, protection, collection or realization of Collateral, or in connection with any obligation of any Credit Party set forth in any Credit Document.

“Revolving Commitment” means the commitment of the Lender to make Loans and to issue Letters of Credit under the Facility, up to an aggregate outstanding Principal Amount not exceeding $10,000,000, inclusive of the Aggregate Deemed Hedge Exposure under all outstanding Hedging Arrangements.

“Rollover” means the extension of any existing SOFR Loan, CORRA Loan or Letter of Credit for an additional Interest Period or Contract Period, as applicable.

“Rollover Date” means the date on which a Rollover occurs.

“Schedules” means the schedules to this Agreement, which are listed in Section 1.11.

“Securities” means any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of a corporation, any and all equivalent ownership interests in a Person (other than a corporation), including, without limitation, partnership interests and membership interests, and any and all warrants, rights or options to purchase or other arrangements or rights to acquire any of the foregoing.

“Security Documents” means all security agreements and other documents held by the Lender from time to time which secure or are intended to secure, directly or indirectly, repayment of the Obligations, and the security interests, assignments and Liens constituted thereby.

“SOFR” means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the Relevant Governmental Body.

“SOFR Loan” means a Loan that bears in US Dollars interest at a rate based on Adjusted Term SOFR.

“SOFR Margin” means at any time when the trailing twelve (12) month Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is: (a) equal to or less then 1.25:1.00, 2.50% per annum, and (b) greater than 1.25:1.00, 2.25% per annum.

“Solvent” means:

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(a) with respect to a Canadian Credit Party that, as of the particular date of determination, (i) the aggregate property of such Credit Party is sufficient, if disposed of at a fairly conducted sale under legal process, to enable payment of all its obligations, due and accruing due; (ii) the aggregate property of such Credit Party is, at a fair valuation, sufficient to enable payment of all its obligations, due and accruing due; (iii) such Credit Party is able to meet its obligations as they generally become due; and (iv) such Credit Party has not ceased paying its current obligations in the ordinary course of business as they generally become due;

(b) with respect to any US Credit Party that, as of the date of determination, (i) the sum of such Credit Party’s debt (including contingent liabilities) does not exceed the fair market value of such Credit Party’s assets; (ii) such Credit Party’s capital is not unreasonably small in relation to its business as contemplated on the Closing Date and reflected in the projections and Business Plan delivered to the Lender prior to the Closing Date or with respect to any transaction contemplated or undertaken after the Closing Date; (iii) such Credit Party has not incurred and does not intend to incur, and does not believe (nor should it reasonably believe) that it will incur, debts beyond its ability to pay as they become due (whether at maturity or otherwise); and (iv) such Credit Party is “solvent” within the meaning given that term and similar terms under Applicable Laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances; and

(c) with respect to any other Credit Party that, as of the particular date of determination, such Credit Party is “solvent” under Applicable Law;

and for purposes of this definition, the amount of any Contingent Obligation at such time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

“Subordinated Debt” means Debt owing by any Credit Party in respect of which the creditor of such Debt has agreed to postpone payment of all principal and interest thereon to payment and satisfaction in full of the Obligations and such creditor has subordinated any security taken in respect of such Debt to the Lien of the Lender, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender in its sole discretion.

“Subsidiary” of any particular Person means any other Person in respect of which such Person and/or any one of its Affiliates holds, directly or indirectly, other than by way of security only, Securities or other Equity Interests to which are attached more than 50% of the votes that may be cast (or, through operation of law or otherwise, has the ability to elect or cause the election of a majority of the directors, members, or individuals holding similar positions, or having similar powers, to the board of directors, or other governing body of such other Person or otherwise control its activities.

“Tax” and “Taxes” include, at any time, all taxes, surtaxes, duties, levies, imposts, rates, fees, assessments, withholdings, dues and other charges of any nature imposed by any Governmental Authority (including income, capital (including large corporations),

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withholding, consumption, sales, use, transfer, goods and services or other value-added, excise, customs, anti-dumping, countervail, net worth, stamp, registration, franchise, payroll, employment, health, education, business, school, property, local improvement, development, education development and occupation taxes, together with all fines, interest, penalties on or in respect of, or in lieu of or for non-collection of, those taxes, surtaxes, duties, levies, imposts, rates, fees, assessments, withholdings, dues and other charges.

“Term CORRA” means, for any calculation with respect to a CORRA Loan, the Term CORRA Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term CORRA Determination Day”) that is two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term CORRA Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 1:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on any Periodic Term CORRA Determination Day the Term CORRA Reference Rate for the Available Tenor has not been published by the Term CORRA Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term CORRA Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term CORRA will be the Term CORRA Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term CORRA Administrator on the first preceding Business Day for which such Term CORRA Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term CORRA Administrator so long as such first preceding Business Day is not more than three (3) Business Days prior to such Periodic Term CORRA Determination Day and, if such Business Day is more than three (3) Business Days prior to such Periodic Term CORRA Determination Date, then Term CORRA shall be as determined by the Lender acting reasonably.

“Term CORRA Adjustment” means a percentage equal to: (a) for an interest period of one month, 0.29547%, and (b) for an interest period of three months, 0.32138%.

“Term CORRA Administrator” means Candeal Benchmark Administration Services Inc., TSX Inc., or any successor administrator.

“Term CORRA Reference Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on CORRA.

“Term SOFR” means, for any calculation with respect to a SOFR Loan, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period on the day (such day, the “Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day”) that is two (2) US Government Securities Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding US Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding US Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) US Government Securities Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day.

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“Term SOFR Adjustment” means a percentage equal to: (a) for an interest period of one month, 0.10%, (b) for an interest period of three months, 0.15%; and (c) for an interest period of six months, 0.25%.

“Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Lender in its reasonable discretion).

“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.

“Twelve Month Period” means the period of twelve (12) calendar months ending on or immediately prior to such date of determination.

“Type of Advance” means any type of Accommodation, determined by reference to the interest rate applicable thereto.

“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

“Unaudited Financial Statements” means in respect of any month, the unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower Group (prepared for greater certainty in respect of VFI and all of its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis at the last day of such month and the related unaudited consolidated and consolidating income statements, cash flow statements and changes in shareholders’ equity for such month, as applicable, and the accompanying notes thereto, all prepared in accordance with GAAP and setting forth in each case, in comparative form, figures for the corresponding period for the preceding month, as applicable, all in reasonable detail and fairly presenting in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations of the Borrower Group as at the date thereof and for the month then ended.

“US Benefit Plan” means, with respect to any US Credit Party, any “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA (other than a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) which is sponsored, maintained or contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by such Credit Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates for the benefit of current or former U.S. employees of such Credit Party or any of its ERISA Affiliates.

“US Borrower” means Village Farms, L.P., a limited partnership formed and existing under the laws of Delaware, and its successors and permitted assigns.

“US Credit Party” means any Credit Party organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America or any state or subdivision thereof.

“US Dollars” and the symbol “US$” each means lawful money of the United States of America.

“US Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association

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recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.

“US Pension Plan” means a US Benefit Plan that is a “pension plan”, as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, which is subject to Title IV of ERISA (other than a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA), and to which an Credit Party, or any corporation, trade or business that is, along with any other Person, a member of a Controlled Group, may reasonably be expected to have liability, including any liability by reason of having been a substantial employer within the meaning of Section 4063 of ERISA at any time during the preceding five years, or by reason of being deemed to be a contributing sponsor under Section 4069 of ERISA.

“US Prime Rate Margin” at any time when the trailing twelve (12) month Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is: (a) equal to or less then 1.25:1.00, 1.00% per annum, and (b) greater than 1.25:1.00, 0.75% per annum.

“US Prime Rate Loan” means a Loan in US Dollars made by the Chicago Branch that bears interest at a rate based upon the US Prime Rate.

“US Prime Rate” means a fluctuating rate of interest per annum, expressed on the basis of a year of 360 days, as applicable, which is equal at all times to the greater of (a) the reference rate of interest (however designated) of the Chicago Branch for determining interest chargeable by it on United States Dollar commercial loans in the United States and (b) the sum of (i) the Federal Funds Rate and (ii) 100 Basis Points per annum. Any change in the US Prime Rate shall be effective on the date the change becomes effective generally.

“Value” means, as at any particular date of determination: (a) with respect to Receivables, the face amount thereof, exclusive of all sales, excise and similar taxes; and (b) with respect to Purchase Money Liens, the lesser of cost and fair market value, determined in accordance with GAAP.

“VFI” means Village Farms International, Inc. a corporation formed and existing under the federal laws of Canada, and its successors and permitted assigns.

“VLP” means Village Farms L.P., a limited partnership formed and existing under the laws of Delaware, and its successors and permitted assigns.

“written” or “in writing” includes printing, typewriting, or any electronic means of communication capable of being legibly reproduced at the point of reception.

Section 1.2 Business Day

Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, if any payment or calculation is to be made pursuant to this Agreement, or any other action is to be taken pursuant to this Agreement, on or as of a day which is not a Business Day, such payment, calculation or other action, as applicable will be made or taken, as applicable, on or as of the next day that is a Business Day unless the Business Day next following the day is in the next following month, in which event the payment, calculation

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or action shall be made or taken, as applicable, on or as of the immediately preceding Business Day.

Section 1.3 Accounting Principles and Calculations

Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any accounting term used in this Agreement shall have the meaning customarily given such term in accordance with GAAP, and all financial computations hereunder shall be computed in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. That certain items or computations are explicitly modified by the phrase “in accordance with GAAP” shall in no way be construed to limit the foregoing. If there occurs after the Original Closing Date any change in GAAP from that used in the preparation of the financial statements referred to in Section 13.1(5) or if, after the Original Closing Date the Borrowers and its Subsidiaries (if any) adopt any other accounting principles for use in the preparation of their financial statements (such changes in GAAP and such adoption being referred to herein as “Accounting Changes”) that affects in any respect the calculation of any covenants contained in this Agreement (including those in Section 13.3), the Lender and the Borrowers shall negotiate in good faith amendments to the provisions of this Agreement that relate to the calculation of such covenants with the intent of having the respective positions of the Lender and the Borrowers after such Accounting Changes conform as nearly as possible to their respective positions as of the date of this Agreement and, until any such amendments have been agreed upon by the Lender and the Borrower, or if no such changes are mutually agreed upon, the covenants in this Agreement (including those in Section 13.3) shall be calculated as if no Accounting Changes have occurred and all financial statements of the Borrowers and their Subsidiaries (if any) shall be prepared and delivered in accordance with GAAP.

Section 1.4 Conflict

Except as otherwise provided in Article 5 with respect to Letters of Credit, in Article 7 with respect to Hedging Arrangements or Article 8 with respect to MasterCard Advances, if there is a conflict or inconsistency between any provision of this Agreement and any provision of another Credit Document contemplated by or delivered under or in connection with this Agreement, the relevant provision of this Agreement shall prevail. For greater certainty, notwithstanding events of default set forth in such other Credit Documents, the events of default contained in such other Credit Documents will only be applicable to the extent that the relevant representation, warranty and/or covenant relating specifically to the property secured, charged or hypothecated by such other Credit Document is not addressed in the Credit Agreement.

Section 1.5 Currency

Unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts stated herein refer to Canadian Dollars. For greater certainty the Borrowers may satisfy any of their reporting obligations hereunder using figures in Canadian or US Dollars, at each Borrower’s option.

Section 1.6 Time of Essence

Time shall be of the essence in all provisions of this Agreement.

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Section 1.7 Headings and Table of Contents

The division of this Agreement into sections, the insertion of headings and the provision of a table of contents are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 1.8 General Interpretation

Unless otherwise specified, words importing the singular include the plural and vice versa and words importing gender include all genders. Unless otherwise specified, references in this Agreement to Sections, Schedules and exhibits are to sections of, and schedules and exhibits to, this Agreement. Unless otherwise specified, each reference to an enactment of legislation is deemed to be a reference to that enactment of legislation, and to the regulations made under that enactment, as amended or re-enacted from time to time. Unless otherwise specified, references to time of day or date mean the local time or date in the City of Vancouver, British Columbia. “Including” means “including without limitation” and the term “including” shall not be construed to limit any general statement that precedes such term to the specific or similar items or matters immediately following it.

Section 1.9 Computation of Time Periods

In this Agreement and any other Credit Document, except where expressly otherwise provided, in the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including” and the words “to” and “until” mean “to but excluding”.

Section 1.10 Severability

If any provision of this Agreement is or becomes illegal, invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such provision shall be deemed to be severable and the illegality, invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the legality, validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement or the legality, validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction in which such provision is not illegal, invalid or unenforceable.

Section 1.11 Schedules and Exhibits

The following Schedules and Exhibits are attached to and form part of this Agreement:

Schedule Description
Schedule 12.1(d) Business and Operations
Schedule 12.1(e) Approvals
Schedule 12.1(j) Litigation
Schedule 12.1(l) Taxes
Schedule 12.1(m) Equity Interests
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Schedule 12.1(s) Intellectual Property
Schedule 12.1(t) Real Property and Locations of Collateral
Schedule 12.1(u) Environmental Matters
Schedule 12.1(w) Material Contracts and Licences
Schedule 12.1(x) Existing Debt
Schedule 12.1(hh) Deposit Accounts
Schedule 12.1(ii) Permitted Investments
Schedule 13.1(4) Insurance
Exhibit Description
Exhibit “A” Borrowing Base Certificate
Exhibit “B” Compliance Certificate
Exhibit “C” Drawdown Notice
Exhibit “D” Rollover/Conversion Notice
Exhibit “E” Permitted Liens

Article 2 CREDIT FACILITY

Section 2.1 Facility

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Lender hereby agrees to make available to the Borrowers a revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) in a maximum Principal Amount, including pursuant to the MasterCard Limit, the Hedging Arrangements and the Letters of Credit, not exceeding the Revolving Commitment.

Section 2.2 Advances

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement the Borrowers may borrow, repay and reborrow under the Facility provided that the Accommodations Outstandings do not at any time exceed the Line Cap at such time.

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Section 2.3 Availments

The Borrowers may avail themselves of the Facility at any time and from time to time prior to the Maturity Date, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Lender agrees to make Accommodations available to (a) the Canadian Borrower under the Facility by way of Prime Rate Loans, Base Rate Loans, CORRA Loans, SOFR Loans, Letters of Credit, Hedging Arrangements and MasterCard Advances, and (b) to the US Borrower under the Facility by way of Letters of Credit, US Prime Rate Loans and MasterCard Advances. For greater certainty, all Advances to the US Borrower shall be made by the Chicago Branch. The Borrowers have the option of allocating any portion of the Facility to the US Borrower in US Dollars and to change such allocation on a quarterly basis at the end of each fiscal quarter upon providing the Lender with ten (10) Business Days prior written notice of such allocation. As of the Closing Date, the current allocation of the Facility to the US Borrower and BMO Chicago is US$1,574,889.

Section 2.4 Purpose of Advances

The Borrowers shall use the proceeds of all Advances hereunder for such legal and proper purposes as are consistent with all Applicable Laws and with the terms of this Agreement; and without limiting the foregoing, the Borrowers shall use the proceeds of any particular Advance as follows:

(a) the proceeds of all Advances under the Facility (other than Advances pursuant to Hedging Arrangements) shall be used solely to provide for the ongoing general corporate and working capital purposes of the Borrowers and the other Credit Parties; and

(b) the proceeds of all Advances pursuant to Hedging Arrangements shall be used solely to assist in foreign exchange risk management by the Canadian Borrower in the normal course of its operations.

Section 2.5 Borrowing Procedures

(1) Drawdown Notice. Each Advance (other than an Advance pursuant to a Hedging Agreement or a MasterCard Advance) shall be made upon the relevant Borrower’s irrevocable written notice, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit “C” (a “Drawdown Notice”), delivered to the Lender at or before the applicable time specified below for such Type of Advance:

Type of Advance Notice
Prime Rate Loans Before 11:00 a.m. on the applicable Drawdown Date.
Base Rate Loans Before 11:00 a.m. on the applicable Drawdown Date.
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Type of Advance Notice
US Prime Rate Loans Before 11:00 a.m. on the applicable Drawdown Date.
CORRA Loans Before 11:00 a.m. three Business Days prior to the requested Drawdown Date.
SOFR Loans Before 11:00 a.m. three US Government Securities Business Days prior to the requested Drawdown Date.
Letters of Credit Before 11:00 a.m. three Business Days prior to the requested Issuance Date.

Each Drawdown Notice must specify the Borrower’s requested Type of Advance, Drawdown Date (which must be a Business Day), Principal Amount and the Contract Period or Interest Period, if applicable.

(2) Drawdown Notice Irrevocable. Any Drawdown Notice made pursuant to Section 2.5(1) shall be irrevocable and the applicable Borrower shall be bound to borrow the funds requested therein in accordance therewith. The crediting of the applicable Advance to the applicable Borrower in the Lender’s records conclusively establishes, in the absence of manifest error, such Borrower’s obligation to repay such Advance as provided herein.

(3) No Liability. The Lender shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability to the Borrowers as a result of acting upon, any Drawdown Notice. The Lender shall not be responsible for any error or omission in any Drawdown Notice or in the performance thereof and the Borrowers shall indemnify the Lender for any Loss or expense suffered or incurred by the Lender as a consequence of the Lender acting upon instructions given in any such Drawdown Notice by any Borrower.

(4) Limits on Advances. Notwithstanding any other term of this Agreement, the Borrowers shall not request an Advance under the Facility, and the Lender shall not be obligated to make an Advance under the Facility, if:

(a) the amount of such proposed Advance exceeds the Excess Availability under the Facility at such time;

(b) such Advance would have a maturity date, Contract Period or Interest Period, as applicable, that extends beyond the Maturity Date of the Facility;

(c) Section 3.5 would be applicable to such Advance;

(d) such Advance is a CORRA Loan and after making such Advance, more than three (3) different Interest Periods would be in effect for outstanding CORRA Loans; or

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(e) such Advance is a SOFR Loan and after making such Advance, more than three (3) different Interest Periods would be in effect for outstanding SOFR Loans.

