CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of January 11, 2017 among KIMBELL ROYALTY PARTNERS, LP, as the Borrower, The Several Lenders from Time to Time Parties Hereto, FROST BANK, as Administrative Agent and Sole Arranger

Exhibit 10.1

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of January 11, 2017

among

▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ROYALTY PARTNERS, LP,
as the Borrower,

The Several Lenders

from Time to Time Parties Hereto,

FROST BANK,
as Administrative Agent and Sole Arranger

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THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT is dated as of January 11, 2017, among ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ROYALTY PARTNERS, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Borrower”), FROST BANK and each of the banks, financial institutions and other lending institutions from time to time parties as lenders hereto (each a “Lender” and, collectively, the “Lenders”), and FROST BANK, as administrative agent for the Lenders (the “Administrative Agent”).

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide revolving credit and letter of credit facilities; and

WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to make available to the Borrower such revolving credit and letter of credit facilities upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1            Defined Terms.

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

“ABR” shall mean for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate, with said rate to be adjusted to reflect any change in said Prime Rate at the time of any such change.

“ABR Loan” shall mean each Loan bearing interest based on the ABR.

“Additional Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.4(a).

“Additional Lender Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.4(b)(8).

“Adjusted ABR Rate” shall mean, with respect to any ABR Advance and interest rate per annum equal to the ABR for any day, plus the Applicable Margin.

“Adjusted LIBOR Rate” shall mean, with respect to any LIBOR Advance for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to the LIBOR for such Interest Period, plus the Applicable Margin.

“Adjusted Total Commitment” shall mean, at any time, the Total Commitment less the aggregate amount of Commitments of all Defaulting Lenders.

“Administrative Agent” shall mean Frost Bank, as the administrative agent for the Lenders under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, or any successor administrative agent appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.8

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“Administrative Agent’s Office” shall mean the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 13.2, or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify in writing to the Borrower and the Lenders.

“Administrative Questionnaire” shall mean, for each Lender, an administrative questionnaire in a form approved by the Administrative Agent.

“Advance” shall mean a borrowing hereunder (i) made by the Lenders on the same Borrowing Date or (ii) converted or continued by Lenders on the same date of continuation or conversion of a previous Advance consisting in either case, of the aggregate amount of the several Loans of the same type and, in the case of LIBOR Loans, for the same Interest Period.  For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “LIBOR Loan” for Loans that bear interest at the Adjusted LIBOR Rate or an “ABR Loan” for Loans that bear interest at the Adjusted ABR Rate) and Advances may also be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “LIBOR Advance” for Advances that bear interest at the Adjusted LIBOR Rate or an “ABR Advance” for Advances that bear interest at the Adjusted ABR Rate).

“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

“Agreement” shall mean this Credit Agreement, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified.

“Applicable Margin” shall mean, for any day, with respect to any ABR Loan or LIBOR Loan, or with respect to the Unused Commitment Fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum set forth in the grid below based upon the Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage in effect on such day:

Borrowing Base Utilization Grid

Each change in the Unused Commitment Fee Rate or Applicable Margin shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. Notwithstanding the rates per annum set forth opposite each tier of Borrowing Base Utilization as set forth above, Lenders have no obligation to make any Advances or issue any Letters of Credit if, after giving effect to

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such Advance or Letter of Credit, the Total Outstandings would exceed the Borrowing Base then in effect.

“Approved Fund” shall mean 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 Engineer” shall mean (a) Netherland, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Associates, Inc., (b) ▇. ▇. ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. Petroleum Engineering, (c) ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ Company, L.P., (d) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, and (e) at the Borrower’s option, any other independent petroleum engineers selected by the Borrower and approved by the Administrative Agent.

“Assignment and Acceptance” shall mean an assignment and acceptance substantially in the form of Exhibit E or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

“Authorized Officer” shall mean as to any Person, the President, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the Treasurer, the Assistant or Vice Treasurer, the Vice President-Finance and any manager, managing member or general partner, in each case, of such Person, and any other senior officer designated as such in writing to the Administrative Agent by such Person. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by an Authorized Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company, partnership and/or other action on the part of the Borrower or any other Credit Party and such Authorized Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Person.

“Available Commitment” shall mean, at any time, (a) the Loan Limit in effect at such time minus (b) the Total Outstandings at such time.

“Bankruptcy Code” shall have the meaning provided in Section 11.5.

“Benefited Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.8.

“Board” shall mean the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor).

“Borrower” shall have the meaning provided in the introductory paragraph hereto.

“Borrowing Base” shall mean, as of any date, the value assigned by the Lenders from time to time to the Borrowing Base Properties, which as of the Effective Date, is $100,000,000, and which shall be maintained, reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 hereof.

“Borrowing Base Deficiency” shall mean, at any time, the amount by which the Total Outstandings exceed the Borrowing Base then in effect.

“Borrowing Base Properties” shall mean the Oil and Gas Properties of the Credit

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Parties to which PDP Reserves are attributed as evaluated by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders for purposes of establishing the Borrowing Base.

“Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage” shall mean, as of any day, the fraction expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the Total Outstandings on such day, and the denominator of which is the Borrowing Base in effect on such day.

“Borrowing Date” shall mean the date elected by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1 for the making of a Loan.

“Business Day” shall mean any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any other day on which banking institutions in Fort Worth, Texas are authorized by law or other governmental actions to close, and, if such day relates to (a) any interest rate settings as to a LIBOR Loan, (b) any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in respect of any such LIBOR Loan, or (c) any other dealings pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such LIBOR Loan, such day shall be a day on which dealings in deposits in Dollars are conducted by and between banks in the London interbank eurodollar market.

“Capital Lease” shall mean any lease of property, real or personal, which would be capitalized on a balance sheet of the lessee prepared in accordance with GAAP.

“Cash Balance” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate amount of cash and Liquid Investments, in each case, held and owned by (whether directly or indirectly), credited to the account of, or otherwise reflected as an asset on the balance sheet of, the Credit Parties; provided that any Liquid Investments consisting of Equity Interests issued by an unaffiliated third party received by any Credit Party as consideration for any disposition of assets or property permitted hereunder shall not constitute a portion of the Cash Balance.

“Cash Balance Threshold” shall mean $20,000,000; provided that, to the extent that the Borrowing Base exceeds $150,000,000 at any time, the Cash Balance Threshold shall be deemed to equal $30,000,000.

“Cash Collateralize” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.8(c).

“Cash Management Agreement” shall mean any agreement related to Cash Management Services by and between the Borrower and any Cash Management Bank.

“Cash Management Bank” shall mean any Person that either (a) at the time it provides Cash Management Services, (b) on the Effective Date or (c) at any time after it has provided any Cash Management Services, is a Lender or the Administrative Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or the Administrative Agent.  For the avoidance of doubt, if any Cash Management Bank ceases to be a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, such Person shall not be a Cash Management Bank in respect of any Cash Management Services provided after the date it ceases to be a Lender or Affiliate of a Lender.

“Cash Management Obligations” shall mean the obligations of Borrower to any Lender (or Affiliate of any Lender) in connection with cash management services for collections, other

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Cash Management Services and for operating, payroll and trust accounts of such Person, including automatic clearing house services, controlled disbursement services, electronic funds transfer services, lockbox services, stop payment services and wire transfer services.

“Cash Management Services” shall mean (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 fund transfer services, return items and interstate depository network services) and (c) any other demand deposit or operating account relationships or other cash management services.

“Cash Receipts” shall mean all cash received by or on behalf of the Credit Parties, including without limitation: (a) amounts payable under or in connection with any Oil and Gas Properties; (b) proceeds from Loans; and (c) any other cash received by the Credit Parties from whatever source (including amounts received in respect of the liquidation of any Hedge Transaction and amounts received in respect of any disposition of assets), other than amounts described in the definition of “Excluded Accounts” which are deposited in Excluded Accounts.

“Change in Law” shall mean (a) the adoption or implementation of any law, treaty, order, policy, rule or regulation after the Effective Date, (b) any change in any law, treaty, order, policy, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Effective Date or (c) compliance by any Lender with any guideline, request, directive or order enacted or promulgated after the Effective Date by any central bank or other governmental or quasi-governmental authority (whether or not having the force of law); provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the ▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the Basel Committee on Banking Regulations and Supervisory Practices (or any successor or similar authority) and all guidelines, requests, directives, orders, rules and regulations adopted, implemented, enacted or promulgated in connection therewith shall be deemed to have gone into effect after the Effective Date regardless of the date adopted, implemented, enacted or promulgated and shall be included as a Change in Law but only to the extent a Lender is imposing applicable increased costs or costs in connection with capital adequacy or liquidity requirements similar to those described in clauses (a)(ii) and (c) of Section 2.9 generally on other borrowers of loans under United States reserve-based credit facilities.

“Change of Control” shall mean (a) the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Exchange Act as in effect on the date hereof) other than a Permitted Holder (or any intermediate companies owned directly or indirectly by one or more Permitted Holders), of Equity Interests representing more than 50% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the General Partner or (b) the General Partner shall cease to be the general partner of the Borrower.

“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

“Collateral” shall have the meaning provided for such term in each of the Security Documents and shall include any and all assets securing any or all of the Obligations; provided

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that with respect to any mortgages, “Collateral,” as defined herein, shall include the “Mortgaged Properties” as defined therein.

“Collateral Coverage Minimum” shall mean that the Mortgaged Properties shall represent at least 60% of the PV-9 of the Credit Parties’ total PDP Reserves, in each case, included either in the Initial Reserve Report or in the most recent Reserve Report delivered to the Administrative Agent hereunder; provided, that the Credit Parties shall use their best efforts for Mortgaged Properties to represent at least 70% of the PV-9 of the Credit Parties’ total PDP Reserves.

“Commitment” shall mean, with respect to each Lender, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 13.2 (as such Schedule 13.2 may be amended from time to time in connection with any modification to any Commitment or Total Commitment pursuant to this Agreement) under the caption “Commitment”, as the same may be (a) reduced or terminated from time to time in connection with a reduction or termination of the Total Commitment pursuant to Section 4.2 or Section 4.3, (b) increased from time to time in connection with an increase of the Total Commitment pursuant to Section 4.4 or (c) modified from time to time pursuant to any assignment permitted by Section 13.2..

“Commitment Percentage” shall mean, at any time, for each Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing (a) such Lender’s Commitment at such time by (b) the amount of the Total Commitment at such time; provided that at any time when the Total Commitment shall have been terminated, each Lender’s Commitment Percentage shall be the percentage obtained by dividing (i) such Lender’s Total Exposure at such time by (ii) the Total Outstandings at such time.  The Commitment Percentage of each Lender as of the Effective Date is set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 13.2 hereto.

“Commodity Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in the UCC.

“Commodity Exchange Act” shall mean the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute, or any rule, regulation or order of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof).

“Compliance Certificate” shall mean a compliance certificate substantially in the form of attached Exhibit “D” signed by an Authorized Officer of Borrower.

“Confidential Information” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.16.

“Contractual Requirement” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.3.

“Credit Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Guarantee, the Security Documents, each Letter of Credit, any promissory notes issued by the Borrower under this Agreement, and any intercreditor agreement with respect to the Facility entered into on or after the Effective Date to which the Administrative Agent and the Borrower are parties.

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“Credit Event” shall mean and include the making (but not the conversion or continuation) of a Loan and the issuance of a Letter of Credit.

“Credit Party” shall mean each of the Borrower and the Guarantors.

“Current Assets” shall mean, as of any date, the current assets which would be reflected on the balance sheet of Borrower prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP; provided that Borrower’s Current Assets shall include an amount equal to the Available Commitment, and Current Assets shall not include the amount of any non-cash items as a result of the application of FASB ASC 815 and any subsequent amendments thereto or the fair value of any Hedge Transaction or any non-hedge derivative contract (whether deemed effective or non-effective).

“Current Liabilities” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the current liabilities which would be reflected on the balance sheet of the Borrower prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP, but excluding any liabilities as a result of the application of FASB ASC 815 and any subsequent amendments thereto or the fair value of any Hedge Transaction or any non-hedge derivative contract (whether deemed effective or non-effective) and excluding the current portion of long-term Indebtedness outstanding under this Agreement.

“Debt to EBITDAX Ratio” shall mean, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of (i) the Total Debt of Borrower on a consolidated basis at such date to (ii) EBITDAX of the Borrower on a consolidated basis for the four fiscal quarter period ended on such date, provided that (a) in calculating such ratio for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2017, the EBITDAX for the four fiscal quarter period ending on such date shall be deemed to be the EBITDAX for the three months ending on March 31, 2017 multiplied by four, (b) in calculating such ratio for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2017, the EBITDAX for the four fiscal quarter period ending on such date shall be deemed to be the EBITDAX for the six months ending June 30, 2017,  multiplied by two, and (c) in calculating such ratio for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2017, the EBITDAX for the four fiscal quarter period ending on such date shall be deemed to be the EBITDAX for the nine months ending September 30, 2017 multiplied by one and one-third.

“Debtor Relief Laws” shall mean the United States Bankruptcy Code 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 jurisdiction from time to time in effect.

“Default” shall mean any event, act or condition that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

“Default Rate” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.7(c).

“Defaulting Lender” shall mean any Lender whose acts or failures to act, whether directly or indirectly, cause it to meet any part of the definition of “Lender Default”.

“Deposit Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in the UCC.

“Designated Jurisdiction” shall mean any country, region or territory to the extent that

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such country, region or territory itself is the subject of any Sanction.

“Designated Person” shall mean a person or entity:

(i)            listed in the annex to, or otherwise the subject of the provisions of any executive order (including but not limited to the Executive Order);

(ii)           named as a “Specially Designated National and Blocked Person” (“SDN”) on the most current list published by OFAC at its official website or any replacement website or other replacement official publication of such list; or is otherwise the subject of any Sanctions Laws and Regulations; or

(iii)          in which an entity or person on the SDN List has 50% or greater ownership interest or that is otherwise controlled by an SDN.

“Determination Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.15.

“Disposition” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.2.

“Dispose” or “Disposed of” shall have a correlative meaning to the defined term of “Disposition”.

“Disqualified Capital Stock” shall mean 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 Indebtedness 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 91 days after the earlier of (a) the Maturity Date and (b) the date on which there are no Loans, Letter of Credit Exposure or other Obligations hereunder outstanding and all of the Commitments are terminated. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Equity Interest that would constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because the holders of the Equity Interest have the right to require the Borrower to repurchase or redeem such Equity Interest upon or following the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale will not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock if the terms of such Equity Interest provide that the Borrower may not repurchase or redeem any such Equity Interest pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with Section 10.8 hereof.

“Distressed Person” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “Lender-Related Distress Event”.

“Dollars” and “$” shall mean dollars in lawful currency of the United States.

“Drawing” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.4(b).

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“Drop-Down Acquisition” shall mean the acquisition by the Borrower or one or more of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in a single transaction or in a series of related transactions, of property or assets from another Person (other than the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), so long as the property or assets being acquired is Oil and Gas Properties (or Equity Interests in Persons owning Oil and Gas Properties) which are used (or intended to be used), as applicable, primarily in its business as a master limited partnership.

“EBITDAX” shall mean, for any period, the Net Income of Borrower on a consolidated basis for such period plus, (X) without duplication and to the extent deducted in the calculation of Net Income for such period, (1) income, franchise and similar taxes for such period, (2) interest expense for such period, (3) depletion, depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges for such period, (4) workover expense for such period, (5) oil and gas exploration expense, including intangible drilling costs and dry hole and abandonment expense, for such period, (6) non-cash losses and charges for such period, (7) extraordinary or non-recurring losses for such period, (8) costs associated with the Borrower’s initial public offering, the Transactions and public company compliance and (9) any reasonable expenses and charges related to any Investment, acquisition, disposition, offering of Equity Interests and any issuance or incurrence of Indebtedness not prohibited hereunder and minus to the extent included in the calculation of Net Income for such period (Y) non-cash gains and extraordinary or non-recurring gains for such period.    EBITDAX for any period of measurement may be calculated by the Borrower on a Pro Forma Basis, giving effect to, without duplication, any acquisition of oil and gas properties as if such acquisition occurred on the first day of such period.

“Effective Date” shall mean the date on which the conditions set forth in Section 6.1 are satisfied (or waived by the Administrative Agent).

“Eligible Assignee” shall mean any of (i) a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender; (ii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States, or any state thereof, and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000.00; (iii) a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or a political subdivision of any such country, and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $100,000,000.00, provided that such bank is acting through a branch or agency located in the United States; (iv) a Person that is primarily engaged in the business of commercial lending and that (A) is a subsidiary of a Lender, (B) a subsidiary of a Person of which a Lender is a subsidiary, or (C) a Person of which a Lender is a subsidiary; (v) any other entity (other than a natural person) which is an “accredited investor” (as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act) which extends credit or buys loans as one of its businesses, including, but not limited to, insurance companies, mutual funds, investments funds and lease financing companies; and (vi) with respect to any Lender that is a fund that invests in loans, any other fund that invests in loans and is managed by the same investment advisor of such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor (and treating all such funds so managed as a single Eligible Assignee); provided, however, that no Affiliate of Borrower shall be an Eligible Assignee.

“Environmental Claims” shall mean any and all actions, suits, orders, decrees, demands, demand letters, claims, liens, notices of noncompliance, restrictions on use, operations or transferability, violation or potential responsibility or investigation (other than internal reports

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prepared by or on behalf of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries (a) in the ordinary course of such Person’s business or (b) as required in connection with a financing transaction or an acquisition or disposition of real estate) or proceedings arising under or based upon any Environmental Law or any permit issued, or any approval given, under any such Environmental Law (hereinafter, “Claims”), including, without limitation, (i) any and all Claims by governmental or regulatory authorities for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial or other actions or damages pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law and (ii) any and all Claims by any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification, cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief relating to the presence, release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to health or safety (to the extent relating to human exposure to Hazardous Materials) or the environment including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface and subsurface strata and natural resources such as wetlands.

“Environmental Law” shall mean any applicable Federal, state, foreign or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, code and rule of common law now or hereafter in effect and in each case as amended, and any binding judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any binding judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment, relating to the protection of the environment, including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface and subsurface strata and natural resources such as wetlands, or human health or safety (to the extent relating to human exposure to Hazardous Materials), or Hazardous Materials.

“Equity Interests” of any Person shall mean any and all shares, interests, rights to purchase or otherwise acquire, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity or ownership of such Person, including any preferred stock, any limited or general partnership interest and any limited liability company membership interest, and any securities or other rights or interests convertible into or exchangeable for any of the foregoing.

“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA as in effect on the Effective Date and any subsequent provisions of ERISA amendatory thereof, supplemental thereto or substituted therefor.

“ERISA Affiliate” shall mean each person (as defined in Section 3(9) of ERISA) that together with the Borrower would be deemed to be a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

“Event of Default” shall have the meaning provided in Article XI.

“Excess Cash” shall mean, at any time, the amount of the Cash Balance in excess of the Cash Balance Threshold (other than (i) any cash set aside to pay royalty obligations, working interest obligations, production payments, severance taxes and similar obligations of any Credit Party then due and owing to third parties and for which any Credit Party has issued checks or has

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initiated wires or ACH transfers (or will issue checks or initiate wires or ACH transfers within three (3) Business Days) in order to pay such obligations, (ii) any cash set aside to pay in the ordinary course of business amounts (other than obligations described in clause (i) above) of any Credit Party then due and owing to unaffiliated third parties and for which such Credit Party has issued checks or has initiated wires or ACH transfers in order to pay such amounts), (iii) any cash or Permitted Investments of any Credit Party constituting purchase price deposits held in escrow by an unaffiliated third party pursuant to a binding and enforceable purchase and sale agreement with an unaffiliated third party containing customary provisions regarding the payment and refunding of such deposits, (iv) cash of any Credit Party to be used by any Credit Party within three (3) Business Days to pay the purchase price for any acquisition of any assets or property by any Credit Party pursuant to (A) a binding and enforceable purchase and sale agreement, (B) a signed letter of intent or (C) any unsigned “purchase agreement” or similar documentation which is then being negotiated and will be executed prior to or simultaneously with the closing of such acquisition, (v) any Excluded Equity Proceeds or Excluded Asset Disposition Proceeds held in the Excluded Proceeds Account, (vi) the amount of any Cash Collateral and (vi) the amount of cash set aside to pay any dividend or distribution that has been declared and is unpaid by the Borrower and permitted to be paid under Section 10.8.

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

“Excluded Accounts” shall mean (i) segregated Deposit Accounts consisting of (and the balance of which consists solely of funds set aside in connection with) payroll accounts and accounts dedicated to the payment of accrued employee benefits, medical, dental and employee benefits claims to employees of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, (ii) Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodities Accounts containing cash or other property with an aggregate value of less than $2,000,000, (iii) Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodities Accounts containing cash or other property with an aggregate value of greater than $2,000,000 and less than $5,000,000 for a continuous period of up to 60 days and (iv) Deposit Accounts which are used solely as an escrow account or as a fiduciary or trust account or other account that is contractually obligated to be segregated from the other assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in each case, for the benefit of unaffiliated third parties.

“Excluded Asset Disposition Proceeds” shall mean cash proceeds and/or marketable securities received by any Credit Party pursuant to a Disposition permitted hereunder, less the amount of any unpaid Borrowing Base Deficiency that results from such Disposition pursuant to the terms hereof.

“Excluded Equity Interests” shall mean (a) any Equity Interests with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower evidenced in writing delivered to the Administrative Agent, the cost or other consequences of pledging such Equity Interests in favor of the Secured Parties under the Security Documents shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom, (b) any Equity Interests to the extent the pledge thereof would be prohibited by any Requirement of Law, (c) any Equity Interests of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, (d) any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary that is not a wholly-owned Subsidiary at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Subsidiary to the extent (A) that a pledge thereof to secure the Obligations is prohibited by any applicable Contractual

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Requirement (other than customary non-assignment provisions which are ineffective under the UCC or other applicable Requirements of Law), (B) any Contractual Requirement prohibits such a pledge without the consent of any other party; provided that this clause (B) shall not apply if (1) such other party is a Credit Party or a wholly-owned Subsidiary or (2) consent has been obtained to consummate such pledge (it being understood that the foregoing shall not be deemed to obligate the Borrower or any Subsidiary to obtain any such consent) and for so long as such Contractual Requirement or replacement or renewal thereof is in effect, or (C) a pledge thereof to secure the Obligations would give any other party (other than a Credit Party or a wholly-owned Subsidiary) to any Contractual Requirement governing such Equity Interests the right to terminate its obligations thereunder (other than customary non-assignment provisions that are ineffective under the UCC or other applicable Requirement of Law), (e) any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary to the extent that the pledge of such Equity Interests would result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or any Subsidiary as reasonably determined by the Borrower in a writing delivered to the Administrative Agent, and (f) any “Margin Stock” as defined in Regulation U.; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Equity Interests in any Subsidiary that owns any Borrowing Base Properties be Excluded Equity Interests.

“Excluded Equity Proceeds” shall mean cash proceeds from an equity contribution made to, and received by, the Borrower.

“Excluded Proceeds Account” shall mean a segregated Deposit Account established and maintained with the Administrative Agent, which Deposit Account contains only Excluded Equity Proceeds and/or Excluded Asset Disposition Proceeds. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any use of funds held in the Excluded Proceeds Account: (a) in the case of any such funds that are used, directly or indirectly, to fund a Restricted Payment, shall be deemed to be a utilization of Excluded Equity Proceeds until no Excluded Equity Proceeds remain in such Excluded Proceeds Account, and thereafter shall be deemed to be a utilization of Excluded Asset Disposition Proceeds and (b) in the case of any such funds that are used, directly or indirectly, for any purpose other than to fund a Restricted Payment, shall be deemed to be a utilization of Excluded Asset Disposition Proceeds until no Excluded Asset Disposition Proceeds remain in such Excluded Proceeds Account, and thereafter shall be deemed to be a utilization of Excluded Equity Proceeds.

“Excluded Subsidiary” shall mean (a) each Restricted Subsidiary that does not constitute a Material Subsidiary (but only for so long as such Subsidiary does not constitute a Material Subsidiary), (b) each Restricted Subsidiary that is not a wholly owned Subsidiary on any date such Subsidiary would otherwise be required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the requirements of Section 9.11 (for so long as such Subsidiary remains a non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary), (c) each Restricted Subsidiary that is prohibited by any applicable Contractual Requirement or Requirement of Law from guaranteeing or granting Liens to secure the Obligations at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (and for so long as such restriction or any replacement or renewal thereof is in effect) or that would require consent, approval, license or authorization of a Governmental Authority to guarantee or grant Liens to secure the Obligations at the time such Subsidiary becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received), (d) any Unrestricted Subsidiary and (e) any other Restricted Subsidiary with respect to which in the reasonable judgment of the

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Administrative Agent and the Borrower, the cost or other consequences of providing a Guarantee of the Obligations shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom.

“Excluded Swap Obligation” shall mean, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (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) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the guarantee of such Guarantor, or the grant of such security interest by such Guarantor, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.

“Excluded Taxes” shall mean any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to, or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party hereunder or under any other Credit Document, (i) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income or branch profits (however denominated, and including (for the avoidance of doubt) any backup withholding in respect thereof under Section 3406 of the Code or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law), and franchise (or similar) Taxes imposed, in each case, by a jurisdiction (including any political subdivision thereof) as a result of such recipient being organized under the laws of, having its principal office in, or in the case of any Lender, having its applicable lending office in, such jurisdiction, or as a result of any other present or former connection with such jurisdiction (other than any such connection arising solely from this Agreement or any other Credit Documents or any transactions contemplated thereunder), (ii) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Tax 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 (a) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than to the extent such Lender is an assignee of such interest pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 13.7) or (b) such Lender designates a new lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 5.4, 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, (iii) any withholding Tax imposed on any payment by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party hereunder or under any other Credit Document that is attributable to the Administrative Agent’s, any Lender’s or any other recipient’s failure to comply with Section 5.4(d) or (iv) any Tax imposed under FATCA.

“Executive Order” shall mean Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financings: — Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism issued on September 23, 2001, as amended by Executive Order No. 13268 and as further amended after the date hereof.

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“Facility” shall mean this Agreement and the Commitments and the extensions of credit made hereunder.

“Fair Market Value” shall mean, with respect to any asset or group of assets on any date of determination, the value of the consideration obtainable in a Disposition of such asset at such date of determination assuming a Disposition by a willing seller to a willing purchaser dealing at arm’s length and arranged in an orderly manner over a reasonable period of time having regard to the nature and characteristics of such asset, as determined by the Borrower in good faith.

“FATCA” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), or any Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder or official administrative interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code, any intergovernmental agreements entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to such intergovernmental agreements.

“FCPA” shall mean the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

“Federal Funds Effective Rate” shall mean, for any day, the weighted average of the per annum rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers on such day, 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 date that is a Business Day, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 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 the purposes of this Agreement.

“Fee Letter” shall mean that certain letter agreement of even date herewith between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

“Financial Officer” of any Person shall mean the Chief Financial Officer, principal accounting officer, Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer of such Person.

“Financial Statements” shall mean balance sheets, income statements, statements of cash flows, owners’ equity and appropriate footnotes (for audited financial statements) and schedules, prepared in accordance with GAAP.

“Flood Insurance Regulations” shall mean (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iii) 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, and (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

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“Foreign Lender” shall mean a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.

“Form S-1” shall mean the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the Borrower filed with the SEC on January 6, 2017, as may be amended on or prior to the Funding Date.

“Fronting Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1((b).

“Funding Date” shall mean the date on which the conditions set forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 are satisfied (or waived by the Administrative Agent).

“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect from time to time.

“General Partner” shall mean ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Royalty GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“Governmental Authority” shall mean any nation, sovereign or government, any state, province, territory or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity or authority exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including a central bank or stock exchange.

“Guarantee” shall mean the Guarantee made by any Guarantor in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto.

“Guarantee Obligations” shall mean, as to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (a) to purchase any such Indebtedness or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (b) to advance or supply funds (i) for the purchase or payment of any such Indebtedness or (c) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the owner of such Indebtedness against loss in respect thereof.  The amount of any Guarantee Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the Indebtedness in respect of which such Guarantee Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by such Person in good faith.

“Guarantors” shall mean each Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower that becomes party to the Guarantee.

“Hazardous Materials” shall mean (a) any petroleum or petroleum products, natural gas or natural gas liquids, radioactive materials, friable asbestos or asbestos containing materials, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, transformers or other equipment that contain dielectric fluid containing regulated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, and radon gas, (b) any chemicals, materials or substances defined as or included in the definition of “hazardous substances”,

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“hazardous waste”, “hazardous materials”, “extremely hazardous waste”, “restricted hazardous waste”, “toxic substances”, “toxic pollutants”, “contaminants”, or “pollutants”, or words of similar import, under any applicable Environmental Law and (c) any other chemical, material or substance which is prohibited, limited or regulated by any Environmental Law.

