REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN McMoRan EXPLORATION CO. AS ISSUER, AND MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED AND JEFFERIES & COMPANY, INC., AS INITIAL PURCHASERS DATED AS OF JULY 2, 2003Registration Rights Agreement • August 14th, 2003 • McMoran Exploration Co /De/ • Crude petroleum & natural gas • New York
THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of July 2, 2003, by and between McMoRan Exploration Co., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Jefferies & Company, Inc. (the “Initial Purchasers”) pursuant to that certain Purchase Agreement, dated June 26, 2003 (the “Purchase Agreement”) between the Company and the Initial Purchasers.
COLLATERAL PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT Dated as of July 2, 2003 among McMoRan EXPLORATION CO. as Pledgor, THE BANK OF NEW YORK as Trustee, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK as Collateral AgentCollateral Pledge and Security Agreement • August 14th, 2003 • McMoran Exploration Co /De/ • Crude petroleum & natural gas • New York
This Collateral Pledge and Security Agreement (as supplemented from time to time, this “Pledge Agreement”) is made and entered into as of July 2, 2003 among McMoRan EXPLORATION CO., a Delaware corporation (the “Pledgor”), having its principal offices at 1615 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, THE BANK OF NEW YORK, a New York banking corporation, having its principal corporate trust office at 101 Barclay Street, Floor 8 West, New York, New York 10286, as trustee (in such capacity, the “Trustee”) for the holders (the “Holders”) of the Notes (as defined herein) issued by the Pledgor under the Indenture referred to below, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as collateral agent for the Trustee and the holders from time to time of the Notes referred to below (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) and securities intermediary.
McMoRan EXPLORATION CO. 6% Convertible Senior Notes due 2008 INDENTURE Dated as of July 2, 2003 THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUSTEEIndenture • August 14th, 2003 • McMoran Exploration Co /De/ • Crude petroleum & natural gas • New York
INDENTURE dated as of July 2, 2003 between McMoRan EXPLORATION CO., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and THE BANK OF NEW YORK, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee hereunder (the “Trustee”).
AMENDED AND RESTATED SERVICES AGREEMENTServices Agreement • August 14th, 2003 • McMoran Exploration Co /De/ • Crude petroleum & natural gas • Louisiana
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), effective as of January 1, 2002, is by and between FM Services Company, a Delaware corporation (“FMS”), and McMoRan Exploration Co., a Delaware corporation (“MMR”).
