13D Filing: Whitebox Advisors and Saexploration Holdings Inc. (SAEX)

Saexploration Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:SAEX): Andy Redleaf’s Whitebox Advisors filed an amended 13D.

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Ownership Summary Table

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
Whitebox Advisors 0 2,609,039 0 2,609,039 2,609,039 27.7%
Whitebox General Partner 0 2,609,039 0 2,609,039 2,609,039 27.7%
Whitebox Multi-Strategy Partners 0 1,582,394 0 1,582,394 1,582,394 16.8%
Whitebox Credit Partners 0 510,492 0 510,492 510,492 5.4%

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. 3)*

SAExploration Holdings, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
78636X204
(CUSIP Number)

Mark Strefling

Whitebox Advisors LLC

3033 Excelsior Boulevard

Suite 300

Minneapolis, MN 55416

(612) 253-6001

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive

Notices and Communications)

December 19, 2017
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of ss.240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box [_].
   

* The remainder of this cover page shall be
filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent
amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

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CUSIP No. 78636X204    
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS  
  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)  
     
  Whitebox Advisors LLC  
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)   [_]
    (b)  [X]
3. SEC USE ONLY  
     
4. SOURCE OF FUNDS  
     
  AF  
5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [X]
6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
     
  Delaware  
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
7. SOLE VOTING POWER  
     
  0  
8. SHARED VOTING POWER  
     
  2,609,039  
9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
  0  
10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
     
  2,609,039  
11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
     
  2,609,039  
12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_]
13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
     
  27.7%  
14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
     
  IA  

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CUSIP No. 78636X204    
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS  
  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)  
     
  Whitebox General Partner LLC  
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)   [_]
    (b)  [X]
3. SEC USE ONLY  
     
4. SOURCE OF FUNDS  
     
  AF  
5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
     
  Delaware  
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
7. SOLE VOTING POWER  
     
  0  
8. SHARED VOTING POWER  
     
  2,609,039  
9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
  0  
10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
     
  2,609,039  
11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
     
  2,609,039  
12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_]
13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
     
  27.7%  
14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
     
  OO  

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CUSIP No. 78636X204    
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS  
  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)  
     
  Whitebox Multi-Strategy Partners, LP  
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)   [_]
    (b)  [X]
3. SEC USE ONLY  
     
4. SOURCE OF FUNDS  
     
  WC  
5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
     
  British Virgin Islands  
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
7. SOLE VOTING POWER  
     
  0  
8. SHARED VOTING POWER  
     
  1,582,394  
9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
  0  
10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
     
  1,582,394  
11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
     
  1,582,394  
12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_]
13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
     
  16.8%  
14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
     
  PN  

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 CUSIP No. 78636X204    
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS  
  I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)  
     
  Whitebox Credit Partners, LP  
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)  [_]
    (b)  [X]
3. SEC USE ONLY  
     
4. SOURCE OF FUNDS  
     
  WC  
5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [_]
6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
     
  British Virgin Islands  
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
7. SOLE VOTING POWER  
     
  0  
8. SHARED VOTING POWER  
     
  510,492  
9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
  0  
10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  
     
  510,492  
11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON  
     
  510,492  
12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [_]
13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
     
  5.4%  
14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON  
     
  PN  

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 CUSIP No. 78636X204    
Item 1. Security and Issuer.  
  The name of the issuer is SAExploration Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”).  The address of the Issuer’s principal executive offices is 1160 Dairy Ashford Rd., Suite 160, Houston, Texas 77079, United States of America.  This Schedule 13D relates to the Issuer’s common stock, $0.0001 par value (the “Shares”).  
     
Item 2. Identity and Background.  
  (a), (f) This Schedule 13D is being filed jointly by (i) Whitebox Advisors LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“WA”), (ii) Whitebox General Partner LLC ( “WB GP”), (iii) Whitebox Multi-Strategy Partners, LP, a British Virgin Islands limited partnership (“WMP”), (iv) Whitebox Credit Partners, LP, a British Virgin Islands limited partnership (“WCP”), and (v) the Executive Officers and Board of Managers of WA and the members of the Board of WB GP, the names and citizenship of which are set forth in Exhibit B and Exhibit C, respectively (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”).  
       
  (b)

The principal business address for each of
WA and WB GP is 3033 Excelsior Boulevard, Suite 300, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55416.

The principal business address of WMP is c/o
Estera Corporate Services (BVI) Limited, Jayla Place, Wickhams Cay 1, PO Box 3190, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands VG1110.

The principal business address of WCP is c/o
Estera Corporate Services (BVI) Limited, Jayla Place, Wickhams Cay 1, PO Box 3190, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands VG1110.

The principal business addresses of the Executive
Officers and Board of Managers of WA and the members of the Board of WB GP, are set forth in Exhibit B and Exhibit C, respectively.

 
       
  (c) WA manages and advises private investment funds, including WMP and WCP (the “WA Private Funds”).  WB GP serves as general partner of private investment funds, including WMP and WCP.  The principal business of WMP and WCP is investments.  The principal businesses of the Executive Officers and Board of Managers of WA and the members of the Board of WB GP, are set forth in Exhibit B and Exhibit C, respectively.  
       
