Exhibit 10.1
ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO SIXTH
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS ELEVENTH AMENDMENT TO SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AND EXTENSION AGREEMENT (this “Eleventh Amendment”), dated as of November 7, 2022, is entered into by and among W&T OFFSHORE, INC., a Texas corporation, as the borrower (the “Borrower”), the Guarantor Subsidiaries party hereto, CALCULUS LENDING, LLC (the “Lender”), as Lender and ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC, as agent (in such capacity together with any successors thereto, the “Administrative Agent”) for the Lender.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Lender and the Administrative Agent are parties to the Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2018 (as amended and modified from time to time prior to the Eleventh Amendment Effective Date, the “Existing Credit Agreement”, and the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended by the amendments set forth in Section 2 of this Eleventh Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lender agreed to make loans to the Borrower;
WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lender (constituting the sole Lender) have agreed to amend the Existing Credit Agreement in accordance with Section 2.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and conditions contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Eleventh Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.
BORROWER:
W&T OFFSHORE, INC.
By:/s/ Janet Yang
Name: Janet Yang
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
[Signature Page to Eleventh Amendment to Sixth A&R Credit Agreement]
ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC,
as Administrative Agent
By:/s/ Matthew Trybula
Name: Matthew Trybula
Title:Associate Counsel
[Signature Page to Eleventh Amendment to Sixth A&R Credit Agreement]
Calculus Lending, LLC,
as Lender
By:/s/ W. Reid Lea
Name: w. Reid Lea
Title: Authorized Agent
[Signature Page to Eleventh Amendment to Sixth A&R Credit Agreement]
ACKNOWLEDGED AND ACCEPTED BY:
W & T ENERGY VI, LLC
By:/s/ Jonathan Curth
Name: Jonathan Curth
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
W & T ENERGY VII, LLC
By:/s/ Jonathan Curth
Name: Jonathan Curth
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
[Signature Page to Eleventh Amendment to Sixth A&R Credit Agreement]
ANNEX A
FORM OF AMENDED CREDIT AGREEMENT
[See attached.]
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SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
W&T OFFSHORE, INC.,
as Borrower
VARIOUS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER PERSONS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTIES HERETO,
as Lenders
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ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC,
as Administrative Agent
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VARIOUS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND OTHER PERSONS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTIES HERETO,
as Issuers
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Calculus Lending, LLC,
as Sole Lead Arranger and Bookrunner
October 18, 2018
As amended by:
the First Amendment to Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 27, 2019,
the Second Amendment and Consent to Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 24, 2020,
the Third Amendment and Waiver to Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 17, 2020,
the Fourth Amendment to Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 24, 2020,
the Fifth Amendment to Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of January 6, 2021,
the Sixth Amendment to Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 14, 2021,
the Waiver and Seventh Amendment to Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated June 30, 2021,
the Eighth Amendment to the Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2021,
the Ninth Amendment to the Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2021,
the Tenth Amendment to the Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 8, 2022, and
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the Eleventh Amendment to the Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2022
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Article I.
Definitions and References 1
Section 1.1 Defined Terms 1
Section 1.2 Schedules; Exhibits; Additional Definitions 42
Section 1.3 Amendment of Defined Instruments 42
Section 1.4 References and Titles 43
Section 1.5 Calculations and Determinations 43
Section 1.6 Accounting Terms 43
Section 1.7 Interest Rate Disclosure 43
Article II.