“Hedge Bank” shall mean (a) any Person (other than the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) that (x) at the time it enters into a Hedge Transaction is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or (y) at any time after it enters into a Hedge Transaction becomes a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or (b) with respect to any Hedge Transaction that is in effect on the Effective Date, any Person (other than the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries) that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender on the Effective Date.  For the avoidance of doubt, if any Hedge Bank ceases to be a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, such Person shall not be a Hedge Bank in respect of any Hedge Transaction entered into after the date it ceases to be a Lender or Affiliate of a Lender.

“Hedge Termination” shall mean with respect to any Hedge Transaction, any termination (other than a termination that occurs on the date scheduled for such termination and not as a result of any event of default or other event which permits a party to such Hedge Transaction to early terminate such Hedge Transaction, in each case however defined or described), cancellation, novation or other disposition of such Hedge Transaction or the entry into one or more offsetting Hedge Transactions in respect of such Hedge Transaction.

“Hedge Termination Date” shall mean, with respect to any Hedge Transaction, the date of expiration of that particular Hedge Transaction.

“Hedge Transactions” shall mean (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, future contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, total return swaps, credit spread transactions, repurchase transactions, reserve repurchase transactions, securities lending transactions, weather index transactions, spot contracts, fixed-price physical delivery contracts, whether or not exchange traded, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, agreements or obligations to physically sell any commodity at any index-based price shall not be considered Hedge Transaction.

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“Hedging Obligations” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under Hedge Transactions.

“Hydrocarbon Interests” shall mean 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.

“Hydrocarbons” shall mean oil, gas, casinghead gas, drip gasoline, natural gasoline, condensate, distillate, liquid hydrocarbons, gaseous hydrocarbons and all products refined or separated therefrom.

“Increasing Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.4(b)(7).

“Indebtedness” of any Person shall mean, if and to the extent (other than with respect to clause (e) below) the same would constitute indebtedness or a liability in accordance with GAAP, without duplication, (a) all indebtedness of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments, (c) the deferred purchase price of assets or services that in accordance with GAAP would be required to be shown as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person (other than (i) any earn-out obligation until such obligation becomes a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and (ii) obligations resulting under firm transportation contracts or take or pay contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business), (d) the face amount of all letters of credit issued for the account of such Person and, without duplication, all drafts drawn thereunder, (e) all Indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) described in the other clauses of this definition of any other Person secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person, whether or not such Indebtedness has been assumed by such Person (but if such Indebtedness has not been assumed, limited to the lesser of the amount of such Indebtedness and the Fair Market Value of the property securing such Indebtedness), (f) the undischarged balance of any production payment created by such Person or for the creation of which such Person directly or indirectly received payment and (g) without duplication, all Guarantee Obligations of such Person in respect of Indebtedness of another Person of the types described in the other clauses of this definition); provided that Indebtedness shall not include (i) trade and other ordinary-course payables and accrued expenses arising in the ordinary course of business, (ii) deferred or prepaid revenues, (iii) purchase price holdbacks in respect of a portion of the purchase price of an asset to satisfy warranty or other unperformed obligations of the respective seller, (iv) in the case of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (A) all intercompany Indebtedness having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business and (B) intercompany liabilities in connection with the cash management, tax and accounting operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (v) production payments and reserve sales, (vi) in-kind obligations relating to net oil, natural gas liquids or natural gas balancing positions arising in the ordinary course of business and (vii) any obligation in respect of a farm-in agreement or similar arrangement whereby such Person agrees to pay all or a share of the drilling, completion or other expenses of an exploratory or development well (which agreement may be subject to a maximum payment

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obligation, after which expenses are shared in accordance with the working or participation interest therein or in accordance with the agreement of the parties) or perform the drilling, completion or other operation on such well in exchange for an ownership interest in an oil or gas property.

“Indemnified Liabilities” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.5.

“Indemnified Taxes” shall mean all Taxes imposed on or with respect to or measured by, any payment by or on account of any obligation of any Credit Party hereunder or under any other Credit Document other than (a) Excluded Taxes and (b) Other Taxes.

“Information” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.8(a).

“Initial Borrowing Base” shall mean the Borrowing Base in effect on the Effective Date, which shall be $100,000,000.

“Initial Reserve Report” shall mean the reserve engineers’ report used to determine the Initial Borrowing Base, prepared as of December 31, 2016, prepared by an Approved Petroleum Engineer, with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties of the Credit Parties expected to be owned by the Credit Parties upon consummation of the IPO.

“Interest Expense” shall mean, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of (a) gross interest expense of such Person for such period on a consolidated basis (including (i) the amortization of debt discounts, (ii) the amortization of all fees (including fees with respect to Hedge Transactions) payable in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness to the extent included in interest expense and (iii) the portion of any payments or accruals with respect to capitalized lease obligations allocable to interest expense) and (b) capitalized interest of such Person. For purposes of the foregoing, gross interest expense shall be determined after giving effect to any net payments made or received and costs incurred by the Borrower with respect to any interest rate Hedge Transactions, and interest on a capitalized lease obligation shall be deemed to accrue at an interest rate reasonably determined by the Borrower to be the rate of interest implicit in such capitalized lease obligation in accordance with GAAP.

“Interest Period” shall mean, with respect to any Loan, the interest period applicable thereto, as determined pursuant to Section 2.8.

“Investment” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.15.

“IPO” shall mean the initial public offering of common units of the Borrower, as described in the Form S-1.

“ISP” shall mean, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

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Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by the applicable Issuing Bank and the Borrower or in favor of the applicable Issuing Bank and relating to such Letter of Credit.

“Issuing Bank” shall mean (a) the Administrative Agent, any of its Affiliates or any replacement or successor appointed pursuant to Section 3.6, and (b) if requested by the Borrower and reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, any other Person who is a Lender at the time of such request and who accepts such appointment (it being understood that, if any such Person ceases to be a Lender hereunder, such Person will remain an Issuing Bank with respect to any Letter of Credit issued by such Person that remained outstanding as of the date such Person ceased to be a Lender). References herein and in the other Credit Documents to an Issuing Bank shall be deemed to refer to the Issuing Bank in respect of the applicable Letter of Credit or to all Issuing Banks, as the context requires.

“L/C Borrowing” shall mean an extension of credit resulting from a Drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Borrowing.

“L/C Maturity Date” shall mean the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Maturity Date.

“L/C Obligations” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate amount of all Reimbursement Obligations, including all L/C Borrowings. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

“L/C Participant” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.3(a).

“L/C Participation” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.3(a).

“Lender” shall have the meaning provided in the introductory paragraph hereto.

“Lender Default” shall mean (i) the refusal or failure of any Lender to make available its portion of any incurrence of Loans or participations in Letters of Credit, which refusal or failure is not cured within two (2) Business Days after the date of such refusal or failure; (ii) the failure of any Lender to pay over to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith dispute; (iii) a Lender has notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations under the Facility; (iv) the failure by a Lender to confirm in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that it will comply with its obligations under the Facility, which failure is not cured after the date of such failure; or (v) a Distressed Person has admitted in writing that it is insolvent or such Distressed Person becomes subject to a Lender-Related Distress Event.

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“Lender Joinder Agreement” means a joinder agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent delivered in connection with Section 4.4.

“Lender-Related Distress Event” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, that such Lender or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender (each, a “Distressed Person”), as the case may be, is or becomes subject to a voluntary or involuntary case with respect to such Distressed Person under any Debtor Relief Law, or a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, or such Distressed Person or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Distressed Person is subject to a forced liquidation, or such Distressed Person makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any Governmental Authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt; provided that a Lender-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interests in any Lender or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender by a Governmental Authority or an instrumentality thereof 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.

“Letter of Credit” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.1(a).

“Letter of Credit Application” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.2.

“Letter of Credit Commitment” shall mean (i) 10% of the Borrowing Base then in effect or (ii) such greater amount agreed to by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks; provided that in no event shall the Letter of Credit Commitment exceed the Borrowing Base then in effect.

“Letter of Credit Exposure” shall mean, with respect to any Lender, at any time, the sum of (a) the principal amount of any Unpaid Drawings in respect of which such Lender has made (or is required to have made) payments to the applicable Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 3.4(a) at such time and (b) such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the Letters of Credit Outstanding at such time (excluding the portion thereof consisting of Unpaid Drawings in respect of which the Lenders have made (or are required to have made) payments to the applicable Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 3.4(a)) minus the amount of cash or deposit account balances held by the Administrative Agent to Cash Collateralize outstanding Letters of Credit and Unpaid Drawings under Section 3.8.

“Letters of Credit Outstanding” shall mean, at any time, the sum of, without duplication, (a) the aggregate Stated Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit and (b) the aggregate principal amount of all Unpaid Drawings in respect of all Letters of Credit.

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“LIBOR Loan” shall mean any Loan bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the LIBOR Rate.

“LIBOR Rate” shall mean, for any Interest Period with respect to any Borrowing of a LIBOR Loan, the interest rate per annum appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or on any successor page or any successor service, or any substitute page or substitute for such service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to Dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for Dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the “LIBOR Rate” with respect to such Borrowing of such LIBOR Loan for such Interest Period shall be determined by the Administrative Agent by reference to such other comparable publicly available service for displaying the offered rate for Dollar deposits in the London interbank market as may be selected by the Administrative Agent and, in the absence of availability, then such rate shall be the rate at which Dollar deposits of an amount comparable to the Advance of such LIBOR Loan and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal office of the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two (2) Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if the LIBOR Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.

“Lien” shall mean, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, notice of claim of lien, hypothecation, pledge, collateral assignment, security interest or similar encumbrance of any kind or character.

“Liquid Investments” shall mean:

(a)           direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States maturing within 270 days from the date of any acquisition thereof;

(b)           (i) negotiable or nonnegotiable certificates of deposit, time deposits, or other similar banking arrangements maturing within 270 days from the date of acquisition thereof or which may be liquidated for the full amount thereof without penalty or premium (“bank debt securities”), issued by (A) any Lender (or any Affiliate of any Lender), or (B) any other bank or trust company so long as either (x) such certificate of deposit is not pledged to secure the Borrower’s or any Subsidiaries’ ordinary course of business bonding requirements, and (y) the amount thereof is less than or equal to $100,000, or any other bank or trust company, if at the time of deposit or purchase, such bank debt securities are rated A or A2 or better by either S&P or Moody’s, and (ii) commercial paper issued by (A) any Lender (or any Affiliate of any Lender) or (B) any other Person if at the time of purchase such commercial paper is rated at the highest credit rating given by either S&P or Moody’s, or upon the discontinuance of both of such services, such other nationally recognized rating service or services, as the case may be, as shall be selected by the Borrower with the consent of the Majority Lenders;

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(c)           deposits in money market funds investing exclusively in investments described in clauses (a) and (b) above; and

(d)           repurchase agreements relating to investments described in clauses (a) and (b) above with a market value at least equal to the consideration paid in connection therewith, with any Person who regularly engages in the business of entering into repurchase agreements and has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profit of not less than $500,000,000, if at the time of entering into such agreement such Person is a Lender (or an Affiliate of any Lender) or the debt securities of such Person is rated at the highest credit rating given by either S&P or Moody’s.

“Loan” shall mean the loans made to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1 of this Agreement.

“Loan Limit” shall mean, at any time, the lesser of (i) the Total Commitment at such time and (ii) the Borrowing Base at such time (including as it may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.14(f)).

“Majority Lenders” shall mean, at any date, (a) if there are two or fewer Lenders, all Lenders, (b) if there are three or fewer Lenders, Required Lenders and (c) if there are more than three Lenders, (i) Non-Defaulting Lenders (including Administrative Agent as a Lender) having or holding more than 50% of the Adjusted Total Commitment at such date or (ii) if the Total Commitment has been terminated, Non-Defaulting Lenders (including Administrative Agent as a Lender) having or holding more than 50% of the Total Outstandings (excluding the Loans and Letter of Credit Exposure of Defaulting Lenders) in the aggregate at such date.

“Management Services Agreement” shall mean the management services agreement, dated as of the Funding Date, among the Borrower, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Operating Company, LLC and the other parties thereto.

“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a circumstance or condition affecting the business, assets, operations, properties or financial condition of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, that would, individually or in the aggregate, materially adversely affect (a) the ability of the Borrower and the other Credit Parties, taken as a whole, to perform their payment obligations under this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents or (b) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement or under any of the other Credit Documents.

“Material Indebtedness” shall mean Indebtedness (other than Loans and Letters of Credit) of any one or more of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $10,000,000.

“Material Subsidiary” shall mean, as of the date of each Compliance Certificate delivered under Section 9.1(c), each Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower whose Total Assets (when combined with the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Restricted Subsidiaries, after eliminating intercompany obligations) as at the last day of the four consecutive fiscal quarter period then ended for which the financial statements required pursuant to Section 9.1 (a) or (b)

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have been delivered (or required to be delivered) were equal to or greater than 2% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Maturity Date” shall mean the fifth anniversary of the Funding Date.

“Maximum Rate” shall mean the maximum rate of interest that the Administrative Agent is permitted to charge to Borrower in compliance with all applicable laws.

“Moody’s” shall mean ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ Investors Service, Inc. or any successor by merger or consolidation to its business.

“Mortgaged Property” shall mean each of the Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries included in the Borrowing Base with respect to which a Mortgage is required to be granted pursuant to Section 9.11.

“Multiemployer Plan” shall mean a Plan that is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

“Net Income” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the net income (loss) of such Person, determined in accordance with GAAP.

“Non-Consenting Lender” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.7(b).

“Non-Defaulting Lender” shall mean and include each Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.

“Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Lender or its Affiliates in an amount not to exceed the Commitment of such Lender, in substantially the form of attached Exhibit C evidencing indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from Advances owing to such Lender.

“Notice of Borrowing” shall mean a request of the Borrower in accordance with the terms of Section 2.1(b) and substantially in the form of Exhibit A or such other form as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

“Notice of Conversion or Continuation” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.5(a).

“Obligations” shall mean all Advances to, and all other obligations of, any Credit Party arising under any Credit Document to pay principal and interest on any Loan and all Reimbursement Obligations in respect of any Letter of Credit and to pay all costs and expenses under the Credit Documents and all Cash Management Obligations and Hedging Obligations, in each case, entered into with the Borrower, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption pursuant to this Agreement), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Credit Party or any Affiliate thereof in any proceeding under any bankruptcy or

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insolvency law naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Obligations of the Credit Parties under the Credit Documents (and any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent they have obligations under the Credit Documents) include the obligation (including Guarantee Obligations) to pay principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorney costs, indemnities and other amounts payable by any Credit Party under any Credit Document. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under any Hedge Transaction and under any Cash Management Agreement that has been secured at the option of the Borrower (such option shall be deemed exercised as reflected in the documents related to any such Hedge Transaction or Cash Management Agreement among the Borrower and the applicable Hedge Bank or Cash Management Bank) shall be secured and guaranteed pursuant to the Security Documents and the Guarantee only to the extent that, and for so long as, the other Obligations are so secured and guaranteed; (b) any release of Collateral or Guarantors effected in the manner permitted by this Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall not require the consent of the holders of Hedge Obligations under Hedge Transactions or of the holders of Cash Management Obligations under Cash Management Agreements; and (c) “Obligations” of a Guarantor shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor.

“OFAC” shall have the meaning provided in Section 8.19(b).

“Oil and Gas Properties” shall mean all of the following in which Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owns an interest: (i) all oil, gas and/or mineral leases, oil, gas or mineral properties, mineral servitudes and/or mineral rights of any kind (including, without limitation, mineral fee interests, lease interests, farmout interests, overriding royalty and royalty interests, net profits interests, oil payment interests, production payment interests and other types of mineral interests), and all oil and gas gathering, treating, storage, processing and handling assets, (ii) all oil and gas gathering, treating, storage, processing and handling plants and assets,  (iii) all oil or gas pipelines, and (iv) all platforms, ▇▇▇▇▇, wellhead equipment, pumping units, flowlines, tanks, buildings, injection facilities, saltwater disposal facilities, compression facilities, gathering systems, and other equipment.

“Other Taxes” shall mean any and all present or future stamp, registration, documentary, intangible, recording, filing or any other excise, property or similar Taxes (including related reasonable out-of-pocket expenses with regard thereto) arising from any payment made hereunder or made under any other Credit Document or from the execution or delivery of, registration or enforcement of, consummation or administration of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Credit Document; provided that such term shall not include any of the foregoing Taxes (i) that result from an assignment, grant of a participation pursuant to Section 13.6(c) or transfer or assignment to or designation of a new lending office or other office for receiving payments under any Credit Document (“Assignment Taxes”) to the extent such Assignment Taxes are imposed as a result of a connection between the assignor/participating Lender and/or the assignee/Participant and the taxing jurisdiction (other than a connection arising solely from any Credit Documents or any transactions contemplated thereunder), except to the extent that any such action described in this proviso is requested or required by the Borrower, or (ii) Excluded Taxes.

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“Overnight Rate” shall mean, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (b) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent or the applicable Issuing Bank, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

“Participant” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(c).

“Participant Register” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(c).

“Patriot Act” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.18.

“PBGC” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Section 4002 of ERISA, or any successor thereto.

“Pension Act” shall mean the Pension Protection Act of 2006, as it presently exists or as it may be amended from time to time.

“Permitted Acquisition” shall mean the acquisition, by merger or otherwise, by the Borrower of assets (including any assets constituting a business unit, line of business or division) or Equity Interests, so long as (a) such acquisition and all transactions related thereto shall be consummated in all material respects in accordance with Requirements of Law; (b) if such acquisition involves the acquisition of Equity Interests of a Person that upon such acquisition would become a Restricted Subsidiary, such acquisition shall result in the issuer of such Equity Interests becoming, to the extent required by Section 9.11, a Guarantor; (c) such acquisition shall result in the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, being granted a security interest in any Equity Interests or any assets so acquired to the extent required by Section 9.11; (d) after giving effect to such acquisition, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; (e) after giving effect to such acquisition, the Borrower shall be in compliance with Section 9.16; and (f) the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance after giving effect to such acquisition (including any Indebtedness assumed or permitted to exist pursuant to Section 10.7).

“Permitted Additional Debt” shall mean unsecured senior, unsecured senior subordinated or unsecured subordinated Indebtedness issued by the Borrower or a Guarantor, (a) the terms of which do not provide for any scheduled repayment, mandatory redemption or sinking fund obligation prior to the 91st day after the Maturity Date (other than customary offers to purchase upon a change of control, asset sale or casualty or condemnation event and customary acceleration rights after an event of default), (b) the covenants (other than financial covenants), events of default, guarantees and other terms of which (other than interest rate, fees, funding discounts and redemption or prepayment premiums determined by the Borrower to be “market” rates, fees, discounts and premiums at the time of issuance or incurrence of any such Indebtedness), taken as a whole, are determined by the Borrower to be “market” terms on the date of issuance or incurrence and in any event are not, in the aggregate, materially more restrictive on the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than the terms of this Agreement as in effect at the time of such issuance or incurrence, (c) the financial covenants of which are not, individually or in the aggregate, more restrictive than the financial covenants contained in this Agreement as in effect at the time of such issuance or incurrence, (d) the terms of which do not

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contain maintenance financial covenants or require the achievement of any financial performance standards other than as a condition to taking specified actions or as permitted by clause (c) above, (e) if such Indebtedness is senior subordinated or subordinated Indebtedness, the terms of such Indebtedness provide for customary subordination of such Indebtedness to the Obligations and (f) no Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than a Guarantor or a corporate finance subsidiary who has no operations or assets other than those incidental to the issuance of the Indebtedness) is an obligor under such Indebtedness; provided that a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower is delivered to the Administrative Agent at least three (3) Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Additional Indebtedness, together with  drafts of the indenture, credit agreement or similar document and any security agreements and guaranty agreements related thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that the terms and conditions contained in such documentation satisfy the criteria set forth above.

“Permitted Holders” shall mean each of (a) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ Holdings, LLC, (b) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Royalties, LLC, (c) BGT Investments LLC, (d) Double Eagle Interests, LLC, (e) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ , (f) ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, (g) ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ and (h) ▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.

“Permitted Liens” shall mean:

(a)           royalties, overriding royalties, reversionary interests, production payments and similar burdens;

(b)           sales contracts or other arrangements for the sale of production of oil, gas or associated liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons which would not (when considered cumulatively with the matters discussed in clause (a) above) deprive the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, of any material right with respect to their assets or properties (except for rights customarily granted with respect to such contracts and arrangements);

(c)           statutory Liens for taxes or other assessments that are not yet delinquent (or that, if delinquent, are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, levy and execution thereon having been stayed and continue to be stayed and for which the Borrower has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP);

(d)           easements, rights-of-way, servitudes, permits, surface leases and other rights with respect to surface operations, pipelines, grazing, logging, canals, ditches, reservoirs or the like, conditions, covenants and other restrictions, and easements of streets, alleys, highways, pipelines, telephone lines, power lines, railways and other easements and rights of way on, over or with respect to the Borrower’s or its Restricted Subsidiaries’ assets or properties and that do not individually or in the aggregate cause a Material Adverse Effect;

(e)           materialman’s, mechanic’s, repairman’s, employee’s, vendor’s, laborer’s, warehouseman’s, carrier’s, pipeline’s, contractor’s, sub-contractor’s, operator’s, non-operator’s (arising under operating or joint operating agreements), and other like Liens (including any financing statements filed in respect thereof) incidental to obligations incurred by the Borrower in connection with the construction, maintenance, development, transportation, processing, storage or operation of the Borrower’s or a Restricted Subsidiary’s assets or properties to the

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extent not delinquent (or which, if delinquent, are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP);

(f)            all contracts, agreements and instruments, and all defects and irregularities and other matters affecting the Borrower’s or its Restricted Subsidiaries’ assets and properties which were in existence at the time Borrower’s or its Restricted Subsidiaries’ assets and properties were originally acquired by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiaries and all routine operational agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, which contracts, agreements, instruments, defects, irregularities and other matters and routine operational agreements are not such as to, individually or in the aggregate, interfere materially with the operation, value or use of the Borrower’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ assets and properties, considered in the aggregate;

(g)           liens in connection with workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance or other social security, old age pension or public liability obligations;

(h)           legal or equitable encumbrances deemed to exist by reason of the existence of any litigation or other legal proceeding or arising out of a judgment or award with respect to which an appeal is being prosecuted in good faith and levy and execution thereon have been stayed and continue to be stayed;

(i)            rights reserved to or vested in any municipality, governmental, statutory or other public authority to control or regulate the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s assets and properties in any manner, and all applicable laws, rules and orders from any Governmental Authority;

(j)            landlord’s liens or Liens to secure performance of tenders, surety bonds, appeal bonds, government contracts, performance and return of money bonds, bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, regulatory obligations and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(k)           Liens incurred pursuant to the Security Documents;

(l)            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-in and farm-out agreements, division orders, contracts for the sale, transportation or exchange of Oil and Gas Properties, unitization and pooling declarations and agreements, area of mutual interest agreements, saltwater or other disposal agreements, seismic or other geophysical permits or agreements, and other agreements which are customary in the oil and gas business;

(m)          judgment and attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default;

(n)           Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 10.7(e);

(o)           other Liens securing obligations that in the aggregate do not exceed $5,000,000 in principal amount at any one time.

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(p)           banker’s liens and rights of setoff or similar rights and remedies under statutory or common law in the ordinary course of business in favor of banks and other financial institutions over any bank accounts of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(q)           Liens on Equity Interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries;

(r)            Liens on insurance policies and the proceeds thereof securing the financing of the premiums with respect thereto; and

(s)            any inconsequential, insignificant or immaterial Liens against any of the Oil and Gas Properties which, singularly or collectively with other inconsequential, insignificant or immaterial Liens, do not result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Borrower.

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

“Petroleum Industry Standards” shall mean 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” shall mean any multiemployer or single-employer plan, as defined in Section 4001 of ERISA and subject to Title IV of ERISA, that is or was within any of the preceding six plan years maintained or contributed to by (or to which there is or was an obligation to contribute or to make payments to) the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate.

“Prime Rate,” shall mean the maximum “Latest” “U.S.” prime rate of interest per annum published from time to time in the Money Rates section of The Wall Street Journal (U.S. Edition) or in any successor publication to The Wall Street Journal.   If more than one U.S. prime rate is published at any time by The Wall Street Journal, the highest of such prime rates shall constitute the Prime Rate hereunder, and (ii) if at any time The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish a U.S. prime rate, the Administrative Agent shall have the right to select a substitute rate that the Administrative Agent determines, in the exercise of its reasonable commercial discretion, to be comparable to such prime rate, and the substituted rate as so selected, upon the sending of written notice thereof to Borrower, shall constitute the Prime Rate hereunder.

“Pro Forma Basis” shall mean, as to any Person, for any events as described below that occur subsequent to the commencement of a period for which the financial effect of such events is being calculated, and giving effect to the events for which such calculation is being made, such calculation as will give pro forma effect to such events as if such events occurred on the first day of the four consecutive fiscal quarter period ended on or before the occurrence of such event (the “Reference Period”): (i) in making any determination of EBITDAX, effect shall be given to any Disposition, any acquisition, Investment, capital expenditure, construction, repair, replacement, improvement, development, disposition, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, any dividend, distribution or other similar payment, and any restructurings of the business of the Borrower that the Borrower has determined to make and/or made and are expected to have a continuing impact and are factually supportable, which would include cost savings resulting from head count reduction, closure of facilities and similar operational and other cost savings, which adjustments

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the Borrower determines are reasonable as set forth in a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower (the foregoing, together with any transactions related thereto or in connection therewith, the “relevant transactions”), in each case that occurred during the Reference Period (or, in the case of determinations made pursuant to the definition of the term “Pro Forma Compliance” or pursuant to Sections 10.2 and 10.7, occurring during the Reference Period or thereafter and through and including the date upon which the respective Permitted Acquisition or relevant transaction is consummated), and (ii) in making any determination on a Pro Forma Basis, (y) all Indebtedness (including Indebtedness issued, incurred or assumed as a result of, or to finance, any relevant transactions and for which the financial effect is being calculated, whether incurred under this Agreement or otherwise, but excluding normal fluctuations in revolving Indebtedness incurred for working capital purposes) issued, incurred, assumed or permanently repaid during the Reference Period (or, in the case of determinations made pursuant to the definition of the term “Pro Forma Compliance” or pursuant to Sections 10.2 and 10.7, occurring during the Reference Period or thereafter and through and including the date upon which the respective Permitted Acquisition or relevant transaction is consummated) shall be deemed to have been issued, incurred, assumed or permanently repaid at the beginning of such period and (z) Interest Expense of such Person attributable to interest on any Indebtedness, for which pro forma effect is being given as provided in preceding clause (y), bearing floating interest rates shall be computed on a pro forma basis as if the rates that would have been in effect during the period for which pro forma effect is being given had been actually in effect during such periods.  Calculations made pursuant to the definition of the term “Pro Forma Basis” shall be determined in good faith by a Financial Officer of the Borrower and approved by the Administrative Agent and may include, for any fiscal period ending on or prior to the third anniversary of any relevant pro forma event (but not for any fiscal period ending after such third anniversary), adjustments to reflect operating expense reductions and other operating improvements, synergies or cost savings reasonably expected to result from such relevant pro forma event (including, to the extent applicable, the Transactions).

“Pro Forma Compliance” shall mean, at any date of determination, that the Borrower shall be in compliance, on a Pro Forma Basis after giving effect on a Pro Forma Basis to the relevant transactions (including the assumption, issuance, incurrence and permanent repayment of Indebtedness), with the Debt to EBITDAX Ratio recomputed as at the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which the financial statements and certificates required pursuant to Section 9.1(a) or Section 9.1(b) have been or were required to have been delivered; provided that prior to the delivery of the initial financial statements pursuant to Section 9.1(b), calculation of “Pro Forma Compliance” shall utilize EBITDAX of  $24,852,791, and thereafter shall employ the same annualized EBITDAX calculations as used in the definition of Debt to EBITDAX Ratio for the fiscal quarters therein in which annualized EBITDAX numbers are used and provided further, that “Pro Forma Compliance” shall include the Debt to EBITDAX Ratio tested without regard to whether or not the Debt to EBITDAX Ratio was or was required to be tested on the applicable quarter-end date pursuant to Section 10.3.  Notwithstanding the above, if any changes or modifications are made to the Form S-1 between the Effective Date and the Funding Date that would affect EBITDAX as of the Funding Date, within three (3) Business Days following the request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent a certificate reflecting the EBITDAX calculation after giving effect to such changes or modifications to the Form S-1 .

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“PDP Reserves” shall mean oil and gas reserves that, in accordance with Petroleum Industry Standards, are classified as “Proved Developed Producing Reserves”

“PV-9” shall mean, with respect to any PDP 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 Credit Parties’ collective interests in such reserves during the remaining expected economic lives of such reserves, calculated in accordance with the most recent price deck and other pricing parameters provided to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Sections 2.14 and 2.15.

