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Delaware
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1-12935
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20-0467835
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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5320 Legacy Drive
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Plano,
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Texas
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75024
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(972)
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673-2000
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip code)
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(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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☐
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
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DNR
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New York Stock Exchange
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•
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Second Lien Noteholders will receive their Pro Rata share of 95% of the new common stock (subject to dilution) in the new, reorganized company (the “New DNR Equity”);
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•
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Convertible Noteholders will receive their Pro Rata share of (a) 5% of the New DNR Equity (subject to dilution) and (b) 100% of the Series A Warrants;
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•
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if the Class of Subordinated Notes Claims votes to accept the Plan, Holders of Subordinated Notes Claims will receive their Pro Rata share of 54.55% of the Series B Warrants;
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•
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holders of General Unsecured Claims will receive Cash or otherwise so as to render such claims unimpaired;
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•
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if the Class of Subordinated Notes Claims and the Class of Existing Equity Interests votes to accept the Plan, Holders of the Company’s Existing Equity Interests will receive their Pro Rata share of 45.45% of the Series B Warrants.
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(d)
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Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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10.1*
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10.2*
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99.1*
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99.2*
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104
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The cover page has been formatted in Inline XBRL.
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*
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Included herewith.
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Denbury Resources Inc.
(Registrant)
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Date: July 29, 2020
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By:
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/s/ James S. Matthews
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James S. Matthews
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Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer,
General Counsel and Secretary
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i.
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Denbury Resources Inc., Denbury Air, LLC, Denbury Brookhaven Pipeline Partnership, LP, Denbury Brookhaven Pipeline, LLC, Denbury Gathering & Marketing, Inc., Denbury Green Pipeline-Montana, LLC; Denbury Green Pipeline-North Dakota, LLC, Denbury Green Pipeline-Riley Ridge, LLC, Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas, LLC, Denbury Gulf Coast Pipelines, LLC; Denbury Holdings, Inc., Denbury Onshore, LLC, Denbury Operating Company, Denbury Pipeline Holdings, LLC, Denbury Thompson Pipeline, LLC, Encore Partners GP Holdings, LLC, Greencore Pipeline Company, LLC, and Plain Energy Holdings, LLC (collectively, the “Company Parties” or the “Debtors”);
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ii.
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the RBL Lenders that have executed and delivered to Counsel to the Company Parties counterpart signature pages to this Agreement, a Joinder, or a Transfer Agreement (collectively, the “Consenting RBL Lenders”);
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iii.
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the beneficial holders of, or investment advisors, sub-advisors, or managers of discretionary accounts that hold, Second Lien Notes that have executed and delivered to Counsel to the Company Parties counterpart signature pages to this Agreement, a Joinder, or a Transfer Agreement (collectively, the “Consenting Second Lien Noteholders”); and
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iv.
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the beneficial holders of, or investment advisors, sub-advisors, or managers of discretionary accounts that hold, Convertible Notes that have executed and delivered to Counsel to the Company Parties counterpart signature pages to this
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(1)
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Capitalized terms used, but not defined in this Agreement, have the meanings given to them in Section 1 of this Agreement or the Plan (as defined herein), as applicable.
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Section 1.
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Definitions and Interpretation.
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(2)
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For the purposes of determining the number of Consenting Second Lien Noteholders in the Second Lien Ad Hoc Committee, each member thereof, together with any of its affiliates or managed funds, shall be counted as one Consenting Second Lien Noteholder in the Second Lien Ad Hoc Committee.
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Section 5.
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Commitments of the Consenting Creditors.
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DENBURY RESOURCES INC.
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DENBURY GREEN PIPELINE-NORTH DAKOTA, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Christian S. Kendall
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By:
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/s/ Christian S. Kendall
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Name:
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Christian S. Kendall
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Name:
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Christian S. Kendall
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Title:
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Title:
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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DENBURY AIR, LLC
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DENBURY GREEN PIPELINE-RILEY RIDGE, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Christian S. Kendall
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By:
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/s/ Christian S. Kendall
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Name:
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Christian S. Kendall
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Name:
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Christian S. Kendall
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Title:
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Title:
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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DENBURY BROOKHAVEN PIPELINE PARTNERSHIP, LP
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DENBURY GREEN PIPELINE-TEXAS, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Christian S. Kendall
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By:
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/s/ Christian S. Kendall
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Name:
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Christian S. Kendall
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Name:
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Christian S. Kendall
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Title:
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Title:
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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DENBURY BROOKHAVEN PIPELINE, LLC
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DENBURY GULF COAST PIPELINES, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Christian S. Kendall
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By:
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/s/ Christian S. Kendall
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Name:
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Christian S. Kendall
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Name:
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Christian S. Kendall
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Title:
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Title:
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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DENBURY GATHERING & MARKETING, INC.
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DENBURY HOLDINGS INC.
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By:
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/s/ Christian S. Kendall
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By:
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/s/ Christian S. Kendall
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Name:
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Christian S. Kendall
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Name:
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Christian S. Kendall
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Title:
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Title:
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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DENBURY GREEN PIPELINE-MONTANA, LLC
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DENBURY ONSHORE, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Christian S. Kendall
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By:
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/s/ Christian S. Kendall
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Name:
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Christian S. Kendall
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Name:
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Christian S. Kendall
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Title:
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Title:
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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DENBURY OPERATING COMPANY
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ENCORE PARTNERS GP HOLDINGS, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Christian S. Kendall
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By:
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/s/ Christian S. Kendall
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Name:
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Christian S. Kendall
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Name:
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Christian S. Kendall
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Title:
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Title:
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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DENBURY PIPELINE HOLDINGS, LLC
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GREENCORE PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Christian S. Kendall
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By:
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/s/ Christian S. Kendall
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Name:
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Christian S. Kendall
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Name:
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Christian S. Kendall
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Title:
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Title:
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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DENBURY THOMPSON PIPELINE, LLC
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PLAIN ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Christian S. Kendall
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By:
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/s/ Christian S. Kendall
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Name:
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Christian S. Kendall
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Name:
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Christian S. Kendall
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Title:
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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Title:
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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)
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In re:
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)
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Chapter 11
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)
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DENBURY RESOURCES INC., et al.,(1)
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)
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Case No. 20-_____ (__)
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)
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Debtors.
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)
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)
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THIS CHAPTER 11 PLAN IS BEING SOLICITED FOR ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 1125 OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE AND WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 1126 OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE. THIS CHAPTER 11 PLAN WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR APPROVAL FOLLOWING SOLICITATION AND THE DEBTORS’ FILING FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY.
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Joshua A. Sussberg, P.C. (pro hac vice admission pending)
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David L. Eaton (pro hac vice admission pending)
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Christopher Marcus, P.C. (pro hac vice admission pending)
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KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
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Rebecca Blake Chaikin (pro hac vice admission pending)
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KIRKLAND & ELLIS INTERNATIONAL LLP
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KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP
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300 North LaSalle Street
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KIRKLAND & ELLIS INTERNATIONAL LLP
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Chicago, Illinois 60654
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601 Lexington Avenue
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Telephone:(312) 862-2000
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New York, New York 10022
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Facsimile:(312) 862-2200
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Telephone: (212) 446-4800
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Email:david.eaton@kirkland.com
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Facsimile: (212) 446-4900
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Email: joshua.sussberg@kirkland.com
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-and-
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christopher.marcus@kirkland.com
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rebecca.chaikin@kirkland.com
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Matthew D. Cavenaugh (TX Bar No. 24062656)
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JACKSON WALKER L.L.P.
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1401 McKinney Street, Suite 1900
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Houston, Texas 77010
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Telephone:(713) 752-4284
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Facsimile:(713) 308-4184
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Email: mcavenaugh@jw.com
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Proposed Co-Counsel to the Debtors and Debtors in Possession
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Dated: July 28, 2020
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(1)
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The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases, along with the last four digits of each Debtor’s federal tax identification number, include: Denbury Resources Inc. (7835); Denbury Air, LLC (7621); Denbury Brookhaven Pipeline Partnership, LP (6322); Denbury Brookhaven Pipeline, LLC (6471); Denbury Gathering & Marketing, Inc. (6150); Denbury Green Pipeline-Montana, LLC (6443); Denbury Green Pipeline-North Dakota, LLC (7725); Denbury Green Pipeline-Riley Ridge, LLC (2859); Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas, LLC (2301); Denbury Gulf Coast Pipelines, LLC (0892); Denbury Holdings, Inc. (1216); Denbury Onshore, LLC (7798); Denbury Operating Company (7620); Denbury Pipeline Holdings, LLC (0190); Denbury Thompson Pipeline, LLC (0976); Encore Partners GP Holdings, LLC (N/A); Greencore Pipeline Company, LLC (9605); Plain Energy Holdings, LLC (0543). The location of Debtor Denbury Resources Inc.’s principal place of business and the Debtors’ service address in these chapter 11 cases is 5320 Legacy Drive, Plano, Texas 75024.
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ARTICLE I. DEFINED TERMS, RULES OF INTERPRETATION, COMPUTATION OF TIME, AND GOVERNING LAW
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1
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A.
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Defined Terms
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1
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B.
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Rules of Interpretation
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12
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C.
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Computation of Time
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13
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D.
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Governing Law
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13
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E.
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Reference to Monetary Figures
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13
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F.
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Reference to the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors
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13
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G.
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Controlling Document
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13
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H.
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Consent Rights
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13
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ARTICLE II. ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS AND PRIORITY CLAIMS
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14
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A.
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Administrative Claims
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14
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B.
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Professional Fee Claims
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14
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C.
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DIP Facility Claims
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15
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D.
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Priority Tax Claims
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15
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ARTICLE III. CLASSIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF CLAIMS AND INTERESTS
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15
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A.
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Classification of Claims and Interests
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15
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B.
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Treatment of Claims and Interests
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16
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C.
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Special Provision Governing Unimpaired Claims
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20
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D.
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Elimination of Vacant Classes
|
20
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E.
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Voting Classes, Presumed Acceptance by Non-Voting Classes
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20
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F.
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Intercompany Interests
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20
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G.
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Confirmation Pursuant to Sections 1129(a)(10) and 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code
|
20
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H.
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Controversy Concerning Impairment
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21
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I.
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Subordinated Claims and Interests
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21
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ARTICLE IV. MEANS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAN
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21
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A.
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General Settlement of Claims and Interests
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21
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B.
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Restructuring
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21
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C.
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Reorganized Debtors
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22
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D.
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Sources of Consideration for Plan Distributions
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22
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E.
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Holders of Working and Similar Interests
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23
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F.
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Corporate Existence
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23
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G.
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Vesting of Assets in the Reorganized Debtors
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24
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H.
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Cancellation of Existing Securities and Agreements
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24
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I.
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Corporate Action
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24
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J.
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New Organizational Documents
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25
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K.
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Indemnification Provisions in Organizational Documents
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25
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L.
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Directors and Officers of the Reorganized Debtors
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25
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M.
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Effectuating Documents; Further Transactions
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26
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N.
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Section 1146 Exemption
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26
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O.
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Registration Rights Agreement
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26
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P.
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Director and Officer Liability Insurance
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26
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Q.
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Management Incentive Plan
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27
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R.
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Employee and Retiree Matters and Benefits
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27
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S.
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Preservation of Causes of Action
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27
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T.
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Restructuring Expenses
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28
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ARTICLE V. TREATMENT OF EXECUTORY CONTRACTS AND UNEXPIRED LEASES
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28
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A.
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Assumption and Rejection of Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases
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28
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B.
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Claims Based on Rejection of Executory Contracts or Unexpired Leases
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29
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C.
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Cure of Defaults for Assumed Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases
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30
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D.
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Preexisting Obligations to the Debtors Under Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases
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31
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E.
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Indemnification Obligations
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31
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F.
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Insurance Policies
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31
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G.
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Reservation of Rights
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31
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H.
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Nonoccurrence of Effective Date
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31
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I.
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Employee Compensation and Benefits
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31
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J.
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Contracts or Leases Entered Into After the Petition Date
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32
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ARTICLE VI. PROVISIONS GOVERNING DISTRIBUTIONS
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32
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A.
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Distributions on Account of Claims or Interests Allowed as of the Effective Date
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32
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B.
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Distribution Agent
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33
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C.
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Rights and Powers of Distribution Agent
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33
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D.
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Delivery of Distributions and Undeliverable or Unclaimed Distributions
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33
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E.
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Manner of Payment
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35
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F.
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Section 1145 Exemption
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35
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G.
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Compliance with Tax Requirements
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35
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H.
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Allocations
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35
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I.
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No Postpetition Interest on Claims
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35
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J.
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Foreign Currency Exchange Rate
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36
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K.
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Setoffs and Recoupment
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36
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L.
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Claims Paid or Payable by Third Parties
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36
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ARTICLE VII. PROCEDURES FOR RESOLVING CONTINGENT, UNLIQUIDATED, AND DISPUTED CLAIMS
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37
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A.
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Disputed Claims Process
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37
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B.
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Allowance of Claims
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37
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C.
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Claims Administration Responsibilities
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37
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D.
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Adjustment to Claims or Interests without Objection
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38
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E.
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Estimation of Claims
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38
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F.
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Disallowance of Claims or Interests
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38
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G.
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No Distributions Pending Allowance
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38
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H.
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Distributions After Allowance
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38
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ARTICLE VIII. SETTLEMENT, RELEASE, INJUNCTION, AND RELATED PROVISIONS
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39
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A.
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Discharge of Claims and Termination of Interests
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39
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B.
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Releases by the Debtors
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39
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C.
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Releases by the Releasing Parties
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40
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D.
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Exculpation
|
41
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E.
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Injunction
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41
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F.
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Protections Against Discriminatory Treatment
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42
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G.
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Release of Liens
|
42
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H.
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Document Retention
|
42
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I.
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Reimbursement or Contribution
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42
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ARTICLE IX. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CONFIRMATION AND CONSUMMATION OF THE PLAN
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43
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A.
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Conditions Precedent to the Effective Date
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43
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B.
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Waiver of Conditions
|
44
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C.
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Effect of Non‑Occurrence of Conditions
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44
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D.
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Substantial Consummation
|
44
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ARTICLE X. MODIFICATION, REVOCATION, OR WITHDRAWAL OF THE PLAN
|
45
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A.
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Modification and Amendments
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45
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B.
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Effect of Confirmation on Modifications
|
45
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C.
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Revocation or Withdrawal of Plan
|
45
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ARTICLE XI. RETENTION OF JURISDICTION
|
45
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ARTICLE XII. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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47
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A.
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Immediate Binding Effect
|
47
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B.
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Additional Documents
|
47
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C.
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Payment of Statutory Fees
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47
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D.
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Statutory Committee and Cessation of Fee and Expense Payment.
|
48
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E.
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Reservation of Rights
|
48
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F.
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Successors and Assigns
|
48
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G.
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Notices
|
48
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H.
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Term of Injunctions or Stays
|
49
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I.
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Entire Agreement
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49
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J.
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Exhibits
|
49
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K.
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Nonseverability of Plan Provisions
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49
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L.
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Votes Solicited in Good Faith
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50
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M.
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Closing of Chapter 11 Cases
|
50
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N.
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Waiver or Estoppel
|
50
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A.
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Defined Terms.
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B.
|
Rules of Interpretation.
|
C.
|
Computation of Time.
|
D.
|
Governing Law.
|
E.
|
Reference to Monetary Figures.
|
F.
|
Reference to the Debtors or the Reorganized Debtors.
|
G.
|
Controlling Document.
|
H.
|
Consent Rights.
|
A.
|
Administrative Claims.
|
B.
|
Professional Fee Claims.
|
1.
|
Final Fee Applications and Payment of Professional Fee Claims.
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2.
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Professional Fee Escrow Account.
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3.
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Professional Fee Amount.
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4.
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Post-Confirmation Fees and Expenses.
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C.
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DIP Facility Claims
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D.
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Priority Tax Claims.
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A.
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Classification of Claims and Interests.
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Class
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Claims and Interests
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Status
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Voting Rights
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Class 1
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Other Secured Claims
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Unimpaired
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Not Entitled to Vote (Deemed to Accept)
|
Class 2
|
Other Priority Claims
|
Unimpaired
|
Not Entitled to Vote (Deemed to Accept)
|
Class 3
|
Pipeline Lease Claims
|
Unimpaired
|
Not Entitled to Vote (Deemed to Accept)
|
Class 4
|
RBL Claims / Hedge Claims
|
Unimpaired
|
Not Entitled to Vote (Deemed to Accept)
|
Class 5
|
Second Lien Notes Claims
|
Impaired
|
Entitled to Vote
|
Class 6
|
Convertible Notes Claims
|
Impaired
|
Entitled to Vote
|
Class
|
Claims and Interests
|
Status
|
Voting Rights
|
Class 7
|
Subordinated Notes Claims
|
Impaired
|
Entitled to Vote
|
Class 8
|
General Unsecured Claims
|
Unimpaired
|
Not Entitled to Vote (Deemed to Accept)
|
Class 9
|
Intercompany Claims
|
Unimpaired / Impaired
|
Not Entitled to Vote
(Deemed to Accept or Reject)
|
Class 10
|
Intercompany Interests
|
Unimpaired / Impaired
|
Not Entitled to Vote
(Deemed to Accept or Reject)
|
Class 11
|
Existing Equity Interests
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Impaired
|
Entitled to Vote
|
B.
|
Treatment of Claims and Interests.
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1.
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Class 1 – Other Secured Claims
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(a)
|
Classification: Class 1 consists of all Other Secured Claims.
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(b)
|
Treatment: Each Holder of an Allowed Other Secured Claim shall receive, at the option of the applicable Debtor:
|
(i)
|
payment in full in Cash of its Allowed Other Secured Claim;
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(ii)
|
the collateral securing its Allowed Other Secured Claim;
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(iii)
|
Reinstatement of its Allowed Other Secured Claim; or
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(iv)
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such other treatment that renders its Allowed Other Secured Claim Unimpaired in accordance with section 1124 of the Bankruptcy Code.
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(c)
|
Voting: Class 1 is Unimpaired under the Plan. Holders of Claims in Class 1 are conclusively presumed to have accepted the Plan pursuant to section 1126(f) of the Bankruptcy Code. Therefore, such Holders are not entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
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2.
|
Class 2 – Other Priority Claims
|
(a)
|
Classification: Class 2 consists of all Other Priority Claims.
|
(b)
|
Treatment: Each Holder of an Allowed Other Priority Claim shall receive, at the option of the applicable Debtor:
|
(i)
|
payment in full in Cash of its Allowed Other Priority Claim; or
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(ii)
|
such other treatment that renders its Allowed Other Priority Claim Unimpaired
|
(c)
|
Voting: Class 2 is Unimpaired under the Plan. Holders of Claims in Class 2 are conclusively presumed to have accepted the Plan pursuant to section 1126(f) of the Bankruptcy Code. Therefore, such Holders are not entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
|
3.
|
Class 3 – Pipeline Lease Claims
|
(a)
|
Classification: Class 3 consists of all Pipeline Lease Claims.
|
(b)
|
Treatment: Each Holder of an Allowed Pipeline Lease Claim shall receive, at the option of the applicable Debtor:
|
(i)
|
payment in full in Cash of its Allowed Pipeline Lease Claim;
|
(ii)
|
the collateral securing its Allowed Pipeline Lease Claim;
|
(iii)
|
Reinstatement of its Allowed Pipeline Lease Claim; or
|
(iv)
|
such other treatment to render such Allowed Pipeline Lease Claim Unimpaired in accordance with section 1124 of the Bankruptcy Code.
|
(c)
|
Voting: Class 3 is Unimpaired under the Plan. Holders of Claims in Class 3 are conclusively presumed to have accepted the Plan pursuant to section 1126(f) of the Bankruptcy Code. Therefore, such Holders are not entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
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4.
|
Class 4 – RBL Claims and Hedge Claims
|
(a)
|
Classification: Class 4 consists of all RBL Claims and Hedge Claims.
|
(b)
|
Allowance: On the Effective Date:
|
(i)
|
the RBL Claims shall be Allowed in the aggregate principal amount of not less than $[•], plus any accrued and unpaid interest on such principal amount as of the Petition Date at the applicable contractual interest rate and any unpaid fees and expenses payable in accordance with the RBL Credit Agreement; and
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(ii)
|
the Hedge Claims shall be Allowed in the aggregate amount of not less than $[•], plus any unpaid fees and expenses payable in accordance with any ISDA Master Agreement.
|
(c)
|
Treatment: Each Holder of an Allowed RBL Claim or Allowed Hedge Claim shall receive payment in full in Cash or such other treatment rendering its Allowed RBL Claim or Allowed Hedge Claim, as applicable, Unimpaired in accordance with section 1124 of the Bankruptcy Code.
|
(d)
|
Voting: Class 4 is Unimpaired under the Plan. Holders of Claims in Class 4 are conclusively presumed to have accepted the Plan pursuant to section 1126(f) of the Bankruptcy Code. Therefore, such Holders are not entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
|
5.
|
Class 5 – Second Lien Notes Claims
|
(a)
|
Classification: Class 5 consists of all Second Lien Notes Claims.
|
(b)
|
Allowance: On the Effective Date, the Second Lien Notes Claims shall be Allowed in the aggregate principal amount of not less than $[1,592,839,000], plus any accrued and unpaid interest on such principal amount as of the Petition Date at the applicable contractual interest rate and any unpaid fees and expenses payable in accordance with the Second Lien Notes Indentures.
|
(c)
|
Treatment: Each Holder of an Allowed Second Lien Notes Claim shall receive its Pro Rata share of 95% of the New DNR Equity, subject to dilution by the Warrants and the Management Incentive Plan.
|
(d)
|
Voting: Class 5 is Impaired under the Plan. Holders of Claims in Class 5 are entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
|
6.
|
Class 6 – Convertible Notes Claims
|
(a)
|
Classification: Class 6 consists of all Convertible Notes Claims.
|
(b)
|
Allowance: On the Effective Date, the Convertible Notes Claims shall be Allowed in the aggregate principal amount of not less than $[225,663,000], plus any accrued and unpaid interest on such principal amount as of the Petition Date at the applicable contractual interest rate and any unpaid fees and expenses payable in accordance with the Convertible Notes Indenture.
|
(c)
|
Treatment: Each Holder of an allowed Convertible Notes Claim shall receive its Pro Rata share of:
|
(i)
|
5% of the New DNR Equity, subject to dilution by the Warrants and the Management Incentive Plan; and
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(ii)
|
the Convertible Notes Warrant Package.
|
(d)
|
Voting: Class 6 is Impaired under the Plan. Holders of Claims in Class 6 are entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
|
7.
|
Class 7 – Subordinated Notes Claims
|
(a)
|
Classification: Class 7 consists of all Subordinated Notes Claims.
|
(b)
|
Allowance: On the Effective Date, the Subordinated Notes Claims shall be Allowed in the aggregate principal amount of not less than $[245,690,000], plus any accrued and unpaid interest on such principal amount as of the Petition Date at the applicable contractual interest rate and any unpaid fees and expenses payable in accordance with the Subordinated Notes Indentures.
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(c)
|
Treatment:
|
(i)
|
if Class 7 votes to accept the Plan, each Holder of an Allowed Subordinated Notes Claim shall receive its Pro Rata share of the Subordinated Notes Warrant Package.
|
(ii)
|
if Class 7 votes to reject the Plan, Holders of Subordinated Notes Claims will
|
(d)
|
Voting: Class 7 is Impaired under the Plan. Holders of Claims in Class 7 are entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
|
8.
|
Class 8 – General Unsecured Claims
|
(a)
|
Classification: Class 8 consists of all General Unsecured Claims.
|
(b)
|
Treatment: Each Holder of an Allowed General Unsecured Claim shall receive, at the option of the applicable Debtor:
|
(i)
|
payment in full in Cash;
|
(ii)
|
Reinstatement; or
|
(iii)
|
such other treatment rendering such Allowed General Unsecured Claim Unimpaired.
|
(c)
|
Voting: Class 8 is Unimpaired under the Plan. Holders of Claims in Class 8 are conclusively presumed to have accepted the Plan pursuant to section 1126(f) of the Bankruptcy Code. Therefore, such Holders are not entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
|
9.
|
Class 9 – Intercompany Claims
|
(a)
|
Classification: Class 9 consists of all Intercompany Claims.
|
(b)
|
Treatment: Each Allowed Intercompany Claim shall be, at the option of the applicable Debtor, either:
|
(i)
|
Reinstated;
|
(ii)
|
canceled, released, and extinguished, and will be of no further force or effect; or
|
(iii)
|
otherwise addressed at the option of each applicable Debtor such that Holders of Class 9 Intercompany Claims will not receive any distribution on account of such Class 9 Claims.
|
(c)
|
Voting: Class 9 is conclusively deemed to have accepted the Plan pursuant to section 1126(f) of the Bankruptcy Code or rejected the Plan pursuant to section 1126(g) of the Bankruptcy Code. Class 9 is not entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
|
10.
|
Class 10 – Intercompany Interests
|
(a)
|
Classification: Class 10 consists of all Intercompany Interests.
|
(b)
|
Treatment: Each Intercompany Interest shall be Reinstated as of the Effective Date or, at the Debtors’ or the Reorganized Debtors’ option, shall be cancelled. No distribution shall be made on account of any Intercompany Interests.
|
(c)
|
Voting: Class 10 is conclusively deemed to have accepted the Plan pursuant to section 1126(f) of the Bankruptcy Code or rejected the Plan pursuant to section 1126(g) of the Bankruptcy Code. Class 10 is not entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
|
11.
|
Class 11 – Existing Equity Interests
|
(a)
|
Classification: Class 11 consists of all Existing Equity Interests.
|
(b)
|
Treatment:
|
(i)
|
if (A) Class 7 votes to accept the Plan and (B) Class 11 votes to accept the Plan, each Holder of Existing Equity Interests shall receive its Pro Rata share of the Existing Equity Warrant Package.
|
(ii)
|
if either Class 7 or Class 11 votes to reject the Plan, Holders of Existing Equity Interests will not receive any distribution on account of such Interests, which will be canceled, released, and extinguished as of the Effective Date, and will be of no further force or effect.
|
(c)
|
Voting: Class 11 is Impaired under the Plan. Holders of Interests in Class 11 are entitled to vote to accept or reject the Plan.
|
C.
|
Special Provision Governing Unimpaired Claims.
|
D.
|
Elimination of Vacant Classes.
|
E.
|
Voting Classes, Presumed Acceptance by Non-Voting Classes.
|
F.
|
Intercompany Interests.
|
G.
|
Confirmation Pursuant to Sections 1129(a)(10) and 1129(b) of the Bankruptcy Code.
|
H.
|
Controversy Concerning Impairment.
|
I.
|
Subordinated Claims and Interests.
|
A.
|
General Settlement of Claims and Interests.
|
B.
|
Restructuring.
|
C.
|
Reorganized Debtors.
|
D.
|
Sources of Consideration for Plan Distributions.
|
1.
|
Exit Facility.
|
2.
|
Issuance of New DNR Equity.
|
3.
|
Issuance of Warrants.
|
E.
|
Holders of Working and Similar Interests.
|
F.
|
Corporate Existence.
|
G.
|
Vesting of Assets in the Reorganized Debtors.
|
H.
|
Cancellation of Existing Securities and Agreements.
|
I.
|
Corporate Action.
|
J.
|
New Organizational Documents.
|
K.
|
Indemnification Provisions in Organizational Documents.
|
L.
|
Directors and Officers of the Reorganized Debtors.
|
M.
|
Effectuating Documents; Further Transactions.
|
N.
|
Section 1146 Exemption.
|
O.
|
Registration Rights Agreement
|
P.
|
Director and Officer Liability Insurance.
|
Q.
|
Management Incentive Plan.
|
R.
|
Employee and Retiree Matters and Benefits.
|
S.
|
Preservation of Causes of Action.
|
T.
|
Restructuring Expenses.
|
A.
|
Assumption and Rejection of Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases.
|
B.
|
Claims Based on Rejection of Executory Contracts or Unexpired Leases.
|
C.
|
Cure of Defaults for Assumed Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases.
|
D.
|
Preexisting Obligations to the Debtors Under Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases.
|
E.
|
Indemnification Obligations.
|
F.
|
Insurance Policies.
|
G.
|
Reservation of Rights.
|
H.
|
Nonoccurrence of Effective Date.
|
I.
|
Employee Compensation and Benefits.
|
(a)
|
all employee equity or equity‑based incentive plans, and any provisions set forth in the Compensation and Benefits Programs that provide for rights to acquire Interests in any of the Debtors; and
|
(b)
|
any Compensation and Benefits Programs that, as of the entry of the Confirmation Order, have been specifically waived by the beneficiaries of any Compensation and Benefits Programs plan or contract.
|
J.
|
Contracts or Leases Entered Into After the Petition Date.
|
A.
|
Distributions on Account of Claims or Interests Allowed as of the Effective Date.
|
B.
|
Distribution Agent.
|
C.
|
Rights and Powers of Distribution Agent.
|
D.
|
Delivery of Distributions and Undeliverable or Unclaimed Distributions.
|
E.
|
Manner of Payment.
|
F.
|
Section 1145 Exemption.
|
G.
|
Compliance with Tax Requirements.
|
H.
|
Allocations.
|
I.
|
No Postpetition Interest on Claims.
|
J.
|
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate.
|
K.
|
Setoffs and Recoupment.
|
L.
|
Claims Paid or Payable by Third Parties.
|
B.
|
Allowance of Claims.
|
C.
|
Claims Administration Responsibilities.
|
D.
|
Adjustment to Claims or Interests without Objection.
|
E.
|
Estimation of Claims.
|
F.
|
Disallowance of Claims or Interests.
|
G.
|
No Distributions Pending Allowance.
|
H.
|
Distributions After Allowance.
|
A.
|
Discharge of Claims and Termination of Interests.
|
B.
|
Releases by the Debtors.
|
C.
|
Releases by the Releasing Parties.
|
D.
|
Exculpation.
|
E.
|
Injunction.
|
F.
|
Protections Against Discriminatory Treatment.
|
G.
|
Release of Liens.
|
H.
|
Document Retention.
|
I.
|
Reimbursement or Contribution.
|
A.
|
Conditions Precedent to the Effective Date.
|
(a)
|
be in form and substance consistent with the Restructuring Support Agreement (and subject to the consent, approval and consultation rights set forth therein);
|
(b)
|
authorize the Debtors to take all actions necessary to enter into, implement, and consummate the contracts, instruments, releases, leases, indentures, and other agreements or documents created in connection with the Plan;
|
(c)
|
decree that the provisions of the Confirmation Order and the Plan are nonseverable and mutually dependent;
|
(d)
|
authorize the Debtors and Reorganized Debtors, as applicable or necessary, to, among other things: (i) implement the Restructuring; (ii) issue and distribute the Warrants and the New DNR Equity pursuant to the exemption from registration under the Securities Act provided by section 1145 of the Bankruptcy Code or other exemption from such registration or pursuant to one or more registration statements; (iii) make all distributions and issuances as required under the Plan, including Cash, the Warrants, and the New DNR Equity; and (iv) enter into any agreements and transactions as necessary to effectuate the Restructuring, including the Exit Facility and the Management Incentive Plan;
|
(e)
|
authorize the implementation of the Plan in accordance with its terms;
|
(f)
|
provide that, pursuant to section 1146 of the Bankruptcy Code, the issuance or exchange of any Security, assignment or surrender of any lease or sublease, and the delivery of any deed or other instrument or transfer order, in furtherance of, or in connection with the Plan shall not be subject to any stamp, real estate transfer, mortgage recording, or other similar tax; and
|
(g)
|
be a Final Order;
|
B.
|
Waiver of Conditions.
|
C.
|
Effect of Non‑Occurrence of Conditions.
|
D.
|
Substantial Consummation
|
A.
|
Modification and Amendments.
|
B.
|
Effect of Confirmation on Modifications.
|
C.
|
Revocation or Withdrawal of Plan.
|
A.
|
Immediate Binding Effect.
|
B.
|
Additional Documents.
|
C.
|
Payment of Statutory Fees.
|
D.
|
Statutory Committee and Cessation of Fee and Expense Payment.
|
E.
|
Reservation of Rights.
|
F.
|
Successors and Assigns.
|
G.
|
Notices.
|
Debtors
|
Counsel to the Debtors
|
Denbury Resources Inc.
