Exhibit 10.6
EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
AND LIMITED CONSENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated
effective as of February 11, 2008, is between GMX Resources Inc., an Oklahoma
corporation (the “Company”), and the noteholder listed on the signature page
hereto (the “Noteholder”).
R E C I T A L S:
A. The Company and the Noteholder entered into that certain Note Purchase
Agreement dated as of July 31, 2007 (as so amended, modified, restated,
supplemented, renewed, extended, increased, rearranged and/or substituted from
time to time, the “Note Agreement”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Note Agreement.
B. Reference is made to that certain Subordinated Guaranty Agreement (the
“Guaranty Agreement”) dated as of July 31, 2007, entered into by Endeavor
Pipeline Inc., an Oklahoma corporation (“Endeavor”), and Diamond Blue Drilling
Co., an Oklahoma corporation (“Diamond”, and together with Endeavor, the
“Subsidiary Guarantors”).
C. The Company has advised the Noteholder that the Company intends to issue
senior unsecured fixed rate convertible notes (the “Convertible Debt”) in the
aggregate principal amount of up to $135,000,000 pursuant to that certain
Preliminary Offering Memorandum draft dated as of February 4, 2008 (the
“Preliminary OM”).
D. The Company has requested that the Noteholder agree to (i) consent to the
issuance of the Convertible Debt pursuant to paragraph 6P of the Note Agreement
and (ii) amend the Note Agreement as more fully described hereinbelow.
E. The Noteholder executing this Amendment constitutes the Required Holders
pursuant to paragraph 11C of the Note Agreement and is willing to agree to such
amendments, subject to the performance and observance in full of each of the
covenants, terms and conditions, and in reliance upon all of the representations
and warranties of the Company, set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants, terms,
conditions, representations and warranties herein contained, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. AMENDMENTS TO NOTE AGREEMENT. Subject to the covenants, terms and
conditions set forth herein and in reliance upon the representations and
warranties of the Company herein contained, the Company and the Noteholder
hereby agree to amend the Note Agreement as set forth below, effective as of the
Amendment Effective Date (as hereinafter defined):

 

 

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(a) Existing Defined Terms. The following defined terms in Paragrgaph 10B of the
Note Agreement are hereby amended as follows:
(i) The defined term “Change in Control” is hereby amended by replacing “33%”
with “50%” occurring in clause (a) therein.
(ii) The defined term “Change in Management” is hereby amended and restated in
its entirety to read as follows:
“Change in Management” shall mean that Ken Kenworthy, Jr. shall cease to
continue in the active, full-time employment of the Company as Chief Executive
Officer and President; provided, that the cessation of active employment of such
officer due to death or disability shall not constitute a “Change in Management”
so long as the Company hires or promotes a replacement officer with experience
and qualifications reasonably acceptable to the Required Holders within four
months after the former officer’s cessation of activity.
(iii) The defined term “Interest Expense” is hereby amended by (1) deleting the
parenthetical phrase “(whether paid or accrued)” and replacing such phrase with
the phrase “and payable in cash” immediately after the phrase “fees incurred”
occuring in the second line therein, (2) deleting existing clause “(ii)” in its
entirety occuring therein and (3) renumbering existing clause “(iii)” as clause
“(ii)”.
(b) New Defined Terms. Paragrgaph 10B of the Note Agreement is hereby amended by
adding the following definitions in their respective alphabetical order:
“Convertible Debt” shall mean Indebtedness of the Company which (i) does not
exceed $135,000,000 in aggregate principal amount, (ii) is unsecured by any
Liens, (iii) has a stated (non-default) interest rate of less than eight percent
(8%) per annum, (iv) has a stated maturity date of no earlier than February 1,
2013, (v) sets forth covenants that are no more restrictive on the Companies and
their operations and affairs than the covenants described in the Preliminary OM,
and (vi) is not subject to redemption, repurchase or conversion in any part
earlier than November 1, 2012, except for the redemptions, repurchases or
conversions described in the Preliminary OM.
“Preliminary OM” shall mean that certain Preliminary Offering Memorandum draft
relating to the offer and sale of the Convertible Debt dated as of January 31,
2008.
(c) Existing Covenant. Paragraph 6D is hereby amended by inserting the following
new clause "(vi)”, renumbering existing clause “(vi)” as clause “(vii)” and
deleting the word “and” occurring at the end of existing clause “(v)”:
“(vi) Convertible Debt, on terms complying with the definition thereof; and”

 

 

