Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing. The Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed or waived pursuant to Section 13.1. (a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from the Borrower (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include e-mail transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement. (b) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received, on behalf of itself, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, written opinions of (i) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, LLP, counsel to the Credit Parties and (ii) local counsel in each jurisdiction where Mortgaged Properties are located, in each case (A) dated the Closing Date, (B) addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank and (C) in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and customary for transactions of this type. The Borrower, the other Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent hereby instruct such counsel to deliver such legal opinions. (c) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer of the General Partner and each Credit Party dated the Closing Date and certifying: (i) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the bylaws (or limited liability company agreement or other equivalent governing documents) of the General Partner and each Credit Party as in effect on the Closing Date, (ii) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or managing member or equivalent) of each 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a party and, in the case of the Borrower, the borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the Closing Date, (iii) that attached thereto is (A) a true and complete copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation or certificate of formation, including all amendments thereto, of the General Partner and each Credit Party, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization, (B) a certificate as to the good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of such jurisdiction) of the General Partner and each Credit Party in the jurisdiction in which it is formed or organized as of a recent date from such Secretary of State (or other similar official), which has not been amended and, (C) if available after the use of commercially reasonable efforts by the Borrower, 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 Credit Party in each jurisdiction where such Credit Party owns material Borrowing Base Properties or Borrowing Base Midstream Assets (other than in the jurisdiction where such Credit Party is formed or organized), as of a recent date from the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of such jurisdiction, which has not been amended, (iv) 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 each Credit Party, and (v) 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 Administrative Agent shall have received a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit G executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested a promissory note, evidencing the Loans owing to such Lender. (e) All Equity Interests directly owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case as of the Closing Date, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Security Agreement (except that such Credit Parties shall not be required to pledge any Excluded Equity Interests) and the Collateral Agent shall have received all certificates, if any, representing such securities pledged under the Security Agreement, accompanied by instruments of transfer and/or undated powers endorsed in blank. (f) The Administrative Agent shall have received customary UCC, tax and judgment lien searches with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors in their applicable jurisdictions of organization, reflecting the absence of Liens and security interests other than those being released on or prior to the Closing Date or which are otherwise permitted under the Credit Documents. (g) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that substantially concurrently with entering into the Credit Documents and the initial extensions of credit thereunder on the Closing Date (i) all outstanding indebtedness and other obligations under the Existing Credit Agreements will be repaid or will otherwise be satisfied in full (and all commitments to lend thereunder shall be terminated) and (ii) all Liens and security interests granted in connection with the Existing Credit Agreements will be released and terminated. (h) All representations and warranties made by any Credit Party contained herein or in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (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 and except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates) and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of such condition. (i) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received copies of the Security Agreement, the Mortgages, UCC financing statements and each other Security Document (including the Swap Intercreditor Agreement) that is required to be executed on the Closing Date, duly executed by each Credit Party party thereto, together with evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required by the Security Documents as of the Closing Date or that the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary to (A) create the Liens intended to be created by any Security Document and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, such Security Document shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or recording and (B) comply with Section 9.10, in each case shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. (j) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the Initial Reserve Report and (ii) lease operating statements and production reports with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024. (k) The Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have entered into, or otherwise be party to, Required Hedge Agreements, which Required Hedge Agreements shall be in the form of fixed price swaps at market prices at the time entered into, and the Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantors shall have delivered reasonably acceptable evidence of the foregoing to the Administrative Agent. (l) The Arrangers shall have received (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending after the date of the most recent audited financial statements provided pursuant to clause (i) above, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the portion of the Fiscal Year then ended (it being understood and agreed that any such financial statements shall be deemed delivered to the extent the Borrower has filed such financial statements with the SEC using the ▇▇▇▇▇ filing system and such reports are publicly available). (m) On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a solvency certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto and signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower. (n) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the Borrower has (i) obtained and effected all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Credit Documents and (ii) caused the Administrative Agent to be named as lender loss payee and/or additional insured under each insurance policy with respect to such insurance, as applicable. (o) All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder and under any written agreements with any Arranger and invoiced, including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent, shall have been paid in full in cash or netted from the proceeds of the initial funding under the Facility, to the extent applicable. (p) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) and the Lenders shall have received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, the Patriot Act, that has been requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has requested, in a written notice to the Borrower at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower, shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification (provided that, it is understood and agreed that as of the date hereof the Borrower is excluded from the definition of “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; provided further, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause (ii) shall be deemed to be satisfied). (q) The Credit Parties shall have delivered title information to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require satisfactory to the Administrative Agent setting forth the status of title to at least the Title Coverage Minimum. (r) After giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date (including the initial extensions of credit hereunder and the refinancing of the Existing Credit Agreements), Availability shall be not less than twenty percent (20%) of the Loan Limit. (s) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received executed copies of the Guarantee, executed by each Person which will be a Guarantor on the Closing Date. (t) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying (a) that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have received all material third-party and governmental consents and approvals required by the terms of the Credit Documents, (b) since December 31, 2023, there has not been any material adverse change in, or Material Adverse Effect on the business, operations, property, liabilities (actual or contingent) or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole and (c) at the time of this Agreement and also after giving effect to any Borrowing on the Closing Date, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. (u) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that the Borrower shall have received cash proceeds from the issuance of its Equity Interests in an amount not less than $150,000,000 since January 1, 2025. Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 12.4, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 6, 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 matters required under this Section 6 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 Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Mach Natural Resources Lp), Credit Agreement (Mach Natural Resources Lp)
Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing. The obligation of each Bank to make its initial Advance on the occasion of the initial Borrowing by the Company on or after the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction conditions precedent that (i) an officer of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed or waived Company shall have delivered to the Agent a certificate stating that (A) the Company has closed its purchase of the fifty percent (50%) interest in the Henkel-Ecolab joint venture previously owned by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien (“Henkel”) pursuant to Section 13.1.the Master Agreement dated as of December 7, 2000, as amended, between the Company and Henkel, and (B) Henkel elected to have the purchase price paid in cash, (ii) all commitment, facility, agency and administrative fees provided for under the terms of this Agreement, accrued to the date of such initial Advance, shall have been paid by the Company and (iii) the Agent shall have received on or before the Closing Date the following, each dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and (except for the Notes) in sufficient copies for each Bank:
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from the Borrower (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory Notes payable to the Administrative Agent (which may include e-mail transmission order of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreementthe Banks, respectively.
(b) Certified copies of (i) the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company approving this Agreement and the Notes of the Company, and (ii) all documents evidencing other necessary corporate or other authorizing action and governmental approvals, if any, with respect to this Agreement and the Notes.
(c) Signed copies of a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or other appropriate officer or representative of the Company certifying the names and true signatures of the officers or other representatives of the Company authorized to sign this Agreement and the Notes and the other documents or certificates to be delivered by the Company pursuant to this Agreement. The Administrative Agent may conclusively rely on each such certificate of the Company until the Agent shall receive a further certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or other representative of the Company canceling or amending the prior certificate of the Company, and submitting the signatures of the officers or other representatives named in such further certificate.
(or its counseld) shall have received, A certificate executed by the Treasurer of the Company on behalf of itselfthe Company certifying that as of the Closing Date, since December 31, 2000 there has been no material adverse change in the Collateral Agent business, financial condition, operations, properties or performance of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or in the Lenders, written ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any Note.
(e) Favorable opinions of (i) the General Counsel of the Company in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto, and (ii) special counsel for the Company in substantially the form of Exhibit E hereto.
(f) A favorable opinion of Sidley ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, LLP, counsel to for the Credit Parties and (ii) local counsel in each jurisdiction where Mortgaged Properties are locatedAgent, in each case (A) dated the Closing Date, (B) addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank and (C) in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and customary for transactions of this type. The Borrower, the other Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent hereby instruct such counsel to deliver such legal opinions.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer of the General Partner and each Credit Party dated the Closing Date and certifying:
(i) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the bylaws (or limited liability company agreement or other equivalent governing documents) of the General Partner and each Credit Party as in effect on the Closing Date,
(ii) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or managing member or equivalent) of each 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 borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the Closing Date,
(iii) that attached thereto is (A) a true and complete copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation or certificate of formation, including all amendments thereto, of the General Partner and each Credit Party, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization, (B) a certificate as to the good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of such jurisdiction) of the General Partner and each Credit Party in the jurisdiction in which it is formed or organized as of a recent date from such Secretary of State (or other similar official), which has not been amended and, (C) if available after the use of commercially reasonable efforts by the Borrower, 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 Credit Party in each jurisdiction where such Credit Party owns material Borrowing Base Properties or Borrowing Base Midstream Assets (other than in the jurisdiction where such Credit Party is formed or organized), as of a recent date from the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of such jurisdiction, which has not been amended,
(iv) 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 each Credit Party, and
(v) 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 Administrative Agent shall have received a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit G executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested a promissory note, evidencing the Loans owing to such LenderF hereto.
(e) All Equity Interests directly owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case as of the Closing Date, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Security Agreement (except that such Credit Parties shall not be required to pledge any Excluded Equity Interests) and the Collateral Agent shall have received all certificates, if any, representing such securities pledged under the Security Agreement, accompanied by instruments of transfer and/or undated powers endorsed in blank.
(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received customary UCC, tax and judgment lien searches with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors in their applicable jurisdictions of organization, reflecting the absence of Liens and security interests other than those being released on or prior to the Closing Date or which are otherwise permitted under the Credit Documents.
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that substantially concurrently with entering into the Credit Documents and the initial extensions of credit thereunder on the Closing Date (i) all outstanding indebtedness and other obligations under the Existing Credit Agreements will be repaid or will otherwise be satisfied in full (and all commitments to lend thereunder shall be terminated) and (ii) all Liens and security interests granted in connection with the Existing Credit Agreements will be released and terminated.
(h) All representations and warranties made by any Credit Party contained herein or in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (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 and except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates) and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of such condition.
(i) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received copies of the Security Agreement, the Mortgages, UCC financing statements and each other Security Document (including the Swap Intercreditor Agreement) that is required to be executed on the Closing Date, duly executed by each Credit Party party thereto, together with evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required by the Security Documents as of the Closing Date or that the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary to (A) create the Liens intended to be created by any Security Document and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, such Security Document shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or recording and (B) comply with Section 9.10, in each case shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(j) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the Initial Reserve Report and (ii) lease operating statements and production reports with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024.
(k) The Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have entered into, or otherwise be party to, Required Hedge Agreements, which Required Hedge Agreements shall be in the form of fixed price swaps at market prices at the time entered into, and the Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantors shall have delivered reasonably acceptable evidence of the foregoing to the Administrative Agent.
(l) The Arrangers shall have received (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending after the date of the most recent audited financial statements provided pursuant to clause (i) above, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the portion of the Fiscal Year then ended (it being understood and agreed that any such financial statements shall be deemed delivered to the extent the Borrower has filed such financial statements with the SEC using the ▇▇▇▇▇ filing system and such reports are publicly available).
(m) On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a solvency certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto and signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower.
(n) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the Borrower has (i) obtained and effected all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Credit Documents and (ii) caused the Administrative Agent to be named as lender loss payee and/or additional insured under each insurance policy with respect to such insurance, as applicable.
(o) All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder and under any written agreements with any Arranger and invoiced, including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent, shall have been paid in full in cash or netted from the proceeds of the initial funding under the Facility, to the extent applicable.
(p) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) and the Lenders shall have received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, the Patriot Act, that has been requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has requested, in a written notice to the Borrower at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower, shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification (provided that, it is understood and agreed that as of the date hereof the Borrower is excluded from the definition of “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; provided further, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause (ii) shall be deemed to be satisfied).
(q) The Credit Parties shall have delivered title information to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require satisfactory to the Administrative Agent setting forth the status of title to at least the Title Coverage Minimum.
(r) After giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date (including the initial extensions of credit hereunder and the refinancing of the Existing Credit Agreements), Availability shall be not less than twenty percent (20%) of the Loan Limit.
(s) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received executed copies of the Guarantee, executed by each Person which will be a Guarantor on the Closing Date.
(t) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying (a) that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have received all material third-party and governmental consents and approvals required by the terms of the Credit Documents, (b) since December 31, 2023, there has not been any material adverse change in, or Material Adverse Effect on the business, operations, property, liabilities (actual or contingent) or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole and (c) at the time of this Agreement and also after giving effect to any Borrowing on the Closing Date, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(u) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that the Borrower shall have received cash proceeds from the issuance of its Equity Interests in an amount not less than $150,000,000 since January 1, 2025. Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 12.4, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 6, 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 matters required under this Section 6 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 Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Ecolab Inc), Credit Agreement (Ecolab Inc)
Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing. The Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed or waived pursuant to Section 13.1.
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from the Borrower (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include e-mail transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received, on behalf of itself, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, written opinions of (i) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇ LLP, counsel to the Credit Parties and (ii) local counsel in each jurisdiction where Mortgaged Properties are located, in each case (A) dated the Closing Date, (B) addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank and (C) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and customary for transactions of this type. The Borrower, the other Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent hereby instruct such counsel to deliver such legal opinions.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received received, in the case of each Credit Party, a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar an officer of the General Partner and each Credit Party dated the Closing Date and certifying:
(i) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the bylaws (or limited liability company agreement or other equivalent governing documents) of the General Partner and each such Credit Party as in effect on the Closing Date,
(ii) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or managing member or equivalent) of each 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 borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the Closing Date,
(iii) that attached thereto is (A) a true and complete copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation or certificate of formation, including all amendments thereto, of the General Partner and each such Credit Party, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization, (B) a certificate as to the good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of such jurisdiction) of the General Partner and each such Credit Party in the jurisdiction in which it is formed or organized as of a recent date from such Secretary of State (or other similar official), which has not been amended and, (C) if available after the use of commercially reasonable efforts by the Borrower, 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 Credit Party in each jurisdiction where such Credit Party owns material Borrowing Base Properties or Borrowing Base Midstream Assets (other than in the jurisdiction where such Credit Party is formed or organized), as of a recent date from the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of such jurisdiction, which has not been amended,
(iv) 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 each such Credit Party, and
(v) 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 Administrative Agent shall have received a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit G executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested a promissory note, evidencing the Loans owing to such Lender.
(ei) All Equity Interests directly owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case as of the Closing Date, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Security Collateral Agreement (except that such Credit Parties shall not be required to pledge any Excluded Equity Interests) and the Collateral Agent shall have received all certificates, if any, representing such securities pledged under the Security Collateral Agreement, accompanied by instruments of transfer and/or undated powers endorsed in blank.
(fii) The Administrative Agent shall have received customary UCC, tax and judgment lien searches with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors Credit Parties in their applicable jurisdictions of organization, reflecting the absence of Liens and security interests other than those being released on or prior to the Closing Date or which are otherwise permitted under the Credit Documents.
