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 17, 2016

 


 

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware

 

001- 37907

 

46-1473923

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

370 17th Street, Suite 5300

Denver, Colorado 80202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(720) 557-8300

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 


 

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:

 

o             Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o             Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o             Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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

 

 

 



 

Introductory Note:

 

On October 17, 2016, Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. (the “ Company ”) completed its initial public offering (the “ Offering ”) of 33,333,333 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“ Common Stock ”), at a price to the public of $19.00 per share (the “ IPO Price ”) ($17.955 net of underwriting discounts and commissions) pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-213634) (as amended, the “ Registration Statement ”). The material terms of the Offering are described in the prospectus, dated October 11, 2016 (the “ Prospectus ”), filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 13, 2016.

 

Item 1.01                    Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Existing Owners Registration Rights Agreement

 

On October 17, 2016, in connection with the closing of the Offering, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement (the “ Existing Owners Registration Rights Agreement ”) with certain shareholders identified on the signature pages thereto (the “ Existing Owners ”).

 

Pursuant to the Existing Owners Registration Rights Agreement, subject to certain limitations, the Existing Owners have the right to require the Company by written notice to prepare and file a registration statement registering the offer and sale of a certain number of their shares of Common Stock. The Company is required to provide notice of the request to certain other holders of Common Stock who may, in certain circumstances, participate in the registration. Subject to certain exceptions, the Company will not be obligated to effect a demand registration (i) on or before the date that is twelve months after the closing of the Offering, (ii) on or before 180 days after any other registered underwritten offering of the Company’s equity securities, or (iii) if the Company is not otherwise eligible at such time to file a registration statement on Form S-3 (or any applicable successor form).

 

Subject to certain exceptions, if at any time the Company proposes to register an offering of equity securities or conduct an underwritten offering, whether or not for its own account, then the Company must notify the Existing Owners of such proposal to allow them to include a specified number of their shares of Common Stock in that registration statement or underwritten offering, as applicable.

 

The registration rights provided under the Existing Owners Registration Rights Agreement are be subject to certain conditions and limitations, including the right of the underwriters to limit the number of shares to be included in a registration and the Company’s right to delay the filing of a registration statement under certain circumstances. The Company will generally pay all registration expenses in connection with its obligations under the Existing Owners Registration Rights Agreement, regardless of whether a registration statement is filed or becomes effective.

 

The foregoing description of the Existing Owners Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Registration Rights Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.

 

Preferred Holders Registration Rights Agreement

 

In connection with the Offering, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “ Preferred Holders Registration Rights Agreement ”) with the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock (as defined below), pursuant to which the Company agreed to file a resale shelf registration statement within 45 days of the closing of the Offering registering the sale of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock. Additionally, subject to certain exceptions and limitations, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock (the “ Series A Preferred Holders ”) have certain piggyback rights under such agreement, which allow the holders the option to include a specified number of the shares of Common Stock they receive following the conversion of their Series A Preferred Stock in any underwritten offering of the Company’s equity securities.

 

The foregoing description of the Preferred Holders Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Registration Rights Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.

 

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

 

In connection with the closing of the Offering, on October 17, 2016, Extraction Oil & Gas Holdings, LLC (“ Holdings ”) merged with and into the Company (the “ Merger ”), with the Company being the surviving entity, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, date October 17, 2016, by and between the Company and Holdings (the “ Merger Agreement ”). In connection with the Merger, the Company entered into a supplement indenture (the “ Supplemental Indenture ”), dated October 17, 2016, by and among the Company, Extraction Finance Corp. (“ Finance Corp. ”), each of the guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “ Trustee ”), pursuant to which the Company (i) succeeded Holdings under that certain Indenture, dated as of July 18, 2016, by and among Holdings, Finance Corp., each of the guarantors party thereto, including the Company, and the Trustee (the “ Indenture ”), which provided for the issuance by Holdings and Finance Corp. of an aggregate principal amount of $550,000,000 of 7.875% senior notes due 2021 (the “ Notes ”), and (ii) assumed all obligations of Holdings under the Indenture and the Notes.

 

A fulsome description of the Notes is contained in the section of the Prospectus entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources—2021 Senior Notes” and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Supplemental Indenture is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Supplemental Indenture, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.

 

Item 3.02                    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

 

Holdings Members’ Common Stock

 

In connection with the Merger and pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Holdings redeemed a series of its convertible preferred securities and the remaining equity holders in Holdings, other than the holders of Holdings’ Series B Preferred Units (which were converted into shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Series A Preferred Stock ”), the terms of which are described below), but including the holders of restricted units and incentive units, became entitled to receive an aggregate of 108,460,231 shares of Common Stock, with the allocation of such shares among Holdings’ equity holders to be determined by reference to the Company’s implied valuation based on the 10-day volume weighted average price of the Common Stock following the closing of the Offering, in accordance with the distribution mechanics set forth in the limited liability company agreement of Holdings.

 

The foregoing transactions were taken in reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated into this Item 3.02 by reference.

 

Series A Preferred Stock

 

Further, on October 17, 2016, in connection with the Merger, the Company (i) filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware a Certificate of Designations (the “ Certificate of Designations ”) to, among other things, authorize and establish the rights and preferences of the Series A Preferred Stock, and (ii) issued 185,280 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock to the holders of Holdings’ Series B Preferred Units in exchange for such units. Pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to receive a cash dividend on $1,000 per share of Preferred Stock, subject to certain adjustments (the “ Liquidation Preference ”), at a rate of 5.875% per year, payable quarterly in arrears, and the Company has the ability to pay such quarterly dividends in kind at a dividend rate of 10% per year (decreased proportionately to the extent such quarterly dividends are paid in cash). Beginning on or after the later of (a) 90 days after the closing of the Offering and (b) the earlier of (x) 120 days after the closing of the Offering and (y) the expiration of the lock-up period contained in the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the Offering (the “ Lock-Up Period End Date ”), the Series A Preferred Stock will be convertible into shares of Common Stock at the election of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock at a conversion ratio per share of Series A Preferred Stock of 61.9195 (subject to certain adjustments, including customary anti-dilution adjustments, the “ Conversion Ratio ”). During the term beginning on the Lock-Up Period End Date until 18 months after the closing of the Offering, subject to certain conditions, the Company may elect to convert the Series A

 

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Preferred Stock at the Conversion Ratio, but only if the closing price of the Common Stock trades at a 20% premium to the IPO Price for 20 of the 30 trading days immediately prior to such conversion, including the trading day immediately prior to such conversion. During the term beginning 18 months after the closing of the Offering until 36 months after the closing of the Offering, the Company may elect to convert the Series A Preferred Stock at the Conversion Ratio, but only if the closing price of the Common Stock trades at a 15% premium to the IPO Price for 20 of the 30 trading days immediately prior to such conversion, including the trading day immediately prior to such conversion. In the event that any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are converted within the first year after the closing of the Offering, the Common Stock issued upon such conversion will be subject to a 60-day lock-up period, which will end upon the earlier of the expiration of the 60-day period and the one-year anniversary of the closing of the Offering.

 

Upon a change of control, subject to the conversion right of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series A Preferred Stock may be redeemed for cash in amount equal to the greater of (i) 135% of the Liquidation Preference of the Series A Preferred Stock and (ii) a 17.5% annualized internal rate of return on the Liquidation Preference of the Series A Preferred Stock; provided however, that if the change of control event occurs after 36 months after the closing of the Offering, the Series A Preferred Stock may be redeemed for cash in an amount equal to the Liquidation Preference. The Series A Preferred Stock mature on October 15, 2021, at which time they are mandatorily redeemable for cash at the Liquidation Preference.

 

The foregoing transactions were taken in reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) thereof. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Designations, which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated into this Item 3.02 by reference.

 

Item 3.03                    Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

 

The information provided in Item 1.01 hereto under the headings “Existing Owners Registration Rights Agreement” and “Preferred Holders Registration Rights Agreement” and in Item 3.02 hereto under the heading “Series A Preferred Stock” is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

 

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

 

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Indemnification Agreements

 

(c) - (e) In connection with the closing of the Offering, the Company entered into Indemnification Agreements (“ Indemnification Agreements ”) with each of the executive officers and directors of the Company. These Indemnification Agreements require the Company to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law against liability that may arise by reason of their service to the Company, and to advance certain expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified.

