SECOND LIEN TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of September 28, 2011 among MAGNUM HUNTER RESOURCES CORPORATION, as Borrower, CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Administrative Agent, BMO HARRIS FINANCING, INC., as Syndication Agent CITIBANK, N.A.,...

Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

SECOND LIEN TERM LOAN

CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of

September 28, 2011

among

MAGNUM HUNTER RESOURCES CORPORATION,
as Borrower,

CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Administrative Agent,

BMO XXXXXX FINANCING, INC.,
as Syndication Agent

CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Documentation Agent

and

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO

*****

BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP. and CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Joint Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners

TABLE OF CONTENTS


ARTICLE I Definitions and Accounting Matters			1
Section 1.01 Terms Defined Above			1
Section 1.02 Certain Defined Terms			1
Section 1.03 Types of Loans and Borrowings			21
Section 1.04 Terms Generally; Rules of Construction			21
Section 1.05 Accounting Terms and Determinations; GAAP			21

ARTICLE II The Credits			22
Section 2.01 Commitments			22
Section 2.02 Loans and Borrowings			22
Section 2.03 Requests for Borrowings			23
Section 2.04 Interest Elections			24
Section 2.05 Funding of Loans			25
Section 2.06 [RESERVED]			25
Section 2.07 Total Reserve Value			25
Section 2.08 Intercreditor Agreement			26

ARTICLE III Payments of Principal and Interest; Prepayments; Fees			26
Section 3.01 Repayment of Loans			26
Section 3.02 Interest			26
Section 3.03 Alternate Rate of Interest			27
Section 3.04 Prepayments			28
Section 3.05 Fees			31

ARTICLE IV Payments; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs			31
Section 4.01 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs			31
Section 4.02 Presumption of Payment by the Borrower			32
Section 4.03 Certain Deductions by the Administrative Agent			32
Section 4.04 Disposition of Proceeds			32

ARTICLE V Increased Costs; Break Funding Payments; Taxes; Illegality			33
Section 5.01 Increased Costs			33
Section 5.02 Break Funding Payments			34
Section 5.03 Taxes			34
Section 5.04 Mitigation Obligations			35
Section 5.05 Illegality			36

ARTICLE VI Conditions Precedent			36
Section 6.01 Conditions to Effectiveness			36
Section 6.02 Additional Conditions			38

ARTICLE VII Representations and Warranties			39
Section 7.01 Organization; Powers			39
Section 7.02 Authority; Enforceability			39

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Section 7.03 Approvals; No Conflicts			40
Section 7.04 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change			40
Section 7.05 Litigation			40
Section 7.06 Environmental Matters			41
Section 7.07 Compliance with the Laws and Agreements; No Defaults			42
Section 7.08 Investment Company Act			42
Section 7.09 Taxes			42
Section 7.10 ERISA			42
Section 7.11 Disclosure; No Material Misstatements			43
Section 7.12 Insurance			43
Section 7.13 [RESERVED]			43
Section 7.14 Subsidiaries			44
Section 7.15 Location of Business and Offices			44
Section 7.16 Properties; Titles, Etc			44
Section 7.17 Maintenance of Properties			45
Section 7.18 Gas Imbalances, Prepayments			45
Section 7.19 Marketing of Production			45
Section 7.20 Swap Agreements			46
Section 7.21 Use of Loans			46
Section 7.22 Solvency			46

ARTICLE VIII Affirmative Covenants			46
Section 8.01 Financial Statements; Other Information			46
Section 8.02 Notices of Material Events			49
Section 8.03 Existence; Conduct of Business			49
Section 8.04 Payment of Obligations			50
Section 8.05 Performance of Obligations under Loan Documents			50
Section 8.06 Operation and Maintenance of Properties			50
Section 8.07 Insurance			51
Section 8.08 Books and Records; Inspection Rights			51
Section 8.09 Compliance with Laws			51
Section 8.10 Environmental Matters			52
Section 8.11 Further Assurances			52
Section 8.12 Reserve Reports			53
Section 8.13 Title Information			54
Section 8.14 Additional Collateral			55
Section 8.15 ERISA Compliance			55
Section 8.16 New Subsidiary Requirements			55

ARTICLE IX Negative Covenants			56
Section 9.01 Financial Covenants			56
Section 9.02 Debt			57
Section 9.03 Liens			59
Section 9.04 Restricted Payments			60
Section 9.05 Investments, Loans and Advances			61
Section 9.06 Nature of Business; International Operations			63
Section 9.07 Limitation on Leases			63

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Section 9.08 Proceeds of Notes/Loans			63
Section 9.09 Sale or Discount of Receivables			63
Section 9.10 Mergers, Etc			63
Section 9.11 Sale of Assets			64
Section 9.12 Environmental Matters			66
Section 9.13 Transactions with Affiliates			66
Section 9.14 Subsidiaries			66
Section 9.15 Subsidiary Obligations and Preferred Stock			66
Section 9.16 Negative Pledge Agreements; Dividend Restrictions			66
Section 9.17 Gas Imbalances, Take-or-Pay or Other Prepayments			67
Section 9.18 Swap Agreements			67
Section 9.19 Sale and Leaseback Transactions			68
Section 9.20 Anti-Layering			68

ARTICLE X Events of Default; Remedies			68
Section 10.01 Events of Default			68
Section 10.02 Remedies			70

ARTICLE XI The Administrative Agent			71
Section 11.01 Appointment; Powers			71
Section 11.02 Duties and Obligations of Administrative Agent			71
Section 11.03 Action by Administrative Agent			72
Section 11.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent			72
Section 11.05 Subagents			72
Section 11.06 Resignation or Removal of Administrative Agent			73
Section 11.07 Administrative Agent as Lender			73
Section 11.08 No Reliance			73
Section 11.09 Authority to Release Collateral and Liens			74
Section 11.10 The Arrangers, the Syndication Agent and the Documentation Agent			74
Section 11.11 Filing of Proofs of Claim			74
Section 11.12 Acknowledgement Regarding Securities Laws			75

ARTICLE XII Miscellaneous			75
Section 12.01 Notices			75
Section 12.02 Waivers; Amendments			76
Section 12.03 Expenses, Indemnity; Damage Waiver			77
Section 12.04 Successors and Assigns			79
Section 12.05 Survival; Revival; Reinstatement			82
Section 12.06 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness			82
Section 12.07 Severability			83
Section 12.08 Right of Setoff			83
Section 12.09 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process			83
Section 12.10 Headings			84
Section 12.11 Confidentiality			84
Section 12.12 Exculpation Provisions			85
Section 12.13 No Third Party Beneficiaries			85
Section 12.14 USA Patriot Act Notice			85
Section 12.15 Interest Rate Limitation			85

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Annex 1		List of Commitments

Exhibit A		Form of Note
Exhibit B		Form of Borrowing Request
Exhibit C		Form of Interest Election Request
Exhibit D		Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit E-1		Form of Security Agreement
Exhibit E-2		Form of Guaranty
Exhibit F		Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit G		Form of Intercreditor Agreement

Schedule 1.01A		Additional Unrestricted Subsidiaries as of the Effective Date
Schedule 7.01		Corporate Organizational Chart
Schedule 7.05		Litigation
Schedule 7.14		Subsidiaries
Schedule 7.16		Properties
Schedule 7.18		Gas Imbalances
Schedule 7.19		Marketing Contracts
Schedule 9.02		Debt
Schedule 9.03		Liens
Schedule 9.05		Investments
Schedule 9.16		PRC Williston LLC Agreement

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THIS SECOND LIEN TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of September 28, 2011 (the “Effective Date”), is among MAGNUM HUNTER RESOURCES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), each of the Lenders from time to time party hereto, CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (in its individual capacity, “Capital One”), as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), BMO XXXXXX FINANCING, INC., as syndication agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “Syndication Agent”) and CITIBANK, N.A., as documentation agent (in such capacity, the “Documentation Agent”).

R E C I T A L S

WHEREAS, each Lender is severally willing to make available to the Borrower a term loan upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and of the loans and commitments hereinafter referred to, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions and Accounting Matters

Section 1.01 Terms Defined Above. As used in this Agreement, each term defined above has the meaning indicated above.

Section 1.02 Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

“ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

“Adjusted LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.

“Administrative Agent” has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph.

“Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

“Affected Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.05.

“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

“Agreement” means this Second Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement, as the same may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented or restated.

“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus ¹/2 of 1% and (c) the LIBO Rate for a one month interest period in effect on such day plus 1%. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective day of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate and the LIBO Rate, respectively.

“Applicable Margin” means, for any day, with respect to any ABR Loan or Eurodollar Loan, as the case may be, the rate per annum set forth in the grid below:


	Effective Date through			July 1, 2012 through
	and including June 30,2012			Maturity Date
ABR Loans		6.00	%		7.00	%
Eurodollar Loans		7.00	%		8.00	%

“Approved Counterparty” means (a) any First Lien Lender or any Affiliate of a First Lien Lender or (b) any other Person whose long term senior unsecured debt rating at the time of entry into the applicable Swap Agreement is A-/A3 by S&P or Xxxxx’x (or their equivalent) or higher.

“Approved Fund” means (a) a CLO or (b) with respect to any Lender that is a fund which invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit, any other fund that invests in bank loans and similar extensions of credit and is managed by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such investment advisor.

“Approved Petroleum Engineers” means an independent petroleum engineer or engineers proposed by the Borrower and approved by the Administrative Agent.

“Arrangers” means BMO Capital Markets Corp. and Capital One, National Association, in their capacity as joint lead arrangers and bookrunners.

“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 12.04(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit F or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America or any successor Governmental Authority.

“Borrower” has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph.

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“Borrowing” means Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

“Borrowing Base” means the amount established by the First Lien Lenders from time to time under the First Lien Credit Agreement as the maximum amount of loans and letters of credit the First Lien Lenders will make available to the Borrower thereunder.

“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.

“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in Houston, Texas, are authorized or required by law to remain closed; and if such day relates to a Borrowing or continuation of, a payment or prepayment of principal of or interest on, or a conversion of or into, or the Interest Period for, a Eurodollar Loan or a notice by the Borrower with respect to any such Borrowing or continuation, payment, prepayment, conversion or Interest Period, any day which is also a day on which dealings in dollar deposits are carried out in the London interbank market.

“Canadian Collateral Documents” means any security agreement, pledge agreement, guaranty, and the mortgages, deeds of trust and other agreements, instruments or certificates, and any and all other agreements, instruments, certificates or certificates now or hereafter executed and delivered by the Borrower or any other Person (other than participation or similar agreements between any Lender and any other lender or creditor with respect to any Obligations pursuant to this Agreement) regarding Collateral located in Canada, in connection with, or as security for the payment or performance of the Obligations, the Notes or this Agreement, as such agreements may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time.

“Capital Leases” means, in respect of any Person, all leases that shall have been, or should have been, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capital leases on the balance sheet of the Person liable (whether contingent or otherwise) for the payment of rent thereunder.

“Casualty Event” means any loss, casualty or other insured damage to, or any nationalization, taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any Property of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries having a fair market value in excess of $2,000,000.

“Change in Control” means the acquisition of ownership, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record, by any Person or group (within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules of the SEC thereunder as in effect on the Effective Date) of Equity Interests representing more than thirty percent (30%) of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower.

“Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation after the Effective Date, (b) any change in any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the Effective Date or (c) compliance by any Lender (or, for purposes of Section 5.01(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the Effective Date; provided, that

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notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith shall be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

“CLO” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and is administered or managed by a Lender or an Affiliate of such Lender.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

“Collateral” means all property and interests in property and proceeds thereof now owned or hereafter acquired by any Loan Party in or upon which a Lien is granted or purported to be granted pursuant to any Loan Document.

“Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make its Loan to the Borrower under this Agreement on the Effective Date, which commitment is in the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Annex 1 under the caption “Commitments”. As of the Effective Date, the aggregate amount of the Commitments is $100,000,000.

“Consolidated Net Income” means with respect to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, for any period, the aggregate of the net income (or loss) of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries after allowances for Taxes payable by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded from such net income (to the extent otherwise included therein) the following: (a) the net income of any Person in which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has an interest (which interest does not cause the net income of such other Person to be consolidated with the net income of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP), except to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions actually paid in cash during such period by such other Person to the Borrower or to a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be; (b) any extraordinary gains or losses (excluding any unrealized gains and losses under FAS 133) during such period; and (c) any gains or losses (excluding any unrealized gains and losses under FAS 133) attributable to writeups or writedowns of assets; and provided further that if the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall acquire or dispose of any Property during such period in an aggregate amount that equals or exceeds ten percent (10%) of the Borrowing Base then in effect, then Consolidated Net Income shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect to such acquisition or disposition, as if such acquisition or disposition had occurred on the first day of such period.

“Consolidated Subsidiaries” means each Subsidiary of the Borrower (whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired) the financial statements of which shall be (or should have been) consolidated with the financial statements of the Borrower in accordance with GAAP.

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“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. For the purposes of this definition, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any Person that owns directly or indirectly 40% or more of the Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of the directors or other governing body of a Person (other than as a limited partner of such other Person) will be deemed to “control” such other Person. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

“Debt” means, for any Person, the sum of the following (without duplication): (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or evidenced by bonds, bankers’ acceptances, debentures, notes or other similar instruments; (b) all obligations of such Person (whether contingent or otherwise) in respect of letters of credit, surety or other bonds and similar instruments; (c) all accounts payable and all accrued expenses, liabilities or other obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of Property or services; (d) all obligations under Capital Leases; (e) all obligations under Synthetic Leases; (f) all Debt (as defined in the other clauses of this definition) of others secured by a Lien (other than the Lien permitted by Section 9.03(h)) on any Property of such Person, whether or not such Debt is assumed by such Person; (g) all Debt (as defined in the other clauses of this definition) of others guaranteed by such Person or in which such Person otherwise assures a creditor against loss of the Debt (howsoever such assurance shall be made) to the extent of the lesser of the amount of such Debt and the maximum stated amount of such guarantee or assurance against loss; (h) all obligations or undertakings of such Person to maintain or cause to be maintained the financial position or covenants of others or to purchase the Debt or Property of others; (i) obligations to deliver commodities, goods or services, including, without limitation, Hydrocarbons, in consideration of one or more advance payments, other than gas balancing arrangements in the ordinary course of business; (j) any Debt of a partnership for which such Person is liable either by agreement, by operation of law or by a Governmental Requirement but only to the extent of such liability; (k) Disqualified Capital Stock; and (l) the undischarged balance of any production payment created by such Person or for the creation of which such Person directly or indirectly received payment. The Debt of any Person shall include all obligations of such Person of the character described above to the extent such Person remains legally liable in respect thereof notwithstanding that any such obligation is not included as a liability of such Person under GAAP.

“Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

“Disqualified Capital Stock” means any Equity Interest that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) or upon the happening of any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable for any consideration other than other Equity Interests (which would not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is convertible or exchangeable for Debt or redeemable for any consideration other than other Equity Interests (which would not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock) at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior to the date that is one year after the Maturity Date; provided, however, Disqualified Capital Stock shall not include Series C or Series D preferred stock permitted under Section 9.02, so long as any dividends paid with respect thereto comply with the provisions of Section 9.04.

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“dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.

“Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

“EBITDAX” means, for any period, the sum of Consolidated Net Income for such period calculated on a trailing four quarter basis plus the following expenses or charges to the extent deducted from Consolidated Net Income in such period: interest, income Taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization, expenses associated with the exploration of Oil and Gas Properties, all non-cash charges and adjustments (including stock-based compensation, impairment of asset values, non-cash adjustments to derivative carrying values, non-cash adjustments to asset retirement obligations and other similar items as from time to time required under GAAP) and all non-recurring expenses, minus all non-cash income added to Consolidated Net Income. Notwithstanding the foregoing, EBITDAX shall be Consolidated Net Income plus the aforementioned expenses or charges (i) for the most recently ended two (2) quarters multiplied by two (2) with respect to the quarter ended September 30, 2011, and (ii) for the most recently ended three (3) quarters multiplied by four-thirds (4/3) with respect to the quarter ended December 31, 2011. With respect to any acquisitions completed in any fiscal quarter, EBITDAX shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as if such acquisitions had taken place as of the beginning of the quarter during which such acquisitions take place.

“Effective Date” means the date first written above.

“Environmental Laws” means any and all Governmental Requirements pertaining in any way to health, safety, the environment or the preservation or reclamation of natural resources, in effect in any and all jurisdictions in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is conducting or at any time has conducted business, or where any Property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is located, including without limitation, the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”), as amended, the Clean Air Act, as amended, the Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”), as amended, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (“RCRA”), as amended, the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, as amended, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, and other environmental conservation or protection Governmental Requirements. The term “oil” shall have the meaning specified in OPA, the terms “hazardous substance” and “release” (or “threatened release”) have the meanings specified in CERCLA, the terms “solid waste” and “disposal” (or “disposed”) have the meanings specified in RCRA and the term “oil and gas waste” shall have the meaning specified in Section 91.1011 of the Texas Natural Resources Code (“Section 91.1011”); provided, however, that (a) in the event either OPA, CERCLA, RCRA or Section 91.1011 is amended so as to broaden the meaning of any term defined thereby, such broader meaning shall apply subsequent to the effective date of such amendment and (b) to the extent the laws of the state or other jurisdiction in which any Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary is located establish a meaning for “oil,” “hazardous substance,” “release,” “solid waste,” “disposal” or “oil and gas waste” which is broader than that specified in either OPA, CERCLA, RCRA or Section 91.1011, such broader meaning shall apply.

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“ESOP Shares” means (a) any issuances of Equity Interests pursuant to any employee stock option or other stock incentive plan or other employee benefit or stock ownership plan of the Borrower, including pursuant to any exercise of Equity Interests issued under such plans, (b) any issuances of Equity Interests pursuant to the exercise of the Borrower’s outstanding warrants and the warrants to be issued pursuant to the dividends declared prior to the Effective Date, and (c) any issuances of Equity Interests pursuant to any rights offerings by the Borrower to shareholders of the Borrower, including pursuant to the exercise of such rights.

“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such Equity Interest.

“Equity Prepayment Proceeds” has the meaning assigned such term in Section 3.04(c)(v).

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

“ERISA Affiliate” means each trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower or a Subsidiary is treated as a “single employer” under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code, or solely for the proposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

“ERISA Event” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30 day notice period is waived); (b) the existence with respect to any Plan of an “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(d) of the Code or Section 303(d) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA.

“Eurodollar”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.

“Eureka Hunter” means Eureka Hunter Pipeline, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

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“Eureka Hunter Pipeline” means that certain pipeline system (as it may exist from time to time, including any expansions thereof) for the gathering of natural gas in Ohio and West Virginia commonly known as the Eureka Hunter Pipeline.

“Eureka Hunter Pipeline J.V.” means a joint venture that may be formed between Eureka Hunter Pipeline Partners and a third party to own and operate the Eureka Hunter Pipeline, subject to approval by the Administrative Agent acting reasonably.

