EX-10.1


 Exhibit 10.1 

EXECUTION VERSION 
 SECOND
AMENDMENT TO DELAYED DRAW TERM LOAN AND BRIDGE LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT 
 SECOND AMENDMENT TO DELAYED DRAW TERM LOAN AND BRIDGE LOAN
CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of September 10, 2014 (the “Effective Date”) by and among Par Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
“Borrower”), the Guarantors party hereto (the “Guarantors” and together with the Borrower, each a “Credit Party” and collectively, the “Credit Parties”),
the lenders party hereto (the “Lenders”), and Jefferies Finance LLC, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). 

WHEREAS, the Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent, and the Lenders entered into that certain Delayed Draw Term Loan and Bridge Loan Credit
Agreement dated as of July 11, 2014 (as amended by the First Amendment (as defined below), and as may be further amended, amended and restated, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced from time to time, the
“Credit Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain First Amendment to Delayed Draw Term Loan and Bridge Loan
Credit Agreement dated as of July 28, 2014 (the “First Amendment”), among the Credit Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Term Lenders and the Bridge Lenders, (x) the Term Lenders made a Fourth Advance to Borrower
in the aggregate principal amount of $35,000,000 and (y) the Borrower agreed to repay the Term Loan Obligations with respect to the Fourth Advance within fifteen (15) days after Borrower’s receipt of the Rights Offering Equity
Proceeds; 
 WHEREAS, on August 19, 2014, the Borrower received approximately $101,800,000 in gross proceeds, before expenses, from the
issuance of Common Stock pursuant to the Rights Offering; 
 WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Term Lenders waive the requirement
that the Borrower repay the Term Loan Obligations with respect to the Fourth Advance within fifteen (15) days after the Borrower’s receipt of the Rights Offering Equity Proceeds and agree to extend the date by which the Borrower is
required to repay the Term Loan Obligations with respect to the Fourth Advance until March 31, 2015; 
 WHEREAS, the Term Lenders have
agreed to such waiver and extension subject to the terms and conditions hereof; 
 WHEREAS, the Borrower terminated all of the Bridge Loan
Commitments effective as of September 3, 2014 (prior to Bridge Lenders making the Bridge Loan), and a result thereof, the only Lenders party to the Credit Agreement are Term Lenders; and 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Term Lenders amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Term Lenders have agreed to
amend such provisions of the Credit Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein. 






 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises 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: 
 1.
Defined Terms. All capitalized terms used herein (including in the recitals hereto) shall have the respective meaning assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein. 

2. Amendments to Credit Agreement. 

(a) The following new defined terms are hereby added to Appendix I of the Credit Agreement in their appropriate alphabetical
order: 
 “‘Fourth Advance Extension Payment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3(b) of the
Second Amendment.” 
 “‘Fourth Advance Extension Payment Letter” means that certain extension payment letter
dated as of September 10, 2014, between the Credit Parties and the Term Lenders.” 
 “‘Second Amendment”
means that certain Second Amendment to Delayed Draw Term Loan and Bridge Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 10, 2014, by and among the Borrower, the other Credit Parties thereto, the Term Lenders party thereto, and the Administrative
Agent.” 
 (b) Section 2.2 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with “2.2 [Intentionally Omitted].” 
 (c) Section 2.5(c) of the Credit Agreement is hereby
deleted in its entirety and replaced with “(c) [Intentionally Omitted].” 
 (d) Section 2.6(b)
of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with “(b) [Intentionally Omitted].” 
 (e)
Section 2.8(g)(ii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with “(ii) [Intentionally Omitted].” 

(f) Section 2.8(j) (Zell Change of Control) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with “(j) [Intentionally Omitted].” 
 (g) Section 3.3 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with “3.3 [Intentionally Omitted].” 
 (h)
Section 10.1(c)(xi)(B)(2) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with “(2) [Intentionally Omitted].” 

(i) Section 10.1(c)(xi)(B)(3) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
“(3) [Intentionally Omitted].” 

  
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 (j) Section 10.1(c)(xi)(B)(4) of the Credit Agreement is
hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with “(4) [Intentionally Omitted].” 
 (k)
Section 10.1(c)(xi)(F) of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with “(F) [Intentionally Omitted].” 

(l) Section 10.21 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following: 
 “10.21 Requisite Lenders. If, when any Term Loans are outstanding, all of the Bridge Loans have been paid in full
(other than any contingent indemnification obligations not yet due) and all Bridge Loan Commitments have been terminated, then (i) each reference to the phrase (A) “Requisite Bridge Lenders and Requisite Term Lenders” (or vice
versa) in any Loan Documents shall be deemed to be automatically deleted and replaced with “Requisite Term Lenders”, (B) “Requisite Bridge Lenders and/or Requisite Term Lenders” (or vice versa) in any Loan Documents shall be
deemed to be automatically deleted and replaced with “Requisite Term Lenders” and (C) “Requisite Bridge Lenders or Requisite Term Lenders” (or vice versa) in any Loan Documents shall be deemed to be automatically deleted and
replaced with “Requisite Term Lenders”, in each case, without any further modification, notice or other action by the Administrative Agent, Lenders or Credit Parties and (ii) all references to “Lenders” shall mean “Term
Lenders” without any further modification, notice or other action by the Administrative Agent, Lenders or Credit Parties, provided that this Section 10.21 shall not amend or modify any rights to indemnity or indemnification
obligations of the Bridge Lenders which otherwise survive the termination of the Bridge Loan Commitments.” 
 (m)
Schedule I to the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Schedule I attached hereto. 

(n) The definition of “Lenders” in Appendix I of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following: 
 ‘”Lenders’ means a party hereto that (a) is a Term Lender listed on the signature pages of
this Agreement on the date hereof or (b) is an Eligible Assignee that became a Lender under this Agreement pursuant to Section 2.13 or Section 10.6.” 

(o) The definition of “Requisite Lenders” in Appendix I of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety
and replaced with the following: 
 “‘Requisite Lenders’ means Term Lenders holding outstanding unfunded Term Loan
Commitments and the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans representing more than seventy five percent (75%) of the sum of all outstanding unfunded Term Loan Commitments and the entire outstanding principal amount of the Term
Loans; provided that, (i) if there are two or more Term Lenders, the Term Loan Commitment of, and the portion of the Term Loans held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Requisite
Lenders unless all Term Lenders are Defaulting Lenders and (ii) if there are more than two (2) Term Lenders, “Requisite Lenders” shall mean Term Lenders holding sixty six and two thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the sum of all
outstanding unfunded Term Loan Commitments and the entire outstanding 

  
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principal amount of the Term Loans (it being understood that, for purposes of determining whether there are more than two Term Lenders, a Term Lender and each of its Approved Funds shall be
deemed to constitute a single Term Lender).” 
 3. Additional Agreements and Limited Waiver. 

(a) Limited Waiver. The Term Lenders hereby waive the Borrower’s failure to timely repay the Term Loan Obligations
with respect to the Fourth Advance as required by Section 2.8(g)(i) of the Credit Agreement as in effect prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, and the Term Lenders hereby extend the date by which the mandatory prepayment
under Section 2.8(g)(i) is required to be made by the Borrower until March 31, 2015. The Term Lenders’ waiver in this Section 3(a) is limited to the extent specifically set out in this Section 3(a), and except
as set out in this Section 3(a), no other terms, covenants or provisions of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document are intended to be effected by this limited waiver, and (b) except as set forth in the preceding sentence, shall
not constitute, and shall not be deemed to constitute, a waiver of future compliance by the Borrower or any other Credit Party with any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. 

(b) Fourth Advance Extension Payment. The Borrower shall pay to the Term Lenders an extension payment in connection
with this Amendment (the “Fourth Advance Extension Payment”) as set forth and in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Fourth Advance Extension Payment Letter. The Fourth Advance Extension Payment shall be earned in
full on the date hereof and shall be payable in accordance with the provisions of the Fourth Advance Extension Payment Letter. The Fourth Advance Extension Payment shall not in any way limit the Borrower’s obligations to pay any other amount
hereunder, or reimburse the Administrative Agent or the Lenders for any cost or expense, under the Loan Documents. The Fourth Advance Extension Payment shall constitute a “Term Loan Obligation” for all purposes under the Loan Documents.

