Document:

EXHIBIT 10.1

                                                                Execution Copy

                             Triarc Companies, Inc.
                                 280 Park Avenue
                            New York, New York 10017

                                       August 10, 2007

Brian L. Schorr
c/o Trian Fund Management, L.P.
280 Park Avenue
New York, New York  10017

Dear Mr. Schorr:

This letter agreement confirms the arrangement between you and Triarc Companies,
Inc.,  a Delaware  corporation  ("Triarc"),  regarding  the  termination  of the
Employment  Agreement between you and Triarc,  dated as of February 24, 2000, as
amended through the date hereof (the "Employment Agreement"),  and the cessation
of your employment  thereunder.  Capitalized  terms not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings set forth in the Employment Agreement.

     1.   Your  services  as an officer  and  employee  of Triarc and any of its
          direct and indirect  subsidiaries,  ceased  effective as of 12:00 a.m.
          Eastern Daylight Time on June 30, 2007 (the  "Termination  Date"),  at
          which time the Employment  Agreement  terminated and no longer has any
          legal effect;  provided,  however,  that the provisions of Section 4.5
          (as amended herein), Section 3.6, Section 4.7, Section 4.8, Section 5,
          Section  6,  Section  7,  Section 8 (as  amended  herein),  Section 9,
          Section  10,  Section  11 and  Section 12 (as  amended  herein) of the
          Employment  Agreement  shall remain in effect  pursuant to their terms
          (and you  acknowledge  the receipt of  sufficient  consideration  from
          Triarc to  support  the  continued  applicability  of all  restrictive
          covenants).  The terms of Section 8 of the Employment  Agreement shall
          also apply with  respect to services  provided by you to Triarc  under
          the Services  Agreement dated April 30, 2007, as amended,  restated or
          supplemented  and  any  successor  agreement  thereto  (the  "Services
          Agreement"), between Triarc and Trian Fund Management, L.P. ("Trian").
          The  terms of the  separate  indemnification  agreement  entered  into
          between  you and  Triarc,  dated as of  January  1,  1999,  shall also
          continue with respect to your employment prior to the Termination Date
          as well as with respect to services  provided by you to Triarc and its
          subsidiaries under the Services Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt,
          any  indemnity  provisions,  D&O  insurance,  fiduciary  insurance and
          employed  lawyers  liability   insurance   coverage  related  to  your
          employment by Triarc and your provision of services under the Services
          Agreement  shall  continue in full force and effect,  subject,  in the
          case of any such  outside  insurance  coverage  that such  coverage or
          comparable coverage be maintained through the sixth anniversary of the
          date you cease to provide  services under the Services  Agreement,  to
          the  extent  such  coverage   remains   available  at  a  commercially
          reasonable rate.

     2.   This agreement will serve as notice of your termination in lieu of the
          Notice of Termination  required  under the Employment  Agreement as in
          effect prior to the Termination Date.

     3.   Triarc will continue to pay base salary and provide employee  benefits
          through  the  Termination  Date  in  accordance  with  the  applicable
          provisions of the Employment  Agreement,  provided you shall accrue no
          further  payments,  bonuses,  severance  or other  incentive  payments
          during  (or  with  respect  to) the  2007  calendar  year,  except  as
          expressly set forth herein.

     4.   (a) On December 31, 2007,  Triarc shall pay to you, less the aggregate
          amount  required by law to be withheld  upon such payment to you under
          federal, state and local withholding requirements,  a lump sum payment
          of $5,627,414.76  (the "First Lump Sum Payment").  Except for such tax
          withholding,  such  payment  shall be  unconditional  and absolute and
          shall not be subject to offsets, setoffs, recoupment, counterclaims or
          reductions  under any  circumstances.  Such  payment is in lieu of the
          payment  that  would  otherwise  have  been  paid to you in a lump sum
          within 10 days after the  Termination  Date. If you die prior December
          31,  2007,  such payment  shall be made to the legal  guardian of your
          estate on the scheduled payment date.

