UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 8, 2017

 

 

ROSEHILL RESOURCES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-37712   47-5500436

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

16200 Park Row, Suite 300

Houston, Texas, 77084

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(281) 675-3400

(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☒ Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

 

 


Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Introductory Note

As previously disclosed, on October 24, 2017 (the “ Execution Date ”), Rosehill Resources Inc. (the “ Company ”) and Rosehill Operating Company, LLC (“ Rosehill Operating ”), a subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “ PSA ”) with Whitehorse Energy, LLC (“ Whitehorse ”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Whitehorse Energy Delaware, LLC (“ Whitehorse Energy ”) and Whitehorse Delaware Operating, LLC (“ Whitehorse Operating ” and together with Whitehorse and Whitehorse Energy, the “ Whitehorse Sellers ”), Siltstone Resources II - Permian, LLC (“ Siltstone II ”), and Siltstone Resources II-B-Permian, LLC (“ Siltstone II-B ” and together with Whitehorse Sellers and Siltstone II, collectively, the “ Sellers ”). Pursuant to the PSA, Rosehill Operating agreed to acquire specified oil and gas wells, leases covering approximately 4,565 net acres and other associated assets and interests in the Delaware Basin (the “ Acquisition ”).

On December 8, 2017 (the “ Closing Date ”), Rosehill Operating completed the Acquisition. The consideration for the Acquisition was approximately $78.0 million in cash (the “ Purchase Price ”), subject to customary purchase price adjustments. Subject to certain conditions under the PSA, for a period of 90 days after the Closing Date, Rosehill Operating shall acquire additional oil and gas leases located within a certain designated area in the Delaware Basin (the “ Designated Area ”) from Sellers for additional consideration of up to $80 million in cash in the aggregate. Such additional oil and gas leases (subject to certain selection criteria set forth in the PSA) include all oil and gas leases owned by any Seller (or its affiliates) within the Designated Area as of the Execution Date but are not included in the initial 4,565 net acres acquired on the Closing Date and any oil and gas lease acquired by any Seller (or its affiliates) during the period starting on the Execution Date and ending 90 days after the Closing Date (the “ Additional Interests ”). The conveyance of such Additional Interests will occur no later than 150 days after the Closing Date. In addition, Rosehill Operating has a preferential purchase right under the PSA to acquire any oil and gas lease owned by any Seller (or its affiliates) within a certain geological area but outside of the Designated Area. The PSA contains other terms and conditions customary to transactions of this type. Subject to the right of Rosehill Operating to be indemnified for certain liabilities for a limited period of time and for breaches of representations, warranties and covenants, Rosehill Operating will assume substantially all post-Effective Time liabilities associated with the acquired properties.

The foregoing description of the PSA does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the PSA, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement

In connection with the Acquisition, on December 8, 2017, the Company entered into that certain Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the “ Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement ”) among the Company and certain private funds and accounts managed by EIG Global Energy Partners, LLC (collectively, the “ Series B Preferred Stock Purchasers ”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Series B Preferred Stock Purchasers in a private placement exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), 150,000 shares of the Company’s 10.000% Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Series B Preferred Stock ”) for an aggregate purchase price of $150.0 million (such offering, the “ Series B Preferred Stock Offering ”). The Company has the option, subject to certain conditions, to sell from time to time up to an additional 50,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, in aggregate, to the Series B Preferred Stock Purchasers and their transferees for a purchase price of $1,000 per share of Series B Preferred Stock. Such option becomes exercisable by the Company 90 days after December 8, 2017, and terminates on December 8, 2018.

The terms of the Series B Preferred Stock are set forth in the Certificate of Designations for the Series B Preferred Stock (the “ Certificate of Designations ”). Pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, the Series B Preferred Stock ranks senior to the Company’s common stock and on parity with its 8.000% Series A Cumulative

 

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Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up. Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors (the “ Board ”) of the Company, cumulative dividends in cash, at a rate of 10.000% per annum on the $1,000 liquidation preference per share of Series B Preferred Stock, payable quarterly in arrears on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on January 15, 2018. With respect to dividends declared for any quarter ending on or prior to January 15, 2019, the Company may elect to pay as dividends additional shares of Series B Preferred Stock in kind (the “ Series B PIK Shares ”) in an amount up to 40% of that which would have been payable had the dividends been fully paid in cash.

If the Company fails to pay dividends in any quarter, the dividend rate will increase to 12% per annum on the $1,000 liquidation preference per share of Series B Preferred Stock until such dividends are paid in full. In addition, if the Company fails to pay dividends for three out of four consecutive quarters or for six quarters (whether or not consecutive), then a representative appointed by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall have the right to appoint one director to the Board, and the Company shall be required to seek the approval of such representative for certain corporate actions, in each case, until three months following the date on which such dividends are paid in full.

The shares of Series B Preferred Stock are redeemable by the Company: (a) in full, upon a Change of Control (as defined in the Certificate of Designations), (b) in whole or in part, at the election of the holders on or after December 8, 2023, or at any time if the Company is not current on the dividends payable to the holders of Series B Preferred Stock for a period of nine consecutive months or (c) in whole or in part, at any time at the Company’s option, in each case, for a base return amount (the “ Base Return Amount ”), which is an amount of cash:

 

    with respect to the Series B PIK Shares, in aggregate equal to (i) $1,000 for each Series B PIK Share plus (ii) the value of all accrued and unpaid dividends in respect of such Series B PIK Shares;

 

    with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock (excluding the Series B PIK Shares), in aggregate equal to (i) the product of (A) the number of outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock (excluding any Series B PIK Shares) multiplied by (B) for each such share of Series B Preferred Stock, (1) prior to the first anniversary of the date of issuance of such share of Series B Preferred Stock, $1,250, (2) on or after the first anniversary and prior to the second anniversary of the date of issuance of such share of Series B Preferred Stock, $1,350 and (3) on or after the second anniversary of the date of issuance of such share of Series B Preferred Stock, the greater of (x) $1,500 and (y) an amount necessary to achieve a 16.0% IRR (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) with respect to such share of Series B Preferred Stock, plus (ii) the amount of all accrued but unpaid dividends in respect of such shares of Series B Preferred Stock, minus (iii) all dividends paid at the normal dividend rate on shares of Series B Preferred Stock (including Series B PIK Shares) minus (iv) $4.0 million; and

 

    with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock (excluding the Series B PIK Shares) on a per share basis, equal to the quotient of (i) the aggregate amount calculated with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock (excluding the Series B PIK Shares) above divided by (ii) the number of outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock (excluding any Series B PIK Shares).

If the Company fails to timely and fully redeem the shares of Series B Preferred Stock required to be redeemed upon a Change of Control or upon the request of the holders as provided above, then (A) the dividend rate will increase to 14% per annum on the $1,000 liquidation preference per share of Series B Preferred Stock, (B) a representative of the holders of Series B Preferred Stock will have the right to appoint one director to the Board, and (C) the Company will be required to seek the approval of such representative for certain corporate actions, in each case, until the shares of Series B Preferred Stock required to be redeemed are redeemed.

Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock have no voting rights and have limited consent rights with respect to the taking of certain corporate actions by the Company, including:

 

    the issuance, authorization or creation of any class or series of stock senior to or on parity with the Series B Preferred Stock;

 

    the incurrence of additional indebtedness, provided that such indebtedness may be incurred if, after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence and any application of the proceeds thereof, the Company maintains a Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Certificate of Designations) of less than 4.00 to 1.00;

 

    the issuance or incurrence of high-yield debt, unless the debt (A) does not have an all-in interest rate together with any component of yield greater than the Notes (as defined below) and a make-whole provision less favorable than the Notes and (B) is used to refinance the Notes;

 

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    the entry into any joint venture agreement or issuance of equity securities of the Company’s subsidiaries, other than to the Company or the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries;

 

    sales of certain property having a fair market value greater than $15.0 million in any fiscal year and $40.0 million in the aggregate; and

 

    certain property acquisitions or investments in excess of $15.0 million in any fiscal year and $40.0 million in the aggregate, unless such acquisitions or investments are financed using solely common equity of the Company (or cash proceeds of the issuance of common equity of the Company).

For as long as the Series B Preferred Stock Purchasers and their affiliates collectively beneficially own more than 25% of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, such Series B Preferred Stock Purchasers and their affiliates will be entitled to designate one person to attend all meetings of the Board or committees thereof (the “ Board Observer ”). The Board Observer will not be a member of the Board, and will not have voting rights with respect to any action brought before the Board or any committees thereof.

Upon the Company’s voluntary or involuntary liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, each holder of Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive the Base Return Amount plus accrued and unpaid dividends.

See the Certificate of Designation for additional information relating to the payment of dividends, voting, consent and redemption rights, the ranking of the Series B Preferred Stock in comparison with the Company’s other securities, and other matters, including transfer restrictions.

The Company intends to use the initial proceeds from the Series B Preferred Stock Offering to, among other things, partially fund the Acquisition, to pay cash dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock, and to fund drilling and infrastructure development expenses. The Company intends to use the proceeds from any additional issuances to, among other things, fund drilling and infrastructure development expenses.

The initial Series B Preferred Stock Offering closed on December 8, 2017. The Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company, and customary conditions to subsequent closings, indemnification obligations of the parties and termination provisions. The foregoing description of the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement and Certificate of Designations does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of (i) the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and (ii) the Certificate of Designations, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 3.1, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Rosehill Operating Company, LLC

On December 8, 2017, in connection with the Series B Preferred Stock Offering and pursuant to the First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Rosehill Operating, dated April 27, 2017, the Company, as managing member of Rosehill Operating, entered into that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Rosehill Operating (the “ Second Amended and Restated LLC Agreement ”), to, among other things, designate a new series of preference equity security of Rosehill Operating having preferences, rights, powers and duties substantially similar to those of the Series B Preferred Stock set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

The foregoing description of the Second Amended and Restated LLC Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Second Amended and Restated LLC Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Note Purchase Agreement

On December 8, 2017, Rosehill Operating issued and sold $100,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 10.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due January 31, 2023 (the “ Notes ”) to certain private funds and accounts managed by EIG Global Energy Partners, LLC under and pursuant to the terms of that certain Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2017 (the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”), among Rosehill Operating, the Company, the holders of Notes party thereto (the “ Holders ”) and U.S. Bank National Association, as agent and collateral agent on behalf of the Holders (the “ Agent ”). The Notes were issued and sold to the Holders in a private placement exempt from the registration requirements under the Securities Act (such issuance and sale, the “ Notes Purchase ”).

 

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Rosehill Operating will use the proceeds from the Notes Purchase to, among other things, partially fund the Acquisition, to provide funds for working capital, to finance capital expenditures and acquisitions of oil and gas properties and for general corporate purposes.

Under the Note Purchase Agreement, Rosehill Operating may, at its option, redeem the Notes in whole or in part, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, (i) at any time after December 8, 2019 but on or prior to December 8, 2020, at a redemption price equal to 103% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, (ii) at any time after December 8, 2020 but on or prior to December 8, 2021, at a redemption price equal to 101.5% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed and (iii) at any time after December 8, 2021, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed. On or prior to December 8, 2019, Rosehill Operating may, at its option, redeem the Notes in whole or in part, together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, at a redemption price equal to 103% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed plus an additional make-whole premium set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement.

The Notes may become subject to redemption under certain other circumstances, including upon the incurrence of non-permitted debt or, subject to various exceptions, reinvestments rights and prepayment or redemption rights with respect to other debt or equity of Rosehill Operating, upon an asset sale, hedge termination or casualty event. Rosehill Operating will be further required to make an offer to redeem the Notes upon a Change in Control (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) at a redemption price equal to 101% of the principal amount being redeemed. Other than in connection with a change in control or casualty event, the redemption prices and make-whole premium described in the foregoing paragraph shall also apply, at such times and to the extent set forth therein, to any mandatory redemption of the Notes or any acceleration of the Notes prior to the stated maturity thereof upon the occurrence of an event of default.

The Note Purchase Agreement requires Rosehill Operating to maintain a leverage ratio, which is the ratio of the sum of all of Rosehill Operating’s Total Funded Debt to EBITDAX (as such terms are defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) for the four fiscal quarters then ended, of not greater than 4.00 to 1.00.

The Note Purchase Agreement contains various affirmative and negative covenants, events of default and other terms and provisions that are based largely on the existing first-lien revolving credit facility of Rosehill Operating, with a number of important modifications reflecting the second lien nature of the Notes and certain other terms that were agreed with the Holders. The negative covenants may limit Rosehill Operating’s ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness (including under senior unsecured notes), make investments, make or declare dividends or distributions, redeem its preferred equity, acquire or dispose of oil and gas properties and other assets or engage in certain other transactions without the prior consent of the Holders, subject to various exceptions, qualifications and value thresholds. Rosehill Operating is also required to meet minimum commodity hedging levels based on its expected production within a certain post-closing period and on an ongoing basis.

The Company is subject to certain limited restrictions under the Note Purchase Agreement, including (without limitation) a negative pledge with respect to its equity interests in Rosehill Operating and a contingent obligation to guarantee the Notes upon request by the Holders in the event that the Company incurs debt obligations.

The obligations of Rosehill Operating under the Note Purchase Agreement are secured on a second-lien basis by the same collateral that secures its first-lien obligations. In connection with the Notes Purchase, Rosehill Operating has granted first-lien and second-lien security interests over additional collateral to meet the minimum mortgage requirements under the Note Purchase Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Note Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Note Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.3 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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First Amendment to Credit Agreement

On December 8, 2017, and in connection with the Notes Purchase, Rosehill Operating entered into that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2017 (the “ First Amendment ”), among Rosehill Operating, the Company, PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the financial institutions party thereto as lenders, which amends that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2017 (the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the parties thereto.

Among other things, the First Amendment will (i) permit the Notes Purchase and the transactions contemplated by the Note Purchase Agreement, (ii) modify the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the obligations of Rosehill Operating and the Company thereunder to reflect, where applicable, the terms and provisions of the Note Purchase Agreement described above and terms and provisions that have been agreed among the first-lien and second-lien secured parties pursuant to an intercreditor arrangement, and (iii) make certain other modifications to the Credit Agreement that were agreed with the agent and lenders thereunder.

The foregoing description of the First Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the First Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.4 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

The information set forth under Item 1.01 regarding the completion of the Acquisition is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.

 

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 regarding the Note Purchase Agreement and the First Amendment is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

Item 3.02. Unregistered Shares of Equity Securities.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 regarding the Series B Preferred Stock Offering pursuant to the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. Such sale was undertaken in reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof.

 

Item 3.03. Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 and Item 5.03 regarding the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock set forth in the Certificate of Designations is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

 

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

On December 8, 2017, the Company filed a Certificate of Designations to its Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation for the Series B Preferred Stock with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware with respect to 210,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, effective December 8, 2017.

The information set forth under Item 1.01 regarding the terms of the Series B Preferred Stock set forth in the Certificate of Designations is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.

 

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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  2.1*†    Purchase and Sale Agreement among Whitehorse Energy, LLC, Whitehorse Energy Delaware, LLC, Whitehorse Delaware Operating, LLC, Siltstone Resources II - Permian, LLC, Siltstone Resources II-B - Permian, LLC, Rosehill Operating Company, LLC and Rosehill Resources Inc., dated October 24, 2017.
  2.2*†    First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated November  30, 2017, by and among Whitehorse Energy, LLC, Whitehorse Energy Delaware, LLC, Whitehorse Delaware Operating, LLC, Siltstone Resources II - Permian, LLC, Siltstone Resources II-B - Permian, LLC, and Rosehill Operating Company, LLC.
  2.3*†    Second Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated December 8, 2017, by and among Whitehorse Energy, LLC, Whitehorse Energy Delaware, LLC, Whitehorse Delaware Operating, LLC, Siltstone Resources II - Permian, LLC, Siltstone Resources II-B - Permian, LLC, and Rosehill Operating Company, LLC.
  3.1*    Certificate of Designations of Series B Preferred Stock of Rosehill Resources Inc.
  4.1*    Form of 10.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Note due 2023 (included in Exhibit 10.3)
10.1*    Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2017, among Rosehill Resources Inc. and the purchasers party thereto.
10.2*    Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, dated as of December 8, 2017.
10.3*    Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2017, among Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, as issuer, Rosehill Resources Inc., each of the holders from time to time party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as agent and collateral agent for the holders.
10.4*    First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2017, among Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, Rosehill Resources Inc. PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, and the financial institutions party thereto as lenders.

 

* Filed herewith.
Certain schedules referenced in the agreement have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule will be furnished supplementally to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    ROSEHILL RESOURCES INC.
Date: December 14, 2017     By:   /s/ J. A. Townsend
    Name:   J. A. Townsend
    Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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Exhibit 2.1

Execution Version

PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

among

WHITEHORSE ENERGY, LLC,

WHITEHORSE ENERGY DELAWARE, LLC,

WHITEHORSE DELAWARE OPERATING, LLC

SILTSTONE RESOURCES II - PERMIAN, LLC

SILTSTONE RESOURCES II-B-PERMIAN, LLC

collectively, as Sellers,

ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC

as Buyer

and

ROSEHILL RESOURCES INC.

dated

October 24, 2017


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  
ARTICLE I  
DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION  

1.1

  Defined Terms      1  

1.2

  References and Rules of Construction      1  
ARTICLE II  
PURCHASE AND SALE  

2.1

  Purchase and Sale      2  

2.2

  Excluded Assets      4  

2.3

  Assigned Overriding Royalty Interest      4  

2.4

  Effective Time; Proration of Costs and Revenues      4  
ARTICLE III  
PURCHASE PRICE  

3.1

  Purchase Price      5  

3.2

  Deposit      5  

3.3

  Adjustments to Purchase Price      5  

3.4

  Preliminary Settlement Statement      7  

3.5

  Final Settlement Statement      7  

3.6

  Defect Escrow      8  

3.7

  Accounting Disputes      8  

3.8

  Allocated Values      9  
ARTICLE IV  
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS  

4.1

  Organization, Existence and Qualification      9  

4.2

  Authority, Approval and Enforceability      9  

4.3

  No Conflicts      10  

4.4

  Consents      10  

4.5

  Bankruptcy      10  

4.6

  Foreign Person      10  

4.7

  Litigation      10  

4.8

  Material Contracts      10  

4.9

  No Violation of Laws      12  

4.10

  Preferential Purchase Rights      12  

4.11

  Leases      12  

4.12

  Surface Restrictions      12  

4.13

  Environmental Matters      13  

4.14

  Taxes      14  

4.15

  Brokers’ Fees      14  

4.16

  Employee Matters      14  


4.17

  Royalties      15  

4.18

  Imbalances      15  

4.19

  Current Commitments      15  

4.20

  Wells      15  

4.21

  Guarantees      15  

4.22

  No Prepayments or Option      15  

4.23

  Compliance with Permits      15  

4.24

  Condemnation      16  

4.25

  Drilling Obligations      16  

4.26

  Personal Property; Sufficient Rights to Operate      16  

4.27

  Accuracy of Background Materials      16  

4.28

  Sufficient Rights to Operate      16  

4.29

  Outstanding Assignments      17  

4.30

  No Other Representations      17  
ARTICLE V  
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER  

5.1

  Organization and Existence      17  

5.2

  Authority, Approval and Enforceability      17  

5.3

  No Conflicts      18  

5.4

  Litigation      18  

5.5

  Consents      18  

5.6

  Resources Board Consent      18  

5.7

  Brokers’ Fees      18  

5.8

  Independent Investigation      18  

5.9

  Acknowledgment by Buyer      19  
ARTICLE VI  
CERTAIN AGREEMENTS  

6.1

  Non-Competition      19  

6.2

  Affiliate Contracts      20  

6.3

  Public Announcements; Confidentiality      20  

6.4

  Casualty or Condemnation Loss      21  

6.5

  Access      22  

6.6

  Government Reviews      23  

6.7

  Operation of Business      23  

6.8

  Suspense Funds      25  

6.9

  Release of Liens      25  

6.10

  Financing      25  

6.11

  Financing Cooperation; Financial Statements      26  

6.12

  Right of First Offer      28  
ARTICLE VII  
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING  

7.1

  Sellers’ Conditions to Closing      29  

7.2

  Buyer’s Conditions to Closing      30  

 

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ARTICLE VIII  
CLOSING  

8.1

  Closing; Extension Payment      31  

8.2

  Place of Closing      31  

8.3

  Closing Obligations      31  
ARTICLE IX  
DISCLAIMERS  

9.1

  Disclaimers      33  
ARTICLE X  
TITLE MATTERS, ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS AND OTHER PURCHASE PRICE ADJUSTMENTS  

10.1

  Title Defects      34  

10.2

  Title Dispute Resolution      37  

10.3

  Environmental Defects      38  

10.4

  Environmental Dispute Resolution      39  

10.5

  Preferential Purchase Rights and Consents to Assign      40  

10.6

  Additional Interests      42  
ARTICLE XI  
TERMINATION  

11.1

  Termination      44  

11.2

  Effect of Termination      44  

11.3

  Remedies Upon Termination      44  
ARTICLE XII  
ASSUMPTION; INDEMNIFICATION; SURVIVAL  

12.1

  Assumption by Buyer      46  

12.2

  Indemnities by Sellers      47  

12.3

  Indemnities by Buyer      47  

12.4

  Limitation on Liability      48  

12.5

  Indemnity Escrow      48  

12.6

  Express Negligence      49  

12.7

  Exclusive Remedy      49  

12.8

  Indemnification Procedures      49  

12.9

  Survival      51  

12.10    

  Non-Compensatory Damages      51  

12.11

  Treatment of Indemnification Payments      52  
ARTICLE XIII  
MISCELLANEOUS  

13.1

  Expenses and Taxes      52  

13.2

  Assignment      54  

13.3

  Preparation of Agreement      54  

 

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13.4

  Notices      54  

13.5

  Further Cooperation      56  

13.6

  Entire Agreement; Conflicts      56  

13.7

  Parties in Interest      57  

13.8

  Amendment      57  

13.9

  Waiver; Rights Cumulative      57  

13.10

  Governing Law; Jurisdiction      57  

13.11

  Severability      58  

13.12

  Counterparts      58  

13.13

  Joint and Several Liability      58  

13.14

  Siltstone Seller Representative      58  

13.15

  Whitehorse Seller Representative      59  

LIST OF APPENDICES, EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

 

Appendix I

    

Defined Terms

Annex I

    

Designated Areas

Annex II

    

ROFO Area

Exhibit A-1

    

Leases

Exhibit A-2

    

Wells

Exhibit A-3

    

Fee Minerals

Exhibit A-4

    

Contracts

Exhibit A-5

    

Permits and Other Licenses

Exhibit A-6

    

Gathering Systems

Exhibit A-7

    

Personal Property

Exhibit B

    

Form of Assignment and Bill of Sale

Exhibit C

    

Excluded Assets

Exhibit D

    

Applicable Consents

Exhibit E

    

Form of Escrow Agreement

Schedule 4.4

    

Seller’s Consents

Schedule 4.7

    

Litigation

Schedule 4.8

    

Material Contracts

Schedule 4.11(c)

    

Shut-in Leases

Schedule 4.13

    

Environmental Matters

Schedule 4.14(e)    

    

Tax Partnerships

Schedule 4.17

    

Royalties

Schedule 4.18

    

Imbalances

Schedule 4.19

    

Current Commitment

Schedule 4.20

    

Wells

Schedule 4.21

    

Guarantees

Schedule 4.22

    

No Prepayments

Schedule 4.25

    

Drilling Obligations

Schedule 4.28

    

Sufficient Rights to Operate

Schedule 5.3

    

No Conflicts

Schedule 5.5

    

Buyer’s Consents

 

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PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

This PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into this 24th day of October, 2017 (the “ Execution Date ”), by and among Whitehorse Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Whitehorse ”), and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Whitehorse Energy Delaware, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Whitehorse Energy ”), and Whitehorse Delaware Operating, LLC, Delaware limited liability company (“ Whitehorse Operating ” and together with Whitehorse and Whitehorse Energy, the “ Whitehorse Sellers ”), Siltstone Resources II - Permian, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Siltstone II ”), Siltstone Resources II-B-Permian, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Siltstone II-B ” and together with Whitehorse Sellers and Siltstone II, collectively, “ Sellers ” and each, a “ Seller ”) and Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Buyer ”) and solely for the purposes of Sections 6.10 and 6.11 , Rosehill Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Resources ”). Sellers, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other hand, are sometimes each referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties.

RECITALS

WHEREAS , subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Sellers desire to sell, and Buyer desires to purchase, those certain oil and gas properties, rights, and related assets that are defined and described as “Assets” herein.

NOW, THEREFORE , for and in consideration of the mutual promises, representations, warranties, covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein, the benefits to be derived by each Party hereunder, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Sellers and Buyer agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1 Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth in Appendix I , unless the context otherwise requires.

1.2 References and Rules of Construction . All references in this Agreement to Appendices, Exhibits, Schedules, Articles, Sections, subsections and other subdivisions refer to the corresponding Appendices, Exhibits, Schedules, Articles, Sections, subsections and other subdivisions of or to this Agreement unless expressly provided otherwise. Titles appearing at the beginning of any Articles, Sections, subsections and other subdivisions of this Agreement are for convenience only, do not constitute any part of this Agreement and shall be disregarded in construing the language hereof. The words “ this Agreement, ” “ herein, ” “ hereby, ” “ hereunder ” and “ hereof, ” and words of similar import, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Article, Section, subsection or other subdivision unless expressly so limited. The words “ this Article, ” “ this Section ” and “ this subsection, ” and words of similar import, refer only to the Article, Section or subsection hereof in which such words occur. Wherever the words “ include, ” “ includes ” or “ including ” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “ without limiting the foregoing in any respect. ” All references to


$ ” or “ dollars ” shall be deemed references to United States Dollars. Each accounting term not defined herein will have the meaning given to it under GAAP as interpreted as of the date of this Agreement. The use of “ or ” is not intended to be exclusive unless the context requires otherwise and can be construed to mean “and” where the context requires. Pronouns in masculine, feminine or neuter genders shall be construed to state and include any other gender, and words, terms and titles (including terms defined herein) in the singular form shall be construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. If the last day of the period so computed under this Agreement is not a Business Day then the period will run until the end of the next Business Day. Appendices, Exhibits and Schedules referred to herein are attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein for all purposes. References to any Law shall mean such Law as it may be amended from time to time.

ARTICLE II

PURCHASE AND SALE

2.1 Purchase and Sale . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Sellers agree to sell, and Buyer agrees to purchase and pay for, effective as of the Effective Time, all of Sellers’ and their respective Affiliates’ right, title and interest in and to the assets described in Section 2.1(a) through Section 2.1(n) , less and except the Excluded Assets (all of Sellers’ and their respective Affiliates’ right, title and interest in and to such assets, less and except the Excluded Assets, collectively, the “ Assets ”):

(a) all oil, gas and/or mineral leases described in Exhibit A-1 (as to all depths), together with all the property and rights incident to the Leases or the lands covered thereby or pooled or unitized therewith (the “ Lands ”), including subleases, term assignments, royalties, overriding royalties, net profits interest, carried interests or similar rights or interests in such Leases, all rights, privileges, benefits and powers conferred upon Sellers with respect to the use and occupation of the Lands that may be necessary, convenient or incidental to the possession and enjoyment of Leases (all such leases and interests, collectively, the “ Leases ”);

(b) all oil and gas wells, water wells, carbon dioxide wells, salt water disposal wells, injection wells, observation wells, and other wells and wellbores located on or used in connection with the Leases or the Units and described on Exhibit A-2 , whether producing, shut in, or temporarily abandoned (the “ Wells ”);

(c) all fee simple mineral interests described on Exhibit A-3 (collectively, the “ Fee Minerals ”);

(d) all rights and interests in, under or derived from all unitization, communitization, and pooling orders and agreements in effect with respect to any of the Leases or Wells and the units created thereby (the “ Units ”);

(e) all joint operating agreements, surface use agreements, and other contracts, agreements and instruments, in each case as set forth on Exhibit A-4 , unless expressly terminated by Sellers pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, in writing, prior to Closing (the “ Contracts ”);

 

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(f) to the extent assignable, all franchises, approvals, permits, consents, certificates, licenses (including seismic or geophysical licenses), servitudes, easements, rights-of-way and other authorizations and rights granted by third Persons that relate to, arise from, or are used in connection with the ownership or operation of any of the Oil and Gas Properties or the other Assets, including those set forth on Exhibit A-5 ; provided that Sellers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all applicable consents to assign without the obligation to incur any out-of-pocket costs or expenses (unless Buyer agrees to make such payment);

(g) all flowlines, pipelines, gathering and processing systems and appurtenances thereto, located on the Leases or Units or used, or held for use, in connection with the operation of the Wells, including those set forth on Exhibit A-6 (the “ Gathering Systems, ” and together with the Leases, Fee Minerals, Units, and Wells, the “ Oil and Gas Properties ”);

(h) all personal property, equipment, machinery, tools, compressors, meters, tanks, pumps, platforms, pulling machines, boilers, buildings, field offices, pipe yards, salt water disposal facilities, utility lines, computer and automation equipment, telecommunications equipment, field radio telemetry, and associated frequencies and licenses, pressure transmitters, central processing equipment, fixtures, improvements, facilities and other tangible personal property located on the Oil and Gas Properties or used, or held for use, primarily in connection therewith, including each equipment set forth on Exhibit A-7 (the “ Personal Property ”);

(i) all of the original (or copies where originals do not exist) (x) non-privileged and non-attorney-work product files, records, information and data, and (y) title opinions, whether written or electronically stored, primarily relating to the Assets in Sellers’ or their respective Affiliates’ possession, including: (i) land and title records (including abstracts of title and title curative documents); (ii) Contract files; (iii) correspondence; (iv) operations, environmental (including environmental assessments and studies) and production records; (v) facility and well records; and (vi) geologic technical data including logs, maps and Sellers’ interpretations thereof (collectively, “ Records ”);

(j) all (i) trade credits, accounts receivable, notes receivable, take-or-pay amounts receivable, and other receivables and general intangibles, attributable to the Assets with respect to periods of time from and after the Effective Time; (ii) liens and security interests in favor of a Seller, whether choate or inchoate, under any Law or contract to the extent arising from, or relating to, the ownership, operation or sale or other disposition on or after the Effective Time of any of the Assets or to the extent arising in favor of a Seller as operator or non-operator of any Oil and Gas Property; and (iii) indemnity, contribution, and other such rights in favor of a Seller or its Affiliates, to the extent relating to obligations or liabilities assumed by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise borne or paid by Buyer or with respect to which Buyer has an obligation to indemnify such Seller;

(k) all rights of Sellers to audit the records of any Person and to receive refunds or payments of any nature, and all amounts of money relating thereto, whether before, on or after the Effective Time, to the extent relating to the obligations assumed by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement or with respect to which Buyer has an obligation to indemnify Sellers;

 

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(l) all Hydrocarbons (or the proceeds from the sale of Hydrocarbons) produced from or attributable to the Leases, Fee Minerals, Units, and Wells at and after the Effective Time;

(m) all Imbalances relating to the Assets; and

(n) all Hydrocarbons in storage or existing in stock tanks, pipelines and/or plants (including inventory and line fill) as of the Effective Time.

2.2 Excluded Assets . Sellers shall reserve and retain all of the Excluded Assets.

2.3 Assigned Overriding Royalty Interest . With respect to each Lease, Sellers may assign or reserve, except and retain unto themselves, based on their ownership interests in such Lease, an overriding royalty interest in and to the oil, gas, casinghead gas, condensate and other minerals and the products therefrom, produced, saved and sold from the interest assigned in such Lease that is equal to the positive difference between 25% and the existing Burdens affecting Sellers’ combined interest in such Lease (proportionately reduced to Sellers’ combined Working Interests in such Lease) (as so reduced, the “ Reserved Override .”).

2.4 Effective Time; Proration of Costs and Revenues . (a) Buyer shall be entitled to all production of Hydrocarbons from or attributable to the Leases, Units and Wells at and after the Effective Time (and all products and proceeds attributable thereto), and to all other income, proceeds, receipts and credits earned with respect to the Assets at or after the Effective Time and shall be responsible for (and entitled to any refunds with respect to) all Property Costs incurred at and after the Effective Time.

(b) Except for the Hydrocarbons described in Section 2.1(l) for which adjustment to the Purchase Price was made pursuant to Section 3.3(a)(i) , Sellers shall be entitled to all production of Hydrocarbons from or attributable to Leases, Units and Wells prior to the Effective Time (and all products and proceeds attributable thereto), and to all other income, proceeds, receipts and credits earned with respect to the Assets prior to the Effective Time and shall be responsible for (and entitled to any refunds with respect to) all Property Costs incurred prior to the Effective Time.

(c) Should Buyer receive within 12 months after Closing any proceeds or other income to which Sellers are entitled under Section 2.4(b) , Buyer shall fully disclose, account for and promptly remit the same to Sellers. If, within 12 months after Closing, Sellers receive any proceeds or other income with respect to the Assets to which Buyer is entitled pursuant to Section 2.4(a) , Sellers shall fully disclose, account for, and promptly remit same to Buyer.

(d) Should Buyer pay within 12 months after Closing any Property Costs for which Sellers are responsible under Section 2.4(b) , Sellers shall reimburse Buyer promptly after receipt of an invoice with respect to such Property Costs. Should Sellers pay within 12 months after Closing any Property Costs for which Buyer is responsible under Section 2.4(a) , Buyer

 

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shall reimburse Sellers promptly after receipt of an invoice with respect to such Property Costs; provided that prior to paying the same, Sellers shall have notified Buyer of the proposed payment and obtained Buyer’s consent to such payment which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Upon request, Sellers or Buyer, as the case may be, will make available for review, during normal business hours, the relevant vendor or other invoices supporting their request for reimbursement, together with proof of their payment thereof.

(e) Property Costs that are paid periodically shall be prorated based on the number of days in the applicable period falling before, and the number of days in the applicable period falling on or after, the Effective Time. In each case, Buyer shall be responsible for the portion allocated to the period on and after the Effective Time and Sellers shall be responsible for the portion allocated to the period before the Effective Time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance of doubt, Buyer shall not be obligated to reimburse Sellers for any payment of delayed rental, shut-in royalties and other lease-maintenance costs incurred or paid prior to the Effective Time.

ARTICLE III

PURCHASE PRICE

3.1 Purchase Price . The consideration for the purchase, sale and assignment of the Assets by Sellers to Buyer at Closing shall be comprised of an amount equal to Seventy Seven Million Six Hundred Thirteen Thousand Seventy Two Dollars and Eighty Cents ($77,613,072.80) (the “ Purchase Price ”), as adjusted in accordance with this Agreement (the “ Adjusted Purchase Price ”). At Closing, the Adjusted Purchase Price (minus (a) the Deposit (as defined below), (b) the Defect Escrow Amount (as defined below), (c) the Extension Payment (if applicable), and (d) the Indemnity Escrow Amount as determined at Closing (the “ Closing Cash Payment ”)) shall be paid by Buyer to Sellers by means of a completed wire transfer in immediately available funds to the accounts designated by Sellers in writing in the Preliminary Settlement Statement; provided that Buyer shall have no further obligations with respect to the payment of the Closing Cash Payment upon delivery of wire transfers in accordance with the Preliminary Settlement Statement.

3.2 Deposit . Within one (1) Business Days after the execution of this Agreement by the Parties, Buyer shall deliver to Seller, by wire transfer in immediately available funds, the amount of Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000.00) (the “ Deposit ”) to an account or accounts designated by Seller in writing. If Closing occurs, the Deposit shall be retained by Sellers and credited toward the Purchase Price and Buyer shall deliver to the Escrow Agent the Indemnity Escrow Amount in accordance with Section 8.3(d) . If this Agreement is terminated prior to Closing, the Deposit shall be distributed in accordance with Section 11.3 of this Agreement.

3.3 Adjustments to Purchase Price . The Purchase Price shall be adjusted (without duplication) as follows:

(a) The Purchase Price shall be adjusted upward by the following amounts:

(i) an amount equal to, to the extent that such amounts have been received by Buyer and not remitted or paid to Sellers, (A) all proceeds from the production of

 

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Hydrocarbons from or attributable to the Leases, Units and Wells that are attributable to the time period prior to the Effective Time (including Hydrocarbons described in Section 2.1(l) ), (B) all other income, proceeds, receipts and credits earned with respect to the Assets attributable to the time period prior to the Effective Time and (C) any other amounts to which Sellers are entitled pursuant to Section 2.4(b) ;

(ii) an amount equal to all Property Costs incurred on or after the Effective Time but paid by Sellers (as is consistent with Section 2.4(a) and Section 2.4(b) ), but excluding any amounts previously reimbursed to Sellers pursuant to Section 2.4(d) ;

(iii) an amount equal to the aggregate Additional Interest Values payable by Buyer under Section 10.6(b) or 10.6(c) ;

(iv) the amount of all Asset Taxes allocated to Buyer in accordance with Section 13.1 but paid or otherwise economically borne by Sellers;

(v) to the extent that Sellers are underproduced or underdelivering as of the Effective Time as shown with respect to the net Imbalances set forth in Schedule 4.18 , as complete and final settlement of all such Imbalances, the amount of the Imbalances as of the Effective Time multiplied by a realized price during the period such Imbalance accrued on a per MMBtu basis; and

(vi) any other amount paid by Buyer under Section 8.1 , agreed upon by Sellers and Buyer in writing or finally resolved pursuant to Section 3.7 , Section 10.2 or Section 10.4 .

(b) The Purchase Price shall be adjusted downward by the following amounts:

(i) an amount equal to all Property Costs that are incurred prior to the Effective Time but paid by Buyer (as is consistent with Section 2.4(a) and Section 2.4(b) ), but excluding any amounts previously reimbursed to Buyer pursuant to Section 2.4(d) ;

(ii) an amount equal to the sum of, to the extent that such amounts have been received by Sellers and not remitted or paid to Buyer, (A) all proceeds from the production of Hydrocarbons from or attributable to the Leases, Units and Wells that are attributable to the time period from and after the Effective Time, (B) all other income, proceeds, receipts and credits earned with respect to the Assets that are attributable to the time period from and after the Effective Time, (C) all proceeds from the sale of Hydrocarbons described in Section 2.1(l)) and (D) any other amounts to which Buyer is entitled pursuant to Section 2.4(a) ;

(iii) the sum of all properly asserted and unwaived Title Defect Amounts determined in accordance with Section 10.1 (including, for the avoidance doubt, any Title Defect properly asserted under Section 10.6 );

(iv) if Buyer makes the election under Section 10.3(b)(i) with respect to an Environmental Defect, the Remediation Amount with respect to such Environmental Defect;

 

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(v) the Allocated Value of the Assets excluded from the transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to Section 6.4(b) , Section 6.5(c) , Section 10.3(b) , Section 10.5(a)(i) , Section 10.5(b)(i) or Section 10.6 ;

(vi) the amount of all Asset Taxes allocated to Sellers in accordance with Section 13.1 but paid or otherwise economically borne by Buyer;

(vii) to the extent that Sellers are overproduced or overdelivering as of the Effective Time as shown with respect to the net Imbalances set forth in Schedule 4.18 , as complete and final settlement of all such Imbalances, the amount of the Imbalances as of the Effective Time multiplied by a realized price during the period such Imbalance accrued on a per MMBtu basis;

(viii) an amount equal to those proceeds from the sale of Hydrocarbons attributable to the Assets and payable to owners of working interests, royalties, overriding royalties and other similar interests that (1) are held in suspense by Sellers, or (2) are received by Sellers from oil and gas purchasers and not distributed;

(ix) an amount equal to all sums paid to Sellers by Third Parties by reason of an individual Casualty Loss pursuant to Section 6.4 to the extent such sums have not been used to repair or restore any Assets adversely affected by any Casualty Loss in accordance with Section 6.4(a)(i) ;

(x) an amount equal to all sums required to satisfy any Liabilities arising from any Third Party Claims attributable to obligations of Sellers or their respective Affiliates to execute and deliver assignments of any interest in the Assets to any Person that would cause Sellers’ title to any Asset to be less than Defensible Title; provided such Third Party Claims are not Excluded Assets and all amounts are specifically identified in each instance and are accompanied with supporting documentation of such Third Party Claims; and

(xi) any other amount agreed upon by Sellers and Buyer in writing or finally resolved pursuant to Section 3.7 , Section 10.2 or Section 10.4 .

3.4 Preliminary Settlement Statement . Not later than November 27, 2017 (or, if Buyer exercises its right to extend the Target Closing Date under Section 8.1 , December 13, 2017) prior to Closing, Sellers shall prepare and deliver to Buyer, using and based upon the best information available to Sellers, a closing statement estimating the Purchase Price after giving effect to all adjustments to the Purchase Price set forth in Section 3.3 , setting forth each adjustment to the Purchase Price it anticipates to be appropriate as of the Closing Date necessary to determine the Adjusted Purchase Price (as of the Closing Date) and providing supporting documentation showing the calculation of such adjustments in accordance with Article III (the “ Preliminary Settlement Statement ”). The Preliminary Settlement Statement shall also include wire instructions for each account receiving a portion of the Closing Cash Payment and the amount to be wired to each such account. Buyer will have three (3) Business Days after receipt of the Preliminary Settlement Statement to review such statement and to provide written notice to Sellers of Buyer’s objection to any item on the statement. Buyer’s notice shall clearly identify the item(s) objected to and the reasons and support for the objection(s). The Parties shall attempt

 

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to agree on the amount of the Adjusted Purchase Price to be paid at the Closing no later than one (1) Business Day before Closing. If the Parties do not agree by that date, Seller’s good faith estimate shall be used to determine the adjustments to the Purchase Price at Closing, subject to further adjustments as set forth in Section 3.5 .

3.5 Final Settlement Statement . On or before 120 days after Closing (the “ Final Settlement Date ”), a final settlement statement (the “ Final Settlement Statement ”) will be prepared by Buyer, based on actual income and expenses and which takes into account all final adjustments made to the Purchase Price, excluding all Title Defect and related title issues subject to pending dispute under Section 10.2 , and shows the resulting final Purchase Price (the “ Final Price ”). The Final Settlement Statement shall set forth the actual proration of the amounts required by this Agreement. As soon as practicable, and in any event within thirty (30) days, after receipt of the Final Settlement Statement, Whitehorse, on behalf of the Whitehorse Sellers, and Siltstone II, on behalf of the Siltstone Sellers, shall return to Buyer a joint written report containing any proposed changes to the Final Settlement Statement and an explanation of any such changes and the reasons therefor (the “ Dispute Notice ”). Any changes not so specified in the Dispute Notice shall be deemed waived and Buyer’s determinations with respect to all such elements of the Final Settlement Statement that are not addressed specifically in the Dispute Notice shall prevail. If Whitehorse and Siltstone II fail to timely deliver a Dispute Notice to Buyer containing changes Sellers propose to be made to the Final Settlement Statement, the Final Settlement Statement as delivered by Buyer will be deemed to be correct and will be final and binding on all Parties and not subject to further audit or arbitration. If the Final Price set forth in the Final Settlement Statement is mutually agreed upon by Sellers and Buyer, the Final Settlement Statement and the Final Price shall be final and binding on the Parties (other than with respect to amounts not accounted for therein or settled thereby). Within ten (10) days after the earlier of (a) the expiration of Sellers’ thirty (30)-day review period without delivery of any written report or (b) the date on which the Parties finally determine the Final Price or the Accounting Arbitrator finally determines the disputed matters, as applicable, (i) Buyer shall pay to Sellers the amount by which the Final Price exceeds the Closing Cash Payment, or (ii) Sellers shall pay to Buyer the amount by which the Closing Cash Payment exceeds the Final Price; provided that, if applicable, any amount payable by one Party to the other under this Section 3.5 shall first be satisfied out of the portion of the Defect Escrow Amount the owning Party is entitled to at such time, and then, if applicable, the owning Party shall pay to the owed Party any outstanding amounts. All amounts paid pursuant to this Agreement shall be delivered in United States currency by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account specified in writing by the relevant Party.

3.6 Defect Escrow . At the Closing, if applicable, Buyer shall deposit into the Escrow Account an amount equal to the aggregate amounts escrowed pursuant to Sections 10.1(b) , 10.2 and Section 10.6 (such amount, the “ Defect Escrow Amount ”). Any Defect Escrow Amount not released under Section 3.5 shall be released to the Party entitled to such amount at the earlier of: (i) the end of the Cure Period in accordance with Section 10.1(b) , or (ii) upon final resolution of any disputed Title Defect pursuant to Section 10.2 or any disputed Environmental Defect pursuant to Section 10.6 , as applicable, and the Parties shall jointly instruct the Escrow Agent accordingly.

 

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3.7 Accounting Disputes . If Whitehorse, on behalf of the Whitehorse Sellers, Siltstone II, on behalf of the Siltstone Sellers and Buyer are unable to resolve the matters addressed in the Dispute Notice within thirty (30) days after the delivery of the Dispute Notice, then either Party may initiate the arbitration process set forth in this Section 3.7 by sending a written notice to the other Party (the “ Arbitration Notice ”). Each of Buyer, on the one hand, and Whitehorse (on behalf of the Whitehorse Sellers) and Siltstone II (on behalf of the Siltstone Sellers), jointly, on the other hand, shall within ten (10) Business Days after the delivery of the Arbitration Notice, summarize its position with regard to such dispute and submit such summaries to the Houston, Texas office of Opportune LLP, or such other Person as the Parties may mutually select (the “ Accounting Arbitrator ”), together with the Dispute Notice, the Arbitration Notice, the Final Settlement Statement and any other documentation such Party may desire to submit. Within 20 Business Days after receiving Buyer’s and Sellers’ respective submissions, the Accounting Arbitrator shall render a decision choosing either Whitehorse and Siltstone II’s joint position or Buyer’s position with respect to each matter addressed in any Dispute Notice, based on the materials submitted to the Accounting Arbitrator as described above. Any decision rendered by the Accounting Arbitrator pursuant hereto shall be final, conclusive and binding on Sellers and Buyer and will be enforceable against the Parties in any court of competent jurisdiction. The Accounting Arbitrator shall act as an expert for the limited purpose of determining the specific dispute submitted by either Party and may not award damages, interest or penalties to either Party with respect to any matter, except as otherwise provided in the following sentence. The costs of the Accounting Arbitrator and the reasonable legal costs and other expenses incurred by the Parties in connection with the arbitration shall be borne pro rata between Buyer, on the one hand, and Sellers, on the other hand, with each Party being responsible for such costs and expenses to the extent the Accounting Arbitrator has not selected such Party’s position on an aggregate dollar basis with respect to all amounts submitted for resolution by the Accounting Arbitrator.

3.8 Allocated Values . Within thirty (30) days following the determination of the final Purchase Price as set forth on the Final Settlement Statement, Sellers and Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to agree to adjust the allocation fair market value among the Assets in the manner required by Section 1060 of the Code (the “ Allocation ”). If Sellers and Buyer are able to agree on such Allocation, each Seller and Buyer shall, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to, report consistently with the Allocation on all Tax Returns, including Internal Revenue Service Form 8594 (Asset Acquisition Statement under Section 1060), which Buyer and Sellers shall timely file with the Internal Revenue Service. Each Party agrees not to take any position inconsistent with the Allocation, including on any Tax Returns, unless required by a final determination as defined in Section 1313 of the Code or with the consent of the other Party; provided , however, the neither Party shall be unreasonably impeded in its ability and discretion to negotiate, compromise and/or settle any Tax audit, claim, or similar proceedings in connection with such Allocation.

 

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ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS

Each Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as of the Execution Date and the Closing Date:

4.1 Organization, Existence and Qualification . Such Seller is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of its organization and is duly qualified to do business where the Assets are located.

4.2 Authority, Approval and Enforceability . Such Seller has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Transaction Documents to which such Seller is a party and the transactions contemplated herein and therein. The execution, delivery and performance by such Seller of this Agreement have been duly and validly authorized and approved by all necessary action on the part of such Seller. This Agreement is, and the Transaction Documents to which such Seller is a party, when executed and delivered by such Seller, will be, the valid and binding obligations of such Seller, and enforceable against it, in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws, as well as to principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law).

4.3 No Conflicts . Assuming the receipt of all Consents and the waiver of, or compliance with, all Preferential Purchase Rights applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby, the execution, delivery and performance by such Seller of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not (a) conflict with or result in a breach of any provisions of the organizational documents of such Seller, (b) result in a default or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license or Contract, (c) result in the creation of any Encumbrance on any Asset (other than Permitted Encumbrance), or (d) violate any Law applicable to such Seller, or any of the Assets.

4.4 Consents . Except (a) as set forth in Schedule 4.4 and (b) for Customary Post-Closing Consents, there are no restrictions on assignment, including requirements for consents from Third Parties to any assignment, that, in each case, such Seller or any of its Affiliates is required to obtain in connection with the transfer of the Assets to Buyer or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by such Seller (each, a “ Consent ”).

4.5 Bankruptcy . (a) There are no bankruptcy, reorganization or receivership proceedings pending, being contemplated by, or, to such Seller’s Knowledge threatened against such Seller or any of its Affiliates or the Assets.

(b) Such Seller is now solvent and will not be rendered insolvent by any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(c) Such Seller believes it is receiving reasonably equivalent value for the assignments contemplated hereunder and such Seller believes that the consideration to be paid by Buyer for its interests in the Assets hereunder is equal to or greater than the fair market value of such interests under similar circumstances.

 

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4.6 Foreign Person . Such Seller not is a “foreign person” within the meaning of Section 1445 of the Code.

4.7 Litigation . Except as set forth in Schedule 4.7 , there is no suit, action, charge, claim, litigation or other proceedings by or before any Governmental Authority, and no legal, judicial, administrative or arbitration proceeding (or, to such Seller’s Knowledge, inquiry or investigation by any Governmental Authority), in each case pending or, to such Seller’s Knowledge, threatened against such Seller or any of its Affiliates with respect to the Assets or otherwise relating to the Assets.

4.8 Material Contracts .

(a) Schedule 4.8 describes the following agreements and contracts of such Seller and its Affiliates with respect to the Assets or by which the Assets are otherwise bound:

(i) all area of mutual interest agreements and agreements that include non-competition restrictions or other similar restrictions on doing business, farmout agreements, participation agreements, joint venture and exploration or development program agreements relating to the Assets or by which the Assets are bound;

(ii) all Hydrocarbon production sales or purchase, transportation, marketing, supply, exchange and processing agreements relating to the Assets other than such agreements that are terminable on upon not more than thirty (30) days’ notice without penalty, the payment of money, delivery of other consideration or unduly burdensome effort;

(iii) all contracts and agreements with any Affiliate of such Seller, the other Seller or any of its Affiliates, in each case, if such contracts or agreements relate to the Assets, or bind the Assets upon and after Closing;

(iv) all contracts and agreements burdening the Assets which could reasonably be expected to obligate Buyer to spend in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in any calendar year or in the aggregate;

(v) all contracts and agreements providing for a call upon, option to purchase or similar right under any agreements with respect to the Hydrocarbons from the Assets;

(vi) all contracts and agreements for capital expenditures or the acquisition or construction of fixed assets that could be reasonably be expected to require aggregate future payments in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000);

(vii) all contracts and agreements for, or that contemplates, the sale, assignment, exchange or transfer of any of such Seller’s interest in the Assets;

(viii) all farmout agreements, exploration agreements, participation agreements, development agreements, joint venture agreements, unit agreements, unit/joint operating agreements and similar agreements applicable to the Assets, in each case, where the primary obligation thereunder has not fully been performed; and

 

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(ix) all contracts and agreements under which such Seller has a duty to assign any interest in all or a portion of the Assets.

The contracts and agreements described in Sections  4.8(a)(i) through Section 4.8(a)(ix) above are collectively referred to herein as the “ Material Contracts ”; provided , however, that Material Contracts excludes any and all internal agreements between and among Sellers and Sellers’ affiliates, except that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any such agreement that would cause an adjustment to the Purchase Price under Section 3.3 or that will be binding on the Assets or Buyer after Closing shall be deemed to be a Material Contract.

(b) Each Material Contract is in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of such Seller, and, to such Seller’s Knowledge, the other Third Party party to such Material Contract, and is enforceable against such Seller, and to such Seller’s Knowledge, such Third Party party thereto in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and similar Laws, as well as to principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.8 , (1) such Seller is not, and, to such Seller’s Knowledge, no Third Party party thereto is, or, in each case, to such Seller’s Knowledge, alleged to be, in any material respect, in breach or default of its obligations under any Material Contract, and (2) no event has occurred that with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a material default under any such Material Contract by such Seller or, to such Seller’s Knowledge, any other Third Party who is a party to such Material Contract. Such Seller has delivered to Buyer true and complete copies of each Material Contract, the Leases and any and all amendments thereto.

(c) There are no (i) agreements with the other Seller or any of the Sellers’ respective Affiliates which will be binding on the Assets after Closing, or (ii)  Hedge Contracts or Debt Contracts that will be binding on the Assets after Closing.

4.9 No Violation of Laws . Such Seller’s and its Affiliates’ ownership, management and operation (to the extent such Seller or any of its Affiliates is the operator of an Asset) of the Assets and, to such Seller’s Knowledge, the operation and management of the Assets that are operated or managed by a Third Party, on or prior to the Closing Date, are in compliance, each in all material respects, with all applicable Laws (excluding Environmental Laws, which are solely addressed in Section 4.13 , and Tax matters, which are solely addressed in Section 4.14 ). Such Seller and its Affiliates have not received any notice of a material violation of or material default by any of them or any of their Affiliates with respect to any Law or any decision, ruling, order or award of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator applicable to the Oil and Gas Properties or any other Assets.

4.10 Preferential Purchase Rights . There are no preferential purchase rights, rights of first refusal or other similar rights that are applicable to the transfer of the Assets in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (each a “ Preferential Purchase Right ”).

 

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4.11 Leases .

(a) Each Lease is valid, binding and in full force and effect against such Seller and its Affiliates and, to such Seller’s Knowledge, each other party thereto, and no material default exists in the performance of any obligation of such Seller (or its Affiliates) thereunder that would entitle the lessor to cancel or terminate any Lease and, to such Seller’s Knowledge, no material default exists thereunder by any other Person party thereto.

(b) No party to any Lease or any successor to the interest of such party has filed or, to the Knowledge of such Seller, threatened to file any action to terminate, cancel, rescind or procure judicial reformation of any Lease.

(c) Schedule 4.11(c) sets forth those Leases that are being maintained in full force by the payment of shut-in royalties.

4.12 Surface Restrictions . None of the Leases are subject to any restrictions on any lessee’s use of the surface in connection with Hydrocarbon operations that would materially affect such use or operations, and no Lease is burdened by any Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances) that contains any such restrictions. Subject to the special warranty of title in the Assignment, any obligation, representation, or warranty described in Article IV that also is a Title Defect and governed by Article X will be treated only by processes set forth in Article X.

4.13 Environmental Matters . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.13 :

(a) the Assets, such Seller’s and its Affiliates’ and, and to such Seller’s Knowledge, all Third Parties’ ownership and operation of the Assets, are and, have been in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits;

(b) All material Environmental Permits for operating the Assets operated by such Seller, and to such Seller’s Knowledge, all Environmental Permits for operating the Assets operated by Third Parties, have been obtained and are currently in full force and effect, and such Seller has not, nor, to such Seller’s Knowledge, has any Third Party owner or operator of the Assets, received any notice that any such existing material Environmental Permit will be revoked or any pending application for any new material Environmental Permit or renewal of any existing material Environmental Permit will be protested or denied;

(c) there are no claims, demands, suits, investigations, requests for information, orders, or proceedings pending, or to such Seller’s Knowledge threatened under Environmental Law against such Seller with respect to the Assets or its ownership or operation thereof;

(d) there has been no Release or, to such Seller’s Knowledge, threatened Release of Hazardous Substances at, on, under or from the Assets that is in violation of, or that could result in a material liability under, any Environmental Law and there is no Remediation required of such Seller under any Environmental Law as a result of any: (i) presence, Release or, to such Seller’s Knowledge, threatened Release of Hazardous Substances at, on, under or from (x) the Assets or (y) any real property offsite the Assets where such Seller has transported or disposed, or arranged for the transport or disposal, of Hazardous Substances generated at the Assets; or (ii) violation of Environmental Law;

 

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(e) to such Seller’s Knowledge, there has been no exposure of any Person or property to Hazardous Substances in connection with such Seller’s ownership or operation of the Assets that would reasonably be expected to form the basis for a material claim for damages or compensation;

(f) such Seller has not entered into, nor is such Seller subject to, any agreements, consents, orders, decrees, judgments, settlements or other directives of any Governmental Authority that are in existence as of the date of this Agreement and impose material obligations, restrictions or liabilities under Environmental Law, including any changes in the present or future operation of any of the Assets.

(g) such Seller has made available to Buyer complete and correct copies of all environmental assessments and studies and all similar documentation and correspondence addressing potentially material environmental liabilities or obligations relating to the Assets or the ownership or operation thereof.

4.14 Taxes .

(a) The Tax Returns of Sellers have been prepared in accordance with applicable Law in all material respects. All material Tax Returns required by Law to be filed by Sellers have been filed or are currently covered by a duly filed extension request, and all Taxes (other than those at present payable without penalty or interest or those which a Seller is contesting in good faith by appropriate proceedings and, in either case, for which adequate reserves have been established) imposed upon a Seller or upon any of its property, assets, income or franchises that are due and payable have been paid, and no portion of the interests of the Assets is subject to any Liens due to the non-payment of such Taxes. There are not currently in effect any extensions or waivers of any statute of limitations of any jurisdiction regarding the assessment or collection of any Taxes and no request for such waiver or extension is pending. None of the Tax Returns filed by a Seller have been audited, and no audits or other administrative proceedings or court proceedings of which a Seller has received written notice are presently pending or, to the Knowledge of Sellers, threatened with regard to any Taxes or Tax Returns of a Seller.

(b) All Taxes that a Seller is required by Law to withhold and collect have been withheld and collected, and have been paid over to the proper Governmental Authorities to the extent due and payable. No Seller has received any written notice of deficiency or assessment or proposed deficiency or assessment by any taxing Governmental Authority.

(c) No Seller has any liability for Taxes of any Person under the Code or any analogous provision of any other taxing Governmental Authority as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise.

(d) No Seller has, since formation, been treated as, engaged in a trade or business or a permanent establishment in any jurisdiction other than the United States, nor has such Seller, within the last five years, been subject to taxation (including any withholding tax) in any jurisdiction other than (i) the United States or (ii) a jurisdiction in the United States. No Seller has been informed by any jurisdiction that the jurisdiction believes that such Seller was required to file any Tax Return that was not filed.

 

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(e) Except as set forth on Schedule 4.14(e) , none of the Assets is subject to any tax partnership agreement or is otherwise treated, or required to be treated, as held in an arrangement requiring a partnership income Tax Return to be filed under Subchapter K of Chapter 1 of Subchapter A of the Code.

(f) No Seller has engaged in any transaction described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b).

4.15 Brokers’ Fees . Such Seller and its Affiliates have not incurred any liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokers’ or finders’ fees relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which Buyer or any Affiliate of Buyer shall have any responsibility.

4.16 Employee Matters . There does not now exist, nor do any circumstances exist that could result in, any Controlled Group Liabilities that would be, or could become, a Liability of Buyer or any of its Affiliates following the Closing.

4.17 Royalties . Except for such items that are being held in suspense for which the Purchase Price will be adjusted pursuant to Section 3.3(b)(viii) , all lease bonuses and, to such Sellers’ Knowledge, all other Burdens with respect to the Assets have been paid, or if not paid, are being contested in good faith in the normal course of business. Schedule 4.17 sets forth all Burdens with respect to the Assets that are being contested and all items that are being held in suspense, in each case, by such Seller or its Affiliates.

4.18 Imbalances . Schedule 4.18 sets forth all Imbalances associated with such Asset as of the Effective Time.

4.19 Current Commitments . Schedule 4.19 sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, all authorizations for expenditures (“ AFEs ”) exceeding Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for a single project relating to the Assets to drill or rework wells or for other capital expenditures for which all of the activities anticipated in such AFEs or commitments have not been completed by the date of this Agreement.

4.20 Wells . With respect to all Wells operated by such Seller or one of its Affiliates and, to such Seller’s Knowledge with respect to all other Wells not operated by such Seller or its Affiliates, (a) such Wells have been drilled and completed within the limits permitted by all applicable Leases, contracts and pooling or Unit agreements; (b) there are not any Wells or other equipment located on the Assets that (i) the operator is currently obligated by any Laws or contract to currently plug, dismantle and/or abandon; or (ii) have been plugged, dismantled or abandoned in a manner that does not comply in all material respects with Laws; and (c)  Schedule 4.20 sets forth the payout balances as of the Execution Date for each Well subject to payout. Such Seller has not elected not to participate in any operation or activity proposed with respect to the Assets which could result in any of such Seller’s interest in any Assets becoming subject to a reduction, penalty or forfeiture as a result of such election not to participate in such operation or activity, except to the extent reflected in the Net Revenue Interest and Working Interest columns set forth in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2 .

 

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4.21 Guarantees . Schedule 4.21 is a complete and accurate list of all bonds, letters of credit and guarantees posted or entered into by such Seller in connection with the ownership or operation of the Assets.

4.22 No Prepayments or Option . Schedule 4.22 contains a list of all prepayments, buydowns, take-or-pay and forward sale arrangements. Such Seller has not received any prepayments or buydowns, or entered into any take-or-pay or forward sale arrangements, such that Buyer will be obligated after the Effective Time to make deliveries of Hydrocarbons without receiving full payment therefor. No Person has any call upon, option to purchase or similar rights with respect to the Hydrocarbons produced from the Leases.

4.23 Compliance with Permits . Such Seller has obtained and are maintaining all permits that are necessary or required for the ownership, development and operation of the Assets by such Seller, and (a) all such permits are in full force and effect and (b) there are no proceedings pending or, to such Seller’s Knowledge, threatened before any Governmental Authority that seeks the revocation, cancellation, suspension or adverse modification thereof.

4.24 Condemnation . There is no actual or, to such Seller’s Knowledge, threatened taking (whether permanent, temporary, whole or partial) of any part of the Assets by reason of condemnation or the threat of condemnation.

4.25 Drilling Obligations . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.25 , such Seller does not have any unfulfilled express drilling obligations affecting the Leases by virtue of a Contract relating to the Assets or the ownership or operation thereof.

4.26 Personal Property; Sufficient Rights to Operate . Such Seller is the owner of the Personal Property included within the Assets, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, other than those to be released at Closing and Permitted Encumbrances. With respect to all Wells operated by such Seller or one of its Affiliates and, to such Seller’s Knowledge, with respect to all other Wells not operated by such Seller or its Affiliates, (a) unless removed, repaired or replaced (i) with personal property, equipment and fixtures of similar grade and utility or (ii) in connection with normal and customary prudent operations, the personal property, equipment and fixtures currently attendant to the Wells was the equipment historically used by such Seller on the Wells prior to the execution of this Agreement; and (b)during the six (6) months prior to execution of this Agreement, the inventory of spare parts maintained by such Seller has been used only in the ordinary course of business for maintenance of the Assets, and has not been transferred to other properties owned by such Seller. The Assets (including real, personal (tangible and intangible) and other) are, (x) taken as a whole, reasonably sufficient in all material respects for the ownership and, if operated by such Seller, the operation of the Oil and Gas Properties, both in type and in condition (normal wear and tear excepted); (y) in a state of repair adequate in all material respects for normal operations in accordance with standard industry practice in the areas in which they are operated; and (z) subject to normal wear and tear, adequate in all material respects to comply with the requirements of all Contracts.

 

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4.27 Accuracy of Background Materials . The Records, data room materials and other materials made available to Buyer by such Seller regarding the Assets, including documents reflecting (a) indices, compilations or summaries of other documents; or (b) environmental records and reports (collectively, “ Background Materials ”) regarding the Assets are files, or copies thereof, that such Seller has used in the normal course of business. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, such Seller makes no representations regarding the accuracy or completeness of any of the Background Materials. However such Seller does represent that, to such Seller’s Knowledge, they have made good faith efforts to make available to Buyer all Background Materials maintained by such Seller in the ordinary course of business and that the Background Materials are reasonably complete.

4.28 Sufficient Rights to Operate . With regards to Siltstone II and Siltstone II-B only, (a) Except as set forth in Schedule 4.28 and except for the Excluded Assets, the Assets include all of the material assets (real, personal (tangible and intangible) or other) employed by such Seller in its current ownership and operation of the Oil and Gas Properties (“ Employed Assets ”); (b) the Employed Assets are, taken as a whole, reasonably sufficient in all material respects for the ownership and, if operated by such Seller, the operation of such Oil and Gas Properties, normal wear and tear excepted;(c) the Employed Assets are in a state of repair adequate in all material respects for normal operations in accordance with standard industry practice in the areas in which they are operated; and (d) subject to normal wear and tear, the Employed Assets are adequate in all material respects, together with all related Oil and Gas Properties, to comply with the requirements of all Contracts.

4.29 Outstanding Assignments . There are no outstanding obligations of such Seller or its Affiliates to execute and deliver assignments of any interest in the Assets to any Person.

4.30 No Other Representations . EXCEPT AS AND TO THE EXTENT SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, IN THE CERTIFICATES DELIVERED BY SELLERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 8.3(j) AND IN ANY TRANSACTION DOCUMENT, EACH SELLER MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WHATSOEVER TO BUYER AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY OTHER REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, STATEMENT OR INFORMATION MADE, COMMUNICATED OR FURNISHED (ORALLY OR IN WRITING) TO BUYER OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES (INCLUDING ANY OPINION, INFORMATION, PROJECTION OR ADVICE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN OR MAY BE PROVIDED TO BUYER OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES BY ANY OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, AGENT, CONSULTANT OR REPRESENTATIVE OF SELLERS OR ANY AFFILIATE THEREOF). EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS ARTICLE IV , IN THE CERTIFICATES DELIVERED BY SELLERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 8.3(j) AND IN ANY TRANSACTION DOCUMENT, EACH SELLER: (a) EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS AND NEGATES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, AT COMMON LAW, BY STATUTE OR OTHERWISE, RELATING TO THE CONDITION OF THE ASSETS OR ANY PROPERTY (REAL OR PERSONAL) OR PART THEREOF (INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED OR EXPRESSED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR OF CONFORMITY TO MODELS OR SAMPLES OF MATERIALS); AND (b) HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, PROJECTION,

 

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FORECAST, STATEMENT OR INFORMATION MADE, COMMUNICATED OR FURNISHED (ORALLY OR IN WRITING) TO BUYER OR ITS AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES (INCLUDING ANY OPINION, INFORMATION, PROJECTION OR ADVICE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN OR MAY BE PROVIDED TO BUYER BY ANY PARTNER, DIRECTOR, OFFICER, EMPLOYEE, AGENT, CONSULTANT OR REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY SELLER OR ANY OF SELLERS’ AFFILIATES).

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

Buyer represents and warrants to Sellers as of the Execution Date and the Closing Date:

5.1 Organization and Existence . Buyer is a limited liability company duly formed, validly existing, and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite power and authority to own and operate its property and to carry on its business as now conducted.

5.2 Authority, Approval and Enforceability . Buyer has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated herein and therein. The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement have been duly and validly authorized and approved by all necessary action on the part of Buyer. This Agreement is, and the Transaction Documents to which Buyer is a party when executed and delivered by Buyer will be, the valid and binding obligation of Buyer and enforceable against Buyer in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws, as well as to principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law).

5.3 No Conflicts . Except as set forth on Schedule 5.3 and Customary Post-Closing Consents, the execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein will not (a) conflict with or result in a breach of any provisions of the organizational documents of Buyer, (b) result in a default under or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license or other agreement to which Buyer is a party or by which Buyer or any of its property may be bound or (c) violate any Law applicable to Buyer or any of its property, except in the case of clauses (b) and (c) where such default, termination, cancellation, acceleration or violation would not have a material adverse effect upon the ability of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or perform its obligations hereunder.

5.4 Litigation . there is no suit, action, charge, claim, litigation or other proceedings by or before any Governmental Authority, and no legal, judicial, administrative or arbitration proceeding (or, to Buyer’s Knowledge, inquiry or investigation by any Governmental Authority), in each case pending or, to Buyer’s Knowledge, threatened against Buyer or any of its Affiliates with respect to the Assets or otherwise relating to the Assets.

 

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5.5 Consents . Except as set forth in Schedule 5.5 and Customary Post-Closing Consents, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Buyer will not be subject to any consent, approval or waiver from any Governmental Authority or other Third Party.

5.6 Resources Board Consent . Subject to consummation of the Financing on terms acceptable to Resources, the board of directors of Resources has approved the execution, delivery, and full performance of this Agreement by Buyer and the transactions contemplated hereunder.

5.7 Brokers’ Fees . Buyer has incurred no liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokers’ or finders’ fees relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which Sellers or any Affiliates of Sellers shall have any responsibility.

5.8 Independent Investigation . Buyer hereby acknowledges and affirms that (a) without limiting its right under Article X and Article XII , as of the Closing Date, it will have completed its own independent investigation, analysis and evaluation of the Assets, (b) it will have made all such reviews and inspections of the Assets as it has deemed necessary or appropriate, and (c) in making its decision to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the Transaction Documents, it has relied on the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, the certificates delivered by Sellers pursuant to Section 8.3(j) and the Transaction Documents, and its own independent investigation, analysis and evaluation.

5.9 Acknowledgment by Buyer. BUYER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT, IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE, IT HAS NOT RELIED ON ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY FROM SELLERS OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE CERTIFICATES DELIVERED BY SELLERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 8.3(j) OR A TRANSACTION DOCUMENT.

ARTICLE VI

CERTAIN AGREEMENTS

6.1 Non-Competition .

(a) As a material inducement for Buyer to enter into and close this Agreement, and in order to protect the goodwill and value of the Assets that are conveyed by Sellers hereunder, each Seller agrees to the restrictions set forth in this Section 6.1 . Except as permitted under Section 10.6 , from and after Closing until the date that is 18 months after the Closing Date (the “ Restricted Period ”), Sellers shall not (and each Seller shall cause their respective Affiliates having access to information and data relating to the Assets, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereunder to not), directly or indirectly, (i) purchase, acquire, or earn (or purchase or acquire the right to purchase, acquire or earn) any Hydrocarbon leases, Hydrocarbon interests, royalty interest, overriding royalty interests, Hydrocarbon interests payable out of production, production payments or any other contractual rights to acquire any of the foregoing interests covering the Designated Area (such purchase, acquisition, or earning, a “ Prohibited Transaction ”), or (ii) encourage, facilitate, solicit,

 

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initiate or participate in discussions or negotiations with, or provide any information to, any existing co-working interest owner of the Assets, with respect to a Prohibited Transaction. Without limiting the foregoing, except as permitted under Section 10.6 , each Seller hereby agrees to immediately cease (and to cause its Affiliates to cease) any and all discussions, negotiations or other activities related to such purchase, acquisition, or earn-out to the extent such discussions, negotiations or other activities are occurring or have occurred on or prior to the date hereof. Each Seller, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, hereby waives and disclaims any preferential purchase right, right of first refusal, or other similar rights and any applicable consents that it may have and that may be applicable to any transaction in which Buyer purchases, acquires, or earns (or purchases or acquires the right to purchase, acquire or earn) any Hydrocarbon leases, Hydrocarbon interests, royalty interest, overriding royalty interests, Hydrocarbon interests payable out of production, production payments or any other contractual rights to acquire any of the foregoing interests covering any portion of the lands within the Designated Area.

(b) Sellers shall not (and each Seller shall cause their respective Affiliates to not),

(i) during the Restricted Period and solely with respect to Sellers and their respective Affiliates having access to information and data relating to the Assets, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereunder, obtain any oil and gas leases or otherwise top lease from the lessor(s) of the Leases covering all or a portion of the lands covered by the Leases which may expire within six (6) months after the Restricted Period; or

(ii) sell, assign, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of or disclose to any Third Party, any Records;

provided , however, that the foregoing shall not restrict disclosures that are required (upon advice of counsel) by applicable securities or other Laws or regulations or the applicable rules of any stock exchange having jurisdiction over Sellers or their respective Affiliates.

(c) Each Seller acknowledges and agrees that the geographic scope, scope of activity restrictions, and duration of the covenants contained in this Section 6.1 are the result of arm’s-length bargaining and are fair and reasonable in all respects. It is the desire and intent of the Parties that the provisions of this Section 6.1 (and each portion thereof) be enforced to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law. Sellers acknowledge that this Section 6.1 is enforceable in all respects; nonetheless, if any of the restrictions of this Section 6.1 (or any portions thereof) are found by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction to be unreasonable, overly broad, or otherwise unenforceable, the Parties intend that such restrictions (and portions thereof) shall not be thereby terminated but shall be modified by such arbitrator or court so as to be valid and enforceable and, as so modified, to be fully enforced. Each Party further acknowledges that a breach or threatened breach of this Section 6.1 would cause irreparable harm to Buyer for which it would have no adequate remedy at Law, that it would be impractical to determine Buyer’s and its Affiliates’ damages in the event of a breach or threatened breach, and that Buyer and its Affiliates shall be entitled to immediate injunctive relief and specific performance as remedies for any such breach. Such remedies shall not be the exclusive remedies for a breach or threatened breach of this Section 6.1 but shall be in addition to all other remedies available at law and equity, including the recovery of damages.

 

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(d) To the extent the boundaries of the lands outlined on Annex I do not lie on or along survey, section, or other governmental tract lines, the Parties intend to include partial surveys, sections or governmental tracts in the Designated Area. If, after giving effect to the foregoing provision, for any reason it is or becomes unclear as to whether any tract of land lies within the area covered by the Designated Area, the Parties intend the Designated Area to be effective with respect to any and all lands clearly within the outlined areas. In addition, each Party agrees never to assert that the description of the Designated Area is insufficient under the Statute of Frauds, or that this Agreement is wholly or partially unenforceable under the Statute of Frauds.

6.2 Affiliate Contracts . Each Seller will terminate or cause its Affiliates to terminate, effective as of the Closing Date, any contracts or agreements between (a) such Seller or any Affiliate of such Seller and (b) the other Seller or any of Sellers’ respective Affiliates, in each case, insofar as such contracts or agreements relate to or bind the Oil and Gas Properties.

6.3 Public Announcements; Confidentiality .

(a) Neither Buyer nor Sellers shall make any press release or other public announcement regarding the existence of this Agreement, the contents hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby without the prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, of the other Party; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not restrict disclosures to the extent (i) necessary for a Party to perform this Agreement (including disclosures to Governmental Authorities or Third Parties holding preferential rights to purchase, rights of consent or other rights that may be applicable to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, as reasonably necessary to provide notices, seek waivers, amendments or termination of such rights, or seek such consents), (ii) required by applicable securities or other Laws or regulations or the applicable rules of any stock exchange having jurisdiction over the Party or its Affiliates, including disclosures required to be made in the financial statements of Resources or in offering documents, (iii) to Buyer’s, Sellers’, and/or Resources’ investors, underwriters or other financing sources or prospective financing sources in connection with the Financing, provided such disclosures are made to Persons subject to an obligation of confidentiality with respect to such information, or (iv) subject to Section 6.3(b) , such Party has given the other Party a reasonable opportunity to review such disclosure prior to its release; and provided , further , that, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) , each Party shall use its reasonable efforts to consult with the other Party regarding the contents of any such release or announcement prior to making such release or announcement.

(b) Notwithstanding anything in Section 6.3(a) to the contrary, Buyers and/or Sellers shall keep all information and data relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and if Closing occurs, Sellers shall keep all information and data relating to the Assets conveyed hereunder, in each case, strictly confidential except for disclosures to Representatives of Sellers and/or Representatives of Buyers and any disclosures required to perform this Agreement; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not restrict disclosures that are required by applicable securities or other Laws or regulations or the applicable rules of any stock exchange having jurisdiction over Sellers and/or Buyers or their respective Affiliates; and provided , further , that prior to making any such disclosures to their Representatives, Sellers and/or Buyers shall obtain an undertaking of confidentiality from each such party.

 

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(c) If the Closing should occur, all confidentiality restrictions on Buyer under the Confidentiality Agreement with respect to the Assets shall terminate as of the Closing Date or the later assignment of such Assets under Section 10.6(c) , if applicable (except as to any information with respect to Sellers, any of their respective Affiliates, the Excluded Assets or to any other Sellers’ assets that are not conveyed hereunder).

6.4 Casualty or Condemnation Loss .

(a) If, after the Execution Date, but prior to the Closing Date, any portion of the Assets is damaged, destroyed or made unavailable or unusable for the intended purpose by fire or other casualty or is taken in condemnation or under right of eminent domain (each a “ Casualty Loss ”), and the Aggregate Defect Amount is greater than twenty percent (20%) of the unadjusted Purchase Price, Buyer may elect to terminate this Agreement at any time prior to Closing pursuant to Section 11.1(e) . In the event that Buyer does not elect to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1(e) , Buyer shall elect by written notice to Sellers prior to Closing either (i) to cause the Assets adversely affected by any such individual Casualty Loss to be repaired or restored to at least their condition prior to such Casualty Loss, at Sellers’ sole cost and expense, prior to the Closing Date or (ii) for the Purchase Price to be reduced by the sums of all amounts paid to Sellers by Third Parties by reason of such Casualty Loss that have not been used to repair or restore any Assets adversely affected by any Casualty Loss in accordance with Section 6.4(a)(i) , and Sellers shall assign, transfer and set over to Buyer or subrogate Buyer to all of Sellers’ right, title and interest (if any) in unpaid awards, condemnation payments, insurance proceeds and other rights and claims against Third Parties (other than Persons within the Seller Indemnified Parties) arising out of the Casualty Loss.

(b) If, after the Execution Date, but prior to the Closing Date, any Casualty Loss occurs, and the Aggregate Defect Amount is less than or equal to twenty percent (20%) of the unadjusted Purchase Price, Buyer shall nevertheless be required to close and, at Buyer’s option (i) the Assets affected by such Casualty Loss shall be retained by Sellers, in which event the Purchase Price shall be adjusted downward by an amount equal to the Allocated Value of such Assets and such Assets shall constitute Excluded Assets or (ii) Sellers shall deduct from the Purchase Price all sums paid to Sellers by Third Parties by reason of such individual Casualty Loss that have not been paid to Buyer and Sellers shall assign, transfer and set over to Buyer or subrogate Buyer to all of Sellers’ right, title and interest (if any) in unpaid awards, condemnation payments, insurance proceeds and other rights and claims against Third Parties (other than Persons within the Seller Indemnified Parties) arising out of the Casualty Loss.

6.5 Access .

(a) From the Execution Date to the Closing Date (the “ Examination Period ”), Sellers will give Buyer, at Buyer’s sole cost, risk and expense, reasonable access to Sellers’ office and personnel, the Assets and the Records (and the right to copy Records) for the purpose of conducting such reasonable and ordinary examinations as Buyer may in its sole

 

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discretion choose to conduct with respect to the Assets. Sellers will use commercially reasonable efforts (without the obligation to incur any out-of-pocket costs or expenses (unless Buyer agrees to make such payment)) to obtain waivers from the applicable Third Parties to be able to disclose to Buyer, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Execution Date, all information relating to the Assets that Sellers are restricted from disclosing as a result of confidentiality arrangements under any agreement with Third Parties.

(b) The access granted to Buyer under this Section 6.5 shall be limited to Sellers’ normal business hours, and Buyer’s investigation shall be conducted in a manner that minimizes interference with the operation of the Assets. Buyer shall coordinate its access rights of the Assets with Sellers to reasonably minimize any inconvenience to or interruption of the conduct of business by Sellers. Buyer shall provide Sellers with at least twenty-four (24) hours’ written notice before the Assets are accessed pursuant to this Section 6.5 .

(c) During the Examination Period, Buyer’s inspection right with respect to the environmental condition of the Assets shall be limited to conducting a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment of the Assets and any visual inspections and record reviews relating to the Assets that Buyer deems reasonably necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation, the condition of the Assets and their compliance with Environmental Laws. Buyer shall not operate any equipment or conduct any testing or sampling of soil, groundwater or other materials (including any testing or sampling for Hazardous Substances, Hydrocarbons or NORM) (“ Phase II Activity ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if following the conduct of the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, Buyer reasonably believes that any Phase II Activity is necessary for it to conduct its due diligence investigation of any of the Assets in order to determine the existence and/or magnitude of an Environmental Defect, Buyer shall furnish to Sellers for review a proposed scope of such Phase II Activity, including a reasonable description of such activity and a description of the approximate locations of any sampling to be conducted. Following the receipt and review of such proposal by Sellers, Sellers shall elect, in its sole discretion, promptly but in any event within 5 days of receipt of such proposal, to permit or refuse to permit the conduct of any Phase II Activity by Buyer; provided, however, that if Sellers refuse to permit the conduct of the Phase II Activity, then the Assets with respect to which Buyer requested permission to conduct such Phase II Activity may, at Buyer’s sole option, be excluded from the Assets to be conveyed to Buyer at Closing and the unadjusted Purchase Price shall be adjusted downward by the Allocated Value of such Property in accordance with Section 3.3(b)(v) .

6.6 Government Reviews . In a timely manner, Buyer and Sellers shall (a) make all required filings, prepare all required applications and conduct negotiations with each Governmental Authority as to which such filings, applications or negotiations are necessary or appropriate in the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and (b) provide such information as each may reasonably request to make such filings, prepare such applications and conduct such negotiations. Each Party shall reasonably cooperate with and use all reasonable efforts to assist the other with respect to such filings, applications, and negotiations.

 

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6.7 Operation of Business . Except as to (i) requirements from any Governmental Authority, (ii) situations wherein emergency action is taken in the face of risk to life, property, the environment and/or Lease termination or (iii) any matters otherwise consented to in writing by Buyer, which consent shall be in Buyer’s sole discretion, from the Execution Date until the Closing Date, each Seller:

(a) will conduct its business related to the Assets (including the sale of Hydrocarbons) as a reasonably prudent operator in the ordinary course consistent with such Seller’s recent exploration and drilling activities and good industry practices, including using its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain in full force and effect all Leases that are presently held by production in paying quantities and to otherwise comply with Material Contracts and Leases;

(b) will not propose or commit to any new operation reasonably anticipated by such Seller to require future capital expenditures by the owner of the Assets in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000);

(c) will keep Buyer apprised of any material field operations (including any drilling, completing, re-completing operations) proposed or conducted by such Seller with respect to the Assets, and will, in connection therewith, consider reasonable requests by Buyer for specific drilling, completion and other operations on the Assets; provided, however, that (i) the determination to undertake any such requested operations will be made by such Seller acting as a reasonably prudent operator, and (ii) such Seller will not be required to conduct any operations that it believes would be unsafe or would endanger persons, property or the environment;

(d) will not terminate or materially amend any Material Contract to the extent it is negatively impacted without the prior consent of Buyer which consent may not be unreasonably withheld;

(e) will not terminate or materially amend any Lease;

(f) will not execute any agreement relating to the Assets having a term in excess of one month, a value in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) or would constitute a Material Contract;

(g) will maintain insurance coverage on the Assets presently furnished by nonaffiliated Third Parties in the amounts and coverages and of the types in force as of the Execution Date;

(h) will notify Buyer if any Lease terminates or is being threatened to terminated, promptly upon learning of such termination or threat;

(i) will maintain all material permits, approvals, bonds and guaranties affecting the Assets, and make all filings that such Seller is required to make under applicable Law with respect to the Assets;

(j) will not transfer, sell, hypothecate, encumber or otherwise dispose of any Assets or Equipment except for sales and dispositions of Equipment made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices (including for Equipment that is unnecessary and/or is to be replaced);

 

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(k) will not waive, compromise or settle any material right or claim with respect to any of the Leases, Units or Wells;

(l) will not otherwise incur Liabilities with respect to the Assets for which Buyer would be responsible after Closing;

(m) will not permit or allow any of the Assets to be subject to any Encumbrances that would impose any material liability, other than Permitted Encumbrances;

(n) will not (and will cause its Affiliates to not) enter into any collective bargaining agreement or other contract with a labor union applicable to any individual whose employment involves providing services with respect to the Assets;

(o) will not enter into any contract with the other Seller or any Affiliate of a Seller applicable to the Assets;

(p) will not take, nor permit any of its Affiliates (or authorize or permit any investment banker, financial advisor, attorney, accountant or other Person retained by, acting for or on behalf of such Seller or any such Affiliate) to take, directly or indirectly, any action to solicit, encourage, receive, negotiate, assist or otherwise facilitate (including by furnishing confidential information with respect to the Assets or permitting access to the Assets or books and records of such Seller) any offer or inquiry from any Person concerning the direct or indirect acquisition of the Assets by any Person other than Buyer or its Affiliates. If such Seller or such Affiliates (or other Persons acting for or on its behalf) receives from any Person any offer, inquiry or other informational request referred to above, such Seller will promptly advise such Person, by written notice, of the terms of this provision and will promptly, orally and in writing, advise Buyer of such offer, inquiry or request and deliver a copy to Buyer of any such written offer, inquiry, or request;

(q) subject to Buyer’s agreement to promptly reimburse such Seller for the full amount of any documented costs actually incurred in connection therewith, will use commercially reasonable efforts to assist Buyer in developing relationships with all Third Parties having business dealings with respect to the Assets;

(r) will comply in all material respects with all Laws that are applicable to the Assets; and

(s) will not enter into an agreement to take any actions prohibited by any of the foregoing.

6.8 Suspense Funds . The responsibility for payment of all amounts held in suspense by Sellers to the Assets (including suspended royalties held in the ordinary course of business as a result of title defects or changes of ownership with respect to the Assets) (the “ Suspense Funds ”) shall be transferred to Buyer to the extent of an adjustment is made to the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 3.3(b)(viii) , at Closing or, with respect to any Asset that Sellers continue to operate after Closing pursuant to any written transaction arrangement with Buyer, such later time as Sellers cease to operate such Asset, provided, however, that Sellers will retain all responsibility and liability for (a) any amounts that Sellers fail to hold in suspense,

 

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(b) statutory penalties and interest, if any, owing to any interest owner attributable to the Suspense Funds accruing prior to the Effective Time, and (c) penalties and interest, if any, attributable to the Suspense Funds accruing prior to the Effective Time, payable to any state under existing escheat or unclaimed property status (collectively, the “ Shortfall Amounts ”). Sellers shall reimburse Buyer for any Shortfall Amount within fifteen (15) days of its receipt of written notice from Buyer, provided, however, that if Sellers contest the validity or amount of a proposed Shortfall Amount, Sellers may make such reimbursement subject to refund, in which case Buyer shall be obligated to make a refund to Sellers, in the event that all or a portion of the Shortfall Amount is later determined not to be valid.

6.9 Release of Liens . At or prior to Closing (a) each Seller shall release or cause to be released all claims, liens, mortgages, security interests and deeds of trust imposed in connection with any Debt Contract, and any other Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances) burdening the Assets, and (b) each Seller shall provide evidence of such release to Buyer.

6.10 Financing .

(a) Resources shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Financing to be obtained on terms and conditions satisfactory to Resources as promptly as possible following the date of this Agreement, including (i) negotiating, entering into and delivering definitive agreements with respect to the Financing, so that such agreements are in effect no later than the Closing, and (ii) satisfying on a timely basis all the conditions to the Financing and the definitive agreements related thereto that are within its control and applicable to Resources.

(b) Buyer shall keep Sellers reasonably informed of the status of Buyer’s efforts to obtain the Financing and to satisfy the conditions thereof, including advising and updating Sellers with respect to status, proposed closing date of the definitive documentation related to the Financing and giving Sellers prompt notice of any material breach or default (or alleged or purported material breach or default) by any party to the Financing of which Buyer has become aware or any termination (or alleged or purported termination) of the primary definitive documents.

 

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6.11 Financing Cooperation; Financial Statements .

(a) From the date hereof until the Closing (or the earlier termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1 ), subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 6.11 , and unless otherwise agreed by Buyer, Sellers shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with Buyer as reasonably requested by Buyer and paid for solely by Buyer with Buyer further to reimburse all reasonable and documented costs and expenses incurred by Sellers in conducting all the activities in Section 6.11 in connection with Buyer’s arrangement of the Financing (which, solely for purposes of this Section 6.11 , shall include any alternative equity or debt financings, all or a portion of which will be used to fund the Purchase Price). Such cooperation shall include using commercially reasonable efforts to:

(i) cooperate with the marketing efforts of Buyer for all or any part of the Financing, including making appropriate officers reasonably available, with appropriate advance notice, for participation in lender or investor meetings, due diligence sessions, meetings with ratings agencies and road shows, and reasonable assistance in the preparation of confidential information memoranda, private placement memoranda, prospectuses, lender and investor presentations and similar documents as may be reasonably requested by Buyer, in each case, with respect to information relating to the Assets in connection with such marketing efforts;

(ii) furnish Buyer with the Required Financial Information and any other information with respect to Sellers as is reasonably requested by Buyer and is customarily (A) required for the marketing, arrangement and syndication of financings similar to the Financing or (B) used in the preparation of customary offering or information documents or rating agency, lender presentations or road shows relating to the Financing;

(iii) request that Sellers’ independent accountants participate in drafting sessions and accounting due diligence sessions and cooperate with the Financing or in connection with a customary offering of securities consistent with their customary practice, including requesting that they provide customary consents and comfort letters (including “negative assurance” comfort) to the extent required in connection with the marketing and syndication of the Financing or as are customarily required in an offering of securities of the type contemplated by the Financing;

(iv) obtain or provide certificates and other customary documents (other than legal opinions) relating to the Financing as reasonably requested by Buyer;

(v) cooperate in satisfying the conditions precedent set forth in any definitive documentation relating to the Financing to the extent the satisfaction of such condition reasonably requires the cooperation of, or is within the control of, Sellers; and

(vi) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consents, waivers, approvals, authorizations and instruments which may be requested by Resources in connection with the Financing;

provided , that nothing in this Agreement shall require Sellers to cause the delivery of legal opinions or reliance letters or any certificate as to solvency or any other certificate necessary for the Financing.

(b) In order to comply with any current or future financial statement requirements concerning the Assets for inclusion or incorporation by reference in any registration statement filed with the SEC under the Securities Act or current or periodic report filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act, in each case to the extent the foregoing are to be filed with the SEC by Resources, its Affiliates, or their respective successors and assigns (collectively, “ SEC Filings ”):

(i) Upon written request by Buyer, Sellers shall, and shall cause its respective Affiliates and its and their officers and employees, to use its and their commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and cause, as applicable, the Tyler, Texas office of Henry & Peters, P.C., as auditor for any Whitehorse Seller, and the Houston, Texas office of Grant Thornton LLP,

 

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as auditor for any Siltstone Seller (collectively, the “ Auditor ”) to audit and deliver its unqualified audit report thereon, as soon as practicable after the date of such written request but no later than forty-five (45) days following the date of such written request, at the sole cost and expense of Buyer, audited financial statements (or, with the concurrence of the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the SEC, statements of revenues and direct operating expenses) and all notes and schedules related thereto (including required supplemental oil and gas disclosures required under Accounting Standard Codification Topic 932) meeting the requirements of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC, including any interpretations, comments and policies of the SEC staff applicable to financial statements for such SEC Filings covering periods and dates for up to the most recent three fiscal years of Sellers and their respective subsidiaries (or the Assets, as the case may be) ending prior to the Closing Date but only to the extent that such statements and notes and supplemental disclosures will be related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (such financial statements and related audit opinions being hereinafter referred to as the “ Audited Financial Statements ”), together with any related unaudited quarterly or interim period financial statements meeting the requirements of Regulation S-X (and applicable interpretations, comments and policies of the SEC staff) as each may be required in connection with any SEC Filing made by Resources, its Affiliates, or their respective successors and assigns. If requested by the Auditor in connection with the audit of the foregoing financial statements or its review of unaudited quarterly or interim financial statements described above, Sellers shall, and shall cause its respective Affiliates and its and their officers and employees to, execute and deliver to the Auditor such representation letters, in form and substance customary for representation letters provided to external audit firms by management of the company whose financial statements are the subject of an audit or are the subject of a review pursuant to Statement of Auditing Standards 100 (Interim Financial Information), as may be reasonably requested by the Auditor, with respect to the foregoing financial statements; provided, however, that Buyer shall provide customary indemnity for any such officer or employee executing and delivering such representation letters to the Auditor. If requested by the Auditor, Resources shall, and shall cause its respective Affiliates and its and their officers and employees to, also execute and deliver to the Auditor such representation letters, in form and substance customary for representation letters provided to external audit firms by management of the company whose financial statements are the subject of an audit or are the subject of a review pursuant to Statement of Auditing Standards 100 (Interim Financial Information), as may be reasonably requested by Auditor, with respect to the foregoing financial statements. To the extent statements of revenues and direct operating expenses are provided, Sellers shall provide suitable electronic detail in the form of lease operating statements by property adequately supporting all statements provided.

(ii) Promptly following the date of any written request made by Buyer pursuant to Section 6.11(b)(i) , Sellers shall request the Auditor, after discussing specifications with Buyer, to (A) perform an audit of the of the foregoing financial statements on Buyer’s behalf and to issue its opinion with respect to the Audited Financial Statements, (B) provide a review of unaudited quarterly or interim financial statements for periods prior to or including the Closing Date in accordance with Statement of Auditing Standards 100 (Interim Financial Information), (C) provide its written consent for the use of its audit reports with respect to Audited Financial Statements in any current or future SEC Filings filed by Resources, its Affiliates, or their respective successors and assigns, and (D) conduct such other procedures as are reasonably necessary or appropriate for the Auditor to provide the foregoing. Sellers shall,

 

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and shall cause its respective Affiliates and its and their officers and employees to, reasonably cooperate with the Auditor and Buyer in the completion of such audit and delivery of the Audited Financial Statements and the completion of a review and any required unaudited quarterly or interim financial statements to Buyer, its Affiliates or their respective successors and assigns. In this regard, Sellers shall, and shall cause its respective Affiliates and its and their officers and employees to, make accounting and field records available to the Auditor during reasonable business hours to complete any such audit and interim period review. To the extent required by the Auditor, Sellers shall, and shall cause its respective Affiliates and its and their officers and employees to, provide such reasonable further cooperation, including by providing such additional management letters of representation, as may be reasonably requested by the Auditor, in order for the Auditor to provide any further written consents to the inclusion or incorporation by reference of the Audited Financial Statements in any future SEC Filings of Resources, its Affiliates, or their respective successors and assigns. Buyer shall bear all fees charged by the Auditor following the initial delivery of the financial statements set forth in this Section 6.11(b) .

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement (including this Section 6.11 ): (i) nothing in this Agreement (including this Section 6.11 ) shall require any such cooperation to the extent that it would (A) require Sellers to pay any commitment or other fees, reimburse any expenses or otherwise incur any liabilities or give any indemnities prior to the Closing, (B) unreasonably interfere with the ongoing business or operations of Sellers, or (C) require Sellers to enter into or approve any agreement or other documentation effective prior to the Closing and (ii) no action, liability or obligation (including any obligation to pay any commitment or other fees or reimburse any expenses) of Sellers or any of its representatives under any certificate, agreement, arrangement, document or instrument relating to the Financing shall be effective until the Closing.

6.12 Right of First Offer . (a) With respect to any oil, gas and/or mineral lease located within the geographical area described on Annex II but outside of the Designated Area and that is either owned by any Seller or its Affiliates as of the Execution Date or acquired or subject to control by a Seller or its Affiliates during the period starting on the Execution Date and ending on the last day of the Cure Period (each such oil and gas lease, a “ ROFO Property ”), any time after the Execution Date but prior to the last day of the Cure Period, such Seller shall provide Buyer with a written notice (“ ROFO Notice ”) identifying the ROFO Property (the “ Offered Interest ”). The ROFO Notice will constitute a binding offer (the “ ROFO Offer ”) by such Seller to Transfer to Buyer the Offered Interest at a price not more than Seventeen Thousand Dollars ($17,000) per Net Mineral Acre (proportionally reduced to such Seller’s Working Interest) and upon the same terms and conditions set forth under this Agreement and such offer will be irrevocable for a period ending on the later of (i) ten (10) days following receipt by Buyer and (ii) the Closing Date (such period, the “ ROFO Period ”). At any time on or before the end of the ROFO Period, Buyer will have the right but not the obligation to elect to accept such ROFO Offer by written notice to such Seller and acquire all but not less than all of the Offered Interest on the same terms and conditions set forth under this Agreement. The failure by Buyer to so notify the offering Seller on or before the end of the ROFO Period will be deemed an election by Buyer not to acquire such Offered Interest and Sellers will be free to transfer ROFO Property without restriction.

 

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(b) If Buyer elects to acquire the Offered Interest, then such notice to the offering Seller shall constitute a binding acceptance to such the offering Seller’s ROFO Offer and each of the offering Seller and Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate together to consummate the Transfer of the Offered Interest to Buyer as promptly as practicable following such acceptance; provided that all terms and condition of this Agreement shall apply mutatis mutandis to such Transfer as if the “Execution Date” of the agreement for such Transfer is the date of Buyer’s acceptance of the applicable ROFO Offer and the “ Effective Time ” is the later of the effective date of the applicable ROFO Property and the Effective Time hereunder.

ARTICLE VII

CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

7.1 Sellers’ Conditions to Closing . The obligations of Sellers to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by Sellers) on or prior to Closing of each of the following conditions precedent:

(a) Representations . The representations and warranties of Buyer set forth in Article V shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (other than representations and warranties that refer to a specified date which need only be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such specified date);

(b) Performance . Buyer shall have performed and observed, in all material respects, all covenants and agreements to be performed or observed by it under this Agreement prior to or on the Closing Date;

(c) No Action . No injunction, order or award restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or granting material damages in connection therewith, shall have been issued and remain in force, and no suit, action or other proceeding by a Third Party (including any Governmental Authority) seeking to restrain, enjoin or otherwise prohibit the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or seeking substantial damages in connection therewith, shall be pending before any Governmental Authority or arbitrator;

(d) Governmental Consents . Except for Customary Post-Closing Consents, all material consents and approvals of any Governmental Authority required for the transfer of the Assets from Sellers to Buyer as contemplated under this Agreement shall have been granted, or the necessary waiting period shall have expired, or early termination of the waiting period shall have been granted;

(e) Closing Deliverables . Buyer shall have delivered (or be ready, willing, and able to deliver at Closing) to Sellers, the documents and other items required to be delivered by Buyer under Section 8.3 ; and

(f) Aggregate Defect Amount . The Aggregate Defect Amount shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the unadjusted Purchase Price in the aggregate.

 

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7.2 Buyer’s Conditions to Closing . The obligations of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction (or wavier by Buyer) on or prior to Closing of each of the following conditions precedent:

(a) Representations . The representations and warranties of Sellers set forth in Article IV shall be true and correct in all material respects (other than representations and warranties qualified by materiality, which shall be true and correct in all respects) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (other than representations and warranties that refer to a specified date which need only be true and correct in all material respects on and as of such specified date);

(b) Performance . Sellers shall have performed and observed, in all material respects, all covenants and agreements to be performed or observed by it under this Agreement prior to or on the Closing Date;

(c) No Action . No injunction, order or award restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or granting material damages in connection therewith, shall have been issued and remain in force, and no suit, action or other proceeding by a Third Party (including any Governmental Authority) seeking to restrain, enjoin or otherwise prohibit the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or seeking substantial damages in connection therewith, shall be pending before any Governmental Authority or arbitrator;

(d) Governmental Consents . Except for Customary Post-Closing Consents, all material consents and approvals of any Governmental Authority required for the transfer of the Assets from Sellers to Buyer as contemplated under this Agreement shall have been granted, or the necessary waiting period shall have expired, or early termination of the waiting period shall have been granted;

(e) Closing Deliverables . Sellers shall have delivered (or be ready, willing, and able to deliver at Closing) to Buyer, the documents and other items required to be delivered by Sellers under Section 8.3 ;

(f) Release of Liens . All claims, liens, mortgages, security interests and deeds of trust imposed in connection with any Debt Contract, and any other Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances) burdening the Assets shall have been released at or before Closing;

(g) Material Adverse Effect . No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred since the Execution Date and be continuing as of the Closing Date;

(h) Aggregate Defect Amount . The Aggregate Defect Amount shall not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the unadjusted Purchase Price in the aggregate.

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(j) Applicable Consents . The consents set forth in Exhibit D shall have been obtained in writing on or prior to the Closing Date.

ARTICLE VIII

CLOSING

8.1 Closing ; Extension Payment . Consummation of the purchase and sale transaction as contemplated by this Agreement (the “ Closing ”), shall, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Buyer and Sellers, take place at 9:00 a.m., Central Time, on November 30, 2017 (the “ Target Closing Date ”); provided that Buyer has the right to make a one-time election in writing no later than the Target Closing Date to extend the Target Closing Date to December 20, 2017. The date on which the Closing occurs is herein referred to as the “ Closing Date .” If Buyer exercises its right to extend the Target Closing Date pursuant to this Section 8.1 , then Buyer shall, within one Business Day of such election, deliver to Sellers an amount equal to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) (the “ Extension Payment ”) by wire transfer of immediately available funds, which Extension Payment will be non-refundable except as set forth in Section 11.3(b) . If Closing occurs, the Purchase Price shall be adjusted upward by the amount of the Extension Payment and the Extension Payment shall be credited toward such adjusted Purchase Price at Closing.

8.2 Place of Closing . Closing shall be held at Buyer’s office at 16200 Park Row, Suite 300, Houston, Texas 77084, or such other place as mutually agreed upon by the Parties.

8.3 Closing Obligations . At Closing, the following documents shall be delivered and the following events shall occur, the execution of each document and the occurrence of each event being a condition precedent to the others and each being deemed to have occurred simultaneously with the others:

(a) Sellers and Buyer shall execute, acknowledge and deliver an Assignment in sufficient counterparts to facilitate recording a conveyance of the other Assets (including any Additional Interest to be conveyed pursuant to Section 10.6(b) ) in the applicable counties covering such Assets.

(b) Sellers and Buyer shall execute and deliver the Preliminary Settlement Statement.

(c) Each of Whitehorse, Siltstone II and Buyer shall execute and deliver to the Escrow Agent the Escrow Agreement.

(d) Buyer shall deliver to the Escrow Agent the Indemnity Escrow Amount at Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds.

(e) Sellers shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such letters-in-lieu of transfer orders as reasonably requested by Buyer.

(f) Each Seller will execute and deliver to Buyer applicable change of operator forms identifying Buyer as the successor operator of the Assets currently operated by such Seller.

 

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(g) Each Seller shall deliver an executed certificate of non-foreign status that meets the requirements set forth in Treasury Regulation § 1.1445-2(b)(2).

(h) To the extent not already provided to Buyer, each Seller shall deliver executed releases of all applicable claims, liens, mortgages, security interests and deeds of trust imposed in connection with any Debt Contract and any other Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances) burdening the Assets, in each case, incurred by such Seller or its Affiliates.

(i) Buyer shall deliver to Sellers, to the accounts designated by Sellers in writing, by direct bank or wire transfer in immediately available funds, the Closing Cash Payment.

(j) An authorized officer of each Seller shall execute and deliver a certificate dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that the conditions set forth in Sections 7.2(a) and 7.2(b) have been fulfilled with respect to such Seller.

(k) An authorized officer of Buyer shall execute and deliver a certificate dated as of the Closing Date, certifying that the conditions set forth in Sections 7.1(a) and 7.1(b) have been fulfilled.

(l) To the extent applicable, Sellers shall execute, acknowledge, and deliver to Buyer assignments, on appropriate forms, of state, federal, or Indian leases comprising portions of the Assets.

(m) Sellers shall deliver to Buyer the Records.

(n) Sellers shall deliver certain Tax information pursuant to Section 13.1(f) .

(o) Sellers shall deliver to Buyer any and all documentation in Sellers’ or their respective Affiliates’ possession necessary for Buyer to administer the Imbalances.

(p) Sellers and Buyer shall execute and deliver any other agreements, instruments and documents which are required by other terms of this Agreement to be executed and/or delivered at Closing.

ARTICLE IX

DISCLAIMERS

9.1 Disclaimers .

(a) EXCEPT AS AND TO THE LIMITED EXTENT EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE IV OR THE CERTIFICATES DELIVERED BY SELLERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 8.3(j) AND THE SPECIAL WARRANTY OF TITLE IN THE ASSIGNMENT FROM SELLERS, (I) SELLERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, STATUTORY OR IMPLIED, AND (II) SELLERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, STATEMENT OR INFORMATION MADE OR COMMUNICATED

 

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(ORALLY OR IN WRITING) TO BUYER OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONSULTANTS OR REPRESENTATIVES (INCLUDING, ANY OPINION, INFORMATION, PROJECTION OR ADVICE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY ANY AGENT, CONSULTANT, REPRESENTATIVE OR ADVISOR OR ANY OF SELLERS’ AFFILIATES).

(b) EXCEPT AS AND TO THE LIMITED EXTENT EXPRESSLY REPRESENTED OTHERWISE IN ARTICLE IV OR THE CERTIFICATES DELIVERED BY SELLERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 8.3(j) AND THE SPECIAL WARRANTY OF TITLE IN THE ASSIGNMENT FROM SELLERS, AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, SELLERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS, STATUTORY OR IMPLIED AS TO (I) TITLE TO ANY OF THE ASSETS, (II) THE CONTENTS, CHARACTER OR NATURE OF ANY REPORT OF ANY PETROLEUM ENGINEERING CONSULTANT, OR ANY ENGINEERING, GEOLOGICAL OR SEISMIC DATA OR INTERPRETATION RELATING TO THE ASSETS, (III) THE QUANTITY, QUALITY OR RECOVERABILITY OF HYDROCARBONS IN OR FROM THE ASSETS, (IV) ANY ESTIMATES OF THE VALUE OF THE ASSETS OR FUTURE REVENUES TO BE GENERATED BY THE ASSETS, (V) THE PRODUCTION OF OR ABILITY TO PRODUCE HYDROCARBONS FROM THE ASSETS, (VI) THE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, CONDITION, QUALITY, SUITABILITY, DESIGN OR MARKETABILITY OF THE ASSETS, (VII) THE CONTENT, CHARACTER OR NATURE OF ANY INFORMATION MEMORANDUM, REPORTS, BROCHURES, CHARTS OR STATEMENTS PREPARED BY SELLERS OR THIRD PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ASSETS, AND (VIII) ANY OTHER MATERIALS OR INFORMATION THAT MAY HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO SELLERS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, OR ITS OR THEIR EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONSULTANTS, REPRESENTATIVES OR ADVISORS IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DISCUSSION OR PRESENTATION RELATING THERETO. EXCEPT AS AND TO THE LIMITED EXTENT EXPRESSLY REPRESENTED OTHERWISE IN ARTICLE IV OR THE CERTIFICATES DELIVERED BY SELLERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 8.3(j) AND THE SPECIAL WARRANTY OF TITLE IN THE ASSIGNMENT FROM SELLERS, SELLERS FURTHER DISCLAIM ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS, STATUTORY OR IMPLIED, OF MERCHANTABILITY, FREEDOM FROM LATENT VICES OR DEFECTS, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR CONFORMITY TO MODELS OR SAMPLES OF MATERIALS OF ANY OF THE ASSETS, RIGHTS OF A PURCHASER UNDER APPROPRIATE STATUTES TO CLAIM DIMINUTION OF CONSIDERATION OR RETURN OF THE PURCHASE PRICE, AND, SUBJECT TO BUYER’S RIGHTS AS SPECIFIED IN THIS AGREEMENT FOR A BREACH OF SELLERS’ REPRESENTATIONS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE IV OR THE CERTIFICATES DELIVERED BY SELLERS PURSUANT TO SECTION 8.3(j) OR SELLERS’ SPECIAL WARRANTY OF TITLE IN THE ASSIGNMENT, BUYER SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE OBTAINING THE ASSETS IN THEIR PRESENT STATUS, CONDITION AND STATE OF REPAIR, “AS IS” AND “WHERE IS” WITH ALL FAULTS OR DEFECTS (KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, LATENT, DISCOVERABLE OR UNDISCOVERABLE), AND BUYER HAS MADE OR CAUSED TO BE MADE SUCH INSPECTIONS AS BUYER DEEMS APPROPRIATE.

 

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(c) SELLERS AND BUYER AGREE THAT, TO THE EXTENT REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW TO BE EFFECTIVE, THE DISCLAIMERS OF CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION 9.1 ARE “CONSPICUOUS” DISCLAIMERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW.

ARTICLE X

TITLE MATTERS, ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS AND OTHER PURCHASE PRICE ADJUSTMENTS

10.1 Title Defects .

(a) On or before 5:00 pm Central Time on the date that is thirty (30) days after the Execution Date (the “ Defect Claim Date ”), Buyer may deliver claim notices meeting the requirements of this Section 10.1(a) (collectively, the “ Title Defect Notices ” and, individually, a “ Title Defect Notice ”) setting forth any matters which, in Buyer’s reasonable opinion, constitute Title Defects and which Buyer intends to assert as a Title Defect pursuant to this Section 10.1(a) . For all purposes of this Agreement and except for Sellers’ special warranty of title set forth in the Assignment, Buyer shall be deemed to have waived, and Sellers shall have no liability for, any claim of Title Defect pursuant to this Section 10.1 which Buyer fails to assert as a Title Defect by a Title Defect Notice received by Sellers on or before the Defect Claim Date. Each Title Defect Notice shall be in writing, and shall include (i) a description of the alleged Title Defect(s) and the Asset(s), or portions thereof, affected by such Title Defect (each a “ Title Defect Property ”), (ii) the Allocated Value of each Title Defect Property, (iii) supporting documents reasonably necessary for Sellers to verify the existence of such Title Defect(s) and (iv) the amount by which Buyer reasonably believes the Allocated Value of each Title Defect Property is reduced by such Title Defect(s); provided , that substantial compliance with clause (iii) by the Defect Claim Date followed by prompt delivery of any remaining materials shall satisfy clause (iii) . To give Sellers an opportunity to commence reviewing and curing Title Defects, Buyer agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to give Sellers, on or before the end of each calendar week prior to the Defect Claim Date, a written notice of all Title Defects discovered by Buyer during the preceding calendar week, which notice may be preliminary in nature and supplemented and/or amended prior to the Defect Claim Date.

(b) Sellers shall have the right, but not the obligation, upon delivering written notice to Buyer on or prior to the date that is within three days following the Defect Claim Date, to attempt, at Sellers’ sole cost, to cure or remove any Title Defects (of which Sellers have been advised by Buyer) on or before the expiration of ninety (90) days counted from and after the Closing Date (the “ Cure Period ”), unless the Parties otherwise agree. If Sellers have provided notice within three (3) days following the Defect Claim Date of Sellers’ intent to attempt to cure a Title Defect within the Cure Period, there shall be no reduction to the Purchase Price with respect to the Title Defect for purposes of Closing and the applicable Title Defect Property shall be assigned to Buyer at Closing, but, solely with respect to those Title Defects for which Sellers have elected to cure, Buyer shall instead deposit into the Escrow Account the amount of the aggregate amount of such Title Defect Amounts for which Sellers have elected to cure and upon satisfactory cure of such Title Defect, or if it is determined by the Title Arbitrator that such Title Defect has been cured then Sellers shall be entitled to a release from the Escrow Account of an

 

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amount that is equal to the amount Sellers are entitled to pursuant to this Section 10.1 after taking into account any adjustment to the Purchase Price that may be required hereunder. If at the end of the Cure Period the Title Defect is not cured as agreed by Sellers and Buyer or if Sellers and Buyer cannot agree, and it is determined by the Title Arbitrator that such Title Defect is not cured at the end of the Cure Period, then in either case Buyer shall be entitled to a release from the Escrow Account of an amount that is equal to the amount Buyer is entitled to pursuant to this Section 10.1 which, with respect to any Title Defect determined in Sellers’ favor, shall in no event be more than the Title Defect Amount claimed by Sellers for such Title Defect in the applicable Title Defect Notice.

(c) In the event that (i) any Title Defect asserted by Buyer in accordance with Section 10.1(a) is not waived by Buyer and (ii) Sellers have not provided notice to Buyer at or prior to the date that is three (3) days following the Defect Claim Date of Sellers’ intent to attempt to cure the given Title Defect, or Sellers have provided such notice but the Title Defect is not cured before the expiration of the Cure Period, then the Parties shall make a downward adjustment to the Purchase Price by an amount equal to an amount determined pursuant to Section 10.1(d) or Section 10.2 , as applicable, as being the value of such Title Defect (the “ Title Defect Amount ”). For the avoidance of doubt, the amount by which the Purchase Price is reduced by multiple Title Defects affecting a single Title Defect Property shall be determined based on the aggregate amount of Title Defect Amounts of all Title Defects affecting such Title Defect Property on a Title Defect Property by Title Defect Property basis.

(d) The Title Defect Amount with respect to an affected Title Defect Property resulting from a Title Defect shall be the amount by which the Allocated Value of such Title Defect Property is reduced as a result of the existence of such Title Defect and shall be determined in accordance with the following methodology, terms and conditions:

(i) if Buyer and Sellers agree on the Title Defect Amount, that amount shall be the Title Defect Amount;

(ii) if the Title Defect with respect to such Title Defect Property is a lien, encumbrance or other charge which is undisputed and liquidated in amount, then the Title Defect Amount shall be the amount necessary to be paid to remove the Title Defect from the affected Title Defect Property;

(iii) if the Title Defect with respect to such Title Defect Property reflects a positive discrepancy between (A) the Minimum Net Revenue Interest and (B) the actual Net Revenue Interest for such Title Defect Property that is a Lease or a Fee Mineral, and the Working Interest of Sellers for such Title Defect Property is reduced proportionately below that shown in Exhibit A-1 or in Exhibit A-3 (as applicable), then the Title Defect Amount shall be the product of (I) Sellers’ actual Net Mineral Acres of such Title Defect Property times $17,000, multiplied by (II) a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of the Net Revenue Interest decrease and the denominator of which is the Minimum Net Revenue Interest; provided , however, that if the Net Revenue Interest for such Title Defect Property is lower than 65% (except with respect to Leases labeled with lease numbers, TX371038001 and TX371038002 on Exhibit A-1 , 56.25%) (proportionately reduced to Sellers’ combined Working Interest), then the Title Defect Amount for such Title Defect shall equal to the Allocated Value of such Title Defect Property;

 

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(iv) if the Title Defect with respect to such Title Defect Property which is a Well reflects a positive discrepancy between (A) the Net Revenue Interest stated for such Well in Exhibit A-2 and (B) the actual Net Revenue Interest of such Well, and the Working Interest of Sellers for such Well is reduced proportionately below that shown in Exhibit A-2 , then the Title Defect Amount shall be the product of the Allocated Value of such Well multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of the Net Revenue Interest decrease and the denominator of which is the Net Revenue Interest stated in Exhibit A-2 ;

(v) if the Title Defect with respect to such Title Defect Property represents a positive discrepancy between (A) the Net Mineral Acres stated for such Title Defect Property that is a Lease or a Fee Mineral on Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-3 (as applicable) and (B) the actual Net Mineral Acres that such Title Defect Property covers after taking into account the Title Defect, then the Title Defect Amount of such Title Defect shall be calculated by multiplying Seventeen Thousand Dollars ($17,000) per Net Mineral Acre by the positive amount resulting from subtracting the actual Net Mineral Acres covered by such Title Defect Property from the Net Mineral Acres designated for such Title Defect Property on Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-3 (as applicable);

(vi) if the Title Defect with respect to such Title Defect Property represents an obligation, encumbrance, burden or charge upon or other defect in title to the Title Defect Property of a type not described in clauses (i) , (ii) , (iii) , or (v) above, the Title Defect Amount shall be determined by taking into account the Allocated Value of the Title Defect Property, the portion of the Title Defect Property adversely affected by the Title Defect, the legal effect of the Title Defect, the potential economic effect of the Title Defect over the life of the Title Defect Property, the values placed upon the Title Defect by Buyer and Sellers and such other factors as are necessary to make a proper evaluation;

(vii) the Title Defect Amount with respect to a Title Defect Property shall be determined without duplication of any costs or losses included in any other Title Defect Amount hereunder, or for which Buyer otherwise receives credit in the calculation of the Adjusted Purchase Price; and

(viii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article X , the aggregate Title Defect Amounts attributable to the effects of all Title Defects upon any Title Defect Property (except for those Title Defects described under Section 10.1(d)(ii) ) shall not exceed the Allocated Value of such Title Defect Property.

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$50,000.00 (the “ Individual Title Defect Threshold ”) and (2) in no event shall there be any adjustment to the Purchase Price under this Section 10.1 for Title Defects affecting an individual Well for which the aggregate Title Defect Amounts for such Well exceeds the Individual Title Defect Threshold unless the amount of the aggregate Title Defect Amounts for all Wells that exceed the Individual Title Defect Threshold exceeds a deductible in the amount of three and one-half percent (3.5%) of the unadjusted Purchase Price (the “ Title Defect Deductible ”), after which point Buyer shall be entitled to adjustments to the Purchase Price hereunder, but only to the extent of the amount by which the aggregate amount of such Title Defect Amounts exceeds the Title Defect Deductible.

10.2 Title Dispute Resolution . Whitehorse, on behalf of the Whitehorse Sellers, Siltstone II, on behalf of the Siltstone Sellers, and Buyer shall attempt to agree on all Title Defects and Title Defect Amounts prior to the Closing. If Whitehorse, on behalf of the Whitehorse Sellers, Siltstone II, on behalf of the Siltstone Sellers, and Buyer are unable to agree by the Closing, then subject to Section 10.1(b) , the Parties shall (i) exchange their final proposed Title Defect Amounts of such Title Defects and (ii) proceed to Closing on the Assets subject to such Title Defects and Buyer shall pay the amount of the Title Defect Amounts as set forth in Buyer’s final proposed Title Defect Amounts of such Title Defects then in dispute into the Escrow Account and all Title Defects and Title Defect Amounts in dispute shall be exclusively and finally resolved pursuant to this Section 10.2 . Likewise, if Sellers have provided notice at or prior to the date that is three (3) days following the Defect Claim Date of Sellers’ intent to attempt to cure a Title Defect and by the end of the Cure Period, Whitehorse, on behalf of the Whitehorse Sellers, Siltstone II, on behalf of the Siltstone Sellers, and Buyer have been unable to agree upon whether such Title Defects have been cured, or Sellers have failed to cure any Title Defects which Sellers provided notice that Sellers would attempt to cure and Whitehorse, on behalf of the Whitehorse Sellers, Siltstone II, on behalf of the Siltstone Sellers, and Buyer have been unable to agree on the Title Defect Amounts for such Title Defects, then the cure and/or Title Defect Amounts in dispute shall be exclusively and finally resolved pursuant to this Section 10.2 . There shall be a single arbitrator, who shall be a title attorney with at least 10 years’ experience in oil and gas titles involving properties in the regional area in which the Title Defect Properties are located and shall not have worked as an employee or outside counsel for any Party or its Affiliates during the five (5) year period preceding the arbitration or have any financial interest in the dispute, as selected by mutual agreement of Buyer, on the one hand, and Whitehorse (on behalf of the Whitehorse Sellers) and Siltstone II (on behalf of the Siltstone Sellers), jointly, on the other hand, within fifteen (15) days after the end of the Cure Period (or such other time as mutually agreed), and absent such agreement, by the Houston, Texas office of the American Arbitration Association (the “ Title Arbitrator ”). The arbitration proceeding shall be held in Houston, Texas and shall be conducted in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, to the extent such rules do not conflict with the terms of this Section 10.2 . Each of Buyer, on the one hand, and Whitehorse (on behalf of the Whitehorse Sellers) and Siltstone II (on behalf of the Siltstone Sellers), jointly, on the other hand, shall submit their respective positions and evidence to the Title Arbitrator within fifteen (15) days after selection of the Title Arbitrator. The Title Arbitrator’s determination shall be made within twenty (20) days after submission of the matters in dispute and shall be final and binding upon the Parties, without right of appeal, and shall be limited to awarding only Whitehorse and Siltstone II’s joint or Buyer’s final proposed Title Defect Amount exchanged by the Parties as provided above. The Title Arbitrator shall make a separate determination with

 

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respect to the existence of each asserted Title Defect. In making his or her determination, the Title Arbitrator shall be bound by the relevant rules set forth in this Article X and, subject to the foregoing, may consider such other matters as in the opinion of the Title Arbitrator are necessary to make a proper determination. The Title Arbitrator shall act as an expert for the limited purpose of determining the specific disputed Title Defect and/or Title Defect Amount submitted by either Buyer or Whitehorse (on behalf of the Whitehorse Sellers) and Siltstone II (on behalf of the Siltstone Sellers) jointly, and may not award damages, interest or penalties to either Party with respect to any matter, but shall award to the prevailing Party its arbitration costs and attorneys’ fees. Sellers, jointly, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other hand, shall each bear one-half of the costs and expenses of the Title Arbitrator. Within ten days after the Title Arbitrator delivers written notice to Buyer and Sellers of its award with respect to a Title Defect Amount related to a Title Defect, Buyer shall be entitled to withdraw from the Escrow Account the amount, if any, so awarded by the Title Arbitrator to Buyer plus all earnings thereof, with respect to any Title Defect resolved in Buyer’s favor, and the balance of the funds paid into the Escrow Account with respect to such Title Defects shall be paid to Sellers.

10.3 Environmental Defects .

(a) Buyer shall deliver to Whitehorse, on behalf of both Whitehorse and the Siltstone Sellers, no later than the Defect Claim Date, claim notices meeting the requirements of this Section 10.3(a) (collectively, the “ Environmental Defect Notices ” and, individually, an “ Environmental Defect Notice ”) setting forth any matters which, in Buyer’s reasonable opinion, constitute Environmental Defects and which Buyer intends to assert as Environmental Defects pursuant to this Section 10.3 . For all purposes of this Agreement and subject to Buyer’s remedy for a breach of the representations and warranties made by Sellers pursuant to Section 4.13 and Sellers’ indemnification obligations under Section 12.2 , Buyer shall be deemed to have waived, and Sellers shall have no liability for, any Environmental Defect which Buyer fails to assert as an Environmental Defect by a properly delivered Environmental Defect Notice received by Sellers on or before the Defect Claim Date. Each Environmental Defect Notice shall be in writing and shall include (i) a description of the matter constituting the alleged Environmental Condition (including the applicable Environmental Law violated or implicated thereby) and the Assets affected by such alleged Environmental Condition, (ii) the Allocated Value of the Asset(s) (or portions thereof) affected by such alleged Environmental Condition, (iii) supporting documents reasonably necessary for Sellers to verify the existence of such alleged Environmental Condition, and (iv) a calculation of the Remediation Amount that Buyer asserts is attributable to such alleged Environmental Defect; provided , that substantial compliance with clause (iii) by the Defect Claim Date followed by prompt delivery of any remaining materials shall satisfy clause (iii) . To give Sellers an opportunity to commence reviewing and remediating Environmental Defects, Buyer agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to give Sellers, on or before the end of each calendar week prior to the Defect Claim Date, a written notice of all Environmental Defects discovered by Buyer during the preceding calendar week, which notice may be preliminary in nature and supplemented and/or amended prior to the Defect Claim Date. Sellers shall have the right, but not the obligation, to remediate, to the satisfaction of Buyer, any asserted Environmental Defect on or before Closing. If Sellers elect to remediate any Environmental Condition prior to Closing, Sellers shall implement such Remediation in a manner which is consistent with the requirements of Environmental Laws in a timely fashion for the type of Remediation that Sellers elect to undertake.

 

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(b) In the event that any Environmental Defect timely asserted by Buyer in accordance with Section 10.3(a) is not waived in writing by Buyer or cured prior to the Closing Date, then at Closing Parties shall, at Buyer’s sole election, the following:

(i) reduce the Purchase Price by the Remediation Amount; or

(ii) in the case of Sellers-operated Assets, exclude the wellbore of the Asset that is subject to the Environmental Defect, from the transactions contemplated hereby, and transfer the remaining Asset (including the underlying Lease) to Buyer in which event, subject to Section 12.1(n) , the Purchase Price shall not be reduced.

(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, but except for Environmental Defects that Buyer asserts with respect to the Additional Interests (which Environmental Defects and associated Remediation Amounts shall not be limited by this Section 10.3(c) ), (i) in no event shall there be any adjustments to the Purchase Price under this Section 10.3 for any individual Environmental Defect for which the Remediation Amount does not exceed $50,000.00 (the “ Individual Environmental Defect Threshold ”) and (ii) in no event shall there be any adjustment to the Purchase Price under this Section 10.3 for any Environmental Defect for which the Remediation Amount exceeds the Individual Environmental Defect Threshold unless the amount of the aggregate Remediation Amounts of all Environmental Defects that exceed the Individual Environmental Threshold (but excluding any Remediation Amounts attributable to Assets subject to Environmental Defects that are excluded under Section 10.3(b)(ii) ) exceeds a deductible in the amount of two percent (2.0%) of the unadjusted Purchase Price (the “ Environmental Defect Deductible ”), after which point Buyer shall be entitled to adjustments to the Purchase Price hereunder, but only to the extent of the amount by which the aggregate amount of such Remediation Amounts exceeds the Environmental Defect Deductible. With respect to any Environmental Defect for which the Remediation Amount exceeds the Individual Environmental Defect Threshold, for purposes of determining if the Environmental Defect Deductible has been satisfied and all other purposes herein, the Remediation Amount shall be the total amount for such Environmental Defect without giving effect to the Individual Environmental Defect Threshold.

10.4 Environmental Dispute Resolution . Whitehorse, on behalf of the Whitehorse Sellers, Siltstone II, on behalf of the Siltstone Sellers, and Buyer shall attempt to agree on all Environmental Defects and Remediation Amounts prior to Closing. If Whitehorse, on behalf of the Whitehorse Sellers, Siltstone II, on behalf of the Siltstone Sellers, and Buyer are unable to agree by Closing, subject to Buyer’s rights pursuant to Section 10.3(b)(ii) , all affected Assets shall be conveyed to Buyer at Closing and Buyer shall pay the amount equal to Buyer’s estimate of the Remediation Amount attributable to such unresolved Environmental Defects claimed by Buyer into the Escrow Account and the Environmental Defects and/or Remediation Amounts in dispute shall be exclusively and finally resolved by arbitration pursuant to this Section 10.4 . There shall be a single arbitrator, who shall be an environmental attorney with at least fifteen (15) years’ experience in environmental matters involving oil and gas producing properties in the regional area in which the affected Assets are located and shall not have worked as an employee

 

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or outside counsel for any Party or its Affiliates during the five (5) year period preceding the arbitration or have any financial interest in the dispute, as selected by mutual agreement of Buyer, on the one hand, and Whitehorse (on behalf of the Whitehorse Sellers) and Siltstone II (on behalf of the Siltstone Sellers), jointly, on the other hand, within fifteen (15) days after the Closing Date, and absent such agreement, by the Houston, Texas office of the American Arbitration Association (the “ Environmental Arbitrator ”). The arbitration proceeding shall be held in Houston, Texas and shall be conducted in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, to the extent such rules do not conflict with the terms of Section 10.3 . Each of Buyer, on the one hand, and Whitehorse (on behalf of the Whitehorse Sellers) and Siltstone II (on behalf of the Siltstone Sellers), jointly, on the other hand, shall submit their respective positions and evidence to the Environmental Arbitrator within fifteen (15) days after selection of the Environmental Arbitrator. The Environmental Arbitrator’s determination shall be made within twenty (20) days after submission of the matters in dispute and shall be final and binding upon the Parties, without right of appeal. The Environmental Arbitrator shall make a separate determination with respect to the existence of each asserted Environmental Defect and/or Remediation Amount, and shall be limited to awarding only Whitehorse and Siltstone II’s joint or Buyer’s final proposed Remediation Amounts exchanged by the Parties as provided above. In making his or her determination, the Environmental Arbitrator shall be bound by the relevant rules set forth in this Article X and, subject to the foregoing, may consider such other matters as in the opinion of the Environmental Arbitrator are necessary or helpful to make a proper determination. The Environmental Arbitrator shall act as an expert for the limited purpose of determining the specific disputed Environmental Defects and/or Remediation Amounts submitted by either Buyer or Whitehorse (on behalf of the Whitehorse Sellers) and Siltstone II (on behalf of the Siltstone Sellers) jointly, and may not award damages, interest or penalties to either Party with respect to any matter, but shall award to the prevailing Party its arbitration costs and attorneys’ fees. Sellers, jointly, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other hand, shall each bear one-half of the costs and expenses of the Environmental Arbitrator. Within ten days of the final resolution of any dispute submitted to the Environmental Arbitrator, Buyer shall be entitled to withdraw from the Escrow Account the amount, if any, so awarded by the Environmental Arbitrator to Buyer plus all earnings thereof, with respect to any Environmental Defect resolved in Buyer’s favor and the balance of the escrow attributable to the resolved Environmental Defect shall be paid to Sellers.

