Current report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) – Form 8-K

Exhibit 4.2

SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY

as Issuer

the Security Guarantors named herein

4.750% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2032

FOURTH

SUPPLEMENTAL

INDENTURE

Dated as of December 22, 2021

REGIONS BANK,

as Trustee

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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EXHIBIT A: Form of Note

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FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of December 22, 2021 (this “Fourth Supplemental Indenture”) among SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), the Security Guarantors party hereto and Regions Bank, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore entered into an Indenture, dated as of August 30, 2021 (the “Base Indenture”), with Regions Bank, as trustee;

WHEREAS, the Base Indenture, as supplemented by this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, is herein called the “Indenture”;

WHEREAS, under the Base Indenture, a new series of Securities may at any time be established by the Board of Directors of the Company in accordance with the provisions of the Base Indenture and the form and terms of such series may be established by a supplemental indenture executed by the Company and the Trustee;

WHEREAS, the Company proposes to create under the Indenture a new series of Securities;

WHEREAS, the Security Guarantors party hereto have determined that it is advisable and in their best interests to enter into this Fourth Supplemental Indenture in order to provide Security Guarantees with respect to the new series of Securities;

WHEREAS, additional Securities of other series hereafter established, except as may be limited in the Base Indenture as at the time supplemented and modified, may be issued from time to time pursuant to the Base Indenture as at the time supplemented and modified; and

WHEREAS, all conditions necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture and to make it a valid and binding obligation of the Company have been done or performed.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements and obligations set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOTES

Section 1.01 Establishment.

(a) There is hereby established a new series of Securities to be issued under the Indenture, to be designated as the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”).

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(b) There are to be authenticated and delivered $1,150,000,000 principal amount of Notes on the date hereof, and from time to time thereafter there may be authenticated and delivered an unlimited principal amount of additional Notes as Additional Securities.

(c) The Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more Global Securities, in substantially the form set out in Exhibit A hereto. The interest rate, Interest Payment Dates, record dates and maturity date of the Notes shall be as set forth in such form, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. The Depositary with respect to the Notes shall be The Depository Trust Company.

(d) Each Note shall be dated the date of authentication thereof and shall bear interest from the date of original issuance thereof or from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for.

(e) If and to the extent that the provisions of the Base Indenture are duplicative of, or in contradiction with, the provisions of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the provisions of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall govern.

ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

Section 2.01 Definitions. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined below shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Base Indenture. The following are additional definitions used in this Fourth Supplemental Indenture and shall, with respect to the Notes, replace any inconsistent definitions in the Base Indenture:

“ACNTA” means (without duplication), as of the date of determination:

(a) the sum of:

(i) discounted future net revenue from proved crude oil and natural gas reserves of the Company and its Subsidiaries calculated in accordance with SEC guidelines before any state or federal income taxes, as estimated in a reserve report prepared as of the end of the Company’s most recently completed fiscal year, which reserve report is prepared or audited by independent petroleum engineers as to at least 80% of the value of the reserves covered thereby, provided, however, that in lieu of using commodities prices and costs determined under SEC guidelines in such reserve report and for all purposes of this definition, such discounted future net revenue shall be adjusted using NYMEX prices after giving further effect to commodity derivatives contracts in effect on the date of determination and estimates of costs in light of prevailing market conditions in effect as of the date of determination, in each case as determined in good faith by the Company, as increased by, as of the date of determination, the discounted future net revenue before any state or federal income taxes of:

(A) estimated proved crude oil and natural gas reserves of the Company and its Subsidiaries attributable to acquisitions consummated since the date of such year-end reserve report, and

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(B) estimated proved crude oil and natural gas reserves of the Company and its Subsidiaries attributable to extensions, discoveries and other additions and upward determinations of estimates of proved crude oil and natural gas reserves (including previously estimated development costs incurred during the period and the accretion of discount since the prior year-end) due to exploration, development or exploitation, production or other activities which reserves were not reflected in such year-end reserve report (as adjusted for pricing and costs as set forth above),

in the case of the determination made under each of clauses (A) and (B) above, calculated in accordance with SEC guidelines (except utilizing commodities prices and costs as set forth above) before any state or federal income taxes, and as decreased by, as of the date of determination, the discounted future net revenue before any state or federal income taxes attributable to:

(C) estimated proved crude oil and natural gas reserves of the Company and its Subsidiaries reflected in such year-end reserve report (as adjusted for pricing and costs as set forth above) produced or disposed of since the date of such year-end reserve report, and

(D) reductions in the estimated proved crude oil and natural gas reserves of the Company and its Subsidiaries reflected in such year-end reserve report (as adjusted for pricing and costs as set forth above) since the date of such year-end reserve report attributable to downward determinations of estimates of proved crude oil and natural gas reserves due to exploration, development or exploitation, production or other activities conducted or otherwise occurring since the date of such year-end reserve report, in each case calculated in accordance with SEC guidelines (except utilizing the commodities prices and costs as set forth above) before any state or federal income taxes;

provided, however, that, in the case of each of the determinations made pursuant to clauses (A) through (D) above, such increases and decreases shall be as estimated in good faith by the Company;

(ii) the capitalized costs that are attributable to crude oil and natural gas properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries to which no proved crude oil and natural gas reserves are attributed, based on the Company’s books and records as of a date no earlier than the date of the Company’s latest annual or quarterly financial statements;

(iii) the Net Working Capital, excluding unrealized gains and losses related to unsettled derivatives, on a date no earlier than the date of the Company’s latest annual or quarterly financial statements; and

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(iv) the greater of (I) the net book value on a date no earlier than the date of the Company’s latest annual or quarterly financial statements and (II) the appraised value, as estimated by independent appraisers within the immediately preceding 12 months, of other tangible assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (provided that the Company shall not be required to obtain such an appraisal of such assets if no such appraisal has been performed);

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(b) to the extent not otherwise taken into account in the immediately preceding clause (a), the sum of:

(i) minority interests;

(ii) any net gas or other balancing liabilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries reflected in the Company’s latest audited consolidated financial statements;

(iii) the discounted future net revenue, calculated in accordance with SEC guidelines (except utilizing the commodities prices and costs set forth above) before any state or federal income taxes, attributable to reserves that are required to be delivered to third parties to fully satisfy the obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to Volumetric Production Payments on the schedules specified with respect thereto; and

(iv) the discounted future net revenue, calculated in accordance with SEC guidelines before any state or federal income taxes, attributable to reserves subject to Dollar Denominated Production Payments that, based on the estimates of production included in determining the discounted future net revenue specified in the immediately preceding clause (a)(i) (except utilizing the commodities prices and costs set forth above), would be necessary to satisfy fully the obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to Dollar Denominated Production Payments on the schedules specified with respect thereto.

For the avoidance of doubt, references in this definition to “oil and natural gas reserves” shall include any reserves attributable to natural gas liquids and other hydrocarbons.

“Applicable Premium” means, with respect to any Note at any Redemption Date, the greater of:

(1) 1.0% of the principal amount of the Note; or

(2) the excess of:

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the principal amount of the Note.

“Applicable Procedures” means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for, or any tender or surrender of, beneficial interests in any Global Security, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Clearstream Luxembourg that apply to such transfer, exchange, tender or surrender.

“Attributable Debt” means, in respect of a Sale and Leaseback Transaction, as at the time of determination, the present value (discounted at the interest rate borne by the Notes, compounded semi-annually) of the total obligations of the lessee for rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction (including any period for which such lease has been extended); provided, however, that if such Sale and Leaseback Transaction results in a Finance Lease Obligation, the amount of indebtedness represented thereby will be determined in accordance with the definition of “Finance Lease Obligation.”

“Borrowing Base” means, with respect to borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement and any amendment to and/or modification or replacement thereof in the form of a reserve-based borrowing base credit facility, in each case with lenders that include commercial banks regulated by the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the maximum amount determined or re-determined by the lenders thereunder as the aggregate lending value to be ascribed to the Oil and Gas Properties and other assets of the Company and its subsidiaries against which such lenders are prepared to provide loans, letters of credit or other indebtedness to the Company and its subsidiaries under such Revolving Credit Agreement, using customary practices and standards for determining reserve-based loans and which are generally applied to borrowers in the Oil and Gas Business by commercial lenders, as determined semi-annually during each year and/or on such other occasions as may be required or provided for by such Revolving Credit Agreement, and which is based upon, inter alia, the review by such lenders of the hydrocarbon reserves, royalty interests and assets and liabilities of the Company and its subsidiaries.

“Capital Stock” means, as to any Person, any and all shares, units of beneficial interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options, participations or other equivalents of or interests in (however designated) equity of such Person, including any preferred stock, but excluding any debt securities or other indebtedness convertible into such equity.

“Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following:

(1) any “person,” as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, becoming the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company; provided that a transaction in which the Company becomes a Subsidiary of another Person shall not constitute a Change of

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Control if, immediately following such transaction, (a) the Persons who were stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such transactions continue to beneficially own, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, 50% or more of the voting power of the outstanding Voting Stock of such other Person of whom the Company has become a Subsidiary and (b) no Person other than such other Person of whom the Company has become a Subsidiary beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the Company;

(2) the merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another Person or the merger of another Person with or into the Company, or the sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all the assets of the Company (determined on a consolidated basis) to another Person, other than (i) (A) a transaction following which in the case of a merger or consolidated transaction, holders of securities that represented 100% of the Voting Stock of the Company immediately prior to such transaction (or other securities into which such securities are converted as part of such merger or consolidation transaction) own directly or indirectly at least a majority of the voting power of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person (or any parent thereof) in such merger or consolidation transaction immediately after such transaction or (B) a transaction that would be permitted under the proviso to clause (1) of this definition of “Change of Control”; or (ii) in the case of a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all assets transaction, a transaction in which each transferee becomes an obligor in respect of the Notes and a Subsidiary of the transferor of such assets; or

(3) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

“Change of Control Event” means the occurrence of either of the following:

(1) if the Notes do not have an Investment Grade Rating from both of the Ratings Agencies on the first day of the Trigger Period, the Notes are downgraded by at least one rating category (e.g., from BB+ to BB or Ba1 to Ba2) from the applicable rating of the Notes on the first day of the Trigger Period by both of the Ratings Agencies on any date during the Trigger Period; or

(2) if the Notes have an Investment Grade Rating from both of the Ratings Agencies on the first day of the Trigger Period, the Notes cease to have an Investment Grade Rating by both of the Ratings Agencies on any date during the Trigger Period;

provided, however, that for so long as any of the Company’s Existing Senior Securities are outstanding, if the Company is required to offer to purchase any such Existing Senior Securities as a result of the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in such Existing Senior Securities), then the occurrence of such Change of Control shall constitute a Change of Control Event. For purposes of the foregoing, “Existing Senior Securities” means, to the extent then outstanding, the Company’s 4.10% Senior Notes due 2022, the Company’s 4.95% Senior Notes due 2025, the Company’s 7.50% Senior Notes due 2026, the Company’s 7.75% Senior Notes due 2027, the Company’s 8.375% Senior Notes due 2028, the Company’s 5.375% Senior Notes due 2029 and the Company’s 5.375% Senior Notes due 2030.

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If a Ratings Agency is not providing a rating for the Notes at the commencement of the Trigger Period, a Change of Control Event shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to such Ratings Agency as a result of the related Change of Control. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Change of Control Event will be deemed to have occurred in connection with any particular Change of Control unless and until such Change of Control has actually occurred.

“Change of Control Notice” means notice of a Change of Control Offer made pursuant to Section 5.04, which shall be mailed first-class, postage prepaid (or, when the Notes are Global Securities, given pursuant to the applicable procedures of the applicable Depositary), to each record Holder of Notes as shown on the Note Register within 30 days following a Change of Control Event, with a copy to the Trustee, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer and shall state:

(1) that a Change of Control Event has occurred and that pursuant to Section 5.04, such Holder has the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part of such Holder’s Notes for the Change of Control Payment;

(2) the Change of Control Payment Date;

(3) that any Notes not properly tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest;

(4) that, unless the Company defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment with respect thereto, all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest on the Change of Control Payment Date;

(5) that any Holder electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender such Notes (in accordance with the Applicable Procedures, if in global form), with the form entitled “Option of Holder to Elect Purchase” on the reverse of such Notes completed, to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the Change of Control Notice prior to the close of business on the Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date;

(6) that any Holder shall be entitled to withdraw its tendered Notes and such election to require the Company to purchase such Notes, provided that the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date, a telegram, telex, facsimile transmission or letter, setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of Notes tendered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing such tendered Notes and such Holder’s election to have such Notes purchased pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;

(7) that Holders electing to have their Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer must specify the principal amount that is being tendered for purchase, which principal amount of the portion of Notes tendered must be equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 thereafter;

(8) any conditions to the Change of Control Offer;

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(9) the procedures determined by the Company, consistent with the Indenture, that a Holder must follow in order to have its Notes purchased; and

(10) any other information necessary to enable any Holder to tender Notes and to have such Notes purchased pursuant to the Indenture.

“Change of Control Payment Date” means a Business Day no earlier than 30 calendar days nor later than 60 calendar days subsequent to the date that a Change of Control Notice is mailed (or, when the Securities or Global Securities, give pursuant to the applicable procedures of the applicable Depositary) (other than as may be required by law).

“Credit Agreement” means the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the Revolving Credit Agreement.

“Credit Facilities” means one or more debt facilities (including, without limitation, the Company’s senior credit facility), indentures or commercial paper facilities, in each case with banks, investment banks, insurance companies, mutual funds and/or other institutional lenders or investors providing for debt financing, revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from (or sell receivables to) such lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, in each case, as amended, extended, restated, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced (in each case with credit facilities), supplemented or otherwise modified (in whole or in part and without limitation as to amount, terms, conditions, covenants and other provisions) from time to time.

“Finance Lease Obligation” means an obligation that is required to be classified and accounted for as a finance lease for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP, and the amount of indebtedness represented by such obligation shall be the capitalized amount of such obligation determined in accordance with GAAP; and the stated maturity thereof shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without payment of a penalty.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are in effect on the date of the Indenture.

“GEPH Merger” means the closing of the transaction contemplated by the GEPH Merger Agreement.

“GEPH Merger Agreement” means the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 3, 2021, among the Company, GEP Haynesville, LLC, Mustang Acquisition Company, LLC, GEP Haynesville, LLC and GEPH Unitholder Rep. LLC, solely in its capacity as the unitholder representative.

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“guarantee” means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any indebtedness of any other Person and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (1) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreements to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services (unless such purchase arrangements are on arm’s-length terms and are entered into in the ordinary course of business), to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (2) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business, letters of credit issued in the ordinary course of its business or other signature guarantees made by a Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business. The term “guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

“hydrocarbons” means oil, natural gas, casing head gas, drip gasoline, natural gasoline, condensate, distillate, liquid hydrocarbons, gaseous hydrocarbons and all constituents, elements or compounds thereof and products refined or processed therefrom.

“Investment Grade Rating” means a rating equal to or greater than (i) BBB- by S&P or (ii) Baa3 by Moody’s, or (iii) the equivalent thereof under any new ratings system if the ratings system of either such agency shall be modified after the date hereof, or (iv) the equivalent rating or any other Ratings Agency selected by the Company as provided by the definition of Ratings Agency.

“Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, lien, charge, security interest, conditional sale or other title retention agreement or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever.

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Services, Inc. or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

“Net Working Capital” means:

(a) all current assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, minus

(b) all current liabilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries, except current liabilities included in indebtedness; in each case determined in accordance with GAAP.

“NYMEX prices” means, as of any date of determination, the forward month prices for the most comparable hydrocarbon commodity applicable to such future production month for a five year period (or such shorter period if forward month prices are not quoted for a reasonably comparable hydrocarbon commodity for the full five year period), with such prices held constant thereafter based on the last quoted forward month price of such period, as such prices are (i) quoted on the New York Mercantile Exchange (or its successor) as of a date within 30 days of the date of determination and (ii) adjusted for energy content, quality and basis differentials; provided that with respect to estimated future production for which prices are defined, within the meaning of SEC guidelines, by contractual arrangements excluding escalations based upon future conditions, then such contract prices shall be applied to future production subject to such arrangements.

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“Oil and Gas Business” means (i) the acquisition, exploration, exploitation, development, production, treatment, operation, servicing, processing, refining and disposition of interests in oil, gas and other hydrocarbon properties (including the acquisition of properties and interests therein the Company in its reasonable judgment deems necessary or appropriate for the activities described in the foregoing), (ii) the gathering, marketing, treating, processing, storage, selling and transporting of any production from such interests or properties, (iii) any business relating to exploration for or exploitation, development, production, treatment, operation, servicing, processing, refining, storage, transportation or marketing of oil, natural gas and other hydrocarbon product and other minerals and products produced in association therewith and (iv) any activity that is ancillary or incidental to or necessary or appropriate for the activities described in clauses (i) through (iii) of this definition.

“Oil and Gas Properties” means all properties, including equity or other ownership interest therein, owned by such Person or any of its subsidiaries which contain or are believed to contain “proved oil and gas reserves” as defined in Rule 4-10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Act.

“Ordinary Course Lien” means any:

(1) Lien incurred in the ordinary course of business to secure the obtaining of advances or the payment of the deferred purchase price of property;

(2) Lien created by any interest or title of a lessor under any lease entered into by the Company or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and covering only the assets so leased;

(3) Lien arising from precautionary UCC financing statements or similar filings made in respect of operating leases;

(4) Lien that is a contractual right of set-off (a) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of indebtedness, (b) relating to pooled deposits or sweep accounts to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or (c) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered in the ordinary course of business;

(5) oil, gas or mineral lease arising in the ordinary course of business where the Lien arises from the rights of lessors;

(6) customary initial deposits and margin deposits and any similar Lien attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts that are not for speculative purposes and arise in the ordinary course of business;

(7) Lien on cash and cash equivalents in favor of, and letters of credit issued for the benefit of, counterparties to Swap Agreements securing obligations under such Swap Agreements;

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(8) Lien arising from the sale or other transfer in the ordinary course of business of (A) crude oil, natural gas, other petroleum hydrocarbons or other minerals in place for a period of time until, or in an amount such that, the purchaser or other transferee will realize therefrom a specified amount of money (however determined) or a specified amount of such minerals, or (B) any other interest in property of the character commonly referred to as a “production payment,” “overriding royalty,” “forward sale” or similar interest;

(9) Liens which may be attached to undeveloped real estate not containing oil or gas reserves presently owned by the Company in the ordinary course of the Company’s real estate, sales, development and rental activities;

(10) Lien in favor of the United States of America, any State, any foreign country or any department, agency, instrumentality or political subdivision of any such jurisdiction, to secure partial, progress, advance or other payments pursuant to any contract or statute or to secure any indebtedness incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of constructing, refurbishing, developing or improving any property subject thereto, including without limitation, any Lien to secure indebtedness of pollution control or industrial revenue bond type; and

(11) Lien arising from any right which any municipal or governmental body or agency may have by virtue of any franchise, license, contract or statute to purchase, or designate a purchaser of or order the sale of, any property of the Company or any Subsidiary upon payment of reasonable compensation therefor or to terminate any franchise, license or other rights or to regulate the property and business of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company.

“Permitted Lien” means any Lien incurred, assumed or guaranteed that do not arise from indebtedness for borrowed money and, without limiting the foregoing, Liens on Principal Property:

(1) upon any Principal Property (including any related contract rights) existing at the time of acquisition thereof by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (whether such acquisition is direct or by acquisition of stock, assets or otherwise, provided any such Lien is not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition);

(2) securing indebtedness under Credit Facilities of any Subsidiary of the Company provided that the aggregate principal amount of any indebtedness under such Credit Facilities shall not exceed $500.0 million at any time outstanding;

(3) upon or with respect to any property (including any related contract rights) acquired, constructed, refurbished or improved by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including, but not limited to, any Lien to secure all or any part of the cost of construction, alteration or repair of any building, equipment, facility or other improvement on, all or any part of such property, including any pipeline financing) after the date of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture which are created, incurred or assumed contemporaneously with, or within 360 days after, the latest to occur of the acquisition (whether by acquisition of stock, assets or otherwise), completion of construction, refurbishment or improvement, or the commencement of commercial operation, of such

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property (or, in the case of Liens on contract rights, the completion of construction or the commencement of commercial operation of the facility to which such contract rights relate, regardless of the date when the contract was entered into) to secure or provide for the payment of any part of the purchase price of such property or the cost of such construction, refurbishment or improvement; provided, however, that in the case of any such construction, refurbishment or improvement, the Lien shall relate only to indebtedness reasonably incurred to finance such construction, refurbishment or improvement;

(4) securing indebtedness owing by any of the Company’s Subsidiaries to the Company or to other Subsidiaries;

(5) arising from the deposit of funds or securities in trust for the purpose of decreasing or defeasing indebtedness;

(6) for the sole purpose of extending, renewing or replacing (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements), in whole or in part, any Lien referred to in the foregoing subsections (1), or (3) above or this subsection (6) of this definition of “Permitted Liens”; provided, however, that the principal amount of indebtedness secured thereby shall not exceed the principal amount of indebtedness at the time of such extension, renewal or replacement, and that such extension, renewal or replacement shall be limited to all or part of the property subject to the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced (plus refurbishment of or improvements on or to such property); and

(7) any Ordinary Course Lien arising, but only so long as continuing, in the ordinary course of the Company’s business or the business of the Company’s Subsidiaries.

In each case set forth above, notwithstanding any stated limitation on the assets that may be subject to such Lien, a Lien on a specified asset or group or type of assets may include Liens on all improvements, additions and accessions thereto and all products and proceeds thereof (including, without limitation, dividends, distributions and increases in respect thereof).

“Permitted Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any Sale and Leaseback Transaction:

(i) between the Company and any of its Subsidiaries or between any of the Company’s Subsidiaries; or

(ii) for which, at the time the transaction is entered into, the term of the related lease to the Company or its Subsidiary of the property sold pursuant to such transaction is three years or less.

“Principal Transmission Facility” means any transportation or distribution facility, including pipelines, of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company located in the United States of America other than (i) any such facility which in the opinion of the Board of Directors of the Company is not of material importance to the business conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) any such facility in which interests are held by the Company or by one or more of its Subsidiaries or by the Company and one or more of its Subsidiaries and by others and the aggregate interest held by the Company and all of its Subsidiaries does not exceed 50%.

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“Productive Property” means any property interest owned by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company in land (including submerged land and rights in and to oil, gas and mineral leases) located in the United States of America classified by the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, as productive of crude oil, natural gas or other petroleum hydrocarbons in paying quantities; provided that such term shall not include any exploration or production facilities on said land, including any drilling or producing platform.

“Ratings Agency” means any of:

(1) Moody’s;

(2) S&P; or

(3) if S&P or Moody’s ceases to rate the Notes or ceases to make a rating on the Notes publicly available, an entity registered as a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (registered as such pursuant to Section 3(a)(62) of the Exchange Act) then making a rating on such Notes publicly available selected by the Company (as certified by an Officers’ Certificate delivered to the Trustee), which shall be substituted for S&P or Moody’s, as the case may be.

“Redemption Date” means, with respect to any redemption of Notes, the date fixed for such redemption pursuant to the Indenture and the Notes.

“Revolving Credit Agreement” means that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2018, by and among the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced in any manner (whether upon or after termination or otherwise) or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time, in each case with one or more reserve-based borrowing base credit facilities with lenders that include commercial banks regulated by the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any direct or indirect arrangement with any Person, or to which any such Person is a party, providing for the leasing to the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company of any property, whether owned as of the date of this Indenture or thereafter acquired, which has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or such Subsidiary to such Person, or to any other Person to whom funds have been or are to be advanced by such Person on the security of such property, in each case provided that the completion of construction or the commencement of commercial operation of the property subject to such transaction shall have occurred more than 180 days prior thereto.

“Secured Debt” means any indebtedness for borrowed money incurred, assumed or guaranteed by the Company or one its Subsidiaries that is secured by a Lien.

“Security Guarantors” means the Subsidiaries of the Company executing this Fourth Supplemental Indenture and any other Subsidiary of the Company that becomes a Security Guarantor in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture, in each case until the Security Guarantee of such Subsidiary has been released in accordance with the Indenture.

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“S&P” means S&P Global Ratings, or any successor to the rating agency business thereof.

“Swap Agreement” means (a) any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions, whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement, including any such obligations or liabilities under any master agreement; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, Officers, employees or consultants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be a “Swap Agreement.”

“Term Loan Credit Agreement” means the Term Loan Credit Agreement expected to be entered into at or prior to the closing of the GEPH Merger among the Company as borrower, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative and collateral agent, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced in any manner (whether upon or after termination or otherwise) or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time, in each case with one or more reserve-based borrowing base credit facilities with lenders that include commercial banks regulated by the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

“Treasury Rate” means, in respect of any Redemption Date, the yield to maturity, as of the time of computation, of the most recently issued United States Treasury securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 that has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to such time (or, if such Statistical Release is no longer published, any publicly available source of similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the Redemption Date to February 1, 2027; provided, however, that if the period from the Redemption Date to February 1, 2027 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year will be used. The Company will (a) calculate the Treasury Rate no later than the second (and no earlier than the First) Business Day preceding the applicable Redemption Date and (b) prior to such Redemption Date, file with the Trustee a statement setting forth the Applicable Premium and the Treasury Rate and showing the calculation of each in reasonable detail; provided that the Trustee shall not be responsible for any such calculation.

“Trigger Period” means the period commencing on the day of the first public announcement by the Company of any Change of Control (or pending Change of Control) and ending 60 days following consummation of such Change of Control (which Trigger Period will be extended following consummation of a Change of Control for so long as either of the Ratings Agencies has publicly announced that it is considering a possible ratings downgrade related to such Change of Control).

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“Volumetric Production Payments” mean production payment obligations recorded as deferred revenue in accordance with GAAP, together with all undertakings and obligations in connection therewith.

“Voting Stock” of a Person means all classes of Capital Stock of such Person then outstanding and normally entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof.

Section 2.02 Other Definitions.

ARTICLE III

THE NOTES

Section 3.01 Form. The Notes shall be issued initially in the form of one or more Global Securities. The Notes will be issued in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Notes shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto, the terms of which are incorporated in and made a part of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, and the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby.

ARTICLE IV

REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT

Section 4.01 Optional Redemption. The Company may redeem the Notes at its option as provided in Section 5 of the form of Note attached hereto as Exhibit A. The provisions of Article V of the Base Indenture in respect of the Notes shall apply to any optional redemption of the Notes.

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Section 4.02 Special Mandatory Redemption.

(a) If (i) the GEPH Merger has not been completed on or prior to January 31, 2022 (the “Outside Date”), or (ii) on or prior to the Outside Date, (a) the GEPH Merger Agreement has been terminated or (b) the Company has determined in its sole discretion that the consummation of the GEPH Merger cannot or is not reasonably likely to be satisfied on or prior to the Outside Date (the earlier to occur of the events described in clauses (i) and (ii) of this sentence, a “Special Mandatory Redemption Event”), the Company will be required to redeem all of the outstanding Notes on the Special Mandatory Redemption Date (as described below) at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest from the date of initial issuance of such Notes to, but not including, the Special Mandatory Redemption Date (the “Special Mandatory Redemption Price”).

(b) Upon the occurrence of a Special Mandatory Redemption Event, the Company will promptly (but in no event later than three Business Days following such Special Mandatory Redemption Event) notify the Holders of such event (with an Officers’ Certificate certifying the occurrence of the Special Mandatory Redemption Event to be simultaneously delivered to the Trustee) (such date of notification to the Holders, the “Special Mandatory Redemption Notice Date”), and that the Notes will be redeemed no later than five Business Days (and no sooner than two Business Days) after the Special Mandatory Redemption Notice Date (such date, the “Special Mandatory Redemption Date”). The notice provided on the Special Mandatory Redemption Notice Date shall notify each Holder in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Indenture that all of the outstanding Notes shall be redeemed at the Special Mandatory Redemption Price on the Special Mandatory Redemption Date automatically and without any further action by the Holders of the Notes. On or prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the Special Mandatory Redemption Date, the Company will deposit with the Trustee funds sufficient to pay the Special Mandatory Redemption Price for all of the Notes to be redeemed and direct the Trustee to redeem the Notes on the Special Mandatory Redemption Date. If such deposit is made as provided above, the Notes will cease to bear interest on and after the Special Mandatory Redemption Date and the Trustee shall cause the redemption of the Notes and the payment of the Special Mandatory Redemption Price in accordance with the directions provided by the Company to the Holders of the Notes.

(c) Upon the consummation of the GEPH Merger, the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.02 will cease to apply.

(d) The provisions of Section 5.03 of the Base Indenture in respect of the Notes shall apply to any Special Mandatory Redemption of the Notes except when such provisions conflict with the foregoing.

ARTICLE V

ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

The following covenants, in addition to the covenants set forth in Article III of the Base Indenture, shall apply to the Notes:

Section 5.01 Limitations on Liens. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, incur, assume, or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money secured by a Lien on any (a) any Productive Property, (b) any Principal Transmission Facility or (c) any shares of stock of any Subsidiary (collectively (a), (b) and (c), “Principal Property”), if the sum, without duplication, of:

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(x) the aggregate principal amount of all Secured Debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries (other than Secured Debt secured by a Permitted Lien); and

(y) all Attributable Debt of the Company or its Subsidiaries in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions involving any Principal Property (other than Permitted Sale and Leaseback Transactions),

exceeds the greatest of (i) $2.0 billion, (ii) 25% of the Company’s ACNTA at the time of incurrence and (iii) with respect to borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement, the Borrowing Base, unless the Company provides that the Notes will be secured equally and ratably with (or, at the Company’s option, prior to) such Secured Debt.

Section 5.02 Restriction of Sale-Leaseback Transactions. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall enter into, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable with respect to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction involving any Principal Property, unless after giving effect thereto the sum of all Attributable Debt in respect of such Sale and Leaseback Transactions (other than Permitted Sale and Leaseback Transactions) does not exceed $250.0 million.

Section 5.03 Future Security Guarantors. If, in the future, any Subsidiary of the Company that is not a Security Guarantor (a “Non-Guarantor Subsidiary”) subsequently becomes a borrower or guarantor under, or grants a Lien to secure, any indebtedness of the Company or of a Security Guarantor under (i) the Credit Agreements or any future Credit Facility or (ii) any other indebtedness for borrowed money, in each case with an outstanding principal amount in excess of $500.0 million, then the Company will cause that Non-Guarantor Subsidiary to become a Security Guarantor and guarantee the Notes as provided in Article VII hereof by executing a supplement to the Indenture and delivering such supplement to the Trustee promptly (but in any event within ten Business Days) following the date that that such Non-Guarantor Subsidiary so subsequently becomes a borrower or guarantor under or so grants a Lien to secure such indebtedness of the Company or of a Security Guarantor. No such Subsidiary shall be required to become a Security Guarantor if it merges into the Company or merges into an existing Security Guarantor and the surviving entity remains a Security Guarantor.

Section 5.04 Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control Event.

(a) If a Change of Control Event occurs with respect to the Notes, each Holder of such Notes shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 thereafter) of such Holder’s Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such Holder’s Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to but excluding the date of purchase (the “Change of Control Payment”), subject to the right of Holders on a Regular Record Date to receive interest on the relevant Interest Payment Date as described in Section 5.04(c) below. Within 30 days following a Change of Control Event, if the Company has not (prior to the Change of Control Event) sent a redemption notice for all of the Notes in connection with an optional redemption

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permitted by Article IV of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, the Company shall mail (or, when the Securities or Global Securities, give pursuant to the applicable procedures of the applicable Depositary) a Change of Control Notice (the “Change of Control Offer”) to each Holder of such Notes, with a copy to the Trustee. On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful:

(1) accept for payment all Notes or portions of Notes (of at least $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 thereafter) properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer;

(2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions of Notes properly tendered and not properly withdrawn; and

(3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes so accepted together with an Officers’ Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions thereof being purchased by the Company.

(b) The Paying Agent shall promptly mail (or, when the Securities or Global Securities, give pursuant to the applicable procedures of the applicable Depositary) to each Holder of Notes properly tendered and not withdrawn the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee shall promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry, or, if such Notes are in global form, make such payments through the facilities of the Depositary) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, if any; provided that each such new Note shall be in a principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 thereafter. Any Note so accepted for payment shall cease to accrue interest on and after the Change of Control Payment Date unless the Company defaults in making the Change of Control Payment.

(c) If the Change of Control Payment Date is on or after a Regular Record Date for the payment of interest and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name the relevant Note is registered at the close of business on such Regular Record Date, and no further interest shall be payable to Holders who tender pursuant to the Change of Control Offer.

(d) The provisions described in this Section 5.04 shall be applicable to any Change of Control Event whether or not any other provisions of the Indenture are applicable.

(e) The Company shall not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control Event if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in the Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not properly withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.

(f) The Company shall comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations in connection with the purchase of Notes in connection with a Change of Control Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with provisions of the

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Indenture, or compliance with the Change of Control Event provisions of the Indenture would constitute a violation of any such laws or regulations, the Company shall comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations described in the Indenture by virtue of its compliance with such securities laws or regulations.

ARTICLE VI

CONSOLIDATION, MERGER OR SALE OF ASSETS

The provisions of Article IV of the Base Indenture shall apply with respect to the Notes.

ARTICLE VII

SECURITY GUARANTEES

Section 7.01 Security Guarantees. The Security Guarantors hereby fully, unconditionally and absolutely guarantee on a senior, unsecured basis the Company’s Obligations under the Notes and the Indenture in accordance with Article XI of the Base Indenture, except as set forth below in Section 7.02. Each Security Guarantor hereby agrees that its Security Guarantee set forth herein and in Article XI of the Base Indenture shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the absence of the endorsement of any notation of such Security Guarantee on the Notes. The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof under the Indenture, shall constitute due delivery of the Security Guarantee set forth in the Indenture on behalf of the Security Guarantors.

Section 7.02 Release of Guarantees. With respect to the Notes, the provisions of this Article VII shall replace and preempt the provisions of Section 11.03(b) of the Base Indenture in their entirety. If no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, a Security Guarantor shall be released and relieved of its obligations under its Security Guarantee: (i) in connection with any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of, or all of the Company’s direct or indirect limited partnership, limited liability company or other equity interests in, such Security Guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation) to a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to such transaction) an Affiliate of the Company; (ii) upon the merger of such Security Guarantor into the Company or any other Security Guarantor or the liquidation or dissolution of such Security Guarantor; (iii) upon Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance in accordance with Article VIII of the Base Indenture or upon satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture under Section 9.01 of the Base Indenture; or (iv) upon delivery of written notice to the Trustee of the release of all guarantees or other obligations of such Security Guarantor under the Credit Agreements or any future Credit Facility or other indebtedness for borrowed money that had so required such Security Guarantor to provide a guarantee of the Notes such that the Subsidiary would not be required to be a Security Guarantor under Section 5.03 of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture. If, at any time following any release of a Security Guarantor from its initial Guarantee of the Notes pursuant to clause (iv) in the preceding sentence, the Security Guarantor again incurs obligations under the Credit Agreements or any future Credit Facility or other indebtedness for borrowed money such that the Subsidiary would be required to be a Security Guarantor under Section 5.03 of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, then the Company shall cause such Security Guarantor to again guarantee the Notes in accordance with the Indenture.

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ARTICLE VIII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Section 8.01 Applicability. The provisions of Article VI of the Base Indenture shall apply with respect to the Notes.

ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 9.01 Integral Part. This Fourth Supplemental Indenture constitutes an integral part of the Indenture.

Section 9.02 Adoption, Ratification and Confirmation. The Base Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Fourth Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects hereby adopted, ratified and confirmed.

Section 9.03 Counterparts. This Fourth Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed an original; and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Fourth Supplemental Indenture. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Fourth Supplemental Indenture or any document to be signed in connection with this Fourth Supplemental Indenture shall be deemed to include electronic signatures (except with respect to the authentication of the Notes by the Trustee or an Authenticating Agent), deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, and the parties hereto consent to conduct the transactions contemplated hereunder by electronic means.

Section 9.04 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 are made solely by the Company. The Trustee shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of the Notes or the proceeds thereof. All of the provisions contained in the Base Indenture in respect of the rights, privileges, immunities, powers and duties of the Trustee shall be applicable in respect of the Notes and this Fourth Supplemental Indenture or fully and with like effect as if set forth in full herein.

Section 9.05 Governing Law. THIS FOURTH SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND THE NOTES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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[Signatures on following pages]

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

[Signature Page to Fourth Supplemental Indenture]

[Signature Page to Fourth Supplemental Indenture]

EXHIBIT A

FORM OF NOTE

[Include the following legend for Global Securities only:

“THIS IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO HEREINAFTER.

UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION (“DTC”), NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 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.

TRANSFERS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS IN WHOLE, BUT NOT IN PART, TO NOMINEES OF DTC OR TO A SUCCESSOR THEREOF OR SUCH SUCCESSOR’S NOMINEE AND TRANSFERS OF PORTIONS OF THIS GLOBAL SECURITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO TRANSFERS MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE INDENTURE REFERRED TO ON THE REVERSE HEREOF.”]