          (b) In addition,  Triarc shall pay to you, in the 2008 calendar  year,
          but in no event,  no later than September 30, 2008, a lump sum payment
          of  $853,150.07,  less  the  aggregate  amount  required  by law to be
          withheld  upon  such  payment  to you under  federal,  state and local
          withholding  requirements  (the "Second Lump Sum  Payment);  provided,
          however,  if a Change of Control (as  defined in Triarc's  2002 Equity
          Participation  Plan,  as in  effect as of the date  hereof)  of Triarc
          occurs after  January 1, 2008,  but before  September  30,  2008,  the
          Second  Lump Sum  Payment  shall be paid on the date of such Change of
          Control  (September  30,  2008 or such  earlier  payment  date for the
          Second Lump Sum Payment, is referred to herein as the "Second Lump Sum
          Payment Date"). Except for such tax withholding, such payment shall be
          unconditional  and  absolute  and shall  not be  subject  to  offsets,
          setoffs,   recoupment,   counterclaims   or   reductions   under   any
          circumstances.  Such payment is in lieu of the amount of bonus payment
          that  would  otherwise  have been paid to you in 2008 with  respect to
          2007 had you  continued to be employed by Triarc.  If you die prior to
          the Second Lump Sum Payment  Date,  such payment  shall be made to the
          legal guardian of your estate on the Second Lump Sum Payment Date. For
          the avoidance of doubt,  Triarc  acknowledges  that the  provisions of
          Section 12 of your  Employment  Agreement (as amended herein) shall be
          applicable to the Second Lump Sum Payment.

     5.   Sub-clause (B) of Section 4.5 of the  Employment  Agreement is amended
          as of the  Termination  Date to provide  that each  outstanding  stock
          option  shall  remain  exercisable  until the  earlier of (i) one year
          following  the  termination  of  your  services  to the  Company  as a
          consultant  (whether  under the  terms of the  Services  Agreement  or
          otherwise)  for reasons  other than "cause," (as such term was defined
          in the  Employment  Agreement  as in effect  prior to the  Termination
          Date),  as determined in good faith by the  Compensation  Committee of
          Triarc ("Compensation Committee"), (ii) the earlier of the latest date
          upon which such stock option could have expired by its original  terms
          under  any  circumstances  or  the  tenth  (10th)  anniversary  of the
          original date of grant and (iii)  immediately upon termination of your
          services  to Triarc as a  consultant  for  "cause,"  (as such term was
          defined  in  the  Employment  Agreement  as in  effect  prior  to  the
          Termination  Date),  as determined  in good faith by the  Compensation
          Committee.

     6.   Section 8 of the Employment  Agreement shall be amended to add a final
          sentence to read as follows:  "Any  reimbursement  the Company pays to
          the  Employee  under this  Section 8 shall be paid prior to the end of
          the  Employee's  taxable year next following the taxable year in which
          the action, suit or proceeding is completed."

     7.   Sub-clause  (A) of Section  12 of the  Employment  Agreement  shall be
          amended to add a final  sentence  to read as  follows:  "Any  Gross-Up
          Payment the Company  pays to the  Employee  shall be paid prior to the
          end of the Employee's  taxable year next following the taxable year in
          which the Employee remits the Excise Tax."

     8.   You acknowledge  and agree that following the Termination  Date (i) to
          the extent  that  during the term of the  Services  Agreement  you are
          associated with Trian you shall continue to provide services to Triarc
          as a consultant as provided for under the Services  Agreement,  to the
          extent reasonably  requested by Triarc and (ii) to the extent that you
          are no longer  associated  with Trian,  you may at your  election  and
          without  any  further  payment or cost to Triarc,  continue to provide
          consulting  services  to Triarc  for so long as  requested  by Triarc;
          provided, however, that in the case of both clause (i) and (ii) above,
          Triarc does not intend or contemplate that you will provide a level of
          service to  Triarc,  and Triarc  shall not  request or require  you to
          provide  such a level of  service,  that  exceeds  20  percent  of the
          average  level of service you performed for Triarc during the 36-month
          period prior to the  Termination  Date; and provided that you agree to
          cooperate  with  Triarc  and  Trian so as not to exceed  such  maximum
          service  levels.  The terms of Section 8 of the  Employment  Agreement
          shall apply with respect to any consulting services you may provide to
          Triarc.

     9.   All Class B Units of Triarc  Deerfield  Holdings,  LLC and all Class B
          Units of Jurl Holdings,  LLC held by you on the  Termination  Date are
          fully vested and non-forfeitable effective as of the Termination Date.

