EXHIBIT 10(a) AGREEMENT AND THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (October 19, 1998) THIS AGREEMENT AND THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this "AGREEMENT"), dated as of October 19, 1998, is made and entered into by and among SANTA FE ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. (the "COMPANY"), a Delaware corporation; the financial institutions listed on the signature pages hereto (collectively, the "BANKS"); and CHASE BANK OF TEXAS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ("CHASE TEXAS"), acting in its capacity as agent for the Banks (in such capacity, the "AGENT"). The Company, the Banks and the Agent are herein sometimes called the "PARTIES". RECITALS: 1. The Company, the Agent then acting, and certain of the Parties entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of November 13, 1996, an Agreement and First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December 19, 1996, and an Agreement and Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 15, 1998. Such Credit Agreement, as so amended, is herein called the "CREDIT AGREEMENT". 2. The Parties desire to adopt the Credit Agreement as their own agreement and to amend the Credit Agreement in certain respects to increase the maximum allowable Aggregate Commitment, to provide for additional financial institutions to become Banks, to change the Commitments of the Banks, to revise the definition of "Other Letters of Credit" to exclude up to $50,000,000 of letters of credit which support performance obligations, to permit additional Total Debt, and to make certain other changes thereto, all as more fully described below; and to ratify, confirm and continue the Credit Agreement as so adopted and amended. AGREEMENTS: NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged by the Parties, the Parties agree as follows: 1. AMENDMENT AND ADOPTION OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT. The Parties hereby adopt and continue the Credit Agreement as their own agreement. By executing this Agreement, each of the Parties agrees to be bound by the terms of the Credit Agreement as hereby adopted and amended. Each of the financial institutions executing this Agreement shall succeed to the rights of and be obligated to perform the obligations of a Bank under the Credit Documents and shall be considered a "Bank" for all purposes of the Credit Documents. 2. AMENDMENT OF DEFINITIONS. SECTION 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is amended to amend the following definitions: "COMMITMENT" shall mean, as to any Bank, the obligation, if any, of such Bank to extend credit to the Company in the form of Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding up to but not exceeding the amount set forth opposite such Bank's name on the signature pages of the Third Amendment under the caption "Commitment" or in its Assignment Agreement (as the same may be reduced from time to time or terminated pursuant to SECTION 2.5, modified pursuant to SECTION 12.6 or increased pursuant to SECTION 6 of the Third Amendment). "OTHER LIABILITIES" shall mean, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate principal balance of the Total Debt of the Combined Group at such time PLUS (without duplication) (b) all liabilities, contingent and otherwise, in respect of Other Letters of Credit at such time; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Other Liabilities shall never include (x) the Obligations, (y) the Senior Subordinated Notes, or (z) an amount, not in excess of $50,000,000 in the aggregate, of Other Letters of Credit which: (i) support bond or surety obligations required by a Governmental Authority or a state-owned Person in connection with obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries the majority of which are required to be fulfilled no earlier than three years from the date each respective Other Letter of Credit was issued, (ii) are approved in writing by the Agent in its sole discretion on or before the date each respective Other Letter of Credit is issued, and (iii) are identified as excluded Other Letters of Credit on a schedule from time to time provided to the Agent by the Company. "TOTAL DEBT" shall mean, as of any date and for any Person, without duplication, (a) all obligations for borrowed money; (b) all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments; (c) all obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business; (d) all Capitalized Lease Obligations; (e) all obligations in respect of production payments, proceeds production payments and similar financing arrangements; (f) all reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit issued for the account of such Person, including the Letter of Credit Liabilities; (g) all instruments and agreements relating to surety obligations to foreign Governmental Authorities or state-owned Persons pursuant to which such Person must pay (or reimburse another Person who pays) regardless of any available defense on the underlying contract (but excluding such instruments and agreements in connection with which such Person may avail itself of available defenses on the underlying contract before having to pay); (h) all obligations of the types described in CLAUSES (A) THROUGH (G) of this definition (collectively, "ORDINARY DEBT") of another Person secured by a Lien on any property of the Person as to which Total Debt is being determined, regardless of whether such Ordinary Debt is assumed by such Person, and (h) all Ordinary Debt of another Person guaranteed by such Person; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Total Debt of the Combined Group shall not include (x) any obligation of the Company owing to a wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary which is subordinated to the Obligations upon the terms set forth on SCHEDULE V, or (y) any obligation of a Restricted Subsidiary owing to the Company or one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries." 2 3. ADDITIONAL DEFINITION. There is hereby added to SECTION 1.1 of the Credit Agreement the following definition: "THIRD AMENDMENT" shall mean the Agreement and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October 19, 1998." 4. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 9.7(B). SECTION 9.7(B) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to provide in its entirety as follows: "(b) INDEBTEDNESS. Create, incur, suffer or permit to exist, or assume or enter into any Total Debt or any Guaranty, whether direct, indirect, absolute, contingent or otherwise, EXCEPT: (a) Total Debt under the Credit Documents; (b) Total Debt secured by Liens permitted by SECTION 9.7(A); (c) the Senior Subordinated Notes; (d) Total Debt in respect of Other Letters of Credit; (e) Total Debt of the type described in CLAUSE (G) of the definition of "Total Debt"; (f) Total Debt or Guaranties to and among the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries or Guaranties of Total Debt of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries; (g) other Total Debt having a weighted average life to maturity of not less than seven years from the date of issuance thereof and subject to terms (including representations, warranties, covenants and defaults and events of default) no more restrictive (as determined by the Agent in its sole discretion) with respect to the issuer thereof than the terms of the Credit Documents; and (h) unsecured Total Debt or Guaranties constituting Total Debt in an aggregate amount at any time outstanding not to exceed $50,000,000; and (i) unsecured Guaranties, not constituting Total Debt, in an aggregate amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $25,000,000. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this SECTION 9.7(B), no member of the Combined Group shall create, incur or assume any Total Debt or Guaranty if to do so would cause or enlarge a Borrowing Base Deficiency or violate any other provision of this Agreement." 5. BORROWING BASE AND AVAILABLE BORROWING BASE. Until changed in accordance with the Credit Agreement, the Borrowing Base and the Available Borrowing Base shall each be $325,000,000. 3 6. INCREASE OF COMMITMENTS. PROVIDED that no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Company shall have the right, without the consent of the Banks but subject to the approval of the Agent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), to effectuate from time to time an increase in the Aggregate Commitment under the Credit Agreement by adding to the Credit Agreement one or more commercial banks or other financial institutions (who shall, upon completion of the requirements stated in this SECTION 6, constitute Banks hereunder), or by allowing one or more Banks to increase their Commitments hereunder, so that such added and increased Commitments shall equal the increase in Commitments effectuated pursuant to this SECTION 6; PROVIDED that (a) no increase in Commitments pursuant to this SECTION 6 shall result in the Aggregate Commitment exceeding $350,000,000, (b) no Bank's Commitment amount shall be increased without the consent of such Bank, and (c) on the effective date of any such increase in Aggregate Commitment, there are no outstanding Eurodollar Loans. The Company shall give the Agent three Business Days' notice of the Company's intention to increase the Aggregate Commitment pursuant to this SECTION 6. Such notice shall specify each new commercial bank or other financial institution, if any, the changes in amounts of Commitments that will result, and such other information as is reasonably requested by the Agent. Each new commercial bank or other financial institution, and each Bank agreeing to increase its Commitment, shall execute and deliver to the Agent a document satisfactory to the Agent pursuant to which it becomes a party hereto or increases its Commitment, as the case may be, which document, in the case of a new commercial bank or other financial institution, shall (among other matters) specify the domestic lending office and Eurodollar lending office of such new commercial bank or other financial institution. In addition, the Company shall execute and deliver a Note in the principal amount of the Commitment of each new commercial bank or other financial institution, or, against delivery to it of such Bank's existing Note, a replacement Note in the principal amount of the increased Commitment of each Bank agreeing to increase its Commitment, as the case may be. Such Notes and other documents of the nature referred to in this SECTION 6 shall be furnished to the Agent in form and substance as may be reasonably required by it. Upon the execution and delivery of such documents, such new commercial bank or financial institution shall constitute a "Bank" under the Credit Agreement with a Commitment as specified therein, or such Bank's Commitment shall increase as specified therein, as the case may be. 7. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. This Agreement shall become effective on the date (the "EFFECTIVE DATE") that each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied or waived in the discretion of the Agent: (a) CORPORATE ACTION AND STATUS. The Agent shall have received copies of the Organizational Documents of the Company certified by the Secretary of the Company, and resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company, certified by the Secretary of the Company, for all corporate action taken by the Company authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Notes, together with such certificates as may be appropriate to demonstrate the existence, qualification and good standing of and payment of taxes by each member of the Combined Group in each jurisdiction listed for such member on SCHEDULE III to this Agreement. (b) INCUMBENCY. The Company shall have delivered to the Agent a certificate 4 in respect of the name and signature of each officer who (i) is authorized to sign on its behalf this Agreement and the Notes and (ii) will, until replaced by another officer or officers duly authorized for that purpose, act as its representative for the purposes of signing documents and giving notices and other communications in connection with this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. The Agent and each Bank may conclusively rely on such certificates until they receive notice in writing from the Company to the contrary. (c) NOTES. The Agent shall have received the appropriate Note of the Company for each Bank, in the amount of each Bank's Commitment, duly completed and executed. (d) CREDIT DOCUMENTS; EXPENSES. The Company shall have duly executed and delivered this Agreement and the other Credit Documents provided for herein to which it is a party, and each such Credit Document shall be in Proper Form. Each such Credit Document shall be in substantially the form furnished to the Banks prior to their execution of this Agreement, together with such changes therein as the Agent may approve in its discretion. The Company shall have paid to the Agent all fees and expenses in the amounts previously agreed upon in writing among the Company and the Agent and all amounts due under SECTION 14. (e) OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE COMPANY. The Agent shall have received the opinions of Andrews & Kurth L.L.P. and of David L. Hicks, counsel to the Company, substantially in the forms of SCHEDULES I and II to this Agreement, respectively. (f) COUNTERPARTS. The Agent shall have received counterparts of this Agreement duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of each of the parties thereto (or, in the case of any Bank as to which the Agent shall not have received such a counterpart, the Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it of the execution and delivery by such Bank of a counterpart hereof). (g) CONSENTS. The Agent shall have received evidence satisfactory to it in its discretion that all consents of each Governmental Authority and of each other Person, if any, required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Notes have been received and remain in full force and effect. (h) OTHER DOCUMENTS. The Agent shall have received such other documents consistent with the terms of this Agreement and relating to the transactions contemplated hereby as the Agent may reasonably request. (i) NO DEFAULT. No Default shall have occurred and be continuing. 5 (j) NO LEGAL BAR. Such effectiveness shall not violate any Legal Requirement applicable to the Agent or any Bank. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that this Agreement shall not become effective or be binding on any Party unless all of the foregoing conditions are satisfied not later than November 30, 1998. The Agent shall promptly notify the Company and the Banks of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding on all Parties. All provisions and payments required by this SECTION 7 are subject to the provisions of SECTION 12.8 of the Credit Agreement. 8. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORIZATION. Each of The First National Bank of Chicago and Comerica Bank - Texas (collectively, the "NEW BANKS") hereby (a) acknowledges receipt of copies of the Credit Agreement and the most recent financial statements of the Company, and (b) acknowledges and agrees that (1) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Bank and based on the financial statements of the Company delivered to such New Bank by the Company and such other documents and information as such New Bank has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to become a Bank and (2) it is a Bank for all purposes of the Credit Agreement, with all of the liabilities and obligations of a Bank to the extent of its Commitment. Each New Bank irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement and the Notes as are delegated to the Agent by the terms of the Credit Agreement or the Notes, together with all such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. 9. COLLATERAL. Each of the Banks represents to the Agent and each of the other Banks that it in good faith is not relying upon any "margin stock" (as defined in Regulation U) as collateral in the extension or maintenance of the credit provided for in the Credit Agreement. 