AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO SUPERPRIORITY SECURED DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION CREDIT AGREEMENT

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO SUPERPRIORITY SECURED DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION CREDIT AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT No. 4, dated as of November 24, 2015 (this “Amendment”), to that certain Superpriority Secured Debtor-In-Possession Credit Agreement dated as of August 6, 2015 (as previously amended by Amendment Nos. 1, 2 and 3 thereto, the “Existing Credit Agreement” and, as so amended hereby, the “Credit Agreement”) among, inter alios, ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC., a Delaware corporation and a debtor and debtor-in-possession in the Cases (the “Borrower”), the SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS party thereto from time to time, each a debtor and debtor-in-possession in the Cases, the LENDERS party thereto from time to time, the ISSUING BANKS party thereto from time to time and CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Existing Credit Agreement as set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Defined Terms; References. (a) Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, each term used herein that is defined in the Credit Agreement has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement (or the Existing Credit Agreement, if context so requires). Each reference to “hereof”, “hereunder”, “herein” and “hereby” and each other similar reference and each reference to “this Agreement” and each other similar reference contained in the Existing Credit Agreement shall, after this Amendment becomes effective, refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. Each reference to the “Credit Agreement” or “thereunder”, “thereof” or “therein” in respect of the Existing Credit Agreement, and each other similar reference, contained in any other Loan Document shall, after this Amendment becomes effective, similarly refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

(b)    As used in this Amendment, the following term shall have the meaning specified below:

“Amendment No. 3” shall mean that certain Waiver and Amendment No. 3 to Superpriority Secured Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement dated as of November 2, 2015, in respect of the Existing Credit Agreement.

SECTION 2. Amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement.

(a) Section 1.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended to add the following defined term in appropriate alphabetical order:

“Backstop L/C Replacement” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Term L/C Cap”.

“PSA” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.17(c).

(b) Section 1.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the defined term “Restructuring Support Agreement”.

(c) The definition of “New Term L/C Conditions” in Section 1.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended to insert the words “(and each Lender agrees that any such objection must be made by such Lender acting in a reasonable manner)” immediately following the words “objecting to the issuance of such Term Facility Letter of Credit”.

(d) The definition of “Term L/C Cap” in Section 1.01 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended to insert the words “(a “Backstop L/C Replacement”)” immediately prior to the “.” at the end thereof.

(e) Section 2.04(b)(iii)(C) of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete and replace the words “Permitted Term L/C Cap Increase” with the words “Backstop L/C Replacement”.

(f) Section 2.05(b) of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete and replace the words “Permitted Term L/C Cap Increase” with the words “Backstop L/C Replacement”.

(g) Notwithstanding any provision of Amendment No. 3 (including Section 2(j)(iii) thereof), clause (c) of Section 5.17 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated, in its entirety, as follows:

“No later than January 22, 2016, enter into a plan structure agreement (the “PSA”) with Lenders constituting the Required Lenders (and potentially other stakeholders), which PSA shall be based on the Agreed Business Plan and be in form and substance acceptable to the Required Lenders acting in a commercially reasonable manner (it being understood that withholding consent to a PSA on the basis of a determination of encumbered and unencumbered assets inconsistent with any order of the Bankruptcy Court shall be commercially unreasonable), and which PSA shall also (i) outline a construct for a Chapter 11 plan for the Debtors, including a waterfall analysis demonstrating distributions under such Chapter 11 plan to each class of claims according to their relative priority under the Bankruptcy Code, (ii) identify property that was encumbered as of the Petition Date and property that was unencumbered as of the Petition Date, and include a discussion of the Debtors’ approach to the valuation of such property; (iii) set forth a timeline for filing a

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Chapter 11 plan and related disclosure statement with the Bankruptcy Court and for seeking Bankruptcy Court approval thereof; provided, however, that the failure to meet any such deadlines that may be set forth in the PSA shall not constitute an Event of Default hereunder absent further approval of the Bankruptcy Court; and (iv) outline a process for implementing one or more agreed restructuring alternatives for the Debtors in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders and the Debtors (for the avoidance of doubt, including a timeline for implementation of each strategic restructuring alternative). To facilitate the achievement of this milestone and by January 22, 2016, the Debtors shall populate a data room, and prepare related materials, to permit existing stakeholders and/or new third party potential investors to assess potential investments in the Debtors or other restructuring transaction for the Debtors.”