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FORM OF FACE OF NOTE

Southwestern Energy Company

4.750% Senior Notes due 2032

as revised by the Schedule of Increases and Decreases

in Global Security attached hereto

CUSIP NO. 845467 AT6

Southwestern Energy Company, a Delaware corporation, promises to pay to                , or registered assigns, the principal sum of                                  Dollars                ($                    ) as revised by the Schedule of Increases and Decreases in Global Security attached hereto, on February 1, 2032.

Additional provisions of this Note are set forth on the other side of this Note.

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FORM OF REVERSE SIDE OF NOTE

Southwestern Energy Company

4.750% Senior Notes due 2032

1. Indenture

Southwestern Energy Company, a Delaware corporation (such corporation and its successors and assigns under the Indenture (as defined below) hereinafter referred to, the “Company”) issued the Notes as part of a series of Securities designated the 4.750% Senior Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”) under an Indenture, dated as of August 30, 2021, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Base Indenture”) as supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 22, 2021, among the Company, the Security Guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture” and, with the Base Indenture as so supplemented, the “Indenture”). The Notes are guaranteed by the Security Guarantors as provided in the Indenture. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the TIA. The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and the TIA for a statement of those terms. Each Holder by accepting a Note, agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of the Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time. Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Indenture.

The Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company. Subject to the conditions set forth in the Indenture, the Company may issue additional Notes as Additional Securities. All Notes shall be treated as one class of securities under the Indenture.

The Indenture imposes certain limitations on, among other things, the ability of the Company and its Subsidiaries to: incur Liens; enter into Sale and Leaseback Transactions; or consolidate or merge or transfer or convey all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

2. Interest

The Company promises to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at the rate of 4.750% per annum.

The Company will pay interest semiannually in arrears on each Interest Payment Date, commencing August 1, 2022. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid on the Notes or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months.

The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal (plus interest on such interest to the extent lawful), at the rate borne by the Notes to the extent lawful and, to the extent such payments are lawful, the Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest (“Defaulted Interest”) without regard to any applicable grace periods at the same rate as the rate shown on this Note, in each case as provided in the Indenture.

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3. Method of Payment

Prior to 10:00 a.m. New York City time on the date on which any principal of or interest on any Note is due and payable, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or the Paying Agent money sufficient to pay such principal and/or interest. The Company will pay interest (except Defaulted Interest) to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on the Regular Record Date preceding the Interest Payment Date even if Notes are canceled, repurchased or redeemed after the Regular Record Date and on or before the relevant Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.13 of the Base Indenture (as defined below) with respect to Defaulted Interest. Holders must surrender Notes to a Paying Agent to collect principal payments. The Company will pay principal and interest in U.S. Legal Tender.

Payments in respect of Notes represented by a Global Security (including principal and interest) will be made by the transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by DTC. The Company will make all payments in respect of a Certificated Note (including principal and interest) by mailing a check to the registered address of each Holder thereof as set forth in the Note Register; provided, however, that payments on the Notes may also be made, in the case of a Holder of at least $5,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes, by wire transfer to a U.S. dollar account maintained by the payee with a bank in the United States if such Holder elects payment by wire transfer by giving written notice to the Trustee or the Paying Agent to such effect designating such account no later than 15 days immediately preceding the relevant due date for payment (or such other date as the Trustee may accept in its discretion).

4. Paying Agent and Registrar

Initially, the Trustee, will act as Trustee, Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may appoint and change any Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company may act as Paying Agent, Registrar or co-Registrar without notice to any Holder.

5. Optional Redemption

On or after February 1, 2027, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon notice as provided in the Indenture, at the Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Notes redeemed, to, but excluding, the applicable date of redemption, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on February 1 of the years indicated below, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date:

At any time prior to February 1, 2027, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem all or a part of the Notes, upon notice as provided in the Indenture, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus the relevant Applicable Premium, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption, subject to the rights of Holders of Notes on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant Interest Payment Date.

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If the optional redemption date is on or after an interest record date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, the accrued and unpaid interest, if any, will be paid to the Person in whose name the Note is registered at the close of business on such record date.

6. Repurchase Provisions

Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control Event, each Holder shall have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 thereafter) of such Holder’s Notes at a purchase price, in cash, equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such Holder’s Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to but excluding the date of purchase pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in the Indenture. Within 30 days following any Change of Control Event, if the Company has not (prior to the Change of Control Event) sent a redemption notice for all the Notes in connection with an optional redemption permitted by Section 4.01 of the Fourth Supplemental Indenture or as otherwise provided under the Indenture, the Company shall make a Change of Control Offer pursuant to a Change of Control Notice. As more fully described in the Indenture, the Change of Control Notice shall state, among other things, the Change of Control Payment Date, which must be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date the Change of Control Notice is mailed (or, when the Securities or Global Securities, give pursuant to the applicable procedures of the applicable Depositary), other than as may be required by applicable law.

7. Special Mandatory Redemption

If a Special Mandatory Redemption Event occurs, the Company shall redeem all of the Outstanding Notes on the Special Mandatory Redemption Date in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.02 of the Fourth Supplemental Indenture.

8. Denominations; Transfer; Exchange

The Notes are in fully registered form without coupons, and only in denominations of principal amount of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 thereafter. A Holder may transfer or exchange Notes at the Registrar in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements or transfer documents and to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Registrar need not register the transfer of or exchange (i) any Notes selected for repurchase or redemption (except, in the case of a Note to be redeemed in part, the portion of the Note not to be repurchased or redeemed) for a period beginning 15 days before the mailing of a notice of Notes to be repurchased or redeemed and ending on the date of such mailing or (ii) any Notes for a period beginning 15 days before an Interest Payment Date and ending on such Interest Payment Date.

9. Persons Deemed Owners

The registered Holder of this Note may be treated as the owner of it for all purposes.

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10. Unclaimed Money

If money for the payment of principal or interest remains unclaimed for two years, the Trustee or Paying Agent shall pay the money back to the Company at its request unless an abandoned property law designates another Person. After any such payment, Holders entitled to the money will be deemed general creditors of the Company with respect to the money and must look only to the Company and not to the Trustee for payment.

11. Discharge Prior to Redemption or Maturity

Subject to certain conditions set forth in the Indenture, the Company at any time may terminate some or all of its obligations under the Notes and the Indenture if the Company deposits with the Trustee U.S. Legal Tender or U.S. Government Obligations for the payment of principal of and interest on the Notes to redemption or maturity, as the case may be.

12. Amendment, Waiver

Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, (i) the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the written consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes and (ii) any default (other than with respect to nonpayment or in respect of a provision that cannot be amended or supplemented without the written consent of each Holder affected) or noncompliance with any provision may be waived with the written consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then Outstanding Notes. Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Indenture, without the consent of any Holder, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to, among other things, cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, comply with Article IV of the Base Indenture, provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes, add guarantees with respect to the Notes or to secure the Notes, add additional covenants or surrender rights and powers conferred on the Company, comply with any requirement of the SEC in connection with qualifying the Indenture under the TIA, make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders or that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder, add additional Events of Default, provide evidence for the acceptance of appointment by a successor Trustee, and to modify provisions in the Indenture therefor, establish the form or terms of the Notes, make any change necessary to make the Indenture, the Notes or the Security Guarantee relating to the Notes, consistent with the description of the Notes in the prospectus or any related prospectus supplement relating to such Notes, correct or supplement any provision of the Indenture that may be inconsistent with any other provision of the Indenture so long as such action shall not adversely affect the interests of any Holder, change or eliminate any of the provisions of the Indenture; provided, that any such change or elimination shall become effective only when there is no Security Outstanding of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture which is entitled to the benefit of any such provision.

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13. Defaults and Remedies

If an Event of Default, other than a Bankruptcy Law Event of Default with respect to the Company, shall have occurred with respect to the Notes and be continuing and is known to the Trustee, the Trustee, by written notice to the Company, or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate Principal Amount of the then Outstanding Notes, by written notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the unpaid principal of (and premium, if any) and any accrued and unpaid interest on all Notes to be immediately due and payable. If a Bankruptcy Law Event of Default occurs with respect to the Company, then the unpaid principal of (and premium, if any) and accrued and unpaid interest on all the Notes shall ipso facto become immediately due and payable without further notice or action on the part of the Trustee or any Holder.

Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may refuse to enforce the Indenture or the Notes unless it receives indemnity or security satisfactory to it. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal or interest, if any, on the Notes) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest.

14. Trustee Dealings with the Company and the Security Guarantors

Subject to certain limitations set forth in the Indenture, the Trustee under the Indenture, in its individual or any other capacity, may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with and collect obligations owed to it by the Company, the Security Guarantors or their

Affiliates and may otherwise deal with the Company, the Security Guarantors or their Affiliates with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee.

15. No Recourse Against Others

An incorporator, director, officer, employee, stockholder, member, manager, partner or controlling Person, as such, of the Company or any Security Guarantor shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company under the Notes, the Indenture or any Security Guarantee or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligations or their creation. By accepting a Note, each Holder waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issue of the Notes.

16. Authentication

This Note shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Trustee (or an Authenticating Agent) manually signs the certificate of authentication on the other side of this Note.

17. Abbreviations

Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as TEN COM (=tenants in common), TEN ENT (=tenants by the entirety), JT TEN (=joint tenants with rights of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (=custodian) and U/G/M/A (=Uniform Gift to Minors Act).

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18. CUSIP, ISIN or Other Similar Numbers

Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures the Company has caused CUSIP, ISIN or other similar numbers to be printed on the Notes and has directed the Trustee to use such numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders.

No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon.

19. Governing Law

This Note shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

The Company shall furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge to the Holder a copy of the Indenture. Requests may be made to: Southwestern Energy Company, 10000 Energy Drive, Spring, Texas 77389.

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ASSIGNMENT FORM

To assign this Note, fill in the form below:

I or we assign and transfer this Note to (Print or type assignee’s name, address and zip code)

(Insert assignee’s Social Security or Tax I.D. Number) and irrevocably appoint agent to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him.

Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Note.

The signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program), pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 17Ad-15.

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SCHEDULE OF INCREASES OR DECREASES IN GLOBAL SECURITY

The following increases or decreases in this Global Security have been made:

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OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE

If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 5.04 of the Indenture, check the box below:

☐    Section 5.04

If you want to elect to have only part of this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 5.04 of the Indenture, state the principal amount (which must be $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 thereafter) that you want to have purchased by the Company: $

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of the Note)

The signature(s) should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks, stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions with membership in an approved signature guarantee medallion program), pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 17Ad-15.

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Exhibit 5.1

SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP

ONE MANHATTAN WEST

NEW YORK, NY 10001

Re: Southwestern Energy Company

             Registration Statement on Form S-3

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special United States counsel to Southwestern Energy Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the public offering of $1,150,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.750% Senior Notes due 2032 (the “Notes”) to be issued under the Indenture, dated as of August 30, 2021 (the “Base Indenture”) between the Company and Regions Bank, as trustee, (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by a Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 22, 2021, among the Company, the Guarantors listed on Schedule I hereto (collectively, the “Guarantors” and, together with the Company, the “Opinion Parties”) and the Trustee (the “Fourth Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture (the “Indenture”). The Indenture provides that the Notes are to be guaranteed by the Guarantors (the “Guarantees”, together with the Notes, the “Securities”).

This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”).

In rendering the opinions stated herein, we have examined and relied upon the following:

(a) the registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-238633) of the Company relating to debt securities and other securities of the Company and the guarantees of the Guarantors filed on May 22, 2020 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act allowing for delayed offerings pursuant to Rule 415 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act (the “Rules and Regulations”) and Post-Effective Amendments No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 thereto, including the information deemed to be a part of the registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B of the Rules and Regulations (such registration statement, as so amended, being hereinafter referred to as the “Registration Statement”);

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(b) the prospectus, dated August 16, 2021 (the “Base Prospectus”), which forms a part of and is included in the Registration Statement;

(c) the preliminary prospectus supplement, dated December 8, 2021 (together with the Base Prospectus, the “Preliminary Prospectus”), relating to the offering of the Securities, in the form filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations;

(d) the prospectus supplement, dated December 8, 2021 (together with the Base Prospectus, the “Prospectus”), relating to the offering of the Securities, in the form filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and Regulations;

(e) an executed copy of the Underwriting Agreement, dated December 8, 2021 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), among the Opinion Parties and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Market Inc., RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several Underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), relating to the sale by the Opinion Parties to the Underwriters of the Securities;

(f) an executed copy of the Indenture, including Article XI thereof containing the Guarantees;

(g) the global certificates evidencing the Notes executed by the Company and registered in the name of Cede & Co. (the “Note Certificates”), delivered by the Company to the Trustee for authentication and delivery;

(h) an executed copy of a certificate of Chris Lacy, Secretary of each Opinion Party, dated the date hereof (the “Secretary’s Certificate”);

(i) a copy of each Opinion Party’s Certificate of Incorporation or Certificate of Formation, as applicable, as described on Schedule II hereto, certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or the Texas Secretary of State, as applicable, and certified pursuant to the Secretary’s Certificate;

(j) copies of certificates, dated the dates specified on Schedule IV, and a bringdown verification thereof, dated December 21, 2021, from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware with respect to the existence and good standing in the State of Delaware of each Opinion Party “Delaware Opinion Parties” on Schedule II hereto (each, a “Delaware Opinion Party”) (collectively the “Delaware Certificates”);

(k) copies of certificates, dated December 17, 2021, and bringdown verifications thereof, dated December 21, 2021, from the Texas Secretary of State with respect to the existence in the State of Texas of each Opinion Party listed under “Texas Opinion Parties” on Schedule II hereto (each, a “Texas Opinion Party”) and copies of the result of a search,

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conducted on December 17, 2021 as of the time listed on Schedule V hereto, from the Franchise Tax Account Status search on the public website of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, indicating that, as of such time, each Texas Opinion Party’s right to transact business in the State of Texas is intact (collectively, the “Texas Certificates”); and

(l) a copy of each Opinion Party’s Bylaws, as amended and in effect as of the date hereof, or Limited Liability Company Agreement, as described on Schedule III hereto, (collectively, the “Operating Agreements”), as applicable, certified pursuant to the Secretary’s Certificate;

(m) copies of certain resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company, adopted on November 3, 2021, and certain resolutions of the Finance Committee thereof, adopted on December 8, 2021, certified pursuant to the Secretary’s Certificate; and

(n) a copy of certain resolutions of the Member of each Guarantor, adopted on December 6, 2021, certified pursuant to the Secretary’s Certificate.

We have also examined originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of such records of the Opinion Parties and such agreements, certificates and receipts of public officials, certificates of officers or other representatives of the Opinion Parties and others, and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions stated below.

In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, including electronic signatures, the legal capacity and competency of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as facsimile, electronic, certified or photocopied copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such copies. As to any facts relevant to the opinions stated herein that we did not independently establish or verify, we have relied upon statements and representations of officers and other representatives of the Opinion Parties and others and of public officials, including those in the Secretary’s Certificate and the factual representations and warranties contained in the Underwriting Agreement.

We do not express any opinion with respect to the laws of any jurisdiction other than (i) the laws of the State of New York, (ii) the federal laws of the United States of America, (iii) the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), (iv) the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “DLLCA”) and (vi) the Texas Limited Liability Company Law (the “TLLCL”) (all the foregoing being referenced to as “Opined on Law”).

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As used herein, “Transaction Documents” means the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the Note Certificates.

Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications and assumptions stated herein, we are of the opinion that:

1. The Note Certificates have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Company and duly executed by the Company under the DGCL, and when duly authenticated by the Trustee and issued and delivered by the Company against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture, the Note Certificates will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms under the laws of the State of New York.

2. The Guarantee of each Guarantor has been duly authorized by all requisite corporate or limited liability company, as applicable, action on the part of such Guarantor under the DLLCA and the TLLCL, as applicable, and, when the Note Certificates are issued and delivered by the Company against payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture, each Guarantee will constitute the valid and binding obligation of the applicable Guarantor, enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with its terms under the laws of the State of New York.

The opinions stated herein are subject to the following qualifications:

(a) we do not express any opinion with respect to the effect on the opinions stated herein of any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer, preference and other similar laws or governmental orders affecting creditors’ rights generally, and the opinions stated herein are limited by such laws and orders and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in equity or at law);

(b) we do not express any opinion with respect to any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to any party to any of the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby solely because such law, rule or regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to any such party or any of its affiliates as a result of the specific assets or business operations of such party or such affiliates;

(c) except to the extent expressly stated in the opinions contained herein, we have assumed that each of the Transaction Documents constitutes the valid and binding obligation of each party to such Transaction Document, enforceable against such party in accordance with its terms;

(d) we do not express any opinion with respect to the enforceability of any provision contained in any Transaction Document relating to any indemnification, contribution, non-reliance, exculpation, release, limitation or exclusion of remedies, waiver or other provisions having similar effect that may be contrary to public policy or violative of federal or state securities laws, rules or regulations, or to the extent any such provision purports to, or has the effect of, waiving or altering any statute of limitations;

(e) we call to your attention that irrespective of the agreement of the parties to any Transaction Document, a court may decline to hear a case on grounds of forum non conveniens or other doctrine limiting the availability of such court as a forum for resolution of disputes; in addition, we call to your attention that we do not express any opinion with respect to the subject matter jurisdiction of the federal courts of the United States of America in any action arising out of or relating to any Transaction Document;

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(f) we do not express any opinion with respect to the enforceability of Section 11.02 of the Base Indenture to the extent that such section provides that the obligations of the Guarantors are absolute and unconditional irrespective of the enforceability or genuineness of the Guarantees or the effect thereof on the opinions herein stated;

(g) we do not express any opinion with respect to the enforceability of the provisions contained in Section 11.05 of the Base Indenture to the extent that such provisions limit the obligation of the Guarantors under the Indenture or any right of contribution of any party with respect to the Guarantees; and

(h) to the extent that any opinion relates to the enforceability of the choice of New York law and choice of New York forum provisions contained in any Transaction Document, the opinions stated herein are subject to the qualification that such enforceability may be subject to, in each case, (i) the exceptions and limitations in New York General Obligations Law sections 5-1401 and 5-1402 and (ii) principles of comity and constitutionality.

In addition, in rendering the foregoing opinions we have assumed that, at all applicable times:

(a) neither the execution and delivery by any Opinion Party of the Transaction Documents to which such Opinion Party is a party nor the performance by the Company and such Opinion Party of its obligations thereunder, including the issuance and sale of the Securities (i) constituted or will constitute a violation of, or a default under, any lease, indenture, instrument or other agreement to which such Opinion Party or its property is subject (except that we do not make the assumption set forth in this clause (ii) with respect to those agreements or instruments expressed to be governed by the laws of the State of New York which are listed in Part II of the Registration Statement or the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020), (iii) contravened or will contravene any order or decree of any governmental authority to which such Opinion Party or its property is subject, or (iv) violated or will violate any law, rule or regulation to which such Opinion Party or their respective property is subject (except that we do not make the assumption set forth in this clause (iv) with respect to the Opined-on Law); and

(b) neither the execution and delivery by any Opinion Party of the Transaction Documents to which such Opinion Party is a party nor the performance by such Opinion Party of its obligations thereunder, including the issuance and sale of the Securities, required or will require the consent, approval, licensing or authorization of, or any filing, recording or registration with, any governmental authority under any law, rule or regulation of any jurisdiction.

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We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the heading “Legal Matters” in the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations. We also hereby consent to the filing of this opinion with the Commission as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K being filed on the date hereof and incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof unless otherwise expressly stated, and we disclaim any undertaking to advise you of any subsequent changes in the facts stated or assumed herein or of any subsequent changes in applicable laws.

Schedule I

Guarantors

Schedule II

Certificates of Incorporation and Certificates of Formation

Delaware Opinion Parties

Texas Opinion Parties

Schedule III

Operating Agreements

Schedule IV

Delaware Certificates

Schedule V

Tax Account Status Search

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

DEAL CUSIP 84546SAT0

TERM LOAN CUSIP 84546SAU7

TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT

dated as of

December 22, 2021

among

SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY

as Borrower

The Lenders Party Hereto

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.,

RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC,

AND

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners

MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,

MUFG BANK, LTD.,

REGIONS CAPITAL MARKETS, A DIVISION OF REGIONS BANK,

TRUIST BANK,

AND

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Joint Lead Arrangers

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TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of December 22, 2021 among SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the LENDERS from time to time party hereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.

The parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

Section 1.01 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

“2012 Indenture” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Existing Senior Notes Indentures”.

“2015 Indenture” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Existing Senior Notes Indentures”.

“2017 Indenture” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Existing Senior Notes Indentures”.

“2021 Indenture” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Existing Senior Notes Indentures”.

“ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

“ACNTA” means “ACNTA”, as defined in the Existing Senior Notes Indentures (other than the Indigo Indenture) as in effect on the Effective Date.

“Acquisition” means any acquisition (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) of property or series of related acquisitions of property that constitutes (i) assets comprising all or substantially all or any significant portion of a business or operating unit of a business, or (ii) all or substantially all of the Equity Interests in a Person.

“Additional Lender” means, at any time, any bank, other financial institution or other Person (other than a natural person) that, in any case, is not an existing Lender and that agrees to provide any portion of any Incremental Commitment or Incremental Loan in accordance with Section 2.18; provided that each Additional Lender shall be subject to (i) the approval of the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), in each case to the extent any such consent would be required from the Administrative Agent under Section 9.04(b)(B) for an assignment of Loans and/or Commitments to such Additional Lender, and (ii) the consent of the Borrower; provided, further, that no Additional Lender shall be the Borrower or any Subsidiary thereof.

“Additional Senior Notes Indenture” means any indenture entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary after the Effective Date that contains any provision similar to any of the Secured Debt Indenture Exceptions contained in the Existing Senior Notes Indentures as of the Effective Date.

“Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR” means, with respect to any RFR Borrowing, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) Daily Simple SOFR, plus (b) 0.10%; provided that if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be equal to the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement.

“Adjusted Term SOFR Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing for any Interest Period or for any ABR Borrowing based on the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the Term SOFR Rate for such Interest Period, plus (b) (i) 0.10% for an Interest Period of one (1) month, (ii) 0.15% for the Initial Interest Period and an Interest Period of three (3) months, and (iii) 0.25% for an Interest Period of six (6) months; provided that if the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate as so determined would be less than the Floor, such rate shall be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement.

“Administrative Agent” means JPMorgan, in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder, and any successor in such capacity pursuant to Article VIII.

“Administrative Questionnaire” means an administrative questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

“Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

“Agent” means either the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable.

“Agent Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(c).

“Aggregate Commitments” means the aggregate of the Commitments of all of the Lenders, as reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof.

“Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

“All-In Yield” means, as to any Indebtedness, the yield thereof calculated in a manner consistent with generally accepted financial practices, taking into account interest rate, margin, OID, upfront fees, floors or otherwise; provided that OID and upfront fees shall be equated to interest rate assuming a 4-year life to maturity (or, if less, the stated life to maturity at the time of incurrence of the applicable Indebtedness); and provided, further, that “All-In Yield” shall not include (x) arrangement fees, commitment fees, structuring fees, agency fees, underwriting or similar fees not paid generally to all lenders of such Indebtedness or (y) ticking fees, unused line fees, call protection, end of term fees, prepayment premiums, amendment fees or similar fees (regardless of whether paid in whole or in part to any or all lenders under the applicable Indebtedness) or any other fees not paid or payable generally to all lenders by the applicable borrower in the primary syndication of such Indebtedness. In determining the All-In Yield, any stepdowns in interest rate margins shall be disregarded.

“Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the rate of interest publicly announced by JPMorgan as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City (the “Prime Rate”), (b) the NYFRB Rate from time to time plus 0.50% and (c) the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for a one-month Interest Period plus 1.00%.

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“Ancillary Document” has the meaning specified in Section 9.06(b).

“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all Requirements of Law of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption.

“Anti-Terrorism Laws” means all Requirements of Law of any jurisdiction related to terrorism financing or money laundering, including the Patriot Act, The Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act (also known as the “Bank Secrecy Act”, 31 U.S.C. §§ 5311-5330 and 12 U.S.C. §§ 1818(s), 1820(b) and 1951-1959) and Executive Order 13224 (effective September 24, 2001).

“Applicable Parties” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.03(c).

“Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender, a percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) equal to a fraction (a) the numerator of which is an amount equal to such Lender’s aggregate principal amount of Loans and (b) the denominator of which is an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Loans of all Lenders; provided that, in each case, when a Defaulting Lender shall exist, “Applicable Percentage” shall disregard any Defaulting Lender’s Loans.

“Applicable Rate” means (a) with respect to ABR Loans, 1.50% and (b) with respect to Term Benchmark Loans and RFR Loans, 2.50%.

“Approved Electronic Platform” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.03(a).

“Approved Fund” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b).

“Approved Petroleum Engineer” means (a) Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc., (b) DeGolyer and MacNaughton, (c) Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc., (d) Ryder Scott Company Petroleum Consultants, L.P. and (e) any other reputable firm of independent petroleum engineers as shall be selected by the Borrower and approved by the Administrative Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

“Asset Swap” means any purchase and sale or exchange of Properties between any Loan Party or Restricted Subsidiary and another Person to the extent that (a) such Property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement Property or (b) the proceeds of such Disposition are applied to the purchase price of such replacement Property, in each case under Section 1031 of the Code or otherwise.

“Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form (including electronic records generated by the use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.

“Authorized Officer” means any of the following officers of the Borrower: the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial officer, the treasurer, or any executive vice president, or senior vice president.

“Available Incremental Amount” means an aggregate principal amount of up to the sum of:

(a) $350,000,000; plus

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(b) the aggregate amount of any voluntary prepayments or voluntary redemptions of any Loans, Incremental Loans or Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness, in each case, except to the extent financed with long-term Indebtedness (other than revolving Indebtedness); plus

(c) an unlimited amount so long as, after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness (assuming the full amount of any Incremental Facility then being incurred is drawn) and any related acquisition, Investments and other transactions related thereto, the Subject Debt Conditions are satisfied.

“Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, any tenor for such Benchmark (or component thereof) or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark (or component thereof), as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period for any term rate or otherwise, for determining any frequency of making payments of interest calculated pursuant to this Agreement as of such date and not including, for the avoidance of doubt, any tenor for such Benchmark that is then-removed from the definition of “Interest Period” pursuant to clause (e) of Section 2.11.

“Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.

“Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

“Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”, as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.

“Bankruptcy Event” means, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment or has had any order for relief in such proceeding entered in respect thereof; provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, unless such ownership interest results in or provides such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permits such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person; provided, further, that, for so long as it is required by law or regulation not to be publicly disclosed, the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other similar official by a supervisory authority or regulator with respect to a Person under the Dutch Financial Supervision Act 2007 (as amended from time to time and including any successor legislation) shall not be deemed a Bankruptcy Event.

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“Benchmark” means, initially, the Term SOFR Rate; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event and the related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Rate or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 2.11(b).

“Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent for the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:

(1) the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR;

(2) the sum of: (a) the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a replacement benchmark rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a benchmark rate as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for Dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time in the United States and (b) the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

If the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents

“Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, with respect to any replacement of the then-current Benchmark with an Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for any applicable Interest Period and Available Tenor for any setting of such Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to (i) any selection or recommendation of a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement by the Relevant Governmental Body on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and/or (ii) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for syndicated credit facilities denominated in Dollars at such time.

“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement and/or any Term Benchmark Loan, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Alternate Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day”, the definition of “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).

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“Benchmark Replacement Date” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark:

(1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or

(2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of “Benchmark Transition Event,” the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be no longer representative; provided, that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (3) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.

For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the “Benchmark Replacement Date” will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

“Benchmark Transition Event” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to such then-current Benchmark:

(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);

(2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Federal Reserve Board, the NYFRB, the CME Term SOFR Administrator, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), in each case which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) permanently or indefinitely; provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof); or

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(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer, or as of a specified future date will no longer be, representative.

For the avoidance of doubt, a “Benchmark Transition Event” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).

“Benchmark Unavailability Period” means, with respect to any Benchmark, the period (if any) (x) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date pursuant to clauses (1) or (2) of that definition has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.11 and (y) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in accordance with Section 2.11.

“Benefit Plan” means any of (i) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (ii) a “plan” as defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code or (iii) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan.”

“Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.

“Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

“Borrower’s Headquarters” means that certain real property located at 10000 Energy Drive, Spring, Texas 77389.

“Borrowing” means Loans of the same Type, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Term Benchmark Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

“Borrowing Base” means, with respect to borrowings under the RBL Credit Agreement and any amendment to and/or modification or replacement of the foregoing in the form of any RBL Credit Facility, in each case with lenders that include commercial banks regulated by the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the maximum amount determined or redetermined by the lenders thereunder as the aggregate lending value to be ascribed to the Oil and Gas Properties and other assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries against which such lenders are prepared to provide loans, letters of credit, or other Indebtedness to the Loan Parties, using customary practices and standards for determining reserve-based borrowing base loans and which are generally applied to borrowers in the oil and gas business by commercial lenders, as determined semi-annually during each year and/or on such other occasions as may be required or provided for therein.

“Borrowing Base Deficiency” means, with respect to any RBL Credit Facility (including the RBL Credit Agreement), the excess of (a) the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount at such time of the outstanding loans (including any swingline loans) under such RBL Credit Facility plus (ii) the sum of (x) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding letters of credit under such RBL Credit Facility at such time plus (y) the aggregate amount of all disbursements under letters of credit under such RBL Credit Facility that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the borrower (or borrowers) under such RBL Credit Facility over (b) the Borrowing Base then in effect under such RBL Credit Facility; provided, that for purposes of determining the existence and amount of any Borrowing Base Deficiency, obligations under any letter of credit will not be deemed to be outstanding to the extent such obligations are cash collateralized.

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“Borrowing Request” means a request by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03, which shall be, in the case of any such written request, in substantially the form of Exhibit E-1 or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City or Houston, Texas are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a Term Benchmark Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in Dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

“Capital Lease Obligations” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) Property, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease or financing lease on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of Indebtedness represented by such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that (a) any obligation to pay rent or other amounts under any lease or other agreement (whether entered into before or after the Effective Date) that would have been classified as an operating lease pursuant to GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2018 will be deemed not to represent a Capital Lease Obligation and (b) any obligation to pay amounts under any agreement (whether entered into before or after the Effective Date) that provides for services and the right to use equipment will be deemed not to represent a Capital Lease Obligation (but only to the extent such obligation would not have been capitalized on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect on December 31, 2018).

“Casualty Event” means any loss, casualty or other insured damage to, or any nationalization, taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any Property of any Loan Party.

“CCR Incurrence Test Date” means, in connection with any incurrence of Permitted Pari Term Loan Indebtedness, Permitted Junior Lien Term Loan Indebtedness or Ratio-Based Incremental Indebtedness, the Business Day prior to the day on which such Indebtedness is allocated and priced (or, if there is no such allocation and pricing, the Business Day prior to the day on which such Indebtedness is funded).

“CERCLA” has the meaning assigned to such term within the definition of “Environmental Laws.”

“CFC” means (a) a direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Borrower which is a “controlled foreign corporation” as defined in Section 957(a) of the Code or any successor provision thereto and (b) any Subsidiary of a Subsidiary described in clause (a).

“Change in Law” means the occurrence after the date of this Agreement or, with respect to any Lender, such later date on which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement of (a) the adoption of or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline, requirement or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided however, that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and

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all requests, rules, guidelines or requirements and directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in the implementation thereof, and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or requirements and directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall, in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.

“Change of Control” means that any Person or group (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) shall beneficially own, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of the common stock or other voting securities of the Borrower.

“Charges” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 9.16.

“Class” when used in reference to (a) any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, have identical terms and conditions, which may include Initial Loans or a separate tranche of Incremental Loans, (b) any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Commitment in respect of a separate Class of Loans and (c) any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment with respect to a particular Class of Loans or Commitments.

“CME Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited as administrator of the forward-looking term SOFR (or a successor administrator).

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

“Collateral” means any and all Property of the Loan Parties, now existing or hereafter acquired, upon which a Lien is purported to be created by any Collateral Document, and any and all other Property of the Loan Parties, now existing or hereafter acquired, that at any time is or becomes subject to a Lien in favor of Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Secured Parties, to secure the Secured Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, Collateral shall not include any Excluded Property.

“Collateral Agent” means JPMorgan, in its capacity as collateral agent for the Lenders hereunder, and any successor in such capacity pursuant to Article VIII.

“Collateral Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of:

(a) Total PDP PV-10 as of such date plus the Hedge Mark-to-Market Value as of such date to

(b) the sum, without duplication, of (i) the aggregate principal amount of Loans then outstanding (or, for purposes of calculating the Collateral Coverage Ratio for purposes of Section 4.01(a)(xvii), the Aggregate Commitments), (ii) the aggregate principal amount of loans under the RBL Credit Facility then outstanding, (iii) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time (unless such obligations are cash collateralized pursuant to the terms of the RBL Credit Facility), (iv) the aggregate amount of all disbursements under Letters of Credit that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the borrowers under the RBL Credit Facility, (v) the aggregate amount of unused commitments under the RBL Credit Facility then outstanding on such date, and (vi) the aggregate principal amount of all Permitted Pari Term Loan Indebtedness, Permitted Junior Lien Term Loan Indebtedness and secured Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness outstanding on such date (including any such Permitted Pari Term Loan Indebtedness, Permitted Junior Lien Term Loan Indebtedness or secured Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness incurred on such date or expected to be incurred in connection with such calculation of the Collateral Coverage Ratio).

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“Collateral Coverage Ratio Covenant” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 7.03(a).

“Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Mortgages and all other agreements, instruments and documents executed in connection with this Agreement that are intended to create, perfect or evidence Liens to secure the Secured Obligations, including all other security agreements, pledge agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, Deposit Account Control Agreements, Securities Account Control Agreements, uncertificated securities control agreements, pledges, financing statements and all other written matter whether heretofore, now, or hereafter executed by the Borrower or any of the other Loan Parties and delivered to the Collateral Agent and/or Administrative Agent that are intended to create, perfect or evidence Liens to secure the Secured Obligations.

“Commitment” means, as to each Lender, its commitment to make a Loan to the Borrower, in each case, expressed as an amount representing the maximum principal amount of the Loan to be made by such Lender under this Agreement, as such commitment may be reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to (i) assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or (ii) an Incremental Amendment. The amount of each Lender’s initial Commitment as of the Effective Date (its “Initial Commitment”) is set forth on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Initial Commitment”; and the amount of each Lender’s other Commitments shall be as set forth in the Assignment and Assumption or Incremental Amendment pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment, as the case may be, as such amounts may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The initial aggregate amount of the Commitments on the Effective Date is $550,000,000.

“Communications” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed by the Administrative Agent or any Lender by means of electronic communications pursuant to Section 8.03(c), including through an Approved Electronic Platform.

“Competitor” means any Person that is primarily engaged in, or that Controls a Person that is primarily engaged in, any material line of business that is the same as any line of business conducted by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any business substantially related or incidental thereto, or that is a bona fide direct competitor of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in the same industry or a substantially similar industry which offers a substantially similar product or service as the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

“Compliance Certificate” means a certificate of the Borrower executed on its behalf by its chief financial officer, chief accounting officer or treasurer substantially in the form of Exhibit C, (a) certifying as to whether a Default or Event of Default exists and, if any Default or Event of Default exists, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, and (b) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations of the requirements set forth in Section 6.04 as of the date of the financial statements accompanying such certificate.

“Connection Income Taxes” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

“Consolidated EBITDAX” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus

(a) the following (without duplication), in each case (other than clause (a)(x) below) only to the extent (and in the same proportion) deducted (and not added back or excluded) in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:

(i) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period,

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(ii) depletion, depreciation and amortization expense for such period,

(iii) consolidated income tax expense for such period,

(iv) any non-cash losses or charges resulting from any hedging arrangements resulting from the requirements of FASB ASC 815 for such period,

(v) (A) fees and expenses of third party advisors (including legal counsel, investment bankers, accountants, consultants, engineers and similar professionals) incurred during such period or any amortization thereof for such period, in connection with any acquisition, Investment, Disposition, issuance or repayment of Indebtedness, issuance of equity securities, refinancing transaction or amendment or other modification of any debt instrument (in each case, including any such transaction undertaken but not completed) and (B) any costs, charges or expenses relating to severance, cost savings (including reductions in general and administrative expenses), operating expense reductions, facilities closing, consolidations and integration costs, and other restructuring charges or reserves,

(vi) oil and gas exploration expenses (including all drilling, completion, geological and geophysical costs) for such period,

(vii) non-cash losses from Dispositions of assets and any other extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring expenses, losses or charges,

(viii) costs, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions,

(ix) any other non-cash charges, including (A) any write-offs or write-downs reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period and (B) any non-cash compensation charge or expense, including any such charge or expense arising from the grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock, profits interests or other equity-based incentive awards or any other equity-based compensation, and

(x) the amount of “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies related to mergers and other business combinations, acquisitions and other Investments (including acquisitions and Investments occurring prior to the Effective Date), divestitures and other Dispositions (including the termination or discontinuance of activities constituting a business), restructurings, operational changes, strategic initiatives, cost-savings initiatives, operational improvements and other similar initiatives and actions that, in each case, are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realizable within eighteen (18) months (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (A) no amounts shall be added back pursuant to this clause (x) to the extent duplicative of any expenses or charges otherwise added back to Consolidated EBITDAX, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, for such period and (B) the aggregate amount of cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements or synergies that may be added back pursuant to this clause (x) or pursuant to the last paragraph of this definition for any period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters shall not exceed the greater of (1) $100,000,000 and (2) 10.0% of Consolidated EBITDAX for such period (calculated without giving effect to any such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements or synergies);

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provided that (y) in the case of each of the foregoing non-cash charges described in the foregoing clause (a), if any such non-cash charges represent an accrual or reserve for potential cash items in any future period, the cash payment in respect thereof in such future period shall be subtracted from Consolidated EBITDAX to such extent and (z) amortization of a prepaid cash item that was paid in a prior period shall be excluded from the foregoing clause (a); minus

(b) the following (without duplication), in each case only to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period:

(i) non-cash gains on any hedging arrangements resulting from the requirements of FASB ASC 815 for such period,

(ii) non-cash gains or adjustments (excluding any non-cash gain to the extent it represents the reversal of an accrual or reserve for a potential cash item that reduced Consolidated EBITDAX in any prior period) and all other non-cash items of income for such period, and

(iii) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring non-cash gains,

in each case as determined on a consolidated basis for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this definition, if at any time during such period the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have made a Material Disposition or a Material Acquisition, Consolidated EBITDAX for such period shall be calculated giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Material Disposition or Material Acquisition had occurred on the first day of such period, and such pro forma calculations shall be made in good faith by a Financial Officer of the Borrower and may include the amount of “run-rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and other operating improvements and synergies resulting from or relating to any Material Disposition or Material Acquisition that are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realizable within eighteen (18) months (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies had been realized on the first day of such period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies were realized during the entirety of such period), subject to the limitations set forth in clause (a)(x) above; provided that no amounts shall be added pursuant to this paragraph to the extent duplicative of any amounts that are otherwise added back in computing Consolidated EBITDAX, whether through a pro forma adjustment or otherwise, with respect to such period.