“Qualified ECP Counterparty” shall mean, in respect of any Swap Obligation, each Credit Party that has total assets exceeding $10,000,000 at the time the relevant guarantee or grant of the relevant security interest becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or such other person as constitutes an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act or any regulations promulgated thereunder and can cause another person to qualify as an “eligible contract participant” at such time by entering into a keepwell under Section 1a(18)(A)(v)(II) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

“Redetermination Date” shall mean, the date that the redetermined Borrowing Base becomes effective pursuant to Section 2.14.

“Register” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(b)(iv).

“Regulation D” shall mean Regulation D of the Board as from time to time in effect and any successor thereto and other regulation or official interpretation of the Board relating to reserve requirements applicable to member banks of the Federal Reserve System.

“Regulation T” shall mean Regulation T of the Board as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.

“Regulation U” shall mean Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.

“Regulation X” shall mean Regulation X of the Board as from time to time in effect and any successor to all or a portion thereof establishing margin requirements.

“Reimbursement Date” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.4(a).

“Reimbursement Obligations” shall mean, at any time, the obligations of the Borrower with respect to all Letters of Credit then outstanding to reimburse amounts paid by the Issuing Bank with respect to any drawing or drawings under a Letter of Credit.

“Related Parties” shall mean, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s partners, Affiliates and the partners, managers, directors, officers, employees, agents and members of such Person or such Person’s Affiliates and any Person that possesses, directly or

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indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.

“Reportable Event” shall mean an event described in Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations thereunder, other than any event as to which the 30-day notice period has been waived.

“Required Cash Collateral Amount” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.8(c).

“Required Lenders” shall mean, at any date, (a) Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding at least 66-2/3% of the Adjusted Total Commitment at such date or (b) if the Total Commitment has been terminated, Non-Defaulting Lenders having or holding at least 66-2/3% of the Total Outstandings (excluding the Loans and Letter of Credit Exposure of Defaulting Lenders) in the aggregate at such date; provided that, at any time there are only two Lenders under this Agreement, “Required Lenders” means all Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders).

“Requirement of Law” shall mean, as to any Person, any law, treaty, rule, regulation, statute, order, ordinance, decree, judgment, consent decree, writ, injunction, settlement agreement or governmental requirement enacted, promulgated or imposed or entered into or agreed by any Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or assets or to which such Person or any of its property or assets is subject.

“Reserve Report” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.14 hereof.

“Reserve Report Certificate” shall mean a certificate of an Authorized Officer in certifying as to the matters set forth in Section 9.14(c) in such form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

“Restricted Payments” shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.8.

“Restricted Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

“S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services or any successor by merger or consolidation to its business.

“Sanction(s)” shall mean any international economic sanction administered or enforced by the United States government (including without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury or any other relevant sanctions authority.

“SEC” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.

“Secured Parties” shall mean, collectively, the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank, each Lender, each Hedge Bank that is party to any Hedge Transaction and each Cash Management Bank that is a party to any Cash Management Agreement.

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“Securities Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in the UCC.

“Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Security Documents” shall mean, collectively, all deeds of trust, mortgages, security agreements, collateral assignments of production, deposit account control agreements and other instruments granting Liens on any assets of the Borrower that are executed by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 9.11 or 9.13 to secure the Obligations of the Borrower under the Credit Documents.

“Sole Arranger” shall mean Frost Bank.

“Solvent” shall mean, with respect to the Borrower, that as of the Effective Date, (i) the fair value of the assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, at a fair valuation, will exceed the debts and liabilities, direct, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; (ii) the present fair saleable value of the property of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis on their debts and other liabilities, direct, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured; (iii) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will be able to pay their debts and liabilities, direct, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured; and (iv) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged as such businesses are now conducted and are proposed to be conducted following the Effective Date.

“Stated Amount” of any Letter of Credit shall mean the maximum amount from time to time available to be drawn thereunder, determined without regard to whether any conditions to drawing could then be met.

“Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean and include (a) any corporation more than 50% of whose Equity Interests of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time Equity Interests of any class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries, (b) any limited liability company, partnership, association, joint venture or other entity of which such Person directly or indirectly through Subsidiaries has more than a 50% equity interest at the time and (c) any partnership, the general partner of which meets the description set forth in either clause (a) or (b) above. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

“Subsidiary Guarantor” shall mean each Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor.

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“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” shall mean, in respect of any one or more Hedge Transactions after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Hedge Transactions, (a) for any date on or after the date such Hedge Transactions 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 ▇▇▇▇-to-market value(s) for such Hedge Transactions, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Hedge Transactions (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

“Taxes” shall mean any and all present or future taxes, duties, levies, imposts, assessments, deductions, withholdings or other similar charges imposed by any Governmental Authority whether computed on a separate, consolidated, unitary, combined or other basis and any interest, fines, penalties or additions to tax with respect to the foregoing.

“Total Assets” shall mean, as of any date of determination with respect to any Person, the amount that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total assets” (or any like caption) on a balance sheet of such Person at such date.

“Total Commitment” shall mean the sum of the Commitments of all of the Lenders.  The Total Commitment as of the Effective Date is $50,000,000.

“Total Commitment Increase Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.4(b)(7).

“Total Debt” shall mean, as of any date of determination, the sum of (without duplication) all Indebtedness (other than letters of credit or bank guarantees, to the extent undrawn) consisting of Capital Lease obligations and Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on such date determined on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP (provided that the amount of any Capital Lease obligations or any such Indebtedness issued at a discount to its face value shall be determined in accordance with GAAP).

“Total Exposure” shall mean, with respect to any Lender at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of the Loans of such Lender then outstanding and (b) such Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure at such time.

“Total Outstandings” shall mean, at any time, the total principal balance outstanding on the Loans at any time plus the aggregate Letter of Credit Exposure at such time.

“Transaction Expenses” shall mean any fees or expenses incurred or paid by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates in connection with the

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Transactions, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

“Transactions” shall mean, collectively, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Credit Documents and the Form S-1 and the payment of Transaction Expenses.

“Transferee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13.6(e).

“Type” shall mean, as to any Loan, its nature as an ABR Loan or a LIBOR Loan.

“UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Texas or of any other state the laws of which are required to be applied in connection with the creation or perfection of any security interests in any Collateral.

“Unfunded Current Liability” of any Plan shall mean the amount, if any, by which the Accumulated Benefit Obligation (as defined under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87 (“SFAS 87”)) under the Plan as of the close of its most recent plan year, determined in accordance with SFAS 87 as in effect on the date hereof, exceeds the Fair Market Value of the assets allocable thereto.

“United States” or “U.S.” shall mean the United States of America.

“Unpaid Drawing” shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.4(a).

“Unrestricted Subsidiary” shall mean any Subsidiary of the Borrower designated as such on Schedule 8.12 from time to time or which the Borrower has designated in writing to the Administrative Agent to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 10.17, until such time as the Borrower redesignates such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with this Agreement.

“Unscheduled Redetermination” shall mean a redetermination of the Borrowing Base made at any time other than on the date set for the regular semi-annual redetermination of the Borrowing Base which is made (A) at the request of the Borrower (but only once between successive Redetermination Dates) or (B) at the request of the Required Lenders (only once between successive Redetermination Dates).

“Unused Commitment Fee” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.1(a).

“Unused Commitment Fee Rate” shall mean, for any day, with respect to the Available Commitment on such day, the applicable rate per annum set forth next to the row heading “Commitment Fee Rate” in the definition of “Applicable Margin” and based upon the Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage in effect on such day.

“U.S. Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

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Section 1.2            Other Interpretive Provisions.  With reference to this Agreement and each other Credit Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Credit Document:

(a)           The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

(b)           The words “herein”, “hereto”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in any Credit Document shall refer to such Credit Document as a whole and not to any particular provision thereof.

(c)           Article, Section, Exhibit and Schedule references are to the Credit Document in which such reference appears.

(d)           The term “including” is by way of example and not limitation.

(e)           The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, notices, reports, financial statements and other writings, however evidenced, whether in physical or electronic form.

(f)            In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including”; the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”; and the word “through” means “to and including”.

(g)           Section headings herein and in the other Credit Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Credit Document.

(h)           Any reference to any Person shall be constructed to include such Person’s successors or assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all of the functions thereof.

(i)            Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.

(j)            The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning as the word “shall”.

(k)           The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

Section 1.3               Accounting Terms.  All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, applied in a manner consistent with the Credit Parties’

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past practices, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein; provided, however, that if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Effective Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Majority Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made (i) without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification ▇▇▇-▇▇-▇▇ (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein, and (ii) without giving effect to any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible debt instruments under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Credit Document, for purposes of calculations made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, GAAP will be deemed to treat leases that would have been classified as operating leases in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect on December 31, 2015 in a manner consistent with the treatment of such leases under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States as in effect on December 31, 2015, notwithstanding any modifications or interpretive changes thereto that may occur thereafter.

Section 1.4            References to Agreements, Laws, Etc. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to organizational documents, agreements (including the Credit Documents) and other Contractual Requirements shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, amendment and restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, amendment and restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted by any Credit Document and (b) references to any Requirement of Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such Requirement of Law.

Section 1.5            Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Fort Worth, Texas (daylight saving or standard, as applicable).

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ARTICLE II

AMOUNT AND TERMS OF CREDIT

Section 2.1            The Facility and Commitments.

(a)           Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender severally, but not jointly, agrees to make Loans to the Borrower, which Loans (i) shall be made to the Borrower from time to time on and after the Funding Date and prior to the Maturity Date, (ii) may, at the option of the Borrower, be incurred and maintained as, and/or converted into, ABR Loans or LIBOR Loans, (iii) may be repaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof at any time prior to the Maturity Date, (iv) shall not, for any Lender at any time, after giving effect thereto and to the application of the proceeds thereof, result in such Lender’s Total Exposure at such time exceeding such Lender’s Commitment Percentage at such time of the Loan Limit and (v) shall not, after giving effect thereto and to the application of the proceeds thereof, result in the Total Outstandings at such time exceeding the Loan Limit.  The Obligations of the Borrower hereunder shall be evidenced by this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Loan shall be required to be made hereunder if any Default or Event of Default (as hereinafter defined) has occurred and is continuing.  The aggregate principal amount of each Advance of Loans shall be at least $500,000 or any whole multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof (except for any such Advance in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of Total Commitment and except for Loans to reimburse the Issuing Bank with respect to any Unpaid Drawing which shall be made in the amounts required by Sections 3.3 or 3.4, as applicable), and in each case shall consist of Loans of the same Type made on the same day by each Lender ratably according to its Commitment Percentage.

(b)           Whenever the Borrower desires an Advance of a Loan (other than Loans used to reimburse Unpaid Drawings), it shall give the Administrative Agent telegraphic, telex, facsimile or telephone notice of such requested Advance in the form of a Notice of Borrowing, which in the case of telephonic notice, shall be promptly confirmed in writing. Each Notice of Borrowing shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto and shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than noon (Fort Worth, Texas time) (i) on the Borrowing Date in the case of an ABR Loan or (ii) three (3) Business Days prior to any proposed Borrowing Date in the case of LIBOR Loans.  Each Notice of Borrowing shall specify (i) the Borrowing Date (which shall be a Business Day), (ii) the principal amount to be borrowed, (iii) the portion of such Advance constituting ABR Loans and/or LIBOR Loans, (iv) if any portion of the proposed Advance is to constitute LIBOR Loans, the Interest Period applicable thereto (if no Interest Period is selected, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month) and (v) the Cash Balance (without regard to the requested Advance) as of the close of business on the date of the Notice of Borrowing and the reasonably estimated pro forma Cash Balance on the close of business on the Borrowing Date (giving effect to the requested Advance).  Each Notice of Borrowing shall constitute a representation by the Borrower that (a) the amount of the requested Advances shall not cause the Total Outstandings to exceed the Available Commitment (after giving effect to the making of such Loans) and (b) as of the end of the third Business Day on which such requested Advances will be funded, after giving pro forma effect to the requested Advances, the Credit Parties shall not have any Excess Cash.  Neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall incur any liability to the Borrower in acting upon any Notice of Borrowing referred to above which the Administrative Agent or such Lender believes in good faith to have been given by a duly authorized officer or other person authorized

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to borrow on behalf of the Borrower. Upon funding of Advances by the Lenders under Section 2.3 below and such funds being made available to the Borrower in accordance with this Agreement pursuant to any such Notice of Borrowing, the amount so funded and made available to the Borrower shall constitute a part of the Obligations hereunder.  Loans made to reimburse Unpaid Drawings shall be made upon the notice specified in Section 3.4(a).

(c)           Without in any way limiting the obligation of the Borrower to confirm in writing any notice it may give hereunder by telephone, the Administrative Agent may act prior to receipt of written confirmation without liability upon the basis of such telephonic notice believed by the Administrative Agent in good faith to be from an Authorized Officer of the Borrower.

Section 2.2            Maximum Number of Advances.  More than one Advance may be incurred on any date; provided that at no time shall there be outstanding more than) five (5) Advances of LIBOR Loans under this Agreement.

Section 2.3            Disbursement of Funds.

(a)           No later than 2:00 p.m. (Fort Worth, Texas time) on the date specified in each Notice of Borrowing, each Lender will make available its Commitment Percentage of each Advance requested to be made on such date in the manner provided below; provided that on the Funding Date, such funds shall be made available by 10:00 a.m. (Fort Worth, Texas time) or such earlier time as may be agreed among the Lenders, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent for the purpose of consummating the Transactions.  The Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent to disburse the proceeds of each Advance in immediately available funds by crediting or wiring such proceeds to the deposit account of the Borrower identified in the most recent Notice of Borrowing delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or as may be otherwise agreed upon by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent from time to time.

(b)           Each Lender shall make available all amounts it is to fund to the Borrower under any Advance in immediately available funds in Dollars to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Office, and the Administrative Agent will (except in the case of Advances to repay Unpaid Drawings) make available to the Borrower the aggregate of such amounts. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the date of any such Advance (or, with respect to an ABR Loan, the date of such Borrowing prior to 1:00 p.m. (Fort Worth, Texas time)) that such Lender does not intend to make available to the Administrative Agent its portion of the Advance or Advances to be made on such date, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such amount available to the Administrative Agent on such Borrowing Date, and the Administrative Agent, in reliance upon such assumption, may (in its sole discretion and without any obligation to do so) make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. If such corresponding amount is not in fact made available to the Administrative Agent by such Lender and the Administrative Agent has made available such amount to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to recover such corresponding amount from such Lender. If such Lender does not pay such

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corresponding amount forthwith upon the Administrative Agent’s demand therefor the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Borrower shall immediately pay such corresponding amount to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall also be entitled to recover from such Lender or the Borrower, as the case may be, interest on such corresponding amount in respect of each day from the date such corresponding amount was made available by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower to the date such corresponding amount is recovered by the Administrative Agent, at a rate per annum equal to (i) if paid by such Lender, the Overnight Rate plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent or (ii) if paid by the Borrower, the then-applicable rate of interest or fees, calculated in accordance with Section 2.7, for the respective Loans.

(c)           Nothing in this Section 2.3 shall be deemed to relieve any Lender from its obligation to fulfill its commitments hereunder or to prejudice any rights that the Borrower may have against any Lender as a result of any default by such Lender hereunder (it being understood, however, that no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to fulfill its commitments hereunder).

Section 2.4            Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.

(a)           The Borrower agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the applicable Lenders on the Maturity Date, the then outstanding principal amount of all Loans.

(b)           Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to the appropriate lending office of such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such lending office from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such lending office from time to time under this Agreement.

(c)           The Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Borrower, shall maintain the Register pursuant to Section 13.6(b), and a subaccount for each Lender, in which Register and subaccounts (taken together) shall be recorded (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Type of each Loan made and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder from the Borrower and each Lender’s share thereof.

(d)           The entries made in the Register and accounts and subaccounts maintained pursuant to clauses (b) and (c) of this Section 2.4 shall, absent manifest error and to the extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations of the Borrower therein recorded; provided, however, that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such account, such Register or such subaccount, as applicable, or any error therein, shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay (with applicable interest) the Loans made to the Borrower by such Lender in accordance with the terms of this

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Agreement.

(e)           Upon the request of any Lender to Borrower made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence the obligation of the Borrower to repay to such Lender its Advances to Borrower in addition to such records maintained by the Administrative Agent.  Each Lender may attach schedules to a Note and endorse thereon the date, Type, amount, currency and maturity of its Advances and payments with respect thereto, but such action or the failure to do so shall not control over the records thereof maintained by the Administrative Agent.

Section 2.5            Conversions and Continuations.

(a)           Subject to the penultimate sentence of this clause (a), (i) the Borrower shall have the option on any Business Day to convert all or a portion of the outstanding principal amount of Loans of one Type into an Advance or Advances of another Type and (ii) the Borrower shall have the option on any Business Day to continue the outstanding principal amount of any LIBOR Loans as LIBOR Loans for an additional Interest Period; provided that (A) ABR Loans may not be converted into LIBOR Loans if an Event of Default is in existence on the date of the conversion and the Administrative Agent has or the Majority Lenders have determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such conversion, (B) LIBOR Loans may not be continued as LIBOR Loans for an additional Interest Period if an Event of Default is in existence on the date of the proposed continuation and the Administrative Agent has or the Majority Lenders have determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such continuation, and (C) Borrowings resulting from conversions pursuant to this Section 2.5 shall be limited in number as provided in Section 2.2. Each such conversion or continuation shall be effected by the Borrower by giving the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Office prior to 1:00 p.m. (Fort Worth, Texas time) at least (i) three (3) Business Days’, in the case of a continuation of or conversion to LIBOR Loans or (ii) the date of conversion, in the case of a conversion into ABR Loans, prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) (each, a “Notice of Conversion or Continuation”) specifying the Loans to be so converted or continued, the Type of Loans to be converted into or continued and, if such Loans are to be converted into or continued as LIBOR Loans, the Interest Period to be initially applicable thereto (if no Interest Period is selected, the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month). The Administrative Agent shall give each applicable Lender notice as promptly as practicable of any such proposed conversion or continuation affecting any of its Loans.

(b)           If any Event of Default is in existence at the time of any proposed continuation of any LIBOR Loans and the Administrative Agent has or the Majority Lenders have determined in its or their sole discretion not to permit such continuation, such LIBOR Loans shall be automatically converted on the last day of the current Interest Period into ABR Loans. If upon the expiration of any Interest Period in respect of LIBOR Loans, the Borrower has failed to elect a new Interest Period to be applicable thereto as

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provided in clause (a) above, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such Borrowing of LIBOR Loans into a Borrowing of LIBOR Loans with an Interest Period of one month unless a Default or Event of Default is then in existence in which case the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such Borrowing of LIBOR Loans into a Borrowing of ABR Loans, in each case, effective as of the expiration date of such current Interest Period.

Section 2.6            Pro Rata Borrowings. Each Borrowing under this Agreement shall be made by the Lenders pro rata on the basis of their applicable Commitment Percentages. It is understood that (a) no Lender shall be responsible for any default by any other Lender in its obligation to make Loans hereunder and that each Lender severally but not jointly shall be obligated to make the Loans provided to be made by it hereunder, regardless of the failure of any other Lender to fulfill its commitments hereunder and (b) failure by a Lender to perform any of its obligations under any of the Credit Documents shall not release any Person from performance of its obligation under any Credit Document.

Section 2.7            Interest.

(a)           The unpaid principal amount of each ABR Loan shall bear interest from the date of the Advance thereof until maturity thereof (whether by acceleration or otherwise) or conversion thereof to a LIBOR Loan, at a rate per annum that shall at all times be the Adjusted ABR Rate in effect from time to time.

(b)           The unpaid principal amount of each LIBOR Loan shall bear interest from the date of the Advance thereof until maturity thereof (whether by acceleration or otherwise) or conversion thereof to an ABR Loan, at a rate per annum that shall at all times be the Adjusted LIBOR Rate in effect from time to time.

(c)           If (x) all or a portion of (i) the principal amount of any Loan or (ii) any interest payable thereon shall not be paid when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) and (y) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such overdue amount shall bear interest at a rate per annum that is (the “Default Rate”) (A) in the case of overdue principal, the rate that would otherwise be applicable thereto plus 2% or (B) in the case of any overdue interest, to the extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, the rate described in Section 2.7(a) plus 2%, in each case from the date of such non-payment to the date on which such amount is paid in full (after as well as before judgment).

(d)           Interest on each Loan shall accrue from and including the date of any Advance to but excluding the date of any repayment thereof and shall be payable in Dollars; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same date on which it is made shall bear interest for one day. Except as provided below, interest shall be payable (i) in respect of each ABR Loan, quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December (ii) in respect of each LIBOR Loan, on the last day of each Interest Period applicable thereto and, in the case of an Interest Period in excess of three months, on each date occurring at three-month intervals after the first day of such

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Interest Period, (iii) in respect of each Loan, (A) on any prepayment (on the amount prepaid), (B) at maturity (whether by acceleration or otherwise) and (C) after such maturity, on demand.

(e)           All computations of interest hereunder shall be made in accordance with Section 5.5.

(f)            The Administrative Agent, upon determining the interest rate for any Advance of LIBOR Loans, shall promptly notify the Borrower and the relevant Lenders thereof. Each such determination shall, absent clearly demonstrable error, be final and conclusive and binding on all parties hereto.

Section 2.8            Interest Periods.  At the time the Borrower gives a Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion or Continuation in respect of the making of, or conversion into or continuation as, an Advance of LIBOR Loans in accordance with Section 2.1(b) or 2.5(a), the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of the Interest Period applicable to such Borrowing, which Interest Period shall, at the option of the Borrower be (i) a one, two, three or six-month period, as requested by the Borrower.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained above:

(a)           the initial Interest Period for any Borrowing of LIBOR Loans shall commence on the date of such Borrowing (including the date of any conversion from a Borrowing of ABR Loans) and each Interest Period occurring thereafter in respect of such Borrowing shall commence on the day on which the next preceding Interest Period expires;

(b)           if any Interest Period relating to a Borrowing of LIBOR Loans begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month or begins on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period, such Interest Period shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period;

(c)           if any Interest Period would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day, such Interest Period shall expire on the next succeeding Business Day; provided that, if any Interest Period in respect of a LIBOR Loan would otherwise expire on a day that is not a Business Day, but is a day of the month after which no further Business Day occurs in such month, such Interest Period shall expire on the next preceding Business Day; and

(d)           the Borrower shall not be entitled to elect any Interest Period in respect of any LIBOR Loan if such Interest Period would extend beyond the Maturity Date.

Section 2.9            Increased Costs, Illegality, Etc.

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(a)           In the event that (x) in the case of clause (i) below, the Administrative Agent or (y) in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) below, any Lender, shall have reasonably determined (which determination shall, absent clearly demonstrable error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto):

(i)            on any date for determining the LIBOR Rate for any Interest Period that (A) deposits in the principal amounts of the Loans comprising such LIBOR Advances are not generally available in the relevant market or (B) by reason of any changes arising on or after the Effective Date affecting the interbank LIBOR market, adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable interest rate on the basis provided for in the definition of LIBOR Rate; or

(ii)           that, due to a Change in Law occurring at any time after the Effective Date, which Change in Law shall (A) 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 by, any Lender, (B) subject any Lender to any Tax with respect to any Credit Document or any LIBOR Loan made by it (other than (1) Taxes indemnifiable under Section 5.4, or (2) Excluded Taxes), or (C) impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or LIBOR Loans made by such Lender, which results in the cost to such Lender of making, converting into, continuing or maintaining LIBOR Loans or participating in Letters of Credit (in each case hereunder) increasing by an amount which such Lender reasonably deems material or the amounts received or receivable by such Lender hereunder with respect to the foregoing shall be reduced; or

(iii)          at any time, that the making or continuance of any LIBOR Loan has become unlawful as a result of compliance by such Lender in good faith with any Requirement of Law (or would conflict with any such Requirement of Law not having the force of law even though the failure to comply therewith would not be unlawful);

then, and in any such event, such Lender (or the Administrative Agent, in the case of clause (i) above) shall within a reasonable time thereafter give notice (if by telephone, confirmed in writing) to the Borrower and to the Administrative Agent of such determination (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the other Lenders). Thereafter (x) in the case of clause (i) above, LIBOR Loans shall no longer be available until such time as the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice by the Administrative Agent no longer exist (which notice the Administrative Agent agrees to give at such time when such circumstances no longer exist), and any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion or Continuation given by the Borrower with respect to LIBOR Loans that have not yet been incurred shall be deemed rescinded by the Borrower, (y) in the case of clause (ii) above, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender, promptly (but no later than

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thirty (30) days) after receipt of written demand therefor such additional amounts as shall be required to compensate such Lender for such increased costs or reductions in amounts receivable hereunder (it being agreed that a written notice as to the additional amounts owed to such Lender, showing in reasonable detail the basis for the calculation thereof, submitted to the Borrower by such Lender shall, absent clearly demonstrable error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto) and (z) in the case of clause (iii) above, the Borrower shall take one of the actions specified in Section 2.9(b) as promptly as possible and, in any event, within the time period required by applicable Requirements of Law.

(b)           At any time that any LIBOR Loan is affected by the circumstances described in Section 2.9(a)(ii) or (iii), the Borrower may (and in the case of a LIBOR Loan affected pursuant to Section 2.9(a)(iii) shall) either (i) if the affected LIBOR Loan is then being made pursuant to an Advance, cancel such Advance by giving the Administrative Agent telephonic notice (confirmed promptly in writing) thereof on the same date that the Borrower was notified by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.9(a)(ii) or (iii) or (ii) if the affected LIBOR Loan is then outstanding, upon at least three (3) Business Days’ notice to the Administrative Agent, require the affected Lender to convert each such LIBOR Loan into an ABR Loan; provided that if more than one Lender is affected at any time, then all affected Lenders must be treated in the same manner pursuant to this Section 2.9(b).

(c)           If, after the Effective Date, any Change in Law relating to capital adequacy or liquidity requirements of any Lender or compliance by any Lender or its parent with any Change in Law relating to capital adequacy or liquidity requirements occurring after the Effective Date has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or its parent’s capital or assets as a consequence of such Lender’s commitments or obligations hereunder to a level below that which such Lender or its parent could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or its parent’s policies with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity requirements), then from time to time, promptly (but in any event no later than fifteen (15) days) after written demand by such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or its parent for such reduction, it being understood and agreed, however, that a Lender shall not be entitled to such compensation as a result of such Lender’s compliance with, or pursuant to any request or directive to comply with, any applicable Requirement of Law as in effect on the Effective Date. Each Lender, upon determining in good faith that any additional amounts will be payable pursuant to this Section 2.9(c), will give prompt written notice thereof to the Borrower, which notice shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis of the calculation of such additional amounts, although the failure to give any such notice shall not, subject to Section 2.12, release or diminish the Borrower’s obligations to pay additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.9(c) upon receipt of such notice.

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Period for such LIBOR Loan as a result of a payment or conversion pursuant to Section 2.4, 2.5, 2.9, 5.1, 5.2 or 13.5, as a result of acceleration of the maturity of the Loans pursuant to Article XI or for any other reason, (b) any Borrowing of LIBOR Loans is not made on the date specified in a Notice of Borrowing, (c) any ABR Loan is not converted into a LIBOR Loan on the date specified in a Notice of Conversion or Continuation, (d) any LIBOR Loan is not continued as a LIBOR Loan on the date specified in a Notice of Conversion or Continuation or (e) any prepayment of principal of any LIBOR Loan is not made as a result of a withdrawn notice of prepayment pursuant to Section 5.1 or 5.2, the Borrower shall after the Borrower’s receipt of a written request by such Lender (which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount) pay to the Administrative Agent (within fifteen days after such request) for the account of such Lender any amounts required to compensate such Lender for any additional losses, costs or expenses that such Lender may reasonably incur as a result of such payment, failure to convert, failure to continue or failure to prepay, including any loss, cost or expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits) actually incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by any Lender to fund or maintain such LIBOR Loan.

Section 2.11          Change of Lending Office. Each Lender agrees that, upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the operation of Section 2.9(a)(ii), 2.9(a)(iii), 2.9(c), 3.5 or 5.4 with respect to such Lender, it will, if requested by the Borrower use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate another lending office for any Loans affected by such event; provided that such designation does not cause such Lender or its lending office to suffer any economic, legal or regulatory disadvantage, with the object of avoiding the consequence of the event giving rise to the operation of any such Section. Nothing in this Section 2.11 shall affect or postpone any of the obligations of the Borrower or the right of any Lender provided in Section 2.9, 3.5 or 5.4.

Section 2.12          Notice of Certain Costs. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent any notice required by Section 2.9, 2.10, 3.5 or 5.4 is given by any Lender more than 180 days after such Lender has knowledge (or should have had knowledge) of the occurrence of the event giving rise to the additional cost, reduction in amounts, loss, tax or other additional amounts described in such Sections, such Lender shall not be entitled to compensation under Section 2.9, 2.10, 3.5 or 5.4, as the case may be, for any such amounts incurred or accruing prior to the 181st day prior to the giving of such notice to the Borrower; provided that if the circumstance giving rise to such claim is retroactive, then such 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

Section 2.13          The Borrowing Base.  At the Effective Date, the Borrowing Base shall be $100,000,000.  The Borrowing Base may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 hereof.

