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Form 8-K LRR Energy, L.P. For: May 04

May 6, 2015 4:55 PM EDT

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 4, 2015

 

LRR Energy, L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-35344

 

90-0708431

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

Heritage Plaza

1111 Bagby Street, Suite 4600

Houston, Texas 77002

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (713) 292-9510

 

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

x Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On May 4, 2015, LRR Energy, L.P. (the “Partnership”) entered into the Fifth Amendment (“Fifth Credit Agreement Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 22, 2011, among LRE Operating, LLC, as borrower (“OLLC”), the Partnership, as parent guarantor, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (“First Lien Agent”) (as amended by that certain First Amendment thereto dated as of September 30, 2011, that certain Second Amendment thereto dated as of June 8, 2012, that certain Third Amendment thereto dated as of June 27, 2012, and that Fourth Amendment dated as of October 1, 2014, the “Credit Agreement”).

 

The Fifth Credit Agreement Amendment, among other things, (i) increased the interest rate margins applicable to the loans with margins ranging from 2.00% to 3.10% for Eurodollar loans, and from 1.00% to 2.10% for base rate loans, in each case based on utilization of the credit facility, (ii) increased the commitment fee applicable to the unused portion of the borrowing base with amounts ranging from 0.375% to 0.800% based on the utilization of the credit facility, (iii) restricted the payments of distributions to $10.6 million through September 30, 2015; however, after October 1, 2015, distributions are subject to having a minimum of 15% availability under a conforming borrowing base amount after the distribution has been paid and (iv) decreased the borrowing base to $245,000,000. Pursuant to the amendment, the borrowing base will decrease in the amount of $1.0 million per month, beginning in June 2015 and continuing until the next redetermination of the borrowing base in the fall of 2015. The borrowing base of the Credit Agreement will revert to $195.0 million upon the earlier of November 1, 2015 and a termination of the Purchase Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 20, 2015 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC (“Vanguard”), Lighthouse Merger Sub, LLC, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Vanguard, Lime Rock Management LP, Lime Rock Resources A, L.P., Lime Rock Resources B, L.P., Lime Rock Resources C, L.P., Lime Rock Resources II-A, L.P., Lime Rock Resources II-C, L.P., the Partnership and LRE GP, LLC, the general partner of the Partnership.

 

The foregoing description of the Fifth Credit Agreement Amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Fifth Credit Agreement Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

 

On May 4, 2015, the Partnership entered into the Fifth Amendment (“Fifth Term Loan Agreement Amendment”) to the Second Lien Credit Agreement by and among the Partnership, as parent guarantor, OLLC, as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Wells Fargo Energy Capital, Inc., as administrative agent (“Second Lien Agent”) (as amended by that certain First Amendment thereto dated as of March 21, 2013, that certain Second Amendment thereto dated as of February 12, 2014, that certain Third Amendment thereto dated as of June 6, 2014, and that certain Fourth Amendment thereto dated as of October 1, 2104, the “Term Loan Agreement”).

 

The Fifth Term Loan Agreement Amendment, among other things, amended the Term Loan Agreement to (i) increase the interest rate margins applicable to the loan with margins for Eurodollar loans and Alternate Base Rate loans increasing to 9.50% and 8.50%, respectively, after September 30, 2015, and (ii) restrict the payments of distributions to $10.6 million through September 30, 2015; however, after October 1, 2015, distributions are subject to having a minimum of 15% availability under a conforming borrowing base amount after the distribution has been paid.  In connection with the Fifth Term Loan Agreement Amendment, the Partnership received a waiver on the asset coverage test ratio for the test date occurring on December 31, 2014.

 

The foregoing description of the Fifth Term Loan Agreement Amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Fifth Term Loan Agreement Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 1.01 by reference.

 

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

10.1

 

Fifth Amendment dated as of May 4, 2015 to Credit Agreement dated as of July 22, 2011, among LRE Operating, LLC, as borrower, LRR Energy, L.P., as parent guarantor, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.

 

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10.2

 

Fifth Amendment dated as of May 4 2015 to Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of June 28, 2012, among LRE Operating, LLC, as Borrower, LRR Energy, L.P., as Parent Guarantor, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Wells Fargo Energy Capital, Inc., as Administrative Agent.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

LRR ENERGY, L.P.

 

 

 

 

By:

LRE GP, LLC,

 

 

 

its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  May 6, 2015

 

By:

/s/ Jaime R. Casas

 

 

Name:

Jaime R. Casas

 

 

Title:

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

10.1

 

Fifth Amendment dated as of May 4, 2015 to Credit Agreement dated as of July 22, 2011, among LRE Operating, LLC, as borrower, LRR Energy, L.P., as parent guarantor, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent.

 

 

 

10.2

 

Fifth Amendment dated as of May 4 2015 to Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of June 28, 2012, among LRE Operating, LLC, as Borrower, LRR Energy, L.P., as Parent Guarantor, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Wells Fargo Energy Capital, Inc., as Administrative Agent.

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

Execution Version

 

 

FIFTH AMENDMENT

TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

DATED AS OF
MAY 4, 2015

 

AMONG

 

LRE OPERATING, LLC,

AS BORROWER,

 

LRR ENERGY, L.P.,

AS PARENT,

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,

 

AND

 

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO

 

 



 

FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Fifth Amendment”) dated as of May 4, 2015, is among LRE OPERATING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”); LRR ENERGY, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Parent”); WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the lenders from time to time party to the Credit Agreement referred to below (collectively, the “Lenders”); and the Lenders.

