-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, HD2UnDOOjajO+BeyMnJa1h+5meGL5N43lnKABFqdy+ODIbAckYF5EYMllRW7xU0W S214QVSmoyfQzgIzRvMDbA== 0000950129-96-000653.txt : 19960424 0000950129-96-000653.hdr.sgml : 19960424 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950129-96-000653 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 19960419 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 19960423 SROS: CSE SROS: NYSE FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: APACHE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000006769 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 410747868 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-04300 FILM NUMBER: 96549401 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2000 POST OAK BLVD STREET 2: ONE POST OAK CENTER STE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056-4400 BUSINESS PHONE: 7132966000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2000 POST OAK BLVD STREET 2: STE 100 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77056-4400 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: APACHE OIL CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19660830 8-K 1 APACHE CORPORATION - FORM 8-K 1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report: April 22, 1996 APACHE CORPORATION (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter) DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 1-4300 41-0747868 (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) One Post Oak Central, Suite 100 2000 Post Oak Boulevard Houston, Texas 77056-4400 (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 296-6000 2 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS. Exhibits are filed herewith in connection with the proposed offering from time to time of up to $180,000,000 of senior debt securities (the "Notes") by Apache Corporation (the "Registrant") to be issued pursuant to an Indenture dated February 15, 1996, between the Registrant and Chemical Bank, as trustee. The Notes are described in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 33-63923) (the "Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and declared effective December 13, 1995, and in the Registrant's registration statement on Form S-3 related thereto (File No. 333-02639) (the "Rule 462 Registration Statement") filed with the Commission on April 19, 1996, which was effective on filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Registration Statement covers $250,000,000 of the Registrant's senior debt securities, including $150,000,000 of the Notes, and the Rule 462 Registration Statement covers $30,000,000 of the Notes. Reference is made to the Registration Statement and the Rule 462 Registration Statement concerning the terms of the Notes registered pursuant thereto and the offering thereof. Pursuant to a terms agreement dated April 19, 1996 and an underwriting agreement basic terms incorporated by reference therein (collectively, the "Underwriting Agreement"), by and between the Registrant and Goldman, Sachs & Co., First Chicago Capital Markets, Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc., and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. (the "Underwriters"), the Registrant has agreed, subject to certain conditions, to sell to the Underwriters, for offering to the public, $180,000,000 principal amount of the Notes. The exhibits to this Form 8-K consist of the Underwriting Agreement, the form of Note, a legality opinion (and consent of Registrant's counsel) relating to the Notes, and the Sixth Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated April 18, 1996, among the Registrant, the lenders named therein, and The First National Bank of Chicago, as Administrative Agent and Arranger, and Chemical Bank, as Co-Agent and Arranger, relating to the Notes. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS. Exhibits 1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated April 19, 1996, between the Underwriters and the Registrant. 4.1 Form of 7.95% Notes due 2026. 5.1 Opinion, dated April 19, 1996, of Z. S. Kobiashvili, Vice President and General Counsel of the Registrant, as to the legality of the Notes. 23.1 Consent of Z. S. Kobiashvili (included in Exhibit 5.1). -2- 3 99.1 Sixth Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated April 18, 1996, among the Registrant, the lenders named therein, and The First National Bank of Chicago, as Administrative Agent and Arranger, and Chemical Bank, as Co-Agent and Arranger. -3- 4 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Dated: April 22, 1996 APACHE CORPORATION (Registrant) By: /s/ Z. S. KOBIASHVILI ----------------------------------------- Name: Z. S. Kobiashvili Title: Vice President and General Counsel -4- 5 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibits 1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated April 19, 1996, between the Underwriters and the Registrant. 4.1 Form of 7.95% Notes due 2026. 5.1 Opinion, dated April 19, 1996, of Z. S. Kobiashvili, Vice President and General Counsel of the Registrant, as to the legality of the Notes. 23.1 Consent of Z.S. Kobiashvili (included in Exhibit 5.1). 99.1 Sixth Amendment to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated April 18, 1996, among the Registrant, the lenders named therein, and The First National Bank of Chicago, as Administrative Agent and Arranger, and Chemical Bank, as Co-Agent and Arranger. -5- EX-1.1 2 UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT 1 EXHIBIT 1.1 TERMS AGREEMENT April 19, 1996 Apache Corporation 2000 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 100 Houston, Texas 77056-4400 Dear Sirs: The undersigned underwriters (the "Underwriters") understand that Apache Corporation (the "Company") proposes to issue and sell $180,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its debt securities (the "Offered Securities"). Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein or incorporated by reference herein, the Underwriters offer to purchase, severally and not jointly, the principal amount of Offered Securities set forth below opposite their respective names at 99.297% of the principal amount thereof together with accrued interest thereon from April 15, 1996 to the Closing Time:
Principal Amount of Underwriter Debt Securities ----------- --------------- Goldman, Sachs & Co. $45,000,000 First Chicago Capital Markets, Inc. $45,000,000 Lehman Brothers Inc. $45,000,000 J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. $45,000,000 --------------- Total $180,000,000 ===============
The Offered Securities shall have the following terms: Principal amount: $180,000,000 Form: registered book-entry form Denomination: $1,000 Date of maturity: April 15, 2026 Interest rate, rates or formula (or method of calculation of interest accrual): 7.95% per annum Date from which interest accrues: April 15, 1996 Interest payment dates, if any: April 15 and October 15 (commencing October 15, 1996) Initial price to public: $178,509,600 (99.172%) Closing Time: April 24, 1996 Place of delivery: New York, New York Company account for wire transfer of payment: Apache Corporation Master Account
2 First Bank Minneapolis No. 1502 5008 9953; ABA No. 091-000-022 Redemption provisions, if any: none Lock-up pursuant to Section 3(i) of the Basic Terms, as defined below: yes Securities Exchanges, if any, on which application will be made to list the Offered Securities: none Delayed Delivery Contracts: not authorized Delivery date: Expiration date: Compensation to Underwriters: Minimum contract: Maximum aggregate principal amount: Other terms, if any:
The Underwriters agree to pay the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters pursuant to Section 5(e) of the Basic Terms. The Underwriters shall receive on the date hereof and at Closing Time, a comfort letter in form and substance satisfactory to the Representative from Arthur Andersen, LLP with respect to financial information concerning the Phoenix Resource Companies, Inc. and its subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus. All the provisions contained in "Apache Corporation-Debt Securities--Underwriting Agreement Basic Terms" (the "Basic Terms"), to be filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement relating to the Offered Securities and attached hereto as Annex A, are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety and shall be deemed to be a part of this Terms Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein. Terms defined in such document are used herein as therein defined. Any notice by the Company to the Underwriters pursuant to this Terms Agreement shall be sufficient if given in accordance with Section 11 of the Basic Terms addressed to: Goldman, Sachs & Co. 85 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 Attention: Michael Hill, Associate Telecopy No.: (212) 357-4449 First Chicago Capital Markets, Inc. One First National Plaza Chicago, IL 60670 Suite 0463 2 3 Attention: Jeff Danoff, Managing Director Telecopy No.: (312) 732-3008 Lehman Brothers Inc. Three World Financial Center 200 Vesey Street New York, NY 10285 Attention: Jamie Saxton, Associate Telecopy No.: (212) 528-8859 J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. 60 Wall Street New York, NY 10260 Attention: Syndicate Desk Telecopy No.: (212) 648-5909 which shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, be the "Representatives". Very Truly yours, GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. FIRST CHICAGO CAPITAL MARKETS, INC. LEHMAN BROTHERS INC. J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC. By: GOLDMAN, SACHS & C0. Acting for themselves and as Representative of the Underwriters By: ----------------------------- (Goldman, Sachs & Co.) Accepted: APACHE CORPORATION By: -------------------------- Name: Title: 3 4 ANNEX A [Apache Corporation--Debt Securities-- Underwriting Agreement Basic Terms] 5 ================================================================================ APACHE CORPORATION DEBT SECURITIES UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT BASIC TERMS ================================================================================ 6 Apache Corporation Debt Securities UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT BASIC TERMS Apache Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), may issue and sell from time to time its debt securities (the "Debt Securities"). The Debt Securities are issuable under an indenture, dated as of February 15, 1996 (the "Indenture"), between the Company and Chemical Bank, as trustee (the "Trustee"). Each issue of Debt Securities may vary as to series, aggregate principal amount, maturity, interest rate or rates and timing of payments thereof, redemption provisions, if any, and any other variable terms as set forth in the Terms Agreement (as defined below) relating thereto which the Indenture contemplates may be set forth in the Debt Securities as issued from time to time. Whenever the Company determines to make an offering of Debt Securities, the Company will enter into an agreement (the "Terms Agreement") providing for the sale of such securities (the "Offered Securities") to, and the purchase and offering thereof by, one or more underwriters specified in the Terms Agreement (the "Underwriters", which term shall include any Underwriters substituted pursuant to Section 10 hereof). The Terms Agreement relating to the Offered Securities shall specify the names of the Underwriters participating in such offering, the amount of Offered Securities which each such Underwriter severally agrees to purchase, the price at which the Offered Securities are to be purchased by the Underwriters from the Company, the initial public offering price, the time and place of delivery and payment, such other information as is indicated in Exhibit A hereto and such other terms as are agreed by the Company and the Underwriters. In addition, each Terms Agreement shall specify whether the Company has agreed to grant to the Underwriters an option to purchase additional Offered Securities to cover over-allotments, if any, and the amount of Offered Securities subject to such option (the "Option Securities"). As used herein, the term "Offered Securities" shall include the Option Securities, if any, and "Representatives" shall mean the Underwriter or Underwriters so specified in the Terms Agreement or, if no Underwriter is so specified, shall mean each Underwriter. The 7 Terms Agreement may be in the form of an exchange of any standard form of written telecommunication between the Underwriters and the Company. The offering of the Offered Securities will be governed by the Terms Agreement, as supplemented hereby (collectively, this "Agreement"), and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon each Underwriter participating in the offering of the Offered Securities. The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") a registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-63923) for the registration of Debt Securities, including the Offered Securities, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and the offering thereof from time to time in accordance with Rule 415 of the rules and regulations of the Commission under the 1933 Act (the "1933 Act Regulations"), and has prepared and filed such amendments thereto as may have been required to the date hereof. Such registration statement, as amended, has been declared effective by the Commission, and the Indenture has been qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "1939 Act"). As provided in Section 3(a), a prospectus supplement reflecting the terms of the Offered Securities, the terms of the offering thereof and the other matters set forth therein has been prepared and will be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the 1933 Act. Such prospectus supplement, in the form first filed after the date of the Terms Agreement pursuant to Rule 424, is herein referred to as the "Prospectus Supplement". Such registration statement, as amended at the date of the Terms Agreement, including the exhibits thereto and the documents incorporated by reference therein, is herein called the "Registration Statement". Any registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations is herein referred to as the "Rule 462(b) Registration Statement," and after such filing the term "Registration Statement" shall include the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement. The basic prospectus included in the Registration Statement relating to all offerings of Debt Securities under the Registration Statement, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement, is herein called the "Prospectus", except that, if such basic prospectus is amended or supplemented on or prior to the date on which the Prospectus Supplement is first filed pursuant to Rule 424, the term "Prospectus" shall refer to the basic prospectus as so amended or supplemented and as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement or, if any revised prospectus shall be provided to the Underwriters by the Company for their use in connection with the offering of the Offered Securities which differs from such basic prospectus and Prospectus Supplement (whether or not required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 424), the term "Prospectus" shall refer to such revised prospectus (including any prospectus supplement) from and after the time it is first provided to the Underwriters 2 8 for such use, in either case including the documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), that are incorporated by reference therein. SECTION 1. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to each Underwriter named in the Terms Agreement as of the date thereof and as of the Closing Time referred to in Section 2(c) hereof, and as of each Date of Delivery (if any) referred to in Section 2(b) hereof (in each case, a "Representation Date"), as follows: (a) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement; and the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in the State of Texas and in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure to so qualify and be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise. (b) Each "significant subsidiary" of the Company as defined in Rule 405 of Regulation C of the 1933 Act Regulations (collectively, the "Significant Subsidiaries") has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure to so qualify and be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise; and, except as described in the Prospectus, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each Significant Subsidiary has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable and, except for directors' qualifying shares (if 3 9 applicable), is owned by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity. (c) At the time the Registration Statement and the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, if any, became effective and as of each Representation Date, the Registration Statement and the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, if any, complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations and the 1939 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder; the Registration Statement and the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, if any, each at the time it became effective, did not, and at each time thereafter at which any amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective or any Annual Report on Form 10-K is filed by the Company with the Commission and as of each Representation Date, will not, contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; and the Prospectus, as of each Representation Date, does not and will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement and the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, if any, or the Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company in writing by the Underwriters expressly for use in the Registration Statement and the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, if any, or the Prospectus. (d) The documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus, at the time they were or hereafter are filed with the Commission, complied or when so filed will comply, as the case may be, in all material respects with the requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (the "1934 Act Regulations"), and, when read together and with the other information in the Prospectus, did not and will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were or are made, not misleading. 4 10 (e) The accountants who certified the financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus are independent public accountants with respect to the Company as required by the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations. (f) The financial statements and any supporting schedules of the Company and its subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the consolidated results of their operations for the periods specified; except as stated therein, said financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis; and the supporting schedules included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus present fairly the information required to be stated therein; and the pro forma financial statements and the related notes thereto, if any, included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectuses present fairly the information shown therein, have been prepared in accordance with the Commission's rules and guidelines with respect to pro forma financial statements and have been properly compiled on the bases described therein, and the assumptions used in the preparation thereof are reasonable and the adjustments used therein are appropriate to give effect to the transactions and circumstances referred to therein. (g) The petroleum engineers who have consented to being named as having reviewed certain reserve data included or incorporated by reference in the Prospectus are independent engineers with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries. (h) This Agreement and the applicable Delayed Delivery Contracts (as defined below), if any, have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, upon execution and delivery by the Underwriters, will be valid and legally binding agreements of the Company; on and after the Closing Time, the Indenture will have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due execution and delivery by the Trustee, will be a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally or by general equity principles, and except 5 11 further as enforcement thereof may be limited by (1) requirements that a claim with respect to any Debt Securities denominated other than in U.S. dollars (or a foreign currency or composite currency judgment in respect of such claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant to applicable law or (2) governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments outside the United States. The Offered Securities have been duly and validly authorized for issuance, offer and sale pursuant to this Agreement and each Delayed Delivery Contract, if any, and when issued, authenticated and delivered pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and the Indenture against payment of the consideration therefor, the Offered Securities will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally or by general equity principles, and except further as enforcement thereof may be limited by (1) requirements that a claim with respect to any Offered Securities denominated other than in U.S. dollars (or a foreign currency or composite currency judgment in respect of such claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate or exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant to applicable law or (2) governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments outside the United States. The Offered Securities and the Indenture will be substantially in the form heretofore delivered to the Underwriters and conform in all material respects to all statements relating thereto contained in the Prospectus; and each Holder (as defined in the Indenture) of Offered Securities will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture. (i) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement and the Prospectus, except as may otherwise be stated therein or contemplated thereby, (1) there has been no material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business and (2) there have been no material transactions entered into by the Company or any of its subsidiaries other than those in the ordinary course of business. 6 12 (j) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of its charter or in default in the performance or observance of any material obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of them or their properties may be bound, where the consequences of such violation or default would have a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise; and the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Delayed Delivery Contract, if any, and the Indenture and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and will not conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any subsidiary thereof is subject, nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Company or any law, administrative regulation or administrative or court order or decree, where the consequences of such conflict, breach, creation, imposition, violation or default would have a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise. (k) No consent, approval, authorization, order or decree of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or in connection with the sale of Offered Securities hereunder, except such as have been obtained or rendered, as the case may be, or as may be required under state securities laws ("Blue Sky"). (l) Except as may be included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there is no action, suit or proceeding before or by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries which might, in the opinion of the Company, result in any material adverse change in the condition, financial or 7 13 otherwise, or in the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, or could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the properties or assets thereof or could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the consummation of this Agreement or the Indenture or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby. (m) There are no contracts or documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries which are required to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement by the 1933 Act or by the 1933 Act Regulations which have not been so filed. (n) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any law, ordinance, governmental rule or regulation or court decree to which it may be subject or has failed to obtain any license, permit, franchise or other governmental authorization necessary to the ownership of its property or to the conduct of its business, which violation or failure would materially adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise; and the Company and its subsidiaries own or possess or have obtained all governmental licenses, permits, consents, orders, approvals and other authorizations and have properly filed with the appropriate authorities all notices, applications and other documents necessary to lease or own their respective properties and to carry on their respective businesses as presently conducted, except where the failure to possess such licenses or authorizations or make such filings would not materially adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise. (o) The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess, or can acquire on reasonable terms, adequate trademarks, service marks and trade names necessary to conduct the business now operated by them, except as set forth or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or except where the failure to own or possess the same would not materially adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of infringement of or conflict with asserted rights of others with respect to any trademarks, service marks or trade names 8 14 which, singly or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would materially adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise. (p) The Company and its subsidiaries have legal, valid and defensible title to all of their interests in oil and gas properties and to all other real and personal property owned by them and any other real property and buildings held under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases, in each case free and clear of all mortgages, pledges, liens, security interests, claims, restrictions or encumbrances and defects of any kind, except such as (1) are described in the Prospectus, (2) liens and encumbrances under operating agreements, unitization and pooling agreements, production sales contracts, farm-out agreements and other oil and gas exploration and production agreements, in each case that secure payment of amounts not yet due and payable for the performance of other inchoate obligations and are of a scope and nature customary in connection with similar drilling and producing operations or (3) those that do not have a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company. (q) The information underlying the estimates of oil and gas reserves as described in the Prospectus is complete and accurate in all material respects (or, with regard to any information underlying the estimates prepared by any petroleum engineers retained by the seller of such oil and gas reserves, is, to the best knowledge of the Company after reasonable investigation, complete and accurate in all material respects); other than production of the reserves in the ordinary course of business and intervening product price fluctuations described in the Prospectus, the Company is not aware of any facts or circumstances that would result in a material adverse change in the reserves or the present value of future net cash flows therefrom as described in the Prospectus. Estimates of such reserves and present values comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of Regulation S-X and Industry Guide 2 under the 1933 Act. (r) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). 