Section 2.14          Scheduled Determinations of Borrowing Base. Subsequent determinations of the Borrowing Base shall be made by Lenders semi-annually effective on or about August 1 and February 1 of each year, beginning August 1, 2017, or such earlier date requested by the Required Lenders or Borrower (each a “Redetermination Date”) or as Unscheduled Redeterminations, each based on an engineering report (each a “Reserve Report”) delivered to the Administrative Agent in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the

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Administrative Agent, and prepared with respect to the reserve report for the August 1 redetermination, by an Approved Petroleum Engineer, and prepared with respect to the February 1 redetermination, by the Borrower (or by such Approved Petroleum Engineer), said Reserve Reports (i) to utilize economic, price deck and other pricing parameters used by the Administrative Agent in good faith in accordance with its usual and customary oil and gas lending criteria as it exists at the particular time, together with such other information, reports and data concerning the value of the Borrowing Base Properties as the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall deem reasonably necessary to determine the value of such Borrowing Base Properties.  Borrower shall deliver the Reserve Report to the Administrative Agent (i) on or about (but not after) July 1 of each year, beginning July 1, 2017, for the August 1 Redetermination Date, (ii) on or about (but not after) January 1 of each year, beginning January 1, 2018 for the February 1 Redetermination Date and (iii) within forty-five (45) days after either (a) receipt of notice that Required Lenders require an Unscheduled Redetermination, or (b) Borrower gives notice to the Administrative Agent that the Borrower wishes to have an Unscheduled Redetermination performed. The Reserve Report prepared for the August 1 Redetermination Date shall be dated effective as of May 1 of such year and the Reserve Report prepared for the February 1 Redetermination Date shall be dated effective as of November 1 of each year. Upon receipt of each such Reserve Report, the Lenders shall make a Redetermination of the Borrowing Base in accordance with standard practices at the time for reserve based loans.  It is expressly understood that the Lenders have no obligation to designate the Borrowing Base at any particular amount, except in the exercise of their discretion, whether in relation to the Commitment or otherwise.

Section 2.15                          Unscheduled Redeterminations of the Borrowing Base.  Within thirty (30) days after either (i) receipt of notice from the Administrative Agent that the Required Lenders require an Unscheduled Redetermination, or (ii) the Borrower gives notice to the Administrative Agent of its desire to have an Unscheduled Redetermination performed, in each case the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent a Reserve Report prepared by petroleum engineers employed by the Borrower (or by an Approved Petroleum Engineer) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, said engineering report to utilize economic, price deck and other pricing parameters used by the Administrative Agent or any Lender as established from time to time, together with such other information, reports and data concerning the value of the Borrowing Base Properties.  The Administrative Agent shall by written notice to the Borrower within a reasonable time after each the date of each Unscheduled Redetermination (the date of such notice being herein called the “Determination Date”) notify the Borrower of the designation of the new Borrowing Base for the period beginning on such Determination Date and continuing until, but not including, the next Redetermination Date or Determination Date.  If an Unscheduled Redetermination is to be made by the Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower within a reasonable time after receipt of all requested information of the new Borrowing Base and such new Borrowing Base shall continue until the next Determination Date.  If the Borrower does not furnish all such information, reports and data by any date specified in this Section 2.15, unless such failure is of no fault of the Borrower, the Lenders nonetheless shall designate the Borrowing Base at any amount which the Lenders in their sole discretion determine and redesignate the Borrowing Base from time to time thereafter until the Administrative Agent receives all such information, reports and data, whereupon the Lenders shall designate a new Borrowing Base, as described above. In addition to, and not including and/or limited by the Unscheduled Redeterminations allowed above, (a) if

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any changes or modifications are made to the Form S-1 after the Initial Borrowing Base is established that negatively affect the value of the Oil and Gas Properties to be owned by the Credit Parties upon consummation of the IPO, then upon request of the Required Lenders, the Borrowing Base shall be reduced by the Borrowing Base value attributable to the Oil and Gas Properties included in the Initial Reserve Report that will no longer be Borrowing Base Properties of the Credit Parties on the Funding Date and (b) the Borrower may, by notifying the Administrative Agent thereof, at any time between Scheduled Redeterminations, request additional Redeterminations of the Borrowing Base in the event the Borrower or any other Credit Party acquires in one or more transactions Oil and Gas Properties with PDP Reserves that are to be Borrowing Base Properties having, in the aggregate, a PV-9 (calculated at the time of such acquisitions) in excess of 20% of the Borrowing Base in effect immediately prior to such acquisitions.

Section 2.16          Procedure.       The procedure for determining the Initial Borrowing Base and at each redetermination shall be that the Administrative Agent shall determine the Borrowing Base and submit the same to the Lenders. Increases in the Borrowing Base will require approval of all the Lenders, but other reaffirmations or changes in the Borrowing Base will be subject to the approval of Required Lenders. The  Lenders (in the case of a proposed increase to the Borrowing Base) or Required Lenders (in the case of a proposed reaffirmation or reduction to the Borrowing Base) shall approve or reject the Administrative Agent’s initial determination of the proposed Borrowing Base by written notice to the Administrative Agent on or about fifteen (15) days after the Administrative Agent’s notification of its initial determination; provided, however that, the failure by any Lender to confirm or reject in writing the Administrative Agent’s determination of the proposed Borrowing Base within such period shall be deemed an approval of the such proposed Borrowing Base by such Lender.  If Lenders (in the case of a proposed increase to the Borrowing Base) or Required Lenders (in the case of a proposed reaffirmation or reduction to the Borrowing Base) fail to approve any such proposed Borrowing Base determined by the Administrative Agent hereunder in such period, then the Administrative Agent shall poll the Lenders to ascertain the highest proposed Borrowing Base then acceptable to Lenders (in the case of a proposed increase to the Borrowing Base) or Required Lenders (in the case of a proposed reaffirmation or reduction to the Borrowing Base) for purposes of this Section 2.16, such amounts shall become the new Borrowing Base, effective on the date specified in this Section 2.16.  Until such approval or deemed approval, the Borrowing Base in effect before the proposed Borrowing Base shall remain in effect.  Upon agreement by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (in the case of a proposed increase to the Borrowing Base) or Required Lenders (in the case of a proposed reaffirmation or reduction to the Borrowing Base) of the new Borrowing Base, the Administrative Agent shall, by written notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, designate the new Borrowing Base available to the Borrower.  Such designation shall be effective as of the Business Day specified in such written notice (or, if no effective date is specified in such written notice, the next Business Day following delivery of such written notice) and such new Borrowing Base shall remain in effect until the next determination or redetermination of the Borrowing Base in accordance with this Agreement.

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Section 2.17            Reduction of Borrowing Base upon Sale of Borrowing Base Properties or Equity Interests in Restricted Subsidiaries, Hedge Terminations and Issuance of Permitted Additional Debt.

(a)           Sale of Borrowing Base Properties.  If (i) the Borrower or a Credit Party Disposes of Oil and Gas Properties or Disposes of any Equity Interests in any Restricted Subsidiary owning any Oil and Gas Properties, (ii) such Disposition described in clause (i) involves Borrowing Base Properties included in the most recently delivered Reserve Report and (iii) the aggregate Borrowing Base Value of all such Borrowing Base Properties Disposed of since the latest of (A) the Effective Date, (B) the most recent scheduled Redetermination Date or Determination Date and (C) the last adjustment of the Borrowing Base made pursuant to this Section 2.17(a) exceeds ten percent (10%) of the then-effective Borrowing Base, then, after the Administrative Agent has received the notice required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.2 no later than two Business Days’ after the date of consummation of any such Disposition, the Required Lenders shall have the right to adjust the Borrowing Base in an amount equal to the PV-9 value, if any, attributable to such Disposed of Borrowing Base Properties in the calculation of the then-effective Borrowing Base and, if the Required Lenders in fact make any such adjustment, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower in writing of the PV-9 Value, if any, attributable to such Disposed of Borrowing Base Properties in the calculation of the then-effective Borrowing Base and upon receipt of such notice, the Borrowing Base shall be simultaneously reduced by such amount; and

(b)           Hedge Terminations.  After the Borrower provides the Administrative Agent with written notice pursuant to Section 10.10 that the Borrower has effected a Hedge Termination, the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, shall determine the reduction of the PV-9 value of the Oil and Gas Properties which are given value in the Borrowing Base in effect as of the most recent redetermination, resulting from all Hedge Terminations occurring since the most recent redetermination of the Borrowing Base and, based on such determination by the Administrative Agent, the Borrowing Base will then be adjusted by the amount such reduction in the PV-9 value of the Oil and Gas Properties if Administrative Agent determines that the reduction of the PV-9 value of the Oil and Gas Properties as a result of such Hedge Termination exceeds more than ten percent (10%) of the effective Borrowing Base.

(c)           Reduction of Borrowing Base Upon Issuance of Permitted Additional Debt.  Upon the issuance or incurrence of any Permitted Additional Debt (other than any Permitted Additional Debt to the extent the proceeds thereof are used to refinance any other Permitted Additional Debt) in accordance with Section 10.7(h), the Borrowing Base then in effect shall be reduced by an amount equal to the product of 0.25 multiplied by the stated principal amount of such Permitted Additional Debt (without regard to any original issue discount), 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 Bank and the Lenders on such date until the next redetermination or modification thereof hereunder.

Section 2.18          Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:

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Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 4.1(a);

(b)           The Commitment and Total Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether all Lenders or the Majority Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment or waiver pursuant to Section 13.1); provided that (i) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders pursuant to Section 13.1 (other than Section 13.1(a)(J)) or requiring the consent of each affected Lender pursuant to Section 13.1(a)(A) shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender (which for the avoidance of doubt would include any change to the Maturity Date applicable to such Defaulting Lender, decreasing or forgiving any principal or interest due to such Defaulting Lender, any decrease of any interest rate applicable to Loans made by such Defaulting Lender (other than the waiving of post-default interest rates) and any increase in such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) and (ii) any redetermination, whether an increase, decrease or affirmation, of the Borrowing Base shall occur without the participation of a Defaulting Lender, but the Commitment (i.e., the Commitment Percentage of the Borrowing Base) of a Defaulting Lender may not be increased without the consent of such Defaulting Lender;

(c)           If any Letter of Credit Exposure exists at the time a Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then all or any part of such Letter of Credit Exposure of such Defaulting Lender will, subject to the limitation in the first proviso below, automatically be reallocated (effective on the day such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender) among the Non-Defaulting Lenders pro rata in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages; provided that (i) each Non-Defaulting Lender’s Total Exposure may not in any event exceed the Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender as in effect at the time of such reallocation and (ii) neither such reallocation nor any payment by a Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant thereto will constitute a waiver or release of any claim the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks or any other Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender or cause such Defaulting Lender to be a Non-Defaulting Lender, to the extent that all or any portion (the “unreallocated portion”) of the Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure cannot, or can only partially, be so reallocated to Non-Defaulting Lenders, whether by reason of the first proviso in Section 2.18(c)(i) or otherwise, the Borrower shall within two Business Days following notice by the Administrative Agent, Cash Collateralize for the benefit of the applicable Issuing Bank only the Borrower’s obligations corresponding to such Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above), in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.8 for so long as such Letter of Credit Exposure is outstanding, if the Borrower Cash Collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure pursuant to this Section 2.18(c), the Borrower shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 4.1(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure during the period such Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure is Cash Collateralized, if the Letter of Credit Exposure of the Non-Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant to this Section 2.18(c), then the Letter of Credit Fees payable for the account of the Lenders pursuant to Section 4.1(b) shall be adjusted in accordance with such Non-Defaulting

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Lenders’ Commitment Percentages and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any Letter of Credit Fees to the Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 4.1(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure during the period that such Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure is reallocated, or if any Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure is neither Cash Collateralized nor reallocated pursuant to this Section 2.18(c), then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of any Issuing Bank or any Lender hereunder, all Letter of Credit Fees payable under Section 4.1(b) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s Letter of Credit Exposure shall be payable to such Issuing Bank until such Letter of Credit Exposure is Cash Collateralized and/or reallocated;

(d)           So long as any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, no Issuing Bank will be required to issue any new Letter of Credit or amend any outstanding Letter of Credit to increase the Face Amount thereof, alter the drawing terms thereunder or extend the expiration date thereof, unless each Issuing Bank is reasonably satisfied that any exposure that would result from the exposure to such Defaulting Lender is eliminated or fully covered by the Commitments of the Non-Defaulting Lenders or by Cash Collateralization or a combination thereof in accordance with clause (c) above or otherwise in a manner reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank, and participating interests in any such newly issued or increased Letter of Credit shall be allocated among Non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with Section 2.18(c)(i) (and Defaulting Lenders shall not participate therein);

(e)           If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank agree in writing in their discretion that a Lender that is a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be 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, such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender and will be a Non-Defaulting Lender and any applicable Cash Collateral shall be promptly returned to the Borrower and any Letter of Credit Exposure of such Lender reallocated pursuant to Section 2.18(c) shall be reallocated back to such Lender; provided that, except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Non-Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender; and

(f)            Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article XI or otherwise), 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 that Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to each Issuing Bank hereunder; third, 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 that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fourth, if so determined by the

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Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of that Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; fifth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders and each Issuing Bank as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, such Issuing Bank against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; sixth, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, 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 that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and seventh, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or Unpaid Drawings, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the relevant Loans of, and Unpaid Drawings owed to, the relevant non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied in the manner set forth in this Section 2.18(f). 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 Section 3.8 shall be deemed paid to and redirected by that Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

ARTICLE III

LETTERS OF CREDIT

Section 3.1            Letters of Credit.

(a)           Subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth, at any time and from time to time on and after the Effective Date and prior to the L/C Maturity Date, each Issuing Bank agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Lenders set forth in this Section 3.1, to issue upon the request of the Borrower and for the direct or indirect benefit of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, a Letter of Credit or Letters of Credit in such form and with such Issuer Documents as may be approved by the applicable Issuing Bank in its reasonable discretion.

(b)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) no Letter of Credit shall be issued the Stated Amount of which, when added to the Letters of Credit outstanding at such time, would exceed the Letter of Credit Commitment then in effect, (ii) no Letter of Credit shall be issued the Stated Amount of which would cause the Total Outstandings at such time to exceed the Borrowing Base then in effect, (iii) each Letter of Credit shall have an expiration date occurring no later than eighteen (18) months after the date of issuance or such longer period of time as may be agreed by the applicable Issuing Bank, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank or as provided under Section 3.2(b); provided that any Letter of Credit may provide for automatic renewal thereof for additional periods of up to eighteen (18) months or such longer period of time as may be agreed upon by the applicable Issuing Bank, subject to the provisions of Section 3.2(b); provided, further, that in no event shall such expiration date occur later than the L/C Maturity Date unless arrangements which are reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Issuing Bank to Cash Collateralize (or backstop) such Letter

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of Credit have been made, (iv) no Letter of Credit shall be issued if (A) it would be illegal under any applicable Requirement of Law for the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit to have a Letter of Credit issued in its favor, (B) any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain the Issuing Bank from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any Requirement of Law applicable to the Issuing Bank or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Issuing Bank shall prohibit, or request that the Issuing Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon Issuing Bank with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which the Issuing Bank is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Effective Date, or shall impose upon Issuing Bank any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Effective Date and which, in each case, the Issuing Bank in good ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ material to it or (C) the issuance of the Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of the Issuing Bank applicable to letters of credit generally as certified to the Borrower in writing by such Issuing Bank and (v) no Letter of Credit shall be issued by an Issuing Bank after it has received a written notice from any Credit Party or the Administrative Agent or the Majority Lenders stating that a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing until such time as such Issuing Bank shall have received a written notice (A) of rescission of such notice from the party or parties originally delivering such notice, (B) of the waiver of such Default or Event of Default in accordance with the provisions of Section 13.1 or (C) that such Default or Event of Default is no longer continuing.

(c)           Upon at least one Business Day’s prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the applicable Lenders), the Borrower shall have the right, on any day, permanently to terminate or reduce the Letter of Credit Commitment in whole or in part; provided that, after giving effect to such termination or reduction, the outstanding Reimbursement Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Commitment.

Section 3.2            Letter of Credit Applications.

(a)           Whenever the Borrower desires that a Letter of Credit be issued, amended or renewed for its account, the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (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 a Letter of Credit Application, amendment request or any such document as may be approved by the applicable Issuing Bank. Upon receipt of any Letter of Credit Application or amendment request, the applicable Issuing Bank will use its best efforts to process such Letter of Credit Application on (i) the Business Day on which such Letter of Credit Application is received, provided that such Letter of Credit Application is received no later than 12:00 p.m. (Fort Worth, Texas time) on such Business Day, or (ii) otherwise, the first Business Day next succeeding receipt of such Letter of Credit Application. No Issuing Bank shall issue any Letters of Credit unless such Issuing Bank

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shall have received notice from the Administrative Agent that the conditions to such issuance have been met, which notice shall be deemed given (A) if the Letter of Credit Issuer has not received notice from the Administrative Agent that the conditions to such issuance have been met within one Business Day after the date of receipt of the Letter of Credit Application or (B) if the aggregate amount of Letters of Credit Outstanding issued by such Issuing Bank then outstanding does not exceed the amount theretofore agreed to by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and such Issuing Bank, and the Administrative Agent has not otherwise notified such Issuing Bank that it may no longer rely on subclauses (A) or (B).

(b)           If the Borrower so requests in any Letter of Credit Application, the Issuing Bank may, in its sole and absolute discretion, agree to issue a Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit the Issuing Bank to prevent any such extension at least once in each 18-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such 18-month period to be agreed upon at the time such Letter of Credit is issued.  Unless otherwise directed by the Issuing Bank, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to the Issuing Bank for any such extension.  Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) the Issuing Bank to permit the extension of such Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the L/C Maturity Date unless arrangements which are reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Bank to Cash Collateralize (or satisfactory to the Issuing Bank in its sole discretion to otherwise backstop) such Letter of Credit have been made (but no Lenders shall be obligated to fund participations in respect of any Letter of Credit after the Maturity Date); provided, however, that the Issuing Bank shall not permit any such extension if (i) the Issuing Bank has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation, at such time to issue such Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (b) of Section 3.1 or otherwise), or (ii) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is five (5) Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (A) from the Administrative Agent that the Majority Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (B) from the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 7 are not then satisfied, and in each such case directing the Issuing Bank not to permit such extension.

(c)           Each Issuing Bank (other than the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates) shall, at least once each week, provide the Administrative Agent with a list of all Letters of Credit issued by it that are outstanding at such time; provided that, upon written request from the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank shall thereafter notify the Administrative Agent in writing on each Business Day of all Letters of Credit issued on the prior Business Day by such Issuing Bank.

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(d)           The making of each Letter of Credit Application shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the Borrower that the Letter of Credit may be issued in accordance with, and will not violate the requirements of, Section 3.1(b).

Section 3.3            Letter of Credit Participations.

(a)           Immediately upon the issuance by an Issuing Bank of any Letter of Credit, such Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have sold and transferred to each Lender (each such Lender, in its capacity under this Section 3.3, an “L/C Participant”), and each such L/C Participant shall be deemed irrevocably and unconditionally to have purchased and received from such Issuing Bank, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation (each an “L/C Participation”), to the extent of such L/C Participant’s Commitment Percentage, in each Letter of Credit, each substitute therefor, each drawing made thereunder and the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement with respect thereto, and any security therefor or guaranty pertaining thereto.

(b)           In determining whether to pay under any Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Bank shall have no obligation relative to the L/C Participants other than to confirm that

(i)            any documents required to be delivered under such Letter of Credit have been delivered,

(ii)           such Issuing Bank has examined the documents with reasonable care and

(iii)          the documents appear to comply on their face with the requirements of such Letter of Credit. Any action taken or omitted to be taken by the relevant Issuing Bank under or in connection with any Letter of Credit issued by it, if taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, shall not create for such Issuing Bank any resulting liability.

(c)           In the event that an Issuing Bank makes any payment under any Letter of Credit issued by it and the Borrower shall not have repaid such amount in full to such Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 3.4(a), or if any reimbursement payment is required to be refunded to the Borrower, such Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and each L/C Participant of such failure, and each such L/C Participant shall promptly and unconditionally pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Bank the amount of such L/C Participant’s Commitment Percentage of such unreimbursed payment in Dollars and in immediately available funds; provided, however, that no L/C Participant shall be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Bank its Commitment Percentage of such unreimbursed amount arising from any wrongful payment made by such Issuing Bank under any such Letter of Credit as a result of acts or omissions constituting willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of such Issuing Bank. Each L/C Participant shall make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant Issuing Bank such L/C

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Participant’s Commitment Percentage of the amount of such payment no later than 1:00 p.m. (Fort Worth, Texas time) on the first Business Day after the date notified by such Issuing Bank in immediately available funds. If and to the extent such L/C Participant shall not have so made its Commitment Percentage of the amount of such payment available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the relevant Issuing Bank, such L/C Participant agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Bank, forthwith on demand, such amount, together with interest thereon for each day from such date until the date such amount is paid to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Bank at a rate per annum equal to the Overnight Rate from time to time then in effect, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by such Issuing Bank in connection with the foregoing. The failure of any L/C Participant to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of any Issuing Bank its Commitment Percentage of any payment under any Letter of Credit shall not relieve any other L/C Participant of its obligation hereunder to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Bank its Commitment Percentage of any payment under such Letter of Credit on the date required, as specified above, but no L/C Participant shall be responsible for the failure of any other L/C Participant to make available to the Administrative Agent such other L/C Participant’s Commitment Percentage of any such payment.

(d)           Whenever an Issuing Bank receives a payment in respect of an unpaid Reimbursement Obligation as to which the Administrative Agent has received for the account of such Issuing Bank any payments from the L/C Participants pursuant to clause (c) above, such Issuing Bank shall pay to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to each L/C Participant that has paid its Commitment Percentage of such Reimbursement Obligation, in Dollars and in immediately available funds, an amount equal to such L/C Participant’s share (based upon the proportionate aggregate amount originally funded by such L/C Participant to the aggregate amount funded by all L/C Participants) of the principal amount so paid in respect of such Reimbursement Obligation and interest thereon accruing after the purchase of the respective L/C Participations at the Overnight Rate.

(e)           The obligations of the L/C Participants to make payments to the Administrative Agent for the account of an Issuing Bank with respect to Letters of Credit shall be irrevocable and not subject to counterclaim, set-off or other defense or any other qualification or exception whatsoever and shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement under all circumstances, including under any of the following circumstances:

(i)            any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents;

(ii)           the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or other right that the Borrower may have at any time against a beneficiary named in a Letter of Credit, any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such transferee may be acting), the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, any

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Lender or other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, any Letter of Credit, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transactions (including any underlying transaction between the Borrower and the beneficiary named in any such Letter of Credit);

(iii)          any draft, certificate or any other document presented under any Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

(iv)          the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or observance of any of the terms of any of the Credit Documents; or

(v)           the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

provided, however, that no L/C Participant shall be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of any Issuing Bank its Commitment Percentage of any unreimbursed amount arising from any wrongful payment made by such Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit as a result of acts or omissions constituting willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of such Issuing Bank.

Section 3.4            Agreement to Repay Letter of Credit Drawings.

(a)           The Borrower hereby agrees to reimburse the relevant Issuing Bank by making payment in Dollars to such Issuing Bank or to the Administrative Agent for the account of such Issuing Bank (whether with its own funds or with proceeds of the Loans) in immediately available funds, for any payment or disbursement made by such Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit issued by it (each such amount so paid until reimbursed, an “Unpaid Drawing”) (i) within one Business Day of the date of such payment or disbursement if such Issuing Bank provides notice to the Borrower of such payment or disbursement prior to 11:00 a.m. (Fort Worth, Texas time) on such next succeeding Business Day (from the date of such payment or disbursement) or (ii) if such notice is received after such time, on the next Business Day following the date of receipt of such notice (such required date for reimbursement under clause (i) or (ii), as applicable, the “Reimbursement Date”), with interest on the amount so paid or disbursed by such Issuing Bank, from and including the date of such payment or disbursement to but excluding the Reimbursement Date, at the per annum rate for each day equal to the rate described in Section 2.7(a); provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, with respect to any Letter of Credit, (A) unless the Borrower shall have notified the Administrative Agent and such Issuing Bank prior to 11:00 a.m. (Fort Worth, Texas time) on the Reimbursement Date that the Borrower intends to reimburse such Issuing Bank for the amount of such drawing with funds other than the proceeds of Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have given a Notice of Borrowing requesting that the Lenders make Loans (which shall be ABR Loans) on the Reimbursement Date in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing, and (B) the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each L/C Participant of such drawing and the amount of its Loan to be made in respect thereof, and each L/C Participant shall be

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irrevocably obligated to make a Loan to the Borrower in the manner deemed to have been requested in the amount of its Commitment Percentage of the applicable Unpaid Drawing by 12:00 noon (Fort Worth, Texas time) on such Reimbursement Date by making the amount of such Loan available to the Administrative Agent. Such Loans made in respect of such Unpaid Drawing on such Reimbursement Date shall be made without regard to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article VII. The Administrative Agent shall use the proceeds of such Loans solely for purpose of reimbursing the relevant Issuing Bank for the related Unpaid Drawing. In the event that the Borrower fails to Cash Collateralize any Letter of Credit that is outstanding on the L/C Maturity Date, the full amount of the Letters of Credit Outstanding in respect of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be an Unpaid Drawing subject to the provisions of this Section 3.4 except that such Issuing Bank shall hold the proceeds received from the Lenders as contemplated above as cash collateral for such Letter of Credit to reimburse any Drawing under such Letter of Credit and shall use such proceeds first, to reimburse itself for any Drawings made in respect of such Letter of Credit following the L/C Maturity Date, second, to the extent such Letter of Credit expires or is returned undrawn while any such cash collateral remains, to the repayment of obligations in respect of any Loans that have not paid at such time and third, to the Borrower or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in this Section 3.4(a) shall affect the Borrower’s obligation to repay all outstanding Loans when due in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(b)           The obligations of the Borrower under this Section 3.4 to reimburse the relevant Issuing Bank with respect to Unpaid Drawings (including, in each case, interest thereon) shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any set-off, counterclaim or defense to payment that the Borrower or any other Person may have or have had against such Issuing Bank, the Administrative Agent or any Lender (including in its capacity as an L/C Participant), including any defense based upon (i) the failure of any drawing under a Letter of Credit (each a “Drawing”) to conform to the terms of the Letter of Credit, (ii) any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of the proceeds of such Drawing, (iii) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (iv) 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 or (v) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 3.4(b), constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse the relevant Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to special, indirect, consequential or punitive 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 Borrower agrees that any action taken or omitted to be taken by an Issuing Bank under or in connection with any Letter of Credit or the related drafts or documents, if done in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct (as finally determined by a court of competent

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jurisdiction), shall be binding on the Borrower and shall not result in any liability of such Issuing Bank to the Borrower; provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse such Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages 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. In furtherance of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank that issued such Letter of Credit may in its sole discretion either accept or 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 (unless the Borrower shall consent to payment thereon notwithstanding such lack of strict compliance).

Section 3.5            Increased Costs. If, after the Effective Date, the adoption of any Change in Law shall either (a) impose, modify or make applicable any reserve, deposit, capital adequacy or similar requirement against Letters of Credit issued by any Issuing Bank, or any L/C Participant’s L/C Participation therein, or (b) impose on any Issuing Bank or any L/C Participant any other conditions, costs or expenses affecting its obligations under this Agreement in respect of Letters of Credit or L/C Participations therein or any Letter of Credit or such L/C Participant’s L/C Participation therein, and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to such Issuing Bank or such L/C Participant of issuing, maintaining or participating in any Letter of Credit, or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Issuing Bank or such L/C Participant hereunder (other than (i) Taxes indemnifiable under Section 5.4, or (ii) Excluded Taxes) in respect of Letters of Credit or L/C Participations therein, then, promptly (and in any event no later than 15 days) after receipt of written demand to the Borrower by such Issuing Bank or such L/C Participant, as the case may be (a copy of which notice shall be sent by such Issuing Bank or such L/C Participant to the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall pay to such Issuing Bank or such L/C Participant such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Issuing Bank or such L/C Participant for such increased cost or reduction, it being understood and agreed, however, that no Issuing Bank or L/C Participant shall be entitled to such compensation as a result of such Person’s compliance with, or pursuant to any request or directive to comply with, any such Requirement of Law as in effect on the Effective Date. A certificate submitted to the Borrower by the relevant Issuing Bank or an L/C Participant, as the case may be (a copy of which certificate shall be sent by such Issuing Bank or such L/C Participant to the Administrative Agent), setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for the determination of such additional amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Issuing Bank or such L/C Participant as aforesaid shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower absent clearly demonstrable error.

Section 3.6            New or Successor Issuing Bank.

