Exhibit 10.1

 

NINTH AMENDMENT TO FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED

CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This NINTH AMENDMENT TO FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of October 21, 2013, by and among ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, formerly known as Antero Resources Appalachian Corporation and successor by merger to each of Antero Resources Arkoma LLC, Antero Resources Piceance LLC and Antero Resources Pipeline LLC (the “Borrower”), CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF BORROWER, as Guarantors, the LENDERS party hereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).  Unless otherwise expressly defined herein, capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have entered into that certain Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2010 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Borrower and the Guarantors have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement as provided herein subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and confessed, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.                                       Amendments to Credit Agreement.  Subject to the satisfaction or waiver in writing of each condition precedent set forth in Section 3 of this Amendment, and in reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Amendment, the Credit Agreement shall be amended in the manner provided in this Section 1.

 

1.1                                             Schedules.  Schedule 1.01 to the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended in its entirety and replaced with Schedule 1.01 attached hereto.

 

SECTION 2.                                       Departing Lender and Reduction and Reallocation of Commitments and Loans.  Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, the Aggregate Commitment shall be automatically reduced to $1,500,000,000. The Lenders have agreed among themselves to reallocate their respective Commitments under the Credit Agreement in accordance with Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement without the requirement of any prior written notice from the Borrower.  In addition, Bank of Scotland plc (the “Departing Lender”) desires to assign all of its rights and obligations as a Lender under the Credit Agreement to certain other Lenders and to no longer be a party to the Credit Agreement.  Each of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower hereby consent to the reallocation of the Aggregate Commitment and the Departing Lender’s

 

ANTERO RESOURCES

NINTH AMENDMENT

 

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assignment of its rights, interests, liabilities and obligations under the Credit Agreement to certain other Lenders.  On the date this Amendment becomes effective and after giving effect to such reallocation of the Aggregate Commitment and the receipt by Departing Lender of the principal amount of all Loans owing to it, the Commitment of the Departing Lender shall terminate and the Commitment and Applicable Percentage of each Lender shall be as set forth on Schedule 1.01 of this Amendment and the Departing Lender shall cease to be a party to the Credit Agreement, provided it shall continue to have the benefit of those provisions which by their terms are stated to survive the termination of the Credit Agreement.  Each Lender hereby consents to the Commitments set forth on Schedule 1.01 of this Amendment.  The reduction in the Aggregate Commitment shall be made ratably among the Lenders (other than the Departing Lender) in accordance with each Lender’s Applicable Percentage, as determined by the Administrative Agent, such that, after giving effect thereto, the principal amount of each Lender’s outstanding Loans shall be and be deemed to be equal to its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Loans as set forth on Schedule 1.01 of this Amendment.  The reduction in the Aggregate Commitment shall be deemed to have been consummated pursuant to the terms of Section 2.02 of the Credit Agreement.  The reallocation of the Aggregate Commitment among the Lenders, including the assignment by the Departing Lender of all of its rights, interests, liabilities and obligations under the Credit Agreement to the other Lenders, shall be deemed to have been consummated pursuant to the terms of the Assignment and Assumption attached as Exhibit A to the Credit Agreement as if the Lenders, including the Departing Lender, had executed an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such reallocation.  The Administrative Agent hereby waives the $3,500 processing and recordation fee set forth in Section 11.04(b)(ii)(C) of the Credit Agreement with respect to the assignments and reallocations contemplated by this Section 3.  To the extent requested by any Lender, including the Departing Lender, and in accordance with Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender, within the time period prescribed by Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement, any amounts required to be paid by the Borrower under Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement in the event the payment of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan or the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto is required in connection with the addition and reallocation contemplated by this Section 2.

 

SECTION 3.                                       Conditions.  The amendments to the Credit Agreement contained in Section 1 of this Amendment, and the reduction, reallocation and departure of the Departing Lender contained in Section 2 of this Amendment, shall be effective upon the satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth in this Section 3.

 

3.1                               Execution and Delivery.  Each Credit Party, the Lenders (or at least the required percentage thereof), and the Administrative Agent shall have executed and delivered this Amendment.

 

3.2                               No Default.  No Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result from the effectiveness of this Amendment.

