Exhibit 10.1





Exhibit 10.1




AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT




This Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2009, (this
“Amendment”), is entered into by KEY ENERGY SERVICES, INC., a Maryland corporation (the
“Borrower”), the lenders party to the Credit Agreement described below, BANK OF AMERICA,
N.A., as Paying Agent, Co-Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and Wells Fargo
Bank, National Association, as Co-Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer.



INTRODUCTION




Reference is made to the Credit Agreement dated as of November 29, 2007 (as modified from time
to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party
thereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), Bank of
America, N.A., as Paying Agent, Co-Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, Wells
Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer and
Banc of America Securities LLC (“BAS”) and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as successor to
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Managers.



The Borrower has requested, and the Lenders have agreed, and the Paying Agent has acknowledged
such agreement, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, to make certain amendments to the
Credit Agreement.



THEREFORE, in connection with the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the
Borrower and the Lenders hereby agree, and the Paying Agent hereby acknowledges such agreement, as
follows:



Section 1. Definitions; References. Unless otherwise defined in this Amendment, each
term used in this Amendment that is defined in the Credit Agreement has the meaning assigned to
such term in the Credit Agreement.




Section 2. Amendment of Credit Agreement



(a) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following
definitions in appropriate alphabetical order:




“Adjusted Total Capitalization” means, as of any date of determination, the
sum of (i) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date plus (ii)
Consolidated Net Worth as of such date plus $110,000,000.




“Consolidated Senior Secured Debt” means all Consolidated Funded
Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on any Property.


 


 









 






“Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of
determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Senior Secured Debt as of such date to
(b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis
from the most recently completed Measurement Period. For purposes of calculating
the Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as of any
date, Consolidated EBITDA shall be calculated on a pro forma basis (as certified by
the Borrower to the Co-Administrative Agents and as reasonably approved by the
Co-Administrative Agents) assuming that (i) all Acquisitions made, and any
Indebtedness incurred or repaid in connection therewith, during the most recently
completed Measurement Period and (ii) all Dispositions of any Subsidiary or of all
or substantially all the assets of any Subsidiary or of any line of business or
division of the Borrower or any Subsidiary completed, and any Indebtedness incurred
or repaid in connection therewith, during such Measurement Period have been made or
incurred or repaid on the first day of such Measurement Period (but without any
adjustment to Consolidated EBITDA for projected cost savings or other synergies
other than cost savings or synergies realized within, or to be realized within, 180
days following the consummation of such Acquisition or Disposition, as applicable,
as demonstrated to and as approved by the Co-Administrative Agents in their
reasonable discretion).




“First Amendment” means Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement dated as of
October 27, 2009 among the Borrower, the Lenders party thereto, the Paying Agent,
the Co-Administrative Agents, the Swing Line Lenders and the L/C Issuers.




“First Amendment Effective Date” means October 27, 2009.




“Foreign Investment Add-Back Amount” means, with respect to any asset the
acquisition of which is included as a Capital Expenditure for purposes of
calculating compliance with Section 7.12, if such asset is thereafter sold
to, or contributed or otherwise invested pursuant to Section 7.03(k)
in, a joint venture or Foreign Subsidiary for cash actually received by a Loan
Party in the United States or a promissory note payable to a Loan Party, an amount
equal to the lesser of (a) the cash so received or original principal amount of such
promissory note and (b) the amount included in the calculation of compliance with
Section 7.12 with respect to the acquisition of such asset.




“Insignificant Foreign Subsidiary” means any Foreign Subsidiary of the
Borrower designated as an “Insignificant Foreign Subsidiary” which had
assets having an aggregate book value not exceeding, as of the last day of the
fiscal quarter most recently ended for which financial statements have been
delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), as the case
may be, 5% of the consolidated total assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;
provided that all Foreign Subsidiaries so designated as Insignificant Foreign
Subsidiaries may not have, in the aggregate, assets having an aggregate book value
exceeding, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently ended for which
financial statements have been delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section
6.01(a) or (b), as the case may be, 5% of the consolidated total assets of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries. All of the Insignificant Foreign Subsidiaries as of
the First Amendment Effective Date are listed on Schedule 5.13 and
designated thereon as “Insignificant Foreign Subsidiaries”.


 


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“Net Cash Proceeds” means, in connection with any issuance or sale of any
Equity Interest, or the incurrence or issuance of any debt securities or instruments
or the incurrence of loans, the cash proceeds received in connection with such
transactions, net of attorneys’ fees, investment banking fees, accountants’ fees,
underwriting discounts and commissions and other customary fees and expenses
actually incurred in connection therewith.




“Post-Amendment Equity Interest and Indebtedness Net Cash Proceeds Amount”
means an amount equal to the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received by the Borrower
after the First Amendment Effective Date from the issuance of any Equity Interest or
any Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.02(k); provided, that
Borrower shall provide notice to the Paying Agent of each such issuance and its
intent to utilize such Net Cash Proceeds to increase the Post-Amendment Foreign
Investment Amount, Acquisition basket, or Capital Expenditure basket, as applicable,
and shall provide to the Paying Agent such information as the Paying Agent shall
reasonably request with respect to such issuance. Once any portion of the
Post-Amendment Equity Interest and Indebtedness Net Cash Proceeds Amount has been
used to increase the amount of Guarantees permitted to be incurred pursuant to
Section 7.02(e), Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries permitted to be
incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(i), Investments in Foreign Subsidiaries
permitted to be made pursuant to Section 7.03(k), Acquisitions permitted to
be made pursuant to Section 7.02(h)(iv)(y), or Capital Expenditures
permitted to be made pursuant to Section 7.12, such portion shall no longer
be available to increase the amount of Guarantees, Indebtedness of Foreign
Subsidiaries, Investments in Foreign Subsidiaries, Acquisitions, or Capital
Expenditures that may be incurred or made pursuant to any such Section.




“Post-Amendment Foreign Investment Amount” means at any time (i) for any
fiscal year, $75,000,000 and (ii) in the aggregate since the First Amendment
Effective Date, the sum of (x) the greater of $200,000,000 and 25% of the Borrower’s
Consolidated Net Worth (as reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower most recently delivered to the Paying Agent pursuant to Section
6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b), as applicable), plus (y) any portion
of the Post-Amendment Equity Interest and Indebtedness Net Cash Proceeds Amount
utilized by the Borrower to increase the amount of Guarantees permitted to be
incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(e), Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries
permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(i), and Investments in
Foreign Subsidiaries permitted to be made pursuant to Section 7.03(k), as
notified to the Paying Agent.




“Property” means any right or interest in or to property of any kind
whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible,
including, without limitation, Equity Interests.




“Wholly Owned Subsidiary” means as to any Person, any other Person all of
the Equity Interests of which (other than, in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary,
directors’ qualifying shares or shares required by applicable law to be held by a
Person other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary) is owned by such Person directly
and/or through other Wholly Owned Subsidiaries.


 


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(b) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the definition
of “Applicable Fee Rate” in its entirety with the following:




“Applicable Fee Rate” means, at any time, the applicable percentage per
annum set forth below determined by reference to the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as
set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Paying Agent
pursuant to Section 6.02(b):



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Applicable Fee Rate	 
	Pricing	 	Consolidated Leverage	 	 	 	 
	Level	 	Ratio	 	 	Commitment Fee	 
	1
	 	> 5.00:1	 	 	 	0.75	%
	2
	 	> 4.00:1 but < 5.00:1	 	 	 	0.75	%
	3
	 	> 3.00:1 but < 4.00:1	 	 	 	0.50	%
	4
	 	< 3.00:1	 	 	 	0.50	%







Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Fee Rate resulting from a change in the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day
immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to
Section 6.02(b); provided, however, that if a Compliance
Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then Pricing
Level 1 shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such
Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered.




Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, the
determination of the Applicable Fee Rate for any period shall be subject to the
provisions of Section 2.10(b).



(c) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the last
sentence of the definition of “Applicable Percentage” in its entirety with the following:




The Applicable Percentage of each Lender as of the First Amendment Effective Date is
set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01.



(d) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the definition
of “Applicable Rate” in its entirety with the following:




“Applicable Rate” means the applicable percentage per annum set forth below
determined by reference to the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most
recent Compliance Certificate received by the Paying Agent pursuant to Section
6.02(b):


 


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	Applicable Rate	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Eurodollar	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	Rate/	 	 	 	 
	Pricing	 	Consolidated Leverage	 	 	Letters of	 	 	 	 
	Level	 	Ratio	 	 	Credit	 	 	Base Rate	 
	1
	 	> 5.00:1	 	 	 	4.50	%	 	 	3.50	%
	2
	 	> 4.00:1 but < 5.00:1	 	 	 	4.00	%	 	 	3.00	%
	3
	 	> 3.00:1 but < 4.00:1	 	 	 	3.75	%	 	 	2.75	%
	4
	 	< 3.00:1	 	 	 	3.50	%	 	 	2.50	%







Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the
Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day
immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to
Section 6.02(b); provided, however, that if a Compliance
Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then Pricing
Level 1 shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such
Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered.




Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, the
determination of the Applicable Rate for any period shall be subject to the
provisions of Section 2.10(b).



(e) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the definition
of “Defaulting Lender” in its entirety with the following:




“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that, as determined by the Paying
Agent, (a) has failed to perform its obligation to fund any portion of its Loans (or
participations in respect of Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans) within three
Business Days of the date required to be funded by it hereunder, unless such
obligation is the subject of a good faith dispute, (b) has notified the Borrower,
the Paying Agent or any Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with any
of its funding obligations under this Agreement or has made a public statement that
it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations under this Agreement or
generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has
failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Paying Agent, to
confirm in a manner satisfactory to the Paying Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Swing
Line Lenders that it will comply with the terms of this Agreement relating to its
obligations to fund prospective Loans (or participations in respect of Letters of
Credit or Swing Line Loans), (d) otherwise has failed to pay over to the Paying
Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder
within three Business Days of the date when due, unless the subject of a good faith
dispute, or (e) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become
the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws, or (ii) had a receiver,
conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or
similar Person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a
custodian appointed for it, or (iii) taken any action in furtherance of, or
indicating its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such
proceeding or appointment; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting
Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in
such Lender or direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental
Authority.




 


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(f) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the definition
of “Revolving Credit Facility” in its entirety with the following:




“Revolving Credit Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the
Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments at such time. As of the First Amendment
Effective Date, the amount of the Revolving Credit Facility is $300,000,000.



(g) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the definition
of “Security Documents” in its entirety with the following:




“Security Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, vessel
mortgages, collateral assignments, security agreement supplements, security
agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Paying
Agent pursuant to Section 6.12, and each of the other agreements,
instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the
Paying Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and shall expressly include any
arrangements entered into by any L/C Issuer with the Borrower pursuant to
Section 2.03(a)(iii)(F).



(h) Section 2.04(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the first
sentence of such Section in its entirety with the following:




Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, and if an AutoBorrow Agreement
is in effect with respect to any Swing Line Lender, subject to the terms and
conditions of such AutoBorrow Agreement, each Swing Line Lender may, in its sole
discretion, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this
Section 2.04, make loans (each such loan, a “Swing Line Loan”) to
the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in
an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of its Swing
Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated
with the Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans
and L/C Obligations of either Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the
amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; provided,
however, that after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, (i) the Total
Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility at such time, and (ii)
the aggregate Outstanding Amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of any Lender at such
time, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of
all L/C Obligations at such time, plus such Lender’s Applicable Percentage
of the Outstanding Amount of all Swing Line Loans at such time shall not exceed such
Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and
provided further that the Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any
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(i) Section 6.02(j) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such Section in its
entirety with the following:




(j) as soon as available, but in any event within 30 days after the end of each
fiscal year of the Borrower, a report supplementing Schedule 5.13 containing
a description of all changes in the information included in such Schedules as may be
necessary for such Schedules to be accurate and complete, each such report to be
signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and to be in a form reasonably
satisfactory to the Paying Agent; provided that the Borrower may also, at
its discretion, submit additional reports from time to time to update selected
portions of the information included in Schedule 5.13, each such additional
discretionary report, if any, to be signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower
and to be in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Paying Agent;



(j) Section 7.02(e) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such
Section in its entirety with the following:




(e) Guarantees of the Borrower or any Subsidiary in respect of obligations
otherwise permitted hereunder of (i) the Borrower or any other Guarantor and (ii)
any Foreign Subsidiary, but in the case of this clause (ii), solely to the extent
that such Guarantees incurred after the First Amendment Effective Date, together
with the aggregate amount of any Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries permitted
under Section 7.02(i), and Investments in Foreign Subsidiaries made pursuant
to Section 7.03(k), in each case, incurred or made after the First Amendment
Effective Date, do not exceed in the aggregate the Post-Amendment Foreign Investment
Amount;



(k) Section 7.02(g) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by correcting the
reference therein from “Section 7.03(i)” to “Section 7.03(h)”.



(l) Section 7.02(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such
Section in its entirety with the following:




(i) Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries; provided that any such
Indebtedness incurred after the First Amendment Effective Date owed to the Borrower
or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than another Foreign Subsidiary)
shall not exceed in an aggregate amount, together with the aggregate amount of any
obligations in respect of Guarantees with respect to Foreign Subsidiaries permitted
under Section 7.02(e), and Investments made in Foreign Subsidiaries pursuant
to Section 7.03(k), in each case, incurred or made after the First Amendment
Effective Date, the Post-Amendment Foreign Investment Amount;


 


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(m) Section 7.02(k) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such
Section in its entirety with the following:




(k) unsecured Indebtedness that (A) has no maturity earlier than twelve months
after the Maturity Date, (B) does not require any scheduled repayment, defeasance,
or redemption of any principal amount thereof prior to maturity, and (C) is subject
to covenants, terms, and conditions which are no more restrictive than the
covenants, terms, and conditions of this Agreement; provided that the
aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness that may be incurred pursuant to this
clause (k) after the First Amendment Effective Date shall not exceed $100,000,000
if, immediately after giving effect to such incurrence (and the application of the
proceeds thereof), on a pro forma basis (y) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio would be
greater than 3.50 to 1.00, or (z) the Borrower would not be in pro forma compliance
with the provisions of Section 7.11(a); provided, further
that the determinations to be made pursuant to clauses (y) and (z) shall be made on
a pro forma basis with respect to the most recently completed Measurement Period and
giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness (and the application of the
proceeds thereof);



(n) Section 7.03(h) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such
Section in its entirety with the following:




(h) any Acquisition, if the following conditions would be satisfied after
giving effect thereto (such Acquisition being a “Permitted Acquisition”):




(i) any such newly-created or acquired Subsidiary shall comply with the
requirements of Section 6.12;




(ii) the Person to be (or the property of which is to be) so purchased or
otherwise acquired shall be engaged in substantially the same lines of business as
one or more of the businesses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or in a business
or businesses reasonably related thereto;




(iii) immediately before giving effect to such Acquisition, no Event of Default
shall have occurred and be continuing, and immediately after giving effect to such
Acquisition, on a pro forma basis, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing;




(iv) either (A) the Acquisition Consideration for such Acquisition consists
entirely of Equity Interests; or (B) if the Acquisition Consideration for such
Acquisition does not consist entirely of Equity Interests, then immediately after
giving effect to such Acquisition, on a pro forma basis, either:




(x) if the pro forma Consolidated Leverage Ratio is 2.75 to 1.00 or less, (1)
the aggregate amount of the unused Revolving Credit Commitments shall be at least
$25,000,000, and (2) the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with the
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(y) if the pro forma Consolidated Leverage Ratio is greater than 2.75 to 1.00,
(1) the aggregate amount of the unused Revolving
Credit Commitments shall be at least $25,000,000, (2) the Borrower shall be in
pro forma compliance with the provisions of Section 7.11(a), and (3) the
aggregate amount of Acquisition Consideration consisting of cash or cash equivalents
for all Acquisitions during any fiscal year of the Borrower shall not exceed
$25,000,000 (exclusive of any Acquisitions consummated prior to the First Amendment
Effective Date); provided, that upon written notice from the Borrower to the
Paying Agent and the provision to the Paying Agent of all information reasonably
requested by the Paying Agent in connection therewith, the $25,000,000 limit
contained in clause (h)(iv)(B)(y)(3) may be increased by (i) any portion of the
Post-Amendment Equity Interest and Indebtedness Net Cash Proceeds Amount utilized by
the Borrower to increase such limit as notified to the Paying Agent and (ii)
unutilized amounts then available for Capital Expenditures in accordance with
Section 7.12;




The determinations of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio and compliance with
Section 7.11(a) to be made pursuant to clauses (h)(iv)(B)(x) and
(h)(iv)(B)(y) above shall be made on a pro forma basis with respect to the most
recently completed Measurement Period and assuming that such Acquisition (and all
other Acquisitions which, in accordance with the provisions of the definition of the
term “Consolidated Leverage Ratio,” are to be given pro forma effect or which have
been made since the last day of such Measurement Period and prior to the date of
determination), and any Indebtedness incurred or repaid in connection therewith, had
been made, incurred or repaid on the first day of such Measurement Period (but
without any adjustment for projected cost savings or synergies other than cost
savings and synergies realized within, or to be realized within, 180 days following
the consummation of such Acquisition, as demonstrated to and as approved by the
Co-Administrative Agents in their reasonable discretion);