9 15 (s) The Company has complied and will comply with the provisions of Florida H.B. 1771, codified as Section 517.075 of the Florida Statutes, 1987, as amended, and all regulations promulgated thereunder relating to issuers doing business in Cuba. (t) Except as described in the Registration Statement, (1) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any local or foreign laws or regulations relating to pollution or protection of human health, the environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface strata) or wildlife, including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to the release or threatened release of chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, wastes, toxic substances, hazardous substances, petroleum or petroleum products (collectively, "Hazardous Materials") or to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials (collectively, "Environmental Laws"), except such violations as would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, and (2) to the best of the Company's knowledge, there are no events or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to be the basis of an order for clean-up or remediation, or an action, suit or proceeding by any private party or governmental body or agency, against or affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries relating to any Hazardous Materials or the violation of any Environmental Laws, which, singly or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise. Any certificate signed by any director or officer of the Company and delivered to the Representatives or to counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company as to the matters covered thereby. SECTION 2. Purchase and Sale. (a) The several commitments of the Underwriters to purchase the Offered Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to have been made on the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained and shall be subject to the terms and conditions herein and therein set forth. Offered Securities 10 16 which are subject to Delayed Delivery Contracts are herein sometimes referred to as "Delayed Delivery Offered Securities" and Offered Securities which are not subject to Delayed Delivery Contracts are herein sometimes referred to as "Immediate Delivery Offered Securities". (b) In addition, on the basis of the representations and warranties herein contained and subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, the Company may grant, if so provided in the Terms Agreement, an option to the Underwriters named in the Terms Agreement, severally and not jointly, to purchase up to the principal amount of Option Securities set forth therein at the same price per security (plus, except as otherwise provided in the Terms Agreement, interest, if any, accrued and unpaid from the Closing Time until the applicable Date of Delivery), as is applicable to the Offered Securities. Such option, if granted, will expire 30 days after the date of the Terms Agreement, and may be exercised in whole or in part from time to time only for the purpose of covering over-allotments which may be made in connection with the offering and distribution of the Offered Securities upon notice by the Representatives to the Company setting forth the principal amount of Option Securities as to which the several Underwriters are then exercising the option and the time and date of payment and delivery for such Option Securities. Any such time and date of delivery (a "Date of Delivery") shall be determined by the Representatives, but shall not be later than seven full business days and not earlier than two full business days after the exercise of said option, nor in any event prior to the Closing Time, as hereinafter defined, unless otherwise agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company. If the option is exercised as to all or any portion of the Option Securities, each of the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, will purchase the proportion of the total principal amount of Option Securities then being purchased that the principal amount of Immediate Delivery Offered Securities each such Underwriter has agreed to purchase, as set forth in the Terms Agreement, bears to the total principal amount of Immediate Delivery Offered Securities, subject to such adjustments as the Representatives in their discretion shall make to eliminate any sales or purchases in less than authorized denominations. (c) Payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of, the Immediate Delivery Offered Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters shall be made at the place set forth in the Terms Agreement, or at such other place as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company, on the third business day (unless postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 10) following the date of the Terms Agreement or such other time as shall be agreed upon by the Underwriters and the Company (such 11 17 time and date being referred to as the "Closing Time"). Except as specified in the Terms Agreement, payment shall be made to the Company by wire transfer in same day funds to the account of the Company specified in the Terms Agreement against delivery to the Underwriters for the respective accounts of the Underwriters of the Immediate Delivery Offered Securities to be purchased by them (unless the Offered Securities are issuable only in the form of one or more global instruments registered in the name of a depository or a nominee of a depository, in which event the Underwriters' interest in such global instrument shall be noted in a manner satisfactory to the Underwriters and their counsel). In addition, in the event that any or all of the Option Securities are purchased by the Underwriters, payment of the purchase price for, and delivery of certificates representing, such Option Securities shall be made at such place as shall be agreed upon by the Representatives and the Company, on each Date of Delivery as agreed by the Representatives and the Company. The Immediate Delivery Offered Securities shall be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Underwriters may request in writing at least two business days prior to the Closing Time or relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be. The Immediate Delivery Offered Securities, which if agreed by the Representatives may be in temporary form, will be made available for examination and packaging by the Representatives on or before the first business day prior to the Closing Time or relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be. (d) If authorized by the Terms Agreement, the Underwriters named therein may solicit offers to purchase Offered Securities from the Company pursuant to delayed delivery contracts ("Delayed Delivery Contracts") substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, with such changes therein as the Company may approve. As compensation for arranging Delayed Delivery Contracts, the Company will pay to the Representatives at the Closing Time, for the account of the Underwriters, a fee equal to that percentage of the aggregate principal amount of Delayed Delivery Offered Securities for which Delayed Delivery Contracts are made at the Closing Time as is specified in the Terms Agreement. Any Delayed Delivery Contracts are to be with institutional investors of the types set forth in the Prospectus Supplement. At the Closing Time the Company will enter into Delayed Delivery Contracts (for not less than the minimum principal amount of Delayed Delivery Offered Securities per Delayed Delivery Contract specified in the Terms Agreement) with all purchasers proposed by the Underwriters and previously approved by the Company as provided below, but not for an aggregate principal amount of Offered Securities in excess of that specified in the Terms Agreement. The Underwriters will not have any responsibility for the validity or performance of Delayed Delivery Contracts. 12 18 (e) The Representatives are to submit to the Company, at least two business days prior to the Closing Time, the names of any institutional investors with which it is proposed that the Company will enter into Delayed Delivery Contracts and the principal amount of Delayed Delivery Offered Securities to be purchased by each of them, and the names of the institutions with which the making of Delayed Delivery Contracts is approved by the Company and the principal amount of Delayed Delivery Offered Securities to be covered by each such Delayed Delivery Contract. (f) The principal amount of Offered Securities agreed to be purchased by the respective Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement shall be reduced by the principal amount of Delayed Delivery Offered Securities covered by Delayed Delivery Contracts, as to each Underwriter as set forth in a written notice delivered by the Underwriters to the Company; provided, however, that the total principal amount of Immediate Delivery Offered Securities to be purchased by all Underwriters shall be the total amount of the Offered Securities covered by this Agreement, less the total principal amount of Delayed Delivery Offered Securities covered by Delayed Delivery Contracts. SECTION 3. Covenants of the Company. The Company covenants with each Underwriter as follows: (a) Immediately following the execution of the Terms Agreement, the Company will prepare a Prospectus Supplement in form approved by the Representatives setting forth the principal amount of Offered Securities and their terms not otherwise specified in the Indenture, if applicable, the names of the Underwriters and the principal amount of the Offered Securities which each severally has agreed to purchase, the names of the Underwriters, the price at which the Offered Securities are to be purchased by the Underwriters from the Company, the initial public offering price, the selling concession and reallowance, if any, any delayed delivery arrangements, and such other information as the Representatives and the Company deem appropriate in connection with the offering of the Offered Securities. The Company will promptly transmit copies of the Prospectus Supplement to the Commission for filing pursuant to Rule 424 of the 1933 Act Regulations and will furnish to the Underwriters named therein as many copies of the Prospectus (including the Prospectus Supplement) as the Representatives shall reasonably request. (b) If at any time when the Prospectus is required by the 1933 Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Offered Securities any event shall occur or condition exist as a result of which it is necessary, in the opinion of 13 19 counsel for the Underwriters or counsel for the Company, to amend or supplement the Prospectus in order that the Prospectus will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances existing at the time the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, or if it shall be necessary, in the opinion of either such counsel, to amend or supplement the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to comply with the requirements of the 1933 Act or the 1933 Act Regulations, the Company will promptly amend the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, whether by filing documents pursuant to the 1934 Act or the 1933 Act or otherwise, as may be necessary to correct such untrue statement or omission or to make the Registration Statement and the Prospectus comply with such requirements. (c) The Company will make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable, but not later than 90 days after the close of the period covered thereby, an earnings statement (in form complying with the provisions of Rule 158 of the 1933 Act Regulations) covering each twelve month period beginning, in each case, not later than the first day of the Company's fiscal quarter next following the "effective date" (as defined in such Rule 158) of the Registration Statement with respect to each sale of Offered Securities. (d) While the Prospectus is required by the 1933 Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Offered Securities, the Company will give the Representatives notice of its intention to file any additional registration statement with respect to the registration of additional Debt Securities, any amendment to the Registration Statement (including any filing under Rule 462(b)) or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus, whether pursuant to the 1934 Act, the 1933 Act or otherwise; will furnish the Underwriters with copies of any such amendment or supplement or other documents proposed to be filed a reasonable time in advance of such proposed filing or use, as the case may be; and will not file any such amendment or supplement or other documents in a form to which the Representatives or counsel to the Underwriters reasonably object. (e) While the Prospectus is required by the 1933 Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Offered Securities, the Company will notify the Representatives immediately, and promptly confirm the notice in writing, of (i) the effectiveness of any amendment to the Registration Statement, (ii) the transmittal to the Commission for filing 14 20 of any supplement to the Prospectus or any document to be filed pursuant to the 1934 Act which will be incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, (iii) the receipt of any comments from the Commission with respect to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or the Prospectus Supplement, (iv) any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement, or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or for additional information, (v) the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose and (vi) any change in the rating assigned by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization to any debt securities of the Company or the public announcement by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization that it has under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its rating of any debt securities of the Company. The Company will make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order and, if any stop order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest possible moment. (f) The Company will deliver to each Underwriter one conformed copy of the Registration Statement (as originally filed) and of each amendment thereto (including exhibits filed therewith or incorporated by reference therein and documents incorporated by reference in the Prospectus) and will also deliver to the Representatives as many conformed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and of each amendment thereto (without exhibits) as the Representatives may reasonably request. While the Prospectus is required by the 1933 Act to be delivered in connection with sales of the Offered Securities, the Company will furnish to the Representatives as many copies of the Prospectus (including the Prospectus Supplement) as the Representatives reasonably request. (g) The Company will endeavor, in cooperation with the Underwriters, to qualify the Offered Securities for offering and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions of the United States as the Underwriters may designate, and will maintain such qualifications in effect for as long as may be required for the distribution of the Offered Securities; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to file any general consent to service of process or to qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction in which it is not so qualified. The Company will file such statements and reports as may be required by the laws of each jurisdiction in which the Offered Securities have been qualified as above 15 21 provided. The Company will promptly advise the Representatives of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Offered Securities for sale in any such state or jurisdiction or the initiating or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose. (h) The Company, during the period when the Prospectus is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act in connection with sales of the Offered Securities, will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13, 14 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act