(a)           Any Issuing Bank may resign as an Issuing Bank upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower; provided that no Issuing Bank may resign without the prior consent of the Borrower so long as such Issuing Bank (or one of its Affiliates) is also a Lender hereunder. The Borrower may

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replace any Issuing Bank for any reason upon written notice to such Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent and may add Issuing Banks at any time upon notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent. If an Issuing Bank shall resign or be replaced, or if the Borrower shall decide to add a new Issuing Bank under this Agreement, then the Borrower may appoint from among the Lenders a successor issuer of Letters of Credit or a new Issuing Bank, as the case may be, or, with the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) and such new Issuing Bank, another successor or new issuer of Letters of Credit, whereupon such successor issuer shall succeed to the rights, powers and duties of the replaced or resigning Issuing Bank under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, or such new issuer of Letters of Credit shall be granted the rights, powers and duties of an Issuing Bank hereunder, and the term “Issuing Bank” shall mean such successor or such new issuer of Letters of Credit effective upon such appointment. The acceptance of any appointment as an Issuing Bank hereunder, whether as a successor issuer or new issuer of Letters of Credit in accordance with this Agreement, shall be evidenced by an agreement entered into by such new or successor issuer of Letters of Credit, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent and, from and after the effective date of such agreement, such new or successor issuer of Letters of Credit shall become an “Issuing Bank” hereunder. After the resignation or replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the resigning or 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 and the other Credit Documents with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such resignation or replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit. In connection with any resignation or replacement pursuant to this clause (a) (but, in case of any such resignation, only to the extent that a successor issuer of Letters of Credit shall have been appointed), either

(i)            the Borrower, the resigning or replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank shall arrange to have any outstanding Letters of Credit issued by the resigning or replaced Issuing Bank replaced with Letters of Credit issued by the successor Issuing Bank or

(ii)           the Borrower shall cause the successor Issuing Bank, if such successor issuer is reasonably satisfactory to the replaced or resigning Issuing Bank, to issue “back-stop” Letters of Credit naming the resigning or replaced Issuing Bank as beneficiary for each outstanding Letter of Credit issued by the resigning or replaced Issuing Bank, which new Letters of Credit shall have a Stated Amount equal to the Letters of Credit being back-stopped and the sole requirement for drawing on such new Letters of Credit shall be a drawing on the corresponding back-stopped Letters of Credit. After any resigning or replaced Issuing Bank’s resignation or replacement as Issuing Bank, the provisions of this Agreement relating to an Issuing Bank shall inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it (A) while it was an Issuing Bank under this Agreement or (B) at any time with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank.

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(b)           To the extent that there are, at the time of any resignation or replacement as set forth in clause (a) above, any outstanding Letters of Credit, nothing herein shall be deemed to impact or impair any rights and obligations of any of the parties hereto with respect to such outstanding Letters of Credit (including any obligations related to the payment of fees or the reimbursement or funding of amounts drawn), except that the Borrower, the resigning or replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank shall have the obligations regarding outstanding Letters of Credit described in clause (a) above.

Section 3.7            Role of Issuing Bank. Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, no Issuing Bank shall have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the Issuing Banks, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective affiliates nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of any Issuing Bank shall be liable to any Lender for (a) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Majority Lenders, (b) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct or (c) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any Letter of Credit; provided that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the Issuing Banks, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective affiliates nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of any Issuing Bank shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in Section 3.3(e); provided that anything in such Section to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against an Issuing Bank, and such Issuing Bank may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by such Issuing Bank’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or such Issuing Bank’s unlawful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, any Issuing Bank may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and no Issuing Bank shall be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason.

Section 3.8            Cash Collateral.

(a)           Upon the request of the Majority Lenders if, as of the L/C Maturity Date, there are any Letters of Credit outstanding, the Borrower shall immediately Cash Collateralize the then Letters of Credit outstanding.

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(b)           If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Majority Lenders may require that the L/C Obligations be Cash Collateralized; provided that, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default referred to in Section 11.5 with respect to the Borrower, the Borrower shall immediately Cash Collateralize the Letters of Credit then outstanding and no notice or request by or consent from the Majority Lenders shall be required.

(c)           For purposes of this Agreement, “Cash Collateralize” shall mean (i) to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Banks and the Lenders, as collateral for the L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances in an amount equal to the amount of the Letters of Credit outstanding required to be Cash Collateralized (the “Required Cash Collateral Amount”) or (ii) if the relevant Issuing Bank benefiting from such collateral shall agree in its reasonable discretion, to provide other forms of credit support (including any backstop letter of credit) in a face amount equal to 103% of the Required Cash Collateral Amount from an issuer reasonably satisfactory to such Issuing Bank, in each case under clause (i) and (ii) above pursuant to documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the relevant Issuing Bank (which documents are hereby consented to by the Lenders). The Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Issuing Banks and the L/C Participants, a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all proceeds of the foregoing. Such cash Collateral shall be maintained in blocked, interest bearing deposit accounts established by and in the name of the Borrower, but under the “control” (as defined in Section 9-104 of the UCC) of the Administrative Agent.

Section 3.9            Applicability of ISP and UCP. Unless otherwise expressly agreed to by the relevant Issuing Bank and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, (a) the rules of the ISP or the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit and (b) the rules of the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time of issuance, shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit.

Section 3.10          Conflict with Issuer Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.

ARTICLE IV

FEES; COMMITMENTS

Section 4.1            Fees.

(a)           The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent in Dollars, for the account of each Lender (in each case pro rata according to the respective Commitment Percentages of the Lenders), a commitment fee (the “Unused Commitment Fee”) for each day from the Effective Date until but excluding the Maturity Date. Each Unused Commitment Fee shall be payable by the Borrower (i) quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December (for the three-month period

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(or portion thereof) ended on such day for which no payment has been received) and (ii) on the Maturity Date (for the period ended on such date for which no payment has been received pursuant to clause (i) above), and shall be computed for each day during such period at a rate per annum equal to the Unused Commitment Fee Rate in effect on such day on the Available Commitment in effect on such day.

(b)           The Borrower agrees to pay to each Issuing Bank a fee in respect of each Letter of Credit issued by it (the “Fronting Fee”), for the period from the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit to the termination or expiration date of such Letter of Credit, computed at the rate for each day equal to 0.125% per annum (or such other amount as may be agreed in a separate writing between the Borrower and the relevant Issuing Bank) on the average daily Stated Amount of such Letter of Credit (or at such other rate per annum as agreed in writing between the Borrower and the relevant Issuing Bank). Such Fronting Fees shall be due and payable by the Borrower (i) quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and (ii) on the Termination Date (for the period for which no payment has been received pursuant to clause (i) above).

(c)           The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its account and on behalf of the Lenders, as applicable, the administrative agent fees in the amounts and on the dates as set forth in writing in a fee letter between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

Section 4.2            Voluntary Reduction of Commitment Amount.

(a)           Upon at least two Business Days’ prior written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) to the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Office (which notice the Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to each of the Lenders), the Borrower shall have the right, without premium or penalty, on any day, permanently to terminate or reduce the Total Commitment, as determined by the Borrower, in whole or in part; provided that (i) any such termination or reduction shall apply proportionately and permanently to reduce the Commitment of each Lender, (ii) any partial reduction pursuant to this Section 4.2 shall be in the amount of at least $500,000 (and increments of $100,000 above that minimum) and (iii) after giving effect to such termination or reduction and to any prepayments of Loans or cancellation or Cash Collateralization of Letters of Credit made on the date thereof in accordance with this Agreement, the aggregate amount of the Total Outstandings shall not exceed the Total Commitment.

(b)           The Borrower may terminate the unused amount of the Commitment of a Defaulting Lender upon not less than two (2) Business Days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent (which will promptly notify the Lenders thereof), and in such event the provisions of Section 2.18(f) will apply to all amounts thereafter paid by the Borrower for the account of such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement (whether on account of principal, interest, fees, indemnity or other amounts), provided that such termination will not be deemed to be a waiver or release of any claim the Borrower, the

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Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender.

Section 4.3            Mandatory Termination of Commitments. The Total Commitment shall terminate at 5:00 p.m. (Fort Worth, Texas time) on the Maturity Date. If at any time the Total Commitment or the Borrowing Base is terminated or reduced to zero, then each Lender’s Commitment shall terminate on the effective date of such termination or reduction.

Section 4.4            Optional Increase in Total Commitment.

(a)           Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.4(b), the Borrower may increase the Total Commitment then in effect without the prior consent of the Administrative Agent, any other Lender or any Issuing Bank (but with the consent of the Administrative Agent with respect to any Additional Lender an Affiliate of a Lender) by (i) increasing the Commitment of a Lender or (B) causing a Person that at such time is not a Lender to become a Lender (an “Additional Lender”).

(b)           Any increase in the Total Commitment shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(1)           (X) after giving effect to such increase, the aggregate amount for all such increases shall not exceed $50,000,000 and the Total Commitment shall not exceed $100,000,000 and (Y) such increase shall not, unless it is the remaining amount permitted under clause (X) hereof, be less than $5,000,000 (and increments of $1,000,000 above the minimum) unless the Administrative Agent otherwise consents; provided, however, that notwithstanding any such increase in the Total Commitment, any borrowings hereunder are still subject to the Loan Limit in effect at such time;

(2)           no Default shall have occurred and be continuing immediately before or immediately after giving effect to such increase without the written consent of each Lender that is providing such increase;

(3)           no Lender’s Commitment may be increased without the written consent of such Lender;

(4)           the Borrower shall represent and warrant that as of the date thereof, immediately after giving effect to the applicable Total Commitment Increase Agreement or Additional Lender Agreement, all of the representations and warranties contained in each Credit Document to which it is a party are true and correct in all materials respects, except to the extent any such representations and warranties are expressly limited to an earlier date, in which case, such representations and warranties shall continue to be true and correct as of such specified earlier date;

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(5)           an opinion of counsel to the Borrower, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, as to such customary matters regarding the Total Commitment Increase Agreement or Additional Lender Agreement, as the Administrative Agent may reasonable request;

(6)           (i) the commitments under such increase shall be deemed for all purposes part of the Total Commitment, (ii) each Additional Lender shall become a Lender with respect to the Total Commitment, this Agreement and all matters relating thereto and (iii) the commitments under the Total Commitment Increase Agreement and the Additional Lender Agreement shall have the same terms as the Commitments (including terms relating to pricing and tenor);

(7)           if the Borrower elects to increase the Total Commitment by increasing the Commitment of a Lender (such Lender, an “Increasing Lender”), the Borrower and such Increasing Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G-1 (a “Total Commitment Increase Agreement”) and the Borrower shall deliver a new or replacement Note to such Increasing Lender to the extent required by Section 2.4(e); and

(8)           if the Borrower elects to increase the Total Commitment by causing an Additional Lender to become a party to this Agreement as a Lender, then the Borrower and such Additional Lender shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit G-2 (an “Additional Lender Agreement”),  together with an Administrative Questionnaire and, to the extent such Additional Lender requests a Note, the Borrower shall deliver a Note payable to such Additional Lender in accordance with Section 2.4(e).

(c)           Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to Section 4.4(d), from and after the effective date specified in the Total Commitment Increase Agreement or the Additional Lender Agreement (or if any LIBOR Loans are outstanding, then the last day of the Interest Period in respect of such LIBOR Loans, unless the Borrower has paid compensation required by Section 2.10:  (1) the amount of the Total Commitment shall be increased as set forth therein (and Schedule 13.2 shall automatically be amended and restated by Schedule 2.06 of the Total Commitment Increase Agreement or the Additional Lender Agreement, as applicable), and (2) in the case of an Additional Lender Agreement, any Additional Lender party thereto that is not already a Lender shall become a party to this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.  In addition, the Increasing Lender or the Additional Lender, as applicable, shall purchase a pro rata portion of the outstanding Loans (and participation interest in Letters of Credit) of each of the other Lenders (and such Lenders hereby agree to sell and to take all such further action to effectuate such sale) such that each Increasing Lender (including any Additional Lender, if applicable) shall hold its Commitment Percentage of the

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outstanding Loans (and participation interests) after giving effect to the increase in the Total Commitment.

(d)           Upon its receipt of (1) a duly completed Total Commitment Increase Agreement or an Additional Lender Agreement, executed by the Borrower and the Increasing Lender or the Additional Lender party thereto, as applicable, (2) the Administrative Questionnaire referred to in Section 4.4(b)(8), if applicable, (3) an opinion of counsel to the Borrower, in form and substance reasonable acceptable to the Administrative Agent, as to such customary matters regarding the Total Commitment Increase Agreement or Additional Lender Agreement as the Administrative Agent may reasonable request and (4) the written consent of the Administrative Agent to such increase to the extent required by Section 4.4(a), the Administrative Agent shall accept such Total Commitment Increase Agreement or Additional Lender Agreement and, on the date that the conditions in this clause (d) and in Section 4.4(b) have been satisfied, record the information contained therein in the Register required to be maintained by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 13.6(b).  No increase in the Total Commitment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this Section 4.4(d).  The Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower, the Lenders and the Issuing Bank of the effectiveness of any increase in the Total Commitment and in connection therewith promptly provide such amended and restated Schedule 13.2 to the Borrower, the Lenders and the Issuing Bank.

ARTICLE V
PAYMENTS.

Section 5.1            Voluntary Prepayments. The Borrower shall have the right to prepay Loans, without premium or penalty, in whole or in part from time to time on the following terms and conditions:

(a)           the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent at the Administrative Agent’s Office written notice (or telephonic notice promptly confirmed in writing) of its intent to make such prepayment, the amount of such prepayment and (in the case of LIBOR Loans) the specific Advance(s) being prepaid, which notice shall be given by the Borrower no later than 12:00 p.m. (Fort Worth, Texas time) (or such later time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) (i) in the case of LIBOR Loans, three Business Days prior to and (ii) in the case of ABR Loans on the date of such prepayment and shall promptly be transmitted by the Administrative Agent to each of the Lenders;

(b)           each partial prepayment of (i) LIBOR Loans shall be in a minimum amount of $100,000 and in multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof, and (ii) any ABR Loans shall be in a minimum amount of $500,000 and in multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof; and

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(c)           any prepayment of LIBOR Loans pursuant to this Section 5.1 on any day other than the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto shall be subject to compliance by the Borrower with the applicable provisions of Section 2.10.

Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type of Loans to be prepaid; provided that any such notice may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or any incurrence or issuance of debt or equity or the occurrence of any other transaction, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. At the Borrower’s election in connection with any prepayment pursuant to this Section 5.1, such prepayment shall not be applied to any Loans of a Defaulting Lender.

Section 5.2            Mandatory Prepayments.

(a)           Repayment following Optional Reduction of Commitments. If, after giving effect to any reduction of the Total Commitment pursuant to Section 5.1(a), there is a Borrowing Base Deficiency, then the Borrower shall on the same Business Day, prepay the remaining Loans on the date of such termination or reduction in an aggregate principal amount equal to such Borrowing Base Deficiency and (ii) if any Borrowing Base Deficiency remains after prepaying all of the Loans as a result of any Letter of Credit Exposure, pay to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Issuing Banks and the L/C Participants an amount in cash or otherwise Cash Collateralize an amount equal to such Borrowing Base Deficiency as provided in Section 3.8.

(b)           Repayment of Loans Following Redetermination or Adjustment of Borrowing Base.  Upon any redetermination of the Borrowing Base in accordance with Section 2.14 or 2.15, or if at any time the Total Outstandings exceed the Borrowing Base then in effect, if there is a Borrowing Base Deficiency, then the Borrower shall, within ten (10) Business Days after its receipt of notice of such Borrowing Base Deficiency, inform the Administrative Agent of the Borrower’s election to: (A) within 30 days following such election prepay the Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to such Borrowing Base Deficiency, (B) prepay the Loans in six equal monthly installments, commencing on the 30th day following such election with each payment being equal to l/6th of the aggregate principal amount of such Borrowing Base Deficiency, (C) within 30 days following such election, 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 value (as proposed by the Administrative Agent and approved by the Required Lenders in good faith in accordance with their respective usual and customary oil and gas lending criteria as they exist at the particular time) sufficient, after giving effect to any other actions taken pursuant to this Section 5.2(b)(i) to eliminate any such Borrowing Base Deficiency or (D) undertake a combination of clauses (A), (B) and (C); provided that if, because of Letter of Credit 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 3.8; provided further, that all payments required to be

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made pursuant to this Section 5.2(b)(i) must be made on or prior to the Maturity Date.

(c)           Disposition of Oil and Gas Properties or Equity Interests in Restricted Subsidiaries and Hedge Terminations or Issuance of Permitted Additional Debt.  Upon any reductions to the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 2.17 in connection with a Disposition of Oil and Gas Properties or a Hedge Termination or issuance of Permitted Additional Debt, if a Borrowing Base Deficiency exists, then the Borrower shall (A) prepay Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to such Borrowing Base Deficiency or (B) if any Borrowing Base Deficiency remains after prepaying all of the Loans as a result of any Letter of Credit Exposure, Cash Collateralize an amount equal to such Borrowing Base Deficiency as provided in Section 3.8.  The Borrower shall be obligated to make such prepayment or deposit such Cash Collateral not later than two (2) Business Days after it receives written notice from the Administrative Agent of the adjustment of the Borrowing Base and the resulting Borrowing Base Deficiency.

(d)           Application to Loans. With respect to each prepayment of Loans elected under Section 5.1 or required by Section 5.2, the Borrower may designate (i) the Types of Loans that are to be prepaid and the specific Advance(s) being repaid and (ii) the Loans to be prepaid; provided that (A) each prepayment of any Loans made pursuant to an Advance shall be applied pro rata among such Loans and (B) notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding clause (A), no prepayment of Loans shall be applied to the Loans of any Defaulting Lender unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Borrower. In the absence of a designation by the Borrower as described in the preceding sentence, the Administrative Agent shall, subject to the above, make such designation in its reasonable discretion with a view, but no obligation, to minimize breakage costs owing under Section 2.12.

(e)           LIBOR Interest Periods. In lieu of making any payment pursuant to this Section 5.2 in respect of any LIBOR Loan, other than on the last day of the Interest Period therefor so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower at its option may deposit, on behalf of the Borrower, with the Administrative Agent an amount equal to the amount of the LIBOR Loan to be prepaid and such LIBOR Loan shall be repaid on the last day of the Interest Period therefor in the required amount. Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent in a corporate time deposit account established on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, earning interest at the then customary rate for accounts of such type. The Borrower hereby grants to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein and all proceeds of the foregoing. Such deposit shall constitute cash collateral for the LIBOR Loans to be so prepaid; provided that the Borrower may at any time direct that such deposit be applied to make the applicable payment required pursuant to this Section 5.2.

(f)            Application of Proceeds. The application of proceeds pursuant to this Section 5.2 shall not reduce the Commitment under the Facility and amounts prepaid may be reborrowed subject to the Available Commitment.

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(g)           Excess Cash. If, on the last Business Day of any week (or, if a Default, Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency has occurred and is continuing, on any Business Day), (A) there are any outstanding Loans and (B) the Borrower has any Excess Cash as of the date of such determination, then the Borrower shall, within three (3) Business Days, (1) prepay the Loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to the amount of such Excess Cash or (2) otherwise reduce the amount of Excess Cash to zero in a manner permitted by this Agreement.

Section 5.3            Method and Place of Payment.

(a)           Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments under this Agreement shall be made by the Borrower without set-off, counterclaim or deduction of any kind, to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders entitled thereto or the Issuing Banks entitled thereto, as the case may be, not later than 2:00 p.m. (Fort Worth, Texas time) (or such later time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion), in each case, on the date when due and shall be made in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office or at such other office as the Administrative Agent shall specify for such purpose by notice to the Borrower, it being understood that written or facsimile notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent to make a payment from the funds in the Borrower’s account at the Administrative Agent’s Office shall constitute the making of such payment to the extent of such funds held in such account. All repayments or prepayments of any Loans (whether of principal, interest or otherwise) hereunder and all other payments under each Credit Document shall be made in Dollars. The Administrative Agent will thereafter cause to be distributed on the same day (if payment was actually received by the Administrative Agent prior to 1:00 p.m. (Fort Worth, Texas time) or, otherwise, on the next Business Day in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent) like funds relating to the payment of principal or interest or fees ratably to the Lenders or the Issuing Banks, as applicable, entitled thereto.

(b)           For purposes of computing interest or fees, any payments under this Agreement that are made later than 2:00 p.m. (Fort Worth, Texas time) (or such later time as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) shall be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent. Whenever any payment to be made hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal, interest shall be payable during such extension at the applicable rate in effect immediately prior to such extension.

Section 5.4            Net Payments. For purposes of this Section 5.4, the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

(a)           Any and all payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Guarantor under this Agreement or any other Credit Document shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any Taxes; provided that if the Borrower, any Guarantor, the Administrative Agent or any other applicable

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withholding agent shall be required by applicable Requirements of Law to deduct or withhold any Taxes from such payments, then (i) the applicable withholding agent shall make such deductions or withholdings as are reasonably determined by the applicable withholding agent to be required by any applicable Requirement of Law, (ii) the applicable withholding agent shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority within the time allowed and in accordance with applicable Requirements of Law, and (iii) to the extent withholding or deduction is required to be made on account of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes, the sum payable by the Borrower or such Guarantor shall be increased as necessary so that after all required deductions and withholdings have been made (including deductions or withholdings of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 5.4) the Administrative Agent or the applicable Issuing Bank or Lender, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made. Whenever any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes are payable by the Borrower or such Guarantor, as promptly as possible thereafter, the Borrower or Guarantor shall send to the Administrative Agent for its own account or for the account of such Issuing Bank or Lender, as the case may be, a certified copy of an official receipt (or other evidence acceptable to such Issuing Bank or Lender, acting reasonably) received by the Borrower or such Guarantor showing payment thereof. Without duplication, after any payment of Taxes by any Credit Party or the Administrative Agent to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 5.4, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrower, as the case may be, a copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by laws to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be.

(b)           The Borrower shall timely pay and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and each Lender with regard to any Other Taxes (whether or not such Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority).

(c)           The Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless the Administrative Agent and each Lender within thirty (30) Business Days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed on the Administrative Agent or such Lender, as the case may be (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 5.4), and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the basis and calculation of the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or the Administrative Agent (as applicable) on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

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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, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, 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 5.4(d) (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.

(ii)           Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

(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 copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

(B)          any Foreign 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 Foreign 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 Foreign 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 copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, 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 or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, 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;

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(2)           executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(3)           in the case of a Foreign 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 F-1 to the effect that such Foreign 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 copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or

(4)           to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 or Exhibit F-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C)          any Foreign 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 Foreign 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 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

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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.

(e)           If any Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, determines, in its sole discretion, that it had received a refund of an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax for which a payment has been made by the Borrower or any Guarantor pursuant to this Agreement or any other Credit Document, which refund in the good faith judgment of such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, is attributable to such payment made by the Borrower or any Guarantor, then the Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, shall reimburse the Borrower or such Guarantor for such amount (net of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, and without interest other than any interest received thereon from the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund) as the Lender or Administrative Agent, as the case may be, determines in its sole discretion to be the proportion of the refund as will leave it, after such reimbursement, in no better or worse position (taking into account expenses or any taxes imposed on the refund) than it would have been in if the payment had not been required; provided that the Borrower or such Guarantor, upon the request of the Lender or the Administrative Agent, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower or such Guarantor (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Lender or the Administrative Agent in the event the Lender or the Administrative Agent is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. In such event, such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, shall, at the Borrower’s request, provide the Borrower with a copy of any notice of assessment or other evidence of the requirement to repay such refund received from the relevant Governmental Authority (provided that such Lender or the Administrative Agent may delete any information therein that it deems confidential). A Lender or the Administrative Agent shall claim any refund that it determines is available to it, unless it concludes in its sole discretion that it would be adversely affected by making such a claim. No Lender nor the Administrative Agent shall be obliged to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to any Credit Party in connection with this clause (f) or any other provision of this Section 5.4.

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(f)            If the Borrower determines that a reasonable basis exists for contesting an Indemnified Tax or Other Tax for which a Credit Party has paid additional amounts or indemnification payments, each Lender or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, shall use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower as the Borrower may reasonably request in challenging such Tax. The Borrower shall indemnify and hold each Lender and the Administrative Agent harmless against any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Person in connection with any request made by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 5.4(f). Nothing in this Section 5.4(f) shall obligate any Lender or the Administrative Agent to take any action that such Person, in its sole judgment, determines may result in a material detriment to such Person.

(g)           For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Section 5.4, the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank.

(h)           The agreements in this Section 5.4 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

Section 5.5            Computations of Interest and Fees.

(a)           Interest on LIBOR Loans shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed. Interest on ABR Loans and interest on overdue interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 365- (or 366-, as the case may be) day year for the actual days elapsed.

(b)           Fees and the average daily Stated Amount of Letters of Credit shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed.

Section 5.6            Limit on Rate of Interest.

(a)           No Payment Shall Exceed Lawful Rate. Notwithstanding any other term of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay any interest or other amounts under or in connection with this Agreement or otherwise in respect to any of the Obligations in excess of the amount or rate permitted under or consistent with any applicable law, rule or regulation.

(b)           Payment at Maximum Rate. If the Borrower is not obliged to make a payment that it would otherwise be required to make, as a result of Section 5.6(a), the Borrower shall make such payment to the maximum extent permitted by or consistent with applicable laws, rules and regulations.

(c)           Adjustment if Any Payment Exceeds Lawful Rate. If any provision of this Agreement or any of the other Credit Documents would obligate the Borrower or any other Credit Party to make any payment of interest or other amount payable to any Lender in an amount or calculated at a rate that would be prohibited by any applicable Requirement of Law, then notwithstanding such provision, such amount or rate shall be deemed to have been adjusted with retroactive effect to the Maximum Rate as would not

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be so prohibited by applicable Requirements of Law, such adjustment to be effected, to the extent necessary, by reducing the amount or rate of interest required to be paid by the Borrower to the affected Lender under Section 2.7.

(d)           Rebate of Excess Interest. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and after giving effect to all adjustments contemplated thereby, if any Lender shall have received from the Borrower an amount in excess of the maximum permitted by any applicable Requirement of Law, then the Borrower shall be entitled, by notice in writing to the Administrative Agent, to obtain reimbursement from that Lender in an amount equal to such excess, and pending such reimbursement, such amount shall be deemed to be an amount payable by that Lender to the Borrower.

ARTICLE VI

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO EFFECTIVE DATE.

Section 6.1            Effective Date. This Agreement shall be effective upon the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed or waived pursuant to Section 13.1.

(a)           Executed Credit Agreement.  The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include electronic transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.

(b)           Secretary’s Certificate of the Borrower.  The Administrative Agent shall have received, in the case of the Borrower, each of the items referred to in subclauses (i), (ii) and (iii) below:

(i)            a certificate as to the good standing of the Borrower as of a recent date from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;

(ii)           a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer of the Borrower dated the Effective Date and certifying:

(A)          that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the limited partnership agreement of the Borrower as in effect on the Effective Date and at all times since a date prior to the date of the resolutions described in clause (B) below,

(B)          that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the general partner of the Borrower authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documents to which the Borrower is a party and the Loans hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the Effective Date, that the certificate of

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limited partnership of the Borrower has not been amended since the date of the last amendment thereto disclosed pursuant to subclause (i) above,

(C)          as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer executing any Credit Document or any other document delivered in connection herewith on behalf of the Borrower, and

(D)               as to the absence of any pending proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of the Borrower; and

(iii)          a certificate of a director or an officer as to the incumbency and specimen signature of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer executing the certificate pursuant to subclause (ii) above.

(c)           Secretary’s Certificate of the General Partner. The Administrative Agent shall have received, in the case of the General Partner, each of the items referred to in subclauses (i), (ii) and (iii) below:

(i)            a certificate as to the good standing of the General Partner as of a recent date from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;

(ii)           a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer of the General Partner dated the Effective Date and certifying:

(A)          that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the company agreement of the General Partner as in effect on the Effective Date and at all times since a date prior to the date of the resolutions described in clause (B) below,

(B)          that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the general partner of the Borrower authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documents to which the General Partner is a party and the Loans hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the Effective Date, that the certificate of formation of the General Partner has not been amended since the date of the last amendment thereto disclosed pursuant to subclause (i) above,

(C)          as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer executing any Credit Document or any other document delivered in connection herewith on behalf of the General Partner, and

(D)          as to the absence of any pending proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of the General Partner, and

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(iii)          a certificate of a director or an officer as to the incumbency and specimen signature of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer executing the certificate pursuant to subclause (ii) above.

(d)                The Notes.  The Administrative Agent shall have received duly executed Notes payable to each Lender in a principal amount equal to such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the Commitment.

The Administrative Agent (or at the Administrative Agent’s direction, its counsel) shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.

ARTICLE VII

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE FUNDING DATE AND ALL SUBSEQUENT CREDIT EVENTS.

