REVOLVING CREDIT, TERM LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

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Title: REVOLVING CREDIT, TERM LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York Date: 2/21/2008
Law Firm: Jackson Walker

REVOLVING CREDIT, TERM LOAN

AND

SECURITY AGREEMENT

PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

(AS LENDER AND AS AGENT)

WITH

HYBROOK RESOURCES CORP.

(to be renamed BEST ENERGY SERVICES, INC.),

BOB BEEMAN DRILLING COMPANY

and

BEST WELL SERVICE, INC.

(BORROWERS)

February 14, 2008

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. DEFINITIONS.	1
1.1. Accounting Terms	1
1.2. General Terms	1
1.3. Uniform Commercial Code Terms	24
1.4. Certain Matters of Construction	24

II. ADVANCES, PAYMENTS.	25
2.1. Revolving Advances.	25
2.2. Procedure for Revolving Advances Borrowing.	26
2.3. Disbursement of Advance Proceeds	28
2.4. Term Loan	28
2.5. Maximum Advances	29
2.6. Repayment of Advances.	29
2.7. Repayment of Excess Advances	29
2.8. Statement of Account	29
2.9. Letters of Credit	30
2.10. Issuance of Letters of Credit.	30
2.11. Requirements For Issuance of Letters of Credit.	31
2.12. Disbursements, Reimbursement.	31
2.13. Repayment of Participation Advances.	32
2.14. Documentation	33
2.15. Determination to Honor Drawing Request	33
2.16. Nature of Participation and Reimbursement Obligations	33
2.17. Indemnity	35
2.18. Liability for Acts and Omissions	35
2.19. Additional Payments	36
2.20. Manner of Borrowing and Payment.	36
2.21. Mandatory Prepayments.	38
2.22. Use of Proceeds.	39
2.23. Defaulting Lender.	39

III. INTEREST AND FEES.	40
3.1. Interest	40
3.2. Letter of Credit Fees.	41
3.3. Closing Fee and Facility Fee.	41
3.4. Collateral Evaluation Fee and Collateral Monitoring Fee.	42
3.5. Computation of Interest and Fees	42
3.6. Maximum Charges	42
3.7. Increased Costs	42
3.8. Basis For Determining Interest Rate Inadequate or Unfair	43
3.9. Capital Adequacy.	44
3.10. Gross Up for Taxes	44
3.11. Withholding Tax Exemption.	45

IV. COLLATERAL: GENERAL TERMS	46
4.1. Security Interest in the Collateral	46

4.2. Perfection of Security Interest	46
4.3. Disposition of Collateral	46
4.4. Preservation of Collateral	47
4.5. Ownership of Collateral.	47
4.6. Defense of Agent’s and Lenders’ Interests	48
4.7. Books and Records	48
4.8. Financial Disclosure	48
4.9. Compliance with Laws	49
4.10. Inspection of Premises	49
4.11. Insurance	49
4.12. Failure to Pay Insurance	50
4.13. Payment of Taxes	50
4.14. Payment of Leasehold Obligations	51
4.15. Receivables.	51
4.16. Inventory	53
4.17. Maintenance of Equipment	54
4.18. Exculpation of Liability	54
4.19. Environmental Matters.	54
4.20. Financing Statements	56
4.21. Rig Fleet Equipment	56

V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.	57
5.1. Authority	57
5.2. Formation and Qualification.	57
5.3. Survival of Representations and Warranties	57
5.4. Tax Returns	58
5.5. Financial Statements.	58
5.6. Entity Names	59
5.7. O.S.H.A. and Environmental Compliance.	59
5.8. Solvency; No Litigation, Violation, Indebtedness or Default.	59
5.9. Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Licenses	61
5.10. Licenses and Permits	61
5.11. Default of Indebtedness	61
5.12. No Default	61
5.13. No Burdensome Restrictions	61
5.14. No Labor Disputes	61
5.15. Margin Regulations	62
5.16. Investment Company Act	62
5.17. Disclosure	62
5.18. Delivery of Acquisition Documents	62
5.19. Swaps	62
5.20. Conflicting Agreements	62
5.21. Application of Certain Laws and Regulations	62
5.22. Business and Property of Borrowers	63
5.23. Section 20 Subsidiaries	63
5.24. Anti-Terrorism Laws.	63
5.25. Trading with the Enemy	64

5.26. Federal Securities Laws	64

VI. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.	64
6.1. Payment of Fees	64
6.2. Conduct of Business and Maintenance of Existence and Assets	64
6.3. Violations	64
6.4. Government Receivables	64
6.5. Financial Covenants.	65
6.6. Execution of Supplemental Instruments	66
6.7. Payment of Indebtedness	66
6.8. Standards of Financial Statements	66
6.9. Federal Securities Laws	66
6.10. Exercise of Rights	66
6.11. Identification of Rig Fleet Equipment	66

VII. NEGATIVE COVENANTS.	66
7.1. Merger, Consolidation, Acquisition and Sale of Assets.	67
7.2. Creation of Liens	67
7.3. Guarantees	67
7.4. Investments	67
7.5. Loans	67
7.6. Capital Expenditures	68
7.7. Dividends	68
7.8. Indebtedness	68
7.9. Nature of Business	68
7.10. Transactions with Affiliates	68
7.11. Leases	68
7.12. Subsidiaries.	69
7.13. Fiscal Year and Accounting Changes	69
7.14. Pledge of Credit	69
7.15. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws	69
7.16. Compliance with ERISA	69
7.17. Prepayment of Indebtedness	70
7.18. Anti-Terrorism Laws	70
7.19. Membership/Partnership Interests	70
7.20. Trading with the Enemy Act	70
7.21. Other Agreements	70
7.22. HRE Exploration	70

VIII. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.	70
8.1. Conditions to Initial Advances	70
8.2. Conditions to Each Advance	74
8.3. Conditions Precedent Applicable to Second Acquisitions	74

IX. INFORMATION AS TO BORROWERS.	75
9.1. Disclosure of Material Matters	75
9.2. Schedules	75
9.3. Environmental Reports	76

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9.4. Litigation	76
9.5. Material Occurrences	76
9.6. Government Receivables	76
9.7. Annual Financial Statements	76
9.8. Quarterly Financial Statements	77
9.9. Monthly Financial Statements	77
9.10. Other Reports	77
9.11. Additional Information	77
9.12. Projected Operating Budget	77
9.13. Variances From Operating Budget	78
9.14. Notice of Suits, Adverse Events	78
9.15. ERISA Notices and Requests	78
9.16. Appraisals	79
9.17. Additional Documents	79

X. EVENTS OF DEFAULT.	79
10.1. Nonpayment	79
10.2. Breach of Representation	79
10.3. Financial Information	79
10.4. Judicial Actions	79
10.5. Noncompliance	80
10.6. Judgments	80
10.7. Bankruptcy	80
10.8. Inability to Pay	80
10.9. Affiliate Bankruptcy	80
10.10. Material Adverse Effect	80
10.11. Lien Priority	81
10.12. [Intentionally Omitted.]	81
10.13. Cross Default	81
10.14. Breach of Guaranty	81
10.15. Change of Control	81
10.16. Invalidity	81
10.17. Licenses	81
10.18. Seizures	81
10.19. Management	81
10.20. Second Acquisitions	82
10.21. Pension Plans	82

XI. LENDERS’ RIGHTS AND REMEDIES AFTER DEFAULT.
11.1. Rights and Remedies.	82
11.2. Agent’s Discretion	84
11.3. Setoff	84
11.4. Rights and Remedies not Exclusive	84
11.5. Allocation of Payments After Event of Default	84

XII. WAIVERS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS	85
12.1. Waiver of Notice	85
12.2. Delay	85

12.3. Jury Waiver	85

XIII. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERMINATION.	85
13.1. Term	85
13.2. Termination	86

XIV. REGARDING AGENT.	86
14.1. Appointment	86
14.2. Nature of Duties	87
14.3. Lack of Reliance on Agent and Resignation	87
14.4. Certain Rights of Agent	88
14.5. Reliance	88
14.6. Notice of Default	88
14.7. Indemnification	88
14.8. Agent in its Individual Capacity	89
14.9. Delivery of Documents	89
14.10. Borrowers’ Undertaking to Agent	89
14.11. No Reliance on Agent’s Customer Identification Program	89
14.12. Other Agreements	89

XV. BORROWING AGENCY.	89
15.1. Borrowing Agency Provisions.	90
15.2. Waiver of Subrogation	90

XVI. MISCELLANEOUS.	90
16.1. Governing Law	90
16.2. Entire Understanding.	91
16.3. Successors and Assigns; Participations; New Lenders.	93
16.4. Application of Payments	95
16.5. Indemnity	95
16.6. Notice	96
16.7. Survival	98
16.8. Severability	98
16.9. Expenses	98
16.10. Injunctive Relief	98
16.11. Consequential Damages	99
16.12. Captions	99
16.13. Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures	99
16.14. Construction	99
16.15. Confidentiality; Sharing Information	99
16.16. Publicity	100
16.17. Certifications From Banks and Participants; US PATRIOT Act	100

LIST OF EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

Exhibits

Exhibit 1.2	Borrowing Base Certificate
Exhibit 2.1(a)	Revolving Credit Note
Exhibit 2.4	Term Note
Exhibit 5.5(b)	Financial Projections
Exhibit 8.1(k)	Financial Condition Certificate
Exhibit 9.16	OLV Appraisal
Exhibit 16.3	Commitment Transfer Supplement

Schedules

Schedule 1.2(a)	Original Owners
Schedule 1.2(b)	Permitted Encumbrances
Schedule 4.5	Equipment and Inventory Locations
Schedule 4.5(c)	Chief Executive Offices
Schedule 4.15(h)	Deposit and Investment Accounts
Schedule 4.19	Real Property
Schedule 4.21	Owned Rig Fleet Equipment
Schedule 5.1	Consents
Schedule 5.2(a)	States of Qualification and Good Standing
Schedule 5.2(b)	Subsidiaries
Schedule 5.4	Federal Tax Identification Number
Schedule 5.6	Prior Names
Schedule 5.8(b)	Litigation
Schedule 5.8(d)	Plans
Schedule 5.9	Intellectual Property, Source Code Escrow Agreements
Schedule 5.10	Licenses and Permits
Schedule 5.14	Labor Disputes
Schedule 7.3	Guarantees
Schedule 7.8	Existing Indebtedness

REVOLVING CREDIT, TERM LOAN

AND

SECURITY AGREEMENT

Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement dated as of February 14, 2008 among HYBROOK RESOURCES CORP. (to be renamed BEST ENERGY SERVICES, INC. on the Closing Date), a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Nevada (“Best”), BOB BEEMAN DRILLING COMPANY, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Utah (“BBD”), and BEST WELL SERVICE, INC., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Kansas (“BWS”) (Best, BBD and BWS, each a “Borrower”, and collectively “Borrowers”), the financial institutions which are now or which hereafter become a party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually a “Lender”) and PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“PNC”), as agent for Lenders (PNC, in such capacity, the “Agent”).

IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants and undertakings herein contained, Borrowers, Lenders and Agent hereby agree as follows:

I. DEFINITIONS.

1.1. Accounting Terms . As used in this Agreement, the Other Documents or any certificate, report or other document made or delivered pursuant to this Agreement, accounting terms not defined in Section 1.2 or elsewhere in this Agreement and accounting terms partly defined in Section 1.2 to the extent not defined, shall have the respective meanings given to them under GAAP; provided, however, whenever such accounting terms are used for the purposes of determining compliance with financial covenants in this Agreement, such accounting terms shall be defined in accordance with GAAP as applied in preparation of the audited financial statements of Borrowers for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.

1.2. General Terms . For purposes of this Agreement the following terms shall have the following meanings:

“ Accountants ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.7 hereof.

“ Acquisitions ” shall mean, collectively, the Initial Acquisitions and the Second Acquisitions.

“ Acquisition Documents ” shall mean, collectively, the Initial Acquisition Documents and the Second Acquisition Documents.

“ Advance Rates ” shall mean, collectively, the Receivables Advance Rate, the Equipment Advance Rate and the Cash Collateral Advance Rate.

“ Advances ” shall mean and include the Revolving Advances, Letters of Credit, as well as the Term Loan.

“ Affiliate ” of any Person shall mean (a) any Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person, or (b) any Person who is a director, managing member, general partner or officer (i) of such Person, (ii) of any

Subsidiary of such Person or (iii) of any Person described in clause (a) above. For purposes of this definition, control of a Person shall mean the power, direct or indirect, (x) to vote 5% or more of the Equity Interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such Person or other Persons performing similar functions for any such Person, or (y) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by ownership of Equity Interests, contract or otherwise.

“ Agent ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement and shall include its successors and assigns.

“ Agreement ” shall mean this Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“ Alternate Base Rate ” shall mean, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the higher of (i) the Base Rate in effect on such day and (ii) the Federal Funds Open Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1%.

“ Anti-Terrorism Laws ” shall mean any Applicable Laws relating to terrorism or money laundering, including Executive Order No. 13224, the USA PATRIOT Act, the Applicable Laws comprising or implementing the Bank Secrecy Act, and the Applicable Laws administered by the United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (as any of the foregoing Applicable Laws may from time to time be amended, renewed, extended, or replaced).

“ Applicable Law ” shall mean all laws, rules and regulations applicable to the Person, conduct, transaction, covenant, Other Document or contract in question, including all applicable common law and equitable principles; all provisions of all applicable state, federal and foreign constitutions, statutes, rules, regulations, treaties, directives and orders of any Governmental Body, and all orders, judgments and decrees of all courts and arbitrators.

“ ARH ” shall mean, American Rig Housing, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Texas.

“ ARH Acquisition ” shall mean the acquisition by Best of substantially all of the assets of ARH pursuant to the ARH Acquisition Agreement.