10.5 Preferential Purchase Rights and Consents to Assign .

(a) With respect to each Preferential Purchase Right discovered prior to the Closing, Sellers, within five (5) Business Days after the discovery thereof, shall send to the holder of each such Preferential Purchase Right a notice in compliance with the contractual provisions applicable to such Preferential Purchase Right and requesting waivers of such rights. Sellers shall thereafter use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such waivers of Preferential Purchase Rights (or the exercise thereof) to be obtained and delivered prior to Closing.

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excluded from the Assets to be assigned to Buyer at Closing (but only to the extent of the portion of such Asset(s) affected by the Preferential Purchase Right), and the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the Allocated Value of the Asset(s) (or portion thereof) so excluded. If such holder of such Preferential Purchase Right thereafter fails to consummate the purchase of the Asset (or portion thereof) covered by such Preferential Purchase Right within the time frame specified in the Preferential Purchase Right, or the time for exercising such Preferential Purchase Right expires without exercise by the holder thereof (A) Sellers shall so notify Buyer and (B) Buyer shall purchase from Sellers, on or before ten (10) days following receipt of such notice, such Asset (or portion thereof) that was so excluded, under the terms of this Agreement and for a price equal to the amount by which the Purchase Price was reduced at Closing with respect to such excluded Asset (or portion thereof), subject to any adjustments as a result of any Title Defect asserted by Buyer in accordance with Section 10.1 .

(ii) All Assets for which any applicable Preferential Purchase Right has been waived, or as to which the period to exercise the applicable Preferential Purchase Right has expired, in each case, prior to Closing, shall be sold to Buyer at Closing pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.

(b) With respect to each Consent (other than customary Post-Closing Consents), including those set forth in Schedule 4.4 , Sellers, within ten (10) Business Days after the Execution Date, shall send to the holder of each such Consent a notice in compliance with the contractual provisions applicable to such Consent seeking such holder’s consent to the transactions contemplated hereby, and Sellers shall thereafter use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such Consents prior to Closing.

(i) If (A) Sellers fail to obtain a Consent (other than customary Post-Closing Consents) prior to Closing and the failure to obtain such Consent would cause (1) the assignment of the Assets affected thereby to Buyer to be void or voidable, (2) the termination or other material impairment of an Asset under the express terms thereof or (3) the payment of liquidated damages, or (B) a Consent requested by Sellers is denied in writing (each such Consent, a “ Required Consent ”), then, in each case, (i) the Asset (or portion thereof) affected by such un-obtained Consent shall be excluded from the Assets to be assigned to Buyer at Closing, (ii) the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the Allocated Value of such Asset (or portion thereof) so excluded, (iii) Sellers shall hold such Asset or nominee for Buyer, effective as of the Effective Time and (iv) Sellers shall use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain such Consent or promptly as possible following Closing, but such reasonable commercial efforts shall not require Sellers or any of their respective Affiliates to make any out of pocket payments to counterparties. In the event that a Consent (with respect to an Asset excluded pursuant to this Section 10.5(b)(i) ) that was not obtained prior to Closing is obtained as of the Final Settlement Date, then, (x) Buyer shall purchase the Asset (or portion thereof) that was so excluded as a result of such previously un-obtained Consent and pay to Sellers the amount by which the Purchase Price was reduced at Closing with respect to the Asset (or portion thereof) so excluded, subject to any adjustments as a result of any Title Defect asserted by Buyer in accordance with Section 10.1 and (y) Sellers shall assign to Buyer the Asset (or portion thereof) so excluded at Closing pursuant to an instrument in substantially the same form as the Assignment. If such Consent has not been obtained as of the Final Settlement Date, then, unless Buyer waives the Consent requirement, the affected Asset shall be deemed an Excluded Asset and Sellers shall retain such Asset.

 

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(ii) If Sellers fail to obtain a Consent set forth in Schedule 4.4 prior to Closing that is not a Required Consent, then the Asset (or portion thereof) subject to such un-obtained Consent shall nevertheless be assigned by Sellers to Buyer at Closing as part of the Assets.

(c) With respect to any Asset that requires notification of assignment, Sellers shall, no later than five (5) days after the Closing Date, send to the applicable counterparty a written notice in compliance with the contractual provisions thereof.

10.6 Additional Interests . (a) From the Execution Date until the last day of the Cure Period, notwithstanding Section 6.1 but subject to Section 10.6(d) , a Seller (or its Affiliates) may acquire (solely for the purposes of conveying to Buyer) additional oil, gas and/or mineral leases that are Approved Leases (each such acquired interest and each other oil and gas lease such Seller (or its Affiliates) owns within the Designated Area as of the Execution Date but not described in Exhibit A-1 on the Execution Date, in each case meeting the parameters of this Section 10.6(a) , such Seller’s “ Additional Interests ”).

(b) If Buyer exercises its right to extend the Target Closing Date under Section 8.1 , subject to the remainder of this Section 10.6(b) , all Additional Interests a Seller (or its Affiliates) obtains title of record and notifies Buyer in writing, in each case, prior to November 15, 2017 (the “ Additional Interests Cutoff Date ”) shall be conveyed to Buyer at Closing and, subject to the cap set forth in Section 10.6(d) , the Purchase Price shall be increased by the aggregate Additional Interest Values attributable to such conveyed Additional Interests (subject to, without duplication. all other adjustments to the Purchase Price under this Agreement). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the conveyance of any Additional Interest at Closing shall be subject to (i) Buyer’s confirmation that the applicable Additional Interests are Approved Leases and that all payments required to acquire such Additional Interests were paid by such Seller (or its Affiliates), (ii) the cap set forth in Section 10.6(d) , and (iii) Buyer’s right to, on or before 5:00 p.m. (Central Time) time on the twentieth (20th) day after (1) the Additional Interests Cutoff Date or (2) such later date on which all required title documentation is provided to Buyer, (A) conduct title review and environmental due diligence on all Additional Interests to be conveyed, and (B) assert any matter Buyer deems to constitute a Title Defect pursuant to procedures set forth in Section 10.1 (which shall apply mutatis mutandis , except for Section 10.1(e) ) or an Environmental Defect pursuant to procedures set forth in Section 10.3 (which shall apply mutatis mutandis , except for Section 10.3(c) ). Such Seller shall be entitled to cure each Title Defect asserted under this Section 10.6(b) in accordance with Section 10.1(b) and each Environmental Defect asserted under this Section 10.6(b) in accordance with Section 10.3(a) . All uncured Title Defects and all uncured Environmental Defects properly asserted under this Section 10.6(b) shall be taken into account (and adjustments made in respect thereof) to the fullest extent possible in accordance with Section 10.1 and Section 10.3 (including Buyer’s right under Section 10.3(b) ), as applicable.

(c) Subject to the remainder of this Section 10.6(c) , if Closing occurs, (x) if Buyer does not exercise its right to extend the Target Closing Date under Section 8.1 , all Additional Interests a Seller (or its Affiliates) obtains title of record and notifies Buyer in writing, in each case, before the last day of the Cure Period, or (y) if Buyer exercises its right to extend the Target Closing Date under Section 8.1 , all Additional Interests a Seller (or its

 

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Affiliates) obtains title of record and notifies Buyer in writing, in each case, between the Additional Interests Cutoff Date and the last day of the Cure Period, shall be conveyed to Buyer and, subject to the cap set forth in Section 10.6(d) , the Purchase Price shall be increased by the aggregate Additional Interest Values attributable to such conveyed Additional Interests (subject to, without duplication. all other adjustments to the Purchase Price under this Agreement). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the conveyance of any Additional Interest under this Section 10.6(c) shall be subject to (i) Buyer’s confirmation that the applicable Additional Interests are Approved Leases and that all payments required to acquire such Additional Interests were paid by such Seller (or its Affiliates), (ii) the cap set forth in Section 10.6(d) , and (iii) Buyer’s right to on or before 5:00 p.m. (Central Time) time on the thirtieth (30th) day after (1) the end of the Cure Period or (2) such later date on which all required title documentation is provided to Buyer (such period, the “ Post-Closing Review Period ”), (A) conduct title review and environmental due diligence on all Additional Interests to be conveyed, and (B) assert any matter Buyer deems to constitute a Title Defect pursuant to procedures set forth in Section 10.1 (which shall apply mutatis mutandis , except for Section 10.1(e) ) or an Environmental Defect pursuant to procedures set forth in Section 10.3 (which shall apply mutatis mutandis , except for Section 10.3(c) ). Such Seller shall be entitled to cure each Title Defect and each Environmental Defect asserted under this Section 10.6(c) , in each case, within twenty (20) days after the end of the Post-Closing Review Period. All uncured Title Defects and all uncured Environmental Defects properly asserted under this Section 10.6(c) shall be taken into account (and adjustments made in respect thereof) to the fullest extent possible in accordance with Section 10.1 and Section 10.3 (including Buyer’s right under Section 10.3(b) ), as applicable. Subject to this Section 10.6(c) and Section 10.6(d) , Sellers shall convey all Additional Interests to Buyer no later than 60 days following the end of the Cure Period pursuant to an instrument in substantially the same form as the Assignment, and upon such assignment, Buyer shall pay Sellers by wire transfer in immediately available funds an amount equal to the aggregate Additional Interest Values of such conveyed Additional Interests (subject to, without duplication. all other adjustments to the Purchase Price under this Agreement).

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Buyer will have no obligation under this Section 10.6 to pay Sellers (including for any Additional Interest conveyed to Buyer before or after the Closing) for more than (and the Purchase Price shall not be subject to an upward adjustment under Section 3.3(a)(iii) in excess of) Eighty Million Dollars ($80,000,000.00) in aggregate.

(e) The Parties agree that Exhibit A-1 shall be deemed to have been amended automatically immediately upon each assignment pursuant to this Section 10.6 , to include all Additional Interests conveyed by such assignment, in each case, as part of Leases for all purposes of this Agreement, including for purposes of the Seller Designated Representations (with such Seller Designated Representations to be deemed to have been made again as to such Additional Interests as of the date of the assignment therefor) and Article VI . All Additional Interests that have not been conveyed to Buyer within 60 days following the end of the Cure Period, shall be permanently excluded from the transaction contemplated hereunder.

 

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ARTICLE XI

TERMINATION

11.1 Termination . This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to Closing:

(a) by the mutual written consent of Sellers and Buyer;

(b) by either Buyer or Sellers if Closing has not occurred on or before December 31, 2017 or such later date as agreed to in writing by Buyer and Sellers (the “ Outside Date ”);

(c) by Buyer, upon delivery of written notice to Sellers at any time prior to the Closing in the event that a Seller has breached in any material respect any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement, Buyer has notified Sellers of the breach in writing, and the breach has continued without cure for a period of thirty (30) days after the written notice of breach;

(d) by Sellers, upon delivery of written notice to Buyer at any time prior to the Closing in the event that Buyer has breached in any material respect any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement, Sellers have notified Buyer of the breach in writing, and the breach has continued without cure for a period of thirty (30) days after the written notice of breach; and

(e) by Buyer if the condition set forth in Section 7.2(h) has not been satisfied as of the Target Closing Date; or

(f) by Buyer if the condition set forth in Section 7.2(i) has not been satisfied as of the Target Closing Date;

provided , however , that no Party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement under this Section 11.1 if the Closing has failed to occur because such Party failed to perform or observe in any material respect its covenants or agreements hereunder;

11.2 Effect of Termination . If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 11.1 , this Agreement shall become void and of no further force or effect (except for the provisions of Sections 4.15 , 5.7 , 6.3 , 9.1 , 11.2 , 11.3 and Article XIII which shall continue in full force and effect) and Sellers shall be free immediately to enjoy all rights of ownership of the Assets and to sell, transfer, encumber or otherwise dispose of the Assets to any party without any restriction under this Agreement; provided that a termination of this Agreement shall not relieve any breach by such Party of this Agreement occurring prior to such termination.

11.3 Remedies Upon Termination .

(a) Buyer’s Breach . If Closing does not occur because (i) Buyer fails to tender performance at Closing when (A) all of the conditions in Sections 7.2(a) - (h)  and (j)  that, by their terms, can be satisfied prior to Closing have been satisfied (or waived by Buyer) (unless the failure to satisfy such condition arises from the action or inaction by Buyer) and (B) Sellers are ready, willing and able to consummate the transactions hereunder, or (ii) Buyer terminates

 

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this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1(f) , then Sellers may, as their sole and exclusive remedy, terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1 (to the extent not already terminated) and retain the Deposit as liquidated damages, free of any claims by Buyer or any other Person with respect thereto. The right to retain the Deposit as described in the preceding sentence shall be Sellers’ sole and exclusive remedy and in full and complete satisfaction of any losses that may be suffered by Sellers as a result of such termination and Sellers shall be deemed to have waived any and all other rights and remedies available to Sellers in respect of such termination (including liability for breach of this Agreement before such termination). IT IS EXPRESSLY STIPULATED BY THE PARTIES THAT THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF DAMAGES RESULTING FROM SUCH TERMINATION WOULD BE DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE ACCURATELY BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUE NATURE OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE UNIQUE NATURE OF THE OIL AND GAS INTERESTS, THE UNCERTAINTIES OF APPLICABLE COMMODITY MARKETS AND DIFFERENCES OF OPINION WITH RESPECT TO SUCH MATTERS, AND THAT THE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES PROVIDED FOR HEREIN ARE A REASONABLE ESTIMATE BY THE PARTIES OF SUCH DAMAGES UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND DO NOT CONSTITUTE A PENALTY.

(b) Seller’s Breach . If Closing does not occur because any Seller fails to tender performance at Closing when (A) all of the conditions in Section 7.1 that, by their terms, can be satisfied prior to Closing have been satisfied (or waived by Sellers) (unless the failure to satisfy such condition arises from the action or inaction by any Seller) and (B) Buyer is ready, willing and able to consummate the transactions hereunder, (i) (AA) Sellers shall promptly return by wire transfer of immediately available funds the Extension Payment and (BB) Sellers shall promptly return by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the Deposit to Buyer, free of any claims by Sellers or any other Person with respect thereto, and (ii) Buyer, at its sole option, shall be entitled to (x) pursue all legal and equitable remedies it has (including specific performance), or (y) terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1(c) and seek damages from Sellers; provided , however , that if Buyer elects to enforce specific performance of this Agreement, Buyer must pursue such remedy in lieu of all other legal and equitable remedies. In the event the Deposit is returned to Buyer and Buyer elects to enforce specific performance of this Agreement, after such return of the Deposit to Buyer, the Deposit shall be deemed to be zero for all purposes of this Agreement.

(c) Termination Pursuant to Section 11.1 . If any Party terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1 for reasons other than those described in Section 11.3(a) or Section 11.3(b) , then neither Sellers nor Buyer shall have any liability to the other Parties for termination of this Agreement, except that Sellers shall promptly return by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the Deposit to Buyer. If Buyer or Sellers terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1 and asserts that a breach of this Agreement has occurred, the notice of termination shall include a statement describing the nature of the alleged breach, together with supporting documentation.

 

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ARTICLE XII

ASSUMPTION; INDEMNIFICATION; SURVIVAL

12.1 Assumption by Buyer . Without limiting Buyer’s rights to indemnity by Sellers under this Section 12.1 , or to adjustments to the Purchase Price pursuant to Article III , from and after Closing, Buyer assumes and hereby agrees to fulfill, perform, pay and discharge (or cause to be fulfilled, performed, paid and discharged) all obligations and Liabilities, known or unknown, arising from, based upon, related to or associated with the Assets at or after the Effective Time, including obligations and Liabilities relating in any manner to the use, ownership or operation of the Assets (all of said obligations and Liabilities, subject to the exclusions below, herein being referred to as the “ Assumed Obligations ”); provided, however, that Buyer does not assume any obligations or Liabilities to the extent that they are (the following being “ Retained Obligations ”):

(a) arising from, based upon, related to or associated with the Assets prior to the Effective Time;

(b) arising from, based upon, related to or associated with Sellers’ operations of the Assets prior to the Closing;

(c) the accounting for, failure to pay or the incorrect payment of any lease bonus amount for the Leases;

(d) the accounting for, failure to pay or the incorrect payment to any royalty owner, overriding royalty owner, working interest owner or other interest holder under the Leases and Lands and escheat obligations insofar as the same are attributable to periods and Hydrocarbons produced and marketed with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties prior to the Closing Date;

(e) arising from, based upon, related to or associated with the ownership, use or operation of the Excluded Assets;

(f) any and all Seller Taxes;

(g) Retained Employment-Related Liabilities;

(h) in respect of claims for bodily injury or death arising out of any incident(s) or occurrence(s) prior to Closing in respect of the Assets;

(i) for corrective actions, fines, penalties or other sanctions arising from violations of Environmental Law(s) by Sellers or any other Third Party or otherwise related to the environmental condition of the Assets that occurred or are attributable to events that occurred prior to Closing in respect of the Assets;

(j) for Liabilities attributable to any contamination or condition that is the result of any off-site transport or disposal, or arrangement for transport or disposal, of any Hazardous Substances from the Assets prior to Closing;

 

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(k) wells on the Leases and Units that were permanently abandoned by Sellers or their respective Affiliates prior to the Closing Date, save and except all wells plugged & abandoned in accordance with the Leases and applicable Laws;

(l) arising from (i) any matters listed on Schedule 4.7 and any matters that should have been listed on Schedule 4.7 , and (ii) any other actions, suits or proceedings relating to the Assets existing prior to the Closing (including without limitation any claims of improper calculation or payment of any Burden);

(m) arising out of or resulting from any Hedge Contracts or any Debt Contracts of Sellers or any Affiliate relating to the Assets; or

(n) wellbores retained by Sellers from Assets designated under Section 10.3(b)(ii) and related Environmental Defect.

12.2 Indemnities by Sellers . Effective as of Closing, subject to Section 13.13 and the limitations set forth in Section 12.4 and Section 12.9 , each Seller shall be, severally but not jointly, responsible for, shall pay on a current basis and hereby defend, indemnify, hold harmless and forever release Buyer and its Affiliates, and all of its and their respective equity holders, partners, members, directors, officers, managers, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, “ Buyer Indemnified Parties ”) from and against any and all Liabilities, whether or not relating to Third Party Claims or incurred in the investigation or defense of any of the same or in asserting, preserving or enforcing any of their respective rights hereunder, arising from, based upon, related to or associated with:

(a) any breach by such Seller of any of the representations or warranties contained in Article IV or the certificate delivered by such Seller pursuant to Section 8.3(j) ;

(b) any breach by such Seller of any of its covenants or agreements under this Agreement or the certificate delivered by such Seller pursuant to Section 8.3(j) ; or

(c) any Retained Obligations.

12.3 Indemnities by Buyer . Effective as of Closing, except to the extent that Sellers are obligated to indemnify Buyer under Section 12.2 , Buyer and its successors and assigns shall assume, be responsible for, shall pay on a current basis, and hereby defends, indemnifies, holds harmless and forever releases each Seller and its Affiliates, and all of their respective equity holders, partners, members, directors, officers, managers, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, “ Seller Indemnified Parties ”) from and against any and all Liabilities, whether or not relating to Third Party Claims or incurred in the investigation or defense of any of the same or in asserting, preserving or enforcing any of their respective rights hereunder, arising from, based upon, related to or associated with:

(a) any breach by Buyer of any of its representations or warranties contained in Article V ;

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(c) the Assumed Obligations.

12.4 Limitation on Liability .

(a) Sellers shall not have any liability for any indemnification under Section 12.2(a) with respect to any representations or warranties of Sellers, other than those set forth in Sections 4.1 , 4.2 , 4.5 , 4.6 , 4.14 , 4.15 or 4.29 (collectively the “ Seller Designated Representations ”) which shall not be subject to the limitations in this Section 12.4(a) , (i) for any individual Liability unless the amount with respect to such Liability exceeds Thirty Five Thousand Dollars ($35,000), and (ii) until and unless the aggregate amount of all Liabilities for which Claim Notices are delivered by Buyer exceeds two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the unadjusted Purchase Price (the “ Cumulative Deductible ”), and then only to the extent the aggregate amount of all such Liabilities exceeds the Cumulative Deductible. In no event shall Sellers be required to indemnify the Buyer Indemnified Parties for Liabilities under Section 12.2(a) (excluding any breach by Sellers of any Seller Designated Representation) exceeding, in the aggregate, twenty percent (20%) of the unadjusted Purchase Price.

(b) Notwithstanding anything herein or in any Transaction Document to the contrary, the obligations and rights of the Parties hereunder, and the Liabilities for which any Indemnified Party is obligated to indemnify or entitled to indemnity under Section 12.2(a) or Section 12.3(a) shall be determined and calculated by excluding and without giving effect to any qualifiers as to materiality or material adverse effect set forth in any representation or warranty.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary stated in this Agreement, Buyer’s obligation to indemnify Seller Indemnified Parties with respect to the Assumed Obligations shall not extend to any amount actually received by Sellers from an indemnification from a Third Party or any corresponding insurance proceeds actually received by Sellers from insurance policies carried by Sellers. Sellers shall use commercially reasonable efforts to secure indemnification from any applicable Third Party.

12.5 Indemnity Escrow .

(a) Upon Closing, Buyer shall deliver to the Escrow Agent an amount equal to Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) pursuant to Section 8.3(d) to be held in the Escrow Account (such amount, the “ Indemnity Escrow Amount ”). Without limiting Sellers’ indemnity obligations under Section 12.2 , the Indemnity Escrow Amount will provide a non-exclusive source of funds to satisfy any Liabilities incurred or sustained by Buyer or its Affiliates arising from any Third Party Claims that Sellers have obligations to indemnify under Section 12.2 . To the extent that Buyer desires to apply any portion of the Indemnity Escrow Amount to satisfy any such Liabilities, Buyer shall promptly notify Sellers of the same and within three Business Days of its receipt of Buyer’s notice, Sellers will notify Buyer of their election to either (i) satisfy such Liabilities out of the Escrow Account, in which case the Parties shall provide joint written instructions to the Escrow Agent to remit an amount necessary to satisfy such Liabilities from the Escrow Account to the Person(s) claiming the same or (ii) pay to a court of competent jurisdiction an amount equal to the amount of such Liabilities, in which case the Parties shall provide joint written instructions to the Escrow Agent to remit such amount to such court from the Escrow Account and Sellers shall thereafter be responsible for prosecuting any and all claims relating thereto at their sole cost and expense.

 

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(b) On the date that is ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, the Parties shall instruct the Escrow Agent to release to Sellers the positive difference between the existing amount of the Indemnity Escrow Amount and the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of all unsatisfied claims for indemnification that Buyer has made on or before such date pursuant to this Article XII and which are to be satisfied (in whole or in part) from the Indemnity Escrow Amount and (ii) 50% of the Indemnity Escrow Amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days following the Closing Date, the Parties shall instruct the Escrow Agent to release to Sellers the balance of the Indemnity Escrow Amount remaining in the Escrow Account less the aggregate amount of all unsatisfied claims for indemnification that Buyer has made on or before such date pursuant to this Article XII to Sellers. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Defect Escrow Amount shall remain in escrow until released pursuant to Section 3.5(a) or Section 3.6 , as applicable.

12.6 Express Negligence . THE DEFENSE, INDEMNIFICATION, HOLD HARMLESS AND RELEASE PROVISIONS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE APPLICABLE WHETHER OR NOT THE LIABILITIES, LOSSES, COSTS, EXPENSES AND DAMAGES IN QUESTION AROSE OR RESULTED SOLELY OR IN PART FROM THE GROSS, SOLE, ACTIVE, PASSIVE, CONCURRENT OR COMPARATIVE NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER FAULT OR VIOLATION OF LAW OF OR BY ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY. BUYER AND SELLERS ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS STATEMENT COMPLIES WITH THE EXPRESS NEGLIGENCE RULE AND IS CONSPICUOUS.

12.7 Exclusive Remedy . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Parties agree that, from and after Closing, Section 3.5 , Section 3.7 , Section 10.1(b) , Section 10.2 , Section 10.4 , Section 12.2 , Section 12.3 and Section 13.1 , and the special warranties set forth in the Assignment, contain the Parties’ exclusive remedies against each other with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, including breaches of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements of the Parties contained in this Agreement; provided, however, that, nothing herein shall be deemed a waiver of either Party’s right to seek injunctive relief or to compel specific performance of any covenant or obligation of the other Party.

12.8 Indemnification Procedures . All claims for indemnification under Section 12.2 and Section 12.3 shall be asserted and resolved as follows:

(a) For purposes of this Article XII , the term “ Indemnifying Party ” when used in connection with particular Liabilities shall mean the Party having an obligation to indemnify another Person or Persons with respect to such Liabilities pursuant to this Article XII , and the term “ Indemnified Party ” when used in connection with particular Liabilities shall mean the Party having the right to be indemnified, with respect to such Liabilities by the other Party pursuant to this Article XII .

 

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(b) To make claim for indemnification under Section 12.2 or Section 12.3 , an Indemnified Party shall notify the Indemnifying Party of its claim under this Section 12.8 , including the specific details of and specific basis under this Agreement for its claim (the “ Claim Notice ”). In the event that the claim for indemnification is based upon a claim by a Third Party against the Indemnified Party (a “ Third Party Claim ”), the Indemnified Party shall provide its Third Party Claim Notice promptly after the Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of the Third Party Claim and shall enclose a copy of all papers (if any) served with respect to the Third Party Claim; provided, however, that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice of a Third Party Claim as provided in this Section 12.8(b) shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under Section 12.2 or Section 12.3 (as applicable) except to the extent such failure results in insufficient time being available to permit the Indemnifying Party to effectively defend against the Third Party Claim. In the event that the claim for indemnification is based upon an inaccuracy or breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or agreement, the Third Party Claim Notice shall specify the representation, warranty, covenant or agreement that was inaccurate or breached.

(c) In the case of a claim for indemnification based upon a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall have thirty (30) days from its receipt of the Claim Notice to notify the Indemnified Party whether it admits or denies its liability to defend the Indemnified Party against such Third Party Claim at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party. The Indemnified Party is authorized, prior to and during such thirty (30) day period, to file any motion, answer or other pleading that it shall deem necessary or appropriate to protect its interests or those of the Indemnifying Party and that is not prejudicial to the Indemnifying Party.

(d) If the Indemnifying Party admits its liability to defend the Indemnified Party against a Third Party Claim, it shall have the right and obligation to diligently defend, at its sole cost and expense, the Indemnified Party against such Third Party Claim. The Indemnifying Party shall have full control of such defense and proceedings, including any compromise or settlement thereof. If requested by the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party agrees to cooperate in contesting any Third Party Claim which the Indemnifying Party elects to contest. The Indemnified Party may participate in, but not control, any defense or settlement of any Third Party Claim controlled by the Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Section 12.8(d) . An Indemnifying Party shall not, without the written consent of the Indemnified Party, (i) settle any Third Party Claim or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect thereto which does not include an unconditional written release of the Indemnified Party from all liability in respect of such Third Party Claim or (ii) settle any Third Party Claim or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect thereto in any manner that may materially and adversely affect the Indemnified Party (other than as a result of money damages covered by the indemnity).

(e) If the Indemnifying Party does not admit its liability or admits its liability to defend the Indemnified Party against a Third Party Claim, but fails to diligently prosecute, indemnify against or settle the Third Party Claim, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right to defend against the Third Party Claim at the sole cost and expense of the Indemnifying Party, with counsel of the Indemnified Party’s choosing, subject to the right of the Indemnifying Party to admit its liability and assume the defense of the Third Party Claim at any time prior to settlement or final determination thereof. If the Indemnifying Party has not yet admitted its

 

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liability to defend the Indemnified Party against a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall send written notice to the Indemnifying Party of any proposed settlement and the Indemnifying Party shall have the option for ten (10) days following receipt of such notice to (i) admit in writing its liability to indemnify the Indemnified Party from and against the liability and either consent to or reject such proposed settlement, in its reasonable judgment, or (ii) deny liability. Any failure to respond such notice by the Indemnified Party shall be deemed to be an election under subsection (ii) above.

(f) In the case of a claim for indemnification not based upon a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall have thirty (30) days from its receipt of the Claim Notice to (i) cure the Liabilities complained of, (ii) admit its liability for such Liability or (iii) dispute the claim for such Liabilities. If the Indemnifying Party does not notify the Indemnified Party within such thirty (30) day period that it has cured the Liabilities or that it disputes the claim for such Liabilities, the amount of such Liabilities shall conclusively be deemed a liability of the Indemnifying Party hereunder.

(g) Without limiting in any manner the provisions of Section 12.2 , the indemnity, savings and hold harmless obligations of Sellers pursuant to Section 12.2 and the term “ Liabilities ” as used in Section 12.2 are intended to and do cover Liabilities incurred by any Buyer Indemnified Party which (1) arise from the breach of this Agreement or any Transaction Document by Sellers or any Seller Indemnified Party and (2)  do not involve any Third Party Claim.

12.9 Survival .

(a) Sellers’ indemnification obligation under Section 12.2(a) shall only apply if Buyer has provided Sellers with written notice claiming indemnification within nine (9) months of the Closing, except for (i) any breach of Sections 4.1 , 4.2 , 4.5 , 4.6 , 4.15 or 4.29 which shall survive Closing indefinitely, (ii) any breach of Section 4.13 , which shall survive until eighteen (18) months following the Closing, and (iii) any breach of Section 4.14 , which shall survive the Closing until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations.

(b) Buyer’s indemnification obligation under Section 12.3 shall only apply if Sellers has provided Buyer with written notice claiming indemnification within nine (9) months of the Closing, except for (i) any breach of Sections  5.1 and 5.2 , which shall survive Closing indefinitely.

(c) The covenants and agreements of Buyer and Sellers herein shall survive the Closing and terminate on the later to occur of, (i) for those covenants and agreements to be performed on or prior to Closing, the date that is six (6) months after the Closing Date and (ii) for those covenants and agreements to be performed after the Closing, the date such covenants or agreements are fully performed. The remainder of this Agreement shall survive the Closing indefinitely except as may otherwise be expressly provided herein. Representations, warranties, covenants and agreements shall be of no further force and effect after the date of their expiration, provided that there shall be no termination of any bona fide claim asserted pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such a representation, warranty, covenant or agreement prior to its expiration date.

 

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12.10 Non-Compensatory Damages . None of the Buyer Indemnified Parties nor Seller Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to recover from Sellers or Buyer, or their respective Affiliates, any special, indirect, consequential, punitive, exemplary, remote or speculative damages, including damages for lost profits of any kind arising under or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, except to the extent any such Party suffers such damages to a Third Party, which damages (including costs of defense and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in connection with defending against such damages) shall not be excluded by this provision as to recovery hereunder. Subject to the preceding sentence, Buyer, on behalf of each of the Buyer Indemnified Parties, and Sellers, on behalf of each of the Seller Indemnified Parties, waive any right to recover any special, indirect, consequential, punitive, exemplary, remote or speculative damages, including damages for lost profits of any kind, arising in connection with or with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.

12.11 Treatment of Indemnification Payments . Except as required by applicable Law, the Parties shall treat any indemnification payment or amount paid pursuant to this Article XII as an adjustment to the Purchase Price for federal and applicable state and local income Tax purposes.

ARTICLE XIII

MISCELLANEOUS

13.1 Expenses and Taxes .

(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided, all fees, costs and expenses incurred by Buyer or Sellers in negotiating this Agreement or in consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the Party incurring the same, including, legal and accounting fees, costs and expenses. All required documentary, filing and recording fees and expenses in connection with the filing and recording of the assignments, conveyances or other instruments required to convey title to the Assets to Buyer shall be borne by Buyer.

(b) To the extent that any sales, use, transfer or similar Taxes (“ Transfer Taxes ”) are imposed on the purchase and sale of the Assets pursuant to this Agreement, Buyer, on the one hand, and Sellers, on the other hand, shall each bear and pay fifty percent (50%) of such Transfer Taxes. Sellers and Buyer shall reasonably cooperate in good faith to minimize, to the extent permissible under applicable Law, the amount of any such Transfer Taxes.

(c) Sellers shall be allocated and bear all Asset Taxes attributable to (A) any Tax period ending prior to the Effective Time and (B) the portion of any Straddle Period ending immediately prior to the Effective Time, and, subject to the occurrence of the Closing, Buyer shall be allocated and bear all Asset Taxes attributable to (X) any Tax period beginning at or after the Effective Time and (Y) the portion of any Straddle Period beginning at the Effective Time.

(d) For purposes of Section 13.1(c) , (i) Asset Taxes that are attributable to the severance or production of Hydrocarbons shall be allocated to the period in which the severance or production giving rise to such Asset Taxes occurred, (ii) Asset Taxes that are

 

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based upon or related to income or receipts or imposed on a transactional basis (other than such Asset Taxes described in clause (i) ), shall be allocated to the period in which the transaction giving rise to such Asset Taxes occurred, and (iii) Asset Taxes that are ad valorem, property or other such Taxes imposed on a periodic basis pertaining to a Straddle Period shall be allocated between the portion of such Straddle Period ending immediately prior to the date on which the Effective Time occurs and the portion of such Straddle Period beginning on the date on which the Effective Time occurs by prorating each such Asset Tax based on the number of days in the applicable Straddle Period that occur before the date on which the Effective Time occurs, on the one hand, and the number of days in such Straddle Period that occur on or after the date on which the Effective Time occurs, on the other hand. For purposes of clause (iii) of the preceding sentence, the period for such Asset Taxes shall begin on the date on which ownership of the applicable assets gives rise to liability for the particular Asset Tax and shall end on the day before the next such date.

(e) To the extent the actual amount of an Asset Tax is not known at the time an adjustment to the Purchase Price is to be made with respect to such Asset Tax pursuant to Section 3.3 , 3.4 or 3.5 , as applicable, the Parties shall utilize the most recent information available in estimating the amount of such Asset Tax for purposes of such adjustment. To the extent the actual amount of an Asset Tax (or the amount thereof paid or economically borne by a Party) is ultimately determined to be different than the amount (if any) that was taken into account in the Final Settlement Statement as finally determined pursuant to Section 3.5 , timely payments will be made from one Party to the other to the extent necessary to cause each Party to bear the amount of such Tax that is allocable to such Party under Section 13.1(c) and Section 13.1(d) .

(f) Subject to Article XII , Buyer shall be responsible for delivering payment to the applicable Taxing Authorities of all Asset Taxes attributable to any taxable period ending prior to the Effective Time or any Straddle Period that become due and payable on or after the Closing Date. At or prior to the Closing, Sellers shall provide to Buyer the tax calendar for all Asset Taxes.

(g) The Parties shall cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested by the other Party, in connection with the filing of Tax Returns and any audit, litigation, or other proceeding with respect to any Taxes relating to the Assets. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon another Party’s request) the provision of records and information that are relevant to any such Tax Return or audit, litigation or other proceeding and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided under this Agreement. The Parties agree to retain all books and records with respect to Tax matters pertinent to the Assets relating to any taxable period beginning before the Closing Date until the expiration of the statute of limitations of the respective taxable periods and to abide by all record retention agreements entered into with any Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the control and conduct of any audit or judicial or administrative proceeding with respect to Asset Taxes that is a Third Party Claim shall be governed by Section 12.8 .

 

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(h) Buyer shall be entitled to all rights to any refunds of Asset Taxes allocable to Buyer pursuant to Sections 13.1(c) and 13.1(d) regardless of when received. Sellers shall be entitled to all rights to any refunds of Asset Taxes allocable to Sellers pursuant to Sections 13.1(c) and 13.1(d) . If a Party or its Affiliate receives a refund of Asset Taxes to which the other Party is entitled pursuant to this Section 13.1(h) , such receiving Party shall forward to the other Party the amount of such refund within thirty (30) days after such refund is received, net of any reasonable costs or expenses incurred by such receiving Party in procuring such refund.

13.2 Assignment . No Party shall assign all or any part of this Agreement, nor shall any Party assign or delegate any of its rights or duties hereunder, without the prior written consent of the other Parties, such consent to be withheld for any reason, and any assignment or delegation made without such consent shall be void. Notwithstanding the preceding, Buyer may assign this Agreement prior to Closing to any Affiliate without the prior written consent of Sellers; provided that such assignment shall not relieve Buyer of any of its obligations and responsibilities hereunder. Further and notwithstanding the preceding, Buyer is aware that Sellers intend to perform an IRC Section 1031 tax-deferred exchange, and to that extent, Sellers may assign interests of Leases contemplated hereunder to each other in order to accomplish such tax-deferred exchanges; provided such assignments shall contain customary special warranties of title by the assignor and Sellers shall promptly and in any event no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Defect Claim Date, provide written notice to Buyer of any such assignment together with executed copies of the applicable assignment and bill of sale. Sellers shall further have the right at any time prior to Closing to assign all or a portion of their rights under this Agreement (the “ Assigned Rights ”) to designated qualified intermediary (as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.1031(k)(1)(g)(4)(iii)) in order to accomplish the transaction in a manner that will comply, either in whole or in part, with the requirements of a like-kind exchange pursuant to Section 1031 of the Code (an “ Exchange ”). In the event Sellers assign the Assigned Rights to a qualified intermediary pursuant to this Section 13.2 , then Sellers agree to notify Buyer in writing of such assignment at or before Closing. Buyer hereby consents to any such assignment and Buyer agrees to pay the Purchase Price (as may be adjusted under the terms of this Agreement) for the Assets into a qualified escrow or qualified trust account at Closing as directed by the qualified intermediary and Sellers in writing; provided that (a) the Closing shall not be delayed or affected by any reason of the Exchange, (b) Sellers shall effect the Exchange through an assignment of the Assigned Rights to a qualified intermediary, but such assignment shall not relieve Sellers from, or modify, of any of their obligations and responsibilities hereunder (including indemnity obligations) to Buyer under this Agreement; and (c) Sellers shall indemnify Buyer against any additional costs or liabilities incurred by Buyer on account of Sellers’ consummation of the transaction through an Exchange. Buyer, by its consent to an Exchange, shall not be responsible in any way for Sellers’ compliance with such Exchange.

Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon the Parties and their successors and permitted assigns.

13.3 Preparation of Agreement . Sellers and Buyer and their respective counsels participated in the preparation of this Agreement. In the event of any ambiguity in this Agreement, no presumption shall arise based on the identity of the draftsman of this Agreement.

 

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13.4 Notices . All notices and communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, or sent by bonded overnight courier, or mailed by U.S. Express Mail, or sent by facsimile ( provided any such facsimile transmission is confirmed either orally or by written confirmation), or sent be electronic mail transmission (“email”) ( provided that receipt of such email is requested and received, excluding automatic receipts) or addressed to the appropriate Party at the address for such Party shown below or at such other address as such Party shall have theretofore designated by written notice delivered to the Party giving such notice:

If to Whitehorse:

Whitehorse Energy, LLC

Whitehorse Energy Delaware, LLC

Whitehorse Delaware Operating, LLC

3880 Hulen Street, Ste. 510

Ft. Worth, Texas 76107

Attention: Hunt Pettit

Phone: 817.677.1900

Email: hpettit@whitehe.com

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Freeman Mills, PC

2020 Bill Owens Pkwy., Ste. 200

Longview, Texas 75604

Attention: Vance P. Freeman

Phone: 903.295.7200

Email: vfreeman@freemanmillspc.com

If to a Siltstone Seller:

Siltstone Resources II-B-Permian, LLC

1801 Smith Street, Suite 2000

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention: Michael J. Rosinski

Phone: 713.375.9201

Email: michael.rosinski@siltstone.com

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Siltstone Capital, LLC

1801 Smith Street, Suite 2000

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention: Mani Walia

Phone: 713.375.9208

Email: mani.walia@siltstone.com

 

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If to Buyer or Resources:

Rosehill Operating Company, LLC

16200 Park Row, Suite 300

Houston, Texas 77084

Attention: R. Colby Williford, Vice President of Land

Phone: 281-675-3426

Email: mcwilliford@rosehillres.com

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Rosehill Operating Company, LLC

16200 Park Row, Suite 300

Houston, Texas 77084

Attention: Chris Wood, Corporate Attorney

Phone: 281-675-3436

Email: cwood@rosehillres.com

Vinson & Elkins, LLP

1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention: Mingda Zhao

Phone: 713-758-2069

Email: mzhao@velaw.com

Any notice given in accordance herewith shall be deemed to have been given only when delivered to the addressee in person, or by courier, or transmitted by facsimile transmission or email during normal business hours on a Business Day (or if delivered or transmitted after normal business hours on a Business Day or on a day other than a Business Day, then on the next Business Day), or upon actual receipt by the addressee during normal business hours on a Business Day after such notice has either been delivered to an overnight courier or sent by U.S. Express Mail (or if delivered after normal business hours on a Business Day or on a day other than a Business Day, then on the next Business Day). The Parties may change the address and facsimile numbers to which such communications are to be addressed by giving written notice to the other Parties in the manner provided in this Section 13.4 .

13.5 Further Cooperation . After Closing, Buyer and Sellers shall execute and deliver, or shall cause to be executed and delivered, from time to time such further instruments of conveyance and transfer, and shall take such other actions as any Party may reasonably request, to convey and deliver the Assets to Buyer, to perfect Buyer’s title thereto, and to accomplish the orderly transfer of the Assets to Buyer in the manner contemplated by this Agreement.

13.6 Entire Agreement; Conflicts . THIS AGREEMENT, THE APPENDICES, EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES HERETO, AND THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS COLLECTIVELY CONSTITUTE THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES PERTAINING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND SUPERSEDE ALL PRIOR AGREEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS, NEGOTIATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS, WHETHER

 

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ORAL OR WRITTEN, OF THE PARTIES PERTAINING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF. THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR OTHER AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, AND NEITHER SELLERS NOR BUYER SHALL BE BOUND BY OR LIABLE FOR ANY ALLEGED REPRESENTATION, PROMISE, INDUCEMENT OR STATEMENTS OF INTENTION NOT SO SET FORTH. IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF ANY SCHEDULE OR EXHIBIT HERETO, THE TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL GOVERN AND CONTROL; PROVIDED, HOWEVER , THAT THE INCLUSION IN ANY OF THE SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS HERETO OF TERMS AND PROVISIONS NOT ADDRESSED IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A CONFLICT, AND ALL SUCH ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS SHALL BE GIVEN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 13.6 .

13.7 Parties in Interest . The terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Sellers and Buyer and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any Person other than the Parties or their successors and permitted assigns, or the Parties’ respective related Indemnified Parties hereunder any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement; provided, however, that only a Party and its respective successors and assigns will have the right to enforce the provisions of this Agreement on its own behalf or on behalf of any of its related Indemnified Parties (but shall not be obligated to do so).

13.8 Amendment . This Agreement may be amended only by an instrument in writing executed by the Parties against whom enforcement is sought.

13.9 Waiver; Rights Cumulative . Any of the terms, covenants, representations, warranties or conditions hereof may be waived only by a written instrument executed by or on behalf of the Party waiving compliance. No course of dealing on the part of Sellers or Buyer or their respective officers, employees, agents, or representatives and no failure by Sellers or Buyer to exercise any of their respective rights under this Agreement shall, in any case, operate as a waiver thereof or affect in any way the right of such Party at a later time to enforce the performance of such provision. No waiver by any Party of any condition, or any breach of any term, covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such condition or breach or a waiver of any other condition or of any breach of any other term, covenant, representation or warranty. The rights of Sellers and Buyer under this Agreement shall be cumulative and the exercise or partial exercise of any such right shall not preclude the exercise of any other right.

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relationship of the parties hereto and thereto, shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, excluding any conflicts of law, rule or principle that might refer construction of provisions to the Laws of another jurisdiction.

(b) The Parties agree that the appropriate, exclusive and convenient forum for any disputes between any of the Parties arising out of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be in any state or federal court in Tarrant County, Texas and each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of such courts solely in respect of any proceeding arising out of or related to this Agreement. The Parties further agree that the Parties shall not bring suit with respect to any disputes arising out of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby in any court or jurisdiction other than the above specified courts. The Parties further agree, to the extent permitted by Law, that a final and nonappealable judgment against a Party in any action or proceeding contemplated above shall be conclusive and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction within or outside the United States by suit on the judgment, a certified or exemplified copy of which shall be conclusive evidence of the fact and amount of such judgment.

(c) To the extent that any Party or any of its Affiliates has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property, such Party (on its own behalf and on behalf of its Affiliates) hereby irrevocably (i) waives such immunity in respect of its obligations with respect to this Agreement and (ii) submits to the personal jurisdiction of any court described in Section 13.10(b) .

(d) THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT THEY HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION BASED HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

13.11 Severability . If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any adverse manner to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.

13.12 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and each such counterpart hereof shall be deemed to be an original instrument, but all of such counterparts shall constitute for all purposes one agreement. Any signature hereto delivered by a Party by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be deemed an original signature hereto.

 

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13.13 Joint and Several Liability . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, (a) Whitehorse, Whitehorse Energy and Whitehorse Operating shall be jointly and severally liable for all of their respective obligations under this Agreement; (b) Siltstone II and Siltstone II-B shall be jointly and severally liable for all of their respective obligations under this Agreement, (c) Whitehorse Sellers, on the one hand, and Siltstone Sellers, on the other hand, shall be severally liable (and not jointly liable) for their respective obligations under this Agreement.

13.14 Siltstone Seller Representative .

(a) Each Siltstone Seller, by executing this Agreement, irrevocably constitutes and appoints Siltstone II and its successors, acting as hereinafter provided, as such Siltstone Seller’s attorney-in-fact to act on behalf of such Siltstone Seller in connection with the authority granted to Siltstone II pursuant to this Section 13.14 , and acknowledges that such appointment is coupled with an interest.

(b) Each Siltstone Seller by such appointment (1) authorizes Siltstone II subsequent to the date hereof (i) to give and receive written consents, reports, notices and communications to or from Buyer relating to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, (ii) to negotiate, compromise and resolve any dispute that may arise under this Agreement, and (iii) to negotiate, execute and deliver the Escrow Agreement on behalf of such Siltstone Seller; provided , however , that in each of clauses (i)  through (ii) , Siltstone II shall not have the authority to execute any agreements or documents (other than consents, reports, notices and communications) on behalf of such Siltstone Seller, and (2) agrees to be bound by all agreements and determinations made by and documents executed and delivered by Siltstone II pursuant to the authority granted to Siltstone II hereunder.

(c) Each Siltstone Seller by the execution of this Agreement expressly acknowledges and agrees that (1) Siltstone II is authorized to act on its behalf with respect to this Agreement, notwithstanding any dispute or disagreement between such Siltstone Seller and Siltstone II, and (2) Buyer, each Buyer Indemnified Party and any other Person shall be entitled to solely interact with, and rely on any and all actions taken by, Siltstone II under this Agreement without any liability to, or obligation to inquire of, such Siltstone Seller. Any notice or communication given or received by, and any decision, action, failure to act within a designated period of time, agreement, consent, settlement, resolution or instruction of, Siltstone II that is within the scope of Siltstone II’s authority under this Section 13.14 shall constitute a notice or communication to or by, or a decision, action, failure to act within a designated period of time, agreement, consent, settlement, resolution or instruction of Sellers and shall be final, binding and conclusive upon such Siltstone Seller. Buyer and any other Person shall be entitled to rely upon any such notice, communication, decision, action, failure to act within a designated period of time, agreement, consent, settlement, resolution or instruction of Siltstone II as being a notice or communication to or by, or a decision, action, failure to act within a designated period of time, agreement, consent, settlement, resolution or instruction of both Siltstone II and the Siltstone Sellers.

 

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13.15 Whitehorse Seller Representative.

(a) Each Whitehorse Seller, by executing this Agreement, irrevocably constitutes and appoints Whitehorse and its successors, acting as hereinafter provided, as such Whitehorse Seller’s attorney-in-fact to act on behalf of such Whitehorse Seller in connection with the authority granted to Whitehorse pursuant to this Section 13.15 , and acknowledges that such appointment is coupled with an interest.

(b) Each Whitehorse Seller by such appointment (1) authorizes Whitehorse subsequent to the date hereof (i) to give and receive written consents, reports, notices and communications to or from Buyer relating to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, (ii) to negotiate, compromise and resolve any dispute that may arise under this Agreement, and (iii) to negotiate, execute and deliver the Escrow Agreement on behalf of such Whitehorse Seller; provided , however , that in each of clauses (i)  through (ii) , Whitehorse shall not have the authority to execute any agreements or documents (other than consents, reports, notices and communications) on behalf of such Whitehorse Seller, and (2) agrees to be bound by all agreements and determinations made by and documents executed and delivered by Whitehorse pursuant to the authority granted to Whitehorse hereunder.

(c) Each Whitehorse Seller by the execution of this Agreement expressly acknowledges and agrees that (1) Whitehorse is authorized to act on its behalf with respect to this Agreement, notwithstanding any dispute or disagreement between such Whitehorse Seller and Whitehorse, and (2) Buyer, each Buyer Indemnified Party and any other Person shall be entitled to solely interact with, and rely on any and all actions taken by, Whitehorse under this Agreement without any liability to, or obligation to inquire of, such Whitehorse Seller. Any notice or communication given or received by, and any decision, action, failure to act within a designated period of time, agreement, consent, settlement, resolution or instruction of, Whitehorse that is within the scope of Whitehorse’s authority under this Section 13.15 shall constitute a notice or communication to or by, or a decision, action, failure to act within a designated period of time, agreement, consent, settlement, resolution or instruction of Sellers and shall be final, binding and conclusive upon such Whitehorse Seller. Buyer and any other Person shall be entitled to rely upon any such notice, communication, decision, action, failure to act within a designated period of time, agreement, consent, settlement, resolution or instruction of Whitehorse as being a notice or communication to or by, or a decision, action, failure to act within a designated period of time, agreement, consent, settlement, resolution or instruction of both Whitehorse and the Whitehorse Sellers.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , each Seller and Buyer has executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

SELLERS:
WHITEHORSE ENERGY, LLC
By:   /s/ Hunt Pettit
Name:   Hunt Pettit
Title:   Authorized Member
WHITEHORSE ENERGY DELAWARE, LLC
By: Whitehorse Energy, LLC
Its: Parent
/s/ Hunt Pettit
Name:   Hunt Pettit
Title:   President & CEO
WHITEHORSE DELAWARE OPERATING, LLC
By: Whitehorse Energy, LLC
Its: Parent

/s/ Hunt Pettit

Name:   Hunt Pettit
Title:   Authorized Member

 

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SILTSTONE RESOURCES II - PERMIAN, LLC
By:   /s/ Michael J. Rosinski
Name:   Michael J. Rosinski
Title:   Authorized Member
SILTSTONE RESOURCES II-B-PERMIAN, LLC
By:   /s/ Michael J. Rosinski
Name:   Michael J. Rosinski
Title:   Authorized Member

 

[ S IGNATURE P AGE TO P URCHASE AND S ALE A GREEMENT ]


BUYER:
ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
By:   /s/ J. A. Townsend
Name:   J. A. Townsend
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer
RESOURCES:
ROSEHILL RESOURCES INC.
(solely for the purposes of Sections  6.10 and 6.11 )
By:   /s/ J. A. Townsend
Name:   J. A. Townsend
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

[ S IGNATURE P AGE TO P URCHASE AND S ALE A GREEMENT ]


APPENDIX I

DEFINED TERMS

Accounting Arbitrator ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.7 .

Additional Interests ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.6(a) .

Additional Interest Value ” means, with respect to any Additional Interest, an amount equal to (A) Seventeen Thousand Dollars ($17,000), multiplied by (B) the total number of Net Mineral Acres of such Additional Interest to be conveyed to Buyer.

Adjusted Purchase Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .

AFEs ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.19 .

Affiliate ” shall mean any Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, another Person. The term “ control ” and its derivatives with respect to any Person mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Aggregate Defect Amount ” means the sum of (a) all Title Defect Amounts reasonably asserted by Buyer in good faith, plus (b) all losses as a result of Casualty Losses occurred after the Execution Date but prior to the Closing Date, plus (c) the aggregate Allocated Values of Assets that cannot be conveyed to Buyer at Closing pursuant to Section 6.5(c) , Section 10.3(b) , Section 10.5(a)(i) or Section 10.5(b)(i) , plus (d) Remediation Amounts for all Environmental Conditions arising during the period between the Execution Date and the Closing Date.

Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph herein.

“Allocated Value” shall mean, for any Asset, the portion of the unadjusted Purchase Price allocated to such Asset as set forth on Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2 , as applicable.

Allocation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.8 .

Approved Leases ” means, with respect to any Additional Interest, any oil and gas lease located within the Designated Area as to which Buyer has confirmed each of the following: such lease (a) covers all depths within the Target Formations, (b) has not fewer than two (2) years remaining in the primary term thereof as of the date such lease is conveyed to Buyer, (c) includes one or more shut-in, held-by-operations, held-by-production or other similar savings clauses, (d) is not subject to any surface use restrictions that would interfere with Buyer’s ownership, development or operation of such Additional Interest in any material way, and (e) unless Buyer consents in writing, does not include any existing wells on the lands covered thereby which wells would be assumed by Buyer on any uncustomary or non-market terms or conditions that are materially adverse to the lessee thereunder.

Arbitration Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.7 .

 

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Assumed Obligations ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.1 .

Assets ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 .

Asset Tax ” shall mean any ad valorem, property, excise, severance, production, sales, use and similar Taxes based upon the operation or ownership of the Assets or the production of Hydrocarbons or the receipt of proceeds therefrom, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, (a) Income Taxes and (b) Transfer Taxes imposed on the transfer of the Assets pursuant to this Agreement.

Assignment ” shall mean the Assignment and Bill of Sale from Sellers to Buyer, pertaining to the Assets, in the form attached as Exhibit B .

Assigned Rights ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.2 .

Assumed Obligations ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.1 .

Audited Financial Statements ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.11(b)(i) .

Auditor ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.11(b)(i) .

Background Materials ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.27 .

Burden ” shall mean any and all royalties (including lessor’s royalty), overriding royalties, production payments, net profits interests and other burdens upon, measured by or payable out of production (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Taxes).

Business Day ” shall mean a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday) on which commercial banks in Houston, Texas are generally open for business.

Buyer ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph herein.

Buyer Indemnified Parties ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.2 .

Casualty Loss ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a) .

Claim Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.8(b) .

Closing ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 .

Closing Cash Payment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .

Closing Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 .

Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Confidentiality Agreement ” means the Confidentiality Agreement, dated August 3, 2017, between Sellers and Buyer, as amended.

 

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Consent ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4 .

Contracts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(e) .

Controlled Group Liabilities ” means any and all liabilities of Sellers and any of their respective ERISA Affiliates (i) under Title IV of ERISA, (ii) under Sections 206(g), 302 or 303 of ERISA, (iii) under Sections 412, 430, 431, 436 or 4971 of the Code, (iv) as a result of the failure to comply with the continuation of coverage requirements of Section 601 et seq. of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code, and (v) under corresponding or similar provisions of any foreign Laws.

Cumulative Deductible ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.4(a) .

Cure Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(b) .

Customary Post-Closing Consents ” shall mean the consents and approvals from Governmental Authorities for the assignment of the Assets from Sellers to Buyer that are customarily obtained after the assignment of properties similar to the Assets.

Debt Contract ” means any indenture, mortgage, loan, credit or sale-leaseback or similar agreement entered into by Sellers or any of their respective Affiliates creating indebtedness on the part of Sellers or their respective Affiliates for borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property acquired by, or for services rendered to, Sellers or their Affiliates.

Defect Escrow Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.6 .

Defect Claim Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a) .

Defensible Title ” means title deducible of record which, as of the Effective Time and the Defect Claim Date:

(a) with respect to each Lease, entitles Sellers to not less than the Minimum Net Revenue Interest;

(b) with respect to each Well, entitles Sellers to not less than the Net Revenue Interest shown on Exhibit A-2 for such Well, except for (a) decreases resulting from the establishment or amendment of involuntary pools or units, and (b) decreases required to allow other working interest owners to make up past underproduction or pipelines to make up past under-deliveries to the extent set forth on Exhibit A-2 ;

(c) with respect to each Well and each Lease, obligates Sellers to bear not greater than the Working Interest shown for such Lease in Exhibit A-1 or for such Well in Exhibit A-2 , as applicable without increase, except for (i) increases that are accompanied by at least a proportionate increase in Sellers’ Net Revenue Interest, (ii) increases resulting from contribution requirements with respect to defaults by co-owners under the applicable operating agreement and (iii) as otherwise shown on Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2 , as applicable;

 

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(d) with respect to each Lease, entitles Sellers to the aggregate number of Net Mineral Acres shown on Exhibit A-1 for all depths within the Target Formations covered by this Agreement;

(e) with respect to each Lease, has a primary term expiring no earlier than one year after the Execution Date;

(f) is free and clear of all Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances.

Deposit ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2 .

Designated Area ” shall mean the areas identified on Annex I .

Dispute Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5 .

Effective Time ” shall mean 7:00 a.m. Central Time on the Closing Date.

Employed Assets ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.28 .

Employee Benefit Plans ” means (a) each “employee benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) and (b) each personnel policy, equity option plan, equity appreciation rights plan, restricted equity plan, phantom equity plan, equity based compensation arrangement, bonus plan or arrangement, incentive award plan or arrangement, vacation policy, severance pay plan, policy or agreement, deferred compensation agreement or arrangement, executive compensation or supplemental income arrangement, consulting agreement, employment agreement, retention agreement, change of control agreement and each other employee benefit plan, agreement, arrangement, program, practice or understanding which is not described in clause (a) above, in each case, sponsored, maintained, executed or contributed to, or required to be sponsored, maintained or contributed to, by a Seller or any of its Affiliates for the benefit of any employee, independent contractor, or other individual (or any dependent or beneficiary thereof) who has provided services to or with respect to the Assets or in which any such individual participates.

Encumbrance ” shall mean any lien, lis pendens, mortgage, security interest, pledge, deposit, restriction, Burden, encumbrance, rights of a vendor under any title retention or conditional sale agreement, or lease or any other defect in title.

Environmental Arbitrator ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.4 .

Environmental Condition ” shall mean (a) an adverse condition involving environmental pollution or contamination of the air, soil, subsurface strata, surface waters, ground waters and/or sediments that causes any Asset not to be in compliance with, or provides a basis for giving rise to liability under, any Environmental Law, (b) the existence with respect to the Assets or their operation thereof of any environmental pollution or contamination caused by or related to an Asset for which Remediation is required under Environmental Laws, or (c) any failure to comply with Environmental Laws or Environmental Permits applicable to the Assets, including any failure that do not related to physical conditions.

 

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Environmental Defect ” shall mean an Environmental Condition with respect to an Asset, including those set forth in Schedule 4.13 .

Environmental Defect Deductible ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.3(c) .

Environmental Defect Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.3(a) .

Environmental Law ” shall mean all applicable Laws as amended from time to time relating to: (i) pollution or protection of human health, safety, natural resources or the environment; (ii) Releases or threatened Releases of, or exposure to, Hazardous Substances; or (iii) otherwise relating to the generation, manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, handling, transport or disposal, or arrangement for transport or disposal of Hazardous Substances.

Environmental Permit ” shall mean any permit, license, registration, consent, certification, exemption, variance, approval or other authorization required under or issued pursuant to any Environmental Law.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

ERISA Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any entity, trade or business that is a member of a group described in Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(l) of ERISA that includes such Person, or that is a member of the same “controlled group” as such Person pursuant to Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.

Escrow Account ” shall mean the account created by the Parties pursuant to the Escrow Agreement.

Escrow Agent ” shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Escrow Agreement ” shall mean the escrow agreement to be entered into at Closing by and among Whitehorse, Siltstone II, Buyer and the Escrow Agent, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit E .

Examination Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.5(a) .

Exchange ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.2 .

Excluded Assets ” shall mean (a) all of Sellers’ (and their Affiliates’) corporate minute books, financial records and other business records that relate to Seller’s business generally (including the ownership and operation of the Assets); (b) all trade credits, all accounts, all receivables and all other proceeds, income or revenues attributable to the Assets and attributable to any period of time prior to the Effective Time, except to the extent there has been an upward adjustment to the Purchase Price for any of such items; (c) all claims and causes of action of Sellers arising under or with respect to any Contracts that are attributable to periods of time prior to the Effective Time (including claims for adjustments or refunds); (d) except to the extent relating to the Assumed Obligations and without limiting Buyer’s rights under Section 6.4 , all rights and interests of Sellers (i) under any policy or agreement of insurance, (ii) under any bond

 

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or (iii) to any insurance or condemnation proceeds or awards arising, in each case, from acts, omissions or events or damage to or destruction of property; (e) all claims of Sellers for refunds of or loss carry forwards with respect to (i) Asset Taxes attributable to any period prior to the Effective Time (determined in accordance with Section 13.1(d) ), (ii) Income Taxes or (iii) any Taxes attributable to the Excluded Assets; (f) all of Sellers’ proprietary computer software, patents, trade secrets, copyrights, names, trademarks, logos and other intellectual property; (g) all documents and instruments of Sellers that may be protected by an attorney-client privilege (other than title opinions, title abstracts or other chain-of-title materials); (h) all audit rights arising under any of the Material Contracts or otherwise with respect to any period prior to the Effective Time or to any of the other Excluded Assets, except for any Assumed Obligations; (i) documents prepared or received by Sellers with respect to (i) lists of prospective purchasers of the Assets, (ii) bids submitted by other prospective purchasers of the Assets, (iii) analyses of any bids submitted by any prospective purchaser, (iv) correspondence between a Seller and its representatives, and any prospective purchaser other than Buyer and (v) correspondence between a Seller and any of its representatives with respect to any of the bids, the prospective purchasers or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (j) any offices, office leases and any personal property located in or on such offices or office leases, other than temporary offices buildings and their contents located on the Leases; (k) any assets specifically listed in Exhibit C ; (l) any debt instruments; (m) any assets (that would otherwise be included as an Asset) excluded from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement pursuant to Section 2.3 , Section 6.4(b) , Section 6.5(c) , Section 10.3(b)(ii) , Section 10.5(a)(i) or Section 10.5(b)(i) , and (n) any other assets (that would otherwise be included as an Asset) excluded from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement pursuant to any other provision of this Agreement.

Execution Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph herein.

Extension Payment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 .

Fee Minerals ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(c) .

Final Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5 .

Final Settlement Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5 .

Final Settlement Statement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5 .

Financing ” means debt or equity financing, or a combination thereof, obtained by Resources or Buyer following the Execution Date to be used in whole or in part to fund all or any portion of the Purchase Price.

GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect on the date hereof.

Gathering Systems ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(g) .

Governmental Authority ” shall mean any federal, state, local, municipal, tribal or other government; any arbitration authority; any governmental, regulatory or administrative agency, commission, body or other authority exercising or entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, regulatory or Taxing Authority or power, and any court or governmental tribunal, including any tribal authority having or asserting jurisdiction.

 

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Hazardous Substance ” shall mean any substance that, by its nature or its use, is regulated or as to which liability might arise under any Environmental Law including any: (i) chemical, product, material, substance or waste defined as a “hazardous substance,” “hazardous material,” “hazardous waste,” “restricted hazardous waste,” “extremely hazardous waste,” “solid waste,” “toxic waste,” “toxic substance,” “contaminant,” “pollutant,” or words of similar meaning or import found in any Environmental Law; (ii) petroleum hydrocarbons, petroleum products, petroleum substances, oil and gas exploration and production wastes, natural gas, condensate or crude oil or any components, fractions or derivatives thereof; and (iii) asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radioactive materials, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, naturally occurring radioactive materials or radon gas.

Hedge Contract ” means any contract to which a Seller or any of its Affiliates is a party with respect to any swap, forward, future, put, call, floor, cap, collar option or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement, whether exchange traded, “over-the-counter” or otherwise, involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities (including Hydrocarbons), equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions.

Hydrocarbons ” shall mean oil and gas and other hydrocarbons produced or processed in association therewith.

Imbalances ” shall mean any imbalance at the wellhead between the amount of Hydrocarbons produced from a Well and allocated to the interests of Sellers therein and the shares of production from the relevant Well to which Sellers were entitled, or at the pipeline flange between the amount of Hydrocarbons nominated by or allocated to Sellers and the Hydrocarbons actually delivered on behalf of Sellers at that point.

Income Taxes ” shall mean any income, capital gains, franchise and similar Taxes.

Indemnified Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.8(a) .

Indemnifying Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.8(a) .

Indemnity Escrow Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.5(a) .

Individual Environmental Defect Threshold ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.3(c) .

Individual Title Defect Threshold ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(e) .

Knowledge ” shall mean (a) with respect to Whitehorse, the actual knowledge (after due inquiry) of the following Persons: Hunt Pettit and R. Kevin Russell; (b) with respect to a Siltstone Seller, the actual knowledge (after due inquiry) of the following Persons: Michael J. Rosinski; and (c) with respect to Buyer, the actual knowledge (after due inquiry) of the following Persons: Colby Williford and Alan Townsend.

 

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Lands ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) .

Law ” shall mean any applicable statute, law (including common law), rule, regulation, ordinance, order, code, ruling, writ, injunction, decree, judgment or other official act of or by any Governmental Authority.

Leases ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a) .

Liabilities ” shall mean any and all claims, causes of action, payments, charges, judgments, assessments, liabilities, losses, damages, penalties, fines and costs and expenses, including any attorneys’ fees, legal or other expenses incurred in connection therewith and including liabilities, costs, losses and damages for personal injury or death or property damage or environmental damage or Release or threatened Release of, or exposure to Hazardous Materials, or Remediation.

Material Adverse Effect ” means an event or circumstance that is reasonably expected to (a) cause Liabilities that, individually exceeds Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) or in the aggregate exceeds three and one-half percent (3.5%) of the unadjusted Purchase Price, and (b) result in a material adverse effect on the ownership, operation, rights, results of operations or the value of the Assets, taken as a whole and as currently operated as of the Execution Date or a material adverse effect on the ability of either Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder; provided , however, that the term “Material Adverse Effect” shall not include any such result, consequence, or matter relating to or resulting from any or all of the following to the extent not reasonably within the control of a Seller: (A) general changes in worldwide economic conditions or in economic conditions in any nation or region in which Sellers conducts business; (B) general business or political conditions; (C) conditions or changes in the securities markets, credit markets, currency markets or other financial markets generally, whether in the United States or any other country or region in the world, including interest rates in the United States or any other country or region in the world and exchange rates for the currencies of any countries and any suspension of trading in securities (whether equity, debt, derivative or hybrid securities) generally on any securities exchange or over-the-counter market operating in the United States or any other country or region in the world; (D) any changes or developments in applicable Laws or interpretations thereof by any Governmental Authority or accounting rules (or interpretations thereof); (E) changes or developments affecting generally the oil and gas industry including but not limited to changes in commodity prices for Hydrocarbons; (F) political conditions in the United States or any other country or region in the world or any natural or man-made disaster or any acts of terrorism, sabotage, military action or war (whether or not declared) or any escalation or worsening thereof; (G) any action taken or not taken at the request of, or with the written consent or waiver of, Buyer; and (H) entering into this Agreement or the announcement or dissemination of information regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided , that in each case, such result, consequence or matter does not disproportionately affect the Assets.

Material Contracts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.8 .

 

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Minimum Net Revenue Interest ” means 3/4ths of Sellers’ actual combined Working Interest (except for lease numbers TX371038001 and TX371038002 of Ex A-1, for those Leases the Minimum Net Revenue Interest is 56.25% of Sellers’ actual combined Working Interest). As an illustration, if the Sellers own a combined 50% Working Interest, then the Minimum Net Revenue Interest is 37.5%.

Net Mineral Acres ” means, (a) as computed separately with respect to each Lease or Additional Interest, the number calculated by multiplying (i) the gross number of mineral acres covered by each tract of land covered by such Lease or Additional Interest (as determined by the legal description of the leased premises) by (ii) the undivided fee simple mineral interest (expressed as a percentage) in such tract covered by such Lease or Additional Interest (as determined by aggregating the fee mineral interests owned by each lessor of such Lease or Additional Interest in that tract), by (iii) Seller’s undivided percentage working interest in such Lease or Additional Interest, then next adding the results obtained for each such tract covered by such Lease or Additional Interest, and (b) as computed separately with respect to each Fee Mineral, the number calculated by multiplying (x) the gross number of mineral acres covered by each tract of land covered by such Fee Mineral (as determined by the legal description of the leased premises) by (y) the undivided fee simple mineral interest (expressed as a percentage) in such tract covered by such Fee Mineral (as determined by aggregating the fee mineral interests owned by each interest owner in that tract).

Net Revenue Interest ” shall mean, with respect to any Well or Lease, the Sellers’ combined interest in and to all Hydrocarbons produced, saved and sold from or allocated to such Well or Lease after giving effect to all Burdens and the Reserved Override.

NORM ” shall mean naturally occurring radioactive material.

Offered Interest ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.12(a) .

Oil and Gas Properties ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(g) .

Party ” and “ Parties ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph herein.

Permitted Encumbrances ” shall mean:

(a) the terms and conditions of all Leases and all Burdens if the net cumulative effect of such Leases and Burdens (i) does not operate to reduce the Net Revenue Interest of Sellers with respect to any Lease to an amount less than the Minimum Net Revenue Interest, (ii) does not operate to reduce the Net Revenue Interest of Sellers with respect to any Well to an amount less than the Net Revenue Interest set forth in Exhibit A-2 for such Well, (iii) does not obligate Sellers to bear a Working Interest with respect to any Well or Lease in any amount greater than the Working Interest set forth in Exhibit A-2 for such Well and Exhibit A-1 for such Lease (unless the Net Revenue Interest for such Well is greater than the Net Revenue Interest set forth in Exhibit A-2 or for such Lease is greater than the Minimum Net Revenue Interest, as applicable, in the same proportion as any increase in such Working Interest), or (iv) does not reduce Seller’s Net Mineral Acres for any depth within the Target Formations below that shown on Exhibit A-1 ;

 

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(b) liens for Taxes not yet due or delinquent or, if delinquent, that are being contested in good faith in the normal course of business;

(c) all Customary Post-Closing Consents;

(d) conventional rights of reassignment prior to release or surrender requiring notice to the holders of the rights;

(e) rights of a common owner of any interest in rights-of-way, permits or easements held by Sellers and such common owner as tenants in common or through common ownership;

(f) easements, conditions, covenants, restrictions, servitudes, permits, rights-of-way, surface leases and other rights in the Assets for the purpose of operations, facilities, roads, alleys, highways, railways, pipelines, transmission lines, transportation lines, distribution lines, power lines, telephone lines and removal of timber, grazing, logging operations, canals, ditches, reservoirs and other like purposes, or for the joint or common use of real estate, rights-of-way, facilities and equipment, which, in each case, do not materially impair the operation or use of the Assets;

(g) vendors, carriers, warehousemen’s, repairmen’s, mechanics’, workmen’s, materialmen’s, construction or other like liens arising by operation of Law in the ordinary course of business or incident to the construction or improvement of any property in respect of obligations which are not yet due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings by or on behalf of Seller;

(h) liens created under Leases and/or operating agreements or by operation of Law in respect of obligations that are not yet due or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings by or on behalf of Seller; and

(i) any Encumbrance affecting the Assets that is discharged by Sellers at or prior to Closing.

Personal Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(h) .

Person ” shall mean any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, association, trust, unincorporated organization, Governmental Authority or any other entity.

Phase I Environmental Site Assessment ” shall mean an environmental site assessment performed pursuant to the American Society for Testing and Materials E1527 - 13, or any similar environmental assessment, inspection or evaluation, including a review of compliance with Environmental Laws and Environmental Permits.

Phase II Activity ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.5(c) .

Post-Closing Review Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.6(c) .

 

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Preliminary Settlement Statement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4 .

Preferential Purchase Right ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.10 .

Prohibited Transaction ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a) .

Property Costs ” means all operating and production expenses (including costs of insurance, any bonds and other guarantees; rentals, shut-in payments and Burdens; and gathering, processing and transportation costs) and all capital expenditures arising out of the ownership and operation of the Assets and any overhead costs charged by Third Party operators to the extent relating to the Assets, but excluding Liabilities attributable to (i) personal injury or death or property damage, (ii) curing any Title Defect asserted by Buyer hereunder or any Casualty Loss or Remediation of any Environmental Condition asserted hereunder, (iii) obligations with respect to Imbalances, and (iv) Income Taxes, Asset Taxes and Transfer Taxes imposed on the transfer of the Assets pursuant to this Agreement.

Purchase Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 .

Records ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(i) .

Release ” means any depositing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, placing, emitting, discarding, abandoning, emptying, discharging, migrating, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing into the indoor or outdoor environment.

Remediation ” shall mean all actions to: (i) clean up, remove, treat, remediate or in any other way respond to or address any Hazardous Substances in the indoor or outdoor environment; (ii) prevent or minimize any Release so that a Hazardous Substance does not migrate or endanger or threaten human health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment; (iii) perform any corrective or curative actions necessary to resolve or cure any alleged or actual violations of Environmental Law, including the correction and completion of any required monitoring, reporting, permitting and operational obligations; or (iv) perform pre-remedial studies and investigations and post-remedial monitoring and care with respect to any Hazardous Substance.

Remediation Amount ”shall mean, with respect to an Environmental Condition, the sum (without duplication) of (a) estimated amount of all reasonable costs and expenses to be incurred in the Remediation of such Environmental Condition plus (b) all other environmental liabilities reasonably attributable to claims asserted prior to the Defect Claim Date.

Representatives ” with respect to a Person, shall mean any director, manager, officer and employee, agent, Affiliate, or advisor (including attorneys, accountants, consultants, brokers, banks and financial advisors) of such Person.

Required Financial Information ” means, with respect to any Seller or the Assets, as applicable, all information, financial statements and financial data of the type required by Regulation S-X and Regulation S-K under the Securities Act for registered offerings of debt or equity securities and of a type and form customarily included in private placements pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act (including, to the extent applicable with respect to such

 

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financial statements, the report of such Seller’s auditors thereon and any necessary consents to filing such report in any filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission) to consummate an offering of secured or unsecured senior notes and/or senior subordinated notes (including pro forma financial information for historical periods) and drafts of comfort letters customary for registered offerings of debt or equity securities or private placements under Rule 144A under the Securities Act by auditors of Seller which such auditors have prepared to issue at the time of pricing of a debt or equity securities offering and the closing thereof upon completion of customary procedures.

“Reserved Override” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 .

Resources ” shall have the meanings set forth in the introductory paragraph herein.

Restricted Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a) .

Retained Employment-Related Liabilities ” shall mean any and all Liabilities arising at any time (whether before, on or after the Closing) that are attributable to, associated with or related to, or that arise out of or in connection with (i) any Employee Benefit Plan or any other employee benefit or compensation plan, program or arrangement sponsored, maintained or contributed to by a Seller or any of its ERISA Affiliates or to which any Seller or any of its ERISA Affiliates was obligated to contribute at any time on or prior to the Closing, including all Controlled Group Liabilities; or (ii) the employment or engagement (or the termination of employment or engagement) of any individual on or prior to the Closing Date.

Retained Obligations ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.1 .

ROFO Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.12(a) .

ROFO Offer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.12(a) .

ROFO Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.12(a) .

ROFO Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.12(a) .

“SEC Filings” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.11(b) .

Seller ” and “ Sellers ” shall have the meanings set forth in the introductory paragraph herein.

Seller Designated Representations ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.4(a) .

Seller Indemnified Parties ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.3 .

Seller Taxes ” shall mean (i) all Income Taxes imposed by any applicable Laws on Sellers, any of their respective direct or indirect owners or Affiliates, or any combined, unitary, or consolidated group of which any of the foregoing is or was a member, (ii) Asset Taxes allocable to Sellers pursuant to Section 13.1 (taking into account, and without duplication of,

 

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(A) such Asset Taxes effectively borne by Sellers as a result of the adjustments to the Purchase Price made pursuant to Sections 3.3 , 3.4 and 3.5 as applicable, and (B) any payments made from one Party to the other in respect of Asset Taxes pursuant to Section 13.1(e) ), (iii) any Taxes imposed on or with respect to the ownership or operation of the Excluded Assets or that are attributable to any asset or business of Sellers that is not part of the Assets, and (iv) any and all other Taxes (other than the Taxes described in clauses (i) , (ii)  or (iii)  of this definition) (A) imposed on or with respect to the ownership or operation of the Assets for any Tax period (or portion thereof) ending before the Effective Time or (B) owed by Sellers and (x) for which Buyer could be liable as successor or transferee or (y) the nonpayment of which could result in a lien on any of the Assets.

Shortfall Amounts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8 .

Siltstone II ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph herein.

Siltstone II-B ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph herein.

Siltstone Sellers ” means Siltstone II and Siltstone II-B, and a “ Siltstone Seller ” mean either of them.

Straddle Period ” means any Tax period beginning before and ending after the Effective Time.

Suspense Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.8 .

Target Closing Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 .

Target Formations ” shall mean all depths from the Top of the Bone Spring Formation as found at 6,917 feet measured depth (or the stratigraphic equivalent thereof, recognizing that actual depths may vary across the relevant Assets) to the Top of the Wolfcamp Conglomerate as found at 10,270 feet measured depth (or the stratigraphic equivalent thereof, recognizing that actual depths may vary across the relevant Assets), in each case, in the Jetta – Reed #4 Well, API Number 42-371-38413, located in Sec. 17, Blk. 143, Pecos County, Texas.

Tax ” or “ Taxes ” shall mean (i) all taxes, assessments, fees, unclaimed property and escheat obligations, and other charges of any kind whatsoever imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any federal, state, local and/or foreign income tax, surtax, remittance tax, presumptive tax, net worth tax, special contribution tax, production tax, severance tax, value added tax, withholding tax, gross receipts tax, windfall profits tax, profits tax, ad valorem tax, personal property tax, real property tax, sales tax, goods and services tax, service tax, transfer tax, use tax, excise tax, premium tax, stamp tax, motor vehicle tax, entertainment tax, insurance tax, capital stock tax, franchise tax, occupation tax, payroll tax, employment tax, unemployment tax, disability tax, alternative or add-on minimum tax and estimated tax, (ii) any interest, fine, penalty or additions to tax imposed by a Governmental Authority in connection with any item described in clause (i) , and (iii)  any liability in respect of any item described in clauses (i) or (ii) above, that arises by reason of a contract, assumption, transferee or successor liability, operation of Law (including by reason of participation in a consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return) or otherwise.

 

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Taxing Authority ” shall mean, with respect to any Tax, the governmental entity or political subdivision thereof that imposes such Tax, and the agency (if any) charged with the collection of such Tax for such entity or subdivision.

Tax Return ” shall mean any return, declaration, report, claim for refund or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto and any amendment thereof.

Third Party ” shall mean any Person other than a Party to this Agreement or an Affiliate of a Party to this Agreement or any officer or director of any Party or Affiliate of any Party.

Third Party Claim ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.8(b) .

Title Arbitrator ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2 .

Title Defect ” shall mean any Encumbrance or defect that causes Seller’s title to any Asset to be less than Defensible Title; provided, however , that the following shall not be considered Title Defects for any purpose of this Agreement:

(a) defects in the chain of title consisting of the failure to recite marital status in a document or omissions of successions of heirship or estate proceedings, unless Buyer provides evidence that such failure or omission could reasonably be expected to result in another Person’s superior claim of title to the relevant Asset;

(b) defects arising out of lack of survey, unless a survey is expressly required by applicable Laws;

(c) defects based on a gap in Sellers’ chain of title in the federal, state or county records or other records of a Governmental Authority, unless Buyer affirmatively shows such gap to exist in such records by an abstract of title, title opinion, or landman’s title chain, which documents (if any) shall be included in a Title Defect Notice;

(d) defects arising from any change in applicable Law after the Execution Date, including changes that would raise the minimum landowner royalty;

(e) defects arising from any prior oil and gas lease relating to the lands covered by a Lease not being surrendered of record, unless Buyer provides affirmative evidence that such prior oil and gas lease is still in effect and results in another Person’s actual and superior claim of title to the relevant Lease or Well;

(f) defects based solely on (i) lack of information in Sellers’ files, (ii) references to an unrecorded document(s) to which neither Sellers nor any Affiliate of a Seller is a party, if such document is dated earlier than January 1, 1997 and is not in Sellers’ files or located by Buyer, or (iii) Tax assessment, Tax payment or similar records (or the absence of such activities or records); and

 

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(g) defects or irregularities resulting from liens, production payments, or mortgages that have expired by their own terms or the enforcement of which are barred by applicable statutes of limitation;

(h) defects or irregularities that have been cured or remedied by the passage of time under (i) applicable statutes of limitation, or (ii) statutes for prescription;

(i) defects based on easements, rights of way, servitudes, permits, surface leases and other rights in respect of surface operations, pipelines, grazing, logging, canals, ditches, reservoirs or the like; and easements for streets, alleys, highways, pipelines, telephone lines, power lines, railways and other easements and rights of way; provided that such easements and other rights do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially impair the ownership, use or operation of the Assets for the production of oil and gas from the Target Formations; and

(j) defects or irregularities in the chain of title that a reasonable prudent operator experienced in the acquisition of oil and gas mineral properties in the oil and gas industry would acquire the Assets subject to such defects or irregularities, either individually or in the aggregate, with or without purchase price adjustments; provided that such defects and irregularities do not and would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, (i) operate to reduce the Net Revenue Interest of Sellers in any Lease to an amount less than the Minimum Net Revenue Interest, (ii) operate to reduce the Net Revenue Interest of Sellers in any Well to an amount less than the Net Revenue Interest set forth in Exhibit A-2 for such Well, (iii) obligate Sellers to bear a Working Interest with respect to any Lease or Well in any amount greater than the Working Interest set forth in Exhibit A-1 or Exhibit A-2, as applicable, for such Lease or such Well (unless the Net Revenue Interest for such Lease or such Well is increased in the same or greater proportion as any increase in such Working Interest), (iv) operate to reduce Sellers’ Net Mineral Acres for any depth within the Target Formations below that shown on Exhibit A-1 ; or (v) materially impair the ownership, use or operation of the Assets.

Title Defect Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(c) .

Title Defect Deductible ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(e) .

Title Defect Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a) .

Title Defect Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(a) .

Transaction Documents ” shall mean those documents executed pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement.

Transfer ” means, directly or indirectly, any legal or beneficial sale, assignment, farmout, pledge, Encumbrance or other disposition of all or any part of an oil and gas lease or the granting of any overriding royalty interest, production payment, net profits interest or other similar interest covering all or any part of an oil and gas lease, but will not mean or include any pledge or Encumbrance created solely by a Party’s execution of a joint operating agreement or the effect of any non-consent provision contained in a joint operating agreement.

Transfer Taxes ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.1(b) .

 

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Units ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(d) .

Wells ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b) .

Whitehorse ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph herein.

Whitehorse Energy ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph herein.

Whitehorse Operating ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph herein.

Whitehorse Sellers ” means Whitehorse, Whitehorse Energy and Whitehorse Operating, and a “ Whitehorse Seller ” mean any of them.

Working Interest ” shall mean, with respect to any Well or Lease, the interest in and to all Hydrocarbons produced through such Well or underlying lands covered by such Lease, as applicable, that is burdened with the obligation to bear and pay costs and expenses of maintenance, development and operations on or in connection with such Hydrocarbons, but without regard to the effect of any Burdens.

 

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Exhibit 2.2

Execution Version

FIRST AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

This First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement (this “ Amendment ”) is made on November 30, 2017, by and among Whitehorse Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Whitehorse Energy Delaware, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Whitehorse Delaware Operating, LLC, Delaware limited liability company, Siltstone Resources II - Permian, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Siltstone Resources II-B-Permian, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively, “ Sellers ” and each, a “ Seller ”), and Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Buyer ”). Sellers, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other hand, are sometimes each referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .”

WHEREAS, Sellers and Buyer are parties to that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of October 24, 2017 (the “ PSA ”) by and among Sellers, Buyer and Rosehill Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation; and

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the PSA as provided herein by executing this Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises, representations, warranties, covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein, the benefits to be derived by each Party hereunder, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Sellers and Buyer agree as follows:

 

1. Amendment to the PSA . Notwithstanding anything in the PSA to the contrary, each Party hereby agrees that (i) Buyer is deemed to have made an election under Section 8.1 of the PSA to extend the Target Closing Date to December 8, 2017; (ii) Buyer shall, within one Business Day of the date hereof, deliver to Sellers an amount equal to Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000.00) by wire transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with the instructions set forth in Exhibit A hereto, which amount shall constitute the “Extension Payment” for all purposes under the PSA (including Section 8.1 thereof); (iii) Closing shall occur at the Houston office of Vinson & Elkins, LLP located at 1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77002, with all documents to be delivered at Closing pursuant to Section 8.3 of the PSA to be executed by each applicable Party on the day before the Closing Date at the foregoing location, which executed documents shall be held in escrow by Vinson & Elkins, LLP pending the occurrence of the Closing; and (iv) at the Closing, the Purchase Price shall be adjusted upward by the amount of the Extension Payment pursuant to Section 3.3(a)(vi) of the PSA and the Extension Payment shall be credited toward such Adjusted Purchase Price pursuant to Section 3.1 of the PSA.

 

2. Confirmation. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of the PSA shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms following the execution of this Amendment.

 

3.

Amendment and Ratification . This Amendment may be amended only by an instrument in writing executed by all Parties. This Amendment is entered into in connection with, and supplements the terms and provisions of, the PSA. The PSA and all other documents and


  instruments executed and delivered pursuant to the terms of the PSA are hereby amended so that any reference therein to the PSA shall mean a reference to the PSA as amended hereby. Except as expressly amended and supplemented by this Amendment, each Party hereby ratifies and confirms the terms and provisions of the PSA for all purposes and agrees that the PSA, as so amended and supplemented hereby, shall continue to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms. No supplement, amendment, alteration, modification, waiver or termination of this Amendment or the PSA shall be binding unless executed in writing by the Parties and specifically referencing this Amendment and the PSA as being supplemented, amended, altered, modified, waived or terminated.

 

4. Entire Agreement. THIS AMENDMENT, THE PSA, THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS AND THE EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES ATTACHED HERETO AND THERETO, COLLECTIVELY CONSTITUTE THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES PERTAINING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND SUPERSEDE ALL PRIOR AGREEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS, NEGOTIATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OF THE PARTIES PERTAINING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF. THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR OTHER AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THIS AMENDMENT, THE PSA AND THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, AND NEITHER SELLERS NOR BUYER SHALL BE BOUND BY OR LIABLE FOR ANY ALLEGED REPRESENTATION, PROMISE, INDUCEMENT OR STATEMENTS OF INTENTION NOT SO SET FORTH. IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TERMS OF THIS AMENDMENT AND THE TERMS OF THE PSA, THE TERMS OF THIS AMENDMENT SHALL CONTROL; PROVIDED, HOWEVER , THAT THE INCLUSION IN THE PSA OF TERMS AND PROVISIONS NOT ADDRESSED IN THIS AMENDMENT SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A CONFLICT, AND ALL SUCH ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS SHALL BE GIVEN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 4 .

 

5. Assignment . No Party shall assign all or any part of this Amendment, nor shall any Party assign or delegate any of its rights or duties hereunder, without the prior written consent of the other Parties, such consent to be withheld for any reason, and any assignment or delegation made without such consent shall be void.

 

6. Miscellaneous : Capitalized terms used, but not defined herein, shall have the meanings given to those terms in the PSA. Sections 13.3 (Preparation of Agreement), 13.4 (Notices), 13.5 (Further Corporation), 13.7 (Parties in Interest), 13.9 (Waiver; Rights Cumulative), 13.10 (Governing Law; Jurisdiction), 13.11 (Severability), 13.12 (Counterparts), 13.13 (Joint and Several Liability), 13.14 (Siltstone Seller Representative) and 13.15 (Whitehorse Seller Representative) of the PSA shall apply to this Amendment as if set forth in full in this Amendment, mutatis mutandis .

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

 

SELLERS
WHITEHORSE ENERGY, LLC
        By:   /s/ Hunt Pettit
        Name:   Hunt Pettit
        Title:   President & CEO
WHITEHORSE ENERGY DELAWARE, LLC
        By:   /s/ Hunt Pettit
        Name:   Hunt Pettit
        Title:   President & CEO
WHITEHORSE DELAWARE OPERATING, LLC
        By:   /s/ Hunt Pettit
        Name:   Hunt Pettit
        Title:   President & CEO

 

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement]


SILTSTONE RESOURCES II - PERMIAN, LLC
By:   /s/ Michael Faust
Name:   Michael Faust
Title:   Authorized Member
SILTSTONE RESOURCES II-B-PERMIAN, LLC
By:   /s/ Michael Faust
Name:   Michael Faust
Title:   Authorized Member

 

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement]


BUYER
ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
By:   /s/ Craig Owen
Name:   Craig Owen
Title:   CFO

 

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement]

Exhibit 2.3

Execution Version

SECOND AMENDMENT TO PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

This Second Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement (this “ Amendment ”) is made on December 8, 2017, by and among Whitehorse Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Whitehorse Energy Delaware, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Whitehorse Delaware Operating, LLC, Delaware limited liability company, Siltstone Resources II - Permian, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Siltstone Resources II-B-Permian, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively, “ Sellers ” and each, a “ Seller ”), and Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Buyer ”). Sellers, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other hand, are sometimes each referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties .”

WHEREAS, Sellers and Buyer are parties to that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of October 24, 2017 by and among Sellers, Buyer and Rosehill Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of November 30, 2017 (as amended from time to time, the “ PSA ”); and

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the PSA as provided herein by executing this Amendment.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises, representations, warranties, covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein, the benefits to be derived by each Party hereunder, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Sellers and Buyer agree as follows:

 

1. Amendment to the PSA .

 

  (a) Schedule 4.4 to the PSA shall be amended by deleting the following item therein:

 

GGPA371002    Gas Gathering
and Processing
Agreement
   ETC Field
Services LLC
   Armor
Petroleum Inc.
   9/1/2016    HBP

 

  (b) Schedule 4.8 to the PSA shall be amended by deleting the following items therein:

 

GGPA371002    Gas Gathering
and Processing
Agreement
   ETC Field
Services LLC
   Armor
Petroleum Inc.
   9/1/2016    HBP
JOA371006    Joint Operating
Agreement
   BBM Drilling
Company
   Paul F.
Barnhart et al
   1/18/1967    HBP
LA371001    Letter
Agreement
   Armor
Petroleum, Inc.
   Whitehorse
Energy
Delaware, LLC
   6/27/2017    10/31/2017


2. Further Cooperation . Without limiting Section 13.5 of the PSA, each Party agrees to execute and deliver, or shall cause to be executed and delivered, from time to time such further documents, and shall take, or cause to be taken, such other actions as any Party may reasonably request in connection with the actions set forth on Exhibit A .

 

3. Confirmation. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of the PSA shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms following the execution of this Amendment.

 

4. Amendment and Ratification . This Amendment may be amended only by an instrument in writing executed by all Parties. This Amendment is entered into in connection with, and supplements the terms and provisions of, the PSA. The PSA and all other documents and instruments executed and delivered pursuant to the terms of the PSA are hereby amended so that any reference therein to the PSA shall mean a reference to the PSA as amended hereby. Except as expressly amended and supplemented by this Amendment, each Party hereby ratifies and confirms the terms and provisions of the PSA for all purposes and agrees that the PSA, as so amended and supplemented hereby, shall continue to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms. No supplement, amendment, alteration, modification, waiver or termination of this Amendment or the PSA shall be binding unless executed in writing by the Parties and specifically referencing this Amendment and the PSA as being supplemented, amended, altered, modified, waived or terminated.

 

5. Entire Agreement. THIS AMENDMENT, THE PSA, THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS AND THE EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES ATTACHED HERETO AND THERETO, COLLECTIVELY CONSTITUTE THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES PERTAINING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND SUPERSEDE ALL PRIOR AGREEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS, NEGOTIATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OF THE PARTIES PERTAINING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF. THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR OTHER AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THIS AMENDMENT, THE PSA AND THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, AND NEITHER SELLERS NOR BUYER SHALL BE BOUND BY OR LIABLE FOR ANY ALLEGED REPRESENTATION, PROMISE, INDUCEMENT OR STATEMENTS OF INTENTION NOT SO SET FORTH. IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TERMS OF THIS AMENDMENT AND THE TERMS OF THE PSA, THE TERMS OF THIS AMENDMENT SHALL CONTROL; PROVIDED, HOWEVER , THAT THE INCLUSION IN THE PSA OF TERMS AND PROVISIONS NOT ADDRESSED IN THIS AMENDMENT SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A CONFLICT, AND ALL SUCH ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS SHALL BE GIVEN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 4 .

 

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6. Assignment . No Party shall assign all or any part of this Amendment, nor shall any Party assign or delegate any of its rights or duties hereunder, without the prior written consent of the other Parties, such consent to be withheld for any reason, and any assignment or delegation made without such consent shall be void.

 

7. Miscellaneous : Capitalized terms used, but not defined herein, shall have the meanings given to those terms in the PSA. Sections 13.3 (Preparation of Agreement), 13.4 (Notices), 13.5 (Further Corporation), 13.7 (Parties in Interest), 13.9 (Waiver; Rights Cumulative), 13.10 (Governing Law; Jurisdiction), 13.11 (Severability), 13.12 (Counterparts), 13.13 (Joint and Several Liability), 13.14 (Siltstone Seller Representative) and 13.15 (Whitehorse Seller Representative) of the PSA shall apply to this Amendment as if set forth in full in this Amendment, mutatis mutandis .

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first written above.

 

SELLERS
WHITEHORSE ENERGY, LLC
        By:   /s/ Brian H. Pettit
        Name:   Brian H. Pettit
        Title:   President & CEO
WHITEHORSE ENERGY DELAWARE, LLC
        By:   /s/ Brian H. Pettit
        Name:   Brian H. Pettit
        Title:   President & CEO
WHITEHORSE DELAWARE OPERATING, LLC
        By:   /s/ Brian H. Pettit
        Name:   Brian H. Pettit
        Title:   President & CEO

 

 

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement]


SILTSTONE RESOURCES II - PERMIAN, LLC
        By:   /s/ Michael J. Rosinski
        Name:   Michael J. Rosinski
        Title:   President
SILTSTONE RESOURCES II-B-PERMIAN, LLC
        By:   /s/ Michael J. Rosinski
        Name:   Michael J. Rosinski
        Title:   President

 

 

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement]


BUYER
ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
        By:   /s/ J. A. Townsend
        Name:   J. A. Townsend
        Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement]

Exhibit 3.1

Execution Version

ROSEHILL RESOURCES INC.

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS

Pursuant to Section 151 of the General

Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

10.000% SERIES B REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK

(Par Value $0.0001 Per Share)

Rosehill Resources Inc. (the “ Company ”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “ DGCL ”), hereby certifies that, pursuant to the authority expressly granted to and vested in the Board of Directors by the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (as so amended and as further amended from time to time in accordance with its terms and the DGCL, the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”), which authorizes the Board of Directors, by resolution, to set forth the designation, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, if any, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, in one or more series of up to 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”), and in accordance with the provisions of Section 151 of the DGCL, the Board of Directors duly adopted on December 7, 2017 the following resolution, which resolution remains in full force and effect on the date hereof:

RESOLVED , that pursuant to the authority granted to and vested in it, the Board of Directors hereby creates a new series of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company, designated 10.000% Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock, and hereby fixes the relative rights, preferences, and limitations of the Series B Preferred Stock as set forth in this certificate of designations (this “ Certificate of Designations ”):

SECTION 1. Designation and Amount; Ranking.

(a) There shall be created from the 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock of the Company authorized to be issued pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, a series of Preferred Stock designated as “10.000% Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock” par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Series B Preferred Stock ”), and the authorized number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be 210,000. Shares of Series B Preferred Stock that are purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company shall be cancelled and shall revert to authorized but unissued shares of Series B Preferred Stock.

(b) The Series B Preferred Stock, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company, ranks: (i) senior in all respects to all Junior Stock; (ii) on parity with all Parity Stock; (iii) junior in all respects to all Senior Stock, (iv) junior in all respects to existing and future indebtedness of the Company and (v) structurally junior to all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities (including trade payables) of the Company’s Subsidiaries and any Capital Stock of the Company’s Subsidiaries not held by the Company, in each case, as provided more fully herein.


SECTION 2. Definitions.

As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Affiliate ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it, on the date hereof, in Rule 405 under the Securities Act. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Certificate of Designations, any fund or account managed, advised or subadvised, directly or indirectly, by a Holder or its Affiliates shall be considered an Affiliate of such Holder; provided , however , that no portfolio company of a Holder or its Affiliates shall be considered or otherwise deemed to be an Affiliate thereof.

Base Return Amount ” shall mean, at the applicable time of determination:

(a) an amount in cash in the aggregate equal to (i) the product of (A) the number of outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock (excluding any Series B PIK Shares) multiplied by (B) for each such share of Series B Preferred Stock, (1) prior to the first anniversary of the date of issuance of such share of Series B Preferred Stock, $1,250, (2) on or after the first anniversary and prior to the second anniversary of the date of issuance of such share of Series B Preferred Stock, $1,350 and (3) on or after the second anniversary of the date of issuance of such share of Series B Preferred Stock, the greater of (x) $1,500 and (y) an amount necessary to achieve a 16.0% IRR with respect to such share of Series B Preferred Stock, minus (ii) all Quarterly Dividends paid on shares of Series B Preferred Stock (including Series B PIK Shares) (other than Excluded Amounts) minus (iii) the Up-Front Fee; and

(b) on a per share basis, an amount in cash equal to the quotient of (i) the aggregate amount calculated in accordance with clause (a) above divided by (ii) the number of outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock (excluding any Series B PIK Shares).

Beneficial Owner ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act. The terms “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” have correlative meanings.

Board Observer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  10(a) .

Board of Directors ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company or, with respect to any action to be taken by the Board of Directors, any committee of the Board of Directors duly authorized to take such action.

Business Day ” shall mean any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a day on which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is authorized or required by law or executive order to close or be closed.

Capital Lease Obligations ” of any Person shall mean the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP and, for purposes hereof, the amount of such obligations at any time shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such time determined in accordance with GAAP.

Capital Stock ” shall mean, for any entity, any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) stock issued by that entity; provided that, “Capital Stock” shall not include any convertible or exchangeable debt securities which, prior to conversion or exchange, will rank senior in right of payment to the Series B Preferred Stock.

Cash Dividends ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) .

Certificate of Designations ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

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Certificate of Incorporation ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Certificated Preferred Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12(b)(i) .

Change of Control ” shall be deemed to have occurred at any time after the Issue Date if any of the following occurs:

(i) the consummation of any transaction (other than any transaction described in clause (ii)  below, whether or not the proviso therein applies) the result of which is that a “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Permitted Holders, has become the direct or indirect Beneficial Owner of more than 50% of the voting power of the Company’s Equity Interests;

(ii) the consummation of (A) any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value, or changes resulting from a subdivision or combination), as a result of which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof); (B) any consolidation, merger or other combination of the Company or binding share exchange pursuant to which the Common Stock would be converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof); or (C) any sale, lease or other transfer or disposition in one transaction or a series of transactions of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any Person other than one or more of the Company’s or Rosehill Operating’s wholly-owned Subsidiaries; provided , however , that (x) none of the transactions described in clauses (A) or (B) shall constitute a “Change of Control” if the holders of all classes of the Company’s common equity immediately prior to such transaction continue to own at least, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the surviving corporation or transferee, or the parent thereof, immediately after such event and (y) none of the transactions described in clauses (A), (B) or (C) shall constitute a “Change of Control” if such transaction is effected solely to change the Company’s jurisdiction of formation or to form a holding company for the Company and that results in a share exchange or reclassification or similar exchange of the outstanding Common Stock solely into common stock of the surviving entity;

(iii) the Company’s Common Stock ceases to be listed or quoted on any of The New York Stock Exchange, NYSE American, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global Market or the NASDAQ Capital Market (or any of their respective successors), other than any cessation to be listed or quoted that persists for not more than ten (10) days in connection with a transition among the above exchanges;

(iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the Company (other than in a transaction described in clause (ii)  above); or

(v) the occurrence of any “Change in Control” under the Note Purchase Agreement.

Change of Control Redemption Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b) .

Change of Control Redemption Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(c) .

Close of Business ” shall mean 5:00 p.m. (New York City time).

Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company or any other capital stock of the Company into which such Common Stock shall be reclassified or changed.

 

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Company ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Company Credit Agreement ” shall mean any agreements, documents or instruments governing or evidencing first-lien, senior secured Indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

Company Indebtedness Documents ” shall mean any agreement, document or instrument governing or evidencing any Indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries (including, as of the Issue Date, the Note Purchase Agreement and the Current Credit Agreement).

Company Redemption Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a) .

Company Redemption Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b) .

Current Credit Agreement ” shall mean that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2017, among the Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, as Borrower, PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the Lenders party thereto.

Customary Credit Facility ” shall mean a reserve-based revolving credit facility with a conforming borrowing base based on the normal and customary standards and practices of a commercial bank that is in the business of valuing and re-determining the value of oil and gas properties in connection with conforming, reserve-based oil and gas loan transactions in the United States.

DGCL ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Dividend Payment Date ” shall mean January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on January 15, 2018.

Dividend Rate ” shall mean the rate per annum of 10.00%, as may be adjusted pursuant to Sections 9(a) or 9(c) .

Dividend Record Date ” shall mean, with respect to any Dividend Payment Date, the January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, as the case may be, immediately preceding such Dividend Payment Date.

Dividend Trigger Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(d) .

EBITDAX ” shall have the meaning set forth for such term in the Note Purchase Agreement as of the Issue Date.

EIG Investors ” shall mean, collectively, EIG Direwolf Equity Aggregator, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Triloma EIG Energy Income Fund, a Delaware statutory trust, and Triloma EIG Energy Income Fund - Term I, a Delaware statutory trust.

Equity Interests ” of any Person shall mean any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participation or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any preferred stock, any limited or general partnership interest, any limited liability company membership interest and any unlimited liability company membership interests.

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Excluded Amounts ” shall mean the portion, if any, of any Cash Dividend under Section 3(a) that is attributable to any increase in the Dividend Rate pursuant to Section 9(a) or 9(c) .

 

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Final Company Redemption Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(c) .

GAAP ” shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles.

Guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”) shall mean any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, by agreement to keep well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take or pay or otherwise) or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment of such Indebtedness, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness, (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the holders of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such holders against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part) or (v) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness; provided , however , that the term “ Guarantee ” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business.

Holder and, unless the context requires otherwise, “ holder shall each mean a holder of record of a share of Series B Preferred Stock.

Holder Redemption Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(d) .

Holder Redemption Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b) .

Holder Redemption Right ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(a) .

Holder Redemption Shares ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b) .

Holder Representative ” shall mean EIG Management Company, LLC or its Affiliated designee until such time as (i) the EIG Investors and/or their Affiliates hold less than 50% of the Series B Preferred Stock and (ii) the Holders representing a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock elect a new Holder Representative by written notice to the Company, which Person shall thereupon be the Holder Representative.

Indebtedness ” shall mean, for any Person, the sum of the following, without duplication: (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or evidenced by bonds, bankers’ acceptances, debentures, notes or other similar instruments; (b) all obligations of such Person (whether contingent or otherwise) in respect of letters of credit, surety or other bonds and similar instruments; (c) all accounts payable and all accrued expenses, liabilities or other obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services that are more than ninety (90) days past the date of invoice other than those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP; (d) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person; (e) all obligations of such Person under Synthetic Leases (as defined in the Current Credit Agreement as of the Issue Date); (f) all Indebtedness (as defined in the other clauses of this definition) of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) a Lien (as defined in the Current Credit Agreement as of the Issue Date) on any property of such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is assumed by such Person; (g) all Indebtedness (as defined in the other clauses of this definition) of others guaranteed by such Person or in which such Person otherwise assures a creditor

 

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against loss of the Indebtedness (howsoever such assurance shall be made) to the extent of the lesser of the amount of such Indebtedness and the maximum stated amount of such guarantee or assurance against loss; (h) all obligations or undertakings of such Person to maintain or cause to be maintained the financial position or covenants of others or to purchase the Indebtedness or property of others; (i) obligations to deliver commodities, goods or services, including Hydrocarbons (as defined in the Current Credit Agreement as of the Issue Date), in consideration of one or more advance payments, made more than one (1) month in advance of the month in which the commodities, goods or services are to be delivered other than (i) Swap Agreements (as defined in the Current Credit Agreement as of the Issue Date) and (ii) gas balancing arrangements in the ordinary course of business; (j) any Indebtedness of a partnership for which such Person is liable either by agreement, by operation of law or by a Governmental Requirement (as defined in the Current Credit Agreement as of the Issue Date) but only to the extent of such liability; (k) the obligation of such Person in respect of Disqualified Capital Stock (as defined in the Current Credit Agreement as of the Issue Date); and (1) the undischarged balance of any production payment created by such Person or for the creation of which such Person directly or indirectly received payment. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include all obligations of such Person of the character described above to the extent such Person remains legally liable in respect thereof notwithstanding that any such obligation is not included as a liability of such Person under GAAP. Indebtedness shall not include liabilities resulting from endorsements of instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business.

IRR ” shall mean, as of any measurement date in respect of each share of Series B Preferred Stock (excluding Series B PIK Shares), the annual interest rate (compounded annually) which, when used as the discount rate to calculate the net present value as of such date of the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of all Cash Dividends actually paid in respect of such share of Series B Preferred Stock, (ii) $20.00 and (iii) the Series B Preferred Stock Price, causes such net present value to equal zero. For purposes of the net present value calculation, (A) Cash Dividends will be a positive number, (B) the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Price will be a negative number, (C) Cash Dividends and the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Price will be deemed to have been received or paid on the actual date of such receipt or payment and (D) Cash Dividends shall not include any Excluded Amounts. The IRR shall be calculated using the XIRR function in the most recent version of Microsoft Excel, upgrades to such program or, if such software is not available at such time, an equivalent function in another software package.

Issue Date ” shall mean the original date of issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock, which shall be the effective date of this Certificate of Designations.

Junior Stock ” shall mean all classes of the Company’s common stock and each other class of capital stock or series of preferred stock established after the Issue Date, by the Board of Directors, the terms of which do not expressly provide that such class or series ranks senior to or on a parity with the Series B Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company.

Leverage Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Rosehill Operating’s Total Funded Debt (as defined in the Current Credit Agreement) plus the amount of any Indebtedness of the Company as of such date to (ii) EBITDAX for the most recent trailing four quarters for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding such date, such financial statements having been delivered pursuant to Section 8.01 of the Current Credit Agreement.

Liquidation Preference ” shall mean, with respect to each share of Series B Preferred Stock, $1,000.

NASDAQ ” shall mean the NASDAQ Stock Market.

 

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Non-Cash Dividend ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b) .

Non-Cash Dividend Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b) .

Note Purchase Agreement ” shall mean that certain Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2017, among Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, as Issuer, U.S. Bank, National Association, as Agent and the Holders party thereto, as may be amended or restated from time to time.

Officer ” shall mean the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Executive Vice President, any Senior Vice President, any Vice President, the Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company.

Ownership Notice ” shall mean the notice of ownership of capital stock of the Company containing the information required to be set forth or stated on certificates pursuant to the DGCL and, in the case of an issuance of capital stock by the Company, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B .

Parity Stock ” shall mean (i) the Series A Preferred Stock and (ii) any class or series of the Company’s Capital Stock established after the Issue Date, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank on a parity with the Series B Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and distribution rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company.

Paying Agent ” shall mean the Transfer Agent, acting in its capacity as paying agent for the Series B Preferred Stock, and its successors and assigns, or any other Person appointed to serve as paying agent by the Company.

Permitted Equity Acquisition ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b)(xi) .

Permitted Holders ” shall mean (a) the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company and its and their employee benefit plans and (b) KLR Energy Sponsor, LLC, Tema Oil and Gas Company and their respective Affiliates.

Permitted Transferee ” shall mean any Person that is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act and is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code and in accordance with the provisions of this Certificate of Designations.

Person ” shall mean any individual, corporation, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

PIK Return Amount ” shall mean an amount of cash per share of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Price with respect to such Series B PIK Share plus the value of all accrued and unpaid dividends in respect of such Series B PIK Share.

Preferred Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Purchase Agreement ” shall mean the Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2017, among the Company and the EIG Investors, as may be amended from time to time.

 

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Quarter ” shall mean the three-month period ending on each of January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year; provided that with respect to the first period following the Issue Date, solely the portion of such period after the Issue Date.

Quarterly Dividend ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b) .

Quarterly Dividend Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) .

Redemption Consideration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a) .

Redemption Trigger Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(b) .

Restricted Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Company or Rosehill Operating that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Rosehill Operating ” means Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Rosehill Operating LLC Agreement ” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Rosehill Operating, dated as of the date hereof, as may be amended from time to time.

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Senior Stock ” shall mean each class or series of the Company’s Capital Stock established after the Issue Date by the Board of Directors, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank senior to the Series B Preferred Stock as to dividend rights and distribution rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company.

Series A Certificate of Designations ” means that certain Series A Certificate of Designations fixing the relative rights, preferences, and limitations of the Series A Preferred Stock.

Series A Preferred Stock ” shall mean the Company’s 8.000% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock.

Series B PIK Share ” means any share of Series B Preferred Stock issued as a Non-Cash Dividend.

Series B Preferred Director ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(b)(i) .

Series B Preferred Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(a) .

Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

Subsidiary ” shall mean with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of Capital Stock or other interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers, general partners or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by (i) such Person; (ii) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person; or (iii) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person. With respect to the Company, the term “Subsidiary” shall include Rosehill Operating.

 

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Tax Receivable Agreement ” shall mean that certain Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2017, by and between the Company, Tema Oil and Gas Company and Agent.

Transfer Agent ” shall mean Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, acting as the Company’s duly appointed transfer agent, registrar, and dividend disbursing agent for the Series B Preferred Stock, and its successors and assigns, or any other person appointed to serve as transfer agent, registrar, conversion agent and dividend disbursing agent by the Company.

Transfer Restricted Securities ” shall mean each share of Series B Preferred Stock until such shares shall be freely tradable pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act.

Up-Front Fee ” shall mean an amount of cash equal to 2.0% of the aggregate Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Price.

Unrestricted Subsidiary ” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Company or Rosehill Operating designated in writing to the Administrative Agent of any Company Credit Agreement to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with any Company Credit Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, Rosehill Operating shall not be considered an Unrestricted Subsidiary for the purposes of this Certificate of Designations unless otherwise approved by the written consent of the Holder Representative, acting on behalf of the Holders of a majority of the Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding.

SECTION 3. Dividends.

(a) Dividends shall, with respect to each share of Series B Preferred Stock, accrue on the Liquidation Preference at the Dividend Rate for each Quarter for the portion of such Quarter for which such share is outstanding, to and including the Dividend Payment Date with respect to such Quarter. Dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock shall accrue on a daily basis (at the Dividend Rate assuming a 365 day year), whether or not declared. Holders shall be entitled to receive prior to any distributions made in respect of any Junior Stock in respect of the same Quarter, out of funds legally available for payment, cash dividends (“ Cash Dividends ”) on the Liquidation Preference in effect immediately after the last day of the immediately prior Quarter, at the Dividend Rate, compounded Quarterly on each Dividend Payment Date in arrears (the “ Quarterly Dividend Amount ”). Quarterly Dividends shall be payable only when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3(a) , and without limitation of the rights of the Holders set forth in Section 9 , the Company may, at the sole election of the Board of Directors, with respect to any dividend declared in respect of any Quarter ending on or prior to January 15, 2019, elect to have up to 40% of the amount that would have been payable if such dividend had been fully paid in cash pursuant to Section 3(a) (the “ Non-Cash Dividend Amount ”) to be paid by delivering to the Holders a number of Series B PIK Shares equal to the quotient of (x) the applicable Non-Cash Dividend Amount divided b y (y) the Liquidation Preference (such dividend, a “ Non-Cash Dividend ” and together with Cash Dividends, “ Quarterly Dividends ”). For the avoidance of doubt, any Non-Cash Dividend declared and paid in accordance with this Section 3(b) shall reduce, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, the amount of Cash Dividends otherwise required under Section 3(a) in any Quarter.

(c) To the extent the Board of Directors so declares, Quarterly Dividends shall be payable in arrears on each Dividend Payment Date for the Quarter ending on or immediately prior to such Dividend Payment Date, to the Holders as they appear on the Company’s stock register at the Close of Business on the relevant Dividend Record Date. If any Dividend Payment Date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, the payment of Quarterly Dividends declared under Section 3(a) and/or Section 3(b) with respect to such Dividend Payment Date will be made on the next succeeding Business Day and no interest or

 

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dividends on such payment will accrue or accumulate, as the case may be, in respect of such delay. Accumulated and unpaid dividends on shares of Series B Preferred Stock for any past dividend periods (including unpaid dividends compounding thereon) may be declared and paid at any time to Holders.

(d) If the Company fails to pay to the Holders a Quarterly Dividend in respect of any Quarter (i) in cash and/or (ii) in Series B PIK Shares (to the extent the payment of such Quarterly Dividend in Series B PIK Shares is permitted by Section 3(b) ) (a “ Dividend Trigger Event ”), then the Liquidation Preference shall automatically increase by such unpaid amounts (to the extent the Liquidation Preference has not already been increased by such unpaid amounts) and such unpaid amounts will compound Quarterly on each Dividend Payment Date in arrears. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any payments by the Company of cash or shares of Series B Preferred Stock (to the extent permitted by Section 3(b) ) in respect of Quarterly Dividends that were previously unpaid will reduce the Liquidation Preference by the amount so paid. Upon the occurrence of a Dividend Trigger Event, the Holders will have certain additional rights set forth in Section 9 .

(e) The Company shall not issue fractional shares in respect of any dividend payment. If a dividend would result in the issuance of a fractional share of Series B Preferred Stock, each fractional share shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share.

SECTION 4. Special Rights.

(a) Holders shall not have any voting or consent rights except as set forth in this Section 4 or as otherwise from time to time specifically required by the DGCL or the Certificate of Incorporation.

(b) So long as there are any shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding, in addition to any other vote or consent of stockholders required by the DGCL or the Certificate of Incorporation, the written consent of the Holder Representative, acting on behalf of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, shall be necessary for effectuating:

(i) subject to Section 4(c) , any amendment, modification or alteration of, or supplement to, the Certificate of Incorporation or this Certificate of Designations, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise;

(ii) any amendment, modification or alteration of, or supplement to, the Rosehill Operating LLC Agreement that is adverse to the rights, preferences or privileges of any Holder, including, for the avoidance of doubt, (A) with respect to any Equity Securities (as defined in the Rosehill Operating LLC Agreement) issued by Rosehill Operating in connection with and in furtherance of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement or (B) with respect to Rosehill Operating’s ability pay dividends or make distributions on such Equity Securities; provided, that no consent shall be required to amend, modify, alter or supplement the Rosehill Operating LLC Agreement in a manner reasonably necessary (x) to avoid undue risk that Rosehill Operating may be classified as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code (provided that any amendment, modification, alteration or supplementation under this clause (x) shall not be disproportionately adverse to the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series B Preferred Stock as compared to any other Equity Interests of the Company) or (y) to ensure that the capital account and allocation provisions set forth in the Rosehill Operating LLC Agreement comply with the Treasury Regulations and reflect the intended economic entitlement of the members;

 

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(iii) any issuance, authorization or creation of, or any increase by the Company in the issued or authorized amount of, any specific class or series of Senior Stock or any Parity Stock or security convertible into or evidencing the right to purchase any shares of Senior Stock or Parity Stock; provided , however , that the forgoing limitation shall not apply to the issuances of shares of Series A Preferred Stock as a dividend under the Series A Certificate of Designations that would be permitted under the Series A Certificate of Designations as of the Issue Date;

(iv) any direct or indirect incurrence, creation, issuance, assumption or guarantee of, or other contingent liability with respect to, Indebtedness by the Company, Rosehill Operating and/or their Restricted Subsidiaries; provided , however , that the Company, Rosehill Operating and/or their Restricted Subsidiaries may incur, create, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable for such Indebtedness if, after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence, creation, issuance, assumption, guarantee of, or the contingent liability with respect to, such Indebtedness and any substantially simultaneous application of the proceeds thereof, the Leverage Ratio immediately preceding the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred, created, assumed, or guaranteed would have been less than to 4.00 to 1.00;

(v) without limiting the provisions of Section 4(b)(iv) , any issuance or incurrence by the Company, Rosehill Operating and/or their Restricted Subsidiaries of any secured or unsecured high-yield debt unless (i) such high-yield debt (A) does not have (1) an all-in interest rate together with any component of yield (excluding increases resulting from the accrual of interest at the default rate) greater than that under the Note Purchase Agreement and (2) a “make whole” provision that is materially less favorable in the aggregate to the Company, Rosehill Operating and/or their Restricted Subsidiaries than that under the Note Purchase Agreement and (B) is used to refinance the total amount of Indebtedness outstanding under the Note Purchase Agreement, or (ii) in connection therewith, all of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock are redeemed in full for the Redemption Consideration;

(vi) entering into any credit facility in replacement of the Current Credit Agreement that is not a Customary Credit Facility;

(vii) entering into, adopting or agreeing to any “restricted payment” provisions (or other similar provisions that restrict or limit the payment of dividends on, or the redemption of, the Series B Preferred Stock) under any Company Indebtedness Document that would be more restrictive on the payment of dividends on, or redemption of, the Series B Preferred Stock than those existing in the Company Indebtedness Documents as of the Issue Date ( provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any decrease in the amount available to make restricted payments under any such provisions that are the result of the Company utilizing capacity under such provisions or any decrease in capacity as a result of the operation of such provisions as set forth in the Company Indebtedness Documents as of the Issue Date, shall not require the consent of the Holder Representative);

(viii) any declaration or payment of dividends or distributions on, or redemptions or repurchases of, Parity Stock, Common Stock or any other shares of Junior Stock; provided , however , that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to (A) a dividend payable on Common Stock or other Junior Stock in shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock, (B) the acquisition of shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock in exchange

 

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for shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock; (C) purchases of fractional interests in shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of shares of other Junior Stock or any securities exchangeable for or convertible into such shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock; (D) redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions of shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock in connection with the administration of any employee benefit plan in the ordinary course of business, including, without limitation, the forfeiture of unvested shares of restricted stock or share withholdings upon exercise, delivery or vesting of equity awards granted to officers, directors and employees and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock; (E) any dividends or distributions of rights in connection with a stockholders’ rights plan or any redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant to any stockholders’ rights plan; (F) the exchange or conversion of Junior Stock for or into other Junior Stock and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of other Junior Stock; (G) any dividend payable on the Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with the Series A Certificate of Designations in effect as of the date hereof and (H) any distributions permitted under the Rosehill Operating LLC Agreement or the Tax Receivable Agreement;

(ix) (A) entering into any joint venture agreement or (B) any issuance of Equity Interests of any of the Company’s Subsidiaries, other than to the Company or the Company’s wholly-owned Subsidiaries;

(x) forming or creating any Subsidiary of the Company other than any Subsidiary owned directly or indirectly by Rosehill Operating;

(xi) (A) the sale, lease, assignment, conveyance or other disposition (including by farmout or similar transaction) of any properties of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries having a fair market value in excess of $15.0 million in any fiscal year and $40.0 million in the aggregate or (B) the acquisition of any properties (including by farm-in or similar transaction) or making any investment in any Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company) by the Company and/or its Subsidiaries in excess of $15.0 million in any fiscal year and $40.0 million in the aggregate, other than (i) the sale or purchase of hydrocarbons or (ii) acreage swaps, in each of (i) and (ii) hereof, in the ordinary course of business; provided , that no consent as a result of this Section 4(b)(xi) shall be required for the acquisition of any properties or making of an investment in any Person using (1) common equity of the Company or any Subsidiary as consideration or (2) the cash proceeds of the issuance of common equity of the Company or any Subsidiary to the extent such cash proceeds are held in a segregated account following receipt by the Company or its Subsidiary thereof and are used to consummate such acquisition or investment within 270 days following the receipt thereof (such acquisition or investment, a “ Permitted Equity Acquisition ”) and the amount of common equity, or cash proceeds thereof, utilized for such Permitted Equity Acquisition shall not be included in any calculation under Section 4(b)(xi)(B) ; provided further , however , that if a Dividend Trigger Event or Event of Default (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement) has occurred and is continuing, then (x) the $15.0 million and $40.0 million amounts in the foregoing clauses (A) and (B) of this Section 4(b)(xi) shall be deemed to be $0 and (y) the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not be permitted to make any Permitted Equity Acquisitions (unless, (i) if such Permitted Equity Acquisition is funded solely with such common equity or cash proceeds thereof, the Company or its applicable Subsidiary entered into a binding agreement to make such Permitted Equity Acquisition when no

 

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Dividend Trigger Event or Event of Default had occurred or was continuing and, at such time, no Dividend Trigger Event or Event of Default was projected in good faith to occur either immediately before or immediately after giving effect to the consummation of such Permitted Equity Acquisition or (ii) solely with respect to the occurrence of an Event of Default, such Event of Default could be cured pro forma by the making of such Permitted Equity Acquisition), in each case, until such time as such Dividend Trigger Event or Event of Default has been fully cured;

(xii) entering into or modifying any agreement or transaction between the Company and/or its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Tema Oil and Gas Company, KLR Group Holdings LLC, KLR Group, LLC, Gateway Gathering and Marketing Company Inc. and/or their respective Affiliates (other than the Company and its wholly-owned Subsidiaries) other than any such agreement or transaction approved by a majority of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors; or

(xiii) the consummation of any Change of Control unless in connection therewith, all shares of Series B Preferred Stock are redeemed in full at the Redemption Consideration in accordance with Section 8 .

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, without the consent of the Holders, the Company, acting in good faith, may amend, alter, supplement or repeal any terms of the Series B Preferred Stock by amending or supplementing the Certificate of Incorporation, this Certificate of Designations or any stock certificate representing shares of the Series B Preferred Stock:

(i) to cure any ambiguity, omission, inconsistency or mistake in any such instrument in a manner that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Certificate of Designations and that does not adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series B Preferred Stock or any Holder;

(ii) to make any provision with respect to matters or questions relating to the Series B Preferred Stock that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Certificate of Designations and that does not adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series B Preferred Stock or any Holder; or

(iii) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series B Preferred Stock or any Holder (other than any Holder that consents to such change).

(d) In exercising the voting and consent rights set forth in Section 4(a) and Section 4(b) , each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to one vote.

SECTION 5. Liquidation Rights.

(a) In the event of any liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, each Holder shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders, in respect of (i) each share of Series B Preferred Stock (excluding any Series B PIK Share) an amount equal to (x) the Base Return Amount plus (y) the portion, if any, of any unpaid dividend which has accrued to the Liquidation Preference under Section 3(d) and remains unpaid in cash that is attributable to any increase in the Dividend Rate pursuant to Sections 9(a)

 

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or 9(c) , applicable as of the date of such liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company, and (ii) each Series B PIK Share, an amount equal to the PIK Return Amount, in each case in preference to the holders of, and before any payment or distribution is made on, any Junior Stock.

(b) Without prejudice to the rights of the Holders in Section 8 , neither the sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer (for cash, shares of stock, securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all the assets or business of the Company (other than in connection with the liquidation, winding up or dissolution of its business), nor the merger or consolidation of the Company into or with any other Person shall be deemed to be a liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, voluntary or involuntary, for the purposes of this Section  5 .

(c) After the payment in full to the Holders of the amounts provided for in this Section 5 , the Holders of shares of Series B Preferred Stock as such shall have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Company in respect of their ownership of such Series B Preferred Stock.

(d) In the event the assets of the Company available for distribution to the Holders upon any liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, shall be insufficient to pay in full all amounts to which such Holders are entitled pursuant to Section 5(a) , no such distribution shall be made on account of any shares of Parity Stock upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding-up unless proportionate distributable amounts shall be paid on account of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock, equally and ratably, in proportion to the full distributable amounts for which Holders of all Series B Preferred Stock and of any Parity Stock are entitled upon such liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.

SECTION 6. Company Optional Redemption.

(a) At any time, and from time to time, after the Issue Date, the Company shall have the right, subject to applicable law, to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, from any source of funds legally available for such purpose. Any such redemption shall occur on a date set by the Company in its sole discretion (the “ Company Redemption Date ”). The Company may redeem shares of Series B Preferred Stock as provided herein: (i)  first , each Series B PIK Share shall be redeemed by paying cash in an amount equal to the PIK Return Amount and (ii)  second , each share of Series B Preferred Stock (excluding any Series B PIK Share) shall be redeemed by paying cash in an amount equal to (x) the Base Return Amount plus (y) the portion, if any, of any unpaid dividend which has accrued to the Liquidation Preference under Section 3(d) and remains unpaid in cash that is attributable to any increase in the Dividend Rate pursuant to Sections 9(a) and 9(c) (the amounts payable pursuant to (i) and (ii), the “ Redemption Consideration ”); provided that, the Company may not redeem less than a number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock that would result in an aggregate amount of Redemption Consideration of less than $25 million unless (A) the Company redeems only Series B PIK Shares or (B) such redemption would result in there being no shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding.

(b) The Company shall give notice of its election to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 6 not less than 15 days and not more than 60 days before the scheduled Company Redemption Date, to the Holders of Series B Preferred Stock as such Holders’ names appear (as of the Close of Business on the Business Day next preceding the day on which notice is given) on the books of the Transfer Agent at the address of such Holders shown therein. Such notice (the “ Company Redemption Notice ”) shall state: (i) the Company Redemption Date, (ii) the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed from such Holder, (iii) the applicable Redemption Consideration, (iv) the place where any shares of Series B Preferred Stock in certificated form are to be redeemed and shall be presented and surrendered for payment of the applicable Redemption Consideration therefor, and (v) whether or not such notice is conditioned and, if so, the conditions to such redemption. Any notice of redemption may be subject to one or more conditions as specified therein.

 

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(c) If the Company elects to redeem fewer than all of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 6 , the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall include a proportionate amount of Series B PIK Shares from each Holder and a proportionate amount of Series B Preferred Stock from each Holder. The shares of Series B Preferred Stock not redeemed shall remain outstanding.