“Eureka Hunter Pipeline Partners” means Eureka Hunter Pipeline Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned such term in Section 10.01.

“Excepted Liens” means (a) Liens for Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges or levies which are not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP; (b) Liens in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance or other social security, old age pension or public liability obligations which are not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP; (c) statutory landlord’s liens, operators’, vendors’, carriers’, warehousemen’s, repairmen’s, mechanics’, suppliers’, workers’, materialmen’s, construction or other like Liens arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business or incident to the exploration, development, operation and maintenance of Oil and Gas Properties each of which is in respect of obligations that are not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP; (d) contractual Liens that arise in the ordinary course of business under operating agreements, joint venture agreements, oil and gas partnership agreements, oil and gas leases, farm-out agreements, division orders, contracts for the sale, transportation or exchange of oil and natural gas, unitization and pooling declarations and agreements, area of mutual interest agreements, overriding royalty agreements, marketing agreements, processing agreements, net profits agreements, development agreements, gas balancing or deferred production agreements, injection, repressuring and recycling agreements, salt water or other disposal agreements, seismic or other geophysical permits or agreements, and other agreements which are usual and customary in the oil and gas business and are for claims which are not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP (or, with respect to royalty interests, such liens will not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect), provided that any such Lien referred to in this clause does not materially impair the use of the Property covered by such Lien for the purposes for which such Property is held by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or materially impair the value of such Property subject thereto; (e) Liens arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of set-off or similar rights and remedies and burdening only deposit accounts or other funds maintained with a creditor depository institution, provided that no such deposit account is a dedicated cash collateral account or is subject to restrictions against access by the depositor in excess of those set forth by regulations promulgated by the Board and no such deposit account is intended by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to provide collateral to the depository institution; (f) easements, restrictions, servitudes, permits, conditions, covenants, exceptions or reservations in any

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Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary for the purpose of roads, pipelines, transmission lines, transportation lines, distribution lines for the removal of gas, oil, coal or other minerals or timber, and other like purposes, or for the joint or common use of real estate, rights of way, facilities and equipment, which in the aggregate do not materially impair the use of such Property for the purposes of which such Property is held by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or materially impair the value of such Property subject thereto; (g) Liens on cash or securities pledged to secure performance of tenders, surety and appeal bonds, government contracts, performance and return of money bonds, bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, regulatory obligations and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business; (h) judgment and attachment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default, provided that any appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment shall not have been finally terminated or the period within which such proceeding may be initiated shall not have expired and no action to enforce such Lien has been commenced; and (i) Liens arising from UCC financing statement filings regarding operating leases entered into by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business covering only the Property under lease; provided, further that Liens described in clauses (a) through (e) shall remain Excepted Liens only for so long as no action to enforce such Lien has been commenced and no intention to subordinate the second priority Lien granted in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders is to be hereby implied or expressed by the permitted existence of such Excepted Liens.

“Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (a) income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income by the United States of America or such other jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located, (b) any branch profits taxes imposed by the United States of America or any similar tax imposed by any other jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located and (c) in the case of a Foreign Lender (other than an assignee pursuant to a request by the Borrower under Section 5.04(b)), any withholding tax that is imposed on amounts payable to such Foreign Lender at the time such Foreign Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office) or is attributable to such Foreign Lender’s failure to comply with Section 5.03(e), except to the extent that such Foreign Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 5.03(a) or Section 5.03(c).

“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by Federal funds brokers, as published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York or, if such rate is not so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

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“Fee Letters” means the letter agreement dated August 30, 2011, among the Borrower, the Syndication Agent and BMO Capital Markets Corp. pertaining to certain fees payable to the Syndication Agent and BMO Capital Markets Corp., and the letter agreement dated September 20, 2011, among the Borrower and the Administrative Agent pertaining to certain fees payable to the Administrative Agent.

“Financial Officer” means, for any Person, the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a Financial Officer means a Financial Officer of the Borrower.

“Financial Statements” means the financial statement or statements of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries referred to in Section 7.04(a).

“First Lien Administrative Agent” means Bank of Montreal, acting in its capacity as administrative agent for the First Lien Lenders.

“First Lien Credit Agreement” means the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 13, 2011 among the Borrower, Bank of Montreal as administrative agent, the other agents party thereto and the lenders from time to time party thereto, as amended prior to the date hereof and as amended from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Intercreditor Agreement.

“First Lien Credit Facility” means senior secured first lien revolving facility under the First Lien Credit Agreement.

“First Lien Lender” means any bank or other financial institution which is a “Lender” under the First Lien Credit Agreement.

“First Lien Loan Documents” means the First Lien Credit Agreement, the Notes (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) issued thereunder, the Letter of Credit Agreements (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) entered into in accordance therewith, the Letters of Credit (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) issued thereunder, the Security Instruments (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) entered into in accordance therewith and the Guaranties (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) entered into in accordance therewith.

“First Lien Obligations” has the meaning specified in the Intercreditor Agreement.

“Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is located. For purposes of this definition, the United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time subject to the terms and conditions set forth in Section 1.05.

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“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government over the Borrower, any Subsidiary, any of their Properties, the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

“Governmental Requirement” means any applicable law, statute, code, ordinance, order, determination, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, injunction, franchise, permit, certificate, license, authorization or other directive or requirement, whether now or hereinafter in effect, including, without limitation, Environmental Laws, energy regulations and occupational, safety and health standards or controls, of any Governmental Authority.

“Guaranty” means the Guaranty executed by the Guarantors of even date herewith in the form of Exhibit E-2 attached hereto.

“Guarantor” means all Restricted Subsidiaries of Borrower.

“Hall Houston Debt” means the obligations of the Borrower with respect to contingent liabilities retained by the Borrower in connection with the sale of limited partner interests in Hall Houston Exploration II LP.

“Highest Lawful Rate” means, as to any Lender, the maximum non-usurious interest rate, if any (or, if the context so requires, an amount calculated at such rate), that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged, or received by such Lender under applicable laws with respect to an obligation, as such laws are presently in effect or, to the extent allowed by applicable law, as such laws may hereafter be in effect and which allow a higher maximum non-usurious interest rate than such laws now allow. The determination of the Highest Lawful Rate shall, to the extent required by applicable law, take into account as interest paid, taken, received, charged, reserved or contracted for any and all relevant payments or charges under the Loan Documents.

“Hydrocarbon Interests” means all rights, titles, interests and estates now or hereafter acquired in and to oil and gas leases, oil, gas and mineral leases, or other liquid or gaseous hydrocarbon leases, mineral fee interests, overriding royalty and royalty interests, net profit interests and production payment interests, including any reserved or residual interests of whatever nature.

“Hydrocarbons” means oil, gas, casinghead gas, drip gasoline, natural gasoline, condensate, distillate, liquid hydrocarbons, gaseous hydrocarbons and all products refined or separated therefrom.

“Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes other than Excluded Taxes.

“Initial Reserve Report” means the Reserve Report effective as of June 30, 2011 prepared by or under the supervision of the chief engineer of the Borrower.

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“Intercreditor Agreement” means that certain Subordination and Intercreditor agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the First Lien Administrative Agent substantially in the form of Exhibit G, as the same may be amended, modified or replaced from time to time.

“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04.

“Interest Expense” means, for any applicable period, the aggregate cash interest expense (both accrued and paid and net of interest income paid during such period to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such applicable period, including the portion of any payments made in respect of Capital Leases allocable to interest expense.

“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December and (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period.

“Interest Period” means with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three, six or twelve months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect; provided, that (a) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day and (b) any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Borrowing that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

“Interim Redetermination” means any redetermination of the Total Reserve Value under Section 2.07(a).

“Interim Redetermination Date” means the date on which a Total Reserve Value that has been redetermined pursuant to an Interim Redetermination becomes effective as provided in Section 2.07(a).

“Investment” means, for any Person: (a) the acquisition (whether for cash, Property, services or securities or otherwise) of Equity Interests of any other Person or any agreement to make any such acquisition (including, without limitation, any “short sale” or any sale of any securities at a time when such securities are not owned by the Person entering into such short sale) or any capital contribution to any other Person; (b) the making of any deposit with, or

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advance, loan or capital contribution to, assumption of Debt of, purchase or other acquisition of any other Debt or equity participation or interest in, or other extension of credit to, any other Person (including the purchase of Property from another Person subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to resell such Property to such Person); or (c) the entering into of any guarantee of, or other contingent obligation (including the deposit of any Equity Interests to be sold) with respect to, Debt or other liability of any other Person and (without duplication) any amount committed to be advanced, lent or extended to such Person.

“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Annex 1 and any Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.

“LIBO Rate” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the rate appearing on Reuters BBA Libor Rates LIBOR01 (or on any successor or substitute page of such service, or any successor to or substitute for such service, providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service, as determined by the Administrative Agent from time to time for purposes of providing quotations of interest rates applicable to dollar deposits in the London interbank market) at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for dollar deposits with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that such rate is not available at such time for any reason, then the LIBO Rate with respect to such Eurodollar Borrowing for such Interest Period shall be the rate at which dollar deposits of $5,000,000 and, in each case, for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that for the period from the Effective Date until June 30, 2012, the LIBO Rate shall not be less than 1.0% per annum and any period after June 30, 2012, the LIBO Rate shall not be less than 2.0%.

“Lien” means any interest in Property securing an obligation owed to, or a claim by, a Person other than the owner of the Property, whether such interest is based on the common law, statute or contract, and whether such obligation or claim is fixed or contingent, and including but not limited to (a) the lien or security interest arising from a mortgage, encumbrance, pledge, security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt or a lease, consignment or bailment for security purposes or (b) royalties, production payments and the like payable out of Oil and Gas Properties. The term “Lien” shall include easements, restrictions, servitudes, permits, conditions, covenants, encroachments, exceptions or reservations. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be the owner of any Property which it has acquired or holds subject to a conditional sale agreement, or leases under a financing lease or other arrangement pursuant to which title to the Property has been retained by or vested in some other Person in a transaction intended to create a financing.

“Liquidate” means, with respect to any Swap Agreement, (a) the sale, assignment, novation, unwind or termination of all or any part of such Swap Agreement or (b) the creation of an offsetting position against all or any part of such Swap Agreement; provided that, a Swap Agreement shall not be considered “Liquidated” for the purposes of this Agreement if, upon the occurrence of any of the events described in clauses (a) and (b), such Swap Agreement is

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replaced simultaneously with a new Swap Agreement containing substantially the same terms and provisions as the prior Swap Agreement. The term “Liquidated” has a correlative meaning thereto.

“Liquidity” means the sum of (a) the Borrower’s unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and (b) the total unusued availability under the First Lien Credit Agreement.

“Loan Documents” means the Intercreditor Agreement, this Agreement, the Notes, the Security Instruments and the Guaranty.

“Loan Parties” means the Borrower and each Subsidiary that is a party to any Loan Document.

“Loans” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.

“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, operations, Property or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) the ability of any Loan Party to perform any of its obligations under any Loan Document, (c) the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or (d) the rights and remedies of or benefits available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document.

“Material Indebtedness” means any Debt (other than the Loans) or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $3,500,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.

“Maturity Date” means October 13, 2016.

“Moody’s” means Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto that is a nationally recognized rating agency.

“Mortgaged Property” means any Property owned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that is subject to the Liens existing and to exist under the terms of the Security Instruments.

“Mortgages” means all mortgages and deeds of trust executed in connection herewith.

“Multiemployer Plan” means a Plan which is a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

“Net Cash Proceeds” means (a) in the case of any offering, issuance or incurrence of Debt, proceeds received in cash from the offering, issuance or incurrence of Debt (excluding any Debt incurred in accordance with Section 9.02) by the Borrower net of brokers’, advisors’ and

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investment banking fees and other customary out-of-pocket underwriting discounts, commissions and other customary out-of-pocket cash costs, fees and expenses, including fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants, other agents and advisors, in each case incurred in connection with such transaction; (b) in the case of any sale, lease or other disposition of Properties, the cash proceeds received from such sale, lease or disposition net of attorneys’ fees and other customary fees and expenses actually incurred in connection therewith and income taxes and sale, use or other transactional taxes paid or payable as a direct result of such disposition, any amounts paid to terminate Swap Agreements in connection with such sale and the amount of any Debt (other than Debt under the First Lien Credit Agreement) that is secured by a Lien on the asset subject to such disposition and that is repaid in connection with such disposition; and (c) in the case of any issuance or sale of Equity Interests, proceeds received in cash from such issuance or sale by the Borrower, net of attorneys’ fees, investment banking fees, accountants’ fees, underwriting discounts and commissions and other customary fees and expenses in each case incurred in connection with such transaction.

“Notes” means the promissory notes of the Borrower described in Section 2.02(d) of and being substantially in the form of Exhibit A thereto, together with all amendments, modifications, replacements, extensions and rearrangements thereof.

“Obligations” means, without duplication, (i) all Debt evidenced hereunder, (ii) the obligation of the Loan Parties for the payment of the fees payable hereunder or under the other Loan Documents and (iii) all other obligations and liabilities (monetary or otherwise, whether absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured) of the Loan Parties to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in each case now existing or hereafter incurred under, arising out of or in connection with any Loan Document, and to the extent that any of the foregoing includes or refers to the payment of amounts deemed or constituting interest, only so much thereof as shall have accrued, been earned and which remains unpaid at each relevant time of determination.

“Oil and Gas Properties” means (a) Hydrocarbon Interests; (b) Properties now or hereafter pooled or unitized with Hydrocarbon Interests; (c) all presently existing or future unitization, pooling agreements and declarations of pooled units and the units created thereby (including without limitation all units created under orders, regulations and rules of any Governmental Authority) which may affect all or any portion of Hydrocarbon Interests; (d) all operating agreements, contracts and other agreements, including production sharing contracts and agreements, which relate to any of Hydrocarbon Interests or the production, sale, purchase, exchange or processing of Hydrocarbons from or attributable to such Hydrocarbon Interests; (e) all Hydrocarbons in and under and which may be produced and saved or attributable to the Hydrocarbon Interests, including all oil in tanks, and all rents, issues, profits, proceeds, products, revenues and other incomes from or attributable to Hydrocarbon Interests; (f) all tenements, hereditaments, appurtenances and Properties in any manner appertaining, belonging, affixed or incidental to Hydrocarbon Interests and (g) all Properties, rights, titles, interests and estates described or referred to above, including any and all Property, real or personal, now owned or hereinafter acquired and situated upon, used, held for use or useful in connection with the operating, working or development of any of such Hydrocarbon Interests or Property (excluding drilling rigs, automotive equipment, rental equipment or other personal Property which may be on such premises for the purpose of drilling a well or for other similar temporary uses) and including any and all oil xxxxx, gas xxxxx, injection xxxxx or other xxxxx, buildings, structures,

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fuel separators, liquid extraction plants, plant compressors, pumps, pumping units, field gathering systems, tanks and tank batteries, fixtures, valves, fittings, machinery and parts, engines, boilers, meters, apparatus, equipment, appliances, tools, implements, cables, wires, towers, casing, tubing and rods, surface leases, rights-of-way, easements and servitudes together with all additions, substitutions, replacements, accessions and attachments to any and all of the foregoing.

“Other Taxes” means any and all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement and any other Loan Document.

“Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.04(c)(i).

“Patriot Act” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.15.

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA, and any successor entity performing similar functions.

“PDP” means, with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties, properties that are categorized as “Proved Reserves” that are both “Developed” and “Producing” as such terms are defined in the Definitions for Oil and Gas Reserves as promulgated by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (or any generally recognized successor) as in effect as the time in question.

“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan), subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

“Preferred Prepayment Proceeds” has the meaning assigned such term in Section 3.04(c)(iv).

“Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by the Administrative Agent as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York, New York; each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective. Such rate is set by the Administrative Agent as a general reference rate of interest, taking into account such factors as the Administrative Agent may deem appropriate; it being understood that many of the Administrative Agent’s commercial or other loans are priced in relation to such rate, that it is not necessarily the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer and that the Administrative Agent may make various commercial or other loans at rates of interest having no relationship to such rate.

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“Property” means any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible, including, without limitation, cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

“Proved Reserves” means “Proved Reserves” as defined in the Definitions for Oil and Gas Reserves (in this paragraph, the “Definitions”) promulgated by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (or any generally recognized successor) as in effect at the time in question. “Proved Developed Producing Reserves” means Proved Reserves which are categorized as both “Developed” and “Producing” in the Definitions, “Proved Developed Nonproducing Reserves” means Proved Reserves which are categorized as both “Developed” and “Nonproducing” in the Definitions, and “Proved Undeveloped Reserves” means Proved Reserves which are categorized as “Undeveloped” in the Definitions.

“PV” means the net present value, discounted at 10% per annum, of the future net revenues expected to accrue to the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ collective interests in Proved Reserves expected to be produced from Oil and Gas Properties during the remaining expected economic lives of such reserves. Each calculation of such expected future net revenues shall be based upon the most recently delivered Reserve Report as of each Redetermination Date and shall be made in accordance with the then existing standards of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, provided that in any event (a) appropriate deductions shall be made for severance and ad valorem taxes, and for operating, gathering, transportation and marketing costs required for the production and sale of such reserves (provided that lease operating costs, development costs and other related operating or development costs shall be held constant as determined as of the Effective Date), (b) appropriate adjustments shall be made for hedging operations, (c) the pricing assumptions used in determining PV for any particular reserves shall be based upon the following price decks: (i) for natural gas, the average of the quotations for deliveries of natural gas for each of the five immediately consecutive 12-month periods following a Redetermination Date from the New York Mercantile Exchange (each such quotation for a 12-month period from the New York Mercantile Exchange being, the “Strip Price”), provided that with respect to quotations for 12-month periods after the fifth 12-month period following the relevant Redetermination Date, the price deck for such fifth 12-month period shall be applied and (ii) for crude oil, the quoted Strip Price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil for each such 12-month period following a Redetermination Date, provided that with respect to quotations for 12-month periods after the fifth 12-month period following the relevant Redetermination Date, the price deck for such fifth 12-month period following the relevant Redetermination Date shall be applied and (d) the cash-flows derived from the pricing assumptions set forth in clause (b) and (c) above shall be further adjusted to account for the historical basis differentials and marketing expenses for each month during the preceding 12-month period calculated by comparing realized crude oil and natural gas prices for West Texas Intermediate crude oil and Xxxxx Hub NYMEX prices for each month during such period.

“Redemption” means with respect to any Debt, the repurchase, redemption, prepayment, repayment or defeasance (or the segregation of funds with respect to any of the foregoing) of such Debt. “Redeem” has the correlative meaning thereto.

“Redetermination Date” has the meaning assigned such term in Section 2.07(a).

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“Register” has the meaning assigned such term in Section 12.04(b)(iv).

“Regulation D” means Regulation D of the Board, as the same may be amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.