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that substantially concurrently with entering into the Credit Documents and the initial extensions of credit thereunder on the Closing Date (i) all outstanding indebtedness and other obligations under the Existing Credit Agreements will be repaid or will otherwise be satisfied in full (and all commitments to lend thereunder shall be terminated) and (ii) all Liens and security interests granted in connection with the Existing Credit Agreements will be released and terminated.
(hf) All representations and warranties made by any Credit Party contained herein or in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (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 and except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates) and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of such condition.
(ig) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received copies of the Security Collateral Agreement, the Mortgages, UCC financing statements and each other Security Document (including the Swap Intercreditor Agreement) that is required to be executed on the Closing Date, duly executed by each Credit Party party thereto, together with evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required by the Security Documents as of the Closing Date or that the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary to (A) create the Liens intended to be created by any Security Document and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, such Security Document shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or recording and (B) comply with Section 9.109.11, in each case shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(jh) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the Initial Reserve Report and (ii) lease operating statements and production reports with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report Report, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, for the fiscal quarter ended September 30December 31, 20242023.
(k) The Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have entered into, or otherwise be party to, Required Hedge Agreements, which Required Hedge Agreements shall be in the form of fixed price swaps at market prices at the time entered into, and the Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantors shall have delivered reasonably acceptable evidence of the foregoing to the Administrative Agent.
(l) The Arrangers shall have received (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending after the date of the most recent audited financial statements provided pursuant to clause (i) above, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the portion of the Fiscal Year then ended (it being understood and agreed that any such financial statements shall be deemed delivered to the extent the Borrower has filed such financial statements with the SEC using the ▇▇▇▇▇ filing system and such reports are publicly available).
(m) On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a solvency certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto and signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower.
(nj) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the Borrower has (i) obtained and effected all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Credit Documents and (ii) caused the Administrative Agent to be named as lender loss payee and/or additional insured under each insurance policy with respect to such insurance, as applicable.
(ok) All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder and under any written agreements with any Arranger and invoiced, including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent, shall have been paid in full in cash or netted from the proceeds of the initial funding under the Facility, to the extent applicableinvoiced at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date.
(pl) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) and the Lenders shall have received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, the Patriot Act, that has been requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has requested, in a written notice to the Borrower at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower, shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification (provided that, it is understood and agreed that as of the date hereof the Borrower is excluded from the definition of “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; provided further, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause (ii) shall be deemed to be satisfied).
(qm) The Credit Parties shall have delivered title information to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require satisfactory to the Administrative Agent setting forth the status of title to at least the Title Coverage Minimum.
(r) After giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date (including the initial extensions of credit hereunder and the refinancing of the Existing Credit Agreements), Availability shall be not less than twenty eighty-five percent (2085%) of the Loan LimitPV-9 value of the Oil and Gas Properties of the Credit Parties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report.
(sn) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received executed copies of the Guarantee, executed by each Person which will be a Guarantor on the Closing Date.
(to) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying (a) that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have received all material third-party and governmental consents and approvals required by the terms of the Credit Documents, (b) since December 31, 2023, there has not been any material adverse change in, or Material Adverse Effect on the business, operations, property, liabilities (actual or contingent) or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole and (c) at the time of this Agreement and also after giving effect to any Borrowing on the Closing Date, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(u) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that the Borrower shall have received cash proceeds from the issuance of its Equity Interests in an amount not less than $150,000,000 since January 1, 2025. Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 12.4, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 6, 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 matters required under this Section 6 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 Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Infinity Natural Resources, Inc.), Credit Agreement (Infinity Natural Resources, Inc.)
Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing. The Closing Date initial Borrowing under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed or waived pursuant to Section 13.1.
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from the Borrower (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include e-mail transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received, on behalf of itself, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, written opinions of (i) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, counsel to the Credit Parties, (ii) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, LLP, Texas counsel to the Credit Parties and (iiiii) local counsel in each jurisdiction where Mortgaged Properties are located, in each case (A) dated the Closing Date, (B) addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank and (C) in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and customary for transactions of this type. The Borrower, the other Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent hereby instruct such counsel to deliver such legal opinions.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received received, in the case of each Credit Party, a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer of the General Partner and each Credit Party dated the Closing Date and certifying:
(i) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the bylaws (or limited liability company agreement or other equivalent governing documents) of the General Partner and each such Credit Party as in effect on the Closing DateDate and at all times since a date prior to the date of the resolutions described in clause (ii) below,
(ii) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or managing member or equivalent) of each 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 borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the Closing Date,
(iii) that attached thereto is (A) a true and complete copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation or certificate of formation, including all amendments thereto, of the General Partner and each such Credit Party, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization, (B) a certificate as to the good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of such jurisdiction) of the General Partner and each such Credit Party in the jurisdiction in which it is formed or organized as of a recent date from such Secretary of State (or other similar official), which has not been amended and, (C) if available after the use of commercially reasonable efforts by the Borrower, 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 Credit Party in each jurisdiction where such Credit Party owns material Borrowing Base Properties or Borrowing Base Midstream Assets (other than in the jurisdiction where such Credit Party is formed or organized), as of a recent date from the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of such jurisdiction, which has not been amended,
(iv) 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 each such Credit Party, and
(v) 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 Administrative Agent shall have received a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit G H executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested a promissory note, evidencing the Loans owing to such Lender.
(e) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received executed copies of the Guarantee, executed by each Person which will be a Guarantor on the Closing Date.
(i) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received copies of the Collateral Agreement, the Mortgages (subject to Section 9.9), UCC financing statements and each other Security Document that is required to be executed on the Closing Date, duly executed by each Credit Party party thereto, together with evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required by the Security Documents as of the Closing Date or that the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary to (A) create the Liens intended to be created by any Security Document and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, such Security Document shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or recording and (B) comply with Section 9.11, in each case shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(ii) All Equity Interests directly owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary GuarantorGrantor, in each case as of the Closing Date, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Security Collateral Agreement (except that such Credit Parties shall not be required to pledge any Excluded Equity Interests) and the Collateral Agent shall have received all certificates, if any, representing such securities pledged under the Security Collateral Agreement, accompanied by instruments of transfer and/or undated powers endorsed in blank.
(fiii) The Administrative Agent shall have received customary UCC, tax and judgment lien searches with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors Grantors in their applicable jurisdictions of organization, reflecting the absence of Liens and security interests other than those being released on or prior to the Closing Date or which are otherwise permitted under the Credit Documents.
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that substantially concurrently with entering into the Credit Documents and the initial extensions of credit thereunder on the Closing Date (i) all outstanding indebtedness and other obligations under the Existing Credit Agreements will be repaid or will otherwise be satisfied in full (and all commitments to lend thereunder shall be terminated) and (ii) all Liens and security interests granted in connection with the Existing Credit Agreements will be released and terminated.
(h) All representations and warranties made by any Credit Party contained herein or in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (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 and except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates) and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of such condition.
(ih) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received copies (i) satisfactory audited consolidated financial statements of the Security Borrower for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and satisfactory unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower for each fiscal quarter thereafter ending at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) a pro forma unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the initial Borrowing under this Agreement, the Mortgages, UCC financing statements application of the proceeds thereof and each to the other Security Document (including the Swap Intercreditor Agreement) that is required transactions contemplated to be executed occur on the Closing Date, duly executed by each Credit Party party thereto, together with evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required certified by the Security Documents as of Borrower’s chief financial officer, which shall reflect no Indebtedness other than the Loans made by the Lenders on the Closing Date or that and other Indebtedness permitted by the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary to Credit Documents (Aexcluding any Permitted Additional Debt) create (collectively, the Liens intended to be created by any Security Document and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, such Security Document shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or recording and (B) comply with Section 9.10, in each case shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent“Closing Date Financials”).
(ji) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the Initial Reserve Report and (ii) lease operating statements and production reports with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report Report, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, for the fiscal quarter year ended September 30, 2024.
(k) The Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have entered into, or otherwise be party to, Required Hedge Agreements, which Required Hedge Agreements shall be in the form of fixed price swaps at market prices at the time entered into, and the Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantors shall have delivered reasonably acceptable evidence of the foregoing to the Administrative Agent.
(l) The Arrangers shall have received (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 2019 and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending after the date of the most recent audited financial statements provided pursuant to clause (i) above, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the portion of the Fiscal Year then ended (it being understood and agreed that any such financial statements shall be deemed delivered thereafter ending at least 45 days prior to the extent the Borrower has filed such financial statements with the SEC using the ▇▇▇▇▇ filing system and such reports are publicly available)Closing Date.
(mj) On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received (i) a solvency certificate (giving effect to the Chapter 11 Plan) substantially in the form of Exhibit H I hereto and signed by a Financial Officer of the BorrowerBorrower and (ii) a Notice of Borrowing satisfying the requirements of Section 2.3(a).
(nk) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the Borrower has (i) obtained and effected all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Credit Documents and (ii) caused the Administrative Agent to be named as lender loss payee and/or additional insured under each insurance policy with respect to such insurance, as applicable.
(ol) All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder and under any written agreements with any Arranger and invoiced, including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇& ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent, shall have been paid in full in cash or netted from the proceeds of the initial funding under the Facility, to the extent applicable.
(pi) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) and the Lenders shall have received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, the Patriot Act, that has been requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has requested, in a written notice to the Borrower at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower, shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification (provided that, it is understood and agreed that as of the date hereof the Borrower is excluded from the definition of “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; provided further, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause (ii) shall be deemed to be satisfied).
(qn) The Credit Parties shall have delivered title information to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require satisfactory to the Administrative Agent setting forth the status of title to at least 85% of the Title Coverage MinimumPV-9 value (excluding the PV-9 of any Production Sharing Contracts) of the Borrowing Base Properties (excluding any Oil and Gas Properties subject to Production Sharing Contracts) evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report.
(ro) After giving effect to The Borrower shall have received, or shall receive simultaneously with the Transactions on occurrence of the Closing Date (including the initial extensions of credit hereunder and the refinancing of the Existing Credit Agreements)Date, Availability shall be not no less than twenty percent (20%) $450,000,000 in aggregate cash common equity proceeds less the amount of common equity that is issued solely in exchange for loans held by lenders under the Loan LimitJunior DIP Facility.
(s) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received executed copies of the Guarantee, executed by each Person which will be a Guarantor on the Closing Date.
(tp) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying (a) that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have received all material third-party and governmental consents and approvals required by the terms of the Credit Documents, (b) since December 31, 20232019, there has not been any material adverse change in, or Material Adverse Effect on the business, operations, property, liabilities (actual or contingent) or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole whole, other than any change, event or occurrence, arising individually or in the aggregate, from (i) events that could reasonably be expected to result from the filing or commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases or the announcement of the filing or commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases and (ii) any circumstances or conditions disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders prior to the Closing Date resulting from or arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic and (c) at the time of the initial Borrowing under this Agreement and also after giving effect to any Borrowing on the Closing Date, thereto no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(uq) The Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied that after the initial Borrowing under this Agreement on the Closing Date, the application of the proceeds thereof and after giving effect to the other transactions contemplated hereby, Liquidity shall be not less than $300,000,000.
(r) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that (a) all loans, commitments and other obligations under the DIP Facilities are being repaid in full, the DIP Facilities are being terminated, and the liens securing the DIP Facilities are being released, in each case substantially contemporaneously with the proceeds of the initial Borrowing under this Agreement and (b) allowed 2016 Term Loan Claims, 2017 Term Loan Claims, Second Lien Notes Claims, and Unsecured Notes Claims (each as defined in the Chapter 11 Plan) shall each have been satisfied through the treatment provided for each such claim under the Chapter 11 Plan in accordance with the Chapter 11 Plan. After giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall have no Indebtedness other than the Loans made by the Lenders on the Closing Date and other Indebtedness permitted by the Credit Documents (excluding any Permitted Additional Debt). The Administrative Agent shall have received cash proceeds from evidence satisfactory to it that all liens on the issuance assets of the Borrower and its Equity Interests Subsidiaries (other than liens permitted by the Credit Documents) have been (or will be concurrently with the initial funding under the Facility) released or terminated and that duly executed recordable releases and terminations in forms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent with respect thereto have been obtained by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
(s) The Bankruptcy Court’s Order (I) Approving The Debtors’ Disclosure Statement, (II) Confirming The Debtors’ Joint Plan Of Reorganization, and (III) Approving the Assumption and Performance Under (A) The Backstop Commitment Agreement and (B) The Restructuring Support Agreement, Docket No. 626 entered in the Chapter 11 Cases shall be in full force and effect, unstayed and final, and shall not have been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified without the written consent of the Administrative Agent.
(t) The Bankruptcy Court shall have entered one or more orders (one of which orders may be the order confirming the Chapter 11 Plan) approving this Agreement and the Credit Documents, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, which order shall be in full force and effect, unstayed and final, and shall not have been amended, supplemented or otherwise modified without the written consent of the Administrative Agent.
(u) The Chapter 11 Plan and all other related documentation (i) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, (ii) shall have been confirmed by an amount order of the Bankruptcy Court, which order shall be satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, which order shall be in full force and effect, unstayed and final, and shall not less than $150,000,000 since January 1have been modified or amended without the written consent of the Administrative Agent, 2025reversed or vacated, (iii) all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of the Chapter 11 Plan as set forth therein shall have been satisfied or waived (the waiver thereof having been approved by the Administrative Agent), and the substantial consummation (as defined in Section 1101 of the Bankruptcy Code) of the Chapter 11 Plan in accordance with its terms shall have occurred contemporaneously with the Closing Date and (iv) the transactions contemplated by the Chapter 11 Plan to occur on the effective date of the Chapter 11 Plan shall have been substantially consummated (as defined in Section 1101 of the Bankruptcy Code) on the Closing Date and substantially contemporaneously with the initial Borrowing hereunder in accordance with the terms of the Chapter 11 Plan and in compliance with applicable law and Bankruptcy Court and regulatory approvals. Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 12.4foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 6, each Lender that has signed this Agreement Chapter 11 Plan shall not be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matters required under this Section 6 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 Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.A
Appears in 2 contracts
Sources: Credit Agreement (California Resources Corp), Credit Agreement (California Resources Corp)
Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing. The Closing Date initial Borrowing under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedentprecedent on or prior to April 16, 2021, except as otherwise agreed or waived pursuant to Section 13.1.