within the time periods prescribed by the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations. (i) If specified in the Terms Agreement, between the date of the Terms Agreement and the completion of the distribution of the Offered Securities or the Closing Time, whichever is later, or such other time as is specified in the Terms Agreement, the Company will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives, offer or sell, grant any option for the sale of, or enter into any agreement to sell, any debt securities of the Company substantially similar to the Offered Securities (other than the Offered Securities that are to be sold pursuant to such agreement or commercial paper in the ordinary course of business). SECTION 4. Conditions of Underwriters' Obligations. The obligations of the Underwriters to purchase Offered Securities pursuant to this Agreement are subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties on the part of the Company herein contained, to the accuracy of the statements which the Company's officers made in any certificate furnished pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company of all of its covenants and other obligations hereunder and under the Terms Agreement, and to the following further conditions: (a) At the Closing Time, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement shall have been issued under the 1933 Act or proceedings therefor initiated or threatened by the Commission. (b) At the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received: (1) The favorable opinion, dated as of the Closing Time, of Woodard, Hall & Primm, P.C., counsel to the Company, to the effect that: 16 22 (i) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. (ii) This Agreement and the applicable Delayed Delivery Contracts, if any, have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company. (iii) The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and (assuming the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee) constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally or by general equity principles, and further as enforcement thereof may be limited by (1) requirements that a claim with respect to any Debt Securities denominated other than in U.S. dollars (or a foreign currency or composite currency judgment in respect of such claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant to applicable law or (2) governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments outside the United States. (iv) The Offered Securities, in the form(s) certified by the Company as of the Closing Time, have been duly authorized for issuance, offer and sale pursuant to this Agreement and, when issued, authenticated and delivered pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, any Delayed Delivery Contract and the Indenture against payment of the consideration therefor, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally or by general equity principles, and except further as enforcement thereof may be limited by (1) requirements that a claim with respect to any Debt Securities denominated other than in U.S. dollars (or a foreign currency or composite currency judgment in respect of such claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant to applicable law or (2) governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments outside the 17 23 United States; and each holder of Offered Securities will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture. (v) The Offered Securities and the Indenture conform in all material respects to the statements relating thereto in the Prospectus; and the statements in the Prospectus under the captions "Description of Notes" and "Description of Debt Securities", insofar as they purport to summarize certain provisions of documents specifically referred to therein, are accurate summaries of such provisions. (vi) The Indenture has been duly qualified under the 1939 Act. (vii) The Registration Statement, including any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, has been declared effective by the Commission under the 1933 Act and, to the best of such counsel's knowledge, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement has been issued under the 1933 Act or proceedings therefor initiated or threatened by the Commission. (viii) The Registration Statement, including any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, and the Prospectus (except for financial statements and engineering reports and other financial or engineering data, and except for those parts of the Registration Statement that constitute the Form T-1, as to which such counsel need not express any opinion), as of their respective effective or issue dates, appeared on their face to be appropriately responsive to the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations. (ix) The information contained in the Prospectus under the caption "Certain United States Federal Income Tax Considerations", to the extent that such information constitutes matters of law, summaries of legal matters or legal conclusions, has been reviewed by such counsel and is correct. In rendering such opinion, counsel for the Company may rely (i) as to matters of fact upon the representations of officers of the Company contained in any certificate delivered to such counsel and certificates of public officials, which certificates shall be attached to or delivered with such opinion and (ii) as to the laws of the State of New York applicable to the enforceability of the Notes [and the Indenture] upon the opinion of Brown & Wood. 18 24 Such opinion shall be limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the laws of the State of Texas and the laws of the United States of America. (2) The favorable opinion of Zurab S. Kobiashvili, General Counsel of the Company, to the effect that: (i) The Company has the corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Delayed Delivery Contracts, if any. (ii) To the best knowledge and information of such counsel, the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in the State of Texas and in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, except where the failure to so qualify and be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise. (iii) Each Significant Subsidiary has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, has corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Prospectus, and, to the best of such counsel's knowledge and information, is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, except where the failure to so qualify and be in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise; and all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each Significant Subsidiary has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and non-assessable, and is owned by the Company, directly or indirectly, free and clear of any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or equity (except as described in the Prospectus). 19 25 (iv) Each document filed pursuant to the 1934 Act and incorporated by reference in the Prospectus (except for financial statements, supporting schedules and other financial or statistical information as to which no opinion need be rendered) appeared on their face to be appropriately responsive when so filed to the requirements of the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations. (v) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is required to be registered under the 1940 Act. (vi) No consent, approval, authorization, order or decree of any court or governmental authority or agency is required that has not been obtained in connection with the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any Delayed Delivery Contract or the Indenture, except such as have been obtained or rendered, as the case may be, or as may be required under the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations, the 1934 Act, the 1934 Act Regulations or state securities laws; and the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Delayed Delivery Contract, if applicable, and the Indenture and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of the Company and, to the best knowledge and information of such counsel, will not conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any contract, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, note, lease or other instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any such subsidiary is subject, nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Company or any applicable law, administrative regulation or, to the best knowledge and information of such counsel, administrative or court order or decree. (vii) Neither the Company nor any of its Significant Subsidiaries is in violation of its charter or by-laws. (viii) To the best knowledge and information of such counsel, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in violation of any law, ordinance, 20 26 governmental rule or regulation or court decree to which it may be subject or has failed to obtain any license, permit, franchise or other governmental authorization necessary to the ownership of its property or to the conduct of its business, which violation or failure would materially adversely affect the condition, financial or otherwise, or the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise; and, to the best knowledge and information of such counsel, the Company and its subsidiaries own or possess or have obtained all governmental licenses, permits, consents, orders, approvals and other authorizations necessary to lease or own their respective properties and to carry on their respective businesses as presently conducted, except where the failure to obtain such authorizations would not have a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise. (ix) To the best of such counsel's knowledge and information, there is no action, suit or proceeding before or by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending, or threatened against or affecting, the Company or any of its subsidiaries, which would be reasonably expected to result in any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, or would materially and adversely affect the properties or assets thereof or would materially and adversely affect the consummation of this Agreement, the Delayed Delivery Contracts, if applicable, or the Indenture or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby. (x) To the best of such counsel's knowledge and information, there are no contracts or other documents required to be described or referred to in the Registration Statement or to be filed as exhibits thereto other than those described or referred to therein or filed or incorporated by reference as exhibits thereto, the descriptions thereof or references thereto are correct in all material respects, and, to the best of such counsel's knowledge and information, no default exists in the due performance or observance of any material obligation, agreement, covenant or conditions contained in any 21 27 contract, or other documents so described, referred to, filed or incorporated by reference where the consequences of such default would have a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise. In rendering such opinion, Zurab S. Kobiashvili may rely as to matters of fact upon the representations of officers of the Company contained in any certificate delivered to such counsel and certificates of public officials, which certificates shall be attached to or delivered with such opinion. Such opinion shall be limited to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the laws of the State of Texas and the laws of the United States of America. (3) The favorable opinion, dated as of the Closing Time, of Brown & Wood, counsel for the Underwriters, with respect to the matters set forth in clauses (i) to (viii), inclusive, of subsection (b)(1) of this Section. (4) In giving their opinions required by subsection (b)(1), (b)(2) and (b)(3), respectively, of this Section 4, Woodard, Hall & Primm, P.C., Zurab S. Kobiashvili and Brown & Wood shall each additionally state that in the course of the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus such counsel has considered the information set forth therein in light of the matters required to be set forth therein, and has participated in conferences with officers and representatives of the Company including its independent public accountants, during the course of which the contents of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and related matters were discussed. Such counsel need not independently check the accuracy or completeness of, or otherwise verify, and accordingly need not pass upon, and accordingly need not assume responsibility for, the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and such counsel may, in good faith, rely as materiality upon the judgment of officers and representatives of the Company. Such counsel shall additionally state that, however, as a result of such consideration and participation, nothing has come to such counsel's attention which causes such counsel to believe that the Registration Statement, at the time it became effective (or, if an amendment to the Registration Statement or an Annual Report on Form 10-K has been filed by the Company with the Commission subsequent to the effectiveness of the Registra- 22 28 tion Statement, then at the time such amendment became effective or at the time of the most recent such filing, as the case may be), contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading or that the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, at the time the Prospectus was issued at the time any such amendment or supplement was issued or, at the Closing Time included or includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (it being understood that such counsel need express no opinion with respect to the financial statements and engineering reports and other financial or engineering data contained in the Registration Statement (including the Prospectus) or those parts of the Registration Statement which constitute the Form T-1). (c) At the Closing Time, there shall not have been, since the date of the Terms Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, and the Representatives shall have received a certificate of the Chief Executive Officer, President or Vice President and the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer, the principal financial officer or principal accounting officer of the Company, dated as of the Closing Time, to the effect that (i) there has been no such material adverse change with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries, (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 1 are true and correct as of the Closing Time, (iii) the Company has performed or complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the date of such certificate and (iv) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been initiated or threatened by the Commission. As used in this Section 4(c), the term "Prospectus" means the Prospectus in the form first provided to the applicable Underwriter or Underwriters for use in confirming sales of the Offered Securities. 