(d) If the Company gives a Company Redemption Notice as to which all conditions have been satisfied, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent Redemption Consideration sufficient to redeem each of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock as to which such Company Redemption Notice shall have been given no later than the open of business on the Company Redemption Date, and the Company shall, at the time of such deposit, give the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the applicable Redemption Consideration to the Holders for each of their shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed as set forth in the Company Redemption Notice. If the Company Redemption Notice shall have been given, then from and after the Company Redemption Date, unless the Company defaults in providing funds sufficient for such redemption at the time and place specified for payment pursuant to the Company Redemption Notice to all Holders who submit shares of Series B Preferred Stock for redemption, (i) all dividends on such shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall cease to accrue, (ii) shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be deemed to no longer be outstanding and (iii) all other rights with respect to the shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed, including the rights, if any, to receive notices, will terminate, except only the rights of Holders thereof to receive the Redemption Consideration for each of their shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed. The Company shall be entitled to receive from the Paying Agent the interest income, if any, earned on such funds deposited with the Paying Agent (to the extent that such interest income is not required to pay the Redemption Consideration for each of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed), and the holders of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock so redeemed shall have no claim to any such interest income. Any funds deposited with the Paying Agent hereunder by the Company for any reason, including redemption of shares of Series B Preferred Stock, that remain unclaimed or unpaid after two years after the Company Redemption Date, shall be, to the extent permitted by applicable law, repaid to the Company upon its written request, after which repayment the Holders entitled to such redemption shall have recourse only to the Company. Notwithstanding any Company Redemption Notice, there shall be no redemption of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock called for redemption until funds sufficient to pay the full amount of the Redemption Consideration with respect to each such share shall have been deposited by the Company with the Paying Agent.

SECTION 7. Holder Optional Redemption

(a) The Holder Representative, on behalf of the Holders of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, may elect, in whole or in part, from time to time, (i) on or after the sixth anniversary of the Issue Date or (ii) at any time if any Dividend Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing for a period of nine months, to cause the Company to redeem all or a portion of the Series B Preferred Stock (the “ Holder Redemption Right ”) for cash at a price per share of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the Redemption Consideration (but in no event may the Holders elect to redeem less than a number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock that would result in an aggregate amount of Redemption Consideration of less than $25 million unless such redemption would result in there being no Series B Preferred Stock outstanding).

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time, with respect to all or any portion of the Series B Preferred Stock, by delivering to the Company a notice of redemption (the “ Holder Redemption Notice ”). Such Holder Redemption Notice shall be in writing and include the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed from the Holders, which shall be pro rata in accordance with their respective ownership of the Series B Preferred Stock (the “ Holder Redemption Shares ”).

(c) Within five (5) Business Days of a receipt of a Holder Redemption Notice, the Company shall deliver a notice (the “ Final Company Redemption Notice ”) that states (i) the Holder Redemption Date, (ii) the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed (as set forth in the Holder Redemption Notice), (iii) the applicable Redemption Consideration, and (iv) the place where any shares of Series B Preferred Stock in certificated form are to be redeemed and shall be presented and surrendered for payment of the applicable Redemption Consideration therefor.

(d) The Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent Redemption Consideration sufficient to redeem each of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock as to which the Company has delivered a Final Company Redemption Notice in accordance with Section 7(b) no later than the open of business on the tenth Business Day following the delivery of the Final Company Redemption Notice (such date, the “ Holder Redemption Date ”), and the Company shall, at the time of such deposit, give the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to deliver the applicable Redemption Consideration to the Holders for each of their shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed as set forth in the Final Company Redemption Notice. If a Final Company Redemption Notice shall have been given, then from and after the Holder Redemption Date, unless the Company defaults in providing to the Holders Redemption Consideration for each of their shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed sufficient for such redemption at the time and place specified for payment pursuant to the Final Company Redemption Notice, (i) all dividends on such shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall cease to accrue, (ii) shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be deemed no longer outstanding and (iii) all other rights with respect to the shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed, including the rights, if any, to receive notices, will terminate, except only the rights of Holders thereof to receive the Redemption Consideration for each of their shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed. The Company shall be entitled to receive from the Paying Agent the interest income, if any, earned on such funds deposited with the Paying Agent (to the extent that such interest income is not required to pay the Redemption Consideration for each of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed), and the holders of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock so redeemed shall have no claim to any such interest income. Any funds deposited with the Paying Agent hereunder by the Company for any reason, including redemption of shares of Series B Preferred Stock, that remain unclaimed or unpaid after two years after the Holder Redemption Date, shall be, to the extent permitted by applicable law, repaid to the Company upon its written request, after which repayment the Holders entitled to such redemption shall have recourse only to the Company. Notwithstanding any Final Company Redemption Notice, there shall be no redemption of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock called for redemption until funds sufficient to pay the full Redemption Consideration with respect to each such share shall have been deposited by the Company with the Paying Agent.

SECTION 8. Change of Control

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 8 , (i) if the Company and the Holders of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock agree, in their respective sole discretion, in writing (which may include a vote or other consent of the Holders representing a majority of the then-outstanding Series B Preferred Stock that is a condition to the Change of Control), prior to the consummation of a Change of Control to a treatment of the Series B Preferred Stock in connection with such Change of Control other than what is required or permitted pursuant to this Section 8 , the terms of such agreement shall govern the treatment of the Series B Preferred Stock with

 

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respect to the relevant Change of Control; (ii) the redemptions required by this Section 8 shall be made only out of funds legally available therefor; and (iii) nothing herein limits the ability of the Company at any time to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock in accordance with Section 6 in lieu of compliance with the terms hereof.

(b) In the event of a Change of Control, the Company shall redeem in cash all, but not less than all, of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock for a price per share of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the Redemption Consideration. Such redemption shall occur simultaneously with the Change of Control or on such other date as the Company and the Holders of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock may agree (the “ Change of Control Redemption Date ”); provided that, if such redemption would cause the Series B Preferred Stock to be characterized as “disqualified stock”, “disqualified capital stock” or any similar concept pursuant to the terms of the Company Indebtedness Documents, the Change of Control Redemption Date will, in each case, solely to the extent required to prevent such characterization, be tolled until the applicable loans and other debt obligations that are accrued and payable under any such Company Indebtedness Documents are, to the extent required, repaid (and, if applicable, any commitments will be terminated and any obligations to offer to redeem, repay or repurchase such loans or other debt obligations as a result of the Change of Control will have expired) prior to such redemption of the Series B Preferred Stock and the Company will comply with any “change of control offer” or similar requirements under the terms of any such Company Indebtedness Documents, if applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, the preceding proviso shall not be deemed to be a waiver by any Holder of its right to receive from the Company and/or its successor the cash payment required in connection with such Change of Control and redemption.

(c) The Company shall give notice of a Change of Control not less than 15 days and not more than 60 days before the Change of Control is expected to occur (the “ Change of Control Redemption Notice ”). Such Change of Control Redemption Notice shall state: (i) the Change of Control Redemption Date, (ii) the applicable Redemption Consideration and (iii) the place where any shares of Series B Preferred Stock in certificated form are to be redeemed and shall be presented and surrendered for payment of the applicable Redemption Consideration therefor.

(d) If the Company gives a Change of Control Redemption Notice, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to redeem the shares of Series B Preferred Stock as to which such Change of Control Redemption Notice shall have been given, no later than the open of business on the Change of Control Redemption Date, and the Company shall, at the time of such deposit, give the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the applicable Redemption Consideration to the Holders for each of their shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed as set forth in the Change of Control Redemption Notice. If a Change of Control Redemption Notice shall have been given, then from and after the Change of Control Redemption Date, unless the Company defaults in providing cash sufficient for such redemption at the time and place specified for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Redemption Notice, (i) all dividends on such shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall cease to accrue, (ii) shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be deemed to no longer be outstanding and (iii) all other rights with respect to the shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed, including the rights, if any, to receive notices, will terminate, except only the rights of Holders thereof to receive the Redemption Consideration for each of their shares of Series B Preferred Stock. The Company shall be entitled to receive from the Paying Agent the interest income, if any, earned on such funds deposited with the Paying Agent (to the extent that such interest income is not required to pay the Redemption Consideration for each of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed), and the holders of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock so redeemed shall have no claim to any such interest income. Any funds deposited with the Paying Agent hereunder by the Company for any reason, including redemption of shares of Series B Preferred Stock, that remain unclaimed or unpaid after two years after the Change of Control Redemption Date, shall be, to the extent permitted by applicable law, repaid to the

 

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Company upon its written request, after which repayment the Holders entitled to such redemption shall have recourse only to the Company. Notwithstanding any Change of Control Redemption Notice, there shall be no redemption of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock called for redemption until funds sufficient to pay the full Redemption Consideration for each such share shall have been deposited by the Company with the Paying Agent.

SECTION 9. Additional Holder Rights .

(a) Upon the occurrence of a Dividend Trigger Event, the Dividend Rate will increase to 12.0% per annum. Upon the date that all applicable Quarterly Dividends, whether in the form of Cash Dividends or Non-Cash Dividends, required to be paid pursuant to Section 3 have been fully paid and are current, a Dividend Rate of 10% per annum will once again apply unless a Dividend Trigger Event thereafter occurs and the Dividend Rate is once again increased in accordance with the terms of this Section 9(a) .

(b) (x) Upon the occurrence of a Dividend Trigger Event (1) with respect to three out of any four consecutive Quarters or (2) that constitutes the sixth Dividend Trigger Event while any Series B Preferred Stock remains outstanding, (y) at any time after the sixth anniversary of the Issue Date if all (or the applicable portion of) the Series B Preferred Stock has not been timely and fully redeemed following the exercise of a Holder Redemption Right in accordance with Section 7 or (z) upon a Change of Control if the Series B Preferred Stock has not been timely and fully redeemed when required in accordance with Section 8 , the following additional rights and remedies will apply thereafter until, in the case of clauses (y) and (z) (each, a “ Redemption Trigger Event ”), such time as the foregoing circumstances, as applicable, have been fully cured in accordance with the terms hereof and, in the case of clause (x), until three months following the date on which all applicable Quarterly Dividends have been fully paid and are current or until the time there are no shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding:

(i) The Holder Representative, acting on behalf of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, shall have the exclusive right to appoint and elect one director to the Board of Directors (the “ Series B Preferred Director ”); provided that the individual to be appointed to the Board of Directors by the Holder Representative, acting on behalf of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, shall be reasonably acceptable to the Board of Directors ( provided that the Board of Directors may not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay such consent; provided further , that any senior investment professional employed by EIG or its Affiliates shall be deemed acceptable to the Board of Directors so long as EIG and its Affiliates hold a majority of the issued and outstanding Series B Preferred Stock) and such appointment shall be subject to such Series B Preferred Director satisfying all requirements regarding service as a director of the Company and under the Company’s charters, reasonable and customary practices and policies, including those relating to confidentiality and securities trading restrictions. The Series B Preferred Director appointed or elected pursuant to this Section 9(b)(i) shall serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders of the Company or until his or her successor is elected and qualified ( provided that the Holder Representative, acting on behalf of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, may appoint and reelect such Series B Preferred Director at such annual meeting of shareholders of the Company (and at any subsequent annual meeting of shareholders of the Company) so long as the Holders continue to have the right to appoint such director in accordance with this Section 9(b)(i) ) or his earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or

 

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removal. Any newly created vacancy or newly created directorship in the position of a Series B Preferred Director may be filled only by the Holder Representative, acting on behalf of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock. Subject to this Section 9(b)(i) ), the Series B Preferred Director may, during his or her term of office, be removed at any time, with or without cause, by and only by the Holder Representative, acting on behalf of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holder Representative’s right to appoint a Series B Preferred Director pursuant to this Section 9(b)(i) shall be at all times subject to the application of NASDAQ Listing Rules or the rules of the national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then traded; and

(ii) Approval of the Holder Representative, acting on behalf of the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, shall be required for (A) the incurrence of Indebtedness by the Company if, at the time of such incurrence and pro forma for such incurrence, the Leverage Ratio would exceed 3.25 to 1.00, (B) the approval or amendment of any applicable budget of the Company and (C) any capital expenditures (including acquisitions) or series of related capital expenditures in excess of $500,000.

(c) Upon the occurrence of any Redemption Trigger Event, the Dividend Rate shall increase to 14% per annum until such time as the applicable Redemption Trigger Event has been fully cured in accordance with the terms hereof, following which a Dividend Rate of 10% per annum will once again apply.

SECTION 10. Board Observer Rights. For as long as the EIG Investors and their Affiliates collectively are the Beneficial Owners of greater than 25% of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, the EIG Investors and their Affiliates shall be entitled to designate one (1) natural person to attend all meetings of the Board of Directors or committees thereof (the “ Board Observer ”). The Board Observer shall be entitled to attend all meetings (including telephonic meetings) of the Board of Directors or committees thereof. The Company shall provide to the Board Observer any notices delivered to the members of the Board of Directors and a copy of all meeting materials concurrently with providing such notices and materials to the Board of Directors. The Board Observer shall not be a member of the Board of Directors, and shall not have any voting rights with respect to any action brought before the Board of Directors or any committee thereof or count towards any quorum with respect to such actions. Notwithstanding any rights to be granted or provided to the Board Observer hereunder, the Board of Directors may exclude any Board Observer from access to any materials or meeting or portion thereof if the Board of Directors determines, in good faith, that (i) access would reasonably be expected to prevent the members of the Board of Directors or committee thereof from engaging in attorney-client privileged communication or result in a bona fide conflict of interest with the Company involving any arrangement or transaction (or potential arrangement or transaction) between the Company or its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the EIG Investors or any of their Affiliates, on the other hand (other than any redemption of or other transaction pertaining to the Series B Preferred Stock or second lien notes issued under the Note Purchase Agreement); provided that no such conflict shall be deemed to exist merely by virtue of the EIG Investors or their Affiliates holding Series B Preferred Stock or second lien notes issued under the Note Purchase Agreement ( provided , however , that such exclusion shall be limited to the portion of the material and/or meeting that is the basis for such exclusion and shall not extend to any portion of the material and/or meeting that does not involve or pertain to such exclusion or (ii) such portion of a meeting is an executive session limited solely to independent director members of the Board of Directors, independent auditors and/or legal counsel, as the Board of Directors may designate, and the Board Observer (assuming such Board Observer were a member of the Board of Directors) would not meet the then-applicable standards for independence adopted by NASDAQ, or such other exchange on which the Company’s securities are then traded.

 

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SECTION 11. Transfers Generally. Subject to applicable law, the Holders may freely sell, transfer or assign or otherwise dispose of, in whole or in part, shares of Series B Preferred Stock to any Permitted Transferee; provided, however , any sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition of Series B Preferred Stock by a Holder to a Permitted Transferee that is not an Affiliate must either (i) have an aggregate Liquidation Preference of at least $10.0 million or (ii) result in such Holder no longer holding any shares of Series B Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the EIG Investors and their Affiliates may not, without the prior consent of the Company, sell, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock to the extent such sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition would cause the EIG Investors and their Affiliates in the aggregate to collectively hold less than 50.1% of the issued and outstanding Series B Preferred Stock.

SECTION 12. Uncertificated Shares; Certificated Shares.

(a) Uncertificated Shares .

(i) Form . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, unless requested in writing by a Holder to the Company, the shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be in uncertificated, book entry form as permitted by the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company and the DGCL. Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated shares, the Company shall, or shall cause the Transfer Agent to, send to the registered owner thereof an Ownership Notice.

(ii) Transfer . Transfers of Series B Preferred Stock held in uncertificated, book-entry form shall be made only upon the transfer books of the Company kept at an office of the Transfer Agent upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from the registered owner of such uncertificated shares, or from a duly authorized attorney or from an individual presenting proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer the stock. The Company may refuse any requested transfer until furnished evidence satisfactory to it that such transfer is proper.

(iii) Legends . Each Ownership Notice issued with respect to a share of Series B Preferred Stock shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS.

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF 10.000% SERIES B REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE ISSUER AND WILL BE PROVIDED, WITHOUT COST, UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY.”

 

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In addition, each Ownership Notice issued with respect to a share of Series B Preferred Stock shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

“BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, THE HOLDER SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED WITH THE COMPANY THAT, FOR SO LONG AS THE HOLDER HOLDS THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER SHALL NOT, AND SHALL CAUSE ITS AFFILIATES NOT TO, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ENGAGE IN ANY SHORT SALE OF THE COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY.”

(b) Certificated Shares.

(i) Form and Dating . When Series B Preferred Stock is in certificated form (“ Certificated Preferred Stock ”), the Series B Preferred Stock certificate and the Transfer Agent’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A , which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Certificate of Designations. The Series B Preferred Stock certificate may have notations, legends or endorsements required by applicable law, stock exchange rules, agreements to which the Company is subject, if any, or usage; provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Company. Each Series B Preferred Stock certificate shall be dated the date of its authentication.

(ii) Execution and Authentication . Two Officers shall sign each Series B Preferred Stock certificate for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.

If an Officer whose signature is on a Series B Preferred Stock certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Transfer Agent authenticates the Series B Preferred Stock certificate, the Series B Preferred Stock certificate shall be valid nevertheless.

A Series B Preferred Stock certificate shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Transfer Agent manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Series B Preferred Stock certificate. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Series B Preferred Stock certificate has been authenticated under this Certificate of Designations.

The Transfer Agent shall authenticate and deliver certificates for shares of Series B Preferred Stock for original issue upon a written order of the Company signed by two Officers or by an Officer and an Assistant Treasurer of the Company. Such order shall specify the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock to be authenticated and the date on which the original issue of the Series B Preferred Stock is to be authenticated.

The Transfer Agent may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to the Company to authenticate the certificates for the Series B Preferred Stock. Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate certificates for the Series B Preferred Stock whenever the Transfer Agent may do so. Each reference in this Certificate of Designations to authentication by the Transfer Agent includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as the Transfer Agent or agent for service of notices and demands.

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requested if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided , however , that the Certificated Series B Preferred Stock surrendered for transfer or exchange:

(A) shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Transfer Agent, duly executed by the Holder thereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing; and

(B) is being transferred or exchanged pursuant to subclause (1)  or (2) below, and is accompanied by the following additional information and documents, as applicable:

(1) if such Certificated Series B Preferred Stock is being delivered to the Transfer Agent by a Holder for registration in the name of such Holder, without transfer, a certification from such Holder to that effect in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto; or

(2) if such Certificated Series B Preferred Stock is being transferred to the Company or to a “qualified institutional buyer” in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act or pursuant to another exemption from registration under the Securities Act, (i) a certification to that effect (in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto) and (ii) if the Company so requests, an opinion of counsel or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to it as to the compliance with the restrictions set forth in the legend set forth in Section 12(b)(iv) .

(iv) Legends .

(A) Each certificate evidencing Certificated Series B Preferred Stock shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS.

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF 10.000% SERIES B REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE ISSUER AND WILL BE PROVIDED, WITHOUT COST, UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY.”

(B) Upon any sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted Security held in certificated form pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or another exemption from registration under the Securities Act or an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, the Transfer Agent shall permit the Holder thereof to exchange such Transfer Restricted Security for Certificated Series B Preferred Stock that does not bear a restrictive legend and rescind any restriction on the transfer of such Transfer Restricted Security.

 

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(v) Replacement Certificates . If any of the Series B Preferred Stock certificates shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue, in exchange and in substitution for and upon cancellation of the mutilated Series B Preferred Stock certificate, or in lieu of and substitution for the Series B Preferred Stock certificate lost, stolen or destroyed, a new Series B Preferred Stock certificate of like tenor and representing an equivalent amount of shares of Series B Preferred Stock, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Series B Preferred Stock certificate and indemnity, if requested, satisfactory to the Company and the Transfer Agent.

(vi) Cancellation . In the event the Company shall purchase or otherwise acquire Certificated Series B Preferred Stock, the same shall thereupon be delivered to the Transfer Agent for cancellation. The Transfer Agent and no one else shall cancel and destroy all Series B Preferred Stock certificates surrendered for transfer, exchange, replacement or cancellation and deliver a certificate of such destruction to the Company unless the Company directs the Transfer Agent to deliver canceled Series B Preferred Stock certificates to the Company. The Company may not issue new Series B Preferred Stock certificates to replace Series B Preferred Stock certificates to the extent they evidence Series B Preferred Stock which the Company has purchased or otherwise acquired.

(c) Certain Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Series B Preferred Stock.

(i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Transfer Agent shall authenticate Certificated Series B Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the provisions of this Section 12(c) .

(ii) All shares of Series B Preferred Stock, whether or not Certificated Series B Preferred Stock, issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of such shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be the valid obligations of the Company, entitled to the same benefits under this Certificate of Designations as the shares of Series B Preferred Stock surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

(iii) Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any shares of Series B Preferred Stock, the Transfer Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name such shares of Series B Preferred Stock are registered as the absolute owner of such Series B Preferred Stock and neither the Transfer Agent nor the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

(iv) No service charge shall be made to a Holder for any registration of transfer or exchange of any Series B Preferred Stock on the transfer books of the Company or the Transfer Agent or upon surrender of any Series B Preferred Stock certificate at the office of the Transfer Agent maintained for that purpose. However, the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Series B Preferred Stock if the Person receiving shares in connection with such transfer or exchange is not the holder thereof.

 

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(d) No Obligation of the Transfer Agent. The Transfer Agent shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Certificate of Designations or under applicable law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Series B Preferred Stock other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Certificate of Designations, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

SECTION  13. Information Rights. For as long as any shares of Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Company shall provide:

(a) to the Holders unaudited quarterly financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP as soon as such financial statements become available but no later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company;

(b) to the Holders audited annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company;

(c) to the Holders concurrently with the financial statements delivered pursuant to clause (a) or (b) above, as applicable, a report setting forth, for each fiscal quarter during the then current fiscal year to date, the volume of production and sales attributable to production (and the prices at which such sales were made and the revenues derived from such sales) for each such fiscal quarter from the oil and gas properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and setting forth the related ad valorem, severance and production taxes, lease operating expenses and capital expenditures attributable thereto and incurred for each such fiscal quarter; and

(d) (i) to the Holders as soon as available, but in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year, a reserve report for the Company’s and its Subsidiaries oil and gas properties prepared or audited by an independent third party engineering firm with an “as of” date of the end of such fiscal year and (ii) to the Board Observer at such time as the same is provided to the Board of Directors of the Company, any unaudited reserve report for the Company’s and its Subsidiaries oil and gas properties prepared by or on behalf of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent any of the above financial statements, reports and other information are filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission in any annual, quarterly and other report required to be filed under the Exchange Act, such financial statements, reports, or information shall be deemed furnished by the Company to the Holders for purposes of this Section 13 .

SECTION 14. Other Provisions.

(a) With respect to any notice to a Holder required to be provided hereunder, neither failure to mail such notice, nor any defect therein or in the mailing thereof, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of the notice or the validity of the proceedings referred to in such notice with respect to the other Holders or affect the legality or validity of any vote upon any such action (assuming due and proper notice to such other Holders). Any notice which was mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the Holder receives the notice.

(b) Shares of Series B Preferred Stock that have been issued and reacquired by the Company in any manner, including shares of Series B Preferred Stock purchased or redeemed or exchanged, shall (upon compliance with any applicable provisions of the laws of the State of Delaware) upon such reacquisition be automatically cancelled by the Company and shall revert to authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock.

 

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(c) The shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall be issuable only in whole shares.

(d) All notice periods referred to herein shall commence: (i) on the date of delivery if delivered personally or by electronic mail, upon confirmation of receipt, (ii) on the first (1st) Business Day following the date of dispatch if delivered by a recognized next-day courier service, postage prepaid or (iii) on the third (3rd) Business Day following the date of mailing if delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. Notice to any Holder shall be given to the registered address set forth in the Company’s records for such Holder.

(e) Any payments required to be made hereunder on any day that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day without interest or additional payment for such delay. All payments required hereunder shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds in United States Dollars to the Holders in accordance with the payment instructions as such Holders may deliver by written notice to the Company from time to time.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided herein, in the event of a failure by the Company to fulfill its obligations with respect to the payment of dividends or the redemption of the Series B Preferred Stock as set forth in this Certificate of Designations for any reason, (i) the Liquidation Preference with respect to each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall increase with respect to any such unpaid dividends, (ii) to the extent provided for in this Certificate of Designations, each Holder shall have all rights under this Certificate of Designations, including in accordance with Section 3 , Section 7 , Section 8 and Section 9 , together with any other rights which such Holder is entitled to under any contract or agreement at any time and any other rights that such Holder may have pursuant to applicable law and (iii) each Holder’s rights with respect to any unfulfilled redemption of the Series B Preferred Stock exists upon the exercise of such Holder’s redemption rights pursuant to this Certificate of Designations and shall continue to exist until the Series B Preferred Stock is redeemed in accordance with this Certificate of Designations, and no failure by the Company to perform its obligations under this Certificate of Designations for any such reason shall relieve the Company of liability for such obligations.

(g) The Holder Representative, solely in its capacity as the Holder Representative, shall have no liability (whether in contract or in tort, in law or in equity, or granted by statute) for any claims, causes of action, obligations or liabilities arising under, out of, in connection with, or related in any manner to, this Certificate of Designations. The Company shall be entitled to rely conclusively and without any inquiry on any and all instructions of, decisions of or action taken or omitted to be taken by the Holder Representative under this Certificate of Designations without any liability to any Holder or obligation to inquire as to such instructions, decisions of, or actions or omissions including the authority or validity thereof, all of which instructions, decisions, actions or omissions shall be legally binding on the Holders.

(h) Any notice from the Company may be provided to the Holders by notice to the Transfer Agent and shall be deemed given upon delivery of such notice to the Transfer Agent to the extent the agreement between the Company and the Transfer Agent provides for delivery by the Transfer Agent of such notice to the Holders. Notice may also be given directly to any Holder by any manner allowed under the bylaws of the Company and applicable law.

[Signature page follows.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this certificate to be signed and attested this 8th day of December, 2017.

 

ROSEHILL RESOURCES INC.

 

By:   /s/ J. A. Townsend
Name:   J. A. Townsend
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

[ Signature Page to Certificate of Designations ]


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF CERTIFICATED SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK CERTIFICATE

FACE OF SECURITY

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS.

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SET FORTH IN CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF 10.000% SERIES B REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE ISSUER AND WILL BE PROVIDED, WITHOUT COST, UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY.

 

Exhibit A- 1


Certificate Number [    ]           Number of Shares of
      Series B Preferred Stock [    ]

10.000% Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock

of

Rosehill Resources Inc.

ROSEHILL RESOURCES INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”) hereby certifies that [    ] (the “ Holder ”) is the registered owner of [    ] fully paid and non-assessable shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation, designated as the 10.000% Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “ Series B Preferred Stock ”). The shares of Series B Preferred Stock are transferrable on the books and records of the Transfer Agent, in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for transfer. The designations, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Series B Preferred Stock represented hereby are as specified in, and the shares of the Series B Preferred Stock are issued and shall in all respects be subject to the provisions of, the Certificate of Designations dated December [8], 2017, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “ Certificate of Designations ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning given to them in the Certificate of Designations. The Corporation will provide a copy of the Certificate of Designations to a Holder without charge upon written request to the Corporation at its principal place of business.

Reference is hereby made to the Certificate of Designations, which shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the Certificate of Designations and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.

Unless the Transfer Agent’s Certificate of Authentication hereon has been properly executed, these shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Certificate of Designations or be valid for any purpose.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has executed this certificate this [                ] day of [                ], 20[    ]

 

ROSEHILL RESOURCES INC.
By:    
Name:    
Title:    
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

Exhibit A- 2


TRANSFER AGENT’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

These are shares of Series B Preferred Stock referred to in the within-mentioned Certificate of Designations.

 

Dated:          
       
      CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY
      By:    
        Authorized Signatory

 

Exhibit A- 3


REVERSE OF SECURITY

The Corporation will furnish without charge and upon written request to each Holder the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. Requests may be made to:

Rosehill Resources Inc.

16200 Park Row, Suite 300

Houston, Texas 77084

Attention: Craig Owen

                 Chris Wood

 

Exhibit A- 4


ASSIGNMENT

To assign this Series B Preferred Stock certificate, fill in the form below:

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby assigns and transfer the shares of Series B Preferred Stock evidenced hereby to:

        (Insert assignee’s legal name)        

        (Insert assignee’s social security or tax identification number)        

        (Insert assignee’s name, address and zip code)        

and irrevocably appoints:

as agent to transfer the shares of Series B Preferred Stock evidenced hereby on the books of the Transfer Agent. The agent may substitute another to act for him or her.

 

Dated:                                                                                           
     
      Your Signature:    
      (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this certificate)
         
Signature Guarantee: 1                                                                  

 

 

1   Signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” that is a bank, stockbroker, savings and loan association or credit union meeting the requirements of the Transfer Agent, which requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (“ STAMP ”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Transfer Agent in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Exhibit A- 5


EXHIBIT B

OWNERSHIP NOTICE

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS OWNERSHIP NOTICE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS.

SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE COMPANY, INCLUDING THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF 10.000% SERIES B REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK (AS FURTHER AMENDED AND RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “CHARTER”), A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE. THE COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE MORE THAN ONE CLASS OF STOCK OR MORE THAN ONE SERIES OF ANY CLASS AND THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS. THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS OWNERSHIP NOTICE ARE SUBJECT TO THE OBLIGATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS STATED IN, AND ARE TRANSFERABLE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER. THE TERMS OF THE CHARTER ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED INTO THIS NOTICE BY REFERENCE.

BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, THE HOLDER SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE AGREED WITH THE COMPANY THAT, FOR SO LONG AS THE HOLDER HOLDS THIS SECURITY, THE HOLDER SHALL NOT, AND SHALL CAUSE ITS AFFILIATES NOT TO, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ENGAGE IN ANY SHORT SALE OF THE COMMON STOCK OF THE COMPANY.

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

 

Exhibit B-1


This letter confirms and acknowledges that you are the registered owner of the number and the class or series of shares of capital stock of the Company listed on Schedule A to this letter.

In addition, please be advised that the Company will furnish without charge to each stockholder of the Company who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock, or series thereof, of the Company and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights, which are fixed by the Charter. Any such request should be directed to the Secretary of the Company.

The shares of Preferred Stock of the Company have been not been registered under the Securities Act and, accordingly, may not be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Act.

 

Dated:                                                    
   

CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY

as Transfer Agent,

    By:    
      Authorized Signatory

 

Exhibit B-2


EXHIBIT C

FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR

REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER OF PREFERRED STOCK

 

Re: Series B Preferred Stock (the “ Preferred Stock ”) of Rosehill Resources Inc. (the “ Corporation ”)

This Certificate relates to shares of Preferred Stock held by (the “ Transferor ”) in:

 

book entry form; or

 

definitive form.

The Transferor has requested the Transfer Agent by written order to exchange or register the transfer of Preferred Stock.

In connection with such request and in respect of such Preferred Stock, the Transferor does hereby certify that the Transferor is familiar with the Certificate of Designations relating to the above-captioned Preferred Stock and that the transfer of this Preferred Stock does not require registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “ Securities Act ”) because */:

 

such Preferred Stock is being acquired for the Transferor’s own account without transfer;

 

such Preferred Stock is being transferred to the Corporation;

 

such Preferred Stock is being transferred to a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act), in reliance on Rule 144A; or

 

such Preferred Stock is being transferred in reliance on and in compliance with another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (and based on an Opinion of Counsel if the Corporation so requests).

 

[INSERT NAME OF TRANSFEROR]
By:        

Date:

 

 

*/ Please check applicable box.

 

Exhibit C-1

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

SERIES B REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

among

ROSEHILL RESOURCES INC.

and

THE PURCHASERS PARTY HERETO


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

  
Section 1.01  

Definitions

     1  

ARTICLE II

AGREEMENT TO SELL AND PURCHASE

  
Section 2.01  

Sale and Purchase

     8  
Section 2.02  

Closing

     9  
Section 2.03  

Closing Conditions

     9  
Section 2.04  

Deliveries at Closing

     11  
Section 2.05  

Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights

     12  

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE COMPANY

  
Section 3.01  

Existence

     13  
Section 3.02  

Capitalization and Valid Issuance of Shares

     13  
Section 3.03  

Company SEC Documents

     14  
Section 3.04  

No Material Adverse Change

     14  
Section 3.05  

Registration

     15  
Section 3.06  

Litigation

     15  
Section 3.07  

No Default

     15  
Section 3.08  

No Conflicts

     15  
Section 3.09  

Authority: Enforceability

     16  
Section 3.10  

Approvals

     16  
Section 3.11  

Investment Company Status

     16  
Section 3.12  

No Labor Disputes

     16  
Section 3.13  

Certain Fees

     17  
Section 3.14  

Insurance

     17  
Section 3.15  

Books and Records: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

     17  
Section 3.16  

Taxes

     18  
Section 3.17  

Permits and Licenses

     18  
Section 3.18  

Environmental Laws

     19  
Section 3.19  

Title to Property

     19  
Section 3.20  

ERISA Compliance

     19  
Section 3.21  

Anti-Corruption

     20  
Section 3.22  

Money Laundering Laws

     20  
Section 3.23  

Sanctions

     20  
Section 3.24  

Acquisition Agreement

     21  
Section 3.25  

Distribution Restrictions

     21  

 

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ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASERS

  
Section 4.01  

Existence

     21  
Section 4.02  

Authorization; Enforceability

     21  
Section 4.03  

No Breach

     22  
Section 4.04  

Certain Fees

     22  
Section 4.05  

Unregistered Securities

     22  
Section 4.06  

Sufficient Funds

     23  
Section 4.07  

United States Person

     23  

ARTICLE V

COVENANTS

  
Section 5.01  

Cooperation: Further Assurances

     23  
Section 5.02  

Use of Proceeds

     24  
Section 5.03  

Expenses

     24  
Section 5.04  

Change of Control

     24  
Section 5.05  

Rule 144 Reporting

     25  
Section 5.06  

Hedging

     25  

ARTICLE VI

INDEMNIFICATION

  
Section 6.01  

Indemnification by the Company

     26  
Section 6.02  

Indemnification By the Purchasers

     26  
Section 6.03  

Survival of Provisions

     26  
Section 6.04  

Limitations to Indemnification.

     27  
Section 6.05  

Indemnification Procedure

     27  
Section 6.06  

Tax Characterization

     28  

ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS

  
Section 7.01  

Survival

     28  
Section 7.02  

Interpretation

     28  
Section 7.03  

No Waiver: Modifications in Writing

     29  
Section 7.04  

Binding Effect

     29  
Section 7.05  

Confidentiality; Public Announcements

     29  
Section 7.06  

Notices

     30  
Section 7.07  

Entire Agreement

     31  
Section 7.08  

Assignment of Rights

     31  
Section 7.09  

Governing Law: Submission to Jurisdiction

     32  
Section 7.10  

No Recourse Against Others

     32  
Section 7.11  

No Third Party Beneficiaries

     33  
Section 7.12  

Waiver of Jury Trial

     33  
Section 7.13  

Execution in Counterparts

     33  
Section 7.14  

Tax Withholding

     33  
Section 7.15  

Tax Treatment

     34  

 

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SCHEDULE A – Purchaser Allocations

EXHIBIT A – Additional Issuance Conditions

 

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SERIES B REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This SERIES B REDEEMABLE PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT , dated as of December 8, 2017 (this “ Agreement ”), is entered into by and among ROSEHILL RESOURCES INC. , a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and the purchasers set forth in Schedule A hereto (the “ Purchasers ”).

WHEREAS, prior to or concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement (as defined below) was amended by the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement (the Credit Agreement, as so amended, the “ Amended Credit Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, on October 24, 2017, the Company entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “ Acquisition Agreement ,” and the transactions contemplated thereby, the “ Acquisition ”), by and among the Company and the sellers party thereto;

WHEREAS, concurrently with the entry into this Agreement, Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of the Company (“ Rosehill Operating ”), has entered into a Second Lien Note Purchase Agreement (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “ Note Purchase Agreement ,” and the transactions contemplated thereby, the “ Notes Offering ”), by and among the Company and the purchasers party thereto; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchasers, and the Purchasers desire to purchase from the Company, certain shares of Series B Preferred Stock (as defined below), in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Definitions

As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated:

Acquisition ” has the meaning specified in the Recitals.

Acquisition Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the Recitals.

Additional Series B Preferred Shares ” means, with respect to each Purchaser, a number of additional Series B Preferred Shares such that, when multiplying the number of such Series B Preferred Shares by the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Price, the result is less than or equal to the amount under the “ Remaining Unfunded Commitment Amount ” column set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule A , with any fractional Series B Preferred Shares being rounded up to the nearest whole number of Series B Preferred Shares.


Affiliate ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it, on the date hereof, in Rule 405 under the Securities Act. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Agreement, any fund or account managed, advised or subadvised, directly or indirectly, by a Purchaser or its Affiliates shall be considered an Affiliate of such Purchaser; provided , however , that no portfolio company of a Purchaser or its Affiliates shall be considered or otherwise deemed to be an Affiliate thereof.

Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Amended Credit Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the Recitals.

Anti-Corruption Law ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.21 .

Base Series B Preferred Shares ” means, with respect to each Purchaser, the number of Series B Preferred Shares set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name Schedule A . For the avoidance of doubt, the amount of Initial Issuance Proceeds shall be equal to the product of the aggregate number of Base Series B Preferred Shares multiplied by the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Price.

Board of Directors ” means the board of directors of the Company.

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, any federal legal holiday or day on which banking institutions in the State of New York or State of Texas are authorized or required by Law or other governmental action to close.

Bylaws ” means the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company.

Capital Ratio ” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (i) Total Senior Capital as of such date to (ii) EBITDAX (as such term is defined in the Series B Certificate of Designations), for the most recent trailing twelve months of the Company for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding such date.

Closing ” means the Initial Closing or a Subsequent Closing, as applicable.

Closing Date ” means the date on which a Closing occurs.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Commission ” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Commitment Amount ” means, with respect to each Purchaser, the amount set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Schedule A .

Commitment Termination Date ” means the date that is one (1) year following the Initial Closing Date.

Common Stock ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(a) .

 

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Company ” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Company Group Subsidiaries ” means all of the Subsidiaries of the Company.

Company Related Parties ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02 .

Company SEC Documents ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03 .

Contract ” means any agreement filed or incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for quarter ended March 31, 2017, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2017, and the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on October 30, 2017.

Credit Agreement ” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2017, by and among the Company, PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and Issuing Bank, and each of the Lenders party thereto, as may be amended from time to time.

Environmental Law means any Law relating to public or worker health and safety, pollution or protection of the environment or imposing legally enforceable liability or standards of conduct concerning any Hazardous Materials.

ERISA ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.20 .

ERISA-Subject Plan ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.20 .

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

FCPA ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.21 .

Funding Call ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(c) .

Funding Obligation ” means, with respect to a particular Purchaser, an amount equal to the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Price multiplied by the number of Purchased Shares to be purchased by such Purchaser on the applicable Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.01 .

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as of the date hereof; provided that for the financial statements of the Company prepared as of a certain date, GAAP referenced therein shall be GAAP as of the date of such financial statements.

Governmental Authority ” means, with respect to a particular Person, any country, state, county, city and political subdivision in which such Person or such Person’s Property is located or which exercises valid jurisdiction over any such Person or such Person’s Property, and any court, agency, department, commission, board, bureau or instrumentality of any of them and any monetary authority which exercises valid jurisdiction over any such Person or such Person’s Property. Unless otherwise specified, all references to Governmental Authority herein with respect to the Company mean a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Rosehill Entities or any of their respective Properties.

 

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Hazardous Material ” means (a) any “hazardous substance” as defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, (b) any “hazardous waste” as defined in the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, (c) any petroleum or petroleum product, (polychlorinated biphenyl, asbestos-containing materials, radiation, lead, noise, mold, or odor, and (d) any other pollutant, contaminant, hazardous or toxic chemical, material, waste or substance regulated under, or for which standards of conduct or liability may be imposed pursuant to, any Environmental Law.

Indemnification Cap ” means, as of any date, the sum of the Initial Issuance Proceeds plus all Subsequent Issuance Proceeds actually paid to the Company by the Purchasers through such date; provided , that in no event shall the Indemnification Cap exceed the Issue Amount.

Indemnified Party ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.05 .

Indemnifying Party ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.05 .

Independent Accounting Firm ” has the meaning specified in Section 7.15 .

Initial Closing ” means the consummation of the purchase and sale of the Base Series B Preferred Shares.

Initial Closing Date ” means the date the Initial Closing is consummated pursuant to Section 2.02(a) .

Initial Issuance Proceeds ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(a) .

Issue Amount ” means $200,000,000.

Knowledge of the Company ” means, with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, of one or more of J. A. Townsend, Craig Owen, Brian Ayers, R. Colby Williford, Paul Larson, Bryan Freeman, Chris Wood and Ron Sanders; provided , however , that inquiries of third parties shall not be required.

Law ” means any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute, constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, order, edict, decree, rule, regulation, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Authority.

Lien ” means any mortgage, claim, encumbrance, pledge, lien (statutory or otherwise), security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt or a lease, consignment or bailment, preference or priority, assessment, deed of trust, charge, easement, servitude or other encumbrance upon or with respect to any property of any kind.

Losses ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01 .

 

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Mandate Letter ” means that certain Mandate Letter, dated as of November 6, 2017, by and between EIG Management Company, LLC and the Company.

Money Laundering Laws ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.22 .

Material Adverse Effect ” means any change, event, effect, occurrence, state of facts or development, individually or together with any other change, event, effect, occurrence, state of facts or development, that has or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (a) the condition (financial or otherwise), business, properties, assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Rosehill Entities, taken as a whole, or (b) the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents; provided , however , that a Material Adverse Effect shall not include any adverse effect on the foregoing to the extent such adverse effect results from, arises out of, or relates to (i) a general deterioration in the economy or changes in the general state of the markets or industries in which any of the Rosehill Entities operates, except to the extent that such entities, taken as a whole, are adversely affected in a disproportionate manner as compared to other industry participants, (ii) any deterioration in the condition of the capital markets or any inability on the part of the Company and its subsidiaries to access the capital markets, (iii) the outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the United States, the declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war or the occurrence of any other calamity or crisis, including acts of terrorism, (iv) any change in accounting requirements or principles imposed upon any of the Rosehill Entities or their respective businesses or any change in applicable Law, or the interpretation thereof, (v) any change in the credit rating and/or outlook of any of the Rosehill Entities or any of their securities (except that the underlying causes of any such changes may be considered in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred), (vi) changes in the market price or trading volume of the Company’s securities (except that the underlying causes of any such changes may be considered in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred), (vii) any failure of the Company to meet any internal or external projections, forecasts or estimates of revenue or earnings for any period (except that the underlying causes of any such failures may be considered in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred), (viii) entry into the Acquisition Agreement or Transaction Documents and/or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or (ix) any changes, events, effects, occurrences, states of facts or developments generally affecting the prices of oil, gas, natural gas, natural gas liquids, propane or other commodities.

Multiemployer Plan ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.20 .

NASDAQ ” means the NASDAQ Stock Market.

Notes Offering ” has the meaning specified in the Recitals.

Note Purchase Agreement ” has the meaning specified in the Recitals.

Organizational Documents ” means, as applicable, an entity’s agreement or certificate of limited partnership, limited liability company agreement, certificate of formation, certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other similar organizational documents.

 

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Permits ” means any approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses, permits, variances, waivers, grants, franchises, concessions, exemptions, orders, registrations or certificates of a Governmental Authority.

Permitted Transferee ” means any Person that is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act; provided that such Person is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

Person ” means any individual, corporation, company, voluntary association, partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated organization, government or any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof or any other form of entity.

Property ” means any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible (including intellectual property rights).

Purchased Shares ” means, collectively, any Base Series B Preferred Shares and Additional Series B Preferred Shares that the Company issues to the Purchasers on any Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.01 .

Purchaser Related Parties ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01 .

Purchasers ” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

Purchasers’ Transaction Expense Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section 5.03 .

Representatives ” means, with respect to a specified Person, the investors, officers, directors, managers, employees, agents, advisors, counsel, accountants, investment bankers and other representatives of such Person.

Rosehill Entities ” means the Company and the Company Group Subsidiaries, collectively, including Rosehill Operating.

Rosehill Operating ” has the meaning specified in the Recitals.

Rosehill Operating LLC Agreement ” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Rosehill Operating, dated as of the date hereof, as may be amended from time to time.

Sanctions ” has the meaning specified in Section 3.23 .

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

Series A Certificate of Designations ” means the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock of the Company, as adopted by the Board of Directors on April 27, 2017, as may be amended from time to time.

 

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Series A Preferred Stock ” means the 8.000% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company.

Series B Certificate of Designations ” means the Certificate of Designations of the Series B Preferred Stock of the Company, adopted by the Board of Directors on December 7, 2017, and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as of the date hereof.

Series B Preferred Share ” means a share of Series B Preferred Stock.

Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Price ” means $1,000.

Series B Preferred Stock ” means the Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock of the Company, as more fully described in the Series B Certificate of Designations.

Subsequent Closing ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02(b) .

Subsequent Closing Date ” means any date a Subsequent Closing is consummated pursuant to Section 2.02(b) .

Subsequent Issuance Proceeds ” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(c) .

Subsidiary ” means, as to any Person, any corporation or other entity of which: (a) such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person is a general partner or, in the case of a limited liability company, the managing member or manager thereof; (b) at least a majority of the outstanding equity interest having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body of such corporation or other entity (irrespective of whether or not at the time any equity interest of any other class or classes of such corporation or other entity shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries; or (c) any corporation or other entity as to which such Person consolidates for accounting purposes.

Taxes ” means any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts, franchise, payroll, employment, excise, ad valorem, severance, stamp, occupation, windfall, profits, customs, capital stock, withholding, social security, retirement, unemployment, disability, workers compensation, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, value added, net worth, recording, escheat or unclaimed property, alternative, add-on minimum or other taxes, fees and charges, imposed by the IRS or any other taxing authority (whether domestic or foreign including any state, county, local or foreign government or any subdivision or taxing agency thereof (including a United States possession), whether computed on a separate, consolidated, unitary, combined or any other basis, and such term shall include any interest whether paid or received, penalties or additional amounts imposed by the IRS or any other taxing authority attributable to, or imposed upon, or with respect to any such taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments.

Tax Return ” means any return, report or similar filing (including the attached schedules) filed or required to be filed with respect to Taxes (and any amendments thereto), including any information return, claim for refund or declaration of estimated Taxes.

 

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Third-Party Claim ” has the meaning specified in Section 6.05 .

Total Senior Capital ” shall, at any time of determination, be an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Indebtedness (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designations) of the Rosehill Entities, plus (ii) the aggregate Liquidation Preference (as defined in the Series A Certificate of Designations) of all Series A Preferred Stock, plus (iii) the aggregate Liquidation Preference (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designations) of all outstanding Series B Preferred Stock.

Transaction Documents ” means, collectively, this Agreement, the Series B Certificate of Designations and any and all other agreements or instruments executed and delivered to the Purchasers by the Company hereunder or thereunder, as applicable (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Rosehill Operating LLC Agreement and any amendment to the Credit Agreement delivered pursuant to this Agreement).

Up-Front Fee ” means an amount of cash equal to 2% of the Issue Amount.

ARTICLE II

AGREEMENT TO SELL AND PURCHASE

Section 2.01 Sale and Purchase . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, including the satisfaction or applicable waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 2.03 :

(a) At the Initial Closing, the Purchasers, severally and not jointly, hereby subscribe for and agree to purchase from the Company the Base Series B Preferred Shares for a cash purchase price per Base Series B Preferred Share equal to the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Price (the aggregate cash proceeds, the “ Initial Issuance Proceeds ”).

(b) At the Initial Closing, the Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to the Purchasers the Base Series B Preferred Shares. Following the Initial Closing, Schedule A shall be revised to reflect the Remaining Unfunded Commitment Amount, if any, of each Purchaser.

(c) If, following the Initial Closing, there is a Remaining Unfunded Commitment Amount, at any time prior to the date fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the Commitment Termination Date, the Company shall have the right to request in writing (such request, a “ Funding Call ”) that the Purchasers purchase and the Purchasers shall (severally and not jointly, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof) so purchase, the number of Additional Series B Preferred Shares set forth in the Funding Call for a cash purchase price per Additional Series B Preferred Share equal to the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Price (the aggregate cash proceeds at any such Subsequent Closing, the “ Subsequent Issuance Proceeds ”); provided that (i) no Funding Call shall be made within ninety (90) days of the Initial Closing Date and (ii) no Funding Call shall be made for less than 5,000 Additional Series B Preferred Shares in the aggregate. Following each Subsequent Closing, Schedule A shall be revised to reflect the Remaining Unfunded Commitment Amount, if any, of each Purchaser. Each Funding Call shall be irrevocable and delivered to the Purchasers not less than fifteen (15) Business Days in advance of the date the Purchasers are requested to purchase the Additional Series B Preferred Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, a Purchaser shall not be required to purchase a Series B Preferred Share to the extent the amount paid by such Purchaser for such Series B Preferred Share would exceed such Purchaser’s Commitment Amount.

 

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Section 2.02 Closing .

(a) Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Initial Closing shall take place at 10:00 a.m. on the date hereof at the offices of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., 1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77002.

(b) The consummation of any subsequent purchases of Additional Series B Preferred Shares contemplated by Section 2.01(c) of this Agreement (each, a “ Subsequent Closing ”) shall take place at a time and on a date, not later than the Commitment Termination Date, that shall be no earlier than the third (3rd) Business Day after the conditions set forth in Section 2.03 (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at such Closing, but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions at such Closing) shall be satisfied or waived in accordance with this Agreement.

Section 2.03 Closing Conditions .

(a) Mutual Closing Conditions . The obligations of the Purchasers, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, at a Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver by the Purchasers (including any Permitted Transferees thereof) representing a majority of the Purchased Shares and the Company at or prior to such Closing of the following conditions:

(i) no temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other judgment or order issued by any Governmental Authority and no Law shall be in effect restraining, enjoining, making illegal or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

(ii) there shall not be pending any suit, action or proceeding by any Governmental Authority seeking to restrain, enjoin or prohibit the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

(iii) with respect to the Initial Closing, the Company shall have delivered a certification in writing that (x) all conditions to closing the Acquisition set forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 of the Acquisition Agreement have been satisfied or shall be satisfied substantially simultaneously with the Initial Closing on the terms and conditions contemplated by the Acquisition Agreement (subject to any amendments, supplements, waivers or other modifications consented to by the Purchasers representing a majority of the Purchased Shares) and (y) the closing of the Acquisition shall occur substantially simultaneously with the Initial Closing; and

(iv) the Amended Credit Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof, shall not have been further amended in any way that is material and adverse to the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Series B Preferred Stock or any Purchaser, including with respect to the Company’s ability to pay dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock or to redeem the Series B Preferred Stock, in each case in accordance with the Series B Certificate of Designations.

 

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(b) Purchaser Closing Conditions . The obligations of the Purchasers to effect a Closing are also subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver by the Purchasers (or any Permitted Transferees thereof) representing a majority of the Purchased Shares at or prior to the applicable Closing of the following conditions:

(i) (A) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Article III hereof (other than Sections 3.01 , 3.02 , 3.09 and 3.13 ) shall be true and correct (disregarding all qualifications or limitations as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the applicable Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that such representation or warranty speaks to an earlier date, in which case each of such earlier date), except where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, (B) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.02 shall be true and correct as of the applicable Closing Date as though made on and as of such Closing Date (other than representations and warranties that refer to a specified date, which need only be true and correct on and as of such specified date) except for de minimis inaccuracies, and (C) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Sections 3.01 , 3.09 and 3.13 shall be true in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of applicable Closing Date as though made on and as of such date;

(ii) the Company shall have performed in all material respects its obligations required to be performed by it pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to the applicable Closing Date;

(iii) with respect to the Initial Closing, the Notes Offering shall have been consummated, or shall be consummated concurrently with the Initial Closing;

(iv) the Company shall have delivered to the Purchasers all deliverables required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 2.04(a) ; and

(v) with respect any Subsequent Closing, the conditions set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto.

(c) Company Closing Conditions . The obligation of the Company to effect a Closing with respect to each Purchaser is also subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver by the Company at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:

(i) (A) the representations and warranties of such Purchaser set forth in Article IV hereof (other than Sections 4.01 , 4.02  and 4.04 ) shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that such representation or warranty speaks of an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date), except where the failure of such representation and warranties to be so true and correct would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay the consummation of the

 

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transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the ability of such Purchaser to fully perform its covenants and obligations under this Agreement and (B) the representations and warranties of such Purchaser set forth in Sections 4.01 , 4.02  and 4.04  shall be true in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date;

(ii) each Purchaser shall have performed in all material respects its obligations required to be performed by it pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to the Closing; and

(iii) each Purchaser shall have delivered to the Company all deliverables required to be delivered by such Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.04(b) .

Section 2.04 Deliveries at Closing .

(a) Deliveries of the Company . At each Closing (except as otherwise indicated), the Company shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Purchasers with respect to the Series B Preferred Shares to be sold and purchased on such Closing Date:

(i) an executed opinion from Vinson & Elkins LLP, counsel for the Company, in substantially the form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchasers, which shall be addressed to the Purchasers and dated the applicable Closing Date;

(ii) at the Initial Closing, evidence that the Company has adopted and filed the Series B Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and that the Series B Certificate of Designations is in full force and effect;

(iii) at the Initial Closing, evidence that the Company, as the sole managing member of Rosehill Operating, has approved, and that Rosehill Operating has adopted the Rosehill Operating LLC Agreement, and that the Rosehill Operating LLC Agreement is in full force and effect;

(iv) evidence of issuance of the Purchased Shares to each Purchaser credited to book-entry accounts maintained by the Company;

(v) a secretary’s certificate of the Company, dated the applicable Closing Date, certifying as to and attaching (A) the articles of incorporation of the Company, (B) the Bylaws and (C) resolutions authorizing the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, including the issuance of the Purchased Shares;

(vi) an officer’s certificate of the Company, dated as of the applicable Closing Date, certifying in his or her applicable capacity, to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 2.03(b)  have been satisfied;

(vii) a certificate of the Secretary of State of Delaware, dated within two (2) Business Days prior to the applicable Closing Date, to the effect that the Company is in good standing (or certificate of similar import) in Delaware;

 

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(viii) at the Initial Closing, payment of both (i) the Up-Front Fee and (ii) the Purchasers’ Transaction Expense Amount in respect of the Initial Closing, payable by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account(s) designated in advance of the Initial Closing Date by EIG Management Company, LLC or their designee;

(ix) at each Subsequent Closing, payment of the Purchasers’ Transaction Expense Amount in respect of such Subsequent Closing, payable by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in advance of such Subsequent Closing Date by the Purchasers; and

(x) a cross-receipt executed by the Company and delivered to the Purchasers certifying as to the amounts that it has received from the Purchasers.

(b) Deliveries of Each Purchaser . At each Closing (except as otherwise indicated), the Purchasers shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company:

(i) a cross-receipt executed by each Purchaser (or with respect to the Up-Front Fee, the Person designated by EIG Management Company, LLC) and delivered to the Company certifying that it has received from the Company (i) the number of Purchased Shares to be received by such Purchaser in connection with the applicable Closing, (ii) the Purchasers’ Transaction Expense Amount in respect of the applicable Closing and (iii), solely with respect to the Initial Closing, the Up-Front Fee;

(ii) a certificate of an authorized officer of such Purchaser, dated the applicable Closing Date, in his or her applicable capacity, to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 2.03(c) have been satisfied;

(iii) payment of such Purchaser’s Funding Obligation payable by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in advance of the applicable Closing Date by the Company; and

(iv) at least two Business Days prior to the Initial Closing (and at least two Business Days prior to any Subsequent Closing in the case of any Purchaser (including an assignee of a Purchaser) that did not purchase Series B Preferred Shares at the Initial Closing), a properly executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 from such Purchaser (or, in the case of a Purchaser which is disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Purchaser’s regarded owner).

Section 2.05 Independent Nature of Purchasers’ Obligations and Rights . The obligations of each Purchaser under any Transaction Document are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Purchaser, and no Purchaser shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Purchaser under any Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein or in any other Transaction Document, and no action taken by any Purchaser pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Purchasers as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that the Purchasers are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including the rights arising out of this Agreement or out of the

 

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other Transaction Documents, and it shall not be necessary for any other Purchaser to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. The failure or waiver of performance by any Purchaser does not excuse performance by any other Purchaser.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RELATED TO THE COMPANY

As of the date hereof and as of the applicable Closing, the Company represents and warrants to the Purchasers as follows:

Section 3.01 Existence . Each of the Rosehill Entities has been duly incorporated or formed, as the case may be, and is validly existing as a limited liability company or corporation, as the case may be, in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as the case may be, and has the full limited liability company or corporate, as the case may be, power and authority to own or lease its Properties and assets and to conduct the businesses in which it is engaged in all material respects, and is duly registered or qualified as a foreign limited liability company or corporation, as the case may be, for the transaction of business under the laws of each jurisdiction in which the character of the business conducted by it or the nature or location of the properties owned or leased by it makes such registration or qualification necessary, except where the failure to so register or qualify would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.02 Capitalization and Valid Issuance of Shares .

(a) As of the date hereof, the authorized equity interests of the Company consist of (i) 125,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), including (x) 95,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock and (y) 30,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock and (ii) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Prior to the issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares, there were (i) 6,107,374 shares of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding, (ii) 29,807,692 shares of Class B Common Stock, (iii) 0 shares of Class F Common Stock and (iv) 96,466 shares of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. All outstanding equity securities of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Except for the Series A Preferred Stock, as of the date hereof, there are no, and as of the applicable Closing Date, there will be no, equity interests of the Company that are senior to or pari passu with, in right of distribution, the Series B Preferred Stock.

(b) The Purchased Shares being purchased by the Purchasers hereunder will be duly authorized by the Company and, when issued and delivered by the Company in accordance with this Agreement and the Series B Certificate of Designations against payment of the consideration set forth herein, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

(c) Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents, there are no persons entitled to statutory, preemptive or other similar contractual rights to subscribe for the Purchased Shares; and, except (i) for the Purchased Shares to be issued pursuant to this Agreement, (ii) for awards issued pursuant to the Company’s benefit plans or (iii) as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents, no options, warrants or other rights to purchase, agreements or other obligations to issue, or rights to convert any obligations into or exchange any securities for, ownership interests in the Company are outstanding.

 

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(d) As of the date hereof, the Rosehill Entities consist solely of the Company and Rosehill Operating.

Section 3.03 Company SEC Documents . Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents, since January 1, 2017, the Company’s forms, registration statements, reports, schedules and statements required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act (all such documents filed prior to the date hereof, collectively the “ Company SEC Documents ”) have been filed with the Commission on a timely basis (including applicable extensions). The Company SEC Documents, at the time filed (or in the case of registration statements, solely on the dates of effectiveness) (except to the extent corrected by a subsequent Company SEC Document) (a) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made in the case of any such documents other than a registration statement, not misleading, (b) complied as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as the case may be, and (c) complied as to form in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto. The financial statements of the Company and other financial information included in the Company SEC Documents were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the Commission), and fairly present (subject in the case of unaudited statements to normal and recurring and year-end audit adjustments) in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows of the Rosehill Entities for the periods then ended. The independent auditor of the Company as of the date of the most recent audited balance sheet of the Company is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Company and has not resigned or been dismissed as independent registered public accountants of the Company as a result of or in connection with any disagreement with the Company on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures. Since the date of the most recent balance sheet of the Company audited by such auditor, (i) the interactive data in extensible Business Reporting Language included or incorporated by reference in the Company SEC Documents fairly presents the information called for in all material respects and has been prepared in accordance with the Commission’s rules and guidelines applicable thereto and (ii) based on an annual evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures, except as set forth in the Company SEC Documents, the Company is not aware of (x) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are likely to adversely affect its ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data or (y) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the internal controls over financial reporting of the Company.

Section 3.04 No Material Adverse Change . Except as expressly set forth in or contemplated by the Company SEC Documents, since December 31, 2017, no Material Adverse Effect has occurred.

 

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Section 3.05 Registration . Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of each Purchaser contained in Article IV , the issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares pursuant to this Agreement is exempt from registration requirements of the Securities Act, and neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any authorized Representative acting on its behalf has taken or will take any action hereafter that would cause the loss of such exemption.

Section 3.06 Litigation . Except as set forth in the Company SEC Documents filed since January 1, 2017, there are no actions, suits, claims, investigations, orders, injunctions or proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing, to which any of the Rosehill Entities or any of their respective officers or directors is a party or to which any Property or asset of any such entity is subject at law or in equity, before or by any Governmental Authority, or before or by any self-regulatory organization or other non-governmental regulatory authority (including, without limitation, NASDAQ), which would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect or which challenges the validity of any of the Transaction Documents or the right of the Company to enter into any of the Transaction Documents or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

Section 3.07 No Default . None of the Rosehill Entities is in breach or violation of or in default under (nor has any event occurred that, with notice, lapse of time or both, would result in any breach or violation of, constitute a default under or give the holder of any indebtedness (or a person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a part of such indebtedness under) (a) any of its Organizational Documents, (b) any Contract to which it is a party or by which it or any of its Properties may be bound or affected, (c) any Law, (d) any rule or regulation of any self-regulatory organization or other non-governmental regulatory authority (including, without limitation, the rules and regulations of NASDAQ), (e) the Series A Certificate of Designations or (f) any decree, judgment or order applicable to it or any of its Properties, except in the case of clauses (b)  through (f)  for any such breaches, violations or defaults that are described in the Company SEC Documents or that would not, individually or in the aggregate, constitute a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.08 No Conflicts . None of (a) the offering, issuance and sale by the Company of the Purchased Shares and the application of the proceeds therefrom, (b) the execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents, or (c) the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (i) constitutes or will constitute a violation of the Organizational Documents of any Rosehill Entity, (ii) constitutes or will constitute a default under (or constitute any event that, with notice, lapse of time or both, would result in any breach or violation of, constitute a default under or give the holder of any indebtedness (or a person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a part of such indebtedness under), or result in the creation or imposition of a Lien on any Property or assets of any Rosehill Entity pursuant to (A) the Organizational Documents of any of the Rosehill Entities, (B) any Contract to which any of the Rosehill Entities is a party or by which any of the Rosehill Entities or any of their respective Properties may be bound or affected, (C) any Law, (D) any rule or regulation of any self-regulatory organization or other non-governmental regulatory authority (including, without limitation, the rules and regulations of NASDAQ), (E) the Series A Certificate of Designations or (F) any decree, judgment or order applicable to any of the Rosehill Entities or any of their respective properties, except in the cases of clauses (B)  through (E)  for any such conflicts, breaches, violations or defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, constitute a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 3.09 Authority: Enforceability . The Company has all requisite power and authority to issue, sell and deliver the Purchased Shares, in accordance with and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Series B Certificate of Designations. Except with respect to the issuance and sale of Additional Series B Preferred Shares, all corporate action required to be taken by the Company for the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Purchased Shares, the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby shall have been validly taken. No approval from the holders of outstanding Common Shares or the holders of Series A Preferred Stock is required under the Organizational Documents of the Company or the rules of the NASDAQ in connection with the Company’s issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares to the Purchasers. Each of the Transaction Documents has been duly and validly authorized and has been or, with respect to the Transaction Documents to be delivered at the Initial Closing, will be, validly executed and delivered by the Company, and constitutes, or will constitute, the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the other parties thereto, as applicable), enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such principles are considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

Section 3.10 Approvals . No authorization, consent, approval, waiver, license, qualification or written exemption from, nor any filing, declaration, qualification or registration with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Company of any of the Transaction Documents or the Company’s issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares, except (a) with respect to the issuance and sale of Additional Series B Preferred Shares, (b) as may be required under the state securities or “Blue Sky” Laws, (c) as may be required by the rules and regulation of the NASDAQ, (d) the filing of the Series B Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or (e) where the failure to receive such authorization, consent, approval, waiver, license, qualification or written exemption or to make such filing, declaration, qualification or registration would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.11 Investment Company Status . None of the Rosehill Entities is, and upon the issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares as herein contemplated and the application of the net proceeds therefrom, will any of the Rosehill Entities be, an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

Section 3.12 No Labor Disputes . No labor dispute with the employees of any of the Rosehill Entities exists or, to the Knowledge of the Company, is imminent, that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 3.13 Certain Fees . Except for the fees and expenses payable by the Company to KLR Group, LLC for which the Purchasers shall have no liability, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission from the Purchasers with respect to the sale of any of the Purchased Shares or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company. The Company agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Purchasers from and against any and all claims, demands or liabilities for broker’s, finder’s, placement or other similar fees or commissions incurred by the Rosehill Entities or alleged to have been incurred by the Rosehill Entities in connection with the sale of the Purchased Shares or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 3.14 Insurance . Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Rosehill Entities carries, or is covered by, insurance from insurers of recognized financial responsibility in such amounts and covering such risks as is reasonably adequate for the conduct of their respective businesses and the value of their respective properties and as is customary for companies engaged in similar businesses in similar industries, including, without limitation, policies covering real and personal property owned or leased by the Rosehill Entities against theft, damage, destruction, acts of vandalism, flood and earthquakes. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: all policies of insurance of the Rosehill Entities are in full force and effect; the Rosehill Entities are in compliance with the terms of such policies in all material respects; there are no material claims by any of the Rosehill Entities under any such policy or instrument as to which any insurance company is denying liability or defending under a reservation of rights clause; and none of the Rosehill Entities has any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business.

Section 3.15 Books and Records: Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance .

(a) Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents, the Company maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

(b) Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents, the Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (to the extent required by and as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), which are designed to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company has carried out evaluations of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the most recently completed fiscal quarter covered by the Company’s periodic reports filed with the Commission, and such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in all material respects to perform the functions for which they were established.

 

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(c) The Company and, to the Knowledge of the Company, its directors or officers, in their capacities as such, are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith.

Section 3.16 Taxes .

(a) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Rosehill Entities has filed all Tax Returns required to have been filed, such Tax Returns are true, accurate and complete in all material respects, and all Taxes that are due and payable from any of the Rosehill Entities (whether or not shown to be due and payable on any Tax Return) have been paid, except for those Taxes which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and in respect of which adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained in accordance with GAAP.

(b) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) none of the Rosehill Entities has had any Tax deficiency proposed or assessed against it that has not been fully resolved and satisfied, (ii) none of the Rosehill Entities has executed any waiver of any statute of limitations on the assessment or collection of any Tax that remains outstanding, and (iii) there is no pending audit, suit, proceeding, claim, examination or other administrative or judicial proceedings ongoing, pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or proposed with respect to any Taxes of any of the Rosehill Entities.

(c) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each of the Rosehill Entities (or its agent) has withheld or collected from each payment made to each of its employees, the amount of all Taxes (including, but not limited to, federal income Taxes, Federal Insurance Contribution Act Taxes and Federal Unemployment Tax Act Taxes) required to be withheld or collected therefrom, and have paid the same to the proper Tax receiving officers or authorized depositories.

Section 3.17 Permits and Licenses . The Rosehill Entities possess all Permits issued by each Governmental Authority necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such permits would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Rosehill Entities have fulfilled and performed all of their respective obligations with respect to the Permits, and no event has occurred that allows, or after notice or lapse of time would allow, revocation or termination thereof or results in any other impairment of the rights of the holder or any such Permits, except for any of the foregoing that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Rosehill Entities has received notice of any revocation or modification of any such Permits or has any reason to believe that any such Permits will not be renewed in the ordinary course, except where the revocation or modification of any such Permit or the failure to renew any such Permit would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 3.18 Environmental Laws . Except as has been disclosed in Company SEC Documents, and except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (a) the operations of the Rosehill Entities are and have been in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws (including Permits issued under Environmental Laws) and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no occurrences or conditions currently exist that could reasonably be expected to impact the Rosehill Entities’ continued compliance with such Environmental Laws, (b) there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened claims asserted against any of the Rosehill Entities under applicable Environmental Laws, including claims relating to the release, spill or disposal of, or exposure of any Person to, any Hazardous Materials, and the Rosehill Entities have not received any notice, report, order directive or other information regarding any actual or alleged violation of, or liability under, Environmental Laws, (c) the Rosehill Entities have not treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for or permitted the disposal of, transported, handled, released, or exposed any Person to, any Hazardous Materials, or owned or operated any property or facility that is or has been contaminated by Hazardous Materials, in each case except as has not resulted and would not result in a liability under Environmental Law and (d) the Rosehill Entities have not assumed, undertaken, provided any indemnification with respect to, or otherwise become subject to, the liability of any other Person under Environmental Laws.

Section 3.19 Title to Property . Each of the Rosehill Entities has good and indefeasible title to all real property and good title to all personal property described in the Company SEC Documents as owned by such Rosehill Entity, free and clear of all Liens except such (a) as are described in the Company SEC Documents, (b) as are created, arise under or secure the Credit Agreement, (c) as are created, arise under or secure the Senior Secured Second Lien Notes issued pursuant to the Notes Offering or (d) as would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.20 ERISA Compliance . Except, in each case, for any such matter as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (i) each “employee benefit plan” (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”)) for which any of the Rosehill Entities would have any liability (each an “ ERISA-Subject Plan ”) has been maintained in material compliance with its terms and with the requirements of all applicable statutes, rules and regulations including ERISA and the Code; (ii) no prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred with respect to any ERISA-Subject Plan excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administrative exemption; (iii) with respect to each ERISA-Subject Plan subject to Title IV of ERISA (A) no “reportable event” (within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, (B) no ERISA-Subject Plan is or is reasonably expected to be “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA), (C) there has been no filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any ERISA-Subject Plan or the receipt by any of the Rosehill Entities from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or the plan administrator of any notice relating to the intention to terminate any ERISA-Subject Plan or ERISA-Subject

 

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Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any ERISA-Subject Plan, (D) no conditions contained in Section 303(k)(1)(A) of ERISA for imposition of a lien shall have been met with respect to any ERISA-Subject Plan and (E) none of the Rosehill Entities has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than contributions to the ERISA-Subject Plan or premiums to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in the ordinary course and without default) in respect of an ERISA-Subject Plan (including a “multiemployer plan,” within the meaning of Section 4001(c)(3) of ERISA) (“ Multiemployer Plan ”); (iv) no Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, “insolvent” (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA), in “reorganization” (within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA), or in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 304 of ERISA); and (v) each ERISA-Subject Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification.

Section 3.21 Anti-Corruption . None of the Rosehill Entities or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee, affiliate or other person acting on behalf of the Company is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “ FCPA ”), or any other anti-corruption or anti-bribery law of any jurisdiction in which the Rosehill Entities operate (collectively, “ Anti-Corruption Law ”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA or other Anti-Corruption Laws) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA or other Anti-Corruption Laws and such Rosehill Entities and, to the Knowledge of the Company, their Affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with the FCPA and any other Anti-Corruption Law and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.

Section 3.22 Money Laundering Laws . The operations of the Rosehill Entities are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions in which the Rosehill Entities operate, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental entity (collectively, the “ Money Laundering Laws ”); and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any governmental entity involving the Rosehill Entities with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best Knowledge of the Company, threatened.

Section 3.23 Sanctions . None of the Rosehill Entities currently appears on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, the Executive Order 13599 List, the Foreign Sanctions Evaders List, or the Sectoral Sanctions Identification List, each of which is administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control; nor is any Rosehill Entity located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject of comprehensive embargo (currently, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea Region of

 

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Ukraine) (collectively, “ Sanctions ”); and the Rosehill Entities will not knowingly directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the sale of the Purchased Shares, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other Person, to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions.

Section 3.24 Acquisition Agreement . To the Knowledge of the Company, the representations and warranties of the sellers party to the Acquisition Agreement are true and correct, except such as would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to not have a Material Adverse Effect on the financial condition, business, assets, properties or results of operations of the Rosehill Entities taken as a whole following the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

Section 3.25 Distribution Restrictions . None of the Rosehill Entities is currently prohibited, or as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, will be prohibited, directly or indirectly, from making distributions with respect to its equity securities, from paying any distributions to any other Rosehill Entity, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances, or from transferring any property or assets to the Company or any other Rosehill Entity except for (A) restrictions on distributions under applicable Law, (B) restrictions on distributions contained in the Amended Credit Agreement or the Note Purchase Agreement or (C) restrictions on distributions contained in the Organizational Documents of any Rosehill Entity.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASERS

As of the date hereof and as of the applicable Closing, each of the Purchasers, severally but not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

Section 4.01 Existence . Such Purchaser is duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its state of formation, with all necessary power and authority to own properties and to conduct its business as currently conducted.

Section 4.02 Authorization; Enforceability . Such Purchaser has all necessary legal power and authority to enter into, deliver and perform its obligations under the Transaction Documents. The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by such Purchaser and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary legal action, and no further consent or authorization of any other Person is required. Each of the Transaction Documents has been duly executed and delivered by such Purchaser, where applicable, and constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of such Purchaser; provided that, with respect to each such agreement, the enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or similar Laws from time to time in effect affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such principles are considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

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Section 4.03 No Breach . The execution, delivery and performance of the Transaction Documents by such Purchaser and the consummation by such Purchaser of the transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not (a) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement to which such Purchaser is a party or by which such Purchaser is bound or to which any of the property or assets of such Purchaser is subject, (b) conflict with or result in any violation of the provisions of the organizational documents of such Purchaser, or (c) violate any statute, order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over such Purchaser or the property or assets of such Purchaser, except in the case of clauses (a)  and (c) , for such conflicts, breaches, violations or defaults as would not prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.

Section 4.04 Certain Fees . No fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Purchasers to brokers, finders or investment bankers with respect to the purchase of any of the Purchased Shares or the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents. Each Purchaser agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless the Company from and against any and all claims, demands or liabilities for broker’s, finder’s, placement, or other similar fees or commissions incurred by such Purchaser or alleged to have been incurred by such Purchaser in connection with the purchase of the Purchased Shares or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 4.05 Unregistered Securities .

(a) Accredited Investor Status: Sophisticated Purchaser . Such Purchaser is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act and is able to bear the risk of its investment in the Purchased Shares. Such Purchaser has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the purchase of the Purchased Shares.

(b) Information . Such Purchaser and its Representatives have been furnished with (i) all materials relating to the business, finances and operations of the Company, (ii) materials relating to the offer and sale of the Purchased Shares and (iii) materials relating to the Acquisition, in each case, that have been requested by such Purchaser. Such Purchaser and its Representatives have been afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company. Neither such inquiries nor any other due diligence investigations conducted at any time by such Purchasers and its Representatives shall modify, amend or affect such Purchasers’ right (i) to rely on the Company’s representations and warranties contained in Article III above or (ii) to indemnification or any other remedy based on, or with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of, or compliance with, the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in any Transaction Document. Such Purchaser understands that its purchase of the Purchased Shares involves a high degree of risk. Such Purchaser has sought such accounting, legal and tax advice as it has considered necessary to make an informed investment decision with respect to its acquisition of the Purchased Shares.

(c) Legends . Such Purchaser understands that any certificate or book-entry position evidencing Purchased Shares will bear the restrictive legend set forth in the Series B Certificate of Designations.

 

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(d) Purchase Representation . Such Purchaser is purchasing the Purchased Shares for its own account, the account of its Affiliates, or the accounts of clients for whom such Purchaser exercises discretionary investment authority (all of whom such Purchaser hereby represents and warrants are “accredited investors” within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act), not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to distribution in violation of any securities Laws. Such Purchaser has been advised and understands that the Purchased Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or under the “blue sky” laws of any jurisdiction and may be resold only if registered pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act (or if eligible, pursuant to the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or pursuant to another available exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act). Such Purchaser has been advised and understands that the Company, in issuing the Purchased Shares, is relying upon, among other things, the representations and warranties of such Purchaser contained in this Article IV in concluding that such issuance is a “private offering” and is exempt from the registration provisions of the Securities Act.

(e) Rule 144 . Such Purchaser understands that there is no public trading market for the Purchased Shares, that none is expected to develop and that the Purchased Shares must be held indefinitely unless and until the Purchased Shares are registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from registration is available. Such Purchaser has been advised of and is knowledgeable with respect to the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

(f) Reliance by the Company . Such Purchaser understands that the Purchased Shares are being offered and sold in reliance on a transactional exemption from the registration requirements of federal and state securities Laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the applicability of such exemptions and the suitability of such Purchaser to acquire the Purchased Shares.

Section 4.06 Sufficient Funds . Such Purchaser will have available to it at the applicable Closing sufficient funds to enable such Purchaser to pay in full at such Closing the entire amount of such Purchaser’s Funding Obligation in immediately available cash funds.

Section 4.07 United States Person . Such Purchaser is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

ARTICLE V

COVENANTS

Section 5.01 Cooperation: Further Assurances . Each of the Company and the Purchasers shall use its respective commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all approvals and consents required by or necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents. Each of the Company and each Purchaser shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions necessary or appropriate to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Purchaser shall cooperate reasonably with the Company to provide any information necessary for any applicable securities filings.

 

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Section 5.02 Use of Proceeds .

(a) Initial Issuance Proceeds . The Company shall contribute the Initial Issuance Proceeds to Rosehill Operating in exchange for a number of Series B preferred units representing membership interests in Rosehill Operating equal to the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued at Initial Closing. Rosehill Operating shall use such proceeds exclusively to (i) partially fund the Acquisition, (ii) pay the first four (4) cash dividends on the Series B preferred units, which cash shall be used to pay the first four (4) Cash Dividends (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designations) to the Purchasers in accordance with the Series B Certificate of Designations, which such amounts shall be retained at the Company and used for no other purpose, (iii) pay applicable transaction fees and expenses relating to or arising out of this Agreement (including the Purchasers’ Transaction Expense Amount in respect of the Initial Closing) and (iv) fund drilling and infrastructure development expenses with respect to the Properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

(b) Subsequent Issuance Proceeds . The Company shall contribute any Subsequent Issuance Proceeds to Rosehill Operating in exchange for a number of Series B preferred units representing membership interests in Rosehill Operating equal to the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued at each Subsequent Closing. Rosehill Operating shall use such proceeds exclusively to (i) pay the Purchasers’ Transaction Expense Amount in respect of such Subsequent Closing and (ii) fund drilling and infrastructure development expenses with respect to the Properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

Section 5.03 Expenses . Each of the parties to this Agreement will bear and pay the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by it or on its behalf in connection with the transactions contemplated pursuant to the Transaction Documents; provided , however , that upon any Closing, the Company shall reimburse the Purchasers for all of their reasonable and documented transaction fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of the Purchasers’ advisors), in each case incurred in connection with due diligence, the negotiation and preparation of the Transaction Documents and undertaking of the transactions contemplated pursuant to the Transaction Documents in respect of such Closing (such amount in respect of each such Closing, the “ Purchasers’ Transaction Expense Amount ”); provided that EIG Management Company, LLC shall notify the Company when Purchasers’ transaction fees and expenses, in the aggregate for all such Closings as of any such date, is close to or has exceeded $500,000, and shall seek the Company’s approval for such fees and expenses to exceed such amount; and provided further , that in the event this Agreement is terminated for any reason prior to the Initial Closing, reimbursement of the Purchasers’ transaction fees and expenses shall be paid in accordance with the terms of the Mandate Letter.

Section 5.04 Change of Control .

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Purchaser’s Commitment Amount, such Purchaser shall have the right for thirty (30) days thereafter to elect by written notice to the Company to be released from its obligation to fund such Purchaser’s Remaining Unfunded Commitment Amount with respect to any Funding Call or request delivered after such entry into definitive agreements or Change of Control and upon delivery of any such notice the Remaining Unfunded Commitment Amount of such Purchaser shall be reduced to zero and Schedule A shall be revised to reflect such reduction.

(b) In addition to the rights described in Section 5.04(a) , in the event of a Change of Control in which the Company is not the surviving entity that occurs prior to full funding of a Purchaser’s Commitment Amount, such Purchaser shall have the right to require the Company to use commercially reasonable efforts to secure for such Purchaser the right to purchase securities in the surviving entity or the parent of the surviving entity that have substantially similar rights, preferences and privileges as the Series B Preferred Shares on the same basis such Purchaser is or would be so entitled to the extent it has or had funded its Commitment Amount before such Change of Control.

Section 5.05 Rule 144 Reporting . With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the Commission that may permit the resale of the Series B Preferred Shares without registration, for so long as any Series B Preferred Shares remain outstanding, the Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to:

(a) make and keep public information regarding the Company available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 of the Securities Act (or any similar provision then in effect);

(b) file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and

(c) so long as a Purchaser owns any Series B Preferred Shares, furnish (i) to the extent accurate, forthwith upon request, a written statement of the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any similar provision then in effect) and (ii) unless otherwise available via the Commission’s EDGAR filing system, to such Purchaser forthwith upon request a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and such other reports and documents so filed as such Purchaser may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Commission allowing such Purchaser to sell the Series B Preferred Shares without registration.

Section 5.06 Hedging . Within forty-five (45) days of the Initial Closing and thereafter for so long as any shares of Series B Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Company shall cause Rosehill Operating to be in compliance with the minimum hedging obligations set forth in Section 8.18 of the Note Purchase Agreement (as such may be amended or modified from time to time following the date hereof, provided that , in the event the Note Purchase Agreement is terminated, then the minimum hedging obligations for purposes of this Section 5.06 shall be those in effect immediately prior to the termination of the Note Purchase Agreement).

 

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ARTICLE VI

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 6.01 Indemnification by the Company . The Company agrees to indemnify each Purchaser and its Representatives (collectively, “ Purchaser Related Parties ”) from costs, losses, liabilities, damages, or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all actions, suits, proceedings (including any investigations, litigation or inquiries), demands, and causes of action, and, in connection therewith, and promptly upon demand, pay or reimburse each of them for all costs, losses, liabilities, damages, or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and all other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such matter that may be incurred by them or asserted against or involve any of them) (collectively, “ Losses ”), whether or not involving a Third-Party Claim, as a result of, arising out of, or in any way related to the breach of any representations, warranties or covenants of the Company contained herein, provided that such claim for indemnification relating to the breach of representations or warranties is made prior to the expiration of the survival period of such representation or warranty as set forth in Section 6.03 ; provided , however , that for purposes of determining when an indemnification claim has been made, the date upon which a Purchaser Related Party shall have given notice (stating in reasonable detail the basis of the claim for indemnification) to the Company shall constitute the date upon which such claim has been made.

Section 6.02 Indemnification By the Purchasers . Each Purchaser agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify the Company, and its Representatives (collectively, “ Company Related Parties ”) from, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all actions, suits, proceedings (including any investigations, litigation or inquiries), demands, and causes of action, and, in connection therewith, and promptly upon demand, pay or reimburse each of them for all Losses, whether or not involving a Third-Party Claim, as a result of, arising out of, or in any way related to the breach of any representations, warranties or covenants of such Purchaser contained herein, provided that such claim for indemnification relating to the breach of representations or warranties is made prior to the expiration of the survival period of such representation or warranty as set forth in Section 6.03 ; provided , however , that for purposes of determining when an indemnification claim has been made, the date upon which a Company Related Party shall have given notice (stating in reasonable detail the basis of the claim for indemnification) to such Purchaser shall constitute the date upon which such claim has been made.

Section 6.03 Survival of Provisions . (i) The representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01 , 3.02 , 3.09 , 3.13 , 4.01 , 4.02 and 4.04 shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement indefinitely, (ii) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.16 shall survive until thirty (30) days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations (taking into account any extensions thereof) and (iii) the other representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall survive for a period of twelve (12) months following the applicable Closing. The covenants made in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document shall survive the applicable Closing and remain operative and in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms until fully performed. Regardless of any purported general termination of this Agreement, the provisions of Article VI and all indemnification rights and obligations of the Company and the Purchasers thereunder, and Article VII shall remain operative and in full force and effect as between the Company and each Purchaser, unless the Company and the applicable Purchaser execute a writing that expressly (with specific references to the applicable Section or subsection of this Agreement) terminates such rights and obligations as between the Company and such Purchaser.

 

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Section 6.04 Limitations to Indemnification .

(a) The maximum amount of indemnifiable Losses that may be recovered from (i) the Company for any amounts due under Section 6.01 (other than for breaches of Section 3.01 , Section 3.02 , Section 3.09 or Section 3.13 ) shall be an amount equal to the Indemnification Cap and (ii) all Purchasers in the aggregate for any amounts due under Section 6.02 (other than for breaches of Section 4.01 , Section 4.02 or Section 4.04 ) shall be an amount equal to the Indemnification Cap; and

(b) No party hereto shall have any liability for Losses pursuant to Section 6.01 or Section 6.02 for any special, indirect, consequential (including lost profits) or punitive damages relating to a breach or alleged breach of this Agreement, except to the extent such Losses are incurred by a third person and constitute a portion of a Third-Party Claim.

Section 6.05 Indemnification Procedure . Promptly after any Company Related Party or Purchaser Related Party (hereinafter, the “ Indemnified Party ”) has received notice of any indemnifiable claim hereunder, or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by a third person, which the Indemnified Party believes in good faith is an indemnifiable claim under this Agreement (each a “ Third-Party Claim ”), the Indemnified Party shall give the indemnitor hereunder (the “ Indemnifying Party ”) written notice of such Third-Party Claim, but failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party will not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability it may have to such Indemnified Party hereunder except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced by such failure. Such notice shall state the nature and the basis of such Third-Party Claim to the extent then known. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right to defend and settle, at its own expense and by its own counsel who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party, any such matter as long as the Indemnifying Party pursues the same diligently and in good faith. If the Indemnifying Party undertakes to defend or settle, it shall promptly, and in no event later than ten (10) Business Days, notify the Indemnified Party of its intention to do so, and the Indemnified Party shall cooperate with the Indemnifying Party and its counsel in all commercially reasonable respects in the defense thereof and the settlement thereof. Such cooperation shall include, but shall not be limited to, furnishing the Indemnifying Party with any books, records and other information reasonably requested by the Indemnifying Party and in the Indemnified Party’s possession or control. Such cooperation of the Indemnified Party shall be at the cost of the Indemnifying Party. After the Indemnifying Party has notified the Indemnified Party of its intention to undertake to defend or settle any such asserted liability, and for so long as the Indemnifying Party diligently pursues such defense, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any additional legal expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with any defense or settlement of such asserted liability; provided , however , that the Indemnified Party shall be entitled (i) at its expense, to participate in the defense of such asserted liability and the negotiations of the settlement thereof and (ii) if (A) the Indemnifying Party has, within ten (10) Business Days of when the Indemnified Party provides written notice of a Third-Party Claim, failed (1) to assume the defense or employ counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party or (2) to notify the Indemnified Party of such assumption or (B) if the

 

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defendants in any such action include both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party and counsel to the Indemnified Party shall have concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to the Indemnified Party that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Party or if the interests of the Indemnified Party reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the Indemnifying Party, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right to select a separate counsel and to assume such legal defense and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the Indemnifying Party as incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Indemnifying Party shall not settle any indemnified Third-Party Claim without the consent of the Indemnified Party, unless the settlement thereof imposes no liability or obligation on, and includes a complete release from liability of, and does not include any admission of wrongdoing or malfeasance by, the Indemnified Party. The remedies provided for in this Article VI are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies that may be available to a party at law or in equity or otherwise.

Section 6.06 Tax Characterization . All indemnification payments under this Article VI shall be treated as adjustments to the applicable Purchaser’s relevant Funding Obligation for all Tax purposes, except as otherwise required by applicable Law.

ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 7.01 Survival . Subject to Section 6.05 , this Agreement will survive the Initial Closing so long as any Series B Preferred Shares are outstanding.

Section 7.02 Interpretation . Article, Section, Schedule and Exhibit references in this Agreement are references to the corresponding Article, Section, Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified. All Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a part hereof as if set forth in full herein and are an integral part of this Agreement. All references to instruments, documents, contracts and agreements are references to such instruments, documents, contracts and agreements as the same may be amended, supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time, unless otherwise specified. The word “including” shall mean “including but not limited to” and shall not be construed to limit any general statement that it follows to the specific or similar items or matters immediately following it. Whenever the Company has an obligation under the Transaction Documents, the expense of complying with that obligation shall be an expense of the Company unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Agreement to “$” shall mean U.S. dollars. Whenever any determination, consent or approval is to be made or given by a Purchaser, such action shall be in such Purchaser’s sole discretion, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement. If any provision in the Transaction Documents is held to be illegal, invalid, not binding or unenforceable, (a) such provision shall be fully severable and the Transaction Documents shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid, not binding or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of the Transaction Documents, and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect, and (b) the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify the Transaction Documents so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible. Any words imparting the singular number only shall

 

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include the plural and vice versa. The words such as “herein,” “hereinafter,” “hereof’ and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not merely to a subdivision in which such words appear unless the context otherwise requires. The provision of a Table of Contents, the division of this Agreement into Articles, Sections and other subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect or be utilized in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

Section 7.03 No Waiver: Modifications in Writing .

(a) Delay . No failure or delay on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The remedies provided for herein are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies that may be available to a party at law or in equity or otherwise.

(b) Specific Waiver . Except as otherwise provided herein, no amendment, waiver, consent, modification or termination of any provision of any Transaction Document shall be effective unless signed by each of the parties thereto affected by such amendment, waiver, consent, modification or termination. Any amendment, supplement or modification of or to any provision of any Transaction Document, any waiver of any provision of any Transaction Document and any consent to any departure by the Company from the terms of any provision of any Transaction Document shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which made or given. Except where notice is specifically required by this Agreement, no notice to or demand on the Company in any case shall entitle the Company to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. Any investigation by or on behalf of any party shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein.

Section 7.04 Binding Effect . This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company, each of the Purchasers and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not be construed so as to confer any right or benefit upon any Person other than the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Section 7.05 Confidentiality; Public Announcements .

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained therein, the Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2017, by and between EIG Investment Management Company, LLC and the Company shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement until the date that is six (6) months following the Commitment Termination Date and shall continue to be in full force and effect, pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof.

(b) Each party will consult with the other parties hereto and consider in good faith any comments provided by such other parties concerning the disclosure contained in such press release before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statements with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided that no party will issue any

 

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press release or other public statement that attributes comments to any other party or that indicates the approval of any other party of the contents of any such press release or statement (or portion thereof) without the prior written approval of the other parties hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchasers may provide customary information in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to its financing sources, including its limited partners, members, stockholders or other equityholders, as applicable, and their investors and partners, members, stockholders or other equityholders, in each case, as each Purchaser may elect in its sole discretion; provided that any such financing source that receives Confidential Information shall abide by the provisions of Section 7.05(a) of this Agreement.

Section 7.06 Notices . Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be given hereunder by any party to the other will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given (a) on the date of delivery if delivered personally or by telecopy, electronic mail or facsimile, upon confirmation of receipt (it being understood that the parties agree to provide confirmation of receipt immediately upon the receipt of any notice by telecopy, electronic mail or facsimile), (b) on the first (1st) Business Day following the date of dispatch if delivered by a recognized next-day courier service, or (c) on the third (3rd) Business Day following the date of mailing if delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid. The Purchasers agree that any notice required or permitted by this Agreement or under the Organizational Documents of the Company or other applicable law may be given to the Purchaser at the address or by means of electronic transmission set forth below. The Purchasers further agree to notify the Company of any change to the Purchasers’ electronic mail addresses, and further agrees that the provision of such notice to the Company shall constitute the consent of the Purchasers to receive notice at such electronic mail address. In the event that the Company is unable to deliver notice to the Purchasers at the electronic mail address so provided by the Purchasers, the Purchasers shall, within two (2) Business Days after a request by the Company, provide the Company with a valid electronic mail address to which the Purchasers consent to receive notice at such electronic mail address. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice.

(a) If to the Purchasers, to the addresses set forth on Schedule A , with copies to (which shall not constitute notice):

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

609 Main Street, 45th Floor

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention: Julian J. Seiguer, P.C.

                 Cyril V. Jones

Email:      julian.seiguer@kirkland.com

                 cyril.jones@kirkland.com

(b) If to the Company:

Rosehill Resources Inc.

16200 Park Row, Suite 300

Houston, Texas 77084

Attention: Craig Owen

                 Chris Wood

Email:      cowen@rosehillres.com

                 cwood@rosehillres.com

 

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With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Vinson & Elkins LLP

1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention: Brenda Lenahan

                 Scott Rubinsky

Email:      blenahan@velaw.com

                 srubinsky@velaw.com

or to such other address as the Company or the Purchasers may designate in writing. All notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; upon actual receipt if sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or regular mail, if mailed; upon actual receipt of the overnight courier copy, if sent via facsimile; and upon actual receipt when delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery.

Section 7.07 Entire Agreement . This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents, and the other agreements and documents referred to herein are intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and therein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein or the other Transaction Documents with respect to the rights granted by the Company or any of its Affiliates or the Purchasers or any of their respective Affiliates set forth herein or therein. This Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and the other agreements and documents referred to herein or therein supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

Section 7.08 Assignment of Rights . Each Purchaser may assign all or any portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any Affiliate of such Purchaser without the consent of the Company by (i) delivery of an agreement of such assignee to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement, (ii) a revised Schedule A and (iii) a properly executed Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 from such assignee (or, in the case of an assignee which is disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such assignee’s disregarded owner), but no such assignment shall relieve the assigning Purchaser of its obligations to purchase the Purchased Shares to be purchased by it without giving effect to such assignment in the event the assignee fails to purchase all or any portion of such Purchased Shares. Except as expressly permitted by this Section 7.08 , no portion of the rights and obligations under this Agreement of any Purchaser may be transferred except with the prior written consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), in which case the assignee shall be deemed to be a Purchaser hereunder with respect to such assigned rights or obligations and shall agree to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement. The Company may not assign this Agreement or any portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Purchasers.

 

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Section 7.09 Governing Law: Submission to Jurisdiction . This Agreement, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement), will be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of laws which would result in the application of the law of any other jurisdiction. Any action against any party relating to the foregoing shall be brought in any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction located within the State of New York, and the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any federal or state court located within the State of New York over any such action. The parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.

Section 7.10 No Recourse Against Others .

(a) All claims, obligations, liabilities or causes of action (whether in contract or in tort, in law or in equity, or granted by statute) that may be based upon, in respect of, arise under, out or by reason of, be connected with or relate in any manner to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any representation or warranty made in, in connection with, or as an inducement to, this Agreement), may be made only against (and are expressly limited to) the Purchasers. No Person other than the Company or the Purchasers, including no member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate or Representative thereof, nor any member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate or Representative of any of the foregoing, shall have any liability (whether in contract or in tort, in law or in equity, or granted by statute) for any claims, causes of action, obligations or liabilities arising under, out of, in connection with or related in any manner to this Agreement or based on, in respect of or by reason of this Agreement or its negotiation, execution, performance or breach; and, to the maximum extent permitted by Law, each of the Company and the Purchasers hereby waives and releases all such liabilities, claims, causes of action and obligations against any such third Person.

(b) Without limiting the foregoing, to the maximum extent permitted by Law, (i) each of the Company and the Purchasers hereby waives and releases any and all rights, claims, demands or causes of action that may otherwise be available at law or in equity, or granted by statute, to avoid or disregard the entity form of the other or otherwise impose liability of the other on any third Person, whether granted by statute or based on theories of equity, agency, control, instrumentality, alter ego, domination, sham, single business enterprise, piercing the veil, unfairness, undercapitalization or otherwise; and (ii) each of the Company and the Purchasers disclaims any reliance upon any third Person with respect to the performance of this Agreement or any representation or warranty made in, in connection with or as an inducement to this Agreement.

 

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Section 7.11 No Third Party Beneficiaries . Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any Person (other than the Company, the Purchasers and, for purposes of Section 7.12 only, any member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate or Representative of the Company or the Purchasers, or any member, partner, stockholder, Affiliate or Representative of any of the foregoing) any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

Section 7.12 Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY WAIVES, AND AGREES TO CAUSE ITS CONTROLLED AFFILIATES TO WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION (A) ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR (B) IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF THE PARTIES HERETO IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT THE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OF A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

Section 7.13 Execution in Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same agreement.

Section 7.14 Tax Withholding . The Company agrees that, provided that each Purchaser delivers to the Company a properly executed IRS Form W-9 certifying as to such Purchaser’s complete exemption from backup withholding, under current Law the Company (including any paying agent of the Company) shall not be required to, and shall not, withhold on any payments or deemed payments to any such Purchaser. In the event that any Purchaser fails to deliver to the Company such properly executed IRS Form W-9, the Company reasonably believes that a previously delivered IRS W-9 is no longer accurate and/or valid, or there is a change in Law that affects the withholding obligations of the Company, the Company and its paying agent shall be entitled to withhold Taxes on all payments made to the relevant Purchaser in the form of cash or to request that the relevant Purchaser promptly pay the Company in cash any amounts required to satisfy any withholding Tax obligations. In the event that the Company does not have sufficient cash with respect to any Purchaser from withholding on cash payments otherwise payable to such Purchaser and cash paid to the Company by such Purchaser to the Company pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the Company and its paying agent shall be entitled to withhold Taxes on deemed payments, including distributions of additional Series B Preferred Stock in lieu of cash and constructive distributions, on the Series B Preferred Stock to the extent required by Law, and the Company and its paying agent shall be entitled to satisfy any required withholding tax on non-cash payments (including deemed payments) through a sale of a portion of the Series B Preferred Stock received as a dividend or from cash dividends or sales proceeds subsequently paid or credited on the Series B Preferred Stock.

 

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Section 7.15 Tax Treatment . The parties agree that for purposes of Section 305 of the Code and Section 1.305-5 of the Treasury Regulations, the Series B Preferred Stock shall be treated as redeemable at the option of the Holder (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designations) on the sixth anniversary of the Issue Date (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designations). Accordingly, the parties agree that the Redemption Consideration (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designations) expected to be payable on such sixth anniversary (assuming that the Company complies with its obligations to make cash distributions and distributions in the form of Series B PIK Shares (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designations)), to the extent in excess of the amount paid for the Series B Preferred Stock, shall be accrued under principles similar to the principles of Section 1272(a) of the Code, and for each calendar year an appropriate amount pursuant to such principles (for the avoidance of doubt, taking into account any cash distributions) shall be treated as a constructive distribution of Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 305 of the Code and Section 1.305-5 of the Treasury Regulations. The parties shall reasonably cooperate to determine any such amounts that are required to be reported on any IRS Form 1099 and shall discuss the determination of any such amounts sufficiently in advance of the deadline for filing any IRS Form 1099 to allow the parties to resolve any disagreements over any such determination. If the parties are unable to resolve any disagreement, then such disagreement shall be submitted to an an independent nationally recognized accounting firm that is mutually agreed upon by the parties (the “ Independent Accounting Firm ”) for prompt resolution. The parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Independent Accounting Firm to make its determination as promptly as possible, and in any event within thirty (30) days after such Independent Accounting Firm has been retained and prior to the date on which the relevant IRS Form 1099 is due. The costs and expense of the Independent Accounting Firm shall be borne 50% by the Purchasers, on the one hand, and 50% by the Company, on the other hand.

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Each of the undersigned has caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

COMPANY :
ROSEHILL RESOURCES INC.
By:   /s/ J. A. Townsend
Name:   J. A. Townsend
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Signature Page to Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement


PURCHASERS :
EIG DIREWOLF EQUITY AGGREGATOR, LP

By: EIG Direwolf GP, LLC

Its: General Partner

By: EIG Asset Management, LLC

Its: Managing Member

By:   /s/ Patrick Hickey
Name:   Patrick Hickey
Title:   Managing Director
By:   /s/ Kathleen Turner
Name:   Kathleen Turner
Title:   Associate Counsel

 

Signature Page to Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement


TRILOMA EIG ENERGY INCOME FUND
By:   /s/ Deryck Harmer
Name:   Deryck Harmer
Title:   President
TRILOMA EIG ENERGY INCOME FUND – TERM I
By:   /s/ Deryck Harmer
Name:   Deryck Harmer
Title:   President

 

Signature Page to Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement


Schedule A

Purchaser Allocations

( as of December 8, 2017 )

 

Purchaser

   Base
Series B
Preferred
Shares
     Commitment      Capital
Contributions
     Remaining
Unfunded
Commitment
Amount
     Commitment
Percentage
 

EIG Direwolf Equity Aggregator, L.P.

c/o EIG Asset Management, LLC

Three Allen Center

333 Clay Street, Ste. 3500

Houston, TX 77002

Attn: Patrick Hickey, Rob Chuchla

Email: Patrick.Hickey@eigpartners.com ;

cc: Aneil.Kochar@eigpartners.com ;

wdc@eigpartners.com

Fax: 713.615.7454 (Patrick) &

713-615-7472 (Aneil)

     147,500      $ 196,666,666.67      $ 147,500,000.00      $ 49,166,666.67        98.33333

Triloma EIG Energy Income Fund

c/o EIG Credit Management Company, LLC

Three Allen Center

333 Clay Street, Ste. 3500

Houston, TX 77002

Attn: Patrick Hickey, Rob Chuchla

Email: Patrick.Hickey@eigpartners.com ;

cc: Aneil.Kochar@eigpartners.com ;

wdc@eigpartners.com

Fax: 713.615.7454 (Patrick) &

713-615-7472 (Aneil)

     1,600      $ 2,133,333.33      $ 1,600,000.00      $ 533,333.33        1.06667

 

Schedule A to Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement


Triloma EIG Energy Income Fund – Term I

c/o EIG Credit Management Company, LLC

Three Allen Center

333 Clay Street, Ste. 3500

Houston, TX 77002

Attn: Patrick Hickey, Rob Chuchla

Email: Patrick.Hickey@eigpartners.com ;

cc: Aneil.Kochar@eigpartners.com ;

wdc@eigpartners.com

Fax: 713.615.7454 (Patrick) &

713-615-7472 (Aneil)

     900      $ 1,200,000.00      $ 900,000.00      $ 300,000.00        0.60000
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     150,000      $ 200,000,000      $ 150,000,000      $ 50,000,000        100
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Schedule A to Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement


Exhibit A

Additional Issuance Conditions

 

1. The Company shall have performed in all material respects all of its obligations under this Agreement required to be performed by it on or prior to the applicable Closing Date.

 

2. (i) The Up-Front Fee and (ii) the Purchasers’ Transaction Expense Amounts for all previous Closings payable hereunder shall have been paid in full.

 

3. No default shall have occurred and be continuing under any Company Indebtedness Document (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designations).

 

4. No Dividend Trigger Event (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designations) or material default under the Series B Certificate of Designations shall have occurred and be outstanding as of the applicable Closing Date.

 

5. As of the applicable Closing Date, the Company’s Capital Ratio, pro forma for the purchase and issuance of such Purchased Shares, shall not exceed 3.00 to 1.00.

 

Exhibit A to Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement

Exhibit 10.2

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC

DATED AS OF DECEMBER 8, 2017

THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS IN ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS, AND HAVE BEEN OR ARE BEING ISSUED IN RELIANCE UPON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH LAWS. SUCH INTERESTS MUST BE ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, SOLD, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED AT ANY TIME EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH (I) THE SECURITIES ACT, ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS; (II) THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT; AND (III) ANY OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS AGREED TO IN WRITING BETWEEN THE MANAGING MEMBER AND THE APPLICABLE MEMBER. THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OF RECORD EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH LAWS, THIS SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT, AND ANY OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS AGREED TO IN WRITING BY THE MANAGING MEMBER AND THE APPLICABLE MEMBER. THEREFORE, PURCHASERS AND OTHER TRANSFEREES OF SUCH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE RISK OF THEIR INVESTMENT OR ACQUISITION FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.


Table of Contents

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     2  

Section 1.1

  

Definitions

     2  

Section 1.2

  

Interpretive Provisions

     14  

ARTICLE II ORGANIZATION OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

     14  

Section 2.1

  

Formation

     14  

Section 2.2

  

Filing

     15  

Section 2.3

  

Name

     15  

Section 2.4

  

Registered Office; Registered Agent

     15  

Section 2.5

  

Principal Place of Business

     15  

Section 2.6

  

Purpose; Powers

     15  

Section 2.7

  

Term

     15  

Section 2.8

  

Intent

     15  

ARTICLE III CLOSING TRANSACTIONS

     16  

Section 3.1

  

Transactions In Connection With the Combination Agreement

     16  

Section 3.2

  

Transactions In Connection With the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement

     17  

ARTICLE IV OWNERSHIP AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

     17  

Section 4.1

  

Authorized Units; General Provisions With Respect to Units

     17  

Section 4.2

  

Voting Rights

     20  

Section 4.3

  

Capital Contributions; Unit Ownership

     20  

Section 4.4

  

Capital Accounts

     21  

Section 4.5

  

Other Matters

     22  

Section 4.6

  

Exchange of Common Units

     22  

ARTICLE V ALLOCATIONS OF PROFITS AND LOSSES

     28  

Section 5.1

  

Profits and Losses

     28  

Section 5.2

  

Special Allocations

     29  

Section 5.3

  

Allocations for Tax Purposes in General

     31  

Section 5.4

  

Income Tax Allocations with Respect to Depletable Properties

     32  

Section 5.5

  

Other Allocation Rules

     34  

Section 5.6

  

Tax Consolidation

     35  

ARTICLE VI DISTRIBUTIONS

     36  

Section 6.1

  

Distributions

     36  

Section 6.2

  

Tax-Related Distributions

     37  

Section 6.3

  

Distribution Upon Withdrawal

     38  

 

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ARTICLE VII MANAGEMENT

     38  

Section 7.1

  

The Managing Member; Fiduciary Duties

     38  

Section 7.2

  

Officers

     39  

Section 7.3

  

Warranted Reliance by Officers on Others

     40  

Section 7.4

  

Indemnification

     40  

Section 7.5

  

Maintenance of Insurance or Other Financial Arrangements

     41  

Section 7.6

  

Resignation or Termination of Managing Member

     41  

Section 7.7

  

No Inconsistent Obligations

     41  

Section 7.8

  

Reclassification Events of Rosehill

     42  

Section 7.9

  

Certain Costs and Expenses

     42  

ARTICLE VIII ROLE OF MEMBERS

     43  

Section 8.1

  

Rights or Powers

     43  

Section 8.2

  

Voting

     43  

Section 8.3

  

Various Capacities

     44  

ARTICLE IX TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS

     44  

Section 9.1

  

Restrictions on Transfer

     44  

Section 9.2

  

Notice of Transfer

     45  

Section 9.3

  

Transferee Members

     45  

Section 9.4

  

Legend

     45  

ARTICLE X ACCOUNTING

     46  

Section 10.1

  

Books of Account

     46  

Section 10.2

  

Tax Elections

     46  

Section 10.3

  

Tax Returns; Information

     47  

Section 10.4

  

Tax Matters Member and Company Representative

     48  

Section 10.5

  

Withholding Tax Payments and Obligations

     49  

ARTICLE XI DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION

     50  

Section 11.1

  

Liquidating Events

     50  

Section 11.2

  

Bankruptcy

     51  

Section 11.3

  

Procedure

     51  

Section 11.4

  

Rights of Members

     52  

Section 11.5

  

Notices of Dissolution

     52  

Section 11.6

  

Reasonable Time for Winding Up

     53  

Section 11.7

  

No Deficit Restoration

     53  

ARTICLE XII GENERAL

     53  

Section 12.1

  

Amendments; Waivers

     53  

Section 12.2

  

Further Assurances

     54  

Section 12.3

  

Successors and Assigns

     54  

Section 12.4

  

Entire Agreement

     54  

Section 12.5

  

Rights of Members Independent

     54  

Section 12.6

  

Governing Law

     54  

 

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Section 12.7

  

Jurisdiction and Venue

     54  

Section 12.8

  

Headings

     55  

Section 12.9

  

Counterparts

     55  

Section 12.10

  

Notices

     55  

Section 12.11

  

Representation By Counsel; Interpretation

     56  

Section 12.12

  

Severability

     56  

Section 12.13

  

Expenses

     56  

Section 12.14

  

No Third Party Beneficiaries

     56  

 

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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC

This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT (as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of December 8, 2017, by Rosehill Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Rosehill ”), as managing Member (and in such capacity, the “ Managing Member ”) of Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), pursuant to Section 4.3(b) of the First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of April 27, 2017 (the “ Existing LLC Agreement ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the respective meanings set forth in Section  1.1 .

RECITALS

WHEREAS , the Company was formed pursuant to a Certificate of Formation filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on January 6, 2017 and is currently governed by the Existing LLC Agreement;

WHEREAS , Rosehill and Tema Oil and Gas Company, a Maryland corporation (“ Tema ”), entered into a Business Combination Agreement dated December 20, 2016 (the “ Combination Agreement ”), pursuant to which Rosehill contributed all of its assets, including the net proceeds of its initial public offering and the Equity Financing (as defined in the Combination Agreement) to the Company and issued and contributed shares of its Class B Common Stock (as defined below) to the Company in exchange for (x) a number of Common Units equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock (as defined below) and (y) a number of Series A Preferred Units (as defined below) equal to the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock (as defined below), in each case outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Combination Agreement;

WHEREAS , pursuant to the Combination Agreement, Rosehill issued and contributed the Tema Warrants (as defined below) to the Company in exchange for a number of Warrants (as defined below) equal to the number of Tema Warrants;

WHEREAS , pursuant to the Combination Agreement, the Company distributed cash, all of its shares of Class B Common Stock and the Tema Warrants to Tema in redemption of a certain number of Common Units;

WHEREAS , each Common Unit (other than any Common Unit held by Rosehill) may be redeemed, at the election of the holder of such Common Unit (together with the transfer and surrender by such holder of one share of Class B Common Stock), for one share of Class A Common Stock in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement;


WHEREAS , Rosehill has entered into a Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated December 8, 2017 (the “ Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement ”), which contemplates the issuance and sale by Rosehill to certain purchasers named therein of shares of Series B Preferred Stock (as defined below) ;

WHEREAS , in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, the Managing Member desires to amend and restate the Existing LLC Agreement pursuant to Section 4.3(b) thereof to set forth the designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties of the Series B Preferred Units (as defined below); and

WHEREAS , this Agreement shall supersede the Existing LLC Agreement in its entirety as of the date hereof.

NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Definitions . As used in this Agreement and the Schedules and Exhibits attached to this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply:

Act ” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. § 18-101, et seq., as amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).

Action ” means any claim, action, suit, arbitration, inquiry, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Entity.

Adjusted Basis ” has the meaning given such term in Section 1011 of the Code.

Adjusted Capital Account Deficit ” means the deficit balance, if any, in such Member’s Capital Account at the end of any Fiscal Year or other taxable period, with the following adjustments:

 

  (a) credit to such Capital Account any amount that such Member is obligated to restore under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)( c ), as well as any addition thereto pursuant to the next to last sentences of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5) after taking into account thereunder any changes during such year in Company Minimum Gain and Member Minimum Gain; and

 

  (b) debit to such Capital Account the items described in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)( d )(4), (5) and (6).

This definition of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)( d ) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

 

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Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. For these purposes, “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; provided that, for purposes of this Agreement, (i) no Member shall be deemed an Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed an Affiliate of any Member.

After-Tax TRA Payments ” means, at any date of determination, with respect to a Member that has received payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement, the excess of (i) the aggregate payments received by such Member pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement at such time, over (ii) the cumulative amount of federal, state and local income taxes payable with respect to such payments, determined taking into account the character of income or gain applicable to such payments and assuming the Member is subject to tax at the Assumed Tax Rate.

Agreement ” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Assumed Tax Liability ” means, with respect to any Member at any Tax Advance Date, an amount equal to the cumulative amount of federal, state and local income taxes (including any applicable estimated taxes), determined taking into account the character of income and loss allocated as it affects the Assumed Tax Rate, that the Managing Member estimates would be due from such Member as of the relevant Tax Advance Date, (i) assuming such Member were an individual who earned solely the items of income, gain, deduction, loss, and/or credit allocated to such Member pursuant to Article V , (ii) taking into account items determined at the Member level with respect to Depletable Properties owned by the Company, as if such items were allocated at the Company level and using the cost depletion method, (iii) after taking proper account of loss carryforwards available to individual taxpayers resulting from losses allocated to the Members by the Company, to the extent not taken into account in prior periods, and (iv) assuming that such Member is subject to tax at the Assumed Tax Rate. The Managing Member shall reasonably determine the Assumed Tax Liability for each Member based on such assumptions as the Managing Member deems necessary.

Assumed Tax Rate ” means, for any taxable year, the sum of the highest marginal effective rate of federal, state, and local income tax applicable to any direct, or in the case of ownership through an entity classified as a partnership or disregarded entity for federal income tax purposes, indirect owner of a Member (other than Rosehill) (including any tax rate imposed under Section 1411 of the Code) determined by applying the rates applicable to ordinary income (in cases where taxes are being determined on ordinary income allocated to a Member) and capital gains (in cases where taxes are being determined on capital gains allocated to a Member), and excluding any deduction of state and local income taxes in computing a Member’s liability for federal income tax. The Managing Member shall consult in good faith with each other Member to determine the Assumed Tax Rate for such Member for any taxable year.

beneficially own ” and “ beneficial owner ” shall be as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the rules promulgated under the Exchange Act.

 

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Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 ” means Title XI of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, as may be amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law), and any related provisions of law, including court decisions, regulations and administrative guidance.

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by Law to be closed in the City of New York.

Call Election Notice ” is defined in Section  4.6(f)(ii) .

Call Right ” has the meaning set forth in Section  4.6(f)(i) .

Capital Account ” means, with respect to any Member, the Capital Account maintained for such Member in accordance with Section  4.4 .

Capital Contribution ” means, with respect to any Member, the amount of cash and the initial Gross Asset Value of any property (other than cash) contributed to the Company by such Member. Any reference to the Capital Contribution of a Member will include any Capital Contributions made by a predecessor holder of such Member’s Units to the extent that such Capital Contribution was made in respect of Units Transferred to such Member.

Cash Election ” is defined in Section  4.6(a)(iv) .

Cash Election Amount ” means with respect to a particular Exchange on any Exchange Date, an amount of cash equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that would be received in such Exchange, multiplied by the Class A VWAP Price.

Class  A Common Stock ” means, as applicable, (i) the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Rosehill or (ii) following any consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event involving Rosehill, any shares or other securities of Rosehill or any other Person or cash or other property that become payable in consideration for the Class A Common Stock or into which the Class A Common Stock is exchanged or converted as a result of such consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event.

Class  A VWAP Price ” means the (i) the volume weighted average price of a share of Class A Common Stock for the 20 trading days ending on and including the trading day prior to the Exchange Notice Date, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or its successor, or (ii) in the event the shares of Class A Common Stock are not then publicly traded, the value, as reasonably determined by the Managing Member in good faith, that would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction for cash between an informed and willing buyer and an informed and willing seller, neither of whom is under any compulsion to purchase or sell, respectively, and without regard to the particular circumstances of the buyer or seller.

Class  B Common Stock ” means, as applicable, (i) the Class B Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Rosehill or (ii) following any consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event involving Rosehill, any shares or other securities of Rosehill or any other Person or cash or other property that become payable in consideration for the Class B Common Stock or into which the Class B Common Stock is exchanged or converted as a result of such consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event.

 

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Closing Date Capital Account Balance ” means, with respect to any Member, the positive Capital Account balance of such Member as of April 27, 2017, the amount or deemed value of which is set forth on Exhibit A as determined immediately following the contributions and distributions from and to the Members, respectively, pursuant to the Combination Agreement.

Code ” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).

Combination Agreement ” is defined in the Recitals.

Commission ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Units ” has the meaning set forth in Section  4.1(b) .

Company ” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Company Minimum Gain ” has the meaning of “partnership minimum gain” set forth in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(2) and 1.704-2(d). It is further understood that Company Minimum Gain shall be determined in a manner consistent with the rules of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(2), including the requirement that if the adjusted Gross Asset Value of property subject to one or more Nonrecourse Liabilities differs from its adjusted tax basis, Company Minimum Gain shall be determined with reference to such Gross Asset Value.

Company Representative ” has the meaning assigned to the term “partnership representative” in Section 6223 of the Code and any Treasury Regulations or other administrative or judicial pronouncements promulgated thereunder and as appointed in Section  10.4 .

Consolidated Group ” has the meaning set forth in in Section  5.6(a) .

Contract ” means any written agreement, contract, lease, sublease, license, sublicense, obligation, promise or undertaking.

control ” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), with respect to the relationship between or among two or more Persons, means the possession, directly or indirectly or as trustee, personal representative or executor, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or management of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee, personal representative or executor, by contract, credit arrangement or otherwise.

Debt Securities ” means, with respect to Rosehill, any and all debt instruments or debt securities that are not convertible or exchangeable into Equity Securities of Rosehill.

Depletable Property ” means each separate oil and gas property as defined in Code Section 614.

 

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Depreciation ” means, for each Fiscal Year or other taxable period, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction (excluding depletion) allowable with respect to an asset for such Fiscal Year or other taxable period, except that (a) with respect to any such property the Gross Asset Value of which differs from its Adjusted Basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes and which difference is being eliminated by use of the “remedial method” pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(d), Depreciation for such Fiscal Year or other taxable period shall be the amount of book basis recovered for such Fiscal Year or other taxable period under the rules prescribed by Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(d)(2), and (b) with respect to any other such property the Gross Asset Value of which differs from its Adjusted Basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such Fiscal Year or other taxable period, Depreciation shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction for such Fiscal Year or other taxable period bears to such beginning Adjusted Basis; provided, however, that if the Adjusted Basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes of an asset at the beginning of such Fiscal Year or other taxable period is zero, Depreciation with respect to such asset shall be determined with reference to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the Tax Matters Member.

DGCL ” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).

Discount ” has the meaning set forth in Section  7.9 .

Effective Time ” means the time of the Closing (as defined in the Combination Agreement).

Equity Securities ” means (a) with respect to a partnership, limited liability company or similar Person, any and all units, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options or other equivalents of, or other ownership interests in, any such Person as well as debt or equity instruments convertible, exchangeable or exercisable into any such units, interests, rights or other ownership interests and (b) with respect to a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participation or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock, including all common stock and preferred stock, or warrants, options or other rights to acquire any of the foregoing, including any debt instrument convertible or exchangeable into any of the foregoing. For the avoidance of doubt, the Series A Preferred Units and the Series B Preferred Units are Equity Securities of the Company, and the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock are Equity Securities of Rosehill.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).

Exchange ” has the meaning set forth in Section  4.6(a)(i) .

Exchange Date ” means (i) (x) if the Company has not made a valid Cash Election with respect to the relevant Exchange, the date that is three (3) Business Days after the Exchange Notice Date or (y) if the Company has made a valid Cash Election with respect to the relevant

 

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Exchange, the date that is the first Business Day on which the Company has available funds to pay the Cash Election Amount (but in any event no more than 10 days after the Exchange Notice Date), or (ii) such later date specified in or pursuant to the Exchange Notice.

Exchange Notice ” is defined in Section  4.6(a)(iii) .

Exchange Notice Date ” is defined in Section  4.6(a)(iii) .

Exchanging Member ” is defined in Section  4.6(a)(ii) .

Existing LLC Agreement ” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Fair Market Value ” means the fair market value of any property as determined in good faith by the Managing Member after taking into account such factors as the Managing Member shall reasonably deem appropriate.

Fiscal Year ” means the fiscal year of the Company, which shall end on December 31 of each calendar year unless, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, another fiscal year is required. The Company shall have the same fiscal year for U.S. federal income tax purposes and for accounting purposes.

GAAP ” means U.S. generally acceptable accounting principles at the time.

Good Faith ” means a Person having acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to a criminal proceeding, having had no reasonable cause to believe such Person’s conduct was unlawful.

Governmental Entity ” means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local, foreign or other government, governmental, stock exchange, regulatory, self-regulatory or administrative authority, agency or commission or any court, tribunal, or judicial or arbitral body.

Gross Asset Value ” means, with respect to any asset, the asset’s Adjusted Basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes, except as follows:

 

  (a) the initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member to the Company shall be the gross Fair Market Value of such asset as of the date of such contribution;

 

  (b)

the Gross Asset Values of all Company assets shall be adjusted to equal their respective gross Fair Market Values as of the following times: (i) the acquisition of an interest (or additional interest) in the Company by any new or existing Member in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution (including any Preferred Units issued/distributed to Rosehill with respect to Preferred Units pursuant to Section  6.1(a)(i) ) to the Company or in exchange for the performance of more than a de minimis amount of services to or for the benefit of the Company; (ii) the distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de

 

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  minimis amount of Company assets as consideration for an interest in the Company; (iii) the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)( g )(1) (other than pursuant to Code Section 708(b)(1)(B)), (iv) the acquisition of an interest in the Company by any new or existing Member upon the exercise of a noncompensatory option in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( s ); or (v) any other event to the extent determined by the Managing Member to be permitted and necessary or appropriate to properly reflect Gross Asset Values in accordance with the standards set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( q ); provided, however, that adjustments pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) above shall be made only if the Managing Member reasonably determines that such adjustments are necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Members in the Company. If any noncompensatory options are outstanding upon the occurrence of an event described in this paragraph (b)(i) through (b)(v), the Company shall adjust the Gross Asset Values of its properties in accordance with Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) (f )(1) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) (h )(2);

 

  (c) the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset distributed to any Member shall be adjusted to equal the gross Fair Market Value of such asset on the date of such distribution;

 

  (d) the Gross Asset Values of Company assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the Adjusted Basis of such assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( m ) and subsection (g)  in the definition of “Profits” or “Losses” below or Section  5.2(h) ; provided , however, that the Gross Asset Value of a Company asset shall not be adjusted pursuant to this subsection to the extent the Managing Member determines that an adjustment pursuant to subsection (b)  of this definition is necessary or appropriate in connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this subsection (d) ; and

 

  (e) if the Gross Asset Value of a Company asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to subsections (a) , (b) or (d)  of this definition of Gross Asset Value, such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation and Simulated Depletion taken into account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing Profits, Losses and other items allocated pursuant to Article V .

Indebtedness ” means (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money (including capitalized lease obligations, sale-leaseback transactions or other similar transactions, however evidenced), (b) any other indebtedness that is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture, draft or similar instrument, (c) notes payable and (d) lines of credit and any other agreements relating to the borrowing of money or extension of credit.

 

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Interest ” means the entire interest of a Member in the Company, including the Units and all of such Member’s rights, powers and privileges under this Agreement and the Act.

Law ” means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or similar statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, order, requirement or rule of law (including common law).

Legal Action ” is defined in Section  12.7 .

Liability ” means any liability or obligation, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated and whether due or to become due, regardless of when asserted.

Liquidating Events ” is defined in Section  11.1 .

Managing Member ” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Member ” means any Person that executes this Agreement as a Member, and any other Person admitted to the Company as an additional or substituted Member, that has not made a disposition of such Person’s entire Interest.

Member Minimum Gain ” has the meaning ascribed to “partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain” set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i). It is further understood that the determination of Member Minimum Gain and the net increase or decrease in Member Minimum Gain shall be made in the same manner as required for such determination of Company Minimum Gain under Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(d) and -2(g)(3).

Member Nonrecourse Debt ” has the meaning of “partner nonrecourse debt” set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4).

Member Nonrecourse Deductions ” has the meaning of “partner nonrecourse deductions” set forth in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(2).

National Securities Exchange ” means an exchange registered with the Commission under the Exchange Act.

Nonrecourse Deductions ” has the meaning assigned that term in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b).

Nonrecourse Liability ” is defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(3).

Officer ” means each Person appointed as an officer of the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Section  7.2 .

Permitted Transferee ” means, with respect to any Member, (a) any Affiliate of such Member; (b) any partner, shareholder or member of such Member, (b) any successor entity of such Member; (c) a trust established by or for the benefit of a Member of which only such Member and his or her immediate family members are beneficiaries; (d) any Person established

 

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for the benefit of, and beneficially owned solely by, an entity Member or the sole individual direct or indirect owner of an entity Member; and (e) upon an individual Member’s death, an executor, administrator or beneficiary of the estate of the deceased Member.

Person ” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity, as well as any syndicate or group that would be deemed to be a person under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.

Plan Asset Regulations ” means the regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor at Section 2510.3-101 of Part 2510 of Chapter XXV, Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations as the same may be amended from time to time.

Preferred Stock ” means preference Equity Securities issued by Rosehill that rank senior to the Rosehill Common Stock with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of Rosehill.

Preferred Stock Related Taxes ” is defined in Section  6.2(a)(i) .

Preferred Units ” means preference Equity Securities issued by the Company that rank senior to the Common Units with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company.

President and Chief Executive Officer ” is defined in Section  7.2(b) .

Prime Rate ” means, on any date of determination, a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest most recently published by The Wall Street Journal as the “prime rate” at large U.S. money center banks.

Proceeding ” is defined in Section  7.4 .

Profits ” or “ Losses ” means, for each Fiscal Year or other taxable period, an amount equal to the Company’s taxable income or loss for such year or period, determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments (without duplication):

 

  (a) any income or gain of the Company that is exempt from U.S. federal income tax and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or Losses shall be added to such taxable income or loss;

 

  (b) any expenditures of the Company described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( i ), and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or Losses, shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss;

 

  (c)

in the event the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to subsections (b)  or (c) of the definition of Gross Asset Value above, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the

 

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  Gross Asset Value of the Company asset) or an item of loss (if the adjustment decreases the Gross Asset Value of the Company asset) from the disposition of such asset and shall, except to the extent allocated pursuant to Section  5.2 , be taken into account for purposes of computing Profits or Losses;

 

  (d) gain or loss resulting from any disposition of Company assets (other than Depletable Property) with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall be computed with reference to the Gross Asset Value of the asset disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such asset differs from its Gross Asset Value;

 

  (e) Gain resulting from any disposition of a Depletable Property with respect to which gain is recognized for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall be treated as being equal to the corresponding Simulated Gain;

 

  (f) in lieu of the depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation;

 

  (g) to the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( m )(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Account balances as a result of a distribution other than in liquidation of a Member’s interest in the Company, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or an item of loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) from the disposition of such asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Profits or Losses; and

 

  (h) any items of income, gain, loss or deduction which are specifically allocated pursuant to Section  5.1(a) or the provisions of Section  5.2 shall not be taken into account in computing Profits or Losses for any taxable year, but such items available to be specially allocated pursuant to Section  5.1(a) and Section  5.2 will be determined by applying rules analogous to those set forth in subparagraphs (a) through (g) above.

Property ” means all real and personal property owned by the Company from time to time, including both tangible and intangible property.

Reclassification Event ” means any of the following: (i) any reclassification or recapitalization of Rosehill Common Stock (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value, or as a result of a subdivision or combination or any transaction subject to Section  4.1(g) ), (ii) any merger, consolidation or other combination involving Rosehill, or (iii) any sale, conveyance, lease, or other disposal of all or substantially all the properties and assets of Rosehill to any other Person, in each of clause (i), (ii) or (iii), as a result of which holders of Rosehill Common Stock shall be entitled to receive cash, securities or other property for their shares of Rosehill Common Stock.

Regulatory Allocations ” is defined in Section  5.2(j) .

 

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Reporting Member ” has the meaning set forth in in Section  5.6(a) .

Retraction Notice ” is defined in Section  4.6(b)(i).

Rosehill ” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Rosehill Common Stock ” means all classes and series of common stock of the Managing Member, including the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock.

Rosehill Offer ” is defined in Section  4.6(g) .

Rosehill Stock ” means the Rosehill Common Stock, together with any other stock of Rosehill, including the Preferred Stock.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).

Series A Preferred Stock ” means, as applicable, the 8.000% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Rosehill.

Series A Preferred Units ” has the meaning set forth in Section  4.1(b) .