(5) Determination of Rates and Fees. Each determination by the Lender of any applicable rate or fee shall, in the absence of manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding on the Borrowers.

Section 2.6 Reserves

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Lender shall have the right at any time and from time to time to establish Reserves, and to adjust the amount of any existing Reserve, against the amount of Loan which the Borrowers may otherwise request hereunder, in such amounts and with respect to such matters as the Lender shall deem necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation, (i) Reserves in respect of dilution and Reserves in respect of amounts owing by any Credit Party to holders of Liens that may have priority over the Liens of the Lender (regardless of whether such third party Liens are Permitted Liens) and (ii) Reserves in respect of any accounts payable that are more than thirty (30) days past the date on which payment thereof is due. The amount of all Reserves established by the Lender shall be subtracted from the Borrowing Base when calculating the Excess Availability in respect of the Facility. In addition, the Lender may from time to time reduce the percentages applicable to Eligible Accounts as they relate to the Borrowing Base, to the extent determined necessary or appropriate by the Lender.

Section 2.7 Bank Products

The Borrowers may request and the Lender may, in its sole and absolute discretion, arrange for the Borrowers to obtain, Bank Products. If Bank Products are provided by an Affiliate of the Lender, the Borrowers hereby indemnify and hold the Lender harmless from all costs and obligations now or hereafter incurred by the Lender which arise from any indemnity given by the Lender to such Affiliate related to such Bank Products. This indemnity obligation shall survive payment of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement. The Borrowers acknowledge and agree that the obtaining of Bank Products from the Lender or any of its Affiliates is subject to all rules and regulations of the Lender or such Affiliate that are applicable to such Bank Products.

Section 2.8 Conversion of Loans

Subject to this Agreement, the Canadian Borrower may, during the term of this Agreement, effective on any Business Day, convert, in whole or in part, any outstanding Advance (other than Advances by way of Letter of Credit, Hedging Arrangement or MasterCard Advance) under the Facility into another Type of Advance permitted under the Facility (other than an Advance by way of Letter of Credit, Hedging Arrangement or MasterCard Advance) upon the Canadian Borrower’s irrevocable written notice, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit “D” (a “Rollover/Conversion Notice”), delivered to the Lender at or before the applicable time specified in Section 2.5(1) for the Type of Advance into which the outstanding Advance is to be converted, subject to the following conditions:

(a) notwithstanding any other term in this Agreement, no Advance denominated in Canadian Dollars may be converted into an Advance denominated in US Dollars

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and no Advance denominated in US Dollars may be converted into an Advance denominated in Canadian Dollars;

(b) each Conversion shall be for minimum aggregate amounts and whole multiples in excess thereof as are specified in respect of that Type of Advance in this Agreement, as applicable;

(c) a SOFR Loan may only be converted on the last day of the relevant Interest Period;

(d) a CORRA Loan may only be converted on the last day of the relevant Interest Period;

(e) a Conversion into a SOFR Loan or a CORRA Loan shall only be made to the extent that the conditions outlined in Section 3.4 do not exist in respect of such SOFR Loan or such CORRA Loan, as the case may be, on the relevant Conversion Date; and

(f) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the relevant Conversion Date or shall result after giving effect to the Conversion to be made on such Conversion Date.

Section 2.9 Conversion and Rollover Not Repayment

No Conversion or Rollover shall constitute a repayment of any Advance or a new Advance.

Section 2.10 Deposit of Proceeds of Advances

The Lender shall credit to the Canadian Borrower’s Account or the US Borrower’s Account, as applicable, on the applicable Drawdown Date the proceeds of each Advance made by way of Prime Rate Loan, CORRA Loan, Base Rate Loan, US Prime Rate Loan or SOFR Loan.

Section 2.11 Evidence of Obligations

The Lender shall open and maintain at its Branch of Account, accounts and records evidencing the Obligations of the Borrowers under this Agreement and all Advances and repayments made hereunder, which shall constitute conclusive evidence thereof in the absence of manifest error provided, however, that the obligations of the Borrowers and the other Credit Parties to make payment under and in connection with this Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall not be affected by any failure of the Lender to make or maintain any such account or record. The Lender may, but shall not be obligated to, require the Borrowers to execute and deliver to the Lender promissory notes from time to time as additional evidence of the Obligations.

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Article 3 INTEREST, FEES AND EXPENSES

Section 3.1 Interest on Loans

(1) The Borrowers shall pay to the Lender interest calculated and payable in accordance with this Article 3, both before and after maturity, default and judgment on the unpaid Principal Amount of each Loan made hereunder from the date of the Advance until the Principal Amount of such loan is repaid in full, at the following rates per annum:

(a) with respect to each Prime Rate Loan, at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate plus the Prime Rate Margin;

(b) with respect to each CORRA Loan, at the rate per annum equal, at all times during each Interest Period for such CORRA Loan, to the sum of Adjusted Term CORRA for such Interest Period plus the CORRA Margin;

(c) with respect to each Base Rate Loan, at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Base Rate Margin;

(d) with respect to each US Prime Rate Loan, at a rate per annum equal to the US Prime Rate plus the US Prime Rate Margin; and

(e) with respect to each SOFR Loan, at a rate per annum equal, at all times during each Interest Period for such SOFR Loan, to the sum of Adjusted Term SOFR for such Interest Period SOFR Margin.

(2) Each change in the Prime Rate, Base Rate or US Prime Rate announced by the Lender shall result in a corresponding change in the rate of interest payable hereunder for Prime Rate Loans, Base Rate Loans or US Prime Rate Loans, as applicable.

(3) Each change in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be effective with respect to all Accommodations on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date that the financial statements and certificates required by Section 13.1(5) are required to be delivered to Lender, based upon the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter included in such financial statements so delivered, and shall remain in effect until the date immediately preceding the next required date of delivery of such financial statements and certificates indicating another such change. Notwithstanding the foregoing:

(a) in the case of CORRA Loans, a change in the CORRA Margin as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter will apply on the maturity date of the Interest Period in respect of such CORRA Loan;

(b) in the case of SOFR Loans, a change in the SOFR Margin as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter will apply on the maturity date of the Interest Period in respect of such SOFR Loan; and

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(c) if Borrower fails to deliver any of the financial statements and certificates as required in accordance with Section 13.1(5), the Applicable Margin shall be deemed to be the rate applicable in paragraph (a) in each of the definitions of Prime Rate Margin, Base Rate Margin, US Prime Rate Margin, CORRA Margin and SOFR Margin, as applicable, from the date that such financial statements and certificates were due, until such financial statements and certificates are delivered.

(4) If any Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing, and the Lender in its discretion so elects, then, while any such Default or Event of Default is continuing, all of the Obligations shall bear interest at the Default Rate applicable thereto.

Section 3.2 Overdue Amounts

(1) The Borrowers shall pay to the Lender interest as prescribed in this Agreement both before and after demand, default and judgment. Interest on any overdue amounts hereunder or in connection herewith is payable upon demand by the Lender (a) for overdue amounts in Canadian Dollars, at the Prime Rate plus the Applicable Margin plus 2.00% per annum, (b) for overdue amounts in US Dollars owing by the Canadian Borrower at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin plus 2.00% per annum, and (c) for overdue amounts in US Dollars owing by the US Borrower (including in respect of any overdue amounts required to indemnify the Lender in respect of a drawing made under a Letter of Credit issued at the request of the US Borrower), at the US Prime Rate plus the Applicable Margin plus 2.00% per annum in each case calculated on a daily basis on the actual number of days elapsed in a 365 or 366 day year, as applicable, computed from the date the amount becomes due until such overdue amount is paid in full, and shall be compounded on the last Business Day of each month ending during such period of arrears. Without duplication, the Borrowers shall pay interest on any Excess Amount, upon demand by the Lender (a) for Excess Amounts in Canadian Dollars, at the Prime Rate plus the Applicable Margin plus 2.00% per annum, and (b) for Excess Amounts in US Dollars, at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin plus 2.00% per annum, in each case calculated on a daily basis on the actual number of days elapsed in a 360, 365 or 366 day year, as applicable, computed from the date on which such Excess Amount arises to, but excluding, the date on which such Excess Amount is repaid and shall be compounded on the last Business Day of each month ending during such period of arrears.

Section 3.3 Confirmation of Certain Rates

(1) The Lender shall, prior to 11:00 a.m. (Vancouver time) on the third Business Day immediately preceding the commencement of each Interest Period in respect of a CORRA Loan, including the first such Interest Period, endeavour to inform the Canadian Borrower of the prevailing CORRA for the relevant Interest Period, provided that the Lender shall not incur any liability for its failure to so inform the Canadian Borrower.

(2) The Lender shall, prior to 11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on the third Business Day immediately preceding the commencement of each Interest Period in respect of a SOFR Loan, including the first such Interest Period, endeavour to inform the Canadian Borrower of the prevailing

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SOFR for the relevant Interest Period, provided that the Lender shall not incur any liability for its failure to so inform the Canadian Borrower.

Section 3.4 Rates

The Lender does not warrant or accept responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (a) the continuation of, administration of, submission of, calculation of or any other matter related to the Prime Rate, Base Rate, US Prime Rate, the Term CORRA Reference Rate, Adjusted Term CORRA, Term CORRA, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR or Term SOFR or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate thereto (including any Benchmark Replacement), including whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, or have the same volume or liquidity as, the Prime Rate, Base Rate, US Prime Rate, the Term CORRA Reference Rate, Adjusted Term CORRA, Term CORRA, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR, Term SOFR or any other Benchmark prior to its discontinuance or unavailability, or (b) the effect, implementation or composition of any Conforming Changes. The Lender and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of the Prime Rate, Base Rate, US Prime Rate, the Term CORRA Reference Rate, Adjusted Term CORRA, Term CORRA, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR, Term SOFR, any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrowers. The Lender may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain the Prime Rate, Base Rate, US Prime Rate, the Term CORRA Reference Rate, Adjusted Term CORRA, Term CORRA, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR, Term SOFR or any other Benchmark, or any component definition thereof or rates referred to in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrowers or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.

Daily Compounded CORRA and  Daily Simple SOFR are included herein solely as alternative Benchmarks when the Term CORRA Reference Rate or Term SOFR Reference Rate is unavailable. So long as the Term CORRA Reference Rate is available as a Benchmark, no Loan shall be made hereunder that accrues interest based on Daily Compounded CORRA and so long as the Term SOFR Reference Rate is available as a Benchmark, no Loan shall be made hereunder that accrues interest based on  Daily Simple SOFR.

Section 3.5 Inability to Determine Rates

(1) Subject to Section 3.7, if, on or prior to the first day of any Interest Period for any CORRA Loan or SOFR Loan, as applicable: (i) the Lender determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that “Adjusted Term CORRA” or “Adjusted Term SOFR”, as applicable, cannot be determined pursuant to the definition thereof, for reasons other than a Benchmark Transition Event, or (ii) the Lender determines that for any reason in connection with any request for a CORRA Loan or SOFR Loan, as

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applicable, or a conversion thereto or a continuation thereof that Adjusted Term CORRA or Adjusted Term SOFR, as applicable, for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed CORRA Loan or SOFR Loan, as applicable, does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lender of making and maintaining such Loan, the Lender will promptly so notify the Borrowers.

(2) Upon delivery of such notice by the Lender to the Borrowers under Section 3.5(1), any obligation of the Lender to make CORRA Loans or SOFR Loans, as applicable, and any right of the Borrowers to continue CORRA Loans or SOFR Loans, as applicable, or to convert Prime Rate Loans to CORRA Loans or Base Rate Loans or US Prime Rate Loans to SOFR Loans, as applicable, shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected CORRA Loans or SOFR Loans, as applicable, or affected Interest Periods) until the Lender revokes such notice.

(3) Upon receipt of such notice by the Lender to the Borrowers under Section 3.5(1), (i)(x) the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a borrowing of, Conversion to or continuation of CORRA Loans or SOFR Loans, as applicable (to the extent of the affected CORRA Loans or SOFR Loans, as applicable, or affected Interest Periods); (y) in respect of CORRA Loans, the applicable Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for an Advance of or Conversion to Prime Rate Loans, in the amount specified therein; and (z) in respect of SOFR Loans, the Canadian Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for an Advance of or Conversion to Base Rate Loans and the US Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for an Advance of or Conversion to US Prime Rate Loans, as the case may be, in the amount specified therein; and (ii) (x) in respect of CORRA Loans, any outstanding affected CORRA Loans will be deemed to have been converted, at the end of the applicable Interest Period, into Prime Rate Loans; and (y) in respect of SOFR Loans, any outstanding affected SOFR Loans made to the Canadian Borrower will be deemed to have been converted, at the end of the applicable Interest Period, into Base Rate Loans and any outstanding affected SOFR Loans made to the US Borrower will be deemed to have been converted, at the end of the applicable Interest Period, into US Prime Rate Loans. Upon any such conversions, the Borrowers shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.16.

Section 3.6 Payment of Interest

(1) Accrued interest in relation to each CORRA Loan and each SOFR Loan shall be payable in arrears on the earlier of the last day of the relevant Interest Period. Accrued interest in relation to each Prime Rate Loan, each Base Rate Loan and each US Prime Rate Loan shall be payable monthly in arrears on the first Business Day of the following month.

(2) Interest on each Loan hereunder on which interest is payable shall accrue from day to day from the first day of an Interest Period, Contract Period or the Drawdown Date, as the case may be, to the last day of the Interest Period, Contract Period or Drawdown Date, as the case may be, and shall be calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed divided by, in the case of a SOFR Loan and a US Prime Rate Loan, 360, and, in the case

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of each Prime Rate Loan, CORRA Loan and Base Rate Loan, the actual number of days in the relevant calendar year, whether 365 or 366, as the case may be.

(3) For the purposes of the Interest Act (Canada), whenever any interest or fee under this Agreement is calculated using a rate based on a period other than a calendar year, such rate determined pursuant to such calculation, when expressed as an annual rate, is equivalent to such rate as determined multiplied by the actual number of days in the calendar year in which the period for which such interest or fee is payable (or compounded) ends and divided by the number of days comprising such other period.

(4) The Lender’s certificate as to each amount and/or each rate of interest payable hereunder shall, in the absence of error which the Borrowers can demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Lender, be conclusive evidence of such amount and/or rate.

(5) If any provision of this Agreement or any other Credit Document would obligate any Borrower or a Credit Party to make any payment of interest or other amount payable to the Lender in an amount or calculated at a rate which would be prohibited by law or would result in a receipt by the Lender of interest at a criminal rate (as construed under the Criminal Code (Canada)), then notwithstanding that provision, that amount or rate shall be deemed to have been adjusted with retroactive effect to the maximum amount or rate of interest, as the case may be, as would not be so prohibited by law or result in a receipt by the Lender of interest at a criminal rate, the adjustment to be effected, to the extent necessary, as follows:

(a) first, by reducing the amount or rate of interest required to be paid to the Lender under this Article 3; and

(b) thereafter, by reducing any fees, commissions, premiums and other amounts required to be paid to the Lender which would constitute interest for purposes of the Criminal Code (Canada);

provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, and after giving effect to all adjustments contemplated thereby, if the Lender receives an amount in excess of the maximum permitted by the Criminal Code (Canada), then the applicable Borrower shall be entitled, by notice in writing to the Lender, to obtain reimbursement from the Lender in an amount equal to the excess, and pending reimbursement, the amount of the excess shall be deemed to be an amount payable by the Lender to the Borrower.

(6) Any amount or rate of interest referred to in this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with generally accepted actuarial practices and principles as an effective annual rate of interest over the term that any Advance remains outstanding on the assumption that any charges, fees or expenses that fall within the meaning of “interest” (as defined in the Criminal Code (Canada)) shall, if they relate to a specific period of time, be pro-rated over that period of time and otherwise be pro-rated over the period from the earlier of the date of advance and the Original Closing Date to the relevant Maturity Date and, in the event of a dispute, a certificate of a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries appointed by the Lender shall be conclusive for the purposes of that determination.

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Section 3.7 Benchmark Replacement Setting

(1) Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with paragraphs (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Credit Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Credit Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with paragraph (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Credit Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided by the Lender to the Borrowers without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Credit Document. If the Benchmark Replacement is based upon Daily Compounded CORRA or Daily Simple SOFR, all interest payments will be payable on a monthly basis. No agreement subject to any Hedging Arrangement shall be deemed to be a “Credit Document” for the purposes of this Section 3.7.

(2) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement, the Lender will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

(3) Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Lender will promptly notify the Borrowers of (i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes in connection with the use, administration, adoption or implementation of a Benchmark Replacement. The Lender will notify the Borrowers of (x) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to Section 3.7(4) and (y) the commencement of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Lender pursuant to this Section 3.7, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Credit Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 3.7.

(4) Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Credit Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if any then-current Benchmark is a term

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rate (including Term CORRA Reference Rate and Term SOFR Reference Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Lender in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative, then the Lender may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Lender may modify the definition of “Interest Period” (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.

(5) Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrowers’ receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to a given Benchmark, the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a borrowing of, Conversion to or continuation of Loans, which bear interest at a rate based upon such then-current Benchmark, to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period for such then-current Benchmark and, failing that, the applicable Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a borrowing of or Conversion to, (i) for a Benchmark Unavailability Period in respect of Canadian Dollars to the Canadian Borrower, Prime Rate Loans, (ii) for a Benchmark Unavailability Period in respect of US Dollars to the Canadian Borrower, Base Rate Loans, and (iii) for a Benchmark Unavailability Period in respect of US Dollars to the US Borrower, US Prime Rate Loans. Any outstanding affected CORRA Loans and SOFR Loans will be deemed to have been converted to Prime Rate Loans, Base Rate Loans and US Prime Rate Loans, as applicable, at the end of the applicable Interest Period. During a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to any Benchmark or at any time that a tenor for any then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Prime Rate, Base Rate or US Prime Rate, as applicable, based upon the then-current Benchmark that is the subject of such Benchmark Unavailability Period or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of the Prime Rate, Base Rate or US Prime Rate, as the case may be.