 

R E C I T A L S

 

A.            The Borrower, the Parent, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of July 22, 2011, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of September 30, 2011, that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 8, 2012, that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2012 and that certain Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October 1, 2014 (as further amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lenders have agreed to make certain loans to, and extensions of credit on behalf of, the Borrower.

 

B.            The Borrower, the Parent, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed to, among other things, amend the Credit Agreement in order to provide for a non-conforming Borrowing Base.

 

C.            The Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed to effectuate the Scheduled Redetermination scheduled to occur on or around May 1, 2015, pursuant to Section 2.07 of the Credit Agreement.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

Section 1.                      Defined Terms.  Each capitalized term used herein, but not otherwise defined herein has the meaning given such term in the Credit Agreement (including after giving effect to the amendments set forth in Section 2 hereof).  Unless otherwise indicated, all references to Sections in this Fifth Amendment refer to Sections of the Credit Agreement.

 

Section 2.                      Amendments to Credit Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 12.02 of the Credit Agreement) of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4:

 

2.1          Amendments to Section 1.02.  Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

(a)           Each of the following definitions appearing in Section 1.02 is amended

 

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and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

Applicable Margin” means, for any day, with respect to any Loan or with respect to the Commitment Fee Rate, as the case may be, the rate per annum set forth in the Conforming Borrowing Base Utilization Grid below based upon the Conforming Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage then in effect:

 

Conforming Borrowing Base Utilization Grid

 

Conforming
Borrowing Base
Utilization
Percentage

 

< 25%

 

³ 25%
< 50%

 

³ 50%
< 75%

 

³ 75%
< 90%

 

³ 90%
< 100%

 

³ 100%

 

Eurodollar Loans

 

2.00

%

2.25

%

2.50

%

2.75

%

3.00

%

3.10

%

ABR Loans

 

1.00

%

1.25

%

1.50

%

1.75

%

2.00

%

2.10

%

Commitment Fee Rate

 

0.375

%

0.375

%

0.50

%

0.50

%

0.50

%

0.80

%

 

Each change in the Applicable Margin shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change; provided that if at any time the Borrower fails to deliver a Reserve Report pursuant to Section 8.12 and such failure continues for more than 30 days from the date when such Reserve Report is due, then the “Applicable Margin” for Loans means the rate per annum set forth on the grid when the Conforming Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage is at its highest level.

 

Borrowing Base” means at any time an amount equal to the amount determined in accordance with Section 2.07 from time to time, as the same may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 2.07(e), Section 2.07(f), Section 2.07(g), Section 8.13(c) or Section 9.12(f).  From and after the Conforming Date, the Borrowing Base shall be, and shall be in an amount equal to, the Conforming Borrowing Base.

 

Interim Redetermination Date” means the date on which a Borrowing Base and/or Conforming Borrowing Base that has been redetermined pursuant to an Interim Redetermination becomes effective as provided in Section 2.07(d).

 

Proposed Borrowing Base Notice” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.07(c)(ii).

 

Scheduled Redetermination Date” means the date on which a Borrowing Base and/or Conforming Borrowing Base that has been redetermined pursuant to a Scheduled Redetermination becomes effective as provided in Section 2.07(d).

 

(b)           The following defined terms are added to Section 1.02 in appropriate

 

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alphabetical order:

 

Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

Conforming Borrowing Base” means, at any time, an amount determined in accordance with Section 2.07 based on the Administrative Agent’s or the applicable Lender’s application of its Conforming Credit Criteria, as such Conforming Borrowing Base may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 2.07(e), Section 8.13(c) and Section 9.12(f).

 

Conforming Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage” means, as of any day, the fraction expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures of the Lenders on such day, and the denominator of which is the Conforming Borrowing Base in effect on such day.

 

Conforming Credit Criteria” means the information contained in the Engineering Reports and such other information (including the status of title information with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties as described in the Engineering Reports and the existence of any other Debt) as the Administrative Agent or the applicable Lender deems appropriate in its sole discretion and consistent with its normal and customary oil and gas lending criteria as it exists at the particular time.

 

Conforming Date” means the earlier of (i) November 1, 2015 and (ii) the date on which the VNR Merger Agreement terminates according to its terms.

 

Fifth Amendment Effective Date” means May 4, 2015.

 

Mandatory Redetermination” means the redetermination of the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 2.07(g).

 

Mandatory Redetermination Date” means the date on which a Borrowing Base that has been redetermined pursuant to the Mandatory Redetermination under Section 2.07(g) becomes effective as provided under Section 2.07(d). For the avoidance of doubt, the Conforming Date shall be the Mandatory Redetermination Date.

 

Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base” means any Conforming Borrowing Base proposed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.07(c)(i).

 

Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the

 

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United States Department of the Treasury or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.

 

Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country or territory which is the subject or target of any Sanctions.

 

Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any EU member state, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person controlled by any such Person.

 

VNR Merger Agreement” means that certain Purchase Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 20, 2015, by and among Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Lighthouse Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Lime Rock Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership, LRR-A, LRR-B, LRR-C, Lime Rock Resources II-A, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Lime Rock Resources, II-C, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, the Parent and the General Partner, in the form attached as Exhibit 2.1 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 22, 2015.

 

(c)           The definition of “Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage” appearing in Section 1.02 is hereby deleted in its entirety.

 

(d)           The definition of “LIBO Rate” appearing in Section 1.02 is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof:

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the LIBO Rate be less than zero.

 

2.2          Amendments to Section 2.07.  Section 2.07 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

Section 2.07          Borrowing Base.

