AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of November 29, 2007, (this
“Amendment”), is entered into by HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC., a Minnesota
corporation (the “Borrower”), the lenders party to the Credit Agreement described below,
and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative
Agent”), Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.
INTRODUCTION
Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 3, 2006 (as modified from time to
time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party
thereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), and the
Administrative Agent.
The Borrower intends to expand its operations, including its foreign operations, and to incur
certain indebtedness. In connection with the foregoing, the Borrower has requested, and the
Lenders and the Administrative Agent have agreed, to make certain amendments to the Credit
Agreement.
THEREFORE, in connection with the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the
Borrower, the Lenders, and the Administrative Agent hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Definitions; References. Unless otherwise defined in this Amendment, each
term used in this Amendment that is defined in the Credit Agreement has the meaning assigned to
such term in the Credit Agreement.
Section 2. Amendment of Credit Agreement.
(a) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following definitions
in appropriate alphabetical order:
“Domestic Oil and Gas Properties” means Oil and Gas Properties
(wherever located) of the Borrower and its Domestic Subsidiaries.
“First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary” means any Foreign Subsidiary whose
Equity Interests are owned by the Borrower or a Domestic Subsidiary.
“Foreign Subsidiary Note” means any promissory note made by a Foreign
Subsidiary and payable to the order of a Loan Party.
(b) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by modifying the definition of
“Collateral Coverage Ratio” by replacing each reference therein to “Oil and Gas Properties”
with a reference to “Domestic Oil and Gas Properties.”
(c) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the definition of
“Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio” in its entirety with the following:
“Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of
determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of the four prior
fiscal quarters ending on such date to (b) the sum of (i) Consolidated Interest
Charges for such period and (ii) the aggregate amount of all cash dividends made
during such period in respect of any convertible or exchangeable preferred stock
issued pursuant to Section 7.03(f)(ii).
(d) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the definition of
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” in its entirety with the following:
“Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to the Revolving
Credit Facility. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to,
the Revolving Credit Facility.
(e) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by modifying the definition of
“Net Cash Proceeds” by inserting the following clause at the end of such definition:
, and means, in connection with the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness
by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, the excess of (i) the sum of the cash
and, when received, cash received in respect of any non-cash Cash Equivalents
received in connection with such transaction minus (ii) the underwriting discounts
and commissions, and other reasonable and customary out-of-pocket expenses, incurred
by the Borrower or such Subsidiary in connection therewith.
(f) Article I of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following Section 1.07
in appropriate numerical order:
1.07 Currency Equivalents Generally. Any amount specified in this Agreement
(other than in Articles II and X) or any of the other Loan Documents to be in
Dollars shall also include the equivalent of such amount in any currency other than
Dollars, such equivalent amount thereof in the applicable currency to be determined
by the Administrative Agent at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (as defined
below) for the purchase of such currency with Dollars. For purposes of this
Section 1.07, the “Spot Rate” for a currency means the rate determined by
the Administrative Agent to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity
as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another
currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately
11:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior to the date of such determination;
provided that the Administrative Agent may obtain such spot rate from another
financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent if the Person acting in
such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for
any such currency.
(g) Section 2.06(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the reference
therein to clause “(n)” with a reference to clause “(o).”
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(h) Article II of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following Section 2.15
in appropriate numerical order:
Section 2.15 Increase in Revolving Credit Facility
(a) Request for Increase. Provided there exists no Default, upon
notice to the Administrative Agent (which shall promptly notify the Revolving Credit
Lenders), the Borrower may from time to time, request an increase in the Revolving
Credit Facility by an amount (for all such requests) not exceeding $150,000,000;
provided that (i) any such request for an increase shall be in a minimum
amount of $25,000,000, and (ii) the Borrower may make a maximum of four such
requests. At the time of sending such notice, the Borrower (in consultation with
the Administrative Agent) shall specify the time period within which each Revolving
Credit Lender is requested to respond (which shall in no event be less than ten
Business Days from the date of delivery of such notice to the Revolving Credit
Lenders).
(b) Lender Elections to Increase. Each Revolving Credit Lender shall
notify the Administrative Agent within such time period whether or not it agrees to
increase its Revolving Credit Commitment and, if so, whether by an amount equal to,
greater than, or less than its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of such
requested increase. Any Revolving Credit Lender not responding within such time
period shall be deemed to have declined to increase its Revolving Credit Commitment.
