AMENDMENT NO. 3 AND WAIVER
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT NO. 3 AND WAIVER
This Amendment No. 3 and Waiver dated as of June 16, 2006 (the “Agreement”) is among
Stone Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), the banks party to the
Credit Agreement described below (“Banks”) and Bank of America, N.A., as Agent for the
Banks (“Agent”).
INTRODUCTION
A. The Borrower, the Banks, and the Agent have entered into the Credit Agreement dated as of
April 30, 2004, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of December 14, 2004 and Amendment No. 2
dated as of March 28, 2006 (as so amended, the “Credit Agreement”).
B. Borrower has requested that the Banks (i) amend the Credit Agreement to permit the issuance
of up to $250,000,000 of unsecured senior notes (the “Senior Notes”) by the Borrower, (ii)
on the terms set forth herein, redetermine the Borrowing Base in connection with the Borrower’s
issuance of the Senior Notes and its potential acquisition of an incremental 66.7% working interest
in the Mississippi Canyon 109 field and an incremental 8.3% working interest in the Mississippi
Canyon 108 field, for a purchase price not to exceed $190.5 million from BP Exploration &
Production Inc. (the “Acquisition”) pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement for
Preferential Right Holder (the “Purchase Agreement”), and (iii) waive any notice required
in connection with a prepayment of Advances to correct a Borrowing Base deficiency caused by the
Borrowing Base redetermination set forth in Section 3(a) below.
THEREFORE, in fulfillment of the foregoing, Borrower, Agent, and the Banks hereby agree as
follows:
Section 1. Definitions; References. Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, each
term used in this Agreement which is defined in the Credit Agreement has the meaning assigned to
such term in the Credit Agreement.
Section 2. Amendment. Effective as of the date specified in Section 7 of this
Agreement, the Credit Agreement is amended as follows:
(a) Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to insert the following definitions
therein, in alphabetical order:
“2006 Indenture” means the Indenture dated as of June, 2006
between the Borrower and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Trustee, relating to
the issuance of up to $250 million of floating-rate unsecured senior notes
due 2010.
“Amendment No. 3” means Amendment No. 3 to this Agreement,
dated as of June 16, 2006.
(b) Section 2.2(e) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete clause (ii) of such
Section.
(c) Section 2.4(d) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as
follows:
(d) Asset Sales. If, after giving effect to the sale, transfer
or other disposition of any of the Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’
Oil and Gas Properties, the aggregate outstanding amount of Advances plus
the Letter of Credit Exposure exceeds the Borrowing Base, the Borrower shall
repay the Advances by an amount equal to such Borrowing Base deficiency,
upon receipt of the proceeds of such sale, transfer, or other disposition,
whether at closing of such sale, transfer, or other disposition or
thereafter. Each prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.4(d) shall be
accompanied by accrued interest on the amount prepaid to the date of such
prepayment and amounts, if any, required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.11
as a result of such prepayment being made on such date.
(d) Section 6.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete clause (f) thereof and
replace it with the following new clause (f):
(f) up to $250 million of unsecured indebtedness related to the
issuance of senior notes pursuant to the 2006 Indenture; provided
that (i) such notes are due no earlier than June 1, 2010 (other than by
reason of an unscheduled mandatory prepayment in connection with a Merger
(as defined in the 2006 Indenture), a Change of Control (as defined in the
0000 Xxxxxxxxx), or the receipt and failure to reinvest proceeds of an Asset
Sale (as defined in the 0000 Xxxxxxxxx), provided that the terms of the 2006
Indenture that require a mandatory prepayment with unreinvested proceeds of
an Asset Sale shall not be more restrictive in any material respect than
those contained in the 2001 Indenture or the 2004 Indenture)); (ii) the
initial rate of interest applicable to such indebtedness shall not be higher
than 10% per annum; and (iii) the terms of the 2006 Indenture are no more
restrictive in any material respect (in the opinion of the Administrative
Agent) on the Borrower than those of the 2001 Indenture and the 2004
Indenture, as in effect on the date of Amendment No. 1;
(e) Section 6.3 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the parenthetical in
line two with the following parenthetical: “(other than a Credit Document, the 2001 Indenture, the
2004 Indenture, and the 2006 Indenture)”.
(f) Section 6.3 of the Credit Agreement is further amended by adding the following proviso to
the end of such Section:
; provided that the 2001 Indenture, the 2004 Indenture, and the 2006
Indenture shall not limit the creation or existence of any Lien securing the
Obligations or contain limitations on Restricted Payments made by any
Subsidiary to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary that are more restrictive
than the limitations in Section 6.5 of this Agreement.
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Section 3. Borrowing Base Redetermination. In accordance with Section 2.2 of the
Credit Agreement, the Banks hereby redetermine the Borrowing Base under the Credit Agreement as
follows:
(a) if the Senior Notes are issued prior to the consummation of the Acquisition, then the
Borrowing Base shall be $250,000,000, effective upon the issuance of the Senior Notes, and if, upon
such redetermination, the aggregate outstanding amount of Advances plus the Letter of Credit
Exposure exceeds the redetermined Borrowing Base, the Borrower shall, on the date of such
redetermination, make a prepayment of Advances in the amount of such excess; and
(b) after the issuance of the Senior Notes and the consummation of the Acquisition, the
Borrowing Base shall be $325,000,000, effective upon the later to occur of the issuance of the
Senior Notes and the consummation of the Acquisition.
