Concho Resources (CXO) 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Exhibit 10.1

EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED

CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) dated as of April 12, 2012, is by and among Concho Resources Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), the Lenders party hereto (the “Lenders”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”). Unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise expressly defined herein, capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement (as defined below).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders entered into that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 31, 2008 (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders amend the Credit Agreement in certain respects.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and confessed, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders hereby agree as follows:

SECTION 1.Amendments to Credit Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver in writing of each condition precedent set forth inSection 3, and in reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Amendment, the Credit Agreement shall be amended in the manner provided in thisSection 1.

1.1 Senior Notes Adjustment.Section 3.05 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

3.05Senior Notes Adjustment. Unless otherwise waived in writing by the Required Lenders, upon the incurrence of any Indebtedness under any Senior Notes permitted underSection 7.03(f) at any time and from time to time on and after May 1, 2013, the Borrowing Base and the Conforming Borrowing Base then in effect shall each be reduced by the lesser of (i) $300 for every $1,000 in stated amount of such Indebtedness as of the date such Indebtedness is incurred and (ii) such other amount, if any, determined by the Required Lenders in their sole discretion prior to issuance of such Senior Notes; provided that no such adjustment shall be required with respect to any Permitted Refinancing of any such Senior Notes. For the avoidance of doubt, the stated amount of such Indebtedness that constitutes Permitted Refinancings of existing Senior Notes shall not be included for purposes of determining the reduction in the Borrowing Base and the Conforming Borrowing Base required by thisSection 3.05 and only the stated amount in excess of such Permitted Refinancings shall be included in calculating the adjustment required by thisSection 3.05.

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1.2 Indebtedness Under Senior Notes.Section 7.03(f) of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended in its entirety to read as follows:

(f) subject to any adjustment to the Borrowing Base and Conforming Borrowing Base required under Section 3.05, unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower evidenced by unsecured senior notes (other than the Marbob Seller Note) or unsecured senior subordinated notes and Guarantees thereof in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $3,100,000,000 at any time outstanding (“Senior Notes”) and any Permitted Refinancing of any Indebtedness incurred under this clause (f); provided that (i) at the time of and immediately after giving effect to each issuance of such Senior Notes or any Permitted Refinancing thereof, no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the final stated maturity date of such Senior Notes is not earlier than the first anniversary after the Maturity Date (as in effect on the date of issuance of such Senior Notes), (iii) the non-default stated interest rate of such Senior Notes shall be consistent with market terms for issuers of similar size and credit quality at the time of issuance, (iv) no scheduled principal amortization is required under such Senior Notes prior to the stated maturity of such Senior Notes and (v) such Senior Notes are evidenced by an indenture and related documents containing terms and conditions, covenants and events of default that are customary for similar notes and that are, in each case, reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; and

SECTION 2.Reaffirmation of Borrowing Base. This Amendment shall constitute a notice of reaffirmation of the Borrowing Base pursuant toSection 3.04 of the Credit Agreement and the Administrative Agent hereby notifies the Borrower that, as of the date of this Amendment, the Borrowing Base shall continue to be $2,500,000,000 until the earlier of (a) next Redetermination of the Borrowing Base pursuant toArticle III of the Credit Agreement and (b) the date the Borrowing Base is otherwise adjusted pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement. The Borrower and the Required Lenders agree that the reaffirmation of the Borrowing Base provided for in thisSection 2 shall be considered and deemed to be the April 1, 2012 Scheduled Redetermination.

SECTION 3.Conditions.The amendments to the Credit Agreement set forth inSection 1 of this Amendment and the reaffirmation of the Borrowing Base set forth inSection 2 of this Amendment shall be effective upon the satisfaction of each of the conditions set forth in thisSection 3.

3.1 Execution and Delivery. Each Loan Party and the Required Lenders shall have executed and delivered this Amendment and any other documents requested by the Administrative Agent prior to the date hereof, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

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3.2 No Default. No Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

3.3 Other Documents. The Administrative Agent shall have received such other instruments and documents incidental and appropriate to the transaction provided for herein as the Administrative Agent or its special counsel may reasonably request prior to the date hereof, and all such documents shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 4.Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. To induce the Required Lenders to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Required Lenders as follows:

4.1 Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties/Further Assurances. After giving effect to the amendments contained herein, each representation and warranty of the Borrower or any Guarantor contained in the Credit Agreement or in any other Loan Document is true and correct in all material respects on the date of this Amendment (except that any representation or warranty which by its terms was made as of a specified date shall be true and correct in all material respects only as of such specified date and any representation or warranty which is qualified by reference to “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” is true and correct in all respects).