(v) with respect to any Acquisition for which the Acquisition Consideration
equals or exceeds $50,000,000, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Paying Agent
and each Lender, at least five Business Days prior to the date on which such
Acquisition is to be consummated, a certificate of a Responsible Officer, in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Paying Agent, certifying that all of
the requirements set forth in this paragraph (h) have been satisfied or will be
satisfied on or prior to the consummation of such Acquisition;



(o) Section 7.03(k) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such
Section in its entirety with the following:




(k) Investments by the Loan Parties in any Foreign Subsidiary or any joint
venture (regardless of the type of entity used to form such joint venture) formed to
operate or provide services in a jurisdiction outside of the United States;
provided that the aggregate amount of such Investments made after the First
Amendment Effective Date, together with the aggregate amount of any Guarantees with
respect to Foreign Subsidiaries permitted by Section 7.02(e), and
Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries permitted by Section 7.02(i), in each
case,
incurred or made after the First Amendment Effective Date, shall not exceed the
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(p) Section 7.06(d) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such
Section in its entirety with the following:




(d) the Borrower may purchase, redeem, or otherwise acquire its common Equity
Interests in an aggregate amount not to exceed $200,000,000 so long as, giving pro
forma effect to any repurchase and related incurrence of Indebtedness (i) the
Borrower’s Consolidated Funded Indebtedness is less than 50% of Borrower’s Total
Capitalization and (ii) the Borrower’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio (based on the
most recent twelve month period for which financial statements are available) is not
greater than 2.0 to 1.0;



(q) Section 7.11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such Section
in its entirety with the following:




(a) Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated
Interest Coverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower to be
less than the following amount for each of the following corresponding periods:



	 	 	 	 	 
	Period	 	Ratio	 
	From the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2009, through and including the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2010
	 	 	1.75 to 1.00	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	For the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2010
	 	 	2.00 to 1.00	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	For the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2010
	 	 	2.50 to 1.00	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Thereafter
	 	 	3.00 to 1.00	 







(b) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness to Total Capitalization Ratio.
Permit the Borrower’s Consolidated Funded Indebtedness to be greater than 45% of
Borrower’s Adjusted Total Capitalization at any time.




(c) Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio. Permit the
Consolidated Senior Secured Leverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of
the Borrower to be greater than the following amount for each of the following
corresponding periods:



	 	 	 	 	 
	Period	 	Ratio	 
	From the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2009, through and including the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2010
	 	 	2.50 to 1.00	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	Thereafter
	 	 	2.00 to 1.00	 






 


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(r) Section 7.12 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such Section
in its entirety with the following:




7.12 Capital Expenditures. Make or become legally obligated to make any
Capital Expenditure, except for Capital Expenditures in the ordinary course of
business that, in the case of the Borrower, its Domestic Subsidiaries and its
Foreign Subsidiaries that are Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, do not exceed, in the
aggregate for the Borrower, its Domestic Subsidiaries and its Foreign Subsidiaries
that are Wholly Owned Subsidiaries during each fiscal year set forth below, the
amount set forth opposite such fiscal year:



	 	 	 	 	 
	Fiscal Year	 	Amount	 
	2008
	 	$	250,000,000	 
	2009
	 	$	250,000,000	 
	2010
	 	$	250,000,000	 
	2011
	 	$	250,000,000	 
	2012
	 	$	250,000,000	 







