Exhibit 10.47





Exhibit 10.47




SIXTH AMENDMENT AND CONSENT




This SIXTH AMENDMENT AND CONSENT (“Amendment”) dated as of May 28, 2010 (the
“Effective Date”) is by and among Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(the “Borrower”), Brigham Exploration Company, a Delaware corporation (“Brigham
Exploration”), Brigham Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “General Partner”, together with
Brigham Exploration, each a “Guarantor” and collectively the “Guarantors”, and
together with Brigham Exploration and the Borrower, each a “Credit Party” and collectively
the “Credit Parties”), the Lenders party hereto, and Bank of America, N.A., as
administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).



WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the
“Lenders”), and the Administrative Agent are parties to the Fourth Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement dated as of June 29, 2005, as amended by the First Amendment thereto dated as of
April 10, 2006, the Second Amendment thereto dated as of March 27, 2007, the Third Amendment
thereto dated as of November 7, 2008, the Fourth Amendment thereto dated as of May 13, 2009 and the
Fifth Amendment thereto dated as of July 24, 2009 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”);



WHEREAS, Brigham Exploration desires to redeem all (but not less than all) of its Preferred
Stock currently outstanding for a redemption price of approximately $10,101,000 plus a premium
equal to 1% of such amount plus all accrued dividends on such Preferred Stock (the “Preferred
Stock Redemption”);



WHEREAS, the Preferred Stock Redemption constitutes a Restricted Payment that is prohibited
under Section 6.06 of the Credit Agreement;



WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent and the Majority Lenders have agreed to (a) consent to the
Preferred Stock Redemption and (b) make certain amendments to the Credit Agreement as provided for
herein, in each case, subject to the conditions herein;



NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants, representations and
warranties contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:



AGREEMENT




Section 1. Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined in this Amendment, each
capitalized term used in this Amendment has the meaning given such term in the Credit Agreement.




Section 2. Amendments to the Credit Agreement.



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




“Reasonably Forecasted Volumes” means, for any period, the volume of
Hydrocarbons reasonably anticipated to be produced from the Borrower’s Oil and Gas
Properties during such period, as determined by the Borrower in conformity with the
guidelines in effect from time to time as promulgated by the Society of Petroleum
Engineers or its successor association and otherwise pursuant to methodology
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(b) Section 5.06 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) re-lettering
paragraph (q) thereof as paragraph (r) and (ii) inserting the following as new paragraph (q):



(q) Reasonably Forecasted Volumes. Concurrently with the delivery of
each of the financial statements referred to in subsections 5.06(a) and (b), a
report in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent setting forth
Reasonably Forecasted Volumes for the ensuing three year period.



(c) Section 6.02(g) of the Credit Agreement is hereby restated in its entirety as
follows:



(g) Debt of the Borrower under Hydrocarbon Hedge Agreements or Interest Hedge
Agreements that is made (x) with a Person that is, at the time such Hydrocarbon
Hedge Agreement or Interest Hedge Agreement is made, either a Lender or an Affiliate
of a Lender, or (y) with another counterparty rated at least A- or better by S&P or
A3 or better by Moody’s, provided that the aggregate notional amounts under all such
Hydrocarbon Hedge Agreements (other than Hydrocarbon Hedge Agreement that are
floors) do not exceed (i) the greater of (A) 90% of the Borrower’s proved,
developed, producing Hydrocarbon reserves and (B) 65% of Reasonably Forecasted
Volumes, in each case, to be produced during the twenty-four (24) month period
immediately following any date of determination on an ongoing basis and (ii) the
greater of (A) 80% of the Borrower’s proved, developed, producing Hydrocarbon
reserves and (B) 50% of Reasonably Forecasted Volumes, in each case, to be produced
during the remaining term of such Hydrocarbon Hedge Agreements (such remaining term
not to exceed an additional twelve (12) months) after the twenty-four (24) month
period immediately following such date of determination (with Borrower’s proved,
developed, producing Hydrocarbon reserves to be determined (1) from the date such
Hydrocarbon Hedge Agreements are entered into based on the Engineering Report most
recently delivered pursuant to Section 2.02 or, to the extent provided by the
Borrower, such more recent information and reports concerning the Borrower’s proved,
developed, producing Hydrocarbon reserves which are acceptable to the Administrative
Agent in its sole discretion and (2) in conformity with the guidelines in effect
from time to time as promulgated by the Society of Petroleum Engineers or its
successor association) and that such Hydrocarbon Hedge Agreements are entered into
as a part of its normal business operations as risk management strategy and/or hedge
against changes resulting from market conditions related to the Borrower’s and its
Subsidiaries’ operations;


 


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Section 3. Consent.



(a) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby consent to the Preferred Stock Redemption
and agree that the Preferred Stock Redemption shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default
under Section 7.01(c) of the Credit Agreement as a result of a violation of Section
6.06 of the Credit Agreement; provided that (i) before and immediately after giving effect to
the Preferred Stock Redemption, no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) prior
to the Preferred Stock Redemption, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent
calculations in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent certified by a
Responsible Officer of Brigham Exploration demonstrating that Brigham Exploration and its
consolidated Subsidiaries are in compliance, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the
Preferred Stock Redemption, with the covenants contained in Sections 6.18, 6.19 and 6.24
recomputed as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of Brigham Exploration as
if the Preferred Stock Redemption had occurred on the first day of each relevant period for testing
such compliance.