“Consolidated Interest Expense” means, with respect to any period, the sum, without duplication, of: (a) total consolidated interest expense of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, with respect to all outstanding Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including (i) all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to letters of credit, (ii) all interest expense attributable to Capital Lease Obligations and imputed interest with respect to Sale and Leaseback Transactions and (iii) financing fees (including arrangement, amendment and contract fees), debt issuance costs, commissions and expenses and, in each case, the amortization thereof); plus (b) all cash dividends on Disqualified Stock or preferred equity interests of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than cash dividends or payments on Disqualified Stock or preferred equity interests of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries made in lieu of fractional shares); plus (c) amortization

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of OID resulting from the issuance of Indebtedness at less than par. For purposes of the foregoing, interest expense shall be determined after giving effect to any net payments made or received by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of hedging arrangements relating to interest rate protection. In the event that the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have completed a Material Acquisition or a Material Disposition since the beginning of the relevant period, Consolidated Interest Expense shall be determined for such period on a pro forma basis as if such Material Acquisition or Material Disposition, and any related incurrence or repayment of Indebtedness, had occurred at the beginning of such period.

“Consolidated Net Income” means, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that there shall be excluded, without duplication:

(a) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or is designated a Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or such Person’s assets are acquired by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(b) the income (or loss) of any Person that is not a Subsidiary of the Borrower or is an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or that is accounted for by the equity method of accounting; provided that Consolidated Net Income shall be increased by the amount of dividends or distributions or other payments that are actually paid in cash or cash equivalents to the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by such Person in such period;

(c) the undistributed earnings of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Loan Party) to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its Organizational Documents or any contractual obligation (other than any Loan Document) or Requirement of Law applicable to such Restricted Subsidiary;

(d) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income; and

(e) any cancellation of debt income.

“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. The terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

“Controlled Account” means (a) a Deposit Account of any Loan Party that is subject to a Deposit Account Control Agreement or (b) a Securities Account of any Loan Party that is subject to a Securities Account Control Agreement.

“Controlled Group” means all members of a controlled group of corporations or other business entities and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control which, together with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

“Corresponding Tenor” with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.

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“Credit Party” means the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender.

“Cure Period” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 7.03(a).

“Cure Quarter” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 7.03(a).

“Cure Right” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 7.03(a).

“Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day (a “SOFR Rate Day”), a rate per annum equal to SOFR for the day that is five (5) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to (i) if such SOFR Rate Day is a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, such SOFR Rate Day or (ii) if such SOFR Rate Day is not a U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately preceding such SOFR Rate Day, in each case, as such SOFR is published by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s Website. Any change in Daily Simple SOFR due to a change in SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in SOFR without notice to the Borrower.

“Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

“Defaulting Lender” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans or (ii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with the particular default, if any, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied or (b) has become the subject of (A) a Bankruptcy Event or (B) a Bail-In Action.

“Deposit Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in the UCC.

“Deposit Account Control Agreement” means an agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent establishing the Collateral Agent’s Control with respect to any Deposit Account. For purposes of this definition, “Control” means “control” within the meaning of Section 9-104 of the UCC.

“Discharge of RBL Obligations” has the meaning set forth in the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement.

“Dispose” means to sell, lease, assign, exchange, convey or otherwise transfer (excluding the granting of a Lien on) any Property. “Disposition” has a meaning correlative thereto.

“Disqualified Institution” means, on any date, (a) any Person designated by the Borrower as a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice delivered to the Administrative Agent at the following e-mail address: [email protected] on or prior to the Effective Date, (b) any other Person that is a Competitor of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, which Person has been designated by the Borrower as a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice to the Administrative Agent at the following e-mail address: [email protected] not less than five (5) Business Days prior to such date and (c) any Affiliate of a Person described in clause (a) or (b) above to the extent that such Affiliate is included on a written notice delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent at the following e-mail address: [email protected]; provided that “Disqualified Institutions” shall exclude any Person that the Borrower has designated as no longer being a “Disqualified Institution” by written notice delivered to

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the Administrative Agent at the following e-mail address: [email protected] from time to time. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if the Borrower fails to deliver written notice of any “Disqualified Institution” to the Administrative Agent at the e-mail address set forth in this definition (or such other e-mail address as the Administrative Agent may specify in writing to the Borrower from time to time), then such designation shall be deemed to have been not received by the Administrative Agent and such designation shall not be effective until so received by the Administrative Agent at such e-mail address.

“Disqualified Stock” means any Equity Interest that by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable), or upon the happening of any event, (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable for any consideration other than other Equity Interests (which would not constitute Disqualified Stock), pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or (b) is convertible or exchangeable for Indebtedness or redeemable for any consideration other than other Equity Interests (which would not constitute Disqualified Stock) at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, in each case (determined as of the date of issuance), on or prior to the date that is 91 days after the Scheduled Maturity Date at the time of issuance of such Equity Interests; provided that (i) any Equity Interests that would not constitute Disqualified Stock but for provisions thereof giving holders thereof (or the holders of any security into which such Equity Interest is convertible or for which such Equity Interest is exchangeable) the right to require the issuer thereof to redeem such Equity Interests upon the occurrence of any Change of Control or any Disposition occurring prior to the date that is 91 days after the Scheduled Maturity Date at the time of issuance of such Equity Interests shall not constitute Disqualified Stock if such Equity Interest provides that the issuer thereof will not redeem any such Equity Interest pursuant to such provisions prior to Payment in Full and (ii) any Equity Interests that are issued to any employee or to any plan for the benefit of employees of the issuer thereof or by any such plan to such employees shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because such Equity Interests may be required to be repurchased by the issuer thereof as a result of such employee’s termination, death or disability.

“Dollars” or “$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.

“Domestic Restricted Subsidiary” means a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary.

“Domestic Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary organized under the laws of a jurisdiction located in the United States of America.

“EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

“EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

“EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any Person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

“Effective Date” means December 22, 2021.

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“Electronic Signature” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a Person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.

“Electronic System” means any electronic system, including e-mail, e-fax, Intralinks^®, ClearPar^® Debt Domain, Syndtrak, and any other Internet or extranet-based site, whether such electronic system is owned, operated or hosted by the Administrative Agent and any of its Related Parties or any other Person, providing for access to data protected by passcodes or other security system.

“Environmental Laws” means all Requirements of Law and all codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters, including without limitation the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the Clean Air Act, the Comprehensive Environmental, Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (“RCRA”), the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968, the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act of 1979, and other environmental conservation or protection Requirements of Law.

“Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

“Environmental Permit” means any permit, registration, license, approval, consent, exemption, variance, or other authorization required under or issued pursuant to applicable Environmental Laws.

“Equity Interests” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest, but excluding debt securities convertible or exchangeable into such equity interests.

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person), as in effect from time to time.

“Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01.

“Excluded Accounts” means (a) each Deposit Account or Securities Account of any Loan Party that is used solely (i) to pay payroll, employee wage and benefit payments, payroll taxes or other taxes, (ii) for escrow or trust purposes, (iii) for royalty suspense amounts or other third party funds, or (iv) as a zero balance account, (b) other Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts so long as the aggregate average daily balance in which (in each case determined for the most recently completed calendar month)

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does not at any time exceed $1,000,000 individually or $5,000,000 in the aggregate for all such Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts referred to in this clause (b), and (c) any other Deposit Account or Securities Account that is not required by the terms of the applicable RBL Credit Facility to be subject to a control agreement.

“Excluded Property” means:

(a) (i) greater than 65% of the outstanding Voting Equity Interests in any first-tier CFC or any first-tier Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company and (ii) the outstanding Equity Interests in any Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(b) any interests in joint ventures and non-wholly-owned Subsidiaries which may not be pledged without the consent of one or more third parties other than any Subsidiary of the Borrower (after giving effect to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408, 9-409 or other applicable provisions of the UCC); provided that, immediately upon the ineffectiveness, lapse or termination of such prohibition or the granting of such third-party consent, such assets shall automatically constitute Collateral (but only to the extent such assets do not otherwise constitute Excluded Property hereunder);

(c) any property to the extent the grant or maintenance of a Lien on such property is prohibited by any applicable Requirement of Law or would require a consent not obtained of any Governmental Authority pursuant to applicable Requirements of Law (other than to the extent that such prohibition would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408, 9-409 or other applicable provisions of the UCC); provided that, immediately upon the ineffectiveness, lapse or termination of such prohibition or the granting of such consent, such property shall automatically constitute Collateral (but only to the extent such assets do not otherwise constitute Excluded Property hereunder);

(d) any property to the extent the grant or maintenance of a Lien on such property would reasonably be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower, as reasonably determined by the Borrower and consented to by the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed);

(e) any contract, instrument, lease, license, agreement or other document to the extent that the grant of a security interest therein would result in a violation, breach, termination (or a right of termination) or default under such contract, instrument, lease, license, agreement or other document (other than to the extent such violation or breach, termination (or right of termination) or default would be rendered ineffective pursuant to Sections 9-406, 9-407, 9-408, 9-409 or other applicable provisions of the UCC); provided that, immediately upon the condition causing such violation, breach, termination (or right of termination) or default ceasing to exist (whether by ineffectiveness, lapse, termination or consent), such assets shall automatically constitute Collateral (but only to the extent such assets do not otherwise constitute Excluded Property hereunder);

(f) motor vehicles, aircraft, vessels and other assets subject to certificates of title, except to the extent a Lien therein can be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement;

(g) the fee real property (including buildings, structures, fixtures, equipment and other improvements and appurtenances to such buildings, structures, fixtures, equipment and other improvements, including sidewalks, utility pipes, conduits and lines, parking areas and roadways, and all modifications, additions or changes thereto) related to the Borrower’s Headquarters;

(h) any right, title and interest in and to any Manufactured (Mobile) Home (as defined in the applicable Flood Laws);

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(i) any right, title and interest in and to any Building (as defined in the applicable Flood Laws);

(j) all commercial leases in respect of office space;

(k) all surface real estate, other than rights to use the surface (i) arising solely from rights in Oil and Gas Properties or (ii) otherwise included in Oil and Gas Properties;

(l) all trademarks, service marks, logos, know-how, seismic and other proprietary data or proprietary information and all other intellectual property, except to the extent a Lien therein can be perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement;

(m) commercial tort claims where the amount of damages claimed is less than $10,000,000 individually or in the aggregate;

(n) all office equipment and supplies, including leases of office equipment (but excluding all books and records); and

(o) any property as to which the Administrative Agent agrees (in consultation with the Borrower) that the costs of obtaining a security interest in, or Lien on, such property, or perfection thereof, are excessive in relation to the value to the Secured Parties of the security interest to be afforded thereby.

“Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.16(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.14, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender acquired the applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.14(f) and (d) any U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

“Existing Senior Notes” means, collectively:

(a) the 4.10% Senior Notes due 2022 issued by the Borrower pursuant to the 2012 Indenture;

(b) the 4.95% Senior Notes due 2025 issued by the Borrower pursuant to the 2015 Indenture;

(c) the 7.75% Senior Notes due 2027 issued by the Borrower pursuant to the 2017 Indenture;

(d) the 8.375% Senior Notes due 2028 issued by the Borrower pursuant to the 2017 Indenture;

(e) the 5.375% Senior Notes due 2029 issued by Indigo Natural Resources pursuant to the Indigo Indenture;

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(f) the 5.375% Senior Notes due 2029 issued by the Borrower pursuant to the 2021 Indenture;

(g) the 5.375% Senior Notes due 2030 issued by the Borrower pursuant to the 2021 Indenture; and

(h) the 4.75% Senior Notes, due 2032, issued by the Borrower pursuant to the 2021 Indenture.

“Existing Senior Notes Indentures” means, collectively:

(a) that certain Indenture, dated as of March 5, 2012, between the Borrower, SEECO, Inc., Southwestern Energy Production Company, Southwestern Energy Services Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 29, 2017, between the Borrower and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, as further supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 26, 2018, between the Borrower, the guarantors thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, as further supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 17, 2018, between the Borrower, the guarantors thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, as further supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 10, 2020, between the Borrower, the guarantors thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and as further supplemented by the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 10, 2021, among the Borrower, the guarantors named therein and the Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “2012 Indenture”);

(b) that certain Indenture, dated as of January 23, 2015, between the Borrower and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 23, 2015, between the Borrower and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as further supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2017, among the Borrower and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as further supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 29, 2017, among the Borrower and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as further supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 26, 2018, among the Borrower, the guarantors thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as further supplemented by the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 3, 2018, among the Borrower, the guarantors thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as further supplemented by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 10, 2020, among the Borrower, the guarantors thereto and Regions Bank, as successor trustee and as further supplemented by the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 10, 2021, among the Borrower, the guarantors thereto and Regions Bank, as trustee (the “2015 Indenture”);

(c) that certain Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2017, between the Borrower and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2017, between the Borrower and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as further supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 26, 2018, among the Borrower, the guarantors thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as further supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 3, 2018, among the Borrower, the guarantors thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as further supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 27, 2020, among the Borrower, the guarantors thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as further supplemented by the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 10, 2020, among the Borrower, the guarantors thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as further supplemented by the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 30, 2021, among the Borrower, the guarantors thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and as further supplemented by the Seventh Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 10, 2021, among the Borrower, the guarantors thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “2017 Indenture”);

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(d) that certain Indenture, dated as of August 30, 2021, between the Borrower and Regions Bank, as trustee, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 30, 2021, among the Borrower, the guarantors party thereto and Regions Bank, as trustee, as further supplemented by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 3, 2021, among the Borrower, the security guarantors thereto and Regions Bank, as trustee, as further supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 10, 2021, among the Borrower, the guarantors named thereto and Regions Bank, as trustee and as further supplemented by the Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of December 22, 2021, among the Borrower, the guarantors party thereto and Regions Bank, as trustee (the “2021 Indenture”); and

(e) the Indigo Indenture.

“FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities and implements such Sections of the Code.

“Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions, as determined in such manner as shall be set forth on the NYFRB’s Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.

“Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Website” or “NYFRB’s Website” means the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.

“Financial Officer” means the chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, treasurer or controller or any senior vice president in charge of treasury and/or accounting of the Borrower.

“Fiscal Quarter” means a fiscal quarter of the Borrower, ending on the last day of each March, June, September and December.

“Fiscal Year” means a fiscal year of the Borrower, ending on December 31 of each year.

“Five-Year Strip Price” means, as of any date of determination, (a) for the sixty (60) month period commencing with the month in which such date occurs, as quoted on the New York Mercantile Exchange (the “NYMEX”) and published in a nationally recognized publication for such pricing as selected by the Administrative Agent (as such prices may be corrected or revised from time to time by the NYMEX in accordance with its rules and regulations), the corresponding monthly quoted futures contract price for months 0–60 and (b) for periods after such sixty (60) month period, the average corresponding monthly quoted futures contract price for months 49–60; provided that (i) in the event that the NYMEX no longer provides futures contract price quotes for sixty (60) month periods, the longest period of quotes of less than sixty (60) months shall be used and (ii) if the NYMEX no longer provides such futures contract quotes or has ceased to operate, the Administrative Agent shall, in consultation with the Borrower, designate another nationally recognized commodities exchange to replace the NYMEX for purposes of the references to the NYMEX in this definition.

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“Flood Laws” means (a) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1994 (which comprehensively revised the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973) as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (b) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (c) the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, and (d) all other applicable Requirements of Law relating to policies and procedures that address requirements placed on federally regulated lenders relating to flood matters, in each case, as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.

“Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt the initial Floor for each of the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate and the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR shall be 0.50%.

“Foreign Lender” means (a) if the Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and (b) if the Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes.

“Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than a Domestic Subsidiary.

“Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company” means any Subsidiary substantially all of the assets of which are Equity Interests (or equity and debt interests) in a CFC so long as such Subsidiary does not conduct any business or activity other than the ownership of such equity or debt and does not incur, and is not otherwise liable for, any indebtedness or other liabilities.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

“Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

“Guarantee” of or by any Person (the “guarantor”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness; provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

“Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

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“Hedge Mark-to-Market Value” means, as of any date of determination, the net mark-to market value of the Loan Parties’ Swap Agreements and, to the extent Hedge Mark-to-Market Value is being calculated in connection with the incurrence of any Qualifying Acquisition Indebtedness, the Swap Agreements applicable to the Qualifying Acquisition Properties that the Borrower expects to become an obligation of the Borrower or any other Loan Party upon closing of the applicable acquisition, in each case in respect of commodities then in effect, the notional volumes for which are intended to cover the reasonably anticipated projected production of Hydrocarbons from the Proved Reserves of the Loan Parties and the Qualifying Acquisition Properties to be acquired by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to such acquisition.

“Hydrocarbon Interests” means all rights, titles, interests and estates now or hereafter acquired in and to oil and gas leases, oil, gas and mineral leases, or other liquid or gaseous hydrocarbon leases, mineral fee interests, overriding royalty and royalty interests, net profit interests and production payment interests, including any reserved or residual interests of whatever nature and all rents, issues, profits, proceeds, products, revenues and other incomes from or attributable to any of the foregoing interests. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all references in this Agreement to “Hydrocarbon Interests” refer to Hydrocarbon Interests owned at the time in question by the Loan Parties.

“Hydrocarbons” means all oil, gas, casinghead gas, drip gasoline, natural gasoline, condensate, distillate, liquid hydrocarbons, gaseous hydrocarbons and all constituents, elements or compounds thereof and all products refined or separated therefrom and all other minerals which may be produced and saved from or attributable to the Oil and Gas Properties of any Person, including all oil in tanks.

“Incremental Amendment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.18(c).

“Incremental Amount Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.18(c).

“Incremental Commitments” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.18(a).

“Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness” means one or more series of senior unsecured term loans, senior secured first lien or junior lien term loans, or subordinated (secured or unsecured) term loans, in each case constituting Pari Passu Lien Incremental Indebtedness, Junior Lien Incremental Indebtedness, unsecured Indebtedness or Indebtedness not secured by the Collateral, which Indebtedness is incurred by a Loan Party in lieu of Incremental Commitments and/or Incremental Loans pursuant to a loan agreement, credit agreement or otherwise; provided that (i) the aggregate principal amount of any Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness incurred or issued pursuant to this Agreement (and commitments in respect thereof) shall not, together with the aggregate principal amount of any Incremental Commitments and/or Incremental Loans incurred or issued substantially simultaneously with such Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness, exceed the Available Incremental Amount at the time of incurrence or issuance thereof, (ii) such Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness shall not be subject to any Guarantee by any Person other than a Loan Party (or a Person who becomes a Loan Party), (iii) the optional prepayment or redemption provisions and the interest rate (including margin and floors) applicable to any such Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness will be determined by the Borrower and the Persons providing such Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness; provided that, with respect to any Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness constituting term loans that are Pari Passu Lien Incremental Indebtedness that would be permitted to be incurred as an Incremental Loan pursuant to Section 2.18, the MFN Provisions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, all exclusions set forth therein) shall apply to the incurrence of such Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness as if such Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness was Incremental Loans incurred hereunder, (iv) in the case of Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness that is secured, (A) the obligations in respect thereof shall not be secured by any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than any asset

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constituting Collateral (unless such Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness is only secured by assets not constituting Collateral) and (B) such Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness (x) constituting Pari Passu Lien Incremental Indebtedness shall be subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and (y) constituting Junior Lien Incremental Indebtedness shall be subject to a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, (v) immediately after the incurrence of such Indebtedness, no Event of Default exists, provided that with respect to any incurrence of Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness the purpose of which is to finance a permitted Investment or Permitted Acquisition, this condition may be waived or omitted in full or in part by lenders holding more than 50% of the applicable aggregate commitments in respect of such Indebtedness, (vi) no Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness shall mature earlier than the Latest Maturity Date (as of the time of incurrence of such Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness), (vii) no Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity of less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity as then in effect for any Loans outstanding as of the time of incurrence of such Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness (prior to any extension thereto), (viii) any Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness (to the extent pari passu in right of payment with, and secured by all or a portion of the Collateral on a pari passu basis with, the Secured Obligations) may provide for the ability to participate on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis in any mandatory repayments or prepayments of principal of Term Loans hereunder, (ix) Section 2.18(b)(vii) shall apply to the incurrence of such Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness as if such Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness was Incremental Loans incurred under Section 2.18, and (x) if such Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness constitutes Ratio-Based Incremental Indebtedness, prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a Term Loan Incurrence Engineering Report.

“Incremental Facility Closing Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.18(c).

“Incremental Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.18(a).

“Indebtedness” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements related to Property acquired by such Person, (d) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of Property or services (excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (e) all Indebtedness of others secured by any Lien on Property owned by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed (provided that the amount of such Indebtedness on any date of determination will be the lesser of (x) the book value of such Property at such date of determination and (y) the amount of such Indebtedness of such other Person), (f) all Guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (g) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (h) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances, (j) the undischarged balance of any production payment created by such Person or for the creation of which such Person directly or indirectly received payment and (k) all Disqualified Stock of such Person. The Indebtedness of any Person (i) shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except to the extent the terms of such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor, and (ii) shall not include (A) endorsements of checks, bills of exchange and other instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business, (B) any Indebtedness that has been defeased in accordance with GAAP or defeased pursuant to the deposit of cash or United States government bonds (in an amount sufficient to satisfy all obligations relating to such Indebtedness at maturity or redemption, as applicable, and all payments of interest and premium, if any) in a trust or account created or pledged for the sole benefit of the holders of such Indebtedness (and subject to no other Liens) in accordance with the applicable terms of the instrument governing such

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Indebtedness, but only to the extent that such defeasance has been made in a manner not prohibited by this Agreement or (C) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred hereunder to the extent that the net cash proceeds thereof (1) are required to be placed in escrow pending consummation of a specified transaction, (2) are held in a segregated escrow account and (3) have not been released to the account of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or for the benefit of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

“Indemnified Taxes” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.

“Indemnitee” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.03(b).

“Indigo Indenture” means that certain Indenture, dated as of February 2, 2021, among Indigo Natural Resources, the guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 26, 2021, among Indigo Natural Resources, the guarantors named therein and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee.

“Indigo Natural Resources” means Indigo Natural Resources LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“Ineligible Institution” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b).

“Information” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.12.

“Initial Interest Period” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Interest Period”.

“Initial Loans” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01.

“Initial Mortgages” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.01(a)(vi).

“Initial Reserve Report” means, collectively, (a) that certain engineering report concerning the Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of July 1, 2021, prepared by petroleum engineers who are employees of the Borrower and (b) that certain engineering report concerning the Oil and Gas Properties of GEP Haynesville, LLC as of July 1, 2021, rolled forward to September 30, 2021 and based on the applicable Five-Year Strip Price as of December 7, 2021.

“Interest Election Request” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing which, if in writing, is substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E-2.

“Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan, the last day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date, (b) with respect to any Term Benchmark Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period and the Maturity Date and (c) with respect to any RFR Loan, each date that is on the numerically corresponding day in each calendar month that is one month after the Borrowing of such Loan (or, if there is no such numerically corresponding day in such month, then the last day of such month) and the applicable Maturity Date.

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“Interest Period” means (a) with respect to any Initial Loans constituting Term Benchmark Borrowings, the period commencing the Effective Date and ending on March 31, 2022 (such period, the “Initial Interest Period”) and (b) thereafter for any Term Benchmark Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, three or six months thereafter (in each case under this clause (b), subject to the availability for the Benchmark applicable to the relevant Loan or Commitment), as the Borrower may elect; provided, that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (ii) any Interest Period that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period and (iii) no tenor that has been removed from this definition pursuant to Section 2.11(e) shall be available for specification in such Borrowing Request or Interest Election Request. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made.

“Investment” means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect (a) purchase or other acquisition (including pursuant to any merger or consolidation with any Person) of any Equity Interests, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities of any other Person, (b) loan or advance made by such Person to any other Person, (c) Guarantee, assumption or other incurrence of liability by such Person of or for any Indebtedness of any other Person, (d) capital contribution or other investment by such Person in any other Person or (e) purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of any assets of any other Person constituting a business unit.

“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

“January 1 Reserve Report” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.15(a).

“Joint Lead Arranger” means each of JPMorgan, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., BofA Securities, Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., MUFG Bank, Ltd., Regions Capital Markets, a division of Regions Bank, Truist Bank, and PNC Bank, National Association and, collectively, the “Joint Lead Arrangers.”

“JPMorgan” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

“Junior Lien Incremental Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness that is secured by Liens on assets that include all or part of the Collateral that have a priority junior to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Initial Loans.

“Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement” means, with respect to any Permitted Junior Lien Term Loan Indebtedness, Junior Lien Incremental Indebtedness or any other permitted junior lien Indebtedness, an intercreditor agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, that contains terms and conditions that are within the range of terms and conditions customary for intercreditor agreements that are of the type that govern intercreditor relationships between holders of senior secured credit facilities and holders of the same type of Indebtedness as such Permitted Junior Lien Term Loan Indebtedness, Junior Lien Incremental Indebtedness and/or other junior lien Indebtedness, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

“Knowledge” means, with respect to the Borrower, the actual knowledge of any Authorized Officer.

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“Latest Maturity Date” means, at any date of determination, the latest maturity or expiration date applicable to any Loan or Commitment hereunder at such time, including the latest maturity or expiration date of any Initial Loan, any Incremental Commitment or any Incremental Loan, in each case at such time.

“LCT Election” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.07.

“LCT Test Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.07.

“Lender Parent” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person as to which such Lender is, directly or indirectly, a Subsidiary.

“Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a Lender hereunder pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, an Incremental Amendment or other documentation contemplated hereby, in each case other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or other documentation contemplated hereby.

“Letters of Credit” means (a) any “Letter of Credit” (as defined in the RBL Credit Agreement) and (b) after termination of the RBL Credit Agreement, any other letters of credit issued under any RBL Credit Facility.

“Liabilities” means any losses, claims (including intraparty claims), demands, damages or liabilities of any kind.

“Lien” means, with respect to any Property, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge in the nature of a security interest or security interest in, on or of such Property, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.

“Limited Condition Transaction” means (a) any Permitted Acquisition or other Investment or similar transaction (whether by merger, amalgamation, consolidation or other business combination or the acquisition of capital stock or otherwise) whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing, (b) any redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment of Indebtedness, in each case, requiring irrevocable notice in advance of such redemption, repurchase, defeasance, satisfaction and discharge or repayment and/or (c) any Restricted Payment requiring irrevocable notice in advance thereof.

“Loan” means an Initial Loan or an Incremental Loan.

“Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Notes (if any), the Collateral Documents, the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, the Subsidiary Guaranty, and all other agreements, instruments and certificates now or hereafter executed and delivered by any Loan Party to, or in favor of, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender pursuant to or in connection with any of the foregoing. Any reference in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to a Loan Document shall include all appendices, exhibits or schedules thereto, and all amendments, restatements, waivers, supplements or other modifications thereto.

“Loan Increase” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.18(a).

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“Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor (if any), and “Loan Party” means any one of them.

“Margin Stock” has the meaning given such term in Regulation U.

“Material Acquisition” means any acquisition (or series of related acquisitions) of any Property by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary the fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) of which, or the consideration paid for which, is equal to or greater than $50,000,000.

“Material Adverse Effect” means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, Property, financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) the ability of the Loan Parties to fully and timely pay the Secured Obligations when due or (c) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the rights or remedies of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders thereunder.

“Material Disposition” means any Disposition (or series of related Dispositions) of any Property by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that involves the receipt of consideration in an amount equal to or greater than $50,000,000.

“Material Domestic Subsidiary” means, as of any date of determination, any Domestic Restricted Subsidiary that owns or holds Properties (including Oil and Gas Properties) with an aggregate book value greater than five percent (5%) of the aggregate book value of all of the Properties (including Oil and Gas Properties) of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis as of the end of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is available immediately prior to such date of determination; provided that if, as a result of any acquisition, any Domestic Restricted Subsidiary would qualify as a Material Domestic Subsidiary if such acquisition is given pro forma effect as if it occurred on the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is available, then such Domestic Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to be a Material Domestic Subsidiary as of the date of such acquisition; provided, further, that if at any time the aggregate book value of all Properties (including Oil and Gas Properties) attributable to all Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors exceeds ten percent (10%) of the aggregate book value of all of the Properties (including Oil and Gas Properties) of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as of the end of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is available immediately prior to such date of determination, the Borrower shall designate sufficient additional Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries as “Material Domestic Subsidiaries” to eliminate such excess, and such designated Subsidiaries shall for all purposes of this Agreement constitute Material Domestic Subsidiaries (and, if the Borrower fails to make such designation within ten (10) Business Days after the delivery of such consolidated balance sheet to the Administrative Agent, additional Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries shall be deemed designated as “Material Domestic Subsidiaries” to eliminate such excess, with such designation to be made to such Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries in descending order based on the aggregate book value of their Properties (including Oil and Gas Properties)).

“Material Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $100,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.

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“Material Intellectual Property” means intellectual property owned by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries that is material to the ability of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) to operate their businesses and generate a material portion of their consolidated revenue.

“Maturity Date” means (a), with respect to the Initial Loans, the Scheduled Maturity Date and (b) with respect to any Incremental Loan, the final maturity date as specified in the applicable Incremental Amendment.

“Maximum Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.16.

“MFN Provisions” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.18(b)(v).

“Moody’s” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., or any successor to the ratings agency business thereof.

“Mortgage” means each of the mortgages, deeds of trust or other real property security documents encumbering any Oil and Gas Properties or other real property executed by the Borrower or any of the other Loan Parties for the benefit of the Secured Parties as security for the Secured Obligations (including the Initial Mortgages and the Post-Effective Date Mortgages), in each case, to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and “Mortgages” means all of such Mortgages collectively.

“Mortgaged Property” means any Oil and Gas Property or other Property owned by any Loan Party which is subject to a Lien under any Mortgage.

“Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA as to which the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any member of the Controlled Group has or could have any liability.

“Mustang Merger” means the acquisition of GEP Haynesville, LLC, directly or indirectly, by the Borrower pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 4, 2021 (the “Mustang Merger Agreement”), among the Borrower, Mustang Acquisition Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, GEP Haynesville, LLC and GEP Unitholder Rep, LLC, in its capacity as the representative of the Holders referred to therein.

“Mustang Merger Agreement” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of “Mustang Merger”.

“Mustang Merger Deadline” means March 31, 2022.

“Net Proceeds” means, with respect to any event, (a) the cash proceeds received in respect of such event including (i) any cash received in respect of any non-cash proceeds (including any cash payments received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise, but excluding any interest payments), but only as and when received, (ii) in the case of a Casualty Event, insurance proceeds, condemnation awards and similar payments, minus (b) the sum of (i) all fees and out-of-pocket expenses paid to third parties in connection with such event, (ii) in the case of a sale, transfer or other Disposition of an asset (including pursuant to a Sale and Leaseback transaction or a Casualty Event), the amount of all payments required to be made as a result of such event to repay Indebtedness (other than Loans, Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness and any other Indebtedness secured by a Lien that is pari passu with or expressly subordinated to the Lien on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations) secured by such asset or otherwise subject to mandatory

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prepayment as a result of such event, (iii) the amount of all taxes paid (or reasonably estimated to be payable) and the amount of any reserves established to fund contingent liabilities reasonably estimated to be payable, in each case attributable to such event (as determined reasonably and in good faith by a Financial Officer), and (iv) in the case of any Disposition or Casualty Event by a Restricted Subsidiary that is a joint venture or other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (iv)) attributable to the minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary that is a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof.

“Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.02(f).

“Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Lender evidencing the Loans made by such Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit B.

“NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

“NYFRB Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day; provided, that if any of the aforesaid rates shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

“OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

“OID” means original issue discount.

“Oil and Gas Business” means (i) the acquisition, exploration, development, production, operation and disposition of interests in oil, gas and other Hydrocarbon properties, (ii) the gathering, marketing, treating, processing (but not refining), storage, selling and transporting of any production from such interests or properties, (iii) any business relating to exploration for or development, production, treatment, processing (but not refining), storage, transportation or marketing of oil, gas and other minerals and products produced in association therewith, (iv) any business or activity related to the acquisition or transfer of carbon offset credits or any business or activity related to the abatement, capture or sequester of greenhouse gas emissions generated from drilling, completion, production, gathering, transportation, treating, processing, storage or transportation of Hydrocarbons and (v) any activity that is ancillary to or necessary or appropriate for the activities described in clauses (i) through (iv) of this definition.

“Oil and Gas Properties” means (a) Hydrocarbon Interests, (b) the properties now or hereafter pooled or unitized with Hydrocarbon Interests, (c) all presently existing or future unitization, communitization, pooling agreements and declarations of pooled units and the units created thereby (including all units created under orders, regulations and rules of any Governmental Authority) which may affect all or any portion of the Hydrocarbon Interests, (d) all operating agreements, production sales or other contracts, farmout agreements, farm-in agreements, area of mutual interest agreements, equipment leases and other agreements, including production sharing contracts and agreements, which relate to any of the Hydrocarbon Interests or any interests therein or to the production, transportation, sale, purchase, exchange or processing of Hydrocarbons from or attributable to such Hydrocarbon Interests, (e) all Hydrocarbons in and under and which may be produced and saved or attributable to the Hydrocarbon Interests, including all oil in tanks, and all rents, issues, profits, proceeds, products, revenues and other incomes from or attributable to the Hydrocarbon Interests, (f) all tenements, hereditaments, appurtenances and properties in any manner appertaining, belonging, affixed or incidental to the Hydrocarbon Interests, including all compressor sites, settling ponds and equipment or pipe yards and (g) all properties, rights, titles, interests and estates

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described or referred to above, including any and all property, real or personal, immovable or moveable, now owned or hereafter acquired and situated upon, used, held for use or useful in connection with the operating, working or development of any of such Hydrocarbon Interests or property (excluding drilling rigs, automotive equipment, rental equipment or other personal property which may be on such premises for the purpose of drilling a well or for other similar temporary uses) and including any and all oil wells, gas wells, injection wells or other wells, structures, fuel separators, liquid extraction plants, plant compressors, pumps, pumping units, field gathering systems, gas processing plants and pipeline systems, power and cogeneration facilities and any related infrastructure to any thereof, tanks and tank batteries, fixtures, valves, fittings, machinery and parts, engines, boilers, steam generation facilities, meters, apparatus, equipment, appliances, tools, implements, cables, wires, towers, casing, tubing and rods, surface leases, rights-of-way, easements, servitudes, licenses and other surface and subsurface rights, together with all additions, substitutions, replacements, accessions and attachments to any and all of the foregoing. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to “Oil and Gas Properties” means Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties.

“Organizational Documents” means (a) with respect to any corporation, its certificate or articles of incorporation or organization and its by-laws, (b) with respect to any limited partnership, its certificate of limited partnership and its partnership agreement, (c) with respect to any general partnership, its partnership agreement, and (d) with respect to any limited liability company, its certificate of formation or articles of organization and its limited liability company agreement or operating agreement.

“Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

“Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.16).

“Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight eurodollar borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on its public website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate (from and after such date as the NYFRB shall commence to publish such composite rate); provided that if the Overnight Bank Funding Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to zero for the purposes of this Agreement.

“Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement” means that certain Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and among the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the RBL Administrative Agent, the other parties thereto from time to time and, for the limited purposes set forth therein, the Borrower, and acknowledged by the other Loan Parties.

“Pari Passu Lien Incremental Indebtedness” means Indebtedness that is secured by Liens on assets that include all or part of the Collateral that are pari passu in priority with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Initial Loans.

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“Participant” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).