4.2 Corporate Authority; No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and each Guarantor (to the extent a party hereto or thereto) of this Amendment and all documents, instruments and agreements contemplated herein are within the Borrower’s or such Guarantor’s corporate or other organizational powers, have been duly authorized by necessary action, require no approval, consent or action by or in respect of, or filing with, any court or agency of government.

4.3 Enforceability. This Amendment constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as (i) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditor’s rights generally, and (ii) the availability of equitable remedies may be limited by equitable principles of general application.

4.4 No Default. As of the date of this Amendment, no Default has occurred and is continuing.

SECTION 5.Miscellaneous.

5.1 Reaffirmation of Loan Documents and Liens. Any and all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents shall, except as amended and modified hereby, remain in full force and effect. The Borrower hereby agrees that the amendments and modifications herein contained shall not impair its liabilities, duties and obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party or the Liens granted by it securing the payment and performance thereof. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any Lender, the L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor, except as expressly provided herein, constitute a waiver or amendment of any provision of

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any of the Loan Documents. Upon and after the execution of this Amendment by each of the parties hereto, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, and each reference in the other Loan Documents to “the Credit Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby. This Amendment is a Loan Document, and all provisions in the Credit Agreement pertaining to Loan Documents apply hereto.

5.2 Parties in Interest. All of the terms and provisions of this Amendment shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

5.3 Legal Expenses. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable fees and expenses of special counsel to the Administrative Agent incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment and all related documents.

5.4 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document. However, this Amendment shall bind no party until the Borrower, the Required Lenders, and the Administrative Agent have executed a counterpart. Delivery of photocopies of the signature pages to this Amendment by facsimile or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of manually executed counterparts of this Amendment.

5.5 Complete Agreement. THIS AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

5.6 Headings. The headings, captions and arrangements used in this Amendment are, unless specified otherwise, for convenience only and shall not be deemed to limit, amplify or modify the terms of this Amendment, nor affect the meaning thereof.

5.7 Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of Texas.

[Signature pages follow]

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

BORROWER:
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.,
a Delaware corporation
By:	/s/ Darin G. Holderness
Name:	Darin G. Holderness
Title:	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
	Officer and Treasurer

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

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as a Lender, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender
By:	/s/ Mark E. Olson
	Mark E. Olson
	Authorized Officer

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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
as Syndication Agent and a Lender
By:	/s/ Jeffrey H. Rathkamp
Name:	Jeffrey H. Rathkamp
Title:	Managing Director

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BNP PARIBAS,
as a Co-Documentation Agent and a Lender
By:	/s/ Edward Pak
Name:	Edward Pak
Title:	Director
By:	/s/ Matthew Turner
Name:	Matthew Turner
Title:	Vice President

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CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, f/k/a CALYON (NEW YORK BRANCH),
as a Co-Documentation Agent and a Lender
By:	/s/ Tom Byargeon
Name:	Tom Byargeon
Title:	Managing Director
By:	/s/ Sharada Manne
Name:	Sharada Manne
Title:	Managing Director

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

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SCOTIABANC INC.,
as a Lender
By:	/s/ J. F. Todd
Name:	J.F. Todd
Title:	Managing Director

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

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BANK OF SCOTLAND plc,
as a Lender
By:	/s/ Julia R. Franklin
Name:	Julia R. Franklin
Title:	Vice President

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COMPASS BANK,
as a Lender
By:	/s/ Dorothy Marchand
Name:	Dorothy Marchand
Title:	Senior Vice President

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KEY BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By:	/s/ Craig Hanselman
Name:	Craig Hanselman
Title:	Vice President

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By:	/s/ Tara McLean
Name:	Tara McLean
Title:	Vice President

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WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as a Co-Documentation Agent and a Lender
By:	/s/ Thomas E. Stelmar, Jr.
Name:	Thomas E. Stelmar, Jr.
Title:	Vice President