 

(a)           Initial Borrowing Base.  For the period from and including the Fifth Amendment Effective Date to but excluding the first Redetermination Date thereafter, the amount of the Borrowing Base shall be $245,000,000 and the amount of the Conforming Borrowing Base shall be $195,000,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrowing Base and the Conforming Borrowing Base may each be subject to further adjustments in between Scheduled Redeterminations from time to time pursuant to Section 2.07(e), Section 2.07(f), Section 2.07(g), Section 8.13(c) or Section 9.12(f).

 

(b)           Scheduled and Interim Redeterminations.  The Borrowing Base and the Conforming Borrowing Base shall each be redetermined semi-annually, in

 

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each case in accordance with this Section 2.07 (a “Scheduled Redetermination”), and, subject to Section 2.07(d), such redetermined Borrowing Base and Conforming Borrowing Base shall become effective and applicable to the Borrower, the Agents, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders on May 1st and November 1st of each year (or, in each case, such date promptly thereafter as reasonably practicable).  In addition, the Borrower may, by notifying the Administrative Agent thereof, and the Administrative Agent may, at the direction of the Required Lenders, by notifying the Borrower thereof, one time during any 6 month period, each elect to cause the Borrowing Base and the Conforming Borrowing Base to be redetermined between Scheduled Redeterminations (each, an “Interim Redetermination”) in accordance with this Section 2.07.

 

(c)           Scheduled and Interim Redetermination Procedure.

 

(i)            Each Scheduled Redetermination and each Interim Redetermination shall be effectuated as follows: Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of (A) the Reserve Report and the certificate required to be delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, in the case of a Scheduled Redetermination, pursuant to Section 8.12(a) and (c), and, in the case of an Interim Redetermination, pursuant to Section 8.12(b) and (c), and (B) such other reports, data and supplemental information, including, the information provided pursuant to Section 8.12(c), as may, from time to time, be reasonably requested by the Required Lenders (the Reserve Report, such certificate and such other reports, data and supplemental information being the “Engineering Reports”), the Administrative Agent shall evaluate the information contained in the Engineering Reports and shall, in its sole discretion, propose (1) prior to the Conforming Date, both (x) a new Borrowing Base based upon such information and such other information as the Administrative Agent deems appropriate in its sole discretion, and (y) a new Conforming Borrowing Base based solely upon the Administrative Agent’s application of its Conforming Credit Criteria and (2) from and after the Conforming Date, a new Borrowing Base and a new Conforming Borrowing Base which shall be the same amount and which shall each be based solely upon such Engineering Reports and the Administrative Agent’s application of its Conforming Credit Criteria.  In no event shall the Proposed Borrowing Base or the Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base exceed the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts.

 

(ii)           The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Proposed Borrowing Base and the Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base (the “Proposed Borrowing Base Notice”):

 

(A)          in the case of a Scheduled Redetermination (1) if the Administrative Agent shall have received the Engineering Reports required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 8.12(a) and (c) in a timely and complete manner, then on or before the April 15th and October 15th of such year following the date of delivery or (2) if the Administrative Agent shall not have

 

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received the Engineering Reports required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 8.12(a) and (c) in a timely and complete manner, then promptly after the Administrative Agent has received complete Engineering Reports from the Borrower and has had a reasonable opportunity to determine the Proposed Borrowing Base in accordance with Section 2.07(c)(i); and

 

(B)          in the case of an Interim Redetermination, promptly, and in any event, within fifteen (15) days after the Administrative Agent has received the required Engineering Reports.

 

(iii)          Any Proposed Borrowing Base or Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base that would increase the Borrowing Base or the Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable, then in effect must be approved by all of the Lenders as provided in this Section 2.07(c)(iii); and any Proposed Borrowing Base or Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base that would decrease or maintain the Borrowing Base or the Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable, then in effect must be approved or be deemed to have been approved by the Required Lenders as provided in this Section 2.07(c)(iii).  Upon receipt of the Proposed Borrowing Base Notice, each Lender shall have fifteen (15) days (A) to agree with the Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base or disagree with the Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base by proposing an alternate Conforming Borrowing Base based solely upon its application of its Conforming Credit Criteria and (B) if applicable, to agree with the Proposed Borrowing Base or disagree with the Proposed Borrowing Base by proposing an alternate Borrowing Base.  If, in the case of any Proposed Borrowing Base or Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base that would decrease or maintain the Borrowing Base or the Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable, then in effect, at the end of such fifteen (15) days, any Lender has not communicated its approval or disapproval in writing to the Administrative Agent, such silence shall be deemed to be an approval of the Proposed Borrowing Base and the Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable.  If, in the case of any Proposed Borrowing Base or Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base that would increase the Borrowing Base or the Conforming Borrowing Base then in effect, at the end of such fifteen (15) days, any Lender has not communicated its approval or disapproval in writing to the Administrative Agent, such silence shall be deemed to be a disapproval of the Proposed Borrowing Base and the Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable.  If, at the end of such 15-day period, all of the Lenders, in the case of a Proposed Borrowing Base or Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base that would increase the Borrowing Base or the Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable, then in effect, or the Required Lenders, in the case of a Proposed Borrowing Base or Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base that would decrease or maintain the Borrowing Base or the Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable, then in effect, have approved or, in the case of a decrease or reaffirmation, deemed to have approved, as aforesaid, then the Proposed Borrowing Base and/or the Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable, shall become the new Borrowing Base and/or the new Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable, effective on the

 

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date specified in Section 2.07(d).  If, however, at the end of such 15-day period, all of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable, have not approved or, in the case of a decrease or reaffirmation, deemed to have approved, as aforesaid, then the Administrative Agent shall poll the Lenders to ascertain the highest Borrowing Base and/or the highest Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable, then acceptable to (x) in the case of a decrease or reaffirmation, a number of Lenders sufficient to constitute the Required Lenders and (y) in the case of an increase, all of the Lenders, and such amount shall become the new Borrowing Base and/or the new Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable, effective on the date specified in Section 2.07(d).