Section 3.8 Standby Commitment Fee

Commencing on the Original Closing Date, the Borrowers shall pay to the Lender a standby commitment fee in Canadian Dollars at an annual rate (based on a 365 day year, or 366 days in the case of a leap year) of 0.375% on the outstanding daily undrawn portion of the Facility for the period from the Original Closing Date to the Maturity Date, such fee to be calculated and payable monthly, in arrears, on the first Business Day following the end of each calendar month or on the Maturity Date, as applicable. The Lender will debit the Borrower’s Account for the amount of each standby commitment fee payable hereunder. For purposes of determining the undrawn portion of the Facility in respect of any Advance in US Dollars, the Lender shall determine the

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Exchange Equivalent of such Advance in Canadian Dollars on the first Business Day of the month in which such standby commitment fee is payable.

Section 3.9 Renewal Fee

The Borrowers shall pay to the Lender on the Closing Date a renewal fee in the amount of $45,000, which such renewal fee shall be due and payable and fully-earned on the Closing Date.

Section 3.10 Cash Management Fees

The Borrowers shall pay to the Lender monthly cash management fees, on a per transaction basis, as agreed between the Borrowers and the Lender.

Section 3.11 Field Examination Fees and Expenses

The Borrowers shall, forthwith upon request by the Lender, reimburse the Lender for all reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred in connection with each field examination of the Collateral performed by the Lender or its agents or representatives.

Section 3.12 Monthly Administration Fees

The Borrowers shall pay to the Lender an administration fee in the amount of $1,200 on the first Business Day of each calendar month and such administration fee shall be paid by the Borrowers so long as any Obligations remain owing to the Lender or the Lender has any obligation to make any Accommodation available to any Borrower.

Section 3.13 Termination Fee

The Borrowers may terminate all of the Facility in whole (but not in part) at any time prior to the Maturity Date if: (i) the Borrowers provide the Lender with not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of their intention to terminate the Facility, (ii) the Borrowers repay in full all outstanding Obligations, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, all accrued and unpaid standby commitment fees and all other fees due hereunder to the Maturity Date, and (iii) all outstanding Letters of Credit and Hedging Arrangements are terminated to the satisfaction of the Lender, or the obligations pursuant to all such Letters of Credit and Hedging Arrangements are cash collateralized or otherwise secured in such form and in such amount as is satisfactory to the Lender, acting reasonably.

Section 3.14 Fees for Hedging Arrangements

Hedging Arrangements shall be provided at the Lender’s rates in effect on the date on which such Hedging Arrangements become effective, as determined by the Lender, and any such determination shall, in the absence of manifest error, be final, conclusive and binding upon the Borrowers.

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Section 3.15 Indemnity

(1) General. Each Credit Party shall, and does hereby, jointly and severally indemnify the Indemnified Persons against all suits, actions, proceedings, claims, Losses, expenses (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel), damages and liabilities including, without limitation, liabilities arising under Environmental Laws that the Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of (i) any default under this Agreement or any other Credit Document, (ii) any misrepresentation contained in any writing delivered to the Lender in connection with this Agreement, (iii) the use of proceeds of the Facility, or (iv) the operations of any of the Credit Parties or any Affiliate of any of the Credit Parties, except that no Indemnified Person shall be indemnified for any of the foregoing matters to the extent the same resulted from its own gross negligence or wilful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(2) Certificate. A certificate of the Lender setting out the basis for the determination of the amount necessary to indemnify the relevant Person pursuant to this Section 3.15 shall be conclusive evidence, absent manifest error, of the correctness of that determination.

(3) Survival. It is the intention of each of the Credit Parties and the Lender that this Section 3.15 shall supersede any other provisions in this Agreement which in any way limit the liability of any of the Credit Parties and that each of the Credit Parties shall be liable for any obligations arising under this Section 3.15 even if the amount of the liability incurred exceeds the amount of the other Obligations. The obligations of the Credit Parties under this Section 3.15(3) are joint and several and absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any act, omission or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not occasioned by the fault of the Lender, except in respect of gross negligence or wilful misconduct by it. The obligations of each of the Credit Parties under this Section 3.15 shall survive the repayment of the other Obligations and the termination of the Facility.

Section 3.16 Breakage Costs

(1) The Canadian Borrower may not repay, prepay or cancel any Advance made by way of CORRA Loan or SOFR Loan prior to the expiry of the Interest Period relating thereto without the prior written consent of the Lender and the provision of cash collateral by the Canadian Borrower to the Lender in an amount determined by the Lender in its discretion, acting reasonably.

(2) If the Canadian Borrower repays, prepays or cancels an Advance (including repayment pursuant to Section 3.13) made by way of SOFR Loan, CORRA Loan, Letter of Credit or Hedging Arrangement prior to the last day of the applicable Interest Period or Contract Period related thereto, the Borrowers shall indemnify the Lender for any loss or expense suffered or incurred by the Lender including any loss of profit or expenses which the Lender incurs by reason of the liquidation prior to the last day of the applicable Interest Period or Contract Period or redeployment of deposits or other funds acquired by it to effect or maintain the Advance or any interest or other charges payable to lenders of funds borrowed by the Lender in order to maintain the Advance until the last day of the applicable

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Interest Period or Contract Period together with any other charges, costs or expenses incurred by the Lender relative thereto.

(3) A certificate of the Lender setting out the basis for the determination of the amount necessary to indemnify the Lender pursuant to this Section 3.16 shall be conclusive evidence, absent manifest error, of the correctness of such determination.

Section 3.17 Change in Circumstances

(1) Reduction in Rate of Return. If at any time the Lender determines, acting reasonably, that any change in any Applicable Law or any interpretation thereof after the date of this Agreement, or compliance by the Lender with any direction, requirement, guidelines or policies or request from any Governmental Authority given after the date of this Agreement, whether or not having the force of law, has or would have, as a consequence of the Lender’s obligations under this Agreement, and taking into consideration the Lender’s policies with respect to capital adequacy, the effect of reducing the rate of return on the Lender’s capital (in respect of making, maintaining or funding an Advance hereunder) to a level below that which the Lender would have achieved but for the change or compliance, then from time to time, upon demand of the Lender, the Borrowers shall pay the Lender such additional amounts as will compensate the Lender for the reduction.

(2) Taxes, Reserves, Capital Adequacy, etc. If, after the date of this Agreement, the introduction of any Applicable Law or any change or introduction of a change in any Applicable Law (whether or not having the force of law) or in the interpretation or application thereof by any court or by any Governmental Authority, central bank or other authority or entity charged with the administration thereof, or any change in the compliance of the Lender therewith now or hereafter:

(a) subjects the Lender to, or causes the withdrawal or termination of a previously granted exemption with respect to, any Tax or changes the basis of taxation, or increases any existing Tax on payments of principal, interest, fees or other amounts payable by the Borrowers to the Lender under or by virtue of this Agreement (except for Excluded Taxes); or

(b) imposes, modifies or deems applicable any reserve, special deposit, deposit insurance or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits in or for the account of, or loans by or any other acquisition of funds by, an office of the Lender in respect of any Advance or any other condition with respect to this Agreement;

and the result of any of the foregoing, in the sole determination of the Lender acting reasonably, shall be to increase the cost to, or reduce the amount received or receivable by the Lender or its effective rate of return in respect of making, maintaining or funding an Advance hereunder, the Lender shall, acting reasonably, determine that amount of money which shall compensate the Lender for the increase in cost or reduction in income.

(3) Payment of Additional Compensation. If the Lender determines that it is entitled to compensation in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.17 (“Additional Compensation”), the Lender shall promptly so notify the Borrowers and shall provide to

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the Borrowers a photocopy of the relevant Applicable Law or direction, requirement, guideline, policy or request, as applicable, and a certificate of an officer of the Lender setting forth the Additional Compensation and the basis of calculation thereof, which shall be conclusive evidence of the Additional Compensation in the absence of manifest error. The Borrowers shall pay to the Lender within 30 Business Days of the giving of notice the Additional Compensation for the account of the Lender accruing from the date of the notification. The Lender shall be entitled to be paid Additional Compensation from time to time to the extent that the provisions of this Section 3.17 are then applicable notwithstanding that the Lender has previously been paid Additional Compensation.

Section 3.18 Illegality

If any Applicable Law, or any change therein or in the interpretation or application thereof by any court or by any Governmental Authority or central bank or other authority or entity charged with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by the Lender with any request or direction (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority, central bank or other authority or entity charged with the administration or interpretation thereof, now or hereafter makes it unlawful or impossible for the Lender to make, fund or maintain an Advance or to perform its obligations under or by virtue of this Agreement, the Lender may, by written notice thereof to the Borrowers, terminate its obligations to make further Advances under this Agreement, and the Borrowers, if required by the Lender, shall repay forthwith (or at the end of such longer period as the Lender in its discretion has agreed) the Principal Amount of the Advance together with accrued interest without penalty or bonus and such Additional Compensation as may be applicable to the date of payment and all other outstanding Obligations to the Lender. If any change shall only affect a portion of the Lender’s obligations under this Agreement which is, in the opinion of the Lender, severable from the remainder of this Agreement so that the remainder of this Agreement may be continued in full force and effect without otherwise affecting any of the obligations of the Lender or the Borrowers under this Agreement, the Lender shall only declare its obligations under that portion so terminated by written notice to the Borrowers.

Article 4 CORRA LoanS

Section 4.1 Minimum Advance

Each Advance by way of CORRA Loan shall be in minimum aggregate amount of $1,000,000 and larger whole multiples of $100,000.

Section 4.2 Term

Each CORRA Loan shall have an Interest Period of one or three months (each month being a period of 30 days for purposes of this Section), subject to availability. No Interest Period of a CORRA Loan shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.

Section 4.3 Rollover of CORRA Loans

At least three Business Days before the expiry of the Interest Period of each CORRA Loan, the Canadian Borrower shall notify the Lender by irrevocable telephone notice, followed by

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written confirmation on the same day in form and substance substantially in accordance with Exhibit “D”, if it intends to:

(a) enter into a new Interest Period with respect to the maturing CORRA Loan;

(b) repay the maturing CORRA Loan; or

(c) convert the CORRA Loan into another form of Advance pursuant to Section 2.8.

If the Canadian Borrower fails to provide the foregoing notice or make the required payment, payment of its Obligations to the Lender with respect to that maturing CORRA Loan shall be funded with an Advance under a Prime Rate Loan in the amount outstanding under that CORRA Loan.

Article 5 LETTERS OF CREDIT

Section 5.1 Letter of Credit

The Lender agrees, on the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to issue Letters of Credit in Canadian Dollars or US Dollars or such other major currency as the Lender may agree in its sole discretion for the account of the applicable Borrower from time to time on any Business Day prior to 5 Business Days before the Maturity Date. The aggregate Principal Amount of Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at any time hereunder shall not exceed an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $3,500,000 (including the Exchange Equivalent thereof in Canadian Dollars of any letters of Credit issued in a different currency) and (b) the Excess Availability under the Revolving Credit on the applicable date of determination. No Letter of Credit issued hereunder shall expire on a date that is later than the earlier of (a) the date immediately preceding the first anniversary of the date on which such Letter of Credit was issued or renewed, if applicable, and (b) the Maturity Date. Each Drawdown Notice for a Letter of Credit shall be accompanied by a Letter of Credit Application, completed and duly executed and delivered by the applicable Borrower, and shall be governed by and subject to the Lender’s customary Letter of Credit terms and procedures from time to time in effect.

Section 5.2 Drawings

Any drawing under a Letter of Credit shall be funded by a Loan by way of a Prime Rate Loan (if drawn by the Canadian Borrower in Canadian Dollars under the Facility), or by way of a Base Rate Loan (if drawn by the Canadian Borrower in US Dollars or any other currency under the Facility), or by way of a US Prime Rate Loan (if drawn by the US Borrower in US Dollars or any other currency under the Facility).

Section 5.3 Rollover

At least three Business Days before the maturity date of any Letter of Credit the applicable Borrower shall notify the Lender, by notice substantially in the form attached as Exhibit “D”, if it wishes the issue of a replacement Letter of Credit on the maturity date or if it wishes to extend the maturity date of any Letter of Credit. If the applicable Borrower fails to provide the foregoing

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notice, the maturing Letter of Credit shall expire on its maturity date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lender shall have the sole discretion in determining whether or not to issue any replacement Letter of Credit or to extend the maturity date thereof.

Section 5.4 Fees for Letters of Credit

The applicable Borrower shall pay a Letter of Credit Fee to the Lender in respect of each Letter of Credit issued hereunder.

Article 6 SOFR loans

Section 6.1 Minimum Advance.

Each Advance by way of SOFR Loan shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of US$1,000,000 and whole multiples of US$100,000.

Section 6.2 Term.

Each SOFR Loan shall have an Interest Period of one, three or six months (each month being a period of 30 days for purposes of this Section), subject to availability. No Interest Period of a SOFR Loan shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.

Section 6.3 Rollover of SOFR Loans.

At least three Business Days before the expiry of the Interest Period of each SOFR Loan, the Canadian Borrower shall notify the Lender in form and substance substantially in accordance with Exhibit “D”, if it intends to:

(a) enter into a new Interest Period with respect to the maturing SOFR Loan, or

(b) repay the maturing SOFR Loan.

If the Canadian Borrower fails to provide the foregoing notice or make the required payment, payment of its Obligations to the Lender with respect to that maturing SOFR Loan shall be funded with an Advance under a Base Rate Loan in the amount outstanding under that SOFR Loan.

Article 7 HEDGING ARRANGEMENTS

Section 7.1 Hedging Arrangements

(1) The Canadian Borrower may from time to time enter into Hedging Arrangements with the Lender pursuant to which the Lender will, in the sole discretion of the Lender, provide to the Canadian Borrower, at rates determined by the Lender, foreign exchange rate protection in respect of such foreign exchange rate transactions in the ordinary course of the Canadian Borrower’s business, subject to the terms of this Agreement and the applicable Credit

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Documents relating to such Hedging Arrangement. The Canadian Borrower agrees that no Hedging Arrangement will be entered into for speculative purposes.

(2) The Aggregate Deemed Hedge Exposure under all outstanding Hedging Arrangements shall not at any time exceed $1,000,000 and the aggregate face amount of all outstanding Hedging Agreements shall not exceed at any time $5,000,000.

(3) With respect to foreign exchange rate agreements, the term of such agreement shall expire not later than the earlier of (a) one (1) year from the date such Hedging Arrangement is executed by the Canadian Borrower and (b) the Maturity Date.

(4) The Canadian Borrower agrees to complete such Credit Documents and to pay such fees as the Lender may require in respect of each such Hedging Arrangement.

(5) The Security Documents shall secure all obligations owing under or in respect of each Hedging Arrangement entered into between the Canadian Borrower and the Lender.

(6) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Canadian Borrower shall, upon request by the Lender, immediately pay to the Lender an amount equal to 10% (or such other percentage as the Lender, acting reasonably, shall determine appropriate) of the Aggregate Actual Hedge Exposure for all outstanding Hedging Agreements in respect of which the Lender has not already been fully reimbursed, and pay all other amounts owing to the Lender under the terms of all outstanding Hedging Arrangements, and the Canadian Borrower agrees that the Lender would not have an adequate remedy at law for failure of the Canadian Borrower to honour any such demand and that the Lender shall have the right to require the Canadian Borrower to specifically perform such undertaking without regard to the date upon which the Lender is required under any outstanding Hedging Arrangements to purchase any currency on behalf of the Canadian Borrower, the date upon which the Canadian Borrower is obligated to reimburse the Lender for currency purchased by the Lender on its behalf or the date upon which the Canadian Borrower is obligated to pay to the Lender any other amounts owing to such Lender under the terms of any Hedging Arrangements.

(7) The Borrowers will not enter into arrangements similar to the Hedging Arrangements with any Person other than the Lender. Notwithstanding the foregoing and for greater certainty, the Borrowers may, on an unsecured basis, enter into commodity Hedging Arrangements in respect of natural gas with persons other than the Lender.

Article 8 MASTERCARD ADVANCES

Section 8.1 MasterCard Advances

Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Facility may be availed by the Borrowers through the use of a corporate MasterCard or MasterCards issued by the Lender to or at the request of any Borrower. The Lender shall issue such card or cards as are requested by the Borrowers upon the completion of, and in accordance with, the credit card agreements and other documents

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customarily required by the Lender in connection with the issuance of corporate MasterCards and loans and advances (“MasterCard Advances”) made through such card or cards and the MasterCard Advances shall be disbursed and otherwise dealt with in accordance with and subject to the provisions of such credit card agreements and other documents; and interest and fees in connection with the MasterCard Advances shall be calculated and paid at the rates and at the times set out in such credit card agreements and other documents. The aggregate amount of all MasterCard Advances shall not at any time exceed the MasterCard Limit. All MasterCard Advances, when made and outstanding, shall be deemed to be Loans and shall reduce the Excess Availability under the Facility in an amount equal to the MasterCard Limit.

Section 8.2 Maturity of MasterCard Advances

The outstanding amount of all MasterCard Advances, including accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall mature and become due and payable in full by the Borrowers on the earlier of (a) the date specified in the MasterCard Agreement, and (b) the Maturity Date.

Article 9 PAYMENTS AND REPAYMENTS OF FACILITY

Section 9.1 Place and Application of Payments and Collections

(1) All payments of principal, interest, fees and all other Obligations payable hereunder and under the other Credit Documents shall be made to the Lender at its office at the address set out on the signature page hereof (or at such other place as the Lender may specify). All such payments shall be made in the currency in which such Obligations are denominated, in immediately available funds at the place of payment, without set-off or counterclaim and without reduction for, and free from, any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, charges, deductions, withholdings, restrictions or conditions of any nature imposed by any government or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof (but excluding any taxes imposed on or measured by the net income of the Lender).

