EXHIBIT 10.1
EXECUTION COPY

FIRST AMENDMENT AND CONSENT
DATED AS OF MAY 31, 2017
TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 28, 2017
AMONG

LINN ENERGY HOLDCO II LLC,
AS BORROWER,
LINN ENERGY HOLDCO LLC,
AS PARENT,
LINN ENERGY, INC.,
AS HOLDINGS

AND EACH OF THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME,

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,
AND
THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME

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FIRST AMENDMENT AND CONSENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT AND CONSENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “First Amendment”),
dated as of May 31, 2017, among Linn Energy Holdco II, LLC, a limited liability
company duly formed and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
(the “Borrower”); Linn Energy Holdco LLC, a limited liability company duly
formed and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware ("Parent"); Linn
Energy, Inc., a corporation duly formed and existing under the laws of the State
of Delaware ("Holdings," and collectively and severally with Parent, each a
"Parent Guarantor"); each of the Subsidiaries set forth on the Schedule of
Guarantors attached as Annex I to the Credit Agreement, as defined below, or
otherwise from time to time party hereto (each a "Subsidiary Guarantor," and
collectively, the "Subsidiary Guarantors"); each of the Lenders from time to
time party hereto; and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (in its individual
capacity, "Wells Fargo"), as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such
capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the "Administrative
Agent"). Each capitalized term used herein but not otherwise defined herein has
the meaning given such term in the Credit Agreement, as amended by this First
Amendment. Unless otherwise indicated, all section or article references in this
First Amendment refer to sections or articles of the Credit Agreement or this
First Amendment, as the context requires.
R E C I T A L S
A.    WHEREAS, the Borrower, Parent Guarantors, Subsidiary Guarantors, the
Administrative Agent, and the Lenders entered into that Credit Agreement dated
as of February 28, 2017 (the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lenders
have made certain credit and other financial accommodations available to and on
behalf of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
B.    WHEREAS, the Borrower proposes to enter into a series of transactions
comprised of (a) a Sale of certain assets located in Jonah, Wyoming, as more
particularly set forth in the Initial Reserve Report, for a purchase price of
$581,500,000 (the "Jonah Sale"), subject to customary purchase price adjustments
and transaction costs, fees, and expenses set forth in the definitive documents
governing the Jonah Sale, (b) voluntary payment in full of the Term Loan and
voluntary partial payment of the Revolving Loan from the Net Cash Proceeds of
the Jonah Sale, and (c) one or more transactions to which it would contribute,
for equity to an unrestricted Subsidiary or joint venture, certain of the Scoop
/ Stack Assets, the Merge Assets, and the Contributed Midstream Assets (as each
such term is defined in Section 1 herein) (collectively, each of (a), (b), and
(c) of the foregoing, the "Proposed Transactions").
C.    WHEREAS, in connection with the Proposed Transactions, the Borrower has
requested, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed (subject to
satisfaction of the Conditions Precedent to First Amendment (as defined
herein)), to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement.
D.    WHEREAS, the Obligors also plan to sell certain Oil and Gas Properties as
more fully set forth in Section 3.2 of this First Amendment and propose that the
Administrative Agent and the Lenders consent to and agree in advance of each
such Sale to reductions to the Borrowing Base to be attributed to each such
Sale, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders

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are amenable to setting such reductions in advance on the terms and conditions
as set forth herein.
E.    WHEREAS, the Obligors have informed the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders that they require additional time to obtain certain of the Swap
Agreements required by Section 8.16 of the Credit Agreement, and the
Administrative Agent and the Majority Lenders are willing to consent to an
extension on the terms and conditions as set forth herein.
F.    NOW, THEREFORE, to induce the Obligors, the Administrative Agent, and the
Lenders to enter into this First Amendment and 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.    Amendments to Credit Agreement.
1.1    Amendment to Section 1.02.
(a)    Section 1.02 is hereby amended to delete the following defined terms:
"Term Loan Notes."
(b)    Section 1.02 is hereby amended (a) with respect to each defined term
below that is defined in Section 1.02, deleting such defined term from such
Section 1.02 and replacing it with the analogous term below and (b) with respect
to each defined term below that is not in Section 1.02, adding such defined term
to such Section 1.02 in the appropriate alphabetical order thereto:
""Agreement" means this Credit Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment and
Consent to Credit Agreement, dated May 31, 2017 ("First Amendment"), as the same
may from time to time be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented
or otherwise modified."
""Available Cash" means an aggregate amount equal to, calculated beginning as of
April 1, 2017 and calculated without duplication, EBITDA for all periods ended
after April 1, 2017 for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant
to Section 8.01(a) or Section 8.01(b) hereunder, less interest paid for such
periods less tax expense during such periods, including the aggregate amount of
all Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 9.04(a)(iii)(A) and
Section 9.04(a)(iv) during such periods less any add-backs taken under
clause (b)(vii) or clause (b)(viii) of the definition of EBITDA during such
periods, in each case, to the extent added back to EBITDA, less the aggregate
amount of all Investments made pursuant to Section 9.05(g)(v) in reliance on the
basket available under Section 9.04(a)(vi), less the aggregate amount of all
Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 9.04(a)(vi), without duplication of
those made pursuant to Section 9.05(g)(v). For purposes of calculating Available
Cash, EBITDA shall be determined as set forth in this Agreement and EBITDA and
all adjustments discussed in this definition of Available Cash shall be
calculated on a non-annualized basis utilizing only Financial Statements
delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to

