EX-10.26






SIXTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT




THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of the 28th day of
December 2009, to be effective for all purposes as of December 15, 2009 (the “Effective Date”), by
and among PERMIAN LEGEND PETROLEUM, LP, a Texas limited partnership, whose address 3327 West
Wadley Avenue, Suite 3, No. 267, Midland, Texas 79707 (the “Borrower”); PERMIAN LEGEND, LLC, a
Texas limited liability company, whose address is also 3327 West Wadley Avenue, Suite 3, No. 267,
Midland, Texas 79707 (“Permian LLC”); LISA P. HAMILTON, an individual, whose address is 3327 West
Wadley Avenue, Suite 3, No. 267, Midland, Texas 79707 (“Hamilton”); RONNIE L. STEINOCHER, also an
individual, whose address is 2100 West Wadley Avenue, No. 21, Midland, Texas 79701 (“Steinocher”);
and AMERICAN STATE BANK, a Texas banking association, whose address is 620 North Grant, Odessa,
Texas 79761-4797 (alternatively “American State”, the “Bank” or the “Lender”). Permian LLC,
Hamilton, and Steinocher are collectively referred to herein as the “Guarantors”.



NOTICE IS TAKEN OF THE FOLLOWING:




	A.	 	Borrower, Guarantors, and Lender have previously entered into that certain Loan Agreement,
dated as of August 1, 2008; as modified and amended by that certain First Amendment to Loan
Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2008; as further modified and amended by that certain
Second Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of January 2, 2009; as further modified and
amended under that certain Third Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2009, to
be effective for all purposes as of February 15, 2009; as further modified and amended under
that certain Fourth Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2009, to be effective for
all purposes as of May 1, 2009; and as further modified and amended under that certain Fifth
Amendment to Loan Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2009, to be effective for all purposes as
of July 15, 2009 (as so amended, the “Existing Loan Agreement”). The Existing Loan Agreement
amended and superseded previously existing loan agreements by and among the same parties.






	B.	 	The Existing Loan Agreement provided for a term loan in the amount of One Million Six Hundred
and Seventy-Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($1,675,000.00) (the “Existing First Term Loan”),
and a term loan in the amount of Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($50,000.00) (the “Existing
Second Term Loan”). The Existing First Term Loan and the Existing Second Term Loan are
collectively referred to herein as the “Existing Loans”.






	C.	 	The Existing First Term Loan is evidenced by a Term Note, dated as of August 1, 2008, in the
original principal amount of One Million Six Hundred and Seventy-Five Thousand and No/100
Dollars ($1,675,000.00), executed by the Borrower in favor of the Lender, as modified and
amended by that certain Modification and Amendment of Term Note, dated as of October 15, 2008;
as further modified and amendment by that certain Second Modification and Amendment of Term
Note, dated as of January 2, 2009; as further modified and amended by that certain Third
Modification and Amendment of Term Note, dated as of March 17, 2009, effective as of February
15, 2009; as further modified and amended by that certain Fourth Modification and Amendment of
Term Note, dated as of May 15, 2009, effective as of May 1, 2009; and as further modified and
amended by that certain Fifth Modification and Amendment of Term Note, dated as of October 15,
2009, effective as of July 15, 2009 (as so modified, the “Existing First Term Note”). The
current principal balance outstanding under the Existing First Term Note is Six Hundred
Eighty-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty and Three/100 Dollars ($683,720.03).






	 	 	D. The Existing Second Term Loan is evidenced by a Term Note, dated as of October 15, 2009, in
the original principal amount of Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($50,000.00), executed by
the Borrower in favor of the Lender. The current principal balance outstanding under the
Existing Second term Note is Forty Thousand Seven Hundred Ninety-One and Sixty-Seven/100
Dollars ($40,791.67). The Existing First Term Note and the Existing Second Term Note both
mature on December 15, 2009 (the “Existing Maturity Date”).






	E.	 	The Existing Notes are collateralized by Deeds of Trust, and amendments thereto, covering oil
and gas properties owned by the Borrower in Haskell, Jones, Nolan, Reagan, Runnels, and Taylor
Counties, in the State of Texas (as modified or amended, collectively, the “Deeds of Trust”).
In addition, Borrower’s performance under the Existing Notes is collateralized by Guaranty
Agreements, dated as of October 15, 2009, but effective as of July 15, 2009, under each of
which each Guarantor agrees to guaranty the Borrower’s indebtedness evidenced by the Existing
Notes (collectively, the “Existing Guaranty Agreements”).






	F.	 	The Borrower and the Guarantors have now asked the Bank to extend the Existing Maturity Date
for each Existing Loan until March 1, 2010 (the “Extended Maturity Date”).






	G.	 	American State has agreed to extend the final maturity date of the Existing Notes until the
Extended Maturity Date. As consideration for the Bank’s agreement to extend and renew the
maturity date of the Existing Notes from the Existing Maturity Date until the Extended
Maturity Date, the Borrower and the Guarantors have agreed to include in this Amendment the
covenants detailed below.






	H.	 	The Borrower, the Guarantors, and the Lender have agreed to execute this Amendment in order
to confirm the terms of their agreement.





NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree to amend the
terms of the Existing Loan Agreement as follows:




	1.	 	Definitions.






Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, all defined terms used in this Amendment shall
have their respective meanings set forth in the Existing Loan Agreement.



