EXHIBIT 10(n)
SECOND AMENDMENT TO
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
(this "Amendment") dated as of the 15th day of March, 1999, by and among PLAINS
RESOURCES INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), ING (U.S.) CAPITAL LLC,
successor in interest to ING (U.S.) CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Agent ("Agent"), and
the Lenders under the Original Agreement (as defined herein).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company, Agent and Lenders entered into that certain
Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 22, 1998, as
amended by a First Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
dated November 17, 1998 (as amended, the "Original Agreement") for the purposes
and consideration therein expressed, pursuant to which Lenders became obligated
to make and made loans to the Company as therein provided; and
WHEREAS, the Company, Agent and Lenders desire to amend the Original
Agreement for the purposes described herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants and agreements contained herein and in the Original Agreement, in
consideration of the loans which may hereafter be made by Lenders to the
Company, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby agree
as follows:
ARTICLE I. -- Definitions and References
(S) 1.1. Terms Defined in the Original Agreement. Unless the context
otherwise requires or unless otherwise expressly defined herein, the terms
defined in the Original Agreement shall have the same meanings whenever used in
this Amendment.
(S) 1.2. Other Defined Terms. Unless the context otherwise requires,
the following terms when used in this Amendment shall have the meanings assigned
to them in this (S) 1.2.
"Amendment" means this Second Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement.
"Amendment Documents" means this Amendment.
"Credit Agreement" means the Original Agreement as amended hereby.
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ARTICLE II. -- Amendments
(S) 2.1. Financial Statements. The references to "Consolidated
Subsidiaries" in clause (i) of Section 8.01(a) and clause (i) of Section 8.01(b)
are hereby amended to refer instead to "Consolidated Subsidiaries and
Unrestricted Subsidiaries".
(S) 2.2. Investments. Section 8.10(f) of the Original Agreement is
hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
(f) in addition to any capital contributions permitted in subsection
(e) above, the following Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries: (i)
capital contributions of up to $85,000,000 of the proceeds of any preferred
or common stock of the Company issued after January 1, 1998 and prior to
December 31, 1998, (ii) any Investment represented by, or required to
comply with the obligations undertaken under, the Stock Purchase Agreement
dated as of March 15, 1998 among the Company, PAAI and Wingfoot Ventures
Seven Inc., as amended or modified, made prior to December 31, 1998, and
(iii) on or prior to December 31, 1999, an aggregate Investment of up to
$40,000,000 in one or more Unrestricted Subsidiaries in connection with
their acquisition of, and respective Investments in, Xxxxxxxx Permian LLC,
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC, which is
engaged in crude oil transportation, trading and marketing in an area
reaching from the Rocky Mountains through the Gulf Coast.
(S) 2.3. Current Ratio. Section 8.13 of the Original Agreement is hereby
amended in its entirety to read as follows:
8.13 Current Ratio. The Company will not at any time permit current
assets of the Company and its Consolidated Subsidiaries to be less than
100% of current liabilities. For purposes hereof, the terms "current
assets" and "current liabilities" shall have the respective meanings
assigned to them by GAAP, and, in addition (i) the unused amount of the
Borrowing Base plus sixty percent (60%) of the fair market value of any
common units of the MLP owned directly or indirectly by the Company shall
be included as current assets, and (ii) all LC Obligations shall be
included as current liabilities, regardless of whether or not contingent
(but without duplication).
(S) 2.4. Use of Proceeds. The last sentence of Section 8.17 of the
Original Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
In addition, the Company may use up to $55,000,000 of the proceeds of the
Loans hereunder to make or refinance capital contributions to Unrestricted
Subsidiaries as permitted in Section 8.10(e) and up to $40,000,000 of the
proceeds of the Loans hereunder to make Investments to one or more
Unrestricted Subsidiaries as permitted in Section 8.10(f)(iii).
ARTICLE III. -- Conditions of Effectiveness
(S) 3.1. Effective Date. This Amendment shall become effective as of the
date first above written when and only when Agent shall have received, at
Agent's office, a counterpart of this Amendment executed and delivered by the
Company, Agent and each Lender.
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ARTICLE IV. -- Representations and Warranties
(S) 4.1. Representations and Warranties of the Company. In order to
induce Agent and Lenders to enter into this Amendment, the Company represents
and warrants to Agent and Lenders that:
(a) The representations and warranties contained in Section 7 of the
Original Agreement, are true and correct at and as of the time of the
effectiveness hereof, subject to the amendment of certain of the Schedules
to the Credit Agreement as attached hereto.
(b) The Company and the Subsidiaries are duly authorized to execute
and deliver this Amendment and the other Amendment Documents to the extent
a party thereto, and the Company is and will continue to be duly authorized
to borrow and perform its obligations under the Credit Agreement. The
Company and the Subsidiaries have duly taken all corporate action necessary
to authorize the execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other
Amendment Documents, to the extent a party thereto, and to authorize the
performance of their respective obligations thereunder.