(2) Any mandatory repayment of Accommodations Outstanding made by any Borrower pursuant to Section 9.3 shall, upon receipt by the Lender, be applied by the Lender to the Obligations then due and payable, in such order and such manner as the Lender determines appropriate. Each of the Borrowers hereby irrevocably waives the right to direct the application of payments and collections at any time received by the Lender from or on behalf of any Borrower, and the Borrowers hereby irrevocably agree that the Lender shall have the continuing exclusive right to apply and reapply any and all such payments and collections received at any time by the Lender against the Obligations in such manner as the Lender determines appropriate.

(3) The Borrowers hereby irrevocably authorize the Lender to charge any of the Deposit Accounts for the amounts from time to time necessary to pay any then due Obligations, and the Borrowers acknowledge and agree that the Lender shall be under no obligation to do so and the Lender shall incur no liability to any Borrower or any other Person for the Lender’s failure to do so.

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Section 9.2 Maturity of Loans

The Borrowers shall repay in full the outstanding Principal Amount under the Facility, and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, on the Maturity Date.

Section 9.3 Mandatory Repayments

(1) Currency Fluctuations. Each of the Borrowers covenants and agrees that if at any time the Exchange Equivalent in Canadian Dollars of the aggregate Principal Amount of all outstanding Accommodations under the Facility exceeds the Line Cap, or any other limit set herein in respect of the Facility is exceeded at any time, whether or not as a result of any change in the exchange rate between Canadian Dollars and US Dollars (the amount by which the Accommodation thereunder exceeds the Excess Availability being herein referred to as the “Excess Amount”), the Borrowers shall immediately and without notice or demand prepay the Facility to the extent necessary to ensure that the aggregate Principal Amount outstanding under the Facility does not exceed the Excess Availability thereunder.

(2) Asset Dispositions. Each Credit Party agrees that, subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and the FCC Credit Documents all proceeds derived from the sale or disposition (whether voluntary or involuntary, including as a result of expropriation), or on account of damage or destruction, of Collateral consisting of real estate, Equipment or other fixed assets of such Credit Party shall, upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default or in circumstances where there is not a sufficient Borrowing Base to support the Accommodations Outstanding, be paid to the Lender as a mandatory prepayment of the Facility (but in circumstances where there is not sufficient Borrowing Base to support the Accommodations Outstanding, only to the extent required to reduce the Accommodations Outstanding to the amount of the Borrowing Base).

(3) Insurance Proceeds. Each Credit Party agrees that, subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, all insurance proceeds which may become payable to such Credit Party in respect of any Collateral consisting of Receivables and/or Inventory shall, upon the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default or in circumstances where there is not a sufficient Borrowing Base to support the Accommodations Outstanding, be paid to the Lender as a mandatory prepayment of the Facility (but in circumstances where there is not sufficient Borrowing Base to support the Accommodations Outstanding, only to the extent required to reduce the Accommodations Outstanding to the amount of the Borrowing Base).

Section 9.4 Payments Generally

All amounts owing in respect of the Facility, whether on account of principal, interest or fees or otherwise, shall be paid in the currency in which the Advance is outstanding. Each payment under this Agreement shall be made for value on the day the payment is due. All interest and other fees shall continue to accrue until payment has been received by the Lender. Each payment shall be made by debit to the Borrower’s Account by the Lender at or before 1:00 p.m. (Vancouver time) on the day that payment is due. Each Borrower hereby authorizes the Lender to debit the

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Borrower’s Account in respect of any and all payments to be made by such Borrower or any Credit Party under or in connection with this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.

Section 9.5 Taxes

(1) Payments. All payments to be made by or on behalf of the Borrowers under or with respect to the Credit Documents shall be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for, or on account of, any present or future Taxes, unless such deduction or withholding is required by Applicable Law. If a Borrower is required to deduct or withhold any Taxes from any amount payable to the Lender (i) the amount payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required deductions or withholdings (including deductions and withholdings applicable to, and taking into account all Taxes on, or arising by reason of the payment of, additional amounts under this Section 9.5), the Lender receives and retains an amount equal to the amount that it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been required, (ii) the relevant Borrower shall make such deductions or withholdings, and (iii) the relevant Borrower shall remit the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant taxing authority in accordance with Applicable Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrowers shall not be required to pay additional amounts in respect of Excluded Taxes.

(2) Indemnity. Each of the Borrowers shall indemnify the Lender for the full amount of any Taxes (other than Excluded Taxes) imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable by the Borrowers under this Agreement and paid by the Lender and any liability (including penalties, interest and reasonable expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally asserted, and any Taxes levied or imposed with respect to any indemnity payment made under this Section 9.5. Each of the Borrowers shall also indemnify the Lender for any Taxes (other than Excluded Taxes) that may arise as a consequence of the execution, sale, transfer, delivery or registration of, or otherwise with respect to this Agreement or any other Credit Document. The indemnifications contained in this Section 9.5 shall be made within 30 days after the date the Lender makes written demand therefor.

(3) Evidence of Payment. Within 30 days after the date of any payment of Taxes by a Borrower, the relevant Borrower shall furnish to the Lender the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment by such Borrower of such Taxes with respect to any amount payable to the Lender hereunder.

(4) Survival. Each of the Borrowers’ obligations under this Section 9.5 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of all amounts payable under or with respect to this Agreement.

Section 9.6 No Set-Off

All payments to be made by the Borrowers shall be made without set-off or counterclaim and without any deduction of any kind.

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Article 10 COLLATERAL

Section 10.1 Collateral

The payment and performance of the Obligations shall at all times, unless otherwise explicitly agreed in writing by the Lender, be secured by, among other things, all of the Credit Parties’ assets, including without limitation, all Receivables, Inventory, Equipment, chattel paper, documents of title, instruments, intangibles, and property of the Credit Parties (other than real property), in each case whether now or hereafter acquired or arising and subject to Permitted Liens, pursuant to the Security Documents required by the Lender, including all documents listed in Section 10.3.

Section 10.2 Collateral Proceeds

Each Borrower shall make such arrangements as shall be necessary or appropriate in the Lender’s opinion to ensure, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, that all proceeds of the Collateral are promptly paid into the Blocked Account to be dealt with in accordance with the Lockbox Agreement and the Blocked Account Agreement, as applicable; and until so remitted, such proceeds shall, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, be deemed to be held in trust for the Lender until deposited into the Blocked Account and without limiting the foregoing, each Borrower and each other Credit Party agrees to make such arrangements as shall be necessary or appropriate to assure that all proceeds of the Collateral are deposited (in the same form as received) in the Blocked Account to be dealt with in accordance with the Lockbox Agreement and the Blocked Account Agreements, as applicable. Any proceeds of Collateral received by any Credit Party shall be held in trust for the Lender until deposited into the Blocked Account in the same form in which received, shall not be commingled with any assets of such Credit Party, and, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, shall be deposited immediately to the Blocked Account to be dealt with in accordance with the Lockbox Agreement and the Blocked Account Agreement, as applicable. Each Borrower, and each of the other Credit Parties, acknowledges that all funds in the Blocked Account and the Collection Accounts are to be dealt with in accordance with the Lockbox Agreement and the Blocked Account Agreement, as applicable, and that, to the extent of any interest of the Credit Parties therein, the Lender, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, has (and is hereby granted to the extent it does not already have) a Lien on such accounts and all funds contained therein to secure the Obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing and for greater certainty, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default and in circumstances where there is sufficient Borrowing Base to support the Accommodations Outstanding, all funds in the Blocked Account shall be transferred to accounts controlled by a Borrower in accordance with the Lockbox Agreement and the Blocked Account Agreement, as applicable. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default or in circumstances where there is not a sufficient Borrowing Base to support the Accommodations Outstanding, no amounts deposited in the Blocked Accounts or the Collection Accounts shall be released to the Credit Parties, but shall, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, instead be applied to, or otherwise held for application to, or as security for, the outstanding Obligations (but in circumstances where there is not a sufficient Borrowing Base to support the Accommodations Outstanding, only to the extent required to reduce the Accommodations Outstanding to the Borrowing Base) and (to the extent so provided in any other Credit Document) any and all other indebtedness, liabilities and obligations, present or future, of each of the Credit

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Parties to the Lender, it being understood and agreed that the Borrowers notwithstanding such application shall have the right to obtain additional Loans under this Agreement subject to the terms and conditions hereof.

Section 10.3 Security Documents

The Credit Parties shall cause the following Security Documents and Guarantees to be executed and delivered to the Lender on or prior to the Closing Date, to secure the Obligations, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender:

(a) a general security agreement executed by each Credit Party, creating a security interest in all of the present and future personal property, assets and undertaking of such Credit Party, including Securities (or the equivalent), Receivables and Inventory registered in every location where such Credit Party has assets, subject only to Permitted Liens;

(b) a general assignment of book debts executed by each Canadian Credit Party;

(c) an assignment of the interest of each Credit Party in all insurance policies held by or for the benefit of such Credit Party (subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement);

(d) a Guarantee, executed by each Guarantor; and

(e) such other security agreements as may be requested by the Lender, acting reasonably.

Section 10.4 Additional Credit Parties

Village Farms International, Inc. shall ensure that each Person that becomes a Subsidiary of a Borrower or a Guarantor after the Original Closing Date and that is not a party hereto shall forthwith execute and deliver to the Lender a guarantee and other Security Documents similar to those delivered by the other Credit Parties. The Borrowers shall deliver or cause the delivery of such legal opinions and other supporting documents as the Lender reasonably requires. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and for greater certainty, each of PSF, Rose LifeSciences, Balanced Health Botanicals, LLC, Leli Holland B.V., Hemp JV Co, and any other Permitted JV Entity shall not be required to deliver to the Lender for purposes of this Agreement a guarantee and other security documents similar to those delivered by the Credit Parties.

Article 11 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

Section 11.1 Conditions Precedent to Disbursements of Advances

The obligation of the Lender to establish and/or maintain the Facility under this Agreement is subject to and conditional upon the satisfaction of the following conditions on or before the Closing Date:

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(a) Delivery of Credit Documents. The Lender shall have received sufficient copies, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender, of the following:

(i) all documents relating to the Security Documents and all other Credit Documents, duly executed by all the parties thereto (other than the Lender);

(ii) a Certificate of an Authorized Representative of each Credit Party, dated the Closing Date, with respect to its constating documents and by-laws and the due authorization, execution and delivery of all Credit Documents to which it is a party and all the transactions contemplated thereby, and confirming that all representations and warranties contained in this Agreement are true and correct as if made on the date of the Certificate;

(iii) the Lender shall have received a good standing, status or compliance certificate (as applicable) for each of the Credit Parties (dated as of the date no earlier than five (5) days prior to the date hereof) from the applicable government office in the jurisdiction of its incorporation and each jurisdiction in which it is qualified to do business;

(iv) opinions of US counsel to the Credit Parties, addressed to the Lender and its counsel with respect to, inter alia, due authorization, execution, delivery, and enforceability of the applicable Credit Documents and the continued creation, validity and perfection of the security interests constituted by the applicable Security Documents;

(v) duly executed and binding certificate(s) of insurance evidencing the insurance required under this Agreement, that: (A) all losses under all insurance policies are payable to the Lender (if applicable), as second loss payee (subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement), (B) the Lender has been added as an additional insured in respect of all liability policies, (C) the policies contain a standard mortgage clause approved by the Insurance Bureau of Canada, and (D) that the Lender will be given at least 30 days prior written notice of any cancellation or termination of any policy;

(vi) such other Credit Documents as the Lender may reasonably request, including (A) the Security Documents listed in Section 10.3 hereof, (B) all applicable Collateral Access Agreements, (C) the Lender shall have received and reviewed, to its satisfaction, original copies of the environmental questionnaires or checklists in form and substance acceptable to the Lender completed by the applicable Borrower in respect of each premise occupied by each Credit Party; and (D) standard credit documentation used by the Lender in connection with the issuance of Letters of Credit and Hedging Arrangements, if applicable, prior to any Advance in respect thereof;

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(vii) estoppel letters, discharges, subordination agreements and/or intercreditor agreements (including in respect of Farm Credit Canada), as applicable, in respect of existing security filings;

(viii) an executed Borrowing Base Certificate, together with an executed Compliance Certificate prepared by the Canadian Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers; and

(ix) such other documents or agreements as may be requested by the Lender including without limitation blocked account agreements

(b) Payout and Discharge. All funds owed by the Credit Parties to those creditors identified (based upon information provided by any Credit Party) by the Lender shall be repaid in full and all Liens (other than Permitted Liens and any related existing Debt incurred in connection therewith) and/or security registrations made in favour of such creditors shall be discharged or the Lender shall have received an undertaking from such creditors to discharge all such Liens and/or security registrations in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender.

(c) Registration of Security. All registrations, recordings and filings of or with respect to the Security Documents which in the opinion of counsel to the Lender are necessary to render effective the Lien intended to be created thereby (subject to Permitted Liens) shall have been completed.

(d) Fees. All fees payable in accordance with this Agreement on or before the Closing Date (including legal fees and expenses of the Lender) shall have been paid to the Lender.

(e) Due Diligence. The Lender shall have completed, to its satisfaction, its business, legal and accounting due diligence review with the respect to the Credit Parties, including but not limited to all required financial results including monthly projections for the balance of the 2024 Fiscal Year, the assets (field examination), the corporate structure and organizational documents, environmental (including environmental checklists and indemnity in the Lender’s standard form and environmental reports as deemed necessary), material contracts, insurance (including business interruption insurance and claims made in respect thereof), claims and lawsuits, background checks on key management and key management contracts as required by the Lender.

(f) Material Adverse Change. No Material Adverse Change shall have occurred with respect to the Credit Parties.

(g) Financial Statements. The Lender shall have received the Borrower Group’s consolidated financial statements for the most recently completed Fiscal Year, together with the most recently prepared month-end financial reports and the fiscal and Capital Expenditure budgets for the preceding twelve (12) month period.

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(h) Other Reports and Information. The Lender shall have received all other documents, reports and information as may be reasonably requested by the Lender in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender.

Section 11.2 Conditions Precedent to All Advances

The obligation of the Lender to make available any Advance are subject to and conditional upon each of the conditions below being satisfied on the applicable Drawdown Date:

(a) No Default. No Default or Event of Default exist has occurred and is continuing on the Drawdown Date, or would result from making the Advance.

(b) Representations Correct. The representations and warranties contained in Section 12.1 shall be true and complete on each Drawdown Date or on the date of any Rollover or Conversion, as applicable, as if made on that date.

(c) Material Adverse Change. No Material Adverse Change shall have occurred with respect to the Credit Parties.

(d) No Breach of Laws. Such Advance shall not violate any order, judgment or decree of any court or other authority or any provision of law or regulation applicable to the Lender as then in effect.

(e) Notice of Advance. The applicable Borrower shall have provided notice in respect of such Advance as required hereunder.

(f) Borrowing Base Certificate. The Borrowers shall have provided a current Borrowing Base Certificate in accordance with Section 13.1(5)(a)

(g) Certain Advances. The Borrowers shall execute and deliver to the Lender customary credit documentation required by the Lender from time to time in connection with each Letter of Credit and Hedging Arrangement.

(h) Other Reports and Information. The Lender shall have received all other documents, reports and information as may be reasonably requested by the Lender in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender.

Section 11.3 Waiver of any Condition Precedent

The conditions stated in Section 11.1 and Section 11.2 are inserted for the sole benefit of the Lender and the conditions stated therein may only be waived by the Lender, and any such waiver may be made in whole or in part, with or without terms or conditions and in respect of all or any portion of the Advances, without affecting the right of the Lender to assert terms and conditions in whole or in part in respect of any other future Advance.

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Article 12 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 12.1 Representations and Warranties of the Credit Parties

Each Credit Party, for and on behalf of itself as applicable, makes the following representations and warranties to the Lender, all of which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and acknowledges and confirms that the Lender is, among other things, relying upon such representations and warranties as a basis for its decision to enter into this Agreement and to make Advances hereunder:

(a) Status. Each Credit Party is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation and it has the power and authority to own its property and assets and to transact the business in which it is engaged and presently proposes to engage. Each Credit Party is duly qualified to carry on its business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its property or the conduct of its business requires such qualification except where not being so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Power and Authority. It has the corporate or other equivalent power to execute, deliver and perform the terms and provisions of each Credit Document to which it is a party and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of each Credit Document to which it is a party. Each Credit Party has duly executed and delivered each Credit Document to which it is a party, and each such Credit Document constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ generally, the fact that specific performance and injunctive relief may only be given at the discretion of the courts, and the equitable or statutory powers of the courts to stay proceedings before them and to stay the execution of judgments.

(c) No Violation. Neither the execution, delivery or performance by each Credit Party of the Credit Documents to which it is a party, nor compliance by it with the terms and provisions thereof, contravenes any Applicable Law, conflicts with or results in any breach of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitutes a default under, or results in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien (except pursuant to the Credit Documents) upon any of its property or assets pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, credit agreement, loan agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its property or assets is bound or to which it may be subject, or breaches or violates any provision of its constating documents or any Contractual Obligation to which it is a party.

(d) Business and Operations. The business and operations of each Credit Party, and the locations thereof, are accurately described in Schedule 12.1(d).

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(e) Approvals. Except as set forth in Schedule 12.1(e), no order, consent, certificate, approval, permit, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any Person (including any Governmental Authority, shareholder, member, partner or other owner of Issued Equity, or any Person that is party to a Contractual Obligation of any Credit Party) is required to authorize, or is required in connection with, the execution, delivery or performance by any Credit Party of any Credit Document to which it is a party, or the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability with respect to it of any such Credit Document, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated therein, other than filings and recordings with respect to the Collateral to be made, or otherwise delivered to the Lender for filing or recordation, on or prior to the Closing Date.