  (d) None of the Reporting Persons have, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).  
       
  (e) Except as set forth below in this Item 2(e) none of the Reporting Persons have, during the last five years been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.  

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In April 2014, WA received a confidential information
inquiry from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the purchase of shares in a secondary
public offering which occurred in 2012. WA fully cooperated with the SEC and voluntarily reviewed historical trading activity to
identify any other potential instances of inadvertant violations of Rule 105 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act (“Rule
105”). Based on this review, WA identified four additional instances in 2011 and 2012 where WA participated in a secondary
offering during a restricted period. All of these instances were voluntarily disclosed to the SEC. The violations allegedly occurred
between January 2011 and June 2012. Rule 105 generally prohibits purchasing an equity security in a registered follow-on public
offering if the purchaser sold short the same security during the shorter of the period: (1) beginning five business days before
the pricing of the offered securities and ending with such pricing; or (2) beginning with the initial filing of a registration
statement or notification on Form 1-A or Form 1-E and ending with the pricing.

In July 2014, WA voluntarily submitted to an
offer of settlement with respect to the five alleged violations of Rule 105, without admitting or denying the SEC’s allegations.
The SEC accepted the offer of settlement, and imposed a cease-and-desist order from future violations of Rule 105. The settlement
involved the payment by WA of disgorgement of $788,779, prejudment interest of $48,553.49 and a civil money penalty of $365,592.83
(for a total of $1,202,925.30) to the U.S. Treasury.

Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.  
     
  No material changes from the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons on August 8, 2016.  
     
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.  
     
  No material changes from the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons on August 8, 2016.  
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.  
     
(a, b)

As of the date hereof, WA may be deemed to
be the beneficial owner of 2,609,039 Shares, constituting 27.7% of the Shares of the Issuer, based on 9,424,534 Shares outstanding
as of November 1, 2017.

WA has the sole power to vote or direct the
vote of 0 Shares; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 2,609,039 Shares; has the sole power to dispose or direct
the disposition of 0 Shares; and has the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 2,609,039 Shares.

As of the date hereof, WB GP may be deemed
to be the beneficial owner of 2,609,039 Shares, constituting 27.7% of the Shares of the Issuer, based on 9,424,534 Shares outstanding
as of November 1, 2017.

WB GP has the sole power to vote or direct
the vote of 0 Shares; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 2,609,039 Shares; has the sole power to dispose or direct
the disposition of 0 Shares; and has the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 2,609,039 Shares.

As of the date hereof, WMP may be deemed to
be the beneficial owner of 1,582,394 Shares, constituting 16.8% of the Shares of the Issuer, based on 9,424,534 Shares outstanding
as of November 1, 2017.

WMP has the sole power to vote or direct the
vote of 0 Shares; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 1,582,394 Shares; has the sole power to dispose or direct
the disposition of 0 Shares; and has the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 1,582,394 Shares.

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As of the date hereof, WCP may be
deemed to be the beneficial owner of 510,492 Shares, constituting 5.4% of the Shares of the Issuer, based on 9,424,534 Shares
outstanding as of November 1, 2017.

WCP has the sole power to vote or direct the
vote of 0 Shares; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 510,492 Shares; has the sole power to dispose or direct the
disposition of 0 Shares; and has the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 510,492 Shares.

(c) No transactions in the class of securities
reported on have been effected during the past sixty days.

(d) Certain Shares are beneficially owned by
private investment funds that are managed by WA and/or for which WB GP serves as the general partner. None of these investment
funds individually own more than 5% of the outstanding shares, except for WMP and WCP.

 
       
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.  
 

Item 6 is hereby
amended and supplemented as follows:

2017
RESTRUCTURING SUPPORT AGREEMENT

On
December 19, 2017, the Issuer entered into a restructuring support agreement (the “2017 RSA”) with WMP,
WCP, a certain other WA Private Fund, and other holders (collectively, the “2017 Supporting Holders”) that
beneficially own in excess of 85% in principal amount of the New Notes, pursuant to which the 2017 Supporting Holders
and the Issuer have agreed to enter into and implement a proposed deleveraging restructuring transaction (the
“2017 Restructuring Transaction”).

The 2017 RSA
contemplates the following transactions:

    The
Issuer will commence an exchange offer to exchange the New Notes and the remaining Existing Notes (and the Existing Notes
together with the New Notes, the “Exchange Offer Notes”), each to the extent held by eligible holders of record,
for a combination of common stock, convertible preferred stock and warrants. In connection with the exchange offer, the
Issuer will also commence a consent solicitation to make certain proposed amendments to the terms of the indentures governing
the Exchange Offer Notes. Pursuant to the 2017 RSA, the 2017 Supporting Holders have agreed to tender all of their New
Notes and to deliver corresponding consents.The Issuer will commence an exchange offer to exchange the New Notes and the
remaining Existing Notes (and the Existing Notes together with the New Notes, the “Exchange Offer Notes”), each
to the extent held by eligible holders of record, for a combination of common stock, convertible preferred stock and warrants.
In connection with the exchange offer, the Issuer will also commence a consent solicitation to make certain proposed amendments
to the terms of the indentures governing the Exchange Offer Notes. Pursuant to the 2017 RSA, the 2017 Supporting Holders
have agreed to tender all of their New Notes and to deliver corresponding consents.

