Document:

Form of 4.8% Note due 2042

 Exhibit 4.4 
 [FACE OF NOTE] 
 THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL NOTE WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (“DTC”), OR A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY. THIS NOTE IS EXCHANGEABLE FOR NOTES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A PERSON OTHER THAN THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR ITS NOMINEE ONLY IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT AS A WHOLE BY THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO A NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR BY A NOMINEE OF THE
DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY OR ANOTHER NOMINEE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY. 
 UNLESS THIS
CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DTC TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE, OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS
IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY
OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. 
 Eastman
Chemical Company 
  

					
	 No. A-1
	 	FORM OF 4.8% NOTE DUE 2042  	 	
			
	 CUSIP No.
                    
	 		 	$                    

 Eastman Chemical Company, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of
Delaware (the “Company”), for value received, hereby promises to pay CEDE & CO., or its registered assigns, the principal sum of
$                    (                    United
States dollars) or such other amounts that appear in the schedule attached hereto on September 1, 2042 (the “Maturity Date”), in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be
legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, and to pay semi-annually in arrears on March 1 and September 1 of each year (each, an “Interest Payment Date”), commencing March 1, 2013, and on the
Maturity Date (or on any redemption or repayment date) the amount of interest on said principal sum, in like coin or currency, at the rate per annum specified in the title of this Note, from and including June 5, 2012 or from but excluding the
most 

 
recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for until said principal sum has been paid or duly provided for. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day
year consisting of twelve 30-day months. 
 The interest payable on any Interest Payment Date which is punctually paid or duly
provided for on such Interest Payment Date, will be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more predecessor Notes) is registered at the close of business on February 15 or August 15 (in each case, whether or not a Business
Day), as the case may be (each, a “Regular Record Date”), immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date. Interest payable on this Note which is not punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date
therefor, shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date immediately preceding such Interest Payment Date, and such interest may either (i) be paid to
the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on a special record date to be established for such payment by the Trustee or (ii) be paid in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any
securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, all as more fully provided in the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof. 
 Payment of the principal, any premium and the interest due on the Maturity Date (or on any redemption or repayment date) of this Note will be made in immediately available funds upon surrender of this
Note at the office or agency of the Paying Agent, as defined on the reverse hereof, maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, or at such other paying agency as the Company may determine. At the option of the
Company, interest on the Notes may be paid by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the register of Holders of the Notes. 
 Reference is made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the reverse hereof. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place.

 This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have
been signed by the Trustee under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof. 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Note to be signed manually or by facsimile
by its duly authorized officer. 
  

					
	 Dated: June 5, 2012
	 	
		
		 	Eastman Chemical Company
			
		 	By:	 	  

		 		 	Name:
		 		 	Title:

 This is one of the Notes of the series designated therein described in the within-mentioned
Indenture. 
  

					
	Dated: June 5, 2012	 	
		
		 	 Wells Fargo Bank, National
     Association,
     as Trustee

			
		 	By:	 	  

		 		 	Authorized Signatory

 [REVERSE OF NOTE] 

1. INDENTURE. (a) This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of senior debt securities of the Company (hereinafter called the
“Notes”), all issued or to be issued under and pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of June 5, 2012 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee
(the “Trustee,” which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for a description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities
thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes, and the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. The Company has appointed the Trustee as the paying agent (the “Paying
Agent,” which term includes any additional or successor Paying Agent appointed by the Company) with respect to the Notes. To the extent not inconsistent herewith, the terms of the Indenture are hereby incorporated by reference herein.
To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the Indenture, the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. This Note is one of the series designated on the face hereof initially limited in aggregate principal amount to $500,000,000;
provided that the Company may from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the Holders of the applicable series of Notes, create and issue additional Notes of such series (the “Additional Notes”) having the same terms and ranking
equally and ratably with the Notes of such series in all respects and with the same CUSIP number as the Notes of the applicable series, or in all respects except for any differences in the issue price and the payment of interest accruing prior to
the issue date of the Additional Notes or except for the first payment of interest following the issue date of such Additional Notes. Any Additional Notes will be consolidated and form a single series with the applicable series of Notes and shall
have the same terms as to status, redemption and otherwise as such Notes. Any Additional Notes may be issued pursuant to authorization provided by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, a supplement to the Indenture, or under an
Officers’ Certificate pursuant to the Indenture. No Additional Notes may be issued if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Notes of such series. If such Additional Notes are not fungible for purposes of U.S.
federal income tax purposes, such Notes shall have a different CUSIP number. 
 (b) All capitalized terms used in this Note
which are defined in the Indenture and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. 

2. AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification
of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Notes of any series and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all of the Notes of each applicable series then
Outstanding affected by such amendment or modification (treated as a single class). The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of all of the Notes of each applicable series then
Outstanding affected thereby (treated as a single class) to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. For the avoidance of

 
doubt, with respect to any series of Notes, the consent or waiver, as the case may be, of Holders of Notes of such series required or permitted under the Indenture, as the case may be, if the
Company so determines, may also be obtained from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Notes of that series 
 3.
OBLIGATION TO PAY PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM, IF ANY, AND INTEREST. No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company or any other obligor on the Notes, which is
absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on this Note in the manner, at the respective times, at the rate, and in the coin or currency herein prescribed. 

4. SPECIAL MANDATORY REDEMPTION. The Notes are subject to a special mandatory redemption in the event the Company’s merger (the
“Merger”) with Solutia Inc. (“Solutia”), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of January 26, 2012, by and among the Company,
Eagle Merger Sub Corporation, a subsidiary of the Company, and Solutia, is not consummated on or prior to October 31, 2012 or, if prior to October 31, 2012, the Merger Agreement is terminated (each such event, a “Redemption
Event”). If a Redemption Event occurs, the Notes will be redeemed at a special mandatory redemption price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest from the date of initial issuance, or the most
recent date to which interest has been paid or provided for, whichever is later, to but excluding the Special Mandatory Redemption Date. The “Special Mandatory Redemption Date” means the earlier to occur of
(1) October 31, 2012, if the Merger has not been completed on or prior to October 31, 2012, or (2) the 30th day (or if such day is not a business day, the first business day thereafter) following the termination of the Merger
Agreement. 
 The Company will cause the notice of special mandatory redemption to be mailed, with a copy to the Trustee, within
five business days after the occurrence of the Redemption Event to each Holder at its registered address. 
 5. OPTIONAL
REDEMPTION. The Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time prior to March 1, 2042 at a Redemption Price equal to the greater of: 
  

	 	•	 	 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed; or 

 

	 	•	 	 as determined by a Quotation Agent (as defined below), the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest
thereon (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued to the date of redemption) discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate
(as defined below) plus 30 basis points, 

 plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to the Redemption
Date; provided that the principal amount of a Note remaining outstanding after redemption in part shall be $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. 

 Commencing on March 1, 2042, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at
any time and from time to time, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date. 

“Adjusted Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, the rate per annum equal to the semiannual equivalent
yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for such Redemption Date. 

“Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by a Quotation Agent as having a maturity
comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the
remaining term of such Notes. 
 “Quotation Agent” means the Reference Treasury Dealer appointed by the Company.

 “Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any Redemption Date, (1) the average of the Reference
Treasury Dealer Quotations for such redemption date, after excluding the highest and lowest of such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, or (2) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than three such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the
average of all quotations obtained. 
 “Reference Treasury Dealer” means (1) Barclays Capital Inc., Citigroup
Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and their respective successors; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City (a “Primary Treasury
Dealer”), the Company shall substitute therefor another Primary Treasury Dealer, and (2) any other Primary Treasury Dealer selected by the Company. 
 “Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any Redemption Date, the average, as determined by the Company, of the bid and asked prices for
the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by such Reference Treasury Dealer as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day preceding such
Redemption Date. 
 The Company will give notice to the Holders of Notes and the Trustee of any Notes to be redeemed of any
redemption the Company proposes to make at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, before the Redemption Date. If fewer than all of the Notes are to be redeemed, the Trustee must select the particular Notes to be redeemed by the method specified
in the Indenture. 

 Unless the Company defaults in payment of the Redemption Price, on and after the Redemption
Date, interest will cease to accrue on the Notes or the portion of the Notes called for redemption. 
 6. REPURCHASE AT OPTION
OF HOLDER. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Triggering Event, and subject to certain conditions set forth in the Indenture, the Company will be required to offer to purchase all of the Outstanding Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of
the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the date of repurchase. 
 7. CERTAIN
COVENANTS. The Indenture restricts, among other things, the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to incur certain secured indebtedness and the ability of the Company to merge or consolidate with, or transfer all or substantially all of its
assets to, other companies. These covenants are subject to the defeasance procedures outlined in the Indenture. 
 8. EFFECT OF
EVENT OF DEFAULT. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under the Indenture, the principal hereof may be declared immediately due and payable in the manner, with the effect and subject to the conditions provided in the
Indenture. 
 9. DEFEASANCE. The Indenture contains provisions for legal defeasance and covenant defeasance at any time of the
Indebtedness on this Note upon compliance by the Company with certain conditions set forth therein. 
 10. DENOMINATIONS;
EXCHANGES. (a) The Notes are issuable in registered form without coupons in a minimum denomination of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof at the office or agency of the Company in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New
York, and in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture, Notes may be exchanged for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of other authorized denomination. 