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Section 8.01(a) or Section 8.01(b), in each case, together with the certificate
required by Section 8.01(c)."
""Consolidated Net Income" means with respect to Holdings and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries, for any period, the aggregate of the net income (or loss) of
Holdings and the Consolidated Subsidiaries after allowances for taxes for such
period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided,
that there shall be excluded from such net income (to the extent otherwise
included therein) the following (without duplication): (a) the net income of any
Unrestricted Subsidiary, Permitted Joint Venture, or other Person in which
Holdings or a Consolidated Subsidiary has an interest (which interest does not
cause the net income of such other Person to be consolidated with the net income
of Holdings and the Consolidated Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP), except
to the extent of the amount of dividends or distributions actually paid in cash
during such period by such other Person to Holdings or to a Consolidated
Subsidiary, as the case may be; (b) the net income (but not loss) during such
period of any Consolidated Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or
payment of dividends or similar distributions or transfers or loans by that
Consolidated Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms
of its charter or any agreement, instrument, or Governmental Requirement
applicable to such Consolidated Subsidiary or is otherwise restricted or
prohibited, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; (c) any
extraordinary gains or losses during such period; (d) non-cash gains, losses, or
adjustments under FASB Statement No. 133 as a result of changes in the fair
market value of derivatives; (e) any gains or losses attributable to write-ups
or write-downs of assets, including ceiling test write-downs; and (f) non-cash
share-based payments under FASB Statement No. 123R; and provided, further, that
if Holdings or any Consolidated Subsidiary shall acquire or dispose of any
Property during such period, then Consolidated Net Income shall be calculated
after giving pro forma effect to such acquisition or disposition, as if such
acquisition or disposition had occurred on the first day of such period."
""Consolidated Subsidiary" means each Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings (whether
now existing or hereafter created or acquired) the financial statements of which
are (or should be) consolidated with the financial statements of Holdings in
accordance with GAAP; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, Unrestricted
Subsidiaries and Permitted Joint Ventures are excluded from this definition of
Consolidated Subsidiary."
""Contributed Midstream Assets" means the Chisolm Trail Refrigeration Plant and
other gathering, processing and compression facilities located in the Merge play
in Central Oklahoma."  
""Current Assets" means, as of any date of determination, without duplication,
the sum of all amounts that would, in accordance with GAAP, be set forth
opposite the caption "total current assets" (or any like caption) on a
consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Consolidated Subsidiaries at such

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date, plus the unused Commitments, but excluding all non-cash assets under FASB
ASC Topic 815."
""Current Liabilities" means, as of any date of determination, without
duplication, the sum of all amounts that would, in accordance with GAAP, be set
forth opposite the caption "total current liabilities" (or any like caption) on
a consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Consolidated Subsidiaries on
such date, but excluding (a) all non-cash obligations under FASB ASC Topic 815
and (b) the current portion of the Loans under this Agreement."
""Current Ratio" means, with respect to Holdings and its Consolidated
Subsidiaries for any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Current Assets as
of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter (which may be such
date of determination) to (b) Current Liabilities on such day."
""Domestic Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary (whether a Restricted Subsidiary or
an Unrestricted Subsidiary) that is organized under the laws of the United
States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia."
""EBITDA" means, for any period, on a consolidated basis for Holdings and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries, (a) Consolidated Net Income for such period plus
(b) the following expenses or charges to the extent deducted in the calculation
of Consolidated Net Income for such period: (i) exploration expenses, (ii)
Interest Expense, (iii) income or franchise taxes, (iv) depreciation, depletion,
amortization and other non-cash charges and losses, (v) documented and
reasonable non-Affiliate third party fees, costs and expenses paid for
attorneys, accountants, bankers and other advisors incurred in connection with
(x) sales of Property or (y) issuance of Equity Stock by the Borrower, Parent,
or Holdings, including without limitation thereof, an initial public offering,
in each case to the extent such non-Affiliate third party fees, costs and
expenses are fully paid from the gross proceeds of such (x) sales of Property or
(y) issuance of Equity Stock by the Borrower, Parent, or Holdings; (vi) any
losses from an early unwind of any Swap Agreement; (vii) costs, expenses and
charges incurred in connection with the Permitted Transactions; and (viii) fees
and expenses incurred during such period pursuant to the Chapter 11 plan of
reorganization, and any restructuring, severance, termination and other costs,
expenses or charges incurred in connection with the acquisition or disposition
of any assets, entity or line of business permitted hereunder, the closure or
consolidation of facilities, the termination or modification of contracts or any
benefit or employee plans, minus (c) the following income or gains to the extent
included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income for such period: (i) all
interest income, (ii) all non-cash income and gains, (iii) all cancellation of
debt income and (iv) any gains from an early unwind of any Swap Agreement;
provided, that aggregate amount of all add-backs described in clauses (vii)
and (viii) above shall constitute no more than ten percent (10%) in the
aggregate of EBITDA for any four quarter testing period and in each case shall
have been incurred during such measurement period ending on or prior to March
31, 2018; provided, further, that, other than for purposes of

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calculating Available Cash, if the Borrower or any Consolidated Subsidiary shall
acquire or dispose of any Property (including Equity Interests of a Subsidiary
or any Permitted Transaction) during such period, then, to the extent not
reflected in the pro forma calculation of Consolidated Net Income, EBITDA shall
be calculated after giving pro forma effect to such acquisition or disposition,
as if such acquisition or disposition had occurred on the first day of such
period; provided, further that no such pro forma calculation shall be required
for acquisitions or dispositions, in the ordinary course of business that in the
aggregate are less than the lesser of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) five percent (5%)
of the Borrowing Base; provided, further, for the first three full fiscal
quarters after the First Amendment Effective Date (other than for purposes of
calculating Available Cash), EBITDA shall be calculated on an annualized basis
as follows: (1) for fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2017, EBITDA shall be
calculated as EBITDA for fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2017 times 4, (2) for
fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2017, EBITDA shall be calculated as EBITDA
for fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2017 times 2 and (3)
for fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2017, EBITDA shall be calculated as
EBITDA for fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2017, September 30, 2017 and December
31, 2017 times four-thirds."
""Financial Statements" means as of the date specified for delivery in
accordance with Section 6.01 or Section 8.01, each of (a) the consolidated pro
forma fresh start accounting balance sheet of Obligors, (b) the consolidated
fresh start accounting balance sheet of the Obligors, (c) each consolidated and
consolidating balance sheet and related statements of operations, cash flows,
and as applicable, member's or shareholder's equity, as at the applicable
reporting period end, in each case, as set forth in Sections 8.01(a) and (b) for
Holdings and its Consolidated Subsidiaries."
""First Amendment" means that certain First Amendment and Consent dated as of
May 31, 2017."
""First Amendment Effective Date" means May 31, 2017."
""Foreign Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary (whether a Restricted Subsidiary or
an Unrestricted Subsidiary) that is not a Domestic Subsidiary."
""Leverage Ratio" means, on any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Total
Net Debt as of such date to (b) EBITDA for the twelve month period ending on
such date of determination or, if applicable, the annualized amount calculated
in accordance with the definition of "EBITDA" for the first three quarters
following the First Amendment Effective Date."
""Merge Assets" means Oil and Gas Properties located in the Merge play in
Central Oklahoma, primarily in southern Canadian and northern Grady counties."

