Exhibit






Exhibit 10.1






FIRST AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING 
CREDIT AGREEMENT 


This FIRST AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), made as of December 30, 2015, among FORESTAR (USA) REAL ESTATE GROUP INC., a Delaware corporation (“Borrower”), the undersigned Guarantors, KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association (“KeyBank”), and the other financial institutions party to the Credit Agreement as lenders (each individually a “Lender” and collectively, “Lenders”), and KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, “Agent”) and Swing Line Lender.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Borrower, Guarantors, Agent and certain of the Lenders previously entered into a Revolving and Term Credit Agreement dated as of December 14, 2007, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Revolving and Term Credit Agreement and Other Loan Documents dated as of March 12, 2008, that certain Second Amendment to Revolving and Term Credit Agreement dated as of July 16, 2009, as amended and restated by that certain Amended and Restated Revolving and Term Credit Agreement dated as of August 6, 2010, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving and Term Credit Agreement dated as of May 6, 2011, that certain Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving and Term Credit Agreement dated as of September 30, 2011, as amended and restated by that certain Second Amended and Restated Revolving and Term Credit Agreement dated as of September 14, 2012, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Revolving and Term Credit Agreement dated as of March 14, 2014 and that certain Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Revolving and Term Credit Agreement dated as of May 15, 2014, which amended and restated and re-designated such Revolving and Term Credit Agreement as the “Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement” (as so amended and restated, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which Lenders established and continued a revolving credit facility and a term loan facility for the benefit of Borrower (all capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Existing Credit Agreement); and
WHEREAS, Borrower has requested that certain terms of the Credit Agreement be modified and amended as hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, Lenders and Agent have agreed to such amendments as set forth herein, subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and conditions contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Amendment hereby agree that all capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement, and hereby further agree as follows: 





NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the terms and conditions contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Amendment hereby agree as follows: 
1.Amendments to §8.7 of the Credit Agreement.  Section 8.7 of the Credit Agreement, Distributions, is hereby modified and amended as follows:
(a)by deleting the word “and” before clause (h) and by inserting a comma at the end of clause (h) in lieu of the period.
(b)by inserting a  new clause (i) at the end of Section 8.7 after the proviso in clause (h):
“, and (i) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Borrower may make Distributions in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000 to Forestar Group to enable Forestar Group to repurchase its common stock and to make special dividends to its stockholders, such Distributions pursuant to this clause (i) to be funded from up to sixty-five percent (65%) of the net proceeds from the sales of Multifamily Properties and non-core assets such as the Radisson Hotel in Austin, Texas and any Oil & Gas Properties.”
2.Amendment to §9.1 of the Credit Agreement.  Section 9.1(a) of the Credit Agreement, Interest Coverage Ratio, is hereby amended by deleting such subsection in its entirety and substituting the following in lieu thereof:
“(a)    Interest Coverage Ratio.  The Loan Parties will not, as of the end of any fiscal quarter of Forestar Group, permit the Interest Coverage Ratio for the fiscal quarter then ended and the immediately preceding three (3) fiscal quarters (treated as a single accounting period) (the “Test Period”), to be less than (i) 2.25:1.0 for the Test Periods ending December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016, and (ii) 2.50:1.0 for each Test Period ended thereafter.”
3.No other Amendments.  The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided or permitted herein, operate as an amendment or waiver of any right, power or remedy of Agent or Lenders under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, nor constitute an amendment or waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.  Except for the amendments expressly set forth above, the text of the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect, and Borrower and Guarantors hereby ratify and confirm their respective obligations thereunder, as herein modified and amended.  This Amendment shall not constitute a course of dealing with Agent or Lenders at variance with the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents such as to require further notice by Agent or Lenders to require strict compliance with the terms of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents in the future.

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4.Conditions of Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof when, and only when, Agent, on behalf of Lenders, shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to it, the following: 
(a)Counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by Borrower, each of the Guarantors and the Required Lenders; 
(b)The representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 5 of this Amendment shall be true and correct; and
(c)Payment of all reasonable and documented expenses incurred by Agent in connection with the execution and delivery of this Amendment, together with reasonable fees and actually incurred expenses of Agent’s counsel with respect to this Amendment and other post-closing matters, in each case to the extent invoiced at least one (1) Business Day prior to the date hereof.
5.Representations and Warranties.  Each of the Loan Parties represents and warrants as follows:
(a)The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower and each Guarantor of this Amendment are within each such party’s legal powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary shareholder, partner or member action and do not contravene (i) Borrower’s or any such Guarantor’s Organizational Documents, respectively, or (ii) any law or contractual restriction binding on or affecting such Person;
(b)No authorization, approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body, except for those already obtained or made and the filing of Security Documents delivered in connection herewith in the appropriate records office with respect thereto, is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by Borrower or any Guarantor of  this Amendment;
(c)This Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of each such party, enforceable against such Person in accordance with their respective terms, provided that enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganization, reconstruction and other similar laws affecting enforcement of creditor’s rights generally and except to the extent that availability of the remedy of specific performance or injunctive relief is subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought; 
(d)All of the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof (or if such representations and warranties by their terms relate solely to an earlier date, then as of such earlier date); and
(e)No Default or Event of Default is existing and none would result, in each case upon this Amendment becoming effective and after giving effect hereto.
6.Reaffirmation of Guaranty and Security Documents.  By execution of this Amendment, each Guarantor reaffirms and restates its guaranty of the Obligations pursuant to the 