(f) Security Documents. The Security Documents create, and grant to the Lender, valid and enforceable first priority Liens upon the Collateral, subject only to the terms of this Agreement and to Permitted Liens, on the terms set out therein, and the Security Documents have been registered or recorded, as applicable, in all places where registration or recording, as applicable, is necessary to perfect the charges and security interests created thereby.

(g) Title to Collateral. Each Credit Party has good and marketable title to all of its Collateral, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.

(h) Financial Statements; Financial Condition; Undisclosed Liabilities.

(i) The Financial Statements submitted to the Lender for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2023 and for the period ended March 31, 2024 present fairly, in all material respects, and all Financial Statements submitted to the Lender during the term of this Agreement, present or will present fairly (subject, in the case of any interim Financial Statements prepared by management of the applicable Person in the Credit Parties, to normal year end adjustments), the financial position, on a consolidated basis, of the Borrower Group as at the date thereof and the results of operations and cash flows, on a consolidated basis, for the periods covered thereby, and all such Financial Statements have been, or will be, as applicable, prepared in accordance with GAAP. Since the Original Closing Date, there has been no Material Adverse Change.

(ii) Except as fully reflected in the Financial Statements described in Section 12.1(h), there are no liabilities or obligations with respect to any Credit Party of any nature whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether or not due) which, either individually or in aggregate, would be material; and no Credit Party is aware of any basis for the assertion against it of any liability or obligation of any nature whatsoever that is not fully reflected in the Financial Statements described in Section 12.1(h) that, either individually or in the aggregate, would be material.

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(i) Projections. The financial projections of the Credit Parties for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2024, including monthly projections for each remaining calendar month during the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2024 and annual projections thereafter, are based upon good faith estimates and assumptions made by the management of the Borrower Group and, notwithstanding that such projections are not to be viewed as facts and that actual results during the period covered by such projections may differ from such projections, as of the Closing Date, the Borrower Group believe the assumptions made in such projections are reasonable and that such projections are attainable.

(j) Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 12.1(j), there are no Claims.

(k) Disclosure. No Credit Document furnished to the Lender by or on behalf of any Credit Party for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading in light of the circumstances in which the same were made. There are no facts known (or which should upon the reasonable exercise of diligence be known) to any Credit Party (other than matters of a general economic nature) that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and that have not been disclosed herein, in the other Credit Documents or otherwise to the Lender for use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

(l) Taxes. Except as set forth on Schedule 12.1(l) or as otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 13.1(3), (i) all Tax returns and reports required to be filed by each Credit Party for its five most recent taxation years or Fiscal Years have been filed in a timely manner, and all Taxes due and payable on such Tax returns, and all assessments, fees and other governmental charges levied against any Credit Party, and upon their respective assets, have been paid when due; and (ii) no Credit Party has received notice of any proposed tax audits with respect to any Credit Party, or of any tax assessments against any Credit Party, that are not being actively contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings by the applicable Credit Party and in respect of which adequate reserves or other appropriate provisions, if any, have been made in accordance with GAAP and the details thereof have been provided to the Lender to its satisfaction.

(m) Equity Interests. Schedule 12.1(m) sets forth a true and complete list of all Subsidiaries of the Borrowers and of each other Credit Party, each registered owner of Equity Interests in the Borrowers, each Subsidiary of the Borrowers and each other Credit Party (other than in respect of Village Farms International, Inc. which is a public corporation) and the number and percentage ownership of such Equity Interests held by each such owner thereof. All outstanding Equity Interests in each Credit Party have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. Except as set forth on Schedule 12.1(m), there is no existing option, warrant, phantom stock or unit, call, right, commitment or other agreement to which any Borrower is a party requiring, or any other Equity Interest that upon conversion

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or exchange would require, the issuance by any Borrower of any additional Equity Interests.

(n) No Restrictions. There is no encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Credit Party to (i) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Equity Interests, or to pay any Debt owed by it, (ii) make loans or advances, or (iii) transfer any of its properties or assets, except, in each case, such encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (A) Applicable Law, (B) this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, (C) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing any of its leasehold interests, (D) customary provisions restricting the assignment of contracts, permits and/or licenses, or (E) the FCC Credit Documents.

(o) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Each Credit Party (i) has obtained and is in compliance with all Governmental Approvals that are necessary for the conduct of its business as presently conducted, and the use of its property and assets (both real and personal), each of which is in full force and effect, is a good, valid and subsisting approval that has not been surrendered, forfeited or become void or voidable, and (ii) is in compliance in all material respects with all Applicable Laws, including Environmental Laws.

(p) Labour Matters. Except as could not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (i) there are no strikes or other labour disputes against any Credit Party that are pending or, to the knowledge of each Credit Party, threatened, (ii) all payments due from any Credit Party on account of employee insurance of any kind and vacation pay have been paid or accrued as a liability on its books and each Credit Party has withheld and remitted all amounts on behalf of all employees of such Credit Party required to be withheld or remitted by it, and has made all employer contributions to be made by it, in each case, in accordance with Applicable Laws, (iii) there is no obligation of any Credit Party under any collective agreements or under any consulting or management agreement requiring payments which cannot be cancelled without material liability, (iv) each Credit Party is in material compliance with the terms and conditions of all consulting agreements, management agreements and employment agreements, if any, (v) there is no organizing activity involving any Credit Party or, to the knowledge of any Credit Party, threatened by any labour union or group of employees, (vi) no labour union or group of employees has made a pending demand for recognition, and (vii) there are no complaints or charges against any Credit Party pending or threatened to be filed with any Governmental Authority or arbitrator based on, arising out of, in connection with, or otherwise relating to the employment or termination of employment of any individual by any Credit Party.

(q) Insurance. Each Credit Party maintains insurance in compliance with Section 13.1(4) and all premiums and other sums of money payable for that purpose have been paid.

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(r) Locations of Collateral. All of the Collateral is located at the Permitted Collateral Locations or is in transit to or from such locations. Other than Village Farms DR S.R.L., there are no material account debtors of any Credit Party resident outside of Canada or the United States of America that are not insured to at least 90% of their book value.

(s) Intellectual Property. All Intellectual Property owned or used by any Credit Party is listed on Schedule 12.1(s).

(t) Real Property. All Real Property Interests of each Credit Party and the nature of its interest (both registered and beneficial) Credit Party therein, is correctly set forth on Schedule 12.1(t). Each Credit Party has legal and marketable title to all of its Real Property Interests, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.

(u) Environmental Matters.

(i) No Credit Party, nor any of its premises or operations used in the conduct of its business, is subject to any outstanding written order, consent decree or settlement agreement with any Person relating to any Environmental Law, any Environmental Claim, or any activity relating to any Hazardous Substance. No Credit Party has received any letter or request for information under any provincial, federal or state law or law of any other jurisdiction applicable to it, in respect of any Hazardous Substance or any activity relating thereto that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Credit Party’s premises and operations is free from the presence of all Hazardous Substances except for such presence permitted by Environmental Laws or that could not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Credit Party has caused or suffered to occur any Release of any Hazardous Substance on, at, in, under, above, to or from any real property owned, leased or otherwise used by it or any other real property that could individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrowers have no knowledge of any conditions, occurrences or activities relating to any Hazardous Substance (other than in accordance with Environmental Laws) which could reasonably be expected to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against any Credit Party. No Credit Party nor any predecessor of any Credit Party has filed any notice under any Environmental Law indicating past or present treatment of any Hazardous Substance at any real property owned, leased or otherwise used by it or any other real property, and no Credit Party’s operations involve the generation, transportation, treatment, storage or disposal of any Hazardous Substance. Each Credit Party is, and, except as set forth in Schedule 12.1(u), has been, in compliance with all Environmental Laws, except for such non-compliance that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Credit Party has obtained, and is in compliance with, all Environmental Permits required by Environmental Laws for the

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operations of its businesses as presently conducted or as proposed to be conducted and all such Environmental Permits are valid, uncontested and in good standing. Compliance by the Credit Parties with all current requirements pursuant to or under Environmental Laws could not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. No event or condition has occurred or is occurring with respect to any Credit Party relating to any Environmental Law, any Release of any Hazardous Substances, or any activity relating to any Hazardous Substance which individually or in the aggregate has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect. Each Borrower on its own and on behalf of each other Credit Party, hereby acknowledges and agrees that neither the Lender nor any of its officers, directors, employees, attorneys and representatives (i) is now, or has ever been, in control of any Credit Party’s premises or operations or any Credit Party’s affairs, and (ii) has the capacity or the authority through the provisions of the Credit Documents or otherwise to direct or influence any (A) Credit Party’s conduct with respect to the ownership, operation or management of any Credit Party’s premises or operations or any Credit Party’s affairs, (B) undertaking, work or task performed by any employee, Lender or contractor of any Credit Party or the manner in which such undertaking, work or task may be carried out or performed, or (C) Credit Party’s compliance with Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits.

(v) No Defaults. No Credit Party is in default in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of its obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any Contractual Obligations, and no condition exists which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both, could constitute such a default, except where the consequences, directly or indirectly, of such default or defaults, if any, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(w) Material Contract. All Material Contracts are listed on Schedule 12.1(w), and a true and complete copy of each Material Contract has been provided to the Lender. All Material Contracts are in full force and effect, and there are no defaults thereunder.

(x) Debt. All Debt of the Credit Parties as of the Closing Date is disclosed in the Audited Financial Statements of the Credit Parties for the most recently completed Fiscal Year or on Schedule 12.1(x).

(y) CERCLA. No portion of any Credit Party’s property has been listed, designated or identified in the National Priorities List or the CERCLA Information System both as published by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, or any similar list of sites published by any federal, state or local authority proposed for requiring clean up or remedial or corrective action under any requirements of Applicable Laws.

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(z) US Benefit Plans. Except as could not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) each US Benefit Plan has been maintained and is in compliance with Applicable Laws including, without limitation, all requirements relating to employee participation, investment of funds, benefits and transactions with the Credit Parties and Persons related to them, (ii) with respect to US Benefit Plans: (a) no condition exists and no event or transaction has occurred with respect to any US Benefit Plan that is reasonably likely to result in any Credit Party, to the best of its knowledge, incurring any liability (other than ordinary course funding obligations and claims for benefits), fine or penalty; and (b) no Credit Party has a material contingent liability with respect to any post-retirement benefit under a “welfare plan”, as such term is defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA, and (iii) all contributions (including employee contributions made by authorized payroll deductions or other withholdings) required to be made have been made in accordance with all Applicable Laws and the terms of each US Benefit Plan, . Each of the US Benefit Plans that is intended to be “qualified” within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code either (a) has received a favourable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service, (b) is or will be the subject of an application for a favourable determination letter, and no circumstances exist that have resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in the revocation or denial of any such determination letter, or (c) is entitled to rely on an appropriately updated prototype plan Credit Document that has received a national office determination letter and has not applied for a favourable determination letter of its own.

(aa) Canadian Benefit Plans. No Credit Party sponsors, contributes to or administers any Canadian Pension Plans. Except as could not individually or in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) all obligations of each Credit Party (including fiduciary, contribution, funding, investment and administration obligations) required to be performed in connection with the Canadian Benefit Plans and any funding agreements therefor under the terms thereof and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, have been performed in a timely and proper fashion, and (ii) there have been no improper withdrawals or applications of the assets of any Credit Party’s Canadian Benefit Plans. There are no outstanding material disputes concerning the assets or liabilities of any Credit Party’s Canadian Benefit Plans.

(bb) Not an Investment Company. No Credit Party is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the United States Investment Company Act of 1940.

(cc) No Margin Stock. No Credit Party is engaged in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock. None of the proceeds of any Advance shall be used to purchase or carry, or to reduce or retire or refinance any credit incurred to purchase or carry, any margin stock (within the meaning of Regulations U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock.

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(dd) Solvency. Each Credit Party is Solvent.

(ee) Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred which is continuing.

(ff) Receivables.

(i) Each Eligible Receivable is valid and subsisting and arises out of a bona fide sale of Inventory sold and delivered by the applicable Credit Party to, or in the process of being delivered to, or out of and for services theretofore actually rendered by it to, the account debtor named therein.

(ii) No Eligible Receivable is evidenced by any instrument or chattel paper unless such instrument or chattel paper has been endorsed by the owner thereof and delivered to the Lender (except to the extent the Lender specifically requests the owner thereof not to do so with respect to any such instrument or chattel paper).

(iii) No surety bond was required or given in connection with any Eligible Receivable or the contracts or purchase orders out of which the same arose.

(iv) The amount of each Eligible Receivable represented as owing thereunder is the correct amount of such Eligible Receivable actually and unconditionally owing, except for normal cash discounts on normal trade terms in the ordinary course of business.

(v) The amount of each Eligible Receivable represented as owing is not disputed and is not subject to any set-off, credits, deductions or counterclaims other than those arising in the ordinary course of the applicable Credit Party’s business.

(gg) Inventory.

(i) All Inventory and Equipment is located at a location set forth on Schedule 12.1(t) (each, a “Permitted Collateral Location”).

(ii) No Inventory is or will be consigned to any other Person without the Lender’s prior written consent except in the ordinary course of business.

(hh) Deposit Accounts. The location, description and beneficiary of each Deposit Account is accurately set forth on Schedule 12.1(hh).

(ii) Permitted Investments. Attached as Schedule 12.1(ii) is, as of the Closing Date, a true and complete list of all Permitted Investments which have been made.

Section 12.2 Deemed Repetition

The representations and warranties made in Section 12.1 shall be deemed to be repeated on each Drawdown Date, Interest Payment Date, Rollover Date and Conversion Date, and as of

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the last day of each calendar month, as if made on and as of each such date unless specifically made as of a certain date.

Article 13 COVENANTS

Section 13.1 Affirmative Covenants

While any obligation of any Credit Party or the Lender is outstanding under any Credit Document and the Revolving Commitment has not been terminated, each of the Credit Parties agrees as follows:

(1) Maintenance of Business. Except as provided in Section 13.2(4), it shall preserve and maintain its existence, and preserve and keep in force and effect all licenses, permits and franchises necessary to the proper conduct of its business.

(2) Maintenance of Properties. Except with respect to its assets and operations located in Marfa, Texas, it shall maintain, preserve and keep its property, plant, Equipment and other assets in good repair, working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and shall from time to time make all needed and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, additions and improvements thereto so that at all times the efficiency thereof shall be fully preserved and maintained except with the prior written consent of the Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld).

(3) Taxes and Assessments. It shall duly pay and discharge all Taxes, rates, assessments, fees and governmental charges upon or against it or its property and assets or in respect of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, in each case before the same become delinquent and before penalties accrue thereon, unless and to the extent that the same are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings which prevent enforcement of the matter under contest and adequate reserves are provided therefor.

(4) Insurance.

(a) It shall maintain in force, with good and responsible insurance companies, insurance coverage on its property, assets and undertakings that is substantially similar to the coverage listed in Schedule 13.1(4). The Borrowers shall upon request, furnish to the Lender a certificate setting forth in summary form the nature and extent of the insurance maintained pursuant to this Section 13.1(4).

(b) All insurance required hereby shall be maintained in amounts and under policies and with insurers acceptable to the Lender, acting reasonably, and all such policies shall name the Lender as first loss payee (if applicable) in respect of Receivables and Inventory (to the extent such insurance is held by such Credit Party), loss payee and mortgagee in respect of other Collateral as its interests may appear and additional insured, as applicable, and shall contain a standard mortgage clause all in form and content acceptable to the Lender acting reasonably. The Credit Parties shall pay or caused to be paid, when due all premiums on such insurance. Certificates of insurance evidencing compliance with the foregoing and, at the

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Lender’s request, the policies of such insurance shall be delivered by the Borrowers to the Lender. All insurance required hereby shall provide that no cancellation thereof shall be effective until at least 30 days after receipt by the applicable Credit Party and the Lender of written notice thereof, and shall be satisfactory to the Lender in all other respects. In case of any material loss, damage to or destruction of the Collateral or any part thereof, the Borrowers shall promptly give written notice thereof to the Lender generally describing the nature and extent of such damage or destruction. In case of any loss, damage to or destruction of the Collateral or any part thereof, the Credit Parties, at their cost and expense, shall, except as required under the FCC Credit Documents, use all proceeds of insurance to promptly cause to be repaired or replaced the Collateral so lost, damaged or destroyed. Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default or in circumstances where there is not a sufficient Borrowing Base to support the Accommodations Outstanding, if any Credit Party receives any proceeds of insurance for any loss, damage to or destruction of Collateral, such proceeds shall, subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, immediately be paid to the Lender as a mandatory prepayment of the Facility (but in circumstances where there is not sufficient Borrowing Base to support the Accommodation Outstanding, only to the extent required to reduce the Accommodations Outstanding to the Borrowing Base). Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, each Credit Party hereby authorizes the Lender, subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, at the Lender’s option, to adjust, compromise and settle any Losses under any insurance afforded to such Credit Party, and hereby irrevocably constitutes the Lender, and each of its nominees, officers, agents, attorneys, and any other Person whom the Lender may designate, as its attorney in fact, with full power and authority to effect such adjustment, compromise and/or settlement and to endorse any drafts drawn by an insurer of the Collateral or any part thereof and to do everything necessary to carry out such purposes. All insurance proceeds shall, subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, be subject to the Lien of the Lender under the Security Documents and subject to Permitted Liens. For greater certainty, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Lender shall pay over and transfer to the Borrowers any insurance proceeds in respect of the Collateral which are received by the Lender in excess of any amounts required to reduce the Accommodations Outstanding to the then available Borrowing Base.

(c) Unless it provides the Lender with evidence of the insurance coverage required by this Agreement, the Lender may purchase insurance at the Credit Parties’ expense to protect the Lender’s interests in the Collateral, and the Lender shall not be required to require such coverage to apply to claims made by or against any Credit Party. The Borrowers may later cancel any such insurance purchased by the Lender, but only after providing the Lender with evidence that the Borrowers have obtained insurance as required by this Agreement. If the Lender purchases insurance for the Collateral, the Borrowers shall be responsible for all of the costs of that insurance, including interest thereon and any other out of pocket costs and expenses that the Lender may suffer or incur in connection with the placement of the insurance, until the effective date of the cancellation or expiration of the insurance. The costs of the

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insurance shall be added to the Obligations. The costs of the insurance may be more than the cost of insurance the Borrowers may be able to obtain on their own.

