Nabors Industries (NBR) S-4Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

Exhibit 10.11

SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

This SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), is made and entered into as of March 30, 2023, by and among PARKER DRILLING COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the “Parent Borrower”), certain Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower that are designated as a “Borrower” on the signature pages hereto (each a “Subsidiary Borrower” and together with the Parent Borrower, collectively, the “Borrowers”), certain Subsidiaries of the Parent Borrower that are designated as a “Guarantor” on the signature pages hereto (collectively, the “Guarantors”), the financial institutions party to this Amendment (collectively, “Lenders”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a national banking association (“Bank of America”), as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, “Administrative Agent”) and an L/C Issuer.

A. The Borrowers and the Guarantors have entered into that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 8, 2019 (as amended by the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of March 26, 2021 and as further supplemented or modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”), with the Lenders party thereto and the Administrative Agent;

B. The Borrowers wish to make certain changes to the Credit Agreement to effectuate a transition from LIBOR to SOFR, which the Lenders and the Administrative Agent are willing to do subject to the terms and conditions provided herein.

C. In consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Definitions. All terms used herein that are defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

2. Amendments.

(a) The Credit Agreement (but excluding the schedules and exhibits thereto, which shall remain in full force and effect, unless expressly amended pursuant to this Amendment) is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text) as set forth in the pages of the Credit Agreement attached hereto as Annex I and any such term or provision of Annex I which is different from that set forth in the Credit Agreement shall be replaced and superseded in all respects by the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement set forth on Annex I. From and after the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), no Borrowings of Eurodollar Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement as in effect prior to this Amendment) may be made and no Loans may be continued as Eurodollar Loans; provided that any Eurodollar Loan outstanding on the Amendment Effective Date may continue to remain outstanding and bear interest at LIBOR (as defined in the Credit Agreement as in effect prior to this Amendment) pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement (as in effect prior to this Amendment) until the end of its current Interest Period.

(b) Schedules 5.7(A) and (B), 5.14, 5.16, 5.18, 6.11 and 10.2 to the Credit Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as set forth on Annex II attached hereto.

3. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first written above only upon satisfaction in full (or written waiver by the Administrative Agent) of the following conditions precedent to the satisfaction of Administrative Agent and the Lenders (the “Amendment Effective Date”):

(a) Delivery of Documents. Administrative Agent shall have received on or before the Amendment Effective Date the following, each in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent and, unless indicated otherwise, dated the Amendment Effective Date:

(i) this Amendment, duly executed by the Borrowers, the Guarantors, Administrative Agent and the Lenders;

(ii) certificates, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, from a Responsible Officer of each Loan Party certifying, after giving effect to this Amendment and the other transactions contemplated hereunder, (A) that there has been no change to the Loan Parties’ Organization Documents since the Closing Date (or otherwise attaching such changed Organization Documents); (B) resolutions authorizing execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other transactions contemplated hereunder and (C) as to the matters set forth in Sections 3(c) and 3(d) below; and

(iii) good standing certificates of each Loan Party, issued by the Secretary of State or other appropriate official of such Loan Party’s jurisdiction of organization.

(b) Fees and Expenses. The Borrowers shall have paid all fees and expenses to be paid to Administrative Agent or incurred on or prior to the Amendment Effective Date that are required to be paid under the Loan Documents, including all accrued fees of Administrative Agent’s legal counsel.

(c) Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties contained in this Amendment and in Article V of the Credit Agreement (after giving effect to this Amendment) and in each other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations or warranties that already are qualified or modified as to materiality in the text thereof, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects subject to such qualification) on and as of the Amendment Effective Date as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an earlier date, in which case, such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations or warranties that already are qualified or modified as to materiality in the text thereof, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects subject to such qualification) on and as of such earlier date).

(d) No Default; Event of Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the Amendment Effective Date or result from this Amendment becoming effective in accordance with its terms.

4. Representations and Warranties. The Borrowers hereby represent and warrant to Administrative Agent and Lenders as follows:

(a) Representations and Warranties. After giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties herein, in Article V of the Credit Agreement and in each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations or warranties that already are qualified or modified as to materiality in the text thereof, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects subject to such qualification) on and as of such date as though made on and as of such date (except to the extent that any such representation or warranty expressly relates solely to an earlier date, in which case, such representation

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or warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects (except that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations or warranties that already are qualified or modified as to materiality in the text thereof, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects subject to such qualification) on and as of such earlier date).

(b) No Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the Amendment Effective Date or would result from this Amendment becoming effective in accordance with its terms.