 

The foregoing description of the Indemnification Agreements is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Indemnification Agreements, which are attached as Exhibits 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8 and 10.9 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.

 

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

 

On and effective as of October 17, 2016, in connection with the closing of the Offering, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware the Certificate of Designations, establishing the rights, preferences, privileges and other terms relating to the Series A Preferred Stock. A summary of the rights, preferences and privileges of the

 

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Series A Preferred Stock and other material terms and conditions of the Certificate of Designations is set forth in in Item 3.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.03.

 

Item 9.01                    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)   Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

2.

1

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 17, 2016, by and between Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc and Extraction Oil & Gas Holdings, LLC.

3.

1

 

Certificate of Designations of Series A Preferred Stock of Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 17, 2016.

4.

1

 

Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 17, 2016, by and among Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. and the other persons named therein.

4.

2

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 3, 2016, by and among Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC, Extraction Oil & Gas Holdings, LLC and the other persons named therein.

10.

1

 

Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 17, 2016, by and among, Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., Extraction Finance Corp., the guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee.

10.

2

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (for Employees) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-214089) filed with the Commission on October 13, 2016.

10.

3

 

Indemnification Agreement (Mark A. Erickson).

10.

4

 

Indemnification Agreement (Matthew R. Owens).

10.

5

 

Indemnification Agreement (Russell T. Kelley, Jr.).

10.

6

 

Indemnification Agreement (John S. Gaensbauer).

10.

7

 

Indemnification Agreement (Peter A. Leidel).

10.

8

 

Indemnification Agreement (Marvin M. Chronister).

10.

9

 

Indemnification Agreement (Patrick D. O’Brien).

 

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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.

 

Dated: October 21, 2016

 

 

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

 

Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

2.

1

 

Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 17, 2016, by and between Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc and Extraction Oil & Gas Holdings, LLC.

3.

1

 

Certificate of Designations of Series A Preferred Stock of Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 17, 2016.

4.

1

 

Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 17, 2016, by and among Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. and the other persons named therein.

4.

2

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 3, 2016, by and among Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC, Extraction Oil & Gas Holdings, LLC and the other persons named therein.

10.

1

 

Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 17, 2016, by and among, Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., Extraction Finance Corp., the guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee.

10.

2

 

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (for Employees) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-214089) filed with the Commission on October 13, 2016.

10.

3

 

Indemnification Agreement (Mark A. Erickson).

10.

4

 

Indemnification Agreement (Matthew R. Owens).

10.

5

 

Indemnification Agreement (Russell T. Kelley, Jr.).

10.

6

 

Indemnification Agreement (John S. Gaensbauer).

10.

7

 

Indemnification Agreement (Peter A. Leidel).

10.

8

 

Indemnification Agreement (Marvin M. Chronister).

10.

9

 

Indemnification Agreement (Patrick D. O’Brien).

 

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Exhibit 2.1

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of October 17, 2016 and effective as of the Effective Time (as defined below), pursuant to Section 18-209 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the “ Delaware Act ”) and Section 264 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “ DGCL ”), is made and entered into by and among Extraction Oil & Gas Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Holdings ”) and Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Extraction ,” and together with Holdings, the “ Parties ”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS , the board of managers of Holdings has adopted by written consent resolutions recommending and approving this Agreement and the Merger (as defined below in Section 3 hereof) upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and

 

WHEREAS , the board of directors of Extraction has adopted resolutions declaring advisable and approving this Agreement and the Merger upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and

 

WHEREAS , the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions upon which the Merger shall take place.

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and for the purpose of prescribing the terms and conditions of the Merger and the mode of carrying the same into effect, the Parties hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

AGREEMENTS

 

1.                         Effective Time .  The Merger shall become effective upon the filing of the Certificate of Merger, in substantially the form of the Certificate of Merger attached hereto as Annex A , with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or at such later date specified in such Certificate of Merger (such time being referred to herein as the “ Effective Time ”).

 

2.                         Name; Type of Entity; Jurisdiction .  The name, type of entity and jurisdiction of formation of the parties to the Merger are as follows:

 

Name of Entity

 

Type of Entity

 

Jurisdiction of Formation

Extraction Oil & Gas Holdings, LLC

 

Limited Liability Company

 

Delaware

 

 

 

 

 

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Delaware

 

3.                         Merger .  In accordance with Section 18-209 of the Delaware Act and Section 264 of the DGCL, and subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Holdings shall, at the Effective Time and in accordance with Section 4 hereof, be merged with and into Extraction, the separate organizational existence of Holdings shall cease and Extraction shall continue as the surviving entity (the “ Merger ”).  Extraction, as the entity surviving the Merger

 

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(the “ Surviving Entity ”), shall continue its existence as a corporation under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

4.                         Conversion of Ownership Interests .  At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the below holders of membership interests of Holdings (“ Membership Interests ”):

 

i.                   Holders of Tranche A Units, Tranche C Units, Restricted Units and Incentive Units (each as defined in the Third LLC Agreement (as defined below)) will be entitled to receive an aggregate of 108,460,231 shares of common stock of Extraction, par value $0.01 (“common stock”), to be allocated in accordance with Section 4.4 of the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings (“ Third LLC Agreement ”) and that certain Stakeholders’ Agreement, dated October 3, 2016, by and among Holdings, Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and the other signatories thereto, pursuant to which such shares of common stock will be held in escrow in accordance therewith.

 

ii.                Holders of Series B Preferred Units (as defined in the Third LLC Agreement) will be entitled to receive an aggregate of 185,280 Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of Extraction.

 

5.                         Effect of the Merger .  At and after the Effective Time, the Merger will have the effects set forth in Section 18-209 of the Delaware Act and Section 264 of the DGCL.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time all property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of Holdings shall be vested in Extraction, and all debts, liabilities and duties of Holdings shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of Extraction.

 

6.                         Amendment .  At any time prior to the Effective Time, this Agreement may, to the extent permitted by the Delaware Act and the DGCL, be supplemented, amended or modified by the mutual written consent of the Parties.

 

7.                         Constituent Documents of the Surviving Entity .  At the Effective Time, upon the Merger becoming effective, Extraction’s Certificate of Incorporation, as filed October 11, 2016 with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, shall be and will constitute the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Entity until amended in the manner provided by law, and the Bylaws of Extraction, dated October 11, 2016, shall be and will constitute the bylaws of the Surviving Entity until amended in the manner provided by law.

 

8.                         Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

9.                         Governing Law .  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

10.                  Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries .  This Agreement (including the Annexes hereto and the documents and instruments referred to herein) constitutes the entire

 

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agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and is not intended to confer upon any person other than the Parties any rights or remedies hereunder.

 

11.                  Assignment .  Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the Parties without the prior written consent of the other Parties.  Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.

 

12.                  Severability .  If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.  The Parties further agree that if any provision contained herein is, to any extent, held invalid or unenforceable in any respect under the laws governing this Agreement, they shall take any actions necessary to render the remaining provisions of this Agreement valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law and, to the extent necessary, shall amend or otherwise modify this Agreement to replace any provision contained herein that is held invalid or unenforceable with a valid and enforceable provision giving effect to the intent of the Parties to the greatest extent legally permissible.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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

 

SURVIVING ENTITY:

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Name:

Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

MERGING ENTITY:

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS HOLDINGS, LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Name:

Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger

 



 

ANNEX A

 

FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF MERGER OF
EXTRACTION OIL & GAS HOLDINGS, LLC
WITH AND INTO
EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC.

 

Pursuant to Section 18-209 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act  (the “ Delaware Act ”) and Section 264 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “ DGCL ”), the undersigned corporation submits the following Certificate of Merger adopted for filing and hereby certifies that:

 

FIRST :       The name and state of domicile of each of the constituent entities is as follows:

 

Name of Entity

 

Type of Entity

 

Jurisdiction of Formation

Extraction Oil & Gas Holdings, LLC

 

Limited liability company

 

Delaware

 

 

 

 

 

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.

 

Corporation

 

Delaware

 

SECOND:                                        An Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Plan of Merger ”) providing for the merger (the “ Merger ”) of Extraction Oil & Gas Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Holdings ”), with and into Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Extraction ”), has been approved, adopted, certified, executed and acknowledged in accordance with the provisions of Section 18-209 of the Delaware Act and Section 264 of the DGCL by each of the constituent entities.