(5) Financial Reports. It shall maintain a standard system of accounting in accordance with GAAP and shall promptly furnish to the Lender and its duly authorized representatives such information respecting its business and financial condition as the Lender may reasonably request; and without limiting the foregoing, it shall provide the following information to the Lender:

(a) as soon as available, and in any event not more than three (3) Business Days after the last Business Day of each calendar week, a Borrowing Base Certificate, showing the computation of the Borrowing Base in reasonable detail as of the close of business on the last Business Day of such calendar week, together with such other information as is therein required, prepared by the Borrower Group. For greater certainty, all calculations of availability in any Borrowing Base Certificate shall originally be made by the Borrower Group and certified by an Authorized Representative of the Borrower Group, provided that the Lender shall from time to time in its sole discretion, and at such intervals as the Lender determines, review and adjust any such calculation (A) to reflect its reasonable estimate of declines in value of any Collateral, due to collections of Receivables received or otherwise and (B) to the extent the calculation is not made in accordance with this Agreement or does not accurately reflect the reserves determined by the Lender;

(b) as soon as available, and in any event within 30 days after the close of each monthly accounting period:

(i) a copy of the Unaudited Financial Statements as of the last day of such monthly accounting period for the Borrower Group;

(ii) a Receivables aging report on an “invoice date” basis, including reconciliation of cash and accounts receivable for the Borrowers;

(iii) an accounts payable aging report for the Borrowers;

(iv) a priority claims and statutory deductions report for the Borrowers; and

(v) a report reconciling accounts payable and Receivables set out in the reports provided pursuant to Section 13.1(5)(b)(ii), Section 13.1(5)(b) and Section 13.1(5)(b)(iv) for the applicable monthly accounting period to the corresponding figures for such items in the Unaudited Financial Statements for such monthly accounting period provided pursuant to Section 13.1(5)(b)(i) in respect of the Borrowers;

in each case (A) accompanied by management commentary on the results reported as compared to performance in the previous Fiscal Year and as against the budget prepared for the current Fiscal Year of the Borrower Group, (B) prepared by the Borrower Group in such format and detail as is required by the Lender, and (C) certified by an Authorized Representative of the Borrowers;

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(c) as soon as available, and in any event within 90 days after the last day of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower Group:

(i) a copy of the Audited Financial Statements for such Fiscal Year in respect of the Borrower Group, certified by an Authorized Representative of the Borrower Group and accompanied by an unqualified opinion of the Auditor, confirming that the financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and present fairly in accordance with GAAP the consolidated financial condition of the Borrower Group as of the close of such Fiscal Year and the results of its operations and cash flows for the fiscal year then ended and that an examination of such accounts in connection with such financial statements has been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and, accordingly, such examination included such tests of the accounting records and such other auditing procedures as were considered necessary in the circumstances; and

(ii) a report reconciling accounts payable and Receivables amounts provided pursuant to Section 13.1(5)(5)(b)(ii) and (5)(b)(iii) for such Fiscal Year to the corresponding amounts for such items in the Audited Financial Statements and Unaudited Financial Statements for such Fiscal Year;

(d) promptly after receipt thereof, any additional written reports, management letters or other detailed information contained in writing concerning significant aspects of the operations and financial affairs of any Credit Party relevant to the preparation of the Financial Statements;

(e) as soon as available, and in any event not less than 30 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, a copy of the Business Plan for the next Fiscal Year;

(f) promptly after knowledge thereof shall come to the attention of any officer or director of any Credit Party, written notice of any threatened or pending litigation or governmental proceeding or labour controversy against any Borrower or any other Credit Party that, if adversely determined, would have a Material Adverse Effect, or of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

(g) promptly after knowledge thereof shall come to the attention of any officer or director of any Credit Party, written notice of any Default or Event of Default; and

(h) any other reports and information as may be reasonably requested by the Lender from time to time.

Each of the financial statements of the Borrowers and/or the Borrower Group furnished to the Lender pursuant to this Section 13.1(5) shall be accompanied by a Compliance Certificate prepared by the Canadian Borrower on behalf of the Borrowers (which such certificate shall include for greater certainty the requisite financial covenant calculations hereunder).

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(6) Inspection; Appraisals; Verification.

(a) It shall at reasonable times and on reasonable notice permit (and arrange for all access required to permit) the Lender and its duly authorized representatives and agents, to (i) examine and make copies of the corporate books and books of accounts and other financial records of each Credit Party, (ii) discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of each Credit Party with, and to be advised as to the same by, their officers, employees and independent chartered accountants (and each Credit Party hereby authorizes its accountants to discuss with the Lender the finances and affairs of such Credit Party), and (iii) visit and inspect any of the premises of the Credit Parties and to conduct field examinations, provided that the Lender shall not conduct more than one (1) field examination during any particular Fiscal Year unless at any time during such Fiscal Year Excess Availability is less than an amount equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the Line Cap, in which case the Lender may conduct not more than two (2) field examinations during any such Fiscal Year; provided that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Lender shall be entitled to conduct field examinations of the Credit Parties at such times and intervals as the Lender determines appropriate in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing and the for greater certainty, the number of visits to and examinations, at reasonable times and on reasonable notice, of the Credit Parties which do not constitute field examinations shall not be restricted.

(b) It shall, upon request by the Lender at any time and from time to time, deliver to the Lender such evidence of the existence, identity and location of the Collateral and of its availability as collateral security pursuant hereto (including, without limitation, reports stating the book value of Inventory by major category and location). It agrees that the Lender shall have the right to verify all or any part of the Collateral in any manner, and through any medium, that the Lender considers appropriate, and it agrees to furnish all assistance and information, and perform any acts, that the Lender may require in connection therewith. It agrees to promptly notify the Lender of any Collateral that such Credit Party has determined is obsolete, and it shall provide the prior book value of such Collateral, a description thereof and its location.

(7) Location of Collateral and Offices.

(a) The Collateral is and shall remain in the possession or control of the applicable Credit Party at the Permitted Collateral Locations.

(b) A Credit Party shall at all times own or lease each Permitted Collateral Location, except to the extent otherwise permitted by the Lender. If a Permitted Collateral Location is not owned by a Credit Party, the Borrowers shall, if so requested by the Lender, deliver a Collateral Access Agreement. For greater certainty, as of the Closing Date, the Lender only requires Collateral Access Agreements in respect of those leased premises where the Credit Parties maintain books and records relating to Receivables. Upon the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, the Borrowers shall, if so requested by the Lender, make commercially reasonable best

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efforts to deliver or cause to be delivered a Collateral Access Agreement in respect of such other Permitted Collateral Locations as the Lender may require in the circumstances.

(8) Settlements on Receivables.

(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the proceeds of any Collateral sold by it shall be set aside at the request of the Lender and held by it as trustee for the Lender and such shall remain part of the Collateral.

(b) Unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, each Credit Party may settle and adjust disputes and claims with its customers and account debtors, handle returns and recoveries and grant discounts, credits and allowances in the ordinary course of its business as presently conducted for amounts and on terms which it in good faith considers advisable. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, unless the Lender requests otherwise, each Credit Party shall promptly notify the Lender of (i) all returns and recoveries, and (ii) all disputes and claims and settle or adjust them at no expense to the Lender, provided that no discount, credit or allowance shall be granted to any customer or account debtor and no returns of merchandise or other goods shall be accepted by any Credit Party without the Lender’s consent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lender may, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, settle or adjust disputes and claims directly with customers or account debtors for amounts and upon terms which the Lender considers advisable.

(9) Collection of Receivables.

(a) Regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and regardless of whether the Lender has exercised any or all of its rights under other provisions of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, and without prejudice to any other right or remedy available to the Lender at law or in equity, if the Lender requests any Credit Party to do so:

(i) all instruments and chattel paper at any time constituting part of the Receivables or any other Collateral (including any post-dated cheques) shall, upon receipt by such Credit Party, be immediately endorsed to and deposited with the Lender; and

(ii) the Credit Party shall instruct all customers and account debtors to remit all payments in respect of Receivables or any other Collateral to a lockbox or lockboxes under the sole custody and control of, and in such locations as are specified by, the Lender or to a blocked account or blocked accounts, satisfactory to the Lender.

(b) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and without prejudice to any other rights or remedies available to the Lender at law or in equity, the Lender or its designee may notify any Credit Party’s customers and account debtors at any time that Receivables or any other Collateral have been assigned to the Lender or

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of the Lender’s security interest therein, and (subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement) either in its own name, or the applicable Credit Parties’ name, or both, demand, collect (including, without limitation, through a lockbox or blocked account analogous to that described in Section 13.1(h)(9)(a)(ii)), receive, bring enforcement proceedings in respect of, compound and give acquittances for, any or all amounts due or to become due on Receivables or any other Collateral, and in the Lender’s discretion file any claim or take any other action or proceeding which the Lender may deem necessary or appropriate to protect or realize upon the Lien of the Lender in the Receivables or any other Collateral.

(c) Any proceeds of Receivables or other Collateral transmitted to or otherwise received by the Lender pursuant to Section 13.1(9)(a) and Section 13.1(9)(b) may be handled and administered by the Lender in and through one or more remittance accounts at the Lender (such remittance accounts to constitute special restricted accounts for purposes of and subject to the provisions of this Agreement), and each Credit Party acknowledges that the maintenance of such remittance accounts by the Lender is solely for the Lender’s convenience and that no Credit Party has any right, title or interest in such remittance account or any amounts at any time standing to the credit thereof.

(d) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default and/or in the circumstances where there is not a sufficient Borrowing Base to support the Accommodations Outstanding, the Lender shall apply proceeds of Receivables and other Collateral received by it from any source to the payment of the Obligations (whether or not then due and payable, but in circumstances where there is not sufficient Borrowing Base to support the Accommodations Outstanding, only to the extent required to reduce the Accommodations Outstanding to the Borrowing Base), such applications to be made in accordance with Section 9.1(2). Except for purposes of computing interest on the Obligations in accordance with this Agreement, the Lender need not apply or give credit for any item included in proceeds of Receivables or other Collateral until the Lender has received final payment therefor at its office in cash or Cash Equivalents, acceptable to the Lender; provided that, if the Lender does give credit for any item prior to receiving final payment therefor and the Lender fails to receive such final payment or an item is charged back to the Lender for any reason, the Lender shall be entitled to charge the amount of such item back against any Deposit Account maintained with the Lender, together with interest thereon at the rate referred to in Section 3.6(2) hereof which applies to Loans in the currency of the amount involved. Concurrently with each transmission of any proceeds of Receivables or other Collateral to the Deposit Account, the Borrowers shall furnish the Lender with a report in such form as the Lender shall require, identifying the particular Receivable or other Collateral from which the same arises or relates.

(10) Inventory and Equipment.

(a) It shall at its own cost and expense maintain, keep and preserve its Inventory in good condition; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, it may, until an Event

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of Default, (i) use, consume and sell the Inventory in the ordinary course of business, but a sale in the ordinary course of business shall not under any circumstance include any transfer or sale in satisfaction, partial or complete, of a debt owing by any Credit Party; and (ii) sell obsolete, worn out or unusable Equipment which is concurrently replaced, on a reasonably expeditious basis, consistent with past practices and having regard to the particular Equipment, replacing same with similar Equipment at least equal in quality and condition to that sold and owned by such Credit Party, free of any Lien other than Permitted Liens, in a manner consistent with the past practices of such Credit Party.

(b) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, if any of the Inventory is at any time evidenced by a document of title, such document of title shall be promptly delivered by such Credit Party to the Lender unless the Lender expressly agrees otherwise.

(11) Compliance with Laws. It shall comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Applicable Laws.

(12) Insolvency Applications. It acknowledges that its business and financial relationships with the Lender are unique, and that the Lender does not have a common interest with any of its other creditors; and it agrees that if it files any plan of arrangement under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act or makes any proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the Lender will be placed in its own class for voting and distribution purposes, and the Credit Party will not permit or acquiesce in, directly or indirectly, the classification of the Lender with any other creditor for any purpose of such plan or proposal or otherwise.

(13) US Benefit Plan Matters. It will maintain each US Benefit Plan in compliance in all material respects with all requirements of Applicable Law. It will promptly notify the Lender on becoming aware of (a) the institution of any steps by any Person to terminate any US Pension Plan, (b) the failure of any Credit Party to make a required contribution to any US Pension Plan if such failure is sufficient to give rise to an Encumbrance under Section 302(f) of ERISA, (c) the taking of any action with respect to a US Pension Plan which is reasonably likely to result in the requirement that any Credit Party furnish a bond or other security to the US Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under ERISA or such US Pension Plan, or (d) the occurrence of any event with respect to any US Benefit Plan which is reasonably likely to result in any Credit Party incurring any material liability (other than ordinary course funding obligations and claims for benefits), fine or penalty, and in the notice to the Lender thereof, provide copies of all Credit Documents relating thereto.

(14) Legal Opinion. It will cause Canadian counsel to the Credit Parties to deliver opinions addressed to the Lender and its counsel with respect to, inter alia, due authorization, execution, delivery, and enforceability of the applicable Credit Documents and the continued creation, validity and perfection of the security interests constituted by the applicable Security Documents within thirty (30) days of the Closing Date.

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Section 13.2 Negative Covenants

While any obligation of any Credit Party to the Lender is outstanding under any Credit Document and the Revolving Commitment have not been terminated, each Credit Party agrees as follows:

(1) Change of Name. It shall not change its name without first giving the Lender at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of its intent to do so.

(2) Limitation on Liens. It shall not directly or indirectly, make, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any Collateral, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than Permitted Liens.

(3) Disposition of Assets. It shall not sell, lease, transfer, assign, convey or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets except in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the terms of the Credit Documents.

(4) Consolidations and Mergers. It shall not merge, consolidate, amalgamate with or into, or convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favour of any Person, except that any Credit Party may merge, amalgamate with, or dissolve or liquidate into, any other Credit Party (so long as it remains an Credit Party), provided that in any such transaction, other than an amalgamation, the Credit Party shall be the continuing or surviving corporation.

(5) Formation of New Entities. It shall not form or acquire or otherwise permit to exist any Subsidiary without the prior written consent of the Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld). Notwithstanding the foregoing and for greater certainty, but subject to Section 13.2(24) and the definitions of Permitted Investment and Permitted JV Entity, as applicable, this clause (5) shall not apply in respect of each of any Excluded Subsidiary.

(6) Maintenance of Equity Interests. It shall not assign, sell or transfer, or permit the assignment, sale or transfer of, any of its Equity Interests or any Equity Interest of any other Credit Party; and it shall not permit a Change of Control to occur.

(7) Limitations on Debt. It shall not create, incur, assume, suffer to exist, or otherwise become or remain directly or indirectly liable with respect to, Debt in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000,000, determined on a consolidated basis, except: (i) the FCC Debt; (ii) Debt incurred pursuant to this Agreement; (iii) Debt existing on the Closing Date and described in Section 12.1(x); (iv) Debt secured by Permitted Liens (subject to the $5,000,000 aggregate limit described above); (v) Debt for amounts payable to suppliers in the ordinary course of business; (vi) Capitalized Lease Obligations in an aggregate amount not exceeding $100,000 at any time, determined in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis for the Borrowers and each other Credit Party; (vii) unsecured Debt owing to another Credit Party; and (viii) Debt incurred for the purpose of acquiring the use or possession of any property under a lease or similar arrangement, whether or not the Credit Party has the express or implied right to acquire title to or purchase such property,

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if, after giving effect thereto, the aggregate amount of fixed rentals and other consideration payable by all Credit Parties under all such leases and similar arrangements would (i) exceed $11,000,000 or (ii) exceed $2,000,000 during any Fiscal Year.

(8) Transactions with Affiliates or Associates. It shall not sell or otherwise dispose of any Receivable to any Affiliate.

(9) Management Fees and Compensation. It shall not pay any management, consulting or similar fees to any Affiliate or to any officer, director or employee of it or any Affiliate except (i) payment of reasonable compensation and expense reimbursement to officers and employees for actual services rendered to, and expenses incurred for, it in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) payment of directors’ fees and reimbursement of actual out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending board of director meetings not to exceed in the aggregate for the Credit Parties with respect to all such items $1,000,000 in any Fiscal Year provided that no such payment shall be made if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or if the making of such payment will result in an Event of Default.

(10) Contingent Obligations. It shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Contingent Obligations, other than in respect of the Obligations, except: (i) endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business; (ii) Contingent Obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business with respect to surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other similar obligations; and (iii) Contingent Obligations arising with respect to customary indemnification obligations in favour of purchasers in connection with dispositions permitted under Section 13.2(3), and (iv) Contingent Obligations described in clause (b) of the definition thereof and permitted pursuant to Section 13.2(10); provided that, in any such case, such Contingent Obligations are not otherwise expressly restricted or prohibited by this Agreement.

(11) Restricted Payments. It shall not directly or indirectly, (i) declare or make any payment or other distribution of assets, properties, cash, rights, obligations or Securities on account of any of Equity Interests (except that any Credit Party may declare and pay dividends to another Credit Party (so long as it remains an Credit Party)), or (ii) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for value any of its, or any of its Affiliate’s, shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests or other equity securities or any warrants, rights or options to acquire such interests or Securities now or hereafter outstanding, or (iii) make any payment in respect of Subordinated Debt, or (iv) make any other payment or distribution to any of its shareholders or Affiliates or any other non-arm’s length party. Notwithstanding the foregoing and for greater certainty, Village Farms International, Inc. may, provided that (y) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur as the result of any proposed distribution by Village Farms International, Inc. and (z) the Borrower Group is at such time in compliance with Section 13.3(1) hereof, declare and pay dividends on account of any of its Equity Interests. Notwithstanding the foregoing and for greater certainty, but subject to Section 13.2(24) and the definitions of Permitted Investment and Permitted JV Entity, as applicable, nothing in this clause (11) shall prevent (i) the US Borrower from fulfilling its obligations under the Hemp JV

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Documents, as applicable, or (ii) any Credit Party from fulfilling its obligations under any documents governing a Permitted Investment.