“Participant Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).

“Patriot Act” means the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).

“Payment” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.06(c).

“Payment Conditions” means, with respect to any applicable transaction, after giving pro forma effect to such transaction, (a) the Total Leverage Ratio will not be greater than 3.25 to 1.00, (b) the Collateral Coverage Ratio determined as of the last day of the most recent Fiscal Quarter for which the applicable Quarterly Engineering Report has been delivered or is required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.15(d) (or, prior to the delivery of the first Quarterly Engineering Report, the Collateral Coverage Ratio calculated and set forth in the certificate delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(xvii)) will be equal to or greater than 2.00 to 1.00 and (c) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing immediately after giving effect to such transaction.

“Payment in Full” means the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder and all other amounts payable under the Loan Documents (other than indemnities and other contingent obligations not then due and payable and as to which no claim has been made) shall have been paid in full in cash.

“Payment Notice” has the meaning assigned to it in Section 8.06(c).

“PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

“Permitted Acquisition” means any Acquisition (other than an acquisition of assets pursuant to an Asset Swap) by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary if (a) at the time of and immediately after giving effect thereto and subject to Section 1.07, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (b) immediately after giving effect to such Acquisition, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries will be in compliance with Section 6.12, (c) all actions required to be taken with respect to such acquired or newly formed Subsidiary under Section 5.10 shall have been taken or will be taken within the time periods set forth therein, and (d) if such Acquisition involves a merger or consolidation of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with any other Person, such merger or consolidation is permitted under Section 6.01.

“Permitted Acquisition Outside Date” has the meaning specified in Section 6.10(f).

“Permitted Business Investments” means Investments made in the ordinary course of, and of a nature that is or shall have become customary in, the Oil and Gas Business as a means of actively exploiting, exploring for, acquiring, developing, processing, gathering, marketing or transporting oil and gas through agreements, transactions, interests or arrangements which permit one to share risks or costs, comply with regulatory requirements regarding local ownership or satisfy other objectives customarily achieved through the conduct of Oil and Gas Business jointly with third parties, including (i) ownership interests in oil, natural gas, other Hydrocarbon properties or any interest therein or gathering, transportation, processing, storage or related systems, or sand mines or facilities, (ii) Investments in the form of or pursuant to operating agreements, processing agreements, farm-in agreements, farmout agreements, developments agreements, area of mutual interest agreements, unitization agreements, pooling agreements, joint bidding agreements, service contracts, joint venture agreements, partnership agreements (whether general or

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limited), subscription agreements, stock purchase agreements and other similar agreements (including for limited liability companies) with third parties, and (iii) direct or indirect ownership interests or Investments in drilling rigs, fracturing units, oilfield tools or services, or equipment or services used to offset, reduce, capture, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions, and other related equipment and services or in Persons that own or provide such equipment or services.

“Permitted Existing Indebtedness” means (a) Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries existing as of the Effective Date and identified on Schedule 6.03 and (b) the Existing Senior Notes.

“Permitted Junior Lien Term Loan Indebtedness” means Indebtedness in the form of junior lien secured term loans incurred by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that (a) after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness (and the use of proceeds thereof), the Subject Debt Conditions shall be satisfied, (b) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (c) such Indebtedness (i) has a stated maturity that is no earlier than 91 days after the Scheduled Maturity Date and (ii) does not have any scheduled prepayment, amortization, redemption, sinking fund or similar obligations prior to the date that is 91 days after the Scheduled Maturity Date (except for (A) customary mandatory prepayments or offers to prepay with proceeds of asset sales or casualty events or indebtedness not permitted thereunder or upon the occurrence of a change of control and (B) scheduled amortization no greater than 5% of the original principal amount of such Indebtedness per year), (d) such Indebtedness does not contain any financial maintenance covenants that are more restrictive than any financial maintenance covenant set forth in this Agreement, (e) such Indebtedness is on terms, taken as a whole, not materially less favorable to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than market terms for similar junior lien term loans for borrowers of similar size and credit quality given the then prevailing market conditions, in each case as reasonably determined by the Borrower, (f) such Indebtedness is secured by Liens on all or a portion of the Collateral on a junior priority basis with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations and is not secured by any assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (g) such Indebtedness is not Guaranteed by any Person other than the Loan Parties, (h) the administrative agent, collateral agent, trustee and/or any similar representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement, providing that the Liens on the Collateral securing such Indebtedness shall rank junior in priority to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations, (i) prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a Term Loan Incurrence Engineering Report and (j) immediately after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness (and the use of proceeds thereof), the Borrower shall not be required, pursuant to the terms of the Secured Debt Indenture Exceptions, to equally and ratably secure any of its obligations in respect of the Senior Notes as a result of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, and the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of compliance with this clause (j) in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. It is understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Permitted Junior Lien Term Loan Indebtedness may only be incurred and outstanding in reliance on Section 6.03(n).

“Permitted Liens” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.02.

“Permitted Pari Term Loan Indebtedness” means Indebtedness in the form of senior secured term loans incurred by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor; provided that (a) after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness (and the use of proceeds thereof), the Subject Debt Conditions shall be satisfied, (b) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (c) such Indebtedness (i) has a stated maturity that is no earlier than 91 days after the Scheduled Maturity Date and (ii) does not have any scheduled prepayment, amortization, redemption, sinking fund or similar

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obligations prior to the date that is 91 days after the Scheduled Maturity Date (except for (A) customary mandatory prepayments or offers to prepay with proceeds of asset sales or casualty events or indebtedness not permitted thereunder or upon the occurrence of a change of control and (B) scheduled amortization no greater than 5% of the original principal amount of such Indebtedness per year), (d) such Indebtedness does not contain any financial maintenance covenants that are more restrictive than any financial maintenance covenant set forth in this Agreement, (e) such Indebtedness is on terms, taken as a whole, not materially less favorable to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than market terms for similar senior secured term loans for borrowers of similar size and credit quality given the then prevailing market conditions, in each case as reasonably determined by the Borrower, (f) such Indebtedness is secured by Liens on all or a portion of the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations (it being understood that the determination as to whether such Liens are on a pari passu basis shall be made without regard to control of remedies) and is not secured by any assets of the Borrower or any Subsidiary other than the Collateral, (g) such Indebtedness is not Guaranteed by any Person other than the Loan Parties, (h) the administrative agent, collateral agent, trustee and/or any similar representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Indebtedness shall have become party to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, (i) prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a Term Loan Incurrence Engineering Report and (j) immediately after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness (and the use of proceeds thereof), the Borrower shall not be required, pursuant to the terms of the Secured Debt Indenture Exceptions, to equally and ratably secure any of its obligations in respect of the Senior Notes as a result of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, and the Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of compliance with this clause (j) in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent. It is understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Permitted Pari Term Loan Indebtedness may only be incurred and outstanding in reliance on Section 6.03(n).

“Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means Indebtedness (for purposes of this definition, “New Indebtedness”) incurred in exchange for, or the proceeds of which are used to extend, refinance, replace, defease, discharge, refund or otherwise retire for value any other Indebtedness (other than Loans) (for purposes of this definition, the “Refinanced Indebtedness”); provided that (a) the aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, in the case of Indebtedness issued with OID) of the New Indebtedness (including undrawn or available committed amounts) does not (except as otherwise permitted by Section 6.03) exceed the sum of (i) the aggregate principal amount (or accreted value, in the case of Indebtedness issued with OID) of the Refinanced Indebtedness (including undrawn or available committed amounts), plus (ii) an amount necessary to pay all accrued (including, for purposes of defeasance, future accrued) and unpaid interest on the Refinanced Indebtedness and any fees, premiums and expenses related to such exchange or refinancing, (b) the New Indebtedness has a stated maturity that is no earlier than 91 days after the Scheduled Maturity Date, (c) the New Indebtedness has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is no shorter than the period beginning on the date of incurrence of the New Indebtedness and ending on the date that is 91 days after the Scheduled Maturity Date (except for customary offers to purchase with proceeds of asset sales or upon the occurrence of a change of control), (d) the New Indebtedness does not contain any financial maintenance covenant that is more restrictive than any financial maintenance covenant set forth in this Agreement, (e) the New Indebtedness is on terms, taken as a whole, not materially less favorable to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than market terms for issuers of similar size and credit quality given the then prevailing market conditions, as reasonably determined by the Borrower, (f) the New Indebtedness is not incurred or guaranteed by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and (g) if the Refinanced Indebtedness (or any guarantees thereof) is subordinated in right of payment to the Secured Obligations (or the guarantees under the Subsidiary Guaranty), the New Indebtedness (and any guarantees thereof) is subordinated in right of payment to the Secured Obligations (or the guarantees under the Subsidiary Guaranty) to at least the same extent as the Refinanced Indebtedness.

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“Permitted Unsecured Notes” means unsecured Indebtedness in the form of unsecured senior or senior subordinated notes issued by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to Section 6.03(q).

“Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

“Petroleum Industry Standards” means the Definitions for Oil and Gas Reserves promulgated by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (or any generally recognized successor) as in effect at the time in question.

“Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA as to which the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any member of the Controlled Group (i) may be or be deemed to be an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA or (ii) has or could have any liability.

“Post-Effective Date Mortgages” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.12(a).

“Prepayment Event” means:

(a) any sale, transfer or other Disposition (including pursuant to a Sale and Leaseback Transaction) of any property or asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary made pursuant to Section 6.08(a);

(b) any Casualty Event; or

(c) the incurrence by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness permitted under Section 6.03.

“Prime Rate” has the meaning assigned to such term within the definition of “Alternate Base Rate.”

“Pro Forma Collateral Coverage Ratio Compliance” means, as of any date of determination, with respect to any transaction to occur on such date, the Collateral Coverage Ratio, determined as of the last day of the most recent Fiscal Quarter for which the applicable Quarterly Engineering Report has been delivered or is required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.15(d) (or, prior to the delivery of the first Quarterly Engineering Report, the Collateral Coverage Ratio calculated and set forth in the certificate delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(xvii)), after giving pro forma effect to such transaction (including the use of proceeds of any applicable Indebtedness), is not less than the required amount set forth in Section 6.04.

“Property” of a Person means any and all property, whether real, personal, tangible, intangible or mixed, of such Person, or other assets owned or leased by such Person.

“Proved Developed Producing Reserves” means oil and gas reserves that, in accordance with Petroleum Industry Standards, are defined and classified as “Proved Developed Producing Reserves”.

“Proved Oil and Gas Properties” means Oil and Gas Properties of the Loan Parties to which Proved Reserves are attributed in the Reserve Report most recently delivered at the time in question.

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“Proved Reserves” means oil and gas reserves that, in accordance with Petroleum Industry Standards, are defined and classified as “Proved Reserves”, which include the following: (a) “Proved Developed Producing Reserves”, (b) “Proved Developed Non-Producing Reserves” and (c) “Proved Undeveloped Reserves”.

“PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time

“PV-9” means, with respect to any Proved Reserves, the net present value, discounted at 9% per annum, of the estimated future net revenues expected to accrue to the Borrower’s and the other Loan Parties’ collective interests in such Proved Reserves during the remaining expected economic lives of such reserves, calculated in accordance with (a) prior to the Discharge of RBL Obligations, the most recent bank price deck provided to the Borrower by the RBL Administrative Agent, a copy of which shall be provided to the Administrative Agent, and (b) on and after the Discharge of RBL Obligations, (x) the Five-Year Strip Price or (y) such other basis as may be agreed by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

“Qualifying Acquisition Indebtedness” means any Permitted Pari Term Loan Indebtedness, Permitted Junior Lien Term Loan Indebtedness or Ratio-Based Incremental Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the proceeds of which will be used in whole or in part by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to finance the acquisition of any Qualifying Acquisition Properties in a transaction permitted hereunder; provided that if such Indebtedness is incurred in advance of (and not substantially contemporaneously with) the closing of such acquisition, such Indebtedness shall be required to be Redeemed in the event that such acquisition is not consummated prior to a specified “outside date” (or any similar term) in respect of such acquisition under the definitive acquisition agreement governing such acquisition (or such other date after such “outside date” as agreed by the lenders or other investors providing such Indebtedness); provided further that such Redemption shall be required to occur no later than 180 days after the date on which such Indebtedness is incurred.

“Qualifying Acquisition Properties” means, with respect to any acquisition by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Equity Interests in any Person (including by way of merger or consolidation) or of Oil and Gas Properties of another Person, the Proved Developed Producing Reserves to be acquired by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to such acquisition.

“Quarterly Engineering Report” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.15(d).

“Ratio-Based Incremental Indebtedness” means any Incremental Loans or Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness incurred in reliance on clause (c) of the definition of “Available Incremental Amount”.

“RBL Administrative Agent” means, with respect to any RBL Credit Facility, (a) initially JPMorgan, as “Administrative Agent” under and as defined in the RBL Credit Agreement, or (b) any other bank that is engaged in oil and gas reserve-based lending in the ordinary course of its business and that is designated as successor to JPMorgan or otherwise as the administrative agent or collateral agent under such RBL Credit Facility.

“RBL Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2018, by and among the Borrower, JPMorgan, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with Section 6.14, or refunded, refinanced, restructured, replaced, renewed, repaid, increased or extended from time to time (whether in whole or in part), in each case, to the extent permitted by the terms of (x) this Agreement (including as set forth in clause (b) of the definition of RBL Credit Facility) and (y) the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement.

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“RBL Credit Facility” means either (a) the RBL Credit Agreement or (b) any amendment, restatement, amendment and restatement, supplement, or other modification thereto or any refinancing, restructuring or replacement thereof in the form of a single, conforming, borrowing base credit facility entered into by the Borrower as the borrower thereunder (including any amendments, restatements, amendment and restatements, supplements, modifications, refinancings, extensions, renewals, or replacements thereof that are permitted by the terms hereof and the terms of the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement), which credit facility provides for revolving loans (including, if applicable, swing lines), term loans (provided such term loans are advanced by lenders under the revolving portion of the credit facility) or letters of credit that, in each case, (i) is on terms, taken as a whole, not materially less favorable to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (as determined by the Borrower) than reserve-based lending transactions involving similarly situated borrowers and which includes customary mechanics for periodic redeterminations of the Borrowing Base and (ii) is subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement.

“RBL Credit Facility Lenders” means the lenders party to an RBL Credit Facility.

“RBL Loan Documents” means the “Loan Documents” (or any similarly defined term) as defined in any RBL Credit Facility, as such “Loan Documents” are amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with Section 6.14, or refunded, refinanced, restructured, replaced, renewed, repaid, increased or extended, in whole or in part, from time to time (other than any agreement, document or instrument that expressly provides that it is not intended to be and is not a RBL Loan Document), whether in whole or in part, in each case, to the extent permitted by the terms of this Agreement and the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement.

“RBL Secured Obligations” means all “Secured Obligations” under and as defined in the RBL Credit Agreement as of the Effective Date to the extent such term describes obligations thereunder that are secured by a Lien on Collateral that is pari passu to the Liens on the Collateral securing the Secured Obligations pursuant to this Agreement and any similar or replacement term used and as defined in any RBL Credit Facility.

“RCRA” has the meaning assigned to such term within the definition of “Environmental Laws.”

“Recipient” means (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) any Lender.

“Redemption” means, with respect to any Indebtedness, the redemption, purchase, defeasance, prepayment or other acquisition or retirement for value of such Indebtedness. The term “Redeem” has a meaning correlative thereto.

“Reference Time” with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is the Term SOFR Rate, 5:00 a.m. (Houston time) on the day that is two Business Days preceding the date of such setting, (2) if the RFR for such Benchmark is Daily Simple SOFR, then four Business Days prior to such setting or (3) if such Benchmark is none of Term SOFR Rate or Daily Simple SOFR, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.

“Register” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b)(iv).

“Regulation U” means Regulation U of the Board as from time to time in effect and any successor or other regulation or official interpretation of the Board relating to the extension of credit by banks for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock applicable to member banks of the Federal Reserve System.

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“Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and representatives of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

“Release” means any depositing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, placing, emitting, discarding, abandoning, emptying, discharging, migrating, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping or disposing.

“Relevant Governmental Body” means the Federal Reserve Board and/or the NYFRB, the CME Term SOFR Administrator, as applicable, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board or the NYFRB or, in each case, any successor thereto.

“Relevant Rate” means (i) with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing, the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or (ii) with respect to any RFR Borrowing, Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR, as applicable.

“Reportable Event” means a reportable event as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations issued under such section, with respect to a Plan, excluding, however, such events as to which the PBGC has by regulation waived the requirement of Section 4043(a) of ERISA that it be notified within 30 days of the occurrence of such event, provided that a failure to meet the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code and of Section 302 of ERISA shall be a Reportable Event regardless of the issuance of any such waiver of the notice requirement in accordance with either Sections 4043(a) or 302(c) of ERISA or Section 412(c) of the Code.

“Repricing Transaction” means, in each case other than in connection with a Transformative Event or the occurrence of a Change of Control, (a) any prepayment or repayment of all or a portion of the Initial Loans with the proceeds of, or any conversion or replacement of Initial Loans into any syndicated term loan financing denominated in Dollars secured by Liens on the Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Lien securing the Initial Loans, the primary purpose of which (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) is to reduce the All-In Yield of such term loans relative to the All-In Yield of the Initial Loans that are so prepaid, repaid or converted and (b) any amendment to this Agreement the primary purpose of which is to reduce the All-In Yield applicable to the Initial Loans.

“Required Lenders” means, subject to Section 2.17(a), Lenders holding an aggregate principal amount of Loans representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate principal amount of Loans of all Lenders.

“Requirement of Law” means as to any Person, any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.

“Reserve Report” means (a) the Initial Reserve Report, (b) each “Reserve Report” under the RBL Credit Agreement delivered to the RBL Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of the RBL Credit Agreement and (c) each other report, in form and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, setting forth, as of the dates set forth in Section 5.15(a), the Proved Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties located in the United States of America, together with a projection of the rate of production and future net income, taxes, operating expenses and capital expenditures with respect thereto as of such date, based upon economic assumptions in accordance with SEC reporting requirements at the time.

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“Reserve Report Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15(c).

“Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

“Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

“Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary. For the avoidance of doubt, each Subsidiary Guarantor shall be a Restricted Subsidiary.

“Restrictive Agreement” means any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, limits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (a) the ability of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to create, incur or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets in favor of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties to secure any of the Secured Obligations (without requiring the Secured Parties to share any of the Liens securing the Secured Obligations equally and ratably with any of the Senior Notes) that is more restrictive than the limitation contained in the 2021 Indenture (as in effect on the Effective Date) or (b) the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to pay any dividends or other distributions with respect to its Equity Interests to, or to make or repay any loans or advances to, or to Dispose of any assets to, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

“RFR” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any ABR Loan or Borrowing).

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, or any successor to the ratings agency business thereof.

“Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any sale or other transfer of any property or asset by any Person with the intent to lease such property or asset as lessee.

“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country, region or territory which is itself the subject or target of any Sanctions (at the time of this Agreement, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).

“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person that is the subject or target of any Sanctions administered or enforced by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, or any other relevant sanctions authority, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person owned or controlled by any such Person or Persons described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b).

“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State, or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any European Union member state, Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, or any other relevant sanctions authority.

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“Scheduled Maturity Date” means June 22, 2027.

“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Secured Debt Indenture Exceptions” means, collectively, (a) Section 3.7 (Limitation on Liens) of the 2012 Indenture (disregarding for this purpose the exception for Secured Debt (as defined therein) secured by Permitted Liens (as defined therein) contained in such Section 3.7), (b) Section 5.01 (Limitation on Liens) of the 2015 Indenture (disregarding for this purpose the exception for Secured Debt (as defined therein) secured by Permitted Liens (as defined therein) contained in such Section 5.01), (c) Section 5.01 (Limitations on Liens) of the 2017 Indenture (disregarding for this purpose the exception for Secured Debt (as defined therein) secured by Permitted Liens (as defined therein) contained in such Section 5.01), (d) Section 5.01 (Limitations on Liens) of the 2021 Indenture (disregarding for this purpose the exception for Secured Debt (as defined therein) secured by Permitted Liens (as defined therein) contained in such Section 5.01) and (e) any provisions similar to the foregoing contained in any other Senior Notes Indenture.

“Secured Obligations” means all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans, all accrued and unpaid fees and all expenses, reimbursements, indemnities and other obligations (including interest and fees accruing during the pendency of any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, regardless of whether allowed or allowable in such proceeding) of any Loan Party to any Credit Party or any Indemnitee, whether or not contingent, arising or incurred under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

“Secured Parties” means the holders of the Secured Obligations from time to time and shall include (a) each Lender in respect of its Loans (to the extent such Loans constitute Secured Obligations), (b) the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders in respect of all other present and future obligations and liabilities of the Borrower and each Subsidiary of every type and description arising under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document (to the extent such obligations constitute Secured Obligations), (c) each indemnified party under Section 9.03 in respect of the obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to such Person hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, and (d) their respective successors and (in the case of a Lender, permitted) transferees and assigns.

“Securities Account” has the meaning assigned to such term in the UCC.

“Securities Account Control Agreement” means an agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent establishing the Collateral Agent’s Control with respect to any Securities Account. For purposes of this definition, “Control” means “control” within the meaning of Section 8-106 of the UCC.

“Security Agreement” means that certain Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of the Effective Date and executed by the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

“Senior Notes” means, collectively, the Existing Senior Notes and any additional senior notes issued pursuant to any Additional Senior Notes Indentures.

“Senior Notes Indentures” means, collectively, the Existing Senior Notes Indentures and any Additional Senior Notes Indentures.

“SOFR” means a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.

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“SOFR Administrator” means the NYFRB (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).

“SOFR Administrator’s Website” means the NYFRB’s website, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.

“SOFR Rate Day” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Daily Simple SOFR”.

“Solvent” means, in reference to any Person, (a) the fair value of the assets of such Person, at a fair valuation, will exceed its debts and liabilities (subordinated, contingent or otherwise); (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of its debts and other liabilities (subordinated, contingent or otherwise), as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured; (c) such Person will be able to pay its debts and liabilities (subordinated, contingent or otherwise), as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured; and (d) such Person will not have unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the business in which it is engaged as such business is now conducted and is proposed to be conducted after the Effective Date.

“Specified Default” means any Event of Default described in Section 7.01(b), 7.01(g) or 7.01(h).

“Statutory Reserve Rate” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentages (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentages shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D of the Board. Term Benchmark Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D of the Board or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

“Subject Debt Conditions” means, with respect to the incurrence of any Permitted Pari Term Loan Indebtedness, Permitted Junior Lien Term Loan Indebtedness or Ratio-Based Incremental Indebtedness, after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence of Indebtedness (and the use of proceeds thereof), (a) the Total Leverage Ratio will not be greater than 4.00 to 1.00, (b) the Collateral Coverage Ratio as of the close of business on the applicable CCR Incurrence Test Date will be equal to or greater than 2.00 to 1.00 and (c) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

“Subordinated Indebtedness” means any Indebtedness included in the definition of Total Funded Indebtedness that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Secured Obligations expressly by its terms (other than Indebtedness between or among the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries).

“Subsidiary” of a Person means (a) any corporation more than 50% of the outstanding securities having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or by one or more of its Subsidiaries or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, or (b) any partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture or similar business organization more than 50% of the ownership interests having ordinary voting power of which shall at the time be so owned or controlled. Unless otherwise expressly provided, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Borrower.

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“Subsidiary Guarantor” means each Restricted Subsidiary that is a party to the Subsidiary Guaranty as a guarantor; provided, that no CFC, Foreign Subsidiary Holding Company or Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be a Subsidiary Guarantor.

“Subsidiary Guaranty” means that certain Subsidiary Guaranty dated as of the Effective Date and executed by each Subsidiary Guarantor in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

“Swap Agreement” means (a) any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions, whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement, including any such obligations or liabilities under any master agreement; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.

“Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholdings), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

“Term Benchmark Loans” means Loans bearing interest based upon the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate.

“Term Loan Incurrence Engineering Report” means one or more reports, each in form and scope reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, setting forth, as of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter most recently ended prior to the date of incurrence of any applicable Permitted Pari Term Loan Indebtedness, Permitted Junior Lien Term Loan Indebtedness or Ratio-Based Incremental Indebtedness, the Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties located in the United States of America to which Proved Developed Producing Reserves are attributed and, to the extent applicable, any Qualifying Acquisition Properties to be acquired by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, together with a projection of the rate of production and future net income (based on the applicable Five-Year Strip Price as of the close of business on the applicable CCR Incurrence Test Date), taxes, operating expenses and capital expenditures with respect thereto as of such date, based upon economic assumptions consistent with SEC reporting requirements at the time, prepared by one or more Approved Petroleum Engineers or by or under the supervision of the senior reserve engineer of the Borrower to have been prepared substantially in accordance with the procedures used in the immediately preceding January 1 Reserve Report (or the equivalent delivered pursuant to the RBL Credit Facility), except as otherwise specified therein.

“Term Loan Incurrence Engineering Report Properties” means, with respect to any Term Loan Incurrence Engineering Report, (a) the Oil and Gas Properties of the Loan Parties to which Proved Reserves are attributed and (b) to the extent applicable, any Qualifying Acquisition Properties to be acquired by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case which are included in such Term Loan Incurrence Engineering Report.

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“Term SOFR Determination Day” has the meaning assigned to such term under the definition of “Term SOFR Reference Rate.”

“Term SOFR Rate” means, with respect to any Term Benchmark Borrowing and for any tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, the Term SOFR Reference Rate at approximately 5:00 a.m., Houston time, two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such tenor comparable to the applicable Interest Period, as such rate is published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the tenor comparable to the Initial Interest Period shall be three (3) months.

“Term SOFR Reference Rate” means, for any day and time (such day, the “Term SOFR Determination Day”), the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent as the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR; provided that if the Term SOFR Reference Rate as so determined would be less than 0.50%, such rate shall be deemed to be 0.50% for the purposes of this Agreement. If by 4:00 p.m. (Houston time) on the 5th U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately following any Term SOFR Determination Day, the “Term SOFR Reference Rate” for the applicable tenor has not been published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Rate has not occurred, then the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such Term SOFR Determination Day will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate as published in respect of the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate was published by the CME Term SOFR Administrator, so long as such first preceding Business Day is not more than 5 Business Days prior to such Term SOFR Determination Day.

“Total Funded Indebtedness” means (i) all Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries referred to in clauses (a), (b), (g) and (h) (but only to the extent the obligations described in such clause (h) are non-contingent) of the definition of “Indebtedness” and (ii) all Guarantees by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of any of the types of Indebtedness described in the foregoing clause (i), in each case determined on a consolidated basis and without duplication.

“Total Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Total Funded Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDAX for the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters most recently ended for which financial statements have been delivered or are required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 (or for the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters ended September 30, 2021 at all times prior to the first such delivery after the Effective Date).

“Total PDP PV-10” means:

(a) for purposes of calculating the Collateral Coverage Ratio pursuant to the Collateral Coverage Ratio Covenant as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter, the net present value, discounted at 10% per annum, of the estimated future net revenues expected to accrue to the Loan Parties’ collective interests in the Proved Developed Producing Reserves evaluated in the Quarterly Engineering Report with respect to such Fiscal Quarter during the remaining expected economic lives of such Proved Developed Producing Reserves, calculated using the Five-Year Strip Price as of the last day of such Fiscal Quarter;

(b) for purposes of calculating the Collateral Coverage Ratio for purposes of Section 4.01(a)(xvii), the net present value, discounted at 10% per annum, of the estimated future net revenues expected to accrue to the Loan Parties’ collective interests in the Proved Developed Producing Reserves evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report and the Qualifying Acquisition Properties to be acquired

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by the Loan Parties pursuant to the Mustang Merger evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report, in each case, during the remaining expected economic lives of such Proved Developed Producing Reserves, calculated using the Five-Year Strip Price as of the close of the Business Day prior to the day on which the Initial Loans are allocated and priced;

(c) for purposes of calculating compliance with clause (b) of the definition of “Subject Debt Conditions” as of any CCR Incurrence Test Date, the net present value, discounted at 10% per annum, of the estimated future net revenues expected to accrue to the Loan Parties’ collective interests in the Proved Developed Producing Reserves evaluated in the related Term Loan Incurrence Engineering Report and the Qualifying Acquisition Properties to be acquired by the Loan Parties pursuant to the applicable acquisition evaluated in the related Term Loan Incurrence Engineering Report, in each case during the remaining expected economic lives of such Proved Developed Producing Reserves, calculated using the Five-Year Strip Price as of the close of business on the applicable CCR Incurrence Test Date;

provided that (i) appropriate deductions, as reasonably determined by the Borrower in a manner consistent with past practices and as reflected in the applicable Reserve Report, Quarterly Engineering Report or Term Loan Incurrence Engineering Report, as applicable, shall be made for severance and ad valorem taxes, plugging and abandonment costs and for operating, gathering, transportation and marketing costs required for the production and sale of such Proved Developed Producing Reserves, without giving effect to non-property related expenses such as general and administrative expenses, debt service, future income tax expense or depreciation, depletion or amortization, and (ii) the cash flows derived from the pricing assumptions described above shall be further adjusted as reasonably determined by the Borrower in a manner consistent with past practices, to account for the basis differential between the actual delivery location and the reference price delivery location, and adjusted for any price differentials between the actual product delivered and the reference product, in each case, using methodology consistent with past practices and in good faith based on observable differentials.

“Transactions” means (a) the Mustang Merger and the incurrence of any Indebtedness in connection therewith permitted hereunder and (b) the execution, delivery and performance by the Loan Parties of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the borrowing of the Initial Loans and the use of the proceeds thereof.

“Transformative Event” means any merger, acquisition, amalgamation, Investment, dissolution, liquidation, consolidation or Disposition that is either (a) not permitted by the terms of the Loan Documents immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction, or (b) if permitted by the terms of the Loan Documents immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction, would not provide the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries with adequate flexibility under the Loan Documents for the continuation and/or expansion of their combined operations following such consummation, as reasonably determined by the Borrower acting in good faith.

“Type”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR or the Alternate Base Rate.

“UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in the State of New York or any other state the laws of which are required to be applied in connection with the issue of perfection of security interests.

“UK Financial Institutions” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.

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“UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

“Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.

“Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (a) any Subsidiary which the Borrower has designated in writing to the Administrative Agent to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 5.08 and (b) any direct or indirect Subsidiary of any Subsidiary described in clause (a), in each case that meets the following requirements:

(i) such Subsidiary shall have no Indebtedness with recourse to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (except as otherwise permitted under Section 6.03); and

(ii) such Subsidiary does not, either individually or together with other Subsidiaries that are designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries, own or operate, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

If at any time any Unrestricted Subsidiary fails to meet the preceding requirements to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it shall thereafter be a Restricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Agreement and any Indebtedness, Liens and Investments of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary as of such date and, if such Indebtedness, Liens or Investments are not permitted to be incurred as of such date hereunder, the Borrower shall be in default of the applicable covenant.

“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any day except for (i) a Saturday, (ii) a Sunday or (iii) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.

“U.S. Person” means a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

“U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14(f)(ii)(B)(3).

“Voting Equity Interests” of any Person means the Equity Interests of such Person ordinarily having the power to vote for the election of the directors of such Person.

“Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment, by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

“Wholly-Owned Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of the Borrower of which all issued and outstanding equity interests (excluding directors’ qualifying shares or similar jurisdictional requirements) is directly or indirectly owned by the Borrower.

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“Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

Section 1.02 Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Type (e.g., a “Term Benchmark Loan” or an “ABR Borrowing”).

Section 1.03 Terms Generally. The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. The word “law” shall be construed as referring to all statutes, rules, regulations, codes and other laws (including official rulings and interpretations thereunder having the force of law or with which affected Persons customarily comply), and all judgments, orders and decrees, of all Governmental Authorities. Unless the context requires otherwise, (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time (including prior to the Effective Date) amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to, in the case of any amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications effected on or after the Effective Date, any restrictions on such amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any definition of or reference to any statute, rule or regulation shall be construed as referring thereto as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor laws), (c) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (d) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (e) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (f) with respect to the determination of any period of time, the word “from” means “from and including”, the word “to” means “to but excluding” and the word “through” means “through and including” and (g) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

Section 1.04 Accounting Terms; GAAP. Except as expressly provided for herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Effective Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein,

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all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made (i) without giving effect to any election under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 825 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein, and (ii) without giving effect to any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible debt instruments under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof.

Section 1.05 Interest Rates; Benchmark Notification. The interest rate on a Loan denominated in Dollars may be derived from an interest rate benchmark that may be discontinued or is, or may in the future become, the subject of regulatory reform. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, Section 2.11(b) provides a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to, the administration, submission, performance or any other matter related to any interest rate used in this Agreement, or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof, including without limitation, whether the composition or characteristics of any such alternative, successor or replacement reference rate will be similar to, or produce the same value or economic equivalence of, the existing interest rate being replaced or have the same volume or liquidity as did any existing interest rate prior to its discontinuance or unavailability. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates and/or other related entities may engage in transactions that affect the calculation of any interest rate used in this Agreement or any alternative, successor or alternative rate (including any Benchmark Replacement) and/or any relevant adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any interest rate used in this Agreement, any component thereof, or rates referenced in the definition thereof, in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or calculation of any such rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.

Section 1.06 Divisions. For all purposes under the Loan Documents, in connection with any division or plan of division under Delaware law (or any comparable event under a different jurisdiction’s laws): (a) if any asset, right, obligation or liability of any Person becomes the asset, right, obligation or liability of a different Person, then it shall be deemed to have been transferred from the original Person to the subsequent person, and (b) if any new Person comes into existence, such new Person shall be deemed to have been organized and acquired on the first date of its existence by the holders of its Equity Interests at such time.

Section 1.07 Limited Conditionality Transaction. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any Loan Document to the contrary, when (i) calculating any applicable ratio or basket (including any basket based on ACNTA, Consolidated EBITDAX or Total PDP PV-10) in connection with the incurrence of Indebtedness, the creation of Liens, the making of any Disposition, the making of an Investment, the making of a Restricted Payment, the designation of a Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary, the repayment of Indebtedness or for any other purpose, (ii) determining the accuracy of any representation or warranty, (iii) determining whether any Default or Event of Default (other than a Specified Default) has occurred, is continuing or would result from any action, or (iv) determining compliance with any other condition to any action or transaction, in each case of clauses (i) through (iv) in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction, the date of determination of such ratio or basket, the accuracy of such representation or warranty (but taking into account any earlier date specified therein), whether any Default

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or Event of Default (other than Specified Default to the extent expressly set forth herein to the contrary) has occurred, is continuing or would result therefrom, or the satisfaction of any other condition shall, at the election of the Borrower, which election may be revoked by the Borrower at any time prior to the consummation of the Limited Condition Transaction (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Transaction, an “LCT Election”), be deemed to be (i) the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Transaction are entered into or, in case of a takeover offer, the date on which such offer is announced or (ii) the date an irrevocable notice for prepayment or redemption or declaration of a Restricted Payment (as applicable) is delivered, as applicable (the “LCT Test Date”). If on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Limited Condition Transaction and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) such ratios, amounts, representations and warranties, absence of defaults, satisfaction of conditions and other provisions are calculated as if such Limited Condition Transaction or other transactions had occurred at the beginning of the applicable Fiscal Quarter ending prior to the LCT Test Date, the Borrower could have taken such action on the relevant LCT Test Date in compliance with the applicable ratios, amounts or other provisions, such provisions shall be deemed to have been complied with, unless a Specified Default shall be continuing on the date such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if any of such ratios, amounts, representations and warranties, absence of defaults, satisfaction of conditions or other provisions are exceeded or breached as a result of fluctuations in such ratio (including due to fluctuations in ACNTA, Consolidated EBITDAX or Total PDP PV-10), a change in facts and circumstances or other provisions at or prior to the consummation of the relevant Limited Condition Transaction, such ratios, representations and warranties, absence of defaults, satisfaction of conditions precedent and other provisions will not be deemed to have been exceeded, breached, or otherwise failed as a result of such fluctuations or changed circumstances solely for purposes of determining whether the Limited Condition Transaction and any related transactions is permitted hereunder and (ii) such ratios and compliance with such conditions shall not be tested at the time of consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction (other than the occurrence of a Specified Default). If the Borrower has made an LCT Election for any Limited Condition Transaction, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio or basket availability on or following the relevant LCT Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Transaction is consummated, the date that the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Transaction is terminated or expires or the date on which the irrevocable notice has expired, without consummation of such Limited Condition Transaction (as applicable), any such ratio or basket shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming such Limited Condition Transaction (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated.

ARTICLE II

The Loans

Section 2.01 Commitments. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Lender (severally and not jointly) agrees to make a Loan in Dollars to the Borrower on the Effective Date (collectively the “Initial Loans”), in a principal amount not to exceed such Lender’s Initial Commitment, by making immediately available funds available to the Administrative Agent’s designated account not later than the time specified by the Administrative Agent. Amounts prepaid or repaid in respect of Loans may not be reborrowed.

Section 2.02 Loans and Borrowings.

(a) Each Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Loans of the same Type made by the applicable Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Commitments. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.

