Grow Through Exploration and Drilling and Development of Existing Acreage. We expect to generate long-term reserve and production growth by exploring, drilling and developing our large acreage position. Our primary exploration and development focus will be in the WTO, where we owned interests in 777,475 gross (655,926 net) acres at December 31, 2008 and operated up to 35 rigs during 2008 (nine as of December 31, 2008). We have identified approximately 3,100 potential drilling locations in the WTO and believe that we will be able to expand the number of drilling locations in the WTO through exploratory drilling and use of our 3-D seismic technology
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Exhibit 10.7.5
AMENDMENT NO. 5
and
SCHEDULED DETERMINATION
OF THE BORROWING BASE
OF THE BORROWING BASE
dated as of September 18, 2008
to the CREDIT AGREEMENT
dated as of November 21, 2006
among
SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC.
as the Borrower,
as the Borrower,
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer
as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer
and
The Other Lenders Party Thereto
BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC,
Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Manager
Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Manager
AMENDMENT NO. 5 AND
SCHEDULED DETERMINATION OF THE BORROWING BASE
SCHEDULED DETERMINATION OF THE BORROWING BASE
AMENDMENT AND SCHEDULED DETERMINATION (this Amendment) dated as of September 18, 2008 under the Credit Agreement dated as of November 21, 2006 (as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement) among SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a Riata Energy, Inc.) (the Borrower), each LENDER from time to time party thereto and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the Administrative Agent), Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Credit Agreement as set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent proposes to continue the current Borrowing Base amount in accordance with the Scheduled Determination procedure set forth in Section 2.05 of the Credit Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, each term used herein that is defined in the Credit Agreement has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement. Each reference to hereof, hereunder, herein and hereby and each other similar reference and each reference to this Agreement and each other similar reference contained in the Credit Agreement shall, after this Amendment becomes effective, refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.
SECTION 2. Amendments to the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is amended by adding, in appropriate alphabetical order, the following defined term:
East Texas and North Louisiana Assets means Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries located in (a) Bossier Parish in the State of Louisiana and (b) Rusk, Gregg, and Harrison Counties in the State of Texas.
(b) Section 7.03(b) of the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting clause (b) in its entirety and by substituting in lieu thereof the new clause (b) to read in its entirety as follows:
(b) [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]
(c) Section 7.03(n) of the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting clause (n) in its entirety and by substituting in lieu thereof the new clause (n) to read in its entirety as follows:
(n) other unsecured Indebtedness not permitted by the previous clauses; provided that (A) at the time of incurring such Indebtedness (x) no Default has occurred and is then continuing and (y) no Default would result from the incurrence of such Indebtedness after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness (and any concurrent repayment of Indebtedness with the proceeds of such incurrence), (B) such Indebtedness does not mature and requires no scheduled amortization prior to the 6th anniversary of the Closing Date, (C) the terms of such Indebtedness are not materially more onerous, taken as a whole, than the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and (D) such Indebtedness and any guarantees thereof are otherwise on market terms and conditions for similarly situated companies; and provided further that during any period that any Indebtedness is issued and outstanding on reliance on this subsection (n), the Borrowing Base shall automatically be reduced by 30% of the principal amount of such Indebtedness.
(d) Section 7.04 of the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting clauses (a) and (b) in their entirety and by substituting in lieu thereof the new clauses (a) and (b) to read in their entirety as follows:
(a) any Subsidiary may merge with (i) the Borrower, provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or (ii) any one or more other Subsidiaries, provided that when any wholly-owned Subsidiary is merging with another Subsidiary, the continuing or surviving Person shall be a wholly-owned Subsidiary and provided further that when any Guarantor is merging with another Subsidiary, the continuing or surviving Person shall be a Guarantor;
(b) any Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to another Subsidiary (and thereafter dissolve, liquidate or wind-up its affairs); provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a wholly-owned Subsidiary, then the transferee must either be the Borrower or a wholly-owned Subsidiary; and provided further that if the transferor in such a transaction is a Guarantor, then the transferee must either be the Borrower or a Guarantor;
(e) Section 7.05(g) of the Credit Agreement is amended by (i) inserting before the word Dispositions contained in the first line thereof the number (1) and (ii) by inserting the following proviso at the end of clause (iii) of the proviso contained therein:
2
; provided that this clause (iii) shall not apply to Dispositions of East Texas and North Louisiana Assets
SECTION 3. Proposal to Continue the Current Borrowing Base. Based on the Engineering Report and other information concerning the businesses and properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including their Oil and Gas Properties and the reserves and production relating thereto) received pursuant to Sections 2.05(b)(i) and 6.01(d) of the Credit Agreement by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, pursuant to Sections 2.05(b)(i) and 2.05(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement, hereby proposes to the Lenders for their approval to continue the current amount of the Borrowing Base, which is $1,095,000,000.
