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Exhibit 10.1

FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT TO THIRD 
AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT 


This FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is entered into as of April 23, 2021, by and among MRC ENERGY COMPANY, a Texas corporation (the “Borrower”), the LENDERS party hereto and ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as Administrative Agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).  Unless otherwise expressly defined herein, capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have entered into that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 28, 2012 (as the same has been and may hereafter be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders amend the Credit Agreement in certain respects, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, and the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed to such request on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. 
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, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1.Amendments to Credit Agreement.  Subject to the satisfaction or waiver in writing of each condition precedent set forth in Section 3 of this Amendment, and in reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Amendment, the Credit Agreement shall be amended in the manner provided in this Section 1.
1.1    Amended Definition.  The following definition in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
“LIBOR Rate” means,
    (a)    for any Interest Period with respect to any Eurodollar-based Advance, the per annum rate of interest, expressed on the basis of a year of 360 days, determined by Administrative Agent, which is equal to USD LIBOR (as set forth by any service selected by Administrative Agent that has been nominated by ICE Benchmark Administration as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying such rates) with a term equivalent to such Eurodollar-Interest Period, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Eurodollar-Interest Period.  If the 




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rates referenced in the preceding sentence are not available, “LIBOR Rate” shall mean the per annum rate of interest determined by Administrative Agent as the rate of interest, expressed on a basis of 360 days, at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on the first day of such Eurodollar-Interest Period in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Eurodollar-based Advance being made, continued or converted by Administrative Agent and with a term and amount comparable to such Eurodollar-Interest Period and principal amount of such Eurodollar-based Advance as would be offered by Administrative Agent’s London Branch to major banks in the offshore Dollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Eurodollar-Interest Period; provided that, if any such rate is below zero, the LIBOR Rate will be deemed to be zero; and
    (b)    for purposes of determining the Daily Adjusting LIBOR Rate in connection with a Base Rate Advance, the per annum rate of interest, expressed on the basis of a year of 360 days, determined by Administrative Agent, which is equal to USD LIBOR (as set forth by any service selected by Administrative Agent that has been nominated by ICE Benchmark Administration as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying such rates) with a term equivalent to one (1) month, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such day, or if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day.  If the rates referenced in the preceding sentence are not available, “LIBOR Rate” shall mean the per annum rate of interest determined by Administrative Agent as the rate of interest, expressed on a basis of 360 days, at which deposits in Dollars for delivery on such day in same day funds in the approximate amount of the Base Rate Advance being made or converted by Administrative Agent and with a term equal to one (1) month and amount comparable to the principal amount of such Base Rate Advance as would be offered by Administrative Agent’s London Branch to major banks in the offshore Dollar market at their request at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such day; provided that, if any such rate is below zero, the LIBOR Rate will be deemed to be zero.
1.2    Additional Definitions.  The following definitions shall be and they hereby are added to Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement in alphabetical order:
“Applicable Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.16(a).
“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from 




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the definition of “Interest Period” or “Eurodollar-Interest Period” pursuant to Section 11.3(d).
“Benchmark” means, initially, USD LIBOR; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election or a Term SOFR Transition Event, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to USD LIBOR or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 11.3(a).
“Benchmark Replacement” means:
(a)    in the case of any Benchmark Transition Event or Early Opt-in Election, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
(1)    the sum of: (a) Term SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(2)    the sum of: (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(3)    the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by Administrative Agent and Borrower as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
provided that, in the case of clause (1), such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or 
(b)    in the case of a Term SOFR Transition Event, the sum of (x) Term SOFR and (y) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (a) (1), (2) or (3) or (b) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.