(c) Notification by Administrative Agent; Additional Revolving Credit
Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and each Revolving
Credit Lender of the Revolving Credit Lenders’ responses to each request made
hereunder. To achieve the full amount of a requested increase, and subject to the
approval of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender
(which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld), the Borrower may also invite
additional Eligible Assignees to become Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to a
joinder agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and
its counsel.
(d) Effective Date and Allocations. If the Revolving Credit Facility
is increased in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent and the
Borrower shall determine the effective date (the “Revolving Credit Increase
Effective Date”) and the final allocation of such increase. The Administrative
Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Revolving Credit Lenders of the
final allocation of such increase and the Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date.
(e) Conditions to Effectiveness of Increase. As a condition precedent
to such increase, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a
certificate of the Borrower dated as of the Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date
(in sufficient copies for each Lender) signed by a Responsible Officer of
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Borrower (i) certifying and attaching the resolutions adopted by Borrower
approving or consenting to such increase, along with a ratification of guarantees by
all Loan Parties and (ii) certifying that, before and after giving effect to such
increase, (A) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and
the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of
the Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date, except to the extent that such
representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case
they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and
except that for purposes of this Section 2.15, the representations and
warranties contained in subsections (a), (b) and (c) of Section 5.05 shall
be deemed to refer to the most recent statements, Reserve Report, or Interim
Engineer’s Certificate, as applicable, furnished pursuant to clauses (a) and (b),
respectively, of Section 6.01 or clause (f) of Section 6.02, as
applicable, and (B) no Default exists. The Borrower shall prepay any Revolving
Credit Loans outstanding on the Revolving Credit Increase Effective Date (and pay
any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05) to the extent
necessary to keep the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans ratable with any revised
Applicable Revolving Credit Percentages arising from any nonratable increase in the
Revolving Credit Commitments under this Section.
(f) Conflicting Provisions. This Section shall supersede any
provisions in Section 2.14 or 10.01 to the contrary.
(i) Section 6.02(f) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by modifying clauses (iii), (iv)
and (v) thereof by replacing each reference therein to “Oil and Gas Properties” with a reference to
“Domestic Oil and Gas Properties.”
(j) Section 6.13 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by modifying clause (b) thereof by
replacing each reference therein to “Oil and Gas Properties” with a reference to “Domestic Oil and
Gas Properties.”
(k) Section 6.13 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following clause (f)
in appropriate alphabetical order:
(f) With respect to promissory notes made by a Foreign Subsidiary (a
“foreign borrowing subsidiary”) to another Foreign Subsidiary (a
“foreign lending subsidiary”) (i) cause each foreign borrowing
subsidiary to pledge to each foreign lending subsidiary, as collateral for
the promissory note made by such foreign borrowing subsidiary to such
foreign lending subsidiary, all promissory notes made by a Foreign
Subsidiary and held by such foreign borrowing subsidiary, whether as payee
or as pledgee, and (ii) cause physical possession of all such promissory
notes and related pledge documents to be delivered to the applicable
First-Tier Foreign Subsidiary, together with all necessary consents, note
powers, and similar documents. Foreign Subsidiary Notes shall be pledged as
collateral pursuant to the Security Documents.
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(l) Section 7.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following clause (u)
in appropriate alphabetical order:
(u) Liens on the property or assets of Foreign Subsidiaries, other than
Helix Energy Solutions (U.K.) Limited, securing Indebtedness permitted under
Section 7.03(o), provided that such Liens may not at any
time cover the Equity Interests of Well Ops (U.K.) Limited (or other
Subsidiary owning the Xxxxxxx in whole or in part).
(m) Section 7.02 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing clause (d) of such
Section in its entirety with the following:
(d) Investments of the Borrower in any Guarantor, any Person that becomes a
Guarantor contemporaneously with such Investment, or, subject to the final
clause of this Section 7.02, any Foreign Subsidiary, and Investments
of any Subsidiary in the Borrower, any Guarantor, any Person that becomes a
Guarantor substantially contemporaneously with the making of such
Investment, or, subject to the final clause of this Section 7.02,
any Foreign Subsidiary;
(n) Section 7.02 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the final sentence of
such Section in its entirety with the following:
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 7.02 or elsewhere in this
Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall aggregate Investments in all
Subsidiaries that are neither Loan Parties nor Foreign Subsidiaries whose
Equity Interests are pledged pursuant to a Foreign Pledge Agreement,
including Investments as a results of Acquisitions, exceed $100,000,000.