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""Non-Conforming Period Termination Date" means the First Amendment Effective
Date."
""Notes" means the Revolving Loan Notes."
""Permitted Joint Venture" means a Joint Venture structured as a limited
liability company or a corporation that (a) is not controlled by an Obligor, and
(b) receives a contribution of all or a substantial part of the (i) the Merge
Assets, (ii) the Scoop/Stack Assets, and/or (iii) Contributed Midstream Assets
in a Permitted Transaction."
""Permitted Transaction" means any transaction otherwise permitted by this
Agreement occurring on or before April 1, 2018 whereby the applicable Obligor
contributes to either (a) a Permitted Joint Venture or (b) pursuant to
Section 9.18 any newly formed Unrestricted Subsidiary all or substantially all
of any of (a) the Merge Assets, (b) the Scoop/Stack Assets and/or (c) the
Contributed Midstream Assets; provided, however, that such contribution may be
made only if, at the time of entering into the definitive documentation for such
Permitted Transaction, there shall not exist, occur or be continuing any Default
or Event of Default; provided, further, that the terms of such documentation
shall not result in a Default or Event of Default."
""Restricted Payment" means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash,
securities or other Property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the
Obligors or their respective Subsidiaries, or any payment (whether in cash,
securities or other Property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on
account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or
termination of any such Equity Interests in the Obligors or their respective
Subsidiaries or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity
Interests in the Obligors or their respective Subsidiaries; or any Investment in
an Unrestricted Subsidiary or Permitted Joint Venture, other than a Permitted
Transaction."
""Restricted Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not an
Unrestricted Subsidiary."
'"Scoop / Stack Assets" means Oil and Gas Properties located in the STACK play
in North Western Oklahoma, north of the Merge, primarily in Blaine and Major
counties."  
""Subsidiary" of a Person means (a) a corporation, partnership, joint venture,
limited liability company or other business entity of which Equity Interests
representing more than 50% of the ordinary voting power to elect a majority of
the board of directors, managers or other governing body (irrespective of
whether or not at the time Equity Interests of any other class or classes of
such Person shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of
any contingency) are at the time owned or controlled by such Person or one or
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of its Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, and
(b) any partnership of which such Person or any of its Subsidiaries is a general
partner. Unless otherwise indicated herein, each reference to the term
"Subsidiary" means a Restricted Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary of the Obligors
and does not include an Unrestricted Subsidiary.
""Subsidiary Guarantor" means each direct and indirect subsidiary of Borrower
that is a Restricted Subsidiary."
""Term Lenders" as of the First Amendment Effective Date there are no Term
Lenders."
""Term Loan Commitment" as of the First Amendment Effective Date there are no
Term Loan Commitments outstanding."
""Term Loans" as of the First Amendment Effective Date there are no Term Loans
outstanding."
""Unrestricted Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is a
limited liability company or a corporation designated as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary from time to time in writing to the Administrative Agent to be an
Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 9.18."
1.2    Amendment to Articles VII, VIII, XI, and XII. To the extent not otherwise
amended herein, each of Sections 7.06, 7.08, 7.09, 7.23 and 7.24,
Sections 8.01(q), 8.02, 8.04, and 8.14, Article XI, Article XII (other than
Sections 12.02, 12.08, 12.11, and 12.14) are hereby amended to change each
reference to the respective "Subsidiary" or "Subsidiaries" of an Obligor to read
as a "Subsidiary and Unrestricted Subsidiary" or "Subsidiaries and Unrestricted
Subsidiaries," or "Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary" or "Subsidiaries or
Unrestricted Subsidiaries," as the context requires.
1.3    Section 2.09. Consistent with the indefeasible payment in full of the
Term Loans, the text of Section 2.09 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted
in its entirety and replaced with the following:
"2.09    Term Loans.
(a)    Funding of Term Loans. As of the First Amendment Effective Date, there
are no Term Loan Lenders.
(b)    Loans and Borrowings. As of the First Amendment Effective Date, there are
no Term Loans outstanding, all Term Loan Commitments have been terminated.
(c)    Requests for Borrowing. Requests for Term Loan Borrowings are not
permitted from and after the First Amendment Effective Date."

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1.4    Amendment to Section 7.14. Section 7.14 is hereby amended by adding the
following to the end of the first sentence thereof following the words "indirect
Subsidiaries," ", Unrestricted Subsidiaries or Permitted Joint Ventures."
1.5    Amendment to Section 9.01.
(a)    Section 9.01(b) is hereby amended by deleting such Section in its
entirety and replacing it with:
"(b)    Maximum Leverage Ratio. Beginning with fiscal quarter ending
September 30, 2017, the Obligors will not permit the Leverage Ratio for Holdings
and its Consolidated Subsidiaries as at the last date of such applicable period
then ended to exceed 4.00 to 1.00."
(b)    Section 9.01 is hereby further amended by adding a new subparagraph (c)
as follows:

"(c)    Current Ratio. Beginning with the fiscal quarter ending September 30,
2017, the Obligors will maintain a Current Ratio for Holdings and its
Consolidated Subsidiaries of not less than 1.00 to 1.00, to be measured as of
the last day of any fiscal quarter for the trailing twelve month period then
ended."