23 29 (d)(1) On the date of the Terms Agreement, the Underwriters shall have received a letter from Arthur Andersen, LLP, dated as of the date hereof and in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters, to the effect that: (i) They are independent accountants with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries within the meaning of the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations, the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations. (ii) It is their opinion that the consolidated financial statements and supporting schedule(s) included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and audited by them and covered by their opinions therein comply in form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations, the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations. (iii) They have performed specified procedures, not constituting an audit, including a reading of the latest available interim financial statements of the Company and its indicated subsidiaries, a reading of the minute books of the Company and such subsidiaries since the end of the most recent fiscal year with respect to which an audit report has been issued, inquiries of and discussions with certain officials of the Company and such subsidiaries responsible for financial and accounting matters with respect to the unaudited consolidated financial statements included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and the latest available interim unaudited financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries, and such other inquiries and procedures as may be specified in such letter, and on the basis of such inquiries and procedures, nothing came to their attention that caused them to believe that: (A) any material modifications should be made to the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus for them to be in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, (B) the unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus do not comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the 1934 Act and the 1934 Act Regulations or (C) at a 24 30 specified date not more than three days prior to the date of such letter, there was any change in the consolidated capital stock, any increase in consolidated long-term debt or any decrease in the consolidated net current assets or consolidated net assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case as compared with the amounts shown on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or, during the period from the date of such balance sheet to a specified date not more than three days prior to the date of such letter, there were any decreases, as compared with the corresponding period in the preceding year, in consolidated revenues or in the total or per-share amounts of income before extraordinary items or of net income of the Company and its subsidiaries, except in all instances for changes, increases or decreases that the Registration Statement and the Prospectus disclose have occurred or may occur or except for such exceptions enumerated in such letter as shall have been agreed to by the Underwriters and the Company. (iv) They have performed specified procedures, not constituting an audit, set forth in their letter, based upon which nothing came to their attention that caused them to believe that the unaudited pro forma consolidated condensed financial statements, if any, included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus do not comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements of Rule 11-02 of Regulation S-X and that the pro forma adjustments have not been properly applied to the historical amounts in the compilation of those statements. (v) In addition to the audit referred to in their opinions and the limited procedures referred to in clauses (iii) and (iv) above, they have carried out certain specified procedures, not constituting an audit, with respect to certain amounts, percentages and financial information which are included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and which are specified by the Underwriters, and have found such amounts, percentages and financial information to be in agreement with the relevant accounting, financial and other records of the Company and its subsidiaries identified in such letter. 25 31 (2) At the Closing Time, the Underwriters shall have received from Arthur Andersen, LLP, a letter, dated as of the Closing Time, to the effect that they reaffirm the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to subsection (d)(1) of this Section, except that the specified date referred to shall be a date not more than three days prior to the Closing Time. (e) At the Closing Time, counsel for the Underwriters shall have been furnished with such documents and opinions as they may reasonably require for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Offered Securities as herein contemplated and related proceedings or in order to evidence the accuracy and completeness of any of the representations and warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained; and all proceedings taken by the Company in connection with the issuance and sale of the Offered Securities as herein and in the Terms Agreement contemplated shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives. (f) In the event that the Terms Agreement provides for Option Securities and the Underwriters exercise their option pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof to purchase all or any portion of the Option Securities, the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein and the statements in any certificates furnished by the Company hereunder shall be true and correct as of each Date of Delivery, and the Underwriters shall have received: (1) Unless the Date of Delivery is the Closing Time, a certificate, dated such Date of Delivery, of the Chief Executive Officer, President or Vice President and the Treasurer, the Assistant Treasurer, the principal financial officer or principal accounting officer of the Company, in their capacities as such, confirming that the certificate delivered at the Closing Time pursuant to Section 4(c) hereof remains true and correct as of such Date of Delivery. (2) The favorable opinion of Woodard, Hall & Primm, P.C., counsel for the Company, and Zurab S. Kobiashvili, General Counsel for the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Securities and otherwise substantially to the same effect as the opinions required by subsections (1) and (2) of Section 4(b) hereof. (3) The favorable opinion of Brown & Wood, counsel for the Underwriters, dated such Date of Delivery, relating to the Option Securities and otherwise to the same effect as 26 32 the opinion required by subsection (3) to Section 4(b) hereof. (4) Unless the Date of Delivery is the Closing Time, a letter from Arthur Andersen, LLP, in form and substance satisfactory to the Underwriters and dated such Date of Delivery, substantially the same in scope and substance as the letter furnished to the Underwriters at the Closing Time pursuant to Section 4(d) hereof, except that the "specified date" in the letter shall be a date not more than three days prior to such Date of Delivery. If any condition specified in this Section shall not have been fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled, this Agreement may be terminated by the Representatives by notice to the Company at any time at or prior to the Closing Time, and such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 5. SECTION 5. Payment of Expenses. The Company will pay all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, including: (a) the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement, including any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, and all amendments thereto and the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto; (b) the preparation, filing and reproduction of this Agreement and the Delayed Delivery Contract(s), if applicable; (c) the preparation, printing, issuance and delivery of the Offered Securities, including any fees and expenses relating to the eligibility and issuance of Offered Securities in book-entry form; (d) the fees and disbursements of the Company's accountants and counsel, of the Trustee and its counsel, and of any calculation agent or exchange rate agent; (e) except as otherwise provided in the Terms Agreement, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Underwriters; (f) the qualification of the Offered Securities under state securities laws in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(k) hereof, including filing fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the 27 33 Underwriters in connection therewith and in connection with the preparation of any Blue Sky or Legal Investment Survey; (g) the printing and delivery to the Underwriters in quantities as hereinabove stated of copies of the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto, and of the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto, and the delivery by the Underwriters of the Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto in connection with solicitations or confirmations of sales of the Offered Securities; (h) the preparation, reproducing and delivery to the Underwriters of copies of the Indenture and all amendments, supplements and modifications thereto; (i) any fees charged by nationally recognized statistical rating organizations for the rating of the Offered Securities; (j) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with any listing of Offered Securities on a securities exchange; (k) the fees and expenses incurred with respect to any filing with the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.; (l) any out-of-pocket expenses of the Underwriters incurred with the approval of the Company; and (m) the cost of providing any CUSIP or other identification numbers for the Offered Securities. If this Agreement is terminated by the Underwriters in accordance with the provisions of Section 9, the Company shall reimburse the Underwriters for all of their out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters. SECTION 6. Indemnification. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act as follows: (i) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), including any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement, including information deemed to be part of the Registration 28 34 Statement pursuant to Rule 430A(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations, if applicable, or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or arising out of any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact included in any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, unless such untrue statement or omission or such alleged untrue statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by an Underwriter expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or such preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto); (ii) against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission; provided that such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; and (iii) against any and all expense whatsoever, as incurred (including the fees and expenses of counsel chosen by such Underwriter), reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission, to the extent that any such expense is not paid under (i) or (ii) above. (b) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, each of its officers who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act against any and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in subsection (a) of this Section, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions, or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement or any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or 29 35 supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Underwriter expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement or any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto). (c) Each indemnified party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder, but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement. If any such claim or action shall be brought against an indemnified party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and to the extent that it wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. After notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to the indemnified party under this Section for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided, however, that each Underwriter shall have the right to employ counsel to represent jointly the Underwriters and their respective controlling persons who may be subject to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be sought by the Underwriters against the Company under this Section if, in the judgment of any of the Underwriters, it is advisable for such Underwriter or Underwriters and controlling persons to be jointly represented by separate counsel, and in that event the fees and expenses of such separate counsel shall be paid by the Company. In no event shall the indemnifying parties be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for all indemnified parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties (which shall not unreasonably be withheld), settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever in respect of which indemnification or contribution could be sought under this Section 8 or Section 9 hereof (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties thereto), unless such settlement, compromise or consent (i) includes an unconditional 30 36 release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such litigation, investigation, proceeding or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified party. (d) For purposes of this Section 6, all references to the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the Prospectus, or any amendment or supplement to any of the foregoing, shall be deemed to include, without limitation, any electronically transmitted copies thereof, including, without limitation, any copies filed with the Commission pursuant to EDGAR. SECTION 7. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in Section 6 hereof is for any reason unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to the aggregate amount of such losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by such indemnified party, as incurred, (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering of the Offered Securities pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Offered Securities pursuant to this Agreement shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Offered Securities pursuant to this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the total commission or underwriting discount received by each Underwriter, in each case as set forth on the cover of the Prospectus Supplement, bear to the aggregate initial public offering price of the Offered Securities sold to or through such Underwriter as set forth on such cover. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to 31 37 correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this Section 7. The aggregate amount of losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses incurred by an indemnified party and referred to above in this Section 7 shall be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in investigating, preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon any such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Offered Securities sold to or through such Underwriter were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 7, each person, if any, who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each director of the Company, each officer of the Company who signed the Registration Statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or Section 20 of the 1934 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company. The Underwriters' respective obligations to contribute pursuant to this Section 7 are several in proportion to the principal amount of Offered Securities sold to or through each Underwriter and not joint. SECTION 8. Representations, Warranties and Agreements to Survive Delivery. All representations, warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or in certificates of officers of the Company submitted pursuant hereto or thereto shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or controlling person of an Underwriter, or by or on behalf of the Company, and shall survive each delivery of and payment for any Offered Securities. 32 38 SECTION 9. Termination. (a) The Representatives may terminate this Agreement immediately upon notice to the Company, at any time at or prior to the Closing Time if (i) there has been, since the date of the Terms Agreement or since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, any material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the results of operations, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, or (ii) there shall have occurred any material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States or any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or international calamity or crisis the effect of which is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Representatives, impracticable to market the Offered Securities or enforce contracts for the sale of the Offered Securities, or (iii) trading in any securities of the Company has been suspended by the Commission or a national securities exchange, or if trading generally on either the American Stock Exchange or the New York Stock Exchange shall have been suspended, or minimum or maximum prices for trading have been fixed, or maximum ranges for prices for securities have been required, by either of said exchanges or by order of the Commission or any other governmental authority, or if a banking moratorium shall have been declared by either Federal, New York or Texas authorities or if a banking moratorium shall have been declared by the relevant authorities in the country or countries of origin of any foreign currency or currencies in which the Offered Securities are denominated or payable, or (iv) the rating assigned by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization to any debt securities of the Company as of the date of the Terms Agreement shall have been lowered since that date or if any such rating organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its rating of any debt securities of the Company, or (v) there shall have come to the attention of the Representatives any facts that would cause them to reasonably believe that the Prospectus, at the time it was required to be delivered to a purchaser of the Offered Securities, included an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances existing at the time of such delivery, not misleading. As used in this Section 9, the term "Prospectus" means the Prospectus in the form first provided to the applicable Underwriter or Underwriters for use in confirming sales of the related Offered Securities. (b) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section, such termination shall be without liability of any party 33 39 to any other party, except to the extent provided in Section 5. Notwithstanding any such termination, (i) the covenants set forth in Section 3(b), (d), and (e) with respect to any offering of Offered Securities shall remain in effect so long as any Underwriter owns any such Offered Securities purchased from the Company pursuant to this Agreement and during the period when the Prospectus is required to be delivered in connection with sales of the Offered Securities and (ii) the covenants set forth in Section 3(c), (g), (h) and, if applicable, (i), the provisions of Section 5, the indemnity agreement set forth in Section 6, the contribution provisions set forth in Section 7 and the provisions of Sections 8, 11, 12 and 13 shall remain in effect. SECTION 10. Default. If one or more of the Underwriters shall fail at the Closing Time or a Date of Delivery to purchase the Immediate Delivery Offered Securities which it or they are obligated to purchase under this Agreement (the "Defaulted Securities"), then the Representatives shall have the right, within 24 hours thereafter, to make arrangements for one or more of the non-defaulting Underwriters, or any other underwriters, to purchase all, but not less than all, of the Defaulted Securities in such amounts as may be agreed upon and upon the terms herein set forth. If, however, during such 24 hours the Representatives shall not have completed such arrangements for the purchase of all of the Defaulted Securities, then: (a) if the amount of Defaulted Securities does not exceed 10% of the amount of Immediate Delivery Offered Securities to be purchased on such date, each of the non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated, severally and not jointly, to purchase the full amount thereof in the proportions that their respective underwriting obligations hereunder bear to the underwriting obligations of all non-defaulting Underwriters, or (b) if the amount of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10% of the number of Immediate Delivery Offered Securities to be purchased on such date, this Agreement or, with respect to any Date of Delivery which occurs after the Closing Time, the obligation of the Underwriters to purchase and of the Company to sell the Option Securities to be purchased and sold on such Date of Delivery shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter. No action taken pursuant to this Section 10 shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of its default. In the event of any such default which does not result in a termination of this Agreement or, in the case of a Date of 34 40 Delivery which is after the Closing Time, which does not result in a termination of the obligation of the Underwriters to purchase and the Company to sell the relevant Option Securities, as the case may be, either the Representatives or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Closing Time or the relevant Date of Delivery, as the case may be, for a period not exceeding seven days in order to effect any required changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements. As used herein, the term "Underwriter" includes any person substituted for an Underwriter under this Section 10. SECTION 11. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing, either delivered by hand, by mail or by telex, telecopier or telegram, and any such notice shall be effective when received at the address specified in this Section 11. Notices to the Underwriters shall be directed as provided in the Terms Agreement. Notices to the Company shall be directed to Apache Corporation, 2000 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77056-4400, Attention: Vice President and Treasurer, with a copy to: Mr. Ralph K. Miller, Jr., Woodard, Hall & Primm, P.C., 7100 Texas Commerce Tower, Houston, Texas 77002. Any party to this Agreement may from time to time designate another address to receive notice pursuant to this Agreement by notice duly given in accordance with the terms of this Section 11. SECTION 12. Parties. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Underwriters and the Company and their respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and the controlling persons and officers and directors referred to in Sections 6 and 7 and their heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained. This Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and said controlling persons and officers and directors and their heirs and legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser of Offered Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of such purchase. SECTION 13. Governing Law. This Agreement and all the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed in such State. 35 41 SECTION 14. Counterparts. Any Terms Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and, if executed in more than one counterpart, the executed counterparts thereof shall constitute a single instrument. 36 42 EXHIBIT A TERMS AGREEMENT ___________ __, 19__ Apache Corporation 2000 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 100 Houston, Texas 77056-4400 Attention: [Title] Dear Sirs: The undersigned underwriters (the "Underwriters") understand that Apache Corporation (the "Company") proposes to issue and sell $___________ aggregate principal amount of its debt securities (the "Offered Securities"). Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein or incorporated by reference herein, the Underwriters offer to purchase, severally and not jointly, the principal amount of Offered Securities set forth below opposite their respective names at ___% of the principal amount thereof together with accrued interest thereon from __________, 19__ to the Closing Time: Principal Amount of Underwriter Debt Securities ----------- --------------- _______________ Total $ =============== The Offered Securities shall have the following terms: Principal amount: Form and denomination: Date of maturity: Interest rate, rates or formula (or method of calculation of interest accrual): Date from which interest accrues: Interest payment dates, if any: Initial price to public: Closing Time: A-1 43 Place of delivery and payment: Company account for wire transfer of payment: Redemption provisions, if any: Lock-up pursuant to Section 3(i) of the Underwriting Agreement Basic Terms: [yes] [no] Securities Exchanges, if any, on which application will be made to list the Offered Securities: Delayed Delivery Contracts: [authorized] [not authorized] Delivery date: Expiration date: Compensation to Underwriters: Minimum contract: Maximum aggregate principal amount: Other terms, if any: All the provisions contained in "Apache Corporation-Debt Securities--Underwriting Agreement Basic Terms" (the "Basic Terms"), filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement relating to the Offered Securities and attached hereto as Annex A, are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety and shall be deemed to be a part of this Terms Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein. Terms defined in such document are used herein as therein defined. Any notice by the Company to the Underwriters pursuant to this Terms Agreement shall be sufficient if given in accordance with Section 11 of the Basic Terms addressed to: [insert name and address of the lead manager or managers or, if only one underwriter is a party hereto, of such firm] which shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, be the "Representatives". Very truly yours, REPRESENTATIVE[S] By: ____________________________________________ [Acting for themselves and as Representative[s] of the Underwriters] Accepted: APACHE CORPORATION By: _______________________________________________ Title: A-2 44 ANNEX A [Apache Corporation--Debt Securities-- Underwriting Agreement Basic Terms] A-3 45 EXHIBIT B APACHE CORPORATION [Title of Offered Securities] DELAYED DELIVERY CONTRACT Apache Corporation 2000 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 100 Houston, Texas 77056-4400 Attention: Dear Sirs: The undersigned hereby agrees to purchase from Apache Corporation (the "Company"), and the Company agrees to sell to the undersigned on ____________, 19__ (the "Delivery Date"), $_____________ principal amount of the Company's __% Offered Securities due ___________ __, 19__ (the "Offered Securities"), offered by the Company's Prospectus dated _________ __, 19__, as supplemented by its Prospectus Supplement dated __________ __, 19__, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, at a purchase price of _____% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued interest from __________, ______, to the Delivery Date, and on the further terms and conditions set forth in this contract. Payment for the securities which the undersigned has agreed to purchase on the Delivery Date shall be made to the Company or its order by wire transfer in immediately available funds on the Delivery Date, upon delivery to the undersigned of the Offered Securities to be purchased by the undersigned in definitive or global form and in such denominations and registered in such names as the undersigned may designate by written or telegraphic communication addressed to the Company not less than three full business days prior to the Delivery Date. The obligation of the undersigned to take delivery of and make payment for Offered Securities on the Delivery Date shall be subject only to the conditions that (1) the purchase of Offered Securities to be made by the undersigned shall not on the Delivery Date be prohibited under the laws of the jurisdiction to which the undersigned is subject and (2) the Company, on or before ___________, ____, shall have sold to the Underwriters of the Offered Securities (the "Underwriters") such principal amount of the Offered Securities as is to be sold to them pursuant to the Terms Agreement dated ____________, ____ between the Company B-1 46 and the Underwriters. The obligation of the undersigned to take delivery of and make payment for Offered Securities shall not be affected by the failure of any purchaser to take delivery of and make payment for Offered Securities pursuant to other contracts similar to this contract. The undersigned represents and warrants to the Underwriters