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“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then- current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement:
(1)for purposes of clauses (a) (1) and (2) and clause (b) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by Administrative Agent:
(a)the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for the applicable Corresponding Tenor;
(b)the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the Reference Time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Period that would apply to the fallback rate for a derivative transaction referencing the ISDA Definitions to be effective upon an index cessation event with respect to such Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor; and
(2)for purposes of clause (a) (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement,” the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by Administrative Agent and Borrower for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar- denominated syndicated credit facilities; provided that, in the case of clause (1) above, such adjustment is displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such Benchmark Replacement Adjustment from time to time as selected by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “ABR,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests 




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or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(1)in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2)in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein; 
(3)in the case of a Term SOFR Transition Event, the date that is ten (10) Business Days after Administrative Agent has provided the Term SOFR Notice to the Lenders and Borrower pursuant to Section 11.3(a)(ii); or
(4)in the case of an Early Opt-in Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, so long as Administrative Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election from Lenders comprising the Majority Lenders.
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current 




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Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Transition Event” means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark:
(1)    a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2)    a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or
(3)    a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer representative.
For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 11.3 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced the then-current Benchmark 




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for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 11.3.
“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.
“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for syndicated business loans; provided, that if Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for Administrative Agent, then Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.
“Early Opt-in Election” means, if the then-current Benchmark is USD LIBOR, the occurrence of:
(1)    a notification by Administrative Agent to (or the request by Borrower to Administrative Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five (5) currently outstanding U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term SOFR or any other rate based upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and
(2)    the joint election by Administrative Agent and Borrower to trigger a fallback from USD LIBOR and the provision by Administrative Agent of written notice of such election to the Lenders.
“Fifteenth Amendment Effective Date” means April 23, 2021.
“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to USD LIBOR.
“ISDA Definitions” means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.




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“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is USD LIBOR, 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two London banking days preceding the date of such setting, and (2) if such Benchmark is not USD LIBOR, the time determined by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.
“SOFR” means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website on the immediately succeeding Business Day.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
“Term SOFR” means, for the applicable Corresponding Tenor as of the applicable Reference Time, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.
“Term SOFR Notice” means a notification by Administrative Agent to the Lenders and Borrower of the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event.
“Term SOFR Transition Event” means the determination by Administrative Agent that (a) Term SOFR has been recommended for use by the Relevant Governmental Body, and is determinable for each Available Tenor, (b) the administration of Term SOFR is administratively feasible for Administrative Agent and (c) a Benchmark Transition Event has previously occurred resulting in a Benchmark Replacement in accordance with Section 11.3 that is not Term SOFR.
“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
“USD LIBOR” means the London interbank offered rate for U.S. dollars.




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1.3    Circumstances Affecting LIBOR Rate Availability.  Section 11.3 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
11.3    Circumstances Affecting LIBOR Rate Availability.
(a)    Benchmark Replacement.
    (i)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document (and any Commodity Hedging Agreement or Interest Rate Agreement shall be deemed not to be a “Loan Document” for purposes of this Section 11.3), if a Benchmark Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Majority Lenders.
    (ii)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document and subject to the proviso below in this paragraph, if a Term SOFR Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then Term SOFR will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder or under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document; provided that this clause (ii) shall not be effective unless Administrative Agent has delivered to the Lenders and Borrower a Term SOFR Notice.
(b)    Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes.  In connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the occurrence of a Term SOFR Transition Event), Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement 




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Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.
(c)    Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations.  Administrative Agent will promptly notify Borrower and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, a Term SOFR Transition Event or an Early Opt-in Election, as applicable, and its related Benchmark Replacement Date, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (iv) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to clause (d) below and (v) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period.  Any determination, decision or election that may be made by Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 11.3, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 11.3.
(d)    Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR or USD LIBOR) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” or “Eurodollar-Interest Period” for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” or “Eurodollar-Interest Period” for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.




