Initial Funding The obligations of the Lenders to make ---------------- their Loans under the Initial Funding shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 13.02):
(a) The Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Lenders shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower setting forth (i) resolutions of its managing member with respect to the authorization of the Borrower to execute and deliver the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to enter into the transactions contemplated in those documents, (ii) the officers or other designated persons of the Borrower (y) who are authorized to sign the Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party and (z) who will, until replaced by another officer or officers duly authorized for that purpose, act as its representative for the purposes of signing documents and giving notices and other communications in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) specimen signatures of such authorized officers, and (iv) the certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as amended, of the Borrower, certified as being true and complete. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders may conclusively rely on such certificate until the Administrative Agent receives notice in writing from the Borrower to the contrary.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received certificates of the appropriate State agencies with respect to the existence, qualification and good standing of the Borrower.
(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received a compliance certificate which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit D, duly and --------- properly executed by a Responsible Officer and dated as of the date of Effective Date.
(e) The Administrative Agent shall have received from each party hereto counterparts (in such number as may be requested by the Administrative Agent) of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party.
(f) The Administrative Agent shall have received duly executed Notes payable to the order of each Lender in a principal amount equal to its Commitment dated as of the date hereof.
(g) The Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent the Initial Funding Disbursement Request in the amount of $3,700,000.
(h) The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Borrower duly executed counterparts of the ORRI Conveyance for each Lenders with respect to the Borrower's Oil and Gas Properties as of the date of such funding.
(i) The Administrative Agent shall have received from U.S. Energy Corp. duly executed counterparts of the Warrant Agreement for each Lender.
(j) The Administrative Agent shall have received from each party thereto duly executed counterparts (in such number as may be requested by the Administrative Agent) of the Security Instruments, including the Security Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the other Security Instruments described on Exhibit F-1. In connection with the execution and delivery of the Security ------------ Instruments, the Administrative Agent shall:
(i) be reasonably satisfied that the Security Instruments create first priority, perfected Liens on the Collateral, such Liens being subject only to Excepted Liens identified in clauses (a) to (d) and (e) of the definition thereof, but subject to the provisos at the end of such definition; and
(ii) have received certificates, together with undated, blank stock powers for each such certificate, representing all of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower.
(k) The Administrative Agent shall have received an opinion of Xxxxxx & Xxxxxx, special counsel to the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto. ----------
(l) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of insurance coverage of the Borrower evidencing that the Borrower and the Operator are carrying insurance in accordance with Section 8.13.
(m) The Administrative Agent shall have received title information as the Administrative Agent may require satisfactory to the Administrative Agent setting forth the status of title to the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report as of the Effective Date.
(n) The Administrative Agent shall be satisfied with the environmental condition of the Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower and have received such reports as in form and scope satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as they may request related thereto, including a Phase 1 Environmental Report with respect to all xxxxx a part of the Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower.
(o) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that the Borrower and the Operator have received all consents and approvals required by Section 8.03.
(p) The Administrative Agent shall have received (i) the financial statements referred to in Section 8.04(a), (ii) the Initial Reserve Report accompanied by a certificate covering the matters described in Section 9.12(b) and (iii) copies of all material contracts or agreements, including, but not limited to, all operating agreements covering the Oil and Gas Properties, as well as all marketing, transportation, and processing agreements related to such Oil and Gas Properties.
(q) The Administrative Agent shall have received appropriate UCC search certificates reflecting no prior Liens encumbering the Properties the Borrower for each of the following jurisdictions: State of Wyoming, Albany, Converse, Platte, Campbell, and Xxxxxxx Counties, and any other jurisdiction requested by the Administrative Agent.
(r) The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence that the Borrower has purchased one or more commodity price floors, collars or swaps acceptable to Administrative Agent and the Arranger (i) with one or more Approved Counterparties, and (ii) that have aggregate notional volumes of not less than 75% of the reasonably estimated projected natural gas production of currently producing xxxxx of Borrower for the first 24 months following the date hereof, in each case, from its Proved Developed Producing Reserves, as determined by reference to the Initial Reserve Reports.
(s) The Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that there are no negative price deviations in the oil and gas prices that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the value of the Borrower's Oil and Gas Properties.
(t) The Administrative Agent shall be satisfied that there has been no Material Adverse Effect to the Borrower since December 1, 2003.
(u) The Administrative Agent shall have received Letters-in-Lieu executed in blank by the Borrower, in such quantity as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
(v) The Administrative Agent shall have received Direction Letters executed in blank by the Borrower, in such quantity as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
(w) Since December 1, 2003, there shall not have been any disruption or adverse change in the financial or capital markets.
(x) The Borrower and the Lenders shall have agreed upon the Development Plan.
(y) The Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents as the Administrative Agent or special counsel to the Administrative Agent may reasonably request. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder shall not become effective unless each of the foregoing conditions is satisfied (or waived pursuant to Section 13.02) at or prior to 2:00 p.m., New York, New York time, on February 15, 2004 (and, in the event such conditions are not so satisfied or waived, the Commitments shall terminate at such time).