    As
a result of the issuance of shares of common stock, shares of convertible preferred stock, and warrants pursuant to the
exchange offer, assuming that all outstanding New Notes and at least $1.25 million in aggregate principal amount of Existing
Notes are tendered and accepted for exchange in the exchange offer and assuming conversion of the convertible preferred
stock and exercise of the warrants, the Issuer expects to issue to the tendering holders of Exchange Offer Notes approximately
93.4% of the outstanding shares of common stock (including to 2017 Supporting Holders) and expects current equity to hold
approximately 6.6% of the outstanding shares of common stock, as of the closing of the exchange offer, without giving
effect to any subsequent issuances.

 

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The 2017 RSA contemplates
various closing conditions, including, among other things, the negotiation of definitive documentation and a minimum tender condition
of 95% in principal amount of the New Notes in the exchange offer and consent solicitation (the “Minimum Threshold”).

The 2017 Supporting Holders may terminate
the 2017 RSA if, among other customary termination events, the Issuer files for bankruptcy or if the consummation of the exchange
offer and consent solicitation has not occurred by February 14, 2018.

The summary of the 2017 RSA set forth
above does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such agreement, a copy of which is being
filed as Exhibit P hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

WAIVER AND CONSENT TO
NEW SENIOR LOAN FACILITY

On December 21, 2017, the
Issuer and the other loan parties thereto entered into a Waiver and Consent to the New Senior Loan Facility (the
“Term Loan Consent”) with the lenders party thereto, including WBox 2015-7 Ltd., under
the New Senior Loan Facility, pursuant to which the lenders (A) consented to
(subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions specified in the Term Loan Consent), and waived compliance
with any provision in the agreement governing the New Senior Loan
Facility that might prohibit, the 2017 Restructuring Transaction and (B)
consented to increase the amount of aggregate principal amount of
obligations secured by liens that are senior to the liens securing
the Obligations (as such term is defined in the Term Loan Consent)
from $16 million to $20 million under the Specified Letter
Agreement (as such term is defined in the Term Loan Consent).

The
summary of the Term Loan Consent set forth above does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to such agreement, a copy of which is being filed as Exhibit Q hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

On September 22, 2017, SAExploration,
Inc. (the “Borrower”), a domestic subsidiary of the Issuer, entered into the First Amended and Restated Credit and
Security Agreement (the “New Credit Agreement”), by and among the Borrower, the Issuer, SAExploration Sub, Inc. (“SAE
Sub”), SAExploration Seismic Services (US), LLC (“SAE Seismic”), and NES, LLC (together with the Issuer, SAE
Sub, and SAE Seismic, the “2017 Guarantors”), the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”)
and Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, as agent (the “New Agent”). The New Credit Agreement amends and restates that certain
Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of November 6, 2014, by and among the Borrower, the 2017 Guarantors and Wells Fargo Bank,
National Association, as lender (the “Original Lender”) (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit and Security
Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2016, the “Original Credit Agreement”).

The New Credit Agreement provides
for up to $16.0 million in borrowings secured primarily by the Borrower’s North American assets, mainly accounts receivable
and equipment, subject to certain exclusions and exceptions as set forth in the New Credit Agreement. Additional borrowings under
the credit facility are subject to Lenders’ sole discretion and must be in minimum increments of $1.0 million. Any increased
amount approved by the Lenders will also be subject to the terms and conditions of the New Credit Agreement.

The New Credit Agreement states that
WMP, WCP and a certain other WA Private Fund agreed to an aggregate amount of $2,351,375.55 in advance commitments (the “First
Amended and Restated Effective Date Advance Commitment”). Upon the New Agent’s receipt of a written request from the
Borrower, each Lender severally and not jointly agrees to make its portion of its advance to the Borrower in an amount equal to
such Lender’s First Amended and Restated Effective Date Advance Commitment (the “First Amended and Restated Effective
Date Advance”). Each Lender’s First Amended and Restated Effective Date Advance Commitment shall terminate immediately
upon such Lender funding its First Amended and Restated Effective Date Advance. Immediately after giving effect to the making of
the First Amended and Restated Effective Date Advance, the aggregate amount of all obligations outstanding, shall equal $5,000,000.00.

Borrowings made under the credit
facility will bear interest at a rate of 10.25% per annum for the period from September 22, 2017 through and including March 22,
2018, 10.75% per annum for the period from March 23, 2018 through and including September 22, 2018 and 11.75% per annum for the
period from September 23, 2018 and thereafter. The credit facility will mature on January 2, 2020 (subject to an earlier maturity
date of September 14, 2018 if certain indebtedness remains outstanding at such time), unless terminated earlier.