Section 7.1            Funding Date.  The obligation of each Lender to advance the initial Loan hereunder and of each Issuing Bank to issue its initial Letter of Credit hereunder, is subject to satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 13.1) of the following conditions precedent:

(a)           Legal Opinions.  The Administrative Agent shall have received, on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties on the Funding Date,  a customary written opinion of ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ L.L.P., counsel to the Credit Parties, (i) dated the Funding Date, (ii) addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank and (iii) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower, the other Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent hereby instruct such counsel to deliver such legal opinion.

(b)           Secretary’s Certificates of the Credit Parties.  The Administrative Agent shall have received, in the case of each Credit Party, each of the items referred to in subclauses (i), (ii) and (iii) below:

(i)            a certificate as to the good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of such jurisdiction) of each such Credit Party as of a recent date from such Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization;

(ii)                a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer of each Credit Party dated the Funding Date and certifying:

(A)          that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the bylaws (or partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or other equivalent governing documents) of such Credit Party as in effect on the Funding Date and at all times since a date prior to the date of the resolutions described in clause (B) below,

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resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or managing general partner, managing member or equivalent) of such Credit Party authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Credit Documents to which such Person is a party and, in the case of the Borrower, the Loans hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the Funding Date, that the certificate or articles of incorporation, certificate of limited partnership, articles of incorporation or certificate of formation of such Credit Party has not been amended since the date of the last amendment thereto disclosed pursuant to subclause (i) above,

(C)          as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer executing any Credit Document or any other document delivered in connection herewith on behalf of such Credit Party, and

(D)          as to the absence of any pending proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of such Credit Party; and

(iii)          a certificate of a director or an officer as to the incumbency and specimen signature of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer executing the certificate pursuant to subclause (ii) above.

(c)           Guarantee.  The Guarantee shall be in full force and effect.

(d)           Security Documents.  All of the Security Documents, including UCC or other applicable personal property and financing statements, reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or recorded to create the Liens sufficient to comply with the Collateral Coverage Minimum intended to be created by such Security Document and perfect such Liens to the extent required by such Security Documents and as necessary to comply with the Collateral Coverage Minimum shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent for filing, registration or recording and none of the Collateral shall be subject to any other pledges, security interests or mortgages, except for Permitted Liens.

(e)           Local Counsel Opinions.  The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable opinion of local counsel in those jurisdictions selected by Administrative Agent where a Security Document will be filed in such form and covering such matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

(f)            Fees and Expenses.  The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees payable thereto or to any Lender on or prior to the Funding Date, including all fees then due pursuant to the Fee Letter,  and, to the extent invoiced, all other amounts due and payable pursuant to the Credit Documents on or prior to the Funding Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of outside counsel and recording fee for the filing of the Security Documents in the appropriate recording offices) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Credit Parties hereunder or under any Credit Document.

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(g)           KYC.  The Administrative Agent and Sole Arranger shall have received prior to the Effective Date all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the Patriot Act that has been requested not less than five Business Days prior to the Funding Date.

(h)           Notice of Borrowing. The Administrative Agent shall have received, in the case of an Advance, a Notice of Borrowing as required by Section 2.1(b) or, in the case of the issuance of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent shall have received a Letter of Credit Application as required by Section 3.2(a).

(i)            IPO.  Prior to or concurrently with the Funding Date, (i) the Borrower shall consummate the IPO on substantially the terms set forth in the Form S-1, (ii) all of the assets described in the Form S-1 to be contributed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the IPO shall have been contributed, directly or indirectly, to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and (iii) Administrative Agent and its counsel shall be satisfied that items (i) and (ii) have occurred.  If the IPO is not consummated within sixty (60) days after the Effective Date, this Agreement shall become null and void and the Commitments will terminate.

The Administrative Agent (or at the Administrative Agent’s direction, its counsel) shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Funding Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.

Section 7.2            All Credit Events. The agreement of each Lender to make any Loan constituting a Credit Event requested to be made by it on any date from and after the Funding Date (excluding Loans required to be made by the Lenders in respect of Unpaid Drawings pursuant to Sections 3.3 and 3.4), and the obligation of any Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit on any date on or after the Funding Date, is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(a)           At the time of each such Credit Event and also after giving effect thereto, (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (b) all representations and warranties made by any Credit Party contained herein or in the other Credit Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date of such Credit Event (except where such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).

(b)           Prior to the making of each Loan (other than any Loan made pursuant to Section 3.4(a)), the Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing (whether in writing or by telephone) meeting the requirements of Section 2.1(b).

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(c)           Prior to the issuance of each Letter of Credit, the Administrative Agent and the applicable Issuing Bank shall have received a Letter of Credit Application meeting the requirements of Section 3.2(a).

(d)           A representation and warranty made by the Borrower (which may be included in the Notice of Borrowing) that as of the end of the third Business Day on which such Borrowing will be funded, the Credit Parties shall not have any Excess Cash.

The acceptance of the benefits of each Credit Event after the Effective Date shall constitute a representation and warranty by each Credit Party to each of the Lenders that all the applicable conditions specified in this Article VII above have been satisfied as of that time.

ARTICLE VIII

REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS

In order to induce the Lenders to enter into this Agreement, to make the Loans and issue or participate in Letters of Credit as provided for herein, the Borrower makes, on the date of each Credit Event, the following representations and warranties to, and agreements with, the Lenders, all of which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans and the issuance of the Letters of Credit:

Section 8.1            Organizational Status. The Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries is duly organized and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of such Person’s organization and has the organizational power and authority to own its property and assets and to transact its business as now conducted and has duly qualified and is authorized to do business and is in good standing (if applicable) in all jurisdictions where it is required to be so qualified, except where the failure to be so qualified would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 8.2            Organizational Power and Authority; Enforceability. The Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has the power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of the Credit Documents to which it is a party and has taken all necessary partnership or other organizational action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of the Credit Documents to which it is a party. Each Credit Party has duly executed and delivered each Credit Document to which it is a party and each such Credit Document constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or law).

Section 8.3            No Violation. None of the execution, delivery or performance by any Credit Party of the Credit Documents to which it is a party or the compliance with the terms and provisions thereof will (a) contravene any Requirement of Law except to the extent such contravention would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (b) result in any breach of any of the terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien upon any of the property or assets of such Credit Party (other than Liens created under the Credit

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Documents and Liens permitted hereunder) pursuant to the terms of any indenture, loan agreement, lease agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, agreement or other instrument to which such Credit Party is a party or by which it or any of its property or assets is bound (any such term, covenant, condition or provision, a “Contractual Requirement”) except to the extent such breach, default or Lien that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (c) violate any provision of the partnership agreement, certificate of formation or other organizational documents of such Credit Party.

Section 8.4            Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.4, there are no actions, suits or proceedings (including Environmental Claims) pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing with respect to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 8.5            Margin Regulations. Neither the making of any Loan hereunder nor the use of the proceeds thereof will violate the provisions of Regulation T, Regulation U or Regulation X of the Board.

Section 8.6            Governmental Approvals. The execution, delivery and performance of each Credit Document by the Credit Parties do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or other action by, any Governmental Authority, except for (a) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (b) filings and recordings in respect of the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents and (c) such consents, approvals, registrations, filings or actions the failure of which to obtain or make would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 8.7            Investment Company Act. No Credit Party is required to be registered as an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Section 8.8            True and Complete Disclosure.

(a)           All written information (other than projections, estimates and information of a general economic nature or general industry nature) (the “Information”) concerning the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, the Transactions and any other transactions contemplated hereby prepared by or on behalf of the foregoing or their representatives and made available to any Lenders or the Administrative Agent in connection with the Transactions or the other transactions contemplated hereby, when taken as a whole, was true and correct in all material respects, as of the date such Information was furnished to the Lenders and as of the Funding Date (with respect to Information provided prior to the Funding Date) and did not, taken as a whole, contain any untrue statement of a material fact as of any such date or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein, taken as a whole, not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made.

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representatives that have been made available to any Lenders or the Administrative Agent in connection with the Transactions or the other transactions contemplated hereby have been prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable as of the date thereof (it being understood that actual results may vary materially from any such projections), as of the date such projections and estimates were furnished to the Lenders (with respect to any projections, estimates or information of a general economic nature or general industry nature provided prior to the Funding Date) and as of the Funding Date.

Section 8.9            Financial Condition; Financial Statements. As of the Funding Date, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries do not have any material Indebtedness, any material guarantee obligations, contingent liabilities, off balance sheet liabilities, partnership liabilities for taxes or unusual forward or long-term commitments that, in each case, have not been disclosed on Schedule 8.9 or in the Form S-1, except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 8.10          Tax Matters. Except where the failure of which would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (a) each of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries has filed all federal income Tax returns and all other Tax returns, domestic and foreign, required to be filed by it (including in its capacity as withholding agent) and has paid all Taxes payable by it that have become due, other than those (i) not yet delinquent or (ii) being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which adequate reserves have been provided to the extent required by and in accordance with GAAP and (b) the Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries have provided adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP for all Taxes of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries not yet due and payable.

Section 8.11          Compliance with ERISA. Each Plan is in compliance with ERISA, the Code and any applicable Requirement of Law; no Reportable Event has occurred (or is reasonably likely to occur) with respect to any Plan; no Plan is “insolvent” (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA) or in “reorganization” (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA) (or is reasonably likely to be insolvent or in reorganization) or is in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA), and no written notice of any such insolvency, reorganization, or endangered or critical status has been given to the Borrower or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any ERISA Affiliate; each Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA has satisfied the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Plan, and there has been no determination that any such Plan is, or is expected to be, in “at risk” status (within the meaning of Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA); none of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred (or is reasonably likely to incur) any liability to or on account of a Plan pursuant to Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201 or 4204 of ERISA or Section 4971 or 4975 of the Code nor has the Borrower or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any ERISA Affiliate, been notified in writing that it will incur any liability under any of the foregoing Sections with respect to any Plan; no proceedings have been instituted (or are reasonably likely to be instituted) to terminate or to reorganize any Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan, and no written notice of any such proceedings has been given to the Borrower or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any ERISA Affiliate; and no lien imposed under

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the Code or ERISA on the assets of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate exists (or is reasonably likely to exist) nor has the Borrower or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any ERISA Affiliate been notified in writing that such a lien will be imposed on the assets of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate on account of any Plan, except to the extent that a breach of any of the representations or warranties in this Section 8.11 would not result, individually or in the aggregate, in an amount of liability that would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) has an Unfunded Current Liability that would, individually or when taken together with any other liabilities referenced in this Section 8.11, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. With respect to Plans that are Multiemployer Plans, the representations and warranties in this Section 8.11 other than any made with respect to (i) liability under Section 4201 or 4204 of ERISA or (ii) liability for “termination” or “reorganization” (within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA) of such Plans under ERISA, are made to the best knowledge of the Borrower.

Section 8.12          Subsidiaries. As of the Funding Date, the Subsidiaries of the Borrower are listed on Schedule 8.12 (which Schedule shall be provided by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and made part of this Agreement on the Funding Date) and such Schedule 8.12 shall indicate whether such Subsidiary is a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Section 8.13          Intellectual Property. The Borrower owns or has obtained valid rights to use all intellectual property, free from any burdensome restrictions, that is necessary for the operation of its business as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, except where the failure to obtain any such rights would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The operation of the business of the Borrower, as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, does not infringe, misappropriate, violate or otherwise conflict with the proprietary rights of any third party, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 8.14          Environmental Laws.  Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

(a)           (i) the Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance with all Environmental Laws; (ii) neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary has received written notice of any Environmental Claim or any other liability under any Environmental Law; (iii) neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary is conducting any investigation, removal, remedial or other corrective action pursuant to any Environmental Law at any location; and (iv) no underground storage tank or related piping, or any impoundment or disposal area containing Hazardous Materials has been used by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, is located at, on or under any Oil and Gas Properties currently owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

(b)           Neither the Borrower nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries has treated, stored, transported, released or disposed or arranged for disposal or transport for disposal of Hazardous Materials at, on, under or from any currently or formerly owned or leased

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Oil and Gas Properties or facility in a manner that would reasonably be expected to give rise to liability of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary under Environmental Law.

Section 8.15          Properties.

(a)           Each Credit Party has good and defensible title to the Borrowing Base Properties evaluated in the most recently delivered Reserve Report (other than those (i) disposed of in compliance with Section 10.2 since delivery of such Reserve Report, (ii) leases that have expired in accordance with their terms and (iii) with title defects disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent), and valid title to all its material personal properties, in each case, free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, except in each case where the failure to have such title would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. After giving full effect to the Liens permitted by Article X, the Borrower owns the working interests and net revenue interests attributable to its Oil and Gas Properties as reflected in the most recently delivered Reserve Report, and the ownership of such properties shall not in any material respect obligate the Borrower 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 Borrower’s net revenue interest in such property.

(b)           All material leases and agreements necessary for the conduct of the business of the Borrower are valid and subsisting and are in full force and effect, except to the extent that any such failure to satisfy the foregoing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)           The rights and properties presently owned, leased or licensed by the Credit Parties, including all easements and rights of way, include all rights and properties necessary to permit the Credit Parties to conduct their respective businesses as currently conducted, except to the extent any failure to have any such rights or properties would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d)           All of the properties of the Borrower that are reasonably necessary for the operation of its business are in good working condition and are maintained in accordance with prudent business standards, except to the extent any failure to satisfy the foregoing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 8.16          Solvency. On the Effective Date (after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions (including the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the making of any Loans on the Funding Date and the use of proceeds of such Loans on the Funding Date)), (i) the Borrower will be Solvent and (ii) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, do not intend to, and the Borrower does not believe that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, will incur debts beyond their ability to pay such debts as they mature, taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be received by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and the timing and amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect

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of their debt.

Section 8.17          Insurance.  The properties of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are insured in the manner contemplated by Section 9.3.

Section 8.18          Hedge Transactions. Schedule 8.18 sets forth, as of the Effective Date, a true and complete list of all material commodity Hedge Transactions of each Credit Party, the material terms thereof (including the type, term, effective date, termination date and notional amounts or volumes), the net ▇▇▇▇ to market value thereof (as of the last Business Day of the most recent fiscal quarter preceding the Effective Date and for which a ▇▇▇▇ to market value is reasonably available), all credit support agreements relating thereto (including any margin required or supplied) and the counterparty to each such agreement.

Section 8.19          Patriot Act; OFAC.

(a)           On the Funding Date, each Credit Party is in compliance in all material respects with the material provisions of the Patriot Act, and the Borrower has provided to the Administrative Agent all information related to the Credit Parties (including but not limited to names, addresses and tax identification numbers (if applicable)) reasonably requested in writing by the Administrative Agent and mutually agreed to be required by the Patriot Act to be obtained by the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

(b)           None of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of Borrower, any partner, manager, director, officer, agent, employee or Affiliate of the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries is currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Borrower will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the Loans or the Letters of Credit or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Person, for the purpose of financing the activities of any Person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

Section 8.20          No Material Adverse Effect.  As of the Funding Date, there has been no event or circumstance that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 8.21          Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.  Neither the Borrower nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any of its partners, directors, officers, agents or employees has (i) used any partnership funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity, (ii) made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any government official or employee from corporate funds, (iii) violated or is in violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 or (iv) made any unlawful bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment.

Section 8.22          Security Interests.  The Obligations are secured by Liens in the Collateral granted in favor of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, and such Liens are or will be perfected (in each case, to the extent contemplated by this Agreement and the Security

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Documents) (i) by the filing of a UCC financing statement in the states in which each applicable Credit Party is located, (ii) by filing mortgages affecting the Borrowing Base Properties, as-extracted collateral and/or fixtures (as applicable) in the real property or other appropriate records of the parish or county in which the applicable real property or fixtures are located, or (iii) by possession or control.

Section 8.23          Accounts.  Schedule 8.23 lists all Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodity Accounts maintained by or for the benefit of any Credit Party.

Section 8.24          Gas Imbalances; Prepayments. On the Funding Date, on a net basis, there are no gas imbalances, take or pay or other prepayments exceeding one-half Bcfe of hydrocarbon volumes (stated on a gas equivalent basis) in the aggregate, with respect to the Borrower’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries Oil and Gas Properties that would require the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to deliver Hydrocarbons either generally or produced from their Oil and Gas Properties at some future time without then or thereafter receiving full payment therefor.

Section 8.25          Marketing of Production. On the Funding Date, no material agreements exist (which are not cancelable on 60 days’ notice or less without penalty or detriment) for the sale of production of the Borrower’s or its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Hydrocarbons at a fixed non-index price (including calls on, or other rights to purchase, production, whether or not the same are currently being exercised) that (i) represent in respect of such agreements 2.5% or more of the Borrower’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ average monthly production of Hydrocarbon volumes and (ii) have a maturity or expiry date of longer than six months from the Funding Date.

ARTICLE IX

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

A deviation from the provisions of this Article IX shall not constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement if such deviation is consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent and Majority Lenders prior to the date of deviation.  The Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that on the Funding Date and thereafter, until the Total Commitment and each Letter of Credit have terminated (unless such Letters of Credit have been collateralized or other arrangements in respect thereof have been made on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to each applicable Issuing Bank following the termination of the Total Commitment)  and the Loans and Unpaid Drawings, together with interest, fees and all other Obligations incurred hereunder (other than Hedging Obligations, Cash Management Obligations or contingent indemnification obligations not then due and payable), are paid in full,  Borrower will comply with the covenants contained in this Article IX:

Section 9.1            Information Covenants. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly make such information available to the Lenders in accordance with its customary practice):

(a)           Annual Financial Statements.  Beginning with financial statements for fiscal year 2016, on or before the date that is 120 days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree) after the end of each such fiscal year, the

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audited consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower, in each case as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of operations, partners’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth comparative consolidated figures for the preceding fiscal years prepared in accordance with GAAP, and certified by independent certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent whose opinion shall not be materially qualified with a “going concern” or like qualification or exception with respect to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than with respect to, or resulting from, (x) the occurrence of the Maturity Date within one year from the date such opinion is delivered or (y) any potential inability to satisfy the financial covenants set out in Sections 10.3 or 10.4 hereof on a future date or in a future period), together with a certificate of such accounting firm unless such accounting firm is restricted from providing such a certificate by its policies or unless the delivery of such certificate increases the costs payable by the Borrower to such accounting firm, stating that in the course of either (i) its regular audit of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, which audit was conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards or (ii) performing certain other procedures permitted by professional standards, such accounting firm has obtained no knowledge of any Event of Default relating to the financial covenants set forth in Sections 10.3 and 10.4 that has occurred and is continuing or, if in the opinion of such accounting firm such an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, a statement as to the nature thereof.

(b)           Quarterly Financial Statements. On or before the date that is 60 days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree) after the end of each of the first three quarterly accounting periods of each fiscal year, beginning with the quarterly period ending March 31, 2017, the consolidated balance sheets of the Borrower, in each case as at the end of such quarterly period and the related statements of operations, partners’ equity and cash flows for such quarterly accounting period and for the elapsed portion of the fiscal year ended with the last day of such quarterly period, and setting forth comparative figures for the related periods in the prior fiscal year or, in the case of such balance sheet, for the last day of the prior fiscal year, all of which shall be certified by a Financial Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject to changes resulting from audit and normal yearend audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes .

(c)           Compliance Certificates. At the time of the delivery of the financial statements provided for in Section 9.1(a) and Section 9.1(b), a Compliance Certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower which certificate shall also set forth the calculations required to establish whether the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries were in compliance with each of the financial covenants set forth in Section 10.3 and 10.4 as at the end of such fiscal year or period, as the case may be and listing each Material Subsidiary as of such date of delivery.

(d)           Notice of Default; Litigation. Promptly after an Authorized Officer of the Borrower obtains actual knowledge thereof, notice of (i) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, which notice shall specify the nature thereof, the period of existence

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thereof and what action the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto and (ii) any litigation or governmental proceeding pending against the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries that would reasonably be expected to be determined adversely and, if so determined, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(e)           Environmental Matters. Promptly after obtaining actual knowledge of any one or more of the following environmental matters, unless such environmental matters would not, individually, or when aggregated with all other such matters, be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, notice of:

(i)            any pending or threatened Environmental Claim against any Credit Party or any Oil and Gas Properties;

(ii)           any condition or occurrence on any Oil and Gas Properties that (A) would reasonably be expected to result in noncompliance by any Credit Party with any applicable Environmental Law or (B) would reasonably be anticipated to form the basis of an Environmental Claim against any Credit Party or any Oil and Gas Properties;

(iii)          any condition or occurrence on any Oil and Gas Properties that would reasonably be anticipated to cause such Oil and Gas Properties to be subject to any restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, use or transferability of such Oil and Gas Properties under any Environmental Law; and

(iv)          the conduct of any investigation, or any removal, remedial or other corrective action in response to the actual or alleged presence, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material on, at, under or from any Oil and Gas Properties.

All such notices shall describe in reasonable detail the nature of the claim, investigation, condition, occurrence or removal or remedial action and the response thereto.

(f)            Certificate of Authorized Officer — Hedge Transactions.  Concurrently with any delivery of each Reserve Report, setting forth as of the date of the Reserve Report, a true and complete list of all material commodity Hedge Transactions of the Borrower and each Credit Party, the material terms thereof (including the type, term, effective date, termination date and notional amounts or volumes), the net ▇▇▇▇-to-market value thereof (as of the last Business Day of the most recent date such ▇▇▇▇-to-market value is reasonably available), any new credit support agreements relating thereto not listed on Schedule 8.18 or on any previously delivered certificate delivered pursuant to this clause (f), any margin required or supplied under any credit support document and the counterparty to each such agreement.

(g)               Form S-1.  Promptly after any change or modification is made to the Form S-1, a true and correct copy of the revised Form S-1 that incorporated such change or modification.

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(h)           Production Reports.  On or before the date that is 60 days (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree) after the end of each of the first three quarterly accounting periods of each fiscal year, beginning with the quarterly period ending March 31, 2017, a production report of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent prepared by the Borrower covering each of the Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (on a net basis to the interest of the Borrower) and detailing the production, revenue, and price information and associated operating expenses for each such quarterly period;

(i)            Other Information.  (i) Promptly upon filing thereof, copies of any filings (including on Form 10-K, 10-Q or 8-K) or registration statements with, and reports to, the SEC or any analogous Governmental Authority in any relevant jurisdiction by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries (other than amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it becomes effective, is delivered to the Administrative Agent), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any registration statements on Form S-8), (ii) copies of all financial statements, proxy statements, notices and reports that the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries shall send to the holders of any publicly issued debt of the Borrower and/or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case in their capacity as such holders, lenders or agents and (iii) such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and the financial condition of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of any Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request in writing from time to time.

It is understood that documents required to be delivered pursuant to Sections 9.1(a), 9.1(b), 9.1(c), 9.1(f) and 9.1(g)  may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 13.2 or (ii) on which such documents are transmitted by electronic mail to the Administrative Agent; provided that the Borrower shall notify (which may be by facsimile or electronic mail) the Administrative Agent of the posting of any such documents. Each Lender shall be solely responsible for timely accessing posted documents.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, in respect of any information required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders pursuant to this Section 9.1, to the extent such information has been published on ▇▇▇▇▇ at or prior to the time the information is required to be delivered under this Agreement, Borrower may send to the Administrative Agent a notice that such information is available on ▇▇▇▇▇ and delivery of such notice shall satisfy the Borrower’s requirements under this Section 9.1 to deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender such information.

Section 9.2            Books, Records and Inspections.

(a)           The Borrower will permit officers and designated representatives of the Administrative Agent or officers and designated representatives of the Majority Lenders (as accompanied by the Administrative Agent) to visit and inspect any of the properties or assets of the Borrower in whomsoever’s possession to the extent that it is within such

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party’s control to permit such inspection (and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such inspection to be permitted to the extent that it is not within such party’s control to permit such inspection), and to examine the financial records of the Borrower and discuss the affairs, finances, accounts and condition of the Borrower with its officers and independent accountants therefor, in each case of the foregoing upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower, all at such reasonable times and intervals during normal business hours and to such reasonable extent as the Administrative Agent or the Majority Lenders may desire (and subject, in the case of any such meetings or advice from such independent accountants, to such accountants’ customary policies and procedures); provided that, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default (i) only the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Majority Lenders may exercise rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under this Section 9.2, and (ii) only one such visit per fiscal year shall be at the Borrower’s expense; provided, further, that when an Event of Default exists, the Administrative Agent (or any of its representatives or independent contractors) or any representative of the Majority Lenders may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Administrative Agent and the Majority Lenders shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s independent public accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.2, the Borrower will not be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by any Requirement of Law or any binding agreement or (iii) that is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

(b)           The Borrower will maintain financial records in accordance with GAAP in all material respects.

Section 9.3            Maintenance of Insurance. The Borrower will at all times maintain in full force and effect, pursuant to self-insurance arrangements or with insurance companies that the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of the management of the Borrower) are financially sound and reputable at the time the relevant coverage is placed or renewed, insurance in at least such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance which the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of management of the Borrower) is reasonable and prudent in light of the size and nature of its business) and against at least such risks (and with such risk retentions) as the Borrower believes (in the good faith judgment of management of the Borrower) is reasonable and prudent in light of the size and nature of its business; and will furnish to the Administrative Agent, upon written request from the Administrative Agent, information presented in reasonable detail as to the insurance so carried. The Secured Parties shall be the additional insureds on any such liability insurance as their interests may appear and, if property insurance is obtained, the Administrative Agent shall be the loss payee under any such property insurance; provided that, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing, the Secured Parties will provide any proceeds of such property insurance to the Borrower to the extent that the Borrower undertakes to apply such proceeds to the reconstruction, replacement or

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repair of the property insured thereby. The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent within 45 Business Days following the Effective Date (or such later date as the Administrative Agent may reasonably agree), copies of insurance certificates evidencing the insurance required to be maintained by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to this Section 9.3.

Section 9.4            Payment of Taxes. The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, pay its obligations in respect of all Tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges, before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (i) the amount or validity thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and the Borrower or such applicable Restricted Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves therefor in accordance with GAAP or (ii) the failure to make payment could not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 9.5            Maintenance of Existence. The Borrower will do or cause to be done, all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence, partnership rights and authority.

Section 9.6            Compliance with Statutes, Regulations, Etc. The Borrower will, and will cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply with all Requirements of Law applicable them or their property, including all governmental approvals or authorizations required to conduct their business, and to maintain all such governmental approvals or authorizations in full force and effect, in each case except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 9.7            ERISA.

(a)           Promptly after the Borrower knows or has reason to know of the occurrence of any of the following events that, individually or in the aggregate (including in the aggregate such events previously disclosed or exempt from disclosure hereunder, to the extent the liability therefor remains outstanding), would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer setting forth details as to such occurrence and the action, if any, that the Borrower or such ERISA Affiliate is required or proposes to take, together with any notices (required, proposed or otherwise) given to or filed with or by the Borrower, such ERISA Affiliate, the PBGC, a Plan participant (other than notices relating to an individual participant’s benefits) or the Plan administrator with respect thereto: that a Reportable Event has occurred; that an accumulated funding deficiency has been incurred or an application is to be made to the Secretary of the Treasury for a waiver or modification of the minimum funding standard (including any required installment payments) or an extension of any amortization period under Section 412 of the Code with respect to a Plan; that a Plan having an Unfunded Current Liability has been or is to be terminated, reorganized, partitioned or declared insolvent under Title IV of ERISA (including the giving of written notice thereof); that a Plan has an Unfunded Current Liability that has or will result in a lien under ERISA or the Code; that proceedings will be or have been instituted to terminate a Plan having an Unfunded Current Liability (including the giving of written notice thereof); that a proceeding has been instituted

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against the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate pursuant to Section 515 of ERISA to collect a delinquent contribution to a Plan; that the PBGC has notified the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of its intention to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; that the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has failed to make a required installment or other payment pursuant to Section 412 of the Code with respect to a Plan; or that the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred or will incur (or has been notified in writing that it will incur) any liability (including any contingent or secondary liability) to or on account of a Plan pursuant to Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201 or 4204 of ERISA or Section 4971 or 4975 of the Code.

(b)           Promptly following any request therefor, on and after the effectiveness of the Pension Act, the Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent copies of (i) any documents described in Section 101(k) of ERISA that the Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan and (ii) any notices described in Section 101(l) of ERISA that the Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may request with respect to any Multiemployer Plan; provided that if the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plan, the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiaries shall promptly make a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and shall provide copies of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof; and provided further that if the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multiemployer Plan, the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be required to make a request for such documents or notices more than once during any one twelve month period.

Section 9.8            Maintenance of Properties. The Borrower will, and will cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to, except in each case where the failure to so comply would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect:

(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 a careful and efficient manner in accordance with the practices of the industry and in compliance with all applicable Contractual Requirements and all applicable Requirements of Law, including applicable proration requirements and Environmental Laws, and all applicable Requirements of Law 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;

(b)           keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and preserve, 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 material properties, including all equipment, machinery and facilities; and

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clauses (a) and (b), the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the operator to comply with this Section 9.8.

