First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement



 Exhibit 10.59 
 FIRST AMENDMENT TO 
 AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT 
 THIS FIRST AMENDMENT , dated as of October 24, 2008 (this “Amendment”), to AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of
June 27, 2007 (the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Credit Agreement) is made by and among CONSOL Energy Inc. (the “Borrower”), on
behalf of the Loan Parties, the Required Lenders, PNC Bank, National Association and Citicorp North America, Inc., as co-administrative agents and PNC Bank, National Association, as paying agent (the “Paying Agent”). 
 WITNESSETH 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to
Section 6.1.8.2 of the Credit Agreement, none of the Loan Parties is permitted to purchase any margin stock with proceeds of the Loans; and 
 WHEREAS, the Borrower, on behalf of the Loan Parties, desires to, and the Required Lenders and the Paying Agent have agreed to, amend Section 6.1.8.2 to allow any Loan Party to purchase any margin stock with proceeds of the Loans, so
long as such purchase does not violate or conflict with the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 
 NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, covenant and agree as follows: 
 1. Amendment to Credit Agreement. Section 6.1.8.2 [Margin Stock] of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as
follows: 
 “None of the Loan Parties engages or intends to engage principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of
extending credit for the purpose, immediately, incidentally or ultimately, of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U). No part of the proceeds of any Loan has been or will be used for any purpose which entails a
violation of or which is inconsistent with the provisions of the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Borrower shall assist the Lenders, as reasonably requested by the Paying Agent, with the Lenders’
compliance with Regulation U as such compliance relates to the Borrower and the Loans, including by providing the Paying Agent with all documents, forms and certificates reasonably requested by the Paying Agent in relation thereto, including
delivering to the Paying Agent a Federal Reserve Form U-1 with Parts I and II completed, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Paying Agent, concurrently with the first request for a Loan after October 15, 2008, and thereafter
providing any amendments thereto as may be required by Law.” 







 2. Condition Precedent. The effectiveness of this Amendment is expressly conditioned upon
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in items (a) and (b) below being satisfied to the satisfaction of the Paying Agent: 
 (a) The Paying Agent shall have received from the Borrower, each Loan Party, and the Required Lenders an executed original of this Amendment in form and substance satisfactory to the Paying Agent. 
 (b) The Loan Parties shall have delivered a completed and fully executed Federal Reserve Form U-1 [Statement of Purpose for an Extension
of Credit Secured by Margin Stock] confirming that the Loans will not be used, in whole or in part, to purchase or carry margin stock except as permitted under Regulation U. 
 3. Incorporation into Agreements. The terms, provisions, representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein shall be incorporated into the
Credit Agreement by this reference. All terms, provisions, representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein shall be a part of the Credit Agreement as if originally contained therein. 
 4. Full Force and Effect. Except as expressly modified by this Amendment, all of the terms, conditions, representations, warranties and covenants
contained in the Loan Documents shall continue in full force and effect, including without limitation, all liens and security interests granted pursuant to the Loan Documents. 
 5. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by different parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts, each of which, when so
executed and delivered shall be an original and all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. 
 6.
Severability. If any term of this Amendment or any application thereof shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity of other terms of this Amendment or any other application of such term shall in no way be affected
thereby. 
 7. Entire Agreement. This Amendment sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the
amendment to the Credit Agreement contemplated hereby and supersedes all prior understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties hereto relating to such amendment. No representation, promise, inducement or statement of
intention has been made by any party that is not embodied in this Amendment, and no party shall be bound by or liable for any alleged representation, promise, inducement or statement of intention not set forth herein. 
 8. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the
internal laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania applicable to contracts made and to be performed in said Commonwealth. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
hereto, by their officers thereunto duly authorized, have executed this First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement as of the day and year first above written with the intention that it constitutes a sealed instrument. 
  

			
	BORROWER:
	
	 CONSOL ENERGY INC., on behalf of each of
 the Loan Parties

		
	By:	 	 /s/ John M. Reilly

	Name:	 	John M. Reilly
	Title:	 	Vice President and Treasurer









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	LENDER:
	
	 CITICORP NORTH AMERICA, INC.,
 individually and as Co-Administrative Agent

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Raymond A. Dunning

	Name:	 	Raymond G. Dunning
	Title:	 	Vice President


  







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	LENDER:
	
	 PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
 individually, as Co-Administrative Agent and as
 Paying Agent

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Richard C. Munsick

	Name:	 	Richard C. Munsick
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President









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	LENDER:
	
	THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Thane Rattew

	Name:	 	Thane Rattew
	Title:	 	Managing Director









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	LENDER:
	
	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Stephen J. Hoffman

	Name:	 	Stephen J. Hoffman
	Title:	 	Managing Director









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	LENDER:
	
	THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND PLC
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	
	Title:	 	









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	LENDER:
	
	UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Bryan P. Read

	Name:	 	Bryan P. Read
	Title:	 	Vice President









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	LENDER:
	
	WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Jonathan R. Richardson

	Name:	 	Jonathan R. Richardson
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President









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	LENDER:
	
	 BAYERISCHE LANDESBANK, NEW YORK
 BRANCH

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Annette Schmidt

	Name:	 	Annette Schmidt
	Title:	 	First Vice President
		
	By:	 	 /s/ John Gregory

	Name:	 	John Gregory
	Title:	 	First Vice President


  







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	LENDER:
	
	BMO CAPITAL MARKETS FINANCING, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Ian M Plester

	Name:	 	Ian M Plester
	Title:	 	Director









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	LENDER:
	
	BNP PARIBAS
		
	 By:
	 	  

	 Name:
	 	  

	 Title:
	 	  










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	LENDER:
	
	CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Joseph Philbin

	Name:	 	Joseph Philbin
	Title:	 	Director
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Blake Wright

	Name:	 	Blake Wright
	Title:	 	Managing Director









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	LENDER:
	
	FIRST COMMONWEALTH BANK
		
	By:	 	 /s/ C. Forrest Tefft

	Name:	 	C. Forrest Tefft
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President









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	LENDER:
	
	NATIONAL CITY BANK
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Susan J. Dimmick

	Name:	 	Susan J. Dimmick
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President









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	LENDER:
	
	SOVEREIGN BANK
		
	 By:
	 	  

	 Name:
	 	  

	 Title:
	 	  










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	LENDER:
	
	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Linda Meyer

	Name:	 	Linda Meyer
	Title:	 	Vice President









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	LENDER:
	
	FIFTH THIRD BANK
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Jim Janovsky

	Name:	 	Jim Janovsky
	Title:	 	Vice President









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	LENDER:
	
	THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK
		
	By:	 	 /s/ W. Christopher Kohler

	Name:	 	W. Christopher Kohler
	Title:	 	Vice President









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	LENDER:
	
	US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Patrick McGraw

	Name:	 	Patrick McGraw
	Title:	 	Vice President









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	LENDER:
	
	SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	  

	Name:	 	  

	Title:	 	  










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	LENDER:
	
	KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Bryon Pike

	Name:	 	Bryon Pike
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President









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	LENDER:
	
	THE BANK OF TOKYO-MITSUBISHI UFJ LTD, NEW YORK BRANCH
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Maria Ferradas

	Name:	 	Maria Ferradas
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory









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	LENDER:
	
	FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA
		
	By:	 	 /s/ John L. Hayes

	Name:	 	John L. Hayes
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President









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	LENDER:
	
	RAYMOND JAMES BANK, FSB
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Andrew D. Hahn

	Name:	 	Andrew D. Hahn
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President