“ ARH Acquisition Agreement ” shall mean the Asset Purchase Agreement to be entered into after the Closing Date by and among Best, ARH and Larry Hargrave, and all bills of sale, disclosure schedules and certificates related thereto.

“ ARH Acquisition Documents ” shall mean, collectively, (i) ARH Acquisition Agreement, (ii) the Release executed by Larry Hargrave in favor of Best and ARH and (iii) the Lease Agreement between Larry Hargrave and Best related to the yard located at 4092 US Highway 59 S., Cleveland, Texas 77327.

“ Authority ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.19(d).

“ Base Rate ” shall mean the base commercial lending rate of PNC as publicly announced to be in effect from time to time, such rate to be adjusted automatically, without notice, on the

effective date of any change in such rate. This rate of interest is determined from time to time by PNC as a means of pricing some loans to its customers and is neither tied to any external rate of interest or index nor does it necessarily reflect the lowest rate of interest actually charged by PNC to any particular class or category of customers of PNC.

“ BBD ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

“ BBD Acquisition ” shall mean the acquisition by Best of all of the outstanding Equity Interests of BBD from Beeman, pursuant to the BBD Acquisition Agreement.

“ BBD Acquisition Agreement ” shall mean the Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of February 14, 2008, by and between Best and Beeman, and all bills of sale, disclosure schedules and certificates related thereto.

“ BBD Acquisition Documents ” shall mean, collectively, (i) BBD Acquisition Agreement, (ii) the Escrow Agreement dated as of February 14, 2008, by and among Best, Beeman, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as escrow agent, (iii) the Release dated as of February 14, 2008, by and between Best and Beeman, (iv) the Noncompetition, Nondisclosure and Nonsolicitation Agreement dated as of February 14, 2008, by and between Best and Beeman and (v) Lease Agreement to be entered into by and between Best and Beeman with respect to the premises located at 3400 S. Highway 191, Moab, Utah and 1280 West Ridge Road, Wellington, Utah.

“ BB Drilling Acquisition ” shall mean the acquisition by Best of substantially all of the assets of BB Drilling Co., from Beeman pursuant to the BB Drilling Acquisition Agreement.

“ BB Drilling Acquisition Agreement ” shall mean the Asset Purchase Agreement to be entered into after the Closing Date by and between Best and Beeman, and all bills of sale, disclosure schedules and certificates related thereto.

“ BB Drilling Acquisition Documents ” shall mean, collectively, (i) BB Drilling Acquisition Agreement, and (ii) the Noncompetition, Nondisclosure and Nonsolicitation Agreement to be entered into, by and between Best and Beeman .

“ Beeman ” shall mean, Robert L. Beeman, an individual residing in Moab, Utah.

“ Blocked Accounts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.15(h).

“ Blocked Account Bank ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.15(h).

“ Blocked Person ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.24(b) hereof.

“ Borrower ” or “ Borrowers ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement and shall extend to all permitted successors and assigns of such Persons.

“ Borrowers on a Consolidated Basis ” shall mean the consolidation in accordance with GAAP of the accounts or other items of Best and its Subsidiaries.

“ Borrowers’ Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8.

“ Borrowing Agent ” shall mean Best.

“ Borrowing Base Certificate ” shall mean a certificate in substantially the form of Exhibit 1.2 duly executed by the President, Chief Financial Officer or Controller of the Borrowing Agent and delivered to the Agent, appropriately completed, by which such officer shall certify to Agent the Formula Amount and calculation thereof as of the date of such certificate.

“ Bruce ” shall mean Tony Bruce, an individual residing in Liberal, Kansas.

“ Business Day ” shall mean any day other than Saturday or Sunday or a legal holiday on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law to be closed for business in East Brunswick, New Jersey and, if the applicable Business Day relates to any Eurodollar Rate Loans, such day must also be a day on which dealings are carried on in the London interbank market.

“ BWS ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

“ BWS Acquisition ” shall mean the acquisition by Best of all of the outstanding Equity Interests of BWS from Bruce, pursuant to the BWS Acquisition Agreement.

“ BWS Acquisition Agreement ” shall mean the Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of February 14, 2008, by and between Best and Bruce, and all bills of sale, disclosure schedules and certificates related thereto.

“ BWS Acquisition Documents ” shall mean, collectively, (i) BWS Acquisition Agreement, (ii) the Escrow Agreement dated as of February 14, 2008, by and among Best, Bruce, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as escrow agent, (iii) the Release dated as of February 14, 2008, by and between Best and Bruce, (iv) the Noncompetition, Nondisclosure and Nonsolicitation Agreement dated as of February 14, 2008, by and between Best and Bruce, (v) the Employment Agreement dated as of February 14, 2008, by and between Best and Bruce and (vi) the Lease Agreement dated as of February 14, 2008 by and between Best and Bruce for the premises located at 1461 General Welch Blvd., Liberal, Kansas.

“ Capital Expenditures ” shall mean expenditures made or liabilities incurred for the acquisition of any fixed assets or improvements, replacements, substitutions or additions thereto which have a useful life of more than one year, including the total principal portion of Capitalized Lease Obligations, which, in accordance with GAAP, would be classified as capital expenditures.

“ Capitalized Lease Obligation ” shall mean any Indebtedness of any Borrower represented by obligations under a lease that is required to be capitalized for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.

“ Cash Collateral Advance Rate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(y)(iii) hereof.

“ Cash Collateral Agreement ” shall mean the Cash Collateral Agreement dated as of the Closing Date by and among Morris Gad, as pledgor, Agent and PNC, as depository bank.

“ Cash Collateral Deposit ” shall mean cash or cash equivalents in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000 deposited with Agent by Morris Gad and held by Agent as collateral security for the Obligations in a manner satisfactory to Agent.

“ CERCLA ” shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, 42 U.S.C. §§9601 et seq.

“ Change of Control ” shall mean (a) any Person or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), other than the Original Owners, shall have acquired beneficial ownership of 20% or more on a fully diluted basis of the voting and/or economic interest in Bests’ Equity Interests, (b) the Board of Directors of Best shall cease to consist of a majority of Continuing Directors, (c) other than as permitted by Section 4.3 and 7.1, any merger or consolidation of or with any Borrower or sale of all or substantially all of the property or assets of any Borrower or (d) Best ceases to own 100% of the Equity Interests of BBS and BWS.

“ Charges ” shall mean all taxes, charges, fees, imposts, levies or other assessments, including all net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, profits, inventory, capital stock, license, withholding, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation and property taxes, custom duties, fees, assessments, liens, claims and charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts, imposed by any taxing or other authority, domestic or foreign (including the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any environmental agency or superfund), upon the Collateral, any Borrower or any of its Affiliates.

“ Closing Date ” shall mean February 14, 2008 or such other date as may be agreed to by the parties hereto.

“ Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, and any successor statute of similar import, and the rules and regulations thereunder, as from time to time in effect.

“ Collateral ” shall mean and include:

(a) all Receivables;

(b) all Equipment;

(d) all Inventory;

(e) all Investment Property;

(f) all Subsidiary Stock;

(g) the Leasehold Interests;

(h) all of each Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to, whether now owned or hereafter acquired and wherever located, (i) its respective goods and other property including, but not limited to, all merchandise returned or rejected by Customers, relating to or securing any of the Receivables; (ii) all of each Borrower’s rights as a consignor, a consignee, an unpaid vendor, mechanic, artisan, or other lienor, including stoppage in transit, setoff, detinue, replevin, reclamation and repurchase; (iii) all additional amounts due to any Borrower from any Customer relating to the Receivables; (iv) other property, including warranty claims, relating to any goods securing the Obligations; (v) all of each Borrower’s contract rights, rights of payment which have been earned under a contract right, instruments (including promissory notes), documents, chattel paper (including electronic chattel paper), warehouse receipts, deposit accounts, letters of credit and money; (vi) all commercial tort claims (whether now existing or hereafter arising); (vii) if and when obtained by any Borrower, all real and personal property of third parties in which such Borrower has been granted a lien or security interest as security for the payment or enforcement of Receivables; (viii) all letter of credit rights (whether or not the respective letter of credit is evidenced by a writing); (ix) all supporting obligations; and (x) any other goods, personal property or real property now owned or hereafter acquired in which any Borrower has expressly granted a security interest or may in the future grant a security interest to Agent hereunder, or in any amendment or supplement hereto or thereto, or under any other agreement between Agent and any Borrower;

(i) all of each Borrower’s ledger sheets, ledger cards, files, correspondence, records, books of account, business papers, computers, computer software (owned by any Borrower or in which it has an interest), computer programs, tapes, disks and documents relating to (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) of this Paragraph; and

(j) all proceeds and products of (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (h) or (i) in whatever form, including, but not limited to: cash, deposit accounts (whether or not comprised solely of proceeds), certificates of deposit, insurance proceeds (including hazard, flood and credit insurance), negotiable instruments and other instruments for the payment of money, chattel paper, security agreements, documents, eminent domain proceeds, condemnation proceeds and tort claim proceeds.

“ Commitment Percentage ” of any Lender shall mean the percentage set forth below such Lender’s name on the signature page hereof as same may be adjusted upon any assignment by a Lender pursuant to Section 16.3(c) or (d) hereof.

“ Commitment Transfer Supplement ” shall mean a document in the form of Exhibit 16.3 hereto, properly completed and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to Agent by which the Purchasing Lender purchases and assumes a portion of the obligation of Lenders to make Advances under this Agreement.

“ Compliance Certificate ” shall mean a compliance certificate to be signed by the Chief Financial Officer or Controller of Borrowing Agent, which shall state that, based on an examination sufficient to permit such officer to make an informed statement, no Default or Event of Default exists, or if such is not the case, specifying such Default or Event of Default, its nature, when it occurred, whether it is continuing and the steps being taken by Borrowers with respect to such default and, such certificate shall have appended thereto calculations which set

forth Borrowers’ compliance with the requirements or restrictions imposed by Sections 6.5, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8 and 7.11.

“ Consents ” shall mean all filings and all licenses, permits, consents, approvals, authorizations, qualifications and orders of Governmental Bodies and other third parties, domestic or foreign, necessary to carry on any Borrower’s business or necessary (including to avoid a conflict or breach under any agreement, instrument, other document, license, permit or other authorization) for the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, the Other Documents or the Acquisition Documents, including any Consents required under all applicable federal, state or other Applicable Law.

“ Continuing Directors ” shall mean the directors of Best on the Closing Date and each other director if such director’s nomination for the election to the Board of Directors of Best is recommended by a majority of the then Continuing Directors.

“ Contract Rate ” shall mean, as applicable, the Revolving Interest Rate or the Term Loan Rate.

“ Controlled Group ” shall mean, at any time, each Borrower and all members of a controlled group of corporations and all trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control and all other entities which, together with any Borrower, are treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

“ Customer ” shall mean and include the account debtor with respect to any Receivable and/or the prospective purchaser of goods, services or both with respect to any contract or contract right, and/or any party who enters into or proposes to enter into any contract or other arrangement with any Borrower, pursuant to which such Borrower is to deliver any personal property or perform any services.

“ Customs ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(b) hereof.

“ Default ” shall mean an event, circumstance or condition which, with the giving of notice or passage of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.

“ Default Rate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 hereof.

“ Defaulting Lender ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.23(a) hereof.

“ Demand Notes ” shall mean the demand promissory notes issued by Best to Bruce and Beeman on the Closing Date, having an aggregate principal amount equal to $24,050,000, and which will be repaid with the proceeds of the initial Advances incurred by the Borrowers under this Agreement on the Closing Date.

“ Depository Accounts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.15(h) hereof.

“ Documents ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(c) hereof.

“ Dollar ” and the sign “ $ ” shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.

“ Domestic Rate Loan ” shall mean any Advance that bears interest based upon the Alternate Base Rate.

“ Drawing Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(b) hereof.

“ Drill Site Services Acquisition ” shall mean the acquisition by Best of substantially all of the assets of Drill Site Services & Investments, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company, pursuant to the Drill Site Services Acquisition Agreement.

“ Drill Site Services Acquisition Agreement ” shall mean the Asset Purchase Agreement to be entered into after the Closing Date by and among Best, Drill Site Services & Investments, LLC, a Wyoming limited liability company, and Todd Beeman, a resident of Moab, Utah, and all bills of sale, disclosure schedules and certificates related thereto.

“ Drill Site Services Acquisition Documents ” shall mean, collectively, (i) Drill Site Services Acquisition Agreement, (ii) the Employment Agreement, by and between Best and Todd Beeman, and (iii) the Noncompetition, Nondisclosure and Nonsolicitation Agreement by and between Best and Todd Beeman.

“ Early Termination Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.1 hereof.

“ Earnings Before Interest and Taxes ” shall mean for any period the sum of (i) net income (or loss) of Borrowers on a Consolidated Basis for such period (excluding extraordinary gains), plus (ii) all interest expense of Borrowers on a Consolidated Basis for such period, plus (iii) all charges against income of Borrowers on a Consolidated Basis for such period for federal, state and local taxes actually paid.

“ EBITDA ” shall mean for any period the sum of (i) Earnings Before Interest and Taxes for such period plus (ii) depreciation expenses for such period, plus (iii) amortization expenses for such period.