“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors (including attorneys, accountants and experts) of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

“Remedial Work” has the meaning assigned such term in Section 8.10(a).

“Required Lenders” means two or more Lenders holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Loans.

“Reserve Report” means a report, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, setting forth, as of each December 31st or June 30th, the oil and gas reserves attributable to the proved Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, together with a projection of the rate of production and future net income, taxes, operating expenses and capital expenditures with respect thereto as of such date, based upon the pricing assumptions consistent with SEC reporting requirements at the time and shall include the Initial Reserve Report.

“Reserve Report Certificate” has the meaning ascribed such term in Section 8.12(c).

“Responsible Officer” means, as to any Person, the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Operating Officer, the President, any Financial Officer or any Vice President of such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references to a Responsible Officer herein shall mean a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other Property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other Property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

“Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor Governmental Authority.

“Security” means second-priority mortgage and security interest in the Collateral.

“Security Agreement” means the Second Lien Security and Pledge Agreement executed by the Borrower and the Guarantors of even date herewith, substantially in the form of Exhibit E-1 attached hereto.

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“Security Instruments” means the mortgages, deeds of trust and other agreements, instruments or certificates, and any and all other agreements, instruments, certificates or certificates now or hereafter executed and delivered by the Borrower or any other Person (other than participation or similar agreements between any Lender and any other lender or creditor with respect to any Obligations pursuant to this Agreement) in connection with, or as security for the payment or performance of the Obligations, the Notes, this Agreement, as such agreements may be amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, including, without limitation, the Security Agreement, the Canadian Collateral Documents and Mortgages.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto that is a nationally recognized rating agency.

“Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject for Eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute Eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

“Subsidiary” means (a) any Person of which at least a majority of the outstanding Equity Interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors, manager or other governing body of such Person (irrespective of whether or not at the time Equity Interests of any other class or classes of such Person shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or Controlled by the Borrower or one or more of its Subsidiaries or by the Borrower and one or more of its Subsidiaries and (b) any partnership of which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a general partner. Unless otherwise indicated herein, each reference to the term “Subsidiary” shall mean a Subsidiary of the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purposes of ARTICLE IX, Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall not be considered “Subsidiaries” and the covenants contained in ARTICLE IX shall not apply to Unrestricted Subsidiaries.

“Swap Agreement” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement, whether exchange traded, “over-the-counter” or otherwise, involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no stock incentive, stock option, phantom stock or similar plan or program providing for stock-based awards or payments to current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries, shall be considered to be a Swap Agreement.

“Syndication Agent” has the meaning given in the introductory paragraph.

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“Synthetic Leases” means, in respect of any Person, all leases which shall have been, or should have been, in accordance with GAAP, treated as operating leases on the financial statements of the Person liable (whether contingently or otherwise) for the payment of rent thereunder and which were properly treated as Obligations for borrowed money for purposes of U.S. federal income taxes, if the lessee in respect thereof is obligated to either purchase for an amount in excess of, or pay upon early termination an amount in excess of, 80% of the residual value of the Property subject to such operating lease upon expiration or early termination of such lease.

“Taxes” means any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, charges or withholdings imposed by any Governmental Authority.

“Total Proved Reserves” means, with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties, the sum of (a) PDP Oil and Gas Properties, (b) Oil and Gas Properties that are categorized as “Proved Developed Nonproducing Reserves”, and (c) Oil and Gas Properties that are categorized as “Proved Undeveloped Reserves”, in each case, as said two latter terms are defined in the Definitions for Oil and Gas Reserves as promulgated by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (or any generally recognized successor) as in effect at the time in question.

“Total Reserve Value” means at any time the PV attributable to Proved Reserves as most recently determined and certified to the Lenders in accordance with Section 2.07, as the same may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 2.07(c), Section 8.13 or Section 9.11 and further adjusted, if necessary, to exclude a portion of reserves other than Proved Developed Producing Reserves such that not less than 70% of Total Reserve Value is attributable to the PV of Proved Developed Producing Reserves.

“Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Agreement, each other Loan Document to which it is a party, the borrowing of Loans, the use of the proceeds thereof and the grant of Liens by the Borrower and the Guarantors on Mortgaged Properties and other Properties pursuant to the Security Instruments.

“Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate.

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code in effect from time to time in the State of New York, or, where applicable as to specific Property, any other relevant state.

“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (i) any Subsidiary that at the time of determination shall have been designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Borrower in the manner provided below (and shall not have been subsequently designated as a Restricted Subsidiary), (ii) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary and (iii) the Persons listed on Schedule 1.01A (except to the extent any such Person has been subsequently designated as a Restricted Subsidiary). The Borrower may from time to time designate any Subsidiary (including a newly-created or newly acquired Subsidiary) (other than a Subsidiary that, immediately after such designation, shall hold any Debt or Equity Interest in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, and may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary so long as,

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immediately after giving effect to such designation, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Any designation by the Borrower pursuant to this definition shall be made in an officer’s certificate delivered to the Administrative Agent and containing a certification that such designation is in compliance with the terms of this definition.

“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of which all of the outstanding Equity Interests (other than any directors’ qualifying shares mandated by applicable law), on a fully-diluted basis, are owned by the Borrower or one or more of the Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries or by the Borrower and one or more of the Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries; provided that, for purposes of this Agreement, and for the avoidance of doubt, PRC Williston, LLC, during such times as the Borrower owns all of the Equity Interests therein, shall be deemed a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, notwithstanding the non-controlling interests in such Subsidiary recorded for accounting purposes as reflected in the Borrower’s Financial Statements.

Section 1.03 Types of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans and Borrowings, respectively, may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Eurodollar Loan” or a “Eurodollar Borrowing”).

Section 1.04 Terms Generally; Rules of Construction. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any law shall be construed as referring to such law as amended, modified, codified or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to the restrictions contained herein), (d) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (e) with respect to the determination of any time period, the word “from” means “from and including” and the word “to” means “to and including” and (f) any reference herein to Articles, Sections, Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Annexes, Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement. No provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be interpreted or construed against any Person solely because such Person or its legal representative drafted such provision.

Section 1.05 Accounting Terms and Determinations; GAAP. Unless otherwise specified herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, all determinations with respect to accounting matters hereunder shall be made, and all financial statements and certificates and reports as to financial matters required to be furnished to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP, applied on a basis consistent with the Financial Statements except for changes in which Borrower’s independent certified public accountants concur and which are disclosed to Administrative Agent on the next

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date on which financial statements are required to be delivered to the Lenders pursuant to Section 8.01(a); provided that, unless the Borrower and the Required Lenders shall otherwise agree in writing, no such change shall modify or affect the manner in which compliance with the covenants contained herein is computed such that all such computations shall be conducted utilizing financial information presented consistently with prior periods.

ARTICLE II

The Credits

Section 2.01 Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender agrees to make a Loan to the Borrower on the Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount that will not exceed such Lender’s Commitment. The Commitments are not revolving and the Borrower may not borrow, repay and reborrow the Loans. Any portion of the Commitments not requested pursuant to Section 2.03 by the Borrower on or before 3:00 p.m. New York time on the Effective Date shall be permanently cancelled.

Section 2.02 Loans and Borrowings. Borrowings; Several Obligations. Each Term Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans made by each Lender ratably in accordance with its respective Commitment. The failure of any Lender to make its Loan shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make its Loan as required.

(b) Types of Loans. Subject to Section 3.03, each Borrowing shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(c) Minimum Amounts; Limitation on Number of Borrowings. At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $500,000. At the time that each ABR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $100,000 and not less than $500,000; provided that an ABR Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Commitments. Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of four (4) Eurodollar Borrowings outstanding. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date.

(d) Notes. Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a single promissory note. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to such Lender in substantially the form of Exhibit A, dated, in the case of (i) any Lender party hereto as of the Effective Date, as of the Effective Date or (ii) any Lender

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that becomes a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, as of the effective date of the Assignment and Assumption, in each case, payable to such Lender in a principal amount equal to its Loans as in effect on such date, and otherwise duly completed. If the amount of any Lender’s Loans increases or decreases for any reason (whether pursuant to Section 12.04(b) or otherwise), the Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered on the effective date of such increase or decrease, a new Note payable to any Lender who requested a Note hereunder in a principal amount equal to its Loans after giving effect to such increase or decrease, and otherwise duly completed, and such Lender agrees to promptly thereafter return the previously issued Note held by such Lender marked canceled or otherwise similarly defaced. The date, amount, Type, interest rate and, if applicable, Interest Period of each Loan made by each Lender that receives a Note, and all payments made on account of the principal thereof, shall be recorded by such Lender on its books for its Note, and, prior to any transfer, may be endorsed by such Lender on a schedule attached to such Note or any continuation thereof or on any separate record maintained by such Lender. Failure to make any such notation or to attach a schedule shall not affect any Lender’s or the Borrower’s rights or obligations in respect of such Loans or affect the validity of such transfer by any Lender of its Note.

Section 2.03 Requests for Borrowings. To request the Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by written Borrowing Request in substantially the form of Exhibit B and signed by the Borrower (the “Borrowing Request”): (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York, New York time, three Business Days before the Effective Date or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York, New York time, on the Effective Date. The Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable. The Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

(i) the aggregate amount of the requested Borrowing;

(ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be the Effective Date;

(iii) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing;

(iv) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and

(v) the location and number of the Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.05.

If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section 2.03, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.

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Section 2.04 Interest Elections. Conversion and Continuance. Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in the Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section 2.04. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing.

(b) Interest Election Requests. To make an election pursuant to this Section 2.04, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone or by a written Interest Election Request in substantially the form of Exhibit C and signed by the Borrower (a “written Interest Election Request”) by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and each telephonic Interest Election Request shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent.

(c) Information in Interest Election Requests. Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(iii) and (iv) shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and

(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.

If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

(d) Notice to Lenders by the Administrative Agent. Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

(e) Effect of Failure to Deliver Timely Interest Election Request and Events of Default on Interest Election. If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto,

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then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing: (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing (and any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective) and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

Section 2.05 Funding of Loans. Funding by Lenders. Each Lender shall make its Loan on the Effective Date by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 1:00 p.m., New York, New York time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower maintained with the Administrative Agent in New York, New York and designated by the Borrower in the Borrowing Request.

(b) Presumption of Funding by the Lenders. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the time such Lender is required to fund its share of a Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) above and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.

Section 2.06 [RESERVED].

Section 2.07 Total Reserve Value.

(a) Subject to interim adjustment under Section 2.07(c), Section 8.13 and Section 9.11, the initial Total Reserve Value shall be $437,175,428. The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Reserve Report Certificate in accordance with Section 8.12, so that the Total Reserve Value may be redetermined semi-annually on or around November 1st and May 1st of each year (each, a “Scheduled Redetermination Date” and, together with each Interim Redetermination Date, as defined below, a “Redetermination Date”) which Reserve Report Certificate shall reflect the Total Reserve Value as of the immediately preceding June 30 and December 31, respectively, commencing May 1, 2012. The Borrower shall calculate the Total Reserve Value based upon the applicable definitions of this Agreement.

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(b) Upon receipt of a Reserve Report Certificate, the Administrative Agent shall promptly review such certificate and, within five (5) Business Days, confirm to the Borrower and the Lenders that (i) the calculations used to determine the Total Reserve Value were based upon the pricing and other requirements set forth in the definition of Total Reserve Value and (ii) no mathematical or other errors or omissions have been made in such calculation. If facts under (i) or (ii) are ascertained not to exist, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall cooperate to promptly calculate the proper amount of the Total Reserve Value. Otherwise, upon confirmation of such amount as the Total Reserve Value, such amount will be the Total Reserve Value until next adjusted or redetermined in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(c) If the Borrower or any Subsidiary changes the material terms of any commodity-price Swap Agreement, terminates any such Swap Agreement or creates any off-setting positions in respect of any hedge positions under any such Swap Agreement (whether evidenced by a floor, put or Swap Agreement), then the Total Reserve Value shall be simultaneously reduced by an amount determined by the Majority Lenders not exceeding the economic consequences of such change, termination or creation of off-setting positions.

(d) The Borrower may elect to redetermine the Total Reserve Value, by notifying the Administrative Agent thereof, one time during any six-month period, that it elects to cause the Total Reserve Value to be redetermined between Scheduled Redeterminations (each an “Interim Redetermination”) in accordance with this Section 2.07 (each an “Interim Redetermination Date”).

Section 2.08 Intercreditor Agreement. The Loans, the Notes, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the rights and remedies of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent hereunder and thereunder and the Liens created thereby are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement. Each Lender hereunder (a) acknowledges that it has received a copy of the Intercreditor Agreement, (b) consents to the subordination of Liens provided for in the Intercreditor Agreement, (c) agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and (d) authorizes and instructs the Administrative Agent to enter into the Intercreditor Agreement as Second Lien Collateral Agent (as defined therein) and on behalf of such Lender. The foregoing provisions are intended as an inducement to the lenders under the First Lien Credit Agreement to permit the incurrence of Indebtedness under this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrower and such lenders are intended third party beneficiaries of such provisions.

ARTICLE III

Payments of Principal and Interest; Prepayments; Fees

Section 3.01 Repayment of Loans. The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Loan on the Maturity Date.

Section 3.02 Interest. ABR Loans. The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin, but in no event to exceed the Highest Lawful Rate.

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(b) Eurodollar Loans. The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Margin, but in no event to exceed the Highest Lawful Rate.

(c) Post-Default Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to two percent (2%) plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans as provided in Section 3.02(a), but in no event to exceed the Highest Lawful Rate.

(d) Interest Payment Dates. Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and on the Maturity Date; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to Section 3.02(c) shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than an optional prepayment of an ABR Loan prior to the Maturity Date), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment, and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.

(e) Interest Rate Computations. All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, unless such computation would exceed the Highest Lawful Rate, in which case interest shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate, Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and be binding upon the parties hereto.

Section 3.03 Alternate Rate of Interest. If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing:

(a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period; or

(b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of making or maintaining their Loans included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period;

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective, and (ii) if any

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Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing.

Section 3.04 Prepayments.Optional Prepayments. Subject to prior notice in accordance with Section 3.04(b), the Borrower shall have the right, from time to time, to prepay the Loans, in whole or in part, subject to the following:

(i) if such prepayment is made on a date before, or on, the first anniversary of the Effective Date, without premium or penalty;

(ii) if such prepayment is made on a date after the first anniversary of the Effective Date but prior to and including the second anniversary of the Effective Date, with a premium equal to 2% of such principal amount prepaid;

(iii) if such prepayment is made on a date after the second anniversary of the Effective Date, but prior to and including the third anniversary of the Effective Date, with a premium equal to 1% of such principal amount prepaid; and

(iv) if such prepayment is made on a date after the third anniversary of the Effective Date, without premium or penalty;

provided that, each prepayment is for a principal amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $1,000,000, or if such principal amount is less than $1,000,000, the outstanding principal amount of the Loans.

(b) Notice and Terms of Optional Prepayment. The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York, New York time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment, or (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 12:00 noon, New York, New York time, on the Business Day of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 3.02.

(i) If any Debt securities evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments (excluding any Debt incurred in accordance with Section 9.02, but including any such Debt securities convertible into Equity Interests) shall be issued or incurred by the Borrower, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof shall be applied, no later than five Business Days after the Borrower’s receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds, toward the prepayment of the Loans so long as no Default or Event of Default shall exist under the First Lien Credit Agreement and no Borrowing Base Deficiency (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) exists.

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(ii) If the Net Cash Proceeds of any sale or other disposition of any Property of any Loan Party (including, without limitation, any Casualty Event) are $25,000,000 or more, an amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds shall be applied, first, to prepay the principal amount of the First Lien Obligations (until such time as the Liquidity test below is satisfied) and, then, to prepay the Loans; provided, that the Borrower shall not be required to prepay the Loans (A) with respect to any Net Cash Proceeds from the sale or other disposition of assets permitted pursuant to Section 9.11 (other than Section 9.11(b) or (d)) or (B) so long as (1) any Default or Event of Default shall exist under the First Lien Credit Agreement, (2) Liquidity is less than $50,000,000 after giving pro forma effect to such prepayment or (3) any Borrowing Base Deficiency (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) exists. Any such prepayment of the Loans shall be made no later than the fifth Business Day after the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds.

(iii) If the Net Cash Proceeds of any sale or other disposition of any Property of any Loan Party (including, without limitation, any Casualty Event) permitted under Section 9.11(b) or (d) are less than $25,000,000, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans in accordance with Section 9.11(b)(i) or Section 9.11(d)(v), respectively; provided, that the Borrower shall not be required to prepay the Loans so long as (A) any Default or Event of Default shall exist under the First Lien Credit Agreement, (B) Liquidity is less than $50,000,000 after giving pro forma effect to such prepayment or (C) any Borrowing Base Deficiency (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) exists. Any such prepayment of the Loans shall be made upon the expiry of the 180 day term set forth in Section 9.11(d)(v).

(iv) If the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds of sales or issuances, private or public, of preferred stock (other than Net Cash Proceeds (A) arising out of issuances or exercises of, or otherwise realized from (i) ESOP Shares or (ii) issuances, exchanges or redemptions permitted under Section 9.04(d) and (B) from issuances or sales made in connection with an Investment permitted under Section 9.05(h) to the extent the Borrower has previously notified the Administrative Agent of its intent to use such Net Cash Proceeds for a specific acquisition in accordance with Section 9.05(h) for which the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary has entered into a definitive agreement related thereto and consummated such acquisition within ninety (90) days of the execution of such definitive agreement) by the Borrower, from and after the Effective Date, are more than $50,000,000, an amount equal to 50% of such Net Cash Proceeds in excess of $50,000,000 (such prepayment amount, the “Preferred Prepayment Proceeds”) shall be applied (without duplication of any prepayment made in accordance with the following proviso), no later than the last Business Day of the fiscal quarter during which such Preferred Prepayment Proceeds are received by the Borrower, toward the prepayment of the Loans so long as no Default or Event of Default shall exist under the First Lien Credit Agreement and no Borrowing Base Deficiency (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) exists when such prepayment is to be made; provided, that if the Preferred Prepayment Proceeds exceed $3,500,000 in any fiscal quarter, such Preferred Prepayment Proceeds shall be applied, no later than five Business Days after the Borrower’s receipt of such Preferred Prepayment Proceeds or, if applicable, the expiry of the ninety-day term in clause (B) above, toward the prepayment of the Loans so long as no Default or Event of

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Default shall exist under the First Lien Credit Agreement and no Borrowing Base Deficiency (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) exists.