5320 Legacy Drive
Plano, Texas 75024
Attention: Jim Matthews
|
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Joshua A. Sussberg, P.C. Christopher Marcus, P.C., and Rebecca Blake Chaikin
Email: jsussberg@kirkland.com; cmarcus@kirkland.com; rebecca.chaikin@kirkland.com
- and -
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
300 North LaSalle
Chicago, Illinois 60654
Attention: David Eaton
Email: deaton@kirkland.com
- and -
Jackson Walker LLP
1401 McKinney Street, Suite 1900
Houston, TX 77010
Attention: Matthew D. Cavenaugh
Email: mcavenaugh@jw.com
|
United States Trustee
|
Counsel to the Second Lien Ad Hoc Committee
|
Office of The United States Trustee
515 Rusk Street, Suite 3516
Houston, TX 77002
|
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019-6064
Attention: Andrew N. Rosenberg, Elizabeth R. McColm, and Michael Turkel
Email: arosenberg@paulweiss.com; emccolm@paulweiss.com; mturkel@paulweiss.com
|
Counsel to the RBL Agent
|
Counsel to the Convertible Ad Hoc Group
|
Vinson & Elkins, LLP
2001 Ross Avenue
Suite 3900
Dallas, TX 75201
Attention: Erec Winandy and Bill Wallander
Email: ewinandy@velaw.com; bwallander@velaw.com
|
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
One Bryant Park
Bank of America Tower
New York, NY 10036-6745
Attention: Michael S. Stamer
Email: mstamer@akingump.com
|
H.
|
Term of Injunctions or Stays.
|
I.
|
Entire Agreement.
|
J.
|
Exhibits.
|
K.
|
Nonseverability of Plan Provisions.
|
L.
|
Votes Solicited in Good Faith.
|
M.
|
Closing of Chapter 11 Cases.
|
N.
|
Waiver or Estoppel.
|
Dated: July 28, 2020
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DENBURY RESOURCES INC.
|
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on behalf of itself and all other Debtors
|
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|
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/s/ Christian S. Kendall
|
|
Christian S. Kendall
President and Chief Executive Officer
Denbury Resources Inc.
|
|
|
Borrower:
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Denbury Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation.
|
Debtors:
|
The Borrower and each of its direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”).
|
Post-Petition Agent / Post-Petition Lenders:
|
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMCB”) in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities, the “Post-Petition Agent”) in respect of the DIP Facility (as hereinafter defined) for the Pre-Petition Lenders under the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement participating in the DIP Facility (together with JPMCB, the “Post-Petition Lenders). To the extent that all of the Pre-Petition Lenders participate in the Post-Petition Credit Agreement, their respective commitments thereunder will be in accordance with their pro rata commitments under the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the Petition Date.
|
Joint Bookrunners and Lead Arrangers:
|
JPMCB, Bank of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Capital One, National Association, in their respective capacities as joint lead arrangers (in such capacities, the “Joint Lead Arrangers”) for the DIP Facility.
|
Co-Syndication Agents:
|
Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.
|
Co-Documentation Agents:
|
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Branch, Comerica Bank, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Royal Bank of Canada and ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC.
|
Venue:
|
Debtors will file a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”, and the date the Debtors’ bankruptcy cases (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) are commenced, the “Petition Date”).
|
DIP Facility:
|
A priming senior secured super priority debtor-in-possession revolving credit facility of up to $615,000,000 (such amount, the “Maximum Credit Amount”, such facility the “DIP Facility”, and the commitments under such DIP Facility, the “DIP Commitments”), consisting of (a) the Roll-Up Amount (as defined below) upon entry of the Interim Order and the Final Order (as each term is defined below), as the case may be and (b) new money commitments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the difference of $614,000,000 minus the Roll-Up Amount (this clause (b), the “New Money DIP Commitment”). Upon entry of the Interim Order and on the Closing Date, the DIP Commitments will be an amount equal to $614,000,000.
|
|
Until the entry of the Final Order, a maximum amount of up to $25,000,000 (the “New Money Interim Cap”) will be available to be drawn from the New Money DIP Commitments on an interim basis. The actual amounts available to be borrowed under the DIP Facility will be subject to the conditions set forth in this DIP Term Sheet.
|
|
The loans (including the deemed issuance of any Roll-Up Loans (as defined below)) under the DIP Facility are collectively referred to as “DIP Loans”.
|
|
(a) Upon entry of the Interim Order, (i) all outstanding Pre-Petition Letters of Credit (as defined below) issued by any Pre-Petition Lender (to the extent it is a Post-Petition Lender) shall be deemed to be issued as DIP Letters of Credit (as defined below) under the DIP Facility and shall constitute obligations due under the DIP Facility (the “Roll-Up Letters of Credit”) and (ii) a portion of the principal amount of the outstanding Pre-Petition Loans (as defined below) held by the Pre-Petition Lenders (to the extent they are Post-Petition Lenders) in an amount equal to $185,000,000 shall be deemed to be refinanced under the DIP Facility as a DIP Loan ratably based on the Post-Petition Lenders’ allocation of the DIP Commitment and shall constitute obligations due under the DIP Facility (the “Interim Roll-Up Loans”), and (b) upon entry of the Final Order, the remaining principal amount of all outstanding Pre-Petition Loans not rolled-up pursuant to the foregoing clauses (a)(ii) that are held by the Pre-Petition Lenders (to the extent they are Post-Petition Lenders), other than $1,000,000 of Pre-Petition Loans (the “Retained Pre-Petition Claim”), shall be deemed to be refinanced under the DIP Facility as a DIP Loan ratably based on the Post-Petition Lenders’ allocation of the DIP Commitment and shall constitute obligations due under the DIP Facility (the “Final Roll-Up Loans”, and together with the Interim Roll-Up Loans, the “Roll-Up Loans”) (the aggregate amount under the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), the “Roll-Up Amount”). Any unpaid interest and fees due in respect of the Pre-Petition Secured Indebtedness described in the above clauses (a) and (b) as of the date of the Interim Order shall also be rolled into the DIP Facility and deemed to constitute obligations due under the DIP Facility.
|
|
The DIP Facility will be more fully described and documented in the Financing Orders (as defined below) and a senior secured super priority debtor-in-possession credit agreement entered into by and among the Debtors, the Post-Petition Agent and the Post-Petition Lenders, in each case, which must be in form and substance acceptable to the Borrower, the Post-Petition Agent and the Post-Petition Lenders (the “Post-Petition Credit Agreement”).
|
|
The closing date of the DIP Facility is hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date”.
|
Pre-Petition Secured Indebtedness:
|
All indebtedness and other obligations under the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement and Credit Documents (as defined in the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement), comprised of (collectively, the “Pre-Petition Secured Indebtedness”): (a) 100% of the principal amount of the outstanding “Loans” (as defined in the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement) (such outstanding loans, the “Pre-Petition Loans”), (b) 100% of the “Letters of Credit Outstanding” (as defined in the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement) (such outstanding letters of credit, the “Pre-Petition Letters of Credit”), and (c) any obligations owing under any treasury and cash management arrangements that are entered into prior the Petition Date with any Pre-Petition Lender or any affiliate of a Pre-Petition Lender.
|
Pre-Petition Hedges:
|
Any obligations owing by the Debtors under any hedging transactions that were entered into prior to the Petition Date by the Debtors with a counterparty that is a Pre-Petition Lender or any affiliate of a Pre-Petition Lender (collectively, the “Pre-Petition Hedges”).
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The Borrowing Base as of the Closing Date will be $615,000,000 based on the reserve report as of December 31, 2019 delivered under, and pursuant to the terms of, the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement (the “Initial Reserve Report”) and will remain at such level until the next re-determination date, which re-determination date shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in the Post-Petition Credit Agreement. The Borrowing Base shall be re-determined on January 1, 2021 and July 1, 2021 (or, in each case, such date reasonably practicable thereafter), based upon a reserve report prepared as of the immediately preceding September 30, 2020 (with regard to the January 1, 2021 redetermination) and December 31, 2020 (with regard to the July 1, 2021 redetermination), and delivered on or before December 1, 2020 (with regard to the January 1, 2021 redetermination) and June 1, 2021 (with regard to the July 1, 2021 redetermination) (each such reserve report, together with the Initial Reserve Report, each a “Reserve Report”), and other related information, if any, required to be delivered to the Post-Petition Agent in accordance with the Post-Petition Credit Agreement. Each Reserve Report shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Post-Petition Agent. The Reserve Report prepared as of September 30, 2020 shall be prepared by or under the supervision of the chief engineer of the Borrower who shall certify such Reserve Report to be true and accurate in all material respects and to have been prepared in accordance with procedures used in the Initial Reserve Report. The Reserve Report prepared as of December 31, 2020 shall be prepared by (a) DeGolyer and MacNaughton, (b) Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc., (c) Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc., (d) Ryder Scott Company, L.P., or (e) at the Borrower’s election, such other independent petroleum engineering firm reasonably acceptable to the Post-Petition Agent.
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The Borrowing Base shall be proposed by the Post-Petition Agent and approved by all of the Post-Petition Lenders (in the case of increases) or the Required Post-Petition Lenders (as hereinafter defined) (in the case of decreases or reaffirmation) as provided below. Each determination of the Borrowing Base shall be made by the Post-Petition Agent and, (i) to the extent any determination represents an increase in the Borrowing Base in effect immediately prior to such determination, all of the Post-Petition Lenders, and (ii) to the extent any determination represents a decrease in or reaffirmation of the Borrowing Base in effect immediately prior to such determination, the Required Post-Petition Lenders, in each case, in their respective sole discretion, but in good faith in accordance with their respective usual and customary oil and gas lending criteria as they exist at the particular time and as specified in the DIP Facility Documentation; provided that no Post-Petition Lender shall be required to increase its commitment amount under the DIP Facility in connection with an increase in the Borrowing Base.
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To the extent any re-determination represents an increase in the Borrowing Base in effect immediately prior to such re-determination, such Borrowing Base will be the largest amount approved by all of the Post-Petition Lenders, and to the extent any re-determination represents a decrease in, or reaffirmation of, the Borrowing Base in effect prior to such re-determination, such Borrowing Base will be the largest amount approved by the Required Post-Petition Lenders.
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Interest Rates and Fees:
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As set forth on Annex I attached hereto.
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Default Rate:
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With respect to overdue principal, the applicable interest rate plus 2.00% per annum, and with respect to any other overdue amount, including overdue interest, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans plus 2.00% per annum.
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Letters of Credit:
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A portion of the DIP Facility in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000 (as may be increased solely with the consent of the Post-Petition Agent and the Issuing Lender) will be available to the Debtors for the purpose of issuing standby letters of credit (the “DIP Letters of Credit”). DIP Letters of Credit will be issued by JPMCB or any of its affiliates (the “Issuing Lender”). For the avoidance of doubt, upon entry of the Interim Order, all outstanding Pre-Prepetition Letters of Credit issued by any Pre-Petition Lender (to the extent it is a Post-Petition Lender) shall be deemed to be issued as DIP Letters of Credit under the DIP Facility and shall constitute obligations due under the DIP Facility.
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Drawings under any DIP Letter of Credit shall be reimbursed by the Borrower (whether with its own funds or with the proceeds of borrowings under the DIP Facility) within one business day after notice of such drawing is received by the Borrower from the Issuing Lender. To the extent that the Borrower does not reimburse the Issuing Lender within the time period specified above, the Post-Petition Lenders under the DIP Facility shall be irrevocably obligated to reimburse the Issuing Lender pro rata based upon their respective DIP Commitments.
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Final Maturity:
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All commitments of the Post-Petition Lenders under the DIP Facility shall terminate at the earliest of (herein, a “Post-Petition Default”, and the earliest of which, the “Maturity Date”): (a) the date which is twelve (12) months after the Petition Date; (b) the consummation of a sale of all or substantially all of the Debtors’ assets pursuant to Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code; (c) the effective date of any plan of reorganization; (d) the entry of an order for the conversion of any of the Debtors’ bankruptcy cases to a case under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code; (e) the entry of an order for the dismissal of any of the Debtors’ bankruptcy cases; (f) the date of acceleration of the DIP Obligations and the termination of the DIP Commitments upon and during the continuance of an Event of Default, in accordance with the DIP Facility Documentation; (g) thirty-five (35) days after the Petition Date, if the Final Order has not been entered by such date (which date may be extended with the prior written consent of the Post-Petition Agent); or (h) appointment of a chapter 11 trustee in any of the Chapter 11 Cases.
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DIP Obligations / Guarantees:
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All obligations of the Debtors under (i) the DIP Facility and the DIP Facility Documentation, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Retained Pre-Petition Claim, (ii) (a) any amounts owing by the Debtors under any Pre-Petition Hedges with a counterparty that is a Pre-Petition Lender or any affiliate of a Pre-Petition Lender, in either case in respect of which such Pre-Petition Lender or affiliate thereof enters into, within 30 days after the Petition Date (at the expense of the Debtors, which shall pay each counterparty’s out of pocket legal expenses), (1) an amended and restated Schedule to the ISDA Master Agreement (a “Post-Petition ISDA Schedule”) between the applicable Debtor and the applicable counterparty that is mutually acceptable to the parties, providing among other things, that such counterparty shall not terminate such Pre-Petition Hedges during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases solely as a result of a termination event or event of default under the Pre-Petition Hedges that occurred and/or existed on the Petition Date as a result of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the insolvency of any Debtor or any default or event of default (howsoever defined) relating to pre-petition indebtedness of any Debtor and (2) contemporaneously with entering into the Post-Petition ISDA Schedule, a further amended and restated ISDA Schedule that will automatically replace the Post-Petition ISDA Schedule upon effectiveness of the Exit Credit Facility so long as the Exit Credit Facility conforms in all applicable material respects with the Exit Credit Facility Term Sheet and subject to conditions to be mutually agreed to by the parties in the Post-Petition ISDA Schedule and (b) any post-petition hedging transaction with a Post-Petition Lender or an affiliate of a Post-Petition Lender, in each case, to the extent permitted under the Financing Orders (including hedging orders) (all hedges in this clause (ii), the “DIP Hedges”) and (iii) treasury and cash management arrangements that are entered into prior to or after the Petition Date with any Post-Petition Lender or any affiliate of a Post-Petition Lender (all obligations described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii), the “DIP Obligations”) will, in each case, be unconditionally guaranteed jointly and severally (the “Guarantees”) by each of the Debtors (other than the Borrower).
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Adequate Protection Payments and Liens:
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As adequate protection of the interests of the Pre-Petition Lenders as a result of the DIP Facility advances, use of cash collateral and other collateral or the imposition of the automatic stay to the extent of any post-petition diminution in value of the Pre-Petition Lenders’ collateral, the Pre-Petition Lenders will receive, subject and junior to the Carve Out: (a) valid and automatically perfected first-priority replacement liens and security interests in and upon the DIP Collateral (as defined below), but junior to the liens and security interests securing the DIP Facility (the “Adequate Protection Liens”), (b) adequate protection payments consisting of cash reimbursement of the reasonable and documented (in summary format) fees, costs, and expenses (including reasonable professional fees) of the Pre-Petition Agent and the Pre-Petition Lenders, and (c) super-priority administrative expense claims under Section 507(b) of the Bankruptcy Code and junior to the Superpriority Claims (as defined below); provided, however, that (x) the Adequate Protection Liens and adequate protection payments described above shall be paid or granted to the extent that the stay under Bankruptcy Code Section 362, use, sale, or lease under Bankruptcy Code 363 of this title, or any grant of a lien under Bankruptcy Code 364 of this title results in a decrease in the value of such entity’s interest in such property, and (y) the Adequate Protection Liens and adequate protection payments described above shall not attach to any Avoidance Actions but shall attach to any Avoidance Proceeds, subject to entry of the Final Order.
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The Financing Orders shall provide for adequate protection in the form of replacement liens and superpriority claims, financial reporting and rights of access and information, payment of fees and expenses of professionals (as described below) mutually acceptable to the Post-Petition Agent and the Second Lien Notes Trustee for the benefit of the Second Lien Notes Trustee and the Second Lien Ad Hoc Group and all members thereof.
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Security:
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All DIP Obligations will be secured by (in each case, other than Excluded Assets (as defined below) and subject to Permitted Liens (to be defined in the DIP Facility Documentation) and junior to the Carve Out): (i) superpriority priming liens on all property of the Debtors secured by valid, unavoidable and perfected security interests and liens securing any Pre-Petition Secured Indebtedness or Pre-Petition Hedges as of the Petition Date (the “Priority Lien”); (ii) junior liens on any property of the Debtors secured by valid, unavoidable and perfected security interests and liens of any parties (other than the Pre-Petition Lenders) securing any indebtedness (other than the Pre-Petition Secured Indebtedness or Pre-Petition Hedges); and (iii) first-priority liens on all unencumbered assets of the Debtors, (A) including, without limitation, all real and personal property of the Debtors, tangible or intangible, wherever located, including, but not limited to, all cash, bank accounts, accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, patents, trademarks, copyrights, other general intangibles and membership interests that were not, as of the Petition Date, subject to valid, unavoidable and perfected security interests and liens, but (B) excluding any avoidance actions under Chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code, whether now existing or hereafter acquired by the Debtors and the Debtors’ bankruptcy estates (“Avoidance Actions”) other than, subject to and effective upon entry of the Final Order, all proceeds, products, rents, revenues and profits of Avoidance Actions (“Avoidance Proceeds”) (the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii), the “DIP Collateral”).
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, DIP Collateral shall not include the following (collectively, the “Excluded Assets”): (a) any Building (as defined in the applicable “Flood Insurance Regulation” or Manufactured (Mobile) Home (as defined in the applicable Flood Insurance Regulation), (b)(i) that certain Pipeline Financing Lease Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2018 (as amended), among Denbury Onshore, LLC and Genesis NEJD Pipeline, LLC, (ii) any interest, title and right that the Debtors have to the “Pipeline System” (as defined in the Pipeline Financing Lease Agreement) (hereinafter referred to as the “Pipeline System”), (iii) any proceeds received at any time resulting from the sale or other disposition of all or part of the Debtors’ interest, title and right to the Pipeline System, and (iv) all rents, income or related fees or charges for transportation of carbon dioxide or any other substance through the Pipeline System; provided that, in the case of this clause (b), such assets shall be excluded solely to the extent that the grant of a security interest therein is prohibited by, or constitutes a breach or default under or results in the termination of or gives rise to a right on the part of the parties thereto other than any Debtor to terminate (or materially modify) or requires any consent under, the subject contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document, except to the extent that the term in such contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document providing for such prohibition, breach, default or right of termination or modification or requiring such consent is ineffective under Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law; and (c) any deposit account which is used as an escrow account or fiduciary or trust account and solely maintains cash and cash equivalents made for the benefit of third parties (other than the Debtors) to be used exclusively in the ordinary course of the Debtors’ business for royalty obligations, suspense payments, working interest payments, plugging and abandonment, remediation, and similar payments owed or to be made to such third parties (other than the Debtors).
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In addition, all DIP Obligations and all amounts owing by the Debtors in respect thereof at all times shall constitute allowed super-priority administrative expense claims, pursuant to Section 364(c) of the Bankruptcy Code, in the bankruptcy cases, having priority over all administrative expenses of the kind specified in, or ordered pursuant to, Sections 503(b) and 507(b) or any other provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, subject and junior only to the Carve Out (the “Superpriority Claims”). All of the liens and security interests described above securing the DIP Obligations and the Adequate Protection Liens shall be effective and perfected as of the Petition Date upon entry of the Interim Order.
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All liens and security interests authorized and granted pursuant to Financing Orders entered by the Bankruptcy Court approving the DIP Facility and the Adequate Protection Liens shall be deemed effective and automatically perfected as of the Petition Date, and no further filing, notice or act will be required to effect such perfection by any person. The Post-Petition Lenders, or the Post-Petition Agent on behalf of the Post-Petition Lenders, shall be permitted, but not required, to make any filings, deliver any notices, make recordations, perform any searches or take any other acts as may be desirable under law in order to reflect the security, perfection or priority of the Post-Petition Lenders’ liens, security interests, and claims described herein; provided that no actions in any non-United States jurisdiction shall be required to be taken and no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the laws of any non-United States jurisdiction shall be required to be entered into.
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No Surcharge & Marshalling / Equities of the Case Waiver:
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In each case, subject to and effective upon entry of the Final Order, the DIP Facility shall provide that (i) no costs or expenses of administration shall be imposed against the Post-Petition Lenders’ or the Pre-Petition Lenders’ pre-petition or post-petition collateral under Section 506(c) of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, and (ii) the Post-Petition Lenders’ and the Pre-Petition Lenders’ collateral shall not be subject to the doctrine of marshalling or Section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code “equities of the case” arguments.
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Carve Out:
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The Financing Orders shall include a carve out (the “Carve Out”) substantially consistent with Annex II attached hereto.
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Mandatory Prepayments:
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Limited to the following:
(a) If at any time the Total Outstandings exceed the Borrowing Base as a result of scheduled redetermination of the Borrowing Base (a “Borrowing Base Deficiency”), the Borrower shall, within three (3) business days after written notice from the Post-Petition Agent to the Borrower of such Borrowing Base Deficiency, prepay the DIP Loans in an amount sufficient to eliminate such Borrowing Base Deficiency (or if no DIP Loans remain outstanding, cash collateralize all unreimbursed disbursements on any DIP Letter of Credit in an amount sufficient to eliminate such Borrowing Base Deficiency); provided that any such Borrowing Base Deficiency must be cured prior to the Maturity Date of the DIP Facility;
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(b) If any Borrowing Base Deficiency results from a voluntary termination of DIP Commitments, such deficiency shall be required to be eliminated contemporaneously with and on the date of such termination; and
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(c) If, (i) on the first business day after the Closing Date, the Debtors have any Excess Cash (as defined below), when taken as a whole, in excess of $20,000,000 and (ii) on any business day thereafter, the Debtors have any Excess Cash, when taken as a whole, in excess of $75,000,000, in each case, the Borrower shall prepay the DIP Loans within one business day following such date in an amount equal to such excess amount (such excess amount to be paid on the first business day after the Closing Date, if any, the “Specified Excess Cash Payment”).
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“Excess Cash” means, as of any date of determination, the difference, if positive, between Consolidated Cash Balance (as defined below) of the Debtors as of such date and Excluded Cash (as defined below) of the Debtors as of such date.
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“Consolidated Cash Balance” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all (a) cash, (b) cash equivalents and (c) any other marketable securities, treasury bonds and bills, certificates of deposit, investments in money market funds and commercial paper, in each case, held or owned by (either directly or indirectly) any Debtor as of such date.
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“Excluded Cash” means as of any date of determination, (a) any cash collateral required to cash collateralize any DIP Letter of Credit, (b) any cash or cash equivalents constituting purchase price deposits made by or held by an unaffiliated third party pursuant to a binding and enforceable purchase and sale agreement with an unaffiliated third party containing customary provisions regarding the payment and refunding of such deposits, (c) any cash or cash equivalents for which any Debtor has, in the ordinary course of business, issued checks or initiated wires or ACH transfers in order to utilize such cash or cash equivalents, (d) any cash or cash equivalents set aside to pay payroll, payroll taxes, other taxes, employee wage and benefits payments, and trust and fiduciary obligations or other similar obligations of the Debtors then due and owing to third parties and for which the Debtors have issued checks or initiated wires or ACH transfers (or, in their respective good faith discretion, will issue checks or initiate wires or ACH wires within five business days in order to make such payments), (e) any cash or cash equivalents set aside to pay royalty obligations, working interest obligations, production payments, vendor payments, suspense payments, severance and ad valorem taxes of the Debtors then due and owing to third parties and for which the Debtors have issued checks or initiated wires or ACH transfers (or, in their respective good faith discretion, will issue checks or initiate wires or ACH wires within five business days in order to make such payments) and (f) any cash or cash equivalents in any escrow accounts or fiduciary or trust accounts that are used exclusively in the ordinary course of the Debtors’ business for plugging and abandonment, remediation, and similar obligations owed to third parties.
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The application of proceeds from mandatory prepayments shall not reduce the aggregate amount of DIP Commitments and amounts prepaid may be reborrowed, subject to availability and the other conditions to borrowing set forth below.
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Voluntary Prepayments and Reductions in Commitments:
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Voluntary reductions of the unutilized portion of the DIP Commitments and voluntary prepayments of outstanding DIP Loans by the Borrower will be permitted at any time, in minimum principal amounts of $500,000 or increments of $100,000 in excess thereof, without premium or penalty, subject to reimbursement of the Post-Petition Lenders’ redeployment costs in the case of a prepayment of LIBOR (as defined in Annex I) Loan other than on the last day of the relevant interest period.
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(g) the Post-Petition Agent and the Post-Petition Lenders shall have received, by at least three (3) business days (or such later date as agreed by the Post-Petition Agent in its sole discretion) prior to the Closing Date, “know your customer” and similar information required by bank regulatory authorities that is requested at least eight (8) business days (or such later date as agreed by the Borrower in its sole discretion) prior to the Closing Date;
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(h) receipt of appropriate UCC lien search results for each jurisdiction reasonably requested by the Post-Petition Agent;
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(i) the Petition Date shall have occurred, and each Debtor shall be a “debtor-in-possession” in the Chapter 11 Cases;
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(j) the Restructuring Support Agreement shall be in full force and effect and no termination of such agreement by any party thereto shall have occurred pursuant to the terms thereof; and
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(k) the delivery of customary secretary and officer certificates.
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Conditions to All Extensions of Credit:
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The making of DIP Loans and issuance/renewal of DIP Letters of Credit at any time and from time to time shall be subject solely to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
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(a) all representations and warranties of the Debtors in the DIP Facility Documentation shall be true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality or material adverse effect or material adverse change qualifier therein), and there shall be no default, Event of Default or Post-Petition Default in existence at the time of, or after giving effect to the making of, such funding;
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(b) solely with respect to the making of the first DIP Loan or issuance of a DIP Letter of Credit (other than the deemed issuance and incurrence of any Roll-Up Loans and Roll-Up Letters of Credit), the Specified Excess Cash Payment shall have been made prior to making such requested credit extension;
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(c) with respect to borrowings or issuances of DIP Letters of Credit that would cause the Total Outstandings (assuming the deemed funding under the DIP Facility of 100% of the Roll-Up Loans and deemed issuance of 100% the Roll-Up Letters of Credit as such time of determination) to exceed the sum of the Roll-Up Amount plus the New Money Interim Cap, Bankruptcy Court’s entry within thirty-five (35) days after the Petition Date of a final order approving the DIP Facility and use of cash collateral and other arrangements described herein, in form and substance acceptable to the Post-Petition Agent (the “Final Order”, and the Interim Order and Final Order collectively are referred to herein as the “Financing Orders”);
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(d) the Interim Order or Final Order, if and as applicable, shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been stayed, reversed, vacated or otherwise modified;
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(e) other than with respect to the deemed issuance and incurrence of any Roll-Up Loans and Roll-Up Letters of Credit, delivery of a borrowing request certifying as to, among other things, that the DIP Loan and/or issuance of a DIP Letter of Credit will be utilized in accordance with the Budget;
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(d) create or permit to exist any superpriority administrative expense claim except as specifically permitted by the Post-Petition Agent (other than with respect to the DIP Facility);
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(e) make investments (to be defined in a manner consistent with the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement) (except as permitted in the Budget);
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(f) declare or pay dividends or make any distributions to equityholders or pay amounts with respect to indebtedness except as specifically permitted by the Post-Petition Credit Agreement;
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(g) enter into early monetizations or early terminations of any hedge or swap position, except as permitted by the Post-Petition Credit Agreement;
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(h) use cash collateral or the proceeds of the DIP Facility except in accordance with the Budget and Permitted Variances; and
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(i) fail to operate strictly in accordance with the Budget (subject to the Permitted Variances).
