KWK 10K EX 10.31


Exhibit 10.31
Execution Version


OMNIBUS AMENDMENT NO. 3 
TO COMBINED CREDIT AGREEMENTS
THIS OMNIBUS AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO COMBINED CREDIT AGREEMENTS (this “Amendment”), dated as of October 5, 2012, is among QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC., (the “U.S. Borrower”), QUICKSILVER RESOURCES CANADA, INC., (the “Canadian Borrower”) (collectively, the “Combined Borrowers”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as global administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Global Administrative Agent”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., TORONTO BRANCH, as Canadian administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Canadian Administrative Agent”), and each of the U.S. Lenders and Canadian Lenders party hereto.


R E C I T A L S
A.    The U.S. Borrower, the Global Administrative Agent, and the various financial institutions party thereto as Agents or Lenders (the “U.S. Lenders”) entered into that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 22, 2011 (as amended by Omnibus Amendment No. 1 dated as of May 23, 2012, as further amended by Omnibus Amendment No. 2 dated as of August 6, 2012, and as amended, supplemented or modified, the “U.S. Credit Agreement”).
B.    Quicksilver Resources Inc., as parent, the Canadian Borrower, the Canadian Administrative Agent, the Global Administrative Agent, and the various financial institutions party thereto as agents or lenders (the “Canadian Lenders”) entered into that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 22, 2011 (as amended by Omnibus Amendment No. 1 dated as of May 23, 2012, as further amended by Omnibus Amendment No. 2 dated as of August 6, 2012, and as amended, supplemented or modified, the “Canadian Credit Agreement”) (the U.S. Credit Agreement and the Canadian Credit Agreement being collectively referred to as the “Combined Credit Agreements”).
C.    The Combined Borrowers have requested that the Required Lenders agree, and the Required Lenders have agreed, to amend certain provisions of the Combined Credit Agreements.
D.    NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1.Defined Terms.  Each capitalized term used herein but not otherwise defined herein has the meaning given to such term in the U.S. Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.  Unless otherwise indicated, all section references in this Amendment refer to applicable section of the Combined Credit Agreements.
Section 2.    Amendments to Combined Credit Agreements.


2.1    Amendments to Section 1.02.  The following definitions are hereby added where alphabetically appropriate to each of the Combined Credit Agreements to read as follows:







“Aggregate Swap MTM” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.10(d).


“Swap Restructuring” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.10(d).


“Third Amendment Effective Date” means October 5, 2012.


2.2    Amendments to Section 9.10(d).
		
	a)
	The last sentence of Section 9.10(d) of the Canadian Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read:


“Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary terminate, unwind, cancel or otherwise dispose of any Oil and Gas Swap Agreements in respect of settlement payments thereto occurring prior to December 31, 2014; provided that the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary may restructure any such settlement payments in respect of any Oil and Gas Swap Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any restructuring effected by means of a substantially concurrent termination and replacement that serves as a substitute for a restructuring) (a “Swap Restructuring”) if (a) the following conditions are satisfied on the date of any such Swap Restructuring after giving effect to any such Swap Restructuring, (i) the other requirements of Section 9.10(d) are satisfied, (ii) no Default has occurred and is continuing and (iii) the mark-to-market value of the Oil and Gas Swap Agreements of the Parent and its Restricted Subsidiaries attributable to settlement payments during the period prior to January 1, 2015 (the “Aggregate Swap MTM”) is, in the aggregate, not less than 95% of the Aggregate Swap MTM immediately prior to such Swap Restructuring and (b) within two business days of any Swap Restructuring the Parent has provided notice to the Administrative Agent that a Swap Restructuring was undertaken pursuant to this proviso, which notice shall also set forth (x) the amount of cash received by the Parent and any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Swap Restructuring and (y) any affected Oil and Gas Swap Agreements and any changes to the terms thereof that occurred in connection with such Swap Restructuring.”
		
	b)
	The last sentence of Section 9.10(d) of the U.S. Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read: 




“Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary terminate, unwind, cancel or otherwise dispose of any Oil and Gas Swap Agreements in respect of settlement payments thereto occurring prior to December 31, 2014; provided that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may restructure any such settlement payments in respect of any Oil and Gas Swap Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any restructuring effected by means of a substantially concurrent termination and replacement that serves as a substitute for a restructuring) (a “Swap Restructuring”) if (a) the 

