EX-32 9 exhibit10321.htm AMENDMENT NO.1 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.32 (1)


Exhibit 10.32

EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT NO. 1, dated as of December 14, 2011 (this “Amendment”), to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2011 (the “Credit Agreement”), by and among CNX Gas Corporation (the “Borrower”), the lenders and agents party thereto and PNC Bank, National Association, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Credit Agreement.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested the amendments to the Credit Agreement set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, covenant and agree as follows:
1.Amendments.

(a)Investments. Section 8.2.4 of the Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the word “and” at the end of clause (h) thereof, (ii) deleting the period at the end of clause (i) thereof and (iii) adding the following clauses (j) and (k) at the end of such section:

“(j)    Investments in CONSOL in the form of loans or advances in an aggregate amount not to exceed $600,000,000; provided that at the time of any such Investments, (x) no Event of Default or Potential Default shall exist or shall result from such Investment, (y) the Leverage Ratio is 3.0 to 1.0 or less, and (z) the Revolving Facility Usage does not exceed 75% of the lesser of the Borrowing Base and the Revolving Credit Commitment; provided, further, that all payments under any Guaranty permitted by Section 8.2.3(a) and all payments pursuant to Section 8.2.5(b) shall reduce the amount of Investments permitted by this Section 8.2.4(j); and
(k)    Investments made in the form of (i) assets constituting Significant Gathering Systems and (ii) cash in any Joint Venture in which the Borrower or any Loan Party participates for the development or operation of the Significant Gathering Systems, which cash Investments are made in the ordinary course of business of such Joint Venture.”
(b)Dividends. Clause (b) of Section 8.2.5(b) is hereby amended and restated as follows:
“(b)    dividends payable by the Borrower on common stock of the Borrower and purchases or redemptions by the Borrower of its common stock in an aggregate amount after the Closing Date not to exceed $600,000,000; provided that at the time of any such dividend, purchase or redemption and after giving

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effect thereto, (x) no Event of Default or Potential Default shall exist or shall result from such dividend, purchase or redemption, (y) the Leverage Ratio is 3.0 to 1.0 or less, and (z) the Revolving Facility Usage does not exceed 75% of the lesser of the Borrowing Base and the Revolving Credit Commitment; provided, further, that all payments under any Guaranty permitted by Section 8.2.3(a) and all Investments pursuant to Section 8.2.4(j) shall reduce the amount of dividends, purchases and redemptions permitted by this Section 8.2.5(b); and”.
(c)Dispositions of Assets. Section 8.2.7 of the Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the word “or” at the end of clause (g) thereof, (ii) deleting the period and adding “; or” at the end of clause (h) thereof and (iii) adding the following clause (i) at the end of such section:

“(i)    Investments made pursuant to Section 8.2.4.”
2.Condition Precedent. This Amendment shall be effective upon completion of each of the following conditions to the satisfaction of the Administrative Agent

(a)Execution and Delivery of Amendment. The Borrower shall have executed this Amendment, and the Administrative Agent shall have received consent from the Required Lenders to execute and shall have executed this Amendment.

(b)Fees. The Borrower shall have paid all reasonable legal fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent for the preparation and execution of this Amendment.

(c)Representations and Warranties. After giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties in the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except where such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).

(d)No Default. After giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

3.Full Force and Effect. Except as expressly modified by this Amendment, all of the terms, conditions, representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Loan Documents shall continue in full force and effect, including without limitation, all liens and security interests granted pursuant to the Loan Documents. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document for purposes of the Credit Agreement on and after the effectiveness of this Amendment and all references to the Credit Agreement in any Loan Document and all references in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement, shall, unless expressly provided otherwise, shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

4.Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by different parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered shall be an original and all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

5.Severability. If any term of this Amendment or any application thereof shall be held to be

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invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity of other terms of this Amendment or any other application of such term shall in no way be affected thereby.

6.Entire Agreement. This Amendment sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the amendments to the Credit Agreement contemplated hereby and supersedes all prior understandings and agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties hereto relating to such amendments. No representation, promise, inducement or statement of intention has been made by any party that is not embodied in this Amendment, and no party shall be bound by or liable for any alleged representation, promise, inducement or statement of intention not set forth herein.

7.Governing Law. This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract under the Laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO CREDIT AGREEMENT]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto, by their officers thereunto duly authorized, have executed this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.
 