 4. Representations and Warranties. Each of the Borrower and each of the Guarantors hereby confirms, reaffirms, and restates the
representations and warranties made by it in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and confirms that all such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof (except that any representation and
warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Change” shall be true and correct in all respects). The Borrower and each Guarantor further represent and warrant (which representations and warranties shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment) to the Lenders that: 
 (a) The execution, delivery, and performance by each Credit
Party of this Amendment and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (i) are within such Credit Party’s governing powers, (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary governing action, (iii) do not contravene
(x) such Credit Party’s Organizational Documents or (y) any law or any contractual restriction binding on or affecting such Credit Party, and (iv) will not result in or require the creation or imposition of any Lien prohibited by
the Loan Documents; 

  
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 (b) No consent, order, authorization, or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing
with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required for the due execution, delivery, and performance by any Credit Party of this Amendment, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for those consents and
approvals that have been obtained, made or waived on or prior to the date hereof and that are in full force and effect; 
 (c) This
Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by such Credit Party and is the legal, valid, and binding obligation of each Credit Party enforceable against such Credit Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited
by any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or transfer, or similar law affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity; and 

(d) After giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing as of the Effective Date or
will result from the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment. 
 5. Effect of this Amendment. Except as expressly
amended, consented to or waived hereby, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are ratified and confirmed in all respects and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms. Except as expressly set forth
herein, the terms of this Amendment shall not be deemed (i) a waiver of any Default or Event of Default, (ii) a consent, waiver or modification with respect to any term, condition, or obligation of the Borrower or any other Credit Party in
the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (iii) a consent, waiver or modification with respect to any other event, condition (whether now existing or hereafter occurring) or provision of the Loan Documents or (iv) to prejudice any
right or remedy which the Administrative Agent or any Lender may now or in the future have under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. 

6. Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall become effective on the Effective Date, subject to the prior or concurrent satisfaction
of each of the conditions precedent set forth below unless any such condition is waived, in writing by the Lenders: 
 a)
Documentation. The Administrative Agent shall have received the following, duly executed by all the parties thereto, in form and substance satisfactory to the Term Lenders: 

i. this Amendment and all attached schedules hereto; 

ii. the Fourth Advance Extension Payment Letter; 

iii. certificates of a Responsible Officer of each Credit Party as of the date of this Amendment attesting to the resolutions
of the Board of Directors or other governing body of such Credit Party approving the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which such Credit Party is a party; and 

iv. such other documents, governmental certificates, agreements and lien searches as the Administrative Agent or the Term
Lenders may reasonably request. 

  
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 b) Payment of Fees. On the Effective Date, Borrower shall have paid (i) the Fourth
Advance Extension Payment, in cash, to the Term Lenders and (ii) the administrative agency amendment fee, in the amount separately agreed to between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, to the Administrative Agent. 

c) No Default. After giving effect to this Amendment, no event or condition exists that would constitute a Default or Event of Default.

 d) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained in Article IV of the Credit Agreement, this
Amendment, and in each other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Change” shall be true and
correct in all respects) as of such date (except in the case of representations and warranties that are made solely as of an earlier date or time, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date or time). 

7. Miscellaneous. 
 (a)
Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made in this Amendment or any other document furnished in connection with this Amendment shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment and such other
documents, and no investigation by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders or any closing of any transaction shall affect the representations and warranties or the right of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders to rely upon them. 

(b) Notices. All notices required to be made under this Amendment shall be made in the manner and at the address set forth in
Section 10.2 of the Credit Agreement. 
 (c) Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse the Administrative
Agent and the Lenders for all reasonable fees and out-of-pocket disbursements incurred by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration and enforcement of this Amendment, including
without limitation the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, to the same extent that the Borrower would be required to do so pursuant to Section 10.4 of the Credit Agreement.

 (d) Reference to Credit Agreement. From and after the effectiveness of this Amendment, all references to the Credit Agreement
shall mean the Credit Agreement as amended hereby and as hereafter modified, amended, restated or supplemented from time to time, and each reference in any other Loan Document to the Credit Agreement shall mean the Credit Agreement as amended hereby
and as hereafter modified, amended, restated or supplemented from time to time. 
 (e) Severability. If any provision of this
Amendment is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be inapplicable to the extent of such invalidity without affecting the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Amendment and the
effect thereof shall be confined to the provision so held to be invalid or unenforceable. 

  
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 (f) Section Headings. Section headings herein are included for convenience of reference
only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Amendment. 
 (g) Entire Agreement. This Amendment shall be deemed to
be a Loan Document and, together with the other Loan Documents and the agreements, documents and instruments contemplated hereby, constitutes the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and any
other prior or contemporaneous agreements, whether written or oral, with respect hereto or thereto are expressly superseded hereby and thereby. 