 

THIRD:                                                   Extraction shall be the surviving company after the Merger (the “ Surviving Company ”).  The name of the Surviving Company is Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.

 

FOURTH:                                      The Merger is to become effective upon filing of this certificate.

 

FIFTH:                                                     The Certificate of Incorporation of Extraction, as filed October 11, 2016 with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, shall be and will constitute the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Company.

 

SIXTH:                                                    The executed Plan of Merger is on file at: 370 17 th  Street, Suite 5300, Denver, Colorado 80202, the principal place of business of the Surviving Company.

 

SEVENTH:                               A copy of the Plan of Merger will be furnished by the Surviving Company, upon request and without cost, to any shareholder of any constituent corporation or any member of any constituent limited liability company.

 

[Signature page follows]

 



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Extraction has caused this Certificate of Merger to be signed by a duly authorized officer thereof, on the 17 th  day of October, 2016.

 

 

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC.

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 


Exhibit 3.1

 

CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS OF
SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
OF EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC.

 

Pursuant to Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

 

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC., a Delaware corporation, certifies that pursuant to the authority contained in Article Fourth of its Certificate of Incorporation, and in accordance with the provisions of Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors duly approved and adopted on October 11, 2016 the following resolution, which resolution remains in full force and effect on the date hereof:

 

RESOLVED , that a series of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company be, and hereby is, created, and that the designation and number of shares thereof and the voting and other powers, preferences, and relative, participating, optional or other rights of the shares of such series and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof are as follows:

 

SECTION 1.                             Designation and Amount; Ranking.

 

(a)                                  There shall be created from the 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company authorized to be issued pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, a series of preferred stock, designated as the “Series A Preferred Stock,” par value $0.01 per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”), and the authorized number of shares of Preferred Stock shall be 185,280.  Shares of the Preferred Stock that are redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company (or any other Redeeming Party), or converted into shares of Common Stock, shall be cancelled by the Company and shall not be reissued.

 

(b)                                  The Preferred Stock, with respect to dividend rights and rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company, ranks:  (i) senior in all respects to all Junior Stock; (ii) on a parity, in all respects, with all Parity Stock; and (iii) junior in all respects to all Senior Stock, in each case as provided more fully herein.

 

SECTION 2.                             Definitions.

 

As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Accrued Dividends ” shall mean, with respect to any share of Preferred Stock, as of any date, the accrued and unpaid dividends on such share, whether or not declared, from, and including, the last day of the most recently preceding fiscal quarter (or the Issue Date, if there has been no prior full fiscal quarter) to, but not including, such date, and including, for the sake of clarity, any then accrued and unpaid dividends on such share from a prior fiscal quarter.

 

Affiliate ” shall have the meaning ascribed to it, on the date hereof, in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

 

Alternative Conversion Consideration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(b).

 



 

Average VWAP ” per share over a certain period shall mean the arithmetic average of the VWAP per share for each Trading Day in such period.

 

Board of Directors ” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company or, with respect to any action to be taken by the Board of Directors, any committee of the Board of Directors duly authorized to take such action.

 

Business Day ” shall mean Monday through Friday of each week, except that a legal holiday recognized as such by the government of the United States of America or the State of Texas shall not be regarded as a Business Day.

 

Cash Dividends ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

 

Certificate of Incorporation ” shall mean the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as modified by this Certificate of Designations, as further amended or restated in accordance with applicable Law and this Certificate of Designations.

 

Certificated Preferred Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12(b)(i).

 

Change of Control ” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

 

(a)                                  the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation, which is, to the extent applicable, covered by subsection (c) below), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole to any Person other than a Subsidiary of the Company (including any “person” (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act));

 

(b)                                  the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company;

 

(c)                                   the consummation of any transaction (including any merger or consolidation), the result of which is that any Person (including any “person” (as defined above)), excluding the Qualifying Owners, becomes the Beneficial Owner of more than 50% of the voting power of the Company (or any successor to the Company by such merger or consolidation); provided , however , that solely for purposes of this subsection (c), a “Person” shall include, in connection with a direct merger of an entity with the Company, the equityholders of such entity  with whom the Company merges; or

 

(d)                                  any event which constitutes a “Change of Control” under any indenture governing the outstanding (as of the Issue Date) or future senior notes of the Company and such “Change of Control” is not waived by the holders of such notes pursuant to the applicable indenture.

 

Change of Control Conversion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(a).

 

Change of Control Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(a).

 

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Change of Control Conversion Right ” means the right of a Holder to convert some or all of the shares of Preferred Stock held by such Holder on the Change of Control Conversion Date into a number of shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 9.

 

Change of Control Election Deadline ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(c).

 

Change of Control Redemption Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(a).

 

Change of Control Redemption Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(b).

 

Close of Business ” shall mean 5:00 p.m. (New York City time).

 

Closing Sale Price ” of the Common Stock shall mean, as of any date, the closing sale price per share (or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the closing bid and ask prices or, if more than one in either case, the average of the average closing bid and the average closing ask prices) on such date as reported on the principal United States securities exchange on which the Common Stock is traded or, if the Common Stock is not listed on a United States national or regional securities exchange, in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization.  In the absence of such a quotation, the Closing Sale Price shall be an amount determined by the Board of Directors to be the fair market value of a share of Common Stock.  If the Ex-Date for any distribution, the effective date for any subdivision, combination or reclassification or the Effective Date of any Pro Rata Repurchase  (“ Adjustment Date ”) that requires (or, but for the second sentence of Section 6(e)(iv)(A) or Section 6(f), would have required) an adjustment to the Conversion Price pursuant to Section 6(e) occurs on or after the first Trading Day in the 10 Trading Day period used to calculate “MP 0 ” in the formula in Section 6(e)(iv)(B), the Closing Sale Price for each Trading Day prior to such Adjustment Date shall be adjusted by multiplying such Closing Sale Price by the same fraction by which the Conversion Price is so required (or would have been required) to be adjusted pursuant to Section 6(e) as a result of such event.

 

Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, subject to Section 6(l).

 

Company ” shall mean Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

Company Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

 

Company Conversion Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

 

Company Conversion Notice Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b).

 

Conversion Common Shares ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(a).

 

Conversion Date ” shall mean the Company Conversion Date, the Holder Conversion Date or the Change of Control Conversion Date, as applicable.

 

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Conversion Price ” shall mean $16.15.

 

Conversion Ratio ” shall mean, at any time, the quotient of the (a) Liquidation Preference at such time and (b) the Conversion Price at such time.

 

Dividend Payment Date ” shall mean the date that is 30 days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company, unless the Board of Directors designates an earlier date that is no earlier than the day after the end of such fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter in which the Issue Date occurs, and no later than the earliest date of payment in respect of any Parity Stock or Junior Stock with respect to such fiscal quarter.

 

Dividend Rate ” shall mean, as of the date of the determination, the rate per annum of 5.875%.

 

Dividend Record Date ” shall mean, with respect to any fiscal quarter and applicable Dividend Payment Date, the record date (which shall be a Business Day) set by the Board of Directors for holders eligible to receive any dividend declared for such fiscal quarter, which date shall be no earlier than the day after the end of such fiscal quarter and no later than such Dividend Payment Date.

 

Equity Conditions ” means, during the period in question, (a) the Company shall have duly honored all conversions scheduled to occur or occurring by virtue of one or more Holder Conversion Notices of the applicable Holder on or prior to the dates so requested or required, if any; (b) (i) there is an effective registration statement pursuant to which either (A) the Company may issue the underlying shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion or (B) the Holders are permitted to utilize the prospectus thereunder to resell all of the underlying shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion; (ii) all of the underlying shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion may be resold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or current public information requirements as determined by the Company; or (iii) all of the underlying shares of Common Stock to be issued may be issued to the Holder pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act and, in each case such Common Stock may be immediately resold without restrictions under the Securities Act; (c) the Common Stock is trading on a National Securities Exchange and all of the shares issuable are listed or quoted for trading on such National Securities Exchange (and the Company believes, in good faith, that trading of the Common Stock on such National Securities Exchange will continue uninterrupted for the foreseeable future); (d) there is a sufficient number of authorized, but unissued, shares of Common Stock for the issuance of all of the underlying shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion and (e) if there has been a public announcement of, or entry into an agreement providing for, a pending or proposed Reorganization or Change of Control, the underlying Common Stock issued upon conversion will not be subject to a trading “lock-up” under an agreement entered into with or at the request of the Company or this Certificate of Designations which restricts the sale or transfer of such Common Stock.