 

(d)           Effectiveness of a Redetermined Borrowing Base and Conforming Borrowing Base.  After a redetermined Borrowing Base and/or Conforming Borrowing Base is approved or is deemed to have been approved by all of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable, pursuant to Section 2.07(c)(iii), the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the amounts of the redetermined Borrowing Base and Conforming Borrowing Base (the “New Borrowing Base Notice”), and such amounts shall become the new Borrowing Base and the new Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable, effective and applicable to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders:

 

(i)            in the case of a Scheduled Redetermination, (A) if the Administrative Agent shall have received the Engineering Reports required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 8.12(a) and (c) in a timely and complete manner, then on May 1st or November 1st (or, in each case, such date promptly thereafter as reasonably practicable), as applicable, following such notice, or (B) if the Administrative Agent shall not have received the Engineering Reports required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 8.12(a) and (c) in a timely and complete manner, then on the Business Day next succeeding delivery of such notice; and

 

(ii)           in the case of an Interim Redetermination, on the Business Day next succeeding delivery of such notice.

 

In the case of the Mandatory Redetermination, the new Borrowing Base and the new Conforming Borrowing Base shall become effective on the Conforming Date regardless of the date of delivery of such notice.

 

Such amounts shall then become the Borrowing Base and the Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable, until the next Scheduled Redetermination Date, the next Interim Redetermination Date, the Mandatory Redetermination Date or the next adjustment to the Borrowing Base and the Conforming Borrowing Base under Section 2.07(e), Section 2.07(f), Section 2.07(g), Section 8.13(c) or Section 9.12(f), whichever occurs first.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Scheduled Redetermination or Interim Redetermination shall become effective until the New

 

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Borrowing Base Notice related thereto is received by the Borrower.

 

(e)           Automatic Reduction of Conforming Borrowing Base Upon Senior Notes Issuance. In addition to other automatic reductions of the Borrowing Base and/or Conforming Borrowing Base set forth herein, upon any issuance of Senior Unsecured Notes (except to the extent issued in exchange for then outstanding Senior Unsecured Notes or the proceeds are applied to refinancing, redemption or retirement of outstanding Senior Unsecured Notes or to pay fees, expenses or premiums related to such exchange or such refinancing, redemption or retirement), the Borrowing Base and the Conforming Borrowing Base shall be automatically decreased an amount equal to 25% of the notional amount of Senior Unsecured Notes issued at such time.  Such decrease in the Borrowing Base and the Conforming Borrowing Base shall occur without any vote of the Lenders or action by the Administrative Agent.

 

(f)            Monthly Reduction of Borrowing Base. Prior to the Conforming Date, in addition to other automatic reductions of the Borrowing Base set forth herein, the Borrowing Base (but not the Conforming Borrowing Base) shall be automatically decreased on the first day of each month, commencing June 1, 2015, in an amount equal to $1,000,000.  Such decrease in the Borrowing Base shall occur without any vote of the Lenders or action by the Administrative Agent.

 

(g)           Mandatory Redetermination.  In addition to the other redeterminations of the Borrowing Base provided for herein, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Borrowing Base shall reduce immediately and automatically on the Conforming Date to the Conforming Borrowing Base as in effect on and as of such date, and from and after such date the Borrowing Base shall be, and shall be in an amount equal to, the Conforming Borrowing Base.  Such decrease in the Borrowing Base shall occur without any vote of the Lenders or action by the Administrative Agent.

 

(h)           Maximum Amount of Borrowing Base.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, unless the administrative agent and the lenders under the Second Lien Loans have consented in writing thereto, in no event may the Borrowing Base hereunder be increased to an amount in excess of the “First Lien Cap” under and as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

2.3          Amendment to Section 3.04(c)(ii).  Section 3.04(c)(ii) is hereby amended by inserting “(other than pursuant to clauses (e), (f) and (g) therein)” immediately after the first reference to “Section 2.07” appearing therein.

 

2.4          Amendment to Section 3.04(c)(iii).  Section 3.04(c)(iii) is hereby amended by replacing the reference therein to “Section 9.12” with “Section 2.07(e), Section 2.07(f) or Section 9.12(f)”.

 

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2.5          Amendment to Section 3.04(c).  Clauses (iv) and (v) of Section 3.04(c) are hereby renumbered as clauses (v) and (vi), respectively, and a new clause (iv) of Section 3.04(c) is hereby added as follows:

 

(iv)          Upon any adjustment to the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 2.07(g), if the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeds the Borrowing Base as adjusted, then the Borrower shall (A) prepay the Borrowings in an aggregate principal amount equal to such excess and (B) if any excess remains after prepaying all of the Borrowings as a result of an LC Exposure, pay to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders an amount equal to such excess to be held as cash collateral as provided in Section 2.08(j).  The Borrower shall be obligated to make such prepayment and/or deposit of cash collateral on the earlier of (I) 60 days after the Conforming Date and (II) November 1, 2015; provided that all payments required to be made pursuant to this Section 3.04(c)(iv) must be made on or prior to the Termination Date.