“ Eligible Equipment ” shall mean and include Equipment (other than Rig Fleet Equipment), owned by Best (but only to the extent acquired in the ARH Acquisition or after the date of the Second Acquisitions) and BWS, which Agent, in its reasonable credit judgment, shall not deem ineligible Equipment, based on such considerations as Agent may from time to time deem appropriate including whether the Equipment is subject to a perfected, first priority security interest in favor of Agent and no other Lien (other than a Permitted Encumbrance). In addition, Equipment shall not be Eligible Equipment if (i) it is not in good condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, (ii) it is unmerchantable or does not conform to all standards imposed by any Governmental Body which has regulatory authority over such Equipment or the use or sale thereof, (iii) is located outside the continental United States or at a location that is not otherwise in compliance with this Agreement; (iv) is subject to any agreement that limits, conditions or restricts any Borrower’s or Agent’s right to sell or otherwise dispose of such Equipment, unless Agent is a party to such agreement; (v) is situated at a location not owned by a Borrower unless the owner or occupier of such location has executed in favor of Agent a Lien Waiver Agreement or is a customer and has entered into a contract with Best or BWS reasonably acceptable to Agent; (vi) is covered by a negotiable document of title or (vii) is not covered by insurance to the extent required under this Agreement.

“ Eligible Receivables ” shall mean and include with respect to each Borrower, each Receivable of such Borrower arising in the Ordinary Course of Business and which Agent, in its reasonable credit judgment, shall deem to be an Eligible Receivable, based on such considerations as Agent may from time to time deem appropriate. A Receivable shall not be deemed eligible unless such Receivable is subject to Agent’s first priority perfected security interest and no other Lien (other than Permitted Encumbrances), and is evidenced by an invoice or other documentary evidence satisfactory to Agent. In addition, no Receivable shall be an Eligible Receivable if:

(a) it arises out of a sale made by any Borrower to an Affiliate of any Borrower or to a Person controlled by an Affiliate of any Borrower;

(b) it is due or unpaid more than ninety (90) days after the original invoice date;

(c) fifty percent (50%) or more of the Receivables from such Customer are not deemed Eligible Receivables hereunder. Such percentage may, in Agent’s sole discretion, be increased or decreased from time to time;

(d) any covenant, representation or warranty contained in this Agreement with respect to such Receivable has been breached;

(e) the Customer shall (i) apply for, suffer, or consent to the appointment of, or the taking of possession by, a receiver, custodian, trustee or liquidator of itself or of all or a substantial part of its property or call a meeting of its creditors, (ii) admit in writing its inability, or be generally unable, to pay its debts as they become due or cease operations of its present business, (iii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, (iv) commence a voluntary case under any state or federal bankruptcy laws (as now or hereafter in effect), (v) be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, (vi) file a petition seeking to take advantage of any other law providing for the relief of debtors, (vii) acquiesce to, or fail to have dismissed, any petition which is filed against it in any involuntary case under such bankruptcy laws, or (viii) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

(f) the sale is to a Customer outside the continental United States of America, unless the sale is on letter of credit, guaranty or acceptance terms, in each case acceptable to Agent in its sole discretion;

(g) the sale to the Customer is on a bill-and-hold, guaranteed sale, sale-and-return, sale on approval, consignment or any other repurchase or return basis or is evidenced by chattel paper;

(h) Agent believes, in its sole judgment, that collection of such Receivable is insecure or that such Receivable may not be paid by reason of the Customer’s financial inability to pay;

(i) the Customer is the United States of America, any state or any department, agency or instrumentality of any of them, unless the applicable Borrower assigns its right to payment of such Receivable to Agent pursuant to the Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, as

amended (31 U.S.C. Sub-Section 3727 et seq. and 41 U.S.C. Sub-Section 15 et seq.) or has otherwise complied with other applicable statutes or ordinances;

(j) the goods giving rise to such Receivable have not been delivered to and accepted by the Customer or the services giving rise to such Receivable have not been performed by the applicable Borrower and accepted by the Customer or the Receivable otherwise does not represent a final sale;

(k) the Receivables of the Customer exceed a credit limit determined by Agent, in its sole discretion, to the extent such Receivable exceeds such limit;

(l) the Receivable is subject to any offset, deduction, defense, dispute, or counterclaim, the Customer is also a creditor or supplier of a Borrower or the Receivable is contingent in any respect or for any reason;

(m) the applicable Borrower has made any agreement with any Customer for any deduction therefrom, except for discounts or allowances made in the Ordinary Course of Business for prompt payment, all of which discounts or allowances are reflected in the calculation of the face value of each respective invoice related thereto;

(n) any return, rejection or repossession of the merchandise has occurred or the rendition of services has been disputed; or

(o) such Receivable is not payable to a Borrower.

“ Eligible Rig Fleet Equipment ” shall mean and include Rig Fleet Equipment owned by BWS, which Agent, in its reasonable credit judgment, shall not deem ineligible Rig Fleet Equipment, based on such considerations as Agent may from time to time deem appropriate, including whether the Rig Fleet Equipment is subject to a perfected, first priority security interest in favor of Agent and no other Lien (other than a Permitted Encumbrance). In addition, Rig Fleet Equipment shall not be Eligible Rig Fleet Equipment if it (i) is a vehicle or other rolling stock not constituting Rig Fleet Equipment, (ii) does not conform in all material respects to all standards imposed by any Governmental Body which has regulatory authority over such goods or the use or sale thereof, (iii) is located at a location that is not otherwise in compliance with this Agreement, (iv) is subject to any agreement that limits, conditions or restricts any Borrower’s or Agent’s right to sell or otherwise dispose of such Rig Fleet Equipment, unless Agent is a party to such agreement; (v) is situated at a location not owned by a Borrower unless the owner or occupier of such location has executed in favor of Agent a Lien Waiver Agreement (unless otherwise agreed by Agent) or is a customer and has entered into a contract with BWS acceptable to Agent in its sole discretion, (vi) is covered by a negotiable document of title; (vii) is not covered by insurance to the extent required under this Agreement, or (viii) is not operable and otherwise in good working condition. No Rig Fleet Equipment acquired by BWS after the Closing Date shall be Eligible Rig Fleet Equipment unless a new OLV Appraisal is completed valuing such new Rig Fleet Equipment and all existing Rig Fleet Equipment and other Equipment of the Borrowers.

“ Environmental Complaint ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.19(d) hereof.

“ Environmental Laws ” shall mean all federal, state and local environmental, land use, zoning, health, chemical use, safety and sanitation laws, statutes, ordinances and codes relating to the protection of the environment and/or governing the use, storage, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling, production or disposal of Hazardous Substances and the rules, regulations, policies, guidelines, interpretations, decisions, orders and directives of federal, state and local governmental agencies and authorities with respect thereto.

“ Equipment ” shall mean and include as to each Borrower all of such Borrower’s goods whether now owned or hereafter acquired and wherever located including all equipment, machinery, apparatus, motor vehicles, fittings, furniture, furnishings, fixtures, parts, accessories and all replacements and substitutions therefor or accessions thereto.

“ Equipment Advance Rate ” shall mean initially, 70%, but on each Excess Cash Flow Payment Date shall be reduced by a percentage amount (rounded to the nearest one hundredth of one percent) equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Amount on such date by (y) $200,000, provided that the Equipment Advance Rate shall not be reduced below 50% by operation of this definition. For example, if the Equipment Advance Rate was 70% and the Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Amount on a Excess Cash Flow Payment Date was $1,000,000, the Equipment Advance Rate would be reduced by 5 percentage points, to 65% on such date.

“ Equity Interests ” of any Person shall mean any and all shares, rights to purchase, options, warrants, general, limited or limited liability partnership interests, member interests, participation or other equivalents of or interest in (regardless of how designated) equity of such Person, whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock, convertible securities or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act).

“ ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“ Eurodollar Rate ” shall mean for any Eurodollar Rate Loan for the then current Interest Period relating thereto the interest rate per annum determined by Agent by dividing (i) the rate which appears on the Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or on such other substitute Bloomberg page that displays rates at which US dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market), or the rate which is quoted by another source selected by Agent which has been approved by the British Bankers’ Association as an authorized information vendor for the purpose of displaying rates at which US dollar deposits are offered by leading banks in the London interbank deposit market (an “Alternative Source”), at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period (or if there shall at any time, for any reason, no longer exist a Bloomberg Page BBAM1 (or any substitute page) or any Alternate Source, a comparable replacement rate determined by the Agent at such time (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error)) for an amount comparable to such Eurodollar Rate Loan and having a borrowing date and a maturity comparable to such Interest Period by (ii) a number equal to 1.00 minus the Reserve Percentage.

The Eurodollar Rate shall be adjusted with respect to any Eurodollar Rate Loan that is outstanding on the effective date of any change in the Reserve Percentage as of such effective date. The Agent shall give prompt notice to the Borrowing Agent of the Eurodollar Rate as determined or adjusted in accordance herewith, which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

“ Eurodollar Rate Loan ” shall mean an Advance at any time that bears interest based on the Eurodollar Rate.

“ Event of Default ” shall have the meaning set forth in Article X hereof.

“ Excess Cash Flow ” for any fiscal period shall mean EBITDA of Borrowers on a Consolidated Basis for such fiscal period minus Unfinanced Capital Expenditures made by Borrowers on a Consolidated Basis during such fiscal period minus taxes actually paid by Borrowers on a Consolidated Basis during such fiscal period minus payments of principal of the Term Loan and interest on indebtedness for borrowed money minus all amounts paid to the holders of Best’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with the provisions of the Certificate of Designation therefor as in effect on the Closing Date, but only to the extent such payments are permitted by Section 7.7 of this Agreement.

“ Excess Cash Flow Payment Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.21(b) hereof.

“ Excess Cash Flow Payment Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.21(b) hereof.

“ Exchange Act ” shall have the mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

“ Executive Order No. 13224 ” shall mean the Executive Order No. 13224 on Terrorist Financing, effective September 24, 2001, as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced.

“ Federal Funds Effective Rate ” for any day shall mean the rate per annum (based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed and rounded upward to the nearest 1/100 of 1%) announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or any successor) on such day as being the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions arranged by federal funds brokers on the previous trading day, as computed and announced by such Federal Reserve Bank (or any successor) in substantially the same manner as such Federal Reserve Bank computes and announces the weighted average it refers to as the “Federal Funds Effective Rate” as of the date of this Agreement; provided, if such Federal Reserve Bank (or its successor) does not announce such rate on any day, the "Federal Funds Effective Rate" for such day shall be the Federal Funds Effective Rate for the last day on which such rate was announced.

“ Federal Funds Open Rate ” shall mean the rate per annum determined by the Agent in accordance with its usual procedures (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) to be the "open" rate for federal funds transactions as of the opening of business for federal funds transactions among members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers on such day, as quoted by Garvin Guybutler Corporation, any successor entity thereto, or any other broker selected by the Agent, as set forth on the applicable Telerate display page; provided, however; that if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Open Rate for such day shall be the "open" rate on the immediately preceding Business Day, or if no such rate shall be quoted by a Federal funds broker at such time, such other rate as determined by the Agent in accordance with its usual procedures.

“Fee Deferral Agreements” shall mean one or more agreements to be entered into on the Closing Date by Best with Andrew Garrett Inc. and ECH Consulting, pursuant to which Andrew Garrett Inc. and ECH Consulting agree to defer certain fees related to the Transactions.

“ Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ” shall mean and include, with respect to any fiscal period, the ratio of (a) EBITDA minus Unfinanced Capital Expenditures made during such period minus cash taxes paid during such period minus all dividends and distributions paid during such period (including, without limitation, all payments to the holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Best) to (b) all Senior Debt Payments during such period.

“ Foreign Subsidiary ” of any Person, shall mean any Subsidiary of such Person that is not organized or incorporated in the United States or any State or territory thereof.

“ Formula Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

“ Funded Debt ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, without duplication, all Indebtedness for borrowed money evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures, or similar evidences of Indebtedness that by its terms matures more than one year from, or is directly or indirectly renewable or extendible at such Person’s option under a revolving credit or similar agreement obligating the lender or lenders to extend credit over a period of more than one year from the date of creation thereof, and specifically including Capitalized Lease Obligations, current maturities of long-term debt, revolving credit and short-term debt extendible beyond one year at the option of the debtor, and also including, in the case of Borrower, the Obligations and, without duplication, Indebtedness consisting of guaranties of Funded Debt of other Persons.

“ GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America in effect from time to time.

“ General Intangibles ” shall mean and include as to each Borrower all of such Borrower’s general intangibles, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, including all payment intangibles, all choses in action, causes of action, corporate or other business records, inventions, designs, patents, patent applications, equipment formulations, manufacturing procedures, quality control procedures, trademarks, tradenames, trademark applications, service marks, trade secrets, goodwill, copyrights, design rights, software, computer information, source codes, codes, records and updates, registrations, licenses, franchises, customer lists, tax refunds, tax refund claims, computer programs, all claims under guaranties, security interests or other security held by or granted to such Borrower to secure payment of any of the Receivables by a Customer (other than to the extent covered by Receivables) all rights of indemnification and all other intangible property of every kind and nature (other than Receivables).

“ Governmental Acts ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.17.

“ Governmental Body ” shall mean any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof or any entity, authority, agency, division or department exercising the legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to a government.

“ Guarantor ” shall mean any Person who may hereafter guarantee payment or performance of the whole or any part of the Obligations and “Guarantors” means collectively all such Persons.

“ Guarantor Security Agreement ” shall mean any Security Agreement executed by any Guarantor in favor of Agent securing the Guaranty of such Guarantor, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent.

“ Guaranty ” shall mean any guaranty of the obligations of Borrowers executed by a Guarantor in favor of Agent for its benefit and for the ratable benefit of Lenders, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent.

“ Hazardous Discharge ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.19(d) hereof.

“ Hazardous Substance ” shall mean, without limitation, any flammable explosives, radon, radioactive materials, asbestos, urea formaldehyde foam insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum and petroleum products, methane, hazardous materials, Hazardous Wastes, hazardous or Toxic Substances or related materials as defined in CERCLA, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended (49 U.S.C. Sections 1801, et seq.), RCRA, or any other applicable Environmental Law and in the regulations adopted pursuant thereto.