(v) If any Equity Interests that are not preferred stock (including, without limitation, any common stock or convertible securities other than Debt securities convertible into Equity Interests) shall be issued or sold by the Borrower, an amount equal to 50% of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof (other than Net Cash Proceeds (A) arising out of issuances or exercises of, or otherwise realized from (i) ESOP Shares and (ii) issuances, exchanges or redemptions permitted under Section 9.04(d) and (B) from issuances or sales made in connection with an Investment permitted under Section 9.05(h) to the extent the Borrower has previously notified the Administrative Agent of its intent to use such Net Cash Proceeds for a specific acquisition in accordance with Section 9.05(h) for which the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary has entered into a definitive agreement related thereto and consummated such acquisition within ninety (90) days of the execution of such definitive agreement) (such prepayment amount, the “Equity Prepayment Proceeds”) shall be applied (without duplication of any prepayment made in accordance with the following proviso), no later than the last Business Day of the fiscal quarter during which such Equity Prepayment Proceeds are received by the Borrower, toward the prepayment of the Loans so long as no Default or Event of Default shall exist under the First Lien Credit Agreement and no Borrowing Base Deficiency (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) exists when such prepayment is to be made; provided, that if the Equity Prepayment Proceeds exceed $3,500,000 in any fiscal quarter, such Equity Prepayment Proceeds shall be applied, no later than five Business Days after either the Borrower’s receipt of such Equity Prepayment Proceeds, or, if applicable, the expiry of the ninety-day term in clause (B) above, toward the prepayment of the Loans so long as no Default or Event of Default shall exist under the First Lien Credit Agreement and no Borrowing Base Deficiency (as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement) exists.

(vi) Any prepayment pursuant to this clause (c) above shall be accompanied by payment of any break funding costs payable pursuant to Section 5.02

(vii) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the amount of any Net Cash Proceeds referred to in this clause (c) would otherwise be a required prepayment under the terms of the First Lien Credit Agreement, then prepayment shall only be required to the extent any excess Net Cash Proceeds remain after making such prepayment.

(viii) Each prepayment of Borrowings pursuant to this Section 3.04(c) shall be applied to outstanding Borrowings as directed by the Borrower or, if no such direction is given, first, ratably to any ABR Borrowings then outstanding, and, second, to any Eurodollar Borrowings then outstanding, and if more than one Eurodollar Borrowing is then outstanding, to each such Eurodollar Borrowing in order of priority beginning with the Eurodollar Borrowing with the least number of days remaining in the Interest Period applicable thereto and ending with the Eurodollar Borrowing with the most number of days remaining in the Interest Period applicable thereto.

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(ix) Each prepayment of Borrowings pursuant to this Section 3.04(c) shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowings. Prepayments pursuant to this Section 3.04(c) shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 3.02.

(d) No Other Premium or Penalty. Prepayments permitted or required under Section 3.04 shall be without premium or penalty, except as required under Section 3.04(a) and Section 5.02.

Section 3.05 Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter, or otherwise separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE IV

Payments; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.

Section 4.01 Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs. Payments by the Borrower. The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees, or of amounts payable under Section 5.01, Section 5.02, Section 5.03 or otherwise) prior to 12:00 noon, New York, New York time, on the date when due, in dollars that constitute immediately available funds, without defense, deduction, recoupment, set-off or counterclaim. Fees, once paid, shall not be refundable under any circumstances absent manifest error (e.g., as a result of a clerical mistake). Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its offices located at Capital One Bank, Commercial Loan Servicing, 00000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx, XX 00000, except that payments pursuant to Section 5.01, Section 5.02, Section 5.03 and Section 12.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder shall be made in dollars.

(b) Application of Insufficient Payments. If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties.

(c) Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the

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aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this Section 4.01(c) shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section 4.01(c) shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

Section 4.02 Presumption of Payment by the Borrower. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

Section 4.03 Certain Deductions by the Administrative Agent. If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.05(a), 4.02 or 12.03(c), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion and notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender and for the benefit of the Administrative Agent to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid, and/or (ii) hold any such amounts in a segregated account as cash collateral for, and application to, any future funding obligations of such Lender under such Sections; in the case of each of (i) and (ii) above, in any order as determined by the Administrative Agent in its discretion.

Section 4.04 Disposition of Proceeds. The Security Instruments contain an assignment by the Borrower to and in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders and the other Persons named therein of all of the Borrower’s interest in and to production and all proceeds attributable thereto that may be produced from or allocated to the Mortgaged Property. The Security Instruments further provide in general for the application of such proceeds to the satisfaction of the Obligations and other obligations described therein and secured thereby.

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Notwithstanding the assignment contained in such Security Instruments, until the occurrence of an Event of Default, (a) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree that they will neither notify the purchaser or purchasers of such production nor take any other action to cause such proceeds to be remitted to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, but the Lenders will instead permit such proceeds to be paid to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (b) the Lenders hereby authorize the Administrative Agent to take such actions as may be necessary to cause such proceeds to be paid to the Borrower and/or such Restricted Subsidiaries.

ARTICLE V

Increased Costs; Break Funding Payments; Taxes; Illegality

Section 5.01 Increased Costs. Eurodollar Changes in Law. If any Change in Law shall:

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate); or

(ii) impose on any Lender or the London interbank market any other condition affecting this Agreement or Eurodollar Loans made by such Lender;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), then the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b) Capital Requirements. If any Lender determines that any Change in Law regarding capital requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by such Lender to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c) Certificates. A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in Section 5.01(a) or (b) and reasonably detailed calculations therefor shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

(d) Effect of Failure or Delay in Requesting Compensation. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 5.01 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall

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not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section 5.01 for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 90 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 90-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

Section 5.02 Break Funding Payments. In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan into an ABR Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto, or (d) the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.04(b), then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the Eurodollar market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 5.02 and reasonably detailed calculations therefor shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof.

Section 5.03 Taxes.Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes; provided that if the Borrower shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes from such payments, then (i) the sum payable shall be increased as necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 5.03(a)), the Administrative Agent or Lender (as the case may be) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) the Borrower shall make such deductions and (iii) the Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. The Borrower shall pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(c) Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, within 10 days after written demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes paid by the Administrative Agent or such

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Lender, as the case may be, on or with respect to any payment by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower hereunder (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 5.03) and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate of the Administrative Agent or a Lender as to the amount of such payment or liability under this Section 5.03 shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the Borrower to a Governmental Authority, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(e) Foreign Lenders. Any Foreign Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding tax under the law of the jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, or any treaty to which such jurisdiction is a party, with respect to payments under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at the time or times prescribed by applicable law, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate.

(f) Tax Refunds. If the Administrative Agent or a Lender determines, in its reasonable discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 5.03, it shall pay over such refund to the Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 5.03 with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent or such Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided, that the Borrower, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This Section 5.03 shall not be construed to require the Administrative Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.

Section 5.04 Mitigation Obligations. Designation of Different Lending Office. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 5.01, or if the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 5.03, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 5.01 or Section 5.03, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to

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any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b) Replacement of Lenders. If (i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 5.01 or (ii) the Borrower is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 5.03, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 12.04(b)), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that, (1) in the case of a required assignment of interest, the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (2) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, including any applicable premium then due under Section 3.04(a), from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (3) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 5.01 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 5.03, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

Section 5.05 Illegality. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in the event that it becomes unlawful for any Lender or its applicable lending office to honor its obligation to make or maintain Eurodollar Loans either generally or having a particular Interest Period hereunder, then (a) such Lender shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof and such Lender’s obligation to make such Eurodollar Loans shall be suspended (the “Affected Loans”) until such time as such Lender may again make and maintain such Eurodollar Loans and (b) all Affected Loans which would otherwise be made by such Lender shall be made instead as ABR Loans (and, if such Lender so requests by notice to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, all Affected Loans of such Lender then outstanding shall be automatically converted into ABR Loans on the date specified by such Lender in such notice) and, to the extent that Affected Loans are so made as (or converted into) ABR Loans, all payments of principal which would otherwise be applied to such Lender’s Affected Loans shall be applied instead to its ABR Loans.

ARTICLE VI

Conditions Precedent

Section 6.01 Conditions to Effectiveness. The obligations of each Lender to fund its Loan hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 12.02):

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(a) The Administrative Agent, the Arranger and the Lenders shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable hereunder and under the Fee Letter, 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, an Assistant Secretary or other authorized officer of each Loan Party setting forth (i) resolutions of its board of directors or similar governing authority with respect to the authorization of such Loan Party to execute and deliver the Loan Documents to which it is a party, to enter into the Transactions to which it is a party, (ii) the officers of such Loan Party (y) who are authorized to sign the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party 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, (iii) specimen signatures of such authorized officers, and (iv) the articles or certificate of incorporation and bylaws or similar organizational documents of such Loan Party, 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 each Loan Party.

(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 dated as of the 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 each Lender that has requested a Note in a principal amount equal to its Commitment dated as of the Effective Date.

(g) 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 Intercreditor Agreement, Security Instruments and the Guaranty. In connection with the execution and delivery of the Security Instruments, the Administrative Agent shall:

(1) be reasonably satisfied that the Security Instruments create perfected Liens (subject in priority only to Liens created by the First Lien Credit Documents and Excepted Liens, but subject to the provisos at the end of such definition) on at least 80% of the total value of the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report all of which presently secure the Senior Revolving Credit Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Liens on any such Oil and Gas Properties located in Canada); and

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(2) be reasonably satisfied that it has a Lien on all Property constituting collateral for the First Lien Credit Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Liens on any such Property located in Canada).

(h) The Administrative Agent shall have received the opinions of Fulbright & Xxxxxxxx LLP, special counsel to the Borrower, together with opinions or other assurances as the Administrative Agent may request relating to the Security Instruments covering the Mortgaged Properties located in, without limitation, Kentucky, North Dakota, Ohio, West Virginia and Canada, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent.

(i) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of insurance coverage of the Borrower evidencing that the Borrower is carrying insurance in accordance with Section 7.12.

(j) The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that the Borrower has (i) received all consents and approvals required by Section 7.03 and (ii) has no other Debt in respect of borrowed money other than Debt permitted by Section 9.02.

(k) The Administrative Agent shall have received the financial statements referred to in Section 7.04(a).

(l) The Administrative Agent shall have received title information as it may reasonably require setting forth the status of title to at least 80% of the total value of the proved Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report.

(m) The Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied with the environmental condition of the Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

(n) The Administrative Agent shall have received the Initial Reserve Report for the Oil and Gas Properties, accompanied by a Reserve Report Certificate covering the matters described in Section 8.12(c).

(o) The Administrative Agent shall have received appropriate UCC search certificates reflecting no prior Liens encumbering the Properties of the Loan Parties for the jurisdiction of organization (or equivalent) for each of the Loan Parties and any other jurisdiction requested by the Administrative Agent, other than Liens permitted by Section 9.03.

(p) The Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall have Liquidity of not less than $50,000,000.

(q) The Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents as the Administrative Agent or its special counsel may reasonably request.

Section 6.02 Additional Conditions. The obligation of each Lender to make its Loan on the Effective Date is subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions:

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(a) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

(b) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing no event, development or condition that has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred.

(c) The representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct on and as of the Effective Date, except to the extent any such representations and warranties are expressly limited to an earlier date, in which case, on and as of the date of such Borrowing, such representations and warranties shall continue to be true and correct as of such specified earlier date.

(d) The making of such Loan would not conflict with, or cause any Lender to violate or exceed, any applicable Governmental Requirement, and no Change in Law shall have occurred, and no litigation shall be pending or threatened, which does or, with respect to any threatened litigation, seeks to, enjoin, prohibit or restrain, the making or repayment of any Loan or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

ARTICLE VII

Representations and Warranties

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:

Section 7.01 Organization; Powers. Each of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority, and has all material governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals necessary, to own its assets and to carry on its business as now conducted, and is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, except where failure to have such power, authority, licenses, authorizations, consents, approvals and qualifications could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the Effective Date, Schedule 7.01 is an accurate corporate organizational chart of Borrower and its Subsidiaries showing the ownership of all Equity Interests in such Persons.

Section 7.02 Authority; Enforceability. The Transactions to be entered into by each Loan Party are within such Loan Party’s corporate powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if required, stockholder action (including, without limitation, any action required to be taken by any class of directors of such Loan Party or any other Person, whether interested or disinterested, in order to ensure the due authorization of the Transactions). Each Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party has been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

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Section 7.03 Approvals; No Conflicts. The Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority or any other third Person (including shareholders or any class of directors, whether interested or disinterested, of any Loan Party or any other Person), nor is any such consent, approval, registration, filing or other action necessary for the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect other than (i) the recording and filing of the Security Instruments as required by this Agreement and (ii) those third party approvals or consents which, if not made or obtained, would not cause a Default hereunder, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or do not have an adverse effect on the enforceability of the Loan Documents, (b) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any order of any Governmental Authority, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon the Borrower or any Subsidiary or its Properties, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Borrower or such Subsidiary and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than the Liens created by the Loan Documents).

Section 7.04 Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change. The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lenders (i) its audited consolidated balance sheet and statement of income, stockholders equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, all reported on by a firm of independent public accountants acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (ii) its unaudited consolidated balance sheet and statement of income, stockholders equity and cash flows as of and for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP.

(b) Since December 31, 2010, (i) there has been no event, development or circumstance that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries has been conducted only in the ordinary course consistent with past business practices.

(c) Except as set forth on Schedule 9.02 or in a certificate delivered pursuant to Section 8.01(d), neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary has on the Effective Date any material Debt (including Disqualified Capital Stock) or any material contingent liabilities, off-balance sheet liabilities or partnerships, material liabilities for taxes, unusual forward or long-term commitments or unrealized or anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments.

Section 7.05 Litigation. As of the Effective Date, except as set forth on Schedule 7.05, there are no actions, suits, investigations or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened in writing against or affecting the Borrower or any Subsidiary (i) as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination that, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) that involve any Loan Document or the Transactions.

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(b) Since the Effective Date, there has been no change in the status of the matters disclosed in Schedule 7.05 that, individually or in the aggregate, has resulted in, or materially increased the likelihood of, a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.06 Environmental Matters. Except as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (or with respect to (c), (d) and (e) below, where the failure to take such actions could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect), to the knowledge of Borrower:

(a) neither any Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary nor the operations conducted thereon violate any order or requirement of any court or Governmental Authority or any Environmental Laws;

(b) no Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary nor the operations currently conducted thereon or by any prior owner or operator of such Property or operation, are in violation of or subject to any existing, pending or threatened action, suit, investigation, inquiry or proceeding by or before any court or Governmental Authority or to any remedial obligations under Environmental Laws;

(c) all notices, permits, licenses, exemptions, approvals or similar authorizations, if any, required to be obtained or filed in connection with the operation or use of any and all Property of the Borrower and each Subsidiary, including, without limitation, past or present treatment, storage, disposal or release of a hazardous substance, oil and gas waste or solid waste into the environment, have been duly obtained or filed, and the Borrower and each Subsidiary are in compliance with the terms and conditions of all such notices, permits, licenses and similar authorizations;

(d) all hazardous substances, solid waste and oil and gas waste, if any, generated at any and all Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary have in the past been transported, treated and disposed of in accordance with Environmental Laws and so as not to pose an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health or welfare or the environment, and all such transport carriers and treatment and disposal facilities have been and are operating in compliance with Environmental Laws and so as not to pose an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health or welfare or the environment, and are not the subject of any existing, pending or threatened action, investigation or inquiry by any Governmental Authority in connection with any Environmental Laws;

(e) the Borrower has taken all steps reasonably necessary to determine and has determined that no oil, hazardous substances, solid waste or oil and gas waste, have been disposed of or otherwise released and there has been no threatened release of any oil, hazardous substances, solid waste or oil and gas waste on or to any Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary except in compliance with Environmental Laws and so as not to pose an imminent and substantial endangerment to public health or welfare or the environment;

(f) to the extent applicable, all Property of the Borrower and each Subsidiary currently satisfies all design, operation, and equipment requirements imposed by the OPA, and the Borrower does not have any reason to believe that such Property, to the extent subject to the

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OPA, will not be able to maintain compliance with the OPA requirements during the term of this Agreement; and

(g) neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary has any known contingent liability or Remedial Work in connection with any release or threatened release of any oil, hazardous substance, solid waste or oil and gas waste into the environment.

Section 7.07 Compliance with the Laws and Agreements; No Defaults. Except as could not be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) each of the Borrower and each Subsidiary is in compliance with all Governmental Requirements applicable to it or its Property and all agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its Property, and possesses all licenses, permits, franchises, exemptions, approvals and other governmental authorizations necessary for the ownership of its Property and the conduct of its business, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(b) neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is in default nor has any event or circumstance occurred which, but for the expiration of any applicable grace period or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default or would require the Borrower or a Subsidiary to Redeem or make any offer to Redeem under any indenture, note, credit agreement or instrument pursuant to which any Material Indebtedness is outstanding or by which the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their Properties is bound; and

Section 7.08 Investment Company Act. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Section 7.09 Taxes. Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in respect of Taxes and other governmental charges are, in the reasonable opinion of the Borrower, adequate. No Tax Lien relating to Taxes described in the first sentence of this Section 7.09 has been filed and, to the knowledge of the Borrower, no claim is being asserted with respect to any such Tax or other such governmental charge.

Section 7.10 ERISA. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $250,000

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the fair market value of the assets of such Plan, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $250,000 the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans.

Section 7.11 Disclosure; No Material Misstatements. The Borrower has disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of Borrower, taken as a whole, none of the other reports, financial statements, certificates or other information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any of their Affiliates in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document (as modified or supplemented by other information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, prospect information, geological and geophysical data and engineering projections, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time. To the knowledge of Borrower there is no fact peculiar to the Borrower or any Subsidiary which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or in the future is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect and which has not been set forth in this Agreement or the Loan Documents or the other documents, certificates and statements furnished to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary prior to, or on, the Effective Date in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. There are no statements or conclusions known to the Borrower in any Reserve Report which are based upon or include misleading information or fail to take into account material information regarding the matters reported therein, it being understood that projections concerning volumes attributable to the Oil and Gas Properties and production and cost estimates contained in each Reserve Report are necessarily based upon professional opinions, estimates and projections and that the Borrower and the Subsidiaries do not warrant that such opinions, estimates and projections will ultimately prove to have been accurate.

Section 7.12 Insurance. The Borrower has, and has caused all its Restricted Subsidiaries to have, (a) all insurance policies sufficient for the compliance by each of them with all material Governmental Requirements and all material agreements and (b) insurance coverage in at least amounts and against such risk (including, without limitation, public liability) that are usually insured against by companies similarly situated and engaged in the same or a similar business for the assets and operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders have been named as additional insureds in respect of such liability insurance policies and the Administrative Agent has been named as loss payee with respect to Property loss insurance.

Section 7.13 [RESERVED]

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Section 7.14 Subsidiaries. Schedule 7.14 sets forth the name of, and the ownership interest of the Borrower (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time, including pursuant to a notice delivered in accordance with Section 8.01(l))in, each Subsidiary of the Borrower. As of the Effective Date there are no Unrestricted Subsidiaries other than the Subsidiaries set forth in clause (iii) of the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiaries” in Section 1.01.