Series B Initial Closing ” means the consummation of the purchase and sale of the Base Series B Preferred Shares (as defined in the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement).

Series B Preferred Stock ” means, as applicable, the 10.000% Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Rosehill.

Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

Series B Preferred Units ” has the meaning set forth in Section  4.1(b) .

Simulated Basis ” means the Gross Asset Value of any Depletable Property.

Simulated Depletion ” means, with respect to each Depletable Property, a depletion allowance computed in accordance with U.S. federal income tax principles (as if the Simulated Basis of the property were its Adjusted Basis) using the cost depletion method in the manner specified in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( k )(2). For purposes of computing Simulated Depletion with respect to any Depletable Property, the Simulated Basis of such property shall be deemed to be the Gross Asset Value of such property, and in no event shall such allowance, in the aggregate, exceed such Simulated Basis.

Simulated Gain ” means the amount of gain realized from the sale or other disposition of Depletable Property as calculated in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( k )(2).

Simulated Loss ” means the amount of loss realized from the sale or other disposition of Depletable Property as calculated in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( k )(2).

 

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Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person with respect to which such specified Person (a) has, directly or indirectly, the power, through the ownership of securities or otherwise, to elect a majority of directors or similar managing body or (b) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of such Person’s Equity Securities.

Tax Advance ” has the meaning set forth in Section  6.2(b) .

Tax Advance Date ” means any date that is two business days prior to the date on which estimated federal income tax payments are required to be made by individual taxpayers and the due date for federal income tax returns of individual taxpayers (without regard to extensions).

Tax Matters Member ” means the “tax matters partner” as defined in Code Section 6231(a)(7) and as appointed in Section  10.4 .

Tax Receivable Agreement ” means the Tax Receivable Agreement dated as of April 27, 2017 by and among Rosehill, Tema and the Agent as set forth thereunder and any similar agreement entered into by Rosehill after the date hereof.

Tax Return Preparer ” has the meaning provided in Section  10.3(d) .

Tax Returns ” has the meaning provided in Section  10.3(a) .

Tema ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Tema Warrants ” is defined in Section  3.1(c) .

Transfer ” means, as a noun, any voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect (whether through a change of control of the Transferor or any Person that controls the Transferor, the issuance or transfer of Equity Securities of the Transferor, by operation of law or otherwise), transfer, sale, pledge or hypothecation or other disposition and, as a verb, voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly (whether through a change of control of the Transferor or any Person that controls the Transferor, the issuance or transfer of Equity Securities of the Transferor or any Person that controls the Transferor, by operation of law or otherwise), to transfer, sell, pledge or hypothecate or otherwise dispose of. The terms “Transferee,” “Transferor,” “Transferred,” and other forms of the word “Transfer” shall have the correlative meanings.

Transfer Agent ” is defined in Section  4.6(a)(iii) .

Treasury Regulations ” means pronouncements, as amended from time to time, or their successor pronouncements, which clarify, interpret and apply the provisions of the Code, and which are designated as “Treasury Regulations” by the United States Department of the Treasury.

Units ” means the units issued hereunder, including the Common Units, the Series A Preferred Units and the Series B Preferred Units, and shall also include any equity security issued in respect of or in exchange for such units, whether by way of dividend or other distribution, split, recapitalization, merger, rollup transaction, consolidation, conversion or reorganization.

 

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Unpaid Excess Cash Amount ” shall mean the total amount of any unpaid excess cash payment amounts excused from payment as a dividend on any series of Preferred Stock as a result of restrictions in any financing agreements or other third party agreement to which the Company is a party or legal requirement set forth in the Certificate of Designations for any series of Preferred Stock.

Warrants ” has the meaning set forth in in Section  3.1(f) .

Winding-Up Member ” is defined in Section  11.3(a) .

Section 1.2 Interpretive Provisions . For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

 

  (a) the terms defined in Section  1.1 are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms;

 

  (b) all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned under GAAP;

 

  (c) all references to currency, monetary values and dollars set forth herein shall mean United States (U.S.) dollars and all payments hereunder shall be made in United States dollars;

 

  (d) when a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference is to an Article or Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated;

 

  (e) whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;

 

  (f) “or” is not exclusive;

 

  (g) pronouns of either gender or neuter shall include, as appropriate, the other pronoun forms; and

 

  (h) the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

ORGANIZATION OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Section 2.1 Formation . The Company has been formed as a limited liability company subject to the provisions of the Act upon the terms, provisions and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

 

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Section 2.2 Filing . The Company’s Certificate of Formation has been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the Act. The Members shall execute such further documents (including amendments to such Certificate of Formation) and take such further action as is appropriate to comply with the requirements of Law for the formation or operation of a limited liability company in Delaware and in all states and counties where the Company may conduct its business.

Section 2.3 Name . The name of the Company is “Rosehill Operating Company, LLC” and all business of the Company shall be conducted in such name or, in the discretion of the Managing Member, under any other name.

Section 2.4 Registered Office; Registered Agent . The location of the registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, or at such other place as the Managing Member from time to time may select. The name and address for service of process on the Company in the State of Delaware are United Corporate Services, Inc., 874 Walker Road, Suite C, Dover, Delaware 19904, Kent County, or such other qualified Person as the Managing Member may designate from time to time and its business address.

Section 2.5 Principal Place of Business . The principal place of business of the Company shall be located in such place as is determined by the Managing Member from time to time.

Section 2.6 Purpose; Powers . The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted by the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall have the power and authority to take any and all actions and engage in any and all activities necessary, appropriate, desirable, advisable, ancillary or incidental to the accomplishment of the foregoing purpose.

Section 2.7 Term . The term of the Company commenced on the date of filing of the Certificate of Formation of the Company with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the Act and shall continue indefinitely. The Company may be dissolved and its affairs wound up only in accordance with Article XI .

Section 2.8 Intent . It is the intent of the Members that the Company be operated in a manner consistent with its treatment as a “partnership” for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes. It is also the intent of the Members that the Company not be operated or treated as a “partnership” for purposes of Section 303 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. Neither the Company nor any Member shall take any action inconsistent with the express intent of the parties hereto as set forth in this Section  2.8 .

 

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ARTICLE III

CLOSING TRANSACTIONS

Section 3.1 Transactions In Connection With the Combination Agreement .

 

  (a) Effective immediately prior to the Effective Time, Tema contributed the Contributed Assets (as defined in the Combination Agreement) to the Company in exchange for 100% of the then-existing Equity Securities of the Company. Immediately following such contribution and effective as of the Effective Time, the Company was recapitalized as set forth in the Existing LLC Agreement.

 

  (b) Effective as of the Effective Time and immediately following the transactions contemplated by Section  3.1(a) , and in accordance with the terms of the Combination Agreement, Rosehill contributed, transferred, assigned and delivered (i) all of its right, title and interest in all of its assets, including the net proceeds of its initial public offering and the Equity Financing, and (ii) the number of shares of its Class B Common Stock as contemplated under the Combination Agreement to the Company in exchange for (y) a number of Common Units equal to the number of Common Units set forth opposite its name in Exhibit A and (z) a number of Series A Preferred Units equal to the number of Series A Preferred Units set forth opposite its name in Exhibit A .

 

  (c) Effective as of the Effective Time and immediately following the transactions contemplated by Sections 3.1(a)-(b) , and in accordance with the terms of the Combination Agreement, Rosehill contributed, transferred, assigned and delivered the number of warrants to purchase shares of Rosehill Class A Common Stock as contemplated under the Combination Agreement to the Company (the “ Tema Warrants ”) in exchange for a number of Warrants equal to the number of Tema Warrants (as set forth in Section  3.1(f) );

 

  (d) Effective as of the Effective Time and immediately following the transactions contemplated by Sections 3.1(a)-(c) , and in accordance with the terms of the Combination Agreement, the Company distributed cash, all of its shares of Class B Common Stock and the Tema Warrants to Tema in redemption of a certain number of Common Units as is set forth in the Combination Agreement.

 

  (e) The total number of Units issued and outstanding and held by the Members immediately following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by Sections 3.1(a)-(d) of this Agreement and the Combination Agreement is set forth on Exhibit A hereto (as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement).

 

  (f)

Effective as of the Effective Time and immediately following the transactions contemplated by Sections 3.1(a)-(c) , and prior to giving effect to Section  4.1 under the Existing LLC Agreement, the Company issued to Rosehill a number of warrants exercisable for Common Units (the “ Warrants ”) in an amount equal to

 

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  the number of warrants exercisable for shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issuance of Warrants pursuant to this Section  3.1(f) (including, but not limited to, a number of warrants equal to the number of Tema Warrants). For the avoidance of doubt, each Warrant shall be treated as a “noncompensatory option” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.721-2(f) and 1.761-3(b)(2) and not be treated as a partnership interest pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.761-3(a).

Section 3.2     Transactions In Connection With the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement .

 

  (a) In accordance with Section  4.1(e) of this Agreement, effective concurrently with each Closing (as defined in the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement), the Company shall issue to Rosehill a number of Series B Preferred Units in an amount equal to the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock issued by Rosehill at each such Closing, in exchange for the corresponding contribution by Rosehill to the Company of the net proceeds received by Rosehill from the sale of such shares of Series B Preferred Stock at such Closing.

 

  (b) The total number of Units issued and outstanding and held by the Members immediately following the consummation of the Series B Initial Closing pursuant to the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement is set forth on Exhibit A hereto (as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement).

ARTICLE IV

OWNERSHIP AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

Section 4.1 Authorized Units; General Provisions With Respect to Units .

 

  (a) Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall be authorized to issue from time to time such number of Units and such other Equity Securities as the Managing Member shall determine in accordance with Section  4.3 . Each authorized Unit may be issued pursuant to such agreements as the Managing Member shall approve, including pursuant to options and warrants. The Company may reissue any Units that have been repurchased or acquired by the Company.

 

  (b) As of the date of this Agreement, the Company shall have two authorized classes of Units, consisting of units of limited liability company interests denominated as “ Common Units” and “ Preferred Units .” As of the date of this Agreement, the Preferred Units shall consist of two series, designated as the 8.000% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Units (the “ Series A Preferred Units ”) and the 10.000% Series B Redeemable Preferred Units (the “ Series B Preferred Units ”). All Common Units shall be identical, all Series A Preferred Units shall be identical, and all Series B Preferred Units shall be identical.

 

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  (c) Initially, none of the Units will be represented by certificates. If the Managing Member determines that it is in the interest of the Company to issue certificates representing the Units, certificates will be issued and the Units will be represented by those certificates, and this Agreement shall be amended as necessary or desirable to reflect the issuance of certificated Units for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code. Nothing contained in this Section  4.1(c) shall be deemed to authorize or permit any Member to Transfer its Units except as otherwise permitted under this Agreement.

 

  (d) The total number of Units issued and outstanding and held by the Members is set forth on Exhibit A (as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) as of the date set forth therein.

 

  (e)

If at any time Rosehill issues a share of its Class A Common Stock or any other Equity Security of Rosehill (other than shares of Class B Common Stock), (i) the Company shall concurrently issue to Rosehill one Common Unit (if Rosehill issues a share of Class A Common Stock) or such other Equity Security of the Company (if Rosehill issues Equity Securities other than Class A Common Stock) corresponding to the Equity Securities issued by Rosehill, and with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of Rosehill to be issued and (ii) Rosehill shall concurrently contribute to the Company the net proceeds received by Rosehill for such share of Class A Common Stock or other Equity Security (including any exercise price related thereto); provided , however , that if Rosehill issues any shares of Class A Common Stock in order to purchase or fund the purchase from a Member of a number of Common Units (and shares of Class B Common Stock) equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock so issued, then the Company shall not issue any new Common Units in connection therewith, Rosehill shall not be required to transfer such net proceeds to the Company, and such net proceeds shall instead be transferred to such Member as consideration for such purchase. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section  4.1(e) shall not apply to (i) the issuance and distribution to holders of shares of Rosehill Stock of rights to purchase Equity Securities of Rosehill under a “poison pill” or similar shareholders rights plan (and upon any exchange of Common Units for Class A Common Stock, such Class A Common Stock will be issued together with a corresponding right under such plan) or (ii) the issuance under Rosehill’s employee benefit plans of any warrants, options, other rights to acquire Equity Securities of Rosehill or rights or property that may be converted into or settled in Equity Securities of Rosehill, but shall in each of the foregoing cases apply to the issuance of Equity Securities of Rosehill in connection with the exercise or settlement of such rights, warrants, options or other rights or property (it being understood that Rosehill shall contribute to the Company the net proceeds, if any, received by Rosehill in connection with such exercise or settlement). Except pursuant to Section  4.6 , (A) the Company may not issue any additional Common Units to Rosehill or any of its Subsidiaries unless substantially simultaneously therewith Rosehill or such Subsidiary issues or sells an equal number of shares of

 

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  Rosehill’s Class A Common Stock to another Person and (B) the Company may not issue any additional Equity Securities of the Company to Rosehill or any of its Subsidiaries unless substantially simultaneously Rosehill or such Subsidiary issues or sells, to another Person, an equal number of shares of a new or existing class or series of Equity Securities of Rosehill or such Subsidiary with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of the Company. If at any time Rosehill issues Debt Securities, Rosehill shall transfer to the Company (in a manner to be determined by the Manager Member in its reasonable discretion) the proceeds received by Rosehill in exchange for such Debt Securities in a manner that directly or indirectly burdens the Company with the repayment of the Debt Securities. In the event any Equity Security outstanding at Rosehill (including any series of Preferred Stock) is exercised or otherwise converted and, as a result, any shares of Class A Common Stock or other Equity Securities of Rosehill are issued, the corresponding Equity Security outstanding at the Company (including any series of Preferred Units or the Warrants, if applicable) shall be similarly exercised or otherwise converted, as applicable, and an equivalent number of Common Units or other Equity Securities of the Company shall be issued to Rosehill as contemplated by the first sentence of this Section  4.1(e) .

 

  (f)

Rosehill or any of its Subsidiaries may not redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire (i) any shares of Class A Common Stock (including upon forfeiture of any unvested shares of Class A Common Stock) unless substantially simultaneously the Company redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires from Rosehill or such Subsidiary an equal number of Common Units for the same price per security or (ii) any other Equity Securities of Rosehill, unless substantially simultaneously the Company redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires from Rosehill or such Subsidiary an equal number of Equity Securities of the Company of a corresponding class or series with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of Rosehill for the same price per security. The Company may not redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire (A) except pursuant to Section  4.6 , any Common Units from Rosehill or any of its Subsidiaries unless substantially simultaneously Rosehill or such Subsidiary redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock for the same price per security from holders thereof or (B) any other Equity Securities of the Company from Rosehill or any of its Subsidiaries unless substantially simultaneously Rosehill or such Subsidiary redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires for the same price per security an equal number of Equity Securities of Rosehill of a corresponding class or series with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distribution upon liquidation) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of Rosehill. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any consideration payable by Rosehill in connection with the redemption or repurchase of any shares of Class A Common Stock or other Equity Securities of Rosehill or any of its Subsidiaries consists (in whole or in part) of shares of Class A Common Stock or other Equity Securities

 

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  (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the cashless exercise of an option or warrant), then the redemption or repurchase of the corresponding Units or other Equity Securities of the Company shall be effectuated in an equivalent manner.

 

  (g) The Company shall not in any manner effect any subdivision (by any equity split, equity distribution, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse equity split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of the outstanding Units or any class thereof unless accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination, as applicable, of the outstanding Rosehill Stock or applicable class thereof, with corresponding changes made with respect to any other exchangeable or convertible securities. Rosehill shall not in any manner effect any subdivision (by any stock split, stock dividend, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse stock split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of the outstanding Rosehill Stock or any class thereof unless accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination, as applicable, of the outstanding Units or applicable class thereof, with corresponding changes made with respect to any other exchangeable or convertible securities.

Section 4.2 Voting Rights . No Member has any voting right except with respect to those matters specifically reserved for a Member vote under the Act and for matters expressly requiring the approval of Members under this Agreement. Except as otherwise required by the Act, each Unit will entitle the holder thereof to one vote on all matters to be voted on by the Members. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the holders of Common Units having voting rights will vote together as a single class on all matters to be approved by the Members.

Section 4.3 Capital Contributions; Unit Ownership .

 

  (a) Capital Contributions . As of April 27, 2017, each Member named on Exhibit A was credited with the Closing Date Capital Account Balance set forth on Exhibit A in respect of its Interest specified thereon. Except as otherwise set forth in Section  4.1(e) , no Member shall be required to make additional Capital Contributions.

 

  (b)

Issuance of Additional Units or Interests . Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement including but not limited to Section  4.1 , the Managing Member shall have the right to authorize and cause the Company to issue on such terms (including price) as may be determined by the Managing Member (i) additional Units or other Equity Securities in the Company (including creating preferred interests or other classes or series of interests having such rights, preferences and privileges as determined by the Managing Member, which rights, preferences and privileges may be senior to the Units), and (ii) obligations, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities or interests convertible or exchangeable for Units or other Equity Securities in the Company; provided that, at any time following the date hereof, in each case the Company shall not issue Equity Securities in the

 

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  Company to any Person unless such Person shall have executed a counterpart to this Agreement and all other documents, agreements or instruments deemed necessary or desirable in the discretion of the Managing Member. Upon such issuance and execution, such Person shall be admitted as a Member of the Company. In that event, the Managing Member shall amend Exhibit A to reflect such additional issuances. Subject to Section  12.1 , the Managing Member is hereby authorized to amend this Agreement to set forth the designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties of such additional Units or other Equity Securities in the Company, or such other amendments that the Managing Member determines to be otherwise necessary or appropriate in connection with the creation, authorization or issuance of, any class or series of Units or other Equity Securities in the Company pursuant to this Section  4.3(b) . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Managing Member shall have the right to amend this Agreement as set forth in this sentence without the approval of any other Person (including any Member) and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (including Section  12.1 ) if such amendment is necessary in order to consummate any offering of shares of Rosehill Stock or other Equity Securities of Rosehill provided that the designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties of any such additional Units or other Equity Securities of the Company as set forth in such amendment are substantially similar to those applicable to such shares of Rosehill Stock or other Equity Securities of Rosehill.

Section 4.4 Capital Accounts . A Capital Account shall be maintained for each Member in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) and, to the extent consistent with such regulations, the other provisions of this Agreement. Each Member’s Capital Account shall be (a) increased by (i) allocations to such Member of Profits pursuant to Section  5.1 and any other items of income or gain allocated to such Member pursuant to Section  5.2 , (ii) the amount of cash or the initial Gross Asset Value of any asset (net of any Liabilities assumed by the Company and any Liabilities to which the asset is subject) contributed to the Company by such Member, and (iii) any other increases allowed or required by Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv), and (b) decreased by (i) allocations to such Member of Losses pursuant to Section  5.1 and any other items of deduction or loss allocated to such Member pursuant to the provisions of Section  5.2 , (ii) the amount of any cash or the Gross Asset Value of any asset (net of any Liabilities assumed by the Member and any Liabilities to which the asset is subject) distributed to such Member, and (iii) any other decreases allowed or required by Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). In the event of a Transfer of Units made in accordance with this Agreement, the Capital Account of the Transferor that is attributable to the Transferred Units shall carry over to the Transferee Member in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( l ). For the avoidance of doubt, any distribution/issuance of Preferred Units to Rosehill pursuant to Section  6.1(a)(i) shall be treated as: (i) a distribution of cash in an amount that would apply if payment were made in cash rather than Preferred Units; and (ii) a contribution of the amount described in clause (i) to the Company in exchange for the Preferred Units issued.

 

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Section 4.5 Other Matters .

 

  (a) No Member shall demand or receive a return on or of its Capital Contributions or withdraw from the Company without the consent of the Managing Member. Under circumstances requiring a return of any Capital Contributions, no Member has the right to receive property other than cash.

 

  (b) No Member shall receive any interest, salary, compensation, draw or reimbursement with respect to its Capital Contributions or its Capital Account, or for services rendered or expenses incurred on behalf of the Company or otherwise in its capacity as a Member, except as otherwise provided in Section  7.9 or otherwise contemplated by this Agreement.

 

  (c) The Liability of each Member shall be limited as set forth in the Act and other applicable Law and, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or required by Law, no Member (or any of its Affiliates) shall be personally liable, whether to the Company, to any of the other Members, to the creditors of the Company, or to any other third party, for any debt or Liability of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, solely by reason of being a Member of the Company.

 

  (d) Except as otherwise required by the Act, a Member shall not be required to restore a deficit balance in its Capital Account, to lend any funds to the Company or, except as otherwise set forth herein, to make any additional contributions or payments to the Company.

 

  (e) The Company shall not be obligated to repay any Capital Contributions of any Member.

Section 4.6 Exchange of Common Units .

 

  (a) (i) Each of the Members (other than Rosehill) shall be entitled to cause the Company to redeem, at any time and from time to time, all or any portion of such Member’s Common Units (together with the transfer and surrender of the same number of shares of Class B Common Stock) for an equivalent number of shares of Class A Common Stock (an “ Exchange ”) or, at the Company’s election made in accordance with Section  4.6(a)(iv) , cash equal to the Cash Election Amount calculated with respect to such Exchange, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Section  4.6 and in Section  6.2(b) . Upon the Exchange by a Member of all of its Common Units, if the Member does not hold any other Units, such Member shall, for the avoidance of doubt, cease to be a Member of the Company.

 

  (ii)

Each exchanging Member (the “ Exchanging Member ”) shall be permitted to effect a redemption of Common Units pursuant to Section  4.6(a)(i) that involves less than 1,500,000 Common Units no more frequently than (i) six times per calendar year and (ii) no more than two times per calendar quarter; provided, however , that if an Exchanging

 

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  Member provides an Exchange Notice with respect to all of the Common Units held by such Exchanging Member, such Exchange may occur at any time, subject to this Section  4.6 ; provided, further , that the Managing Member may, in its sole discretion and at any time, permit any Member to effect a redemption of a lesser number of Common Units.

 

  (iii) In order to exercise the redemption right under Section  4.6(a)(i) , the Exchanging Member shall provide written notice (the “ Exchange Notice ”) to the Company, with a copy to Rosehill (the date of delivery of such Exchange Notice, the “ Exchange Notice Date ”), stating (i) the number of Common Units (together with the transfer and surrender of an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock) the Exchanging Member elects to have the Company redeem, (ii) if the shares of Class A Common Stock to be received are to be issued other than in the name of the Exchanging Member, the name(s) of the Person(s) in whose name or on whose order the shares of Class A Common Stock are to be issued, and (iii) if the Exchanging Member requires the Exchange to take place on a specific date, such date, provided that, any such specified date shall not be earlier than the date that would otherwise apply pursuant to clause (i) of the definition of Exchange Date. If the Common Units to be redeemed (or the shares of Class B Common Stock to be transferred and surrendered) by the Exchanging Member are represented by a certificate or certificates, prior to the Exchange Date, the Exchanging Member shall also present and surrender such certificate or certificates representing such Common Units (or shares of Class B Common Stock) during normal business hours at the principal executive offices of the Company, or if any agent for the registration or transfer of Class A Common Stock is then duly appointed and acting (the “ Transfer Agent ”), at the office of the Transfer Agent. If required by the Managing Member, any certificate for Common Units and any certificate for shares of Class B Common Stock (in each case, if certificated) surrendered to the Company hereunder shall be accompanied by instruments of transfer, in forms reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Member and the Transfer Agent, duly executed by the Exchanging Member or the Exchanging Member’s duly authorized representative.

 

  (iv) Upon receipt of an Exchange Notice, the Company shall be entitled to elect (a “ Cash Election ”) to settle the Exchange by delivering to the Exchanging Member, in lieu of the applicable number of shares of Class A Common Stock that would be received in such Exchange, an amount of cash equal to the Cash Election Amount for such Exchange. In order to make a Cash Election with respect to an Exchange, the Company must provide written notice of such election to the Exchanging Member (with a copy to Rosehill) prior to 1:00 p.m., Houston time, on the second Business Day after the Exchange Notice Date. If the Company fails to provide such written notice prior to such time, it shall not be entitled to make a Cash Election with respect to such Exchange.

 

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  (v) For U.S. federal income (and applicable state and local) tax purposes, each of the Exchanging Member, the Company and Rosehill, as the case may be, agree to treat each Exchange and, in the event Rosehill exercises its Call Right, each transaction between the Exchanging Member and Rosehill, as a sale of the Exchanging Member’s Common Units (together with the same number of shares of Class B Common Stock) to Rosehill in exchange for shares of Class A Common Stock or cash, as applicable.

 

  (b) (i) The Exchange shall be completed on the Exchange Date; provided that the Company, Rosehill and the Exchanging Member may change the number of Common Units specified in the Exchange Notice as to be redeemed and/or the Exchange Date to another number and/or date by unanimous agreement signed in writing by each of them; provided further that an Exchange Notice may specify that the Exchange is to be contingent (including as to timing) upon the consummation of a purchase by another Person (whether in a tender or exchange offer, an underwritten offering or otherwise) of the shares of Class A Common Stock into which the Common Units are redeemable, or the closing of an announced merger, consolidation or other transaction or event in which the shares of Class A Common Stock would be exchanged or converted or become exchangeable for or convertible into cash or other securities or property, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to any Exchange with respect to which the Company has made a valid Cash Election; provided further , that the Exchange Date may be moved to a later date to the extent Rosehill reasonably determines is necessary for, and the Company, Rosehill and the Exchanging Member shall take any action reasonably necessary to cause, the Exchange and any subsequent sale of Class A Common Stock resulting therefrom to be in compliance with applicable securities Law. Provided the Company has not made a valid Cash Election, the Exchanging Member may retract its Exchange Notice by giving written notice (the “ Retraction Notice ”) to the Company (with a copy to Rosehill) at any time prior to the Exchange Date. The timely delivery of a Retraction Notice shall terminate all of the Exchanging Member’s, the Company’s and Rosehill’s rights and obligations arising from the retracted Exchange Notice.

 

  (ii)

Unless the Exchanging Member has timely delivered a Retraction Notice as provided in Section  4.6(b)(i) or Rosehill has elected its Call Right pursuant to Section  4.6(f) , on the Exchange Date (to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Exchange Date) (A) the Exchanging Member shall transfer and surrender the Common Units to be redeemed (and a corresponding number of shares of Class B Common Stock) to the Company, in each case free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, (B) Rosehill shall contribute to the Company the consideration the Exchanging Member is entitled to receive under Section  4.6(a)(i) , (C) the Company shall (x) cancel the redeemed Common Units, (y) transfer to the Exchanging Member the consideration the Exchanging

 

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  Member is entitled to receive under Section  4.6(a)(i) , and (z) if the Common Units are certificated, issue to the Exchanging Member a certificate for a number of Common Units equal to the difference (if any) between the number of Common Units evidenced by the certificate surrendered by the Exchanging Member pursuant to clause (ii)(A) of this Section  4.6(b) and the number of redeemed Common Units, (D) the Company shall issue to Rosehill a number of Common Units equal to the number of Common Units surrendered by the Exchanging Member and (E) Rosehill shall cancel the surrendered shares of Class B Common Stock. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the Company makes a valid Cash Election, Rosehill shall only be obligated to contribute to the Company an amount in cash equal to the net proceeds (after deduction of any underwriters’ discounts or commissions and brokers’ fees or commissions) from the sale by Rosehill of a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the number of Common Units to be redeemed with such cash; provided that Rosehill’s Capital Account shall be increased by an amount equal to any such discounts, commissions and fees relating to such sale of shares of Class A Stock in accordance with Section  7.9 ; provided further , that the contribution of such net proceeds shall in no event affect the Exchanging Member’s right to receive the Cash Election Amount.

 

  (c)

If (i) there is any reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction pursuant to which the shares of Class A Common Stock are converted or changed into another security, securities or other property (other than as a result of a subdivision or combination or any transaction subject to Section  4.1(g) ), or (ii) Rosehill, by dividend or otherwise, distributes to all holders of the shares of Class A Common Stock evidences of its Indebtedness or assets, including securities (including shares of Class A Common Stock and any rights, options or warrants to all holders of the shares of Class A Common Stock to subscribe for or to purchase or to otherwise acquire shares of Class A Common Stock, or other securities or rights convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for shares of Class A Common Stock) but excluding any cash dividend or distribution as well as any such distribution of Indebtedness or assets received by Rosehill from the Company in respect of the Units, then upon any subsequent Exchange, in addition to the shares of Class A Common Stock or the Cash Election Amount, as applicable, each Member shall be entitled to receive the amount of such security, securities or other property that such Member would have received if such Exchange had occurred immediately prior to the effective date of such reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization, other similar transaction, dividend or other distribution, taking into account any adjustment as a result of any subdivision (by any split, distribution or dividend, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of such security, securities or other property that occurs after the effective time of such reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, if there is any reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other

 

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  similar transaction in which the shares of Class A Common Stock are converted or changed into another security, securities or other property, or any dividend or distribution (other than an excluded dividend or distribution, as described above), this Section  4.6 shall continue to be applicable, mutatis mutandis , with respect to such security or other property. This Agreement shall apply to the Units held by the Members and their Permitted Transferees as of the date hereof, as well as any Units hereafter acquired by a Member and his or her or its Permitted Transferees.

 

  (d) Rosehill shall at all times keep available, solely for the purpose of issuance upon an Exchange, out of its authorized but unissued shares of Class A Common Stock or other Equity Securities, such number of shares of Class A Common Stock that shall be issuable upon the Exchange of all outstanding Common Units (other than those Common Units held by Rosehill or any Subsidiary of Rosehill); provided , that nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude Rosehill from satisfying its obligations with respect to an Exchange by delivery of cash pursuant to a Cash Election or shares of Class A Common Stock or other Equity Securities that are held in the treasury of Rosehill. Rosehill covenants that all shares of Class A Common Stock and other Equity Securities that shall be issued upon an Exchange shall, upon issuance thereof, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. In addition, for so long as the shares of Class A Common Stock or other Equity Securities are listed on a National Securities Exchange, Rosehill shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause all shares of Class A Common Stock and such other Equity Securities issued upon an Exchange to be listed on such National Securities Exchange at the time of such issuance.

 

  (e) The issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock or other Equity Securities upon an Exchange shall be made without charge to the Exchanging Member for any stamp or other similar tax in respect of such issuance; provided , however , that if any such shares of Class A Common Stock or other Equity Securities are to be issued in a name other than that of the Exchanging Member, then the Person or Persons in whose name the shares are to be issued shall pay to Rosehill the amount of any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in such issuance or shall establish to the satisfaction of Rosehill that such tax has been paid or is not payable.

 

  (f)

(i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section  4.6 , but subject to Section  4.6(g) , an Exchanging Member shall be deemed to have offered to sell its Common Units as described in the Exchange Notice to Rosehill, and Rosehill may, in its sole discretion, by means of delivery of Call Election Notice in accordance with, and subject to the terms of, this Section  4.6(f) , elect to purchase directly and acquire such Common Units (together with the transfer and surrender of the same number of shares of Class B Common Stock) on the Exchange Date by paying to the Exchanging Member (or, on the Exchanging Member’s written order, its designee), that number of shares of Class A Common Stock the Exchanging Member (or its designee) would otherwise receive pursuant to Section  4.6(a)(i) or, at Rosehill’s election, an amount of cash equal to the Cash Election Amount of such shares of Class A Common Stock (the “ Call Right ”),

 

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  whereupon Rosehill shall acquire the Common Units offered for exchange by the Exchanging Member (together with the transfer and surrender of the same number of shares of Class B Common Stock) and shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as the owner of such Common Units and shares of Class B Common Stock.

 

  (ii) Rosehill may, at any time prior to the Exchange Date, in its sole discretion deliver written notice (a “ Call Election Notice ”) to the Company and the Exchanging Member setting forth its election to exercise its Call Right. A Call Election Notice may be revoked by Rosehill at any time; provided that any such revocation does not prejudice the ability of the parties to consummate an Exchange on the Exchange Date. Except as otherwise provided by this Section  4.6(f) , an exercise of the Call Right shall be consummated pursuant to the same timeframe and in the same manner as the relevant Exchange would have been consummated if Rosehill had not delivered a Call Election Notice.

 

  (g) In the event that a tender offer, share exchange offer, issuer bid, take-over bid, recapitalization or similar transaction with respect to shares of Class A Common Stock (a “ Rosehill Offer ”) is proposed by Rosehill or is proposed to Rosehill or its stockholders and approved by the board of directors of Rosehill or is otherwise effected or to be effected with the consent or approval of the board of directors of Rosehill, the Members (other than Rosehill) shall be permitted to participate in such Rosehill Offer by delivery of a contingent Exchange Notice in accordance with the second proviso of the first sentence of Section  4.6(b)(i) . In the case of a Rosehill Offer proposed by Rosehill, Rosehill will use its reasonable best efforts expeditiously and in good faith to take all such actions and do all such things as are necessary or desirable to enable and permit the Members to participate in such Rosehill Offer to the same extent or on an economically equivalent basis as the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock without discrimination; provided that, without limiting the generality of this sentence, Rosehill will use its reasonable best efforts expeditiously and in good faith to ensure that such Members may participate in each such Rosehill Offer without being required to redeem Common Units (or, if so required, to ensure that any such redemption pursuant to an Exchange shall be effective only upon, and shall be conditional upon, the closing of such Rosehill Offer). In no event shall Members participating in a Rosehill Offer pursuant to this Section  4.6(g) be entitled to receive in such Rosehill Offer aggregate consideration for each Common Unit that is greater than the consideration payable in respect of each share of Class A Common Stock in connection with a Rosehill Offer.

 

  (h)

No Exchange shall impair the right of the Exchanging Member to receive any distributions payable on the Common Units redeemed pursuant to such Exchange in respect of a record date that occurs prior to the Exchange Date for such Exchange. For the avoidance of doubt, no Exchanging Member, or a Person designated by an Exchanging Member to receive shares of Class A Common Stock, shall be entitled to receive, with respect to such record date, distributions

 

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  or dividends both on Common Units redeemed by the Company from such Exchanging Member and on shares of Class A Common Stock received by such Exchanging Member, or other Person so designated, if applicable, in such Exchange.

 

  (i) Any Common Units acquired by the Company under this Section  4.6 and transferred by the Company to Rosehill shall remain outstanding and shall not be cancelled as a result of their acquisition by the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Rosehill shall be automatically admitted as a member of the Company with respect to any Common Units or other Equity Securities in the Company it receives under this Agreement (including under this Section   4.6 in connection with any Exchange).

ARTICLE V

ALLOCATIONS OF PROFITS AND LOSSES

Section 5.1 Profits and Losses .

 

  (a) Following any allocations under Section  5.2 and prior to any allocations under Section  5.1(b) , items of gross income and gain shall be allocated to Rosehill in respect of its Preferred Units until the cumulative amount of items of income and gain so allocated to Rosehill for the current and all prior Fiscal Years or other relevant periods equals the sum of (without duplication) (i) the cumulative amount of distributions received by Rosehill pursuant to Section  6.1(a)(i) in respect of the Preferred Units for the current and all prior Fiscal Years or other relevant periods, plus (ii) the sum of the accrued and unpaid dividends and Unpaid Excess Cash Amounts on all of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock as of the end of the current Fiscal Year or other relevant period, plus (iii) an amount necessary, as determined by the Managing Member, to reflect any premium paid or to be paid with respect to any series of Preferred Units (whether in connection with a redemption of Preferred Units pursuant to Section  4.1(f) or a liquidation of the Company pursuant to Article XI ) for the current and all prior Fiscal Years or other relevant periods. For purposes of clause (i) above, any issuance/distribution of Preferred Units to Rosehill with respect to its Preferred Units pursuant to Section  6.1(a)(i) shall be treated as a distribution of cash in an amount that would apply if payment were made in cash rather than Preferred Units followed by an immediate contribution of such amount of cash to the Company in exchange for the relevant series of Preferred Units.

 

  (b)

After giving effect to the allocations under Section  5.1(a) , Section  5.2 and subject to Section  5.5 , Profits and Losses (and, to the extent determined by the Managing Member to be necessary and appropriate to achieve the resulting Capital Account balances described below, any allocable items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit includable in the computation of Profits and Losses) for each Fiscal Year or other taxable period shall be allocated among the Members during such Fiscal

 

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  Year or other taxable period in a manner such that, after giving effect to the allocations set forth in Section  5.1(a) and Section  5.2 and all distributions through the end of such Fiscal Year or other taxable period, the Capital Account balance of each Member, immediately after making such allocation, is, as nearly as possible, equal to (i) the amount such Member would receive pursuant to Section  11.3(b)(iii) if all assets of the Company on hand at the end of such Fiscal Year or other taxable period were sold for cash equal to their Gross Asset Values, all liabilities of the Company were satisfied in cash in accordance with their terms (limited with respect to each Nonrecourse Liability to the Gross Asset Value of the assets securing such liability), and all remaining or resulting cash was distributed, in accordance with Section  11.3(b) , to the Members immediately after making such allocation, minus (ii) such Member’s share of Company Minimum Gain and Member Minimum Gain, computed immediately prior to the hypothetical sale of assets, and the amount any such Member is treated as obligated to contribute to the Company, computed immediately after the hypothetical sale of assets.

Section 5.2 Special Allocations .

 

  (a) Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year or other taxable period shall be specially allocated to the Members pro rata in proportion to their Units. The amount of Nonrecourse Deductions for a Fiscal Year or other taxable period shall equal the excess, if any, of the net increase, if any, in the amount of Company Minimum Gain during that Fiscal Year or other taxable period over the aggregate amount of any distributions during that Fiscal Year or other taxable period of proceeds of a Nonrecourse Liability that are allocable to an increase in Company Minimum Gain, determined in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(d).

 

  (b) Any Member Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year or other taxable period shall be specially allocated to the Member who bears economic risk of loss with respect to the Member Nonrecourse Debt to which such Member Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i). If more than one Member bears the economic risk of loss for such Member Nonrecourse Debt, the Member Nonrecourse Deductions attributable to such Member Nonrecourse Debt shall be allocated among the Members according to the ratio in which they bear the economic risk of loss. This Section  5.2(b) is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

 

  (c)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if there is a net decrease in Company Minimum Gain during any Fiscal Year or other taxable period (or if there was a net decrease in Company Minimum Gain for a prior Fiscal Year or other taxable period and the Company did not have sufficient amounts of income and gain during prior periods to allocate among the Members under this Section  5.2(c) ), each Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such Fiscal Year or other taxable period in an

 

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  amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Company Minimum Gain during such year (as determined pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(g)(2)). This section is intended to constitute a minimum gain chargeback under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

 

  (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement except Section  5.2(c) , if there is a net decrease in Member Minimum Gain during any Fiscal Year or other taxable period (or if there was a net decrease in Member Minimum Gain for a prior Fiscal Year or other taxable period and the Company did not have sufficient amounts of income and gain during prior periods to allocate among the Members under this Section  5.2(d) ), each Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such year in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Member Minimum Gain (as determined pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4)). This section is intended to constitute a partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain chargeback under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

 

  (e) Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary except Section  5.2(a) and Section  5.2(b) , no Losses or other items of loss or expense shall be allocated to any Member to the extent that such allocation would cause such Member to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit (or increase any existing Adjusted Capital Account Deficit) at the end of such Fiscal Year or other taxable period. All Losses and other items of loss and expense in excess of the limitation set forth in this Section  5.2(e) shall be allocated to the Members who do not have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit in proportion to their relative positive Capital Accounts but only to the extent that such Losses and other items of loss and expense do not cause any such Member to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit.

 

  (f) Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary except Section  5.2(c) and Section  5.2(d) , in the event any Member unexpectedly receives any adjustment, allocation or distribution described in paragraph (4), (5) or (6) of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)( d ), items of income and gain (consisting of a pro rata portion of each item of income, including gross income, and gain for the Fiscal Year or other taxable period) shall be specially allocated to such Member in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate any Adjusted Capital Account Deficit of that Member as quickly as possible; provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section  5.2(f) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after all other allocations provided for in this Article V have been tentatively made as if this Section  5.2(f) were not in this Agreement. This Section  5.2(f) is intended to constitute a qualified income offset under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii) (d ) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

 

  (g)

If any Member has a deficit balance in its Capital Account at the end of any Fiscal Year or other taxable period that is in excess of the sum of (i) the amount that such Member is obligated to restore and (ii) the amount that the Member is

 

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  deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentence of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and (i)(5), that Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income, gain and Simulated Gain in the amount of such excess as quickly as possible, provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section  5.2(g) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member would have a deficit balance in its Capital Account in excess of such sum after all other allocations provided for in this Article V have been made as if Section  5.2(f) and this Section  5.2(g) were not in this Agreement.

 

  (h) To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Code Sections 734(b) or 743(b) is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( m )(2) or 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) (m) (4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution to any Member in complete liquidation of such Member’s Interest in the Company, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) and such item of gain or loss shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) (m) (2) if such section applies or to the Member to whom such distribution was made if Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) (m) (4) applies.

 

  (i) Simulated Depletion for each Depletable Property, and Simulated Loss upon the Disposition of a Depletable Property, shall be allocated among the Members in proportion to their shares of the Simulated Basis in such property.

 

  (j) The allocations set forth in Sections 5.2(a) through 5.2(i) (the “ Regulatory Allocations ”) are intended to comply with certain requirements of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article V (other than the Regulatory Allocations), the Regulatory Allocations (and anticipated future Regulatory Allocations) shall be taken into account in allocating other items of income, gain, loss and deduction among the Members so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of such allocation of other items and the Regulatory Allocations to each Member should be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each such Member if the Regulatory Allocations had not occurred. This Section  5.2(j) is intended to minimize to the extent possible and to the extent necessary any economic distortions which may result from application of the Regulatory Allocations and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent therewith.

Section 5.3 Allocations for Tax Purposes in General .

 

  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section  5.3 , each item of income, gain, loss and deduction of the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall be allocated among the Members in the same manner as such item is allocated under Sections 5.1 and 5.2 .

 

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  (b) In accordance with Code Section 704(c) and the Treasury Regulations thereunder (including the Treasury Regulations applying the principles of Code Section 704(c) to changes in Gross Asset Values) , items of income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to any Company property having a Gross Asset Value that differs from such property’s adjusted U.S. federal income tax basis shall, solely for U.S. federal income tax purposes, be allocated among the Members to account for any such difference using such method or methods determined by the Managing Member to be appropriate and in accordance with the applicable Treasury Regulations; provided that the Managing Member will use the “traditional method with curative allocations” (provided, however, that curative allocation to correct ceiling rule limitations attributable to a property shall be limited to gains from the sale of such property) under Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-3(c) with respect to the assets contributed by Tema to the Company pursuant to the Combination Agreement including, for the avoidance of doubt: (i) with respect to the difference between Gross Asset Value and adjusted U.S. federal income tax basis for such assets; and (ii) with respect to increases or decreases in the Gross Asset Value as adjusted pursuant to a revaluation of such assets pursuant to clause (b) of the definition of Gross Asset Value. For the avoidance of doubt, the method applied under Section 704(c) for purposes of Section  5.4(a) shall be the same method specified for the relevant asset under this Section  5.3(b) .

 

  (c) Any recapture of depreciation or any other item of deduction shall be allocated, in accordance with Treasury Regulations Sections 1.1245-1(e) and 1.1254-5, to the Members who received the benefit of such deductions (taking into account the effect of remedial allocations) to the extent the Member is allocated gain from the sale or disposition of the property.

 

  (d) Allocations pursuant to this Section  5.3 are solely for purposes of U.S. federal, state and local taxes and shall not affect or in any way be taken into account in computing any Member’s Capital Account or share of Profits, Losses, other items or distributions pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

 

  (e) If, as a result of an exercise of a noncompensatory option to acquire an interest in the Company (including the conversion of the Series A Preferred Units hereunder), a Capital Account reallocation is required under Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( s )(3), the Company shall make corrective allocations pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(x).

Section 5.4 Income Tax Allocations with Respect to Depletable Properties .

 

  (a)

Cost and percentage depletion deductions with respect to any Depletable Property shall be computed separately by the Members rather than the Company pursuant to Section 613A(c)(7)(D) of the Code. Except as otherwise required by Section 704(c) of the Code (which for the avoidance of doubt shall be applied using the method specified for the relevant asset under Section  5.3(b) ) and Treasury Regulation Section 1.613A-3(e)(5), for purposes of such computations, the federal

 

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  income tax basis of each Depletable Property shall be allocated to each Member pro rata, in accordance with the number of Units owned by such Member as of the time such Depletable Property is acquired by the Company (and any additions to such federal income tax basis resulting from expenditures required to be capitalized in such basis shall be allocated among the Members in a manner designed to cause the Members’ proportionate shares of such adjusted federal income tax basis to be in accordance with their proportionate ownership of Units as determined at the time of any such additions), and shall be reallocated among the Members pro rata, in accordance with the number of Units owned by such Member as determined immediately following the occurrence of an event giving rise to an adjustment to the Gross Asset Values of the Company’s Depletable Properties pursuant to clause (b) of the definition of Gross Asset Value. The Company shall inform each Member of such Member’s allocable share of the federal income tax basis of each Depletable Property promptly following the acquisition of such Depletable Property by the Company, any adjustment resulting from expenditures required to be capitalized in such basis, and any reallocation of such basis as provided in the previous sentence, together with such other information that a Member may reasonably request in connection with the Member’s (or its direct or indirect owner) obligation to file its U.S. federal, state or local income tax returns. All such information shall be provided in electronic format at such time and from time to time as reasonably requested by the Member.

 

  (b) For purposes of the separate computation of gain or loss by each Member on the taxable disposition of Depletable Property, the amount realized from such disposition shall be allocated (i) first, to the Members in an amount equal to the Simulated Basis in such Depletable Property in proportion to their allocable shares thereof and (ii) second, any remaining amount realized shall be allocated consistent with the allocation of Simulated Gains.

 

  (c) The allocations described in this Section  5.4 are intended to be applied in accordance with the Members’ “interests in partnership capital” under Section 613A(c)(7)(D) of the Code; provided that the Members understand and agree that the Managing Member may authorize special allocations of federal income tax basis, income, gain, deduction or loss, as computed for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in order to eliminate differences between Simulated Basis and adjusted federal income tax basis with respect to Depletable Properties, in such manner as determined consistent with the principles outlined in Section  5.3(b) . The provisions of this Section  5.4(c) and the other provisions of this Agreement relating to allocations under Code Section 613A(c)(7)(D) are intended to comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(v) and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Treasury Regulations.

 

  (d)

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  cost depletion or in the computation of its gain or loss on the disposition of such property by the Company. Upon the reasonable request of the Company, each Member shall advise the Company of its adjusted tax basis in each Depletable Property and any depletion computed with respect thereto, both as computed in accordance with the provisions of this subsection for purposes of allowing the Company to make adjustments to the tax basis of its assets as a result of certain transfers of interests in the Company or distributions by the Company. The Company may rely on such information and, if it is not provided by the Member, may make such reasonable assumptions as it shall determine with respect thereto.

 

  (e) The Simulated Basis of each Depletable Property shall be allocated to each Member pro rata, in accordance with the number of Units owned by such Member as of the time such Depletable Property is acquired by the Company (and any additions to such Simulated Basis resulting from expenditures required to be capitalized in such Simulated Basis shall be allocated among the Members in a manner designed to cause the Members’ proportionate shares of such Simulated Basis to be in accordance with their proportionate ownership of Units as determined at the time of any such additions), and shall be reallocated among the Members pro rata, in accordance with the number of Units owned by such Member as determined immediately following the occurrence of an event giving rise to an adjustment to the Gross Asset Values of the Company’s Depletable Properties pursuant to clause (b) of the definition of Gross Asset Value.

Section 5.5 Other Allocation Rules .

 

  (a) The Members are aware of the income tax consequences of the allocations made by this Article V and the economic impact of the allocations on the amounts receivable by them under this Agreement. The Members hereby agree to be bound by the provisions of this Article V in reporting their share of Company income and loss for income tax purposes.

 

  (b) The provisions regarding the establishment and maintenance for each Member of a Capital Account as provided by Section  4.4 and the allocations set forth in Sections 5.1 , 5.2 , 5.3 and 5.4 are intended to comply with the Treasury Regulations and to reflect the intended economic entitlement of the Members. If the Managing Member determines, in its sole discretion, on advice of tax counsel to the Company (and after consultation with Tema for so long as it holds at least 20% of the then-outstanding Common Units), that the application of the provisions in Sections 4.4 , 5.1 , 5.2 , 5.3 or 5.4 would result in non-compliance with the Treasury Regulations or would be inconsistent with the intended economic entitlement of the Members, the Managing Member is authorized to make any appropriate adjustments to such provisions.

 

  (c)

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  without regard to the results of Company operations during any particular portion of that year and without regard to whether cash distributions were made to the Transferor or the Transferee during that year; provided, however, that this allocation must be made in accordance with a method permissible under Code Section 706 and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

 

  (d) The Members’ proportionate shares of the “excess nonrecourse liabilities” of the Company, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3), shall be allocated to the Members in any manner determined by the Managing Member and permissible under the Treasury Regulations; provided , however , that with respect to liabilities assumed by the Company from Tema in connection with contribution of properties by Tema pursuant to the Combination Agreement or to which assets contributed by Tema to the Company pursuant to the Combination Agreement were subject, such liabilities to the extent they are excess nonrecourse liabilities shall be allocated under Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-3(a) to Tema up to the amount of the built-in gain that is allocable to Tema under Section 704(c) of the Code for such assets to the extent such built-in gain exceeds the gain allocated under Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-3(a)(2) with respect to such assets.

Section 5.6 Tax Consolidation .

 

  (a) If the Company is treated as a member of a consolidated, combined, or unitary group for any tax purpose with any Member or an Affiliate thereof (a “ Consolidated Group ”), such Member shall cause one of the members of such Consolidated Group other than the Company to be the reporting or parent entity for any tax return of such Consolidated Group (the “ Reporting Member ”) and pay the tax liability due with respect to such Consolidated Group.

 

  (b)

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  required to reimburse the Reporting Member, the Reporting Member shall indemnify and hold the Company harmless from and against any and all taxes of the Consolidated Group.

ARTICLE VI

DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 6.1 Distributions .

 

  (a) Distributions .

 

  (i) Immediately prior to the time that any cash dividends are to be paid by Rosehill with respect to any series of its Preferred Stock, the Company shall make a cash distribution to Rosehill with respect to the corresponding series of Preferred Units in an amount equal to such cash dividends to be paid by Rosehill with respect to such series of Preferred Stock. At the time that any dividends are to be paid in kind by Rosehill with respect to any series of its Preferred Stock through the issuance of additional shares of such series of Preferred Stock, the Company shall issue additional Preferred Units of the relevant series to Rosehill in a number equal to the number of shares of Preferred Stock being distributed in kind by Rosehill with respect to such series of Preferred Stock.

 

  (ii)

To the extent permitted by applicable Law and hereunder, and after making provision for distributions under Section  6.1(a)(i) and Section  6.2 , except as otherwise provided in Section  11.3 , distributions to Members may be declared by the Managing Member out of funds legally available therefor in such amounts and on such terms (including the payment dates of such distributions) as the Managing Member shall determine using such record date as the Managing Member may designate; any such distribution shall be made to the Members as of the close of business on such record date on a pro rata basis (except that, for the avoidance of doubt, distributions described in Section  6.1(a)(i) , the distributions described in the last sentence of this Section  6.1(a)(ii) , distributions described in Section  6.2(a)(i) , repurchases or redemptions made in accordance with Section  4.1(f) or Section  4.6 or payments made in accordance with Section  7.4 or Section  7.9 need not be on a pro rata basis), in accordance with the number of Common Units owned by each Member as of the close of business on such record date. Promptly following the designation of a record date and the declaration of a distribution pursuant to this Section  6.1(a)(ii) , the Managing Member shall give notice to each Member of the record date, the amount and the terms of the distribution and the payment date thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the receipt and subsequent distribution to Tema by Company of the “Unadjusted Consideration” (as defined in the Combination Agreement) on April 27, 2017 and any

 

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  amounts received as adjustments thereto shall not be subject to this Section  6.1(a)(ii) .

The Managing Member shall have the obligation to make distributions set forth in Section  6.1(a)(i) , Section  6.2 and Section  11.3(b)(iii) , provided, however that notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, no distributions shall be made to any Member to the extent such distribution would render the Company insolvent or violate the Act. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, insolvency means the inability of the Company to meet its payment obligations when due.

 

  (b) Successors . For purposes of determining the amount of distributions, each Member shall be treated as having made the Capital Contributions and as having received the Distributions made to or received by its predecessors in respect of any of such Member’s Units.

 

  (c) Distributions In-Kind . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any distributions may be made in cash or in kind, or partly in cash and partly in kind, as determined by the Managing Member. To the extent that the Company distributes property in-kind to the Members, the Company shall be treated as making a distribution equal to the Fair Market Value of such property for purposes of Section  6.1(a) and such property shall be treated as if it were sold for an amount equal to its Fair Market Value. Any resulting gain or loss shall be allocated to the Member’s Capital Accounts in accordance with Section  5.1 and Section   5.2 .

Section 6.2 Tax-Related Distributions .

 

  (a) The Company shall make distributions:

 

  (i) to Rosehill at such times and in such amounts as the Managing Member reasonably determines is necessary to enable Rosehill to timely satisfy all of its U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax liabilities with respect to any items of gross income and gain allocated to it pursuant to Section  5.1(a) (the “ Preferred Stock Related Taxes ”) ; and

 

  (ii) to all Members on a pro rata basis, in accordance with the number of Common Units owned by each Member, at such times and in such amounts as the Managing Member reasonably determines is necessary to enable Rosehill to (A) timely satisfy all of its U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax liabilities (other than any Preferred Stock Related Taxes) and (B) timely meet its obligations pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement.

 

  (b)

If a Member (other than Rosehill) has an Assumed Tax Liability at a Tax Advance Date in excess of the sum of the cumulative amount of distributions under Section  6.1(a)(ii) , distributions under Section  6.2(a)(ii), any Tax Advances (as defined below) and After-Tax TRA Payments made to such Member through

 

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  such date, the Company shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, but subject to the Act, the availability of funds and any restrictions contained in any agreement to which the Company is bound, make advances to such Member in an amount equal to such excess (a “ Tax Advance ”). Any such Tax Advance shall be treated as an advance against and, thus, shall reduce (without duplication), any future distributions that would otherwise be made to such Member pursuant to Sections 6.1(a)(ii) , 6.2(a)(ii) and 11.3(b)(iii) . If there is a Tax Advance outstanding with respect to a Member who elects to participate in an Exchange, such Member shall be required to pay to the Company within fifteen (15) days after the Exchange Date an amount of cash equal to the proportionate share of such Tax Advance relating to its Common Units subject to the Exchange (determined at the time of the Exchange based on the number of Common Units subject to the Exchange as compared to the total number of Common Units held by such Member). For the avoidance of doubt, any repayment of a Tax Advance pursuant to the previous sentence shall not be treated as a Capital Contribution.

Section 6.3 Distribution Upon Withdrawal . No withdrawing Member shall be entitled to receive any distribution or the value of such Member’s Interest in the Company as a result of withdrawal from the Company prior to the liquidation of the Company, except as specifically provided in this Agreement.

ARTICLE VII

MANAGEMENT

Section 7.1 The Managing Member; Fiduciary Duties .

 

  (a) Rosehill shall be the sole Managing Member of the Company. Except as otherwise required by Law or as explicitly set forth in this Agreement, (i) the Managing Member shall have full and complete charge of all affairs of the Company, (ii) the management and control of the Company’s business activities and operations shall rest exclusively with the Managing Member, and the Managing Member shall make all decisions regarding the business, activities and operations of the Company (including the incurrence of costs and expenses) in its sole discretion without the consent of any other Member and (iii) the Members other than the Managing Member (in their capacity as such) shall not participate in the control, management, direction or operation of the activities or affairs of the Company and shall have no power to act for or bind the Company. Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Managing Member may be taken by a consent thereto in writing

 

  (b)

In connection with the performance of its duties as the Managing Member of the Company, except as otherwise set forth herein, the Managing Member acknowledges that it will owe to the Members the same fiduciary duties as it would owe to the stockholders of a Delaware corporation if it were a member of the board of directors of such a corporation and the Members were stockholders of such corporation. The Members acknowledge that the Managing Member will

 

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  take action through its board of directors, and that the members of the Managing Member’s board of directors will owe comparable fiduciary duties to the stockholders of the Managing Member. The provisions of this Agreement, to the extent that they restrict or eliminate the duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities of the Managing Member otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the Members to replace, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, such other duties and liabilities of the Managing Member.

 

  (c) Whenever in this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein, the Managing Member is permitted or required to take any action or to make a decision in its “sole discretion” or “discretion” or under a grant of similar authority or latitude, the Managing Member shall be entitled to consider such interests and factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, have no duty or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting the Company or other Members.

Section 7.2 Officers .

 

  (a) The Managing Member may appoint, employ or otherwise contract with any Person for the transaction of the business of the Company or the performance of services for or on behalf of the Company, and the Managing Member may delegate to any such Persons such authority to act on behalf of the Company as the Managing Member may from time to time deem appropriate.

 

  (b) The initial president and chief executive officer of the Company (the “ President and Chief Executive Officer ”) will be Alan Townsend.

 

  (c) Except as otherwise set forth herein, the President and Chief Executive Officer will be responsible for the general and active management of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries and will see that all orders of the Managing Member are carried into effect. The President and Chief Executive Officer will report to the Managing Member and have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of president and chief executive officer of a corporation organized under the DGCL, subject to the terms of this Agreement, and will have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Managing Member or this Agreement. The President and Chief Executive Officer will have the power to execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the Company, except where required or permitted by Law to be otherwise signed and executed, and except where the signing and execution thereof will be expressly delegated by the Managing Member to some other Officer or agent of the Company.

 

  (d)

Except as set forth herein, the Managing Member may appoint Officers at any time, and the Officers may include one or more vice presidents, a secretary, one or more assistant secretaries, a chief financial officer, a general counsel, a treasurer, one or more assistant treasurers, a chief operating officer, an executive

 

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  chairman, and any other officers that the Managing Member deems appropriate. Except as set forth herein, the Officers will serve at the pleasure of the Managing Member, subject to all rights, if any, of such Officer under any contract of employment. Any individual may hold any number of offices, and an Officer may, but need not, be a Member of the Company. The Officers will exercise such powers and perform such duties as specified in this Agreement or as determined from time to time by the Managing Member.

 

  (e) Subject to this Agreement and to the rights, if any, of an Officer under a contract of employment, any Officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Managing Member. Any Officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Managing Member. Any resignation will take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice; and, unless otherwise specified in that notice, the acceptance of the resignation will not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Company under any contract to which the Officer is a party. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause will be filled in the manner prescribed in this Agreement for regular appointments to that office.

Section 7.3 Warranted Reliance by Officers on Others . In exercising their authority and performing their duties under this Agreement, the Officers shall be entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements of the following persons or groups unless they have actual knowledge concerning the matter in question that would cause such reliance to be unwarranted:

 

  (a) one or more employees or other agents of the Company or subordinates whom the Officer reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented; and

 

  (b) any attorney, public accountant, or other person as to matters which the Officer reasonably believes to be within such person’s professional or expert competence.

Section 7.4 Indemnification . Subject to the limitations and conditions provided in this Section  7.4 , each Person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or arbitrative (each, a “ Proceeding ”), or any appeal in such a Proceeding or any inquiry or investigation that could lead to such a Proceeding, by reason of the fact he, she or it, or a Person of which he, she or it is the legal representative, is or was a Member, an Officer, or acting as the, Managing Member, Tax Matters Member or Company Representative of the Company, in each case, shall be indemnified by the Company to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights than such Law permitted the Company to provide prior to such amendment) against all judgment, penalties (including excise and similar taxes and punitive damages), fines, settlement and reasonable expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) actually incurred by such Person in connection with such Proceeding, appeal, inquiry

 

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or investigation, if such Person acted in Good Faith. Reasonable expenses incurred by a Person of the type entitled to be indemnified under this Section  7.4 who was, is or is threatened to be made a named defendant or respondent in a Proceeding shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding as such expenses are incurred upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he, she or it is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. Indemnification under this Section  7.4 shall continue as to a Person who has ceased to serve in the capacity which initially entitled such Person to indemnity hereunder. The rights granted pursuant to this Section  7.4 shall be deemed contract rights, and no amendment, modification or repeal of this Section  7.4 shall have the effect of limiting or denying any such rights with respect to actions taken or Proceedings, appeals, inquiries or investigations arising prior to any amendment, modification or repeal. It is expressly acknowledged that the indemnification provided in this Section  7.4 could involve indemnification for negligence or under theories of strict liability.

Section 7.5 Maintenance of Insurance or Other Financial Arrangements . In compliance with applicable Law, the Company (with the approval of the Managing Member) may purchase and maintain insurance or make other financial arrangements on behalf of any Person who is or was a Member, employee or agent of the Company, or at the request of the Company is or was serving as a manager, director, officer, employee or agent of another limited liability company, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, for any Liability asserted against such Person and Liability and expenses incurred by such Person in such Person’s capacity as such, or arising out of such Person’s status as such, whether or not the Company has the authority to indemnify such Person against such Liability and expenses.

Section 7.6 Resignation or Termination of Managing Member . Rosehill shall not, by any means, resign as, cease to be or be replaced as Managing Member except in compliance with this Section  7.6 . No termination or replacement of Rosehill as Managing Member shall be effective unless proper provision is made, in compliance with this Agreement, so that the obligations of Rosehill, its successor (if applicable) and any new Managing Member and the rights of all Members under this Agreement and applicable Law remain in full force and effect. No appointment of a Person other than Rosehill (or its successor, as applicable) as Managing Member shall be effective unless Rosehill (or its successor, as applicable) and the new Managing Member (as applicable) provide all other Members with contractual rights, directly enforceable by such other Members against Rosehill (or its successor, as applicable) and the new Managing Member (as applicable), to cause (a) Rosehill to comply with all Rosehill’s obligations under this Agreement (including its obligations under Section  4.6 ) other than those that must necessarily be taken in its capacity as Managing Member and (b) the new Managing Member to comply with all the Managing Member’s obligations under this Agreement.

Section 7.7 No Inconsistent Obligations . The Managing Member represents that it does not have any contracts, other agreements, duties or obligations that are inconsistent with its duties and obligations (whether or not in its capacity as Managing Member) under this Agreement and covenants that, except as permitted by Section  7.1 , it will not enter into any contracts or other agreements or undertake or acquire any other duties or obligations that are inconsistent with such duties and obligations.

 

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Section 7.8 Reclassification Events of Rosehill . If a Reclassification Event occurs, the Managing Member or its successor, as the case may be, shall, as and to the extent necessary, amend this Agreement in compliance with Section  12.1 , and enter into any necessary supplementary or additional agreements, to ensure that, following the effective date of the Reclassification Event: (i) the exchange rights of holders of Common Units set forth in Section  4.6 provide that each Common Unit and share of Class B Common Stock is exchangeable for the same amount and same type of property, securities or cash (or combination thereof) that one share of Class A Common Stock becomes exchangeable for or converted into as a result of the Reclassification Event and (ii) Rosehill or the successor to Rosehill, as applicable, is obligated to deliver such property, securities or cash upon such exchange. Rosehill shall not consummate or agree to consummate any Reclassification Event unless the successor Person, if any, becomes obligated to comply with the obligations of Rosehill (in whatever capacity) under this Agreement.

Section 7.9 Certain Costs and Expenses . The Company shall (i) pay, or cause to be paid, all costs, fees, operating expenses and other expenses of the Company (including the costs, fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants or other professionals and the compensation of all personnel providing services to the Company) incurred in pursuing and conducting, or otherwise related to, the activities of the Company, and (ii) in the sole discretion of the Managing Member, reimburse the Managing Member for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by it in connection with serving as the Managing Member. To the extent that the Managing Member determines in its sole discretion that such expenses are related to the business and affairs of the Managing Member that are conducted through the Company and/or its Subsidiaries (including expenses that relate to the business and affairs of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and that also relate to other activities of the Managing Member), the Managing Member may cause the Company to pay or bear all expenses of the Managing Member, including, without limitation, costs of securities issuances or offerings not borne directly by Members (including the payment of any upfront fees), board of directors compensation and meeting costs, cost of periodic reports to its stockholders, litigation costs and damages arising from litigation, accounting and legal costs; provided that the Company shall not pay or bear any income tax obligations of the Managing Member. In the event that (i) shares of Class A Stock are sold to underwriters in any public offering, in each case, at a price per share that is lower than the price per share for which such shares of Class A Stock are sold to the public in such public offering after taking into account underwriters’ discounts or commissions and brokers’ fees or commissions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any deferred discounts or commissions and brokers’ fees or commissions payable in connection with or as a result of such public offering) (such difference, the “ Discount ”) and (ii) the proceeds from such public offering are used to fund the Cash Election Amount for any redeemed Common Units or otherwise contributed to the Company, the Company shall reimburse the Managing Member for such Discount by treating such Discount as an additional Capital Contribution made by the Managing Member to the Company, issuing Common Units in respect of such deemed Capital Contribution in accordance with Section  4.6(b)(ii) , and increasing the Managing Member’s Capital Account by the amount of such Discount. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that an upfront fee is paid in connection with an offering or issuance of any series of Preferred Stock and such upfront fee is not treated as a discount with respect to the offering price of such Preferred Stock, the Company shall reimburse the Managing Member for such upfront fee by treating such upfront fee as an additional Capital Contribution made by the Managing Member to the Company, issuing the relevant series of

 

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Preferred Units in respect of such deemed Capital Contribution in accordance with Section  4.1(e) , and increasing the Managing Member’s Capital Account by the amount of such upfront fee. For the avoidance of doubt, any payments made to or on behalf of the Managing Member pursuant to this Section  7.9 shall not be treated as a distribution pursuant to Section   6.1(a) but shall instead be treated as a cost or expense of the Company.

ARTICLE VIII

ROLE OF MEMBERS

Section 8.1 Rights or Powers . Other than the Managing Member, the Members, acting in their capacity as Members, shall not have any right or power to take part in the management or control of the Company or its business and affairs or to act for or bind the Company in any way. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Members have all the rights and powers specifically set forth in this Agreement and, to the extent not inconsistent with this Agreement, in the Act. A Member, any Affiliate thereof or an employee, stockholder, agent, director or officer of a Member or any Affiliate thereof, may also be an employee or be retained as an agent of the Company. The existence of these relationships and acting in such capacities will not result in the Member (other than the Managing Member) being deemed to be participating in the control of the business of the Company or otherwise affect the limited liability of the Member. Except as specifically provided herein, a Member (other than the Managing Member) shall not, in its capacity as a Member, take part in the operation, management or control of the Company’s business, transact any business in the Company’s name or have the power to sign documents for or otherwise bind the Company.

Section 8.2 Voting .

 

  (a) Meetings of the Members may be called upon the written request of Members holding at least 50% of the outstanding Common Units. Such request shall state the location of the meeting and the nature of the business to be transacted at the meeting. Written notice of any such meeting shall be given to all Members not less than two Business Days and not more than 30 days prior to the date of such meeting. Members may vote in person, by proxy or by telephone at any meeting of the Members and may waive advance notice of such meeting. Whenever the vote or consent of Members is permitted or required under this Agreement, such vote or consent may be given at a meeting of the Members or may be given in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this Section  8.2 . Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the affirmative vote of the Members holding a majority of the outstanding Common Units shall constitute the act of the Members.

 

  (b) Each Member may authorize any Person or Persons to act for it by proxy on all matters in which such Member is entitled to participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or participating at a meeting. Every proxy must be signed by such Member or its attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Member executing it.

 

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  (c) Each meeting of Members shall be conducted by an Officer designated by the Managing Member or such other individual person as the Managing Member deems appropriate.

 

  (d) Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Members may be taken without a meeting if the requisite Members whose approval is necessary consent thereto in writing.

Section 8.3 Various Capacities . The Members acknowledge and agree that the Members or their Affiliates will from time to time act in various capacities, including as a Member and as the Tax Matters Member or Company Representative.

ARTICLE IX

TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS

Section 9.1 Restrictions on Transfer .

 

  (a) Except as provided in Section  4.6 and except for the Transfers by a Member to Permitted Transferee, no Member shall Transfer all or any portion of its Interest without the Managing Member’s prior written consent, which consent shall be granted or withheld in the Managing Member’s sole discretion. If, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section  9.1(a) , all or any portion of a Member’s Interests are Transferred in violation of this Section  9.1(a) , involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, then without limiting any other rights and remedies available to the other parties under this Agreement or otherwise, the Transferee of such Interest (or portion thereof) shall not be admitted to the Company as a Member or be entitled to any rights as a Member hereunder, and the Transferor will continue to be bound by all obligations hereunder, unless and until the Managing Member consents in writing to such admission, which consent shall be granted or withheld in the Managing Member’s sole discretion. Any attempted or purported Transfer of all or a portion of a Member’s Interests in violation of this Section  9.1(a) shall be null and void and of no force or effect whatsoever. For the avoidance of doubt, the restrictions on Transfer contained in this Article IX shall not apply to the Transfer of any capital stock of the Managing Member; provided that no shares of Class B Common Stock may be Transferred unless a corresponding number of Common Units are Transferred therewith in accordance with this Agreement.

 

  (b)

In addition to any other restrictions on Transfer herein contained, including the provisions of this Article IX , in no event may any Transfer or assignment of Interests by any Member be made (i) to any Person who lacks the legal right, power or capacity to own Interests; (ii) if in the opinion of legal counsel or a qualified tax advisor to the Company such Transfer presents a material risk that such Transfer would cause the Company to cease to be classified as a partnership or to be classified as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704(b) of the Code; (iii) if such Transfer would cause the Company to

 

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  become, with respect to any employee benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA, a “party-in-interest” (as defined in Section 3 (14) of ERISA) or a “disqualified person” (as defined in Section 4975(e)(2) of the Code); (iv) if such Transfer would, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, cause any portion of the assets of the Company to constitute assets of any employee benefit plan pursuant to the Plan Asset Regulation or otherwise cause the Company to be subject to regulation under ERISA; (v) if such Transfer requires the registration of such Interests or any Equity Securities issued upon any exchange of such Interests, pursuant to any applicable U.S. federal or state securities Laws; or (vi) if such Transfer subjects the Company to regulation under the Investment Company Act or the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, each as amended (or any succeeding law). Any Transfer purported to be made in violation of this Section  9.1(b) shall be void ab initio.

Section 9.2 Notice of Transfer . Other than in connection with Transfers made pursuant to Section  4.6 , each Member shall, after complying with the provisions of this Agreement, but in any event no later than three Business Days following any Transfer of Interests, give written notice to the Company of such Transfer. Each such notice shall describe the manner and circumstances of the Transfer.

Section 9.3 Transferee Members . A Transferee of Interests pursuant to this Article IX shall have the right to become a Member only if (i) the requirements of this Article IX are met, (ii) such Transferee executes an instrument reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Member agreeing to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and assuming all of the Transferor’s then existing and future Liabilities arising under or relating to this Agreement, (iii) such Transferee represents that the Transfer was made in accordance with all applicable securities Laws, (iv) the Transferor or Transferee shall have reimbursed the Company for all reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) of any Transfer or proposed Transfer of a Member’s Interest, whether or not consummated and (v) if such Transferee or his or her spouse is a resident of a community property jurisdiction, then such Transferee’s spouse shall also execute an instrument reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Member agreeing to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement to the extent of his or her community property or quasi-community property interest, if any, in such Member’s Interest. Unless agreed to in writing by the Managing Member, the admission of a Member shall not result in the release of the Transferor from any Liability that the Transferor may have to each remaining Member or to the Company under this Agreement or any other Contract between the Managing Member, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and such Transferor or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand. Written notice of the admission of a Member shall be sent promptly by the Company to each remaining Member. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section  9.3 , and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, following a Transfer by one or more Members (or a transferee of the type described in this sentence) to an Permitted Transferee of all or substantially all of their Interests, such transferee shall succeed to all of the rights of such Member(s) under this Agreement.

Section 9.4 Legend . Each certificate representing a Unit, if any, will be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

 

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“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.

THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER SUCH ACT.

THE TRANSFER AND VOTING OF THESE SECURITIES IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC DATED AS OF DECEMBER 8, 2017 AMONG THE MEMBERS LISTED THEREIN, AS IT MAY BE AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED AND/OR RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND NO TRANSFER OF THESE SECURITIES WILL BE VALID OR EFFECTIVE UNTIL SUCH CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN FULFILLED. COPIES OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED AT NO COST BY WRITTEN REQUEST MADE BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE ISSUER OF SUCH SECURITIES.”

ARTICLE X

ACCOUNTING

Section 10.1 Books of Account . The Company shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, maintain true books and records of account in which full and correct entries shall be made of all its business transactions pursuant to a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP, and shall set aside on its books all such proper accruals and reserves as shall be required under GAAP. Such books and records of account shall be kept in sufficient detail to provide each Member with the information required for such Member to prepare their tax returns to the extent the Company is notified by such Member that such information is required for such Member to prepare its tax returns. Any such information may be reasonably requested by such Member. Electronic version of such books and records of account shall be provided to a Member upon request, at the Company’s expense.

Section 10.2 Tax Elections .

 

  (a) The Company and any eligible Subsidiary shall make an election pursuant to Section 754 of the Code, shall not thereafter revoke such election and shall make a new election pursuant to Section 754 of the Code to the extent necessary following any “termination” of the Company or the Subsidiary, as applicable, under Section 708 of the Code. In addition, the Company shall make the following elections on the appropriate forms or tax returns:

 

  i. to adopt the calendar year as the Company’s Fiscal Year, if permitted under the Code;

 

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  ii. to adopt the accrual method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

 

  iii. to elect to amortize the organizational expenses of the Company as permitted by Section 709(b) of the Code;

 

  iv. to elect to deduct intangible drilling costs under Section 263(c) of the Code; and

 

  v. any other election the Managing Member may deem appropriate and in the best interests of the Company.

 

  (b) Upon request of the Tax Matters Member or Company Representative, as applicable, each Member shall cooperate in good faith with the Company in connection with the Company’s efforts to elect out of the application of the company-level audit and adjustment rules of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, if applicable.

Section 10.3 Tax Returns; Information .

 

  (a) The Managing Member (at the Company’s sole cost and expense) shall cause the Tax Return Preparer to prepare and timely file all income and other tax and informational returns (collectively the “ Tax Returns ”) of the Company. No later than 30 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, the Managing Member shall furnish to each Member that holds at such time at least 20% of the then-outstanding Common Units a draft of each Tax Return for the preceding Fiscal Year together with all supporting schedules and other information as approved by the Managing Member and shall consider in good faith any comments provided by such Member with respect to such draft Tax Return within 15 days after such Member’s receipt of such draft Tax Return. No later than 60 days after the end of each Fiscal Year, the Managing Member shall furnish to each Member a copy of each Tax Return for the preceding Fiscal Year to be filed with the applicable taxing authority together with all supporting schedules and other information that is necessary for each Member to comply with its applicable U.S. federal, state and local income tax reporting obligations. The Tax Returns together with schedules and other information required by this Section  10.3 shall be furnished electronically to the Members.

 

  (b)

No later than 30 days before the end of each Fiscal Year, the Managing Member (at the Company’s sole cost and expense) shall provide electronically to each Member that holds at such time at least 20% of the then-outstanding Common Units a projection of the U.S. federal (and state and local as applicable) taxable income or loss of the Company for the next succeeding Fiscal Year together with supporting schedules as approved by the Managing Member and such Member’s estimated allocable share of such taxable income or loss. No later than the end of each Quarterly Period, the Managing Member shall provide electronically to each Member that holds at such time at least 20% of the then-outstanding Common

 

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  Units an update of the projections of taxable income or loss for the Fiscal Year and such Member’s allocable share thereof in sufficient detail that will permit such Member to comply with its U.S. federal, state and local income tax filing obligations.

 

  (c) All Tax Returns and other reports required by this Section  10.3 to be provided to a Member that holds at such time at least 20% of the then-outstanding Common Units will be accompanied with: (i) two balance sheets as of the end of the applicable period covered by the report, one of which shall be prepared in accordance with the Capital Account maintenance rules provided herein and one of which shall be on a tax basis; and (ii) two income or loss statements for the applicable period covered by such statement, one of which will be prepared showing Profits and Losses and one of which will show taxable income or loss.

 

  (d) The “ Tax Return Preparer ” shall be Price Waterhouse Coopers, LLP, (or such other nationally recognized accounting firm mutually agreed to by the Members).

 

  (e) The Members agree to take all actions reasonably requested by the Company Representative to comply with the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, including where applicable, filing amended returns as provided in Sections 6225 or 6226 of the Code and providing confirmation thereof to the Company Representative. The Company Representative is authorized to make or refrain from making any elections permitted by the Company Representative under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015. As long as a Member holds at least 20% of the then-outstanding Common Units, the Company Representative shall keep such Member timely informed of any proposed actions and elections referred to above in this Section  10.3(e) and consider in good faith such Member’s timely written comments regarding such proposed actions and elections. The Company agrees, upon request by a Member, to provide detailed financial forecasts of the Company’s operations sufficient to allow such Member to perform its own internal tax forecasting; provided, that the preparation of such forecasts shall be subject to the Company’s public reporting obligations.

 

  (f) Within thirty (30) days following the end of each Fiscal Year, or as such other times as reasonably requested in writing by the Managing Member, each Member agrees to provide the Company the written data required by Treasury Regulations Section  1.613A-3(e)(3(iii)(B).

Section 10.4 Tax Matters Member and Company Representative .

 

  (a) The Managing Member is specially authorized and appointed to act as the Tax Matters Member and as the Company Representative (as applicable) and in any similar capacity under state or local Law. The Tax Matters Member or Company Representative (as applicable) may retain, at the Company’s expense, such outside counsel, accountants and other professional consultants as it may reasonably deem necessary in the course of fulfilling its obligations as Tax Matters Member or Company Representative (as applicable).

 

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  (b) As long as a Member holds at least 20% of the then-outstanding Common Units:

 

  (i) The Managing Member shall promptly notify such Member if any federal income tax return of the Company is audited. In addition, the Managing Member shall promptly furnish to such member all notices concerning administrative and judicial proceedings relating to federal income tax audits and litigation of the Company. During the pendency of any administrative proceeding or judicial proceeding of the Company, the Managing Member shall furnish such Member timely notice of any material meeting, conferences or hearings with the Internal Revenue Service, Justice Department or the courts, and allow such Member (at such Member’s sole cost and expense) the right to attend such meetings, conferences or proceedings and to review and comment on any material written submissions to the Internal Revenue Service, Justice Department or the courts prepared by or on behalf of the Managing Member. The Managing Member will promptly inform such Member of any settlement offers by the taxing authority and consider in good faith any timely written comments from such Member regarding any such settlement offers.

 

  (ii) The Managing Member shall not file a request for an administrative adjustment of items for any Company taxable year without first providing written notification to the Member prior to the filing of such adjustment and considering in good faith the Member’s written comments thereto.

 

  (iii) Before the Managing Member files a petition in a judicial proceeding with respect to any federal income tax item or other matter involving the Company, the Managing Member shall provide timely written notification to such Member of such intention and the nature of the contemplated proceeding and consider in good faith such Member’s written comments.

Section 10.5 Withholding Tax Payments and Obligations .

 

  (a) The Company and its Subsidiaries may withhold from distributions, allocations or portions thereof if it is required to do so by any applicable rule, regulation or law, and each Member hereby authorizes the Company and its Subsidiaries to withhold or pay on behalf of or with respect to such Member any amount of taxes that the Managing Member determines, in good faith, that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is required to withhold or pay with respect to any amount distributable or allocable to such Member pursuant to this Agreement.

 

  (b) To the extent that any tax is paid by (or withheld from amounts payable to) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and the Managing Member determines, in good faith, that such tax relates to one or more specific Members (including any tax payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 6225 of the Code with respect to items of income, gain, loss deduction or credit allocable or attributable to such Member), such tax shall be treated as an amount of taxes withheld or paid with respect to such Member pursuant to this Section  10.5 .

 

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  (c) For all purposes under this Agreement, any amounts withheld or paid with respect to a Member pursuant to this Section  10.5 shall be treated as if distributed to such Member at the time such withholding or payment is made. Further, to the extent that the cumulative amount of such withholding or payment for any period exceeds the distributions to which such Member is entitled for such period, the amount of such excess shall be considered a loan from the Company to such Member, with interest accruing at the Prime Rate in effect from time to time, compounded annually. The Managing Member may, in its discretion, either demand payment of the principal and accrued interest on such demand loan at any time (which payment shall not be deemed a Capital Contribution for purposes of this Agreement), and enforce payment thereof by legal process, or may withhold from one or more distributions to a Member amounts sufficient to satisfy such Member’s obligations under any such demand loan.

 

  (d) Neither the Company nor the Managing Member shall be liable for any excess taxes withheld in respect of any Member, and, in the event of overwithholding, a Member’s sole recourse shall be to apply for a refund from the appropriate Governmental Entity.

 

  (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, (i) any Person who ceases to be a Member shall be treated as a Member for purposes of this Section  10.5 and (ii) the obligations of a Member pursuant to this Section  10.5 shall survive indefinitely with respect to any taxes withheld or paid by the Company that relate to the period during which such Person was actually a Member, regardless of whether such taxes are assessed, withheld or otherwise paid during such period.

ARTICLE XI

DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION

Section 11.1 Liquidating Events . The Company shall dissolve and commence winding up and liquidating upon the first to occur of the following (“ Liquidating Events ”):

 

  (a) The sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; and

 

  (b) The determination of the Managing Member to dissolve, wind up, and liquidate the Company.

The Members hereby agree that the Company shall not dissolve prior to the occurrence of a Liquidating Event and that no Member shall seek a dissolution of the Company, under Section 18-802 of the Act or otherwise, other than based on the matters set forth in subsections (a)  and (b) above. If it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Company has dissolved prior to the occurrence of a Liquidating Event, the Members hereby agree to continue the business of the Company without a winding up or liquidation. In the event of a dissolution pursuant to Section  11.1(b) , the relative economic rights of each class of Units immediately prior to such dissolution shall be preserved to the greatest extent practicable with respect to

 

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distributions made to Members pursuant to Section  11.3 in connection with such dissolution, taking into consideration tax and other legal constraints that may adversely affect one or more parties to such dissolution and subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, unless, with respect to any class of Units, holders of a majority of the Units of such class consent in writing to a treatment other than as described above.

Section 11.2 Bankruptcy . For purposes of this Agreement, the “bankruptcy” of a Member shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (a) any Governmental Entity shall take possession of any substantial part of the property of that Member or shall assume control over the affairs or operations thereof, or a receiver or trustee shall be appointed, or a writ, order, attachment or garnishment shall be issued with respect to any substantial part thereof, and such possession, assumption of control, appointment, writ or order shall continue for a period of 90 consecutive days; or (b) a Member shall admit in writing of its inability to pay its debts when due, or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or apply for or consent to the appointment of any receiver, trustee or similar officer or for all or any substantial part of its property; or shall institute (by petition, application, answer, consent or otherwise) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debts, dissolution, liquidation, or similar proceeding under the Laws of any jurisdiction; or (c) a receiver, trustee or similar officer shall be appointed for such Member or with respect to all or any substantial part of its property without the application or consent of that Member, and such appointment shall continue undischarged or unstayed for a period of 90 consecutive days or any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangements, readjustment of debt, dissolution, liquidation or similar proceedings shall be instituted (by petition, application or otherwise) against that Member and shall remain undismissed for a period of 90 consecutive days.

Section 11.3 Procedure .

 

  (a) In the event of the dissolution of the Company for any reason, the Members shall commence to wind up the affairs of the Company and to liquidate the Company’s investments; provided that if a Member is in bankruptcy or dissolved, another Member, who shall be the Managing Member unless the Managing Member is in bankruptcy or dissolved (“ Winding-Up Member ”), shall commence to wind up the affairs of the Company and, subject to Section  11.4(a) , such Winding-Up Member shall have full right and unlimited discretion to determine in good faith the time, manner and terms of any sale or sales of the Property or other assets pursuant to such liquidation, having due regard to the activity and condition of the relevant market and general financial and economic conditions. The Members shall continue to share profits, losses and distributions during the period of liquidation in the same manner and proportion as though the Company had not dissolved. The Company shall engage in no further business except as may be necessary, in the reasonable discretion of the Managing Member or the Winding-Up Member, as applicable, to preserve the value of the Company’s assets during the period of dissolution and liquidation.

 

  (b)

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  any other funds of the Company shall be distributed in the following order of priority:

 

  i. First, to the payment and discharge of all of the Company’s debts and Liabilities to creditors (whether third parties or Members), in the order of priority as provided by Law, except any obligations to the Members in respect of their Capital Accounts;

 

  ii. Second, to set up such cash reserves which the Managing Member reasonably deems necessary for contingent or unforeseen Liabilities or future payments described in Section  11.3(b)(i) (which reserves when they become unnecessary shall be distributed in accordance with the provisions of subsection (iii) , below); and

 

  iii. Third, subject to Section  6.2 , (A) first, to Rosehill in respect of the Preferred Units in accordance with their terms, until Rosehill has received an amount equal to the total amount that would then be required to be distributed by Rosehill in respect of all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock in accordance with their terms if Rosehill were to liquidate, wind up or dissolve, and (B) the balance to the Members, pro rata in proportion to their respective Common Units.

 

  (c) Except as provided in Section  11.4(a) , no Member shall have any right to demand or receive property other than cash upon dissolution and termination of the Company.

 

  (d) Upon the completion of the liquidation of the Company and the distribution of all Company funds, the Company shall terminate and the Managing Member or the Winding-Up Member, as the case may be, shall have the authority to execute and record a certificate of cancellation of the Company, as well as any and all other documents required to effectuate the dissolution and termination of the Company.

Section 11.4 Rights of Members .

 

  (a) Each Member irrevocably waives any right that it may have to maintain an action for partition with respect to the property of the Company.

 

  (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, (i) each Member shall look solely to the assets of the Company for the return of its Capital Contributions, and (ii) no Member shall have priority over any other Member as to the return of its Capital Contributions, distributions or allocations.

Section 11.5 Notices of Dissolution . In the event a Liquidating Event occurs or an event occurs that would, but for the provisions of Section  11.1 , result in a dissolution of the Company, the Company shall, within 30 days thereafter, (a) provide written notice thereof to each of the Members and to all other parties with whom the Company regularly conducts business (as determined in the discretion of the Managing Member), and (b) comply, in a timely manner, with all filing and notice requirements under the Act or any other applicable Law.

 

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Section 11.6 Reasonable Time for Winding Up . A reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly winding up of the business and affairs of the Company and the liquidation of its assets in order to minimize any losses that might otherwise result from such winding up.

Section 11.7 No Deficit Restoration . No Member shall be personally liable for a deficit Capital Account balance of that Member, it being expressly understood that the distribution of liquidation proceeds shall be made solely from existing Company assets.

ARTICLE XII

GENERAL

Section 12.1 Amendments; Waivers .

 

  (a) The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be waived, modified or amended (including by means of merger, consolidation or other business combination to which the Company is a party) only with the approval of the Managing Member; provided , however , that no amendment to this Agreement may:

 

  i. waive, modify or amend this Section  12.1(a) without the written consent of each Member;

 

  ii. waive, modify or amend any provision of this Agreement which requires the approval or action of certain Persons or percentage thereof without obtaining the consent of such Persons or percentage thereof;

 

  iii. modify the limited liability of any Member, or increase the liabilities or obligations of any Member, in each case, without the written consent of each such affected Member; or

 

  iv. materially alter or change any rights, preferences or privileges of any Interests in a manner that is different or prejudicial relative to any other Interests, without the written consent of the Members holding a majority of the Interests affected in such a different or prejudicial manner.

 

  (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing subsection (a), the Managing Member, acting alone, may amend this Agreement, including Exhibit A , (i) to reflect the admission of new Members, Transfers of Interests, the issuance of additional Units or Equity Securities, as provided by the terms of this Agreement, and, subject to Section  12.1(a) , subdivisions or combinations of Units made in compliance with Section  4.1(g) and (ii) to the minimum extent necessary to (A) comply with the provisions of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 and any Treasury Regulations or other administrative pronouncements promulgated thereunder and (B) to administer the effects of such provisions in an equitable manner.

 

  (c)

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  unless in writing and signed by the party to be bound and then only to the specific purpose, extent and instance so provided.

Section 12.2 Further Assurances . Each party agrees that it will from time to time, upon the reasonable request of another party, execute such documents and instruments and take such further action as may be required to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement.

Section 12.3 Successors and Assigns . All of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon the parties and their respective successors and assigns, but shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the successors and assigns of any Member only to the extent that they are permitted successors and assigns pursuant to the terms hereof. No party may assign its rights hereunder except as herein expressly permitted.

Section 12.4 Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with all Exhibits and Schedules hereto and all other agreements referenced therein and herein, constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the parties and there are no warranties, representations or other agreements between the parties in connection with the subject matter hereof except as specifically set forth herein and therein.

Section 12.5 Rights of Members Independent . The rights available to the Members under this Agreement and at Law shall be deemed to be several and not dependent on each other and each such right accordingly shall be construed as complete in itself and not by reference to any other such right. Any one or more and/or any combination of such rights may be exercised by a Member and/or the Company from time to time and no such exercise shall exhaust the rights or preclude another Member from exercising any one or more of such rights or combination thereof from time to time thereafter or simultaneously.

Section 12.6 Governing Law . This Agreement, the legal relations between the parties and any Action, whether contractual or non-contractual, instituted by any party with respect to matters arising under or growing out of or in connection with or in respect of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and performed in such State and without regard to conflicts of law doctrines.

Section 12.7 Jurisdiction and Venue . The parties hereto hereby agree and consent to be subject to the jurisdiction of any federal court of the District of Delaware or the Delaware Court of Chancery over any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement (a “ Legal Action ”). The parties hereto irrevocably waive the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such Legal Action. Each of the parties hereto further irrevocably consents to the service of process out of any of the aforementioned courts in any such Legal Action by the mailing of copies thereof by registered mail, postage prepaid, to such party at its address set forth in this Agreement, such service of process to be effective upon acknowledgment of receipt of such registered mail. Nothing in this Section  12.7 shall affect the right of any party hereto to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

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Section 12.8 Headings . The descriptive headings of the Articles, Sections and subsections of this Agreement are for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.

Section 12.9 Counterparts . This Agreement and any amendment hereto or any other agreement (or document) delivered pursuant hereto may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different parties in separate counterparts. All of such counterparts shall constitute one and the same agreement (or other document) and shall become effective (unless otherwise provided therein) when one or more counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party.

Section 12.10 Notices . Any notice or other communication hereunder must be given in writing and (a) delivered in person, (b) transmitted by facsimile or telecommunications mechanism, provided , that any notice so given is also mailed as provided in clause (c), or (c) mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, receipt requested as follows:

If to the Company or the Managing Member, addressed to it at:

Rosehill Resources Inc.

16200 Park Row, Suite 300

Houston, Texas 77084

Attention: Alan Townsend, Chris Wood

With copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

1001 Fannin St., Suite 2500

Houston, TX 77002

Facsimile: (713) 758-4588

Attention: Brenda Lenahan, Scott Rubinsky

If to Tema, addressed to it at:

Tema Oil and Gas Company

c/o Rosemore, Inc.

1 North Charles Street, 22nd Floor

Baltimore, MD 21201

Facsimile: (410) 347-7081

Attention: General Counsel

or to such other address or to such other person as either party shall have last designated by such notice to the other parties. Each such notice or other communication shall be effective (i) if given by telecommunication, when transmitted to the applicable number so specified in (or pursuant to) this Section  12.10 and an appropriate answerback is received or, if transmitted after 4:00 p.m. local time on a Business Day in the jurisdiction to which such notice is sent or at any time on a

 

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day that is not a Business Day in the jurisdiction to which such notice is sent, then on the immediately following Business Day, (ii) if given by mail, on the first Business Day in the jurisdiction to which such notice is sent following the date three days after such communication is deposited in the mails with first class postage prepaid, addressed as aforesaid or (iii) if given by any other means, on the Business Day when actually received at such address or, if not received on a Business Day, on the Business Day immediately following such actual receipt.

Section 12.11 Representation By Counsel; Interpretation . The parties acknowledge that each party to this Agreement has been represented by counsel in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Accordingly, any rule of Law, or any legal decision that would require interpretation of any claimed ambiguities in this Agreement against the party that drafted it has no application and is expressly waived.

Section 12.12 Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by any Governmental Entity, the remaining provisions of this Agreement, to the extent permitted by Law shall remain in full force and effect, provided , that the essential terms and conditions of this Agreement for all parties remain valid, binding and enforceable.

Section 12.13 Expenses . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or in the Combination Agreement, each party shall bear its own expenses in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 12.14 No Third Party Beneficiaries . Except as expressly provided in Section  7.4 and Section  10.2 , nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, any rights or remedies under this Agreement or otherwise create any third party beneficiary hereto.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Managing Member has caused this Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

MANAGING MEMBER:

 

ROSEHILL RESOURCES INC.

By:  

/s/ J. A. Townsend

Name:

  J. A. Townsend

Title:

  President and Chief Executive Officer

 

S IGNATURE P AGE TO

S ECOND A MENDED AND R ESTATED L IMITED L IABILITY C OMPANY A GREEMENT OF

R OSEHILL O PERATING C OMPANY , LLC


EXHIBIT A 1

As of April 27, 2017, immediately following the contributions and distributions from and to the Members, respectively, pursuant to the Combination Agreement:

 

Member

   Number of
Common
Units Owned
     Number of
Series A
Preferred
Units Owned
     Closing Date
Capital Account
Balance
 

Rosehill Resources Inc.

     5,856,579        95,000      $ 119,857,139.00  

Tema Oil and Gas Company

     29,807,692        0      $ 253,067,343.54  

As of the date of this Agreement, immediately following the contributions and distributions from and to Rosehill, if any, in connection with the initial issuance of shares pursuant to the Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement:

 

Member

   Number of
Common
Units Owned
     Number of
Series A
Preferred
Units Owned
     Number of
Series B
Preferred
Units Owned
 

Rosehill Resources Inc.

     6,107,374        96,466        150,000  

Tema Oil and Gas Company

     29,807,692        0        0  

 

1   To be updated by the Managing Member in its reasonable discretion following the Series B Initial Closing.

Exhibit 10.3

EXECUTION VERSION

ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC

 

 

SENIOR SECURED SECOND LIEN NOTES DUE

2023

 

 

$100,000,000 NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF DECEMBER 8, 2017


Table of Contents

 

     Page  

ARTICLE I Definitions and Accounting Matters

     1  

Section 1.01 Terms Defined Above

     1  

Section 1.02 Certain Defined Terms

     1  

Section 1.03 [Reserved]

     29  

Section 1.04 Terms Generally; Rules of Construction

     29  

Section 1.05 Accounting Terms and Determinations; GAAP

     29  

ARTICLE II PURCHASE OF THE NOTES

     30  

Section 2.01 Note Purchase

     30  

Section 2.02 The Notes

     30  

Section 2.03 Request for Notes

     30  

Section 2.04 Evidence of Debt; Register; the Holder’s Books and Records; Notes

     31  

ARTICLE III Payments of Principal and Interest; Prepayments; Fees

     31  

Section 3.01 Repayment of the Notes

     31  

Section 3.02 Interest; Fees

     31  

Section 3.03 Voluntary Prepayments

     33  

Section 3.04 Mandatory Prepayments

     33  

Section 3.05 Application of Payments

     38  

Section 3.06 General Provisions Regarding Payments

     38  

ARTICLE IV Payments; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs

     40  

Section 4.01 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs

     40  

Section 4.02 [Reserved]

     41  

Section 4.03 [Reserved]

     41  

Section 4.04 Disposition of Proceeds

     41  

ARTICLE V Increased Costs; Taxes

     41  

Section 5.01 Increased Costs

     41  

Section 5.02 [Reserved]

     42  

Section 5.03 Taxes

     42  

ARTICLE VI Conditions Precedent

     45  

Section 6.01 Effective Date

     45  

ARTICLE VII Representations and Warranties

     48  

Section 7.01 Organization; Powers

     48  

Section 7.02 Authority; Enforceability

     49  

Section 7.03 Approvals; No Conflicts

     49  

Section 7.04 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change

     49  

Section 7.05 Litigation

     49  

Section 7.06 Environmental Matters

     50  

Section 7.07 Compliance with the Laws and Agreements; No Defaults

     51  

Section 7.08 Investment Company Act

     51  

Section 7.09 Taxes

     51  

Section 7.10 ERISA

     51  

Section 7.11 Disclosure; No Material Misstatements

     52  

 

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Section 7.12 Insurance

     52  

Section 7.13 Restriction on Liens

     53  

Section 7.14 Note Parties

     53  

Section 7.15 Foreign Operations

     53  

Section 7.16 Location of Business and Offices

     53  

Section 7.17 Properties; Defensible Title, Etc.

     53  

Section 7.18 Maintenance of Properties

     54  

Section 7.19 Gas Imbalances; Prepayments

     54  

Section 7.20 Marketing of Production

     54  

Section 7.21 Security Documents

     55  

Section 7.22 Swap Agreements and Eligible Contract Participant

     55  

Section 7.23 Use of Proceeds

     55  

Section 7.24 Solvency

     55  

Section 7.25 Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions; OFAC

     55  

Section 7.26 EEA Financial Institution

     56  

Section 7.27 Private Offering

     56  

ARTICLE VIII Affirmative Covenants

     56  

Section 8.01 Financial Statements; Other Information

     56  

Section 8.02 Notices of Material Events

     59  

Section 8.03 Existence; Conduct of Business

     60  

Section 8.04 Payment of Obligations

     60  

Section 8.05 Performance of Obligations under Note Documents

     60  

Section 8.06 Operation and Maintenance of Properties

     60  

Section 8.07 Insurance

     61  

Section 8.08 Books and Records; Inspection Rights

     61  

Section 8.09 Compliance with Laws

     61  

Section 8.10 Environmental Matters

     61  

Section 8.11 Further Assurances

     63  

Section 8.12 Reserve Reports

     63  

Section 8.13 Title Information

     64  

Section 8.14 Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors

     64  

Section 8.15 ERISA Compliance

     66  

Section 8.16 Account Control Agreements; Location of Proceeds of the Notes

     66  

Section 8.17 EEA Financial Institution

     67  

Section 8.18 Minimum Hedging Volumes

     67  

ARTICLE IX Negative Covenants

     67  

Section 9.01 Financial Covenant

     67  

Section 9.02 Debt

     67  

Section 9.03 Liens

     69  

Section 9.04 Restricted Payments

     69  

Section 9.05 Investments, Loans and Advances

     71  

Section 9.06 Nature of Business; No International Operations

     72  

Section 9.07 Proceeds of the Notes

     72  

Section 9.08 ERISA Compliance

     73  

Section 9.09 Sale or Discount of Receivables

     73  

Section 9.10 Mergers, Etc

     73  

Section 9.11 Sale of Properties and Termination of Hedging Transactions

     73  

Section 9.12 Sales and Leasebacks

     75  

Section 9.13 Environmental Matters

     75  

 

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Section 9.14 Transactions with Affiliates

     75  

Section 9.15 Negative Pledge Agreements; Dividend Restrictions

     75  

Section 9.16 Take-or-Pay or Other Prepayments

     76  

Section 9.17 Swap Agreements

     76  

Section 9.18 Amendments to Organizational Documents and Material Contracts

     77  

Section 9.19 Changes in Fiscal Periods

     77  

Section 9.20 No Subsidiaries

     77  

Section 9.21 Redemption of Senior Unsecured Notes; Amendment of Senior Unsecured Notes Documents

     77  

Section 9.22 Marketing Activities

     78  

Section 9.23 Amendments to Senior Debt; Collateral; Borrowing Base

     78  

Section 9.24 Negative Pledge; Restrictions on Guarantees

     78  

ARTICLE X Events of Default; Remedies

     79  

Section 10.01 Events of Default

     79  

Section 10.02 Remedies

     81  

ARTICLE XI The Agent

     82  

Section 11.01 Appointment; Powers

     82  

Section 11.02 Duties and Obligations of the Agent

     83  

Section 11.03 General Immunity

     83  

Section 11.04 Action by the Agent

     85  

Section 11.05 The Holders’ Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgement

     86  

Section 11.06 Successor Agent

     86  

Section 11.07 Security Instruments

     87  

Section 11.08 Posting of Approved Electronic Communications

     88  

Section 11.09 Agent May File Proofs of Claim

     88  

Section 11.10 Intercreditor Agreement

     89  

ARTICLE XII Miscellaneous

     89  

Section 12.01 Notices

     89  

Section 12.02 Waivers; Amendments

     90  

Section 12.03 Expenses, Indemnity; Damage Waiver

     91  

Section 12.04 Successors and Assigns

     93  

Section 12.05 Survival; Revival; Reinstatement

     97  

Section 12.06 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness

     97  

Section 12.07 Severability

     98  

Section 12.08 Right of Setoff

     98  

Section 12.09 GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS

     98  

Section 12.10 Headings

     99  

Section 12.11 Confidentiality

     99  

Section 12.12 Interest Rate Limitation

     100  

Section 12.13 [Reserved]

     101  

Section 12.14 No Third Party Beneficiaries

     101  

Section 12.15 EXCULPATION PROVISIONS

     101  

Section 12.16 USA Patriot Act Notice

     102  

Section 12.17 Flood Insurance Provisions

     102  

Section 12.18 Releases

     102  

Section 12.19 Disclosure

     102  

Section 12.20 Appointment for Perfection

     102  

 

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Section 12.21 Advertising and Publicity

     103  

Section 12.22 Acknowledgement and Admissions

     103  

Section 12.23 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions

     104  

Section 12.24 Transferability of Securities; Restrictive Legend

     104  

Section 12.25 Replacement of Notes

     104  

ARTICLE XIII REPRESENTATIONS OF HOLDERS

     105  

Section 13.01 Organization and Standing

     105  

Section 13.02 Authorization; Enforceability

     105  

Section 13.03 Investment

     105  

Section 13.04 Accredited Investor

     105  

Section 13.05 No Resale or Repurchase

     105  

Section 13.06 Private Placement

     105  

Section 13.07 Knowledge and Experience

     106  

Section 13.08 No Materials

     106  

Section 13.09 Transfer Restrictions

     106  

Section 13.10 Offer and Sales Only in Certain Circumstances

     106  

Section 13.11 Subsequent Purchaser Notification

     106  

Section 13.12 No Plan Assets

     107  

 

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ANNEXES, EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

 

Annex I    Commitments
Annex II    Notice Addresses
Exhibit A    Form of Note
Exhibit B    Form of Note Purchase Notice
Exhibit C    Form of Change in Control Election Notice
Exhibit D    Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit E    Form of Solvency Certificate
Exhibit F    Security Instruments
Exhibit G    Form of Assignment Agreement
Exhibit H-1    Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Non-U.S. Holders; non-partnerships)
Exhibit H-2    Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Participants; non-partnerships)
Exhibit H-3    Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Foreign Participants; partnerships)
Exhibit H-4    Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (Non-U.S. Holders; partnerships)
Exhibit I    Form of Mortgage
Exhibit J    Form of Intercreditor Agreement
Schedule 1.01    Existing Liens
Schedule 7.05    Litigation
Schedule 7.06    Environmental Matters
Schedule 7.12    Insurance
Schedule 7.14    Note Parties
Schedule 7.19    Gas Imbalances
Schedule 7.20    Marketing of Production
Schedule 7.22    Swap Agreements
Schedule 9.05    Investments
Schedule 12.11    Compliance Personnel

 

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THIS NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT dated as of December 8, 2017, is among ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC , a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, as issuer (the “ Issuer ”), ROSEHILL RESOURCES INC. , a Delaware corporation (the “ RRI ”), which was formerly known as KLR Energy Acquisition Corp. prior to the Business Combination Transaction (as defined below), each of the Holders from time to time party hereto and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , as agent and collateral agent for the Holders (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “ Agent ”).

R E C I T A L S

In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and the Notes to be purchased by the Holders, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions and Accounting Matters

Section 1.01     Terms Defined Above . As used in this Agreement, each term defined above has the meaning indicated above.

Section 1.02     Certain Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

Accepting Holders ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  3.04(e) .

Account ” means any securities, commodities, demand, time, savings, passbook or other deposit account maintained with a bank or other financial institution.

Account Control Agreement ” means an agreement which grants the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, “control” as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in the applicable jurisdiction over the applicable Account, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Agent and the Requisite Holders.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

Agent ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Agent Fee Letter ” means that certain Fee Letter dated as of November 17, 2017 between the Issuer and the Agent.

Agent’s Account ” means an account designated by the Agent from time to time as the account into which Note Parties shall make all payments to the Agent for the benefit of the Agent and the Holders under this Agreement and the other Note Documents.

Agent’s Office ” means the “Agent’s Office” as set forth on Annex II or such other office as the Agent may from time to time designate in writing to the Issuer and each Holder.

Aggregate Amounts Due ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  4.01(c) .

 

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Aggregate Change in Control Redemption Amount ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  3.04(f)(ii)(A) .

Agreement ” means this Note Purchase Agreement, including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.

Anti -Corruption Laws ” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.

Applicable Office ” means an office through which a Holder’s investment in any Note is made.

Applicable Rate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  3.02(a) .

Approved Counterparty ” means, with respect to any Swap Agreement (a) any First Lien Lender or any Affiliate of a First Lien Lender, (b) any other Person whose long term senior unsecured debt rating at the time a particular Swap Agreement transaction is entered into is A or A2 by S&P or Moody’s (or their equivalent), respectively, or higher or (c) any other Person consented to by the Requisite Holders (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), in each case, at the time the applicable Swap Agreement (or any transaction thereunder) is entered into.

Approved Petroleum Engineers ” means (a) Ryder Scott Company Petroleum Consultants, L.P., and (b) any other independent petroleum engineers proposed by the Issuer and reasonably acceptable to the Requisite Holders (provided that any independent reserve engineer acceptable to the First Lien Administrative Agent shall be deemed acceptable to the Requisite Holders).

ASC ” means the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification, as in effect.

Asset Sale ” means a sale, lease or sublease (as lessor or sublessor), sale and leaseback, assignment, conveyance, license, transfer or other disposition to, or any exchange of property with, any Person, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of all or any part of any Person’s businesses, assets or properties of any kind, whether real, personal, or mixed and whether tangible or intangible, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, including the Equity Interest owned by such Person (in each case of the foregoing, excluding any Casualty Event); provided, that any such transaction generating net proceeds of $10,000 or less shall not constitute an Asset Sale hereunder.

Assignee ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  12.04(b) .

Assignment Agreement ” means an Assignment Agreement entered into by a Holder and an Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section  12.04(b) ), and accepted by the Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit  G or any other form approved by the Requisite Holders.

Bail-In Action ” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.

Bail -In Legislation ” means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

 

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Bankruptcy Code ” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.

Bankruptcy Event ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Requisite Holders, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, unless such ownership interest results in or provides such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permits such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.

Base Series B Preferred Shares ” means “Base Series B Preferred Shares” as defined in the Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.

Board ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America or any successor Governmental Authority.

Borrowing Base ” means, at any particular time, the Dollar amount determined to be the “Borrowing Base” in accordance with the terms of the First Lien Credit Agreement (or any equivalent term in accordance with the terms of any applicable Permitted Revolver Refinancing First Lien Credit Agreement), including any redetermination or adjustment thereof in accordance with the terms of the First Lien Credit Agreement or Permitted Revolver Refinancing First Lien Credit Agreement, as applicable; provided that such Borrowing Base is a conforming commercial banking borrowing base for oil and gas secured loan transactions, as determined by the First Lien Lenders, in accordance with their customary oil and gas lending criteria as they exist at the particular time and in accordance with the First Lien Credit Agreement or Permitted Revolver Refinancing First Lien Credit Agreement, as applicable, including customary mechanisms for periodic redeterminations thereof (it being acknowledged and agreed that the Borrowing Base determined in accordance with the First Lien Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof satisfies such standard).

Borrowing Base Deficiency ” occurs if at any time the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeds the Borrowing Base then in effect. The amount of any Borrowing Base Deficiency at such time is the amount by which the total Revolving Credit Exposures of all First Lien Lenders at such time exceeds the Borrowing Base in effect at such time.

Borrowing Base Properties ” means the Oil and Gas Properties of the Note Parties included in the Initial Reserve Report and thereafter in the most recently delivered Reserve Report delivered pursuant to Section  8.12 .

Business Combination Agreement ” means the Business Combination Agreement by and among RRI and Tema, dated as of December 20, 2016 (as amended prior to April 27, 2017).

Business Combination Transaction ” means the reorganization transactions described in the Business Combination Agreement, including the contribution by Tema of certain assets to the Issuer and the contribution of certain cash and shares by RRI to the Issuer in exchange for certain Equity Interests in the Issuer.

 

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Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Houston, Texas or New York, New York are authorized or required by law to remain closed.

Called Principal ” means, with respect to any Note, the amount of principal of such Note that is to be prepaid pursuant to Section  3.03 or Section  3.04 or has become or is declared to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section  10.02 , the context requires.

Capital Leases ” means, in respect of any Person, all leases that are or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capital leases on the balance sheet of the Person liable (whether contingent or otherwise) for the payment of rent thereunder. Any lease that was treated as an operating lease under GAAP at the time it was entered into that later becomes a capital lease as a result of a change in GAAP during the life of such lease, including any renewals, shall be treated as an operating lease for all purposes under this Agreement, and any lease that was treated as a capital lease under GAAP at the time it was entered into that later becomes an operating lease as a result of a change in GAAP during the life of such lease, including any renewals, shall be treated as a capital lease for all purposes under this Agreement.

Cash ” means money, currency or a credit balance in any demand or deposit account.

Cash Equivalents ” means, at any date, Investments permitted under Sections 9.05(c)-9.05(f) .

Casualty Event ” means any loss, casualty or other insured damage to, or any nationalization, taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any Property of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, that any such event generating net proceeds of $10,000 or less shall not constitute a Casualty Event hereunder.

Change in Control ” means (a) RRI shall cease to be the sole managing member of the Issuer, (b) RRI shall cease to Control the Issuer, (c) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group, other than Permitted Holders, (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the date hereof) of Equity Interests representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of RRI, (d) the occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of RRI by Persons who were neither (i) nominated by the board of directors of RRI nor (ii) appointed by directors so nominated or (e) the occurrence of any “change in control” or equivalent term under (i) any Material Indebtedness, (ii) or the Tax Receivables Agreement or (iii) documents governing any of RRI’s Equity Interests.

Change in Control Offer ” has the meaning specified in Section  3.04(f)(ii) .

Change in Control Premium ” means one percent (1.00%) of the principal amount of any Note redeemed, repurchased or repaid pursuant to Section  3.04(f) .

Change in Control Redemption Amount ” has the meaning specified in Section  3.04(f)(ii)(A) .

Change in Control Redemption Date ” has the meaning specified in Section  3.04(f)(ii)(C) .

Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the Effective Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any Law, (b) any change in any Law or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of Law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued

 

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in connection therewith (whether or not having the force of Law) and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States of America or foreign regulatory authorities (whether or not having the force of Law), in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued, promulgated or implemented.

Class A Common Stock ” means the “Class A Common Stock” as defined in the Issuer LLC Agreement.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended from time to time and any successor statute, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Collateral ” means all Property of the Note Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien is purported to be created by any Security Instrument (which shall not, in any event, include any Excluded Assets).

Commitments ” means, as to any Holder, the commitment of such Holder to purchase Notes in the manner set forth in Section  2.01 . “Commitments” means such commitments of all the Holders in the aggregate. The amount of each Holder’s Commitment is set forth on Annex  I .

Commodity Exchange Act ” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

Common Units ” means the “Common Units” as defined in the Issuer LLC Agreement.

Communications ” as defined in Section  11.08(a) .

Compliance Certificate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  8.01(c) .

Confidential Information ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  12.11(a) .

Consolidated Net Income ” means with respect to the Issuer and the Consolidated Subsidiaries, for any period, the aggregate of the net income (or loss) of the Issuer and the Consolidated Subsidiaries after allowances for taxes for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded from such net income (to the extent otherwise included therein) the following: (a) the net income of any Person in which the Issuer or any Consolidated Subsidiary has an interest (which interest does not cause the net income of such other Person to be consolidated with the net income of the Issuer and the Consolidated Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP), except to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions actually paid in cash during such period by such other Person to the Issuer or to a Consolidated Subsidiary, as the case may be; (b) the net income (but not loss) during such period of any Consolidated Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions or transfers or loans by that Consolidated Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument or Governmental Requirement applicable to such Consolidated Subsidiary or is otherwise restricted or prohibited, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; (c) the net income (or loss) of any Person acquired in a pooling of interests transaction for any period prior to the date of such transaction; (d) any extraordinary non-cash gains or losses during such period; (e) non-cash gains or losses under FASB ASC Topic 815 resulting from the net change in mark to market portfolio of commodity price risk management activities during that period; and (f) any gains or losses attributable to writeups or writedowns of assets, including ceiling test writedowns.

 

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Consolidated Subsidiaries ” means each Subsidiary of the Issuer (whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired) the financial statements of which shall be (or should have been) consolidated with the financial statements of the Issuer in accordance with GAAP.

Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. For the purposes of this definition, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Person that owns directly or indirectly 10% or more of the Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of the directors or other governing body of a Person (other than as a limited partner of such other Person) will be deemed to “control” such other Person. “ Controlling ” and “ Controlled ” have meanings correlative thereto.

Credit Party ” means the Agent or any Holder.

Debt ” means, for any Person, the sum of the following (without duplication): (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or evidenced by bonds, bankers’ acceptances, debentures, notes or other similar instruments; (b) all obligations of such Person (whether contingent or otherwise) in respect of letters of credit, surety or other bonds and similar instruments; (c) all accounts payable and all accrued expenses, liabilities or other obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of Property or services that are more than ninety (90) days past the date of invoice other than those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP; (d) all obligations of such Person under Capital Leases; (e) all obligations of such Person under Synthetic Leases; (f) all Debt (as defined in the other clauses of this definition) of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Debt has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) a Lien on any Property of such Person, whether or not such Debt is assumed by such Person; (g) all Debt (as defined in the other clauses of this definition) of others guaranteed by such Person or in which such Person otherwise assures a creditor against loss of the Debt (howsoever such assurance shall be made) to the extent of the lesser of the amount of such Debt and the maximum stated amount of such guarantee or assurance against loss; (h) all obligations or undertakings of such Person to maintain or cause to be maintained the financial position or covenants of others or to purchase the Debt or Property of others; (i) obligations to deliver commodities, goods or services, including Hydrocarbons, in consideration of one or more advance payments, made more than one month in advance of the month in which the commodities, goods or services are to be delivered other than (i) Swap Agreements and (ii) gas balancing arrangements in the ordinary course of business; (j) any Debt of a partnership for which such Person is liable either by agreement, by operation of law or by a Governmental Requirement but only to the extent of such liability; (k) the obligation of such Person in respect of Disqualified Capital Stock; and (l) the undischarged balance of any production payment created by such Person or for the creation of which such Person directly or indirectly received payment. The Debt of any Person shall include all obligations of such Person of the character described above to the extent such Person remains legally liable in respect thereof notwithstanding that any such obligation is not included as a liability of such Person under GAAP. Debt shall not include liabilities resulting from endorsements of instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business.

Debtor Relief Laws ” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.

Declining Holders ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  3.04(e) .

 

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Default ” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

Default Rate ” means any interest payable pursuant to Section  3.02(c) .

Discharge of Priority Lien Obligations ” means “Discharge of Priority Lien Obligations” as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Discounted Value ” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the amount obtained by discounting all Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to such Called Principal from their respective scheduled due dates to the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in accordance with accepted financial practice and at a discount factor (applied on the same periodic basis as that on which interest on the Notes is payable) equal to the Reinvestment Yield with respect to such Called Principal.

Disqualified Capital Stock ” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable for any consideration other than other Equity Interests (which would not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is convertible or exchangeable for Debt or redeemable for any consideration other than other Equity Interests (which would not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock) at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is one year after the earlier of (a) the Maturity Date and (b) the date on which there are no Obligations hereunder outstanding and all of the Commitments are terminated; provided , however , that any Equity Interest of a Person that is issued with the benefit of provisions requiring a change in control offer to be made for such Equity Interest in the event of a change in control of such Person will not be deemed to be Disqualified Capital Stock solely by virtue of such provisions (so long as any such provisions are subject to the prior payment of any Obligations pursuant to Section  3.04(f) hereof).

Dollars ” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.

Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia other than (i) a Subsidiary substantially all of the assets (directly or through its Subsidiaries) of which consist of Equity Interests in a Foreign Subsidiary and (ii) a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary.

EBITDAX ” means, for any period, (a) the sum of Consolidated Net Income for such period plus the following expenses or charges to the extent deducted from Consolidated Net Income in such period: (i) interest, (ii) income and franchise taxes (including Texas margin or gross receipts taxes), (iii) depreciation, depletion, amortization, abandonment and exploration expenses, accretion and impairment of Oil and Gas Properties, (iv) the actual transaction costs, expenses, fees and charges of third parties that are incurred with respect to any acquisition of Property, in an aggregate amount with respect to this clause (iv) not to exceed 5% of the total EBITDAX for such period, (v) one-time costs incurred in connection with the Business Combination Transaction and (vi) other similar noncash charges (including expenses relating to stock based compensation, hedging, ceiling test impairments, etc. and other non-cash charges resulting from the requirements of ASC 410, 718 and 815) minus (b) all noncash income added to Consolidated Net Income. For the avoidance of doubt, EBITDAX shall not include any unrealized mark-to-market hedging gains or losses. For the purposes of calculating EBITDAX for any period for any determination of the financial ratio contained in Section  9.01(a) , if at any time during such period the Issuer or any Subsidiary shall have made any Material Disposition or Material Acquisition, EBITDAX for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Material Disposition or Material Acquisition had occurred on the first day of such period; provided that the calculations of such pro forma adjustments are acceptable to the Requisite Holders in their reasonable discretion.

 

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EEA Financial Institution ” means (a) any institution established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country ” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority ” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Effective Date ” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section  6.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section  12.02 ).

EIG ” means one or more funds, accounts or Persons managed, advised, sub-advised by or affiliated with EIG Management Company, LLC or its Affiliates.

Eligible Assignee ” means (a) any Holder and (b) any Related Fund or Affiliate of a Holder.

Environmental Laws ” means any and all Governmental Requirements pertaining in any way to health and safety (insofar as either may be affected by a Release of, or exposure to, Hazardous Materials) the environment, the preservation or reclamation of natural resources, or the management, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials, in effect in any and all jurisdictions in which the Issuer or any Subsidiary is conducting, or at any time has conducted, business, or where any Property of the Issuer or any Subsidiary is located, including, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, as amended, the Clean Air Act, as amended, the Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (“ RCRA ”), as amended, the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, as amended, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, as amended, the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, as amended, and other environmental conservation or protection Governmental Requirements.

Environmental Permit ” means any permit, registration, license, notice, approval, consent, exemption, variance, or other authorization required under or issued pursuant to applicable Environmental Laws.

Equity Interests ” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such Equity Interest.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute.

 

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ERISA Affiliate ” means each trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which together with any Note Party would be deemed to be a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA or subsections (b), (c), (m) or (o) of Section 414 of the Code.

ERISA Event ” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to any Plan, (b) the withdrawal of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates from a Plan during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA), (c) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Plan or the treatment of an amendment to such a Plan as a termination under Section 4041(c) of ERISA, (d) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA, (e) any event or condition (i) that provides a basis under Section 4042(a)(1), (2), or (3) of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan, or (ii) that may result in termination of a Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Section 4041A of ERISA, or (f) the incurrence by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the partial or complete withdrawal within the meaning of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA, of the Issuer, any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan.

EU Bail -In Legislation Schedule ” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.

Event of Default ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  10.01 .

Excepted Liens ” means:

(a)    Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies which are not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and, in each case, for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP;

(b)    Liens in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other social security, old age pension or public liability obligations which are not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP;

(c)    statutory landlord’s liens, operators’, vendors’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, repairmen’s, mechanics’, suppliers’, workers’, materialmen’s, construction or other like Liens arising by operation of law or otherwise in the ordinary course of business or incident to the exploration, development, operation and maintenance of Oil and Gas Properties or Midstream Properties each of which is in respect of obligations that are not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP;

(d)    contractual Liens which arise in the ordinary course of business under operating agreements, joint venture agreements, oil and gas partnership agreements, oil and gas leases, farm-out agreements, division orders, contracts for the sale, transportation or exchange of oil and natural gas, unitization and pooling declarations and agreements, area of mutual interest agreements, overriding royalty agreements, marketing agreements, processing agreements, net profits agreements, development agreements, gas balancing or deferred production agreements, injection, repressuring and recycling agreements, salt water or other disposal agreements, seismic or other geophysical permits or agreements, and other agreements which are usual and customary in the oil and gas business and are for claims which are not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP, provided that any such Lien referred to in this clause does not materially impair the use of the Property covered by such Lien for the purposes for which such Property is held by any Note Party or materially impair the value of such Property subject thereto;

 

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(e)    Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision or customary deposit account terms relating to banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies and burdening only deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution, provided that no such deposit account is a dedicated cash collateral account or is subject to restrictions against access by the depositor in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the Board and no such deposit account is intended by any Note Party to provide collateral to the depository institution (other than pursuant to the Note Documents);

(f)    zoning and land use requirements, easements, restrictions, servitudes, permits, conditions, covenants, exceptions or reservations in any Property of any Note Party for the purpose of roads, pipelines, transmission lines, transportation lines, distribution lines for the removal of gas, oil, coal or other minerals or timber, and other like purposes, or for the joint or common use of real estate, rights of way, facilities and equipment, that do not secure any monetary obligations and which in the aggregate do not materially impair the use of such Property for the purposes of which such Property is held by any Note Party or materially impair the value of such Property subject thereto;

(g)    Liens on Cash or securities pledged to secure performance of tenders, surety and appeal bonds, government contracts, performance and return of money bonds, bids, trade contracts, asset sale agreements, leases, statutory obligations, regulatory obligations and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money;

(h)    judgment and attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default, provided that any appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment shall not have been finally terminated or the period within which such proceeding may be initiated shall not have expired and no action to enforce such Lien has been commenced;

(i)    royalties, overriding royalties, reversionary interests, production payments and similar lease burdens which (i) are customarily granted in the ordinary course of business in the oil and gas industry, (ii) are deducted in the calculation of discounted present value in the most recent Reserve Reports delivered to the Agent hereunder and (iii) with respect to each Oil and Gas Property, do not operate to reduce any Note Party’s net revenue interest in production for such Oil and Gas Property (if any) below such interests reflected in the most recent Reserve Report or increase the working interest for such Oil and Gas Property (if any) as reflected or warranted in the most recent Reserve Report without a corresponding increase in the corresponding net revenue interest;

(j)    Liens to secure plugging and abandonment obligations;

(k)    Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business covering only the Property under such lease; and

(l)    Liens disclosed on Schedule 1.1 and renewals, refinancings and extensions thereof on substantially the same or better terms as in effect on the Effective Date and otherwise in compliance with this Agreement.

 

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provided , further, that Liens described in clauses (a) through (d) shall remain “Excepted Liens” only for so long as no action to enforce such Lien has been commenced, and no intention to subordinate the first priority Lien granted in favor of the Agent and the Holders is to be hereby implied or expressed by the permitted existence of such Excepted Liens.

Excess Proceeds ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  3.04(a)(ii) .

Excluded Accounts ” means (a) any account exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes, other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of any employees of any Note Party, cash collateral, trust or escrow and (b) any other accounts to the extent that the Cash or Cash Equivalent balance of all such other accounts does not at any time exceed $100,000 in the aggregate; provided that, to the extent that any such account is held with either the First Lien Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of the First Lien Administrative Agent, then such account shall not be deemed to be an “Excluded Account” for purposes of clause (b)  above.

Excluded Assets ” means:

(a)    any lease, license, contract, property right, agreement or other document of the Note Party to the extent that the grant of a security interest or other Lien by the Note Party hereunder in such lease, license, contract, property right, agreement or other document is prohibited by any Law of a Governmental Authority; and

(b)    any lease, license, contract, property right or agreement to which a Note Party is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder, including any license hereunder that, if and for so long as the grant of such security interest or other Lien or license would constitute or result in the abandonment, termination pursuant to the terms of, or a breach or default under, any such lease, license, contract, property right or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to 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 (including any Debtor Relief Law) or principles of equity); provided , however , that such security interest or other Lien shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability shall be remedied and to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such lease, license, contract, property right or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified above. So long as any property of a Note Party is excluded from the security interest or other Lien granted pursuant to the Security Instruments, such property shall be excluded from the term “Collateral” for all purposes hereunder and under any other Note Document; provided , further , that (i) no such lease, license, contract or agreement shall have been entered into for the purpose of creating “Excluded Assets” under this clause (b)  and (ii) the total fair market value of all Property with an individual fair market value in excess of $50,000 excluded under this clause (b) shall not exceed $2,000,000 in the aggregate at any time.

Excluded Swap Obligation ” means any obligation of any Guarantor to pay or perform under any Swap Agreement, if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee by such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Agreement (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation, or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) or any other applicable Governmental Requirement.

Excluded Taxes ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  5.03(b) .

 

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Exposure ” means, with respect to any Holder, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of the Notes held by such Holder.

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Effective Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities entered into in connection with the implementation of the foregoing.

Fee Letter ” means that certain Fee Letter dated as of the Effective Date between the Issuer, EIG and the other parties named therein.

Financial Officer ” means, for any Person, the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a Financial Officer means a Financial Officer of the Issuer.

First Lien Administrative Agent ” means PNC Bank, National Association, as “Administrative Agent” under the First Lien Credit Agreement (or any successor thereto appointed pursuant to Section 11.06 of the First Lien Credit Agreement) or the administrative agent under a Permitted Revolver Refinancing First Lien Credit Agreement, in each case subject to the requirements of Section  9.02(l) .

First Lien Collateral Documents ” means the “Security Instruments” as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement or any functionally equivalent term in a Permitted Revolver Refinancing First Lien Credit Agreement.

First Lien Credit Agreement ” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2017, among the Issuer, as borrower, the First Lien Lenders party thereto, PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, in each case, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement and the terms hereof.

First Lien Credit Facility ” means the first lien reserve based revolving credit facility established pursuant to the First Lien Credit Agreement or any first lien reserve based credit facility established pursuant to a Permitted Revolver Refinancing First Lien Credit Agreement.

First Lien Lender ” means a “Lender” as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement or any functionally equivalent term in a Permitted Revolver Refinancing First Lien Credit Agreement.

First Lien Loan Documents ” means the “Loan Documents” as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement or any functionally equivalent term in a Permitted Revolver Refinancing First Lien Credit Agreement.

First Lien Secured Obligations ” means all “Secured Obligations” (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) or any functionally equivalent term under a Permitted Revolver Refinancing First Lien Credit Agreement that describes obligations thereunder that are secured by a Lien on Collateral that is prior to the Liens on the Collateral securing Notes issued pursuant to this Agreement.

First Offer ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  3.04(e) .

First Offer Deadline ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  3.04(e) .

 

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Fiscal Quarter ” means each fiscal quarter ending on the last day of each March, June, September and December.

Fiscal Year ” means each fiscal year of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries for accounting and tax purposes, ending on December 31 of each year.

Flood Insurance Regulations ” means (a) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (b) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (c) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (amending 42 USC § 4001, et seq.), as the same may be amended or recodified from time to time, (d) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004, and (e) the Biggert-Waters Flood Reform Act of 2012, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Section  1.05 .

Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

Governmental Requirement ” means any law, statute, code, ordinance, order, determination, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, injunction, franchise, permit, certificate, license, rules of common law, authorization or other directive or requirement, whether now or hereinafter in effect, of any Governmental Authority.

Guarantors ” means each Note Party that guarantees the Obligations pursuant to Section  8.14(b) .

Guaranty Agreement ” means a Guaranty Agreement in form and substance acceptable to the Agent and the Requisite Holders made by the Note Parties in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

Hazardous Material ” means any substance regulated or as to which liability might arise under any applicable Environmental Law including: (a) any chemical, compound, material, product, byproduct, substance or waste defined as or included in the definition or meaning of “hazardous substance,” “hazardous material,” “hazardous waste,” “solid waste,” “toxic waste,” “extremely hazardous substance,” “toxic substance,” “contaminant,” “pollutant,” or words of similar meaning or import found in any applicable Environmental Law; (b) Hydrocarbons, petroleum products, petroleum substances, natural gas, oil, oil and gas waste (including drilling fluids and any produced water), crude oil, and any components, fractions, or derivatives thereof; and (c) radioactive materials, explosives, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon, infectious materials or medical wastes.

Hedge Receipts ” means any Cash received by or paid to or for the account of any Note Party pursuant to any final settlement, termination, unwinding or liquidation of any Swap Agreement in respect of commodities after giving effect to any netting agreements, and excluding in any event any regularly scheduled settlement payments and any payments applied towards amounts outstanding under the First Lien Credit Facility to (a) eliminate any Borrowing Base Deficiency, in an amount equal to such Borrowing Base Deficiency or (b) pay other amounts due under the First Lien Credit Facility.

 

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Hedge Termination ” means any final settlement, termination, unwinding or liquidation of any Swap Agreement in respect of commodities, excluding in any event any regularly scheduled settlement payments; provided, that any such transaction generating net proceeds of $10,000 or less shall not constitute a Hedge Termination hereunder.

Highest Lawful Rate ” means, with respect to each Holder, the maximum nonusurious interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received on the Notes or on other Obligations under laws applicable to such Holder which are presently in effect or, to the extent allowed by law, under such applicable laws which may hereafter be in effect and which allow a higher maximum nonusurious interest rate than applicable laws allow as of the date hereof.

Holders ” means each Person listed on the signature pages hereto as a Holder, and any other Person that becomes a party thereto as a Holder pursuant to an Assignment Agreement, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto as a Holder pursuant to an Assignment Agreement.

Hydrocarbon Interests ” means all rights, titles, interests and estates now or hereafter acquired in and to oil and gas leases, oil, gas and mineral leases, or other liquid or gaseous hydrocarbon leases, mineral fee interests, overriding royalty and royalty interests, net profit interests and production payment interests, including any reserved or residual interests of whatever nature. Unless otherwise indicated herein, each reference to the term “Hydrocarbon Interests” shall mean Hydrocarbon Interests of the Issuer or any other Note Party, as the context may require.

Hydrocarbons ” means oil, gas, casinghead gas, drip gasoline, natural gasoline, condensate, distillate, liquid hydrocarbons, gaseous hydrocarbons and all constituents, elements or compounds thereof and all products refined or separated therefrom.

Indemnified Taxes ” means Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any Obligation of any Note Party under any Note Document.

Indemnitee ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  12.03(b) .

Initial Reserve Report ” means, collectively, the report of Ryder Scott Company Petroleum Consultants, L.P. with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties of the Note Parties dated as of June 30, 2017.

Institutional Investor ” means (a) any Holder of a Note on the Effective Date, (b) any bank, trust company, savings and loan association or other financial institution, any pension plan, any investment company, any insurance company, any broker or dealer, or any other similar financial institution or entity, regardless of legal form, (c) any Related Fund or Affiliate of any Holder of any Note and (d) any other Person that is a Qualified Institutional Buyer (as defined in Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act, as presently in effect).

Intercreditor Agreement ” means that certain Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2017, by and among the Issuer, the other Note Parties, the Agent and the First Lien Administrative Agent, as such agreement may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Interest ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  3.02(a) .

Interest Payment Date ” means (a) each Quarterly Date and (b) the Maturity Date.

Investment ” means, for any Person: (a) the acquisition (whether for Cash, Property, services or securities or otherwise) of Equity Interests of any other Person or any agreement to make any such

 

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acquisition (including any “short sale” or any sale of any securities at a time when such securities are not owned by the Person entering into such short sale); (b) the making of any deposit with, or advance, loan or capital contribution to, assumption of Debt of, purchase or other acquisition of any other Debt of or equity participation or interest in, or other extension of credit to, any other Person (including the purchase of Property from another Person subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to resell such Property to such Person, but excluding any such advance, loan or extension of credit having a term not exceeding ninety (90) days representing the purchase price of goods or services sold by such Person in the ordinary course of business); (c) the purchase or acquisition (in one or a series of transactions) of Property of another Person that constitutes a business unit or any agreement to make any such acquisition; (d) the entering into of any guarantee of, or other contingent obligation (including the deposit of any Equity Interests to be sold) with respect to, Debt or other liability of any other Person and (without duplication) any amount committed to be advanced, lent or extended to such Person or (e) the purchase or acquisition of Oil and Gas Properties.

IRS ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  5.03(e) .

Issuer ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Issuer LLC Agreement ” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Issuer, dated as of the date hereof and as in effect on the Effective Date.

Issuer Preferred Units ” means the Issuer Series A Preferred Units and the Issuer Series B Preferred Units.

Issuer Series A Preferred Units ” means the “Series A Preferred Units” as defined in the Issuer LLC Agreement and issued prior to the Effective Date (or issued at any time as payment in kind), which shall at all times be issued and outstanding in a like number, and with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation) and other economic rights, as the Series A Preferred Stock of RRI.

Issuer Series B Preferred Units ” means the “Series B Preferred Units” as defined in the Issuer LLC Agreement, which shall at all times be issued and outstanding in a like number, and with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation) and other economic rights, as the Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock of RRI.

January  1 Reserve Report ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  8.12(a) .

Law ” means any law(s) (including common law), constitution, statute, treaty, regulation, rule, ordinance, opinion, issued guidance, release, ruling, order, executive order, injunction, writ, decree, bond, judgment, authorization or approval, lien or award of or any settlement arrangement, by agreement, consent or otherwise, with any Governmental Authority, foreign or domestic.

Lien ” means any interest in Property securing an obligation owed to, or a claim by, a Person other than the owner of the Property, whether such interest is based on the common law, statute or contract, and whether such obligation or claim is fixed or contingent, and including but not limited to (a) the lien or security interest arising from a mortgage, encumbrance, pledge, security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt or a lease, consignment or bailment for security purposes or (b) production payments and the like payable out of Oil and Gas Properties. The term “Lien” shall include easements, restrictions, servitudes, permits, conditions, covenants, exceptions or reservations that burden Property to the extent they secure an obligation owed to a Person other than the owner of the Property. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Note Parties shall be deemed to be the owner of any

 

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Property which they have acquired or hold subject to a conditional sale agreement, or leases under a financing lease or other arrangement pursuant to which title to the Property has been retained by or vested in some other Person in a transaction intended to create a financing.

Make-Whole Amount ” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, an amount equal to the Discounted Value of the Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to the Called Principal of such Note, provided that the Make-Whole Amount shall in no event be less than zero.

Make-Whole Expiry Date ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  3.06(g) .

Material Acquisition ” means, at any time, any acquisition of Property or series of related acquisitions of Property (including by way of merger or consolidation) that involves the payment of consideration by the Issuer and its Subsidiaries in excess of 5% of the then-existing Borrowing Base.

Material Adverse Effect ” means any event, development or circumstance that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, Property, assets, liabilities (actual or contingent) or financial condition of the Issuer and the other Note Parties taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Issuer or any other Note Party to perform any of its obligations under any Note Document to which it is a party, (c) the validity or enforceability of any Note Document, or (d) the rights and remedies of or benefits available to the Agent, any other Agent or any Holder under any Note Document.

Material Disposition ” means, at any time, any disposition of Property or series of related dispositions of Properties that yields gross proceeds to the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of 5% of the then-existing Borrowing Base.

Material Indebtedness ” means Debt (other than the Notes), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of any Note Party in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $2,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of any Note Party in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the Swap Termination Value.

Maturity Date ” means January 31, 2023.

Midstream Properties ” means all tangible and intangible Property used in (a) gathering, compressing, treating, processing and transporting Hydrocarbons; (b) fractionating and transporting Hydrocarbons; (c) marketing Hydrocarbons; including, without limitation, gathering lines and gathering systems, pipelines and pipeline systems, storage facilities, liquid extraction plants, plant compressors, pumps, pumping units, field gathering systems, gas processing plants, saltwater disposal facilities; and (d) any other gathering, transportation, compression, storage, processing, treating, dehydration, fractionation, generation, disposal or other similar assets related to the handling of Hydrocarbons, and together with surface leases, rights-of-way, easements and servitudes related to each of the foregoing. Unless otherwise specified herein, “ Midstream Properties ” shall be deemed to refer to such properties owned by the Issuer and its Subsidiaries.

Minimum Mortgage Requirements ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  8.14(a) .

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto that is a nationally recognized rating agency.

 

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Mortgage ” means the mortgages and deeds of trusts substantially in the form of Exhibit I or such other form reasonably satisfactory to the Requisite Holders, as they may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Mortgaged Property ” means any Property owned by any Note Party which is subject to the Liens existing and to exist under the terms of the Security Instruments.

Multiemployer Plan ” means a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and to which the Issuer, a Subsidiary or an ERISA Affiliate is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or was obligated to make contributions within the last six (6) years.

Net Asset Sale Proceeds ” means, with respect to any Asset Sale, an amount equal to: (a) the sum of Cash payments and Cash Equivalents received by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries from such Asset Sale (including any Cash or Cash Equivalents received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received), minus (b) any bona fide costs and expenses (including, without limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and sales commissions) incurred in connection with such Asset Sale, including income or gains Taxes paid or payable as a result of such Asset Sale (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax-sharing arrangements) or reserves taken in respect of Taxes and/or any Permitted Tax Distributions arising as a result thereof, (c) a reasonable reserve for any indemnification payments (fixed or contingent) attributable to seller’s indemnities and representations and warranties to purchaser in respect of such Asset Sale undertaken by the Issuer or any other Note Party in connection with such Asset Sale; provided that upon release of any such reserve, the amount released shall be considered Net Asset Sale Proceeds, (d) any other reasonable fees, costs and expenses payable by the Issuer or any other Note Party in connection with such Asset Sale, (e) payments applied toward amounts outstanding under Debt (other than the Notes and First Lien Credit Facility) to the extent that it is secured by a Lien that is prior to the Lien created by the Security Instruments on the assets that are the subject of such Asset Sale and which must be repaid as a result of such Asset Sale and (f) payments applied towards amounts outstanding under the First Lien Credit Facility to (i) eliminate any Borrowing Base Deficiency, in an amount equal to such Borrowing Base Deficiency or (ii) pay other amounts due under the First Lien Credit Facility.

Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds ” means an amount equal to: (a) any Cash payments or Cash proceeds received by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries (i) under any casualty, business interruption or “key man” insurance policies in respect of any Casualty Event, or (ii) as a result of a Casualty Event constituting the taking of any assets of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries by any Person pursuant to the power of eminent domain, condemnation or otherwise, or pursuant to a sale of any such assets to a purchaser with such power directly under threat of such a taking in lieu thereof, minus (b)(i) any actual and reasonable costs incurred by the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the adjustment or settlement of any claims of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries in respect thereof, (ii) amounts expended to repair and/or replace Property subject to such Casualty Event, (iii) any bona fide direct costs incurred in connection with any sale of such assets as referred to in clause  (a)(ii) of this definition, including income or gains Taxes paid or payable as a result thereof (after taking into account any available tax credits or deductions and any tax-sharing arrangements) or reserves taken in respect of Taxes and/or any Permitted Tax Distributions arising as a result thereof, (iv) payments applied to any Debt (other than the Notes) which is secured by a Lien upon any of the assets subject to such Casualty Event and which much be repaid as a result of such Casualty Event, (v) payments applied toward amounts outstanding under Debt (other than the Notes and First Lien Credit Facility) to the extent that it is secured by a Lien that is prior to the Lien created by the Security Instruments on the assets that are the subject of such Casualty Event and which must be repaid as a result of such Casualty Event and (vi) payments

 

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applied towards amounts outstanding under the First Lien Credit Facility to (i) eliminate any Borrowing Base Deficiency, in an amount equal to such Borrowing Base Deficiency or (ii) pay other amounts due under the First Lien Credit Facility.

Non-U.S. Holder ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  5.03(e) .

Note Documents ” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Security Instruments and all other certificates, documents, instruments or agreements executed and delivered by a Note Party for the benefit of the Agent or any Holder in connection herewith or pursuant to any of the foregoing. Any reference in this Agreement or any other Note Document to a Note Document shall include all appendices, exhibits and schedules thereto, and all amendments, restatements, waivers, supplements or other modifications thereto.

Note Party ” means the Issuer and each Guarantor.

Note Purchase ” means a purchase by the Holders of Notes pursuant to Section  2.01 .

Note Purchase Notice ” means a written notice by the Issuer that it will issue Notes hereunder, which Note Purchase Notice (a) sets forth the principal amount of Notes to be issued, (b) contains the information required by Section  2.03 and (c) is substantially in the form of Exhibit  B or such other form satisfactory to the Requisite Holders.

Notes ” means the notes of the Issuer described in Section  2.02 and being substantially in the form of Exhibit  A , together with all amendments, modifications, replacements, extensions and rearrangements thereof (such term shall also include any such Notes in substitution therefore pursuant to Section 12.25 of this Agreement).

NYMEX Pricing ” shall mean, as of any date of determination with respect to any month (i) for crude oil, the closing settlement price for the WTI Light, Sweet Crude Oil futures contract for each month, and (ii) for natural gas, the closing settlement price for the Henry Hub Natural Gas futures contract for such month, in each case as published by New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) on its website currently located at www.nymex.com or any successor thereto (as such pricing may be corrected or revised from time to time by the NYMEX in accordance with its rules and regulations).

Obligations ” means all liabilities and obligations of every type of each Note Party from time to time owed to the Agent (including any former Agent), the Holders, any Indemnitee, or any of them, in each case, under any Note Document to which it is a party, whether for principal, interest (including, without limitation, interest accruing at any post-default rate and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), fees, expenses, penalties, make-whole amounts (including the Make-Whole Amount), repayment premiums (including the Repayment Fee), Change in Control premiums (including the Change in Control Premium), reimbursements, indemnification or otherwise and whether primary, secondary, direct, indirect, contingent, fixed or otherwise (including obligations of performance) and all renewals, extensions and/or rearrangements of any of the above.

OFAC ” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

Oil and Gas Properties ” means (a) Hydrocarbon Interests; (b) the Properties now or hereafter pooled or unitized with Hydrocarbon Interests; (c) all presently existing or future unitization agreements,

 

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pooling agreements and declarations of pooled units and the units created thereby (including all units created under orders, regulations and rules of any Governmental Authority) which may affect all or any portion of the Hydrocarbon Interests; (d) all operating agreements, contracts and other agreements, including production sharing contracts and agreements, which relate to any of the Hydrocarbon Interests or the production, sale, transportation, purchase, exchange or processing of Hydrocarbons from or attributable to such Hydrocarbon Interests; (e) all Hydrocarbons in and under and which may be produced and saved or attributable to the Hydrocarbon Interests, including all oil in tanks, and all rents, issues, profits, proceeds, products, revenues and other incomes from or attributable to the Hydrocarbon Interests; (f) all tenements, hereditaments, appurtenances and Properties in any manner appertaining, belonging, affixed or incidental to the Hydrocarbon Interests and (g) all Properties, rights, titles, interests and estates described or referred to above, including any and all Property, real or personal, now owned or hereafter acquired and situated upon, used, held for use or useful in connection with the operating, working or development of any of such Hydrocarbon Interests or Property (excluding drilling rigs, automotive equipment, rental equipment or other personal Property which may be on such premises for the purpose of drilling a well or for other similar temporary uses) and including any and all oil wells, gas wells, injection wells or other wells, buildings, structures, fuel separators, liquid extraction plants, plant compressors, pumps, pumping units, field gathering systems, gas processing plants and pipeline systems and any related infrastructure to any thereof, tanks and tank batteries, fixtures, valves, fittings, machinery and parts, engines, boilers, meters, apparatus, equipment, appliances, tools, implements, cables, wires, towers, casing, tubing and rods, surface leases, rights-of-way, easements and servitudes together with all additions, substitutions, replacements, accessions and attachments to any and all of the foregoing; provided that the Oil and Gas Properties shall not include any “building” or “mobile home” (each as defined in Regulation H as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board under the Flood Insurance Regulations). Unless otherwise indicated herein, each reference to the term “Oil and Gas Properties” means Oil and Gas Properties of the Issuer or any other Note Party, as the context may require.

Organizational Documents ” means (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to such corporation’s jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

Other Connection Taxes ” means with respect to any Credit Party, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Credit Party and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Credit Party having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, any Note Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Note or Note Document).

Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Note Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment.

Participant ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  12.04(c) .

 

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Participant Register ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  12.04(c) .

Patriot Act ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  12.16 .

Payment in Full ” means (a) the irrevocable payment in full in Cash of all principal, interest (including interest accruing during the pendency of an insolvency or liquidation proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such insolvency or liquidation proceeding) and premium, if any, on all Notes outstanding under this Agreement and (b) the irrevocable payment in full in Cash in respect of all other obligations or amounts that are outstanding under this Agreement (other than indemnity obligations for which notice of potential claim has not been given). “ Paid in Full ” has the correlative meaning thereto.

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation as defined in Title IV of ERISA, or any successor thereto.

Permitted Equity Acquisition ” means any acquisition by the Issuer or any Guarantor of any Equity Interests of another Person which satisfies and/or is conducted in accordance with the following requirements:

(a)    such acquisition is of a business or Person that owns Oil and Gas Properties;

(b)    the business or Person so acquired shall (x) become a wholly-owned direct Subsidiary of the Issuer or of a Guarantor and the Issuer or the applicable Guarantor shall cause such acquired business or Person to comply with Section  8.14 hereof or (y)  provided that the Note Parties continue to comply with Section  8.03 hereof, be merged with and into the Issuer or such a Guarantor (and, in the case of the Issuer, with the Issuer being the surviving entity); and

(c)    after giving effect to such acquisition, the Issuer is in pro forma compliance with the Agreement.

Permitted Holders ” means (a) Tema, (b) KLR Energy Sponsor, LLC and (c) their respective Affiliates.

Permitted Recipients ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  12.11(a) .

Permitted Revolver Refinancing ” means any Debt in the form of a first lien reserve based credit facility of the Issuer the net proceeds of which are used to refinance or replace a First Lien Credit Facility, in whole only, from time to time; provided that (a) the covenant, default and remedy provisions of such Debt are not materially more restrictive to the Issuer and its Subsidiaries than those imposed by the First Lien Credit Agreement, unless such provisions are proposed by the Issuer to be incorporated into the applicable Note Documents and are so incorporated, (b) the mandatory prepayment, repurchase and redemption provisions of such Debt are not materially more restrictive to the Issuer and its Subsidiaries than those imposed by the First Lien Credit Agreement as in effect on the Effective Date, (c) the make-whole and prepayment premium provisions of such Debt are not more restrictive to the Issuer and its Subsidiaries than those imposed by the First Lien Credit Agreement as in effect on the Effective Date, (d) such Debt is subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, (e) no Subsidiary of the Issuer is required to guarantee or secure such Debt unless such Subsidiary is (or concurrently with any such guarantee becomes) a Guarantor hereunder, (f) such Debt and the terms of such Debt are permitted under Section  9.02(l) and Section  9.23 and (g) such Permitted Revolver Refinancing shall be limited to a reserve-based credit agreement determined or re-determined by the First Lien Lenders, subject to a “borrowing base”.

 

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Permitted Revolver Refinancing First Lien Credit Agreement ” means a credit agreement among the Issuer, as borrower, First Lien Administrative Agent, as administrative agent, and the other lenders and parties party thereto from time to time as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, in each case, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement and the terms hereof.

Permitted Tax Distribution ” means, with respect to any taxable period during which the Issuer is a pass-through entity for United States federal income tax purposes (including, for the avoidance of doubt, a disregarded entity not treated as separate from its owner) Restricted Payments to holders of equity in the Issuer, made on a pro rata basis in accordance with the number of common units in the Issuer owned by each such holder, in an aggregate amount such that each such equity holder receives an amount of Restricted Payments necessary to enable such equity holder (and its direct and indirect owners) to pay its U.S. federal, state and/or local and non-U.S. income taxes (as applicable) attributable to its direct or indirect ownership of the Issuer with respect to such taxable period (assuming that each such equity holder (or its direct and indirect owners) is subject to tax at the highest combined marginal U.S. federal, state, and/or local income tax rate applicable to any such equity holder (or its direct and indirect owners) for such taxable period (including any tax rate imposed on “net investment income” by Section 1411 of the Code and excluding the deductibility of state and local income taxes for U.S. federal income tax purposes), and taking into account the alternative minimum tax, any cumulative net taxable loss of the Issuer for prior taxable periods to the extent such loss is of a character that would allow such loss to be available to such equity holders (or their direct and indirect owners) to reduce such attributable taxes of such equity holders (or their direct and indirect owners) in the current taxable period (taking into account any limitations on the utilization of such loss by such equity holders to reduce such attributable taxes and assuming such loss had not already been utilized) and the character (e.g., long-term or short-term capital gain or ordinary or exempt) of the applicable income); provided , that if the sum of the amount of U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax liabilities of RRI for such taxable period and the amount of RRI’s obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement relating to such taxable period exceeds the amount of Permitted Tax Distributions payable to RRI calculated as set forth above, then the equity holders shall be entitled to receive additional Restricted Payments (each, an “ Excess Tax Distribution ”), made on a pro rata basis in accordance with the number of common units in the Issuer owned by each such holder, in an aggregate amount such that RRI receives an additional amount of Restricted Payments equal to such excess.

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

Plan ” means any employee pension benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA that is subject to Title IV of ERISA but excluding any Multiemployer Plan, which (a) is currently or hereafter sponsored, maintained or contributed to by the Issuer, a Subsidiary or an ERISA Affiliate or (b) was at any time during the six calendar years preceding the date hereof, sponsored, maintained or contributed to by the Issuer or a Subsidiary or an ERISA Affiliate.

Pro Rata Share ” means, as to any Holder, with respect to:

(a)     Section 2.01 , the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Commitments of that Holder by (ii) the aggregate Commitments of all the Holders; and

(b)    all payments, computations and other matters relating to the Notes of any Holder, the percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Exposure of that Holder by (ii) the aggregate Exposure of all the Holders.

 

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Prohibited Transaction ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975(c) of the Code.

Property ” means any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible, including Cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

Proved Developed Non-Producing Reserves ” has the meaning assigned such term in the SPE Definitions.

Proved Developed Producing Reserves ” has the meaning assigned such term in the SPE Definitions.

Proved Oil and Gas Properties ” means, with respect to any Person at the time of determination, the Oil and Gas Properties of such Person constituting Proved Reserves.

Proved Reserves ” has the meaning assigned such term in the SPE Definitions.

Proved Undeveloped Reserves ” has the meaning assigned such term in the SPE Definitions.

Public Company ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  12.11(b) .

Public Company Information ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  12.11(b) .

Purchase Money Security Interest ” shall mean Liens upon tangible personal property securing loans to any Note Party or Subsidiary of a Note Party or deferred payments by such Note Party or Subsidiary for the purchase of such tangible personal property.

PV -9 ” means (a) prior to the Discharge of First Lien Non-Excluded Obligations, the meaning given to such term in the First Lien Credit Agreement or any functionally equivalent term in a Permitted Revolver Refinancing First Lien Credit Agreement and (b) following the Discharge of First Lien Non-Excluded Obligations, with respect to the Proved Reserves constituting Oil and Gas Properties of the Note Parties, the net present value of future cash flows (discounted at nine percent (9%) per annum) calculated by the Issuer in accordance with its reasonable judgment and consistent with past practice (including using the Strip Price and costs determined in accordance with the definition of Reserve Report) based on the information from the Initial Reserve Report or most recent Reserve Report delivered by the Issuer pursuant to Section  8.12 , but provided that each calculation of such expected future cash flow shall be made in accordance with the then existing standards of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, provided that in any event (i) appropriate deductions shall be made for severance and ad valorem taxes, and for operating, gathering, transportation and marketing costs required for the production and sale of such reserves ( provided that to the extent consistent with the Initial Reserve Report, certain gathering and transportation costs shall not be subject to a markup and shall be run at cost), (ii) appropriate adjustments to the Strip Price shall be made for commodity and basis hedging activities permitted by this Agreement for the volumes actually hedged and (iii) the cash-flows derived from the pricing assumptions set forth in clause  (b) above shall be further adjusted to account for the forward-looking differential.

Qualified Equity Proceeds ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  9.05(k) .

Qualified Institutional Buyer ” as defined in Section  13.11 .

Quarterly Date ” means the last Business Day of each Fiscal Quarter of the Issuer and if such day is not a Business Day, then the next succeeding Business Day.

 

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RBL Reserve Report ” shall mean a “Reserve Report” as defined under the First Lien Credit Agreement or any functionally equivalent term in a Permitted Revolver Refinancing First Lien Credit Agreement.

RCRA ” has the meaning assigned to such term within the definition of “Environmental Laws.”

Recipient ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  12.11(a) .

Reclassified Units ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  7.02(m) .

Redemption ” means with respect to any Debt, the repurchase, redemption, prepayment, repayment, defeasance or any other acquisition or retirement for value (or the segregation of funds with respect to any of the foregoing) of such Debt. “Redeem” has the correlative meaning thereto.

Register ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.04(b) .

Regulation  D ” means Regulation D of the Board, as the same may be amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.

Reinvestment Yield ” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, 50 basis points (one-half of one percent) over the yield to maturity implied by (a) the yields reported as of 10:00 a.m. (New York, New York time) on the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, on the display designated as “Page PX1” (or such other display as may replace Page PX1 on Bloomberg) or, if Page PX1 (or its successor screen on Bloomberg) is unavailable, the Telerate Access Service screen which corresponds most closely to Page PX1 for the most recently issued actively traded U.S. Treasury securities having a maturity equal to the Remaining Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date, or (b) if such yields are not reported as of such time or the yields reported as of such time are not ascertainable (including by way of interpolation), the Treasury Constant Maturity Series Yields reported, for the latest day for which such yields have been so reported as of the second Business Day preceding the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal, in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (or any comparable successor publication) for actively traded U.S. Treasury securities having a constant maturity equal to the Remaining Life of such Called Principal as of such Settlement Date. Such implied yield will be determined, if necessary, by (i) converting U.S. Treasury bill quotations to bond equivalent yields in accordance with accepted financial practice and (ii) interpolating linearly between (A) the actively traded U.S. Treasury security with the maturity closest to and greater than such Remaining Life and (B) the actively traded U.S. Treasury security with the maturity closest to and less than such Remaining Life. The Reinvestment Yield shall be rounded to two decimal places.

Related Fund ” means, with respect to any Holder that is an investment fund, any other investment fund that invests in similar commercial loans and that is managed, advised or sub-advised by or affiliated with the same investment advisor as such Holder or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor. Related Fund shall, with respect to any Holder, also include any swap, special purpose vehicles purchasing or acquiring security interests in collateralized loan obligations of such Holder or any other vehicle through which such Holder’s investment advisors may leverage its investments from time to time.

Related Parties ” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors (including attorneys, accountants and experts) of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

 

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Release ” means any depositing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, placing, emitting, discarding, abandoning, emptying, discharging, migrating, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing.

Remaining Life ” means, with respect to any Called Principal, the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth year) that will elapse between the Settlement Date with respect to such Called Principal and the Make-Whole Expiry Date.

Remaining Scheduled Payments ” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, all payments of Interest in respect of such Called Principal that would be due after the Settlement Date through the Make-Whole Expiry Date with respect to such Called Principal if no payment of such Called Principal were made.

Remedial Work ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  8.10(a) .

Repayment Fee ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  3.06(g) .

Reportable Event ” means any of the events described in Section 4043(c) of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan other than a Reportable Event as to which the provision of 30 days’ notice to the PBGC has been waived.

Requisite Holders ” means the Holders having or holding Exposure representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the sum of the aggregate Exposure of all the Holders.

Reserve Report ” means, (a) prior to the Discharge of First Lien Non-Excluded Obligations, an RBL Reserve Report; provided that in addition to the calculations based upon any pricing prescribed by the First Lien Credit Agreement such report shall include parallel calculations based upon the Strip Price, and (b) after the Discharge of First Lien Non-Excluded Obligations, a report, in form, scope and content acceptable to the Requisite Holders, setting forth the updated estimates of Proved Developed Producing Reserves, Proved Developed Non-Producing Reserves, Proved Undeveloped Reserves and projected production profiles and overall economics of the Note Parties’ Oil and Gas Properties, together with a projection of the rate of production and future cash flows as of such date, based on the following pricing assumptions: (i) oil and gas prices will be reasonably determined by the Requisite Holders based on the then current Strip Price, which pricing will be adjusted to reflect location, BTU content and quality differentials and hedging arrangements then in place; (ii) taking into account the Issuer’s or the applicable operator’s actual experiences with leasehold operating expenses and other costs in determining projected leasehold operating expenses and other costs; (iii) identifying and taking into account any “over-produced” or “under-produced” status under gas balancing arrangements; and (iv) the Issuer’s internally prepared Reserve Report will use similar means and methodologies as the Approved Petroleum Engineers.

Reserve Report Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in Section  8.12(b) .

Responsible Officer ” means, as to any Person, the chief executive officer, the president or any Financial Officer of such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references to a Responsible Officer herein shall mean a Responsible Officer of the Issuer.

Restricted Payment ” means any dividend or other distribution or return of capital (whether in cash, securities or other Property) with respect to any Equity Interests in any Person, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other Property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, conversion, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests.

 

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Revolving Credit Exposure ” means, with respect to any First Lien Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such First Lien Lender’s Loans (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement or any such functionally equivalent term as defined in any Permitted Revolver Refinancing First Lien Credit Agreement) and its LC Exposure (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement or any such functionally equivalent term as defined in any Permitted Revolver Refinancing First Lien Credit Agreement) at such time.

RRI ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

RRI Certificate of Designations ” means the Certificate of Designations of the Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock of RRI among RRI and the purchasers party thereto, dated and as in effect as of the Effective Date.

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto that is a nationally recognized rating agency.

Sanctioned Country ” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (as of the Effective Date, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria).

Sanctioned Person ” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses  (a) or (b) .

Sanctions ” means all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State.

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor Governmental Authority.

Second Offer ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  3.04(e) .

Second Priority ” means, with respect to any Lien purported to be created in any Collateral pursuant to any Security Instruments, that such Lien (a) is the only Lien to which such Collateral is subject at the time such Lien is created other than (i) subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, Liens in favor of the First Lien Administrative Agent under the First Lien Collateral Documents and (ii) Excepted Liens and other Liens permitted under Section  9.03 and (b) is contractually subordinated only to the Lien in favor of the First Lien Administrative Agent as set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.

Secured Parties ” means, collectively, the Agent, each Holder, each Indemnitee, each other Agent, and any other Person owed Obligations and “Secured Party” means any of them individually.

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933.

Security Agreement ” means a Security Agreement in form and substance acceptable to the Agent and the Requisite Holders made by the Note Parties party thereto in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as the same may be amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time.

 

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Security Instruments ” means each Account Control Agreement, the Guaranty Agreement, the Mortgages, the Security Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement and all other instruments, documents and agreements delivered by any Note Party pursuant to this Agreement or any of the other Note Documents in order to (a) grant to the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a Lien on any Collateral or (b) set forth the relative priorities of any Lien on any Collateral, as any of the foregoing may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Senior Unsecured Notes ” means unsecured senior, senior subordinated or subordinated Debt consisting of notes or bonds issued by the Issuer or a Guarantor, provided that (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under this Agreement or would result from such incurrence of Debt, (b) the maturity date of such Debt shall not occur before one hundred eighty (180) days after the Maturity Date, (c) there shall be no scheduled principal amortization, prepayments, redemptions, defeasance, tender, sinking fund or repurchase obligations prior to the Maturity Date, and (d) the covenants, events of default, guarantees and other terms of such Debt, taken as a whole, are not more restrictive on the Issuer and its Subsidiaries than the terms of this Agreement (as in effect at the time of such issuance or incurrence); provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Issuer delivered to the Agent and the Holders at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence or issuance of such Debt, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Debt or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Issuer has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirements shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirements unless the Agent (acting upon the written instruction of the Requisite Holders) notifies the Issuer within such five Business Day period that it disagrees with such determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees).

Senior Unsecured Notes Documents ” means, with respect to any Senior Unsecured Notes, each indenture or other agreement pursuant to which such Senior Unsecured Notes is issued or incurred, and any notes, certificates, security agreement, mortgage or other documents made or delivered by the Issuer or any Subsidiary in connection with such Senior Unsecured Notes, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented in accordance with Section  9.21 .

Series A Preferred Stock ” means the 8.000% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock of RRI.

Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock ” means “Series B Preferred Stock” as defined in the Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.

Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock Issuance ” means the issuance by RRI of its Base Series B Preferred Shares, which issuance is to occur on the terms set forth in the Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement as of the Effective Date.

Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement ” means that certain Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement among RRI and the purchasers party thereto, dated and as in effect as of the Effective Date.

Settlement Date ” means, with respect to the Called Principal of any Note, the date on which such Called Principal is to be prepaid pursuant to Section  3.03 or Section  3.04 as the context requires.

 

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Solvent ” means that as of any date of determination, (a) the aggregate assets (after giving effect to amounts that could reasonably be received by reason of indemnity, offset, insurance or any similar arrangement), at a fair valuation, of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, will exceed the aggregate Debt of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as such Debt becomes absolute and matures, (b) none of the Issuer nor any of its Subsidiaries will have incurred or intended to incur, Debt beyond its ability to pay such Debt (after taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be received by the Issuer or any such Subsidiary and the amounts to be payable on or in respect of its liabilities on a consolidated basis, and giving effect to amounts that could reasonably be received by reason of indemnity, offset, insurance or any similar arrangement) as such Debt becomes absolute and matures and (c) none of the Issuer nor its Subsidiaries will have (and will have no reason to believe that it will have thereafter) unreasonably small capital for the conduct of its business.

SPE Definitions ” means, with respect to any term, the definition thereof adopted by the Board of Directors, Society for Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Inc., March 1997.

Specified Offer ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  3.04(a)(ii) .

Strip Price ” shall mean, at any time, (a) for the remainder of the current calendar year, the average NYMEX Pricing for the remaining contracts in the current calendar year, (b) for each of the succeeding four complete calendar years, the average NYMEX Pricing for the twelve months in each such calendar year, and (c) for the succeeding fifth complete calendar year, and for each calendar year thereafter, the average NYMEX Pricing for the twelve months in such fifth calendar year.

Subsidiary ” means as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a direct or indirect Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Issuer.

Swap Agreement ” means any agreement with respect to any swap, cap, collar, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement, whether exchange traded, “over-the-counter” or otherwise, involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions (including any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act); provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of any Note Party shall be a Swap Agreement.

Swap Termination Value ” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Agreements, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Agreements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s) and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Agreements, as determined by the counterparties to such Swap Agreements.

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liable (whether contingently or otherwise) for the payment of rent thereunder and which were properly treated as indebtedness for borrowed money for purposes of U.S. federal income taxes, if the lessee in respect thereof is obligated to either purchase for an amount in excess of, or pay upon early termination an amount in excess of, 80% of the residual value of the Property subject to such operating lease upon expiration or early termination of such lease.

Tax Receivable Agreement ” means that certain Tax Receivable Agreement dated as of April 27, 2017 by and among RRI, Tema and its successors and permitted assigns, as the “TRA Holders,” and Tema or such other Person designated as the agent under such agreement as the “Agent”.

Tax on the Overall Net Income ” of a Person means any net income (however denominated), franchise or branch profits Tax imposed on a Person by the jurisdiction in which a Person is organized or in which that Person’s applicable principal office (and/or, in the case of a Holder, its Applicable Office) is located or in which that Person (and/or, in the case of a Holder, its Applicable Office) has a connection or is otherwise deemed to be doing business (other than a jurisdiction in which such Person is treated as having a connection or doing business solely as a result of its entering into any Note Document or its participation in the transactions governed thereby).

Tax Related Person ” means any Person (including a beneficial owner of an interest in a pass-through entity) who is required to include in income amounts realized (whether or not distributed) by the Agent, a Holder or any Tax Related Person of any of the foregoing.

Taxes ” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed, collected or withheld by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

Tema ” means Tema Oil and Gas Company, a Maryland corporation or its Affiliates.

Total Funded Debt ” means, at any date, all Debt of the Issuer and its Consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, excluding all obligations under or in respect of any Issuer Preferred Units so long as such obligations are not classified as debt under GAAP or no mandatory redemption payment is then due.

Transactions ” means, collectively, (a) the execution, delivery and performance by RRI of this Agreement, (b) the execution, delivery and performance by the Issuer of this Agreement, each other Note Document to which it is a party, the sale of the Notes, the use of the proceeds thereof, the Issuer’s grant of the security interests and provision of Collateral under the Security Instruments, and the Issuer’s grant of Liens on Mortgaged Properties (if applicable) and other Properties pursuant to the Security Instruments, (c) the execution, delivery and performance by such Note Party of each Note Document to which it is a party, the guaranteeing of the Obligations and the other obligations under the Guaranty Agreement by such Note Party and such Note Party’s grant of the security interests and provision of Collateral under the Security Instruments, and the grant of Liens by such Guarantor on Mortgaged Properties (if applicable) and other Properties pursuant to the Security Instruments, (d) the Whitehorse Asset Acquisition and (e) the Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock Issuance.

U.S. Person ” means a Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  5.03(e)(iii) .

 

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Whitehorse Acquisition Agreement ” means that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2017, by and among, Whitehorse Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Whitehorse Energy Delaware, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Whitehorse Delaware Operating, LLC, Delaware limited liability company, Siltstone Resources II - Permian, LLC, a Delaware limited liability, Siltstone Resources II-B-Permian, LLC, a Delaware limited liability, Rosehill Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation, and the Issuer.

Whitehorse Asset Acquisition ” means the acquisition of the Whitehorse Assets.

Whitehorse Assets ” means the Oil and Gas Properties and other related assets acquired pursuant to the Whitehorse Acquisition Agreement.

Wholly -Owned Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of which all of the outstanding Equity Interests (other than any directors’ qualifying shares mandated by applicable law), on a fully-diluted basis, are owned by the Issuer, the Guarantors and/or one or more of the Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries.

Write -Down and Conversion Powers ” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

Section 1.03     [Reserved] .

Section 1.04     Terms Generally; Rules of Construction . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, and the word “or” is not exclusive. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth in the Note Documents), (b) any reference herein to any law shall be construed as referring to such law as amended, modified, codified or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to the restrictions contained in the Note Documents), (d) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (e) with respect to the determination of any time period, the word “from” means “from and including” and the word “to” and “until” means “to but excluding” and the word “through” means “to and including” and (f) any reference herein to Articles, Sections, Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement. No provision of this Agreement or any other Note Document shall be interpreted or construed against any Person solely because such Person or its legal representative drafted such provision.

Section 1.05     Accounting Terms and Determinations; GAAP . Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all determinations with respect to accounting matters hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements and certificates and reports as to financial matters required to be furnished to the Agent or the Holders hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP, applied on a basis consistent with the initial financial statements delivered under Section 8.01, except for changes in which RRI’s independent certified public accountants concur and which are disclosed to the Agent on the next date on which financial statements are required to be delivered to the

 

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Holders pursuant to Section 8.01(a); provided that, unless the Issuer and the Requisite Holders shall otherwise agree in writing, no such change shall modify or affect the manner in which compliance with the covenants contained herein is computed such that all such computations shall be conducted utilizing financial information presented consistently with prior periods. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Note Document to the contrary, (a) for the purposes of calculating compliance with any covenant in this Agreement or any other Note Document, no effect shall be given to any change in GAAP arising out of a change described in the Proposed Accounting Standards Update to Leases (Topic 840) dated August 17, 2010 or a substantially similar pronouncement and (b) if the Issuer notifies the Agent in writing that the Issuer wishes to amend any financial covenant in Section 9.01, any related definition to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP occurring after the Effective Date on the operation of such financial covenants (or if the Agent notifies the Issuer in writing that the Requisite Holders wish to amend any financial covenant in Section 9.01, any related definition to eliminate the effect of any such change in GAAP), then the Agent and the Issuer shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratios or requirements to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Requisite Holders); provided that, until so amended, the Note Parties’ compliance with such covenants shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenants or definitions are amended in a manner satisfactory to the Issuer and the Requisite Holders, and the Note Parties shall provide to the Agent, when they deliver their financial statements pursuant to under Sections 8.01(a) and 8.01(b) of this Agreement, such reconciliation statements as shall be reasonably requested by the Agent or the Requisite Holders.

ARTICLE II

PURCHASE OF THE NOTES

Section 2.01     Note Purchase . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and relying upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, on the Effective Date, the Issuer shall issue to each Holder, and each Holder shall purchase from the Issuer (so long as all conditions precedent required hereby shall have then been satisfied or waived), a Note in the aggregate principal amount equal to such Holder’s Pro Rata Share of $100,000,000, to be purchased net of three percent (3.0%) discount. Such discount shall be treated as original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Section 2.02     The Notes . The obligation of the Issuer to repay to each Holder the aggregate amount of all Notes held by such Holder, together with interest accruing in connection therewith, shall be evidenced by Notes, as applicable, made by the Issuer payable to such Holder or its registered assigns with appropriate insertions. Interest on each Note shall accrue and be due and payable as provided herein. Each Note shall be due and payable as provided herein and shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date. The Issuer may not reissue any portion of any Note that has been repaid.

Section 2.03     Request for Notes . The Issuer must give to the Agent written or electronic notice in the form of the Note Purchase Notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing in the form of the Note Purchase Notice) of the requested Notes to be issued to, and purchased by, the Holders on the Effective Date. Such Note Purchase Notice must:

(i)    specify the aggregate amount of such Note Purchase (which shall be $100,000,000) and the date on which such Notes are to be purchased;

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(iii)    be received by the Agent no later than 10:00 a.m., New York, New York time, five (5) Business Days prior to the date on which the Notes are to be purchased.

Such written request or confirmation must be made in the form and substance of the Note Purchase Notice, duly completed. A telephonic request (if any) shall be deemed a representation, warranty, acknowledgment and agreement by the Issuer as to the matters that are required to be set out in such written confirmation. Upon receipt of such Note Purchase Notice, the Agent shall give each Holder prompt notice of the terms thereof. If all conditions precedent to such new Notes have been met, each Holder will on the date requested promptly remit to the Agent, at the Agent’s Account, the amount of such Holder’s Note in immediately available funds, and upon receipt of such funds, the Agent shall promptly make such funds available to the Issuer and the Issuer will deliver such Notes to the Agent or counsel for the Holders who shall promptly make such Notes available to each Holder. The failure of any Holder to purchase any Note hereunder shall not relieve any other Holder of its obligation hereunder, if any, to purchase its Note, but no Holder shall be responsible for the failure of any other Holder to purchase any Note hereunder.

Section 2.04     Evidence of Debt; Register; the Holder’s Books and Records; Notes .

(a)     The Holder’s Evidence of Indebtedness . Each Holder shall maintain in its internal records an account or accounts evidencing the Obligations of the Issuer to such Holder, including the amounts of the Notes held by such Holder and each repayment and prepayment in respect thereof. The failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect any Obligations in respect of any applicable Notes. In the event of any inconsistency between the Register and any Holder’s records, the recordations in the Register shall govern.

(b)     Register . The Agent shall maintain at Agent’s Office a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Holders and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Notes owing to, each Holder pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The Register shall be available for inspection by the Issuer, and a redacted version of the Register showing the entries with respect to any Holder shall be available for inspection by such Holder, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding on the Note Parties, the Agent and each Holder, absent manifest error; provided, failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation, shall not affect the Note Parties’ Obligations in respect of any Note. The Issuer, the Agent and the Holders shall treat each Person in whose name any Note shall be registered as the owner and the Holder thereof for all purposes hereof. The Issuer hereby designates the entity serving as Agent to serve as the Issuer’s agent solely for purposes of maintaining the Register as provided in this Section  2.04(b) , and the Agent shall be entitled to all of the rights, privileges and immunities afforded to it hereunder in the performance of such duties.

Article III

Payments of Principal and Interest; Prepayments; Fees

Section 3.01     Repayment of the Notes . If any principal or interest amount payable under the Notes remains outstanding on the Maturity Date, such amount will be paid in full by the Issuer to the Agent on behalf of the Holders in immediately available funds on the Maturity Date, together with any amounts required to be paid pursuant to Section 3.02 and Section 3.06(g).

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(a)     Interest . Each Note shall at all times bear interest at a rate equal to 10.00% per annum (the “ Applicable Rate ”) (as such amount may be increased pursuant to Section  3.02 ), paid in cash (“ Interest ”).

(b)     Interest Payment Dates . Interest on each Note shall be due and payable on each Interest Payment Date to the Holders of record in the Register on such Interest Payment Date; provided that, if Interest on any Note is required to be paid on any Settlement Date pursuant to Section  3.03 or Section  3.04 , and such Settlement Date is not a Quarterly Date, then the amount of Interest due and payable on the next succeeding Interest Payment Date will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued to such Settlement Date and required to be paid on such Settlement Date pursuant to such Section  3.03 or Section  3.04 . All interest payable hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, unless such computation would exceed the Highest Lawful Rate, in which case interest shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

(c)     Default Interest . Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if an Event of Default under Sections 10.01(a) , (b) , (h) or (i)  has occurred and is continuing the principal amount of all Notes outstanding and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any due and unpaid interest payments on the Notes or any fees or other amounts due and owing hereunder (other than default interest occurring under this Section  3.02(c) ) shall thereafter bear interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable bankruptcy laws, whether or not allowed in such a proceeding) payable in Cash on demand at a rate that is two percent (2.0%) per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable hereunder with respect to the Notes (without giving effect to this Section  3.02(c) ) and (ii) if any other Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and the Requisite Holders so elect, the principal amount of all Notes outstanding and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any due and unpaid interest payments on the Notes or any fees or other amounts due and owing hereunder (other than default interest occurring under this Section  3.02(c) ), shall from the date of occurrence of such Event of Default bear interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable bankruptcy laws, whether or not allowed in such a proceeding) payable in Cash on demand at a rate that is two percent (2.0%) per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise payable hereunder with respect to the Notes (without giving effect to this Section  3.02(c) ) (which election may be revoked by the Requisite Holders notwithstanding any provision of Section  12.02(b) requiring the consent of “each Holder that would be affected thereby” for reductions of interest rates on the Notes)). Payment or acceptance of the increased rates of interest provided for in this Section  3.02(c) is not a permitted alternative to timely payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of the Agent or any Holder.

(d)     Agent Fee . The Issuer will pay to the Agent for its own account, a fee as set forth in the Agent Fee Letter.

(e)     Calculations . The Agent shall as soon as practicable (but in any event no later than three (3) Business Days prior to any Interest Payment Date or the date of any other amount payable under this Section  3.02 ) notify the Issuer and the Holders of the effective date and the amount of each Interest, fee or other payment under this Section  3.02 . Each determination of an interest rate, interest payment amount or fee payment amount by the Agent pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be conclusive and binding on the Issuer and the Holders in the absence of manifest error. Concurrent with each notice delivered pursuant to this Section  3.02(e) , the Agent shall deliver to the Issuer and each Holder a statement showing the quotations used by the Agent in determining any interest rate, if applicable, and the calculations related to any interest payment amount or fee payment amount.

 

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Section 3.03     Voluntary Prepayments . The Issuer may prepay the Notes on any Business Day in whole or in part (together with any amounts due pursuant to Section 3.02 and Section 3.06(g)) in an aggregate minimum amount equal to (a) if being paid in whole, the Obligations and (b) if being paid in part, $5,000,000 and integral multiples of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount. All such prepayments shall be made upon not less than eight (8) Business Days prior written or telephonic notice, in each case given to the Agent by 12:00 p.m. (New York, New York time) on the date required and, if given by telephone, promptly confirmed in writing to the Agent and which written notice shall be delivered to the Holders by the Agent no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York, New York time) one Business Day following receipt by the Agent thereof. Upon the giving of any such notice, the principal amount of the Notes specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the prepayment date specified therein; provided, that any notice of prepayment described above may provide that such prepayment is conditioned upon the satisfaction of one of more conditions precedent. Any such voluntary prepayment shall be applied as specified in Section 3.05. For the avoidance of doubt, any acceleration, redemption, prepayment, repayment, or payment of the Obligations in or in connection with a Bankruptcy Event shall constitute an optional prepayment thereof under the terms of this Section 3.03.

Section 3.04     Mandatory Prepayments .

(a)    Asset Sales, Hedge Receipts and Casualty Events.

(i)    Other than with respect to Net Asset Sale Proceeds attributable to an Asset Sale permitted by Section  9.11(a) or Section  9.11(c) , to the extent that the aggregate Cash consideration in respect of any Asset Sale(s), Hedge Termination(s) and/or Casualty Event(s) is equal to or in excess of $1,000,000 in any transaction or series of related transactions or $1,500,000 in the aggregate during the term of this Agreement, the Issuer will (at its option) apply such Net Asset Sale Proceeds, Hedge Receipts and/or Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds (or, in the case of clause (C) elect to apply such Net Asset Sale Proceeds, Hedge Receipts and/or Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds) to one or more of the following options within 10 days from the later of the date of such Asset Sale(s), Hedge Termination(s) and/or Casualty Event or the receipt of such Net Asset Sale Proceeds, Hedge Receipts and/or Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds:

(A)    to prepay Loans (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement or any functionally equivalent term in a Permitted Revolver Refinancing First Lien Credit Agreement); provided that in connection with any such prepayment of Loans under the First Lien Credit Agreement or Permitted Revolver Refinancing First Lien Credit Agreement, the Issuer will cause the related maximum aggregate credit amount, Borrowing Base, and commitments under the First Lien Credit Agreement or Permitted Revolver Refinancing First Lien Credit Agreement, as applicable, to be permanently reduced by an amount equal to the principal amount so retired (for the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, these provisions will not prohibit the Issuer and the Note Parties from increasing the maximum aggregate credit amounts, Borrowing Base and commitments under the First Lien Credit Agreement or Permitted Revolver Refinancing First Lien Credit Agreement at a later date); provided , further , that nothing will restrict the Issuer from temporarily prepaying Loans under the First Lien Credit Agreement or Permitted Revolver Refinancing First Lien Credit Agreement pending application of such amounts pursuant to this Section  3.04(a)(i) ;

 

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(B)    to offer to prepay the Notes outstanding under this Agreement in accordance with Section  3.04(a)(ii) ;

(C)    so long as no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing at any time from the date of election to the date of reinvestment, to elect to invest in Oil and Gas Properties (including drilling and completion costs of existing Oil and Gas Properties) and make such investments, in each case, to the extent permitted under Section  9.05(k) , within 180 days from the later of the date of such Asset Sale(s), Hedge Termination(s) and/or Casualty Event or the receipt of such Net Asset Sale Proceeds, Hedge Receipts and/or Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds; provided that (1) Net Asset Sale Proceeds, Hedge Receipts and Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds attributable to Collateral may only be invested in assets that are or will become Collateral and any such assets with a fair market value in excess of $2,000,000 must become Collateral concurrently with the acquisition thereof, (2) until such time as the Net Asset Sale Proceeds, Hedge Receipts and/or Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds are so reinvested, such amounts shall be maintained in a deposit account subject to an Account Control Agreement or used to temporarily prepay Loans under the First Lien Credit Agreement or Permitted Revolver Refinancing First Lien Credit Agreement, and (3) promptly following any determination by the Issuer of an election to invest Net Asset Sale Proceeds, Hedge Receipts and/or Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds pursuant to this Section  3.04(a)(i)(C) , the Issuer shall, (x) prior to the initial reinvestment using such Net Asset Sale Proceeds, Hedge Receipts and/or Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds and (y) at the time of such reinvestment, deliver to the Agent (for delivery to the Holders) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Issuer specifying that the Issuer intends to reinvest such Net Asset Sale Proceeds, Hedge Receipts and/or Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds and, in each case, certifying that such reinvestment is otherwise permitted under Section  9.05(k) ; and/or

(D)    to elect to redeem (concurrently with the delivery of the applicable notice by RRI with respect to its Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock) all or a portion of the Issuer Series B Preferred Units and substantially contemporaneously therewith an equivalent amount of Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock of RRI in accordance with the RRI Certificate of Designations no later than twenty-five (25) days after such election if, and only if, at such time the Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock of RRI is owned in whole or in part by EIG.

(ii)    Any Net Asset Sale Proceeds, Hedge Receipts and/or Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds from Asset Sale(s), Hedge Termination(s) and/or Casualty Event that are not applied or invested as required by Section  3.04(a)(i) will be deemed to constitute “ Excess Proceeds ”. On or before, (x) the 10 th day referenced in Section  3.04(a)(i) , in the case of Section  3.04(a)(i)(A) , 3.04(a)(i)(B) and 3.04(a)(i)(D), and (y) the 180th day in the case of Section  3.04(a)(i)(C) , if the Issuer has not earlier made an offer to prepay under Section  3.04(a)(i)(B) , the Issuer shall make an offer (a “ Specified Offer ”) in accordance with Sections 3.04(d) and 3.04(e) to all the Holders to prepay the maximum principal amount of Notes that may be prepaid out of the Excess

 

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Proceeds, at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus other than on account of a prepayment with Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds, the Make-Whole Amount and/or Repayment Fee, as applicable, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase, in accordance with the procedures established by the Agent for such offer. To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes so validly offered for prepayment or tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to a Specified Offer in accordance with Section  3.04(e) is less than the Excess Proceeds, the Issuer may use any remaining Excess Proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes and to repay any other Debt, subject to the other covenants contained in this Agreement. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes offered for prepayment or surrendered by the Holders, collectively, exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Agent shall select the Notes to be prepaid or purchased on a pro rata basis based on the aggregate principal amount of tendered Notes. Upon completion of the Specified Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset at zero.

The Issuer shall make each offer for prepayment under this Section  3.04 in accordance with Section  3.04(d) and Section  3.06 .

(b)    [ Reserved ].

(c)     Issuance of Debt . On the date of receipt by or on behalf of the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries (or any Affiliate on behalf thereof) of any Cash proceeds from the incurrence of any Debt (other than Debt that is permitted hereunder) of such Note Party, the Issuer shall, offer to prepay the Notes in an aggregate amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such proceeds (net of (x) any amounts required to be prepaid under the First Lien Credit Facility and (y) any underwriting discounts and commissions and other reasonable costs and expenses associated therewith, including reasonable legal fees and expenses) at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus the Make-Whole Amount and/or Repayment Fee, as applicable, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase. In connection with any prepayment under this Section  3.04(c) , the Issuer shall immediately provide to the Agent a prepayment notice in accordance with Section  3.04(d) to prepay the Notes eight (8) Business Days after delivery of such notice.

(d)     Prepayment Notice . In connection with any offer to make prepayment required by Sections  3.04(a) and 3.04(c) , the Issuer shall provide prior written or telephonic notice thereof, in each case given to the Agent by 12:00 p.m. (New York, New York time) at least eight (8) Business Days’ prior to the date of such prepayment, if given by telephone, promptly confirmed in writing to the Agent and which written notice shall be delivered to the Holders by the Agent no later than 12:00 p.m. (New York, New York time) one Business Day following receipt by the Agent thereof. Each such notice shall include the calculation of the amount of the applicable proceeds giving rise to the prepayment and the amount that is available to prepay the Notes. In the event that the Issuer shall subsequently determine that the actual amount received exceeded the amount set forth in such notice, the Issuer shall promptly make an additional offer to make prepayment of the Notes in an amount equal to such excess, and the Issuer shall concurrently therewith deliver to the Agent a notice of offer to make such prepayment demonstrating the calculation of such excess.

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Section  3.04(d) , the Agent shall provide written notice (the “ First Offer ”) to the Holders of the amount available to prepay the Notes within one (1) Business Day of receipt of the applicable notice. Any Holder declining such prepayment (a “ Declining Holder ”) shall give written notice thereof to the Agent by 10:00 a.m. New York, New York time no later than five (5) Business Days after the date of such notice from the Agent (the “ First Offer Deadline ”) and on such date the Agent shall provide notice of the aggregate amount accepted for prepayment pursuant to the First Offer to the Issuer. The Issuer shall prepay the Notes accepted for prepayment pursuant to the First Offer no later than the date specified for such prepayment in the First Offer in the amount set forth in the applicable notice from the Agent. Additionally, on the First Offer Deadline (or earlier if the Agent has received responses from all Holders) the Agent shall then provide written notice (the “ Second Offer ”) to the Holders other than the Declining Holders (such Holders being the “ Accepting Holders ”) of the additional amount available (due to such Declining Holders’ declining such prepayment) to prepay Notes owing to such Accepting Holders, such available amount to be allocated on a pro rata basis among the Accepting Holders that accept the Second Offer. Any Holders declining prepayment pursuant to such Second Offer shall give written notice thereof to the Agent by 10:00 a.m. New York, New York time no later than five (5) Business Days after the date of such notice of a Second Offer. The Issuer shall prepay the Notes accepted for prepayment pursuant to the Second Offer within one Business Day after its receipt of notice from the Agent of the aggregate amount of such prepayment. Amounts remaining after the allocation of accepted amounts with respect to the First Offer and the Second Offer to Accepting Holders shall be retained by the Issuer in accordance with Section  3.04 .

(f)     Change in Control Offer .

(i)    Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, each Holder shall have the right to require the Issuer to redeem, repurchase or repay all or any part of such Holder’s Notes (and the Issuer shall have the obligation to so redeem, repurchase and repay such Notes) in accordance with this Section  3.04(f) .

(ii)    Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, except in the event that the Issuer has already exercised its right to redeem, repurchase or repay the Notes in accordance with this Section  3.04(f)(ii) (and have as of the date of such Change in Control made such redemption, repurchase or repayment in accordance with the terms of the applicable Change in Control Offer), and whether or not any Holder has made a demand or request therefor, the Issuer shall on the date of such Change in Control notify the Agent in writing (and the Agent shall promptly deliver such notice to each Holder in accordance with Section  12.01 of the following (such notification, a “ Change in Control Offer ”):

(A)    that a Change in Control has occurred and that such Holder has the right to require the Issuer to jointly and severally redeem, repurchase or repay such Holder’s Notes in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest through the repayment date plus the Change in Control Premium plus any other Obligations then outstanding (the “ Change in Control Redemption Amount ” and such amount in the aggregate for all such Notes (or parts thereof) accepting such offer under and in accordance with this Section  3.04(f) , the “ Aggregate Change in Control Redemption Amount ”));

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(C)    the redemption, repurchase or repayment date (which shall be no earlier than ten (10) Business Days nor any later than twenty (20) Business Days from the date on which the Agent is notified under Section  3.04(f)(ii) ) (the “ Change in Control Redemption Date ”);

(D)    that unless the Issuer defaults in making the payment, all Notes accepted for redemption, repurchase or repayment pursuant to the Change in Control Offer will cease to accrue interest on the Change in Control Redemption Date;

(E)    that Holders will be required to notify the Agent of their election in accordance with Section  3.04(f)(iii) below prior to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change in Control Redemption Date;

(F)    that the Holders whose Notes are being redeemed, repurchased or prepaid only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered promptly upon the surrender thereof.

(iii)    Each Holder (or its appointee) shall reply to the Agent, pursuant to a writing substantially in the form of Exhibit  C (the “ Change in Control Election Notice ”), indicating that all, part (and, if in part, the amount) or none of such Change in Control Offer is accepted, by no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York, New York time) on the third Business Day immediately preceding the Change in Control Redemption Date; provided , however , that any Holder that fails to provide such Change in Control Election Notice in accordance with the terms hereof shall be conclusively deemed to have accepted such Change in Control Offer in full and shall not be deemed in violation of any provision hereof on account of such failure.

(iv)    On the Business Day immediately preceding the Change in Control Redemption Date, the Issuer shall:

(A)    deposit with the Agent an amount of cash equal to the Aggregate Change in Control Redemption Amount; and

(B)    deliver or cause to be delivered to the Agent (for the benefit of the Agent and the Holders) an officers’ certificate stating the Aggregate Change in Control Redemption Amount and the Change in Control Redemption Amount for each such Note.

(v)    On each Change in Control Redemption Date, (x) the Agent will promptly wire transfer to each accepting Holder a cash payment in the amount of the Change in Control Redemption Amount corresponding to such Notes and (y) the Issuer will promptly issue and send or cause to be sent to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any Notes, if any. Any Note so accepted for redemption, repurchase or repayment will cease to accrue interest on and after the Change in Control Redemption Date, unless the Issuer defaults in paying the applicable Change in Control Redemption Amount.

(vi)    The Issuer shall have the right, at its election, to make a Change in Control Offer in advance of a Change in Control if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change in Control at the time of making the Change in Control Offer; provided , however , such Change in Control Offer shall be conditioned upon the occurrence of such Change in Control.

 

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(vii)    The Change in Control Premium due hereunder shall be calculated by the Agent and such calculation shall be conclusive and final, absent manifest error.

Section 3.05     Application of Payments . Any payment of any Note made pursuant to Sections 3.01, 3.03 or 3.04 shall be applied as follows:

(a)     first , to payment or reimbursement of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, expenses and indemnities payable to the Agent in its capacity as such;

(b)     second , pro rata to payment or reimbursement of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, expenses and indemnities payable to the Holders and the other Indemnitees listed under Section  12.03 under the Note Documents;

(c)     third , pro rata to payment of accrued Interest (including interest at the Default Rate, if any) on the Notes;

(d)     fourth , pro rata to pay the Change in Control Premium, Make-Whole Amount, Repayment Fee or other amount due and payable pursuant to Section  3.06(g) , if any, on the Notes (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Change in Control Premium, any Make-Whole Amount, any Repayment Fee or other amount due and payable pursuant to Section  3.06(g) resulting from the prepayment of principal under clause fifth below);

(e)     fifth , pro rata to payment of principal outstanding on the Notes which have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Issuer at such time;

(f)     sixth , pro rata to any other Obligations; and

(g)     seventh , any excess, after all of the Obligations shall have been Paid in Full in Cash, shall be paid to the Issuer or as otherwise required by any Governmental Requirement.

Section 3.06     General Provisions Regarding Payments .

(a)    All payments by the Issuer of principal, interest, fees and other Obligations shall be made in Dollars in same day funds without recoupment, setoff, counterclaim or other defense, and delivered to the Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. (New York, New York time) on the date due to the Agent’s Account for the account of the Holders; funds received by the Agent after that time on such due date shall be deemed to have been paid by the Issuer on the next Business Day.

(b)    All prepayments in respect of the principal amount of any Note shall be accompanied by payment of accrued interest on the principal amount being repaid or prepaid.

(c)    The Agent shall promptly distribute to each Holder at such address as such Holder shall indicate in writing, such Holder’s applicable Pro Rata Share of all payments and prepayments of principal and interest due hereunder, together with all other amounts due thereto, including all fees payable with respect thereto, to the extent received by the Agent.

 

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(d)    Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day and such extension of time shall be included in the computation of the payment of interest hereunder.

(e)    The Agent shall deem any payment by or on behalf of the Issuer hereunder that is not made in same day funds at or prior to 12:00 p.m. (New York, New York time) to be a non-conforming payment. Any such payment shall not be deemed to have been received by the Agent until the later of (i) the time such funds become available funds, and (ii) the next Business Day. Interest and fees shall continue to accrue on any principal as to which a non-conforming payment is made until such funds become available funds (but in no event less than the period from the date of such payment to the next succeeding Business Day) at the applicable rate determined pursuant to Section  3.02(a) from the date such amount was due and payable until the date such amount is paid in full.

(f)    If an Event of Default shall have occurred and not otherwise been waived, all payments or proceeds received by the Agent hereunder in respect of any of the Obligations shall be applied first , to payment or reimbursement of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, expenses and indemnities payable to the Agent (including any costs and expenses related to foreclosure or realization upon, or protecting, Collateral) in its capacity as such, seco nd , pro rata to payment or reimbursement of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, expenses and indemnities payable to the Holders and the other Indemnitees listed under Section  12.03 under the Note Documents, third , pro rata to payment of accrued Interest (including interest at the Default Rate, if any) on the Notes, fourth , pro rata to pay the Change in Control Premium, the Make-Whole Amount, Repayment Fee or other amount due and payable pursuant to Section  3.06(g) , if any, on the Notes (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Change in Control Premium, any Make-Whole Amount, any Repayment Fee or other amount due and payable pursuant to Section  3.06(g) resulting from the prepayment of principal under clause fifth below), fifth , pro rata to payment of principal outstanding on the Notes which have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Issuer at such time, sixth , pro rata to any other Obligations, and seventh , any excess, after all of the Obligations shall have been Paid in Full in cash, shall be paid to the Issuer or as otherwise required by any Governmental Requirement.

(g)     Make Whole Amount; Repayment Fee . Upon any prepayment of the Notes, whether optional or mandatory (other than any prepayments pursuant to Section  3.04(a) solely with Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds or Section  3.04(f) ), whether such prepayment occurs as a result of an acceleration of the Notes pursuant to Section  10.02 (whether automatic or optional acceleration) following an Event of Default or otherwise or at the Issuer’s option, which the Issuer may, upon notice as provided above, make for all (or any portion) of the Notes, the Issuer shall make an additional payment to the Agent for the account of the Holders in an aggregate amount equal to (x) if such prepayment or acceleration occurs on or prior to the twenty-four (24) month anniversary of the Effective Date (the “ Make-Whole Expiry Date ”), the Make-Whole Amount determined for the prepayment date with respect to such principal amount plus 3.0% of the principal of such prepaid or accelerated amount plus any accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts due thereon or (y) if such prepayment or acceleration occurs thereafter, a fee (the “ Repayment Fee ”), in an amount equal to the product of (X) if such prepayment or acceleration occurs following the Make-Whole Expiry Date but on or prior to the thirty-six (36) month anniversary of the Effective Date, 3.0% of the principal of such prepaid or accelerated amount, (Y) if such prepayment occurs following the thirty-six (36) month anniversary of the Effective Date but on or prior to the forty-eighth (48) month anniversary of the Effective Date, 1.5% of the principal of such prepaid or accelerated amount, and (Z) if such prepayment occurs following the forty-eighth (48) month anniversary of the Effective Date, 0.0% of such prepaid or accelerated amount plus in each case, any accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts due thereon.

 

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(h)    Presentment of the Notes by the Holder is not a condition to receipt of payment on the Maturity Date or any earlier redemption.

ARTICLE IV

Payments; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs

Section 4.01     Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set -offs .

(a)     Payments by the Issuer . The Issuer shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest or fees, or of amounts payable under Section  5.01 , Section  5.03 or otherwise) prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York, New York time) on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without defense, deduction, recoupment, set-off or counterclaim. Fees, once paid, shall be fully earned and shall not be refundable under any circumstances. Any amounts received after such time on any date shall be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Agent at its offices specified in Section  12.01 , except that payments pursuant to Section  5.01 , Section  5.03 and Section  12.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder shall be made in Dollars.

(b)     Application of Insufficient Payments . If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties.

(c)     Ratable Sharing . The Holders hereby agree among themselves that, except as otherwise provided in the Security Instruments with respect to amounts realized from the exercise of rights with respect to Liens on the Collateral, if any of them shall, whether by voluntary payment (other than a voluntary prepayment of Notes purchased and applied in accordance with the terms hereof), through the exercise of any right of set off or banker’s lien, by counterclaim or cross action or by the enforcement of any right under the Note Documents or otherwise, or as adequate protection of a deposit treated as cash collateral under the Bankruptcy Code, receive payment or reduction of a proportion of the aggregate amount of principal, interest, fees and other amounts then due and owing to such Holder hereunder or under the other Note Documents (collectively, the “ Aggregate Amounts Due ” to such Holder) which is greater than the proportion received by any other Holder in respect of the Aggregate Amounts Due to such other Holder, then the Holder receiving such proportionately greater payment shall (a) notify Agent and each other Holder of the receipt of such payment and (b) apply a portion of such payment to purchase Notes (which it shall be deemed to have purchased from each seller of a Note simultaneously upon the receipt by such seller of its portion of such payment) in the ratable Aggregate Amounts Due to the other Holders so that all such recoveries of Aggregate Amounts Due shall be shared by all

 

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Holders in proportion to the Aggregate Amounts Due to them; provided , that if all or part of such proportionately greater payment received by such purchasing Holder is thereafter recovered from such Holder upon the bankruptcy or reorganization of the Issuer or otherwise, those purchases to that extent shall be rescinded and the purchase prices paid for such Notes shall be returned to such purchasing Holder ratably to the extent of such recovery, but without interest. The Issuer expressly consents to the foregoing arrangement and agrees that any Holder of a Note so purchased may exercise any and all rights of banker’s lien, set off or counterclaim with respect to any and all monies owing by the Issuer to that Holder with respect thereto as fully as if that Holder were owed the amount of the Note held by that Holder.

Section 4.02     [Reserved] .

Section 4.03     [Reserved] .

Section 4.04     Disposition of Proceeds . The Security Instruments contain an assignment by the Issuer and/or the Guarantors unto and in favor of the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties of all of the Issuer’s or each Guarantor’s interest in and to production and all proceeds attributable thereto which may be produced from or allocated to the Mortgaged Property. The Security Instruments further provide in general for the application of such proceeds to the satisfaction of the Obligations and other obligations described therein and secured thereby. Notwithstanding the assignment contained in such Security Instruments, until the occurrence of an Event of Default, (a) the Agent agrees that it will neither notify the purchaser or purchasers of such production nor take any other action to cause such proceeds to be remitted to the Agent, but the Agent will instead permit such proceeds to be paid to the Issuer and its Subsidiaries and (b) the Holders hereby authorize the Agent to take such actions as may be necessary to cause such proceeds to be paid to the Issuer and/or such Subsidiaries.

ARTICLE V

Increased Costs; Taxes

Section 5.01     Increased Costs . Subject to the provisions of Section 5.03 (which shall be controlling with respect to the matters covered thereby), in the event that any Holder shall determine (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) that any Governmental Requirement, or any change therein or in the interpretation, administration or application thereof (including the introduction of any new law, treaty or governmental rule, regulation or order), or any determination of a court or Governmental Authority, in each case that becomes effective after the date hereof, or compliance by such Holder with any guideline, request or directive issued or made after the date hereof by any central bank or other Governmental Authority or quasi-Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law): (a) subjects such Holder (or its Applicable Office) to any additional Tax (other than any Indemnified Tax or any Excluded Tax) with respect to this Agreement or any of the other Note Documents or any of its obligations hereunder or thereunder or any payments to such Holder (or its Applicable Office) of principal, interest, fees or any other amount payable hereunder or its deposits, reserves or capital attributable thereto; (b) imposes, modifies or holds applicable any reserve (including any marginal, emergency, supplemental, special or other reserve), special deposit, compulsory loan, FDIC insurance or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, or advances or loans by, or other credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of such Holder; or (c) imposes any other condition (other than with respect to a Tax matter) on or affecting such Holder (or its Applicable Office) or its obligations hereunder; and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Holder of agreeing to purchase, purchasing or maintaining Notes hereunder or to reduce any amount received or receivable by such Holder (or its Applicable Office) with respect thereto; then, in any such case, Issuer shall promptly pay to such Holder, upon receipt of the statement referred to in the next sentence, such additional amount

 

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or amounts (in the form of an increased rate of, or a different method of calculating, interest or otherwise as such Holder shall reasonably determine) as may be necessary to compensate such Holder for any such increased cost or reduction in amounts received or receivable hereunder. Such Holder shall deliver to Issuer (with a copy to the Agent) a written statement, setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for calculating the additional amounts owed to such Holder under this Section 5.01, which statement shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto absent manifest error

Section 5.02     [Reserved] .

Section 5.03     Taxes .

(a)     Payments Free of Taxes . All sums payable by or on account of any Note Party hereunder and under the other Note Documents shall (except to the extent otherwise required by law) be paid free and clear of, and without any deduction or withholding on account of, any Taxes.

(b)     Withholding of Taxes . If any Note Party or the Agent is required by law to make any deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax from any sum paid or payable under any of the Note Documents: (i) the Issuer shall notify the Agent of any such requirement or any change in any such requirement as soon as the Issuer becomes aware of it; (ii) the Issuer or the Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall pay (or cause to be paid) any such Tax to the relevant Governmental Authority before the date on which penalties attach thereto; (iii) if such Tax is an indemnified Tax, the sum payable by such Note Party in respect of which the relevant deduction or withholding is required shall be increased to the extent necessary to ensure that after any such deduction or withholding of Indemnified Tax, Agent or such Holder, as the case may be, and each of their Tax Related Persons receives on the due date a net sum equal to what it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made; and (iv) within thirty (30) days after making any such deduction or withholding, the Issuer shall deliver to the Agent evidence satisfactory to the other affected parties of such deduction or withholding and of the remittance thereof to the relevant taxing or other authority; provided , that for the avoidance of doubt, no such additional amount shall be required to be paid to any Holder or Agent under clause (iii) above for, and Indemnified Taxes shall not include, any of the following Taxes, (A)any U.S. federal withholding Tax in effect and applicable as of the date hereof (in the case of each Holder listed on the signature pages hereof on the Effective Date) or on the effective date of the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which such Holder became a Holder (in the case of each other Holder) or on the date the Holder changes its Applicable Office, except to the extent that, pursuant to Section  5.03 , amounts with respect to such U.S. federal withholding Taxes were payable (1) to such Holder’s assignor (including each of their Tax Related Persons) immediately before such Holder becomes a party hereto or (2) such Holder immediately before such Holder changed its Applicable, (B) any Tax on the Overall Net Income of the Holder or its Tax Related Persons, (C) any U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed under FATCA or (D) any Tax attributable to the Holder’s failure to comply with Section  5.03(e) (all such amounts described in clause (A), (B), (C) and (D), “ Excluded Taxes ”).

(c)     Other Taxes . In addition, the Note Parties shall pay all Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authorities in accordance with applicable law. The Note Parties shall deliver to the Agent official receipts or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Requisite Holders in respect of any Taxes or Other Taxes payable hereunder promptly after payment of such Taxes or Other Taxes.

 

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(d)     Indemnification by the Holders . The Note Parties shall indemnify Agent and each Holder, within ten (10) days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes paid or incurred by the Agent or such Holder or their respective Tax Related Persons, as the case may be, relating to, arising out of, or in connection with any Note Document or any payment or transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority, and all reasonable expenses and costs arising therefrom or with respect thereto; provided , however , that the Note Parties shall not be required to indemnify Agent and Holders in duplication of Indemnified Taxes covered by Section  5.03(b) or 5.03(c) . Notwithstanding the foregoing, any indemnification under this Section  5.03(d) shall be made on an after-Tax basis (including any Tax on the Overall Net Income), such that after all required deductions and payments of all Taxes and any expenses and costs, each of the Agent, the Holders and each of their respective Tax Related Persons receives and retains an amount equal to the sum it would have received and retained had it not paid or incurred or been subject to such Taxes or expenses and costs. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Issuer by a Holder (with a copy to the Agent), or by the Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Holder, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(e)     Administrative Requirements; Forms Provision . Each Holder that is a U.S. Person for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall deliver to the Issuer and the Agent, on or prior to the Effective Date (in the case of each Holder listed on the signature pages hereof on the Effective Date) or on or prior to the date of the Assignment Agreement pursuant to which it becomes a Holder (in the case of each other Holder), and at such other times as may be necessary in the determination of the Issuer or Agent (each in the reasonable exercise of its discretion), two executed copies of Internal Revenue Service (the “ IRS ”) Form W-9 establishing an exemption from a U.S. federal backup withholding Tax. Each Holder that is not a U.S. Person for U.S. federal income tax purposes (a “ Non-U.S. Holder ”) shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Agent and the Issuer, on or prior to the Effective Date (in the case of each Holder listed on the signature pages hereof on the Effective Date) or on or prior to the date of the Assignment Agreement or joinder agreement pursuant to which it becomes a Holder (in the case of each other Holder), and at such other times as may be necessary in the determination of the Issuer or Agent (each in the reasonable exercise of its discretion), whichever of the following described in clauses (i) through (iv) below is applicable, accurately completed and in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Issuer:

(i)    in the case of a Non-U.S. Holder claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Note Document, two executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty, and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Note Document, two executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

(ii)    two executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(iii)    in the case of a Non-U.S. Holder claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (1) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit  H-1 to the effect that such Non-U.S. Holder is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Issuer

 

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within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (2) two executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E; or

(iv)    to the extent a Non-U.S. Holder is not the beneficial owner of a Note, two executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit  H-2 or Exhibit  H-3 , IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Non-U.S. Holder is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Non-U.S. Holder are eligible to claim the portfolio interest exemption, such Non-U.S. Holder shall provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit  H-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner.

Each Holder required to deliver any forms, certificates or other evidence with respect to U.S. federal income tax withholding matters pursuant to this Section  5.03(e) hereby agrees, from time to time after the initial delivery by such Holder of such forms, certificates or other evidence, whenever a lapse in time or change in circumstances renders such forms certificates or other evidence obsolete or inaccurate in any material respect, that such Holder shall promptly deliver to the Agent and the Issuer two new executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, IRS Form W-8IMY or IRS Form W-8ECI (or any successor form(s) of any of the foregoing), and as applicable, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate properly completed and duly executed by such Holder, and such other documentation required under the Code and reasonably requested by the Issuer to confirm or establish that such Holder is not subject to deduction or withholding of U.S. federal income Tax with respect to payments to such Holder under the Note Documents or is subject to deduction or withholding at a reduced rate, or notify the Agent and the Issuer of its inability to deliver any such forms, certificates or other evidence. Nothing in this Section  5.03 shall be construed to require a Holder (or any Tax Related Person of any Holder) to provide any forms or documentation that it is not legally entitled to provide.

On or before the date on which Agent (and any successor replacement Agent) becomes the Agent, it shall deliver to the Issuer two executed copies of IRS Form W-9 establishing an exemption from U.S. federal backup withholding Tax. The Agent (or, upon assignment or replacement, any assignee or successor) agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Issuer in writing of its inability to do so.

(f)    If a payment made to a Holder under any Note Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Holder were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Holder shall deliver to the Issuer and the Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Issuer or the Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Issuer or the Agent as may be necessary for the Issuer and the Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Holder has complied with such Holder’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this Section  5.03(f) , “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE VI

Conditions Precedent

Section 6.01     Effective Date . The obligations of the Holders to purchase their respective Notes hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 12.02):

(a)    The Agent shall have received from each party hereto counterparts (in such number as may be requested by the Agent) of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party and duly executed Notes payable to each Holder that requested a Note.

(b)    The Agent shall have received from each party thereto duly executed counterparts (in such number as may be requested by the Agent) of the Security Instruments, including the Guaranty Agreement, the Security Agreement, the Mortgages, the Account Control Agreements and except in cases where no signature is required, the other Security Instruments described on Exhibit F. In connection with the execution and delivery of the Security Instruments, the Requisite Holders shall be reasonably satisfied that the Security Instruments create Second Priority Liens that may be perfected upon recordation of properly completed financing statements and the Security Instruments in the appropriate filing offices therefor (except Liens permitted by Section  9.03 may exist) on at least such property satisfying the Minimum Mortgage Requirements.

(c)    The Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of each of RRI and each Note Party setting forth (i) resolutions of its board of directors or other appropriate governing body with respect to the authorization of such Person to execute and deliver the Note Documents to which it is a party and to enter into the transactions contemplated in those documents, (ii) the officers of such Person (y) who are authorized to sign the Note Documents to which such Person is a party and (z) who will, until replaced by another officer or officers duly authorized for that purpose, act as its representative for the purposes of signing documents and giving notices and other communications in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) specimen signatures of such authorized officers, and (iv) the articles or certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other applicable Organizational Documents of such Person, certified as being true and complete. The Agent and the Holders may conclusively rely on such certificate until the Agent receives notice in writing from such Person to the contrary.

(d)    The Agent shall have received certificates of the appropriate State agencies, as requested by the Requisite Holders, with respect to the existence, qualification and good standing of RRI and each Note Party in each jurisdiction where any such Person is organized or owns Borrowing Base Properties, except where the failure to so qualify could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(e)    The Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Issuer in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Requisite Holders certifying that (i) all representations and warranties of the Note Parties set forth in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, (ii) no Event of Default or Default exists and (iii) no Material Adverse Effect has occurred since December 31, 2016.

(f)    The Agent shall have received (i) copies of the audited consolidated financial statements, prepared in accordance with GAAP, of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2016, (ii) copies of the unaudited consolidated financial statements, prepared in accordance with GAAP, of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries for the Fiscal Quarters

 

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ended March 31, 2017, June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2017 and (iii) pro forma projections (including a pro forma closing balance sheet, pro forma statements of operations and cash flow) for the years 2018 through 2023 and quarterly projections through 2018 and yearly thereafter, including assumptions used in preparing the forecast financial statements, satisfactory to the Requisite Holders.

(g)    [Reserved].

(h)    The Agent shall have received evidence that adequate insurance, if applicable, required to be maintained in accordance with Section  7.12 is in full force and effect, with additional insured, mortgagee and lender loss payable special endorsements attached thereto in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and the Requisite Holders and their counsel naming the Agent as additional insured, mortgagee, lender or loss payee, as applicable.

(i)    The Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Issuer substantially in the form of Exhibit  E certifying that, after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, the Note Parties are and will be Solvent.

(j)    The Agent shall have received the Initial Reserve Report accompanied by a certificate covering the matters described in Section  8.12(b)(i)-(iii) .

(k)    The Agent shall have received, at least five (5) days prior to the Effective Date, all documentation and other information previously requested and required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act.

(l)    The Agent shall have received an opinion of Vinson & Elkins LLP, special counsel for the Note Parties, in form and of substance reasonably acceptable to the Requisite Holders.

(m)    The Agent and the Holders shall have received all fees and other amounts required to be paid under this Agreement or the other Note Documents due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date and, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Issuer hereunder, including all fees and amount required to be paid under the Fee Letter and the Agent Fee Letter.

(n)    [Reserved].

(o)    The Agent shall have received title information as the Requisite Holders may reasonably require satisfactory to the Requisite Holders setting forth the status of title to at least 85% of the PV-9 of the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report.

(p)    In order to create in favor of the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a valid and, subject to any filing and/or recording referred to herein, perfected Second Priority security interest satisfying at least the Minimum Mortgage Requirements (after giving effect to the acquisition of the Whitehorse Assets being acquired pursuant to the Whitehorse Acquisition Agreement on and as of the Effective Date), the Agent (for delivery to the Holders) shall have received the following in the forms reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Requisite Holders:

 

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(i)    fully executed and notarized Mortgages for recording in all appropriate places in all applicable jurisdictions, encumbering such Oil and Gas Properties and Midstream Properties (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Midstream Properties constituting Excluded Assets); and

(ii)    an amount necessary to cover all recording, stamp and similar taxes (including mortgage recording and intangible taxes) payable in connection with recording the Mortgages for such Oil and Gas Properties and Midstream Properties in the appropriate real estate records.

(q)    In order to create in favor of the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a valid, perfected Second Priority security interest in substantially all personal property Collateral of the Note Parties, the Agent shall have received:

(i)    evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Requisite Holders of the compliance by each Note Party of its respective obligations under the Guaranty Agreement and the other Security Instruments to which it is party (including its obligation to deliver UCC financing statements); and

(ii)    (A) the results of a recent search satisfactory to the Requisite Holders, of all effective UCC financing statements made with respect to any personal or mixed property of each Note Party in the applicable jurisdictions, together with copies of all such filings disclosed by such search that will not be terminated on the Effective Date and (B) UCC termination statements for filing in all applicable jurisdictions as may be necessary to terminate any effective UCC financing statements disclosed in such search that do not constitute Excepted Liens or any other Liens permitted under Section  9.03 .

(r)    The corporate, capital and ownership structure of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries upon the Effective Date shall be reasonably satisfactory to Requisite Holders.

(s)    The Agent (for delivery to the Holders) shall have received certified copies of the First Lien Credit Agreement and, to the extent requested by the Requisite Holders, any other First Lien Loan Documents, in each case including all amendments thereto, fully executed by the parties thereto, each of which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Requisite Holders.

(t)    Except as provided in Section  8.18 , the Agent shall have received copies of any ISDA schedules and credit support annexes and any other agreements evidencing collateral arrangements with any Approved Counterparties, which shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Requisite Holders.

(u)    The Agent shall have received such other certificates, documents, instruments and agreements as the Requisite Holders shall reasonably request in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Note Documents.

(v)    [Reserved].

(w)    The Agent shall have received at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Effective Date (or such shorter time period that is acceptable to the Agent and the Requisite Holders) a funds flow memorandum, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Requisite Holders.

 

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(x)    The Agent shall have received a fully-executed Note Purchase Notice.

(y)    The Requisite Holders shall be satisfied that the Note Parties have no outstanding Debt except for Debt permitted pursuant to Section  9.02 and the Note Parties shall not be in default with respect to such Debt.

(z)    The Agent and the Requisite Holders shall have received lease operating statements for September 30, 2017 reasonably satisfactory to the Requisite Holders.

(aa)    The Notes shall be purchased net of the original issue discount described in Section  2.01 .

(bb)    The representations and warranties of the Issuer set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective Date except to the extent any representation or warranty set forth in this Agreement contains qualifiers such as “material”, “in all material respects,” “except as could not reasonably be expected to result in, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect” or similar qualifying language or similar qualifiers, then such representation or warranty shall be true and correct as of such date (unless such representations and warranties are stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).

(cc)    At the time of and immediately after giving effect to the issuance of such Notes, (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) no Default (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) or Event of Default (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) has occurred and is continuing.

(dd)    The “Closing” (as defined in the Whitehorse Acquisition Agreement) shall have occurred (or shall occur substantially concurrently with the purchase and sale of the Notes under this Agreement) on the Effective Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Whitehorse Acquisition Agreement, without giving effect to any modifications, amendment, waiver, supplement, addition or consent that is materially adverse to the Holders (as reasonably determined by the Requisite Holders).

(ee)    The Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock Issuance shall have occurred (or shall occur substantially simultaneously with the purchase of the Notes hereunder) in accordance with the terms of the Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.

The Agent shall notify the Issuer and the Holders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.

ARTICLE VII

Representations and Warranties

The Issuer (and RRI, in the case of Section 7.01, Section 7.02, Section 7.03, Section 7.09 and Section 7.11) represents and warrants to the Holders that:

Section 7.01     Organization; Powers . Each of RRI and each Note Party is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority, and has all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals necessary, to own its assets and to carry on its business as now conducted, and is qualified to do business

 

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in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where failure to have such licenses, authorizations, consents, approvals and foreign qualifications could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.02     Authority; Enforceability . The Transactions are within RRI’s and each Note Party’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if required, owner action. Each Note Document to which RRI and each Note Party is a party has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, as applicable, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

Section 7.03     Approvals; No Conflicts . The Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority or any other third Person (including holders of its Equity Interests or any class of directors, managers or supervisors, as applicable, whether interested or disinterested, of RRI, the Issuer and any other Person), nor is any such consent, approval, registration, filing or other action necessary for the validity or enforceability of any Note Document or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect other than (i) the recording and filing of financing statements and the Security Instruments as required by this Agreement, (ii) those third party approvals or consents which, if not made or obtained, would not cause a Default hereunder, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or do not have an adverse effect on the enforceability of the Note Documents and (iii) those third party authorizations, approvals or consents that are customarily obtained following closing, (b) will not violate (i) in any material respect, any applicable law or regulation or any order of any Governmental Authority or (ii) the Organizational Documents of any Note Party, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, note, credit agreement or other similar instrument binding upon any Note Party or its Properties, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by any Note Party and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any Property of any Note Party (other than the Liens created by the Note Documents and the First Lien Loan Documents).

Section 7.04     Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change .

(a)    Since December 31, 2016 and after giving effect to the Transactions (i) there has been no event, development or circumstance that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) the business of the Issuer and the Note Parties has been conducted only in the ordinary course consistent with past business practices.

(b)    Neither the Issuer nor any other Note Party has on the date of this Agreement, after giving effect to the Transactions, any material Debt (including Disqualified Capital Stock) other than the Obligations, the First Lien Secured Obligations, obligations under the Issuer Preferred Units (to the extent constituting Debt) or any contingent liabilities, off-balance sheet liabilities or partnerships, liabilities for taxes, or unusual forward or long-term commitments or unrealized or anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments.

Section 7.05     Litigation .

(a)    Except as set forth on Schedule  7.05 , there are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Issuer, threatened in writing against any Note Party that (i) are not fully covered by insurance (except for normal deductibles) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an

 

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adverse determination that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) involve any Note Document or the Transactions.

(b)    Since the date of this Agreement, there has been no change in the status of the matters disclosed in Schedule  7.05 that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.06     Environmental Matters . Except for such matters as set forth on Schedule 7.06 or that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (or for each Note Party’s Oil and Gas Properties where another party other than such Note Party is the operator, to the knowledge of the Issuer could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect):

(a)    While the Note Parties have operated Properties, the Note Parties and each of their respective Properties and operations thereon are, and within all applicable statute of limitation periods have been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws;

(b)    the Note Parties have obtained all Environmental Permits required for their respective operations and each of their Properties, with all such Environmental Permits being currently in full force and effect, and no Note Party has received any written notice that any such existing Environmental Permit will be revoked or that any application for any new Environmental Permit or renewal of any existing Environmental Permit will be denied;

(c)    the Note Parties have not received any written claims, demands, suits, orders, inquiries, or proceedings concerning any violation of, or any liability (including as a potentially responsible party) under, any applicable Environmental Laws that is pending or, to the Issuer’s knowledge, threatened against any Note Party or any of their respective Properties or as a result of any operations at the Properties;

(d)    none of the Note Parties owns or operates a treatment, storage, or disposal facility requiring a permit under the RCRA, regulations thereunder or any comparable state delegated Resource Conservation and Recovery Act program;

(e)    except as permitted under applicable laws, there has been no Release or, to the Issuer’s knowledge, threatened Release, of Hazardous Materials attributable to the operations of any Note Party at, on, under or from any Note Party’s Properties and there are no investigations, remediations, abatements, removals of Hazardous Materials required under applicable Environmental Laws relating to such Releases or threatened Releases or at such Properties and, to the knowledge of the Issuer, none of such Properties are adversely affected by any Release or threatened Release of a Hazardous Material originating or emanating from any other real property;

(f)    no Note Party has received any written notice asserting an alleged liability or obligation under any Environmental Laws with respect to the investigation, remediation, abatement, removal, or monitoring of any Hazardous Materials, including at, under, or Released or threatened to be Released from any real properties offsite the Note Party’s Properties and there are no conditions or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in the receipt of such written notice;

 

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(g)    to the Note Party’s knowledge, there has been no exposure of any Person or Property to any Hazardous Materials as a result of or in connection with the operations and businesses of any Note Party or relating to any of their Properties that would reasonably be expected to form the basis for a claim against any Note Party for damages or compensation and, to the Issuer’s knowledge, there are no conditions or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in the receipt of notice regarding such exposure;

(h)    no Note Party has assumed or retained any liability of another Person under Environmental Law or relating to Hazardous Materials, and, to the Issuer’s knowledge, no Note Party otherwise has any liability under any Environmental Laws or relating to Hazardous Materials; and

(i)    the Note Parties have provided to the Holders complete and correct copies of all environmental site assessment reports, investigations, studies, analyses, and correspondence on environmental matters (including matters relating to any alleged non-compliance with or liability under Environmental Laws) that are in any Note Party’s possession or control and relating to their respective Properties or operations thereon.

Section 7.07     Compliance with the Laws and Agreements; No Defaults .

(a)    Each Note Party is in compliance with all Governmental Requirements applicable to it or its Property and all agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its Property, and possesses all licenses, permits, franchises, exemptions, approvals and other governmental authorizations necessary for the ownership of its Property and the conduct of its business, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)    No Note Party is in default nor has any event or circumstance occurred which, but for the expiration of any applicable grace period or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default or would require such Note Party to Redeem or make any offer to Redeem all or any portion of any Debt outstanding under any indenture, note, credit agreement or other similar instrument pursuant to which any Material Indebtedness is outstanding or by which the Note Parties or any of their Properties is bound.

(c)    No Default has occurred and is continuing.

Section 7.08     Investment Company Act . No Note Party is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Section 7.09     Taxes . RRI and each Note Party has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which RRI or the applicable Note Party has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of RRI or the Issuer, no material proposed Tax assessment is being asserted with respect to RRI or any Note Party.

 

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Section 7.10     ERISA . Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect:

(a)    Each Plan is, and has been, operated, administered and maintained in substantial compliance with, and the Issuer and each ERISA Affiliate have complied with ERISA, the terms of the applicable Plan and, where applicable, the Code.

(b)    No act, omission or transaction has occurred that could result in imposition on the Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate (whether directly or indirectly) of (i) either a civil penalty assessed pursuant to subsections (c), (i) or (l) of Section 502 of ERISA or a tax imposed pursuant to Chapter 43 of Subtitle D of the Code or (ii) breach of fiduciary duty liability damages under Section 409 of ERISA.

(c)    No liability to the PBGC (other than for the payment of current premiums which are not past due) by the Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate has been or is reasonably expected by any Note Party or any ERISA Affiliate to be incurred with respect to any Plan.

(d)    No ERISA Event with respect to any Plan has occurred that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Issuer under Title IV of ERISA to the Plan or the PBGC.

(e)    The actuarial present value of the benefit liabilities under each Plan does not, as of the end of the Issuer’s most recently ended Fiscal Year, exceed the current value of the assets (computed on a plan termination basis in accordance with Title IV of ERISA) of such Plan allocable to such benefit liabilities. The term “actuarial present value of the benefit liabilities” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4041 of ERISA.

(f)    Neither the Issuer nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors, maintains or contributes to, or has at any time in the six-year period preceding the date hereof sponsored, maintained or contributed to, or had any actual liability to any Multiemployer Plan.

Section 7.11     Disclosure; No Material Misstatements . RRI and the Issuer have disclosed to the Agent and the Holders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which RRI, the Issuer or any other Note Party is subject, and all other existing facts and circumstances applicable to RRI, the Issuer or any other Note Party known to RRI or the Issuer, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of RRI, the Issuer or any other Note Party to the Agent or any Holder or any of their Affiliates in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or any other Note Document or delivered hereunder or under any other Note Document (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contain any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial or other information, RRI, the Issuer and the other Note Parties represent only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time. There are no statements or conclusions in any Reserve Report which are based upon or include misleading information or fail to take into account material information regarding the matters reported therein, it being understood that projections concerning volumes attributable to the Oil and Gas Properties and production and cost estimates contained in each Reserve Report are necessarily based upon professional opinions, estimates and projections and RRI, the Issuer and the other Note Parties do not warrant that such opinions, estimates and projections will ultimately prove to have been accurate.

Section 7.12     Insurance . For the benefit of each Note Party, the Issuer has (a) all insurance policies sufficient for the compliance by the Note Parties with all material Governmental Requirements and all material agreements and (b) insurance coverage, or self-insurance, in at least such amounts and

 

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against such risk (including public liability) that are usually insured against by companies similarly situated and engaged in the same or a similar business for the assets and operations of the Note Parties. Schedule 7.12, as of the date hereof, sets forth a list of all insurance maintained by the Issuer. The Agent, as the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, has been named as additional insureds in respect of such liability insurance policies and the Agent, as the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, has been named as loss payee with respect to Property loss insurance.

Section 7.13     Restriction on Liens . Neither the Issuer nor any Note Party is a party to any material agreement or arrangement (other than (x) the First Lien Loan Documents and (y) Purchase Money Security Interests and Capital Leases creating Liens permitted by Section 9.03(c), but then only on the Property subject of such Purchase Money Security Interests or Capital Lease), or subject to any order, judgment, writ or decree, which either restricts or purports to restrict its ability to grant Liens to the Agent and the Holders on or in respect of their Properties to secure the Obligations and the Note Documents.

Section 7.14     Note Parties . Except as set forth on Schedule 7.14 or as disclosed in writing to the Agent (which shall promptly furnish a copy to the Holders), which shall be a supplement to Schedule 7.14, there are no other Note Parties.

Section 7.15     Foreign Operations . The Issuer and the other Note Parties do not own any Oil and Gas Properties not located within the geographical boundaries of the United States.

Section 7.16     Location of Business and Offices . The Issuer’s jurisdiction of organization is Delaware; the name of the Issuer as listed in the public records of its jurisdiction of organization is Rosehill Operating Company, LLC; and the organizational identification number of the Issuer in its jurisdiction of organization is 6199183 (or, in each case, as set forth in a notice delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 8.01(l) in accordance with Section 12.01). The Issuer’s principal place of business and chief executive offices are located at the address specified in Section 12.01 (or as set forth in a notice delivered pursuant to Section 8.01(l) and Section 12.01(c)). Each Note Party’s jurisdiction of organization, name as listed in the public records of its jurisdiction of organization, organizational identification number in its jurisdiction of organization, and the location of its principal place of business and chief executive office is stated on Schedule 7.14 (or as set forth in a notice delivered pursuant to Section 8.01(l)).

Section 7.17     Properties; Defensible Title, Etc .

(a)    Each Note Party has good and defensible title to the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the most recently delivered Reserve Report and good title to all its personal Properties other than Properties sold in compliance with Section  9.11 from time to time, in each case, free and clear of all Liens except Liens permitted by Section  9.03 . After giving full effect to Liens permitted by Section  9.03 , the Note Party specified as the owner owns the net interests in production attributable to the Hydrocarbon Interests as reflected in the most recently delivered Reserve Report, and except as otherwise provided by statute, regulation or the standard and customary provisions of any applicable joint operating agreement, the ownership of such Properties shall not in any material respect obligate the Note Party to bear the costs and expenses relating to the maintenance, development and operations of each such Property in an amount in excess of the working interest of each Property set forth in the most recently delivered Reserve Report that is not offset by a corresponding proportionate increase in the Note Party’s net revenue interest in such Property.

(b)    All material leases and agreements necessary for the conduct of the business of the Note Parties are valid and subsisting, in full force and effect, and there exists no default or event or circumstance which with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both would give rise to a default under any such lease or leases, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c)    The rights and Properties presently owned, leased or licensed by the Note Parties including all easements and rights of way, include all rights and Properties necessary to permit the Note Parties to conduct their business in all material respects in the same manner as its business is conducted on the date hereof.

(d)    Each Note Party owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents and other intellectual Property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Note Party does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Note Parties either own or have valid licenses or other rights to use all databases, geological data, geophysical data, engineering data, seismic data, maps, interpretations and other technical information used in their businesses as presently conducted, subject to the limitations contained in the agreements governing the use of the same, which limitations are customary for companies engaged in the business of the exploration and production of Hydrocarbons, with such exceptions as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.18     Maintenance of Properties . Except for such acts or failures to act as could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Oil and Gas Properties (and Properties unitized therewith) of the Note Parties have been maintained, operated and developed in a reasonably prudent manner and in conformity with all Governmental Requirements and in conformity with the provisions of all leases, subleases or other contracts comprising a part of the Hydrocarbon Interests and other contracts and agreements forming a part of the Oil and Gas Properties of the Note Parties. Specifically in connection with the foregoing, except for those as could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) no Oil and Gas Property of the Note Parties is subject to having allowable production reduced below the full and regular allowable (including the maximum permissible tolerance) because of any overproduction (whether or not the same was permissible at the time) and (ii) none of the wells comprising a part of the Oil and Gas Properties (or Properties unitized therewith) of the Note Parties is deviated from the vertical more than the maximum permitted by Governmental Requirements, and such wells are bottomed under and are producing from, and the well bores are wholly within, the Oil and Gas Properties (or in the case of wells located on Properties unitized therewith, such unitized Properties) of the Note Parties. All pipelines, wells, gas processing plants, platforms and other material improvements, fixtures and equipment owned in whole or in part by the Note Parties that are necessary to conduct normal operations are being maintained in a state adequate to conduct normal operations, and with respect to such of the foregoing which are operated by the Note Parties, in a manner consistent with the Note Parties’ past practices (other than those the failure of which to maintain in accordance with this Section 7.18 could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).

Section 7.19     Gas Imbalances; Prepayments . Except as set forth on Schedule 7.19 or on the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to Section 8.12(b), on a net basis there are no gas imbalances take or pay or other prepayments which would require any Note Party to deliver Hydrocarbons produced from their Oil and Gas Properties at some future time without then or thereafter receiving full payment therefor exceeding two percent (2.0%) of the aggregate volumes of natural gas (on an Mcf basis) listed in the most recent Reserve Report.

 

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Section 7.20     Marketing of Production . Except for contracts listed and in effect on the date hereof on Schedule 7.20, and thereafter either disclosed in writing to the Agent or included in the most recently delivered Reserve Report, (a) the Note Parties are receiving a price for all production sold thereunder which is computed substantially in accordance with the terms of the relevant contract and are not having deliveries curtailed substantially below the subject Property’s delivery capacity and (b) no material agreements exist which are not cancelable on 90 days’ notice or less without penalty or detriment for the sale of production from the Note Parties’ Hydrocarbons (including calls on or other rights to purchase, production, whether or not the same are currently being exercised) that (i) pertain to the sale of production at a fixed price and (ii) have a maturity or expiry date of longer than six (6) months from the date hereof.

Section 7.21     Security Documents . The Security Instruments are effective to create in favor of the Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Mortgaged Property and Collateral and proceeds thereof. The Obligations are and shall be at all times secured by a legal, valid and enforceability perfected Second Priority Liens in favor of the Agent, covering and encumbering the Mortgaged Properties and other Collateral, to the extent perfection has occurred or will occur, by the recording of a mortgage, the filing of a UCC financing statement or, with respect to Equity Interests represented by certificates, by possession (in each case, to the extent available in the applicable jurisdiction); provided that, except in the case of pledged Equity Interests or as otherwise provided herein, Liens permitted by Section 9.03 may exist.

Section 7.22     Swap Agreements and Eligible Contract Participant . Schedule 7.22 sets forth a true and complete list of all Swap Agreements of the Note Parties as of the date hereof. After the date hereof, each report required to be delivered by the Issuer pursuant to Section 8.01(d) sets forth a true and complete list of all Swap Agreements of the Note Parties, the material terms thereof (including the type, term, effective date, termination date and notional amounts or volumes), the estimated net mark to market value thereof, all credit support agreements relating thereto (including any margin required or supplied, but excluding the Security Instruments) and the counterparty to each such agreement.

Section 7.23     Use of Proceeds . The proceeds of the Notes shall be used (i) finance a portion of the purchase price of the Whitehorse Asset Acquisition, (ii) to provide funds for working capital, (iii) to finance capital expenditures, (iv) for the acquisition and development by the Issuer and its Subsidiaries of Oil and Gas Properties permitted hereunder and (v) for general corporate purposes of the Issuer and its Subsidiaries. No Note Party is engaged principally, or as one of its or their important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation T, U or X of the Board). No part of the proceeds of any Note will be used for any purpose which violates the provisions of Regulations T, U or X of the Board.

Section 7.24     Solvency . After giving effect to the Transactions, (a) the aggregate assets (after giving effect to amounts that could reasonably be received by reason of indemnity, offset, insurance or any similar arrangement), at a fair valuation, of the Note Parties, taken as a whole, will exceed the aggregate Debt of the Note Parties on a consolidated basis, as the Debt becomes absolute and matures, (b) each Note Party will not have incurred or intended to incur, and will not believe that it will incur, Debt beyond its ability to pay such Debt (after taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be received by it and the amounts to be payable on or in respect of its liabilities, and giving effect to amounts that could reasonably be received by reason of indemnity, offset, insurance or any similar arrangement) as such Debt becomes absolute and matures and (c) each Note Party will not have (and will have no reason to believe that it will have thereafter) unreasonably small capital for the conduct of its business.

 

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Section 7.25     Anti -Corruption Laws; Sanctions; OFAC .

(a)    The Issuer has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Issuer, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.

(b)    The Issuer, its Subsidiaries, their respective officers and employees and, to the knowledge of the Issuer, its directors and agents are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects and are not knowingly engaged in any activity that would reasonably be expected to result in any Note Party being designated as a Sanctioned Person.

(c)    None of (i) the Issuer, any Subsidiary or any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (ii) to the knowledge of the Issuer, any agent of the Issuer that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. The Issuer will not directly or, to its knowledge, indirectly use the proceeds from the Notes or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person, for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person currently subject to any applicable Sanctions.

Section 7.26     EEA Financial Institution . No Note Party is an EEA Financial Institution.

Section 7.27     Private Offering . Neither the Issuer nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered the Notes or any similar securities for sale to, or solicited any offer to buy any of the same from, or otherwise approached or negotiated in respect thereof with, any Person other than the Holders and not more than ten (10) other Institutional Investors, each of which has been offered the Notes at a private sale for investment. Neither the Issuer nor anyone acting on its behalf has taken, or will take, any action that would subject the issuance or sale of the Notes to the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act or to the registration requirements of any securities or blue sky laws of any applicable jurisdiction.

ARTICLE VIII

Affirmative Covenants

Until Payment in Full, the Issuer (and in the case of Sections 8.01(a), (b), (c), (f), and (g) and Section 8.04, RRI) covenants and agrees with the Holders that:

Section 8.01     Financial Statements; Other Information . The Issuer will furnish to the Agent and each Holder:

(a)     Annual Financial Statements . As soon as available, but in any event in accordance with then applicable law and not later than 90 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of RRI, the audited consolidating and consolidated balance sheet for RRI and its Consolidated Subsidiaries and related statements of operations, members’ equity, as applicable, and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous Fiscal Year, all reported on by independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit other than any consistency qualification that may result from a change in the method used to prepare the financial statements as to which such accountants concur) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of RRI and its Consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied; provided, that the foregoing requirements shall be deemed satisfied by delivery of the audited financial statements of RRI for such fiscal year that are filed by RRI with the SEC (so long as the same are so filed within the 90-day period specified above and otherwise delivered by email to the Agent and the Requisite Holders).

 

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(b)     Quarterly Financial Statements . As soon as available, but in any event in accordance with then applicable law and not later than 45 days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year of RRI, the unaudited consolidating and consolidated balance sheet for RRI and its Consolidated Subsidiaries and related statements of operations, members’ equity, as applicable, and cash flows as of the end of and for such Fiscal Quarter and the then elapsed portion of the Fiscal Year, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous Fiscal Year, all certified by a Responsible Officer of RRI as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of RRI and its Consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes; provided, that the foregoing requirements shall be deemed satisfied by delivery of the unaudited financial statements of RRI for such fiscal quarter that are filed by RRI with the SEC (so long as the same are so filed within the 45-day period specified above and otherwise delivered by email to the Agent and the Requisite Holders).

(c)     Certificate of Responsible Officer – Compliance . Concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under Section  8.01(a) or Section  8.01(b) , a certificate of a Responsible Officer of each of RRI and the Issuer in substantially the form of Exhibit  D hereto (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Section  9.01 and (iii) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the most recently delivered financial statements referred to in Section  8.01(a) and (b)  and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate (the “ Compliance Certificate ”).

(d)     Certificate of Responsible Officer – Swap Agreements . Concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under Section  8.01(b) , a certificate of a Responsible Officer, in form and substance satisfactory to the Requisite Holders, setting forth as of the last Business Day of the period covered by such financial statements, a true and complete list of all Swap Agreements of each Note Party, the material terms thereof (including the type, term, effective date, termination date and notional amounts or volumes), any new credit support agreements relating thereto (other than Security Instruments) not listed on Schedule  7.22 , any margin required or supplied under any credit support document, and the counterparty to each such agreement.

(e)     Certificate of Insurer – Insurance Coverage . Concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under Section  8.01(a) , and within ten (10) Business Days following each change in the insurance maintained in accordance with Section  8.07 , certificates of insurance coverage with respect to the insurance required by Section  8.07 , in form and substance satisfactory to the Requisite Holders, and, if requested by the Agent or any Holder, all copies of the applicable policies.

(f)     Other Accounting Reports . Promptly upon receipt thereof, a copy of each other report or letter submitted to RRI or any Note Party by independent accountants in connection with any annual, interim or special audit made by them of the books of any such Person, and a copy of any response by such Person, or the board of directors or other appropriate governing body of such Person, to such letter or report.

 

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(g)     SEC and Other Filings; Reports to Shareholders . Promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by RRI or any Note Party with the SEC or with any national securities exchange.

(h)     Notices Under Material Instruments . Promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any financial statement, report or notice furnished to or by any Person pursuant to the terms of any preferred stock designation, indenture, loan or credit or other similar agreement, other than this Agreement and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Holders pursuant to any other provision of this Section  8.01 .

(i)     Lists of Purchasers . Concurrently with the delivery of any Reserve Report to the Agent pursuant to Section  8.12 , a list of all Persons purchasing Hydrocarbons from any Note Party (or, with respect to Oil and Gas Properties that are not operated by a Note Party, a list of the operators of such properties).

(j)     Notice of Sales of Borrowing Base Properties and Unwinds of Swap Agreements . In the event the Issuer or any of its Subsidiaries intends to sell, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of Oil and Gas Properties (or any Equity Interest of any Note Party that owns Oil and Gas Properties) or terminate, unwind, cancel or otherwise dispose of or monetize Swap Agreements which would, in the aggregate with all sales or dispositions of Oil and Gas Properties or terminations or monetizations of Swap Agreements since the most recent redetermination or adjustment to the Borrowing Base under the First Lien Credit Agreement or any other provision under the First Lien Credit Agreement which requires or permits the amount of the Borrowing Base to be adjusted (or any functionally equivalent provision under a Permitted Revolver Refinancing Credit Agreement) constitute a Material Disposition (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement or any functionally equivalent term under a Permitted Revolver Refinancing Credit Agreement), written notice of such disposition, termination, unwind or cancellation (and in any event within five Business Days following any such event, or by such other date as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Requisite Holders in their sole discretion), the price thereof and the anticipated date of closing and any other details thereof reasonably requested by the Agent or any Holder.

(k)     Notice of Casualty Events . Prompt written notice, and in any event within ten Business Days, of the occurrence of any Casualty Event to any Property having a fair market value in excess of $1,000,000 or the commencement of any condemnation or eminent domain action or proceeding that could reasonably be expected to result in such a Casualty Event.

(l)     Information Regarding Issuer and Guarantors . Prompt written notice of (and in any event within ten (10) days prior thereto or such other time as the Requisite Holders may agree) any change (i) in a Note Party’s corporate name or in any trade name used to identify such Person in the conduct of its business or in the ownership of its Properties, (ii) in the location of the Note Party’s chief executive office or principal place of business, (iii) in the Note Party’s identity or corporate structure or in the jurisdiction in which such Person is incorporated or formed, (iv) in the Note Party’s jurisdiction of organization or such Person’s organizational identification number in such jurisdiction of organization, and (v) in the Note Party’s federal taxpayer identification number.

 

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(m)     Production Report and Lease Operating Statements . Concurrently with the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section  8.01(a) or (b) , a report setting forth, for each Fiscal Quarter during the then current Fiscal Year to date, the volume of production and sales attributable to production (and the prices at which such sales were made and the revenues derived from such sales) for each such Fiscal Quarter from the Oil and Gas Properties, and setting forth the related ad valorem, severance and production taxes, lease operating expenses and capital expenditures attributable thereto and incurred for each such Fiscal Quarter.

(n)     Annual Budget and Projections . As soon as available, but in any event not later than 30 days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Issuer, the annual budget and any forecasts or projections of the Issuer.

(o)     Patriot Act . Promptly upon request, all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act.

(p)     Notices of Certain Changes . Promptly, but in any event within five (5) Business Days after the execution thereof, copies of any amendment, modification or supplement to any of the Senior Unsecured Notes Documents or the Organizational Documents of the Issuer or any Subsidiary.

(q)     Senior Unsecured Notes Incurrence . Written notice that it is considering incurring Senior Unsecured Notes at least five (5) Business Days prior to the proposed incurrence of such Senior Unsecured Notes. In connection therewith the Issuer will from time to time provide to the Agent copies of existing drafts of the Senior Unsecured Notes Documents as requested by the Agent or the Requisite Holders, and the Issuer will also promptly deliver to the Agent and the Holders copies, certified by a Responsible Officer as true and complete, of each Senior Unsecured Notes Document following the incurrence of any Senior Unsecured Notes.

(r)     Other Requested Information . Promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Issuer or any Subsidiary (including any Plan or Multiemployer Plan and any reports or other information required to be filed under ERISA), or compliance with the terms of this Agreement or any other Note Document, as the Agent or any Holder may reasonably request.

(s)     First Lien Loan Document Information . Promptly, but in any event within five (5) Business Days after the furnishing or receipt thereof (provided that any material amendments or written modifications contemplated in clause (iii) below shall be provided one (1) Business Day before their execution), copies of (i) any notice of a redetermination or adjustment of the Borrowing Base pursuant to the First Lien Credit Facility, (ii) any notice of a Borrowing Base Deficiency, any notice of default or any notice related to the exercise of remedies, in each case pursuant to the First Lien Credit Facility, (iii) any amendment or other written modification of the First Lien Credit Facility and (iv) copies of any material notices, reports or other written information provided under the terms of the First Lien Credit Facility, in each case not otherwise required to be furnished to the Agent or the Holders pursuant to any other provisions of the Note Documents.

Section 8.02     Notices of Material Events . The Issuer will furnish to the Agent and each Holder prompt written notice of the following:

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(b)    the filing or commencement of, or the threat in writing of, any action, suit, proceeding, investigation or arbitration by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the Note Parties thereof not previously disclosed in writing to the Holders or any material adverse development in any action, suit, proceeding, investigation or arbitration (whether or not previously disclosed to the Holders) that, in either case, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c)    the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

(d)    the occurrence of any Material Adverse Effect.

Each notice delivered under this Section  8.02 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

Section 8.03     Existence; Conduct of Business . The Issuer will, and will cause each Note Party to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business and maintain, if necessary, its qualification to do business in each other jurisdiction in which its Oil and Gas Properties is located or the ownership of its Properties requires such qualification, except where the failure to so qualify could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 9.10.

Section 8.04     Payment of Obligations . The Issuer will, and will cause each other Note Party to, pay its obligations, including Tax liabilities of each Note Party and RRI will pay its Tax liabilities, in each case, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) such Note Party or RRI, as the case may be, has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 8.05     Performance of Obligations under Note Documents . The Issuer will pay the Notes according to the terms hereof, and cause each other Note Party to, do and perform every act and discharge all of the obligations to be performed and discharged by them under the Note Documents, including this Agreement, at the time or times and in the manner specified.

Section 8.06     Operation and Maintenance of Properties . The Issuer, at its own expense, will, and will cause each other Note Party to:

(a)    operate its Oil and Gas Properties and other material Properties or cause such Oil and Gas Properties and other material Properties to be operated in as a reasonably prudent operator in accordance with the practices of the industry and in compliance with all applicable contracts and agreements and in compliance with all applicable Governmental Requirements, including applicable pro ration requirements and Environmental Laws, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations of every other Governmental Authority from time to time constituted to regulate the development and operation of its Oil and Gas Properties and the production and sale of Hydrocarbons and other minerals therefrom, except, in each case, where the failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b)    maintain and keep in good repair, working order and efficiency (ordinary wear and tear excepted) all of its material Oil and Gas Properties and other Properties necessary to the conduct of its business, including all equipment, machinery and facilities as would a reasonably prudent operator.

(c)    promptly pay and discharge, or use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be paid and discharged, all material delay rentals, royalties, expenses and indebtedness accruing under the leases or other agreements affecting or pertaining to its Oil and Gas Properties and will do all other things necessary, in accordance with industry standards, to keep unimpaired their rights with respect thereto and prevent any forfeiture thereof or default thereunder.

(d)    promptly perform or use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be performed, in accordance with industry standards, the obligations required by each and all of the assignments, deeds, leases, sub-leases, contracts and agreements affecting its interests in its Oil and Gas Properties and other material Properties.

Section 8.07     Insurance . The Issuer will maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance covering all Note Parties, in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations. The loss payable clauses or provisions in the applicable insurance policy or policies insuring any of the Collateral for the Notes shall be endorsed in favor of and made payable to the Agent as a “lender loss payee” or other formulation acceptable to the Requisite Holders and such liability policies shall name the Agent, as the Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as “additional insured”. The Issuer shall cause such policies to also provide that the insurer will endeavor to give at least 30 days prior notice of any cancellation to the Agent (or 10 days in the case of non-payment).

Section 8.08     Books and Records; Inspection Rights . The Issuer will, and will cause each other Note Party to, keep proper books of record and account in accordance with GAAP. The Issuer will, and will cause each other Note Party to, permit any representatives designated by the Agent or any Holder, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its Properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested; provided that each Holder shall provide the Issuer and the Agent with reasonable notice prior to any visit or inspection. In the event any Holder desires to conduct an audit of any Note Party, such Holder shall make a reasonable effort to conduct such audit contemporaneously with any audit to be performed by the Agent. The Issuer shall reimburse the Agent and the Holders for all costs incurred in connection with such visitations and inspections; provided, however that prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Issuer shall only be obligated to reimburse the Agent and the Holders for all costs incurred in connection with one (1) such visitation and inspection per year.

Section 8.09     Compliance with Laws . The Issuer will, and will cause each Note Party to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its Property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Issuer will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Note Parties and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.

Section 8.10     Environmental Matters .

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applicable Environmental Laws, except to the extent any breach thereof could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) not dispose of or otherwise Release, and shall cause each other Note Party not to dispose of or otherwise Release, any Hazardous Material, or solid waste on, under, about or from any of the Issuer’s or the other Note Parties’ Properties or any other Property to the extent caused by the Issuer’s or any of the other Note Parties’ operations except in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, the disposal or Release of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) timely obtain or file, and shall cause each other Note Party to timely obtain or file, all notices, and Environmental Permits, if any, required under applicable Environmental Laws to be obtained or filed in connection with the operation or use of the Issuer’s or the other Note Parties’ Properties, which failure to obtain or file could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iv) promptly commence and diligently prosecute to completion, and shall cause each of other Note Party to promptly commence and diligently prosecute to completion, any assessment, evaluation, investigation, monitoring, containment, cleanup, removal, repair, restoration, remediation or other remedial obligations (collectively, the “ Remedial Work ”) in the event any Remedial Work is required or reasonably necessary under applicable Environmental Laws because of or in connection with the actual or suspected past, present or future disposal or other Release of any Hazardous Materials on, under, about or from any of the Issuer’s or the other Note Parties’ Properties, which failure to commence and diligently prosecute to completion could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (v) conduct, and cause each other Note Party to conduct, their respective operations and businesses in a manner that will not expose any Property or Person to Hazardous Materials that could reasonably be expected to form the basis for a claim for damages or compensation, which claim could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (vi) establish and implement, and shall cause each other Note Party to establish and implement, such procedures as may be necessary to continuously determine and assure that the Issuer’s and the other Note Parties’ obligations under this Section  8.10(a) are timely and fully satisfied, which failure to establish and implement could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)    The Issuer will promptly, but in no event later than five Business Days of the Issuer becoming aware thereof, notify the Agent and the Holders in writing of any threatened action, investigation or inquiry by any Governmental Authority or any demand or lawsuit by any landowner or other third party threatened in writing against the Issuer or the other Note Parties or their Properties of which the Issuer has knowledge in connection with any Environmental Laws (excluding routine testing and corrective action) if the Issuer reasonably anticipates that such action will result in liability (whether individually or in the aggregate) in excess of $1,000,000, not fully covered by insurance, subject to normal deductibles.

(c)    If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), at the expense of the Issuer and to the extent that the Issuer has the right to do so, conduct such Remedial Work as it deems appropriate to determine the nature and extent of any noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws, the nature and extent of the presence of any Hazardous Material and the nature and extent of any other environmental conditions that may exist at or affect any of the Mortgaged Properties, and the Note Parties shall cooperate with the Agent in conducting such Remedial Work. Such Remedial Work may include a detailed visual inspection of the Mortgaged Properties, including all storage areas, storage tanks, drains and dry wells and other structures and locations, as well as the taking of soil samples, surface water samples, and ground water samples and such other investigations or analyses as the Agent deems appropriate. The Agent and its officers, employees, the Agents and contractors shall have and are hereby granted the right to enter upon the Mortgaged Properties for the foregoing purposes, provided that any such representative of the Agent shall comply with the Issuer’s safety, health and environmental policies and shall carry and maintain adequate insurance coverages appropriate or customary for the tasks to be performed.

 

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Section 8.11     Further Assurances .

(a)    The Issuer at its sole expense will, and will cause each other Note Party to, promptly execute and deliver to the Agent all such other documents, agreements and instruments reasonably requested by the Agent or the Requisite Holders to comply with, cure any defects or accomplish the conditions precedent, covenants and agreements of any Note Party, as the case may be, in the Note Documents or to further evidence and more fully describe the collateral intended as security for the Obligations, or to correct any omissions in this Agreement or the Security Instruments, or to state more fully the obligations secured therein, or to perfect, protect or preserve any Liens created pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Security Instruments or the priority thereof, or to make any recordings, file any notices or obtain any consents, all as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate, in the sole discretion of the Requisite Holders, in connection therewith.

(b)    The Issuer hereby authorizes the Agent to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relative to all or any part of the Mortgaged Property without the signature of the Issuer or any other Note Party where permitted by law. A carbon, photographic or other reproduction of the Security Instruments or any financing statement covering the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by law.

Section 8.12     Reserve Reports .

(a)    On or before March 1 st and September 1 st of each year, commencing March 1, 2018, the Issuer shall furnish to the Agent and the Holders a Reserve Report evaluating the Oil and Gas Properties of the Issuer and the other Note Parties as of the immediately preceding January 1 st and July 1 st , as applicable. The Reserve Report as of January 1 st and delivered on or before March 1 st of each year (the “ January  1 Reserve Report ”) shall be prepared by one or more Approved Petroleum Engineers, and each other Reserve Report of each year may be prepared by one or more Approved Petroleum Engineers or internally under the supervision of the reservoir engineering manager of the Issuer who shall certify such Reserve Report to be true and accurate in all material respects and, except as otherwise specified therein, to have been prepared in accordance with the procedures used in the immediately preceding January 1 Reserve Report. In addition, the Issuer shall furnish to the Agent (for delivery to the Holders) each Reserve Report (together with any certifications) provided to the First Lien Administrative Agent under the First Lien Credit Facility.

(b)    With the delivery of each Reserve Report, the Issuer shall provide to the Agent and the Holders a certificate (a “ Reserve Report Certificate ”) from a Responsible Officer certifying that in all material respects: (i) the information contained in the Reserve Report and any other information delivered in connection therewith is true and correct, (ii) the Issuer or the other Note Parties own good and defensible title to the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in such Reserve Report and such Properties are free of all Liens except for Liens permitted by Section  9.03 , (iii) except as set forth on an exhibit to the certificate, on a net basis there are no gas imbalances, take or pay or other prepayments in excess of the volume specified in Section  7.19 with respect to its Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in such Reserve Report which would require the Issuer or any other Note Party to deliver Hydrocarbons either generally or produced from such Oil and Gas Properties at some future time without then or thereafter receiving full payment

 

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therefor, (iv) none of their Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the immediately previous Reserve Report have been sold since the date of the last Borrowing Base determination except as set forth on an exhibit to the certificate, which exhibit shall list all of its Oil and Gas Properties sold and in such detail as reasonably required by the Agent, (v) attached to the certificate is a list of all marketing agreements entered into by a Note Party subsequent to the later of the date hereof or the most recently delivered Reserve Report which the Issuer could reasonably be expected to have been obligated to list on Schedule  7.20 had such agreement been in effect on the date hereof and (vi) attached thereto is a schedule of the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated by such Reserve Report that are Mortgaged Properties and demonstrating the percentage of the Oil and Gas Properties that the value of such Mortgaged Properties represent and that such percentage is in compliance with Section   8.14(a) .

Section 8.13     Title Information .

(a)    (i) Prior to Discharge of First Lien Non-Excluded Obligations, concurrently with delivery thereof to the First Lien Administrative Agent or (ii) upon Discharge of First Lien Non-Excluded Obligations, on or before delivery to the Agent (for delivery to the Holders) of each Reserve Report required by Section  8.12(a) , the Issuer will deliver title information to the Agent (for delivery to the Holders) in form and substance acceptable to the Requisite Holders ( provided that prior to Discharge of First Lien Non-Excluded Obligations, title information acceptable to the First Lien Administrative Agent shall be deemed acceptable to the Requisite Holders) covering enough of the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated by such Reserve Report that were not included in the immediately preceding Reserve Report (which may be the Initial Reserve Report), so that the Agent shall have received, together with title information previously delivered to the Agent, satisfactory title information on at least 85% of the PV-9 of the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated by such Reserve Report.

(b)    If the Issuer has provided title information for additional Properties under Section  8.13(a), the Issuer shall, within 60 days after notice from the Agent or the Holders, which notice must be delivered no later than 60 days after receipt of such title information by the Agent, that title defects or exceptions exist with respect to such additional Properties, unless, prior to Discharge of First Lien Non-Excluded Obligations, such title information had previously been determined to be acceptable by the First Lien Administrative Agent, either (i) cure any such title defects or exceptions (including defects or exceptions as to priority) which are not permitted by Section  9.03 raised by such information, (ii) substitute Collateral acceptable to the Requisite Holders ( provided that, prior to Discharge of First Lien Non-Excluded Obligations, substitute Collateral acceptable to the First Lien Administrative Agent shall be deemed acceptable to the Holders) which constitutes Oil and Gas Properties with no title defects or exceptions except for Liens permitted under Section  9.03 having an equivalent or greater value or (iii) deliver title information in form and substance acceptable to the Requisite Holders ( provided that, prior to Discharge of First Lien Non-Excluded Obligations, title information acceptable to the First Lien Administrative Agent shall be deemed acceptable to the Requisite Holders) so that the Agent shall have received, together with title information previously delivered to the Agent, satisfactory title information on at least 85% of the PV-9 of the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated by such Reserve Report.

Section 8.14     Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors .

(a)    In connection with each redetermination of the Borrowing Base and at any other times reasonably elected by the Agent or the Requisite Holders, the Issuer shall review the Reserve Report and the list of current Mortgaged Properties (as described in Section  8.12(b) ) to

 

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ascertain whether the Mortgaged Properties represent at least (i) 95% of the PV-9 of the Proved Reserves evaluated in the most recent Reserve Report, (ii) 95% of the PV-9 of the Proved Developed Producing Reserves evaluated in the most recent Reserve Report, (iii) 100% of the total gross acreage of the Note Parties on the Effective Date, (iv) 90% of the total gross acreage of the Note Parties at any time after the Effective Date, (v) substantially all of the Note Parties’ Midstream Properties and any infrastructure or related Oil and Gas Property (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Midstream Properties constituting Excluded Assets), (vi) all of the Whitehorse Assets acquired on the Effective Date and (vii) any other of the Note Parties’ Oil and Gas Properties requested by the Agent of the Requisite Holders from time to time with a fair market value in excess of $2,000,000, in each case, after giving effect to exploration and production activities, acquisitions (including the Whitehorse Asset Acquisition), dispositions and production (collectively, the “ Minimum Mortgage Requirements ”). In the event that the Mortgaged Properties do not satisfy the Minimum Mortgage Requirements, then the Issuer shall, and shall cause the other Note Parties to, grant, within thirty (30) days of delivery of the certificate required under Section  8.12(b) (or, in the case of clause (vii) above, within thirty (30) days of the Agent’s or Requisite Holders’ written request), to the Agent as security for the Obligations, a Second Priority Lien (provided that Liens permitted by Section 9.03 may exist) on additional Oil and Gas Properties, Midstream Properties (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Midstream Properties constituting Excluded Assets) and properties described in the definition of Minimum Mortgage Requirements not already subject to a Lien of the Security Instruments such that after giving effect thereto, the Mortgaged Properties will satisfy the Minimum Mortgage Requirements. All such Liens will be created and perfected by and in accordance with the provisions of deeds of trust, security agreements and financing statements or other Security Instruments, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Requisite Holders and in sufficient executed (and acknowledged where necessary or appropriate) counterparts for recording purposes. In order to comply with the foregoing, if any Domestic Subsidiary grants a Lien on its Oil and Gas Properties pursuant to Section  8.14(a) and such Domestic Subsidiary is not a Guarantor, then it shall become a Guarantor and comply with Section  8.14(b) .

(b)    The Issuer shall promptly cause each newly created or acquired Domestic Subsidiary that is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary to guarantee the Obligations pursuant to the Guaranty Agreement and to grant a lien and security interest in all of its Collateral (as defined in the applicable security agreement, but which shall in no event include Excluded Assets) pursuant to a security agreement. In connection with any such guaranty, the Issuer shall, or shall cause (i) such Domestic Subsidiary to execute and deliver the Guaranty Agreement (or a supplement thereto, as applicable) and a security agreement (or a supplement thereto, as applicable) and (ii) the owners of the Equity Interests of such Domestic Subsidiary to pledge all of the Equity Interests of such new Domestic Subsidiary (including delivery of original stock certificates evidencing the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary, together with an appropriate undated stock powers for each certificate duly executed in blank by the registered owner thereof) and to execute and deliver such other additional closing documents, legal opinions and certificates as shall reasonably be requested by the Requisite Holders.

(c)    In the event that any Note Party becomes the owner of a Domestic Subsidiary, then the Note Party shall (i) pledge 100% of all the Equity Interests of such Domestic Subsidiary, in each case, that are owned by such Note Party and to the extent such pledge does not occur automatically under the Guaranty Agreement (including, in each case, delivery of original stock certificates, if any, evidencing such Equity Interests, together with appropriate stock powers for each certificate duly executed in blank by the registered owner thereof) and (ii) (along with such Domestic Subsidiary) execute and deliver such other additional closing documents and certificates as shall reasonably be requested by the Requisite Holders.

 

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(d)    The Issuer hereby guarantees the payment of all Obligations of each Note Party (other than the Issuer) and absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time to each Note Party (other than the Issuer) in order for such Note Party to honor its obligations under its respective Guaranty Agreement and other Security Instruments including obligations with respect to Swap Agreements (provided, however, that the Issuer shall only be liable under this Section  8.14(d) for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section  8.14(d) , or otherwise under this Agreement or any Note Document, as it relates to such other Note Parties, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of the Issuer under this Section  8.14(d) shall remain in full force and effect until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Note and all fees payable hereunder and all other amounts payable under the Note Documents have been paid in full.

Section 8.15     ERISA Compliance . The Issuer will promptly furnish and will cause its Subsidiaries and any ERISA Affiliate to promptly furnish to the Agent (i) upon becoming aware of the occurrence of any ERISA Event or of any Prohibited Transaction, in each case, that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, in connection with any Plan or any trust created thereunder, a written notice of the Issuer or Subsidiary of the Issuer, as the case may be, specifying the nature thereof, what action such Person is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto, and, when known, any action taken or proposed by the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor or the PBGC with respect thereto, and (ii) upon receipt thereof, copies of any notice of the PBGC’s intention to terminate or to have a trustee appointed to administer any Plan. Promptly following receipt of a reasonable request by the Agent, the Issuer will furnish and will cause each Subsidiary to promptly furnish to the Agent copies of any documents described in Sections 101(k) or 101(l) of ERISA that any Note Party may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan; provided, that if the Note Parties have not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plan, then, upon reasonable request of the Agent, the Note Parties shall promptly make a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and the Issuer shall provide copies of such documents and notices to the Agent promptly after receipt thereof.

Section 8.16     Account Control Agreements; Location of Proceeds of the Notes .

(a)    All of the Note Parties’ Accounts other than Excluded Accounts shall at all times be subject to an Account Control Agreement, except that in the case of any newly established Account, any Account that ceases to be an Excluded Account or any Account acquired pursuant to an acquisition permitted under Section  9.05 (and which was not formed by any then-existing Note Party in contemplation of such acquisition), so long as the Issuer provides the Agent with written notice of the existence of such Account within five (5) Business Days following the date of such establishment, change of status or acquisition (or such later date as the Agent and the Requisite Holders may agree in their sole discretion), the Issuer will have thirty (30) days following the date of such establishment, change of status or acquisition (or such later date as the Agent and the Requisite Holders may agree in their sole discretion) to subject such account to an Account Control Agreement. No Note Party will deposit the proceeds of the Notes in an Account that is not subject to an Account Control Agreement.

(b)    The Issuer will, and will cause each Note Party to, until the proceeds of any Notes are transferred to a third party in a transaction not prohibited by the Note Documents, hold the proceeds of any Notes purchased under this Agreement in an Account that is subject to an Account Control Agreement.

 

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Section 8.17     EEA Financial Institution . No Note Party is an EEA Financial Institution.

Section 8.18     Minimum Hedging Volumes . The Issuer and/or other Note Parties will (a) within 45 days after the Effective Date (or such later date with the consent of the Requisite Holders in their sole discretion), enter into Swap Agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Requisite Holders with Approved Counterparties pursuant to which the Note Parties have hedged notional volumes of not less than (x) 85% of the reasonably anticipated projected production (based on the Initial Reserve Report updated by the Issuer to include wells brought into production prior to the Effective Date) of crude oil and natural gas, calculated separately, from Proved Developed Producing Reserves of Oil and Gas Properties of the Note Parties for each month during the subsequent thirty-six (36) calendar month period immediately following the Effective Date and (y) 60% of the reasonably anticipated projected production (based on the Initial Reserve Report updated by the Issuer to include wells brought into production prior to the Effective Date) of crude oil and natural gas, calculated separately, from Proved Developed Producing Reserves of Oil and Gas Properties of the Note Parties for each month during the thirty-seven (37) to sixty (60) calendar month period immediately following the Effective Date and (b) maintain at all times Swap Agreements reasonably satisfactory to the Requisite Holders with Approved Counterparties pursuant to which the Note Parties shall hedge notional volumes of not less than 85% of the reasonably anticipated projected production (based on the then most recently delivered Reserve Report hereunder) of crude oil and natural gas, calculated separately, from Proved Developed Producing Reserves of Oil and Gas Properties of the Note Parties for each calendar quarter during the subsequent thirty-six (36) calendar month period immediately following any date of determination (in each case, as forecasted based upon the most recent Reserve Report delivered pursuant hereto (after, for the avoidance of doubt, giving effect to the acquisition of the Whitehorse Assets being acquired pursuant to the Whitehorse Acquisition Agreement on and as of the Effective Date)); provided, that to the extent the delivery of a new Reserve Report hereunder results in a failure to satisfy the requirements of this clause (b), the Note Parties shall have thirty (30) days following the delivery of such Reserve Report (or such later date with the consent of the Requisite Holders in their sole discretion) to enter into additional Swap Agreements to the extent necessary to satisfy the requirements of this clause (b).

ARTICLE IX

Negative Covenants

Until Payment in Full, the Issuer (and in the case of Sections 9.19 and 9.24, RRI) covenants and agrees with the Holders that:

Section 9.01     Financial Covenant .

(a)     Ratio of Total Funded Debt to EBITDAX . The Issuer will not, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2017, permit its ratio of Total Funded Debt as of such time to EBITDAX for the four Fiscal Quarters ending on the last day of the Fiscal Quarter immediately preceding the date of determination for which financial statements are available to be greater than 4.0 to 1.0.

Section 9.02     Debt . The Issuer will not, and will not permit any other Note Party to, incur, create, assume or suffer to exist any Debt, except:

(a)    the Notes or other Obligations arising under the Note Documents or any guaranty of or suretyship arrangement for the Notes or other Obligations arising under the Note Documents;

 

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(b)    Debt of any Note Party under Purchase Money Security Interests and Capital Leases not to exceed $2,000,000;

(c)    Debt associated with worker’s compensation claims, bonds or surety obligations required by Governmental Requirements or by third parties in the ordinary course of business in connection with the operation of, or provision for the abandonment and remediation of, the Oil and Gas Properties;

(d)    (i) Debt between the Issuer and its Subsidiaries that are Note Parties, (ii) Debt between the Subsidiaries of the Issuer which are Note Parties, and (iii) Debt extended to the Issuer and its Subsidiaries which are Note Parties by any other Note Party; provided that (1) such Debt is not held, assigned, transferred, negotiated or pledged to any Person other than a Note Party, and (2) any such Debt owed by either the Issuer or a Guarantor shall be subordinated to the Obligations on terms set forth in the Guaranty Agreement;

(e)    endorsements of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business;

(f)    obligations to royalty, overriding and working interest owners, joint interest obligations, trade payables and other lease operating expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business which are not more than ninety (90) days past due;

(g)    Debt associated with appeal bonds and bonds or sureties provided to any Governmental Authority or to any other Person in connection with the operation of the Oil and Gas Properties, including with respect to plugging, facility removal and abandonment of the Oil and Gas Properties;

(h)    Debt in respect of Senior Unsecured Notes; provided that (i) after giving effect to the incurrence or issuance thereof, the Issuer shall be in compliance on a pro forma basis with the financial covenant set forth in Section  9.01 and (ii) the Issuer shall only be permitted to incur such Senior Unsecured Notes if the net cash proceeds thereof (other than up to $10,000,000 in excess proceeds incurred as a result of good-faith rounding and estimation in determining the issuance amount of such Senior Unsecured Notes) are used solely to redeem in full the Issuer Series B Preferred Units and substantially contemporaneously therewith an equivalent amount of Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock of RRI in full in accordance with the RRI Certificate of Designations no later than twenty-five (25) days after the date of incurrence of such Senior Unsecured Notes if, and only if, at such time the Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock of RRI is owned in whole or in part by EIG (it being agreed and understood that if EIG does not own the Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock in whole or in part at such time, no Senior Unsecured Notes may be incurred hereunder); provided that until the redemption of the Issuer Series B Preferred Units and the Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock of RRI, such net cash proceeds received from the issuance of the Senior Unsecured Notes shall be held in a deposit account subject to an Account Control Agreement;

(i)    to the extent constituting Debt, obligations in respect of Swap Agreements;

(j)    other Debt, not to exceed $3,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding;

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(l)    Debt in respect of the First Lien Credit Facility that is subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement; provided that (i) such Debt is a single conforming commercial banking revolving facility for oil and gas secured loan transactions with no differentiation among the First Lien Lenders and all such Debt is pari passu in right of payment, pricing, maturity, security and liquidation thereof, (ii) the Person selected to be the administrative agent thereunder is PNC Bank, National Association or another administrative agent recognized as being an established administrative agent for commercial banking borrowing base lending facilities for oil and gas secured transactions and (iii) the First Lien Lenders are commercial banking institutions that invest in conforming revolving borrowing base facilities of such type in the ordinary course of business; and

(m)    obligations in respect of any Issuer Preferred Units so long as such obligations are not classified as debt under GAAP or no mandatory redemption payment is then due; provided, however, even if such Issuer Preferred Units are classified as debt under GAAP or a mandatory redemption payment is due thereunder (“Reclassified Units”), such Reclassified Units shall still be deemed permitted under this Section 9.02 as long as the Borrower is in pro forma compliance with Section 9.01 measured upon giving effect to such Reclassified Units.

Section 9.03     Liens . The Issuer will not, and will not permit any other Note Party to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any of its Properties (now owned or hereafter acquired), except:

(a)    Liens securing the payment of any Obligations;

(b)    Excepted Liens;

(c)    Liens securing Purchase Money Security Interests and Capital Leases permitted by Section  9.02(b) but only on the Property that is the subject of any such purchase money financing or such lease, accessions and improvements thereto, insurance thereon, and the proceeds of the foregoing;

(d)    Liens securing the First Lien Secured Obligations, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement; and

(e)    other Liens on Property not constituting Collateral not to exceed $3,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding.

Section 9.04     Restricted Payments . The Issuer will not, and will not permit any of the other Note Party to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except

(a)    the Issuer may make Restricted Payments with respect to its Equity Interests payable solely in additional shares of its Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock);

(b)    Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends and other Restricted Payments to the Issuer and any other Note Party;

(c)    so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom, the Issuer may make Permitted Tax Distributions; provided that in the case of an Excess Tax Distribution, the Issuer may only make such distribution so long as both before and immediately after giving effect to such Excess Tax Distribution (i) the unused total Commitments (as such

 

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term is defined in the First Lien Credit Facility or a substantively equivalent term is defined under the First Lien Credit Facility outstanding at such time) then in effect shall be equal to or greater than 20% of such total Commitments then in effect and (ii) the Issuer’s ratio of Total Funded Debt to EBITDAX is not greater than 3.50 to 1.00 (using (x) Total Funded Debt outstanding on such date after giving effect to such Restricted Payment and (y) EBITDAX for the four Fiscal Quarters ending on the last day of the Fiscal Quarter immediately preceding such date for which financial statements are available);

(d)    (i) with respect to Issuer Preferred Units other than the Issuer Series B Preferred Units, the Issuer may make Cash distributions in an amount not to exceed $8,000,000 in any Fiscal Year of the Issuer to promptly fund dividends or distributions on any such Issuer Preferred Units (for the purpose of allowing RRI to make subsequent equivalent dividends or distributions on the corresponding preferred Equity Interests of RRI); provided that any such Issuer Preferred Units issued after the Effective Date shall be on the same terms and conditions as those governing the Issuer Series A Preferred Units issued by the Issuer prior to the Effective Date or on terms and conditions otherwise acceptable to the Required Holders; and provided, further, that both before and immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment (A) no Default or Event of Default exists and (B) the Issuer’s ratio of Total Funded Debt to EBITDAX is not greater than 3.50 to 1.00 (using (x) Total Funded Debt outstanding on such date after giving effect to such Restricted Payment and (y) EBITDAX for the four Fiscal Quarters ending on the last day of the Fiscal Quarter immediately preceding such date for which financial statements are available); and (ii) with respect to the Issuer Series B Preferred Units, the Issuer may make Cash distributions in an amount not to exceed the sum of (1) $25,000,000 in any Fiscal Year of the Issuer to promptly fund dividends or distributions on the Issuer Series B Preferred Units (for the purpose of allowing RRI to make subsequent equivalent dividends or distributions on the corresponding Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock of RRI), which may be carried over to subsequent Fiscal Years to the extent that any portion of such dividend or distribution that was required to be paid in such Fiscal Year otherwise went unpaid during such Fiscal Year, and (2) any corresponding default premiums or penalties incurred in respect of the failure to timely pay dividends or distributions on the Issuer Series B Preferred Units, so long as both before and immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment (A) no Default or Event of Default exists and (B) the Issuer’s ratio of Total Funded Debt to EBITDAX is not greater than 3.50 to 1.00 (using (x) Total Funded Debt outstanding on such date after giving effect to such Restricted Payment and (y) EBITDAX for the four Fiscal Quarters ending on the last day of the Fiscal Quarter immediately preceding such date for which financial statements are available));

(e)    the Issuer may make redemptions of the Issuer Series B Preferred Units (for the purpose of the substantially contemporaneous redemption of an equivalent amount of Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock of RRI) with the cash proceeds of Senior Unsecured Notes permitted under Section  9.02(h) or from the cash proceeds of the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of RRI that are contributed by RRI to the Issuer to the extent that such cash proceeds are contributed in the form of common equity and (x) held in an account that is subject to an Account Control Agreement until applied towards such redemption of the Issuer Series B Preferred Units and (y) otherwise applied towards such redemption of the Issuer Series B Preferred Units within twenty-five (25) days; and

(f)    the Issuer may make Restricted Payments to holders of the Issuer’s Common Units in connection with any exchange of Common Units of the Issuer for Class A Common Stock of RRI pursuant to Section 4.6 of the Issuer LLC Agreement payable in Equity Interests of RRI or in cash, in each case, to the extent that the Equity Interests and cash is received by the Issuer from RRI substantially contemporaneously therewith.

 

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Section 9.05     Investments, Loans and Advances . The Issuer will not, and will not permit any other Note Party to, make or permit to remain outstanding any Investments in or to any Person, except that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to:

(a)    Investments which are disclosed to the Holders in Schedule  9.05 ;

(b)    accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business;

(c)    direct obligations of the United States or any agency thereof, or obligations guaranteed by the United States or any agency thereof, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;

(d)    commercial paper maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof rated in one of the two highest grades by S&P or Moody’s;

(e)    deposits maturing within one year from the date of creation thereof with, including certificates of deposit issued by, any Holder or any office located in the United States of any other bank or trust company which is organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, has capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating at least $500,000,000 (as of the date of such bank or trust company’s most recent financial reports) and has a short term deposit rating of no lower than A2 or P2, as such rating is set forth from time to time, by S&P or Moody’s, respectively;

(f)    Investments in money market or similar funds with assets of at least $1,000,000,000 and rated Aaa by Moody’s or AAA by S&P;

(g)    Investments (i) made by the Issuer in or to its Subsidiaries that are Note Parties or (ii) made by Note Parties to each other or the Issuer; provided , that, as a condition thereto, the Issuer and Note Parties have taken all such actions to the satisfaction of the Agent and Requisite Holders necessary to maintain the Agent’s perfected second lien priority lien on the Property subject to such Investment;

(h)    Investments in direct ownership interests in additional Oil and Gas Properties and gas gathering systems related thereto or related to farm-out, farm-in, joint operating, joint venture or area of mutual interest agreements, participation agreements, gathering systems, pipelines or other similar arrangements which are usual and customary in the oil and gas exploration and production business located within the geographic boundaries of the United States of America;

(i)    Investments pursuant to Swap Agreements or hedging agreements otherwise permitted under this Agreement;

(j)    Investments constituting deposits made in connection with the purchase of goods or services in the ordinary course of business;

(k)    (A) Permitted Equity Acquisitions and (B) the purchase or acquisition of Oil and Gas Properties by the Issuer or any Guarantor made (i) in the case of clauses (A) and (B), from the identifiable cash proceeds of the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) by RRI that are (w) contributed to the Issuer on account of the Issuer’s common Equity Interests, (x) designated by the Issuer to be used for Permitted Equity Acquisitions or the purchase or acquisition of Oil and Gas Properties in a writing delivered to the Agent and Requisite Holders or in a public filing with the SEC prior to or promptly following such

 

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contribution or issuance, (y) held in a segregated account that is otherwise subject to an Account Control Agreement until applied towards such Permitted Equity Acquisition or acquisition and (z) otherwise applied towards such Permitted Equity Acquisition or acquisition within 270 days of receipt (“ Qualified Equity Proceeds ”) or (ii) in the case of clauses (A) and (B), from any other sources (Net Asset Sale Proceeds, Hedge Receipts and/or Net Insurance/Condemnation Proceeds to the extent permitted under Section  3.04(a)(i)(C) ) in an amount not to exceed (solely with respect to this clause (ii) ) $15,000,000 for all such Permitted Equity Acquisitions and acquisitions during any Fiscal Year and $40,000,000 in the aggregate for all such Permitted Equity Acquisitions and acquisitions during the term of this Agreement; provided that no Note Party shall be permitted to make a Permitted Equity Acquisition or purchase or acquisition of Oil and Gas Properties under this clause (k) to the extent that a Default or an Event of Default has occurred or is continuing unless (1) in the event such Permitted Equity Acquisition or purchase or acquisition of Oil and Gas Properties is funded solely with Qualified Equity Proceeds, such Note Party entered into a binding agreement to make such Permitted Equity Acquisition or purchase or acquisition of Oil and Gas Properties when no Default or Event of Default had occurred and was continuing and, at such time, no Default or Event of Default was projected in good faith to occur either immediately before or immediately after giving effect to the consummation of such Permitted Equity Acquisition or purchase of Oil and Gas Properties or (2) in the event such Permitted Equity Acquisition or purchase or acquisition of Oil and Gas Properties is funded solely with Qualified Equity Proceeds such Default or Event of Default could be cured as a result of making such Permitted Equity Acquisition or purchase or acquisition of Oil and Gas Properties;

(l)    Investments pursuant to Swap Agreements not prohibited under Section 9.17;

(m)    the Whitehorse Asset Acquisition;

(n)    the trade or exchange of nonproducing Oil and Gas Properties for Oil and Gas Properties customary in the oil and gas business to the extent otherwise permitted under Section  9.11(h) ; and

(o)    other Investments not to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding.

Section 9.06     Nature of Business; No International Operations . The Issuer will not allow any material change to be made in the character of its business as an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. The Note Parties will not (i) acquire or make any other expenditures (whether such expenditure is capital, operating or otherwise) in or related to, any Oil and Gas Properties not located within the geographical boundaries of the United States or (ii) acquire or create any Foreign Subsidiary.

Section 9.07     Proceeds of the Notes . The Issuer will not permit the proceeds of the Notes to be used for any purpose other than those permitted by Section 7.23. No Note Party nor any Person acting on behalf of the Issuer has taken or will take any action which causes any of the Note Documents to violate Regulations T, U or X or any other regulation of the Board or to violate Section 7 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation thereunder, in each case as now in effect or as the same may hereinafter be in effect. If requested by the Agent or the Requisite Holders, the Issuer will furnish to the Agent and each Holder FR Form U-1 or such other form referred to in Regulation U, Regulation T or Regulation X of the Board, as the case may be. The Issuer will not issue any Note, and the Issuer shall not use, and shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Note:

(a)    in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws,

 

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(b)    for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country to the extent such activities, businesses or transaction would be prohibited by Sanctions if conducted by a corporation incorporated in the United States or,

(c)    in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

Section 9.08     ERISA Compliance . Except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Issuer will not, and will not permit any other Note Party to, at any time:

(a)    Allow any ERISA Event to occur; or

(b)    Contribute to or assume an obligation to contribute to, or permit any Subsidiary to contribute to or assume an obligation to contribute to, any Multiemployer Plan.

Section 9.09     Sale or Discount of Receivables . Except for receivables obtained by the Note Parties out of the ordinary course of business or the settlement of joint interest billing accounts in the ordinary course of business or discounts granted to settle collection of accounts receivable or the sale of defaulted accounts arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the compromise or collection thereof and not in connection with any financing transaction, the Issuer will not, and will not permit any other Note Party to, discount or sell (with or without recourse) any of its notes receivable or accounts receivable.

Section 9.10     Mergers, Etc . Neither the Issuer nor any other Note Party will merge into or with or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its Property to any other Person, (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) (any such transaction, a “consolidation”), or liquidate or dissolve, except that (a) any Note Party may consolidate with or into the Issuer (provided the Issuer shall be the continuing or surviving entity) and (b) any Note Party (other than the Issuer) may consolidate with any other Note Party.

Section 9.11     Sale of Properties and Termination of Hedging Transactions . The Issuer will not, and will not permit any other Note Party to, sell, assign, farm-out, convey or otherwise transfer any Property (subject to Section 9.10) or otherwise monetize any Swap Agreement in respect of commodities, in each case, except for:

(a)    the sale of inventory (including Hydrocarbons) in the ordinary course of business;

(b)    farmouts in the ordinary course of business of undeveloped acreage or undrilled depths to which no Proved Reserves were attributable to in the most recent Reserve Report delivered to the Agent and the Requisite Holders and assignments in connection with such farmouts; provided that (i) this clause (b) shall not permit farmouts of undeveloped acreage or undrilled depths in respect of either the Wolfcamp or Bone Spring formations owned by the Issuer on the Effective Date and (ii) farmouts made pursuant to this clause (b)  in respect of undeveloped acreage or undrilled depths acquired pursuant to the Whitehorse Asset Acquisition shall not exceed 1,000 acres in the aggregate;

 

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(c)    the sale or transfer of equipment that is no longer necessary for the business of the Issuer or such other Note Party or are replaced by equipment of at least comparable value and use;

(d)    to the extent approved by the Requisite Holders in connection with Permitted Equity Acquisition;

(e)    the pooling or unitization of Oil and Gas Properties to which no material Proved Reserves are attributed in the ordinary course of business, so long as, after giving effect to the disposition and the concurrent payment of Debt under the First Lien Credit Facility and the Notes, no Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency would exist or result therefrom (after giving pro forma effect to any concurrent repayment of Debt under the First Lien Credit Facility with the cash proceeds of such disposition);

(f)    the sale or other disposition of any Oil and Gas Property or Midstream Property or any interest therein (including all but not less than all of Equity Interests in any Note Party that owns Oil and Gas Property or any Midstream Property), or the termination, unwinding, cancellation or other disposition of Swap Agreements having a fair market value not to exceed $15,000,000 in any Fiscal Year for all such sales, dispositions, terminations, unwinds or cancellations and $40,000,000 in the aggregate for all such sales, dispositions, terminations, unwinds or cancellations over the term of this Agreement; provided that:

(i)    no Default exists, and no Borrowing Base Deficiency is increased by or results from, such sale or disposition of Oil and Gas Property or Midstream Property or the termination or monetization of any Swap Agreement in respect of commodities (after giving effect to any simultaneous prepayments);

(ii)    100% of the consideration received in respect of such sale or other disposition or termination shall be cash or other Oil and Gas Properties or Midstream Property acceptable to the Requisite Holders in their discretion;

(iii)    the consideration received in respect of such sale or other disposition or termination or monetization of any Swap Agreement in respect of commodities shall be equal to or greater than the fair market value of the Oil and Gas Property or Midstream Property, interest therein or Subsidiary subject of such sale or other disposition, or Swap Agreement which is the subject of such termination or monetization (as reasonably determined by the Issuer); and

(iv)    the Issuer shall make payments, if any, required under Section  3.04 pursuant to the terms therein;

(g)    transfers of Properties from any Note Party to the Issuer or any other Note Party; provided , that, as a condition thereto, the Issuer and Note Parties have taken all such actions to the satisfaction of the Agent and Requisite Holders necessary to maintain the Agent’s perfected second lien priority lien on the Property subject to such transfer;

 

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(h)    the non-cash trade or exchange of Oil and Gas Properties to the extent constituting undeveloped acreage or undrilled depths to which no Proved Reserves were attributable to in the most recent Reserve Report delivered to the Agent and the Requisite Holders for Oil and Gas Properties in the ordinary course of business and customary in the oil and gas business; provided that, (A) the fair market value and quality of the Oil and Gas Properties obtained by the Issuer or any Subsidiary shall be at least as great as the fair market value and quality of the Oil and Gas Properties relinquished by the Issuer or any Subsidiary; (B) the Oil and Gas Properties obtained in such trade or exchange shall be made subject to a Mortgage in favor of the Agent concurrently with such trade or exchange; (C) the Oil and Gas Properties obtained by the Issuer or any Subsidiary shall be located in the Delaware Basin; (D) the Oil and Gas Properties obtained by the Issuer or any Subsidiary shall be subject to no Liens other than Liens permitted under Section  7.03 ; and (E) the aggregate acreage of Oil and Gas Properties disposed of pursuant to this clause (h) without obtaining Requisite Holders’ prior written consent shall be no greater than 1,000 net mineral acres in the aggregate for all such trades or exchanges; and

(i)    Casualty Events.

Section 9.12     Sales and Leasebacks . The Issuer will not, and will not permit any other Note Party to enter into any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by any Note Party of real or personal property that has been or is to be sold or transferred by such Note Party to such Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property or rental obligations of such Note Party.

Section 9.13     Environmental Matters . The Issuer will not, and will not permit any other Note Party to, (a) cause or knowingly permit any of its Property to be in violation of, or (b) do anything or knowingly permit anything to be done which will subject any such Property to any Remedial Work (other than Remedial Work done in the ordinary course of business) under, any Environmental Laws that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; it being understood that clause (b) above will not be deemed as limiting or otherwise restricting any obligation to disclose any relevant facts, conditions and circumstances pertaining to such Property to the appropriate Governmental Authority.

Section 9.14     Transactions with Affiliates . The Issuer will not, and will not permit any other Note Party to, enter into any transaction, including any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of Property or the rendering of any service, with any Affiliate unless such transactions are otherwise permitted under this Agreement and are upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to it than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to (a) transactions among the Issuer or its Affiliates, on the one hand, and any Holder or Person affiliated therewith, on the other hand, in connection with the Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock Issuance, the Notes or the Note Documents, (b) transactions among the Issuer and its Affiliates entered into in connection with the Business Combination Transaction, including the Crude Oil Gathering Agreement, the Gas Gathering Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement and the Contribution Agreement (in each case as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), (c) transactions between the Issuer or its Affiliates with RRI or its Affiliates for financial advisory, underwriting, capital raising, and other services, (d) transactions between the Issuer and the Note Parties and (e)  any transactions pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement.

Section 9.15     Negative Pledge Agreements; Dividend Restrictions . The Issuer will not, and will not permit any other Note Party to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any contract, agreement or understanding which in any way prohibits or restricts (a) the granting, conveying, creation or imposition of any Lien on any of its Property to secure the Obligations or which requires the consent of other Persons in connection therewith or (b) the Issuer or any other Note Party from paying dividends or making distributions to any Note Party or receiving any money in respect of Debt or other obligations owed to it, or which requires the consent of or notice to other Persons in connection therewith; provided that (i) the

 

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foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions under the Note Documents and the First Lien Documents, (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of any asset or another Note Party pending such sale; provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the asset or other Note Party that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, and (iii) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to (A) restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to purchase money Liens or Capital Leases permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such purchase money Liens or Capital Leases and (B) customary provisions in leases restricting the assignment thereof, (C) customary provisions restricting assignment of any licensing agreement (in which a Note Party or its Subsidiaries are the licensee) with respect to a contract entered into by a Note Party or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and (D) customary provisions restricting subletting, sublicensing or assignment of any intellectual property license or any lease governing any Oil and Gas Properties of a Note Party and its Subsidiaries.

Section 9.16     Take -or -Pay or Other Prepayments . The Issuer will not, and will not permit any other Note Party to, allow take-or-pay or other prepayments with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties of the Issuer or any other Note Party that would require the Issuer or such other Note Party to deliver Hydrocarbons at some future time without then or thereafter receiving full payment therefor to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate.

Section 9.17     Swap Agreements . The Issuer will not, and will not permit any other Note Party to, enter into any Swap Agreements with any Person other than:

(a)    Swap Agreements in respect of commodities (i) with an Approved Counterparty, (ii) which have a tenor not greater than five (5) years and (iii) the notional volumes for which (when aggregated and netted with other commodity Swap Agreements then in effect other than basis differential swaps on volumes already hedged pursuant to other Swap Agreements) do not exceed, as of the date such Swap Agreement is executed and at any time thereafter (such notional volumes to be based upon the projections contained in the then-most recently delivered Reserve Report), for the sixty (60) month period from the date such Swap Agreement (including each trade or transaction) is executed, 100% of the reasonably anticipated projected production (as such production is projected in the most recent Reserve Report (which may be the Initial Reserve Report) delivered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement) from Proved Oil and Gas Properties of the Note Parties for each of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, calculated separately; provided that (1) in no event shall any Swap Agreement contain any requirement, agreement or covenant for any Note Party to post collateral or margin to secure their obligations under such Swap Agreement or to cover market exposures (other than under the Security Instruments), other than cash or letters of credit in an aggregate amount at any time not to exceed $2,500,000, (2) Swap Agreements shall only be entered into in the ordinary course of business (and not for speculative purposes), and (3) no Swap Agreement in respect of commodities shall be terminated, unwound, cancelled or otherwise disposed of except to the extent permitted by Section  9.11 ; and

(b)    Swap Agreements in respect of interest rates with an Approved Counterparty, the notional amounts of which, when aggregated with all other interest rate Swap Agreements of the Issuer and the Note Parties then in effect, do not exceed 75% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Issuer’s and the Note Party’s aggregate Debt for borrowed money; provided that in no event shall any Swap Agreement contain any requirement, agreement or covenant for the Issuer or any Note Party to post collateral or margin to secure their obligations under such Swap Agreement or to cover market exposures other than collateral provided for in, and upon the terms and conditions set forth in, this Agreement and the relevant Security Instruments.

 

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Section 9.18     Amendments to Organizational Documents and Material Contracts . The Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any other Note Party to, (a) amend, supplement or otherwise modify (or permit to be amended, supplemented or modified) its Organizational Documents, the Crude Oil Gathering Agreement, the Gas Gathering Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement or the Contribution Agreement (in each case as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) and the Tax Receivable Agreement, in any material respect that could reasonably be expected to be adverse to the interests of the Agent or the Holders without the consent of the Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), other than (i) amendments that delete or reduce any fees payable by any Note Party to a Person other than the Agent or any Holder, (ii) the termination of services provided under the Transition Services Agreement as contemplated therein or (iii) the extension of services under the Transition Services Agreements on substantially similar commercial terms, or (b) (i) amend, supplement or otherwise modify (or permit to be amended, supplemented or modified) any agreement to which it is a party, (ii) terminate, replace or assign any of the Note Party’s interests in any agreement or (iii) permit any agreement not to be in full force and effect and binding upon and enforceable against the parties thereto, in each case if such occurrence could be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any other Note Party to, amend, supplement or otherwise modify (or permit to be amended, supplemented or modified) any provision of its Organizational Documents with respect to preferred Equity Interests, including ownership, issuance or distributions with respect thereto, without the consent of the Agent; provided, that such amendments, supplements or modifications may be undertaken in order to authorize additional Equity Interests in order to make Restricted Payments in Equity Interests contemplated under Section 9.04(a).

Section 9.19     Changes in Fiscal Periods . RRI and the Issuer shall not, and shall not permit any other Note Party to have its Fiscal Year end on a date other than December 31 or change the its method of determining Fiscal Quarters.

Section 9.20     No Subsidiaries . The Issuer shall not permit, and shall not permit the other Note Parties to own or create directly or indirectly any Subsidiaries other than any Subsidiary formed after the Effective Date that joins this Agreement as a Guarantor in accordance with Section 8.14(b).

Section 9.21     Redemption of Senior Unsecured Notes; Amendment of Senior Unsecured Notes Documents . The Issuer will not, and will not permit the other Note Parties to:

(a)    prior to the Maturity Date call, make or offer to make any optional or voluntary Redemption of or otherwise optionally or voluntarily Redeem (whether in whole or in part) any Senior Unsecured Notes; provided that, so long as no Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Issuer may optionally prepay Senior Unsecured Notes, in whole or in part, with the proceeds of Senior Unsecured Notes;

(b)    in the case of Senior Unsecured Notes or any Senior Unsecured Notes Documents related thereto, amend, modify, waive or otherwise change, consent or agree to any amendment, modification, waiver or other change to, any of the terms of any such Senior Unsecured Notes or any Senior Unsecured Notes Document related thereto if the effect thereof would be cause such Debt no longer to qualify as Senior Unsecured Notes pursuant to the definition thereof; or

(c)    designate any Debt (other than obligations of the Issuer and the Subsidiaries pursuant to the Note Documents) as “Specified Senior Indebtedness” or “Specified Guarantor Senior Indebtedness” or give any such other Debt any other similar designation.

 

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Section 9.22     Marketing Activities . The Issuer will not, and will not permit any of the other Note Parties to, engage in marketing activities for any Hydrocarbons or enter into any contracts related thereto other than (i) contracts for the sale of Hydrocarbons scheduled or reasonably estimated to be produced from their Proved Oil and Gas Properties during the period of such contract, (ii) contracts for the sale of Hydrocarbons scheduled or reasonably estimated to be produced from Proved Oil and Gas Properties of third parties during the period of such contract associated with the Oil and Gas Properties of the Issuer and the other Note Parties that the Issuer or one of the other Note Parties has the right to market pursuant to joint operating agreements, unitization agreements or other similar contracts that are usual and customary in the oil and gas business and (iii) other contracts for the purchase and/or sale of Hydrocarbons of third parties (A) which have generally offsetting provisions (i.e. corresponding pricing mechanics, delivery dates and points and volumes) such that no “position” is taken and (B) for which appropriate credit support has been taken to alleviate the material credit risks of the counterparty thereto.

Section 9.23     Amendments to Senior Debt; Collateral; Borrowing Base .

(a)    The Issuer and Note Parties shall not amend, waive, modify or supplement and shall not consent to any amendment, waiver, modification or supplement to the First Lien Documents (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) or incur, create, assume or suffer to exist any First Lien Obligations (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), including pursuant to any Permitted Revolver Refinancing, under any First Lien Documents, if the effect thereof would be to (i) prohibit or restrict any payment of principal, interest or otherwise with respect to the Obligations in a manner that is more restrictive than as of the Effective Date, (ii)(A) subordinate in right of payment any First Lien Obligations to any other Debt or subordinate the Liens securing First Lien Obligations to any other Lien or (B) other than by operation of law, permit any Debt (other than the First Lien Obligations) to be senior in right of payment or senior or pari passu in right of Lien priority to the Obligations (for avoidance of the doubt, the foregoing shall preclude the ‘layering’ of Debt of the type set forth in clause  (a) of the definition of Debt that is senior in right of payment, or senior or pari passu in right of Lien priority to the Obligations), (iii) increase the “Applicable Margin” or any component of yield under the First Lien Loan Documents in effect on the Effective Date (excluding increases resulting from the accrual of interest at the default rate not to exceed 2.00% per annum) such that the all-in yield would exceed the Priority Debt All-In Yield Cap (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement), (iv) for the Borrowing Base to not be subject to a scheduled redetermination at least twice in each twelve (12) calendar month period subject to good-faith delays in the ordinary course of making any such scheduled redetermination, (v) shorten the scheduled maturity or termination date or (vi) contravene the Intercreditor Agreement; and

(b)    Issuer will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary, to grant a Lien on any Property to secure obligations outstanding under the First Lien Credit Facility without substantially contemporaneously granting to the Agent, as security for the Obligations, a Second Priority Lien on the same property pursuant to the Security Instruments (it being understood that if any Security Instruments need to be executed to grant such Lien they shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Requisite Holders ( provided that, prior to Discharge of First Lien Non-Excluded Obligations, such documentation when entered into shall be substantially similar to the applicable corresponding First Lien Collateral Document(s))).

Section 9.24     Negative Pledge; Restrictions on Guarantees .

(a)    RRI will not create, incur or permit to exist, will defend, at its sole cost and expense, its Equity Interests in the Issuer against, and will take all such other action as is necessary to remove, any Lien or claim on, in or to its Equity Interests in the Issuer.

 

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(b)    RRI will not be permitted to incur any Debt (other than, to the extent constituting Debt, obligations in respect of any Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock) or provide a guaranty in respect of Debt of any other Person unless RRI first becomes a Guarantor and party to the Guaranty Agreement.

ARTICLE X

Events of Default; Remedies

Section 10.01     Events of Default . One or more of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default”:

(a)    the Issuer shall fail to (i) pay any principal of any Note when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof, by acceleration, mandatory prepayment or otherwise or (ii) make by the time required under the terms of Section  3.04 a Change in Control Offer or other mandatory prepayment offer;

(b)    the Issuer shall fail to pay any interest on any Note or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in Section  10.01(a) ) payable under any Note Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days;

(c)    any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of RRI, the Issuer or any other Note Party in or in connection with any Note Document or any amendment or modification of any Note Document or waiver under such Note Document, or in any report, notice, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with any Note Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made (or, to the extent that any such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality, such representation and warranty (as so qualified) shall prove to have been incorrect in any respect when made or deemed made);

(d)    RRI, the Issuer or any other Note Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section  8.02 , Section  8.03 , Section  8.14 , Section  8.16 , Section  8.17, Section  8.18 or in Article IX ;

(e)    RRI, the Issuer or any other Note Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in Section  10.01(a) , Section  10.01(b) , Section  10.01(c) or Section  10.01(d) ) or any other Note Document, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the earlier to occur of (A) notice thereof from the Agent to the Issuer (which notice will be given at the request of any Holder) or (B) a Responsible Officer of RRI, the Issuer or such other Note Party otherwise becoming aware of such default;

(f)    the Issuer or any other Note Party shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness (including any Debt under the First Lien Credit Facility), when and as the same shall become due and payable after giving effect to any grace periods applicable thereto;

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prior to its scheduled maturity; provided , however that this clause (g)(i) shall not apply to Debt under the First Lien Credit Facility that becomes due as a result of (x) any Borrowing Base Deficiency or (y) the sale, transfer or other disposition of property or assets securing such Debt permitted under the terms thereof or (ii) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness (other than Debt under the First Lien Credit Facility) becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of such Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause such Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the Redemption thereof or any offer to Redeem to be made in respect thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity or require the Issuer or any other Note Party to make an offer in respect thereof;

(h)    an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of RRI or any Note Party, or its or their debts, or of a substantial part of its or their assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for RRI, the Issuer or any other Note Party or for a substantial part of its or their assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for sixty (60) days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

(i)    RRI, the Issuer or any other Note Party shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in Section  10.01(h) , (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for RRI, the Issuer or any other Note Party or for a substantial part of its or their assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it or them in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or (vii) become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

(j)    one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $2,000,000 (to the extent not covered by independent third party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage and is not subject to an insolvency proceeding) shall be rendered against any Note Party or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of any Note Party to enforce any such judgment;

(k)    the Note Documents (including the Intercreditor Agreement) after delivery thereof shall for any reason, except to the extent permitted by the terms thereof, cease to be in full force and effect and valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their terms against RRI, the Issuer or any other Note Party thereto or, in the case of the Intercreditor Agreement, against any other party thereto, or shall be repudiated by any of them or cease to create valid and perfected Liens of the priority required thereby on the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, except to the extent permitted by the terms of this Agreement, or RRI, the Issuer or any other Note Party or any of their Affiliates shall so state in writing; and

 

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(l)    (i) an ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) the Issuer or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 10.02     Remedies .

(a)    In the case of an Event of Default (other than one described in Section  10.01(h) or Section  10.01(i) ), at any time thereafter during the continuance of such Event of Default, the Agent may with the consent of the Requisite Holders or shall at the request of the Requisite Holders, by notice to the Issuer, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii) by written notice to the Issuer, declare the Notes then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Notes so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees, premiums and other obligations of the Note Parties accrued and payable hereunder and under the Notes and the other Note Documents, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand (other than written notice), protest, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Note Party; and in case of an Event of Default described in Section  10.01(h) or Section  10.01(i) , the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the Notes and the principal of the Notes then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and the other obligations of the Issuer and the other Note Parties accrued hereunder and under the Notes and the other Note Documents Note Documents (including the amounts set forth in clause (b)), shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration, or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Note Party.

(b)    If the maturity of the Notes shall be accelerated (under any provision of this Article X or otherwise) (whether by notice or automatically) a premium equal to the Make-Whole Amount or Repayment Fee (in each case, determined as if the Notes were repaid at the time of such acceleration at the option of the Issuer pursuant to Section  3.06(g) ) shall become automatically and immediately due and payable, and Issuer will pay such premiums, as compensation to the Holders for the loss of their investment opportunity and not as a penalty, whether or not a Bankruptcy Event has commenced, and (if a Bankruptcy Event has commenced) without regard to whether such Bankruptcy Event is voluntary or involuntary, or whether payment occurs pursuant to a motion, plan of reorganization, or otherwise, and without regard to whether the Notes and other Obligations are satisfied or released by foreclosure (whether or not by power of judicial proceeding), deed in lieu of foreclosure or by any other means. Without limiting the foregoing, any acceleration, redemption, prepayment, repayment, or payment of the Obligations in or in connection with a Bankruptcy Event shall constitute an optional prepayment thereof under the terms of Section  3.03 and require the immediate payment of the Make-Whole Amount and Repayment Fee. Any premium payable pursuant to this Article X shall be presumed to be the liquidated damages sustained by each Lender as a result of the early redemption and the Credit parties agreed that it is reasonable under the circumstances currently existing.

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(d)    All proceeds realized from the liquidation or other disposition of collateral or otherwise received after maturity of the Notes, whether by acceleration or otherwise, shall be applied:

(i)     first , to payment or reimbursement of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, expenses and indemnities payable to the Agent in its capacity as such (including any costs and expenses related to foreclosure or realization upon, or protecting, Collateral);

(ii)     second , pro rata to payment or reimbursement of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, expenses and indemnities payable to the Holders and the other Indemnitees under Section  12.03 ;

(iii)     third , pro rata to payment of accrued Interest (including interest at the Default Rate, if any) on the Notes;

(iv)     fourth , pro rata to pay the Change in Control Premium, Make-Whole Amount, Repayment Fee or other amount due and payable pursuant to Section  3.06(g) , if any, on the Notes (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Change in Control Premium, Make-Whole Amount, any Repayment Fee or other amount due and payable pursuant to Section  3.06(g) resulting from the prepayment of principal under clause fifth below);

(v)     fifth , pro rata to payment of principal outstanding on the Notes which have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Issuer at such time;

(vi)     sixth , pro rata to any other Obligations; and

(vii)     seventh , any excess, after all of the Obligations shall have been Paid in Full in cash, shall be paid to the Issuer or as otherwise required by any Governmental Requirement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts received from the Issuer or any Guarantor that is not an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act shall not be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligations (it being understood, that in the event that any amount is applied to Obligations other than Excluded Swap Obligations as a result of this this clause, the Agent shall make such adjustments as it determines are appropriate to distributions pursuant to clause fourth above from amounts received from “eligible contract participants” under the Commodity Exchange Act to ensure, as nearly as possible, that the proportional aggregate recoveries with respect to Obligations described in clause fourth above by the holders of any Excluded Swap Obligations are the same as the proportional aggregate recoveries with respect to other Obligations pursuant to clause fourth above).

ARTICLE XI

The Agent

Section 11.01     Appointment; Powers . U.S. Bank National Association is hereby appointed the Agent hereunder and under the other Note Documents and each Holder hereby authorizes U.S. Bank National Association, in such capacity, to act as its agent (including as collateral agent) in accordance with the terms hereof and the other Note Documents. The Agent hereby agrees to act upon the express conditions contained herein and the other Note Documents, as applicable. The provisions of this Section 11.01 are solely for the benefit of the Agent and the Holders and no Note Party shall have any rights as a primary or third party beneficiary of any of the provisions thereof, except as expressly set forth herein. In

 

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performing its functions and duties hereunder, the Agent shall act solely as an agent of the Holders and does not assume and shall not be deemed to have assumed any obligation towards or relationship of agency or trust with or for any Note Party or any Affiliate thereof.

Section 11.02     Duties and Obligations of the Agent . Each Holder irrevocably authorizes the Agent to take such action on such Holder’s behalf and to exercise such powers, rights and remedies and perform such duties hereunder and under the other Note Documents as are specifically delegated or granted to the Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such actions, powers, rights and remedies as are reasonably incidental thereto. The Agent shall have only those duties and responsibilities that are expressly specified herein and the other Note Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agent shall not have or be deemed to have, by reason hereof or any of the other Note Documents, a fiduciary relationship in respect of any Holder; and nothing herein or any of the other Note Documents, expressed or implied, is intended to or shall be so construed as to impose upon the Agent any obligations in respect hereof or any of the other Note Documents except as expressly set forth herein or therein.

Section 11.03     General Immunity .

(a)     No Responsibility for Certain Matters . The Agent shall not be responsible to any Holder for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, collectability or sufficiency hereof or any other Note Document or for any representations, warranties, recitals or statements made herein or therein or made in any written or oral statements or in any financial or other statements, instruments, reports or certificates or any other documents furnished or made by the Agent to the Holders or by or on behalf of any Note Party to the Agent or any Holder in connection with the Note Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby or for the financial condition or business affairs of any Note Party or any other Person liable for the payment of any Obligations, nor shall Agent be required to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, provisions, covenants or agreements contained in any of the Note Documents or as to the use of the proceeds of the Notes or as to the existence or possible existence of any Event of Default or Default or to make any disclosures with respect to the foregoing. The Agent shall not be responsible for the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article VI or elsewhere in any Note Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Agent. The Agent will not be required to take any action that is contrary to applicable law or any provision of this Agreement or any Note Document. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Agent shall not have any liability arising from confirmations of the amount of outstanding Notes or the component amounts thereof.

(b)     Exculpatory Provisions . Subject to clause (b)(ii) hereof further limiting the liability of the Agent, neither the Agent nor any of its officers, partners, directors, employees or agents shall be liable to the Holders for any action taken or omitted by the Agent under or in connection with any of the Note Documents, except to the extent caused by the Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable order. The Agent shall be entitled to refrain from any act or the taking of any action (including the failure to take an action) in connection herewith or any of the other Note Documents or from the exercise of any power, discretion or authority vested in it hereunder or thereunder, except powers and authority expressly contemplated hereby or thereby, unless and until the Agent shall have received written instructions in respect thereof from Requisite Holders (or the Holders as may be required to give such instructions under Section  12.02 ) or in accordance with the applicable Security Instrument, and, upon receipt of such instructions from Requisite Holders (or the Holders, as the case may be), or in accordance with the other applicable

 

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Security Instrument, as the case may be, the Agent shall act or (where so instructed) refrain from acting, or to exercise such power, discretion or authority, in accordance with such instructions. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, (i) Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any communication, instrument or document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person or Persons, and shall be entitled to rely and shall be protected and free from liability in relying on opinions and judgments of attorneys (who may be attorneys for the Note Parties), accountants, experts and other professional advisors selected by it; and (ii) no Holder shall have any right of action whatsoever against Agent as a result of the Agent acting or (where so instructed) refraining from acting hereunder or any of the other Note Documents in accordance with the instructions of Requisite Holders (or the Holders as may be required to give such instructions under Section  12.02 ) or in accordance with the applicable Security Instrument. The Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Note Document unless Agent shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Holders (as required by this Agreement) and until such instructions are received, the Agent shall act, or refrain from acting, as it deems advisable. If the Agent so requests, it shall first be indemnified to its reasonable satisfaction by the Holders against any and all liability and expense that may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other Note Document in accordance with a request or consent of the Requisite Holders and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Holders. No provision of this Agreement or any other Note Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall require Agent to: (i) expend or risk its own funds or provide indemnities in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or the exercise of any of its rights or power or (ii) otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of its duties or the exercise of any of its rights or powers. The Agent shall not be responsible for (i) perfecting, maintaining, monitoring, preserving or protecting the security interest or lien granted under this Agreement, any other Note Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) the filing, re-filing, recording, re- recording or continuing of any document, financing statement, mortgage, assignment, notice, instrument of further assurance or other instrument in any public office at any time or times, or (iii) providing, maintaining, monitoring or preserving insurance on or the payment of taxes with respect to any of the Collateral. The actions described in items (i)  through (iii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be the responsibility of the Holders and the Note Parties. The Agent shall not be required to qualify in any jurisdiction in which it is not presently qualified to perform its obligations as the Agent. The Agent has accepted and is bound by the Note Documents executed by the Agent as of the date of this Agreement and, as directed in writing by the Requisite Holders, the Agent shall execute additional Note Documents delivered to it after the date of this Agreement; provided , however , that such additional Note Documents do not adversely affect the rights, privileges, benefits and immunities of the Agent. The Agent will not otherwise be bound by, or be held obligated by, the provisions of any loan agreement, indenture or other agreement governing the Obligations (other than this Agreement and the other Note Documents to which such Agent is a party). No written direction given to the Agent by the Requisite Holders or any Note Party that in the sole judgment of the Agent imposes, purports to impose or might reasonably be expected to impose upon Agent any obligation or liability not set forth in or arising under this Agreement and the other Note Documents will be binding upon Agent unless Agent elects, at its sole option, to accept such direction. The Agent shall not be responsible or liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement or the other Note Documents arising out of or caused, directly or indirectly, by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, acts of God; earthquakes; fire; flood; terrorism; wars and other military disturbances; sabotage; epidemics;

 

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riots; business interruptions; loss or malfunctions of utilities, computer (hardware or software) or communication services; accidents; labor disputes; acts of civil or military authority and governmental action. Beyond the exercise of reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral in the possession or control of the Agent or its bailee, the Agent will not have any duty as to any other Collateral or any income thereon or as to preservation of rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining thereto. The Agent will be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the custody of the Collateral in its possession if the Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to that which it accords its own property, and Agent will not be liable or responsible for any loss or diminution in the value of any of the Collateral by reason of the act or omission of any carrier, forwarding agency or other agent or bailee selected by the Agent in good faith. The Agent will not be responsible for the existence, genuineness or value of any of the Collateral or for the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens in any of the Collateral, whether impaired by operation of law or by reason of any action or omission to act on its part hereunder, except to the extent such action or omission constitutes gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Agent, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, nonappealable order, for the validity or sufficiency of the Collateral or any agreement or assignment contained therein, for the validity of the title of any grantor to the Collateral, for insuring the Collateral or for the payment of taxes, charges, assessments or Liens upon the Collateral or otherwise as to the maintenance of the Collateral. The Agent hereby disclaims any representation or warranty to the present and future holders of the Obligations concerning the perfection of the Liens granted hereunder or in the value of any of the Collateral. In the event that Agent is required to acquire title to an asset for any reason, or take any managerial action of any kind in regard thereto, in order to carry out any fiduciary or trust obligation for the benefit of another, which in Agent’s sole discretion may cause Agent to be considered an “owner or operator” under any Environmental Laws or otherwise cause Agent to incur, or be exposed to, any environmental liability or any liability under any other federal, state or local law, the Agent reserves the right, instead of taking such action, either to resign as the Agent or to arrange for the transfer of the title or control of the asset to a court appointed receiver. As between the Issuer and the Agent, or with respect to any matters related to this agreement, the Issuer agrees that the Agent should not be liable to any person for any environmental liability or any environmental claims or contribution actions under any federal, state or local law, rule or regulation by reason of the Agent’s actions and conduct as authorized, empowered and directed hereunder or relating to any kind of Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment. Each Holder authorizes and directs Agent to enter into this Agreement and the other Note Documents to which it is a party. Each Holder agrees that any action taken by the Agent or Requisite Holders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the other Note Documents and the exercise by the Agent or Requisite Holders of their respective powers set forth therein or herein, together with such other powers that are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be binding upon all of the Holders.

(c)     Notice of Default . The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, except with respect to Events of Default in the payment of principal, interest and fees required to be paid to the Agent for the account of the Holders, unless Agent shall have received written notice from a Holder or the Issuer in accordance with the notice requirements of Section  12.01 herein referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” Agent will notify the Holders of its receipt of any such notice, the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable or in the best interest of the Holders.

 

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Section 11.04     Action by the Agent . The Agent shall have no duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Note Documents that the Agent is required to exercise in writing as directed by the Requisite Holders (or such other number or percentage of the Holders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 12.02) and in all cases the Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to act hereunder or under any other Note Documents unless it shall (a) receive written instructions from the Requisite Holders or the Holders, as applicable, (or such other number or percentage of the Holders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 12.02) specifying the action to be taken and (b) be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Holders against any and all liability and expenses which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The instructions as aforesaid and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto by the Agent shall be binding on all of the Holders. If a Default has occurred and is continuing, then the Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default as shall be directed by the requisite Requisite Holders in the written instructions (with indemnities) described in this Section 11.04 provided that, unless and until the Agent shall have received such directions, the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Holders. In no event, however, shall the Agent be required to take any action which, in its opinion, or the opinion of its counsel, exposes the Agent to liability or which is contrary to this Agreement, the Note Documents or applicable law, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law. If a Default has occurred and is continuing, no Agent shall have any obligation to perform any act in respect thereof. The Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Requisite Holders or the Holders (or such other number or percentage of the Holders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 12.02), and otherwise the Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it hereunder or under any other Note Document or under any other document or instrument referred to or provided for herein or therein or in connection herewith or therewith INCLUDING ITS OWN ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

Section 11.05     The Holders’ Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgement .

(a)    Each Holder represents and warrants to the Agent that it has made its own independent investigation of the financial condition and affairs of each Note Party, without reliance upon the Agent or any other Holder and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, in connection with Note Purchases hereunder and that it has made and shall continue to make its own appraisal of the creditworthiness of each Note Party. The Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility, either initially or on a continuing basis, to make any such investigation or any such appraisal on behalf of the Holders or to provide any Holder with any credit or other information with respect thereto, whether coming into its possession before the purchase of the Notes or at any time or times thereafter, and the Agent shall not have any responsibility with respect to the accuracy of or the completeness of any information provided to the Holders.

(b)    Each Holder, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement or a joinder agreement and funding its Note, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Note Document and each other document required to be approved by the Agent, Requisite Holders or the Holders, as applicable.

Section 11.06     Successor Agent .

(a)    Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Agent as provided in this Section  11.06 , the Agent may resign at any time by giving thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof to the Requisite Holders, and the Issuer. The Agent may be removed as the Agent

 

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at the request of the Requisite Holders. Upon any such notice of resignation or removal, Requisite Holders shall have the right (in consultation with the Issuer unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing), to appoint a successor Agent. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Requisite Holders and shall have accepted such appointment within thirty (30) days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Agent’s resignation shall nevertheless thereupon become effective and the Requisite Holders shall perform all of the duties of the Agent, as applicable, hereunder until such time, if any, as the Requisite Holders appoint a successor Agent as provided for above. In such case, the Requisite Holders shall appoint one Person to act as the Agent for purposes of any communications with the Issuer, and until the Issuer shall have been notified in writing of such Person and such Person’s notice address as provided for in Section  12.01 , the Issuer shall be entitled to give and receive communications to/from the resigning Agent. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Agent hereunder by a successor Agent and the payment of the outstanding fees and expenses of the resigning or removed Agent, that successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Agent and the retiring or removed Agent shall promptly (i) transfer to such successor Agent all sums and other items of Collateral held under the Security Instruments, together with all records and other documents necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance of the duties of the successor Agent under the Note Documents, and (ii) execute and deliver to such successor Agent such amendments to financing statements, and take such other actions, as may be reasonably requested in connection with the assignment to such successor Agent of the security interests created under the Security Instruments (the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of which shall be borne by the Issuer), whereupon such retiring or removed Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After any retiring Agent’s resignation or any Agent’s removal hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this Section  11.06 shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Agent hereunder.

(b)    The Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers under this Agreement or under any other Note Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Affiliates. The Agent shall not be responsible for the acts or omissions of its sub-agents so long as they are appointed with due care. The exculpatory, indemnification and other provisions of Section  11.03 shall apply to any Affiliates of the Agent and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the Notes issued hereby. All of the rights, benefits and privileges (including the exculpatory and indemnification provisions) of Section  12.11(a) shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Affiliates of any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities as sub-agent.

Section 11.07     Security Instruments .

(a)     Agent under Security Instruments; Releases . Each Holder and other Secured Party hereby irrevocably authorizes the Agent, on behalf of and for the benefit of the Holders and the other Secured Parties, to be the agent for and representative of the Holders and the other Secured Parties with respect to the Security Instruments and to enter into such other agreements with respect to the Collateral (including intercreditor agreements) as it may deem necessary with the consent of the Requisite Holders. The Agent is expressly authorized to execute any documents or instruments or take other actions necessary to (i) release any Lien (x) encumbering any item of Collateral that is the subject of a sale or other disposition of assets permitted hereby or (y) with respect to which release the Requisite Holders (or the Holders as may be required to give such consent under Section  12.02 ) have consented to, or (ii) release any Guarantor from the

 

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guarantee pursuant to the Guaranty Agreement with respect to (x) any Person that no longer constitutes a Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted hereby or (y) which release the Requisite Holders (or such other Holders as may be required to give such consent under Section  12.02 ) have consented to.

(b)     Right to Realize on Collateral and Enforce Guaranty . Anything contained in any of the Note Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the Issuer, the Agent and each Holder hereby agree that (i) no Holder shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce any guaranty or exercise any other remedy provided under the Note Documents (other than the right of set-off), it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by the Agent (acting at the written direction of the Requisite Holders), on behalf of the Holders in accordance with the terms hereof and all powers, rights and remedies under this Agreement and the Security Instruments may be exercised solely by the Agent (acting at the written direction of the Requisite Holders), and (ii) in the event of a foreclosure by the Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale, the Agent or its nominee may be the purchaser of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale and Agent, as the Agent for and representative of the Holders (but not any Holder or the Holders in its or their respective individual capacities unless the Requisite Holders shall otherwise agree in writing) shall be entitled, for the purpose of bidding and making settlement or payment of the purchase price for all or any portion of the Collateral sold at any such public sale, to use and apply any of the Obligations arising under the Note Documents as a credit on account of the purchase price for any collateral payable by the Agent at such sale.

Section 11.08     Posting of Approved Electronic Communications .

(a)     Delivery of Communicatio ns . Each Note Party hereby agree, unless directed otherwise by the Agent or unless the electronic mail address referred to below has not been provided by the Agent to such Person, that it will provide to the Agent all information, documents and other materials that it is obligated to furnish to the Agent or to the Holders pursuant to the Note Documents, including all notices, requests, financial statements, financial and other reports, certificates and other information materials, but excluding any such communication that (i) is or relates to a Note Purchase Notice, (ii) relates to the payment of any principal or other amount due under this Agreement prior to the scheduled date therefor, (iii) provides notice of any Default or Event of Default under this Agreement or any other Note Document, or (iv) is required to be delivered to satisfy any condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement and/or any Note or other Note Purchase hereunder (all such non-excluded communications being referred to herein collectively as “ Communications ”), by transmitting the Communications in an electronic/soft medium that is properly identified in a format acceptable to the Issuer and Agent to an electronic mail address as directed by the Agent. In addition, each Note Party agrees to continue to provide the Communications to the Agent or the Holders, as the case may be, in the manner specified in the Note Documents.

(b)     No Prejudice to Notice Rights . Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of the Agent or any Holder to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Note Document in any other manner specified in such Note Document.

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otherwise and irrespective of whether Agent shall have made any demand on any Note Party) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a)    to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Notes and any other Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Holders, the Agent and other agents (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Holders, the Agent and other agents and their agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Holders, the Agent and other agents hereunder) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(b)    to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, interim trustee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Agent and, in the event that Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Agent any amount due for the compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due Agent and other agents hereunder. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Holders or to authorize Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding. Further, nothing contained in this Section  11.09 shall affect or preclude the ability of any Holder to (i) file and prove such a claim in the event that Agent has not acted within ten (10) days prior to any applicable bar date and (ii) require an amendment of the proof of claim to accurately reflect such Holder’s outstanding Obligations.

Section 11.10     Intercreditor Agreement . Each Holder (and each Person that becomes a Holder hereunder pursuant to Section 12.04) hereby authorizes the Agent to enter into, join or otherwise become party to the Intercreditor Agreement on behalf of such Holder, in each case, as needed to effectuate the transactions permitted by this Agreement and agrees that the Agent may take such actions on its behalf as is contemplated by the terms of Intercreditor Agreement. Without limiting the provisions of Sections 9.02, 11.01 and 12.03, each Holder hereby consents to the Agent and any successor serving in such capacity and agrees not to assert any claim (including as a result of any conflict of interest) against the Agent, or any such successor, arising from the role of the Agent or such successor under the Note Documents or any such intercreditor agreement so long as it is either acting in accordance with the terms of such documents and otherwise has not engaged in gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined in a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction). In addition, the Agent, or any such successor, shall be authorized, with the consent of the Requisite Holders, to execute or to enter into amendments of, and amendments and restatements of, the Security Instruments, the Intercreditor Agreement and any additional and replacement intercreditor agreements, as is contemplated by the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.

ARTICLE XII

Miscellaneous

Section 12.01     Notices .

(a)    Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to Section  12.01(b) ), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by fax, as follows:

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(ii)    if to the Agent, as set forth on Annex II ;

(iii)    if to any other Holder, as set forth on Annex II .

(b)    Notices and other communications to the Holders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II , Article III , Article IV and Article V unless otherwise agreed by the Agent and the applicable Holder. The Agent or the Issuer may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

(c)    Any party hereto may change its address or fax number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt or upon confirmed receipt of fax transmission (which confirmation shall be made by telephone call by the sender to the Agent, confirmation by electronic messaging shall not be deemed to be confirmation of receipt).

Section 12.02     Waivers; Amendments .

(a)    No failure on the part of the Agent, any other Agent or Holder to exercise and no delay in exercising, and no course of dealing with respect to, any right, power or privilege, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right, power or privilege, under any of the Note Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege under any of the Note Documents preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies of the Agent, each other Agent and the Holders hereunder and under the other Note Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Note Document or consent to any departure by RRI or any Note Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by Section  12.02(b) , and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the purchase of any Note shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Agent, any other Agent or any Holder may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.

(b)    Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof nor any Note Document nor any provision thereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Issuer and/or the other applicable Note Parties and the Requisite Holders or by the Issuer and/or the other applicable Note Parties and the Agent with the consent of the Requisite Holders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Holder without the written consent of such Holder, (ii) [reserved], (iii) reduce the principal amount of any Note or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, or reduce any other Obligations hereunder or under any other Note Document, without the written consent of each Holder affected thereby, (iv) postpone the scheduled date of payment or prepayment of the principal amount of any Note, or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or any other Obligations hereunder or under any other Note Document, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone or

 

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extend the Maturity Date without the written consent of each Holder affected thereby; provided , however , the mandatory prepayment provisions contained in Section  3.04(a) , Section  3.04(c) and Section  3.04(f) may be waived with the consent of the Requisite Holders, (v) change Section  4.01(b) or Section  4.01(c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Holder, (vi) waive or amend Section  3.04(c) , Section  6.01 , or Section  12.18 without the written consent of each Holder affected thereby, (vii) release any material Guarantor (except as set forth in Section  11.07 or the Guaranty Agreement), release all or substantially all of the collateral (other than as provided in Section 11.10 of the Guaranty Agreement), or reduce the percentages set forth in Section  8.14(a) , without the written consent of each Holder, (viii) change any of the provisions of this Section  12.02(b) or the definitions of “Requisite Holders” or “Pro Rata Share” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Holders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or under any other Note Documents or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder or any other Note Documents, without the written consent of each Holder; or (ix) change Section  10.02(c) without the consent of each Person to whom an Obligation is owed; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Agent hereunder or under any other Note Document without the prior written consent of the Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any supplement to any Schedule shall be effective simply by delivering to the Agent a supplemental schedule clearly marked as such and, upon receipt, the Agent will promptly deliver a copy thereof to the Holders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Issuer and the Agent may amend this Agreement or any other Note Document without the consent of the Holders in order to correct, amend or cure any ambiguity, inconsistency or defect or correct any typographical error or other manifest error in any Note Document.

Section 12.03     Expenses, Indemnity; Damage Waiver .

(a)    The Issuer shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent, the Requisite Holders and their respective Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Agent, the Requisite Holders and their respective Affiliates and to the extent necessary as determined by the Agent or Requisite Holders, other outside consultants for the Agent or Requisite Holders, the reasonable travel, photocopy, mailing, courier, telephone and other similar expenses, and the cost of environmental assessments and audits and surveys and appraisals, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration (both before and after the execution hereof and including advice of counsel to the Agent and Requisite Holders as to the rights and duties of the Agent and the Holders with respect thereto) of this Agreement and the other Note Documents and any amendments, modifications or waivers of or consents related to the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all costs, expenses, Taxes, assessments and other charges incurred by the Agent or any Holder in connection with any filing, registration, recording or perfection of any security interest contemplated by this Agreement or any Security Instrument or any other document referred to therein and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent, any other Agent or any Holder, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any external counsel for the Agent, any other Agent or any Holder in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement or any other Note Document, including its rights under this Section  12.03 in connection with the Notes issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Notes.

 

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(b)    THE ISSUER SHALL INDEMNIFY EACH AGENT AND EACH HOLDER, AND EACH RELATED PARTY OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING PERSONS (EACH SUCH PERSON BEING CALLED AN “INDEMNITEE”) AGAINST, AND DEFEND AND HOLD EACH INDEMNITEE HARMLESS FROM, ANY AND ALL LOSSES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, PENALTIES, LIABILITIES AND RELATED EXPENSES, INCLUDING THE FEES, CHARGES AND DISBURSEMENTS OF ANY OUTSIDE COUNSEL FOR ANY INDEMNITEE, INCURRED BY OR ASSERTED AGAINST ANY INDEMNITEE ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR AS A RESULT OF (i) THE EXECUTION OR DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER NOTE DOCUMENT OR ANY AGREEMENT OR INSTRUMENT CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, (ii) THE PERFORMANCE BY THE PARTIES HERETO OR THE PARTIES TO ANY OTHER NOTE DOCUMENT OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR THE CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR BY ANY OTHER NOTE DOCUMENT, (iii) THE FAILURE OF RRI OR ANY NOTE PARTY TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF ANY NOTE DOCUMENT, INCLUDING THIS AGREEMENT, OR WITH ANY GOVERNMENTAL REQUIREMENT, (iv) ANY INACCURACY OF ANY REPRESENTATION OR ANY BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY OR COVENANT OF THE ISSUER OR ANY NOTE PARTIES SET FORTH IN ANY OF THE NOTE DOCUMENTS OR ANY INSTRUMENTS, DOCUMENTS OR CERTIFICATIONS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, (v) ANY NOTE OR OR THE USE OF THE PROCEEDS THEREFROM, (vi) ANY OTHER ASPECT OF THE NOTE DOCUMENTS, (vii) THE OPERATIONS OF THE BUSINESS OF RRI OR ANY NOTE PARTY BY SUCH PERSONS, (viii) ANY ASSERTION THAT THE HOLDERS WERE NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE THE PROCEEDS RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THE SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, (ix) ANY ENVIRONMENTAL LAW APPLICABLE TO THE ISSUER OR ANY OTHER NOTE PARTY OR ANY OF THEIR PROPERTIES OR OPERATIONS, INCLUDING THE PRESENCE, GENERATION, STORAGE, RELEASE, THREATENED RELEASE, USE, TRANSPORT, DISPOSAL, ARRANGEMENT OF DISPOSAL OR TREATMENT OF OIL, OIL AND GAS WASTES, SOLID WASTES OR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ON OR AT ANY OF THEIR PROPERTIES, (x) THE BREACH OR NON-COMPLIANCE BY THE ISSUER OR ANY OTHER NOTE PARTY WITH ANY ENVIRONMENTAL LAW APPLICABLE TO THE ISSUER OR ANY OTHER NOTE PARTY, (xi) THE PAST OWNERSHIP BY THE ISSUER OR ANY OTHER NOTE PARTY OF ANY OF THEIR PROPERTIES OR PAST ACTIVITY ON ANY OF THEIR PROPERTIES WHICH, THOUGH LAWFUL AND FULLY PERMISSIBLE AT THE TIME, COULD RESULT IN PRESENT LIABILITY, (xii) THE PRESENCE, USE, RELEASE, STORAGE, TREATMENT, DISPOSAL, GENERATION, THREATENED RELEASE, TRANSPORT, ARRANGEMENT FOR TRANSPORT OR ARRANGEMENT FOR DISPOSAL OF OIL, OIL AND GAS WASTES, SOLID WASTES OR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ON OR AT ANY OF THE PROPERTIES OWNED OR OPERATED BY THE ISSUER OR ANY OTHER NOTE PARTY OR ANY ACTUAL OR ALLEGED PRESENCE OR RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ON OR FROM ANY PROPERTY OWNED OR OPERATED BY THE ISSUER OR ANY OTHER NOTE PARTY, (xiii) ANY ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THE ISSUER OR ANY OTHER NOTE PARTY, (xiv) ANY OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH OR SAFETY CONDITION IN CONNECTION WITH THE NOTE DOCUMENTS, OR (xv) ANY ACTUAL OR PROSPECTIVE CLAIM, LITIGATION, INVESTIGATION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY, WHETHER BROUGHT BY A THIRD PARTY OR BY ANY NOTE PARTY, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY INDEMNITEE IS A PARTY THERETO, AND SUCH INDEMNITY SHALL EXTEND TO EACH INDEMNITEE NOTWITHSTANDING THE SOLE OR CONCURRENT NEGLIGENCE OF EVERY KIND OR CHARACTER WHATSOEVER, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE, WHETHER AN AFFIRMATIVE ACT OR AN OMISSION, INCLUDING ALL

 

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TYPES OF NEGLIGENT CONDUCT IDENTIFIED IN THE RESTATEMENT (SECOND) OF TORTS OF ONE OR MORE OF THE INDEMNITEES OR BY REASON OF STRICT LIABILITY IMPOSED WITHOUT FAULT ON ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE INDEMNITEES INCLUDING ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE; PROVIDED THAT SUCH INDEMNITY SHALL NOT, AS TO ANY INDEMNITEE, BE AVAILABLE TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH LOSSES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES OR RELATED EXPENSES ARE DETERMINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY FINAL AND NONAPPEALABLE JUDGMENT TO (X) HAVE RESULTED FROM (1) THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF SUCH INDEMNITEE OR (2) THE MATERIAL BREACH OF SUCH INDEMNITEE’S OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER NOTE DOCUMENTS OR (Y) RELATE TO TAXES, WHICH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO INDEMNIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION  5.03 , OTHER THAN TAXES THAT REPRESENT LOSSES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, ETC. ARISING FROM ANY NON-TAX CLAIM.

(c)    To the extent that the Issuer fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Agent or any Agent under Section  12.03(a) or (b) , each Holder severally agrees to pay to the Agent or such Agent, as the case may be, such Holder’s Pro Rata Share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Agent or such Agent in its capacity as such.

(d)    To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Issuer shall not, and shall cause each Note Party not to, assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Note Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Note or the use of the proceeds thereof.

(e)    All amounts due under this Section  12.03 shall be payable not later than 10 days after written demand and invoice therefor.

Section 12.04     Successors and Assigns .

(a)    The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that (i) neither RRI nor the Issuer may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Agent and each Holder (and any attempted assignment or transfer by RRI or the Issuer without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Holder may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section  12.04 . Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants (to the extent provided in Section  12.04(c) ) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Agent and the Holders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

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of Default has occurred and is continuing, (2) at any other time, such assignment is to an Eligible Assignee or (3) at any other time, such assignment is to any Assignee so long as EIG continues to hold more than 50.0% of aggregate outstanding principal amounts of the Notes after giving effect to such assignment; provided further , that the Issuer shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless the Issuer shall object thereto by written notice to the Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received written notice thereof.

(i)    Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(A)    except in the case of an assignment to a Holder, an Affiliate of a Holder, a Related Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Holder’s Notes, the amount of the Notes of the assigning Holder subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment Agreement with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Agent) shall not be less than $100,000 unless each of the Issuer and the Agent otherwise consent, provided that no such consent of the Issuer shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

(B)    each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Holder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement;

(C)    the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Agent an Assignment Agreement, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (other than in the case of an assignment from a Holder to its Affiliate or to a Related Fund); and

(D)    the assignee, if it shall not be a Holder, shall deliver to the Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

(ii)    Subject to Section  12.04(b)(iv) and the acceptance and recording thereof, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment Agreement the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Holder under this Agreement, and the assigning Holder thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment Agreement, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment Agreement covering all of the assigning Holder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Holder shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section  5.01 , Section  5.03 and Section  12.03 ). If any such assignment occurs after the issuance of any Note hereunder, the assigning Holder shall, upon the effectiveness of such assignment or as promptly thereafter as practicable, surrender its applicable Note to the Agent for cancellation, and thereupon the Issuer shall issue and deliver a new Note, if so requested by the assignee and/or assigning Holder, to such assignee and/or to such assigning Holder, with appropriate insertions, to reflect the outstanding principal balance under the Notes of the assignee and/or the assigning Holder. Any assignment or transfer by a Holder of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section  12.04 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Holder of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section  12.04(c) .

 

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(iii)    The Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Issuer, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment Agreement delivered to it and the Register. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Issuer, the Agent and the Holders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Holder hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Issuer and any Holder, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. In connection with any changes to the Register, if necessary, the Agent will reflect the revisions on Annex I and forward a copy of such revised Annex I to the Issuer and each Holder.

(iv)    Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment Agreement executed by an assigning Holder and an assignee, the Assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire and, if required hereunder, applicable tax forms (unless the Assignee shall already be a Holder hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in this Section  12.04(b) and any written consent to such assignment required by this Section  12.04(b) , the Agent shall accept such Assignment Agreement and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this Section  12.04(b) .

(v)    Each Holder, in its role as assignee, upon executing and delivering an Assignment Agreement, represents and warrants as of the applicable effective date (as set forth in the applicable Assignment Agreement) that (A) it has experience and expertise in the making of or investing in notes; and (B) it will make or invest in, as the case may be, its Notes for its own account in the ordinary course of its business and without a view to distribution of such Notes within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or other federal securities laws (it being understood that, subject to the provisions of this Section  12.04 , the disposition of Notes or any interests therein shall at all times remain within its exclusive control). In addition, each Holder becoming party hereto after the Effective Date, upon executing and delivering an Assignment Agreement, shall be deemed to have made the representations and warranties contained in Article XIII as of the applicable effective date (as set forth in the applicable Assignment Agreement).

(vi)    Notwithstanding the foregoing, no assignment or participation shall be made to any Note Party or any Affiliate of a Note Party.

(c)    (i) Holder may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Issuer, the Agent or any other Person, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural Person or the Issuer or any of the Issuer’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Holder’s rights and obligations under the Notes owing to it and this Agreement; provided that (A) such Holder’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Holder shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (C) the Issuer, the Agent and the other Holders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Holder in connection with such Holder’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, and (D) the selling Holder shall maintain the Participant Register. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Holder sells such a participation shall provide that such Holder shall retain the sole right to enforce the Notes owing to it and this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Holder will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section  12.02(b) that

 

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affects such Participant. In addition such agreement must provide that the Participant be bound by the provisions of Section  12.03 . Subject to Section  12.04(c)(ii) , the Issuer agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section  5.01 , Section  5.02 and Section  5.03 to the same extent as if it were a Holder and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section  12.04(b) . To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section  12.08 as though it were a Holder, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section  4.01(c) as though it were a Holder. Each Holder that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Issuer, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Notes or other obligations under the Note Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Holder shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Note Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Treasury Regulation Section 5f.103-1(c), proposed Treasury Regulation 1.163-5 or any applicable temporary, final or other successor regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Holder shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Agent (in its capacity as Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(i)    A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section  5.01 or Section  5.03 than the applicable Holder would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the entitlement to a greater payment results from a Change in Law after such Participant acquired its participation. A Participant that shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section  5.03 unless such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Issuer, to comply with the requirements and limitations under Section  5.03(e) as though it were a Holder (it being understood the documentation required under Section  5.03(e) shall be provided only to the selling Holder).

(d)    Any Holder may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under Notes owing to it and this Agreement to secure obligations of such Holder, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or a central bank, and this Section  12.04(d) shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Holder from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or Assignee for such Holder as a party hereto.

(e)    Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section  12.04 , no transfer or assignment of the interests or obligations of any Holder or any grant of participations therein shall be permitted if such transfer, assignment or grant would require the Issuer and the other Note Parties to file a registration statement with the SEC or to qualify the Notes under the “blue sky” laws of any state.

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ordinary course of its business and without a view to distribution of such Notes within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or other federal securities laws (it being understood that, subject to the provisions of this Section  12.04(f) , the disposition of Notes or any interests therein shall at all times remain within its exclusive control). In addition, each Holder becoming party hereto after the Effective Date, upon executing and delivering an Assignment Agreement, shall be deemed to have made the representations and warranties contained in Article XIII as of the applicable Effective Date (as defined in the applicable Assignment Agreement).

Section 12.05     Survival; Revival; Reinstatement .

(a)    All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by RRI or the Note Parties herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Note Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Note Documents and the making of any Note Purchase, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Agent, any other Agent or any Holder may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Note or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid. The provisions of Section  5.01 , Section  5.02 , Section  5.03 and Section  12.03 and Article XI shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Notes, or the termination of this Agreement, any other Note Document or any provision hereof or thereof.

(b)    To the extent that any payments on the Obligations or proceeds of any collateral are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, debtor in possession, receiver or other Person under any bankruptcy law, common law or equitable cause, then to such extent, the Obligations shall be revived and continue as if such payment or proceeds had not been received and the Agent’s and the Holders’ Liens, security interests, rights, powers and remedies under this Agreement and each Note Document shall continue in full force and effect. In such event, each Note Document shall be automatically reinstated and the Issuer shall, and shall cause each other Note Party to, take such action as may be reasonably requested by the Agent and the Holders to effect such reinstatement.

Section 12.06     Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness .

(a)    This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.

(b)    This Agreement, the other Note Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER NOTE DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES HERETO AND THERETO AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

 

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(c)    Except as provided in Section  6.01 , this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Agent and when the Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by fax or other similar electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

Section 12.07     Severability . Any provision of this Agreement or any other Note Document held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof or thereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 12.08     Right of Setoff . If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Holder and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations (of whatsoever kind, including obligations under Swap Agreements) at any time owing by such Holder or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Issuer or any other Note Party against any of and all the obligations of the Issuer or any other Note Party owed to such Holder now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Note Document, irrespective of whether or not such Holder shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Note Document and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Holder under this Section 12.08 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Holder or its Affiliates may have.

Section 12.09     GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS .

(a)    THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT UNITED STATES FEDERAL LAW PERMITS ANY HOLDER TO CONTRACT FOR, CHARGE, RECEIVE, RESERVE OR TAKE INTEREST AT THE RATE ALLOWED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE WHERE SUCH HOLDER IS LOCATED.

(b)    EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY: SUBMITS (AND THE ISSUER SHALL CAUSE EACH NOTE PARTY TO SUBMIT) FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER NOTE DOCUMENTS TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE DISTRICT COURTS OF NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF; PROVIDED , THAT NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN ANY OTHER NOTE DOCUMENT WILL PREVENT ANY PARTY FROM BRINGING ANY ACTION TO ENFORCE ANY AWARD OR JUDGMENT OR EXERCISE ANY RIGHT UNDER THE NOTE DOCUMENTS IN ANY OTHER FORUM IN WHICH JURISDICTION CAN BE ESTABLISHED. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS.

 

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(c)    EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OF ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO IT AT THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN SECTION  12.01 OR SUCH OTHER ADDRESS AS IS SPECIFIED PURSUANT TO SECTION  12.01 (OR ITS ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT), SUCH SERVICE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER SUCH MAILING. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF A PARTY OR ANY HOLDER OF A NOTE TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST ANOTHER PARTY IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

(d)    EACH PARTY HEREBY (i) IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER NOTE DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN; (ii) IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER IN ANY SUCH LITIGATION ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES OTHER THAN, OR IN ADDITION TO, ACTUAL DAMAGES; (iii) CERTIFIES THAT NO PARTY HERETO NOR ANY REPRESENTATIVE OR AGENT OF COUNSEL FOR ANY PARTY HERETO HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, OR IMPLIED THAT SUCH PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVERS, AND (iv) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION  12.09 .

Section 12.10     Headings . Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

Section 12.11     Confidentiality .

(a)    All information furnished from time to time (either before, on or after the date hereof) by or on behalf of the Issuer or any other Note Party to the Agent or a Holder or any of their representatives or advisors (each, a “Recipient”) (other than any such information that is available to the Agent or a Holder on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by such Note Party) is so furnished on a confidential basis (such information, the “Confidential Information”) and the Recipients will maintain the confidentiality thereof in accordance with the terms hereof; provided however, that a Recipient may disclose such information (i) to its Affiliates, partners, prospective partners, members and prospective members and its and their respective directors, managers, officers, employees, attorneys, accountants, advisors, auditors, consultants, agents or representatives with a need to know such Confidential Information (collectively “Permitted Recipients”) (provided that such potential assignee or transferee shall have been advised of and agree to be bound by the provisions of this Section 12.11(a)), (ii) to any potential assignee or transferee of any of its rights or obligations hereunder (including without limitation, in connection with a sale of any or all of the Notes) or any of their agents and advisors (provided that such

 

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potential assignee or transferee shall have been advised of and agree to be bound by the provisions of this Section 12.11(a)), (iii) if such information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 12.11(a), (y) becomes available to a Recipient or any of its Permitted Recipients on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Note Parties or (z) is independently developed by the Recipient or any of its Permitted Recipients without the use of or reliance on such information, (iv) to enable it to enforce or otherwise exercise any of its rights and remedies under any Note Document or (v) as consented to by the Issuer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Section 12.11(a) or otherwise, nothing herein shall prevent a Recipient or its Permitted Recipients from complying with any legal requirements (including, without limitation, pursuant to any rule, regulation, stock exchange requirement, self-regulatory body, supervisory authority, other applicable judicial or governmental order, legal process, fiduciary or similar duties or otherwise) to disclose any Confidential Information. In addition, the Recipient and its Permitted Recipients may disclose Confidential Information if so requested by a governmental, self-regulatory or supervisory authority. Each Note Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that, subject to the restrictions on disclosure of Confidential Information as provided in this Section 12.11(a), the Recipient and their respective Affiliates are in the business of making investments in and otherwise engaging in businesses which may or may not be in competition with the Note Parties or otherwise related to their and their Affiliates’ respective business and that nothing herein shall, or shall be construed to, limit the Holders’ or their Affiliates’ ability to make such investments or engage in such businesses. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 12.11(a), the parties (and each employee, representative, or other agent of the parties) may disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the Tax treatment and any facts that may be relevant to the Tax structure of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Note Documents; provided, however, that no party (and no employee, representative, or other agent thereof) shall disclose any other information that is not relevant to an understanding of the Tax treatment and Tax structure of the transaction (including the identity of any party and any information that could lead another to determine the identity of any party), or any other information to the extent that such disclosure could reasonably result in a violation of any applicable securities law.

(b)    The Issuer understands and acknowledges that in the regular course of a Holder’s business, such Holder may invest in companies that have issued securities that are publicly traded (each, a “ Public Company ”). Accordingly, Issuer covenants and agrees that before providing material non-public information about any Public Company (other than material non-public information in respect of RRI and its Subsidiaries) (“ Public Company Information ”), the Issuer will use reasonable best efforts to provide prior written notice to the applicable compliance personnel indicated in Schedule 12.11 . The Issuer shall not disclose Public Company Information to such Holder without written authorization from such compliance personnel; provided that any failure to comply with this Section  12.11(b) shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default hereunder; and provided, further, that this Section  12.11(b) shall not apply to any information provided pursuant to the RRI Certificate of Designation to the Board Observer (as defined therein).

Section 12.12     Interest Rate Limitation . It is the intention of the parties hereto that each Holder shall conform strictly to usury laws applicable to it. Accordingly, if the transactions contemplated hereby would be usurious as to any Holder under laws applicable to it (including the laws of the United States of America and the State of Texas or any other jurisdiction whose laws may be mandatorily applicable to such Holder notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement), then, in that event, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any of the Note Documents or any agreement entered into in connection with or as security for the Notes, it is agreed as follows: (a) the aggregate of all consideration which constitutes interest under law applicable to any Holder that is contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or

 

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received by such Holder under any of the Note Documents or agreements or otherwise in connection with the Notes shall under no circumstances exceed the maximum amount allowed by such applicable law, and any excess shall be canceled automatically and if theretofore paid shall be credited by such Holder on the principal amount of the Obligations (or, to the extent that the principal amount of the Obligations shall have been or would thereby be paid in full, refunded by such Holder to the Issuer); and (b) in the event that the maturity of the Notes is accelerated by reason of an election of the holder thereof resulting from any Event of Default under this Agreement or otherwise, or in the event of any required or permitted prepayment, then such consideration that constitutes interest under law applicable to any Holder may never include more than the maximum amount allowed by such applicable law, and excess interest, if any, provided for in this Agreement or otherwise shall be canceled automatically by such Holder as of the date of such acceleration or prepayment and, if theretofore paid, shall be credited by such Holder on the principal amount of the Debt (or, to the extent that the principal amount of the Debt shall have been or would thereby be paid in full, refunded by such Holder to the Issuer). All sums paid or agreed to be paid to any Holder for the use, forbearance or detention of sums due hereunder shall, to the extent permitted by law applicable to such Holder, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread throughout the stated term of the Notes until payment in full so that the rate or amount of interest on account of any Notes hereunder does not exceed the maximum amount allowed by such applicable law. If at any time and from time to time (i) the amount of interest payable to any Holder on any date shall be computed at the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to such Holder pursuant to this Section 12.12 and (ii) in respect of any subsequent interest computation period the amount of interest otherwise payable to such Holder would be less than the amount of interest payable to such Holder computed at the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to such Holder, then the amount of interest payable to such Holder in respect of such subsequent interest computation period shall continue to be computed at the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to such Holder until the total amount of interest payable to such Holder shall equal the total amount of interest which would have been payable to such Holder if the total amount of interest had been computed without giving effect to this Section 12.12. To the extent that Chapter 303 of the Texas Finance Code is relevant for the purpose of determining the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to any Holder, such Holder elects to determine the applicable rate ceiling under such Chapter by the weekly ceiling from time to time in effect. Chapter  346 of the Texas Finance Code does not apply to the Issuer’s obligations hereunder.

Section  12.13     [Reserved] .

Section 12.14     No Third Party Beneficiaries . There are no third party beneficiaries to this Agreement.

Section 12.15     EXCULPATION PROVISIONS . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO SPECIFICALLY AGREES THAT IT HAS A DUTY TO READ THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER NOTE DOCUMENTS AND AGREES THAT IT IS CHARGED WITH NOTICE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER NOTE DOCUMENTS; THAT IT HAS IN FACT READ THIS AGREEMENT AND IS FULLY INFORMED AND HAS FULL NOTICE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EFFECTS OF THIS AGREEMENT; THAT IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL OF ITS CHOICE THROUGHOUT THE NEGOTIATIONS PRECEDING ITS EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER NOTE DOCUMENTS; AND HAS RECEIVED THE ADVICE OF ITS ATTORNEY IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER NOTE DOCUMENTS; AND THAT IT RECOGNIZES THAT CERTAIN OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER NOTE DOCUMENTS RESULT IN ONE PARTY ASSUMING THE LIABILITY INHERENT IN SOME ASPECTS OF THE TRANSACTION AND RELIEVING THE OTHER PARTY OF ITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH LIABILITY. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT CONTEST THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF ANY EXCULPATORY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER NOTE DOCUMENTS ON THE BASIS THAT THE PARTY HAD NO NOTICE OR KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH PROVISION OR THAT THE PROVISION IS NOT “CONSPICUOUS.”

 

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Section 12.16     USA Patriot Act Notice . Each Holder hereby notifies the Issuer that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Issuer, which information includes the name and address of the Issuer and other information that will allow such Holder to identify the Issuer in accordance with the Act.

Section 12.17     Flood Insurance Provisions . Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement or any other Note Document to the contrary, in no event is any Building (as defined in the applicable Flood Insurance Regulation) or Manufactured (Mobile) Home (as defined in the applicable Flood Insurance Regulation) included in the definition of “Mortgaged Property” and no Building or Manufactured (Mobile) Home is hereby encumbered by this Agreement or any other Note Document.

Section 12.18     Releases .

(a)     Release Upon Payment in Full . Upon the complete payment of the Obligations (other than (A) indemnity obligations not yet due and payable of which the Issuer has not received a notice of potential claim), the Agent, at the written request and expense of the Issuer, will promptly release, reassign and transfer the Collateral to the Note Parties.

(b)     Further Assurances . If any of the Collateral shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by any Note Party in a transaction permitted by the Note Documents, then the Agent, at the request and sole expense of the applicable Note Party, shall promptly execute and deliver to such Note Party all releases or other documents reasonably necessary or desirable for the release of the Liens created by the applicable Security Instrument on such Collateral. At the request and sole expense of the Issuer, a Note Party shall be released from its obligations under the Note Documents in the event that all the capital stock or other Equity Interests of such Note Party shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in a transaction permitted by the Note Documents; provided that the Issuer shall have delivered to the Agent, at least five Business Days prior to the date of the proposed release, a written request for release identifying the relevant Note Party and the terms of the sale or other disposition in reasonable detail, including the price thereof and any expenses in connection therewith, together with a certification by the Issuer stating that such transaction is in compliance with this Agreement and the other Note Documents.

Section 12.19     Disclosure . Each Note Party and each Holder hereby acknowledge and agree that the Agent and/or its Affiliates and their respective Related Funds from time to time may hold investments in, and make loans to, or have other relationships with any of the Note Parties and their respective Affiliates, including the ownership, purchase and sale of Equity Interest in any Note Party and their respective Affiliates and each Holder hereby expressly consents to such relationships.

Section 12.20     Appointment for Perfection . Each Holder hereby appoints each other Holder as its agent for the purpose of perfecting Liens, for the benefit of the Agent and the Holders, in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC or any other applicable law can be perfected only by control or possession. Should any Holder obtain control or possession of any such Collateral, such Holder shall notify the Agent thereof, and, in the case of possession, promptly upon Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Agent’s instructions.

 

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Section 12.21     Advertising and Publicity . No party hereto shall issue or disseminate to the public (by advertisement, including without limitation any “tombstone” advertisement, press release or otherwise), submit for publication or otherwise cause or seek to publish any information describing the credit or other financial accommodations made available by the Holders pursuant to this Agreement and the other Note Documents without the prior written consent of the Requisite Holders and the Issuer (such consent of the Issuer or Requisite Holders not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). Nothing in the foregoing shall be construed to prohibit any Note Party from making any submission or filing which it is required to make by applicable law (including securities laws, rules and regulations), stock exchange rules or pursuant to judicial process; provided , that (a) such filing or submission shall contain only such information as is reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, rule or judicial process and (b) unless specifically prohibited by applicable law, rule or court order, the Issuer shall promptly notify the Agent of the requirement to make such submission or filing and provide Agent with a copy thereof.

Section 12.22     Acknowledgement and Admissions . Each Note Party hereby acknowledges:

(a)    it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of the Note Documents;

(b)    it has made an independent decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Note Documents to which it is a party, without reliance on any representation, warranty, covenant or undertaking by the Agent or any Holder, whether written, oral or implicit, other than as expressly set out in this Agreement or in another Note Document delivered on or after the date hereof;

(c)    there are no representations, warranties, covenants, undertakings or agreements by the Agent or any Holder as to the Note Documents except as expressly set out in this Agreement and the other Note Documents;

(d)    none of the Agent or any Holder has any fiduciary obligation toward it with respect to any Note Document or the transactions contemplated thereby;

(e)    no partnership or joint venture exists with respect to the Note Documents between any Note Party, on the one hand, and Agent or any Holder, on the other;

(f)    the Agent is not any Note Party’s agent except as otherwise provided herein;

(g)    Kirkland & Ellis LLP is not counsel for any Note Party;

(h)    should an Event of Default or Default occur or exist, each of the Agent and each Holder will determine in its discretion and for its own reasons what remedies and actions it will or will not exercise or take at that time;

(i)    without limiting any of the foregoing, no Note Party is relying upon any representation or covenant by any of the Agent or any Holder, or any representative thereof, and no such representation or covenant has been made, that any of the Agent or any Holder will, at the time of an Event of Default or Default, or at any other time, waive, negotiate, discuss, or take or refrain from taking any action permitted under the Note Documents with respect to any such Event of Default or Default or any other provision of the Note Documents;

 

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(j)    the Agent and the Holders have all relied upon the truthfulness of the acknowledgments in this Section  12.22 in deciding to execute and deliver this Agreement and to become obligated hereunder.

Section 12.23     Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail -In of EEA Financial Institutions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Note Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Note Document may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a)    the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

(b)    the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(i)    a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii)    a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

(iii)    the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

Section 12.24     Transferability of Securities; Restrictive Legend . Each note, certificate or other instrument evidencing the Notes issued by the Issuer shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following forms.

“THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.”

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictive legend set forth above shall not be required after the date on which the securities evidenced by such note, certificate or other instrument bearing such restrictive legend no longer constitute “restricted securities” (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act), and upon the request of the Holder of such Notes, the Issuer, without expense to such Holder, shall issue a new note, certificate or other instrument as applicable not bearing the restrictive legend otherwise required to be borne thereby

Section 12.25     Replacement of Notes . Upon receipt by the Issuer of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the ownership of and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Note, and (a) in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it (provided that if the Holder of such Note is, or is a nominee for, another Holder with a minimum net worth of at least $10,000,000, such Person’s own unsecured agreement of indemnity shall be deemed to be satisfactory), or (b) in the

 

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case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation thereof, the Issuer at its own expense shall execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Note of the same series, dated and, in the case of a Note, bearing interest from the date to which interest shall have been paid on such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note or dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Note if no interest shall have been paid thereon.

ARTICLE XIII

REPRESENTATIONS OF HOLDERS

In order to induce the Issuer to issue and sell the Notes to the Holders, each Holder hereby represents and warrants to the Issuer, and acknowledges as follows

Section 13.01     Organization and Standing . Such Holder is a corporation or other entity duly incorporated or formed and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation.

Section 13.02     Authorization; Enforceability . Such Holder has the full power and authority to enter into this Agreement, and (assuming due execution by the other parties hereto) this Agreement constitutes its valid and legally binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except to the extent the enforceability thereof may be limited by (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and (iii) implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing.

Section 13.03     Investment . Such Holder acquired each such Note solely for its own account, for investment purposes, with no intention of distributing or reselling such Note in any public offering or in any transaction that would be in violation of applicable securities laws of the United States or any other applicable jurisdiction or any state or province thereof, without prejudice, however, to such Holder’s right at all times to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Note under an effective registration statement under the Securities Act and applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws (it being understood that the Issuer has no obligation or intention to undertake any such registration), or an exemption from such registration requirements and in compliance with applicable securities laws. Such Holder has not solicited offers for, or offered or sold, and will not solicit offers for, or offer or sell, the Note by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) of Regulation D of the Securities Act, or in any manner involving a public offering within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

Section 13.04     Accredited Investor . Such Holder, at the time that it committed to enter into this Agreement was, and now is, an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

Section 13.05     No Resale or Repurchase . No person has made to such Holder any written or oral representations (i) that any person will resell or repurchase the Notes (except in accordance with the Organizational Documents of the Issuer), (ii) that any person will refund the purchase price of the Notes, or (iii) as to the future price or value of the Notes.

Section 13.06     Private Placement . Such Holder understands that the Notes are being offered for sale only on a “private placement” basis and that the sale and delivery of the Notes is conditional upon such sale being exempt from the requirements as to the filing of a prospectus or registration statement or delivery of an offering memorandum or upon the issuance of such orders, consents or approvals as may be required to permit such sale without the requirement of filing a prospectus or delivering an offering memorandum and, as a consequence, (i) such Holder is restricted from using most of the civil remedies

 

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available under applicable securities legislation, (ii) such Holder may not receive information that would otherwise be required to be provided to it under applicable securities legislation, and (iii)  the Issuer is relieved from certain obligations that would otherwise apply under applicable securities legislation.

Section 13.07     Knowledge and Experience . Without limiting the force and effect of the representations and warranties of any party to a Note Document, such Holder (i) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters, as to enable it to evaluate the merits and risks of entering into this Agreement, receiving the Notes, (ii) is able to bear the economic risk of the transaction, (iii) is able to hold its interest indefinitely unless a subsequent disposition thereof is registered under the Securities Act or is exempt from registration and is completed in compliance with applicable securities laws, (iv) has been independently advised as to restrictions with respect to trading in the Notes imposed by applicable securities laws, (v) confirms that no representation (written or oral) has been made to it (with respect to trading restrictions imposed by applicable securities laws) by or on behalf of the Issuer or Agent with respect thereto, (vi) has conducted its own investigation of the Issuer and the terms of the Note, (vii) (A) confirms it has had access to information as it deemed necessary to make its decision to purchase the Notes, and (B) has been offered the opportunity to ask questions of the Issuer and receive answers thereto, as it deemed necessary in connection with the decision to purchase the Notes, and (viii) acknowledges that it is aware of the characteristics of the Notes, and the risks relating to an investment therein.

Section 13.08     No Materials . Without limiting the representations and warranties set forth in the Note Documents, such Holder has not received or been provided with, nor has it requested, nor does it have any need to receive, any offering memorandum, any prospectus, sales or advertising literature describing or purporting to describe the business and affairs of the Issuer which has been prepared for delivery to, and review by, prospective purchasers in order to assist them in making an investment decision in respect of the Notes.

Section 13.09     Transfer Restrictions . Such Holder acknowledges and agrees that none of the Notes has been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any country or state, and none of them may be sold or otherwise transferred in the absence of an effective registration thereunder unless an exemption from registration is available. Such Holder also acknowledges and agrees that the Notes are subject to resale restrictions in the United States, may be subject to resale restrictions in jurisdictions other than the United States under applicable securities laws, and that any sale or transfer will be completed in compliance with applicable securities laws.

Section 13.10     Offer and Sales Only in Certain Circumstances . If such Holder decides to offer, sell, pledge or otherwise transfer any of the Notes, it will not offer, sell, pledge or otherwise transfer any of such Notes, directly or indirectly, unless: (a) the sale is made pursuant to registration of the Notes under the Securities Act; (b) the sale is made to the Issuer; (c) the sale is made outside the United States in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 904 of Regulation S under the Securities Act and in compliance with applicable local securities laws and regulations; (d) the sale is made pursuant to the exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144 or Rule 144A thereunder, if available, and, in either case, in accordance with any applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws; or (e) the Notes are sold in any other transaction that does not require registration under the Securities Act or any applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws.

Section 13.11     Subsequent Purchaser Notification . Such Holder will take reasonable steps to inform, and cause each of its Affiliates and Related Funds that is a U.S. person (as defined in Section 902 of Regulation S under the Securities Act) to take reasonable steps to inform, any person acquiring Notes from such Holder, Affiliate or Related Fund, as the case may be, in the United States that the Notes (A) have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, (B) are being sold to them without

 

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registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Rule 144A or in accordance with another exemption from registration under the Securities Act and (C) may not be offered, sold or otherwise transferred except (1) to the Issuer, (2) outside the United States in accordance with Regulation S and in compliance with applicable local securities laws and regulations, (3) inside the United States in accordance with (x) Rule 144A to a person whom the seller reasonably believes is a qualified institutional buyer, as defined in Rule 144A (“Qualified Institutional Buyer”) that is purchasing such Notes for its own account or for the account of a Qualified Institutional Buyer to whom notice is given that the offer, sale or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A or (y) pursuant to another available exemption from registration under the Securities Act.

Section 13.12     No Plan Assets . The assets of each Holder are not considered “plan assets” under ERISA or otherwise subject to Section 4975 of the Code.

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The parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

ISSUER:

 

    ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
      By:   /s/ R. Craig Owen
        R. Craig Owen
        Chief Financial Officer

 

RRI:     ROSEHILL RESOURCES INC.
      By:   /s/ R. Craig Owen
        R. Craig Owen
        Chief Financial Officer

 

 

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NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT


AGENT:         U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent
    By:  

/s/ Laurel A. Melody-Cassanta

    Name:   Laurel A. Melody-Cassanta
    Title   Vice President


HOLDER:     EIG HOLDINGS PARTNERSHIP (DIREWOLF), L.P., as a Holder
    By:   EIG Management Company, LLC
    Its:   Manager
    By:   /s/ Patrick Hickey
    Name:   Patrick Hickey
    Title:   Managing Director
    By:   /s/ Kathleen Turner
    Name:   Kathleen Turner
    Title:   Associate Counsel

 

HOLDER:     EIG ENERGY FUND XVI, L.P., as a Holder
    By:   EIG Management Company, LLC
    Its:   Manager
    By:   /s/ Patrick Hickey
    Name:   Patrick Hickey
    Title:   Managing Director
    By:   /s/ Kathleen Turner
    Name:   Kathleen Turner
    Title:   Associate Counsel


HOLDER:     EIG ENERGY FUND XVI-B, L.P., as a Holder
    By:   EIG Management Company, LLC
    Its:   Manager
    By:   /s/ Patrick Hickey
    Name:   Patrick Hickey
    Title:   Managing Director
    By:   /s/ Kathleen Turner
    Name:   Kathleen Turner
    Title:   Associate Counsel

 

HOLDER:     EIG ENERGY FUND XVI-E, L.P., as a Holder
    By:   EIG Management Company, LLC
    Its:   Manager
    By:   /s/ Patrick Hickey
    Name:   Patrick Hickey
    Title:   Managing Director
    By:   /s/ Kathleen Turner
    Name:   Kathleen Turner
    Title:   Associate Counsel

 

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HOLDER:     EIG-KEATS ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P., as a Holder
    By:   EIG Management Company, LLC
    Its:   Manager
    By:   /s/ Patrick Hickey
    Name:   Patrick Hickey
    Title:   Managing Director
    By:   /s/ Kathleen Turner
    Name:   Kathleen Turner
    Title:   Associate Counsel

 

HOLDER:     EIG-GATEWAY DIRECT INVESTMENTS (DIREWOLF), L.P., as a Holder
    By:   EIG Management Company, LLC
    Its:   Manager
    By:   /s/ Patrick Hickey
    Name:   Patrick Hickey
    Title:   Managing Director
    By:   /s/ Kathleen Turner
    Name:   Kathleen Turner
    Title:   Associate Counsel

 

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HOLDER:     TRILOMA EIG ENERGY INCOME FUND, as a Holder
    By:   /s/ Deryck Harmer
    Name:   Deryck Harmer
    Title:   President

 

HOLDER:     TRILOMA EIG ENERGY INCOME FUND - TERM I, as a Holder
    By:   /s/ Deryck Harmer
    Name:   Deryck Harmer
    Title:   President

 

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ANNEX I

COMMITMENTS

 

Holder

   Commitment      Pro Rata Share  

EIG Holdings Partnership (Direwolf), L.P.

   $ 22,394,699.09        22.39470

EIG Energy Fund XVI, L.P.

   $ 53,255,038.46        53.25504

EIG Energy Fund XVI-B, L.P.

   $ 11,354,571.34        11.35457

EIG Energy Fund XVI-E, L.P.

   $ 856,466.39        0.85647

EIG-Keats Energy Partners, L.P.

   $ 7,139,224.72        7.13922

EIG Gateway Direct Investments (Direwolf), L.P.

   $ 3,333,333.33        3.33333

Triloma EIG Energy Income Fund

   $ 1,066,666.67        1.06667

Triloma EIG Energy Income Fund—Term I

   $ 600,000.00        0.60000
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 100,000,000        100.00
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Annex-I - 1


ANNEX II

NOTICE ADDRESSES

 

RRI or

Issuer’s

Office:

  

16200 Park Row, Suite 300

Houston Texas 77084

Attn: Alan Townsend and Craig Owen

Email: cowen@rosehillres.com; atownsend@rosehillres.com

The

Holders’

Offices:

  

EIG HOLDINGS PARTNERSHIP (DIREWOLF), L.P.

c/o EIG Management Company, LLC

Three Allen Center

333 Clay Street, Ste. 3500

Houston, TX 77002

Attn: Patrick Hickey & Aneil Kochar

Email: Patrick.Hickey@eigpartners.com

cc: Aneil.Kochar@eigpartners.com & wdc@eigpartners.com

Fax: 713-615-7454 (Patrick) & 713-615-7472 (Aneil)

  

EIG ENERGY FUND XVI, L.P.

EIG ENERGY FUND XVI-B, L.P.

EIG ENERGY FUND XVI-E, L.P.

c/o EIG Management Company, LLC

Three Allen Center

333 Clay Street, Ste. 3500

Houston, TX 77002

Attn: Patrick Hickey & Aneil Kochar

Email: Patrick.Hickey@eigpartners.com

cc: Aneil.Kochar@eigpartners.com & wdc@eigpartners.com

Fax: 713-615-7454 (Patrick) & 713-615-7472 (Aneil)

  

EIG-KEATS ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.

c/o EIG Management Company, LLC

Three Allen Center

333 Clay Street, Ste. 3500

Houston, TX 77002

Attn: Patrick Hickey & Aneil Kochar

Email: Patrick.Hickey@eigpartners.com

cc: Aneil.Kochar@eigpartners.com & wdc@eigpartners.com

Fax: 713-615-7454 (Patrick) & 713-615-7472 (Aneil)

  

EIG-GATEWAY DIRECT INVESTMENTS (DIREWOLF), L.P.

c/o EIG Management Company, LLC

Three Allen Center

333 Clay Street, Ste. 3500

Houston, TX 77002

Attn: Patrick Hickey & Aneil Kochar

Email: Patrick.Hickey@eigpartners.com

cc: Aneil.Kochar@eigpartners.com & wdc@eigpartners.com

Fax: 713-615-7454 (Patrick) & 713-615-7472 (Aneil)

 

Annex- II - 1


  

TRILOMA EIG ENERGY INCOME FUND

TRILOMA EIG ENERGY INCOME FUND – TERM I

c/o EIG Credit Management Company, LLC

Three Allen Center

333 Clay Street, Ste. 3500

Houston, TX 77002

Attn: Patrick Hickey & Aneil Kochar

Email: Patrick.Hickey@eigpartners.com

cc: Aneil.Kochar@eigpartners.com  & wdc@eigpartners.com

Fax: 713-615-7454 (Patrick) & 713-615-7472 (Aneil)

Agent’s Offices   

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Global Corporate Trust Services

214 North Tryon Street—27th Floor

Charlotte, NC 28202-1078 | CN-NC-H27Q

Attn: Lisa Dowd

Email: Lisa.Dowd@usbank.com  & Agency.Services@usbank.com

Tel: (704) 335-4576

 

With a copy to (correspondence, and documents evidencing collateral security only):

 

U.S. Bank National Association

Global Corporate Trust Services

225 Asylum Street- 23rd Floor

Hartford, CT 06103

Attn: Laurel Casasanta

Email: laurel.casasanta@usbank.com

Tel: (860) 640-1282

 

Annex- II - 2


EXHIBIT A FORM OF NOTE

ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC

10.00% SENIOR SECURED SECOND LIEN NOTE DUE JANUARY 31, 2023

THIS NOTE IS BEING ISSUED WITH ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT FOR UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES. FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THE ISSUE PRICE, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT, THE ISSUE DATE, AND THE YIELD TO MATURITY OF THE NOTE, PLEASE CONTACT [ name or title at Issuer ], [ address or telephone number ].

THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.

 

No. [    ]    [                ], 20[    ]
$[        ]   

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Issuer ”), hereby promises to pay to [                                      ] (the “ Holder ”) or its registered assigns, at the office of U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the “ Agent ”) as set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement, the principal sum of [        ] Dollars ($[        ]) (or such lesser amount as shall equal the unpaid principal amount of this Note, in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, on the dates and in the principal amounts provided in the Note Purchase Agreement as hereinafter defined, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Note, at such office, in like money and funds, for the period commencing on the date of the purchase of this Note until this Note shall be paid in full, at the rates per annum and on the dates provided in the Note Purchase Agreement.

The date and amount of this Note, and each payment made on account of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by the Holder on its books and, prior to any transfer of this Note, may be recorded by the Holder on the schedules attached hereto or any continuation thereof or on any separate record maintained by the Holder. Failure to make any such notation or to attach a schedule shall not affect the Holder’s or the Issuer’s rights or obligations in respect of this Note or affect the validity of such transfer by the Holder of this Note.

This Note is one of the Notes referred to in the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of December 8, 2017 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”) among the Issuer, Rosehill Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Agent, and the holders party thereto (including the Holder) from time to time. Capitalized terms used in this Note have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Note Purchase Agreement.

This Note is issued pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement and is entitled to the benefits provided for in the Note Purchase Agreement and the other Note Documents. The Note Purchase Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of this Note upon the occurrence of certain events, for prepayments of this Note upon the terms and conditions specified therein and other provisions relevant to this Note.

 

Exhibit A - 1


The ownership of an interest in this Note shall be registered in the Register. Notwithstanding anything else in this Note to the contrary, the right to the principal of, and stated interest and any fees or premiums on or with respect to, this Note may be transferred only if the transfer is made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Note Purchase Agreement, is registered in the Register and the transferee is identified as the owner of an interest in the obligation. The Holder or its agent shall be entitled to treat the registered holder of this Note (as recorded on such record of ownership) as the owner in fact thereof for all purposes and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in this Note on the part of any other person or entity.

 

Exhibit A - 2


THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE ISSUER AND THE HOLDER OF THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

Exhibit A - 3


EXHIBIT B

FORM OF NOTE PURCHASE NOTICE

[                ], 20[    ]

ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Issuer ”), pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of December 8, 2017 (together with all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto, the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”) among the Issuer, Rosehill Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation, U.S. Bank National Association, as Agent and the holders of Notes (the “ Holders ”) which are or become parties thereto (unless otherwise defined herein, each capitalized term used herein is defined in the Note Purchase Agreement), hereby requests a Note Purchase as follows:

(1)    Aggregate amount of Notes to be sold is $[                ];

(2)    Date the Notes are to be sold is [                ], 20[    ];

(3)    Location and number of the Issuer’s account to which funds are to be disbursed are as follows:

[                                           ]

[                                           ]

[                                           ]

[                                           ]

[                                           ]

The undersigned certifies that he/she is the [                          ] of the Issuer, and that as such he/she is authorized to execute this certificate on behalf of the Issuer. The undersigned further certifies, represents and warrants on behalf of the Issuer, and not in his or her individual capacity, that:

 

  1. As of the date such Notes are purchased, the representations and warranties of the Issuer set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects except to the extent any representation or warranty set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement contains qualifiers such as “material”, “in all material respects,” “except as could not reasonably be expected to result in, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect” or similar qualifying language or similar qualifiers, then such representation or warranty is true and correct (unless such representations and warranties are stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).

 

  2. As of the date such Notes are purchased and immediately after giving effect to the issuance of such Notes, (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) no Default (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement on the date hereof or any functionally equivalent term) or Event of Default (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement on the date hereof or any functionally equivalent term) has occurred and is continuing.

[ Signature page follows .]

 

Exhibit B - 1


ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

Exhibit B - 2


EXHIBIT C

FORM OF CHANGE IN CONTROL ELECTION NOTICE

[Reserved]

 

Exhibit C - 1


EXHIBIT D

FORM OF

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

[                           ], 20[      ]

The undersigned hereby certifies that he/she is the [                  ] of Rosehill Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ RRI ”) and the [                  ] of Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Issuer ”), and that as such he/she is authorized to execute this certificate on behalf of the Issuer. With reference to the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of December 8, 2017 (together with all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto being the “ Agreement ”) among the Issuer, RRI, U.S. Bank National Association, as Agent, and the holders of Notes (the “ Holders ”) which are or become a party thereto, the undersigned certifies on behalf of the Issuer, and not in his or her individual capacity, as follows (each capitalized term used herein having the same meaning given to it in the Agreement unless otherwise specified):

1    There exists no Default or Event of Default [or specify Default and describe].

2    Attached hereto are the detailed computations necessary to determine whether the Issuer is in compliance with Section 9.01 of the Note Purchase Agreement as of the end of the [Fiscal Quarter][Fiscal Year] ending [        ].

3.    There have been no changes in GAAP or in the application thereof since the date of the most recently delivered financial statements referred to in Section 8.01(a) and (b) of the Note Purchase Agreement [other than as described below:].

EXECUTED AND DELIVERED as of the date first written above.

 

ROSEHILL RESOURCES INC.
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

Exhibit D - 1


EXHIBIT E

FORM OF

SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE

THE UNDERSIGNED HEREBY CERTIFIES AS A FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE ISSUER, AND NOT IN AN INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AS FOLLOWS:

1.    I am the [                      ] of Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Issuer ”).

2.    Reference is made to that certain Note Purchase Agreement dated as of December 8, 2017 (together with all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto being the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”), by and among the Issuer, Rosehill Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Holders party thereto from time to time and U.S. Bank National Association, as Agent. The capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Note Purchase Agreement.

3.    I have reviewed the term “Solvent” as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement and the other definitions and provisions contained in the Note Purchase Agreement and the other Note Documents relating thereto, and, in my opinion, have made, or have caused to be made under my supervision, such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable me to express an informed opinion as to the matters referred to herein.

4.    Based upon my review and examination described in paragraph 3 above, I certify, in my capacity as [                      ] of the Issuer that as of the date hereof, after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions, the Note Parties are and will be Solvent.

[ Signature Page Follows ]

 

Exhibit E - 1


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of the date first written above.

 

By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

Exhibit E - 2


EXHIBIT F

SECURITY INSTRUMENTS

 

  1. Security Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2017, made by each of the Debtors (as defined therein) in favor of U.S. Bank National Association, as Agent.

 

  2. Deed of Trust, Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Production and Financing Statement, dated as of December 8, 2017, by Rosehill Operating Company, LLC to Michael M. Hopkins, as Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Agent, to be filed in each of Loving County, Texas, Pecos County, Texas Wise County, Texas.

 

  3. Line of Credit Mortgage, Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Production and Financing Statement, dated as of December 8, 2017, by Rosehill Operating Company, LLC to U.S. Bank National Association, as Agent, to be filed in Eddy County, New Mexico and Lea County, New Mexico.

 

Exhibit F - 1


EXHIBIT G

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT

This Assignment Agreement (the “ Assignment Agreement ”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [ Insert name of Assignor ] (the “ Assignor ”) and [ Insert name of Assignee ] (the “ Assignee ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Note Purchase Agreement identified below (as amended, the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Note Purchase Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Holder under the Note Purchase Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable Law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Holder) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Note Purchase Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by the Assignor to the Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “ Assigned Interest ”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment Agreement, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

As of the Effective Date, the Assignee represents and warrants that each representation and warranty set forth in ARTICLE XIII and in Section  12.04(b)(v) of the Note Purchase Agreement is true and correct in all respects on and as of the Effective Date.

 

1.     

Assignor:

    

     

    
2.      Assignee:     

     

    
          [and is an Affiliate or Related Fund of [identify Holder]]
3.      Issuer:      Rosehill Operating Company, LLC (the “ Issuer ”)
4.      Agent:      U.S. Bank National Association as the agent under the Note Purchase Agreement (in such capacity, the “ Agent ”)
5.      Agreement:      The Note Purchase Agreement dated as of December 8, 2017, among the Issuer, Rosehill Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Holders parties thereto from time to time and the Agent
6.     

AssignedInterest:

         

 

Amount of Notes

Assigned

  

Date of Issuance of

Notes Assigned

  

Aggregate Amount of

Notes for all Holders

   Percentage Assigned of Notes

$                     

      $                                            %

$                     

      $                                            %

$                     

      $                                            %

 

Exhibit G - 1


Effective Date:                                   , 20          (the “ Effective Date ”) [TO BE INSERTED BY AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

This Assignment Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment Agreement by email or telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment Agreement. This Assignment Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

 

Exhibit G - 2


The terms set forth in this Assignment Agreement are hereby agreed to:

 

ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:    
  Title:
ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:    
  Title:

 

Exhibit G - 3


Accepted:

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent

By    
  Name:  
  Title:  

[Consented to:] 1

 

ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
By    
  Name:  
  Title:  

 

1   To be added only if the consent of the Issuer is required by the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

Exhibit G - 4


EXHIBIT H-1

Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

(For Non-U.S. Holders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of December 8, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”), among Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, as Issuer, Rosehill Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation, U.S. Bank National Association, as Agent, and each Holder from time to time party thereto.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.03 of the Note Purchase Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Note(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Note(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Issuer as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Agent and the Issuer with a certificate of its Non-U.S. Holder status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Issuer and the Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Issuer and the Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.

 

[NAME OF HOLDER]
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

Date:                                   , 20         

 

Exhibit H-1 - 1


EXHIBIT H-2

Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of December 8, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”), among Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, as Issuer, Rosehill Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation, U.S. Bank National Association, as Agent, and each Holder from time to time party thereto.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.03 of the Note Purchase Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Issuer as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Holder with a certificate of its Non-U.S. Holder status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Holder in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Holder with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Note Purchase Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

Date:                                   , 20         

 

Exhibit H-2 - 1


EXHIBIT H-3

Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of December 8, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”), among Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, as Issuer, Rosehill Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation, U.S. Bank National Association, as Agent, and each Holder from time to time party thereto.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.03 of the Note Purchase Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Issuer as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Holder with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Holder and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Holder with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Note Purchase Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

Date:                                   , 20         

 

Exhibit H-3 - 1


EXHIBIT H-4

Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

(For Non-U.S. Holders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Note Purchase Agreement dated as of December 8, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Note Purchase Agreement ”), among Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, as Issuer, Rosehill Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation, U.S. Bank National Association, as Agent, and each Holder from time to time party thereto.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.03 of the Note Purchase Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Note(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Note(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Note(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Note(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Note Purchase Agreement or any other Note Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Issuer within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Issuer as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Agent and the Issuer with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Issuer and the Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Issuer and the Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Note Purchase Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Note Purchase Agreement.

 

[NAME OF HOLDER]
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

Date:                                   , 20         

 

Exhibit H-4 - 1


Schedule 1.01

EXISTING LIENS

None.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]

 

Schedule 1.01 - 1


SCHEDULE 7.05

LITIGATION

None.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]

 

Schedule 7.05 - 1


SCHEDULE 7.06

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

None.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]

 

Schedule 7.06 - 1


SCHEDULE 7.12

INSURANCE

[See Attached]

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]

 

Schedule 7.12 - 1


ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC

Schedule of Insurance

 

Description

   Insurer   Policy Number    Policy Period   

Policy Limits

  

Deductible

  

Premium

Workers' Compensation

Guaranteed Cost Program

All States

   Travelers Property
Casualty Company of
America
  UB-2J479137    4/27/2017-18   

Coverage A: Statutory

Coverage B:

Bodily Injury by Accident:

$1,000,000 each Accident

Bodily Injury by Disease:

$1,000,000 Policy Limit

Bodily Injury by Disease:

$1,000,00 each Employee

   $—   

$9,937

Includes TRIA of

$762

                
                
                
                
                
                
                

Automobile Liability

   St Paul Fire & Marine

Insurance Company

  ZLP-51M79887    4/27/2017-18   

$ 1,000,000—Liability

$Basic—Personal Injury Protection

$ 1,000,000—Uninsured Motorist

$ 1,000,000—Underinsured Motorist

$ 35,000—Hired Car Physical Damage

$10,000—Medical Payments Protection

   $—   

$12,682

Includes Auto Pollution and Auto Surcharge of $12

Pricing Based On 6 Units

                
                
                
                
                

General Liability Incl

Sudden and Accidental

Pollution Includes Employee

Benefits Liability

   St Paul Fire & Marine
Insurance Company
  ZLP-51M79887    4/27/2017-18   

$1,000,000 Per Occurrence

$2,000,000 Products and Completed

Operations Aggregate

$2,000,000 General Aggregate

$1,000,000 Each Wrongful Act limit—Empl Benefits Liab

$3,000,000 Total Limit—Empl Benefits Liab

$1,000,000 Adv / Pers Injury Aggregate

$ 100,000 Fire Legal

$ 1,000,000 Underground Resources Aggregate

$ 5,000 Med Pay

  

$10,000 per Occurrence

Bodily Injury Liability and

Property Damage Liability

Combined—Pollution requires

knowledge within 30 days and

reporting within 90 days

$1,000 Employee Benefits Ded

  

$6,300

Excludes Terrorism

To Include Add $98

                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                

Property Damage Coverage

   St Paul Fire & Marine

Insurance Company

  ZLP-51M79887    4/27/2017-18   

$890,000—Business Personal Property Limit

$6,818,637—Oil Lease Property & Equipment Limit

$ 500,000—Max Unschd Oil & Gas Property Limit (item)

$ 2,500,000—Max Unschd Oil & Gas Property Limit (event)

$ 100,000—Misc Unnamed locations

$ 1,000,000—Per Occurrence—Flood

$1,000,000—Per Occurrence—Earth Movement

$596,000—Small Computer Equipment (EDP)

$625,042—Contractors Equipment Limit

$100,750—Blanket Earnings and Expense

Various other sub limits apply (refer to policy)

  

$25,000 BPP Deductible

$2% or $25,000 (whichever is

greater Wind and Hail Deductible

$25,000 Flood Deductible (Balto)

$2% or $25,000 (whichever is

greater Flood Deductible (Houston)

$5,000 Inland Marine Equip Ded

$50,000 Oil Lease Property Ded

$1,000 Contractors Equip Ded

  

$35,191

TRIA Charge–$1,548

                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                

First Excess Umbrella Liability

   St Paul Fire & Marine

Insurance Company

  ZLP-51M79887    4/27/2017-18   

$25,000,000 Per Occurrence

$25,000,000 Annual Aggregate

Excess of:

$1,000,000 GL each Occurrence

$1,000,000 each Occur/Product Liab.

$2,000,000 Annual Agg/Products

Liability and Completed Operations

$1,000,000 AL each occurrence

$1,000,000/$1,000,000/$1,000,000

Employers Liability per Occurrence

per Disease and in the aggregate

  

$1,000,000 per Occurrence

Drop-Down – $ 10,000 SIR

  

$52,266

Excludes TRIA

To Include Add $20

                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                

Second Excess Umbrella Liability

   Lloyd's

(Harmony Excess)
Thur Global Special
Rsik

  E0005-00    4/27/2017-18   

$25,000,000 per Occurrence

$25,000,000 Annual Aggregate Excess of:

$ 25,000,000 Per Occurrence and

$ 25,000,000 in the aggregate annually, in turn excess of:

$1,000,000 GL each occurrence, including

Sudden and Accidental Pollution

$1,000,000 each Occur/Product Liab.

$2,000,000 Annual Agg/Products

Liability and Completed Operations

$1,000,000 AL each occurrence

$1,000,000 Employers Liability each occurrence

$25,000,000 Control of Well

  

$ 25,000,000 per occurrence in turn

excess of $ 1,000,000 per Occurrence. Following form

excess – $ 10,000 SIR in primary umbrella for

drop down situations

   $48,500 Excludes TRIA
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                

Boiler and Machinery Coverage

   Hartford Steam
Boiler

Inspection and
Insurance

Company

  FBP2361592    4/27/2017-18    $ 3,000,000 per Occurrence Property Damage    $ 25,000 per Occurrence    $2,832
           $500,000 per Occurrence Extra Expense      
           $ 1,000,000 per Occurrence Perishable Goods      
           $ 1,000,000 per Occurrence Data Restoration      
           $ 100,000 per Occurrence Demolition      
           $ 1,000,000 per Occurrence Ordinance or Law      
           $ 1,000,000 per Occurrence Expediting Expense      
           $ 1,000,000 per Accident Hazardous Substances      
           $ 1,000,000 per Occurrence Newly Acquired Locations      
           Various Other Sublimits Apply      

Control of Well / OEE

   Lloyd's of London

(Chaucer)

Thru Global Special
Risk

  USOEE1510717    4/27/2017-18   

$10,000,000 Any One Occurrence

Producing/Shut-in/Temporarily Abandoned/Plugged &

Abandoned/Salt Water Disposal/Workover/Recompletion/Re-entry

$25,000,000 Any One Occurrence

All coverages set forth in sections A, B, and C

$1,000,000 Any One Occurrence

Care, Custody and Control

  

$100,000 Producing/Shut-In/

Temporarily Abandoned/Plugged &

Abandoned/Salt Water Disposal Wells

$200,000 Drilling/Workover/

Recompletion/Re-entry Wells

$50,000 Any One Occurrence

Care, Custody and Control

  

$20,521.55

Includes $1,000 Policy

Texas Tax and Stamp Fee Charges TBD

                
                
                
                
                
                

Management Liability

Directors & Officers Liability

  

Beazley

 

V1E7DC170101

  

4/27/2017-18

  

$10,000,000 Aggregate

$10,000,000 Maximum Aggregate

  

$500,000 / $0

  

$130,000

                
                

Employment Practices Liability

   C N A   596785702    4/27/2017-18    $5,000,000 Aggregate   

$50,000 Each EPL Claim

$50,000 Each Third Party Claim

   $9,000
                

Fiduciary Liability

   C N A   596785697    4/27/2017-18    $5,000,000 Aggregate    $10,000    $7,500

Crime:

                

Employee Theft

   C N A   596785683    4/27/2017-18    $5,000,000 Per Occurrence    $25,000 Per Occurrence    $7,000

Forgery or Alteration

           $5,000,000 Per Occurrence    $25,000 Per Occurrence   

Robbery or Safe Burglary of Other

Property

           $5,000,000 Per Occurrence    $25,000 Per Occurrence   

Computer System Fraud

           $5,000,000 Per Occurrence    $25,000 Per Occurrence   

Money Orders and Counterfeit

Currrency

           $5,000,000 Per Occurrence    $25,000 Per Occurrence   

Wire Transfer with Voice Plus

           $5,000,000 Per Occurrence    $25,000 Per Occurrence   

Claims Expense

           $25,000 Per Occurrence    $0 Per Occurrence   

Social Engineering

           $50,000 Per Occurrence    $10,000 Per Occurrence   

Excess D&O—$10M Excess of

$10M

   Ace American

(Chubb)

  G2557977A001    4/27/2017-18    $10,000,000 Excess of $10,000,000       $74,979

Excess D&O—$5M Excess of

$20M

   The Hartford   39 DA 0322033
17
   4/27/2017-18    $5,000,000 Excess of $20,000,000       $25,000

Excess D&O—$5M Excess of

$25M

   Endurance American   ADP10011046300    4/27/2017-18    $5,000,000 Excess of $25,000,000       $20,000

SIDE A ONLY

           (SIDE A ONLY)      

THIS IS A SUMMARY OF COVERAGE ONLY—IN THE EVENT OF A DISCREPANCY, THE CARRIER POLICY DOCUMENTS WILL PREVAIL.

 

139


SCHEDULE 7.14

SUBSIDIARIES

None.

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Schedule 7.14 - 1


SCHEDULE 7.19

GAS IMBALANCES

None.

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Schedule 7.19 - 1


SCHEDULE 7.20

MARKETING OF PRODUCTION

 

  1. Gas Purchase Contract between ETC Field Services LLC and Tema Oil and Gas Company, dated effective January 1, 2013, with a termination date of January 1, 2023.

 

  2. Gas Gathering, Processing and Purchase Agreement between Outrigger Delaware Operating, LLC and Tema Oil and Gas Company, dated December 1, 2016, with a termination date of December 1, 2021.

 

  3. Crude Oil Gathering Agreement between Rosehill Operating Company, LLC and Gateway Gathering and Marketing Company, dated effective April 27, 2017, with a termination date of April 27, 2027

 

  4. Gas Gathering Agreement between Rosehill Operating Company, LLC and Gateway Gathering and Marketing Company, dated effective April 27, 2017, with a termination date of April 27, 2027.

 

  5. Gas Gathering, Processing and Purchase Agreement between Delaware G&P LLC and Rosehill Operating Company, dated July 1, 2017, with a termination date of July 1, 2022.

With respect to the above referenced contracts, Rosehill Operating Company, LLC is the successor in interest to Tema Oil and Gas Company.

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Schedule 7.20 - 1


SCHEDULE 7.22

SWAP AGREEMENTS

 

  1. ISDA Master Agreement dated as of April 27, 2017 between PNC Bank, National Association and Rosehill Operating Company, LLC.

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Schedule 7.22 - 1


SCHEDULE 9.05

INVESTMENTS

 

  1. All Oil & Gas Properties owned by the Note Party as of the Effective Date.

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Schedule 9.05 - 1


SCHEDULE 12.11

COMPLIANCE PERSONNEL

 

EIG Management Company, LLC 1700 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 800

Washington, DC 20006

Attn: Carla Vogel, Christopher Santopolo and Neha Patel

Email: Carla.Vogel@eigpartners.com ; Christopher.Santopolo@eigpartners.com ; Neha.Patel@eigpartners.com

cc: Patrick.Hickey@eigpartners.com  & Aneil.Kochar@eigpartners.com

Fax: 202-600-3421 (Carla); 202-600-3692 (Christopher); 202-600-3368 (Neha)

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Schedule 12.11 - 1

Exhibit 10.4

FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This First Amendment to Credit Agreement (this “ Amendment ”), dated as of December 8, 2017 (the “ Effective Date ”), is among ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), ROSEHILL RESOURCES INC . , a Delaware corporation (“ RRI ”), PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”), and the financial institutions party hereto as Lenders.

R E C I T A L S :

A. The Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are parties to a Credit Agreement dated as of April 27, 2017 (the “ Existing Credit Agreement ,” as amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, including by this Amendment, the “ Credit Agreement ”).

B. The Borrower has requested, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed, subject to the terms hereof, to certain amendments or modifications to the terms of the Credit Agreement as more fully set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Defined Terms . Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.

Section 2. Amendments to Existing Credit Agreement . On the Effective Date, the Credit Agreement, including Schedules 7.05, 7.06, 7.12, 7.14, 7.19, 7.20, 7.22 and 9.05, Exhibit F and new Exhibit I, but excluding all other existing Schedules and Exhibits (which shall remain unchanged), shall be amended in its entirety to read as set forth on the attached Exhibit  A hereto.

Section 3. Effectiveness . Upon the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, this Amendment shall become effective as of the Effective Date:

(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts to this Amendment duly executed by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower and each Lender;

(b) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party and RRI setting forth (i) resolutions of its board of directors or other appropriate governing body with respect to the authorization of such Loan Party or RRI to execute and deliver the Amendment and Loan Documents to which it is a party and to enter into the transactions contemplated in therein including the incurrence of the Second Lien Notes and the Series B Preferred Equity Issuance, (ii) the officers of such Loan Party or RRI, as applicable, (y) who are authorized to sign the Amendment to which such Loan Party or RRI is a party and (z) who will, until replaced by another officer or officers duly authorized for that purpose, act as its representative for the purposes of signing documents and giving notices and other communications in connection with this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) specimen signatures of such authorized officers, and (iv) the articles or certificate of incorporation and bylaws or other applicable Organizational Documents of such Loan Party or RRI, as applicable, certified as being true and complete. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders may conclusively rely on such certificate until the Administrative Agent receives notice in writing from such Loan Party or RRI, as applicable, to the contrary;

 

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(c) the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a true and correct copy of each of the Second Lien Documents and (ii) evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the transactions contemplated to occur on or prior to the Effective Date under the Second Lien Documents have been consummated in accordance with the terms thereof;

(d) the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a true and correct copy of the Whitehorse Acquisition Agreement and (ii) evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the acquisition of the Whitehorse Assets being acquired pursuant to the Whitehorse Acquisition Agreement on and as of the Effective Date has been consummated in accordance with the terms thereof;

(e) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate dated as of the date of this Amendment from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower stating that the Series B Preferred Equity Issuance has been consummated pursuant to the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement;

(f) the corporate, capital and ownership structure of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries upon the Effective Date shall be reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent;

(g) the Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that as of the Effective Date, after giving effect to the consummation of this Amendment, the incurrence of the Second Lien Notes and the Series B Preferred Equity Issuance, the sum of (i) the amount by which the Borrowing Base exceeds the Revolving Credit Exposures of all Lenders and (ii) cash on hand of Borrower, is not less than $100,000,000;

(h) the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower stating that, after giving pro forma effect to the Amendment and transactions contemplated hereby, the Borrower is in compliance with the Credit Agreement and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is still continuing;

(i) the Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion of Haynes and Boone LLP, special counsel for the Loan Parties and RRI, in form and of substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

(j) the Administrative Agent shall have received fully executed and notarized Mortgages for recording in all appropriate places in all applicable jurisdictions, encumbering such Oil and Gas Properties satisfying the requirements set forth in Section 8.14(a) of the Credit Agreement (after giving effect to this Amendment and the acquisition of the Whitehorse Assets being acquired pursuant to the Whitehorse Acquisition Agreement on and as of the Effective Date), which shall include, without limitation, all of the Oil and Gas Properties and other related assets acquired on the Effective Date pursuant to the Whitehorse Acquisition Agreement and substantially all of the Midstream Properties;

(k) the Administrative Agent shall have received such other certificates, documents, instruments and agreements as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request;

(l) the Administrative Agent shall have received reimbursement for all of its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by it in connection with this Amendment and any other documents prepared in connection herewith, that have been invoiced one (1) Business Day prior to the Effective Date, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent;

 

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(m) the representations and warranties of Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent such representations and warranties are qualified by materiality, in which case they shall be true and correct in all respects) both before and after the Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent such representations and warranties are qualified by materiality, in which case they shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date; and

(n) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

Section 4. Representations and Warranties . Before and after the Effective Date, the Borrower hereby confirms that (a) the representations and warranties of Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent such representations and warranties are qualified by materiality, in which case they shall be true and correct in all respects), except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent such representations and warranties are qualified by materiality, in which case they shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date, and (b) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. The execution, delivery, and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment and compliance with the terms and provisions hereof have been duly authorized by all requisite action on the part of Borrower and do not violate any contractual or other obligation by which Borrower is bound that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5. Effect of Amendment; Ratification of Loan Documents . Except as expressly set forth in this Amendment, the terms, provisions, conditions and covenants of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment shall not in any manner operate as a waiver of, consent to or amendment of any other term, provision, condition or covenant of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, nothing in this Amendment shall be deemed (i) to constitute a waiver of compliance or consent to noncompliance by any of the Obligated Parties to, or an amendment of, any other term, provision, condition or covenant of the Credit Agreement or other Loan Documents, other than as specifically set forth herein; or (ii) to prejudice any right or remedy that the Administrative Agent or the Lenders may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document for all purposes. Borrower acknowledges that on the date hereof all outstanding Obligations are payable in accordance with their terms, and Borrower waives any defense, offset, counterclaim or recoupment with respect thereto.

Section 6. Incorporation of Certain Provisions by Reference . The provisions of Section  12.09 of the Credit Agreement captioned “Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process” are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.

Section 7. Execution in Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. For purposes of this Amendment, a counterpart hereof (or signature page thereto) signed and transmitted by any Person party hereto to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) by

 

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facsimile machine, telecopier or electronic mail is to be treated as an original. The signature of such Person thereon, for purposes hereof, is to be considered as an original signature, and the counterpart (or signature page thereto) so transmitted is to be considered to have the same binding effect as an original signature on an original document.

Section 8. Entirety . This Amendment and all of the other Loan Documents embody the entire agreement between the parties. THIS AMENDMENT AND ALL OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

Section 9. RRI Acknowledgement . Effective as of the Effective Date, RRI hereby joins in and agrees to be bound by the provisions of Section 9.24 of the Credit Agreement. The execution, delivery, and performance by RRI of this Amendment and compliance with the terms and provisions hereof have been duly authorized by all requisite action on the part of RRI.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective proper and duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

BORROWER:
ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
By:   /s/ R. Craig Owen
  R. Craig Owen
  Chief Financial Officer

 

FIRST AMENDMENT - Signature Page


RRI:
ROSEHILL RESOURCES INC.
By:   /s/ R. Craig Owen
  R. Craig Owen
  Chief Financial Officer

 

FIRST AMENDMENT - Signature Page


ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent
By:   /s/ Denise S. Davis
  Denise S. Davis
  Vice President

 

FIRST AMENDMENT - Signature Page


LENDER:
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Denise S. Davis
  Denise S. Davis
  Vice President

 

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EXHIBIT A TO FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT AND LIMITED CONSENT

 

 

C REDIT A GREEMENT

Dated as of April 27, 2017

among

ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC,

as Borrower,

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Administrative Agent,

and

the Lenders party hereto

 

 

PNC C APITAL M ARKETS LLC

Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Runner


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING MATTERS

     1  

Section 1.01

 

Terms Defined Above

     1  

Section 1.02

 

Certain Defined Terms

     1  

Section 1.03

 

Types of Loans and Borrowings

     30  

Section 1.04

 

Terms Generally; Rules of Construction

     30  

Section 1.05

 

Accounting Terms and Determinations; GAAP

     31  

Section 1.06

 

Timing of Payment or Performance

     31  

ARTICLE II THE CREDITS

     32  

Section 2.01

 

Commitments

     32  

Section 2.02

 

Loans and Borrowings

     32  

Section 2.03

 

Requests for Borrowings

     33  

Section 2.04

 

Interest Elections

     34  

Section 2.05

 

Funding of Borrowings

     35  

Section 2.06

 

Termination and Reduction of Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts

     35  

Section 2.07

 

Borrowing Base

     36  

Section 2.08

 

Letters of Credit

     39  

ARTICLE III PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST; PREPAYMENTS; FEES

     44  

Section 3.01

 

Repayment of Loans

     44  

Section 3.02

 

Interest

     44  

Section 3.03

 

Alternate Rate of Interest

     45  

Section 3.04

 

Prepayments

     45  

Section 3.05

 

Fees

     47  

ARTICLE IV PAYMENTS; PRO RATA TREATMENT; SHARING OF SET-OFFS

     48  

Section 4.01

 

Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs

     48  

Section 4.02

 

Presumption of Payment by the Borrower

     49  

Section 4.03

 

Certain Deductions by the Administrative Agent

     49  

Section 4.04

 

Disposition of Proceeds

     50  

Section 4.05

 

Defaulting Lenders

     50  

ARTICLE V INCREASED COSTS; BREAK FUNDING PAYMENTS; TAXES

     52  

Section 5.01

 

Increased Costs

     52  

Section 5.02

 

Break Funding Payments

     53  

Section 5.03

 

Taxes

     54  

Section 5.04

 

Designation of Different Lending Office

     57  

Section 5.05

 

Replacement of Lenders

     58  

Section 5.06

 

Illegality

     58  

ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

     58  

Section 6.01

 

Effective Date

     58  

Section 6.02

 

Each Credit Event

     61  

ARTICLE VII REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     62  

Section 7.01

 

Organization; Powers

     62  

Section 7.02

 

Authority; Enforceability

     62  

 

i


Section 7.03

 

Approvals; No Conflicts

     62  

Section 7.04

 

Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change

     62  

Section 7.05

 

Litigation

     63  

Section 7.06

 

Environmental Matters

     63  

Section 7.07

 

Compliance with the Laws and Agreements; No Defaults

     64  

Section 7.08

 

Investment Company Act

     64  

Section 7.09

 

Taxes

     64  

Section 7.10

 

ERISA

     65  

Section 7.11

 

Disclosure; No Material Misstatements

     65  

Section 7.12

 

Insurance

     66  

Section 7.13

 

Restriction on Liens

     66  

Section 7.14

 

Loan Parties

     66  

Section 7.15

 

Foreign Operations

     66  

Section 7.16

 

Location of Business and Offices

     66  

Section 7.17

 

Properties; Defensible Title, Etc

     66  

Section 7.18

 

Maintenance of Properties

     67  

Section 7.19

 

Gas Imbalances; Prepayments

     67  

Section 7.20

 

Marketing of Production

     68  

Section 7.21

 

Security Documents

     68  

Section 7.22

 

Swap Agreements and Eligible Contract Participant

     68  

Section 7.23

 

Use of Loans and Letters of Credit

     68  

Section 7.24

 

Solvency

     68  

Section 7.25

 

Anti-Corruption Laws; Sanctions; OFAC

     69  

Section 7.26

 

EEA Financial Institution

     69  

ARTICLE VIII AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     69  

Section 8.01

 

Financial Statements; Other Information

     69  

Section 8.02

 

Notices of Material Events

     73  

Section 8.03

 

Existence; Conduct of Business

     73  

Section 8.04

 

Payment of Obligations

     73  

Section 8.05

 

Performance of Obligations under Loan Documents

     73  

Section 8.06

 

Operation and Maintenance of Properties

     74  

Section 8.07

 

Insurance

     74  

Section 8.08

 

Books and Records; Inspection Rights

     74  

Section 8.09

 

Compliance with Laws

     75  

Section 8.10

 

Environmental Matters

     75  

Section 8.11

 

Further Assurances

     76  

Section 8.12

 

Reserve Reports

     76  

Section 8.13

 

Title Information

     77  

Section 8.14

 

Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors

     78  

Section 8.15

 

ERISA Compliance

     80  

Section 8.16

 

Account Control Agreements; Location of Proceeds of Loans

     80  

Section 8.17

 

EEA Financial Institution

     80  

Section 8.18

 

Minimum Swap Agreements

     80  

ARTICLE IX NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     81  

Section 9.01

 

Financial Covenants

     81  

Section 9.02

 

Debt

     82  

Section 9.03

 

Liens

     83  

Section 9.04

 

Restricted Payments

     83  

Section 9.05

 

Investments, Loans and Advances

     85  

 

ii


Section 9.06

 

Nature of Business; No International Operations

     86  

Section 9.07

 

Proceeds of Loans

     86  

Section 9.08

 

ERISA Compliance

     87  

Section 9.09

 

Sale or Discount of Receivables

     87  

Section 9.10

 

Mergers, Etc

     87  

Section 9.11

 

Sale of Properties and Termination of Hedging Transactions

     87  

Section 9.12

 

Sales and Leasebacks

     89  

Section 9.13

 

Environmental Matters

     89  

Section 9.14

 

Transactions with Affiliates

     90  

Section 9.15

 

Negative Pledge Agreements; Dividend Restrictions

     90  

Section 9.16

 

Take-or-Pay or Other Prepayments

     90  

Section 9.17

 

Swap Agreements

     90  

Section 9.18

 

Amendments to Organizational Documents and Material Contracts

     92  

Section 9.19

 

Changes in Fiscal Periods

     92  

Section 9.20

 

No Subsidiaries

     92  

Section 9.21

 

Redemption of Senior Unsecured Notes; Amendment of Senior Unsecured Notes Documents

     92  

Section 9.22

 

Marketing Activities

     93  

Section 9.23

 

Prepayment of Second Lien Notes; Amendment of Second Lien Documents

     93  

Section 9.24

 

Negative Pledge; Restrictions on Guarantees

     93  

ARTICLE X EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES

     94  

Section 10.01

 

Events of Default

     94  

Section 10.02

 

Remedies

     96  

ARTICLE XI THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

     97  

Section 11.01

 

Appointment; Powers

     97  

Section 11.02

 

Duties and Obligations of Administrative Agent

     97  

Section 11.03

 

Action by Administrative Agent

     98  

Section 11.04

 

Reliance by Administrative Agent

     98  

Section 11.05

 

Subagents

     99  

Section 11.06

 

Resignation of Administrative Agent

     99  

Section 11.07

 

Administrative Agent as Lender

     99  

Section 11.08

 

No Reliance

     99  

Section 11.09

 

Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim

     100  

Section 11.10

 

Authority of Administrative Agent to Release Collateral and Liens

     100  

Section 11.11

 

Duties of the Arranger

     101  

ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS

     101  

Section 12.01

 

Notices

     101  

Section 12.02

 

Waivers; Amendments

     102  

Section 12.03

 

Expenses, Indemnity; Damage Waiver

     103  

Section 12.04

 

Successors and Assigns

     105  

Section 12.05

 

Survival; Revival; Reinstatement

     109  

Section 12.06

 

Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness

     109  

Section 12.07

 

Severability

     110  

Section 12.08

 

Right of Setoff

     110  

Section 12.09

 

GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS

     110  

Section 12.10

 

Headings

     111  

Section 12.11

 

Confidentiality

     111  

 

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Section 12.12

 

Interest Rate Limitation

     112  

Section 12.13

 

Collateral Matters; Swap Agreements

     113  

Section 12.14

 

No Third Party Beneficiaries

     113  

Section 12.15

 

EXCULPATION PROVISIONS

     113  

Section 12.16

 

USA Patriot Act Notice

     113  

Section 12.17

 

Flood Insurance Provisions

     113  

Section 12.18

 

Releases

     114  

Section 12.19

 

Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions

     114  

Section 12.20

 

Concerning the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement

     115  

 

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ANNEXES, EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

 

Annex I    List of Maximum Credit Amounts
Exhibit A    Form of Note
Exhibit B    Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit C    Form of Interest Election Request
Exhibit D    Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit E    Form of Solvency Certificate
Exhibit F    Security Instruments
Exhibit G    Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit H-1   

Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

(Non-U.S. Lenders; non-partnerships)

Exhibit H-2   

Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

(Foreign Participants; non-partnerships)

Exhibit H-3   

Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

(Foreign Participants; partnerships)

Exhibit H-4   

Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

(Non-U.S. Lenders; partnerships)

Exhibit I    Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement
Schedule 7.05    Litigation
Schedule 7.06    Environmental Matters
Schedule 7.12    Insurance
Schedule 7.14    Loan Parties
Schedule 7.19    Gas Imbalances
Schedule 7.20    Marketing of Production
Schedule 7.22    Swap Agreements
Schedule 9.05    Investments

 

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THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of April 27, 2017, is among ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC , a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Borrower ”), each of the Lenders from time to time party hereto and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (in its individual capacity, “ PNC Bank ”), as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).

R E C I T A L S

A. The Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide certain loans to and extensions of credit on behalf and each Issuing Bank provide Letters of Credit, and the Lenders have indicated their willingness to lend and each Issuing Bank has indicated its willingness to issue Letters of Credit, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

B. In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and of the loans, extensions of credit and commitments hereinafter referred to, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING MATTERS

Section 1.01 Terms Defined Above . As used in this Agreement, each term defined above has the meaning indicated above.

Section 1.02 Certain Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

Administrative Agent ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

Administrative Questionnaire ” means an administrative questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

Affected Loans ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  5.06 .

Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

Agent ” means each of the Administrative Agent and any other agent or sub-agent pursuant to Section  11.05 appointed by the Administrative Agent with respect to matters related to the Loan Documents.

Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts ” means, at any time, an amount equal to the sum of the Maximum Credit Amounts in effect at such time, as the same may be reduced or terminated pursuant to Section  2.06 .

Agreement ” means this Credit Agreement, including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Anti -Corruption Laws ” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.

Applicable Margin ” means, for any date, the applicable rate per annum set forth below as determined based upon the Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage then in effect:

 

Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage

   <25%   ³ 25% and
<50%
  ³ 50% and
<75%
  ³ 75% and
<90%
  ³ 90%

LIBOR Rate Loans

   2.00%   2.25%   2.50%   2.75%   3.00%

Base Rate Loans

   1.00%   1.25%   1.50%   1.75%   2.00%

Each change in the Applicable Margin shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change in the Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change.

Applicable Percentage ” means, with respect to any Lender, at any time, the percentage of the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts represented by such Lender’s Maximum Credit Amount; provided that when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, “Applicable Percentage” shall mean the percentage of the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts (disregarding any Defaulting Lender’s Maximum Credit Amount) represented by such Lender’s Maximum Credit Amount. The initial Applicable Percentage of each Lender is set forth on Annex I.

Approved Counterparty ” means (a) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, (b) any Secured Swap Provider, (c) any other Person whose long term senior unsecured debt rating at the time a particular Swap Agreement transaction is entered into is A or A2 by S&P or Moody’s (or their equivalent), respectively, or higher or (d) any other Person that has been approved by the Required Lenders.

Approved Fund ” means any Fund that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

Approved Petroleum Engineers ” means (a) Ryder Scott Company Petroleum Consultants, L.P., and (b) any other independent petroleum engineers reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

Arranger ” means PNC Capital Markets LLC, in its capacity as the sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner hereunder.

ASC ” means the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification, as in effect.

Assignee ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  12.04(b) .

Assignment and Assumption ” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section  12.04(b) ), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit  G or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

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Availability Period ” means the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the Termination Date.

Bail -In Action ” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.

Bail -In Legislation ” means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

Base Rate ” means, for any day, a fluctuating per annum rate of interest equal to the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate, plus 0.5%, (ii) the Prime Rate, and (iii) the Daily LIBOR Rate, plus 1.0%. Any change in the Base Rate (or any component thereof) shall take effect at the opening of business on the day such change occurs.

Base Rate Borrowing ” with respect to any Borrowing, refers to whether the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.

Base Rate Loan ” with respect to any Loan, refers to whether such Loan is bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate.

Board ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America or any successor Governmental Authority.

Borrower LLC Agreement ” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Borrower, dated as of the date hereof and as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date.

Borrower Preferred Units ” means the Borrower Series A Preferred Units and the Borrower Series B Preferred Units.

Borrower Series A Preferred Units ” means the “Series A Preferred Units” as defined in the Borrower LLC Agreement, and issued prior to the Effective Date (or issued at any time as payment in kind), which shall at all times be issued and outstanding in a like number, and with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation) and other economic rights as the Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock of RRI.

Borrower Series B Preferred Units ” means the “Series B Preferred Units” as defined in the Borrower LLC Agreement, which shall at all times be issued and outstanding in a like number, and with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation) and other economic rights, as the Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock of RRI.

Borrowing ” means Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of LIBOR Rate Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

Borrowing Base ” means at any time an amount determined in accordance with Section  2.07 , as the same may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to the Borrowing Base Adjustment Provisions.

 

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Borrowing Base Adjustment Provisions ” means Section  2.07(e) , Section  8.13(c) and Section  9.11(e) and any other provisions hereunder which adjust the amount of the Borrowing Base.

Borrowing Base Deficiency ” occurs if, at any time the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures for all Lenders exceeds the Borrowing Base then in effect. The amount of the Borrowing Base Deficiency at such time is the amount by which the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposures of all Lenders at such time exceeds the Borrowing Base in effect at such time.

Borrowing Base Properties ” means the Oil and Gas Properties of the Loan Parties included in the Initial Reserve Report and thereafter in the most recently delivered Reserve Report delivered pursuant to Section  8.12 .

Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage ” means, as of any day, the fraction expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures of the Lenders on such day, and the denominator of which is the total Commitments in effect on such day.

Borrowing Request ” means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section  2.03 .

Business Combination Agreement ” means the Business Combination Agreement by and among RRI and Tema, dated as of December 20, 2016 (as amended prior to the date hereof).

Business Combination Transaction ” means the reorganization transactions described in the Business Combination Agreement, including the contribution by Tema of certain assets to Borrower and the contribution of certain cash and shares by RRI to Borrower in exchange for certain Equity Interests in the Borrower.

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, are authorized or required by law to remain closed; and if such day relates to a Borrowing or continuation of, a payment or prepayment of principal of or interest on, or a conversion of or into, or the Interest Period for, a LIBOR Rate Loan or a notice by the Borrower with respect to any such Borrowing or continuation, payment, prepayment, conversion or Interest Period, any day which is also a day on which banks are open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

Capital Leases ” means, in respect of any Person, all leases that are or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capital leases on the balance sheet of the Person liable (whether contingent or otherwise) for the payment of rent thereunder. Any lease that was treated as an operating lease under GAAP at the time it was entered into that later becomes a capital lease as a result of a change in GAAP during the life of such lease, including any renewals, shall be treated as an operating lease for all purposes under this Agreement, and any lease that was treated as a capital lease under GAAP at the time it was entered into that later becomes an operating lease as a result of a change in GAAP during the life of such lease, including any renewals, shall be treated as a capital lease for all purposes under this Agreement.

Cash Collateralize ” means, to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent (in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, which may require such deposit to be made into a controlled account), for the benefit of any Issuing Bank or the Lenders, as collateral for LC Exposure or obligations of the Lenders to fund participations in respect of LC

 

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Exposure, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank shall agree, in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to documentation in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank. “ Cash Collateral ” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such Cash Collateral and other credit support.

Cash Management Services ” means (a) commercial credit cards, merchant card services, purchase or debit cards, including non-card e-payables services, (b) treasury management services (including controlled disbursement, overdraft, automated clearing house services, return items, interstate depository network services, electronic funds transfer services, lockbox services and stop payment services), (c) any other demand deposit or operating account relationships and (d) any other cash management services, including for collections and for operating, payroll and trust accounts of the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Subsidiaries.

Casualty Event ” means any loss, casualty or other insured damage to, or any nationalization, taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any Property of any Loan Party; provided, that any such event generating net proceeds of $10,000 or less shall not constitute a Casualty Event hereunder.

Change in Control ” means (a) RRI shall cease to be the sole managing member of the Borrower, (b) RRI shall cease to Control the Borrower, (c) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group, other than Permitted Holders, (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the date hereof) of Equity Interests representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of RRI, (d) the occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of RRI by Persons who were neither (i) nominated by the board of directors of RRI nor (ii) appointed by directors so nominated; or (e) Specified Change of Control.

Change in Law ” means the occurrence, after the Effective Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any Law, (b) any change in any Law or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of Law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith (whether or not having the force of Law) and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States of America or foreign regulatory authorities (whether or not having the force of Law), in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued, promulgated or implemented.

Class  A Common Stock ” means the “Class A Common Stock” as defined in the Borrower LLC Agreement.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended from time to time and any successor statute, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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Collateral ” means all Property of the Loan Parties, now owned or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien is purported to be created by any Security Instrument (which shall not, in any case, include any Excluded Assets).

Commitment ” means, with respect to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make or continue Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit hereunder, as such obligation may be (a) modified from time to time pursuant to Section  2.06 , (b) modified from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section  12.04(b) , or (c) otherwise modified pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The amount representing each Lender’s Commitment shall at any time be the lesser of (i) such Lender’s Maximum Credit Amount and (ii) such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the then effective Borrowing Base.

Commitment Fee Rate ” means, for any date, the applicable rate per annum set forth below as determined based upon the Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage then in effect:

 

Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage    <25%   ³ 25% and
<50%
  ³ 50% and
<75%
  ³ 75% and
<90%
  ³ 90%
Commitment Fee Rate    0.50%   0.50%   0.50%   0.50%   0.50%

Each change in the Commitment Fee Rate shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change in the Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change.

Commodity Exchange Act ” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

Common Units ” means the “Common Units” as defined in the Borrower LLC Agreement.

Compliance Certificate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section  8.01(c) .

Connection Income Taxes ” shall mean Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

Consolidated Net Income ” means with respect to the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries, for any period, the aggregate of the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries after allowances for taxes for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded from such net income (to the extent otherwise included therein) the following: (a) the net income of any Person in which the Borrower or any Consolidated Subsidiary has an interest (which interest does not cause the net income of such other Person to be consolidated with the net income of the Borrower and the Consolidated Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP), except to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions actually paid in cash during such period by such other Person to the Borrower or to a Consolidated Subsidiary, as the case may be; (b) the net income (but not loss) during such period of any Consolidated Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions or transfers or loans by that Consolidated Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument or

 

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Governmental Requirement applicable to such Consolidated Subsidiary or is otherwise restricted or prohibited, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; (c) the net income (or loss) of any Person acquired in a pooling of interests transaction for any period prior to the date of such transaction; (d) any extraordinary non-cash gains or losses during such period; (e) non-cash gains or losses under FASB ASC Topic 815 resulting from the net change in mark to market portfolio of commodity price risk management activities during that period; and (f) any gains or losses attributable to writeups or writedowns of assets, including ceiling test writedowns.

Consolidated Subsidiaries ” means each Subsidiary of the Borrower (whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired) the financial statements of which shall be (or should have been) consolidated with the financial statements of the Borrower in accordance with GAAP.

Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. For the purposes of this definition, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Person that owns directly or indirectly 10% or more of the Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of the directors or other governing body of a Person (other than as a limited partner of such other Person) will be deemed to “control” such other Person. “ Controlling ” and “ Controlled ” have meanings correlative thereto.

Credit Party ” means the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any other Lender.

Daily LIBOR Rate ” means, for any day, the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent by dividing (x) the Published Rate by (y) a number equal to 1.00 minus the LIBOR Reserve Percentage on such day. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Daily LIBOR Rate as determined above would be less than zero (0.00), such rate shall be deemed to be zero (0.00) for purposes of this Agreement.

Debt ” means, for any Person, the sum of the following (without duplication): (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or evidenced by bonds, bankers’ acceptances, debentures, notes or other similar instruments; (b) all obligations of such Person (whether contingent or otherwise) in respect of letters of credit, surety or other bonds and similar instruments; (c) all accounts payable and all accrued expenses, liabilities or other obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of Property or services that are more than ninety (90) days past the date of invoice other than those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP; (d) all obligations of such Person under Capital Leases; (e) all obligations of such Person under Synthetic Leases; (f) all Debt (as defined in the other clauses of this definition) of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Debt has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) a Lien on any Property of such Person, whether or not such Debt is assumed by such Person; (g) all Debt (as defined in the other clauses of this definition) of others guaranteed by such Person or in which such Person otherwise assures a creditor against loss of the Debt (howsoever such assurance shall be made) to the extent of the lesser of the amount of such Debt and the maximum stated amount of such guarantee or assurance against loss; (h) all obligations or undertakings of such Person to maintain or cause to be maintained the financial position or covenants of others or to purchase the Debt or Property of others; (i) obligations to deliver commodities, goods or services, including Hydrocarbons, in consideration of one or more advance payments, made more than one month in advance of the month in which the commodities, goods or services are to be delivered other than (i) Swap Agreements and (ii) gas balancing arrangements in the ordinary course of business; (j) any Debt of a partnership for which such Person is liable either by agreement, by operation of law or by a Governmental Requirement

 

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but only to the extent of such liability; (k) the obligation of such Person in respect of Disqualified Capital Stock; and (l) the undischarged balance of any production payment created by such Person or for the creation of which such Person directly or indirectly received payment. The Debt of any Person shall include all obligations of such Person of the character described above to the extent such Person remains legally liable in respect thereof notwithstanding that any such obligation is not included as a liability of such Person under GAAP. Debt shall not include liabilities resulting from endorsements of instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business.

Debtor Relief Laws ” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.

Default ” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

Defaulting Lender ” means, subject to Section  4.05(b) , any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder ( provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity, or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses  (a) through (d)  above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section  4.05(b) ) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower, each Issuing Bank, and each Lender.

 

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Deficiency Notification Date ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  3.04(c)(ii) .

Disqualified Capital Stock ” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable for any consideration other than other Equity Interests (which would not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is convertible or exchangeable for Debt or redeemable for any consideration other than other Equity Interests (which would not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock) at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is one year after the earlier of (a) the Maturity Date and (b) the date on which there are no Loans, LC Exposure or other obligations hereunder outstanding and all of the Commitments are terminated; provided, however, that any Equity Interest of a Person that is issued with the benefit of provisions requiring a change in control offer to be made for such Equity Interest in the event of a change in control of such Person will not be deemed to be Disqualified Capital Stock solely by virtue of such provisions (so long as any such provisions are subject to the prior payment of any Second Lien Obligations pursuant to any change in control offer provisions applicable thereto).

dollars ” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.

Domestic Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia other than (i) a Subsidiary substantially all of the assets of which consist of Equity Interests in a Foreign Subsidiary and (ii) a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary.

EBITDAX ” means, for any period, (a) the sum of Consolidated Net Income for such period plus the following expenses or charges to the extent deducted from Consolidated Net Income in such period: (i) interest, (ii) income and franchise taxes (including Texas margin or gross receipts taxes), (iii) depreciation, depletion, amortization, abandonment and exploration expenses, accretion and impairment of Oil and Gas Properties, (iv) the actual transaction costs, expenses, fees and charges of third parties that are incurred with respect to any acquisition of Property, in an aggregate amount with respect to this clause (iv) not to exceed 5% of the total EBITDAX for such period, (v) one-time costs incurred in connection with the Business Combination Transaction and (vi) other similar noncash charges (including expenses relating to stock based compensation, hedging, ceiling test impairments, etc. and other non-cash charges resulting from the requirements of ASC 410, 718 and 815) minus (b) all noncash income added to Consolidated Net Income. For the avoidance of doubt, EBITDAX shall not include any unrealized mark-to-market hedging gains or losses. For the purposes of calculating EBITDAX for any period for any determination of the financial ratio contained in Section  9.01(a) , if at any time during such period the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall have made any Material Disposition or Material Acquisition, EBITDAX for such period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Material Disposition or Material Acquisition had occurred on the first day of such period; provided that the calculations of such pro forma adjustments are acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

EEA Financial Institution ” means (a) any institution established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

 

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EEA Member Country ” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority ” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Effective Date ” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section  6.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section  12.02 ).

Engineering Reports ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.07(c)(i) .

Environmental Laws ” means any and all Governmental Requirements pertaining in any way to health and safety (insofar as either may be affected by a Release of, or exposure to, Hazardous Materials) the environment, the preservation or reclamation of natural resources, or the management, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials, in effect in any and all jurisdictions in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is conducting, or at any time has conducted, business, or where any Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary is located, including, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, as amended, the Clean Air Act, as amended, the Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, (“ RCRA ”), as amended, the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, as amended, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, as amended, the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, as amended, and other environmental conservation or protection Governmental Requirements.

Environmental Permit ” means any permit, registration, license, notice, approval, consent, exemption, variance, or other authorization required under or issued pursuant to applicable Environmental Laws.

Equity Interests ” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such Equity Interest.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any successor statute.

ERISA Affiliate ” means each trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which together with any Loan Party would be deemed to be a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA or subsections (b), (c), (m) or (o) of Section 414 of the Code.

ERISA Event ” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to any Plan, (b) the withdrawal of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates from a Plan during a plan year in which it was a “substantial employer” (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA),

 

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(c) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate a Plan or the treatment of an amendment to such a Plan as a termination under Section 4041(c) of ERISA, (d) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA, (e) any event or condition (i) that provides a basis under Section 4042(a)(1), (2), or (3) of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan, or (ii) that may result in termination of a Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Section 4041A of ERISA, or (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the partial or complete withdrawal within the meaning of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA, of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan.

EU Bail -In Legislation Schedule ” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.

Event of Default ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  10.01 .

Excepted Liens ” means:

(a) Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies which are not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and, in each case, for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP;

(b) Liens in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other social security, old age pension or public liability obligations which are not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP;

(c) statutory landlord’s liens, operators’, vendors’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, repairmen’s, mechanics’, suppliers’, workers’, materialmen’s, construction or other like Liens arising by operation of law or otherwise in the ordinary course of business or incident to the exploration, development, operation and maintenance of Oil and Gas Properties or Midstream Properties each of which is in respect of obligations that are not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP;

(d) contractual Liens which arise in the ordinary course of business under operating agreements, joint venture agreements, oil and gas partnership agreements, oil and gas leases, farm-out agreements, division orders, contracts for the sale, transportation or exchange of oil and natural gas, unitization and pooling declarations and agreements, area of mutual interest agreements, overriding royalty agreements, marketing agreements, processing agreements, net profits agreements, development agreements, gas balancing or deferred production agreements, injection, repressuring and recycling agreements, salt water or other disposal agreements, seismic or other geophysical permits or agreements, and other agreements which are usual and customary in the oil and gas business and are for claims which are not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP, provided that any such Lien referred to in this clause does not materially impair the use of the Property covered by such Lien for the purposes for which such Property is held by any Loan Party or materially impair the value of such Property subject thereto;

 

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(e) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision or customary deposit account terms relating to banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies and burdening only deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution, provided that no such deposit account is a dedicated cash collateral account or is subject to restrictions against access by the depositor in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the Board and no such deposit account is intended by any Loan Party to provide collateral to the depository institution (other than pursuant to the Loan Documents);

(f) zoning and land use requirements, easements, restrictions, servitudes, permits, conditions, covenants, exceptions or reservations in any Property of any Loan Party for the purpose of roads, pipelines, transmission lines, transportation lines, distribution lines for the removal of gas, oil, coal or other minerals or timber, and other like purposes, or for the joint or common use of real estate, rights of way, facilities and equipment, that do not secure any monetary obligations and which in the aggregate do not materially impair the use of such Property for the purposes of which such Property is held by any Loan Party or materially impair the value of such Property subject thereto;

(g) Liens on cash or securities pledged to secure performance of tenders, surety and appeal bonds, government contracts, performance and return of money bonds, bids, trade contracts, asset sale agreements, leases, statutory obligations, regulatory obligations and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money;

(h) judgment and attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default, provided that any appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment shall not have been finally terminated or the period within which such proceeding may be initiated shall not have expired and no action to enforce such Lien has been commenced;

(i) royalties, overriding royalties, reversionary interests, production payments and similar lease burdens which (i) are customarily granted in the ordinary course of business in the oil and gas industry, (ii) are deducted in the calculation of discounted present value in the most recent Reserve Reports delivered to Administrative Agent hereunder and (iii) with respect to each Oil and Gas Property, do not operate to reduce any Loan Party’s net revenue interest in production for such Oil and Gas Property (if any) below such interests reflected in the most recent Reserve Report or increase the working interest for such Oil and Gas Property (if any) as reflected or warranted in the most recent Reserve Report without a corresponding increase in the corresponding net revenue interest;

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(k) Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business covering only the Property under such lease; and

(l) Liens disclosed on Schedule 1.1 and renewals, refinancings and extensions thereof on substantially the same or better terms as in effect on the Effective Date and otherwise in compliance with this Agreement.

provided , further, that Liens described in clauses (a) through (d) shall remain “Excepted Liens” only for so long as no action to enforce such Lien has been commenced, and no intention to subordinate the first priority Lien granted in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders is to be hereby implied or expressed by the permitted existence of such Excepted Liens.

Excluded Accounts ” means (a) any account exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes, other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of any employees of any Loan Party, cash collateral, trust or escrow and (b) any other accounts to the extent that the aggregate cash or cash equivalent balance of all such other accounts does not at any time exceed $100,000 in the aggregate.

Excluded Assets ” means:

(a) any lease, license, contract, property right, agreement or other document of any Loan Party to the extent that the grant of a security interest or other Lien by the Loan Party under the Loan Documents in such lease, license, contract, property right, agreement or other document is prohibited by any Law of a Governmental Authority; and

(b) any lease, license, contract, property right or agreement to which a Loan Party is a party or any of its rights or interests thereunder, including any license hereunder that, if and for so long as the grant of such security interest or other Lien or license would constitute or result in the abandonment, termination pursuant to the terms of, or a breach or default under, any such lease, license, contract, property right or agreement (other than to the extent that any such term would be rendered ineffective pursuant to 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 (including any Debtor Relief Law) or principles of equity); provided , however , that such security interest or other Lien shall attach immediately at such time as the condition causing such abandonment, invalidation or unenforceability shall be remedied and to the extent severable, shall attach immediately to any portion of such lease, license, contract, property right or agreement that does not result in any of the consequences specified above. So long as any property of a Loan Party is excluded from the security interest or other Lien granted pursuant to the Security Instruments, such property shall be excluded from the term “Collateral” for all purposes hereunder and under any other Loan Document; provided, further, that (i) no such lease, license, contract or agreement shall have been entered into for the purpose of creating “Excluded Assets” under this clause (b) and (ii) the total fair market value of all Property with an individual fair market value in excess of $50,000 excluded under this clause (b) shall not exceed $2,000,000 in the aggregate at any time.

Excluded Swap Obligation ” means any obligation of any Guarantor to pay or perform under any Swap Agreement, if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee by such

 

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Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Agreement (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation, or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) or any other applicable Governmental Requirement.

Excluded Taxes ” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any Issuing Bank or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any Guarantor hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), state franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) by the United States of America (or any political subdivision thereof) or such other jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section  5.05 ) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section  5.03 , amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to any such recipient’s failure to comply with Section  5.03(g) , and (d) any United States federal withholding Tax that is imposed under FATCA.

Existing Credit Agreement ” means that certain Credit Agreement by and among Tema, the guarantors party thereto, PNC Bank, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto, dated as of December 28, 2012, as it has been amended from time to time.

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the Effective Date (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to such intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities entered into in connection with the implementation of the foregoing.

Federal Funds Effective Rate ” means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it; provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Financial Officer ” means, for any Person, the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a Financial Officer means a Financial Officer of the Borrower.

 

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First Amendment Effective Date ” means December 8, 2017.

fiscal quarter ” means each fiscal quarter ending on the last day of each March, June, September and December.

fiscal year ” means each fiscal year of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for accounting and tax purposes, ending on December 31 of each year.

Flood Insurance Regulations ” means (a) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (b) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (c) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 (amending 42 USC § 4001, et seq.), as the same may be amended or recodified from time to time, (d) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004, and (e) the Biggert-Waters Flood Reform Act of 2012, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

Forecasted Production ” means the projected production contained in management forecasts of the Borrower of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (measured by volume unit or BTU equivalent, not sales price) for the term of the contracts or a particular month, as applicable, from Oil and Gas Properties owned by a Loan Party which are located in or offshore of the United States, as reasonably approved by the Administrative Agent.

Foreign Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

Fronting Exposure ” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, with respect to any Issuing Bank, such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure other than LC Exposure as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof.

Fund ” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Section  1.05 .

Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

Governmental Requirement ” means any law, statute, code, ordinance, order, determination, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, injunction, franchise, permit, certificate, license, rules of common law, authorization or other directive or requirement, whether now or hereinafter in effect, of any Governmental Authority.

Guarantors ” means each Loan Party that guarantees the Secured Obligations pursuant to Section  8.14(b) .

 

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Guaranty Agreement ” means an agreement executed by the Guarantors in the form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent, unconditionally guaranteeing on a joint and several basis, payment of the Secured Obligations, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

Hazardous Material ” means any substance regulated or as to which liability might arise under any applicable Environmental Law including: (a) any chemical, compound, material, product, byproduct, substance or waste defined as or included in the definition or meaning of “hazardous substance,” “hazardous material,” “hazardous waste,” “solid waste,” “toxic waste,” “extremely hazardous substance,” “toxic substance,” “contaminant,” “pollutant,” or words of similar meaning or import found in any applicable Environmental Law; (b) Hydrocarbons, petroleum products, petroleum substances, natural gas, oil, oil and gas waste (including drilling fluids and any produced water), crude oil, and any components, fractions, or derivatives thereof; and (c) radioactive materials, explosives, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon, infectious materials or medical wastes.

Highest Lawful Rate ” means, with respect to each Lender, the maximum nonusurious interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received on the Notes or on other Secured Obligations under laws applicable to such Lender which are presently in effect or, to the extent allowed by law, under such applicable laws which may hereafter be in effect and which allow a higher maximum nonusurious interest rate than applicable laws allow as of the date hereof.

Hydrocarbon Interests ” means all rights, titles, interests and estates now or hereafter acquired in and to oil and gas leases, oil, gas and mineral leases, or other liquid or gaseous hydrocarbon leases, mineral fee interests, overriding royalty and royalty interests, net profit interests and production payment interests, including any reserved or residual interests of whatever nature. Unless otherwise indicated herein, each reference to the term “Hydrocarbon Interests” shall mean Hydrocarbon Interests of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, as the context may require.

Hydrocarbons ” means oil, gas, casinghead gas, drip gasoline, natural gasoline, condensate, distillate, liquid hydrocarbons, gaseous hydrocarbons and all constituents, elements or compounds thereof and all products refined or separated therefrom.

Indemnified Taxes ” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a) above, Other Taxes.

Indemnitee ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  12.03(b) .

Information ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  12.11 .

Initial Reserve Report ” means, collectively, the report of Ryder Scott Company Petroleum Consultants, L.P. with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties of the Loan Parties dated as of December 31, 2016.

Interest Election Request ” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section  2.04 .

 

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Interest Expense ” means, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, the interest expense (including the interest component in respect of capitalized lease obligations) solely to the extent payable or paid in cash accrued or paid by Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, using the results of the twelve-month period ending with that reporting period.

Interest Payment Date ” means (a) with respect to any Base Rate Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December and (b) with respect to any LIBOR Rate Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a LIBOR Rate Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period.

Interest Period ” means with respect to any LIBOR Rate Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months thereafter (or, with the consent of each applicable Lender, nine or twelve months), as the Borrower may elect; provided , that (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (b) any Interest Period pertaining to a LIBOR Rate Borrowing that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period and (c) no Interest Period may have a term which would extend beyond the Maturity Date. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

Interim Redetermination ” has the meaning assigned such term in Section  2.07(b) .

Interim Redetermination Date ” means the date on which a Borrowing Base that has been redetermined pursuant to an Interim Redetermination becomes effective as provided in Section  2.07(d) .

Investment ” means, for any Person: (a) the acquisition (whether for cash, Property, services or securities or otherwise) of Equity Interests of any other Person or any agreement to make any such acquisition (including any “short sale” or any sale of any securities at a time when such securities are not owned by the Person entering into such short sale); (b) the making of any deposit with, or advance, loan or capital contribution to, assumption of Debt of, purchase or other acquisition of any other Debt of or equity participation or interest in, or other extension of credit to, any other Person (including the purchase of Property from another Person subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to resell such Property to such Person, but excluding any such advance, loan or extension of credit having a term not exceeding ninety (90) days representing the purchase price of goods or services sold by such Person in the ordinary course of business); (c) the purchase or acquisition (in one or a series of transactions) of Property of another Person that constitutes a business unit or any agreement to make any such acquisition; (d) the entering into of any guarantee of, or other contingent obligation (including the deposit of any Equity Interests to be sold) with respect to, Debt or other liability of any other Person and (without duplication) any amount committed to be advanced, lent or extended to such Person; or (e) the purchase or acquisition of Oil and Gas Properties.

 

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Issuing Bank ” means (a) PNC Bank and (b) and each Lender approved by the Administrative Agent and reasonably satisfactory to, or requested by, the Borrower that agrees to act as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, in each case, in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section  2.08(i) . Any Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by its Affiliates, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.

January  1 Reserve Report ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  8.12(a) .

Law ” means any law(s) (including common law), constitution, statute, treaty, regulation, rule, ordinance, opinion, issued guidance, release, ruling, order, executive order, injunction, writ, decree, bond, judgment, authorization or approval, lien or award of or any settlement arrangement, by agreement, consent or otherwise, with any Governmental Authority, foreign or domestic.

LC Commitment ” at any time means the greater of (a) ten million dollars ($10,000,000.00) and (b) 10% of the Borrowing Base then in effect.

LC Disbursement ” means a payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

LC Exposure ” means, at any time of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount available to be drawn of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time (if any Letter of Credit shall increase in amount automatically in the future, such aggregate amount available to be drawn shall currently give effect to any such future increase) plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time.

Lenders ” means the Persons listed on Annex I and any Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or other documentation contemplated hereby, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or other documentation contemplated hereby. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “ Lenders ” includes the Issuing Banks.

Letter of Credit ” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement.

Letter of Credit Agreements ” means all letter of credit applications and other agreements (including any amendments, modifications or supplements thereto) submitted by the Borrower, or entered into by the Borrower, with an Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit.

LIBOR Rate ” means, with respect to the Loans comprising any Borrowing to which the LIBOR Rate option applies for any Interest Period, the interest rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent by dividing (the resulting quotient rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 1/100th of 1% per annum) (i) the rate which appears on the Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or on such other substitute Bloomberg page that displays rates at which US dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market), or the rate which is quoted by another source selected by the Administrative Agent as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying rates at which US dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market (for purposes of this definition, an “ Alternate Source ”), at

 

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approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period as the London interbank offered rate for U.S. Dollars for an amount comparable to such Borrowing and having a borrowing date and a maturity comparable to such Interest Period (or if there shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist a Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or any substitute page) or any Alternate Source, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Administrative Agent at such time (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error)), by (ii) a number equal to 1.00 minus the LIBOR Reserve Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the LIBOR Rate as determined under any method above would be less than zero (0.00), such rate shall be deemed to be zero (0.00) for purposes of this Agreement.

The LIBOR Rate shall be adjusted with respect to any LIBOR Rate Borrowing or LIBOR Rate Loan that is outstanding on the effective date of any change in the LIBOR Reserve Percentage as of such effective date. The Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrower of the LIBOR Rate as determined or adjusted in accordance herewith, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

LIBOR Rate Borrowing ” refers to the Loans comprising a Borrowing bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBOR Rate.

LIBOR Rate Loan ” refers to a Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBOR Rate.

LIBOR Reserve Percentage ” shall mean as of any day the maximum percentage in effect on such day, as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the reserve requirements (including supplemental, marginal and emergency reserve requirements) with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities”).

Lien ” means any interest in Property securing an obligation owed to, or a claim by, a Person other than the owner of the Property, whether such interest is based on the common law, statute or contract, and whether such obligation or claim is fixed or contingent, and including but not limited to (a) the lien or security interest arising from a mortgage, encumbrance, pledge, security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt or a lease, consignment or bailment for security purposes or (b) production payments and the like payable out of Oil and Gas Properties. The term “Lien” shall include easements, restrictions, servitudes, permits, conditions, covenants, exceptions or reservations that burden Property to the extent they secure an obligation owed to a Person other than the owner of the Property. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Loan Parties shall be deemed to be the owner of any Property which they have acquired or hold subject to a conditional sale agreement, or leases under a financing lease or other arrangement pursuant to which title to the Property has been retained by or vested in some other Person in a transaction intended to create a financing.

Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, the Notes, the Letter of Credit Agreements, the Letters of Credit, the Security Instruments, Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and any other agreement entered into, now or in the future, in connection with this Agreement.

Loan Party ” means the Borrower and each Guarantor.

Loans ” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.

 

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Majority Lenders ” means, at any time while no Loans or LC Exposure is outstanding, Lenders having greater than fifty percent (50%) of the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts; and at any time while any Loans or LC Exposure is outstanding, Lenders holding greater than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Loans or participation interests in Letters of Credit (without regard to any sale by a Lender of a participation in any Loan under Section  12.04(c) ); provided that the Maximum Credit Amounts of the Loans and participations interests in Letters of Credit of the Defaulting Lenders (if any) shall be excluded from the determination of Majority Lenders.

Material Acquisition ” means, at any time, any acquisition of Property or series of related acquisitions of Property (including by way of merger or consolidation) that involves the payment of consideration by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in excess of 5% of the then-existing Borrowing Base.

Material Adverse Effect ” means any event, development or circumstance that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, Property, assets, liabilities (actual or contingent) or financial condition of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Borrower or any other Loan Party to perform any of its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party, (c) the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document, or (d) the rights and remedies of or benefits available to the Administrative Agent, any other Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender under any Loan Document.

Material Disposition ” means, at any time, any disposition of Property or series of related dispositions of Properties that yields gross proceeds to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of 5% of the then-existing Borrowing Base.

Material Indebtedness ” means Debt (other than the Loans and Letters of Credit), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of any Loan Party in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $2,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of any Loan Party in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the Swap Termination Value.

Maturity Date ” means April 27, 2022.

Maximum Credit Amount ” means, as to each Lender, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Annex I under the caption “Maximum Credit Amounts”, as the same may be (a) reduced or terminated from time to time in connection with a reduction or termination of the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts pursuant to Section  2.06 or (b) modified from time to time pursuant to any assignment permitted by Section  12.04(b) . As of the Effective Date, the aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts of the Lenders are $250,000,000.

Midstream Properties ” means all tangible and intangible Property used in (a) gathering, compressing, treating, processing and transporting Hydrocarbons; (b) fractionating and transporting Hydrocarbons; (c) marketing Hydrocarbons; including, without limitation, gathering lines and gathering systems, pipelines and pipeline systems, storage facilities, liquid extraction plants, plant compressors, pumps, pumping units, field gathering systems, gas processing plants, saltwater disposal facilities; and (d) any other gathering, transportation, compression, storage, processing, treating, dehydration, fractionation, generation, disposal or other similar assets related to the handling of Hydrocarbons, and together with surface leases, rights-of-way, easements and servitudes related to each of the foregoing. Unless otherwise specified herein, “ Midstream Properties ” shall be deemed to refer to such properties owned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

 

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Minimum Collateral Amount ” means, at any time, (i) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances, an amount equal to 105% of the Fronting Exposure of all Issuing Banks with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time and (ii) if the Borrower agrees to deliver Cash Collateral consisting of Property other than cash or deposit account balances, an amount determined by the relevant Issuing Bank in its sole discretion.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto that is a nationally recognized rating agency.

Mortgage ” means each of the mortgages or deeds of trust executed by any one or more Loan Parties for the benefit of the Secured Parties as security for the Secured Obligations, together with any assumptions or assignments of the obligations thereunder by any Loan Party, and “Mortgages” shall mean all of such Mortgages collectively.

Mortgaged Property ” means any Property owned by any Loan Party which is subject to the Liens existing and to exist under the terms of the Security Instruments.

Multiemployer Plan ” means a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and to which the Borrower, a Subsidiary or an ERISA Affiliate is making or accruing an obligation to make contributions or was obligated to make contributions within the last six (6) years.

New Borrowing Base Notice ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.07(d) .

Non -U.S. Lender ” means a Lender, with respect to the Borrower, that is not a U.S. Person.

Notes ” means the promissory notes, if any, of the Borrower described in Section  2.02(d) and being substantially in the form of Exhibit  A , together with all amendments, modifications, replacements, extensions and rearrangements thereof.

OFAC ” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

Oil and Gas Properties ” means (a) Hydrocarbon Interests; (b) the Properties now or hereafter pooled or unitized with Hydrocarbon Interests; (c) all presently existing or future unitization agreements, pooling agreements and declarations of pooled units and the units created thereby (including all units created under orders, regulations and rules of any Governmental Authority) which may affect all or any portion of the Hydrocarbon Interests; (d) all operating agreements, contracts and other agreements, including production sharing contracts and agreements, which relate to any of the Hydrocarbon Interests or the production, sale, transportation, purchase, exchange or processing of Hydrocarbons from or attributable to such Hydrocarbon Interests; (e) all Hydrocarbons in and under and which may be produced and saved or attributable to the Hydrocarbon Interests, including all oil in tanks, and all rents, issues, profits, proceeds, products, revenues and other incomes from or attributable to the Hydrocarbon Interests; (f) all tenements, hereditaments, appurtenances and Properties in any manner appertaining, belonging, affixed or incidental to the Hydrocarbon Interests and (g) all Properties, rights, titles, interests and estates described or referred to above, including any and all Property, real or

 

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personal, now owned or hereafter acquired and situated upon, used, held for use or useful in connection with the operating, working or development of any of such Hydrocarbon Interests or Property (excluding drilling rigs, automotive equipment, rental equipment or other personal Property which may be on such premises for the purpose of drilling a well or for other similar temporary uses) and including any and all oil wells, gas wells, injection wells or other wells, buildings, structures, fuel separators, liquid extraction plants, plant compressors, pumps, pumping units, field gathering systems, gas processing plants and pipeline systems and any related infrastructure to any thereof, tanks and tank batteries, fixtures, valves, fittings, machinery and parts, engines, boilers, meters, apparatus, equipment, appliances, tools, implements, cables, wires, towers, casing, tubing and rods, surface leases, rights-of-way, easements and servitudes together with all additions, substitutions, replacements, accessions and attachments to any and all of the foregoing; provided that the Oil and Gas Properties shall not include any “building” or “mobile home” (each as defined in Regulation H as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board under the Flood Insurance Regulations). Unless otherwise indicated herein, each reference to the term “Oil and Gas Properties” means Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, as the context may require.

Organizational Documents ” means (a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents with respect to such corporation’s jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization and operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture, trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument, filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation or organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction of its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles of formation or organization of such entity.

Other Connection Taxes ” means with respect to any Credit Party, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Credit Party and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Credit Party having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to, or enforced, any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan, Letter of Credit or Loan Document).

Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section  5.05 ).

Participant ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  12.04(c) .

Participant Register ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  12.04(c) .

Patriot Act ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  12.16 .

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation as defined in Title IV of ERISA, or any successor thereto.

 

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Permitted Equity Acquisition ” means any acquisition by Borrower or any Guarantor of any Equity Interests of another Person which satisfies and/or is conducted in accordance with the following requirements:

(a) such acquisition is approved by the Administrative Agent;

(b) such acquisition is of a business or Person that owns Oil and Gas Properties;

(c) the business or Person so acquired shall (x) become a wholly-owned direct Subsidiary of Borrower or of a Guarantor and Borrower or the applicable Guarantor shall cause such acquired business or Person to comply with Section  8.14 hereof or (y)  provided that the Loan Parties continue to comply with Section  8.03 hereof, be merged with and into Borrower or such a Guarantor (and, in the case of Borrower, with Borrower being the surviving entity); and

(d) after giving effect to such acquisition (including the request of any Loans associated therewith), the Borrower is in pro forma compliance with the Agreement.

Permitted Holders ” means RRI and Tema.

Permitted Refinancing Debt ” means Debt (for purposes of this definition, “ New Debt ”) incurred in exchange for, or proceeds of which are used to refinance, all of any other Debt (the “ Refinanced Debt ”); provided that:

(a) such New Debt is in an aggregate principal amount not in excess of the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount then outstanding of the Refinanced Debt (or, if the Refinanced Debt is exchanged or acquired for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration thereof, such lesser amount), (ii) accrued and unpaid interest and fees and (iii) an amount necessary to pay reasonable costs and expenses, including premiums, related to such exchange or refinancing;

(b) such New Debt does not provide for any scheduled repayment, mandatory redemption or payment of a sinking fund obligation prior to the date that is 90 days after the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date (except for any customary offer to redeem such Debt required as a result of asset sales or the occurrence of a “change of control” under and as defined in the Second Lien Documents or the Senior Unsecured Notes Documents);

(c) such New Debt contains covenants, events of default, remedies, guarantees and other terms which are not materially more restrictive on the Borrower and each Loan Party, taken as a whole, than the terms of the Refinanced Debt on the First Amendment Effective Date, unless such more restrictive terms are incorporated into this Agreement;

(d) the mandatory prepayment, repurchase and redemption provisions of such New Debt are not materially more restrictive on the Borrower and each Loan Party, taken as a whole, than those imposed by the Refinanced Debt on the First Amendment Effective Date;

(e) no Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than a Guarantor or a Person who becomes a Guarantor in connection therewith) is an obligor under such New Debt; and

 

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(f) such New Debt (and any guarantees thereof) is subordinated in right of payment to the Secured Obligations to at least the same extent as the Refinanced Debt and subordinated on terms satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Permitted Tax Distribution ” means, with respect to any taxable period during which the Borrower is a pass-through entity for United States federal income tax purposes (including, for the avoidance of doubt, a disregarded entity not treated as separate from its owner) Restricted Payments to holders of equity in the Borrower, made on a pro rata basis in accordance with the number of common units in the Borrower owned by each such holder, in an aggregate amount such that each such equity holder receives an amount of Restricted Payments necessary to enable such equity holder (and its direct and indirect owners) to pay its U.S. federal, state and/or local and non-U.S. income taxes (as applicable) attributable to its direct or indirect ownership of the Borrower with respect to such taxable period (assuming that each such equity holder (or its direct and indirect owners) is subject to tax at the highest combined marginal U.S. federal, state, and/or local income tax rate applicable to any such equity holder (or its direct and indirect owners) for such taxable period (including any tax rate imposed on “net investment income” by Section 1411 of the Code and excluding the deductibility of state and local income taxes for U.S. federal income tax purposes), and taking into account the alternative minimum tax, any cumulative net taxable loss of the Borrower for prior taxable periods to the extent such loss is of a character that would allow such loss to be available to such equity holders (or their direct and indirect owners) to reduce such attributable taxes of such equity holders (or their direct and indirect owners) in the current taxable period (taking into account any limitations on the utilization of such loss by such equity holders to reduce such attributable taxes and assuming such loss had not already been utilized) and the character (e.g., long-term or short-term capital gain or ordinary or exempt) of the applicable income) provided, that if the sum of the amount of U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax liabilities of RRI for such taxable period and the amount of RRI’s obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement relating to such taxable period exceeds the amount of Permitted Tax Distributions payable to RRI calculated as set forth above, then the equity holders shall be entitled to receive additional Restricted Payments (each, an “ Excess Tax Distribution ”), made on a pro rata basis in accordance with the number of common units in the Borrower owned by each such holder, in an aggregate amount such that RRI receives an additional amount of Restricted Payments equal to such excess..

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

Petroleum Industry Standards ” means the Definitions for Oil and Gas Reserves promulgated by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (or any generally recognized successor) as in effect at the time in question.

Plan ” means any employee pension benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA that is subject to Title IV of ERISA but excluding any Multiemployer Plan, which (a) is currently or hereafter sponsored, maintained or contributed to by the Borrower, a Subsidiary or an ERISA Affiliate or (b) was at any time during the six calendar years preceding the date hereof, sponsored, maintained or contributed to by the Borrower or a Subsidiary or an ERISA Affiliate.

PNC Bank ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.

Prime Rate ” means the interest rate per annum announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent at its Principal Office as its then prime rate, which rate may not be the lowest or most favorable rate then being charged commercial borrowers or others by the Administrative Agent. Any change in the Prime Rate shall take effect at the opening of business on the day such change is announced.

 

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Principal Office ” means the main banking office of the Administrative Agent in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Prohibited Transaction ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975(c) of the Code.

Property ” means any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

Proposed Borrowing Base ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.07(c)(i) .

Proposed Borrowing Base Notice ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.07(c)(ii) .

Proved Reserves ” means oil and gas reserves that, in accordance with Petroleum Industry Standards, are classified as both “Proved Reserves” and one of the following: (a) ”Developed Producing Reserves”, (b) ”Developed Non-Producing Reserves” or (c) ”Undeveloped Reserves.”

Published Rate ” means the rate of interest published each Business Day in The Wall Street Journal Money Rates ” listing under the caption “London Interbank Offered Rates” for a one month period (or, if no such rate is published therein for any reason, then the Published Rate shall be the rate at which U.S. dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market for a one month period as published in another publication selected by the Administrative Agent).

Purchase Money Security Interest ” shall mean Liens upon tangible personal property securing loans to any Loan Party or Subsidiary of a Loan Party or deferred payments by such Loan Party or Subsidiary for the purchase of such tangible personal property.

PV -9 ” means, on any date of determination, with respect to any Proved Reserves expected to be produced from any Borrowing Base Properties, the net present value, discounted at 9% per annum, of the future net revenues expected to accrue to the Borrower’s and the Loan Parties’ collective interests in such Proved 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.

Qualified ECP Guarantor ” means, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Loan Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant guaranty agreement or the grant of the relevant Lien becomes effective or such other Person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder.

RCRA ” has the meaning assigned to such term within the definition of “Environmental Laws.”

Reclassified Units ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  9.02(m) .

Redemption ” means with respect to any Debt, the repurchase, redemption, prepayment, repayment, defeasance or any other acquisition or retirement for value (or the segregation of funds with respect to any of the foregoing) of such Debt. “Redeem” has the correlative meaning thereto.

 

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Redetermination Date ” means, with respect to any Scheduled Redetermination or any Interim Redetermination, the date that the redetermined Borrowing Base related thereto becomes effective pursuant to Section  2.07(d) .

Register ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  12.04(b)(iv) .

Regulation  D ” means Regulation D of the Board, as the same may be amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.

Related Parties ” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors (including attorneys, accountants and experts) of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

Release ” means any depositing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, placing, emitting, discarding, abandoning, emptying, discharging, migrating, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing.

Remedial Work ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  8.10(a) .

Reportable Event ” means any of the events described in Section 4043(c) of ERISA and the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan other than a Reportable Event as to which the provision of 30 days’ notice to the PBGC has been waived.

Required Lenders ” means, at any time while no Loans or LC Exposure is outstanding, Lenders having at least sixty-six and two thirds percent (66-2/3%) of the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts; and at any time while any Loans or LC Exposure is outstanding, Lenders holding at least sixty-six and two thirds percent (66-2/3%) of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Loans or participation interests in Letters of Credit (without regard to any sale by a Lender of a participation in any Loan under Section  12.04(c) ); provided that the Maximum Credit Amounts of the Loans and participation interests in Letters of Credit of the Defaulting Lenders (if any) shall be excluded from the determination of Required Lenders.

Reserve Report ” means a report, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, setting forth, as of the dates set forth in Section  8.12(a) (or such other date in the event of an Interim Redetermination), the Proved Reserves attributable to the Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties located in the United States of America, together with a projection of the rate of production and future net income, taxes, operating expenses and capital expenditures with respect thereto as of such date, based upon economic assumptions consistent with the Administrative Agent’s lending requirements at the time.

Reserve Report Certificate ” has the meaning set forth in Section  8.12(c) .

Responsible Officer ” means, as to any Person, the chief executive officer, the president or any Financial Officer of such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references to a Responsible Officer herein shall mean a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

Restricted Payment ” means any dividend or other distribution or return of capital (whether in cash, securities or other Property) with respect to any Equity Interests in any Person,

 

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or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other Property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, conversion, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests.

Revolving Credit Exposure ” means, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Loans and its LC Exposure at such time.

RRI ” means Rosehill Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation, which was formerly known as KLR Energy Acquisition Corp. prior to the Business Combination Transaction.

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto that is a nationally recognized rating agency.

Sanctioned Country ” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (as of the Effective Date, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria).

Sanctioned Person ” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses  (a) or (b) .

Sanctions ” means all economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State.

Scheduled Redetermination ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  2.07(b) .

Scheduled Redetermination Date ” means the date on which a Borrowing Base that has been redetermined pursuant to a Scheduled Redetermination becomes effective as provided in Section  2.07(d) .

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor Governmental Authority.

Second Lien Documents ” means the Second Lien Note Purchase Agreement and any and all credit or loan documents, instruments or agreements executed pursuant to or in connection with the Second Lien Note Purchase Agreement, in each case, together with all amendments, modifications, replacements, extensions and rearrangements thereof permitted by Section  9.23(b) .

Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement ” means an Intercreditor Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit  I or in such other form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Majority Lenders, among Administrative Agent, the administrative agent, collateral agent or other agent under the Second Lien Note Purchase Agreement, and the Borrower and the Guarantors, as the same may from time to time, as reasonably approved by the Majority Lenders.

Second Lien Note Purchase Agreement ” means an indenture, note purchase agreement, credit agreement or similar agreement pursuant to which any Second Lien Notes are issued by the Borrower, as the same may from time to time be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified to the extent permitted by Section  9.23(b) .

 

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Second Lien Notes ” means senior secured second lien notes issued by the Borrower under the Second Lien Note Purchase Agreement not to exceed $100,000,000 in the aggregate, which Debt is intended to be secured on a junior basis by any Collateral securing the Secured Obligations in accordance with the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, provided that such Debt is permitted to be incurred and remain outstanding hereunder pursuant to Section  9.02(l) and any Liens securing such Debt are permitted pursuant to Section  9.03(d) , as the same may from time to time be amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified to the extent permitted by Section  9.23(b) .

Second Lien Obligations ” means all “Obligations” (as defined in the Second Lien Note Purchase Agreement) that describes obligations thereunder that are secured by a Lien on Collateral that is junior to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations in accordance with the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

Secured Cash Management Agreement ” means an agreement related to Cash Management Services between (x) any Loan Party and (y) a Secured Cash Management Provider.

Secured Cash Management Provider ” means, with respect to any agreement related to Cash Management Services, a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent who is the counterparty to any such agreement related to Cash Management Services.

Secured Obligations ” means any and all amounts owing or to be owing by any Loan Party (x) to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender under any Loan Document, (y) to any Secured Swap Provider under any Secured Swap Agreement or Secured Cash Management Provider under any Secured Cash Management Agreement and (z) all renewals, extensions and/or rearrangements of any of the foregoing, in each case, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising (including interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and LC Disbursements and interest accruing after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, relating to the Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding); provided that solely with respect to any Guarantor that is not an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act, Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor shall in any event be excluded from “Secured Obligations” owing by such Guarantor.

Secured Parties ” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, each Lender, each Issuing Bank, each Secured Cash Management Provider, each Secured Swap Provider, each Indemnitee, each other Agent, and any other Person owed Secured Obligations and “Secured Party” means any of them individually.

Secured Swap Agreement ” means a Swap Agreement between (x) any Loan Party and (y) a Secured Swap Provider.

Secured Swap Provider ” means, with respect to any Swap Agreement, (a) a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender who is the counterparty to any such Swap Agreement with a Loan Party and (b) any Person who was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender at time when such Person entered into any such Swap Agreement who is a counterparty to any such Swap Agreement with a Loan Party.

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Security Instruments ” means the Guaranty Agreement, Mortgages and any security agreements, deeds of trust, account control agreements and other agreements, instruments or certificates described or referred to in Exhibit  F , and any and all other agreements, instruments, consents or certificates now or hereafter executed and delivered by the Borrower, the other Loan Parties or any other Person (other than Swap Agreements with Secured Swap Providers or participation or similar agreements between any Lender and any other lender or creditor with respect to any Secured Obligations pursuant to this Agreement) in connection with, or as security for the payment or performance of the Secured Obligations, the Notes, this Agreement, or reimbursement obligations under the Letters of Credit, as such agreements may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.

Senior Unsecured Notes ” means unsecured senior, senior subordinated or subordinated Debt consisting of notes or bonds issued by the Borrower or a Guarantor, provided that (a) the principal amount of such Debt shall not exceed in the aggregate, at any time such Debt is incurred (without duplication and taking into account all concurrent payments or redemptions of Senior Unsecured Notes with the proceeds of other Senior Unsecured Notes), an amount equal to the sum of (x) the greater of (i) $250,000,000 and (ii) the product of 1.5 multiplied by the Borrowing Base then in effect (prior to giving effect to any reduction of the Borrowing Base under Section  2.07(e) for such issuance) and (y) the amount of Senior Unsecured Notes issued to repay Second Lien Obligations, (b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under this Agreement or would result from such incurrence of Debt, (c) the maturity date of such Debt shall not occur before one hundred eighty (180) days after the Maturity Date, (d) there shall be no scheduled principal amortization, prepayments, redemptions, defeasance, tender, sinking fund or repurchase obligations prior to the Maturity Date, and (e) the covenants, events of default, guarantees and other terms of such Debt, taken as a whole, are not more restrictive on the Borrower and its Subsidiaries than the terms of this Agreement (as in effect at the time of such issuance or incurrence); provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence or issuance of such Debt, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Debt or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirements shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy the foregoing requirements unless the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower within such five Business Day period that it disagrees with such determination (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it disagrees).

Senior Unsecured Notes Documents ” means, with respect to any Senior Unsecured Notes, each indenture or other agreement pursuant to which such Senior Unsecured Notes is issued or incurred, and any notes, certificates, security agreement, mortgage or other documents made or delivered by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in connection with such Senior Unsecured Notes, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented in accordance with Section  9.21 .

Series A Preferred Stock ” means the 8.000% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock of RRI.

Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock ” means “Series B Preferred Stock” as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

Series B Preferred Equity Holders ” means and those certain holders of Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock of RRI upon the First Amendment Effective Date pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement including such additional holders of Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock from future issuances as contemplated thereby.

 

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Series B Preferred Equity Issuance ” means the issuance of Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock of the Borrower (a) upon the First Amendment Effective Date in an amount up to $150,000,000 and (b) upon a future date in an amount up to $50,000,000, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement.

Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock ” means “Series B Preferred Stock” as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement.

Specified Change of Control ” means a “Change of Control” (or any other defined term having a similar purpose or meaning) as defined in any (i) Senior Unsecured Notes, (ii) Second Lien Documents, (iii) the Tax Receivables Agreement or (iv) documents governing any RRI’s Equity Interests.

Statutory Reserve Rate ” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject, with respect to the LIBOR Rate, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “ Eurocurrency Liabilities ” in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. LIBOR Rate Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

Stock Purchase Agreement ” means the Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of December 8, 2017 among RRI and the purchasers listed therein.

Subsidiary ” means as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise qualified, all references to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” in this Agreement shall refer to a direct or indirect Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

Swap Agreement ” means any agreement with respect to any swap, cap, collar, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement, whether exchange traded, “over-the-counter” or otherwise, involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions (including any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act); provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of any Loan Party shall be a Swap Agreement.

 

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Swap Liquidation ” means any Swap Agreement, which has been given value in the then effective Borrowing Base, is sold, assigned, novated, liquidated, unwound or terminated.

Swap Obligation ” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Swap Termination Value ” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Agreements, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Agreements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s) and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Agreements, as determined by the counterparties to such Swap Agreements.

Synthetic Leases ” means, in respect of any Person, all leases which shall have been, or should have been, in accordance with GAAP, treated as operating leases on the financial statements of the Person liable (whether contingently or otherwise) for the payment of rent thereunder and which were properly treated as indebtedness for borrowed money for purposes of U.S. federal income taxes, if the lessee in respect thereof is obligated to either purchase for an amount in excess of, or pay upon early termination an amount in excess of, 80% of the residual value of the Property subject to such operating lease upon expiration or early termination of such lease.

Tax Receivable Agreement ” means that certain Tax Receivable Agreement dated as of April 27, 2017 by and among RRI, Tema and its successors and permitted assigns, as the “TRA Holders,” and Tema or such other Person designated as the agent under such agreement as the “Agent”.

Taxes ” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.

Tema ” means Tema Oil and Gas Company, a Maryland corporation or its Affiliates.

Termination Date ” means the earlier of the Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Commitments.

Total Funded Debt ” means, at any date, all Debt of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, excluding (a) all obligations under or in respect of any Borrower Preferred Units so long as such obligations are not classified as debt under GAAP or no mandatory redemption payment is then due; (b) all Debt of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Debt has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) a Lien on any Property of such Person, whether or not such Debt is assumed by such Person and (c) the undischarged balance of any production payment created by such Person or for the creation of which such Person directly or indirectly received payment.

Transactions ” means, with respect to (a) the Borrower, the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement, each other Loan Document to which it is a party, the borrowing of Loans, the use of the proceeds thereof and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder, the Borrower’s grant of the security interests and provision of collateral under the Security Instruments, and Borrower’s grant of Liens on Mortgaged Properties (if applicable)

 

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and other Properties pursuant to the Security Instruments, (b) each other Loan Party, the execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party of each Loan Document to which it is a party, the guaranteeing of the Secured Obligations and the other obligations under the Guaranty Agreement by such Loan Party and such Loan Party’s grant of the security interests and provision of collateral under the Security Instruments, and the grant of Liens by such Guarantor on Mortgaged Properties (if applicable) and other Properties pursuant to the Security Instruments, (c) the Business Combination Transaction, (d) the Whitehorse Asset Acquisition and (d) the Series B Preferred Equity Issuance.

Type ” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, determined by reference to either the Base Rate or the LIBOR Rate.

U.S. Person ” means a Person that is a “United States person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section  5.03(g)(ii)(B)(3) .

Whitehorse Acquisition Agreement ” means that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of October 24, 2017, by and among, Whitehorse Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Whitehorse Energy Delaware, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Whitehorse Delaware Operating, LLC, Delaware limited liability company, Siltstone Resources II - Permian, LLC, a Delaware limited liability, Siltstone Resources II-B-Permian, LLC, a Delaware limited liability, Rosehill Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation, and the Borrower.

Whitehorse Asset Acquisition ” means the acquisition of the Whitehorse Assets.

Whitehorse Assets ” means the Oil and Gas Properties and other related assets acquired pursuant to the Whitehorse Acquisition Agreement.

Wholly -Owned Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of which all of the outstanding Equity Interests (other than any directors’ qualifying shares mandated by applicable law), on a fully-diluted basis, are owned by the Borrower, the Guarantors and/or one or more of the Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries.

Withholding Agent ” means any Loan Party or the Administrative Agent.

Write -Down and Conversion Powers ” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

Section 1.03 Types of Loans and Borrowings . For purposes of this Agreement, Loans and Borrowings, respectively, may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “LIBOR Rate Loan” or a “LIBOR Rate Borrowing”).

Section 1.04 Terms Generally; Rules of Construction . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”, and the word “or” is not exclusive. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise

 

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(a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth in the Loan Documents), (b) any reference herein to any law shall be construed as referring to such law as amended, modified, codified or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to the restrictions contained in the Loan Documents), (d) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (e) with respect to the determination of any time period, the word “from” means “from and including” and the word “to” and “until” means “to but excluding” and the word “through” means “to and including” and (f) any reference herein to Articles, Sections, Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement. No provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be interpreted or construed against any Person solely because such Person or its legal representative drafted such provision.

Section 1.05 Accounting Terms and Determinations; GAAP . Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all determinations with respect to accounting matters hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements and certificates and reports as to financial matters required to be furnished to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP, applied on a basis consistent with the initial financial statements delivered under Section  8.01 , except for changes in which the Borrower’s independent certified public accountants concur and which are disclosed to the Administrative Agent on the next date on which financial statements are required to be delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section  8.01(a) ; provided that, unless the Borrower and the Majority Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing, no such change shall modify or affect the manner in which compliance with the covenants contained herein is computed such that all such computations shall be conducted utilizing financial information presented consistently with prior periods. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, (a) for the purposes of calculating compliance with any covenant in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, no effect shall be given to any change in GAAP arising out of a change described in the Proposed Accounting Standards Update to Leases (Topic 840) dated August 17, 2010 or a substantially similar pronouncement and (b) if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that the Borrower wishes to amend any financial covenant in Section  9.01 , any related definition to eliminate the effect of any change in GAAP occurring after the Effective Date on the operation of such financial covenants (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower in writing that the Majority Lenders wish to amend any financial covenant in Section  9.01 , any related definition to eliminate the effect of any such change in GAAP), then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratios or requirements to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Majority Lenders); provided that, until so amended, the Loan Parties’ compliance with such covenants shall be determined on the basis of GAAP in effect immediately before the relevant change in GAAP became effective, until either such notice is withdrawn or such covenants or definitions are amended in a manner satisfactory to the Borrower and the Majority Lenders, and the Loan Parties shall provide to the Administrative Agent, when they deliver their financial statements pursuant to under Sections  8.01(a) and (b)  of this Agreement, such reconciliation statements as shall be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.

 

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Section 1.06 Timing of Payment or Performance . When the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the definition of Interest Period) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

ARTICLE II

THE CREDITS

Section 2.01 Commitments . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and relying upon the representations and warranties herein set forth, each Lender severally agrees to make Loans to the Borrower during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (a) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Commitment or (b) the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the total Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, repay and reborrow the Loans.

Section 2.02 Loans and Borrowings .

(a) Borrowings; Several Obligations . Each Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.

(b) Types of Loans . Subject to Section  3.03 and Section  5.05 , each Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of Base Rate Loans or LIBOR Rate Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any LIBOR Rate Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(c) Minimum Amounts; Limitation on Number of Borrowings . At the commencement of each Interest Period for any LIBOR Rate Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than $1,000,000. At the time that each Base Rate Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than $1,000,000; provided that a Base Rate Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Commitments or that is required to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section  2.08(e) . Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time, provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of five (5) LIBOR Rate Borrowings outstanding. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date.

 

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(d) Notes . If requested by a Lender, the Loans made by such Lender shall be evidenced by a single Note of the Borrower, dated, in the case of (i) any Lender party hereto as of the date of this Agreement, as of the date of this Agreement or (ii) any Lender that becomes a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, as of the effective date of the Assignment and Assumption, payable to such Lender in a principal amount equal to its Maximum Credit Amount as in effect on such date, and otherwise duly completed. Upon request from a Lender, in the event that any such Lender’s Maximum Credit Amount increases or decreases for any reason (whether pursuant to Section  2.06 , Section  12.04(b) or otherwise), the Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered on the effective date of such increase or decrease, a new Note payable to such Lender in a principal amount equal to its Maximum Credit Amount after giving effect to such increase or decrease, and otherwise duly completed. The date, amount, Type, interest rate and, if applicable, Interest Period of each Loan made by such Lender, and all payments made on account of the principal thereof, may be recorded by such Lender on its books for its Note, and, prior to any transfer, may be endorsed by such Lender on a schedule attached to such Note or any continuation thereof or on any separate record maintained by such Lender. Failure to make any such notation or to attach a schedule shall not affect any Lender’s or the Borrower’s rights or obligations in respect of such Loans or affect the validity of such transfer by any Lender of its Note.

Section 2.03 Requests for Borrowings . To request a Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (a) in the case of a LIBOR Rate Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of a Base Rate Borrowing, not later than 10:00 a.m., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing; provided that no such notice shall be required for any deemed request of a Base Rate Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section  2.08(e) . Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, fax or other electronic communication to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request in substantially the form of Exhibit  B and signed by the Borrower, it being understood that the Administrative Agent may rely on the authority of any individual making such a telephonic request without the necessity of receipt of such written confirmation. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section  2.02 :

(i) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;

(ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

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(iv) in the case of a LIBOR Rate Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”;

(v) the amount of the then effective Borrowing Base, the current total Revolving Credit Exposures (without regard to the requested Borrowing) and the pro forma total Revolving Credit Exposures (giving effect to the requested Borrowing); and

(vi) the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section  2.05 .

If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be a Base Rate Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested LIBOR Rate Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Each Borrowing Request shall constitute a representation that the amount of the requested Borrowing shall not cause the total Revolving Credit Exposures to exceed the total Commitments (i.e., the lesser of the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts and the then effective Borrowing Base).

Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section  2.03 , the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.

Section 2.04 Interest Elections .

(a) Conversion and Continuance . Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a LIBOR Rate Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a LIBOR Rate Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section  2.04 . The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.

(b) Interest Election Requests . To make an election pursuant to this Section  2.04 , the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section  2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, fax or other electronic communication to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in substantially the form of Exhibit  C and signed by the Borrower.

 

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(c) Information in Interest Election Requests . Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section  2.02 :

(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to Section  2.04(c)(iii) and Section  2.04(c)(iv) shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be a Base Rate Borrowing or a LIBOR Rate Borrowing; and

(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a LIBOR Rate Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.

If any such Interest Election Request requests a LIBOR Rate Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

(d) Notice to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent . Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

(e) Effect of Failure to Deliver Timely Interest Election Request and Events of Default on Interest Election . If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a LIBOR Rate Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to a Base Rate Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a LIBOR Rate Borrowing (and any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a LIBOR Rate Borrowing shall be ineffective) and (ii) unless repaid, each LIBOR Rate Borrowing shall be converted to a Base Rate Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

Section 2.05 Funding of Borrowings .

(a) Funding by the Lenders . Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 2:00 p.m., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower

 

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maintained with the Administrative Agent and designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request; provided that Base Rate Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section  2.08(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the applicable Issuing Bank. Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for its Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for its Loan in any particular place or manner.

(b) Presumption of Funding by the Lenders . Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section  2.05(a) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.

Section 2.06 Termination and Reduction of Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts .

(a) Scheduled Termination of Commitments . Unless previously terminated, the Commitments shall terminate on the Maturity Date. If at any time the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts are terminated or reduced to zero, then the Commitments shall terminate on the effective date of such termination or reduction.

(b) Optional Termination and Reduction of Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts .

(i) The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts; provided that (A) each reduction of the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000 and (B) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section  3.04(b) , the total Revolving Credit Exposures would exceed the total Commitments.

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termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Any election by the Borrower to terminate or reduce the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts pursuant to a notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section  2.06(b)(ii) may be made to be contingent upon the consummation of a refinancing or effectiveness of other credit facilities and such notice may otherwise be extended or revoked, in each case, with the requirements of Section  5.02 to apply to any failure of the contingency to occur and any such extension or revocation. Any termination or reduction of the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts shall be permanent and may not be reinstated. Each reduction of the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with each Lender’s Applicable Percentage.

Section 2.07 Borrowing Base .

(a) Initial Borrowing Base . For the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the first Redetermination Date, the amount of the Borrowing Base shall be $55,000,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrowing Base may be subject to further adjustments from time to time pursuant to the Borrowing Base Adjustment Provisions.

(b) Scheduled and Interim Redeterminations . The Borrowing Base shall be redetermined on a semi-annual basis in accordance with this Section  2.07 (each such redetermination, a “ Scheduled Redetermination ”). Subject to Section  2.07(d) , such redetermined Borrowing Base shall become effective and applicable to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders on or about April 1 st and October 1 st of each year, as applicable, commencing October 1, 2017. In addition, the Borrower may, by notifying the Administrative Agent thereof, and the Administrative Agent may, at the direction of the Required Lenders, by notifying the Borrower thereof, one time between any two successive Scheduled Redeterminations, each elect to cause the Borrowing Base to be redetermined (an “ Interim Redetermination ”) in accordance with this Section  2.07 .

(c) Scheduled and Interim Procedure . Each Scheduled Redetermination and each Interim Redetermination shall be effectuated as follows:

(i) Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of (A) the applicable Reserve Report and related Reserve Report Certificate and (B) such other reports, data and supplemental information, including, without limitation, the information provided pursuant to Section  8.01 (as applicable) and Section  8.12 , as may, from time to time, be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Majority Lenders (the Reserve Report, related Reserve Report Certificate and such other reports, data and supplemental information being the “ Engineering Reports ”), the Administrative Agent shall evaluate the information contained in the Engineering Reports and shall, in its sole discretion, propose a new Borrowing Base (the “ Proposed Borrowing Base ”) based upon any information (including, without

 

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limitation, the status of title information with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties as described in the Engineering Reports and the existence of any other Debt, the Loan Parties’ other assets, liabilities, fixed charges, cash flow, business properties, prospects, management and ownership, hedged and unhedged exposure to price, price and production scenarios, interest rate and operating cost changes) as the Administrative Agent deems appropriate in its sole discretion and consistent with its oil and gas lending criteria as it exists at the particular time. In no event shall the Proposed Borrowing Base exceed the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts.

(ii) The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Proposed Borrowing Base (the “ Proposed Borrowing Base Notice ”):

(A) in the case of a Scheduled Redetermination (1) if the Administrative Agent shall have received the Engineering Reports required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section  8.12(a) in a timely and complete manner, then on or before the fifteenth (15 th ) day following the date of delivery (or such later date, within 30 days thereof, to which the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree) or (2) if the Administrative Agent shall not have received the Engineering Reports required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section  8.12(a) in a timely and complete manner, then promptly after the Administrative Agent has received complete Engineering Reports from the Borrower and has had a reasonable opportunity to determine the Proposed Borrowing Base in accordance with Section  2.07(c)(i) ; and

(B) in the case of an Interim Redetermination, on or about the thirtieth (30 th ) day after the Administrative Agent has received the required Engineering Reports (unless otherwise agreed by the Borrower).

(iii) Any Proposed Borrowing Base that would (A) increase the Borrowing Base then in effect must be approved by all Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) and (B) decrease or maintain the Borrowing Base then in effect must be approved or be deemed to have been approved by the Required Lenders, in each case, as provided in this Section  2.07(c)(iii) . Such decisions will be made by each Lender based upon such criteria (including, without limitation, the status of title information with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties as described in the Engineering Reports and the existence of any other Debt, the Loan Parties’ other assets, liabilities, fixed charges, cash flow, business properties, prospects, management and ownership, hedged and unhedged exposure to price, price and production scenarios, interest rate and operating cost changes) as such Lender deems appropriate in its sole discretion and consistent with its oil and gas lending criteria as it exists at the particular time. Upon receipt of the Proposed Borrowing Base Notice, each Lender shall have fifteen (15) days to agree with the Proposed Borrowing Base or disagree with the Proposed Borrowing Base by proposing an alternate Borrowing Base. If, at the end of such fifteen (15) day period, in the case of a Proposed Borrowing Base that would decrease or maintain the Borrowing Base then in effect, a Lender has not communicated its approval or disapproval in writing to the Administrative Agent, such silence shall be deemed to be an approval of such Proposed Borrowing Base. If, at the end of such

 

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fifteen (15) day period, all of the Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders), in the case of a Proposed Borrowing Base that would increase the Borrowing Base then in effect, or the Required Lenders, in the case of a Proposed Borrowing Base that would decrease or maintain the Borrowing Base then in effect, have approved or deemed to have approved, as aforesaid, then the Proposed Borrowing Base shall become the Borrowing Base, effective on the date specified in Section  2.07(d) . If, however, at the end of such fifteen (15) day period, all of the Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) or the Required Lenders, as applicable, have not approved or deemed to have approved the Proposed Borrowing Base as indicated above, then the Administrative Agent shall promptly thereafter poll the Lenders to ascertain the highest Borrowing Base then acceptable to all of the Lenders (in the case of any increase to the Borrowing Base) or a number of Lenders sufficient to constitute the Required Lenders (in any other case) and such amount shall become the new Borrowing Base, effective on the date specified in Section  2.07(d) .

(d) Effectiveness of a Redetermined Borrowing Base . After a redetermined Borrowing Base is approved or is deemed to have been approved by all of the Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) or the Required Lenders, as applicable, pursuant to Section  2.07(c)(iii) , the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the amount of the redetermined Borrowing Base (the “ New Borrowing Base Notice ”), and such amount shall become the new Borrowing Base, effective and applicable to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders:

(i) in the case of a Scheduled Redetermination, (A) if the Administrative Agent shall have received the Engineering Reports required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section  8.12(a) and (c)  in a timely and complete manner, then on or about April 1 st or October 1 st of each year, as applicable (or such later time as (x) the Borrower may agree upon request of the Administrative Agent or (y) the Majority Lenders may agree upon the request of the Borrower), following such notice, or (B) if the Administrative Agent shall not have received the Engineering Reports required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section  8.12(a) and (c)  in a timely and complete manner, then on the Business Day next succeeding delivery of such New Borrowing Base Notice; and

(ii) in the case of an Interim Redetermination, on the Business Day next succeeding delivery of such New Borrowing Base Notice.

Such amount shall then become the Borrowing Base until the next Scheduled Redetermination Date, the next Interim Redetermination Date or the next adjustment to the Borrowing Base under the Borrowing Base Adjustment Provisions, whichever occurs first. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Scheduled Redetermination or Interim Redetermination shall become effective until the New Borrowing Base Notice related thereto is received by the Borrower.

 

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(e) Borrowing Base Reductions .

(i) Upon the issuance or incurrence of any Senior Unsecured Notes in accordance with Section  9.02(h) , the Borrowing Base then in effect shall be reduced by an amount equal to the product of 0.25 multiplied by the difference between (A) the stated principal amount of such Senior Unsecured Notes (without regard to any original issue discount) and (B) the amount of proceeds of such issuance applied to repay any outstanding Senior Unsecured Notes, and the Borrowing Base as so reduced shall become the new Borrowing Base immediately upon the date of such issuance or incurrence, effective and applicable to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders on such date until the next redetermination or modification thereof hereunder.

(ii) If the sum of (A) the Borrowing Base value of the aggregate of dispositions of Oil and Gas Properties and Equity Interests (including Casualty Events in respect of Oil and Gas Properties with Proved Reserves attributable thereto) occurring in any period between Scheduled Redeterminations, plus (B) the Borrowing Base value of Swap Liquidations (unless novated or assigned to a counterparty with equal or better creditworthiness or replaced with positions or contracts of comparable value) occurring in the same period exceeds 5% of the then effective Borrowing Base, then the Borrowing Base shall be reduced in an amount of the Borrowing Base value or attributed value of such dispositions or Casualty Events in respect of Oil and Gas Properties with Proved Reserves attributable thereto and the Borrowing Base value given to such terminated Swap Agreements as determined by the Administrative Agent. Any redetermination of the Borrowing Base pursuant to this Section  2.07(e) shall not be considered an Interim Redetermination requested by Administrative Agent within the meaning of Section  2.07(b) .

(iii) The Borrowing Base may be reduced as provided in Section  8.13(c) .

Section 2.08 Letters of Credit .

(a) General . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request the issuance of dollar denominated Letters of Credit for its own account or for the account of any other Loan Party, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the period from the Effective Date until the day which is five (5) Business Days prior to the end of the Availability Period; provided that the Borrower may not request the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of Letters of Credit hereunder if a Borrowing Base Deficiency exists at such time or would exist as a result thereof. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, the applicable Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.

 

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(b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions . To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall hand deliver or fax (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the applicable Issuing Bank) to the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (to be received no later than 10:00 a.m. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time five (5) Business Days, or such shorter period as may be agreed to by the Issuing Bank, in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension) a notice:

(i) requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended;

(ii) specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day);

(iii) specifying the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with Section  2.08(c) );

(iv) specifying the amount of such Letter of Credit;

(v) specifying the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit; and

(vi) specifying the amount of the then effective Borrowing Base and whether a Borrowing Base Deficiency exists at such time, the current total Revolving Credit Exposures (without regard to the requested Letter of Credit or the requested amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit) and the pro forma total Revolving Credit Exposures (giving effect to the requested Letter of Credit or the requested amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit).

Each notice shall constitute a representation that after giving effect to the requested issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, as applicable, (i) the LC Exposure shall not exceed the LC Commitment and (ii) the total Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed the total Commitments (i.e. the lesser of the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts and the then effective Borrowing Base).

If requested by the applicable Issuing Bank, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on the Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit and shall guarantee the reimbursement of any Letter of Credit issued hereunder.

 

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(c) Expiration Date . Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit or, if a Letter of Credit is issued in favor of the Texas Railroad Commission (the “ Specified L/Cs ”), the date fifteen months after the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit, one year or, in the case of the Specified L/Cs, fifteen (15) months after such renewal or extension), in each case unless consented to by the relevant Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent, and (ii) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date; provided, however, that any Letter of Credit with a one-year maturity date may, upon the request of the Borrower, include a provision whereby such Letter of Credit shall be renewed automatically for additional consecutive periods of 12 months or less (but not beyond the date that is five Business Days prior to the Maturity Date) unless the Issuing Bank notifies the beneficiary thereof at least thirty days (or such longer period as may be specified in such Letter of Credit) prior to the then-applicable expiration date that such Letter of Credit will not be renewed.

(d) Participations . By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of the applicable Issuing Bank or the Lenders, such Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Lender, and each Lender hereby acquires from such Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of such Issuing Bank, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by such Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided in Section  2.08(e) , or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this Section  2.08(d) in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default, the existence of a Borrowing Base Deficiency or reduction or termination of the Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

(e) Reimbursement . If an Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement not later than 2:00 p.m., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time, on the Business Day immediately following the later of the Business Day on which such LC Disbursement is made and the Business Day the Borrower receives notice thereof; provided that, unless the Borrower has notified the relevant Issuing Bank and Administrative Agent that it will, and does, reimburse such LC Disbursement by the required date and time, the Borrower shall, subject to the conditions to Borrowing set forth herein, be deemed to have requested, and the Borrower does hereby request under such circumstances, that such payment be financed with a Base Rate Borrowing in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and

 

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replaced by the resulting Base Rate Borrowing. If the Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrower in respect thereof and such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage of the payment then due from the Borrower, in the same manner as provided in Section  2.05 with respect to Loans made by such Lender (and Section  2.05 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the applicable Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower pursuant to this Section  2.08(e) , the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the applicable Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Lenders have made payments pursuant to this Section  2.08(e) to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and the Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Lender pursuant to this section to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of Base Rate Loans as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.

(f) Obligations Absolute . The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in Section  2.08(e) shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit, any Letter of Credit Agreement or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by an Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit or any Letter of Credit Agreement, or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section  2.08(f) , constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Lenders nor any Issuing Bank, nor any of their Related Parties shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of any Issuing Bank; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the applicable Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to consequential damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by such Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of

 

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gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the applicable Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), such Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised all requisite care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, an Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

(g) Disbursement Procedures. The applicable Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. The applicable Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by telephone (confirmed by fax or other electronic transmission) of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing Bank has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement.

(h) Interim Interest . If an Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, until the Borrower shall have reimbursed such Issuing Bank for such LC Disbursement (either with its own funds or a Borrowing under Section  2.08(e) ), the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to Base Rate Loans. Interest accrued pursuant to this Section  2.08(h) shall be for the account of such Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to Section  2.08(e) to reimburse such Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment.

(i) Replacement of an Issuing Bank . An Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of the Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to Section  3.05(b) . From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of the replaced Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall also be deemed to refer to such successor. After the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.

 

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(j) Cash Collateralization .

(i) If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing and the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Majority Lenders demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this Section  2.08(j) , then the Borrower shall deposit, in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Secured Parties, an amount in cash equal to the LC Exposure. If the Borrower is required to pay to the Administrative Agent the excess attributable to an LC Exposure in connection with any prepayment pursuant to Section  3.04(c) , the Borrower shall deposit in such an account an amount equal to the amount of such excess as provided in Section  3.04(c) , as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon. The obligation to deposit such cash collateral pursuant to the two preceding sentences shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower or any Subsidiary described in Section  10.01(h) or Section  10.01(i) .

(ii) At any time that there shall exist a Defaulting Lender, within one Business Day following the written request of the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize the Issuing Banks’ Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender (determined after giving effect to Section  4.05(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by such Defaulting Lender) in an amount not less than the Minimum Collateral Amount.

(A) Grant of Security Interest . The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Banks, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such Cash Collateral as security for the Defaulting Lenders’ LC Exposure, to be applied pursuant to clause (b) below. If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that Cash Collateral is subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks as herein provided, or that the total amount of such Cash Collateral is less than the Minimum Collateral Amount, the Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay or provide to the Administrative Agent additional Cash Collateral in an amount sufficient to eliminate such deficiency (after giving effect to any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender).

(B) Application . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under this Section  2.08(j) or Section  4.05 in respect of Letters of Credit shall be applied to the satisfaction of the Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may otherwise be provided for herein.

 

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(C) Termination of Requirement . Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce any Issuing Bank’s Fronting Exposure shall no longer be required to be held as Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section  2.08(j) following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender) or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided that, subject to Section  4.05 the Person providing Cash Collateral and each Issuing Bank may agree that Cash Collateral shall be held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations and provided further that to the extent that such Cash Collateral was provided by the Borrower, such Cash Collateral shall remain subject to the security interest granted pursuant to the Loan Documents.

ARTICLE III

PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST; PREPAYMENTS; FEES

Section 3.01 Repayment of Loans . The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Loan on the Termination Date.

Section 3.02 Interest .

(a) Base Rate Loans . The Loans comprising each Base Rate Borrowing shall bear interest at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin, but in no event to exceed the Highest Lawful Rate.

(b) LIBOR Rate Loans . The Loans comprising each LIBOR Rate Borrowing shall bear interest at the LIBOR Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Margin, but in no event to exceed the Highest Lawful Rate.

(c) Post -Default Rate . Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of, or interest on, any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by the Borrower or any Guarantor hereunder or under any other Loan Document is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to two percent (2.0%) plus the rate applicable to Base Rate Loans as provided in Section  3.02(a) but in no event to exceed the Highest Lawful Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if an Event of Default under Sections  10.01(a) , (b) , (h) or (i)  has occurred and is continuing or (ii) upon the agreement of the Majority Lenders, if any Event of Default (other than as specified in clause (i)) has occurred and is continuing, Loans outstanding at such time and, to the extent permitted by applicable law, any due and unpaid interest payments on the Loans or any fees or other amounts due and owing hereunder (other than default interest occurring under this Section  3.02(c) ) shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at the rate then applicable to such Loans (including the Applicable Margin) plus an additional two percent (2.0%), but in no event to exceed the Highest Lawful Rate.

 

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(d) Interest Payment Dates . Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and on the Termination Date; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to Section  3.02(c) shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than an optional prepayment of a Base Rate Loan prior to the Termination Date), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment, and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any LIBOR Rate Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.

(e) Interest Rate Computations . All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days unless such computation would exceed the Highest Lawful Rate, in which case interest shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), except that interest computed by reference to the Base Rate at times when the Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Base Rate or LIBOR Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and be binding upon the parties hereto.

Section 3.03 Alternate Rate of Interest . If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a LIBOR Rate Borrowing:

(a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the LIBOR Rate for such Interest Period; or

(b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Majority Lenders that the LIBOR Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or fax as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a LIBOR Rate Borrowing shall be ineffective (and such Borrowing shall be automatically converted into Base Rate Loans on the last day of the applicable Interest Period), and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a LIBOR Rate Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made either as a Base Rate Borrowing or at an alternate rate of interest determined by the Majority Lenders as their cost of funds.

 

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Section 3.04 Prepayments .

(a) Optional Prepayments . The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with Section  3.04(b) .

(b) Notice and Terms of Optional Prepayment . The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by fax or other electronic transmission) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a LIBOR Rate Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment, or (ii) in the case of prepayment of a Base Rate Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time, at least one Business Day prior to the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify (i) the prepayment date, and (ii) the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid, which shall not be less than the lesser of (x) the Revolving Credit Exposure or (y) $5,000,000 for any Loan; provided that, if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Commitments as contemplated by Section  2.06(b) , then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Section  2.06(b) . Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section  2.02 . Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section  3.02 and any amounts due under Section  5.02 .

(c) Mandatory Prepayments .

(i) Upon Optional Terminations and Reductions . If, after giving effect to any termination or reduction of the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts pursuant to Section  2.06(b) , there is a Borrowing Base Deficiency, then the Borrower shall (A) prepay the Borrowings on the date of such termination or reduction in an aggregate principal amount equal to such Borrowing Base Deficiency, and (B) if any Borrowing Base Deficiency remains after prepaying all of the Borrowings as a result of LC Exposure, Cash Collateralize such remaining deficiency as provided in Section  2.08(j) . The Borrower shall be obligated to make such prepayment and/or deposit of Cash Collateral substantially concurrently with the effectiveness of such termination or reduction

(ii) Upon Redeterminations, Title Related Adjustments, Etc . Upon any redetermination of the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section  2.07(b) or adjustment to the amount of the Borrowing Base in accordance with Section  8.13(c) , if there is a Borrowing Base Deficiency, then, after receiving notice from the Administrative Agent by means of (x) a New Borrowing Base Notice or (y) written notice of adjustment pursuant to Section  8.13(c) , in each case, of such Borrowing Base Deficiency (such date of receipt of notice, the “ Deficiency Notification Date ”),the Borrower shall, within ten (10) days of the Deficiency Notification Date inform the Administrative Agent of the Borrower’s election to:

(A) within thirty (30) days of the date such election is made, (1) prepay the Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to such Borrowing Base Deficiency and (2) if any Borrowing Base Deficiency remains after prepaying all of the Loans as a result of any LC Exposure, Cash Collateralize such excess as provided in Section  2.08(j) ,

 

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(B) prepay the Loans in six (6) equal monthly installments, commencing on the thirtieth (30 th ) day following the Deficiency Notification Date with each payment being equal to 1/6 th of the aggregate principal amount of such excess (as such Borrowing Base Deficiency may be reduced during such six-month period as a result of a Borrowing Base re-determination or other adjustment of the Borrowing Base described herein),

(C) within sixty (60) days of the date such election is made, provide additional collateral in the form of additional Oil and Gas Properties not evaluated in the most recently delivered Reserve Report or other collateral reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent having a Borrowing Base value (as proposed by the Administrative Agent and approved by the Required Lenders) sufficient, after giving effect to any other actions taken pursuant to this Section  3.04(c) to eliminate any such excess, or

(D) undertake a combination of clauses (A), (B) and (C).

provided that, notwithstanding the options set forth above, in all cases, the Borrowing Base Deficiency must be eliminated on or prior to the Termination Date. If, because of LC Exposure, a Borrowing Base Deficiency remains after prepaying all of the Loans, the Borrower shall Cash Collateralize such remaining Borrowing Base Deficiency as provided in Section  2.08(j) .

(iii) Upon Certain Adjustments . If there is a Borrowing Base Deficiency as a result of a Borrowing Base adjustment pursuant to the Borrowing Base Adjustment Provisions (other than Section  8.13(c) ), then on the next Business Day after the occurrence of such Borrowing Base adjustment, the Borrower shall prepay Borrowings in an aggregate principal amount equal to such Borrowing Base Deficiency and if any Borrowing Base Deficiency remains as a result of LC Exposure, pay to Administrative Agent an amount equal to such remaining Borrowing Base Deficiency to be held as cash collateral as provided in Section  2.08(j) .

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LIBOR Rate Borrowings then outstanding, and if more than one LIBOR Rate Borrowing is then outstanding, to each such LIBOR Rate Borrowing in order of priority beginning with the LIBOR Rate Borrowing with the least number of days remaining in the Interest Period applicable thereto and ending with the LIBOR Rate Borrowing with the most number of days remaining in the Interest Period applicable thereto.

(v) Interest to be Paid with Prepayments . Prepayments pursuant to this Section  3.04(c) shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section  3.02 .

(d) No Premium or Penalty . Prepayments permitted or required under this Section  3.04 shall be without premium or penalty, except as required under Section  5.02 .

Section 3.05 Fees .

(a) Commitment Fees . The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender to the extent set forth in Section  4.05 ) a commitment fee, which shall accrue at the applicable Commitment Fee Rate on the average daily amount of the unused amount of the Commitment of such Lender (determined taking into account both Loans and LC Exposure) during the period from and including the date of this Agreement to but excluding the Termination Date. Accrued commitment fees shall be payable in arrears on the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the Termination Date, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof. All commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, unless such computation would exceed the Highest Lawful Rate, in which case interest shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

(b) Letter of Credit Fees . The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender to the extent set forth in Section  4.05 ) a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at the same Applicable Margin used to determine the interest rate applicable to LIBOR Rate Loans (as such rate may be increased pursuant to Section  3.02(c) ) on the average daily amount of such Lender’s LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements that has been funded by such Lender) during the period from and including the date of this Agreement to but excluding the later of the date on which such Lender’s Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure, (ii) to each applicable Issuing Bank a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate per annum agreed to between such Issuing Bank and Borrower on the average daily amount of the LC Exposure attributable to such Issuing Bank (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the date of this Agreement to but excluding the later of the date of termination of the Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure and (iii) to each Issuing Bank, for

 

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its own account, its standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Participation fees and fronting fees accrued through and including the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year shall be payable on such last Business Day, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date of this Agreement; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the Termination Date and any such fees accruing after the Termination Date shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to any Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section  3.05(b) shall be payable within 10 days after demand. All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, unless such computation would exceed the Highest Lawful Rate, in which case interest shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

(c) Administrative Agent Fees . The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE IV

PAYMENTS; PRO RATA TREATMENT; SHARING OF SET-OFFS

Section 4.01 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set -offs .

(a) Payments by the Borrower . The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section  5.01 , Section  5.02 , Section  5.03 or otherwise) prior to 11:00 a.m., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania time, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without defense, deduction, recoupment, set-off or counterclaim. Fees, once paid, shall be fully earned and shall not be refundable under any circumstances. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its offices specified in Section  12.01 , except payments to be made directly to the applicable Issuing Bank as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Section  5.01 , Section  5.02 , Section  5.03 and Section  12.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder shall be made in dollars.

(b) Application of Insufficient Payments . If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder,

 

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ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such parties.

(c) Sharing of Payments by Lenders . If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and participations in LC Disbursements of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and participations in LC Disbursements; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this Section  4.01(c) shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section  4.01(c) shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

Section 4.02 Presumption of Payment by the Borrower . Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders and/or any applicable Issuing Bank that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders and/or any applicable Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders and/or any applicable Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

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Section  2.08(e) or Section  4.02 then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid. If at any time prior to the acceleration or maturity of the Loans, the Administrative Agent shall receive any payment in respect of principal of a Loan or a reimbursement of an LC Disbursement while one or more Defaulting Lenders shall be party to this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall apply such payment first to the Borrowing(s) for which such Defaulting Lender(s) shall have failed to fund its pro rata share until such time as such Borrowing(s) are paid in full or each Lender (including each Defaulting Lender) is owed its Applicable Percentage of all Loans then outstanding. After acceleration or maturity of the Loans, all principal will be paid ratably as provided in Section  10.02(c) .

Section 4.04 Disposition of Proceeds . The Security Instruments contain an assignment by the Borrower and/or the Guarantors unto and in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties of all of the Borrower’s or each Guarantor’s interest in and to production and all proceeds attributable thereto which may be produced from or allocated to the Mortgaged Property. The Security Instruments further provide in general for the application of such proceeds to the satisfaction of the Secured Obligations and other obligations described therein and secured thereby. Notwithstanding the assignment contained in such Security Instruments, until the occurrence of an Event of Default, (a) the Administrative Agent agrees that it will neither notify the purchaser or purchasers of such production nor take any other action to cause such proceeds to be remitted to the Administrative Agent, but the Administrative Agent will instead permit such proceeds to be paid to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (b) the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to take such actions as may be necessary to cause such proceeds to be paid to the Borrower and/or such Subsidiaries.

Section 4.05 Defaulting Lenders .

(a) Defaulting Lender Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by applicable law:

(i) Waivers and Amendments . Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders.

(ii) Defaulting Lender Waterfall . Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article  X or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section  12.08 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first , to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second , to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any Issuing Bank hereunder; third , to Cash

 

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Collateralize the Issuing Banks’ Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section  2.08(j) ; fourth , as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth , if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize the Issuing Banks’ future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section  2.08(j) ; sixth , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders or the Issuing Bank as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender or the Issuing Banks against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh , to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth , to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or LC Disbursements in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section  6.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and LC Disbursements owed to, all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or LC Disbursements owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and LC Exposure is held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments under the applicable facility without giving effect to Section  4.05(a)(iv) . Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section  4.05(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(iii) Certain Fees .

(A) No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any commitment fee pursuant to Section  3.05(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).

(B) Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive letter of credit fees pursuant to Section  3.05(b) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its LC Exposure for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section  2.08(j) .

 

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(C) With respect to any fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Borrower shall (x) pay to each non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure that has been reallocated to such non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to each Issuing Bank the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such Issuing Bank’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.

(iv) Reallocation of Participations to Reduce Fronting Exposure . All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that (x) the conditions set forth in Section  6.02 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrower shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at such time), and (y) such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of any non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such non-Defaulting Lender’s Commitment. No reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.

(v) Cash Collateral . If the reallocation described in clause (iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under law, Cash Collateralize the Issuing Banks’ Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section  2.08(j) .

(b) Defaulting Lender Cure . If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit to be held pro rata by the Lenders in accordance with the Commitments (without giving effect to Section  4.05(a)(iv) ), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or

 

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payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

(c) New Letters of Credit . So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, no Issuing Bank shall be required to issue, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit unless it is satisfied that it will have no Fronting Exposure after giving effect thereto.

ARTICLE V

INCREASED COSTS; BREAK FUNDING PAYMENTS; TAXES

Section 5.01 Increased Costs .

(a) Increased Costs Generally . If any Change in Law shall:

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender (except any reserve requirement reflected in the LIBOR Rate) or any Issuing Bank;

(ii) subject any Credit Party to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or

(iii) impose on any Lender or any Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Credit Party of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan, or to increase the cost to such Lender, such Issuing Bank or other Credit Party of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or such other Credit Party (whether of principal, interest or any other amount), then, upon request of such Lender, Issuing Bank or other Credit Party, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or such other Credit Party such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such other Credit Party for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

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regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by any Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c) Certificates for Reimbursement . A certificate of a Lender or Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in Section  5.01(a) or (b)  shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

(d) Delay in Requests . Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section  5.01 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section  5.01 for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than nine months prior to the date that such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the nine month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

Section 5.02 Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any LIBOR Rate Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any LIBOR Rate Loan into a Base Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any LIBOR Rate Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto, or (d) the assignment of any LIBOR Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section  5.04 then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a LIBOR Rate Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the LIBOR Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the eurodollar market.

 

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A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section  5.02 and demonstrating, in reasonable detail, the computation of such amount or amounts shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10  days after receipt thereof.

Section 5.03 Taxes .

(a) Defined Terms . For purposes of this Section  5.03 , Section  5.04 and Section  5.05 , the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank and the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

(b) Payments Free of Taxes . Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that, after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section  5.03 ), the applicable Credit Party receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

(c) Payment of Other Taxes by the Loan Parties . The Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(d) Indemnification by the Loan Parties . The Loan Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify each Credit Party, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section  5.03 ) payable or paid by such Credit Party or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Credit Party and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

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(e) Indemnification by the Lenders . Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section  12.04(c) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register, and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (e).

(f) Evidence of Payments . As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section  5.03 , such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(g) Status of Lenders . (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section  5.03(g)(ii)(A) , (ii)(B) and ( ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(i) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Borrower

(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals or copies of IRS Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

 

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(B) any Non-U.S. Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

(1) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals or copies of IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or any successor form) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or any successor form) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

(2) executed originals or copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (or any successor form);

(3) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit  H -1 to the effect that such Non-U.S. Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed originals or copies of IRS Form W-8BEN (or any successor form); or

(4) to the extent a Non-U.S. Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals or copies of IRS Form W-8IMY(or any successor form), accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI (or any successor form), IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or any successor form), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit  H -2 or Exhibit  H -3 , IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Non-U.S. Lender is a partnership and one or

 

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more direct or indirect partners of such Non-U.S. Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Non-U.S. Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit  H -4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C) any Non-U.S. Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals or copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(h) Treatment of Certain Refunds . If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section  5.03 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section  5.03 ), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section  5.03 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all

 

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out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (h) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (h), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (h) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(i) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section  5.03 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Documents.

Section 5.04 Designation of Different Lending Office . If any Lender requests compensation under Section  5.01 , or required the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section  5.03 , then such Lender shall (at the request of the Borrower) use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section  5.01 or Section  5.03 , as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

Section 5.05 Replacement of Lenders . If any Lender requests compensation under Section  5.01 , or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section  5.03 , and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different lending office in accordance with Section  5.04 , or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section  12.04(b) ), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Section  5.01 or Section  5.03 ) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section  12.04 , (ii) such Lender shall have received

 

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payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section  5.02 ), from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts), (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section  5.01 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section  5.03 , such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments, and (iv) such assignment does not conflict with applicable law. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

Section 5.06 Illegality . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event that it becomes unlawful for any Lender or its applicable lending office to honor its obligation to make or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans either generally or having a particular Interest Period hereunder, then (a) such Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof and such Lender’s obligation to make such LIBOR Rate Loans shall be suspended (the “ Affected Loans ”) until such time as such Lender may again make and maintain such LIBOR Rate Loans and (b) all Affected Loans which would otherwise be made by such Lender shall be made instead as Base Rate Loans (and, if such Lender so requests by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, all Affected Loans of such Lender then outstanding shall be automatically converted into Base Rate Loans on the date specified by such Lender in such notice) and, to the extent that Affected Loans are so made as (or converted into) Base Rate Loans, all payments of principal which would otherwise be applied to such Lender’s Affected Loans shall be applied instead to its Base Rate Loans.

ARTICLE VI

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

Section 6.01 Effective Date . The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section  12.02 ):

(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received from each party hereto counterparts (in such number as may be requested by the Administrative Agent) of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party and duly executed Notes payable to each Lender that requested a Note.

(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received from each party thereto duly executed counterparts (in such number as may be requested by the Administrative Agent) of the Security Instruments, including the Guaranty Agreement, and except in cases where no signature is required, the other Security Instruments described on Exhibit  F . In connection with the execution and delivery of the Security Instruments, the Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied that the Security Instruments create first priority Liens that may be perfected upon recordation of properly completed financing statements and the Security Instruments in the appropriate filing offices therefor (except Liens permitted by Section 9.03 may exist) on at least 90% of the PV-9 of Proved Reserves evaluated in the most recent Reserve Report.

 

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(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party setting forth (i) resolutions of its board of directors or other appropriate governing body with respect to the authorization of such Loan Party to execute and deliver the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to enter into the transactions contemplated in those documents, (ii) the officers of such Loan Party (y) who are authorized to sign the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is a party and (z) who will, until replaced by another officer or officers duly authorized for that purpose, act as its representative for the purposes of signing documents and giving notices and other communications in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) specimen signatures of such authorized officers, and (iv) the articles or certificate of incorporation and by-laws or other applicable Organizational Documents of such Loan Party, certified as being true and complete. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders may conclusively rely on such certificate until the Administrative Agent receives notice in writing from such Loan to the contrary.

(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received certificates of the appropriate State agencies, as requested by the Administrative Agent, with respect to the existence, qualification and good standing of each Loan Party in each jurisdiction where any such Loan Party is organized or owns Borrowing Base Properties, except where the failure to so qualify could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent certifying that (i) all representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, (ii) no Event of Default or Default exists and (iii) no Material Adverse Effect has occurred since December 31, 2016.

(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) copies of the audited pro forma consolidated financial statements, prepared in accordance with GAAP, of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, (ii) budget and pro forma projections (including a pro forma closing balance sheet, pro forma statements of operations and cash flow) for the years 2017 through 2022 and quarterly projections through 2017 and yearly thereafter, including assumptions used in preparing the forecast financial statements, satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(g) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall have established its primary deposit and investment accounts with PNC Bank.

(h) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that adequate insurance, if applicable, required to be maintained in accordance with Section  7.12 is in full force and effect, with additional insured, mortgagee and lender loss payable special endorsements attached thereto in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel naming the Administrative Agent as additional insured, mortgagee, lender or loss payee, as applicable.

 

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(i) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower substantially in the form of Exhibit  E certifying that, after giving effect to the Borrowings under this Agreement, the Borrower and the other Loan Parties, on a consolidated basis, are solvent.

(j) The Administrative Agent shall have received the Initial Reserve Report accompanied by a certificate covering the matters described in Section  8.12(c)(i) -(iii) .

(k) The Administrative Agent shall have received, at least five (5) days prior to the Effective Date, all documentation and other information previously requested and required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act.

(l) The Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion of Haynes and Boone LLP, special counsel for the Loan Parties, in form and of substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

(m) The Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Lenders shall have received all fees and other amounts required to be paid under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date and, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder.

(n) The Administrative Agent shall have received appropriate UCC search certificates reflecting no prior Liens encumbering the Properties of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties other than those being released on or prior to the Effective Date or Liens permitted by Section  9.03 .

(o) The Administrative Agent shall have received title information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require satisfactory to the Administrative Agent setting forth the status of title to at least 80% of the PV-9 of the Borrowing Base Properties.

(p) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the that the Existing Credit Agreement has been, or concurrently with the Effective Date is being, terminated and all Liens securing Debt under the Existing Credit Agreement have been, or concurrently with the Effective Date are being, released.

(q) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate dated as of the date of this Agreement from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower stating that the Business Combination Transaction has been consummated pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement and that attached thereto are true and complete copies of the Business Combination Agreement;

 

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(r) The corporate, capital and ownership structure of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries upon the Effective Date shall be reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

(s) The Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that as of the Effective Date, after giving effect to the Transactions, the sum of (i) the amount by which the Borrowing Base exceeds the Revolving Credit Exposures of all Lenders and (ii) cash on hand of Borrower, is not less than $60,000,000.

(t) Except as provided in Section  8. 18, Administrative Agent shall have received copies of any ISDA schedules and credit support annexes and any other agreements evidencing collateral arrangements with any approved counterparties, which shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative Agent.

(u) The Administrative Agent shall have received such other certificates, documents, instruments and agreements as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.

Section 6.02 Each Credit Event . The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing (including the initial funding), and of the Issuing Banks to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit and the Effective Date, is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

(b) The representations and warranties of the Borrower and the Guarantors set forth in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (unless already qualified by materiality in which case such applicable representation and warranty shall be true and correct) on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, except to the extent any such representations and warranties are expressly limited to an earlier date, in which case, on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, such representations and warranties shall continue to be true and correct in all material respects (unless already qualified by materiality in which case such applicable representation and warranty shall be true and correct) as of such specified earlier date.

(c) The receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Borrowing Request in accordance with Section  2.03 or a request for a Letter of Credit (or an amendment, extension or renewal of a Letter of Credit) in accordance with Section  2.08(b) , as applicable.

 

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Each request for a Borrowing and each request for the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower and the other Loan Parties on the date thereof as to the matters specified in Section  6.02(a) through (c) .

ARTICLE VII

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:

Section 7.01 Organization; Powers . Each Loan Party is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority, and has all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals necessary, to own its assets and to carry on its business as now conducted, and is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where failure to have such licenses, authorizations, consents, approvals and foreign qualifications could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.02 Authority; Enforceability . The Transactions are within each Loan Party’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if required, owner action. Each Loan Document to which a Loan Party is a party has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, as applicable, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

Section 7.03 Approvals; No Conflicts . The Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority or any other third Person, nor is any such consent, approval, registration, filing or other action necessary for the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect other than (i) the recording and filing of financing statements and the Security Instruments as required by this Agreement, (ii) those third party approvals or consents which, if not made or obtained, would not cause a Default hereunder, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or do not have an adverse effect on the enforceability of the Loan Documents and (iii) those third party authorizations, approvals or consents that are customarily obtained following closing, (b) will not violate (i) in any material respect, any applicable law or regulation or any order of any Governmental Authority or (ii) the Organizational Documents of any Loan Party, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, note, credit agreement or other similar instrument binding upon any Loan Party or its Properties, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by any Loan Party and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any Property of any Loan Party (other than the Liens created by the Loan Documents and Liens created under the Second Lien Documents to the extent permitted hereunder and under the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement).

 

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Section 7.04 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change .

(a) Since December 31, 2016 and after giving effect to the Transactions (i) there has been no event, development or circumstance that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) the business of the Borrower and the Loan Parties has been conducted only in the ordinary course consistent with past business practices.

(b) Neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party has on the date of this Agreement, after giving effect to the Transactions, any material Debt (including Disqualified Capital Stock) other than the Secured Obligations, the Second Lien Obligations and obligations under the Borrower Preferred Units (to the extent constituting Debt) or any contingent liabilities, off-balance sheet liabilities or partnerships, liabilities for taxes, or unusual forward or long-term commitments or unrealized or anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments.

Section 7.05 Litigation .

(a) Except as set forth on Schedule  7.05 , there are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against any Loan Party that (i) are not fully covered by insurance (except for normal deductibles) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) involve any Loan Document or the Transactions.

(b) Since the date of this Agreement, there has been no change in the status of the matters disclosed in Schedule   7.05 that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section  7.06 Environmental Matters . Except for such matters as set forth on Schedule  7.06 or that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (or for each Loan Party’s Oil and Gas Properties where another party other than such Loan Party is the operator, to the knowledge of the Borrower could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect):

(a) While the Loan Parties have operated Properties, the Loan Parties and each of their respective Properties and operations thereon are, and within all applicable statute of limitation periods have been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws;

(b) the Loan Parties have obtained all Environmental Permits required for their respective operations and each of their Properties, with all such Environmental Permits being currently in full force and effect, and no Loan Party has received any written notice that any such existing Environmental Permit will be revoked or that any application for any new Environmental Permit or renewal of any existing Environmental Permit will be denied;

 

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(c) the Loan Parties have not received any written claims, demands, suits, orders, inquiries, or proceedings concerning any violation of, or any liability (including as a potentially responsible party) under, any applicable Environmental Laws that is pending or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against any Loan Party or any of their respective Properties or as a result of any operations at the Properties;

(d) none of the Loan Parties owns or operates a treatment, storage, or disposal facility requiring a permit under the RCRA, regulations thereunder or any comparable state delegated Resource Conservation and Recovery Act program;

(e) except as permitted under applicable laws, there has been no Release or, to the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened Release, of Hazardous Materials attributable to the operations of any Loan Party at, on, under or from any Loan Party’s Properties and there are no investigations, remediations, abatements, removals of Hazardous Materials required under applicable Environmental Laws relating to such Releases or threatened Releases or at such Properties and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, none of such Properties are adversely affected by any Release or threatened Release of a Hazardous Material originating or emanating from any other real property;

(f) no Loan Party has received any written notice asserting an alleged liability or obligation under any Environmental Laws with respect to the investigation, remediation, abatement, removal, or monitoring of any Hazardous Materials, including at, under, or Released or threatened to be Released from any real properties offsite the Loan Party’s Properties and there are no conditions or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in the receipt of such written notice;

(g) to the Loan Party’s knowledge, there has been no exposure of any Person or Property to any Hazardous Materials as a result of or in connection with the operations and businesses of any Loan Party or relating to any of their Properties that would reasonably be expected to form the basis for a claim against any Loan Party for damages or compensation and, to the Borrower’s knowledge, there are no conditions or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in the receipt of notice regarding such exposure;

(h) no Loan Party has assumed or retained any liability of another Person under Environmental Law or relating to Hazardous Materials, and, to the Borrower’s knowledge, no Loan Party otherwise has any liability under any Environmental Laws or relating to Hazardous Materials; and

(i) the Loan Parties have provided to the Lenders complete and correct copies of all environmental site assessment reports, investigations, studies, analyses, and correspondence on environmental matters (including matters relating to any alleged non-compliance with or liability under Environmental Laws) that are in any Loan Party’s possession or control and relating to their respective Properties or operations thereon.

