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EXHIBIT 10.1

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of August 23, 2010, by and among CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC., a Texas corporation (“Borrower”), certain SUBSIDIARIES OF BORROWER, as Guarantors (in such capacity, “Guarantors”), the LENDERS party hereto (the “Lenders”), and WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., 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, Borrower, Guarantors, Administrative Agent and Lenders are party to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2006 (as the same has been and may hereafter be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”); and

 

WHEREAS, Borrower, Guarantors, Administrative Agent and Lenders have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement as provided herein subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

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 parties hereto 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 Additional Definitions.  The following definitions shall be and they hereby are added to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement in appropriate alphabetical order:

 

“Reliance” means Reliance Marcellus II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and its successors and permitted assigns.

 

“Reliance Joint Venture” means that certain joint venture arrangement between Carrizo Marcellus and Reliance in respect of the exploration, development and production of the Reliance JV Oil and Gas Properties; provided that such joint venture arrangement is governed by the Reliance JV Documents.

 

“Reliance JV Documents” means the Reliance JV Operating Agreement, the Reliance JV Participation Agreement and any other documents, agreements and instruments governing the Reliance Joint Venture, in each case, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time to the extent permitted hereunder.

 

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“Reliance JV Oil and Gas Properties” means the leasehold acreage and other oil and gas interests located within Pennsylvania that are subject to the Reliance JV Documents and in which both Carrizo Marcellus and Reliance hold an interest.

 

“Reliance JV Operating Agreement” means a certain Operating Agreement between Carrizo Marcellus and Reliance relating to the Reliance Joint Venture and containing terms and conditions substantially similar to, and no less favorable to the Lenders than, those set forth in that certain draft Operating Agreement distributed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders on or about August 17, 2010, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time to the extent permitted hereunder.

 

“Reliance JV Participation Agreement” means a certain Participation and Development Agreement between Carrizo Marcellus and Reliance relating to the Reliance Joint Venture and containing terms and conditions substantially similar to, and no less favorable to the Lenders than, those set forth in that certain draft Participation and Development Agreement distributed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders on or about August 17, 2010, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time to the extent permitted hereunder.

 

“Reliance JV Principal Documents” means the Reliance JV Operating Agreement and the Reliance JV Participation Agreement, in each case, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time to the extent permitted hereunder.

 

1.2 Notices of Material Events.  Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended by (a) deleting the “and” located at the end of clause (d) thereof, (b) relettering clause (e) as clause (f), and (c) adding a new clause (e) to read as follows:

 

(e) the occurrence of any material breach or material default under, or repudiation or termination of, or the receipt or delivery of any written notice of any material default or material claim under, any Reliance JV Document by any party thereto, including, without limitation, the receipt or delivery of (i) any Default Notice under and as defined in Section 8.1 of the Reliance JV Operating Agreement and (ii) any written notice of default under Section 8.1 of the Reliance JV Participation Agreement; and

 

1.3 Reliance JV Documents.  Article VI of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended by adding a new Section 6.17 to the end thereof to read as follows:

 

Section 6.17. Reliance JV Documents.  The Borrower will provide the Administrative Agent (a) with fully executed copies of any amendments, modifications, supplements or waivers to the Reliance JV Principal Documents promptly, and in any event within thirty (30) days, after execution and delivery thereof and (b) upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent, any 

 

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other Reliance JV Document promptly, and in any event within thirty (30) days, after request thereof.

 

1.4 Reliance JV Documents.  Article VII of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended by adding a new Section 7.17 to the end thereof to read as follows:

 

Section 7.17. Reliance JV Documents.  Without the Administrative Agent’s prior written consent, the Borrower will not, nor will it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into or permit any supplement, modification or amendment of, or waive any right or obligation of any Person under, any Reliance JV Document if the effect thereof would (a) be materially adverse to the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders, (b) change the definition of “Permitted Pledge” or “Permitted Pledge Transfer” under the Reliance JV Participation Agreement or the Reliance JV Operating Agreement, (c) change Section 6.2 of the Reliance JV Participation Agreement or Section 11.3 of the Reliance JV Operating Agreement, or (d) change any provision of the Reliance JV Participation Agreement or the Reliance JV Operating Agreement that adversely affects the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender in respect of a Permitted Pledge or a Permitted Pledge Transfer under and as defined in the Reliance JV Participation Agreement and the Reliance JV Operating Agreement, respectively.

 

SECTION 2. Consent.  Each Lender hereby consents to the terms and conditions of, and authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver, those certain Pledge Agreement amendments in substantially the forms attached as Annex A and Annex B to this Amendment.