 

2.6          Amendment to Section 7.22.  Section 7.22 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

Section 7.22          Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions.  The Parent has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Parent, the Borrower, their Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Parent, the Borrower, their Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees, and to the knowledge of the Parent or the Borrower, their respective directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects.  None of (a) the Parent, the Borrower, their Subsidiaries or to the knowledge of the Parent, the Borrower or such Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers or employees or (b) to the knowledge of the Parent or the Borrower, any agent of the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person.   No Borrowing or Letter of Credit, use of proceeds or other transaction contemplated by the Credit Agreement will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions

 

2.7          Sections 7.23 and 7.24 — Deleted.  Sections 7.23 and 7.24 are hereby deleted in their entirety.

 

2.8          Amendment to Section 8.02.  Section 8.02 is hereby amended by adding the following as new clause (e):

 

(e)           the termination of the Merger Agreement.

 

2.9          Amendment to Section 8.09.  Section 8.09 is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof:

 

The Parent will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Parent, the Borrower, their Subsidiaries and their

 

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respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.

 

2.10        Amendment to Section 8.14.  Section 8.14 is hereby amended by replacing each reference to “80%” appearing therein with “90%”.

 

2.11        Amendment to Section 9.04(a).  Clause (iv) of Section 9.04(a) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

(iv)          (A) prior to October 1, 2015, the Parent may make Restricted Payments of Available Cash to holders of its Equity Interests in compliance with the terms of its Organizational Documents in an aggregate amount for all such Restricted Payments made after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date not to exceed $10,600,000, in each case only so long as no Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (B) on or after October 1, 2015, the Parent may make Restricted Payments of Available Cash to holders of its Equity Interests in compliance with the terms of its Organizational Documents, in each case only so long as (1) no Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (2) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the difference of (x) the total Commitments (i.e., the lesser of the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts and the then effective Borrowing Base) minus (y) the total Revolving Credit Exposure is equal to or greater than 15% of the Conforming Borrowing Base then in effect.

 

2.12        Amendment to Section 9.08.  Section 9.08 is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof:

 

The Borrower will not request any Borrowing or Letter of Credit, and the Borrower shall not use, and shall ensure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

 

Section 3.                      Borrowing Base Redetermination.  Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 (or waived in accordance with Section 12.02) and pursuant to Section 2.07 of the Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree that the Borrowing Base shall be decreased from $260,000,000 to $245,000,000, and that the Conforming Borrowing Base shall be $195,000,000, in each case effective as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, and continuing until the next Scheduled Redetermination, Interim Redetermination or other redetermination or adjustment of the Borrowing Base and/or Conforming Borrowing Base thereafter.  The Borrower, the Parent, the Administrative Agent

 

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and Lenders agree that the redetermination of the Borrowing Base provided for in this Section 3 shall be considered and deemed to be the May 1, 2015 Scheduled Redetermination.

 

Section 4.                      Conditions Precedent.  This Fifth Amendment shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied:

 

4.1          Fifth Amendment.  The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Lenders, the Parent and the Borrower executed counterparts (in such number as may be requested by the Administrative Agent) of this Fifth Amendment.

 

4.2          Upfront Fees.  The Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender in accordance with such Lender’s Applicable Percentage, upfront fees in an aggregate amount equal to 5 basis points (0.05%) of $245,000,000.

 

4.3          Fees and Expenses.  The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received all other fees and amounts due and payable on or prior to the date hereof, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder (including, to the extent invoiced on or prior to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, the reasonable fees and expenses of Vinson & Elkins, LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent).

 

4.4          Mortgages, Mortgage Amendments and Title.

 

(a)           The Administrative Agent shall have received mortgages and/or deeds of trust (or supplements to existing mortgages and/or deeds of trust, as applicable) in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent and duly executed by the Borrower, together with such other assignments, conveyances, amendments, agreements and other writings, including, without limitation, UCC-1 financing statements (each duly authorized and executed), as the Administrative Agent shall deem necessary or appropriate to grant, evidence and perfect first-priority Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent on at least 90% of the total value of the Oil and Gas Properties set forth on the most recently delivered Reserve Report.

 

(b)           The Administrative Agent shall have received title information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require satisfactory to the Administrative Agent setting forth the status of title to at least 80% of the total value of the Oil and Gas Properties set forth on the most recently delivered Reserve Report.

 

4.5          Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement.  The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of an amendment to the Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2015, among the Borrower, the Parent, Wells Fargo Energy Capital, Inc., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, and any other amendments, documents or agreements prepared in connection therewith, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

4.6          Consent to Intercreditor Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of a consent to the Intercreditor Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, evidencing the consent of Wells Fargo Energy Capital, Inc. to the amendments set forth herein.

 

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4.7          Further Assurances.  The Administrative Agent shall have received such other agreements, instruments, approvals, and other documents, each satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in form and substance, as the Administrative Agent or special counsel to the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

 

4.8          No Default or Event of Default.  No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, before and after giving effect to the terms of this Fifth Amendment.

 

Section 5.                      Miscellaneous.

 

5.1          Confirmation.  The provisions of the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Fifth Amendment, shall remain in full force and effect following the effectiveness of this Fifth Amendment.

 

5.2          Ratification and Affirmation; Representations and Warranties.  Each of the Borrower and Parent hereby (a) acknowledges the terms of this Fifth Amendment, (b) ratifies and affirms its obligations under, and acknowledges, renews and extends its continued liability under, each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and agrees that each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party remains in full force and effect, except as expressly amended hereby, notwithstanding the amendments contained herein and (c) represents and warrants to the Lenders that as of the date hereof, both before and after giving effect to the terms of this Fifth Amendment (i) all of the representations and warranties contained in each Loan Document to which it is a party are true and correct in all material respects (except that any such representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all respects), unless such representations and warranties are stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case, such representations and warranties shall continue to be true and correct in all material respects (except that any such representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

5.3          Loan Documents.  This Fifth Amendment and each agreement, instrument, certificate or document executed by the Borrower, the Parent or any of their officers in connection herewith are “Loan Documents” as defined and described in the Credit Agreement and all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement relating to Loan Documents shall apply hereto and thereto.