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(d) New Covenant. Paragraph 6 is hereby amended by adding the following new
paragraph 6S to read in its entirety as follows:
“6S. Convertible Debt. (i) The Company will not make any cash or other payment
(whether in securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar
deposit, on account of the conversion, redemption, retirement, purchase,
acquisition, cancellation or termination of any of the Convertible Debt prior to
February 1, 2013, whether optional or mandatory by the Company, except that
(a) the Company may issue common stock on conversion of any Convertible Debt and
(b) if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto, no
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing (or be
created), the Company may make any cash payment and may issue any other
securities required upon any conversion, redemption, retirement, purchase,
acquisition, cancellation or termination of the Convertible Debt consistent with
the provisions set forth in the Preliminary OM.
(ii) The Company will not make any cash or other payment or transfer of property
for interest on account of any Convertible Debt if at the time thereof, or if
immediately after giving effect thereto, a Default or Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing (or be created).
(iii) The Company shall issue the Convertible Debt on terms that are consistent
in all material respects with the description of the Convertible Debt set forth
in the Preliminary OM previously provided to the holders of the Notes, subject
to the limitations set forth in the definition of Convertible Debt. The Company
shall within two business days after the closing of such offering provide to the
Required Holders a certificate of an officer of the Company attaching true,
correct and complete copies of all final documentation for such sale (including
without limitation a copy of the final offering memorandum and indenture for any
Convertible Debt). The Company shall not enter into or agree to any amendment,
modification or waiver of any term or condition of, or any of its rights under,
the documents pertaining to any issued Convertible Debt, which amendment,
modification or waiver could, in the reasonable opinion of the Required Holders,
materially and adversely affect the interests of the Required Holders.”
Section 2. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. The parties hereto agree that this Amendment
and the amendment to the Note Agreement contained herein shall become effective
as of February 1, 2008, upon the satisfaction of each of the following
conditions:
(a) Execution and Delivery of this Amendment. The Noteholder shall have received
a copy of this Amendment executed and delivered by the Company and the
Subsidiary Guarantors.
(b) Bank Amendment. The Noteholder shall have received a fully executed copy of
an amendment to the Bank Facility which shall make changes to the Bank Facility
corresponding to those in Section 1 above, such amendment to be in form, scope
and substance satisfactory to the Required Holders.

 

 

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(c) Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties
made in this Amendment shall be true and correct on and as of the Amendment
Effective Date as if made on and as of such date, both before and after giving
effect to this Amendment.
Section 3. LIMITED CONSENT.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Noteholder hereby
consents to the issuance of the Convertible Debt, to the extent that such
issuance would otherwise violate paragraph 6P of the Note Agreement; provided
that the Convertible Debt complies with the terms provided within the definition
thereof.
(b) Except as explicitly set forth in this Section 3, nothing herein is intended
to affect the continuing obligations of the Companies to comply with, or the
continuing rights of the Noteholder with respect to, any provision of the Note
Agreement or the Subsidiary Guaranty, respectively.
Section 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. To induce the Noteholder to enter
into this Amendment and to agree to the amendments contained herein, the Company
represents and warrants to the Noteholder as follows:
(a) No Default. No Default or Event of Default exists under any of the Note
Documents. As of the date hereof, the Company is not in default under or with
respect to (i) its charter documents or (ii) any material contractual obligation
of the Company. The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment shall
not result in any default under any contractual obligation of the Company in any
respect.
(b) Binding Effect. This Amendment, the Note Agreement as amended hereby, and
the other Note Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of
the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar
laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by equitable
principles relating to enforceability.
Section 5. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Headings. Section and subsection headings in this Amendment are included
herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this
Amendment for any other purpose or be given any substantive effect.
(b) APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED
AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

 

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(c) Counterparts and Amendment Effective Date. This Amendment may be executed in
any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an
original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the
same instrument. Each counterpart may consist of a number of copies hereof, each
signed by less than all, but together signed by all, the parties hereto.
Delivery of this Amendment may be made by telecopy or electronic transmission of
a duly executed counterpart copy hereof; provided that any such delivery by
electronic transmission shall be effective only if transmitted in .pdf format,
.tif format or other format in which the text is not readily modifiable by any
recipient thereof. This Amendment shall become effective as of February 1, 2008
when each of the conditions set forth in Section 2 of this Amendment have been
satisfied (the “Amendment Effective Date”).
(d) Affirmation of Obligations. Notwithstanding that such consent is not
required under the Guaranty Agreement, or any of the other Note Documents to
which it is a party, each of the Subsidiary Guarantors consents to the execution
and delivery of this Amendment by the parties hereto. As a material inducement
to the undersigned to amend the Note Agreement as set forth herein, each of the
Subsidiary Guarantors (i) acknowledges and confirms the continuing existence,
validity and effectiveness of the Guaranty Agreement and each of the other Note
Documents to which it is a party and (ii) agrees that the execution, delivery
and performance of this Amendment shall not in any way release, diminish,
impair, reduce or otherwise affect its obligations thereunder.
(e) Note Document. This Amendment is a Note Document and all of the provisions
of the Note Agreement which apply to Note Documents apply hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly
executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers effective as
of the Amendment Effective Date.

              GMX RESOURCES INC.
 
       
 
  By:   /s/ Ken L. Kenworthy, Jr.
 
       
 
  Name:   Ken L. Kenworthy, Jr.
 
  Title:   President

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Note Purchase Agreement

 

 

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The foregoing is hereby
agreed to as of the
date thereof.
NOTEHOLDER:
THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

         
By:
  Ric E. Abel
 
Vice President    

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Note Purchase Agreement

 

 

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Agreed to and acknowledged by the undersigned for the purposes set forth in
Section 5(d):

              SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:
 
            ENDEAVOR PIPELINE INC.
 
       
 
  By:   /s Ken L. Kenworthy, Jr.
 
       
 
  Name:   Ken L. Kenworthy, Jr.
 
  Title:   Secretary and Treasurer
 
            BLUE DIAMOND DRILLING CO.
 
       
 
  By:   Rick Hart
 
       
 
  Name:   Rick Hart
 
  Title:   President

Signature Page to Amendment No. 1 to Note Purchase Agreement