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EXHIBIT 10.2
FIRST AMENDMENT TO FINANCING AGREEMENT
First Amendment to Financing Agreement dated as of this 19th day of June
1998 (the "Amendment"), by and among Energy Partners. Ltd., a Delaware
corporation (the "Borrower"), and Energy Income Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("EIF"), to that certain Financing Agreement dated as of April 15,
1998 (as amended, the "Agreement").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Agreement, EIF agreed to make loans to Borrower
for the purposes and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, Section 11.2(a) of the Agreement provides that the parties thereto
may amend or modify the Agreement by a written instrument duly executed by the
parties;
WHEREAS, Borrower has entered into a certain Asset Purchase Agreement,
dated as of June 23, 1998, effective April 1, 1998, with Union Oil Company of
California d/b/a Spirit Energy 76, a Delaware corporation ("Unocal") and Shell
Offshore, Inc., a Delaware corporation pursuant to which Borrower will acquire a
20% interest in those certain oil and gas producing properties known as the Bay
Xxxxxxxx Properties; and
WHEREAS, Borrower and EIF desire to amend the Agreement in certain other
respects.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
1. All capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to
them in the Agreement unless expressly defined otherwise in this Amendment.
2. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all terms and
conditions of the Agreement shall apply to the interpretation and enforcement of
this Amendment as if explicitly set forth herein.
3. The preamble of the Agreement is amended by adding the following after
the first "WHEREAS" clause:
WHEREAS, Borrower intends to enter into an agreement with Shell
Offshore, Inc. ("Shell") to acquire a 20% interest in those certain oil and
gas producing properties known as the Bay Xxxxxxxx Properties (the "Bay
Xxxxxxxx Acquisition");
4. Section 1.1 of the Agreement is amended by including the following
definitions, inserted in the appropriate alphabetical order:
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"Bay Xxxxxxxx Acquisition" shall mean the acquisition of the Bay
Xxxxxxxx Properties by Borrower and Unocal pursuant to that certain Asset
Purchase Agreement dated June 23, 1998, effective April 1, 1998, executed
by and between Shell, Borrower and Unocal.
"Bay Xxxxxxxx Agreement" shall mean that certain Bay Xxxxxxxx 2
Ownership and Management Agreement, dated as of June 23, 1998, by and
between Borrower and Unocal.
"Bay Xxxxxxxx Financing" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.1(b).
"Bay Xxxxxxxx Properties" mean those properties described on Exhibit
M.
"Bay Xxxxxxxx Purchase Agreement" shall mean that certain Asset
Purchase Agreement dated June 23, 1998, effective April 1, 1998, executed
by and between Shell, Borrower and Unocal.
"Borrower's Overhead" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.5(b).
"Shell" shall mean Shell Offshore, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
"Unocal" shall mean Union Oil Company of California d/b/a Spirit
Energy 76, a Delaware corporation.
5. Section 1.1 of the Agreement is amended by deleting "Chevron Cash Flow
From Operations" and the accompanying definition and by adding the following
definition in the appropriate alphabetical order:
"Cash Flow From Operations" shall mean gross cash receipts from the
sale, including but not limited to management fees, of Hydrocarbons plus
any other proceeds attributable to the Proposed Oil and Gas Agreements less
(i) all production, severance and ad valorem taxes incurred and/or paid to
governmental entities, (ii) all lease royalties and burdens incurred and/or
paid which are of record as of the first Funding, including Overriding
Royalty Interests to be conveyed by Borrower to third parties, if any,
(iii) routine operating expenses incurred and/or paid in connection with
the Properties (including without limitation gathering, transportation and
processing fees), (iv) workover expenditures incurred and/or paid on the
Properties that are not funded by EIF, and (v) franchise and income taxes
incurred and/or paid by Borrower.
6. Section 1.1 of the Agreement is amended by replacing the following
definitions with the definitions below:
"Additional Financings" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.1(c).
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"Final Payment Date" shall mean June 1, 2005.
