UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 


 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 11, 2016

 


 

Centennial Resource Development, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

001-37697

 

47- 5381253

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS. Employer Identification No.)

 

1401 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1000
Denver, Colorado 80202
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(720) 441-5515
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Silver Run Acquisition Corporation
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 


 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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o                  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Introductory Note

 

On October 11, 2016 (the “Closing Date”), Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (formerly known as Silver Run Acquisition Corporation) (the “Company”) consummated the previously announced acquisition of approximately 89% of the outstanding membership interests in Centennial Resource Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CRP”), pursuant to (i) that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of July 6, 2016 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated as of July 29, 2016, the “Contribution Agreement”), among Centennial Resource Development, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CRD”), NGP Centennial Follow-On LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“NGP Follow-On”), Celero Energy Company, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (together with CRD and NGP Follow-On, the “Centennial Contributors”), CRP and New Centennial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“NewCo”), (ii) that certain Assignment Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2016, between NewCo and Silver Run Acquisition Corporation and (iii) that certain Joinder Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2016, by Silver Run Acquisition Corporation. We refer to the acquisition and the other transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement as the “Business Combination.”

 

In connection with the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”), the Company changed its name from Silver Run Acquisition Corporation to Centennial Resource Development, Inc. Unless the context otherwise requires, “Silver Run” refers to the registrant prior to the Closing, and “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to the registrant and its subsidiaries following the Closing.

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Credit Agreement Amendment

 

On October 11, 2016, CRP entered into that certain Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Second Amendment”), which amends the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2014, among CRP, each of the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent (the “Credit Agreement”).

 

The Second Amendment, among other things, (1) permits the Business Combination, (2) reflects the repayment in full of all term loans under the Credit Agreement, (3) increases the borrowing base under the Credit Agreement from $140,000,000 to $200,000,000, (4) increases the interest rate to LIBOR plus 2.25% - 3.25% and (5) requires CRP to have sufficient liquidity and satisfy a maximum leverage ratio in order to make dividends.

 

The foregoing description of the Second Amendment is a summary only and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Second Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 

In connection with the Closing, on October 11, 2016, the Company entered into an amended and restated registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) with Silver Run Sponsor, LLC (the “Sponsor”), certain of our former and current directors, Riverstone Centennial Holdings, L.P. (the “Riverstone private investor”) and the Centennial Contributors, pursuant to which such parties will be entitled to certain registration rights relating to (i) shares of our Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”), issued to the Sponsor and such former and current directors upon the conversion of their founder shares (as hereinafter defined) at the Closing, (ii) warrants owned by the Sponsor and warrants that may be issued upon conversion of working capital loans (and any shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such warrants), (iii) shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the future redemption or exchange of the common membership interests in CRP (the “CRP Common Units”) owned by the Centennial Contributors and their permitted transferees and (iv) shares of Class A Common Stock owned by the Riverstone private investor and its permitted transferees. The material provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement are described in Silver Run’s Proxy Statement dated September 23, 2016 (the “Proxy Statement”) relating to the special meeting of Silver Run’s stockholders held on October 7, 2016 (the “Special Meeting”) in the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Related Agreements—Registration Rights Agreement,” which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

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A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

 

Indemnity Agreements

 

On October 11, 2016, we entered into indemnity agreements with Messrs. Tony Weber, Robert Tichio, David M. Leuschen, Pierre F. Lapeyre, Jr. and Karl Bandtel and Ms. Marie A. Baldwin, each of whom became a director following the Business Combination, and Messrs. George Glyphis and Sean Smith and Ms. Jamie Wheat, who became executive officers of the Company following the Business Combination. Each indemnity agreement provides that, subject to limited exceptions, and among other things, we will indemnify the director or executive officer to the fullest extent permitted by law for claims arising in his or her capacity as our director or officer.

 

A copy of a form indemnity agreement was filed as Exhibit 10.7 to Silver Run’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on January 27, 2016 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the indemnity agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

 

Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of CRP

 

Following the completion of the Business Combination, we will operate our business through CRP and its subsidiaries.  At the Closing, we and the Centennial Contributors entered into CRP’s fifth amended and restated limited liability company agreement (the “A&R LLC Agreement”).  Under the A&R LLC Agreement, we became a member and the sole manager of CRP.  As the sole manager, we are able to control all of the day-to-day business affairs and decision making of CRP without the approval of any other member, unless otherwise stated in the A&R LLC Agreement.  Pursuant to the terms of the A&R LLC Agreement, we cannot, under any circumstances, be removed as the sole member of CRP except by our election. The material terms of the A&R LLC Agreement are described in the Proxy Statement in the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Related Agreements—Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of CRP,” which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

A copy of the A&R LLC Agreement is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.5 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the A&R LLC Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

 

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

The disclosure set forth under “Introductory Note” above is incorporated in this Item 2.01 by reference. The material provisions of the Contribution Agreement are described in the Proxy Statement in the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—Approval of the Business Combination—Contribution Agreement,” which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

The Business Combination was approved by Silver Run’s stockholders at the Special Meeting. At the Special Meeting, 55,330,555 shares of Silver Run common stock were voted in favor of the proposal to approve the Business Combination, 2,525 shares of Silver Run common stock were voted against that proposal, and holders of 10,515 shares abstained from voting on the proposal. Although Silver Run’s public stockholders had the opportunity, in connection with the Closing, to redeem shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the terms of Silver Run’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the “Charter”), no shares were redeemed.

 

In connection with the Business Combination, (i) Silver Run contributed $1,485,999,739.31 to CRP, representing the net cash proceeds received by Silver Run pursuant to the Transactions (as hereinafter defined), plus the amount of funds from its trust account and minus deferred expenses payable by Silver Run to the underwriters in its initial public offering (the “IPO”), (ii) CRP paid the Centennial Contributors $1,186,744,348 in aggregate cash consideration and (iii) the Centennial Contributors retained 20,000,000 CRP Common Units, representing approximately 11% of the outstanding membership interests in CRP.

 

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We refer to (a) the Business Combination, (b) the completion of the issuance and sale of (i) 81,005,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to the Riverstone private investor in a private placement (the “Riverstone Private Placement”) and (ii) the issuance and sale of 20,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock to certain other accredited investors in a private placement (the “PIPE Investment” and, together with the Riverstone Private Placement, the “Private Placements”), (c) the conversion of Silver Run’s outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock” and such outstanding shares, the “founder shares”), into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis in connection with the Business Combination and (d) the contribution of approximately $189 million in cash by Silver Run to CRP necessary for CRP to repay its outstanding debt that became due and payable as a result of the consummation of the Business Combination, collectively, as the “Transactions.”

 

As of the Closing Date and following the completion of the Transactions, the Company’s outstanding securities were as follows: (a) 163,505,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, (b) 20,000,000 shares of Class C Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class C Common Stock”) held by the Centennial Contributors, (c) warrants exercisable for 24,666,666 shares of Class A Common Stock and (d) one share of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), held by CRD. As of the Closing Date and following the completion of the Business Combination, the Centennial Contributors owned 20,000,000 CRP Common Units exchangeable on a one-for-one basis for shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company. Upon the exchange of CRP Common Units for shares of Class A Common Stock, a corresponding number of shares of Class C Common Stock will be cancelled.

 

As of the Closing Date and following the completion of the Transactions, the ownership interests of the Company’s stockholders were as follows:

 

·                                           public stockholders owned an approximate 30.6% economic interest and 27.3% voting interest in the Company;

·                                           the Riverstone private investor, the Sponsor and the Company’s current and former independent directors owned an approximate 57.2% economic interest and 50.9% voting interest in the Company;

·                                           the PIPE investors owned an approximate 12.2% economic interest and 10.9% voting interest in the Company; and

·                                           the Centennial Contributors owned a 0.0% economic interest and an approximate 10.9% voting interest in the Company.

 

Prior to the Closing, Silver Run was a shell company with no operations, formed as a vehicle to effect a business combination with one or more operating businesses. After the Closing, the Company became a holding company whose assets primarily consist of interests in its subsidiary, CRP. The following information is provided about the business of the Company reflecting the consummation of the Business Combination.

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

The Company makes forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K. These forward-looking statements relate to expectations for future financial performance, business strategies or expectations for our business. Specifically, forward-looking statements may include statements relating to:

 

·                                           the benefits of the Business Combination;

·                                           the future financial performance of the Company following the Business Combination;

·                                           changes in CRP’s reserves and future operating results;

·                                           expansion plans and opportunities; and

·                                           other statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “estimate,” “plan,” “project,” “forecast,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “seek,” “target” or similar expressions.

 

These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any

 

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subsequent date, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

 

As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, our actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include:

 

·                                           the risk that the Business Combination disrupts our current plans and operations;

·                                           the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition and the ability of the combined business to grow and manage growth profitably;

·                                           costs related to the Business Combination;

·                                           changes in applicable laws or regulations;

·                                           the possibility that the Company may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; and

·                                           other risks and uncertainties set forth in the Proxy Statement in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 41 of the Proxy Statement.

 

Business and Properties

 

The business and properties of CRP prior to the Business Combination are described in the Proxy Statement in the section entitled “Business of CRP” beginning on page 209, which is incorporated by reference herein. The business of Silver Run prior to the Business Combination is described in the Proxy Statement in the section entitled “Business of Silver Run” beginning on page 170, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Risk Factors

 

The risk factors related to the Company’s business and operations are described in the Proxy Statement in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 41, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Selected Historical Financial Information of CRP

 

The selected historical financial information of CRP for the three years ended December 31, 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 is provided in the Proxy Statement in the section entitled “Selected Historical Financial Information of CRP” beginning on page 36, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Combined Financial Information

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial information of Silver Run for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 included in the Proxy Statement beginning on page 79 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations of CRP prior to the Business Combination is included in the Proxy Statement in the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of CRP” beginning on page 182, which is incorporated by reference herein. Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations of Silver Run prior to the Business Combination is described in the Proxy Statement in the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Silver Run” beginning on page 167, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

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Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

The following table sets forth information known to the Company regarding ownership of shares of common stock of the Company as of October 11, 2016:

 

·                                           each person who is, or is expected to be, the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of the Company’s voting common stock;

·                                           each of the Company’s current officers and executive directors; and

·                                           all current officers and executive directors of the Company, as a group.

 

Beneficial ownership is determined according to the rules of the SEC, which generally provide that a person has beneficial ownership of a security if he, she or it possesses sole or shared voting or investment power over that security, including options and warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days.

 

The beneficial ownership of voting common stock of the Company is based on 183,505,000 shares of common stock issued and outstanding in the aggregate as of October 11, 2016.

 

Unless otherwise indicated, we believe that all persons named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of voting common stock beneficially owned by them.

 

Name and Address of Beneficial Owners

 

Number of
Shares of
Common Stock

 

Percent of Class
%

 

5% or Greater Stockholders

 

 

 

 

 

Riverstone Centennial Holdings, L.P.(1)

 

81,005,000

 

44.1

%

Silver Run Sponsor, LLC(2)

 

12,380,000

 

6.7

%

Centennial Resource Development, LLC(3)

 

12,227,062

 

6.7

%

Celero Energy Company, LP(4)

 

4,246,898

 

2.3

%

NGP Centennial Follow-On LLC(5)

 

3,526,040

 

1.9

%

Funds advised by Capital Research and Management Company(6)

 

10,706,400

 

5.8

%

Fidelity Contrafund: Fidelity Advisor Series Opportunistic Insights Fund(7)(8)

 

40,200

 

*

 

Fidelity Contrafund: Fidelity Contrafund(7)(8)

 

5,188,000

 

2.8

%

Fidelity Contrafund Commingled Pool(7)

 

512,900

 

*

 

Fidelity Contrafund: Fidelity Advisor New Insights Fund(7)(8)

 

1,224,500

 

*

 

Fidelity Contrafund: Fidelity Series Opportunistic Insights Fund(7)(8)

 

278,900

 

*

 

Variable Insurance Products Fund III: Balanced Portfolio(7)(8)

 

148,900

 

*

 

Fidelity Puritan Trust: Fidelity Balanced Fund(7)(8)

 

1,365,900

 

*

 

Variable Insurance Products Fund II: Contrafund Portfolio(7)(8)

 

872,100

 

*

 

Fidelity Advisor Series I: Fidelity Advisor Balanced Fund(7)(8)

 

110,100

 

*

 

Fidelity Select Portfolios: Energy Portfolio(7)(8)

 

115,200

 

*

 

Variable Insurance Products Fund IV: Energy Portfolio(7)(8)

 

14,400

 

*

 

Fidelity Central Investment Portfolios LLC: Fidelity Energy Central Fund(7)(8)

 

45,400

 

*

 

Fidelity Advisor Series VII: Fidelity Advisor Energy Fund(7)(8)

 

45,200

 

*

 

Fidelity Select Portfolios: Natural Resources Portfolio(7)(8)

 

38,300

 

*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Directors and Executive Officers

 

 

 

 

 

Mark G. Papa

 

10,000

 

*

 

George Glyphis

 

 

 

Sean Smith

 

 

 

Jeffrey H. Tepper

 

40,000

 

*

 

Tony Weber

 

 

 

Robert Tichio

 

 

 

David Leuschen(1)(2)

 

 

 

Pierre Lapeyre(1)(2)

 

 

 

Maire Baldwin

 

 

 

Karl Bandtel

 

 

 

All directors and executive officers, as a group (10 individuals)

 

50,000

 

*

 

 

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*

Less than one percent.

(1)

Riverstone Centennial Holdings, L.P. will be the record holder of these securities upon the consummation of the transactions described herein. Riverstone Energy Partners GP VI, LLC is the general partner of Riverstone Energy Partners VI, L.P., which is the general partner of Riverstone Centennial Holdings, L.P. Riverstone Energy Partners GP VI, LLC is managed by a six person managing committee consisting of Pierre F. Lapeyre, Jr., David M. Leuschen, James T. Hackett, Michael B. Hoffman, N. John Lancaster and, on a rotating basis, one of E. Bartow Jones, Baran Tekkora and Robert M. Tichio. The members of the managing committee of Riverstone Energy Partners GP VI, LLC, Riverstone Energy Partners GP VI, LLC and Riverstone Energy Partners VI, L.P. may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities owned of record by Riverstone Centennial Holdings, L.P. Each such entity or person disclaims any such beneficial ownership of such securities. The business address for each of the persons named in this footnote is c/o Riverstone Holdings, 712 Fifth Avenue, 36th Floor, New York, NY 10019.

(2)

Silver Run Sponsor, LLC is the record holder of these securities. Silver Run Sponsor Manager, LLC is the managing member of Silver Run Sponsor, LLC. Riverstone Holdings LLC is the managing member of Silver Run Sponsor Manager, LLC. Pierre F. Lapeyre, Jr. and David M. Leuschen are the managing directors of Riverstone Holdings LLC and have or share voting and investment discretion with respect to the securities held of record by Silver Run Sponsor, LLC. As such, each of Silver Run Sponsor Manager, LLC, Riverstone Holdings LLC, Mr. Leuschen and Mr. Lapeyre may be deemed to have or share beneficial ownership of the common stock held directly by Silver Run Sponsor, LLC. Each such entity or person disclaims any such beneficial ownership of such securities. The business address for Silver Run Sponsor, LLC and Silver Run Sponsor Manager, LLC is c/o Silver Run Acquisition Corporation, 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 1450, Houston, Texas 77002. The business address for each other person named in this footnote is c/o Riverstone Holdings, 712 Fifth Avenue, 36th Floor, New York, NY 10019.

(3)

The board of managers of CRD has voting and dispositive power over these shares. The board of managers of CRD consists of Ward Polzin, Bret Siepman, Chris Carter, David Hayes, Martin Sumner, Christopher Ray and Tony Weber. None of such persons individually have voting and dispositive power over these shares, and the board of managers of CRD acts by majority vote and thus each such person is not deemed to beneficially own the shares held by CRD. NGP X US Holdings, L.P. (“NGP X US Holdings”) owns 99% of CRD, and certain members of CRD’s management team own the remaining 1%. Certain members of CRD’s management team and certain of CRD’s employees also own incentive units in CRD. Please see the section of the Proxy Statement entitled “Executive Compensation—Narrative Disclosures—Incentive Units” for more information on the incentive units. As a result, NGP X US Holdings may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own the shares held by CRD. NGP X US Holdings disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. NGP X Holdings GP, L.L.C. (the sole general partner of NGP X US Holdings), NGP Natural Resources X, L.P. (the sole member of NGP X Holdings GP, L.L.C.), G.F.W. Energy X, L.P. (the sole general partner of NGP Natural Resources X, L.P.) and GFW X, L.L.C. (the sole general partner of G.F.W. Energy X, L.P.) may each be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the reported shares and therefore may also be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares. GFW X, L.L.C. has delegated full power and authority to manage NGP X US Holdings to NGP Energy Capital Management, L.L.C. and accordingly, NGP Energy Capital Management, L.L.C. may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over these shares and therefore may also be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares. Chris Carter and Tony Weber, both of whom are members of CRD’s board of directors, are managing partners of NGP Energy Capital Management, L.L.C. In addition, Craig Glick and Christopher Ray are members of the executive committee of NGP Energy Capital Management, L.L.C. Although none of Messrs. Carter, Weber, Glick or Ray individually have voting or dispositive power over these shares, such individuals may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over these shares and therefore may also be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares. Each of Messrs. Carter, Weber, Glick and Ray disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest therein.

(4)

Celero Energy Management, LLC, the general partner of Celero (“Celero GP”), has voting and dispositive power over these shares. The board of managers of Celero GP consists of David Hayes, Bruce Selkirk and Christopher Ray. None of such persons individually have voting and dispositive power over these shares, and the board of managers of Celero GP acts by majority vote and thus each such person is not deemed to beneficially own the shares held by Celero GP. Natural Gas Partners VIII, L.P. (“NGP VIII”) owns 94.7% of the membership interests of Celero GP, and the remaining 5.3% is held by certain members of Celero’s management team and other minority owners. As a result, NGP VIII may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own these shares. NGP VIII disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. G.F.W. Energy VIII, L.P. (the sole general partner of NGP VIII) and GFW VIII, L.L.C. (the sole general partner of G.F.W. Energy VIII, L.P.) may each be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over these shares and therefore may also be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares. GFW VIII, L.L.C. has delegated full power and authority to manage NGP VIII to NGP Energy Capital Management, L.L.C. and accordingly, NGP Energy Capital Management, L.L.C. may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over these shares and therefore may also be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares. Chris Carter and Tony Weber (who will be one of our directors following the completion of the business combination) are managing partners of NGP Energy Capital Management, L.L.C. In addition, Craig Glick and Christopher Ray are members of the executive committee of NGP Energy Capital Management, L.L.C. Although none of Messrs. Carter, Weber, Glick or Ray individually have voting or dispositive power over these shares, such individuals may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over these shares and therefore may also be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares. Each of Messrs. Carter, Weber, Glick and Ray disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest therein.

(5)

NGP Centennial Follow-On LLC is managed by its managing member, NGP X US Holdings. As such, NGP X US Holdings has voting and dispositive power over these shares. NGP X US Holdings disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. NGP X Holdings GP, L.L.C. (the sole general partner of NGP X US Holdings), NGP Natural Resources X, L.P. (the sole member of NGP X Holdings GP, L.L.C.), G.F.W. Energy X, L.P. (the sole general partner of NGP Natural Resources X, L.P.) and GFW X, L.L.C. (the sole general partner of G.F.W. Energy X, L.P.) may each be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the reported shares and therefore may also be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares. G.F.W. Energy X, L.P. has delegated full power and authority to manage NGP Natural Resources X, L.P. to NGP Energy Capital Management, L.L.C. and accordingly, NGP Energy Capital Management, L.L.C. may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over these shares and therefore may also be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares. Chris Carter and Tony Weber (who will be one of our directors following completion of the business combination) are managing partners of NGP Energy Capital Management, L.L.C. In addition, Craig Glick and Christopher Ray are members of the executive committee of NGP Energy Capital Management, L.L.C. Although none of Messrs. Carter, Weber, Glick or Ray individually have voting or dispositive power over these shares, such individuals may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over these shares and therefore may also be deemed to be the beneficial owner of these shares. Each of Messrs. Carter, Weber, Glick and Ray disclaim beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interest therein.

 

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(6)

Includes 5,975,700 shares of Class A Common Stock held by SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc. (“SCWF”) and 4,730,700 shares of Class A Common Stock held by The Growth Fund of America (“GFA,” and, together with SCWF, the “CRMC Stockholders”). Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”) is the investment adviser to each of the CRMC Stockholders. CRMC and/or Capital World Investors (“CWI”) may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all of the securities held by the CRMC Stockholders; however, each of CRMC and CWI expressly disclaim that it is the beneficial owner of such securities. Julian N. Abdey, Mark E. Denning, Peter Eliot, Brady L. Enright, J. Blair Frank, Bradford F. Freer, Leo Hee, Claudia P. Huntington, Jonathan Knowles, Lawrence Kymisis, Harold H. La, Aidan O’Connell, Andraz Razen and Gregory W. Wendt, as portfolio managers, have voting and investment power over the securities held by SCWF. Christopher D. Buchbinder, Barry S. Crosthwaite, J. Blair Frank, Joanna F. Jonsson, Carl M. Kawaja, Michael T. Kerr, Ronald B. Morrow, Donald D. O’Neal, Martin Romo, Lawrence R. Solomon, James Terrile and Alan J. Wilson, as portfolio managers, have voting and investment power over the securities held by GFA. The address for each of the CRMC Stockholders is c/o Capital Research and Management Company, 333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071. The CRMC Stockholders may be affiliates of a broker-dealer. Each of the CRMC Stockholders acquired the shares being registered hereby in the ordinary course of its business.

(7)

These accounts are managed by direct or indirect subsidiaries of FMR LLC. Abigail P. Johnson is a Director, the Vice Chairman, the Chief Executive Officer and the President of FMR LLC. Members of the Johnson family, including Abigail P. Johnson, are the predominant owners, directly or through trusts, of Series B voting common shares of FMR LLC, representing 49% of the voting power of FMR LLC. The Johnson family group and all other Series B shareholders have entered into a shareholders’ voting agreement under which all Series B voting common shares will be voted in accordance with the majority vote of Series B voting common shares. Accordingly, through their ownership of voting common shares and the execution of the shareholders’ voting agreement, members of the Johnson family may be deemed, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, to form a controlling group with respect to FMR LLC. The address is 245 Summer Street, Boston, MA 02210.

(8)

Neither FMR LLC nor Abigail P. Johnson has the sole power to vote or direct the voting of the shares owned directly by the various investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act (“Fidelity Funds”) advised by Fidelity Management & Research Company (“FMR Co”), a wholly owned subsidiary of FMR LLC, which power resides with the Fidelity Funds’ Boards of Trustees. FMR Co carries out the voting of the shares under written guidelines established by the Fidelity Funds’ Boards of Trustees.

 

 

Directors and Officers

 

On the Closing Date, in connection with the Business Combination, the size of the Company’s board of directors was increased from four members to eight members. Mr. William D. Gutermuth and Ms. Diana J. Walters resigned from their positions as directors, and Ms. Maire A. Baldwin and Mr. Robert Tichio were appointed to serve as Class I directors, with terms expiring at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2017; Mr. Karl Bandtel was appointed to serve along with Mr. Jeffrey H. Tepper as a Class II director, with a term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2018; and Messrs. David M. Leuschen and Pierre F. Lapeyre Jr. were appointed to serve along with Mr. Mark G. Papa as Class III directors, with a term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2019. In addition, Mr. Tony Weber was nominated and elected as a director by CRD, as the holder of the Series A Preferred Stock, with a term expiring at the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2017. The decision of each of Mr. Gutermuth and Ms. Walters to resign from the board of directors was not the result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices. Information with respect to the Company’s directors is set forth in the Proxy Statement in the section entitled “Officers and Directors of Silver Run” beginning on page 172, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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In connection with and effective as of the Closing, Thomas J. Walker resigned as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Also in connection with the Closing, Mr. George Glyphis was appointed to serve as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary, Mr. Sean Smith was appointed to serve as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer and Ms. Jamie Wheat was appointed to serve as the Company’s Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Papa will continue to serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Information with respect to Messrs. Papa and Glyphis is set forth in the Proxy Statement in the section entitled “Officers and Directors of Silver Run” beginning on page 172, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Mr. Smith, age 43, has served as the Vice President, Geosciences of CRP since May 2014. Prior to joining CRP, from February 2013 to May 2014, Mr. Smith worked at QEP Resources, where he served in several roles, including as a General Manager, leading the geoscience, regulatory and reservoir engineering departments for the Williston, Powder River, and Denver Julesburg Basins. Prior to QEP Resources, from 2005 to February 2013, Mr. Smith worked at Resolute Energy Corporation as a Manager and Geologist. He has also worked in various geotechnical roles at Kerr-McGee and Sanchez Oil & Gas. Mr. Smith earned his B.A. in Geology from Lawrence University. He is licensed with the Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists and is a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

 

Ms. Wheat, age 46, has served as the Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of CRP since January 2014. Immediately prior to joining CRP, Ms. Wheat served Berry Petroleum Company as the Vice President and Controller from March 2013 to December 2013, as the Controller from August 2009 to February 2013 and as the Accounting Manager from August 2008 to August 2009. Ms. Wheat also held various audit positions with KPMG from 2001 to 2008. She earned a B.S. in Accounting at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and an M.S. in Accounting at the University of Colorado, Denver. Ms. Wheat is a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and COPAS-Colorado.

 

Termination of Consulting Agreements

 

In connection with the execution of the Contribution Agreement, Centennial Resource Management, LLC (the “Management Company”) entered into Consulting Agreements (the “Consulting Agreements”) with each of Messrs. Ward Polzin, George Glyphis, Bret Siepman, Tim Muniz, Sean Smith and Terry Sherban and Mses. Roxy Forst and Jamie Wheat (each, an “Employee”). The description of the Consulting Agreements set forth in the Proxy Statement section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Related Agreements—Consulting Agreements” beginning on page 112 is incorporated by reference. Prior to the Closing Date, the Management Company and each Employee agreed to terminate his or her Consulting Agreement, other than with respect to the confidentiality and non-competition restrictive covenants contained in the Consulting Agreement. Following the Closing, Messrs. Polzin, Siepman and Muniz and Ms. Forst will be at-will employees of the Management Company, in the case of Messrs. Polzin and Siepman, until October 31, 2016 or their earlier termination and, in the cases of Mr. Muniz and Ms. Forst, for an indefinite period. During this time, Messrs. Polzin, Siepman and Muniz and Ms. Forst will provide transitional services that are substantially the same as those contemplated by their Consulting Agreements and will receive base salaries at the same rate as they received on the Closing Date. The other Employees will remain at-will employees of the Management Company following the Closing Date instead of providing consulting services to the Management Company in accordance with the Consulting Agreements. Messrs. Glyphis and Smith and Ms. Wheat will serve in the roles described for them above. Mr. Sherban will have the duties assigned to him by the Management Company or that he and the Management Company otherwise agree.

 

Independence of Directors

 

Following the completion of the Transactions, affiliates of Riverstone Investment Group LLC control a majority of the combined voting power of all classes of our voting stock. As a result, we qualify as a “controlled company” within the meaning of the listing standards of the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) and may elect not to comply with certain NASDAQ corporate governance requirements, including the requirements that a majority of the board of directors consist of independent directors and that the compensation committee and corporate governance and nominating committee be composed entirely of independent directors. We have elected to utilize these exemptions, and therefore do not have a majority of independent directors serving on our board and have individuals serving on our compensation committee and corporate governance and nominating committee that may not qualify as independent according to NASDAQ listing standards and the rules and regulations of the SEC. These independence requirements will not apply to us as long as we remain a controlled company.

 

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The Company’s board of directors has determined that Ms. Maire A. Baldwin and Messrs. Karl Bandtel, Jeffrey H. Tepper and Tony Weber are independent within the meaning of NASDAQ Rule 5605(a)(2).

 

Committees of the Board of Directors

 

Following the Closing, the standing committees of the Company’s board of directors consist of an audit committee (the “Audit Committee”), a compensation committee (the “Compensation Committee”) and a corporate governance and nominating committee (the “Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee”). Each of the committees reports to the board of directors.

 

The composition, duties and responsibilities of these committees are set forth below.

 

Audit Committee

 

The principal functions of the Company’s Audit Committee are detailed in the Company’s Audit Committee charter, which is available on the Company’s website, and include:

 

·                                           the appointment, compensation, retention, replacement, and oversight of the work of the independent auditors and any other independent registered public accounting firm engaged by the Company;

·                                           pre-approving all audit and permitted non-audit services to be provided by the independent auditors or any other registered public accounting firm engaged by the Company, and establishing pre-approval policies and procedures;

·                                           reviewing and discussing with the independent auditors all relationships the auditors have with the Company in order to evaluate their continued independence;

·                                           setting clear hiring policies for employees or former employees of the independent auditors;

·                                           setting clear policies for audit partner rotation in compliance with applicable laws and regulations;

·                                           obtaining and reviewing a report, at least annually, from the independent auditors describing (i) the independent auditor’s internal quality-control procedures and (ii) any material issues raised by the most recent internal quality-control review, or peer review, of the audit firm, or by any inquiry or investigation by governmental or professional authorities within the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the firm and any steps taken to deal with such issues;

·                                           reviewing and approving any related party transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC prior to us entering into such transaction; and

·                                           reviewing with management, the independent auditors and our legal advisors, as appropriate, any legal, regulatory or compliance matters, including any correspondence with regulators or government agencies and any employee complaints or published reports that raise material issues regarding our financial statements or accounting policies and any significant changes in accounting standards or rules promulgated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the SEC or other regulatory authorities.

 

Under the NASDAQ listing standards and applicable SEC rules, the Company is required to have at least three members of the Audit Committee, all of whom must be independent. Following the Closing, our Audit Committee consists of Messrs. Jeffrey H. Tepper and Karl Bandtel and Ms. Maire A. Baldwin, with Mr. Tepper serving as the Chair. We believe that Messrs. Tepper and Bandtel and Ms. Baldwin qualify as independent directors according to the rules and regulations of the SEC with respect to audit committee membership. We also believe that Mr. Tepper qualifies as our “audit committee financial expert,” as such term is defined in Item 401(h) of Regulation S-K.

 

Compensation Committee

 

The principal functions of the Company’s Compensation Committee are detailed in the Company’s Compensation Committee charter, which is available on the Company’s website, and include:

 

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·                                           reviewing and approving on an annual basis the corporate goals and objectives relevant to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer’s compensation, evaluating its Chief Executive Officer’s performance in light of such goals and objectives and determining and approving the remuneration (if any) of its Chief Executive Officer based on such evaluation;

·                                           reviewing and approving on an annual basis the compensation of all of the Company’s other officers;

·                                           reviewing on an annual basis the Company’s executive compensation policies and plans;

·                                           implementing and administering the Company’s incentive compensation equity-based remuneration plans;

·                                           assisting management in complying with the Company’s proxy statement and annual report disclosure requirements;

·                                           approving all special perquisites, special cash payments and other special compensation and benefit arrangements for the Company’s officers and employees;

·                                           if required, producing a report on executive compensation to be included in the Company’s annual proxy statement; and

·                                           reviewing, evaluating and recommending changes, if appropriate, to the remuneration for directors.

 

Following the Closing, our Compensation Committee consists of Ms. Maire A. Baldwin and Messrs. Pierre F. Lapeyre, Jr., Jeffrey H. Tepper and Robert M. Tichio, with Mr. Lapeyre serving as the Chair.

 

Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

 

The principal functions of the Company’s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee are detailed in the Company’s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee charter, which is available on the Company’s website, and include:

 

·                                           assisting the board of directors in identifying individuals qualified to become members of the board of directors, consistent with criteria approved by the board of directors;

·                                           recommending director nominees for election or for appointment to fill vacancies;

·                                           recommending the election of officer candidates;

·                                           monitoring the independence of board of director members;

·                                           ensuring the availability of director education programs; and

·                                           advising the board of directors about appropriate composition of the board of directors and its committees.

 

The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee also develops and recommends to the board of directors corporate governance principles and practices and assists in implementing them, including conducting a regular review of our corporate governance principles and practices. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee oversees the annual performance evaluation of the board of directors and the committees of the board of directors and makes a report to the board of directors on succession planning.

 

Following the Closing, our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee consists of Messrs. David M. Leuschen, Tony Weber and Robert M. Tichio, with Mr. Leuschen serving as the Chair.

 

Indemnification of Directors and Executive Officers

 

Information about the indemnification of the Company’s directors and executive officers is set forth in the Proxy Statement in the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—The Contribution Agreement” beginning on page 98 and in Amendment No. 2 to Silver Run’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-209140) filed with the SEC on February 17, 2016, in the section entitled “Limitation on Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors” beginning on page 114, which are incorporated herein by reference. Please also see the information set forth under “Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement—Indemnity Agreements” of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

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Executive Officer and Director Compensation

 

CRP

 

The compensation of CRP’s named executive officers and directors before the consummation of the Business Combination is set forth in the Proxy Statement in the section entitled “Executive Compensation—CRP” beginning on page 176, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Post-Closing Compensation of Executive Officers and Directors

 

As of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the compensation of the Company’s executive officers and directors has not been finally determined. Any such compensation to be provided to our officers and directors will be reviewed and approved by our board of directors or our Compensation Committee and will be publicly disclosed by the Company when such arrangements are approved.

 

On October 7, 2016, the stockholders of the Company approved the Centennial Resource Development, Inc. 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”). The description of the LTIP set forth in the Proxy Statement section entitled “Proposal No. 6—The LTIP Proposal” beginning on page 157 is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the full text of the LTIP is filed as Exhibit 10.6 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. Following the consummation of the Business Combination, we expect that our board of directors or our Compensation Committee will make grants of awards under the LTIP to certain key management employees, including each of our current named executive officers.

 

Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions

 

Founder Shares

 

On November 6, 2015, the Sponsor purchased 11,500,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, the founder shares, from Silver Run, for an aggregate purchase price of $25,000, or approximately $0.002 per share. In February 2016, the Sponsor transferred 40,000 founder shares to each of Silver Run’s then independent directors (together with the Sponsor, the “Initial Stockholders”) at their original purchase price. On February 24, 2016, Silver Run effected a stock dividend of approximately 0.125 shares for each outstanding share of Class B Common Stock, resulting in the Initial Stockholders holding an aggregate of 12,937,500 founder shares. On April 8, 2016, following the expiration of the underwriters’ remaining over-allotment option in connection with the IPO, the Sponsor forfeited 437,500 founder shares, so that the remaining 12,500,000 founder shares held by the Initial Stockholders would represent 20% of the then issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Silver Run. Founder shares are identical to the Class A Common Stock included in the units sold in the IPO, which consisted of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-third of one warrant, except that the founder shares would automatically convert into shares of Class A Common Stock at the time of the closing of Silver Run’s initial business combination and are subject to certain transfer restrictions, as described in more detail below.

 

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On October 11, 2016, all of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock were automatically converted into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis in connection with the Closing. As used herein, unless the context otherwise requires, “founder shares” are deemed to include the shares of Class A Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof.

 

The Company’s Initial Stockholders have agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of their founder shares until the earlier to occur of: (A) one year after the completion of the Business Combination or (B) subsequent to the Business Combination, (x) if the last sale price of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30 trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Business Combination, or (y) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, stock exchange or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of common stock for cash, securities or other property.

 

Private Placement Warrants

 

On February 29, 2016, the Sponsor purchased from Silver Run an aggregate of 8,000,000 warrants (the “Private Placement Warrants”) at a price of $1.50 per whole warrant ($12,000,000 in the aggregate) in a private placement that occurred simultaneously with the closing of the IPO. Each whole Private Placement Warrant is exercisable for one whole share of Class A Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share. A portion of the purchase price of the Private Placement Warrants was placed in Silver Run’s  trust account along with the proceeds from the IPO. The Private Placement Warrants are non-redeemable and exercisable on a cashless basis so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees.

 

The Sponsor has agreed, subject to limited exceptions, not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Private Placement Warrants until 30 days after the completion of the Business Combination.

 

Related Party Loans

 

On November 6, 2015, the Sponsor agreed to loan Silver Run an aggregate of up to $300,000 to cover expenses related to the IPO pursuant to a promissory note (the “2015 Note”). The 2015 Note was non-interest bearing and payable on the earlier of March 31, 2016 or the completion of the IPO. On November 10, 2015, Silver Run borrowed $150,000 under the 2015 Note, and Silver Run borrowed the remaining $150,000 under the 2015 Note in February 2016. On February 29, 2016, the full $300,000 balance of the 2015 Note was repaid to the Sponsor.

 

On August 2, 2016, Silver Run issued an unsecured, non-interest bearing promissory note to the Sponsor (the “2016 Note”).  Silver Run borrowed $300,000 under the 2016 Note, and repaid the full $300,000 balance on the Closing Date.

 

Administrative Support Agreement

 

On February 23, 2016, Silver Run entered into an administrative support agreement pursuant to which it agreed to pay an affiliate of the Sponsor a total of $10,000 per month for office space, utilities and secretarial and administrative support. Silver Run paid the affiliate of the Sponsor $30,000 and $40,000 for such services for the three and six months ended June 30, 2016, respectively. Following the Business Combination, the Company will cease paying these monthly fees.

 

The information set forth under “Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement—Registration Rights Agreement” and “Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement—Indemnity Agreements,” of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Legal Proceedings

 

Information about legal proceedings of the Company is set forth in the Proxy Statement in the section entitled “Business of CRP—Legal Proceedings” beginning on page 235, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

 

Silver Run

 

Silver Run’s units, shares of Class A Common Stock and warrants were historically quoted on NASDAQ under the symbols “SRAQU,” “SRAQ” and “SRAQW,” respectively.  Silver Run’s units commenced public trading on February 25, 2016, and the shares of Class A Common Stock and warrants each commenced separate trading on April 15, 2016.

 

The following table sets forth, for the calendar quarter indicated, the high and low sales prices per unit and share of Class A Common Stock as reported on NASDAQ for the periods presented.  Since warrants are not currently eligible to be exercised, there is no information presented for the warrants in the table below.

 

 

 

Units (SRAQU)

 

Class A Common Stock
(SRAQ)

 

 

 

High

 

Low

 

High

 

Low

 

Fiscal 2016:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fourth Quarter(1)

 

$

19.16

 

$

17.50

 

$

16.96

 

$

16.25

 

Third Quarter

 

$

18.08

 

$

9.95

 

$

16.10

 

$

9.65

 

Second Quarter(2)

 

$

10.67

 

$

9.95

 

$

10.70

 

$

9.80

 

First Quarter(3)

 

$

10.83

 

$

10.10

 

N/A

 

N/A

 

 


(1)          Through October 7, 2016.

 

(2)          Beginning on April 15, 2016 with respect to the Class A Common Stock.

 

(3)          Beginning on February 25, 2016 with respect to the units.  The Class A Common Stock and the warrants commenced separate trading on April 15, 2016.

 

On July 6, 2016, the trading date before the public announcement of the Business Combination, Silver Run’s units and Class A Common Stock closed at $10.31 and $9.80, respectively.

 

Silver Run has not paid any cash dividends on the Class A Common Stock to date. Following completion of the Business Combination, the Company’s board of directors will consider whether or not to institute a dividend policy. It is the present intention of the Company to retain any earnings for use in its business operations and, accordingly, the Company does not anticipate the board of directors declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future.

 

As of the Closing Date, there were 22 holders of record of the Company’s Class A Common Stock.

 

In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, the Company’s trading symbol for its Class A Common Stock was changed to “CDEV” and the trading symbol for its warrants was changed to “CDEVW.”

 

On October 11, 2016, in connection with the Closing, all of the units of the Company separated into their component parts of one share of Class A Common Stock and one-third of one warrant to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock of the Company, and the units ceased trading on NASDAQ.

 

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CRP

 

Historical market price information regarding CRP is not provided because there is no public market for CRP’s units. CRP has not made any cash distributions on its units to date.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

Information about unregistered sales of Silver Run’s equity securities is set forth in “Part II, Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities” of Amendment No. 2 to Silver Run’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-209140) filed with the SEC on February 17, 2016.

 

Private Placements

 

On the Closing Date, Silver Run completed the Private Placements for approximately $1.01 billion in aggregate proceeds, which were used to fund a portion of the cash consideration in the Business Combination. The shares of Class A Common Stock sold in the Private Placements were issued pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The information set forth under “Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement—Subscription Agreements” of Silver Run’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 27, 2016 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Class C Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock Issuance

 

On the Closing Date, the Company issued 20,00,000 shares of Class C Common Stock to the Centennial Contributors and one share of Series A Preferred Stock to CRD in connection with the Business Combination. These issuances were made pursuant to the exemption from registration contained in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.  Descriptions of the rights, preferences and privileges of the Class C Common Stock and the Series A Preferred Stock are set forth under “—Description of the Company’s Securities—Class C Common Stock” and “—Description of the Company’s Securities—Series A Preferred Stock,” respectively, below.

 

Description of the Company’s Securities

 

The Company has authorized 641,000,000 shares of capital stock, consisting of (a) 640,000,000 shares of common stock, including (i) 600,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, (ii) 20,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock and (iii) 20,000,000 shares of Class C Common Stock and (b) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, including one share of Series A Preferred Stock.  As of the Closing Date, there were: (a) 22 holders of record of Class A Common Stock and 163,505,000 shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding; (b) no holders of record of Class B Common Stock and no shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding; (c) three holders of record of Class C Common Stock and 20,000,000 shares of Class C Common Stock outstanding; (d) one holder of record of Series A Preferred Stock and one share of Series A Preferred Stock outstanding; and (e) 2 holders of the Company’s warrants and 24,666,644 warrants outstanding.

 

Class A Common Stock

 

Holders of the Company’s Class A Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted on by the Company’s stockholders. Holders of the Class A Common Stock and holders of the Class C Common Stock will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders, except as required by law. Unless specified in the Second Amended and Restated Charter (including any certificate of designation of preferred stock) or Amended and Restated Bylaws (each as defined below), or as required by applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law or applicable stock exchange rules, the affirmative vote of a majority of the Company’s shares of common stock that are voted is required to approve any such matter voted on by the Company’s stockholders. There is no cumulative voting with respect to the election of directors, with the result that the holders of more than 50% of the shares voted for the election of directors can elect all of the directors (subject to the right of the holder of our Series A Preferred Stock to nominate and elect one director). Subject to the rights of the holders of any outstanding series of preferred stock, the Company’s stockholders are entitled to receive ratable dividends when, as and if declared by the board of directors out of funds legally available therefor.

 

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                In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of the Class A Common Stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining available for distribution to them after payment of liabilities and after provision is made for each class of stock, if any, having preference over the Class A Common Stock. The Company’s stockholders have no preemptive or other subscription rights. There are no sinking fund provisions applicable to the Class A Common Stock.

Class C Common Stock

In connection with the Business Combination, Silver Run issued 20,000,000 shares of Class C Common Stock to the Centennial Contributors. Holders of Class C Common Stock, together with holders of Class A Common Stock voting as a single class, will have the right to vote on all matters properly submitted to a vote of the stockholders. In addition, the holders of Class C Common Stock, voting as a separate class, will be entitled to approve any amendment, alteration or repeal of any provision of our Second Amended and Restated Charter that would alter or change the powers, preferences or relative, participating, optional or other or special rights of the Class C Common Stock. Holders of Class C Common Stock will not be entitled to any dividends from the Company and will not be entitled to receive any of our assets in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs.

Shares of Class C Common Stock may be issued only to the Centennial Contributors, their respective successors and assigns, as well as any permitted transferees of the Centennial Contributors. A holder of Class C Common Stock may transfer shares of Class C Common Stock to any transferee (other than the Company) only if such holder also simultaneously transfers an equal number of such holder’s CRP Common Units to such transferee in compliance with the A&R LLC Agreement. The Centennial Contributors generally have the right to cause CRP to redeem all or a portion of their CRP Common Units in exchange for shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock or, at CRP’s option, an equivalent amount of cash. The Company may, however, at its option, effect a direct exchange of cash or Class A Common Stock for such CRP Common Units in lieu of such a redemption by CRP. Upon the future redemption or exchange of CRP Common Units held by a Centennial Contributor, a corresponding number of shares of Class C Common Stock will be cancelled. For more information on the redemption and exchange rights related to the Class C Common Stock and CRP Common Units, see the section of the Proxy Statement entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal—Related Agreements—Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of CRP—CRP Common Unit Redemption Right,” which is incorporated by reference herein.

Series A Preferred Stock

In connection with the Business Combination, Silver Run also issued one share of Series A Preferred Stock to CRD.  CRD, as the holder of the Series A Preferred Stock, will not be entitled to any dividends from the Company, but will be entitled to preferred distributions in liquidation in the amount of $0.0001 per share of Series A Preferred Stock and will have a limited voting right as described below. The Series A Preferred Stock will be redeemable by us (a) at such time as CRD and its affiliates cease to own, in the aggregate, at least 5,000,000 CRP Common Units and/or shares of Class A Common Stock (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and other similar transactions), (b) at any time at CRD’s option or (c) upon a breach by CRD of the transfer restrictions relating to the Series A Preferred Stock. In addition, for so long as the Series A Preferred Stock remains outstanding, CRD will be entitled to nominate one director for election to our board of directors in connection with any vote of our stockholders for the election of directors, and the vote of CRD will be the only vote required to elect such nominee to our board.