; provided, however, that so long as no Default has occurred and is
continuing or would result from such expenditure, if any portion of any amount set
forth above is not expended in the fiscal year for which it is permitted above, up
to 50% of any such portion may be carried over for expenditure in the next following
fiscal year; and provided, further, if any such amount is so carried
over, it will be deemed used in the applicable subsequent fiscal year before the
amount set forth opposite such fiscal year above; provided, further,
that if, as of any measurement date, the Borrower’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio is
greater than 3.50 to 1.00, then the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any
Domestic Subsidiary or Foreign Subsidiary that is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to, make
or become legally obligated to make Capital Expenditures in an amount exceeding in
the aggregate for the Borrower, its Domestic Subsidiaries and its Foreign
Subsidiaries that are Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, (i) $135,000,000 during fiscal year
2009 and $120,000,000 during any subsequent fiscal year of the Borrower plus
(ii) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such
expenditure, if any portion of any amount set forth in clause (i) above is not
expended in the fiscal year for which it is permitted, up to $33,750,000 of such
portion from fiscal year 2009, and up to $30,000,000 of such portion for any
subsequent fiscal year, may be carried over for expenditure in the next following
fiscal year and any such amount so carried over will be deemed used in the
applicable subsequent fiscal year before the amount set forth in clause (i) above;
provided, further, that upon written notice from the Borrower to the
Paying Agent and the provision to the Paying Agent of all information reasonably
requested by the Paying Agent in connection therewith, such Capital Expenditures
limits may be increased by (i) any portion of the Post-Amendment Equity Interest and
Indebtedness Net Cash Proceeds Amount, and (ii) the Foreign Investment Add-Back
Amount utilized by the Borrower to increase such limits as notified to the Paying
Agent, if any. Such Capital Expenditure limits shall be decreased by
unutilized amounts applied to increase the Permitted Acquisition basket in
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(s) Section 7.14(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such
Section in its entirety with the following:




(a) accounting policies or reporting practices, except as required by GAAP or
consistent with GAAP and agreed to by the Borrower’s independent public accountants,



(t) Section 7.18 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such Section
in its entirety with the following:




7.18 Assets Located Outside the United States. The book value of assets (other
than Equity Interests) of the Loan Parties located outside of the United States,
exclusive of assets that were located outside of the United States on the First
Amendment Effective Date, shall not exceed in the aggregate at any time the greater
of (a) $150,000,000, or (b) 17.5% of the Borrower’s Consolidated Net Worth (as
reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower most recently delivered
to the Paying Agent pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or Section 6.01(b),
as applicable).



(u) Section 8.01(f) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such
Section in its entirety with the following:




(f) Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Loan Party or any Subsidiary
thereof (other than an Insignificant Foreign Subsidiary) institutes or consents to
the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an
assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the
appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator,
rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its
property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator,
rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of
such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 60 calendar
days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or
to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of
such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for 60 calendar days, or an order
for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or



(v) Section 8.01(g) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such
Section in its entirety with the following:




(g) Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) Any Loan Party or any
Subsidiary thereof (other than an Insignificant Foreign Subsidiary) becomes unable
or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they
become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar
process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of any
such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within 30 days after
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(w) Exhibit D to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such Exhibit in
its entirety with the Exhibit D attached hereto.



(x) Schedule 2.01 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such Schedule
in its entirety with the Schedule 2.01 attached hereto.



(y) Schedule 5.13 to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such Schedule
in its entirety with Schedule 5.13 attached hereto.



Section 3. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower represents and warrants that
(a) the execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment by each Loan Party are within the
corporate or equivalent power and authority of such Loan Party and have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate or other organizational action, (b) this Amendment, and the Credit Agreement as
amended hereby, constitute legal, valid, and binding obligations of each Loan Party, enforceable
against each Loan Party in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws of
general applicability affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and the application of general
principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or law); (c) the representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party
contained in each Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects as of the date of
this Amendment, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to
an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such
earlier date; (d) no Default or Event of Default exists under the Loan Documents; and (e) the Liens
under the Security Documents are valid and subsisting.



Section 4. Effect on Credit Documents. Except as amended herein, the Credit Agreement
and all other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect as originally executed. Nothing
herein shall act as a waiver of any of the Paying Agent’s, either Co-Administrative Agent’s or any
Lender’s rights under the Loan Documents as amended, including the waiver of any default or event
of default, however denominated. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that this Amendment shall in
no manner impair or affect the validity or enforceability of the Credit Agreement. This Amendment
is a Loan Document for the purposes of the provisions of the other Loan Documents. Without
limiting the foregoing, any breach of representations, warranties, and covenants under this
Amendment may be a default or event of default under the other Loan Documents.