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Case Milestones:
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The Debtors shall comply with the following deadlines (each of which may be extended with the written consent of the Majority Post-Petition Lenders without the consent of any other person or any further order of the Bankruptcy Court) (the “DIP Facility Milestones”):
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DIP Facility
(a) on the Petition Date, filing of a motion seeking approval of the DIP Facility;
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(b) not later than three (3) business days after the Petition Date, entry of the Interim Order; and
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(c) not later than thirty-five (35) days after the Petition Date, entry of the Final Order approving the DIP Facility and the use of cash collateral, in form and substance satisfactory to the Post-Petition Agent.
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Plan
(a) not later than September 6, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered an order (the “Confirmation Order”) approving the chapter 11 plan (the “Plan”) and corresponding disclosure statement (the “Disclosure Statement”), in each case, in form and substance acceptable to the Post-Petition Agent and the Pre-Petition Agent;
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(b) not later than 14 days after entry of the Confirmation Order, the occurrence of the effective date of the Plan, and the discharge of the obligations under the DIP Facility by (i) indefeasible payment in full in cash (including via conversion into the Exit Credit Facility) or (ii) such other treatment under the Plan as may be agreed to by the Majority Post-Petition Lenders and the Debtors.
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Financial Covenant (Budget and Variances):
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As a condition precedent to the DIP Facility, there shall be established a 13 week cash flow budget updated on a rolling four week basis acceptable to the Post-Petition Agent (the “Initial Budget”) for the Debtors’ cash receipts and expenses (including professional fees and expenses), which shall provide, among other things, for the payment of interest in respect of the DIP Facility on a monthly basis to the Post-Petition Lenders, and the adequate protection amounts set forth above.
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The Debtors shall provide to the Post-Petition Agent an updated budget (the “Proposed Budget”). Each Proposed Budget shall be due on each 4-week anniversary (or, if such day is not a business day, the immediately succeeding business day) of the previous rolling four-week Budget period, with the first Proposed Budget after the Initial Budget to be delivered on or prior to August 27, 2020.
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Such Proposed Budget, once approved by the Post-Petition Agent, shall constitute the approved budget (the “Approved Budget”) for the immediately succeeding Testing Period (as defined below). To the extent that any Proposed Budget is not approved by the Post-Petition Agent by the end of the then-effective Testing Period, the then-existing Approved Budget will remain the Approved Budget until replaced by a Proposed Budget that is approved by the Post-Petition Agent.
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On the Friday (or, if such Friday is not a business day, the immediately succeeding Business Day) immediately after the last day of each rolling four-week period after the delivery of the Initial Budget (for the avoidance of doubt, such first date to be August 28, 2020) until the payment in full in cash of the DIP Obligations (each such delivery date, a “Compliance Date”), the Borrower shall deliver to the Post-Petition Agent a variance report (the “Variance Report”) (a) detailing the Debtors’ receipts and disbursements for such Testing Period and a comparison to the amounts set forth in the Budget therefor for the Testing Period ending prior to such Compliance Date (on an aggregate and a line item by line item basis in the case of disbursements) and (b) including reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with the Permitted Variance for such Testing Period.
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As used herein, “Permitted Variance” shall mean, with respect to the period of four consecutive calendar weeks ending on the day immediately prior to any Compliance Date (each such four-week period, a “Testing Period”), any variance within the following parameters: (i) the aggregate actual disbursements by the Debtors for such Testing Period shall not exceed 110% of the aggregate forecasted disbursements (excluding professional fees) as set forth in the Budget for such Testing Period and (ii) actual disbursements for certain line items to be agreed by the Debtors for such Testing Period shall not exceed 115% of the forecasted disbursements for such line items as set forth in the Budget for such Testing Period.
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Other Financial Covenants:
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(a) Minimum Liquidity: At all times, the Borrower will not permit the sum of (i) unused DIP Commitments plus (ii) the Debtors’ unrestricted cash and cash equivalents on hand to be less than an amount to be determined based on the initial Budget.
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(b) Asset Coverage Ratio: The Borrower shall not permit, as of the last day of every other calendar month, beginning with the calendar month ending August 30, 2020, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) the total present value (using a discount rate of 10% and utilizing 5-year NYMEX strip pricing with pricing held flat each year thereafter) of projected future net revenues from proved developed producing reserves as reflected in the most recently delivered Reserve Report and (ii) the net mark-to-market value of the Debtors’ hedging agreements in connection with such reserves as of such date to (b) the sum of (i) Total Outstandings as of such date plus (ii) the outstanding principal amount of the Pre-Petition Loans as of such date to be less than 1.50 to 1.0.
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Commodity Hedging:
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The Debtors may enter into hedging arrangements with (i) any Post-Petition Lender, the Post-Petition Agent and any affiliate of a Post-Petition Lender or the Post-Petition Agent or (ii) Approved Counterparties, which hedges shall not be for speculative purposes and, with respect to commodity hedges, shall be limited to no more than 85% of the reasonably anticipated forecasted production from the proved oil and gas properties of the Debtors (based on the most recent Reserve Report) for the period not exceeding 60 months from the date such hedging arrangement is created.
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As used herein, “Approved Counterparty” means, with respect to any hedging arrangement with a Debtor, any person if such person or its credit support provider has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of BBB+/Baa1 by S&P or Moody’s (or their equivalent) or higher at the time of entering into such hedging arrangement.
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It is understood that for purposes hereof, the following hedging agreements shall not be deemed speculative or entered into for speculative purposes: (a) any commodity hedging agreement intended, at inception of execution, to hedge or manage any of the risks related to existing and/or forecasted oil and gas production (based on the most recently delivered Reserve Report) of the Borrower or any other Debtor (whether or not contracted) and (b) any hedging agreement intended, at inception of execution, (i) to hedge or manage the interest rate exposure associated with any debt securities, debt facilities or leases (existing or forecasted) of the Borrower or any other Debtor, (ii) for foreign exchange or currency exchange management, (iii) to manage commodity portfolio exposure associated with changes in commodity prices or (iv) to hedge any exposure that the Borrower or any other Debtor may have to counterparties under other hedging agreements such that the combination of such hedging agreements is not speculative taken as a whole.
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Events of Default:
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Events of default customary for transactions of this type, including, without limitation:
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(a) nonpayment of principal, interest or mandatory prepayments when due (with a 3 business day grace period for non-principal payments), including, as applicable, the Debtors failure to timely pay any amount required to be paid to the Pre-Petition Agent, the Pre-Petition Lenders, the Post-Petition Agent, or the Post-Petition Lenders under the Financing Orders or the Approved Budget (subject to the Permitted Variance);
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(b) the failure or breach of any warranties, representations, agreements, or covenants of the Debtors (subject to a grace period with respect to certain affirmative covenants and materiality thresholds, to be further specified in the Post-Petition Credit Agreement);
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(c) entry of an order for the dismissal or conversion to Chapter 7 of any Debtor’s bankruptcy case; the appointment of a bankruptcy trustee or examiner except with the express written consent of the Pre-Petition Agent and the Post-Petition Agent in any Chapter 11 Case; the granting of any other superpriority administrative expense claim (if not in favor of the Post-Petition Agent or the Pre-Petition Agent) except with the express written consent of the Post-Petition Agent; the grant of any security interest in any of the DIP Collateral that is pari passu with or senior to the liens of the Post-Petition Agent or the Adequate Protection Liens of the Pre-Petition Agent; any Debtor shall attempt to vacate or modify the Interim Order or the Final Order over the objection of the Post-Petition Agent; the entry of any order modifying, reversing, revoking, staying, rescinding, vacating, or amending any Financing Order without the consent of the Post-Petition Agent; any Debtor shall institute any proceeding or investigation or support same by any other person who seeks to challenge the status and/or validity of the liens of the Pre-Petition Agent or the Post-Petition Agent (as security for the Pre-Petition Lenders and the Post-Petition Lenders, respectively) or the claims of any of the Pre-Petition Agent, the Pre-Petition Lenders, the Post-Petition Agent, or the Post-Petition Lenders; or any Debtor shall file a motion or other pleading or support any other motion or other pleading filed seeking any of the foregoing;
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(d) the Bankruptcy Court shall enter an order or orders granting relief from the automatic stay to the holder or holders of any security interest or lien (other than Post-Petition Lenders) to permit the pursuit of any judicial or non-judicial transfer or other remedy against any DIP Collateral, in each case involving assets with an aggregate value in excess of $1,000,000; provided that any order granting relief from the automatic stay to permit prepetition litigation to which the Debtors are a party to proceed shall not constitute an event of default;
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(e) the Debtors shall fail to meet any DIP Facility Milestone beyond any grace period applicable thereto;
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(f) entry of a sale order unless such order contemplates either indefeasible payment in full in cash of the DIP Obligations upon consummation of the sale or is otherwise consented to in writing by the Post-Petition Agent; and
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(g) the filing or support by the Debtors of any plan of reorganization that (i) does not provide for termination of the unused commitments under the DIP Facility and indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the DIP Obligations and (ii) is not otherwise acceptable to the Post-Petition Agent in its sole discretion.
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(ii) the consent of 100% of the Post-Petition Lenders will be required with respect to releases of all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantees or releases of liens on all or substantially all of the DIP Collateral (other than in connection with any sale of DIP Collateral or the release or sale of the relevant guarantor permitted by the DIP Facility),
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(iii) the consent of 100% of the Post-Petition Lenders will be required with respect to modifications to any of the voting percentages or such modifications that would alter the ratable allocation / priority of payments to the holders of DIP Obligations,
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(iv) the consent of all of the Post-Petition Lenders will be required with respect to increases in the Borrowing Base and to certain provisions related to adjustment to the Borrowing Base,
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(v) the consent of 100% of the Post-Petition Lenders will be required with respect to amendments, modifications or waivers of any provisions in the Post-Petition Credit Agreement substantially equivalent to the provisions of Sections 13.17 and 13.22 of the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement,
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(vi) the consent of Post-Petition Lenders holding not less than 66⅔% of the aggregate amount of the commitments then outstanding under the DIP Facility (the “Required Post-Petition Lenders”) will be required in the case of decreases in, or reaffirmations of, the Borrowing Base, and
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(vii) customary protections for the Post-Petition Agent and the Issuing Lender will be provided.
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The DIP Facility contains customary provisions permitting the Borrower to replace non-consenting Post-Petition Lenders in connection with amendments and waivers requiring greater than a Majority Post-Petition Lender or Required Post-Petition Lender vote or the consent of all Post-Petition Lenders or of all Post-Petition Lenders directly affected thereby so long as the Majority Post-Petition Lenders shall have consented thereto.
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The DIP Facility also contains usual and customary provisions regarding “Defaulting Lenders”.
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The DIP Facility shall include provisions substantially equivalent to the provisions of Sections 13.17 and 13.22 of the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement, with such modifications to be mutually agreed upon.
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Cost and Yield Protection:
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Usual for facilities and transactions of this type, with provisions protecting the Post-Petition Lenders from withholding tax liabilities; provided that requests for additional payments due to increased costs from market disruption shall be limited to circumstances generally affecting the banking market or when the Majority Post-Petition Lenders have made such a request. The DIP Facility contains provisions regarding the timing for asserting a claim under these provisions and permitting the Borrower to replace a Post-Petition Lender who asserts such claim without premium or penalty.
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Assignments and Participations:
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The DIP Facility will contains customary provisions regarding assignments and participations that are substantially similar to those in the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement, subject to modifications customarily found in the loan agreements for debtor-in-possession financings, as agreed to by the Post-Petition Agent and the Borrower.
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Expenses and Indemnification:
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All documented (in summary form) fees, expenses, and costs (including but not limited to due diligence) of the Pre-Petition Agent, the Post-Petition Agent, the Post-Petition Lenders, and the Pre-Petition Lenders (including without limitation the documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel, financial advisors, engineers and environmental consultants) in the making, administration, collection, enforcement, or pursuing remedies related to the Pre-Petition Secured Indebtedness or DIP Facility shall be paid by the Debtors upon demand (subject to the Financing Orders).
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The Debtors will indemnify the Post-Petition Agent, the Post-Petition Lenders and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, attorneys, financial advisors, and controlling persons (each, an “Indemnified Person”) and hold them harmless from and against all documented costs, expenses (including fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel) and liabilities of any such indemnified person arising out of or relating to any claim arising out of or relating to any claim or litigation or other proceedings (regardless of whether any such indemnified person is a party thereto), that relate to the transactions contemplated hereby or any transaction connected therewith; provided that no Indemnified Person will be indemnified for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses to the extent that they have resulted from (i) the bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person, including any of such Indemnified Person’s affiliates or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, members or the successors of any of the foregoing, (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision), (ii) a material breach of the obligations of such Indemnified Person (or any of such Indemnified Person’s affiliates or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, members or the successors of any of the foregoing) or (iii) any proceeding not arising from any act or omission by the Borrower or its affiliates that is brought by an Indemnified Person against any other Indemnified Person (other than disputes involving claims against the Joint Lead Arrangers or the Post-Petition Agent in its capacity as such).
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Interest Rates:
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The Borrower may elect that the DIP Loans comprising each borrowing bear interest at a rate per annum equal to: (i) ABR plus the Applicable Margin or (ii) LIBOR plus the Applicable Margin.
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The Borrower may elect interest periods of 1, 2, 3 or 6 months (or, if available to all relevant Post-Petition Lenders, 12 months or a shorter period (including 1 week or 2 weeks)) for LIBOR borrowings.
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Calculation of interest shall be on the basis of the actual days elapsed in a year of 360 days (or 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, in the case of ABR Loans based on the prime rate) and interest shall be payable at the end of each interest period and, in any event, at least every 3 months.
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“ABR” means the Alternate Base Rate, which is the highest of (a) the Post-Petition Agent’s Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1.0% and (c) one-month LIBOR plus 1.0%.
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“LIBOR” means the London interbank offered rate for dollars, subject to a 1.0% floor.
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“Applicable Margin” means for any day, with respect to any LIBOR or ABR borrowing or with respect to any Unused Commitment Fee, the applicable rate per annum set forth below.
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DIP Facility
Usage
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Unused
Commitment Fee
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Applicable Margin
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ABR Loans
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LIBOR Loans
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X <25%
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0.500%
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2.00%
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3.00%
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> 25% X <50%
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0.500%
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2.25%
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3.25%
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> 50% X <75%
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0.500%
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2.50%
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3.50%
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> 75% X <90%
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0.500%
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2.75%
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3.75%
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X > 90%
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0.500%
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3.00%
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4.00%
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“DIP Facility Usage” means, as of any date and for all purposes, the quotient, expressed as a percentage, of (i) Total Outstandings divided by (ii) the aggregate DIP Commitment.
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Letters of Credit Fees:
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A per annum fee equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect for LIBOR borrowings will accrue on the aggregate face amount of outstanding DIP Letters of Credit, payable in arrears at the end of each quarter and upon the termination of the DIP Facility, in each case for the actual number of days elapsed over a 360-day year. Such fees shall be distributed to the Post-Petition Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amount of each such Post-Petition Lender’s DIP Commitment. In addition, the Borrower shall pay to the Issuing Lender, for its own account, (a) a fronting fee equal to 0.125% per annum of the aggregate face amount of outstanding DIP Letters of Credit or such other amount as may be agreed by the Borrower and the Issuing Lender, payable in arrears at the end of each quarter and upon the termination of the DIP Facility, calculated based upon the actual number of days elapsed over a 360-day year, and (b) customary issuance and administration fees to be mutually agreed.
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Commitment Fees:
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The Borrower will pay a fee (the “Commitment Fee”), in an amount computed on a daily basis equal to the total DIP Commitments of the Post-Petition Lenders less the Total Outstandings on each day, multiplied by the applicable percentage specified as the “Unused Commitment Fee” in the table set forth under the definition of “Applicable Margin” corresponding to the DIP Facility Usage as of the end of such day. The Commitment Fee is payable quarterly in arrears commencing after the Closing Date.
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Upfront Fees:
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20.0 bps per year for the Post-Petition Lenders, payable on the Closing Date in proportion to each Lender’s final allocation of its New Money DIP Commitment.
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(1)
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Any fee due and payable to a Professional Person that is employed as an investment banker or financial advisor arising from the consummation of any transaction shall be payable only to the extent allowed by the Court and as and to the extent set forth in such Professional Person’s engagement letter, and solely from the proceeds received by the Debtors resulting from the consummation of such transaction, free and clear of the liens of the Post-Petition Agent and the Post-Petition Lenders.
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JPMORGAN CHASE
BANK, N.A.
2200 Ross Avenue
3rd Floor
Dallas, TX 75201
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BANK OF AMERICA,
N.A.
1 Cowboys Way
Suite 500
Frisco, TX 75034
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WELLS FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
1445 Ross Avenue
Suite 4500
Dallas, TX 75202
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CAPITAL ONE,
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
201 St. Charles Avenue
18th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70170
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CREDIT SUISSE AG,
CAYMAN ISLANDS
BRANCH
Eleven Madison Avenue
11th Floor
New York, NY 10010-3629
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ROYAL BANK OF
CANADA
200 Vesey Street
12th Floor
New York, NY 10281
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ABN AMRO CAPITAL
USA LLC
100 Park Avenue
17th Floor
New York, NY 10017
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COMERICA BANK
P.O. Box 650282
Dallas, TX 75265-0282
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CANADIAN IMPERIAL
BANK OF COMMERCE,
NEW YORK BRANCH
1001 Fannin Street
Suite 4450
Houston, TX 77002
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ING CAPITAL LLC
1111 Bagby Street
Suite 2650
Houston, TX 77002
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TRUIST BANK
401 East Jackson Street
Mail Code – 4104
Tampa, FL 33602
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KEYBANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
127 Public Square
Second Floor
Cleveland, OH 44114-1306
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FIFTH THIRD BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
515 North Flagler Drive
Suite 703
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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GOLDMAN SACHS
BANK USA
200 West Street
New York, NY 10282
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1.
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Commitments and Undertakings
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2.
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Titles and Roles
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3.
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Information
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4.
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Fees
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5.
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Conditions
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6.
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Indemnification and Expenses
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7.
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Sharing of Information, Affiliate Activities, Absence of Fiduciary Relationship
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8.
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Confidentiality
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9.
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Assignments
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10.
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Acceptance/ Expiration of Commitments
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11.
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Miscellaneous
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Sincerely,
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
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as Lead Arranger and an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Anca Loghin
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Name:
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Anca Loghin
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Title:
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Authorized Officer
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LENDERS:
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Tyler D. Levings
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Name:
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Tyler D. Levings
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Title:
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Director
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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Edward Markham
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Name:
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Edward Markham
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Title:
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Director
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CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Michael P. Robinson
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Name:
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Michael P. Robinson
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Title:
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Vice President
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CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Nupur Kumar
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Name:
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Nupur Kumar
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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By:
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/s/ Andrew Griffin
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Name:
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Andrew Griffin
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Amy G. Josephson
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Name:
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Amy G. Josephson
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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ABN AMRO CAPITAL USA LLC,
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Hugo Diogo
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Name:
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Hugo Diogo
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Title:
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Executive Director
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By:
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/s/ Anna Ferreira
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Name:
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Anna Ferreira
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Title:
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Vice President
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COMERICA BANK,
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Lesley B. Higginbotham
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Name:
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Lesley B. Higginbotham
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Title:
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Vice President
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CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
NEW YORK BRANCH,
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Donovan C. Broussard
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Name:
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Donovan C. Broussard
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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By:
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/s/ Jacob W. Lewis
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Name:
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Jacob W. Lewis
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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ING CAPITAL LLC,
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Juli Bieser
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Name:
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Juli Bieser
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Title:
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Managing Director
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By:
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/s/ Scott Lamoreaux
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Name:
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Scott Lamoreaux
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Title:
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Director
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TRUIST BANK (as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank),
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ William S. Krueger
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Name:
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William S. Krueger
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Title:
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Senior Vice President
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KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Dale Conder
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Name:
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Dale Conder
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Title:
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SVP
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FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Michael Miller
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Name:
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Michael Miller
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Title:
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Vice President
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GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Jacob Elder
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Name:
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Jacob Elder
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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Agreed to and accepted as of the date first
above written:
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DENBURY RESOURCES INC.,
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a Delaware corporation
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By:
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/s/ Mark C. Allen
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Name:
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Mark C. Allen
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Title:
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Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer and
Assistant Secretary
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Borrower:
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Denbury Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”).
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Administrative Agent:
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMCB”) in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities, the “Administrative Agent”) in respect of the Revolving Facility (as hereinafter defined) for a syndicate of banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders from time to time party thereto (together with JPMCB and the Initial Lenders, the “Lenders”). On the Conversion Date (as defined below), the Lenders shall constitute all of the Existing Lenders (as defined below) participating in the DIP Facility (as defined below).
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Joint Bookrunners and Lead Arrangers:
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JPMCB, Bank of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Capital One, National Association, in their respective capacities as joint lead arrangers (in such capacities, the “Joint Lead Arrangers”) for the Revolving Facility.
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Co-Syndication Agents:
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Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.
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Co-Documentation Agents:
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Branch, Comerica Bank, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Royal Bank of Canada and ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC.
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Revolving Credit Facility:
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A senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”, and the commitments thereunder, the “RBL Commitments”) in an aggregate maximum principal amount of $615,000,000 (the “Maximum Amount”), subject to availability as described under the heading “Availability” below. The loans under the Revolving Facility are collectively referred to as “Revolving Loans” or the “Loans”.
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Swingline:
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In connection with the Revolving Facility, JPMCB (in such capacity, the “Swingline Lender”) will make available to the Borrower a swingline facility in U.S. dollars under which the Borrower may make short term borrowings upon same day notice up to an aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000,000 in minimum principal amounts of $100,000 or increments of $10,000 in excess thereof subject to customary notice requirements. Any such swingline borrowing will reduce availability under the Revolving Facility on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
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Upon notice from the Swingline Lender, the Lenders will be unconditionally obligated to purchase participations in any swingline loan pro rata based upon their RBL Commitments.
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Purpose / Use of Proceeds:
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(A)The proceeds of borrowings under the Revolving Facility may be used by the Borrower (i) for payments of certain fees, costs and expenses in connection with the Borrower’s exit from chapter 11 and refinancing certain debt in connection therewith (including, without limitation, the DIP Facility (as defined in the DIP Term Sheet)), (ii) to make investments, payments, dividends or distributions on, or redemptions of, the Borrower’s capital stock to the extent permitted under the Revolving Facility, (iii) to provide for the working capital needs of the Borrower and its subsidiaries, (iv) to pay the fees and expenses related to the Revolving Facility, and (v) for other general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, the exploration, acquisition and development of oil and gas properties.
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(B) Letters of credit are used by the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, to secure bids, tenders, bonds and contracts entered into in the ordinary course of the Borrower’s business and to support deposits required under purchase agreements pursuant to which the Borrower or one or more restricted subsidiaries may acquire oil and gas assets.
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Availability:
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So long as the Total Outstandings (as defined below) do not exceed the Revolving Loan Limit (as defined below): (i) Revolving Loans will be available at any time (on same day notice in the case of ABR (as defined in Annex I) Loans) prior to the Maturity Date (as defined below), in minimum principal amounts of $1,000,000 or increments of $100,000 in excess thereof, (ii) Letters of Credit under the Revolving Facility will be issued as described in the section entitled “Letters of Credit” below and (iii) amounts repaid under the Revolving Facility may be reborrowed.
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“Total Outstandings” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans then outstanding plus the aggregate stated amount of all issued but undrawn Letters of Credit (as hereinafter defined) and, without duplication, all unreimbursed disbursements on any Letter of Credit as of such date (unless cash collateralized or backstopped pursuant to arrangements reasonably acceptable to the Issuing Lender (as hereinafter defined)).
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“Revolving Loan Limit” means, the least of (i) the RBL Commitments, (ii) the Borrowing Base (as hereinafter defined) and (iii) the Maximum Amount.
For purposes hereof, “Availability” shall mean an amount (if positive) equal to the Revolving Loan Limit less Total Outstandings.
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Borrowing Base:
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The borrowing base for the Revolving Facility will be based on the loan value of the Credit Parties’ (as hereinafter defined) proved oil and gas reserves as reflected in a Reserve Report (as hereinafter defined) and other oil and gas properties of the Credit Parties, in each case located within the geographic boundaries of the United States or the outer continental shelf adjacent to the United States, determined in accordance with the terms set forth below (the “Borrowing Base”).
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The initial Borrowing Base as of the Conversion Date will be an amount determined by the Required Lenders based on the Initial Reserve Report (as defined below) (but will not, in any event, be an amount in excess of the borrowing base in effect under the DIP Facility immediately prior to the Conversion Date) and will remain at such level until, subject to the Borrower’s right of optional re-determination and any Adjustment (as hereafter defined), the next re-determination date, which re-determination date shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in the Revolving Facility. The Borrowing Base shall be re-determined semi-annually on or about May 1 and November 1 of each year (or in each case, such date reasonably practicable thereafter), beginning on the first May 1 or November 1 after the Conversion Date (as defined below), based upon a reserve report prepared as of the immediately preceding June 30 (with regard to the November 1 redetermination) or December 31 (with regard to the May 1 redetermination), and delivered on or before October 1 (with regard to the November 1 redetermination) and April 1 (with regard to the May 1 redetermination), as applicable (each such report, a “Reserve Report”), and other related information, if any, required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent; provided that if the Conversion Date occurs less than 90 days prior to the first May 1 or November 1 thereafter, then the first scheduled Borrowing Base redetermination after the Conversion Date shall occur on the next May 1 or November 1, whichever is first. Each Reserve Report shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Subject to the following two sentences, all Reserve Reports, including those prepared in connection with a re-determination, may be prepared internally by petroleum engineers who are employees of the Borrower or its subsidiaries. Each December 31st Reserve Report shall be prepared by (a) DeGolyer and MacNaughton, (b) Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc., (c) Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc., (d) Ryder Scott Company, L.P., or (e) at the Borrower’s election, such other independent petroleum engineering firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (each, an “Approved Petroleum Engineer”). Each June 30th Reserve Report will be prepared, at the Borrower’s option, by an Approved Petroleum Engineer or internally under the supervision of the chief petroleum engineer of the Borrower who shall certify such Reserve Report to be true and accurate in all material respects and to have been prepared in accordance with the procedures used in the immediately preceding December 31st Reserve Report.
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The Borrowing Base shall be proposed by the Administrative Agent and approved by all of the Lenders (in the case of increases) or the Required Lenders (as hereinafter defined) (in the case of decreases or reaffirmation) as provided below. Each determination of the Borrowing Base shall be made by the Administrative Agent and, to the extent any determination represents an increase in the Borrowing Base in effect immediately prior to such determination, all of the Lenders, and to the extent any determination represents a decrease in or reaffirmation of, the Borrowing Base in effect immediately prior to such determination, the Required Lenders, in each case, in their respective sole discretion, but in good faith in accordance with their respective usual and customary oil and gas lending criteria as they exist at the particular time and as specified in the Revolving Facility Documentation (as defined below); provided that no Lender shall be required to increase its commitment amount under the Revolving Facility in connection with an increase in the Borrowing Base.
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The Borrower and the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Required Lenders) shall each have the option to request one unscheduled re-determination of the Borrowing Base between each scheduled redetermination (including prior to the first scheduled re-determination date). To the extent any re-determination represents an increase in the Borrowing Base in effect immediately prior to such re-determination, such Borrowing Base will be the largest amount approved by all of the Lenders, and to the extent any re-determination represents a decrease in, or reaffirmation of, the Borrowing Base in effect prior to such re-determination, such Borrowing Base will be the largest amount approved by the Required Lenders.
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In addition to the foregoing scheduled and unscheduled re-determinations, the Borrowing Base is also subject to adjustments (each, an “Adjustment”) between re-determinations in connection with:
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(i) sales or other dispositions (including in connection with the designation of unrestricted subsidiaries and investments) of Borrowing Base Properties (as hereinafter defined) and early monetization or early termination of any hedge or swap positions relied on by the Lenders (as determined by the Administrative Agent) in determining the Borrowing Base, in each case since the later of (A) the most recent re-determination date and (B) the last adjustment made pursuant to this clause (i), and with an aggregate value (together with the economic value of any earlier sales or dispositions during such period or any early monetization or early termination of any hedge or swap positions relied on by the Lenders (as determined by the Administrative Agent) in determining the Borrowing Base (net of (x) any positions entered into (1) contemporaneously with such early monetization or termination or (2) since the last re-determination of the Borrowing Base and (y) acquisitions consummated since the last re-determination with respect to which the Borrower has delivered a Reserve Report and other engineering information reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent)) exceeding 5% of the Borrowing Base then in effect;
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(ii) at the Borrower’s election, acquisitions (including in connection with the designation of an unrestricted subsidiary as a restricted subsidiary) of domestic oil and gas properties between scheduled redeterminations, with an aggregate value (together with the economic value of any earlier such acquisitions during such period) exceeding 5% of the Borrowing Base then in effect; and
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(iii) upon the issuance of any senior unsecured or senior subordinated loans or notes after the Conversion Date (“Specified Additional Debt”), other than permitted refinancing debt in respect thereof, the Borrowing Base will be immediately reduced by $0.25 for every $1.00 of the principal amount of Specified Additional Debt.
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The Borrower may on any re-determination date elect a reduced Borrowing Base.