The terms, rights, obligations and preferences of the Series A Preferred Stock are set forth in that certain Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designation”) filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 11, 2016. A copy of the Certificate of Designation is attached as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Series A Preferred Stock is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto .

 

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Warrants

 

Public Stockholders’ Warrants

 

Each whole warrant issued in Silver Run’s IPO entitles the registered holder to purchase one whole share of our Class A Common Stock at a price of $11.50 per share, subject to adjustment as discussed below, at any time commencing 12 months from the closing of the IPO. Pursuant to the warrant agreement, a warrant holder may exercise its warrants only for a whole number of shares of Class A Common Stock. No fractional warrants have been issued and only whole warrants trade. The warrants will expire five years after the Closing Date, at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

 

The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of a warrant and will have no obligation to settle such warrant exercise unless a registration statement under the Securities Act, with respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the warrants is then effective and a prospectus relating thereto is current, subject to the Company satisfying its obligations described below with respect to registration. No warrant will be exercisable and the Company will not be obligated to issue shares of Class A Common Stock upon exercise of a warrant unless Class A Common Stock issuable upon such warrant exercise has been registered, qualified or deemed to be exempt under the securities laws of the state of residence of the registered holder of the warrants. In the event that the conditions in the two immediately preceding sentences are not satisfied with respect to a warrant, the holder of such warrant will not be entitled to exercise such warrant and such warrant may have no value and expire worthless.

 

The Company has agreed that as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 15 business days, after the closing of the Business Combination, the Company will use its best efforts to file with the SEC a registration statement for the registration, under the Securities Act, of the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants. The Company will use its best efforts to cause the same to become effective and to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement, and a current prospectus relating thereto, until the expiration of the warrants in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement. Notwithstanding the above, if the Class A Common Stock is at the time of any exercise of a warrant not listed on a national securities exchange such that it satisfies the definition of a “covered security” under Section 18(b)(1) of the Securities Act, the Company may, at its option, require holders of public warrants who exercise their warrants to do so on a “cashless basis” in accordance with Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in the event the Company so elects, it will not be required to file or maintain in effect a registration statement, but the Company will be required to use its best efforts to register or qualify the shares under applicable blue sky laws to the extent an exemption is not available.

 

Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may call the warrants for redemption:

 

·                                           in whole and not in part;

 

·                                           at a price of $0.01 per warrant;

 

·                                           upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the “30-day redemption period”) to each warrant holder; and

 

·                                           if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading day period ending three business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.

 

If and when the warrants become redeemable by the Company, the Company may exercise its redemption right even if it is unable to register or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws.

 

The Company has established the last of the redemption criterion discussed above to prevent a redemption call unless there is at the time of the call a significant premium to the warrant exercise price. If the foregoing conditions are satisfied and the Company issues a notice of redemption of the warrants, each warrant holder will be entitled to exercise its warrant prior to the scheduled redemption date. However, the price of the Class A Common Stock may fall below the $18.00 redemption trigger price as well as the $11.50 warrant exercise price after the redemption notice is issued.

 

If the Company calls the warrants for redemption as described above, the Company’s management will have the option to require any holder that wishes to exercise its warrant to do so on a “cashless basis.” In determining whether to require all holders to exercise their warrants on a “cashless basis,” the Company’s

 

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management will consider, among other factors, its cash position, the number of warrants that are outstanding and the dilutive effect on its stockholders of issuing the maximum number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of its warrants. If the Company’s management takes advantage of this option, all holders of warrants would pay the exercise price by surrendering their warrants for that number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the product of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock underlying the warrants, multiplied by the difference between the exercise price of the warrants and the “fair market value” (defined below) by (y) the fair market value. The “fair market value” shall mean the average reported last sale price of the Class A Common Stock for the 10 trading days ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the notice of redemption is sent to the holders of warrants. If the Company’s management takes advantage of this option, the notice of redemption will contain the information necessary to calculate the number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be received upon exercise of the warrants, including the “fair market value” in such case. Requiring a cashless exercise in this manner will reduce the number of shares to be issued and thereby lessen the dilutive effect of a warrant redemption. The Company believes this feature is an attractive option to the Company if it does not need the cash from the exercise of the warrants. If the Company calls its warrants for redemption and its management does not take advantage of this option, the Sponsor and its permitted transferees would still be entitled to exercise their Private Placement Warrants for cash or on a cashless basis using the same formula described above that other warrant holders would have been required to use had all warrant holders been required to exercise their warrants on a cashless basis, as described in more detail below.

 

A holder of a warrant may notify the Company in writing in the event it elects to be subject to a requirement that such holder will not have the right to exercise such warrant, to the extent that after giving effect to such exercise, such person (together with such person’s affiliates), to the warrant agent’s actual knowledge, would beneficially own in excess of 9.8% (or such other amount as a holder may specify) of the shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such exercise.

 

If the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock is increased by a stock dividend payable in shares of Class A Common Stock, or by a split-up of shares of Class A Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock dividend, split-up or similar event, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable on exercise of each warrant will be increased in proportion to such increase in the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock. A rights offering to holders of Class A Common Stock entitling holders to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock at a price less than the fair market value will be deemed a stock dividend of a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock actually sold in such rights offering (or issuable under any other equity securities sold in such rights offering that are convertible into or exercisable for Class A Common Stock) multiplied by (ii) one (1) minus the quotient of (x) the price per share of Class A Common Stock paid in such rights offering divided by (y) the fair market value. For these purposes (i) if the rights offering is for securities convertible into or exercisable for Class A Common Stock, in determining the price payable for Class A Common Stock, there will be taken into account any consideration received for such rights, as well as any additional amount payable upon exercise or conversion and (ii) fair market value means the volume weighted average price of Class A Common Stock as reported during the 10 trading day period ending on the trading day prior to the first date on which the shares of Class A Common Stock trade on the applicable exchange or in the applicable market, regular way, without the right to receive such rights.

 

In addition, if the Company, at any time while the warrants are outstanding and unexpired, pays a dividend or makes a distribution in cash, securities or other assets to the holders of Class A Common Stock on account of such shares of Class A Common Stock (or other shares of the Company’s capital stock into which the warrants are convertible), other than (a) as described above or (b) certain ordinary cash dividends, then the warrant exercise price will be decreased, effective immediately after the effective date of such event, by the amount of cash and/or the fair market value of any securities or other assets paid on each share of Class A Common Stock in respect of such event.

 

If the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock is decreased by a consolidation, combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of shares of Class A Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such consolidation, combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar event, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable on exercise of each warrant will be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock.

 

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Whenever the number of shares of Class A Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the warrants is adjusted, as described above, the warrant exercise price will be adjusted by multiplying the warrant exercise price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the numerator of which will be the number of shares of Class A Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of the warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y) the denominator of which will be the number of shares of Class A Common Stock so purchasable immediately thereafter.

 

In case of any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock (other than those described above or that solely affects the par value of such shares of Class A Common Stock), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or reorganization of the Company’s outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation or entity of the assets or other property of the Company as an entirety or substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved, the holders of the warrants will thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the warrants and in lieu of the shares of Class A Common Stock immediately theretofore purchasable and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the holder of the warrants would have received if such holder had exercised their warrants immediately prior to such event. If less than 70% of the consideration receivable by the holders of Class A Common Stock in such a transaction is payable in the form of Class A Common Stock in the successor entity that is listed for trading on a national securities exchange or is quoted in an established over-the-counter market, or is to be so listed for trading or quoted immediately following such event, and if the registered holder of the warrant properly exercises the warrant within 30 days following public disclosure of such transaction, the warrant exercise price will be reduced as specified in the warrant agreement based on the Black-Scholes value (as defined in the warrant agreement) of the warrant.

 

The warrants may be exercised upon surrender of the warrant certificate on or prior to the expiration date at the offices of the warrant agent, with the exercise form on the reverse side of the warrant certificate completed and executed as indicated, accompanied by full payment of the exercise price (or on a cashless basis, if applicable), by certified or official bank check payable to the Company, for the number of warrants being exercised. The warrant holders do not have the rights or privileges of holders of Class A Common Stock and any voting rights until they exercise their warrants and receive shares of Class A Common Stock. After the issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock upon exercise of the warrants, each holder will be entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by stockholders.

 

No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the warrants. If, upon exercise of the warrants, a holder would be entitled to receive a fractional interest in a share, the Company will, upon exercise, round down to the nearest whole number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued to the warrant holder.

 

The warrants have been issued in registered form under a warrant agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and Silver Run. A copy of the warrant agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 4.4 to Silver Run’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016, is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the warrants is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto. The warrant agreement provides that the terms of the warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision, but requires the approval by the holders of at least 50% of the then outstanding public warrants to make any change that adversely affects the interests of the registered holders of public warrants.

 

Private Placement Warrants

 

The Private Placement Warrants (including the Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants) will not be transferable, assignable or saleable until 30 days after the completion of the Business Combination (except, among other limited exceptions, to the Company’s officers and directors and other persons or entities affiliated with the Sponsor) and they will not be redeemable by the Company so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees. Otherwise, the Private Placement Warrants have terms and

 

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provisions that are identical to those of the warrants sold as part of the units in the IPO, including as to exercise price, exercisability and exercise period. If the Private Placement Warrants are held by holders other than the Sponsor or its permitted transferees, the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by the holders on the same basis as the warrants included in the units sold in the IPO.

 

If holders of the Private Placement Warrants elect to exercise them on a cashless basis, they would pay the exercise price in the same manner as holders of warrants sold in the IPO as described above under “ —Public Stockholders’ Warrants.” The reason that the Company has agreed that the Private Placement Warrants will be exercisable on a cashless basis so long as they are held by the Sponsor or its permitted transferees is because it was not known at the time of issuance whether the Sponsor would be affiliated with the Company following an initial business combination. If the Sponsor remains affiliated with the Company, its ability to sell the Company’s securities in the open market will be significantly limited. The Company has policies in place that prohibit insiders from selling the Company’s securities except during specific periods of time. Even during such periods of time when insiders will be permitted to sell the Company’s securities, an insider cannot trade in the Company’s securities if he or she is in possession of material non-public information. Accordingly, unlike public stockholders who could sell the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants freely in the open market, the insiders could be significantly restricted from doing so. As a result, the Company believes that allowing the holders to exercise the Private Placement Warrants on a cashless basis is appropriate.

 

The Sponsor has agreed not to transfer, assign or sell any of the Private Placement Warrants (including the Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any of the Private Placement Warrants) until the date that is 30 days after the Closing Date, except to, among other limited exceptions, the Company’s officers and directors and other persons or entities affiliated with the Sponsor.

 

The Private Placement Warrants were sold in a private placement pursuant to a purchase agreement between Silver Run and the Sponsor and have the terms set forth in a warrant agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent, and Silver Run. Copies of the warrant purchase agreement and the warrant agreement, which were filed as Exhibit 10.5 and Exhibit 4.4, respectively, to Silver Run’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016, are incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Private Placement Warrants is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

The historical financial statements of CRP for the three years ended December 31, 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 included in the Proxy Statement beginning on page Fin-33 are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information set forth under “Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement—Credit Agreement Amendment” is incorporated in this Item 2.03 by reference.

 

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Item 3.02. Unregistered Shares of Equity Securities.

 

The information set forth under “Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets—Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities” is incorporated in this Item 3.02 by reference.

 

Item 5.01. Changes in Control of Registrant.

 

To the extent required, the information set forth under “Introductory Note” and “Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets” of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

The information set forth under “Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets—Directors and Executive Officers,” “— Executive Compensation” and “—Director Compensation” of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

Second Amended and Restated Charter

 

On the Closing Date, the Company’s Charter was amended and restated (as amended and restated, the “Second Amended and Restated Charter”) to, among other things:

 

·                   create a new class of capital stock, the Class C Common Stock, that was issued to the Centennial Contributors at the Closing;

 

·                   increase in the number of authorized shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock from 200,000,000 shares to 600,000,000; and

 

·                   eliminate certain provisions relating to the Company’s initial business combination that are no longer applicable to the Company following the Closing.

 

A copy of the Second Amended and Restated Charter is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the foregoing description of the Second Amended and Restated Charter is qualified in its entirety by reference thereto.

 

Item 5.06. Change in Shell Company Status.

 

As a result of the Business Combination, which fulfilled the definition of an initial business combination as required by Silver Run’s Charter, the Company ceased to be a shell company as of the Closing Date. The material terms of the Business Combination are described in the Proxy Statement in the section entitled “Proposal No. 1—The Business Combination Proposal” beginning on page 98, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a)                                  Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired

 

The historical financial statements of CRP for the three years ended December 31, 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 included in the Proxy Statement beginning on page Fin-33 are incorporated herein by reference.

 

(b)                                  Pro Forma Financial Information

 

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial information of Silver Run for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 included in the Proxy Statement beginning on page 79 is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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(d)                                  Exhibits

 

Exhibit 
No.

 

Description

3.1*

 

Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Centennial Resource Development, Inc.

 

 

 

3.2*

 

Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

 

 

4.1*

 

Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2016, by and among Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (formerly known as Silver Run Acquisition Corporation), Silver Run Sponsor, LLC, the individuals party thereto, Centennial Resource Development, LLC, NGP Centennial Follow-On LLC, Celero Energy Company, LP and Riverstone Centennial Holdings, L.P.

 

 

 

4.2

 

Warrant Agreement, dated February 23, 2016, between Silver Run Acquisition Corporation and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Silver Run’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016).

 

 

 

10.1

 

Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2014, among Centennial Resource Production, LLC, as borrower, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (Registration No. 333-) filed with the SEC on June 22, 2016).

 

 

 

10.2

 

First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2015, among Centennial Resource Production, LLC, as borrower, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders and guarantors party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (Registration No. 333-) filed with the SEC on June 22, 2016).

 

 

 

10.3*

 

Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2016, by and among Centennial Resource Production, LLC, as borrower, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders and guarantors party thereto.

 

 

 

10.4

 

Form of Indemnity Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to Silver Run’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-209140) filed with the SEC on January 27, 2016).

 

 

 

10.5*

 

Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Centennial Resource Production, LLC, dated as of October 11, 2016.

 

 

 

10.6*

 

Centennial Resource Development, Inc. 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan.

 

 

 

10.7*

 

Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Centennial Resource Development, Inc. 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan

 

 

 

10.8*

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the Centennial Resource Development, Inc. 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan

 

 

 

10.9*

 

Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the Centennial Resource Development, Inc. 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan

 

 

 

10.10

 

Sponsor Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated February 23, 2016, between Silver Run Acquisition Corporation and Silver Run Sponsor, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Silver Run’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016).

 

 

 

21.1*

 

Subsidiaries of the Registrant.

 

 

 

99.1

 

Financial statements of CRP for the three years ended December 31, 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Silver Run’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on September 23, 2016).

 

 

 

99.2

 

Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial information of Silver Run for the three years ended December 31, 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Silver Run’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on September 23, 2016).

 


* Filed herewith.

 

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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.

 

 

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INC.

 

 

 

Date: October 11, 2016

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Stephen S. Coats

 

Name:

Stephen S. Coats

 

Title:

Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit 
No.

 

Description

3.1*

 

Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Centennial Resource Development, Inc.

 

 

 

3.2*

 

Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

 

 

4.1*

 

Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2016, by and among Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (formerly known as Silver Run Acquisition Corporation), Silver Run Sponsor, LLC, the individuals party thereto, Centennial Resource Development, LLC, NGP Centennial Follow-On LLC, Celero Energy Company, LP and Riverstone Centennial Holdings, L.P.

 

 

 

4.2

 

Warrant Agreement, dated February 23, 2016, between Silver Run Acquisition Corporation and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Silver Run’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016).

 

 

 

10.1

 

Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2014, among Centennial Resource Production, LLC, as borrower, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (Registration No. 333-) filed with the SEC on June 22, 2016).

 

 

 

10.2

 

First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2015, among Centennial Resource Production, LLC, as borrower, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders and guarantors party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (Registration No. 333-) filed with the SEC on June 22, 2016).

 

 

 

10.3*

 

Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2016, by and among Centennial Resource Production, LLC, as borrower, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders and guarantors party thereto.

 

 

 

10.4

 

Form of Indemnity Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to Silver Run’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-209140) filed with the SEC on January 27, 2016).

 

 

 

10.5*

 

Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Centennial Resource Production, LLC, dated as of October 11, 2016.

 

 

 

10.6*

 

Centennial Resource Development, Inc. 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan.

 

 

 

10.7*

 

Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Centennial Resource Development, Inc. 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan

 

 

 

10.8*

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement under the Centennial Resource Development, Inc. 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan

 

 

 

10.9*

 

Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the Centennial Resource Development, Inc. 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan

 

 

 

10.10

 

Sponsor Warrants Purchase Agreement, dated February 23, 2016, between Silver Run Acquisition Corporation and Silver Run Sponsor, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Silver Run’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016).

 

 

 

21.1*

 

Subsidiaries of the Registrant.

 

 

 

99.1

 

Financial statements of CRP for the three years ended December 31, 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Silver Run’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on September 23, 2016).

 

 

 

99.2

 

Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated combined financial information of Silver Run for the three years ended December 31, 2015 and the six months ended June 30, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Silver Run’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on September 23, 2016).

 


* Filed herewith.

 

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Exhibit 3.1

 

Execution Version

 

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
SILVER RUN ACQUISITION CORPORATION

 

October 11, 2016

 

Silver Run Acquisition Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Corporation ”), DOES HEREBY CERTIFY AS FOLLOWS:

 

1.                                       The name of the Corporation is “Silver Run Acquisition Corporation”. The original certificate of incorporation of the Corporation (f/k/a Rockstream Corp.)  was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 4, 2015 (the “ Original Certificate ”). A certificate of amendment to the Original Certificate was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on November 12, 2015 (together with the Original Certificate, the “ Amended Certificate ”).

 

2.                                       An amended and restated certificate of incorporation, which amended and restated the Amended Certificate in its entirety, was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 23, 2016 (the “ Existing Certificate ”).

 

3.                                       This Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “ Second Amended and Restated Certificate ”), which both restates and further amends the provisions of the Existing Certificate, was duly adopted in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and by the Corporation’s stockholders in accordance with Section 212 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time (the “ DGCL ”).

 

4.                                       This Second Amended and Restated Certificate shall become effective on the date of filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

 

5.                                       The text of the Existing Certificate is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
NAME

 

The name of the corporation is Centennial Resource Development, Inc.

 

ARTICLE II
PURPOSE

 

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL. In addition to the powers and privileges conferred upon the Corporation by law and those incidental thereto, the Corporation shall possess and may exercise all the powers and privileges that are necessary or convenient to the conduct, promotion or attainment of the business or purposes of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase,

 

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reorganization or similar business combination, involving the Corporation and one or more businesses (a “ Business Combination ”).

 

ARTICLE III
REGISTERED AGENT

 

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware, 19801, and the name of the Corporation’s registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

 

ARTICLE IV
CAPITALIZATION

 

Section 4.1                                     Authorized Capital Stock . The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock, each with a par value of $0.0001 per share, which the Corporation is authorized to issue is 641,000,000 shares, consisting of (a) 640,000,000 shares of common stock (the “ Common Stock ”), including (i) 600,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (the “ Class A Common Stock ”), (ii) 20,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock (the “ Class B Common Stock ”), and (iii) 20,000,000 shares of Class C Common Stock (the “ Class C Common Stock ”), and (b) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”).

 

Section 4.2                                     Preferred Stock . The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board ”) is hereby expressly authorized to provide out of the unissued shares of the Preferred Stock for one or more series of Preferred Stock and to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series and to fix the voting rights, if any, designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional, special and other rights, if any, of each such series and any qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof, as shall be stated in the resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board providing for the issuance of such series and included in a certificate of designation (a “ Preferred Stock Designation ”) filed pursuant to the DGCL, and the Board is hereby expressly vested with the authority to the full extent provided by law, now or hereafter, to adopt any such resolution or resolutions.

 

Section 4.3                                     Common Stock .

 

(a)                                  Voting .

 

(i)                                      Except as otherwise required by law or this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), the holders of the Common Stock shall exclusively possess all voting power with respect to the Corporation.

 

(ii)                                   Except as otherwise required by law or this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each such share on each matter properly submitted to the stockholders on which the holders of the Common Stock are entitled to vote.

 

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(iii)                                Except as otherwise required by law or this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, holders of the Class A Common Stock, holders of the Class B Common Stock and holders of the Class C Common Stock, voting together as a single class, shall have the exclusive right to vote for the election of directors and on all other matters properly submitted to a vote of the stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise required by law or this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), holders of shares of any series of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any amendment to any Preferred Stock Designation) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock or other series of Common Stock if the holders of such affected series of Preferred Stock or Common Stock, as applicable, are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation) or the DGCL.

 

(b)                                  Class B Common Stock .

 

(i)                                      Shares of Class B Common Stock shall be convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis (the “ Initial Conversion Ratio ”) (A) at any time and from time to time at the option of the holder thereof and (B) automatically upon the consummation of the Business Combination.  Concurrently with such conversion pursuant to Section 4.3(b)(i)(B) , the number of authorized shares of Class B Common Stock shall be reduced to zero. It is intended that the conversion of shares of Class B Common Stock into shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to Section 4.3(b)(i)(B)  will be treated as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

(ii)                                   Notwithstanding the Initial Conversion Ratio, in the case that additional shares of Class A Common Stock, or equity-linked securities, are issued or deemed issued in excess of the amounts sold in the Corporation’s initial public offering of securities (the “ Offering ”) and related to the closing of the initial Business Combination, all issued and outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock shall automatically convert into shares of Class A Common Stock at the time of the closing of the initial Business Combination at a ratio for which:

 

·                                           the numerator shall be equal to the sum of (A) 25% of all shares of Class A Common Stock issued or issuable (upon the conversion or exercise of any equity-linked securities or otherwise) by the Corporation, related to or in connection with the consummation of the initial Business Combination (excluding any securities issued or issuable to any seller in the initial Business Combination) plus (B) the number of shares of Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding prior to the closing of the initial Business Combination; and

 

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·                                           the denominator shall be the number of shares of Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding prior to the closing of the initial Business Combination.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) the foregoing adjustment to the Initial Conversion Ratio may be waived as to any particular issuance or deemed issuance of additional shares of Class A Common Stock or equity-linked securities by the written consent or agreement of holders of a majority of the shares of Class B Common Stock then outstanding consenting or agreeing separately as a single class in the manner provided in Section 4.3(b)(iii) , and (ii)  in no event shall the Class B Common Stock convert into Class A Common Stock at a ratio that is less than one-for-one.

 

The foregoing conversion ratio shall also be adjusted to account for any subdivision (by stock split, subdivision, exchange, stock dividend, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse stock split, exchange, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or similar reclassification or recapitalization of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock into a greater or lesser number of shares occurring after the original filing of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate without a proportionate and corresponding subdivision, combination or similar reclassification or recapitalization of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock.

 

Each share of Class B Common Stock shall convert into its pro rata number of shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to this Section 4.3(b) . The pro rata share for each holder of Class B Common Stock will be determined as follows: Each share of Class B Common Stock shall convert into such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as is equal to the product of one (1) multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock into which all of the issued and outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock shall be converted pursuant to this Section 4.3(b)  and the denominator of which shall be the total number of issued and outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock at the time of conversion.

 

(iii)                                Voting . Except as otherwise required by law or this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), for so long as any shares of Class B Common Stock shall remain outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the prior vote or written consent of the holders of a majority of the shares of Class B Common Stock then outstanding, voting separately as a single class, amend, alter or repeal any provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, if such amendment, alteration or repeal would alter or change the powers, preferences or relative, participating, optional or other or special rights of the Class B Common Stock. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the holders of Class B Common Stock may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of the outstanding Class B Common Stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares of Class B Common Stock

 

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were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which minutes of proceedings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. Prompt written notice of the taking of corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent of the holders of Class B Common Stock shall, to the extent required by law, be given to those holders of Class B Common Stock who have not consented in writing and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date for notice of such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders of Class B Common Stock to take the action were delivered to the Corporation.

 

(c)                                   Class C Common Stock .

 

(i)                                      Permitted Owners .  Shares of Class C Common Stock may be issued only to, and registered in the name of, the Existing Owners (as defined below), their respective successors and assigns as well as their respective transferees permitted in accordance with Section 4.3(c)(iv)  (including all subsequent successors, assigns and permitted transferees) (the Existing Owners together with such persons, collectively, “ Permitted Class C Owners ”).  As used in this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, (i) “ Existing Owner ” means each of Centennial Resource Development, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ CRD ”), NGP Centennial Follow-On LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Celero Energy Company, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and (ii) “ Common Unit ” means a membership interest in Centennial Resource Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company or any successor entities thereto (the “ LLC ”), authorized and issued under its Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2016, as such agreement may be further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (the “ LLC Agreement ”), and constituting a “Common Unit” as defined in the LLC Agreement as in effect as of the effective time of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate.

 

(ii)                                   Voting . Except as otherwise required by law or this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), for so long as any shares of Class C Common Stock shall remain outstanding, the Corporation shall not, without the prior vote or written consent of the holders of a majority of the shares of Class C Common Stock then outstanding, voting separately as a single class, amend, alter or repeal any provision of this Amended and Restated Certificate, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise, if such amendment, alteration or repeal would alter or change the powers, preferences or relative, participating, optional or other or special rights of the Class C Common Stock. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the holders of Class C Common Stock may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of the outstanding Class C Common Stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares of Class C Common Stock were present and

 

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voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which minutes of proceedings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. Prompt written notice of the taking of corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent of the holders of Class C Common Stock shall, to the extent required by law, be given to those holders of Class C Common Stock who have not consented in writing and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date for notice of such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders of Class C Common Stock to take the action were delivered to the Corporation.

 

(iii)                                Dividends . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Amended and Restated Certificate, other than as set forth in Section 4.3(e) , dividends shall not be declared or paid on the Class C Common Stock.

 

(iv)                               Transfer of Class C Common Stock

 

(1)                                  A holder of Class C Common Stock may surrender shares of Class C Common Stock to the Corporation for no consideration at any time.  Following the surrender of any shares of Class C Common Stock to the Corporation, the Corporation will take all actions necessary to retire such shares and such shares shall not be re-issued by the Corporation.

 

(2)                                  A holder of Class C Common Stock may transfer shares of Class C Common Stock to any transferee (other than the Corporation) only if, and only to the extent permitted by the LLC Agreement, such holder also simultaneously transfers an equal number of such holder’s Common Units to such transferee in compliance with the LLC Agreement.  The transfer restrictions described in this Section 4.3(c)(iv)(2)  are referred to as the “ Restrictions ”.

 

(3)                                  Any purported transfer of shares of Class C Common Stock in violation of the Restrictions shall be null and void.  If, notwithstanding the Restrictions, a person shall, voluntarily or involuntarily, purportedly become or attempt to become, the purported owner (“ Purported Owner ”) of shares of Class C Common Stock in violation of the Restrictions, then the Purported Owner shall not obtain any rights in and to such shares of Class C Common Stock (the “ Restricted Shares ”), and the purported transfer of the Restricted Shares to the Purported Owner shall not be recognized by the Corporation’s transfer agent (the “ Transfer Agent ”).

 

(4)                                  Upon a determination by the Board that a person has attempted or may attempt to transfer or to acquire Restricted Shares in violation of the Restrictions, the Board may take such action as it deems advisable to refuse to give effect to such transfer or acquisition on the books and records of the Corporation, including without limitation to cause the Transfer Agent to record

 

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the Purported Owner’s transferor as the record owner of the Restricted Shares, and to institute proceedings to enjoin or rescind any such transfer or acquisition.

 

(5)                                  The Board may, to the extent permitted by law, from time to time establish, modify, amend or rescind, by bylaw or otherwise, regulations and procedures that are consistent with the provisions of this Section 4.3(c)(iv)  for determining whether any transfer or acquisition of shares of Class C Common Stock would violate the Restrictions and for the orderly application, administration and implementation of the provisions of this Section 4.3(c)(iv) .  Any such procedures and regulations shall be kept on file with the Secretary of the Corporation and with its Transfer Agent and shall be made available for inspection by any prospective transferee and, upon written request, shall be mailed to holders of shares of Class C Common Stock.

 

(6)                                  The Board shall have all powers necessary to implement the Restrictions, including without limitation the power to prohibit the transfer of any shares of Class C Common Stock in violation thereof.

 

(v)                                  Issuance of Class A Common Stock Upon Redemption; Cancellation of Class C Common Stock .

 

(1)                                  To the extent that any Permitted Class C Owner exercises its right pursuant to the LLC Agreement to have its Common Units redeemed by the LLC in accordance with the LLC Agreement, then simultaneous with the payment of the consideration due under the LLC Agreement to such Permitted Class C Owner, the Corporation shall cancel for no consideration a number of shares of Class C Common Stock registered in the name of the redeeming or exchanging Permitted Class C Owner equal to the number of Common Units held by such Permitted Class C Owner that are redeemed or exchanged in such redemption or exchange transaction.  The Corporation will at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Class A Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon redemption of the Common Units for Class A Common Stock pursuant to the LLC Agreement, such number of shares of Class A Common Stock that shall be issuable upon any such redemption pursuant to the LLC Agreement; provided that nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude the Corporation from satisfying its obligations in respect of any such redemption of Common Units pursuant to the LLC Agreement by delivering to the holder of Common Units upon such redemption cash in lieu of shares of Class A Common Stock in the amount permitted by and provided in the LLC Agreement. All shares of Class A Common Stock that shall be issued upon any such redemption will, upon issuance in accordance with the LLC Agreement, be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

(2)                                  Notwithstanding the Restrictions, (A) in the event that an outstanding share of Class C Common Stock shall cease to be held by a registered holder of Common Units, such share of Class C Common Stock shall automatically and without further action on the part of the Corporation or any

 

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holder of Class C Common Stock be cancelled for no consideration, and the Corporation will take all actions necessary to retire such share and such share shall not be re-issued by the Corporation, (B) in the event that one or more of the Common Units held by a registered holder of Class C Common Stock ceases to be held by such holder (other than as a result of a transfer of one or more Common Units together with an equal number of shares of Class C Common Stock as permitted by the LLC Agreement), a corresponding number of shares of Class C Common Stock registered in the name of such holder shall automatically and without further action on the part of the Corporation or such holder be cancelled for no consideration, and the Corporation will take all actions necessary to retire such shares and such shares shall not be re-issued by the Corporation and (C) in the event that no Permitted Class C Owner owns any Common Units that are redeemable pursuant to the LLC Agreement, then all shares of Class C Common Stock will be cancelled for no consideration, and the Corporation will take all actions necessary to retire such shares and such shares shall not be re-issued by the Corporation.

 

(vi)                               Restrictive Legend .  All certificates or book entries representing shares of Class C Common Stock, as the case may be, shall bear a legend substantially in the following form (or in such other form as the Board may determine):

 

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS [CERTIFICATE][BOOK ENTRY] ARE SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS (INCLUDING RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER) SET FORTH IN THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION (A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION AND SHALL BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO ANY STOCKHOLDER MAKING A REQUEST THEREFOR).

 

(vii)                            Amendment .  At any time when there are no longer any shares of Class C Common Stock outstanding, this Second Amended and Restated Certificate automatically shall be deemed amended to delete this Section 4.3(c) .

 

(viii)                         Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up of the Corporation .  The holders of Class C Common Stock shall not be entitled to receive any assets of the Corporation in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.

 

(d)                                  Dividends . Subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of the Preferred Stock, the holders of shares of Common Stock (other than holders of shares of Class C Common Stock) shall be entitled to receive such dividends and other distributions (payable in cash, property or capital stock of the Corporation) when, as and if declared thereon by the Board from time to time out of any assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor and shall share equally on a per share basis in such dividends and distributions.

 

(e)                                   Class A Common Stock and Class C Common Stock .  In no event shall the shares of either Class A Common Stock or Class C Common Stock be split, divided, or combined

 

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(including by way of stock dividend) unless the outstanding shares of the other class shall be proportionately split, divided or combined.

 

(f)                                    Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up of the Corporation . Subject to applicable law, and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of the Preferred Stock, in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation, the holders of shares of Common Stock (other than holders of shares of Class C Common Stock) shall be entitled to receive all the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock (other than shares of Class C Common Stock) held by them.

 

Section 4.4                                     Rights and Options . The Corporation has the authority to create and issue rights, warrants and options entitling the holders thereof to acquire from the Corporation any shares of its capital stock of any class or classes, with such rights, warrants and options to be evidenced by or in instrument(s) approved by the Board. The Board is empowered to set the exercise price, duration, times for exercise and other terms and conditions of such rights, warrants or options; provided, however, that the consideration to be received for any shares of capital stock issuable upon exercise thereof may not be less than the par value thereof.

 

ARTICLE V
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Section 5.1                                     Board Powers . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by, or under the direction of, the Board. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon the Board by statute, this Second Amended and Restated Certificate or the Bylaws of the Corporation (“ Bylaws ”), the Board is hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the DGCL, this Second Amended and Restated Certificate, and any Bylaws adopted by the stockholders; provided, however, that no Bylaws hereafter adopted by the stockholders shall invalidate any prior act of the Board that would have been valid if such Bylaws had not been adopted.

 

Section 5.2                                     Number, Election and Term .

 

(a)                                  The number of directors of the Corporation, shall be fixed from time to time in the manner provided in the Bylaws.

 

(b)                                  Subject to Section 5.5 , the Board shall be divided into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible and designated Class I, Class II and Class III. The Board is authorized to assign members of the Board already in office to Class I, Class II or Class III. The term of the initial Class I Directors shall expire at the first annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation following the effectiveness of this Amended and Restated Certificate; the term of the initial Class II Directors shall expire at the second annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation following the effectiveness of this Amended and Restated Certificate; and the term of the initial Class III Directors shall expire at the third annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation following the effectiveness of this Amended and Restated Certificate. At each

 

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succeeding annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation, beginning with the first annual meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation following the effectiveness of this Amended and Restated Certificate, successors to the class of directors whose term expires at that annual meeting shall be elected for a three-year term or until the election and qualification of their respective successors in office, subject to their earlier death, resignation or removal. Subject to Section 5.5 , if the number of directors is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned by the Board among the classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, but in no case shall a decrease in the number of directors shorten the term of any incumbent director. Directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast at an annual meeting of stockholders by holders of the Common Stock. The Board is hereby expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions thereof, to assign members of the Board already in office to the aforesaid classes at the time this Second Amended and Restated Certificate(and therefore such classification) becomes effective in accordance with the DGCL.

 

(c)                                   Subject to Section 5.5 , a director shall hold office until the annual meeting for the year in which his or her term expires and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, subject, however, to such director’s earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.

 

(d)                                  Unless and except to the extent that the Bylaws shall so require, the election of directors need not be by written ballot.

 

Section 5.3                                     Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies . Subject to Section 5.5 , newly created directorships resulting from an increase in the number of directors and any vacancies on the Board resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal or other cause may be filled solely and exclusively by a majority vote of the remaining directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director (and not by stockholders), and any director so chosen shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors to which the new directorship was added or in which the vacancy occurred and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified, subject, however, to such director’s earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal.

 

Section 5.4                                     Removal . Subject to Section 5.5 , any or all of the directors may be removed from office at any time, but only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

 

Section 5.5                                     Preferred Stock - Directors . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article V , and except as otherwise required by law, whenever the holders of one or more series of the Preferred Stock shall have the right, voting separately by class or series, to elect one or more directors, the term of office, the filling of vacancies, the removal from office and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of such series of the Preferred Stock as set forth in this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation) and such directors shall not be included in any of the classes created pursuant to this Article V unless expressly provided by such terms.

 

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ARTICLE VI
BYLAWS

 

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred upon it by law, the Board shall have the power and is expressly authorized to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Bylaws. The affirmative vote of a majority of the Board shall be required to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Bylaws. The Bylaws also may be adopted, amended, altered or repealed by the stockholders; provided, however, that in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation required by law or by this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required for the stockholders to adopt, amend, alter or repeal the Bylaws; and provided further, however, that no Bylaws hereafter adopted by the stockholders shall invalidate any prior act of the Board that would have been valid if such Bylaws had not been adopted.

 

ARTICLE VII
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS;
ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT

 

Section 7.1                                     Meetings . Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of the Preferred Stock, and to the requirements of applicable law, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation may be called only by the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, or the Board pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the Board, and the ability of the stockholders to call a special meeting is hereby specifically denied. Except as provided in the foregoing sentence, special meetings of stockholders may not be called by another person or persons.

 

Section 7.2                                     Advance Notice . Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws.

 

Section 7.3                                     Action by Written Consent . Except as may be otherwise provided for or fixed pursuant to this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation) relating to the rights of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock, subsequent to the consummation of the Offering, any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected by a duly called annual or special meeting of such stockholders and may not be effected by written consent of the stockholders.

 

ARTICLE VIII
LIMITED LIABILITY; INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 8.1                                     Limitation of Director Liability . A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the DGCL as the same exists or may hereafter be amended unless they violated their duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, acted in bad faith,

 

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knowingly or intentionally violated the law, authorized unlawful payments of dividends, unlawful stock purchases or unlawful redemptions, or derived improper personal benefit from their actions as directors. Any amendment, modification or repeal of the foregoing sentence shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such amendment, modification or repeal.

 

Section 8.2                                     Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses .

 

(a)                                  To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who is or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “ proceeding ”) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “ indemnitee ”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding. The Corporation shall to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by an indemnitee in defending or otherwise participating in any proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, to the extent required by applicable law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2(a) , except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.

 

(b)                                  The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Amended and Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.

 

(c)                                   Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2 , shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than

 

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permitted prior thereto), and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any proceeding (regardless of when such proceeding is first threatened, commenced or completed) arising out of, or related to, any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.

 

(d)                                  This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than indemnitees.

 

ARTICLE IX
CORPORATE OPPORTUNITY

 

The doctrine of corporate opportunity, or any other analogous doctrine, shall not apply with respect to the Corporation or any of its officers or directors, or any of their respective affiliates, in circumstances where the application of any such doctrine would conflict with any fiduciary duties or contractual obligations they may have as of the date of this Second Amended and Restated Certificate or in the future. In addition to the foregoing, the doctrine of corporate opportunity shall not apply to any other corporate opportunity with respect to any of the directors or officers of the Corporation unless such corporate opportunity is offered to such person solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation and such opportunity is one the Corporation is legally and contractually permitted to undertake and would otherwise be reasonable for the Corporation to pursue.

 

ARTICLE X
AMENDMENT OF AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

The Corporation reserves the right at any time and from time to time to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Second Amended and Restated Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), and other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at the time in force that may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by this Second Amended and Restated Certificate and the DGCL; and, except as set forth in Article VIII , all rights, preferences and privileges of whatever nature herein conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other persons by and pursuant to this Second Amended and Restated Certificate in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the right reserved in this Article X .

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Silver Run Acquisition Corporation has caused this Second Amended and Restated Certificate to be duly executed and acknowledged in its name and on its behalf by an authorized officer as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

SILVER RUN ACQUISITION CORPORATION

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark G. Papa

 

Name:

Mark G. Papa

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

[ Signature Page to Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation ]

 


Exhibit 3.2

 

Execution Version

 

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK OF
CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INC.

 

Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (f/k/a Silver Run Acquisition Corporation), a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), hereby certifies that, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 103, 141 and 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, on October 11, 2016, the board of directors of the Corporation (the “ Board ”) adopted the resolution shown immediately below, which resolution is now, and at all times since its date of adoption, has been in full force and effect:

 

RESOLVED, that pursuant to the provisions of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (as such may be amended, modified or restated from time to time, the “ Amended and Restated Certificate ”) (which authorizes 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”)), and the authority thereby vested in the Board, a series of Preferred Stock be, and it hereby is, created, and that the designation and number of shares of such series, and the voting and other powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof are as set forth in the Amended and Restated Certificate and this Certificate of Designation, as it may be amended from time to time (the “ Certificate of Designation ”) as follows:

 

SECTION 1.  Designation and Number of Shares .  Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Certificate, there is hereby created out of the authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock a series of Preferred Stock consisting of one (1) share of Preferred Stock designated as “Series A Preferred Stock” (the “ Series A Preferred Stock ”).

 

SECTION 2 .  Permitted Owners.  The Series A Preferred Stock may be issued only to, and registered in the name of, Centennial Resource Development, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ CRD ”), its successors and assigns as well as their respective transferees permitted in accordance with Section 5 .

 

SECTION 3 .  Voting.  Except as provided herein, the holder of the Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any matter on which stockholders of the Corporation generally are entitled to vote.

 

SECTION 4 .  Dividends.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Amended and Restated Certificate, dividends shall not be declared or paid on the Series A Preferred Stock.

 

SECTION 5 .  Transfer of Series A Preferred Stock.  Neither the Series A Preferred Stock nor any rights, powers, preferences or privileges thereunder shall be transferable, in whole or in part, except to an Affiliate (as defined in the Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Centennial Resource Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, dated as of October 11, 2016, as such agreement may be further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (the “ LLC Agreement ”)) of CRD.

 

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SECTION 6 .  Conversion; Redemption.  The Series A Preferred Stock is not convertible into any other security of the Corporation.  The Series A Preferred Stock will be redeemable for the par value thereof by the Corporation (1) at such time that CRD, NGP Centennial Follow-On LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Celero Energy Company, LP, a Delaware limited partnership and their respective affiliates cease to hold, in the aggregate, at least five million (5,000,000) Common Units (as defined in the LLC Agreement) and/or shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation (the “ Class A Common Stock ”) (as adjusted to account for any subdivision (by stock split, subdivision, exchange, stock dividend, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse stock split, exchange, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or similar reclassification or recapitalization of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock or the Common Units into a greater or lesser number of shares of Class A Common Stock or Common Units occurring after the date of this Certificate of Designation), (2) at any time at the option of the holder thereof or (3) upon a breach of the restrictions on transfer in Section 5 .

 

SECTION 7 .  Director Election .  So long as the Series A Preferred Stock remains outstanding, the holder of the Series A Preferred Stock will be entitled to nominate one (1) director for election to the Board in connection with any vote (whether at a meeting or by written consent) of the stockholders of the Corporation for the election of directors, and the vote of the holder of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be the only vote required to elect such nominee to the Board (such director, in such capacity, the “ Series A Director ”).  So long as the Series A Preferred Stock remains outstanding, vacancies on the Board resulting from the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal of a Series A Director shall be filled only by the affirmative vote of the holder of the Series A Preferred Stock (and not pursuant to Section 5.3 of the Amended and Restated Certificate).  The Corporation will have the right to cause the removal of the Series A Director from the Board immediately upon redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with Section 6 .  The Series A Director shall not be included in any of the classes created pursuant to Section 5.2(b) of the Amended and Restated Certificate.

 

SECTION 8.  Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up of the Corporation .  In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation, the holder of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, out of the assets of the Corporation or proceeds thereof available for distribution to stockholders of the Corporation, before any distribution of such assets or proceeds is made to or set aside for the holders of common stock of the Corporation and any other stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Series A Preferred Stock as to such distribution, payment in full in an amount equal to $0.0001 per share.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Designation to be signed by its undersigned duly authorized officer this 11th day of October, 2016.