 

5.4          Counterparts.  This Fifth Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts, and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed signature page of this Fifth Amendment by facsimile or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof; provided that, upon the request of any party hereto, such facsimile transmission or electronic mail transmission shall be promptly followed by the original thereof.

 

5.5          NO ORAL AGREEMENT.  THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH AND THEREWITH REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE

 

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PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

 

5.6          GOVERNING LAW.  THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY HEREOF) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

5.7          Release. In consideration of the agreements contained herein, the Borrower and the Parent hereby forever waive, discharge and release each of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, any other Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender, and each of their respective officers, directors, agents and employees and its affiliates, successors, assigns, shareholders and controlling persons (collectively, the “Released Persons”) from any and all claims (including, without limitation, cross-claims, counterclaims, rights of set-off and recoupment), demands, liabilities, damages, actions and causes of actions, whether in law or in equity, of whatsoever nature and kind, whether known or unknown, that the Borrower or the Parent had or has against the Released Persons, with respect to the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby or hereby, but only to the extent arising on or before the Fifth Amendment Effective Date; provided, however, it is expressly acknowledged and agreed that such waiver, discharge and release does not apply to, nor shall impair in any respect, any Bank Products, Swap Agreements or other arrangements or agreements other than the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, between or among the Borrower, the Parent or any Subsidiary, on the one hand, and any one or more Released Persons, on the other hand, even if such Bank Products, Swap Agreements or other arrangements or agreements may be referred to in or secured by the Credit Agreement or another Loan Document.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fifth Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

BORROWER:

LRE OPERATING, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jaime R. Casas

 

Name:

Jaime R. Casas

 

Title:

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARENT:

LRR ENERGY, L.P.

 

 

 

 

By:

LRE GP, LLC, its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jaime R. Casas

 

Name:

Jaime R. Casas

 

Title:

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 



 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:

WELLS FARGO BANK, N. A.

 

as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank, Swing Line Lender, and Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Matthew A. Turner

 

Name:

Matthew A. Turner

 

Title:

Vice President

 



 

LENDERS:

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Clayborne

 

Name:

Michael Clayborne

 

Title:

Vice President

 



 

 

CITIBANK, N.A.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Scott Gildea

 

Name:

Scott Gildea

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 



 

 

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Evans Swann, Jr.

 

Name:

Evans Swann, Jr.

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 



 

 

COMERICA BANK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jeff Treadway

 

Name:

Jeff Treadway

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 



 

 

BARCLAYS BANK PLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Vanessa Kurbatskiy

 

Name:

Vanessa Kurbatskiy

 

Title:

Vice President

 



 

 

AMEGY BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ H. Brock Hudson MS

 

Name:

H. Brock Hudson  MS

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 


Exhibit 10.2

 

Execution Version

 

FIFTH AMENDMENT AND LIMITED WAIVER TO SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This FIFTH AMENDMENT AND LIMITED WAIVER TO SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) dated effective as of May 4, 2015, is entered into by and among LRE OPERATING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Borrower”), LRR ENERGY, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Parent”), the financial institutions party to the Credit Agreement referenced below (each a “Lender” and collectively, the “Lenders”), and WELLS FARGO ENERGY CAPITAL, INC., a Texas corporation, as administrative agent for the benefit of the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS, Borrower, Parent, Administrative Agent and the Lenders have entered into that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of June 28, 2012, as amended by that certain First Amendment dated effective March 21, 2013, as amended by that certain Second Amendment dated effective February 12, 2014, as amended by that certain Third Amendment dated effective June 6, 2014 and as amended by that certain Fourth Amendment dated effective October 1, 2014  (as further amended, modified or restated from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, Borrower has requested that the Credit Agreement be amended as set forth herein; and

 

WHEREAS, subject to the conditions precedent set forth herein, the parties hereto have agreed to so amend the Credit Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties to this Amendment hereby agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.        Terms Defined in Credit Agreement.  As used in this Amendment, except as may otherwise be provided herein, all capitalized terms defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the same meaning herein as therein, all of such terms and their definitions being incorporated herein by reference. The Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, and as may be further amended, modified or restated, is hereinafter called the “Agreement”.

 

SECTION 2.        Amendments to Credit Agreement.  Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 12.02 of the Credit Agreement) of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

(a)           The following definitions are replaced or added to Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement in the appropriate alphabetical order as set forth below:

 

Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

Asset Coverage Test Date” means (i) the “as of” date for each Reserve Report delivered under Section 8.12 (a) or (b), (ii) the date of any Material Acquisition or Material Disposition or (iii) the date selected by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.13(c).

 

Conforming Borrowing Base” means at any time, the amount determined by the First Lien Agent and First Lien Lenders to be the “Conforming Borrowing Base” in accordance with

 



 

Section 2.07 of the First Lien Credit Agreement, as redetermined or otherwise adjusted from time to time.

 

Fifth Amendment” means that certain Fifth Amendment and Limited Waiver to Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of May 4, 2015, among the Borrower, the Parent, Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto.”

 

Fifth Amendment Effective Date” means the date on which all of the conditions contained in Section 4 of the Fifth Amendment have been satisfied or waived in accordance Section 12.02.”

 

Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.

 

Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country or territory which is the subject or target of any Sanctions.

 

Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any European Union member state, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person controlled by any such Person.

