EXHIBIT 10.4

 

limited waiver and FOURTH AMENDMENT TO SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This LIMITED WAIVER AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO SECOND LIEN CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of August 10, 2015, is by and among Black Ridge Oil & Gas, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Borrower”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities party to this Amendment (the “Lenders”), and CHAMBERS ENERGY MANAGEMENT, LP, as the agent (in such capacity, the “Agent”) under the Credit Agreement (as defined below).

 

WHEREAS, Borrower, the Lenders and the Agent are parties to that certain Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2013 (as amended by (i) a First Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of December 13, 2013, (ii) a Second Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of March 24, 2014, (iii) a letter agreement dated as of April 21, 2014, (iv) a letter agreement dated as of June 17, 2014, (v) a letter agreement dated as of September 11, 2014 and (vi) a Third Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement dated as of March 30, 2015), and as may be further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, Borrower failed to comply with the financial covenants set forth in Sections 6.1(a), (b) and (d) of the Credit Agreement for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2015;

 

WHEREAS, Borrower desires to enter into that certain Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (the “First Lien Amendment”), between Borrower and the First Lien Agent which, among other things, makes a certain covenant in the First Lien Credit Agreement more restrictive;

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 6.02(a)(iii) of the Intercreditor Agreement, the First Lien Credit Agreement may not be amended to make any covenant therein more restrictive;

 

WHEREAS, Borrower has acknowledged that certain Events of Default exist and has requested that the Lenders agree to (i) waive such Events of Default and make certain amendments to the Credit Agreement as described herein and (ii) consent to the First Lien Amendment;

 

WHEREAS, on the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, the Lenders are willing to (i) waive certain Events of Defaults and to make certain amendments to the Credit Agreement in accordance with Section 9.1 thereof and (ii) consent to the First Lien Amendment;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Defined Terms.

 

(a)            Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The principles of interpretation set forth in Section 1.2 of the Credit Agreement shall apply to the provisions of this Amendment.

 

 

(b)            Each reference to “hereof’, “hereunder”, “herein” and “hereby” and each other similar reference contained in the Credit Agreement, each reference to “this Agreement” or “the Credit Agreement” and each other similar reference contained in the Agreement or any other Loan Document and each reference contained in this Amendment to the “Credit Agreement” shall on and after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) refer to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment. Any notices, requests, certificates and other instruments executed and delivered on or after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date may refer to the Credit Agreement without making specific reference to this Amendment but nevertheless all such references shall mean the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment unless the context otherwise requires.

 

2.             Limited Waiver. Effective as of the date hereof, Agent and the Lenders party hereto agree to waive the Events of Default occurring upon Borrower’s failure to comply with the requirements of the following provisions of the Credit Agreement:

 

(a)            Solely for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2015, Section 6.1(a) (provided that nothing herein shall constitute a waiver of the requirement for Borrower to comply with the terms of Section 6.1(a) in subsequent fiscal quarters);

 

(b)            Solely for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2015, Section 6.1(b) (provided that nothing herein shall constitute a waiver of the requirement for Borrower to comply with the terms of Section 6.1(b) in subsequent fiscal quarters); and

 

(c)            Solely for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2015, Section 6.1(d) (provided that nothing herein shall constitute a waiver of the requirement for Borrower to comply with the terms of Section 6.1(d) in subsequent fiscal quarters).

 

3.             Amendment to Credit Agreement. In reliance on the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 below and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 6 below, the parties hereby agree to amend Section 6.8 of the Credit Agreement by (i) deleting the word “and” at the end of paragraph (f) thereof, (ii) replacing the period at the end of paragraph (g) thereof with “; and”; and (iii) adding the following new paragraph (h) to the end thereof:

 

“(h)            Investments in non-voting, non-managing Capital Stock in Merced Black Ridge, LLC; provided that neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall contribute any cash or other Property in consideration of such Investments.”

 

4.             Consent to Amendment to First Lien Credit Agreement. The Lenders hereby consent to the First Lien Amendment.