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following conditions are satisfied on the date of any such Swap Restructuring after giving effect to any such Swap Restructuring, (i) the other requirements of Section 9.10(d) are satisfied, (ii) no Default has occurred and is continuing and (iii) the mark-to-market value of the Oil and Gas Swap Agreements of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries attributable to settlement payments during the period prior to January 1, 2015 (the “Aggregate Swap MTM”) is, in the aggregate, not less than 95% of the Aggregate Swap MTM immediately prior to such Swap Restructuring and (b) within two business days of any Swap Restructuring the Borrower has provided notice to the Administrative Agent that a Swap Restructuring was undertaken pursuant to this proviso which notice shall also set forth (x) the amount of cash received by the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Swap Restructuring and (y) any affected Oil and Gas Swap Agreements and any changes to the terms thereof that occurred in connection with such Swap Restructuring.” 
Section 3.    Conditions Precedent.  This Amendment shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (the “Third Amendment Effective Date”):
3.1    The Global Administrative Agent shall have received from each of the Combined Borrowers, the Required Lenders, the Global Administrative Agent and the Canadian Administrative Agent counterparts of this Amendment signed on behalf of such Person.
3.2    The Combined Borrowers shall have paid all amounts due and payable in connection with this Amendment on or prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced at least one (1) Business Day prior to such date, all documented out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Combined Borrowers under the Combined Credit Agreements.
Section 4.    Miscellaneous.
4.1    Confirmation.  All of the terms and provisions of the Combined Credit Agreements, as amended by this Amendment, are, and shall remain, in full force and effect following the effectiveness of this Amendment.  
4.2    Ratification and Affirmation; Representations and Warranties.  Each Combined Borrower hereby (a) acknowledges the terms of this Amendment; (a) ratifies and affirms its obligations under, and acknowledges, renews and extends its continued liability under, each Loan Document (as defined in the applicable Combined Credit Agreement as used in this Section) to which it is a party and agrees that each Loan Document to which it is a party remains in full force and effect, except as expressly amended hereby, notwithstanding the amendments contained herein; and (a) represents and warrants to the Lenders (as defined in the applicable Combined Credit Agreement) that as of the date hereof, after giving effect to the terms of this Amendment: (i) all of the representations and warranties contained in each Loan Document to which it is a party are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, except that to the extent any such representations and warranties are (x) expressly limited to an earlier date, in which case, on the Third Amendment Effective Date such representations and warranties shall 

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continue to be true and correct as of such specified earlier date and (y) qualified by materiality, such representations and warranties (as so qualified) shall continue to be true and correct in all respects and (ii) no Default (as defined in the applicable Combined Credit Agreement) has occurred and is continuing as of the Third Amendment Effective Date.
7.2    Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts, and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed counterpart by facsimile or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.
7.3    Governing Law, Jurisdiction, etc. Sections 12.09 and 12.18 of the Canadian Credit Agreement shall be incorporated herein mutatis mutandis as this Amendment relates to the Canadian Credit Agreement and Sections 12.09 and 12.18 of the U.S. Credit Agreement shall be incorporated herein mutatis mutandis as this Amendment relates to the U.S. Credit Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first written above.


QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC., a Delaware corporation
		
	By:
	/s/ Vanessa Gomez LaGatta     
Name:   Vanessa Gomez LaGatta 
Title:     Vice President – Treasurer







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QUICKSILVER RESOURCES CANADA INC., an Alberta, Canada corporation
		
	By:
	/s/ Vanessa Gomez LaGatta     
Name:   Vanessa Gomez LaGatta 
Title:     Vice President – Treasurer


 

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender under the U.S. Credit Agreement and as Global Administrative Agent
		
	By:
	 /s/ David Morris     
Name:   David Morris 
Title:   Authorized Officer    







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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., TORONTO BRANCH,  as a Lender under the Canadian Credit Agreement and as Canadian Administrative Agent
		
	By:
	 /s/ Steve Voigt     
Name:  Steve Voigt 
Title:  Senior Vice President







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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender under the U.S. Credit Agreement
		
	By:
	  /s/ Alia Qaddumi     
Name:  Alia Qaddumi     
Title:   Vice President    






BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., (by its Canada Branch) as a Lender under the Canadian Credit Agreement
By:      /s/ Medina Sales de Andrade         
    Name:     Medina Sales de Andrade 
    Title:      Vice President




BRANCH BANKING & TRUST COMPANY, as a Lender under the U.S. Credit Agreement and the Canadian Credit Agreement
By:     /s/ Ryan K. Michael         
    Name:    Ryan K. Michael 
    Title:  Senior Vice President




CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, as a Lender under the Canadian Credit Agreement
		
	By:
	 /s/ Randy Geislinger     
Name:  Randy Geislinger     
Title:  Executive Director




		
	By:
	 /s/ Joelle Chatwin     
Name:  Joelle Chatwin     
Title:  Executive Director




CIBC INC., as a Lender under the U.S. Credit Agreement
		
	By:
	 /s/ Trudy Nelson         
    Name:  Trudy Nelson     
    Title:  Authorized Signatory    


By:     /s/ Richard Antl             
    Name:    Richard Antl 
    Title:  Authorized Signatory




CITIBANK, N.A., as a Lender under the U.S. Credit Agreement
		
	By:
	 /s/ Phil Ballard     
Name:  Phil Ballard 
Title:  Vice President    






CITIBANK, N.A., CANADIAN BRANCH, as a Lender under the Canadian Credit Agreement
By:      /s/ Gordon Dekuyper     
    Name:  Gordon Dekuyper     
    Title:  Managing Director




COMERICA BANK, as a Lender under the U.S. Credit Agreement
		
	By:
	 /s/ Katya Evseev         
Name:    Katya Evseev 
Title:  Assistant Vice President    