(12) Change in Business. It shall not engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business carried on by it on the date hereof and it shall not change the location from which such line of business is carried on by it, all as described in Section 12.1(d).

(13) Change in Structure. It shall not make any changes in its equity capital structure (including a change in the terms of its outstanding equity securities), or amend its constating documents (including any shareholder agreement), except as necessary to effect transactions permitted under Section 13.2(3).

(14) Accounting Changes. It shall not make any significant change in accounting treatment or reporting practices, except as required by GAAP, or change its Auditor (unless it is another independent accounting firm of national standing which is acceptable to the Lender acting reasonably) or Fiscal Year.

(15) Deposit Accounts. It shall not open or maintain any Deposit Account except with the Lender or as disclosed in Schedule 12.1(hh) provided, however, that (i) Deposit Accounts indicated as “Permanent Accounts” on Schedule 12.1(hh) maintained other than with the Lender or its Affiliates shall not at any time have, in the aggregate, funds deposited therein in excess of US$400,000 or, if the Marfa, Texas facility is in operation, US$800,000.

(16) Material Contracts. It shall not (i) cancel or terminate any Material Contract; (ii) waive any default or breach under any Material Contract; (iii) amend or otherwise modify any Material Contract; or (iv) take any other action in connection with any Material Contract or Licence, that would, in each case, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(17) Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions. It shall not directly or indirectly, enter into any sale and leaseback transaction with respect to any property or assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired).

(18) Loans and Investments. It will not, on an aggregate basis with the other Credit Parties, in excess of US$1,000,000 during each Fiscal Year without the prior written approval of the Lender, (i) purchase or acquire, or make any commitment to purchase or acquire, any capital stock, Equity Interest, or any obligations or other Securities of, or any interest in, any Person, including, without limitation, the establishment or creation of a Subsidiary, or (ii) make or commit to make any acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of another Person, or of any business or division of any Person, including without limitation, by way of merger, consolidation, amalgamation or other combination or (iii) make or commit to make any advance, loan, extension of credit or capital contribution to or any other investment in or guarantee of, any Person including any Affiliate or make any payments in respect thereof (the items described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) are referred to as “Investments”), except for: (A) Investments in cash and Cash Equivalents; (B) extensions of credit by one Credit Party to another Credit Party (so long as it remains an Credit Party), as the case may be and interest and other payments made in connection with

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such extensions of credit; (C) extensions of credit which constitute trade receivables in the ordinary course of business; and (D) Permitted Investments. Notwithstanding the foregoing and for greater certainty, but subject to Section 13.2(24) and the definitions of Permitted Investment and Permitted JV Entity, as applicable, this clause (18) shall not apply in respect of any Excluded Subsidiary.

(19) Use of Cash. Use any cash on deposit with the Lender which is subject to an offset agreement in breach of any term or covenant contained in this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

(20) Location of Assets in Other Jurisdictions. It will not except for any Collateral in transit for delivery to a customer in the ordinary course of business of such Credit Party, as part of the performance of its obligations or the provision of its services to such customer under a contract entered into with such customer in the ordinary course of business of such Credit Party, (i) acquire any Collateral outside of the jurisdictions identified in Schedule 12.1(t), or (ii) move any Collateral to a jurisdiction where the Lender would not have, or continue to have, a first priority Lien over such Collateral under Applicable Law, or (iii) knowingly suffer or permit in any other manner any of its Collateral to not be subject to the Lender’s Lien or to be or become located in a jurisdiction as a result of which the Lender’s Lien over such Collateral is not perfected.

(21) Excluded Subsidiaries. It will not without the prior written approval of the Lender, allow or cause any Excluded Subsidiary created after the Closing Date to (i) incur any Debt, other than Debt to a Credit Party or Debt secured by or which could be secured by Permitted Liens or Debt for amounts payable to suppliers in the ordinary course of business, (ii) grant, incur or suffer any Lien other than a Permitted Lien, (iii) purchase or acquire, or make any commitment to purchase or acquire, any capital stock, equity interest, or any obligations or other Securities of, or any interest in, any Person, including, without limitation, the establishment or creation of a Subsidiary, (iv) make or commit to make any acquisition of all or substantially all of the assets of another Person, or of any business or division of any Person, including without limitation, by way of merger, consolidation, amalgamation or other combination or (v) make or commit to make any advance, loan, extension of credit or capital contribution to or any other investment in, any Person including any Affiliate or make any payments in respect thereof.

(22) Loans to Excluded Subsidiaries. It will not make loans or advance funds or make or increase, as the case may be, any equity investment in any Excluded Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing and for greater certainty, but subject to Section 13.2(24) and the definitions of Permitted Investment and Permitted JV Entity, as applicable, this clause (22) shall not apply in respect of loans, advances of funds or any increase of Equity Interests in PSF, Hemp JV Co, or any other Permitted JV Entity.

(23) Pension Plans. It will not create or establish a defined benefit pension plan.

(24) JV Co Restrictions. For greater certainty, each of Hemp JV Co, and Leli Holland B.V. are and shall be considered as a Permitted JV Entity for purposes of this Agreement, and the Borrowers and each other Credit Party shall, in respect of each Permitted JV Entity,

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comply, and cause compliance, in all respects with the requirements set out in clauses (h) and (i) of the definition of Permitted Investment set out in this Agreement.

Section 13.3 Financial Covenants of the Borrower

While any Obligation of any Credit Party or any Obligation of the Lender is outstanding under any Credit Document, each Credit Party agrees as follows:

(1) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. If at any time Excess Availability is less than 20% of the Revolving Commitment, then the Borrower Group shall, at all times during the period in which Excess Availability is less than 20% of the Revolving Commitment and continuing for a period of 60 consecutive days after which Excess Availability is no longer less than 20% of the Revolving Commitment, maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of not less than 1.0:1.0, calculated and tested, in respect of the relevant Twelve Month Period, as of the last day of each calendar month and at such other times as the Lender determines necessary or appropriate. For greater certainty, Excess Availability will be determined and calculated as at the end of each fiscal month of the Borrowers.

(2) Capital Expenditures. The Borrowers will not without the prior written consent of the Lender expend or become obligated for any Capital Expenditures in an aggregate amount exceeding $5,000,000 during any Fiscal Year, determined in accordance with GAAP on a consolidated basis.

Article 14 DEFAULT AND ENFORCEMENT

Section 14.1 Events of Default

The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an event of default (an “Event of Default”) under this Agreement:

(a) Payment Defaults. Failure by any Credit Party to pay to the Lender when due all amounts owing to the Lender under any Credit Document, including without limitation, all Accommodations Outstanding, interest and other Obligations.

(b) Non-Payment Defaults under Article 13. Failure of any Credit Party to comply with any covenant in Article 13 hereof and that failure, if capable of being remedied, is not remedied within 15 days after the earlier of the date on which any Credit Party has become aware of its occurrence or the date on which Lender has notified any Borrower of its occurrence.

(c) Other Non-Payment Defaults under Credit Documents. Failure of any Credit Party to comply with any covenant given in favour of the Lender in any Credit Document (other than a Default pursuant to Section 14.1(a) or Section 14.1(b)) if such failure is capable of being remedied and such failure has not been remedied within 15 days after the earlier of the date on which any Credit Party has become

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aware of its occurrence or the date on which Lender has notified any Borrower of its occurrence.

(d) Default in Other Agreements. (i) Failure of any Credit Party to pay when due any principal, interest or other amount payable in respect of any indebtedness owing by such Credit Party (other than indebtedness owing pursuant to any Credit Document) in an individual principal amount of $250,000 or more or in an aggregate principal amount of $250,000 or more, after the expiry of any applicable grace period provided therefor; or (ii) breach or default by any Credit Party with respect to any other term of any indebtedness owing by any Credit Party (other than covenants in respect of indebtedness owing pursuant to any Credit Document), including any loan agreement, Mortgage, indenture or other agreement relating thereto, after the expiry of any applicable grace period provided therefor, in each case, if the effect of such breach or default is to cause, or to permit such indebtedness to become or be declared due and payable (or subject to a compulsory repurchase or redemption) prior to its stated maturity or the stated maturity of any underlying obligation, as the case may be.

(e) Breach of Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, certification or statement made or deemed to be made by any Credit Party in any Credit Document is untrue in any material respect as of the date on which such representation, warranty, certification or statement was made or deemed to have been made.

(f) Action by Other Creditors. Any judgment, writ, warrant of attachment, distress or any similar process in an amount exceeding $250,000 is entered or filed against one or more of the Credit Parties or against any Collateral (or which, when combined with other judgments, writs, warrants of attachment, distress or other similar proceedings entered or filed against one or more Credit Parties or against any Collateral, exceeds an aggregate amount of $250,000), and such judgment, writ, warrant of attachment, distress or any similar process is not diligently appealed in good faith and vacated, bonded, stayed or satisfied within 30 days thereafter or, within such 30 day period, any Collateral is possessed or seized by any third party creditor.

(g) Invalidity and Contest. (i) Any Credit Document, or any provision thereof, shall at any time cease to be a legally binding and enforceable obligation of any Credit Party that is a party thereto in accordance with its terms or be declared null and void, (ii) the legality, validity, binding nature or enforceability of any Credit Document, or any provision thereof, shall be contested by any Credit Party, or (iii) any Credit Party shall deny that it has any further liabilities or obligations under any Credit Document to which it is a party except as permitted under such Credit Document.

(h) Governmental Approvals. Any Governmental Approval required for any Credit Party to conduct its business substantially in the manner presently conducted or to perform its obligations under any Credit Document is not obtained or is withdrawn

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or ceases to be in full force and effect and same would have a Material Adverse Effect and (i) in the Lender’s opinion, it is not possible for such Credit Party to obtain such Governmental Approval within 60 days after the date on which such Governmental Approval was required or withdrawn, as applicable, or (ii) in the Lender’s opinion, it is possible for such Credit Party to obtain such Governmental Approval within 60 days after the date on which such Governmental Approval was required or withdrawn, as applicable, but such Governmental Approval is not obtained within such 60 day period.

(i) Voluntary Proceedings. Any Credit Party (i) institutes proceedings for substantive relief in any bankruptcy, insolvency, debt restructuring, reorganization, readjustment of debt, dissolution, liquidation, winding-up or other similar proceedings (including proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada), the Winding-up and Restructuring Act (Canada), the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada), the United States Bankruptcy Code, incorporating statute (or other legislation, document or agreement creating such Credit Party), including proceedings for the appointment of a trustee, interim receiver, receiver, receiver and manager, administrative receiver, custodian, liquidator, provisional liquidator, administrator, sequestrator or other like official with respect to such Credit Party or all or any material part of the Collateral, or (ii) makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (iii) is unable, or admits in writing its inability, to pay its debts as they become due or otherwise acknowledges its insolvency or commits any other act of bankruptcy or is insolvent under any applicable legislation, or (iv) voluntarily suspends the conduct of its business or operations, or (v) acquiesces in, or takes any action in furtherance of, any of the foregoing.

(j) Involuntary Proceedings. If any third party (i) makes any application under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (Canada), the United States Bankruptcy Code or similar legislation in Canada or the United States of America in respect of any Credit Party, or (ii) files a proposal or notice of intention to file a proposal under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada), the United States Bankruptcy Code or similar legislation in Canada or the United States of America in respect of any Credit Party, or (iii) institutes any winding-up proceeding under the Winding-up and Restructuring Act (Canada), the United States Bankruptcy Code, any relevant incorporating statute or any similar legislation in Canada or the United States of America in respect of any Credit Party, or (iv) presents a petition in bankruptcy under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada) or any similar legislation in Canada or the United States of America in respect of any Credit Party, or (v) files, institutes or commences any other petition, proceeding or case under any other bankruptcy, insolvency, debt restructuring, reorganization, incorporation, readjustment of debt, dissolution, liquidation, winding-up or similar law now or hereafter in effect, seeking bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization, dissolution, winding-up, composition or readjustment of debt of any Credit Party, the appointment of a trustee, interim receiver, receiver, receiver and manager, administrative receiver, custodian, liquidator, provisional liquidator, administrator, sequestrator or other like official for any Credit Party, or any material part of any

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Credit Party’s assets or any similar relief in Canada or the United States of America; unless such application, filing, proceeding, petition or case, as applicable, is being contested in good faith by bona fide action on the part of the relevant Credit Party and is dismissed, stayed or withdrawn within 30 days after the commencement thereof.

(k) Material Adverse Change. At any time an event or circumstance occurs that, in the opinion of the Lender, is or will be a Material Adverse Change.

(l) Change of Control. A Change of Control occurs or, in the opinion of the Lender, will occur, each without the prior written consent of the Lender.

(m) Pension Plans. (i) The institution of any steps by any Credit Party or any member of its Controlled Group or any applicable regulatory authority to terminate a Canadian Pension Plan or US Pension Plan (in whole or in part) if, as a result of such termination, any Credit Party is required to make an additional contribution to such Canadian Pension Plan or US Pension Plan, or to incur an additional material liability or obligation to such Canadian Pension Plan or US Pension Plan, or (ii) a contribution failure occurs with respect to any US Pension Plan sufficient to give rise to a lien or charge under Section 302(f) of ERISA or under any applicable pension benefits legislation in any other jurisdiction.

(n) Loss of Collateral, etc. Any loss, theft, damage or destruction occurs with respect to any Collateral if the amount not covered by insurance exceeds $250,000 (excluding any related deductible under insurance policies).

(o) Dissolution, etc. The dissolution, liquidation, wind-up or termination of existence of any Credit Party or if any proceedings are commenced in respect thereof unless, in the case of proceedings not brought by an Obligor, such proceedings are being actively and diligently contested in good faith by bona fide action on the part of the relevant Credit Party and is dismissed, stayed or withdrawn within 30 days after the commencement thereof.

Section 14.2 Rights upon Default and Event of Default

Upon the occurrence of a Default, which is continuing, the Lender may, on notice to the Borrowers, declare that the ability of the Borrowers to require any further Advances under the Facility shall be suspended. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default which is continuing, the Lender may do either or both of the following:

(a) declare that the Revolving Commitment under the Facility has expired and that the Lender’s obligation to make Advances has terminated; and

(b) declare the entire principal amount of all Advances outstanding, all unpaid accrued interest and all fees and other amounts required to be paid by the Borrowers hereunder to be immediately due and payable without the necessity of presentment for payment, notice of non-payment and of protest (all of which are hereby

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expressly waived) and proceed to exercise any and all rights and remedies hereunder and under any other Credit Document.

From and after the issuance of any declaration referred to in this Section 13.2, the Lender shall not be required to honour any cheque or other instrument presented to it by the Borrowers regardless of the date of issue or presentation. Immediately upon receipt of a declaration under Section 14.2(b), the Borrowers shall pay to the Lender all amounts outstanding hereunder including, without limitation, the Deemed Hedge Exposure owing under each Hedging Arrangement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the applicable Borrower shall pay to the Lender the maximum amount payable under all outstanding Letters of Credit, which are unmatured or unexpired, which amounts shall be held by the Lender as collateral security for such Borrower’s obligations with respect to those Letters of Credit, as applicable. The Deemed Hedge Exposure under any Hedging Arrangement shall be determined in accordance with the applicable Hedge Agreement.

Section 14.3 Waiver of Default

No express or implied waiver by the Lender of any demand, Default or Event of Default shall in any way be or be construed to be a waiver of any future or subsequent Default or Event of Default. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Credit Parties hereby waive any rights now or thereafter conferred by statute or otherwise which may limit or modify any of the Lender’s rights or remedies under any Credit Document. Each Credit Party agrees that the exercise by the Lender of any rights or remedies under any Credit Document without having declared an acceleration shall not in any way alter, affect or prejudice the right of the Lender to make a declaration pursuant to Section 14.2 at any time and, without limiting the foregoing, shall not be construed as or deemed to constitute a waiver of any rights under Section 14.2.

Article 15 REMEDIES

Section 15.1 Remedies Cumulative

For greater certainty, the rights and remedies of the Lender under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents are cumulative and are in addition to and not in substitution for any rights or remedies provided by law. Any single or partial exercise by the Lender of any right or remedy upon the occurrence of a demand, Default or Event of Default shall not be deemed to be a waiver of, or to alter, affect or prejudice any other right or remedy to which the Lender may be lawfully entitled as a result of the demand, Default or Event of Default, and any waiver by the Lender of the strict observance of, performance of or compliance with any term, covenant, condition or agreement herein contained, and any indulgence granted thereby, shall be deemed not to be a waiver of any subsequent demand, Default or Event of Default.

Section 15.2 Remedies Not Limited

The Lender may, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, bring suit at law, in equity or otherwise, for any available relief or purpose including, but not limited to: (a) the specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or in any other Credit Document; (b) an injunction against a violation of any of the terms of this Agreement or any other

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Credit Document; (c) in aid of the exercise of any power granted by this Agreement or any other Credit Document or by law; or (d) the recovery of any judgment for any and all amounts due in respect of the Obligations.

Section 15.3 Set-Off

Upon the occurrence of demand, Default or Event of Default, the Lender and each of its branches (including the Chicago Branch) and offices are hereby authorized by each Credit Party from time to time, without notice to: (a) set-off and apply any and all amounts owing by the Lender or any of its branches or offices to any Credit Party (whether payable in Canadian Dollars or any other currency and any amounts so owing in any other currency may be converted into one or more currencies in which the Obligations are denominated at such rate or rates as the party may be able to obtain, acting reasonably, and whether matured or unmatured, and in the case of deposits, whether general or special, time or demand and however evidenced) against and on account of the Obligations (whether or not any declaration under Section 14.2 has been made and whether or not those Obligations are unmatured or contingent); (b) hold any amounts owing by the Lender as collateral to secure payment of the Obligations owing to it to the extent that those amounts may be required to satisfy any contingent or unmatured Obligations owing to it; and (c) return as unpaid for insufficient funds any and all cheques and other items drawn against any deposits so held as the Lender in its sole discretion may elect. For greater certainty, and in addition to the rights, powers and remedies set out above, the Lender and each of its branches and offices may exercise at their discretion any and all set-off and other rights and remedies afforded to each of them pursuant to Applicable Law.