Section 5. Reduction of Revolving Credit Commitments. On and effective as of the
First Amendment Effective Date, the Revolving Credit Commitments of the Lenders shall be ratably
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Section 6. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective, and the Credit
Agreement shall be amended as provided for herein, upon the satisfaction on or prior to November 3,
2009, of the following conditions:



(a) the Paying Agent (or its counsel) shall have received counterparts hereof duly executed
and delivered by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower, each Guarantor, and by the Lenders
whose consent is required to effect the amendments contemplated hereby;



(b) the Paying Agent (or its counsel) shall have received each of the items listed on the
Closing Documents List attached hereto as Exhibit A, each in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to the Paying Agent and, where applicable, duly executed and delivered by a duly
authorized officer of each applicable Loan Party; and



(c) the Paying Agent shall have received, or shall concurrently receive (i) for the account of
each Lender executing this Amendment by 3:00 p.m. (Central) on October 23, 2009, an amendment fee
equal to 50 basis points on the amount of such executing Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment after
giving effect to this Amendment, and (ii) for the account of the applicable Person, payment of all
other fees payable in connection with this Amendment.



Section 7. Reaffirmation of Guaranty. By its signature hereto, each Guarantor
represents and warrants that such Guarantor has no defense to the enforcement of the Guaranty, and
that according to its terms the Guaranty will continue in full force and effect to guaranty the
Borrower’s obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other amounts described in the Guaranty
following the execution of this Amendment.



Section 8. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.



Section 9. Miscellaneous. The miscellaneous provisions set forth in Article X
of the Credit Agreement apply to this Amendment. This Amendment may be signed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, and may be executed and delivered electronically
and by telecopier.



Section 10. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT
THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR,
CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL
AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.



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EXECUTED as of the first date above written.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	KEY ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  T.M.WHICHARD III
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	T. M. Whichard III 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice President and Chief 

Financial
Officer 	 
	 
	 	KEY ENERGY SERVICES, LLC

KEY ENERGY PRESSURE PUMPING SERVICES, LLC

KEY ENERGY FISHING & RENTAL SERVICES, LLC

KEY ELECTRIC WIRELINE SERVICES, LLC

KEY ENERGY SERVICES (MEXICO), LLC

KEY ENERGY SHARED SERVICES, LLC

KEY ENERGY SERVICES MEXICO, INC.

MISR KEY ENERGY INVESTMENTS, LLC

MISR KEY ENERGY SERVICES, LLC

KEY MARINE SERVICES, LLC

KEY ENERGY MEXICO, LLC

KEY ENERGY SERVICES CALIFORNIA, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  T.M.WHICHARD III
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	T. M. Whichard III 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 



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	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Paying Agent and

Co-Administrative Agent

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  ROSANNE PARSILL
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Rosanne Parsill 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Assistant Vice President 	 
	 



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	 	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL 

ASSOCIATION, as
Co-Administrative Agent

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  MICHAEL W. NYGREN
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Michael W. Nygren 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 



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	 	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender, L/C Issuer

 and
Swing Line Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  GARY L. MINGLE
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Gary L. Mingle 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Vice - President 	 
	 



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	 	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender,

L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  MICHAEL W. NYGREN
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Michael W. Nygren 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 



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	 	CAPITAL ONE, N.A., as a Lender and as

Co-Documentation Agent

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  JOHN W. STAM
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	John W. Stam 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 



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	 	FORTIS CAPITAL CORP, as a Lender and as

Co-Documentation Agent

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  SVEIN ENGH
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Svein Engh 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Managing Director 	 
	 
	 	By:  	                                              /s/  JOHN G. SULLIVAN
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	John G. Sullivan 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Managing Director 	 



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	 	AMEGY BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  SCOTT COLLINS
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Scott Collins 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 



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	 	MORGAN STANLEY BANK, as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  RYAN VETSCH
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Ryan Vetsch 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Authorized Signatory 	 
	 



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	 	NATIXIS, as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  CARLOS QUINTEROS
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Carlos Quinteros 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Director 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	                                              /s/  TIMOTHY L. POLVADO
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Timothy L. Polvado 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Senior Managing Director 	 
	 



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	 	COMPASS BANK, as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  PAYTON K. SWOPE
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Payton K. Swope 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 



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	 	CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES 

CORPORATION, as a
Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  JJ FLANAGAN
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	JJ Flanagan 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Manager Capital Markets 	 



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	 	COMERICA BANK, as a Lender

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/  CYD DILLAHUNTY
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Cyd Dillahunty 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President — Texas Division 	 
	 



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