 

5.             Representations and Warranties of Borrower. The Borrower represents and warrants as of the date hereof and on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date to the Agent and each Lender that:

 

(a)              Borrower (i) has the power and authority, and the legal right, to make, deliver and perform this Amendment and (ii) has taken all necessary corporate or other action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment;

 

 

(b)              No consent or authorization of, filing with, notice to or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required to be obtained by Borrower in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Amendment;

 

(c)              This Amendment (i) has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of Borrower and (ii) constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law);

 

(d)              The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment will not result in a violation by Borrower of any Requirement of Law or any Contractual Obligation of Borrower and will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of its Properties or revenues pursuant to any Requirement of Law or any such Contractual Obligation;

 

(e)              After giving effect to the amendments set forth herein, the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party in or pursuant to the Loan Documents are true and accurate as of the date hereof with the same force and effect as if such had been made on and as of the date hereof;

 

(f)               Borrower is in compliance in all material respects with all terms and provisions set forth in the Loan Documents to which it is a party; and

 

(g)              No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

6.             Conditions Precedent. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent (the date of satisfaction of such conditions precedent, the “Fourth Amendment Effective Date”):

 

(a)              The Agent shall have received this Amendment duly executed and delivered by a Responsible Officer of Borrower;

 

(b)              Borrower shall have paid, or caused to be paid, each of the outstanding invoices of Latham & Watkins, LLP, counsel for the Agent;

 

(c)              The representations and warranties set forth in Section 5 of this amendment are true and correct; and

 

(d)              Borrower shall have executed and delivered, or shall have caused to be executed and delivered, such other items as the Agent may reasonably request, each of which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

 

 

7.             Loan Documents. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document, as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement. This Amendment is not intended to nor shall it be construed to create a novation or accord and satisfaction with respect to any of the Obligations.

 

8.             Severability. Any provision of this Amendment that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

9.             Integration. This Amendment and the other Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of the Loan Parties, the Agent and the Lenders with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Agent or any Lender relative to subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or in the other Loan Documents.

 

10.           GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

11.           Survival. The representations and warranties contained in Section 5 of this Amendment shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment and the Fourth Amendment Effective Date.

 

12.           Ratification; No Waiver; No Other Amendments. Except as expressly modified hereby, the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are each hereby ratified and confirmed by the parties hereto and remain in full force and effect in accordance with the respective terms thereof. Other than as otherwise expressly provided herein, this Amendment shall not be deemed to operate as an amendment or waiver of, or to prejudice, any right, power, privilege or remedy of any Lender, the Agent or any other Indemnitee under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, nor shall the entering into of this Amendment preclude any such Person from refusing to enter into any further amendments with respect to the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. Other than as otherwise expressly provided herein, this Amendment shall not constitute a waiver of compliance with any covenant or other provision in the Agreement or any other Loan Document or of the occurrence or continuance of any present or future Default or Event of Default.

 

13.           Costs; Expenses. Subject to and in accordance with Section 9.5 of the Credit Agreement, regardless of whether the transactions contemplated by this Amendment are consummated, Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Agent and each Lender incurred in connection with the development, preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment, including the reasonable fees and disbursements and other charges of counsel and consultants to the Agent.

 

 

14.           Headings. The section headings contained in this Amendment are inserted for convenience only and will not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Amendment.

 

15.           Amendments. This Amendment may not be amended or modified except in the manner specified for an amendment of or modification to the Credit Agreement in Section 9.1 of the Credit Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed under seal and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers on the date first written above.

 

BLACK RIDGE OIL & GAS, INC.,
as Borrower

 

By: /s/ Kenneth DeCubellis
       Name: Kenneth DeCubellis
       Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

CHAMBERS ENERGY MANAGEMENT, LP,
as the Agent

 

By: /s/ J. Robert Chambers
       Name: J. Robert Chambers
       Title: President & Chief Executive Officer

 

 

CHAMBERS ENERGY CAPITAL II, LP,
as a Lender

 

By: CEC Fund II GP, LLC, its general partner

 

By: /s/ J. Robert Chambers
       Name: J. Robert Chambers
       Title: Managing Director

 

 

CHAMBERS ENERGY CAPITAL II TE, LP,
as a Lender

 

By: CEC Fund II GP, LLC, its general partner

 

By: /s/ J. Robert Chambers
       Name: J. Robert Chambers
       Title: Managing Director

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

FIRST LIEN AMENDMENT

 

See attached.