“ Hazardous Wastes ” shall mean all waste materials subject to regulation under CERCLA, RCRA or applicable state law, and any other applicable Federal and state laws now in force or hereafter enacted relating to hazardous waste disposal.

“ Hedge Liabilities ” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “Lender-Provided Interest Rate Hedge”.

“ Indebtedness ” of a Person at a particular date shall mean all obligations of such Person which in accordance with GAAP would be classified upon a balance sheet as liabilities (except capital stock and surplus earned or otherwise) and in any event, without limitation by reason of enumeration, shall include all indebtedness, debt and other similar monetary obligations of such Person whether direct or guaranteed, and all premiums, if any, due at the required prepayment dates of such indebtedness, and all indebtedness secured by a Lien on assets owned by such Person, whether or not such indebtedness actually shall have been created, assumed or incurred by such Person. Any indebtedness of such Person resulting from the acquisition by such Person of any assets subject to any Lien shall be deemed, for the purposes hereof, to be the equivalent of the creation, assumption and incurring of the indebtedness secured thereby, whether or not actually so created, assumed or incurred.

“ Ineligible Security ” shall mean any security which may not be underwritten or dealt in by member banks of the Federal Reserve System under Section 16 of the Banking Act of 1933 (12 U.S.C. Section 24, Seventh), as amended.

“ Initial Acquisition Documents ” shall mean collectively, the BWS Acquisition Documents and the BBD Acquisition Documents.

“ Initial Acquisitions ” shall mean, collectively, the BWS Acquisition and the BBD Acquisition.

“ Intellectual Property ” shall mean property constituting under any Applicable Law a patent, patent application, copyright, trademark, service mark, trade name, mask work, trade secret or license or other right to use any of the foregoing.

“ Intellectual Property Claim ” shall mean the assertion by any Person of a claim (whether asserted in writing, by action, suit or proceeding or otherwise) that any Borrower’s ownership, use, marketing, sale or distribution of any Inventory, Equipment, Intellectual Property or other property or asset is violative of any ownership of or right to use any Intellectual Property of such Person.

“ Interest Period ” shall mean the period provided for any Eurodollar Rate Loan pursuant to Section 2.2(b).

“ Interest Rate Hedge ” shall mean an interest rate exchange, collar, cap, swap, adjustable strike cap, adjustable strike corridor or similar agreements entered into by any Borrower or its Subsidiaries in order to provide protection to, or minimize the impact upon, such Borrower, any Guarantor and/or their respective Subsidiaries of increasing floating rates of interest applicable to Indebtedness.

“ Inventory ” shall mean and include as to each Borrower all of such Borrower’s now owned or hereafter acquired goods, merchandise and other personal property, wherever located, to be furnished under any consignment arrangement, contract of service or held for sale or lease, all raw materials, work in process, finished goods and materials and supplies of any kind, nature or description which are or might be used or consumed in such Borrower’s business or used in selling or furnishing such goods, merchandise and other personal property, and all documents of title or other documents representing them.

“ Investment Property ” shall mean and include as to each Borrower, all of such Borrower’s now owned or hereafter acquired securities (whether certificated or uncertificated), securities entitlements, securities accounts, commodities contracts and commodities accounts.

“ Issuer ” shall mean any Person who issues a Letter of Credit and/or accepts a draft pursuant to the terms hereof.

“ Leasehold Interests ” shall mean all of each Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to the premises listed on Schedule 4.19.

“ Lender ” and “ Lenders ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the preamble to this Agreement and shall include each Person which becomes a transferee, successor or assign of any Lender.

“ Lender-Provided Interest Rate Hedge ” shall mean an Interest Rate Hedge which is provided by any Lender and with respect to which the Agent confirms meets the following requirements: such Interest Rate Hedge (i) is documented in a standard International Swap Dealer Association Agreement, (ii) provides for the method of calculating the reimbursable amount of the provider's credit exposure in a reasonable and customary manner, and (iii) is entered into for hedging (rather than speculative) purposes. The liabilities of any Borrower to the provider of any Lender-Provided Interest Rate Hedge (the “Hedge Liabilities”) shall be

“Obligations” hereunder, guaranteed obligations under any Guaranty and secured obligations under any Guarantor Security Agreement and otherwise treated as Obligations for purposes of each of the Other Documents. The Liens securing the Hedge Liabilities shall be pari passu with the Liens securing all other Obligations under this Agreement and the Other Documents.

“ Letter of Credit Fees ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.

“ Letter of Credit Borrowing ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(d).

“ Letter of Credit Sublimit ” shall mean $0.

“ Letters of Credit ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9.

“ License Agreement ” shall mean any agreement between any Borrower and a Licensor pursuant to which such Borrower is authorized to use any Intellectual Property in connection with the manufacturing, marketing, sale or other distribution of any Inventory of such Borrower or otherwise in connection with such Borrower’s business operations.

“ Licensor ” shall mean any Person from whom any Borrower obtains the right to use (whether on an exclusive or non-exclusive basis) any Intellectual Property in connection with such Borrower’s manufacture, marketing, sale or other distribution of any Inventory or otherwise in connection with such Borrower’s business operations.

“ Licensor/Agent Agreement ” shall mean an agreement between Agent and a Licensor, in form and content satisfactory to Agent, by which Agent is given the unqualified right, vis-a-vis such Licensor, to enforce Agent’s Liens with respect to and to dispose of any Borrower’s Inventory with the benefit of any Intellectual Property applicable thereto, irrespective of such Borrower’s default under any License Agreement with such Licensor.

“ Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, security interest, lien (whether statutory or otherwise), Charge, claim or encumbrance, or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement held or asserted in respect of any asset of any kind or nature whatsoever including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing of, or agreement to give, any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable law of any jurisdiction.

“ Lien Waiver Agreement ” shall mean an agreement which is executed in favor of Agent by a Person who owns or occupies premises at which any Collateral may be located from time to time and by which such Person shall waive any Lien that such Person may ever have with respect to any of the Collateral and shall authorize Agent from time to time to enter upon the premises to inspect or remove the Collateral from such premises or to use such premises to store or dispose of such Inventory.

“ Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean a material adverse effect on (a) the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, assets, business, properties or prospects of any Borrower or any Guarantor, (b) any Borrower’s ability to duly and punctually pay or perform the Obligations in accordance with the terms thereof, (c) the value of the Collateral, or Agent’s Liens

on the Collateral or the priority of any such Lien or (d) the practical realization of the benefits of Agent’s and each Lender’s rights and remedies under this Agreement and the Other Documents.

“ Maximum Face Amount ” shall mean, with respect to any outstanding Letter of Credit, the face amount of such Letter of Credit including all automatic increases provided for in such Letter of Credit, whether or not any such automatic increase has become effective.

“ Maximum Revolving Advance Amount ” shall mean $19,150,000.

“ Maximum Undrawn Amount ” shall mean with respect to any outstanding Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit that is or may become available to be drawn, including all automatic increases provided for in such Letter of Credit, whether or not any such automatic increase has become effective.

“ Minimum Rig Utilization ” shall mean, for any fiscal quarter, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (a) the sum for all Rigs of the total days during such period that each such Rig in the Borrowers’ Rig Fleet Equipment earned revenue to (b) the sum for all Rigs of the total days that each such Rig in the Borrowers’ Rig Fleet Equipment was available to earn revenue excluding days in which a Rig is undergoing refurbishment, upgrades or other scheduled equipment maintenance projects that are in the ordinary course of business consistent with reasonable industry standards; provided, that, Borrowers will provide written notice to Agent if such refurbishment, upgrade or other scheduled equipment maintenance project causes any Rig to be unable to earn revenue for a period of more than 90 days.

“ Mobile Rigs ” shall mean Rig Fleet Equipment and Rig Accessories which are attached or affixed to, or comprise of an integral part of a vehicle, trailer or carrier.

“ Modified Commitment Transfer Supplement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.3(d).

“ Multiemployer Plan ” shall mean a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

“ Multiple Employer Plan ” shall mean a Plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including any Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.

“ Note ” shall mean collectively, the Term Note and the Revolving Credit Note.

“ Obligations ” shall mean and include any and all loans, advances, debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties owing by any Borrower to Lenders or Agent or to any other direct or indirect subsidiary or affiliate of Agent or any Lender of any kind or nature, present or future (including any interest or other amounts accruing thereon after maturity, or after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding relating to any Borrower, whether or not a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest or other amounts is allowed in such proceeding), whether or not evidenced by any note, guaranty or other instrument, whether arising under any agreement, instrument or document, (including this Agreement and the Other Documents) whether or not for the payment of money,

whether arising by reason of an extension of credit, opening of a letter of credit, loan, equipment lease or guarantee, under any interest or currency swap, future, option or other similar agreement, or in any other manner, whether arising out of overdrafts or deposit or other accounts or electronic funds transfers (whether through automated clearing houses or otherwise) or out of the Agent’s or any Lenders non-receipt of or inability to collect funds or otherwise not being made whole in connection with depository transfer check or other similar arrangements, whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assignment or participation), absolute or contingent, joint or several, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, contractual or tortious, liquidated or unliquidated, regardless of how such indebtedness or liabilities arise or by what agreement or instrument they may be evidenced or whether evidenced by any agreement or instrument, including, but not limited to, any and all of any Borrower’s Indebtedness and/or liabilities under this Agreement, the Other Documents or under any other agreement between Agent or Lenders and any Borrower and any amendments, extensions, renewals or increases and all costs and expenses of Agent and any Lender incurred in the documentation, negotiation, modification, enforcement, collection or otherwise in connection with any of the foregoing, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and all obligations of any Borrower to Agent or Lenders to perform acts or refrain from taking any action.

“ OLV Appraisal ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.16.

“ Orderly Liquidation Value ” shall mean, as of any date, the orderly liquidation value of the Rig Fleet Equipment and other Equipment as determined by the most recent OLV Appraisal.

“ Ordinary Course of Business ” shall mean with respect to any Borrower, the ordinary course of such Borrower’s business as conducted on the Closing Date.

“ Original Owners ” shall mean the Persons set forth on Schedule 1.2(a).

“ Other Documents ” shall mean the Note, the Questionnaire, any Guaranty, any Guarantor Security Agreement, any Lender-Provided Interest Rate Hedge , the Cash Collateral Agreement and any and all other agreements, instruments and documents, including guaranties, pledges, powers of attorney, consents, interest or currency swap agreements or other similar agreements and all other writings heretofore, now or hereafter executed by any Borrower or any Guarantor and/or delivered to Agent or any Lender in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

“ Out-of-Formula Loans ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.2(b).

“ Parent ” of any Person shall mean a corporation or other entity owning, directly or indirectly at least 50% of the shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of the Person, or other Persons performing similar functions for any such Person.

“ Participant ” shall mean each Person who shall be granted the right by any Lender to participate in any of the Advances and who shall have entered into a participation agreement in form and substance satisfactory to such Lender.

“ Participation Advance ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(d).

“ Participation Commitment ” shall mean each Lender’s obligation to buy a participation of the Letters of Credit issued hereunder.

“ Payee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.10.

“ Payment Office ” shall mean initially Two Tower Center Boulevard, East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816; thereafter, such other office of Agent, if any, which it may designate by notice to Borrowing Agent and to each Lender to be the Payment Office.

“ PBGC ” shall mean the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA or any successor.

“ Pension Benefit Plan ” shall mean at any time any employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan, but not a Multiemployer Plan) which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code and either (i) is maintained by any member of the Controlled Group for employees of any member of the Controlled Group; or (ii) has at any time within the preceding five years been maintained by any entity which was at such time a member of the Controlled Group for employees of any entity which was at such time a member of the Controlled Group.

“ Permitted Encumbrances ” shall mean (a) Liens in favor of Agent for the benefit of Agent and Lenders; (b) Liens for taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not delinquent or Properly Contested; (c) Liens disclosed in the financial statements referred to in Section 5.5, the existence of which Agent has consented to in writing, provided that such Liens shall secure only those obligations which they secure on the Closing Date (and extensions, renewals and refinancings of such obligations permitted by Section 7.8) and shall not subsequently apply to any other property or assets of any Borrower or any Guarantor ; (d) deposits or pledges to secure obligations under worker’s compensation, social security or similar laws, or under unemployment insurance; (e) deposits or pledges to secure bids, tenders, contracts (other than contracts for the payment of money), leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds and other obligations of like nature arising in the Ordinary Course of Business; (f) Liens arising by virtue of the rendition, entry or issuance against any Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any property of any Borrower or any Subsidiary, of any judgment, writ, order, or decree for so long as each such Lien (a) is in existence for less than 20 consecutive days after it first arises or is being Properly Contested and (b) is at all times junior in priority to any Liens in favor of Agent; (g) mechanics’, workers’, materialmen’s or other like Liens arising in the Ordinary Course of Business with respect to obligations which are not due or which are being contested in good faith by the applicable Borrower; (h) Liens placed upon fixed assets hereafter acquired to secure a portion of the purchase price thereof, provided that (x) any such lien shall not encumber any other property of any Borrower and (y) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens incurred as a result of such purchases during any fiscal year shall not exceed the amount provided for in Section 7.6; and (i) Liens disclosed on Schedule 1.2(b), provided that such Liens shall secure only those obligations which they secure on the Closing Date (and extensions, renewals and refinancings of such obligations permitted by Section 7.8) and shall not subsequently apply to any other property or assets of any Borrower or any Guarantor; (j) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions, encroachments, protrusions and other similar encumbrances and minor title defects affecting real property of any Borrower which, in the

aggregate, do not in any case materially interfere with the Ordinary Course of Business; (k) Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition; provided that (i) such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition, and (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby is permitted under Section 7.8; and (l) other Liens securing Indebtedness outstanding in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $500,000.

“ Person ” shall mean any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, association, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, institution, public benefit corporation, joint venture, entity or Governmental Body (whether federal, state, county, city, municipal or otherwise, including any instrumentality, division, agency, body or department thereof).