 

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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Extraction ” shall mean Extraction Oil & Gas Holdings, LLC, a former Delaware limited liability company and with which the Company was merged prior to the Issue Date.

 

Ex-Date ” shall mean when used with respect to any issuance of or distribution in respect of, the Common Stock or any other securities, shall mean the first date on which the Common Stock or such other securities trade without the right to receive such issuance or distribution.

 

Forced Redemption Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a).

 

Forced Redemption Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(b).

 

Holder ” and, unless the context requires otherwise, “ holder ” shall each mean a holder of record of a share of Preferred Stock.

 

Holder Conversion Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

Holder Conversion Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

Holder Conversion Notice Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

HSR Act ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(g).

 

IPO Price ” shall mean $19.00.

 

IRR ” shall mean, with respect to any holder of the Preferred Stock, as of any time of determination, the actual annual pre-tax rate of return, compounded annually, on $1,000, taking into account all cash distributions paid to such holder and such holder’s predecessors in interest with respect to such Preferred Stock pursuant to this Certificate of Designations and all cash distributions paid prior to the Issue Date to such holder and such holder’s predecessors in interest with respect to the Series B Preferred Units of Extraction from which such Preferred Stock was converted pursuant to the LLC Agreement. IRR shall be calculated using the XIRR function in the most recent version of Microsoft Excel (or if such program is no longer available, such other software program for calculating IRR reasonably determined by the Board of Directors).

 

Issue Date ” shall mean the original date of issuance of the Preferred Stock, which shall be the date that this Certificate of Designations is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

 

Junior Stock ” shall mean all classes of the Common Stock and each other class of capital stock or series of preferred stock established after the Issue Date, by the Board of Directors, the terms of which do not expressly provide that such class or series ranks senior to or on a parity with the Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company.

 

Law ” means any statute, law (including common law and, for the avoidance of doubt, the HSR Act), rule, or regulation or any judgment, order, writ, injunction, or decree of any federal, state, local or foreign court or tribunal or any federal, state, local or foreign public,

 

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governmental, or regulatory body, agency, department, commission, board, bureau, or other authority or instrumentality.

 

Liquidation Preference ” shall mean, with respect to each share of Preferred Stock, $1,000, as adjusted in accordance with Section 3(b), 3(c) and 3(d),  plus any Accrued Dividends on such share of Preferred Stock, in each case to the date of payment of the Liquidation Preference, the Conversion Date and the Redemption Date, as applicable.

 

LLC Agreement ” means the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Extraction, dated October 3, 2016, as in effect immediately prior to the Issue Date.

 

Lock-Up End Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

Market Value ” shall mean the Average VWAP during a 10 consecutive Trading Day period ending on, and including, the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of determination.  If the Ex-Date for any distribution, the effective date for any subdivision, combination or reclassification or the Effective Date of any Pro Rata Repurchase (“ Adjustment Date ”) that requires (or, but for the second sentence of Section 6(e)(iv)(A) or Section 6(f), would have required) an adjustment to the Conversion Price pursuant to Section 6(e) occurs on or after the first Trading Day in the 10 Trading Day period used to calculate Market Value for a date of determination, the VWAP for each Trading Day prior to such Adjustment Date shall be adjusted by multiplying such VWAP by the same fraction by which the Conversion Price is so required (or would have been required) to be adjusted pursuant to Section 6(e) as a result of such event.

 

National Securities Exchange ” shall mean an exchange registered with the Commission under Section 6(a) of the Exchange Act.

 

Non-Cash Dividend Election ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).

 

Non-Converted Shares ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9(d).

 

Officer ” shall mean the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer, the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company.

 

Opening of Business ” shall mean 9:00 a.m. (New York City time).

 

Optional Redemption Date ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(a).

 

Optional Redemption Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(c).

 

Optional Redemption Price ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b).

 

Ownership Notice ” shall mean the notice of ownership of capital stock of the Company containing the information required to be set forth or stated on certificates pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law and, in the case of an issuance of capital stock by the Company, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B .

 

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Parity Stock ” shall mean any class of capital stock or series of preferred stock established on or after the Issue Date by the Board of Directors, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank on a parity with the Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company.

 

Paying Agent ” shall mean the Transfer Agent, acting in its capacity as paying agent for the Preferred Stock, and its successors and assigns, or any other Person appointed to serve as paying agent by the Company.

 

Person ” shall mean any individual, corporation, general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, limited liability company, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

 

Preferred Stock ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1(a).

 

Pro Rata Repurchases ” shall mean any purchase of shares of Common Stock by the Company or any Affiliate thereof pursuant to (i) any tender offer or exchange offer directed to all or substantially all of the holders of Common Stock subject to Section 13(e) or 14(e) of the Exchange Act or Regulation 14E promulgated thereunder or (ii) any other tender or exchange offer or other purchase available to substantially all holders of Common Stock, in the case of both (i) and (ii), whether for cash, shares of capital stock of the Company, other securities of the Company, evidences of indebtedness of the Company or any other Person or any other property (including shares of capital stock, other securities or evidences of indebtedness of a subsidiary), or any combination thereof, effected while the Preferred Stock is outstanding. The “Effective Date” of a Pro Rata Repurchase shall mean the date of a purchase with respect to any Pro Rata Purchase.

 

Qualifying Owners ” means (i) YT Extraction Co Investment Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Yorktown Energy Partners IX, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Yorktown Energy Partners X, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and Yorktown Energy Partners XI, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, (ii) any Affiliated funds or investment vehicles managed by any Person described in clause (i) above and (iii) any general partner, managing member, principal or managing director of any of the Persons described in clause (i) above.

 

Redeeming Party ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10(a).

 

Redemption Date ” shall mean a Forced Redemption Date, the Optional Redemption Date or the Change of Control Redemption Date, as applicable.

 

Reference Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(l).

 

Reorganization Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(l).

 

ROI ” means with respect to each share of Preferred Stock, as of any time of determination, an amount equal to the quotient of (A) the actual pre-tax total cash return paid to the holder thereof with respect to such share of Preferred Stock, taking into account all cash

 

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distributions paid to such holder thereof and such holder’s predecessors in interest thereof with respect to such share of Preferred Stock pursuant to this Certificate of Designations and with respect to the Series B Preferred Units of Extraction from which such Preferred Stock was converted pursuant to the LLC Agreement, and (B) $1,000.

 

SEC ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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

 

Senior Stock ” shall mean each class of capital stock or series of preferred stock established after the Issue Date by the Board of Directors, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank senior to the Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company.

 

Shelf Registration Statement ” shall mean a shelf registration statement filed with the SEC covering resales of Transfer Restricted Securities by holders thereof.

 

Subsidiary ” shall mean, as to any Person, any corporation or other entity of which (a) such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person is a general partner or, in the case of a limited liability company, the managing member or manager thereof; (b) at least a majority of the outstanding equity interest having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body of such corporation or other entity (irrespective of whether or not at the time any equity interest of any other class or classes of such corporation or other entity shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries; or (c) any corporation or other entity as to which such Person consolidates for accounting purposes.

 

Trading Day ” shall mean a day during which trading in securities generally occurs on the NASDAQ Global Select Market or, if the Common Stock is not listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, on the principal other national or regional securities exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed or, if the Common Stock is not listed on a national or regional securities exchange, on the principal other market on which the Common Stock is then traded.  If the Common Stock is not so listed or traded, “Trading Day” shall mean a Business Day.

 

Transfer Agent ” shall mean American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, acting as the Company’s duly appointed transfer agent, registrar, conversion agent and dividend disbursing agent for the Preferred Stock, and its successors and assigns, or any other person appointed to serve as transfer agent, registrar, conversion agent and dividend disbursing agent by the Company.

 

Transfer Restricted Securities ” shall mean each share of Preferred Stock (or the shares of Common Stock into which such share of Preferred Stock is converted) until (a) such shares shall be freely tradable pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act under Rule 144 thereunder, or (b) such shares are covered under an effective Shelf Registration Statement, in each case unless otherwise agreed to by the Company and the Holder thereof.

 

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Trigger Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(e)(vii).