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from the Borrower (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include e-mail transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received, on behalf of itself, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, written opinions of (i) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇ LLP, counsel to the Credit Parties and (ii) local ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, as special Louisiana counsel in each jurisdiction where Mortgaged Properties are locatedto the Credit Parties, in each case case, (Ai) dated the Closing Date, (Bii) addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank and (Ciii) in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and customary for transactions of this type. The Borrower, the other Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent hereby instruct such counsel to deliver such legal opinions.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received received, in the case of each Credit Party, each of the items referred to in subclauses (i) and (ii), and, in the case of the Borrower, the item referred to in subclause (iii) below:
(i) a copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation or certificate of formation, including all amendments thereto, of each Credit Party, in each case, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization, and 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);
(ii) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer of the General Partner and each Credit Party dated the Closing Date and certifying:
(iA) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the bylaws (or limited liability company agreement or other equivalent governing documents) of the General Partner and each such Credit Party as in effect on the Closing DateDate and at all times since a date prior to the date of the resolutions described in clause (B) below,
(iiB) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or managing member or equivalent) of each 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 borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the Closing Date,
(iiiC) that attached thereto is (A) a true and complete copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation or certificate of formation, including all amendments thereto, of the General Partner and each Credit Party, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization, (B) a certificate as to the good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws formation of such jurisdiction) of the General Partner and each Credit Party in the jurisdiction in which it is formed or organized as of a recent date from such Secretary of State (or other similar official), which has not been amended and, since the date of the last amendment thereto disclosed pursuant to subclause (Ci) if available after the use of commercially reasonable efforts by the Borrower, 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 Credit Party in each jurisdiction where such Credit Party owns material Borrowing Base Properties or Borrowing Base Midstream Assets (other than in the jurisdiction where such Credit Party is formed or organized), as of a recent date from the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of such jurisdiction, which has not been amendedabove,
(ivD) 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 each such Credit Party, and
(vE) 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.
(iii) a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower to the effect that (x) no Default or Event of Default exists and (y) since December 31, 2019, no event has occurred and is continuing, individually or in the aggregate, that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and which certificate shall set forth the calculations demonstrating that, as of the Closing Date (i) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries were in compliance with a Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio of no more than 2.25:1.00 and (ii) after giving effect to the Closing Date Loans, the Liquidity of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries is no less than $250,000,000.
(d) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received executed copies of the Guarantee, executed by each Person which will be a promissory note substantially in Guarantor on the form Closing Date, and of Exhibit G a joinder to the Intercreditor Agreement, executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested a promissory note, evidencing Administrative Agent as collateral agent for the Loans owing to such LenderSecured Parties.
(ei) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received copies of the Collateral Agreement, Mortgages on at least 90% of the PV-9 of the Credit Parties’ total Proved Reserves included in the Initial Reserve Report and each other Security Document that is required to be executed on the Closing Date, duly executed by each Credit Party party thereto, together with evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required by the Security Documents as of the Closing Date subject to the last paragraph of this Section 6 or that the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary to (A) create the Liens intended to be created by any Security Document and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, such Security Document shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or recording and (B) comply with Section 9.11, in each case shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(ii) All Equity Interests of each wholly-owned Material Subsidiary directly owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case as of the Closing Date, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Security Collateral Agreement (except that such Credit Parties shall not be required to pledge any Excluded Equity Interests) and the Collateral Agent shall have received all certificates, if any, representing such securities pledged under the Security Collateral Agreement, accompanied by instruments of transfer and/or undated powers endorsed in blank.
(fiii) The Administrative Agent shall have received customary UCC, tax and judgment UCC lien searches with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors in their applicable jurisdictions of organization.
(f) The Acquisition shall have been consummated, reflecting or shall be consummated substantially concurrently with the absence initial Borrowing under this Agreement, in accordance with the terms of Liens the Contribution Agreement. The Contribution Agreement shall not have been amended or waived in any material respect by PubCo and security interests other than those being released on or prior PubCo shall not have granted any material consent under the Contribution Agreement in a manner materially adverse to the Closing Date Lenders (in their capacity as such) without the consent of the Lead Arrangers (not to be unreasonably withheld or which are otherwise permitted under delayed). Upon the Credit Documentsconsummation of the Acquisition, the Borrower and Restricted Subsidiaries shall own at least 98% of the PV-9 value set forth in the Initial Reserve Report.
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that substantially concurrently with entering into the Credit Documents and the initial extensions of credit thereunder on the Closing Date (i) all outstanding indebtedness and other obligations under the Existing Credit Agreements will be repaid or will otherwise be satisfied in full (and all commitments to lend thereunder shall be terminated) and (ii) all Liens and security interests granted in connection with the Existing Credit Agreements will be released and terminated.
(h) All representations and warranties made by any Credit Party contained herein or in the other Credit Documents are 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 Closing Date 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 and except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates) and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer authorized officer of the Borrower borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of such condition.
(ih) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received copies of the Security Agreement, the Mortgages, UCC financing statements and each other Security Document (including the Swap Intercreditor Agreement) that is required to be executed on the Closing Date, duly executed by each Credit Party party thereto, together with evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required by the Security Documents as of the Closing Date or that the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary to (A) create the Liens intended to be created by any Security Document and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, such Security Document IPO shall have been delivered to successfully consummated, or shall be consummated substantially concurrently with the Collateral Agent for filinginitial Borrowing under this Agreement, registration or recording and (B) comply with Section 9.10, in each case gross proceeds of no less than $300,000,000 shall have been takencontributed, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory shall be contributed substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing under this Agreement, to the Administrative AgentBorrower.
(i) [reserved].
(j) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the Initial Reserve Report and (ii) lease operating statements and production reports with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024[reserved].
(k) The Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have entered into, or otherwise be party to, Required Hedge Agreements, which Required Hedge Agreements shall be in the form of fixed price swaps at market prices at the time entered into, and the Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantors shall have delivered reasonably acceptable evidence of the foregoing to the Administrative Agent.
(l) The Arrangers shall have received (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending after the date of the most recent audited financial statements provided pursuant to clause (i) above, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the portion of the Fiscal Year then ended (it being understood and agreed that any such financial statements shall be deemed delivered to the extent the Borrower has filed such financial statements with the SEC using the ▇▇▇▇▇ filing system and such reports are publicly available).
(m) On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a solvency certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H J hereto and signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower.
(nl) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the Borrower has shall have made commercially reasonable efforts to (i) obtained obtain and effected effect all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Credit Documents and (ii) caused cause the Administrative Agent to be named as lender loss payee and/or additional insured under each insurance policy with respect to such insurance, insurance as applicableto which the Administrative Agent shall have requested to be so named.
(om) All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder and under any written agreements with any Arranger and invoiced, including, without limitation, invoiced at least three (3) Business Days before the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, counsel to Closing Date (or such shorter period as may be reasonably agreed by the Administrative Agent, Borrower) shall have been paid in full in cash or netted from the proceeds of the initial funding under the Facility, to the extent applicable.
(pn) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) and the Lenders shall have received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information (including a Beneficial Ownership Certification) required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, including the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and the Patriot Act, that has been requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least five ten (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three (310) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has requested, in a written notice to the Borrower at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower, shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification (provided that, it is understood and agreed that as of the date hereof the Borrower is excluded from the definition of “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; provided further, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause (ii) shall be deemed to be satisfied).
(q) The Credit Parties shall have delivered title information to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require satisfactory to the Administrative Agent setting forth the status of title to at least the Title Coverage Minimum.
(r) After giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date (including the initial extensions of credit hereunder and the refinancing of the Existing Credit Agreements), Availability shall be not less than twenty percent (20%) of the Loan Limit.
(so) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received executed copies (i) the Initial Reserve Report and (ii) satisfactory title information (including customary title opinions, information or reports or other documents) consistent with usual and customary standards for the geographic regions in which the Borrowing Base Properties are located, taking into account the size, scope and number of the Guarantee, executed by each Person which will be a Guarantor on the Closing Date.
(t) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate leases and ▇▇▇▇▇ of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying (a) that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries Subsidiaries, with respect to not less than 85% of the PV-9 value of the Borrowing Base Properties on the Closing Date (provided that the Administrative Agent may waive the requirements of the preceding clause (ii) in its reasonable discretion so long as the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received all material third-party satisfactory title information (including customary title opinions, information or reports or other documents) consistent with usual and governmental consents customary standards for the geographic regions in which the Borrowing Base Properties are located, taking into account the size, scope and approvals required by the terms number of leases and ▇▇▇▇▇ of the Credit DocumentsBorrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) since December 31, 2023, there has with respect to not been any material adverse change in, or Material Adverse Effect on the business, operations, property, liabilities (actual or contingent) or condition (financial or otherwise) less than 50% of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole and (c) at PV-9 value of the time of this Agreement and also after giving effect to any Borrowing Base Properties on the Closing Date, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing).
(up) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that (i) the Borrower Existing Vine RBL Credit Agreement (ii) the Third Lien Credit Agreement and (iii) the Existing Brix Credit Agreement have been terminated, or shall be terminated substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing under this Agreement, that all related outstanding obligations (however defined) have been discharged or released. or shall be discharged or released substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing under this Agreement, and Liens securing such agreements and obligations shall have received cash proceeds from been terminated and/or released, or shall be terminated and/or released substantially concurrently with the issuance of its Equity Interests in an amount not less than $150,000,000 since January 1, 2025initial Borrowing under this Agreement,. Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 12.4, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified specific in this Section 6, 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 matters required under this Section 6 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 Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.
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Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing. The Closing Date initial Borrowing under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed or waived pursuant to Section 13.1.
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from the Borrower (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include e-mail transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received, on behalf of itself, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, written opinions of (i) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Sidley Austin LLP, counsel to the Credit Parties and (ii) local counsel in each jurisdiction where Mortgaged Properties are located, in each case (A) dated the Closing Date, (B) addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank and (C) in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and customary for transactions of this type. The Borrower, the other Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent hereby instruct such counsel to deliver such legal opinions.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received received, in the case of each Credit Party, a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer of the General Partner and each Credit Party dated the Closing Date and certifying:
(i) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the bylaws (or limited liability company agreement or other equivalent governing documents) of the General Partner and each such Credit Party as in effect on the Closing DateDate and at all times since a date prior to the date of the resolutions described in clause (ii) below,
(ii) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or managing member or equivalent) of each 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 borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the Closing Date,
(iii) that attached thereto is (A) a true and complete copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation or certificate of formation, including all amendments thereto, of the General Partner and each such Credit Party, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization, (B) a certificate as to the good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of such jurisdiction) of the General Partner and each such Credit Party in the jurisdiction in which it is formed or organized as of a recent date from such Secretary of State (or other similar official), which has not been amended and, (C) if available after the use of commercially reasonable efforts by the Borrower, 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 Credit Party in each jurisdiction where such Credit Party owns material Borrowing Base Properties or Borrowing Base Midstream Assets (other than in the jurisdiction where such Credit Party is formed or organized), as of a recent date from the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of such jurisdiction, which has not been amended,
(iv) 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 each such Credit Party, and
(v) 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 Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a promissory note substantially in executed copies of the form of Exhibit G Guarantee, executed by each Person which will be a Guarantor on the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested a promissory note, evidencing the Loans owing to such LenderClosing Date.
(ei) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received copies of the Collateral Agreement, the Mortgages, UCC financing statements and each other Security Document that is required to be executed on the Closing Date, duly executed by each Credit Party party thereto, together with evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required by the Security Documents as of the Closing Date or that the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary to (A) create the Liens intended to be created by any Security Document and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, such Security Document shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or recording and (B) comply with Section 9.11, in each case shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(ii) All Equity Interests of each wholly-owned Material Subsidiary directly owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case as of the Closing Date, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Security Collateral Agreement (except that such Credit Parties shall not be required to pledge any Excluded Equity Interests) and the Collateral Agent shall have received all certificates, if any, representing such securities pledged under the Security Collateral Agreement, accompanied by instruments of transfer and/or undated powers endorsed in blank.
(fiii) The Administrative Agent shall have received customary UCC, tax and judgment lien searches with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors in their applicable jurisdictions of organization, reflecting the absence of Liens and security interests other than those being released on or prior to the Closing Date or which are otherwise permitted under the Credit Documents.
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that substantially concurrently with entering into the Credit Documents and the initial extensions of credit thereunder on the Closing Date (i) all outstanding indebtedness and other obligations under the Existing Credit Agreements will be repaid or will otherwise be satisfied in full (and all commitments to lend thereunder shall be terminated) and (ii) all Liens and security interests granted in connection with the Existing Credit Agreements will be released and terminated.
(hf) All representations and warranties made by any Credit Party contained herein or in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (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 and except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates) and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of such condition.
(ig) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) and the Lead Arranger and Bookrunner shall have received copies (i) satisfactory audited consolidated financial statements of the Security Borrower for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and satisfactory unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower for each fiscal quarter thereafter ending at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) a pro forma unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its subsidiaries as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the initial Borrowing under this Agreement, the Mortgages, UCC financing statements application of the proceeds thereof and each to the other Security Document (including the Swap Intercreditor Agreement) that is required transactions contemplated to be executed occur on the Closing Date, duly executed by each Credit Party party thereto, together with evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required certified by the Security Documents as of Borrower’s chief financial officer, which shall reflect no Indebtedness other than the Loans made by the Lenders on the Closing Date or that and other Indebtedness permitted by the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary to Credit Documents (Aexcluding any Permitted Additional Debt) create (collectively, the Liens intended to be created by any Security Document and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, such Security Document shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or recording and (B) comply with Section 9.10, in each case shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent“Closing Date Financials”).
(jh) The Administrative Agent and the Lead Arranger and Bookrunner shall have received (i) the Initial Reserve Report and (ii) lease operating statements and production reports with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report Report, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative AgentLead Arranger and Bookrunner, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and for each fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024ending thereafter ending at least 45 days prior to the Closing Date.
(ki) The Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors and/or other Credit Parties shall have entered intointo the Initial Required Hedge Agreements as of the Closing Date; provided that, or otherwise be party to, subject to the Borrower and/or other Credit Parties using commercially reasonable efforts to enter into the Initial Required Hedge Agreements, which if such Initial Required Hedge Agreements have not been entered into as of the Closing Date, the entering into of such Initial Required Hedge Agreements shall not be in a condition to the form of fixed price swaps at market prices at the time entered into, and the Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantors shall have delivered reasonably acceptable evidence occurrence of the foregoing Closing Date and shall instead be required pursuant to the Administrative AgentSection 9.18.
(l) The Arrangers shall have received (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending after the date of the most recent audited financial statements provided pursuant to clause (i) above, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the portion of the Fiscal Year then ended (it being understood and agreed that any such financial statements shall be deemed delivered to the extent the Borrower has filed such financial statements with the SEC using the ▇▇▇▇▇ filing system and such reports are publicly available).
(mj) On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received (i) a solvency certificate (giving effect to the Chapter 11 Plan) substantially in the form of Exhibit H J hereto and signed by a Financial Officer of the BorrowerBorrower and (ii) a Notice of Borrowing satisfying the requirements of Section 2.3(a).
(nk) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the Borrower has (i) obtained and effected all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Credit Documents and (ii) caused the Administrative Agent to be named as lender loss payee and/or additional insured under each insurance policy with respect to such insurance, as applicable.
