Exhibit 10.3

 

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED SENIOR SECURED DEBENTURE

 

This FOURTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SENIOR SECURED DEBENTURE (this
“Amendment”) is made and entered into effective as of October 12, 2010 by and
between Black Raven Energy, Inc. (formerly known as PRB Energy, Inc.), a Nevada
corporation (“Parent”), and West Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“WCOF”).

 

Recitals:

 

A.            Parent and WCOF are parties to that certain Amended and Restated
Senior Secured Debenture dated February 2, 2009 in the original principal amount
of $18,450,000 (as amended, the “Debenture”).

 

B.            On April 13, 2009, an Agreement Regarding New Equity Raise Under
the Modified Second Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization (the “New Equity
Raise”) was executed by and among the Parent, WCOF and the Official Committee of
Unsecured Creditors Appointed by the Bankruptcy Court in the Company’s
Bankruptcy Case, whereby certain provisions of the Debenture were amended,
including the maturity date of the Debenture being extended to December 31,
2011.

 

C.            On October 1, 2009, Parent and WCOF entered into that certain
Amendment of Amended and Restated Senior Secured Debenture, whereby $50,000 of
accrued interest was added to the Principal balance of the Debenture, which
increased the Principal balance of the Debenture to $18,500,000.

 

D.            On January 10, 2010, Parent and WCOF entered into that certain
Second Amendment of Amended and Restated Senior Secured Debenture, whereby the
maturity date of the Debenture was extended to June 30, 2013 subject to Parent
raising at least $25 million in a new common equity offering by February 12,
2010.  Parent did not raise $25 million by February 12, 2010, therefore the
maturity date of the Debenture was not extended.

 

E.             On July 23, 2010, Parent and WCOF entered into that certain Third
Amendment of Amended and Restated Senior Secured Debenture (the “Third
Amendment”), whereby accrued interest was added to the Principal balance of the
Debenture, all interest payments on the Debenture were deferred until
December 31, 2011, and certain provisions with respect to Events of Default were
amended.

 

F.             On July 23, 2010, Parent entered into a Farmout Agreement with
Atlas Resources, LLC (“Atlas”), whereby Parent and Atlas agree to drill oil and
gas wells in certain areas of Colorado and Nebraska (the “Farmout Agreement”).

 

G.            Parent and WCOF desire to amend certain provisions of the
Debenture as provided herein.

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

Agreement:

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the
parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.             Amendment of Debenture.

 

(a)           Maturity Date.  The Maturity Date of the Debenture is hereby
extended to January 15, 2014 (as of which date all of the outstanding Principal,
accrued Interest, and any other amounts due under the Debenture shall be due and
payable in full).

 

(b)           Interest.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in
the Debenture, except with respect to Default Interest, effective as of the date
hereof:

 

(i)        Parent shall pay Interest on any outstanding Principal to WCOF at a
rate equal to five percent (5%) per annum payable in shares of common stock of
Parent in an amount based on a share price of $2.00 per share (the “Stock
Interest”).  The Stock Interest shall be due and payable to WCOF quarterly in
arrears on the last day of each calendar quarter, commencing with the calendar
quarter ending on December 31, 2010.

 

(ii)       In addition to the Stock Interest, Parent shall pay Interest on any
outstanding Principal to WCOF at a rate equal to five percent (5%) per annum
payable in cash (the “Cash Interest”).  The Cash Interest (offset by any Farmout
Fee as defined and set forth below) shall be due and payable to WCOF in arrears
on the Maturity Date of the Debenture.  For avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in the Debenture, including the deferral of
interest payments until December 31, 2011 as set forth in the Third Amendment,
and except for the payment of the Farmout Fee set forth in
Section 1(b)(iii) below, no payment of Cash Interest shall be due until the
Maturity Date.

 

(iii)      Parent shall pay $5,000 to WCOF (the “Farmout Fee”) promptly upon
Parent’s receipt of a Well-Site Fee (as defined in the Farmout Agreement) from
Atlas in accordance with the Farmout Agreement.  The payment of any Farmout Fee
to WCOF shall offset the amount of Cash Interest due to WCOF under the
Debenture.

 

2.             Miscellaneous.  Except as expressly modified by this Amendment,
(a) no other term or provision of the Debenture shall be modified or amended,
and (b) the Debenture shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with
its original terms and is hereby ratified and confirmed by Parent and WCOF.  All
capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meaning assigned to
them in the Debenture.  This Amendment may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which may be delivered by facsimile or other electronic
transmission and shall be deemed an original, all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.  This Amendment will be governed by and
construed under the laws of the State of Colorado, without giving effect to
conflicts of laws principles.

 

[The remainder of this page is intentionally left blank.]

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Amendment as of the date
first written above.

 

WCOF:

 

Parent:

 

 

 

West Coast Opportunity Fund, LLC

 

Black Raven Energy, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Atticus Lowe

 

By:

/s/ William F. Hayworth

Name: Atticus Lowe

 

Name: William F. Hayworth

Title: Chief Investment Officer of Managing Member

 

Title: President

 

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------