 
CNX GAS CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ John M. Reilly
 
 
Name:
John M. Reilly
 
 
Title:
Vice President & Treasurer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Richard C. Munsick
 
 
Name:
Richard C. Munsick
 
 
Title:
Senior Vice President
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Adam H. Fey
 
 
Name:
Adam H. Fey
 
 
Title:
Director
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BANK OF MONTREAL, CHICAGO BRANCH
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Yaco Uba Kane
 
 
Name:
Yaco Uba Kane
 
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BOKF, NA dba Bank of Oklahoma, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Jason B. Webb
 
 
Name:
Jason B. Webb
 
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Branch Banking and Trust Company, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Ryan K. Michael
 
 
Name:
Ryan K. Michael
 
 
Title:
Senior Vice President
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



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Capital One, National Association, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Nancy M. Mak
 
 
Name:
Nancy M. Mak
 
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CIBC Inc., as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Trudy Nelson
 
 
Name:
Trudy Nelson
 
 
Title:
Authorized Signatory
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Richard Antl
 
 
Name:
Richard Antl
 
 
Title:
Authorized Signatory
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COMERICA BANK, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ John S. Lesikar
 
 
Name:
John S. Lesikar
 
 
Title:
Assistant Vice President
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Greg A. Calone
 
 
Name:
Greg A. Calone
 
 
Title:
Head of Natural Resources - Americas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COMPASS BANK, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Trey Lewis
 
 
Name:
Trey Lewis
 
 
Title:
Assistant Vice President
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Matthias Guillet
 
 
Name:
Matthias Guillet
 
 
Title:
Director
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Melvin Smith
 
 
Name:
Melvin Smith
 
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Fifth Third Bank, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Jim Janovsky
 
 
Name:
Jim Janovsky
 
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First National Bank of Pennsylvania, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Anthony M. Marfisi
 
 
Name:
Anthony M. Marfisi
 
 
Title:
Senior Vice President and Regional Manager
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Ashwin Ramakrishna
 
 
Name:
Ashwin Ramakrishna
 
 
Title:
Authorized Signatory
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ING CAPITAL LLC, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Charles Hall
 
 
Name:
Charles Hall
 
 
Title:
Managing Director
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Jo Linda Papadakis
 
 
Name:
Jo Linda Papadakis
 
 
Title:
Authorized Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NATIXIS, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Liana Tchernysheva
 
 
Name:
Liana Tchernysheva
 
 
Title:
Managing Director
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Donovan C. Broussard
 
 
Name:
Donovan C. Broussard
 
 
Title:
Managing Director
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender Individually and as Administrative Agent
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Richard C. Munsick
 
 
Name:
Richard C. Munsick
 
 
Title:
Senior Vice President
 
 
 
 
 

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Fifth Third Bank, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Jim Janovsky
 
 
Name:
Jim Janovsky
 
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
First National Bank of Pennsylvania, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Anthony M. Marfisi
 
 
Name:
Anthony M. Marfisi
 
 
Title:
Senior Vice President and Regional Manager
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Ashwin Ramakrishna
 
 
Name:
Ashwin Ramakrishna
 
 
Title:
Authorized Signatory
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ING CAPITAL LLC, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Charles Hall
 
 
Name:
Charles Hall
 
 
Title:
Managing Director
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Jo Linda Papadakis
 
 
Name:
Jo Linda Papadakis
 
 
Title:
Authorized Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NATIXIS, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Liana Tchernysheva
 
 
Name:
Liana Tchernysheva
 
 
Title:
Managing Director
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Donovan C. Broussard
 
 
Name:
Donovan C. Broussard
 
 
Title:
Managing Director
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender Individually and as Administrative Agent
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Richard C. Munsick
 
 
Name:
Richard C. Munsick
 
 
Title:
Senior Vice President


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Soverign Bank, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Daniela Hofer-Gautschi
 
 
Name:
Daniela Hofer-Gautschi
 
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TD Bank, N.A., as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Marla Willner
 
 
Name:
Marla Willner
 
 
Title:
Senior Vice President
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Bank of Nova Scotia, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Frank Sandler
 
 
Name:
Frank Sandler
 
 
Title:
Managing Director
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd., as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Andrew Oram
 
 
Name:
Andrew Oram
 
 
Title:
Managing Director
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Huntington National Bank, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Chad A. Lowe
 
 
Name:
Chad A. Lowe
 
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND plc, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Sanjay Remond
 
 
Name:
Sanjay Remond
 
 
Title:
Authorised Signatory
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TriState Capital Bank, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Paul J. Oris
 
 
Name:
Paul J. Oris
 
 
Title:
Senior Vice President





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Union Bank, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Bradley Kraus
 
 
Name:
Bradley Kraus
 
 
Title:
Investment Banking Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Bank National Association, as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Tyler Fauerback
 
 
Name:
Tyler Fauerbach
 
 
Title:
Vice President
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wells Fargo, N.A., as a Lender
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Joseph Rottinghaus
 
 
Name:
Joseph Rottinghaus
 
 
Title:
Assistant Vice President



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