SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2019-09-26

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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 10.1<a name="Exhibit10_1_094052"></a></font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">AMENDMENT NO. 9</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">AMENDMENT No.&nbsp;9 dated as of September&nbsp;20, 2019 (this &#147;<b>Amendment</b>&#148;) to the Superpriority Senior Secured Priming Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement dated as of May&nbsp;15, 2019, by and among Cloud Peak Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation and a debtor and debtor-in-possession under chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (the &#147;<b>CPE</b>&#148;), the other Persons party hereto from time to time as a &#147;Borrower&#148;, the Persons party thereto from time to time as &#147;Lenders&#148;, and Ankura Trust Company, LLC, as administrative agent (in such capacity, including any sub-agent or any successor or assignee of any of the foregoing, the &#147;<b>Administrative Agent</b>&#148;) and as collateral agent (in such capacity, including any sub-agent or any successor or assignee of any of the foregoing, the &#147;<b>Collateral Agent</b>&#148;) (as amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the &#147;<b>Existing Credit Agreement</b>&#148;).</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RECITALS:</font></b></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font></b>, the parties hereto desire to amend the Existing Credit Agreement upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.</p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WHEREAS</font></b>, the Lenders (as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement) party hereto constitute the requisite Lenders to effectuate the amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement set forth herein and such Lenders hereby notify the other parties hereto of their consent to this Amendment.</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Defined Terms</u>.&#160; Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended hereby (the &#147;<b>Amended Credit Agreement</b>&#148;).</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Amendments</u>.</font>&#160; Each party hereto agrees that, effective on the Amendment Effective Date, paragraph (g)&nbsp;of Section&nbsp;5.15 of the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended and restated as follows:</p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(g)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; No later than September&nbsp;27, 2019, the Bankruptcy Court shall have entered a 363 Sale Order, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders, with respect to an Acceptable 363 Sale in the Cases.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <u>Representations and Warranties</u>.&#160; Each Borrower party hereto represents and warrants to the Agents and the Lenders, on and as of the Amendment Effective Date that:</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5in;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Each Borrower and each of the Subsidiaries (a)&nbsp;is a partnership, limited liability company or corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, formation or incorporation, (b)&nbsp;has all requi