 

 

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark G. Papa

 

 

Name:

Mark G. Papa

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

[ Signature Page to Certificate of Designation ]

 


Exhibit 4.1

 

Execution Version

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of October 11, 2016, is made and entered into by and among Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (f/k/a Silver Run Acquisition Corporation), a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), Silver Run Sponsor, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Sponsor ”), the undersigned individuals listed under Holder on the signature page hereto (collectively, the “ Individual Holders and, together with the Sponsor, the “ Existing Holders ”), Centennial Resource Development, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ CRD ”), NGP Centennial Follow-On LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ NGP Follow-On ”), Celero Energy Company, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ Celero ”) and Riverstone Centennial Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Riverstone ”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Sponsor have entered into that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “ Founder Shares Purchase Agreement ”), dated as of November 6, 2015, pursuant to which the Sponsor purchased an aggregate of 11,500,000 shares (the “ Initial Founder Shares ”) of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Class B Common Stock ”), and the Sponsor subsequently transferred an aggregate of 120,000 Founder Shares to the Individual Holders;

 

WHEREAS, on February 23, 2016, the Company declared a stock dividend with respect to the Class B Common Stock of 1,437,500 shares of Class B Common Stock (together with the Initial Founder Shares, the “ Founder Shares ”);

 

WHEREAS, on April 8, 2016, the Sponsor forfeited 437,500 Founder Shares following the expiration of the underwriters’ remaining over-allotment option in connection with the Company’s initial public offering;

 

WHEREAS, upon the closing of the transactions (the “ Transactions ”) contemplated by that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of July 6, 2016, by and among CRD, NGP Follow-On, Celero, New Centennial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Centennial Resource Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ CRP ”), as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Contribution Agreement dated July 29, 2016 and as supplemented by that certain Joinder Agreement dated as of October 7, 2016 (the “ Contribution Agreement ”), the Founder Shares converted into shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”), on a one-for-one basis;

 

WHEREAS, on February 23, 2016, the Company and the Sponsor entered into that certain Sponsor Warrants Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Sponsor purchased 8,000,000 warrants (the “ Private Placement Warrants ”), in a private placement transaction occurring simultaneously with the closing of the Company’s initial public offering;

 

WHEREAS, on February 23, 2016, the Company and the Existing Holders entered into that certain Registration Rights Agreement (the “ Existing Registration Rights Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Company granted the Existing Holders certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company;

 

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WHEREAS, in connection with the Transactions, among other things, the Centennial Holders will receive an aggregate of 20,000,000 common units in CRP (the “ CRP Units ”);

 

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Centennial Resource Production, LLC, dated as of the date hereof (the “ CRP LLC Agreement ”), the Centennial Holders will be entitled to cause CRP to redeem or exchange all or a portion of their CRP Units for cash or shares of Common Stock at the Company’s election;

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Transactions, on July 21, 2016, the Company and Riverstone, entered into that certain Subscription Agreement, pursuant to which Riverstone purchased 81,005,000 shares of Common Stock in a private placement transaction occurring simultaneously with the closing of the Transactions (the “ Private Placement ”);

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.5 of the Existing Registration Rights Agreement, the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth therein may be amended or modified upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders (as defined in the Existing Registration Rights Agreement) of at least a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities (as defined in the Existing Registration Rights Agreement) at the time in question; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company and all of the Existing Holders desire to amend and restate the Existing Registration Rights Agreement in order to provide the Holders (as defined below) certain registration rights with respect to certain securities of the Company, as set forth in this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and certain other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS

 

1.1                                Definitions . The terms defined in this Article I shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, have the respective meanings set forth below:

 

Adverse Disclosure ” shall mean any public disclosure of material non-public information, which disclosure, in the good faith judgment of the Chief Executive Officer or principal financial officer of the Company, after consultation with counsel to the Company, (i) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement or Prospectus in order for the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus not to contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein (in the case of any prospectus and any preliminary prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, (ii) would not be required to be made at such time if the Registration Statement were not being filed, and (iii) the Company has a bona fide business purpose for not making such information public.

 

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Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified Person, each other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person specified; provided that no Holder shall be deemed an Affiliate of any other Holder by reason of an investment in, or holding of Common Stock (or securities convertible or exchangeable for share of Common Stock) of, the Company. As used in this definition, “control” (including with correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of voting securities or by contract or other agreement).

 

Agreement ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

Blackout Period ” shall have the meaning given in subsection 3.4.2 .

 

Board ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

Celero ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

Centennial Holder ” and “ Centennial Holders ” means Celero, CRD, NGP Follow-On and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 in connection with a Permitted Transfer (as defined in the CRP LLC Agreement) of CRP Units by any Centennial Holder.

 

Centennial Minimum Amount ” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.4.2 .

 

Commission ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Common Stock ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Company ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

Contribution Agreement ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Contribution Closing Date ” means October 11, 2016, the date on which the Transactions closed.

 

CRD ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

CRP ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

CRP LLC Agreement ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

CRP Units ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Demand Registration ” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1 .

 

Demanding Holder ” means, as applicable, (a) the Holders making a written demand for the Registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.1 or (b) the Centennial Holders making a written demand for a Shelf Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2.1.4.2 .

 

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Effectiveness Deadline ” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.3.1.1 .

 

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as it may be amended from time to time.

 

Existing Holders ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

Existing Registration Rights Agreement ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Form S-1 ” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1 .

 

Form S-3 ” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.3 .

 

Founder Shares ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto and shall be deemed to include the shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof.

 

Founder Shares Lock-up Period ” shall mean, with respect to the Founder Shares, the period ending on the earlier of (A) one year after the Contribution Closing Date, (B) if the last sale price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least 150 days after the Contribution Closing Date or (C) the date on which the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of Common Stock for cash, securities or other property.

 

Founder Shares Purchase Agreement ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Holder ” and “ Holders ” means the Existing Holders, the Centennial Holders, Riverstone and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 .

 

Individual Holders ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

Initial Founder Shares ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Insider Letter ” shall mean that certain letter agreement, dated as of February 23, 2016, by and between the Company, the Sponsor and each of the Company’s officers, directors and director nominees.

 

Maximum Number of Securities ” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.4 .

 

Misstatement ” shall mean an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact required to be stated in a Registration Statement or Prospectus, or necessary to make the statements in a Registration Statement or Prospectus in the light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading.

 

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NGP Follow-On ” shall have the meaning given in the Preamble.

 

Permitted Transferees ” shall mean, with respect to an Existing Holder, a person or entity to whom an Existing Holder of Registrable Securities is permitted to transfer such Registrable Securities prior to the expiration of the Founder Shares Lock-up Period or Private Placement Lock-up Period, as the case may be, under the Insider Letter and any other applicable agreement between such Existing Holder and the Company, and to any transferee thereafter.

 

Person ” means an individual or any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, association, joint venture or any other organization or entity, whether or not a legal entity.

 

Piggyback Registration ” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.2.1 .

 

Private Placement ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Private Placement Lock-up Period ” shall mean, with respect to Private Placement Warrants that are held by the initial purchasers of such Private Placement Warrants or their Permitted Transferees, and any of the Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Private Placement Warrants and that are held by the initial purchasers of the Private Placement Warrants or their Permitted Transferees, the period ending 30 days after the Contribution Closing Date.

 

Private Placement Warrants ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Prospectus ” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as supplemented by any and all prospectus supplements and as amended by any and all post-effective amendments and including all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.

 

Registrable Security ” shall mean (a) the shares of Common Stock issued upon the conversion of the Founder Shares, (b) the Private Placement Warrants (including any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such Private Placement Warrants), (c) any outstanding share of Common Stock or any other equity security (including the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any other equity security) of the Company held by an Existing Holder as of the date of this Agreement, (d) any equity securities (including the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the exercise of any such equity security) of the Company issuable upon conversion of any working capital loans in an amount up to $1,500,000 made to the Company by an Existing Holder, (e) the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon the redemption or exchange of any CRP Units, (f) the shares of Common Stock issued to Riverstone in the Private Placement and (g) any other equity security of the Company issued or issuable with respect to any such share of Common Stock by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or reorganization; provided, however , that, as to any particular Registrable Security, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when: (A) a Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have become effective under the

 

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Securities Act and such securities shall have been sold, transferred, disposed of or exchanged in accordance with such Registration Statement; (B) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for such securities not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by the Company and subsequent public distribution of such securities shall not require registration under the Securities Act; (C) such securities shall have ceased to be outstanding; or (D) such securities have been sold pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission).

 

Registration ” shall mean a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming effective.

 

Registration Expenses ” shall mean the out-of-pocket expenses of a Registration, including, without limitation, the following:

 

(A)                                all registration and filing fees (including fees with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.) and any securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed;

 

(B)                                fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with blue sky qualifications of Registrable Securities);

 

(C)                                printing, messenger, telephone and delivery expenses;

 

(D)                                reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company;

 

(E)                                 reasonable fees and disbursements of all independent registered public accountants of the Company incurred specifically in connection with such Registration; and

 

(F)                                  reasonable fees and expenses of one (1) legal counsel selected by the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Demand Registration to be registered for offer and sale in the applicable Registration.

 

Registration Statement ” shall mean any registration statement that covers the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus included in such registration statement, amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such registration statement, and all exhibits to and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

 

Requesting Holder ” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.1 .

 

Riverstone Holder ” and “ Riverstone Holders ” means Riverstone and any person or entity who hereafter becomes a party to this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 in connection with a transfer of Common Stock by any Riverstone Holder to an Affiliate.

 

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time.

 

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Shelf Underwritten Offering ” shall have the meaning given in subsection 2.1.4.2 .

 

Sponsor ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Subscription Agreements ” shall mean those certain subscription agreements, dated as of July 21, 2016, by and between the Company and (i) certain funds managed by Capital World Investors, (ii) certain funds managed by Fidelity Management & Research Company and (iii) Riverstone.

 

Suspension Period ” shall have the meaning given in subsection 3.4.1 .

 

Transactions ” shall have the meaning given in the Recitals hereto.

 

Underwriter ” shall mean a securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an Underwritten Offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making activities.

 

Underwritten Offering ” shall mean an offering in which securities of the Company are sold to an Underwriter in a firm commitment underwriting for distribution to the public (which shall, for the avoidance of doubt, include any Shelf Underwritten Offering).

 

Warrant Agreement ” shall mean that certain Warrant Agreement, dated as of February 23, 2016, by and between the Company and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

 

ARTICLE II. REGISTRATIONS

 

2.1                                Demand Registration .

 

2.1.1                      Request for Registration . Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.1.5 and Section 3.4 , (a) the Existing Holders of at least a majority-in-interest of the then-outstanding number of Registrable Securities held by the Existing Holders and (b) the Riverstone Holders of at least a majority-in-interest of the then-outstanding number of Registrable Securities held by the Riverstone Holders may make a written demand for Registration of all or part of their Registrable Securities, which written demand shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such Registration and the intended method(s) of distribution thereof (such written demand a “ Demand Registration ”). The Company shall, within ten (10) days of the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration, notify, in writing, all other Holders of Registrable Securities of such demand, and each Holder of Registrable Securities who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration (each such Holder that includes all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Registration, a “ Requesting Holder ”) shall so notify the Company, in writing, within five (5) days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company. Upon receipt by the Company of any such written notification from a Requesting Holder(s) to the Company, such Requesting Holder(s) shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration and the Company shall effect, as soon thereafter as practicable, but not more than forty five (45) days immediately after the Company’s receipt of the Demand Registration, the Registration of all Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holders and Requesting Holders pursuant to such Demand Registration. Under no circumstances shall the Company be obligated to effect more than (x) an aggregate of three (3)

 

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Registrations pursuant to a Demand Registration by the Existing Holders under this subsection 2.1.1 with respect to any or all Registrable Securities held by such Existing Holders and (y) an aggregate of five (5) Registrations pursuant to a Demand Registration by the Riverstone Holders under this subsection 2.1.1 with respect to any or all Registrable Securities held by such Riverstone Holders; provided, however , that a Registration shall not be counted for such purposes unless a Form S-1 or any similar long-form registration statement that may be available at such time (“ Form S-1 ”) has become effective and all of the Registrable Securities requested by the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders to be registered on behalf of the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders in such Form S-1 Registration have been sold, in accordance with Section 3.1 .  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to give effect to a Demand Registration if the Company has registered Registrable Securities pursuant to a Demand Registration in the preceding ninety (90) days.

 

2.1.2                      Effective Registration . Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 2.1.1 or any other part of this Agreement, a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration shall not count as a Registration unless and until (i) the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration has been declared effective by the Commission and (ii) the Company has complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement with respect thereto; provided, further , that if, after such Registration Statement has been declared effective, an offering of Registrable Securities in a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration is subsequently interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission, federal or state court or any other governmental agency the Registration Statement with respect to such Registration shall be deemed not to have been declared effective, unless and until, (i) such stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated, and (ii) a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating such Demand Registration thereafter affirmatively elect to continue with such Registration and accordingly notify the Company in writing, but in no event later than five (5) days, of such election; provided, further , that the Company shall not be obligated or required to file another Registration Statement until the Registration Statement that has been previously filed with respect to a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration becomes effective or is subsequently terminated.

 

2.1.3                      Underwritten Offering . Subject to the provisions of subsection 2.1.5 and Section 3.4 , if a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders so advise the Company as part of their Demand Registration that the offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Demand Registration shall be in the form of an Underwritten Offering, then the right of such Demanding Holder or Requesting Holder (if any) to include its Registrable Securities in such Registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such Underwritten Offering and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering to the extent provided herein. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.1.3 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company.

 

2.1.4                      Shelf Registration .

 

2.1.4.1                                                            The Company shall, as soon as practicable after the Contribution Closing Date, but in any event within thirty (30) days after the Contribution

 

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Closing Date, file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act to permit the public resale of all the Registrable Securities held by the Centennial Holders from time to time as permitted by Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect) on the terms and conditions specified in this subsection 2.1.4.1 and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective as soon as practicable after the filing thereof, but in any event no later than the earlier of (i) ninety (90) days (or one hundred and twenty (120) days if the Commission notifies the Company that it will “review” the Registration Statement) after the Contribution Closing Date and (ii) the tenth (10 th ) business day after the date the Company is notified (orally or in writing, whichever is earlier) by the Commission that such Registration Statement will not be “reviewed” or will not be subject to further review (such earlier date, the “ Effectiveness Deadline ”). The Registration Statement filed with the Commission pursuant to this subsection 2.1.4.1 shall be on Form S-3 or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company, on Form S-1 or such other form of registration statement as is then available to effect a registration for resale of such Registrable Securities, covering such Registrable Securities, and shall contain a prospectus in such form as to permit any Centennial Holder to sell such Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the Commission then in effect) at any time beginning on the effective date for such Registration Statement. A Registration Statement filed pursuant to this subsection 2.1.4.1 shall provide for the resale pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, the Centennial Holders. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this subsection 2.1.4.1 to remain effective, and to be supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that such Registration Statement is available or, if not available, that another registration statement is available, for the resale of all the Registrable Securities held by the Centennial Holders until all such Registrable Securities have ceased to be Registrable Securities. As soon as practicable following the effective date of a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this subsection 2.1.4.1 , but in any event within three (3) business days of such date, the Company shall notify the Centennial Holders of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. When effective, a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this subsection 2.1.4.1 (including the documents incorporated therein by reference) will comply as to form in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and 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 (in the case of any prospectus contained in such Registration Statement, in the light of the circumstances under which such statement is made).

 

2.1.4.2                                                            In the event that the Centennial Holders of at least a majority-in-interest of the then-outstanding number of Registrable Securities held by the Centennial Holders elect to dispose of Registrable Securities under a Registration Statement pursuant to an Underwritten Offering (a “ Shelf Underwritten Offering ”) of all or part of such Registrable Securities that are registered by such Registration Statement and reasonably expect aggregate gross proceeds in excess of $50,000,000 (the “ Centennial Minimum Amount ”) from such Shelf Underwritten Offering, the Company shall, upon the written demand of such Centennial Holder(s), enter into an underwriting

 

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agreement in a form as is customary in Underwritten Offerings of securities by the Company with the managing Underwriter or Underwriters selected by the Company after consultation with the Demanding Holders and shall take all such other reasonable actions as are requested by the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities; provided, however , that the Company shall have no obligation to facilitate or participate in more than one (1)  Shelf Underwritten Offering pursuant to this subsection 2.1.4.2 .  In connection with any Shelf Underwritten Offering contemplated by this subsection 2.1.4.2 , the underwriting agreement into which each Centennial Holder and the Company shall enter shall contain such representations, covenants, indemnities (subject to Article IV ) and other rights and obligations as are customary in underwritten offerings of securities by the Company. No Centennial Holder shall be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Company or the Underwriters other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Centennial Holder’s authority to enter into such underwriting agreement and to sell, and its ownership of, the securities being registered on its behalf, its intended method of distribution and any other representation required by law.

 

2.1.4.3                                                            Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, neither the Company nor the Demanding Holders in a Shelf Underwritten Offering shall be required to include in any Shelf Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities subject to an effective Registration Statement filed pursuant to subsection 2.1.4.1 other Registrable Securities that are not subject to such effective Registration Statement unless such Registrable Securities are subject to another effective Registration Statement or may be added to an effective Registration Statement by means of an automatically effective amendment thereto.

 

2.1.5                      Reduction of Underwritten Offering . If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Offering pursuant to a Demand Registration or a Shelf Underwritten Offering, in good faith, advises the Company, the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) in writing that the dollar amount or number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders and the Requesting Holders (if any) desire to sell, taken together with all other Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell and the Common Stock, if any, as to which a Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights held by any other stockholders who desire to sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of equity securities that can be sold in such Underwritten Offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price, the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of such securities, as applicable, the “ Maximum Number of Securities ”), then the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering, as follows:

 

(a)                                  first , the Registrable Securities of the Demanding Holders (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Demanding Holder has requested be included in such Underwritten Offering and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Demanding Holders have requested be included in such Underwritten Offering) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;

 

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(b)                                  second , to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (a) , the Registrable Securities of the Requesting Holders (if any) (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Requesting Holder (if any) or other Holder, as the case may be, has requested be included in such Underwritten Offering and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Requesting Holders and such other Holders have requested be included in such Underwritten Offering) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;

 

(c)                                   third , to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (a)  and clause (b) , the Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and

 

(d)                                  fourth , to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (a) , clause (b)  and clause (c) , the Common Stock or other equity securities of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register in a Registration pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

 

2.1.6                      Demand Registration Withdrawal . A Demanding Holder or a Requesting Holder shall have the right to withdraw all or any portion of its Registrable Securities included in a Demand Registration pursuant to subection 2.1.1 or a Shelf Underwritten Offering pursuant to subsection 2.1.4.2 for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of its intention to so withdraw at any time prior to (x) in the case of a Demand Registration not involving any Underwritten Offering, the effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement or (y) in the case of any Demand Registration involving an Underwritten Offering or any Shelf Underwritten Offering, prior to the pricing of such Underwritten Offering or Shelf Underwritten Offering; provided, however , that upon withdrawal by a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders initiating a Demand Registration (or, in the case of a Shelf Underwritten Offering, withdrawal of an amount of Registrable Securities that results in the remaining amount of Registrable Securities included by the Centennial Holders in such Shelf Underwritten Offering, in their capacity as Demanding Holders, being less than the Centennial Minimum Amount), the Company shall cease all efforts to secure effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement or complete the Underwritten Offering, as applicable.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration or a Shelf Underwritten Offering prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.1.6 .

 

2.2                                Piggyback Registration .

 

2.2.1                      Piggyback Rights . If the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into equity securities, for its own account or for the account of stockholders of the Company (or by the Company and by the stockholders of the Company including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.1 ), other than a Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or other benefit

 

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plan, (ii) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely to the Company’s existing stockholders, (iii) for an offering of debt that is convertible into equity securities of the Company, (iv) for a dividend reinvestment plan or (v) filed pursuant to subsection 2.1.4.1 , then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable but not less than ten (10) days before the anticipated filing date of such Registration Statement, which notice shall (A) describe the amount and type of securities to be included in such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, in such offering, and (B) offer to all of the Holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to register the sale of such number of Registrable Securities as such Holders may request in writing within five (5) days after receipt of such written notice (such Registration a “ Piggyback Registration ”). The Company shall, in good faith, cause such Registrable Securities to be included in such Piggyback Registration and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed Underwritten Offering to permit the Registrable Securities requested by the Holders pursuant to this subsection 2.2.1 to be included in a Piggyback Registration on the same terms and conditions as any similar securities of the Company included in such Registration and to permit the sale or other disposition of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. All such Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through an Underwritten Offering under this subsection 2.2.1 shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter(s) selected for such Underwritten Offering by the Company.

 

2.2.2                      Reduction of Piggyback Registration . If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters in an Underwritten Offering that is to be a Piggyback Registration, in good faith, advises the Company and the Holders of Registrable Securities participating in the Piggyback Registration in writing that the dollar amount or number of the Common Stock that the Company desires to sell, taken together with (i) the Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been demanded pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, (ii) the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested pursuant Section 2.2 , and (iii) the Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to separate written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Securities, then:

 

(a)                                  If the Registration is undertaken for the Company’s account, the Company shall include in any such Registration (i)  first , the Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (ii)  second , to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i) , the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 (pro rata based on the respective number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has requested be included in such Piggyback Registration and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Holders have requested be included in such Piggyback Registration), which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (iii)  third , to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i)  and clause (ii) , the Common Stock, if any, as to which Registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other stockholders of the Company, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities;

 

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(b)                                  If the Registration is pursuant to a request by persons or entities other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, then the Company shall include in any such Registration (i)  first , the Common Stock or other equity securities, if any, of such requesting persons or entities, other than the Holders of Registrable Securities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (ii)  second , to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i) , the Registrable Securities of Holders exercising their rights to register their Registrable Securities pursuant to subsection 2.2.1 (pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities that each Holder has requested be included in such Piggyback Registration and the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that the Holders have requested to be included in such Piggyback Registration), which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; (iii)  third , to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i)  and clause (ii) , the Common Stock or other equity securities that the Company desires to sell, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities; and (iv)  fourth , to the extent that the Maximum Number of Securities has not been reached under the foregoing clause (i) , clause (ii)  and clause (iii) , the Common Stock or other equity securities for the account of other persons or entities that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to separate written contractual arrangements with such persons or entities, which can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Securities.

 

2.2.3                      Piggyback Registration Withdrawal . Any Holder of Registrable Securities shall have the right to withdraw all or any portion of its Registrable Securities included in a Piggyback Registration for any or no reason whatsoever upon written notification to the Company and the Underwriter or Underwriters (if any) of his, her or its intention to withdraw such Registrable Securities from such Piggyback Registration prior to (x) in the case of a Piggyback Registration not involving an Underwritten Offering or Shelf Underwritten Offering, the effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement or (y) in the case of any Piggyback Registration involving an Underwritten Offering or any Shelf Underwritten Offering, prior to the pricing of such Underwritten Offering or Shelf Underwritten Offering. The Company (whether on its own good faith determination or as the result of a request for withdrawal by persons pursuant to separate written contractual obligations) may withdraw a Registration Statement filed with the Commission in connection with a Piggyback Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of such Registration Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Company shall be responsible for the Registration Expenses incurred in connection with the Piggyback Registration prior to its withdrawal under this subsection 2.2.3 .

 

2.2.4                      Unlimited Piggyback Registration Rights . For purposes of clarity, any Registration effected pursuant to Section 2.2 shall not be counted as a Registration pursuant to a Demand Registration effected under Section 2.1 or a Shelf Underwritten Offering effected under subsection 2.1.4.2 .

 

2.3                                Registrations on Form S-3 . The Holders of Registrable Securities may at any time, and from time to time, request in writing that the Company, pursuant to Rule 415 under the

 

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Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), register the resale of any or all of their Registrable Securities on Form S-3 or similar short form registration statement that may be available at such time (“ Form S-3 ”); provided, however , that the Company shall not be obligated to effect such request through an Underwritten Offering (i) in the case of the Centennial Contributors, except as provided in Section 2.1.4.2 , and (ii) in the case of all other Holders, unless such Underwritten Offering is reasonably expected to result in gross proceeds in excess of $50,000,000. Within five (5) days of the Company’s receipt of a written request from a Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities for a Registration on Form S-3, the Company shall promptly give written notice of the proposed Registration on Form S-3 to all other Holders of Registrable Securities, and each Holder of Registrable Securities who thereafter wishes to include all or a portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Registration on Form S-3 shall so notify the Company, in writing, within ten (10) days after the receipt by the Holder of the notice from the Company. As soon as practicable thereafter, but not more than twelve (12) days after the Company’s initial receipt of such written request for a Registration on Form S-3, the Company shall register all or such portion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities as are specified in such written request, together with all or such portion of Registrable Securities of any other Holder or Holders joining in such request as are specified in the written notification given by such Holder or Holders; provided, however , that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such Registration pursuant to this Section 2.3 if (i) a Form S-3 is not available for such offering; or (ii) the Holders of Registrable Securities, together with the Holders of any other equity securities of the Company entitled to inclusion in such Registration, propose to sell the Registrable Securities and such other equity securities (if any) at any aggregate price to the public of less than $10,000,000.

 

2.4                                Restrictions on Registration Rights .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no Registration shall be effected or permitted and no Registration Statement shall become effective, with respect to any Registrable Securities held by any Existing Holder, until after the expiration of the Founder Shares Lock-Up Period or the Private Placement Lock-Up Period, as the case may be.

 

ARTICLE III. COMPANY PROCEDURES

 

3.1                                General Procedures . If the Company is required to effect the Registration of Registrable Securities, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect such Registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible:

 

3.1.1                      prepare and file with the Commission as soon as practicable a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and remain effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold;

 

3.1.2                      prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, and such supplements to the Prospectus, as may be requested by the Holders or any Underwriter of Registrable Securities or as may be required by the rules, regulations or instructions applicable to the registration form used by the

 

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Company or by the Securities Act or rules and regulations thereunder to keep the Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement are sold in accordance with the intended plan of distribution set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus;

 

3.1.3                      prior to filing a Registration Statement or prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the Underwriters, if any, and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration, and one legal counsel to such Holders, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), and such other documents as the Underwriters and the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration or the one legal counsel for such Holders may request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders;

 

3.1.4                      prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its reasonable best efforts to (i) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be necessary or advisable to enable the Holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdictions; provided, however , that the Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify or take any action to which it would be subject to general service of process or taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then otherwise so subject;

 

3.1.5                      use its reasonable best efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

 

3.1.6                      provide a transfer agent or warrant agent, as applicable, and registrar for all such Registrable Securities no later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;

 

3.1.7                      advise each seller of such Registrable Securities, promptly after it shall receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by the Commission suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose and promptly use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its withdrawal if such stop order should be issued;

 

3.1.8                      at least five (5) days prior to the filing of any Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document that is to be incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement or Prospectus, furnish a copy thereof to each seller of such Registrable Securities or one counsel on behalf of such sellers;

 

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3.1.9                      notify the Holders at any time when a Prospectus relating to such Registration Statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the happening of any event as a result of which the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes a Misstatement, and then to correct such Misstatement as set forth in Section 3.4 ;

 

3.1.10               permit a representative of the Holders, the Underwriters, if any, and any attorney or accountant retained by such Holders or Underwriter to participate, at each such person’s own expense, in the preparation of the Registration Statement, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested by any such representative, Underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with the Registration; provided, however , that such representatives or Underwriters enter into a confidentiality agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, prior to the release or disclosure of any such information;

 

3.1.11               obtain a “cold comfort” letter from the Company’s independent registered public accountants in the event of an Underwritten Offering, in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “cold comfort” letters as the managing Underwriter may reasonably request;

 

3.1.12               on the date the Registrable Securities are delivered for sale pursuant to such Registration, obtain an opinion, dated such date, of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such Registration, addressed to the Holders, the placement agent or sales agent, if any, and the Underwriters, if any, covering such legal matters with respect to the Registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the Holders, placement agent, sales agent, or Underwriter may reasonably request and as are customarily included in such opinions and negative assurance letters, and reasonably satisfactory to a majority-in-interest of the participating Holders;

 

3.1.13               in the event of any Underwritten Offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing Underwriter of such offering;

 

3.1.14               make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months beginning with the first day of the Company’s first full calendar quarter after the effective date of the Registration Statement which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission);

 

3.1.15               if the Registration involves the Registration of Registrable Securities involving gross proceeds in excess of $50,000,000, use its reasonable efforts to make available senior executives of the Company to participate in customary “road show” presentations that may be reasonably requested by the Underwriter in any Underwritten Offering; and

 

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3.1.16               otherwise, in good faith, cooperate reasonably with, and take such customary actions as may reasonably be requested by the Holders, in connection with such Registration.

 

3.2                                Registration Expenses . The Registration Expenses of all Registrations shall be borne by the Company. It is acknowledged by the Holders that the Holders shall bear all incremental selling expenses relating to the sale of Registrable Securities, such as Underwriters’ commissions and discounts, brokerage fees, Underwriter marketing costs and, other than as set forth in the definition of “Registration Expenses,” all reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel representing the Holders.

 

3.3                                Requirements for Participation in Underwritten Offerings . No person may participate in any Underwritten Offering for equity securities of the Company unless such person (i) agrees to sell such person’s securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Company and (ii) completes and executes all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, lock-up agreements, underwriting agreements and other customary documents as may be reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements.

 

3.4                                Suspension of Sales; Adverse Disclosure .

 

3.4.1                      Upon receipt of written notice from the Company that a Registration Statement or Prospectus contains a Misstatement, each of the Holders shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities until it has received copies of a supplemented or amended Prospectus correcting the Misstatement (it being understood that the Company hereby covenants to prepare and file such supplement or amendment as soon as practicable after the time of such notice), or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed (any such period, a “ Suspension Period ”).

 

3.4.2                      If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of (including in connection with any Underwritten Offering) a Registration Statement in respect of any Registration at any time would require the Company to make an Adverse Disclosure or would require the inclusion in such Registration Statement of financial statements that are unavailable to the Company for reasons beyond the Company’s control, then the Company may, upon giving prompt written notice to the Holders, delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of (including in connection with any Underwritten Offering), such Registration Statement for the shortest period of time, but in no event more than sixty (60) days, determined in good faith by the Company to be necessary for such purpose (any such period, a “ Blackout Period ”). In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the Holders agree to suspend, immediately upon their receipt of the notice referred to above, their use of the Prospectus relating to any Registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities.

 

3.4.3.                   The Company shall immediately notify the Holders of the expiration of any period during which it exercised its rights under this Section 3.4 .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.4 , in no event shall any Blackout Periods and any Suspension Periods continue for more than ninety (90) days in the aggregate during any 365-day period.

 

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3.5                                Reporting Obligations . As long as any Holder shall own Registrable Securities, the Company, at all times while it shall be a reporting company under the Exchange Act, covenants to file timely (or obtain extensions in respect thereof and file within the applicable grace period) all reports required to be filed by the Company after the date hereof pursuant to Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and to promptly furnish the Holders with true and complete copies of all such filings (the delivery of which will be satisfied by the Company’s filing of such reports on the Commission’s EDGAR system). The Company further covenants that it shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell shares of Common Stock held by such Holder without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission), including providing any legal opinions. Upon the request of any Holder, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written certification of a duly authorized officer as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

ARTICLE IV. INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION

 

4.1                                Indemnification .

 

4.1.1                      The Company agrees to indemnify, to the extent permitted by law, each Holder of Registrable Securities, its officers and directors and each person who controls such Holder (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) caused by any untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact contained in any Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as the same are caused by or contained in any information furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder expressly for use therein. The Company shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers and directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to the indemnification of the Holder.

 

4.1.2                      In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such Holder shall furnish to the Company in writing such information and affidavits as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any such Registration Statement or Prospectus and, to the extent permitted by law, shall indemnify the Company, its directors and officers and agents and each person who controls the Company (within the meaning of the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from any untrue statement of material fact contained in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or omission is contained in any information or affidavit so furnished in writing by such Holder expressly for use therein; provided, however , that the obligation to indemnify shall be several, not joint and several, among such Holders of Registrable Securities, and the liability of each such Holder of Registrable Securities shall be in proportion to and limited to the net proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of

 

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Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. The Holders of Registrable Securities shall indemnify the Underwriters, their officers, directors and each person who controls such Underwriters (within the meaning of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided in the foregoing with respect to indemnification of the Company.

 

4.1.3                      Any person entitled to indemnification herein shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification ( provided that the failure to give prompt notice shall not impair any person’s right to indemnification hereunder to the extent such failure has not materially prejudiced the indemnifying party) and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of the indemnified party, consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which cannot be settled in all respects by the payment of money (and such money is so paid by the indemnifying party pursuant to the terms of such settlement) or which settlement does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.

 

4.1.4                      The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the indemnified party or any officer, director or controlling person of such indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of securities. The Company and each Holder of Registrable Securities participating in an offering also agrees to make such provisions as are reasonably requested by any indemnified party for contribution to such party in the event the Company’s or such Holder’s indemnification is unavailable for any reason.

 

4.1.5                      If the indemnification provided under Section 4.1 from the indemnifying party is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses referred to herein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying the indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, was made by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the indemnifying party’s and indemnified party’s relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action; provided, however , that the liability of any Holder under this

 

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subsection 4.1.5 shall be limited to the amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder in such offering giving rise to such liability. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses or other liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in subsections 4.1.1 , 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 , any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation, which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in this subsection 4.1.5 . No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution pursuant to this subsection 4.1.5 from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

ARTICLE V. MISCELLANEOUS

 

5.1                                Notices . Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be in writing and given by (i) deposit in the United States mail, addressed to the party to be notified, postage prepaid and registered or certified with return receipt requested, (ii) delivery in person or by courier service providing evidence of delivery, or (iii) transmission by hand delivery, electronic mail, telecopy, telegram or facsimile. Each notice or communication that is mailed, delivered, or transmitted in the manner described above shall be deemed sufficiently given, served, sent, and received, in the case of mailed notices, on the third business day following the date on which it is mailed and, in the case of notices delivered by courier service, hand delivery, electronic mail, telecopy, telegram or facsimile, at such time as it is delivered to the addressee (with the delivery receipt or the affidavit of messenger) or at such time as delivery is refused by the addressee upon presentation. Any notice or communication under this Agreement must be addressed, if to the Company, to: 1401 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1000, Denver, CO 80202, Attention: Davis O’Connor or by facsimile at (303) 845-9516, and, if to any Holder, at such Holder’s address or facsimile number as set forth in the Company’s books and records. Any party may change its address for notice at any time and from time to time by written notice to the other parties hereto, and such change of address shall become effective thirty (30) days after delivery of such notice as provided in this Section 5.1 .

 

5.2                                Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries .

 

5.2.1                      This Agreement and the rights, duties and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the Company in whole or in part.

 

5.2.2                      Prior to the expiration of the Founder Shares Lock-up Period or the Private Placement Lock-up Period, as the case may be, no Existing Holder may assign or delegate such Existing Holder’s rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, except in connection with a transfer of Registrable Securities by such Existing Holder to a Permitted Transferee.  No Centennial Holder or Riverstone Holder may assign or delegate its rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, except (i) in the case of a Centennial Holder, in connection with a Permitted Transfer (as defined in the CRP LLC Agreement) of CRP Units by such Centennial Holder and (ii) in the case of a Riverstone Holder, in connection with a transfer of Common Stock by such Riverstone Holder to an Affiliate.

 

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5.2.3                      This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of each of the parties and its successors and the permitted assigns of the Holders, which shall include Permitted Transferees.

 

5.2.4                      This Agreement shall not confer any rights or benefits on any persons that are not parties hereto, other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement and Section 5.2 .

 

5.2.5                      No assignment by any party hereto of such party’s rights, duties and obligations hereunder shall be binding upon or obligate the Company unless and until the Company shall have received (i) written notice of such assignment as provided in Section 5.1 and (ii) the written agreement of the assignee, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which may be accomplished by an addendum or certificate of joinder to this Agreement). Any transfer or assignment made other than as provided in this Section 5.2 shall be null and void.

 

5.3                                Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts (including facsimile or PDF counterparts), each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute the same instrument, but only one of which need be produced.

 

5.4                                Governing Law; Venue . NOTWITHSTANDING THE PLACE WHERE THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE EXECUTED BY ANY OF THE PARTIES HERETO, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AS APPLIED TO AGREEMENTS AMONG NEW YORK RESIDENTS ENTERED INTO AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.

 

5.5                                Amendments and Modifications . Upon the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at least a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities at the time in question, compliance with any of the provisions, covenants and conditions set forth in this Agreement may be waived, or any of such provisions, covenants or conditions may be amended or modified; provided, however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects one Holder, solely in its capacity as a holder of the shares of capital stock of the Company, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders (in such capacity) shall require the consent of the Holder so affected and (ii) any amendment hereto or waiver hereof that adversely affects the Existing Holders, Centennial Holders or Riverstone Holders, as applicable, solely in their respective capacity as Existing Holders, Centennial Holders or Riverstone Holders, as applicable, in a manner that is materially different from the other Holders, shall require the consent of the Existing Holders, Centennial Holders or Riverstone Holders, as applicable, of a majority-in-interest of the then-outstanding number of Registrable Securities held by the Existing Holders, Centennial Holders or Riverstone Holders, as applicable. No course of dealing between any Holder or the Company and any other party hereto or any failure or delay on the part of a Holder or the Company in exercising any rights or remedies under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder or the Company. No single or partial exercise of any rights or remedies under this Agreement by a party shall operate as a waiver or preclude the exercise of any other rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder by such party.

 

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5.6                                Other Registration Rights . Other than pursuant to the terms of the Subscription Agreements and the Warrant Agreements, the Company represents and warrants that no person, other than a Holder of Registrable Securities, has any right to require the Company to register any securities of the Company for sale or to include such securities of the Company in any Registration filed by the Company for the sale of securities for its own account or for the account of any other person. The Company (i) represents and warrants that no Subscription Agreement or Warrant Agreement has been amended in any manner since its applicable effective date and (ii) shall not amend the Subscription Agreements or the Warrant Agreements in any manner that would provide to any party thereto registration rights superior to the rights of the Centennial Holders set forth herein unless the Company amends this Agreement to provide substantially similar rights to the Centennial Holders.  Further, the Company represents and warrants that this Agreement supersedes any other registration rights agreement or agreement with similar terms and conditions among the parties hereto and in the event of a conflict between any such agreement or agreements and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall prevail.

 

5.7                                Term . This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the tenth anniversary of the date of this Agreement or (ii) the date as of which (A) all of the Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to a Registration Statement (but in no event prior to the applicable period referred to in Section 4(a)(3) of the Securities Act and Rule 174 thereunder (or any successor rule promulgated thereafter by the Commission)) or (B) no Registrable Securities remain outstanding. The provisions of Section 3.5 and Article IV shall survive any termination.

 

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

 

 

COMPANY:

 

 

 

 

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INC.,
a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark. G. Papa

 

Name: Mark G. Papa

 

Title:  Chief Executive Officer

 

[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement ]

 



 

 

HOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

SILVER RUN SPONSOR, LLC,

 

a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

 

By:

Silver Run Sponsor Manager, LLC,

 

 

Member and Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas J. Walker

 

Name: Thomas J. Walker

 

Title: Managing Director

 

[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement ]

 



 

 

By:

/s/ William D. Gutermuth

 

Name: William D. Gutermuth

 

[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement ]

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey H. Tepper

 

Name: Jeffrey H. Tepper

 

[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement ]

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Diana J. Walters

 

Name: Diana J. Walters

 

[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement ]

 



 

 

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ward Polzin

 

Name: Ward Polzin

 

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement ]

 



 

 

NGP CENTENNIAL FOLLOW-ON LLC,

 

a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

 

By:

NGP X US Holdings, L.P.,

 

 

Managing Member

 

 

 

 

By:

NGP X US Holdings GP, L.L.C.,

 

 

General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Tony R. Weber

 

Name: Tony R. Weber

 

Title: Authorized Person

 

[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement ]

 



 

 

CELERO ENERGY COMPANY, LP,

 

a Delaware limited partnership

 

 

 

 

By:

Celero Energy Management, LLC,

 

 

General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bruce Selkirk

 

Name: Bruce Selkirk

 

Title: Authorized Person

 

[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement ]

 



 

 

RIVERSTONE CENTENNIAL HOLDINGS, L.P.,

 

a Delaware limited partnership

 

 

 

By: Riverstone VI REL Holdings GP, LLC, its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas J. Walker

 

Name: Thomas J. Walker

 

Title:   Managing Director

 

[ Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement ]

 


Exhibit 10.3

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

SECOND AMENDMENT TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Second Amendment ”), dated as of October 11, 2016 (the “ Second Amendment Effective Date ”), is among CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Borrower ”); each of the undersigned guarantors (the “ Guarantors ”, and together with the Borrower, the “ Credit Parties ”); each of the Lenders party hereto; and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).

 

Recitals

 

A.                                     The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of October 15, 2014 (as amended prior to the date hereof, the “ Credit Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Lenders have, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, made certain credit available to and on behalf of the Borrower.

 

B.                                     The Borrower has advised the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that certain members of the NGP Group and Affiliates of Riverstone Investment Group LLC (“ Riverstone ”) entered into the Contribution Agreement dated as of July 6, 2016, as amended, modified or assigned on or before the date hereof (the “ Acquisition Agreement ”) whereby Silver Run Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation to be renamed Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (“ Silver Run ”), agreed to acquire approximately 89% of the outstanding Equity Interests of the Borrower from NGP (such acquisition, the “ Silver Run Acquisition ”).

 

C.                                     The Borrower has advised the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, concurrently with the Silver Run Acquisition, Silver Run will issue approximately 101,005,000 shares of its Class A Common Stock to certain Affiliates of Riverstone and certain other accredited investors (the “ Silver Run Equity Issuance ”), the proceeds of which will be used, directly or indirectly by Silver Run and the Borrower, to, among other things, (i) consummate the Silver Run Acquisition, (ii) repay in full the Term Loans, (iii) repay the aggregate principal amount of any outstanding Revolving Loans, and (iv) make a one-time cash distribution to the Centennial Contributors (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) pursuant to Section 2.1(b) of the Acquisition Agreement, and make redemptions by Silver Run’s public stockholders of shares of Class A Common Stock to the extent required by the Acquisition Agreement (the “ Specified Distribution ”), in each case, on the Second Amendment Effective Date (the consummation of the Silver Run Acquisition, the making of the Silver Run Equity Issuance and the Specified Distribution, the repayment in full of the Term Loans and the repayment of any outstanding Revolving Loans, collectively, the “ Second Amendment Transactions ”).

 

D.                                     The Borrower has requested that the Lenders enter into this Second Amendment to (i) amend the Credit Agreement in certain respects as set forth herein including, without limitation, to (A) permit the Silver Run Acquisition and (B) replace Annex I to reflect the repayment in full of all Term Loans, and (ii) reflect the increase of the Borrowing Base from $140,000,000 to $200,000,000, in each case upon the terms and conditions set forth herein and in each case to be effective as of the Second Amendment Effective Date.

 



 

E.                                      The Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, to enter into this Second Amendment.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, 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:

 

Section 1.                                            Defined Terms .  Each capitalized term which is defined in the Credit Agreement, but which is not defined in this Second Amendment, shall have the meaning ascribed such term in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby.  Unless otherwise indicated, all section references in this Second Amendment refer to the Credit Agreement.

 

Section 2.                                            Amendments .  In reliance on the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Second Amendment, and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 5 hereof, the Credit Agreement shall be amended effective as of the Second Amendment Effective Date in the manner provided in this Section 2 .

 

2.1                                Additional Definitions .  Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to add thereto in alphabetical order the following definitions which shall read in full as follows:

 

Bail-In Action ” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of any EEA Financial Institution.

 

Bail-In Legislation ” means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

 

EEA Financial Institution ” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clause (a) or clause (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

 

EEA Member Country ” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

 

EEA Resolution Authority ” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

 

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EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule ” means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.

 

Immaterial Subsidiary ” shall mean any Restricted Subsidiary designated by the Borrower as an Immaterial Subsidiary if and for so long as such Immaterial Subsidiary, together with all other Immaterial Subsidiaries so designated as Immaterial Subsidiaries, does not have total assets at such time exceeding $100,000; provided that no Subsidiary may be an Immaterial Subsidiary if it owns Oil and Gas Properties that are included in the then effective Borrowing Base.

 

Riverstone ” means Riverstone Investment Group LLC (the “Manager”), Riverstone Global Energy and Power Fund VI, L.P., Riverstone Non-ECI Partners, L.P., and Riverstone Energy Limited, together with the parallel investment entities and alternative investment entities of the foregoing, and any future investment fund or co-investment fund managed by the Manager or any of its Affiliates, and any Affiliates of one or more of the foregoing; provided that in no event will any portfolio company of any of the foregoing be included in the definition of “Riverstone”.

 

Second Amendment ” means that certain Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, among the Borrower, the Guarantors party thereto, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party thereto.

 

Second Amendment Effective Date ” means October 11, 2016.

 

Second Amendment Transactions ” has the meaning set forth in the Second Amendment.

 

Centennial Resource Development ” means Centennial Resource Development, Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Silver Run Acquisition Corporation.

 

Write-Down and Conversion Powers ” means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.

 

2.2                                Amended Definitions . The following definitions contained in Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement are hereby amended as follows:

 

(a)                                  Clause (d) of the definition of “Defaulting Lender” is hereby amended to insert “or become the subject of a Bail-In Action” immediately after “or bankruptcy” therein.

 

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(b)                                  The definition of “LIBO Rate” is hereby amended to add the following sentence at the end of such definition:  “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the LIBO Rate be less than 0%.”

 

(c)                                   The last sentence of the definition of “Parent” is hereby deleted in its entirety.

 

2.3                                Amended and Restated Definitions .  The following definitions contained in Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read in full as follows:

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

 

Applicable Margin ” means for any day, with respect to any ABR Loan or Eurodollar Loan that is a Revolving Loan, or with respect to the Revolving Credit Commitment Fee Rate, as the case may be, the rate per annum set forth in the Borrowing Base Utilization Grid below based upon the Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage then in effect:

 

Borrowing Base Utilization Grid

 

Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage

 

< 25%

 

> 25% < 50%

 

> 50% < 75%

 

> 75% < 90%

 

> 90%

 

Eurodollar Loans

 

2.250%

 

2.500%

 

2.750%

 

3.000%

 

3.250%

 

ABR Loans

 

1.250%

 

1.500%

 

1.750%

 

2.000%

 

2.250%

 

Revolving Credit Commitment Fee Rate

 

0.500%

 

0.500%

 

0.500%

 

0.500%

 

0.500%

 

 

Each change in the Applicable Margin for Revolving Loans shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change; provided that if at any time the Borrower fails to deliver a Reserve Report pursuant to Section 8.12(a) , then the “ Applicable Margin ” means, with respect to Revolving Loans, the rate per annum set forth on the grid when the Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage is at its highest level until such Reserve Report is delivered.