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Accordion:
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The Revolving Facility shall permit the Borrower to increase commitments under the Revolving Facility (any such increase, an “Incremental Increase”) at any time and from time to time in a minimum amount per increase of at least $25,000,000 (and increments of $1,000,000 above that minimum), up to a maximum aggregate incremental commitment such that after giving effect thereto the total RBL Commitments shall not exceed the lesser of (a) the Borrowing Base then in effect and (b) the Maximum Amount; provided that (i) no existing Lender will be required to participate in any such Incremental Increase without its consent, (ii) no Event of Default under the Revolving Facility shall exist after giving effect thereto, (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lender shall have been given notice of the Incremental Increase, (iv) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent, for payment to any increasing Lender or Additional Lender, as applicable, any fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each such Lender or Lenders and (v) such Incremental Increase shall be on the same terms (including the same maturity date) and pursuant to the same documentation applicable to the Revolving Facility (other than with respect to any arrangement, structuring, upfront or other fees or discounts payable in connection with such Incremental Increase (provided that the Applicable Margin of the Revolving Facility may be increased to be consistent with the applicable margin for such Incremental Increase)).
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The Borrower may seek commitments in respect of the Incremental Increase, in its sole discretion, from either existing Lenders (each of which shall be entitled to agree or decline to participate in its sole discretion) or from additional banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders or investors who will become Lenders in connection therewith (in each case (i.e., existing or new Lenders), with the consent of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lender (in each case, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)) (“Additional Lenders”) or from both existing Lenders and Additional Lenders.
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Interest Rates and Fees:
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As set forth on Annex I to this Exhibit A.
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Default Rate:
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With respect to overdue principal, the applicable interest rate plus 2.00% per annum, and with respect to any other overdue amount, including overdue interest, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans plus 2.00% per annum.
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Letters of Credit:
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An aggregate amount of $100,000,000 (as may be increased solely with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender) of the Revolving Facility shall be available to the Borrower for the purpose of issuing standby letters of credit (the “Letters of Credit”). Letters of Credit will be issued by JPMCB or any of its affiliates or any replacement or successor thereof (the “Issuing Lender”). The Administrative Agent will be promptly notified by the Borrower and the Issuing Lender of each issuance, extension or amendment of a Letter of Credit. Each Letter of Credit shall expire not later than the earlier of (a) 12 months (or 18 months in the case of Letters of Credit issued in favor of the Texas Railroad Commission) after its date of issuance or such longer period of time as may be agreed by the Issuing Lender and (b) the fifth business day prior to the Maturity Date; provided that any Letter of Credit may provide for automatic renewal thereof for additional periods of up to 12 months (or 18 months in the case of Letters of Credit issued in favor of the Texas Railroad Commission) or such longer period of time as may be agreed by the Issuing Lender (which in no event shall extend beyond the date referred to in clause (b) above, except to the extent cash collateralized or backstopped pursuant to arrangements reasonably acceptable to the Issuing Lender; provided that no Lender shall be required to fund participations in Letters of Credit after the maturity date applicable to its commitments).
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Drawings under any Letter of Credit shall be reimbursed by the Borrower (whether with its own funds or with the proceeds of borrowings under the Revolving Facility) within one business day after notice of such drawing is received by the Borrower from the Issuing Lender. To the extent that the Borrower does not reimburse the Issuing Lender within the time period specified above, the Lenders under the Revolving Facility shall be irrevocably obligated to reimburse the Issuing Lender pro rata based upon their respective Revolving Facility commitments.
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On the Conversion Date, all outstanding “DIP Letters of Credit” (as defined in the DIP Term Sheet) under the DIP Facility shall automatically be deemed issued under the Revolving Facility as “Letter of Credit”.
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Final Maturity:
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The Revolving Facility will mature, and lending commitments will terminate, on the date that is 42 months after the Petition Date (as defined in the DIP Term Sheet, as defined below) (the “Maturity Date”).
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Guarantees:
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All obligations of the Credit Parties (the “Obligations”) under (i) the Revolving Facility and Revolving Facility Documentation, (ii) interest rate protection, commodity trading or hedging, currency exchange or other non-speculative hedging or swap arrangements entered into with any Lender or any affiliate of a Lender (including any hedging agreements entered into with such Lender or affiliate thereof under the DIP Facility prior to the Conversion Date) (the “Hedging Arrangements”) and (iii) treasury management arrangements entered into with any Lender or any affiliate of a Lender (including any treasury agreements entered into with such Lender or affiliate thereof under the DIP Facility prior to the Conversion Date) (“Treasury Arrangements”) will, in each case, be unconditionally guaranteed jointly and severally on a pari passu senior secured basis (the “Guarantees”) by each existing and subsequently acquired or organized direct or indirect subsidiary of the Borrower other than an Excluded Subsidiary (as defined below) (the “Guarantors”; together with the Borrower, the “Credit Parties”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any subsidiary that owns Borrowing Base Properties shall be required to be a Guarantor.
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The Borrower will not be permitted to create or acquire any foreign subsidiaries without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
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“Approved Counterparty” means any person if such person or its credit support provider has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of BBB+/Baa1 by S&P or Moody’s (or their equivalent) or higher.
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The Revolving Facility Documentation contains customary provisions to address the status of Guarantors as eligible contract participants.
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Subject to the investments covenant in the Revolving Facility Documentation and other customary limitations, the Borrower may designate any subsidiary as an “unrestricted subsidiary” and subsequently redesignate any such unrestricted subsidiary as a restricted subsidiary. Unrestricted subsidiaries are not subject to the representations and warranties, covenants, events of default or other provisions of the Revolving Facility Documentation, and the results of operations and indebtedness of unrestricted subsidiaries will not be taken into account for purposes of calculating any financial metric contained in the Revolving Facility Documentation except to the extent that distributions in the form of cash or cash equivalents are received by a Credit Party therefrom.
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Security:
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Subject to the limitations set forth below in the Revolving Facility, the Obligations, including in respect of the Guarantees and any Hedging Arrangements or Treasury Arrangements, shall be secured by the following (collectively, but excluding the Excluded Assets (as hereinafter defined), the “Collateral”): (a) substantially all personal property of the Credit Parties, including, without limitation, (i) a first-priority (subject to permitted liens) perfected pledge of all the equity interests of each direct material wholly-owned restricted U.S. subsidiary held by any Credit Party and the equity interests of any Guarantor, (ii) a first priority (subject to permitted liens) perfected security interest in all of the Credit Parties’ commodity hedge contracts and the proceeds thereof and (iii) a first-priority (subject to permitted liens) perfected security interest in all deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodity accounts of the Credit Parties other than Excluded Accounts (as defined below); and (b) first-priority (subject to permitted liens) perfected real property mortgages on oil and gas reserves and related assets of the Credit Parties located in the United States included in the most recent Reserve Report delivered to the Administrative Agent (such properties, the “Borrowing Base Properties”) and representing not less than ninety percent (90%) of the PV-9 of the Borrowing Base Properties.
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The Borrower shall provide reasonably satisfactory title information on at least ninety percent (90%) of the PV-9 of the Borrowing Base Properties evaluated in the most recent Reserve Report.
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“PV-9” means, with respect to any proved reserves expected to be produced from any oil and gas properties, the net present value, discounted at 9% per annum, of the future net revenues expected to accrue to the Credit Parties’ collective interests in such reserves during the remaining expected economic lives of such reserves, calculated in accordance with the most recent bank price deck provided to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent.
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For the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral shall exclude the following: (i) any real property (owned or leased), any midstream assets, and any oil and gas properties (owned or leased) other than those constituting Borrowing Base Properties, (ii) any contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document (or any items of property, subject thereto) to the extent that the grant of a security interest therein is prohibited by, or constitutes a breach or default under or results in the termination of or gives rise to a right on the part of the parties thereto other than any Credit Party to terminate (or materially modify) or requires any consent not obtained under, any such contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document, except to the extent that the term in such contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document providing for such prohibition, breach, default or right of termination or modification or requiring such consent is ineffective under Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC (or any successor provision or provisions) of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law, (iii) intellectual property and licenses, including any United States “intent to use” trademark applications for which a statement of use has not been filed, in relation to which any applicable law, or any agreement with a domain name registrar or any other person entered into by any grantor, prohibits the creation of a security interest therein or would otherwise invalidate or result in the abandonment of any of such grantor’s right, title or interest therein, (iv) any motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title (except to the extent the security interest in such assets can be perfected by the filing of a UCC-1 financing statement), (v) letter of credit rights (except to the extent the security interest in such assets can be perfected by the filing of a UCC-1 financing statement), (vi) margin stock, (vii) any building or manufactured (mobile) home located within an area having special flood hazards and in which flood insurance is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, (viii) any consumer goods, (ix) any Excluded Accounts, (x) equity interests in Excluded Subsidiaries, (xi) the Genesis Assets (as defined below), (xii) those assets as to which the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that the cost or other consequences of obtaining such a security interest or perfection thereof are excessive in relation to the benefit to the Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby, and (xiii) other exceptions to be reasonably agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. The foregoing described in clauses (i) through (xiii) are, collectively, the “Excluded Assets”.
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“Genesis Assets” means, collectively, (a) that certain Pipeline Financing Lease Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2008 (as amended), among Denbury Onshore, LLC and Genesis NEJD Pipeline, LLC, (b) any interest, title and right that the Credit Parties have to the “Pipeline System” (as defined in the Pipeline Financing Lease Agreement) (hereinafter referred to as the “Pipeline System”), (c) any proceeds received at any time resulting from the sale or other disposition of all or part of the Credit Parties’ interest, title and right to the Pipeline System, and (d) all rents, income or related fees or charges for transportation of carbon dioxide or any other substance through the Pipeline System.
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“Excluded Accounts” means, collectively, (a) any deposit account, securities account or commodity account that is exclusively used for trust, payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of any employees of the Credit parties or any of their subsidiaries, (b) any deposit account, securities account or commodity account that is exclusively used in the ordinary course of the Credit Parties’ business for (i) deposits that are escrowed amounts in connection with transactions with third parties or (ii) deposits that are pledged to third parties to secure obligations (other than debt for borrowed money) incurred in the ordinary course of the Credit Parties’ business, (c) any deposit account, securities account or commodity account that is exclusively used for deposits to fund one or more political action committees of the Credit Parties so long as the balance of all such deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodity accounts does not in the aggregate exceed $1,000,000 at any time, (d) any deposit account that is a zero balance account, (e) any deposit account, commodity account or securities account so long as the balance in each such account, individually, does not at any time exceed $1,000,000 and the aggregate balance of all such deposit accounts, commodity accounts and securities accounts does not at any time exceed $3,000,000, (f) any deposit account which is used as an escrow account or fiduciary or trust account and solely maintains cash and cash equivalents made for the benefit of third parties (other than the Debtors) to be used exclusively in the ordinary course of the Debtors’ business for royalty obligations, suspense payments, working interest payments, plugging and abandonment, remediation, and similar payments owed or to be made to such third parties (other than the Debtors), and (g) the Professional Fee Escrow Account (as defined in the Plan (as defined in the DIP Term Sheet)) so long as, at any time, the balance in such account includes only the amounts deposited therein on or prior to the Conversion Date in accordance with the Plan.
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“Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned domestic Material Subsidiary, “Material Subsidiary” shall mean each subsidiary whose revenues or total assets are less than 7.5% of the consolidated revenues or total assets of the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries (provided that if at any time the aggregate amount of revenues or total assets of all such subsidiaries of the Borrower excluded as Guarantors pursuant to this clause (a) exceeds 10% of the consolidated revenues or total assets, respectively, of the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries (as of the end of any period of four fiscal quarters), the Borrower shall designate sufficient subsidiaries as Guarantors to eliminate such excess (unless such designation would not be permitted pursuant to clauses (c), (d), (e) or (f) below)), (b) any unrestricted subsidiary, (c) any subsidiary that owns no material assets other than the Stock or Indebtedness of one or more direct or indirect foreign subsidiaries, (d) each subsidiary that, subject to customary limitations, is acquired pursuant to a permitted acquisition and is prohibited from guaranteeing or providing liens to secure the obligations by the financing documentation relating to such permitted acquisition, (e) that is not permitted by law, such subsidiary’s organizational documents, regulation or contract to provide the guarantee or liens to secure the obligations, or would require governmental or regulatory consent, approval, license or authorization to provide such guarantee or such liens (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received), (f) for which the provision of the guarantee of the obligations would result in a material adverse tax consequence to the Borrower or one of its subsidiaries (as reasonably determined by the Borrower), or (g) for which the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that the cost or other consequences of providing such a guarantee is excessive in relation to the value afforded thereby
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It is understood and agreed that (a) no actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required to be taken to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the U.S. or to perfect or make enforceable any security interests in any assets (it being understood that there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction) and (b) with respect to all assets of the Credit Parties other than the Borrowing Base Properties, the Credit Parties shall not be required to take any action to perfect a lien on any such assets unless such perfection may be accomplished by (i) the filing of a UCC-1 financing statement or other equivalent filing, (ii) delivery of certificates representing any pledged equity consisting of certificated securities, and delivery of tangible paper, documents or instruments, in each case, with appropriate endorsements or transfer powers, or (iii) delivery of control agreements in respect of deposit accounts, commodity accounts and securities accounts (other than Excluded Accounts).
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Mandatory Prepayments / Adjustments of the Borrowing Base:
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Other than as a result of an Adjustment, if the Total Outstandings exceed the Borrowing Base (a “Borrowing Base Deficiency”), the Borrower shall, within ten (10) business days after written notice from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower of such Borrowing Base Deficiency, notify the Administrative Agent that it elects to take one or more of the following actions (provided that if the Borrower fails to elect an option, option (c) shall be designated by default):
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(a) within thirty (30) days after such election, provide additional Borrowing Base Properties to the extent necessary to eliminate such Borrowing Base Deficiency;
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(b) within thirty (30) days after such election, prepay the Revolving Loans in an amount sufficient to eliminate such Borrowing Base Deficiency (or if no Revolving Loans remain outstanding, cash collateralize all unreimbursed disbursements on any Letter of Credit in an amount sufficient to eliminate such Borrowing Base Deficiency);
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(c) prepay such Borrowing Base Deficiency in six equal monthly installments with interest beginning on the 30th day after the Borrower’s receipt of notice of such Borrowing Base Deficiency from the Administrative Agent (as such Borrowing Base Deficiency may be reduced during such six-month period as a result of a Borrowing Base re-determination or Adjustment); or
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(d) take any combination of actions set forth in clauses (a) through (c) above;
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provided, in each case, that any such Borrowing Base Deficiency must be cured prior to the Maturity Date.
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If the Borrowing Base is adjusted as the result of an asset sale, disposition, early monetization or termination of any hedge position or issuance of Specified Additional Debt (as described in the section entitled “Borrowing Base”) and a Borrowing Base Deficiency results from such adjustment, then no later than three business days following the date it receives written notice of the adjustment or determination of the Borrowing Base and the resulting Borrowing Base Deficiency, the Borrower shall eliminate such Borrowing Base Deficiency. Additionally, any Borrowing Base Deficiency resulting from a voluntary termination of commitments shall be required to be eliminated contemporaneously with and on the date of such termination.
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If, on the last business day of any calendar week (or, on any business day if a Borrowing Base Deficiency or Event of Default then exists and is continuing), the Debtors have any Excess Cash (as defined below) as of the end of such day in excess of $75,000,000, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans within one business day following such date in an amount equal to such excess.
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“Excess Cash” means, as of any date of determination, the difference, if positive, between Consolidated Cash Balance (as defined below) of the Credit Parties and their restricted subsidiaries as of such date and Excluded Cash (as defined below) of the Credit Parties and their restricted subsidiaries as of such date.
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“Consolidated Cash Balance” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all (a) cash, (b) cash equivalents and (c) any other marketable securities, treasury bonds and bills, certificates of deposit, investments in money market funds and commercial paper, in each case, held or owned by (either directly or indirectly) any Credit Party or any restricted subsidiary as of such date.
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“Excluded Cash” means as of any date of determination, (a) cash or cash equivalents of the Credit Parties and their restricted subsidiaries from (i) the issuance of any Specified Additional Debt or other unsecured indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to the Revolving Facility Documentation, (ii) the issuance by the Borrower of any equity interests in the Borrower, or (iii) any disposition of property, in each case so long as the Borrower and the other Credit Parties keep any such proceeds in segregated accounts until such proceeds are used for the purpose(s) obtained, as the case may be, (b) without duplication of clauses (f), (g) and (h) below, and other than cash and cash equivalents held or maintained in accounts described in clause (e) of the definition of Excluded Accounts, any cash or cash equivalents in Excluded Accounts, (c) any cash collateral required to cash collateralize any Letter of Credit, (d) any cash or cash equivalents constituting purchase price deposits made by or held by an unaffiliated third party pursuant to a binding and enforceable purchase and sale agreement with an unaffiliated third party containing customary provisions regarding the payment and refunding of such deposits, (e) any cash or cash equivalents for which any Credit Party or any restricted subsidiary has, in the ordinary course of business, issued checks or initiated wires or ACH transfers in order to utilize such cash or cash equivalents, (f) any cash or cash equivalents set aside to pay payroll, payroll taxes, other taxes, employee wage and benefits payments, and trust and fiduciary obligations or other similar obligations of the Credit Parties then due and owing to third parties and for which the Debtors have issued checks or initiated wires or ACH transfers (or, in their respective good faith discretion, will issue checks or initiate wires or ACH wires within five business days in order to make such payments), (g) any cash or cash equivalents set aside to pay royalty obligations, working interest obligations, production payments, vendor payments, suspense payments, severance and ad valorem taxes of the Credit Parties and their restricted subsidiaries then due and owing to third parties and for which the Credit Parties and their restricted subsidiaries have issued checks or initiated wires or ACH transfers (or, in their respective good faith discretion, will issue checks or initiate wires or ACH wires within five business days in order to make such payments) and (h) any cash or cash equivalents in any escrow accounts or fiduciary or trust accounts that are used exclusively in the ordinary course of the Debtors’ business for plugging and abandonment, remediation, and similar obligations owed to third parties.
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The application of proceeds from mandatory prepayments shall not reduce the aggregate amount of commitments under the Revolving Facility and amounts prepaid may be reborrowed, subject to Availability and the other conditions to borrowing set forth below.
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Voluntary Prepayments and Reductions in Commitments:
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Voluntary reductions of the unutilized portion of the RBL Commitments and voluntary prepayments of borrowings under the Revolving Facility will be permitted at any time, in minimum principal amounts of $500,000 or increments of $100,000 in excess thereof, without premium or penalty, subject to reimbursement of the Lenders’ redeployment costs in the case of a prepayment of LIBOR Loans (as defined in Annex I) other than on the last day of the relevant interest period.
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Documentation:
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The definitive documentation for the Revolving Facility, including all other related agreements and documents creating, evidencing or securing indebtedness or obligations of any of the Credit Parties to the Administrative Agent or granting or perfecting liens or security interests by any of the Credit Parties in favor of and for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, for itself and for and on behalf of the Lenders, on account of the Revolving Facility (the “Revolving Facility Documentation”) shall contain the terms set forth herein and shall otherwise be negotiated in good faith within a reasonable time period to be determined based on the expected Conversion Date. The Revolving Facility Documentation will be based on the applicable “Credit Documents” under and as defined in that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 9, 2014 (as in effect immediately prior to the Eighth Amendment thereto dated as of June 26, 2020, the “Existing RBL Credit Agreement”; and, the lenders thereunder, the “Existing Lenders”), among the Borrower, JPMCB, as administrative agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto, with changes consistent with this Exit Credit Facility Term Sheet and taking into account recent precedent credit agreements negotiated between the Administrative Agent and similarly situated companies to the Borrower, and otherwise to reflect customary lender form updates, including without limitation updated LIBOR replacement provisions, and modifications to baskets and materiality thresholds to be agreed (the “Documentation Principles”).
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Conditions to Initial Borrowing and Closing of Revolving Facility:
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The availability of the initial borrowing under the Revolving Facility shall be conditioned upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent (the date upon which all such conditions precedent shall be satisfied or waived, the “Conversion Date”):
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(a) the negotiation, execution, and delivery of reasonably satisfactory Revolving Facility Documentation, including security documentation, promissory notes and other usual and customary closing documents, certificates, and authorizing resolutions for the Revolving Facility;
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(b) the Lenders, the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Administrative Agent shall have received all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses required to be paid on or before the Conversion Date (including the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of professional retained by the foregoing) invoiced at least two business days prior thereto;
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(c) all representations and warranties of the Credit Parties in the Revolving Facility Documentation shall be true and correct in all respects, and there shall be no default or event of default, in existence at the time of, or after giving effect to the making of, such funding on such date;
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(d) receipt and reasonably satisfactory review of (i) Borrower’s audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal year ending at least 90 days prior to the Conversion Date, (ii) Borrower’s unaudited financial statements for the most recent fiscal quarter ending at least 60 days prior to the Conversion Date, (iii) pro forma financial statements of the Borrower (after giving effect to closing) and (iv) detailed financial projections (to be mutually agreed upon) of the Borrower (prepared on a quarterly basis for the first two fiscal years following the Conversion Date and on an annual basis for the subsequent two fiscal years);
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(e) receipt and reasonably satisfactory review of the reserve reports and engineering reports prepared internally by petroleum engineers who are employees of the Borrower or its subsidiaries with an “as of” date to be determined; provided that if the Conversion Date has not occurred by July 1, 2021, such reserve report shall be prepared by an independent petroleum engineering firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (the “Initial Reserve Report”);
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(f) reasonably satisfactory title information as reasonably required by the Administrative Agent on at least 90% of the PV-9 of the initial Borrowing Base Properties;
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(g) receipt of mortgages and security agreements providing perfected, first priority (subject to permitted liens to be as defined in the Revolving Facility Documentation) liens and security interests on (i) all personal property assets of the Borrower and the Guarantors constituting Collateral, and (ii) not less than 90% of the PV-9 of the initial Borrowing Base Properties;
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(h) all governmental and third party approvals necessary in connection with the financing contemplated hereby shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect;
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(i) the Administrative Agent shall have received lien search results and be reasonably satisfied that there are no liens and security interests on the Borrower’s and Guarantor’s property other than (i) those being released and (ii) other liens to be agreed upon;
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(j) the Lenders shall have received such legal opinions, including, as applicable, opinions of local counsel (which opinions shall include, among other things, the enforceability of the Revolving Facility Documentation under applicable local law), documents and other instruments as are customary for transactions of this type or as they may reasonably request;
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(k) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received, by at least three (3) business days prior to the Conversion Date, “know your customer” and similar information required by bank regulatory authorities at least eight (8) business days prior to the Conversion Date;
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(l) reasonably satisfactory review of the legal, corporate, and capital structure of the Borrower and its subsidiaries, upon closing;
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(m) no material adverse change from the Petition Date until closing (excluding the pendency of the bankruptcy cases);
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(n) satisfaction of the Administrative Agent with the Confirmation Order (as defined in the DIP Term Sheet) and the entry thereof by the Bankruptcy Court;
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(o) the effective date of the Plan (and which Plan shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) shall have occurred (or shall occur concurrently with the Conversion Date);
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(p) immediately prior to giving effect to closing, the sum of the unused DIP Commitments (as defined in the DIP Term Sheet) and unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the Credit Parties on hand shall be not less than $[285,000,000];
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(q) the making of any requested credit extension on the Conversion Date would not cause Total Outstandings to be greater than $[275,000,000];
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(r) subject to the section titled “Commodity Hedging” herein, on or prior to the Conversion Date (solely in the event the Conversion Date occurs after December 31, 2020), the Borrower shall, or shall have caused another Credit Party to, enter into commodity swap agreements, collar agreements or put agreements (whether deferred premium or fully-paid) with Approved Counterparties to hedge notional amounts of crude oil covering not less than, for the period beginning August 1, 2020 through July 31, 2021 (the “Initial Measurement Period”), 65% of the reasonably anticipated production of such crude oil constituting proved, developed, producing oil and gas properties for such Initial Measurement Period as such anticipated production is set forth in the Initial Reserve Report; provided that, such swap, collar or put agreements (whether deferred premium or fully-paid) shall have effective floor prices of not less than the lesser of (x) the prices set forth in JPMCB’s price deck or (y) the NYMEX strip price less 10%, in each case, for the applicable maturity dates of such hedges as of the date such swap, collar or put agreement (whether deferred premium or fully-paid) is entered into; and
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(s) after giving effect to any requested credit extension on the Conversion Date, the Borrower and its subsidiaries shall have no outstanding debt except for the (i) Obligations, (ii) debt arising as a result of the “Genesis Pipeline Dropdown Transaction” (as such term is defined under the Existing RBL Credit Agreement) to the extent permitted under the Revolving Facility Documentation, and (iii) capital leases in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate.
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Conditions to All Extensions of Credit:
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Limited to the following: (a) the accuracy of representations and warranties set forth in the Revolving Facility Documentation in all material respects, (b) delivery of a customary borrowing notice, (c) before and after giving effect to such borrowing Availability shall not be less than zero, (d) the absence of defaults or events of default at the time of, and after giving effect to the making of, such extension of credit and (e) immediately before and after giving effect to such Borrowing, the Borrower and the other Credit Parties not having any Excess Cash in excess of $75,000,000 after giving pro forma effect thereto.
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Representations and Warranties:
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Representations and warranties, applicable to the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries (other than certain customary representations and warranties that will be applicable to restricted subsidiaries and unrestricted subsidiaries) subject to customary exceptions, baskets and materiality qualifiers to be agreed and otherwise consistent with the Documentation Principles, including: existence and organizational status; power and authority; qualification; execution, delivery and enforceability of Revolving Facility Documentation; compliance with laws; with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of the Revolving Facility Documentation, no violation of, or conflict with, law, charter documents or material agreements; litigation; margin regulations; licenses and permits; governmental approvals and other consents with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of the Revolving Facility; Investment Company Act; PATRIOT Act; absence of undisclosed liabilities; accuracy of disclosure and financial statements; since the Conversion Date, no material adverse effect (as hereinafter defined); no defaults; insurance; taxes; ERISA; creation and perfection of security interests; environmental laws; ownership of properties; subsidiaries and equity interests; sanctions laws/OFAC; direct benefit and consolidated solvency.
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Affirmative Covenants:
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Affirmative covenants, applicable to the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries, subject to customary exceptions, baskets and materiality qualifiers to be agreed and otherwise consistent with the Documentation Principles, including: delivery of annual and quarterly financial statements and other information (with annual financial statements to be accompanied by an audit opinion from nationally recognized auditors that is not subject to qualification as to “going concern” or the scope of such audit other than solely with respect to, or resulting solely from (i) an upcoming maturity date under the Revolving Facility occurring within one year from the time such opinion is delivered or (ii) any potential inability to satisfy any financial maintenance covenant on a future date or in a future period); certificates and other information; delivery of notices of defaults, certain material events and changes in beneficial ownership; inspections (including books and records); maintenance of organizational existence and rights and privileges; maintenance of insurance; payment of taxes; corporate franchises; compliance with laws (including environmental laws); maintenance of properties; reasonably satisfactory title review on at least ninety percent (90%) of the PV-9 of the Borrowing Base Properties evaluated in the most recent Reserve Report; operations; ERISA; additional guarantors and collateral; use of proceeds; know-your-customer information; sanctions laws/OFAC/anti-money laundering laws; further assurances on collateral matters; ECP guarantor/keepwell and reserve reports.
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Negative Covenants:
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Negative covenants, applicable to the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries, subject to customary exceptions, baskets and materiality qualifiers to be agreed and otherwise consistent with the Documentation Principles, including:
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(a) incurrence of debt, with exceptions for, among other things, (i) the Revolving Facility (including any Incremental Increase), (ii) capital lease arrangements up to a cap to be agreed, (iii) the Genesis Pipeline Dropdown Transactions, (iv) non-speculative hedging and swap arrangements, including, without limitation, in respect of interest rate protection, commodity hedging, or currency exchange and (v) Specified Additional Debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $150,000,000, but subject to pro forma compliance with the financial covenants, no default, event of default or Borrowing Base Deficiency existing at the time or resulting from the incurrence thereof, the maturity of such debt being at least 180 days after the Maturity Date, there being no scheduled amortization or principal payments before 180 days after the Maturity Date, no restrictions on the ability of the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries to guarantee the Revolving Facility, no covenants (other than financial maintenance covenants) or events of default that are more onerous, taken as a whole than those in the Revolving Facility, no financial maintenance covenants that are more onerous that those in the Revolving Facility, no mandatory prepayment or redemption in priority to the Revolving Facility, no prohibition on prior repayment of the Revolving Facility, and a reduction in Borrowing Base in the manner described in section above with the heading titled “Borrowing Base”;
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(b) liens, which shall permit, among other things, liens (i) created under the Revolving Facility Documentation (including those liens securing the Revolving Facility, the Guarantees, any Hedging Arrangements and any Treasury Arrangements), (ii) in respect of the Genesis Pipeline Dropdown Transactions, and (iii) in respect of purchase money or capital lease arrangements up to a cap to be agreed;
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(c) fundamental changes;
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(d) asset sales and early monetization or early termination of any hedge or swap positions relied on by the Lenders (as determined by the Administrative Agent) in determining the Borrowing Base, which shall permit, among other things, (i) asset sales or dispositions of Borrowing Base Properties (or subsidiaries or affiliates which own or lease Borrowing Base Properties) and early monetization or early termination of any hedge or swap positions relied on by the Lenders (as determined by the Administrative Agent) in determining the Borrowing Base, in each case, subject only to Adjustments, and compliance with the mandatory prepayment provisions of the Revolving Facility Documentation to the extent any Borrowing Base Deficiency results therefrom; (ii) sales or dispositions of any assets that are not Borrowing Base Properties (“Non-Borrowing Base Properties”) without limit (provided that during the continuation of an Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency, 100% of the net proceeds of such disposition shall be used to pay any outstanding Revolving Loans), including, without limitation, any oil and gas properties not included in the Borrowing Base and any subsidiaries or affiliates which own or lease oil and gas properties not included in the Borrowing Base; provided that all proved oil and gas properties included in the Reserve Report for which the most recent Borrowing Base has been established and all commodity hedge contracts entered into on or prior to the date on which the most recent Borrowing Base has been established shall be deemed to have been included in the determination of the then existing Borrowing Base and (iii) other asset sales or dispositions of other assets under specified baskets to be set forth in the RBL Facility Documentation;
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(e) investments, which shall permit (i) investments consisting of acquisitions, farm-outs, farm-ins, and similar joint ventures without limit; (ii) other investments under specified baskets to be set forth in the Revolving Facility Documentation and (ii) loans and advances; provided no limitation on intercompany investments among Credit Parties or permitted acquisitions (subject to compliance with guarantee and collateral requirements described below, if applicable);
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(f) dividends or distributions on, or redemptions of, Borrower capital stock;
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(g) exchanges, prepayments or redemptions in respect of indebtedness;
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(h) limitations on negative pledges and limitations on the prohibition of subsidiary distributions;
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(i) commodity hedging that does not exceed the limits set forth under “Commodity Hedging” below;
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(j) transactions with affiliates;
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(k) change in nature of business; and
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(l) use of proceeds.
