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EXHIBIT 4.1

 

COUNTERPART AGREEMENT

 

This
COUNTERPART AGREEMENT, dated
effective April 28, 2006 (this “Counterpart Agreement”) is delivered
pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of
March 17, 2006 (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Credit Agreement”; the terms defined
therein and not otherwise defined herein being used herein as therein defined),
by and among EXCO RESOURCES, INC., as Borrower, CERTAIN SUBSIDIARIES OF BORROWER, as Guarantors, the
LENDERS party thereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (successor by
merger to Bank One, N.A. (Illinois)), as
Administrative Agent (the “Administrative
Agent”).

 

Section 1.  Pursuant to Section 6.13 of the
Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby:

 

(a)
          agrees that this Counterpart
Agreement may be attached to the Credit Agreement and that by the execution and
delivery hereof, the undersigned becomes a Guarantor under the Credit Agreement
and agrees to be bound by all of the terms thereof;

 

(b)           represents and warrants that each of
the representations and warranties set forth in the Credit Agreement and each
other Loan Document and applicable to the undersigned is true and correct both
before and after giving effect to this Counterpart Agreement, except to the extent
that any such representation and warranty relates solely to any earlier date,
in which case such representation and warranty is true and correct as of such
earlier date;

 

(c)           no event has occurred or is
continuing as of the date hereof, or will result from the transactions
contemplated hereby on the date hereof, that would constitute an Event of
Default or a Default;

 

(d)           agrees to irrevocably and
unconditionally guaranty the due and punctual payment in full of all
Obligations when the same shall become due, whether at stated maturity, by
required prepayment, declaration, acceleration, demand or otherwise (including
amounts that would become due but for the operation of the automatic stay under
Section 362(a) of the Bankruptcy Code, 11 U.S.C. § 362(a)) and
in accordance with Section 8 of the Credit Agreement;

 

(e)           the undersigned hereby (i) agrees
that this counterpart may also be attached to the Pledge Agreement, (ii) agrees
that the undersigned will comply with all the terms and conditions of the Pledge
Agreement as if it were an original signatory thereto, (iii) grants to Secured
Party (as such term is defined in the Pledge Agreement) a security interest in
all of the undersigned’s right, title and interest in and to all “Collateral”
(as such term is defined in the Pledge Agreement) of the undersigned, in each
case whether now or hereafter existing or in which the undersigned now has or
hereafter acquires an interest and wherever the same may be located and (iv)
delivers to Agent supplements to all schedules attached to the Pledge
Agreement.  All such Collateral shall be
deemed to be part of the “Collateral” and hereafter subject to each of the
terms and conditions of the Pledge Agreement.

 

Section 2.  The undersigned agrees from
time to time, upon request of Administrative Agent, to take such additional
actions and to execute and deliver such additional documents and instruments as
Administrative Agent may request to effect the transactions contemplated by,
and to carry out the intent of, this Agreement. 
Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be changed, waived,
discharged or terminated, except by an instrument in writing signed by the
party (including, if applicable, any party required to evidence its consent to
or acceptance of this Agreement) against whom enforcement of such change,
waiver, discharge or termination is sought. 
Any notice or other communication herein required or permitted to be
given shall be given pursuant to Section 11.01 of the Credit Agreement, and 

 

 

all for purposes thereof, the notice address
of the undersigned shall be the address as set forth on the signature page
hereof.  In case any provision in or
obligation under this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in
any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining
provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other
jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, WITHOUT REGARD TO
CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF.

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Counterpart
Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as
of the date above first written.

 

	
   

  	
  POWER GAS MARKETING & TRANSMISSION,

  
	
   

  	
  INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  	
  /s/
  J. Douglas Ramsey

  
	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
  J.
  Douglas Ramsey

  
	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  Vice
  President and Chief Financial Officer

  

 

Address
for Notices:

 

	
   

  	
  c/o
  EXCO Resources, Inc.