Section 7.15 Location of Business and Offices. The Borrower’s jurisdiction of organization is Delaware; the name of the Borrower as listed in the public records of Delaware is Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation; and the organizational identification number of the Borrower in Delaware is 2758331 (or, in each case, as set forth in a notice delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.01(l) in accordance with Section 12.01). Each Subsidiary’s jurisdiction of organization, name as listed in the public records of its jurisdiction of organization and organizational identification number in its jurisdiction of organization is stated on Schedule 7.14 (as such Schedule may be updated from time to time, including pursuant to a notice delivered in accordance with Section 8.01(l)).

Section 7.16 Properties; Titles, Etc.. Except as disclosed in Schedule 7.16, each of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries has good and defensible title to the proved Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the most recently delivered Reserve Report (excluding, to the extent this representation and warranty is deemed to be made after the Effective Date, any such Oil and Gas Properties sold or transferred in compliance with Section 9.11) and good title to all its personal Properties, in each case, free and clear of all Liens except Liens permitted by Section 9.03. After giving full effect to the Excepted Liens, the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiary specified as the owner owns the net interests in production attributable to the Hydrocarbon Interests as reflected in the most recently delivered Reserve Report, and the ownership of such Properties shall not in any material respect obligate the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to bear the costs and expenses relating to the maintenance, development and operations of each such Property in an amount in excess of the working interest of each Property set forth in the most recently delivered Reserve Report that is not offset by a corresponding proportionate increase in the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s net revenue interest in such Property.

(b) All material leases and agreements necessary for the conduct of the business of the Borrower and the Subsidiaries are valid and subsisting, in full force and effect, and there exists no default or event or circumstance which with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both would give rise to a default under any such lease or leases, which could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) The rights and Properties presently owned, leased or licensed by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries including, without limitation, all easements and rights of way, include all rights and Properties necessary to permit the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries to conduct their business in all material respects in the same manner as its business has been conducted prior to the Effective Date.

(d) All of the material Properties of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries which are reasonably necessary for the operation of their businesses are in good working condition and are maintained in accordance with prudent business standards.

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(e) The Borrower and each Subsidiary owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual Property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Borrower and such Subsidiary does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries either own or have valid licenses or other rights to use all databases, geological data, geophysical data, engineering data, seismic data, maps, interpretations and other technical information used in their businesses as presently conducted, subject to the limitations contained in the agreements governing the use of the same, which limitations are customary for companies engaged in the business of the exploration and production of Hydrocarbons, with such exceptions as could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 7.17 Maintenance of Properties. Except for such acts or failures to act as could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Oil and Gas Properties (and Properties unitized therewith) have been maintained, operated and developed in a good and workmanlike manner and in conformity with all Government Requirements and in conformity with the provisions of all leases, subleases or other contracts comprising a part of the Hydrocarbon Interests and other contracts and agreements forming a part of the Oil and Gas Properties. Specifically in connection with the foregoing, except for those as could not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) no Oil and Gas Property is subject to having allowable production reduced below the full and regular allowable (including the maximum permissible tolerance) because of any overproduction (whether or not the same was permissible at the time) and (ii) to the knowledge of Borrower, none of the xxxxx comprising a part of the Oil and Gas Properties (or Properties unitized therewith) is deviated from the vertical more than the maximum permitted by Government Requirements, and such xxxxx are, in fact, bottomed under and are producing from, and the well bores are wholly within, the Oil and Gas Properties (or in the case of xxxxx located on Properties unitized therewith, such unitized Properties). All pipelines, xxxxx, gas processing plants, platforms and other material improvements, fixtures and equipment owned in whole or in part by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that are necessary to conduct normal operations are being maintained in a state adequate to conduct normal operations, and with respect to such of the foregoing that are operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in a manner consistent with the Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ past practices (other than those the failure of which to maintain in accordance with this Section 7.17 could not reasonably be expect to have a Material Adverse Effect).

Section 7.18 Gas Imbalances, Prepayments. As of the Effective Date, except as set forth on Schedule 7.18 or on the most recent Reserve Report Certificate delivered pursuant to Section 8.12(c), on a net basis there are no gas imbalances, take or pay or other prepayments which would require the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to deliver Hydrocarbons produced from the Oil and Gas Properties at some future time without then or thereafter receiving full payment therefor exceeding 500 mmcf equivalent in the aggregate.

Section 7.19 Marketing of Production. Except for contracts listed and in effect on the Effective Date on Schedule 7.19, and thereafter either disclosed in writing to the Administrative Agent or included in the most recently delivered Reserve Report (with respect to all of which contracts the Borrower represents that it or its Subsidiaries are receiving a price for all production sold thereunder which is computed substantially in accordance with the terms of the

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relevant contract and are not having deliveries curtailed substantially below the subject Property’s delivery capacity), no material agreements exist which are not cancelable on 60 days notice or less without penalty or detriment for the sale of production from the Borrower’s or the Restricted Subsidiaries’ Hydrocarbons (including, without limitation, calls on or other rights to purchase, production, whether or not the same are currently being exercised) that (a) pertain to the sale of production at a fixed price and (b) have a maturity or expiry date of longer than six (6) months from the Effective Date.

Section 7.20 Swap Agreements. Each report required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 8.01(d), sets forth, a true and complete list of all Swap Agreements of the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary, the material terms thereof (including the type, term, effective date, termination date and notional amounts or volumes), the net xxxx to market value thereof, all credit support agreements relating thereto (including any margin required or supplied) and the counterparty to each such agreement.

Section 7.21 Use of Loans. The proceeds of the Loans shall be used (i) to provide working capital for drilling, exploration and production, midstream trading and marketing operations, (ii) for general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including the acquisition of exploration and production and midstream properties, (iii) to pay amounts outstanding under the First Lien Credit Facility, or (iv) to pay fees and expenses in connection with the First Lien Credit Facility and this Agreement. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries are not engaged principally, or as one of its or their important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose, whether immediate, incidental or ultimate, of buying or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation T, U or X of the Board). No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used for any purpose which violates the provisions of Regulations T, U or X of the Board.

Section 7.22 Solvency. Before and after giving effect to the Transactions, (a) the aggregate assets, at a fair valuation, of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will exceed the aggregate Debt of the Borrower on a consolidated basis, as the Debt becomes absolute and matures, (b) none of the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary will have incurred or intended to incur, and will not believe that it will incur, Debt beyond its ability to pay such Debt as such Debt becomes absolute and matures and (c) none of the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary will have (nor will have any reason to believe that it will have thereafter) unreasonably small capital for the conduct of its business.

ARTICLE VIII

Affirmative Covenants

Until the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder and all other amounts payable under the Loan Documents shall have been paid in full, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

Section 8.01 Financial Statements; Other Information. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender:

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(a) Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available, but in any event in accordance with then applicable law and not later than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, its audited consolidated (and, if there are any Unrestricted Subsidiaries, consolidating) balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by a firm of independent public accountants proposed by Borrower and approved by the Administrative Agent (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

(b) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available, but in any event in accordance with then applicable law and not later than 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, its consolidated (and, if there are any Unrestricted Subsidiaries, consolidating) balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its Consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

(c) Certificate of Financial Officer — Compliance. Concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under Section 8.01(a) or Section 8.01(b), a certificate of a Financial Officer in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto (i) certifying as to whether a Default has occurred and, if a Default has occurred, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Section 9.01 and (iii) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the audited financial statements referred to in Section 7.04 and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate.

(d) Certificate of Financial Officer — Swap Agreements. Concurrently with the delivery of each Reserve Report hereunder, a certificate of a Financial Officer, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, setting forth as of a recent date, a true and complete list of all Swap Agreements of the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary, the material terms thereof (including the type, term, effective date, termination date and notional amounts or volumes), the net xxxx-to-market value therefor, any new credit support agreements relating thereto, any margin required or supplied under any credit support document, and the counterparty to each such agreement.

(e) Certificate of Insurer — Insurance Coverage. Concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under Section 8.01(a), a certificate of insurance coverage from each insurer with respect to the insurance required by Section 8.07, in form and substance satisfactory to the

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Administrative Agent, and, if requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, all copies of the applicable policies.

(f) Other Accounting Reports. Promptly upon receipt thereof, a copy of each other report or letter (except standard and customary correspondence) submitted to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by independent accountants in connection with any annual, interim or special audit made by them of the books of the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary, and a copy of any response by the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary, or the board of directors of the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary, to such letter or report.

(g) SEC and Other Filings; Reports to Shareholders. Promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with the SEC, or with any national securities exchange, or distributed by the Borrower to its shareholders generally, as the case may be.

(h) Notices Under Material Instruments. Promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any financial statement, report or notice furnished to or by any Person pursuant to the terms of any preferred stock designation, indenture, loan or credit or other similar agreement of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than this Agreement and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lenders pursuant to any other provision of this Section 8.01.

(i) Lists of Purchasers. Concurrently with the delivery of any Reserve Report to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.12, a list of Persons purchasing Hydrocarbons from the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary accounting for at least 80% of the revenues resulting from the sale of all Hydrocarbons in the one year period prior to the “as of” date of such Reserve Report.

(j) Notice of Sales of Oil and Gas Properties. In the event the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary intends to sell, transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of any Oil or Gas Properties or any Equity Interests in any Restricted Subsidiary owning Oil and Gas Properties, in either case, having a fair market value in excess of 5% of the Borrowing Base then in effect in accordance with Section 9.11, prior written notice of such disposition, the anticipated price thereof and the anticipated date of closing.

(k) Notice of Casualty Events. Prompt written notice, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, of the occurrence of any Casualty Event or the commencement of any action or proceeding that could reasonably be expected to result in a Casualty Event.

(l) Information Regarding the Loan Parties. Prompt written notice (and in any event within ten (10) Business Days prior thereto) of any change, (i) in any Loan Party’s corporate name or in any trade name used to identify the Borrower in the conduct of its business or in the ownership of its Properties, (ii) in any Loan Party’s identity or corporate structure or in the jurisdiction in which such Loan Party is incorporated or formed, (iii) in any Loan Party’s jurisdiction of organization or any Loan Party’s organizational identification number in such jurisdiction of organization, and (iv) in any Loan Party’s federal taxpayer identification number.

(m) Production Report and Lease Operating Statements. Within 30 days after the end of each calendar month, a report setting forth, for each calendar month during the then current

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fiscal year to date, the volume of production and sales attributable to production (and the prices at which such sales were made and the revenues derived from such sales) for each such calendar month from the Oil and Gas Properties, and setting forth the related ad valorem, severance and production taxes and lease operating expenses attributable thereto and incurred for each such calendar month.

(n) Notices of Certain Changes. Promptly, but in any event within five (5) Business Days after the execution thereof, copies of any amendment, modification or supplement to the certificate or articles of incorporation, by-laws, any preferred stock designation or any other organic document of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

(o) Other Requested Information. Promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (including, without limitation, any Plan or Multiemployer Plan and any reports or other information required to be filed under ERISA), or compliance with the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.

Section 8.02 Notices of Material Events. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of the following:

(a) the occurrence of any Default;

(b) the filing or commencement of, or the threat in writing of, any action, suit, proceeding, investigation or arbitration by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof not previously disclosed in writing to the Lenders or any material adverse development in any action, suit, proceeding, investigation or arbitration previously disclosed to the Lenders that, in either such case, if adversely determined, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and

(d) any other development that results in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect.

Each notice delivered under this Section 8.02 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

Section 8.03 Existence; Conduct of Business. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business and maintain, if necessary, its qualification to do business in each other jurisdiction in which its Oil and Gas Properties are located or the ownership of its Properties requires such qualification, except where the failure to so qualify could not reasonably

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be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution permitted under Section 9.10.

Section 8.04 Payment of Obligations. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, pay its obligations, including Tax liabilities of the Borrower and all of its Subsidiaries before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and the Borrower or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP or (b) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or result in the seizure or levy of any material Property of the Borrower or any Subsidiary.

Section 8.05 Performance of Obligations under Loan Documents. The Borrower will pay the Loans and the Notes according to the reading, tenor and effect thereof, and the Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, do and perform every act and discharge all of the obligations to be performed and discharged by them under the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, this Agreement, at the time or times and in the manner specified.

Section 8.06 Operation and Maintenance of Properties. Except, in each case, where the failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower, at its own expense, will, and will cause each Subsidiary to:

(a) operate its Oil and Gas Properties and other material Properties or cause such Oil and Gas Properties and other material Properties to be operated in accordance with the practices of the industry and in compliance with all applicable contracts and agreements and in compliance with all Governmental Requirements, including, without limitation, applicable pro ration requirements and Environmental Laws, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations of every other Governmental Authority from time to time constituted to regulate the development and operation of its Oil and Gas Properties and the production and sale of Hydrocarbons and other minerals therefrom;

(b) keep and maintain all Property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition (ordinary wear and tear excepted), preserve, maintain and keep in good repair, working order and efficiency (ordinary wear and tear excepted) all of its material producing Oil and Gas Properties and other material Properties, including, without limitation, all equipment, machinery and facilities;

(c) promptly pay and discharge, or make reasonable and customary efforts to cause to be paid and discharged, all delay rentals, royalties, expenses and obligations accruing under the leases or other agreements affecting or pertaining to its proved producing Oil and Gas Properties and will do all other things necessary to keep unimpaired their rights with respect thereto and prevent any forfeiture thereof or default thereunder;

(d) promptly perform or make reasonable and customary efforts to cause to be performed, in accordance with industry standards, the obligations required by each and all of the assignments, deeds, leases, sub-leases, contracts and agreements affecting its interests in its proved producing Oil and Gas Properties and other material Properties; and

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(e) to the extent the Borrower is not the operator of any Property, the Borrower shall use reasonable efforts to cause the operator to comply with this Section 8.06.

Section 8.07 Insurance. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations. The loss payable clauses or provisions in said insurance policy or policies insuring any of the collateral for the Loans shall be endorsed in favor of and made payable to the Administrative Agent as its interests may appear and such policies shall name the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as “additional insureds” and provide that the insurer will endeavor to give at least 30 days prior notice of any cancellation to the Administrative Agent.

Section 8.08 Books and Records; Inspection Rights. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its Properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants, all at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as reasonably requested on an individual and aggregate basis.

Section 8.09 Compliance with Laws. The Borrower will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its Property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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Section 8.10 Environmental Matters. The Borrower shall at its sole expense: (i) comply, and shall cause its Properties and operations and each Subsidiary and each Subsidiary’s Properties and operations to comply, with all applicable Environmental Laws, the breach of which could be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) not dispose of or otherwise release, and shall cause each Subsidiary not to dispose of or otherwise release, any oil, oil and gas waste, hazardous substance, or solid waste on, under, about or from any of the Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ Properties or any other Property to the extent caused by the Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ operations except in compliance with applicable Environmental Laws, the disposal or release of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; (iii) timely obtain or file, and shall cause each Subsidiary to timely obtain or file, all notices, permits, licenses, exemptions, approvals, registrations or other authorizations, if any, required under applicable Environmental Laws to be obtained or filed in connection with the operation or use of the Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ Properties, which failure to obtain or file could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; promptly commence and diligently prosecute to completion, and shall cause each Subsidiary to promptly commence and diligently prosecute to completion, any assessment, evaluation, investigation, monitoring, containment, cleanup, removal, repair, restoration, remediation or other remedial obligations (collectively, the “Remedial Work”) in the event any Remedial Work is required or reasonably necessary under applicable Environmental Laws because of or in connection with the actual or suspected past, present or future disposal or other release of any oil, oil and gas waste, hazardous substance or solid waste on, under, about or from any of the Borrower’s or its Subsidiaries’ Properties, which failure to commence and diligently prosecute to completion could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iv) establish and implement, and shall cause each Subsidiary to establish and implement, such reasonable procedures as may be necessary to assure that the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ obligations under this Section 8.10(a) are timely and fully satisfied, which failure to establish and implement could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) The Borrower will promptly, but in no event later than five Business Days of the occurrence of a triggering event, notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any threatened action, investigation or inquiry by any Governmental Authority or any threatened demand or lawsuit by any landowner or other third party against the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or their Properties of which the Borrower has knowledge in connection with any applicable Environmental Laws (excluding routine testing and corrective action) if the Borrower reasonably anticipates that such action could reasonably result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, undertake reasonable environmental audits in connection with any future acquisition of producing Oil and Gas Properties.

Section 8.11 Further Assurances. The Borrower at its expense will, and will cause each Subsidiary to, promptly execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent all such other documents, agreements and instruments reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to comply with, cure any defects or accomplish the conditions precedent, covenants and agreements of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, as the case may be, in the Loan Documents, including the Notes, or to further evidence and more fully describe the collateral intended as security for the Obligations, or to correct any omissions in this Agreement or the Security Instruments, or to state

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more fully the obligations secured therein, or to perfect, protect or preserve any Liens created pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Security Instruments or the priority thereof, or to make any recordings, file any notices or obtain any consents, all as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, in connection therewith.

(b) The Borrower hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relative to all or any part of the Mortgaged Property. A carbon, photographic or other reproduction of the Security Instruments or any financing statement covering the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by law.

Section 8.12 Reserve Reports. Promptly after January 1st of each calendar year and in any event before April 1st of each calendar year, and promptly after July 1st of each calendar year, commencing April 1, 2012, and in any event before October 1st of each year, the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a Reserve Report. The Reserve Report as of January 1st of each year and the Reserve Report delivered in connection with the first redetermination of the Total Reserves after the Effective Date shall be prepared by Borrower or an Approved Petroleum Engineer and audited by one or more Approved Petroleum Engineers, and the July 1st Reserve Report of each year shall be prepared by or under the supervision of the chief engineer of the Borrower. In each case, the chief engineer of Borrower shall certify such Reserve Report is based on information that was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time and to have been prepared in accordance with the procedures used in the immediately preceding Reserve Report.

(b) In the event of an Interim Redetermination, the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a Reserve Report prepared by or under the supervision of the chief engineer of the Borrower who shall certify such Reserve Report to be based on information that was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time and to have been prepared in accordance with the procedures used in the immediately preceding Reserve Report. For any Interim Redetermination requested by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.07(d), the Borrower shall provide such Reserve Report with an “as of” date as required by the Administrative Agent as soon as possible, but in any event no later than forty-five (45) days following the receipt of such request.