10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE AGENT AND THE BANKS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY. 11. REPRESENTATIONS TRUE; NO DEFAULT. The Company represents and warrants to the Agent and each Bank that (a) the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties are expressly stated to be made solely as of an earlier date) and (b) no event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes a Default under the Credit Agreement or which upon the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both would constitute such a Default. 6 12. RATIFICATION. Except as expressly amended hereby, the Credit Agreement, as hereby adopted and amended, is in all respects ratified, confirmed and continued as the agreement of the Parties and is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and binding upon the Parties. The Company hereby agrees and acknowledges that all of its liabilities and obligations under the Credit Agreement, as hereby adopted and amended, remain in full force and effect and binding upon it as of the date of this Agreement. 13. DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used herein which are defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the meanings therein ascribed to them. The term "Agreement" as used in the Credit Agreement and the term "Credit Agreement" as used in this Agreement or in any other instrument, document or writing furnished to the Agent or any Bank by or on behalf of the Company shall mean the Credit Agreement as hereby amended. 14. EXPENSES; ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. The Company shall pay to the Agent on demand (i) all out-of-pocket expenses (including fees and disbursements of special counsel to the Agent and expenses of syndication) in connection with the preparation and administration of this Agreement, any waiver or consent hereunder and any amendment hereof, and (ii) if an Event of Default occurs, all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Agent and each Bank, including fees and disbursements of counsel, in connection with such Event of Default and collection, bankruptcy, insolvency and other enforcement proceedings resulting therefrom. 15. SEVERABILITY. If any term or provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall, to any extent, be deemed invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of such term or provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable, shall not be affected thereby and this Agreement shall be valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining portions thereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction and, to this end, the provisions of this Agreement are severable. 16. MISCELLANEOUS. This Agreement (a) shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company, the Agent and the Banks and their respective successors and assigns (however, the Company may not assign its rights hereunder without the express prior written consent of all Banks); (b) may be modified or amended only in the manner prescribed for amendments to the Credit Agreement in SECTION 12.5 of the Credit Agreement; (c) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS (TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, OTHER THAN ITS CONFLICT OF LAW RULES) AND OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; (d) may be executed in several counterparts, and by the Parties on separate counterparts, and each counterpart, when so executed and delivered, shall constitute an original agreement, and all such separate counterparts shall constitute but one and the same agreement, and (e) together with the Credit Agreement and the Notes, embodies the entire agreement and understanding among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, consents and understandings relating to such subject matter. The headings herein shall be accorded no significance in interpreting this Agreement. 7 17. THIS AGREEMENT, TOGETHER WITH THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE NOTES, REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES AS TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND THEREOF AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES. 8 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers effective as of the date provided herein. SANTA FE ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. By:_____________________________________ Janet F. Clark Senior Vice President-Finance Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer COMMITMENT: CHASE BANK OF TEXAS, NATIONAL $50,000,000.00 ASSOCIATION, individually and as Administrative Agent By:_____________________________________ Name:___________________________________ Title:__________________________________ Address for Notices: Domestic and Eurodollar Lending Offices: Chase Bank of Texas, National Association 600 Travis, 20th Floor Houston, Texas 77002-8086 Chase Bank of Texas, National Telephone: (713) 216-5733 Association Telecopy: (713) 216-4117 600 Travis Street, 20th Floor Attention: Debra Harris Houston, Texas 77002-8086 Attention: June Brand Telephone: (713) 216-5733 Telecopy: (713) 216-4117 COMMITMENT: ABN AMRO BANK N.V., $40,000,000.00 Individually and as a Co-Agent By:_____________________________________ Name:___________________________________ Title:__________________________________ By:_____________________________________ Name:___________________________________ Title:__________________________________ ADDRESS FOR ALL REQUIRED FINANCIAL INFORMATION: ABN AMRO Bank N.V. 135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2805 