 

SECTION 3. Conditions.  Provided that such conditions are satisfied on or before November 30, 2010, the amendments to the Credit Agreement contained in Section 1 of this Amendment and the consents contained in Section 2 of this Amendment shall be effective upon the satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth in this Section 3.

 

3.1 Execution and Delivery.  Each Credit Party, the Required Lenders, and the Administrative Agent shall have executed and delivered this Amendment.

 

3.2 Reliance Joint Venture.  The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that substantially contemporaneous with the effectiveness of this Amendment, the Reliance JV Participation Agreement and Reliance JV Operating Agreement shall have become effective.

 

3.3 No Default.  No Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result from the effectiveness of this Amendment.

 

3.4 Other Documents.  The Administrative Agent shall have received such other instruments and documents incidental and appropriate to the transaction provided for herein as the Administrative Agent or its special counsel may reasonably request prior to the date hereof, and all such documents shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

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SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties of the Credit Parties.  To induce the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, each Credit Party hereby represents and warrants to the Lenders as follows:

 

4.1 Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties/Further Assurances.  After giving effect to the amendments herein, each representation and warranty of such Credit Party contained in the Credit Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof (except to the extent such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date and taking into account any amendments to the schedules or exhibits as a result of any disclosures made in writing by such Credit Party to the Administrative Agent after the Effective Date and approved by the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders in writing).

 

4.2 Corporate Authority; No Conflicts.  The execution, delivery and performance by such Credit Party (to the extent a party hereto or thereto) of this Amendment and all documents, instruments and agreements contemplated herein are within such Credit Party’s corporate or other organizational powers, have been duly authorized by all necessary action, require no action by or in respect of, or filing with, any court or agency of government and do not violate or constitute a default under any provision of any applicable law or other agreements binding upon such Credit Party or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the assets of such Credit Party except for Permitted Liens and otherwise as permitted in the Credit Agreement.

 

4.3 Enforceability.  This Amendment constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as (i) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditor’s rights generally and (ii) the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general application.

 

4.4 No Default.  As of the date hereof, both before and immediately 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 each Credit Party.  Each Credit Party hereby agrees that nothing contained in this Amendment shall in any manner affect or impair the liabilities, duties and obligations of such Credit Party under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents or the Liens securing the payment and performance thereof.

 

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 Legal Expenses.  The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Administrative Agent incurred by the Administrative Agent in 

 

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connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment and all related documents.

 

5.4 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.

 

5.5 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.

 

5.6 Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of Texas.

 

5.7 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.

 

5.8 Complete Agreement.  THIS AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

 

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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:	 
	 	 	 
	 	CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC.	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/Paul F. Boling	 
	 	Name: 	Paul F. Boling	 
	 	Title :	Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	 
	 	 	 	 

 

 

 

 

	 	GUARANTORS:	 
	 	 	 
	 	CCBM, INC.	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/Paul F. Boling	 
	 	Name: 	Paul F. Boling	 
	 	Title :	Vice President 	 
	 	 	 	 

	 	CLLR, INC.	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/Paul F. Boling	 
	 	Name: 	Paul F. Boling	 
	 	Title :	Vice President 	 
	 	 	 	 

	 	HONDO PIPELINE, INC.	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/Paul F. Boling	 
	 	Name: 	Paul F. Boling	 
	 	Title :	Vice President 	 
	 	 	 	 

	 	CARRIZO (MARCELLUS) LLC	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/Paul F. Boling	 
	 	Name: 	Paul F. Boling	 
	 	Title :	Vice President 	 
	 	 	 	 

 

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	 	CARRIZO MARCELLUS HOLDING INC.	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/Paul F. Boling	 
	 	Name: 	Paul F. Boling	 
	 	Title :	Vice President 	 
	 	 	 	 

 

 

	 	CHAMA PIPELINE HOLDING LLC	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/Paul F. Boling	 
	 	Name: 	Paul F. Boling	 
	 	Title :	Vice President 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 

	 	BANDELIER PIPELINE HOLDING, LLC	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/Paul F. Boling	 
	 	Name: 	Paul F. Boling	 
	 	Title :	Vice President 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 

	 	MESCALERO PIPELINE, LLC	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/Paul F. Boling	 
	 	Name: 	Paul F. Boling	 
	 	Title :	Vice President 	 
	 	 	 	 

 

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	 	WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as	 
	 	Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank and as a	 
	 	Lender	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/Scott Hodges	 
	 	Name: 	Scott Hodges	 
	 	Title :	Director	 
	 	 	 	 

 