1.6    Amendment to Section 9.04. Section 9.04(a) is hereby amended as follows:
(a)    Delete Section 9.04(a)(vi) in its entirety and replace it with the
following:
"(vi)    so long as (A) no Borrowing Base Deficiency, Default or Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (B) on a pro
forma basis after giving effect thereto, the Leverage Ratio shall be less than
2.50 to 1.00 and (C) on a pro forma basis after giving effect thereto, the
amount available for borrowing under the Borrowing Base shall not be less than
twenty percent (20%) of the Borrowing Base then in effect, the Borrower may (x)
declare and pay dividends or distributions to Parent and each Parent Guarantor
may declare and pay dividends or distributions ratably with respect to its
Equity Interests and (y) make Investments pursuant to Section 9.05(g)(v) in an
aggregate amount for all Investments pursuant to Section 9.04(a)(viii) and this
Section 9.04(a)(vi) not to exceed $40,000,000 in the aggregate and amounts
available for Restricted Payments under this Section 9.04(a)(vi) shall be
reduced by the amount of such Investments; provided, that upon depletion of the
amounts permitted for stock repurchases in clause (viii) of this
Section 9.04(a), repurchases of Equity Interests shall be permitted subject to
the same conditions and limitations set forth for dividends or distributions
herein; provided, further, that any such Investments, Equity Interest
repurchases, dividends or distributions shall only be paid, if

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otherwise permitted, in an aggregate amount not to exceed Available Cash."

(b)    Add a new Section 9.04(a)(viii) as follows:

"(viii)    so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or
would result therefrom, the Borrower or any Subsidiary may, in good faith, pay
(or make Restricted Payments to allow any Obligor that is a direct or indirect
parent thereof to pay or make Restricted Payments and each such Obligor that is
a direct or indirect parent thereof may make such Restricted Payments) for
(x) dividends or distributions ratably to all holders of Equity Interests,
(y) the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of
Equity Interests of it or any direct or indirect parent thereof, or (z) to make
an Investment permitted pursuant to Section 9.05(g)(v), in an aggregate amount
not-to-exceed $75,000,000 during the term of this Agreement; provided, that not
more than $40,000,000 of such amount shall be used for Investments made pursuant
to Section 9.05(g)(v) and amounts available for other Restricted Payments under
this Section 9.04(a)(viii) shall be reduced by the amount of such Investments;
provided, further, that the aggregate amount of all Investments pursuant to this
Section 9.04(a)(viii) and Section 9.04(a)(vi) shall not exceed $40,000,000 in
the aggregate; provided, further, that from and after May 31, 2018, any such
Investments or Restricted Payments will only be permitted so long as (A) no
Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result
therefrom, (B) on a pro forma basis after giving effect thereto, the Leverage
Ratio shall be less than 2.50 to 1.00 and (C) on a pro forma basis after giving
effect thereto, the amount available for borrowing under the Borrowing Base
shall not be less than twenty percent (20%) of the Borrowing Base then in
effect."

1.7    Amendment to Section 9.05. Section 9.05 is hereby amended as follows:
(a)    Section 9.05(f) of the Credit Agreement is amended to delete the text
"[Reserved]." and replace it with the following:
"(f)    Investments represented by Equity Interests received in a Permitted
Transaction."
(b)    Section 9.05(g) is amended to delete the full text in such section in its
entirety and replace it with the following:
"(g)    Investments (i) directly or indirectly by the Parent or Holdings in the
Borrower or any Guarantor; (ii) made by the Borrower in or to any other
Subsidiary Guarantor, (iii) made by any Subsidiary that is a Guarantor in or to
any other Subsidiary that is a Guarantor, (iv) made by any Subsidiary that is
not a Guarantor to any other Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor; and (v) made by
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Unrestricted Subsidiaries or Permitted Joint Ventures which are not Guarantors
which do not at any time exceed $40,000,000 in the aggregate; provided, that
such Investment in Unrestricted Subsidiaries or Permitted Joint Ventures which
are not Guarantors is funded solely from Available Cash from funds that would
otherwise be permitted to be used for Restricted Payments pursuant to
Section 9.04(a)(vi) or funds that would otherwise be permitted to be used for
Restricted Payments pursuant to Section 9.04(a)(viii)."
1.8    Amendment to Section 9.10. Section 9.10 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended to delete the word "and" appearing before sub-clause (e) and immediately
following sub-clause (e) to insert ", and (f) Obligors and their Subsidiaries
may engage in any Permitted Transaction."
1.9    Amendment to Section 9.11. Section 9.11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby
amended as follows:
(a)    Delete Section 9.11(d) in its entirety and replace with the following:
"(d)    Farm-outs of undeveloped acreage or acreage to which no Proved Reserves
in which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has an interest are
attributable and assignments in connection with such farm-outs (for purposes of
this clause, farm-out means any contract whereby any Oil and Gas Property, or
any interest therein, may be earned by one party, by the drilling or committing
to drill one or more wells by that party, whether directly or indirectly);"
(b)    Delete Section 9.11(e) in its entirety and replace with the following:
"(e)    Any exchange or swap of assets; provided, that (A) such exchange or swap
is for cash and Oil and Gas Property located in the United States and (B) such
consideration received in respect of such exchange or swap is equal to or
greater than the fair market value of the Property subject of such exchange or
swap (as determined in good faith by a Financial Officer); provided, further,
that if the Property exchanged or swapped constitutes Oil and Gas Property to
which Proved Reserves are attributable, in addition to the foregoing
requirements, such exchange or swap shall be subject to compliance with the
applicable borrowing base redetermination and mandatory prepayment provisions of
Section 2.07(g)(ii) and Section 3.04(c)(vi), in each case, to the same extent as
those set forth with respect to Section 9.11(b)(iv) and, assuming for purposes
of each Sale that is an exchange of Oil and Gas Properties to which Proved
Reserves are attributable, that the Net Cash Proceeds received on account
thereof equal the value assigned to the Oil and Gas Properties to which Proved
Reserves are attributable that are being disposed of pursuant to such Sale (as
determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent); and"