11. HOLDER AS OWNER. Prior to the due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee, any Registrar and
any Paying Agent of the Company or the Trustee may deem and treat the registered holder hereof as the absolute owner of this Note (whether or not this Note shall be overdue and notwithstanding any notation of ownership or other writing hereon), for
the purpose of receiving payment of, or on account of, the principal hereof and, subject to the provisions on the face hereof, interest hereon, and for all other purposes, and none of the Company, the Trustee, any Registrar or any Paying Agent of
the Company or the Trustee shall be affected by any notice to the contrary. 
 12. NO LIABILITY OF CERTAIN PERSONS. No recourse
under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company in the Indenture or any indenture supplemental thereto or in any Note, or because of the creation of any Indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any past, present or
future incorporator, shareholder, officer or director, as such, of the Company or of any successor, either directly or through the Company, or any successor corporation, under any constitution,

 
statute or rule of law or by the enforcement of any assessment or otherwise, all such liability being expressly waived and released by the acceptance hereof and as part of the consideration for
the issue hereof. 
 13. GOVERNING LAW. This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State
of New York without regard to conflict of law provisions thereof. 

 ASSIGNMENT FORM 
 FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto: 
 PLEASE
INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE 
  

	
	  

 PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE 

 

	
	  

 the within Note of Eastman Chemical Company and all rights thereunder and hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints such
person attorney to transfer such Note on the books of Eastman Chemical Company, with full power of substitution in the premises. 
  

			
	Dated:	 	  

 

			
	Signature:	 	  

  

			
	NOTICE:	  	THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE WITHIN INSTRUMENT IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT OR ANY
CHANGE WHATSOEVER. THE SIGNATURE SHOULD BE MEDALLION GUARANTEED BY A COMMERCIAL BANK OR TRUST COMPANY, A MEMBER ORGANIZATION OF THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

  

			
	Signature Guarantee:	  	Tax Identification No.:
	  
	  	  

 SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN NOTE 

The initial principal amount of this Note is U.S.
$                    . The following increases or decreases in the principal amount of this Note have been made: 

 

									
	 Date
	 	 Amount of
decrease in

principal amount of
 this Note
	 	 Amount of

increase in principal
 amount of this Note
	  	 Principal amount of
this Note following
such
decrease or
 increase
	  	 Signature of

authorized signatory
 of TrusteeNINTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 Exhibit 10.1 
 NINTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT 
 THIS NINTH
AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of May 31, 2012, is by and among Concho Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party hereto (the
“Lenders”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, 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 Administrative Agent and the Lenders entered into that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 31, 2008 (as amended, amended and restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”); and 
 WHEREAS, the
Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders amend the Credit Agreement in certain respects. 

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 Required 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 Additional Definition. Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended by inserting the
following definition in alphabetical order: 
 “Ninth Amendment Effective Date” means
May 31, 2012. 
 1.2 Amended Definition. The following definition set forth in Section 1.01 of the
Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended in its entirety to read as follows: 
 “Maximum
Facility Amount” means, as of the Ninth Amendment Effective Date, $2,500,000,000. 
 SECTION 2. Reallocation and Increase of
Commitments and Maximum Facility Amount. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 2.20 of the Credit Agreement, the Lenders party hereto have agreed to, among other things, permit one or more of the Lenders to
increase their respective Commitments under the Credit Agreement (each, an “Increasing Lender”) pursuant to the terms of this Section 2. Each of the Administrative Agent and the

  