SECTION 3. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York and (to the extent applicable) the Bankruptcy Code.

SECTION 4. Counterparts. This Amendment may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

SECTION 5. Severability. Any provision hereof which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof and without affecting the validity or enforceability of any provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 6. Loan Document. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document.

SECTION 7. Effectiveness of this Amendment. This Amendment shall become effective on the date on which the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received from each of the Borrower, the Guarantors and the Required Lenders a counterpart hereof signed by such party or facsimile or other written confirmation (in form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) that such party has signed a counterpart hereof; and

(b) the amendments contained in Section 2(a), (b), (j), (k), (l) and (m) of Amendment No. 3, as modified hereby, shall have become effective in accordance with the terms of Amendment No. 3.

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SECTION 8. Certain Other Consequences of Effectiveness. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the other Loan Parties, any Guarantor, or any other party under the Existing Credit Agreement or any other Loan Documents, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Existing Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.

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

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, INC., as the Borrower

BY: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx

NAME: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx

TITLE: Executive Vice President & Chief Financial and Strategy Officer

GUARANTORS:

ALPHA AMERICAN COAL COMPANY, LLC

THUNDER MINING COMPANY II, INC.

ALEX ENERGY, INC.

ALPHA AMERICAN COAL HOLDING, LLC

ALPHA APPALACHIA HOLDINGS, INC.

ALPHA APPALACHIA SERVICES, INC.

ALPHA COAL RESOURCES COMPANY, LLC

ALPHA COAL SALES CO., LLC

ALPHA COAL WEST, INC.

ALPHA EUROPEAN SALES, INC.

ALPHA INDIA, LLC

ALPHA LAND AND RESERVES, LLC

ALPHA MIDWEST HOLDING COMPANY

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, LLC

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, LLC

ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES SERVICES, LLC

ALPHA PA COAL TERMINAL, LLC

ALPHA SHIPPING AND CHARTERING, LLC

ALPHA SUB EIGHT, LLC

ALPHA SUB ELEVEN, INC.

ALPHA SUB NINE, LLC

ALPHA SUB ONE, LLC

ALPHA SUB TEN, INC.

ALPHA SUB TWO, LLC

ALPHA TERMINAL COMPANY, LLC

ALPHA WYOMING LAND COMPANY, LLC

AMFIRE, LLC

AMFIRE HOLDINGS, LLC

AMFIRE MINING COMPANY, LLC

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]

APPALACHIA COAL SALES COMPANY, INC.

APPALACHIA HOLDING COMPANY

ARACOMA COAL COMPANY, INC.

AXIOM EXCAVATING AND GRADING SERVICES, LLC

BANDMILL COAL CORPORATION

BANDYTOWN COAL COMPANY

XXXXXXX HOLDINGS INC.

BARNABUS LAND COMPANY

BELFRY COAL CORPORATION

BIG BEAR MINING COMPANY

BLACK CASTLE MINING COMPANY, INC.

BLACK KING MINE DEVELOPMENT CO.

BLACK MOUNTAIN CUMBERLAND RESOURCES, INC.

XXXXX EAST DEVELOPMENT CO.

XXXXXX RUN MINING COMPANY, LLC

COAL GAS RECOVERY II, LLC (

PENNSYLVANIA LAND RESOURCES, LLC

XXXXXX RUN SOUTH MINING, LLC

XXXXXXXX ENERGY COMPANY, LLC

CASTLE GATE HOLDING COMPANY

CLEAR FORK COAL COMPANY

CRYSTAL FUELS COMPANY

CUMBERLAND COAL RESOURCES, LP (By: Pennsylvania Services Corporation, as general partner)

DEHUE COAL COMPANY

DELBARTON MINING COMPANY

DELTA MINE HOLDING COMPANY

DFDSTE CORP.

XXXXXXXXX-XXXXXXX COAL COMPANY, LLC

XXXXXXXXX-XXXXXXX LAND AND RESERVES, LLC

DRIH CORPORATION

DUCHESS COAL COMPANY

EAGLE ENERGY, INC.

ELK RUN COAL COMPANY, INC.

