THIRD AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

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Exhibit 10.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

THIRD AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

THIRD AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (hereinafter referred to as the “Amendment”) dated as of December 1, 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 and as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 14, 2008 (as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, Administrative Agent, Lenders, Borrower and Guarantors desire to amend the Credit Agreement as provided herein upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

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                               Cover Page.  The cover page of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended by deleting the reference to “EXCO PARTNERS OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, LP” and substituting in lieu thereof the name “EXCO OPERATING COMPANY, LP”.

 

1.2                               Preamble.  The preamble to the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended by deleting the reference to “EXCO PARTNERS OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, LP” and substituting in lieu thereof the name “EXCO OPERATING COMPANY, LP”.

 

1.3                               Additional Definitions. The following definitions shall be and they hereby are added to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement in appropriate alphabetical order:

 

Permitted Refinancing” means any Indebtedness of the Borrower, and Indebtedness constituting Guarantees thereof by Restricted Subsidiaries, incurred

 



 

or issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, renew, replace (whether or not contemporaneously), defease or refund, other Indebtedness of the Borrower, in whole or in part, from time to time; provided that (i) the aggregate principal amount of such Permitted Refinancing does not exceed $300,000,000, (ii) such Permitted Refinancing has a stated maturity no later than January 15, 2010, (iii) the covenant, default and remedy provisions of such Permitted Refinancing are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries than those set forth in the term sheet attached hereto as Annex I, and (iv) such Permitted Refinancing and any Guarantee in respect thereof is unsecured.

 

Third Amendment Effective Date” means December 1, 2008.

 

1.4                               Amended Definitions.  Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended by amending and restating the following definitions in their respective entireties to read as follows:

 

Borrower” means EXCO Operating Company, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (formerly known as EXCO Partners Operating Partnership, LP), and its successors and permitted assigns.

 

LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the rate appearing on Reuters BBA Libor Rates Page 3750 (or on any successor or substitute page of such service, or any successor to or substitute for such service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period.  In the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBO Rate” with respect to such Eurodollar Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which dollar deposits of $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

 

1.5                               Mandatory Prepayment of Loans.  Clause (b) of Section 2.12 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

(b)                               If the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary sells, transfers or otherwise disposes of any Borrowing Base Properties at any time, the Borrower shall prepay the Revolving Borrowings to the extent necessary to eliminate any Borrowing Base Deficiency that may exist or that may have occurred as a result of such sale, transfer or other

 

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disposition on the date it or any Restricted Subsidiary receives the Net Cash Proceeds from such sale, transfer or other disposition and any Net Cash Proceeds in excess of the amount necessary to eliminate any such Borrowing Base Deficiency shall be used within one hundred eighty (180) days after such disposition to (i) acquire property, plant and equipment or any business entity used or useful in carrying on the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and having a fair market value at least equal to the fair market value of the properties sold or otherwise disposed of or to improve or replace any existing property of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries used or useful in carrying on the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (ii) prepay the Loans in accordance with the instructions of the Borrower (unless an Event of Default exists in which event any amounts prepaid shall be applied to the Loans at the discretion of the Administrative Agent) or (iii) prepay the Term Loans (or any Permitted Refinancing thereof) to the extent such prepayment is permitted under Section 7.13 on the date of such prepayment.

 

1.6                               Indebtedness.  Clause (h) of Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended and restated in its entirety 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 $300,000,000 at any time outstanding and any Permitted Refinancing of any Indebtedness permitted under this clause (h); and

 

1.7                               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, 2009, shall not include any Indebtedness of the Borrower under the Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility (or any Permitted Refinancing thereof) to the extent such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 7.01(h).

 

1.8                               Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility Restrictions.  Section 7.13 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

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 (or any Permitted Refinancing thereof); provided that the Borrower may retire, redeem, defease, repurchase or prepay the Term Loans or any Permitted Refinancing thereof (including any premium on the prepaid

 

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principal amount of such Indebtedness) (x) with the proceeds of any Permitted Refinancing or (y) at any other time; provided that in the case of clause (y) above, (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.

 

1.9                               Notices.  Clause (i) of Section 11.01(a) of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

(i)                                  if to the Borrower, to EXCO Operating Company, LP, c/o EXCO Resources, Inc., 12377 Merit Drive, Suite 1700, Dallas, Texas 75251, Attention:  Douglas H. Miller, Chief Executive Officer and Attention:  J. Douglas Ramsey, Chief Financial Officer, Telecopy No.  ###-###-####;

 

1.10                        Amendment to Exhibits.  Each of the Exhibits to the Credit Agreement shall be and they hereby are amended by deleting all references to “EXCO Partners Operating Partnership, LP” and substituting in lieu thereof the name “EXCO Operating Company, LP”.

 

1.11                        Annex.  The Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended by adding Annex I to the end thereof in the form attached hereto as Annex I.

 

SECTION 2.  ConditionsThe 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.

 

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

 

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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                               Reference to and Effect on Loan Documents.  Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, on and after the date hereof, each reference in the Credit Agreement (including the schedules and exhibits thereto) and the other Loan Documents to “EXCO Partners Operating Partnership, LP” shall be deemed to refer to “EXCO Operating Company, LP”.

 

4.2                               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.

 

4.3                               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.

 

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

 

4.5                               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.  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.

 

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4.6                               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.

 

4.7                               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.

 

4.8                               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, L.L.C.

 

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

 



 

 

TALCO MIDSTREAM ASSETS, LTD.

 

 

 

By:

VAUGHAN HOLDING COMPANY, L.L.C.,

 

 

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, L.L.C.,

 

 

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

 



 

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

 

as a Lender and as Administrative Agent,

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ WM. MARK CRANMER

 

Name:

Wm. Mark Cranmer

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 



 

 

UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ IRJA R. OTSA

 

Name: Irja R. Otsa

 

Title: Associate Director Banking Products
Services, US

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ MARY E. EVANS

 

Name: Mary E. Evans

 

Title: Associate Director Banking Products
Services, US

 



 

 

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

 



 

 

BNP PARIBAS

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ RICHARD HAWTHORNE

 

Name: Richard Hawthorne

 

Title: Director

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ POLLY SCHOTT

 

Name: Polly Schott

 

Title: Director

 



 

 

NATIXIS

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ LOUIS P. LAVILLE, III

 

Name: Louis P. Laville, III

 

Title: Managing Director

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ LIANA TCHERNYSHEVA

 

Name: Liana Tchernysheva

 

Title: Director

 



 

 

STERLING BANK

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ JEFF A. FORBIS

 

Name: Jeff A. Forbis

 

Title: Senior Vice President

 



 

 

SUNTRUST BANK

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ DAVID SIMPSON

 

Name: David Simpson

 

Title: Vice President

 



 

 

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ DAVID G. MILLS

 

Name: David G. Mills

 

Title: Director

 



 

 

WACHOVIA BANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ PAUL PRITCHETT

 

Name: Paul Pritchett

 

Title: Vice President

 



 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ TOM K. MARTIN

 

Name: Tom K. Martin

 

Title: Vice President

 



 

 

BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ JULIA R. FRANKLIN

 

Name: Julia R. Franklin

 

Title: Assistant Vice President

 



 

 

ALLIED IRISH BANKS, P.L.C.

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ DAVID O’DRISCOLL

 

Name: David O’Driscoll

 

Title: Assistant Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ AIDAN LANIGAN

 

Name: Aidan Lanigan

 

Title: Vice President

 



 

 

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY

 

AMERICAS

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ DUSAN LAZAROV

 

Name: Dusan Lazarov

 

Title: Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ EVELYN THIERRY

 

Name: Evelyn Thierry

 

Title: Vice President

 



 

 

CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ MICHAEL D. WILLIS

 

Name: Michael D. Willis

 

Title: Director

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ DENNIS E. PETITO

 

Name: Dennis E. Petito

 

Title: Managing Director

 



 

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ DARIA M. MAHONEY

 

Name: Daria M. Mahoney

 

Title: Vice President

 



 

 

COMERICA BANK

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ PETER L. SEFZIK

 

Name: Peter L. Sefzik

 

Title: Senior Vice President

 



 

 

FORTIS CAPITAL CORP.

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ MICHELE JONES

 

Name: Michele Jones

 

Title: Director

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ ILENE FOWLER

 

Name: Ilene Fowler

 

Title: Director

 



 

 

BANK OF AMERICA

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ STEPHEN J. HOFFMAN

 

Name: Stephen J. Hoffman

 

Title: Managing Director

 



 

 

GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ JOHN MAKRINOS

 

Name: John Makrinos

 

Title: Authorized Signatory

 



 

 

BARCLAYS BANK PLC

 

as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ DOUGLAS BERNEGGER

 

Name: Douglas Bernegger

 

Title: Director