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(b) Subject to Section 2.11, each Loan shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Term Benchmark Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender at its option may make any Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan (and in the case of an Affiliate, the provisions of Sections 2.11, 2.12, 2.13 and 2.14 shall apply to such Affiliate to the same extent as to such Lender); provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Term Benchmark Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than $1,000,000. At the time that each ABR Borrowing or RFR Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than $1,000,000. Borrowings of more than one Type may be outstanding at the same time; provided that, unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, there shall not at any time be more than a total of eight (8) Term Benchmark Borrowings and RFR Borrowings outstanding.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the Maturity Date.

Section 2.03 Requests for Borrowings. To request a Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone, facsimile transmission or electronic mail (a) in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, three (3) Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing. Each such Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and, in the case of a telephonic Borrowing Request, shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, facsimile transmission or electronic mail to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request signed by the Borrower. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

(i) the aggregate principal amount of the requested Borrowing;

(ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

(iii) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Term Benchmark Borrowing;

(iv) in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and

(v) the location and number of the account or accounts to which such funds are to be disbursed.

If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Term Benchmark Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Borrower be permitted to request an RFR Loan (it being understood and agreed that Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR shall only apply to the extent provided in Sections 2.11(a) and 2.11(f)).

Section 2.04 Funding of Borrowings.

(a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 2:00 p.m., New York City time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly remitting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account or accounts designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request.

(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing (or, in the case of any Borrowing of ABR Loans, prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to the Loans comprising such Borrowing. If the Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

Section 2.05 Interest Elections.

(a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing.

(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone, facsimile transmission or electronic mail by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type

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resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, facsimile transmission or electronic mail to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request signed by the Borrower. Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, this Section shall not be construed to permit the Borrower to (i) elect an Interest Period for Term Benchmark Loans that does not comply with Section 2.02(d) or (ii) elect Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR (it being understood and agreed that Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR shall only apply to the extent provided in Sections 2.11(a) and 2.11(f)).

(c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Term Benchmark Borrowing; and

(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Term Benchmark Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which Interest Period shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”.

If any such Interest Election Request requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each applicable Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

(e) If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Term Benchmark Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing, (i) no outstanding Borrowing may be converted to or continued as a Term Benchmark Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Term Benchmark Borrowing and RFR Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

Section 2.06 Termination of Initial Commitments. The Initial Commitment of each Lender shall be automatically and permanently reduced to $0 upon the making of such Lender’s Initial Loan pursuant to Section 2.01.

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Section 2.07 Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt.

(a) The Borrower shall repay to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the Lenders (i) on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing March 31, 2022, an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Loans outstanding on the Effective Date (as such repayment amount shall be reduced as a result of the application of prepayments made pursuant to Section 2.08 in direct order of maturity) and (ii) on the Maturity Date for the Initial Loans, the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Loans outstanding on such date; provided that the repayments under this clause may be adjusted to account for the addition of any Incremental Loans that are Initial Loans.

(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein absent manifest error; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the Secured Obligations.

(e) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a Note. In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a Note payable to such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns). Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such Note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).

Section 2.08 Prepayment of Loans.

(a) Voluntary Prepayments.

(i) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, without premium or penalty except as set forth in Section 2.08(e) below, subject to prior notice in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.08(a)(ii).

(ii) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent by telephonic notice (promptly confirmed by hand delivery, facsimile transmission or electronic mail of such request) of any prepayment under this Section 2.08(a), (i) in the case of prepayment of a Term Benchmark Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, three (3) Business Days before the date of prepayment or (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type as provided in Section 2.02. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any prepayment notice provided under this Section 2.08(a) may state that it is conditioned upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event specified therein (including the effectiveness of other credit facilities), in which case such prepayment notice may be revoked or extended by the Borrower (by written notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied.

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(b) Mandatory Prepayments.

(i) In the event and on each occasion that any Net Proceeds are received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Prepayment Event, the Borrower shall promptly (but in any case, within (x) five (5) Business Days in the case of any event described in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of the term “Prepayment Event” and (y) one (1) Business Day in the case of any event described in clause (c) of the definition of the term “Prepayment Event”) after such Net Proceeds are received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary:

(A) first, prepay loans under the RBL Credit Facility and/or cash collateralize Letters of Credit under the RBL Credit Facility to the extent required to cure any Borrowing Base Deficiency existing as a result of such Prepayment Event or as otherwise required under the RBL Credit Facility as a result of such Prepayment Event; and

(B) second, use an amount equal to 100% of any remaining Net Proceeds (after application of amounts pursuant to the foregoing clause (A)) to prepay the Loans without premium or penalty as set forth in Section 2.08(c) below;

provided that (1) in the case of any event described in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of the term “Prepayment Event”, the Borrower shall not be required to make any prepayment of Loans pursuant to this paragraph unless the Net Proceeds from all events described in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of the term “Prepayment Event” (on a combined basis) exceed $35,000,000 in the aggregate any Fiscal Year (and any amounts subject to the second clause above as a result of such Prepayment Events shall only be the amounts in excess of such $35,000,000 threshold) and (2) in the case of any event described in clause (a) or (b) of the definition of the term “Prepayment Event”, the Borrower may elect to apply (including through any Restricted Subsidiary) an amount equal to the Net Proceeds from such event (or a portion thereof specified in such certificate), within 365 days after receipt of such Net Proceeds, in Permitted Business Investments, in which case no prepayment shall be required pursuant to the second clause above in respect of the Net Proceeds so intended to be reinvested, provided that, with respect to this clause (2), (x) to the extent an amount equal to all or a portion of such Net Proceeds have been committed to be reinvested within 365 days after receipt of such Net Proceeds, such 365-day reinvestment period shall be extended by an additional 180 days with respect to such amount that has been so committed and (y) to the extent an amount equal to such Net Proceeds have not been so applied by the end of such 365-day period (as extended by clause (x) of this proviso), a prepayment of Loans shall be required pursuant to the second clause above at such time in an amount equal to such Net Proceeds that have not been so applied.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the Mustang Merger is not consummated pursuant to the Mustang Merger Agreement on or prior to the Mustang Merger Deadline, the Borrower shall prepay the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Loans outstanding on the Mustang Merger Deadline, plus all interest accrued thereon, without premium or penalty, within one (1) Business Day after the Mustang Merger Deadline.

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(c) Application of Prepayments. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing and shall be applied in direct order of maturity to remaining scheduled installments required pursuant to Section 2.07(a).

(d) Interest and Break Funding Payments to Accompany Prepayments. Prepayments shall be (i) accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.10 and (ii) subject to requirements with respect to break funding payments pursuant to Section 2.13.

(e) Loan Repricing Protection. At the time of the effectiveness of any Repricing Transaction that is consummated prior to the date that is six (6) months after the Effective Date, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the ratable account of each Lender with Initial Loans that are either prepaid, repaid, converted or otherwise subjected to a pricing reduction in connection with such Repricing Transaction (including, if applicable, any Non-Consenting Lender required to assign its Initial Loans in connection therewith), a fee in an amount equal to 1.00% of (i) in the case of a Repricing Transaction described in clause (i) of the definition thereof, the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Loans, prepaid, refinanced, converted, substituted or replaced in connection with such Repricing Transaction and (ii) in the case of a Repricing Transaction described in clause (ii) of the definition thereof, the aggregate principal amount of all Initial Loans outstanding on such date that are subject to an effective pricing reduction pursuant to such Repricing Transaction. Such fees shall be earned, due and payable upon the date of the effectiveness of such Repricing Transaction.

Section 2.09 Fees.

(a) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

(b) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent, in the case of any fees for the account of any of the Lenders, for distribution to the applicable Lenders. Fees paid hereunder shall not be refundable under any circumstances.

Section 2.10 Interest.

(a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

(b) The Loans comprising each Term Benchmark Loan shall bear interest at the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.

(c) Each RFR Loan shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR plus the Applicable Rate.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the occurrence and continuance of a Specified Default, (i) the overdue principal amount of all Loans shall bear interest at 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loans as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section and (ii) in the case of any other overdue amount outstanding hereunder, such amount shall accrue interest at 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR Loans.

(e) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (d) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan, accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Term Benchmark Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.

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(f) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). All interest hereunder on any Loan shall be computed on a daily basis based upon the outstanding principal amount of such Loan as of the applicable date of determination. The applicable Alternate Base Rate, Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, Term SOFR Rate, Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Section 2.11 Alternate Rate of Interest.

(a) Subject to clauses (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of this Section 2.11, if:

(i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) (A) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Borrowing that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or the Term SOFR Rate (including, without limitation, because the Term SOFR Reference Rate is not available or published on a current basis), for such Interest Period or (B) at any time, that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR for an RFR Loan; or

(ii) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Lenders that (A) prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Term Benchmark Borrowing that the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate for the applicable Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or Loan) included in such Borrowing for such Interest Period, or (B) at any time, the applicable Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR for an RFR Loan will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing;

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders through any Electronic System as provided in Section 9.01 as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until (x) the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist with respect to the relevant Benchmark and (y) the Borrower delivers a new Interest Election Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.08 or a new Borrowing Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.03, any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing to, or continuation of any Borrowing as, a Term Benchmark Borrowing and any Borrowing Request that requests a Term Benchmark Borrowing shall instead be deemed to be an Interest Election Request or a Borrowing Request, as applicable, for (1) an RFR Borrowing so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is not also the subject of Section 2.11(a)(i) or (ii) above or (2) an ABR Borrowing if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR also is the subject of Section 2.11(a)(i) or (ii) above. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark Loan or RFR Loan is outstanding on the date of the Borrower’s receipt of the notice from the Administrative Agent referred to in this Section 2.11(a) with respect to a Relevant Rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan or RFR Loan, then until (x) the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist with respect to the relevant Benchmark and (y) the Borrower delivers a new Interest Election Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.08 or a new

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Borrowing Request in accordance with the terms of Section 2.03, (1) any Term Benchmark Loan shall on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, (x) an RFR Borrowing so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is not also the subject of Section 2.11(a)(i) or (ii) above or (y) an ABR Loan if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR also is the subject of Section 2.11(a)(i) or (ii) above, on such day, and (2) any RFR Loan shall on and from such day be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute an ABR Loan.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, if a Benchmark Transition Event and its related Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred prior to the Reference Time in respect of any setting of the then-current Benchmark, then (x) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (1) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (y) if a Benchmark Replacement is determined in accordance with clause (2) of the definition of “Benchmark Replacement” for such Benchmark Replacement Date, such Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Administrative Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, in connection with the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action by or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(d) The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) any occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement, (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes, (iv) the removal or reinstatement of any tenor of a Benchmark pursuant to clause (e) below and (v) the commencement or conclusion of any Benchmark Unavailability Period. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 2.11, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 2.11 or in any related definitions.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion or (B) the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is or will be no longer representative, then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove

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such unavailable or non-representative tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is or will no longer be representative for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent may modify the definition of “Interest Period” for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.

(f) Upon the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period, the Borrower may revoke any request for a Term Benchmark Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term Benchmark Loans to be made, converted or continued during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a Borrowing of or conversion to (i) an RFR Borrowing so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is not the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event or (ii) an ABR Borrowing if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event. During any Benchmark Unavailability Period or at any time that a tenor for the then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of ABR based upon the then-current Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of ABR. Furthermore, if any Term Benchmark Loan or RFR Loan is outstanding on the date of the Borrower’s receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to a Relevant Rate applicable to such Term Benchmark Loan or RFR Loan, then until such time as a Benchmark Replacement is implemented pursuant to this Section 2.11, (1) any Term Benchmark Loan shall on the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Loan (or the next succeeding Business Day if such day is not a Business Day), be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute, (x) an RFR Borrowing so long as the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is not the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event or (y) an ABR Loan if the Adjusted Daily Simple SOFR is the subject of a Benchmark Transition Event, on such day and (2) any RFR Loan shall on and from such day be converted by the Administrative Agent to, and shall constitute an ABR Loan.

Section 2.12 Increased Costs.

(a) If any Change in Law shall:

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, liquidity or similar requirement (including any compulsory loan requirement, insurance charge or other assessment) against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender;

(ii) impose on any Lender or the applicable interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender or participation therein; or

(iii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making, continuing, converting into or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or such other Recipient hereunder, whether of principal, interest or otherwise, then the Borrower will pay to such Lender or such other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

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(b) If any Lender determines in good faith that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by such Lender to a level below that which such Lender or such Lender’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such Lender’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c) A certificate of a Lender setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, setting forth in reasonable detail the calculation of such amount or amounts, shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be rebuttable presumptive evidence of such amount or amounts. Any Lender’s determination of any such amount or amounts shall be made in good faith (and not on an arbitrary or capricious basis) and substantially consistent with similarly situated customers of such Lender under agreements having provisions similar to Section 2.12(a) or 2.12(b), as applicable, after consideration of such factors as such Lender then reasonably determines to be relevant. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 15 days after receipt thereof.

(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

Section 2.13 Break Funding Payments.

(a) With respect to Term Benchmark Loans, in the event of (i) the payment of any principal of any Term Benchmark Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default or as a result of any optional or mandatory prepayment of Loans), (ii) the conversion of any Term Benchmark Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (iii) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Term Benchmark Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.08 and is revoked in accordance therewith), or (iv) the assignment of any Term Benchmark Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.16 or 9.02(f), then, in any such event, the Borrower shall, after receipt of a written request by any Lender affected by any such event (which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount), compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event.

(b) With respect to RFR Loans, in the event of (i) the payment of any principal of any RFR Loan other than on the Interest Payment Date applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default or an optional or mandatory prepayment of Loans), (ii) the failure to borrow or prepay any RFR Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.08 and is revoked in accordance therewith), or (iii) the assignment of any RFR Loan other than on the Interest Payment Date applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.16 or 9.02(f), then, in any such event, the Borrower shall, after receipt of a written request by any Lender affected by any such event (which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amount), compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event.

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(c) A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.13 shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 15 days after receipt of such demand. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 2.13 will not apply to losses, costs or expenses resulting from Taxes, as to which Section 2.14 shall govern.

Section 2.14 Taxes.

(a) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable Requirements of Law. If any applicable Requirements of Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable withholding agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a withholding agent, then the applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Requirements of Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. The Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable Requirements of Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for, Other Taxes.

(c) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.14, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(d) Indemnification by the Loan Parties. The Loan Parties shall indemnify each Recipient, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(e) Indemnification by the Lenders. Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 9.04(c) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (e).

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(f) Status of Lenders.

(i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Requirements of Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.14(f)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Person:

(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. Federal backup withholding tax;

(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

(1) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

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(3) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or

(4) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-2 or Exhibit D-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable Requirements of Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. Federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable Requirements of Law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by applicable Requirements of Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable Requirements of Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

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(g) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.14 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.14), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 2.14 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(h) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.14 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

(i) Defined Terms. For purposes of this Section 2.14, the term “applicable Requirements of Law” includes FATCA.

Section 2.15 Payments Generally; Allocations of Proceeds; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs.

(a) The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees, or of amounts payable under Section 2.12, 2.13 or 2.14, or otherwise) prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at 10 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder shall be made in Dollars.

(b) Subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, any proceeds of Collateral received by the Administrative Agent (1) not constituting (A) a specific payment of principal, interest, fees or other sum payable under the Loan Documents (which shall be applied as specified by the Borrower) or (B) a mandatory prepayment (which shall be applied in accordance with Section 2.08) or (2) after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent so elects or the Required Lenders so direct, shall be applied as follows:

(i) first, pro rata to pay that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expense reimbursements and other amounts payable to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in their respective capacities as such;

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(ii) second, pro rata to pay that portion of the Secured Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expense reimbursements and other amounts payable (other than principal and interest) to the Lenders;

(iii) third, pro rata to pay accrued interest on the Loans;

(iv) fourth, pro rata to the payment or prepayment of principal of the Loans; and

(v) fifth, to the payment of any other Secured Obligation due to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any other Secured Party.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, unless so directed by the Borrower, or unless a Default is in existence, none of the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall apply any payment which it receives to any Term Benchmark Loan, except (a) on the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable to any such Term Benchmark Loan or (b) in the event, and only to the extent, that there are no outstanding ABR Loans and, in any event, the Borrower shall pay the break funding payment required in accordance with Section 2.13. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply and reverse and reapply any and all such proceeds and payments to any portion of the Secured Obligations. To the extent the Administrative Agent receives payments not constituting proceeds of Collateral and not covered by clauses (b)(1)(A) or (B), such proceeds shall be applied according to the foregoing priority of payments waterfall; provided, that such proceeds shall be applied to repay all Loans under the fourth item above, whether or not secured by the Collateral.

(c) [Reserved].

(d) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable Requirements of Law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

(e) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

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(f) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Sections 2.04(b), 2.15(e) or 9.03(c), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), (i) apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender and for the benefit of the Administrative Agent to satisfy such Lender’s obligations to it under such Section until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid and/or (ii) hold any such amounts in a segregated account over which the Administrative Agent shall have exclusive control as cash collateral for, and application to, any future funding obligations of such Lender under any such Section; in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) above, in any order as determined by the Administrative Agent in its discretion.

Section 2.16 Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders.

(a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.12, or the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.14, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Sections 2.12 or 2.14, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b) If (i) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.12, (ii) the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.14, (iii) any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, (iv) any Lender is a Non-Consenting Lender or (v) the Person serving as the Administrative Agent has received a written notice of removal in its capacity as Administrative Agent from the Required Lenders or the Borrower pursuant to Article VIII, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Sections 2.12 or 2.14) and obligations under the Loan Documents to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment), provided that (i) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (ii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.12 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.14, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply. An assignment and delegation required pursuant to this paragraph may be effected pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the assignee, and the Lender required to make such assignment and delegation need not be a party thereto (it being understood and agreed that such Lender shall not be deemed to make the representations and warranties in such Assignment and Assumption if such Lender has not executed such Assignment and Assumption).

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Section 2.17 Defaulting Lenders.

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the Commitment and principal amount of Loans of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 9.02); provided, that, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.02, this clause (a) shall not apply to the vote of a Defaulting Lender in the case of an amendment, waiver or other modification requiring the consent of such Lender or each Lender directly affected thereby.

(b) The rights and remedies against, and with respect to, a Defaulting Lender under this Section are in addition to, and cumulative and not in limitation of, all other rights and remedies that the Administrative Agent and each Lender, the Borrower or any other Loan Party may at any time have against, or with respect to, such Defaulting Lender.

Section 2.18 Incremental Borrowings.

(a) The Borrower may, at any time or from time to time after the Effective Date, by notice to the Administrative Agent (whereupon the Administrative Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders), request one or more additional tranches of term loans (the “Incremental Loans”), which may be of the same Class as any existing Class of Loans (a “Loan Increase”) or a separate Class of Loans (the commitments in respect of such Incremental Loans, whether or not constituting a Loan Increase, the “Incremental Commitments”); provided that, subject to Section 1.07, immediately after the effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment referred to below (or, in the case of any such Indebtedness incurred in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other permitted Investment, on the date of the execution of (x) the definitive agreement in connection therewith and (y) any Commitment in respect of Incremental Loans therefor), no Event of Default shall exist (or, in the case of a Permitted Acquisition or permitted Investment, no Specified Default shall exist); provided that, notwithstanding the above, the condition precedent referred to in the proviso above may be waived or omitted in full or in part by Lenders holding more than 50% of the applicable commitments and/or loans to be incurred pursuant to such Incremental Amendment.

Each tranche of Incremental Loans shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000 (provided that such amount may be less than $5,000,000 if such lesser amount is approved by the Administrative Agent or such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth in the next sentence). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the aggregate principal amount of the Incremental Loans (or, if applicable, Incremental Commitments) shall not exceed the Available Incremental Amount at the time of incurrence or issuance thereof.

(b) The terms and provisions of Incremental Commitments may be (and the Loans in respect of the foregoing) of any Class shall be as agreed between the Borrower and the lenders providing such Incremental Commitments; provided, that:

(i) such Incremental Loans (w) shall rank pari passu or junior in right of payment and constitute Pari Passu Lien Incremental Indebtedness, Junior Lien Incremental Indebtedness, unsecured Indebtedness or Indebtedness not secured by the Collateral, (x) may not be (I) secured by any assets other than Collateral (or assets that substantially concurrently become Collateral) unless secured only by assets not constituting Collateral or (II) guaranteed by any Person other than a Loan Party (or any Person that substantially concurrently becomes a Loan Party), (y) if constituting Pari Passu Lien Incremental Indebtedness, shall be subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, and (z) if constituting Junior Lien Incremental Indebtedness, shall be subject to a Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement;

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(ii) the Incremental Loans shall not mature earlier than the Latest Maturity Date as in effect as of the applicable Incremental Facility Closing Date;

(iii) the Incremental Loans shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity of no less than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity as then in effect for any Class of Loans outstanding as of the applicable Incremental Facility Closing Date;

(iv) the currency, premiums, fees, optional prepayment and redemptions terms and, subject to clauses (ii) and (iii) above, the amortization schedule, in each case applicable to any Incremental Loans shall be determined by the Borrower and the lenders providing such Incremental Loans;

(v) the interest rate (including margin, OID and floors) applicable to any Incremental Loans will be determined by the Borrower and the lenders providing such Incremental Loans; provided that, if the All-In Yield applicable to any Incremental Loans that (i) are term loans pari passu in right of payment and security to the Initial Loans and (ii) are incurred within 12 months after the Effective Date exceeds the All-In Yield of the Initial Loans made on the Effective Date (with such All-In Yield determined as of the Effective Date without giving effect to any amendment to the Initial Loans thereafter) at such time by more than 50 basis points, then the interest rate margins for the Initial Loans shall be increased to the extent necessary so that the All-In Yield of the Initial Loans is equal to the All-In Yield of such Incremental Loans minus 50 basis points; provided that any increase in All-In Yield to any Incremental Loans due to the application or imposition of a SOFR Rate or Alternate Base Rate floor on such Incremental Loan shall be effected, at the Borrower’s option, (x) through an increase in (or implementation of, as applicable) any SOFR Rate or Alternate Base Rate floor applicable to such Initial Loan, (y) through an increase in the Applicable Rate for such Initial Loan or (z) any combination of (x) and (y) above (this clause (v), the “MFN Provisions”);

(vi) Incremental Loans in the form of a Loan Increase shall have the same voluntary and mandatory terms as the existing Loans of the same Class and Loans not in the form of a Loan Increase may provide for the ability to participate on a pro rata basis or less than pro rata basis in any voluntary repayments or prepayments of principal of Loans hereunder and on a pro rata basis or less than a pro rata basis in any mandatory repayments or prepayments of principal of Loans hereunder; and

(vii) (1) in the case of a Loan Increase, the terms, provisions and documentation of such Loan Increase shall be identical (other than with respect to upfront fees and OID and arrangement, structuring or similar fees payable in connection therewith) to the applicable Loans being increased, in each case, as existing on the respective Incremental Facility Closing Date and (2) the covenants and default provisions of any Incremental Loans not constituting a Loan Increase shall be determined solely by the Borrower and the lenders providing such Incremental Loans; provided that other than with respect to (A) any financial covenant, (B) any provisions applicable only to periods after the Latest Maturity Date at such time or (C) any lender-favorable provisions added for the benefit of the then-existing Loans (it being understood that any amendment to the Loan Documents to include such lender-favorable provisions shall not require the consent of any Lender), the covenants and default provisions applicable to such Incremental Loans shall be either (x) not materially more favorable, taken as a whole, to the lenders providing such Incremental Loans, than the corresponding terms applicable to the existing Loans or (y) reflective of market terms and conditions at the time of incurrence thereof, in each case of clauses (x) and (y), as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.

(c) Each notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.18 shall set forth the requested amount and the date on which the Borrower proposes that the same shall be effective (each, an “Incremental Amount Date”). If such Incremental Loans constitute Ratio-Based Incremental Indebtedness, prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a Term Loan

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Incurrence Engineering Report. If requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall also provide information with respect to the proposed terms of the relevant Incremental Loans. Incremental Loans may be made by any existing Lender (but no existing Lender (including the Administrative Agent in its capacity as an existing Lender) shall have any obligation to make a portion of any Incremental Loan unless and to the extent such Lender commits to provide such Incremental Loan) or by any Additional Lender. Commitments in respect of Incremental Loans shall become Commitments under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “Incremental Amendment”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed by the Borrower, each existing Lender agreeing to provide such Commitment, if any and each Additional Lender agreeing to provide such Commitment, if any, which may be acknowledged by the Administrative Agent. The Incremental Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.18. The effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof (each, an “Incremental Facility Closing Date”) of each of the conditions as the Borrower and the Lenders providing such Commitment shall agree. The Borrower shall use the proceeds (if any) of the Incremental Loans for general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including for capital expenditures, Permitted Acquisitions and other permitted Investments, permitted Restricted Payments, permitted refinancing of Indebtedness, and any other transaction not prohibited by this Agreement). No Lender shall be obligated to commit to provide any Incremental Loans unless it so agrees.

(d) Any Incremental Loans not constituting a Loan Increase shall be designated as a separate Class of Loans for all purposes of this Agreement. This Section 2.18 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.08, Section 2.15, or Section 9.02 to the contrary.

ARTICLE III

Representations and Warranties

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:

Section 3.01 Organization; Powers. The Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries are duly organized or validly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdictions of their organization or formation and have all requisite authority to conduct their respective businesses in each jurisdiction in which the failure to have such authority, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries have full power and authority to carry on their business as now conducted.

Section 3.02 Authorization; Execution; Enforceability. Each Loan Party has the power and authority and legal right to execute and deliver the Loan Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations thereunder and (in the case of the Borrower) to obtain Borrowings made hereunder and to consummate the Transactions, and all such actions have been duly authorized by proper organizational proceedings on the part of the applicable Loan Party. Each Loan Document has been duly and validly executed and delivered by or on behalf of each Loan Party that is a party thereto, and the Loan Documents to which each Loan Party is a party constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or law, and obligations of good faith and fair dealing.

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Section 3.03 Financial Condition.

(a) The consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 (which were heretofore made available to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) were prepared in accordance with GAAP in effect on the date such statements were prepared and fairly present in all material respects the financial position of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries at such dates and the consolidated results of their operations and their consolidated cash flows for the periods then ended.

(b) Since December 31, 2020, no material adverse effect on the business, Property, financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole has occurred.

Section 3.04 ERISA. Each Plan is in compliance with, and has been administered in compliance with, all applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and any other applicable federal or state law, except where the failure to so comply would not (individually or in the aggregate) reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and no event or condition exists under which the Borrower is under an obligation to furnish a report to the Administrative Agent under Section 5.01(e) which would reasonably be expected (individually or in the aggregate) to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.05 Defaults. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

Section 3.06 Accuracy of Information. (a) No written information, exhibit or report (other than projections, other forward-looking materials, any third party memoranda or reports and information of a general economic or industry-specific nature) furnished by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document, when taken as a whole, contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements are made and (b) all projections furnished by the Borrower or any Subsidiary to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document, when taken as a whole, have been or will be prepared in good faith based upon assumptions that are believed by the preparer thereof to be reasonable at the time such projections are so furnished (it being recognized by the Credit Parties that such projections are so not to be viewed as facts and are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies many of which are beyond the Borrower’s control, that no assurance can be given that any particular financial projections will be realized, that actual results may differ from projected results and that such differences may be material).

Section 3.07 Regulation U. Neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used to purchase or carry any Margin Stock in violation of Regulation U or for any other purpose that entails a violation of Regulation U.

Section 3.08 Taxes. Each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to be have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

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Section 3.09 Liens. There are no Liens on any of the properties or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary except Permitted Liens. All easements, rights of way, licenses and other real property rights required for operation of the businesses of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are owned free and clear of any Lien, other than Permitted Liens.

Section 3.10 Litigation. Except as set forth in the Borrower’s filings with the SEC prior to the Effective Date or as otherwise disclosed in writing prior to the Effective Date to the Administrative Agent for distribution to the Lenders, there are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of Borrower, threatened in writing against Borrower, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or against any of their respective properties or assets which would reasonably expected to have (individually or collectively) a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.11 No Conflict. Neither the execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, nor compliance with the provisions thereof, will (a) breach or violate any applicable Requirement of Law, (b) conflict with or result in the breach or violation of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien upon any of its property or assets pursuant to the terms of, (i) the RBL Credit Agreement, the Senior Notes, any Senior Notes Indenture or any other indenture, agreement or instrument evidencing or governing Material Indebtedness or (ii) any other indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is party or by which any property or asset of it or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is bound or to which it is subject, except for breaches, violations, conflicts and defaults under clauses (a) and (b)(ii) that would not have a Material Adverse Effect or (c) violate the Organizational Documents of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary.

Section 3.12 Governmental Approvals. No authorization, consent, approval, license or exemption of, or filing or registration with, any Governmental Authority is necessary to have been made or obtained by any Loan Party for the valid execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party, except (a) those that have been obtained and are in full force and effect, (b) filings, notifications and registrations necessary to perfect Liens created under the Loan Documents, (c) such matters relating to performance as would ordinarily be done in the ordinary course of business after the Effective Date, or (d) where failure to make or obtain such authorization, consent, approval, license or exemption, or filing or registration would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.13 Investment Company Status. No Loan Party is an “investment company” or “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

Section 3.14 Compliance with Laws and Orders. The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have all franchises, licenses and permits necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses, and are in compliance with all laws, rules, regulations, orders, writs, judgments, injunctions, decrees or awards to which they or their respective properties are subject, except to the extent that failure to have, maintain or comply with any of the foregoing, individually and in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.15 Anti-Terrorism Laws. Each of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with all Anti-Terrorism Laws applicable to it or its properties.

Section 3.16 Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions. The Borrower has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower, its Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and, to the Knowledge of the Borrower, their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption

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Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects. None of (a) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or (b) to the Knowledge of the Borrower, any of the directors, officers, employees or agents of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person. No Borrowing, use of proceeds or other transaction contemplated by this Agreement will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or any Sanctions.

Section 3.17 Security Interest in Collateral.

(a) The provisions of the Security Agreement are effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, legal and valid Liens on all the Collateral described therein. When financing statements in appropriate form are filed in the offices specified in the Security Agreement and, to the extent required under the Security Agreement, upon the taking of possession or control by the Collateral Agent or the RBL Administrative Agent of the Collateral described in the Security Agreement with respect to which a security interest may be perfected only by possession or control, such Liens shall constitute perfected and continuing Liens on the Collateral, securing the Secured Obligations, enforceable against the Loan Parties to the extent perfection can be obtained by such filings and possession or control.

(b) Each Mortgage is effective to create in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, legal and valid Liens on all the Property described therein. When the Mortgages are filed in the applicable county recording offices, each Mortgage shall constitute a fully perfected Lien on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of each Loan Party that is party to such Mortgage in that portion of the Collateral described in such Mortgage and constituting real property and fixtures affixed or attached to such real property, securing the Secured Obligations, enforceable against each such Loan Party that is a party thereto.

Section 3.18 Subsidiaries. Schedule 3.18 identifies as of the Effective Date each Subsidiary of the Borrower, noting. in each case as of the Effective Date, (a) whether such Subsidiary is a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (b) whether such Subsidiary is a Material Domestic Subsidiary, (c) the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, as applicable, and (d) the percentage of issued and outstanding shares or other equity interests of each class of Equity Interests issued by such Subsidiary owned by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary. As of the Effective Date, all of the outstanding shares or other Equity Interests of each such Subsidiary are validly issued and outstanding and, to the extent applicable, fully paid and not assessable.

Section 3.19 Insurance. The properties of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are insured with insurance companies of recognized financial responsibility, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary operates.

Section 3.20 Properties.

(a) The Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has good and defensible title to the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the most recent Reserve Report (other than (i) those Oil and Gas Properties that have been Disposed of in compliance with Section 6.08 since the date of or delivery of such Reserve Report and (ii) leases that have expired in accordance with their terms), and good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, licenses of, or rights to use, all its personal Properties, in each case, (A) except for those which the failure to have such title or leasehold interest or other rights, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (B) free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens.

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(b) All leases and agreements necessary for the conduct of the business of the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries are valid and subsisting, in full force and effect, except to the extent that any such failure to be valid or subsisting or in full force and effect would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) The rights and Properties presently owned, leased or licensed by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, including all easements and rights of way, include all rights and Properties necessary to permit the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries to conduct their respective businesses as currently conducted, except to the extent any failure to have any such rights or Properties would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.21 Solvency.

(a) Immediately after the consummation of the Transactions to occur on the Effective Date, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

(b) The Borrower does not intend to, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, and the Borrower does not believe that it or any of its Subsidiaries will, incur debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature, taking into account the timing of and amounts of cash to be received by it or any such Subsidiary and the timing of the amounts of cash to be payable on or in respect of its Indebtedness or the Indebtedness of any such Subsidiary.

Section 3.22 No Restrictive Agreements. The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to any Restrictive Agreements other than Restrictive Agreements permitted by Section 6.06.

Section 3.23 EEA Financial Institutions. No Loan Party is an EEA Financial Institution.

Section 3.24 Environmental Matters. Except for such matters as set forth on Schedule 3.24 or that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and each of their respective Oil and Gas Properties and operations thereon are, and within all applicable statute of limitation periods have been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws;

(b) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have obtained all Environmental Permits required for their respective ownership interests in their Oil and Gas Properties and, with respect to any such Oil and Gas Properties operated by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, required for the operation of such Oil and Gas Properties; all such Environmental Permits are currently in full force and effect, and neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary has received any written notice or otherwise has knowledge that any such existing Environmental Permit will be revoked or that any application for any new Environmental Permit or renewal of any existing Environmental Permit will be denied;

(c) there are no claims, demands, suits, orders, investigations, or proceedings concerning any violation of, or any liability (including as a potentially responsible party) under, any applicable Environmental Laws that is pending or, to the Borrower’s Knowledge, threatened in writing against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any of their respective Oil and Gas Properties or as a result of any operations at such Oil and Gas Properties;

(d) none of the Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries contain or, to the Borrower’s Knowledge, have contained any (i) underground storage tanks; (ii) asbestos-containing materials; (iii) landfills or dumps; (iv) hazardous waste management units as defined pursuant to RCRA or any comparable state law; or (v) sites on or nominated for the National Priorities List promulgated pursuant to CERCLA or any state remedial priority list promulgated or published pursuant to any comparable state law;

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(e) (i) except as permitted under applicable Requirements of Law, (A) there has been no Release or, to the Borrower’s Knowledge, threatened Release, of Hazardous Materials attributable to the operations of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at, on, under or from the Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and (B) to the Borrower’s Knowledge, there has been no Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Materials attributable to any third-party operations at, on, under or from the Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) there are no investigations, remediations, abatements, removals or monitoring of Hazardous Materials required under applicable Environmental Laws relating to such Releases or threatened Releases or at such Oil and Gas Properties and, to the Knowledge of the Borrower, none of such Oil and Gas Properties are adversely affected by any Release or threatened Release of a Hazardous Material originating or emanating from any other Property;

(f) neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary has received any written notice asserting any alleged liability or obligation under any applicable Environmental Laws with respect to the investigation, remediation, abatement, removal, or monitoring of any Hazardous Materials, including at, under, or Released or threatened to be Released from any Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, and, to the Borrower’s Knowledge, there are no conditions or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in the receipt of such written notice; and

(g) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have provided to the Administrative Agent complete and correct copies of all third party environmental site assessment reports, investigations, studies, analyses, in each case, prepared at the Borrower’s request, and correspondence on environmental matters (including matters relating to any alleged non-compliance with or liability under Environmental Laws) reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent that are in the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiary’s possession or control and relating to their respective Oil and Gas Properties or operations thereon.

Section 3.25 Maintenance of Properties. Except for such acts or failures to act as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, with respect to the Proved Reserves (and Properties unitized therewith) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (a) operated by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries, such Properties have been maintained, operated and developed in a good and workmanlike manner and in conformity with all Requirements of Law and in conformity with the provisions of all leases, subleases or other contracts comprising a part of the Hydrocarbon Interests and other contracts and agreements forming a part of such Oil and Gas Properties, (b) operated by any third party, the Borrower has used its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Properties to be so maintained, operated and developed. Specifically in connection with the foregoing, except for those as would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) none of such Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is subject to having allowable production reduced below the full and regular allowable (including the maximum permissible tolerance) because of any overproduction (whether or not the same was permissible at the time) and (ii) no well comprising a part of such Oil and Gas Properties (or Properties unitized therewith) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is in violation of applicable Requirements of Law, and such wells are producing from, and the well bores are wholly within, such Oil and Gas Properties (or in the case of wells located on Properties unitized therewith, such unitized Properties). All pipelines, wells, gas processing plants, platforms and other material improvements, fixtures and equipment owned in whole or in part by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that are necessary to conduct normal operations are being, or in the case of such pipelines, wells, gas processing plants, platforms and other material improvements, fixtures and equipment the maintenance of which is performed by a third-party operator, the Borrower is using commercially reasonable efforts to cause such items to be, and to the Borrower’s Knowledge such items are, maintained in a state adequate to conduct normal operations (other than those the failure of which to maintain in accordance with this Section 3.25, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect).

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Section 3.26 Gas Imbalances; Prepayments. As of the Effective Date, Schedule 3.26 sets forth, on a net basis, any gas imbalances, take-or-pay or other prepayments with respect to the Proved Reserves of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries which would require the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to deliver Hydrocarbons either generally or produced from such Proved Reserves at some future time without then or thereafter receiving full payment therefor exceeding one percent (1.0%) of the aggregate volumes of Hydrocarbons (on an Mcf basis) attributable to the Proved Reserves of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries included in the Initial Reserve Report.