			
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Borrower hereby consents to the increase in each Increasing Lender’s Commitment. On the date this Amendment becomes effective and after giving effect to the increased Commitments of the
Increasing Lenders and the increase in the Aggregate Commitment, the Commitment of each Lender shall be as set forth on Schedule 2.01 of this Amendment and the Maximum Facility Amount shall be $2,500,000,000. Each Lender party hereto hereby
consents to the Commitments set forth on Schedule 2.01 of this Amendment and the increase in the Maximum Facility Amount to $2,500,000,000. The increase in each Increasing Lender’s Commitment shall be deemed to have been consummated
pursuant to the terms of the Lender Certificate attached as Exhibit I to the Credit Agreement as if such Increasing Lender had executed a Lender Certificate with respect to such increase. To the extent requested by any Lender and in
accordance with Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender, within the time period prescribed by Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement, any amounts required to be paid by the Borrower under Section 2.16
of the Credit Agreement in the event the payment of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan or the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto is required in connection with the increase in the
Aggregate Commitment contemplated by this Section 2. 
 SECTION 3. Conditions. The amendments to the Credit Agreement
set forth in Section 1 of this Amendment and the increase in the Aggregate Commitment and the Maximum Facility Amount 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 Loan Party and the Required Lenders shall
have executed and delivered this Amendment and any other documents requested by the Administrative Agent prior to the date hereof, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. 

3.2 Fees. The Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall have executed and delivered a fee letter in connection with this
Amendment, and the Administrative Agent shall have received the fees separately agreed upon in such fee letter. 
 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 satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. 

SECTION 4. Post-Closing Covenant. Within seventy-five (75) days following the Ninth Amendment Effective Date (or such longer
period as permitted by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent Mortgages reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent with respect to the Borrowing Base Properties, or the
portion thereof, as required by Section 6.16(c) of the Credit Agreement. 

  

			
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 SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. To induce the Lenders to enter into
this Amendment, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lenders as follows: 
 5.1 Reaffirmation of
Representations and Warranties/Further Assurances. After giving effect to the amendments contained herein, each representation and warranty of the Borrower or any Guarantor contained in the Credit Agreement or in any other Loan Document is true
and correct in all material respects on the date of this Amendment (except that any representation or warranty which by its terms was made as of a specified date shall be true and correct in all material respects only as of such specified date and
any representation or warranty which is qualified by reference to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” is true and correct in all respects). 
 5.2 Corporate Authority; No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and each Guarantor (to the extent a party hereto or thereto) of this Amendment and all documents,
instruments and agreements contemplated herein are within the Borrower’s or such Guarantor’s corporate or other organizational powers, have been duly authorized by necessary action and require no approval, consent or action by or in
respect of, or filing with, any court or agency of government. 
 5.3 Enforceability. This Amendment constitutes the
valid and binding obligation of the Borrower 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. 
 5.4 No
Default. As of the date of this Amendment, no Default has occurred and is continuing. 
 SECTION 6. Miscellaneous.

 6.1 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. The Borrower hereby agrees that the amendments and modifications herein contained shall not impair its liabilities, duties and obligations under the
Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party or the Liens granted by it securing the payment and performance thereof. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right,
power or remedy of any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor, except as expressly provided herein, constitute a waiver or amendment of any provision of any of the Loan Documents. Upon and after the
execution of this Amendment by each of the parties hereto, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference
in the other Loan Documents to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby. This
Amendment is a Loan Document, and all provisions in the Credit Agreement pertaining to Loan Documents apply hereto. 

  

			
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 6.2 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. 
 6.3 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 connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment and all related
documents. 
 6.4 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 the Borrower, the Required Lenders, 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. 

6.5 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. 
 6.6 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. 
 6.7 Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the law of the State of Texas. 
 [Signature pages follow]

  

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

			
	BORROWER:
	
	 CONCHO RESOURCES INC.,
 a Delaware corporation

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Darin G. Holderness

	Name:	 	Darin G. Holderness
	Title:	 	 Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
 Officer and Treasurer

  

			
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	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
	as Administrative Agent
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Mark E. Olson

		 	 Mark E. Olson
 Authorized
Officer

	
	 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
 as a Lender, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Mark E. Olson

		 	 Mark E. Olson
 Authorized
Officer

  

  

			
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	BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
	as Syndication Agent and a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Christoher Renyi

	Name:	 	Christopher Reyni
	Title:	 	Vice President

  

			
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	CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, f/k/a CALYON (NEW YORK BRANCH),
	as a Co-Documentation Agent and a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Darrell Stanley

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

	Name:	 	Sharada Manne
	Title:	 	Managing Director

  

			
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	ING CAPITAL LLC,
	as a Co-Documentation Agent and a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Charles Hall

	Name:	 	Charles Hall
	Title:	 	Managing Director

  

  

			
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	SCOTIABANC INC.,
	as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ J.F. Todd

	Name:	 	J.F. Todd
	Title:	 	Managing Director

  

			
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	UNION BANK, N.A.,
	as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Bradley Kraus

	Name:	 	Bradley Kraus
	 Title:
	 	IBO

  

  

			
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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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	KEY BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
	 as a Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Craig A. Hanselman

	Name:	 	Craig A. Hanselman
	Title:	 	Vice President

  

			
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	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
	 as a Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Bruce E. Hernandez

	Name:	 	Bruce E. Hernandez
	Title:	 	Vice President

  

			
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	WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
	 as a Co-Documentation Agent and a Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Edward Pak

	Name:	 	Edward Pak
	Title:	 	Director

  

			
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	SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION,
	as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Shuji Yabe

	Name:	 	Shuji Yabe
	Title:	 	Managing Director

  

			
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	NATIXIS (formerly Natexis Banques Populaires),
	as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Louis P. Laville, III

	Name:	 	Louis P. Laville, III
	Title:	 	Managing Director
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Mary Lou Allen

	Name:	 	Mary Lou Allen
	Title:	 	Director

  

			
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	SUNTRUST BANK,
	as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Gregory C. Magnuson

	Name:	 	Gregory C. Magnuson
	Title:	 	Vice President

  

			
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	BOKF, NA dba BANK OF TEXAS,
	as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Matt Chase

	Name:	 	Matt Chase
	Title:	 	Vice President

  

			
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	CITIBANK, N.A. (formerly Citibank Texas, N.A.),
	as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Mason McGurrin

	Name:	 	Mason McGurrin
	Title:	 	Vice President

  

  

			
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	DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,
	as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Courtney E. Meehan

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

	Name:	 	Marguerite Sutton
	Title:	 	Director

  

			
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	THE FROST NATIONAL BANK,
	 as a Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Alex Zenkoski

	Name:	 	Alex Zenkoski
	Title:	 	Vice President

  

			
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	BANK OF MONTREAL,
	as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Gumaro Tijerina

	Name:	 	Gumaro Tijerina
	Title:	 	Director

  

			
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	BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
	as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Vanessa A. Kurbatskiy

	Name:	 	Vanessa A. Kurbatskiy
	Title:	 	Vice President

  

			
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	THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND plc,
	 as a Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Sanjay Remond

	Name:	 	Sanjay Remond
	Title:	 	Director

  

			
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	UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC,
	as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Mary E. Evans

	Name:	 	Mary E. Evans
	Title:	 	Associate Director
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Irja R. Otsa

	Name:	 	Irja R. Otsa
	Title:	 	Associate Director

  

  

			
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	CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
	as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Nancy Mak

	Name:	 	Nancy Mak
	Title:	 	Vice President

  

			
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	CIBC, INC.,
	as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Trudy Nelson

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

	Name:	 	Richard Antl
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

  

			
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	REGIONS BANK,
	 as a Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Kelly L. Elmore III

	Name:	 	Kelly L. Elmore III
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President

  

			
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	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA,
	 as a Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Mark Lumpkin, Jr.

	Name:	 	Mark Lumpkin, Jr.
	Title:	 	Authorized Signatory

  

			
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	AMEGY BANK, N.A.,
	 as a Lender

		
	By:	 	 /s/ JB Askew

	Name:	 	JB Askew
	Title:	 	Officer

  

			
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	CREDIT SUISSE AG, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH, as a Lender
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Shaheen Malik

	Name:	 	Shaheen Malik
	Title:	 	Vice President
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Michael D. Spaight

	Name:	 	Michael D. Spaight
	Title:	 	Associate

  

			
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 CONSENT AND REAFFIRMATION 

The undersigned (each a “Guarantor”) hereby (i) acknowledges receipt of a copy of the foregoing Ninth Amendment to
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Ninth Amendment”); (ii) consents to the Borrower’s execution and delivery thereof; (iii) agrees to be bound thereby; (iv) affirms that nothing contained therein shall
modify in any respect whatsoever its guaranty of the obligations of the Borrower to Lenders pursuant to the terms of its Guaranty in favor of Agent and the Lenders (the “Guaranty”) or the Liens granted by it securing payment and
performance thereunder and (v) reaffirms that the Guaranty and such Liens are and shall continue to remain in full force and effect. Although each Guarantor has been informed of the matters set forth herein and has acknowledged and agreed to
same, each Guarantor understands that the Lenders have no 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 its Guaranty to remain in full
force and effect, and nothing herein shall create such duty or obligation. 
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has
executed this Consent and Reaffirmation on and as of the date of this Ninth Amendment. 
  