7. Section 2.1 is amended to read as follows:
2.1 The Development Loan.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, EIF agrees to make a loan to Borrower (the "Chevron
Financing") in the principal amount of up to Nine Million Six Hundred
Forty-Six Thousand Dollars ($9,646,000) for the following purposes:
(i) up to Two Hundred Seventy-Four Thousand Dollars
($274,000) to finance Main Pass 133 rig mobilization;
(ii) up to One Million Nine Hundred Five Thousand Dollars
($1,905,000) to sidetrack and complete the Main Pass 133 A-6
well;
(iii) up to Two Million Three Hundred Eighty Thousand
Dollars ($2,380,000) to workover the Main Pass 133 A-10 well;
(iv) up to Two Million Six Hundred Eighty-Four Thousand
Dollars ($2,684,000) to workover the Main Pass 133 A-7 well;
(v) up to Two Million Two Hundred Thirty-One Thousand
Dollars ($2,231,000) to workover the Main Pass 133 A-9 well; and
(vi) up to One Hundred Seventy-Two Thousand Dollars
($172,O00) to finance Main Pass 133 rig demobilization.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, EIF agrees to make a loan to Borrower (the "Bay Xxxxxxxx
Financing") in the aggregate principal amount of up to Ten Million
Dollars ($10,000,000) for the following purposes:
(i) up to Nine Million Three Hundred Thousand Dollars
($9,300,000) to finance the acquisition of a 20% interest in the
Bay Xxxxxxxx Properties;
(ii) up to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) for
working capital; and
(iii) up to Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) to
finance payment of costs and expenses to EIF.
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(c) In the event that the Chevron Financing and Bay Xxxxxxxx
Financing do not fund an amount equal to the entire principal amount
of Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000) and subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, EIF agrees to make additional
loans to Borrower ("Additional Financings") to finance costs relating
to Borrower's obligations under the Proposed Oil and Gas Agreements
that satisfy certain conditions set forth in Section 6.2 ("Approved
Transactions"); provided, however, that the aggregate principal amount
funded under this Agreement shall not exceed Twenty Million Dollars
($20,000,000). The Chevron Financing, the Bay Xxxxxxxx Financing and
any Additional Financings are collectively referred to as the
"Development Loan" herein.
(d) Upon (i) satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth in
Article 6, and (ii) providing EIF with written notice not less than
twenty (20) days prior to any Funding, the Development Loan may be
funded through one or more Fundings to finance one or more Approved
Transactions; provided however, that any amounts under the Development
Loan which are not funded by April 1, 2000, will be canceled effective
April 1, 2000. Each Additional Funding shall be documented by either
an amendment to this Agreement or by a side letter between EIF and
Borrower, at the discretion of EIF.
8. Section 2.5 is amended to read as follows:
2.5 Repayment of Principal and Interest on the Development Loan. EIF
and Borrower agree that the Development Loan shall be repaid from
Borrower's Cash Flow From Operations, with repayment commencing on
September 15, 1998, as set forth below:
(a) Borrower shall first pay all amounts due to EIF with respect
to the Overriding Royalty Rate as set forth in Section 2.8;
(b) Borrower then shall allocate an amount equal to the sum of
(i) One Hundred Fifty-Eight Thousand Dollars ($158,000), and any such
other amount agreed to in writing by the parties, per month for
payment of Borrower's overhead expenses ("Borrower's Overhead") and
(ii) any required payments for insurance premiums agreed to by EIF in
writing; provided, however, that the allocation under this Section
2.5(b) shall no longer apply after January 1, 2000 and provided
further that the allocation for Borrower's Overhead under this Section
2.5(b) shall not apply unless and until the Bay Xxxxxxxx Financing has
been funded;
(c) Borrower then shall pay to EIF Base Interest on the
outstanding amount of principal, which payment shall be due in arrears
on the fifteenth day of
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each month for the previous calendar month, unless such day is not a
Business Day, in which event payment shall be due on the first
Business Day thereafter, and
(d) Borrower then shall deposit any remaining amount directly
into the Escrow Account.