  
	
   

  	
  12377
  Merit Drive, Suite 1700

  
	
   

  	
  Dallas,
  Texas 75251

  
	
   

  	
  Attention:
  Douglas H. Miller, Chief Executive Officer and

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  J.
  Douglas Ramsey, Chief Financial Officer

  
	
   

  	
  Telecopy
  No. (214) 368-2087

  

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGED
AND ACCEPTED,

as
of the date above first written:

 

	
  JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

  	
   

  
	
  as
  Administrative Agent

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
   

  	
  /s/
  Wm. Mark Cranmer

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Wm.
  Mark Cranmer, Vice PresidentEXHIBIT 4.2

 

FOURTH
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

 

THIS FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of
May 4, 2006 (this “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”), is
by and among EXCO Resources, Inc., a Texas corporation (the “Issuer”), Power Gas
Marketing & Transmission, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Guarantor”), and Wilmington
Trust Company, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

 

W
I T N E S S E T H

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors
(as defined therein) and the Trustee are parties to an Indenture dated as of
January 20, 2004, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture
dated as of January 27, 2004 and the Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of
December 21, 2004 and the Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 14,
2006 (collectively, the “Indenture”),
providing for the issuance of the Issuer’s 7 1⁄4% Senior Notes Due 2011 (the “Securities”);

 

WHEREAS, Issuer
acquired Guarantor and owns directly or indirectly all of the equity interests
in the Guarantor;

 

WHEREAS, the Issuer is
required to cause the Guarantor to execute and deliver to the Trustee a
supplemental indenture pursuant to which such Guarantor shall unconditionally
and irrevocably guarantee the Issuer’s obligations with respect to the
Securities on the terms set forth in the Indenture; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to
Section 9.01 of the Indenture, the Issuer and the Trustee are authorized
to execute and deliver this Fourth Supplemental Indenture.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for
and in consideration of the foregoing premises, it is mutually covenanted and
agreed, for the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the
Securities, as follows:

 

1.             Capitalized
Terms.    Initially capitalized terms used
herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the
Indenture.

 

2.             Agreement
to Become Guarantor.    The Guarantor hereby
unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the Issuer’s obligations under the
Securities and the Indenture on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in Article 10 of the Indenture and agrees to be bound by all other
provisions of the Indenture and the Securities applicable to a “Subsidiary
Guarantor” therein.

 

3.             Ratification
of Indenture; Supplemental Indenture Part of Indenture.    Except
as expressly amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and
confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in
full force and effect. This Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall form a
part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every holder of Securities
heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.

 

 

4.             Notices.    For
purposes of Section 14.02 of the Indenture, the address for notices to the
Guarantor shall be:

 

Power
Gas Marketing & Transmission, Inc.

c/o EXCO Resources, Inc.

12377 Merit Drive, Suite 1700

Dallas, TX 75251

 

5.             Governing Law.    This
Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance
with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

6.             Counterparts.    The
parties may sign any number of copies of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture.
Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together shall represent
the same agreement.

 

7.             Effect of Headings. The
section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the
construction hereof.

 

8.             The
Trustee.    The Trustee shall not be responsible
in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of
this Fourth Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals
contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Issuer and the
Guarantor.

 

 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have caused this Fourth Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of
the date first above written.

 

	
  EXCO
  RESOURCES, INC.

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
      /s/
  J. Douglas Ramsey

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Name:
   J. Douglas Ramsey

  	
   

  
	
  Title:
    Vice President and Chief Financial
  Officer

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  POWER
  GAS MARKETING & TRANSMISSION, INC., as Guarantor

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
      /s/
  J. Douglas Ramsey

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Name:
   J. Douglas Ramsey

  	
   

  
	
  Title:   Vice
  President and Chief Financial Officer

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  WILMINGTON
  TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  By:

  	
      /s/
  W. Thomas Morris, II

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Name:
   W. Thomas Morris, II

  	
   

  
	
  Title:    Assistant Vice President

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