(ol) All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder and under any written agreements with any Arranger and invoiced, including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent, shall have been paid in full in cash or netted from the proceeds of the initial funding under the Facility, to the extent applicable.
(pi) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) and the Lenders shall have received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, the Patriot Act, that has been requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least five ten (510) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has requested, in a written notice to the Borrower at least five ten (510) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower, shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification (provided that, it is understood and agreed that as of the date hereof the Borrower is excluded from the definition of “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; provided further, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause (ii) shall be deemed to be satisfied).
(qn) The Credit Parties shall have delivered title information used commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) as satisfactory title information (including customary title opinions, information or reports or other documents) consistent with usual and customary standards for the Administrative Agent may reasonably require satisfactory geographic regions in which the Borrowing Base Properties are located with respect to not less than 50% of the Administrative Agent setting forth PV-9 value of the status of title to at least Borrowing Base Properties evaluated in the Title Coverage MinimumInitial Reserve Report.
(ro) After giving effect to The Borrower shall have received, or shall receive simultaneously with the Transactions on occurrence of the Closing Date (including Date, no less than $256,300,000 in aggregate cash proceeds from the initial extensions of credit hereunder Plan Sponsor Backstop Commitment Agreement, the Noteholder Backstop Commitment Agreement, the Rights Offering, and the refinancing of Incremental Equity Investment (if any) (as each term is defined in the Existing Credit AgreementsChapter 11 Plan), Availability shall be not less than twenty percent (20%) of the Loan Limit.
(s) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received executed copies of the Guarantee, executed by each Person which will be a Guarantor on the Closing Date.
(tp) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying (a) that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have received all material third-party and governmental consents and approvals required by the terms of the Credit Documents, (b) since December 31, 20232018, there has not been any material adverse change in, or Material Adverse Effect on the business, operations, property, liabilities (actual or contingent) or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole whole, other than any change, event or occurrence, arising individually or in the aggregate, from events that could reasonably be expected to result from the filing or commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases or the announcement of the filing or commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases and (c) at the time of the initial Borrowing under this Agreement and also after giving effect to any Borrowing on the Closing Date, thereto no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(uq) The Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied that after the initial Borrowing under this Agreement on the Closing Date, the application of the proceeds thereof and after giving effect to the other transactions contemplated hereby, the Available Commitment then available to be borrowed shall be not less than 15% of $475,000,000.
(r) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that (a) all loans, commitments and other obligations under the Borrower DIP Facility and the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement are being repaid in full, the DIP Facility and the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement are being terminated, and the liens securing the DIP Facility and the Pre-Petition Credit Agreement are being released, in each case substantially contemporaneously with the proceeds of the initial Borrowing under this Agreement and (b) allowed Notes Claims and Term Loans Claims (each as defined in the Chapter 11 Plan) shall each have received cash proceeds from been satisfied through the issuance of its Equity Interests New Common Stock (as defined in an amount not less than $150,000,000 since January 1, 2025. Without limiting the generality Chapter 11 Plan) to the holders of the provisions of Section 12.4, for purposes of determining compliance such claims in accordance with the conditions specified in this Section 6Chapter 11 Plan. After giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, each Lender that has signed this Agreement the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or no Indebtedness other matters required under this Section 6 to be consented to or approved than the Loans made by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Lenders on the Closing Date and other Indebtedness permitted by the Credit Documents (excluding any Permitted Additional Debt). The Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior evidence satisfactory to it that all liens on the assets of the Borrower and its restricted subsidiaries (other than liens permitted by the Credit Documents) have been (or will be concurrently with the initial funding under the Facility) released or terminated and that duly executed recordable releases and terminations in forms reasonably acceptable to the Closing Date specifying Administrative Agent with respect thereto have been obtained by the Borrower or its objection theretoRestricted Subsidiaries.
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Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing. The Closing Date initial Borrowing under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed or waived pursuant to Section 13.1.
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from the Borrower 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 e-mail telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received, on behalf of itself, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, written opinions of (i) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, LLP, counsel to the Credit Parties and (ii) local counsel in each jurisdiction where Mortgaged Properties are located, in each case (A) dated the Closing Date, (B) addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank and (C) in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and customary for transactions of this type. The Borrower, the other Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent hereby instruct such counsel to deliver such legal opinions[Reserved].
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received received, in the case of each Credit Party, each of the items referred to in subclauses (i), (ii) and (iii) below:
(i) a copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation, certificate of limited partnership or certificate of formation, including all amendments thereto, of each Credit Party, in each case, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization, and 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);
(ii) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer of the General Partner and each Credit Party dated the Closing Date and certifying:
(iA) 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 the General Partner and each such Credit Party as in effect on the Closing Date,
(iiB) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or managing general partner, managing member or equivalent) of each 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 borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the Closing Date,
(iiiC) that attached thereto is (A) a true and complete copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation, certificate of limited partnership, articles of incorporation or certificate of formation, including all amendments thereto, of the General Partner and each Credit Party, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization, (B) a certificate as to the good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws formation of such jurisdiction) of the General Partner and each Credit Party in the jurisdiction in which it is formed or organized as of a recent date from such Secretary of State (or other similar official), which has not been amended and, since the date of the last amendment thereto disclosed pursuant to subclause (Ci) if available after the use of commercially reasonable efforts by the Borrower, 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 Credit Party in each jurisdiction where such Credit Party owns material Borrowing Base Properties or Borrowing Base Midstream Assets (other than in the jurisdiction where such Credit Party is formed or organized), as of a recent date from the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of such jurisdiction, which has not been amendedabove,
(ivD) 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 each such Credit Party, and
(viii) 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 Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party thereto either (i) a promissory note substantially in counterpart of the form Guarantee and the Collateral Agreement signed on behalf of Exhibit G executed by such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Borrower in favor Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy transmission of each Lender a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has requested signed a promissory note, evidencing counterpart of the Loans owing to such LenderGuarantee and the Collateral Agreement.
(e) All Equity Interests directly owned documents and instruments, including Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable personal property and financing statements, reasonably requested by the Borrower Collateral Agent to be filed, registered or recorded to create the Liens intended to be created by any Subsidiary Guarantor, Security Document and perfect such Liens having the priority set forth in each case as of the Closing Date, DIP Order shall have been pledged pursuant delivered to the Security Agreement (except that such Credit Parties shall not be required to pledge any Excluded Equity Interests) and the Collateral Agent shall have received all certificatesfor filing, if any, representing such securities pledged under the Security Agreement, accompanied by instruments of transfer and/or undated powers endorsed in blankregistration or recording.
(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received customary UCC, tax and judgment lien searches with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors in their applicable jurisdictions of organization, reflecting the absence of Liens and security interests other than those being released on or prior to the Closing Date or which are otherwise permitted under the Credit Documents.
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that substantially concurrently with entering into the Credit Documents and the initial extensions of credit thereunder on the Closing Date (i) all outstanding indebtedness and other obligations under the Existing Credit Agreements will be repaid or will otherwise be satisfied in full (and all commitments to lend thereunder shall be terminated) and (ii) all Liens and security interests granted in connection with the Existing Credit Agreements will be released and terminated.
(h) All representations and warranties made by any Credit Party contained herein or in the other Credit Documents are shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (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 date).
(g) All “first-day” orders entered by the Bankruptcy Court following the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases shall have not been reversed, vacated or stayed (except with the consent of the Majority Lenders).
(h) The Bankruptcy Court shall have entered the DIP Order and except that any representation such DIP Order shall not have been reversed, vacated or stayed and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” shall not have been amended, supplemented or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates) and otherwise modified without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of and the Borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of such conditionMajority Lenders.
(i) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received copies of the Security Agreement, the Mortgages, UCC financing statements and each other Security Document (including the Swap Intercreditor Agreement) that is required to be executed on the Closing Date, duly executed by each Credit Party party thereto, together with evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required by the Security Documents as of the Closing Date or that the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary to (A) create the Liens intended to be created by any Security Document and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, such Security Document shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or recording and (B) comply with Section 9.10, in each case shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(j) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) a thirteen-week cash flow forecast for the thirteen-week period following the Closing Date attached hereto as Exhibit M (the “Initial Reserve Report Budget”) and (ii) lease operating statements and production reports with respect to a cash flow forecast prepared on a monthly basis from the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in Closing Date through the Initial Reserve Report in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024.
(k) The Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have entered into, or otherwise be party to, Required Hedge Agreements, which Required Hedge Agreements shall be in the form of fixed price swaps at market prices at the time entered into, and the Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantors shall have delivered reasonably acceptable evidence of the foregoing to the Administrative Agent.
(l) The Arrangers shall have received (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending after the Borrower’s anticipated date of emergence from the most recent audited financial statements provided pursuant to clause Chapter 11 Cases attached hereto as Exhibit N (i) above, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the portion of the Fiscal Year then ended (it being understood and agreed that any such financial statements shall be deemed delivered to the extent the Borrower has filed such financial statements with the SEC using the ▇▇▇▇▇ filing system and such reports are publicly available“Initial Emergence Budget”).
(mj) On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) The Agents shall have received a solvency certificate substantially all fees payable thereto or to any Lender (including any agent and arranger in respect of this DIP Facility) on or prior to the form of Exhibit H hereto Closing Date and, to the extent invoiced, all other amounts due and signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower.
(n) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the Borrower has (i) obtained and effected all insurance required to be maintained payable pursuant to the Credit Documents and (ii) caused on or prior to the Administrative Agent to be named as lender loss payee and/or additional insured under each insurance policy with respect to such insurance, as applicable.
(o) All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder and under any written agreements with any Arranger and invoicedClosing Date, including, without limitationto the extent invoiced, the reimbursement or payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees, charges and documented fees and expenses disbursements of ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, counsel ) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Administrative Agent, shall have been paid in full in cash Credit Parties hereunder or netted from the proceeds of the initial funding under the Facility, to the extent applicableany Credit Document.
(pi) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) and the Lenders shall have received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, includingincluding without limitation, the Patriot Act, Act that has been requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three five (35) Business Days days prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has requested, in a written notice to the Borrower at least five ten (510) Business Days days prior to the Closing Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower, Borrower shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification (provided that, it is understood and agreed that as of the date hereof the Borrower is excluded from the definition of “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; provided further, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause (ii) shall be deemed to be satisfied).
(q) The Credit Parties shall have delivered title information to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require satisfactory to the Administrative Agent setting forth the status of title to at least the Title Coverage Minimum.
(rl) After giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date (including the initial extensions any prepayment of credit hereunder and the refinancing of the Existing Credit Agreements), Availability shall be not less than twenty percent (20%) of the Loan Limit.
(s) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received executed copies of the Guarantee, executed by each Person which will be a Guarantor on the Closing Date.
(t) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying (a) that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have received all material third-party and governmental consents and approvals required by the terms of the Credit Documents, (b) since December 31, 2023, there has not been any material adverse change in, or Material Adverse Effect on the business, operations, property, liabilities (actual or contingent) or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole and (c) at the time of this Agreement and also after giving effect to any Borrowing Loans on the Closing Date, no Default or Event the amount of Default the Available Commitment shall have occurred and be continuingat least $75,000,000.
(um) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that the Borrower shall have received cash proceeds from the issuance of its Equity Interests in an amount entered into Hedge Transactions with hedge counterparties with respect to not less than $150,000,000 since January 1, 2025. Without limiting the generality 80% of their reasonably anticipated monthly projected production of oil from Proved Developed Producing Reserves for each of the provisions of Section 12.4twelve (12) full months immediately following the Petition Date, for and such Hedge Transactions shall continue to be in effect on the Closing Date. For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 6, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted accepted, or to be satisfied with, each document or other matters matter required under this Section 6 thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received written notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.
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Sources: Senior Secured Superpriority Debtor in Possession Credit Agreement (EP Energy LLC)
Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing. The Closing Date initial Borrowing under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed or waived pursuant to Section 13.1.
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from the Borrower 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 e-mail telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received, on behalf of itself, the Collateral Agent itself and the LendersSecured Parties on the Closing Date, a written opinions opinion of (i) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇ LLP, counsel to the Credit Parties Parties, and (ii) each local counsel in each jurisdiction where Mortgaged Properties are locatedspecified on Schedule 6(b), in each case (A) dated the Closing Date, (B) addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank and (C) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and customary for transactions of this typeAgent. The Borrower, the other Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent hereby instruct such counsel counsels to deliver such legal opinions.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received received, in the case of each Credit Party, each of the items referred to in subclauses (i), (ii) and (iii) below:
(i) a copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation, certificate of limited partnership or certificate of formation, including all amendments thereto, of each Credit Party, in each case, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization, and 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);
(ii) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer of the General Partner and each Credit Party dated the Closing Date and certifying:
(iA) 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 the General Partner and each such Credit Party as in effect on the Closing DateDate and at all times immediately prior to and after the date of the resolutions described in clause (B) below,
(iiB) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or managing general partner, managing member or equivalent) of each 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 borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the Closing Date,
(iiiC) that attached thereto is (A) a true and complete copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation, certificate of limited partnership, articles of incorporation or certificate of formation, including all amendments thereto, of the General Partner and each Credit Party, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization, (B) a certificate as to the good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws formation of such jurisdiction) of the General Partner and each Credit Party in the jurisdiction in which it is formed or organized as of a recent date from such Secretary of State (or other similar official), which has not been amended and, since the date of the last amendment thereto disclosed pursuant to subclause (Ci) if available after the use of commercially reasonable efforts by the Borrower, 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 Credit Party in each jurisdiction where such Credit Party owns material Borrowing Base Properties or Borrowing Base Midstream Assets (other than in the jurisdiction where such Credit Party is formed or organized), as of a recent date from the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of such jurisdiction, which has not been amendedabove,
(ivD) 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 each such Credit Party, and
(vE) 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.
(d) The Administrative Agent Guarantee shall have received a promissory note substantially be in the form of Exhibit G executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested a promissory note, evidencing the Loans owing to such Lenderfull force and effect.
(e) All Equity Interests directly owned by the Borrower or Except for any Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case as of the Closing Date, shall have been pledged pursuant items referred to the Security Agreement (except that such Credit Parties shall not be required to pledge any Excluded Equity Interests) and the Collateral Agent shall have received all certificates, if any, representing such securities pledged under the Security Agreement, accompanied by instruments of transfer and/or undated powers endorsed in blank.
(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received customary UCC, tax and judgment lien searches with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors in their applicable jurisdictions of organization, reflecting the absence of Liens and security interests other than those being released on or prior to the Closing Date or which are otherwise permitted under the Credit Documents.
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that substantially concurrently with entering into the Credit Documents and the initial extensions of credit thereunder on the Closing Date (i) all outstanding indebtedness and other obligations under the Existing Credit Agreements will be repaid or will otherwise be satisfied in full (and all commitments to lend thereunder shall be terminated) and (ii) all Liens and security interests granted in connection with the Existing Credit Agreements will be released and terminated.
(h) All representations and warranties made by any Credit Party contained herein or in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (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 and except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates) and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of such condition.Schedule 9.13(b):
(i) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received copies of the Security Collateral Agreement, the Mortgages, UCC financing statements and each all other Security Document (Documents and other documents and instruments, including the Swap Intercreditor Agreement) that is required to be executed on the Closing DateUniform Commercial Code or other applicable personal property and financing statements, duly executed reasonably requested by each Credit Party party thereto, together with evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required by the Security Documents as of the Closing Date or that the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary to (A) be filed, registered or recorded to create the Liens intended to be created by any Security Document and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, such Security Document shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or recording and none of the Collateral shall be subject to any other pledges, security interests or mortgages, except for Liens permitted under Section 10.2.
(Bii) comply with Section 9.10All Equity Interests of the Borrower and all Equity Interests of each Material Subsidiary directly owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case as of the Closing Date, shall have been takenpledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement (except that such Credit Parties shall not be required to pledge any Excluded Equity Interests) and the Collateral Agent shall have received all certificates, completed or otherwise provided if any, representing such securities pledged under the Collateral Agreement, accompanied by instruments of transfer and/or undated powers endorsed in blank.
(iii) Except with respect to intercompany Indebtedness, all evidences of Indebtedness for borrowed money in a manner reasonably satisfactory principal amount in excess of $10,000,000 (individually) that is owing to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor shall be evidenced by a promissory note and shall have been pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement, and the Collateral Agent shall have received all such promissory notes, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank.
(iv) All Indebtedness of the Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries that is owing to any Credit Party shall be evidenced by the Intercompany Note, which shall be executed and delivered by the Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries and shall have been pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement, and the Collateral Agent shall have received such Intercompany Note, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank.
(f) Each of the Corporate Reorganization and Merger Transactions, the Junior Lien Note Exchange and each other transaction contemplated under the Transaction Agreement, shall have been consummated, or substantially simultaneously with the initial Borrowing under this Agreement, will be consummated, in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Agreement, without giving effect to any modification, consent or waiver thereto that is materially adverse to the interests of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Lenders (in their capacities as such) without the consent of each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders.
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(h) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) true, correct and complete copies of the Initial Reserve Report and Historical Financial Statements, (ii) lease operating statements and production reports with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agenta pro forma balance sheet as of December 31, 2017, for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024.
(k) The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries after giving effect to the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have entered into, or otherwise be party to, Required Hedge Agreements, which Required Hedge Agreements shall be in the form of fixed price swaps at market prices at the time entered intoTransactions, and the Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantors shall have delivered reasonably acceptable evidence of the foregoing to the Administrative Agent.
(liii) The Arrangers shall have received (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet a pro forma capitalization table of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending after the date of the most recent audited financial statements provided pursuant to clause (i) above, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the portion of the Fiscal Year then ended (it being understood and agreed that any such financial statements shall be deemed delivered giving effect to the extent the Borrower has filed such financial statements with the SEC using the ▇▇▇▇▇ filing system and such reports are publicly available)Transactions.
(mi) On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a solvency certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H J hereto and signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower.
(nj) The Administrative Agent Agents shall have received evidence that the Borrower has all fees payable thereto or to any Lender (iincluding any agent and arranger in respect of this Facility) obtained and effected all insurance required to be maintained pursuant on or prior to the Credit Documents and (ii) caused the Administrative Agent to be named as lender loss payee and/or additional insured under each insurance policy with respect to such insurance, as applicable.
(o) All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder and under any written agreements with any Arranger and invoiced, including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent, shall have been paid in full in cash or netted from the proceeds of the initial funding under the FacilityClosing Date and, to the extent applicable.
(p) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) and the Lenders shall have received invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date Date, all other amounts due and payable pursuant to the Credit Documents on or prior to the Closing Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ LLP) required to be reimbursed or paid by the Credit Parties hereunder or under any Credit Document.
(k) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, all documentation and other information about the Borrower and the Guarantors as has been reasonably requested in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that they reasonably determine is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, includingincluding without limitation the PATRIOT Act.
(l) Since December 31, 2017, no change, event, circumstance, development, state of facts, or condition shall have occurred (or existed, as applicable) that would, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(m) The Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall have received the Initial Reserve Report and the Closing Date Reserve Report.
(n) The Administrative Agent shall have received, in the case of a Borrowing, a Borrowing Request as required by Section 2.3(a)(i) or, in the case of a Letter of Credit Extension, the Patriot Act, that has been requested by applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent in writing at least five shall have received a Letter of Credit Application as required by Section 3.2(a).
(5o) Business Days prior to The Administrative Agent shall have received the Closing Date Intercreditor Agreement executed and (ii) to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has requested, in a written notice to the Borrower at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to delivered by the Borrower, each Subsidiary Guarantor, and each other representative of the Junior Lien Notes.
(p) The Administrative Agent shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification (provided thatMortgages, it is understood executed and agreed that as delivered by a duly Authorized Officer of the date hereof applicable Credit Parties in sufficient counterparts for the Borrower is excluded from prompt recordation thereof, encumbering Mortgaged Properties that constitute Borrowing Base Properties evaluated in the definition of “legal entity customer” under Initial Reserve Report having a PV-10 sufficient to satisfy the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; provided further, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause (ii) shall be deemed to be satisfied)Collateral Coverage Minimum.
(q) The Credit Parties shall have delivered title information to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require satisfactory to the Administrative Agent setting forth the status of title to at least the Title Coverage Minimum.
(r) After giving effect to all Loans to be made and Letters of Credit to be issued hereunder and the consummation of the Transactions on the Closing Date (including date of the initial extensions of credit hereunder and the refinancing of the Existing Credit Agreements)Event, Availability shall be not less than twenty percent $300,000,000.
(20%r) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) customary UCC lien search results with respect to the Borrower and the other Credit Parties in their respective jurisdictions of formation and (ii) county-level real property search results for the Loan Limitcounties in which the Borrowing Base Properties are located.
(s) The No litigation by any Person or Governmental Authority shall be pending or threatened (i) with respect to the Transaction Agreement or the Transactions contemplated therein, this Agreement or any Credit Document or (ii) that the Administrative Agent (shall determine has had, or its counsel) shall have received executed copies of could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect or materially and adversely affect this Agreement or the Guarantee, executed by each Person which will be a Guarantor on the Closing DateCollateral.
(t) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer be reasonably satisfied with the environmental condition of the Borrower certifying (a) that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have received all material third-party and governmental consents and approvals required by the terms of the Credit Documents, (b) since December 31, 2023, there has not been any material adverse change in, or Material Adverse Effect on the business, operations, property, liabilities (actual or contingent) or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole and (c) at the time of this Agreement and also after giving effect to any Borrowing on the Closing Date, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuingBase Properties.
(u) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory title information with respect to it that Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower shall have received cash proceeds from the issuance of and its Equity Interests in an amount not less than $150,000,000 since January 1, 2025. Without limiting the generality Restricted Subsidiaries (including Stone Energy and its Subsidiaries) comprising at least 85% of the provisions PV-10 of Section 12.4, for purposes all of determining compliance with the conditions specified Proved Reserves evaluated in this Section 6, 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 matters required under this Section 6 to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Initial Reserve Report.
(v) The Administrative Agent shall have received notice from copies of insurance certificates, if applicable, evidencing the insurance required to be maintained by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 9.3, each of which shall name the Secured Parties as additional insureds on any such Lender liability insurance and name the Collateral Agent as additional loss payee under any such property insurance, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(w) The Administrative Agent shall have received the schedule of Hedge Transactions described in Section 8.20 prepared as of a reasonably recent date (not exceeding ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date specifying Date).
(x) After giving effect to the Transactions, none of Holdings, the Borrower or its objection theretoor their Restricted Subsidiaries shall have any outstanding Indebtedness or preferred Equity Interests other than (i) the Loans and Letters of Credit, (ii) the Junior Lien Notes, (iii) the Stone Energy Notes, and (iv) other Indebtedness permitted under Section 10.1.
(y) The Administrative Agent shall have received duly executed mortgage releases and terminations, terminations of any financing statements and terminations of control agreements, with respect to any and all Liens, in each case, encumbering the properties or assets (including Oil and Gas Properties) of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries (including Stone Energy and its Subsidiaries), including, without limitation, any mortgages, financing statements, control agreements and other security documents securing the Existing Credit Agreements, except to the extent any such Lien constitutes a Permitted Lien.
(z) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have completed with satisfactory results all other business, legal, environmental, tax, financial and accounting due diligence with respect to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, Stone Energy and its Subsidiaries and the Transactions. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders of the Closing Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective unless each of the foregoing conditions is satisfied (or waived pursuant to Section 13.1) at or prior to 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on May 31, 2018 (and, in the event such conditions are not so satisfied or waived, the Commitments shall terminate at such time).
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Talos Energy Inc.)
Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing. The Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed or waived pursuant to Section 13.1.
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from the Borrower (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include e-mail transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received, on behalf of itself, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, written opinions of (i) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, LLP, counsel to the Credit Parties and (ii) local counsel in each jurisdiction where Mortgaged Properties are located, in each case (A) dated the Closing Date, (B) addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank and (C) in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and customary for transactions of this type. The Borrower, the other Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent hereby instruct such counsel to deliver such legal opinions.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received received, in the case of each Credit Party, a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer of the General Partner and each Credit Party dated the Closing Date and certifying:
(i) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the bylaws (or limited liability company agreement or other equivalent governing documents) of the General Partner and each such Credit Party as in effect on the Closing Date,
(ii) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or managing member or equivalent) of each 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 borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the Closing Date,
(iii) that attached thereto is (A) a true and complete copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation or certificate of formation, including all amendments thereto, of the General Partner and each such Credit Party, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization, (B) a certificate as to the good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of such jurisdiction) of the General Partner and each such Credit Party (other than Tidelands Oil Production Company, LLC) in the jurisdiction in which it is formed or organized as of a recent date from such Secretary of State (or other similar official), which has not been amended and, (C) if available after the use of commercially reasonable efforts by the Borrower, 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 Credit Party in each jurisdiction where such Credit Party owns material Borrowing Base Properties or Borrowing Base Midstream Assets (other than in the jurisdiction where such Credit Party is formed or organized), as of a recent date from the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of such jurisdiction, which has not been amended,
(iv) 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 each such Credit Party, and
(v) 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 Administrative Agent shall have received a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit G executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested a promissory note, evidencing the Loans owing to such Lender.
(ei) All Equity Interests directly owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary GuarantorGrantor, in each case as of the Closing Date, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Security Collateral Agreement (except that such Credit Parties shall not be required to pledge any Excluded Equity Interests) and the Collateral Agent shall have received all certificates, if any, representing such securities pledged under the Security Collateral Agreement, accompanied by instruments of transfer and/or undated powers endorsed in blank.
(fi) The Administrative Agent shall have received customary UCC, tax and judgment lien searches with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors Grantors in their applicable jurisdictions of organization, reflecting the absence of Liens and security interests other than those being released on or prior to the Closing Date or which are otherwise permitted under the Credit Documents.
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that substantially concurrently with entering into the Credit Documents and the initial extensions of credit thereunder on the Closing Date (i) all outstanding indebtedness and other obligations under the Existing Credit Agreements will be repaid or will otherwise be satisfied in full (and all commitments to lend thereunder shall be terminated) and (ii) all Liens and security interests granted in connection with the Existing Credit Agreements will be released and terminated.
(hf) All representations and warranties made by any Credit Party contained herein or in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (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 and except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates) and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of such condition.
(ig) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received copies of the Security Collateral Agreement, the Mortgages, UCC financing statements and each other Security Document (including the Swap Intercreditor Agreement) that is required to be executed on the Closing Date, duly executed by each Credit Party party thereto, together with evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required by the Security Documents as of the Closing Date or that the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary to (A) create the Liens intended to be created by any Security Document and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, such Security Document shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or recording and (B) comply with Section 9.10, in each case shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(jh) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the Initial Reserve Report and (ii) lease operating statements and production reports with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report Report, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, for the fiscal quarter year ended September 30December 31, 20242022.
(k) The Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have entered into, or otherwise be party to, Required Hedge Agreements, which Required Hedge Agreements shall be in the form of fixed price swaps at market prices at the time entered into, and the Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantors shall have delivered reasonably acceptable evidence of the foregoing to the Administrative Agent.
(l) The Arrangers shall have received (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending after the date of the most recent audited financial statements provided pursuant to clause (i) above, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the portion of the Fiscal Year then ended (it being understood and agreed that any such financial statements shall be deemed delivered to the extent the Borrower has filed such financial statements with the SEC using the ▇▇▇▇▇ filing system and such reports are publicly available).
(m) On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a solvency certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto and signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower.
(nj) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the Borrower has (i) obtained and effected all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Credit Documents and (ii) caused the Administrative Agent to be named as lender loss payee and/or additional insured under each insurance policy with respect to such insurance, as applicable.
(ok) All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder and under any written agreements with any Arranger and invoiced, including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇& ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent, shall have been paid in full in cash or netted from the proceeds of the initial funding under the Facility, to the extent applicable.
(p) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) and the Lenders shall have received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, the Patriot Act, that has been requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has requested, in a written notice to the Borrower at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower, shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification (provided that, it is understood and agreed that as of the date hereof the Borrower is excluded from the definition of “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; provided further, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause (ii) shall be deemed to be satisfied).
(q) The Credit Parties shall have delivered title information to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require satisfactory to the Administrative Agent setting forth the status of title to at least the Title Coverage Minimum.
(r) After giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date (including the initial extensions of credit hereunder and the refinancing of the Existing Credit Agreements), Availability shall be not less than twenty percent (20%) of the Loan Limit.
(s) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received executed copies of the Guarantee, executed by each Person which will be a Guarantor on the Closing Date.
(t) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying (a) that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have received all material third-party and governmental consents and approvals required by the terms of the Credit Documents, (b) since December 31, 2023, there has not been any material adverse change in, or Material Adverse Effect on the business, operations, property, liabilities (actual or contingent) or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole and (c) at the time of this Agreement and also after giving effect to any Borrowing on the Closing Date, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(u) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that the Borrower shall have received cash proceeds from the issuance of its Equity Interests in an amount not less than $150,000,000 since January 1, 2025. Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 12.4, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 6, 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 matters required under this Section 6 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 Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.
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Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing. The Closing obligation of the Lender to make Loans after the Effective Date in connection with the initial Borrowing hereunder is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed or waived pursuant to Section 13.1.:
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) Lender shall have received from the Borrower (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence guarantee in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent Lender from each of the Parent, Tax Services of America, Inc., Delaware corporation and Hewfant, Inc., a Virginia corporation (which may include e-mail transmission of together with the Borrower, the “Credit Parties” and each a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement“Credit Party”).
(b) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received, on behalf of itself, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, written opinions of (i) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, LLP, counsel to the Credit Parties and (ii) local counsel in each jurisdiction where Mortgaged Properties are located, in each case (A) dated the Closing Date, (B) addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank and (C) in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and customary for transactions of this type. The Borrower, the other Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent hereby instruct such counsel to deliver such legal opinions.
(c) The Administrative Agent Lender shall have received a certificate dated as of a date no later than the Effective Date from the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer of the General Partner and each Credit Party dated certifying as to the Closing Date incumbency and certifying:
genuineness of the signature of each officer of such Credit Party executing this Agreement or any agreement, instrument or other document contemplated hereby (ieach a “Credit Document” and collectively, the “Credit Documents”) and that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of (i) the bylaws (or limited liability company agreement or other equivalent governing documents) articles of the General Partner and each incorporation of such Credit Party and all amendments thereto certified as in effect on of a recent date by the Closing Date,
Secretary of State of its jurisdiction of incorporation, (ii) that attached the bylaws of such Credit Party and all amendments thereto is a true and complete copy of (iii) resolutions duly adopted by the board Board of directors (or managing member or equivalent) Directors of each such Credit Party 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 borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the Closing Date,
(iii) that attached thereto is (A) a true and complete copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation or certificate of formation, including all amendments thereto, of the General Partner and each Credit Party, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization, (B) a certificate as to the good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of such jurisdiction) of the General Partner and each Credit Party in the jurisdiction in which it is formed or organized as of a recent date from such Secretary of State (or other similar official), which has not been amended and, (C) if available after the use of commercially reasonable efforts by the Borrower, 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 Credit Party in each jurisdiction where such Credit Party owns material Borrowing Base Properties or Borrowing Base Midstream Assets (other than in the jurisdiction where such Credit Party is formed or organized), as of a recent date party.
(c) The Lender shall have received a certificate from the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of such jurisdiction, which has not been amended,
(iv) 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 state of incorporation of each Credit Party, and
(v) a certificate dated as of a director or an officer recent date, as to the incumbency and specimen signature existence of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer executing the certificate pursuant to subclause (ii) abovesuch Credit Party.
(d) The Administrative Agent Lender shall have received a promissory note an opinion of legal counsel to the Credit Parties dated as of date no later than the Effective Date in substantially in the form of attached hereto as Exhibit G executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested a promissory note, evidencing the Loans owing to such Lender.A.
(e) All Equity Interests directly owned by The Borrower shall have paid to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, Lender when due the upfront fee in each case as clause (1) of the Closing Date, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Security Agreement (except that such Credit Parties shall not be required to pledge any Excluded Equity Interests) and the Collateral Agent shall have received all certificates, if any, representing such securities pledged under the Security Agreement, accompanied by instruments of transfer and/or undated powers endorsed in blank.
(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received customary UCC, tax and judgment lien searches with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors in their applicable jurisdictions of organization, reflecting the absence of Liens and security interests other than those being released on or prior to the Closing Date or which are otherwise permitted under the Credit Documents.
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that substantially concurrently with entering into the Credit Documents and the initial extensions of credit thereunder on the Closing Date (i) all outstanding indebtedness and other obligations under the Existing Credit Agreements will be repaid or will otherwise be satisfied in full (and all commitments to lend thereunder shall be terminated) and (ii) all Liens and security interests granted in connection with the Existing Credit Agreements will be released and terminated.
(h) All representations and warranties made by any Credit Party contained herein or in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as second paragraph of the Closing Date (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 and except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates) and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of such condition.
(i) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received copies of the Security Agreement, the Mortgages, UCC financing statements and each other Security Document (including the Swap Intercreditor Agreement) that is required to be executed on the Closing Date, duly executed by each Credit Party party thereto, together with evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required by the Security Documents as of the Closing Date or that the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary to (A) create the Liens intended to be created by any Security Document and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, such Security Document shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or recording and (B) comply with Section 9.10, in each case shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(j) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the Initial Reserve Report and (ii) lease operating statements and production reports with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024.
(k) The Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have entered into, or otherwise be party to, Required Hedge Agreements, which Required Hedge Agreements shall be in the form of fixed price swaps at market prices at the time entered into, and the Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantors shall have delivered reasonably acceptable evidence of the foregoing to the Administrative Agent.
(l) The Arrangers shall have received (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending after the date of the most recent audited financial statements provided pursuant to clause (i) above, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the portion of the Fiscal Year then ended (it being understood and agreed that any such financial statements shall be deemed delivered to the extent the Borrower has filed such financial statements with the SEC using the ▇▇▇▇▇ filing system and such reports are publicly available).
(m) On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a solvency certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto and signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower.
(n) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the Borrower has (i) obtained and effected all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Credit Documents and (ii) caused the Administrative Agent to be named as lender loss payee and/or additional insured under each insurance policy with respect to such insurance, as applicable.
(o) All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder and under any written agreements with any Arranger and invoiced, including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent, shall have been paid in full in cash or netted from the proceeds of the initial funding under the Facility, to the extent applicable.
(p) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) and the Lenders shall have received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, the Patriot Act, that has been requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has requested, in a written notice to the Borrower at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower, shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification (provided that, it is understood and agreed that Fee Letter dated as of the date hereof the Borrower is excluded from the definition of “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; provided further, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause (ii) shall be deemed to be satisfied).
(q) The Credit Parties shall have delivered title information to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require satisfactory to the Administrative Agent setting forth the status of title to at least the Title Coverage Minimum.
(r) After giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date (including the initial extensions of credit hereunder and the refinancing of the Existing Credit Agreements), Availability shall be not less than twenty percent (20%) of the Loan Limit.
(s) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received executed copies of the Guarantee, executed by each Person which will be a Guarantor on the Closing Date.
(t) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying (a) that between the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have received all material third-party and governmental consents and approvals required by the terms of Lender (the Credit Documents, (b) since December 31, 2023, there has not been any material adverse change in, or Material Adverse Effect on the business, operations, property, liabilities (actual or contingent) or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole and (c) at the time of this Agreement and also after giving effect to any Borrowing on the Closing Date, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing“Fee Letter”).
(u) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that the Borrower shall have received cash proceeds from the issuance of its Equity Interests in an amount not less than $150,000,000 since January 1, 2025. Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 12.4, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 6, 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 matters required under this Section 6 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 Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.
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Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing. The Closing Date is effectiveness of this Agreement and the initial Borrowing hereunder are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed or waived pursuant to Section 13.1.
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) and the Lenders (or their counsel) shall have received from the Borrower (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include e-mail transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) and the Lenders (or their counsel) shall have received, on behalf of itselfthe Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, written opinions of (i) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, counsel to the Credit Parties, (ii) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, LLP, Texas counsel to the Credit Parties and (iiiii) local counsel in each jurisdiction where Mortgaged Properties are located, in each case (A) dated the Closing Date, (B) addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, Agent and the Lenders and each Issuing Bank and (C) in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Majority Lenders and covering such customary matters relating to the Credit Parties, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents for transactions of this type. The Borrower, Borrower and the other Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent hereby instruct such counsel to deliver such legal opinions.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received received, in the case of each Credit Party, a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer of the General Partner and each Credit Party dated the Closing Date and certifying:
(i) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the bylaws (or limited liability company agreement or other equivalent governing documents) of the General Partner and each such Credit Party as in effect on the Closing DateDate and at all times since a date prior to the date of the resolutions described in clause (ii) below,
(ii) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or managing member or equivalent) of each 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 borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the Closing Date,
(iii) that attached thereto is (A) a true and complete copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation or certificate of formation, including all amendments thereto, of the General Partner and each such Credit Party, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization, (B) a certificate as to the good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of such jurisdiction) of the General Partner and each such Credit Party in the jurisdiction in which it is formed or organized as of a recent date from such Secretary of State (or other similar official), which has not been amended and, (C) if available after the use of commercially reasonable efforts by the Borrower, 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 Credit Party in each jurisdiction where such Credit Party owns material Borrowing Base Specified Properties or Borrowing Base Midstream Assets (other than in the jurisdiction where such Credit Party is formed or organized), as of a recent date from the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of such jurisdiction, which has not been amended,
(iv) 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 each such Credit Party, and
(v) 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 Administrative Agent Each Lender that has requested a promissory note shall have received a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit G H executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested a promissory notesuch Lender, evidencing the Loans owing to such Lender.
(e) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) and the Lenders (or their counsel) shall have received executed copies of the Guarantee, executed by each Person which will be a Guarantor on the Closing Date.
(i) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) and the Lenders (or their counsel) shall have received copies of the Collateral Agreement, Mortgages in respect of any Specified Properties (subject to Section 9.9), UCC financing statements and each other Security Document that is required to be executed on the Closing Date, duly executed by each Credit Party party thereto, together with evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required by the Security Documents as of the Closing Date or that the Majority Lenders may deem reasonably necessary to (A) create the Liens intended to be created by any Security Document and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, such Security Document shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or recording by the Collateral Agent (or its designee, which may be counsel to the Majority Lenders) and (B) comply with Section 9.11, in each case shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Majority Lenders.
(ii) All Equity Interests directly owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary GuarantorGrantor, in each case as of the Closing Date, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Security Collateral Agreement (except that such Credit Parties shall not be required to pledge any Excluded Equity Interests) and the Collateral Agent shall have received all certificates, if any, representing such securities pledged under the Security Collateral Agreement, accompanied by instruments of transfer and/or undated powers endorsed in blank.
(fiii) The Administrative Agent shall have received customary UCC, tax and judgment lien searches with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors Grantors in their applicable jurisdictions of organization, reflecting the absence of Liens and security interests other than those being released on or prior to the Closing Date or which are otherwise permitted under the Credit Documents.
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that substantially concurrently with entering into the Credit Documents and the initial extensions of credit thereunder on the Closing Date (i) all outstanding indebtedness and other obligations under the Existing Credit Agreements will be repaid or will otherwise be satisfied in full (and all commitments to lend thereunder shall be terminated) and (ii) all Liens and security interests granted in connection with the Existing Credit Agreements will be released and terminated.
(h) All representations and warranties made by any Credit Party contained herein or in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (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 and except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates).
(h) and the Administrative Agent The Lenders (or their counsel) shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer (i) satisfactory audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower certifying as for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and satisfactory unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower for each fiscal quarter thereafter ending at least 45 days prior to the satisfaction Closing Date and (ii) a pro forma unaudited consolidated balance sheet of such conditionthe Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the initial Borrowing under this Agreement, the application of the proceeds thereof and to the other transactions contemplated to occur on the Closing Date, certified by the Borrower’s chief financial officer, which shall reflect no Indebtedness other than the Loans made by the Lenders on the Closing Date and other Indebtedness permitted by the Credit Documents (excluding any Permitted Additional Debt) (collectively, the “Closing Date Financials”).
(i) The Administrative Agent Lenders (or its their counsel) shall have received copies of the Security Agreement, the Mortgages, UCC financing statements and each other Security Document (including the Swap Intercreditor Agreement) that is required to be executed on the Closing Date, duly executed by each Credit Party party thereto, together with evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required by the Security Documents as of the Closing Date or that the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary to (A) create the Liens intended to be created by any Security Document and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, such Security Document shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or recording and (B) comply with Section 9.10, in each case shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(j) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the Initial Reserve Report and (ii) lease operating statements and production reports with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report Report, in form each case as delivered to (and substance satisfactory to accepted by) the First Lien Exit Administrative AgentAgent or the arrangers of the First Lien Exit Facility, for the fiscal quarter year ended September 30, 2024.
(k) The Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have entered into, or otherwise be party to, Required Hedge Agreements, which Required Hedge Agreements shall be in the form of fixed price swaps at market prices at the time entered into, and the Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantors shall have delivered reasonably acceptable evidence of the foregoing to the Administrative Agent.
(l) The Arrangers shall have received (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 2019 and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending after the date of the most recent audited financial statements provided pursuant to clause (i) above, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the portion of the Fiscal Year then ended (it being understood and agreed that any such financial statements shall be deemed delivered thereafter ending at least 45 days prior to the extent the Borrower has filed such financial statements with the SEC using the ▇▇▇▇▇ filing system and such reports are publicly available)Closing Date.
(mj) On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) and the Lenders (or their counsel) shall have received (i) a solvency certificate (giving effect to the Chapter 11 Plan) substantially in the form of Exhibit H I hereto and signed by a Financial Officer of the BorrowerBorrower and (ii) a Notice of Borrowing satisfying the requirements of Section 2.3.
(nk) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the Borrower has (i) obtained and effected all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Credit Documents and (ii) caused the Administrative Agent to be named as lender loss payee and/or additional insured under each insurance policy with respect to such insurance, as applicable.
(ol) All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder and under any written agreements with any Arranger and invoiced, including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, as counsel to the Administrative AgentLenders, and Ropes & ▇▇▇▇ LLP, as counsel to the Agents, shall have been paid in full in cash or netted from the proceeds of the initial funding under the Facility, to the extent applicable.
(pi) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) and the Lenders shall have received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, the Patriot Act, that has been requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has requested, in a written notice to the Borrower at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower, shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification (provided that, it is understood and agreed that as of the date hereof the Borrower is excluded from the definition of “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; provided further, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause (ii) shall be deemed to be satisfied).
(qn) The Credit Parties Administrative Agent shall have delivered title information to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) as the Administrative Agent may received evidence reasonably require satisfactory to the Majority Lenders (or their counsel) that the First Lien Exit Administrative Agent has received from the Credit Parties title information setting forth the status of title to at least 85% of the Title Coverage MinimumPV-9 value of the Specified Properties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report and shall have accepted such information.
(ro) After giving effect to The Borrower shall have received, or shall receive simultaneously with the Transactions on occurrence of the Closing Date Date, no less than $450,000,000 in aggregate cash common equity proceeds (including a portion of which proceeds may, for the initial extensions avoidance of credit hereunder and the refinancing doubt, be deemed received pursuant to netting arrangements with certain lenders (in their respective sole discretion) in respect of obligations of the Existing Credit AgreementsBorrower to repay amounts owed to such lenders under the Junior DIP Facility), Availability shall be not less than twenty percent (20%) of the Loan Limit.
(sp) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received executed copies of and the Guarantee, executed by each Person which will be a Guarantor on the Closing Date.
Lenders (tor their counsel) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying (a) that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have received all material third-party and governmental consents and approvals required by the terms of the Credit Documents, (b) since December 31, 20232019, there has not been any material adverse change in, or Material Adverse Effect on the business, operations, property, liabilities (actual or contingent) or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole whole, other than any change, event or occurrence, arising individually or in the aggregate, from (i) events that could reasonably be expected to result from the filing or commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases or the announcement of the filing or commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases and (ii) any circumstances or conditions disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders prior to the Closing Date resulting from or arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, (c) at the time of the initial Borrowing under this Agreement and also after giving effect to any Borrowing on the Closing Date, thereto no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuingcontinuing and (d) the condition precedent set forth in clause (g) of this Section 6 above shall have been satisfied.
(uq) The Majority Lenders shall be reasonably satisfied that after the initial Borrowing under this Agreement on the Closing Date, the application of the proceeds thereof and after giving effect to the other transactions contemplated hereby, Liquidity shall be not less than $300,000,000.
(r) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) and the Lenders (or their counsel) shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it the Majority Lenders (or their counsel) that (a) all loans, commitments and other obligations under each DIP Facility are being repaid in full, each DIP Facility is being terminated, and the liens securing each DIP Facility are being released, in each case substantially contemporaneously with the proceeds of the initial Borrowing under this Agreement and (b) allowed 2016 Term Loan Claims, 2017 Term Loan Claims, Second Lien Notes Claims, and Unsecured Notes Claims (each as defined in the Chapter 11 Plan) shall each have been satisfied through the treatment provided for each such claim under the Chapter 11 Plan in accordance with the Chapter 11 Plan. After giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall have no Indebtedness other than the Loans made by the Lenders on the Closing Date and other Indebtedness permitted by the Credit Documents (excluding any Permitted Additional Debt). The Administrative Agent (and their counsel) and the Lenders (and their counsel) shall have received cash proceeds from evidence satisfactory to Majority Lenders that all liens on the issuance of its Equity Interests in an amount not less than $150,000,000 since January 1, 2025. Without limiting the generality assets of the provisions of Section 12.4, for purposes of determining compliance Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than liens permitted by the Credit Documents) have been (or will be concurrently with the conditions specified initial funding under the Facility) released or terminated and that duly executed recordable releases and terminations in this Section 6forms reasonably acceptable to the Majority Lenders with respect thereto have been obtained by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
(s) [Reserved].
(t) The Bankruptcy Court shall have entered one or more final non-appealable orders (one of which orders may be the order confirming the Chapter 11 Plan) approving the Facility, each Lender that has signed this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, and authorizing the Borrower to execute, deliver and perform under the Facility, this Agreement and the other Credit Documents, which order shall be deemed in full force and effect, not stayed, reversed or vacated, and, subject to the consent provisions set forth in Section 3.02 of the Restructuring Support Agreement, be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Consenting Parties (as defined in the Restructuring Support Agreement).
(u) The Chapter 11 Plan and all other related documentation (i) shall have consented tobeen confirmed by an order of the Bankruptcy Court, approved which order shall be in full force and effect, unstayed and final, and shall not have been modified or accepted amended without the written consent of the Majority Lenders, reversed or vacated, (ii) all conditions precedent to be the effectiveness of the Chapter 11 Plan as set forth therein shall have been satisfied with, each document or other matters required under this Section 6 to be consented to or waived (the waiver thereof having been approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent Majority Lenders), and the substantial consummation (as defined in Section 1101 of the Bankruptcy Code) of the Chapter 11 Plan in accordance with its terms shall have received notice from such Lender prior to occurred contemporaneously with the Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.and (iii) the transactions contemplated by the Chapter 11 Plan to occur on the effective date of the Chapter 11 Plan shall have been substantially consummated (as defined in Section 1101 of the Ban
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Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing. The Closing Date initial Borrowing under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedentprecedent on or prior to April 16, 2021, except as otherwise agreed or waived pursuant to Section 13.1.
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from the Borrower (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include e-mail transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received, on behalf of itself, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, written opinions of (i) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇ LLP, counsel to the Credit Parties and (ii) local ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, as special Louisiana counsel in each jurisdiction where Mortgaged Properties are locatedto the Credit Parties, in each case case, (Ai) dated the Closing Date, (Bii) addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank and (Ciii) in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and customary for transactions of this type. The Borrower, the other Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent hereby instruct such counsel to deliver such legal opinions.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received received, in the case of each Credit Party, each of the items referred to in subclauses (i) and (ii), and, in the case of the Borrower, the item referred to in subclause (iii) below:
(i) a copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation or certificate of formation, including all amendments thereto, of each Credit Party, in each case, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization, and 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);
(ii) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer of the General Partner and each Credit Party dated the Closing Date and certifying:
(iA) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the bylaws (or limited liability company agreement or other equivalent governing documents) of the General Partner and each such Credit Party as in effect on the Closing DateDate and at all times since a date prior to the date of the resolutions described in clause (B) below,
(iiB) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or managing member or equivalent) of each 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 borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the Closing Date,
(iiiC) that attached thereto is (A) a true and complete copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation or certificate of formation, including all amendments thereto, of the General Partner and each Credit Party, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization, (B) a certificate as to the good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws formation of such jurisdiction) of the General Partner and each Credit Party in the jurisdiction in which it is formed or organized as of a recent date from such Secretary of State (or other similar official), which has not been amended and, since the date of the last amendment thereto disclosed pursuant to subclause (Ci) if available after the use of commercially reasonable efforts by the Borrower, 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 Credit Party in each jurisdiction where such Credit Party owns material Borrowing Base Properties or Borrowing Base Midstream Assets (other than in the jurisdiction where such Credit Party is formed or organized), as of a recent date from the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of such jurisdiction, which has not been amendedabove,
(ivD) 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 each such Credit Party, and
(vE) 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.
(iii) a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Borrower to the effect that (x) no Default or Event of Default exists and (y) since December 31, 2019, no event has occurred and is continuing, individually or in the aggregate, that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and which certificate shall set forth the calculations demonstrating that, as of the Closing Date (i) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries were in compliance with a Consolidated Total Net Leverage Ratio of no more than 2.25:1.00 and (ii) after giving effect to the Closing Date Loans, the Liquidity of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries is no less than $250,000,000.
(d) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received executed copies of the Guarantee, executed by each Person which will be a promissory note substantially in Guarantor on the form Closing Date, and of Exhibit G a joinder to the Intercreditor Agreement, executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested a promissory note, evidencing Administrative Agent as collateral agent for the Loans owing to such LenderSecured Parties.
(ei) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received copies of the Collateral Agreement, Mortgages on at least 90% of the PV-9 of the Credit Parties’ total Proved Reserves included in the Initial Reserve Report and each other Security Document that is required to be executed on the Closing Date, duly executed by each Credit Party party thereto, together with evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required by the Security Documents as of the Closing Date subject to the last paragraph of this Section 6 or that the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary to (A) create the Liens intended to be created by any Security Document and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, such Security Document shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or recording and (B) comply with Section 9.11, in each case shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(ii) All Equity Interests of each wholly-owned Material Subsidiary directly owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case as of the Closing Date, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Security Collateral Agreement (except that such Credit Parties shall not be required to pledge any Excluded Equity Interests) and the Collateral Agent shall have received all certificates, if any, representing such securities pledged under the Security Collateral Agreement, accompanied by instruments of transfer and/or undated powers endorsed in blank.
(fiii) The Administrative Agent shall have received customary UCC, tax and judgment UCC lien searches with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors in their applicable jurisdictions of organization.
(f) The Acquisition shall have been consummated, reflecting or shall be consummated substantially concurrently with the absence initial Borrowing under this Agreement, in accordance with the terms of Liens the Contribution Agreement. The Contribution Agreement shall not have been amended or waived in any material respect by PubCo and security interests other than those being released on or prior PubCo shall not have granted any material consent under the Contribution Agreement in a manner materially adverse to the Closing Date Lenders (in their capacity as such) without the consent of the Lead Arrangers (not to be unreasonably withheld or which are otherwise permitted under delayed). Upon the Credit Documentsconsummation of the Acquisition, the Borrower and Restricted Subsidiaries shall own at least 98% of the PV-9 value set forth in the Initial Reserve Report.
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that substantially concurrently with entering into the Credit Documents and the initial extensions of credit thereunder on the Closing Date (i) all outstanding indebtedness and other obligations under the Existing Credit Agreements will be repaid or will otherwise be satisfied in full (and all commitments to lend thereunder shall be terminated) and (ii) all Liens and security interests granted in connection with the Existing Credit Agreements will be released and terminated.
(h) All representations and warranties made by any Credit Party contained herein or in the other Credit Documents are 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 Closing Date 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 and except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates) and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer authorized officer of the Borrower borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of such condition.
(h) The Closing Date IPO shall have been successfully consummated, or shall be consummated substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing under this Agreement, and gross proceeds of no less than $300,000,000 shall have been contributed, or shall be contributed substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing under this Agreement, to the Borrower.
(i) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received copies of the Security Agreement, the Mortgages, UCC financing statements and each other Security Document (including the Swap Intercreditor Agreement) that is required to be executed on the Closing Date, duly executed by each Second Lien Credit Party party thereto, together with evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required by the Security Documents as of the Closing Date or that the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary to (A) create the Liens intended to be created by any Security Document and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, such Security Document Agreement shall have been delivered amended to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or recording and establish a “First Lien Facility Cap” (Bas defined therein) comply with Section 9.10of $350,000,000, in each case shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(j) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the Initial Reserve Report and (ii) lease operating statements and production reports with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024[reserved].
(k) The Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have entered into, or otherwise be party to, Required Hedge Agreements, which Required Hedge Agreements shall be in the form of fixed price swaps at market prices at the time entered into, and the Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantors shall have delivered reasonably acceptable evidence of the foregoing to the Administrative Agent.
(l) The Arrangers shall have received (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending after the date of the most recent audited financial statements provided pursuant to clause (i) above, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the portion of the Fiscal Year then ended (it being understood and agreed that any such financial statements shall be deemed delivered to the extent the Borrower has filed such financial statements with the SEC using the ▇▇▇▇▇ filing system and such reports are publicly available).
(m) On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a solvency certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H J hereto and signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower.
(nl) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the Borrower has shall have made commercially reasonable efforts to (i) obtained obtain and effected effect all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Credit Documents and (ii) caused cause the Administrative Agent to be named as lender loss payee and/or additional insured under each insurance policy with respect to such insurance, insurance as applicableto which the Administrative Agent shall have requested to be so named.
(om) All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder and under any written agreements with any Arranger and invoiced, including, without limitation, invoiced at least three (3) Business Days before the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, counsel to Closing Date (or such shorter period as may be reasonably agreed by the Administrative Agent, Borrower) shall have been paid in full in cash or netted from the proceeds of the initial funding under the Facility, to the extent applicable.
(pn) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) and the Lenders shall have received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information (including a Beneficial Ownership Certification) required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, including the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and the Patriot Act, that has been requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least five ten (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three (310) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has requested, in a written notice to the Borrower at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower, shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification (provided that, it is understood and agreed that as of the date hereof the Borrower is excluded from the definition of “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; provided further, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause (ii) shall be deemed to be satisfied).
(q) The Credit Parties shall have delivered title information to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require satisfactory to the Administrative Agent setting forth the status of title to at least the Title Coverage Minimum.
(r) After giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date (including the initial extensions of credit hereunder and the refinancing of the Existing Credit Agreements), Availability shall be not less than twenty percent (20%) of the Loan Limit.
(so) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received executed copies (i) the Initial Reserve Report and (ii) satisfactory title information (including customary title opinions, information or reports or other documents) consistent with usual and customary standards for the geographic regions in which the Borrowing Base Properties are located, taking into account the size, scope and number of the Guarantee, executed by each Person which will be a Guarantor on the Closing Date.
(t) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate leases and ▇▇▇▇▇ of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying (a) that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries Subsidiaries, with respect to not less than 85% of the PV-9 value of the Borrowing Base Properties on the Closing Date (provided that the Administrative Agent may waive the requirements of the preceding clause (ii) in its reasonable discretion so long as the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received all material third-party satisfactory title information (including customary title opinions, information or reports or other documents) consistent with usual and governmental consents customary standards for the geographic regions in which the Borrowing Base Properties are located, taking into account the size, scope and approvals required by the terms number of leases and ▇▇▇▇▇ of the Credit DocumentsBorrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (b) since December 31, 2023, there has with respect to not been any material adverse change in, or Material Adverse Effect on the business, operations, property, liabilities (actual or contingent) or condition (financial or otherwise) less than 50% of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole and (c) at PV-9 value of the time of this Agreement and also after giving effect to any Borrowing Base Properties on the Closing Date, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing).
(up) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that (i) the Borrower Existing Vine RBL Credit Agreement (ii) the Third Lien Credit Agreement and (iii) the Existing Brix Credit Agreement have been terminated, or shall be terminated substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing under this Agreement, that all related outstanding obligations (however defined) have been discharged or released. or shall be discharged or released substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing under this Agreement, and Liens securing such agreements and obligations shall have received cash proceeds from been terminated and/or released, or shall be terminated and/or released substantially concurrently with the issuance of its Equity Interests in an amount not less than $150,000,000 since January 1, 2025initial Borrowing under this Agreement,. Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 12.4, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified specific in this Section 6, 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 matters required under this Section 6 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 Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.
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Sources: Credit Agreement (Vine Energy Inc.)
Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing. The Closing Date initial Borrowing under this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed or waived pursuant to Section 13.1.
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from the Borrower (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include e-mail transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received, on behalf of itself, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, written opinions of (i) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇ LLP, counsel to the Credit Parties and (ii) local counsel in each jurisdiction where Mortgaged Properties are located, in each case (Ai) dated the Closing Date, (Bii) addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank and (Ciii) in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and customary for transactions of this type. The Borrower, the other Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent hereby instruct such counsel to deliver such legal opinions.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received received, in the case of each Credit Party, a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer of the General Partner and each Credit Party dated the Closing Date and certifying:
(i) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the bylaws (or limited liability company agreement or other equivalent governing documents) of the General Partner and each such Credit Party as in effect on the Closing DateDate and at all times since a date prior to the date of the resolutions described in clause (ii) below,
(ii) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or managing member or equivalent) of each 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 borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the Closing Date,
(iii) that attached thereto is (A) a true and complete copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation or certificate of formation, including all amendments thereto, of the General Partner and each such Credit Party, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization, (B) a certificate as to the good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of such jurisdiction) of the General Partner and each Credit Party in the jurisdiction in which it is formed or organized as of a recent date from such Secretary of State (or other similar official), which has not been amended and, (C) if available after the use of commercially reasonable efforts by the Borrower, 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 Credit Party in each jurisdiction where such Credit Party owns material Borrowing Base Properties or Borrowing Base Midstream Assets (other than in the jurisdiction where such Credit Party is formed or organized), as of a recent date from the such Secretary of State (or other similar official) of such jurisdiction), which has not been amended,
(iv) 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 each such Credit Party, and
(v) 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 Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a promissory note substantially in executed copies of the form of Exhibit G Guarantee, executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested Person which will be a promissory note, evidencing the Loans owing to such Lender.
