Third Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 10, 2023, by and among MRC Energy Company, as Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and Truist Bank, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders

This THIRD AMENDMENT TO FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of April 10, 2023 (the “Third Amendment Effective Date”), by and among MRC ENERGY COMPANY, a Texas corporation (the “Borrower”), the LENDERS party hereto and TRUIST BANK, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). 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).

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have entered into that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 18, 2021 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date, the “Existing Credit Agreement”, and the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders amend the Existing Credit Agreement in certain respects, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party hereto have agreed to such request on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and

WHEREAS, the Lenders party hereto constitute at least the Majority Lenders.

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, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party hereto hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1.Amendment to Section 8.1(q) of the Existing Credit Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver in writing of each condition precedent set forth in Section 2 of this Amendment, and in reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Amendment, Section 8.1(q) of the Existing Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended to replace the reference therein to “$1,100,000,000.00” with a reference to “$1,300,000,000.00”.

SECTION 2.Conditions. The amendment 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. The Administrative Agent shall have received a duly executed counterpart of (a) this Amendment signed by the Borrower, the Majority Lenders, and the Administrative Agent and (b) the Consent and Reaffirmation attached hereto signed by each Guarantor.

2.2    No Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

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

3.1    Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties. After giving effect to the amendments herein, each representation and warranty of the Borrower, the Parent and each other Credit Party contained in the Credit Agreement and in each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein), except to the extent any such representations and warranties are expressly limited to an earlier date, in which case, such representations and warranties shall continue to be true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein) as of such specified earlier date.

3.2    Corporate Authority; No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower, the Parent and each other Credit Party of this Amendment and all documents, instruments and agreements contemplated herein are within such Credit Party’s corporate, limited liability company or limited partnership, as applicable, powers, have been duly authorized by necessary corporate action by such Credit Party, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any court or agency of government (except for the recording and filing of Collateral Documents and financing statements) and (a) do not violate in any material respect any Requirement of Law, (b) are not in contravention of the terms of any material Contractual Obligation, indenture, agreement or undertaking to which such Credit Party is a party or by which it or its properties are bound where such violation could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) do not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the assets of such Credit Party except for Liens permitted by Section 8.2 of the Credit Agreement and otherwise as permitted in the Credit Agreement.

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

3.4    No Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

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 and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed by the Borrower. The Borrower hereby agrees that the amendments and modifications herein contained shall in no manner affect or impair the liabilities, duties and obligations of the Borrower, the Parent or any other Credit Party under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents or the Liens securing the payment and performance thereof, except as amended and modified hereby.

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    Further Assurances. The Borrower covenants and agrees from time to time, as and when reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, to execute and deliver or cause to be executed or delivered, all such documents, instruments and agreements and to take or cause to be taken such further or other action as the Administrative Agent or the Lenders may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to carry out the intent and purposes of this Amendment.

4.4    Legal Expenses. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket 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.

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 laws of the State of Texas.

4.9    Severability. Any provision of this Amendment held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

(a)    This Amendment shall be deemed to constitute a Loan Document for all purposes and in all respects. Each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of like import, and each reference in the Credit Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or other agreements, documents or other instruments executed and delivered pursuant to the Credit Agreement to the “Credit Agreement”, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment.

(b)    The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor, except as expressly provided herein, constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers to be effective as of the date first above written.

Each of the undersigned (each a “Guarantor”) hereby (i) acknowledges receipt of a copy of the foregoing Third Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Third Amendment”); (ii) consents to the Borrower’s execution and delivery thereof; (iii) consents to the terms of the Third Amendment; (iv) affirms that nothing contained therein shall modify in any respect whatsoever its guaranty of the Indebtedness pursuant to the terms of the Guaranty or the Liens granted by it pursuant to the terms of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party securing payment and performance of the Indebtedness, (v) reaffirms that the Guaranty and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and such Liens are and shall continue to remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and (vi) represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, as of the date hereof, (x) all of the representations and warranties made by it in each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party are true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein), except to the extent any such representations and warranties are expressly limited to an earlier date, in which case, such representations and warranties shall continue to be true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein) as of such specified earlier date, and (y) after giving effect to the Third Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. Although each Guarantor has been informed of the matters set forth in the Third Amendment and has acknowledged and agreed to same, each Guarantor understands that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of the Lenders have any obligation to inform any Guarantor of such matters in the future or to seek any Guarantor’s acknowledgment or agreement to future amendments or waivers to the Credit Agreement for the Guaranty and other Loan Documents to which it is a party to remain in full force and effect, and nothing herein shall create such duty or obligation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Consent and Reaffirmation on and as of the date of the Third Amendment.