(c) With the delivery of each Reserve Report, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a certificate (each a “Reserve Report Certificate”) from a Responsible Officer certifying that to his knowledge, after reasonable investigation, in all material respects: (i) the information contained in the Reserve Report and any other information delivered in connection therewith is based on information that was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time, (ii) the Borrower or its Subsidiaries owns good and defensible title to the proved Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in such Reserve Report and such Properties are free of all Liens except for Liens permitted by Section 9.03, (iii) except as set forth on an exhibit to the certificate, on a net basis there are no gas imbalances, take or pay or other prepayments in excess of the volume specified in Section 7.18 with respect to its Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in such Reserve Report which would require the Borrower or any Subsidiary to deliver Hydrocarbons either generally or produced from such Oil and Gas Properties at some future time without then or thereafter receiving full payment therefor, (iv)

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none of the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ proved Oil and Gas Properties have been sold since the date of the last determination of the Total Reserve Value except as set forth on an exhibit to the certificate, which certificate shall list all of its proved Oil and Gas Properties sold and in such detail as reasonably required by the Administrative Agent, (v) attached to the certificate is a list of all marketing agreements entered into subsequent to the later of the Effective Date or the most recently delivered Reserve Report which the Borrower could reasonably be expected to have been obligated to list on Schedule 7.19 had such agreement been in effect on the Effective Date and (vi) attached thereto is a schedule of the proved Oil and Gas Properties evaluated by such Reserve Report that are Mortgaged Properties and demonstrating the percentage of the Total Reserve Value that the value of such Mortgaged Properties represent.

Section 8.13 Title Information. On or before the delivery to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of each Reserve Report required by Section 8.12(a), the Borrower will deliver title information in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent covering enough of the proved Oil and Gas Properties evaluated by such Reserve Report that were not included in the immediately preceding Reserve Report, so that the Administrative Agent shall have received together with title information previously delivered, satisfactory title information on at least 80% of the total value of the proved Oil and Gas Properties evaluated by such Reserve Report.

(b) If the Borrower has provided title information for additional Properties under Section 8.13(a), the Borrower shall, within 60 days of notice from the Administrative Agent that title defects or exceptions exist with respect to such additional Properties, either (i) cure any such title defects or exceptions (including defects or exceptions as to priority) which are not permitted by Section 9.03 raised by such information, (ii) substitute acceptable Mortgaged Properties with no title defects or exceptions except for Excepted Liens (other than Excepted Liens described in clauses (e), (g) and (h) of such definition) having an equivalent value or (iii) deliver title information in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent so that they shall have received, together with title information previously delivered, satisfactory title information on at least 80% of the value of the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated by such Reserve Report.

(c) If the Borrower is unable to cure any title defect requested to be cured within the 60-day period or the Borrower does not comply with the requirement to provide acceptable title information covering 80% of the value of the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the most recent Reserve Report, such default shall not be a Default, but instead the Administrative Agent and/or the Required Lenders shall have the right to exercise the following remedy in their sole discretion from time to time, and any failure to so exercise this remedy at any time shall not be a waiver as to future exercise of the remedy by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. To the extent that the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders are not satisfied with title to any Mortgaged Property after the 60-day period has elapsed, such unacceptable Mortgaged Property shall not count towards the 80% requirement and the Administrative Agent may send a notice to the Borrower and the Lenders that the Total Reserve Value then in effect shall be reduced by an amount as determined by the Required Lenders to cause the Borrower to be in compliance with the requirement to provide acceptable title information on 80% of the total value of the Oil and Gas Properties. This new Total Reserve Value shall become effective immediately after receipt of such notice.

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Section 8.14 Additional Collateral. In connection with each calculation of the Total Reserve Value, the Borrower shall review the Reserve Report and the list of current Mortgaged Properties (as described in Section 8.12(c)) to ascertain whether the Mortgaged Properties represent at least 80% of the total value of the proved Oil and Gas Properties owned by Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries and evaluated in the most recently completed Reserve Report after giving effect to exploration and production activities, acquisitions, dispositions and production. In the event that the Mortgaged Properties do not represent at least 80% of such total value evaluated in the most recently completed Reserve Report, then the Borrower shall, and shall cause its Restricted Subsidiaries to, grant to the Administrative Agent as security for the Obligations a second-priority Lien interest (subject only to Excepted Liens of the type described in clauses (a) to (d) and (f) of the definition thereof, but subject to the provisos at the end of such definition) on additional Oil and Gas Properties not already subject to a Lien of the Security Instruments such that after giving effect thereto, the Mortgaged Properties will represent at least 80% of the total value of the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the most recently delivered Reserve Report. All such Liens will be created and perfected by and in accordance with the provisions of mortgages, deeds of trust, security agreements and financing statements or other Security Instruments, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and in sufficient executed (and acknowledged where necessary or appropriate) counterparts for recording purposes.

(b) The Borrower agrees that it will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, xxxxx x Xxxx on any Property to secure the First Lien Credit Agreement without first granting to the Administrative Agent to secure the Indebtedness a perfected Lien (subject only to Liens securing the First Lien Credit Agreement) on this same Property pursuant to Security Instruments in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Section 8.15 ERISA Compliance. In addition to and without limiting the generality of Section 8.09, the Borrower shall and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to (a) comply in all material respects with all applicable provisions of ERISA and the regulations and published interpretations thereunder with respect to all employee benefit plans (as defined in ERISA), (b) not take any action or fail to take action the result of which could be (i) a liability to the PBGC (other than liability for PBGC premiums) or (ii) a past due liability to any Multiemployer Plan, (c) not participate in any prohibited transaction that could result in any material civil penalty under ERISA or any tax under the Code, (d) operate each employee benefit plan in such a manner that will not incur any material tax liability under Section 4980B of the Code or any liability to any qualified beneficiary as defined in Section 4980B of the Code except to the extent such failure to comply could not reasonably be expected to have Material Adverse Effect and (e) furnish to the Administrative Agent upon the Administrative Agent’s request such additional information about any employee benefit plan as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.

Section 8.16 New Subsidiary Requirements. Concurrently with the acquisition or formation of any Subsidiary which is to be a Restricted Subsidiary and in any event prior to or concurrently with the Borrower’s advancing or contributing any amounts to or into such Restricted Subsidiary (other than de minimis organizational costs such as filing fees), the Borrower shall cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent (i) the Guaranty and a Security Agreement executed by such Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) a Security Agreement covering the

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Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) stock certificates or other instruments representing all the Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary and stock powers and instruments of transfer, endorsed in blank, with respect to such stock certificates or other instruments, or, if any Equity Interests pledged pursuant to such Security Agreement are uncertificated securities, confirmation and evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the security interest in such uncertificated securities has been transferred to and perfected by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the UCC, (iv) all documents and instruments, including UCC Financing Statements (Form UCC-1), required by law or reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent to be filed, registered or recorded to create or perfect the Liens intended to be created under each Security Agreement, (v) UCC searches, all dated reasonably close to the date of the Security Agreements and in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that any Liens indicated in such UCC searches are Excepted Liens or have been released, (vi) the corporate resolutions or similar approval documents of such Restricted Subsidiary approving the execution and delivery of the Guaranty and the Security Agreement by such Restricted Subsidiary, (vii) the corporate resolutions or similar approval documents of the Borrower or other Loan Party approving the execution and delivery of the Security Agreement by the Borrower or other Loan Party, and (viii) the legal opinion reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, opining favorably on the execution, delivery and enforceability of the Guaranty and the Security Agreements and otherwise being in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

ARTICLE IX

Negative Covenants

Until the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder and all other amounts payable under the Loan Documents have been paid in full, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

Section 9.01 Financial Covenants. Current Ratio. Commencing with the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2011, the Borrower will not permit, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, its ratio of (i) consolidated current assets of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (including the unused amount of the total commitments under the First Lien Credit Agreement), but excluding non-cash assets under FAS 133) to (ii) consolidated current liabilities of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries (excluding non-cash obligations under FAS 133) to be less than (x) 0.85 to 1.0 for the fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2011, December 31, 2011, and March 31, 2012, and (y) 1.0 to 1.0 for each fiscal quarter thereafter.

(b) Interest Coverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter commencing with the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2011, its ratio of (i) EBITDAX of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the trailing four quarter period then ended to (ii) actual cash interest paid by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period to be less than 2.125 to 1.0.

(c) Total Debt to EBITDAX. The Borrower will not permit, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, its ratio of (i) total Debt of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as of such

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date to (ii) EBITDAX of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries for the trailing four quarter period then ended to exceed (x) 5.25 to 1.0 for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2011, and (y) 4.75 to 1.0 for each fiscal quarter thereafter.

(d) Asset Coverage Test. The Borrower will not as of any date of determination permit its ratio of (i) Total Reserve Value as in effect on such date of determination to (ii) Debt under the First Lien Credit Agreement and this Agreement as of any date of determination to be less than 1.5 to 1.0.

(e) Asset Coverage Test Cure Right. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that if any redetermination of or adjustment to the Total Reserve Value in accordance with Section 2.07, Section 8.13 or Section 9.11 shall result in non-compliance by the Borrower with the financial covenant set forth in Section 9.01(d), then the Borrower shall be permitted to prepay or repay Debt, enter into Swap Agreements or take any other actions permitted under this Agreement in order to cure such non-compliance; provided, that (i) within two (2) Business Days of its determination that Section 9.01(d) has been violated, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a written notice of its intent to cure and (ii) within sixty (60) days following the delivery of such notice, the Total Reserve Value shall have been recalculated in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.07(b); provided, further, that neither the Administrative Agent nor the Lenders shall exercise any rights or remedies with respect to any Event of Default that exists as a result of the non-compliance with Section 9.01(d) during the sixty (60) day period following the Borrower’s notice that it intends to take action to affect a recalculation. If, after giving effect to such recalculation, the Loan Parties are in compliance with the financial covenant set forth in Section 9.01(d), the Loan Parties shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of such financial covenant as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date.

Section 9.02 Debt.The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, incur, create, assume or suffer to exist any Debt, except:

(a) the Notes or other Obligations arising under the Loan Documents or any guaranty of or suretyship arrangement for the Notes or other Obligations arising under the Loan Documents;

(b) Debt of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries existing on the Effective Date that is reflected in the Financial Statements and described on Schedule 9.02;

(c) accounts payable and accrued expenses, liabilities or other obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of Property or services, from time to time incurred in the ordinary course of business which are not greater than ninety (90) days past the date of invoice or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP;

(d) Debt under Capital Leases or nonrecourse purchase money Debt in respect of equipment purchases not to exceed $10,000,000 at any time;

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(e) Debt associated with worker’s compensation claims, performance, bid, surety or similar bonds or surety obligations required by Governmental Requirements or third parties in connection with the operation of the Oil and Gas Properties;

(f) intercompany Debt between the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary or between Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent permitted by Sections 9.05(g), (q) or (s);

(g) endorsements of negotiable instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business;

(h) Debt arising under take-or-pay agreements or gas balancing agreements which do not give rise to liability in the aggregate on a consolidated basis for the Borrower in excess of $2,000,000 at any one time outstanding;

(i) Debt incurred in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business in connection with Swap Agreements provided they are permitted under Section 9.18 of this Agreement;

(j) Debt of Unrestricted Subsidiaries for which neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall be liable as an obligor, under any guarantee or otherwise;

(k) obligations with respect to Series C preferred stock issued by the Borrower prior to the Effective Date, so long as any dividends with respect thereto comply with the provisions of Section 9.04;

(l) obligations with respect to Series D preferred stock issued by the Borrower under the certificate of designations therefor filed by the Borrower with the Secretary of State of Delaware, so long as any dividends with respect thereto comply with the provisions of Section 9.04;

(m) Debt of Alpha Hunter Drilling, LLC, Hunter Real Estate, LLC and Triad Hunter LLC guaranteed by the Borrower in an amount not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate which Debt shall be on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and have terms and conditions no more restrictive that the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement;

(n) the Hall Houston Debt in an amount not to exceed $640,695 at any one time outstanding;

(o) Debt of the Borrower for the acquisition and/or financing of a corporate airplane in an amount not to exceed $4,100,000 and otherwise on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(p) Debt under the First Lien Credit Agreement and any guarantees thereof, and any refinancing or replacement thereof, provided that such Debt is subject to, and in compliance with, the Intercreditor Agreement;

(q) (i) guarantees by the Borrower and any Guarantor in respect of Debt otherwise permitted by this Section 9.02 and (ii) unsecured guarantees by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries

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at any one time outstanding not to exceed $2,000,000 in respect of Debt of Unrestricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with accounts payable which are not greater than ninety (90) days past the date of invoice or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate action and for which adequate reserves have been maintained in accordance with GAAP; and

(r) other Debt not to exceed $3,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding.

Section 9.03 Liens.The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any of its Properties (now owned or hereafter acquired), except:

(a) Liens securing the payment of Obligations;

(b) Excepted Liens;

(c) Liens securing Capital Leases or purchase money Debt permitted by Section 9.02(d) but only on the Property under lease;

(d) Liens described on Schedule 9.03;

(e) Liens on Property not constituting collateral for the Obligations and not otherwise permitted by the foregoing clauses of this Section 9.03; provided that the aggregate principal or face amount of all Debt secured under this clause (d) shall not exceed $500,000 at any time;

(f) Liens in favor of Lenders securing Debt permitted by Section 9.02(i);

(g) Liens on the assets of Unrestricted Subsidiaries securing Debt permitted by Sections 9.02(j) and (m) and Liens on the assets of Triad Hunter LLC securing Debt permitted by Section 9.02(m);

(h) Liens securing Debt permitted by Section 9.02(o); provided such Liens extend only to the property purchased and/or financed with the proceeds of such Debt and the proceeds thereof;

(i) a Lien on the Equity Interests in Eureka Hunter securing Debt of Eureka Hunter;

(j) Liens securing Debt permitted pursuant to Section 9.02(r); provided, that (i) the Debt secured by such Liens shall not exceed $2,000,000 at any one time outstanding and (ii) such Liens extend only to the property purchased and/or financed with the proceeds of such Debt; and

(k) Liens securing the obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantors under the First Lien Credit Agreement and the other First Lien Loan Documents; provided that, such Liens shall not encumber any Property that is not subject to a Lien in favor of, or for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders to secure the Indebtedness, this Agreement and other Loan Documents.

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Section 9.04 Restricted Payments. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, return any capital to its stockholders or make any distribution of its Property to its Equity Interest holders, except:

(a) Restricted Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends ratably with respect to their Equity Interests;

(b) the Borrower may (i) declare and pay dividends in respect of its Equity Interests so long as such dividends (A) are in the form of the issuance of stock (common or preferred), warrants, options or other rights or interests and (B) do not include cash or other Property of the Borrower not specified in the foregoing clause (A), and (ii) may pay cash in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any stock splits or reverse stock splits of the Borrower’s Equity Interests, up to a maximum of $500,000 during the term of this Agreement;

(c) without limiting the dividends permitted by Section 9.04(b), the Borrower may declare and pay cash dividends on its preferred stock permitted hereunder, so long as (i) no Event of Default exists at the time of, or is caused by, such payment, (ii) after giving effect to such payment, Liquidity is equal to or greater than the greater of (x) five percent (5%) of the Borrowing Base (as determined under the First Lien Credit Agreement) then in effect and (y) $5,000,000, and (iii) such dividends do not exceed $20,000,000 in any calendar year;

(d) without limiting the dividends permitted by Section 9.04(b), the Borrower may (i) issue Series D preferred stock in exchange for outstanding Series C preferred stock (and pay cash in lieu of fractional shares in connection with such exchange), (ii) redeem its Series C preferred stock with the proceeds of an equity issuance by the Borrower, (iii) redeem its Series D preferred stock with the proceeds of an equity issuance by the Borrower and (iv) issue common stock in exchange for outstanding Series C and Series D preferred stock (and pay cash in lieu of fractional shares in connection with such exchange);

(e) the Borrower may repurchase warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any Equity Interest in the Borrower for cash consideration in an amount not to exceed $100,000 during the term of this Agreement; and

(f) the Borrower may (i) so long as no Event of Default is occurring, make payments to directors, officers, members of management, employees or consultants of the Borrower or any Subsidiary (or their transferees, estates or beneficiaries under their estates) upon their death, disability, retirement, severance or termination of employment or service for the acquisition by the Borrower from such Persons of Equity Interests in the Borrower, provided that the aggregate cash consideration paid for all such payments shall not exceed $500,000 in any calendar year, and (ii) make cashless repurchases of securities that are deemed to occur upon the exercise or vesting of options, rights or shares of stock held by directors, officers, members of management, employees or consultants of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the extent such securities represent a portion of the exercise price of or withholding taxes attributable to such options, rights or shares.

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Section 9.05 Investments, Loans and Advances. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, make or permit to remain outstanding any Investments in or to any Person, except that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to:

(a) Investments reflected in the Financial Statements or which are disclosed to the Lenders in Schedule 9.05;

(b) accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business;

(c) direct obligations of the United States or any agency thereof, or obligations guaranteed by the United States or any agency thereof, in each case maturing within one year from the date of creation thereof;

(d) commercial paper maturing within one year from the date of creation thereof rated in the highest grade by S&P or Xxxxx’x;

(e) deposits maturing within one year from the date of creation thereof with, including certificates of deposit issued by, any Lender or any office located in the United States of any other bank or trust company which is organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, has capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating at least $100,000,000 (as of the date of such bank or trust company’s most recent financial reports) and has a short term deposit rating of no lower than A2 or P2, as such rating is set forth from time to time, by S&P or Xxxxx’x, respectively or, in the case of any Foreign Subsidiary, a bank organized in a jurisdiction in which the Foreign Subsidiary conducts operations having assets in excess of $500,000,000 (or its equivalent in another currency);

(f) deposits in money market funds investing exclusively in Investments described in Section 9.05(c), Section 9.05(d) or Section 9.05(e);

(g) Investments made by the Borrower in or to any Restricted Subsidiary or by any Restricted Subsidiary in or to another Restricted Subsidiary (except as set forth in clause (q) or (s) below) in an aggregate amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $3,000,000;

(h) subject to the limits in Section 9.06, Investments in direct ownership interests in additional Oil and Gas Properties, gas gathering, processing and transportation systems and all other assets contemplated by the permitted business of Borrower located within the geographic boundaries of the United States of America and Canada;

(i) entry into operating agreements, working interests, royalty interests, mineral leases, processing agreements, farm-out agreements, contracts for the sale, transportation or exchange of oil and natural gas, unitization agreements, pooling arrangements, area of mutual interest agreements, production sharing agreements or other similar or customary agreements, transactions, properties, interests or arrangements, and Investments and expenditures in connection therewith or pursuant thereto, in each case made or entered into in the ordinary course of the oil and gas business, excluding, however, Investments in other Persons; provided, however, that none of the foregoing shall involve the incurrence of any Debt not permitted by Section 9.02;

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(j) loans and advances to directors, officers and employees in connection with the acquisition of Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and loans and advances to directors, officers and employees permitted by applicable law not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate at any time;

(k) travel advances in the ordinary course of business;

(l) repurchase agreements of a commercial bank in the United States and Canada if the commercial paper of such bank or of the bank holding company of which such bank is a wholly owned subsidiary is rated in the highest rating categories of S&P, Xxxxx’x, or any other rating agency satisfactory to the Required Lenders, that are fully secured by securities described in Section 9.04;

(m) Investments in stock of publicly traded companies not to exceed $100,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any time;

(n) Investments arising from the endorsement of financial instruments in the ordinary course of business;

(o) guarantees permitted under Section 9.02;

(p) Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries in Unrestricted Subsidiaries (other than Eureka Hunter or Eureka Hunter Pipeline Partners), not to exceed $2,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding;

(q) Investments in Eureka Hunter or Eureka Hunter Pipeline Partners (or another direct or indirect Subsidiary of Eureka Hunter), whether such Subsidiaries are Restricted Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries, in an aggregate amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed, in the aggregate in any calendar year, (i) the Investments in such Persons existing on the Effective Date as set forth on Schedule 9.05 and (ii) $2,000,000; provided that to the extent the Borrower reasonably determines that funds in excess of such amount are necessary for the construction, operation, maintenance or expansion of the Eureka Hunter Pipeline or any related natural gas processing plants (including the financing of the foregoing), the Borrower may distribute such excess funds to Eureka Hunter, Eureka Hunter Pipeline Partners or such other Subsidiary for the purpose of paying any such construction, operation, maintenance or expansion expenses of the Eureka Hunter Pipeline or such natural gas processing plants (including the costs, expenses, fees or other amounts relating to the financing of the foregoing), so long as (A) such funds are net cash proceeds or such payment is made in the form of the issuance of stock from the offering of common or preferred equity securities by the Borrower on or after January 1, 2011 and (B) after giving effect to such distribution, Liquidity is equal to or greater than 5% of the Borrowing Base then in effect;

(r) To the extent the Eureka Hunter Pipeline is owned by Eureka Hunter Pipeline J.V. and prior to the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, investments by Eureka Hunter Pipeline Partners in Eureka Hunter Pipeline J.V., not to exceed the amount the Borrower is permitted to invest in Eureka Hunter and Eureka Hunter Pipeline Partners pursuant to Section 9.05(q); and

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(s) Investments made by the Borrower in PRC Williston, LLC (i) prior to the Effective Date as reflected on Schedule 9.05 and (ii) on or after the Effective Date, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000.