“ Plan ” shall mean any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including a Pension Benefit Plan), maintained for employees of any Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group or any such Plan to which any Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees.

“ PNC ” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement and shall extend to all of its successors and assigns.

“ Pro Forma Balance Sheet ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a) hereof.

“ Pro Forma Financial Statements ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(b) hereof.

“ Properly Contested ” shall mean, in the case of any Indebtedness or Lien, as applicable, of any Person (including any taxes) that is not paid as and when due or payable by reason of such Person’s bona fide dispute concerning its liability to pay same or concerning the amount thereof, (i) such Indebtedness or Lien, as applicable, is being properly contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted; (ii) such Person has established appropriate reserves as shall be required in conformity with GAAP; (iii) the non-payment of such Indebtedness will not have a Material Adverse Effect and will not result in the forfeiture of any assets of such Person; (iv) no Lien is imposed upon any of such Person’s assets with respect to such Indebtedness unless such Lien is at all times junior and subordinate in priority to the Liens in favor of the Agent (except only with respect to property taxes that have priority as a matter of applicable state law) and enforcement of such Lien is stayed during the period prior to the final resolution or disposition of such dispute; (v) if such Indebtedness or Lien, as applicable, results from, or is determined by the entry, rendition or issuance against a Person or any of its assets of a judgment, writ, order or decree, enforcement of such judgment, writ, order or decree is stayed pending a timely appeal or other judicial review; and (vi) if such contest is abandoned, settled or determined adversely (in whole or in part) to such Person, such Person forthwith pays such Indebtedness and all penalties, interest and other amounts due in connection therewith.

“ Projections ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(b) hereof.

“ Purchasing CLO ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.3(d) hereof.

“ Purchasing Lender ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.3(c) hereof.

“ Questionnaire ” shall mean the Documentation Information Questionnaire and the responses thereto provided by Borrowing Agent and delivered to Agent.

“ RCRA ” shall mean the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq., as same may be amended from time to time.

“ Real Property ” shall mean all of each Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to the owned and leased premises identified on Schedule 4.19 hereto or which is hereafter owned or leased by any Borrower.

“ Receivables ” shall mean and include, as to each Borrower, all of such Borrower’s accounts, contract rights, instruments (including those evidencing indebtedness owed to such Borrower by its Affiliates), documents, chattel paper (including electronic chattel paper), general intangibles relating to accounts, drafts and acceptances, credit card receivables and all other forms of obligations owing to such Borrower arising out of or in connection with the sale or lease of Inventory or the rendition of services, all supporting obligations, guarantees and other security therefor, whether secured or unsecured, now existing or hereafter created, and whether or not specifically sold or assigned to Agent hereunder.

“ Receivables Advance Rate ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a)(y)(i) hereof.

“ Register ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.3(e).

“ Reimbursement Obligation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.12(b)hereof.

“ Release ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.7(c)(i) hereof.

“ Reportable Event ” shall mean a reportable event described in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations promulgated thereunder.

“ Required Lenders ” shall mean Lenders holding greater than fifty percent (50%) of the Advances and, if no Advances are outstanding, shall mean Lenders holding greater fifty percent (50%) of the Commitment Percentages; provided, however, if there are fewer than three (3) Lenders, Required Lenders shall mean all Lenders.

“ Reserve Percentage ” shall mean as of any day the maximum percentage in effect on such day as prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) for determining the reserve requirements (including supplemental, marginal and emergency reserve requirements) with respect to eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities”.

“ Revolving Advances ” shall mean Advances made other than Letters of Credit and the Term Loan.

“ Revolving Credit Note ” shall mean, collectively, the promissory notes referred to in Section 2.1(a) hereof.

“ Revolving Interest Rate ” shall mean an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the sum of the Alternate Base Rate plus one percent (1.0%) with respect to Domestic Rate Loans and (b) the sum of the Eurodollar Rate plus three percent (3.0%) with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans.

“ Rig(s) ” shall mean any drilling and workover rigs held or owned by any Borrower.

“ Rig Accessories ” shall mean tubulars, pumps, drilling equipment, machinery, equipment and parts and all other equipment ancillary to Rig Fleet Equipment.

“ Rig Fleet Equipment ” shall mean any Rigs, together with all Rig Accessories and related parts, held or owned by any Borrower.

“ SEC ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor thereto.

“ Second Acquisition Documents ” shall mean collectively, the ARH Acquisition Documents, BB Drilling Acquisition Documents and the Drill Site Services Acquisition Documents.

“ Second Acquisitions ” shall mean, collectively, the ARH Acquisition, the BB Drilling Acquisition and the Drill Site Services Acquisition.

“ Section 20 Subsidiary ” shall mean the Subsidiary of the bank holding company controlling PNC, which Subsidiary has been granted authority by the Federal Reserve Board to underwrite and deal in certain Ineligible Securities.

“ Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“ Senior Debt Payments ” shall mean and include all cash actually expended by any Borrower to make (a) interest payments on any Advances hereunder, plus (b) scheduled principal payments on the Term Loan, plus (c) payments for all fees, commissions and charges set forth herein and with respect to any Advances, plus (d) capitalized lease payments, plus (e) payments with respect to any other Indebtedness for borrowed money.

“Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” shall mean the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Best issued on the Closing Date pursuant to those certain Stock Subscription Agreements dated the Closing Date.

“ Settlement Date ” shall mean the Closing Date and thereafter Wednesday or Thursday of each week or more frequently if Agent deems appropriate unless such day is not a Business Day in which case it shall be the next succeeding Business Day.

“ Subsidiary ” of any Person shall mean a corporation or other entity of whose Equity Interests having ordinary voting power (other than Equity Interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation, or other Persons performing similar functions for such entity, are owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.

“ Subsidiary Stock ” shall mean all of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of any Subsidiary owned by any Borrower (not to exceed 65% of the Equity Interests of any Foreign Subsidiary).

“ Term ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.1 hereof.

“ Term Loan ” shall mean the Advances made pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof.

“ Term Loan Rate ” shall mean an interest rate per annum equal to (a) the sum of the Alternate Base Rate plus one percent (1.0%) with respect to Domestic Rate Loans and (b) the sum of the Eurodollar Rate plus three percent (3.0%) with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans.

“ Term Note ” shall mean, collectively, the promissory notes described in Section 2.4 hereof.

“ Termination Event ” shall mean (i) a Reportable Event with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (ii) the withdrawal of any Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group from a Plan or Multiemployer Plan during a plan year in which such entity was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA; (iii) the providing of notice of intent to terminate a Plan in a distress termination described in Section 4041(c) of ERISA; (iv) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (v) any event or condition (a) which might constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or (b) that may result in termination of a Multiemployer Plan pursuant to Section 4041A of ERISA; or (vi) the partial or complete withdrawal within the meaning of Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA, of any Borrower or any member of the Controlled Group from a Multiemployer Plan.

“ Toxic Substance ” shall mean and include any material present on the Real Property or the Leasehold Interests which has been shown to have significant adverse effect on human health or which is subject to regulation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq., applicable state law, or any other applicable Federal or state laws now in force or hereafter enacted relating to toxic substances. “Toxic Substance” includes but is not limited to asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and lead-based paints.

“ Trading with the Enemy Act ” shall mean the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B, Chapter V, as amended) and any enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto.

“ Transactions ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5 hereof.

“ Transferee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 16.3(d) hereof.

“ Undrawn Availability ” at a particular date shall mean an amount equal to (a) the lesser of (i) the Formula Amount or (ii) the Maximum Revolving Advance Amount, minus (b) the sum of (i) the outstanding amount of Advances (other than the Term Loan) plus (ii) all amounts due and owing to any Borrower’s trade creditors which are more than sixty (60) days past due, plus (iii) fees and expenses for which Borrowers are liable but which have not been paid or charged to Borrowers’ Account..

“ Unfinanced Capital Expenditures ” shall mean all Capital Expenditures of Borrower other than those made utilizing financing provided by the applicable seller or third party lenders. For the avoidance of doubt, Capital Expenditures made by a Borrower utilizing Revolving Advances shall be deemed Unfinanced Capital Expenditures.

“ Uniform Commercial Code ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3 hereof.

“ USA PATRIOT Act ” shall mean the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, Public Law 107-56, as the same has been, or shall hereafter be, renewed, extended, amended or replaced.

“ Week ” shall mean the time period commencing with the opening of business on a Wednesday and ending on the end of business the following Tuesday.

1.3. Uniform Commercial Code Terms . All terms used herein and defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the State of New York from time to time (the “Uniform Commercial Code”) shall have the meaning given therein unless otherwise defined herein. Without limiting the foregoing, the terms “accounts”, “chattel paper”, “instruments”, “general intangibles”, “goods”, “payment intangibles”, “proceeds”, “supporting obligations”, “securities”, “investment property”, “documents”, “deposit accounts”, “software”, “letter of credit rights”, “inventory”, “equipment” and “fixtures”, as and when used in the description of Collateral shall have the meanings given to such terms in Articles 8 or 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. To the extent the definition of any category or type of collateral is expanded by any amendment, modification or revision to the Uniform Commercial Code, such expanded definition will apply automatically as of the date of such amendment, modification or revision.

1.4. Certain Matters of Construction . The terms “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section, paragraph or subdivision. All references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement. Any pronoun used shall be deemed to cover all genders. Wherever appropriate in the context, terms used herein in the singular also include the plural and vice versa. All references to statutes and related regulations shall include any amendments of same and any successor statutes and regulations. Unless otherwise provided, all references to any instruments or agreements to which Agent is a party, including references to any of the Other Documents, shall include any and all modifications or amendments thereto and any and all extensions or renewals thereof. All references herein to the time of day shall mean the time in New York, New York. Whenever the words “including” or “include” shall be used, such words shall be understood to mean “including, without limitation” or “include, without limitation”. A Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to exist at all times during the period commencing on the date that such Default or Event of Default occurs to the date on which such Default or Event of Default is waived in writing pursuant to this Agreement or, in the case of a Default, is cured within any period of cure expressly provided for in this Agreement; and an Event of Default shall “continue” or be “continuing” until such Event of Default has been waived in writing by the Required Lenders. Any Lien referred to in this Agreement or any of the Other Documents as having been created in favor of Agent, any agreement entered into by Agent pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Other Documents, any payment made by or to or funds received by

Agent pursuant to or as contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Other Documents, or any act taken or omitted to be taken by Agent, shall, unless otherwise expressly provided, be created, entered into, made or received, or taken or omitted, for the benefit or account of Agent and Lenders. Wherever the phrase “to the best of Borrowers’ knowledge” or words of similar import relating to the knowledge or the awareness of any Borrower are used in this Agreement or Other Documents, such phrase shall mean and refer to (i) the actual knowledge of a senior officer of any Borrower or (ii) the knowledge that a senior officer would have obtained if he had engaged in good faith and diligent performance of his duties, including the making of such reasonably specific inquiries as may be necessary of the employees or agents of such Borrower and a good faith attempt to ascertain the existence or accuracy of the matter to which such phrase relates. All covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or otherwise within the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a default if such action is taken or condition exists. In addition, all representations and warranties hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular representation or warranty proves to be incorrect or is breached, the fact that another representation or warranty concerning the same or similar subject matter is correct or is not breached will not affect the incorrectness of a breach of a representation or warranty hereunder.

II. ADVANCES, PAYMENTS.

2.1. Revolving Advances .

(a) Amount of Revolving Advances . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, including Section 2.1(b), each Lender, severally and not jointly, will make Revolving Advances to Borrowers in aggregate amounts outstanding at any time equal to such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the lesser of (x) the Maximum Revolving Advance Amount less the aggregate Maximum Undrawn Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit or (y) an amount equal to the sum of:

(i) up to 85%, subject to the provisions of Section 2.1(b) hereof (“Receivables Advance Rate”), of Eligible Receivables, plus

(ii) up to the Equipment Advance Rate, subject to the provisions of Section 2.1(b) hereof, of the Orderly Liquidation Value of the Eligible Equipment and Eligible Rig Fleet Equipment, plus

(iii) up to 100%, subject to the provisions of Section 2.1(b) hereof (the “Cash Collateral Advance Rate”), of the Cash Collateral Deposit, minus

(iv) the aggregate Maximum Undrawn Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, minus

(v) such reserves as Agent may reasonably deem proper and necessary from time to time in Agent’s reasonable credit judgment.

The amount derived from the sum of (x) Sections 2.1(a)(y)(i), (ii) and (iii) minus (y) Section 2.1 (a)(y)(v) at any time and from time to time shall be referred to as the “Formula

Amount”. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Advances against the Orderly Liquidation Value of modular homes and related assets included as Eligible Equipment for purposes of calculating the Formula Amount shall not exceed $3,000,000. The Revolving Advances shall be evidenced by one or more secured promissory notes (collectively, the “Revolving Credit Note”) substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1(a).

(b) Discretionary Rights . The Advance Rates may be increased or decreased by Agent at any time and from time to time in the exercise of its reasonable credit judgment. Each Borrower consents to any such increases or decreases and acknowledges that decreasing the Advance Rates or increasing or imposing reserves may limit or restrict Advances requested by Borrowing Agent. The rights of Agent under this subsection are subject to the provisions of Section 16.2(b).