The Loans 44
Section 2.1 The Loans 44
Section 2.2 Requests for New Loans 44
Section 2.3 Use of Proceeds 45
Section 2.4 Fees 45
Section 2.5 Optional Prepayments 45
Section 2.6 Mandatory Prepayments 46
Section 2.7 Determinations of Borrowing Base 47
Section 2.8 Maturity Date 49
Section 2.9 Letters of Credit 49
Section 2.10 Interest 54
Section 2.11 Register; Notes 54
Section 2.12 Defaulting Lenders 55
Section 2.13 Reduction of Aggregate Commitments 58
Article III. Payments to Lenders 58
Section 3.1 General Procedures 58
Section 3.2 Capital Reimbursement 60
Section 3.3 Inability to Determine Rates; Benchmark Replacement Setting 60
Section 3.4 [Reserved] 62
Section 3.5 [Reserved] 62
Section 3.6 Taxes 62
Section 3.7 Change of Lending Office 65
Section 3.8 Replacement of Lenders 65
Section 3.9 Participants 65
Article IV. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness and to Lending 65
Section 4.1 Effective Date 66
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Section 4.2 Additional Conditions Precedent to All Loans and Letters of Credit 66
Article V. Representations and Warranties 66
Section 5.1 No Default 66
Section 5.2 Organization and Good Standing 66
Section 5.3 Authorization 67
Section 5.4 No Conflicts or Consents 67
Section 5.5 Enforceable Obligations 67
Section 5.6 Initial Financial Statements 67
Section 5.7 Other Obligations and Restrictions 67
Section 5.8 Full Disclosure 68
Section 5.9 Litigation 68
Section 5.10 Labor Disputes and Acts of God 68
Section 5.11 ERISA Plans and Liabilities 68
Section 5.12 Environmental Matters 68
Section 5.13 Names and Places of Business and State of Incorporation or Formation 69
Section 5.14 Borrower’s Subsidiaries 69
Section 5.15 Title to Properties; Licenses 69
Section 5.16 Government Regulation 70
Section 5.17 Insider 70
Section 5.18 Insurance 70
Section 5.19 Solvency 70
Section 5.20 Taxes 70
Section 5.21 Gas Imbalances, Prepayments 70
Section 5.22 Marketing of Production 71
Section 5.23 Hedging Transactions 71
Section 5.24 Restriction on Liens 71
Section 5.25 Maintenance of Properties 71
Section 5.26 Compliance with Laws and Agreements 71
Section 5.27 Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions 72
Article VI. Affirmative Covenants of Borrower 72
Section 6.1 Payment and Performance 72
Section 6.2 Books’ Financial Statements and Reports 72
Section 6.3 Other Information and Inspections 76
Section 6.4 Notice of Material Events and Change of Address 76
Section 6.5 Maintenance of Properties 77
Section 6.6 Maintenance of Existence and Qualifications 77
Section 6.7 Payment of Trade Liabilities, Taxes, etc 77
Section 6.8 Insurance 77
Section 6.9 Performance on Borrower’s Behalf 78
Section 6.10 Change in Nature of Business 78
Section 6.11 Compliance with Agreements and Law 78
Section 6.12 Environmental Matters; Environmental Reviews 78
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Section 6.13 Evidence of Compliance 79
Section 6.14 Post-Closing Deliveries 80
Section 6.15 Maintenance of Liens on Properties 80
Section 6.16 Perfection and Protection of Security Interests and Liens 80
Section 6.17 Bank Accounts; Offset 80
Section 6.18 Production Proceeds 81
Section 6.19 Guaranties of Borrower’s Subsidiaries; Joinder 81
Section 6.20 Casualty and Condemnation 81
Section 6.21 ERISA Information 81
Section 6.22 Keepwell 82
Section 6.23 Depository Banks 82
Article VII. Negative Covenants of Borrower 82
Section 7.1 Indebtedness 83
Section 7.2 Limitation on Liens 84
Section 7.3 Hedging Contracts 85
Section 7.4 Limitation on Mergers, Issuances of Securities 85
Section 7.5 Limitation on Sales of Property 86
Section 7.6 Limitation on Distributions; Redemptions and Prepayments of Indebtedness 87
Section 7.7 Limitation on Investments 88
Section 7.8 Limitation on Credit Extensions 89
Section 7.9 Transactions with Affiliates; Creation and Dissolution of Subsidiaries 89
Section 7.10 Certain Contracts; Amendments; Multiemployer ERISA Plans 90
Section 7.11 Current Ratio 91
Section 7.12 First Lien Leverage Ratio 91
Section 7.13 Fiscal Year 91
Section 7.14 Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions 91
Section 7.15 Division of Limited Liability Companies 91
Section 7.16 Asset Coverage Ratio 91
Section 7.17 Stress Test 91
Article VIII. Events of Default and Remedies 91
Section 8.1 Events of Default 92
Section 8.2 Remedies 93
Article IX. Administrative Agent 94
Section 9.1 Appointment and Authority of Administrative Agent 94
Section 9.2 Exculpation, Administrative Agent’s Reliance, Etc 95
Section 9.3 Credit Decisions 96
Section 9.4 Indemnification 96
Section 9.5 Rights as Lender 97
Section 9.6 Sharing of Set-Offs and Other Payments 97