			
	GUARANTORS:
	
	COG OPERATING LLC,
	a Delaware limited liability company
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Darin G. Holderness

	Name:	 	Darin G. Holderness
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	
	COG REALTY LLC,
	a Texas limited liability company
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Darin G. Holderness

	Name:	 	Darin G. Holderness
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

  

			
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	QUAIL RANCH LLC,
	a Texas limited liability company
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Darin G. Holderness

	Name:	 	Darin G. Holderness
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	
	COG HOLDINGS LLC,
	a Texas limited liability company
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Darin G. Holderness

	Name:	 	Darin G. Holderness
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	
	CONCHO OIL & GAS LLC,
	a Texas limited liability company
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Darin G. Holderness

	Name:	 	Darin G. Holderness
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	
	DELAWARE RIVER SWD LLC,
	a Texas limited liability company
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Darin G. Holderness

	Name:	 	Darin G. Holderness
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	
	COG PRODUCTION LLC,
	a Texas limited liability company
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Darin G. Holderness

	Name:	 	Darin G. Holderness
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

  

			
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	COG ACREAGE LP,
	a Texas limited partnership
		
	By:	 	COG Production LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Darin G. Holderness

	Name:	 	Darin G. Holderness
	Title:	 	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

  

			
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 SCHEDULE 2.01 

COMMITMENTS 

AND APPLICABLE PERCENTAGES 
  

									
	 Lender
	  	Commitment1	 	  	Applicable Percentage	 
	 JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
	  	$	237,000,000	  	  	 	9.4800000	% 
	 Bank of America, N.A.
	  	$	237,000,000	  	  	 	9.4800000	% 
	 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
	  	$	236,500,000	  	  	 	9.4600000	% 
	 Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, f/k/a Calyon (New York Branch)
	  	$	148,000,000	  	  	 	5.9200000	% 
	 ING Capital LLC
	  	$	148,000,000	  	  	 	5.9200000	% 
	 Compass Bank
	  	$	87,500,000	  	  	 	3.5000000	% 
	 Scotiabanc Inc.
	  	$	87,500,000	  	  	 	3.5000000	% 
	 Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
	  	$	87,500,000	  	  	 	3.5000000	% 
	 Union Bank, N.A.
	  	$	87,500,000	  	  	 	3.5000000	% 
	 U.S. Bank National Association
	  	$	87,500,000	  	  	 	3.5000000	% 
	 Bank of Scotland plc
	  	$	75,000,000	  	  	 	3.0000000	% 
	 Natixis
	  	$	75,000,000	  	  	 	3.0000000	% 
	 Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
	  	$	69,000,000	  	  	 	2.7600000	% 
	 Key Bank National Association
	  	$	69,000,000	  	  	 	2.7600000	% 
	 Suntrust Bank
	  	$	69,000,000	  	  	 	2.7600000	% 
	 Barclays Bank PLC
	  	$	65,000,000	  	  	 	2.6000000	% 
	 Bank of Montreal
	  	$	65,000,000	  	  	 	2.6000000	% 
	 The Royal Bank of Scotland plc
	  	$	65,000,000	  	  	 	2.6000000	% 
	 UBS Loan Finance LLC
	  	$	65,000,000	  	  	 	2.6000000	% 
	 Capital One, N.A.
	  	$	60,000,000	  	  	 	2.4000000	% 
	 CIBC Inc.
	  	$	60,000,000	  	  	 	2.4000000	% 
	 Comerica Bank
	  	$	60,000,000	  	  	 	2.4000000	% 
	 Citibank, N.A.
	  	$	40,000,000	  	  	 	1.6000000	% 
	 The Frost National Bank
	  	$	40,000,000	  	  	 	1.6000000	% 
	 BOKF, NA dba Bank of Texas
	  	$	35,000,000	  	  	 	1.4000000	% 
	 Regions Bank
	  	$	35,000,000	  	  	 	1.4000000	% 
	 Royal Bank of Canada
	  	$	35,000,000	  	  	 	1.4000000	% 
	 Goldman Sachs Bank USA
	  	$	25,000,000	  	  	 	1.0000000	% 
	 Societe Generale
	  	$	25,000,000	  	  	 	1.0000000	% 
	 Amegy Bank, N.A.
	  	$	12,000,000	  	  	 	0.4800000	% 
	 Credit Suisse AG
	  	$	12,000,000	  	  	 	0.4800000	% 
	 Total
	  	$	2,500,000,000	  	  	 	100.0000000	% 

  
  

	1 	 As of the Ninth Amendment Effective Date, and subject to adjustment as a result of changes in the Borrowing Base and the Maximum Facility Amount.

  

			
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