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Guaranty Agreement and agrees that its obligations thereunder are not released, diminished, impaired or reduced or otherwise adversely affected by this Amendment.  Each Loan Party reaffirms and admits the validity and enforceability of each Security Document to which it is a party and all of its obligations thereunder and agrees and admits that (a) it has no defense to any such obligation (as of the date of this Amendment) and (b) it shall not exercise any setoff or offset to any such obligation.
7.Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents.  Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, on and after the date hereof: 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 amended and modified hereby.
8.Costs, Expenses and Taxes.  Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of Agent actually incurred in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other instruments and documents to be delivered hereunder, including, without limitation, the reasonable and documented fees and out-of-pocket expenses of Agent’s counsel with respect thereto and with respect to advising Agent as to its rights and responsibilities hereunder and thereunder.
9.Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof.
10.Loan Document.  This Amendment shall be deemed to be a Loan Document for all purposes.
11.Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile or other electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Amendment as of the date first set forth above.
	
		
	BORROWER:
FORESTAR (USA) REAL ESTATE GROUP INC., a Delaware corporation

	By:
	/s/ Charles D. Jehl                                    

	 
	Name:   Charles D. Jehl

	 
	Its:         Chief Financial Officer

	 
	 

	 
	 










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	GUARANTORS:
FORESTAR GROUP INC., a Delaware corporation

	 

	By:
	/s/ Charles D. Jehl                                    

	 
	Name:   Charles D. Jehl  

	 
	Title:     Chief Financial Officer

	 

	FORESTAR MINERALS LP, a Delaware limited partnership


By: Forestar Minerals GP, LLC, general partner

	 

	FORESTAR OIL & GAS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

	 
	 

	FORESTAR REALTY INC.,
a Delaware corporation

	 
	 

	FORESTAR HOTEL HOLDING COMPANY
INC., a Nevada corporation

	 
	 

	CAPITOL OF TEXAS INSURANCE GROUP
INC., a Delaware corporation

	 
	 

	FORESTAR CAPITAL INC., a Delaware corporation

	 
	 

	FORESTAR MINERALS GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

	 
	 

	JOHNSTOWN FARMS, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

	 
	 

	SAN JACINTO I, LLC, 
a Texas limited liability company

	 
	 

	SUSTAINABLE WATER RESOURCES LLC, a Texas limited liability company

	 
	 

	SWR HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company






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	STONEY CREEK PROPERTIES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

	 
	 

	 
	FORCO REAL ESTATE INC.,
a Delaware corporation

	 
	 

	 
	FORESTAR PETROLEUM CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation

	 
	 
	 

	 
	SECO ENERGY CORPORATION, 
a Nevada corporation 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	UNITED OIL CORPORATION, 
an Oklahoma corporation 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Charles D. Jehl                                    

	 
	 
	Name:   Charles D. Jehl  

	 
	 
	Title:     Chief Financial Officer

	 
	 
	 

	 
	FORESTAR MINERALS HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Michael Quinley                                   

	 
	 
	Name:   Michael Quinley  

	 
	 
	Title:     President










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	KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender, as Swing Line Lender, and as Agent

	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Nathan Weyer                                   

	 
	Name:
	Nathan Weyer

	 
	Title:
	Vice President










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	LENDERS:

	 
	 
	 

	 
	AgFIRST FARM CREDIT BANK, as a lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Matthew H Jeffords                                    

	 
	Name:
	Matthew H Jeffords

	 
	Title:
	Vice President




























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	NORTHWEST FARM CREDIT SERVICES, PCA, as a lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Jim Allen                                    

	 
	Name:
	Jim Allen

	 
	Title:
	SVP Capital Markets
























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	AMEGY BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a lender



	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Barrett Tondre                                    

	 
	Name:
	Barrett Tondre  

	 
	Title:
	Assistant Vice President












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	CAPITAL ONE N.A., as a lender



	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	                                        

	 
	Name:
	 

	 
	Title:
	 












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	TEXAS CAPITAL BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a lender



	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Mike McConnell                 

	 
	Name:
	Mike McConnell

	 
	Title:
	Senior Vice President












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	GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a lender



	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Jerry Li              

	 
	Name:
	Jerry Li

	 
	Title:
	Authorized Signatory












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	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a lender



	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Melissa Burnett

	 
	Name:
	Melissa Burnett



	 
	Title:
	Senior Commercial Banker














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	WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a lender

	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Chris M. Garza

	 
	Name:
	Chris M. Garza

	 
	Title:
	Senior Vice President
















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	SYNOVUS BANK, as a lender



	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ David W. Bowman

	 
	Name:
	David W. Bowman

	 
	Title:
	Director
















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	METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, as a Lender



	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ W. Kirk Duruis              

	 
	Name:
	W. Kirk Duruis



	 
	Title:
	Director












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	UNITED FCS, PCA, d/b/a FCS COMMERCIAL
FINANCE GROUP, as a lender



	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Lisa Caswell        

	 
	Name:
	Lisa Caswell        

	 
	Title:
	Vice President












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	CADENCE BANK, N.A., as a lender



	 
	 
	 

	 
	By:
	/s/ Melinda N. Jackson

	 
	Name:
	Melinda N. Jackson   

	 
	Title:
	Senior Vice President












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