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The Loan Agreement now provides for a secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) in an amount up to the lesser of (I) $5,000,000 or (II) a sum equal to (A) 80% of the Company’s eligible accounts receivable plus (B) 100% of the amount on deposit with the Lender in the Company’ tion of Acquisition or","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799165/000110465923036243/0001104659-23-036243-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Debt Financings","details":[{"label":"Instrument","value":"revolving credit"},{"label":"Principal","value":"$5,000,000"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"Dominion Bank"},{"label":"Event","value":"amendment"}],"fact_type":"debt_financing"},{"claim_id":"a0349a2a6f05234d3f212a701cb09cce9ae3b2e8","claim":"DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO completed an acquisition involving Breckenridge Geophysical, LLC (closed 2023-03-24).","evidence_excerpt":"On March 24, 2023, Dawson Geophysical Company (the “Company”) entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Wilks Brothers, LLC, for the limited purposes set forth therein (“Wilks”) and Breckenridge Geophysical, LLC (“Breckenridge”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions described therein, the Company completed the purchase of substantially all of the Breckenridge assets related to seismic data acquisition services other than its multi-client data library (the “Assets”), in exchange for a combination of equity consideration and a convertible note (described below) (the “Transaction”).","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.01/5.01","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799165/000110465923036243/0001104659-23-036243-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"M&A Transactions","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"acquisition"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"Breckenridge Geophysical, LLC"},{"label":"Closing","value":"2023-03-24"}],"fact_type":"ma_transaction"},{"claim_id":"6a3b357f289fe8e8e8dd52bfcf29372dce18a879","claim":"DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO amended Fourth Loan Modification Agreement with Dominion Bank valued at Amended principal amount under line of credit, provided consent to Transaction, and waived covenants (effective 2023-03-21).","evidence_excerpt":"On March 21, 2023, the Company entered into a Fourth Loan Modification Agreement (the “Fourth Modification”) to the Loan and Security Agreement (as amended by (i) that certain Loan Modification Agreement dated as of September 30, 2020, (ii) that certain Second Loan Modification Agreement dated as of September 30, 2021, (iii) that certain Third Loan Modification Agreement dated as of September 30, 2022, and (iv) the Fourth Modification, the “Loan Agreement”) for the purpose of (a) amending the principal amount under the Company’s line of credit with its lender, Dominion Bank, a Texas state bank (the “Lender”), and (b) obtaining the Lender’s consent with respect to the Company’s consummation of the Transaction and related waivers with respect to implicated covenants.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799165/000110465923036243/0001104659-23-036243-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Material Agreements","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"amendment"},{"label":"Agreement","value":"credit facility"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"Dominion Bank"},{"label":"Value","value":"Amended principal amount under line of credit, provided consent to Transaction, and waived covenants"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2023-03-21"}],"fact_type":"material_agreement"},{"claim_id":"71aba3f9027289c73cc11a07d493777467c33562","claim":"DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO entered into Asset Purchase Agreement with Wilks Brothers, LLC; 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