(o) Section 7.03 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing clause (c) of such
Section in its entirety with the following:
(c) Guarantees of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of (i)
Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder; provided that
Indebtedness permitted pursuant to Section 7.03(o) below may be
guaranteed only by Foreign Subsidiaries (other than Helix Energy Solutions
(U.K.) Limited) and (ii) Indebtedness of joint ventures in which such Person
owns Equity Interests in an aggregate amount not to exceed $150,000,000;
(p) Section 7.03 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing clause (i) of such
Section in its entirety with the following:
(i) (A) in the case of the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower which
is a Loan Party, Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any other Loan Party,
provided that in each case such Indebtedness shall (i) be permitted
by Section 7.02 and (ii) be subordinated to the Obligations on the
terms set forth on Annex I to Schedule 7.03, or on other
terms
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reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and (B) in the case
of
any Foreign Subsidiary, Indebtedness owed to the Borrower or any of its
Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, provided that in each case such
Indebtedness shall (i) be permitted by Section 7.02; (ii) be
evidenced by a promissory note; and (iii) in the case of Indebtedness of any
Foreign Subsidiaries, be subordinated to any Foreign Subsidiary Note made by
such Subsidiary on the terms set forth on Annex I to Schedule
7.03, or on other terms reasonably acceptable to the Administrative
Agent;
(q) Section 7.03 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing clause (f) of such
Section in its entirety with the following:
(f) (i) unsecured Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to
exceed $250,000,000 at any time outstanding and (ii) additional unsecured
Indebtedness consisting solely of mandatorily convertible notes or
convertible or exchangeable preferred stock of the Borrower that are
repayable, repurchaseable, and/or redeemable through the delivery by the
Borrower of its New Dive Equity Interests;
(r) Section 7.03 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following clause (o)
in appropriate alphabetical order:
(o) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries, other than Helix Energy Solutions
(U.K.) Limited, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $200,000,000
at any time outstanding.
(s) Section 7.05 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing clause (c) of such
Section in its entirety with the following:
(c) Dispositions of property to the Borrower or to a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor of such property is a
Guarantor, the transferee thereof must either be the Borrower or a
Guarantor; notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 7.05(c) shall
not prohibit the assignment of service contracts by Loan Parties to Foreign
Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business as necessary to obtain the
benefits of foreign tax treaties or credits; provided that payments
received with respect to any such contract are required to be, and are, paid
or distributed promptly to a Loan Party;
(t) Section 7.05 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing clause (p) of such
Section in its entirety with the following:
(p) Dispositions of vessels, Oil and Gas Properties, remotely operated
vehicles and trenchers, and joint ventures interests by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted under this Section 7.05;
provided that (i) no Person may Dispose of Equity Interests of
Subsidiaries pursuant to this clause (p), (ii) at the time of such
Disposition, no Default shall exist or would result from such Disposition,
(iii) except as otherwise specifically
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provided below, no less than 80% of
the consideration received for any
such asset shall be in the form of cash (which, solely for purposes of this
clause (p), shall be deemed to include any liabilities, as shown on the
Borrower’s most recent consolidated balance sheet, of the Borrower or any
Subsidiary (other than contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by
their terms subordinated to the Loans or any Guaranty thereof) that are
assumed by the transferee of any such assets pursuant to a customary
novation agreement that releases the Borrower or such Subsidiary from
further liability), and (iv) the fair market value of all property Disposed
of in reliance on this clause (p) in any fiscal year shall not exceed the
following respective amounts for the following types of property: (A)
$50,000,000 in the case of vessels (exclusive of, following the New Dive
IPO, vessels owned by New Dive or any of its Subsidiaries), (B) in the case
of Oil and Gas Properties, Oil and Gas Properties to which up to the
following respective amounts of proved reserves are attributable (y)
$75,000,000 of proved developed reserves and (z) $250,000,000 of proved
undeveloped reserves, (C) $10,000,000 in the case of remotely operated
vehicles and trenchers (exclusive of, following the New Dive IPO, remotely
operated vehicles and trenchers of New Dive or any of its Subsidiaries), and
(D) $250,000,000, calculated based on the Borrower’s or applicable
Subsidiary’s investment basis in the interests Disposed of, in the case of
joint venture interests (exclusive of (y) joint venture interests in any
Person of which the Borrower owns (directly or indirectly, prior to such
Disposition) 20% of less of the outstanding Equity Interests and (z)
following the New Dive IPO, joint venture interests of New Dive or any of
its Subsidiaries). With respect to farmouts of proved undeveloped Oil and
Gas Properties pursuant to clause (B) above, the Borrower or applicable
Subsidiary shall not be required to obtain at least 80% of the total
consideration therefor in the form of cash, and may farmout such properties
in exchange for the Borrower’s or applicable Subsidiary’s portion of the
development costs of the applicable property
provided, however, that any Disposition pursuant to clauses
(a) through (g), (j)(ii), (k), (m), (n) and (p) shall be for fair market
value.