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Financial Covenants:
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Limited to the following:
(i) a maximum ratio of Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDAX for the most recently completed four fiscal quarter period not to exceed 3.50 to 1.0 and (ii) a minimum ratio of Consolidated Current Assets to Consolidated Current Liabilities as of the most recently completed fiscal quarter of 1.0 to 1.0.
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The financial covenants will be tested in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Conversion Date with respect to the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries on a consolidated basis beginning with the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower and thereafter will be tested as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ended thereafter for which financial statements are delivered.
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Commodity Hedging:
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Commodity hedging arrangements shall be with (i) any Lender or any affiliate of a Lender or (ii) an Approved Counterparty, shall not be for speculative purposes and shall be limited to no more than 85% of the reasonably anticipated forecasted production from the proved oil and gas properties of the Credit Parties (based on the most recent Reserve Report) for the period not exceeding 60 months from the date such hedging arrangement is created (collectively, the “Ongoing Hedges”); provided that, in addition to the Ongoing Hedges, in connection with a proposed acquisition (each, a “Proposed Acquisition”) by a Credit Party of oil and gas properties, the Credit Parties may also enter into incremental hedging contracts from and after the date on which such Credit Party signs a definitive acquisition agreement in connection with a Proposed Acquisition (but not earlier than 90 days prior to the anticipated closing date of the Proposed Acquisition) with respect to the reasonably anticipated forecasted production from the oil and gas reserves attributable to such Proposed Acquisition (based on the Borrower’s internal engineering reports) having notional volumes not in excess of 70% of such projected production for a period not exceeding 36 months from the date such hedging arrangement is created; provided further that if the Proposed Acquisition has not been consummated within 90 days after such definitive acquisition agreement was executed (or such longer period as to which the Administrative Agent may agree) or if the Proposed Acquisition terminates or is terminated, then within 15 days after the earlier of such 90 day period (or longer) or such termination, the Borrower shall novate, unwind or otherwise dispose of such incremental hedging contracts to the extent necessary to be in compliance with the hedging covenants concerning Ongoing Hedges.
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It is understood that for purposes hereof, the following hedging agreements shall not be deemed speculative or entered into for speculative purposes: (a) any commodity hedging agreement intended, at inception of execution, to hedge or manage any of the risks related to existing and or forecasted oil and gas production (based on the most recently delivered Reserve Report) of the Borrower or its restricted subsidiaries (whether or not contracted) and (b) any hedging agreement intended, at the time of execution, (i) to hedge or manage the interest rate exposure associated with any debt securities, debt facilities or leases (existing or forecasted) of the Borrower or its restricted subsidiaries, (ii) for foreign exchange or currency exchange management, (iii) to manage commodity portfolio exposure associated with changes in interest rates or (iv) to hedge any exposure that the Borrower or its restricted subsidiaries may have to counterparties under other hedging agreements such that the combination of such hedging agreements is not speculative taken as a whole.
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The Credit Parties shall provide evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of the Credit Parties having entered into commodity swap agreements, collar agreements or put agreements (whether deferred premium or fully-paid) with Approved Counterparties hedging notional volumes of crude oil covering not less than (i) if the Conversion Date occurs on or prior to December 31, 2020, 65% of the reasonably anticipated production of such crude oil constituting proved, developed, producing oil and gas properties for the Initial Measurement Period as such anticipated production is set forth in the Initial Reserve Report by no later than December 31, 2020, (ii) 17.5% of the reasonably anticipated production of crude oil constituting proved, developed, producing oil and gas properties for the period of 12 consecutive calendar months following the Initial Measurement Period by no later than December 31, 2020 and (iii) 35% of the reasonably anticipated production of crude oil constituting proved, developed, producing oil and gas properties for the period of 12 consecutive calendar months following the Initial Measurement Period, as such anticipated production is set forth in the Initial Reserve Report by the later of (A) 60 days following the Conversion Date and (B) December 31, 2020; provided that, such swap, collar or put agreements (whether deferred premium or fully-paid) shall have effective floor prices of not less than the lesser of (x) the prices set forth in JPMCB’s price deck or (y) the NYMEX strip price less 10%, in each case, for the applicable maturity dates of such hedges as of the date such swap, collateral or put agreement (whether deferred premium or fully-paid) is entered into.
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Events of Default:
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Events of default, subject to customary exceptions, grace/cure periods, and materiality qualifiers to be agreed and otherwise consistent with the Documentation Principles, including: nonpayment of principal, interest or other amounts (subject, in the case of non-principal nonpayments, to a 3-business day grace period); violation of covenants (subject, in the case of certain affirmative covenants, to a 30-day grace period); inaccuracy of representations and warranties in any material respect; cross-payment default and cross-acceleration of material indebtedness in excess of $50,000,000; bankruptcy events; judgments in excess of $50,000,000; ERISA events; actual or asserted revocation or invalidity of Guarantees or Collateral documents; and change of control.
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Voting:
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Amendments and waivers of the Revolving Facility Documentation for the Revolving Facility will require the approval of Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the commitments then outstanding under the Revolving Facility (the “Majority Lenders”), except that:
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(i) the consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby shall be required with respect to: (A) increases in the commitment of such Lender, (B) reductions of principal, interest or fees owing to such Lender (or any extension or postponement of such payments), and (C) extensions or postponement of the Maturity Date,
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(ii) the consent of 100% of Lenders will be required with respect to releases of all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantees or releases of liens on all or substantially all of the Collateral (other than in connection with any sale of Collateral or the release or sale of the relevant guarantor permitted by the Revolving Facility),
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(iii) the consent of 100% of the Lenders will be required with respect to modifications to any of the voting percentages or such modifications that would alter the ratable allocation / priority of payments to the holders of the Obligations,
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(iv) the consent of 100% of the Lenders will be required with respect to increases in the Borrowing Base and to certain provisions related to adjustment to the Borrowing Base,
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(v) the consent of 100% of the Lenders will be required with respect to amendments, modifications or waivers of any provisions in the Revolving Facility substantially equivalent to the provisions of Sections 13.17 and 13.22 of the Existing RBL Credit Agreement,
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(vi) the consent of Lenders holding not less than 66⅔% of the aggregate amount of the commitments then outstanding under the Revolving Facility (the “Required Lenders”) will be required in the case of decreases in, or reaffirmations of, the Borrowing Base; and
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(vii) customary protections for the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender will be provided.
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The Revolving Facility contains customary provisions permitting the Borrower to replace non-consenting Lenders in connection with amendments and waivers requiring greater than a Majority Lender or Required Lender vote or the consent of all Lenders or of all Lenders directly affected thereby so long as the Majority Lenders shall have consented thereto.
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The Revolving Facility also contains usual and customary provisions regarding “Defaulting Lenders”.
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The Revolving Facility shall include provisions substantially equivalent to the provisions of Sections 13.17 and 13.22 of the Existing RBL Credit Agreement, with such modifications to be mutually agreed upon.
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Cost and Yield Protection:
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Usual for facilities and transactions of this type, with provisions protecting the Lenders from withholding tax liabilities; provided that requests for additional payments due to increased costs from market disruption shall be limited to circumstances generally affecting the banking market or when Majority Lenders have made such a request. The Revolving Facility shall contain provisions regarding the timing for asserting a claim under these provisions and permitting the Borrower to replace a Lender who asserts such claim without premium or penalty.
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Assignments and Participations:
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The Lenders are permitted to assign Loans and RBL Commitments with the consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required after the occurrence and during the continuance of a payment or bankruptcy event of default (with respect to any Credit Party). All assignments will require the consent of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lender (in each case, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). No assignments or participations shall be made to (i) natural persons, (ii) the Borrower or its subsidiaries, or (iii) Industry Competitors (to be defined in the Revolving Facility Documentation in a manner to be agreed, which definition shall in any event be limited to oil and gas companies that are competitors of, and have primary oil and gas exploration and production operations within the same geographical basins as, the Borrower). Each assignment will be not less than $5,000,000 (and increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof) or, if less, all of such Lender’s remaining loans and commitments of the applicable class. The Administrative Agent shall receive a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 for each assignment (unless waived by the Administrative Agent).
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The Lenders are permitted to sell participations in the Revolving Facility without restriction, other than as set forth in the next sentence, and in accordance with applicable law. Voting rights of participants, as among the applicable Lender and the participant, shall be limited to matters in respect of (a) increases in commitments participated to such participants, (b) reductions of principal, interest or fees, (c) extensions of the Maturity Date and (d) releases of all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantees or all or substantially all of the Collateral.
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Expenses and Indemnification:
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The Borrower shall pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers in connection with the syndication of the Revolving Facility and the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, amendment, waiver or modification and enforcement of the Revolving Facility Documentation (including the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of a single outside counsel identified herein and of a single firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction or otherwise retained with the Borrower’s consent).
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The Borrower will indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, members and the successors of the foregoing (each, an “Indemnified Person”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities of any kind or nature (regardless of whether any such Indemnified Person is a party thereto and whether any such proceeding is brought by the Borrower or any other person) in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or arising under the Revolving Facility Documentation and all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred in connection with investigating or defending any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of one firm of outside counsel for all Indemnified Persons, taken as a whole, and, if necessary, a single firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction for all Indemnified Persons, taken as a whole (unless representation of all such Indemnified Persons in such matter by a single counsel would be inappropriate due to the existence of an actual or reasonably perceived conflict of interest in which case each such affected Indemnified Person may, with your consent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), retain its own counsel and you shall be required to reimburse such Indemnified Person(s) for the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal fees and expenses of such additional counsel); provided that no Indemnified Person will be indemnified for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses to the extent that they have resulted from (i) the bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person, including any of such Indemnified Person’s affiliates or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, members or the successors of any of the foregoing, (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision), (ii) a material breach (or, in the case of a proceeding brought by the Borrower, a breach) of the obligations of such Indemnified Person (or any of such Indemnified Person’s affiliates or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, members or the successors of any of the foregoing) or (iii) any proceeding not arising from any act or omission by the Borrower or its affiliates that is brought by an Indemnified Person against any other Indemnified Person (other than disputes involving claims against the Joint Lead Arrangers or Administrative Agent in its capacity as such).
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DIP to Exit Conversion:
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On the Conversion Date, (the following clauses (i) through (iv), collectively, the “DIP Debt Conversion”): (i) all “DIP Loans” under and as defined in that certain DIP Term Sheet attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “DIP Term Sheet”) that are outstanding as of such date and any Pre-Petition Secured Indebtedness (as defined in the DIP Term Sheet) that was not converted into the DIP Facility shall, in each case, be automatically converted on a dollar-for-dollar basis for Revolving Loans under the Revolving Facility, (ii) all outstanding “DIP Letters of Credit” (as defined in the DIP Term Sheet) shall be deemed to be issued as Letters of Credit under the Revolving Facility, (iii) all outstanding “DIP Hedges” (as defined in the DIP Term Sheet) with a Lender or an affiliate of a Lender under the DIP Facility shall be deemed to be included in the Revolving Facility, and the Credit Parties shall receive credit therefor for purposes of satisfying the minimum hedging requirements set forth herein (but solely to the extent satisfying the conditions in the section titled “Commodity Hedging” herein), and (iv) all outstanding treasury management arrangements with a Lender or an affiliate of a Lender under the DIP Facility shall be deemed to be included in the Revolving Facility. Upon payment in full of the DIP Obligations (as defined in the DIP Term Sheet, including all or in part as a result of the DIP Debt Conversion (as defined therein)), the DIP Facility will terminate and be superseded and replaced in its entirety by the Revolving Facility.
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Governing Law and Forum:
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New York.
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Counsel to the Administrative Agent:
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Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
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Upfront Fees:
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20.0 bps per year (for the period commencing on the Conversion Date and ending on the Maturity Date) for the Lenders, payable on each Lender’s final allocation of its RBL Commitment.
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WARRANTS
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Issuer
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Reorganized DNR
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Holders
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The Convertible Noteholders with respect to the Series A Warrants. On the Plan Effective Date, the Convertible Noteholders shall receive 100 percent of the Series A Warrants (the “Convertible Notes Warrant Package”).
The Subordinated Noteholders with respect to the Series B Warrants. If the Subordinated Noteholders accept the Plan, on the Plan Effective Date, the Subordinated Noteholders shall receive 54.55 percent of the Series B Warrants (the “Subordinated Notes Warrant Package”).
Holders of Existing Equity Interests with respect to the Series B Warrants. If the Subordinated Noteholders and the Holders of Existing Equity Interests accept the Plan, on the Plan Effective Date, Holders of Existing Equity Interests shall receive 45.45 percent of the Series B Warrants (the “Existing Equity Warrant Package”).
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Securities to be Issued
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i. Series A warrants (the “Series A Warrants”) to purchase up to five percent (after giving effect to the exercise of the Series A Warrants) of the New DNR Equity issued and outstanding on the Plan Effective Date (for the avoidance of doubt, not including any shares issued pursuant to the Management Incentive Plan) at a price that is in accordance with the Series A Strike Price Formula (as defined below). The ownership percentage represented by the shares of New DNR Equity issuable in respect of such Series A Warrants shall be subject to dilution by the Series B Warrants, the Management Incentive Plan and any other issuances of New DNR Equity issued after the Plan Effective Date (other than as a result of the exercise of the Series A Warrants).
ii. With respect to the Subordinated Notes Warrants Package, Series B warrants (the “Series B Warrants” and, together with the Series A Warrants, the “Warrants”) to purchase up to three percent (before giving effect to the exercise of the Series B Warrants, but after giving effect to the exercise of the Series A Warrants) of the New DNR Equity issued and outstanding on the Plan Effective Date (for the avoidance of doubt, not including any shares issued pursuant to the Management Incentive Plan) at a price that is in accordance with the Series B Strike Price Formula (as defined below). The ownership percentage represented by the shares of New DNR Equity issuable in respect of such Series B Warrants shall be subject to dilution by the Management Incentive Plan and any other issuance of New DNR Equity issued after the Plan Effective Date (other than as a result of the exercise of the Series A Warrants).
iii. With respect to the Existing Equity Package, Series B Warrants to purchase up to two and a half percent (before giving effect to the exercise of the Series B Warrants, but after giving effect to the exercise of the Series A Warrants) of the New DNR Equity issued and outstanding on the Plan Effective Date (for the avoidance of doubt, not including any shares issued pursuant to the Management Incentive Plan) at a price that is in accordance with the Series B Strike Price Formula. The ownership percentage represented by the shares of New DNR Equity issuable in respect of such Series B Warrants shall be subject to dilution by the Management Incentive Plan and any other issuance of New DNR Equity issued after the Plan Effective Date (other than as a result of the exercise of the Series A Warrants).
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Strike Price Formula
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The Series A Warrants and Series B Warrants will give the holder thereof the right to purchase New DNR Equity, for cash (or on a cashless basis, as set forth below), at an exercise price set at an equity value at which:
i. the value of all common shares issued pursuant to the Plan would be equal to par plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Second Lien Notes as of July 30, 2020 (for the avoidance of doubt, such amount shall be decreased by the $8.0 million prepayment of accrued and unpaid interest on the Second Lien Notes pursuant to the RSA) (the “Series A Strike Price Formula”); and
ii. the value of all common shares issued pursuant to the Plan and the Series A Warrants would be equal to par plus accrued and unpaid interest on each of the Second Lien Notes (for the avoidance of doubt, such amount shall be decreased by the $8.0 million prepayment of accrued and unpaid interest on the Second Lien Notes pursuant to the RSA) and the Convertible Notes as of July 30, 2020 (the “Series B Strike Price Formula”).
Such exercise prices shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided under “Dilution/Adjustments” below.
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Exercisability
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Exercisable in whole or in part at any time on or prior to the Expiration Date, in cash.
The Warrants may be exercised on a “cashless” basis at the times and in the manner described as follows:
1. In connection with, and using the value of the New DNR Equity implied by, a Sale Transaction (as defined below) for cash, securities, other property, or any combination thereof; or
2. If the New DNR Equity is at any time listed for trading on a national securities exchange or is traded over-the-counter, at any such time using a value of the New DNR Equity based on the average trading price for such New DNR Equity during the 10 trading day period immediately prior to any applicable date of determination.
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Sale Transaction
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If a sale of Reorganized DNR is consummated prior to the Expiration Date in which all of the consideration paid to non-employee stockholders consists of cash or property (including securities) or part cash and part property (including securities) and Reorganized DNR duly and timely effects notice to the holders of Warrants pursuant to the final paragraph of this “Sale Transaction,” then any Warrants that are unexercised prior to the consummation of such sale of Reorganized DNR shall be deemed to have expired worthless and will be cancelled for no further consideration.
For the avoidance of doubt, holders of Warrants shall not be entitled to the fair market value of the Warrants (using the Black Scholes model or otherwise) in connection with a sale of Reorganized DNR, but shall have the right to exercise the Warrants at any time prior to any sale of Reorganized DNR.
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Transfers; Registration Rights
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All Warrants will be freely tradable, and will not be subject to any restrictions on transfer that are not also applicable to the New DNR Equity distributed pursuant to the Plan. Any Convertible Noteholder that receives (together with its affiliates and related funds) 4% or more of the voting Securities of New DNR Equity pursuant to the Plan, on a pro forma basis for the issuance of New DNR Equity upon exercise of its Series A Warrants, will have registration rights with respect to the New DNR Equity issued upon exercise of its Series A Warrants.
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Expiration Date
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The Series A Warrants will expire five years from the Plan Effective Date.
The Series B Warrants will expire three years from the Plan Effective Date.
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Voting Rights
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The Convertible Noteholders, Subordinated Noteholders, and holders of Existing Equity Interests shall have no voting rights in respect of the Warrants. Holders of New DNR Equity issued upon exercise of any Warrants shall have the same voting rights as other holders of New DNR Equity.
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Dividends / Distributions
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The Warrants shall not be entitled to receive dividends or distributions. Holders of New DNR Equity issued upon exercise of any Warrants shall have the same rights with respect to dividends and distributions as other holders of New DNR Equity.
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Warrant Holders’ Agreement
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The Warrants shall include customary information rights.
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Dilution/Adjustments
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The Warrants shall be subject to simple arithmetic anti-dilution protection regarding the exercise price for the Warrants and amount of New DNR Equity to be issued upon exercise of the Warrants only for corporate structural events (e.g., recapitalizations, reclassifications, splits, reverse splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, consolidations, mergers, and similar structural transactions), not economic anti‑dilution.
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Amendments
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The terms and conditions of each series of Warrants may be amended by the Company with the affirmative vote or written consent of holders of a majority of such series of Warrants.
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Administration
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The Warrants will be issued in book-entry form through DTC and administered by a warrant agent acceptable to the Company and the recipients of the Warrants.
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Governing Law
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New York.
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Preemptive Rights
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No preemptive rights.
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Transfer Restrictions
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The common stock will be transferrable without Company consent, subject to compliance with applicable securities laws.
No ROFRs, tag-alongs or other restrictions on transferability of common stock.
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Indemnification and Limitation on Liability
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The organizational documents of the Company shall contain indemnification provisions and limitation on liability provisions applicable to directors and officers of the Company to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law.
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D&O Insurance
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The Company will purchase and maintain director and officer liability insurance in such amounts and with such limits as reasonably determined by the Board to be appropriate.
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Business Combinations with Interested Stockholders
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The Company shall not be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL.
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Registration Rights
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Customary registration rights.
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Exclusive Forum
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The sole and exclusive forum for actions or proceedings involving the Company as to which the Delaware General Corporation Law confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Court of Chancery”), shall be the Court of Chancery or, if and only if the Court of Chancery lacks subject matter jurisdiction, any state court located within the State of Delaware or, if and only if such state courts lack subject matter jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware.
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Other
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Such other anti-takeover related provisions as the parties determine appropriate and as may be acceptable to the Second Lien Ad Hoc Committee.
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Aggregate Amounts Beneficially Owned or Managed on Account of:
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RBL Loans
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$
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Second Lien Notes (if any)
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$
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Convertible Notes (if any)
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$
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Subordinated Notes (if any)
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$
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(1)
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Capitalized terms not used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement.
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Aggregate Amounts Beneficially Owned or Managed on Account of:
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RBL Loans
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$
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Second Lien Notes (if any)
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$
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Convertible Notes (if any)
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$
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Subordinated Notes (if any)
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$
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JPMORGAN CHASE
BANK, N.A.
2200 Ross Avenue
3rd Floor
Dallas, TX 75201
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BANK OF AMERICA,
N.A.
1 Cowboys Way
Suite 500
Frisco, TX 75034
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WELLS FARGO BANK,
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
1445 Ross Avenue
Suite 4500
Dallas, TX 75202
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CAPITAL ONE,
NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
201 St. Charles Avenue
18th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70170
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CREDIT SUISSE AG,
CAYMAN ISLANDS
BRANCH
Eleven Madison Avenue
11th Floor
New York, NY 10010-3629
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ROYAL BANK OF
CANADA
200 Vesey Street
12th Floor
New York, NY 10281
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ABN AMRO CAPITAL
USA LLC
100 Park Avenue
17th Floor
New York, NY 10017
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COMERICA BANK
P.O. Box 650282
Dallas, TX 75265-0282
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CANADIAN IMPERIAL
BANK OF COMMERCE,
NEW YORK BRANCH
1001 Fannin Street
Suite 4450
Houston, TX 77002
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ING CAPITAL LLC
1111 Bagby Street
Suite 2650
Houston, TX 77002
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TRUIST BANK
401 East Jackson Street
Mail Code – 4104
Tampa, FL 33602
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KEYBANK NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
127 Public Square
Second Floor
Cleveland, OH 44114-1306
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FIFTH THIRD BANK,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
515 North Flagler Drive
Suite 703
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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GOLDMAN SACHS
BANK USA
200 West Street
New York, NY 10282
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1.
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Commitments and Undertakings
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Titles and Roles
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3.
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Information
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Fees
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5.
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Conditions
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Indemnification and Expenses
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Sharing of Information, Affiliate Activities, Absence of Fiduciary Relationship
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8.
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Confidentiality
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9.
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Assignments
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10.
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Acceptance/ Expiration of Commitments
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11.
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Miscellaneous
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Sincerely,
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
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as Lead Arranger and an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Anca Loghin
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Name:
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Anca Loghin
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Title:
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Authorized Officer
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LENDERS:
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Tyler D. Levings
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Name:
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Tyler D. Levings
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Title:
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Director
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WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Edward Markham
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Name:
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Edward Markham
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Title:
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Director
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CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Michael P. Robinson
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Name:
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Michael P. Robinson
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Title:
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Vice President
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CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Nupur Kumar
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Name:
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Nupur Kumar
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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By:
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/s/ Andrew Griffin
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Name:
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Andrew Griffin
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Amy G. Josephson
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Name:
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Amy G. Josephson
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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ABN AMRO CAPITAL USA LLC,
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Hugo Diogo
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Name:
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Hugo Diogo
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Title:
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Executive Director
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By:
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/s/ Anna Ferreira
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Name:
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Anna Ferreira
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Title:
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Vice President
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COMERICA BANK,
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Lesley B. Higginbotham
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Name:
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Lesley B. Higginbotham
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Title:
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Vice President
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CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE,
NEW YORK BRANCH,
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Donovan C. Broussard
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Name:
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Donovan C. Broussard
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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By:
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/s/ Jacob W. Lewis
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Name:
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Jacob W. Lewis
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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ING CAPITAL LLC,
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Juli Bieser
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Name:
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Juli Bieser
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Title:
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Managing Director
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By:
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/s/ Scott Lamoreaux
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Name:
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Scott Lamoreaux
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Title:
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Director
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TRUIST BANK (as successor by merger to SunTrust Bank),
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ William S. Krueger
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Name:
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William S. Krueger
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Title:
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Senior Vice President
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KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Dale Conder
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Name:
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Dale Conder
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Title:
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SVP
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FIFTH THIRD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Michael Miller
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Name:
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Michael Miller
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Title:
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Vice President
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GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,
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as an Initial Lender
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By:
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/s/ Jacob Elder
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Name:
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Jacob Elder
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Title:
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Authorized Signatory
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Agreed to and accepted as of the date first
above written:
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DENBURY RESOURCES INC.,
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a Delaware corporation
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By:
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/s/ Mark C. Allen
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Name:
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Mark C. Allen
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Title:
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Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer and
Assistant Secretary
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Borrower:
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Denbury Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”).
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Administrative Agent:
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMCB”) in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities, the “Administrative Agent”) in respect of the Revolving Facility (as hereinafter defined) for a syndicate of banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders from time to time party thereto (together with JPMCB and the Initial Lenders, the “Lenders”). On the Conversion Date (as defined below), the Lenders shall constitute all of the Existing Lenders (as defined below) participating in the DIP Facility (as defined below).
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Joint Bookrunners and Lead Arrangers:
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JPMCB, Bank of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Capital One, National Association, in their respective capacities as joint lead arrangers (in such capacities, the “Joint Lead Arrangers”) for the Revolving Facility.
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Co-Syndication Agents:
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Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.
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Co-Documentation Agents:
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Branch, Comerica Bank, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Royal Bank of Canada and ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC.
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Revolving Credit Facility:
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A senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”, and the commitments thereunder, the “RBL Commitments”) in an aggregate maximum principal amount of $615,000,000 (the “Maximum Amount”), subject to availability as described under the heading “Availability” below. The loans under the Revolving Facility are collectively referred to as “Revolving Loans” or the “Loans”.
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Swingline:
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In connection with the Revolving Facility, JPMCB (in such capacity, the “Swingline Lender”) will make available to the Borrower a swingline facility in U.S. dollars under which the Borrower may make short term borrowings upon same day notice up to an aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000,000 in minimum principal amounts of $100,000 or increments of $10,000 in excess thereof subject to customary notice requirements. Any such swingline borrowing will reduce availability under the Revolving Facility on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
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Upon notice from the Swingline Lender, the Lenders will be unconditionally obligated to purchase participations in any swingline loan pro rata based upon their RBL Commitments.
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Purpose / Use of Proceeds:
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(A)The proceeds of borrowings under the Revolving Facility may be used by the Borrower (i) for payments of certain fees, costs and expenses in connection with the Borrower’s exit from chapter 11 and refinancing certain debt in connection therewith (including, without limitation, the DIP Facility (as defined in the DIP Term Sheet)), (ii) to make investments, payments, dividends or distributions on, or redemptions of, the Borrower’s capital stock to the extent permitted under the Revolving Facility, (iii) to provide for the working capital needs of the Borrower and its subsidiaries, (iv) to pay the fees and expenses related to the Revolving Facility, and (v) for other general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, the exploration, acquisition and development of oil and gas properties.
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(B) Letters of credit are used by the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, to secure bids, tenders, bonds and contracts entered into in the ordinary course of the Borrower’s business and to support deposits required under purchase agreements pursuant to which the Borrower or one or more restricted subsidiaries may acquire oil and gas assets.
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Availability:
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So long as the Total Outstandings (as defined below) do not exceed the Revolving Loan Limit (as defined below): (i) Revolving Loans will be available at any time (on same day notice in the case of ABR (as defined in Annex I) Loans) prior to the Maturity Date (as defined below), in minimum principal amounts of $1,000,000 or increments of $100,000 in excess thereof, (ii) Letters of Credit under the Revolving Facility will be issued as described in the section entitled “Letters of Credit” below and (iii) amounts repaid under the Revolving Facility may be reborrowed.
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“Total Outstandings” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Loans then outstanding plus the aggregate stated amount of all issued but undrawn Letters of Credit (as hereinafter defined) and, without duplication, all unreimbursed disbursements on any Letter of Credit as of such date (unless cash collateralized or backstopped pursuant to arrangements reasonably acceptable to the Issuing Lender (as hereinafter defined)).
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“Revolving Loan Limit” means, the least of (i) the RBL Commitments, (ii) the Borrowing Base (as hereinafter defined) and (iii) the Maximum Amount.
For purposes hereof, “Availability” shall mean an amount (if positive) equal to the Revolving Loan Limit less Total Outstandings.
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Borrowing Base:
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The borrowing base for the Revolving Facility will be based on the loan value of the Credit Parties’ (as hereinafter defined) proved oil and gas reserves as reflected in a Reserve Report (as hereinafter defined) and other oil and gas properties of the Credit Parties, in each case located within the geographic boundaries of the United States or the outer continental shelf adjacent to the United States, determined in accordance with the terms set forth below (the “Borrowing Base”).