Section 3.27 Marketing of Production. As of the Effective Date, except for contracts listed on Schedule 3.27, no material agreements exist which are not cancelable on sixty (60) days’ notice or less without penalty or detriment for the sale of production from the Loan Parties’ Hydrocarbons (including calls on or other rights to purchase, production, whether or not the same are currently being exercised) that (a) pertain to the sale of production at a fixed price and (b) have a maturity or expiry date of longer than six (6) months from the date hereof.

Section 3.28 Swap Agreements. Schedule 3.28, as of the Effective Date, sets forth a true and complete list of all Swap Agreements of the Loan Parties in effect as of the Effective Date, the material terms thereof (including the type, effective date, term or termination date and notional amounts or volumes), the estimated net mark to market value thereof, all credit support agreements relating thereto (including any margin required or supplied, but excluding the RBL Loan Documents) and the counterparty to each such agreement.

Section 3.29 Use of Loans. The proceeds of the Loans shall be used (a) to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions (including to fund any OID), (b) to finance working capital needs, and for other general corporate purposes, of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (c) if the Mustang Merger is consummated, to fund a portion of the consideration for the Mustang Merger (and to temporarily reduce Indebtedness of the Loan Parties pending consummation of the Mustang Merger).

ARTICLE IV

Conditions

Section 4.01 Effective Date Conditions. The obligations of the Lenders to make Initial Loans on the Effective Date is subject to the satisfaction, or waiver in accordance with Section 9.02, of the following conditions:

(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received (in each case, in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent):

(i) from each party hereto either (A) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (B) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include facsimile or electronic transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement;

(ii) Notes executed by the Borrower and payable to each Lender requesting (at least one Business Day prior to the Effective Date) a Note, duly completed and dated the Effective Date;

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(iii) the Security Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, executed by the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor party thereto;

(iv) the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, executed by the RBL Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Borrower and each other party thereto and acknowledged by each Subsidiary Guarantor;

(v) all UCC financing statements necessary or advisable to perfect the security interests created by the Security Agreement;

(vi) from each Loan Party party thereto, a counterpart of each Mortgage, signed on behalf of such party and properly notarized, such that the Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied that such Mortgages create first priority, perfected Liens (subject only to Permitted Liens) on Mortgaged Properties which represent at least 85% of the total PV-9 of the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report (the “Initial Mortgages”) (excluding the Oil and Gas Properties being acquired by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the Mustang Merger);

(vii) title information with respect to of the Loan Parties’ title to Hydrocarbon Interests constituting at least 80% of the total PV-9 of the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report (excluding the Oil and Gas Properties being acquired by the Borrower and/or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the Mustang Merger) and such information shall not have revealed any condition or circumstance that would reflect that the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.20(a) are inaccurate in any material respect;

(viii) evidence acceptable to the Administrative Agent that the RBL Administrative Agent is holding all original stock certificates or other certificates evidencing the certificated Equity Interests pledged pursuant to the Security Agreement, together with an undated stock power duly executed in blank by the registered owner thereof or any other documents or instruments necessary to transfer such certificates for each such certificate;

(ix) appropriate Lien search results or certificates (including UCC search certificates) as of a recent date reflecting no prior Liens encumbering the assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than those being released on or prior to the Effective Date or Permitted Liens;

(x) a certificate of the secretary or assistant secretary (or other authorized officer or signatory) of each Loan Party (or the manager or managing member of such Loan Party), dated the Effective Date, certifying on behalf of such Loan Party:

(A) that attached to such certificate are (1) a true and complete copy of the certificate of incorporation (or equivalent) and bylaws (or equivalent) of such Loan Party, as in full force and effect on the Effective Date, and (2) a true and complete copy of a certificate from the appropriate Governmental Authority of the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of such Loan Party certifying that such Loan Party is validly existing and in good standing in such jurisdiction, dated a recent date prior to the Effective Date, and (3) true and complete copies of certificates from the appropriate Governmental Authority of each jurisdiction in which any Loan Party owns Oil and Gas Properties constituting Collateral subject to a Mortgage on the Effective Date evidencing that such Loan Party is in good standing and authorized to do business in such jurisdiction, dated a recent date prior to the Effective Date;

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(B) that attached to such certificate is a true and complete copy of resolutions duly adopted by the board of directors (or other applicable governing body) of such Loan Party authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is or is intended to be a party; and

(C) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each officer (or other authorized signatory) of each Loan Party (or the manager or managing member of such Loan Party) executing the Loan Documents to which such Loan Party is or is intended to be a party;

(xi) favorable, signed opinions (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of (A) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, special counsel for the Borrower, covering such matters as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, (B) Babst Calland, special Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania counsel for the Borrower, covering such matters relating to the Initial Mortgages to be recorded in the States of Ohio and West Virginia and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request (and the Borrower hereby requests each such counsel to deliver such opinions), and (C) Kean Miller LLP, special Louisiana counsel for the Borrower, covering such matters relating to the Initial Mortgages to be recorded in the State of Louisiana as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request (and the Borrower hereby requests each such counsel to deliver such opinions);

(xii) a certificate of the Borrower executed on its behalf by an Authorized Officer dated the Effective Date, certifying:

(A) that the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of any such representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or reference to Material Adverse Effect in the text thereof, that such representations and warranties are true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Effective Date, except to the extent made as of a specific date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such specific date (or, in the case of any such representation and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect in the text thereof, such representations and warranties being true and correct in all respects as of such specific date);

(B) that at the time of and immediately after giving effect to the Borrowings to be made on the Effective Date, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and

(C) as to the matters described in Section 4.01(b) and (f);

(xiii) the Initial Reserve Report (which was heretofore delivered to the Administrative Agent);

(xiv) (A) evidence of property and liability insurance covering the Borrower and the other Loan Parties and their Properties satisfying the requirements of Section 5.04 and otherwise with appropriate endorsements naming both the RBL Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the RBL Credit Agreement) and the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as “lender loss payees” under its property loss policies to the extent insuring Collateral and as “additional insureds” on its comprehensive and general liability policies, well control and gradual pollution policies, and (B) if requested by the Administrative Agent, copies of such insurance policies;

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(xv) all then-existing or available third party environmental reports, environmental assessments and other reports relating to the environmental condition of the Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries prepared at the request of the Borrower and reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent;

(xvi) a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Borrower certifying, after giving effect to the Transactions, that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole on a consolidated basis, are Solvent; and

(xvii) a certificate of the Borrower executed on its behalf by a Financial Officer demonstrating that, after giving effect to the Transactions to occur on the Effective Date, the Collateral Coverage Ratio will not be less than 2.00 to 1.00.

(b) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to the draw of Initial Loans, the Borrower will not be required, pursuant to the terms of the Secured Debt Indenture Exceptions, to equally and ratably secure any of its obligations in respect of the Senior Notes as a result of such draw (and the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a certificate, executed on behalf of the Borrower by a Financial Officer, certifying the foregoing).

(c) There shall not have occurred any material adverse condition or material adverse change in or affecting the business, property, financial condition or results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since December 31, 2020.

(d) If requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Effective Date, the Administrative Agent or such Lender shall have received all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities or as may be required by the internal policies of the Administrative Agent or such Lender with respect to the Loan Parties under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act.

(e) The Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Lenders shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable to them in connection with this Agreement on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced at least one Business Day prior to the Effective Date, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder or under any other Loan Document (including the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of Sidley Austin LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent).

(f) No action or proceeding against any Loan Party or its Properties is pending or threatened in writing in any court or before any Governmental Authority seeking to enjoin or prevent the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents or the borrowing of the Initial Loans hereunder.

Without limiting the generality of Article VIII, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.

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ARTICLE V

Affirmative Covenants

Until Payment in Full, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

Section 5.01 Financial Statements and Other Information. The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent for distribution to each Lender:

(a) Not later than 90 days after the close of each of its Fiscal Years (beginning the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2021), audited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Year, including its consolidated balance sheet as at the end of such Fiscal Year and related consolidated statements of income, changes in equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous Fiscal Year, and prepared in accordance with GAAP and accompanied by an opinion of independent certified public accountants of recognized standing, which opinion shall not be subject to any “going concern” exception and without any exception as to the scope of such audit (other than any such exception that is expressly with respect to, or expressly resulting from, (i) an upcoming maturity date under this Agreement or other Indebtedness, (ii) any prospective default or event of default in respect of Section 6.04 or a financial covenant in any other Indebtedness or (iii) the activities, operations, financial results, assets or liabilities of any Unrestricted Subsidiary) (it being understood and agreed that such report and opinion may include an explanatory note or emphasis of the matter paragraph), and which opinion shall state that such audit was conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and said financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as at the end of, and for, such Fiscal Year in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

(b) Not later than 45 days after the close of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each of its Fiscal Years, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2022, unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter, including its consolidated unaudited balance sheets as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter and related consolidated unaudited statements of income, changes in equity and cash flows for such Fiscal Quarter and the then-elapsed portion of such Fiscal Year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous Fiscal Year, all certified by the Borrower executed on its behalf by the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Borrower as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis as at the end of, and for, the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

(c) (i) No later than five (5) Business Days after the delivery of each set of financial statements referred to in Sections 5.01(a) and 5.01(b), a Compliance Certificate with respect to the fiscal period covered by such financial statements and (ii) no later than five (5) Business Days after the delivery of each set of financial statements referred to in Section 5.01(b), reasonably detailed information as to any Oil and Gas Properties acquired during the period covered by such financial statements that are included in the calculation of Total PDP PV-10, but not reflected in the Reserve Report most recently delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(xiii) or Section 5.15.

(d) If, as of the last day of any fiscal period of the Borrower, any of the consolidated Subsidiaries of the Borrower have been designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries and such Unrestricted Subsidiaries constitute more than 5.0% of the ACNTA of the Borrower as of the last day of such fiscal period, then no later than five (5) Business Days after any delivery of financial statements under Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b), as applicable, a certificate of the Borrower executed on its behalf by a Financial Officer setting forth consolidating spreadsheets that show all consolidated Unrestricted Subsidiaries and the eliminating entries.

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(e) Within ten (10) Business Days after the Borrower has Knowledge that any of the events or conditions specified below has occurred or exists with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, notice of the same and a statement, signed by the Borrower executed on its behalf by a Financial Officer describing said event or condition and the action which the Borrower or applicable member of the Controlled Group proposes to take with respect thereto, except to the extent any such occurrence or existence (individually or in the aggregate) would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

(i) the occurrence of any Reportable Event, or any waiver shall be requested under Section 412(c) of the Code with respect to any Plan;

(ii) the receipt by the Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group from the PBGC or a plan administrator of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan or the distribution under Section 4041(c) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate any Plan, or any action taken by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any member of the Controlled Group to terminate any Plan under Section 4041(c) of ERISA or the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any member of the Controlled Group incurs any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan;

(iii) the institution by PBGC of proceedings under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan, or the receipt by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any member of the Controlled Group of a notice from any Multiemployer Plan that such action has been taken by PBGC with respect to such Multiemployer Plan;

(iv) the complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any member of the Controlled Group that would reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or such Controlled Group member under Title IV of ERISA (including the obligation to satisfy secondary liability as a result of a purchaser default) having a Material Adverse Effect, or the receipt by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any member of the Controlled Group of a notice from a Multiemployer Plan that it is in insolvency pursuant to Section 4245 of ERISA or that it intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A of ERISA;

(v) the receipt by the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any member of the Controlled Group of any notice or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any member of the Controlled Group of any notice concerning the imposition of any liability arising from a complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in endangered, critical or critical and declining status;

(vi) the institution of a proceeding by a fiduciary of any Multiemployer Plan against the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any member of the Controlled Group to enforce Section 515 of ERISA, which proceeding is not dismissed within 30 days; or

(vii) the adoption of an amendment to any Plan that would result in the loss of tax exempt status of the trust of which such Plan is a part if the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any member of the Controlled Group fails to timely provide security to the Plan in accordance with the provisions of Sections 436 of the Code and Section 206 of ERISA.

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(f) Promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of all registration statements (other than Form S-8 or any similar form) and annual (other than Form 11-K or any similar form), quarterly, monthly or other regular reports which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries files with the SEC, in each case to the extent not otherwise required to be delivered under this Agreement; provided that, all such documents shall be deemed delivered in satisfaction of this Section 5.01(f) on the date (i) such documents are filed for public availability on the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System, (ii) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link there at swn.com (or any successor site provided to the Administrative Agent) or (iii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on any internet or intranet website, if any, to which the Administrative Agent has access.

(g) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after an Authorized Officer obtains Knowledge thereof, notice of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, specifying the nature thereof and what action the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto.

(h) Promptly, and in any event within ten (10) Business Days, after an Authorized Officer obtains Knowledge thereof, (i) the pendency or commencement of any litigation, arbitration or governmental proceeding against the Borrower or any Subsidiary which, in the opinion of the Borrower’s management, would have or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the institution of any proceeding against any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to, or the receipt of notice by such Person of potential liability or responsibility for violation or alleged violation of, any law, rule or regulation (including any Environmental Law) which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (iii) any casualty or other insured damage to any material portion of the Collateral or the commencement of any action or proceeding for the taking of any material portion of the Collateral or interest therein under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding.

(i) (i) At least five (5) Business Days (or such shorter period of time acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) prior to the date of incurrence of any Qualifying Acquisition Indebtedness, written notice from the Borrower of its intent to include Qualifying Acquisition Properties for purposes of determining compliance with clause (b) of the definition of “Subject Debt Conditions” and (ii) no later than five (5) Business Days (or such longer period of time acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) after the date of incurrence of any Permitted Pari Term Loan Indebtedness, Permitted Junior Lien Term Loan Indebtedness or Ratio-Based Incremental Indebtedness, written notice from the Borrower of such incurrence and setting forth a reasonably detailed calculation of the Collateral Coverage Ratio as of the applicable CCR Incurrence Test Date.

(j) Promptly following any reasonable request therefor, (x) such other information (including nonfinancial information) as the Administrative Agent or any other Lender through the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request and (y) information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Patriot Act.

Documents or information required to be delivered or provided pursuant to Section 5.01(a), (b), (e) and (f) (to the extent any such documents or information are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts the materials containing such documents or information, or provides a link thereto, on the Borrower’s website on the Internet; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender has access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent).

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Section 5.02 Books and Records; Inspection Rights. The Borrower will, and will cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain a system of accounting, and keep proper books of record and account, in order to permit the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP. The Borrower will, and will cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit the Administrative Agent, at its own expense, by its representatives and agents, to inspect any of the properties, books and financial records of the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary, to examine and make copies of the books of accounts and other financial records of the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary with, and to be advised as to the same by, their respective officers and independent public accountants at such reasonable times and intervals during regular business hours as the Administrative Agent may designate; provided that the Borrower will bear the expenses of any such visitation or inspection made while an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; provided further, that any non-public information obtained by any Person during any visitation, inspection, examination or discussion contemplated by this Section 5.02 shall be treated as confidential information in accordance with Section 9.12. The Administrative Agent shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with the Borrower’s independent public accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.02, (a) none of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter that (i) constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by any Requirement of Law or any binding agreement with any third party (not entered into in contemplation thereof) or (iii) is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product and (b) to the extent legally permissible, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent that any such document, information or other matter is being withheld pursuant to clauses (ii) or (iii) of the preceding clause (a) and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to communicate, to the extent permitted, the applicable information in a way that would not violate such restrictions and to eliminate such restriction.

Section 5.03 Conduct of Business; Existence. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to maintain, preserve and keep in full force and effect (a) its existence and (b) the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises necessary or desirable to the conduct of its business, except for any failure to so maintain, preserve or keep in full force and effect the existence of any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Subsidiary Guarantor) or any item listed in clause (b) that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation or Disposition or other transaction permitted under Section 6.01.

Section 5.04 Maintenance of Insurance. The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries will maintain (with insurance companies of recognized financial responsibility) or cause to be maintained (including through self-insurance) insurance with respect to their property and business against such liabilities and risks, in such types and amounts and with such deductibles or self-insurance risk retentions, in each case as are in accordance with customary industry practice for companies engaged in similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations as the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (taken as a whole). Except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, the loss payable clauses or provisions in (a) the applicable property loss policies insuring any of the Collateral shall be endorsed in favor of and made payable both the RBL Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the RBL Credit Agreement) and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as “lender loss payees” or other formulation acceptable to the Administrative Agent, and (b) each of the Borrower’s comprehensive and general liability policies and well control and gradual pollution policies (to the extent in existence) shall name both the RBL Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined in the RBL Credit Agreement) and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as “additional insureds” or other formulation acceptable to the Administrative Agent. Except as otherwise

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agreed by the Administrative Agent, all policies of insurance described in clauses (a) and (b) of the preceding sentence shall provide that each insurer shall endeavor to give at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent of any cancellation of such insurance (or ten (10) days in the case of cancellation for non-payment of premiums). Upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent from time to time, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent information in reasonable detail as to the Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ insurance then in effect, stating the names of the insurance companies, the amounts of insurance, the dates of the expiration thereof and the properties and risks covered thereby. In the event the Borrower or any other Loan Party at any time shall fail to obtain or maintain any of the insurance required herein, then the Administrative Agent, without waiving or releasing any obligations or resulting Default hereunder, may at any time or times thereafter (but shall be under no obligation to do so) obtain and maintain such policies of insurance and pay premiums and take any other action with respect thereto which the Administrative Agent deems advisable. All sums so disbursed by the Administrative Agent shall constitute part of the Secured Obligations, payable as provided in this Agreement.

Section 5.05 Payment of Taxes and Other Obligations. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, promptly pay and discharge, before the same shall become delinquent, all Taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, or upon or in respect of all or any part of the property and business of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, and all due and payable claims for work, labor or materials which, if unpaid, might become a Lien upon any property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than claims against any such Restricted Subsidiary in a proceeding under any bankruptcy or similar law), except to the extent that (a) the validity thereof shall concurrently be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP or (b) the failure to make such payment or discharge the same would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

Section 5.06 Compliance with Laws.

(a) The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries and each member of the Controlled Group to, comply with respect to each Plan and Multiemployer Plan, with all applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code, except to the extent that any failure to comply would not (individually or in the aggregate) reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, (i) comply with all Requirements of Law applicable to it or its property (including Environmental Laws) and (ii) perform in all material respects its obligations under material agreements to which it is a party, except in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) The Borrower will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Borrower, its Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.

Section 5.07 Maintenance of Properties. The Borrower will, and will cause each Restricted Subsidiary to, except in each case, where the failure to so comply or cause to comply would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) operate its Proved Reserves and other material Properties related thereto in accordance with the customary practices of the industry and in compliance with all applicable contracts and agreements and in compliance with all applicable Requirements of Law, including applicable proration requirements and Environmental Laws, from time to time constituted to regulate the development and operation of such Proved Reserves and the production and Disposition of Hydrocarbons and other minerals therefrom;

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(b) maintain and keep in good repair, working order and efficiency (ordinary wear and tear excepted) all of its Proved Reserves and other Properties material to the conduct of its business, including all equipment, machinery and facilities, unless the Borrower determines in good faith that the continued maintenance of such Property or Proved Reserves is no longer economically desirable, necessary or useful to the business of the Loan Parties or such Proved Reserves or Property is sold, assigned, Disposed of or transferred in a transaction permitted by Section 6.08;

(c) promptly pay and discharge all delay rentals, royalties, expenses and indebtedness accruing under the leases or other agreements affecting or pertaining to its Proved Reserves and will do all other things necessary, in accordance with industry standards, to keep unimpaired its rights with respect thereto and prevent any forfeiture thereof or default thereunder;

(d) promptly perform in accordance with industry standards, the material obligations required by each and all of the assignments, deeds, leases, sub-leases, contracts and agreements affecting its interests in its Proved Reserves and other material Properties; and

(e) to the extent that neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary is the operator of any Property, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the operator to comply with the requirements of this Section 5.07.

Section 5.08 Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; Redesignation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries as Restricted Subsidiaries.

(a) Unless designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to this Section 5.08, each Subsidiary shall be classified as a Restricted Subsidiary.

(b) If the Borrower designates any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Effective Date pursuant to paragraph (c) below, the Borrower shall be deemed to have made an Investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary in an amount equal to the fair market value as of the date of such designation of the consolidated assets of such Subsidiary (as determined by the Borrower in good faith).

(c) The Borrower may designate, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, any Subsidiary to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if (i) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such designation, no Default or Event of Default shall exist, (ii) the Borrower shall be in Pro Forma Collateral Coverage Ratio Compliance immediately after giving effect to such designation, (iii) the deemed Investment by the Borrower in such Unrestricted Subsidiary resulting from such designation would be permitted to be made at the time of such designation under Section 6.05, (iv) such Subsidiary otherwise meets the requirements set forth in the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”, (v) no Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if, after such designation hereunder, it would be a “Restricted Subsidiary” for the purpose of any Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness, and (vi) such Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary under the RBL Credit Facility (if such concept exists under the RBL Credit Facility) and any Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness; provided, however, that any such designation by the Borrower of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall constitute a Disposition of Proved Reserves if such Subsidiary owns Proved Reserves prior to such designation. Such written notice shall be accompanied by a certificate of the Borrower executed on its behalf by a Financial Officer, certifying as to the matters set forth in the preceding sentence.

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(d) The Borrower may designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if, immediately after giving effect to such designation: (i) the representations and warranties of the Loan Parties contained in each of the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of any such representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality in the text thereof, such representations and warranties must be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of such designation as if made on and as of the date of such designation (or, if stated to have been made expressly as of an earlier date, were true and correct in all material respects as of such date), (ii) no Default or Event of Default would exist, (iii) any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary (which shall be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary as of the date of designation) is permitted to be incurred as of such date under Section 6.03 (iv) any Liens on Property of such Subsidiary (which shall be deemed to be created or incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary as of the date of designation) are Permitted Liens, and (v) such Subsidiary is designated as an Restricted Subsidiary under the RBL Credit Facility (if such concept exists under the RBL Credit Facility).

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, no Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if, either immediately before or immediately after such designation hereunder, it owns any Material Intellectual Property.

Section 5.09 Additional Subsidiary Guarantors. In the event that any Person becomes a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary that is a Material Domestic Subsidiary (or is designated by the Borrower as, or is deemed designated as, a Material Domestic Subsidiary pursuant to the definition of “Material Domestic Subsidiary”) or guarantees the RBL Credit Facility, whether pursuant to formation, acquisition or otherwise, the Borrower shall promptly (and, in any event, within thirty (30) days after such formation, acquisition or other event, as such time period may be extended by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) (i) cause such Person to become a Subsidiary Guarantor by delivering to the Collateral Agent a duly executed supplement to the Subsidiary Guaranty and the Security Agreement, (ii) cause all of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of such Person owned by a Loan Party to be subject to a first priority, perfected Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent to secure the Secured Obligations in accordance with the terms and conditions of, and subject to the exceptions set forth in, the Collateral Documents, subject in any case to Liens created under the Loan Documents, and restrictions on transfer imposed by applicable securities laws and other Liens permitted hereunder that arise by operation of law and (x) if any of such Equity Interests consist of certificated securities, deliver to the Collateral Agent (subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement) the certificates representing such securities, in each case with appropriate endorsements or transfer powers, and (y) if any of such Equity Interests consist of uncertificated securities, enter into a control agreement with the issuer of such Equity Interests granting the Collateral Agent control (within the meaning of the UCC) over such uncertificated securities, in each case subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement, and (iii) deliver to the Administrative Agent appropriate resolutions, other Organizational Documents and legal opinions, in each case as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent, in each case, in substantially the forms attached to such Loan Document or substantially similar to those documents delivered on the Effective Date pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(x) and ((xi)), to the extent applicable, or which shall otherwise be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

Section 5.10 Additional Collateral; Further Assurances.

(a) In connection with the delivery to the Administrative Agent of each Reserve Report, but subject to the provisions of Section 5.12, the Borrower shall review such Reserve Report and the list of then-current Mortgaged Properties (as described in Section 5.15(c)(iv)) to ascertain whether the Mortgaged Properties represent at least 85% of the total PV-9 of the Proved Oil and Gas Properties evaluated by such Reserve Report. In the event that the Mortgaged Properties do not represent at least 85% of such total PV-9, then the Borrower shall, and shall cause the other Loan Parties to, grant, on or prior to the earlier of (i)

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sixty (60) days after delivery of the certificate required under Section 5.15(c) and (ii) thirty (30) days after the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Mortgaged Properties do not represent at least 85% of such total PV-9 (or, in each case, such later date as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion), to the Collateral Agent as security for the Secured Obligations a first priority Lien (subject only to Permitted Liens) on additional Oil and Gas Properties not already subject to a Lien of the Collateral Documents such that after giving effect thereto, the Mortgaged Properties will represent at least 85% of such total PV-9. All such Liens will be created and perfected by and in accordance with the Collateral Documents, including, if applicable, any additional Mortgages.

(b) Without limiting the foregoing, the Borrower shall, and shall cause each Loan Party to, execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, to the Collateral Agent such documents, agreements, instruments, forms and notices and will take or cause to be taken such further actions (including the filing and recording of financing statements, fixture filings, Mortgages and other documents serving notices of assignment and such other actions or deliveries of the type required by Section 4.01) which may be required by Requirements of Law or which the Collateral Agent may, from time to time, reasonably request to carry out the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to ensure perfection and priority of the Liens created or intended to be created by the Collateral Documents, all at the expense of the Loan Parties and subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement.

(c) In connection with the incurrence of any Permitted Pari Term Loan Indebtedness, Permitted Junior Lien Term Loan Indebtedness or Ratio-Based Incremental Indebtedness, the Borrower shall review the Term Loan Incurrence Engineering Report delivered in connection therewith and the then-current list of Mortgaged Properties (which, if different than the schedule attached to the Reserve Report Certificate most recently delivered pursuant to Section 5.15(c), shall be provided to the Administrative Agent) to ascertain whether the Mortgaged Properties represent at least 85% of the total PV-9 of the related Term Loan Incurrence Engineering Report Properties. In the event that the Mortgaged Properties do not represent at least 85% of such total PV-9, then the Borrower shall, and shall cause the other Loan Parties to, grant, on or prior to the date that is thirty (30) days (or such longer period of time as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion) after the incurrence of such Permitted Pari Term Loan Indebtedness, Permitted Junior Lien Term Loan Indebtedness or Ratio-Based Incremental Indebtedness (or, if such Indebtedness is being incurred in connection with an acquisition of Oil and Gas Properties and/or a Subsidiary owning Oil and Gas Properties, thirty (30) days (or such longer period of time as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion) after the consummation of such acquisition), to the Collateral Agent as security for the Secured Obligations a first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Mortgaged Property Liens) on additional Oil and Gas Properties not already subject to a Lien of the Collateral Documents such that after giving effect thereto, the Mortgaged Properties will represent at least 85% of such total PV-9. All such Liens will be created and perfected by and in accordance with the Collateral Documents, including, if applicable, any additional Mortgages.

Section 5.11 Title Information.

(a) In connection with the delivery to the Administrative Agent of each Reserve Report required by Section 5.15(a), the Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent title information in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent but consistent with usual and customary standards for the geographic regions in which the Proved Oil and Gas Properties evaluated by such Reserve Report are located covering enough of the Proved Oil and Gas Properties so that the Administrative Agent shall have received (together with title information previously delivered to the Administrative Agent) satisfactory title information on at least 80% of the total PV-9 of the Proved Oil and Gas Properties evaluated by such Reserve Report.

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(b) If the Borrower has provided title information for Proved Oil and Gas Properties under Section 5.11(a), the Borrower shall, within sixty (60) days after notice from the Administrative Agent (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion) that title defects or exceptions exist with respect to such Proved Oil and Gas Properties, either (i) cure any such asserted title defects or exceptions (including defects or exceptions as to priority) which are not Permitted Liens raised by such title information, (ii) substitute acceptable Mortgaged Properties with no title defects or exceptions (except for Permitted Liens) having an equivalent or greater PV-9 or (iii) deliver title information in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent so that the Administrative Agent shall have received, together with title information previously delivered to the Administrative Agent, satisfactory title information on at least 80% of the total PV-9 of the Proved Oil and Gas Properties evaluated by such Reserve Report. If the Borrower is unable to cure any title defect requested by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders to be cured within the 60-day period specified in this Section 5.11(b) (or such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) or the Borrower does not substitute acceptable Mortgaged Properties or the Borrower does not comply with the requirement to provide acceptable title information on at least 80% of the total PV-9 of the Proved Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the most recent Reserve Report, such failure shall not be a Default, but instead the Administrative Agent and/or the Required Lenders shall have the right to exercise the remedy described in the immediately following sentence in their sole discretion from time to time, and any failure to so exercise this remedy at any time shall not be a waiver as to future exercise of the remedy by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders. To the extent that the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders are not reasonably satisfied with title to any Mortgaged Property after the aforementioned 60-day period has elapsed, (i) the Borrower shall, within fifteen (15) days after the last day of such 60-day period, resubmit a revised Reserve Report to the Administrative Agent removing such unacceptable Mortgaged Properties and such revised Reserve Report shall constitute the most recently delivered Reserve Report for all purposes under this Agreement and (ii) the Collateral Coverage Ratio shall be recalculated as of the date such revised Reserve Report is delivered to the Administrative Agent and compliance with respect to such ratio shall be based upon the revised Reserve Report delivered under clause (i) above.

(c) In connection with the incurrence of any Permitted Pari Term Loan Indebtedness, Permitted Junior Lien Term Loan Indebtedness or Ratio-Based Incremental Indebtedness and, in each case, the delivery of the related Term Loan Incurrence Engineering Report in connection therewith, the Borrower will deliver to the Administrative Agent, within thirty (30) days (or such longer period of time as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion) after the incurrence of such Permitted Pari Term Loan Indebtedness, Permitted Junior Lien Term Loan Indebtedness or Ratio-Based Incremental Indebtedness (or, if such Indebtedness is being incurred in connection with an acquisition of Oil and Gas Properties and/or a Subsidiary owning Oil and Gas Properties, thirty (30) days (or such longer period of time as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion) after the consummation of such acquisition), title information in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (but consistent with usual and customary standards for the geographic regions in which the related Term Loan Incurrence Engineering Report Properties are located) covering enough of the Proved Oil and Gas Properties so that the Administrative Agent shall have received (together with title information previously delivered to the Administrative Agent) satisfactory title information on at least 80% of the total PV-9 of the related Term Loan Incurrence Engineering Report Properties.

Section 5.12 Post-Effective Date/Post-Mustang Merger Obligations.

(a) Within 30 days after the date of consummation of the Mustang Merger (or such later date as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other applicable Loan Party to, deliver to the Administrative Agent counterparts of Mortgages covering Oil and Gas Properties acquired (directly or indirectly) by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the Mustang Merger, signed on behalf of each applicable Loan Party and properly

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notarized, such that the Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied that such Mortgages (the “Post-Effective Date Mortgages”), together with the other Mortgages delivered by the Loan Parties on or prior to such date, create first priority, perfected Liens (subject only to Permitted Liens) on Mortgaged Properties which represent at least 85% of the total PV-9 of the Proved Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report.

(b) Within 30 days after the date of consummation of the Mustang Merger (or such later date as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other applicable Loan Party to, deliver to the Administrative Agent title information with respect to of the Loan Parties’ title to Hydrocarbon Interests constituting at least 80% of the total PV-9 of the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the Initial Reserve Report and such information shall not have revealed any condition or circumstance that would reflect that the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.20(a) are inaccurate in any material respect.

(c) Within 60 days after the Effective Date (or such later date as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, deliver to the Collateral Agent Deposit Account Control Agreements (in each case duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and the applicable depositary bank) covering each Deposit Account of such Loan Party existing as of the Effective Date (other than Excluded Accounts).

(d) Within 60 days after the Effective Date (or such later date as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), the Borrower shall, and shall cause each other Loan Party to, deliver to the Collateral Agent Securities Account Control Agreements (in each case duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and the applicable securities intermediary) covering each Securities Account of such Loan Party existing as of the Effective Date (other than Excluded Accounts).

Section 5.13 Deposit Accounts and Securities Accounts. Subject to Section 5.12 and the terms of the Security Agreement, each Deposit Account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than an Excluded Account) shall at all times be a Controlled Account and each Securities Account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor (other than an Excluded Account) shall at all times be a Controlled Account.

Section 5.14 [Reserved].

Section 5.15 Reserve Reports; Quarterly Engineering Reports.

(a) On or about March 1^st and September 1^st of each year (commencing with March 1, 2022) (or such other dates required under the RBL Credit Facility for delivery of regularly scheduled reserve reports), the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent a Reserve Report evaluating the Proved Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower and the other Loan Parties as of the immediately preceding January 1^st and July 1^st, respectively (or such other dates required under the RBL Credit Facility for the “as of” date for regularly scheduled reserve reports), including a summary of the estimated net reserves and future net revenues for such Proved Oil and Gas Properties (which summary shall be furnished by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders). The Reserve Report as of January 1^st and delivered on or about March 1^st of each year (or such other dates required under the RBL Credit Facility with respect to the same) (the “January 1 Reserve Report”) shall be prepared by one or more Approved Petroleum Engineers or prepared internally by petroleum engineers of the Borrower and audited by one or more Approved Petroleum Engineers. Each other Reserve Report may be prepared by one or more Approved Petroleum Engineers or internally under the supervision of the senior reserve engineer of the Borrower who shall certify such Reserve Report to have been prepared substantially in accordance with the procedures used in the immediately preceding January 1 Reserve Report, except as otherwise specified therein.

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(b) In addition to (but without duplication of) the Reserve Reports required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.15(a), prior to the Discharge of RBL Obligations, the Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent each other Reserve Report provided to the RBL Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of the RBL Credit Agreement (or pursuant to the terms of any other RBL Credit Facility) and not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 5.15, in each case, together with any “Reserve Report Certificate” (as defined in the RBL Credit Agreement or, as applicable, other RBL Credit Facility) delivered by the Borrower to the RBL Administrative Agent in connection therewith.

(c) With the delivery of each Reserve Report, the Borrower shall provide to the Administrative Agent a certificate (the “Reserve Report Certificate”) from the Borrower executed on its behalf by an Authorized Officer certifying that in all material respects: (i) there are no statements or conclusions in such Reserve Report which are based upon or include materially misleading information or fail to take into account material information regarding the matters reported therein, it being understood that such projections concerning volumes attributable to the Proved Oil and Gas Properties and production and cost estimates contained in the Reserve Report are necessarily based upon professional opinions, estimates and projections and that the Borrower does not warrant that such opinions, estimates and projections will ultimately prove to have been accurate, (ii) the Borrower and the applicable Restricted Subsidiaries have good and defensible title to the Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in such Reserve Report and such Properties are free of all Liens except for Permitted Liens, (iii) none of the Proved Oil and Gas Properties of the Borrower or any other Loan Party have been Disposed since the date of the immediately preceding Reserve Report to the date of the Reserve Report being delivered except (A) for Dispositions that have resulted in a change to such Person’s working interests and/or net revenue interests in Oil and Gas Properties that are reflected in such Reserve Report and (B) as set forth on an exhibit to the certificate, which exhibit shall list all of its Oil and Gas Properties Disposed and in such detail as reasonably required by the Administrative Agent and (iv) in the case of each Reserve Report, attached thereto is a schedule of the Proved Oil and Gas Properties evaluated by such Reserve Report that are Mortgaged Properties and demonstrating the percentage of the total PV-9 of the Proved Oil and Gas Properties (calculated as of the date of such Reserve Report) that the value of such Mortgaged Properties represent.

(d) Not later than (i) 45 days after the close of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year (commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2022) and (ii) 90 days after the close of the last Fiscal Quarter of each Fiscal Year (beginning the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2021), the Borrower shall deliver an update to the most recent Reserve Report delivered as of the immediately preceding March 1^st or September 1^st, as applicable, setting forth the Oil and Gas Properties of the Loan Parties constituting Proved Developed Producing Reserves as of the last day of such Fiscal Quarter or Fiscal Year, as applicable (each such updated report, a “Quarterly Engineering Report”). Each such Quarterly Engineering Report (i) shall have been adjusted to reflect the production levels since the delivery of the most recent Reserve Report and Oil and Gas Properties that have been Disposed of or acquired since the date of delivery of such Reserve Report, (ii) shall be based on an updated Five-Year Strip Price as of the last day of the relevant Fiscal Quarter, (iii) shall be prepared by one or more Approved Petroleum Engineers or by or under the supervision of the senior reserve engineer of the Borrower to have been prepared substantially in accordance with the procedures used in the immediately preceding January 1 Reserve Report (or the equivalent delivered pursuant to the RBL Credit Facility), except as otherwise specified therein and (iv) shall otherwise be “rolled forward” in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

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ARTICLE VI

Negative Covenants

Until Payment in Full, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

Section 6.01 Fundamental Changes. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, merge or consolidate with or into any other Person or permit any other Person to merge or consolidate with or into it, or liquidate or dissolve, and the Borrower will not Dispose of (whether in one transaction or a series of transactions and whether directly or indirectly) all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; provided that:

(a) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with or into the Borrower so long as the Borrower is the surviving or continuing Person;

(b) any Restricted Subsidiary may merge or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if such merger or consolidation involves a Subsidiary Guarantor, a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the surviving or continuing Person;

(c) any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if such Disposition is by a Subsidiary Guarantor, a Loan Party shall be the acquirer of such assets;

(d) any Disposition permitted by Section 6.08 and any merger or consolidation the purpose of which is to effect a Disposition permitted by Section 6.08 may be consummated;

(e) any Person (other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary) may merge with or into the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or any other Investment permitted hereunder; provided that (A) if such merger or consolidation involves the Borrower, the Borrower shall be the surviving or continuing Person and (B) if such merger or consolidation involves a Subsidiary Guarantor, a Subsidiary Guarantor shall be the surviving or continuing Person; and

(f) any Restricted Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve (i) if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interest of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders and (ii) if such Restricted Subsidiary is a Loan Party, all of the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary shall be transferred to another Loan Party or otherwise Disposed of in a manner permitted by Section 6.08 prior or after giving effect to such liquidation or dissolution.