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(c)    Add a new Section 9.11(f) immediately following Section 9.11(e) that
reads in entirety as follows:
"(f)    Any Permitted Transaction."
1.10    Amendment to Section 9.18. Section 9.18 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended by deleting such section in its entirety and replacing it with
the following:
"Section 9.18 Designation and Conversion of Restricted and Unrestricted
Subsidiaries; Debt of Unrestricted Subsidiaries.
(a)    Unless designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in a writing delivered to
the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 12.01 in compliance with
Section 9.18(b), any Person that is a Subsidiary on the First Amendment
Effective Date or becomes a Subsidiary of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries thereafter shall be classified as a Restricted Subsidiary and shall
be or become an Obligor in accordance with Section 8.13.
(b)    Except as otherwise provided herein, and subject to the requirements of
this Section 9.18(b), the Borrower may designate any newly formed or newly
acquired Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in connection with a Permitted
Transaction by written notification thereof delivered to the Administrative
Agent prior to such formation or acquisition and certification by a Responsible
Officer that the conditions of this Section 9.18(b) have been satisfied and upon
the receipt by the Administrative Agent of such notice, such Subsidiary shall be
an Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided, however, that such election may be made
only if immediately prior to and after giving effect, to such designation, there
shall not exist, occur or be continuing any Default or Event of Default and such
designation is an Investment in an Unrestricted Subsidiary permitted to be made
at the time of such designation under Section 9.05(f) or Section 9.05(g)(v).
(c)    So long as (x) no Default or Event of Default is continuing or would be
caused by the redesignation, and (y) no Borrowing Base Deficiency would result
from the redesignation (unless such redesignation is accompanied by a repayment
eliminating such Borrowing Base Deficiency), any Unrestricted Subsidiary may be
redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary at any time."
1.11    Amendment to Section 9.21. Section 9.21 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended by deleting such section in its entirety and replacing it with
the following:

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"Section 9.21. Certain Restrictions with respect to Permitted Transactions,
Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Permitted Joint Ventures.
(a)    Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, if
an applicable Permitted Transaction has not occurred on or prior to December 31,
2017, then from January 1, 2018 through and including the earliest to occur of
(x) April 1, 2018, (y) the date the applicable Permitted Transaction occurs and
(z) the date the Borrower delivers a written notice to the Administrative Agent
that such Permitted Transaction will not occur and is being abandoned (such
earliest date, the "Option Termination Date"), the Obligors will not, and will
not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to invest or otherwise fund any
operations, maintenance or other improvement of (a) the Merge Assets, (b) the
Scoop/Stack Assets and/or (c) the Contributed Midstream Assets, using the
proceeds of the Loans, cash constituting Collateral of the Lenders or proceeds
of Collateral; provided, that until the Option Termination Date, so long as
(A) no Borrowing Base Deficiency, Default or Event of Default has occurred and
is continuing or would result therefrom, (B) on a pro forma basis after giving
effect thereto, the Leverage Ratio shall be less than 2.50 to 1.00 and (C) on a
pro forma basis after giving effect thereto, the amount available for borrowing
under the Borrowing Base shall not be less than twenty percent (20%) of the
Borrowing Base then in effect, the Borrower may fund any investment, operating
or maintenance cost associated with such assets from such sources, in each case,
subject to all other restrictions set forth in this Agreement and subject to the
Collateral requirements herein and in the other Loan Documents.
(b)    Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary,
none of the Obligors shall make any Investment in any Unrestricted Subsidiary or
Permitted Joint Venture; provided, that Obligors may make Investments in any
Unrestricted Subsidiary or Permitted Joint Venture to the extent expressly
permitted by Section 9.05(g)(v) utilizing proceeds permitted by
Section 9.04(a)(vi) and Section 9.04(a)(viii) in an aggregate amount not to
exceed $40,000,000.
(c)    Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary,
the Obligors:
(i)
will cause the management, business and affairs of its Unrestricted Subsidiaries
to be conducted in such a manner, including, without limitation, by keeping
separate books of account, furnishing separate financial statements of
Unrestricted Subsidiaries or Permitted Joint Ventures to creditors and potential
creditors thereof and shall not permit Properties of Obligors and their
respective Restricted Subsidiaries to be commingled with Properties of
Unrestricted Subsidiaries; in each case, so that each Unrestricted Subsidiary
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treated as a corporate entity separate and distinct from Obligors and their
respective Restricted Subsidiaries;
(ii)
will not, and will not permit any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to, incur,
assume, guarantee or be or become liable for any Debt of any of the Unrestricted
Subsidiaries or Permitted Joint Ventures;

(iii)
will not permit any Unrestricted Subsidiary or Permitted Joint Venture to hold
any Equity Interest in, or any Debt of, the Borrower or any other Obligor; and

(iv)
will not engage in any transactions with, or permit any of their respective
Unrestricted Subsidiary or Permitted Joint Venture to engage in any transactions
with any Obligor other than transactions that are entered into on an arm's
length basis on terms no less favorable to the Obligors than would be obtained
from or with another party that is not affiliated with the Obligors."

1.12    Amendment to Section 12.20(b). Section 12.20(b) of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended by inserting “or pursuant to a Permitted Transaction”
immediately following the parenthetical that reads “(other than any sale,
transfer, conveyance, transfer of other disposition to the Borrower or another
Guarantor)” and immediately before the “,”.
1.13    Amendment to Annex III. The body of Annex III is deleted in its entirety
and replaced with the following: "As of the First Amendment Effective Date,
there are no Term Loans outstanding, all Term Loan Commitments have been
terminated and there are no Term Loan Lenders."
Section 2.    Conforming Amendments to Guaranty Agreement, Security Agreement
and Pledge Agreement.
2.1    Security Agreement. The Security Agreement is hereby amended to add to
the definition of "Excluded Property" following clause (e)(iii), "or (iv) the
Equity Interests issued by, and the Property owned by, any Unrestricted
Subsidiary or Permitted Joint Venture only in connection with a Permitted
Transaction" and to delete the word "or" immediately prior to clause (iii).
2.2    Pledge Agreement. The Pledge Agreement is hereby amended to: add to the
definition of "Excluded Property" following the word "Borrower" at the end of
such definition, "or the Equity Interests issued by any Unrestricted Subsidiary
or Permitted Joint Venture only in connection with a Permitted Transaction."
2.3    Guaranty Agreement. In the Guaranty Agreement, Section 17 is hereby
amended to change each reference to the respective "Subsidiary" or
"Subsidiaries" of an Obligor to read as a "Subsidiary and Unrestricted
Subsidiary" or "Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries," as the context
requires.