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	 	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,	 
	 	as a Co-Syndication Agent and as a Lender	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/Don J. McKinnerney	 
	 	Name: 	Don J. McKinnerney	 
	 	Title :	Authorized Secretary	 
	 	 	 	 

 

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	 	CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND	 
	 	INVESTMENT BANK (f/k/a CALYON NEW	 
	 	YORK BRANCH), as a Co-Syndication Agent and 	 
	 	as a Lender	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/Tim Byargeon	 
	 	Name: 	Tim Byargeon	 
	 	Title :	Managing Director	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 

	
 

	
By: 

	/s/Michael D. Willis	 
	 	Name: 	Michael D. Willis	 
	 	Title :	Managing Director	 
	 	 	 	 

 

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	 	CAPITAL ONE, N.A.,	 
	 	as Documentation Agent and as a Lender	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/Paul D. Hein	 
	 	Name: 	Paul D. Hein	 
	 	Title :	Vice President	 
	 	 	 	 

 

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	 	UNION BANK, N.A. (f/k/a UNION BANK 	 
	 	OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.),	 
	 	 as a Lender	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/Timothy Brendel	 
	 	Name: 	Timothy Brendel	 
	 	Title :	Vice President	 
	 	 	 	 

  

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	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,	 
	 	as a Lender	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/John C. Lozano	 
	 	Name: 	John C. Lozano	 
	 	Title :	Vice President	 
	 	 	 	 

  

 

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	 	CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS	 
	 	BRANCH,	 
	 	as a Lender	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/Mikhail Faybusovich	 
	 	Name: 	Mikhail Faybusovich	 
	 	Title :	Vice President	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 

	
 

	
By: 

	/s/Vipul Dhadda	 
	 	Name: 	Vipul Dhadda	 
	 	Title :	Associate	 
	 	 	 

 

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	 	COMPASS BANK (as successor in interest to	 
	 	Guaranty Bank), as a Lender	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/Kathleen J. Bowen	 
	 	Name: 	Kathleen J. Bowen	 
	 	Title :	Senior Vice President	 
	 	 	 	 

  

 

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	 	FORTIS CAPITAL CORP.,	 
	 	as a Lender	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/Betsy Jocher	 
	 	Name: 	Betsy Jocher	 
	 	Title :	Director	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 

	
 

	
By: 

	/s/Greg Smothers	 
	 	Name: 	Vipul Dhadda	 
	 	Title :	Director	 
	 	 	 

 

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	 	COMPASS BANK, as a Lender	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	
 

	
By: 

	/s/Kathleen J. Bowen	 
	 	Name: 	Kathleen J. Bowen	 
	 	Title :	Senior Vice President	 
	 	 	 	 

  

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1, dated as of August 4, 2010 (this “Amendment”) to the Participation Agreement, effective as of August 1, 2008 (the “Agreement”), is entered into among Carrizo (Marcellus) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Carrizo”), Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., a Texas corporation (“COGI” and, together with Carrizo, the “Carrizo Parties”), Avista Capital Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Avista”), and ACP II Marcellus LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Investor LLC” and, together with Avista, the “Avista Parties”).  In this Agreement, Carrizo, COGI, Avista and Investor LLC are collectively referred to as the “Parties” and each as a “Party.”

 

RECITALS:

 

A.           The Carrizo Parties and Investor LLC entered into the Agreement, among other things, to dedicate their respective interests in certain Oil and Gas Interests for the mutual benefit of Carrizo and Investor LLC.

 

B.           Concurrently with the execution of this Amendment, the Carrizo Parties and Investor LLC are entering into purchase and sale agreements providing for the sale by them to Reliance Marcellus II, LLC (“Reliance”) of a substantial portion of the Properties.

 

C.           The Parties desire to amend the Agreement in connection with the transactions with Reliance, including with respect to the Participation and Development Agreement to be entered into by Carrizo and Reliance in connection with the closing of sale of Carrizo’s interests in certain Properties to Reliance.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.  DEFINITIONS.

 

(a) Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.

 

(b) Article 1 of the Agreement is amended by deleting the following defined terms therefrom:  Equity Purchase Rights, Equity ROFR Initiator, Qualifying Equity Interests, Qualifying Equity Transfer and Selling Member.

 

(c) Article 1 of the Agreement is further amended by adding the following defined terms:

 

“Carrizo-Reliance Purchase and Sale Agreement” means the Purchase and Sale Agreement among the Carrizo Parties, Monument Exploration, LLC, Reliance and Reliance Holding USA, Inc. dated as of August 2, 2010.

 

  

  

  

 

“Investor LLC-Reliance Purchase and Sale Agreement” means the Purchase and Sale Agreement among Investor LLC, Reliance and Reliance Holding USA, Inc. dated as of August 2, 2010.