     10.  You hereby  acknowledge  that as of the  Termination  Date,  except as
          expressly provided in this agreement,  you will not be entitled to any
          other  payments,   distributions,   bonuses,  severance,  benefits  or
          perquisites from Triarc or any of its respective  affiliates including
          but not limited to, base salary,  bonus  (including any pro rata bonus
          payments),   distributions   (other  than  401(k)  account  balances),
          allocations  and group  health  benefits  (other than COBRA  rights to
          continue and/or convert group medical coverage at your expense and any
          conversion  rights to which you may be entitled under law with respect
          to  continuing  life  insurance  or  long-term   disability  insurance
          coverage at your expense) and you hereby fully release  Triarc and its
          respective  affiliates  and  subsidiaries  (the "Group") from all such
          claims you may otherwise  have (known or unknown) under the Employment
          Agreement or under any other Triarc  compensation plan or arrangement;
          provided,  however,  that  nothing  contained  in this  discharge  and
          release shall release Triarc from any  obligations  arising under this
          agreement or the surviving  provisions of the Employment  Agreement or
          any  agreement  governing  the  terms  of  any  Triarc  stock  options
          previously  granted to you.  You further  acknowledge  that Triarc has
          made arrangements for Trian to honor your accrued and outstanding 2007
          vacation balance from Triarc, which will allow you to use your accrued
          2007  vacation time at Trian.  Notwithstanding  anything  herein,  you
          shall be entitled to all rights to  indemnification  and  contribution
          under the  certificate  of  incorporation,  bylaws or similar  charter
          documents of, or any agreement with, Triarc or any of its subsidiaries
          or affiliates.  Triarc, on behalf of the Group,  hereby fully releases
          you from any and all claims any of them may have  against you based on
          facts known to Messrs. Nelson Peltz, Peter W. May, Edward P. Garden or
          Frances T.  McCarron as of June 28, 2007,  including,  but not limited
          to, any claims related to your  employment or any term or condition of
          that employment.

     11.  To the extent that Frances T. McCarron  ("McCarron") accepts full-time
          employment   with  Trian  and  Triarc   enters  into  a  cash  payment
          arrangement   with  McCarron  with  respect  to  the   settlement  and
          termination of his letter agreement with Triarc,  dated April 28, 2006
          (the "McCarron  Agreement"),  and the cash payments provided for under
          such  arrangement,  expressed as a percentage  of payments  that would
          otherwise be due McCarron under Section (4) of the McCarron  Agreement
          exceeds 87.5% (the "McCarron Percentage"), Triarc shall pay to you, no
          later than ten (10) business days  following  such  determination,  an
          additional  cash  payment  equal  to the  sum of  (A) an  amount  (the
          "Additional  Schorr Payment") which, when added to $6,118,773.50,  and
          expressed  as  a  percentage  of   $6,992,884,   equals  the  McCarron
          Percentage  and (B) an  amount  equal to simple  interest  at 9.9% per
          annum on the  Additional  Schorr  Payment from July 1, 2007 through to
          the payment date (the "Schorr Interest Factor"). The Additional Schorr
          Payment  and Schorr  Interest  Factor  shall be subject to  applicable
          taxes and withholding.  Notwithstanding the foregoing,  the Additional
          Schorr  Payment  shall  be  paid in the  taxable  year  in  which  the
          determination  is made that Frank  McCarron  will receive the McCarron
          Percentage  or within the two and a half month period  following  such
          taxable year.

     12.  The terms of this agreement (and the terms of the Employment Agreement
          referenced  herein)  constitute the entire  agreement  between you and
          Triarc  regarding the cessation of your employment and the termination
          of the  Employment  Agreement and may not be altered or modified other
          than in a writing signed by you and Triarc. Except as provided herein,
          this  Agreement  supersedes  all prior  arrangements,  communications,
          commitments or obligations  between  yourself and Triarc regarding the
          subject matter herein.

Very truly yours,

/s/DAVID E. SCHWAB II
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David E. Schwab II
Member of the Board of Directors
On Behalf of Triarc Companies, Inc.

AGREED AND ACKNOWLEDGED

/s/BRIAN L. SCHORR
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      FIRST
        AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

       

       

      FIRST
        AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is
        entered into as of August 9, 2007, by and among PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT
        CORPORATION (the “Borrower”), CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF THE BORROWER, as
        Guarantors (the “Guarantors”), the LENDERS party hereto (the
“Lenders”) and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent
        (the
“Administrative Agent”).  Unless the context otherwise requires
        or 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 Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have
        entered into that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as
        of
        November 4, 2005 (as amended, 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 to among other things, modify certain convents, and
        the
        Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed to do so 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 Guarantors, 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 5 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.  Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement
        shall be and it hereby is amended by inserting the following definitions
        in
        appropriate alphabetical order:

       

        “Capital
        Markets Event” means the receipt by Borrower of net proceeds of not less
        than $200,000,000 from the issuance of Indebtedness of Borrower or Equity
        Interests of Borrower on terms and conditions acceptable to the Required
        Lenders
        and with the prior written consent of Required Lenders.

