CPR 3.31.2012 EX 10.5






Exhibit 10.5


EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO EIGHTH RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Eighth Amendment to Eighth Restated Credit Agreement (this “Eighth Amendment”) is effective as of April 30, 2012 (the “Eighth Amendment Effective Date”), by and among CHAPARRAL ENERGY, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), the Borrowers, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a national banking association, as Administrative Agent (“Administrative Agent”), and each of the Lenders party hereto.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Parent, Borrowers, Administrative Agent, the other Agents party thereto and Lenders are parties to that certain Eighth Restated Credit Agreement dated as of April 12, 2010 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) (unless otherwise defined herein, all terms used herein with their initial letter capitalized shall have the meaning given such terms in the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Eighth Amendment); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have made revolving credit loans to Borrowers; and
WHEREAS, Parent and the Borrowers have advised Administrative Agent and the Lenders that the Borrowers intend to sell or otherwise dispose of all or certain of their Oil and Gas Properties located in Carter, Stephens and Garvin Counties in Oklahoma and more particularly described on Schedule 1 hereto (such Oil and Gas Properties, collectively, the “Velma Properties”); and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to (i) amend certain terms of the Credit Agreement including, without limitation, to permit the sale of the Velma Properties and to amend the Consolidated Net Debt to Consolidated EBITDAX ratio requirements and (ii) reaffirm the Borrowing Base in an amount equal to $375,000,000, in each case on 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, Parent, Borrowers, Administrative Agent and Lenders hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1.Amendments.  In reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Eighth Amendment, and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 hereof, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended effective as of the Eighth Amendment Effective Date in the manner provided in this Section 1.
1.1    Amended and Restated Definition.  The definition of “Loan Documents” contained in Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended to read in full as follows:






“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, the Third Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment, the Sixth Amendment, the Seventh Amendment, the Eighth Amendment, the Notes, the Letter of Credit Agreements, the Letters of Credit, the Certificate of Effectiveness, and the Security Instruments.
1.2    Additional Definitions.  Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended to add the following definition to such Section in appropriate alphabetical order:
“Eighth Amendment” means that certain Eighth Amendment to Eighth Restated Credit Agreement dated effective as April 30, 2012, among Parent, Borrowers, Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto.
“Velma Properties” has the meaning given to such term in the Eighth Amendment.
1.3    Amendment to Notice of Sales of Oil and Gas Properties Covenant.  Section 8.01(h) of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by deleting the reference therein to “Section 9.12(f)” contained therein and inserting in lieu thereof a reference to “Section 9.12(g).”
1.4    Amendment to Financial Covenants.  Section 9.01(c) of the Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read in full as follows:
“(c)    Consolidated Net Debt to Consolidated EBITDAX.  Commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2010, Parent will not permit, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, the ratio of Consolidated Net Debt (on such date) to Consolidated EBITDAX (for each Rolling Period ending on such date) to be greater than 4.50 to 1.0.”
1.5    Amendment to Asset Disposition Covenant.  Section 9.12 of the Credit Agreement shall be amended by replacing clause (f) thereof with the following clauses (f) and (g) which shall read in full as follows:
“(f)     the sale or disposition of any of the Velma Properties at any time prior to November 1, 2012; provided that:
(1)  no Default or Event of Default exists or would exist after giving effect to such sale or other disposition, 
(2)  the total Credit Exposures of all of the Lenders does not exceed the Borrowing Base at the time of such sale or disposition, 
(3) 100% of the consideration received in respect of such sale shall be cash, and
(4)  the consideration received in respect of such sale or other disposition shall be equal or greater than the fair market value of the 






Velma Properties so sold (in each case as determined by the Parent and the Borrowers in good faith); and
(g)    provided no Default or Event of Default exists or would exist after giving effect to such sale or other disposition, and provided further that the total Credit Exposures of all of the Lenders does not exceed the Borrowing Base at the time of such sale or disposition of any Oil and Gas Property or the termination of any Swap Agreement in respect of commodities (including, as applicable, any trade confirmations made pursuant thereto), the sale or other disposition of any Oil and Gas Property or the termination of any Swap Agreements in respect of commodities (including, as applicable, any trade confirmations made pursuant thereto) that is not otherwise permitted by the foregoing clauses (a) through (f); provided that: 
(i) the aggregate value (which, for purposes hereof, shall mean the value the Administrative Agent attributes to such Oil and Gas Property or Swap Agreement (including, as applicable, any trade confirmations made pursuant thereto) for purposes of the most recent redetermination of the Borrowing Base) of such Properties sold or disposed of pursuant to this clause (g) in any period between Scheduled Redeterminations shall not exceed five percent (5%) of the Borrowing Base then in effect, and 
(ii) upon any termination of any Swap Agreement (including, as applicable, any trade confirmations made pursuant thereto), Administrative Agent may, by notifying the Borrowers (or the Borrower Representative thereof), elect to cause the Borrowing Base to be redetermined between Scheduled Redeterminations and any such redetermination shall not be considered an Interim Redetermination.”
SECTION 2.    Borrowing Base Reaffirmation.  Pursuant to Section 2.07 of the Credit Agreement, and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3 hereof, the Borrowing Base shall be reaffirmed at $375,000,000 effective as of the Eighth Amendment Effective Date, and continuing until the next Scheduled Redetermination, Interim Redetermination or other redetermination of the Borrowing Base thereafter.  Borrower Representative (on behalf of each Borrower), Parent and Lenders agree that the reaffirmation of the Borrowing Base provided for in this Section 2 shall be considered and deemed to be the May 1, 2012 Scheduled Redetermination.
SECTION 3.    Conditions Precedent.  The effectiveness of (i) the amendments to the Credit Agreement contained in Section 1 hereof and (ii) the reaffirmation of the Borrowing Base contained in Section 2 hereof, is subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions precedent:
3.1    No Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency.  No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred which is continuing and the total Credit Exposures of all Lenders shall not exceed 






the Borrowing Base.  


3.2    Other Documents.  Administrative Agent shall have been provided with such other documents, instruments and agreements, and Parent and Borrowers shall have taken such actions, as Administrative Agent may reasonably require in connection with this Eighth Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION 4.    Representations and Warranties of Borrowers.  To induce the Lenders and Administrative Agent to enter into this Eighth Amendment, Parent and Borrowers hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Lenders and Administrative Agent as follows:
4.1    Reaffirm Existing Representations and Warranties.  Each representation and warranty of each Credit Party contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents is true and correct on the date hereof and will be true and correct after giving effect to the amendments set forth in Section 1 hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties are expressly limited to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such specified earlier date.
4.2    Due Authorization; No Conflict.  The execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Borrowers of this Eighth Amendment are within Parent’s and Borrowers’ corporate and limited liability company powers (as applicable), have been duly authorized by all necessary action, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any governmental body, agency or official and do not violate or constitute a default under any provision of applicable law or any material agreement binding upon Parent, any Borrower or any other Credit Party or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the assets of Parent, any Borrower or any other Credit Party except Excepted Liens.  
4.3    Validity and Enforceability.  This Eighth Amendment constitutes the valid and binding obligation of Parent and Borrowers 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, Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency.  No Default or Event of Default has occurred which is continuing and the total Credit Exposures of all Lenders do not exceed the Borrowing Base.
SECTION 5.    Miscellaneous.
5.1    Reaffirmation of Loan Documents; Extension of 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.  The amendments contemplated hereby shall not limit or impair any Liens securing the Indebtedness, each of which are hereby ratified, affirmed and extended to secure the Indebtedness after giving effect to this Eighth Amendment.






5.2    Parties in Interest.  All of the terms and provisions of this Eighth Amendment shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
5.3    Legal Expenses.  Parent and Borrowers hereby jointly and severally agree to pay on demand all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to Administrative Agent incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Eighth Amendment and all related documents.
5.4    Counterparts.  This Eighth Amendment may be executed in counterparts, and all parties need not execute the same counterpart; however, no party shall be bound by this Eighth Amendment until Parent, Borrowers and Required Lenders have executed a counterpart.  Facsimiles or other electronic transmission shall be effective as originals.
5.5    Complete Agreement.  THIS EIGHTH AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG 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 OR AMONG THE PARTIES.
5.6    Headings.  The headings, captions and arrangements used in this Eighth Amendment are, unless specified otherwise, for convenience only and shall not be deemed to limit, amplify or modify the terms of this Eighth Amendment, nor affect the meaning thereof.
5.7    Effectiveness.  This Eighth Amendment shall be effective automatically and without necessity of any further action by Parent, Borrowers, Administrative Agent or Lenders when counterparts hereof have been executed by Parent, Borrowers, Administrative Agent and Required Lenders, and all conditions to the effectiveness hereof set forth herein have been satisfied.
5.8    Governing Law.  This Eighth Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Eighth Amendment to be duly executed by their respective Responsible Officers on the date and year first above written.
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	PARENT:
	 
	CHAPARRAL ENERGY, INC.,

	 
	 
	a Delaware corporation

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Mark A. Fischer

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Mark A. Fischer, Chief Executive Officer and President

	 
	 

	BORROWERS:
	 
	CHAPARRAL ENERGY, L.L.C.

	 
	 
	CHAPARRAL RESOURCES, L.L.C.

	 
	 
	CHAPARRAL CO2, L.L.C.

	 
	 
	CEI ACQUISITION, L.L.C.

	 
	 
	CEI PIPELINE, L.L.C.

	 
	 
	CHAPARRAL REAL ESTATE, L.L.C.

	 
	 
	CHAPARRAL EXPLORATION, L.L.C.

	 
	 
	ROADRUNNER DRILLING, L.L.C.

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Mark A. Fischer

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Mark A. Fischer, Manager

	 
	 

	 
	 
	GREEN COUNTRY SUPPLY, INC.

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Mark A. Fischer

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Mark A. Fischer, Chief Executive Officer and President




 
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	ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT/LENDER:
	 
	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

	 
	 
	as Administrative Agent and a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Correne S. Loeffler

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Correne S. Loeffler,

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Authorized Officer




 
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	CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

	 
	 
	as a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Michael Higgins

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Michael Higgins

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Vice President




 
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	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,

	 
	 
	as a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Mark Lumpkin, Jr.

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Mark Lumpkin, Jr.

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Authorized Signatory




 
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	UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC,

	 
	 
	as a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Irja R. Otsa

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Irja R. Otsa

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Associate Director

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Mary E. Evans

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Mary E. Evans

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Associate Director




 
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	CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND

	 
	 
	INVESTMENT BANK,

	 
	 
	as a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Mark A. Roche

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Mark A. Roche

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Managing Director

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Michael D. Willis

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Michael D. Willis

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Managing Director




 
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	SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE,

	 
	 
	as a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ David M. Bornstein

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	David M. Bornstein

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Director




 
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	WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,

	 
	 
	as a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Catherine Cook

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Catherine Cook

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Vice President




 
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	THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,

	 
	 
	as a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Mark Sparrow

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Mark Sparrow

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Director




 
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	BANK OF SCOTLAND plc,

	 
	 
	as a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Julia R. Franklin

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Julia R. Franklin

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Vice President




 
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	COMERICA BANK,

	 
	 
	as a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Katya Evseev

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Katya Evseev

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Corporate Banking Officer




 
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	NATIXIS,

	 
	 
	as a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Louis P. Laville, III

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Louis P. Laville, III

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Managing Director

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Carlos Quinteros

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Carlos Quinteros

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Managing Director




 
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	MACQUARIE BANK LIMITED,

	 
	 
	as a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Yoven Moorooven

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Yoven Moorooven

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Division Director

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Joel Outlaw

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Joel Outlaw

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Associate Director

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Legal Risk Management

	 
	 
	 
	 
	POA No. 594/10 dated 25 November 2010

	 
	 
	 
	 
	Signed in London




 
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	AMEGY BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

	 
	 
	as a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Terry McCarter

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Terry McCarter

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Senior Vice President




 
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	COMPASS BANK,

	 
	 
	as a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Ian Payne

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Ian Payne

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Vice President




 
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	CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,

	 
	 
	as a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Nupur Kumar

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Nupur Kumar

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Vice President

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Michael Spaight

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Michael Spaight

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Associate




 
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	ING CAPITAL LLC,

	 
	 
	as a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Charles Hall

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Charles Hall

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Managing Director




 
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	KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

	 
	 
	as a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Craig Hanselman

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Craig Hanselman

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Vice President




 
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	UNION BANK, N.A.,

	 
	 
	as a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Bradley Kraus

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Bradley Kraus

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	EBO




 
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	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

	 
	 
	as a Lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	By:
	 
	/s/ Bruce E Hernandez

	 
	 
	Name:
	 
	Bruce E. Hernandez

	 
	 
	Title:
	 
	Vice President




 
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