(e) All Equity Interests directly owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case as of Guarantor on the Closing Date, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Security Agreement (except that such Credit Parties shall not be required to pledge any Excluded Equity Interests) and the Collateral Agent shall have received all certificates, if any, representing such securities pledged under the Security Agreement, accompanied by instruments of transfer and/or undated powers endorsed in blank.
(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received customary UCC, tax and judgment lien searches with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors in their applicable jurisdictions of organization, reflecting the absence of Liens and security interests other than those being released on or prior to the Closing Date or which are otherwise permitted under the Credit Documents.
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that substantially concurrently with entering into the Credit Documents and the initial extensions of credit thereunder on the Closing Date (i) all outstanding indebtedness and other obligations under the Existing Credit Agreements will be repaid or will otherwise be satisfied in full (and all commitments to lend thereunder shall be terminated) and (ii) all Liens and security interests granted in connection with the Existing Credit Agreements will be released and terminated.
(h) All representations and warranties made by any Credit Party contained herein or in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (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 and except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates) and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of such condition.
(i) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received copies of the Security Collateral Agreement, the Mortgages, UCC financing statements Mortgages (subject to the final paragraph of this Section) and each other Security Document (including the Swap Intercreditor Agreement) that is required to be executed on the Closing Date, duly executed by each Credit Party party thereto, together with evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required by the Security Documents as of the Closing Date subject to the last paragraph of this Section 6 or that the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary to (A) create the Liens intended to be created by any Security Document and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, such Security Document shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or recording and (B) comply with Section 9.109.11, in each case shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(ii) All Equity Interests of each wholly-owned Material Subsidiary directly owned by the Borrower, Falcon GP or any Subsidiary Guarantor, in each case as of the Closing Date, shall have been pledged pursuant to Collateral Agreement (except that such Credit Parties shall not be required to pledge any Excluded Equity Interests) and the Collateral Agent shall have received all certificates, if any, representing such securities pledged under the Collateral Agreement, accompanied by instruments of transfer and/or undated powers endorsed in blank.
(iii) The Administrative Agent shall have received customary UCC lien searches with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors in their applicable jurisdictions of organization.
(f) The Acquisition shall have been consummated, or shall be consummated substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing under this Agreement, in accordance with the terms of the Contribution Agreement. The Contribution Agreement shall not have been amended or waived in any material respect by PubCo and PubCo shall not have granted any material consent under the Contribution Agreement in a manner materially adverse to the Lenders (in their capacity as such) without the consent of the Lead Arranger and Bookrunner (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(g) The Specified Contribution Agreement Representations and the Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an authorized officer of the borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of such condition.
(h) The approval of the Stockholder Proposals (other than approval and adoption of the Falcon Minerals 2018 Long Term Incentive Plan) shall have been duly obtained in accordance with the DGCL, PubCo’s Organizational Documents and the rules and regulations of NASDAQ (all such terms in this clause (h) that are not defined herein as are defined in the Contribution Agreement).
(i) The Administrative Agent shall have received (a) the audited consolidated balance sheet of Royal Resources L.P. and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in partners’ capital (deficit) and cash flows for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 and (b) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Royal Resources L.P. and its Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2018, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in partners’ capital (deficit) and cash flows for the three-month period then ended (the “Closing Date Financials”).
(j) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the Initial Reserve Report and (ii) lease operating statements and production reports with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024.
(k) The Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have entered into, or otherwise be party to, Required Hedge Agreements, which Required Hedge Agreements shall be in the form of fixed price swaps at market prices at the time entered into, and the Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantors shall have delivered reasonably acceptable evidence of the foregoing to the Administrative Agent.
(l) The Arrangers shall have received (i) the audited a pro forma consolidated balance sheet and related pro forma consolidated statement of income of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of December and for the three-month period ending March 31, 2023 and 2018, prepared after giving effect to the related audited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for Transactions as if the Fiscal Year then ended, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries Transactions had occurred as of such date (in the last day case of each fiscal quarter ending after such balance sheet) or at the date beginning of such period (in the most recent audited financial statements provided pursuant to clause (i) above, and the related unaudited consolidated statements case of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the portion such statement of the Fiscal Year then ended (it being understood and agreed that any such financial statements shall be deemed delivered to the extent the Borrower has filed such financial statements with the SEC using the ▇▇▇▇▇ filing system and such reports are publicly availableincome).
(mk) [Reserved].
(l) On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received (i) a solvency certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H J hereto and signed by a Financial Officer of the BorrowerBorrower and (ii) a Notice of Borrowing (whether in writing or by telephone) satisfying the requirements of Section 2.3(a).
(nm) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the Borrower has (i) obtained and effected all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Credit Documents and (ii) caused made commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Administrative Agent to be named as lender loss payee and/or additional insured under each insurance policy with respect to such insurance, as applicable.
(on) All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder and under any written agreements with any Arranger and invoiced, including, without limitation, invoiced at least three (3) Business Days before the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, counsel to Closing Date (or such shorter period as may be reasonably agreed by the Administrative Agent, Borrower) shall have been paid in full in cash or netted from the proceeds of the initial funding under the Facility, to the extent applicable.
(pi) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) and the Lenders shall have received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, the Patriot Act, that has been requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least five ten (510) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has requested, in a written notice to the Borrower at least five ten (510) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower, shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification (provided that, it is understood and agreed that as of the date hereof the Borrower is excluded from the definition of “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; provided further, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause (ii) shall be deemed to be satisfied).
(qp) The Credit Parties shall have delivered title information to On the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require satisfactory to the Administrative Agent setting forth the status of title to at least the Title Coverage Minimum.
(r) After Closing Date, after giving effect to the Transactions on Transactions, neither the Closing Date Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have any Disqualified Equity or Material Indebtedness for borrowed money other than the Facility, with any existing Indebtedness for borrowed money (including Indebtedness under the initial extensions of credit hereunder DGK Credit Agreement) having been paid in full and the refinancing of the Existing Credit Agreements), Availability shall be not less than twenty percent (20%) of the Loan Limitcommitments thereunder having been terminated and all liens and security interests released.
(sq) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received executed copies satisfactory title information (including customary title opinions, information or reports or other documents) consistent with usual and customary standards for the geographic regions in which the Borrowing Base Properties and Oil and Gas Properties acquired on the Closing Date are located with respect to not less than 50% of the Guarantee, executed by each Person which will be a Guarantor PV-9 value of the Borrowing Base Properties on the Closing Date; provided that such timeline may be extended with the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
(tr) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying (a) that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have received all material third-party and governmental consents and approvals required by the terms of the Credit Documents, (b) since December 31, 2023, there has not been any material adverse change in, or Material Adverse Effect on the business, operations, property, liabilities (actual or contingent) or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole and (c) at the time of this Agreement and also after giving effect to any Borrowing Initial Loans made on the Closing Date, no Default or Event Date shall not result in the aggregate amount of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(u) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that the Borrower shall have received cash proceeds from the issuance of its Equity Interests in an amount not less than all Lenders’ Total Exposures at such time exceeding $150,000,000 since January 1, 202592,000,000. Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 12.4, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 6, 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 matters required under this Section 6 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 Closing Date specifying its objection thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent any security interest in any Collateral (other than any a lien on Collateral that may be perfected solely (A) by the filing of a financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or (B) by the delivery of stock certificates of the Borrower’s Wholly owned Domestic Subsidiaries that are Material Subsidiaries) is not or cannot be provided and/or perfected on the Closing Date (subject to extensions approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) after the Borrower’s use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so without undue burden or expense, the provision and/or perfection of security interests in such Collateral shall not constitute conditions precedent to the initial Borrowing under this Agreement, but shall be required to be delivered, provided, and/or perfected within (i) in the case of Mortgages required to be delivered pursuant to the Collateral Coverage Minimum, by the dates provided in the definition of “Collateral Coverage Minimum” and (ii) in the case of all other Collateral not otherwise described in the preceding clause (i), ninety (90) days following the Closing Date.
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Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing. The Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, except as otherwise agreed or waived pursuant to Section 13.1.
(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from the Borrower (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include e-mail transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement.
(b) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received, on behalf of itself, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, written opinions of (i) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, LLP, counsel to the Credit Parties and (ii) local counsel in each jurisdiction where Mortgaged Properties are located, in each case (A) dated the Closing Date, (B) addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and each Issuing Bank and (C) in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and customary for transactions of this type. The Borrower, the other Credit Parties and the Administrative Agent hereby instruct such counsel to deliver such legal opinions.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received received, in the case of each Credit Party, a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or similar officer of the General Partner and each Credit Party dated the Closing Date and certifying:
(i) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of the bylaws (or limited liability company agreement or other equivalent governing documents) of the General Partner and each such Credit Party as in effect on the Closing Date,
(ii) that attached thereto is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or managing member or equivalent) of each 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 borrowings hereunder, and that such resolutions have not been modified, rescinded or amended and are in full force and effect on the Closing Date,
(iii) that attached thereto is (A) a true and complete copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation or certificate of formation, including all amendments thereto, of the General Partner and each such Credit Party, certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of the jurisdiction of its organization, (B) a certificate as to the good standing (to the extent such concept or a similar concept exists under the laws of such jurisdiction) of the General Partner and each such Credit Party (other than Tidelands Oil Production Company, LLC) in the jurisdiction in which it is formed or organized as of a recent date from such Secretary of State (or other similar official), which has not been amended and, (C) if available after the use of commercially reasonable efforts by the Borrower, 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 Credit Party in each jurisdiction where such Credit Party owns material Borrowing Base Properties or Borrowing Base Midstream Assets (other than in the jurisdiction where such Credit Party is formed or organized), as of a recent date from the Secretary of State (or other similar official) of such jurisdiction, which has not been amended,
(iv) 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 each such Credit Party, and
(v) 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 Administrative Agent shall have received a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit G executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender that has requested a promissory note, evidencing the Loans owing to such Lender.
(ei) All Equity Interests directly owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary GuarantorGrantor, in each case as of the Closing Date, shall have been pledged pursuant to the Security Collateral Agreement (except that such Credit Parties shall not be required to pledge any Excluded Equity Interests) and the Collateral Agent shall have received all certificates, if any, representing such securities pledged under the Security Collateral Agreement, accompanied by instruments of transfer and/or undated powers endorsed in blank.
(fi) The Administrative Agent shall have received customary UCC, tax and judgment lien searches with respect to the Borrower and the Guarantors Grantors in their applicable jurisdictions of organization, reflecting the absence of Liens and security interests other than those being released on or prior to the Closing Date or which are otherwise permitted under the Credit Documents.
(g) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that substantially concurrently with entering into the Credit Documents and the initial extensions of credit thereunder on the Closing Date (i) all outstanding indebtedness and other obligations under the Existing Credit Agreements will be repaid or will otherwise be satisfied in full (and all commitments to lend thereunder shall be terminated) and (ii) all Liens and security interests granted in connection with the Existing Credit Agreements will be released and terminated.
(hf) All representations and warranties made by any Credit Party contained herein or in the other Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date (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 and except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar language shall be true and correct (after giving effect to any qualification therein) in all respects on such respective dates) and the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of such condition.
(ig) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received copies of the Security Collateral Agreement, the Mortgages, UCC financing statements and each other Security Document (including the Swap Intercreditor Agreement) that is required to be executed on the Closing Date, duly executed by each Credit Party party thereto, together with evidence that all other actions, recordings and filings required by the Security Documents as of the Closing Date or that the Collateral Agent may deem reasonably necessary to (A) create the Liens intended to be created by any Security Document and perfect such Liens to the extent required by, and with the priority required by, such Security Document shall have been delivered to the Collateral Agent for filing, registration or recording and (B) comply with Section 9.10, in each case shall have been taken, completed or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
(jh) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the Initial Reserve Report and (ii) lease operating statements and production reports with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report Report, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, for the fiscal quarter year ended September 30December 31, 20242022.
(k) The Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall have entered into, or otherwise be party to, Required Hedge Agreements, which Required Hedge Agreements shall be in the form of fixed price swaps at market prices at the time entered into, and the Borrower and Subsidiary Guarantors shall have delivered reasonably acceptable evidence of the foregoing to the Administrative Agent.
(l) The Arrangers shall have received (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023 and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year then ended, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of each fiscal quarter ending after the date of the most recent audited financial statements provided pursuant to clause (i) above, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, partners’ capital and members’ equity and cash flows for the portion of the Fiscal Year then ended (it being understood and agreed that any such financial statements shall be deemed delivered to the extent the Borrower has filed such financial statements with the SEC using the ▇▇▇▇▇ filing system and such reports are publicly available).
(m) On the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received a solvency certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto and signed by a Financial Officer of the Borrower.
(nj) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the Borrower has (i) obtained and effected all insurance required to be maintained pursuant to the Credit Documents and (ii) caused the Administrative Agent to be named as lender loss payee and/or additional insured under each insurance policy with respect to such insurance, as applicable.
(ok) All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder and under any written agreements with any Arranger and invoiced, including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇& ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent, shall have been paid in full in cash or netted from the proceeds of the initial funding under the Facility, to the extent applicable.
(pl) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) and the Lenders shall have received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, the Patriot Act, that has been requested by the Administrative Agent in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and (ii) to the extent the Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has requested, in a written notice to the Borrower at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower, shall have received such Beneficial Ownership Certification (provided that, it is understood and agreed that as of the date hereof the Borrower is excluded from the definition of “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation; provided further, upon the execution and delivery by such Lender of its signature page to this Agreement, the condition set forth in this clause (ii) shall be deemed to be satisfied).
(qm) The Credit Parties shall have delivered title information to the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require satisfactory to the Administrative Agent setting forth the status of title to at least the Title Coverage Minimum.
(r) After giving effect to the Transactions on the Closing Date (including the initial extensions of credit hereunder and the refinancing of the Existing Credit Agreements), Availability shall be not less than twenty eighty-five percent (2085%) of the Loan LimitPV-9 value (excluding the PV-9 of any Production Sharing Contracts) of the Borrowing Base Properties (excluding any Oil and Gas Properties subject to Production Sharing Contracts) evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report.
(sn) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received executed copies of the Guarantee, executed by each Person which will be a Guarantor on the Closing Date.
(to) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of an Authorized Officer of the Borrower certifying (a) that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have received all material third-party and governmental consents and approvals required by the terms of the Credit Documents, (b) since December 31, 20232022, there has not been any material adverse change in, or Material Adverse Effect on the business, operations, property, liabilities (actual or contingent) or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Credit Parties, taken as a whole and (c) at the time of this Agreement and also after giving effect to any Borrowing on the Closing Date, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(u) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that the Borrower shall have received cash proceeds from the issuance of its Equity Interests in an amount not less than $150,000,000 since January 1, 2025. Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 12.4, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 6, 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 matters required under this Section 6 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 Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.
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