that its investment in the Offered Securities is not, as of the date hereof, prohibited under the laws of any jurisdiction to which the undersigned is subject and which govern such investment. Promptly after completion of the sale to the Underwriters, the Company will mail or deliver to the undersigned at its address set forth below notice to such effect, accompanied by a copy of the opinion of counsel for the Company delivered to the Underwriters in connection therewith. By the execution hereof, the undersigned represents and warrants to the Company that all necessary corporate action for the due execution and delivery of this contract and the payment for and purchase of the Offered Securities has been taken by it and no further authorization or approval of any governmental or other regulatory authority is required for such execution, delivery, payment or purchase, and that, upon acceptance hereof by the Company and mailing or delivery of a copy as provided below, this contract will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the undersigned in accordance with its terms. This contract will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors, but will not be assignable by either party hereto without the written consent of the other. It is understood that the Company will not accept Delayed Delivery Contracts for an aggregate principal amount of Offered Securities in excess of $__________ and that the acceptance of any Delayed Delivery Contract is in the Company's sole discretion and, without limiting the foregoing, need not be on a first come first-served basis. If this contract is acceptable to the Company, it is requested that the Company sign the form of acceptance on a copy hereof and mail or deliver a signed copy hereof to the undersigned at its address set forth below. This will become a binding contract between the Company and the undersigned when such copy is so mailed or delivered. B-2 47 This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State New York applicable to agreements made and performed in said State. Yours very truly, ______________________________ (Name of Purchaser) By____________________________ (Title) ______________________________ ______________________________ (Address) Accepted as of the date first above written. Apache Corporation By:___________________________ PURCHASER -- PLEASE COMPLETE AT TIME OF SIGNING The name and telephone number of the representative of the Purchaser with whom details of delivery on the Delivery Date shall be discussed is as follows: (Please print.) Telephone No. Name (Including Area Code) - ---- --------------------- B-3 EX-4.1 3 FORM OF 7.95% NOTES DUE 2026 1 EXHIBIT 4.1 UNLESS THIS NOTE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY (THE "DEPOSITORY ") TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY NOTE ISSUED IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. REGISTERED PRINCIPAL AMOUNT No: 1 $180,000,000.00 CUSIP: 037411AK1 Apache Corporation 7.95% NOTE DUE 2026 APACHE CORPORATION, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the "Company", which term includes any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received hereby promises to pay to CEDE & CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of One Hundred Eighty Million Dollars on April 15, 2026 ("Stated Maturity") and to pay interest thereon from April 15, 1996, or from the most recent date in respect of which interest has been paid or duly provided for, on April 15 and October 15 of each year (each, an "Interest Payment Date"), commencing October 15, 1996, and at Stated Maturity or upon such other date on which the principal of this Note becomes due and payable, whether by declaration of acceleration or otherwise, and including any Change in Control Purchase Date ("Maturity"), at the rate of 7.95% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or duly made available for payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest Payment Date will, as provided in the Indenture referred to below, be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered as of the close of business on the last day of March or September, as the case may be (whether or not a Business Day), next preceding such Interest Payment Date (each such date, a "Regular Record Date"). Any such interest which is payable, but is not punctually paid or duly provided for on any Interest Payment Date shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holder on such Regular Record Date, and shall be paid to the Person in whose name this Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on a Special Record Date for the payment of such defaulted interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given to the Holder of this Note not less than 10 days prior to such Special Record Date, or may be paid in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Notes may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in the Indenture. Payment of the principal of, and interest on, this Note will be made at the office or agency maintained for that purpose in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; provided, however, that payment of interest may be made at the option of the Company by check mailed to the Person in whose name this Note is registered at the close of business on the related Record Date; provided further, that, notwithstanding anything else contained herein, if this Note is a Global Security and is held in book-entry form through the facilities of the Depository, payments on this Note will be made to the Depository or its nominee in accordance with the arrangements then in effect between the Trustee and the Depository. Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this Note set forth on the succeeding pages hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth herein. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION This is one of the Securities of the series designated herein, referred to in the within mentioned Indenture. Chemical Bank, as Trustee By:_______________________ Authorized Officer 2 APACHE CORPORATION 7.95% NOTE DUE 2026 This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Company issued under an Indenture, dated as of February 15, 1996 (the "Indenture"), between the Company and Chemical Bank, as trustee (the "Trustee", which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), designated as the 7.95% Notes due 2026 (the "Notes"). Reference is made to the Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee and the Holders of the Notes and of the terms upon which the Notes are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. All terms used in this Note which are not defined herein and which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. The Indenture and this Note shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. The Indenture provides for the defeasance of the Notes and certain covenants in certain circumstances. This Note is unsecured as to payment of principal and interest and ranks pari passu with all other unsecured unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company. Interest payments on this Note will include interest accrued to but excluding the applicable Interest Payment Date or Maturity hereof, as the case may be. Interest payments for this Note shall be computed and paid on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. In the case where the applicable Interest Payment Date or Maturity with respect hereto, as the case may be, does not fall on a Business Day, payment of principal or interest otherwise payable on such day need not be made on such day, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or at Maturity and no interest shall accrue with respect to such payment for the period from and after the Interest Payment Date or such Maturity, as the case may be, to the date of payment. The Notes are not redeemable prior to Maturity and will not be subject to any sinking fund and, except as provided in the Indenture, will not be repayable prior to their Stated Maturity. If any Event of Default with respect to the Notes shall occur and be continuing, the principal of the Notes may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. As set forth in, and subject to the provisions of, the Indenture, no Holder of any Note will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for any remedy thereunder, unless (i) such Holder shall have previously given to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Notes, (ii) the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes shall have made written request, and offered reasonable indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, (iii) the Trustee shall have failed to institute such proceeding within 60 days after receipt of such written request and (iv) the Trustee shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes a direction inconsistent with such request within such 60 day period; provided, however, that such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by the Holder hereof for the enforcement of payment of the principal of and premium, if any, or any interest on this Note on or after the respective due dates expressed herein or to require the purchase of its Notes by the Company upon the occurrence of a Change in Control in accordance with the Indenture. The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series thereunder to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of such Securities then Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series thereunder at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain restrictive provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Note shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of any Note issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange for or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Note. 2 3 No reference to the Indenture and no provision of this Note or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any interest on this Note at the times, places and rate, and in the coin or currency, herein prescribed. The Notes are issuable only in fully registered form in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, this Note is exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Notes of this series and of like tenor of any authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Note is registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Note for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any interest on this Note are payable or at such other offices or agencies as the Company may designate, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to, the Company and the Security Registrar or any transfer agent duly executed by the registered owner hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Notes of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount and Stated Maturity will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Indenture, if any Change in Control occurs prior to the Stated Maturity of this Note, the Company shall, at the option of the Holders, purchase all Securities for which a Change in Control Purchase Notice shall have been delivered as provided in the Indenture and not withdrawn, by a date which shall be 35 Business Days after the occurrence of such Change in Control, at a Change in Control Purchase Price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued interest to the Change in Control Purchase Date, which Change in Control Purchase Price shall be paid in cash. Holders have the right to withdraw any Change in Control Purchase Notice by delivering to the paying agent a written notice of withdrawal in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. If cash sufficient to pay the Change in Control Purchase Price of all Securities or portions thereof to be purchased on the Change in Control Purchase Date is deposited with the Trustee on the Change in Control Purchase Date, interest shall cease to accrue on such Securities (or portions thereof) and on and after the Change in Control Purchase Date the Holders thereof shall have no other rights as such (other than the right to receive the Change in Control Purchase Price upon surrender of such Securities). Subject to the terms of the Indenture, prior to due presentment of this Note for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Note is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Note is overdue, and neither the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. No service charge shall be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of this Note, but, subject to certain limitations set forth in the Indenture, the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. This Note shall not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the Trustee's Certificate of Authentication hereon shall have been executed by the Trustee. 3 4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, APACHE CORPORATION has caused this instrument to be duly executed under its corporate seal. APACHE CORPORATION [SEAL] BY ____________________________ Name: Matthew W. Dundrea Title: Treasurer Attest: BY _________________________ Name: Cheri L. Peper Title: Corporate Secretary Date: April 19, 1996 4 5 ASSIGNMENT FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto ________________________________________________________________________________ Please insert Social Security or other identifying number of assignee ________________________________________________________________________________ (please print or type name and address of assignee) the within Security and all rights thereunder and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint the aforesaid assignee attorney to transfer the within Security on the books kept for registration thereof, with full power of substitution in the premises. Dated: _____________________________ ________________________________ In the presence of: ________________________________________________________________________________ NOTICE: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as it appears upon the face of the within Security in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. When assignment is made by a guardian, trustee, executor or administrator, an officer of a corporation, or anyone in a representative capacity, proof of his authority to act must accompany the Security. The signature must be guaranteed by an Institution which is a member of one of the following recognized signature Guarantee Programs: (i) The Securities Transfer Agent Medallion Program (STAMP); (ii) The New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program (MNSP); (iii) The Stock Exchange Medallion Program (SEMP); or (iv) in such other guarantee program acceptable to be Trustee. 