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The initial Borrowing Base as of the Conversion Date will be an amount determined by the Required Lenders based on the Initial Reserve Report (as defined below) (but will not, in any event, be an amount in excess of the borrowing base in effect under the DIP Facility immediately prior to the Conversion Date) and will remain at such level until, subject to the Borrower’s right of optional re-determination and any Adjustment (as hereafter defined), the next re-determination date, which re-determination date shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in the Revolving Facility. The Borrowing Base shall be re-determined semi-annually on or about May 1 and November 1 of each year (or in each case, such date reasonably practicable thereafter), beginning on the first May 1 or November 1 after the Conversion Date (as defined below), based upon a reserve report prepared as of the immediately preceding June 30 (with regard to the November 1 redetermination) or December 31 (with regard to the May 1 redetermination), and delivered on or before October 1 (with regard to the November 1 redetermination) and April 1 (with regard to the May 1 redetermination), as applicable (each such report, a “Reserve Report”), and other related information, if any, required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent; provided that if the Conversion Date occurs less than 90 days prior to the first May 1 or November 1 thereafter, then the first scheduled Borrowing Base redetermination after the Conversion Date shall occur on the next May 1 or November 1, whichever is first. Each Reserve Report shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Subject to the following two sentences, all Reserve Reports, including those prepared in connection with a re-determination, may be prepared internally by petroleum engineers who are employees of the Borrower or its subsidiaries. Each December 31st Reserve Report shall be prepared by (a) DeGolyer and MacNaughton, (b) Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc., (c) Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc., (d) Ryder Scott Company, L.P., or (e) at the Borrower’s election, such other independent petroleum engineering firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (each, an “Approved Petroleum Engineer”). Each June 30th Reserve Report will be prepared, at the Borrower’s option, by an Approved Petroleum Engineer or internally under the supervision of the chief petroleum engineer of the Borrower who shall certify such Reserve Report to be true and accurate in all material respects and to have been prepared in accordance with the procedures used in the immediately preceding December 31st Reserve Report.
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The Borrowing Base shall be proposed by the Administrative Agent and approved by all of the Lenders (in the case of increases) or the Required Lenders (as hereinafter defined) (in the case of decreases or reaffirmation) as provided below. Each determination of the Borrowing Base shall be made by the Administrative Agent and, to the extent any determination represents an increase in the Borrowing Base in effect immediately prior to such determination, all of the Lenders, and to the extent any determination represents a decrease in or reaffirmation of, the Borrowing Base in effect immediately prior to such determination, the Required Lenders, in each case, in their respective sole discretion, but in good faith in accordance with their respective usual and customary oil and gas lending criteria as they exist at the particular time and as specified in the Revolving Facility Documentation (as defined below); provided that no Lender shall be required to increase its commitment amount under the Revolving Facility in connection with an increase in the Borrowing Base.
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The Borrower and the Administrative Agent (at the direction of the Required Lenders) shall each have the option to request one unscheduled re-determination of the Borrowing Base between each scheduled redetermination (including prior to the first scheduled re-determination date). To the extent any re-determination represents an increase in the Borrowing Base in effect immediately prior to such re-determination, such Borrowing Base will be the largest amount approved by all of the Lenders, and to the extent any re-determination represents a decrease in, or reaffirmation of, the Borrowing Base in effect prior to such re-determination, such Borrowing Base will be the largest amount approved by the Required Lenders.
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In addition to the foregoing scheduled and unscheduled re-determinations, the Borrowing Base is also subject to adjustments (each, an “Adjustment”) between re-determinations in connection with:
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(i) sales or other dispositions (including in connection with the designation of unrestricted subsidiaries and investments) of Borrowing Base Properties (as hereinafter defined) and early monetization or early termination of any hedge or swap positions relied on by the Lenders (as determined by the Administrative Agent) in determining the Borrowing Base, in each case since the later of (A) the most recent re-determination date and (B) the last adjustment made pursuant to this clause (i), and with an aggregate value (together with the economic value of any earlier sales or dispositions during such period or any early monetization or early termination of any hedge or swap positions relied on by the Lenders (as determined by the Administrative Agent) in determining the Borrowing Base (net of (x) any positions entered into (1) contemporaneously with such early monetization or termination or (2) since the last re-determination of the Borrowing Base and (y) acquisitions consummated since the last re-determination with respect to which the Borrower has delivered a Reserve Report and other engineering information reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent)) exceeding 5% of the Borrowing Base then in effect;
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(ii) at the Borrower’s election, acquisitions (including in connection with the designation of an unrestricted subsidiary as a restricted subsidiary) of domestic oil and gas properties between scheduled redeterminations, with an aggregate value (together with the economic value of any earlier such acquisitions during such period) exceeding 5% of the Borrowing Base then in effect; and
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(iii) upon the issuance of any senior unsecured or senior subordinated loans or notes after the Conversion Date (“Specified Additional Debt”), other than permitted refinancing debt in respect thereof, the Borrowing Base will be immediately reduced by $0.25 for every $1.00 of the principal amount of Specified Additional Debt.
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The Borrower may on any re-determination date elect a reduced Borrowing Base.
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Accordion:
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The Revolving Facility shall permit the Borrower to increase commitments under the Revolving Facility (any such increase, an “Incremental Increase”) at any time and from time to time in a minimum amount per increase of at least $25,000,000 (and increments of $1,000,000 above that minimum), up to a maximum aggregate incremental commitment such that after giving effect thereto the total RBL Commitments shall not exceed the lesser of (a) the Borrowing Base then in effect and (b) the Maximum Amount; provided that (i) no existing Lender will be required to participate in any such Incremental Increase without its consent, (ii) no Event of Default under the Revolving Facility shall exist after giving effect thereto, (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lender shall have been given notice of the Incremental Increase, (iv) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent, for payment to any increasing Lender or Additional Lender, as applicable, any fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each such Lender or Lenders and (v) such Incremental Increase shall be on the same terms (including the same maturity date) and pursuant to the same documentation applicable to the Revolving Facility (other than with respect to any arrangement, structuring, upfront or other fees or discounts payable in connection with such Incremental Increase (provided that the Applicable Margin of the Revolving Facility may be increased to be consistent with the applicable margin for such Incremental Increase)).
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The Borrower may seek commitments in respect of the Incremental Increase, in its sole discretion, from either existing Lenders (each of which shall be entitled to agree or decline to participate in its sole discretion) or from additional banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders or investors who will become Lenders in connection therewith (in each case (i.e., existing or new Lenders), with the consent of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lender (in each case, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)) (“Additional Lenders”) or from both existing Lenders and Additional Lenders.
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Interest Rates and Fees:
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As set forth on Annex I to this Exhibit A.
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Default Rate:
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With respect to overdue principal, the applicable interest rate plus 2.00% per annum, and with respect to any other overdue amount, including overdue interest, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans plus 2.00% per annum.
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Letters of Credit:
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An aggregate amount of $100,000,000 (as may be increased solely with the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Lender) of the Revolving Facility shall be available to the Borrower for the purpose of issuing standby letters of credit (the “Letters of Credit”). Letters of Credit will be issued by JPMCB or any of its affiliates or any replacement or successor thereof (the “Issuing Lender”). The Administrative Agent will be promptly notified by the Borrower and the Issuing Lender of each issuance, extension or amendment of a Letter of Credit. Each Letter of Credit shall expire not later than the earlier of (a) 12 months (or 18 months in the case of Letters of Credit issued in favor of the Texas Railroad Commission) after its date of issuance or such longer period of time as may be agreed by the Issuing Lender and (b) the fifth business day prior to the Maturity Date; provided that any Letter of Credit may provide for automatic renewal thereof for additional periods of up to 12 months (or 18 months in the case of Letters of Credit issued in favor of the Texas Railroad Commission) or such longer period of time as may be agreed by the Issuing Lender (which in no event shall extend beyond the date referred to in clause (b) above, except to the extent cash collateralized or backstopped pursuant to arrangements reasonably acceptable to the Issuing Lender; provided that no Lender shall be required to fund participations in Letters of Credit after the maturity date applicable to its commitments).
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Drawings under any Letter of Credit shall be reimbursed by the Borrower (whether with its own funds or with the proceeds of borrowings under the Revolving Facility) within one business day after notice of such drawing is received by the Borrower from the Issuing Lender. To the extent that the Borrower does not reimburse the Issuing Lender within the time period specified above, the Lenders under the Revolving Facility shall be irrevocably obligated to reimburse the Issuing Lender pro rata based upon their respective Revolving Facility commitments.
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On the Conversion Date, all outstanding “DIP Letters of Credit” (as defined in the DIP Term Sheet) under the DIP Facility shall automatically be deemed issued under the Revolving Facility as “Letter of Credit”.
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Final Maturity:
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The Revolving Facility will mature, and lending commitments will terminate, on the date that is 42 months after the Petition Date (as defined in the DIP Term Sheet, as defined below) (the “Maturity Date”).
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Guarantees:
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All obligations of the Credit Parties (the “Obligations”) under (i) the Revolving Facility and Revolving Facility Documentation, (ii) interest rate protection, commodity trading or hedging, currency exchange or other non-speculative hedging or swap arrangements entered into with any Lender or any affiliate of a Lender (including any hedging agreements entered into with such Lender or affiliate thereof under the DIP Facility prior to the Conversion Date) (the “Hedging Arrangements”) and (iii) treasury management arrangements entered into with any Lender or any affiliate of a Lender (including any treasury agreements entered into with such Lender or affiliate thereof under the DIP Facility prior to the Conversion Date) (“Treasury Arrangements”) will, in each case, be unconditionally guaranteed jointly and severally on a pari passu senior secured basis (the “Guarantees”) by each existing and subsequently acquired or organized direct or indirect subsidiary of the Borrower other than an Excluded Subsidiary (as defined below) (the “Guarantors”; together with the Borrower, the “Credit Parties”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, any subsidiary that owns Borrowing Base Properties shall be required to be a Guarantor.
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The Borrower will not be permitted to create or acquire any foreign subsidiaries without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
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“Approved Counterparty” means any person if such person or its credit support provider has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of BBB+/Baa1 by S&P or Moody’s (or their equivalent) or higher.
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The Revolving Facility Documentation contains customary provisions to address the status of Guarantors as eligible contract participants.
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Subject to the investments covenant in the Revolving Facility Documentation and other customary limitations, the Borrower may designate any subsidiary as an “unrestricted subsidiary” and subsequently redesignate any such unrestricted subsidiary as a restricted subsidiary. Unrestricted subsidiaries are not subject to the representations and warranties, covenants, events of default or other provisions of the Revolving Facility Documentation, and the results of operations and indebtedness of unrestricted subsidiaries will not be taken into account for purposes of calculating any financial metric contained in the Revolving Facility Documentation except to the extent that distributions in the form of cash or cash equivalents are received by a Credit Party therefrom.
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Security:
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Subject to the limitations set forth below in the Revolving Facility, the Obligations, including in respect of the Guarantees and any Hedging Arrangements or Treasury Arrangements, shall be secured by the following (collectively, but excluding the Excluded Assets (as hereinafter defined), the “Collateral”): (a) substantially all personal property of the Credit Parties, including, without limitation, (i) a first-priority (subject to permitted liens) perfected pledge of all the equity interests of each direct material wholly-owned restricted U.S. subsidiary held by any Credit Party and the equity interests of any Guarantor, (ii) a first priority (subject to permitted liens) perfected security interest in all of the Credit Parties’ commodity hedge contracts and the proceeds thereof and (iii) a first-priority (subject to permitted liens) perfected security interest in all deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodity accounts of the Credit Parties other than Excluded Accounts (as defined below); and (b) first-priority (subject to permitted liens) perfected real property mortgages on oil and gas reserves and related assets of the Credit Parties located in the United States included in the most recent Reserve Report delivered to the Administrative Agent (such properties, the “Borrowing Base Properties”) and representing not less than ninety percent (90%) of the PV-9 of the Borrowing Base Properties.
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The Borrower shall provide reasonably satisfactory title information on at least ninety percent (90%) of the PV-9 of the Borrowing Base Properties evaluated in the most recent Reserve Report.
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“PV-9” means, with respect to any proved reserves expected to be produced from any oil and gas properties, the net present value, discounted at 9% per annum, of the future net revenues expected to accrue to the Credit Parties’ collective interests in such reserves during the remaining expected economic lives of such reserves, calculated in accordance with the most recent bank price deck provided to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent.
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For the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral shall exclude the following: (i) any real property (owned or leased), any midstream assets, and any oil and gas properties (owned or leased) other than those constituting Borrowing Base Properties, (ii) any contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document (or any items of property, subject thereto) to the extent that the grant of a security interest therein is prohibited by, or constitutes a breach or default under or results in the termination of or gives rise to a right on the part of the parties thereto other than any Credit Party to terminate (or materially modify) or requires any consent not obtained under, any such contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document, except to the extent that the term in such contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document providing for such prohibition, breach, default or right of termination or modification or requiring such consent is ineffective under Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC (or any successor provision or provisions) of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law, (iii) intellectual property and licenses, including any United States “intent to use” trademark applications for which a statement of use has not been filed, in relation to which any applicable law, or any agreement with a domain name registrar or any other person entered into by any grantor, prohibits the creation of a security interest therein or would otherwise invalidate or result in the abandonment of any of such grantor’s right, title or interest therein, (iv) any motor vehicles and other assets subject to certificates of title (except to the extent the security interest in such assets can be perfected by the filing of a UCC-1 financing statement), (v) letter of credit rights (except to the extent the security interest in such assets can be perfected by the filing of a UCC-1 financing statement), (vi) margin stock, (vii) any building or manufactured (mobile) home located within an area having special flood hazards and in which flood insurance is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, (viii) any consumer goods, (ix) any Excluded Accounts, (x) equity interests in Excluded Subsidiaries, (xi) the Genesis Assets (as defined below), (xii) those assets as to which the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that the cost or other consequences of obtaining such a security interest or perfection thereof are excessive in relation to the benefit to the Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby, and (xiii) other exceptions to be reasonably agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. The foregoing described in clauses (i) through (xiii) are, collectively, the “Excluded Assets”.
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“Genesis Assets” means, collectively, (a) that certain Pipeline Financing Lease Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2008 (as amended), among Denbury Onshore, LLC and Genesis NEJD Pipeline, LLC, (b) any interest, title and right that the Credit Parties have to the “Pipeline System” (as defined in the Pipeline Financing Lease Agreement) (hereinafter referred to as the “Pipeline System”), (c) any proceeds received at any time resulting from the sale or other disposition of all or part of the Credit Parties’ interest, title and right to the Pipeline System, and (d) all rents, income or related fees or charges for transportation of carbon dioxide or any other substance through the Pipeline System.
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“Excluded Accounts” means, collectively, (a) any deposit account, securities account or commodity account that is exclusively used for trust, payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of any employees of the Credit parties or any of their subsidiaries, (b) any deposit account, securities account or commodity account that is exclusively used in the ordinary course of the Credit Parties’ business for (i) deposits that are escrowed amounts in connection with transactions with third parties or (ii) deposits that are pledged to third parties to secure obligations (other than debt for borrowed money) incurred in the ordinary course of the Credit Parties’ business, (c) any deposit account, securities account or commodity account that is exclusively used for deposits to fund one or more political action committees of the Credit Parties so long as the balance of all such deposit accounts, securities accounts and commodity accounts does not in the aggregate exceed $1,000,000 at any time, (d) any deposit account that is a zero balance account, (e) any deposit account, commodity account or securities account so long as the balance in each such account, individually, does not at any time exceed $1,000,000 and the aggregate balance of all such deposit accounts, commodity accounts and securities accounts does not at any time exceed $3,000,000, (f) any deposit account which is used as an escrow account or fiduciary or trust account and solely maintains cash and cash equivalents made for the benefit of third parties (other than the Debtors) to be used exclusively in the ordinary course of the Debtors’ business for royalty obligations, suspense payments, working interest payments, plugging and abandonment, remediation, and similar payments owed or to be made to such third parties (other than the Debtors), and (g) the Professional Fee Escrow Account (as defined in the Plan (as defined in the DIP Term Sheet)) so long as, at any time, the balance in such account includes only the amounts deposited therein on or prior to the Conversion Date in accordance with the Plan.
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“Excluded Subsidiary” means (a) any subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned domestic Material Subsidiary, “Material Subsidiary” shall mean each subsidiary whose revenues or total assets are less than 7.5% of the consolidated revenues or total assets of the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries (provided that if at any time the aggregate amount of revenues or total assets of all such subsidiaries of the Borrower excluded as Guarantors pursuant to this clause (a) exceeds 10% of the consolidated revenues or total assets, respectively, of the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries (as of the end of any period of four fiscal quarters), the Borrower shall designate sufficient subsidiaries as Guarantors to eliminate such excess (unless such designation would not be permitted pursuant to clauses (c), (d), (e) or (f) below)), (b) any unrestricted subsidiary, (c) any subsidiary that owns no material assets other than the Stock or Indebtedness of one or more direct or indirect foreign subsidiaries, (d) each subsidiary that, subject to customary limitations, is acquired pursuant to a permitted acquisition and is prohibited from guaranteeing or providing liens to secure the obligations by the financing documentation relating to such permitted acquisition, (e) that is not permitted by law, such subsidiary’s organizational documents, regulation or contract to provide the guarantee or liens to secure the obligations, or would require governmental or regulatory consent, approval, license or authorization to provide such guarantee or such liens (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received), (f) for which the provision of the guarantee of the obligations would result in a material adverse tax consequence to the Borrower or one of its subsidiaries (as reasonably determined by the Borrower), or (g) for which the Administrative Agent reasonably determines that the cost or other consequences of providing such a guarantee is excessive in relation to the value afforded thereby
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It is understood and agreed that (a) no actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required to be taken to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the U.S. or to perfect or make enforceable any security interests in any assets (it being understood that there shall be no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction) and (b) with respect to all assets of the Credit Parties other than the Borrowing Base Properties, the Credit Parties shall not be required to take any action to perfect a lien on any such assets unless such perfection may be accomplished by (i) the filing of a UCC-1 financing statement or other equivalent filing, (ii) delivery of certificates representing any pledged equity consisting of certificated securities, and delivery of tangible paper, documents or instruments, in each case, with appropriate endorsements or transfer powers, or (iii) delivery of control agreements in respect of deposit accounts, commodity accounts and securities accounts (other than Excluded Accounts).
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Mandatory Prepayments / Adjustments of the Borrowing Base:
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Other than as a result of an Adjustment, if the Total Outstandings exceed the Borrowing Base (a “Borrowing Base Deficiency”), the Borrower shall, within ten (10) business days after written notice from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower of such Borrowing Base Deficiency, notify the Administrative Agent that it elects to take one or more of the following actions (provided that if the Borrower fails to elect an option, option (c) shall be designated by default):
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(a) within thirty (30) days after such election, provide additional Borrowing Base Properties to the extent necessary to eliminate such Borrowing Base Deficiency;
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(b) within thirty (30) days after such election, prepay the Revolving Loans in an amount sufficient to eliminate such Borrowing Base Deficiency (or if no Revolving Loans remain outstanding, cash collateralize all unreimbursed disbursements on any Letter of Credit in an amount sufficient to eliminate such Borrowing Base Deficiency);
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(c) prepay such Borrowing Base Deficiency in six equal monthly installments with interest beginning on the 30th day after the Borrower’s receipt of notice of such Borrowing Base Deficiency from the Administrative Agent (as such Borrowing Base Deficiency may be reduced during such six-month period as a result of a Borrowing Base re-determination or Adjustment); or
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(d) take any combination of actions set forth in clauses (a) through (c) above;
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provided, in each case, that any such Borrowing Base Deficiency must be cured prior to the Maturity Date.
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If the Borrowing Base is adjusted as the result of an asset sale, disposition, early monetization or termination of any hedge position or issuance of Specified Additional Debt (as described in the section entitled “Borrowing Base”) and a Borrowing Base Deficiency results from such adjustment, then no later than three business days following the date it receives written notice of the adjustment or determination of the Borrowing Base and the resulting Borrowing Base Deficiency, the Borrower shall eliminate such Borrowing Base Deficiency. Additionally, any Borrowing Base Deficiency resulting from a voluntary termination of commitments shall be required to be eliminated contemporaneously with and on the date of such termination.
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If, on the last business day of any calendar week (or, on any business day if a Borrowing Base Deficiency or Event of Default then exists and is continuing), the Debtors have any Excess Cash (as defined below) as of the end of such day in excess of $75,000,000, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans within one business day following such date in an amount equal to such excess.
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“Excess Cash” means, as of any date of determination, the difference, if positive, between Consolidated Cash Balance (as defined below) of the Credit Parties and their restricted subsidiaries as of such date and Excluded Cash (as defined below) of the Credit Parties and their restricted subsidiaries as of such date.
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“Consolidated Cash Balance” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all (a) cash, (b) cash equivalents and (c) any other marketable securities, treasury bonds and bills, certificates of deposit, investments in money market funds and commercial paper, in each case, held or owned by (either directly or indirectly) any Credit Party or any restricted subsidiary as of such date.
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“Excluded Cash” means as of any date of determination, (a) cash or cash equivalents of the Credit Parties and their restricted subsidiaries from (i) the issuance of any Specified Additional Debt or other unsecured indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to the Revolving Facility Documentation, (ii) the issuance by the Borrower of any equity interests in the Borrower, or (iii) any disposition of property, in each case so long as the Borrower and the other Credit Parties keep any such proceeds in segregated accounts until such proceeds are used for the purpose(s) obtained, as the case may be, (b) without duplication of clauses (f), (g) and (h) below, and other than cash and cash equivalents held or maintained in accounts described in clause (e) of the definition of Excluded Accounts, any cash or cash equivalents in Excluded Accounts, (c) any cash collateral required to cash collateralize any Letter of Credit, (d) any cash or cash equivalents constituting purchase price deposits made by or held by an unaffiliated third party pursuant to a binding and enforceable purchase and sale agreement with an unaffiliated third party containing customary provisions regarding the payment and refunding of such deposits, (e) any cash or cash equivalents for which any Credit Party or any restricted subsidiary has, in the ordinary course of business, issued checks or initiated wires or ACH transfers in order to utilize such cash or cash equivalents, (f) any cash or cash equivalents set aside to pay payroll, payroll taxes, other taxes, employee wage and benefits payments, and trust and fiduciary obligations or other similar obligations of the Credit Parties then due and owing to third parties and for which the Debtors have issued checks or initiated wires or ACH transfers (or, in their respective good faith discretion, will issue checks or initiate wires or ACH wires within five business days in order to make such payments), (g) any cash or cash equivalents set aside to pay royalty obligations, working interest obligations, production payments, vendor payments, suspense payments, severance and ad valorem taxes of the Credit Parties and their restricted subsidiaries then due and owing to third parties and for which the Credit Parties and their restricted subsidiaries have issued checks or initiated wires or ACH transfers (or, in their respective good faith discretion, will issue checks or initiate wires or ACH wires within five business days in order to make such payments) and (h) any cash or cash equivalents in any escrow accounts or fiduciary or trust accounts that are used exclusively in the ordinary course of the Debtors’ business for plugging and abandonment, remediation, and similar obligations owed to third parties.
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The application of proceeds from mandatory prepayments shall not reduce the aggregate amount of commitments under the Revolving Facility and amounts prepaid may be reborrowed, subject to Availability and the other conditions to borrowing set forth below.
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Voluntary Prepayments and Reductions in Commitments:
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Voluntary reductions of the unutilized portion of the RBL Commitments and voluntary prepayments of borrowings under the Revolving Facility will be permitted at any time, in minimum principal amounts of $500,000 or increments of $100,000 in excess thereof, without premium or penalty, subject to reimbursement of the Lenders’ redeployment costs in the case of a prepayment of LIBOR Loans (as defined in Annex I) other than on the last day of the relevant interest period.
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Documentation:
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The definitive documentation for the Revolving Facility, including all other related agreements and documents creating, evidencing or securing indebtedness or obligations of any of the Credit Parties to the Administrative Agent or granting or perfecting liens or security interests by any of the Credit Parties in favor of and for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, for itself and for and on behalf of the Lenders, on account of the Revolving Facility (the “Revolving Facility Documentation”) shall contain the terms set forth herein and shall otherwise be negotiated in good faith within a reasonable time period to be determined based on the expected Conversion Date. The Revolving Facility Documentation will be based on the applicable “Credit Documents” under and as defined in that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 9, 2014 (as in effect immediately prior to the Eighth Amendment thereto dated as of June 26, 2020, the “Existing RBL Credit Agreement”; and, the lenders thereunder, the “Existing Lenders”), among the Borrower, JPMCB, as administrative agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto, with changes consistent with this Exit Credit Facility Term Sheet and taking into account recent precedent credit agreements negotiated between the Administrative Agent and similarly situated companies to the Borrower, and otherwise to reflect customary lender form updates, including without limitation updated LIBOR replacement provisions, and modifications to baskets and materiality thresholds to be agreed (the “Documentation Principles”).
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Conditions to Initial Borrowing and Closing of Revolving Facility:
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The availability of the initial borrowing under the Revolving Facility shall be conditioned upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent (the date upon which all such conditions precedent shall be satisfied or waived, the “Conversion Date”):
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(a) the negotiation, execution, and delivery of reasonably satisfactory Revolving Facility Documentation, including security documentation, promissory notes and other usual and customary closing documents, certificates, and authorizing resolutions for the Revolving Facility;
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(b) the Lenders, the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Administrative Agent shall have received all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses required to be paid on or before the Conversion Date (including the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of professional retained by the foregoing) invoiced at least two business days prior thereto;
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(c) all representations and warranties of the Credit Parties in the Revolving Facility Documentation shall be true and correct in all respects, and there shall be no default or event of default, in existence at the time of, or after giving effect to the making of, such funding on such date;
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(d) receipt and reasonably satisfactory review of (i) Borrower’s audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal year ending at least 90 days prior to the Conversion Date, (ii) Borrower’s unaudited financial statements for the most recent fiscal quarter ending at least 60 days prior to the Conversion Date, (iii) pro forma financial statements of the Borrower (after giving effect to closing) and (iv) detailed financial projections (to be mutually agreed upon) of the Borrower (prepared on a quarterly basis for the first two fiscal years following the Conversion Date and on an annual basis for the subsequent two fiscal years);
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(e) receipt and reasonably satisfactory review of the reserve reports and engineering reports prepared internally by petroleum engineers who are employees of the Borrower or its subsidiaries with an “as of” date to be determined; provided that if the Conversion Date has not occurred by July 1, 2021, such reserve report shall be prepared by an independent petroleum engineering firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (the “Initial Reserve Report”);
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(f) reasonably satisfactory title information as reasonably required by the Administrative Agent on at least 90% of the PV-9 of the initial Borrowing Base Properties;
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(g) receipt of mortgages and security agreements providing perfected, first priority (subject to permitted liens to be as defined in the Revolving Facility Documentation) liens and security interests on (i) all personal property assets of the Borrower and the Guarantors constituting Collateral, and (ii) not less than 90% of the PV-9 of the initial Borrowing Base Properties;
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(h) all governmental and third party approvals necessary in connection with the financing contemplated hereby shall have been obtained and be in full force and effect;
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(i) the Administrative Agent shall have received lien search results and be reasonably satisfied that there are no liens and security interests on the Borrower’s and Guarantor’s property other than (i) those being released and (ii) other liens to be agreed upon;
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(j) the Lenders shall have received such legal opinions, including, as applicable, opinions of local counsel (which opinions shall include, among other things, the enforceability of the Revolving Facility Documentation under applicable local law), documents and other instruments as are customary for transactions of this type or as they may reasonably request;
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(k) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received, by at least three (3) business days prior to the Conversion Date, “know your customer” and similar information required by bank regulatory authorities at least eight (8) business days prior to the Conversion Date;
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(l) reasonably satisfactory review of the legal, corporate, and capital structure of the Borrower and its subsidiaries, upon closing;
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(m) no material adverse change from the Petition Date until closing (excluding the pendency of the bankruptcy cases);
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(n) satisfaction of the Administrative Agent with the Confirmation Order (as defined in the DIP Term Sheet) and the entry thereof by the Bankruptcy Court;
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(o) the effective date of the Plan (and which Plan shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) shall have occurred (or shall occur concurrently with the Conversion Date);
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(p) immediately prior to giving effect to closing, the sum of the unused DIP Commitments (as defined in the DIP Term Sheet) and unrestricted cash and cash equivalents of the Credit Parties on hand shall be not less than $[285,000,000];
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(q) the making of any requested credit extension on the Conversion Date would not cause Total Outstandings to be greater than $[275,000,000];
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(r) subject to the section titled “Commodity Hedging” herein, on or prior to the Conversion Date (solely in the event the Conversion Date occurs after December 31, 2020), the Borrower shall, or shall have caused another Credit Party to, enter into commodity swap agreements, collar agreements or put agreements (whether deferred premium or fully-paid) with Approved Counterparties to hedge notional amounts of crude oil covering not less than, for the period beginning August 1, 2020 through July 31, 2021 (the “Initial Measurement Period”), 65% of the reasonably anticipated production of such crude oil constituting proved, developed, producing oil and gas properties for such Initial Measurement Period as such anticipated production is set forth in the Initial Reserve Report; provided that, such swap, collar or put agreements (whether deferred premium or fully-paid) shall have effective floor prices of not less than the lesser of (x) the prices set forth in JPMCB’s price deck or (y) the NYMEX strip price less 10%, in each case, for the applicable maturity dates of such hedges as of the date such swap, collar or put agreement (whether deferred premium or fully-paid) is entered into; and
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(s) after giving effect to any requested credit extension on the Conversion Date, the Borrower and its subsidiaries shall have no outstanding debt except for the (i) Obligations, (ii) debt arising as a result of the “Genesis Pipeline Dropdown Transaction” (as such term is defined under the Existing RBL Credit Agreement) to the extent permitted under the Revolving Facility Documentation, and (iii) capital leases in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate.
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Conditions to All Extensions of Credit:
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Limited to the following: (a) the accuracy of representations and warranties set forth in the Revolving Facility Documentation in all material respects, (b) delivery of a customary borrowing notice, (c) before and after giving effect to such borrowing Availability shall not be less than zero, (d) the absence of defaults or events of default at the time of, and after giving effect to the making of, such extension of credit and (e) immediately before and after giving effect to such Borrowing, the Borrower and the other Credit Parties not having any Excess Cash in excess of $75,000,000 after giving pro forma effect thereto.
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Representations and Warranties:
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Representations and warranties, applicable to the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries (other than certain customary representations and warranties that will be applicable to restricted subsidiaries and unrestricted subsidiaries) subject to customary exceptions, baskets and materiality qualifiers to be agreed and otherwise consistent with the Documentation Principles, including: existence and organizational status; power and authority; qualification; execution, delivery and enforceability of Revolving Facility Documentation; compliance with laws; with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of the Revolving Facility Documentation, no violation of, or conflict with, law, charter documents or material agreements; litigation; margin regulations; licenses and permits; governmental approvals and other consents with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of the Revolving Facility; Investment Company Act; PATRIOT Act; absence of undisclosed liabilities; accuracy of disclosure and financial statements; since the Conversion Date, no material adverse effect (as hereinafter defined); no defaults; insurance; taxes; ERISA; creation and perfection of security interests; environmental laws; ownership of properties; subsidiaries and equity interests; sanctions laws/OFAC; direct benefit and consolidated solvency.
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Affirmative Covenants:
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Affirmative covenants, applicable to the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries, subject to customary exceptions, baskets and materiality qualifiers to be agreed and otherwise consistent with the Documentation Principles, including: delivery of annual and quarterly financial statements and other information (with annual financial statements to be accompanied by an audit opinion from nationally recognized auditors that is not subject to qualification as to “going concern” or the scope of such audit other than solely with respect to, or resulting solely from (i) an upcoming maturity date under the Revolving Facility occurring within one year from the time such opinion is delivered or (ii) any potential inability to satisfy any financial maintenance covenant on a future date or in a future period); certificates and other information; delivery of notices of defaults, certain material events and changes in beneficial ownership; inspections (including books and records); maintenance of organizational existence and rights and privileges; maintenance of insurance; payment of taxes; corporate franchises; compliance with laws (including environmental laws); maintenance of properties; reasonably satisfactory title review on at least ninety percent (90%) of the PV-9 of the Borrowing Base Properties evaluated in the most recent Reserve Report; operations; ERISA; additional guarantors and collateral; use of proceeds; know-your-customer information; sanctions laws/OFAC/anti-money laundering laws; further assurances on collateral matters; ECP guarantor/keepwell and reserve reports.
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Negative Covenants:
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Negative covenants, applicable to the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries, subject to customary exceptions, baskets and materiality qualifiers to be agreed and otherwise consistent with the Documentation Principles, including:
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(a) incurrence of debt, with exceptions for, among other things, (i) the Revolving Facility (including any Incremental Increase), (ii) capital lease arrangements up to a cap to be agreed, (iii) the Genesis Pipeline Dropdown Transactions, (iv) non-speculative hedging and swap arrangements, including, without limitation, in respect of interest rate protection, commodity hedging, or currency exchange and (v) Specified Additional Debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $150,000,000, but subject to pro forma compliance with the financial covenants, no default, event of default or Borrowing Base Deficiency existing at the time or resulting from the incurrence thereof, the maturity of such debt being at least 180 days after the Maturity Date, there being no scheduled amortization or principal payments before 180 days after the Maturity Date, no restrictions on the ability of the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries to guarantee the Revolving Facility, no covenants (other than financial maintenance covenants) or events of default that are more onerous, taken as a whole than those in the Revolving Facility, no financial maintenance covenants that are more onerous that those in the Revolving Facility, no mandatory prepayment or redemption in priority to the Revolving Facility, no prohibition on prior repayment of the Revolving Facility, and a reduction in Borrowing Base in the manner described in section above with the heading titled “Borrowing Base”;
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(b) liens, which shall permit, among other things, liens (i) created under the Revolving Facility Documentation (including those liens securing the Revolving Facility, the Guarantees, any Hedging Arrangements and any Treasury Arrangements), (ii) in respect of the Genesis Pipeline Dropdown Transactions, and (iii) in respect of purchase money or capital lease arrangements up to a cap to be agreed;
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(c) fundamental changes;
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(d) asset sales and early monetization or early termination of any hedge or swap positions relied on by the Lenders (as determined by the Administrative Agent) in determining the Borrowing Base, which shall permit, among other things, (i) asset sales or dispositions of Borrowing Base Properties (or subsidiaries or affiliates which own or lease Borrowing Base Properties) and early monetization or early termination of any hedge or swap positions relied on by the Lenders (as determined by the Administrative Agent) in determining the Borrowing Base, in each case, subject only to Adjustments, and compliance with the mandatory prepayment provisions of the Revolving Facility Documentation to the extent any Borrowing Base Deficiency results therefrom; (ii) sales or dispositions of any assets that are not Borrowing Base Properties (“Non-Borrowing Base Properties”) without limit (provided that during the continuation of an Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency, 100% of the net proceeds of such disposition shall be used to pay any outstanding Revolving Loans), including, without limitation, any oil and gas properties not included in the Borrowing Base and any subsidiaries or affiliates which own or lease oil and gas properties not included in the Borrowing Base; provided that all proved oil and gas properties included in the Reserve Report for which the most recent Borrowing Base has been established and all commodity hedge contracts entered into on or prior to the date on which the most recent Borrowing Base has been established shall be deemed to have been included in the determination of the then existing Borrowing Base and (iii) other asset sales or dispositions of other assets under specified baskets to be set forth in the RBL Facility Documentation;
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(e) investments, which shall permit (i) investments consisting of acquisitions, farm-outs, farm-ins, and similar joint ventures without limit; (ii) other investments under specified baskets to be set forth in the Revolving Facility Documentation and (ii) loans and advances; provided no limitation on intercompany investments among Credit Parties or permitted acquisitions (subject to compliance with guarantee and collateral requirements described below, if applicable);
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(f) dividends or distributions on, or redemptions of, Borrower capital stock;
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(g) exchanges, prepayments or redemptions in respect of indebtedness;
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(h) limitations on negative pledges and limitations on the prohibition of subsidiary distributions;
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(i) commodity hedging that does not exceed the limits set forth under “Commodity Hedging” below;
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(j) transactions with affiliates;
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(k) change in nature of business; and
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(l) use of proceeds.
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Financial Covenants:
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Limited to the following:
(i) a maximum ratio of Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDAX for the most recently completed four fiscal quarter period not to exceed 3.50 to 1.0 and (ii) a minimum ratio of Consolidated Current Assets to Consolidated Current Liabilities as of the most recently completed fiscal quarter of 1.0 to 1.0.
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The financial covenants will be tested in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Conversion Date with respect to the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries on a consolidated basis beginning with the last day of the fiscal quarter of the Borrower and thereafter will be tested as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ended thereafter for which financial statements are delivered.
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Commodity Hedging:
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Commodity hedging arrangements shall be with (i) any Lender or any affiliate of a Lender or (ii) an Approved Counterparty, shall not be for speculative purposes and shall be limited to no more than 85% of the reasonably anticipated forecasted production from the proved oil and gas properties of the Credit Parties (based on the most recent Reserve Report) for the period not exceeding 60 months from the date such hedging arrangement is created (collectively, the “Ongoing Hedges”); provided that, in addition to the Ongoing Hedges, in connection with a proposed acquisition (each, a “Proposed Acquisition”) by a Credit Party of oil and gas properties, the Credit Parties may also enter into incremental hedging contracts from and after the date on which such Credit Party signs a definitive acquisition agreement in connection with a Proposed Acquisition (but not earlier than 90 days prior to the anticipated closing date of the Proposed Acquisition) with respect to the reasonably anticipated forecasted production from the oil and gas reserves attributable to such Proposed Acquisition (based on the Borrower’s internal engineering reports) having notional volumes not in excess of 70% of such projected production for a period not exceeding 36 months from the date such hedging arrangement is created; provided further that if the Proposed Acquisition has not been consummated within 90 days after such definitive acquisition agreement was executed (or such longer period as to which the Administrative Agent may agree) or if the Proposed Acquisition terminates or is terminated, then within 15 days after the earlier of such 90 day period (or longer) or such termination, the Borrower shall novate, unwind or otherwise dispose of such incremental hedging contracts to the extent necessary to be in compliance with the hedging covenants concerning Ongoing Hedges.
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It is understood that for purposes hereof, the following hedging agreements shall not be deemed speculative or entered into for speculative purposes: (a) any commodity hedging agreement intended, at inception of execution, to hedge or manage any of the risks related to existing and or forecasted oil and gas production (based on the most recently delivered Reserve Report) of the Borrower or its restricted subsidiaries (whether or not contracted) and (b) any hedging agreement intended, at the time of execution, (i) to hedge or manage the interest rate exposure associated with any debt securities, debt facilities or leases (existing or forecasted) of the Borrower or its restricted subsidiaries, (ii) for foreign exchange or currency exchange management, (iii) to manage commodity portfolio exposure associated with changes in interest rates or (iv) to hedge any exposure that the Borrower or its restricted subsidiaries may have to counterparties under other hedging agreements such that the combination of such hedging agreements is not speculative taken as a whole.
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The Credit Parties shall provide evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of the Credit Parties having entered into commodity swap agreements, collar agreements or put agreements (whether deferred premium or fully-paid) with Approved Counterparties hedging notional volumes of crude oil covering not less than (i) if the Conversion Date occurs on or prior to December 31, 2020, 65% of the reasonably anticipated production of such crude oil constituting proved, developed, producing oil and gas properties for the Initial Measurement Period as such anticipated production is set forth in the Initial Reserve Report by no later than December 31, 2020, (ii) 17.5% of the reasonably anticipated production of crude oil constituting proved, developed, producing oil and gas properties for the period of 12 consecutive calendar months following the Initial Measurement Period by no later than December 31, 2020 and (iii) 35% of the reasonably anticipated production of crude oil constituting proved, developed, producing oil and gas properties for the period of 12 consecutive calendar months following the Initial Measurement Period, as such anticipated production is set forth in the Initial Reserve Report by the later of (A) 60 days following the Conversion Date and (B) December 31, 2020; provided that, such swap, collar or put agreements (whether deferred premium or fully-paid) shall have effective floor prices of not less than the lesser of (x) the prices set forth in JPMCB’s price deck or (y) the NYMEX strip price less 10%, in each case, for the applicable maturity dates of such hedges as of the date such swap, collateral or put agreement (whether deferred premium or fully-paid) is entered into.
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Events of Default:
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Events of default, subject to customary exceptions, grace/cure periods, and materiality qualifiers to be agreed and otherwise consistent with the Documentation Principles, including: nonpayment of principal, interest or other amounts (subject, in the case of non-principal nonpayments, to a 3-business day grace period); violation of covenants (subject, in the case of certain affirmative covenants, to a 30-day grace period); inaccuracy of representations and warranties in any material respect; cross-payment default and cross-acceleration of material indebtedness in excess of $50,000,000; bankruptcy events; judgments in excess of $50,000,000; ERISA events; actual or asserted revocation or invalidity of Guarantees or Collateral documents; and change of control.
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Voting:
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Amendments and waivers of the Revolving Facility Documentation for the Revolving Facility will require the approval of Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the commitments then outstanding under the Revolving Facility (the “Majority Lenders”), except that:
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(i) the consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby shall be required with respect to: (A) increases in the commitment of such Lender, (B) reductions of principal, interest or fees owing to such Lender (or any extension or postponement of such payments), and (C) extensions or postponement of the Maturity Date,
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(ii) the consent of 100% of Lenders will be required with respect to releases of all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantees or releases of liens on all or substantially all of the Collateral (other than in connection with any sale of Collateral or the release or sale of the relevant guarantor permitted by the Revolving Facility),
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(iii) the consent of 100% of the Lenders will be required with respect to modifications to any of the voting percentages or such modifications that would alter the ratable allocation / priority of payments to the holders of the Obligations,
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(iv) the consent of 100% of the Lenders will be required with respect to increases in the Borrowing Base and to certain provisions related to adjustment to the Borrowing Base,
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(v) the consent of 100% of the Lenders will be required with respect to amendments, modifications or waivers of any provisions in the Revolving Facility substantially equivalent to the provisions of Sections 13.17 and 13.22 of the Existing RBL Credit Agreement,
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(vi) the consent of Lenders holding not less than 66⅔% of the aggregate amount of the commitments then outstanding under the Revolving Facility (the “Required Lenders”) will be required in the case of decreases in, or reaffirmations of, the Borrowing Base; and
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(vii) customary protections for the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Swingline Lender will be provided.
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The Revolving Facility contains customary provisions permitting the Borrower to replace non-consenting Lenders in connection with amendments and waivers requiring greater than a Majority Lender or Required Lender vote or the consent of all Lenders or of all Lenders directly affected thereby so long as the Majority Lenders shall have consented thereto.
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The Revolving Facility also contains usual and customary provisions regarding “Defaulting Lenders”.
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The Revolving Facility shall include provisions substantially equivalent to the provisions of Sections 13.17 and 13.22 of the Existing RBL Credit Agreement, with such modifications to be mutually agreed upon.
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Cost and Yield Protection:
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Usual for facilities and transactions of this type, with provisions protecting the Lenders from withholding tax liabilities; provided that requests for additional payments due to increased costs from market disruption shall be limited to circumstances generally affecting the banking market or when Majority Lenders have made such a request. The Revolving Facility shall contain provisions regarding the timing for asserting a claim under these provisions and permitting the Borrower to replace a Lender who asserts such claim without premium or penalty.
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Assignments and Participations:
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The Lenders are permitted to assign Loans and RBL Commitments with the consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required after the occurrence and during the continuance of a payment or bankruptcy event of default (with respect to any Credit Party). All assignments will require the consent of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Lender (in each case, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). No assignments or participations shall be made to (i) natural persons, (ii) the Borrower or its subsidiaries, or (iii) Industry Competitors (to be defined in the Revolving Facility Documentation in a manner to be agreed, which definition shall in any event be limited to oil and gas companies that are competitors of, and have primary oil and gas exploration and production operations within the same geographical basins as, the Borrower). Each assignment will be not less than $5,000,000 (and increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof) or, if less, all of such Lender’s remaining loans and commitments of the applicable class. The Administrative Agent shall receive a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 for each assignment (unless waived by the Administrative Agent).
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The Lenders are permitted to sell participations in the Revolving Facility without restriction, other than as set forth in the next sentence, and in accordance with applicable law. Voting rights of participants, as among the applicable Lender and the participant, shall be limited to matters in respect of (a) increases in commitments participated to such participants, (b) reductions of principal, interest or fees, (c) extensions of the Maturity Date and (d) releases of all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantees or all or substantially all of the Collateral.
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Expenses and Indemnification:
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The Borrower shall pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers in connection with the syndication of the Revolving Facility and the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, amendment, waiver or modification and enforcement of the Revolving Facility Documentation (including the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of a single outside counsel identified herein and of a single firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction or otherwise retained with the Borrower’s consent).
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The Borrower will indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, members and the successors of the foregoing (each, an “Indemnified Person”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities of any kind or nature (regardless of whether any such Indemnified Person is a party thereto and whether any such proceeding is brought by the Borrower or any other person) in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or arising under the Revolving Facility Documentation and all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred in connection with investigating or defending any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of one firm of outside counsel for all Indemnified Persons, taken as a whole, and, if necessary, a single firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction for all Indemnified Persons, taken as a whole (unless representation of all such Indemnified Persons in such matter by a single counsel would be inappropriate due to the existence of an actual or reasonably perceived conflict of interest in which case each such affected Indemnified Person may, with your consent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), retain its own counsel and you shall be required to reimburse such Indemnified Person(s) for the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal fees and expenses of such additional counsel); provided that no Indemnified Person will be indemnified for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses to the extent that they have resulted from (i) the bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person, including any of such Indemnified Person’s affiliates or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, members or the successors of any of the foregoing, (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision), (ii) a material breach (or, in the case of a proceeding brought by the Borrower, a breach) of the obligations of such Indemnified Person (or any of such Indemnified Person’s affiliates or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, members or the successors of any of the foregoing) or (iii) any proceeding not arising from any act or omission by the Borrower or its affiliates that is brought by an Indemnified Person against any other Indemnified Person (other than disputes involving claims against the Joint Lead Arrangers or Administrative Agent in its capacity as such).
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DIP to Exit Conversion:
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On the Conversion Date, (the following clauses (i) through (iv), collectively, the “DIP Debt Conversion”): (i) all “DIP Loans” under and as defined in that certain DIP Term Sheet attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “DIP Term Sheet”) that are outstanding as of such date and any Pre-Petition Secured Indebtedness (as defined in the DIP Term Sheet) that was not converted into the DIP Facility shall, in each case, be automatically converted on a dollar-for-dollar basis for Revolving Loans under the Revolving Facility, (ii) all outstanding “DIP Letters of Credit” (as defined in the DIP Term Sheet) shall be deemed to be issued as Letters of Credit under the Revolving Facility, (iii) all outstanding “DIP Hedges” (as defined in the DIP Term Sheet) with a Lender or an affiliate of a Lender under the DIP Facility shall be deemed to be included in the Revolving Facility, and the Credit Parties shall receive credit therefor for purposes of satisfying the minimum hedging requirements set forth herein (but solely to the extent satisfying the conditions in the section titled “Commodity Hedging” herein), and (iv) all outstanding treasury management arrangements with a Lender or an affiliate of a Lender under the DIP Facility shall be deemed to be included in the Revolving Facility. Upon payment in full of the DIP Obligations (as defined in the DIP Term Sheet, including all or in part as a result of the DIP Debt Conversion (as defined therein)), the DIP Facility will terminate and be superseded and replaced in its entirety by the Revolving Facility.
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Governing Law and Forum:
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New York.
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Counsel to the Administrative Agent:
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Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
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Upfront Fees:
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20.0 bps per year (for the period commencing on the Conversion Date and ending on the Maturity Date) for the Lenders, payable on each Lender’s final allocation of its RBL Commitment.
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Borrower:
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Denbury Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation.
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Debtors:
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The Borrower and each of its direct and indirect subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”).
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Post-Petition Agent / Post-Petition Lenders:
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMCB”) in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities, the “Post-Petition Agent”) in respect of the DIP Facility (as hereinafter defined) for the Pre-Petition Lenders under the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement participating in the DIP Facility (together with JPMCB, the “Post-Petition Lenders). To the extent that all of the Pre-Petition Lenders participate in the Post-Petition Credit Agreement, their respective commitments thereunder will be in accordance with their pro rata commitments under the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the Petition Date.
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Joint Bookrunners and Lead Arrangers:
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JPMCB, Bank of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and Capital One, National Association, in their respective capacities as joint lead arrangers (in such capacities, the “Joint Lead Arrangers”) for the DIP Facility.
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Co-Syndication Agents:
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Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association.
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Co-Documentation Agents:
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Branch, Comerica Bank, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, Royal Bank of Canada and ABN AMRO Capital USA LLC.
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Venue:
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Debtors will file a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”, and the date the Debtors’ bankruptcy cases (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) are commenced, the “Petition Date”).
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DIP Facility:
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A priming senior secured super priority debtor-in-possession revolving credit facility of up to $615,000,000 (such amount, the “Maximum Credit Amount”, such facility the “DIP Facility”, and the commitments under such DIP Facility, the “DIP Commitments”), consisting of (a) the Roll-Up Amount (as defined below) upon entry of the Interim Order and the Final Order (as each term is defined below), as the case may be and (b) new money commitments in an aggregate amount not to exceed the difference of $614,000,000 minus the Roll-Up Amount (this clause (b), the “New Money DIP Commitment”). Upon entry of the Interim Order and on the Closing Date, the DIP Commitments will be an amount equal to $614,000,000.
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Until the entry of the Final Order, a maximum amount of up to $25,000,000 (the “New Money Interim Cap”) will be available to be drawn from the New Money DIP Commitments on an interim basis. The actual amounts available to be borrowed under the DIP Facility will be subject to the conditions set forth in this DIP Term Sheet.
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The loans (including the deemed issuance of any Roll-Up Loans (as defined below)) under the DIP Facility are collectively referred to as “DIP Loans”.
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(a) Upon entry of the Interim Order, (i) all outstanding Pre-Petition Letters of Credit (as defined below) issued by any Pre-Petition Lender (to the extent it is a Post-Petition Lender) shall be deemed to be issued as DIP Letters of Credit (as defined below) under the DIP Facility and shall constitute obligations due under the DIP Facility (the “Roll-Up Letters of Credit”) and (ii) a portion of the principal amount of the outstanding Pre-Petition Loans (as defined below) held by the Pre-Petition Lenders (to the extent they are Post-Petition Lenders) in an amount equal to $185,000,000 shall be deemed to be refinanced under the DIP Facility as a DIP Loan ratably based on the Post-Petition Lenders’ allocation of the DIP Commitment and shall constitute obligations due under the DIP Facility (the “Interim Roll-Up Loans”), and (b) upon entry of the Final Order, the remaining principal amount of all outstanding Pre-Petition Loans not rolled-up pursuant to the foregoing clauses (a)(ii) that are held by the Pre-Petition Lenders (to the extent they are Post-Petition Lenders), other than $1,000,000 of Pre-Petition Loans (the “Retained Pre-Petition Claim”), shall be deemed to be refinanced under the DIP Facility as a DIP Loan ratably based on the Post-Petition Lenders’ allocation of the DIP Commitment and shall constitute obligations due under the DIP Facility (the “Final Roll-Up Loans”, and together with the Interim Roll-Up Loans, the “Roll-Up Loans”) (the aggregate amount under the foregoing clauses (a) and (b), the “Roll-Up Amount”). Any unpaid interest and fees due in respect of the Pre-Petition Secured Indebtedness described in the above clauses (a) and (b) as of the date of the Interim Order shall also be rolled into the DIP Facility and deemed to constitute obligations due under the DIP Facility.
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The DIP Facility will be more fully described and documented in the Financing Orders (as defined below) and a senior secured super priority debtor-in-possession credit agreement entered into by and among the Debtors, the Post-Petition Agent and the Post-Petition Lenders, in each case, which must be in form and substance acceptable to the Borrower, the Post-Petition Agent and the Post-Petition Lenders (the “Post-Petition Credit Agreement”).
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The closing date of the DIP Facility is hereinafter referred to as the “Closing Date”.
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Pre-Petition Secured Indebtedness:
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All indebtedness and other obligations under the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement and Credit Documents (as defined in the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement), comprised of (collectively, the “Pre-Petition Secured Indebtedness”): (a) 100% of the principal amount of the outstanding “Loans” (as defined in the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement) (such outstanding loans, the “Pre-Petition Loans”), (b) 100% of the “Letters of Credit Outstanding” (as defined in the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement) (such outstanding letters of credit, the “Pre-Petition Letters of Credit”), and (c) any obligations owing under any treasury and cash management arrangements that are entered into prior the Petition Date with any Pre-Petition Lender or any affiliate of a Pre-Petition Lender.
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Pre-Petition Hedges:
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Any obligations owing by the Debtors under any hedging transactions that were entered into prior to the Petition Date by the Debtors with a counterparty that is a Pre-Petition Lender or any affiliate of a Pre-Petition Lender (collectively, the “Pre-Petition Hedges”).
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The Borrowing Base as of the Closing Date will be $615,000,000 based on the reserve report as of December 31, 2019 delivered under, and pursuant to the terms of, the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement (the “Initial Reserve Report”) and will remain at such level until the next re-determination date, which re-determination date shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in the Post-Petition Credit Agreement. The Borrowing Base shall be re-determined on January 1, 2021 and July 1, 2021 (or, in each case, such date reasonably practicable thereafter), based upon a reserve report prepared as of the immediately preceding September 30, 2020 (with regard to the January 1, 2021 redetermination) and December 31, 2020 (with regard to the July 1, 2021 redetermination), and delivered on or before December 1, 2020 (with regard to the January 1, 2021 redetermination) and June 1, 2021 (with regard to the July 1, 2021 redetermination) (each such reserve report, together with the Initial Reserve Report, each a “Reserve Report”), and other related information, if any, required to be delivered to the Post-Petition Agent in accordance with the Post-Petition Credit Agreement. Each Reserve Report shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Post-Petition Agent. The Reserve Report prepared as of September 30, 2020 shall be prepared by or under the supervision of the chief engineer of the Borrower who shall certify such Reserve Report to be true and accurate in all material respects and to have been prepared in accordance with procedures used in the Initial Reserve Report. The Reserve Report prepared as of December 31, 2020 shall be prepared by (a) DeGolyer and MacNaughton, (b) Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc., (c) Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc., (d) Ryder Scott Company, L.P., or (e) at the Borrower’s election, such other independent petroleum engineering firm reasonably acceptable to the Post-Petition Agent.
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The Borrowing Base shall be proposed by the Post-Petition Agent and approved by all of the Post-Petition Lenders (in the case of increases) or the Required Post-Petition Lenders (as hereinafter defined) (in the case of decreases or reaffirmation) as provided below. Each determination of the Borrowing Base shall be made by the Post-Petition Agent and, (i) to the extent any determination represents an increase in the Borrowing Base in effect immediately prior to such determination, all of the Post-Petition Lenders, and (ii) to the extent any determination represents a decrease in or reaffirmation of the Borrowing Base in effect immediately prior to such determination, the Required Post-Petition Lenders, in each case, in their respective sole discretion, but in good faith in accordance with their respective usual and customary oil and gas lending criteria as they exist at the particular time and as specified in the DIP Facility Documentation; provided that no Post-Petition Lender shall be required to increase its commitment amount under the DIP Facility in connection with an increase in the Borrowing Base.
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To the extent any re-determination represents an increase in the Borrowing Base in effect immediately prior to such re-determination, such Borrowing Base will be the largest amount approved by all of the Post-Petition Lenders, and to the extent any re-determination represents a decrease in, or reaffirmation of, the Borrowing Base in effect prior to such re-determination, such Borrowing Base will be the largest amount approved by the Required Post-Petition Lenders.
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Interest Rates and Fees:
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As set forth on Annex I attached hereto.
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Default Rate:
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With respect to overdue principal, the applicable interest rate plus 2.00% per annum, and with respect to any other overdue amount, including overdue interest, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans plus 2.00% per annum.
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Letters of Credit:
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A portion of the DIP Facility in an aggregate amount not to exceed $100,000,000 (as may be increased solely with the consent of the Post-Petition Agent and the Issuing Lender) will be available to the Debtors for the purpose of issuing standby letters of credit (the “DIP Letters of Credit”). DIP Letters of Credit will be issued by JPMCB or any of its affiliates (the “Issuing Lender”). For the avoidance of doubt, upon entry of the Interim Order, all outstanding Pre-Prepetition Letters of Credit issued by any Pre-Petition Lender (to the extent it is a Post-Petition Lender) shall be deemed to be issued as DIP Letters of Credit under the DIP Facility and shall constitute obligations due under the DIP Facility.
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Drawings under any DIP Letter of Credit shall be reimbursed by the Borrower (whether with its own funds or with the proceeds of borrowings under the DIP Facility) within one business day after notice of such drawing is received by the Borrower from the Issuing Lender. To the extent that the Borrower does not reimburse the Issuing Lender within the time period specified above, the Post-Petition Lenders under the DIP Facility shall be irrevocably obligated to reimburse the Issuing Lender pro rata based upon their respective DIP Commitments.
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Final Maturity:
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All commitments of the Post-Petition Lenders under the DIP Facility shall terminate at the earliest of (herein, a “Post-Petition Default”, and the earliest of which, the “Maturity Date”): (a) the date which is twelve (12) months after the Petition Date; (b) the consummation of a sale of all or substantially all of the Debtors’ assets pursuant to Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code; (c) the effective date of any plan of reorganization; (d) the entry of an order for the conversion of any of the Debtors’ bankruptcy cases to a case under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code; (e) the entry of an order for the dismissal of any of the Debtors’ bankruptcy cases; (f) the date of acceleration of the DIP Obligations and the termination of the DIP Commitments upon and during the continuance of an Event of Default, in accordance with the DIP Facility Documentation; (g) thirty-five (35) days after the Petition Date, if the Final Order has not been entered by such date (which date may be extended with the prior written consent of the Post-Petition Agent); or (h) appointment of a chapter 11 trustee in any of the Chapter 11 Cases.
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DIP Obligations / Guarantees:
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All obligations of the Debtors under (i) the DIP Facility and the DIP Facility Documentation, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the Retained Pre-Petition Claim, (ii) (a) any amounts owing by the Debtors under any Pre-Petition Hedges with a counterparty that is a Pre-Petition Lender or any affiliate of a Pre-Petition Lender, in either case in respect of which such Pre-Petition Lender or affiliate thereof enters into, within 30 days after the Petition Date (at the expense of the Debtors, which shall pay each counterparty’s out of pocket legal expenses), (1) an amended and restated Schedule to the ISDA Master Agreement (a “Post-Petition ISDA Schedule”) between the applicable Debtor and the applicable counterparty that is mutually acceptable to the parties, providing among other things, that such counterparty shall not terminate such Pre-Petition Hedges during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Cases solely as a result of a termination event or event of default under the Pre-Petition Hedges that occurred and/or existed on the Petition Date as a result of the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, the insolvency of any Debtor or any default or event of default (howsoever defined) relating to pre-petition indebtedness of any Debtor and (2) contemporaneously with entering into the Post-Petition ISDA Schedule, a further amended and restated ISDA Schedule that will automatically replace the Post-Petition ISDA Schedule upon effectiveness of the Exit Credit Facility so long as the Exit Credit Facility conforms in all applicable material respects with the Exit Credit Facility Term Sheet and subject to conditions to be mutually agreed to by the parties in the Post-Petition ISDA Schedule and (b) any post-petition hedging transaction with a Post-Petition Lender or an affiliate of a Post-Petition Lender, in each case, to the extent permitted under the Financing Orders (including hedging orders) (all hedges in this clause (ii), the “DIP Hedges”) and (iii) treasury and cash management arrangements that are entered into prior to or after the Petition Date with any Post-Petition Lender or any affiliate of a Post-Petition Lender (all obligations described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii), the “DIP Obligations”) will, in each case, be unconditionally guaranteed jointly and severally (the “Guarantees”) by each of the Debtors (other than the Borrower).