On December 21, 2017, the Issuer
entered into Amendment No. 1 to the New Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement Amendment”) among the Borrower, the
Issuer and the other guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto, including WMP, WCP and a certain other WA Private Fund,
and the New Agent (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement Amendment, among other things, (i) increases the
maximum amount of borrowings under the Credit Agreement to $20 million (from $16 million), and (ii) adds new lenders to the Credit
Agreement and the other loan documents related thereto.

The foregoing description of the
New Credit Agreement and Credit Agreement Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference
to the text of such agreements, copies of which are filed as Exhibits R and S, respectively, hereto and are incorporated herein
by reference.

WAIVER
AND CONSENT TO CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

On December 21, 2017, the Borrower,
the Issuer and the other guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto, including WMP, WCP and a certain other WA Private
Fund, and the New Agent entered into a waiver and consent to the New Credit Agreement (the “Credit Waiver and Consent”)
pursuant to which the lenders thereto consented to (subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions specified in the Credit Waiver
and Consent), and, solely to permit the consummation of the 2017 Restructuring Transaction, waived compliance with the provisions
of the New Credit Agreement that prohibit the 2017 Restructuring Transaction, provided that the consent and waiver shall be null
and void ab initio upon termination of the 2017 RSA.

The summary of the Credit Waiver and Consent set forth above does not purport
to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such agreement, a copy of which is being filed as Exhibit T hereto
and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.  
 

Exhibit A: Joint Filing Agreement

Exhibit B: Executive Officers and Board of
Managers of Whitebox Advisors LLC

Exhibit C: Board Members of Whitebox General
Partner LLC

Exhibit O: Joint Filing Agreement

Exhibit P: Restructuring Support Agreement,
dated as of December 19, 2017, by and among the Issuer, certain subsidiaries of the Issuer, the 2017 Supporting Holders and the
members of management identified therein (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed
by the Issuer on December 20, 2017)

Exhibit Q: Waiver and Consent to Term
Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2017, by and among the Issuer, the other loan parties
thereto, the lenders party thereto and the New Senior Loan Facility Agent.

Exhibit R: First Amended and Restated Credit
and Security Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2017 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report
on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on September 26, 2017)

Exhibit S: Amendment No. 1 to First Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of December
21, 2017 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on December 26,
2017)

Exhibit T: Waiver and Consent, dated as of December 21, 2017, by and among the Borrower, the Issuer and the
other guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and the New Agent.

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best
of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

    January 4, 2018  
            (Date)  
       
     
   

Whitebox Advisors LLC

By: /s/    Elissa Weddle

Elissa Weddle

Whitebox Advisors LLC

Chief Legal Officer

Whitebox General Partner LLC

By: /s/    Elissa Weddle

Elissa Weddle

Whitebox Advisors LLC

Chief Legal Officer

Whitebox Multi-Strategy Partners, LP

By: Whitebox General Partner LLC

By: /s/    Elissa Weddle

Elissa Weddle

Whitebox Advisors LLC

Chief Legal Officer

Whitebox Credit Partners, LP

By: Whitebox General Partner LLC

By: /s/    Elissa Weddle

Elissa Weddle

Whitebox Advisors LLC

Chief Legal Officer

Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute
Federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).

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Exhibit A

AGREEMENT

The undersigned agree
that this Schedule 13D amendment No. 3, dated January 4, 2018, relating to the Common Stock, $0.0001 par value of SAExploration
Holdings, Inc. shall be filed on behalf of the undersigned.

    January 4, 2018  
           (Date)  
   

Whitebox Advisors LLC

By: /s/    Elissa Weddle

Elissa Weddle

Whitebox Advisors LLC

Chief Legal Officer

Whitebox General Partner LLC

By: /s/    Elissa Weddle

Elissa Weddle

Whitebox Advisors LLC

Chief Legal Officer

Whitebox Multi-Strategy Partners, LP

By: Whitebox General Partner LLC

By: /s/    Elissa Weddle

Elissa Weddle

Whitebox Advisors LLC

Chief Legal Officer

Whitebox Credit Partners, LP

By: Whitebox General Partner LLC

By: /s/    Elissa Weddle

Elissa Weddle

Whitebox Advisors LLC

Chief Legal Officer

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 Exhibit B

EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS AND BOARD OF WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC

The name, business address, present principal
employment and citizenship of each executive officer and board member of Whitebox Advisors LLC is set forth below.

Name   Business Address   Present Principal Employment   Citizenship
             
Andrew Redleaf  

3033 Excelsior Boulevard

Suite 300

Minneapolis, MN 55416

 

Founding Partner and Board member

Whitebox Advisors LLC

  USA
Robert Vogel  

3033 Excelsior Boulevard

Suite 300

Minneapolis, MN 55416

 

Co-Chief Investment Officer

and Board member

Whitebox Advisors LLC

  USA
Mark Strefling  

3033 Excelsior Boulevard

Suite 300

Minneapolis, MN 55416

 

Chief Executive Officer and Board member

Whitebox Advisors LLC

  USA
Michael McCormick  

280 Park Ave

Suite 2803

New York, NY 10017

  Chief Operating Officer Whitebox Advisors LLC   USA
Elissa Weddle  

3033 Excelsior Boulevard

Suite 300

Minneapolis, MN 55416

 