 

VWAP ” per share of Common Stock on any Trading Day shall mean the per share volume-weighted average price as displayed on Bloomberg page “ XOG <Equity> AQR ” (or its equivalent successor if such page is not available) in respect of the period from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on such Trading Day; or, if such price is not available, “VWAP” shall mean the market value per share of Common Stock on such Trading Day as determined, using a volume-weighted average method, by a nationally recognized independent investment banking firm retained by the Company for this purpose.

 

SECTION 3.                             Dividends.

 

(a)                                  Holders shall be entitled to receive, with respect to each share of Preferred Stock, out of funds of the Company legally available for payment, cash dividends (“ Cash Dividends ”) on the Liquidation Preference in effect immediately after the last day of the immediately prior fiscal quarter (or if there has been no prior full fiscal quarter, the Issue Date), computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, at the Dividend Rate, payable on each Dividend Payment Date.  Such Cash Dividends shall be payable in arrears on each Dividend Payment Date for the fiscal quarter ending immediately prior to such Dividend Payment Date (or with respect to the first Dividend Payment Date, for the period commencing on the Issue Date and ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter in which the Issue Date occurs), to the Holders as they appear on the Company’s stock register at the Close of Business on the relevant Dividend Record Date.  Dividends on the Preferred Stock shall accumulate and become Accrued Dividends on a day-to-day basis from the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter, or if there has been no prior full fiscal quarter, from the Issue Date, until Cash Dividends are paid pursuant to this Section 3(a) in respect of such Accrued Dividends or pursuant to Sections 3(b), 3(c) and 3(d).  If a Dividend Payment Date is not a Business Day, then any Cash Dividend in respect of such Dividend Payment Date shall be due and payable on the first Business Day following such Dividend Payment Date.

 

(b)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 3(a), the Company may, at the sole election of the Board of Directors, elect with respect to the Accrued Dividends for any fiscal quarter (a “ Non-Cash Dividend Election ”) to increase the Liquidation Preference by 2.5% (decreased proportionately to the extent of any cash paid in respect of such Accrued Dividend for such fiscal quarter ( e.g. , if 20% of the Accrued Dividends for such fiscal quarter is paid in cash, the rate would be reduced by 0.5% to 2.0%)) in lieu of paying such Accrued Dividends in cash (in part or in full), such increase to be effective at the Opening of Business on day following the last day of such fiscal quarter. If the Company fails to pay a Cash Dividend in respect of the Accrued Dividends for any fiscal quarter that ends after the Issue Date on or prior to the respective Dividend Payment Date and does not make a Non-Cash Dividend Election in respect thereof, the Company shall be deemed to have made a Non-Cash Dividend Election for all purposes of this Certificate of Designations solely with respect to and to the extent of such portion of such Accrued Dividends for such fiscal quarter as to which a Cash Dividend is not paid.  To the extent any Holder shall become liable for or subject to any taxes, levies, imposts, duties, fees, assessments, withholding or other charges of whatever nature resulting from any adjustment to the Liquidation Preference pursuant to this Section 3(b), the Company shall promptly indemnify and hold harmless such Holder against any such amounts at the highest

 

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maximum combined marginal federal, state and local income tax rates to which any such Holder may be subject  Any Non-Cash Dividend Election as to any fiscal quarter shall be effective only if notice thereof is delivered to holders of Preferred Stock prior to the last day of such fiscal quarter.

 

(c)                                   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (x) if any shares of Preferred Stock are converted into Common Stock on a Conversion Date in accordance with this Certificate of Designations during the period between the last day of a fiscal quarter and the Close of Business on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date and the Company has not made a Non-Cash Dividend Election in respect of such fiscal quarter, then the amount of the Accrued Dividends in respect of such fiscal quarter shall be added to the Liquidation Preference for purposes of such conversion; and (y) if any shares of Preferred Stock are converted into Common Stock in accordance with this Certificate of Designations on a Conversion Date during the period between the Close of Business on any Dividend Record Date and the Close of Business on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date, the Accrued Dividends with respect to such shares of Preferred Stock, at the Company’s option, shall either (i) be paid in cash on or prior to the date of such conversion or (ii) not be paid in cash and be added to the Liquidation Preference for purposes of such conversion.  For the avoidance of doubt, such Accrued Dividends shall include dividends accruing from, and including, the last day of the most recently preceding fiscal quarter to, but not including, the applicable Conversion Date.  The Holders at the Close of Business on a Dividend Record Date shall be entitled to receive any dividend paid as a Cash Dividend on those shares on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date.

 

(d)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if any shares of Preferred Stock are redeemed by the Company in accordance with this Certificate of Designations on a Redemption Date during any fiscal quarter, the Accrued Dividends with respect to such shares of Preferred Stock for the period from the first day of such fiscal quarter through the Redemption Date shall be added to the Liquidation Preference for purposes of such redemption.  For the avoidance of doubt, such Accrued Dividends shall include dividends accruing from, and including, the last day of the most recently preceding fiscal quarter to, but not including, the applicable Redemption Date.  The Holders at the Close of Business on a Dividend Record Date shall be entitled to receive any dividend paid as a Cash Dividend on those shares on the corresponding Dividend Payment Date.

 

(e)                                   So long as any share of the Preferred Stock remains outstanding, no dividend or distribution shall be declared or paid on, and no redemption or repurchase shall be agreed to or consummated of, Parity Stock, Common Stock or any other shares of Junior Stock, unless all accumulated and unpaid dividends for all preceding full fiscal quarters (including the fiscal quarter in which such accumulated and unpaid dividends first arose) of the Company have been declared and paid (including by way of an increase to the Liquidation Preference in accordance with Section 3(b)) and no such dividend or distribution or redemption or repurchase shall be paid or payable in cash for any period unless the Preferred Stock has been paid full Cash Dividends in respect of the same period; provided, however, that the foregoing limitation shall not apply to (i) a dividend payable on Common Stock or other Junior Stock in shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock, (ii) the acquisition of shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock in exchange for shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional

 

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shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock; (iii) purchases of fractional interests in shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of shares of other Junior Stock or any securities exchangeable for or convertible into such shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock; (iv) redemptions, purchases or other acquisitions of shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock in connection with the administration of any employee benefit plan in the ordinary course of business, including, without limitation, the forfeiture of unvested shares of restricted stock or share withholdings upon exercise, delivery or vesting of equity awards granted to officers, directors and employees and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock or other Junior Stock; (v) any dividends or distributions of rights in connection with a stockholders’ rights plan or any redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant to any stockholders’ rights plan; and (vi) the exchange or conversion of Junior Stock for or into other Junior Stock and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of other Junior Stock.  Notwithstanding the preceding, if full cash dividends have not been paid on the Preferred Stock and any Parity Stock, cash dividends may be declared and paid on the Preferred Stock and such Parity Stock only so long as the cash dividends are declared and paid pro rata so that amounts of cash dividends declared and paid per share on the Preferred Stock and such Parity Stock shall in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that the Accrued Dividends per share on the shares of Preferred Stock and the accumulated and unpaid dividends on such other Parity Stock bear to each other.

 

SECTION 4.                             Voting.

