SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

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EX-10.2 3 a08-19364_1ex10d2.htm EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

SECOND AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (hereinafter referred to as the “Amendment”) dated as of July 14, 2008, by and among EXCO OPERATING COMPANY, LP (formerly known as EXCO Partners Operating Partnership, LP) (“Borrower”), CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF BORROWER, as Guarantors (the “Guarantors”), the LENDERS party hereto (the “Lenders”), and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (“Administrative Agent”).  Unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise expressly defined herein, capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, Borrower, Guarantors, Administrative Agent and Lenders have entered into that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 30, 2007, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 20, 2008 (as the same may further be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders amend the Credit Agreement to, among other things, permit the incurrence of additional unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower pursuant to the terms and conditions of a senior unsecured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $500,000,000.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and confessed, Borrower, Guarantors, Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.  Amendments to Credit Agreement.  Subject to the satisfaction or waiver in writing of each condition precedent set forth in Section 2 hereof, and in reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Amendment, the Credit Agreement shall be amended in the manner provided in this Section 1.

 

1.1                               Additional Definitions.  Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended by inserting the following definitions in appropriate alphabetical order:

 

Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility” means a senior unsecured term loan facility pursuant to which certain financial institutions and other entities have agreed to provide Borrower with unsecured term loans; provided that (i) the stated maturity date of such term loans is not later than December 15, 2008 and (ii) the covenant, default and remedy provisions with respect to such term loans are not materially more restrictive than those set forth in this Agreement.

 

Term Loans” means the senior unsecured term loans outstanding under the Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility.

 



 

1.2                               Indebtedness.  Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended by (i) renumbering clause (h) of such section to be clause (i) of such section and (ii) inserting a new clause (h) immediately following clause (g) to read as follows:

 

(h)                               unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower under the Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $500,000,000 at any time outstanding; and

 

1.3                               Financial Covenants; Consolidated Current Ratio.  Clause (a) of Section 7.11 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

(a)                               Consolidated Current Ratio.  The Borrower will not permit the Consolidated Current Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter ending on or after June 30, 2007 to be less than 1.00 to 1.00; provided that for purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.11(a), the calculation of Consolidated Current Liabilities as of the end of any fiscal quarter ending on or before December 31, 2008, shall not include any Indebtedness of the Borrower under the Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility to the extent such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 7.01(h).

 

1.4                               Restrictions on Certain Prepayments.  Article VII of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended by inserting the following at the end of such Article as Section 7.13:

 

Section 7.13                            Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility Restrictions.             Prior to the termination of all Commitments and the payment and performance in full of the Obligations, the Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, retire, redeem, defease, repurchase or prepay prior to the scheduled due date thereof any part of the principal of, or interest on, the Term Loans; except that the Borrower may retire, redeem, defease, repurchase or prepay the Term Loans (including any premium on the prepaid principal amount of such Indebtedness) at any time; provided that (i) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the making of such retirement, redemption, defeasance, repurchase or prepayment, and (ii) after giving effect to such retirement, redemption, defeasance, repurchase or prepayment, the Aggregate Commitment exceeds Aggregate Credit Exposure by an amount equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the Aggregate Commitment.

 

SECTION 2.  Conditions.  The amendments to the Credit Agreement contained in Section 1 of this Amendment, shall be effective upon the satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth in this Section 2.

 

2.1                               Execution and Delivery.  Each Credit Party, the Majority Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have executed and delivered this Amendment.

 

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2.2                               No Default.  No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result after giving effect to this Amendment.

 

2.3                               Other Documents.  The Administrative Agent shall have received such other instruments and documents incidental and appropriate to the transaction provided for herein as the Administrative Agent or its special counsel may reasonably request, and all such documents shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

SECTION 3.       Representations and Warranties of Borrower.  To induce the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, each Credit Party hereby represents and warrants to the Lenders as follows:

 

3.1                               Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties/Further Assurances.  After giving effect to the amendments herein, each representation and warranty of such Credit Party contained in the Credit Agreement or in any other Loan Document is true and correct in all material respects on the date hereof (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such date).

 

3.2                               Corporate Authority; No Conflicts.  The execution, delivery and performance by such Credit Party of this Amendment and all documents, instruments and agreements contemplated herein are within such Credit Party’s corporate or other organizational powers, have been duly authorized by necessary action, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any court or agency of government and do not violate or constitute a default under any provision of any applicable law or other agreements binding upon such Credit Party or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the assets of such Credit Party except for Liens permitted under Section 7.02 of the Credit Agreement.

 

3.3                               Enforceability.  This Amendment constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as (i) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditor’s rights generally, and (ii) the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general application.

 

SECTION 4.       Miscellaneous.

 

4.1                               Reaffirmation of Loan Documents and Liens.  Any and all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents shall, except as amended and modified hereby, remain in full force and effect.  Each Credit Party hereby agrees that the amendments and modifications herein contained shall in no manner affect or impair the liabilities, duties and obligations of any Credit Party under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents or the Liens securing the payment and performance thereof.

 

4.2                               Parties in Interest.  All of the terms and provisions of this Amendment shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

 

4.3                               Legal Expenses.  Each Credit Party hereby agrees to pay all reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Administrative Agent incurred by the Administrative Agent in

 

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connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment and all related documents.

 

4.4                               Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document.  However, this Amendment shall bind no party until each Credit Party, the Majority Lenders, and the Administrative Agent have executed a counterpart.  Delivery of photocopies of the signature pages to this Amendment by facsimile or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of manually executed counterparts of this Amendment.

 

4.5                               Complete Agreement.  THIS AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

 

4.6                               Headings.  The headings, captions and arrangements used in this Amendment are, unless specified otherwise, for convenience only and shall not be deemed to limit, amplify or modify the terms of this Amendment, nor affect the meaning thereof.

 

4.7                               Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

 

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

 

 

BORROWER:

 

 

 

EXCO OPERATING COMPANY, LP

 

(formerly known as EXCO Partners Operating

 

Partnership, LP)

 

 

 

By:

EXCO Partners OLP GP, LLC

 

 

its sole general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.

 

 

Name:

J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.

 

 

Title:

Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer

 

 

 

Address for Notices:

 

 

 

EXCO Operating Company, LP

 

12377 Merit Drive, Suite 1700

 

Dallas, Texas 75251

 

Facsimile No.  ###-###-####

 

Attn:

Douglas H. Miller

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

and

 

 

 

Attn:

J. Douglas Ramsey

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

GUARANTORS:

 

 

 

 

 

GARRISON GATHERING, LLC

 

VAUGHAN DE, LLC

 

VAUGHAN HOLDING COMPANY, LLC

 

VERNON GATHERING, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.

 

Name:

J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.

 

Title:

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
for each of the Credit Parties listed above

 

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TALCO MIDSTREAM ASSETS, LTD.

 

 

 

By:

VAUGHAN HOLDING COMPANY, LLC.

 

 

its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.

 

 

Name:

J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.

 

 

Title:

Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer

 

 

 

 

 

TGG PIPELINE, LTD.

 

 

 

By:

VAUGHAN HOLDING COMPANY, LLC,

 

 

its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.

 

 

Name:

J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.

 

 

Title:

Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer

 

 

 

 

 

EXCO PRODUCTION COMPANY, LP
(formerly known as Winchester Production
Company, Ltd.)

 

 

 

By:

VAUGHAN DE, LLC,

 

 

Its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.

 

 

Name:

J. Douglas Ramsey, Ph.D.

 

 

Title:

Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer

 

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

 

as a Lender and as Administrative Agent,

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ William Mark Cranmer

 

Name:

Wm. Mark Cranmer

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

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UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David B. Julie

 

Name:

David B. Julie

 

Title:

Associate Director
Banking Products
Services, US

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mary E. Evans

 

Name:

Mary E. Evans

 

Title:

Associate Director
Banking Products
Services, US

 

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CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS
BRANCH

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Vanessa Gomez

 

Name:

Vanessa Gomez

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Nupur Kumar

 

Name:

Nupur Kumar

 

Title:

Associate

 

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LEHMAN BROTHERS COMMERCIAL BANK

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Darren S. Lane

 

Name:

Darren S. Lane

 

Title:

Operations Officer

 

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BNP PARIBAS

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Betsy Jocher

 

Name:

Betsy Jocher

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Robert Long

 

Name:

Robert Long

 

Title:

Vice President

 

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KEYBANK N.A.

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kevin Hays

 

Name:

Kevin Hays

 

Title:

Director

 

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MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING,
INC.

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Darragh Dempsey

 

Name:

Darragh Dempsey

 

Title:

Vice President

 

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NATIXIS

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Donovan C. Broussard

 

Name:

Donovan C. Broussard

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Liana Tchernysheva

 

Name:

Liana Tchernysheva

 

Title:

Director

 

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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Don J. McKinnerney

 

Name:

Don J. McKinnerney

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

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STERLING BANK

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeff A. Forbis

 

Name:

Jeff A. Forbis

 

Title:

Senior Vice President
Sterling Bank

 

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UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Doug Gale

 

Name:

Doug Gale

 

Title:

Vice President

 

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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David G. Mills

 

Name:

David G. Mills

 

Title:

Director

 

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WACHOVIA BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Paul Pritchett

 

Name:

Paul Pritchett

 

Title:

Vice President

 

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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Tom K. Martin

 

Name:

Tom K. Martin

 

Title:

Vice President

 

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BMO CAPITAL MARKETS FINANCING,
INC.

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James V. Ducote

 

Name:

James V. Ducote

 

Title:

Director

 

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CITIBANK, N.A.

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ryan Watson

 

Name:

Ryan Watson

 

Title:

V.P.

 

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ALLIED IRISH BANKS, P.L.C.

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark Connelly

 

Name:

Mark Connelly

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ James Giordano

 

Name:

James Giordano

 

Title:

Assistant Vice President

 

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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY
AMERICAS

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Erin Morrissey

 

Name:

Erin Morrissey

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Dusan Lazarov

 

Name:

Dusan Lazarov

 

Title:

Vice President

 

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CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael D. Willis

 

Name:

Michael D. Willis

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Tom Byargeon

 

Name:

Tom Byargeon

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Daria Mahoney

 

Name:

Daria Mahoney

 

Title:

Vice President

 

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COMERICA BANK

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Rebecca L. Wilson

 

Name:

Rebecca L. Wilson

 

Title:

Assistant Vice President

 

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FORTIS CAPITAL CORP.

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michele Jones

 

Name:

Michele Jones

 

Title:

Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ilene Fowler

 

Name:

Ilene Fowler

 

Title:

Director

 

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BANK OF AMERICA

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey H. Rathkamp

 

Name:

Jeffrey H. Rathkamp

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING
CORPORATION

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David A. Buck

 

Name:

David A. Buck

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

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BARCLAYS BANK PLC

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Joseph Gyurindak

 

Name:

Joseph gyurindak

 

Title:

Director

 

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