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Section 3.    Consents.
3.1    Swap Agreements. The Administrative Agent and the Majority Lenders,
hereby agree to extend the deadline set forth in Section 8.16 of the Credit
Agreement for entering into natural gas Swap Agreements for calendar year 2019
from 120 days following the Effective Date to October 1, 2017; provided, that
such extension shall only be operative so long as, the Borrower has entered into
Swap Agreements which cover all other required volumes under Section 8.16. The
Borrower and each other Obligor hereby represents and warrants that all other
Swap Agreements required by Section 8.16 are in full force and effect on the
First Amendment Effective Date.
3.2    Consent to Borrowing Base Adjustments.
(a)    The Oil and Gas Properties referenced in Sections 3.2(b)(1)-(6) below are
those described in the public sales and marketing materials for the
corresponding Sale of Oil and Gas Properties as previously disclosed in
Holdings’ Form 8-K filing dated March 3, 2017, and those teaser marketing
materials separately provided by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in
connection with this First Amendment (which such teaser marketing materials are
available from the Administrative Agent on request.
(b)    The Borrowing Base reductions required pursuant to Section 2.07 of the
Credit Agreement pursuant to a Sale of the Oil and Gas Properties set forth
below shall be in the amount set forth for each such Oil and Gas Property below
and shall be effective immediately upon closing of each such respective Sale.
There shall be no further adjustment of the Borrowing Base in connection with
each such Sale; provided, that each reduction set forth below shall only be
effective with respect to Sales of the below listed Properties occurring prior
to October 1, 2017, and thereafter any required adjustments shall be as set
forth in the Credit Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the security interest
in the below listed assets in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit
of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall remain in full force and
effect and shall not be released until the applicable Sale occurs and any
applicable payments required pursuant to Section 3.04(c)(vi) of the Credit
Agreement have been made contemporaneously with such Sale. The Borrowing Base
adjustments for each respective Sale of Oil and Gas Properties set forth below
shall be as follows:
(1)    South Texas assets: $30,000,000;
(2)    Brea Olinda Field, California assets: $95,000,000;
(3)    Kern County, California assets (the “Hill” assets): $110,000,000;
(4)    Salt Creek Field, Wyoming assets: $35,000,000;
(5)    Williston Basin, North Dakota assets: $110,000,000; and
(6)    Permian Basin, Texas assets: $90,000,000.

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(c)    New Borrowing Base Notice. This Section 3.2 constitutes a New Borrowing
Base Notice in accordance with Section 2.07 of the Credit Agreement with respect
to each Borrowing Base adjustment made pursuant to a Sale of each of the Oil and
Gas Properties set forth above in Sections 3.2(b)(1)-(6) to the extent such Sale
occurs prior to October 1, 2017.
(d)    Consent to Borrowing Base Reduction. From and after the Non‑Conforming
Period Termination Date until the next redetermination or adjustment pursuant to
the Credit Agreement, the Non-Conforming Borrowing Base shall be terminated
pursuant to the terms of Section 2.07(a) and each of the Administrative Agent,
the Required Revolving Lenders and the Obligors hereby consent that the
Borrowing Base shall be equal to $1,000,000,000. This Section 3.2 constitutes a
New Borrowing Base Notice in accordance with Section 2.07 of the Credit
Agreement with respect to such reduction.
(e)    Consent to early additional Borrowing Base Redetermination. The Borrower
and each other Obligor hereby consents to a Borrowing Base Redetermination to
occur on October 1, 2017. In connection with such Borrowing Base
Redetermination, the Obligors covenant and agree that they will comply with
Section 8.11, Section 8.12 and Section 8.13 in all respects as if such voluntary
Borrowing Base Redetermination were a Scheduled Redetermination. In addition,
the Borrower and the Obligors agree that upon request of the Required Revolving
Lenders, if all of the Permitted Transactions have not occurred on or before
October 1, 2017, the Administrative Agent may request an additional Borrowing
Base Redetermination.
Section 4.    Representations and Warranties: To induce Administrative Agent and
the Lenders to enter into this First Amendment, each Obligor hereby represents
and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as of the date hereof,
after giving effect to the terms of this First Amendment:
4.1    that the execution, delivery and performance of this First Amendment has
been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of each
Obligor, and that this First Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by
such Obligor and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally at law or by equitable principles relating to
enforceability;
4.2    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
those which have a materiality qualifier, which shall be true and correct as so
qualified), except to the extent any such representations and warranties are
expressly limited to an earlier date, in which case, such representations and
warranties shall continue to be true and correct as of such specified earlier
date;
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4.4    no event or events have occurred which individually or in the aggregate
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.    Conditions Precedent to First Amendment. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained herein, the effective date of this First Amendment is
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent (collectively,
the "Conditions Precedent to First Amendment"), or waiver in accordance with
Section 12.02 of the Credit Agreement, in each case, in form and substance
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:
5.1    Jonah Sale. The Borrower shall have provided evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that the Jonah Sale has
occurred.
5.2    Loan Payments. The Borrower shall have caused the Net Cash Proceeds of
the Jonah Sale in an aggregate amount not less than $500 million: (a) to pay the
outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest then due and payable on
the Term Loan, until the Term Loan has been indefeasibly paid in full; and
(b) to pay the outstanding principal and accrued but unpaid interest then due
and payable on the Revolving Loan to the full extent of the remaining Net Cash
Proceeds of the Jonah Sale.
5.3     Fees and Expenses. The Administrative Agent shall have received payment
in full of (a) the fees set forth in the First Amendment Fee Letter (as defined
in Section 6 below), together with all fees and other amounts associated with
the transactions contemplated by this First Amendment; and (b) reimbursement or
payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the
Borrower in accordance with Section 12.03 of the Credit Agreement.
5.4    Solvency Certificate. The Administrative Agent shall have received a
Solvency Certificate from a Financial Officer of the Borrower certifying that
(a) the Borrower and (b) the Borrower and the other Obligors, taken as a whole,
are Solvent.
5.5    Execution and Delivery. The Administrative Agent shall have received from
Lenders constituting Required Revolving Lenders, the Borrower and the
Guarantors, counterparts (in such number as may be requested by the
Administrative Agent) of this First Amendment duly executed on behalf of each
such Person.
The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized and directed to declare this First
Amendment to be effective when it has received documents confirming or
certifying, to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent, compliance with the
Conditions Precedent to First Amendment or the waiver of such conditions as
permitted in Section 12.02 of the Credit Agreement. Such declaration shall be
final, conclusive and binding upon all parties to the Credit Agreement for all
purposes.
Section 6.    Miscellaneous.
6.1    Loan Document. This First Amendment is a Loan Document.
6.2    Payment of Amendment Fees and Expenses.

