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EXHIBIT 10.19
THIRD AMENDMENT
TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT
among
QUEEN SAND RESOURCES, INC.,
a Delaware corporation,
as Guarantor,
QUEEN SAND RESOURCES, INC.,
a Nevada corporation
as Borrower,
BANK OF MONTREAL,
as Agent,
and
The Lenders Signatory Hereto
Effective as of November 13, 1998
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THIRD AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This THIRD AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this
"Third Amendment") executed effective as of November 13, 1998 (the "Effective
Date") is among QUEEN SAND RESOURCES, INC., a Delaware corporation ("QSRD"),
QUEEN SAND RESOURCES, INC., a corporation formed under the laws of the State of
Nevada (the "Borrower"); NORTHLAND OPERATING CO., a Nevada corporation
("Northland"), CORRIDA RESOURCES, INC., a Nevada corporation ("Corrida"), each
of the lenders that is a signatory hereto (individually, together with its
successors and assigns, a "Lender" and, collectively, the "Lenders"); and BANK
OF MONTREAL, as agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its
successors in such capacity, the "Agent").
RECITALS
A. QSRD, the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders are parties to that
certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 17, 1998, as
amended by (i) that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement dated as of July 1, 1998 and (ii) that certain Second Amendment to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 10, 1998 (such
agreement, as amended, the "Credit Agreement"), pursuant to which the Lenders
have made certain credit available to and on behalf of the Borrower.
B. The Borrower has requested and the Agent and the Lenders have
agreed to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement.
C. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants herein contained, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
Section 1. Defined Terms. All capitalized terms which are defined in
the Credit Agreement, but which are not defined in this Third Amendment, shall
have the same meanings as defined in the Credit Agreement. Unless otherwise
indicated, all section references in this Third Amendment refer to the Credit
Agreement.
Section 2. Amendments to Credit Agreement.
2.1 Amendments to Section 1.01.
(a) The definition of "Agreement" is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"Agreement" shall mean this Credit Agreement, as amended by
the First Amendment, the Second Amendment and the Third Amendment, and
as further amended from time to time.
(b) The following definitions are hereby added where alphabetically
appropriate:
"Third Amendment" shall mean that certain Third Amendment to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of November 13, 1998
among the Obligors, the Agent and the Lenders.
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"Third Amendment Effective Date" shall mean the "Effective
Date" as such term is defined in the Third Amendment.
2.2 Amendment to Section 9.14.
Section 9.14 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety
and the following is inserted in lieu thereof:
Section 9.14 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. QSRD's Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio as of the end of any full fiscal quarter shall not be less than
the following for the period then applicable:
(i) for the three month period ending on December 31,
1998, 1.5 to 1.0;
(ii) for the six month period ending on March 31, 1999,
1.5 to 1.0; and
(iii) for the nine month period ending on June 30, 1999,
1.5 to 1.0; and
(iii) for each rolling period of four fiscal quarters
thereafter, 1.5 to 1.0.
Section 3. Waivers. QSRD and the Borrower have informed the Agent and
the Lenders that QSRD has failed to comply with the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
set forth in Section 9.14 for the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 1998 and
September 30, 1998. QSRD and the Borrower have requested that the Agent and the
Lenders waive any Default or Event of Default associated with the foregoing
defaults; and the Agent and each Lender, by the execution and delivery of this
Third Amendment, hereby agree to waive any Default or Event of Default
associated with the failure to comply with the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for
the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 1998 and September 30, 1998; provided that
the foregoing waivers are granted only with respect to and shall be limited
precisely to the Defaults and Events of Default relating to the Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio for the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 1998 and September 30,
1998.
Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to constitute a consent or
waiver with respect to any other term, provision or condition of the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents or shall prejudice any right or remedy
that the Agent and/or the Lenders may now have or may have in the future under
or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any Loan Document.
Section 4. Conditions Precedent. The effectiveness of this Third
Amendment is subject to the receipt by the Agent of the following documents and
satisfaction of the other conditions provided in this Section 4, each of which
shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent in form and substance:
4.1 Loan Documents. The Agent shall have received multiple
counterparts as requested of this Third Amendment.
4.2 No Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing as of the Effective Date.
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Section 5. Representations and Warranties; Etc. Each Obligor hereby
affirms: (a) that as of the date of execution and delivery of this Third
Amendment, all of the representations and warranties contained in each Loan
Document to which such Obligor is a party are true and correct in all material
respects as though made on and as of the Effective Date; and (b) that after
giving effect to this Third Amendment and to the transactions and waivers
contemplated hereby, no Defaults exist under the Loan Documents or will exist
under the Loan Documents.
Section 6. Miscellaneous.
6.1 Confirmation. The provisions of the Credit Agreement (as amended
by this Third Amendment) shall remain in full force and effect in accordance
with its terms following the effectiveness of this Third Amendment.
6.2 Ratification and Affirmation of Obligors. Each of the Obligors
hereby expressly (i) acknowledges the terms of this Third Amendment, (ii)
ratifies and affirms its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a
party, (iii) acknowledges, renews and extends its continued liability under its
respective Guaranty Agreement, if applicable, and the other Security
Instruments to which it is a party and agrees that its respective Guaranty
Agreement, if applicable, and the other Security Instruments to which it is a
party remains in full force and effect with respect to the Indebtedness as
amended hereby.
6.3 Counterparts. This Third Amendment may be executed by one or more
of the parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts, and all of such
counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument.
6.4 No Oral Agreement. THIS WRITTEN THIRD AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT
AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH AND
THEREWITH REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE
CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR UNWRITTEN ORAL
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE
PARTIES.
6.5 GOVERNING LAW. THIS THIRD AMENDMENT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, THE VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY HEREOF) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Third
Amendment to be duly executed effective as of the date first written above.
BORROWER: QUEEN SAND RESOURCES, INC., a Nevada corporation
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Vice President
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
President
QSRD: QUEEN SAND RESOURCES, INC., a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Chief Operating Officer
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
President
GUARANTORS: NORTHLAND OPERATING CO.
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Vice President
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
President
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CORRIDA RESOURCES, INC.
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Vice President
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
President
AGENT: BANK OF MONTREAL, as Agent
By: /s/ XXXXXX X. XXXXXXX
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Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Director, U.S. Corporate Banking
LENDER: BANK OF MONTREAL
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Director, U.S. Corporate Banking
SOCIETE GENERALE, SOUTHWEST AGENCY
By: /s/ XXXX X. XXX
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Xxxx X. Xxx
Director
ENRON CAPITAL & TRADE RESOURCES CORP.
By: /s/ AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY
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Name:
Title:
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JOINT ENERGY DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS II LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
By: Enron Capital Management II Limited Partnership,
its sole general partner
By: Enron Capital II Corp., its sole general
partner
By: /s/ AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY
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Name:
Title:
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