SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2021-06-09

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<TYPE>EX-10.1
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<DESCRIPTION>EX-10.1 - CREDIT AMENDMENT 10
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i69b263c74c4d493dabed27cf2feb189e_1"></div><div style="min-height:72pt;width:100%"><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Execution Version</font></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">AMENDMENT NO.&#160;10 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">THIS AMENDMENT NO.&#160;10 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Amendment</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;) is entered into as of June&#160;9, 2021 by and among SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Borrower</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;), the Lenders signatory hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Administrative Agent</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">RECITALS</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of April&#160;26, 2018, by and among the Borrower, the Lenders from time to time party thereto and the Administrative Agent (as amended by that certain Amendment No.&#160;1 to Credit Agreement dated as of October&#160;23, 2018, that certain Amendment No.&#160;2 to Credit Agreement dated as of October&#160;8, 2019, that certain Amendment No.&#160;3 to Credit Agreement dated as of November&#160;1, 2019, that certain Amendment No.&#160;4 to Credit Agreement dated as of December&#160;20, 2019, that certain Amendment No.&#160;5 to Credit Agreement dated as of January&#160;31, 2020, that certain Amendment No.&#160;6 to Credit Agreement dated as of July&#160;31, 2020, that certain Amendment No.&#160;7 to Credit Agreement dated as of August&#160;18, 2020, that certain Amendment No. 8 to Credit Agreement dated as of October 8, 2020, and that certain Amendment No. 9 to Credit Agreement dated as of December 11, 2020, the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Existing Credit Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;, and the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, the &#8220;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Credit Agreement</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8221;)&#59; and</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders agree to amend certain provisions of the Existing Credit Agreement, and the Lenders party hereto have agreed to amend the Existing Credit Agreement as hereinafter set forth.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Section 1.</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:24.03pt;text-decoration:underline">Defined Terms</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:12pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Time