(b) The express consent set forth in this Section 3 is limited to the extent described
herein and shall not be construed to be a consent to or a permanent waiver of any terms,
provisions, covenants, warranties or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or in any of the
other Loan Documents, unless expressly provided so herein. The Administrative Agent and the
Lenders reserve the right to exercise any rights and remedies available to them in connection with
any present or future defaults with respect to the Credit Agreement or any other provision of any
Loan Document.



Section 4. Borrowing Base Redetermination. Pursuant to Section 2.02(b)(i) of
the Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent hereby notifies the Borrower that the amount of the
Borrowing Base has been redetermined by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in accordance with
Section 2.02(b)(i) of the Credit Agreement, and has been set by the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders at $110,000,000.00, effective as of the Effective Date.



Section 5. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of
the Effective Date upon the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:



(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof duly executed by the
Borrower, each Guarantor, the Administrative Agent and the Majority Lenders; and



(b) the Borrower shall have paid all fees and expenses reimbursable under Section
10.04(a) of the Credit Agreement to the extent invoiced on or prior to the date hereof.



Section 6. Representations and Warranties. Each Credit Party hereby represents and
warrants that after giving effect hereto:



(a) the representations and warranties of such Credit Party contained in the Loan Documents
are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Effective Date and will be true and
correct as of the date of the Preferred Stock Redemption occurs, after giving effect to the
Preferred Stock Redemption, other than those representations and warranties that expressly relate
solely to a specific earlier date, which shall remain correct as of such earlier date; and




(b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.


 


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Section 7. Reaffirmation of Guaranty. Each Guarantor hereby ratifies, confirms, and
acknowledges that its obligations under the Credit Agreement are in full force and effect and that
each Guarantor continues to unconditionally and irrevocably, jointly and severally, guarantee the
full and punctual payment, when due, whether at stated maturity or earlier by acceleration or
otherwise, all of the Obligations (subject to the terms of Article VIII of the Credit Agreement),
as such Obligations may have been amended by this Amendment. Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges
that its execution and delivery of this Amendment does not indicate or establish an approval or
consent requirement by the Guarantors in connection with the execution and delivery of consents,
waivers or amendments to the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.




Section 8.
Effect of Amendment.



(a) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly
provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender, the Issuing
Lender or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor, except as expressly
provided herein, constitute a waiver or amendment of any provision of any of the Loan Documents.



(b) Upon and after the execution of this Amendment by each of the parties hereto, each
reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like
import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to “the
Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit
Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby.



(c) This Amendment is a Loan Document executed pursuant to the Credit Agreement and shall
(unless otherwise expressly indicated herein) be construed, administered and applied in accordance
with the terms and provisions thereof.



(d) Except as specifically modified above, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents
are and shall continue to be in full force and effect and are hereby in all respects ratified and
confirmed.



Section 9. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.


 


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Section 10. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so
executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and
the same agreement. Transmission by facsimile of an executed counterpart of this Amendment shall
be deemed to constitute due and sufficient delivery of such counterpart.



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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed
and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers to be effective as of the Effective
Date.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BORROWER:



BRIGHAM OIL & GAS, L.P.



By: Brigham, Inc., its general partner

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ David T. Brigham
 	 
	 	 	David T. Brigham 	 
	 	 	Executive Vice President – Land and Administration 	 
	 
	 	GUARANTORS:



BRIGHAM EXPLORATION COMPANY

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ David T. Brigham
 	 
	 	 	David T. Brigham 	 
	 	 	Executive Vice President – Land and Administration 	 
	 
	 	BRIGHAM, INC.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ David T. Brigham
 	 
	 	 	David T. Brigham 	 
	 	 	Executive Vice President – Land and Administration 	 



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Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P.





 


 









 







	 	 	 	 	 
	 	ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:



BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Alan Tapley
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Alan Tapley 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Assistant Vice President 	 



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Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P.





 


 









 







	 	 	 	 	 
	 	LENDERS:



BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Jeffrey H. Rathkamp
 	 
	 	 	Jeffrey H. Rathkamp 	 
	 	 	Managing Director 	 



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Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P.




 


 









 







	 	 	 	 	 
	 	THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND plc

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Lucy Walker
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Lucy Walker 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 



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Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P.




 


 









 







	 	 	 	 	 
	 	BNP PARIBAS

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Richard Hawthorne
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Richard Hawthorne 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Director 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	                                        /s/ Betsy Jocher
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Betsy Jocher 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Director 	 



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Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P.




 


 









 







	 	 	 	 	 
	 	NATIXIS

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Donovan C. Broussard
 	 
	 	 	Donovan Broussard 	 
	 	 	Managing Director 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	                                   /s/ Louis P. Laville, III
 	 
	 	 	Louis P. Laville, III 	 
	 	 	Managing Director 	 



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Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P.




 


 









 







	 	 	 	 	 
	 	CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Peter Shen
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Peter Shen 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President Capital One Bank N.A. 	 



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Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P.




 


 









 







	 	 	 	 	 
	 	CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Mikhail Faybusovich
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Mikhail Faybusovich 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	                                        /s/ Vipul Dhadda
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Vipul Dhadda 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Associate 	 



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Brigham Oil & Gas, L.P.