 

Change in Control ” means (a)  any Person or “group” (within the meaning of Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 of the Securities Exchange Act) other than Riverstone, shall have acquired beneficial ownership or control of Equity Interests representing more than 35% of the aggregate ordinary voting power represented by the issued and outstanding Equity Interests of Centennial Resource Development, the Parent or the Borrower, (b) the occupation of a majority of the seats (other than vacant seats) on the board of directors of Centennial Resource

 

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Development by Persons who were neither (i) nominated, appointed or approved for consideration by shareholders for election by the board of directors of Centennial Resource Development or (ii) appointed by directors so nominated, appointed or approved, (c) the failure of Centennial Resource Development to (i) own more than 50% of the Equity Interests of the Borrower with ordinary voting power to elect or appoint the managers of the Borrower or (ii) Control the Borrower, or (d) the failure of the Parent (at any time that the Parent is not the Borrower) to own 100% of the Equity Interests in the Borrower.

 

EBITDAX ” means, for any period, the sum of Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (a) the following expenses or charges to the extent deducted from Consolidated Net Income in such period: (i) interest, (ii) income taxes (however denominated), (iii) depreciation, depletion, amortization and other similar noncash charges, (iv) exploration expenses, including plugging and abandonment expenses, (v) transaction costs, expenses and charges with respect to the acquisition or disposition of Oil and Gas Properties incurred in such period in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 in any Reference Period, (vi) costs, fees and expenses incurred by the Credit Parties in connection with the closing of this Agreement and the Transactions occurring on or about the Effective Date, and (vi) costs, fees and expenses incurred by the Credit Parties in connection with the Second Amendment Transactions, minus (b) all noncash income added to Consolidated Net Income. For the purposes of calculating EBITDAX (including any component thereof) for any period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters (each, a “ Reference Period ”) pursuant to any determination of the financial ratio contained in Section 9.01(a), if at any time during such Reference Period the Parent or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have made any Material Disposition or Material Acquisition, the EBITDAX for such Reference Period shall be calculated after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Material Disposition or Material Acquisition had occurred on the first day of such Reference Period (such calculations to be reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent).

 

Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, the Notes, the Letter of Credit Agreements, the Letters of Credit, the Engagement Letter and the Security Instruments.

 

Permitted Tax Distributions ” means, with respect to the Borrower so long as it is taxable as a partnership for United Stated federal income tax purposes, tax distributions to the members of the Borrower in an aggregate amount that does not exceed (a) the sum of the highest marginal United States federal and New York state income tax rates applicable to individuals on ordinary income, multiplied by (b) the Borrower’s federal taxable income.

 

Qualifying IPO ” means the Second Amendment Transactions.

 

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2.4                                Amendments to Section 3.04.  Section 3.04(c)(iv), 3.04(c)(v) and 3.04(c)(vi) of the Credit Agreement are each hereby deleted in their respective entireties and replaced in each instance with “[Reserved]”.

 

2.5                                Amendment to Article VII .  Article VII of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to insert the new Section 7.24 below immediately after Section 7.23 thereof, which shall read in full as follows:

 

Section 7.24 EEA Financial Institutions .  No Credit Party is an EEA Financial Institution.

 

2.6                                Amendment to Section 8.14(a) .  Section 8.14(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to amend and restate each instance therein of “80%” with “85%”.

 

2.7                                Amendment to Section 8.14(b) .  Section 8.14(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read in full as follows:

 

(b)                                  In the event that (i) the Parent creates or acquires any Restricted Subsidiary other than an Immaterial Subsidiary (including by designating any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the terms hereof) or (ii) any Domestic Subsidiary incurs or guarantees any Funded Debt, the Borrower shall, or shall cause the Parent to, promptly cause such Restricted Subsidiary (if other than the Borrower) to execute and deliver the Guaranty Agreement and the Security Agreement (or supplements thereto or assumption agreements thereto, as applicable) pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary shall guarantee the Indebtedness and grant liens and security interests in its personal property that constitutes Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement). In the event that the Parent creates or acquires any Restricted Subsidiary other than an Immaterial Subsidiary, the Credit Party that owns the Equity Interests in such new Restricted Subsidiary shall execute and deliver a supplement to the Security Agreement pursuant to which such Credit Party will confirm the pledge of all of the Equity Interests of such new Restricted Subsidiary to secure the Indebtedness. In connection with the foregoing, the Credit Parties shall (i) deliver original stock certificates, if any, evidencing the Equity Interests of such new Restricted Subsidiary, together with an appropriate undated stock power for each certificate duly executed in blank by the registered owner thereof and (ii) execute and deliver such other additional closing documents, certificates and legal opinions as shall reasonably be requested by the Administrative Agent. Parent and Borrower shall cause any Subsidiary (if other than the Borrower) that guarantees the obligations with respect to any Permitted Senior Unsecured Notes to become a Guarantor by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent an assumption agreement with respect to the Guaranty Agreement.

 

2.8                                Amendments to Section 9.04(a) .  Section 9.04(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to (a) delete the “and” immediately before “(vi)” therein, (b) amend and restate the “.” at the end of the first sentence thereof with “; (vii) the Parent may make cash distributions; provided that, in the case of the this clause (vii), (A) no Default or Event of Default exists or results from the making of such Restricted Payment, (B) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, Liquidity is not less than the greater of (1) $40,000,000 or (2) twenty percent (20%) of the Borrowing Base then in effect and (C) after giving effect to such Restricted

 

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Payment, the Parent’s ratio of Total Funded Debt (as of such date) to EBITDAX (for the Rolling Period for which financial statements have been, or are required to have been, delivered pursuant to Section 8.01(a)  or (b) ) shall not exceed 2.75 to 1.00 on a pro forma basis, and (viii) the Borrower may use proceeds from the Silver Run Cash Contribution (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement (as defined in the Second Amendment)) to make a cash distribution on the Second Amendment Effective Date to the Centennial Contributors (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) pursuant to Section 2.1(b) of the Acquisition Agreement and (c) amend and restate clause (iv) therein in its entirety with the following clause (iv) which shall read in full as “(iv) the Borrower may make Permitted Tax Distributions in accordance with the last sentence of this Section 9.04 ;”.

 

2.9                                Amendments to Section 9.13 . Section 9.13 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to (a) delete the “and” immediately before “(g)” therein, (b) amend and restate the “.” at the end of the first sentence thereof with “; and (h) the Second Amendment Transactions”.

 

2.10                         Amendment to Section 9.17(a)(i) .  Section 9.17(a)(i) of the Credit Amendment is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read in full as follows:

 

(i)                                            Subject to clause (b)  of this Section 9.17 , Swap Agreements with an Approved Counterparty in respect of commodities the notional volumes of which (when aggregated with other commodity Swap Agreements then in effect) do not exceed, as of the date such Swap Agreement is entered into (and for each month during the period during which such Swap Agreement is in effect), the applicable percentage set forth in the table below for the time periods (relative to the execution date of the relevant Swap Agreement) set forth in the table below of the reasonably anticipated production of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids and condensate, calculated separately and, in each case, as such production is forecast from the Parent’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ Oil and Gas Properties constituting Proved Reserves as set forth on the most recent Reserve Report delivered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement:

 

Period (relative to execution date of
relevant Swap Agreement)

 

Percentage Limitation

Months 1-24

 

80% of Proved

Months 25-60

 

65% of Proved

 

provided , however , that such Swap Agreements shall not, in any case, have a tenor of greater than five (5) years.  It is understood that Swap Agreements in respect of commodities which may, from time to time, “hedge” the same volumes, but different elements of commodity risk thereof (such as, for example, basis risk and price risk), shall not be aggregated together when calculating the foregoing limitations on notional volumes or for any other purpose of this Section.

 

2.11                         Amendment to Section 12.02(b)(vii) .  Section 12.02(b)(vii) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to amend and restate “80%” therein with “85%”.

 

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2.12                         Amendment to Article XII .  Article XII of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to insert the new Section 12.20 below immediately after Section 12.19 thereof, which shall read in full as follows:

 

Section 12.20 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

 

(a)                                        the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and

 

(b)                                        the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

 

(i)                                            a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

 

(ii)                                         a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

 

(iii)                                      the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.

 

2.13                         Replacement of Annex I .  Annex I to the Credit Agreement is hereby replaced in its entirety with Annex I attached hereto and Annex I attached hereto shall be deemed to be attached as Annex I to the Credit Agreement.

 

Section 3.                                            Redetermination of Borrowing Base .  The Lenders hereby agree that for the period from and including the Second Amendment Effective Date, but until the next Scheduled Redetermination Effective Date, the next Interim Redetermination Date or the next adjustment to the Borrowing Base under Section 2.08(e) of the Credit Agreement or Section 8.13(c) of the Credit Agreement, whichever occurs first, the amount of the Borrowing Base shall be increased from $140,000,000 to $200,000,000, which redetermination of the Borrowing Base shall constitute the October 1, 2016 Scheduled Redetermination of the Borrowing Base.  This Section 3 constitutes the New Borrowing Base Notice for the October 1, 2016 Scheduled Redetermination of the Borrowing Base.

 

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Section 4.                                            Conditions Precedent .  The effectiveness of this Second Amendment is subject to the following:

 

4.1                                The Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Second Amendment from the Credit Parties and each of the Lenders.

 

4.2                                The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date including, without limitation, the Second Amendment Upfront Fees referred to in Section 4.3 below.

 

4.3                                The Administrative Agent shall have received, for the account of each of the Second Amendment Increasing Lenders (as defined below) party to this Second Amendment (including, without limitation, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.), upfront fees (the “ Second Amendment Upfront Fees ”) in an aggregate amount for each such Second Amendment Increasing Lender equal to 45 basis points (0.45%) of the amount of such Second Amendment Increasing Lender’s Second Amendment Increased Commitment (as defined below).  As used herein, “ Second Amendment Increasing Lender ” means each Lender whose Revolving Credit Commitment after giving effect to the increase to the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 3 of this Second Amendment exceeds such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment (including if such Revolving Credit Commitment was zero), if any, that was in effect immediately prior to giving effect to the increase to the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 3 of this Second Amendment, and “ Second Amendment Increased Commitment ” means the amount of such excess.

 

4.4                                (a) The Borrower will have received the direct or indirect proceeds from the Silver Run Equity Issuance made, on or prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date, in cash by Silver Run, in an amount sufficient to repay the Term Loans and the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Revolving Loans in full, (b) the Term Loans and all such outstanding Revolving Loans shall have been repaid, or shall concurrently be repaid, with the closing of the Second Amendment Transactions on the Second Amendment Effective Date and (c) after giving effect to the Second Amendment Transactions on the Second Amendment Effective Date, the Borrower shall have no less than $100,000,000 of unencumbered cash on its balance sheet.

 

4.5                                The Silver Run Acquisition shall have been consummated, or shall concurrently be consummated, on the Second Amendment Effective Date pursuant to the terms of the Acquisition Agreement.

 

4.6                                The Administrative Agent shall be reasonably satisfied that the Security Instruments create first priority, perfected Liens (subject only to Excepted Liens) on at least 85% of the total value of the Proved Oil and Gas Properties evaluated in the most recently delivered Reserve Report.

 

4.7                                The Administrative Agent shall have received one or more certificates of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Borrower and each Guarantor setting forth (a) resolutions of its board of directors (or comparable governing body) with respect to the authorization of the Borrower or such Guarantor to execute and deliver the Second Amendment and to enter into the transactions contemplated herein and in the Loan Documents, (b) the articles or certificate of incorporation and bylaws (or comparable organizational documents for any

 

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Credit Parties that are not corporations) of the Borrower and such Guarantor, certified as being true and complete (or, alternatively with respect to this clause (b), a certification that there have been no changes to the organizational documents most recently delivered and certified to under the Credit Agreement), (c) the officers of the Borrower or such Guarantor (i) who are authorized to sign the Loan Documents to which the Borrower or such Guarantor is a party and (ii) who will, until replaced by another officer or officers duly authorized for that purpose, act as its representative for the purposes of signing documents and giving notices and other communications in connection with the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby) and the transactions contemplated thereby and (d) specimen signatures of such authorized officers.  The Administrative Agent and the Lenders may conclusively rely on such certificates until the Administrative Agent receives notice in writing from the Borrower to the contrary.

 

4.8                                The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying (a) as to the foregoing Sections 4.4(c)  and 4.5 and (b) that attached thereto is a true and correct copy of the Acquisition Agreement and all amendments, supplements or modifications thereto.

 

4.9                                The Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents as the Administrative Agent or counsel to the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

 

Section 5.                                            Miscellaneous .

 

5.1                                Confirmation and Effect .  The provisions of the Credit Agreement (as amended by this Second Amendment) shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms following the effectiveness of this Second Amendment, and this Second Amendment shall not constitute a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, except as expressly provided for herein.  Each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof’, “herein”, or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby, and each reference to the Credit Agreement in any other document, instrument or agreement executed and/or delivered in connection with the Credit Agreement shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

 

5.2                                Ratification and Affirmation of Credit Parties .  Each of the Credit Parties hereby expressly (a) acknowledges the terms of this Second Amendment, (b) ratifies and affirms its obligations under the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) acknowledges, renews and extends its continued liability under the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, (d) agrees that its guarantee under the Guaranty Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party remains in full force and effect with respect to the Indebtedness as amended hereby, (e) represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent that each representation and warranty of such Credit Party contained in the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party is true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and after giving effect to the amendments set forth in Section 2 hereof except (i) to the extent any such representations and warranties are expressly limited to an earlier date, in which case, on and as of the date hereof, such representations and warranties shall continue to be true and correct as of such specified earlier date, and (ii) to the

 

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extent that any such representation and warranty is expressly qualified by materiality or by reference to Material Adverse Effect, such representation and warranty (as so qualified) shall continue to be true and correct in all respects, (f) represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent that the execution, delivery and performance by such Credit Party of this Second Amendment are within such Credit Party’s corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company powers (as applicable), have been duly authorized by all necessary action and that this Second Amendment constitutes the valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting creditor’s rights generally, and (g) represents and warrants to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent that, after giving effect to this Second Amendment, no Borrowing Base Deficiency, Default or Event of Default exists.

 

5.3                                Counterparts .  This Second Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts, and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of this Second Amendment by facsimile or electronic (e.g. pdf) transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed original counterpart hereof.

 

5.4                                No Oral Agreement .  THIS WRITTEN SECOND AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH AND THEREWITH REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES THAT MODIFY THE AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

 

5.5                                Governing Law .  THIS SECOND AMENDMENT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY HEREOF) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

5.6                                Payment of Expenses .  The Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse the Administrative Agent for all of its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Second Amendment, any other documents prepared in connection herewith and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent.

 

5.7                                Severability .  Any provision of this Second Amendment which 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 provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

5.8                                Successors and Assigns .  This Second Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

 

[Signature Pages Follow.]

 

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The parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

BORROWER:

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ George S. Glyphis

 

 

George S. Glyphis

 

 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC

 



 

GUARANTORS:

ATLANTIC EXPLORATION, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ George S. Glyphis

 

 

George S. Glyphis

 

 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ward Polzin

 

 

Ward Polzin

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC

 



 

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. , as Administrative Agent and a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ryan Fuessel

 

Name:

Ryan Fuessel

 

Title:

Authorized Officer

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC

 



 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. , as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Brad Elliott

 

Name:

Brad Elliott

 

Title:

Vice President

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC

 



 

 

COMERICA BANK , as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Garrett R. Merrell

 

Name:

Garrett R. Merrell

 

Title:

Relationship Manager

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC

 



 

 

BMO HARRIS BANK, N.A. , as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Matthew Davis

 

Name:

Matthew Davis

 

Title:

Vice President

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC

 



 

 

CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE, NEW YORK BRANCH , as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Daria Mahoney

 

Name:

Daria Mahoney

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Trudy Nelson

 

Name:

Trudy Nelson

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC

 



 

 

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , as a Lender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Benjamin J. Leonard

 

Name:

Benjamin J. Leonard

 

Title:

Vice President

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO SECOND AMENDMENT TO

AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC

 



 

ANNEX I

ALLOCATION OF MAXIMUM REVOLVING CREDIT AMOUNTS

 

Name of Lender

 

Applicable Revolving
Credit Percentage

 

Maximum Revolving Credit
Amount

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

 

20.23809524

%

$

101,190,476.22

 

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

 

20.23809524

%

$

101,190,476.22

 

Comerica Bank

 

20.23809524

%

$

101,190,476.21

 

BMO Harris Bank, N.A.

 

13.09523809

%

$

65,476,190.45

 

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, New York Branch

 

13.09523809

%

$

65,476,190.45

 

U.S. Bank National Association

 

13.09523809

%

$

65,476,190.45

 

TOTAL

 

100.00000000

%

$

500,000,000.00

 

 


Exhibit 10.5

 

Execution Version

 

 

 

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC

 

FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

 

Dated as of October 11, 2016

 


 

THE COMPANY INTERESTS REPRESENTED BY THIS FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. SUCH COMPANY INTERESTS MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF AT ANY TIME WITHOUT EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM, AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE OTHER SUBSTANTIAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY SET FORTH HEREIN.

 

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

Article I. DEFINITIONS

2

 

 

 

Article II. ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

14

Section 2.01

Formation of Company

14

Section 2.02

Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement

14

Section 2.03

Name

14

Section 2.04

Purpose

14

Section 2.05

Principal Office; Registered Office

14

Section 2.06

Term

15

Section 2.07

No State-Law Partnership

15

 

 

 

Article III. MEMBERS; UNITS; CAPITALIZATION

15

Section 3.01

Members

15

Section 3.02

Units

15

Section 3.03

Recapitalization; the Corporation’s Capital Contribution; the Corporation’s Purchase of Common Units

16

Section 3.04

Authorization and Issuance of Additional Units

16

Section 3.05

Repurchases or Redemptions

18

Section 3.06

Certificates Representing Units; Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates; Registration and Transfer of Units

18

Section 3.07

Negative Capital Accounts

19

Section 3.08

No Withdrawal

19

Section 3.09

Loans From Members

19

Section 3.10

Tax Treatment of Corporate Stock Option Plans and Equity Plans

19

Section 3.11

Dividend Reinvestment Plan, Cash Option Purchase Plan, Stock Incentive Plan or Other Plan

21

 

 

 

Article IV. DISTRIBUTIONS

21

Section 4.01

Distributions

21

Section 4.02

Restricted Distributions

22

 

 

 

Article V. CAPITAL ACCOUNTS; ALLOCATIONS; TAX MATTERS

22

Section 5.01

Capital Accounts

22

Section 5.02

Allocations

23

Section 5.03

Regulatory and Special Allocations

24

Section 5.04

Tax Allocations

25

Section 5.05

Withholding; Indemnification and Reimbursement for Payments on Behalf of a Member

27

 

 

 

Article VI. MANAGEMENT

28

Section 6.01

Authority of Manager

28

Section 6.02

Actions of the Manager

29

Section 6.03

Resignation; No Removal

29

 

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Section 6.04

Vacancies

29

Section 6.05

Transactions Between Company and Manager

29

Section 6.06

Reimbursement for Expenses

29

Section 6.07

Delegation of Authority

30

Section 6.08

Limitation of Liability of Manager

30

Section 6.09

Investment Company Act

31

Section 6.10

Outside Activities of the Manager

31

Section 6.11

Standard of Care

31

 

 

 

Article VII. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS

32

Section 7.01

Limitation of Liability and Duties of Members; Investment Opportunities

32

Section 7.02

Lack of Authority

33

Section 7.03

No Right of Partition

33

Section 7.04

Indemnification

33

Section 7.05

Members Right to Act

34

Section 7.06

Inspection Rights

35

 

 

 

Article VIII. BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS, AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

36

Section 8.01

Records and Accounting

36

Section 8.02

Fiscal Year

36

Section 8.03

Reports

36

 

 

 

Article IX. TAX MATTERS

36

Section 9.01

Preparation of Tax Returns

36

Section 9.02

Tax Elections

37

Section 9.03

Tax Controversies

37

 

 

 

Article X. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF UNITS; PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS

38

Section 10.01

Transfers by Members

38

Section 10.02

Permitted Transfers

38

Section 10.03

Restricted Units Legend

39

Section 10.04

Transfer

39

Section 10.05

Assignee’s Rights

40

Section 10.06

Assignor’s Rights and Obligations

40

Section 10.07

Overriding Provisions

40

 

 

 

Article XI. REDEMPTION AND EXCHANGE RIGHTS

41

Section 11.01

Redemption Right of a Member

41

Section 11.02

Contribution of the Corporation

45

Section 11.03

Exchange Right of the Corporation

45

Section 11.04

Reservation of Shares of Class A Common Stock; Listing; Certificate of the Corporation

46

Section 11.05

Effect of Exercise of Redemption or Exchange Right

46

Section 11.06

Tax Treatment

46

 

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Article XII. ADMISSION OF MEMBERS

47

Section 12.01

Substituted Members

47

Section 12.02

Additional Members

47

 

 

 

Article XIII. WITHDRAWAL AND RESIGNATION; TERMINATION OF RIGHTS

47

Section 13.01

Withdrawal and Resignation of Members

47

 

 

 

Article XIV. DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION

47

Section 14.01

Dissolution

47

Section 14.02

Liquidation and Termination

48

Section 14.03

Deferment; Distribution in Kind

48

Section 14.04

Cancellation of Certificate

49

Section 14.05

Reasonable Time for Winding Up

49

Section 14.06

Return of Capital

49

 

 

 

Article XV. VALUATION

49

Section 15.01

Determination

49

Section 15.02

Dispute Resolution

49

 

 

 

Article XVI. GENERAL PROVISIONS

50

Section 16.01

Power of Attorney

50

Section 16.02

Confidentiality

51

Section 16.03

Amendments

51

Section 16.04

Title to Company Assets

52

Section 16.05

Addresses and Notices

52

Section 16.06

Binding Effect; Intended Beneficiaries

52

Section 16.07

Creditors

52

Section 16.08

Waiver

53

Section 16.09

Counterparts

53

Section 16.10

Applicable Law

53

Section 16.11

Severability

53

Section 16.12

Further Action

53

Section 16.13

Delivery by Electronic Transmission

53

Section 16.14

Right of Offset

53

Section 16.15

Effectiveness

54

Section 16.16

Entire Agreement

54

Section 16.17

Remedies

54

Section 16.18

Descriptive Headings; Interpretation

54

 

Schedules

 

 

 

 

 

Schedule 1

Initial Schedule of Members

 

 

 

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit A

Form of Joinder Agreement

 

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CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC

 

FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

 

This FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of October 11, 2016, is entered into by and among Centennial Resource Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), and its Members (as defined herein).

 

WHEREAS, the Company was formed as a limited liability company pursuant to and in accordance with the Delaware Act (as defined herein) by the filing of the Certificate (as defined herein) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to Section 18-201 of the Delaware Act on August 10, 2012;

 

WHEREAS, the Company entered into a Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of August 30, 2012 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time to but excluding December 17, 2012, together with all schedules, exhibits and annexes thereto, the “ Initial LLC Agreement ”), with the members of the Company party thereto;

 

WHEREAS, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of December 17, 2012 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time to but excluding May 16, 2013, together with all schedules, exhibits and annexes thereto, the “ First A&R LLC Agreement ”), with the members of the Company party thereto;

 

WHEREAS, the Company entered into a Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of May 16, 2013 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time to but excluding October 15, 2014, together with all schedules, exhibits and annexes thereto, the “ Second A&R LLC Agreement ”), with the members of the Company party thereto;

 

WHEREAS, the Company entered into a Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of October 15, 2014 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time to but excluding April 15, 2015, together with all schedules, exhibits and annexes thereto, the “ Third A&R LLC Agreement ”), with the members of the Company party thereto;

 

WHEREAS, the Company entered into a Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the Company, dated as of April 15, 2015 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time to but excluding the date hereof, together with all schedules, exhibits and annexes thereto, the “ Fourth A&R LLC Agreement ”), with Centennial Resource Development, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ CRD ”), NGP Centennial Follow-On LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 

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(“ NGP Follow-On ”), and Celero Energy Company, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ Celero ” and, together with CRD and NGP Follow-On, the “ Original Members ”), in their respective capacity as members of the Company;

 

WHEREAS, immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Original Members held Class A membership interests in the Company (the “ Original Class A Interests ”) and Class B membership interests in the Company (the “ Original Class B Interests ” and, together with the Original Class A Interests, the “ Original Interests ”);

 

WHEREAS, the Company and the Original Members desire to amend and restate the Fourth A&R LLC Agreement as of the Effective Time (as defined herein) to reflect (a) the Recapitalization (as defined herein) and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement (as defined herein), (b) the Common Unit Purchase (as defined herein) and the addition of Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (f/k/a Silver Run Acquisition Corporation), a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), as a Member, (c) the Corporation’s designation as the Manager (as defined herein), and (d) the rights and obligations of the Members that are enumerated and agreed upon in the terms of this Agreement effective as of the Effective Time, at which time the Fourth A&R LLC Agreement shall be superseded entirely by this Agreement; and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Recapitalization and as of the Effective Time, the Original Interests of each Original Member will be canceled and Common Units (as defined herein) will be issued as contemplated by this Agreement;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Members, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS

 

The following definitions shall be applied to the terms used in this Agreement for all purposes, unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary.

 

Additional Member ” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.02 .

 

Adjusted Capital Account Deficit ” means with respect to the Capital Account of any Member as of the end of any Taxable Year, the amount by which the balance in such Capital Account is less than zero.  For this purpose, such Member’s Capital Account balance shall be:

 

(a)                                  reduced for any items described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704- 1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5), and (6); and

 

(b)                                  increased for any amount such Member is obligated to contribute or is treated as being obligated to contribute to the Company pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) (relating to partner liabilities to a partnership) or 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i) (relating to minimum gain).

 

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Admission Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.06 .

 

Affiliate ” (and, with a correlative meaning, “ Affiliated ”) means, with respect to a specified Person, each other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person specified.  As used in this definition and the definition of Majority Member, “control” (including with correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of voting securities or by contract or other agreement).

 

Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Appraisers ” has the meaning set forth in Section 15.02 .

 

Assignee ” means a Person to whom a Company Interest has been transferred but who has not become a Member pursuant to Article XII .

 

Base Rate ” means, on any date, a variable rate per annum equal to the rate of interest most recently published by The Wall Street Journal as the “prime rate” at large U.S. money center banks.

 

Black-Out Period ” means any “black-out” or similar period under the Corporation’s policies covering trading in the Corporation’s securities to which the applicable Redeemed Member is subject, which period restricts the ability of such Redeemed Member to immediately resell shares of Class A Common Stock to be delivered to such Redeemed Member in connection with a Share Settlement.

 

Book Value ” means, with respect to any Company property, the Company’s adjusted basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes, adjusted from time to time to reflect the adjustments required or permitted by Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(d)-(g) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(s); provided , that if any noncompensatory options (including the Warrants) are outstanding upon the occurrence of any adjustment described herein, the Company shall adjust the Book Values of its properties in accordance with Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f)(1) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(h)(2).

 

Business Day ” means any day other than a Saturday or a Sunday or a day on which banks located in New York City, New York generally are authorized or required by Law to close.

 

Capital Account ” means the capital account maintained for a Member in accordance with Section 5.01 .

 

Capital Contribution ” means, with respect to any Member, the amount of any cash, cash equivalents, promissory obligations or the Fair Market Value of other property that such Member contributes (or is deemed to contribute) to the Company pursuant to Article III hereof.

 

Cash Settlement ” means immediately available funds in U.S. dollars in an amount equal to the product of (a) the Share Settlement and (b) the Common Unit Redemption Price.

 

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Celero ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Certificate ” means the Company’s Certificate of Formation as filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware.

 

Change of Control Transaction ” means (a) a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets determined on a consolidated basis, (b) a sale of a majority of the Company’s outstanding Units (other than (i) to the Corporation or (ii) in connection with a Redemption or Direct Exchange in accordance with Article XI ) or (c) a sale of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of any Material Subsidiary of the Company; in any such case, whether by merger, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, combination or otherwise; provided, however , that neither (w) a transaction solely between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, nor (x) a transaction solely for the purpose of changing the jurisdiction of domicile of the Company, nor (y) a transaction solely for the purpose of changing the form of entity of the Company, nor (z) a sale of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, whether by merger, recapitalization, consolidation, reorganization, combination or otherwise, shall in each case of clauses (w), (x), (y) and (z) constitute a Change of Control Transaction.

 

Class A Common Stock ” means the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation.

 

Class A Warrants ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(b) .

 

Class B Common Stock ” means the Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation.

 

Class C Common Stock ” means the Class C Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Corporation.

 

Code ” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Common Stock ” means all classes and series of common stock of the Corporation, including the Class A Common Stock and the Class C Common Stock.

 

Common Unit ” means a Unit representing a fractional part of the Company Interests of the Members and having the rights and obligations specified with respect to the Common Units in this Agreement.

 

Common Unit Purchase ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(c) .

 

Common Unit Redemption Price ” means the average of the volume-weighted closing price for a share of Class A Common Stock on the principal U.S. securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system on which the Class A Common Stock trades, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or its successor, for each of the five (5) consecutive full Trading Days ending on and including the last full Trading Day immediately prior to the Redemption Notice Date, subject to appropriate and equitable adjustment for any stock splits, reverse splits, stock dividends or similar events affecting the Class A Common Stock.  If the Class A Common

 

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Stock no longer trades on a securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system, then the Common Unit Redemption Price shall be the fair market value of one share of Class A Common Stock, as determined by a majority of the Independent Directors in good faith, that would be obtained in an arms-length transaction between an informed and willing buyer and an informed and willing seller, with neither party having any compulsion to buy or sell, and without regard to the particular circumstances of the buyer or seller.

 

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Company Interest ” means the interest of a Member in Profits, Losses and Distributions.

 

Company Minimum Gain ” means “partnership minimum gain” determined pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(d).

 

Contribution Agreement ” means that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of July 6, 2016, by and among the Original Members, the Company and New Centennial (as may be amended or supplemented from time to time).

 

Contribution Closing ” means the “Closing” as defined in Section 2.2 of the Contribution Agreement.

 

Corporate Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

 

Corporation ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement, together with its successors and assigns.

 

CRD ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Credit Agreement ” means that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2014, by and among the Company, as borrower, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (as amended by the First Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2015, among the Company, as borrower, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders and guarantors party thereto, and the Second Amendment, dated as of October 11, 2016, among the Company, as borrower, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders and guarantors party thereto and as may be subsequently amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and including any one or more refinancings or replacements thereof, in whole or in part, with any other debt facility or debt obligation).

 

Delaware Act ” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del.L. § 18-101, et seq. , as it may be amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.

 

Depletable Property ” means each separate oil and gas property as defined in Code Section 614.

 

Depreciation ” means, for each Taxable Year or other Fiscal Period, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction (excluding depletion) allowable

 

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for U.S. federal income tax purposes with respect to property for such Taxable Year or other Fiscal Period, except that (a) with respect to any such property the Book Value of which differs from its adjusted tax basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes and which difference is being eliminated by use of the “remedial method” pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(d), Depreciation for such Taxable Year or other Fiscal Period shall be the amount of book basis recovered for such Taxable Year or other Fiscal Period under the rules prescribed by Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(d)(2), and (b) with respect to any other such property, the Book Value of which differs from its adjusted tax basis at the beginning of such Taxable Year or other Fiscal Period, Depreciation shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to such beginning Book Value as the U.S. federal income tax depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction for such Taxable Year or other Fiscal Period bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided , however , that if the adjusted tax basis of any property at the beginning of such Taxable Year or other Fiscal Period is zero dollars ($0.00), Depreciation with respect to such property shall be determined with reference to such beginning Book Value using any reasonable method selected by the Manager.

 

Direct Exchange ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.03(a) .

 

Discount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.06 .

 

Distributable Cash ” shall mean, as of any relevant date on which a determination is being made by the Manager regarding a potential distribution pursuant to Section 4.01(a) , the amount of cash that could be distributed by the Company for such purposes in accordance with the Credit Agreement (and without otherwise violating any applicable provisions of the Credit Agreement).

 

Distribution ” (and, with a correlative meaning, “ Distribute ”) means each distribution made by the Company to a Member with respect to such Member’s Units, whether in cash, property or securities of the Company and whether by liquidating distribution or otherwise; provided, however , that none of the following shall be a Distribution: (a) any recapitalization that does not result in the distribution of cash or property to Members or any exchange of securities of the Company, and any subdivision (by Unit split or otherwise) or any combination (by reverse Unit split or otherwise) of any outstanding Units, (b) any other payment made by the Company to a Member in redemption of all or a portion of such Member’s Units or (c) any amounts payable pursuant to Section 6.06 .

 

Effective Time ” has the meaning set forth in Section 16.15 .

 

Equity Plan ” means any stock or equity purchase plan, restricted stock or equity plan or other similar equity compensation plan now or hereafter adopted by the Company or the Corporation.

 

Equity Securities ” means (i) with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (a) Units or other equity interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (including other classes or groups thereof having such relative rights, powers and duties as may from time to time be established by the Manager pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including rights, powers and/or duties senior to existing classes and groups of Units and other equity

 

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interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company), (b) obligations, evidences of indebtedness or other securities or interests convertible or exchangeable into Units or other equity interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and (c) warrants, options or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire Units or other equity interests in the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company and (ii) with respect to the Corporation, any and all shares, interests, participation or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock, including all common stock and preferred stock, or warrants, options or other rights to acquire any of the foregoing, including any debt instrument convertible or exchangeable into any of the foregoing.

 

Event of Withdrawal ” means the expulsion, bankruptcy or dissolution of a Member or the occurrence of any other event that terminates the continued membership of a Member in the Company.  “Event of Withdrawal” shall not include an event that does not terminate the existence of such Member under applicable state law (or, in the case of a trust that is a Member, does not terminate the trusteeship of the fiduciaries under such trust with respect to all the Company Interests of such trust that is a Member).

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Exchange Election Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.03(b) .

 

Fair Market Value ” means, with respect to any asset, its fair market value determined according to Article XV .

 

First A&R LLC Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Fiscal Period ” means any interim accounting period within a Taxable Year established by the Company and which is permitted or required by Section 706 of the Code.

 

Fiscal Year ” means the Company’s annual accounting period established pursuant to Section 8.02 .

 

Fourth A&R LLC Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Governmental Entity ” means (a) the United States of America, (b) any other sovereign nation, (c) any state, province, district, territory or other political subdivision of (a) or (b) of this definition, including any county, municipal or other local subdivision of the foregoing, or (d) any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of government on behalf of (a), (b) or (c) of this definition.

 

Indemnified Person ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.04(a) .

 

Independent Directors ” means the members of the Corporate Board who are “independent” under the standards set forth in Rule 10A-3 promulgated under the Securities Act and the corresponding rules of the applicable exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is traded or quoted.

 

Initial LLC Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

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Investment Company Act ” means the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended from time to time.

 

Joinder ” means a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance substantially similar to Exhibit A to this Agreement.

 

Law ” means all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations of the United States, any foreign country and each state, commonwealth, city, county, municipality, regulatory body, agency or other political subdivision thereof.

 

LLC Employee ” means an employee of, or other service provider to, the Company or any Subsidiary, in each case acting in such capacity.

 

Losses ” means items of Company loss or deduction determined according to Section 5.01(b) .

 

Majority Members ” means the Members (which may include the Manager) holding a majority of the Units then outstanding; provided that, if as of any date of determination, a majority of the Units are then held by the Manager or any Affiliates controlled by the Manager, then “Majority Members” shall mean the Manager together with Members holding a majority of the Units (excluding Units held by the Manager and its controlled Affiliates) then outstanding.

 

Manager ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01 .

 

Manager Change of Control ” shall be deemed to have occurred if or upon:

 

(a)                                  both the stockholders of the Corporation and the Corporate Board approve, in accordance with the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation and applicable law, the sale, lease or transfer, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets (determined on a consolidated basis), including a sale of all of the equity interests in the Company, to any Person or group (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than to any directly or indirectly wholly owned subsidiary of the Corporation, and such sale, lease or transfer is consummated;

 

(b)                                  both the stockholders of the Corporation and the Corporate Board approve, in accordance with the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation and applicable law, a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other Person, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the Voting Securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Securities of the surviving entity) at least 50.01% of the total voting power represented by the Voting Securities of the Corporation or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, and such merger or consolidation is consummated; or

 

(c)                                   the acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any Person or group (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (other than (a) a trustee or other

 

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fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Corporation, or (b) a corporation or other entity owned, directly or indirectly, by all of the stockholders of the Corporation in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Corporation) of beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of at least 50.01% of the aggregate voting power of the Voting Securities of the Corporation; provided, that the Corporate Board recommends or otherwise approves or determines that such acquisition is in the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders.

 

Market Price ” means, with respect to a share of Class A Common Stock as of a specified date, the last sale price per share of Class A Common Stock, regular way, or if no such sale took place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices per share of Class A Common Stock, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on the Stock Exchange or, if the Class A Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on the Stock Exchange, as reported on the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal national securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading or, if the Class A Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last quoted price, or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System or, if such system is no longer in use, the principal other automated quotation system that may then be in use or, if the Class A Common Stock is not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the Class A Common Stock selected by the Corporate Board or, in the event that no trading price is available for the shares of Class A Common Stock, the fair market value of a share of Class A Common Stock, as determined in good faith by the Corporate Board.

 

Material Subsidiary ” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company that, as of any date of determination, represents more than (a) 50% of the consolidated net tangible assets of the Company or (b) 50% of the consolidated net income of the Company before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (calculated in a manner substantially consistent with the definition of “Consolidated Net Income” and “EBITDAX” or similar definition(s) appearing in the Credit Agreement, including such additional adjustments that are permitted to be made to such measure as described in “EBITDAX” or a similar definition appearing in the Credit Agreement).

 

Member ” means, as of any date of determination, (a) each of the members named on the Schedule of Members and (b) any Person admitted to the Company as a Substituted Member or Additional Member in accordance with Article XII , but in each case only so long as such Person is shown on the Company’s books and records as the owner of one or more Units.

 

Member Minimum Gain ” means “partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain” as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3).

 

New Centennial ” means New Centennial, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

NGP Follow-On ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

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Officer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(b) .

 

Optionee ” means a Person to whom a stock option is granted under any Stock Option Plan.

 

Original Class A Interests ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Original Class B Interests ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Original Interests ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Original Members ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Other Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.04 .

 

Other Business ” has the meaning given to such term in Section 7.01(d)(ii) .

 

Partnership Representative ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(b) .

 

Percentage Interest ” means, with respect to a Member at a particular time, such Member’s percentage interest in the Company determined by dividing such Member’s Units by the total Units of all Members at such time.  The Percentage Interest of each member shall be calculated to the 4 th  decimal place.

 

Permitted Transfer ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.02 .

 

Person ” means an individual or any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, association, joint venture or any other organization or entity, whether or not a legal entity.

 

Pro rata ,” “ proportional ,” “ in proportion to ,” and other similar terms, means, with respect to the holder of Units, pro rata based upon the number of such Units held by such holder as compared to the total number of Units outstanding.

 

Profits ” means items of Company income and gain determined according to Section 5.01(b) .

 

Recapitalization ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(a) .

 

Reclassification Event ” means any of the following: (i) any reclassification or recapitalization of Common Stock (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value, or as a result of a subdivision or combination or any transaction subject to Section 3.04 ), (ii) any merger, consolidation or other combination involving the Corporation, or (iii) any sale, conveyance, lease, or other disposal of all or substantially all the properties and assets of the Corporation to any other Person, in each of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), as a result of which holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive cash, securities or other property for their shares of Common Stock.

 

Redeemed Units ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a) .

 

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Redeemed Member ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a) .

 

Redemption ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a) .

 

Redemption Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a) .

 

Redemption Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a) .

 

Redemption Notice Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a) .

 

Redemption Right ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a) .

 

Registration Rights Agreement ” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Corporation, the Original Members, Riverstone Centennial Holdings, L.P. and the other parties named therein (together with any joinder thereto from time to time by any successor or assign to any party to such Agreement).

 

Related Person ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(c) .

 

Relative ” means, with respect to any natural person: (a) such natural person’s spouse; (b) any lineal descendant, parent, grandparent, great grandparent or sibling or any lineal descendant of such sibling (in each case whether by blood or legal adoption); and (c) the spouse of a natural person described in clause (b) of this definition.

 

Retraction Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(b) .

 

Revised Partnership Audit Provisions ” shall mean Section 1101 of Title XI (Revenue Provisions Related to Tax Compliance) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, H.R. 1314, Public Law Number 114-74.

 

Schedule of Members ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b) .

 

SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including any governmental body or agency succeeding to the functions thereof.

 

Second A&R LLC Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Securities Act ” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and any successor to such statute, rules or regulations.  Any reference herein to a specific section, rule or regulation of the Securities Act shall be deemed to include any corresponding provisions of future Law.

 

Settlement Method Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(b) .

 

Share Settlement ” means a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the number of Redeemed Units.

 

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Simulated Basis ” means, with respect to each Depletable Property, the Book Value of such property.  For purposes of such computation, the Simulated Basis of each Depletable Property (including any additions to such Simulated Basis resulting from expenditures required to be capitalized in such Simulated Basis) shall be allocated to each Member in accordance with such Member’s relative Percentage Interest as of the time such Depletable Property (or such addition to such Simulated Basis resulting from expenditures required to be capitalized in such Simulated Basis) is acquired (or expended) by the Company, and shall be reallocated among the Members in accordance with the such Members’ Percentage Interest as determined immediately following the occurrence of an event giving rise to an adjustment to the Book Value of the Company’s Depletable Properties pursuant to the definition of Book Value. Upon a transfer by a Member of any Units, a portion of the Simulated Basis allocated to such Member shall be reallocated to the transferee in accordance with the relative Percentage Interest transferred.

 

Simulated Depletion ” means, with respect to each Depletable Property, a depletion allowance computed in accordance with U.S. federal income tax principles and in a manner specified in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(k)(2). For purposes of computing Simulated Depletion with respect to any Depletable Property, in no event shall such allowance, in the aggregate, exceed the Simulated Basis of such Depletable Property. If the Book Value of a Depletable Property is adjusted pursuant to the definition of Book Value during a Taxable Year or other Fiscal Period, following such adjustment Simulated Depletion shall thereafter be calculated under the foregoing provisions based upon such adjusted Book Value.

 

Simulated Gain ” means the excess, if any, of the amount realized from the sale or other disposition of a Depletable Property over the Book Value of such Depletable Property and determined pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(k)(2).

 

Simulated Loss ” means the excess, if any, of the Book Value of a Depletable Property over the amount realized from the sale or other disposition of such Depletable Property and determined pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(k)(2).

 

Sponsor Person ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.04(d) .

 

Stock Exchange ” means the NASDAQ Capital Market.

 

Stock Option Plan ” means any stock option plan now or hereafter adopted by the Company or by the Corporation.

 

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or business entity of which (a) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof, or (b) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity (other than a corporation), a majority of the voting interests thereof are at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof.  For purposes hereof, references to a “Subsidiary” of the Company shall be given effect only at such times that the

 

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Company has one or more Subsidiaries, and, unless otherwise indicated, the term “Subsidiary” refers to a Subsidiary of the Company.

 

Substituted Member ” means a Person that is admitted as a Member to the Company pursuant to Section 12.01 .

 

Tax Distribution Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(b)(i) .

 

Tax Distributions ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(b)(i) .

 

Tax Matters Partner ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03(a) .

 

Taxable Year ” means the Company’s accounting period for U.S. federal income tax purposes determined pursuant to Section 9.02 .

 

Third A&R LLC Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Trading Day ” means a day on which the Stock Exchange or such other principal United States securities exchange on which the Class A Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business (unless such trading shall have been suspended for the entire day).

 

Transfer ” (and, with a correlative meaning, “ Transferring ”) means any sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance or other disposition of (whether directly or indirectly, whether with or without consideration and whether voluntarily or involuntarily or by operation of Law) (a) any interest (legal or beneficial) in any Equity Securities of the Company or (b) any equity or other interest (legal or beneficial) in any Member if substantially all of the assets of such Member consist solely of Units.

 

Treasury Regulations ” means the regulations promulgated under the Code and any corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations.

 

Unit ” means a Company Interest of a Member or a permitted Assignee in the Company representing a fractional part of the Company Interests of all Members and Assignees as may be established by the Manager from time to time in accordance with Section 3.02 ; provided, however , that any class or group of Units issued shall have the relative rights, powers and duties set forth in this Agreement, and the Company Interest represented by such class or group of Units shall be determined in accordance with such relative rights, powers and duties.

 

Unvested Corporate Shares ” means shares of Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to an Equity Plan that are not vested pursuant to the terms thereof or any award or similar agreement relating thereto.

 

Value ” means (a) for any Stock Option Plan, the Market Price for the trading day immediately preceding the date of exercise of a stock option under such Stock Option Plan and (b) for any Equity Plan other than a Stock Option Plan, the Market Price for the trading day immediately preceding the Vesting Date.

 

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Vesting Date ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(c) .

 

Voting Securities ” means any Equity Securities of the Corporation that are entitled to vote generally in matters submitted for a vote of the Corporation’s stockholders or generally in the election of the Corporate Board.

 

Warrants ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.03(b) .

 

ARTICLE II.
ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

 

Section 2.01                              Formation of Company .  The Company was formed on August 10, 2012 pursuant to the provisions of the Delaware Act.

 

Section 2.02                              Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement .  The Members hereby execute this Agreement for the purpose of continuing the affairs of the Company and the conduct of its business in accordance with the provisions of the Delaware Act.  The Members hereby agree that during the term of the Company set forth in Section 2.06 the rights and obligations of the Members with respect to the Company will be determined in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Delaware Act.  On any matter upon which this Agreement is silent, the Delaware Act shall control.  No provision of this Agreement shall be in violation of the Delaware Act and to the extent any provision of this Agreement is in violation of the Delaware Act, such provision shall be void and of no effect to the extent of such violation without affecting the validity of the other provisions of this Agreement; provided, however , that where the Delaware Act provides that a provision of the Delaware Act shall apply “unless otherwise provided in a limited liability company agreement” or words of similar effect, the provisions of this Agreement shall in each instance control; provided further , that notwithstanding the foregoing, Section 18-210 of the Delaware Act shall not apply or be incorporated into this Agreement.

 

Section 2.03                              Name .  The name of the Company shall be “Centennial Resource Production, LLC.” The Manager in its sole discretion may change the name of the Company at any time and from time to time.  Notification of any such change shall be given to all of the Members and, to the extent practicable, to all of the holders of any Equity Securities then outstanding.  The Company’s business may be conducted under its name and/or any other name or names deemed advisable by the Manager.

 

Section 2.04                              Purpose .  The primary business and purpose of the Company shall be to engage in such activities as are permitted under the Delaware Act and determined from time to time by the Manager in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

Section 2.05                              Principal Office; Registered Office .  The principal office of the Company shall be at 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 1450, Houston, TX 77002, or such other place as the Manager may from time to time designate.  The address of the registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware shall be 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, County of New Castle, DE 19801, and the registered agent for service of process on the Company in the State of Delaware at such registered office shall be The Corporation Trust Company.  The Manager may from time to time change the Company’s registered agent and registered office in the State of Delaware.

 

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Section 2.06                              Term .  The term of the Company commenced upon the filing of the Certificate in accordance with the Delaware Act and shall continue in existence until termination and dissolution of the Company in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV .

 

Section 2.07                              No State-Law Partnership .  The Members intend that the Company not be a partnership (including a limited partnership) or joint venture, and that no Member be a partner or joint venturer of any other Member by virtue of this Agreement, for any purposes other than as set forth in the last sentence of this Section 2.07 , and neither this Agreement nor any other document entered into by the Company or any Member relating to the subject matter hereof shall be construed to suggest otherwise.  The Members intend that the Company shall be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) income tax purposes, and that each Member and the Company shall file all tax returns and shall otherwise take all tax and financial reporting positions in a manner consistent with such treatment.

 

ARTICLE III.
MEMBERS; UNITS; CAPITALIZATION

 

Section 3.01                              Members .

 

(a)                                  Each Original Member previously was admitted as a Member and shall remain a Member of the Company upon the Effective Time.  At the Effective Time and concurrently with the Common Unit Purchase, the Corporation shall be admitted to the Company as a Member.

 

(b)                                  The Company shall maintain a schedule setting forth: (i) the name and address of each Member; (ii) the aggregate number of outstanding Units and the number and class of Units held by each Member; (iii) the aggregate amount of cash Capital Contributions that has been made by the Members with respect to their Units; and (iv) the Fair Market Value of any property other than cash contributed by the Members with respect to their Units (including, if applicable, a description and the amount of any liability assumed by the Company or to which contributed property is subject) (such schedule, the “ Schedule of Members ”).  The applicable Schedule of Members in effect as of the Effective Time (after giving effect to the Recapitalization and the Common Unit Purchase) is set forth as Schedule 1 to this Agreement.  The Schedule of Members shall be the definitive record of ownership of each Unit of the Company and all relevant information with respect to each Member.  The Company shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a Person registered on its records as the owner of Units for all purposes and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in Units on the part of any other Person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the Delaware Act.

 

(c)                                   No Member shall be required or, except as approved by the Manager pursuant to Section 6.01 and in accordance with the other provisions of this Agreement, permitted to loan any money or property to the Company or borrow any money or property from the Company.

 

Section 3.02                              Units .  Interests in the Company shall be represented by Units, or such other securities of the Company, in each case as the Manager may establish in its discretion in accordance with the terms and subject to the restrictions hereof.  Immediately after the Effective Time, the Units will be comprised of a single class of Common Units.  To the extent required

 

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pursuant to Section 3.04(a) , the Manager may create one or more classes or series of Common Units or preferred Units solely to the extent they are in the aggregate substantially equivalent to a class of common stock of the Corporation or class or series of preferred stock of the Corporation.

 

Section 3.03                              Recapitalization; Warrants; the Corporation’s Capital Contribution; the Corporation’s Purchase of Common Units .

 

(a)                                  Recapitalization .  Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, at the Contribution Closing, the Original Members received certain cash distributions from the Company in partial redemption of certain Original Class A Interests and Original Class B Interests and all remaining Original Class A Interests and Original Class B Interests that were issued and outstanding and held by the Original Members prior to the execution and effectiveness of this Agreement are hereby converted into the number of Common Units set forth next to each Original Member’s name on Schedule 1 , which are hereby issued and outstanding as of the Effective Time (collectively, the “ Recapitalization ”).

 

(b)                                  Warrants.  Immediately upon the Recapitalization, and prior to giving effect to Section 3.04 , the Company shall issue to the Corporation a number of warrants exercisable for Units (the “ Warrants ”) in an amount equal to the number of warrants exercisable for shares of Class A Common Stock (the “ Class A Warrants ”) outstanding immediately prior to such issuance of Warrants pursuant to this Section 3.03(b) . For the avoidance of doubt, each Warrant shall be treated as a “noncompensatory option” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.721-2(f) and 1.761-3(b)(2) and not be treated as a partnership interest pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.761-3(a).

 

(c)                                   The Corporation’s Common Unit Purchase .  Pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, at the Contribution Closing, the Corporation contributed to the Company cash in the aggregate amount of $1,485,999,739.31 in exchange for 163,505,000 Common Units pursuant to the Contribution Agreement (the “ Common Unit Purchase ”).  The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Common Unit Purchase will result in a “revaluation of partnership property” and corresponding adjustments to Capital Account balances as described in Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) of the Treasury Regulations.

 

Section 3.04                              Authorization and Issuance of Additional Units .

 

(a)                                  If at any time the Corporation issues a share of its Class A Common Stock or any other Equity Security of the Corporation, (i) the Company shall issue to the Corporation one Common Unit (if the Corporation issues a share of Class A Common Stock), or such other Equity Security of the Company (if the Corporation issues Equity Securities other than Class A Common Stock) corresponding to the Equity Securities issued by the Corporation, and with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of the Corporation and (ii) the net proceeds received by the Corporation with respect to the corresponding share of Class A Common Stock or other Equity Security, if any, shall be concurrently contributed by the Corporation to the Company as a Capital Contribution; provided , that if the Corporation issues any shares of Class A Common Stock in order to directly purchase from another Member (other than the Corporation) a number of Common Units pursuant to Section 11.03(a)  (and a

 

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corresponding number of shares of Class C Common Stock), then the Company shall not issue any new Common Units in connection therewith and the Corporation shall not be required to transfer such net proceeds to the Company (it being understood that such net proceeds shall instead be transferred to such other Member as consideration for such purchase). Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 3.04(a)  shall not apply to (i) (A) the issuance and distribution to holders of shares of Class A Common Stock of rights to purchase Equity Securities of the Corporation under a “poison pill” or similar shareholders rights plan or (B) the issuance under the Corporation’s Equity Plans or Stock Option Plans of any warrants, options, other rights to acquire Equity Securities of the Corporation or rights or property that may be converted into or settled in Equity Securities of the Corporation, but shall in each of the foregoing cases apply to the issuance of Equity Securities of the Corporation in connection with the exercise or settlement of such rights, warrants, options or other rights or property or (ii) the issuance of Equity Securities pursuant to any Equity Plan (other than a Stock Option Plan) that are restricted, subject to forfeiture or otherwise unvested upon issuance, but shall apply on the applicable Vesting Date with respect to such Equity Securities.  Except pursuant to Article XI , (x) the Company may not issue any additional Common Units to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries unless substantially simultaneously the Corporation or such Subsidiary issues or sells an equal number of shares of the Corporation’s Class A Common Stock to another Person, and (y) the Company may not issue any other Equity Securities of the Company to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the issuance of Warrants pursuant to Section 3.03(b) ) unless substantially simultaneously the Corporation or such Subsidiary issues or sells, to another Person, an equal number of shares of a new class or series of Equity Securities of the Corporation or such Subsidiary with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of the Company.

 

(b)                                  The Company shall only be permitted to issue additional Units or other Equity Securities in the Company to the Persons and on the terms and conditions provided for in Section 3.02 , this Section 3.04 and Section 3.11 .

 

(c)                                   The Company shall not in any manner effect any subdivision (by equity split, equity distribution, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse equity split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of the outstanding Common Units unless accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination, as applicable, of the outstanding Common Stock, with corresponding changes made with respect to any other exchangeable or convertible securities. The Corporation shall not in any manner effect any subdivision (by stock split, stock dividend, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse stock split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of the outstanding Common Stock unless accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination, as applicable, of the outstanding Common Units, with corresponding changes made with respect to any other exchangeable or convertible securities.  The Company shall not in any manner effect any subdivision (by equity split, equity distribution, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse equity split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of any outstanding Equity Securities of the Company (other than the Common Units) unless accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination, as applicable, of the corresponding Equity Securities of the Corporation, with corresponding changes made with respect to any other exchangeable or convertible securities. The Corporation shall not in any manner effect any subdivision (by stock

 

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split, stock dividend, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse stock split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of any outstanding Equity Securities of the Corporation (other than the Common Stock) unless accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination, as applicable, of the corresponding Equity Securities of the Company, with corresponding changes made with respect to any other exchangeable or convertible securities.

 

Section 3.05                              Repurchases or Redemptions .  The Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries may not redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire (i) any shares of Class A Common Stock unless substantially simultaneously the Company redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires from the Corporation an equal number of Common Units for the same price per security or (ii) any other Equity Securities of the Corporation unless substantially simultaneously the Company redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires from the Corporation an equal number of Equity Securities of the Company of a corresponding class or series with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of the Corporation for the same price per security. The Company may not redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire (A) any Common Units from the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries unless substantially simultaneously the Corporation or such Subsidiary redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock for the same price per security from holders thereof, or (B) any other Equity Securities of the Company from the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries unless substantially simultaneously the Corporation or such Subsidiary redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires for the same price per security an equal number of Equity Securities of the Corporation of a corresponding class or series with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distribution upon liquidation) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any consideration payable by the Corporation in connection with the redemption or repurchase of any shares of Class A Common Stock or other Equity Securities of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries consists (in whole or in part) of shares of Class A Common Stock or such other Equity Securities (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the cashless exercise of an option or warrant), then the redemption or repurchase of the corresponding Common Units or other Equity Securities of the Company shall be effectuated in an equivalent manner.

 

Section 3.06                              Certificates Representing Units; Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates; Registration and Transfer of Units .

 

(a)                                  Units shall not be certificated unless otherwise determined by the Manager.  If the Manager determines that one or more Units shall be certificated, each such certificate shall be signed by or in the name of the Company, by the Chief Executive Officer and any other officer designated by the Manager, representing the number of Units held by such holder.  Such certificate shall be in such form (and shall contain such legends) as the Manager may determine.  Any or all of such signatures on any certificate representing one or more Units may be a facsimile, engraved or printed, to the extent permitted by applicable Law.  The Manager agrees that it shall not elect to treat any Unit as a “security” within the meaning of Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code unless thereafter all Units then outstanding are represented by one or more certificates.

 

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(b)                                  If Units are certificated, the Manager may direct that a new certificate representing one or more Units be issued in place of any certificate theretofore issued by the Company alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon delivery to the Manager of an affidavit of the owner or owners of such certificate, setting forth such allegation.  The Manager may require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or such owner’s legal representative, to give the Company a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of any such new certificate.

 

(c)                                   Upon surrender to the Company or the transfer agent of the Company, if any, of a certificate for one or more Units, duly endorsed or accompanied by appropriate evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, in compliance with the provisions hereof, the Company shall issue a new certificate representing one or more Units to the Person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books.  Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Manager may prescribe such additional rules and regulations as it may deem appropriate relating to the issue, Transfer and registration of Units.

 

Section 3.07                              Negative Capital Accounts .  No Member shall be required to pay to any other Member or the Company any deficit or negative balance which may exist from time to time in such Member’s Capital Account (including upon and after dissolution of the Company).

 

Section 3.08                              No Withdrawal .  No Person shall be entitled to withdraw any part of such Person’s Capital Contribution or Capital Account or to receive any Distribution from the Company, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

Section 3.09                              Loans From Members .  Loans by Members to the Company shall not be considered Capital Contributions.  Subject to the provisions of Section 3.01(c) , the amount of any such advances shall be a debt of the Company to such Member and shall be payable or collectible in accordance with the terms and conditions upon which such advances are made.

 

Section 3.10                              Tax Treatment of Corporate Stock Option Plans and Equity Plans .

 

(a)                                  Options Granted to Persons other than LLC Employees .  If at any time or from time to time, in connection with any Stock Option Plan, a stock option granted over shares of Class A Common Stock to a Person other than an LLC Employee is duly exercised, notwithstanding the amount of the Capital Contribution actually made pursuant to Section 3.04(a) , solely for U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) income tax purposes, the Corporation shall be deemed to have contributed to the Company as a Capital Contribution, in lieu of the Capital Contribution actually made and in consideration of additional Common Units, an amount equal to the Value of a share of Class A Common Stock as of the date of such exercise multiplied by the number of shares of Class A Common Stock then being issued by the Corporation in connection with the exercise of such stock option.

 

(b)                                  Options Granted to LLC Employees .  If at any time or from time to time, in connection with any Stock Option Plan, a stock option granted over shares of Class A Common Stock to an LLC Employee is duly exercised, solely for U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) income tax purposes, the following transactions shall be deemed to have occurred:

 

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(i)                                      The Corporation shall sell to the Optionee, and the Optionee shall purchase from the Corporation, for a cash price per share equal to the Value of a share of Class A Common Stock at the time of the exercise, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the quotient of (x) the exercise price payable by the Optionee in connection with the exercise of such stock option divided by (y) the Value of a share of Class A Common Stock at the time of such exercise.

 

(ii)                                   The Corporation shall sell to the Company (or if the Optionee is an employee of, or other service provider to, a Subsidiary, the Corporation shall sell to such Subsidiary), and the Company (or such Subsidiary, as applicable) shall purchase from the Corporation, a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the excess of (x) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock as to which such stock option is being exercised over (y) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock sold pursuant to Section 3.10(b)(i)  hereof.  The purchase price per share of Class A Common Stock for such sale of shares of Class A Common Stock to the Company (or such Subsidiary) shall be the Value of a share of Class A Common Stock as of the date of exercise of such stock option.

 

(iii)                                The Company shall transfer to the Optionee (or if the Optionee is an employee of, or other service provider to, a Subsidiary, the Subsidiary shall transfer to the Optionee) at no additional cost to such LLC Employee and as additional compensation to such LLC Employee, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock described in Section 3.10(b)(ii) .

 

(iv)                               The Corporation shall be deemed to have contributed any amounts received by the Corporation pursuant to Section 3.10(b)(i)  and any amount deemed to be received by the Company pursuant to Section 3.10(b)(ii)  in connection with the exercise of such stock option.

 

The transactions described in this Section 3.10(b)  are intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1032-3 and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

 

(c)                                   Restricted Stock Granted to LLC Employees .  If at any time or from time to time, in connection with any Equity Plan (other than a Stock Option Plan), any shares of Class A Common Stock are issued to an LLC Employee (including any shares of Class A Common Stock that are subject to forfeiture in the event such LLC Employee terminates his or her employment with the Company or any Subsidiary) in consideration for services performed for the Company or any Subsidiary, on the date (such date, the “ Vesting Date ”) that the Value of such shares is includible in taxable income of such LLC Employee, the following events will be deemed to have occurred solely for U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) income tax purposes: (a) the Corporation shall be deemed to have sold such shares of Class A Common Stock to the Company (or if such LLC Employee is an employee of, or other service provider to, a Subsidiary, to such Subsidiary) for a purchase price equal to the Value of such shares of Class A Common Stock, (b) the Company (or such Subsidiary) shall be deemed to have delivered such shares of Class A Common Stock to such LLC Employee, (c) the Corporation shall be deemed to have contributed the purchase price for such shares of Class A Common Stock to the Company as a Capital Contribution, and (d) in the case where such LLC Employee is an employee of a

 

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Subsidiary, the Company shall be deemed to have contributed such amount to the capital of the Subsidiary.

 

(d)                                  Future Stock Incentive Plans .  Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed or applied to preclude or restrain the Corporation from adopting, modifying or terminating stock incentive plans for the benefit of employees, directors or other business associates of the Corporation, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates.  The Members acknowledge and agree that, in the event that any such plan is adopted, modified or terminated by the Corporation, amendments to this Section 3.10 may become necessary or advisable and that any approval or consent to any such amendments requested by the Corporation shall be deemed granted by the Manager without the requirement of any further consent or acknowledgement of any other Member.

 

(e)                                   Anti-dilution adjustments.   For all purposes of this Section 3.10 , the number of shares of Class A Common Stock and the corresponding number of Common Units shall be determined after giving effect to all anti-dilution or similar adjustments that are applicable, as of the date of exercise or vesting, to the option, warrant, restricted stock or other equity interest that is being exercised or becomes vested under the applicable Stock Option Plan or other Equity Plan and applicable award or grant documentation.

 

Section 3.11                              Dividend Reinvestment Plan, Cash Option Purchase Plan, Stock Incentive Plan or Other Plan .  Except as may otherwise be provided in this Article III , all amounts received or deemed received by the Corporation in respect of any dividend reinvestment plan, cash option purchase plan, stock incentive or other stock or subscription plan or agreement, either (a) shall be utilized by the Corporation to effect open market purchases of shares of Class A Common Stock, or (b) if the Corporation elects instead to issue new shares of Class A Common Stock with respect to such amounts, shall be contributed by the Corporation to the Company in exchange for additional Units.  Upon such contribution, the Company will issue to the Corporation a number of Units equal to the number of new shares of Class A Common Stock so issued.

 

ARTICLE IV.
DISTRIBUTIONS

 

Section 4.01                              Distributions .

 

(a)                                  Distributable Cash; Other Distributions .  To the extent permitted by applicable Law and hereunder, Distributions to Members may be declared by the Manager out of Distributable Cash or other funds or property legally available therefor in such amounts and on such terms (including the payment dates of such Distributions) as the Manager shall determine using such record date as the Manager may designate; such Distributions (except, for the avoidance of doubt, for the Distribution described in Section 3.03(a)  pursuant to the Contribution Agreement) shall be made to the Members as of the close of business on such record date on a pro rata basis in accordance with each Member’s Percentage Interest as of the close of business on such record date; provided, however , that the Manager shall have the obligation to make Distributions as set forth in Sections 4.01(b)  and 14.02 ; and provided further that, notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, no Distributions shall be made to any Member to the extent such Distribution would violate Section 18-607 of the Delaware Act.

 

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Promptly following the designation of a record date and the declaration of a Distribution pursuant to this Section 4.01(a) , the Manager shall give notice to each Member of the record date, the amount and the terms of the Distribution and the payment date thereof.  In furtherance of the foregoing, it is intended that the Manager shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law and hereunder, have the right in its sole discretion to make Distributions to the Members pursuant to this Section 4.01(a)  in such amounts as shall enable the Corporation to pay dividends or to meet its obligations (to the extent such obligations are not otherwise able to be satisfied as a result of Tax Distributions required to be made pursuant to Section 4.01(b)  or reimbursements required to be made pursuant to Section 6.06 ).

 

(b)                                  Tax Distributions . The Company shall make distributions to all Members pro rata, in accordance with each Member’s Percentage Interest, at such times and in such amounts as necessary to enable the Corporation to timely satisfy all of its U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax liabilities.

 

Section 4.02                              Restricted Distributions .  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall not make any Distribution to any Member on account of any Company Interest if such Distribution would violate any applicable Law or the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

ARTICLE V.
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS; ALLOCATIONS; TAX MATTERS

 

Section 5.01                              Capital Accounts .

 

(a)                                  The Company shall maintain a separate Capital Account for each Member according to the rules of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv).  For this purpose, the Company may (in the discretion of the Manager), upon the occurrence of the events specified in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f), increase or decrease the Capital Accounts in accordance with the rules of such Treasury Regulations and Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g) to reflect a revaluation of Company property. The Capital Account balance of each of the Members as of the date hereof, as adjusted in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) and Section 3.03(c)  of this Agreement, is its respective “Contribution Closing Capital Account Balance” set forth on the Schedule of Members.

 

(b)                                  For purposes of computing the amount of any item of Company income, gain, loss or deduction to be allocated pursuant to this Article V and to be reflected in the Capital Accounts of the Members, the determination, recognition and classification of any such item shall be the same as its determination, recognition and classification for U.S. federal income tax purposes (including any method of depreciation, cost recovery or amortization used for this purpose); provided, however , that:

 

(i)                                      The computation of all items of income, gain, loss and deduction shall include those items described in Code Section 705(a)(l)(B) or Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) and Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), without regard to the fact that such items are not includable in gross income or are not deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

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(ii)                                   If the Book Value of any Company property is adjusted pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(e) or (f), the amount of such adjustment shall be taken into account as gain or loss from the disposition of such property.

 

(iii)                                Items of income, gain, loss or deduction attributable to the disposition of Company property having a Book Value that differs from its adjusted basis for tax purposes shall be computed by reference to the Book Value of such property.

 

(iv)                               In lieu of the depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions taken into account in computing Profits or Losses (excluding depletion with respect to a Depletable Property), there shall be taken into account Depreciation for such Taxable Year or other Fiscal Period.

 

(v)                                  To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Code Sections 732(d), 734(b) or 743(b) is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) .

 

(vi)                               Simulated Gains with respect to Depletable Properties shall be taken into account in computing Profits and Losses in lieu of actual gains on such Depletable Properties.

 

(vii)                            Items specifically allocated under Section 5.03 shall be excluded from the computation of Profits and Losses.

 

Section 5.02                              Allocations .  After giving effect to the allocations under Section 5.03 , and subject to Section 5.04 , Profits and Losses for any Taxable Year or other Fiscal Period shall be allocated among the Capital Accounts of the Members pro rata in such a manner that, after giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 5.03 and all other distributions through the end of such Taxable Year or other Fiscal Period, the Capital Account balance of each Member, immediately after making such allocation, is as nearly as possible equal to (a) the amount such Member would receive pursuant to Section 14.02(d)  if all of the assets of the Company on hand at the end of such Taxable Year or other Fiscal Period were sold for cash equal to their Book Values, all liabilities of the Company were satisfied in cash in accordance with their terms (limited with respect to each nonrecourse liability to the Book Value of the assets securing such liability), and all remaining or resulting cash were distributed, in accordance with Section 14.02(d) , to the Members immediately after making such allocation, minus (b) such Member’s share of the Company Minimum Gain and Member Minimum Gain, computed immediately prior to the hypothetical sale of assets, and the amount any such Member is treated as obligated to contribute to the Company, computed immediately after the hypothetical sale of assets.  Notwithstanding any contrary provision in this Agreement, the Manager shall make appropriate adjustments to allocations of Profits and Losses to (or, if necessary, allocate items of gross income, gain, loss or deduction of the Company among) the Members such that, to the maximum extent possible, the Capital Accounts of the Members are proportionate to their Percentage Interests.  In each case, such adjustments or allocations shall occur, to the maximum

 

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extent possible, in the Taxable Year or other Fiscal Period of the event requiring such adjustments or allocations.

 

Section 5.03                              Regulatory and Special Allocations .

 

(a)                                  Losses attributable to partner nonrecourse debt (as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4)) shall be allocated in the manner required by Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i).  If there is a net decrease during a Taxable Year in Member Minimum Gain, Profits for such Taxable Year (and, if necessary, for subsequent Taxable Years) shall be allocated to the Members in the amounts and of such character as determined according to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4).

 

(b)                                  Nonrecourse deductions (as determined according to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(1)) for any Taxable Year shall be allocated pro rata among the Members in accordance with their Percentage Interests.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.03(a) , if there is a net decrease in the Company Minimum Gain during any Taxable Year, each Member shall be allocated Profits for such Taxable Year (and, if necessary, for subsequent Taxable Years) in the amounts and of such character as determined according to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(f).  This Section 5.03(b)  is intended to be a minimum gain chargeback provision that complies with the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(f), and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent therewith.

 

(c)                                   If any Member that unexpectedly receives an adjustment, allocation or Distribution described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6) has an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as of the end of any Taxable Year, computed after the application of Sections 5.03(a)  and 5.03(b)  but before the application of any other provision of this Article V , then Profits for such Taxable Year shall be allocated to such Member in proportion to, and to the extent of, such Adjusted Capital Account Deficit.  This Section 5.03(c)  is intended to be a qualified income offset provision as described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent therewith.

 

(d)                                  If the allocation of Losses to a Member as provided in Section 5.02 would create or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit, there shall be allocated to such Member only that amount of Losses as will not create or increase an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit.  The Losses that would, absent the application of the preceding sentence, otherwise be allocated to such Member shall be allocated to the other Members in accordance with their relative Percentage Interests, subject to this Section 5.03(d) .

 

(e)                                   Profits and Losses described in Section 5.01(b)(v)  shall be allocated in a manner consistent with the manner that the adjustments to the Capital Accounts are required to be made pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(j) and (m).

 

(f)                                    Simulated Depletion for each Depletable Property and Simulated Loss upon the disposition of a Depletable Property shall be allocated among the Members in proportion to their shares of the Simulated Basis in such property.

 

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1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2 of the Treasury Regulations.  The Regulatory Allocations may not be consistent with the manner in which the Members intend to allocate Profit and Loss of the Company or make Distributions.  Accordingly, notwithstanding the other provisions of this Article V , but subject to the Regulatory Allocations, income, gain, deduction and loss shall be reallocated among the Members so as to eliminate the effect of the Regulatory Allocations and thereby cause the respective Capital Accounts of the Members to be in the amounts (or as close thereto as possible) they would have been if Profit and Loss (and such other items of income, gain, deduction and loss) had been allocated without reference to the Regulatory Allocations.  In general, the Members anticipate that this will be accomplished by specially allocating other Profit and Loss (and such other items of income, gain, deduction and loss) among the Members so that the net amount of the Regulatory Allocations and such special allocations to each such Member is zero.  In addition, if in any Taxable Year or other Fiscal Period there is a decrease in Company Minimum Gain, or in Member Minimum Gain, and application of the minimum gain chargeback requirements set forth in Section 5.03(a)  or Section 5.03(b)  would cause a distortion in the economic arrangement among the Members, the Members may, if they do not expect that the Company will have sufficient other income to correct such distortion, request the Internal Revenue Service to waive either or both of such minimum gain chargeback requirements.  If such request is granted, this Agreement shall be applied in such instance as if it did not contain such minimum gain chargeback requirement.

 

Section 5.04                              Tax Allocations .

 

(a)                                  The income, gains, losses, deductions and credits of the Company will be allocated, for U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) income tax purposes, among the Members in accordance with the allocation of such income, gains, losses, deductions and credits among the Members for computing their Capital Accounts; provided that if any such allocation is not permitted by the Code or other applicable Law, the Company’s subsequent income, gains, losses, deductions and credits will be allocated among the Members so as to reflect as nearly as possible the allocation set forth herein in computing their Capital Accounts.

 

(b)                                  Cost and percentage depletion deductions with respect each Depletable Property shall be computed separately by the Members rather than the Company.  For purposes of such computations, the U.S. federal income tax basis of each Depletable Property shall be allocated to each Member in accordance with such Member’s Percentage Interest as of the time such Depletable Property is acquired by the Company, and shall be reallocated among the Members in accordance with such Member’s Percentage Interest as determined immediately following the occurrence of an event giving rise to an adjustment to the Book Values of the Company’s Depletable Properties pursuant to the definition of Book Value (or at the time of any material additions to the U.S. federal income tax basis of such Depletable Property).  Such allocations are intended to be applied in accordance with the “partners’ interests in partnership capital” under Section 613A(c)(7)(D) of the Code; provided that the Members understand and agree that the Manager may authorize special allocations of tax basis, income, gain, deduction or loss, as computed for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in order to eliminate differences between Simulated Basis and adjusted U.S. federal income tax basis with respect to Depletable Properties, in such manner as determined consistent with the principles of Section 704(c) of the Code, the Treasury Regulations thereunder and the portions of the Treasury Regulations under Section 704(b) that apply the principles of Section 704(c).  For the purposes of applying the “remedial

 

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allocation method” to Depletable Properties (i) the amount by which any Member’s Capital Account is adjusted for Simulated Depletion shall be treated as an amount of book depletion allocated to such Member and (ii) the amount of cost depletion computed by such Member under section 613A(c)(7)(D) of the Code shall be treated as an amount of tax depletion allocated to such Member.

 

(c)                                   For purposes of the separate computation of gain or loss by each Member on a taxable Disposition of Depletable Property, the amount realized from such Disposition shall be allocated (i) first, to the Members in an amount equal to the Simulated Basis in such Depletable Property and in the same proportion as their shares thereof were allocated and (ii) second, any remaining amount realized shall be allocated consistent with the allocation of Simulated Gains; provided, however, that the Members understand and agree that the Board of Managers may authorize special allocations of tax basis, income, gain, deduction or loss, as computed for U.S. federal income tax purposes, in order to eliminate differences between Simulated Basis and adjusted U.S. federal income tax basis with respect to Depletable Properties, in such manner as determined consistent with the principles of Section 704(c) of the Code, the Treasury Regulations thereunder and the portions of the Treasury Regulations under Section 704(b) that apply the principles of Section 704(c).  The provisions of this Section 5.5(c) and the other provisions of this Agreement relating to allocations under Section 613A(c)(7)(D) of the Code are intended to comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(v) and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Treasury Regulations.

 

(d)                                  Each Member shall, in a manner consistent with this Article V , separately keep records of its share of the adjusted tax basis in each Depletable Property, adjust such share of the adjusted tax basis for any cost or percentage depletion allowable with respect to such property and use such adjusted tax basis in the computation of its cost depletion or in the computation of its gain or loss on the disposition of such property by the Company.  Upon the request of the Company, each Member may advise the Company of its adjusted tax basis in each Depletable Property and any depletion computed with respect thereto, both as computed in accordance with the provisions of this subsection.  The Company may rely on such information and, if it is not provided by the Member, may make such reasonable assumptions as it shall determine with respect thereto.

 

(e)                                   Items of Company taxable income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to any property contributed to the capital of the Company shall be allocated among the Members in accordance with Code Section 704(c) so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such property to the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes and its Book Value using the “remedial allocation method”, as described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(d)(1).

 

(f)                                    If the Book Value of any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to Section 5.01(b) , subsequent allocations of items of taxable income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to such asset shall take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such asset for U.S. federal income tax purposes and its Book Value in the same manner as under Code Section 704(c) using the “remedial allocation method”, as described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(d)(1).

 

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(g)                                   If, as a result of an exercise of a noncompensatory option (including the Warrants) to acquire an interest in the Company, a Capital Account reallocation is required under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( s )(3), the Company shall make corrective allocations pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(x).

 

(h)                                  Allocations of tax credits, tax credit recapture, and any items related thereto shall be allocated to the Members pro rata as determined by the Manager taking into account the principles of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(ii).

 

(i)                                      For purposes of determining a Member’s pro rata share of the Company’s “excess nonrecourse liabilities” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3), each Member’s interest in income and gain shall be in proportion to the Units held by such Member.

 

(j)                                     Allocations pursuant to this Section 5.05 are solely for purposes of U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) income taxes and shall not affect, or in any way be taken into account in computing, any Member’s Capital Account or share of Profits, Losses, Distributions or other Company items pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

 

Section 5.05                              Withholding; Indemnification and Reimbursement for Payments on Behalf of a Member .  The Company and its Subsidiaries may withhold from distributions, allocations or portions thereof if it is required to do so by any applicable Law, and each Member hereby authorizes the Company and its Subsidiaries to withhold or pay on behalf of or with respect to such Member any amount of U.S. federal, state, or local or non-U.S. taxes that the Manager determines, in good faith, that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is required to withhold or pay with respect to any amount distributable or allocable to such Member pursuant to this Agreement.  In addition, if the Company is obligated to pay any other amount to a Governmental Entity (or otherwise makes a payment to a Governmental Entity) that is specifically attributable to a Member (including U.S. federal income taxes as a result of Company obligations pursuant to the Revised Partnership Audit Provisions with respect to items of income, gain, loss deduction or credit allocable or attributable to such Member, state personal property taxes and state unincorporated business taxes, but excluding payments such as professional association fees and the like made voluntarily by the Company on behalf of any Member based upon such Member’s status as an employee of the Company), then such tax shall be treated as an amount of taxes withheld or paid with respect to such Member pursuant to this Section 5.06 .  For all purposes under this Agreement, any amounts withheld or paid with respect to a Member pursuant to this Section 5.06 shall be treated as having been distributed to such Member at the time such withholding or payment is made.  Further, to the extent that the cumulative amount of such withholding or payment for any period exceeds the distributions to which such Member is entitled for such period, such Member shall indemnify the Company in full for the amount of such excess.  The Manager may offset Distributions to which a Person is otherwise entitled under this Agreement against such Person’s obligation to indemnify the Company under this Section 5.06 .  A Member’s obligation to indemnify the Company under this Section 5.06 shall survive the termination, dissolution, liquidation and winding up of the Company, and for purposes of this Section 5.06 , the Company shall be treated as continuing in existence.  The Company may pursue and enforce all rights and remedies it may have against each Member under this Section 5.06 , including instituting a lawsuit to collect amounts owed under such indemnity with interest accruing from the date such withholding or payment is made by the Company at a rate per

 

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annum equal to the sum of the Base Rate (but not in excess of the highest rate per annum permitted by Law).  Any income from such indemnity (and interest) shall not be allocated to or distributed to the Member paying such indemnity (and interest).  Each Member hereby agrees to furnish to the Company such information and forms as required or reasonably requested in order to comply with any laws and regulations governing withholding of tax or in order to claim any reduced rate of, or exemption from, withholding to which the Member is legally entitled.

 

ARTICLE VI.
MANAGEMENT

 

Section 6.01                              Authority of Manager .

 

(a)                                  Except for situations in which the approval of any Member(s) is specifically required by this Agreement, (i) all management powers over the business and affairs of the Company shall be exclusively vested in the Corporation, as the sole managing member of the Company (the Corporation, in such capacity, the “ Manager ”) and (ii) the Manager shall conduct, direct and exercise full control over all activities of the Company.  The Manager shall be the “manager” of the Company for the purposes of the Delaware Act.  Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein and subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, the Members hereby consent to the exercise by the Manager of all such powers and rights conferred on the Members by the Delaware Act with respect to the management and control of the Company.  Any vacancies in the position of Manager shall be filled in accordance with Section 6.04 .  Each of the Original Members hereby terminates, as of the Effective Time, the “Board” previously established in order to conduct the business of the Company pursuant to the Second A&R LLC Agreement (as such term was previously defined in the Second A&R LLC Agreement).

 

(b)                                  The day-to-day business and operations of the Company shall be overseen and implemented by officers of the Company (each, an “ Officer ” and collectively, the “ Officers ”), subject to the limitations imposed by the Manager.  An Officer may, but need not, be a Member.  Each Officer shall be appointed by the Manager and shall hold office until his or her successor shall be duly designated and shall qualify or until his or her death or until he shall resign or shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided.  Any one Person may hold more than one office.  Subject to the other provisions in this Agreement (including in Section 6.07 below), the salaries or other compensation, if any, of the Officers of the Company shall be fixed from time to time by the Manager.  The authority and responsibility of the Officers shall include, but not be limited to, such duties as the Manager may, from time to time, delegate to them and the carrying out of the Company’s business and affairs on a day-to-day basis.  An Officer may also perform one or more roles as an officer of the Manager.

 

(c)                                   The Manager shall have the power and authority to effectuate the sale, lease, transfer, exchange or other disposition of any, all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (including the exercise or grant of any conversion, option, privilege or subscription right or any other right available in connection with any assets at any time held by the Company) or the merger, consolidation, reorganization or other combination of the Company with or into another entity.

 

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Section 6.02                              Actions of the Manager .  The Manager may act through any Officer or through any other Person or Persons to whom authority and duties have been delegated pursuant to Section 6.07 .

 

Section 6.03                              Resignation; No Removal .  The Manager may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Members.  Unless otherwise specified in the notice, the resignation shall take effect upon receipt thereof by the Members, and the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Members have no right under this Agreement to remove or replace the Manager.

 

Section 6.04                              Vacancies .  Vacancies in the position of Manager occurring for any reason shall be filled by the Corporation (or, if the Corporation has ceased to exist without any successor or assign, then by the holders of a majority in interest of the voting capital stock of the Corporation immediately prior to such cessation).  For the avoidance of doubt, the Members (other than the Corporation) have no right under this Agreement to fill any vacancy in the position of Manager.

 

Section 6.05                              Transactions Between Company and Manager .  The Manager may cause the Company to contract and deal with the Manager, or any Affiliate of the Manager, provided such contracts and dealings are on terms comparable to and competitive with those available to the Company from others dealing at arm’s length or are approved by the Members holding a majority of the Units (excluding Units held by the Manager and its controlled Affiliates) then outstanding and otherwise are permitted by the Credit Agreement.

 

Section 6.06                              Reimbursement for Expenses .  The Manager shall not be compensated for its services as Manager of the Company except as expressly provided in this Agreement.  The Members acknowledge and agree that the Manager’s Class A Common Stock is and will continue to be publicly traded and therefore the Manager will have access to the public capital markets and that such status and the services performed by the Manager will inure to the benefit of the Company and all Members; therefore, the Manager shall be reimbursed by the Company for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred on behalf of the Company, including all fees, expenses and costs of being a public company (including public reporting obligations, proxy statements, stockholder meetings, stock exchange fees, transfer agent fees, SEC and FINRA filing fees and offering expenses) and maintaining its corporate existence.  In the event that (i) shares of Class A Common Stock were sold to underwriters in the initial public offering of the Corporation or are sold to underwriters in any public offering after the Effective Time, in each case, at a price per share that is lower than the price per share for which such shares of Class A Common Stock are sold to the public in such public offering after taking into account underwriters’ discounts or commissions and brokers’ fees or commissions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any deferred discounts or commissions and brokers’ fees or commissions payable in connection with or as a result of the Contribution Closing) (such difference, the “ Discount ”) and (ii) the proceeds from such public offering are used to fund the Cash Settlement for any Redeemed Units or otherwise contributed to the Company, the Company shall reimburse the Manager for such Discount by treating such Discount as an additional Capital Contribution made by the Manager to the Company, issuing Common Units in respect of such deemed Capital Contribution in accordance with Section 11.02, and increasing the Manager’s Capital Account by the amount of such Discount. To the extent practicable, expenses incurred by the Manager on

 

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behalf of or for the benefit of the Company shall be billed directly to and paid by the Company and, if and to the extent any reimbursements to the Manager or any of its Affiliates by the Company pursuant to this Section 6.06 constitute gross income to such Person (as opposed to the repayment of advances made by such Person on behalf of the Company), such amounts shall be treated as “guaranteed payments” within the meaning of Code Section 707(c) and shall not be treated as distributions for purposes of computing the Members’ Capital Accounts.

 

Section 6.07                              Delegation of Authority .  The Manager (a) may, from time to time, delegate to one or more Persons such authority and duties as the Manager may deem advisable, and (b) may assign titles (including chief executive officer, president, chief executive officer, chief financial officers, chief operating officer, vice president, secretary, assistant secretary, treasurer or assistant treasurer) and delegate certain authority and duties to such Persons as the same may be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time.  Any number of titles may be held by the same individual.  The salaries or other compensation, if any, of such agents of the Company shall be fixed from time to time by the Manager, subject to the other provisions in this Agreement.

 

Section 6.08                              Limitation of Liability of Manager .

 

(a)                                  Except as otherwise provided herein or in an agreement entered into by such Person and the Company, neither the Manager nor any of the Manager’s Affiliates shall be liable to the Company or to any Member that is not the Manager for any act or omission performed or omitted by the Manager in its capacity as the sole managing member of the Company pursuant to authority granted to the Manager by this Agreement; provided, however , that, except as otherwise provided herein, such limitation of liability shall not apply to the extent the act or omission was attributable to the Manager’s bad faith, willful misconduct or violation of Law in which the Manager acted with knowledge that its conduct was unlawful, or for any present or future breaches of any representations, warranties, covenants or obligations by the Manager or its Affiliates contained herein or in the other agreements with the Company.  The Manager may exercise any of the powers granted to it by this Agreement and perform any of the duties imposed upon it hereunder either directly or by or through its agents, and shall not be responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of any such agent (so long as such agent was selected in good faith and with reasonable care).  The Manager shall be entitled to rely upon the advice of legal counsel, independent public accountants and other experts, including financial advisors, and any act of or failure to act by the Manager in good faith reliance on such advice shall in no event subject the Manager to liability to the Company or any Member that is not the Manager.

 

(b)                                  Whenever this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein provides that the Manager shall act in a manner which is, or provide terms which are, “fair and reasonable” to the Company or any Member that is not the Manager, the Manager shall determine such appropriate action or provide such terms considering, in each case, the relative interests of each party to such agreement, transaction or situation and the benefits and burdens relating to such interests, any customary or accepted industry practices, and any applicable United States generally accepted accounting practices or principles.

 

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(c)                                   Whenever in this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein, the Manager is permitted or required to take any action or to make a decision in its “sole discretion” or “discretion,” with “complete discretion” or under a grant of similar authority or latitude, the Manager shall be entitled to consider such interests and factors as it desires, including its own interests, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, have no duty or obligation to give any consideration to any interest of or factors affecting the Company or other Members.

 

(d)                                  Whenever in this Agreement the Manager is permitted or required to take any action or to make a decision in its “good faith” or under another express standard, the Manager shall act under such express standard and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, shall not be subject to any other or different standards imposed by this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein, and, notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, so long as the Manager acts in good faith, the resolution, action or terms so made, taken or provided by the Manager shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein or impose liability upon the Manager or any of the Manager’s Affiliates.

 

Section 6.09                              Investment Company Act .  The Manager shall use its best efforts to ensure that the Company shall not be subject to registration as an investment company pursuant to the Investment Company Act.

 

Section 6.10                              Outside Activities of the Manager .  The Manager shall not, directly or indirectly, enter into or conduct any business or operations, other than in connection with (a) the ownership, acquisition and disposition of Common Units, (b) the management of the business and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (c) the operation of the Manager as a reporting company with a class (or classes) of securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act and listed on a securities exchange, (d) the offering, sale, syndication, private placement or public offering of stock, bonds, securities or other interests, (e) financing or refinancing of any type related to the Company, its Subsidiaries or their assets or activities, and (f) such activities as are incidental to the foregoing; provided, however , that, except as otherwise provided herein, the net proceeds of any sale of Equity Securities of the Corporation pursuant to the preceding clauses (d) and (e) shall be made available to the Company as Capital Contributions and the proceeds of any other financing raised by the Manager pursuant to the preceding clauses (d) and (e) shall be made available to the Company as loans or otherwise as appropriate and, provided further , that the Manager may, in its sole and absolute discretion, from time to time hold or acquire assets in its own name or otherwise other than through the Company and its Subsidiaries so long as the Manager takes all necessary measures to ensure that the economic benefits and burdens of such assets are otherwise vested in the Company or its Subsidiaries, through assignment, mortgage loan or otherwise.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prohibit the Manager from executing any guarantee of indebtedness of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

Section 6.11                              Standard of Care .  Except to the extent otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Manager shall, in connection with the performance of its duties in its capacity as the Manager, have the same fiduciary duties to the Company and the Members as would be owed to a Delaware corporation and its stockholders by its directors, and shall be entitled to the benefit of the same presumptions in carrying out such duties as would be afforded to a director of a Delaware corporation (as such duties and presumptions are defined, described and explained under the Laws of the State of Delaware as in effect from time to time).  The provisions of this

 

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Agreement, to the extent that they restrict or eliminate the duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities of the Manager otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the Members to replace, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, such other duties and liabilities of the Manager.

 

ARTICLE VII.
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS

 

Section 7.01                              Limitation of Liability and Duties of Members; Investment Opportunities .

 

(a)                                  Except as provided in this Agreement or in the Delaware Act, no Member (including the Manager) shall be obligated personally for any debt, obligation or liability solely by reason of being a Member or acting as the Manager of the Company; provided that, in the case of the Manager, this sentence shall not in any manner limit the liability of the Manager to the Company or any Member (other than the Manager) attributable to a breach by the Manager of any obligations of the Manager under this Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the failure of the Company to observe any formalities or requirements relating to the exercise of its powers or management of its business and affairs under this Agreement or the Delaware Act shall not be grounds for imposing personal liability on the Members for liabilities of the Company.

 

(b)                                  In accordance with the Delaware Act and the laws of the State of Delaware, a Member may, under certain circumstances, be required to return amounts previously distributed to such Member.  It is the intent of the Members that no Distribution to any Member pursuant to Article IV shall be deemed a return of money or other property paid or distributed in violation of the Delaware Act.  The payment of any such money or Distribution of any such property to a Member shall be deemed to be a compromise within the meaning of Section 18-502(b) of the Delaware Act, and, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, any Member receiving any such money or property shall not be required to return any such money or property to the Company or any other Person.  However, if any court of competent jurisdiction holds that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement, any Member is obligated to make any such payment, such obligation shall be the obligation of such Member and not of any other Member.

 

(c)                                   Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (subject to Section 6.08 and except as set forth in Section 6.11 , in each case with respect to the Manager), to the extent that, at law or in equity, any Member (or such Member’s Affiliate or any manager, managing member, general partner, director, officer, employee, agent, fiduciary or trustee of such Member or of any Affiliate of such Member (each Person described in this parenthetical, a “ Related Person ”)) has duties (including fiduciary duties) to the Company, to the Manager, to another Member, to any Person who acquires an interest in a Company Interest or to any other Person bound by this Agreement, all such duties (including fiduciary duties) are hereby eliminated, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and replaced with the duties or standards expressly set forth herein, if any.  The elimination of duties (including fiduciary duties) to the Company, the Manager, each of the Members, each other Person who acquires an interest in a Company Interest and each other Person bound by this Agreement and replacement thereof with the duties or standards expressly set forth herein, if any, are approved by the Company, the Manager, each

 

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of the Members, each other Person who acquires an interest in a Company Interest and each other Person bound by this Agreement.

 

(d)                                  Notwithstanding any duty (including any fiduciary duty) otherwise applicable at law or in equity, the doctrine of corporate opportunity, or any analogous doctrine, will not apply to any Member (including the Manager) or to any Related Person of such Member, and no Member (or any Related Person of such Member) that acquires knowledge of a potential transaction, agreement, arrangement or other matter that may be an opportunity for the Company or the Members will have any duty to communicate or offer such opportunity to the Company or the Members, or to develop any particular investment, and such Person will not be liable to the Company or the Members for breach of any fiduciary or other duty by reason of the fact that such Person pursues or acquires for, or directs such opportunity to, another Person or does not communicate such investment opportunity to the Members.  Notwithstanding any duty (including any fiduciary duty) otherwise applicable at law or in equity, neither the Company nor any Member has any rights or obligations by virtue of this Agreement or the relationships created hereby in or to such independent ventures or the income or profits or losses derived therefrom, and the pursuit of any such ventures outside the Company, even if competitive with the activities of the Company or the Members, will not be deemed wrongful or improper.

 

Section 7.02                              Lack of Authority .  No Member, other than the Manager or a duly appointed Officer, in each case in its capacity as such, has the authority or power to act for or on behalf of the Company, to do any act that would be binding on the Company or to make any expenditure on behalf of the Company.  The Members hereby consent to the exercise by the Manager of the powers conferred on them by Law and this Agreement.

 

Section 7.03                              No Right of Partition .  No Member, other than the Manager, shall have the right to seek or obtain partition by court decree or operation of Law of any Company property, or the right to own or use particular or individual assets of the Company.

 

Section 7.04                              Indemnification .

 

(a)                                  Subject to Section 5.06 , the Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any Person (each an “ Indemnified Person ”) to the fullest extent permitted under the Delaware Act, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, substituted or replaced (but, in the case of any such amendment, substitution or replacement only to the extent that such amendment, substitution or replacement permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights than the Company is providing immediately prior to such amendment), against all expenses, liabilities and losses (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, excise taxes or penalties) reasonably incurred or suffered by such Person (or one or more of such Person’s Affiliates) by reason of the fact that such Person is or was a Member or is or was serving as the Manager, Officer, employee or other agent of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a manager, officer, director, principal, member, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other enterprise; provided, however , that no Indemnified Person shall be indemnified for any expenses, liabilities and losses suffered that are attributable to such Indemnified Person’s or its Affiliates’ bad faith, willful misconduct or violation of Law in which the Manager acted with knowledge that its conduct was unlawful, or for any present or future breaches of any representations,

 

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warranties, covenants or obligations by such Indemnified Person or its Affiliates contained herein or in the other agreements with the Company.  Expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by any such Indemnified Person in defending a proceeding shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding, including any appeal therefrom, upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such Indemnified Person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company.

 

(b)                                  The right to indemnification and the advancement of expenses conferred in this Section 7.04 shall not be exclusive of any other right which any Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, agreement, bylaw, action by the Manager or otherwise.

 

(c)                                   The Company shall maintain directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, or substantially equivalent insurance, at its expense, to protect any Indemnified Person (and the investment funds, if any, they represent) against any expense, liability or loss described in Section 7.04(a)  whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify such Indemnified Person against such expense, liability or loss under the provisions of this Section 7.04 .  The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to purchase and maintain property, casualty and liability insurance in types and at levels customary for companies of similar size engaged in similar lines of business, as determined in good faith by the Manager.

 

(d)                                  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary (including in this Section 7.04 ), the Company agrees that any indemnification and advancement of expenses available to any current or former Indemnified Person from any investment fund that is an Affiliate of the Company who served as a director of the Company or as a Member of the Company by virtue of such Person’s service as a member, director, partner or employee of any such fund prior to or following the Effective Time (any such Person, a “ Sponsor Person ”) shall be secondary to the indemnification and advancement of expenses to be provided by the Company pursuant to this Section 7.04 which shall be provided out of and to the extent of Company assets only and no Member (unless such Member otherwise agrees in writing or is found in a final decision by a court of competent jurisdiction to have personal liability on account thereof) shall have personal liability on account thereof or shall be required to make additional Capital Contributions to help satisfy such indemnity of the Company and the Company (i) shall be the primary indemnitor of first resort for such Sponsor Person pursuant to this Section 7.04 and (ii) shall be fully responsible for the advancement of all expenses and the payment of all damages or liabilities with respect to such Sponsor Person which are addressed by this Section 7.04 .

 

(e)                                   If this Section 7.04 or any portion hereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Company shall nevertheless indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person pursuant to this Section 7.04 to the fullest extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Section 7.04 that shall not have been invalidated and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law.

 

Section 7.05                              Members Right to Act .  For matters that require the approval of the Members, the Members shall act through meetings and written consents as described in paragraphs (a) and (b) below:

 

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(a)                                  Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Agreement, acts by the Members holding a majority of the outstanding Units, voting together as a single class, shall be the acts of the Members.  Any Member entitled to vote at a meeting of Members may authorize another person or persons to act for it by proxy.  An electronic mail, telegram, telex, cablegram or similar transmission by the Member, or a photographic, photostatic, facsimile or similar reproduction of a writing executed by the Member shall (if stated thereon) be treated as a proxy executed in writing for purposes of this Section 7.05(a) .  No proxy shall be voted or acted upon after eleven months from the date thereof, unless the proxy provides for a longer period.  A proxy shall be revocable unless the proxy form conspicuously states that the proxy is irrevocable and that the proxy is coupled with an interest.  Should a proxy designate two or more Persons to act as proxies, unless that instrument shall provide to the contrary, a majority of such Persons present at any meeting at which their powers thereunder are to be exercised shall have and may exercise all the powers of voting or giving consents thereby conferred, or, if only one be present, then such powers may be exercised by that one; or, if an even number attend and a majority do not agree on any particular issue, the Company shall not be required to recognize such proxy with respect to such issue if such proxy does not specify how the votes that are the subject of such proxy are to be voted with respect to such issue.

 

(b)                                  The actions by the Members permitted hereunder may be taken at a meeting called by the Manager or by the Members holding a majority of the Units entitled to vote on such matter on at least 48 hours’ prior written notice to the other Members entitled to vote, which notice shall state the purpose or purposes for which such meeting is being called.  The actions taken by the Members entitled to vote or consent at any meeting (as opposed to by written consent), however called and noticed, shall be as valid as though taken at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice if (but not until), either before, at or after the meeting, the Members entitled to vote or consent as to whom it was improperly held signs a written waiver of notice or a consent to the holding of such meeting or an approval of the minutes thereof.  The actions by the Members entitled to vote or consent may be taken by vote of the Members entitled to vote or consent at a meeting or by written consent, so long as such consent is signed by Members having not less than the minimum number of Units that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all Members entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.  Prompt notice of the action so taken, which shall state the purpose or purposes for which such consent is required and may be delivered via email, without a meeting shall be given to those Members entitled to vote or consent who have not consented in writing; provided, however , that the failure to give any such notice shall not affect the validity of the action taken by such written consent.  Any action taken pursuant to such written consent of the Members shall have the same force and effect as if taken by the Members at a meeting thereof.

 

Section 7.06                              Inspection Rights .  The Company shall permit each Member and each of its designated representatives to (i) visit and inspect any of the properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, all at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice, (ii) examine the corporate and financial records of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and make copies thereof or extracts therefrom, (iii) consult with the managers, officers, employees and independent accountants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries concerning the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.  The presentation of an executed copy of this Agreement by any Member to the Company’s independent accountants shall constitute the Company’s

 

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permission to its independent accountants to participate in discussions with such Persons and their respective designated representatives.

 

ARTICLE VIII.
BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTING AND REPORTS, AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

 

Section 8.01                              Records and Accounting .  The Company shall keep, or cause to be kept, appropriate books and records with respect to the Company’s business, including all books and records necessary to provide any information, lists and copies of documents required to be provided pursuant to Section 8.03 or pursuant to applicable Laws.  All matters concerning (a) the determination of the relative amount of allocations and Distributions among the Members pursuant to Articles III and IV and (b) accounting procedures and determinations, and other determinations not specifically and expressly provided for by the terms of this Agreement, shall be determined by the Manager, whose determination shall be final and conclusive as to all of the Members absent manifest clerical error.

 

Section 8.02                              Fiscal Year .  The Fiscal Year of the Company shall end on December 31 of each year or such other date as may be established by the Manager; provided that the Company shall have the same Fiscal Year for accounting purposes as its Taxable Year for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

Section 8.03                              Reports .  The Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered, within ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, to each Person who was a Member at any time during such Fiscal Year, all information reasonably necessary for the preparation of such Person’s United States federal and applicable state income tax returns.

 

ARTICLE IX.
TAX MATTERS

 

Section 9.01                              Preparation of Tax Returns .  The Manager shall arrange, at the Company’s expense, for the preparation and timely filing of all tax returns required to be filed by the Company.  On or before March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15 of each Taxable Year, the Company shall send to each Person who was a Member at any time during the prior quarter, an estimate of such Member’s state tax apportionment information and allocations to the Members of taxable income, gains, losses, deductions and credits for the prior quarter, which estimate shall have been reviewed by the Company’s outside tax accountants.  In addition, no later than the later of (i) March 15 following the end of the prior Taxable Year, and (ii) thirty (30) Business Days after the issuance of the final financial statement report for a Fiscal Year by the Company’s auditors, the Company shall send to each Person who was a Member at any time during such Taxable Year, a statement showing such Member’s (A) final state tax apportionment information, (B) allocations to the Members of taxable income, gains, losses, deductions and credits for such Taxable Year, (C) a completed IRS Schedule K-1 and (D) all other information reasonably requested and necessary for the preparation of such Person’s U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) income tax returns.  Each Member shall notify the Company, and the Company shall take reasonable efforts to notify each of the other Members, upon receipt of any notice of tax examination of the Company by U.S. federal, state or local authorities.  Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in its capacity as Tax Matters Partner or Partnership

 

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Representative (as applicable), the Corporation shall have the authority to prepare the tax returns of the Company using the elections set forth in Section 9.02 and such other permissible methods and elections as it determines in its reasonable discretion.

 

Section 9.02                              Tax Elections .  The Company and any eligible Subsidiary shall make an election pursuant to Section 754 of the Code, shall not thereafter revoke such election and shall make a new election pursuant to Section 754 to the extent necessary following any “termination” of the Company or the Subsidiary under Section 708 of the Code.  In addition, the Company (and any eligible Subsidiary) shall make the following elections on the appropriate forms or tax returns:

 

(a)                                  to adopt the calendar year as the Company’s Taxable Year, if permitted under the Code;

 

(b)                                  to adopt the accrual method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

 

(c)                                   to elect to amortize the organizational expenses of the Company as permitted by Code Section 709(b); and

 

(d)                                  to elect out of the application of the company-level audit and adjustment rules of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, if applicable.

 

Each Member will upon request supply any information reasonably necessary to give proper effect to any such elections.

 

Section 9.03                              Tax Controversies .

 

(a)                                  With respect to Tax Years beginning on or before December 31, 2017, the Corporation is hereby designated the Tax Matters Partner of the Company, within the meaning given to such term in Section 6231 of the Code (the Corporation, in such capacity, the “ Tax Matters Partner ”) and is authorized and required to represent the Company (at the Company’s expense) in connection with all examinations of the Company’s affairs by tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings, and to expend Company funds for professional services reasonably incurred in connection therewith.  Each Member agrees to cooperate with the Company and to do or refrain from doing any or all things reasonably requested by the Company with respect to the conduct of such proceedings.  The Tax Matters Partners shall keep all Members fully advised on a current basis of any contacts by or discussions with the tax authorities, and the Members shall have the right to observe and participate through representatives of their own choosing (at their sole expense) in any tax proceedings.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Tax Matters Partners shall not settle or otherwise compromise any issue in any such examination, audit or other proceeding without first obtaining approval of the Manager.  Nothing herein shall diminish, limit or restrict the rights of any Member under Subchapter C, Chapter 63, Subtitle F of the Code (Code Sections 6221 et seq.).

 

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6223 of the Code (the Corporation, in such capacity, the “ Partnership Representative ”) for purposes of the Code.  The Partnership Representative shall have the right and obligation to take all actions authorized and required, respectively, by the Code for the Partnership Representative, and is authorized and required to represent the Company (at the Company’s expense) in connection with all examinations of the Company’s affairs by tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings, and to expend Company funds for professional services reasonably incurred in connection therewith.  Each Member agrees to cooperate with the Company and to do or refrain from doing any or all things reasonably requested by the Company with respect to the conduct of such proceedings.  The Partnership Representative shall keep all Members fully advised on a current basis of any contacts by or discussions with the tax authorities, and the Members shall have the right to observe and participate through representatives of their own choosing (at their sole expense) in any tax proceedings.  Nothing herein shall diminish, limit or restrict the rights of any Member under the Revised Partnership Audit Provisions.

 

ARTICLE X.
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF UNITS; PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS

 

Section 10.01                       Transfers by Members .  No holder of Units may Transfer any interest in any Units, except Transfers (a) pursuant to and in accordance with Section 10.02 or (b) approved in writing by the Manager.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Transfer” shall not include an event that does not terminate the existence of such Member under applicable state law (or, in the case of a trust that is a Member, does not terminate the trusteeship of the fiduciaries under such trust with respect to all the Company Interests of such trust that is a Member).

 

Section 10.02                       Permitted Transfers .  The restrictions contained in Section 10.01 shall not apply to any Transfer (each, a “ Permitted Transfer ”) (i) by a Member to an Affiliate of such Member, (ii) by any Original Member to the holders of equity interests in such Original Member in connection with the dissolution of such Original Member, (iii) by NGP Follow-On to Carlyle Partners VI Centennial Holdings, L.P., (iv) by any transferee pursuant to clause (ii) of this sentence to any Affiliate of such transferee or any trust, family partnership or family limited liability company, the sole beneficiaries, partners or members of which are such transferee or Relatives of such transferee, or (v) pursuant to a Redemption or Direct Exchange in accordance with Article XI hereof; provided, however , that (A) the restrictions contained in this Agreement will continue to apply to Units after any Permitted Transfer of such Units and (B) in the case of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the transferees of the Units so Transferred shall agree in writing to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement, and the transferor will deliver a written notice to the Company and the Members, which notice will disclose in reasonable detail the identity of the proposed transferee.  In the case of a Permitted Transfer (other than a Redemption or Direct Exchange) by any Original Member of Common Units to a transferee in accordance with this Section 10.02 (including by NGP Follow-On pursuant to clause (iii)), such Member (or any subsequent transferee of such Member) shall be required to also transfer a number of shares of Class C Common Stock corresponding to the number of such Member’s (or subsequent transferee’s) Common Units that were transferred in the transaction to such transferee; and, in the case of a Redemption or Direct Exchange, a number of shares of Class C Common Stock corresponding to the number of such Member’s Common Units that were transferred in such

 

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Redemption or Direct Exchange shall be cancelled.  All Permitted Transfers are subject to the additional limitations set forth in Section 10.07(b) .

 

Section 10.03                       Restricted Units Legend .  The Units have not been registered under the Securities Act and, therefore, in addition to the other restrictions on Transfer contained in this Agreement, cannot be sold unless subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is then available.  To the extent such Units have been certificated, each certificate evidencing Units and each certificate issued in exchange for or upon the Transfer of any Units (if such securities remain Units as defined herein after such Transfer) shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

 

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE WERE ORIGINALLY ISSUED ON OCTOBER 11, 2016, AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION THEREUNDER.  THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER SPECIFIED IN THE FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC, AS MAY BE AMENDED AND MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REFUSE THE TRANSFER OF SUCH SECURITIES UNTIL SUCH CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN FULFILLED WITH RESPECT TO ANY TRANSFER.  A COPY OF SUCH CONDITIONS SHALL BE FURNISHED BY CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE.”

 

The Company shall imprint such legend on certificates (if any) evidencing Units.  The legend set forth above shall be removed from the certificates (if any) evidencing any units which cease to be Units in accordance with the definition thereof.

 

Section 10.04                       Transfer .  Prior to Transferring any Units (other than (i) in connection with a Redemption or Direct Exchange in accordance with Article XI or (ii) pursuant to a Change of Control Transaction), the Transferring holder of Units shall cause the prospective transferee to be bound by this Agreement and any other agreements executed by the holders of Units and relating to such Units in the aggregate (collectively, the “ Other Agreements ”), and shall cause the prospective transferee to execute and deliver to the Company and the other holders of Units a Joinder (or other counterpart to this Agreement acceptable to the Manager) and counterparts of any applicable Other Agreements.  Any Transfer or attempted Transfer of any Units in violation of any provision of this Agreement (including any prohibited indirect Transfers) (a) shall be void, and (b) the Company shall not record such Transfer on its books or treat any purported transferee of such Units as the owner of such securities for any purpose.

 

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Section 10.05                       Assignee’s Rights .

 

(a)                                  The Transfer of a Company Interest in accordance with this Agreement shall be effective as of the date of its assignment (assuming compliance with all of the conditions to such Transfer set forth herein), and such Transfer shall be shown on the books and records of the Company.  Profits, Losses and other Company items shall be allocated between the transferor and the Assignee according to Code Section 706, using any permissible method as determined in the reasonable discretion of the Manager.  Distributions made before the effective date of such Transfer shall be paid to the transferor, and Distributions made after such date shall be paid to the Assignee.

 

(b)                                  Unless and until an Assignee becomes a Member pursuant to Article XII , the Assignee shall not be entitled to any of the rights granted to a Member hereunder or under applicable Law, other than the rights granted specifically to Assignees pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however , that, without relieving the transferring Member from any such limitations or obligations as more fully described in Section 10.06 , such Assignee shall be bound by any limitations and obligations of a Member contained herein that a Member would be bound on account of the Assignee’s Company Interest (including the obligation to make Capital Contributions on account of such Company Interest).

 

Section 10.06                       Assignor’s Rights and Obligations .  Any Member who shall Transfer any Company Interest in a manner in accordance with this Agreement shall cease to be a Member with respect to such Units or other interest and shall no longer have any rights or privileges, or, except as set forth in this Section 10.06 , duties, liabilities or obligations, of a Member with respect to such Units or other interest (it being understood, however, that the applicable provisions of Section 6.08 , Section 7.01 and Section 7.04 shall continue to inure to such Person’s benefit), except that unless and until the Assignee (if not already a Member) is admitted as a Substituted Member in accordance with the provisions of Article XII (the “ Admission Date ”), (i) such assigning Member shall retain all of the duties, liabilities and obligations of a Member with respect to such Units or other interest, and (ii) the Manager may, in its sole discretion, reinstate all or any portion of the rights and privileges of such Member with respect to such Units or other interest for any period of time prior to the Admission Date.  Nothing contained herein shall relieve any Member who Transfers any Units or other interest in the Company from any liability of such Member to the Company with respect to such Company Interest that may exist on the Admission Date or that is otherwise specified in the Delaware Act and incorporated into this Agreement or for any liability to the Company or any other Person for any materially false statement made by such Member (in its capacity as such) or for any present or future breaches of any representations, warranties or covenants by such Member (in its capacity as such) contained herein or in the other agreements with the Company.

 

Section 10.07                       Overriding Provisions .

 

(a)                                  Any Transfer in violation of this Article X shall be null and void ab initio, and the provisions of Sections 10.05 and 10.06 shall not apply to any such Transfers.  For the avoidance of doubt, any Person to whom a Transfer is made or attempted in violation of this Article X shall not become a Member, shall not be entitled to vote on any matters coming before the Members and shall not have any other rights in or with respect to any rights of a Member of the Company.

 

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The approval of any Transfer in any one or more instances shall not limit or waive the requirement for such approval in any other or future instance.  The Manager shall promptly amend the Schedule of Members to reflect any Permitted Transfer pursuant to this Article X .

 

(b)                                  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of Section 10.01 and Article XI and Article XII ), in no event shall any Member Transfer any Units to the extent such Transfer would:

 

(i)                                      result in the violation of the Securities Act, or any other applicable U.S. federal or state or non-U.S. Laws;

 

(ii)                                   subject the Company to registration as an investment company under the Investment Company Act;

 

(iii)                                in the reasonable determination of the Manager, be a violation of or a default (or an event that, with notice or the lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in an acceleration of any indebtedness under, any promissory note, mortgage, loan agreement, indenture or similar instrument or agreement to which the Company or the Manager is a party; provided that the payee or creditor to whom the Company or the Manager owes such obligation is not an Affiliate of the Company or the Manager;

 

(iv)                               cause the Company to lose its status as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes or, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, cause the Company to be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” or to be taxed as a corporation pursuant to Section 7704 of the Code and any applicable Treasury Regulations issued thereunder, or any successor provision of the Code;

 

(v)                                  be a Transfer to a Person who is not legally competent or who has not achieved his or her majority under applicable Law (excluding trusts for the benefit of minors); or

 

(vi)                               result in the Company having more than one hundred (100) partners, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(1) (determined pursuant to the rules of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(3)).

 

ARTICLE XI.
REDEMPTION AND EXCHANGE RIGHTS

 

Section 11.01                       Redemption Right of a Member .

 

(a)                                  Each Member (other than the Corporation) shall be entitled to cause the Company to redeem (a “ Redemption ”) all or any portion of its Common Units (the “ Redemption Right ”) at any time.  A Member desiring to exercise its Redemption Right (the “ Redeemed Member ”) shall exercise such right by giving written notice (the “ Redemption Notice ”) to the Company with a copy to the Corporation (the date of the delivery of such Redemption Notice, the “ Redemption Notice Date ”).  The Redemption Notice shall specify the number of Common Units (the “ Redeemed Units ”) that the Redeemed Member intends to have the Company redeem. The

 

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Redemption shall be completed on the date that is three (3) Business Days following delivery of the applicable Redemption Notice, unless the Company elects to make the redemption payment by means of a Cash Settlement, in which case the Redemption shall be completed as promptly as practicable following delivery of the applicable Redemption Notice, but in any event, no more than ten (10) Business Days after delivery of such Redemption Notice (unless and to the extent that the Manager in its sole discretion agrees in writing to waive such time periods) (the date of such completion, the “ Redemption Date ”); provided that the Company, the Corporation and the Redeemed Member may change the number of Redeemed Units and/or the Redemption Date specified in such Redemption Notice to another number and/or date by mutual agreement signed in writing by each of them; provided further that a Redemption Notice may be conditioned on the closing of an underwritten distribution of the shares of Class A Common Stock that may be issued in connection with such proposed Redemption.  Unless the Redeemed Member timely has delivered a Retraction Notice as provided in Section 11.01(b)  or has delayed a Redemption as provided in Section 11.01(c)  or the Corporation has elected to effect a Direct Exchange as provided in Section 11.03 , on the Redemption Date (to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Redemption Date) (i) the Redeemed Member shall transfer and surrender the Redeemed Units to the Company and a corresponding number of shares of Class C Common Stock to the Corporation, in each case free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, (ii) the Company shall (x) cancel the Redeemed Units, (y) transfer to the Redeemed Member the consideration to which the Redeemed Member is entitled under Section 11.01(b) , and (z) if the Units are certificated, issue to the Redeemed Member a certificate for a number of Common Units equal to the difference (if any) between the number of Common Units evidenced by the certificate surrendered by the Redeemed Member pursuant to clause (i) of this Section 11.01(a)  and the Redeemed Units and (iii) the Corporation shall cancel such shares of Class C Common Stock.

 

(b)                                  In exchange for its Redeemed Units, a Redeemed Member shall be entitled to receive the Share Settlement or, at the Company’s election, the Cash Settlement from the Company.  Within one (1) Business Day of delivery of the Redemption Notice, the Company shall give written notice (the “ Settlement Method Notice ”) to the Redeemed Member (with a copy to the Corporation) of its intended settlement method; provided that if the Company does not timely deliver a Settlement Method Notice, the Company shall be deemed to have elected the Share Settlement method.  The Redeemed Member may retract its Redemption Notice by giving written notice (the “ Retraction Notice ”) to the Company (with a copy to the Corporation) at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day after delivery of the Settlement Method Notice.  The timely delivery of a Retraction Notice shall terminate all of the Redeemed Member’s, the Company’s and the Corporation’ rights and obligations under this Section 11.01 arising from the retracted Redemption Notice.

 

(c)                                   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 11.01(b) , in the event the Company elects a Share Settlement in connection with a Redemption, a Redeemed Member shall be entitled, at any time prior to the consummation of a Redemption, to revoke its Redemption Notice or delay the consummation of a Redemption if any of the following conditions exists: (i) any registration statement pursuant to which the resale of the Class A Common Stock to be registered for such Redeemed Member at or immediately following the consummation of the Redemption shall have ceased to be effective pursuant to any action or inaction by the SEC or no such resale registration statement has yet become effective; (ii) the Corporation shall have failed

 

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to cause any related prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement necessary to effect such Redemption; (iii) the Corporation shall have exercised its right to defer, delay or suspend the filing or effectiveness of a registration statement and such deferral, delay or suspension shall affect the ability of such Redeemed Member to have the resale of its Class A Common Stock registered at or immediately following the consummation of the Redemption; (iv) the Corporation shall have disclosed to such Redeemed Member any material non-public information concerning the Corporation, the receipt of which results in such Redeemed Member being prohibited or restricted from selling Class A Common Stock at or immediately following the Redemption without disclosure of such information (and the Corporation does not permit disclosure); (v) any stop order relating to the registration statement pursuant to which the Class A Common Stock was to be registered by such Redeemed Member at or immediately following the Redemption shall have been issued by the SEC; (vi) there shall have occurred a material disruption in the securities markets generally or in the market or markets in which the Class A Common Stock is then traded; (vii) there shall be in effect an injunction, a restraining order or a decree of any nature of any Governmental Entity that restrains or prohibits the Redemption; (viii) the Corporation shall have failed to comply in all material respects with its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, and such failure shall have affected the ability of such Redeemed Member to consummate the resale of Class A Common Stock to be received upon such redemption pursuant to an effective registration statement; or (ix) the Redemption Date would occur three (3) Business Days or less prior to, or during, a Black-Out Period; provided further , that in no event shall the Redeemed Member seeking to delay the consummation of such Redemption and relying on any of the matters contemplated in clauses (i) through (ix) above have controlled or intentionally materially influenced any facts, circumstances, or Persons in connection therewith (except in the good faith performance of his or her duties as an officer or director of the Corporation) in order to provide such Redeemed Member with a basis for such delay or revocation.  If a Redeemed Member delays the consummation of a Redemption pursuant to this Section 11.01(c) , (A) the Redemption Date shall occur on the third Business Day following the date on which the conditions giving rise to such delay cease to exist (or such earlier day as the Corporation, the Company and such Redeemed Member may agree in writing) and (B) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 7.01(b) , the Redeemed Member may retract its Redemption Notice by giving a Retraction Notice to the Company (with a copy to the Corporation) at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day following the date on which the conditions giving rise to such delay cease to exist.

 

(d)                                  The amount of the Share Settlement or the Cash Settlement that a Redeemed Member is entitled to receive under Section 11.01(b)  shall not be adjusted on account of any Distributions previously made with respect to the Redeemed Units or dividends previously paid with respect to Class A Common Stock; provided, however , that if a Redeemed Member causes the Company to redeem Redeemed Units and the Redemption Date occurs subsequent to the record date for any Distribution with respect to the Redeemed Units but prior to payment of such Distribution, the Redeemed Member shall be entitled to receive such Distribution with respect to the Redeemed Units on the date that it is made notwithstanding that the Redeemed Member transferred and surrendered the Redeemed Units to the Company prior to such date.

 

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of any such assets received by the Corporation in respect of its Units, then in exchange for its Redeemed Units, a Redeemed Member shall be entitled to receive, in addition to the consideration set forth in Section 11.01(b) , the amount of such security, securities or other property that the Redeemed Member would have received if such Redemption Right had been exercised and the Redemption Date had occurred immediately prior to the record date or effective time of any such transaction, taking into account any adjustment as a result of any subdivision (by any split, distribution or dividend, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of such security, securities or other property that occurs after such record date or effective time.  For the avoidance of doubt, subsequent to any such transaction, this Article XI shall apply mutatis mutandis with respect to any such security, securities or other property received by holders of Class A Common Stock in such transaction.

 

(f)                                    If a Reclassification Event occurs, the Manager or its successor, as the case may be, shall, as and to the extent necessary, amend this Agreement in compliance with Section 16.03 , and enter into any necessary supplementary or additional agreements, to ensure that, following the effective date of the Reclassification Event: (i) the rights of holders of Common Units (other than the Corporation) set forth in this Section 11.01 provide that each Common Unit is redeemable for the same amount and same type of property, securities or cash (or combination thereof) that one share of Class A Common Stock becomes exchangeable for or converted into as a result of the Reclassification Event (taking into account any adjustment as a result of any subdivision (by any split, distribution or dividend, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of such security, securities or other property that occurs after the record date or effective time for such Reclassification Event) and (ii) the Corporation or the successor to the Corporation, as applicable, is obligated to deliver such property, securities or cash upon such redemption. The Corporation shall not consummate or agree to consummate any Reclassification Event unless the successor Person, if any, becomes obligated to comply with the obligations of the Corporation (in whatever capacity) under this Agreement.

 

(g)                                   In connection with a Manager Change of Control, the Corporation shall have the right to require each Member (other than the Corporation) to effect a Redemption of some or all of such Member’s Common Units and a corresponding number of shares of Class C Common Stock.  Any Redemption pursuant to this Section 11.01(g)  shall be effective immediately prior to the consummation of the Manager Change of Control (and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be effective if such Manager Change of Control is not consummated) (the “ Change of Control Redemption Date ”).  From and after the Change of Control Redemption Date, (i) the Common Units and shares of Class C Common Stock subject to such Redemption shall be deemed to be transferred to the Corporation on the Change of Control Redemption Date and (ii) such Member shall cease to have any rights with respect to the Common Units and shares of Class C Common Stock subject to such Redemption (other than the right to receive shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to such Redemption).  The Corporation shall provide written notice of an expected Manager Change of Control to all Members within the earlier of (x) five (5) Business Days following the execution of the agreement with respect to such Manager Change of Control and (y) ten (10) Business Days before the proposed date upon which the contemplated Manager Change of Control is to be effected, indicating in such notice such information as may reasonably describe the Manager

 

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Change of Control transaction, subject to applicable law, including the date of execution of such agreement or such proposed effective date, as applicable, the amount and types of consideration to be paid for shares of Class A Common Stock in the Manager Change of Control, any election with respect to types of consideration that a holder of shares of Class A Common Stock, as applicable, shall be entitled to make in connection with such Manager Change of Control, and the number of Common Units and shares of Class C Common Stock held by such Member that the Corporation intends to require to be subject to such Redemption.  Following delivery of such notice and on or prior to the Change of Control Redemption Date, the Members shall take all actions reasonably requested by the Corporation to effect such Redemption, including taking any action and delivering any document required pursuant to Section 11.01(a)  to effect a Redemption.

 

Section 11.02                       Contribution of the Corporation .  Subject to Section 11.03 , in connection with the exercise of a Redeemed Member’s Redemption Rights under Section 11.01(a) , the Corporation shall contribute to the Company the consideration the Redeemed Member is entitled to receive under Section 11.01(b) .  Unless the Redeemed Member has timely delivered a Retraction Notice as provided in Section 11.01(b)  or has delayed a Redemption as provided in Section 11.01(c) , or the Corporation has elected to effect a Direct Exchange as provided in Section 11.03 , on the Redemption Date (to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Redemption Date) (i) the Corporation shall make its Capital Contribution to the Company (in the form of the Share Settlement or the Cash Settlement) required under this Section 11.02 , and (ii) the Company shall issue to the Corporation a number of Common Units equal to the number of Redeemed Units surrendered by the Redeemed Member.  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the Company elects a Cash Settlement, the Corporation shall only be obligated to contribute to the Company an amount in respect of such Cash Settlement equal to the net proceeds (after deduction of any underwriters’ discounts or commissions and brokers’ fees or commissions) from the sale by the Corporation of a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the number of Redeemed Units to be redeemed with such Cash Settlement; provided that the Corporation’s Capital Account shall be increased by an amount equal to any such discounts, commissions and fees relating to such sale of shares of Class A Common Stock in accordance with Section 6.06 .

 

Section 11.03                       Exchange Right of the Corporation .

 

(a)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article XI , the Corporation may, in its sole and absolute discretion, elect to effect on the Redemption Date the exchange of Redeemed Units for the Share Settlement or Cash Settlement, at the Corporation’s option, through a direct exchange of such Redeemed Units and such consideration between the Redeemed Member and the Corporation (a “ Direct Exchange ”).  Upon such Direct Exchange pursuant to this Section 11.03 , the Corporation shall acquire the Redeemed Units and shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as the owner of such Units.

 

(b)                                  The Corporation may, at any time prior to a Redemption Date, deliver written notice (an “ Exchange Election Notice ”) to the Company and the Redeemed Member setting forth its election to exercise its right to consummate a Direct Exchange; provided that such election does not prejudice the ability of the parties to consummate a Redemption or Direct

 

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Exchange on the Redemption Date.  An Exchange Election Notice may be revoked by the Corporation at any time; provided that any such revocation does not prejudice the ability of the parties to consummate a Redemption on the Redemption Date.  The right to consummate a Direct Exchange in all events shall be exercisable for all the Redeemed Units that would have otherwise been subject to a Redemption.  Except as otherwise provided by this Section 11.03 , a Direct Exchange shall be consummated pursuant to the same timeframe and in the same manner as the relevant Redemption would have been consummated if the Corporation had not delivered an Exchange Election Notice.

 

Section 11.04                       Reservation of Shares of Class A Common Stock; Listing; Certificate of the Corporation .  At all times the Corporation shall reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Class A Common Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon a Redemption or Direct Exchange, such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as shall be issuable upon any such Redemption or Direct Exchange pursuant to Share Settlements; provided that nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude the Corporation from satisfying its obligations in respect of any such Redemption or Direct Exchange by delivery of purchased Class A Common Stock (which may or may not be held in the treasury of the Corporation) or the delivery of cash pursuant to a Cash Settlement.  The Corporation shall deliver Class A Common Stock that has been registered under the Securities Act with respect to any Redemption or Direct Exchange to the extent a registration statement is effective and available for such shares.  The Corporation shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to list the Class A Common Stock required to be delivered upon any such Redemption or Direct Exchange prior to such delivery upon each national securities exchange upon which the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock are listed at the time of such Redemption or Direct Exchange (it being understood that any such shares may be subject to transfer restrictions under applicable securities Laws).  The Corporation covenants that all Class A Common Stock issued upon a Redemption or Direct Exchange will, upon issuance, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.  The provisions of this Article XI shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with the corresponding provisions of the Corporation’s certificate of incorporation.

 

Section 11.05                       Effect of Exercise of Redemption or Exchange Right .  This Agreement shall continue notwithstanding the consummation of a Redemption or Direct Exchange and all governance or other rights set forth herein shall be exercised by the remaining Members and the Redeemed Member (to the extent of such Redeemed Member’s remaining interest in the Company).  No Redemption or Direct Exchange shall relieve such Redeemed Member of any prior breach of this Agreement.

 

Section 11.06                       Tax Treatment .  Unless otherwise required by applicable Law, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that a Redemption or a Direct Exchange, as the case may be, shall be treated as a direct exchange between the Corporation and the Redeemed Member for U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) income tax purposes.  The issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock or other securities upon a Redemption or Direct Exchange shall be made without charge to the Redeemed Member for any stamp or other similar tax in respect of such issuance.

 

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ARTICLE XII.
ADMISSION OF MEMBERS

 

Section 12.01                       Substituted Members .  Subject to the provisions of Article X , in connection with the Permitted Transfer of a Company Interest hereunder, the transferee shall become a substituted Member (“ Substituted Member ”) on the effective date of such Transfer, which effective date shall not be earlier than the date of compliance with the conditions to such Transfer, and such admission shall be shown on the books and records of the Company.

 

Section 12.02                       Additional Members .  Subject to the provisions of Article III and Article X , any Person that is not an Original Member or the Corporation may be admitted to the Company as an additional Member (any such Person, an “ Additional Member ”) only upon furnishing to the Manager (a) a Joinder (or other counterpart to this Agreement acceptable to the Manager) and counterparts of any applicable Other Agreements and (b) such other documents or instruments as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to effect such Person’s admission as a Member (including entering into such documents as the Manager may deem appropriate in its reasonable discretion).  Such admission shall become effective on the date on which the Manager determines in its reasonable discretion that such conditions have been satisfied and when any such admission is shown on the books and records of the Company.

 

ARTICLE XIII.
WITHDRAWAL AND RESIGNATION; TERMINATION OF RIGHTS

 

Section 13.01                       Withdrawal and Resignation of Members .  No Member shall have the power or right to withdraw or otherwise resign as a Member from the Company prior to the dissolution and winding up of the Company pursuant to Article XIV .  Any Member, however, that attempts to withdraw or otherwise resign as a Member from the Company without the prior written consent of the Manager upon or following the dissolution and winding up of the Company pursuant to Article XIV , but prior to such Member receiving the full amount of Distributions from the Company to which such Member is entitled pursuant to Article XIV , shall be liable to the Company for all damages (including all lost profits and special, indirect and consequential damages) directly or indirectly caused by the withdrawal or resignation of such Member.  Upon a Transfer of all of a Member’s Units in a Transfer permitted by this Agreement, subject to the provisions of Section 10.06 , such Member shall cease to be a Member.

 

ARTICLE XIV.
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION

 

Section 14.01                       Dissolution .  The Company shall not be dissolved by the admission of Additional Members or Substituted Members or the attempted withdrawal or resignation of a Member.  The Company shall dissolve, and its affairs shall be wound up, upon:

 

(a)                                  the unanimous decision of the Manager together with all the Members to dissolve the Company;

 

(b)                                  a Change of Control Transaction that is not approved by the Majority Members;

 

(c)                                   a dissolution of the Company under Section 18-801(4) of the Delaware Act; or

 

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(d)                                  the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of the Company under Section 18-802 of the Delaware Act.

 

Except as otherwise set forth in this Article XIV , the Company is intended to have perpetual existence.  An Event of Withdrawal shall not cause a dissolution of the Company and the Company shall continue in existence subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 

Section 14.02                       Liquidation and Termination .  On dissolution of the Company, the Manager shall act as liquidator or may appoint one or more Persons as liquidator.  The liquidators shall proceed diligently to wind up the affairs of the Company and make final distributions as provided herein and in the Delaware Act.  The costs of liquidation shall be borne as a Company expense.  Until final distribution, the liquidators shall continue to operate the Company properties with all of the power and authority of the Manager.  The steps to be accomplished by the liquidators are as follows:

 

(a)                                  as promptly as possible after dissolution and again after final liquidation, the liquidators shall cause a proper accounting to be made by a recognized firm of certified public accountants of the Company’s assets, liabilities and operations through the last day of the calendar month in which the dissolution occurs or the final liquidation is completed, as applicable;

 

(b)                                  the liquidators shall cause the notice described in the Delaware Act to be mailed to each known creditor of and claimant against the Company in the manner described thereunder;

 

(c)                                   the liquidators shall pay, satisfy or discharge from Company funds, or otherwise make adequate provision for payment and discharge thereof (including the establishment of a cash fund for contingent liabilities in such amount and for such term as the liquidators may reasonably determine): first, all expenses incurred in liquidation; and second, all of the debts, liabilities and obligations of the Company; and

 

(d)                                  all remaining assets of the Company shall be distributed to the Members in accordance with Article IV by the end of the Taxable Year during which the liquidation of the Company occurs (or, if later, by ninety (90) days after the date of the liquidation).  The distribution of cash and/or property to the Members in accordance with the provisions of this Section 14.02 and Section 14.03 below constitutes a complete return to the Members of their Capital Contributions, a complete distribution to the Members of their interest in the Company and all the Company’s property and constitutes a compromise to which all Members have consented within the meaning of the Delaware Act.  To the extent that a Member returns funds to the Company, it has no claim against any other Member for those funds.

 

Section 14.03                       Deferment; Distribution in Kind .  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 14.02 , but subject to the order of priorities set forth therein, if upon dissolution of the Company the liquidators determine that an immediate sale of part or all of the Company’s assets would be impractical or would cause undue loss (or would otherwise not be beneficial) to the Members, the liquidators may, in their sole discretion, defer for a reasonable time the liquidation of any assets except those necessary to satisfy Company liabilities (other than loans to the Company by Members) and reserves.  Subject to the order of priorities set forth in Section 14.02 ,

 

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the liquidators may, in their sole discretion, distribute to the Members, in lieu of cash, either (a) all or any portion of such remaining Company assets in-kind in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.02(d) , (b) as tenants in common and in accordance with the provisions of Section 14.02(d) , undivided interests in all or any portion of such Company assets or (c) a combination of the foregoing.  Any such Distributions in kind shall be subject to (x) such conditions relating to the disposition and management of such assets as the liquidators deem reasonable and equitable and (y) the terms and conditions of any agreements governing such assets (or the operation thereof or the holders thereof) at such time.  Any Company assets distributed in kind will first be written up or down to their Fair Market Value, thus creating Profit or Loss (if any), which shall be allocated in accordance with Article V .  The liquidators shall determine the Fair Market Value of any property distributed in accordance with the valuation procedures set forth in Article XV .

 

Section 14.04                       Cancellation of Certificate .  On completion of the distribution of Company assets as provided herein, the Company is terminated (and the Company shall not be terminated prior to such time), and the Manager (or such other Person or Persons as the Delaware Act may require or permit) shall file a certificate of cancellation with the Secretary of State of Delaware, cancel any other filings made pursuant to this Agreement that are or should be canceled and take such other actions as may be necessary to terminate the Company.  The Company shall be deemed to continue in existence for all purposes of this Agreement until it is terminated pursuant to this Section 14.04 .

 

Section 14.05                       Reasonable Time for Winding Up .  A reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly winding up of the business and affairs of the Company and the liquidation of its assets pursuant to Sections 14.02 and 14.03 in order to minimize any losses otherwise attendant upon such winding up.

 

Section 14.06                       Return of Capital .  The liquidators shall not be personally liable for the return of Capital Contributions or any portion thereof to the Members (it being understood that any such return shall be made solely from Company assets).

 

ARTICLE XV.
VALUATION

 

Section 15.01                       Determination .  “ Fair Market Value ” of a specific Company asset will mean the amount which the Company would receive in an all-cash sale of such asset in an arms-length transaction with a willing unaffiliated third party, with neither party having any compulsion to buy or sell, consummated on the day immediately preceding the date on which the event occurred which necessitated the determination of the Fair Market Value (and after giving effect to any transfer taxes payable in connection with such sale), as such amount is determined by the Manager (or, if pursuant to Section 14.02 , the liquidators) in its good faith judgment using all factors, information and data it deems to be pertinent.

 

Section 15.02                       Dispute Resolution .  If any Member or Members dispute the accuracy of any determination of Fair Market Value in accordance with Section 15.01 , and the Manager and such Member(s) are unable to agree on the determination of the Fair Market Value of any asset of the Company, the Manager and such Member(s) shall each select a nationally recognized

 

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investment banking firm experienced in valuing securities of closely-held companies such as the Company in the Company’s industry (the “ Appraisers ”), who shall each determine the Fair Market Value of the asset or the Company (as applicable) in accordance with the provisions of Section 15.01 .  The Appraisers shall be instructed to give written notice of their determination of the Fair Market Value of the asset or the Company (as applicable) within thirty (30) days of their appointment as Appraisers.  If Fair Market Value as determined by an Appraiser is higher than Fair Market Value as determined by the other Appraiser by 10% or more, and the Manager and such Member(s) do not otherwise agree on a Fair Market Value, the original Appraisers shall designate a third Appraiser meeting the same criteria used to select the original two.  If Fair Market Value as determined by an Appraiser is within 10% of the Fair Market Value as determined by the other Appraiser (but not identical), and the Manager and such Member(s) do not otherwise agree on a Fair Market Value, the Manager shall select the Fair Market Value of one of the Appraisers.  The fees and expenses of the Appraisers shall be borne by the Company.

 

ARTICLE XVI.
GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Section 16.01                       Power of Attorney .

 

(a)                                  Each Member who is an individual hereby constitutes and appoints the Manager (or the liquidator, if applicable) with full power of substitution, as his or her true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority in his, her or its name, place and stead, to:

 

(i)                                      execute, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file and record in the appropriate public offices (A) this Agreement, all certificates and other instruments and all amendments thereof which the Manager deems appropriate or necessary to form, qualify, or continue the qualification of, the Company as a limited liability company in the State of Delaware and in all other jurisdictions in which the Company may conduct business or own property; (B) all instruments which the Manager deems appropriate or necessary to reflect any amendment, change, modification or restatement of this Agreement in accordance with its terms; (C) all conveyances and other instruments or documents which the Manager deems appropriate or necessary to reflect the dissolution and liquidation of the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including a certificate of cancellation; and (D) all instruments relating to the admission, withdrawal or substitution of any Member pursuant to Article XII or XIII ; and

 

(ii)                                   sign, execute, swear to and acknowledge all ballots, consents, approvals, waivers, certificates and other instruments appropriate or necessary, in the reasonable judgment of the Manager, to evidence, confirm or ratify any vote, consent, approval, agreement or other action which is made or given by the Members hereunder or is consistent with the terms of this Agreement, in the reasonable judgment of the Manager, to effectuate the terms of this Agreement.

 

(b)                                  The foregoing power of attorney is irrevocable and coupled with an interest, and shall survive the death, disability, incapacity, dissolution, bankruptcy, insolvency or termination of any Member who is an individual and the transfer of all or any portion of his, her or its

 

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Company Interest and shall extend to such Member’s heirs, successors, assigns and personal representatives.

 

Section 16.02                       Confidentiality .  The Manager and each of the Members agree to hold the Company’s Confidential Information in confidence and may not use such information except in furtherance of the business of the Company or as otherwise authorized separately in writing by the Manager.  “ Confidential Information ” as used herein includes, but is not limited to, ideas, financial product structuring, business strategies, innovations and materials, all aspects of the Company’s business plan, proposed operation and products, corporate structure, financial and organizational information, analyses, proposed partners, software code and system and product designs, employees and their identities, equity ownership, the methods and means by which the Company plans to conduct its business, all trade secrets, trademarks, tradenames and all intellectual property associated with the Company’s business, in each case obtained by a Member from the Company or any of its Affiliates or representatives.  With respect to the Manager and each Member, Confidential Information does not include information or material that: (a) is rightfully in the possession of the Manager or each Member at the time of disclosure by the Company; (b) before or after it has been disclosed to the Manager or each Member by the Company, becomes part of public knowledge, not as a result of any action or inaction of the Manager or such Member, respectively, in violation of this Agreement; (c) is approved for release by written authorization of the CEO of the Company or of the Corporation; (d) is disclosed to the Manager or such Member or their representatives by a third party not, to the knowledge of the Manager or such Member, respectively, in violation of any obligation of confidentiality owed to the Company with respect to such information; or (e) is or becomes independently developed by the Manager or such Member or their respective representatives without use or reference to the Confidential Information.

 

Section 16.03                       Amendments .  This Agreement may be amended or modified solely by the Manager, subject to the prior written consent of the Majority Members; provided , that, solely for purposes of this Section 16.03 , the second reference to “a majority” in the definition of Majority Members shall be deemed to be “thirty-three percent (33%) or more.”  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment or modification (a) to this Section 16.03 may be made without the prior written consent of each of the Members, (b) that modifies the limited liability of any Member, or increases the liabilities or obligations of any Member, in each case, may be made without the consent of each such affected Member, (c) that materially alters or changes any rights, preferences or privileges of any Company Interests in a manner that is different or prejudicial relative to any other Company Interests, may be made without the approval of a majority in interest of the Members holding the Company Interests affected in such a different or prejudicial manner, (d)  that materially alters or changes any rights, preferences or privileges of a holder of any class of Company Interests in a manner that is different or prejudicial relative to any other holder of the same class of Company Interests, may be made without the approval of the holder of Company Interests affected in such a different or prejudicial manner and (e) to any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement which terms and conditions expressly require the approval or action of certain Persons may be made without obtaining the consent of the requisite number or specified percentage of such Persons who are entitled to approve or take action on such matter; provided , that the Manager, acting alone, may amend this Agreement to reflect the issuance of additional Units or Equity Securities in accordance with Section 3.04 .

 

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Section 16.04                       Title to Company Assets .  Company assets shall be deemed to be owned by the Company as an entity, and no Member, individually or collectively, shall have any ownership interest in such Company assets or any portion thereof.  The Company shall hold title to all of its property in the name of the Company and not in the name of any Member.  All Company assets shall be recorded as the property of the Company on its books and records, irrespective of the name in which legal title to such Company assets is held.  The Company’s credit and assets shall be used solely for the benefit of the Company, and no asset of the Company shall be transferred or encumbered for, or in payment of, any individual obligation of any Member.

 

Section 16.05                       Addresses and Notices .  Any notice provided for in this Agreement will be in writing and will be either personally delivered, or received by certified mail, return receipt requested, or sent by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) to the Company at the address set forth below and to any other recipient and to any Member at such address as indicated by the Company’s records, or at such address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party.  Notices will be deemed to have been given hereunder when delivered personally or sent by telecopier ( provided confirmation of transmission is received), three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mail and one (1) day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier service.  The Company’s address is:

 

to the Company:

 

Centennial Resource Production, LLC
1401 17
th  Street, Suite 1000

Denver, Colorado 80202
Attn: Ward Polzin
E-mail: wpolzin@centennialresource.com

 

with a copy (which copy shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Latham & Watkins LLP

811 Main Street, Suite 3700

Houston, Texas 77002
Attn:
              William N. Finnegan IV

Brett E. Braden

Debbie P. Yee

E-mail:               bill.finnegan@lw.com

brett.braden@lw.com

debbie.yee@lw.com

 

Section 16.06                       Binding Effect; Intended Beneficiaries .  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns.

 

Section 16.07                       Creditors .  None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for the benefit of or enforceable by any creditors of the Company or any of its Affiliates, and no creditor who makes a loan to the Company or any of its Affiliates may have or acquire (except pursuant

 

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to the terms of a separate agreement executed by the Company in favor of such creditor) at any time as a result of making the loan any direct or indirect interest in Company Profits, Losses, Distributions, capital or property other than as a secured creditor.

 

Section 16.08                       Waiver .  No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition.

 

Section 16.09                       Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which will be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement binding on all the parties hereto.

 

Section 16.10                       Applicable Law .  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.  Any dispute relating hereto shall be heard in the state or federal courts of the State of Delaware, and the parties agree to jurisdiction and venue therein.

 

Section 16.11                       Severability .  Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable Law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability will not affect any other provision or the effectiveness or validity of any provision in any other jurisdiction, and this Agreement will be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

 

Section 16.12                       Further Action .  The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information and take or refrain from taking such actions as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

 

Section 16.13                       Delivery by Electronic Transmission .  This Agreement and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection with this Agreement or contemplated hereby, and any amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of an electronic transmission, including by a facsimile machine or via email, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person.  At the request of any party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument, each other party hereto or thereto shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to all other parties.  No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of electronic transmission by a facsimile machine or via email to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through such electronic transmission as a defense to the formation of a contract and each such party forever waives any such defense.

 

Section 16.14                       Right of Offset .  Whenever the Company is to pay any sum (other than pursuant to Article IV ) to any Member, any amounts that such Member owes to the Company

 

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which are not the subject of a good faith dispute may be deducted from that sum before payment.  For the avoidance of doubt, the distribution of Units to the Corporation shall not be subject to this Section 16.14 .

 

Section 16.15                       Effectiveness .  This Agreement shall be effective immediately upon the Contribution Closing (the “ Effective Time ”).  The Fourth A&R LLC Agreement shall govern the rights and obligations of the Company and the other parties to this Agreement in their capacity as Members prior to the Effective Time.

 

Section 16.16                       Entire Agreement .  This Agreement, those documents expressly referred to herein (including the Registration Rights Agreement), the Contribution Agreement, any indemnity agreements entered into in connection with the Fourth A&R LLC Agreement with any member of the board of managers at that time and other documents of even date herewith embody the complete agreement and understanding among the parties and supersede and preempt any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way.  For the avoidance of doubt, the Fourth A&R LLC Agreement is superseded by this Agreement as of the Effective Time and shall be of no further force and effect thereafter.

 

Section 16.17                       Remedies .  Each Member shall have all rights and remedies set forth in this Agreement and all rights and remedies which such Person has been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the rights which such Person has under any Law.  Any Person having any rights under any provision of this Agreement or any other agreements contemplated hereby shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically (without posting a bond or other security), to recover damages by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights granted by Law.

 

Section 16.18                       Descriptive Headings; Interpretation .  The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a substantive part of this Agreement.  Whenever required by the context, any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns, pronouns and verbs shall include the plural and vice versa.  The use of the word “including” in this Agreement shall be by way of example rather than by limitation.  Reference to any agreement, document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, and if applicable hereof.  Without limiting the generality of the immediately preceding sentence, no amendment or other modification to any agreement, document or instrument that requires the consent of any Person pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other agreement will be given effect hereunder unless such Person has consented in writing to such amendment or modification.  Wherever required by the context, references to a Fiscal Year shall refer to a portion thereof.  The use of the words “or,” “either” and “any” shall not be exclusive.  The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement.  In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.  Wherever a conflict exists between this Agreement and any other agreement, this Agreement shall control but solely to the extent of such conflict.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed or caused to be executed on their behalf this Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

COMPANY:

 

 

 

 

 

 

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ward Polzin

 

 

Name:

Ward Polzin

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

[ Signature Page to Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement ]

 



 

 

MEMBERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark G. Papa

 

 

Name:

Mark G. Papa

 

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

[ Signature Page to Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement ]

 



 

 

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ward Polzin

 

Name:

Ward Polzin

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

[ Signature Page to Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement ]

 



 

 

NGP CENTENNIAL FOLLOW-ON LLC

 

 

 

By: NGP X US Holdings, L.P., its managing member

 

 

 

By: NGP X Holdings GP, L.L.C., its general partner

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Tony R. Weber

 

Name:

Tony R. Weber

 

Title:

Authorized Person

 

[ Signature Page to Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement ]

 



 

 

CELERO ENERGY COMPANY, LP

 

 

 

By: Celero Energy Management, LLC, its general partner

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bruce Selkirk

 

Name:

Bruce Selkirk

 

Title:

Authorized Person

 

[ Signature Page to Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement ]

 



 

SCHEDULE 1 *

 

SCHEDULE OF MEMBERS

 

Member

 

Common
Units

 

Percentage
Interest

 

Contribution
Closing Capital
Account Balance

 

Additional Cash
Capital
Contributions

 

Additional Non-
Cash Capital
Contributions

 

Capital Accounts

 

Centennial Resource Development, Inc.

 

163,505,000

 

89.1

%

$

1,510,610,887.95

 

 

 

$

1,510,610,887.95

 

Centennial Resource Development, LLC

 

12,227,062

 

6.7

%

$

112,964,942.88

 

 

 

$

112,964,942.88

 

NGP Centennial Follow-On LLC

 

3,526,040

 

1.9

%

$

32,576,828.94

 

 

 

$

32,576,828.94

 

Celero Energy Company, LP

 

4,246,898

 

2.3

%

$

39,236,783.94

 

 

 

$

39,236,783.94

 

 


* This Schedule of Members shall be updated from time to time to reflect any adjustment with respect to any subdivision (by Unit split or otherwise) or any combination (by reverse Unit split or otherwise) of any outstanding Common Units, or to reflect any additional issuances of Common Units pursuant to this Agreement.

 



 

Exhibit A

 

FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT

 

This JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of                  , 20    (this “ Joinder ”), is delivered pursuant to that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2016 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ LLC Agreement ”) by and among Centennial Resource Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (f/k/a Silver Run Acquisition Corporation), a Delaware corporation and the managing member of the Company (the “ Manager ”), and each of the Members from time to time party thereto.  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings set forth in the LLC Agreement.

 

1.               Joinder to the LLC Agreement .  Upon the execution of this Joinder by the undersigned and delivery hereof to the Manager, the undersigned hereby is and hereafter will be a Member under the LLC Agreement and a party thereto, with all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of a Member thereunder.  The undersigned hereby agrees that it shall comply with and be fully bound by the terms of the LLC Agreement as if it had been a signatory thereto as of the date thereof.

 

2.               Incorporation by Reference .  All terms and conditions of the LLC Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference in this Joinder as if set forth herein in full.

 

3.               Address .  All notices under the LLC Agreement to the undersigned shall be direct to:

 

[Name]
[Address]
[City, State, Zip Code]
Attn:
Facsimile:
E-mail:

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed and delivered this Joinder as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

[NAME OF NEW MEMBER]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 



 

Acknowledged and agreed
as of the date first set forth above:

 

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE PRODUCTION, LLC

 

By: CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INC.,

its Managing Member

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 


Exhibit 10.6

 

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INC.
2016 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

 

ARTICLE I.
PURPOSE

 

The Plan’s purpose is to enhance the Company’s ability to attract, retain and motivate persons who make (or are expected to make) important contributions to the Company by providing these individuals with equity ownership opportunities.  Capitalized terms used in the Plan are defined in Article XI.

 

ARTICLE II.
ELIGIBILITY

 

Service Providers are eligible to be granted Awards under the Plan, subject to the limitations described herein.

 

ARTICLE III.
ADMINISTRATION AND DELEGATION

 

3.1           Administration .  The Plan is administered by the Administrator.  The Administrator has authority to determine which Service Providers receive Awards, grant Awards and set Award terms and conditions, subject to the conditions and limitations in the Plan.  The Administrator also has the authority to take all actions and make all determinations under the Plan, to interpret the Plan and Award Agreements and to adopt, amend and repeal Plan administrative rules, guidelines and practices as it deems advisable.  The Administrator may correct defects and ambiguities, supply omissions and reconcile inconsistencies in the Plan or any Award as it deems necessary or appropriate to administer the Plan and any Awards.  The Administrator’s determinations under the Plan are in its sole discretion and will be final and binding on all persons having or claiming any interest in the Plan or any Award.

 

3.2           Appointment of Committees .  To the extent Applicable Laws permit, the Board may delegate any or all of its powers under the Plan to one or more Committees or officers of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.  The Board may abolish any Committee or re-vest in itself any previously delegated authority at any time.

 

ARTICLE IV.
STOCK AVAILABLE FOR AWARDS

 

4.1           Number of Shares .  Subject to adjustment under Article VIII and the terms of this Article IV, Awards may be made under the Plan covering up to the Overall Share Limit.

 

4.2           Share Recycling .  If all or any part of an Award expires, lapses or is terminated, exchanged for cash, surrendered, repurchased, canceled without having been fully exercised or forfeited, in any case, in a manner that results in the Company acquiring Shares covered by the Award at a price not greater than the price (as adjusted to reflect any Equity Restructuring) paid by the Participant for such Shares or not issuing any Shares covered by the Award, the unused Shares covered by the Award will again be available for Award grants under the Plan.  Further, Shares delivered (either by actual delivery or attestation) to the Company by a Participant to satisfy the applicable purchase price and/or to satisfy any applicable tax withholding obligation with respect to an Award other than an Option or Stock Appreciation Right (including Shares retained by the Company from the Award being purchased and/or

 



 

creating the tax obligation) will again be available for Award grants under the Plan.  The payment of Dividend Equivalents in cash in conjunction with any outstanding Awards shall not count against the Overall Share Limit.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the following Shares shall not be added to the Shares authorized for grant under Section 4.1 and shall not be available for future grants of Awards:  (i) Shares tendered by the Participant or withheld by the Company in payment of the exercise price of an Option; (ii) Shares tendered by the Participant or withheld by the Company to satisfy any tax withholding obligation with respect to an Award that is an Option or Stock Appreciation Right; (iii) Shares subject to a Stock Appreciation Right that are not issued in connection with the stock settlement of the Stock Appreciation Right on exercise thereof; and (iv) Shares purchased on the open market with the cash proceeds from the exercise of Options.

 

4.3           Incentive Stock Option Limitations .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no more than 16,500,000 Shares may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options.

 

4.4           Substitute Awards .  In connection with an entity’s merger or consolidation with the Company or any Subsidiary or the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s acquisition of an entity’s property or stock, the Administrator may grant Awards in substitution for any options or other stock or stock-based awards granted before such merger or consolidation by such entity or its affiliate.  Substitute Awards may be granted on such terms as the Administrator deems appropriate, notwithstanding limitations on Awards in the Plan.  Substitute Awards will not count against the Overall Share Limit (nor shall Shares subject to a Substitute Award be added to the Shares available for Awards under the Plan as provided above), except that Shares acquired by exercise of substitute Incentive Stock Options will count against the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of Incentive Stock Options under the Plan. Additionally, in the event that a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines has shares available under a pre-existing plan approved by stockholders and not adopted in contemplation of such acquisition or combination, the shares available for grant pursuant to the terms of such pre-existing plan (as adjusted, to the extent appropriate, using the exchange ratio or other adjustment or valuation ratio or formula used in such acquisition or combination to determine the consideration payable to the holders of common stock of the entities party to such acquisition or combination) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the Shares authorized for grant under the Plan (and Shares subject to such Awards shall not be added to the Shares available for Awards under the Plan as provided above); provided that Awards using such available shares shall not be made after the date awards or grants could have been made under the terms of the pre-existing plan, absent the acquisition or combination, and shall only be made to individuals who were not Employees or Directors prior to such acquisition or combination.

 

4.5           Non-Employee Director Compensation .  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the Plan, the Administrator may establish compensation for non-employee Directors from time to time, subject to the limitations in the Plan.  The Administrator will from time to time determine the terms, conditions and amounts of all such non-employee Director compensation in its discretion and pursuant to the exercise of its business judgment, taking into account such factors, circumstances and considerations as it shall deem relevant from time to time, provided that the sum of any cash compensation, or other compensation, and the value (determined as of the grant date in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, or any successor thereto) of Awards granted to a non-employee Director as compensation for services as a non-employee Director during any fiscal year of the Company may not exceed $500,000.  The Administrator may make exceptions to this limit for individual non-employee Directors in extraordinary circumstances, as the Administrator may determine in its discretion, provided that the non-employee Director receiving such additional compensation may not participate in the decision to award such compensation or in other contemporaneous compensation decisions involving non-employee Directors.

 

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ARTICLE V.
STOCK OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

 

5.1           General .  The Administrator may grant Options or Stock Appreciation Rights to Service Providers subject to the limitations in the Plan, including any limitations in the Plan that apply to Incentive Stock Options.  The Administrator will determine the number of Shares covered by each Option and Stock Appreciation Right, the exercise price of each Option and Stock Appreciation Right and the conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of each Option and Stock Appreciation Right.  A Stock Appreciation Right will entitle the Participant (or other person entitled to exercise the Stock Appreciation Right) to receive from the Company upon exercise of the exercisable portion of the Stock Appreciation Right an amount determined by multiplying the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of one Share on the date of exercise over the exercise price per Share of the Stock Appreciation Right by the number of Shares with respect to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised, subject to any limitations of the Plan or that the Administrator may impose and payable in cash, Shares valued at Fair Market Value or a combination of the two as the Administrator may determine or provide in the Award Agreement.

 

5.2           Exercise Price .  The Administrator will establish each Option’s and Stock Appreciation Right’s exercise price and specify the exercise price in the Award Agreement.  The exercise price will not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the grant date of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if on the last day of the term of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right the Fair Market Value of one Share exceeds the applicable exercise or base price per Share, the Participant has not exercised the Option or Stock Appreciation Right and remains employed by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries and the Option or Stock Appreciation Right has not expired, the Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be deemed to have been exercised by the Participant on such day with payment made by withholding Shares otherwise issuable in connection with its exercise.  In such event, the Company shall deliver to the Participant the number of Shares for which the Option or Stock Appreciation Right was deemed exercised, less the number of Shares required to be withheld for the payment of the total purchase price and required withholding taxes; provided, however, any fractional Share shall be settled in cash.

 

5.3           Duration .  Each Option or Stock Appreciation Right will be exercisable at such times and as specified in the Award Agreement, provided that the term of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right will not exceed ten years.  Notwithstanding the foregoing and unless determined otherwise by the Company, in the event that on the last business day of the term of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right (other than an Incentive Stock Option) (i) the exercise of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right is prohibited by Applicable Law, as determined by the Company, or (ii) Shares may not be purchased or sold by the applicable Participant due to any Company insider trading policy (including blackout periods) or a “lock-up” agreement undertaken in connection with an issuance of securities by the Company, the term of the Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be extended until the date that is thirty (30) days after the end of the legal prohibition, black-out period or lock-up agreement, as determined by the Company; provided, however, in no event shall the extension last beyond the ten year term of the applicable Option or Stock Appreciation Right.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Participant, prior to the end of the term of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, violates the non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality or other similar restrictive covenant provisions of any employment contract, confidentiality and nondisclosure agreement or other agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the right of the Participant and the Participant’s transferees to exercise any Option or Stock Appreciation Right issued to the Participant shall terminate immediately upon such violation, unless the Company otherwise determines.  In addition, if, prior to the end of the term of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, the Participant is given notice by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of the Participant’s Termination of Service by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for

 

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Cause, and the effective date of such Termination of Service is subsequent to the date of the delivery of such notice, the right of the Participant and the Participant’s transferees to exercise any Option or Stock Appreciation Right issued to the Participant shall be suspended from the time of the delivery of such notice until the earlier of (i) such time as it is determined or otherwise agreed that the Participant’s service as a Service Provider will not be terminated for Cause as provided in such notice or (ii) the effective date of the Participant’s Termination of Service by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for Cause (in which case the right of the Participant and the Participant’s transferees to exercise any Option or Stock Appreciation Right issued to the Participant will terminate immediately upon the effective date of such Termination of Service).

 

5.4           Exercise .  Options and Stock Appreciation Rights may be exercised by delivering to the Company a written notice of exercise, in a form the Administrator approves (which may be electronic), signed by the person authorized to exercise the Option or Stock Appreciation Right, together with, as applicable, payment in full (i) as specified in Section 5.5 for the number of Shares for which the Award is exercised and (ii) as specified in Section 9.5 for any applicable taxes.  Unless the Administrator otherwise determines, an Option or Stock Appreciation Right may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

 

5.5           Payment Upon Exercise .  Subject to Section 10.8, any Company insider trading policy (including blackout periods) and Applicable Laws, the exercise price of an Option must be paid by:

 

(a)            cash, wire transfer of immediately available funds or by check payable to the order of the Company, provided that the Company may limit the use of one of the foregoing payment forms if one or more of the payment forms below is permitted;

 

(b)            if there is a public market for Shares at the time of exercise, unless the Company otherwise determines, (A) delivery (including telephonically to the extent permitted by the Company) of an irrevocable and unconditional undertaking by a broker acceptable to the Company to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price, or (B) the Participant’s delivery to the Company of a copy of irrevocable and unconditional instructions to a broker acceptable to the Company to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to pay the exercise price; provided that such amount is paid to the Company at such time as may be required by the Administrator;

 

(c)            to the extent permitted by the Administrator, delivery (either by actual delivery or attestation) of Shares owned by the Participant valued at their Fair Market Value;

 

(d)            to the extent permitted by the Administrator, surrendering Shares then issuable upon the Option’s exercise valued at their Fair Market Value on the exercise date;

 

(e)            to the extent permitted by the Administrator, delivery of a promissory note or any other property that the Administrator determines is good and valuable consideration; or

 

(f)             to the extent permitted by the Company, any combination of the above payment forms approved by the Administrator.

 

ARTICLE VI.
RESTRICTED STOCK; RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

 

6.1           General .  The Administrator may grant Restricted Stock, or the right to purchase Restricted Stock, to any Service Provider, subject to the Company’s right to repurchase all or part of such shares at their issue price or other stated or formula price from the Participant (or to require forfeiture of such shares) if conditions the Administrator specifies in the Award Agreement are not satisfied before the

 

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end of the applicable restriction period or periods that the Administrator establishes for such Award.  In addition, the Administrator may grant to Service Providers Restricted Stock Units, which may be subject to vesting and forfeiture conditions during the applicable restriction period or periods, as set forth in an Award Agreement.  The Administrator will determine and set forth in the Award Agreement the terms and conditions for each Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Award, subject to the conditions and limitations contained in the Plan.

 

6.2           Restricted Stock .

 

(a)            Dividends .  Participants holding shares of Restricted Stock will be entitled to all ordinary cash dividends paid with respect to such Shares, unless the Administrator provides otherwise in the Award Agreement.  In addition, unless the Administrator provides otherwise, if any dividends or distributions are paid in Shares, or consist of a dividend or distribution to holders of Common Stock of property other than an ordinary cash dividend, the Shares or other property will be subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the shares of Restricted Stock with respect to which they were paid.  In addition, with respect to a share of Restricted Stock with performance-based vesting, dividends which are paid prior to vesting shall only be paid out to the Participant to the extent that the performance-based vesting conditions are subsequently satisfied and the share of Restricted Stock vests.

 

(b)            Stock Certificates .  The Company may require that the Participant deposit in escrow with the Company (or its designee) any stock certificates issued in respect of shares of Restricted Stock, together with a stock power endorsed in blank.

 

6.3           Restricted Stock Units.

 

(a)            Settlement .  The Administrator may provide that settlement of Restricted Stock Units will occur upon or as soon as reasonably practicable after the Restricted Stock Units vest or will instead be deferred, on a mandatory basis or at the Participant’s election, in a manner intended to comply with Section 409A.

 

(b)            Stockholder Rights . A Participant will have no rights of a stockholder with respect to Shares subject to any Restricted Stock Unit unless and until the Shares are delivered in settlement of the Restricted Stock Unit.

 

(c)            Dividend Equivalents .  If the Administrator provides, a grant of Restricted Stock Units may provide a Participant with the right to receive Dividend Equivalents.  Dividend Equivalents may be paid currently or credited to an account for the Participant, settled in cash or Shares and subject to the same restrictions on transferability and forfeitability as the Restricted Stock Units with respect to which the Dividend Equivalents are granted and subject to other terms and conditions as set forth in the Award Agreement.  In addition, Dividend Equivalents with respect to an Award with performance-based vesting that are based on dividends paid prior to the vesting of such Award shall only be paid out to the Participant to the extent that the performance-based conditions are subsequently satisfied and the Award vests.

 

ARTICLE VII.
OTHER STOCK OR CASH BASED AWARDS

 

Other Stock or Cash Based Awards may be granted to Participants, including Awards entitling Participants to receive Shares to be delivered in the future and including annual or other periodic or long-term cash bonus awards (whether based on specified Performance Criteria or otherwise), in each case subject to any conditions and limitations in the Plan. Such Other Stock or Cash Based Awards will also be

 

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available as a payment form in the settlement of other Awards, as standalone payments and as payment in lieu of compensation to which a Participant is otherwise entitled.  Other Stock or Cash Based Awards may be paid in Shares, cash or other property, as the Administrator determines.  Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Administrator will determine the terms and conditions of each Other Stock or Cash Based Award, including any purchase price, performance goal (which may be based on the Performance Criteria), transfer restrictions, and vesting conditions, which will be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.

 

ARTICLE VIII.
ADJUSTMENTS FOR CHANGES IN COMMON STOCK
AND CERTAIN OTHER EVENTS

 

8.1           Equity Restructuring .  In connection with any Equity Restructuring, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article VIII, the Administrator will equitably adjust each outstanding Award as it deems appropriate to reflect the Equity Restructuring, which may include adjusting the number and type of securities subject to each outstanding Award and/or the Award’s exercise price or grant price (if applicable), granting new Awards to Participants, and making a cash payment to Participants.  The adjustments provided under this Section 8.1 will be final and binding on the affected Participant and the Company; provided that the Administrator will determine whether an adjustment is equitable.

 

8.2           Corporate Transactions .  In the event of any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Stock, other securities, or other property), reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, amalgamation, repurchase, recapitalization, liquidation, dissolution, or sale, transfer, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or sale or exchange of Common Stock or other securities of the Company, Change in Control, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Common Stock or other securities of the Company, other similar corporate transaction or event, other unusual or nonrecurring transaction or event affecting the Company or its financial statements or any change in any Applicable Laws or accounting principles, the Administrator, on such terms and conditions as it deems appropriate, either by the terms of the Award or by action taken prior to the occurrence of such transaction or event (except that action to give effect to a change in Applicable Law or accounting principles may be made within a reasonable period of time after such change) and either automatically or upon the Participant’s request, is hereby authorized to take any one or more of the following actions whenever the Administrator determines that such action is appropriate in order to (x) prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended by the Company to be made available under the Plan or with respect to any Award granted or issued under the Plan, (y) to facilitate such transaction or event or (z) give effect to such changes in Applicable Laws or accounting principles:

 

(a)            To provide for the cancellation of any such Award in exchange for either an amount of cash or other property with a value equal to the amount that could have been obtained upon the exercise or settlement of the vested portion of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights under the vested portion of such Award, as applicable; provided that, if the amount that could have been obtained upon the exercise or settlement of the vested portion of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights, in any case, is equal to or less than zero, then the Award may be terminated without payment;

 

(b)            To provide that such Award shall vest and, to the extent applicable, be exercisable as to all shares covered thereby, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or the provisions of such Award;

 

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(c)            To provide that such Award be assumed by the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, or shall be substituted for by awards covering the stock of the successor or survivor corporation, or a parent or subsidiary thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of shares and/or applicable exercise or purchase price, in all cases, as determined by the Administrator;

 

(d)            To make adjustments in the number and type of shares of Common Stock (or other securities or property) subject to outstanding Awards and/or with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan (including, but not limited to, adjustments of the limitations in Article IV hereof on the maximum number and kind of shares which may be issued) and/or in the terms and conditions of (including the grant or exercise price), and the criteria included in, outstanding Awards;

 

(e)            To replace such Award with other rights or property selected by the Administrator; and/or

 

(f)             To provide that the Award will terminate and cannot vest, be exercised or become payable after the applicable event.

 

8.3           Administrative Stand Still .  In the event of any pending stock dividend, stock split, combination or exchange of shares, merger, consolidation or other distribution (other than normal cash dividends) of Company assets to stockholders, or any other extraordinary transaction or change affecting the Shares or the share price of Common Stock, including any Equity Restructuring or any securities offering or other similar transaction, for administrative convenience, the Administrator may refuse to permit the exercise of any Award for up to sixty days before or after such transaction.

 

8.4           General .  Except as expressly provided in the Plan or the Administrator’s action under the Plan, no Participant will have any rights due to any subdivision or consolidation of Shares of any class, dividend payment, increase or decrease in the number of Shares of any class or dissolution, liquidation, merger, or consolidation of the Company or other corporation.  Except as expressly provided with respect to an Equity Restructuring under Section 8.1 above or the Administrator’s action under the Plan, no issuance by the Company of Shares of any class, or securities convertible into Shares of any class, will affect, and no adjustment will be made regarding, the number of Shares subject to an Award or the Award’s grant or exercise price.  The existence of the Plan, any Award Agreements and the Awards granted hereunder will not affect or restrict in any way the Company’s right or power to make or authorize (i) any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company’s capital structure or its business, (ii) any merger, consolidation dissolution or liquidation of the Company or sale of Company assets or (iii) any sale or issuance of securities, including securities with rights superior to those of the Shares or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Shares.  The Administrator may treat Participants and Awards (or portions thereof) differently under this Article VIII.

 

ARTICLE IX.
GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO AWARDS

 

9.1           Transferability .  Except as the Administrator may determine or provide in an Award Agreement or otherwise for Awards other than Incentive Stock Options, Awards may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise encumbered, either voluntarily or by operation of law, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution, or, subject to the Administrator’s consent, pursuant to a domestic relations order, and, during the life of the Participant, will be exercisable only by the Participant.  References to a Participant, to the extent relevant in the context, will include references to a Participant’s authorized transferee that the Administrator specifically approves.

 

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9.2           Documentation .  Each Award will be evidenced in an Award Agreement, which may be written or electronic, as the Administrator determines. Each Award may contain terms and conditions in addition to those set forth in the Plan.

 

9.3           Discretion .  Except as the Plan otherwise provides, each Award may be made alone or in addition or in relation to any other Award.  The terms of each Award to a Participant need not be identical, and the Administrator need not treat Participants or Awards (or portions thereof) uniformly.

 

9.4           Termination of Status .  The Administrator will determine how the disability, death, retirement, authorized leave of absence or any other change or purported change in a Participant’s Service Provider status affects an Award and the extent to which, and the period during which, the Participant, the Participant’s legal representative, conservator, guardian or Designated Beneficiary may exercise rights under the Award, if applicable.

 

9.5           Withholding .  Each Participant must pay the Company, or make provision satisfactory to the Administrator for payment of, any taxes required by law to be withheld in connection with such Participant’s Awards by the date of the event creating the tax liability.  The Company may deduct an amount sufficient to satisfy such tax obligations based on the minimum statutory withholding rates (or such other rate as may be determined by the Company after considering any accounting consequences or costs) from any payment of any kind otherwise due to a Participant.  Subject to Section 10.8 and any Company insider trading policy (including blackout periods), Participants may satisfy such tax obligations (i) in cash, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, by check made payable to the order of the Company, provided that the Company may limit the use of the foregoing payment forms if one or more of the payment forms below is permitted, (ii) to the extent permitted by the Administrator, in whole or in part by delivery of Shares, including Shares retained from the Award creating the tax obligation, valued at their Fair Market Value, (iii) if there is a public market for Shares at the time the tax obligations are satisfied, unless the Company otherwise determines, (A) delivery (including telephonically to the extent permitted by the Company) of an irrevocable and unconditional undertaking by a broker acceptable to the Company to deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to satisfy the tax obligations, or (B) delivery by the Participant to the Company of a copy of irrevocable and unconditional instructions to a broker acceptable to the Company to deliver promptly to the Company cash or a check sufficient to satisfy the tax withholding; provided that such amount is paid to the Company at such time as may be required by the Administrator, or (iv) to the extent permitted by the Company, any combination of the foregoing payment forms approved by the Administrator.  If any tax withholding obligation will be satisfied under clause (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence by the Company’s retention of Shares from the Award creating the tax obligation and there is a public market for Shares at the time the tax obligation is satisfied, the Company may elect to instruct any brokerage firm determined acceptable to the Company for such purpose to sell on the applicable Participant’s behalf some or all of the Shares retained and to remit the proceeds of the sale to the Company or its designee, and each Participant’s acceptance of an Award under the Plan will constitute the Participant’s authorization to the Company and instruction and authorization to such brokerage firm to complete the transactions described in this sentence.

 

9.6           Amendment of Award; Prohibition on Repricing .  The Administrator may amend, modify or terminate any outstanding Award, including by substituting another Award of the same or a different type, changing the exercise or settlement date, and converting an Incentive Stock Option to a Non-Qualified Stock Option.  The Participant’s consent to such action will be required unless (i) the action, taking into account any related action, does not materially and adversely affect the Participant’s rights under the Award, or (ii) the change is permitted under Article VIII or pursuant to Section 10.6.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Administrator may not except pursuant to Article VIII, without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, reduce the exercise

 

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price per share of outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights or cancel outstanding Options or Stock Appreciation Rights in exchange for cash, other Awards or Options or Stock Appreciation Rights with an exercise price per share that is less than the exercise price per share of the original Options or Stock Appreciation Rights.

 

9.7           Conditions on Delivery of Stock .  The Company will not be obligated to deliver any Shares under the Plan or remove restrictions from Shares previously delivered under the Plan until (i) all Award conditions have been met or removed to the Company’s satisfaction, (ii) as determined by the Company, all other legal matters regarding the issuance and delivery of such Shares have been satisfied, including any applicable securities laws and stock exchange or stock market rules and regulations, and (iii) the Participant has executed and delivered to the Company such representations or agreements as the Administrator deems necessary or appropriate to satisfy any Applicable Laws.  The Company’s inability to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which the Administrator determines is necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any securities, will relieve the Company of any liability for failing to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority has not been obtained.

 

9.8           Acceleration .  The Administrator may at any time provide that any Award will become immediately vested and fully or partially exercisable, free of some or all restrictions or conditions, or otherwise fully or partially realizable.

 

9.9           Additional Terms of Incentive Stock Options .  The Administrator may grant Incentive Stock Options only to employees of the Company, any of its present or future parent or subsidiary corporations, as defined in Sections 424(e) or (f) of the Code, respectively, and any other entities the employees of which are eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options under the Code.  If an Incentive Stock Option is granted to a Greater Than 10% Stockholder, the exercise price will not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value on the Option’s grant date, and the term of the Option will not exceed five years.  All Incentive Stock Options will be subject to and construed consistently with Section 422 of the Code.  By accepting an Incentive Stock Option, the Participant agrees to give prompt notice to the Company of dispositions or other transfers (other than in connection with a Change in Control) of Shares acquired under the Option made within (i) two years from the grant date of the Option or (ii) one year after the transfer of such Shares to the Participant, specifying the date of the disposition or other transfer and the amount the Participant realized, in cash, other property, assumption of indebtedness or other consideration, in such disposition or other transfer.  Neither the Company nor the Administrator will be liable to a Participant, or any other party, if an Incentive Stock Option fails or ceases to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code.  Any Incentive Stock Option or portion thereof that fails to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code for any reason, including becoming exercisable with respect to Shares having a fair market value exceeding the $100,000 limitation under Treasury Regulation Section 1.422-4, will be a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

 

ARTICLE X.
MISCELLANEOUS

 

10.1         No Right to Employment or Other Status .  No person will have any claim or right to be granted an Award, and the grant of an Award will not be construed as giving a Participant the right to continued employment or any other relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary.  The Company and its Subsidiaries expressly reserve the right at any time to dismiss or otherwise terminate its relationship with a Participant free from any liability or claim under the Plan or any Award, except as expressly provided in an Award Agreement.

 

10.2         No Rights as Stockholder; Certificates .  Subject to the Award Agreement, no Participant or Designated Beneficiary will have any rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares to be

 

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distributed under an Award until becoming the record holder of such Shares.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, unless the Administrator otherwise determines or Applicable Laws require, the Company will not be required to deliver to any Participant certificates evidencing Shares issued in connection with any Award and instead such Shares may be recorded in the books of the Company (or, as applicable, its transfer agent or stock plan administrator).  The Company may place legends on stock certificates issued under the Plan that the Administrator deems necessary or appropriate to comply with Applicable Laws.

 

10.3         Effective Date and Term of Plan .  Unless earlier terminated by the Board, the Plan will become effective upon the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination, subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders, and will remain in effect until the tenth anniversary of the earlier of (i) the date the Board adopted the Plan or (ii) the date the Company’s stockholders approved the Plan, but Awards previously granted may extend beyond that date in accordance with the Plan.  If the Plan is not approved by the Company’s stockholders, the Plan will not become effective and no Awards will be granted under the Plan.

 

10.4         Amendment of Plan .  The Administrator may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan at any time; provided that no amendment, other than an increase to the Overall Share Limit, may materially and adversely affect any Award outstanding at the time of such amendment without the affected Participant’s consent.  No Awards may be granted under the Plan during any suspension period or after Plan termination.  Awards outstanding at the time of any Plan suspension or termination will continue to be governed by the Plan and the Award Agreement, as in effect before such suspension or termination.  The Board will obtain stockholder approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Laws.

 

10.5         Provisions for Foreign Participants .  The Administrator may modify Awards granted to Participants who are foreign nationals or employed outside the United States or establish subplans or procedures under the Plan to address differences in laws, rules, regulations or customs of such foreign jurisdictions with respect to tax, securities, currency, employee benefit or other matters.

 

10.6         Section 409A .

 

(a)            General .  The Company intends that all Awards be structured to comply with, or be exempt from, Section 409A, such that no adverse tax consequences, interest, or penalties under Section 409A apply.  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, the Administrator may, without a Participant’s consent, amend this Plan or Awards, adopt policies and procedures, or take any other actions (including amendments, policies, procedures and retroactive actions) as are necessary or appropriate to preserve the intended tax treatment of Awards, including any such actions intended to (A) exempt this Plan or any Award from Section 409A, or (B) comply with Section 409A, including regulations, guidance, compliance programs and other interpretative authority that may be issued after an Award’s grant date.  The Company makes no representations or warranties as to an Award’s tax treatment under Section 409A or otherwise.  The Company and its Subsidiaries will have no obligation under this Section 10.6 or otherwise to avoid the taxes, penalties or interest under Section 409A with respect to any Award and will have no liability to any Participant or any other person if any Award, compensation or other benefits under the Plan are determined to constitute noncompliant “nonqualified deferred compensation” subject to taxes, penalties or interest under Section 409A.

 

(b)            Separation from Service .  If an Award constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” under Section 409A, any payment or settlement of such Award upon a termination of a Participant’s Service Provider relationship will, to the extent necessary to avoid taxes under Section 409A, be made only upon the Participant’s “separation from service” (within the meaning of

 

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Section 409A), whether such “separation from service” occurs upon or after the termination of the Participant’s Service Provider relationship.  For purposes of this Plan or any Award Agreement relating to any such payments or benefits, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms means a “separation from service.”

 

(c)                                   Payments to Specified Employees .  Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Plan or any Award Agreement, any payment(s) of “nonqualified deferred compensation” required to be made under an Award to a “specified employee” (as defined under Section 409A and as the Administrator determines) due to his or her “separation from service” will, to the extent necessary to avoid taxes under Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, be delayed for the six-month period immediately following such “separation from service” (or, if earlier, until the specified employee’s death) and will instead be paid (as set forth in the Award Agreement) on the day immediately following such six-month period or as soon as administratively practicable thereafter (without interest).  Any payments of “nonqualified deferred compensation” under such Award payable more than six months following the Participant’s “separation from service” will be paid at the time or times the payments are otherwise scheduled to be made.

 

10.7                         Limitations on Liability .  Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan, no individual acting as a director, officer, other employee or agent of the Company or any Subsidiary will be liable to any Participant, former Participant, spouse, beneficiary, or any other person for any claim, loss, liability, or expense incurred in connection with the Plan or any Award, and such individual will not be personally liable with respect to the Plan because of any contract or other instrument executed in his or her capacity as an Administrator, director, officer, other employee or agent of the Company or any Subsidiary.  The Company will indemnify and hold harmless each director, officer, other employee and agent of the Company or any Subsidiary that has been or will be granted or delegated any duty or power relating to the Plan’s administration or interpretation, against any cost or expense (including attorneys’ fees) or liability (including any sum paid in settlement of a claim with the Administrator’s approval) arising from any act or omission concerning this Plan unless arising from such person’s own fraud or bad faith.

 

10.8                         Lock-Up Period .  The Company may, at the request of any underwriter representative or otherwise, in connection with registering the offering of any Company securities under the Securities Act, prohibit Participants from, directly or indirectly, selling or otherwise transferring any Shares or other Company securities during a period of up to one hundred eighty days following the effective date of a Company registration statement filed under the Securities Act, or such longer period as determined by the underwriter.

 

10.9                         Data Privacy .  As a condition for receiving any Award, each Participant explicitly and unambiguously consents to the collection, use and transfer, in electronic or other form, of personal data as described in this section by and among the Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates exclusively for implementing, administering and managing the Participant’s participation in the Plan.  The Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates may hold certain personal information about a Participant, including the Participant’s name, address and telephone number; birthdate; social security, insurance number or other identification number; salary; nationality; job title(s); any Shares held in the Company or its Subsidiaries and affiliates; and Award details, to implement, manage and administer the Plan and Awards (the “ Data ”).  The Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates may transfer the Data amongst themselves as necessary to implement, administer and manage a Participant’s participation in the Plan, and the Company and its Subsidiaries and affiliates may transfer the Data to third parties assisting the Company with Plan implementation, administration and management.  These recipients may be located in the Participant’s country, or elsewhere, and the Participant’s country may have different data privacy laws and protections than the recipients’ country.  By accepting an Award, each Participant authorizes such recipients to receive, possess, use, retain and transfer the Data, in electronic or other form, to implement,

 

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administer and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan, including any required Data transfer to a broker or other third party with whom the Company or the Participant may elect to deposit any Shares.  The Data related to a Participant will be held only as long as necessary to implement, administer, and manage the Participant’s participation in the Plan.  A Participant may, at any time, view the Data that the Company holds regarding such Participant, request additional information about the storage and processing of the Data regarding such Participant, recommend any necessary corrections to the Data regarding the Participant or refuse or withdraw the consents in this Section 10.9 in writing, without cost, by contacting the local human resources representative.  The Company may cancel Participant’s ability to participate in the Plan and, in the Administrator’s discretion, the Participant may forfeit any outstanding Awards if the Participant refuses or withdraws the consents in this Section 10.9.  For more information on the consequences of refusing or withdrawing consent, Participants may contact their local human resources representative.