Chief Legal Officer

Whitebox Advisors LLC

  USA
Chris Hardy  

280 Park Ave

Suite 2803

New York, NY 10017

 

Chief Compliance Officer

Whitebox Advisors LLC

   USA
Brian Lofton  

3033 Excelsior Boulevard

Suite 300

Minneapolis, MN 55416

 

Chief Risk Officer

Whitebox Advisors LLC

  USA
Paul Twitchell  

3033 Excelsior Boulevard

Suite 300

Minneapolis, MN 55416

 

Co-Chief Investment Officer and Board member

Whitebox Advisors LLC

  USA
Richard Vigilante  

3033 Excelsior Boulevard

Suite 300

Minneapolis, MN 55416

 

Chief Communications Officer and Board member

Whitebox Advisors LLC

  USA
Robert Riepe

3033 Excelsior Boulevard

Suite 300

Minneapolis, MN 55416

Chief Financial Officer

Whitebox Advisors LLC

USA
Kerry Manaster

3033 Excelsior Boulevard

Suite 300

Minneapolis, MN 55416

Chief Technology Officer

Whitebox Advisors LLC

USA
Jake Mercer

3033 Excelsior Boulevard, Suite 300

Minneapolis, MN 55416

Head of Special Situations and Restructuring and Board Member

Whitebox Advisors LLC

USA
Paul Roos

3033 Excelsior Boulevard, Suite 300

Minneapolis, MN 55416

Head of Structured Credit and Board Member

Whitebox Advisors LLC

USA

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Exhibit C

BOARD OF WHITEBOX GENERAL PARTNER LLC

The name, business address, present principal
employment and citizenship of each board member of Whitebox General Partner LLC is set forth below.

Name   Business Address   Present Principal Employment   Citizenship
             
Andrew Redleaf  

3033 Excelsior Boulevard

Suite 300

Minneapolis, MN 55416

  Founding Partner Whitebox Advisors LLC   USA
Robert Vogel  

3033 Excelsior Boulevard

Suite 300

Minneapolis, MN 55416

 

Co-Chief Investment Officer

Whitebox Advisors LLC

  USA
Mark Strefling  

3033 Excelsior Boulevard

Suite 300

Minneapolis, MN 55416

 

Chief Executive Officer

Whitebox Advisors LLC

  USA
Paul Twitchell  

3033 Excelsior Boulevard

Suite 300

Minneapolis, MN 55416

 

Co-Chief Investment Officer

Whitebox Advisors LLC

  USA
Richard Vigilante  

3033 Excelsior Boulevard

Suite 300

Minneapolis, MN 55416

 

Chief Communications Officer

Whitebox Advisors LLC

  USA
Jake Mercer

3033 Excelsior Boulevard

Suite 300

Minneapolis, MN 55416

Head of Special Situations and Restructuring

Whitebox Advisors LLC

USA
Paul Roos

3033 Excelsior Boulevard

Suite 300

Minneapolis, MN 55416

Head of Structured Credit

Whitebox Advisors LLC

USA

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Exhibit
Q

Execution
Version

WAIVER
AND CONSENT

TO
TERM LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

This
WAIVER AND CONSENT TO TERM LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Consent”) is made as of December 21, 2017,
by and among SAExploration Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), the Guarantors party
hereto, the Lenders party hereto, and Delaware Trust Company, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (in such capacities,
the “Agent”).

RECITALS

A. Borrower
desires to enter into certain transactions, including the exchange of certain Indebtedness
of Borrower for Equity Interests issued by the Borrower, which transactions are described
in the Restructuring Support Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (collectively, the
Transactions”).
B. Pursuant
to that certain Term Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2016, as amended
by Amendment No. 1 to Term Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2016,
as further amended by Amendment No. 2 to Term Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of
September 8, 2017 (the “Term Loan Agreement”), by and among
the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the Lenders party thereto and the Agent,
the Lenders extended credit to Borrower as described therein.
C. Borrower
has requested that the Lenders and the Agent consent to the Transactions.
D. Section
7.7 of the Term Loan Agreement provides that, subject to certain exceptions, neither
Borrower nor any other Loan Party will acquire any Indebtedness of any Loan Party or
any of its Subsidiaries.
E. Section
7.8 of the Term Loan Agreement provides that, subject to certain exceptions, neither
Borrower nor any other Loan Party will directly or indirectly amend, modify, or change
any of the terms or provisions of any agreement, instrument, document, indenture, or
other writing evidencing or concerning Permitted Indebtedness.
F. Section
7.12 of the Term Loan Agreement provides, subject to certain exceptions, that neither
Borrower nor any other Loan Party will, directly or indirectly enter into or permit to
exist any transaction with any Affiliate of Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of
their Subsidiaries.
G. Section
7.14 of the Term Loan Agreement provides that, subject to certain exceptions, neither
Borrower nor any other Loan Party will issue or sell or enter into any agreement or arrangement
for the issuance and sale of any Stock of Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower other
than to a Loan Party.
H. Section
15.1(a) of the Term Loan Agreement provides that no amendment or waiver of any Loan Document
or any provisions thereof, and no consent with respect to any departure by any Loan Party
therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required
Lenders (or the Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders).

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I. Each
of the Lenders party hereto and, at the direction of the Required Lenders, the Agent
desires to consent to the Transactions.
J. Each
of the Lenders party hereto and, at the direction of the Required Lenders, the Agent
desires to waive compliance with any provision in the Term Loan Agreement that might
prohibit the Transactions, including those provisions set forth in Sections 7.7, 7.8,
7.12 and 7.14 of the Term Loan Agreement.
K. The
exchange of certain Indebtedness may extend beyond the next interest installment date
with respect to such Indebtedness and such interest may not be paid on such interest
installment date (the “Specified Interest Payment Default”).
L. Borrower
has executed and delivered that certain letter agreement dated September 8, 2017 to Agent
(the “Specified Letter Agreement”), for the benefit of each
Lender party to the Term Loan Agreement, pursuant to which Borrower agreed not to incur
more than $16 million aggregate principal amount of obligations secured by liens that
are senior to the liens securing the Obligations without the consent of the Required
Lenders (the “Senior Obligations Cap”).
M. Borrower
desires to increase the amount of the Senior Obligations Cap to $20 million.

NOW
THEREFORE
, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned agree as follows:

1.       Waiver
and Consent
.

(a)       Each
of the undersigned Lenders and, at the direction of the Required Lenders, the Agent hereby irrevocably consents to the Transactions.

(b)       Each
of the undersigned Lenders and, at the direction of the Required Lenders, the Agent hereby waives compliance with any provision
in the Term Loan Agreement that might prohibit the Transactions, including those provisions set forth in Sections 7.7, 7.8, 7.12
and 7.14 of the Term Loan Agreement.

(c)       Except
as expressly provided by this Consent, the Term Loan Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and none of the rights, interests,
or obligations existing and to exist under the Term Loan Agreement are hereby released, diminished, or impaired.

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(d)       The
undersigned Lenders hereby waive any Default or Event of Default solely relating to the Specified Interest Payment Default, including
under Section 9.7 of the Term Loan Agreement.

(e)       Each
of the undersigned Lenders and, at the direction of the Required Lenders, the Agent hereby consents and agrees to increase the
amount of the Senior Obligations Cap to $20 million under the Specified Letter Agreement.

2.       This
Consent shall be effective immediately upon receipt by the Agent of counterparts of this Consent duly executed and delivered by
Borrower, the Guarantors, the Agent, and the Required Lenders.

3.       Each
of the Loan Parties hereby represents and warrants that, after giving effect to the consents and waivers contained herein, execution
and delivery of this Consent and the performance by each of them of their respective obligations under this Consent and the Term
Loan Agreement are within its powers, have been duly authorized, are not in contravention of law or the terms of its operating
agreement or other organizational documents, as applicable and applicable law and except as have been previously obtained, do
not require the consent or approval of any governmental body, agency or authority, and this Consent and the Term Loan Agreement
constitutes the valid and binding obligations of the Loan Parties, as applicable, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except
as enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance,
ERISA or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (whether
enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

4.       Except
as specifically set forth herein, this Consent shall not be deemed to amend or alter in any respect the terms and conditions of
the Term Loan Agreement (including without limitation all conditions and requirements for Advances and any financial covenants),
any of the other Loan Documents or the Specified Letter Agreement, or to constitute a waiver or release by Agent or any Lender
of any right, remedy, Collateral or Default under the Term Loan Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or the Specified Letter
Agreement, except to the extent specifically set forth herein.

5.       Each
of the Loan Parties hereby reaffirms, confirms, ratifies, covenants, and agrees to be bound by each of its covenants, agreements,
and obligations, except to the extent specifically set forth herein, under the Term Loan Agreement and the Specified Letter Agreement
and each other Loan Document previously executed and delivered by it. Each reference in the Term Loan Agreement to “this
Agreement” or “the Term Loan Agreement” shall be deemed to refer to the Term Loan Agreement after giving effect
to this Consent.

6.       Unless
otherwise defined to the contrary herein, all capitalized terms used in this Consent shall have the meanings set forth in the
Term Loan Agreement.

7.       Each
of the Borrower and the Guarantors hereby agrees to reimburse the Agent and the Lenders party hereto for all of their out-of-pocket
costs and reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred in connection with this Consent.

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8.       Each
of the Lenders party hereto (which collectively constitute the Required Lenders) hereby (i) authorizes and directs the Agent to
execute and deliver this Consent, and (ii) acknowledges and agrees that (x) the foregoing directed action constitutes a direction
from the Required Lenders under Section 17 of the Term Loan Agreement, (y) Sections 11.3, 17.3, 17.5, and 19.9 of the Term Loan
Agreement and all other rights, protections, privileges, immunities, exculpations, and indemnities afforded to the Agent under
the Loan Documents shall apply to any and all actions taken or not taken by the Agent in accordance with such direction, and (z)
the Agent may conclusively rely upon (and shall be fully protected in relying upon) the Register in determining such Lender’s
ownership of the Advances and unused Commitments on and as of the date hereof. Each undersigned Lender hereby severally represents
and warrants to the Agent that, on and as of the date hereof, it is duly authorized to enter into this Consent.