 

VNR Merger Agreement” means that certain Purchase Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 20, 2015, by and among Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Lighthouse Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Lime Rock Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Lime Rock Resources A, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Lime Rock Resources B, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Lime Rock Resources C, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Lime Rock Resources II-A, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Lime Rock Resources, II-C, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, the Parent and the General Partner, in the form attached as Exhibit 2.1 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 22, 2015.”

 

(b)           Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement is amended as follows:

 

(i)       The definition of “LIBO Rate” is amended to add the following sentence at the end thereof: “Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the LIBO Rate be less than zero.”

 

(ii)      The definition of “Applicable Margin” is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

Applicable Margin” means, for any day and for each period, with respect to any ABR Loan or Eurodollar Loan, the rate per annum set forth in the Applicable Margin Grid below:

 

Period

 

Eurodollar Loan Margin

 

ABR Loan Margin

 

Effective Date to March 31, 2013

 

5.50

%

4.50

%

April 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013

 

7.00

%

6.00

%

December 31, 2013 to September 30, 2015

 

8.50

%

7.50

%

After September 30, 2015

 

9.50

%

8.50

%

 

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Each change in the Applicable Margin shall apply during the Period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the next Period.

 

(c)           Section 3.06 is added to the Credit Agreement as follows:

 

“Section 3.06    Amendment Fees.  Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender that is then party to the Credit Agreement, on a pro rata basis in accordance with such Lender’s respective Percentage Share of the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts, an amendment fee of (a) four (4) basis points times the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts (i.e., $20,000) on the Fifth Amendment Effective Date and (b) 21 basis points times the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts (i.e., $105,000) on October 1, 2015, unless all Obligations outstanding have been paid in full on or before September 30, 2015.”

 

(d)           Section 7.22 is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“Section 7.22    Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions.  The Parent has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Parent, the Borrower, their Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Parent, the Borrower, their Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees, and to the knowledge of the Parent or the Borrower, their respective directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects.  None of (a) the Parent, the Borrower, their Subsidiaries or to the knowledge of the Parent, the Borrower or such Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers or employees or (b) to the knowledge of the Parent or the Borrower, any agent of the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person.   No Borrowing, use of proceeds or other transaction contemplated by the Credit Agreement will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions.”

 

(e)           Sections 7.23 and 7.24 are deleted in their entirety.

 

(f)            Section 8.01(c) of the Credit Agreement is amended by replacing the reference to “Section 9.01” with “Section 9.01(a) and (b)” and adding a new sentence at the end of Section 8.01(c) as follows:

 

“(c)     Within ten (10) days of the delivery of a Reserve Report, a Material Acquisition, a Material Disposition or an Asset Coverage Test Date selected by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.13(c), a certificate of a Financial Officer setting forth reasonably detailed calculations demonstrating compliance with Section 9.01(c).”

 

(g)           Section 8.02 of the Credit Agreement is amended by: (i) deleting the “and” at the end of clause (c) thereof; (ii) deleting the period at the end of clause (d) and replacing it with “; and”; and (iii) adding a new clause (e), to read as follows:

 

“(e)     the termination of the Merger Agreement.”

 

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(h)           Section 8.09 is amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof:

 

“The Parent will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Parent, the Borrower, their Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.”

 

(i)            Section 8.14 is amended by replacing each reference to “80%” appearing therein with “90%”.

 

(j)            Section 9.04(a)(iv)  is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“(iv) (A) prior to October 1, 2015, the Parent may make Restricted Payments of Available Cash to holders of its Equity Interests in compliance with the terms of its Organizational Documents in an aggregate amount for all such Restricted Payments made after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date not to exceed $10,600,000, in each case only so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (B) on or after October 1, 2015, the Parent may make Restricted Payments of Available Cash to holders of its Equity Interests in compliance with the terms of its Organizational Documents, in each case only so long as (1) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (2) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the difference of (x) the total Commitments (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) (i.e., the lesser of the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) and the then effective Borrowing Base) minus (y) the total Revolving Credit Exposure (as defined in the First Lien Credit Agreement) is equal to or greater than 15% of the Conforming Borrowing Base then in effect.”

 

(k)           Section 12.02(b)(vi) is amended by replacing the reference to “80%” therein with “90%”.

 

SECTION 3.        Limited Waiver to Credit Agreement.  Subject to the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, each of the Lenders party hereto agrees to waive any Default or Event of Default existing pursuant to Section 9.01(c) of the Credit Agreement, but only as to the Asset Coverage Test Date of December 31, 2014.

 

SECTION 4.        Conditions of Effectiveness.  The obligations of Administrative Agent and the Lenders to amend the Credit Agreement as provided herein are subject to the fulfillment or waiver in writing of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)           Borrower, Parent and each Lender shall have delivered to Administrative Agent multiple duly executed counterparts of this Amendment;

 

(b)           Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent a fully executed and effective copy of the Fifth Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement;

 

(c)           Borrower shall have delivered to Administrative Agent evidence, reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, that the Mortgaged Properties represent at least 90% of the total value of the Proved Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the most recently completed Reserve Report after giving effect to exploration and production activities, acquisitions, dispositions and production;

 

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(d)           Administrative Agent shall have received a fully executed and effective copy of the Consent to Intercreditor Agreement dated as of even date herewith, executed by and among Administrative Agent and the First Lien Agent in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent;

 

(e)           Borrower shall have paid to Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender party hereto, the fee described in Section 3.06(a) of the Credit Agreement and Administrative Agent shall have received all other fees, expenses and other amounts due and owing to Administrative Agent and the Lenders, including, without limitation, the amounts described more fully in Section 7 hereof;

 

(f)            no Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred; and

 

(g)           except to the extent waived by this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred.