Section 6.02 Liens. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired by it, except for the following (collectively, “Permitted Liens”):

(a) (i) Liens created pursuant to any Loan Document, (ii) Liens securing the RBL Secured Obligations; provided that, with respect to clause (ii), such Liens are at all times subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement and (iii) Liens securing Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness permitted hereunder;

(b) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies on its property if the same shall not at the time be delinquent or thereafter can be paid without penalty or, provided the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary knew or should have known of such Liens, are being actively contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves shall have been set aside on its books in accordance with GAAP (to the extent required thereby);

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(c) Liens imposed by law, such as carriers’, warehousemen’s, materialmen’s, repairmen’s, operators’, royalty, surface damages and mechanics’ liens and other similar liens, including Liens under operating agreements, joint venture agreements, oil and gas partnership agreements, oil and gas leases, farm-out agreements, division orders, contracts for the Disposition, transportation or exchange of oil and natural gas, unitization and pooling declarations and agreements, area of mutual interest agreements, overriding royalty agreements, gathering agreements, marketing agreements, processing agreements, net profits agreements, development agreements, gas balancing or deferred production agreements, injection, repressuring and recycling agreements, salt water or other disposal agreements, seismic or other geophysical permits or agreements, and other agreements which are usual and customary in the oil and gas business, in each case, arising in the ordinary course of business which secure payment of obligations not more than 90 days past due or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;

(d) Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business (i) arising out of pledges or deposits under workmen’s compensation laws, unemployment insurance, old age pensions, or other social security or retirement benefits, or similar legislation, (ii) to secure the performance of letters of credit, bids, tenders, sales contracts, leases (including rent security deposits), statutory obligations, surety, appeal and performance bonds, joint operating agreements or other similar agreements and other similar obligations not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money, the obtaining of advances or the payment of the deferred purchase price of property or (iii) consisting of deposits which secure public or statutory obligations of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, or surety, custom or appeal bonds to which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party, or the payment of contested taxes or import duties of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(e) utility easements, building restrictions and such other encumbrances or charges against real property as are of a nature generally existing with respect to properties of a similar character and which do not in any material way affect the marketability of the same or interfere with the use thereof in the business of the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries;

(f) attachment, judgment and other similar Liens arising in connection with court proceedings that would not constitute an Event of Default;

(g) Liens on property of a Restricted Subsidiary securing obligations of such Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary;

(h) Liens on fixed or capital assets acquired, constructed or improved by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Liens secure Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.03(d), (ii) such Liens and the Indebtedness secured thereby are incurred prior to or within 270 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, (iii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed the cost of acquiring, constructing or improving such fixed or capital assets and (iv) such Liens shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(i) Liens existing on any property or asset prior to the acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or existing on any property or asset of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after the Effective Date prior to the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) such Liens are not created in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, (ii) such Liens shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and (iii) such Liens shall secure only those obligations which they secure on the date of such acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be;

(j) any right which any municipal or governmental body or agency may have by virtue of any franchise, license, contract or statute to purchase, or designate a purchaser of or order the Disposition of, any Property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary upon payment of reasonable compensation therefor or to terminate any franchise, license or other rights or to regulate the property and business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

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(k) easements or reservations in respect of any property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary for the purpose of rights-of-way and similar purposes, reservations, restrictions, covenants, party wall agreements, conditions of record and other encumbrances (other than to secure the payment of money) and minor irregularities or deficiencies in the record and evidence of title, which in the reasonable opinion of the Borrower (at the time of the acquisition of the property affected or subsequently) will not interfere in any material way with the proper operation and development of the property affected thereby;

(l) Liens existing on the Effective Date and set forth on Schedule 6.02, and any extensions, renewals and replacements thereof, so long as there is no increase in the Indebtedness secured thereby (other than amounts incurred to pay costs of renewal and replacement) and no additional property (other than accessions, improvements and replacements in respect of such property) is subject to such Lien;

(m) rights of lessors under oil, gas or mineral leases arising in the ordinary course of business;

(n) any extension, renewal or replacement (or successive extensions, renewals or replacements), in whole or in part, of any Lien referred to in the foregoing clauses; provided that the principal amount of Indebtedness secured thereby shall not exceed the principal amount of Indebtedness so secured at the time of such extension, renewal or replacement and such extension, renewal or replacement Lien shall be limited to all or a part of the property which secured the Lien so extended, renewed or replaced (plus improvements on such property);

(o) Liens which may attach after the Effective Date to undeveloped real estate not containing oil or gas reserves in the ordinary course of the Borrower’s real estate sales, development and rental activities;

(p) ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries are located;

(q) any interest or title of a lessor under any lease entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its business and covering only the assets so leased;

(r) Liens arising from precautionary UCC financing statements or similar filings made in respect of operating leases;

(s) Liens on cash and cash equivalents of the Loan Parties and the Restricted Subsidiaries (i) in favor of counterparties to Swap Agreements with any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary to secure obligations under such Swap Agreements and (ii) in favor of issuing banks to secure obligations in respect of letters of credit issued by such issuing banks; provided that, at the time of incurrence thereof, the aggregate principal amount of obligations then outstanding and secured in reliance on this clause (s) shall not exceed greater of $20,000,000 and 0.50% of ACNTA (as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered or are required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 (or for the period of time prior to the first such delivery after the Effective Date, the Borrower’s financial statements for the Fiscal Quarter ended September 30, 2021));

(t) Liens (to the extent not securing obligations for borrowed money) created pursuant to construction, operating and maintenance agreements, transportation agreements and other similar agreements and related documents entered in the ordinary course of business;

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(u) Liens that are contractual rights of set-off, revocation, refund, or chargeback (i) relating to the establishment of depository relations with banks not given in connection with the issuance of Indebtedness, (ii) relating to pooled deposits or sweep accounts to permit satisfaction of overdraft or similar obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business or (iii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered in the ordinary course of business;

(v) Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits or escrow arrangements made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement relating to any acquisition of property permitted hereunder;

(w) Liens securing Permitted Pari Term Loan Indebtedness and/or Permitted Junior Lien Term Loan Indebtedness, in each case, to the extent permitted under Section 6.03(n); and

(x) additional Liens; provided that (i) at the time of incurrence thereof, the aggregate principal amount of obligations then outstanding and secured in reliance on this clause (x) shall not exceed greater of $50,000,000 and 1.25% of ACNTA (as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered or are required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 (or for the period of time prior to the first such delivery after the Effective Date, the Borrower’s financial statements for the Fiscal Quarter ended September 30, 2021)) and (ii) in the case of any Liens incurred pursuant to this clause (x) on the Collateral securing obligations in excess of $10,000,000, the applicable secured parties (or a representative or agent on their behalf) to shall enter into the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement (if such Liens are secured on a pari passu basis with the Secured Obligations) or Junior Lien Intercreditor Agreement (if such Liens are secured on a junior lien basis with the Secured Obligations).

The expansion of obligations secured by Liens by virtue of accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value, the payment of interest or dividends in the form of additional Indebtedness, amortization of original issue discount and increases in the amount of Indebtedness outstanding solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Liens for purposes of this Section 6.02.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.02, if any Lien (or a portion thereof) would be permitted pursuant to one or more provisions described above (except with respect to Section 6.02(a)(i)), the Borrower may divide and classify such Lien (or a portion thereof) in any manner that complies with this covenant and may later divide and reclassify any such Lien so long as the Lien (as so divided and/or reclassified) would be permitted to be made in reliance on the applicable exception as of the date of such reclassification.

Section 6.03 Indebtedness. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(a) the Secured Obligations;

(b) Permitted Existing Indebtedness and Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

(c) Indebtedness arising from intercompany loans and advances owing by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Borrower, any Restricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary; provided that any such intercompany loans and advances shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.05;

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(d) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred to finance the acquisition, construction or improvement of any fixed or capital assets, including Capital Lease Obligations and any Indebtedness assumed in connection with the acquisition of any such assets or secured by a Lien on any such assets prior to the acquisition thereof, and extensions, renewals and replacements of any such Indebtedness that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof, provided that (i) such Indebtedness is incurred prior to or within 270 days after such acquisition or the completion of such construction or improvement, (ii) at the time of incurrence thereof, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness then outstanding in reliance on this Section 6.03(d) (other than any Capital Lease Obligations incurred to refinance or replace any lease that was classified as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP at the time such lease was entered into) shall not exceed greater of $50,000,000 and 1.25% of ACNTA (as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered or are required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 (or for the period of time prior to the first such delivery after the Effective Date, the Borrower’s financial statements for the Fiscal Quarter ended September 30, 2021)) and (iii) for purposes of determining whether any Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this Section 6.03(d) is permitted under the Senior Notes Indentures, neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary shall be permitted to incur such Indebtedness in reliance on the Secured Debt Indenture Exceptions;

(e) [Reserved];

(f) other Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided that, at the time of incurrence thereof, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness then outstanding in reliance on this Section 6.03(f) shall not exceed greater of $50,000,000 and 1.25% of ACNTA (as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered or are required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 (or for the period of time prior to the first such delivery after the Effective Date, the Borrower’s financial statements for the Fiscal Quarter ended September 30, 2021));

(g) Indebtedness incurred to finance insurance premiums in the ordinary course of business in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount of such insurance premiums;

(h) indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earnout or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with any acquisition or Disposition otherwise permitted hereunder;

(i) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, Indebtedness associated with worker’s compensation claims, performance, bid, surety or similar bonds or surety obligations required by Requirements of Law or by third parties in the ordinary course of business in connection with the operation of, or provision for the abandonment and remediation of, the Oil and Gas Properties;

(j) Incremental Equivalent Indebtedness and Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

(k) [Reserved];

(l) [Reserved];

(m) [Reserved];

(n) Permitted Pari Term Loan Indebtedness and/or Permitted Junior Lien Term Loan Indebtedness and, in each case, Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof;

(o) [Reserved];

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(p) [Reserved];

(q) other unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries if, after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof, (i) the Total Leverage Ratio will not be greater than 4.00 to 1.00 and (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; provided that, in the case of any such Indebtedness with an initial aggregate principal amount in excess of $50,000,000, (A) such Indebtedness (1) has a stated maturity that is no earlier than 91 days after the Scheduled Maturity Date and (2) does not have any scheduled prepayment, amortization, redemption, sinking fund or similar obligations prior to the date that is 91 days after the Scheduled Maturity Date (except for customary offers to purchase with proceeds of asset sales or upon the occurrence of a change of control) and (B) such Indebtedness is on terms, taken as a whole, not materially less favorable to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries than market terms for issuers of similar size and credit quality given the then prevailing market conditions, as reasonably determined by the Borrower;

(r) Indebtedness incurred under the RBL Credit Facility; provided that (i) such Indebtedness shall be secured solely by Liens in compliance with Section 6.02(a)(ii) and guaranteed solely by the Loan Parties and (ii) Liens securing all such Indebtedness shall at all times be subject to the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement; and

(s) to the extent constituting Indebtedness, all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (a) through (r) above.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.03, in the event that an item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) at any time, whether at the time of incurrence or upon the application of all or a portion of the proceeds thereof or subsequently, meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of permitted Indebtedness described in Section 6.03(a) through (r) above, the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify and may subsequently reclassify such item of Indebtedness (or any portion thereof) in any one or more of the types of Indebtedness described in Section 6.03(a) through (r) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Indebtedness in such of the above clauses as determined by the Borrower at such time. The Borrower will be entitled to divide and classify an item of Indebtedness in more than one of the types of Indebtedness described in Section 6.03(a) through (r). By way of example, it is understood and agreed that if the Borrower or any or any Restricted Subsidiary issues unsecured Indebtedness in the form of unsecured senior or senior subordinated notes, the Borrower may allocate certain portions of any single issuance of such notes to one or more different clauses of this Section 6.03 (provided that such portion meets the requirements of the applicable clause). By way of example, a portion of the notes issued in such offering may constitute Permitted Unsecured Notes and a portion of the notes issued in such offering may constitute Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of Existing Senior Notes.

Section 6.04 Minimum Collateral Coverage Ratio. The Borrower will not, as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter (commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2022), permit the Collateral Coverage Ratio to be less than 2.00 to 1.00.

Section 6.05 Investments. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, make any Investment in any Person, except:

(a) (i) Investments in Subsidiaries in existence on the Effective Date and (ii) other Investments in existence on the Effective Date and described on Schedule 6.05 and any renewal or extension of any such Investments that does not increase the amount of the Investment being renewed or extended (as determined as of such date of renewal or extension);

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(b) Investments by any Loan Party in or to any other Loan Party;

(c) Investments by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in or to any Loan Party or any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party;

(d) to the extent constituting Investments, Investments in direct ownership interests in additional Oil and Gas Properties and gas gathering systems related thereto or related to farm-out, farm-in, joint operating, joint venture or area of mutual interest agreements, gathering systems, pipelines or other similar arrangements which are usual and customary in the oil and gas exploration and production business located within the geographic boundaries of the United States of America;

(e) Permitted Acquisitions;

(f) accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers and suppliers to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;

(g) Investments received in consideration for a Disposition permitted by Section 6.08;

(h) Investments consisting of Swap Agreements permitted under Section 6.13;

(i) cash equivalents;

(j) Guarantees constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.03;

(k) other Investments (including Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries); provided that at the time any such Investment is made, the aggregate outstanding amount of all Investments made in reliance on this clause (k) shall not exceed the greater of $150,000,000 and 3.75% of ACNTA (as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered or are required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 (or for the period of time prior to the first such delivery after the Effective Date, the Borrower’s financial statements for the Fiscal Quarter ended September 30, 2021));

(l) extensions of trade credit and purchases of Property and services in the ordinary course of business;

(m) Investments made with Equity Interests of the Borrower; and

(n) other Investments (including Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries) so long as, after giving pro forma effect to the making of any such Investment, the Payment Conditions are satisfied.

For purposes of determining the amount of any Investment outstanding for purposes of this Section 6.05, such amount shall be deemed to be the amount of such Investment when made, purchased or acquired (without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment), less any amount realized in respect of such Investment upon the Disposition, collection or return of capital, including any dividend, distribution, interest payment, return of capital, repayment or other amount received in cash by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Investment (in the aggregate, not to exceed the original amount invested).

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For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 6.05, in the event that an Investment (or a portion thereof) meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Investments described above, the Borrower may, in its sole discretion, classify or divide such Investment (or any portion thereof) (but may not later reclassify and divide such Investment) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Investment (or any portion thereof) in one or more of the above clauses. Any Investment in any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is permitted to be made in such Unrestricted Subsidiary under this Section 6.03 may be structured as an indirect Investment through one or more Restricted Subsidiaries or Unrestricted Subsidiaries and all such Investments shall constitute a single Investment for purposes of this Section 6.03.

Section 6.06 Restrictive Agreements. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into, create or permit to exist any Restrictive Agreement, except for:

(a) limitations or restrictions contained in any Loan Document or any RBL Loan Document;

(b) limitations or restrictions existing under or by reason of any Requirement of Law;

(c) customary restrictions with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary or any of its assets contained in any agreement for the Disposition of all of the Equity Interests of, or any of the assets of, such Restricted Subsidiary pending such Disposition; provided that (i) such restrictions shall apply only to the Restricted Subsidiary that is, or assets that are, the subject of such Disposition and (ii) such Disposition is permitted hereunder;

(d) limitations or restrictions contained in contracts and agreements outstanding on the Effective Date and identified on Schedule 6.06 and renewals, extensions, refinancings or replacements thereof; provided that the foregoing restrictions set forth in this Section 6.06 shall apply to any amendment or modification to, or any renewal, extension, refinancing or replacement of, any such contract or agreement that would have the effect of expanding the scope of any such limitation or restriction;

(e) customary restrictions or limitations in leases or other contracts restricting the assignment thereof or the assignment of the property that is the subject of such lease;

(f) restrictions or conditions of the type described in clause (a) of the definition of Restrictive Agreements imposed by any agreement relating to secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement or Permitted Liens if such restrictions or conditions apply only to the Property securing such Indebtedness;

(g) limitations or restrictions contained in joint venture agreements, partnership agreements and other similar agreements with respect to a joint ownership arrangement restricting the disposition or distribution of assets or property of such joint venture, partnership or other joint ownership entity, so long as such encumbrances or restrictions are not applicable to the property or assets of any other Person;

(h) limitations or restrictions contained in any agreement or instrument to which any Person is a party at the time such Person is merged or consolidated with or into, or the Equity Interests of such Person are otherwise acquired by, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such restriction or limitation (i) is not applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of such Person, so acquired and (ii) is not incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such merger, consolidation or acquisition; and

(i) restrictions and conditions imposed by any agreement or document governing any Indebtedness permitted hereunder to the extent, in the reasonable judgment of the Borrower, such restrictions and conditions are on customary market terms for Indebtedness of such type and would not reasonably be expected to impair in any material respect the ability of the Loan Parties to meet their obligations under the Loan Documents.

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Section 6.07 Restricted Payments. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except:

(a) Restricted Subsidiaries may declare and pay dividends and other distributions ratably with respect to their Equity Interests;

(b) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Restricted Payments in exchange for, or out of the proceeds received from, any substantially concurrent issuance (other than to a Subsidiary) of additional Equity Interests of the Borrower (other than Disqualified Stock);

(c) the Borrower may declare and pay dividends with respect to its Equity Interests payable solely in additional shares of its Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock);

(d) the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may consummate (i) repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions or retirements for value of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants, rights to acquire Equity Interests or other convertible securities to the extent such Equity Interests represents a portion of the exercise or exchange price thereof and (ii) any repurchases, redemptions or other acquisitions or retirements for value of Equity Interests made or deemed to be made in lieu of withholding Taxes in connection with any exercise, vesting, settlement or exchange, as applicable, of stock options, warrants, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other similar rights;

(e) the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may make payments of cash in lieu of issuing fractional Equity Interests;

(f) the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may make payments or distributions to dissenting stockholders pursuant to applicable Requirements of Law in connection with a merger, consolidation or transfer of assets that complies with the provisions of Section 6.01 or Section 6.08, as applicable; and

(g) the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary may make other Restricted Payments so long as, after giving pro forma effect to the making of such Restricted Payments, the Payment Conditions are satisfied.

Section 6.08 Asset Dispositions. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, Dispose of any of its Property to any Person, except:

(a) Dispositions; provided that:

(i) except with respect to Casualty Events, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such Disposition,

(ii) with respect to any Asset Swap, the Borrower shall cause the Oil and Gas Properties acquired pursuant thereto to become Mortgaged Properties to the extent necessary to satisfy the minimum mortgage requirement set forth in Section 5.10 upon consummation of such Asset Swap,

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(iii) other than in the case of Asset Swaps and Casualty Events, at least 75% of the consideration received in respect of such Dispositions shall be cash or cash equivalents,

(iv) other than in respect of Casualty Events, the consideration received in respect of any such Disposition for consideration in excess of $10,000,000 shall be equal to or greater than the fair market value of the Proved Reserves or Equity Interests subject to such Disposition (as determined by the Borrower in good faith),

(v) if any such Disposition is of Equity Interests in a Subsidiary owning Proved Reserves, such Disposition shall include all the Equity Interests of such Subsidiary (unless all the Proved Reserves owned by such Subsidiary are treated as having been Disposed of immediately after giving effect to such Disposition of Equity Interests),

(vi) the Borrower shall make all mandatory prepayments required by, and within the time periods set forth in, Section 2.08(b) in connection with such Disposition; and

(vii) after giving effect to such Disposition, the Borrower will be in Pro Forma Collateral Coverage Ratio Compliance.

(b) Dispositions, including Asset Swaps, of any Oil and Gas Properties which are not Proved Oil and Gas Properties;

(c) Dispositions of Property constituting Investments permitted by Section 6.05;

(d) Dispositions of Properties from any Loan Party to the Borrower or any other Loan Party;

(e) Dispositions in the ordinary course of business of equipment and related assets that are obsolete, worn out or no longer necessary or useful for the business of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or are replaced by equipment of at least comparable value and use;

(f) Dispositions of Hydrocarbons and seismic data in the ordinary course of business;

(g) any Disposition of assets (other than Oil and Gas Properties) resulting from a Casualty Event;

(h) Dispositions of Hydrocarbon Interests to which no Proved Reserves are attributed and farmouts with respect to undeveloped acreage to which no Proved Reserves are attributed and assignments in connection with such farmouts or the abandonment, farm-out, exchange, lease, sublease or other disposition in the ordinary course of business of Oil and Gas Properties not constituting Proved Oil and Gas Properties;

(i) Dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the collection or compromise thereof (other than in connection with any financing transaction); and

(j) Dispositions of Properties, the fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) of which (for all such Dispositions since the Effective Date) does not exceed (determined at the date of the consummation of the applicable Disposition) the greater of $50,000,000 and 1.25% of ACNTA (as of the last day of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter for which financial statements have been delivered or are required to have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 (or for the period of time prior to the first such delivery after the Effective Date, the Borrower’s financial statements for the Fiscal Quarter ended September 30, 2021));

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provided, that in no event shall any Disposition of Material Intellectual Property be made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof to any Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Section 6.09 Use of Proceeds.

(a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, use the proceeds of the Loans for any purpose other than (i) to pay fees and expenses associated with the closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the Transactions (including the funding of any OID), (ii) to finance the working capital needs, and for general corporate purposes, of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (iii) to fund a portion of the consideration for the Mustang Merger (and pending consummation of the Mustang Merger to temporarily reduce Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary).

(b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, use the proceeds of any Loan under this Agreement directly or indirectly for the purpose of buying or carrying any Margin Stock or for the purpose of reducing or retiring any indebtedness which was originally incurred to buy or carry a Margin Stock or for any other purpose which would constitute this transaction a “purpose” credit within the meaning of Regulation U, in each case in violation of Regulation T, U or X. The Borrower will not, nor will it permit any of its Subsidiaries to, take any action which would cause this Agreement or any other Loan Document to violate Regulation T, U or X.

(c) The Borrower will not request any Borrowing, and the Borrower will not use or otherwise make available, and will ensure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents will not use or otherwise make available, the proceeds of any Borrowing (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country, or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

Section 6.10 Limitations on Redemptions of Indebtedness. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, voluntarily Redeem any Subordinated Indebtedness prior to its stated maturity, except:

(a) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may Redeem any Subordinated Indebtedness with other Subordinated Indebtedness in exchange therefor or with payments (which payments may include cash consideration to effect an exchange of any of the Subordinated Indebtedness as part of a permitted refinancing) made with the proceeds of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness;

(b) [Reserved];

(c) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may Redeem any Subordinated Indebtedness so long as, after giving pro forma effect to any such Redemption, the Payment Conditions are satisfied;

(d) [Reserved];

(e) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may Redeem any Subordinated Indebtedness with the net cash proceeds from any equity securities (other than Disqualified Stock) (it being understood that the Borrower may use of all or a portion of the net cash proceeds of any such equity issuance to temporarily reduce Borrowings under the RBL Credit Facility pending such Redemption and may reborrow under the RBL Credit Facility in an amount not to exceed the amount of prepayments previously made with the proceeds of such equity issuance in order to effect such Redemption pursuant to this clause (e)); and

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(f) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may Redeem any Subordinated Indebtedness issued by the Borrower in anticipation of a Permitted Acquisition permitted hereunder if (i) the Borrower is irrevocably obligated to Redeem such Subordinated Indebtedness if such Permitted Acquisition is not consummated prior to the date on which either party has the right to terminate the related acquisition agreement (or such later date agreed to by the lenders or other investors providing such Designated Indebtedness) if such Permitted Acquisition has not been consummated by such date (such date, the “Permitted Acquisition Outside Date”), (ii) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary becomes obligated to effect the Redemption of such Subordinated Indebtedness as a result of such Permitted Acquisition not being consummated prior to the Permitted Acquisition Outside Date, and (iii) at the time of and immediately after giving pro forma effect to such Redemption, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Section 6.11 Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, Dispose of any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except in the ordinary course of business on terms substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions set forth in this covenant shall not apply to (a) transactions between or among the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries not involving any other Affiliate, (b) any Restricted Payment permitted by Section 6.07, (c) Investments of the type described in clauses (a) or (d) of the definition thereof, in each case, to the extent permitted by Section 6.05, (d) the payment of reasonable and customary regular fees to directors of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary who are not employees of such Person, (e) any other transaction with any employee, officer or director of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to employee benefit, compensation or indemnification arrangements entered into in the ordinary course of business and approved by the Board of Directors of such Person and (f) licenses of patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and other intellectual property.

Section 6.12 Material Change in Business. The Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) will not engage in any business substantially different from those businesses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries described in the Form 10-K of the Borrower for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the SEC, and any businesses reasonably related, synergistic, ancillary or complementary thereto.

Section 6.13 Swap Agreements. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any Swap Agreements for speculative purposes.

Section 6.14 Amendments to Organizational Documents and RBL Loan Documents.

(a) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Loan Parties to, amend, supplement or otherwise modify (or permit to be amended, supplemented or modified) its Organizational Documents in any manner that would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders.

(b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, amend, waive, modify or supplement or consent to any amendment, waiver, modification or supplement to any of the RBL Loan Documents in any manner that would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the rights or interests of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders.

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ARTICLE VII

Events of Default

Section 7.01 Events of Default. The occurrence of any of the following events shall constitute an “Event of Default” under this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents:

(a) Representations and Warranties. Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate, instrument or other document delivered in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect as of the date such representation or warranty was made or deemed made;

(b) Payment Default. The Borrower shall fail to pay (i) any principal of any Loan when due or (ii) any interest, fee or other amount (other than any amount referred to in clause (i) of this paragraph) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document within five Business Days after the same becomes due;

(c) Breach of Certain Covenants. The Borrower shall fail to perform or observe any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Sections 5.01(g), 5.03(a) (solely with respect to the existence of the Borrower), 5.12 or Article VI;

(d) Other Breaches of the Loan Documents. The breach by the Borrower or any other Loan Party (other than a breach which constitutes an Event of Default under clauses (a), (b) or (c) of this Article VII) of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document which is not remedied within 30 days after receipt by the Borrower of written notice of such breach from the Administrative Agent;

(e) ERISA. An event or condition specified in Section 5.01(f) shall occur or exist with respect to any Plan or any Multiemployer Plan and, as a result of such event or condition, together with all other such events or conditions then outstanding, the Borrower, any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any member of the Controlled Group shall incur, or shall be reasonably expected to incur, a liability that (individually or in the aggregate) would have a Material Adverse Effect;

(f) Cross-Default. (i) Failure of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to pay any Material Indebtedness when due (after giving effect to any period of grace set forth in any agreement under which such Indebtedness was created or is governed), (ii) the default by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the performance of any other term, provision or condition contained in any agreement under which any Material Indebtedness was created or is governed, the effect of which is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Material Indebtedness to cause, such Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its stated maturity, or (iii) any Material Indebtedness shall become due and payable or be required to be prepaid, repurchased, redeemed or defeased (other than by a regularly scheduled payment) prior to the stated maturity thereof; provided that clause (iii) above shall not apply to (A) any secured Indebtedness becoming due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the assets securing such Indebtedness, (B) any Indebtedness becoming due as a result of a voluntary refinancing thereof permitted under Section 6.03 or (C) any Indebtedness becoming due or required to be prepaid, repurchased, redeemed or defeased as a result of a voluntary or mandatory prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof not prohibited hereunder; provided, further that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a breach of any financial maintenance covenant under the RBL Credit Facility will not result in a Default or Event of Default under this clause (f) unless the loans under the RBL Credit Facility are accelerated and/or the commitments under the RBL Credit Facility are terminated as a result of such breach;

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(g) Voluntary Bankruptcy, etc. The Borrower or any other Loan Party shall (i) not pay, or admit in writing its inability to pay, its debts generally as they become due, (ii) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iii) apply for, seek, consent to, or acquiesce in, the appointment of a receiver, custodian, trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official for the Borrower or such other Loan Party, (iv) institute any proceeding seeking an order for relief under the Federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter in effect or seeking to adjudicate it a bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking dissolution, winding up, liquidation, reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of it or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors or (v) take any action to authorize or effect any of the foregoing actions set forth in this clause (g);

(h) Involuntary Bankruptcy, etc. Without the application, approval or consent of the Borrower or the applicable other Loan Party, a receiver, trustee, examiner, liquidator or similar official shall be appointed for the Borrower or any other Loan Party, or a proceeding described in clause (g)(iv) of this Section 7.01 shall be instituted against the Borrower or any other Loan Party, and such appointment continues undischarged or such proceeding continues undismissed or unstayed for a period of 60 consecutive days;

(i) Judgments. The Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary shall fail within 30 days to pay, bond or otherwise discharge any final judgment or order for the payment of money in excess of $100,000,000 (to the extent not paid or covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the applicable insurer has been notified of such judgment and does not dispute coverage and is not subject to any insolvency proceeding) which is not stayed on appeal;

(j) Unenforceability of Certain Loan Documents. This Agreement, any Note, any Subsidiary Guaranty or any Collateral Document shall fail to remain in full force or effect or any Loan Party that is a party to any such Loan Document shall deny that it has any further liability thereunder or shall give notice to such effect, in each case other than as expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder or upon Payment in Full;

(k) Collateral Documents. Any Collateral Document after delivery thereof shall for any reason (other than pursuant to the terms thereof) cease to create a valid and perfected first priority Lien (except in the case of Permitted Liens, to the extent any such Permitted Liens would have priority over the Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent pursuant to any applicable Requirement of Law) on a material portion of the Collateral; or

(l) Change of Control. A Change of Control shall occur; or

(m) Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement. The Borrower or any other Loan Party shall contest, or support another Person in any action that seeks to contest, the validity or effectiveness of the Pari Passu Intercreditor Agreement (other than pursuant to the terms hereof or thereof).

Section 7.02 Remedies upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Aggregate Commitments (if not already terminated), and thereupon the Aggregate Commitments shall terminate immediately and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other Secured Obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and in case of any event described

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in Section 7.01(g) or Section 7.01(h), the Aggregate Commitments shall automatically terminate (if not already terminated) and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other Secured Obligations accrued hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may, and at the request of the Required Lenders shall, exercise any rights and remedies provided to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, under the Loan Documents or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under the UCC.

Section 7.03 Right to Cure Collateral Coverage Ratio.

(a) In the event that the Borrower fails to comply with the requirement of Section 6.04 as of the last day of any Fiscal Quarter (such Fiscal Quarter, a “Cure Quarter”), the Borrower may, within 45 days after the end of such Fiscal Quarter (such period, the “Cure Period”), cure such failure by (i) prepaying the Loans (notwithstanding anything to the contrary, without any fee required pursuant to Section 2.08(e)), (ii) prepaying the loans under the RBL Credit Facility (with an accompanying, dollar-for-dollar permanent reduction in commitments thereunder), (iii) prepaying any other secured Indebtedness that is secured by a Lien on all or any portion of the Collateral or (iv) undertake a combination of clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) (the Borrower’s rights under this Section 7.03(a) are referred to herein as the “Cure Right”). If, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the preceding sentence and a recalculation of the Collateral Coverage Ratio after giving effect to such transactions, the Borrower shall then be in compliance with the requirements of Section 6.04 (the “Collateral Coverage Ratio Covenant”), then the Borrower shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of Section 6.04 as of the last day of the applicable Cure Quarter with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply with the Collateral Coverage Ratio Covenant on such date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, until the expiration of the Cure Period, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred or be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of any failure to comply with Section 6.04 on the last day of any Fiscal Quarter (except to the extent that the Borrower has confirmed in writing during such Cure Period that it does not intend exercise the Cure Right).

(b) None of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent nor any Lender shall exercise the right to accelerate the Loans or terminate the Commitments and none of Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender or any other Secured Party shall exercise any right to foreclose on or take possession of the Collateral or exercise any other remedy pursuant to Section 7.02, the other Loan Documents or applicable law prior to the end of Cure Period solely on the basis of an Event of Default having occurred and continuing under Section 6.04 (except to the extent that the Borrower has confirmed in writing that it does not intend exercise the Cure Right); provided, however, that the Cure Right shall not affect in any way the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the other Secured Parties with respect to any other Default or Event of Default.

ARTICLE VIII

The Agents

Section 8.01 Authorization and Action.

(a) Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints the entity named as Administrative Agent in the heading of this Agreement and its successors and assigns to serve as the administrative agent under the Loan Documents and each Lender authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent under such agreements and to exercise such powers as are reasonably incidental

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thereto. Without limiting the foregoing, each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, each of the Loan Documents to which the Administrative Agent is a party, to exercise all rights, powers and remedies that the Administrative Agent may have under such Loan Documents. Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints the entity named as Collateral Agent in the heading of this Agreement and its successors and assigns to serve as the collateral agent under the Loan Documents and each Lender authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such actions as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the Collateral Agent under such agreements and to exercise such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Without limiting the foregoing, each Lender hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, each of the Loan Documents to which the Collateral Agent is a party, to exercise all rights, powers and remedies that the Collateral Agent may have under such Loan Documents.

(b) As to any matters not expressly provided for herein and in the other Loan Documents (including enforcement or collection), no Agent shall be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the written instructions of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, pursuant to the terms in the Loan Documents), and, unless and until revoked in writing, such instructions shall be binding upon each Lender; provided, however, that no Agent shall be required to take any action that (i) such Agent in good faith believes exposes it to liability unless such Agent receives an indemnification satisfactory to it from the Lenders with respect to such action or (ii) is contrary to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or applicable Requirements of Law, including any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any requirement of law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any requirement of law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors; provided, further, that such Agent may seek clarification or direction from the Required Lenders prior to the exercise of any such instructed action and may refrain from acting until such clarification or direction has been provided. Except as expressly set forth in the Loan Documents, no Agent shall have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing that is communicated to or obtained by the Person serving as Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. Nothing in this Agreement shall require any Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.

(c) In performing its functions and duties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, each Agent is acting solely on behalf of the Lenders (except in limited circumstances expressly provided for herein relating to the maintenance of the Register), and its duties are entirely mechanical and administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(i) no Agent assumes and no Agent shall be deemed to have assumed any obligation or duty or any other relationship as the agent, fiduciary or trustee of or for any Lender or holder of any other obligation other than as expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, regardless of whether a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (and it is understood and agreed that the use of the term “agent” (or any similar term) herein or in any other Loan Document with reference to the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary duty or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any applicable Requirements of Law, and that such term is used as a matter of market custom and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties); additionally, each Lender agrees that it will not assert any claim against any Agent based on an alleged breach of fiduciary duty by such Agent in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby;

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(ii) where the Collateral Agent is required or deemed to act as a trustee in respect of any Collateral over which a security interest has been created pursuant to a Loan Document the obligations and liabilities of the Collateral Agent to the Secured Parties in its capacity as trustee shall be excluded to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law; and

(iii) nothing in this Agreement or any Loan Document shall require any Agent to account to any Lender for any sum or the profit element of any sum received by such Agent for its own account;

(d) Each Agent may perform any of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by such Agent. Each Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any of their respective duties and exercise their respective rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of each Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities pursuant to this Agreement. No Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agent except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agent.

(e) No Joint Lead Arranger shall have obligations or duties whatsoever in such capacity under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or incur any liability hereunder or thereunder in such capacity, but each Joint Lead Arranger shall have the benefit of the indemnities provided for hereunder.

(f) In case of the pendency of any proceeding with respect to any Loan Party under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, each Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or any Secured Obligation shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether any Agent shall have made any demand on the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

(i) to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other Secured Obligations that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Agents (including any claim under Sections 2.09, 2.10, 2.12, 2.14 and 9.03) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(ii) to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender and each other Secured Party to make such payments to each Agent and, in the event that any Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders or the other Secured Parties, to pay to each Agent any amount due to it, in its capacity as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, under the Loan Documents (including under Section 9.03). Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize any Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Secured Obligations or the rights of any Lender or to authorize any Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender in any such proceeding.

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(g) The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of each Agent and the Lenders, and, except solely to the extent of the Borrower’s rights to consent pursuant to and subject to the conditions set forth in this Article, none of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any of their respective Affiliates, shall have any rights as a third party beneficiary under any such provisions. Each Secured Party, whether or not a party hereto, will be deemed, by its acceptance of the benefits of the Collateral and of the guarantees of the Secured Obligations provided under the Loan Documents, to have agreed to the provisions of this Article.