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(e)    Benchmark Unavailability Period.  Upon Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, Borrower may revoke any request for a Eurodollar-based Advance of, conversion to or continuation of Eurodollar-based Advances to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Advances. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of Base Rate based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of Base Rate.
1.4    Certain Payments.  Article XII of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended by adding the following Section 12.16 to read in its entirety as follows:
    12.16    Certain Payments.
    (a)    Each Lender hereby agrees that if, at any time, (i) it receives any amount from Administrative Agent on account of the Obligations, whether for principal, interest, fees or otherwise (the “Applicable Payment”), and whether or not such amount or any other amount is then due and owing to such Lender by Borrower or any Credit Party, and (ii) Administrative Agent subsequently notifies such Lender that the Applicable Payment was either (A) made in error or (B) has not been reimbursed by Borrower, in whole or in part, to Administrative Agent within the time specified thereof under this Agreement, then:  (x) such Lender shall promptly return such amount (or, if applicable, its ratable share of the unreimbursed portion thereof) to Administrative Agent within one (1) Business Day following notice thereof and (y) any amounts not so returned shall bear interest at the Federal Funds Effective Rate.  Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any apportionment or distribution of payments made by it in good faith and if any such apportionment or distribution is subsequently determined to have been made in error the sole recourse of any Lender or other Person shall be to recover the amount from the Person that actually received it.
    (b)    Borrower and each other Credit Party hereby agrees that (x) in the event an Applicable Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered from any Lender, including, without limitation, any Issuing Lender, that has received such Applicable Payment (or any portion thereof) for any reason, Administrative Agent shall be subrogated to all the rights of such Lender with respect to such amount and (y) an Applicable Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations owed by Borrower or any other Credit Party except, in each case, to the extent such Applicable Payment is, and solely with respect to the amount of such Applicable Payment that is, comprised of funds received by Administrative Agent from Borrower or any other Credit Party for the purpose of making such Applicable Payment.




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    (c)    This Section 12.16 shall survive the resignation or replacement of Administrative Agent hereunder and/or any termination of the Commitments or repayment, satisfaction or discharge of the Obligations (or any portion thereof) under any Loan Document.
1.5    Counterparts.  Section 13.8 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
    13.8    Counterparts.  This Agreement and each other Loan Document may be executed in one or more counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery by fax or other electronic transmission of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement and each other Loan Document shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement and such other Loan Document and the words “execution,” “execute”, “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in or related to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be deemed to include electronic signatures, the electronic matching of assignment terms and contract formations on electronic platforms approved by Administrative Agent, or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.  Administrative Agent may, in its discretion, require that any such documents and signatures executed electronically or delivered by fax or other electronic transmission be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof; provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any document or signature executed electronically or delivered by fax or other electronic transmission.
SECTION 2.Redetermined and Reaffirmed Borrowing Base; Elected Commitments.  This Amendment shall constitute notice of a redetermination of the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 4.2 of the Credit Agreement, and the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower hereby acknowledge that effective as of the date hereof (i) the Borrowing Base shall be reaffirmed at $900,000,000 and (ii) the Revolving Credit Aggregate Commitment shall be $700,000,000, and such redetermined and reaffirmed Borrowing Base shall remain in effect until the date the Borrowing Base is otherwise adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement.  The redetermination of the Borrowing Base contained in this Section 2 shall constitute the Determination Date to occur on or about May 1, 2021. 
SECTION 3.Conditions.  The amendments to the Credit Agreement contained in Section 1 of this Amendment, and the redetermination and reaffirmation of the Borrowing Base contained in 




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Section 2 of this Amendment, in each case, shall be effective upon the satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth in this Section 3.
3.1    Execution and Delivery.  The Administrative Agent shall have received a duly executed counterpart of (a) this Amendment signed by the Borrower and the Lenders and (b) the Consent and Reaffirmation attached hereto signed by each Guarantor.
3.2    No Default.  After giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
3.3    Other Documents.  The Administrative Agent shall have received such other instruments and documents incidental and appropriate to the transactions provided for herein as the Administrative Agent or its special counsel may reasonably request, and all such documents shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.
SECTION 4.Representations and Warranties.  To induce the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lenders as follows:
4.1    Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties.  After giving effect to the amendments herein, each representation and warranty of the Borrower, the Parent and each other Credit Party contained in the Credit Agreement and in each of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein), except to the extent any such representations and warranties are expressly limited to an earlier date, in which case, such representations and warranties shall continue to be true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein) as of such specified earlier date.
4.2    Corporate Authority; No Conflicts.  The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment and all documents, instruments and agreements contemplated herein are within the Borrower’s corporate powers, have been duly authorized by necessary corporate action by the Borrower, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any court or agency of government (except for the recording and filing of Collateral Documents and financing statements) and (a) do not violate in any material respect any Requirement of Law,  (b) are not in contravention of the terms of any material Contractual Obligation, indenture, agreement or undertaking to which the Borrower is a party or by which it or its properties are bound where such violation could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect,  and (c) do not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the assets of the Borrower except for Liens permitted by Section 8.2 of the Credit Agreement and otherwise as permitted in the Credit Agreement.
4.3    Enforceability.  This Amendment constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditor’s rights generally, and (ii) equitable principles of general application.




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4.4    No Default.  After giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
SECTION 5.Miscellaneous.
5.1    Reaffirmation of Loan Documents and 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 and are hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed by the Borrower.  The Borrower hereby agrees that the amendments and modifications herein contained shall in no manner affect or impair the liabilities, duties and obligations of the Borrower, the Parent or any other Credit Party under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents or the Liens securing the payment and performance thereof, except as amended and modified hereby.
5.2    Parties in Interest.  All of the terms and provisions of this Amendment shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
5.3    Further Assurances.  The Borrower covenants and agrees from time to time, as and when reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, to execute and deliver or cause to be executed or delivered, all such documents, instruments and agreements and to take or cause to be taken such further or other action as the Administrative Agent or the Lenders may reasonably deem necessary or desirable in order to carry out the intent and purposes of this Amendment.
5.4    Legal Expenses.  The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of special counsel to the Administrative Agent incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment and all related documents.
5.5    Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document.  Delivery of photocopies of the signature pages to this Amendment by facsimile or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of manually executed counterparts of this Amendment.
5.6    Complete Agreement.  THIS AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN 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 THE PARTIES.




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5.7    Headings.  The headings, captions and arrangements used in this Amendment are, unless specified otherwise, for convenience only and shall not be deemed to limit, amplify or modify the terms of this Amendment, nor affect the meaning thereof.
5.8    Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Texas.
5.9    Severability.  Any provision of this Amendment held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
5.10    Reference to and Effect on the Loan Documents.
(a)    This Amendment shall be deemed to constitute a Loan Document for all purposes and in all respects.  Each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of like import, and each reference in the Credit Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or other agreements, documents or other instruments executed and delivered pursuant to the Credit Agreement to the “Credit Agreement”, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment.  
(b)    The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor, except as expressly provided herein, constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Loan Documents. 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers to be effective as of the date first above written.
						
	BORROWER:

	
	MRC ENERGY COMPANY,

	as Borrower 

		
		
	By:	/s/ David E. Lancaster
	Name:	David E. Lancaster
	Title:	Executive Vice President
		
		






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	ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:

	
	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
	as Administrative Agent 
		
		
	By:	/s/ Helena Sadowski
	Name:	Helena Sadowski
	Title:	Manager, Agency










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	LENDERS:

	


	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
	as a Lender and as an Issuing Lender
		
		
	By:	/s/ Don J. McKinnerney
	Name:	Don J. McKinnerney
	Title:	Authorized Signatory










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	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
	as a Lender 

		
		
	By:	/s/ Tyler Ellis
	Name:	Tyler Ellis
	Title:	Director












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	COMERICA BANK, 

	as a Lender and as an Issuing Lender
		
		
	By:	/s/ Cassandra Lucas
	Name:	Cassandra Lucas
	Title:	Portfolio Manager
		
		










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	TRUIST BANK,
	as a Lender 

		
		
	By:	/s/ Benjamin L. Brown
	Name:	Benjamin L. Brown
	Title:	Director






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	THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, HOUSTON
	BRANCH,
	as a Lender 

		
		
	By:	/s/ Joe Lattanzi
	Name:	Joe Lattanzi
	Title:	Managing Director






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	BMO HARRIS FINANCING, INC., 
	as a Lender 