2. Amendments.




A. The term “Structure” is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and substituting
the following:



Structure



Maker shall tender the monthly accrued interest payments due under the Notes
on the fifteenth day of each month, with the next such payment to be due on
January 15, 2010, and subsequent payments of interest to be due on the
fifteenth day of each subsequent month until maturity on March 1, 2010, when
all of the outstanding principal and accrued, but unpaid, interest due under
the terms of the Notes shall be due and payable.




	 	B.	 	The term “Maturity Date” is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and
substituting the following:






Maturity Date



As stated, the Maturity Date of the Loans shall be March 1, 2010. Upon the
occurrence of the Maturity Date, all of the outstanding principal, and
accrued, but unpaid principal, due under the Loans shall be due and paid in
full. In no event shall the Bank be obligated to extend and renew the Loans
as of the Extended Maturity Date, and nothing in this Amendment shall be
construed to require the Lender to extend and the renew the Loans upon the
occurrence of the Extended Maturity Date.




	 	 	 	C. Subparagraph IV (A) (12), as added under the Fifth Amendment to Loan Agreement,
is hereby amended by deleting it in its entirety and substituting the following:






	 	12.	 	On or before February 1, 2010, the Borrower shall have either
(a) consummated a sale of some or all of its property in an amount sufficient
to pay all amounts due to the Bank; or (b) entered into an agreement with Baron
Energy or another financial institution, venture capitalist, or other financing
agency under which all amounts due and owing to the Bank have been paid. If
the Borrower fails to fulfill either of these conditions, the Bank shall have
the right to commission updated third party engineering on all of Borrower’s
property and at Borrower’s sole expense.






	3.	 	Effectiveness.	 






	 	A.	 	Except to the extent specifically amended and supplemented hereby, all of the
terms, conditions and provisions of the Existing Loan Agreement shall remain
unmodified, and the Existing Loan Agreement, as amended and supplemented by this
Amendment, is ratified and confirmed as being in full force and effect.






	 	B.	 	All references to the Existing Loan Agreement herein or in any other document
or instrument among Borrower, Guarantors, and Lender shall hereafter be construed to be
references to the Loan Agreement, as that term is now defined.






	 	C.	 	Borrower and Guarantors expressly acknowledge and agree that until such time as
they have tendered full and final payment of all fees and expenses (including
attorneys’ fees) incurred by the Bank down to the date of this Amendment, the extension
granted by the Bank under this Amendment shall be invalid and of no force and effect.






	4.	 	Deeds of Trust. By joining in the execution of this Amendment, the Borrower,
and Guarantors, as applicable, do hereby: (a) consent to the execution, delivery, and
performance by the Borrower and Guarantors of this Amendment and all other documents
executed in connection herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby; (b) ratify
and reaffirm those certain Deeds of Trust, Mortgages, Security Agreements, Assignments
of Production and Financing Statements, dated as of May 15, 2008, and any amendments
thereto, executed by the Borrower in favor of Lender, and duly recorded in Haskell,
Jones, Nolan, Reagan, Runnels, and Taylor Counties, in the State of Texas
(collectively, the “Deeds of Trust”), in all respects, and agree that such Deeds of
Trust are, and shall remain, in full force and effect; (iii) acknowledge and agree
that this Amendment shall not serve as a waiver, modification, impairment, or release
of any of Borrower’s obligations under the Deeds of Trust; (iv) acknowledge and agree
that each of the Bank Liens created under the Deeds of Trust securing the obligations
under the Loans are hereby ratified, affirmed, and extended to secure the obligations
under the Loans as amended by this Amendment; and (v) acknowledge and agree that, as
provided in the Deeds of Trust, proceeds of production will be payable directly to the
Bank, pursuant to the letters in lieu previously executed by the Borrower (the
“Letters in Lieu”). The Bank will deduct the payments due under the Note from the
proceeds of production, before being obligated to distribute any remaining proceeds to
the Borrower.	 






	4.	 	Guarantors. To evidence their continuing guaranty of the Borrower’s obligation under
the Loan, Guarantors have executed this Amendment.






	5.	 	Counterparts: This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which when executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all of which constitute one
instrument. In making proof of this Amendment, it shall not be necessary to produce or
account for more than one counterpart thereof signed by each of the parties hereto.






	6.	 	Notice of Final Agreement:





THIS AMENDMENT, THE NOTE MODIFICATIONS, AND ANY OTHER INSTRUMENTS EXECUTED BY THE
PARTIES CONTEMPORANEOUSLY HEREWITH REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN 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 BETWEEN THE PARTIES.



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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date and year
first above written.



BORROWER:



PERMIAN LEGEND PETROLEUM LP,



A Texas Limited Partnership



	 	 	 
	By:
	 	Permian Legend, LLC

General Partner







By:       /s/ Lisa P. Hamilton—



Lisa P. Hamilton



Manager



	 	 	 
	By:	 	_/s/ Ronnie L. Steinocher___________
	 	 	Ronnie L. Steinocher
	 	 	Manager
	GUARANTORS:
	 
	By:
	 	Permian Legend, LLC

General Partner

	By:
	 	/s/ Lisa P. Hamilton—

	 	 	 

	 	 	Lisa P. Hamilton

Manager

	By:
	 	      /s/ Ronnie L. Steinocher—

	 	 	 

	 	 	Ronnie L. Steinocher

Manager







      /s/ Lisa P. Hamilton—


Lisa P. Hamilton, Individually



      /s/ Ronnie L. Steinocher—



Ronnie L. Steinocher, Individually



LENDER:



AMERICAN STATE BANK



By:       /s/ Mike Marshall—

Mike Marshall

Executive Vice President





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