(c) The execution and delivery by the Company and the Subsidiaries of
this Amendment and the other Amendment Documents, to the extent a party
thereto, the performance by the Company and the Subsidiaries of their
respective obligations hereunder and thereunder, and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and will not
conflict with any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation or of the
certificate or articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Company or any
Subsidiary, or of any material agreement, judgment, license, order or
permit applicable to or binding upon the Company or any Subsidiary, or
result in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any assets
or properties of the Company or any Subsidiary, except in favor of Agent
for the benefit of Lenders. Except for those which have been duly
obtained, no consent, approval, authorization or order of any court
or governmental authority or third party is required in connection with the
execution and delivery by the Company or any Subsidiary of this Amendment
or any other Amendment Document, to the extent a party thereto, or to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
(d) When this Amendment and the other Amendment Documents have been
duly executed and delivered, each of the Basic Documents, as amended by
this Amendment and the other Amendment Documents, will be a legal and
binding instrument and agreement of the Company and the Subsidiaries, to
the extent a party thereto, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
(subject, as to enforcement of remedies, to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency and similar laws applicable to creditors' rights generally and
to general principles of equity).
ARTICLE V. -- Miscellaneous
(S) 5.1. Ratification of Agreements. The Original Agreement, as hereby
amended, is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. The Basic Documents,
as they may be amended or
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affected by this Amendment and/or the other Amendment Documents, are hereby
ratified and confirmed in all respects. Any reference to the Credit Agreement in
any Basic Document shall be deemed to refer to this Amendment also. The
execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment and the other Amendment
Documents shall not, except as expressly provided herein or therein, operate as
a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Agent or any Lender under the Credit
Agreement or any other Basic Document nor constitute a waiver of any provision
of the Credit Agreement or any other Basic Document.
(S) 5.2. Ratification of Security Documents. The Company, Agent and
Lenders each acknowledge and agree that any and all indebtedness, liabilities or
obligations arising under or in connection with the Notes are Obligations and is
secured indebtedness under, and is secured by, each and every Security Document
to which the Company is a party. The Company hereby re-pledges, re-grants and
re-assigns a security interest in and lien on every asset of the Company
described as collateral in any Security Document.
(S) 5.3. Survival of Agreements. All representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements of the Company herein and in the other Amendment
Documents shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment and the
other Amendment Documents and the performance hereof and thereof, including
without limitation the making or granting of each Loan, and shall further
survive until all of the Obligations are paid in full. All statements and
agreements contained in any certificate or instrument delivered by the Company
or any Subsidiary hereunder, under the other Amendment Documents or under the
Credit Agreement to Agent or any Lender shall be deemed to constitute
representations and warranties by, or agreements and covenants of, the Company
under this Amendment and under the Credit Agreement.
(S) 5.4. Basic Documents. This Amendment and each of the other Amendment
Documents is a Basic Document, and all provisions in the Credit Agreement
pertaining to Basic Documents apply hereto and thereto.
(S) 5.5. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE OTHER AMENDMENT DOCUMENTS
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK AND ANY APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN ALL
RESPECTS, INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE.
(S) 5.6. Counterparts. This Amendment and each of the other Amendment
Documents may be separately executed in counterparts and by the different
parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be
deemed to constitute one and the same Amendment or Amendment Document, as the
case may be.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment is executed as of the date first above
written.
PLAINS RESOURCES INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Vice President and General Counsel
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ING (U.S.) CAPITAL LLC,
as Agent and a Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
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BANKBOSTON, N.A., Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Vice President
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DEN NORSKE BANK ASA, Lender
By: /s/ J. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: J. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
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XXXXX FARGO BANK (TEXAS),
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Lender
By: /s/ Xxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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CHASE BANK OF TEXAS, N.A., Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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COMERICA BANK-TEXAS, Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
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XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXX., Xxxxxx
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Managing Director
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BANK OF SCOTLAND, Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxx Tat
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxx Tat
Title: Senior Vice President
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Lender
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Title: Manager of Operations
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CONSENT AND AGREEMENT
Each of the undersigned Subsidiary Guarantors hereby consents to the
provisions of this Amendment and the transactions contemplated herein and hereby
(i) acknowledges and agrees that any and all indebtedness, liabilities or
obligations arising under or in connection with the Notes are Obligations and
are secured indebtedness under, and are secured by, each and every Security
Document to which it is a party, (ii) re-pledges, re-grants and re-assigns a
security interest in and lien on all of its assets described as collateral in
any Security Document, (iii) ratifies and confirms its Amended and Restated
Guaranty dated May 22, 1998 made by it for the benefit of Agent and Lenders, and
(iv) expressly acknowledges and agrees that such Subsidiary Guarantor guarantees
all indebtedness, liabilities and obligations arising under or in connection
with the Notes pursuant to the terms of such Amended and Restated Guaranty, and
agrees that its obligations and covenants thereunder are unimpaired hereby and
shall remain in full force and effect.
PLAINS RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL INC.
XXXXXXX RESOURCES, INC.
CALUMET FLORIDA, INC.
PLAINS ILLINOIS INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
XXXXXXX RESOURCES, L.P.
By: Xxxxxxx Resources, Inc.,
its General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
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