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SUMITOMO MITSUI BANKING CORPORATION, as a Lender
By:	/s/ Masakazu Hasegawa
Name:	Masakazu Hasegawa
Title:	Managing Director

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NATIXIS(formerly Natexis Banques Populaires), as a Lender
By:	/s/ Mary Lou Allen
Name:	Mary Lou Allen
Title:	Director
By:	/s/ Liana Tchernysheva
Name:	Liana Tchernysheva
Title:	Managing Director

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SUNTRUST BANK, as a Lender
By:	/s/ Gregory C. Magnuson
Name:	Gregory C. Magnuson
Title:	Vice President

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COMERICA BANK, successor by merger with STERLING BANK,a Texas banking association as a Lender
By:	/s/ James A. Morgan
Name:	James A. Morgan
Title:	Vice President

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

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CITIBANK, N.A.(formerly Citibank Texas, N.A.), as a Lender
By:	/s/ Yasantha Gunaratna
Name:	Yasantha Gunaratna
Title:	Vice President

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DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as a Lender
By:	/s/ Michael Getz
Name:	Michael Getz
Title:	Vice President
By:	/s/ Omayra Laucella
Name:	Omayra Laucella
Title:	Director

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THE FROST NATIONAL BANK, as a Lender
By:	/s/ Alex Zemkoski
Name:	Alex Zemkoski
Title:	Vice President

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

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BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Lender
By:	/s/ Vanessa A. Kurbatskiy
Name:	Vanessa A. Kurbatskiy
Title:	Vice President

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THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND plc, as a Lender
By:	/s/ Sanjay Remond
Name:	Sanjay Remond
Title:	Director

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UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC, as a Lender
By:	/s/ Mary E. Evans
Name:	Mary E. Evans
Title:	Associate Director
By:	/s/ Irja R. Otsa
Name:	Irja R. Otsa
Title:	Associate Director

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CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender
By:	/s/ Nancy Mak
Name:	Nancy Mak
Title:	Vice President

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CIBC, INC.,
as a Lender
By:	/s/ Trudy Nelson
Name:	Trudy Nelson
Title:	Authorized Signatory
By:	/s/ Richard Antl
Name:	Richard Antl
Title:	Authorized Signatory

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COMERICA BANK, as a Lender
By:	/s/ James A. Morgan
Name:	James A. Morgan
Title:	Vice President

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GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Lender
By:	/s/ Michelle Latzoni
Name:	Michelle Latzoni
Title:	Authorized Signatory

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REGIONS BANK, as a Lender
By:	/s/ Daniel G. Steele
Name:	Daniel G. Steele
Title:	Senior Vice President

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ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as a Lender
By:	/s/ Kristan Spivey
Name:	Kristan Spivey
Title:	Authorized Signatory

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SOCIETE GENERALE, as a Lender
By:	/s/ Christopher S. Parada
Name:	Christopher S. Parada
Title:	Managing Director

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AMEGY BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By:	/s/ JB Askew
Name:	JB Askew
Title:	Officer

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CREDIT SUISSE AG,CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH,as a Lender
By:	/s/ Shaheen Malik
Name:	Shaheen Malik
Title:	Vice President
By:	/s/ Michael Spaight
Name:	Michael Spaight
Title:	Associate

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CONSENT AND REAFFIRMATION

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

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Consent and Reaffirmation on and as of the date of this Eighth Amendment.

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

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QUAIL RANCH LLC, a Texas limited liability company
By:	/s/ Darin G. Holderness
Name:	Darin G. Holderness
Title:	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
COG HOLDINGS LLC, a Texas limited liability company
By:	/s/ Darin G. Holderness
Name:	Darin G. Holderness
Title:	Senior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
CONCHO OIL & GAS LLC, a Texas limited liability company
By:	/s/ Darin G. Holderness
Name:	Darin G. Holderness
Title:	Senior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
DELAWARE RIVER SWD LLC, a Texas limited liability company
By:	/s/ Darin G. Holderness
Name:	Darin G. Holderness
Title:	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
COG PRODUCTION LLC, a Texas limited liability company
By:	/s/ Darin G. Holderness
Name:	Darin G. Holderness
Title:	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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COG ACREAGE LP, a Texas limited partnership
By:	COG Production LLC, its general partner
By:	/s/ Darin G. Holderness
Name:	Darin G. Holderness
Title:	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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