(e) On or before April 1, 1999, the parties shall agree upon (i)
an amount of principal to be repaid from the funds deposited in the
Escrow Account and (ii) a repayment schedule.
(f) Under no circumstances shall this Agreement be interpreted as
establishing a revolving credit facility.
All unpaid principal and accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and
payable on the Final Payment Date; provided, however, that if, at any time,
the payments received by EIF from the Overriding Royalty Interests, Base
Interest and principal yield a twenty percent (20%) Internal Rate of Return
on all cash advanced from EIF under this Agreement, then Borrower shall
have no further obligation (including repayment of unpaid principal and
accrued and unpaid interest) under this Agreement and EIF shall reconvey
all of its Overriding Royalty Interests to Borrower. The prepayment
restrictions set forth in Section 2.6 shall not apply to the prepayment
described in the preceding sentence.
9. Section 2.7 is amended to read as follows:
2.7 Payment Procedure.
(a) All cash payments made by Borrower under the Notes or this
Agreement, except for payments made directly to the Escrow Account,
shall be made to EIF and wired to the following account prior to 12:00
o'clock noon, Eastern time, on the date that such payment is required
or permitted to be made:
First National Bank of Boston
ABA# 000-000-000
Worldwide Custody/Canton
Energy Income Fund, L.P. - Account #0000000
(b) Payments into the Escrow Account shall be made to the Escrow
Agent and wired to the following account prior to 12:00 o'clock noon,
Eastern time, on the date that such payment is required or permitted
to be made:
Peoples Bank
ABA #000-000-000
Energy Partners, Ltd. and EIF Escrow Account
Account #00-00-0000000
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(c) Borrower shall provide EIF with notice of Borrower's intent
to wire payments into either of the above-mentioned account at least
twenty-four (24) hours before such payments are deposited into such
account. Notice to EIF shall be given by facsimile, with the notice
addressed as follows:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Energy Income Fund, L.P.
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
(d) Borrower shall also provide the Escrow Agent with notice of
Borrower's intent to wire payments into the above-mentioned Escrow
Account at least twenty-four (24) hours before such payments are
deposited into such account. Notice to the Escrow Agent shall be given
by facsimile, with the notice addressed as follows:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Peoples Bank
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile No.: (000) 000-0000
(e) Any payment received by EIF after 12:00 o'clock noon, Eastern
time, on any day shall be considered for all purposes (including the
calculation of interest, to the extent permitted by applicable law) as
having been made on the next following Business Day. Payments shall be
first applied to costs and expenses due EIF pursuant to Articles 2
and 10 of this Agreement, then to accrued interest on the Notes, and
then to principal.
10. Section 2.8(a) is amended by replacing it with the following:
(a) The Royalty Rate shall be three percent (3%) unless and until
the Overriding Royalty Interests are extinguished pursuant to Section
2.5.
11. Section 2.8(b) is amended by replacing it with the following:
(b) The assignments of Overriding Royalty Interests shall be
effective as of (i) April 1, 1998, at 7:00 a.m., local time with
respect to the Bay Xxxxxxxx Properties and (ii) the effective date of
the assignment from Chevron to Borrower, at 7:00 a.m. local time,
with respect to the Chevron Properties. All subsequent Overriding
Royalty Interests shall be effective as of the date of Borrower's
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acquisition of each of the Properties, unless the relevant purchase
and sale agreement provides for an earlier effective date.