 

(a)                                  Holders shall not have any voting rights except as set forth in this Section 4 or as otherwise from time to time specifically required by the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

(b)                                  So long as any shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding, in addition to any other vote or consent of stockholders required by the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least 75% of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, voting together as a separate class, given in person or by proxy, either in writing without a meeting or by vote at any meeting called for the purpose, shall be necessary for effecting or validating (directly or indirectly, including by way of merger, consolidation, reclassification or otherwise):

 

(i)                                      any issuance, authorization or creation of, or any increase by the Company in the issued or authorized amount of, any class or series of Senior Stock or obligation or security convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to purchase any shares of Senior Stock;

 

(ii)                                   any issuance, authorization or creation of any class or series of equity securities of any of the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries, or any increase by any of the Company’s consolidated Subsidiaries of any issued or authorized amount of any such class or series of equity securities, or obligation or security convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to purchase any such equity securities of any of the Company’s consolidated Subsidiaries, except to the extent (x) such Subsidiary remains, directly or indirectly, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company or (y) as described in the last paragraph of this Section 4(b);

 

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(iii)                                any issuance, authorization or creation of, or any increase by the Company in the issued or authorized amount of, any class or series of Parity Stock or obligation or security convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to purchase any shares of Parity Stock; provided, that the Company may take any of the foregoing actions  in this clause (iii) without any approval or consent of the holders of the Preferred Stock if the Company provides each Holder a reasonable opportunity to purchase, based on such Holder’s pro rata ownership of any outstanding Preferred Stock and Parity Stock (measured by the Liquidation Preference (or, with respect to Parity Stock, such equivalent term) of such Preferred Stock and Parity Stock), such shares of Parity Stock (or obligation or security convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to purchase any shares of Parity Stock) to be issued by the Company on substantially the same terms offered to the other purchasers of such securities; or

 

(iv)                               any amendment, alteration, modification, supplement or repeal of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or this Certificate of Designations so as to, or that otherwise would, materially and adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Preferred Stock or any Holder;

 

(v)                                  any increase by the Company in the authorized amount of Preferred Stock;

 

(vi)                               any repurchase by the Company of any Preferred Stock, other than (A) on a pro rata basis among all holders of Preferred Stock (provided any individual holder of Preferred Stock may waive the application of this Section 4(b)(vi) as applicable for the benefit of such holder without otherwise affecting the ability of the Company to effect such repurchase pro rata among the other holders of Preferred Stock) or (B) any repurchase or redemption of Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 7 or Section 8.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following actions shall be restricted or limited by or require any approval of the Holders of Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 4(b)(ii): (i) the Company and any of its controlled Affiliates entering into joint ventures, partnerships or similar arrangements and funding the same as described in clause (D) of this paragraph, so long as each such joint venture, partnership or similar arrangement is (A) in respect of a single asset or a group of related assets (for the avoidance of doubt, a group of assets shall not be deemed to be related assets solely because they perform the same function), (B) with third Persons, (C) on an arms’-length basis, (D) funded through the issuance of equity in such joint venture, capital contributions in such joint venture and/or the incurrence of indebtedness, and (E) for the purpose of (1) developing or expanding assets of the Company and such controlled Affiliates or (2) acquiring and developing new assets and growth opportunities, (ii) the issuance of securities or capital contributions among the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) the issuance of securities or capital contributions among the Company and any joint ventures, partnerships or other minority owned entities in which the Company or its Subsidiaries have an equity or other interest, in each case which exist as of the Issue Date, (iv) the incurrence of any indebtedness by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (v) any of the Company’s consolidated Subsidiaries issuing any class or series of equity securities, or obligation or security convertible into, exchange for or evidencing the right to purchase any such equity securities, if the proceeds received therefrom are contemporaneously used by the Company or such Subsidiary to redeem all of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 7 or Section 8.

 

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(c)                                   Without the consent of the Holders, but without limiting Section 4(b), the Company, acting in good faith, may amend, alter, supplement or repeal any terms of the Preferred Stock by amending or supplementing the Certificate of Incorporation, this Certificate of Designations or any stock certificate representing shares of the Preferred Stock:

 

(i)                                      to cure any ambiguity, omission, inconsistency or mistake in any such instrument that does not adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Preferred Stock or any Holder;

 

(ii)                                   to make any provision with respect to matters or questions relating to the Preferred Stock that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Certificate of Designations and that does not adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Preferred Stock or any Holder; or

 

(iii)                                to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or voting powers of the Preferred Stock or any Holder (other than any Holder that consents to such change).

 

(d)                                  Prior to the Close of Business on the applicable Conversion Date, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to be outstanding and Holders shall have no voting rights with respect to such shares of Common Stock solely by virtue of holding the Preferred Stock.

 

(e)                                   In exercising the voting rights set forth in Section 4(b), each share of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to one vote.

 

(f)                                    The rules and procedures for calling and conducting any meeting of the Holders (including, without limitation, the fixing of a record date in connection therewith), the solicitation and use of proxies at such a meeting, the obtaining of written consents and any other procedural aspect or matter with regard to such a meeting or such consents shall be governed by any rules the Board of Directors, in its discretion, may adopt from time to time, which rules and procedures shall conform to the requirements of the Certificate of Incorporation, the bylaws of the Company, applicable Law and the rules of any National Securities Exchange on which the Preferred Stock is listed or traded at the time.

 

(g)                                   If prior to the exercise of the Holders’ or Company’s rights pursuant to this Certificate of Designations a filing is required pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “ HSR Act ”), then the Company, on the one hand, and any Holder, on the other hand, shall (i) as promptly as practicable, make, or cause or be made, all filings and submissions required under the HSR Act, and (ii) use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, or cause to be obtained, consent in respect of such filings and submissions (or the termination or expiration of the applicable waiting period, as applicable); provided, however, any filing or submission fees required of any Person in connection with any such filings or submissions required under the HSR Act shall be paid by the Company.

 

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SECTION 5.                             Liquidation Rights.

 

(a)                                  In the event of any liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, each Holder shall be entitled to receive, in respect of such shares of Preferred Stock, and to be paid out of the assets of the Company available for distribution to its stockholders an amount equal to the Liquidation Preference thereon, in preference to the holders of, and before any payment or distribution is made on, any Junior Stock.

 

(b)                                  Neither the sale, conveyance, exchange or transfer (for cash, shares of stock, securities or other consideration) of all or substantially all the assets or business of the Company (other than in connection with the liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of its business) nor the merger or consolidation of the Company into or with any other Person shall be deemed to be a liquidation, winding-up or dissolution, voluntary or involuntary, for the purposes of this Section 5.

 

(c)                                   After the payment in full to the Holders of the amounts provided for in this Section 5, the Holders of shares of Preferred Stock as such shall have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Company in respect of their ownership of such Preferred Stock.

 

(d)                                  In the event the assets of the Company available for distribution to the Holders upon any liquidation, winding-up or dissolution of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, shall be insufficient to pay in full all amounts to which such Holders are entitled pursuant to Section 5(a), no such distribution shall be made on account of any shares of Parity Stock upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding-up unless proportionate distributable amounts shall be paid on account of the shares of Preferred Stock, equally and ratably, in proportion to the full distributable amounts for which Holders of all Preferred Stock and of any Parity Stock are entitled upon such liquidation, winding-up or dissolution.

 

SECTION 6.                             Conversion.

 

(a)                                  On or after the later of (i) 90 days after the Issue Date (provided that the shares of Common Stock issuable upon any conversion of the Preferred Shares are either registered under the Securities Act or freely tradable (other than for volume and manner-of-sale restrictions) under applicable exemptions to the Securities Act), and (ii) the earlier of (A) 120 days after the Issue Date or (B) the expiration of any lock-up period imposed by any underwriters in connection with the initial public offering of the Company (such earlier date, the “ Lock-Up End Date ”), each Holder shall have the right, at each Holder’s option, to, except to the extent it would result in a breach of applicable Law, convert such Holder’s shares of Preferred Stock, in whole or in part (not more than once per fiscal quarter with respect to such Holder and in no event less than 18,528 shares of Preferred Stock or, if the aggregate amount of shares of Preferred Stock such Holder owns is less than 18,528 shares, then all of such shares) into that number of whole, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock for each share of Preferred Stock equal to the Conversion Ratio then in effect, with such adjustment or cash payment for fractional shares as the Company may elect pursuant to Section 11.  To convert shares of Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Section 6(a), such Holder shall give written notice (the “ Holder Conversion Notice ” and the date of such notice,

 

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the “ Holder Conversion Notice Date ”) to the Company stating that such Holder elects to so convert shares of Preferred Stock and shall state therein:  (A) the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be converted by such Holder, (B) the name or names in which such Holder wishes the shares of Common Stock to be issued, (C) the Holder’s computation of the number of shares of Common Stock to be received by such Holder and (D) the Conversion Price on the Holder Conversion Notice Date.  If a Holder validly delivers a Holder Conversion Notice in accordance with this Section 6(a), the Company shall issue the shares of Common Stock as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than five Business Days thereafter (the date of issuance of such shares, the “ Holder Conversion Date ”).

 

(b)

 

(i)                                      On or after the Lock-Up End Date until the eighteen month anniversary of the Issue Date, the Company shall have the right to cause all (but not less than all) of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock to be converted into that number of whole, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock for each share of Preferred Stock equal to the Conversion Ratio then in effect, with such adjustment or cash payment for fractional shares as the Company may elect pursuant to Section 11; provided , however , that the Company may only convert shares of Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Section 6(b)(i) if the Closing Sales Price of the Common Stock is greater than 120% of the IPO Price for (x) at least twenty of the thirty Trading Days immediately preceding the Company Conversion Notice Date (as defined below) and (y) the Trading Day immediately preceding the Company Conversion Notice Date after the Lock-Up End Date.

 

(ii)                                   On or after the eighteen month anniversary of the Issue Date until the three year anniversary of the Issue Date, the Company shall have the right to cause all (but not less than all) of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock to be converted into that number of whole, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock for each share of Preferred Stock equal to the Conversion Ratio then in effect, with such adjustment or cash payment for fractional shares as the Company may elect pursuant to Section 11; provided , however , that the Company may only convert shares of Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Section 6(b)(ii) if the Closing Sales Price of the Common Stock is greater than 115% of the IPO Price for (x) at least twenty (whether or not consecutive) of the thirty Trading Days immediately preceding the Company Conversion Notice Date and (y) the Trading Day immediately preceding the Company Conversion Notice Date.

 

(iii)                                To convert shares of Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 6(b)(i) or Section 6(b)(ii), the Company shall give written notice (the “ Company Conversion Notice ” and the date of such notice, the “ Company Conversion Notice Date ”) to each Holder stating that the Company elects to force conversion of such shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6(b)(i) or Section 6(b)(ii), as applicable, and shall state therein (A) the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be converted, (B) the Conversion Price on the Company Conversion Notice Date and (C) the Company’s computation of the number of shares of Common Stock to be received by the Holder.  If the Company validly delivers a Company Conversion Notice in accordance with this

 

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Section 6(b), the Company shall issue the shares of Common Stock as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event later than five Business Days thereafter (the date of issuance of such shares, the “ Company Conversion Date ”).

 

(iv)                               Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company may not cause conversion pursuant to this Section 6(b) (A) unless all of the Equity Conditions have been met on the Conversion Date and (B) to the extent it would result in a breach of applicable Law.

 

(v)                                  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company may convert shares of Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock pursuant to (and subject to the time limitations and other requirements of) this Section 6(b) at any time prior to the consummation of a Change of Control.

 

(c)                                   Upon conversion, each Holder shall surrender to the Company the certificates representing any shares held in certificated form to be converted during usual business hours at its principal place of business or the offices of its duly appointed Transfer Agent maintained by it, accompanied by (i) (if so required by the Company or its duly appointed Transfer Agent) a written instrument or instruments of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company or its duly appointed Transfer Agent duly executed by the Holder or its duly authorized legal representative and (ii) transfer tax stamps or funds therefor, if required pursuant to Section 6(i).

 

(d)                                  Immediately prior to the Close of Business on the Holder Conversion Date or the Company Conversion Date, as applicable, with respect to a conversion, a Holder shall be deemed to be the holder of record of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of such Holder’s shares of Preferred Stock notwithstanding that the share register of the Company shall then be closed or that certificates or book-entry notations representing such Common Stock shall not then be actually delivered to such Holder.  Except to the extent that a Holder is not able to convert its shares of Preferred Stock into Common Stock as a result of Section 6(k), on the Holder Conversion Date or the Company Conversion Date, as applicable, dividends shall cease to accrue on the shares of Preferred Stock so converted and all other rights with respect to the shares of Preferred Stock so converted, including the rights, if any, to receive notices, will terminate, except only the rights of Holders thereof to receive the number of whole, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock into which such shares of Preferred Stock have been converted (with such adjustment or cash payment for fractional shares as the Company may elect pursuant to Section 11).  As promptly as practical after the conversion of any shares of Preferred Stock into Common Stock, the Company shall deliver to the applicable Holder an Ownership Notice identifying the number of full shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled, and a cash payment in respect of fractional shares in accordance with Section 11.

 

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(e)                                   The Conversion Price shall be subject to the following adjustments (except as provided in Section 6(f)):

 

(i)                                      If the Company pays a dividend (or other distribution) in shares of Common Stock to holders of the Common Stock, in their capacity as holders of Common Stock, then the Conversion Price in effect immediately following the record date for such dividend (or distribution) shall be divided by the following fraction:

 

 

OS 1

 

 

OS 0

 

 

where

 

OS 0                            =                                          the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the record date for such dividend or distribution; and

 

OS 1                            =                                          the sum of (A) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the record date for such dividend or distribution and (B) the total number of shares of Common Stock constituting such dividend.

 

(ii)                                   If the Company issues to holders of shares of the Common Stock, in their capacity as holders of Common Stock, rights, options or warrants entitling them, for a period of not more than sixty days from the date of issuance of such rights, options or warrants, to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at less than the Market Value determined on the Ex-Date for such issuance, then the Conversion Price in effect immediately following the Close of Business on the record date for such issuance shall be divided by the following fraction:

 

 

OS 0  + X

 

 

OS 0  + Y

 

 

where

 

OS 0                            =                                          the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the Close of Business on the record date for such issuance;

 

X                                        =                                          the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to such rights, options or warrants; and

 

Y                                        =                                          the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the aggregate price payable to exercise such rights, options or warrants divided by the Market Value determined as of the Ex-Date for such issuance.

 

To the extent that such rights, options or warrants are not exercised prior to their expiration or shares of Common Stock are otherwise not delivered pursuant to such rights or warrants upon the exercise of such rights or warrants, the Conversion Price on any

 

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then-outstanding share of Preferred Stock not previously converted shall be readjusted to such Conversion Price that would have then been in effect had the adjustment made upon the issuance of such rights, options or warrants been made on the basis of the delivery of only the number of shares of Common Stock actually delivered.  If such rights, options or warrants are only exercisable upon the occurrence of certain triggering events, then the Conversion Price shall not be adjusted until such triggering events occur.  In determining the aggregate offering price payable for such shares of Common Stock, the conversion agent shall take into account any consideration received for such rights, options or warrants and the value of such consideration (if other than cash, to be determined by the Board of Directors).

 

(iii)                                If the Company subdivides, combines or reclassifies the shares of Common Stock into solely a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then the Conversion Price in effect immediately following the Opening of Business on the effective date of such share subdivision, combination or reclassification shall be divided by the following fraction:

 

 

OS 1

 

 

OS 0

 

 

where

 

OS 0                            =                                          the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the effective date of such share subdivision, combination or reclassification; and

 

OS 1                            =                                          the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after the Opening of Business on the effective date of such share subdivision, combination or reclassification.

 

(iv)                               (A) If the Company distributes to all holders of shares of Common Stock evidences of indebtedness, shares of capital stock (other than Common Stock) or other assets (including securities, but excluding any dividend or distribution referred to in clause (i); any rights or warrants referred to in clause (ii) above; any consideration payable in connection with a tender offer made by the Company or any of its Affiliates referred to in clause (v) below; and any dividend of shares of capital stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests, of or relating to a Subsidiary or other business unit in the case of a spin-off to which the following clause (iv)(B) applies), then the Conversion Price in effect immediately following the Close of Business on the record date for such distribution shall be divided by the following fraction:

 

 

SP 0

 

 

SP 0  – FMV

 

 

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where

 

SP 0                              =                                          the Closing Sale Price per share of Common Stock on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date for such distribution; and

 

FMV                     =                                          the fair market value of the portion of the distribution applicable to one share of Common Stock at the Close of Business on the Trading Day immediately preceding the Ex-Date as determined by the Board of Directors.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if “FMV” (as defined above) is equal to or greater than “SP 0 ” (as defined above), in lieu of the foregoing adjustment to the Conversion Price, each holder of Preferred Stock shall receive, for each share of Preferred Stock, at the same time and upon the same terms as holders of the Common Stock, the amount and kind of such distributed assets that such holder would have received as if such holder owned a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Ratio in effect on the Record Date for the distribution.