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Section 9.7 Investments 98
Section 9.8 Benefit of Article IX 98
Section 9.9 Resignation 98
Section 9.10 Delegation of Duties 99
Section 9.11 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim 99
Section 9.12 Intercreditor Agreement; Hedge Intercreditor Agreement 100
Section 9.13 Erroneous Payments. 100
Article X. Miscellaneous 103
Section 10.1 Waivers and Amendments; Acknowledgments. 103
Section 10.2 Survival of Agreements; Cumulative Nature 106
Section 10.3 Notices 106
Section 10.4 Payment of Expenses; Indemnity 107
Section 10.5 Joint and Several Liability; Parties in Interest 108
Section 10.6 Assignments 108
Section 10.7 Confidentiality 111
Section 10.8 Governing Law; Submission to Process 112
Section 10.9 Limitation on Interest 112
Section 10.10 Termination; Limited Survival 113
Section 10.11 Severability 113
Section 10.12 Counterparts; Electronic Execution of Assignments 113
Section 10.13 Waiver of Jury Trial, Punitive Damages, etc 113
Section 10.14 Release of Collateral; Collateral Matters; Hedging 114
Section 10.15 [Reserved] 116
Section 10.16 Arranger 116
Section 10.17 [Reserved] 116
Section 10.18 USA Patriot Act Notice 116
Section 10.19 Posting of Approved Electronic Communications 116
Section 10.20 No Affiliate Activities 117
Section 10.21 Hedging Arrangements 118
Section 10.22 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions 118
Section 10.23 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs 118
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SCHEDULES
Schedule 1 | Disclosure Schedule (Omitted) |
Schedule 2 | Revolving Loan Commitments (Omitted) |
Schedule 3 | Security Schedule (Omitted) |
Schedule 4 | Administrative Agent’s Office (Omitted) |
Schedule 5 | Post-Closing Deliveries (Omitted) |
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A | Form of Revolving Loan Note (Omitted) |
Exhibit B | Borrowing Notice (Omitted) |
Exhibit C | Form of Prepayment Notice (Omitted) |
Exhibit D | Certificate Accompanying Financial Statements (Omitted) |
Exhibit E | Assignment and Acceptance (Omitted) |
Exhibit F | Reserved (Omitted) |
Exhibit G | Form of Issuance Request (Omitted) |
Exhibit H-1 | Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) (Omitted) |
Exhibit H-2 | Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) (Omitted) |
Exhibit H-3 | Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) (Omitted) |
Exhibit H-4 | Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes) (Omitted) |
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THIS SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), dated as of October 18, 2018, by and among W&T Offshore, Inc., a Texas corporation (together with its permitted assigns and successors, the “Borrower”), the various financial institutions and other Persons from time to time parties hereto as lenders (collectively, the “Lenders”), each Issuer referred to below, as issuers of Letters of Credit and Alter Domus (US) LLC (“Alter Domus”), as administrative agent (in such capacity together with any successors thereto, the “Administrative Agent”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the lenders (or their predecessors-in-interest) party thereto, the Administrative Agent and the other parties party thereto from time to time have heretofore entered into the Sixth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 18, 2018 (as amended and modified from time to time prior to the Eleventh Amendment Effective Date, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the lenders thereunder agreed to make loans to the Borrower;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide Revolving Loan Commitments pursuant to which Revolving Loans will be made from time to time prior to the Commitment Termination Date; and
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed to amend the Existing Credit Agreement in the form hereof in order to provide Revolving Loan Commitments and to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower and to effect certain other changes as set forth herein, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. The amendment of the Existing Credit Agreement evidenced by this Agreement shall become effective as provided in the Eleventh Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
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If the Borrower changes its method of accounting from the full cost method to the successful efforts method or a similar method of accounting, “Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” will continue to be calculated as if the Borrower were still using the full cost method of accounting.
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(a) Adjusted Daily SOFR; or
(b) | the sum of: (i) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Required Lenders (in consultation with the Borrower), giving due consideration to (A) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate, or the mechanism for determining such a replacement rate, by the Relevant Governmental Body, and (B) any evolving, or then-prevailing, market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement to the then-current Benchmark for dollar-denominated bilateral or syndicated credit facilities at such time in the United States; and (ii) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; |
provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing or elsewhere in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, if, at any time, the Benchmark Replacement (as determined pursuant to the foregoing clause (a) or (b), as applicable) would be less than the Floor, then the Benchmark Replacement shall be deemed to equal the Floor for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
(a) | in the case of the occurrence of any event(s) described in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event” below, the later to occur of: (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information, as applicable, referred to in such clause (a) or (b), as applicable; 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 such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or |
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(b) | in the case of the occurrence of any event(s) described in clause (c) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event” below, 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 shall be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referred to in such clause (c), notwithstanding that such Benchmark (or such component thereof) may continue to be provided as of such date. |
For the avoidance of doubt, in any such case of occurrence of the foregoing clause (a) or (b) of this definition of “Benchmark Replacement Date” with respect to any Benchmark, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred upon the occurrence of the applicable event(s) set forth therein with respect to such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
(a) | 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), in either case, announcing that such administrator has ceased, or will in the future cease, to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, no successor administrator has been identified that will continue to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof); |
(b) | 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 Board of Governors, the NYFRB, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component thereof), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component thereof), or a court or other Person with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component thereof), in any such case, which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) has ceased, or will in the future cease, to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, no successor administrator has been identified that will continue to provide such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or |
(c) | 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 such Benchmark (or such component thereof) is not, or, as of a specified future date, will not be, representative. |
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For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” shall be deemed to have occurred, with respect to any Benchmark, if a public statement or publication of information as described above has occurred with respect to such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
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Each Borrowing Notice shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower. If all conditions precedent to such new Loans have been met, each Lender will on the date requested promptly remit to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Office, the amount of such Lender’s new Loan in immediately available funds, and upon receipt of all such requested funds, the Administrative Agent shall promptly make such Loans available to the Borrower by wire transfer. The failure of any Lender to make any new Loan to be made by it hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder, if any, to make its new Loan, but no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make any new Loan to be made by such other Lender.
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provided, however, that if a Borrowing Base Deficiency is existing as a result of any Subject Sale or other sale or existing as a result of the incurrence of Indebtedness as provided in Section 7.1(h), and the corresponding reduction of the Borrowing Base (including the Initial Availability Amount), pursuant to Section 7.1(h) or 7.5, as applicable, the Borrower shall instead immediately prepay the Loans (and/or provide cash collateral for Letters of Credit) in accordance with Section 7.1(h) or 7.5, as applicable, from the proceeds of such Subject Sale or sale, or incurrence of Indebtedness, as appropriate, to the extent of the Borrowing Base Deficiency that resulted from such reduction or such sale and reduction.
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(d)The Required Lenders agree to inform the Administrative Agent of the amount of the Borrowing Base as in effect from time to time upon the Administrative Agent’s written request therefor.
No Issuer is under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if: (i) any order, judgment or decree of any government agency or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain
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such Issuer from issuing such Letter of Credit, or any requirement of applicable Law or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any government agency with jurisdiction over such Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuer with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the date hereof, or shall impose upon such Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the date hereof and which such Issuer in good faith deems material to it; (ii) one or more of the applicable conditions contained in Article IV is not then satisfied; (iii) the expiry date of any requested Letter of Credit is prior to the maturity date of any financial obligation to be supported by the requested Letter of Credit; (iv) any requested Letter of Credit does not provide for drafts, or is not otherwise in form and substance acceptable to such Issuer, or the issuance of a Letter of Credit shall violate any applicable policies of such Issuer; (v) any standby Letter of Credit is for the purpose of supporting the issuance of any letter of credit by any other Person; (vi) such Letter of Credit is in a face amount denominated in a currency other than Dollars; or (vii) as a result of such issuance, such Issuer together with the other Issuers shall have outstanding Letters of Credit having an aggregate Stated Amount of more than the Letter of Credit Commitment Amount. The Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance of any Letter of Credit shall (unless otherwise expressly provided in the Letter of Credit) apply to all Letters of Credit.
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In addition to amounts payable as elsewhere provided in this Section 2.11, the Borrower hereby indemnifies, exonerates and holds each Issuer, the Administrative Agent and each other Lender Party harmless from and against any and all actions, causes of action, suits, losses, costs, liabilities and damages, and expenses incurred in connection therewith (irrespective of whether such Issuer, the Administrative Agent or such Lender Party is a party to the action for which indemnification is sought), including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, which such
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Issuer, the Administrative Agent or such Lender Party may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of the issuance of the Letters of Credit, other than, as to each such indemnified party, as a result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such indemnified party, as the case may be, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, or the failure of such Issuer to honor a drawing under any Letter of Credit as a result of any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto government or governmental authority.
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In the event that the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and the Issuers each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the LC Exposure of the Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Commitment and on such date, such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Lenders as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Revolving Loan Percentage Share; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder
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from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.
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All payments applied to principal or interest on any Loan shall be applied first to any interest then due and payable, then to principal then due and payable, and last to any prepayment of principal and interest in compliance with Sections 2.6 and 2.7. All distributions of amounts described in any of subsections (b), (c) or (d) above shall be made by Administrative Agent pro rata to each Lender Party then owed Obligations described in such subsection (or subclause thereof) in proportion to all amounts owed to all Lender Parties which are described in such subsection (or subclause thereof).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts received from the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Eligible Contract Participant shall not be applied to any Excluded Obligations in respect of a Hedging Contract owing to any Approved Counterparty in respect of any Secured Hedging Contract (it being understood, that in the event that any amount is applied to Obligations other than Excluded Obligations in respect of a Hedging Contract as a result of this clause, the Administrative Agent shall make such adjustments as it determines are appropriate to distributions pursuant to clause fourth above from amounts received from Eligible Contract Participants to ensure, as nearly as possible, that the proportional aggregate recoveries with
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respect to Obligations described above by any Approved Counterparty that is the holder of any Excluded Obligations in respect of a Hedging Contract are the same as the proportional aggregate recoveries with respect to other Obligations pursuant to clause (b) above).
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Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (i) a Foreign Lender, that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the
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Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
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To confirm each Lender Party’s understanding concerning the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and the Borrower’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ businesses, properties and obligations and to induce each Lender Party to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit hereunder, Borrower represents and warrants to each Lender Party that:
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To conform with the terms and conditions under which each Lender Party is willing to have credit outstanding to the Borrower, and to induce each Lender Party to enter into this Agreement and extend credit hereunder, the Borrower warrants, covenants and agrees to the following (and the Borrower agrees to cause all of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply with the following) until Security Termination, unless the Required Lenders have previously agreed otherwise:
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(i)any demand for the provision of any Junior Obligations.
Upon the occurrence of any of the foregoing the Borrower and Restricted Subsidiaries will take all necessary or appropriate steps to remedy promptly any such Material Adverse Change, Default, acceleration, default or Termination Event, to protect against any such adverse claim, to defend any such suit or proceeding, and to resolve all controversies on account of any of the foregoing (or, in the case of any notice pursuant to Section 6.4(i), such notice will provide reasonable details on any prospective plans to address such demand in accordance with this Agreement and in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent). Borrower will also notify Administrative Agent and Administrative Agent’s counsel in writing at least twenty Business Days prior to the date that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary changes its name or the location of its chief executive office or principal place of business or the place where it keeps its books and records concerning the Collateral, furnishing with such notice any necessary financing statement amendments or requesting Administrative Agent and its counsel to prepare the same.
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To conform with the terms and conditions under which each Lender Party is willing to have credit outstanding to the Borrower, and to induce each Lender Party to enter into this Agreement and extend credit hereunder, the Borrower warrants, covenants and agrees to the following (and the Borrower agrees to cause all of its Restricted Subsidiaries to comply with the following) until Security Termination, unless the Required Lenders have previously agreed otherwise:
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Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, in no event shall there be any direct or indirect recourse to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiaries’ properties or assets for any Indebtedness of Aquasition Parent or any of its Subsidiaries.
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Neither Borrower nor any of Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries will make any Sale of Capital Stock of any of Borrower’s Restricted Subsidiaries except that subject to Section 7.4 any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower may sell or issue its own Capital Stock to the extent not otherwise prohibited hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may sell the Capital Stock or all or substantially all of the assets of any Subsidiary if as to each and all such Sales, each of the following conditions is satisfied as determined by Administrative Agent: (i) the consideration received in connection with any such Sale shall be at least equal to the fair market value of such Capital Stock or assets (as the case may be), (ii) such Sale shall be on commercially reasonable prices and terms in a bona fide arm’s length transaction, (iii) subject to clause (iv) below, not less than seventy-five (75%) percent of the consideration received by the Borrower or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary for such Sale shall be in cash or Cash Equivalents, (iv) in the event of the Sale of the Capital Stock of any Subsidiary of Borrower which is a Restricted Subsidiary or an Included Joint Venture, or in the event of the Sale by any Restricted Subsidiary or an Included Joint Venture of its assets as provided above, if the Total Proved PV-10 of any applicable property being sold and/or transferred in connection with such transaction has been included in the Borrowing Base, the Borrowing Base shall automatically be reduced by the Total Proved PV-10 of such property or assets so sold or transferred attributed to them in the then current Borrowing Base (as determined by the Required Lenders), and the Borrower shall forthwith repay or prepay the Loans and/or cash collateralize all Letters of Credit to the extent of any Borrowing Base Deficiency caused thereby from the proceeds of such Sale, (v) Administrative Agent shall have received not less than ten (10) Business Days prior written notice of any such Sale of assets or Capital Stock, which notice shall set forth in reasonable detail satisfactory to Administrative Agent, the parties to such Sale, the consideration to be paid for the Sale of such assets or Capital Stock, the terms and manner of the payment of such consideration, the assets or Capital Stock to be sold the liabilities being assumed by the purchaser pursuant to such Sale, and such other information with respect thereto as Administrative Agent may request, and (vi) as of the date of such Sale and after giving effect thereto, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and remain continuing.; provided that the above limitations of clauses (i) through (vi) shall not apply to Sales of Capital Stock in an Unrestricted Subsidiary (or in a Restricted Subsidiary which owns an Unrestricted Subsidiary (so long as such Restricted Subsidiary owns no assets other than the Capital Stock of such Unrestricted Subsidiary) for fair market value.
Neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary will discount, sell, pledge or assign any notes payable to it, accounts receivable or future income except to the extent expressly permitted under the Loan Documents.
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provided that in respect of any Investment pursuant to clauses (b)(ii) or (b)(iii) above is in the form of a sale, transfer or exchange of Oil and Gas Properties, such Investment will be subject to Section 7.5(d) (other than (x) in the case of an Investment in a Subsidiary, clause (ii) of such Section 7.5(d) and (y) in all cases, clause (iii) of such Section 7.5(d)), and including, without limitation, if constituting a Subject Sale, the second proviso set forth in such Section 7.5(d)); provided further that this Section 7.7 shall not apply to the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s entry into operating agreements, working interests, royalty interests, mineral leases, processing agreements, farm-out agreements, contracts for the sale, transportation or exchange of oil and natural gas, unitization agreements, pooling arrangements, area of mutual interest agreements, production sharing agreements or other similar or customary agreements, transactions, properties, interests or arrangements, and Investments and expenditures in connection therewith or pursuant thereto, in each case made or entered into in the ordinary course of the oil and gas business on customary industry terms, excluding, however, Investments in other Persons.
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Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default described in subsection (j)(i), (j)(ii) or (j)(iii) of this section with respect to Borrower, all of the Obligations shall thereupon be immediately due and payable, without demand, presentment, notice of demand or of dishonor and nonpayment, protest, notice of protest, notice of intention to accelerate, declaration or notice of acceleration, or any other notice or declaration of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary who at any time ratifies or approves this Agreement. Upon any such acceleration, any obligation of any Lender to make any further Loans hereunder and any obligation of any Issuer to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall be permanently terminated. During the continuance of any other Event of Default, the Administrative Agent at any time and from time to time may (and upon written instructions from the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall), without notice to Borrower or any other Restricted Person Subsidiary, do either or both of the following: (1) terminate any obligation of Lender to make Loans hereunder and any obligation of any Issuer to issue Letters of Credit hereunder, and (2) declare any or all of the Obligations immediately due and payable, and all such Obligations shall thereupon be immediately due and payable, without demand, presentment, notice of demand or of dishonor and nonpayment, protest, notice of protest, notice of intention to accelerate, declaration or notice of acceleration, or any other notice or declaration of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower and each other Restricted Person who at any time ratifies or approves this Agreement.