Section 8.02 Agent’s Reliance, Indemnification, Etc.

(a) Neither any Agent nor any of its Related Parties shall be (i) liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it under or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (x) with the consent of or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as such Agent shall believe in good faith to be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in the Loan Documents) or (y) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct (such absence to be presumed unless otherwise determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment) or (ii) responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recitals, statements, representations or warranties made by any Loan Party or any officer thereof contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by such Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for the value, validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or for any failure of any Loan Party to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder.

(b) No Agent shall be deemed to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof (stating that it is a “notice of default”) is given to such Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and no Agent shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with any Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth in any Loan Document or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the sufficiency, validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document, (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere in any Loan Document, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to such Agent or satisfaction of any condition that expressly refers to the matters described therein being acceptable or satisfactory to such Agent, or (vi) the creation, perfection or priority of Liens on the Collateral.

(c) Without limiting the foregoing, each Agent (i) may treat the payee of any promissory note as its holder until such promissory note has been assigned in accordance with Section 9.04, (ii) may rely on the Register to the extent set forth in Section 9.04(b), (iii) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel to the Borrower), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts, (iv) makes no warranty or representation to any Lender and shall not be responsible to any Lender for any statements, warranties or representations made by or on behalf of any Loan Party in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (v) in determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless such Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender sufficiently in advance of the making of such Loan and (vi) shall be entitled to rely on, and shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any

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other Loan Document by acting upon, any notice, consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which writing may be a fax, any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) or any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper party or parties (whether or not such Person in fact meets the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents for being the maker thereof).

Section 8.03 Posting of Communications.

(a) The Borrower agrees that each Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make any Communications available to the Lenders by posting the Communications on IntraLinks^™, DebtDomain, SyndTrak, ClearPar or any other electronic platform chosen by such Agent to be its electronic transmission system (the “Approved Electronic Platform”).

(b) Although the Approved Electronic Platform and its primary web portal are secured with generally-applicable security procedures and policies implemented or modified by the applicable Agent from time to time (including, as of the Effective Date, a user ID/password authorization system) and the Approved Electronic Platform is secured through a per-deal authorization method whereby each user may access the Approved Electronic Platform only on a deal-by-deal basis, each of the Lenders and the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the distribution of material through an electronic medium is not necessarily secure and that there are confidentiality and other risks associated with such distribution. Each of the Lenders and the Borrower hereby approves distribution of the Communications through the Approved Electronic Platform and understands and assumes the risks of such distribution.

(c) THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND THE COMMUNICATIONS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”. THE APPLICABLE PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE COMMUNICATIONS, OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND THE COMMUNICATIONS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY THE APPLICABLE PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANY AGENT, ANY JOINT LEAD ARRANGER OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE RELATED PARTIES (COLLECTIVELY, “APPLICABLE PARTIES”) HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY LOAN PARTY, ANY LENDER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR EXPENSES (WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF ANY LOAN PARTY’S OR ANY AGENT’S TRANSMISSION OF COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM IN THE ABSENCE OF ITS OWN GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT (SUCH ABSENCE TO BE PRESUMED UNLESS OTHERWISE DETERMINED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY A FINAL AND NONAPPEALABLE JUDGMENT).

(d) Each Lender agrees that notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) specifying that Communications have been posted to the Approved Electronic Platform shall constitute effective delivery of the Communications to such Lender for purposes of the Loan Documents. Each Lender agrees (i) to notify the Administrative Agent in writing (which could be in the form of electronic communication) from time to time of such Lender’s (as applicable) email address to which the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic transmission and (ii) that the foregoing notice may be sent to such email address.

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(e) Each of the Lenders and the Borrower agrees that each Agent may, but (except as may be required by applicable Requirements of Law) shall not be obligated to, store the Communications on the Approved Electronic Platform in accordance with such Agent’s generally applicable document retention procedures and policies.

(f) Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of any Agent or any Lender to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan Document in any other manner specified in such Loan Document.

Section 8.04 The Agents Individually. With respect to its Commitment and Loans, the Person serving as the Administrative Agent and/or the Collateral Agent shall have and may exercise the same rights and powers hereunder and is subject to the same obligations and liabilities as and to the extent set forth herein for any other Lender. The terms “Lenders”, “Required Lenders” and any similar terms shall, unless the context clearly otherwise indicates, include the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, in each case in its individual capacity as a Lender or as one of the Required Lenders. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with, the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing as if such Person was not acting as the Administrative Agent and/or Collateral Agent and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

Section 8.05 Successor Agent.

(a) The Administrative Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days’ prior written notice thereof to the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and the Borrower, whether or not a successor Administrative Agent has been appointed. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right (with, so long as no Specified Default exists, the consent of the Borrower, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to appoint a successor Administrative Agent. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York or an Affiliate of any such bank. In either case, such appointment shall be subject to the prior written approval of the Borrower (which approval may not be unreasonably withheld and shall not be required while a Specified Default has occurred and is continuing). Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall succeed to, and become vested with, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent. Upon the acceptance of appointment as Administrative Agent by a successor Administrative Agent, the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Prior to any retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder as Administrative Agent, the retiring Administrative Agent shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to assign to the successor Administrative Agent its rights as Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this Section, in the event no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its intent to resign, the retiring Administrative Agent may give notice of the effectiveness of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrower, whereupon, on the date of effectiveness of such resignation stated in such notice, (i) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided that (A) all payments required to be made hereunder or under any other Loan Document to the Administrative Agent for the account of any Person other than the Administrative Agent shall be made directly to such

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Person and (B) all notices and other communications required or contemplated to be given or made to the Administrative Agent shall directly be given or made to each Lender. Following the effectiveness of the Administrative Agent’s resignation from its capacity as such, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03, as well as any exculpatory, reimbursement and indemnification provisions set forth in any other Loan Document, shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent and in respect of the matters referred to in the proviso under clause (i) above.

(c) The Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving 30 days’ prior written notice thereof to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, whether or not a successor Collateral Agent has been appointed. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right (with, so long as no Specified Default exists, the consent of the Borrower, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to appoint a successor Collateral Agent. If no successor Collateral Agent shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders, and shall have accepted such appointment, within 30 days after the retiring Collateral Agent’s giving of notice of resignation, then the retiring Collateral Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Collateral Agent, which shall be a bank with an office in New York, New York or an Affiliate of any such bank. In either case, such appointment shall be subject to the prior written approval of the Borrower (which approval may not be unreasonably withheld and shall not be required while a Specified Default has occurred and is continuing). Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Collateral Agent by a successor Collateral Agent, such successor Collateral Agent shall succeed to, and become vested with, all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent. Upon the acceptance of appointment as Collateral Agent by a successor Collateral Agent, the retiring Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Prior to any retiring Collateral Agent’s resignation hereunder as Collateral Agent, the retiring Collateral Agent shall take such action as may be reasonably necessary to assign to the successor Collateral Agent its rights as Collateral Agent under the Loan Documents.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c) of this Section, in the event no successor Collateral Agent shall have been so appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Collateral Agent gives notice of its intent to resign, the retiring Collateral Agent may give notice of the effectiveness of its resignation to the Lenders and the Borrower, whereupon, on the date of effectiveness of such resignation stated in such notice, (i) the retiring Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided that, solely for purposes of maintaining any security interest granted to the Collateral Agent under any Collateral Document for the benefit of the Secured Parties, the retiring Collateral Agent shall continue to be vested with such security interest as Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and continue to be entitled to the rights set forth in such Collateral Document and the other Loan Documents, and, in the case of any Collateral in the possession of the Collateral Agent, shall continue to hold such Collateral, in each case until such time as a successor Collateral Agent is appointed and accepts such appointment in accordance with this Section (it being understood and agreed that the retiring Collateral Agent shall have no duty or obligation to take any further action under any Collateral Document, including any action required to maintain the perfection of any such security interest), and (ii) the Required Lenders shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Collateral Agent; provided that all notices and other communications required or contemplated to be given or made to the Collateral Agent shall directly be given or made to each Lender. Following the effectiveness of the Collateral Agent’s resignation from its capacity as such, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03, as well as any exculpatory, reimbursement and indemnification provisions set forth in any other Loan Document, shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Collateral Agent, its sub-agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Collateral Agent was acting as Collateral Agent and in respect of the matters referred to in the proviso under clause (i) above.

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Section 8.06 Acknowledgments of Lenders.

(a) Each Lender represents that it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business and that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Joint Lead Arranger or any other Lender, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement as a Lender, and to make, acquire or hold Loans hereunder. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Joint Lead Arranger or any other Lender, or any of the Related Parties of any of the foregoing, and based on such documents and information (which may contain material, non-public information within the meaning of the United States securities laws concerning the Borrower and its Affiliates) as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder.

(b) Each Lender, by delivering its signature page to this Agreement on the Effective Date, or delivering its signature page to an Assignment and Assumption or any other Loan Document pursuant to which it shall become a Lender hereunder, shall be deemed to have acknowledged receipt of, and consented to and approved, each Loan Document and each other document required to be delivered to, or be approved by or satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders on the Effective Date.

(c) (i) Each Lender hereby agrees that (x) if the Administrative Agent notifies such Lender that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion that any funds received by such Lender from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (whether as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees or otherwise; individually and collectively, a “Payment”) were erroneously transmitted to such Lender (whether or not known to such Person), and demands the return of such Payment (or a portion thereof), such Lender shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect, and (y) to the extent permitted by applicable law, such Lender shall not assert, and hereby waives, as to the Administrative Agent, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Payments received, including without limitation any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender under this Section 8.06(c) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(ii) Each Lender hereby further agrees that if it receives a Payment from the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates (x) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such Payment (a “Payment Notice”) or (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a Payment Notice, it shall be on notice, in each such case, that an error has been made with respect to such Payment. Each Lender agrees that, in each such case, or if it otherwise becomes aware a Payment (or portion thereof) may have been sent in error, such Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such occurrence and, upon demand from the Administrative Agent, it shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made in same day funds, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect.

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(iii) The Borrower and each other Loan Party hereby agrees that (x) in the event an erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) are not recovered from any Lender that has received such Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Administrative Agent shall be subrogated to all the rights of such Lender with respect to such amount and (y) an erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Secured Obligations owed by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, except, in each case, to the extent such erroneous Payment is, and solely with respect to the amount of such erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds received by the Administrative Agent from the Borrower or any other Loan Party for the purpose of satisfying such Secured Obligations.

(iv) Each party’s obligations under this Section 8.06(c) shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Secured Obligations under any Loan Document.

Section 8.07 Collateral Matters.

(a) Except with respect to the exercise of setoff rights in accordance with Section 9.08 or with respect to a Secured Party’s right to file a proof of claim in an insolvency proceeding, no Secured Party shall have any right individually to realize upon any of the Collateral or to enforce any guarantee of the Secured Obligations, it being understood and agreed that all powers, rights and remedies under the Loan Documents may be exercised solely by the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms thereof.

(b) [Reserved].

(c) The Secured Parties irrevocably authorize the Collateral Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 6.02(b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (h), (i) or (k). The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Collateral Agent’s Lien thereon or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Collateral Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders or any other Secured Party for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.

Section 8.08 Credit Bidding. The Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize each Agent, at the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Secured Obligations (including by accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Secured Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral (a) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code, or any similar laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Loan Party is subject, or (b) at any other sale, foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) any Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with any applicable Requirements of Law. In connection with any such credit bid and purchase, the Secured Obligations owed to the Secured Parties shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid by any Agent at the direction of the Required Lenders on a ratable basis (with Secured Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a ratable basis that shall vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the liquidated portion of the contingent claim amount used in allocating

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the contingent interests) for the asset or assets so purchased (or for the equity interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are issued in connection with such purchase). In connection with any such bid, (i) each Agent shall be authorized to form one or more acquisition vehicles and to assign any successful credit bid to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, (ii) each of the Secured Parties’ ratable interests in the Secured Obligations which were credit bid shall be deemed without any further action under this Agreement to be assigned to such vehicle or vehicles for the purpose of closing such sale, (iii) each Agent shall be authorized to adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles (provided that any actions by any Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the assets or equity interests thereof, shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by, and the governing documents shall provide for, control by the vote of the Required Lenders or their permitted assignees under the terms of this Agreement or the governing documents of the applicable acquisition vehicle or vehicles, as the case may be, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in Section 9.02 of this Agreement), (iv) each Agent on behalf of such acquisition vehicle or vehicles shall be authorized to issue to each of the Secured Parties, ratably on account of the relevant Secured Obligations which were credit bid, interests, whether as equity, partnership, limited partnership interests or membership interests, in any such acquisition vehicle and/or debt instruments issued by such acquisition vehicle, all without the need for any Secured Party or acquisition vehicle to take any further action, and (v) to the extent that Secured Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Secured Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of Secured Obligations credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Secured Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Secured Parties pro rata with their original interest in such Secured Obligations and the equity interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of such Secured Obligations shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Secured Party or any acquisition vehicle to take any further action. Notwithstanding that the ratable portion of the Secured Obligations of each Secured Party are deemed assigned to the acquisition vehicle or vehicles as set forth in clause (ii) above, each Secured Party shall execute such documents and provide such information regarding the Secured Party (and/or any designee of the Secured Party which will receive interests in or debt instruments issued by such acquisition vehicle) as the applicable Agent may reasonably request in connection with the formation of any acquisition vehicle, the formulation or submission of any credit bid or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such credit bid.

Section 8.09 Certain ERISA Matters.

(a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and each Joint Lead Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

(i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulations) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans or the Commitments,

(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, and the conditions for exemptive relief thereunder are and will continue to be satisfied in connection therewith,

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(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, or

(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

(b) In addition, unless sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has not provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and each Joint Lead Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that:

(i) none of the Administrative Agent, or any Joint Lead Arranger or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related to hereto or thereto),

(ii) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement is independent (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-21) and is a bank, an insurance carrier, an investment adviser, a broker-dealer or other person that holds, or has under management or control, total assets of at least $50 million, in each case as described in 29 CFR § 2510.3-21(c)(1)(i)(A)-(E),

(iii) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to particular transactions and investment strategies (including in respect of the Secured Obligations),

(iv) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement is a fiduciary under ERISA or the Code, or both, with respect to the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement and is responsible for exercising independent judgment in evaluating the transactions hereunder, and

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(v) no fee or other compensation is being paid directly to the Administrative Agent or any Joint Lead Arranger or any their respective Affiliates for investment advice (as opposed to other services) in connection with the Loans, the Commitments or this Agreement.

(c) The Administrative Agent and each Joint Lead Arranger hereby informs the Lenders that each such Person is not undertaking to provide impartial investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that such Person has a financial interest in the transactions contemplated hereby in that such Person or an Affiliate thereof (i) may receive interest or other payments with respect to the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (ii) may recognize a gain if it extended the Loans or the Commitments for an amount less than the amount being paid for an interest in the Loans or the Commitments by such Lender or (iii) may receive fees or other payments in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, the Loan Documents or otherwise, including structuring fees, commitment fees, arrangement fees, facility fees, upfront fees, underwriting fees, ticking fees, agency fees, administrative agent or collateral agent fees, utilization fees, minimum usage fees, letter of credit fees, fronting fees, deal-away or alternate transaction fees, amendment fees, processing fees, term out premiums, banker’s acceptance fees, breakage or other early termination fees or fees similar to the foregoing.

ARTICLE IX

Miscellaneous

Section 9.01 Notices.

(a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone or electronic mail (and subject to paragraph (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile, as follows:

(i) if to the Borrower, to it at 10000 Energy Drive, Spring, Texas 77389, Attention of the Chief Financial Officer (Facsimile No. (832) 796-4820; Telephone No. (832) 796-2808; Email: [email protected]; Email: [email protected]);

(ii) if to the Administrative Agent, 500 Stanton Christiana Rd., NCC5 / 1st Floor, Newark, DE 19713, Attention: Loan & Agency Services Group (Facsimile [email protected]; Email: [email protected]), Agency Withholding Tax Inquiries (Email: [email protected]), Agency Compliance/Financials/Intralinks (Email: [email protected]);

(iii) the Collateral Agent, CIB DMO WLO, Mail code NY1-C413, 4 CMC, Brooklyn, NY, 11245-0001 (Email: [email protected]);

(iv) if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or facsimile number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.

Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices delivered through Electronic Systems, to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (b).

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(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders hereunder may be delivered or furnished by using Electronic Systems pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II to any Lender if such Lender has notified the Administrative Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.

(c) The Borrower may change its address, facsimile number or electronic mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by written notice to the Administrative Agent. Any other party hereto may change its address, facsimile number or electronic mail address for notices and other communications hereunder by written notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.

Section 9.02 Waivers; Amendments.

(a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by any Loan Party therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by Section 9.02(b), and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.

(b) Subject to Section 2.11(b) and (c) and Section 9.02(g), neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, (iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan (excluding mandatory prepayments pursuant to Section 2.08(b)), or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each

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Lender directly affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.15(b) in a manner that would alter the order of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby, (v) change Section 2.15(d) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (vi) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender, (vii) release the Borrower from its obligations under the Loan Documents without the written consent of each Lender, (viii) except as provided in Section 9.15, release all or substantially all of the Subsidiary Guarantors from their guarantee obligations under the Subsidiary Guaranties, without the written consent of each Lender, (ix) except as provided in clause (d) of this Section or in any Collateral Document, release all or substantially all of the Collateral, without the written consent of each Lender or (x) contractually subordinate (1) the Liens securing any of the Secured Obligations on all or substantially all of the Collateral to the Liens securing any other Indebtedness or other obligations or (2) any Secured Obligations in contractual right of payment to any other debt or other obligations including any other Class of Loans hereunder, in any such case, without the consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (but not the Administrative Agent or any other Lender or Secured Party) (provided, however, in no event shall this clause (ix) restrict any “debtor in possession” financing); provided further that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as the case may be.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no consent with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification of this Agreement shall be required of any Defaulting Lender, except with respect to any amendment, waiver or other modification referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (v) of Section 9.02(b) and then only in the event such Defaulting Lender shall be directly affected by such amendment, waiver or other modification.

(d) Each of the Lenders, on behalf of itself and any of its Affiliates that are Secured Parties, irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its sole discretion, to direct the Collateral Agent to release any Liens granted to the Collateral Agent by the Loan Parties on any Collateral (i) upon Payment in Full, (ii) constituting property being Disposed of if the Borrower certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent that the Disposition is made in compliance with the terms of this Agreement (and the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry), (iii) constituting property leased to the Borrower or any Subsidiary under a lease which has expired or been terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement, (iv) if approved or authorized in writing pursuant to Section 9.02(b) or (v) as required to effect any Disposition of such Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Article VII. Any such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect, or impair the Secured Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of the Loan Parties in respect of) all interests retained by the Loan Parties, including the proceeds of any Disposition, all of which shall continue to constitute part of the Collateral. In addition, each of the Lenders, on behalf of itself and any of its Affiliates that are Secured Parties, irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion, to direct the Collateral Agent (i) to subordinate any Lien on any assets granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 6.02(h) or (ii) in the event that the Borrower shall have advised the Administrative Agent that, notwithstanding the use by the Borrower of commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of such holder (but without the requirement to pay any sums to obtain such consent) to permit the Collateral Agent to retain its Liens (on a subordinated basis as contemplated by clause (i) above), the holder of such other Indebtedness requires, as a condition to the extension of such credit, that the Liens on such assets granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document be released, to release the Collateral Agent’s Liens on such assets. Any execution and delivery by the Collateral Agent, at the direction of the Administrative Agent, of documents in connection with any such release shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent.

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(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (a), (c) and (c) of this Section 9.02, until the date upon which the Discharge of RBL Obligations shall have occurred, in the event the RBL Administrative Agent and the requisite number of RBL Credit Facility Lenders (in accordance with the terms of the RBL Credit Facility) enter into any amendment, waiver or consent (i) with respect to (1) the 30 day period provided in Section 5.09 of the RBL Credit Agreement (as in existence on the Effective Date), (2) the 60 day period provided in Section 5.10(a)(i) of the RBL Credit Agreement (as in existence on the Effective Date), (3) the 30 day period provided in Section 5.10(a)(ii) of the RBL Credit Agreement (as in existence on the Effective Date) or (4) the 60 day period provided in Section 5.11(b) of the RBL Credit Agreement (as in existence on the Effective Date) or (ii) in any year, permitting the delivery of a Reserve Report pursuant to Section 5.15 of the RBL Credit Agreement (as in existence on the Effective Date) on any date other than March 1^st and September 1^st of such year (or in any case of any of the foregoing clauses (i) or (ii), any comparable provision of any RBL Credit Facility), then such amendment, waiver or consent shall automatically apply in a comparable manner to the comparable provision(s) of this Agreement without any action by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Borrower or any Lender.

(f) If, in connection with any proposed amendment, waiver or consent requiring the consent of “each Lender” or “each Lender directly affected thereby,” the consent of the Required Lenders is obtained, but the consent of other necessary Lenders is not obtained (any such Lender whose consent is necessary but not obtained being referred to herein as a “Non-Consenting Lender”), then the Borrower may elect to replace a Non-Consenting Lender as a Lender party to this Agreement in accordance with Section 2.16(b).

(g) If the Administrative Agent and the Borrower acting together identify any ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect in any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, then the Administrative Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend, modify or supplement such provision to cure such ambiguity, omission, mistake, typographical error or other defect, and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.

Section 9.03 Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.

(a) The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers and their respective Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one outside counsel, Sidley Austin LLP, counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent) in connection with the syndication and distribution (including via an Electronic System) of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated) and (ii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender, in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement and any other Loan Document, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans.

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(b) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including any reasonable legal expenses of one firm of counsel for all Indemnitees, taken as a whole, and, if reasonably necessary, one firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction and one firm of regulatory counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction, in each case for the Indemnitees, taken as a whole, and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest (as reasonably determined by an Indemnitee), one additional firm of counsel in each relevant jurisdiction for the affected Indemnitees similarly situated, taken as a whole, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated thereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations thereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or the use of proceeds thereof, (iii) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from (x) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, (y) any material breach of the express obligations of such Indemnitee under the Loan Documents pursuant to a claim initiated by any Loan Party or (z) any dispute solely between or among Indemnitees (not arising as a result of any act or omission by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates), other than claims against any Lender in its capacity as, or in fulfilling its role as, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, a Joint Lead Arranger or any similar role under the Loan Documents. This Section 9.03(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.

(c) Each Lender severally agrees to pay any amount required to be paid by the Borrower under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 9.03 to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each, an “Agent Indemnitee”) (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably according to their respective Applicable Percentages in effect on the date on which indemnification is sought under this Section (or, if indemnification is sought after the date on which the Loans shall have been paid in full, ratably in accordance with such Applicable Percentages immediately prior to such date), from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any kind whatsoever that may at any time (whether before or after the payment of the Loans) be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Agent Indemnitee in any way relating to or arising out of the Loans, this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any documents contemplated by or referred to herein or therein or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Agent Indemnitee under or in connection with any of the foregoing; provided that no Lender shall be liable for the payment of any portion of such liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements that are found by a final and nonappealable decision of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Agent Indemnitee’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. The agreements in this Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Loans and all other amounts payable hereunder.

(d) No Indemnitee shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems (including the Internet), except to the extent that such damages have resulted from the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of such Indemnitee (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final, non-appealable judgment).

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(e) To the extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, no party hereto shall assert, or permit any of its Affiliates or Related Parties to assert, and each party hereto hereby waives, any claim against each such other Person on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby, the Transactions, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided that nothing contained in this paragraph shall limit the indemnification obligations of the Borrower set forth in paragraph (b) of this Section 9.03, including the Borrower’s obligation to indemnify each Indemnitee for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of the matters described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of such paragraph (b).

(f) All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than fifteen (15) days after written demand therefor.

Section 9.04 Successors and Assigns.

(a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void) and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more Persons (other than an Ineligible Institution) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:

(A) the Borrower; provided that, other than with respect to any proposed assignment to any Person that is a Disqualified Institution, the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days after having received written notice thereof; provided, further, that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for (1) an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund, (2) if a Specified Default has occurred and is continuing, to any other assignee (other than a Disqualified Institution) or (3) in connection with the primary syndication of the Initial Loans to Lenders consented to by the Borrower; and

(B) the Administrative Agent.

(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of

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the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $2,000,000 unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if a Specified Default has occurred and is continuing;

(B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, provided that this clause shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of one Class of Commitments or Loans;

(C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent (x) an Assignment and Assumption or (y) to the extent applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to an Approved Electronic Platform as to which the Administrative Agent and the parties to the Assignment and Assumption are participants, together with (unless waived by the Administrative Agent) a processing and recordation fee of $3,500, such fee to be paid by either the assigning Lender or the assignee Lender or shared between such Lenders;

(D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower and its affiliates and their Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable Requirements of Law, including Federal and state securities laws; and

(E) no assignment shall be permitted if, as of the date thereof, any event or circumstance exists which would result in the Borrower being obligated to pay any greater amount hereunder to the assignee than the Borrower is obligated to pay to the assigning Lender.

For the purposes of this Section 9.04(b), the terms “Approved Fund” and “Ineligible Institution” have the following meanings:

“Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

“Ineligible Institution” means (a) a natural person, (b) a Defaulting Lender or its Lender Parent, (c) the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any of its Affiliates, (d) a Disqualified Institution or (e) a company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of, a natural person or relative(s) thereof.

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(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14 and 9.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.04 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.

(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Collateral Agent and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(v) Upon its receipt of (x) a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee or (y) to the extent applicable, an agreement incorporating an Assignment and Assumption by reference pursuant to an Approved Electronic Platform as to which the Administrative Agent and the parties to the Assignment and Assumption are participant, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register; provided that if either the assigning Lender or the assignee shall have failed to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Sections 2.04(b), Section 2.15(e), or 9.03(c), the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information therein in the Register unless and until such payment shall have been made in full, together with all accrued interest thereon. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

(c) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, sell participations to one or more banks or other entities (a “Participant”), other than an Ineligible Institution, in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged; (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations; and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without

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the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12, 2.13 and 2.14 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.14(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.14(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 2.15 and 2.16 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 2.12 or 2.14, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.15(d) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Participant Register”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or any other central bank having jurisdiction over such Lender, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(e) (i) No assignment or participation shall be made to any Person that was a Disqualified Institution as of the date (the “Trade Date”) on which the assigning Lender entered into a binding agreement to sell and assign or grant a participation in all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to such Person (unless the Borrower has consented to such assignment or participation in writing, in which case such Person will not be considered a Disqualified Institution for the purpose of such assignment or participation). For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any assignee or Participant that becomes a Disqualified Institution after the applicable Trade Date (including as a result of the delivery of a written supplement to the list of “Disqualified Institutions” and the expiration of the notice period, in each case, referred to in the definition of “Disqualified Institution”), (x) such assignee or Participant shall not retroactively be disqualified from becoming a Lender or Participant and (y) the execution by the Borrower of an Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignee will not by itself result in such assignee no longer being considered a Disqualified Institution. Any assignment in violation of this clause (e)(i) shall not be void, but the other provisions of this clause (e) shall apply.

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(ii) If any assignment or participation is made to any Disqualified Institution without the Borrower’s prior written consent in violation of clause (i) above, or if any Person becomes a Disqualified Institution after the applicable Trade Date, the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to the applicable Disqualified Institution and the Administrative Agent, (A) terminate any Commitment of such Disqualified Institution and repay all obligations of the Borrower owing to such Disqualified Institution in connection with such Commitment, and/or (B) require such Disqualified Institution to assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in this Section 9.04), all of its interest, rights and obligations under this Agreement at the lower of (x) the principal amount thereof and (y) the amount that such Disqualified Institution paid to acquire such interests, rights and obligations.

(iii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Disqualified Institutions to whom an assignment or participation is made in violation of clause (i) above (A) will not (x) have the right to receive information, reports or other materials provided to Lenders by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any other Lender, (y) attend or participate in meetings attended by the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, or (z) access any electronic site established for the Lenders or confidential communications from counsel to or financial advisors of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Lenders and (B) (x) for purposes of any consent to any amendment, waiver or modification of, or any action under, and for the purpose of any direction to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender to undertake any action (or refrain from taking any action) under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, each Disqualified Institution will be deemed to have consented in the same proportion as the Lenders that are not Disqualified Institutions consented to such matter, and (y) for purposes of voting on any bankruptcy or plan of reorganization, each Disqualified Institution party hereto hereby agrees (1) not to vote on such plan of reorganization, (2) if such Disqualified Institution does vote on such bankruptcy or plan of reorganization notwithstanding the restriction in the foregoing clause (1), such vote will be deemed not to be in good faith and shall be “designated” pursuant to Section 1126(e) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision in any other debtor relief law), and such vote shall not be counted in determining whether the applicable class has accepted or rejected such bankruptcy or plan of reorganization in accordance with Section 1126(c) of the Bankruptcy Code (or any similar provision in any other debtor relief law) and (3) not to contest any request by any party for a determination by a bankruptcy court (or other applicable court of competent jurisdiction) effectuating the foregoing clause (2).

(iv) The Administrative Agent shall have the right, and the Borrower hereby expressly authorizes the Administrative Agent, to provide to any Lender requesting the list of Disqualified Institutions provided by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and any updates thereto from time to time (collectively, the “DQ List”) and/or to post the DQ List on a Platform, including that portion of such Platform that is designated for “public side” Lenders.

(v) None of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Lenders (except for such Lender’s review of the DQ List) shall be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Institutions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, none of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Lenders shall (x) except for such Lender’s review of the DQ List, be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any other Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant is a Disqualified Institution or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans, or disclosure of confidential information, by any other Person to any Disqualified Institution.

(vi) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder represents and warrants to the parties hereto that it is not a Disqualified Institution or an Affiliate of a Disqualified Institution.

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Section 9.05 Survival. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties in the Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the making of any Loans, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document is outstanding and unpaid. The provisions of Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14 and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Aggregate Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any provision hereof or thereof.

Section 9.06 Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution.

(a) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers or the Lenders constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

(b) Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of (x) this Agreement, (y) any other Loan Document and/or (z) any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any notice delivered pursuant to Section 9.01), certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or the transactions contemplated hereby and/or thereby (each an “Ancillary Document”) that is an Electronic Signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement, such other Loan Document or such Ancillary Document, as applicable. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in any electronic form (including deliveries by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page), each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be; provided that nothing herein shall require the Administrative Agent to accept Electronic Signatures in any form or format without its prior written consent and pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (i) to the extent the Administrative Agent has agreed to accept any Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each of the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party without further verification thereof and without any obligation to review the appearance or form of any such Electronic signature and (ii) upon the request of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by a manually executed counterpart. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower and each Loan Party hereby (i) agrees that, for all purposes, including without limitation, in

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connection with any workout, restructuring, enforcement of remedies, bankruptcy proceedings or litigation among the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, the Borrower and the Loan Parties, Electronic Signatures transmitted by telecopy, emailed .pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page and/or any electronic images of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as any paper original, (ii) each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders may, at its option, create one or more copies of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document in the form of an imaged electronic record in any format, which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document (and all such electronic records shall be considered an original for all purposes and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record), (iii) waives any argument, defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document and/or any Ancillary Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement, such other Loan Document and/or such Ancillary Document, respectively, including with respect to any signature pages thereto and (iv) waives any claim against any Related Parties of any Lender for any Liabilities arising solely from the Administrative Agent’s, the Collateral Agent’s and/or any Lender’s reliance on or use of Electronic Signatures and/or transmissions by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page, including any Liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Borrower and/or any Loan Party to use any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any Electronic Signature.

Section 9.07 Severability. Any provision of any Loan Document held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions thereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 9.08 Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final and in whatever currency denominated) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor against any of and all of the Secured Obligations held by such Lender or its Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or Affiliate shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Documents and although such obligations may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch office or Affiliate of such Lender different from the branch office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Secured Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender or its Affiliates may have. Each Lender agrees to promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent after any such setoff and application, provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.

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Section 9.09 Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.

(a) This Agreement and any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement (whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise) shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

(b) The Borrower irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it will not commence any action, litigation or proceeding of any kind or description, whether in law or equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against any Credit Party or any Related Party of any Credit Party in any way relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the Transactions, in any forum other than the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County, Borough of Manhattan, or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the jurisdiction of such courts and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action, litigation or proceeding may (and any such claims, cross-claims or third party claims brought against the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties may only) be heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by applicable Requirements of Law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action, litigation or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document shall affect any right that any Credit Party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any Loan Party or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

(c) Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Each party hereto irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

Section 9.10 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

Section 9.11 Headings. Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

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Section 9.12 Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (i) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (ii) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) or as may be required by applicable Requirements of Law or by any subpoena or similar legal process, in which case such Person shall, except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any governmental or bank regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority, to the extent practicable and not prohibited by applicable Requirements of Law, promptly notify the Borrower of such disclosure, (iii) to any other party to this Agreement, (iv) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (v) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (A) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, (B) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap, derivative or securitization transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations or (C) to any credit insurance provider relating to the Borrower and its obligations, (vi) with the consent of the Borrower, (vii) to the extent such Information (A) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (B) becomes available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or (viii) on a confidential basis to (x) any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the transactions hereunder or (y) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers with respect to the transactions hereunder; provided, however, no disclosure (other than disclosure of the DQ List) is permitted to any Person that is, at such time, a Disqualified Institution. For the purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received from the Borrower relating to the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower and other than information pertaining to this Agreement routinely provided by arrangers to data service providers, including league table providers, that serve the lending industry; provided that that (notwithstanding the foregoing) no such nonpublic information which contains projections or forecasts with respect to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates shall be disclosed, disseminated or otherwise made available pursuant to clause (vii) above. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION AS DEFINED IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING PARAGRAPH FURNISHED TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BORROWER AND ITS RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES, AND CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS, FURNISHED BY THE BORROWER, ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE

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BORROWER AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE A CREDIT CONTACT WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS OF LAW.

Section 9.13 USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the Patriot Act hereby notifies each Loan Party that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies such Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of such Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender to identify such Loan Party in accordance with the Patriot Act.

Section 9.14 Appointment for Perfection. Each Lender hereby appoints each other Lender as its agent for the purpose of perfecting Liens, for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, in assets which, in accordance with Article 9 of the UCC or any other applicable Requirements of Law can be perfected only by possession or control. Should any Lender (other than the Collateral Agent) obtain possession or control of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof, and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or otherwise deal with such Collateral in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions.

Section 9.15 Subsidiary Guarantors. So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (or would result from such release), (i) if all of the Equity Interests of a Subsidiary Guarantor that is owned by the Borrower or a Subsidiary is Disposed of in a transaction or transactions permitted by this Agreement or (ii) any Subsidiary Guarantor no longer constitutes a Material Domestic Subsidiary, then, in each case, promptly following the Borrower’s written request, the Collateral Agent shall execute a release of such Subsidiary Guarantor from its Subsidiary Guaranty. In connection with any release pursuant to this Section, the Collateral Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by each Lender to) execute and deliver to the Borrower, at the Borrower’s expense, all documents that the Borrower shall reasonably request to evidence such termination or release. Any execution and delivery of documents pursuant to this Section shall be without recourse to or warranty by the Collateral Agent.

Section 9.16 Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable Requirements of Law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable Requirements of Law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.

Section 9.17 No Fiduciary Duty, etc. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Subsidiaries’ understanding, that no Credit Party will have any obligations under the Loan Documents except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents and in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents each Credit Party is acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Borrower with respect to the Loan Documents and the transaction contemplated therein and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Borrower or any other person. The Borrower agrees that it will not assert any claim against any Credit Party based on an alleged breach of fiduciary duty by such Credit Party in connection with this

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Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Additionally, the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that no Credit Party is advising the Borrower as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting, regulatory or any other matters in any jurisdiction. The Borrower shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters to the extent it deems appropriate and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and the Credit Parties shall have no responsibility or liability to the Borrower with respect thereto.

The Borrower further acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Subsidiaries’ understanding, that each Credit Party, together with its Affiliates, is a full service securities or banking firm engaged in securities trading and brokerage activities as well as providing investment banking and other financial services. In the ordinary course of business, any Credit Party may provide investment banking and other financial services to, and/or acquire, hold or sell, for its own accounts and the accounts of customers, equity, debt and other securities and financial instruments (including bank loans and other obligations) of, the Borrower and other companies with which the Borrower may have commercial or other relationships. With respect to any securities and/or financial instruments so held by any Credit Party or any of its customers, all rights in respect of such securities and financial instruments, including any voting rights, will be exercised by the holder of the rights, in its sole discretion.

In addition, the Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Subsidiaries’ understanding, that each Credit Party and its affiliates may be providing debt financing, equity capital or other services (including financial advisory services) to other companies in respect of which the Borrower may have conflicting interests regarding the transactions described herein and otherwise. No Credit Party will use confidential information obtained from the Borrower by virtue of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or its other relationships with the Borrower in connection with the performance by such Credit Party of services for other companies, and no Credit Party will furnish any such information to other companies. The Borrower also acknowledges that no Credit Party has any obligation to use in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, or to furnish to the Borrower, confidential information obtained from other companies.

Section 9.18 Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and

(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable: