Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
As previously disclosed, on January 15, 2018, EXCO Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) and certain of its subsidiaries, including EXCO Services, Inc., EXCO Partners GP, LLC, EXCO GP Partners OLP, LP, EXCO Partners OLP GP, LLC, EXCO Operating Company, LP, EXCO Midcontinent MLP, LLC, EXCO Holding (Pa), Inc., EXCO Production Company (PA), LLC, EXCO Resources (XA), LLC, EXCO Production (WV), LLC, EXCO Land Company, LLC, EXCO Holding MLP, Inc., Raider Marketing, LP, Raider Marketing GP, LLC (collectively, the “Filing Subsidiaries” and, together with the Company, the “Debtors”), filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The Bankruptcy Petitions are jointly administered by the Court (collectively, such chapter 11 cases, the “Chapter 11 Cases”) under the caption In Re EXCO Resources, Inc., Case No. 18-30155 (MI).
As further previously disclosed, on January 22, 2018, the Debtors entered intoa Debtor-in-Possession Credit Agreement (the “DIP Credit Agreement”), by and among the lenders party thereto, Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd., as administrative agent, and the Debtors.
On January 15, 2019, the Company entered into an amendment to the DIP Credit Agreement, dated as of January 15, 2019 (the “DIP Amendment”), which amended clause (i) in the definition of “Maturity Date” under the DIP Credit Agreement to extend the period of maturity specified therein from the date that is 12 months after the initial borrowings to the date that is 16 months after the initial borrowings. The DIP Credit Agreement, as amended by the DIP Amendment, will mature on the earliest of (i) the date that is 16 months after the initial borrowings, (ii) the effective date of a plan of reorganization in the Chapter 11 Cases, and (iii) the date of termination following an event of default of all revolving commitments and/or the acceleration of the obligations under the Company’s seniorsecured debtor-in possession revolving credit facilities. In accordance with its terms, the DIP Amendment became effective on January 18, 2019.