SECTION 4. Approval by Lenders. In accordance with Section 2.05(b)(iii) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned Lenders hereby approve the continuation of the current amount of the Borrowing Base as proposed by the Administrative Agent under Section 3 above.
SECTION 5. Representations of the Borrower. The Borrower represents and warrants that, both before and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment in whole or in part pursuant to Section 8 hereof, (i) the representations and warranties set forth in Article V of the Credit Agreement will be true and correct and (ii) no Default will have occurred and be continuing.
SECTION 6. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
SECTION 7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
SECTION 8. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective on and as of the date hereof provided that the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof signed by each of the Required Lenders and the Borrower.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
Proposed, Consented to and Accepted by:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender
as Administrative Agent,
L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender
By: | /s/ Charles W. Patterson | |||
Title: Managing Director |
Approved by: BORROWER SANDRIDGE ENERGY, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Dirk M. Van Doren | |||
Name: | Dirk M. Van Doren | |||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||
LENDERS BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Lender | ||||
By: | /s/ Charles W. Patterson | |||
Name: | Charles W. Patterson | |||
Title: | Managing Director | |||
UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A. | ||||
By: | /s/ Whitney Randolph | |||
Name: | Whitney Randolph | |||
Title: | Assistant Vice President | |||
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | ||||
By: | /s/ Don J. McKinnerney | |||
Name: | Don J. McKinnerney | |||
Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||
BARCLAYS BANK PLC | ||||
By: | /s/ Joseph Gyurindak | |||
Name: | Joseph Gyurindak | |||
Title: | Director | |||
CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH | ||||
By: | /s/ Vanessa Gomez | |||
Name: | Vanessa Gomez | |||
Title: | Director | |||
By: | /s/ Nupur Kumar | |||
Name: | Nupur Kumar | |||
Title: | Associate | |||
BANK OF OKLAHOMA, N.A. | ||||
By: | /s/ Mike Weatherholt | |||
Name: | Mike Weatherholt | |||
Title: | Assistant Vice President | |||
COMERICA BANK | ||||
By: | /s/ Rebecca L. Wilson | |||
Name: | Rebecca L. Wilson | |||
Title: | Assistant Vice President | |||
THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA | ||||
By: | /s/ Andrew Ostrov | |||
Name: | Andrew Ostrov | |||
Title: | Director | |||
SUN TRUST BANK | ||||
By: | /s/ Yann Pirio | |||
Name: | Yann Pirio | |||
Title: | Director | |||
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC | ||||
By: | /s/ Robert L. Roberts | |||
Name: | Robert L. Roberts | |||
Title: | Managing Director | |||
BMO CAPITAL MARKETS FINANCING, INC. | ||||
By: | /s/ Gumaro Tijerina | |||
Name: | Gumaro Tijerina | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
MIDFIRST BANK | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | ||||
By: | /s/ Daria Mahoney | |||
Name: | Daria Mahoney | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
WELLS FARGO BANK, NA | ||||
By: | /s/ Dustin S. Hansen | |||
Name: | Dustin S. Hansen | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
BANK OF SCOTLAND | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
BNP PARIBAS | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
ALLIED IRISH BANKS P.L.C. | ||||
By: | /s/ David ODriscoll | |||
Name: | David ODriscoll | |||
Title: | Assistant Vice President | |||
By: | /s/ Robert F. Moyle | |||
Name: | Robert F. Moyle | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President |
FORTIS CAPITAL CORP. | ||||
By: | /s/ Michele Jones | |||
Name: | Michele Jones | |||
Title: | Director | |||
By: | /s/ Darrell Holley | |||
Name: | Darrell Holley | |||
Title: | Managing Director | |||
CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
MORGAN STANLEY BANK | ||||
By: | /s/ Daniel Twenge | |||
Name: | Daniel Twenge | |||
Title: | Authorized Signatory | |||
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS | ||||
By: | /s/ Dusan Lazarov | |||
Name: | Dusan Lazarov | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
By: | /s/ Erin Morrissey | |||
Name: | Erin Morrissey | |||
Title: | Vice President |
SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
COMPASS BANK | ||||
By: | /s/ Kathleen J. Bowen | |||
Name: | Kathleen J. Bowen | |||
Title: | Senior Vice President | |||
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | ||||
By: | /s/ Kimberly Coll | |||
Name: | Kimberly Coll | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA | ||||
By: | /s/ William Yarbenet | |||
Name: | William Yarbenet | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
STERLING BANK | ||||
By: | /s/ Ryan K. Michael | |||
Name: | Ryan K. Michael | |||
Title: | Assistant Vice President |
LEHMAN BROTHERS COMMODITY SERVICES, INC. | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||