2.2. Procedure for Revolving Advances Borrowing .

(a) Borrowing Agent on behalf of any Borrower may notify Agent prior to 10:00 a.m. on a Business Day of a Borrower’s request to incur, on that day, a Revolving Advance hereunder. Should any amount required to be paid as interest hereunder, or as fees or other charges under this Agreement or any other agreement with Agent or Lenders, or with respect to any other Obligation, become due, same shall be deemed a request for a Revolving Advance as of the date such payment is due, in the amount required to pay in full such interest, fee, charge or Obligation under this Agreement or any other agreement with Agent or Lenders, and such request shall be irrevocable.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) above, in the event any Borrower desires to obtain a Eurodollar Rate Loan, Borrowing Agent shall give Agent written notice by no later than 10:00 a.m. on the day which is three (3) Business Days prior to the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is to be borrowed, specifying (i) the date of the proposed borrowing (which shall be a Business Day), (ii) the type of borrowing and the amount on the date of such Advance to be borrowed, which amount shall be a minimum of $100,000 and integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof, and (iii) the duration of the first Interest Period therefor. Interest Periods for Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be for one, two or three months; provided, if an Interest Period would end on a day that is not a Business Day, it shall end on the next succeeding Business Day unless such day falls in the next succeeding calendar month in which case the Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day. No Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be made available to any Borrower during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default. After giving effect to each requested Eurodollar Rate Loan, including those which are converted from a Domestic Rate Loan under Section 2.2(d), there shall not be outstanding more than three (3) Eurodollar Rate Loans, in the aggregate.

(c) Each Interest Period of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall commence on the date such Eurodollar Rate Loan is made and shall end on such date as Borrowing Agent may elect as set forth in subsection (b)(iii) above provided that the exact length of each Interest Period shall be determined in accordance with the practice of the interbank market for offshore Dollar deposits and no Interest Period shall end after the last day of the Term.

Borrowing Agent shall elect the initial Interest Period applicable to a Eurodollar Rate Loan by its notice of borrowing given to Agent pursuant to Section 2.2(b) or by its notice of conversion given to Agent pursuant to Section 2.2(d), as the case may be. Borrowing Agent shall elect the duration of each succeeding Interest Period by giving irrevocable written notice to Agent of such duration not later than 10:00 a.m. on the day which is three (3) Business Days prior to the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Rate Loan. If Agent does not receive timely notice of the Interest Period elected by Borrowing Agent, Borrowing Agent shall be deemed to have elected to convert to a Domestic Rate Loan subject to Section 2.2(d) hereinbelow.

(d) Provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Borrowing Agent may, on the last Business Day of the then current Interest Period applicable to any outstanding Eurodollar Rate Loan, or on any Business Day with respect to Domestic Rate Loans, convert any such loan into a loan of another type in the same aggregate principal amount provided that any conversion of a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be made only on the last Business Day of the then current Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Rate Loan. If Borrowing Agent desires to convert a loan, Borrowing Agent shall give Agent written notice by no later than 10:00 a.m. (i) on the day which is three (3) Business Days’ prior to the date on which such conversion is to occur with respect to a conversion from a Domestic Rate Loan to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, or (ii) on the day which is one (1) Business Day prior to the date on which such conversion is to occur with respect to a conversion from a Eurodollar Rate Loan to a Domestic Rate Loan, specifying, in each case, the date of such conversion, the loans to be converted and if the conversion is from a Domestic Rate Loan to any other type of loan, the duration of the first Interest Period therefor.

(e) At its option and upon written notice given prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York time) at least three (3) Business Days’ prior to the date of such prepayment, any Borrower may prepay the Eurodollar Rate Loans in whole at any time or in part from time to time with accrued interest on the principal being prepaid to the date of such repayment. Such Borrower shall specify the date of prepayment of Advances which are Eurodollar Rate Loans and the amount of such prepayment. In the event that any prepayment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan is required or permitted on a date other than the last Business Day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto, such Borrower shall indemnify Agent and Lenders therefor in accordance with Section 2.2(f) hereof.

(f) Each Borrower shall indemnify Agent and Lenders and hold Agent and Lenders harmless from and against any and all losses or expenses that Agent and Lenders may sustain or incur as a consequence of any prepayment, conversion of or any default by any Borrower in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Eurodollar Rate Loan or failure by any Borrower to complete a borrowing of, a prepayment of or conversion of or to a Eurodollar Rate Loan after notice thereof has been given, including, but not limited to, any interest payable by Agent or Lenders to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to make or maintain its Eurodollar Rate Loans hereunder. A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to the foregoing sentence submitted by Agent or any Lender to Borrowing Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if any Applicable Law, or any change therein or in the interpretation or application thereof, shall make it unlawful for any Lender (for purposes of this subsection (g), the term “Lender” shall include any Lender and the office or branch where any Lender or any corporation or bank controlling such Lender makes or maintains any Eurodollar Rate Loans) to make or maintain its Eurodollar Rate Loans, the obligation of Lenders to make Eurodollar Rate Loans hereunder shall forthwith be cancelled and Borrowers shall, if any affected Eurodollar Rate Loans are then outstanding, promptly upon request from Agent, either pay all such affected Eurodollar Rate Loans or convert such affected Eurodollar Rate Loans into loans of another type. If any such payment or conversion of any Eurodollar Rate Loan is made on a day that is not the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Rate Loan, Borrowers shall pay Agent, upon Agent’s request, such amount or amounts as may be necessary to compensate Lenders for any loss or expense sustained or incurred by Lenders in respect of such Eurodollar Rate Loan as a result of such payment or conversion, including (but not limited to) any interest or other amounts payable by Lenders to lenders of funds obtained by Lenders in order to make or maintain such Eurodollar Rate Loan. A certificate as to any additional amounts payable pursuant to the foregoing sentence submitted by Lenders to Borrowing Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

2.3. Disbursement of Advance Proceeds . All Advances shall be disbursed from whichever office or other place Agent may designate from time to time and, together with any and all other Obligations of Borrowers to Agent or Lenders, shall be charged to Borrowers’ Account on Agent’s books. During the Term, Borrowers may use the Revolving Advances by borrowing, prepaying and reborrowing, all in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof. The proceeds of each Revolving Advance requested by Borrowing Agent on behalf of any Borrower or deemed to have been requested by any Borrower under Section 2.2(a) hereof shall, with respect to requested Revolving Advances to the extent Lenders make such Revolving Advances, be made available to the applicable Borrower on the day so requested by way of credit to such Borrower’s operating account at PNC, or such other bank as Borrowing Agent may designate following notification to Agent, in immediately available federal funds or other immediately available funds or, with respect to Revolving Advances deemed to have been requested by any Borrower, be disbursed to Agent to be applied to the outstanding Obligations giving rise to such deemed request.

2.4. Term Loan . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Lender, severally and not jointly, will make a Term Loan to Borrowers in the sum equal to such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the lesser of (x) $5,850,000 and (y) 80% of the OLV of the equipment and machinery of BBD and Best (in the case of Best, only to the extent such equipment or machinery is to be acquired in the Drill Site Services Acquisition or BB Drilling Acquisition, and expressly excluding any machinery and equipment to be acquired in the ARH Acquisition) that is satisfactory to Agent in its reasonable credit judgment. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Term Loan shall be advanced in two draws, the first on the Closing Date, in an amount equal to $2,850,000 and the second, on the date the Second Acquisitions are consummated, in an amount equal to $3,000,000. The Term Loan shall be, with respect to principal, payable in sixty equal monthly installments (i.e., $97,500 per month if the full $5,850,000 is advanced) commencing on March 1, 2008 and on the first day of each

month thereafter with the balance payable upon expiration of the Term, subject to acceleration upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under this Agreement or termination of this Agreement. The Term Loan shall be evidenced by one or more secured promissory notes (collectively, the “Term Note”) in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.4.

2.5. Maximum Advances . The aggregate balance of Revolving Advances outstanding at any time shall not exceed the lesser of (a) the Maximum Revolving Advance Amount or (b) the Formula Amount less, in each case, the aggregate Maximum Undrawn Amount of all issued and outstanding Letters of Credit.

2.6. Repayment of Advances .

(a) The Revolving Advances shall be due and payable in full on the last day of the Term subject to earlier prepayment as herein provided. The Term Loan shall be due and payable as provided in Section 2.4 hereof and in the Term Note, subject to mandatory prepayments as herein provided.

(b) Each Borrower recognizes that the amounts evidenced by checks, notes, drafts or any other items of payment relating to and/or proceeds of Collateral may not be collectible by Agent on the date received. In consideration of Agent’s agreement to conditionally credit Borrowers’ Account as of the Business Day on which Agent receives those items of payment, each Borrower agrees that, in computing the charges under this Agreement, all items of payment shall be deemed applied by Agent on account of the Obligations one (1) Business Day after (i) the Business Day Agent receives such payments via wire transfer or electronic depository check or (ii) in the case of payments received by Agent in any other form, the Business Day such payment constitutes good funds in Agent’s account. Agent is not, however, required to credit Borrowers’ Account for the amount of any item of payment which is unsatisfactory to Agent and Agent may charge Borrowers’ Account for the amount of any item of payment which is returned to Agent unpaid.

(c) All payments of principal, interest and other amounts payable hereunder, or under any of the Other Documents shall be made to Agent at the Payment Office not later than 1:00 P.M. (New York time) on the due date therefor in lawful money of the United States of America in federal funds or other funds immediately available to Agent. Agent shall have the right to effectuate payment on any and all Obligations due and owing hereunder by charging Borrowers’ Account or by making Advances as provided in Section 2.2 hereof.

(d) Borrowers shall pay principal, interest, and all other amounts payable hereunder, or under any related agreement, without any deduction whatsoever, including, but not limited to, any deduction for any setoff or counterclaim.

2.7. Repayment of Excess Advances . The aggregate balance of Advances outstanding at any time in excess of the maximum amount of Advances permitted hereunder shall be immediately due and payable without the necessity of any demand, at the Payment Office, whether or not a Default or Event of Default has occurred.

2.8. Statement of Account . Agent shall maintain, in accordance with its customary procedures, a loan account (“Borrowers’ Account”) in the name of Borrowers in which shall be

recorded the date and amount of each Advance made by Agent and the date and amount of each payment in respect thereof; provided, however, the failure by Agent to record the date and amount of any Advance shall not adversely affect Agent or any Lender. Each month, Agent shall send to Borrowing Agent a statement showing the accounting for the Advances made, payments made or credited in respect thereof, and other transactions between Agent and Borrowers during such month. The monthly statements shall be deemed correct and binding upon Borrowers in the absence of manifest error and shall constitute an account stated between Lenders and Borrowers unless Agent receives a written statement of Borrowers’ specific exceptions thereto within thirty (30) days after such statement is received by Borrowing Agent. The records of Agent with respect to the loan account shall be conclusive evidence absent manifest error of the amounts of Advances and other charges thereto and of payments applicable thereto.

2.9. Letters of Credit . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Agent shall (a) issue or cause the issuance of standby and/or trade Letters of Credit (“Letters of Credit”) for the account of any Borrower; provided, however, that Agent will not be required to issue or cause to be issued any Letters of Credit to the extent that the issuance thereof would then cause the sum of (i) the outstanding Revolving Advances plus (ii) the Maximum Undrawn Amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit to exceed the lesser of (x) the Maximum Revolving Advance Amount or (y) the Formula Amount. The Maximum Undrawn Amount of outstanding Letters of Credit shall not exceed in the aggregate at any time the Letter of Credit Sublimit. All disbursements or payments related to Letters of Credit shall be deemed to be Domestic Rate Loans consisting of Revolving Advances and shall bear interest at the Revolving Interest Rate for Domestic Rate Loans; Letters of Credit that have not been drawn upon shall not bear interest.

2.10. Issuance of Letters of Credit .

(a) Borrowing Agent, on behalf of Borrowers, may request Agent to issue or cause the issuance of a Letter of Credit by delivering to Agent at the Payment Office, prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York time), at least five (5) Business Days’ prior to the proposed date of issuance, Agent’s form of Letter of Credit Application (the “Letter of Credit Application”) completed to the satisfaction of Agent; and, such other certificates, documents and other papers and information as Agent may reasonably request. Borrowing Agent, on behalf of Borrowers, also has the right to give instructions and make agreements with respect to any application, any applicable letter of credit and security agreement, any applicable letter of credit reimbursement agreement and/or any other applicable agreement, any letter of credit and the disposition of documents, disposition of any unutilized funds, and to agree with Agent upon any amendment, extension or renewal of any Letter of Credit.

(b) Each Letter of Credit shall, among other things, (i) provide for the payment of sight drafts, other written demands for payment, or acceptances of usance drafts when presented for honor thereunder in accordance with the terms thereof and when accompanied by the documents described therein and (ii) have an expiry date not later than twenty-four (24) months after such Letter of Credit’s date of issuance and in no event later than the last day of the Term. Each standby Letter of Credit shall be subject either to the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits as most recently published by the International Chamber of Commerce at the time a Letter of Credit is issued (the “UCP”) or the International

Standby Practices (ISP98 International Chamber of Commerce Publication Number 590) (the “ISP98 Rules”)), and any subsequent revision thereof at the time a standby Letter of Credit is issued, as determined by Agent, and each trade Letter of Credit shall be subject to the UCP.

(c) Agent shall use its reasonable efforts to notify Lenders of the request by Borrowing Agent for a Letter of Credit hereunder.

2.11. Requirements For Issuance of Letters of Credit .

(a) Borrowing Agent shall authorize and direct any Issuer to name the applicable Borrower as the “Applicant” or “Account Party” of each Letter of Credit. If Agent is not the Issuer of any Letter of Credit, Borrowing Agent shall authorize and direct the Issuer to deliver to Agent all instruments, documents, and other writings and property received by the Issuer pursuant to the Letter of Credit and to accept and rely upon Agent’s instructions and agreements with respect to all matters arising in connection with the Letter of Credit or the application therefor.