Section 9.06 Nature of Business; International Operations. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, allow any material change to be made in the character of its business as an independent oil and gas exploration and production company with midstream, marketing and trading components, including gathering systems, processing plants, pipelines and related equipment and facilities, including the Eureka Hunter Pipeline. From and after the Effective Date, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries will not acquire or make any other expenditure (whether such expenditure is capital, operating or otherwise) in or related to, any Oil and Gas Properties not located within the geographical boundaries or territorial waters of the United States or Canada.

Section 9.07 Limitation on Leases. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any obligation for the payment of rent or hire of Property of any kind whatsoever (real or personal but excluding Capital Leases and leases of Hydrocarbon Interests), under leases or lease agreements which would cause the aggregate amount of all payments made by the Borrower and the Subsidiaries pursuant to all such leases or lease agreements, including, without limitation, any residual payments at the end of any lease, to exceed $2,000,000 in any period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months during the life of such leases.

Section 9.08 Proceeds of Notes/Loans. The Borrower will not permit the Loans or the proceeds of the Notes to be used for any purpose other than those permitted by Section 7.21. Neither the Borrower nor any Person acting on behalf of the Borrower has taken or will take any action which might cause any of the Loan Documents to violate Regulations T, U or X or any other regulation of the Board or to violate Section 7 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation thereunder, in each case as now in effect or as the same may hereinafter be in effect. If requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender a statement to the foregoing effect in conformity with the requirements of FR Form U-1 or such other form referred to in Regulation U, Regulation T or Regulation X of the Board, as the case may be.

Section 9.09 Sale or Discount of Receivables. Except for receivables obtained by the Borrower or any Subsidiary out of the ordinary course of business or the settlement of joint interest billing accounts in the ordinary course of business or discounts granted to settle collection of accounts receivable or the sale of defaulted accounts arising in the ordinary course of business in connection with the compromise or collection thereof and not in connection with any financing transaction, neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary will discount or sell (with or without recourse) to any other Person that is not the Borrower any of its notes receivable or accounts receivable.

Section 9.10 Mergers, Etc. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary will merge into or with or consolidate with any other Person, or sell, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its Property to any other Person (any such transaction, a “consolidation”); provided that (a) any Subsidiary may

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participate in a consolidation with the Borrower (provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving corporation) or any Restricted Subsidiary (provided that such Restricted Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving Person) and any Unrestricted Subsidiary may merge with another Unrestricted Subsidiary and (b) in the case of an Unrestricted Subsidiary merging into Borrower, no Default or Event of Default shall result.

Section 9.11 Sale of Assets. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, sell, assign, farm-out, convey or otherwise transfer any asset, including, without limitation, Property containing Proved Reserves except for:

(a) the sale of Hydrocarbons in the ordinary course of business;

(b) farmouts, sales or other dispositions of undeveloped acreage and assignments in connection with such transactions; provided that

(i) if the Net Cash Proceeds from any such farmout, sale or other disposition are less than $25,000,000, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received from such farmout, sale or other disposition shall be used (1) within 180 days of such disposition to acquire Property, plant and equipment or any business entity used or useful in carrying on the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or to improve or replace any existing Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries used or useful in carrying on the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (2) within 180 days of such disposition, to repay Debt under the First Lien Credit Agreement or (3) subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3.04(c)(iii), within 180 days of such disposition, to prepay the Notes (or any combination of the foregoing); and

(ii) if the Net Cash Proceeds from any such farmout, sale or other disposition are $25,000,000 or more, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received from such farmout, sale or other disposition shall be used to prepay the Notes (and, if applicable, the Debt under the First Lien Credit Agreement) to the extent required by Section 3.04(c);

provided, further, that for any such sale, assignment, farm-out, conveyance or other transfer that comprises assets governed by both this Section 9.11(b) and Section 9.11(d), the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds thereof shall be considered for purposes of clauses (i) and (ii) above, without regard to relative proportions of such sale attributable to certain types or categories of such disposed asset;

(c) the sale or transfer of equipment in the ordinary course of business or that is no longer necessary for the business of the Borrower or such Subsidiary or is replaced by equipment of at least comparable value and use;

(d) the sale or other disposition (including Casualty Events) of any Oil and Gas Property or any interest therein or any Restricted Subsidiary owning Oil and Gas Properties; provided that

(i) 100% of the consideration received in respect of such sale or other disposition shall be cash,

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(ii) the consideration received in respect of such sale or other disposition shall be equal to or greater than the fair market value of the Oil and Gas Property, interest therein or the Restricted Subsidiary subject of such sale or other disposition (as reasonably determined by the board of directors of the Borrower and, if requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying to that effect),

(iii) if such sale or other disposition of Oil and Gas Property or Restricted Subsidiary owning Oil and Gas Properties included in the most recently delivered Reserve Report during any period between two successive dates on which the Total Reserve Value is determined in accordance with Section 2.07, has a fair market value in excess of 5% of the Borrowing Base then in effect (as determined under the First Lien Credit Agreement), individually or in the aggregate, the Total Reserve Value shall be reduced, effective immediately upon such sale or disposition, by an amount equal to the value, if any, assigned such Property in the most recently delivered Reserve Report,

(iv) the Borrower confirms that either (1) it shall remain in compliance under Section 8.14(a) immediately subsequent to such sale or disposition or (2) within 30 days from the date of such sale or disposition it shall complete such actions as are necessary to ensure compliance under Section 8.14(a),

(v) subject to the last proviso of Section 9.11(b) (which shall apply mutatis mutantis), if the Net Cash Proceeds from such sale, lease or other disposition are less than $25,000,000, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received from such sale, lease or other disposition shall be used (1) within 180 days of such disposition to acquire Property, plant and equipment or any business entity used or useful in carrying on the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or to improve or replace any existing Property of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries used or useful in carrying on the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (2) within 180 days of such disposition, to repay Debt under the First Lien Credit Agreement or (3) subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3.04(c)(iii), within 180 days of such disposition, to prepay the Notes (or any combination of the foregoing);

(vi) subject to the last proviso of Section 9.11(b) (which shall apply mutatis mutantis), if the Net Cash Proceeds from such sale, lease or other disposition are $25,000,000 or more, an amount equal to 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds received from such sale, lease or other disposition shall be used to prepay the Notes (and, if applicable, the Debt under the First Lien Credit Agreement) to the extent required by Section 3.04(c); and

(vii) if any such sale or other disposition is of a Restricted Subsidiary owning Oil and Gas Properties, such sale or other disposition shall include all the Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary.

(e) sales and other dispositions of Properties not regulated by the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.11 having a fair market value not to exceed $1,000,000 during any

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6-month period, and the sale, trade or other disposition of seismic, geologic or other data, licenses and similar rights or assets; and

(f) sales, transfers and dispositions to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary; and

(g) the transfer by Triad Hunter, LLC of the Equity Interests in Eureka Hunter to an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Section 9.12 Environmental Matters. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, cause or permit any of its Property to be in violation of, or do anything or permit anything to be done which will subject any such Property to any Remedial Work under any applicable Environmental Laws, assuming disclosure to the applicable Governmental Authority of all relevant facts, conditions and circumstances, if any, pertaining to such Property where such violations or remedial obligations could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 9.13 Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any transaction, including, without limitation, any purchase, sale, lease or exchange of Property or the rendering of any service, with any Affiliate (other than the Loan Parties) unless such transactions are otherwise permitted under this Agreement and are upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to it than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate and other than reasonable and customary director, officer and employee compensation (including bonuses and severance) and other benefits (including retirement, health, stock option and other benefit plans and indemnification arrangements for the benefit of Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s officers, directors and employees entered into in the ordinary course of business and in good faith or to the extent approved in good faith by the board of directors of the Borrower.

Section 9.14 Subsidiaries. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, create or acquire any additional Subsidiary unless the Borrower gives prior written notice to the Administrative Agent of such creation or acquisition. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, sell, assign or otherwise dispose of any Equity Interests in any Subsidiary except in compliance with Section 9.11. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary shall acquire or form any Foreign Subsidiaries other than Subsidiaries organized under Canadian law.

Section 9.15 Subsidiary Obligations and Preferred Stock. The Borrower will not and will not permit any of Subsidiary to issue preferred stock or create, incur or assume any Debt, except for preferred stock and Debt, in each case permitted under Section 9.02.

Section 9.16 Negative Pledge Agreements; Dividend Restrictions. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any contract, agreement or understanding which in any way prohibits or restricts the granting, conveying, creation or imposition of any Lien on any of its Property in favor of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders or restricts any Loan Party from paying dividends or making distributions to any other Loan Party, or which requires the consent of or notice to other Persons in connection therewith; provided, however, that the preceding restrictions will not apply

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to encumbrances or restrictions arising under or by reason of (a) the First Lien Credit Agreement, this Agreement or the Security Instruments, (b) any leases or licenses or similar contracts as they affect any Property or Lien subject to a lease or license, (c) any contract, agreement or understanding creating Liens on Capital Leases permitted by Section 9.03(c) (but only to the extent related to the Property on which such Liens were created), (d) any restriction with respect to a Subsidiary imposed pursuant to an agreement entered into for the direct or indirect sale or disposition of all or substantially all the equity or Property of such Subsidiary (or the Property that is subject to such restriction) pending the closing of such sale or disposition, (e) the agreement described on Schedule 9.16, (f) customary provisions with respect to the distribution of Property in joint venture agreements or (g) the agreement creating the Lien described in Section 9.03(h).

Section 9.17 Gas Imbalances, Take-or-Pay or Other Prepayments. The Borrower will not allow gas imbalances, take-or-pay or other prepayments with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that would require the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to deliver Hydrocarbons at some future time without then or thereafter receiving full payment therefor to exceed 500 mmcf equivalent in the aggregate at all times except for such amounts that are covered by adequate reserves, which reserves (or the future cash flow therefrom) are excluded from the most recent Reserve Report.

Section 9.18 Swap Agreements. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, enter into any Swap Agreements with any Person other than:

(i) Swap Agreements in respect of commodities (A) with an Approved Counterparty and (B) the notional volumes for which (when aggregated with other commodity Swap Agreements in effect for the same year or years as such Swap Agreement, other than basis differential swaps on volumes already hedged pursuant to other Swap Agreements) do not exceed, as of the date such Swap Agreement is executed, for each of crude oil and natural gas, calculated separately, (1) 80% of the reasonably anticipated production of its Total Proved Reserves for each month during the period in which such Swap Agreement is in effect, and (2) the following percentage of the most recent production as provided in the report most recently delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 8.01(m) for the same year or years such Swap Agreements is in effect:


2011	—	100	%
2012	—	90	%
2013-2015	—	75	%
Thereafter	—	50	%;

(ii) Swap Agreements in respect of interest rates with an Approved Counterparty, as follows: (A) Swap Agreements effectively converting interest rates from fixed to floating, the notional amounts of which (when aggregated with all other Swap Agreements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries then in effect effectively converting interest rates from fixed to floating) do not exceed 75% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Borrower’s fixed rate Debt for borrowed money and (B) Swap Agreements effectively converting interest rates from floating to fixed, the

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notional amounts of which (when aggregated with all other Swap Agreements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries then in effect effectively converting interest rates from floating to fixed) do not exceed 75% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Borrower’s Debt for borrowed money which bears interest at a floating rate; and

(iii) Swap Agreements with respect to which Debt is allowed pursuant to Section 9.02.

In no event shall any Swap Agreement to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary is a party contain any requirement, agreement or covenant for the Borrower or any Subsidiary to post cash or other collateral or margin to secure their obligations under such Swap Agreement or to cover market exposures.

(b) For purposes of this Section 9.18, put options and price floors shall not be considered to the Swap Agreements.

Section 9.19 Sale and Leaseback Transactions.

The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby it shall sell or transfer any property, real or personal, used or useful in its business, whether now owned or hereinafter acquired, and thereafter rent or lease such property or other property that it intends to use for substantially the same purpose or purposes as the property sold or transferred.

Section 9.20 Anti-Layering.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, incur, create, assume or suffer to exist any Debt if such Debt is subordinate or junior in ranking in right of payment to the First Lien Credit Agreement, unless such Debt is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the obligations under this Agreement on terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders.

ARTICLE X

Events of Default; Remedies

Section 10.01 Events of Default. One or more of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default”:

(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof, by acceleration or otherwise.

(b) the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in Section 10.01(a)) payable under any Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of three (3) Business Days.

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(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification of any Loan Document or waiver under such Loan Document, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with any Loan Document or any amendment or modification thereof or waiver thereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect when made or deemed made in any material respect.

(d) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 8.01(h), Section 8.01(l), Section 8.02, Section 8.03, Section 8.12, Section 8.15 or in ARTICLE IX (other than Section 9.02, Section 9.03 and Section 9.18).

(e) any Loan Party shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in Section 10.01(a), Section 10.01(b) or Section 10.01(d)) or any other Loan Document, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the earlier to occur of (i) notice thereof from the Administrative Agent to the Borrower (which notice will be given at the request of any Lender) or (ii) a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or such Subsidiary otherwise becoming aware of such default.

(f) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable if the effect of such event is to cause, or (with the giving of any notice or the lapse of time or both) to permit the holder or holders of such Debt (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders) to cause, such Debt to become due prior to its stated maturity.

(g) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or to require the Redemption thereof or any offer to Redeem to be made in respect thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity or require the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to make an offer in respect thereof.

(h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered.

(i) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in Section 10.01(h), (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower or

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any Restricted Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.

(j) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing its inability, or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due.

(k) one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate amount in excess of $3,500,000 (to the extent not covered by independent third party insurance provided by insurers of the highest claims paying rating or financial strength as to which the insurer does not dispute coverage and is not subject to an insolvency proceeding) shall be rendered against the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall remain undischarged for a period of 60 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed, or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment.

(l) the Loan Documents after delivery thereof shall for any reason, except to the extent permitted by the terms thereof, cease to be in full force and effect and valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their terms against the Borrower or shall be repudiated, or cease to create a valid and perfected Lien of the priority required thereby on any of the collateral purported to be covered thereby, except to the extent permitted by the terms of this Agreement, or the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their Affiliates shall so state in writing.

(m) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, in the opinion of the Required Lenders, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(n) a Change in Control shall occur.

Section 10.02 Remedies. In the case of an Event of Default other than one described in Section 10.01(h), Section 10.01(i) or Section 10.01(j), at any time thereafter during the continuance of such Event of Default, the Administrative Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Notes and the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon, premium, if any, and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under the Notes and the other Loan Documents, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower and each Guarantor; and in case of an Event of Default described in Section 10.01(h), Section 10.01(i) or Section 10.01(j), the Notes and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon, premium, if any, and all fees and the other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under the Notes and the other Loan Documents, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.

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(b) In the case of the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders will have all other rights and remedies available at law and equity.

(c) All proceeds realized from the liquidation or other disposition of collateral or otherwise received after maturity of the Loans or the Notes, whether by acceleration or otherwise, shall be applied: first, to reimbursement of expenses and indemnities provided for in this Agreement and the Security Instruments; second, to accrued interest on the Loans; third, to fees; fourth, pro rata to principal outstanding on the Loans; fifth, to any other Obligations; and any excess shall be paid to the Borrower or as otherwise required by any Governmental Requirement.

ARTICLE XI

The Administrative Agent

Section 11.01 Appointment; Powers.Each of the Lenders hereby irrevocably (subject to Section 11.06) appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and the other Loan Documents, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

Section 11.02 Duties and Obligations of Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth in the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent (a) shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except as provided in Section 11.03, and (c) except as expressly set forth herein, shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to it by the Borrower or a Lender, and shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document or in connection herewith or therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or in any other Loan Document, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in ARTICLE VI or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to it or as to those conditions precedent specifically required to be to its satisfaction, (vi) the existence, value, perfection or priority of any collateral security or the financial or other condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any other obligor or guarantor, or (vii) any failure by the Borrower or any other Person (other than itself) to perform any of its obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document or the performance or observance of any covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein.

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Section 11.03 Action by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that it is required to exercise in writing as directed by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 12.02) and in all cases it shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to act hereunder or under any other Loan Documents unless it shall (a) receive written instructions from the Required Lenders or the Lenders, as applicable, (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 12.02) specifying the action to be taken and (b) be indemnified to its satisfaction by the Lenders against any and all liability and expenses which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take any such action. The instructions as aforesaid and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding on all of the Lenders. If a Default has occurred and is continuing, then the Administrative Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default as shall be directed by the requisite Lenders in the written instructions (with indemnities) described in this Section 11.03, provided that, unless and until the Administrative Agent shall have received such directions, the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default as it shall deem advisable in the best interests of the Lenders. In no event, however, shall the Administrative Agent be required to take any action which exposes the Administrative Agent to personal liability or which is contrary to this Agreement, the Loan Documents or applicable law. If a Default has occurred and is continuing, the Arranger shall not have any obligation to perform any act in respect thereof. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders or the Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 12.02), and otherwise the Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it hereunder or under any other Loan Document or under any other document or instrument referred to or provided for herein or therein or in connection herewith or therewith including its own ordinary negligence, except for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

Section 11.04 Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon and each of the Borrower and the Lenders hereby waives the right to dispute the Administrative Agent’s record of such statement, except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts. The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the holder thereof for all purposes hereof unless and until a written notice of the assignment or transfer thereof permitted hereunder shall have been filed with the Administrative Agent.