 

10.10                  Severability .  If any portion of the Plan or any action taken under it is held illegal or invalid for any reason, the illegality or invalidity will not affect the remaining parts of the Plan, and the Plan will be construed and enforced as if the illegal or invalid provisions had been excluded, and the illegal or invalid action will be null and void.

 

10.11                  Governing Documents .  If any contradiction occurs between the Plan and any Award Agreement or other written agreement between a Participant and the Company (or any Subsidiary) that the Administrator has approved, the Plan will govern, unless it is expressly specified in such Award Agreement or other written document that a specific provision of the Plan will not apply.

 

10.12                  Governing Law .  The Plan and all Awards will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, disregarding any state’s choice-of-law principles requiring the application of a jurisdiction’s laws other than the State of Delaware.

 

10.13                  Claw-back Provisions .  All Awards (including any proceeds, gains or other economic benefit the Participant actually or constructively receives upon receipt or exercise of any Award or the receipt or resale of any Shares underlying the Award) will be subject to any Company claw-back policy, including any claw-back policy adopted to comply with Applicable Laws (including the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder) as set forth in such claw-back policy or the Award Agreement.

 

10.14                  Titles and Headings .  The titles and headings in the Plan are for convenience of reference only and, if any conflict, the Plan’s text, rather than such titles or headings, will control.

 

10.15                  Conformity to Securities Laws .  Participant acknowledges that the Plan is intended to conform to the extent necessary with Applicable Laws.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Plan and all Awards will be administered only in conformance with Applicable Laws.  To the extent Applicable Laws permit, the Plan and all Award Agreements will be deemed amended as necessary to conform to Applicable Laws.

 

10.16                  Relationship to Other Benefits .  No payment under the Plan will be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, savings, profit sharing, group insurance, welfare or other benefit plan of the Company or any Subsidiary except as expressly provided in writing in such other plan or an agreement thereunder.

 

10.17                  Broker-Assisted Sales . In the event of a broker-assisted sale of Shares in connection with the payment of amounts owed by a Participant under or with respect to the Plan or Awards, including amounts to be paid under the final sentence of Section 9.5: (a) any Shares to be sold through the broker-

 

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assisted sale will be sold on the day the payment first becomes due, or as soon thereafter as practicable; (b) such Shares may be sold as part of a block trade with other Participants in the Plan in which all participants receive an average price; (c) the applicable Participant will be responsible for all broker’s fees and other costs of sale, and by accepting an Award, each Participant agrees to indemnify and hold the Company harmless from any losses, costs, damages, or expenses relating to any such sale; (d) to the extent the Company or its designee receives proceeds of such sale that exceed the amount owed, the Company will pay such excess in cash to the applicable Participant as soon as reasonably practicable; (e) the Company and its designees are under no obligation to arrange for such sale at any particular price; and (f) in the event the proceeds of such sale are insufficient to satisfy the Participant’s applicable obligation, the Participant may be required to pay immediately upon demand to the Company or its designee an amount in cash sufficient to satisfy any remaining portion of the Participant’s obligation.

 

10.18                  Section 162(m) Limitations .

 

(a)                                  Individual Award Limitations .  Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, and subject to adjustment as provided in Article VIII, (i) the maximum aggregate number of Shares with respect to which one or more Awards of Options or Stock Appreciation Rights may be granted to any one person during any fiscal year of the Company shall be 1,000,000; (ii) the maximum aggregate number of Shares with respect to which one or more Awards of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, or Other Stock or Cash Based Awards that are denominated in Shares intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code (“ Performance-Based Compensation ”) may be granted to any one person during any fiscal year of the Company shall be 1,000,000; and (iii) the maximum amount of cash that may be paid to any one person during any fiscal year of the Company with respect to one or more Awards payable in cash and not denominated in Shares shall be $5,000,000.

 

(b)                                  Committee Composition .  To the extent an Award is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, the Administrator shall be a Committee and it is intended that each member of such Committee will be an “outside director” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.

 

(c)                                   Performance-Based Compensation .  The Administrator, in its sole discretion, may determine whether an Award is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation.  For the avoidance of doubt, nothing herein shall require the Administrator to structure any Awards in a manner intended to constitute Performance-Based Compensation and the Administrator shall be free, in its sole discretion, to grant Awards that are not intended to be Performance-Based Compensation.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan and except as otherwise determined by the Administrator, any Award which is intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall be subject to any additional limitations set forth in Section 162(m) of the Code or any regulations or rulings issued thereunder that are requirements for qualification as Performance-Based Compensation, and the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such requirements.  In addition, Awards of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units and Other Stock or Cash Based Awards that are intended to qualify as Performance-Based Compensation shall be subject to the following provisions, which shall control over any conflicting provision in the Plan or any Award Agreement:

 

(i)                                      To the extent necessary to comply with the requirements of Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, no later than 90 days following the commencement of any performance period or any designated fiscal period or period of service (or such earlier time as may be required under Section 162(m) of the Code), the Administrator shall, in writing, (a) designate the Participant to receive such Award, (b) select the Performance Criteria applicable to the performance period, which Performance

 

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Criteria shall be limited to the specific performance criteria set forth in the definition of Performance Criteria, (c) establish the performance goals (and any exclusions), and amounts of such Awards, as applicable, which may be earned for such performance period based on the Performance Criteria, and (d) specify the relationship between Performance Criteria and the performance goals and the amounts of such Awards, as applicable, to be earned by each Participant for such performance period.

 

(ii)                                   Following the completion of each performance period, the Administrator shall certify in writing whether and the extent to which the applicable performance goals have been achieved for such performance period.  In determining the amount earned under such Awards, the Administrator shall have the right to reduce or eliminate (but not to increase) the amount payable at a given level of performance to take into account additional factors that the Administrator may deem relevant, including the assessment of individual or corporate performance for the performance period.

 

(iii)                                Unless otherwise specified by the Administrator at the time of grant, the Performance Criteria with respect to an Award intended to be Performance-Based Compensation payable to a Participant shall be determined on the basis of Applicable Accounting Standards.  For this purpose, “ Applicable Accounting Standards ” means the U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, International Financial Reporting Standards or other accounting principles or standards applicable to the Company’s financial statements under U.S. federal securities laws.

 

(iv)                               No adjustment or action described in Article VIII or in any other provision of the Plan shall be authorized to the extent that such adjustment or action would cause such Award to fail to so qualify as Performance-Based Compensation, unless the Administrator determines that the Award should not so qualify.

 

10.19                  No Fractional Shares . Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, no fractional Shares shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Administrator shall determine whether cash, other securities or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Shares, or whether such fractional Shares or any rights thereto shall be canceled, terminated or otherwise eliminated.

 

10.20                  Section 83(b) Elections Prohibited . No Participant may make an election under Section 83(b) of the Code, or any successor section thereto, with respect to any Award without the consent of the Administrator, which the Administrator may grant or withhold in its discretion.

 

ARTICLE XI.
DEFINITIONS

 

As used in the Plan, the following words and phrases will have the following meanings:

 

11.1                         Administrator ” means the Board or a Committee to the extent that the Board’s powers or authority under the Plan have been delegated to such Committee.

 

11.2                         Applicable Laws ” means the requirements relating to the administration of equity incentive plans under U.S. federal and state securities, tax and other applicable laws, rules and regulations, the applicable rules of any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws and rules of any foreign country or other jurisdiction where Awards are granted.

 

11.3                         Award ” means, individually or collectively, a grant under the Plan of Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Other Stock or Cash Based Awards.

 

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11.4                         Award Agreement ” means a written agreement evidencing an Award, which may be electronic, that contains such terms and conditions as the Administrator determines, consistent with and subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

11.5                         Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

11.6                         Cause ” means (i) if a Participant is a party to a written employment or consulting agreement with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or an Award Agreement in which the term “cause” is defined (a “ Relevant Agreement ”), “Cause” as defined in the Relevant Agreement, and (ii) if no Relevant Agreement exists, (A) the Administrator’s determination that the Participant failed to substantially perform the Participant’s duties (other than a failure resulting from the Participant’s Disability); (B) the Administrator’s determination that the Participant failed to carry out, or comply with any lawful and reasonable directive of the Board or the Participant’s immediate supervisor; (C) the occurrence of any act or omission by the Participant that could reasonably be expected to result in (or has resulted in) the Participant’s conviction, plea of no contest, plea of nolo contendere, or imposition of unadjudicated probation for any felony or indictable offense or crime involving moral turpitude; (D) the Participant’s unlawful use (including being under the influence) or possession of illegal drugs on the premises of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or while performing the Participant’s duties and responsibilities for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (E) the Participant’s commission of an act of fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation, misconduct, or breach of fiduciary duty against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

11.7                         Change in Control ” means and includes each of the following:

 

(a)                                  A transaction or series of transactions (other than an offering of Common Stock to the general public through a registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission or a transaction or series of transactions that meets the requirements of clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (c) below) whereby any “person” or related “group” of “persons” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (other than the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, an employee benefit plan maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or a “person” that, prior to such transaction, directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company) directly or indirectly acquires beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of securities of the Company possessing more than 50% of the total combined voting power of the Company’s securities outstanding immediately after such acquisition; or

 

(b)                                  During any period of two consecutive years, individuals who, at the beginning of such period, constitute the Board together with any new Director(s) (other than a Director designated by a person who shall have entered into an agreement with the Company to effect a transaction described in subsections (a) or (c)) whose election by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the Directors then still in office who either were Directors at the beginning of the two-year period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or

 

(c)                                   The consummation by the Company (whether directly involving the Company or indirectly involving the Company through one or more intermediaries) of (x) a merger, consolidation, reorganization, or business combination or (y) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in any single transaction or series of related transactions or (z) the acquisition of assets or stock of another entity, in each case other than a transaction:

 

(i)                                      which results in the Company’s voting securities outstanding immediately before the transaction continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being

 

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converted into voting securities of the Company or the person that, as a result of the transaction, controls, directly or indirectly, the Company or owns, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or otherwise succeeds to the business of the Company (the Company or such person, the “ Successor Entity ”)) directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity’s outstanding voting securities immediately after the transaction, and

 

(ii)                                   after which no person or group beneficially owns voting securities representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity; provided , however , that no person or group shall be treated for purposes of this clause (ii) as beneficially owning 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Successor Entity solely as a result of the voting power held in the Company prior to the consummation of the transaction.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Company’s initial business combination or the transactions occurring in connection therewith constitute a Change in Control and, if a Change in Control constitutes a payment event with respect to any Award (or portion of any Award) that provides for the deferral of compensation that is subject to Section 409A, to the extent required to avoid the imposition of additional taxes under Section 409A, the transaction or event described in subsection (a), (b) or (c) with respect to such Award (or portion thereof) shall only constitute a Change in Control for purposes of the payment timing of such Award if such transaction also constitutes a “change in control event,” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5).

 

The Administrator shall have full and final authority, which shall be exercised in its discretion, to determine conclusively whether a Change in Control has occurred pursuant to the above definition, the date of the occurrence of such Change in Control and any incidental matters relating thereto; provided that any exercise of authority in conjunction with a determination of whether a Change in Control is a “change in control event” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) shall be consistent with such regulation.

 

11.8                         Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations issued thereunder.

 

11.9                         Committee ” means one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board, which may include one or more Company directors or executive officers, to the extent Applicable Laws permit.  To the extent required to comply with the provisions of Rule 16b-3, it is intended that each member of the Committee will be, at the time the Committee takes any action with respect to an Award that is subject to Rule 16b-3, a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3; however, a Committee member’s failure to qualify as a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 will not invalidate any Award granted by the Committee that is otherwise validly granted under the Plan.

 

11.10                  Common Stock ” means the Class A common stock of the Company.

 

11.11                  Company ” means Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (known prior to the consummation of the Company’s initial business combination as Silver Run Acquisition Corporation), a Delaware corporation, or any successor.

 

11.12                  Consultant ” means any person, including any adviser, engaged by the Company or its parent or Subsidiary to render services to such entity if the consultant or adviser: (i) renders bona fide services to the Company; (ii) renders services not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction and does not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the Company’s securities; and (iii) is a natural person.

 

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11.13                  Designated Beneficiary ” means the beneficiary or beneficiaries the Participant designates, in a manner the Administrator determines, to receive amounts due or exercise the Participant’s rights if the Participant dies or becomes incapacitated.  Without a Participant’s effective designation, “Designated Beneficiary” will mean the Participant’s estate.

 

11.14                  Director ” means a Board member.

 

11.15                  Disability ” means a permanent and total disability under Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, as amended.

 

11.16                  Dividend Equivalents ” means a right granted to a Participant under the Plan to receive the equivalent value (in cash or Shares) of dividends paid on Shares.

 

11.17                  Employee ” means any employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries.

 

11.18                  Equity Restructuring ” means a nonreciprocal transaction between the Company and its stockholders, such as a stock dividend, stock split, spin-off or recapitalization through a large, nonrecurring cash dividend, that affects the number or kind of Shares (or other Company securities) or the share price of Common Stock (or other Company securities) and causes a change in the per share value of the Common Stock underlying outstanding Awards.

 

11.19                  Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

11.20                  Fair Market Value ” means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows: (i) if the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange, its Fair Market Value will be the closing sales price for such Common Stock as quoted on such exchange for such date, or if no sale occurred on such date, the last day preceding such date during which a sale occurred, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or another source the Administrator deems reliable; (ii) if the Common Stock is not traded on a stock exchange but is quoted on a national market or other quotation system, the closing sales price on such date, or if no sales occurred on such date, then on the last date preceding such date during which a sale occurred, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or another source the Administrator deems reliable; or (iii) without an established market for the Common Stock, the Administrator will determine the Fair Market Value in its discretion.

 

11.21                  Greater Than 10% Stockholder ” means an individual then owning (within the meaning of Section 424(d) of the Code) more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or its parent or subsidiary corporation, as defined in Section 424(e) and (f) of the Code, respectively.

 

11.22                  Incentive Stock Option ” means an Option intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” as defined in Section 422 of the Code.

 

11.23                  Non-Qualified Stock Option ” means an Option not intended or not qualifying as an Incentive Stock Option.

 

11.24                  Option ” means an option to purchase Shares.

 

11.25                  Other Stock or Cash Based Awards ” means cash awards, awards of Shares, and other awards valued wholly or partially by referring to, or are otherwise based on, Shares or other property.

 

11.26                  Overall Share Limit ” means 16,500,000 Shares.

 

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11.27                  Participant ” means a Service Provider who has been granted an Award.

 

11.28                  Performance Criteria ” mean the criteria (and adjustments) that the Administrator may select for an Award to establish performance goals for a performance period, which may include the following: net earnings or losses (either before or after one or more of interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and non-cash equity-based compensation expense); gross or net sales or revenue or sales or revenue growth; net income (either before or after taxes) or adjusted net income; profits (including but not limited to gross profits, net profits, profit growth, net operation profit or economic profit), profit return ratios or operating margin; budget or operating earnings (either before or after taxes or before or after allocation of corporate overhead and bonus); cash flow (including operating cash flow and free cash flow or cash flow return on capital); return on assets; return on capital or invested capital; cost of capital; return on stockholders’ equity; total stockholder return; return on sales; costs, reductions in costs and cost control measures; expenses; working capital; earnings or loss per share; adjusted earnings or loss per share; price per share or dividends per share (or appreciation in or maintenance of such price or dividends); regulatory achievements or compliance; implementation, completion or attainment of objectives relating to research, development, regulatory, commercial, or strategic milestones or developments; market share; economic value or economic value added models; division, group or corporate financial goals; individual business objectives; production or growth in production; reserves or added reserves; growth in reserves per share; inventory growth; environmental, health and/or safety performance; effectiveness of hedging programs; improvements in internal controls and policies and procedures; customer satisfaction/growth; customer service; employee satisfaction; recruitment and maintenance of personnel; human resources management; supervision of litigation and other legal matters; strategic partnerships and transactions; financial ratios (including those measuring liquidity, activity, profitability or leverage); debt levels or reductions; sales-related goals; financing and other capital raising transactions; cash on hand; acquisition activity; investment sourcing activity; and marketing initiatives, any of which may be measured in absolute terms or as compared to any incremental increase or decrease. Such performance goals also may be based solely by reference to the Company’s performance or the performance of a Subsidiary, division, business segment or business unit of the Company or a Subsidiary, or based upon performance relative to performance of other companies or upon comparisons of any of the indicators of performance relative to performance of other companies.  Any performance goals that are financial metrics may be determined in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, in accordance with accounting principles established by the International Accounting Standards Board, or may be adjusted when established to include or exclude any items otherwise includable or excludable under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles or under the accounting principles established by the International Accounting Standards Board.  The Committee may provide for exclusion of the impact of an event or occurrence which the Committee determines should appropriately be excluded, including (a) restructurings, discontinued operations, extraordinary items, and other unusual, infrequently occurring or non-recurring charges or events, (b) asset write-downs, (c) litigation or claim judgments or settlements, (d) acquisitions or divestitures, (e) reorganization or change in the corporate structure or capital structure of the Company, (f) an event either not directly related to the operations of the Company, Subsidiary, division, business segment or business unit or not within the reasonable control of management, (g) foreign exchange gains and losses, (h) a change in the fiscal year of the Company, (i) the refinancing or repurchase of bank loans or debt securities, (j) unbudgeted capital expenditures, (k) the issuance or repurchase of equity securities and other changes in the number of outstanding shares, (l) conversion of some or all of convertible securities to Common Stock, (m) any business interruption event (n) the cumulative effects of tax or accounting changes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or (o) the effect of changes in other laws or regulatory rules affecting reported results.

 

11.29                  Plan ” means this 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.

 

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11.30                  Restricted Stock ” means Shares awarded to a Participant under Article VI subject to certain vesting conditions and other restrictions.

 

11.31                  Restricted Stock Unit ” means an unfunded, unsecured right to receive, on the applicable settlement date, one Share or an amount in cash or other consideration determined by the Administrator to be of equal value as of such settlement date, subject to certain vesting conditions and other restrictions.

 

11.32                  Rule 16b-3 ” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

 

11.33                  Section 409A ” means Section 409A of the Code and all regulations, guidance, compliance programs and other interpretative authority thereunder.

 

11.34                  Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

11.35                  Service Provider ” means an Employee, Consultant or Director.

 

11.36                  Shares ” means shares of Common Stock.

 

11.37                  Stock Appreciation Right ” means a stock appreciation right granted under Article V.

 

11.38                  Subsidiary ” means any entity (other than the Company), whether domestic or foreign, in an unbroken chain of entities beginning with the Company if each of the entities other than the last entity in the unbroken chain beneficially owns, at the time of the determination, securities or interests representing at least 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of securities or interests in one of the other entities in such chain.

 

11.39                  Substitute Awards ” shall mean Awards granted or Shares issued by the Company in assumption of, or in substitution or exchange for, awards previously granted, or the right or obligation to make future awards, in each case by a company acquired by the Company or any Subsidiary or with which the Company or any Subsidiary combines.

 

11.40                  Termination of Service ” means the date the Participant ceases to be a Service Provider.

 

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Exhibit 10.7

 

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INC.
2016 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

 

STOCK OPTION GRANT NOTICE

 

Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Stock Option Grant Notice (the “ Grant Notice ”) have the meanings given to them in the 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “ Plan ”) of Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (the “ Company ”).

 

T he Company has granted to the participant listed below (“ Participant ”) the stock option described in this Grant Notice (the “ Option ”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Stock Option Agreement attached as Exhibit A (the “ Agreement ”), both of which are incorporated into this Grant Notice by reference.

 

Participant:

Grant Date:

Exercise Price per Share:

Shares Subject to the Option:

Final Expiration Date:

Vesting Commencement Date:

Vesting Schedule:

Type of Option

 

By Participant’s signature below, Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of this Grant Notice, the Plan and the Agreement.  Participant has reviewed the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Grant Notice and fully understands all provisions of the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Agreement.  Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan, this Grant Notice or the Agreement.

 

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INC.

 

PARTICIPANT

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 



 

Exhibit A

 

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

 

Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Agreement have the meanings specified in the Grant Notice or, if not defined in the Grant Notice, in the Plan.

 

ARTICLE I.
GENERAL

 

1.1           Grant of Option .  The Company has granted to Participant the Option effective as of the grant date set forth in the Grant Notice (the “ Grant Date ”).

 

1.2           Incorporation of Terms of Plan .  The Option is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference.  In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan will control.

 

ARTICLE II.
PERIOD OF EXERCISABILITY

 

2.1           Commencement of Exercisability .  The Option will vest and become exercisable according to the vesting schedule in the Grant Notice (the “ Vesting Schedule ”) except that any fraction of a Share as to which the Option would be vested or exercisable will be accumulated and will vest and become exercisable only when a whole Share has accumulated.  Notwithstanding anything in the Grant Notice, the Plan or this Agreement to the contrary, unless the Administrator otherwise determines, the Option will immediately expire and be forfeited as to any portion that is not vested and exercisable as of Participant’s Termination of Service for any reason.

 

2.2           Duration of Exercisability .  The Vesting Schedule is cumulative.  Any portion of the Option which vests and becomes exercisable will remain vested and exercisable until the Option expires.  The Option will be forfeited immediately upon its expiration.

 

2.3           Expiration of Option .  The Option may not be exercised to any extent by anyone after, and will expire on, the first of the following to occur:

 

(a)            The final expiration date in the Grant Notice;

 

(b)            Except as the Administrator may otherwise approve, the expiration of three (3) months from the date of Participant’s Termination of Service, unless Participant’s Termination of Service is for Cause or by reason of Participant’s death or Disability;

 

(c)            Except as the Administrator may otherwise approve, the expiration of one (1) year from the date of Participant’s Termination of Service by reason of Participant’s death or Disability; and

 

(d)            Except as the Administrator may otherwise approve, Participant’s Termination of Service for Cause.

 

As used in this Agreement, “ Cause ” means (i) if Participant is a party to a written employment or consulting agreement with the Company or its Subsidiary in which the term “cause” is defined (a “ Relevant Agreement ”), “Cause” as defined in the Relevant Agreement, and (ii) if no Relevant Agreement exists, (A) the Administrator’s determination that Participant failed to substantially perform Participant’s duties (other than a failure resulting from Participant’s Disability); (B) the Administrator’s

 



 

determination that Participant failed to carry out, or comply with any lawful and reasonable directive of the Board or Participant’s immediate supervisor; (C) Participant’s conviction, plea of no contest, plea of nolo contendere, or imposition of unadjudicated probation for any felony or indictable offense or crime involving moral turpitude; (D) Participant’s unlawful use (including being under the influence) or possession of illegal drugs on the premises of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or while performing Participant’s duties and responsibilities for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; or (E) Participant’s commission of an act of fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation, misconduct, or breach of fiduciary duty against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

ARTICLE III.
EXERCISE OF OPTION

 

3.1           Person Eligible to Exercise .  During Participant’s lifetime, only Participant may exercise the Option.  After Participant’s death, any exercisable portion of the Option may, prior to the time the Option expires, be exercised by Participant’s Designated Beneficiary as provided in the Plan.

 

3.2           Partial Exercise .  Any exercisable portion of the Option or the entire Option, if then wholly exercisable, may be exercised, in whole or in part, according to the procedures in the Plan at any time prior to the time the Option or portion thereof expires, except that the Option may only be exercised for whole Shares.

 

3.3           Tax Withholding .

 

(a)            The Company has the right and option, but not the obligation, to treat Participant’s failure to provide timely payment in accordance with the Plan of any withholding tax arising in connection with the Option as Participant’s election to satisfy all or any portion of the withholding tax by requesting the Company retain Shares otherwise issuable under the Option.

 

(b)            Participant acknowledges that Participant is ultimately liable and responsible for all taxes owed in connection with the Option, regardless of any action the Company or any Subsidiary takes with respect to any tax withholding obligations that arise in connection with the Option.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary makes any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any tax withholding in connection with the awarding, vesting or exercise of the Option or the subsequent sale of Shares.  The Company and the Subsidiaries do not commit and are under no obligation to structure the Option to reduce or eliminate Participant’s tax liability.

 

ARTICLE IV.
OTHER PROVISIONS

 

4.1           Adjustments .  Participant acknowledges that the Option is subject to adjustment, modification and termination in certain events as provided in this Agreement and the Plan.

 

4.2           Notices .  Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company must be in writing and addressed to the Company in care of the Company’s Secretary at the Company’s principal office or the Secretary’s then-current email address or facsimile number.  Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to Participant must be in writing and addressed to Participant (or, if Participant is then deceased, to the person entitled to exercise the Option) at Participant’s last known mailing address, email address or facsimile number in the Company’s personnel files.  By a notice given pursuant to this Section, either party may designate a different address for notices to be given to that party.  Any notice will be deemed duly given when actually received, when sent by email, when sent by certified mail (return receipt requested) and deposited with postage prepaid in a post office or branch post

 

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office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service, when delivered by a nationally recognized express shipping company or upon receipt of a facsimile transmission confirmation.

 

4.3           Titles .  Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.

 

4.4           Conformity to Securities Laws .  Participant acknowledges that the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all Applicable Laws and, to the extent Applicable Laws permit, will be deemed amended as necessary to conform to Applicable Laws.

 

4.5           Successors and Assigns .  The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement will inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company.  Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in the Plan, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

 

4.6           Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons .  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Option will be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule.  To the extent Applicable Laws permit, this Agreement will be deemed amended as necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule.

 

4.7           Entire Agreement .  The Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement (including any exhibit hereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

4.8           Agreement Severable .  In the event that any provision of the Grant Notice or this Agreement is held illegal or invalid, the provision will be severable from, and the illegality or invalidity of the provision will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of the Grant Notice or this Agreement.

 

4.9           Limitation on Participant’s Rights .  Participation in the Plan confers no rights or interests other than as herein provided.  This Agreement creates only a contractual obligation on the part of the Company as to amounts payable and may not be construed as creating a trust.  Neither the Plan nor any underlying program, in and of itself, has any assets.  Participant will have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any, with respect to the Option, and rights no greater than the right to receive the Shares as a general unsecured creditor with respect to the Option, as and when exercised pursuant to the terms hereof.

 

4.10         Not a Contract of Employment .  Nothing in the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement confers upon Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary or interferes with or restricts in any way the rights of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the services of Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without Cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary and Participant.

 

4.11         Counterparts .  The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, including by way of any electronic signature, subject to Applicable Law, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one instrument.

 

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4.12         Incentive Stock Options .  If the Option is designated as an Incentive Stock Option:

 

(a)            Participant acknowledges that to the extent the aggregate fair market value of shares (determined as of the time the option with respect to the shares is granted) with respect to which stock options intended to qualify as “incentive stock options” under Section 422 of the Code, including the Option, are exercisable for the first time by Participant during any calendar year exceeds $100,000 or if for any other reason such stock options do not qualify or cease to qualify for treatment as “incentive stock options” under Section 422 of the Code, such stock options (including the Option) will be treated as non-qualified stock options.  Participant further acknowledges that the rule set forth in the preceding sentence will be applied by taking the Option and other stock options into account in the order in which they were granted, as determined under Section 422(d) of the Code.  Participant also acknowledges that if the Option is exercised more than three (3) months after Participant’s Termination of Service, other than by reason of death or disability, the Option will be taxed as a Non-Qualified Stock Option.

 

(b)            Participant will give prompt written notice to the Company of any disposition or other transfer of any Shares acquired under this Agreement if such disposition or other transfer is made (a) within two (2) years from the Grant Date or (b) within one (1) year after the transfer of such Shares to Participant.  Such notice will specify the date of such disposition or other transfer and the amount realized, in cash, other property, assumption of indebtedness or other consideration, by Participant in such disposition or other transfer.

 

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Exhibit 10.8

 

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INC.
2016 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE

 

Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice (the “ Grant Notice ”) have the meanings given to them in the 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “ Plan ”) of Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (the “ Company ”).

 

The Company has granted to the participant listed below (“ Participant ”) the Restricted Stock Units described in this Grant Notice (the “ RSUs ”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement attached as Exhibit A (the “ Agreement ”), both of which are incorporated into this Grant Notice by reference.

 

Participant:

 

Grant Date:

 

Number of RSUs:

 

Vesting Commencement Date:

 

Vesting Schedule:

 

 

By Participant’s signature below, Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of this Grant Notice, the Plan and the Agreement.  Participant has reviewed the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Grant Notice and fully understands all provisions of the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Agreement.  Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan, this Grant Notice or the Agreement.

 

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INC.

 

PARTICIPANT

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 



 

Exhibit A

 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

 

Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Agreement have the meanings specified in the Grant Notice or, if not defined in the Grant Notice, in the Plan.

 

ARTICLE I.
GENERAL

 

1.1          Award of RSUs and Dividend Equivalents .

 

(a)           The Company has granted the RSUs to Participant effective as of the grant date set forth in the Grant Notice (the “ Grant Date ”).  Each RSU represents the right to receive one Share or, at the option of the Company, an amount of cash, in either case, as set forth in this Agreement.  Participant will have no right to the distribution of any Shares or payment of any cash until the time (if ever) the RSUs have vested.

 

(b)           The Company hereby grants to Participant, with respect to each RSU, a Dividend Equivalent for ordinary cash dividends paid to substantially all holders of outstanding Shares with a record date after the Grant Date and prior to the date the applicable RSU is settled, forfeited or otherwise expires.  Each Dividend Equivalent entitles Participant to receive the equivalent value of any such ordinary cash dividends paid on a single Share.  The Company will establish a separate Dividend Equivalent bookkeeping account (a “ Dividend Equivalent Account ”) for each Dividend Equivalent and credit the Dividend Equivalent Account (without interest) on the applicable dividend payment date with the amount of any such cash paid.

 

1.2          Incorporation of Terms of Plan .  The RSUs are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference.  In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan will control.

 

1.3          Unsecured Promise .  The RSUs and Dividend Equivalents will at all times prior to settlement represent an unsecured Company obligation payable only from the Company’s general assets.

 

ARTICLE II.
VESTING; FORFEITURE AND SETTLEMENT

 

2.1          Vesting; Forfeiture .  The RSUs will vest according to the vesting schedule in the Grant Notice except that any fraction of an RSU that would otherwise be vested will be accumulated and will vest only when a whole RSU has accumulated.  In the event of Participant’s Termination of Service for any reason, all unvested RSUs will immediately and automatically be cancelled and forfeited, except as otherwise determined by the Administrator or provided in a binding written agreement between Participant and the Company.  Dividend Equivalents (including any Dividend Equivalent Account balance) will vest or be forfeited, as applicable, upon the vesting or forfeiture of the RSU with respect to which the Dividend Equivalent (including the Dividend Equivalent Account) relates.

 

2.2          Settlement .

 

(a)           RSUs and Dividend Equivalents (including any Dividend Equivalent Account balance) will be paid in Shares or cash at the Company’s option as soon as administratively practicable after the vesting of the applicable RSU, but in no event more than sixty (60) days after the RSU’s vesting date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may delay any payment under this Agreement that the Company reasonably determines would violate Applicable Law until the earliest date the Company

 



 

reasonably determines the making of the payment will not cause such a violation (in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-2(b)(7)(ii)), provided the Company reasonably believes the delay will not result in the imposition of excise taxes under Section 409A.

 

(b)           If an RSU is paid in cash, the amount of cash paid with respect to the RSU will equal the Fair Market Value of a Share on the day immediately preceding the payment date.  If a Dividend Equivalent is paid in Shares, the number of Shares paid with respect to the Dividend Equivalent will equal the quotient, rounded down to the nearest whole Share, of the Dividend Equivalent Account balance divided by the Fair Market Value of a Share on the day immediately preceding the payment date.

 

ARTICLE III.
TAXATION AND TAX WITHHOLDING

 

3.1          Representation .  Participant represents to the Company that Participant has reviewed with Participant’s own tax advisors the tax consequences of this Award and the transactions contemplated by the Grant Notice and this Agreement.  Participant is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents.

 

3.2          Tax Withholding .

 

(a)           The Company has the right and option, but not the obligation, to treat Participant’s failure to provide timely payment in accordance with the Plan of any withholding tax arising in connection with the RSUs or Dividend Equivalents as Participant’s election to satisfy all or any portion of the withholding tax by requesting the Company retain Shares otherwise issuable under the Award.

 

(b)           Participant acknowledges that Participant is ultimately liable and responsible for all taxes owed in connection with the RSUs and the Dividend Equivalents, regardless of any action the Company or any Subsidiary takes with respect to any tax withholding obligations that arise in connection with the RSUs or Dividend Equivalents.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary makes any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any tax withholding in connection with the awarding, vesting or payment of the RSUs or the Dividend Equivalents or the subsequent sale of Shares.  The Company and the Subsidiaries do not commit and are under no obligation to structure the RSUs or Dividend Equivalents to reduce or eliminate Participant’s tax liability.

 

ARTICLE IV.
OTHER PROVISIONS

 

4.1          Adjustments .  Participant acknowledges that the RSUs, the Shares subject to the RSUs and the Dividend Equivalents are subject to adjustment, modification and termination in certain events as provided in this Agreement and the Plan.

 

4.2          Notices .  Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company must be in writing and addressed to the Company in care of the Company’s Secretary at the Company’s principal office or the Secretary’s then-current email address or facsimile number.  Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to Participant must be in writing and addressed to Participant at Participant’s last known mailing address, email address or facsimile number in the Company’s personnel files.  By a notice given pursuant to this Section, either party may designate a different address for notices to be given to that party.  Any notice will be deemed duly given when actually received, when sent by email, when sent by certified mail (return receipt requested) and deposited with postage prepaid in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service, when delivered by a nationally recognized express shipping company or upon receipt of a facsimile transmission confirmation.

 

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4.3          Titles .  Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.

 

4.4          Conformity to Securities Laws .  Participant acknowledges that the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all Applicable Laws and, to the extent Applicable Laws permit, will be deemed amended as necessary to conform to Applicable Laws.

 

4.5          Successors and Assigns .  The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement will inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company.  Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in the Plan, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

 

4.6          Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons .  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement, the RSUs and the Dividend Equivalents will be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule.  To the extent Applicable Laws permit, this Agreement will be deemed amended as necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule.

 

4.7          Entire Agreement .  The Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement (including any exhibit hereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

4.8          Agreement Severable .  In the event that any provision of the Grant Notice or this Agreement is held illegal or invalid, the provision will be severable from, and the illegality or invalidity of the provision will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of the Grant Notice or this Agreement.

 

4.9          Limitation on Participant’s Rights .  Participation in the Plan confers no rights or interests other than as herein provided.  This Agreement creates only a contractual obligation on the part of the Company as to amounts payable and may not be construed as creating a trust.  Neither the Plan nor any underlying program, in and of itself, has any assets.  Participant will have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any, with respect to the RSUs and Dividend Equivalents, and rights no greater than the right to receive cash or the Shares as a general unsecured creditor with respect to the RSUs and Dividend Equivalents, as and when settled pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

4.10        Not a Contract of Employment .  Nothing in the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement confers upon Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary or interferes with or restricts in any way the rights of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the services of Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without Cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary and Participant.

 

4.11        Counterparts .  The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, including by way of any electronic signature, subject to Applicable Law, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one instrument.

 

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Exhibit 10.9

 

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INC.
2016 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

 

RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT NOTICE

 

Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Restricted Stock Grant Notice (the “ Grant Notice ”) have the meanings given to them in the 2016 Long Term Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “ Plan ”) of Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (the “ Company ”).

 

The Company has granted to the participant listed below (“ Participant ”) the shares of Restricted Stock described in this Grant Notice (the “ Restricted Shares ”), subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Restricted Stock Agreement attached as Exhibit A (the “ Agreement ”), both of which are incorporated into this Grant Notice by reference.

 

Participant:

 

Grant Date:

 

Number of Restricted Shares:

 

Vesting Commencement Date:

 

Vesting Schedule:

 

 

By Participant’s signature below, Participant agrees to be bound by the terms of this Grant Notice, the Plan and the Agreement.  Participant has reviewed the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Grant Notice and fully understands all provisions of the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Agreement.  Participant hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan, this Grant Notice or the Agreement.

 

CENTENNIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, INC.

 

PARTICIPANT

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 



 

Exhibit A

 

RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT

 

Capitalized terms not specifically defined in this Agreement have the meanings specified in the Grant Notice or, if not defined in the Grant Notice, in the Plan.

 

ARTICLE I.
GENERAL

 

1.1          Issuance of Restricted Shares .  The Company will issue the Restricted Shares to the Participant effective as of the grant date set forth in the Grant Notice and will cause (a) a stock certificate or certificates representing the Restricted Shares to be registered in Participant’s name or (b) the Restricted Shares to be held in book-entry form.  If a stock certificate is issued, the certificate will be delivered to, and held in accordance with this Agreement by, the Company or its authorized representatives and will bear the restrictive legends required by this Agreement.  If the Restricted Shares are held in book-entry form, then the book-entry will indicate that the Restricted Shares are subject to the restrictions of this Agreement.

 

1.2          Incorporation of Terms of Plan .  The Restricted Shares are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference.  In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan will control.

 

ARTICLE II.
VESTING, FORFEITURE AND ESCROW

 

2.1          Vesting .  The Restricted Shares will become vested Shares (the “ Vested Shares ”) according to the vesting schedule in the Grant Notice except that any fraction of a Share that would otherwise become a Vested Share will be accumulated and will become a Vested Share only when a whole Vested Share has accumulated.

 

2.2          Forfeiture .  In the event of Participant’s Termination of Service for any reason, Participant will immediately and automatically forfeit to the Company any Shares that are not Vested Shares (the “ Unvested Shares ”) at the time of Participant’s Termination of Service, except as otherwise determined by the Administrator or provided in a binding written agreement between Participant and the Company.  Upon forfeiture of Unvested Shares, the Company will become the legal and beneficial owner of the Unvested Shares and all related interests and Participant will have no further rights with respect to the Unvested Shares.

 

2.3          Escrow .

 

(a)           Unvested Shares will be held by the Company or its authorized representatives until (i) they are forfeited, (ii) they become Vested Shares or (iii) this Agreement is no longer in effect.  By accepting this Award, Participant appoints the Company and its authorized representatives as Participant’s attorney(s)-in-fact to take all actions necessary to effect any transfer of forfeited Unvested Shares (and Retained Distributions (as defined below), if any, paid on such forfeited Unvested Shares) to the Company as may be required pursuant to the Plan or this Agreement and to execute such representations or other documents or assurances as the Company or such representatives deem necessary or advisable in connection with any such transfer.  The Company, or its authorized representative, will not be liable for any good faith act or omission with respect to the holding in escrow or transfer of the Restricted Shares.

 

(b)           All cash dividends and other distributions made or declared with respect to

 



 

Unvested Shares (“ Retained Distributions ”) will be held by the Company until the time (if ever) when the Unvested Shares to which such Retained Distributions relate become Vested Shares.  The Company will establish a separate Retained Distribution bookkeeping account (“ Retained Distribution Account ”) for each Unvested Share with respect to which Retained Distributions have been made or declared in cash and credit the Retained Distribution Account (without interest) on the date of payment with the amount of such cash made or declared with respect to the Unvested Share.  Retained Distributions (including any Retained Distribution Account balance) will immediately and automatically be forfeited upon forfeiture of the Unvested Share with respect to which the Retained Distributions were paid or declared.

 

(c)           As soon as reasonably practicable following the date on which an Unvested Share becomes a Vested Share, the Company will (i) cause the certificate (or a new certificate without the legend required by this Agreement, if Participant so requests) representing the Share to be delivered to Participant or, if the Share is held in book-entry form, cause the notations indicating the Share is subject to the restrictions of this Agreement to be removed and (ii) pay to Participant the Retained Distributions relating to the Share.

 

2.4          Rights as Stockholder .  Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or the Plan, upon issuance of the Restricted Shares by the Company, Participant will have all the rights of a stockholder with respect to the Restricted Shares, including the right to vote the Restricted Shares and to receive dividends or other distributions paid or made with respect to the Restricted Shares.

 

ARTICLE III.
TAXATION AND TAX WITHHOLDING

 

3.1          Representation .  Participant represents to the Company that Participant has reviewed with Participant’s own tax advisors the tax consequences of the Restricted Shares and the transactions contemplated by the Grant Notice and this Agreement.  Participant is relying solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents.

 

3.2          Section 83(b) Election .  If Participant makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Code with respect to the Restricted Shares, Participant will deliver a copy of the election to the Company promptly after filing the election with the Internal Revenue Service.

 

3.3          Tax Withholding .

 

(a)           The Company has the right and option, but not the obligation, to treat Participant’s failure to provide timely payment in accordance with the Plan of any withholding tax arising in connection with the Restricted Shares as Participant’s election to satisfy all or any portion of the withholding tax by requesting the Company retain Shares otherwise deliverable under the Award.

 

(b)           Participant acknowledges that Participant is ultimately liable and responsible for all taxes owed in connection with the Restricted Shares, regardless of any action the Company or any Subsidiary takes with respect to any tax withholding obligations that arise in connection with the Restricted Shares.  Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary makes any representation or undertaking regarding the treatment of any tax withholding in connection with the awarding, vesting or payment of the Restricted Shares or the subsequent sale of the Restricted Shares.  The Company and the Subsidiaries do not commit and are under no obligation to structure this Award to reduce or eliminate Participant’s tax liability.

 

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ARTICLE IV.
RESTRICTIVE LEGENDS AND TRANSFERABILITY

 

4.1          Legends .  Any certificate representing a Restricted Share will bear the following legend until the Restricted Share becomes a Vested Share:

 

THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE IN FAVOR OF THE COMPANY AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF A RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE STOCKHOLDER, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.

 

4.2          Transferability .  The Restricted Shares and any Retained Distributions are subject to the restrictions on transfer in the Plan and may not be sold, assigned or transferred in any manner unless and until they become Vested Shares.  Any attempted transfer or disposition of Unvested Shares or related Retained Distributions prior to the time the Unvested Shares become Vested Shares will be null and void.  The Company will not be required to (a) transfer on its books any Restricted Share that has been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of this Agreement or (b)  treat as owner of such Restricted Share or accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Restricted Share has been so transferred.  The Company may issue appropriate “stop transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any, or make appropriate notations to the same effect in its records.

 

ARTICLE V.
OTHER PROVISIONS

 

5.1          Adjustments .  Participant acknowledges that the Restricted Shares are subject to adjustment, modification and termination in certain events as provided in this Agreement and the Plan.

 

5.2          Notices .  Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to the Company must be in writing and addressed to the Company in care of the Company’s Secretary at the Company’s principal office or the Secretary’s then-current email address or facsimile number.  Any notice to be given under the terms of this Agreement to Participant must be in writing and addressed to Participant at Participant’s last known mailing address, email address or facsimile number in the Company’s personnel files.  By a notice given pursuant to this Section, either party may designate a different address for notices to be given to that party.  Any notice will be deemed duly given when actually received, when sent by email, when sent by certified mail (return receipt requested) and deposited with postage prepaid in a post office or branch post office regularly maintained by the United States Postal Service, when delivered by a nationally recognized express shipping company or upon receipt of a facsimile transmission confirmation.

 

5.3          Titles .  Titles are provided herein for convenience only and are not to serve as a basis for interpretation or construction of this Agreement.

 

5.4          Conformity to Securities Laws .  Participant acknowledges that the Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement are intended to conform to the extent necessary with all Applicable Laws and, to the extent Applicable Laws permit, will be deemed amended as necessary to conform to Applicable Laws.

 

5.5          Successors and Assigns .  The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement to single or multiple assignees, and this Agreement will inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company.  Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Agreement or the

 

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Plan, this Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

 

5.6          Limitations Applicable to Section 16 Persons .  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or this Agreement, if Participant is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act, the Plan, the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Restricted Shares will be subject to any additional limitations set forth in any applicable exemptive rule under Section 16 of the Exchange Act (including any amendment to Rule 16b-3) that are requirements for the application of such exemptive rule.  To the extent Applicable Laws permit, this Agreement will be deemed amended as necessary to conform to such applicable exemptive rule.

 

5.7          Entire Agreement .  The Plan, the Grant Notice and this Agreement (including any exhibit hereto) constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Participant with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

5.8          Agreement Severable .  In the event that any provision of the Grant Notice or this Agreement is held illegal or invalid, the provision will be severable from, and the illegality or invalidity of the provision will not be construed to have any effect on, the remaining provisions of the Grant Notice or this Agreement.

 

5.9          Limitation on Participant’s Rights .  Participation in the Plan confers no rights or interests other than as herein provided.  This Agreement creates only a contractual obligation on the part of the Company as to amounts payable and may not be construed as creating a trust.  Neither the Plan nor any underlying program, in and of itself, has any assets.  Participant will have only the rights of a general unsecured creditor of the Company with respect to amounts credited and benefits payable, if any, with respect to the Award.

 

5.10        Not a Contract of Employment .  Nothing in the Plan, the Grant Notice or this Agreement confers upon Participant any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary or interferes with or restricts in any way the rights of the Company and its Subsidiaries, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the services of Participant at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between the Company or a Subsidiary and Participant.

 

5.11        Counterparts .  The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, including by way of any electronic signature, subject to Applicable Law, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one instrument.

 

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Exhibit 21.1

 

SUBSIDIARIES

 

Centennial Resource Production, LLC
Centennial Resource Management, LLC
Atlantic Exploration, LLC
Centennial Crude Gathering, LLC