FIRST AMENDMENT OF MORTGAGE,
SECURITY AGREEMENT,
ASSIGNMENT OF PRODUCTION AND FINANCING STATEMENT
AND MORTGAGE - COLLATERAL REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT OF MORTGAGE, SECURITY AGREEMENT,
ASSIGNMENT OF PRODUCTION AND FINANCING STATEMENT AND MORTGAGE -
COLLATERAL REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE (this "Instrument"), dated as of
September 1, 1995, is between GEORESOURCES, INC., a Colorado corporation
(Federal Tax I.D. No. 84-0505444) ("Mortgagor"), with an address at 1407
West Dakota Parkway, Suite 1B, Williston, North Dakota 58801 (residence:
Williams County, North Dakota), and NORWEST BANK MONTANA, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, a national banking association ("Lender"), successor in
interest to NORWEST BANK BILLINGS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, with an address
at 175 North 27th Street, Billings, Montana 59117.
RECITALS
A. Mortgagor executed and delivered to Lender a Mortgage,
Security Agreement, Assignment of Production and Financing Statement
dated as of April 29, 1993 (the "Mortgage"), the terms and provisions of
which and the description of the real and personal property covered by
which are hereby incorporated herein by this reference. The Mortgage was
filed and recorded, among other places, as follows:
Recording Data
State County Filing Date Book Page
Montana Richland 05/10/93 B-140 Mort. 871
North Dakota Bottineau 05/10/93 246 Mtges. 501
North Dakota McKenzie 05/10/93 Doc. #316744
North Dakota Renville 05/13/93 155 Mtgs. 261
North Dakota Williams 05/12/93 Doc. #549527
B. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the
Mortgage shall have the same meanings when used herein. The counterparts
hereof to be recorded in the counties listed in Recital A above shall
have attached thereto as Schedule I a description of the land covered by
the Mortgage.
C. The parties wish to amend the Mortgage as described
herein.
AMENDMENT
IN CONSIDERATION of the sum of ten dollars ($10.00) in hand
paid by Lender to Mortgagor and of the mutual promises contained herein,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree
that the Mortgage shall be amended as follows:
1. All references in the Mortgage to "Norwest Bank Billings,
National Association" or "Mortgagee" shall be deemed to refer to
"Norwest Bank Montana, National Association, successor in interest to
Norwest Bank Billings, National Association".
2. The title of the Mortgage shall be changed by adding the
following at the end thereof: "AND MORTGAGE - COLLATERAL REAL ESTATE
MORTGAGE".
3. The following shall be inserted at the end of the page
numbered 2 of the Mortgage:
THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THIS INSTRUMENT
CONSTITUTES A COLLATERAL REAL ESTATE
MORTGAGE PURSUANT TO NORTH DAKOTA CENTURY
CODE CHAPTER 35-03.
4. Clauses (A), (B) and (C) of the second paragraph on the
page numbered 3 of the Mortgage shall be amended to read as follows:
"(A) the payment of the Promissory Note dated September 1, 1995,
executed by Mortgagor, payable to the order of Mortgagee, in the face
amount of $1,000,000, as now in effect or as hereafter amended, extended
or replaced (the '1995 Note'), having a maturity date of September 1,
2002, with interest at an annual rate equal to the sum of the
fluctuating annual rate announced from time to time by Norwest Bank
Minnesota, National Association ('NBM') as its prime or base rate
(currently, 8.75 percent per annum), which may not be the lowest
interest rate charged by NBM (the 'Base Rate') plus one percentage
point; (B) the payment of the Promissory Note dated April 29, 1993,
executed by Mortgagor, payable to the order of Mortgagee, in the face
amount of $1,000,000, as now in effect or as hereafter amended, extended
or replaced (the '1993 Note'), having a maturity date of September 1,
1999, with interest at an annual rate equal to the sum of the Base Rate
plus one percentage point; and (C) the payment of the Installment
Promissory Note dated April 29, 1993, executed by Mortgagor, payable to
the order of Mortgagee, in the face amount of $825,000, as now in effect
or as hereafter amended, extended or replaced (the 'Installment Note'),
having a maturity date of January 5, 1997, with interest at an annual
rate equal to the sum of the Base Rate plus one percentage point, up to
a maximum of 10.5 percent per annum (the 1995 Note, the 1993 Note and
the Installment Note collectively referred to herein as the 'Notes');".
GRANT
Mortgagor hereby grants, bargains, sells, assigns, transfers,
pledges, mortgages and conveys, and grants a security interest in the
Mortgaged Properties to Lender, WITH POWER OF SALE; TO HAVE AND TO HOLD
the Mortgaged Properties to Lender and its successors and assigns
forever, subject to all of the terms, conditions, covenants and
agreements set forth in the Mortgage, as amended hereby, for the security
and benefit of Lender and its successors and assigns as holder of any and
all notes and other obligations secured by the Mortgage, as amended
hereby.
MISCELLANEOUS
This Instrument shall bind and inure to the benefit of the
respective successors and assigns of Mortgagor and Lender, including
without limitation any and all other banks, lending institutions and
parties which may participate in the indebtedness evidenced by the
Indebtedness or any of it. Notwithstanding any other provision contained
herein, if any property interest granted by this Instrument does not vest
on the execution and delivery of this Instrument, it shall vest, if at
all, no later than 20 years after the execution and delivery of this
Instrument. Mortgagor hereby ratifies, confirms and adopts the Mortgage,
as amended hereby.
EXECUTED as of the date first above written.
ATTEST: GEORESOURCES, INC.
/S/ Cathy Kruse By: /S/ J.P. Vickers
Cathy Kruse, J. P. Vickers,
Secretary President
(SEAL)
NORWEST BANK MONTANA, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, successor in interest
NORWEST BANK BILLINGS, NATIONAL
ATTEST: ASSOCIATION
/S/ Dave Hanson By: /S/ Doug Kraft
Dave Hanson , Doug Kraft,
Vice President Vice President
(SEAL)
STATE OF NORTH DAK0TA )
) ss.
COUNTY OF WILLIAMS )
(Montana)
On this day before me, the undersigned notary public,
personally appeared J. P. Vickers, known to me to be the President of
GEORESOURCES, INC., a Colorado corporation, the corporation that
executed the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that such
corporation executed the same. Witness my hand and official seal as of
October 30, 1995.
(North Dakota)
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 30th
day of October, 1995, by J. P. Vickers, as President of GEORESOURCES,
INC., a Colorado corporation, on behalf of said corporation. Witness my
hand and official seal.
/S/ Maxine Duncalf
, Notary Public
Residing in: ,
My commission expires: MAXINE DUNCALF - Notary Public
Williams County, North Dakota
My commission expires Aug. 6, 1997
(SEAL)
STATE OF Montana )
) ss.
COUNTY OF Yellowstone )
(Montana)
On this day before me, the undersigned notary public,
personally appeared Doug Kraft, known to me to be the Vice President of
NORWEST BANK MONTANA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association, successor in interest to NORWEST BANK BILLINGS, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, the national banking association that executed the within
instrument, and acknowledged to me that such national banking
association executed the same. Witness my hand and official seal as of
NOVEMBER 9, 1995.
(North Dakota)
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 9th day of
November, 1995, by Doug Kraft, Vice President of NORWEST BANK MONTANA,
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, successor in
interest to NORWEST BANK BILLINGS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, on behalf of
said national banking association. Witness my hand and official seal.
/s/ Colleen Chlapowski
, Notary Public
Residing in: Billings, MT
My commission expires: 9/22/96
(SEAL)