(h) Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each
of which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Amendment. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile or .pdf shall be
equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment. Any party delivering an executed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile or .pdf also shall deliver an original executed counterpart of this Amendment but the
failure to deliver an original executed counterpart shall not affect the validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Amendment. 

(i) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs,
beneficiaries, successors and assigns. The Credit Parties may not assign this Amendment or any of their respective rights or obligations hereunder to any Person without the prior written consent of the Lenders, which consent may be withheld or given
in each such Lender’s sole discretion. 
 (j) Governing Law; Venue; Jury Trial. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF
THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 10.12 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE JURY TRIAL WAIVER SET FORTH IN SECTION 10.14 OF THE
CREDIT AGREEMENT. 
 (k) Guarantors. Each Guarantor, for value received, hereby expressly consents and agrees to the Borrower’s
execution and delivery of this Amendment, to the performance by the Borrower of its agreements and obligations hereunder and to the consents, amendments and waivers set forth herein. This Amendment, the performance or consummation of any transaction
or matter contemplated under this Amendment and all consents, amendments and waivers set forth herein, shall not limit, restrict, extinguish or otherwise impair any Guarantor’s liability to the Administrative Agent and Lender with respect to
the payment and other performance obligations of such Guarantor pursuant to the Guarantees. Each Guarantor hereby ratifies, confirms and approves its Guarantee and acknowledges that it is unconditionally liable to the Administrative Agent and Lender
for the full and timely payment of the Guaranteed Obligations (on a joint and several basis with the other Guarantors). Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that it has no defenses, counterclaims or set-offs with respect to the full and timely payment
of any or all Guaranteed Obligations. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has duly executed this Second Amendment to Delayed
Draw Term Loan and Bridge Credit Agreement as of the date first written above. 
  

					
	 BORROWER:
  

PAR PETROLEUM CORPORATION,
 a Delaware corporation

 
 By: /s/ William Monteleone

Name: William Monteleone
 Title: Chief Executive
Officer

	
	GUARANTORS:
	
	 PAR PICEANCE ENERGY EQUITY LLC,
 a
Delaware limited liability company
  
 PAR UTAH LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company
  

EWI LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
  

PAR WASHINGTON LLC,
 a Delaware limited liability company

 
 PAR NEW MEXICO LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company
  

HEWW EQUIPMENT LLC,
 a Delaware limited liability company

 
 PAR POINT ARGUELLO LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

		
		 	 By: PAR PETROLEUM CORPORATION,
 a
Delaware corporation, as Sole Member of each of the foregoing companies

			
		 		 	 By: /s/ William Monteleone
 Name: William
Monteleone
 Title: Chief Executive Officer










			
	 ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
  

JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC, as Administrative Agent

		
	By:	 	 /s/ J. Paul McDonnell

	 Name:
 Title:
	 	 J. Paul McDonnell
 Managing
Director









			
	 LENDERS:
  

WB MACAU55, LTD., as a Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Mark Strefling

	 Name:
 Title:
	 	 Mark Strefling
 Director


  

			
	 Highbridge International, LLC, as a Lender
  

By: Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, as trading manager

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Jonathan Segal

	 Name:
 Title:
	 	 Jonathan Segal
 Managing Director

	
	Highbridge Tactical Credit & Convertibles Master Fund, L.P., as a Lender
	
	By: Highbridge Capital Management, LLC, as trading manager
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Jonathan Segal

	 Name:
 Title:
	 	 Jonathan Segal
 Managing Director








 Schedule I 

COMMITMENTS 
  

					
	 	  	Bridge Loan
Commitment	 
	 TOTAL
	  	$	0	1 
		  	  
	  
	 

  

					
	 Term Loan Lender
	  	Term Loan
Commitment
(before giving
effect to any
Advances)	 
	 Highbridge International, LLC
	  	$	14,272,613.96	  
	 Highbridge Tactical Credit & Convertibles Master Fund, L.P.
	  	$	3,415,143.63	  
	 WB Macau55 Ltd.
	  	$	32,848,692.65	  
	 TOTAL
	  	$	50,536,450.24	  
		  	  
	  
	 

  

	1 	The Bridge Loan Commitments were terminated on September 3, 2014, pursuant to that certain Notice and Agreement to Terminate Bridge Loan Commitments dated as of September 3, 2014, by and among the Borrower and
the Bridge Lenders.