Exhibit 10.3
EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT
NO. 2 TO NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment
”), dated effective as of June 12, 2008, is between GMX
Resources Inc., an Oklahoma corporation (the “ Company
”), and the noteholder listed on the signature page hereto
(the “ Noteholder ”).
R
E C I T A L S:
A. The
Company and the Noteholder entered into a Note Purchase Agreement
dated as of July 31, 2007, as amended by that certain
Amendment No. 1 to Note Purchase Agreement and Limited Consent
dated February 11, 2008 (as so amended, modified, restated,
supplemented, renewed, extended, increased, rearranged and/or
substituted from time to time, the “ Note Agreement
”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Note
Agreement.
B. Reference is made to the Subordinated Guaranty Agreement
(the “ Guaranty Agreement ”) dated as of
July 31, 2007, entered into by Endeavor Pipeline Inc., an
Oklahoma corporation (“ Endeavor ”), and Diamond
Blue Drilling Co., an Oklahoma corporation (“ Diamond
”, and together with Endeavor, the “ Subsidiary
Guarantors ”).
C. The
Company has requested that the Noteholder agree to (i) exclude
the amounts determined as the mark-to-market values of Swaps,
(ii) modify the calculation period for the current Total Debt
to EBITDA financial test from a four-quarter test to a rolling
twelve-month test, and (iii) amend the Note Agreement as more fully
described hereinbelow.
D. The
Noteholder is willing to agree to such amendments, subject to the
performance and observance in full of each of the covenants, terms
and conditions, and in reliance upon all of the representations and
warranties of the Company, set forth herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants,
terms, conditions, representations and warranties herein contained,
the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. AMENDMENTS TO NOTE AGREEMENT. Subject to the
covenants, terms and conditions set forth herein and in reliance
upon the representations and warranties of the Company herein
contained, the Company and the Noteholder hereby agree to amend the
Note Agreement as set forth below, effective as of the Amendment
Effective Date (as hereinafter defined):
(a)
Existing Defined Terms. The following defined terms in
paragrgaph 10B of the Note Agreement are hereby amended as
follows:
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(i) The
defined term “ Adjusted PV10 ” is hereby amended
by (1) deleting each occurrence of the words “clause
(v) of paragraph 5A” and (2) replacing such clause
in its entirety with the words “clause (vi) of paragraph
5A” in lieu of each occurrence thereof.
(ii) The
defined term “ Engineer ” is hereby amended by
(1) deleting each occurrence of the words “clause
(v)” and (2) replacing such words in their entirety with
the words “clause (vi)” in lieu of each occurrence
thereof.
(iii) The
defined term “ Indebtedness ” is hereby amended
by (1) deleting clause “(vi)” thereof and
(2) replacing such clause in its entirety with the
following:
“(vi) the aggregate Swap Termination Value (provided that for
the purpose of this definition only, clause (ii) of the
definition of Swap Termination Value shall not apply) of all Swaps
of such Person; and”
(b) New
Covenant.
(i)
Paragraph 5A . Paragraph 5A is hereby amended by
inserting the following new clause “(i)” and
punctuation, renumbering existing clauses “(i)” through
“(xiv)” as clauses “(ii)” through
“(xv)”, respectively.
“(i) as soon as available and in any event within
45 days after the end of each month in each fiscal year, a
certificate setting forth covenant calculations demonstrating
compliance with paragraph 6A(2), all in reasonable detail and
certified by an authorized financial officer of the Company,
subject to changes from year-end adjustments;”
(c)
Existing Covenants.
(i)
Paragraph 5A . The penultimate paragraph of paragraph
5A is hereby amended by deleting the words “clauses
(i) and (ii)” occurring in the first sentence thereof
and replacing such words in their entirety with the words
“clauses (ii) or (iii)”.
(ii)
Paragraph 5A . The penultimate sentence of the
penultimate paragraph of paragraph 5A is hereby amended by deleting
the words “clause (ii)” occurring therein and replacing
such words in their entirety with the words “clause
(iii)”.
(iii)
Paragraph 5L . Paragraph 5L is hereby amended by
deleting each occurrence of the words “clause (v) of
paragraph 5A”