Section 15.4 Lender May Perform Covenants

If any Credit Party fails to perform any of its obligations under any covenant contained in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, the Lender may (but has no obligation to), upon notice to the Borrowers, perform any covenant on behalf of such Credit Party and, if the covenant requires the payment or expenditure of money, the Lender may make Advances to fund such expenditure, and such Advances shall constitute Prime Rate Loans under the Facility and shall be repaid by the Borrowers upon demand by the Lender.

Article 16 GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 16.1 Assignment

(1) This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, their respective successors and any permitted Assignees. The Credit Parties shall not assign, delegate or transfer all or any part of their rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the Lender, which consent may be withheld in the Lender’s sole discretion.

(2) Subject to Section 16.1(3), the Lender may, provided such assignment is at no additional cost to the Credit Parties, without the prior written consent of the Borrowers, assign all or any part of its rights and obligations in respect of the Credit Documents to one or more financial institutions or other entities (each an “Assignee”), and any such assignment shall

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become effective upon receipt by the Borrowers of (i) written notice from the Lender that it has assigned all or any part of its rights under the Credit Documents and (ii) a written undertaking from the Assignee (addressed to all the parties to this Agreement) agreeing to be bound by this Agreement and to perform the obligations assigned to it. Any Assignee shall be treated as a lender for all purposes of this Agreement, shall be entitled to the full benefit hereof and shall be subject to the obligations of the Lender to the same extent as if it were an original party in respect of the rights or obligations assigned to it, and the Lender shall be released and discharged accordingly and to the same extent, and the Schedules hereto, as applicable, shall be amended accordingly from time to time without further notice or other requirement.

(3) Notwithstanding Section 16.1(2), the Lender may not assign all or any part of its rights to or have any of its obligations assumed by any private equity fund or hedge fund that in the ordinary course of business invests in debt (a) considered to be very weak, (b) where the issuer of such debt is in imminent default to its creditor(s), or (c) where the issuer of such debt is in insolvency proceedings, unless, in each case, an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or upon the exercise of any rights pursuant to Section 13.2.

(4) The Lender may disclose to any prospective Assignee, on a confidential basis, such information concerning the Credit Parties, their businesses and properties as it considers appropriate, without liability to any Credit Party.

Section 16.2 Amendments

No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by a party from any provision of this Agreement will be effective unless it is in writing, and any such amendment, modification, waiver or consent will be effective only in the specific instance, for the specific purpose and for the specific length of time for which it is given.

Section 16.3 Notice

Unless otherwise specified, any notice or other communication required or permitted to be given to a party under this Agreement shall be in writing and may be delivered personally or sent by prepaid registered mail, e-mail, PDF or facsimile, to the address, e-mail address or facsimile number of the party set out beside its name at the foot of this Agreement to the attention of the Person there indicated or to such other address, e-mail address, facsimile number or other Person's attention as the party may have specified by notice in writing given under this Section. Any notice or other communication shall be deemed to have been given (i) if delivered personally, when received; (ii) if mailed, subject to Section 15.4, on the fifth Business Day following the date of mailing; (iii) if sent by facsimile or e-mail, on the Business Day when the appropriate confirmation of receipt has been received if the confirmation of receipt has been received before 3:00 p.m. on that Business Day or, if the confirmation of receipt has been received after 3:00 p.m. on that Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day; and (iv) if sent by facsimile or e-mail on a day which is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day on which confirmation of receipt has been received. All communication with any Credit Party hereunder may be directed through the Canadian Borrower. For greater certainty, any notice or other document or instrument which is required to be given or delivered to any Credit Party hereunder shall be deemed (unless

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notice to such Credit Party is required by Applicable Law) to have been given to and received by such Credit Party if given to the Canadian Borrower.

Section 16.4 Disruption of Postal Service

If a notice has been sent by prepaid registered mail and before the fifth Business Day after the mailing there is a discontinuance or interruption of regular postal service so that the notice cannot reasonably be expected to be delivered within five Business Days after the mailing, the notice will be deemed to have been given when it is actually received (or upon refusal of receipt).

Section 16.5 Environmental Indemnity

Each Credit Party shall, and does hereby, indemnify and hold each Indemnified Person harmless from and against any and all Claims and Losses incurred or suffered by, or asserted against, the Indemnified Person, with respect to or as a direct or indirect result of, (a) the presence on or under, or any Release of any Hazardous Substance from any of the Collateral, comprising real property or any other real properties owned or used by any of the Credit Parties or any Subsidiary or any of their successors and assigns; or (b) the breach of any Applicable Laws by any mortgagor, owner, lessee or occupant of such properties. The obligations of each of the Credit Parties under this Section 16.5 shall survive the repayment of the other Obligations and the termination of the Facility.

Section 16.6 Further Assurances

Each Credit Party agrees to comply with all terms and conditions of each of the Credit Documents and, at any time and from time to time, upon request of the Lender, to execute and deliver to the Lender, such further Credit Documents or instruments and shall do or cause to be done such further acts as the Lender may deem necessary or desirable to ensure such compliance, to give effect to the intent of the Credit Documents and to secure the Obligations, including, without limitation, executing and delivering, or causing to be executed and delivered, such further Credit Documents or instruments as may be necessary or desirable to (i) give the Lender a first priority Lien in any and all property and assets now or hereafter acquired by any Credit Party, subject only to Permitted Liens, and (ii) to assign all or any part of the Lender’s rights and obligations hereunder to any Assignee.

Section 16.7 Judgment Currency

If for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert all or any part of the liabilities or any other amount due to the Lender in respect of any of the Borrowers’ obligations under this Agreement in any currency (the “Original Currency”) into another currency (the “Other Currency”), each Credit Party to the fullest extent that it may effectively do so, agrees that the rate of exchange used shall be that at which, in accordance with normal banking procedures, the Lender could purchase the Original Currency with the Other Currency on the Business Day preceding that on which final judgment is paid or satisfied. The obligations of the applicable Borrower in respect of any sum due in the Original Currency from it to the Lender shall, notwithstanding any judgment in any Other Currency, be discharged only to the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Lender of any sum adjudged to be so due in such Other Currency the Lender may, in accordance with its normal banking procedures, purchase the Original

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Currency with such Other Currency. If the amount of the Original Currency so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the Lender in the Original Currency, each Borrower agrees, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such judgment, to indemnify the Lender against such Loss, and if the amount of the Original Currency so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to the Lender in the Original Currency, the Lender agrees to remit such excess to the applicable Borrower.

Section 16.8 Waivers

No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege shall preclude the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege.

Section 16.9 Reimbursement of Expenses

The Credit Parties jointly and severally agree to: (a) pay or reimburse the Lender on demand, for all of its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and disbursements) incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents including any subsequent amendments of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, and the consummation and the administration of the transactions contemplated hereby including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Lender; and (b) pay or reimburse, on demand, the Lender for all its costs and expenses (including legal fees) incurred in connection with the determination, preservation and enforcement of any responsibilities, rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of its counsel. The obligations of the Credit Parties under this Section 16.9 shall survive the repayment of all Advances and the termination of the Facility.

Section 16.10 Governing Law

This Agreement and each of the Credit Documents (unless the particular Credit Document otherwise provides) are governed by, and are to be construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the laws of Canada applicable therein.

Section 16.11 Submission to Jurisdiction

Each Credit Party irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of British Columbia and hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such court. Each Credit Party hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent it may effectively do so, the defence of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding. Each Credit Party hereby irrevocably consents to the service of any and all process in such action or proceeding by the delivery of such process to such Borrower at its address provided in accordance with Section 16.3.

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Section 16.12 Waiver of Trial by Jury

Each Credit Party hereby knowingly voluntarily and intentionally waive any rights they may have to a trial by jury in respect of any litigation based on, or arising out of, under, or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or any course of conduct, course of dealing, statements (whether oral or written) or actions of the Lender or of the applicable Borrower or any other Credit Parties. Each Credit Party acknowledge and agree that they have received full and sufficient consideration for this provision (and each other provision of each other Credit Document to which it is a party) and that this provision is a material inducement for the Lender entering into this Agreement and each other Credit Document.

Section 16.13 Counterparts

This Agreement and the Credit Documents may be executed and delivered in any number of counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered is an original but all of which taken together constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement and the Credit Documents may be executed and delivered by facsimile transmission or PDF and each of the parties hereto may rely on such facsimile signature of PDF as though that facsimile signature or PDF were an original hand-written signature.

Section 16.14 Excluded Subsidiaries

The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that each Excluded Subsidiary is not a Credit Party for purposes of this Agreement or any of the Credit Documents.

Section 16.15 Entire Agreement

This Agreement and all other Credit Documents constitute the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements, negotiations, discussions, undertakings, representations, warranties and understandings, whether written or oral.

Section 16.16 Acknowledgement

Each Credit Party hereby acknowledges, confirms and agrees that all Credit Documents (including without limitation Security Documents) previously, now or hereafter delivered by such Credit Party in favour of the Lender remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms, subject to any amendments thereof from time to time. For greater certainty, each Credit Party that has previously executed and delivered a Security Document hereby acknowledges and confirms that each such Security Document secures the obligations of such Credit Party under and in connection with this Agreement and all other relevant Credit Documents.

Section 16.17 Previous Consent - PSF

The Lender and the Borrowers hereby acknowledge and confirm that, subject to the provisions hereof, the Lender previously consented under Section 15.17 of Original Credit Agreement to VFI and the Canadian Borrower, as applicable, entering into and carrying out (subject to Section 13.2(24) hereof) their obligations under the Delta 3 Lease (as that term is

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defined in the Original Credit Agreement). In furtherance of the foregoing, the Lender hereby confirms that (subject to what is stated below regarding FCC) it previously released under the Original Credit Agreement its applicable security interest, if any, in the land owned by VFI located at 4431 80th Street, Delta, British Columbia (the legal description of which is contained on Schedule A to the Delta 3 Lease), the greenhouses owned by the Canadian Borrower which are located on the Delta 3 Location (as that term is defined in the Original Credit Agreement), and the personal property owned by VFI and/or the Canadian Borrower which are located on the Delta 3 Location (except for and excluding for greater certainty that personal property which is used solely in respect of the tomato growing operations conducted by one or more of the Credit Parties at such location). Notwithstanding the consent reiterated herein, all provisions of this Agreement and the Credit Documents continue to remain in full force and effect with respect to the Credit Parties as PSF is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Credit Parties.

Section 16.18 Previous Consent.

The Lender and the Borrowers hereby acknowledge and confirm that, subject to the provisions hereof, the Lender previously consented under Section 15.18 of the Original Credit Agreement (from and with effect as of February 27, 2019 in respect of clause (i) below and from and with effect as of May 20, 2019 in respect of clause (ii) below) to the US Borrower entering into and carrying out (subject to Section 13.2(24) hereof) its obligations under (i) the LLC Agreement and the joint venture transaction contemplated therein. Notwithstanding the consent reiterated herein, all provisions of this Agreement and the Credit Documents continue to remain in full force and effect with respect to the Credit Parties as if Hemp JV Co is an Affiliate of the Credit Parties.

Section 16.19 Amendment and Restatement of Original Agreement

This Agreement amends, restates, consolidates and supplements certain provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement and shall not be considered a novation thereof. Any provision hereof which differs from or is inconsistent with a provision of the Existing Credit Agreement constitutes an amendment to the Existing Credit Agreement with each such amendment being effective as and from the date hereof. The provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement as amended hereby have been consolidated and restated in this Agreement. This Agreement will not discharge or constitute a novation of any debt, obligation, covenant or agreement contained in the Existing Credit Agreement or in any collateral, agreements, certificates and other documents executed and delivered by or on behalf of the Credit Parties in respect thereof or in connection therewith, but same shall remain in full force and effect save to the extent same are amended by the provisions of this Agreement. All representations and warranties set out in this Agreement are freshly made on the date hereof except to the extent made as of a specific date referred to herein, but nothing herein shall release or otherwise affect the Credit Parties’ liability in connection with the representations and warranties contained in the Existing Credit Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, each Guarantor confirms that its existing Guarantee of the Obligations continues to guarantee, inter alia, all of such indebtedness, liabilities and obligations, including but not limited to that arising under this Agreement (the “Guaranteed Obligations”). Each Credit Party confirms that each Security Document to which it is (or any of its predecessors was) a party remains in full force and effect, unamended, and in the case of the Borrowers, continues to secure

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the Obligations, and in the case of each Guarantor, continues to secure its Guaranteed Obligations. Where applicable, section references to the Original Credit Agreement or the Existing Credit Agreement in the Security Documents and Guarantees granted in connection with the Original Credit Agreement or the Existing Credit Agreement, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be amended, as applicable, to refer to the corresponding section references of this Agreement.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

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The parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first written above.

4700 – 80th Street<br><br>Delta, BC V4K 3N3<br><br><br><br>Attention: Chief Financial Officer<br><br>Facsimile: [***] VILLAGE FARMS CANADA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP by its general partner VILLAGE FARMS CANADA GP INC., as Borrower
By:
Name:
Title:
I have authority to bind the limited partnership
4700 – 80th Street<br><br>Delta, BC V4K 3N3<br><br><br><br>Attention: Chief financial Officer<br><br>Facsimile: [***] VILLAGE FARMS, L.P., by its general partner VILLAGE FARMS OF DELAWARE, L.L.C., as Borrower
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By:
Name:
Title:
I have authority to bind the limited partnership
4700 – 80th Street<br><br>Delta, BC V4K 3N3<br><br><br><br>Attention: Chief Financial Officer<br><br>Facsimile: [***] VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC., as Guarantor
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By:
Name:
Title:
I have authority to bind the corporation

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4700 – 80th Street<br><br>Delta, BC V4K 3N3<br><br><br><br>Attention: Chief Financial Officer<br><br>Facsimile: [***] VILLAGE FARMS CANADA GP INC., as Guarantor
By:
Name:
Title:
I have authority to bind the corporation
4700 – 80th Street<br><br>Delta, BC V4K 3N3<br><br><br><br>Attention: Chief Financial Officer<br><br>Facsimile: [***] VF OPERATIONS CANADA INC., as Guarantor
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By:
Name:
Title:
I have authority to bind the corporation
4700 – 80th Street<br><br>Delta, BC V4K 3N3<br><br><br><br>Attention: Chief Financial Officer<br><br>Facsimile: [***] VF U.S. HOLDINGS INC., as Guarantor
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By:
Name:
Title:
I have authority to bind the corporation

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S-3

4700 – 80th Street<br><br>Delta, BC V4K 3N3<br><br><br><br>Attention: Chief Financial Officer<br><br>Facsimile: [***] AGRO POWER DEVELOPMENT, INC., as Guarantor
By: /s/ Stephen C. Ruffini
Name: Stephen C. Ruffini
Title: EVP & CFO
I have authority to bind the corporation
4700 – 80th Street<br><br>Delta, BC V4K 3N3<br><br><br><br>Attention: Chief Financial Officer<br><br>Facsimile: [***] VILLAGE FARMS OF DELAWARE, L.L.C., as Guarantor
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By: /s/ Stephen C. Ruffini
Name: Stephen C. Ruffini
Title: EVP & CFO
I have authority to bind the corporation
4700 – 80th Street<br><br>Delta, BC V4K 3N3<br><br><br><br>Attention: Chief Financial Officer<br><br>Facsimile: [***] VF CLEAN ENERGY, INC., as Guarantor
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By: /s/ Stephen C. Ruffini
Name: Stephen C. Ruffini
Title: EVP & CFO
I have authority to bind the corporation

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100 King Street West, 11th Floor<br><br>Toronto, Ontario M5X 1A1<br><br><br><br>Attention: Director, Asset Based<br> Lending<br><br>Facsimile: [***] BANK OF MONTREAL
By: /s/ Sarah Yazji
Name: Sarah Yazji
Title: Associate Director
By: /s/ Mitko Ivanov
Name: Mitko Ivanov
Title: Director
111 West Monroe Street 5E<br><br>Chicago, Illinois 60603<br><br><br><br>Attention: Director Cross Border<br><br>Facsimile: [***] BANK OF MONTREAL (Chicago Branch)
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By: /s/ Charles Reggie Rice
Name: Charles Reggie Rice
Title: Vice President
By:
Name:
Title:

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Michael A. DeGiglio, certify that:

  • I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Village Farms International, Inc. for the quarter ended June 30, 2024;
  • Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
  • Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
  • The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  • Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
  • Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
  • Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures as of, the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
  • Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
  • The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  • All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
  • Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
August 8, 2024 /s/ Michael A. DeGiglio
Name: Michael A. DeGiglio
Title: Chief Executive Officer<br><br>(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Stephen C. Ruffini, certify that:

  • I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Village Farms International, Inc. for the quarter ended June 30, 2024;
  • Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
  • Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
  • The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
  • Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
  • Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
  • Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
  • Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
  • The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
  • All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
  • Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
August 8, 2024 /s/ Stephen C. Ruffini
Name: Stephen C. Ruffini
Title: Chief Financial Officer<br><br>(Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Village Farms International, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Michael A. DeGiglio, Principal Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

  • The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
  • The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
August 8, 2024 /s/ Michael A. DeGiglio
Name: Michael A. DeGiglio
Title: Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF THE PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Village Farms International, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Stephen C. Ruffini, Principal Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

  • The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
  • The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
August 8, 2024 /s/ Stephen C. Ruffini
Name: Stephen C. Ruffini
Title: Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)