Section 4. Waiver. Notwithstanding any provisions in the Credit Agreement and the
other Credit Documents to the contrary, the Banks hereby waive any notice required in connection
with a prepayment to correct a Borrowing Base deficiency caused by the redetermination described in
Section 3(a) above. This waiver is limited to the extent described herein and shall not be
construed to be a waiver of any other default or condition under or action prohibited by the Credit
Agreement. The Agent and the Banks reserve the right to exercise any rights and remedies available
to them in connection with any future defaults or unmet conditions precedent under the Credit
Agreement or any other provision of any Credit Document.
Section 5. Reaffirmation of Liens.
(a) The Borrower (i) is party to certain Security Documents securing and supporting the
Borrower’s obligations under the Credit Documents, (ii) represents and warrants that it has no
defenses to the enforcement of the Security Documents and that according to their terms the
Security Documents will continue in full force and effect to secure the Borrower’s obligations
under the Credit Documents, as the same may be amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified, and
(iii) acknowledges, represents, and warrants that the liens and security interests created by the
Security Documents are valid and subsisting and create an Acceptable Security Interest in the
Collateral to secure the Borrower’s obligations under the Credit Documents, as the same may be
amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified.
(b) The delivery of this Agreement does not indicate or establish a requirement that any
Guaranty or Security Document requires the Borrower’s or any Guarantor’s approval of amendments to
the Credit Agreement.
Section 6. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower represents and warrants to
the Agent and the Banks that:
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(a) as of the date of the most recently delivered engineering report, the Mortgaged Property
Value was equal to or exceeded 80% of the Oil and Gas Property Value as set forth in such
engineering report;
(b) after giving effect to the Acquisition, the Mortgaged Property Value is equal to or
exceeds 80% of the Oil and Gas Property Value, calculated immediately after the consummation of the
Acquisition rather than as of the date of the most recent engineering report;
(c) the representations and warranties set forth in the Credit Agreement and in the other
Credit Documents are true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement;
(d) (i) the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement are within the corporate
power and authority of the Borrower and have been duly authorized by appropriate proceedings and
(ii) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable
against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally
and general principles of equity; and
(e) as of the effectiveness of this Agreement and after giving effect thereto, no Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
Section 7. Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date
hereof, and the Credit Agreement shall be amended as provided herein, upon the occurrence of all of
the following: (a) the Majority Banks’ and the Borrower’s duly and validly executing originals of
this Agreement and delivery thereof to the Agent, (b) the representations and warranties in this
Agreement being true and correct in all material respects before and after giving effect to this
Agreement, and (c) the Borrower shall have paid all costs, expenses, and fees which have been
invoiced and are payable pursuant to Section 9.4 of the Credit Agreement or any other
written agreement.
Section 8. Post-Closing Covenants.
(a) Promptly after the issuance of the Senior Notes, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent a
certified copy of the executed 2006 Indenture, together with all exhibits and schedules thereto.
(b) Promptly after the signing of the final Purchase Agreement, the Borrower shall deliver to
the Agent a certified copy of the executed Purchase Agreement, together with all exhibits and
schedules thereto. If the Purchase Agreement is amended prior to the consummation of the
Acquisition, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent a certified copy of each such executed
amendment, promptly after the signing of such Amendment.
Section 9. Effect on Credit Documents. Except as amended herein, the Credit Agreement
and the Credit Documents remain in full force and effect as originally executed, and nothing herein
shall act as a waiver of any of the Agent’s or Banks’ rights under the Credit Documents, as
amended. This Agreement is a Credit Document for the purposes of the provisions of the other
Credit Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, any breach of
representations, warranties, and covenants under this Agreement may be a Default or Event of
Default under other Credit Documents.
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Section 10. Choice of Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas.
Section 11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be an original.
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THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND THE CREDIT DOCUMENTS, AS DEFINED IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, 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 BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
EXECUTED as of the date first set forth above.
| BORROWER: STONE ENERGY CORPORATION |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxx | |||
| Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Beer | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Beer | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer |
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| AGENT: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as administrative agent |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. XxXxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxx X. XxXxxx | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President |
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| BANKS: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. XxXxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxx X. XxXxxx | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President |
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| JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. |
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| By: | /s/Jo Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
| Name: | Jo Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Vice President |
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| XXXXXX XXXXXXX FINANCING, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxx Xxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxx Xxx Xxxxx | |||
| Title: | Vice President |
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| U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Vice President |
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| XXX XXXXXXX |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Managing Director |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Vice President |
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| THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President |
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| WHITNEY NATIONAL BANK |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Vice President |
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| COMERICA BANK |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Vice President |
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| MIZUHO CORPORATE BANK, LTD. |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Deputy General Manager |
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| HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxx X. Xxxx | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President |
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| NATEXIS BANQUES POPULAIRES |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
| Title: | Vice President & Group Manager |
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| By: | /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
| Name: | Xxxxxx Xxxxx | |||
| Title: | Vice President |
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