For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 7.05, the
fair market value of any property Disposed of for consideration not
consisting entirely of cash shall be the sum of the cash portion of the
consideration, if any, and the fair market value of the non-cash portion of
the consideration, as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith.
(u) Section 7.06 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following clauses
(f), (g), and (h) in appropriate alphabetical order:
(f) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower
may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire Equity Interests issued by it in
connection with any employee stock option agreement, severance agreement,
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employee
benefit plan or agreement or similar agreement; provided, that the
aggregate price paid for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired
Equity Interests may not exceed $25,000,000 in any calendar year;
(g) so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower
may declare and make cash dividends in respect of any convertible or exchangeable
preferred stock issued pursuant to Section 7.03(f)(ii); and
(h) the Borrower may redeem or convert any convertible or exchangeable
preferred stock issued pursuant to Section 7.03(f)(ii) through delivery of
its New Dive Equity Interests.
(v) Section 7.11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing clause (c) of such
Section in its entirety with the following:
(c) Collateral Coverage Ratio. Permit the Collateral Coverage Ratio as
of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower to be less than 1.75 to 1.00;
provided, however, that on the day, if any, that the Facilities are
rated BBB- or higher by S&P and Baa3 or higher by Xxxxx’x and no Default exists,
then this Section 7.11(c) automatically, and without further act or
occurrence, shall be permanently deleted from this Agreement and any reference in
any other Loan Document.
(w) Section 7.12 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such Section in its
entirety with the following:
7.12 Capital Expenditures. Make or become legally obligated to make any
Capital Expenditure, except for Capital Expenditures in the ordinary course of
business not exceeding, in the aggregate for the Borrower and it Subsidiaries during
each fiscal year set forth below, the amount set forth opposite such fiscal year for
the applicable category of asset:
Amount — Oil and Gas | Amount — All Other | |||||||
Fiscal Year | Properties | Assets | ||||||
2007 |
$ | 450,000,000 | $ | 300,000,000 | ||||
2008 and thereafter |
$ | 400,000,000 | $ | 300,000,000 |
;provided however that so long as no Default has occurred and is
continuing or would result from such expenditure, any portion of any amount set
forth above, if not expended in the fiscal year for which it is permitted above, may
be carried over for expenditure in the next following fiscal year; and
provided further that if any such amount is so carried over, it will be
deemed used in the applicable subsequent fiscal year before the amount set forth
opposite such fiscal year above. In addition, the Borrower may, at its election,
from time to time transfer up to 50% (in the aggregate for all such transfers) of
the amount set forth above for either category for any fiscal year to the other
category on the following terms: (i) the Borrower shall, during the applicable
fiscal year, notify the
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Administrative Agent of the amount it wishes to transfer and
the category to
which it wishes to transfer such amount, (ii) the amount permitted to be
expended under the other category shall be automatically and correspondingly
decreased by the amount so transferred, and (iii) any amount so transferred will be
deemed used only after the expenditure of all other amounts expended in such fiscal
year under such category, and (iv) any amount so transferred may not be carried over
for expenditure in the next following fiscal year.