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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         “Eligible
        Assignee” means any Person that qualifies as an assignee pursuant to
        Section 11.04(b)(i); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing,
“Eligible Assignee” shall not include the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s
        Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

       

        “First
        Amendment” means that certain First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit
        Agreement, dated August 9, 2007, by and among the Borrower, the Guarantors,
        the Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

       

        “Suspension
        Period” means the period beginning August 9, 2007,  and ending on
        the earlier of (a) the occurrence of a Capital Market Event and
        (b) July 1, 2008.

       

      1.2  Amended
        Definitions.  Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement
        shall be and it hereby is amended by amending and restating the following
        definitions to read in their entirety as follows:

       

        “Applicable
        Rate” means, with respect to any ABR Loan or Eurodollar Loan, or with
        respect to the Unused Commitment Fees payable hereunder, as the case may
        be, the
        applicable rate per annum set forth below under the caption “ABR Spread”,
“Eurodollar Spread” or “Unused Commitment Fee Rate”, as the case may be, based
        upon the Borrowing Base Usage applicable on such date, (a) for any day
        other than during the Suspension Period:

       

      
        	
                Borrowing
                  Base Usage:

              	
                ABR

                Spread

              	
                Eurodollar

                Spread

              	
                Unused
                  Commitment Fee Rate

              
	
                Equal
                  to or greater than 90%

              	
                0.375%

              	
                1.875%

              	
                0.375%

              
	
                Equal
                  to or greater than 75% and less than 90%

              	
                0.125%

              	
                1.625%

              	
                0.375%

              
	
                Equal
                  to or greater than 50% and less than 75%

              	
                0.000%

              	
                1.375%

              	
                0.375%

              
	
                Less
                  than 50%

              	
                0.000%

              	
                1.125%

              	
                0.250%

              

      

       

      and
        (b) for any day during the Suspension Period:

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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                Borrowing
                  Base Usage:

              	
                ABR

                Spread

              	
                Eurodollar

                Spread

              	
                Unused
                  Commitment Fee Rate

              
	
                Equal
                  to or greater than 90%

              	
                0.750%

              	
                2.250%

              	
                0.375%

              
	
                Equal
                  to or greater than 75% and less than 90%

              	
                0.500%

              	
                2.000%

              	
                0.375%

              
	
                Equal
                  to or greater than 50% and less than 75%

              	
                0.375%

              	
                1.750%

              	
                0.375%

              
	
                Less
                  than 50%

              	
                0.375%

              	
                1.500%

              	
                0.250%

              

      

       

      Each
        change in the Applicable Rate shall apply during the period commencing on
        the
        effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding
        the
        effective date of the next change.

       

      1.3  Termination
        and Reduction of the Aggregate Revolving
        Commitment.  Section 2.02(d) of the Credit Agreement
        shall be and it hereby is amended and restated in its entirety to read as
        follows:

       

      (d)           With
        respect to any sale, transfer or disposition of Borrowing Base Properties,
        the
        Borrowing Base shall be automatically reduced by an amount equal to the value
        assigned to such Borrowing Base Properties by the Administrative Agent in
        connection with the most recent Redetermination of the Borrowing Base preceding
        the date of such sale (or in connection with the determination of the Initial
        Borrowing Base with respect to any sale occurring prior to the first
        Redetermination of the Borrowing Base).

       

      1.4  Restricted
        Payments. Section 7.06 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it
        hereby is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

       

        Section
        7.06.  Restricted Payments.  The Borrower will not,
        nor will it permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, declare or make,
        or
        agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except
        that (a) the Borrower may declare and pay dividends with respect to its Equity
        Interests payable solely in additional shares of its common stock, (b) the
        Borrower may make Restricted Payments pursuant to and in accordance with
        stock
        option plans or other benefit plans for management or employees of the Borrower
        and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000
        in any fiscal year, (c) any Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments
        to the Borrower or any Guarantor, and (d) at any time other than during the
        Suspension Period and so long as no Default shall have occurred and be
        continuing or would result from the making of such Restricted Payment, (i)
        the
        Borrower may declare and pay dividends with respect to its Equity Interests
        during any fiscal year of the Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed
        50%
        of its Consolidated Net Income accrued during the period from the beginning
        of
        such fiscal year to the date such dividend is declared and (ii) provided
        that
        Borrowing Base Usage is less than 80% both before and after such Restricted
        Payment, the Borrower may repurchase its Equity Interests.

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      1.5  Financial
        Covenants (Consolidated Current Ratio).  Section
        7.11(a) of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended and
        restated in its entirety to read as follows:

       

        (a)           The
        Borrower will not permit the Consolidated Current Ratio as of the end of
        any
        fiscal quarter ending on or after December 31, 2005 (other than any fiscal
        quarter ending during the Suspension Period), to be less than 1.00 to
        1.00.