Chicago, Illinois 60603 Attention: Credit Administration Telephone:(312) 904-8835 Fax: (312) 904-8840 WITH A COPY TO: ABN AMRO Bank N.V. Three Riverway, Suite 1700 Houston, Texas 77056 Attention: W. Bryan Chapman Telephone:(713) 964-3361 Fax: (713) 621-5801 LOAN ADMINISTRATION CONTACTS ABN AMRO Bank N.V. 135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 625 Chicago, Illinois 60603 Attention: Loan Administration Telephone:(312) 904-8865 Fax: (312) 904-6893 LETTER OF CREDIT CONTACTS ABN AMRO Bank N.V. 200 West Monroe Street, Suite 1100 Chicago, Illinois 60606-5002 Attention: Trade Services Department Telephone:(888) 226-5113 Fax: (888) 226-5119 COMMITMENT: BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST AND $40,000,000.00 SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, Individually and as a Co-Agent By:_____________________________________ Name:___________________________________ Title:__________________________________ Address for Notices & Domestic and Eurodollar Lending Office: Name:Claudette Strickland Title: Account Administrator Address: Bank of America 1850 Gateway Blvd., 4th Floor Concord, California 94520 Telephone:(510) 675-7483 Facsimile:(510) 603-8208 cc: Phyllis Tennard Bank of America 333 Clay Street Houston, Texas 77002 Telephone:(713) 651-4819 (713) 651-4888 COMMITMENT: THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, $40,000,000.00 Individually and as a Co-Agent By:_____________________________________ Name:___________________________________ Title:__________________________________ Credit Contacts: Domestic and Eurodollar The First National Bank of Chicago Lending Offices: 1100 Louisiana, Suite 3200 Houston, Texas 77002 The First National Bank of Chicago Attention: Mr. Leo Loughead One First National Plaza Phone No.:(713) 654-7347 0634, 1FNP, 10 Fax No.: (713) 654-7370 Chicago, Illinois 60670 Administrative Contacts - Borrowings, Payments, Interest, Etc.: Tax Withholding Information: Tax ID No.: 36-0899825 The First National Bank of Chicago One First National Plaza 0634, 1FNP, 10 Chicago, Illinois 60670 Attention: Ms. Hein Le Phone No.:(312) 732-8573 Fax No.: (312) 732-4840 Remittance Instructions: The First National Bank of Chicago ABA Transmit No.: 07100013 Name of Account: DES Incoming Clearing A/C Account No.: 75217653 Attn.: Hein Le Re: Santa Fe Energy Resources COMMITMENT: NATIONSBANK, N.A. (successor by merger to $40,000,000.00 NationsBank of Texas, N.A.), Individually and as a Co-Agent By:_____________________________________ Name:___________________________________ Title:__________________________________ Address for Notices: Domestic and Eurodollar 700 Louisiana, 8th Floor Lending Offices: Houston, Texas 77002 Attention: Mr. James Allred NationsBank, N.A. Telephone: 713/247-6327 ABA #111000025 Telecopy: 713/247-6568 For Credit to: Acct. #0180019828 Attention: Loan Funds Transfer Reference: Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc. COMMITMENT: WELLS FARGO BANK (TEXAS), N.A., $40,000,000.00 Individually and as a Co-Agent By:______________________________ Ann M. Rhoads Vice President Address for Business Matters: Domestic and Eurodollar 1000 Louisiana, 3rd Floor Lending Offices: Houston, Texas 77002 Attention: Ann Rhoads 201 Third Street, 8th Floor Telephone: (713) 319-1367 San Francisco, California 94103 Telecopy: (713) 739-1087 Attention: Oscar Enriquez Telephone: (415) 477-5425 Address for Administrative Matters: Telecopy: (415) 979-0675 1000 Louisiana, 3rd Floor Houston, Texas 77002 Attention: Maria Valdivia Telephone: (713) 319-1378 Telecopy: (713) 739-1087 COMMITMENT: BANK OF MONTREAL $32,500,000.00 By:__________________________________ Name:________________________________ Title:_______________________________ Address for Notices: Domestic and Eurodollar 700 Louisiana, Suite 4400 Lending Offices: Houston, Texas 77002 Attention: Ms. Melissa Bauman Harris Bank Telephone: 713/223-4400 ABA #071000288 Telecopy: 713/223-4007 For Credit To: Bank of Montreal, Chicago Branch Attention: E. Rios Reference: Santa Fe Energy Resources, Inc. COMMITMENT: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION $32,500,000.00 By:____________________________________ John R. Way Assistant Vice President Address for Business Matters: Domestic and Eurodollar 249 Fifth Avenue, Third Floor Lending Offices: Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2707 Attention: John R. Way 620 Liberty Avenue Telephone: (412) 762-5290 Two PNC Plaza, Third Floor Telecopy: (412) 762-2571 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Attention: Tina Lanuka Address for Administrative Matters: Telephone: (412) 768-5876 Telecopy: (412) 768-4586 620 Liberty Avenue Two PNC Plaza, Third Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Attention: Tina Lanuka Telephone: (412) 768-5876 Telecopy: (412) 768-4586 COMMITMENT: COMERICA BANK - TEXAS $20,000,000.00 By:_________________________________ James Kimble, Vice President Address for Business Matters: Domestic and Eurodollar COMERICA BANK - TEXAS Lending Offices: 910 Louisiana, Suite 410 Houston, Texas 77002 COMERICA BANK - TEXAS Attention: James Kimble P. O. Box 75000 Telephone: (713) 220-5614 Detroit, Michigan 48275-7576 Telecopy: (713) 220-5650 Attention: Nancy Lee Telephone: (734) 632-3063 Address for Administrative Matters: Telecopy: (734) 632-7050 COMERICA BANK - TEXAS P. O. Box 75000 Detroit, Michigan 48275-7576 Attention: Nancy Lee Telephone: (734) 632-3063 Telecopy: (734) 632-7050