9.       This
Consent shall be a contract made under and governed by the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to its principles
of conflicts of laws, and may be executed in counterpart, in accordance with the Term Loan Agreement.

10.       Each
of the Loan Parties, Agent and Lenders party hereto agrees that any copy of this Consent (or any other Loan Document) signed by
them and transmitted by facsimile, email or any other delivery method shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in
any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence.

[Signature
page follows.]

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  BORROWER:
   
  SAEXPLORATION
HOLDINGS, INC.
   
  By: /s/Brent
Whiteley
  Name: Brent Whiteley
  Title: Chief Financial Officer,
General Counsel and Secretary
     
 

OTHER
LOAN PARTIES
:

SAEXPLORATION,
INC.

SAEXPLORATION
SUB, INC. NES, LLC

SAEXPLORATION
SEISMIC SERVICES (US), LLC

 

   
  By: /s/Brent Whiteley
  Name: Brent Whiteley
  Title: Chief Financial Officer,
General Counsel and Secretary

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  LENDERS:
   
  WBOX 2015-7
LTD.
   
  By: /s/Mark
Strefling
  Name: Mark Strefling
  Title: CEO
     

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Exhibit
T

Execution
Version

WAIVER
AND CONSENT

This
WAIVER AND CONSENT (this “Consent“) is made as of December 21, 2017 by and among the parties hereto.

RECITALS

A. SAExploration,
Inc. (the “Borrower“) desires to enter into certain transactions,
including the exchange of certain Indebtedness of the Parent for Equity Interests issued
by the Parent, which transactions are described in the Restructuring Support Agreement
attached hereto as Exhibit A (such Restructuring Support Agreement, the “RSA“)
(collectively, the “Transactions“).
B. Pursuant
to that certain First Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement (the “Loan
Agreement
“), dated as of September 22, 2017, by and among the lenders party
thereto (the “Lenders“), Borrower, as borrower, SAExploration
Holdings, Inc. and the other guarantors party thereto, as guarantors, and Cantor Fitzgerald
Securities, as administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity,
the “Agent“), the Lenders extended credit to Borrower as described
therein.
C. Borrower
has requested that the Lenders and the Agent consent to the Transactions.
D. Section
7.7(a) of the Loan Agreement provides that, subject to certain exceptions, neither Borrower
nor any other Loan Party will acquire any Indebtedness of any Loan Party or any of its
Subsidiaries.
E. Section
7.8(a) of the Loan Agreement provides that, subject to certain exceptions, neither Borrower
nor any other Loan Party will directly or indirectly, amend, modify, or change any of
the terms or provisions of any agreement, instrument, document, indenture, or other writing
evidencing or concerning Permitted Indebtedness.
F. Section
7.12 of the Loan Agreement provides, subject to certain exceptions, that neither Borrower
nor any other Loan Party will, directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist any
transaction with any Affiliate of Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their Subsidiaries.
G. Section
15.1(a) of the Loan Agreement provides that no amendment or waiver of any Loan Document
or any provisions thereof, and no consent with respect to any departure by any Loan Party
therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required
Lenders (or by the Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders).
H. Each
of the undersigned Lenders and, at the direction of the Required Lenders, the Agent desires
to consent to the Transactions.
I. Each
of the undersigned Lenders and, at the direction of the Required Lenders, the Agent
desires to waive compliance with any provision in the Loan Agreement that might prohibit
the Transactions, including those provisions set forth in Sections 7.7(a), 7.8(a) and
7.12 of the Loan Agreement.

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J. The
exchange of certain Indebtedness may extend beyond the next interest installment date
(after the date hereof) with respect to such Indebtedness and such interest may not be
paid on such interest installment date (the “Specified Interest Payment Default“).

NOW
THEREFORE
, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned agree as follows:

1.       Waiver
and Consent.

(a)       Each
of the undersigned Lenders and, at the direction of the Required Lenders, the Agent, hereby irrevocably consents to the Transactions
and, solely to permit the consummation of the Transactions, waives compliance with the provisions of the Loan Agreement that prohibit
the Transactions, including those provisions set forth in Sections 7.7(a), 7.8(a) and 7.12 of the Loan Agreement, provided that
the consent and waiver in this Section 1(a) shall be null and void ab initio upon termination of the RSA.

(b)       Reserved.

(c)       Except
as expressly provided by this Consent, the Loan Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and none of the rights, interests,
or obligations existing and to exist under the Loan Agreement are hereby released, diminished, or impaired.

(d)       The
Lenders hereby waive any default or Event of Default arising solely and relating to the Specified Interest Payment Default, including
under Section 9.7 of the Loan Agreement, provided that (i) no rights or remedies are exercised under the Term Documents, the Existing
Notes Documents and the New Senior Notes Documents as a result of the Specified Interest Payment Default, and (ii) the waiver
in this Section 1(d) shall be null and void ab initio upon termination of the RSA.