       

      1.6  Notices.
        Clause (ii) of Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be
        and they hereby are amended and restated in its entirety to read as
        follows:

       

        (ii)           if
        to the Administrative Agent or Issuing Bank, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
        Mail
        Code IL1-0010, 10 South Dearborn, Chicago, Illinois, 60603-2003, Telecopy
        No.:
        (312) 385-7098, Attention: Mi Kim, with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,
        Mail Code TX2-S038, 712 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77002, Telecopy No. (713)
        216-7770, Attention:  Jo Linda Papadakis;

       

      SECTION
        2. 
        Conditions.  The
        amendments to the Credit Agreement contained in Section 1 of this
        Amendment shall be effective upon the satisfaction of each of the conditions
        set
        forth in this Section 2.

       

      2.1  Execution
        and Delivery.  Each Credit Party, each Lender and the
        Administrative Agent shall have executed and delivered this
        Amendment.

       

      2.2  Fees.  The
        Administrative Agent shall have received (a) for the benefit of the
        Lenders, an upfront fee in an amount equal to $250,000 and
        (b) all other fees and other amounts due and payable to Administrative
        Agent and the Lenders on or prior to the date hereof, including all fees
        due and
        payable with respect to the Aggregate Commitment Increase described in
Section 2.4 hereof.

       

      2.3  Assignments.
         The assignments of a portion of the rights and
        obligations under the Credit Agreement of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and BNP
        Paribas to Wachovia Bank, N.A., pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption
        shall
        have occurred.

       

      2.4  Aggregate
        Commitment Increase.  The Aggregate Commitment Increase to
        $200,000,000 shall have become effective.

       

      2.5  No
        Default.  No Default shall have occurred and be
        continuing.

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      2.6  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, and all such documents shall be in form and substance
        satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

       

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

       

      3.1  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 other Loan Document
        is
        true and correct in all material respects on the date hereof (except to the
        extent such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier
        date).

       

      3.2  Corporate
        Authority; No Conflicts.  The execution, delivery and
        performance by such Credit Party 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 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.

       

      3.3  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.

       

      SECTION
        4.       Miscellaneous.

       

      4.1  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.  Each
        Credit Party hereby agrees that the amendments and modifications herein
        contained shall in no manner affect or impair the liabilities, duties and
        obligations of any Credit Party under the Credit Agreement and the other
        Loan
        Documents or the Liens securing the payment and performance
        thereof.

       

      4.2  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.

       

      4.3  Legal
        Expenses.  Each Credit Party hereby agrees to pay all
        reasonable 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.

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      4.4  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.  However, this
        Amendment shall bind no party until each Credit Party, the Lenders (or at
        least
        the required percentage thereof), and the Administrative Agent have executed
        a
        counterpart.  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.

       

      4.5  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.

       

      4.6  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.

       

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        of Page Intentionally Blank.  Signature Pages
        Follow.]

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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      IN
        WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this First Amendment to
        Amended and Restated Credit Agreement to be duly executed as of the date
        first
        above written.

       

      

        
          	
                  BORROWER:

                
	
                  PETROLEUM
                    DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

                
	
                  By:                                                                       

                
	
                  Name:

                
	
                  Title:

                
	 
	 
	
                  GUARANTOR:

                
	
                  RILEY
                    NATURAL GAS COMPANY

                
	
                  By:                                                                       

                
	
                  Name:

                
	
                  Title:

                
	 

        

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          Signature
            Page

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

      

        
          	 
	
                  JPMORGAN
                    CHASE BANK, N.A. (successor by merger to Bank One, N.A. (Illinois)),
                    individually and as Administrative Agent,

                
	
                  By:                                                                       

                
	
                  Jo
                    Linda Papadakis

                
	
                  Vice
                    President

                

        

      

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
          Signature
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                  BNP
                    PARIBAS,

                  as
                    a Lender and as Syndication Agent

                
	 
	 
	 
	
                  By:                                                                       

                
	
                  Name:

                
	
                  Title:

                
	 
	 
	 
	
                  By:                                                                       

                
	
                  Name:

                
	
                  Title:

                

        

      
        
          
          

        

        
          Signature
            Page

          
            

          

        

        
          
          

        

      

      

        
          	
                  WACHOVIA
                    BANK, N.A., as a Lender

                
	 
	 
	 
	
                  By:                                                                       

                
	
                  Philip
                    Trinder, Director

                
	 

        

        
          
            
            

          

          
            Signature
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