Exhibit












EXHIBIT 10.1 
EXECUTION VERSION




SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
CREDIT AGREEMENT


SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of October 6, 2017, by and among PDC ENERGY, INC., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Petroleum Development Corporation (the “Borrower”), CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER, as Guarantors (the “Guarantors”), the LENDERS party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Administrative Agent”).  Unless the context otherwise requires or 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 Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of May 21, 2013 (as the same has been and may hereafter be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Guarantors have requested that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders amend the Credit Agreement in certain respects and the Administrative Agent and the Majority Lenders have agreed to do so on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
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 party hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1.    Amendment to Credit Agreement.  Section 3.03(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to delete the last sentence which reads:  “In no event shall the Proposed Borrowing Base exceed the Maximum Facility Amount.”


SECTION 2.    Borrowing Base; Aggregate Commitment.  


2.1    On the Sixth Amendment Effective Date (defined below), the Borrowing Base shall be increased to $1,100,000,000, which Borrowing Base shall remain in effect until the next Redetermination Date or the next adjustment to the Borrowing Base under the Credit Agreement, whichever occurs first.  This Section 2 constitutes (a) the New Borrowing Base Notice in accordance with Section 3.04 of the Credit Agreement and (b) an acknowledgment by each Lender that it has approved the redetermined Borrowing Base consistent with its usual and customary oil and gas lending criteria as they currently exist.  The redetermination of the Borrowing Base set forth herein constitutes the November 1, 2017 Scheduled Redetermination.  


2.2    The parties hereto acknowledge that as of the Sixth Amendment Effective Date, the Aggregate Commitment is and shall remain $700,000,000 until the same is otherwise adjusted pursuant to the Credit Agreement.


SECTION 3.    Conditions.  The amendment to the Credit Agreement contained in Section 1 of this Amendment and the Redetermination of the Borrowing Base and acknowledgment of the Aggregate Commitment contained in Section 2 of this Amendment shall be effective upon the satisfaction or waiver in writing of each of the conditions set forth in this Section 3 (the date on which each such condition has been satisfied or waived in writing is referred to herein as the “Sixth Amendment Effective Date”). 


3.1    Execution and Delivery.  Each Credit Party, each of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have executed and delivered this Amendment.


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













SECTION 4.    Miscellaneous.


4.1    Reaffirmation of Loan Documents and Liens.  Any and all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other 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.  Each Credit Party 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.


4.2    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.


4.3    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 AMONG THE PARTIES.


4.4    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.
4.5    Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York without regard to conflicts of law.


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



PDC ENERGY, INC., as Borrower

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ David W. Honeyfield

	 
	Name:David W. Honeyfield

	 
	Title:Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

	 
	 

	 
	 















	
		
	 
	





RILEY NATURAL GAS COMPANY, as a Guarantor

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Darwin L. Stump

	 
	Name:Darwin L. Stump

	 
	Title:Treasurer

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	





PDC PERMIAN, INC., as a Guarantor

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Nicole L. Martinet

	 
	Name:Nicole L. Martinet

	 
	Title:Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Secretary








	
		
	 
	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank, Swingline Lender and as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Jo Linda Papadakis

	 
	Name:Jo Linda Papadakis

	 
	Title:Authorized Officer

	 
	 



















	
		
	 
	WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Dalton Harris

	 
	Name:Dalton Harris

	 
	Title:Vice President

	 
	 








	
		
	 
	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Ronald E. McKaig

	 
	Name:Ronald E. McKaig

	 
	Title:Managing Director

	 
	 








	
		
	 
	BANK OF MONTREAL, as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Gumaro Tijerina

	 
	Name:Gumaro Tijerina

	 
	Title:Managing Director

	 
	 



















	
		
	 
	TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS), LLC, as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Savo Bozic

	 
	Name:Savo Bozic

	 
	Title:Authorized Signatory

	 
	 








	
		
	 
	COMPASS BANK, as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Gabriela Azcarate

	 
	Name:Gabriela Azcarate

	 
	Title:Vice President

	 
	 










	
		
	 
	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Ben Leonard

	 
	Name:Ben Leonard

	 
	Title:Vice President

	 
	 



















	
		
	 
	CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Christopher Kuna

	 
	Name:Christopher Kuna

	 
	Title:Vice President

	 
	 








	
		
	 
	THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Alan Dawson

	 
	Name:Alan Dawson

	 
	Title:Director

	 
	 



















	
		
	 
	CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Page Dillehunt

	 
	Name:Page Dillehunt

	 
	Title:Managing Director

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Michael Willis

	 
	Name:Michael Willis

	 
	Title:Managing Director








	
		
	 
	KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Paul J. Pace

	 
	Name:Paul J. Pace

	 
	Title:Senior Vice President

	 
	 



















	
		
	 
	NATIXIS, NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Timothy Polvado

	 
	Name:Timothy Polvado

	 
	Title:Senior Managing Director

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Vikram Nath

	 
	Name:Vikram Nath

	 
	Title:Director








	
		
	 
	TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, N.A., as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Gabriela A. Ramirez

	 
	Name:Gabriela A. Ramirez

	 
	Title:Vice President

	 
	 



















	
		
	 
	BOKF, NA D/B/A BANK OF OKLAHOMA, as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Benjamin H. Adler

	 
	Name:Benjamin H. Adler

	 
	Title:Vice President

	 
	 








	
		
	 
	COMERICA BANK, as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Garrett R. Merrell

	 
	Name:Garrett R. Merrell

	 
	Title:Assistant Vice President

	 
	 



















	
		
	 
	CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, NEW YORK BRANCH, as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ William M. Reid

	 
	Name:William M. Reid

	 
	Title:Authorized Signatory

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Trudy Nelson

	 
	Name:Trudy Nelson

	 
	Title:Authorized Signatory








	
		
	 
	ABN AMRO CAPITAL USA LLC, as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Kelly Hall

	 
	Name:Kelly Hall

	 
	Title:Director

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Darrell  Holley

	 
	Name:Darrell Holley

	 
	Title:Managing Director



















	
		
	 
	FIFTH THIRD BANK, as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Jonathan H. Lee

	 
	Name:Jonathan H. Lee

	 
	Title:Director

	 
	 








	
		
	 
	GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Chris Lam

	 
	Name:Chris Lam

	 
	Title:Authorized Signatory

	 
	 








	
		
	 
	PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ Sandra Aultman

	 
	Name:Sandra Aultman

	 
	Title:Managing Director

	 
	 



















	
		
	 
	SCOTIABANC INC., as a Lender

	 
	 

	 
	 

	 
	By:/s/ J.F. Todd

	 
	Name:J.F. Todd

	 
	Title:Managing Director