(e)       The
parties hereto agree that, except with the consent of the Required Lenders, the termination of the RSA shall constitute an Event
of Default under the Loan Agreement without notice or grace.

2.       This
Consent shall be effective upon satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a)       Agent’s
receipt of a fully executed copy of this Consent; and

(b)       Agent’s
receipt of fully executed copies of consents to the Transactions and waiver of the Specified Interest Payment Date under the Term
Documents.

3.       Each
of the Loan Parties hereby represents and warrants that execution and delivery of this Consent and, after giving effect to the
consents and waivers contained herein, the performance by each of them of their respective obligations under the Loan Agreement,
in each case, are within its powers, have been duly authorized, are not in contravention of law or the terms of its operating
agreement or other organizational documents, as applicable and applicable law and except as have been previously obtained, do
not require the consent or approval of any governmental body, agency or authority, and this Consent and the Loan Agreement will
constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Loan Parties, as applicable, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except
as enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance,
ERISA or similar laws affecting

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the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding
in equity or at law). The waivers in Sections 1(a) and 1(d) hereof shall be effective solely for the specific instance
and purpose described herein and shall not be applicable to any other instance, default or Event of Default, whether now existing
or hereafter occurring.

4.       Except
as specifically set forth herein, this Consent shall not be deemed to amend or alter in any respect the terms and conditions of
the Loan Agreement (including without limitation all conditions and requirements for Advances and any financial covenants) or
any of the other Loan Documents, or to constitute a waiver or release by Agent or any Lender of any right, remedy, Collateral
or Default under the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except to the extent specifically set forth herein.

5.       Each
of the Loan Parties hereby reaffirms, confirms, ratifies, covenants, and agrees to be bound by each of its covenants, agreements,
and obligations under the Loan Agreement, except to the extent specifically set forth herein, and each other Loan Document previously
executed and delivered by it. Each reference in the Loan Agreement to “this Agreement” or “the Loan Agreement”
shall be deemed to refer to the Loan Agreement after giving effect to this Consent.

6.       Unless
otherwise defined herein, all capitalized terms used in this Consent shall have the meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement.

7.       This
Consent shall be a contract made under and governed by the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to its principles
of conflicts of laws, and may be executed in counterpart, in accordance with the Loan Agreement.

8.       Each
of the Loan Parties, the Agent and the Lenders agrees that any copy of this Consent (or any other Loan Document) signed by them
and transmitted by facsimile, email or any other delivery method shall be admissible in evidence as the original itself in any
judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original is in existence.

9.       Each
Guarantor (i) hereby consents and agrees to the Borrower’s execution and delivery of this Consent, and to the performance by the
Borrower of its agreements and obligations hereunder, and (ii) confirms its guarantee of the Obligations under the Loan Agreement,
as secured by the Collateral pledged by such Guarantor in accordance with the Loan Documents.

10.       The
Borrower hereby agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses in accordance with Section 19.9 of the Loan Agreement, in each
case, incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Consent and all related documents.

11.       By
its execution hereof, each Lender signatory hereto, constituting Required Lenders, hereby authorizes and directs the Agent to
execute and deliver this Consent and any other agreements or documents required in connection herewith. The Borrower, the Guarantors
and the Required Lenders expressly agree and confirm that the Agent’s right to indemnification, as set forth in Sections 11.3
and 17.5 of the Loan Agreement shall apply with respect to any and all losses, claims, liabilities costs and expenses that the
Agent suffers, incurs or is threatened with relating to actions taken or omitted by the Agent (in accordance with the Loan Agreement)
in connection with this Consent and the other documents contemplated hereby.

12.       This
Consent is a Loan Document.

[Signature
page follows.]

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

    AGENT:
     
    CANTOR FITZGERALD SECURITIES,

as Agent
     
    By: /s/
James Bond
      Name: James Bond
      Title: Chief Operating Officer
     
 

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BORROWER:
     
    SAEXPLORATION, INC.
     
    By: /s/
Brent Whiteley
      Name: Brent Whiteley
      Title: Chief Financial Officer, General
Counsel and Secretary
     
     
    GUARANTORS:
     
    SAEXPLORATION HOLDINGS,
INC.

SAEXPLORATION SUB INC.
NES, LLC
SAEXPLORATION SEISMIC SERVICES (US), LLC
     
    By: /s/ Brent
Whiteley
      Name: Brent Whiteley
      Title: Chief Financial Officer, General
Counsel and Secretary
 

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LENDERS:
     
    WHITEBOX ASYMMETRIC PARTNERS,
L.P.
     
    By: /s/
Mark Strefling
      Name: Mark Strefling
      Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
     
    WHITEBOX MULTI-STRATEGY PARTNERS,
L.P.
     
    By: /s/ Mark
Strefling
      Name: Mark Strefling
      Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
     
    WHITEBOX CREDIT PARTNERS,
L.P.
     
    By: /s/ Mark
Strefling
      Name: Mark Strefling
      Title: Chief Executive Officer
     
 

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