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Baylin Technologies Inc. Capital/Financing Update 2025

Mar 20, 2025

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Capital/Financing Update

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EXECUTION VERSION

FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is made as of February 27, 2025, among:

BAYLIN TECHNOLOGIES INC. (the "Borrower")

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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, in its capacity as the administrative agent (the "Agent")

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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as lender (the "Lender")

RECITALS

A. The Agent, the Borrower, the Lender and HSBC Bank Canada have entered into a credit agreement, dated March 29, 2019, as amended by a first amendment to credit agreement dated June 8, 2020, a second amendment to credit agreement dated December 2, 2020, a third amendment to credit agreement dated May 10, 2021, a waiver and fourth amendment to credit agreement dated August 11, 2021, a waiver and fifth amendment to credit agreement dated October 12, 2021, a waiver and consent dated November 22, 2021, a consent, waiver and sixth amendment to credit agreement dated March 7, 2022, a seventh amendment to credit agreement dated July 11, 2022, an eighth amendment to credit agreement dated September 14, 2022, a ninth amendment to credit agreement dated May 2, 2023, a tenth amendment to credit agreement dated September 28, 2023, a waiver and eleventh amendment to credit agreement dated February 12, 2024, a twelfth amendment to credit agreement dated March 8, 2024, a thirteenth amendment to credit agreement dated June 5, 2024 and a waiver and fourteenth amendment to credit agreement dated December 20, 2024 (as further amended, restated, supplemented or replaced from time to time, collectively, the "Credit Agreement").

B. Effective March 29, 2024, Royal Bank of Canada, HSBC Bank Canada, HSBC Trust Company (Canada), HSBC Mortgage Corporation (Canada) and HSBC Finance Mortgages Inc. amalgamated and continued as one bank under the name in English, "Royal Bank of Canada".

C. The Borrower requested, and the Agent and the Lender have agreed to make, certain amendments to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements contained in this Amendment, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

  1. Definitions. All capitalized terms used in this Amendment, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

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  1. Amendments to Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a) Deleting the definition of “Maturity Date” and replacing it with the following:

“‘Maturity Date’ means the earlier of (i) March 31, 2025, and (ii) the date on which the Credit Facilities are terminated pursuant to Section 12.02.”

  1. Conditions Precedent. The effectiveness of this Amendment shall be conditional upon each of the following, each of which must be fulfilled by the Borrower in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent or waived by the Agent in writing prior to the effectiveness hereof:

(a) receipt, by the Agent, of a fully executed copy of this Amendment;

(b) confirmation (as contained herein) that no Default or Event of Default has occurred, other than the Existing Defaults (defined below); and

(c) confirmation (as contained herein) that all representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement are true and correct as if made on the date hereof except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date or relate solely to the Existing Defaults (defined below).

  1. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Agent and the Lenders as follows:

(a) it has all requisite power and authority to execute this Amendment and any other agreements or instruments required hereunder and to perform all obligations hereunder, and this Amendment constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with its terms;

(b) the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Amendment and any other agreements or instruments required hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action and do not require any authorization, consent or approval by any Governmental Authority or other Person, or violate any Applicable Law;

(c) all of the representations and warranties contained in Credit Agreement are correct on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date or relate solely to the Existing Defaults (defined below);

(d) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, other than the Existing Defaults (defined below); and

(e) the Borrower shall have reimbursed the Agent and the Lenders for their costs and expenses in accordance with Section 8.


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  1. Existing Defaults. The Borrower acknowledges and confirms that the following Events of Default have occurred and are continuing under the Credit Agreement: (i) Event of Default pursuant to Section 12.01(d) of the Credit Agreement with respect to non-compliance with Section 10.04(13) of the Credit Agreement; and (ii) Event of Default pursuant to section 12.01(p) of the Credit Agreement with respect to a judgment having been obtained or entered against the Obligors in connection with the acquisition by the Borrower of the radio frequency, terrestrial microwave and antenna equipment divisions of Advantech Wireless Inc. in January 2018 (collectively, the “Existing Defaults”). The Borrower acknowledges that the Lender has not waived, and by entering into this Amendment is not deemed to have waived, any of the Existing Defaults or other breaches and defaults under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Lender expressly reserves all its rights and remedies, as permitted under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and Applicable Law.

  2. References. All references in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement” shall be deemed to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby; and any and all references in the other Loan Documents to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. This Amendment is a Loan Document.

  3. No Other Changes. Except as explicitly amended by this Amendment, all of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and un-amended hereby.

  4. Costs and Expenses. The Borrower reaffirms its agreement under the Credit Agreement to pay or reimburse the Agent and the Lenders on demand for all costs and expenses incurred by the Agent and the Lenders in connection with the Loan Documents, including without limitation all reasonable fees and disbursements of advisors to the Agent and Lenders, including without limitation legal counsel.

  5. Miscellaneous. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.

  6. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein.

  7. Counterparts; Electronic Execution. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. The words “execution”, “signed”, “signature”, and words of like import in this Amendment shall be deemed to include electronic signature or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper based recordkeeping system, as the case may be.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

BORROWER:

BAYLIN TECHNOLOGIES INC.

By:
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Name: Leighton Carroll
Title: Chief Executive Officer

Signature Page to Fifteenth Amendment to Credit Agreement


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AGENT:

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as Agent

By:
Name: Sean Ekanayaka
Title: Deal Manager

By:
Name:
Title:

LENDER:

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as Lender

By: Nada Hamadi
Name: Nada Hamadi
Title: Senior Director

By:
Name:
Title:

Signature Page to Fifteenth Amendment to Credit Agreement


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AGREED AND ACKNOWLEDGED BY EACH OF THE FOLLOWING GUARANTORS:

GALTRONICS USA, INC., as Guarantor

By:
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Name: Leighton Carroll
Title: Chief Executive Officer

GALTRONICS ELECTRONICS (WUXI) CO., LTD., as Guarantor

By:
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Name: Leighton Carroll
Title: Director

GALTRONICS CANADA INC., as Guarantor

By:
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Name: Philip Mohtadi
Title: Corporate Secretary

ADVANTECH WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES INC., as Guarantor

By:
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Name: Leighton Carroll
Title: Chief Executive Officer

Signature Page to Fifteenth Amendment to Credit Agreement


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ADVANTECH WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES (USA) INC., as Guarantor

By:
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Name: Leighton Carroll
Title: Chief Executive Officer

GALTRONICS CORPORATION LTD. (DELAWARE), as Guarantor

By:
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Name: Philip Mohtadi
Title: Corporate Secretary

Signature Page to Fifteenth Amendment to Credit Agreement