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EX-32.1 - CERTIFICATIONS OF CEO AND CFO - California Resources Corpa2018q2exhibit321.htm
EX-31.2 - CERTIFICATION OF CFO - California Resources Corpa2018q2exhibit312.htm
EX-31.1 - CERTIFICATION OF CEO - California Resources Corpa2018q2exhibit311.htm
EX-12 - RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES - California Resources Corpa2018q2exhibit12.htm
EX-4.2 - EXHIBIT 4.2 - California Resources Corpa2018q2exhibit42.htm
10-Q - 10-Q - California Resources Corpa2018q210-qdocument.htm
EXHIBIT 4.1


GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Guarantor Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of April 16, 2018, among California Resources Corporation (the “Company”), the Company’s Subsidiaries listed on Schedule A hereto (each, a “New Guarantor”), the Company’s Subsidiaries listed on Schedule B hereto (collectively the “Existing Guarantors”) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “Trustee”).
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Company, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee are parties to an indenture (as amended or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Indenture”), dated as of December 15, 2015, providing for the issuance of 8.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”);
WHEREAS, Section 9.1 of the Indenture provides that, without the consent of any Holders, the Company, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may modify, supplement or amend the Indenture to add a Guarantor or additional obligor under the Indenture or permit any Person to Guarantee the Notes and/or obligations under the Indenture;
WHEREAS, each New Guarantor wishes to Guarantee the Notes pursuant to the Indenture;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Indenture, the Company, the Existing Guarantors, the New Guarantors and the Trustee have agreed to enter into this Guarantor Supplemental Indenture for the purposes stated herein; and
WHEREAS, all things necessary have been done to make this Guarantor Supplemental Indenture, when executed and delivered by the Company, the Existing Guarantors and each New Guarantor, the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company, the Existing Guarantors and each New Guarantor, in accordance with its terms.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company, each New Guarantor, the Existing Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:
(1) Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.



(2) Note Guarantee. Each New Guarantor hereby Guarantees the obligations of the Company under the Indenture and the Notes related thereto pursuant to the terms and conditions of ARTICLE XI of the Indenture, such ARTICLE XI being incorporated by reference herein as if set forth at length herein (each such Guarantee, a “Note Guarantee”) and such New Guarantor agrees to be bound as a Guarantor under the Indenture as if it had been an initial signatory thereto; provided that the New Guarantor can be released from its Note Guarantee to the same extent as any other Guarantor under the Indenture.
(3) GOVERNING LAW. THIS GUARANTOR SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
(4) Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Guarantor Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
(5) Effect of Headings. The section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.
(6) The Trustee. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Guarantor Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Company, Existing Guarantors and the New Guarantors.




IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Guarantor Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed and attested, all as of the date first above written.
 
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES CORPORATION
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Marshall D. Smith
 
 
Name:
Marshall D. Smith
 
 
Title:

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 





 
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES REAL ESTATE VENTURES, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Marshall D. Smith
 
 
Name:
Marshall D. Smith
 
 
Title:

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of California Resources Corporation, its Sole Member
 




 
CALIFORNIA HEAVY OIL, INC.
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES ELK HILLS, LLC
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES PETROLEUM CORPORATION
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES PRODUCTION CORPORATION
CRC SERVICES, LLC
SOCAL HOLDING, LLC
SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN PRODUCTION, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Marshall D. Smith
 
 
Name:
Marshall D. Smith
 
 
Title:

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of California Resources Corporation, its Sole Member
 
 
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES COLES LEVEE, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Marshall D. Smith
 
 
Name:
Marshall D. Smith
 
 
Title:

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES COLES LEVEE, L.P.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Marshall D. Smith
 
 
Name:
Marshall D. Smith
 
 
Title:

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of California Resources Coles Levee, LLC, its General Partner
 








 
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES WILMINGTON, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Marshall D. Smith
 
 
Name:
Marshall D. Smith
 
 
Title:

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of California Resources Tidelands, Inc., its Sole Member
 
 
TIDELANDS OIL PRODUCTION COMPANY
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Marshall D. Smith
 
 
Name:
Marshall D. Smith
 
 
Title:

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of California Resources Tidelands, Inc., its Managing Partner
 

 
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES LONG BEACH, INC.
CALIFORNIA RESOURCES TIDELANDS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Marshall D. Smith
 
 
Name:
Marshall D. Smith
 
 
Title:

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 




 
CRC MARKETING, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Danial Adam Smith
 
 
Name:
Danial Adam Smith
 
 
Title:
Assistant Secretary
 




 
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Trustee
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ R. Tarnas
 
 
Name:
R. Tarnas
 
 
Title:
Vice President
 




Schedule A

 
Name
Jurisdiction of Organization
 
 
California Resources Real Estate Ventures, LLC
Delaware
 





Schedule B

 
Name
Jurisdiction of Organization
 
 
California Heavy Oil, Inc.
Delaware
 
 
California Resources Coles Levee, LLC
Delaware
 
 
California Resources Coles Levee, L.P.
Delaware
 
 
California Resources Elk Hills, LLC
Delaware
 
 
California Resources Long Beach, Inc.
Delaware
 
 
California Resources Petroleum Corporation
Delaware
 
 
California Resources Production Corporation
Delaware
 
 
California Resources Tidelands, Inc.
Delaware
 
 
California Resources Wilmington, LLC
Delaware
 
 
CRC Construction Services, LLC
Delaware
 
 
CRC Marketing, Inc.
Delaware
 
 
CRC Services, LLC
Delaware
 
 
Socal Holding, LLC
Delaware
 
 
Southern San Joaquin Production, Inc.
Delaware
 
 
Thums Long Beach Company
Delaware
 
 
Tidelands Oil Production Company
Texas