EMERALD COAL RESOURCES, LP (By: Pennsylvania Services Corporation, as general partner)

ENTERPRISE MINING COMPANY, LLC

XXXXXXXXX COAL CO., LLC

FOUNDATION MINING, LLC

FOUNDATION PA COAL COMPANY, LLC

FOUNDATION ROYALTY COMPANY

FREEPORT MINING, LLC

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]

FREEPORT RESOURCES COMPANY, LLC

GOALS COAL COMPANY

GREEN VALLEY COAL COMPANY

GREYEAGLE COAL COMPANY

XXXXXX RECLAMATION SERVICES LLC

XXXXXXX PROCESSING COMPANY, LLC

HIGHLAND MINING COMPANY

XXXXXXX CREEK COAL COMPANY

INDEPENDENCE COAL COMPANY, INC.

JACKS BRANCH COAL COMPANY

XXX CREEK HOLDING, LLC

KANAWHA ENERGY COMPANY

XXXXXX PROCESSING COMPANY, LLC

KINGSTON MINING, INC.

KINGWOOD MINING COMPANY, LLC

XXXX CREEK COAL CORPORATION

LAUREN LAND COMPANY

LAXARE, INC.

LITWAR PROCESSING COMPANY, LLC

XXXXX COUNTY MINE SERVICES, INC.

LONG FORK COAL COMPANY

XXXX XXXXXX COAL COMPANY, INC.

MAPLE MEADOW MINING COMPANY

MARFORK COAL COMPANY, INC.

XXXXXX COUNTY COAL CORPORATION

MAXXIM REBUILD CO., LLC

MAXXIM SHARED SERVICES, LLC

MAXXUM CARBON RESOURCES, LLC

XXXXXXXX-WYOMING COAL COMPANY, LLC

MILL BRANCH COAL CORPORATION

NEW RIDGE MINING COMPANY

NEW RIVER ENERGY CORPORATION

NEWEAGLE INDUSTRIES, INC.

XXXXXXXXXX CONTRACTING, INC.

NORTH FORK COAL CORPORATION

OMAR MINING COMPANY

PARAMONT COAL COMPANY VIRGINIA, LLC

XXXXXXX BRANCH MINING, INC.

PEERLESS EAGLE COAL CO.

PENNSYLVANIA LAND HOLDINGS COMPANY, LLC

PENNSYLVANIA LAND RESOURCES HOLDING COMPANY, LLC

PENNSYLVANIA SERVICES CORPORATION

PERFORMANCE COAL COMPANY

XXXXX XXXX MINING COMPANY

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]

PIGEON CREEK PROCESSING CORPORATION

PILGRIM MINING COMPANY, INC.

PIONEER FUEL CORPORATION

PLATEAU MINING CORPORATION

POWER MOUNTAIN COAL COMPANY

PREMIUM ENERGY, LLC

XXXX SALES & PROCESSING CO.

REPUBLIC ENERGY, INC.

RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT LLC

RESOURCE LAND COMPANY LLC

RIVER PROCESSING CORPORATION

RIVERSIDE ENERGY COMPANY, LLC

RIVERTON COAL PRODUCTION INC.

ROAD FORK DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC.

XXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXX COAL COMPANY

ROCKSPRING DEVELOPMENT, INC.

ROSTRAVER ENERGY COMPANY

RUM CREEK COAL SALES, INC.

XXXXXXX FORK COAL COMPANY

XXXXXXX-POCAHONTAS COAL CORPORATION

XXXXXXX-POCAHONTAS MINING COMPANY

XXXXXX COAL COMPANY, INC.

SPARTAN MINING COMPANY

XXXXXXX COAL COMPANY

SYCAMORE FUELS, INC.

T. C. H. COAL CO.

TENNESSEE CONSOLIDATED COAL COMPANY

TRACE CREEK COAL COMPANY

TWIN STAR MINING, INC.

WABASH MINE HOLDING COMPANY

XXXXXXX HOLDING COMPANY

WEST KENTUCKY ENERGY COMPANY

WHITE BUCK COAL COMPANY

XXXXXXXX MOUNTAIN COAL COMPANY
WYOMAC COAL COMPANY, INC., each as a Guarantor

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]

Executing this Agreement as an authorized officer of each of the foregoing persons on behalf of and so as to bind the persons named above under the caption “Guarantors”

By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx

Title: Secretary

[Signature Page to Amendment No. 4]

CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent and Term L/C Issuing Bank

By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Title: Vice President

[__________], as Lender

By:

Name:

Title: