EXHIBIT 10.6
FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement (this "FIFTH AMENDMENT") dated as
of January 30, 2004, to be effective as set forth in Section 4 hereof, is among
Comstock Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("BORROWER"), certain of the
Lenders from time to time party to the Credit Agreement (as defined below)
comprising not less than the Majority Lenders, Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc.,
("ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT"), and The Toronto-Dominion Bank ("ISSUING BANK").
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
A. The Borrower, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Issuing
Bank have entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 17,
2001, as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of December
26, 2001, and as further amended by the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement
dated as of February 4, 2002, and as further amended by the Third Amendment to
Credit Agreement dated as of April 15, 2002, and as further amended by the
Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 13, 2003 (such Credit
Agreement, as so amended and as otherwise amended, restated or supplemented from
time to time until the date hereof, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT").
B. The Borrower has requested that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing
Bank and the Lenders enter into this Fifth Amendment for the purpose of amending
certain provisions of the Credit Agreement as more particularly set forth
herein.
C. The Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the
Lenders party hereto have agreed, on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein, to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement as more
particularly set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:
Section 1. DEFINITIONS. Unless otherwise defined in this Fifth Amendment,
each capitalized term used in this Fifth Amendment (including in the preliminary
statement above) has the meaning assigned to such term in the Credit Agreement.
Section 2. AMENDMENT OF CREDIT AGREEMENT.
(a) The definitions of "Optional Indenture Payment" and
"Permitted Redemption" in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement are
hereby deleted in their entirety.
(b) Clause (e) of Section 7.6 of the Credit Agreement is
hereby amended and restated in its entirety to provide as follows:
"(e) other Restricted Payments that do not exceed $10,000,000
in aggregate amount since the Closing Date; provided
that both before and after giving effect to such Restricted Payment,
as applicable, (on a pro forma basis acceptable to the
Administrative Agent) no Default or Event of Default shall have
occurred and be continuing and all representations and warranties
contained in Article V hereof shall be true and correct in all
material respects as if made at the time of such Restricted
Payment;"
(c) Subclause (i) of Section 7.12(a) of the Credit Agreement
is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the words
"[Intentionally Omitted].".
Section 3. RATIFICATION. The Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms all of
the Obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
Section 4. EFFECTIVENESS. This Fifth Amendment shall become effective as
of the date first written above upon satisfaction of each of the conditions set
forth in this Section 4:
(a) The Administrative Agent shall have received duly executed
counterparts of this Fifth Amendment from the Borrower, the Issuing
Bank and the Majority Lenders, together with a duly executed consent
of each Guarantor to this Fifth Amendment and a ratification of each
Loan Document to which such Guarantor is a party.
(b) The Borrower shall have confirmed and acknowledged to the
Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders, and by its
execution and delivery of this Fifth Amendment the Borrower does
hereby confirm and acknowledge to the Administrative Agent, the
Issuing Bank and the Lenders, that (i) the execution, delivery and
performance of this Fifth Amendment has been duly authorized by all
requisite corporate action on the part of the Borrower; (ii) the
Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party
constitute valid and legally binding agreements enforceable against
the Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, except as
such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or other similar
laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
generally and by general principles of equity, (iii) the
representations and warranties by the Borrower contained in the
Credit Agreement and in the other Loan Documents are true and
correct on and as of the date hereof in all material respects as
though made as of the date hereof, and (iv) no Default or Event of
Default exists under the Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents.
Section 5. GOVERNING LAW. This Fifth Amendment shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York (without giving
effect to the principles thereof relating to conflicts of law except section
5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law).
Section 6. MISCELLANEOUS. (a) On and after the effectiveness of this Fifth
Amendment, each reference in each Loan Document to "this Agreement", "this
Note", "this
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Mortgage", "hereunder", "hereof" or words of like import, referring to such Loan
Document, and each reference in each other Loan Document to "the Credit
Agreement", "the Notes", "the Mortgages", "thereunder", "thereof" or words of
like import referring to the Credit Agreement, the Notes, or the Mortgage or any
of them, shall mean and be a reference to such Loan Document, the Credit
Agreement, the Notes, the Mortgage or any of them, as amended or otherwise
modified by this Fifth Amendment; (b) the execution, delivery and effectiveness
of this Fifth Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate
as a waiver of any default of the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any right,
power or remedy of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders
under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any
of the Loan Documents; (c) this Fifth Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of
which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement; and (d) delivery of an
executed counterpart of a signature page to this Fifth Amendment by telecopier
shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Fifth
Amendment.
Section 7. FINAL AGREEMENT. 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 SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS
OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fifth Amendment to
be executed by its officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above
written.
BORROWER:
COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC.,
a Nevada corporation
By: /s/ M. JAY ALLISON
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Name: M. Jay Allison
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ISSUING BANK
AND LENDERS:
TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS), INC.
as Administrative Agent and Lender
By:/s/ NEVA NESBITT
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Name: Neva Nesbitt
Title: Vice President
THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK,
as Issuing Bank
By:/s/ NEVA NESBITT
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Name: Neva Nesbitt
Title: Manager Syndications & Credit
Administration
BANK OF MONTREAL,
as Syndication Agent and Lender
By:/s/ JAMES V. DUCOTE
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Name: James V. Ducote
Title: Director
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FORTIS CAPITAL CORP.
By:/s/ DAVID MONTGOMERY
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Name: David Montgomery
Title: Senior Vice President
By:/s/ DARRELL W. HOLLEY
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Name: Darrell W. Holley
Title: Managing Director
BANK OF SCOTLAND
By:/s/ JOSEPH FRATUS
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Name: Joseph Fratus
Title: First Vice President
WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA
By:/s/ MARK ISENSEE
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Name: Mark Isensee
Title: Vice Pesident
CIBC INC.
By:/s/ JOHN P. BURKE
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Name: John P. Burke
Title: Executive Director
COMERICA BANK-TEXAS
By:/s/ PETER L. SEFZIK
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Name: Peter L. Sefzik
Title: Assistant Vice Pesident
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COMPASS BANK
By:/s/ DOROTHY MARCHAND
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Name: Dorothy Marchand
Title: Senior Vice President
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:/s/ JOHN WATTINGER
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Name: John Wattinger
Title: Vice President
UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.
By:/s/ SEAN MURPHY
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Name: Sean Murphy
Title: Vice President
HIBERNIA NATIONAL BANK
By:/s/ DARIA MAHONEY
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Name: Daria Mahoney
Title: Vice President
NATEXIS BANQUES POPULAIRES
By:/s/ DONOVAN C. BROUSSARD
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Name: Donovan C. Broussard
Title: Vice President and Manager
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY GUARANTORS
Each of the undersigned Guarantors hereby (i) consents to the terms and
conditions of that certain Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of
January 30, 2004 (the "Fifth Amendment"), (ii) acknowledges and agrees that its
consent is not required for the effectiveness of the Fifth Amendment, (iii)
ratifies and acknowledges its respective Obligations under each Loan Document to
which it is a party, and (iv) represents and warrants that (a) no Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) it is in full compliance
with all covenants and agreements pertaining to it in the Loan Documents, and
(c) it has reviewed a copy of the Fifth Amendment.
COMSTOCK OIL & GAS, INC.
COMSTOCK OIL & GAS HOLDINGS, INC.
COMSTOCK OIL & GAS - LOUISIANA, LLC
COMSTOCK OFFSHORE, LLC
By:/s/ M. JAY ALLISON
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Name: M. Jay Allison
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
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