Section 11.05 Subagents. The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by it.

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The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding Sections of this ARTICLE XI shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

Section 11.06 Resignation or Removal of Administrative Agent. Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this Section 11.06, the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders and the Borrower, and the Administrative Agent may be removed at any time with or without cause by the Required Lenders. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with and upon the approval of the Borrower (so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation or removal of the retiring Administrative Agent, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York, or an Affiliate of any such bank. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this ARTICLE XI and Section 12.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative Agent.

Section 11.07 Administrative Agent as Lender. Each bank serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.

Section 11.08 No Reliance Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder. The Administrative Agent shall not be required to keep itself informed as to the performance or observance by the Borrower or

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any of its Subsidiaries of this Agreement, the Loan Documents or any other document referred to or provided for herein or to inspect the Properties or books of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries. Except for notices, reports and other documents and information expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent hereunder, neither the Administrative Agent nor the Arranger shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the affairs, financial condition or business of the Borrower (or any of its Affiliates) which may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates. In this regard, each Lender acknowledges that Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP is acting in this transaction as special counsel to the Administrative Agent and Arrangers only, except to the extent otherwise expressly stated in any legal opinion or any Loan Document. Each other party hereto will consult with its own legal counsel to the extent that it deems necessary in connection with the Loan Documents and the matters contemplated therein.

(b) The Lenders acknowledge that BMO Capital Markets Corp., in its capacity as an Arranger hereunder, and Bank of Montreal, as First Lien Administrative Agent and as Syndication Agent, are acting solely in administrative capacities with respect to the structuring and syndication of this Agreement and have no duties, responsibilities or liabilities under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents other than their administrative duties, responsibilities and liabilities specifically as set forth in the Loan Documents and, in the case of Bank of Montreal, its capacity as a Lender hereunder. In structuring, arranging or syndicating this Agreement, each Lender acknowledges that BMO Capital Markets Corp. and Bank of Montreal may be an agent or lender under these Notes, the First Lien Credit Agreement, other loans or other securities and waives any existing or future conflicts of interest associated with the their role in such other debt instruments. If in its administration of this facility or any other debt instrument, either BMO Capital Markets Corp. or Bank of Montreal determines (or is given written notice by any Lender that a conflict exists), then it shall eliminate such conflict within ninety (90) days or resign and shall have no liability for action taken or not taken while such conflict existed.

Section 11.09 Authority to Release Collateral and Liens. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to release any collateral that is permitted to be sold or released pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver to the Borrower, at the Borrower’s sole cost and expense, any and all releases of Liens, termination statements, assignments or other documents reasonably requested by the Borrower in connection with any sale or other disposition of Property to the extent such sale or other disposition is permitted by the terms of Section 9.11 or is otherwise authorized by the terms of the Loan Documents.

Section 11.10 The Arrangers, the Syndication Agent and the Documentation Agent. None of the Arrangers, the Syndication Agent or the Documentation Agent shall have any duties, responsibilities or liabilities under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents other than, in the case of any Persons that are also Lenders, their duties, responsibilities and liabilities in their capacities as Lenders hereunder.

Section 11.11 Filing of Proofs of Claim. In case of any Default or Event of Default under Section 10.01(g), Section 10.01(h) or Section 10.01(i), the Administrative Agent (regardless of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable and regardless of

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whether the Administrative Agent has made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(a) to (i) file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other Obligations that is owing and unpaid and (ii) file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the Administrative Agent under Section 3.03 and Section 12.03) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(b) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same.

Each Lender hereby authorizes any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, conservator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding: (i) to make such payments to the Administrative Agent; and (ii) if the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Section 3.03 and Section 12.03. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding. Each Lender retains its right to file and prove a claim separately.

Section 11.12 Acknowledgement Regarding Securities Laws. In making its decision to become a Lender hereunder, each Lender acknowledges that the Loans made hereunder to the Borrower and any Notes (or other promissory note) made by the Borrower pursuant hereto are not securities and that this Agreement, the Loans, the Notes and the syndication and/or sale or assignment of Loans hereunder, are not subject to any federal or state securities laws.

ARTICLE XII

Miscellaneous

Section 12.01 Notices. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to Section 12.01(b)), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:

(i) if to the Borrower, to it at Magnum Hunter Resources Corporation, 000 Xxxx Xxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000, Attention Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx (Telecopy No. 832-369-6992);

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(ii) if to the Administrative Agent, to it at Capital One Energy Banking, Underwriting Manager, 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention Xxxxx Xxxx (Telecopy No. 713-435-7106);

(iii) if to any other Lender, in its capacity as such to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.

(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to ARTICLE II, ARTICLE III, ARTICLE IV and ARTICLE V unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and the applicable Lender. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

(c) Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.

Section 12.02 Waivers; Amendments. No failure on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to exercise and no delay in exercising, and no course of dealing with respect to, any right, power or privilege, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right, power or privilege, under any of the Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege under any of the Loan Documents preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by Section 12.02(b), and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.

(b) Neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof nor any Security Instrument nor any provision thereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Lender’s Loan or reduce the rate of interest thereon, without the written consent of such Lender, (iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan, or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or any other Obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone or extend the Maturity Date without the written

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consent of each Lender affected thereby (it being understood that a waiver of a mandatory prepayment shall not constitute a waiver, excuse or postponement of a scheduled date or payment), (iv) change Section 4.01(b) or Section 4.01(c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) waive or amend Section 8.14, without the written consent of each Lender, (vi) release any of the collateral (other than as provided in Section 11.09), or (vii) change any of the provisions of this Section 12.02(b) or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or under any other Loan Documents or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder or any other Loan Documents, without the written consent of each Lender; provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any supplement to Schedule 7.14 (Subsidiaries) shall be effective simply by delivering to the Administrative Agent a supplemental schedule clearly marked as such and, upon receipt, the Administrative Agent will promptly deliver a copy thereof to the Lenders.

Section 12.03 Expenses, Indemnity; Damage Waiver. The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and their Affiliates, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel and other outside consultants for the Administrative Agent, the reasonable travel, photocopy, mailing, courier, telephone and other similar expenses, and the cost of environmental audits and surveys and appraisals, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration (both before and after the execution hereof and including advice of counsel to the Administrative Agent as to the rights and duties of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect thereto) of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any amendments, modifications or waivers of or consents related to the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all costs, expenses, Taxes, assessments and other charges incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with any filing, registration, recording or perfection of any security interest contemplated by this Agreement or any Security Instrument or any other document referred to therein, and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including its rights under this Section 12.03, or in connection with the Loans made hereunder, including, without limitation, all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans.

(b) The Borrower shall indemnify the Arranger, the Administrative Agent and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing persons (each such person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the performance by the parties hereto or the parties to any other Loan Document of their

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respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or by any other Loan Document, (ii) the failure of the Borrower or any Subsidiary to comply with the terms of any Loan Document, including this Agreement, or with any Governmental Requirement, (iii) any inaccuracy of any representation or any breach of any warranty or covenant of the Borrower set forth in any of the Loan Documents or any instruments, documents or certifications delivered in connection therewith, (iv) any loan or the use of the proceeds therefrom, (v) the operations of the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (vi) any assertion that the Lenders were not entitled to receive the proceeds received pursuant to the Security Instruments, (vii) any Environmental Law applicable to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their properties, including without limitation, the presence, generation, storage, release, threatened release, use, transport, disposal, arrangement of disposal or treatment of oil, oil and gas wastes, solid wastes or hazardous substances on any of their properties, (viii) the breach or non-compliance by the Borrower or any Subsidiary with any Environmental Law applicable to the Borrower or any Subsidiary, (ix) the past ownership by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of any of their properties or past activity on any of their properties which, though lawful and fully permissible at the time, could result in present liability, (x) the presence, use, release, storage, treatment, disposal, generation, threatened release, transport, arrangement for transport or arrangement for disposal of oil, oil and gas wastes, solid wastes or hazardous substances on or at any of the properties owned or operated by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any actual or alleged presence or release of hazardous materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (xi) any environmental liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, (xii) any other environmental, health or safety condition in connection with the Loan Documents, or (xiii) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory and regardless of whether any indemnitee is a party thereto, and such Indemnity shall extend to each Indemnitee notwithstanding the sole or concurrent negligence of every kind or character whatsoever, whether active or passive, whether an affirmative act or an omission, including without limitation, all types of negligent conduct identified in the restatement (second) of torts of one or more of the Indemnitees or by reason of strict liability imposed without fault on any one or more of the Indemnitees; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (a) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, (b) relate to agreements, or obligations to which Borrower and its Subsidiaries are not parties, (c) relate to claims between or among any of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Arranger or any of their shareholders, partners or members, or (d) relate to laws, rules or regulations affecting the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or the Arranger and not the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, or (e) in respect of any property for any occurrence arising from the acts or omissions of the Administrative Agent or any Lender during the period after which such Person, its successors or assigns shall have obtained possession of such property (whether by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure, as mortgagee -in-possession or otherwise).

(c) To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent under Section 12.03(a) or (b), each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s pro rata percentage of the total Loans (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such

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unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such.

(d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Borrower and the Indemnified Parties shall not assert, and hereby waive, any claim against each other, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, or the use of the proceeds thereof.

(e) All amounts due under this Section 12.03 shall be payable promptly after written demand therefor.

Section 12.04 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section 12.04. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants (to the extent provided in Section 12.04(c)) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in Section 12.04(b)(ii), any Lender may assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of: (1) the Borrower, provided that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, any other assignee, provided further that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five Business Days after having received written notice thereof; and (2) the Administrative Agent.

(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions: (1) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Loans, the amount of the Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $2,500,000, and the Loans of any assigning Lender remaining a party hereto after giving effect to the assignment shall be at least $2,500,000, unless, in each case, each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent otherwise consents, provided that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; (2) each partial assignment shall be

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made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement; (3) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500; (4) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire and shall deliver notice of the Assignment and Assumption to the Borrower; and (5) in the case of an assignment to a CLO, the assigning Lender shall retain the sole right to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, provided that the Assignment and Assumption between such Lender and such CLO may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of such CLO, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 12.02 that affects such CLO.

(iii) Subject to Section 12.04(b)(iv) and the acceptance and recording thereof, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Section 5.01, Section 5.02, Section 5.03 and Section 12.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 12.04 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with Section 12.04(c).

(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and principal amount of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. In connection with any changes to the Register, if necessary, the Administrative Agent will reflect the revisions on Annex I and forward a copy of such revised Annex I to the Borrower and each Lender.

(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in Section 12.04(b) and any written consent to such assignment required by Section 12.04(b), the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the

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Register. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this Section 12.04(b).

(c) (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of the Loans owing to it); provided that (1) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (2) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (3) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the proviso to Section 12.02 that affects such Participant. In addition such agreement must provide that the Participant be bound by the provisions of Section 12.03. Subject to Section 12.04(c)(ii), the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 5.01, Section 5.02 and Section 5.03 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to Section 12.04(b). To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 12.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 4.01(c) as though it were a Lender.

(ii) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 5.01 or Section 5.03 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participation to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 5.03 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Borrower, to comply with Section 5.03(e) as though it were a Lender.

(d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section 12.04(d) shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 12.04, no transfer or assignment of the interests or obligations of any Lender or any grant of participations therein shall be permitted if such transfer, assignment or grant would require the Borrower to file a registration statement with the SEC or to qualify the Loans under the “Blue Sky” laws of any state.

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Section 12.05 Survival; Revival; Reinstatement. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid. The provisions of Section 5.01, Section 5.02, Section 5.03 and Section 12.03 and ARTICLE XI shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, or the termination of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any provision hereof or thereof.

(b) To the extent that any payments on the Obligations or proceeds of any collateral are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, debtor in possession, receiver or other Person under any bankruptcy law, common law or equitable cause, then to such extent, the Obligations so satisfied shall be revived and continue as if such payment or proceeds had not been received and the Administrative Agent’s, and the Lenders’ Liens, security interests, rights, powers and remedies under this Agreement and each Loan Document shall continue in full force and effect. In such event, each Loan Document shall be automatically reinstated and the Borrower shall take such action as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders to effect such reinstatement.

Section 12.06 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract.

(b) This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Arranger and the Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents represent the final agreement among the parties hereto and thereto and may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous or subsequent oral agreements of the parties. There are no unwritten oral agreements between the parties.

(c) Except as provided in Secttion 6.01(a), this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

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Section 12.07 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof or thereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 12.08 Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations (of whatsoever kind, including, without limitation, Swap Agreements with the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary) at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary owed to such Lender now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section 12.08 are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender or its Affiliates may have.

Section 12.09 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process. This Agreement and the Loan Documents shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without regard to any choice-of-law provisions that would require the application of the law of another jurisdiction; provided, to the extent any of the Security Instruments recite that they are governed by the law of another jurisdiction, or any action or event taken thereunder (such as foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property) requires application of or compliance with the law of another jurisdiction, such provisions and concepts shall apply.

(b) Any legal action or proceeding with respect to the Loan Documents shall be brought in the courts of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County and of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York, and, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, each party hereby accepts for itself and (to the extent permitted by law) in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. Each party hereby irrevocably waives any objection, including, without limitation, any objection to the laying of venue or based on the grounds of forum non conveniens, which it may now or hereafter have to the bringing of any such action or proceeding in such respective jurisdictions. This submission to jurisdiction is non-exclusive and does not preclude a party from obtaining jurisdiction over another party in any court otherwise having jurisdiction.

(c) Each party irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the aforementioned courts in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to it at the address specified in Section 12.01 or such other address as is specified pursuant to Section 12.01 (or its assignment and assumption), such service to become effective thirty (30) days after such mailing. Nothing herein shall affect the right of a party or any holder of a note to serve process in any other manner permitted by law

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or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise proceed against another party in any other jurisdiction.

(d) Each party hereby (i) irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, trial by jury in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document and for any counterclaim therein; (ii) irrevocably waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any such litigation any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages, or damages other than, or in addition to, actual damages; (iii) certifies that no party hereto nor any representative or agent of counsel for any party hereto has represented, expressly or otherwise, or implied that such party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waivers, and (iv) acknowledges that it has been induced to enter into this Agreement, the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications contained in this Section 12.09.

Section 12.10 Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

Section 12.11 Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority or self-regulatory body; provided Borrower has been given reasonable advance notice thereof and been afforded an opportunity to limit or protest the disclosure, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process; provided Borrower has been given reasonable advance notice thereof and been afforded an opportunity to limit or protest the disclosure, (d) to any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section 12.11, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any Swap Agreement relating to the Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section 12.11 or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower. For the purposes of this Section 12.11, “Information” means all information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary and their businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or a Subsidiary. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section 12.11 shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to

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maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

Section 12.12 Exculpation Provisions. Each of the parties hereto specifically agrees that it has a duty to read this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and agrees that it is charged with notice and knowledge of the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; that it has in fact read this Agreement and is fully informed and has full notice and knowledge of the terms and conditions of this Agreement; that it has been represented by independent legal counsel of its choice throughout the negotiations preceding its execution of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and has received the advice of its attorney in entering into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; and that it recognizes that certain of the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may result, subject to the terms hereof and thereof and applicable law, in one party assuming the liability inherent in some aspects of the transaction and relieving the other party of its responsibility for such liability. Each party hereto agrees and covenants that it will not contest the validity or enforceability of any exculpatory provision of this Agreement and the other loan documents on the basis that the party had no notice or knowledge of such provision or that the provision is not “conspicuous.”

Section 12.13 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the agreement of the Lenders to make Loans hereunder are solely for the benefit of the Borrower, and no other Person (including, without limitation, any Subsidiary of the Borrower, any obligor, contractor, subcontractor, supplier or materialmen) shall have any rights, claims, remedies or privileges hereunder or under any other Loan Document against the Administrative Agent or any Lender for any reason whatsoever. There are no third party beneficiaries.

Section 12.14 USA Patriot Act Notice. Each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Patriot Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.

Section 12.15 Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan or reimbursement obligation, together with all fees, charges and other amounts that are treated as interest on such Loan or reimbursement obligation under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the Highest Lawful Rate that may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan or reimbursement obligation in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan or reimbursement obligation hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Highest Lawful Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan or reimbursement obligation but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans, reimbursement obligations or periods shall be increased (but not above the Highest Lawful Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount shall have been received by such Lender and in the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, under any circumstances the aggregate amounts taken,

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reserved, charged, received or paid on the Loans include amounts which by applicable law are deemed interest which would exceed the Highest Lawful Rate, then such excess shall be deemed to be a mistake and each Lender receiving same shall credit the same on the principal of its Loans (or if such Loans shall have been paid in full, refund said excess to the Borrower). In the event that the maturity of the Obligations are accelerated by reason of any election of the holder thereof resulting from any Event of Default under this Agreement or otherwise, or in the event of any required or permitted prepayment, then such consideration that constitutes interest may never include more than the Highest Lawful Rate, and excess interest, if any, provided for in this Agreement or otherwise shall be canceled automatically as of the date of such acceleration or prepayment and, if theretofore paid, shall be credited on the Obligations (or, if the applicable Loans shall have been paid in full, refunded to the Borrower of such interest). The provisions of this Section shall control over all other provisions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents which may be in apparent conflict herewith.

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The parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.


	BORROWER: MAGNUM HUNTER RESOURCES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
	By:	/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
		Chief Financial Officer

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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND LENDER: CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:	/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxx
	Name:	Xxxxx X. Xxx
	Title:	Vice President

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LENDERS: BMO XXXXXX FINANCING, INC.
By:	/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
	Title:	Director

CITIBANK, N.A.
By:	/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
	Title:	Vice President

DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
By:	/s/ Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
	Title:	Director


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


SUNTRUST BANK
By:	/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
	Title:	Director

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UNIONBANCAL EQUITIES, INC
By:	/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
	Name:	Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
	Title:	Vice President


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

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ANNEX I

LIST OF COMMITMENTS


Name of Lender	Commitments
BMO Xxxxxx Financing, Inc.	$	25,000,000

Capital One, National Association	$	23,000,000

Citibank, N. A.	$	15,000,000

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas	$	13,500,000

UnionBanCal Equities, Inc.	$	13,500,000

SunTrust Bank, N.A.	$	10,000,000


TOTAL	$	100,000,000.00

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