Section 9.9            Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will, and will cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to, conduct any transaction or series of related transactions involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $2,000,000 with any of its Affiliates on terms that are substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as it would obtain at the time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate, as determined by the partners, board of directors or managers of the Borrower in good faith; provided that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

(a)           the consummation of the Transactions, including the payment of Transaction Expenses;

(b)           equity issuances, repurchases, retirements, redemptions or other acquisitions or retirements of Equity Interests by the Borrower permitted under Article X;

(c)           loans, advances and other transactions between or among the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any joint venture (regardless of the form of legal entity) in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary has invested (and which Subsidiary or joint venture would not be an Affiliate of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, but for the Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s ownership of Equity Interests in such joint venture or such Subsidiary) to the extent permitted under Section 10.15;

(d)           employment and severance arrangements and health, disability and similar insurance or benefit plans between the Borrower and the Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees or consultants (including management and employee benefit plans or agreements, subscription agreements or similar agreements pertaining to the repurchase of Equity Interests pursuant to put/call rights or similar rights with current or former employees, officers, directors or consultants and equity option or incentive plans and other compensation arrangements) in the ordinary course of business or as otherwise approved by the general partner,  board of directors or managers of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof);

(e)           Restricted Payments, Investments, Dispositions, redemptions, repurchases and other actions permitted under Article X;

(f)            any issuance of Equity Interests or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities, Equity Interests or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, equity options and equity ownership plans approved by the general partner, board of directors or board of managers of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof);

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consistent with prudent business practices followed by companies in the oil and gas industry;

(h)           any transaction in respect of which the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent a letter addressed to the general partner, board of directors or managers of the Borrower from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm, in each case of nationally-recognized standing that is in the good faith determination of the Borrower qualified to render such letter, which letter states that such transaction is (i) fair, from a financial point of view, to the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) on terms, taken as a whole, that are no less favorable to the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate;

(i)            customary agreements and arrangements with oil and gas royalty trusts and master limited partnership agreements that comply with the affiliate transaction provisions of such royalty trust or master limited partnership agreement;

(j)            transactions pursuant to agreements to be entered into by various Credit Parties and their Subsidiaries in connection with any Drop-Down Acquisition and the transactions related thereto,

(k)           transactions between or among the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(l)            transactions pursuant to the Management Services Agreement and any amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications thereto that are not, taken as a whole, materially less favorable to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries than such agreement as in effect on the Funding Date; or

(m)          any transaction with an Affiliate if such transaction has been approved by the conflicts committee of the General Partner and, prior to the consummation of such transaction, the Administrative Agent is advised in writing of such transaction and the conflicts committee of the General Partner’s approval of such transaction.

Section 9.10          End of Fiscal Years; Fiscal Quarters. The Borrower will, for financial reporting purposes, cause each of its fiscal years and fiscal quarters to end on dates consistent with past practice; provided, however, that the Borrower may, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent change the financial reporting convention specified above to any other financial reporting convention reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, in which case the Borrower and the Administrative Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary in order to reflect such change in financial reporting.

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Section 9.11          Additional Guarantors, Grantors and Collateral.

(a)           Subject to any applicable limitations set forth in the Guarantee or the Security Documents, the Borrower will cause (i) any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) formed or otherwise purchased, designated or acquired after the Effective Date (including pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition) and (ii) any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that ceases to be an Excluded Subsidiary, in each case within thirty (30) days from the date of such formation, acquisition, designation or cessation, as applicable (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) to execute a supplement to each of the Guarantee and the Pledge Agreement, substantially in the form required by the respective agreement, in order to become a Guarantor under the Guarantee and a pledgor under the Pledge Agreement.

(b)           Subject to any applicable limitations set forth in the Security Documents, the Borrower will pledge, and, if applicable, will cause each other Subsidiary Guarantor (or Person required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 9.11(a)) to pledge, to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, (i) all of the Equity Interests of each Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Excluded Subsidiary directly owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor (or Person required to become a Guarantor pursuant to Section 9.11(a)), in each case, formed or otherwise purchased or acquired after the Effective Date, pursuant to a supplement to the Pledge Agreement in substantially the form required by the Pledge Agreement and (ii) except with respect to intercompany Indebtedness, all evidences of Indebtedness for borrowed money in a principal amount in excess of $1,000,000 (individually) that is owing to the Borrower or any Guarantor (or Person required to become a Guarantor pursuant to Section 9.11(a)) to the extent such Indebtedness is evidenced by a promissory note, pursuant to a security agreement in the form reasonably prescribed by the Administrative Agent.

(c)           The Borrower agrees that all Indebtedness of the Borrower that is owing to any Credit Party (or a Person required to become a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 9.11(a)) shall be evidenced by an intercompany promissory note, which promissory note shall be required to be pledged to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to a security agreement in the form prescribed by the Administrative Agent.

(d)           In connection with each redetermination (but not any adjustment) of the Borrowing Base, the Borrower shall review the applicable Reserve Report, if any, and the list of current Mortgaged Properties, to ascertain whether the PV-9 of the Mortgaged Properties (calculated at the time of redetermination) meets the Collateral Coverage Minimum after giving effect to exploration and production activities, acquisitions, Dispositions and production. In the event that the PV-9 of the Mortgaged Properties (calculated at the time of redetermination) does not meet the Collateral Coverage Minimum after giving effect to exploration and production activities, acquisitions, Dispositions and production, then the Borrower shall, and shall cause its Credit Parties to, grant, within 60 days of delivery of the certificate required under Section 9.14(b) (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion), to the Administrative Agent as security for the Obligations a first-priority Lien (subject to Liens permitted by Article X) on additional Oil and Gas Properties not already subject to a Lien of the Security Documents such that, after giving effect thereto, the PV-9 of the

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Mortgaged Properties (calculated at the time of redetermination) meets the Collateral Coverage Minimum. All such Liens will be created and perfected by and in accordance with the provisions of the Security Documents, including, if applicable, any additional deeds of trust, mortgages and security agreements.

Section 9.12          Use of Proceeds.

(a)           The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries will use the proceeds of Loans for the acquisition and development of Oil and Gas Properties and for working capital and other general partnership purposes of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including Permitted Acquisitions).

(b)           The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries will use Letters of Credit for general partnership purposes and to support deposits required under purchase agreements pursuant to which the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries may acquire Oil and Gas Properties and other assets.

Section 9.13          Further Assurances.

(a)           Subject to the applicable limitations set forth in the Security Documents, the Borrower will, and will cause each other Credit Party to, execute any and all further documents, financing statements, agreements and instruments, and take all such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, fixture, filings, assignments of as-extracted collateral, mortgages, deeds of trust and other documents) that the Administrative Agent or the Majority Lenders may reasonably request, in order to grant, preserve, protect and perfect the validity and priority of the security interests created or intended to be created by the applicable Security Documents, all at the expense of the Borrower.

(b)           Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Administrative Agent and the Borrower reasonably determine in writing that the cost of creating or perfecting any Lien on any property is excessive in relation to the benefits afforded to the Lenders thereby, then such property may be excluded from the Collateral for all purposes of the Credit Documents. In addition, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Security Agreement, or any other Credit Document, (i) the Administrative Agent may grant extensions of time for or waivers of the requirements of the creation or perfection of security interests in or the obtaining of title opinions or other title information, legal opinions, appraisals, flood insurance and surveys with respect to particular assets (including extensions beyond the Funding Date for the perfection of security interests in the assets of the Credit Parties on such date) where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that perfection or obtaining of such items is not required by law or cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or the other Credit Documents, (ii) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to this Agreement and the Security Documents shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in the Security Documents and, to the extent appropriate in any applicable

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jurisdiction, as otherwise agreed between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower and (iii) the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may make such modifications to the Security Documents, and execute and/or consent to such easements, covenants, rights of way or similar instruments (and Administrative Agent may agree to subordinate the lien of any mortgage to any such easement, covenant, right of way or similar instrument or record or may agree to recognize any tenant pursuant to an agreement in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent), as are reasonable or necessary and otherwise permitted by this Agreement and the other Credit Documents.

Section 9.14          Reserve Reports.

(a)           The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the Reserve Reports required by Sections 2.14, 2.15 and 2.16 hereof at the times specified therein.

(b)           With the delivery of each Reserve Report, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent a Reserve Report Certificate from an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying that in all material respects:

(i)            in the case of Reserve Reports prepared by or under the supervision of the chief engineer of the Borrower (or an engineer having similar qualifications and responsibilities employed by the Borrower), such Reserve Report has been prepared, except as otherwise specified therein, in accordance with the procedures used in the immediately preceding Reserve Report;

(ii)           the information contained in the Reserve Report and any other information delivered in connection therewith is true and correct in all material respects;

(iii)          except as set forth in an exhibit to such certificate, the representations and warranties in Section 8.15(a) are true and correct as of the date of such Reserve Report Certificate;

(iv)          none of the Borrowing Base Properties have been Disposed of since the date of the last Borrowing Base determination except those Borrowing Base Properties listed on such certificate as having been Disposed of; and

(v)           the certificate shall also attach, as schedules thereto, a list of all Borrowing Base Properties evaluated by such Reserve Report that are Collateral and demonstrating that the PV-9 of the Collateral (calculated at the time of delivery of such Reserve Report) meets the Collateral Coverage Minimum.

Section 9.15          Title Information. Within 60 days of the date of delivery to the Administrative Agent of each Reserve Report required by Sections 2.14 and 2.15. the Borrower will deliver title information in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent so that the Administrative Agent shall have received, together with title information previously delivered to the Administrative Agent, reasonably satisfactory title information on at

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least 60% of the PV-9 of the Mortgaged Properties evaluated in such Reserve Report.

Section 9.16          Consolidated Cash Balance Information. If any Loans are outstanding, then (a) upon the request of the Administrative Agent (within two (2) Business Days of such request) or (b) on the last Business Day of any week (or, if a Default, Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency has occurred and is continuing, on any Business Day) on which the Borrower has any Excess Cash on such Business Day, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent, within two (2) Business Days of any such day, summary and balance statements, in a form provided to the Borrower by the applicable financial institution or in a form otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, for each Deposit Account, Securities Account, Commodity Account or other account in which any Cash Balance is held or to which any Cash Balance is credited, together with a written statement setting forth a reasonably detailed calculation of amounts excluded from the definition of Excess Cash pursuant to the parenthetical set forth in the definition thereof.

Section 9.17          Control Agreements.  For each deposit or securities account that the Borrower or any Credit Party maintains as of the Effective Date (other than Excluded Accounts) the Borrower and other Credit Party will, by no later than 30 days after the Effective Date (or such longer period agreed to by the Administrative Agent), either (a) cause such account to be subject to a deposit account control agreement or securities account control agreement, as applicable, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent naming the Administrative Agent as the secured party thereunder for the benefit of the Lenders, or (b) close such account and transfer any funds therein to an account that otherwise meets the requirements of this Section 9.17.  From and after the Effective Date, neither the Borrower nor any other Credit Party shall open any deposit or securities account (other than Excluded Accounts) unless such deposit or securities account is, or within 30 days after being opened (or such longer period agreed to by the Administrative Agent) becomes, subject to a deposit account control agreement or securities account control agreement, as applicable, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and naming the Administrative Agent as the secured party thereunder for the benefit of the Lenders.  Each deposit control agreement will provide that the depositary bank will comply with instructions originated by the Administrative Agent directing dispositions of funds in the deposit account without further consent by the applicable Credit Party.  Each securities account control agreement will provide that the securities intermediary will comply with entitlement orders originated by the Administrative Agent without further consent by the applicable Credit Party.  The Administrative Agent agrees that it will not issue any such instructions or entitlement orders or otherwise exercise any control right granted under any such deposit account control agreement or securities account control agreement unless (a) an Event of Default of the type set forth in Sections 11.1, 11.5, 11.7 or 11.10 has occurred or (b) the Notes and the Loans then outstanding have become due and payable in whole (and not merely in part), whether at the due date thereof, by acceleration or otherwise.

Section 9.18          Unrestricted Subsidiaries. The Borrower will:

(a)           cause the management, business and affairs of its Subsidiaries to be conducted in such a manner (including, without limitation, by keeping separate books of account, furnishing separate financial statements of Unrestricted Subsidiaries to creditors and potential creditors thereof and by not permitting properties of the Borrower and the

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Restricted Subsidiaries to be commingled) so that each Unrestricted Subsidiary that is a corporation or limited liability company will be treated as an entity separate and distinct from the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(b)           not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, incur, assume, guarantee or be or become liable for any Indebtedness of any of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries, other than (i) non-recourse pledges of Equity Interests in Unrestricted Subsidiaries granted to secure Indebtedness of Unrestricted Subsidiaries and (ii) Investments permitted under this Agreement; and

(c)           not permit any Unrestricted Subsidiary to hold any Equity Interest in, or any Indebtedness of, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

ARTICLE X

NEGATIVE COVENANTS.

A deviation from the provisions of this Article X shall not constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement if such deviation is consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent and Majority Lenders prior to the date of deviation. The Borrower hereby covenants and agrees that on the Funding Date and thereafter, until the Total Commitment and each Letter of Credit have terminated (unless such Letters of Credit have been collateralized or other arrangements in respect thereof have been made on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to each applicable Issuing Bank following the termination of the Total Commitment) and the Loans and Unpaid Drawings, together with interest, fees and all other Obligations incurred hereunder (other than Hedging Obligations, Cash Management Obligations or contingent indemnification obligations not then due and payable), are paid in full,  Borrower will comply with the covenants contained in this Article X.

Section 10.1          Liens.  The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien, security interest or other encumbrance on any of its Borrowing Base Properties or Equity Interests in Restricted Subsidiaries and related assets constituting Oil and Gas Properties, except Permitted Liens.

Section 10.2          Sale of Assets.  The Borrower shall not, and shall not allow any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, sell lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of (each of the foregoing, a “Disposition”), any of its Borrowing Base Properties or Equity Interests in Restricted Subsidiaries owning Borrowing Base Properties and related assets constituting Oil and Gas Properties, except that:

(a)           the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may Dispose of inventory and other goods held for sale, including Hydrocarbons, obsolete, worn out, used or surplus equipment, vehicles and other assets in the ordinary course of business (including equipment that is no longer necessary for the business of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries or is replaced by equipment of at least comparable value and use);

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production payments, net profits interests, operating agreements, farm-outs, joint exploration and development agreements and other agreements customary in the oil and gas industry for the purpose of developing such Oil and Gas Properties or Equity Interests in Restricted Subsidiaries owning Borrowing Base Properties); provided that such Disposition is for Fair Market Value; provided, further, that if such Disposition of Oil and Gas Properties or Equity Interests in Restricted Subsidiaries owning Borrowing Base Properties involves Borrowing Base Properties included in the most recently delivered Reserve Report and the aggregate Borrowing Base Value (calculated at the time of such Disposition) of all such Borrowing Base Properties Disposed of since the later of (i) the last Redetermination Date (or, prior to the first such Redetermination Date, the Effective Date) and (ii) the last adjustment of the Borrowing Base made pursuant to Section 2.17(a) exceeds ten percent (10%) of the then effective Borrowing Base, then no later than five Business Days after the date of consummation of any such Disposition, the Borrower shall provide notice to the Administrative Agent of such Disposition and the Borrowing Base Properties so Disposed and the Borrowing Base shall be adjusted in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.17(a); provided, further, that to the extent that the Borrower is notified by the Administrative Agent that a Borrowing Base Deficiency could result from an adjustment to the Borrowing Base resulting from such Disposition, after the consummation of such Disposition(s), the Borrower shall have received net cash proceeds, or shall have cash on hand, sufficient to eliminate any such potential Borrowing Base Deficiency;

(c)           the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may Dispose of property or assets to the Borrower or to a Restricted Subsidiary;

(d)           the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Dispositions of Hydrocarbon Interests and related assets to which no PDP Reserves are attributable and farm-outs of undeveloped acreage to which no PDP Reserves are attributable and assignments in connection with such farm-outs;

(e)           the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may effect any transaction permitted by Section 10.1, Section 10.5, Section 10.8 and Section 10.15;

(f)            the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make other Dispositions not consisting of Borrowing Base Properties that have a Fair Market Value not to exceed an aggregate amount of $3,000,000 in any fiscal year.

Upon the Borrower’s request, the Administrative Agent will promptly release its Liens and security interests on all property that the Borrower is selling, leasing, transferring or otherwise disposing of in compliance with this Section 10.2.

Section 10.3          Debt to EBITDAX Ratio.  Commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2017, the Borrower will not allow the Debt to EBITDAX Ratio to exceed 4.0 to 1.0 as of the end of each fiscal quarter.

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Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries to be less than 1.0 to 1.0, calculated at the end of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2017.

Section 10.5          Consolidations and Mergers.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, consolidate or merge with or into any other Person, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or dispose of all or substantially all its business, assets or other properties, except that:

(i)            the Borrower may merge or consolidate with another Person if the Borrower is the surviving entity in such merger;

(ii)           any Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate or merge into or with, or be liquidated into, Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary;

(iii)          any Restricted Subsidiary may dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation, dissolution, winding up or otherwise) to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary;

(iv)          dispositions permitted by Section 10.2;

(v)           any Restricted Subsidiary may merge with or into the Person such Restricted Subsidiary was formed to acquire in connection with a Permitted Acquisition, provided that (i) a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving entity or (ii) the continuing or surviving entity shall become a Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with Section 9.11 in connection therewith); and

(vi)          any Person may merge into the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a Permitted Acquisition; provided that (i) in the case of a merger involving the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, the continuing or surviving Person shall be the Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor and (ii) the continuing or surviving Person shall be the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary; and

(iii) the Borrower may effectuate the “Formation Transactions” as set forth in the Form S-1;

provided that, in each case, after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Section 10.6          [Intentionally Omitted].

Section 10.7          Indebtedness.  The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, incur, create, assume or in any manner become or be liable with respect to any Indebtedness, except that the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to:

(a)           the Obligations arising under this Agreement or the other Credit Documents;

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(b)           Indebtedness (other than a loan for borrowed money) (i) incurred in the ordinary course of business, including, but not limited to Indebtedness for drilling, completing, leasing and reworking oil and gas ▇▇▇▇▇, and (ii) under oil and gas leases, obligations with respect to pipeline or gathering agreements, and obligations under contracts to acquire seismic data, which are not such as to, individually or in the aggregate, interfere materially with the operation, value, or use of the Borrower’s or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries’ assets and properties, considered in the aggregate;

(c)           Indebtedness among the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that have been created or acquired in compliance with Section 9.11;

(d)           Indebtedness which, in the aggregate, together with all other Indebtedness permitted by this Section 10.7(d), does not exceed $5,000,000 in principal amount outstanding;

(e)           Indebtedness in respect of Capital Leases or purchase money financings in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed $5,000,000;

(f)            Indebtedness consisting of the financing of insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business;

(g)           Indebtedness existing on the Funding Date that is described in the Form S-1;

(h)           Indebtedness in respect of Permitted Additional Debt; provided that after giving effect to the incurrence or issuance thereof, (i) the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance with the covenants in Section 10.3 and Section 10.4 and (ii) the Borrowing Base shall be adjusted as set forth in Section 2.18(c);

(i)            Indebtedness of a Person or Indebtedness attaching to the assets of a Person that, in either case, becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (or is a Restricted Subsidiary that survives a merger with such Person or any of its Subsidiaries) or Indebtedness attaching to the assets that are acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case after the Funding Date as the result of a Permitted Acquisition; provided that:

(A)          such Indebtedness existed at the time such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time such assets were acquired and, in each case, was not created in anticipation thereof,

(B)          such Indebtedness is not guaranteed in any respect by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any such Person that so becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is the survivor of a merger with such Person or any of its Subsidiaries), and

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such acquisition and to any related pro forma adjustment, the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Compliance;

(j)            any renewals, refinancings or extensions of any of the foregoing.

Section 10.8          Restricted Payments.  The Borrower will not declare or pay any dividend or distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) or purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for value any of its Equity Interests now or hereafter outstanding, return any capital to the holders of its Equity Interests or make any distribution of its assets to the holders of its Equity Interests (each a “Restricted Payment”), except that:

(a)           the Borrower may make Restricted Payments to its Equity Holders, if and to the extent that (i) such Restricted Payment is paid within 60 days after the date of declaration thereof, (ii) as of the date of such declaration of such Restricted Payment, no Default, Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency existed, and (iii) as of the date of such declaration, if such dividend or distribution had been made as of such date of declaration, after giving effect thereto, no Default, Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency would have existed;

(b)           the Borrower may declare and pay dividends or distributions with respect to its Equity Interests payable solely in additional Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock); and

(c)           the Borrower may make Restricted Payments pursuant to and in accordance with equity option plans or other benefit plans for management, employees, directors and consultants of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

Section 10.9          [Intentionally Omitted].

Section 10.10       Hedge Transactions.

(a)           The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any Hedge Transactions other than:

(i)            Hedge Transactions with respect to interest rates that are entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for purposes of speculation that (A) result in any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is subject to a floating interest rate to be effectively subject to a fixed interest rate or that otherwise mitigate or minimize the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s exposure to fluctuations in the applicable floating interest rate, (B) at the time each such Hedge Transaction is entered into, do not cause the aggregate notional amount of all outstanding Hedge Transactions with respect to interest rates to exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the then outstanding principal balance of such floating rate Indebtedness, (C) do not have a scheduled term that extends beyond the scheduled maturity date of the floating rate Indebtedness related to such Hedge Transaction and (D) do not require the Borrower or any

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Restricted Subsidiary to post money, assets or any other property as security against the event of its non-performance, other than to the extent permitted under Section 10.1; and

(ii)           Hedge Transactions with respect to hydrocarbon prices that are entered into in the ordinary course of business for hedging risk and not for purposes of speculation and that do not (determined separately for each new Hedge Transaction as of the date such Hedge Transaction is entered into) (a)  have Hedge Termination Dates longer than thirty six (36) months from the effective date of the Hedge Transaction, and in no event will any such Hedge Termination Date exceed one (1) year beyond the Maturity Date and (b)  cause the aggregate notional volumes of Hydrocarbons under all such Hedge Transactions then in effect, calculated separately for each of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids for each month to which such new Hedge Transaction applies, to exceed (i) 80% of Borrower’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ anticipated production of PDP Reserves during any of the 36 months following such date, as determined based on the most recent Reserve Report delivered pursuant to Sections 2.14 and 2.15 hereof, or (ii) zero thereafter, provided, however, In calculating such 80% limit, all purchased put options or price floors shall be excluded, so long as such put options or floors do not require payments by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries other than those due at the time of purchase.    The limits in the foregoing sentence shall be calculated separately for Hedge Transactions that hedge basis risk with respect to anticipated production and those that hedge price risk with respect to anticipated production.  To the extent, if any, that Borrower uses crude oil ▇▇▇▇▇▇ to hedge natural gas liquids, such crude oil ▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be treated as ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of natural gas liquids rather than ▇▇▇▇▇▇ of crude oil.  For any Hedge Transaction permitted under this Section 10.10(b) in which the counterparty is a third party other than the Administrative Agent or any Lender or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, (i) such third party must have a credit rating of BBB+ or better by S & P, and any successor thereto or a rating of Baa1 or better by ▇▇▇▇▇’▇ and any successor thereto, (ii) such  party is approved  in writing by the Administrative Agent and  (iii)  the obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to such Hedge Transaction may not be secured by a Lien on any of the Oil and Gas  Properties of Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and may not be subject to any margin requirements binding upon the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than as permitted under Section 10.1.

(b)           The Borrower shall not effect any Hedge Termination unless (i) the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent 5 days’ prior written notice of any such Hedge Termination (other than a “Termination Event” or “Event of Default” under a Hedge Transaction as to which the Borrower cannot give advance notice, in which case the Borrower shall give prompt written notice of such Hedge Termination), and (ii) if such Hedge Termination causes a Borrowing Base Deficiency, the Borrower shall make any mandatory prepayments required by Section 2.17.

Section 10.11       [Intentionally Omitted]

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Section 10.12       Amendment of Organizational Documents.  The Borrower will not amend or modify its organizational documents in a manner that would have a Material Adverse Effect without obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent; provided that for purposes of clarity, it is understood and agreed that the foregoing shall not prohibit changes to the organizational form of the Borrower to the extent not otherwise prohibited hereunder.

Section 10.13       Sanctions. The Borrower will not directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of any Credit Event, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other individual or entity, to fund any activities of or business with any individual or entity, or in any Designated Jurisdiction that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions, or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Lender, Administrative Agent, or Issuing Bank, of Sanctions.

Section 10.14       New Accounts. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any other Credit Party to, open or otherwise establish, or deposit, credit or otherwise transfer any Cash Receipts, securities, financial assets or any other property into, any Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodity Account other than (x) Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodity Accounts maintained with the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender, (y) Excluded Accounts and (z) any Deposit Account, Securities Account or Commodity Account in respect of which the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall have a perfected Lien within 60 days of transfer or other deposit of any Cash Receipts, securities, financial assets or any other property of any Credit Party therein.

Section 10.15       Limitation on Investments. The Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make or permit to exist any loans, advances, or capital contributions to any other Person, or purchase any Equity Interests or evidences of indebtedness of any Person (such loans, advances, capital contributions to, purchases of Equity Interests (including the making of any acquisition of Equity Interests), or purchase of any evidences of indebtedness of any Person, collectively, “Investments”), except:

(a)           Investments constituting Liquid Investments at the time initially made;

(b)           the creation or acquisition of any Restricted Subsidiaries (or of any Person who by virtue of such Investment becomes a Restricted Subsidiary) in compliance with Section 9.11;

(c)           Investments in the direct ownership of Oil and Gas Properties and Investments made in the ordinary course of business as a means of actively exploiting, exploring for, acquiring, developing, processing, gathering, marketing or transporting Hydrocarbons through agreements, transactions, interests or arrangements which provide for the sharing of risks or costs, jointly with third parties, including entering into operating agreements, working interests, royalty interests, mineral leases, processing agreements, farmouts, farm-in agreements, division orders, contracts for the sale, transportation or exchange of oil and natural gas, unitization and pooling declarations and agreements and area of mutual interest agreements, production sharing agreements or other similar or customary agreement, transactions, properties, interest and investments

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and expenditures in connection therewith; provided that (i) no such Investment includes an Investment in any Equity Interest in a Person, (ii) any Indebtedness incurred or Lien granted or permitted to exist pursuant to such Investments is otherwise permitted under Section 10.1 and Section 10.7, respectively, and (iii) such Investments are taken into account in computing the net revenue interests and working interests of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries set forth in the most recent Reserve Report;

(d)           Accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business;

(e)           Permitted Acquisitions;

(f)            Investments by the Borrower in any Guarantor or by any Guarantor in the Borrower or in any other Guarantor;

(g)           Investments consisting of Hedge Transactions permitted under Section 10.10;

(h)           Investments (including, without limitation, capital contributions) in general or limited partnerships or other types of entities (each a “venture”) entered into by the Borrower or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries with others in the ordinary course of business; provided that (i) no Default or Event of Default exists at the time of, or would exist after making any such Investment, (ii) any such venture is engaged exclusively in oil and gas exploration, development, production, processing and related activities, including transportation, (iii) the interest in such venture is acquired in the ordinary course of business and on fair and reasonable terms and (iv) such venture interests acquired and capital contributions made (valued as of the date such interest was acquired or the contribution made) do not exceed, in the aggregate at any time outstanding an amount equal to $10,000,000;

(i)            Investments in stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of debts arising from Investments permitted under this Section 10.15 owing to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of a bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding of the obligor;

(j)            Investments in Persons primarily engaged in the oil and gas business made with cash otherwise permitted to be used for Restricted Payments in accordance with Section 10.8;

(k)           loans and advances to officers, directors, employees and consultants of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as permitted by applicable law provided that the aggregate principal amount thereof outstanding at any time shall not exceed $1,000,000;

(l)            (i) Investments existing on, or made pursuant to legally binding written commitments in existence on, the Effective Date as set forth on Schedule 10.15, (ii) Investments existing on the Effective Date of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any other Subsidiary and (iii) any extensions, renewals or reinvestments thereof, so

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long as the amount of any Investment made pursuant to this clause (l) is not increased at any time above the amount of such Investment set forth on Schedule 10.15;

(m)          Investments held by a Person acquired (including by way of merger or consolidation) after the Effective Date otherwise in accordance with this Section 10.15 to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation;

(n)           Investments consisting of Dispositions, consolidations and mergers, Indebtedness and Restricted Payments permitted under Sections 10.2, 10.5, 10.7 and 10.8; and

(o)           Investments made to repurchase or retire Equity Interests of the Borrower owned by any employee or any stock ownership plan or key employee stock ownership plan of the Borrower (or any direct or indirect parent thereof);

(p)           Investments constituting non-cash proceeds of Dispositions of assets to the extent such Disposition is permitted by Section 10.2;

(q)           Investments to the extent that payment for such Investments is made with Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of the Borrower;

(r)            Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries not to exceed $10,000,000 (measured as of the time made) in the aggregate at any time; and

(s)            Investments made by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in any fiscal year and not otherwise permitted under this Section 10.15 in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 (measured as of the time made) in such fiscal year.