 

“Reliance Purchase and Sale Agreements” means the Carrizo-Reliance Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Investor LLC-Reliance Purchase and Sale Agreement.

 

(d) The definition of “Permitted Pledge” is amended by deleting the reference to Section 4.2(b) therefrom.

 

SECTION 2.  AMENDMENTS.

 

(a) Section 3.1 of the Agreement is amended by adding the following provision to the end of such section:

 

Following the Closing (as defined respectively in each Reliance Purchase and Sale Agreement) pursuant to the Reliance Purchase and Sale Agreements and subject to Section 3.3, Net Cash Flow From Production shall be allocated between Investor LLC and Carrizo pursuant to Section 3.1(c).

 

(b) Section 3.2 of the Agreement is amended by adding the following provision to the end of such section:

 

Following the Closing (as defined respectively in each Reliance Purchase and Sale Agreement) pursuant to the Reliance Purchase and Sale Agreements and subject to Section 3.3, proceeds received from the Transfer of any Oil and Gas Interest in the Properties shall be allocated between Investor LLC and Carrizo pursuant to Section 3.2(c).

 

(c) Section 3.3 of the Agreement is amended by adding the following provisions to the end of such section:

 

Proceeds from any Transfer of Oil and Gas Interests in the Properties by Investor LLC under the Investor LLC-Reliance Purchase and Sale Agreement shall be allocated 100% to Investor LLC.  Proceeds from any Transfer of Oil and Gas Interests in the Properties by Carrizo under the Carrizo-Reliance Purchase and Sale Agreement shall be allocated 100% to Carrizo.  Following the Closing (as defined respectively in each Reliance Purchase and Sale Agreement), Investor LLC agrees to pay, from the proceeds received pursuant to the Investor LLC-Reliance Purchase and Sale Agreement, Carrizo any outstanding obligations of Investor LLC owed to Carrizo or its Affiliates under the Operating Agreement within five (5) Business Days of Investor LLC’s receipt of invoices (together with reasonable supporting documentation) therefor from Carrizo.

 

(d) Sections 4.1(a), 4.1(b) and 4.3(b) of the Agreement are amended by deleting the references to Section 4.2(b) therefrom.

 

(e)           The following provision is added to Section 4.1(a):

 

  

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If, following the Closing (as defined respectively in each Reliance Purchase and Sale Agreement), all or substantially all of Carrizo’s Oil and Gas Interests in the Properties are transferred to an Affiliate, the Parties agree in connection therewith to reinstate a mutual right of first refusal with respect to the equity interests in such transferee and Investor LLC similar to that in Section 4.2(b) of the Agreement, as it existed prior to this Amendment.

 

(f)           Section 4.2(b) of the Agreement is deleted.

 

SECTION 3.  TERMINATION OF THE RELIANCE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENTS.  If, prior to the Closing (as defined respectively in each Reliance Purchase and Sale Agreement), the Reliance Purchase and Sale Agreements are terminated for any reason, this Amendment shall automatically be deemed null and void, and of no further force and effect, without the need for further act or evidence.

 

SECTION 4.  EFFECT ON THE AGREEMENT.  Except as specifically provided above, the Agreement shall continue to be in full force and effect.

 

SECTION 5.  COUNTERPARTS.  This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, and by different Parties in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original instrument, but all such counterparts together shall constitute one amendment.

 

SECTION 6.  GOVERNING LAW.  This Amendment and the legal relations between the Parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Texas, USA without regard to principles of conflicts of Laws.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first above written.

 

	
ACP II MARCELLUS LLC

	
CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC.

	  	  
	
By:           ACP II AMS LP,

	  
	
its Manager

	
By:      /s/Paul F. Boling 

	  	
Paul F. Boling

	
By:    Avista Capital Partners II, L.P.,

	
Vice President, Chief Financial

	
its General Partner

	
           Officer and Secretary

	  	  
	
By:    Avista Capital Partners II GP, LLC

	
CARRIZO (MARCELLUS) LLC

	
its General Partner

	  
	  	  
	
By:    /s/Robert L. Cabes, Jr.

	
By:      /s/Paul F. Boling 

	
Robert L. Cabes, Jr.

	
Paul F. Boling

	
Partner

	
Vice President, Chief Financial

	  	
       Officer and Secretary

	
AVISTA CAPITAL PARTNERS II, L.P.

	  
	  	  
	
By:    Avista Capital Partners II GP, LLC,

	  
	
its General Partner

	  
	  	  
	
By:    /s/Robert L. Cabes, Jr.

	  
	
Robert L. Cabes, Jr.

	  
	
Partner

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