5 EX-5.1 4 OPINION OF Z.S. KOBIASHVILI 1 EXHIBIT 5.1 April 19, 1996 Apache Corporation 2000 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 100 Houston, Texas 77056-4400 Ladies and Gentlemen: I am General Counsel to Apache Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and am rendering this opinion in my capacity as such in connection with the proposed offering from time to time of up to $180,000,000 principal amount of the Company's senior unsecured debt securities (the "Notes") to be issued in one or more series pursuant to an Indenture dated February 15, 1996 (the "Indenture") between the Company and Chemical Bank, Trustee. The Notes are described in the Company's registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 33-63923) (the "Registation Statement") and the Company's registration statement on Form S-3 related thereto filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) (the "Rule 462 Registration Statement"). The Notes are to be offered upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in a proposed Underwriting Agreement by and between the Company, Goldman Sachs & Co., Lehman Brothers, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. and First Chicago Capital Markets, Inc., (the "Underwriting Agreement"). In connection therewith, I have examined the Registration Statement which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and declared effective on December 13, 1995, which covers $250,000,000 of the Company's senior unsecured debt securities, including $150,000,000 of the Notes. I have also examined the Rule 462 Registration Statement covering $30,000,000 of the Notes to be registered, which is to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. I have examined originals or copies certified or otherwise identified to my satisfaction of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and the Bylaws of the Company, each as amended to date, the corporate proceedings with respect to the offering of the Notes and such other documents and instruments as I have deemed necessary or appropriate for the expression of the opinions contained herein. I have assumed the authenticity and completeness of all records, certificates and other instruments submitted to me as originals, the conformity to original documents of all records, certificates and other instruments submitted to me as copies, the authenticity and completeness of originals of those records, certificates and other instruments submitted to me as copies and the correctness of all statements of fact contained in all records, certificates and other instruments that I have examined. 2 April 19, 1996 Page 2 Based on the foregoing, and having regard for such legal considerations as I have deemed relevant, I am of the opinion that when the Notes have been duly authorized by the Company as contemplated by the Indenture and when duly executed by the proper officers of the Company, authenticated and delivered by the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture, and issued and sold pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement against payment of the consideration therefor, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally or by general equity principles, and except further as enforcement thereof may be limited by (1) requirements that a claim with respect to any Notes denominated other than in U.S. dollars (or a foreign currency or composite currency judgment in respect of such claim) be converted into U.S. dollars at a rate of exchange prevailing on a date determined pursuant to applicable law or (2) governmental authority to limit, delay or prohibit the making of payments outside the United States. I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Rule 462 Registration Statement and to the use of my name under the caption "Legal Matters" in the prospectus included or incorporated by reference therein. I further consent to the filing of this opinion as an Exhibit to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 22, 1996, to be filed with the Commission and to incorporation by reference of this opinion in the Registration Statement. Very truly yours, /s/ Z. S. KOBIASHVILI EX-99.1 5 AMEND. #6 TO 3RD AMENDED & RESTATED CREDIT AGRMNT. 1 EXHIBIT 99.1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of April 18, 1996 among APACHE CORPORATION and VARIOUS COMMERCIAL LENDING INSTITUTIONS, and THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, as Administrative Agent and Arranger and CHEMICAL BANK, as Co-Agent and Arranger - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of April 18, 1996, (this "Sixth Amendment"), is among APACHE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), the various commercial lending institutions as are or may become parties hereto (the "Lenders"), THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, as Administrative Agent (in such capacity, the "Administrative Agent") and Arranger (in such capacity, an "Arranger"), and CHEMICAL BANK, as Co-Agent (in such capacity, the "Co-Agent") and Arranger (in such capacity, an "Arranger"). W I T N E S S E T H: 1. The Company, the Lenders, the Arrangers, the Co-Agent and the Administrative Agent have heretofore entered into that certain Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 1, 1995, as previously amended (the "Credit Agreement"). 2. The Company, the Lenders, the Arrangers, the Co-Agent and the Administrative Agent now intend to amend the Credit Agreement to increase the maximum principal amount of remarketed notes which the Company may issue under the Remarketed Note Program and to address various other issues in connection therewith as follows: I. AMENDMENTS TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT. A. The definition of "Remarketed Note Program" appearing in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to the following: "Remarketed Note Program" means that certain facility under which the Company may issue and sell up to $300,000,000 in notes in the manner therein described created pursuant to that certain Trust Indenture, dated February 15, 1996, as may from time to time be amended, supplemented, restated, reaffirmed or otherwise modified. B. Subsection 11.1(h) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to the following: "(h) Other Indebtedness of the Company relating to the Remarketed Note Program up to a maximum amount of $300,000,000; and". II. EFFECTIVENESS. This Sixth Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof duly executed by the Company, the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Co-Agent (or, in 3 the case of any party as to which an executed counterpart shall not have been received, telegraphic, telex, or other written confirmation from such party of execution of a counterpart hereof by such party). III. REAFFIRMATION OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. To induce the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Co-Agent and the Arrangers to enter into this Sixth Amendment, the Company hereby reaffirms, as of the date hereof, its representations and warranties in their entirety contained in Article VIII of the Credit Agreement and in all other documents executed pursuant thereto (except to the extent such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date) and additionally represents and warrants as follows: (i) The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has all requisite authority, permits and approvals, and is in good standing to conduct its business in each jurisdiction in which its business is conducted. (ii) The Company has the corporate power and authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Sixth Amendment and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery by the Company of this Sixth Amendment and the performance of its obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by proper corporate proceedings, and this Sixth Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally. (iii) No Default or Unmatured Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof. (iv) There has been no material adverse change (a) in the businesses, assets, properties, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations or prospects of the Company and its Subsidiaries from March 1, 1995, (b) affecting the rights and remedies of the Lenders under and in connection with this Sixth Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Sixth Amendment, or (c) in the ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Sixth Amendment or the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Sixth Amendment. (v) There is no litigation, arbitration, governmental investigation, proceeding or inquiry pending or, to the knowledge of any of their officers threatened against or 2 4 affecting the Company or its Subsidiaries which is or could have a Material Adverse Effect. IV. DEFINED TERMS. Except as amended hereby, terms used herein when defined in the Credit Agreement shall have the same meanings herein unless the context otherwise requires. V. REAFFIRMATION OF CREDIT AGREEMENT. This Sixth Amendment shall be deemed to be an amendment to the Credit Agreement, and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed in each and every respect. All references to the Credit Agreement herein and in any other document, instrument, agreement or writing shall hereafter be deemed to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. VI. GOVERNING LAW. THIS SIXTH AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS (AND NOT THE LAW OF CONFLICTS) OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, BUT GIVING EFFECT TO FEDERAL LAWS APPLICABLE TO NATIONAL BANKS. All obligations of the Company and rights of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Co-Agent and the Arrangers and any other holders of the Notes expressed herein shall be in addition to and not in limitation of those provided by applicable law. VII. SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS. Any provision in this Sixth Amendment that is held to be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be inoperative, unenforceable, or invalid without affecting the remaining provisions in that jurisdiction or the operation, enforceability, or validity of that provision in any other jurisdiction, and to this end the provisions of this Sixth Amendment are declared to be severable. VIII. COUNTERPARTS. This Sixth Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one agreement, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Sixth Amendment by signing any such counterpart. IX. HEADINGS. Article and section headings in this Sixth Amendment are for convenience of reference only, and shall not govern the interpretation of any of the provisions of this Sixth Amendment. X. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Sixth Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. XI. NOTICE. THIS WRITTEN SIXTH AMENDMENT TOGETHER WITH THE THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. [SIGNATURES BEGIN ON FOLLOWING PAGE] 3 5 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Co-Agent and the Arrangers have executed this Sixth Amendment as of the date first above written. APACHE CORPORATION By: /s/ MATTHEW W. DUNDREA -------------------------------------------- Name: Matthew W. Dundrea Title: Treasurer THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, Individually, as Administrative Agent and as Arranger By: /s/ GEORGE R. SCHANZ -------------------------------------------- Name: George R. Schanz Title: Vice President CHEMICAL BANK, Individually, as Co-Agent and as Arranger By: /s/ RONALD POTTER -------------------------------------------- Name: Ronald Potter Title: Managing Director BANK OF MONTREAL, Individually and as Lead Manager By: /s/ ROBERT L. ROBERTS -------------------------------------------- Name: Robert L. Roberts Title: Director, U.S. Corporate Banking S-1 6 CIBC INC., Individually and as Lead Manager By: -------------------------------------------- Name: Title: NATIONSBANK, Individually and as Lead Manager By:/s/ KRISTIN B. PALMER -------------------------------------------- Name: Kristin B. Palmer Title: S.V.P. BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL TRUST & SAVINGS ASSOCIATION By:/s/ MICHAEL J. DILLON -------------------------------------------- Name: Michael J. Dillon Title: Vice President BANQUE PARIBAS By: -------------------------------------------- Name: Title: By: -------------------------------------------- Name: Title: SOCIETE GENERALE, SOUTHWEST AGENCY By:/s/ RICHARD A. ERBERT -------------------------------------------- Name: Richard A. Erbert Title: Vice President S-2 7 MORGAN GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK By: /s/ PHILIP W. McNEAL -------------------------------------------- Name: Philip W. McNeal Title: Vice President ABN-AMRO BANK N.V. - HOUSTON AGENCY By: /s/ MICHAEL N. OAKES -------------------------------------------- Name: Michael N. Oakes Title: Vice President and Director By: /s/ H. GENE SHIELS -------------------------------------------- Name: H. Gene Shiels Title: Vice President and Director THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON By: -------------------------------------------- Name: Title: THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, SAN FRANCISCO AGENCY By: /s/ A. S. NORSWORTHY -------------------------------------------- Name: A. S. Norsworthy Title: Assistant Agent THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, N.A. By:/s/ BETTYLOU J. ROBERT -------------------------------------------- Name: Bettylou J. Robert Title: Vice President S-3 8 CITIBANK, N.A. By:/s/ AREZOO JAFARI -------------------------------------------- Name: Arezoo Jafari Title: Assistant Vice President THE FUJI BANK, LIMITED - HOUSTON AGENCY By: -------------------------------------------- Name: Title: UNION BANK OF SWITZERLAND, HOUSTON AGENCY By: /s/ J. GEORGE KUBOVE -------------------------------------------- Name: J. George Kubove Title: Assistant Vice President By: /s/ KELLY BOOTS -------------------------------------------- Name: Kelly Boots Title: Assistant Treasurer UNION BANK By: /s/ RICHARD P. DeGREY -------------------------------------------- Name: Richard P. DeGrey Title: VP By: -------------------------------------------- Name: Title: S-4 9 CHRISTIANIA BANK OG KREDITKASSE By: /s/ JAHN O. ROISING -------------------------------------------- Name: Jahn O. Roising Title: First Vice President By: /s/ CARL-PETER SVENDSEN -------------------------------------------- Name: Carl-Peter Svendsen Title: First Vice President COLORADO NATIONAL BANK By: -------------------------------------------- Name: Title: THE LONG-TERM CREDIT BANK OF JAPAN, LTD. By:/s/ JOHN J. SULLIVAN -------------------------------------------- Name: John J. Sullivan Title: Joint General Manager ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, GRAND CAYMAN (NORTH AMERICAN #1) BRANCH By: /s/ LINDA M. STEPHENS -------------------------------------------- Name: Linda M. Stephens Title: Manager S-5 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----