(x) Section 10.07 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing clause (f)(i) of such
Section in its entirety with the following:
(f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as
those of this Section, 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 any Eligible Assignee invited to be a Lender pursuant to Section 2.15(c),
(y) The Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing Exhibit D thereto with the
Exhibit D attached hereto, and by replacing Exhibit F thereto with the Exhibit
F attached hereto.
Section 3. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower represents and warrants that
(a) the execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment by each Loan Party are within the
corporate or equivalent power and authority of such Loan Party and have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate or other organizational action, (b) this Amendment, and the Credit Agreement as
amended hereby, constitute legal, valid, and binding obligations of each Loan Party, enforceable
against each Loan Party in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws of
general applicability affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and the application of general
principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or law); (c) the representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party
contained in each Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects as of the date of
this Amendment, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to
an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such
earlier date; (d) no Default or Event of Default exists under the Loan Documents; and (e) the Liens
under the Security Documents are valid and subsisting.
Section 4. Effect on Credit Documents. Except as amended herein, the Credit Agreement
and all other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect as originally executed. Nothing
herein shall act as a waiver of any of the Administrative Agent’s or any Lender’s rights under the
Loan Documents as amended, including the waiver of any default or event of default, however
denominated. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that this Amendment shall in no manner impair or
affect the validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement. This Amendment is a Loan Document
for the purposes of the provisions of the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the foregoing,
any breach of representations, warranties, and covenants under this Amendment may be a default or
event of default under the other Loan Documents.
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Section 5. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective, and the Credit
Agreement shall be amended as provided for herein, upon the satisfaction of the following
conditions:
(a) the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received (i) counterparts hereof duly
executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower, each Guarantor, and by the
Lenders whose consent is required to effect the amendments contemplated hereby;
(b) the Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received each of the items listed on
the Closing Documents List attached hereto as Exhibit A, each in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and, where applicable, duly executed and
delivered by a duly authorized officer of each applicable Loan Party;
(c) the Administrative Agent shall have received, or shall concurrently receive, for the
account of each Lender which executes this Amendment on or prior to November 29, 2007, an amendment
fee equal to 12.5 basis points on the sum of (i) such executing Lender’s Revolving Credit
Commitment then in effect and (ii) such Lender’s Term Loans then outstanding (after giving effect
to the prepayment to the Term Loans described below); and
(d) concurrent prepayment of not less than $400,000,000 of the aggregate outstanding Term
Loans with proceeds from the issuance of unsecured Indebtedness.
If all of the foregoing conditions are not satisfied on or before January 31, 2008, this
Amendment shall not become effective and shall be of no force or effect.
Section 6. Reaffirmation of Guaranty. By its signature hereto, each Guarantor
represents and warrants that such Guarantor has no defense to the enforcement of the Guaranty, and
that according to its terms the Guaranty will continue in full force and effect to guaranty the
Borrower’s obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other amounts described in the Guaranty
following the execution of this Amendment.
Section 7. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Section 8. Miscellaneous. The miscellaneous provisions set forth in Article X of the
Credit Agreement apply to this Amendment. This Amendment may be signed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, and may be executed and delivered electronically
and by telecopier.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG
THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL
AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.
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EXECUTED as of the first date above written.
HELIX ENERGY SOLUTIONS GROUP, INC. |
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By: | ||||
A. Xxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
CANYON OFFSHORE, INC., a Texas
corporation
CANYON OFFSHORE INTERNATIONAL
CORP., a Texas corporation
ENERGY RESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
GOM, INC., a Delaware corporation
HELIX INGLESIDE LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company
HELIX OIL & GAS, INC., a Delaware
corporation
HELIX VESSEL HOLDINGS LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
NEPTUNE VESSEL HOLDINGS LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
VULCAN MARINE HOLDINGS LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company
WELL OPS INC., a Texas corporation
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By: | ||||
A. Xxxx Xxxxxxx | ||||
Vice President |
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
NATEXIS BANQUES POPULAIRES, as a Lender and as a Co-Syndication Agent |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
AMEGY BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender and as a Co-Syndication Agent |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA, as a Lender and as a Co-Syndication Agent |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
WHITNEY NATIONAL BANK, as a Lender and as a Co-Syndication Agent |
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By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: |
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