THIRD AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENTCredit Agreement • October 27th, 2005 • Houston Exploration Co • Oil & gas field exploration services • Texas
Contract Type FiledOctober 27th, 2005 Company Industry JurisdictionTHIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Third Amendment”) dated effective as of October 25, 2005 (the “Third Amendment Effective Date”), among THE HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”); the lenders party hereto (the “Lenders”); WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Issuing Bank and as Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent, the “Administrative Agent”); THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA and BANK OF AMERICA, as Co-Syndication Agents; and BNP PARIBAS and COMERICA BANK, as Co-Documentation Agents.