12. Section 6.2(i) is amended by replacing it with the following:
(i) Loan Documents. EIF shall have received the following
instruments, each duly and validly executed and delivered by Borrower:
(i) the Development Note;
(ii) the Escrow Agreement;
(iii) the Stockholders' Agreement in substantially the form
of Exhibit K;
(iv) the Stock Purchase Agreement in substantially the form
of Exhibit G;
(v) the Limited Personal Recourse Agreement in substantially
the form of Exhibit F;
(vi) the letter of intent for Farmout Agreement -- Workover
Package Main Pass 133 "A" Platform, Offshore Louisiana between
Borrower and Chevron;
(vii) Farmout Agreement between Borrower and Chevron;
(viii) blank letters in lieu of transfer order;
(ix) the Bay Xxxxxxxx Agreement;
(x) the Bay Xxxxxxxx Purchase Agreement; and
(xi) such other agreements, certificates, instruments or
other documents as EIF may reasonably request to evidence or
carry out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
13. Section 6.2 is amended by adding the following as a new paragraph
6.2(aa):
(aa) Consummation of Bay Xxxxxxxx Acquisition by Unocal. Unocal
shall have consummated the Bay Xxxxxxxx Acquisition pursuant to which
Unocal will acquire an 80% interest in the Bay Xxxxxxxx Properties
prior to or
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simultaneously with any Funding hereunder to finance Borrower's
acquisition of a 20% interest in the Bay Xxxxxxxx Properties.
14. Section 7.3(j) is amended to read as follows:
(j) Borrower shall deliver to EIF, at least fifteen (15) days
prior to July 1 and January 1 of each calendar year, or at any other
time agreed to by the parties, a Development Plan and Budget,
acceptable to EIF in its sole discretion, and a general and
administrative budget that includes the salaries and bonuses of each
officer and significant employee, together with all consulting fees
and arrangements, all of which shall be approved by EIF; and failure
to (i) comply with such budget, or (ii) submit it to EIF for approval
shall constitute an Event of Default pursuant to this Agreement; and
Borrower shall not use any proceeds of any Loan to pay any salaries,
consulting fees or other arrangements, unless such proceeds are
specifically allocated to such purpose in the Article 2;
15. Section 7.3(k) is amended by deleting the period at the end of the
sentence and adding "; and".
16. Section 7.3 is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
(l) With each payment to EIF pursuant to Section 2.5, a payment
reconciliation statement for the previous month in which Borrower sets
forth each of the following: (i) Borrower's gross revenues; (ii)
payments with respect to the Overriding Royalty Interests; (iii)
interest payments with respect to the Development Loan; and (iv)
payments directly into the Escrow Account.
17. Section 7.22(c) is amended by replacing "third quarter of 1998" with
"first quarter of 2000".
18. Article 7 is amended by adding the following new Section 7.37 and
Section 7.38:
7.37 Bay Xxxxxxxx Overrides. Borrower shall cause certain overriding
royalty interests owned by Affiliates of Shell to be conveyed to Borrower
and Unocal not later than January 1, 1999 and failure to do so shall
constitute an Event of Default.
7.38 Escrow Account/Agreement Security Interest. On or before June
1998, Borrower shall (i) validly execute and deliver to EIF a Collateral
Assignment, Security Agreement and Pledge pursuant to which Borrower
assigns, grants and conveys a continuing security interest in all of
Borrower's right, title and interest in the Escrow Agreement and all funds
deposited and held in the Escrow Account, now owned or hereafter acquired,
and all distributions and proceeds thereof to EIF, its successors and
assigns, as security for the obligations under the Development Note, or
under any other
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promissory notes, deeds of trust, assignments or other obligations owed by
Borrower to EIF (ii) file all documents and financing statements necessary
to perfect EIF's security interest in the Escrow Account funds and the
Escrow Agreement.
19. The Exhibit Index is amended by adding "Exhibit M Description of Bay
Xxxxxxxx Properties" and Exhibit M, which is attached hereto, shall be attached
to the Agreement.
20. THIS AMENDMENT IS TO BE CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF
MASSACHUSETTS.
21. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Agreement remains in full force
and effect. Any references to the Agreement in the Loan Documents shall refer to
the Agreement as amended hereby.
22. This Amendment shall be of no force and effect until receipt and
execution of this Amendment by EIF in its offices in Longmeadow, Massachusetts.
(Signature page follows.)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date
first written above.
ENERGY PARTNERS, LTD.
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
President and Chief Executive Officer
ENERGY INCOME FUND, L.P.
By: EIF General Partner, L.L.C.,
its General Partner
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Xxxxxx X. XxXxxxxx
Vice President
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