Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 25, 2023, by and among EQT Corporation, PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto

EX-10.1 2 tm2313621d1_ex10-1.htm EXHIBIT 10.1

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of April 25, 2023 (the “Second Amendment Effective Date”), by and among EQT CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania corporation (“Borrower”), each Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement party hereto (collectively, the “Second Amendment Consenting Lenders” and individually, a “Second Amendment Consenting Lender”), and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

A.            Borrower, Administrative Agent and the Lenders entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of November 9, 2022 (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 23, 2022 and as otherwise amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Existing Credit Agreement”).

B.            Borrower has requested that the Existing Credit Agreement be amended and modified as described herein.

C.            Borrower, Administrative Agent, and the Second Amendment Consenting Lenders have agreed, upon the following terms and conditions, to amend the Existing Credit Agreement as provided herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein contained, and for other valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.            Defined Terms; References. Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, each term used herein that is defined in the Existing Credit Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Existing Credit Agreement.

2.            Amendments to the Credit Agreement. As of the Second Amendment Effective Date, Section 1.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended (the Existing Credit Agreement, as affected and so amended by this Agreement, being referred to as the “Amended Credit Agreement”) by amending and restating the following defined terms as follows:

“Commitment Termination Time” means the earliest of (i) immediately following the funding of any Borrowing on the Funding Date, (ii) immediately following the consummation of the Acquisition, regardless of whether the Funding Date has occurred, (iii) the termination of the Acquisition Agreement on the Termination Date (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) and (iv) December 29, 2023 (it being understood and agreed that the Funding Date may occur on such date).

“Maturity Date” means the earliest of (a) the two year anniversary of the Funding Date, (b) the effective date of (x) if the Funding Date has not occurred, any other termination or cancellation of the Aggregate Commitments and (y) if the Funding Date has occurred, the acceleration in full of the Total Outstandings under this Agreement and (c) June 30, 2025.

3.            Effectiveness. This Agreement shall be effective upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(a)            Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received this Agreement, duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Second Amendment Consenting Lenders;

(b)            Fees; Costs and Expenses. The Borrower shall have paid all fees and expenses required to be paid on or before the Second Amendment Effective Date (including, to the extent invoiced at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date, all Attorney Costs).

4.            Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and Second Amendment Consenting Lenders as follows:

(a)            Due Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement, are within the corporate powers of the Borrower, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority (except such as has been obtained), do not contravene, or constitute a default under, any provision of applicable law or regulation or of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Borrower or of any agreement, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other instrument binding upon the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

(b)            Binding Effect. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Borrower, and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws of general application relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights.

(c)            Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Amended Credit Agreement (including without limitation the representation and warranties set forth in Sections 5.04(c) and 5.05 of the Amended Credit Agreement) and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects or if qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, true and correct in all respects; provided that the representation and warranty made in Section 5.12(a) of the Amended Credit Agreement is true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date hereof (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty relates to an earlier date or period, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date or period), and except that for purposes of this Section 4(c), the representations and warranties contained in subsections (a) and (b) of Section 5.04 of the Amended Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01 of the Amended Credit Agreement.

(d)            No Event of Default or Default. No event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from the execution of this Agreement, which constitutes an Event of Default or Default.

5.            Miscellaneous.

(a)            Limitation on Agreements. The amendments set forth herein are limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed: (i) to be a consent under or waiver of any other term or condition in the Amended Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents; or (ii) to prejudice any right or rights which the Administrative Agent and Lenders now have or may have in the future under, or in connection with the Amended Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, the Notes, the other Loan Documents or any of the other documents referred to herein or therein. From and after the date of this Agreement, all references in the Loan Documents to the Existing Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Amended Credit Agreement after giving effect to this Agreement, and each reference to “hereof,” “hereunder,” “herein”, “hereby” or “this Credit Agreement” and each other similar reference contained in the Existing Credit Agreement shall from and after the date hereof refer to the Amended Credit Agreement.

(b)            Ratification. The Existing Credit Agreement, as hereby amended, is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and shall remain in full force and effect. The Loan Documents, as they may be amended or affected by this Agreement, are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.

(c)            Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or e-mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

(d)            ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

(e)            GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS ARISING UNDER FEDERAL LAW.

(f)            WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO, OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER FOUNDED IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE; AND EACH PARTY HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE SIGNATORIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

(g)            Payment of Expenses. Section 10.04 of the Amended Credit Agreement shall apply to this Agreement, mutatis mutandis.

(h)            Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

(i)             Loan Document. This Agreement shall constitute a “Loan Document” under and as defined in Section 1.01 of the Amended Credit Agreement.

(j)             Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

	BORROWER:

	EQT CORPORATION


	By:	/s/ David M. Khani
	Name: David M. Khani
	Title: Chief Financial Officer

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