FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT Dated as of November 1, 2006 AMONG TETON ENERGY CORPORATION, AS BORROWER, THE GUARANTORS, BNP PARIBAS, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, AND THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO

 

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

 

 

FIRST AMENDMENT

TO

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of November 1, 2006

AMONG

TETON ENERGY CORPORATION,

AS BORROWER,

THE GUARANTORS,

BNP PARIBAS,

AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,

AND

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO

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FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “First Amendment”) dated as of November 1, 2006, is among TETON ENERGY CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”); each of the undersigned guarantors (the “Guarantors”, and together with the Borrower, the “Obligors”); each of the lenders party to the Credit Agreement referred to below (collectively, the “Lenders”); and BNP PARIBAS, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

R E C I T A L S

A.            The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of June 15, 2006 (the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lenders have made certain credit available to and on behalf of the Borrower.

B.            The Borrower has requested and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement.

C.            NOW, THEREFORE, to induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this First Amendment and in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Section 1.       Defined Terms.  Each capitalized term used herein but not otherwise defined herein has the meaning given such term in the Credit Agreement, as amended by this First Amendment.  Unless otherwise indicated, all section references in this First Amendment refer to sections of the Credit Agreement.

Section 2.       Amendments to Credit Agreement.

2.1           Amendments to Section 1.02.

(a)           The following definition is hereby added where alphabetically appropriate to read as follows:

“First Amendment” means that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2006, among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto.

2.2           Amendment to Section 3.05(a).  The first sentence of Section 3.05(a) is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender a commitment fee, which shall accrue at 0.500% per annum on the average daily amount of the unused amount of the Commitment of such Lender during the period from and including the date of this Agreement to but excluding the Termination Date.

Section 3.       Conditions Precedent.  This First Amendment shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 12.02 of the Credit Agreement) (the “Effective Date”):

3.1           The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Majority Lenders, counterparts (in such number as may be requested by the Administrative Agent) of this First Amendment signed on behalf of such Person.

3.2           The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the date hereof.

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3.3           No Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the date hereof, after giving effect to the terms of this First Amendment.

3.4           The Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents as the Administrative Agent or its special counsel may reasonably require.

The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized and directed to declare this First Amendment to be effective when it has received documents confirming or certifying, to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent, compliance with the conditions set forth in this Section 3 or the waiver of such conditions as permitted hereby. Such declaration shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties to the Credit Agreement for all purposes.

Section 4.       Miscellaneous.

4.1           Confirmation.  The provisions of the Credit Agreement, as amended by this First Amendment, shall remain in full force and effect following the effectiveness of this First Amendment.

4.2           Ratification and Affirmation; Representations and Warranties.  Each Obligor hereby (a) acknowledges the terms of this First Amendment; (b) ratifies and affirms its obligations under, and acknowledges, renews and extends its continued liability under, each Loan Document to which it is a party and agrees that each Loan Document to which it is a party remains in full force and effect, except as expressly amended hereby, notwithstanding the amendments contained herein and (c) represents and warrants to the Lenders that as of the date hereof, after giving effect to the terms of this First Amendment:  (i) all of the representations and warranties contained in each Loan Document to which it is a party are true and correct, 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, (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (iii) no event or events have occurred which individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 

4.3           Counterparts.  This First Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts, and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of this First Amendment by facsimile transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

4.4           No Oral Agreement.  This First Amendment, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents executed in connection herewith and therewith represent the final agreement between the parties and may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous, or unwritten oral agreements of the parties.  There are no subsequent oral agreements between the parties.

4.5           GOVERNING LAW.  THIS FIRST AMENDMENT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY HEREOF) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

4.6           Payment of Expenses.  In accordance with Section 12.03 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all of its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and reasonable expenses incurred in connection with this First Amendment, any other documents prepared in connection herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent.

4.7           Severability.  Any provision of this First Amendment which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

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4.8           Successors and Assigns.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this First Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

BORROWER:	TETON ENERGY CORPORATION
		By:
		Name:
		Title:
GUARANTORS:		TETON NORTH AMERICA LLC
				By:		Teton Energy Corporation, its
						sole member
		By:
		Name:
		Title:
		TETON PICEANCE LLC
				By:		Teton North America LLC,
						its sole member
		By:
		Name:
		Title:
		TETON DJ LLC
				By:		Teton North America LLC,
						its sole member
		By:
		Name:
		Title:
		TETON WILLISTON LLC
				By:		Teton North America LLC,
						its sole member
		By:
		Name:
		Title:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:	BNP PARIBAS, as Administrative Agent
		By:
		Name:
		Title:
		By:
		Name:
		Title:

 

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LENDER:		BNP PARIBAS, as a Lender
		By:
		Name:
		Title:
		By:
		Name:
		Title:

 

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