Section 10.16       Change in Business. The Borrower will not fundamentally and substantively alter the character of its business, taken as a whole, from the business conducted by it on the Effective Date, and other business activities incidental, reasonably related or ancillary to any of the foregoing.

Section 10.17       Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

(a)           Unless designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary on Schedule 8.12 as of the date hereof or thereafter, in compliance with Section 10.17(b) or (d), any Person that becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be classified as a Restricted Subsidiary.

(b)           The Borrower may designate by written notification thereof to the Administrative Agent, any Restricted Subsidiary, including a newly or to be formed or newly or to be acquired Subsidiary, as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if (i) prior, and immediately after giving effect, to such designation, neither a Default nor a Borrowing Base Deficiency would exist and (ii) such designation is deemed to be an Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value as of the date of

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such designation of the Borrower’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ direct ownership interests in such Subsidiary and such Investment would be permitted to be made at the time of such designation under Section 10.15. Except as provided in this Section 10.17(b), no Restricted Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

(c)           The Borrower may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if immediately after giving effect to such designation, (i) the representations and warranties of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries contained in each of the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of such date as if made on and as of the date of such redesignation (or, if stated to have been made expressly as of an earlier date, were true and correct in all material respects as of such date), (ii) no Default exists, (iii) the Borrower complies with the requirements of Section 9.11 and Section 9.18 and (iv) the Borrower and/or one or more Restricted Subsidiaries owns all of the Equity Interests in such Subsidiary. Any such designation shall be treated as a cash dividend to the Borrower in an amount equal to the lesser of the fair market value of the Borrower’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ direct ownership interests in such Subsidiary or the amount of the Borrower’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ aggregate investment previously made for purposes of the limitation on Investments under Section 10.15. Upon the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary, all Investments previously made in such Unrestricted Subsidiary shall no longer be counted in determining any limitation on Investments under Section 10.15.

(d)           Each Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall automatically be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

(e)           Upon designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in compliance with Section 10.17(b), (i) such Subsidiary shall be automatically released from all obligations, if any, under the Loan Documents, including the Guarantee and all other applicable Security Documents and (ii) all Liens granted pursuant to the Guarantee and all other applicable Security Documents on the property of, and the Equity Interests in, such Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be automatically released.

ARTICLE XI

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Upon the occurrence of any of the following specified events (each an “Event of Default”):

Section 11.1          Payments. The Borrower shall (a) default in the payment when due of any principal of the Loans or (b) default, and such default shall continue for three (3) Business Days, in the payment when due of any interest on the Loans or any Unpaid Drawings, fees or of any other amounts owing hereunder or under any other Credit Document (other than any amount referred to in clause (a) above).

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delivered or required to be delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove to be untrue in any material respect on the date as of which made or deemed made.

Section 11.3          Covenants. Any Credit Party shall:

(a)           default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 9.1(d)(i) and 9.5 (solely with respect to the Borrower) or Article X; or

(b)           default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement (other than those referred to in Section 11.1 or 11.2 or clause (a) of this Section 11.3) contained in this Agreement or any Security Document and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of at least thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice thereof by the Borrower from the Administrative Agent.

Section 11.4          Default Under Other Agreements.  (i) The Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall default in any payment with respect to any Material Indebtedness (other than the Indebtedness described in Section 11.1) beyond the period of grace, if any, provided in the instrument of agreement under which such Indebtedness was created, (ii) the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall default in the observance or performance of any agreement or condition relating (other than a payment default) to any such Material Indebtedness or contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing, securing or relating thereto, or any other event (other than a payment default) shall occur or condition exist (other than secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of a Disposition (including as a result of a casualty event) of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness permitted under this Agreement), the effect of which default or other event or condition is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Material Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause, any such Indebtedness to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, prior to its stated maturity, unless, in the case of each of the foregoing or (iii) a default or other event or condition (other than termination events or equivalent events pursuant to the terms of such Hedge Transactions) shall occur and be continuing under any Hedging Transaction between any Credit Party and any Person which results in a net payment being due by such Credit Party in excess of $10,000,000 and such payment is not paid when due (after giving effect to all grace periods), unless in the case of each of (i)-(iii) of the foregoing, such holder or holders shall have (or through its or their trustee or agent on its or their behalf) waived such default in a writing to the Borrower.

Section 11.5          Bankruptcy, Etc. The Borrower or any Guarantor shall commence a voluntary case, proceeding or action concerning itself under Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) or any other applicable Debtor Relief Law; or an involuntary case, proceeding or action is commenced against the Borrower or any Guarantor and the petition is not dismissed or stayed within 60 days after commencement of the case, proceeding or action, or the Borrower or the applicable Guarantor consents to the institution of such case, proceeding or action prior to such 60-day period, or any order of relief or other order approving any such case, proceeding or action is entered; or a custodian (as defined in the Bankruptcy Code), receiver,

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receiver manager, trustee, conservator, liquidator, examiner, rehabilitator, administrator or similar Person is appointed for, or takes charge of, the Borrower or all or any substantial portion of the property or business thereof; or the Borrower suffers any appointment of any custodian, receiver, receiver manager, trustee, conservator, liquidator, examiner, rehabilitator, administrator or the like for it or any substantial part of its property or business to continue undischarged or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or the Borrower makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors.

Section 11.6          ERISA.

(a)           (i) Any Plan shall fail to satisfy the minimum funding standard required for any plan year or part thereof or a waiver of such standard or extension of any amortization period is sought or granted under Section 412 of the Code; (ii) any Plan is or shall have been terminated or is the subject of termination proceedings under ERISA (including the giving of written notice thereof); (iii) an event shall have occurred or a condition shall exist in either case entitling the PBGC to terminate any Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan (including the giving of written notice thereof); (iv) any Plan shall have an accumulated funding deficiency (whether or not waived); and (v) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred or is likely to incur a liability to or on account of a Plan under Section 409, 502(i), 502(l), 515, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4069, 4201 or 4204 of ERISA or Section 4971 or 4975 of the Code (including the giving of written notice thereof); and

(b)           there would result from any event or events set forth in clause (i) of this Section 11.6 the imposition of a lien, the granting of a security interest, or a liability, or the reasonable likelihood of incurring a lien, security interest or liability; and

(c)           such lien, security interest or liability will or would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 11.7          Guarantee. The Guarantee or any material provision thereof shall cease to be in full force or effect (other than pursuant to the terms hereof and thereof) or any Guarantor or any other Credit Party shall assert in writing that any such Guarantor’s obligations under the Guarantee are not to be in effect or are not to be legal, valid and binding obligations (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof).

Section 11.8          Security Documents. The mortgages, deeds of trust, security agreements or assignments of production or any other Security Document pursuant to which assets of the Borrower and the Credit Parties are pledged as Collateral or any material provision thereof shall cease to be in full force or effect (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof) or any grantor thereunder or any other Credit Party shall assert in writing that any grantor’s obligations under the mortgages, deeds of trust, security agreements or assignments of production or any other Security Document are not in effect or not legal, valid and binding obligations (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof).

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against the Borrower or a Guarantor involving a liability of an amount exceeding $15,000,000 in the aggregate for all such judgments and decrees for the Borrower and the Guarantors (to the extent not paid or covered by insurance provided by a carrier not disputing coverage), which judgments are not discharged or effectively waived or stayed for a period of 60 consecutive days.

Section 11.10       Change of Control.  A Change of Control shall have occurred.

Then, and in any such event, and at any time thereafter, if any Event of Default shall then be continuing, the Administrative Agent may and, upon the written request of the Majority Lenders, shall, by written notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, without prejudice to the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to enforce its claims against the Borrower or any other Credit Party, except as otherwise specifically provided for in this Agreement (provided that, if an Event of Default specified in Section 11.5 shall occur, the result that would occur upon the giving of written notice by the Administrative Agent as specified in clauses (a), (b) and (c) below shall occur automatically without the giving of any such notice): (a) declare the Total Commitment terminated, whereupon the Commitment of each Lender shall forthwith terminate immediately and any fees theretofore accrued shall forthwith become due and payable without any other notice of any kind; (b) declare the principal of and any accrued interest and fees in respect of any or all Loans and any or all Obligations owing hereunder to be, whereupon the same shall become, forthwith due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and/or (c) demand cash collateral in respect of any outstanding Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 3.8(b) in an amount equal to the aggregate Stated Amount of all Letters of Credit issued and then outstanding. In addition, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders will have all other rights and remedies available at law and equity.

Section 11.11       Application of Proceeds. Any amount received by the Administrative Agent from any Credit Party (or from proceeds of any Collateral) following any acceleration of the Obligations under this Agreement or any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower under Section 11.5 shall be applied:

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel payable under Section 13.5 and amounts payable under Article II) payable to the Administrative Agent in such Person’s capacity as such;

Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest and Letter of Credit Fees) payable to the Lenders and the Issuing Banks (including fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel payable under Section 13.5) arising under the Credit Documents and amounts payable under Article II, ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fees and interest on the Loans and Unpaid Drawings, ratably

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among the Lenders and the Issuing Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

Fourth, (i) to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, the Unpaid Drawings and Obligations then owing under Hedge Transactions and Cash Management Agreements and (ii) to Cash Collateralize that portion of Letters of Credit outstanding comprising the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit to the extent not otherwise Cash Collateralized by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.8, ratably among the Lenders, the Issuing Banks, the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them; provided that (x) any such amounts applied pursuant to the foregoing clause (ii) shall be paid to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the applicable Issuing Bank to Cash Collateralize such Letters of Credit Outstanding, (y) subject to Section 3.8, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to this clause Fourth shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur and (z) upon the expiration of any Letter of Credit, the pro rata share of Cash Collateral attributable to such expired Letter of Credit shall be distributed in accordance with this clause Fourth;

Fifth, to the payment of all other Obligations of the Credit Parties owing under or in respect of the Credit Documents that are due and payable to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date; and

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Requirements of Law.

Subject to Section 3.8, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Fourth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, amounts received from the Borrower or any Credit Party 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 clause, the Administrative Agent shall make such adjustments as it determines are appropriate to distributions pursuant to clause second 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 second 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 second above).

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ARTICLE XII
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Section 12.1          Appointment.

(a)           Each Lender hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Administrative Agent as the agent of such Lender under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, in such capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, together with such other powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article XII (other than Section 12.1(b) with respect to the Sole Arranger and Section 12.9 with respect to the Borrower) are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and the Borrower shall not have rights as third party beneficiary of any such provision. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in this Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, or any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Credit Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent.

(b)           The Sole Arranger, in its capacity as such, shall not have any obligations, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement but shall be entitled to all benefits of this Article XII.

Section 12.2          Exculpatory Provisions. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates shall be (a) liable for any action lawfully taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document (except for its or such Person’s own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined in the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, in connection with its duties expressly set forth herein) or (b) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders or any participant for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by any of the Borrower, any other Credit Party or any officer thereof contained in this Agreement or any other Credit Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Credit Document or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or, except with respect to any physical certificate or instrument representing pledged debt securities or pledged stock (in each case, as defined in the Security Agreement) in the possession of the Administrative Agent, the perfection or priority of any Lien or security interest created or purported to be created under the Security Documents or for any failure of the Borrower or any other Credit Party to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder. The Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Credit Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Credit Party or any

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Affiliate thereof.

Section 12.3          Reliance by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other document or instruction believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons and upon advice and statements of legal counsel (including counsel to the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the Lender specified in the Register with respect to any amount owing hereunder as the owner thereof for all purposes unless a written notice of assignment, negotiation or transfer thereof shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Credit Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Majority Lenders as it deems appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders 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 Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents in accordance with a request of the Majority Lenders, and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all the Lenders and all future holders of the Loans; provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or in the opinion of its counsel, may expose it to liability or that is contrary to any Credit Document or applicable Requirements of Law. For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in Article VI and Article VII on the Effective Date, each Lender that has signed this Agreement 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 unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.

Section 12.4          Notice of Default. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default hereunder unless the Administrative Agent has received notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default”. In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, it shall give notice thereof to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as shall be reasonably directed by the Majority Lenders; 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 or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders except to the extent that this Agreement requires that such action be taken only with the approval of the Majority Lenders or each individual lender, as applicable.

Section 12.5          Non-Reliance on the Administrative Agent and Other Lenders. Each Lender expressly acknowledges that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates has made any representations or warranties to it and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower or any other Credit Party, shall be deemed to constitute any

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representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent to any Lender or any Issuing Bank. Each Lender and each Issuing Bank represents to the Administrative Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of and investigation into the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and each other Credit Party and made its own decision to make its Advances hereunder and enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent 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 analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and to make such investigation as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Borrower and any other Credit Party. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, assets, operations, properties, financial condition, prospects or creditworthiness of the Borrower or any other Credit Party that may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys-in-fact or Affiliates.

Section 12.6          Indemnification. The Lenders severally agree to indemnify the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such (to the extent not reimbursed by the Credit Parties and without limiting the obligation of the Credit Parties to do so), ratably according to their respective portions of the Commitments or Loans, as applicable, outstanding in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought (or, if indemnification is sought after the date upon which the Commitments shall have terminated and the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with their respective portions of the Total Outstandings in effect immediately prior to such date), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time occur (including at any time following the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of the Commitments, this Agreement, any of the other Credit Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable to the Administrative Agent for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements resulting from such Administrative Agent’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction; provided, further, that no action taken in accordance with the directions of the Majority Lenders shall be deemed to constitute gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct for purposes of this Section 12.6. In the case of any investigation, litigation or proceeding giving rise to any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time occur (including at any time following the payment of the Loans), this Section 12.6 applies whether any such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Lender or any other Person. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall reimburse the Administrative Agent upon demand for its ratable share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including

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attorneys’ fees) incurred by such Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice rendered in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement, any other Credit Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that such Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower; provided that such reimbursement by the Lenders shall not affect the Borrower’s continuing reimbursement obligations with respect thereto. If any indemnity furnished to the Administrative Agent for any purpose shall, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, be insufficient or become impaired, the Administrative Agent may call for additional indemnity and cease, or not commence, to do the acts indemnified against until such additional indemnity is furnished; provided, in no event shall this sentence require any Lender to indemnify the Administrative Agent against any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or disbursement in excess of such Lender’s pro rata portion thereof; and provided further, this sentence shall not be deemed to require any Lender to indemnify the Administrative Agent against any liability, obligation, loss, damage, penalty, action, judgment, suit, cost, expense or disbursement resulting from the Administrative Agent’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. The agreements in this Section 12.6 shall survive the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

Section 12.7          The Administrative Agent in Its Individual Capacity. The Administrative Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, accept deposits from and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower and any other Credit Party as though the Administrative Agent were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Credit Documents. With respect to the Loans made by it, the Administrative Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement and the other Credit Documents as any Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” shall include the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity.

Section 12.8          Successor Agents. The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks and the Borrower. If the Administrative Agent becomes a Defaulting Lender, then such Administrative Agent may be removed as the Administrative Agent, at the reasonable request of the Borrower and the Majority Lenders. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation or removal, as the case may be, the Majority Lenders shall have the right, subject to the consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) so long as no Default under Section 11.1 or 11.5 is continuing, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. If, in the case of a resignation of a retiring Administrative Agent, no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Majority Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Agent gives notice of its resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Banks, appoint a successor Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective at the end of such 30-day period. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as the Administrative Agent hereunder, and upon the execution and filing or recording of such financing statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or desirable, or as the Majority Lenders may request, in order to continue the perfection of the Liens granted or purported to be granted by the

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Security Documents, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Credit Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section 12.8). The fees payable by the Borrower (following the effectiveness of such appointment) to the Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, the provisions of this Article XII (including Section 12.6) and Section 13.5 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, and its Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as the Administrative Agent.

Any resignation of any Person as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 12.8 shall also constitute its resignation as Issuing Bank. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Issuing Bank, (b) the retiring Issuing Bank shall be discharged from all of its respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Credit Documents, and (c) the successor Issuing Bank shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the retiring Issuing Bank to effectively assume the obligations of the retiring Issuing Bank with respect to such Letters of Credit.

Section 12.9          Withholding Tax. To the extent required by any applicable Requirement of Law, the Administrative Agent may withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any authority of the United States or other jurisdiction asserts a claim that the Administrative Agent did not properly withhold tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including because the appropriate form was not delivered, was not properly executed, or because such Lender failed to notify the Administrative Agent of a change in circumstances that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding tax ineffective), such Lender shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent that the Administrative Agent has not already been reimbursed by any applicable Credit Party and without limiting the obligation of any applicable Credit Party to do so) fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Administrative Agent as Tax or otherwise, including penalties, additions to Tax and interest, together with all expenses incurred, including legal expenses, allocated staff costs and any out of pocket expenses. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Credit Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this Section 12.9. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Section 12.9, the term “Lender” includes any Issuing Bank.

Section 12.10       Security Documents and Guarantee. Each Secured Party hereby further authorizes the Administrative Agent, on behalf of and for the benefit of Secured Parties, to be the agent for and representative of the Secured Parties with respect to the Collateral and the Security Documents. Subject to Section 13.1, without further written consent or authorization from any

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Secured Party or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, may (a) execute any documents or instruments necessary in connection with a Disposition of assets permitted by this Agreement, (b) release any Lien encumbering any item of Collateral that is the subject of such Disposition of assets or with respect to which Majority Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such consent under Section 13.1) have otherwise consented or (c) release any applicable Guarantor from the Guarantee in connection with such Disposition or with respect to which Majority Lenders (or such other Lenders as may be required to give such consent under Section 13.1) have otherwise consented. The Lenders and the Issuing Banks (including in their capacities as potential Cash Management Banks and potential Hedge Banks) irrevocably agree that (x) the Administrative Agent may, without any further consent of any Lender, enter into or amend any intercreditor agreement with the representatives of the holders of Indebtedness that is permitted to be secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is permitted under this Agreement, (y) the Administrative Agent may rely exclusively on a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower as to whether any such other Liens are permitted and (z) any such intercreditor agreement referred to in clause (x) above, entered into by the Administrative Agent, shall be binding on the Secured Parties. Furthermore, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks (including in their capacities as potential Cash Management Bank and potential Hedge Banks) hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Credit Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is a Permitted Lien; provided that prior to any such request, the Borrower shall have in each case delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying that such subordination is permitted under this Agreement.

Section 12.11       Right to Realize on Collateral and Enforce Guarantee. Anything contained in any of the Credit Documents to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Secured Party hereby agree that (a) no Secured Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce the Guarantee, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies hereunder may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms hereof and all powers, rights and remedies under the Security Documents may be exercised solely by the Administrative Agent, and (b) in the event of a foreclosure by the Administrative Agent on any of the Collateral pursuant to a public or private sale or other disposition, the Administrative Agent or any Lender may be the purchaser or licensor of any or all of such Collateral at any such sale or other disposition and the Administrative Agent, as agent for and representative of the Secured Parties (but not any Lender or Lenders in its or their respective individual capacities unless the Majority Lenders 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 as a credit on account of the purchase price for any collateral payable by the Administrative Agent at such sale or other disposition.

Section 12.12       The 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, constituting an Event of Default under Section 11.5, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan 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

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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 and all other Indebtedness that is owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders 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, to the extent due under Section 13.5) 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 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, 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, to the extent due under Section 13.5.

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 any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Indebtedness or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

ARTICLE XIII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 13.1          Amendments, Waivers and Releases.

(a)           Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, neither this Agreement nor any other Credit Document, nor any terms hereof or thereof, may be amended, supplemented or modified except in accordance with the provisions of this Section 13.1. The Majority Lenders may, or, with the written consent of the Majority Lenders, the Administrative Agent shall, from time to time, (i) enter into with the relevant Credit Party or Credit Parties written amendments, supplements or modifications hereto and to the other Credit Documents for the purpose of adding any provisions to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or changing in any manner the rights of the Lenders or of the Credit Parties hereunder or thereunder or (ii) waive in writing, on such terms and conditions as the Majority Lenders or the Administrative Agent may specify in such instrument, any of the requirements of this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or any Default or Event of Default and its consequences; provided, however, that each such waiver and each such amendment, supplement or modification shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, further, that no such waiver and no such amendment, supplement or modification shall (A) forgive or reduce any portion of any Loan or reduce the stated rate (it being understood that only the consent of the Majority Lenders shall be necessary to waive any obligation of the

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Borrower to pay interest at the Default Rate or amend Section 2.7(e)), or forgive any portion, or extend the date for the payment, of any interest or fee payable hereunder (other than as a result of waiving the applicability of any post-default increase in interest rates and any change due to a change in the Borrowing Base or Available Commitment), or extend the final expiration date of any Lender’s Commitment (provided that it is being understood that waivers or modifications of conditions precedent, covenants, Defaults or Events of Default shall not constitute an increase of the Commitment of any Lender) or extend the final expiration date of any Letter of Credit beyond the L/C Maturity Date, or increase the amount of the Commitment of any Lender, or make any Loan, interest, fee or other amount payable in any currency other than Dollars, in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, or (B) amend, modify or waive any provision of this Section 13.1 in a manner that would reduce the voting rights of any Lender, or reduce the percentages specified in the definitions of the terms “Majority Lenders” or “Required Lenders,” consent to the assignment or transfer by the Borrower of its rights and obligations under any Credit Document to which it is a party, in each case without the written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, or (C) amend the provisions of Section 11.11 or any analogous provision of any Security Document, in a manner that would by its terms alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the prior written consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby, or (D) amend, modify or waive any provision of Article XII without the written consent of the then-current Administrative Agent, or any other former Administrative Agent to whom Article XII then applies in a manner that directly and adversely affects such Person, or (E) amend, modify or waive any provision of Article III with respect to any Letter of Credit without the written consent of each Issuing Bank to whom Article III then applies in a manner that directly and adversely affects such Person, or (F) release all or substantially all of the Guarantors under the Guarantee (except as expressly permitted by the Guarantee or this Agreement) without the prior written consent of each Lender, or (G) release all or substantially all of the Collateral under the Security Documents (except as expressly permitted by the Security Documents or this Agreement) without the prior written consent of each Lender, or (H) increase the Borrowing Base without the written consent of the Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders), decrease or maintain the Borrowing Base without the written consent of the Required Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders) or otherwise modify Sections 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17 if such modification would have the effect of increasing the Borrowing Base without the written consent of the Lenders (other than Defaulting Lenders); provided that a scheduled redetermination of the Borrowing Base under Section 2.14 may be postponed by the Required Lenders, or (J) affect the rights or duties of, or any fees or other amounts payable to, the Administrative Agent without the prior written consent of such Agent. Any such waiver and any such amendment, supplement or modification shall apply equally to each of the affected Lenders and shall be binding upon the Borrower, such Lenders, the Administrative Agent and all future holders of the affected Loans. In the case of any waiver, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall be restored to their former positions and rights hereunder and under the other Credit Documents, and any Default or Event of Default waived shall be deemed to be cured and not continuing; it being understood that no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon. In connection

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with the foregoing provisions, the Administrative Agent may, but shall have no obligations to, with the concurrence of any Lender, execute amendments, modifications, waivers or consents on behalf of such Lender whose consent is required hereunder.

(b)           Without the consent of any Lender or Issuing Bank, the Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent may (in their respective sole discretion, or shall, to the extent required by any Credit Document) enter into any amendment, modification or waiver of any Credit Document, or enter into any new agreement or instrument, to effect the granting, perfection, protection, expansion or enhancement of any security interest in any Collateral or additional property to become Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or as required by local law to give effect to, or protect any security interest for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in any property or so that the security interests therein comply with applicable law or this Agreement or in each case to otherwise enhance the rights or benefits of any Lender under any Credit Document.

Section 13.2          Notices. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall be in writing (including by facsimile transmission). All such written notices shall be mailed, faxed or delivered to the applicable address, facsimile number or electronic mail address, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

(a)           if to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 13.2 or to such other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties; and

(b)           if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire or to such other address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Banks.

All such notices and other communications shall be deemed to be given or made upon the earlier to occur of (i) actual receipt by the relevant party hereto and (ii) (A) if delivered by hand or by courier, when signed for by or on behalf of the relevant party hereto; (B) if delivered by mail, three Business Days after deposit in the mails, postage prepaid; (C) if delivered by facsimile, when sent and receipt has been confirmed by telephone; and (D) if delivered by electronic mail, when delivered; provided that notices and other communications to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders pursuant to Sections 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.8, 4.2 and 5.1 shall not be effective until received.

Section 13.3          No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under the other Credit Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor

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shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by Requirements of Law.

Section 13.4          Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder, in the other Credit Documents and in any document, certificate or statement delivered pursuant hereto or in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Loans hereunder.

Section 13.5          Payment of Expenses; Indemnification. The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and execution and delivery of, and any amendment, waiver, supplement or modification to, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents and any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith, and the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, LLP, in its capacity as counsel to the Administrative Agent, and one counsel in each appropriate local jurisdiction (excluding any allocated costs of in-house counsel), (b) to pay or reimburse each Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent for all its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under this Agreement, the other Credit Documents and any such other documents, including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to the Administrative Agent, (c) to pay, indemnify and hold harmless each Lender and the Administrative Agent from any and all recording and filing fees and (d) to pay, indemnify and hold harmless each Lender, Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent and their respective Related Parties from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether or not such proceedings are brought by the Borrower, any of its Related Parties or any other third Person, including reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of one primary counsel for all such Persons, taken as a whole, and, if necessary, by a single firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction for all such Persons, taken as a whole (unless there is an actual or perceived conflict of interest in which case each such Person may, with the consent of the Borrower (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), retain its own counsel), with respect to (i) the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of this Agreement, the other Credit Documents and any such other documents and (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by any 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), including, without limitation, any of the foregoing relating to the violation of, noncompliance with or liability under any Environmental Law (other than by such indemnified person or any of its Related Parties (other than any trustee or advisor)) or to any actual or alleged presence, release or threatened release of Hazardous Materials involving or attributable to the Borrower, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any of the Oil and Gas Properties (all the foregoing in this clause (d), collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities”); provided that the Borrower shall have no obligation hereunder to the Administrative Agent or

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any Lender or any of their respective Related Parties with respect to Indemnified Liabilities to the extent that such Indemnified Liabilities have resulted from (i) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the party to be indemnified or any of its Related Parties as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, (ii) any material breach of any Credit Document by the party to be indemnified or (iii) disputes, claims, demands, actions, judgments or suits not arising from any act or omission by the Borrower or its Affiliates, brought by an indemnified Person against any other indemnified Person (other than disputes, claims, demands, actions, judgments or suits involving claims against the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such). No Person entitled to indemnification under clause (d) of this Section 13.5 shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of any information or other materials obtained through internet, electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems (including IntraLinks or SyndTrak Online) in connection with this Agreement, except to the extent that such damages have resulted from the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of the party to be indemnified or any of its Related Parties (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision), nor (except solely as a result of the indemnification obligations of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries set forth above) shall any such Person, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries have any liability for any special, punitive, indirect or consequential damages (including, without limitation, any loss of profits, business or anticipated savings) relating to this Agreement or any other Credit Document or arising out of its activities in connection herewith or therewith (whether before or after the Effective Date). All amounts payable under this Section 13.5 shall be paid within ten (10) Business Days of receipt by the Borrower of an invoice relating thereto setting forth such expense in reasonable detail, accompanied, if requested by the Borrower, by reasonable supporting documentation. The agreements in this Section 13.5 shall survive repayment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder. This Section 13.5 shall not apply with respect to any Taxes other than Taxes that represent liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, claims, demands, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever resulting from a non-Tax claim, which shall be governed exclusively by Section 5.4 and, to the extent set forth therein, Sections 2.10 and 3.5.

Section 13.6          Successors and Assigns; Participations and Assignments.

(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 each 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 13.6. 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 each Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit) (the “Participants”) (to the extent provided in clause (c) of this Section 13.6) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and

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the Lenders and each other Person entitled to indemnification under Section 13.5) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b)           (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in clause (b)(ii) below, any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees (other than the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, any natural person or any Defaulting Lender) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitments and the Loans (including participations in L/C Obligations) at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent of:

(A)          the Borrower; provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment if an Event of Default under Section 11.1 or Section 11.5 has occurred and is continuing or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and

(B)          the Administrative Agent and each Issuing Bank (in each case, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

(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 or 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 Acceptance with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000 and increments of $1,000,000 in excess thereof, unless each of the Borrower, each Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent otherwise consents (which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under Section 11.1 or Section 11.5 has occurred and is continuing; provided, further, that contemporaneous assignments to a single assignee made by Affiliates of Lenders and related Approved Funds shall be aggregated for purposes of meeting the minimum assignment amount requirements stated above;

(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;