(c) Authorization, Etc. Each Loan Party is duly authorized to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment and each other Loan Document to which it is a party. The execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents, as amended hereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary action, and do not (i) contravene the terms of any Loan Party’s Organization Documents; (ii) conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of, under, or require any payment to be made under any Contractual Obligation to which a Loan Party is a party or affecting a Loan Party or the properties of a Loan Party or any of its Material Subsidiaries, except for conflicts, breaches or contraventions that could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) violate any Law or any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which a Loan Party or its property is subject; or (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any property of the Borrowers or any Material Subsidiary except Liens created under the Loan Documents.

(d) Enforceability of Loan Documents. This Amendment is, and each other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party is, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.

(e) Governmental Approvals. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Amendment or any other Loan Document.

5. Continued Effectiveness of the Credit Agreement and Other Loan Documents. Each Loan Party hereby (a) acknowledges and consents to this Amendment, (b) confirms and agrees that the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document to which it is a party, in each case, to the extent amended hereby, is, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, except that on and after the Amendment Effective Date, all references in any such Loan Document to the “Credit Agreement”, the “Agreement”, “thereto”, “thereof”, “thereunder” or words of like import referring to the Credit Agreement shall mean the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment, and (c) confirms and agrees that, to the extent that any such Loan Document purports to assign or pledge to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of it and the Lenders, or to grant to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of it and the Lenders, a security interest in or Lien on any Collateral as security for the Obligations of the Loan Parties from time to time existing in respect of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, such pledge, assignment and/or grant of the security interest or Lien is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects. This Amendment does not and shall not affect any of the obligations of the Loan Parties, other than as expressly provided herein, including, without limitation, the Loan Parties’ obligations to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement or the obligations of the Loan Parties under any Loan Document to which they are a party, all of which obligations, as amended hereby, shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document.

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6. No Novation. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as a substitution or novation of the Obligations outstanding under the Credit Agreement or instruments securing the same, which shall remain in full force and effect, except as modified hereby.

7. No Representations by Administrative Agent or Lenders. Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges that it has not relied on any representation, written or oral, express or implied, by Administrative Agent or any Lender, other than those expressly contained herein, in entering into this Amendment.

8. Further Assurances. The Loan Parties shall execute any and all further documents, agreements and instruments, and take all further actions, as may be required under any applicable Law or as Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in order to effect the purposes of this Amendment.

9. Release. Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has any Claim (as defined below) against Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of the directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys or consultants of any of the foregoing). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Administrative Agent and the Lenders wish (and the Loan Parties agree) to eliminate any possibility that any conditions, acts, omissions, events or circumstances arising prior to the Amendment Effective Date directly out of, connected with or related to this Amendment, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any act, event or transaction related or attendant thereto, would impair or otherwise adversely affect any of their rights, interests, security and/or remedies under the Loan Documents. Accordingly, for and in consideration of the agreements contained in this Amendment and other good and valuable consideration, each Loan Party (for itself and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and the successors, assigns, heirs and representatives of each of the foregoing) (collectively, the “Releasors”) does hereby fully, finally, unconditionally and irrevocably release, waive and forever discharge Administrative Agent and the Lenders, together with their respective Affiliates, and each of the directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys and consultants of each of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), from any and all debts, claims, allegations, obligations, damages, costs, attorneys’ fees, suits, demands, liabilities, actions, proceedings and causes of action, in each case, whether known or unknown, contingent or fixed, direct or indirect, and of whatever nature or description other than fraud or willful misconduct, and whether in law or in equity, under contract, tort, statute or otherwise, which any Releasor has heretofore had or now can, shall or may have against any Released Party by reason of any act, omission or thing whatsoever done or omitted to be done, in each case, on or prior to the Amendment Effective Date directly arising out of, connected with or related to this Amendment, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any act, event or transaction related or attendant thereto, or the agreements of Administrative Agent or any Lender contained therein, or the making of any Loans or other advances under the Loan Documents or the management of such Loans or other advances or the Collateral (each of the foregoing, a “Claim”).

10. Miscellaneous.

(a) This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by facsimile or electronic mail shall be equally effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Amendment.

(b) Section and paragraph headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose.

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(c) UNLESS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN ANY LOAN DOCUMENT, THIS AMENDMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ALL CLAIMS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD SELECT THE LAWS OF A DIFFERENT STATE EXCEPT FEDERAL LAWS RELATING TO NATIONAL BANKS.

(d) Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges and agrees that this Amendment constitutes a “Loan Document” under the Credit Agreement.

(e) Any provision of this Amendment that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining portions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered as of the date set forth on the first page hereof.

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ANNEX I

Conformed Credit Agreement

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Annex I

ANNEX II

Updated Schedules

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Annex II