(b) In connection with all Letters of Credit issued or caused to be issued by Agent under this Agreement, each Borrower hereby appoints Agent, or its designee, as its attorney, with full power and authority if an Event of Default shall have occurred, (i) to sign and/or endorse such Borrower’s name upon any warehouse or other receipts, letter of credit applications and acceptances, (ii) to sign such Borrower’s name on bills of lading; (iii) to clear Inventory through the United States of America Customs Department (“Customs”) in the name of such Borrower or Agent or Agent’s designee, and to sign and deliver to Customs officials powers of attorney in the name of such Borrower for such purpose; and (iv) to complete in such Borrower’s name or Agent’s, or in the name of Agent’s designee, any order, sale or transaction, obtain the necessary documents in connection therewith, and collect the proceeds thereof. Neither Agent nor its attorneys will be liable for any acts or omissions nor for any error of judgment or mistakes of fact or law, except for Agent’s or its attorney’s willful misconduct. This power, being coupled with an interest, is irrevocable as long as any Letters of Credit remain outstanding.

2.12. Disbursements, Reimbursement .

(a) Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from Agent a participation in such Letter of Credit and each drawing thereunder in an amount equal to such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of the Maximum Face Amount of such Letter of Credit and the amount of such drawing, respectively.

(b) In the event of any request for a drawing under a Letter of Credit by the beneficiary or transferee thereof, Agent will promptly notify Borrowing Agent. Provided that Borrowing Agent shall have received such notice, the Borrowers shall reimburse (such obligation to reimburse Agent shall sometimes be referred to as a “Reimbursement Obligation”) Agent prior to 12:00 Noon, New York time on each date that an amount is paid by Agent under any Letter of Credit (each such date, a “Drawing Date”) in an amount equal to the amount so paid by Agent. In the event Borrowers fail to reimburse Agent for the full amount of any

drawing under any Letter of Credit by 12:00 Noon, New York time, on the Drawing Date, Agent will promptly notify each Lender thereof, and Borrowers shall be deemed to have requested that a Domestic Rate Loan be made by the Lenders to be disbursed on the Drawing Date under such Letter of Credit, subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the lesser of Maximum Revolving Advance Amount or the Formula Amount and subject to Section 8.2 hereof. Any notice given by Agent pursuant to this Section 2.12(b) may be oral if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

(c) Each Lender shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.12(b) make available to Agent an amount in immediately available funds equal to its Commitment Percentage of the amount of the drawing, whereupon the participating Lenders shall (subject to Section 2.12(d)) each be deemed to have made a Domestic Rate Loan to Borrowers in that amount. If any Lender so notified fails to make available to Agent the amount of such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of such amount by no later than 2:00 p.m., New York time on the Drawing Date, then interest shall accrue on such Lender’s obligation to make such payment, from the Drawing Date to the date on which such Lender makes such payment (i) at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Effective Rate during the first three days following the Drawing Date and (ii) at a rate per annum equal to the rate applicable to Revolving Advances maintained as Domestic Rate Loans on and after the fourth day following the Drawing Date. Agent will promptly give notice of the occurrence of the Drawing Date, but failure of Agent to give any such notice on the Drawing Date or in sufficient time to enable any Lender to effect such payment on such date shall not relieve such Lender from its obligation under this Section 2.12(c), provided that such Lender shall not be obligated to pay interest as provided in Section 2.12(c) (i) and (ii) until and commencing from the date of receipt of notice from Agent of a drawing.

(d) With respect to any unreimbursed drawing that is not converted into a Revolving Advance maintained as a Domestic Rate Loan to Borrowers in whole or in part as contemplated by Section 2.12(b), because of Borrowers’ failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 8.2 (other than any notice requirements) or for any other reason, Borrowers shall be deemed to have incurred from Agent a borrowing (each a “Letter of Credit Borrowing”) in the amount of such drawing. Such Letter of Credit Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the rate per annum applicable to a Revolving Advance maintained as a Domestic Rate Loan. Each Lender’s payment to Agent pursuant to Section 2.12(c) shall be deemed to be a payment in respect of its participation in such Letter of Credit Borrowing and shall constitute a “Participation Advance” from such Lender in satisfaction of its Participation Commitment under this Section 2.12.

(e) Each Lender’s Participation Commitment shall continue until the last to occur of any of the following events: (x) Agent ceases to be obligated to issue or cause to be issued Letters of Credit hereunder; (y) no Letter of Credit issued or created hereunder remains outstanding and uncancelled and (z) all Persons (other than the Borrowers) have been fully reimbursed for all payments made under or relating to Letters of Credit.

2.13. Repayment of Participation Advances .

(a) Upon (and only upon) receipt by Agent for its account of immediately available funds from Borrowers (i) in reimbursement of any payment made by the Agent under the Letter of Credit with respect to which any Lender has made a Participation Advance to Agent, or (ii) in payment of interest on such a payment made by Agent under such a Letter of Credit, Agent will pay to each Lender, in the same funds as those received by Agent, the amount of such Lender’s Commitment Percentage of such funds, except Agent shall retain the amount of the Commitment Percentage of such funds of any Lender that did not make a Participation Advance in respect of such payment by Agent.

(b) If Agent is required at any time to return to any Borrower, or to a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian, or any official in any insolvency proceeding, any portion of the payments made by Borrowers to Agent pursuant to Section 2.13(a) in reimbursement of a payment made under the Letter of Credit or interest or fee thereon, each Lender shall, on demand of Agent, forthwith return to Agent the amount of its Commitment Percentage of any amounts so returned by Agent plus interest at the Federal Funds Effective Rate.

2.14. Documentation . Each Borrower agrees to be bound by the terms of the Letter of Credit Application and by Agent’s interpretations of any Letter of Credit issued on behalf of such Borrower and by Agent’s written regulations and customary practices relating to letters of credit, though Agent’s interpretations may be different from such Borrower’s own. In the event of a conflict between the Letter of Credit Application and this Agreement, this Agreement shall govern. It is understood and agreed that, except in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment), Agent shall not be liable for any error, negligence and/or mistakes, whether of omission or commission, in following the Borrowing Agent’s or any Borrower’s instructions or those contained in the Letters of Credit or any modifications, amendments or supplements thereto.

2.15. Determination to Honor Drawing Request . In determining whether to honor any request for drawing under any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof, Agent shall be responsible only to determine that the documents and certificates required to be delivered under such Letter of Credit have been delivered and that they comply on their face with the requirements of such Letter of Credit and that any other drawing condition appearing on the face of such Letter of Credit has been satisfied in the manner so set forth.

2.16. Nature of Participation and Reimbursement Obligations . Each Lender’s obligation in accordance with this Agreement to make the Revolving Advances or Participation Advances as a result of a drawing under a Letter of Credit, and the obligations of Borrowers to reimburse Agent upon a draw under a Letter of Credit, shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.16 under all circumstances, including the following circumstances:

(i) any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against Agent, any Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever;

(ii) the failure of any Borrower or any other Person to comply, in connection with a Letter of Credit Borrowing, with the conditions set forth in this Agreement for the making of a Revolving Advance, it being acknowledged that such conditions are not required for the making of a Letter of Credit Borrowing and the obligation of the Lenders to make Participation Advances under Section 2.12;

(iii) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit;

(iv) any claim of breach of warranty that might be made by Borrower or any Lender against the beneficiary of a Letter of Credit, or the existence of any claim, set-off, recoupment, counterclaim, crossclaim, defense or other right which any Borrower or any Lender may have at any time against a beneficiary, any successor beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit or the proceeds thereof (or any Persons for whom any such transferee may be acting), Agent or any Lender or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transaction (including any underlying transaction between any Borrower or any Subsidiaries of such Borrower and the beneficiary for which any Letter of Credit was procured);

(v) the lack of power or authority of any signer of (or any defect in or forgery of any signature or endorsement on) or the form of or lack of validity, sufficiency, accuracy, enforceability or genuineness of any draft, demand, instrument, certificate or other document presented under or in connection with any Letter of Credit, or any fraud or alleged fraud in connection with any Letter of Credit, or the transport of any property or provisions of services relating to a Letter of Credit, in each case even if Agent or any of Agent’s Affiliates has been notified thereof;

(vi) payment by Agent under any Letter of Credit against presentation of a demand, draft or certificate or other document which does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit;

(vii) the solvency of, or any acts or omissions by, any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit, or any other Person having a role in any transaction or obligation relating to a Letter of Credit, or the existence, nature, quality, quantity, condition, value or other characteristic of any property or services relating to a Letter of Credit;

(viii) any failure by the Agent or any of Agent’s Affiliates to issue any Letter of Credit in the form requested by Borrowing Agent, unless the Agent has received written notice from Borrowing Agent of such failure within three (3) Business Days after the Agent shall have furnished Borrowing Agent a copy of such Letter of Credit and such error is material and no drawing has been made thereon prior to receipt of such notice;

(ix) any Material Adverse Effect on any Borrower or any Guarantor;

(x) any breach of this Agreement or any Other Document by any party thereto;

(xi) the occurrence or continuance of an insolvency proceeding with respect to any Borrower or any Guarantor;

(xii) the fact that a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

(xiii) the fact that the Term shall have expired or this Agreement or the Obligations hereunder shall have been terminated; and

(xiv) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.

2.17. Indemnity . In addition to amounts payable as provided in Section 16.5, each Borrower hereby agrees to protect, indemnify, pay and save harmless Agent and any of Agent’s Affiliates that have issued a Letter of Credit from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, taxes, penalties, interest, judgments, losses, costs, charges and expenses (including reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of counsel and allocated costs of internal counsel) which the Agent or any of Agent’s Affiliates may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of the issuance of any Letter of Credit, other than as a result of (A) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Agent as determined by a final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (b) the wrongful dishonor by the Agent or any of Agent’s Affiliates of a proper demand for payment made under any Letter of Credit, except if such dishonor resulted from any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto Governmental Body (all such acts or omissions herein called “Governmental Acts”).

2.18. Liability for Acts and Omissions . As between Borrowers and Agent and Lenders, each Borrower assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of the Letters of Credit by, the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the respective foregoing, Agent shall not be responsible for: (i) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any party in connection with the application for an issuance of any such Letter of Credit, even if it should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged (even if Agent shall have been notified thereof); (ii) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any such Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (iii) the failure of the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit, or any other party to which such Letter of Credit may be transferred, to comply fully with any conditions required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit or any other claim of any Borrower against any beneficiary of such Letter of Credit, or any such transferee, or any dispute between or among any Borrower and any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any such transferee; (iv) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (v) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any such Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (vii) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any such Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; or (viii) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of Agent, including any governmental acts, and none of the above shall affect or impair, or prevent the vesting of, any of Agent’s rights or powers hereunder. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall relieve Agent from liability for Agent’s gross negligence or willful misconduct (as

determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment) in connection with actions or omissions described in such clauses (i) through (viii) of such sentence. In no event shall Agent or Agent’s Affiliates be liable to any Borrower for any indirect, consequential, incidental, punitive, exemplary or special damages or expenses (including without limitation attorneys’ fees), or for any damages resulting from any change in the value of any property relating to a Letter of Credit.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Agent and each of its Affiliates (i) may rely on any oral or other communication believed in good faith by Agent or such Affiliate to have been authorized or given by or on behalf of the applicant for a Letter of Credit, (ii) may honor any presentation if the documents presented appear on their face substantially to comply with the terms and conditions of the relevant Letter of Credit; (iii) may honor a previously dishonored presentation under a Letter of Credit, whether such dishonor was pursuant to a court order, to settle or compromise any claim of wrongful dishonor, or otherwise, and shall be entitled to reimbursement to the same extent as if such presentation had initially been honored, together with any interest paid by Agent or its Affiliates; (iv) may honor any drawing that is payable upon presentation of a statement advising negotiation or payment, upon receipt of such statement (even if such statement indicates that a draft or other document is being delivered separately), and shall not be liable for any failure of any such draft or other document to arrive, or to conform in any way with the relevant Letter of Credit; (v) may pay any paying or negotiating bank claiming that it rightfully honored under the laws or practices of the place where such bank is located; and (vi) may settle or adjust any claim or demand made on Agent or its Affiliate in any way related to any order issued at the applicant’s request to an air carrier, a letter of guarantee or of indemnity issued to a carrier or any similar document (each an “Order”) and honor any drawing in connection with any Letter of Credit that is the subject of such Order, notwithstanding that any drafts or other documents presented in connection with such Letter of Credit fail to conform in any way with such Letter of Credit.

In furtherance and extension and not in limitation of the specific provisions set forth above, any action taken or omitted by Agent under or in connection with the Letters of Credit issued by it or any documents and certificates delivered thereunder, if taken or omitted in good faith and without gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable judgment), shall not put Agent under any resulting liability to any Borrower or any Lender.

2.19. Additional Payments . Any sums expended by Agent or any Lender due to any Borrower’s failure to perform or comply with its obligations under this Agreement or any Other Document including any Borrower’s obligations under Sections 4.2, 4.4, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14 and 6.1 hereof, may be charged to Borrowers’ Account as a Revolving Advance and added to the Obligations.

2.20. Manner of Borrowing and Payment .

(a) Each borrowing of Revolving Advances shall be advanced according to the applicable Commitment Percentages of Lenders. The Term Loan shall be advanced according to the Commitment Percentages of Lenders.

(b) Each payment (including each prepayment) by any Borrower on account of the principal of and interest on the Revolving Advances, shall be applied to the Revolving Advances pro rata according to the applicable Commitment Percentages of Lenders. Each payment (including each prepayment) by any Borrower on account of the principal of and interest on the Term Note, shall be made from or to, or applied to that portion of the Term Loan evidenced by the Term Note pro rata according to the Commitment Percentages of Lenders. Except as expressly provided herein, all payments (including prepayments) to be made by any Borrower on account of principal, interest and fees shall be made without set off or counterclaim and shall be made to Agent on behalf of the Lenders to the Payment Office, in each case on or prior to 1:00 P.M., New York time, in Dollars and in immediately available funds.