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(a)    In addition to expenses described in subparagraph (b) to this
Section 6.2, the Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent the fees set
forth in a fee letter dated as of even date with this First Amendment ("First
Amendment Fee Letter"). Such fees shall be fully due and payable on the First
Amendment Effective Date and shall be fully earned and non-reimbursable when
paid.
(b)    In accordance with Section 12.03 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower
agrees to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all of its reasonable
out-of-pocket costs and reasonable expenses incurred in connection with this
First Amendment, any other documents prepared in connection herewith and the
transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the reasonable
fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent.
6.3    Ratification and Affirmation. Each of the Borrower and the Guarantors
hereby (a) acknowledges the terms of this First Amendment; (b) ratifies and
affirms (i) its obligations under, and acknowledges its continued liability
under, each Loan Document to which it is a party and agrees that each Loan
Document to which it is a party remains in full force and effect as expressly
amended hereby, and (ii) that the Liens created by the Loan Documents to which
it is a party are valid and continuing and secure the Indebtedness in accordance
with the terms thereof, after giving effect to this First Amendment.
6.4    Release. Borrower and each other Obligor hereby releases and discharges
Administrative Agent, Lenders and their respective directors, officers,
employees, agents, advisors and each of their respective Affiliates (each a
"Releasee" and collectively the "Releasees"), from any and all actual or
potential claims of any kind whatsoever related to or arising out of the Credit
Agreement, as amended hereby, the other Loan Documents, as amended hereby, or
the transactions contemplated thereby, which any Borrower and/or any Obligor has
had, now has or has made claim to have against any Releasee for or by reason of
any act, omission, or thing whatsoever (each a "Claim" and collectively,
"Claims") arising at any point through and including the First Amendment
Effective Date, other than any and all Claims, rights and defenses or causes of
action relating to any lawsuits pending as of the First Amendment Effective
Date, any Claims arising from actual fraud, gross negligence, or willful
misconduct of such Releasee, and any Claims arising from any Releasee's
obligations under this First Amendment.
6.5    The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this First Amendment shall
not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right,
power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan
Documents, nor, except as expressly provided herein, constitute a waiver or
amendment of any provision of any of the Loan Documents.
6.6    Construction. Section or paragraph headings or captions used in this
First Amendment are for convenience only, and shall not affect the construction
of any provision contained in this First Amendment. Rules of construction
contained in Section 1.04 of the Credit Agreement are incorporated herein by
reference.

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6.7    Severability. Any provision of this First Amendment which is prohibited
or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
6.8    Successors and Assigns. This First Amendment shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns.
6.9    Confirmation. The provisions of the Credit Agreement, as amended by this
First Amendment, shall remain in full force and effect following the
effectiveness of this First Amendment. Upon and after the execution of this
First Amendment by each of the parties hereto, each reference in the Credit
Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import
referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan
Documents to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like
import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the
Credit Agreement as modified hereby.
6.10    Counterparts. This First 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 this First Amendment by facsimile transmission or other
electronic delivery shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed
counterpart hereof.
6.11    NO ORAL AGREEMENT. THIS FIRST AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE
OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH AND THEREWITH REPRESENT THE
FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF
PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE
NO SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.
6.12    GOVERNING LAW. THIS FIRST AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

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

BORROWER:
LINN ENERGY HOLDCO II LLC
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Candice J. Wells
 
 
Name: Candice J. Wells
 
 
Its: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
 
 
PARENT GUARANTOR:
LINN ENERGY HOLDCO LLC
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Candice J. Wells
 
 
Name: Candice J. Wells
 
 
Its: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
 
 
PARENT GUARANTOR:
LINN ENERGY, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Candice J. Wells
 
 
Name: Candice J. Wells
 
 
Its: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
 
 
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:
LINN OPERATING, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Candice J. Wells
 
 
Name: Candice J. Wells
 
 
Its: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
 
 
 
LINN MIDSTREAM, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Candice J. Wells
 
 
Name: Candice J. Wells
 
 
Its: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
 
 

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LINN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Candice J. Wells
 
 
Name: Candice J. Wells
 
 
Its: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
 
 
 
LINN MIDWEST ENERGY, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Candice J. Wells
 
 
Name: Candice J. Wells
 
 
Its: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
 
 
 
LINN MARKETING, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Candice J. Wells
 
 
Name: Candice J. Wells
 
 
Its: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
 
 

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Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Patrick Fults
 
Name:
Patrick Fults
 
Title:
Director

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Whitney Bank
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Liana Tchernysheva
 
 
Liana Tchernysheva
 
 
Senior Vice President

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PNC Bank, N.A.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ John Ataman
 
Name:
John Ataman
 
Title
S.V.P.