 

3.3                               Other Documents.  The Administrative Agent shall have received such other instruments and documents incidental and appropriate to the transactions provided for herein as

 

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the Administrative Agent or its special counsel may reasonably request, and all such documents shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

SECTION 4.                                       Representations and Warranties of Credit Parties.  To induce the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, each Credit Party hereby represents and warrants to the Lenders as follows:

 

4.1                               Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties/Further Assurances.  After giving effect to the amendments herein, each representation and warranty of such Credit Party contained in the Credit Agreement and in each of the other Loan Documents is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof or, if qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, such representation and warranty is true and correct in all respects (except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date or if qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, such representation and warranty is true and correct in all respects).

 

4.2                               Corporate Authority; No Conflicts.  The execution, delivery and performance by each Credit Party of this Amendment are within such Credit Party’s corporate or other organizational powers, have been duly authorized by necessary action, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any court or agency of government and do not violate or constitute a default under any provision of any applicable law or other agreements binding upon any Credit Party or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the assets of any Credit Party except for Permitted Liens and otherwise as permitted in the Credit Agreement.

 

4.3                               Enforceability.  This Amendment constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Borrower and each other Credit Party enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as (i) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditor’s rights generally, and (ii) the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general application.

 

4.4                               No Default.  As of the date hereof, both before and immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

SECTION 5.                                       Miscellaneous.

 

5.1                               Reaffirmation of Loan Documents and Liens.  Any and all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents shall, except as amended and modified hereby, remain in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed by each Credit Party.  The Borrower and each Guarantor hereby agrees that the amendments and modifications herein contained shall in no manner affect or impair the liabilities, duties and obligations of any Credit Party under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents or the Liens securing the payment and performance thereof.

 

5.2                               Parties in Interest.  All of the terms and provisions of this Amendment shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

 

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5.3                               Legal Expenses.  Each Credit Party hereby agrees to pay all reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Administrative Agent incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment and all related documents.

 

5.4                               Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in one or more 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; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document.  Delivery of photocopies of the signature pages to this Amendment by facsimile or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of manually executed counterparts of this Amendment.

 

5.5                               Complete Agreement.  THIS AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

 

5.6                               Headings.  The headings, captions and arrangements used in this Amendment are, unless specified otherwise, for convenience only and shall not be deemed to limit, amplify or modify the terms of this Amendment, nor affect the meaning thereof.

 

5.7                               Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York.

 

5.8                               Loan Document.  This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document for all purposes and in all respects.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers to be effective as of the date first above written.

 

	
 
    	
BORROWER:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
ANTERO   RESOURCES CORPORATION (formerly known as Antero Resources Appalachian   Corporation and successor by merger to each of Antero Resources Arkoma LLC,   Antero Resources Piceance LLC and Antero Resources Pipeline LLC)
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Alvyn A. Schopp
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Alvyn   A. Schopp
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Administrative Officer and Regional Vice President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
RESTRICTED   SUBSIDIARIES:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
ANTERO   RESOURCES FINANCE CORPORATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Alvyn A. Schopp
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Alvyn   A. Schopp
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Administrative Officer and Regional Vice President
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
ANTERO   RESOURCES BLUESTONE LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Alvyn A. Schopp
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
Alvyn   A. Schopp
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Chief   Administrative Officer and Regional Vice President
    


 

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JPMORGAN   CHASE BANK, N.A.,
    
	
 
    	
as   Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   David Morris
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
David   Morris
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Authorized   Officer
    


 

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WELLS   FARGO BANK, N.A.,
    
	
 
    	
as   Syndication Agent and a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Suzanne Ridenhour
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Suzanne   Ridenhour
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Director
    


 

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UNION   BANK, N.A.,
    
	
 
    	
as   Co-Documentation Agent and a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Lara Sorokolit
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Lara   Sorokolit
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice   President
    


 

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CREDIT   AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK,
    
	
 
    	
as   Co-Documentation Agent and a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Dennis Petito
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Dennis   Petito
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Managing   Director
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Michael D. Willis
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Michael   D. Willis
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Managing   Director
    


 

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BANK   OF SCOTLAND PLC,
    
	
 
    	
as   a Departing Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Karen Weich
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Karen   Weich
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice   President
    


 