		
		
	By:	/s/ Benjamin J. Johnson
	Name:	Benjamin J. Johnson
	Title:	Vice President






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	IBERIABANK, a division of First Horizon Bank,
	as a Lender 

		
		
	By:	/s/ W. Bryan Chapman
	Name:	W. Bryan Chapman
	Title:	Market President-Energy Lending






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	CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF
	COMMERCE, NEW YORK BRANCH,
	as a Lender 

		
		
	By:	/s/ Jacob W. Lewis
	Name:	Jacob W. Lewis
	Title:	Authorized Signatory
		
		
	By:	/s/ Donovan C. Broussard
	Name:	Donovan C. Broussard
	Title:	Authorized Signatory






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	THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK,
	as a Lender 

		
		
	By:	/s/ Cameron Hinojosa
	Name:	Cameron Hinojosa
	Title:	Vice President






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	PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
	as a Lender 

		
		
	By:	/s/ John Engel
	Name:	John Engel
	Title:	Senior Vice President






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	CATHAY BANK,
	as a Lender 

		
		
	By:	/s/ Dale T. Wilson
	Name:	Dale T. Wilson
	Title:	Senior Vice President














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CONSENT AND REAFFIRMATION
Each of the undersigned (each a “Guarantor”) hereby (i) acknowledges receipt of a copy of the foregoing Fifteenth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Fifteenth Amendment”); (ii) consents to the Borrower’s execution and delivery thereof; (iii) consents to the terms of the Fifteenth Amendment; (iv) affirms that nothing contained therein shall modify in any respect whatsoever its guaranty of the Indebtedness pursuant to the terms of the Guaranty or the Liens granted by it pursuant to the terms of the other Loan Documents to which it is a party securing payment and performance of the Indebtedness, (v) reaffirms that the Guaranty and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and such Liens are and shall continue to remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and (vi) represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, as of the date hereof, (x) all of the representations and warranties made by it in each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party are true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein), except to the extent any such representations and warranties are expressly limited to an earlier date, in which case, such representations and warranties shall continue to be true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein) as of such specified earlier date, and (y) after giving effect to the Fifteenth Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.  Although each Guarantor has been informed of the matters set forth herein and has acknowledged and agreed to same, each Guarantor understands that neither the Administrative Agent nor any of the Lenders have any obligation to inform any Guarantor of such matters in the future or to seek any Guarantor’s acknowledgment or agreement to future amendments or waivers for the Guaranty and other Loan Documents to which it is a party to remain in full force and effect, and nothing herein shall create such duty or obligation.
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CONSENT AND REAFFIRMATION









IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Consent and Reaffirmation on and as of the date of the Fifteenth Amendment.


															
	GUARANTORS:
	
				
	MATADOR RESOURCES COMPANY	
	MRC ENERGY SOUTHEAST COMPANY, LLC	
	MRC ENERGY SOUTH TEXAS COMPANY, LLC 	
	MRC PERMIAN COMPANY	
	MRC ROCKIES COMPANY	
	MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANY	
	LONGWOOD GATHERING AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS GP, INC.	
	DELAWARE WATER MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC	
	LONGWOOD MIDSTREAM DELAWARE, LLC	
	LONGWOOD MIDSTREAM HOLDINGS, LLC	
	LONGWOOD MIDSTREAM SOUTHEAST, LLC	
	LONGWOOD MIDSTREAM SOUTH TEXAS, LLC	
	SOUTHEAST WATER MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC	
	MRC DELAWARE RESOURCES, LLC	
	MRC PERMIAN LKE COMPANY, LLC	
	WR PERMIAN, LLC	
					
					
	By:		
	Name:	David E. Lancaster	
	Title:	Executive Vice President	
					
	LONGWOOD GATHERING AND DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, LP	
					
	By:	Longwood Gathering and Disposal Systems GP, Inc., its General Partner	
					
					
		By:	
		Name:	David E. Lancaster
		Title:	Executive Vice President




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