(c) (i) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Sections 2.20(a) and (b) hereof, commencing with the first Business Day following the Closing Date, each borrowing of Revolving Advances shall be advanced by Agent and each payment by any Borrower on account of Revolving Advances shall be applied first to those Revolving Advances advanced by Agent. On or before 1:00 P.M., New York time, on each Settlement Date commencing with the first Settlement Date following the Closing Date, Agent and Lenders shall make certain payments as follows: (I) if the aggregate amount of new Revolving Advances made by Agent during the preceding Week (if any) exceeds the aggregate amount of repayments applied to outstanding Revolving Advances during such preceding Week, then each Lender shall provide Agent with funds in an amount equal to its applicable Commitment Percentage of the difference between (w) such Revolving Advances and (x) such repayments and (II) if the aggregate amount of repayments applied to outstanding Revolving Advances during such Week exceeds the aggregate amount of new Revolving Advances made during such Week, then Agent shall provide each Lender with funds in an amount equal to its applicable Commitment Percentage of the difference between (y) such repayments and (z) such Revolving Advances.

(ii) Each Lender shall be entitled to earn interest at the applicable Contract Rate on outstanding Advances which it has funded.

(iii) Promptly following each Settlement Date, Agent shall submit to each Lender a certificate with respect to payments received and Advances made during the Week immediately preceding such Settlement Date. Such certificate of Agent shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.

(d) If any Lender or Participant (a “benefited Lender”) shall at any time receive any payment of all or part of its Advances, or interest thereon, or receive any Collateral in respect thereof (whether voluntarily or involuntarily or by set-off) in a greater proportion than any such payment to and Collateral received by any other Lender, if any, in respect of such other Lender’s Advances, or interest thereon, and such greater proportionate payment or receipt of Collateral is not expressly permitted hereunder, such benefited Lender shall purchase for cash from the other Lenders a participation in such portion of each such other Lender’s Advances, or shall provide such other Lender with the benefits of any such Collateral, or the proceeds thereof, as shall be necessary to cause such benefited Lender to share the excess payment or benefits of such Collateral or proceeds ratably with each of the other Lenders; provided, however, that if all or any portion of such excess payment or benefits is thereafter recovered from such benefited Lender, such purchase shall be rescinded, and the purchase price and benefits returned, to the

extent of such recovery, but without interest. Each Lender so purchasing a portion of another Lender’s Advances may exercise all rights of payment (including rights of set-off) with respect to such portion as fully as if such Lender were the direct holder of such portion.

(e) Unless Agent shall have been notified by telephone, confirmed in writing, by any Lender that such Lender will not make the amount which would constitute its applicable Commitment Percentage of the Advances available to Agent, Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) assume that such Lender shall make such amount available to Agent on the next Settlement Date and, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to Borrowers a corresponding amount. Agent will promptly notify Borrowing Agent of its receipt of any such notice from a Lender. If such amount is made available to Agent on a date after such next Settlement Date, such Lender shall pay to Agent on demand an amount equal to the product of (i) the daily average Federal Funds Rate (computed on the basis of a year of 360 days) during such period as quoted by Agent, times (ii) such amount, times (iii) the number of days from and including such Settlement Date to the date on which such amount becomes immediately available to Agent. A certificate of Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to any amounts owing under this paragraph (e) shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest error. If such amount is not in fact made available to Agent by such Lender within three (3) Business Days after such Settlement Date, Agent shall be entitled to recover such an amount, with interest thereon at the rate per annum then applicable to such Revolving Advances hereunder, on demand from Borrowers; provided, however, that Agent’s right to such recovery shall not prejudice or otherwise adversely affect Borrowers’ rights (if any) against such Lender.

2.21. Mandatory Prepayments .

(a) Subject to Section 4.3 hereof, when any Borrower sells or otherwise disposes of any Collateral other than Inventory in the Ordinary Course of Business, Borrowers shall repay the Advances in an amount equal to the net proceeds of such sale (i.e., gross proceeds less the reasonable costs of such sales or other dispositions), such repayments to be made promptly but in no event more than one (1) Business Day following receipt of such net proceeds, and until the date of payment, such proceeds shall be held in trust for Agent. The foregoing shall not be deemed to be implied consent to any such sale otherwise prohibited by the terms and conditions hereof. Such repayments shall be applied (y) first, to the outstanding principal installments of the Term Loan in the inverse order of the maturities thereof and (z) second, to the remaining Advances in such order as Agent may determine, subject to Borrowers’ ability to reborrow Revolving Advances in accordance with the terms hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Borrower reasonably expects the proceeds of any disposition of Collateral to be reinvested within one hundred eighty (180) days to repair or replace such assets with like assets, such Borrower shall deliver the proceeds to Agent to be applied to the Revolving Advances and Agent shall establish a reserve against available funds for borrowing purposes under the Revolving Advances for such amount until such time as such proceeds have been re-borrowed or applied to other Obligations as set forth herein. If such Borrower so elects to deliver such proceeds to Agent, such Borrower may, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, reborrow such proceeds only for such repair or replacement. If such Borrower fails to reinvest such proceeds within one hundred eighty (180) days, the Borrowers hereby authorize Agent and Lenders to make a Revolving Advance in the amount of the

remaining reserve to repay the Obligations in the manner set forth in the third sentence of this Section 2.21(a).

(b) Borrowers shall prepay the outstanding amount of the Advances in an amount equal to the greater of (x) 25% of Excess Cash Flow or (y) all payments made to the holders of Best's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Excess Cash Flow Payment Amount”) for each fiscal year commencing on or after January 1, 2008, payable upon delivery of the financial statements to Agent referred to in and required by Section 9.7 for such fiscal year but in any event not later than ninety (90) days after the end of each such fiscal year (each, an “Excess Cash Flow Payment Date”), which amount shall be applied to the Revolving Advances in such order as Agent may determine subject to Borrowers’ ability to reborrow Revolving Advances in accordance with the terms hereof. In the event that the financial statement is not so delivered, then a calculation based upon estimated amounts shall be made by Agent upon which calculation Borrowers shall make the prepayment required by this Section 2.21(b), subject to adjustment when the financial statement is delivered to Agent as required hereby. The calculation made by Agent shall not be deemed a waiver of any rights Agent or Lenders may have as a result of the failure by Borrowers to deliver such financial statement. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that no payment of Revolving Advances will be required on any Excess Cash Flow Payment Date to the extent such amounts have already been applied to reduce the outstanding Revolving Advances as a result of the application of Section 4.15(h) of this Agreement.

(c) If Best issues any Equity Interests to any Person after the Closing Date, Borrowers shall repay the Advances in an amount equal to 100% of the net proceeds received from such issuance (i.e., gross proceeds less the reasonable costs of such issuance) of Equity Interests (excluding any proceeds permitted to be utilized pay fees owing pursuant to the Fee Deferral Agreements), such repayments to be made promptly but in no event more than (1) Business Day following receipt of such net proceeds, and until the date of payment, such proceeds shall be held in trust for Agent. The forgoing shall not be deemed to be implied consent to such sale or issuance otherwise prohibited by the terms and conditions hereof. Such repayments shall be applied to any Revolving Advances then outstanding, subject to Borrowers’ ability to reborrow Revolving Advances in accordance with the terms hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrowers shall only be required to repay Advances pursuant to this Section 2.21(c) until such time as the aggregate amount of net proceeds received by Best from the issuance of Equity Interests (including proceeds received on or prior to the Closing Date) shall be greater than 12,000,000, at which time Borrowers shall permitted to retain such proceeds to be utilized in a manner permitted by this Agreement.

2.22. Use of Proceeds .

(a) Borrowers shall apply the proceeds of Advances (x) incurred on Closing Date to (i) pay a portion of purchase price in connection with Initial Acquisitions by repayment of the Demand Notes, and (ii) pay fees and expenses relating to this transaction and the Initial Acquisitions and (y) after the Closing Date to (i) pay a portion of purchase price in connection with Second Acquisitions, (ii) pay fees and expenses relating to the Second Acquisitions, and (iii) provide for its working capital needs and reimburse drawings under Letters of Credit.

(b) Without limiting the generality of Section 2.22(a) above, neither the Borrowers nor any other Person which may in the future become party to this Agreement or the Other Documents as a Borrower intends to use nor shall they use any portion of the proceeds of the Advances, directly or indirectly, for any purpose in violation of the Trading with the Enemy Act.

(c) If Best issues any Equity Interests to any Person after the Closing Date, Borrowers shall repay the Advances in an amount equal to 100% of the net proceeds received from such issuance (i.e., gross proceeds less the reasonable costs of such issuance) of Equity Interests (excluding any proceeds permitted to be utilized to pay fees owing pursuant to the Fee Deferral Agreements), such repayments to be made promptly but in no event more than one (1) Business Day following receipt of such net proceeds, and until the date of payment, such proceeds shall be held in trust for Agent. The foregoing shall not be deemed to be implied consent to any such sale or issuance otherwise prohibited by the terms and conditions hereof. Such repayments shall be applied to any Revolving Advances then outstanding, subject to Borrowers’ ability to reborrow Revolving Advances in accordance with the terms hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrowers shall only be required to repay Advances pursuant to this Section 2.21(c) until such time as the aggregate amount of net proceeds received by Best from the issuance of Equity Interests (including proceeds received on or prior to the Closing Date) shall be greater than $12,000,000, at which time Borrowers shall be permitted to retain such proceeds to be utilized in a manner permitted by this Agreement.

2.23. Defaulting Lender .

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event any Lender (x) has refused (which refusal constitutes a breach by such Lender of its obligations under this Agreement) to make available its portion of any Advance or (y) notifies either Agent or Borrowing Agent that it does not intend to make available its portion of any Advance (if the actual refusal would constitute a breach by such Lender of its obligations under this Agreement) (each, a “Lender Default”), all rights and obligations hereunder of such Lender (a “Defaulting Lender”) as to which a Lender Default is in effect and of the other parties hereto shall be modified to the extent of the express provisions of this Section 2.23 while such Lender Default remains in effect.

(b) Advances shall be incurred pro rata from Lenders (the “Non-Defaulting Lenders”) which are not Defaulting Lenders based on their respective Commitment Percentages, and no Commitment Percentage of any Lender or any pro rata share of any Advances required to be advanced by any Lender shall be increased as a result of such Lender Default. Amounts received in respect of principal of any type of Advances shall be applied to reduce the applicable Advances of each Lender (other than any Defaulting Lender) pro rata based on the aggregate of the outstanding Advances of that type of all Lenders at the time of such application; provided , that, Agent shall not be obligated to transfer to a Defaulting Lender any payments received by Agent for the Defaulting Lender’s benefit, nor shall a Defaulting Lender be entitled to the sharing of any payments hereunder (including any principal, interest or fees). Amounts payable to a Defaulting Lender shall instead be paid to or retained by Agent. Agent may hold and, in its discretion, re-lend to a Borrower the amount of such payments received or retained by it for the account of such Defaulting Lender.

(c) A Defaulting Lender shall not be entitled to give instructions to Agent or to approve, disapprove, consent to or vote on any matters relating to this Agreement and the Other Documents. All amendments, waivers and other modifications of this Agreement and the Other Documents may be made without regard to a Defaulting Lender and, for purposes of the definition of “Required Lenders”, a Defaulting Lender shall be deemed not to be a Lender and not to have Advances outstanding.

(d) Other than as expressly set forth in this Section 2.23, the rights and obligations of a Defaulting Lender (including the obligation to indemnify Agent) and the other parties hereto shall remain unchanged. Nothing in this Section 2.23 shall be deemed to release any Defaulting Lender from its obligations under this Agreement and the Other Documents, shall alter such obligations, shall operate as a waiver of any default by such Defaulting Lender hereunder, or shall prejudice any rights which any Borrower, Agent or any Lender may have against any Defaulting Lender as a result of any default by such Defaulting Lender hereunder.

(e) In the event a Defaulting Lender retroactively cures to the satisfaction of Agent the breach which caused a Lender to become a Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender shall no longer be a Defaulting Lender and shall be treated as a Lender under this Agreement.

III. INTEREST AND FEES.

3.1. Interest . Interest on Advances shall be payable in arrears on the first day of each month with respect to Domestic Rate Loans and, with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans, at the end of each Interest Period and upon conversion to a Domestic Rate Loan (if such conversion occurs other than on the last day of an applicable Interest Perid). Interest charges shall be computed on the actual principal amount of Advances outstanding during the month at a rate per annum equal to (i) with respect to Revolving Advances, the applicable Revolving Interest Rate and (ii) with respect to the Term Loan, the applicable Term Loan Rate (as applicable, the “Contract Rate”). Whenever, subsequent to the date of this Agreement, the Alternate Base Rate is increased or decreased, the applicable Contract Rate shall be similarly changed without notice or demand of any kind by an amount equal to the amount of such change in the Alternate Base Rate during the time such change or changes remain in effect. The Eurodollar Rate shall be adjusted with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans without notice or demand of any kind on the

effective date of any change in the Reserve Percentage as of such effective date. Upon and after the occurrence of an Event of Default, and during the continuation thereof, at the option of Agent or at the direction of Required Lenders, the Obligations shall bear interest at the applicable Contract Rate plus two (2%) percent per annum (the “Default Rate”).

3.2. Letter of Credit Fees .

(a) Borrowers shall pay (x) to Agent, for the ratable benefit of Lenders, fees for each Letter of Credit for the period from and excluding the date of issuance of same to and including the date of expiration or termination, equal to the average daily face amount of each outstanding Letter of Credit multiplied by two percent (2.0%)per annum, such fees to be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed and to be payable quarterly in arrears on the first day of each quarter and on the last day of the Term, and (y) to the Issuer, a fronting fee of one quarter of one percent (0.25%) per annum, together with any and all administrative, issuance, amendment, payment and negotiation charges with respect to Letters of Credit and all fees an

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