COMERICA BANK, CANADA BRANCH, as a Lender under the Canadian Credit Agreement
		
	By:
	  /s/ Omer Ahmed     
Name:  Omer Ahmed 
Title:  Portfolio Manager    






COMPASS BANK, as a Lender under the U.S. Credit Agreement
		
	By:
	  /s/ Umar Hassan         
Name:  Umar Hassan 
Title:  Vice President







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CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, as a Lender under the U.S. Credit Agreement and the Canadian Credit Agreement
		
	By:
	  /s/ Tom Byargeon     
Name:  Tom Byargeon 
Title:  Managing Director    


		
	By:
	  /s/ Sharada Manne     
Name:  Sharada Manne     
Title:  Managing Director    






CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as a Lender under the U.S. Credit Agreement
		
	By:
	  /s/ Mikhail Faybusovich         
Name:  Mikhail Faybusovich 
Title:  Director    


		
	By:
	/s/ Michael D. Spaight     
Name:  Michael D. Spaight 
Title:  Associate






CREDIT SUISSE AG, TORONTO BRANCH, as a Lender under the Canadian Credit Agreement
		
	By:  
	  /s/ Alain Daoust     
Name: Alain Daoust     
Title:  Director    


By:     /s/ Paul White                 
    Name:  Paul White 
    Title: Vice President
       Credit Suisse, AG, Toronto Branch




DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as a Lender under the U.S. Credit Agreement
		
	By:
	 /s/ Michael Getz     
Name:  Michael Getz 
Title:   Vice President    


		
	By:
	  /s/ Courtney E. Meehan     
Name:  Courtney E. Meehan     
Title:   Vice President    






DEUTSCHE BANK AG CANADA BRANCH, as a Lender under the Canadian Credit Agreement
		
	By:
	  /s/ Paul M. Jurist     
Name:  Paul M. Jurist 
Title:   Managing Director & Principal Officer    


By:          /s/ Marcellus Leung             
    Name:  Marcellus Leung 
    Title:  Assistant Vice President






EXPORT DEVELOPMENT CANADA, as a Lender under the U.S. Credit Agreement
		
	By:
	 /s/ Richard Leong     
Name:  Richard Leong     
Title:  Asset Manager    


		
	By:
	  /s/ Trevor Mulligan     
Name:  Trevor Mulligan     
Title:  Asset Manager    






GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Lender under the U.S. Credit Agreement
		
	By:
	 /s/ Michelle Latzoni     
Name:  Michelle Latzoni     
Title:  Authorized Signatory    






KEYBANK, N.A., as a Lender under the U.S. Credit Agreement
		
	By:
	  /s/ Sherri Manson     
Name:  Sherri Manson     
Title:  Senior Vice President







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THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as a Lender under the U.S. Credit Agreement and the Canadian Credit Agreement
By:   Terry Donovan             
    Name:  Terry Donovan 
    Title: Managing Director





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THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND plc, as a Lender under the U.S. Credit Agreement
		
	By:
	 /s/ Sanjay Remond     
Name:  Sanjay Remond     
Title: Authorised Signatory    







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THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND N.V., (CANADA) BRANCH, as a Lender under the Canadian Credit Agreement
		
	By:
	 /s/ Shehan J. De Silva     
Name: Shehan J. De Silva     
Title:  Vice President    


/s/ David Wright     
Name: David Wright     
Title:  Director
Head of Client Management Canada
    
TORONTO DOMINION (NEW YORK) LLC, as a Lender under the U.S. Credit Agreement
		
	By:
	/s/ Bebi Yasin     
Name:  Bebi Yasin     
Title:  Authorized Signatory    






THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK, as a Lender under the Canadian Credit Agreement
		
	By:
	/s/ Bebi Yasin     
Name:  Bebi Yasin     
Title:  Authorized Signatory




U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender under the U.S. Credit Agreement
		
	By:
	 /s/ Heather Han     
Name:  Heather Han     
Title: Senior Vice President    







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UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC, as a Lender under the U.S. Credit Agreement
		
	By:
	 /s/ Irja R. Otsa     
Name:  Irja R. Otsa     
Title:  Associate Director


Banking Products Services, US     

		
	By:
	 /s/ David Urban     
Name:  David Urban     
Title:  Associate Director


Banking Products Services, US    



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UBS AG CANADA BRANCH, as a Lender under the Canadian Credit Agreement
		
	By:
	 /s/ Irja R. Otsa     
Name:  Irja R. Otsa     
Title:  Attorney-in-fact    


		
	By:
	 /s/ David Urban     
Name:  David Urban 
Title:  Attorney-in-fact    






WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as a Lender under the U.S. Credit Agreement
		
	By:
	 /s/ Juan Carlos Sandoval     
Name:  Juan Carlos Sandoval     
Title:  Director







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WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL CORPORATION CANADA, as a Lender under the Canadian Credit Agreement


		
	By:
	 /s/ Juan Carlos Sandoval     
Name:  Juan Carlos Sandoval     
Title:  Director