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BARCLAYS   BANK PLC,
    
	
 
    	
as   a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Irina Dimova
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Irina   Dimova
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice   President
    


 

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FIFTH   THIRD BANK,
    
	
 
    	
as   a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Richard Butler
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Richard   Butler
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior   Vice President
    


 

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COMERICA   BANK,
    
	
 
    	
as   a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Ekaterina Evseev
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Ekaterina   Evseev
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Assistant   Vice President
    


 

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CREDIT   SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,
    
	
 
    	
as   a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Vipul Dhadda
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Vipul   Dhadda
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Authorized   Signatory
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Michael Spaight
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Michael   Spaight
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Authorized   Signatory
    


 

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KEY BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
    
	
 
    	
as a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Paul J. Pace
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Paul J. Pace
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior Vice President
    


 

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
    
	
 
    	
as a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Daniel K. Hansen
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Daniel K. Hansen
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice President
    


 

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GUARANTY BANK AND TRUST   COMPANY,
    
	
 
    	
as a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Gail J. Nofsinger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Gail J. Nofsinger
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior Vice President
    


 

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CITIBANK, N.A.,
    
	
 
    	
as a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Mason McGurrin
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Mason McGurrin
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice President
    


 

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CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL   ASSOCIATION,
    
	
 
    	
as a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Victor Ponce de León
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Victor Ponce de León
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice President
    


 

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TORONTO DOMINION (NEW YORK)   LLC,
    
	
 
    	
as a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Masood Fikree
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Masood Fikree
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Authorized Signatory
    


 

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BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST   COMPANY,
    
	
 
    	
as a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ James Giordano
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
James Giordano
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice President
    


 

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BMO HARRIS BANK N.A.,
    
	
 
    	
as a Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Joseph A. Bliss
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Joseph A. Bliss
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Managing Director
    


 

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SCHEDULE 1.01

 

Applicable Percentages and Commitments

 

	
Lender
    	
 
    	
Applicable
   Percentage
    	
 
    	
Commitment
    	
 
    
	
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    	
 
    	
10.600000000
    	
%
    	
$
    	
159,000,000.00
    	
 
    
	
Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    	
 
    	
10.600000000
    	
%
    	
$
    	
159,000,000.00
    	
 
    
	
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
    	
 
    	
8.800000000
    	
%
    	
$
    	
132,000,000.00
    	
 
    
	
Union Bank, N.A.
    	
 
    	
7.666666667
    	
%
    	
$
    	
115,000,000.00
    	
 
    
	
Citibank, N.A.
    	
 
    	
7.666666667
    	
%
    	
$
    	
115,000,000.00
    	
 
    
	
Barclays Bank PLC
    	
 
    	
7.666666667
    	
%
    	
$
    	
115,000,000.00
    	
 
    
	
Capital One, National Association
    	
 
    	
7.666666667
    	
%
    	
$
    	
115,000,000.00
    	
 
    
	
Toronto Dominion (New York) LLC
    	
 
    	
5.333333333
    	
%
    	
$
    	
80,000,000.00
    	
 
    
	
Comerica Bank
    	
 
    	
5.333333333
    	
%
    	
$
    	
80,000,000.00
    	
 
    
	
BMO Harris Bank N.A.
    	
 
    	
5.333333333
    	
%
    	
$
    	
80,000,000.00
    	
 
    
	
U.S. Bank National Association
    	
 
    	
5.333333333
    	
%
    	
$
    	
80,000,000.00
    	
 
    
	
Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch
    	
 
    	
5.333333333
    	
%
    	
$
    	
80,000,000.00
    	
 
    
	
Branch Banking and Trust Company
    	
 
    	
4.400000000
    	
%
    	
$
    	
66,000,000.00
    	
 
    
	
Fifth Third Bank
    	
 
    	
4.400000000
    	
%
    	
$
    	
66,000,000.00
    	
 
    
	
KeyBank National Association
    	
 
    	
3.066666667
    	
%
    	
$
    	
46,000,000.00
    	
 
    
	
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
    	
 
    	
0.800000000
    	
%
    	
$
    	
12,000,000.00
    	
 
    
	
TOTAL
    	
 
    	
100.000000000
    	
%
    	
$
    	
1,500,000,000.00