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Societe Generale, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Max Sonnonstine
 
Name:
Max Sonnonstine
 
Title
Director

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AG Energy Funding, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Todd Dittmann
 
Name:
Todd Dittmann
 
Title
Authorized Person

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CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ David W. Stack
 
Name:
David W. Stack
 
Title
Senior Vice President

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BSP Special Situations Master A LP,
 
By:
 Benefit Street Partners Special Situations GP L.P., its general partner
 
By:
 Benefit Street Partners Special Situations Ultimate GP L.L.C., its general
partner
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Nina Baryski
 
Name:
Nina Baryski
 
Title
Authorized Signer

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SEI Energy Debt Fund, L.P,
By: Benefit Street Partners L.L.C., its Sub-Advisor
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Nina Baryski
 
Name:
Nina Baryski
 
Title
Authorized Signer

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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce,
New York Branch
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Charles D. Mulkeen
 
Name:
Charles D. Mulkeen
 
Title
Executive Director

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BP Energy Company
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Timothy Yee
 
Name:
Timothy Yee
 
Title
Attorney-in-Fact

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Associated Bank, NA
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Brett P. Stone
 
Name:
Brett P. Stone
 
Title
Senior Vice President

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Royal Bank of Canada
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Leslie P. Vowell
 
Name:
Leslie P. Vowell
 
Title
Attorney-in-Fact

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Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Dmitriy Barskiy
 
Name:
Dmitriy Barskiy
 
Title
Authorized Signatory

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Toronto Dominion (New York) LLC
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Annie Dorval
 
Name:
Annie Dorval
 
Title
Authorized Signatory

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KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ John Dravenstott
 
Name:
John Dravenstott
 
Title
Vice President

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CARGILL, INCORPORATED
 
 
 
 
 
 
DocuSigned by:
 
By:
/s/ Tyler Smith
 
 
3DEB5F5BE904411
 
Name:
Tyler Smith
 
Title
Authorized Signer

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SUNTRUST BANK
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ William S. Krueger
 
Name:
William S. Krueger
 
Title
First Vice President

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COMPASS BANK
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Rachel Festervand
 
Name:
Rachel Festervand
 
Title
Sr. Vice President

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Banc of America Credit Products, Inc
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Bryan Dodgins
 
Name:
Bryan Dodgins
 
Title
Officer

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Mizuho Bank Ltd.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Leon Mo
 
Name:
Leon Mo
 
Title
Authorized Signatory

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Bank of America, N.A.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Edna Aguilar Mitchell
 
Name:
Edna Aguilar Mitchell
 
Title
Director

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The Huntington National Bank
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Stephen Hoffman
 
Name:
Stephen Hoffman
 
Title
Managing Director

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Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Kathleen Sweeney
 
Name:
Kathleen Sweeney
 
Title
Managing Director
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Pierre-Alain Bennaim
 
Name:
Pierre-Alain Bennaim
 
Title
Managing Director

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NextEra Energy Marketing, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Craig Shapiro
 
Name:
Craig Shapiro
 
Title
Vice President

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Fifth Third Bank, an Ohio Banking Corporation
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ David R. Garcia
 
Name:
David R. Garcia
 
Title
Vice President

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Apollo Credit Master Fund Ltd.
By: Apollo ST Fund Management LLC, as its Collateral Manager
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Joseph Glatt
 
Name:
Joseph Glatt
 
Title
Vice President

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ABN AMRO CAPITAL USA LLC
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Illegible
 
Name:
Illegible
 
Title
Executive Director
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Vincent E. Lisanti
 
Name:
Vincent E. Lisanti
 
Title
Managing Director

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DNB Capital LLC
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Byron Cooley
 
Name:
Byron Cooley
 
Title
Senior Vice President
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ James Grubb
 
Name:
James Grubb
 
Title
Vice President

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Barclays Bank PLC
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Christopher Aitkin
 
Name:
Christopher Aitkin
 
Title
Assistant Vice President

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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Anson Williams
 
Name:
Anson Williams
 
Title
Authorized Officer

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CITIBANK, N.A.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Paul Giarratano
 
Name:
Paul Giarratano
 
Title
5/24/17

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BANK OF MONTREAL
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ James V. Ducote
 
Name:
James V. Ducote
 
Title
Managing Director

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UBS AG, Stamford Branch, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Kenneth Chin
 
Name:
Kenneth Chin
 
Title
Director
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Darlene Arias
 
Name:
Darlene Arias
 
Title
Director

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ING Capital LLC
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Juli Bieser
 
Name:
Juli Bieser
 
Title
Managing Director
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Josh Strong
 
Name:
Josh Strong
 
Title
Director

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BNP PARIBAS
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Vincent Trapet
 
Name:
Vincent Trapet
 
Title
Director
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Sriram Chandrasekaran
 
Name:
Sriram Chandrasekaran
 
Title
Director

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CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Laurel Varney
 
Name:
Laurel Varney
 
Title
VP

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Macquarie Bank Limited
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Robert Trevena
 
Name:
Robert Trevena
 
Title
Division Director
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Nathan Booker
 
Name:
Nathan Booker
 
Title
Division Director

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The Bank of Nova Scotia
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Marc Graham
 
Name:
Marc Graham
 
Title
Director

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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Toshitake Funaki
 
Name:
Toshitake Funaki
 
Title
Managing Director

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NZC Guggenheim Master Fund Limited
BY: Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC as Manager
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Kaitlin Trinh
 
Name:
Kaitlin Trinh
 
Title
Authorized Person

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Guggenheim Energy & Income Fund
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC as Sub-Advisor
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Kaitlin Trinh
 
Name:
Kaitlin Trinh
 
Title
Authorized Person

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Maverick Enterprises, Inc.
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC as Investment Manager
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Kaitlin Trinh
 
Name:
Kaitlin Trinh
 
Title
Authorized Person

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Guggenheim Funds Trust – Guggenheim Macro Opportunities Fund
By: Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Kaitlin Trinh
 
Name:
Kaitlin Trinh
 
Title
Authorized Person

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DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Marcus Tarkington
 
Name:
Marcus Tarkington
 
Title
Director
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Dusan Lazarov
 
Name:
Dusan Lazarov
 
Title
Director

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U.S. Bank National Association
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ James P. Cecil
 
Name:
James P. Cecil
 
Title
Vice President

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GOLDMAN SACHS LENDING PARTNERS LLC
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Meghan Sullivan
 
Name:
Meghan Sullivan
 
Title
Authorized Signatory

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Natixis, New York Branch
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Kenyatta Gibbs
 
Name:
Kenyatta Gibbs
 
Title
Director
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Brice Le Foyer
 
Name:
Brice Le Foyer
 
Title
Director

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[Comerica Bank]
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Chad Stephenson
 
Name:
Chad Stephenson
 
Title
Vice President

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