 

SECTION 5.        Representations and Warranties.  Each of Borrower and Parent represents and warrants to Administrative Agent and the Lenders, with full knowledge that the Lenders are relying on the following representations and warranties in executing this Amendment, as follows:

 

(a)           the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in the Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any such representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date first written above except to the extent any such representations and warranties are expressly limited to an earlier date, in which case, on and as of the date first written above such representations and warranties shall continue to be true and correct in all material respects (except that any such representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such specified earlier date; and

 

(b)          except to the extent waived by this Amendment, before and after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default will exist.

 

SECTION 6.        Reference to and Effect on the Agreement.  Upon the effectiveness hereof, on and after the date hereof, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein,” or words of like import, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

 

SECTION 7.        Cost, Expenses and Taxes.  Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable legal fees and expenses to be incurred in connection with the preparation, reproduction, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other instruments and documents to be delivered in connection with the transactions associated herewith, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and out-of-pocket expenses of Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and agrees to save Administrative Agent and each Lender harmless from and against any and all liabilities with respect to or resulting from any delay in paying or omission to pay such fees.

 

SECTION 8.        Extent of Amendment.  Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, neither the Agreement nor the other Loan Documents are amended, modified, waived or affected by this Amendment.  Borrower and Parent each hereby ratifies and confirms that:

 

(a)           except as expressly amended or waived hereby, all of the terms, conditions, covenants, representations, warranties and all other provisions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect and each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party are and remain legal, valid and binding obligations of

 

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the parties enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;

 

(b)                  the Mortgaged Property and the Collateral (as defined in that certain Guaranty Agreement) is unimpaired by this Amendment and any and all liens, security interests and other security or Collateral now or hereafter held by Administrative Agent or the Lenders as security for payment and performance of the obligations are hereby renewed and carried forth to secure payment and performance of all of the Indebtedness; and

 

(c)                  nothing in this Amendment implies any obligation on the part of Administrative Agent or the Lenders, and neither Administrative Agent nor the Lenders shall be obligated, at any time, to grant further amendments or waivers.

 

SECTION 9.        Claims.    As additional consideration to the execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment by the parties hereto and to induce Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, each of Borrower and Parent represents and warrants that it does not know of any defenses, counterclaims or rights of setoff to the payment of any Indebtedness of any Loan Party to Administrative Agent or the Lenders.

 

SECTION 10.      Waiver and Release.  In consideration of the agreements contained herein, the Borrower and the Parent hereby forever waive, discharge and release each of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, and each of their respective officers, directors, agents and employees and its affiliates, successors, assigns, shareholders and controlling persons (collectively, the “Released Persons”) from any and all claims (including, without limitation, cross-claims, counterclaims, rights of set-off and recoupment), demands, liabilities, damages, actions and causes of actions, whether in law or in equity, of whatsoever nature and kind, whether known or unknown, that the Borrower or the Parent had or has against the Released Persons, with respect to the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby or hereby, but only to the extent arising on or before the date of this Fifth Amendment; provided, however, it is expressly acknowledged and agreed that such waiver, discharge and release does not apply to, nor shall impair in any respect, any other arrangements or agreements, apart from of the Credit Agreement, between or among the Borrower or the Parent, or any Subsidiary, on the one hand and any one or more Released Persons on the other hand, even if such arrangement or agreement may be referred to in or secured by the Credit Agreement or another Loan Document.

 

SECTION 11.      Counterparts; Integration. Sections 12.06(a) (Counterparts) and 12.06(b) (Integration) of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated into this Amendment, mutatis mutandis, as a part hereof for all purposes.

 

SECTION 12.      GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent that federal laws of the United States of America apply. SECTIONS 12.09(b) (JURISDICTION) AND 12.09(c) (WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL) OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED INTO THIS AMENDMENT, MUTATIS MUTANDIS, AS A PART HEREOF FOR ALL PURPOSES.

 

SECTION 13.      Headings.  Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience and reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.

 

SECTION 14.      No Waiver.  Borrower and Parent each agrees that no Event of Default and no Default has been waived or remedied by the execution of this Amendment by Administrative Agent and

 

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the Lenders, and any such Default or Event or Default heretofore arising and currently continuing shall continue after the execution and delivery hereof.  Nothing contained in this Amendment nor any past indulgence by Administrative Agent or the Lenders, nor any other action or inaction on behalf of Administrative Agent or the Lenders (i) shall constitute or be deemed to constitute a waiver of any Defaults or Events of Default which may exist under the Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or (ii) shall constitute or be deemed to constitute an election of remedies by Administrative Agent or the Lenders or a waiver of any of the rights or remedies of Administrative Agent or the Lenders provided in the Agreement or the other Loan Documents or otherwise afforded at law or in equity.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

BORROWER:

 

LRE OPERATING, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jaime R. Casas

 

Name:

Jaime R. Casas

 

Title:

CFO

 

 

PARENT:

 

LRR ENERGY, L.P.,

a Delaware limited partnership

 

 

By: LRE GP, LLC, its general partner

 

 

By:

/s/ Jaime R. Casas

 

 

Name:

Jaime R. Casas

 

 

Title:

CFO

 

 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:

 

WELLS FARGO ENERGY CAPITAL, INC.,

a Texas corporation, as Administrative Agent

 

By:

/s/ Christopher C. Carter

 

Name:

Christopher C. Carter

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

LENDER:

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,

as a Lender

 

 

By:

/s/ Christopher C. Carter

 

Name:

Christopher C. Carter

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

Signature Page to Fifth Amendment and Limited Waiver to Credit Agreement

 




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