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upon notice from any other Lender Party to the Administrative Agent of any Default or Event of Default, Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each other Lender Party thereof.
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THE FOREGOING INDEMNIFICATION SHALL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT SUCH LIABILITIES AND COSTS ARE IN ANY WAY OR TO ANY EXTENT OWED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, UNDER ANY CLAIM OR THEORY OF STRICT LIABILITY, OR ARE CAUSED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY ANY NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION OF ANY KIND BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ISSUER,
provided only that no Lender shall be obligated under this section to indemnify any Administrative Agent Indemnitee and any Issuer for that portion, if any, of any liabilities and costs which is proximately caused by any Administrative Agent Indemnitee’s or such Issuer’s own individual gross negligence or willful misconduct, respectively, as determined in a final judgment. Cumulative of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse such Administrative Agent Indemnitee and such Issuer promptly upon demand for such Lender’s Aggregate Percentage Share of any costs and expenses to be paid to such Administrative Agent Indemnitee or such Issuer by Borrower under Section 10.4(a) to the extent that such Administrative Agent Indemnitee or such Issuer is not timely reimbursed for such expenses by the Borrower as provided in such section. As used in this section the term “Issuer” shall refer not only to each Issuer designated as such in Section 1.1 but also to each director, officer, agent, attorney, employee, representative and Affiliate of such Issuer.
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For the avoidance of doubt, the failure to deliver a notice to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 9.13(b) shall not have any effect on a Payment Recipient’s obligations pursuant to Section 9.13(a) or on whether or not an Erroneous Payment has been made.
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(ii)Subject to Section 10.6 (but excluding, in all events, any assignment consent or approval requirements (whether from the Borrower or otherwise)), the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, sell any Loans acquired pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment and upon receipt of the proceeds of such sale, the Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender shall be reduced by the net proceeds of the sale of such Loan (or portion thereof), and the Administrative Agent shall retain all other rights, remedies and claims against such Lender (and/or against any recipient that receives funds on its respective behalf). In addition, an Erroneous Payment Return Deficiency owing by the applicable Lender (x) shall be reduced by the proceeds of prepayments or repayments of principal and interest, or other distribution in respect of principal and interest, received by the Administrative Agent on or with respect to any such Loans acquired from such Lender pursuant to an Erroneous Payment Deficiency Assignment (to the extent that any such Loans are then owned by the Administrative Agent) and (y) may, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, be reduced by any amount specified by the Administrative Agent in writing to the applicable Lender from time to time.
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THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
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THE FOREGOING INDEMNIFICATION SHALL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT SUCH LIABILITIES AND COSTS ARE IN ANY WAY OR TO ANY EXTENT OWED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, UNDER ANY CLAIM OR THEORY OF STRICT LIABILITY, OR ARE CAUSED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY ANY NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION OF ANY KIND BY ANY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT INDEMNITEE OR LENDER PARTY,
provided only that no Administrative Agent Indemnitee or Lender Party shall be entitled under this section to receive indemnification for that portion, if any, of any liabilities and costs which is proximately caused by its own individual gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined in a final judgment. If any Person (including Borrower or any of its Affiliates) ever alleges such gross negligence or willful misconduct by any Administrative Agent Indemnitee or Lender Party, the indemnification provided for in this section shall nonetheless be paid upon demand, subject to later adjustment or reimbursement, until such time as a court of competent jurisdiction enters a final judgment as to the extent and effect of the alleged gross negligence or willful misconduct. As used in this section the term “Lender Parties” shall refer not only to the Persons designated as such in Section 1.1 but also to each director, officer, agent, attorney, employee, representative and Affiliate of such Persons.
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