 

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Section 7.07 Compliance with the Laws and Agreements; No Defaults .

(a) Each Loan Party is in compliance with all Governmental Requirements applicable to it or its Property and all agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its Property, and possesses all licenses, permits, franchises, exemptions, approvals and other governmental authorizations necessary for the ownership of its Property and the conduct of its business, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) No Loan Party is in default nor has any event or circumstance occurred which, but for the expiration of any applicable grace period or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default or would require such Loan Party to Redeem or make any offer to Redeem all or any portion of any Debt outstanding under any indenture, note, credit agreement or other similar instrument pursuant to which any Material Indebtedness is outstanding or by which the Loan Parties or any of their Properties is bound.

(c) No Default has occurred and is continuing.

Section 7.08 Investment Company Act . No Loan Party is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Section 7.09 Taxes . Each Loan Party has timely filed or caused to be filed all tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the applicable Loan Party has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of Borrower, no material proposed tax assessment is being asserted with respect to any Loan Party.

Section 7.10 ERISA . Except for matters that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) Each Plan is, and has been, operated, administered and maintained in substantial compliance with, and the Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate have complied with ERISA, the terms of the applicable Plan and, where applicable, the Code.

(b) No act, omission or transaction has occurred that could result in imposition on the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate (whether directly or indirectly) of (i) either a civil penalty assessed pursuant to subsections (c), (i) or (l) of Section 502 of ERISA or a tax imposed pursuant to Chapter 43 of Subtitle D of the Code or (ii) breach of fiduciary duty liability damages under Section 409 of ERISA.

(c) No liability to the PBGC (other than for the payment of current premiums which are not past due) by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has been or is reasonably expected by any Loan Party or any ERISA Affiliate to be incurred with respect to any Plan.

 

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(d) No ERISA Event with respect to any Plan has occurred that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower under Title IV of ERISA to the Plan or the PBGC.

(e) The actuarial present value of the benefit liabilities under each Plan does not, as of the end of the Borrower’s most recently ended fiscal year, exceed the current value of the assets (computed on a plan termination basis in accordance with Title IV of ERISA) of such Plan allocable to such benefit liabilities. The term “actuarial present value of the benefit liabilities” shall have the meaning specified in Section 4041 of ERISA.

(f) Neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate sponsors, maintains or contributes to, or has at any time in the six-year period preceding the date hereof sponsored, maintained or contributed to, or had any actual liability to any Multiemployer Plan.

Section 7.11 Disclosure; No Material Misstatements . The Borrower has disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or any Loan Party is subject, and all other existing facts and circumstances applicable to the Loan Parties known to the Borrower, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of the Loan Parties to the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any of their Affiliates in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contain any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial or other information, the Loan Parties represent only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time. There are no statements or conclusions in any Reserve Report which are based upon or include misleading information or fail to take into account material information regarding the matters reported therein, it being understood that projections concerning volumes attributable to the Oil and Gas Properties and production and cost estimates contained in each Reserve Report are necessarily based upon professional opinions, estimates and projections and the Loan Parties do not warrant that such opinions, estimates and projections will ultimately prove to have been accurate.

Section 7.12 Insurance . For the benefit of each Loan Party, the Borrower has (a) all insurance policies sufficient for the compliance by the Loan Parties with all material Governmental Requirements and all material agreements and (b) insurance coverage, or self-insurance, in at least such amounts and against such risk (including public liability) that are usually insured against by companies similarly situated and engaged in the same or a similar business for the assets and operations of the Loan Parties. Schedule  7.12 , as of the date hereof, sets forth a list of all insurance maintained by the Borrower. The Administrative Agent, as agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, has been named as additional insureds in respect of such liability insurance policies and the Administrative Agent, as agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, has been named as loss payee with respect to Property loss insurance.

 

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Section 7.13 Restriction on Liens . Neither the Borrower nor any Loan Party is a party to any material agreement or arrangement (other than (x) the Second Lien Documents (subject to the Intercreditor Agreement) and (y) Purchase Money Security Interests and Capital Leases creating Liens permitted by Section  9.03(c) , but then only on the Property subject of such Purchase Money Security Interests or Capital Lease), or subject to any order, judgment, writ or decree, which either restricts or purports to restrict its ability to grant Liens to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders on or in respect of their Properties to secure the Secured Obligations and the Loan Documents.

Section 7.14 Loan Parties . Except as set forth on Schedule  7.14 or as disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly furnish a copy to the Lenders), which shall be a supplement to Schedule  7.14 , there are no other Loan Parties.

Section 7.15 Foreign Operations . The Borrower and the other Loan Parties do not own any Oil and Gas Properties not located within the geographical boundaries of the United States.

Section 7.16 Location of Business and Offices . The Borrower’s jurisdiction of organization is Delaware; the name of the Borrower as listed in the public records of its jurisdiction of organization is Rosehill Operating Company, LLC; and the organizational identification number of the Borrower in its jurisdiction of organization is 6199183 (or, in each case, as set forth in a notice delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section  8.01(l) in accordance with Section  12.01 ). The Borrower’s principal place of business and chief executive offices are located at the address specified in Section  12.01 (or as set forth in a notice delivered pursuant to Section  8.01(l) and Section  12.01(c) ). Each Loan Party’s jurisdiction of organization, name as listed in the public records of its jurisdiction of organization, organizational identification number in its jurisdiction of organization, and the location of its principal place of business and chief executive office is stated on Schedule  7.14 (or as set forth in a notice delivered pursuant to Section  8.01 (l) ).

Section 7.17 Properties; Defensible Title, Etc .

(a) Each Loan Party has good and defensible title to the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the most recently delivered Reserve Report and good title to all its personal Properties other than Properties sold in compliance with Section  9.11 from time to time, in each case, free and clear of all Liens except Liens permitted by Section  9.03 . After giving full effect to Liens permitted by Section  9.03 , the Loan Party specified as the owner owns the net interests in production attributable to the Hydrocarbon Interests as reflected in the most recently delivered Reserve Report, and except as otherwise provided by statute, regulation or the standard and customary provisions of any applicable joint operating agreement, the ownership of such Properties shall not in any material respect obligate the Loan Party to bear the costs and expenses relating to the maintenance, development and operations of each such Property in an amount in excess of the working interest of each Property set forth in the most recently delivered Reserve Report that is not offset by a corresponding proportionate increase in the Loan Party’s net revenue interest in such Property.

 

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(b) All material leases and agreements necessary for the conduct of the business of the Loan Parties are valid and subsisting, in full force and effect, and there exists no default or event or circumstance which with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both would give rise to a default under any such lease or leases, which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) The rights and Properties presently owned, leased or licensed by the Loan Parties including all easements and rights of way, include all rights and Properties necessary to permit the Loan Parties to conduct their business in all material respects in the same manner as its business is conducted on the date hereof.

(d) Each Loan Party owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents and other intellectual Property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Loan Party does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Loan Parties either own or have valid licenses or other rights to use all databases, geological data, geophysical data, engineering data, seismic data, maps, interpretations and other technical information used in their businesses as presently conducted, subject to the limitations contained in the agreements governing the use of the same, which limitations are customary for companies engaged in the business of the exploration and production of Hydrocarbons, with such exceptions as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.18 Maintenance of Properties . Except for such acts or failures to act as could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Oil and Gas Properties (and Properties unitized therewith) of the Loan Parties have been maintained, operated and developed in a reasonably prudent manner and in conformity with all Governmental Requirements and in conformity with the provisions of all leases, subleases or other contracts comprising a part of the Hydrocarbon Interests and other contracts and agreements forming a part of the Oil and Gas Properties of the Loan Parties. Specifically in connection with the foregoing, except for those as could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) no Oil and Gas Property of the Loan Parties is subject to having allowable production reduced below the full and regular allowable (including the maximum permissible tolerance) because of any overproduction (whether or not the same was permissible at the time) and (ii) none of the wells comprising a part of the Oil and Gas Properties (or Properties unitized therewith) of the Loan Parties is deviated from the vertical more than the maximum permitted by Governmental Requirements, and such wells are bottomed under and are producing from, and the well bores are wholly within, the Oil and Gas Properties (or in the case of wells located on Properties unitized therewith, such unitized Properties) of the Loan Parties. All pipelines, wells, gas processing plants, platforms and other material improvements, fixtures and equipment owned in whole or in part by the Loan Parties that are necessary to conduct normal operations are being maintained in a state adequate to conduct normal operations, and with respect to such of the foregoing which are operated by the Loan Parties, in a manner consistent with the Loan Parties’ past practices (other than those the failure of which to maintain in accordance with this Section  7.18 could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).

 

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Section 7.19 Gas Imbalances ; Prepayments . Except as set forth on Schedule  7.19 or on the most recent certificate delivered pursuant to Section  8.12(c) , on a net basis there are no gas imbalances take or pay or other prepayments which would require any Loan Party to deliver Hydrocarbons produced from their Oil and Gas Properties at some future time without then or thereafter receiving full payment therefor exceeding two percent (2.0%) of the aggregate volumes of natural gas (on an Mcf basis) listed in the most recent Reserve Report.

Section 7.20 Marketing of Production . Except for contracts listed and in effect on the date hereof on Schedule  7.20 , and thereafter either disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent or included in the most recently delivered Reserve Report, (a) the Loan Parties are receiving a price for all production sold thereunder which is computed substantially in accordance with the terms of the relevant contract and are not having deliveries curtailed substantially below the subject Property’s delivery capacity and (b) no material agreements exist which are not cancelable on 90 days’ notice or less without penalty or detriment for the sale of production from the Loan Parties’ Hydrocarbons (including calls on or other rights to purchase, production, whether or not the same are currently being exercised) that (i) pertain to the sale of production at a fixed price and (ii) have a maturity or expiry date of longer than six (6) months from the date hereof.

Section 7.21 Security Documents . The Security Instruments are effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a legal, valid and enforceable security interest in the Mortgaged Property and Collateral and proceeds thereof. The Secured Obligations are and shall be at all times secured by a legal, valid and enforceability perfected first priority Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent, covering and encumbering the Mortgaged Properties and other Collateral, to the extent perfection has occurred or will occur, by the recording of a mortgage, the filing of a UCC financing statement or, with respect to Equity Interests represented by certificates, by possession (in each case, to the extent available in the applicable jurisdiction); provided that, except in the case of pledged Equity Interests or as otherwise provided herein, Liens permitted by Section  9.03 may exist.

Section 7.22 Swap Agreements and Eligible Contract Participant . Schedule  7.22 , as of the date hereof, and after the date hereof, each report required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section  8.01(d) , sets forth, a true and complete list of all Swap Agreements of the Loan Parties, the material terms thereof (including the type, term, effective date, termination date and notional amounts or volumes), the estimated net mark to market value thereof, all credit support agreements relating thereto (including any margin required or supplied, but excluding the Security Instruments) and the counterparty to each such agreement. The Borrower is a Qualified ECP Guarantor.

Section 7.23 Use of Loans and Letters of Credit . The proceeds of the Loans and the Letters of Credit shall be used (i) to provide funds for working capital, (ii) to finance capital expenditures, (iii) for the acquisition and development by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries of Oil and Gas Properties permitted hereunder, (iv) to refinance existing debt, and (v) for general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. No Loan Party is engaged principally, or as one of its or their important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation T, U or X of the Board). No part of the proceeds of any Loan or Letter of Credit will be used for any purpose which violates the provisions of Regulations T, U or X of the Board.

 

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Section 7.24 Solvency . After giving effect to the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby, (a) the aggregate assets (after giving effect to amounts that could reasonably be received by reason of indemnity, offset, insurance or any similar arrangement), at a fair valuation, of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, will exceed the aggregate Debt of the Loan Parties on a consolidated basis, as the Debt becomes absolute and matures, (b) each Loan Party will not have incurred or intended to incur, and will not believe that it will incur, Debt beyond its ability to pay such Debt (after taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be received by it and the amounts to be payable on or in respect of its liabilities, and giving effect to amounts that could reasonably be received by reason of indemnity, offset, insurance or any similar arrangement) as such Debt becomes absolute and matures and (c) each Loan Party will not have (and will have no reason to believe that it will have thereafter) unreasonably small capital for the conduct of its business.

Section 7.25 Anti -Corruption Laws; Sanctions; OFAC .

(a) The Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.

(b) The Borrower, its Subsidiaries, their respective officers and employees and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, its directors and agents are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects and are not knowingly engaged in any activity that would reasonably be expected to result in any Loan Party being designated as a Sanctioned Person.

(c) None of (i) the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any of their respective directors, officers or employees, or (ii) to the knowledge of the Borrower, any agent of the Borrower that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. The Borrower will not directly or, to its knowledge, indirectly use the proceeds from the Loans or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person, for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person currently subject to any applicable Sanctions.

Section 7.26 EEA Financial Institution . No Loan Party is an EEA Financial Institution.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder and all other amounts payable under the Loan Documents shall have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated (or are Cash Collateralized) and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

Section 8.01 Financial Statements; Other Information . The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

(a) Annual Financial Statements . As soon as available, but in any event in accordance with then applicable law and not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the audited consolidating and consolidated balance sheet for the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries and related statements of operations, members’ equity, as applicable, and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit other than any consistency qualification that may result from a change in the method used to prepare the financial statements as to which such accountants concur) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied; provided, that the foregoing requirements shall be deemed satisfied by delivery of the audited financial statements of RRI for such fiscal year that are filed by RRI with the SEC (so long as the same are so filed within the 90-day period specified above and otherwise delivered in accordance with Section  12.01(b) ).

(b) Quarterly Financial Statements . As soon as available, but in any event in accordance with then applicable law and not later than 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the unaudited consolidating and consolidated balance sheet for the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries and related statements of operations, members’ equity, as applicable, and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its Responsible Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes; provided, that the foregoing requirements shall be deemed satisfied by delivery of the financial statements of RRI for such fiscal year that are filed by RRI with the SEC (so long as the same are so filed within the 45-day period specified above and otherwise delivered in accordance with Section  12.01(b) ).

(c) Certificate of Responsible Officer – Compliance . Concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under Section  8.01(a) or Section  8.01(b) , a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibit  D hereto (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Section  9.01 and (iii) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the most recently delivered financial statements referred to in Section  8.01(a) and (b)  and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate (the “ Compliance Certificate ”).

 

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(d) Certificate of Responsible Officer – Swap Agreements and Forecasted Production .

(i) Concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under Section  8.01(b) , a certificate of a Responsible Officer, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, setting forth as of the last Business Day of the period covered by such financial statements, a true and complete list of all Swap Agreements of each Loan Party, the material terms thereof (including the type, term, effective date, termination date and notional amounts or volumes), any new credit support agreements relating thereto (other than Security Instruments) not listed on Schedule  7.22 , any margin required or supplied under any credit support document, and the counterparty to each such agreement.

(ii) Concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under Section  8.01(b) , a certificate of a Responsible Officer, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent covering the Forecasted Production for reserves then owned by the Loan Parties.

(e) Certificate of Insurer – Insurance Coverage . Concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under Section  8.01(a) , and within ten (10) Business Days following each change in the insurance maintained in accordance with Section  8.07 , certificates of insurance coverage with respect to the insurance required by Section  8.07 , in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and, if requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, all copies of the applicable policies.

(f) Other Accounting Reports . Promptly upon receipt thereof, a copy of each other report or letter submitted to any Loan Party by independent accountants in connection with any annual, interim or special audit made by them of the books of any such Person, and a copy of any response by such Person, or the board of directors or other appropriate governing body of such Person, to such letter or report.

(g) SEC and Other Filings; Reports to Shareholders . Promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by any Loan Party with the SEC or with any national securities exchange.

(h) Notices Under Material Instruments . Promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any financial statement, report or notice furnished to or by any Person pursuant to the terms of any preferred stock designation, indenture, loan or credit or other similar agreement, other than this Agreement and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant to any other provision of this Section  8.01 .

(i) Lists of Purchasers . Concurrently with the delivery of any Reserve Report to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section  8.12 , a list of all Persons purchasing Hydrocarbons from any Loan Party (or, with respect to Oil and Gas Properties that are not operated by a Loan Party, a list of the operators of such properties).

 

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(j) Notice of Sales of Borrowing Base Properties and Unwinds of Swap Agreements . In the event the Borrower or any other Loan Party intends to sell, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of Oil and Gas Properties (or any Equity Interest of any Loan Party that owns Oil and Gas Properties) or terminate, unwind, cancel or otherwise dispose of or monetize Swap Agreements that would, in the aggregate with all sales or dispositions of Oil and Gas Properties or terminations or monetizations of Swap Agreements since the most recent redetermination or adjustment to the Borrowing Base hereunder or any other provision under this Agreement that requires or permits the amount of the Borrowing Base to be adjusted, constitute a Material Disposition, written notice of such disposition, termination, unwind or cancellation (and in any event within five Business Days following any such event, or by such other date as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), the price thereof and the anticipated date of closing and any other details thereof reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

(k) Notice of Casualty Events . Prompt written notice, and in any event within ten Business Days, of the occurrence of any Casualty Event to any Property having a fair market value in excess of $1,000,000 or the commencement of any condemnation or eminent domain action or proceeding that could reasonably be expected to result in such a Casualty Event.

(l) Information Regarding Borrower and Guarantors . Prompt written notice of (and in any event within ten (10) days prior thereto or such other time as the Administrative Agent may agree) any change (i) in a Loan Party’s corporate name or in any trade name used to identify such Person in the conduct of its business or in the ownership of its Properties, (ii) in the location of the Loan Party’s chief executive office or principal place of business, (iii) in the Loan Party’s identity or corporate structure or in the jurisdiction in which such Person is incorporated or formed, (iv) in the Loan Party’s jurisdiction of organization or such Person’s organizational identification number in such jurisdiction of organization, and (v) in the Loan Party’s federal taxpayer identification number.

(m) Production Report and Lease Operating Statements . Concurrently with the delivery of any financial statements pursuant to Section  8.01(a) or (b) , a report setting forth, for each fiscal quarter during the then current fiscal year to date, the volume of production and sales attributable to production (and the prices at which such sales were made and the revenues derived from such sales) for each such fiscal quarter from the Oil and Gas Properties, and setting forth the related ad valorem, severance and production taxes and lease operating expenses attributable thereto and incurred for each such fiscal quarter.

(n) Annual Budget and Projections . As soon as available, but in any event not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the annual budget and any forecasts or projections of the Borrower.

 

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(o) Patriot Act . Promptly upon request, all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the USA Patriot Act.

(p) Notices of Certain Changes . Promptly, but in any event within five (5) Business Days after the execution thereof, copies of any amendment, modification or supplement to any of the Senior Unsecured Notes Documents or the Organizational Documents of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

(q) Senior Unsecured Notes Incurrence . Written notice that it is considering incurring Senior Unsecured Notes at least five (5) Business Days prior to the proposed incurrence of such Senior Unsecured Notes. In connection therewith the Borrower will from time to time provide to the Administrative Agent copies of existing drafts of the Senior Unsecured Notes Documents as requested by the Administrative Agent, and the Borrower will also promptly deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders copies, certified by a Responsible Officer as true and complete, of each Senior Unsecured Notes Document following the incurrence of any Senior Unsecured Notes.

(r) Other Requested Information . Promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (including any Plan or Multiemployer Plan and any reports or other information required to be filed under ERISA), or compliance with the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.

(s) Second Lien Document Information . Promptly, but in any event within five (5) Business Days after the furnishing or receipt thereof (provided that any material amendments or written modifications contemplated in clause (ii) below shall be provided one (1) Business Day before their execution), copies of (i) any notice of default or any notice related to the exercise of remedies, in each case pursuant to the Second Lien Documents, (ii) any amendment or other written modification of the Second Lien Note Purchase Agreement or any other Second Lien Document and (iii) copies of any material notices, reports or other written information provided under the terms of the Second Lien Note Purchase Agreement, in each case not otherwise required to be furnished to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders pursuant to any other provisions of the Loan Documents.

Section 8.02 Notices of Material Events . The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender prompt written notice of the following:

(a) the occurrence of any Default;

(b) the filing or commencement of, or the threat in writing of, any action, suit, proceeding, investigation or arbitration by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the Loan Parties thereof not previously disclosed in writing to the Lenders or any material adverse development in any action, suit, proceeding, investigation or arbitration (whether or not previously disclosed to the Lenders) that, in either case, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

 

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(c) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

(d) the occurrence of any Material Adverse Effect.

Each notice delivered under this Section  8.02 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

Section 8.03 Existence; Conduct of Business . The Borrower will, and will cause each Loan Party to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business and maintain, if necessary, its qualification to do business in each other jurisdiction in which its Oil and Gas Properties is located or the ownership of its Properties requires such qualification, except where the failure to so qualify could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section  9.10 .

Section 8.04 Payment of Obligations . The Borrower will, and will cause each other Loan Party to, pay its obligations, including tax liabilities of the Borrower and all of the other Loan Parties before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Borrower or such other Loan Party has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 8.05 Performance of Obligations under Loan Documents . The Borrower will pay the Loans according to the terms hereof, and cause each other Loan Party to, do and perform every act and discharge all of the obligations to be performed and discharged by them under the Loan Documents, including this Agreement, at the time or times and in the manner specified.

Section 8.06 Operation and Maintenance of Properties . The Borrower, at its own expense, will, and will cause each other Loan Party to:

(a) operate its Oil and Gas Properties and other material Properties or cause such Oil and Gas Properties and other material Properties to be operated in as a reasonably prudent operator in accordance with the practices of the industry and in compliance with all applicable contracts and agreements and in compliance with all applicable Governmental Requirements, including applicable pro ration requirements and Environmental Laws, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations of every other Governmental Authority from time to time constituted to regulate the development and operation of its Oil and Gas Properties and the production and sale of Hydrocarbons and other minerals therefrom, except, in each case, where the failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b) maintain and keep in good repair, working order and efficiency (ordinary wear and tear excepted) all of its material Oil and Gas Properties and other Properties necessary to the conduct of its business, including all equipment, machinery and facilities as would a reasonably prudent operator.

(c) promptly pay and discharge, or use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be paid and discharged, all material delay rentals, royalties, expenses and indebtedness accruing under the leases or other agreements affecting or pertaining to its Oil and Gas Properties and will do all other things necessary, in accordance with industry standards, to keep unimpaired their rights with respect thereto and prevent any forfeiture thereof or default thereunder.

(d) promptly perform or use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be performed, in accordance with industry standards, the obligations required by each and all of the assignments, deeds, leases, sub-leases, contracts and agreements affecting its interests in its Oil and Gas Properties and other material Properties.

Section 8.07 Insurance . The Borrower will maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance covering all Loan Parties, in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations. The loss payable clauses or provisions in the applicable insurance policy or policies insuring any of the collateral for the Loans shall be endorsed in favor of and made payable to the Administrative Agent as a “loss payee” or other formulation acceptable to the Administrative Agent and such liability policies shall name the Administrative Agent, as agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as “additional insured”. The Borrower shall cause such policies to also provide that the insurer will endeavor to give at least 30 days prior notice of any cancellation to the Administrative Agent (or 10 days in the case of non-payment).

Section 8.08 Books and Records; Inspection Rights . The Borrower will, and will cause each other Loan Party to, keep proper books of record and account in accordance with GAAP. The Borrower will, and will cause each other Loan Party to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its Properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested; provided that each Lender shall provide the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with reasonable notice prior to any visit or inspection. In the event any Lender desires to conduct an audit of any Loan Party, such Lender shall make a reasonable effort to conduct such audit contemporaneously with any audit to be performed by the Administrative Agent. The Borrower shall reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for all costs incurred in connection with such visitations and inspections; provided, however that prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Borrower shall only be obligated to reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for all costs incurred in connection with one (1) such visitation and inspection per year.

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to it or its Property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Loan Parties and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.

Section 8.10 Environmental Matters .

(a) The Borrower shall: (i) comply, and shall cause its Properties and operations and each other Loan Party and each other Loan Party’s Properties and operations to comply, with all applicable Environmental Laws, except to the extent any breach thereof could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) not dispose of or otherwise Release, and shall cause each other Loan Party not to dispose of or otherwise Release, any Hazardous Material, or solid waste on, under, about or from any of the Borrower’s or the other Loan Parties’ Properties or any other Property to the extent caused by the Borrower’s or any of the other Loan Parties’ operations except in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, the disposal or Release of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) timely obtain or file, and shall cause each other Loan Party to timely obtain or file, all notices, and Environmental Permits, if any, required under applicable Environmental Laws to be obtained or filed in connection with the operation or use of the Borrower’s or the other Loan Parties’ Properties, which failure to obtain or file could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iv) promptly commence and diligently prosecute to completion, and shall cause each of other Loan Party to promptly commence and diligently prosecute to completion, any assessment, evaluation, investigation, monitoring, containment, cleanup, removal, repair, restoration, remediation or other remedial obligations (collectively, the “ Remedial Work ”) in the event any Remedial Work is required or reasonably necessary under applicable Environmental Laws because of or in connection with the actual or suspected past, present or future disposal or other Release of any Hazardous Materials on, under, about or from any of the Borrower’s or the other Loan Parties’ Properties, which failure to commence and diligently prosecute to completion could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (v) conduct, and cause each other Loan Party to conduct, their respective operations and businesses in a manner that will not expose any Property or Person to Hazardous Materials that could reasonably be expected to form the basis for a claim for damages or compensation, which claim could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (vi) establish and implement, and shall cause each other Loan Party to establish and implement, such procedures as may be necessary to continuously determine and assure that the Borrower’s and the other Loan Parties’ obligations under this Section  8.10(a) are timely and fully satisfied, which failure to establish and implement could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) The Borrower will promptly, but in no event later than five Business Days of the Borrower becoming aware thereof, notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in writing of any threatened action, investigation or inquiry by any Governmental Authority or any demand or lawsuit by any landowner or other third party threatened in writing against the Borrower or the other Loan Parties or their Properties of

 

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which the Borrower has knowledge in connection with any Environmental Laws (excluding routine testing and corrective action) if the Borrower reasonably anticipates that such action will result in liability (whether individually or in the aggregate) in excess of $1,000,000, not fully covered by insurance, subject to normal deductibles.

(c) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), at the expense of the Borrower and to the extent that the Borrower has the right to do so, conduct such Remedial Work as it deems appropriate to determine the nature and extent of any noncompliance with applicable Environmental Laws, the nature and extent of the presence of any Hazardous Material and the nature and extent of any other environmental conditions that may exist at or affect any of the Mortgaged Properties, and the Loan Parties shall cooperate with the Administrative Agent in conducting such Remedial Work. Such Remedial Work may include a detailed visual inspection of the Mortgaged Properties, including all storage areas, storage tanks, drains and dry wells and other structures and locations, as well as the taking of soil samples, surface water samples, and ground water samples and such other investigations or analyses as the Administrative Agent deems appropriate. The Administrative Agent and its officers, employees, agents and contractors shall have and are hereby granted the right to enter upon the Mortgaged Properties for the foregoing purposes; provided that any such representative of the Administrative Agent shall comply with the Borrower’s safety, health and environmental policies and shall carry and maintain adequate insurance coverages appropriate or customary for the tasks to be performed.

Section 8.11 Further Assurances .

(a) The Borrower at its sole expense will, and will cause each other Loan Party to, promptly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent all such other documents, agreements and instruments reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to comply with, cure any defects or accomplish the conditions precedent, covenants and agreements of any Loan Party, as the case may be, in the Loan Documents or to further evidence and more fully describe the collateral intended as security for the Secured Obligations, or to correct any omissions in this Agreement or the Security Instruments, or to state more fully the obligations secured therein, or to perfect, protect or preserve any Liens created pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Security Instruments or the priority thereof, or to make any recordings, file any notices or obtain any consents, all as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, in connection therewith.

(b) The Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relative to all or any part of the Mortgaged Property without the signature of the Borrower or any other Loan Party where permitted by law. A carbon, photographic or other reproduction of the Security Instruments or any financing statement covering the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by law.

 

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Section 8.12 Reserve Reports .

(a) On or before March 1 st and September 1 st of each year, commencing September 1, 2017, the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a Reserve Report evaluating the Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties as of the immediately preceding January 1 st and July 1 st , as applicable. The Reserve Report as of January 1 st and delivered on or before March 1 st of each year (the “ January  1 Reserve Report ”) shall be prepared by one or more Approved Petroleum Engineers, and each other Reserve Report of each year may be prepared by one or more Approved Petroleum Engineers or internally under the supervision of the reservoir engineering manager of the Borrower who shall certify such Reserve Report to be true and accurate in all material respects and, except as otherwise specified therein, to have been prepared in accordance with the procedures used in the immediately preceding January 1 Reserve Report.

(b) In the event of an Interim Redetermination, the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a Reserve Report prepared by or under the supervision of the reservoir engineering manager of the Borrower who shall certify such Reserve Report to be true and accurate in all material respects and, except as otherwise specified therein, to have been prepared in accordance with the procedures used in the immediately preceding January 1 Reserve Report. For any Interim Redetermination requested by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower pursuant to Section  2.07(b) , the Borrower shall provide such Reserve Report with an “as of” date as required by the Administrative Agent as soon as possible, but in any event no later than thirty (30) days following the receipt of such request.

(c) With the delivery of each Reserve Report, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a certificate (a “ Reserve Report Certificate ”) from a Responsible Officer certifying that in all material respects: (i) the information contained in the Reserve Report and any other information delivered in connection therewith is true and correct, (ii) the Borrower or the other Loan Parties own good and defensible title to the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in such Reserve Report and such Properties are free of all Liens except for Liens permitted by Section  9.03 , (iii) except as set forth on an exhibit to the certificate, on a net basis there are no gas imbalances, take or pay or other prepayments in excess of the volume specified in Section  7.19 with respect to its Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in such Reserve Report which would require the Borrower or any other Loan Party to deliver Hydrocarbons either generally or produced from such Oil and Gas Properties at some future time without then or thereafter receiving full payment therefor, (iv) none of their Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the immediately previous Reserve Report have been sold since the date of the last Borrowing Base determination except as set forth on an exhibit to the certificate, which exhibit shall list all of its Oil and Gas Properties sold and in such detail as reasonably required by the Administrative Agent, (v) attached to the certificate is a list of all marketing agreements entered into by a Loan Party subsequent to the later of the date hereof or the most recently delivered Reserve Report which the Borrower could reasonably be expected to have been obligated to list on Schedule  7.20 had such agreement been in effect on the date hereof and (vi) attached thereto is a schedule of the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated by such Reserve Report that are Mortgaged Properties and demonstrating the percentage of the Oil and Gas Properties that the value of such Mortgaged Properties represent and that such percentage is in compliance with Section  8.14(a) .

 

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Section 8.13 Title Information .

(a) On or before the delivery to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of each Reserve Report required by Section  8.12(a) , the Borrower will deliver title information in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent covering enough of the Borrowing Base Properties evaluated by such Reserve Report that were not included in the immediately preceding Reserve Report, so that the Administrative Agent shall have had the opportunity to review (including title information previously delivered to the Administrative Agent), satisfactory title information on Hydrocarbon Interests constituting at least 80% of the PV-9 of the Borrowing Base Properties evaluated by such Reserve Report.

(b) If the Borrower has provided title information for additional Properties under Section  8.13(a) , the Borrower shall, within 60 days of notice from the Administrative Agent that title defects or exceptions exist with respect to such additional Properties, either (i) cure any such title defects or exceptions (including defects or exceptions as to priority) which are not permitted by Section  9.03 raised by such information, (ii) substitute acceptable Mortgaged Properties with no title defects or exceptions, except for Liens permitted under Section  9.03 , having an equivalent value or (iii) deliver title information in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent so that the Administrative Agent shall have received, together with title information previously delivered to the Administrative Agent, satisfactory title information on Hydrocarbon Interests constituting at least 80% of the PV-9 of the Borrowing Base Properties evaluated by such Reserve Report.

(c) If the Borrower is unable to cure any title defect requested by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders to be cured within the 60-day period or the Borrower does not comply with the requirements to provide acceptable title information covering 80% of the PV-9 of the Borrowing Base Properties evaluated in the most recent Reserve Report, such failure shall not be a Default, but instead the Administrative Agent shall have the right to exercise the following remedy in its sole discretion from time to time, and any failure to so exercise this remedy at any time shall not be a waiver as to future exercise of the remedy by the Administrative Agent. To the extent that the Administrative Agent is not satisfied with title to any Mortgaged Property after the 60-day period has elapsed, such unacceptable Mortgaged Property shall not count towards the 80% requirement, and the Administrative Agent may send a notice to the Borrower and the Lenders that the then outstanding Borrowing Base shall be reduced by an amount as determined by the Required Lenders to cause the Borrower to be in compliance with the requirement to provide acceptable title information on Hydrocarbon Interests constituting 80% of the PV-9 of the Borrowing Base Properties evaluated by such Reserve Report. This new Borrowing Base shall become effective immediately after receipt of such notice.

 

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Section 8.14 Additional Collateral; Additional Guarantors .

(a) In connection with each redetermination of the Borrowing Base and at any other times reasonably elected by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, the Borrower shall review the Reserve Report and the list of current Mortgaged Properties (as described in Section  8.12(c)(vi) ) to ascertain whether the Mortgaged Properties represent at least (i) 95% of the PV-9 of the Proved Reserves evaluated in the most recent Reserve Report (ii) 95% of the PV-9 of the Proved Developed Producing Reserves evaluated in the most recent Reserve Report, (iii) 100% of the total gross acreage of the Loan Parties on the First Amendment Effective Date, (iv) 90% of the total gross acreage of the Loan Parties at any time after the First Amendment Effective Date, (v) substantially all of the Loan Parties’ Midstream Properties and any infrastructure or related Oil and Gas Property (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Midstream Properties constituting Excluded Assets), (vi) all of the Whitehorse Assets acquired on the First Amendment Effective Date and (vii) any other of the Loan Parties’ Oil and Gas Properties requested by the Administrative Agent from time to time with a fair market value in excess of $2,000,000 in each case, after giving effect to exploration and production activities, acquisitions (including the Whitehorse Asset Acquisition), dispositions and production (collectively, the “ Minimum Mortgage Requirements ”). In the event that the Mortgaged Properties do not satisfy the Minimum Mortgage Requirements, then the Borrower shall, and shall cause the other Loan Parties to, grant, within thirty (30) days of delivery of the certificate required under Section  8.12(c) to the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of clause (vii) above within thirty (30) days of the Administrative Agent’s written request), to the Administrative Agent as security for the Secured Obligations a first priority Lien interest (provided that Liens permitted by Section  9.03 may exist) on additional Oil and Gas Properties, Midstream Properties (excluding for the avoidance of doubt any Midstream Properties constituting Excluded Assets) and properties described in the definition of Minimum Mortgage Requirements not already subject to a Lien of the Security Instruments such that after giving effect thereto, the Mortgaged Properties will satisfy the Minimum Mortgage Requirements. All such Liens will be created and perfected by and in accordance with the provisions of deeds of trust, security agreements and financing statements or other Security Instruments, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and in sufficient executed (and acknowledged where necessary or appropriate) counterparts for recording purposes. In order to comply with the foregoing, if any Subsidiary grants a Lien on its Oil and Gas Properties pursuant to Section  8.14(a) and such Subsidiary is not a Guarantor, then it shall become a Guarantor and comply with Section  8.14(b) .

(b) The Borrower shall promptly cause each newly created or acquired Domestic Subsidiary that is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary to guarantee the Secured Obligations pursuant to the Guaranty Agreement and to grant a lien and security interest in all of its Collateral (as defined in the applicable security agreement, but which shall in no event include Excluded Assets) pursuant to a security agreement. In connection with any such guaranty, the Borrower shall, or shall cause (i) such Domestic Subsidiary to execute and deliver the Guaranty Agreement (or a supplement thereto, as applicable) and a security agreement (or a supplement thereto, as applicable) and (ii) the owners of the Equity Interests of such Domestic Subsidiary to pledge all of the Equity Interests of such new Domestic Subsidiary (including delivery of original stock certificates evidencing the

 

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Equity Interests of such Subsidiary, together with an appropriate undated stock powers for each certificate duly executed in blank by the registered owner thereof) and to execute and deliver such other additional closing documents, legal opinions and certificates as shall reasonably be requested by the Administrative Agent.

(c) In the event that any Loan Party becomes the owner of a Domestic Subsidiary, then the Loan Party shall (i) pledge 100% of all the Equity Interests of such Domestic Subsidiary, in each case, that are owned by such Loan Party and to the extent such pledge does not occur automatically under the Guaranty Agreement (including, in each case, delivery of original stock certificates, if any, evidencing such Equity Interests, together with appropriate stock powers for each certificate duly executed in blank by the registered owner thereof) and (ii) (along with such Domestic Subsidiary) execute and deliver such other additional closing documents and certificates as shall reasonably be requested by the Administrative Agent.

(d) The Borrower hereby guarantees the payment of all Secured Obligations of each Loan Party (other than the Borrower) and absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support as may be needed from time to time to each Loan Party (other than the Borrower) in order for such Loan Party to honor its obligations under its respective Guaranty Agreement and other Security Instruments including obligations with respect to Swap Agreements (provided, however, that the Borrower shall only be liable under this Section  8.14(d) for the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering its obligations under this Section  8.14(d) , or otherwise under this Agreement or any Loan Document, as it relates to such other Loan Parties, voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations of the Borrower under this Section  8.14(d) shall remain in full force and effect until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder and all other amounts payable under the Loan Documents have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated (or are Cash Collateralized) and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed. The Borrower intends that this Section  8.14(d) constitute, and this Section  8.14(d) shall be deemed to constitute, a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of each Loan Party (other than the Borrower) for all purposes of Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Section 8.15 ERISA Compliance . The Borrower will promptly furnish and will cause its Subsidiaries and any ERISA Affiliate to promptly furnish to the Administrative Agent (i) upon becoming aware of the occurrence of any ERISA Event or of any Prohibited Transaction, in each case, that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, in connection with any Plan or any trust created thereunder, a written notice of the Borrower or Subsidiary of the Borrower, as the case may be, specifying the nature thereof, what action such Person is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto, and, when known, any action taken or proposed by the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor or the PBGC with respect thereto, and (ii) upon receipt thereof, copies of any notice of the PBGC’s intention to terminate or to have a

 

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trustee appointed to administer any Plan. Promptly following receipt of a reasonable request by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower will furnish and will cause each Subsidiary to promptly furnish to the Administrative Agent copies of any documents described in Sections 101(k) or 101(l) of ERISA that any Loan Party may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan; provided , that if the Loan Parties have not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plan, then, upon reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, the Loan Parties shall promptly make a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and the Borrower shall provide copies of such documents and notices to the Administrative Agent promptly after receipt thereof.

Section 8.16 Account Control Agreements; Location of Proceeds of Loans .

(a) The Borrower will, and will cause each other Loan Party to, in connection with any deposit account and/or any securities account (other than Excluded Accounts) established, held or maintained after the Effective Date promptly, but in any event within thirty days after the establishment of such account (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion), cause such deposit account and/or securities account to be subject to a control agreement in favor of the Administrative Agent.

(b) The Borrower will, and will cause each Loan Party to, until the proceeds of any Loans are transferred to a third party in a transaction not prohibited by the Loan Documents, hold the proceeds of any Loans made under this Agreement in a deposit account and/or a securities account that is subject to a control agreement. No Loan Party will deposit any proceeds from any Loan in an account that is not subject to a control agreement, other than accounts established, held or maintained with Administrative Agent.

Section 8.17 EEA Financial Institution . No Loan Party is an EEA Financial Institution.

Section 8.18 Minimum Swap Agreements . The Borrower and/or other Loan Parties will (a) within 45 days after the First Amendment Effective Date (or such later date with the consent of the Majority Lenders in their sole discretion), enter into Swap Agreements with Approved Counterparties pursuant to which the Loan Parties have hedged notional volumes of not less than 75% of the reasonably anticipated projected production (based on the then most recently delivered Reserve Report hereunder) of crude oil and natural gas, calculated separately, from proved developed producing reserves of Oil and Gas Properties of the Loan Parties for each month during the subsequent twenty-four (24) calendar month period immediately following the First Amendment Effective Date and (b) maintain at all times Swap Agreements with Approved Counterparties pursuant to which the Loan Parties shall hedge notional volumes of not less than 75% of the reasonably anticipated projected production (based on the then most recently delivered Reserve Report hereunder) of crude oil and natural gas, calculated separately, from proved developed producing reserves of Oil and Gas Properties of the Loan Parties for each calendar quarter during the subsequent twenty-four (24) calendar month period immediately following any date of determination (in each case, as forecasted based upon the most recent Reserve Report delivered pursuant hereto (after, for the avoidance of doubt, giving effect to the Whitehorse Asset Acquisition)); provided, that to the extent the delivery of a new Reserve

 

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Report hereunder results in a failure to satisfy the requirements of this clause (b), the Loan Parties shall have thirty (30) days following the delivery of such Reserve Report (or such later date with the consent of the Majority Lenders in their sole discretion) to enter into additional Swap Agreements to the extent necessary to satisfy the requirements of this clause (b).

ARTICLE IX

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder and all other amounts payable under the Loan Documents have been paid in full and all Letters of Credit have expired or terminated (or are Cash Collateralized) and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenant and agree with the Lenders that:

Section 9.01 Financial Covenants .

(a) Ratio of Total Funded Debt to EBITDAX . The Borrower will not, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, commencing with the quarter ending June 30, 2017, permit its ratio of Total Funded Debt as of such time to EBITDAX for the four fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the date of determination for which financial statements are available to be greater than 4.0 to 1.0.

(b) Current Ratio . The Borrower will not, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, commencing with the quarter ending June 30, 2017, permit its ratio of (i) consolidated current assets (including the unused amount of the total Commitments, but excluding non-cash assets under ASC 815) to (ii) consolidated current liabilities (excluding non-cash obligations under ASC 815, reclamation obligations to the extent classified as current liabilities under GAAP, and current maturities under this Agreement) to be less than 1.0 to 1.0.

(c) Coverage Ratio . The Borrower will not, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, commencing with the quarter ending March 31, 2018, permit its ratio of (i) EBITDAX for the four fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the date of determination for which financial statements are available to (ii) the sum of (x) Interest Expense for the preceding four fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the date of determination for which financial statements are available plus (y) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made in cash pursuant to Sections 9.04(a)(iv) and (v) during the preceding four fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding the date of determination for which financial statements are available to be less than 2.5 to 1.0; provided, however, that (A) for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2018, each of EBITDAX, Interest Expense and Restricted Payments shall be calculated solely for the fiscal quarter March 31, 2018, (B) for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2018, each of EBITDAX, Interest Expense and Restricted Payments shall be calculated solely for the two fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2018, and (C) for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2018, each of EBITDAX, Interest Expense and Restricted Payments shall be calculated solely for the three fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2018.

 

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Section 9.02 Debt . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any other Loan Party to, incur, create, assume or suffer to exist any Debt, except:

(a) the Loans or other Secured Obligations arising under the Loan Documents or any Secured Swap Agreement or any guaranty of or suretyship arrangement for the Loans or other Secured Obligations arising under the Loan Documents or any Secured Swap Agreement;

(b) Debt of any Loan Party under Purchase Money Security Interests and Capital Leases not to exceed $2,000,000;

(c) Debt associated with worker’s compensation claims, bonds or surety obligations required by Governmental Requirements or by third parties in the ordinary course of business in connection with the operation of, or provision for the abandonment and remediation of, the Oil and Gas Properties;

(d) (i) Debt between the Borrower and its Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties, (ii) Debt between the Subsidiaries of the Borrower which are Loan Parties, and (iii) Debt extended to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries which are Loan Parties by any other Loan Party; provided that (1) such Debt is not held, assigned, transferred, negotiated or pledged to any Person other than a Loan Party, and (2) any such Debt owed by either the Borrower or a Guarantor shall be subordinated to the Secured Obligations on terms set forth in the Guaranty Agreement;

(e) endorsements of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business;

(f) obligations to royalty, overriding and working interest owners, joint interest obligations, trade payables and other lease operating expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business which are not more than ninety (90) days past due;

(g) Debt associated with appeal bonds and bonds or sureties provided to any Governmental Authority or to any other Person in connection with the operation of the Oil and Gas Properties, including with respect to plugging, facility removal and abandonment of the Oil and Gas Properties;

(h) Debt in respect of Senior Unsecured Notes; provided that (i) after giving effect to the incurrence or issuance thereof, the Borrower shall be in compliance on a pro forma basis with the financial covenants, (ii) the Borrowing Base shall be adjusted as set forth in Section  2.07(e) , and the Borrower shall make any prepayment required by Section  3.04(c)(iii) ;

(i) To the extent constituting Debt, obligations in respect of Swap Agreements;

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(k) any guarantee of any other Debt permitted to be incurred hereunder;

(l) Debt in respect of the Second Lien Notes (including Permitted Refinancing Debt thereof) that is subject to the terms of the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement; provided that after giving effect to the incurrence or issuance thereof, the Borrower shall be in compliance on a pro forma basis with the financial covenants; and

(m) obligations in respect of any Borrower Preferred Units so long as such obligations are not classified as debt under GAAP or no mandatory redemption payment is then due; provided, however, even if such Issuer Preferred Units are classified as debt under GAAP or a mandatory redemption payment is due thereunder (“ Reclassified Units ”), such Reclassified Units shall still be deemed permitted under this Section  9.02(m) as long as the Borrower is in pro forma compliance with Section  9.01 measured upon giving effect to such Reclassified Units.

Section 9.03 Liens . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any other Loan Party to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any of its Properties (now owned or hereafter acquired), except:

(a) Liens securing the payment of any Secured Obligations;

(b) Excepted Liens;

(c) Liens securing Purchase Money Security Interests and Capital Leases permitted by Section  9.02(b) but only on the Property that is the subject of any such purchase money financing or such lease, accessions and improvements thereto, insurance thereon, and the proceeds of the foregoing;

(d) Liens securing Second Lien Obligations (including Permitted Refinancing Debt thereof), provided that such Liens are junior and subordinate to the Liens securing the payment of any Secured Obligations hereunder in accordance with the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement and are at all times subject to the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement; and

(e) other Liens on Property not constituting Collateral for the Secured Obligations not to exceed $3,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding.

Section 9.04 Restricted Payments .

(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the other Loan Party to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:

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(ii) Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends and other Restricted Payments to the Borrower and any other Loan Party;

(iii) so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or would result therefrom, the Borrower may make Permitted Tax Distributions provided that in the case of an Excess Tax Distribution the Borrower may only make such distribution so long as both before and immediately after giving effect to such Excess Tax Distribution (A) the unused total Commitments then in effect shall be equal to or greater than 20% of the total Commitments then in effect and (B) the Borrower’s ratio of Total Funded Debt to EBITDAX is not greater than 3.50 to 1.00 (using (x) Total Funded Debt outstanding on such date after giving effect to such Restricted Payment and (y) EBITDAX for the four fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding such date for which financial statements are available);

(iv) the Borrower may make cash distributions in an amount not to exceed $8,000,000 in any fiscal year of Borrower to promptly fund dividends or distributions on any Borrower Preferred Units (for the purpose of allowing RRI to make subsequent equivalent dividends or distributions on the corresponding preferred Equity Interests of RRI) other than the Borrower Series B Preferred Units; provided that any such Borrower Preferred Units issued after the First Amendment Effective Date shall be on the same terms and conditions as those governing the Borrower Series A Preferred Units issued by the Borrower prior to the First Amendment Effective Date or on terms and conditions otherwise acceptable to the Administrative Agent; and provided further, that both before and immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment (A) no Default or Event of Default exists, (B) the unused total Commitments then in effect shall be equal to or greater than 20% of the total Commitments then in effect and (C) the Borrower’s ratio of Total Funded Debt to EBITDAX is not greater than 3.50 to 1.00 (using (x) Total Funded Debt outstanding on such date after giving effect to such Restricted Payment and (y) EBITDAX for the four fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding such date for which financial statements are available);

(v) the Borrower may make cash distributions in an amount not to exceed the sum of (A) $25,000,000 in any fiscal year of Borrower to promptly fund dividends or distributions on the Borrower Series B Preferred Units (for the purpose of allowing RRI to make subsequent equivalent dividends or distributions on the corresponding Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock of RRI), which may be carried over to subsequent Fiscal Years to the extent that any portion of such dividend or distribution that was required to be paid in such Fiscal Year otherwise went unpaid during such Fiscal Year, and (B) any corresponding default premiums or penalties incurred in respect of the failure to timely pay dividends of distributions on the Borrower Series B Preferred Units so long as both before and immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment (1) no Default or Event of Default exists, (2) the unused total Commitments then in effect shall be equal to or greater than 20% of the total Commitments then in effect and (3) the

 

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Borrower’s ratio of Total Funded Debt to EBITDAX is not greater than 3.50 to 1.00 (using (x) Total Funded Debt outstanding on such date after giving effect to such Restricted Payment and (y) EBITDAX for the four fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding such date for which financial statements are available);

(vi) to the extent permitted under Section  9.04(b) , the Borrower may make redemptions of the Borrower Series B Preferred Units (for the purpose of the substantially contemporaneous redemption of an equivalent amount of Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock of RRI) with the cash proceeds of Senior Unsecured Notes permitted under Section  9.02(h) or from the cash proceeds of the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of RRI that are contributed by RRI to the Borrower to the extent such cash proceeds are contributed in the form of common equity or preferred equity and (x) held in an account that is subject to an Account Control Agreement until applied towards such redemption of the Borrower Series B Preferred Units and (y) otherwise applied towards such redemption of the Borrower Series B Preferred Units within twenty-five (25) days; and

(vii) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to holders of the Borrower’s Common Units in connection with any exchange of Common Units of the Borrower for Class A Common Stock of RRI pursuant to Section 4.6 of the Borrower LLC Agreement payable in Equity Interests of RRI or in cash, in each case, to the extent that the Equity Interests and cash is received by the Borrower from RRI substantially contemporaneously therewith.

(b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any other Loan Party to call, make or offer to make any optional or voluntary redemption of or otherwise optionally or voluntarily redeem (whether in whole or in part) its preferred Equity other than (i) with the cash proceeds of the issuances of common or preferred Equity Interests on terms not materially more adverse to Borrower in accordance with Section  9.04(a)(vi) above (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) or (ii) with (x) the cash proceeds of Senior Unsecured Notes in accordance with Section  9.04(a)(vi) above or (y) other cash on hand, in the case of this clause (ii), so long as (A) no Default or Event of Default exists, (B) Borrower is in pro forma compliance with the financial covenants in Section  9.01 , (C) the unused total Commitments then in effect is not less than 20% of the total Commitments then in effect and (D) the Borrower’s ratio of Total Funded Debt to EBITDAX is not greater than 3.50 to 1.00 (using (x) Total Funded Debt outstanding on such date after giving effect to such Restricted Payment and (y) EBITDAX for the four fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding such date for which financial statements are available) on the date of such redemption.

Section 9.05 Investments, Loans and Advances . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any other Loan Party to, make or permit to remain outstanding any Investments in or to any Person, except that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to:

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(b) accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business;

(c) direct obligations of the United States or any agency thereof, or obligations guaranteed by the United States or any agency thereof, in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;

(d) commercial paper maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof rated in one of the two highest grades by S&P or Moody’s;

(e) deposits maturing within one year from the date of creation thereof with, including certificates of deposit issued by, any Lender or any office located in the United States of any other bank or trust company which is organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, has capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating at least $500,000,000 (as of the date of such bank or trust company’s most recent financial reports) and has a short term deposit rating of no lower than A2 or P2, as such rating is set forth from time to time, by S&P or Moody’s, respectively;

(f) Investments in money market or similar funds with assets of at least $1,000,000,000 and rated Aaa by Moody’s or AAA by S&P;

(g) Investments (i) made by the Borrower in or to its Subsidiaries that are Loan Parties or (ii) made by Loan Parties to each other or the Borrower provided, that, as a condition thereto, the Borrower and the Loan Parties have taken all such actions to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent necessary to maintain the Administrative Agent’s perfected first priority lien on the Property subject to such Investment;

(h) Investments in direct ownership interests in additional Oil and Gas Properties and gas gathering systems related thereto or related to farm-out, farm-in, joint operating, joint venture or area of mutual interest agreements, participation agreements, gathering systems, pipelines or other similar arrangements which are usual and customary in the oil and gas exploration and production business located within the geographic boundaries of the United States of America;

(i) Investments pursuant to Swap Agreements or hedging agreements otherwise permitted under this Agreement; and

(j) Investments constituting deposits made in connection with the purchase of goods or services in the ordinary course of business;

(k) (A) Permitted Equity Acquisitions and (B) the purchase or acquisition of Oil and Gas Properties by Borrower or any Guarantor (i) in the case of clauses (A) and (B), from the identifiable cash proceeds of the issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) by RRI that are (w) contributed to the Borrower on account of the Borrower’s common Equity Interests, (x) designated by the Borrower to be used for Permitted Equity Acquisitions or the purchase or acquisition of Oil and Gas Properties in a writing delivered to the Administrative Agent promptly following such contribution or issuance, (y) held in a segregated account that is otherwise subject to an Account Control Agreement until applied towards such Permitted Equity Acquisition or

 

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acquisition and (z) otherwise applied towards such Permitted Equity Acquisition or acquisition within 270 days of receipt (“ Qualified Equity Proceeds ”) or (ii) in the case of clauses (A) and (B), from any other sources in an amount not to exceed (solely with respect to this clause (ii)) $15,000,000 for all such Permitted Equity Acquisitions and acquisitions during any fiscal year and $40,000,000 in the aggregate for all such Permitted Equity Acquisitions and acquisitions during the term of this Agreement; provided that no Loan Party shall be permitted to make an Investment under this clause (k) to the extent that a Default or an Event of Default has occurred or is continuing unless (1) such Loan Party entered into a binding agreement to make such Investment when no Default or Event of Default had occurred and was continuing or (2) in the event such Permitted Equity Acquisition or purchase or acquisition of Oil and Gas Properties is funded solely with Qualified Equity Proceeds, such Default or Event of Default could be cured as a result of making such Permitted Equity Acquisition or purchase or acquisition of Oil and Gas Properties;

(l) Investments pursuant to Swap Agreements not prohibited under Section 9.17;

(m) the Whitehorse Asset Acquisition;

(n) the trade or exchange of Oil and Gas Properties for Oil and Gas Properties of equivalent (as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith) value (including any cash necessary to achieve an exchange of equivalent value subject to Section  9.11(f) ); and

(o) other Investments, not to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding.

Section 9.06 Nature of Business; No International Operations . The Borrower will not allow any material change to be made in the character of its business as an independent oil and gas exploration and production company. The Loan Parties will not (i) acquire or make any other expenditures (whether such expenditure is capital, operating or otherwise) in or related to, any Oil and Gas Properties not located within the geographical boundaries of the United States or (ii) acquire or create any Foreign Subsidiary.

 

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Section 9.07 Proceeds of Loans . The Borrower will not permit the proceeds of the Loans to be used for any purpose other than those permitted by Section  7.23 . No Loan Party nor any Person acting on behalf of the Borrower has taken or will take any action which causes any of the Loan Documents to violate Regulations T, U or X or any other regulation of the Board or to violate Section 7 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation thereunder, in each case as now in effect or as the same may hereinafter be in effect. If requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender FR Form U-1 or such other form referred to in Regulation U, Regulation T or Regulation X of the Board, as the case may be. The Borrower will not request any Borrowing or Letter of Credit, and the Borrower shall not use, and shall procure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit:

(a) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws,

(b) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country to the extent such activities, businesses or transaction would be prohibited by Sanctions if conducted by a corporation incorporated in the United States; or

(c) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

Section 9.08 ERISA Compliance . Except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower will not, and will not permit any other Loan Party to, at any time:

(a) Allow any ERISA Event to occur; or

(b) Contribute to or assume an obligation to contribute to, or permit any Subsidiary to contribute to or assume an obligation to contribute to, any Multiemployer Plan.

Section 9.09 Sale or Discount of Receivables . Except for receivables obtained by the Loan Parties out of the ordinary course of business or the settlement of joint interest billing accounts in the ordinary course of business or discounts granted to settle collection of accounts receivable or the sale of defaulted accounts arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the compromise or collection thereof and not in connection with any financing transaction, the Borrower will not, and will not permit any other Loan Party to, discount or sell (with or without recourse) any of its notes receivable or accounts receivable.

Section 9.10 Mergers, Etc . Neither the Borrower nor any other Loan Party will merge into or with or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its Property to any other Person, (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) (any such transaction, a “consolidation”), or liquidate or dissolve, except that (a) any Loan Party may consolidate with or into the Borrower (provided the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving entity) and (b) any Loan Party (other than the Borrower) may consolidate with any other Loan Party.

Section 9.11 Sale of Properties and Termination of Hedging Transactions . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any other Loan Party to, sell, assign, farm-out, convey or otherwise transfer any Property (subject to Section  9.10 ) or otherwise monetize any Swap Agreement in respect of commodities, in each case, except for:

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(b) farmouts in the ordinary course of business of undeveloped acreage or undrilled depths to which no Proved Reserves were attributable to in the most recent Reserve Report delivered to the Administrative Agent and assignments in connection with such farmouts; provided that (i) this clause (b) shall not permit farmouts of undeveloped acreage or undrilled depths in respect of either the Wolfcamp or Bone Spring formations owned by the Borrower on the First Amendment Effective Date and (ii) farmouts made pursuant to this clause (b) in respect of undeveloped acreage or undrilled depths acquired pursuant to the Whitehorse Asset Acquisition shall not exceed 1,000 acres in the aggregate;

(c) the sale or transfer of equipment that is no longer necessary for the business of the Borrower or such other Loan Party or are replaced by equipment of at least comparable value and use;

(d) to the extent approved by the Administrative Agent in connection with Permitted Equity Acquisition;

(e) the pooling or unitization of Oil and Gas Properties to which no material Proved Reserves are attributed in the ordinary course of business, so long as, after giving effect to the disposition and the concurrent payment of Loans, no Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency would exist or result therefrom (after giving pro forma effect to any concurrent repayment of the Loans with the cash proceeds of such disposition);

(f) the sale or other disposition of any Oil and Gas Property or Midstream Property or any interest therein (including all but not less than all of any Equity Interest in any Loan Party that owns Oil and Gas Property or Midstream Property), or the termination, unwinding, cancellation or other disposition of Swap Agreements having a fair market value not to exceed $15,000,000 in any fiscal year for all such sales, dispositions, terminations, unwinds or cancellations and $40,000,000 in the aggregate for all such sales, dispositions, terminations, unwinds or cancellations over the term of this Agreement; provided that:

(i) no Default exists, and no Borrowing Base Deficiency is increased by or results from, such sale or disposition of Oil and Gas Property or the termination or monetization of any Swap Agreement in respect of commodities (after giving effect to any simultaneous prepayments);

(ii) 100% of the consideration received in respect of such sale or other disposition or termination shall be cash or other Oil and Gas Properties or Midstream Property acceptable to the Majority Lenders in their discretion subject to compliance with Section  8.14 ,

(iii) the consideration received in respect of such sale or other disposition or termination or monetization of any Swap Agreement in respect of commodities shall be equal to or greater than the fair market value of the Oil and Gas Property, Midstream Property or interest therein or Subsidiary subject of such sale or other disposition, or Swap Agreement which is the subject of such termination or monetization (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent),

 

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(iv) immediately after giving effect to such sale or disposition of Oil and Gas Property or the termination or monetization of any Swap Agreement in respect of commodities, the unused total Commitments then in effect shall be equal to or greater than 20% of the total Commitments then in effect, and

(v) the Borrowing Base shall be adjusted in accordance with the terms of Section  2.07(e)(ii) , and the Borrower shall make any required corresponding prepayment under Section  3.04(c)(iii) .

(g) transfers of Properties from any Loan Party to the Borrower or any other Loan Party; provided , that, as a condition thereto, the Borrower and the Loan Parties have taken all such actions to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent necessary to maintain the Administrative Agent perfected first lien or the Property subject to such transfer;

(h) the trade or exchange of unproved Oil and Gas Properties for Oil and Gas Properties of equivalent (as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith) value (including any cash necessary to achieve an exchange of equivalent value); and

(i) the non-cash trade or exchange of Oil and Gas Properties to the extent constituting undeveloped acreage or undrilled depths to which no Proved Reserves were attributable to in the most recent Reserve Report delivered to the Administrative Agent for Oil and Gas Properties in the ordinary course of business and customary in the oil and gas business; provided that, (A) the fair market value and quality of the Oil and Gas Properties obtained by the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be at least as great as the fair market value and quality of the Oil and Gas Properties relinquished by the Borrower or any Subsidiary; (B) the Oil and Gas Properties obtained in such trade or exchange shall be made subject to a Mortgage in favor of the Administrative Agent concurrently with such trade or exchange; (C) the Oil and Gas Properties obtained by the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be located in the Delaware Basin; (D) the Oil and Gas Properties obtained by the Borrower or any Subsidiary shall be subject to no Liens other than Liens permitted under Section  9.03 ; and (E) the aggregate acreage of Oil and Gas Properties disposed of pursuant to this clause (i) without obtaining the Administrative Agent’s prior written consent shall be no greater than 1,000 net mineral acres in the aggregate for all such trades or exchanges; and

(j) Casualty Events.

Section 9.12 Sales and Leasebacks . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any other Loan Party to enter into any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing by any Loan Party of real or personal property that has been or is to be sold or transferred by such Loan Party to such Person or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property or rental obligations of such Loan Party.

 

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Section 9.13 Environmental Matters . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any other Loan Party to, (a) cause or knowingly permit any of its Property to be in violation of, or (b) do anything or knowingly permit anything to be done which will subject any such Property to any Remedial Work (other than Remedial Work done in the ordinary course of business) under, any Environmental Laws that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; it being understood that clause (b) above will not be deemed as limiting or otherwise restricting any obligation to disclose any relevant facts, conditions and circumstances pertaining to such Property to the appropriate Governmental Authority.

Section 9.14 Transactions with Affiliates . Borrower will not, and will not permit any other Loan Party to, enter into any transaction, including any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of Property or the rendering of any service, with any Affiliate unless such transactions are otherwise permitted under this Agreement and are upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to it than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to (a) transactions among the Borrower or its Affiliates, on the one hand, and any holder of preferred Equity Interest or Person affiliated therewith, on the other hand, in connection with the Series B Preferred Equity Issuance, the Second Lien Notes or the Second Lien Documents, (b) transactions among the Borrower and its Affiliates entered into in connection with the Business Combination Transaction, including the Crude Oil Gathering Agreement, the Gas Gathering Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement and the Contribution Agreement (in each case as defined in the Business Combination Agreement), (b) transactions between Borrower or its Affiliates with RRI or its Affiliates for financial advisory, underwriting, capital raising, and other services, (c) transactions between Borrower and Loan Parties and (d) any transactions pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement.

Section 9.15 Negative Pledge Agreements; Dividend Restrictions . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any other Loan Party to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any contract, agreement or understanding which in any way prohibits or restricts (a) the granting, conveying, creation or imposition of any Lien on any of its Property to secure the Secured Obligations or which requires the consent of other Persons in connection therewith or (b) the Borrower or any other Loan Party from paying dividends or making distributions to any Loan Party or receiving any money in respect of Debt or other obligations owed to it, or which requires the consent of or notice to other Persons in connection therewith; provided that (i) the foregoing shall not apply to restrictions and conditions under the Loan Documents or the Second Lien Documents (subject to the Intercreditor Agreement), (ii) the foregoing shall not apply to customary restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of any asset or another Loan Party pending such sale; provided such restrictions and conditions apply only to the asset or other Loan Party that is to be sold and such sale is permitted hereunder, and (iii) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to (A) restrictions or conditions imposed by any agreement relating to purchase money Liens or Capital Leases permitted by this Agreement if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the property or assets securing such purchase money Liens or Capital Leases and (B) customary provisions in leases restricting the assignment thereof, (C) customary provisions restricting assignment of any licensing agreement (in which a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries are the licensee) with respect to a contract entered into by a Loan Party or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business and (D) customary provisions restricting subletting, sublicensing or assignment of any intellectual property license or any lease governing any Oil and Gas Properties of a Loan Party and its Subsidiaries.

 

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Section 9.16 Take -or -Pay or Other Prepayments  . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any other Loan Party to, allow take-or-pay or other prepayments with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower or any other Loan Party that would require the Borrower or such other Loan Party to deliver Hydrocarbons at some future time without then or thereafter receiving full payment therefor to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate.

Section 9.17 Swap Agreements .

(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any other Loan Party to, enter into any Swap Agreements with any Person other than:

(i) Swap Agreements in respect of commodities (A) with an Approved Counterparty, (B) which have a tenor not greater than five (5) years and (C) the notional volumes for which (when aggregated and netted with other commodity Swap Agreements then in effect other than basis differential swaps on volumes already hedged pursuant to other Swap Agreements) do not exceed, as of the date such Swap Agreement is executed and at any time, (x) for any month during the period from the then current date until two (2) years after the then current date, the greater of (1) 85% of the projected production from Proved Reserves from Oil and Gas Properties of the Loan Parties (such notional volume to be based upon the projections contained in the then most recently delivered Reserve Report) or (2) 75% of Forecasted Production in each case for crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, calculated separately, for each month during the period commencing on the month when such Swap Agreement is executed, and (y) for any month during the period that is more than two (2) years from the then current date, the greater of (1) 75% of the projected production from Proved Reserves from Oil and Gas Properties of the Loan Parties (such notional volume to be based upon the projections contained in the then most recently delivered Reserve Report) or (2) 50% of Forecasted Production in each case for crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, calculated separately, for each month during the period commencing on the month when such Swap Agreement is executed; provided that (I) in no event shall any Swap Agreement contain any requirement, agreement or covenant for any Loan Party to post collateral or margin to secure their obligations under such Swap Agreement or to cover market exposures (other than under the Security Instruments), other than cash or letters of credit in an aggregate amount at any time not to exceed $2,500,000, (II) Swap Agreements shall only be entered into in the ordinary course of business (and not for speculative purposes), and (III) no Swap Agreement in respect of commodities shall be terminated, unwound, cancelled or otherwise disposed of except to the extent permitted by Section  9.11 ; provided further that the Borrower shall be deemed to be in compliance with this Section  9.17(a) so long as the Borrower does not have commodity Swap Agreements then in effect that exceed 110% of the minimum hedging requirements set forth in Section 8.18 of the Second Lien Note Purchase Agreement or Section 5.06 of the Stock Purchase Agreement as in effect on the First Amendment Effective Date; and

 

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(ii) Swap Agreements in respect of interest rates with an Approved Counterparty, the notional amounts of which, when aggregated with all other interest rate Swap Agreements of the Borrower and the Loan Parties then in effect, do not exceed 75% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Borrower’s and the Loan Party’s aggregate Debt for borrowed money; provided that in no event shall any Swap Agreement contain any requirement, agreement or covenant for the Borrower or any Loan Party to post collateral or margin to secure their obligations under such Swap Agreement or to cover market exposures other than collateral provided for in, and upon the terms and conditions set forth in, this Agreement and the relevant Security Instruments.

(b) If, after the end of any calendar month, the Borrower determines that the aggregate volume of all effective hedge transactions for which settlement payments were calculated in the immediately preceding calendar month exceeds 100% of actual production from Proved Reserves from Oil and Gas Properties of the Loan Parties in such preceding calendar month, then the Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and, if the Administrative Agent requests within 30 days thereof, the Borrower shall terminate, unwind, create off-setting positions or take other actions within 30 days of receiving such request from the Administrative Agent such that, after giving effect thereto, no more than 100% of the projected production from Proved Reserves from Oil and Gas Properties of the Loan Parties, calculated separately for crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, calculated separately (such notional volume to be based upon the projections contained in the then most recently delivered Reserve Report), as reasonably approved by Administrative Agent, is hedged.

Section 9.18 Amendments to Organizational Documents and Material Contracts . The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party to, (a) amend, supplement or otherwise modify (or permit to be amended, supplemented or modified) its Organizational Documents, the Crude Oil Gathering Agreement, the Gas Gathering Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement or the Contribution Agreement in each case as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) and the Tax Receivable Agreement, in any material respect that could reasonably be expected to be adverse to the interests of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders without the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), other than (i) amendments that delete or reduce any fees payable by any Loan Party to a Person other than the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (ii) the termination of services provided under the Transition Services Agreement as contemplated therein or (iii) the extension of services under the Transition Services Agreements on substantially similar commercial terms, or (b) (i) amend, supplement or otherwise modify (or permit to be amended, supplemented or modified) any agreement to which it is a party, (ii) terminate, replace or assign any of the Loan Party’s interests in any agreement or (iii) permit any agreement not to be in full force and effect and binding upon and enforceable against the parties thereto, in each case if such occurrence could be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party to, amend, supplement or otherwise modify (or permit to be amended, supplemented or modified) any

 

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provision of its Organizational Documents with respect to preferred Equity Interests, including ownership, issuance or distributions with respect thereto, without the consent of the Administrative Agent; provided , that such amendments, supplements or modifications may be undertaken in order to authorize additional Equity Interests in order to make Restricted Payments in Equity Interests contemplated under Section  9.04(a) .

Section 9.19 Changes in Fiscal Periods . The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Loan Party to have its fiscal year end on a date other than December 31 or change the its method of determining fiscal quarters.

Section 9.20 No Subsidiaries . The Borrower shall not permit, and shall not permit the other Loan Parties to own or create directly or indirectly any Subsidiaries other than any Subsidiary formed after the Effective Date that joins this Agreement as a Guarantor in accordance with Section  8.14(b) .

Section 9.21 Redemption of Senior Unsecured Notes; Amendment of Senior Unsecured Notes Documents . The Borrower will not, and will not permit the other Loan Parties to:

(a) prior to the Maturity Date call, make or offer to make any optional or voluntary Redemption of or otherwise optionally or voluntarily Redeem (whether in whole or in part) any Senior Unsecured Notes; provided that, so long as no Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may optionally prepay Senior Unsecured Notes, in whole or in part, with the proceeds of Senior Unsecured Notes;

(b) in the case of Senior Unsecured Notes or any Senior Unsecured Notes Documents related thereto, amend, modify, waive or otherwise change, consent or agree to any amendment, modification, waiver or other change to, any of the terms of any such Senior Unsecured Notes or any Senior Unsecured Notes Document related thereto if the effect thereof would be cause such Debt no longer to qualify as Senior Unsecured Notes pursuant to the definition thereof; and

(c) designate any Debt (other than obligations of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries pursuant to the Loan Documents) as “Specified Senior Indebtedness” or “Specified Guarantor Senior Indebtedness” or give any such other Debt any other similar designation.

Section 9.22 Marketing Activities . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the other Loan Parties to, engage in marketing activities for any Hydrocarbons or enter into any contracts related thereto other than (i) contracts for the sale of Hydrocarbons scheduled or reasonably estimated to be produced from their proved Oil and Gas Properties during the period of such contract, (ii) contracts for the sale of Hydrocarbons scheduled or reasonably estimated to be produced from proved Oil and Gas Properties of third parties during the period of such contract associated with the Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties that the Borrower or one of the other Loan Parties has the right to market pursuant to joint operating agreements, unitization agreements or other similar contracts that are usual and customary in the oil and gas business and (iii) other contracts for the purchase and/or sale of

 

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Hydrocarbons of third parties (A) which have generally offsetting provisions (i.e. corresponding pricing mechanics, delivery dates and points and volumes) such that no “position” is taken and (B) for which appropriate credit support has been taken to alleviate the material credit risks of the counterparty thereto.

Section 9.23 Prepayment of Second Lien Notes; Amendment of Second Lien Documents . The Borrower will not, and will not permit the other Loan Parties to:

(a) call, make or offer to make any optional or voluntary prepayment (whether in whole or in part) of any Second Lien Notes (other than from the cash proceeds of any Permitted Refinancing Debt or the cash proceeds of the issuances of common or preferred Equity Interests on terms not materially more adverse to Borrower (other than Disqualified Capital Stock)); provided that, any such optional or voluntary prepayment shall be permitted so long as both before and immediately after giving effect to such prepayment, redemption or repurchase (i) no Default or Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) all prepayments required hereunder have been made, (iii) Borrower is in pro forma compliance with the financial covenants in Section  9.01 , and (iv) if such prepayment is made other than with the cash proceeds of the issuances of common or preferred Equity Interests on terms not materially more adverse to Borrower (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) or the cash proceeds of Senior Unsecured Notes, the unused total Commitments then in effect shall be equal to or greater than 20% of the total Commitments then in effect and the Borrower’s ratio of Total Funded Debt to EBITDAX is not greater than 3.50 to 1.00 (using (x) Total Funded Debt outstanding on such date after giving effect to such prepayment or redemption and (y) EBITDAX for the four fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding such date for which financial statements are available);

(b) in the case of Second Lien Notes or any Second Lien Documents related thereto, amend, modify, waive or otherwise change, consent or agree to any amendment, modification, waiver or other change to, any of the terms of any such Second Lien Notes or any Second Lien Document except to the extent permitted in the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement; and

(c) grant a Lien on any Property to secure Second Lien Obligations without substantially contemporaneously offering to grant to the Administrative Agent, as security for the Secured Obligations, a Lien on the same property pursuant to the Security Instruments (it being understood that if any Security Instruments is required to be executed to grant such Lien such Security Instruments shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent); provided, however, the refusal or inability of the Administrative Agent to accept such Lien will not prevent the administrative agent under the Second Lien Documents from taking the Lien.

Section 9.24 Negative Pledge; Restrictions on Guarantees .

(a) RRI will not create, incur or permit to exist, will defend, at its sole cost and expense, its Equity Interests in the Borrower against, and will take all such other action as is necessary to remove, any Lien or claim on, in or to its Equity Interests in the Borrower.

 

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(b) RRI will not be permitted to incur any Debt (other than, to the extent constituting Debt, obligations in respect of any Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock) or provide a guaranty in respect of Debt of any other Person unless RRI first becomes a Guarantor and party to the Guaranty Agreement.

ARTICLE X

EVENTS OF DEFAULT; REMEDIES

Section 10.01 Events of Default . One or more of the following events shall constitute an “ Event of Default ”:

(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof, by acceleration or otherwise;

(b) the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in Section  10.01(a) ) payable under any Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days;

(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party in or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification of any Loan Document or waiver under such Loan Document, or in any report, notice, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made (or, to the extent that any such representation and warranty is qualified by materiality, such representation and warranty (as so qualified) shall prove to have been incorrect in any respect when made or deemed made);

(d) the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section  8.02 , Section  8.03 , Section  8.14 , Section  8.16 , Section  8.17 , Section  8.18 or in ARTICLE  IX ;

(e) the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in Section  10.01(a) , Section  10.01(b) , Section  10.01(c) or Section  10.01(d) ) or any other Loan Document, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the earlier to occur of (A) notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender) or (B) a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or such other Loan Party otherwise becoming aware of such default;

 

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(f) the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable after giving effect to any grace periods applicable thereto;

(g) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time or both) the holder or holders of such Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause such Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the Redemption thereof or any offer to Redeem to be made in respect thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity or require the Borrower or any other Loan Party to make an offer in respect thereof;

(h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of any Loan Party, or its or their debts, or of a substantial part of its or their assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any other Loan Party or for a substantial part of its or their assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for sixty (60) days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

(i) the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in Section  10.01(h) , (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any other Loan Party or for a substantial part of its or their assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it or them in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or (vii) become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

(j) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $2,000,000 (to the extent not covered by independent third party insurance as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage and is not subject to an insolvency proceeding) shall be rendered against any Loan Party or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of any Loan Party to enforce any such judgment;

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binding and enforceable in accordance with their terms against the Borrower or a Loan Party thereto or shall be repudiated by any of them or cease to create valid and perfected Liens of the priority required thereby on the Collateral purported to be covered thereby, except to the extent permitted by the terms of this Agreement, or the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of their Affiliates shall so state in writing;

(l) (i) an ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(m) an “Event of Default” shall occur under the Senior Unsecured Notes Documents or the Second Lien Documents; and

(n) a Change in Control shall occur.

Section 10.02 Remedies .

(a) In the case of an Event of Default (other than one described in Section  10.01(h) or Section  10.01(i) ), at any time thereafter during the continuance of such Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may with the consent of the Majority Lenders or shall at the request of the Majority Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii) by written notice to the Borrower, declare the Notes and the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Loan Parties accrued hereunder and under the Notes and the other Loan Documents (including the payment of cash collateral to secure the LC Exposure as provided in Section  2.08(j) ), shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand (other than written notice), protest, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Loan Party; and in case of an Event of Default described in Section  10.01(h) or Section  10.01(i) , the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the Notes and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and the other obligations of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties accrued hereunder and under the Notes and the other Loan Documents (including the payment of cash collateral to secure the LC Exposure as provided in Section  2.08(j) ), shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration, or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by each Loan Party.

(b) In the case of the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders will have all other rights and remedies available at law and equity.

 

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(c) All proceeds realized from the liquidation or other disposition of collateral or otherwise received after maturity of the Loans, whether by acceleration or otherwise, shall be applied:

(i) first, to payment or reimbursement of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting fees, expenses and indemnities payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;

(ii) second, pro rata to payment or reimbursement of that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting fees, expenses and indemnities payable to the Lenders;

(iii) third, pro rata to payment of accrued interest on the Loans;

(iv) fourth, pro rata to payment of principal outstanding on the Loans and Secured Obligations referred to in clause (y) of the definition of Secured Obligations in respect of Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Swap Agreements;

(v) fifth, pro rata to any other Secured Obligations;

(vi) sixth, to serve as cash collateral to be held by the Administrative Agent to secure the LC Exposure; and

(vii) seventh, any excess, after all of the Secured Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash, shall be paid to the Borrower or as otherwise required by any Governmental Requirement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts received from the Borrower or any Guarantor that is not an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act shall not be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligations (it being understood, that in the event that any amount is applied to Secured Obligations other than Excluded Swap Obligations as a result of this this clause, the Administrative Agent shall make such adjustments as it determines are appropriate to distributions pursuant to clause fourth above from amounts received from “eligible contract participants” under the Commodity Exchange Act to ensure, as nearly as possible, that the proportional aggregate recoveries with respect to Secured Obligations described in clause fourth above by the holders of any Excluded Swap Obligations are the same as the proportional aggregate recoveries with respect to other Secured Obligations pursuant to clause fourth above).

ARTICLE XI

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Section 11.01 Appointment; Powers . Each of the Lender and the Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and the other Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

 

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Section 11.02 Duties and Obligations of Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing (the use of the term “agent” herein and in the other Loan Documents with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable law; rather, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties), (b) the Administrative Agent shall have no duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except as provided in Section  11.03 , and (c) except as expressly set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any Loan Party that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or in any other Loan Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in ARTICLE  VI or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent or as to those conditions precedent expressly required to be to the Administrative Agent’s satisfaction, (vi) the existence, value, perfection or priority of any collateral security or the financial or other condition of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties or any other obligor or guarantor, or (vii) any failure by the Borrower or any other Person (other than itself) to perform any of its obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document or the performance or observance of any covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein. For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in ARTICLE  VI , each Lender and the Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender or the Issuing Bank unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from such Lender prior to the Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.

Section 11.03 Action by Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall have no duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing as directed by the Majority Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section  12.02 ) and in all cases the Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to act hereunder or under any other Loan Documents unless it shall (a) receive written instructions from the Majority Lenders or the Lenders, as applicable, (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided

 

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in Section  12.02 ) specifying the action to be taken and (b) be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expenses which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The instructions as aforesaid and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto by the Administrative Agent shall be binding on all of the Lenders. If a Default has occurred and is continuing, then the Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default as shall be directed by the requisite Lenders in the written instructions (with indemnities) described in this Section  11.03 , provided that, unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders. In no event, however, shall the Administrative Agent be required to take any action which, in its opinion, or the opinion of its counsel, exposes the Administrative Agent to liability or which is contrary to this Agreement, the Loan Documents or applicable law, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any debtor relief law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any debtor relief law. If a Default has occurred and is continuing, no Agent shall have any obligation to perform any act in respect thereof. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Majority Lenders or the Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section  12.02 ), and otherwise the Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it hereunder or under any other Loan Document or under any other document or instrument referred to or provided for herein or therein or in connection herewith or therewith INCLUDING ITS OWN ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

Section 11.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent . The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon and each of the Borrower and the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereby waives the right to dispute the Administrative Agent’s record of such statement, except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts. The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the holder thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until a written notice of the assignment or transfer thereof permitted hereunder shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent.

Section 11.05 Subagents . The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this ARTICLE  XI shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

 

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Section 11.06 Resignation of Administrative Agent . Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this Section  11.06 , the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Majority Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Majority Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, appoint a qualified financial institution as successor Administrative Agent. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this ARTICLE  XI and Section  12.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative Agent.

Section 11.07 Administrative Agent as Lender . The Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any other Loan Party or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.

Section 11.08 No Reliance . Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder. The Agents shall not be required to keep themselves informed as to the performance or observance by the Borrower, or any of the other Loan Parties of this Agreement, the Loan Documents or any other document referred to or provided for herein or to inspect the Properties or books of any such Person. Except for notices, reports and other documents and information expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, no Agent nor any Arranger shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the affairs, financial condition or business of the Borrower or any Loan Party (or any of their Affiliates) which may come into the possession of such Agent or any of its Affiliates. In this regard, each Lender acknowledges that Winstead PC is acting in this transaction as special

 

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counsel to the Administrative Agent only, except to the extent otherwise expressly stated in any legal opinion or any Loan Document. Each other party hereto will consult with its own legal counsel to the extent that it deems necessary in connection with the Loan Documents and the matters contemplated therein.

Section 11.09 Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim . In case of the pendency of any receivership, insolvency, liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, composition or other judicial proceeding relative to the Borrower or any of the other Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or LC Disbursement shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans, LC Disbursements and all other Secured Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Section  2.08 , Section  3.05 and Section  12.03 ) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and the Issuing Bank to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Section  3.05 and Section  12.03 .

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or the Issuing Bank any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Secured Obligations or the rights of any Lender or the Issuing Bank or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

Section 11.10 Authority of Administrative Agent to Release Collateral and Liens . The Lenders and the Issuing Bank, and by accepting the benefits of the Collateral, each Secured Swap Provider and each Secured Cash Management Provider:

(a) irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent to comply with the provisions of Section  12.18 .

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termination statements, assignments or other documents as reasonably requested by such Loan Party in connection with any disposition of Property to the extent such disposition is permitted by the terms of Section  9.11 or is otherwise authorized by the terms of the Loan Documents.

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Majority Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty Agreement pursuant to this Section  11.10 or Section  12.18 .

Section 11.11 Duties of the Arranger . The Arranger shall not have any duties, responsibilities or liabilities under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

ARTICLE XII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 12.01 Notices .

(a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to Section  12.01(b) ), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by fax, as follows:

(i) if to the Borrower, to it at 16200 Park Row, Suite 300, Houston Texas 77084, Attention: Alan Townsend (Telephone No. (281) 675-3400;

(ii) if to the Administrative Agent or PNC Bank as the Issuing Bank, to it at Two Allen Center, 1200 Smith Street, Suite 830, Houston, Texas 77002, Attention: Denise Davis (Facsimile No. (713) 658-3985)

with a copy to:

Agency Services, PNC Bank, National Association, Mail Stop P7-PFSC-04-1, 500 First Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, Attention: Agency Services (Facsimile No. (412) 762-8672); and

(iii) if to any other Lender or Issuing Bank, to it at its address (or fax number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.

(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to ARTICLE  II , ARTICLE  III , ARTICLE  IV and ARTICLE  V unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

 

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(c) Any party hereto may change its address or fax number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.

Section 12.02 Waivers; Amendments .

(a) No failure on the part of the Administrative Agent, any other Agent, the Issuing Bank or Lender to exercise and no delay in exercising, and no course of dealing with respect to, any right, power or privilege, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right, power or privilege, under any of the Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege under any of the Loan Documents preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, each other Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by Section  12.02(b) , and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any other Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.

(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof nor any Loan Document nor any provision thereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and/or the other applicable Loan Parties and the Majority Lenders or by the Borrower and/or the other applicable Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Majority Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment or Maximum Credit Amount of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) except as otherwise provided in Section  2.07 , increase the Borrowing Base without the written consent of each non-Defaulting Lender, or decrease or maintain the Borrowing Base without the consent of the Required Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders); provided that a Scheduled Redetermination may be postponed by the Required Lenders, (iii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, or reduce any other Secured Obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv) postpone the scheduled date of payment or prepayment of the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement, or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or any other Secured Obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone or extend the Maturity Date or the Termination Date without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (v) change Section  4.01(b) or Section  4.01(c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (vi) waive or amend Section  3.04(c) ,

 

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Section  6.01 , or Section  12.18 without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby (other than any Defaulting Lender), (vii) release any material Guarantor (except as set forth in Section  11.10 or the Guaranty Agreement), release all or substantially all of the collateral (other than as provided in Section  11.10 ), or reduce the percentages set forth in Section  8.14(a) , without the written consent of each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender), (viii) change any of the provisions of this Section  12.02(b) or the definitions of “Majority Lenders” or “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or under any other Loan Documents or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder or any other Loan Documents, without the written consent of each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender); or (ix) change Section  10.02(c) without the consent of each Person to whom a Secured Obligation is owed; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank, as the case may be. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any supplement to any Schedule shall be effective simply by delivering to the Administrative Agent a supplemental schedule clearly marked as such and, upon receipt, the Administrative Agent will promptly deliver a copy thereof to the Lenders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent may amend this Agreement or any other Loan Document without the consent of the Lenders in order to correct, amend or cure any ambiguity, inconsistency or defect or correct any typographical error or other manifest error in any Loan Document.

Section 12.03 Expenses, Indemnity; Damage Waiver .

(a) The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates and to the extent necessary as determined by the Administrative Agent, other outside consultants for the Administrative Agent, the reasonable travel, photocopy, mailing, courier, telephone and other similar expenses, and the cost of environmental assessments and audits and surveys and appraisals, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration (both before and after the execution hereof and including advice of counsel to the Administrative Agent as to the rights and duties of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect thereto) of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any amendments, modifications or waivers of or consents related to the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all costs, expenses, Taxes, assessments and other charges incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with any filing, registration, recording or perfection of any security interest contemplated by this Agreement or any Security Instrument or any other document referred to therein, (iii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder, (iv) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any other Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any

 

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external counsel for the Administrative Agent, any other Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including its rights under this Section  12.03 in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.

(b) THE BORROWER SHALL INDEMNIFY EACH AGENT, THE ARRANGER, THE ISSUING BANK AND EACH LENDER, AND EACH RELATED PARTY OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING PERSONS (EACH SUCH PERSON BEING CALLED AN “INDEMNITEE”) AGAINST, AND DEFEND AND HOLD EACH INDEMNITEE HARMLESS FROM, ANY AND ALL LOSSES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, PENALTIES, LIABILITIES AND RELATED EXPENSES, INCLUDING THE FEES, CHARGES AND DISBURSEMENTS OF ANY OUTSIDE COUNSEL FOR ANY INDEMNITEE, INCURRED BY OR ASSERTED AGAINST ANY INDEMNITEE ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH, OR AS A RESULT OF (i) THE EXECUTION OR DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR ANY AGREEMENT OR INSTRUMENT CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, (ii) THE PERFORMANCE BY THE PARTIES HERETO OR THE PARTIES TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR THE CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR BY ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, (iii) THE FAILURE OF THE BORROWER OR ANY LOAN PARTY TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, INCLUDING THIS AGREEMENT, OR WITH ANY GOVERNMENTAL REQUIREMENT, (iv) ANY INACCURACY OF ANY REPRESENTATION OR ANY BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY OR COVENANT OF THE BORROWER OR ANY LOAN PARTIES SET FORTH IN ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY INSTRUMENTS, DOCUMENTS OR CERTIFICATIONS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, (v) ANY LOAN OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR THE USE OF THE PROCEEDS THEREFROM, INCLUDING (A) ANY REFUSAL BY THE ISSUING BANK TO HONOR A DEMAND FOR PAYMENT UNDER A LETTER OF CREDIT IF THE DOCUMENTS PRESENTED IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH DEMAND DO NOT STRICTLY COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF SUCH LETTER OF CREDIT, OR (B) THE PAYMENT OF A DRAWING UNDER ANY LETTER OF CREDIT NOTWITHSTANDING THE NON-COMPLIANCE, NON-DELIVERY OR OTHER IMPROPER PRESENTATION OF THE DOCUMENTS PRESENTED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, (vi) ANY OTHER ASPECT OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, (vii) THE OPERATIONS OF THE BUSINESS OF THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY BY SUCH PERSONS, (viii) ANY ASSERTION THAT THE LENDERS WERE NOT ENTITLED TO RECEIVE THE PROCEEDS RECEIVED PURSUANT TO THE SECURITY INSTRUMENTS, (ix) ANY ENVIRONMENTAL LAW APPLICABLE TO THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ANY OF THEIR PROPERTIES OR OPERATIONS, INCLUDING THE PRESENCE, GENERATION, STORAGE, RELEASE, THREATENED RELEASE, USE, TRANSPORT, DISPOSAL, ARRANGEMENT OF DISPOSAL OR TREATMENT OF OIL, OIL AND GAS WASTES, SOLID WASTES OR

 

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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ON OR AT ANY OF THEIR PROPERTIES, (x) THE BREACH OR NON-COMPLIANCE BY THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY WITH ANY ENVIRONMENTAL LAW APPLICABLE TO THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY, (xi) THE PAST OWNERSHIP BY THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OF ANY OF THEIR PROPERTIES OR PAST ACTIVITY ON ANY OF THEIR PROPERTIES WHICH, THOUGH LAWFUL AND FULLY PERMISSIBLE AT THE TIME, COULD RESULT IN PRESENT LIABILITY, (xii) THE PRESENCE, USE, RELEASE, STORAGE, TREATMENT, DISPOSAL, GENERATION, THREATENED RELEASE, TRANSPORT, ARRANGEMENT FOR TRANSPORT OR ARRANGEMENT FOR DISPOSAL OF OIL, OIL AND GAS WASTES, SOLID WASTES OR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ON OR AT ANY OF THE PROPERTIES OWNED OR OPERATED BY THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY OR ANY ACTUAL OR ALLEGED PRESENCE OR RELEASE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ON OR FROM ANY PROPERTY OWNED OR OPERATED BY THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY, (xiii) ANY ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THE BORROWER OR ANY OTHER LOAN PARTY, (xiv) ANY OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH OR SAFETY CONDITION IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR (xv) ANY ACTUAL OR PROSPECTIVE CLAIM, LITIGATION, INVESTIGATION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY, WHETHER BROUGHT BY A THIRD PARTY OR BY ANY LOAN PARTY, AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY INDEMNITEE IS A PARTY THERETO, AND SUCH INDEMNITY SHALL EXTEND TO EACH INDEMNITEE NOTWITHSTANDING THE SOLE OR CONCURRENT NEGLIGENCE OF EVERY KIND OR CHARACTER WHATSOEVER, WHETHER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE, WHETHER AN AFFIRMATIVE ACT OR AN OMISSION, INCLUDING ALL TYPES OF NEGLIGENT CONDUCT IDENTIFIED IN THE RESTATEMENT (SECOND) OF TORTS OF ONE OR MORE OF THE INDEMNITEES OR BY REASON OF STRICT LIABILITY IMPOSED WITHOUT FAULT ON ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE INDEMNITEES INCLUDING ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE; PROVIDED THAT SUCH INDEMNITY SHALL NOT, AS TO ANY INDEMNITEE, BE AVAILABLE TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH LOSSES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LIABILITIES OR RELATED EXPENSES ARE DETERMINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY FINAL AND NONAPPEALABLE JUDGMENT TO (X) HAVE RESULTED FROM (1) THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF SUCH INDEMNITEE OR (2) THE MATERIAL BREACH OF SUCH INDEMNITEE’S OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR (Y) RELATE TO TAXES, WHICH SHALL BE SUBJECT TO INDEMNIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION  5.03 , OTHER THAN TAXES THAT REPRESENT LOSSES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, ETC. ARISING FROM ANY NON-TAX CLAIM.

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Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent, such Agent, such Arranger or such Issuing Bank in its capacity as such.

(d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower shall not, and shall cause each Loan Party not to, assert, and hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof.

(e) All amounts due under this Section  12.03 shall be payable not later than 10 days after written demand and invoice therefor.

Section 12.04 Successors and Assigns .

(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section  12.04 . Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in Section  12.04(c) ) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) (ii) Subject to the conditions set forth in Section  12.04(b)(ii) , any Lender may assign to one or more assignees (each, an “ Assignee ”) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent of:

(A) the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld), provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required if (1) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or (2) at any other time, such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided further , that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless the Borrower shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent with five (5) Business Days after having received written notice thereof; and

 

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(B) the Administrative Agent, provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment to an assignee that is a Lender immediately prior to giving effect to such assignment; and

(C) each Issuing Bank, provided that no consent of any Issuing Bank shall be required for an assignment to an assignee that is a Lender immediately prior to giving effect to such assignment.

(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing;

(B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement;

(C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; and

(D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire; and

(E) the assignee must not be a natural person, a Defaulting Lender or an Affiliate or Subsidiary of the Borrower.

(iii) Subject to Section  12.04(b)(iv) and the acceptance and recording thereof, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section  5.01 , Section  5.02 , Section  5.03 and Section  12.03 ). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section  12.04 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section  12.04(c) .

 

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(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Maximum Credit Amount of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Issuing Bank and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. In connection with any changes to the Register, if necessary, the Administrative Agent will reflect the revisions on Annex I and forward a copy of such revised Annex I to the Borrower, the Issuing Bank and each Lender.

(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the Assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire and, if required hereunder, applicable tax forms (unless the Assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in this Section  12.04(b) and any written consent to such assignment required by this Section  12.04(b) , the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this Section  12.04(b) .

(vi) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no assignment or participation shall be made to any Loan Party or any Affiliate of a Loan Party.

(c) (iii) Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank or any other Person, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural Person or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (a “ Participant ”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, and (D) the selling Lender shall maintain the Participant Register. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such

 

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a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section  12.02(b) that affects such Participant. In addition such agreement must provide that the Participant be bound by the provisions of Section  12.03 . Subject to Section  12.04(c)(ii) , the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section  5.01 , Section  5.02 and Section  5.03 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section  12.04(b) . To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section  12.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section  4.01(c) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(i) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section  5.01 or Section  5.03 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the entitlement to a greater payment results from a change in Law after such Participant acquired its participation. A Participant that would be a foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section  5.03 unless such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section  5.03(f) as though it were a Lender (it being understood the documentation required under Section  5.03(f) shall be provided only to the selling Lender).

(d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or a central bank, and this Section  12.04(d) shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or Assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

 

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(e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section  12.04 , no transfer or assignment of the interests or obligations of any Lender or any grant of participations therein shall be permitted if such transfer, assignment or grant would require the Borrower and the other Loan Parties to file a registration statement with the SEC or to qualify the Loans under the “Blue Sky” laws of any state.

Section 12.05 Survival; Revival; Reinstatement .

(a) All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, any other Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit or other Secured Obligations are outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or been terminated. The provisions of Section  5.01 , Section  5.02 , Section  5.03 and Section  12.03 and ARTICLE  XI shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any provision hereof or thereof.

(b) To the extent that any payments on the Secured Obligations or proceeds of any collateral are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, debtor in possession, receiver or other Person under any bankruptcy law, common law or equitable cause, then to such extent, the Secured Obligations shall be revived and continue as if such payment or proceeds had not been received and the Administrative Agent’s and the Lenders’ Liens, security interests, rights, powers and remedies under this Agreement and each Loan Document shall continue in full force and effect. In such event, each Loan Document shall be automatically reinstated and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, take such action as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to effect such reinstatement.

Section 12.06 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness .

(a) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.

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contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES HERETO AND THERETO AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

(c) Except as provided in Section  6.01 , this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by fax or other similar electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

Section 12.07 Severability . Any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof or thereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 12.08 Right of Setoff . If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations (of whatsoever kind, including obligations under Swap Agreements) at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any other Loan Party against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower or any other Loan Party owed to such Lender now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section  12.08 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender or its Affiliates may have.

Section 12.09 GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS .

(a) THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT UNITED STATES FEDERAL LAW PERMITS ANY LENDER TO CONTRACT FOR, CHARGE, RECEIVE, RESERVE OR TAKE INTEREST AT THE RATE ALLOWED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE WHERE SUCH LENDER IS LOCATED. CHAPTER 346 OF THE TEXAS FINANCE CODE (RELATING TO REVOLVING LOAN AND REVOLVING TRIPARTY ACCOUNTS), SHALL NOT APPLY TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY LOANS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

 

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(b) EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY: SUBMITS (AND THE BORROWER SHALL CAUSE EACH LOAN PARTY TO SUBMIT) FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE DISTRICT COURTS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS AND THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF; PROVIDED , THAT NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT WILL PREVENT ANY PARTY FROM BRINGING ANY ACTION TO ENFORCE ANY AWARD OR JUDGMENT OR EXERCISE ANY RIGHT UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS IN ANY OTHER FORUM IN WHICH JURISDICTION CAN BE ESTABLISHED. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH RESPECTIVE JURISDICTIONS.

(c) EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OF ANY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED COURTS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING BY THE MAILING OF COPIES THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, POSTAGE PREPAID, TO IT AT THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN SECTION  12.01 OR SUCH OTHER ADDRESS AS IS SPECIFIED PURSUANT TO SECTION  12.01 (OR ITS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION), SUCH SERVICE TO BECOME EFFECTIVE THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER SUCH MAILING. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF A PARTY OR ANY HOLDER OF A NOTE TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR TO COMMENCE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE PROCEED AGAINST ANOTHER PARTY IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

(d) EACH PARTY HEREBY (i) IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM THEREIN; (ii) IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER IN ANY SUCH LITIGATION ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES OTHER THAN, OR IN ADDITION TO, ACTUAL DAMAGES; (iii) CERTIFIES THAT NO PARTY HERETO NOR ANY REPRESENTATIVE OR AGENT OF COUNSEL FOR ANY

 

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PARTY HERETO HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, OR IMPLIED THAT SUCH PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVERS, AND (iv) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION  12.09 .

Section 12.10 Headings . Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

Section 12.11 Confidentiality . Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders (severally and not jointly) agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and required to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority having authority over the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section  12.11 , to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement (provided that such Person agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section  12.11 ) or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any Swap Agreement relating to the Borrower and its obligations (provided that such Person agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section  12.11 ), (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section  12.11 or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower. For the purposes of this Section  12.11 , “Information” means all information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary and their businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or a Subsidiary; provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section  12.11 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

Section 12.12 Interest Rate Limitation . It is the intention of the parties hereto that each Lender and each Issuing Bank shall conform strictly to usury laws applicable to it. Accordingly, if the transactions contemplated hereby would be usurious as to any Lender or any Issuing Bank

 

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under laws applicable to it (including the laws of the United States of America and the State of Texas or any other jurisdiction whose laws may be mandatorily applicable to such Lender or such Issuing Bank notwithstanding the other provisions of this Agreement), then, in that event, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any of the Loan Documents or any agreement entered into in connection with or as security for the Notes, it is agreed as follows: (a) the aggregate of all consideration which constitutes interest under law applicable to any Lender that is contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received by such Lender or such Issuing Bank under any of the Loan Documents or agreements or otherwise in connection with the Loans or Notes shall under no circumstances exceed the maximum amount allowed by such applicable law, and any excess shall be canceled automatically and if theretofore paid shall be credited by such Lender on the principal amount of the Secured Obligations (or, to the extent that the principal amount of the Secured Obligations shall have been or would thereby be paid in full, refunded by such Lender or such Issuing Bank to the Borrower); and (b) in the event that the maturity of the Loans or Notes is accelerated by reason of an election of the holder thereof resulting from any Event of Default under this Agreement or otherwise, or in the event of any required or permitted prepayment, then such consideration that constitutes interest under law applicable to any Lender or any Issuing Bank may never include more than the maximum amount allowed by such applicable law, and excess interest, if any, provided for in this Agreement or otherwise shall be canceled automatically by such Lender or such Issuing Bank as of the date of such acceleration or prepayment and, if theretofore paid, shall be credited by such Lender or such Issuing Bank on the principal amount of the Debt (or, to the extent that the principal amount of the Debt shall have been or would thereby be paid in full, refunded by such Lender to the Borrower). All sums paid or agreed to be paid to any Lender for the use, forbearance or detention of sums due hereunder shall, to the extent permitted by law applicable to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread throughout the stated term of the Loans until payment in full so that the rate or amount of interest on account of any Loans hereunder does not exceed the maximum amount allowed by such applicable law. If at any time and from time to time (i) the amount of interest payable to any Lender or any Issuing Bank on any date shall be computed at the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to such Lender or such Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section  12.12 and (ii) in respect of any subsequent interest computation period the amount of interest otherwise payable to such Lender or such Issuing Bank would be less than the amount of interest payable to such Lender computed at the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to such Lender or such Issuing Bank, then the amount of interest payable to such Lender or such Issuing Bank in respect of such subsequent interest computation period shall continue to be computed at the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to such Lender or such Issuing Bank until the total amount of interest payable to such Lender shall equal the total amount of interest which would have been payable to such Lender or such Issuing Bank if the total amount of interest had been computed without giving effect to this Section  12.12 . To the extent that Chapter 303 of the Texas Finance Code is relevant for the purpose of determining the Highest Lawful Rate applicable to any Lender or any Issuing Bank, such Lender or such Issuing Bank elects to determine the applicable rate ceiling under such Chapter by the weekly ceiling from time to time in effect. Chapter 346 of the Texas Finance Code does not apply to the Borrower’s obligations hereunder.

Section 12.13 Collateral Matters; Swap Agreements . The benefit of the Security Instruments and of the provisions of this Agreement relating to any collateral securing the Secured Obligations shall also extend to and be available to the Secured Swap Providers in

 

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respect of the Secured Swap Agreements as set forth herein. Except as set forth in Section  12.02(b)(v) , no Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender shall have any voting rights under any Loan Document as a result of the existence of obligations owed to it under any such Swap Agreements.

Section 12.14 No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the agreement of the Lenders to make Loans and any Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend Letters of Credit hereunder are solely for the benefit of the Borrower, and no other Person (including any other Loan Party of the Borrower, any obligor, contractor, subcontractor, supplier or materialsman) shall have any rights, claims, remedies or privileges hereunder or under any other Loan Document against the Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank or Lender for any reason whatsoever. There are no third party beneficiaries.

Section 12.15 EXCULPATION PROVISIONS . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO SPECIFICALLY AGREES THAT IT HAS A DUTY TO READ THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND AGREES THAT IT IS CHARGED WITH NOTICE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS; THAT IT HAS IN FACT READ THIS AGREEMENT AND IS FULLY INFORMED AND HAS FULL NOTICE AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE TERMS, CONDITIONS AND EFFECTS OF THIS AGREEMENT; THAT IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL OF ITS CHOICE THROUGHOUT THE NEGOTIATIONS PRECEDING ITS EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS; AND HAS RECEIVED THE ADVICE OF ITS ATTORNEY IN ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS; AND THAT IT RECOGNIZES THAT CERTAIN OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS RESULT IN ONE PARTY ASSUMING THE LIABILITY INHERENT IN SOME ASPECTS OF THE TRANSACTION AND RELIEVING THE OTHER PARTY OF ITS RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH LIABILITY. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT CONTEST THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF ANY EXCULPATORY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS ON THE BASIS THAT THE PARTY HAD NO NOTICE OR KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH PROVISION OR THAT THE PROVISION IS NOT “CONSPICUOUS.”

Section 12.16 USA Patriot Act Notice . Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Patriot Act ”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Act.

Section 12.17 Flood Insurance Provisions . Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, in no event is any Building (as defined in the applicable Flood Insurance Regulation) or Manufactured (Mobile) Home (as defined in the applicable Flood Insurance Regulation) included in the definition of “Mortgaged Property” and no Building or Manufactured (Mobile) Home is hereby encumbered by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

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Section 12.18 Releases .

(a) Release Upon Payment in Full . Upon the complete payment of the Secured Obligations (other than (A) indemnity obligations not yet due and payable of which the Borrower has not received a notice of potential claim, (B) obligations arising under a Secured Swap Agreement and (C) obligations under Secured Cash Management Agreements not yet due and payable) and the termination of the Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank shall have been made), and the termination of the Commitments under the Agreement, the Administrative Agent, at the written request and expense of the Borrower, will promptly release, reassign and transfer the Collateral to the Loan Parties.

(b) Further Assurances . If any of the Collateral shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by any Loan Party in a transaction permitted by the Loan Documents, then the Administrative Agent, at the request and sole expense of the applicable Loan Party, shall promptly execute and deliver to such Loan Party all releases or other documents reasonably necessary or desirable for the release of the Liens created by the applicable Security Instrument on such Collateral. At the request and sole expense of the Borrower, a Loan Party shall be released from its obligations under the Loan Documents in the event that all the capital stock or other Equity Interests of such Loan Party shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of in a transaction permitted by the Loan Documents; provided that the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent, at least five Business Days prior to the date of the proposed release, a written request for release identifying the relevant Loan Party and the terms of the sale or other disposition in reasonable detail, including the price thereof and any expenses in connection therewith, together with a certification by the Borrower stating that such transaction is in compliance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Section 12.19 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail -In of EEA Financial Institutions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent

 

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entity, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

Section 12.20 Concerning the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement . Upon approval of the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement by the Majority Lenders, each Lender (a) consents to the Lien priorities provided for in the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (b) agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement, and (c) authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent to enter into the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement as first lien agent, collateral agent and any other agent capacity specified therein. The foregoing provisions are intended as an inducement to the Lenders to extend credit and such Lenders are intended third party beneficiaries of such provisions and the provisions of the Second Lien Intercreditor Agreement.

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The parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

BORROWER:     ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
    By:    
      James Alan Townsend
      President and Chief Executive Officer

 

S IGNATURE P AGE

C REDIT A GREEMENT


ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:    

    PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

    as Administrative Agent

    By:    
    Name:  
    Title  

 

S IGNATURE P AGE

C REDIT A GREEMENT


LENDER:    

    PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

    as a Lender

    By:    
    Name:  
    Title  

 

S IGNATURE P AGE

C REDIT A GREEMENT


ANNEX I

LIST OF MAXIMUM CREDIT AMOUNTS

Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts

 

Name of Lender

 

Applicable Percentage

 

Maximum Credit Amount

PNC Bank, National Association

  100.0%   $250,000,000.00

TOTAL:

  100.0%   $250,000,000.00

 

A NNEX I - 1


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF NOTE

[                    ], 201[    ]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), hereby promises to pay to [                ] (the “ Lender ”), at the principal office of PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the “ Administrative Agent ”), in accordance with the provisions of the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined), the principal sum equal to the amount of such Lender’s Maximum Credit Amount, or, if greater or less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of the Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement, in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, on the dates and in the principal amounts provided in the Credit Agreement, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each such Loan, at such office, in like money and funds, for the period commencing on the date of such Loan until such Loan shall be paid in full, at the rates per annum and on the dates provided in the Credit Agreement.

The date, amount, Type, interest rate, Interest Period and maturity of each Loan made by the Lender to the Borrower, and each payment made on account of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by the Lender on its books and, prior to any transfer of this Note, may be endorsed by the Lender on the schedules attached hereto or any continuation thereof or on any separate record maintained by the Lender. Failure to make any such notation or to attach a schedule shall not affect any Lender’s or the Borrower’s rights or obligations in respect of such Loans or affect the validity of such transfer by any Lender of this Note.

This Note is one of the Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement dated as of April 27, 2017 among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and the lenders signatory thereto (including the Lender), and evidences Loans made by the Lender thereunder (such Credit Agreement, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, or otherwise supplemented from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”). Capitalized terms used in this Note have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

This Note is issued pursuant to, and is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in, the Credit Agreement and is entitled to the benefits provided for in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Credit Agreement provides for the acceleration of the maturity of this Note upon the occurrence of certain events, for prepayments of Loans upon the terms and conditions specified therein and other provisions relevant to this Note.

[Signature page follows.]

 

Exhibit A – Page 2


THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

 

ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

Exhibit A – Page 3


EXHIBIT B

FORM OF BORROWING REQUEST

[                    ], 201[    ]

ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), pursuant to Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement dated as of April 27, 2017 (together with all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among the Borrower, PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and the lenders (the “ Lenders ”) which are or become parties thereto (unless otherwise defined herein, each capitalized term used herein is defined in the Credit Agreement), hereby requests a Borrowing as follows:

(1) Aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing is $[                ];

(2) Date of such Borrowing is [                ], 201[ ];

(3) Requested Borrowing is to be [a Base Rate Borrowing] [a LIBOR Rate Borrowing];

(4) In the case of a LIBOR Rate Borrowing, the initial Interest Period applicable thereto is [                ];

(5) Amount of the Borrowing Base in effect on the date hereof is $[                ];

(6) Total Revolving Credit Exposures on the date hereof (without regard to the requested Borrowing) is $[                ]; and

(7) Pro forma total Revolving Credit Exposures (giving effect to the requested Borrowing) is $[                ]; and

(8) Location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.05 of the Credit Agreement, is as follows:

[                      ]

[                      ]

[                      ]

[                      ]

[                      ]

 

Exhibit B – Page 1


The undersigned certifies that he/she is the [                      ] of the Borrower, and that as such he/she is authorized to execute this request on behalf of the Borrower. The undersigned further certifies, represents and warrants on behalf of the Borrower, and not in his or her individual capacity, that the Borrower is entitled to receive the requested Borrowing under the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement.

 

ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

Exhibit B – Page 2


EXHIBIT C

FORM OF INTEREST ELECTION REQUEST

[                     ], 201[    ]

ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), pursuant to Section 2.04 of the Credit Agreement dated as of April 27, 2017 (together with all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto, the “ Credit Agreement ”) among the Borrower, PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and the lenders (the “ Lenders ”) which are or become parties thereto (unless otherwise defined herein, each capitalized term used herein is defined in the Credit Agreement), hereby makes an Interest Election Request as follows:

(i) The Borrowing to which this Interest Election Request applies, and if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information specified pursuant to (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing) is [                 ];

(ii) The effective date of the election made pursuant to this Interest Election Request is [                 ], 201[ ];[and]

(iii) The resulting Borrowing is to be [a Base Rate Borrowing] [a LIBOR Rate Borrowing][; and]

[(iv) [ If the resulting Borrowing is a LIBOR Rate Borrowing ] The Interest Period applicable to the resulting Borrowing after giving effect to such election is [                 ]].

The undersigned certifies that he/she is the [                      ] of the Borrower, and that as such he/she is authorized to execute this request on behalf of the Borrower. The undersigned further certifies, represents and warrants on behalf of the Borrower, and not in his or her individual capacity, that the Borrower is entitled to receive the requested Borrowing under the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement.

 

ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

Exhibit C – Solo Page


EXHIBIT D

FORM OF

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

[                      ], 20[      ]

The undersigned hereby certifies that he/she is the [                ] of Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”), and that as such he/she is authorized to execute this certificate on behalf of the Borrower. With reference to the Credit Agreement dated as of April 27, 2017 (together with all amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto being the “ Agreement ”) among the Borrower, PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders (the “ Lenders ”) which are or become a party thereto, the undersigned certifies on behalf of the Borrower, and not in his or her individual capacity, as follows (each capitalized term used herein having the same meaning given to it in the Agreement unless otherwise specified):

1 There exists no Default or Event of Default [or specify Default and describe].

2 Attached hereto are the detailed computations necessary to determine whether the Borrower is in compliance with Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement as of the end of the [fiscal quarter][fiscal year] ending [                ].

3. There have been no changes in GAAP or in the application thereof since the date of the most recently delivered financial statements referred to in Section 8.01(a) and (b) of the Credit Agreement [other than as described below:].

EXECUTED AND DELIVERED as of the date first written above.

 

ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
By:    
Name:    
Title:    

 

Exhibit D – Solo Page


EXHIBIT E

FORM OF

SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE

 

TO: PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent

April 27, 2017

This Solvency Certificate is executed and delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(i) of the Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Borrower ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined have the meanings given such terms in the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned, in his or her capacity as a Responsible Officer of Borrower, in that capacity only and not in his or her individual capacity, does hereby certify as of the date hereof, and based upon facts and circumstances as they exist as of the date hereof, that, after giving effect to the Borrowings under the Credit Agreement:

(a) the aggregate assets (after giving effect to amounts that could reasonably be received by reason of indemnity, offset, insurance or any similar arrangement), at a fair valuation, of the Loan Parties, taken as a whole, will exceed the aggregate Debt of the Loan Parties on a consolidated basis, as the Debt becomes absolute and matures;

(b) each Loan Party has not incurred nor intends to incur, and does not believe that it will incur, Debt beyond its ability to pay such Debt (after taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be received by it and the amounts to be payable on or in respect of its liabilities, and giving effect to amounts that could reasonably be received by reason of indemnity, offset, insurance or any similar arrangement) as such Debt becomes absolute and matures; and

(c) each Loan Party does not have (and does not have any reason to believe that it will have hereafter) unreasonably small capital for the conduct of its business.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank; Signature Page Follows]

 

Exhibit E – Page 1


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of the date first written above.

 

By:    
Name:  
Title:  

 

Exhibit E – Page 2


EXHIBIT F

SECURITY INSTRUMENTS

 

1. Security Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2017, made by each of the Debtors (as defined therein) in favor of PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent.

 

2. Deed of Trust, Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Production and Financing Statement, dated as of April 27, 2017, by Rosehill Operating Company, LLC to Tom Byargeon, as Trustee, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, to be filed in each of Loving County, Texas and Wise County, Texas.

 

3. Deed of Trust, Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Production and Financing Statement, dated as of [_____________], by [Rosehill Operating Company, LLC] to Tom Byargeon, as Trustee, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, to be filed in Pecos County, Texas.

 

Exhibit F – Solo Page


EXHIBIT G

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

This Assignment and Assumption (the “ Assignment and Assumption ”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [ Insert name of Assignor ] (the “ Assignor ”) and [ Insert name of Assignee ] (the “ Assignee ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective facilities identified below (including without limitation any letters of credit and guarantees included in such facilities) and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable Law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by the Assignor to the Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “ Assigned Interest ”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

 

1    Assignor:   

 

  
      and is not a natural person, a Defaulting Lender or an Affiliate or Subsidiary of the Borrower
2    Assignee:   

 

  
      [and is an Affiliate of [identify Lender] 1 ]
3    Borrower:    Rosehill Operating Company, LLC   

 

1   Select as applicable.

 

Exhibit G – Page 1


4    Administrative Agent:    PNC Bank, National Association, as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement
5    Credit Agreement:    The Credit Agreement dated as of April 27, 2017 among Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, the Lenders parties thereto, and PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent
6    Assigned Interest:   

 

Aggregate Amount of

Commitment/Loans for

all Lenders

 

Amount of

Commitment/Loans

Assigned

 

Percentage Assigned of

Commitment/Loans 2

$   $   %
$   $   %
$   $   %

Effective Date:                           , 201      [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:

 

ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:    
  Title:

 

2   Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.

 

Exhibit G – Page 2


ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:    
  Title:

 

Exhibit G – Page 3


[Consented to and] 3 Accepted:

 

PNC Bank, National Association, as     Administrative Agent
By    
  Name:
  Title:

[Consented to:] 4

 

ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
By    
  Name:
  Title:

 

3   To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
4   To be added only if the consent of the Borrower is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

Exhibit G – Page 4


ANNEX 1

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

1. Representations and Warranties .

1.1 Assignor . The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and (iv) is not a natural person, a Defaulting Lender or an Affiliate or Subsidiary of the Borrower; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2. Assignee . The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it satisfies the requirements, if any, specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender, (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 8.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest, and (vi) if it is a Non-U.S. Lender, attached to the Assignment and Assumption is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

 

Exhibit G – Page 5


2. Payments . From and after the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall make all payments of interest, fees or other amounts paid or payable in kind from and after the Effective Date to the Assignee.

3. General Provisions . This Assignment and Assumption shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Assumption may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Assumption. This Assignment and Assumption shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Law of the State of Texas.

 

Exhibit G – Page 6


EXHIBIT H-1

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of April 27, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, as Borrower, PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.03 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its Non-U.S. Lender status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

Date:                           , 201[      ]

 

Exhibit H-1 – Solo Page


EXHIBIT H-2

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of April 27, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, as Borrower, PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.03 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its Non-U.S. Lender status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

Date:                           , 201[      ]

 

Exhibit H-2 – Solo Page


EXHIBIT H-3

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of April 27, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, as Borrower, PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.03 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:  
  Name:
  Title:

Date:                       , 201[      ]

 

Exhibit H-3 – Solo Page


EXHIBIT H-4

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Non-U.S. Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Credit Agreement dated as of April 27, 2017 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Rosehill Operating Company, LLC, as Borrower, PNC Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.03 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]
By:  
  Name:
  Title:

Date:                           , 201[      ]

 

Exhibit H-4 – Solo Page


Schedule 1.01

EXISTING LIENS

None.

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Schedule 1.01 – 1


SCHEDULE 7.05

LITIGATION

None.

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Schedule 7.05 – 1


SCHEDULE 7.06

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

None.

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Schedule 7.06 – 1


SCHEDULE 7.12

INSURANCE

ROSEHILL OPERATING COMPANY, LLC

Schedule of Insurance

 

Description

   Insurer   Policy Number    Policy Period   

Policy Limits

  

Deductible

  

Premium

Workers' Compensation

Guaranteed Cost Program

All States

   Travelers Property
Casualty Company of
America
  UB-2J479137    4/27/2017-18   

Coverage A: Statutory

Coverage B:

Bodily Injury by Accident:

$1,000,000 each Accident

Bodily Injury by Disease:

$1,000,000 Policy Limit

Bodily Injury by Disease:

$1,000,00 each Employee

   $—   

$9,937

Includes TRIA of

$762

                
                
                
                
                
                
                

Automobile Liability

   St Paul Fire & Marine

Insurance Company

  ZLP-51M79887    4/27/2017-18   

$ 1,000,000—Liability

$Basic—Personal Injury Protection

$ 1,000,000—Uninsured Motorist

$ 1,000,000—Underinsured Motorist

$ 35,000—Hired Car Physical Damage

$10,000—Medical Payments Protection

   $—   

$12,682

Includes Auto Pollution and Auto Surcharge of $12

Pricing Based On 6 Units

                
                
                
                
                

General Liability Incl

Sudden and Accidental

Pollution Includes Employee

Benefits Liability

   St Paul Fire & Marine
Insurance Company
  ZLP-51M79887    4/27/2017-18   

$1,000,000 Per Occurrence

$2,000,000 Products and Completed

Operations Aggregate

$2,000,000 General Aggregate

$1,000,000 Each Wrongful Act limit—Empl Benefits Liab

$3,000,000 Total Limit—Empl Benefits Liab

$1,000,000 Adv / Pers Injury Aggregate

$ 100,000 Fire Legal

$ 1,000,000 Underground Resources Aggregate

$ 5,000 Med Pay

  

$10,000 per Occurrence

Bodily Injury Liability and

Property Damage Liability

Combined—Pollution requires

knowledge within 30 days and

reporting within 90 days

$1,000 Employee Benefits Ded

  

$6,300

Excludes Terrorism

To Include Add $98

                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                

Property Damage Coverage

   St Paul Fire & Marine

Insurance Company

  ZLP-51M79887    4/27/2017-18   

$890,000—Business Personal Property Limit

$6,818,637—Oil Lease Property & Equipment Limit

$ 500,000—Max Unschd Oil & Gas Property Limit (item)

$ 2,500,000—Max Unschd Oil & Gas Property Limit (event)

$ 100,000—Misc Unnamed locations

$ 1,000,000—Per Occurrence—Flood

$1,000,000—Per Occurrence—Earth Movement

$596,000—Small Computer Equipment (EDP)

$625,042—Contractors Equipment Limit

$100,750—Blanket Earnings and Expense

Various other sub limits apply (refer to policy)

  

$25,000 BPP Deductible

$2% or $25,000 (whichever is

greater Wind and Hail Deductible

$25,000 Flood Deductible (Balto)

$2% or $25,000 (whichever is

greater Flood Deductible (Houston)

$5,000 Inland Marine Equip Ded

$50,000 Oil Lease Property Ded

$1,000 Contractors Equip Ded

  

$35,191

TRIA Charge–$1,548

                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                

First Excess Umbrella Liability

   St Paul Fire & Marine

Insurance Company

  ZLP-51M79887    4/27/2017-18   

$25,000,000 Per Occurrence

$25,000,000 Annual Aggregate

Excess of:

$1,000,000 GL each Occurrence

$1,000,000 each Occur/Product Liab.

$2,000,000 Annual Agg/Products

Liability and Completed Operations

$1,000,000 AL each occurrence

$1,000,000/$1,000,000/$1,000,000

Employers Liability per Occurrence

per Disease and in the aggregate

  

$1,000,000 per Occurrence

Drop-Down – $ 10,000 SIR

  

$52,266

Excludes TRIA

To Include Add $20

                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                

Second Excess Umbrella Liability

   Lloyd's

(Harmony Excess)
Thur Global Special
Rsik

  E0005-00    4/27/2017-18   

$25,000,000 per Occurrence

$25,000,000 Annual Aggregate Excess of:

$ 25,000,000 Per Occurrence and

$ 25,000,000 in the aggregate annually, in turn excess of:

$1,000,000 GL each occurrence, including

Sudden and Accidental Pollution

$1,000,000 each Occur/Product Liab.

$2,000,000 Annual Agg/Products

Liability and Completed Operations

$1,000,000 AL each occurrence

$1,000,000 Employers Liability each occurrence

$25,000,000 Control of Well

  

$ 25,000,000 per occurrence in turn

excess of $ 1,000,000 per Occurrence. Following form

excess – $ 10,000 SIR in primary umbrella for

drop down situations

   $48,500 Excludes TRIA
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                

Boiler and Machinery Coverage

   Hartford Steam
Boiler

Inspection and
Insurance

Company

  FBP2361592    4/27/2017-18    $ 3,000,000 per Occurrence Property Damage    $ 25,000 per Occurrence    $2,832
           $500,000 per Occurrence Extra Expense      
           $ 1,000,000 per Occurrence Perishable Goods      
           $ 1,000,000 per Occurrence Data Restoration      
           $ 100,000 per Occurrence Demolition      
           $ 1,000,000 per Occurrence Ordinance or Law      
           $ 1,000,000 per Occurrence Expediting Expense      
           $ 1,000,000 per Accident Hazardous Substances      
           $ 1,000,000 per Occurrence Newly Acquired Locations      
           Various Other Sublimits Apply      

Control of Well / OEE

   Lloyd's of London

(Chaucer)

Thru Global Special
Risk

  USOEE1510717    4/27/2017-18   

$10,000,000 Any One Occurrence

Producing/Shut-in/Temporarily Abandoned/Plugged &

Abandoned/Salt Water Disposal/Workover/Recompletion/Re-entry

$25,000,000 Any One Occurrence

All coverages set forth in sections A, B, and C

$1,000,000 Any One Occurrence

Care, Custody and Control

  

$100,000 Producing/Shut-In/

Temporarily Abandoned/Plugged &

Abandoned/Salt Water Disposal Wells

$200,000 Drilling/Workover/

Recompletion/Re-entry Wells

$50,000 Any One Occurrence

Care, Custody and Control

  

$20,521.55

Includes $1,000 Policy

Texas Tax and Stamp Fee Charges TBD

                
                
                
                
                
                

Management Liability

Directors & Officers Liability

  

Beazley

 

V1E7DC170101

  

4/27/2017-18

  

$10,000,000 Aggregate

$10,000,000 Maximum Aggregate

  

$500,000 / $0

  

$130,000

                
                

Employment Practices Liability

   C N A   596785702    4/27/2017-18    $5,000,000 Aggregate   

$50,000 Each EPL Claim

$50,000 Each Third Party Claim

   $9,000
                

Fiduciary Liability

   C N A   596785697    4/27/2017-18    $5,000,000 Aggregate    $10,000    $7,500

Crime:

                

Employee Theft

   C N A   596785683    4/27/2017-18    $5,000,000 Per Occurrence    $25,000 Per Occurrence    $7,000

Forgery or Alteration

           $5,000,000 Per Occurrence    $25,000 Per Occurrence   

Robbery or Safe Burglary of Other

Property

           $5,000,000 Per Occurrence    $25,000 Per Occurrence   

Computer System Fraud

           $5,000,000 Per Occurrence    $25,000 Per Occurrence   

Money Orders and Counterfeit

Currrency

           $5,000,000 Per Occurrence    $25,000 Per Occurrence   

Wire Transfer with Voice Plus

           $5,000,000 Per Occurrence    $25,000 Per Occurrence   

Claims Expense

           $25,000 Per Occurrence    $0 Per Occurrence   

Social Engineering

           $50,000 Per Occurrence    $10,000 Per Occurrence   

Excess D&O—$10M Excess of

$10M

   Ace American

(Chubb)

  G2557977A001    4/27/2017-18    $10,000,000 Excess of $10,000,000       $74,979

Excess D&O—$5M Excess of

$20M

   The Hartford   39 DA 0322033
17
   4/27/2017-18    $5,000,000 Excess of $20,000,000       $25,000

Excess D&O—$5M Excess of

$25M

   Endurance American   ADP10011046300    4/27/2017-18    $5,000,000 Excess of $25,000,000       $20,000

SIDE A ONLY

           (SIDE A ONLY)      

THIS IS A SUMMARY OF COVERAGE ONLY—IN THE EVENT OF A DISCREPANCY, THE CARRIER POLICY DOCUMENTS WILL PREVAIL.

 

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Schedule 7.12 – 1


SCHEDULE 7.14

LOAN PARTIES

None.

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Schedule 7.14 – 1


SCHEDULE 7.19

GAS IMBALANCES

None.

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Schedule 7.19 – 1


SCHEDULE 7.20

MARKETING OF PRODUCTION

 

1. Gas Purchase Contract between ETC Field Services LLC and Tema Oil and Gas Company, dated effective January 1, 2013, with a termination date of January 1, 2023.

 

2. Gas Gathering, Processing and Purchase Agreement between Outrigger Delaware Operating, LLC and Tema Oil and Gas Company, dated December 1, 2016, with a termination date of December 1, 2021.

 

3. Crude Oil Gathering Agreement between Rosehill Operating Company, LLC and Gateway Gathering and Marketing Company, dated effective April 27, 2017, with a termination date of April 27, 2027

 

4. Gas Gathering Agreement between Rosehill Operating Company, LLC and Gateway Gathering and Marketing Company, dated effective April 27, 2017, with a termination date of April 27, 2027.

 

5. Gas Gathering, Processing and Purchase Agreement between Delaware G&P LLC and Rosehill Operating Company, dated July 1, 2017, with a termination date of July 1, 2022.

With respect to the above referenced contracts, Rosehill Operating Company, LLC is the successor in interest to Tema Oil and Gas Company.

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Schedule 7.20 – 1


SCHEDULE 7.22

SWAP AGREEMENTS

 

1. ISDA Master Agreement dated as of April 27, 2017 between PNC Bank, National Association and Rosehill Operating Company, LLC

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Schedule 7.22 – 1


SCHEDULE 9.05

INVESTMENTS

 

1. All Oil & Gas Properties owned by the Loan Parties as of the First Amendment Effective Date.

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Schedule 9.05 – 1