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Adequate Protection Payments and Liens:
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As adequate protection of the interests of the Pre-Petition Lenders as a result of the DIP Facility advances, use of cash collateral and other collateral or the imposition of the automatic stay to the extent of any post-petition diminution in value of the Pre-Petition Lenders’ collateral, the Pre-Petition Lenders will receive, subject and junior to the Carve Out: (a) valid and automatically perfected first-priority replacement liens and security interests in and upon the DIP Collateral (as defined below), but junior to the liens and security interests securing the DIP Facility (the “Adequate Protection Liens”), (b) adequate protection payments consisting of cash reimbursement of the reasonable and documented (in summary format) fees, costs, and expenses (including reasonable professional fees) of the Pre-Petition Agent and the Pre-Petition Lenders, and (c) super-priority administrative expense claims under Section 507(b) of the Bankruptcy Code and junior to the Superpriority Claims (as defined below); provided, however, that (x) the Adequate Protection Liens and adequate protection payments described above shall be paid or granted to the extent that the stay under Bankruptcy Code Section 362, use, sale, or lease under Bankruptcy Code 363 of this title, or any grant of a lien under Bankruptcy Code 364 of this title results in a decrease in the value of such entity’s interest in such property, and (y) the Adequate Protection Liens and adequate protection payments described above shall not attach to any Avoidance Actions but shall attach to any Avoidance Proceeds, subject to entry of the Final Order.
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The Financing Orders shall provide for adequate protection in the form of replacement liens and superpriority claims, financial reporting and rights of access and information, payment of fees and expenses of professionals (as described below) mutually acceptable to the Post-Petition Agent and the Second Lien Notes Trustee for the benefit of the Second Lien Notes Trustee and the Second Lien Ad Hoc Group and all members thereof.
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Security:
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All DIP Obligations will be secured by (in each case, other than Excluded Assets (as defined below) and subject to Permitted Liens (to be defined in the DIP Facility Documentation) and junior to the Carve Out): (i) superpriority priming liens on all property of the Debtors secured by valid, unavoidable and perfected security interests and liens securing any Pre-Petition Secured Indebtedness or Pre-Petition Hedges as of the Petition Date (the “Priority Lien”); (ii) junior liens on any property of the Debtors secured by valid, unavoidable and perfected security interests and liens of any parties (other than the Pre-Petition Lenders) securing any indebtedness (other than the Pre-Petition Secured Indebtedness or Pre-Petition Hedges); and (iii) first-priority liens on all unencumbered assets of the Debtors, (A) including, without limitation, all real and personal property of the Debtors, tangible or intangible, wherever located, including, but not limited to, all cash, bank accounts, accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, patents, trademarks, copyrights, other general intangibles and membership interests that were not, as of the Petition Date, subject to valid, unavoidable and perfected security interests and liens, but (B) excluding any avoidance actions under Chapter 5 of the Bankruptcy Code, whether now existing or hereafter acquired by the Debtors and the Debtors’ bankruptcy estates (“Avoidance Actions”) other than, subject to and effective upon entry of the Final Order, all proceeds, products, rents, revenues and profits of Avoidance Actions (“Avoidance Proceeds”) (the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii), the “DIP Collateral”).
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, DIP Collateral shall not include the following (collectively, the “Excluded Assets”): (a) any Building (as defined in the applicable “Flood Insurance Regulation” or Manufactured (Mobile) Home (as defined in the applicable Flood Insurance Regulation), (b)(i) that certain Pipeline Financing Lease Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2018 (as amended), among Denbury Onshore, LLC and Genesis NEJD Pipeline, LLC, (ii) any interest, title and right that the Debtors have to the “Pipeline System” (as defined in the Pipeline Financing Lease Agreement) (hereinafter referred to as the “Pipeline System”), (iii) any proceeds received at any time resulting from the sale or other disposition of all or part of the Debtors’ interest, title and right to the Pipeline System, and (iv) all rents, income or related fees or charges for transportation of carbon dioxide or any other substance through the Pipeline System; provided that, in the case of this clause (b), such assets shall be excluded solely to the extent that the grant of a security interest therein is prohibited by, or constitutes a breach or default under or results in the termination of or gives rise to a right on the part of the parties thereto other than any Debtor to terminate (or materially modify) or requires any consent under, the subject contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document, except to the extent that the term in such contract, license, agreement, instrument or other document providing for such prohibition, breach, default or right of termination or modification or requiring such consent is ineffective under Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408 or 9-409 of the UCC of any relevant jurisdiction or any other applicable law; and (c) any deposit account which is used as an escrow account or fiduciary or trust account and solely maintains cash and cash equivalents made for the benefit of third parties (other than the Debtors) to be used exclusively in the ordinary course of the Debtors’ business for royalty obligations, suspense payments, working interest payments, plugging and abandonment, remediation, and similar payments owed or to be made to such third parties (other than the Debtors).
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In addition, all DIP Obligations and all amounts owing by the Debtors in respect thereof at all times shall constitute allowed super-priority administrative expense claims, pursuant to Section 364(c) of the Bankruptcy Code, in the bankruptcy cases, having priority over all administrative expenses of the kind specified in, or ordered pursuant to, Sections 503(b) and 507(b) or any other provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, subject and junior only to the Carve Out (the “Superpriority Claims”). All of the liens and security interests described above securing the DIP Obligations and the Adequate Protection Liens shall be effective and perfected as of the Petition Date upon entry of the Interim Order.
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All liens and security interests authorized and granted pursuant to Financing Orders entered by the Bankruptcy Court approving the DIP Facility and the Adequate Protection Liens shall be deemed effective and automatically perfected as of the Petition Date, and no further filing, notice or act will be required to effect such perfection by any person. The Post-Petition Lenders, or the Post-Petition Agent on behalf of the Post-Petition Lenders, shall be permitted, but not required, to make any filings, deliver any notices, make recordations, perform any searches or take any other acts as may be desirable under law in order to reflect the security, perfection or priority of the Post-Petition Lenders’ liens, security interests, and claims described herein; provided that no actions in any non-United States jurisdiction shall be required to be taken and no security agreements or pledge agreements governed under the laws of any non-United States jurisdiction shall be required to be entered into.
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No Surcharge & Marshalling / Equities of the Case Waiver:
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In each case, subject to and effective upon entry of the Final Order, the DIP Facility shall provide that (i) no costs or expenses of administration shall be imposed against the Post-Petition Lenders’ or the Pre-Petition Lenders’ pre-petition or post-petition collateral under Section 506(c) of the Bankruptcy Code or otherwise, and (ii) the Post-Petition Lenders’ and the Pre-Petition Lenders’ collateral shall not be subject to the doctrine of marshalling or Section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code “equities of the case” arguments.
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Carve Out:
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The Financing Orders shall include a carve out (the “Carve Out”) substantially consistent with Annex II attached hereto.
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Mandatory Prepayments:
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Limited to the following:
(a) If at any time the Total Outstandings exceed the Borrowing Base as a result of scheduled redetermination of the Borrowing Base (a “Borrowing Base Deficiency”), the Borrower shall, within three (3) business days after written notice from the Post-Petition Agent to the Borrower of such Borrowing Base Deficiency, prepay the DIP Loans in an amount sufficient to eliminate such Borrowing Base Deficiency (or if no DIP Loans remain outstanding, cash collateralize all unreimbursed disbursements on any DIP Letter of Credit in an amount sufficient to eliminate such Borrowing Base Deficiency); provided that any such Borrowing Base Deficiency must be cured prior to the Maturity Date of the DIP Facility;
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(b) If any Borrowing Base Deficiency results from a voluntary termination of DIP Commitments, such deficiency shall be required to be eliminated contemporaneously with and on the date of such termination; and
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(c) If, (i) on the first business day after the Closing Date, the Debtors have any Excess Cash (as defined below), when taken as a whole, in excess of $20,000,000 and (ii) on any business day thereafter, the Debtors have any Excess Cash, when taken as a whole, in excess of $75,000,000, in each case, the Borrower shall prepay the DIP Loans within one business day following such date in an amount equal to such excess amount (such excess amount to be paid on the first business day after the Closing Date, if any, the “Specified Excess Cash Payment”).
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“Excess Cash” means, as of any date of determination, the difference, if positive, between Consolidated Cash Balance (as defined below) of the Debtors as of such date and Excluded Cash (as defined below) of the Debtors as of such date.
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“Consolidated Cash Balance” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all (a) cash, (b) cash equivalents and (c) any other marketable securities, treasury bonds and bills, certificates of deposit, investments in money market funds and commercial paper, in each case, held or owned by (either directly or indirectly) any Debtor as of such date.
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“Excluded Cash” means as of any date of determination, (a) any cash collateral required to cash collateralize any DIP Letter of Credit, (b) any cash or cash equivalents constituting purchase price deposits made by or held by an unaffiliated third party pursuant to a binding and enforceable purchase and sale agreement with an unaffiliated third party containing customary provisions regarding the payment and refunding of such deposits, (c) any cash or cash equivalents for which any Debtor has, in the ordinary course of business, issued checks or initiated wires or ACH transfers in order to utilize such cash or cash equivalents, (d) any cash or cash equivalents set aside to pay payroll, payroll taxes, other taxes, employee wage and benefits payments, and trust and fiduciary obligations or other similar obligations of the Debtors then due and owing to third parties and for which the Debtors have issued checks or initiated wires or ACH transfers (or, in their respective good faith discretion, will issue checks or initiate wires or ACH wires within five business days in order to make such payments), (e) any cash or cash equivalents set aside to pay royalty obligations, working interest obligations, production payments, vendor payments, suspense payments, severance and ad valorem taxes of the Debtors then due and owing to third parties and for which the Debtors have issued checks or initiated wires or ACH transfers (or, in their respective good faith discretion, will issue checks or initiate wires or ACH wires within five business days in order to make such payments) and (f) any cash or cash equivalents in any escrow accounts or fiduciary or trust accounts that are used exclusively in the ordinary course of the Debtors’ business for plugging and abandonment, remediation, and similar obligations owed to third parties.
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The application of proceeds from mandatory prepayments shall not reduce the aggregate amount of DIP Commitments and amounts prepaid may be reborrowed, subject to availability and the other conditions to borrowing set forth below.
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Voluntary Prepayments and Reductions in Commitments:
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Voluntary reductions of the unutilized portion of the DIP Commitments and voluntary prepayments of outstanding DIP Loans by the Borrower will be permitted at any time, in minimum principal amounts of $500,000 or increments of $100,000 in excess thereof, without premium or penalty, subject to reimbursement of the Post-Petition Lenders’ redeployment costs in the case of a prepayment of LIBOR (as defined in Annex I) Loan other than on the last day of the relevant interest period.
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(g) the Post-Petition Agent and the Post-Petition Lenders shall have received, by at least three (3) business days (or such later date as agreed by the Post-Petition Agent in its sole discretion) prior to the Closing Date, “know your customer” and similar information required by bank regulatory authorities that is requested at least eight (8) business days (or such later date as agreed by the Borrower in its sole discretion) prior to the Closing Date;
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(h) receipt of appropriate UCC lien search results for each jurisdiction reasonably requested by the Post-Petition Agent;
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(i) the Petition Date shall have occurred, and each Debtor shall be a “debtor-in-possession” in the Chapter 11 Cases;
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(j) the Restructuring Support Agreement shall be in full force and effect and no termination of such agreement by any party thereto shall have occurred pursuant to the terms thereof; and
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(k) the delivery of customary secretary and officer certificates.
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Conditions to All Extensions of Credit:
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The making of DIP Loans and issuance/renewal of DIP Letters of Credit at any time and from time to time shall be subject solely to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
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(a) all representations and warranties of the Debtors in the DIP Facility Documentation shall be true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality or material adverse effect or material adverse change qualifier therein), and there shall be no default, Event of Default or Post-Petition Default in existence at the time of, or after giving effect to the making of, such funding;
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(b) solely with respect to the making of the first DIP Loan or issuance of a DIP Letter of Credit (other than the deemed issuance and incurrence of any Roll-Up Loans and Roll-Up Letters of Credit), the Specified Excess Cash Payment shall have been made prior to making such requested credit extension;
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(c) with respect to borrowings or issuances of DIP Letters of Credit that would cause the Total Outstandings (assuming the deemed funding under the DIP Facility of 100% of the Roll-Up Loans and deemed issuance of 100% the Roll-Up Letters of Credit as such time of determination) to exceed the sum of the Roll-Up Amount plus the New Money Interim Cap, Bankruptcy Court’s entry within thirty-five (35) days after the Petition Date of a final order approving the DIP Facility and use of cash collateral and other arrangements described herein, in form and substance acceptable to the Post-Petition Agent (the “Final Order”, and the Interim Order and Final Order collectively are referred to herein as the “Financing Orders”);
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(d) the Interim Order or Final Order, if and as applicable, shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been stayed, reversed, vacated or otherwise modified;
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(e) other than with respect to the deemed issuance and incurrence of any Roll-Up Loans and Roll-Up Letters of Credit, delivery of a borrowing request certifying as to, among other things, that the DIP Loan and/or issuance of a DIP Letter of Credit will be utilized in accordance with the Budget;
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(d) create or permit to exist any superpriority administrative expense claim except as specifically permitted by the Post-Petition Agent (other than with respect to the DIP Facility);
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(e) make investments (to be defined in a manner consistent with the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement) (except as permitted in the Budget);
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(f) declare or pay dividends or make any distributions to equityholders or pay amounts with respect to indebtedness except as specifically permitted by the Post-Petition Credit Agreement;
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(g) enter into early monetizations or early terminations of any hedge or swap position, except as permitted by the Post-Petition Credit Agreement;
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(h) use cash collateral or the proceeds of the DIP Facility except in accordance with the Budget and Permitted Variances; and
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(i) fail to operate strictly in accordance with the Budget (subject to the Permitted Variances).
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Case Milestones:
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The Debtors shall comply with the following deadlines (each of which may be extended with the written consent of the Majority Post-Petition Lenders without the consent of any other person or any further order of the Bankruptcy Court) (the “DIP Facility Milestones”):
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DIP Facility
(a) on the Petition Date, filing of a motion seeking approval of the DIP Facility;
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(b) not later than three (3) business days after the Petition Date, entry of the Interim Order; and
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(c) not later than thirty-five (35) days after the Petition Date, entry of the Final Order approving the DIP Facility and the use of cash collateral, in form and substance satisfactory to the Post-Petition Agent.
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Plan
(a) not later than September 6, 2020, the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered an order (the “Confirmation Order”) approving the chapter 11 plan (the “Plan”) and corresponding disclosure statement (the “Disclosure Statement”), in each case, in form and substance acceptable to the Post-Petition Agent and the Pre-Petition Agent;
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(b) not later than 14 days after entry of the Confirmation Order, the occurrence of the effective date of the Plan, and the discharge of the obligations under the DIP Facility by (i) indefeasible payment in full in cash (including via conversion into the Exit Credit Facility) or (ii) such other treatment under the Plan as may be agreed to by the Majority Post-Petition Lenders and the Debtors.
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Financial Covenant (Budget and Variances):
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As a condition precedent to the DIP Facility, there shall be established a 13 week cash flow budget updated on a rolling four week basis acceptable to the Post-Petition Agent (the “Initial Budget”) for the Debtors’ cash receipts and expenses (including professional fees and expenses), which shall provide, among other things, for the payment of interest in respect of the DIP Facility on a monthly basis to the Post-Petition Lenders, and the adequate protection amounts set forth above.
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The Debtors shall provide to the Post-Petition Agent an updated budget (the “Proposed Budget”). Each Proposed Budget shall be due on each 4-week anniversary (or, if such day is not a business day, the immediately succeeding business day) of the previous rolling four-week Budget period, with the first Proposed Budget after the Initial Budget to be delivered on or prior to August 27, 2020.
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Such Proposed Budget, once approved by the Post-Petition Agent, shall constitute the approved budget (the “Approved Budget”) for the immediately succeeding Testing Period (as defined below). To the extent that any Proposed Budget is not approved by the Post-Petition Agent by the end of the then-effective Testing Period, the then-existing Approved Budget will remain the Approved Budget until replaced by a Proposed Budget that is approved by the Post-Petition Agent.
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On the Friday (or, if such Friday is not a business day, the immediately succeeding Business Day) immediately after the last day of each rolling four-week period after the delivery of the Initial Budget (for the avoidance of doubt, such first date to be August 28, 2020) until the payment in full in cash of the DIP Obligations (each such delivery date, a “Compliance Date”), the Borrower shall deliver to the Post-Petition Agent a variance report (the “Variance Report”) (a) detailing the Debtors’ receipts and disbursements for such Testing Period and a comparison to the amounts set forth in the Budget therefor for the Testing Period ending prior to such Compliance Date (on an aggregate and a line item by line item basis in the case of disbursements) and (b) including reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with the Permitted Variance for such Testing Period.
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As used herein, “Permitted Variance” shall mean, with respect to the period of four consecutive calendar weeks ending on the day immediately prior to any Compliance Date (each such four-week period, a “Testing Period”), any variance within the following parameters: (i) the aggregate actual disbursements by the Debtors for such Testing Period shall not exceed 110% of the aggregate forecasted disbursements (excluding professional fees) as set forth in the Budget for such Testing Period and (ii) actual disbursements for certain line items to be agreed by the Debtors for such Testing Period shall not exceed 115% of the forecasted disbursements for such line items as set forth in the Budget for such Testing Period.
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Other Financial Covenants:
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(a) Minimum Liquidity: At all times, the Borrower will not permit the sum of (i) unused DIP Commitments plus (ii) the Debtors’ unrestricted cash and cash equivalents on hand to be less than an amount to be determined based on the initial Budget.
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(b) Asset Coverage Ratio: The Borrower shall not permit, as of the last day of every other calendar month, beginning with the calendar month ending August 30, 2020, the ratio of (a) the sum of (i) the total present value (using a discount rate of 10% and utilizing 5-year NYMEX strip pricing with pricing held flat each year thereafter) of projected future net revenues from proved developed producing reserves as reflected in the most recently delivered Reserve Report and (ii) the net mark-to-market value of the Debtors’ hedging agreements in connection with such reserves as of such date to (b) the sum of (i) Total Outstandings as of such date plus (ii) the outstanding principal amount of the Pre-Petition Loans as of such date to be less than 1.50 to 1.0.
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Commodity Hedging:
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The Debtors may enter into hedging arrangements with (i) any Post-Petition Lender, the Post-Petition Agent and any affiliate of a Post-Petition Lender or the Post-Petition Agent or (ii) Approved Counterparties, which hedges shall not be for speculative purposes and, with respect to commodity hedges, shall be limited to no more than 85% of the reasonably anticipated forecasted production from the proved oil and gas properties of the Debtors (based on the most recent Reserve Report) for the period not exceeding 60 months from the date such hedging arrangement is created.
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As used herein, “Approved Counterparty” means, with respect to any hedging arrangement with a Debtor, any person if such person or its credit support provider has a long-term senior unsecured debt rating of BBB+/Baa1 by S&P or Moody’s (or their equivalent) or higher at the time of entering into such hedging arrangement.
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It is understood that for purposes hereof, the following hedging agreements shall not be deemed speculative or entered into for speculative purposes: (a) any commodity hedging agreement intended, at inception of execution, to hedge or manage any of the risks related to existing and/or forecasted oil and gas production (based on the most recently delivered Reserve Report) of the Borrower or any other Debtor (whether or not contracted) and (b) any hedging agreement intended, at inception of execution, (i) to hedge or manage the interest rate exposure associated with any debt securities, debt facilities or leases (existing or forecasted) of the Borrower or any other Debtor, (ii) for foreign exchange or currency exchange management, (iii) to manage commodity portfolio exposure associated with changes in commodity prices or (iv) to hedge any exposure that the Borrower or any other Debtor may have to counterparties under other hedging agreements such that the combination of such hedging agreements is not speculative taken as a whole.
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Events of Default:
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Events of default customary for transactions of this type, including, without limitation:
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(a) nonpayment of principal, interest or mandatory prepayments when due (with a 3 business day grace period for non-principal payments), including, as applicable, the Debtors failure to timely pay any amount required to be paid to the Pre-Petition Agent, the Pre-Petition Lenders, the Post-Petition Agent, or the Post-Petition Lenders under the Financing Orders or the Approved Budget (subject to the Permitted Variance);
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(b) the failure or breach of any warranties, representations, agreements, or covenants of the Debtors (subject to a grace period with respect to certain affirmative covenants and materiality thresholds, to be further specified in the Post-Petition Credit Agreement);
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(c) entry of an order for the dismissal or conversion to Chapter 7 of any Debtor’s bankruptcy case; the appointment of a bankruptcy trustee or examiner except with the express written consent of the Pre-Petition Agent and the Post-Petition Agent in any Chapter 11 Case; the granting of any other superpriority administrative expense claim (if not in favor of the Post-Petition Agent or the Pre-Petition Agent) except with the express written consent of the Post-Petition Agent; the grant of any security interest in any of the DIP Collateral that is pari passu with or senior to the liens of the Post-Petition Agent or the Adequate Protection Liens of the Pre-Petition Agent; any Debtor shall attempt to vacate or modify the Interim Order or the Final Order over the objection of the Post-Petition Agent; the entry of any order modifying, reversing, revoking, staying, rescinding, vacating, or amending any Financing Order without the consent of the Post-Petition Agent; any Debtor shall institute any proceeding or investigation or support same by any other person who seeks to challenge the status and/or validity of the liens of the Pre-Petition Agent or the Post-Petition Agent (as security for the Pre-Petition Lenders and the Post-Petition Lenders, respectively) or the claims of any of the Pre-Petition Agent, the Pre-Petition Lenders, the Post-Petition Agent, or the Post-Petition Lenders; or any Debtor shall file a motion or other pleading or support any other motion or other pleading filed seeking any of the foregoing;
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(d) the Bankruptcy Court shall enter an order or orders granting relief from the automatic stay to the holder or holders of any security interest or lien (other than Post-Petition Lenders) to permit the pursuit of any judicial or non-judicial transfer or other remedy against any DIP Collateral, in each case involving assets with an aggregate value in excess of $1,000,000; provided that any order granting relief from the automatic stay to permit prepetition litigation to which the Debtors are a party to proceed shall not constitute an event of default;
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(e) the Debtors shall fail to meet any DIP Facility Milestone beyond any grace period applicable thereto;
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(f) entry of a sale order unless such order contemplates either indefeasible payment in full in cash of the DIP Obligations upon consummation of the sale or is otherwise consented to in writing by the Post-Petition Agent; and
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(g) the filing or support by the Debtors of any plan of reorganization that (i) does not provide for termination of the unused commitments under the DIP Facility and indefeasible payment in full in cash of all of the DIP Obligations and (ii) is not otherwise acceptable to the Post-Petition Agent in its sole discretion.
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(ii) the consent of 100% of the Post-Petition Lenders will be required with respect to releases of all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantees or releases of liens on all or substantially all of the DIP Collateral (other than in connection with any sale of DIP Collateral or the release or sale of the relevant guarantor permitted by the DIP Facility),
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(iii) the consent of 100% of the Post-Petition Lenders will be required with respect to modifications to any of the voting percentages or such modifications that would alter the ratable allocation / priority of payments to the holders of DIP Obligations,
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(iv) the consent of all of the Post-Petition Lenders will be required with respect to increases in the Borrowing Base and to certain provisions related to adjustment to the Borrowing Base,
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(v) the consent of 100% of the Post-Petition Lenders will be required with respect to amendments, modifications or waivers of any provisions in the Post-Petition Credit Agreement substantially equivalent to the provisions of Sections 13.17 and 13.22 of the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement,
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(vi) the consent of Post-Petition Lenders holding not less than 66⅔% of the aggregate amount of the commitments then outstanding under the DIP Facility (the “Required Post-Petition Lenders”) will be required in the case of decreases in, or reaffirmations of, the Borrowing Base, and
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(vii) customary protections for the Post-Petition Agent and the Issuing Lender will be provided.
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The DIP Facility contains customary provisions permitting the Borrower to replace non-consenting Post-Petition Lenders in connection with amendments and waivers requiring greater than a Majority Post-Petition Lender or Required Post-Petition Lender vote or the consent of all Post-Petition Lenders or of all Post-Petition Lenders directly affected thereby so long as the Majority Post-Petition Lenders shall have consented thereto.
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The DIP Facility also contains usual and customary provisions regarding “Defaulting Lenders”.
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The DIP Facility shall include provisions substantially equivalent to the provisions of Sections 13.17 and 13.22 of the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement, with such modifications to be mutually agreed upon.
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Cost and Yield Protection:
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Usual for facilities and transactions of this type, with provisions protecting the Post-Petition Lenders from withholding tax liabilities; provided that requests for additional payments due to increased costs from market disruption shall be limited to circumstances generally affecting the banking market or when the Majority Post-Petition Lenders have made such a request. The DIP Facility contains provisions regarding the timing for asserting a claim under these provisions and permitting the Borrower to replace a Post-Petition Lender who asserts such claim without premium or penalty.
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Assignments and Participations:
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The DIP Facility will contains customary provisions regarding assignments and participations that are substantially similar to those in the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement, subject to modifications customarily found in the loan agreements for debtor-in-possession financings, as agreed to by the Post-Petition Agent and the Borrower.
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Expenses and Indemnification:
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All documented (in summary form) fees, expenses, and costs (including but not limited to due diligence) of the Pre-Petition Agent, the Post-Petition Agent, the Post-Petition Lenders, and the Pre-Petition Lenders (including without limitation the documented fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel, financial advisors, engineers and environmental consultants) in the making, administration, collection, enforcement, or pursuing remedies related to the Pre-Petition Secured Indebtedness or DIP Facility shall be paid by the Debtors upon demand (subject to the Financing Orders).
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The Debtors will indemnify the Post-Petition Agent, the Post-Petition Lenders and their respective officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, attorneys, financial advisors, and controlling persons (each, an “Indemnified Person”) and hold them harmless from and against all documented costs, expenses (including fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel) and liabilities of any such indemnified person arising out of or relating to any claim arising out of or relating to any claim or litigation or other proceedings (regardless of whether any such indemnified person is a party thereto), that relate to the transactions contemplated hereby or any transaction connected therewith; provided that no Indemnified Person will be indemnified for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses to the extent that they have resulted from (i) the bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person, including any of such Indemnified Person’s affiliates or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, members or the successors of any of the foregoing, (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision), (ii) a material breach of the obligations of such Indemnified Person (or any of such Indemnified Person’s affiliates or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, members or the successors of any of the foregoing) or (iii) any proceeding not arising from any act or omission by the Borrower or its affiliates that is brought by an Indemnified Person against any other Indemnified Person (other than disputes involving claims against the Joint Lead Arrangers or the Post-Petition Agent in its capacity as such).
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Interest Rates:
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The Borrower may elect that the DIP Loans comprising each borrowing bear interest at a rate per annum equal to: (i) ABR plus the Applicable Margin or (ii) LIBOR plus the Applicable Margin.
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The Borrower may elect interest periods of 1, 2, 3 or 6 months (or, if available to all relevant Post-Petition Lenders, 12 months or a shorter period (including 1 week or 2 weeks)) for LIBOR borrowings.
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Calculation of interest shall be on the basis of the actual days elapsed in a year of 360 days (or 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, in the case of ABR Loans based on the prime rate) and interest shall be payable at the end of each interest period and, in any event, at least every 3 months.
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“ABR” means the Alternate Base Rate, which is the highest of (a) the Post-Petition Agent’s Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 1/2 of 1.0% and (c) one-month LIBOR plus 1.0%.
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“LIBOR” means the London interbank offered rate for dollars, subject to a 1.0% floor.
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“Applicable Margin” means for any day, with respect to any LIBOR or ABR borrowing or with respect to any Unused Commitment Fee, the applicable rate per annum set forth below.
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DIP Facility
Usage
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Unused
Commitment Fee
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Applicable Margin
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ABR Loans
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LIBOR Loans
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X <25%
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0.500%
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2.00%
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3.00%
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> 25% X <50%
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0.500%
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2.25%
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3.25%
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> 50% X <75%
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0.500%
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2.50%
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3.50%
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> 75% X <90%
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0.500%
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2.75%
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3.75%
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X > 90%
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0.500%
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3.00%
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4.00%
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“DIP Facility Usage” means, as of any date and for all purposes, the quotient, expressed as a percentage, of (i) Total Outstandings divided by (ii) the aggregate DIP Commitment.
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Letters of Credit Fees:
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A per annum fee equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect for LIBOR borrowings will accrue on the aggregate face amount of outstanding DIP Letters of Credit, payable in arrears at the end of each quarter and upon the termination of the DIP Facility, in each case for the actual number of days elapsed over a 360-day year. Such fees shall be distributed to the Post-Petition Lenders pro rata in accordance with the amount of each such Post-Petition Lender’s DIP Commitment. In addition, the Borrower shall pay to the Issuing Lender, for its own account, (a) a fronting fee equal to 0.125% per annum of the aggregate face amount of outstanding DIP Letters of Credit or such other amount as may be agreed by the Borrower and the Issuing Lender, payable in arrears at the end of each quarter and upon the termination of the DIP Facility, calculated based upon the actual number of days elapsed over a 360-day year, and (b) customary issuance and administration fees to be mutually agreed.
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Commitment Fees:
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The Borrower will pay a fee (the “Commitment Fee”), in an amount computed on a daily basis equal to the total DIP Commitments of the Post-Petition Lenders less the Total Outstandings on each day, multiplied by the applicable percentage specified as the “Unused Commitment Fee” in the table set forth under the definition of “Applicable Margin” corresponding to the DIP Facility Usage as of the end of such day. The Commitment Fee is payable quarterly in arrears commencing after the Closing Date.
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Upfront Fees:
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20.0 bps per year for the Post-Petition Lenders, payable on the Closing Date in proportion to each Lender’s final allocation of its New Money DIP Commitment.
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(1)
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Any fee due and payable to a Professional Person that is employed as an investment banker or financial advisor arising from the consummation of any transaction shall be payable only to the extent allowed by the Court and as and to the extent set forth in such Professional Person’s engagement letter, and solely from the proceeds received by the Debtors resulting from the consummation of such transaction, free and clear of the liens of the Post-Petition Agent and the Post-Petition Lenders.
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