 

(B)                                In a spin-off, where the Company makes a distribution to all holders of shares of Common Stock consisting of capital stock of any class or series, or similar equity interests, of or relating to, a Subsidiary or other business unit where such capital stock or similar equity interests are, or will be when issued, listed or admitted for trading on a National Securities Exchange, the Conversion Price shall be adjusted at the Close of Business on the tenth Trading Day after the Ex-Date of the distribution by dividing such Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the Opening of Business on such tenth Trading Day by the following fraction:

 

 

MP 0  + MP S

 

 

MP 0

 

 

where

 

MP 0                         =                                          the average of the Closing Sale Price of the Common Stock over each of the first 10 Trading Days commencing on and including the Ex-Date of such distribution; and

 

MP S                         =                                          the average of the closing sale price of the capital stock or equity interests representing the portion of such distribution applicable to one share of Common Stock over each of the first 10 Trading Days commencing on and including the Ex-Date of such distribution, as reported in the principal securities exchange or quotation system or market on which such shares are traded, or if not traded on a national or regional securities exchange or over-the-counter market, the fair market value of the capital stock or equity interests representing the portion of such distribution applicable to one share of Common Stock on such Ex-Date as determined by the Board of Directors.  Such closing sale prices for the Trading Days

 

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in such 10 Trading Day period shall be adjusted in respect of transactions in respect of such capital stock or equity interests in like manner to the adjustment to “Closing Sale Price” specified in the second sentence of the definition of such term.

 

For purposes of determining the Conversion Price in respect of any Conversion Date that occurs during the 10 Trading Days following, and including, the Ex-Date of any such spin-off, references within the previous sentence to 10 Trading Days or the 10th Trading Day shall be deemed to be replaced with such lesser number of Trading Days as have elapsed between the Ex-Date of such distribution and such Conversion Date.  In the event that such distribution described in this clause (iv) is not so made, the Conversion Price of any then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock not previously converted shall be readjusted, effective as of the date the Board of Directors publicly announces its decision not to pay such dividend or distribution, to the Conversion Price that would then be in effect if such dividend distribution had not been declared.

 

(v)                                  In the case the Company effects a Pro Rata Repurchase of Common Stock, then the Conversion Price shall be adjusted to the price determined by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the effective date of such Pro Rata Repurchase by a fraction of which the numerator shall be (i) the product of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such Pro Rata Repurchase and (y) the Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the first public announcement by the Company or any of its Affiliates of the intent to effect such Pro Rata Repurchase, minus (ii) the aggregate purchase price of the Pro Rata Repurchase, and of which the denominator shall be the product of (1) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such Pro Rata Repurchase minus the number of shares of Common Stock so repurchased and (2) the Market Value per share of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the first public announcement by the Company or any of its Affiliates of the intent to effect such Pro Rata Repurchase.

 

(vi)                               Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no adjustment under this Section 6(e) need be made to the Conversion Price unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 1.0% of the Conversion Price then in effect.  Any lesser adjustment shall be carried forward and shall be made at the earlier of (i) the time of and together with the next subsequent adjustment, if any, which, together with any adjustment or adjustments so carried forward, shall amount to an increase or decrease of at least 1.0% of such Conversion Price and (ii) the Opening of Business on each Conversion Date.

 

(vii)                            Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 6(e), rights or warrants distributed by the Company to holders of Common Stock, in their capacity as holders of Common Stock, entitling the holders thereof to subscribe for or purchase shares of the Company’s capital stock (either initially or under certain circumstances), which rights or warrants, until the occurrence of a specified event or events (“ Trigger Event ”):  (A) are deemed to be transferred with such shares of Common Stock; (B) are not exercisable; and (C) are also issued in respect of future issuances of Common Stock,

 

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shall be deemed not to have been distributed for purposes of this Section 6(e) (and no adjustment to the Conversion Price under this Section 6(e) will be required) until the occurrence of the earliest Trigger Event, whereupon such rights and warrants shall be deemed to have been distributed and an appropriate adjustment (if any is required) to the Conversion Price shall be made under Section 6(e)(ii) or (iv).  In addition, in the event of any distribution (or deemed distribution) of rights or warrants for which an adjustment to the Conversion Price under this Section 6(e) was made, (1) in the case of any such rights or warrants that shall all have been redeemed or repurchased without exercise by any holders thereof, the Conversion Price on any then-outstanding share of Preferred Stock not previously converted shall be readjusted upon such final redemption or repurchase to give effect to such distribution or Trigger Event, as the case may be, as though it were a cash distribution, equal to the per share redemption or repurchase price received by a holder or holders of Common Stock with respect to such rights or warrants (assuming such holder had retained such rights or warrants), made to all holders of Common Stock as of the date of such redemption or repurchase, and (2) in the case of such rights or warrants that shall have expired or been terminated without exercise thereof, the Conversion Price on any then-outstanding share of Preferred Stock not previously converted shall be readjusted as if such expired or terminated rights and warrants had not been issued.  To the extent that the Company has a rights plan or agreement in effect upon conversion of the Preferred Stock, which rights plan provides for rights or warrants of the type described in this clause, then upon conversion of Preferred Stock the Holder will receive, in addition to the Common Stock to which he is entitled, a corresponding number of rights in accordance with the rights plan, unless a Trigger Event has occurred and the adjustments to the Conversion Price with respect thereto have been made in accordance with the foregoing first sentence of this Section 6(e)(vii). In lieu of any such adjustment pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 6(e)(vii) in respect of a Trigger Event, the Company may amend such applicable stockholder rights plan or agreement to provide that there shall be the distributed, and cause to be distributed, immediately prior to the occurrence of such Trigger Event, to all Holders of Preferred Stock the rights that would have attached to such number of shares of Common Stock as are issuable upon conversion of such Preferred Stock immediately prior to the occurrence of such Trigger Event, without having to convert their shares of Preferred Stock.

 

(f)                                    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6(e), no adjustment to the Conversion Price shall be made with respect to any distribution if the Holders are entitled to participate in such distribution as if they held a number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock immediately prior to the record date for such distribution, without having to convert their shares of Preferred Stock.

 

(g)                                   If the Company shall take a record of the holders of its Common Stock for the purpose of entitling them to receive a dividend or other distribution, and shall thereafter (and before the dividend or distribution has been paid or delivered to stockholders) abandon its plan to pay or deliver such dividend or distribution, then thereafter no adjustment in the Conversion Price then in effect on any then-outstanding share of Preferred Stock not previously converted shall be required by reason of the taking of such record.

 

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(h)                                  Upon any increase or decrease in the Conversion Price, then, and in each such case, the Company promptly shall deliver to each Holder a certificate signed by an Officer, setting forth in reasonable detail the event requiring the adjustment and the method by which such adjustment was calculated and specifying the increased or decreased Conversion Price then in effect following such adjustment.

 

(i)                                      The issuance or delivery of certificates for Common Stock upon the conversion of shares of Preferred Stock and the issuance or delivery of any Ownership Notice, whether at the request of a Holder or upon the conversion of shares of Preferred Stock, shall each be made without charge to the Holder or recipient of shares of Preferred Stock for such certificates or Ownership Notice or for any tax in respect of the issuance or delivery of such certificates or the securities represented thereby or such Ownership Notice or the securities identified therein, and such certificates or Ownership Notice shall be issued or delivered in the respective names of, or in such names as may be directed by, the applicable Holder; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of any such certificate in a name other than that of the Holder of the shares of the relevant Preferred Stock and the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any such certificate or Ownership Notice unless or until the Person or Persons requesting the issuance or delivery thereof shall have paid to the Company the amount of such tax or shall have established to the reasonable satisfaction of the Company that such tax has been paid.

 

(j)                                     Any shares of Common Stock delivered pursuant to this Section 6 shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by matters of any Law), free and clear or any liens, claims, rights or encumbrances other than those arising under the Delaware General Corporation Law or this Certificate of Designations or created by the holders thereof.

 

(k)                                  The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available for issuance upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock such maximum number of its authorized but unissued and otherwise unreserved shares of Common Stock as will from time to time be sufficient to permit the conversion of all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock pursuant any applicable provision of this Certificate of Designations, and shall take all action required to be taken by it (including promptly calling and holding one or more special meetings of the Board of Directors and the stockholders of the Company until such increase is approved in accordance with applicable Law and amending the Certificate of Incorporation) to increase the authorized number of shares of Common Stock if at any time there shall be insufficient unissued and otherwise unreserved shares of Common Stock to permit such reservation or to permit the conversion of all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, unless otherwise agreed by the affirmative vote of the Holders of at least 75% of the shares of Preferred Stock at the time outstanding and entitled to vote thereon, all shares of Preferred Stock which would otherwise convert into shares of Common Stock shall remain outstanding and shall continue to accumulate and compound additional dividends pursuant to Section 3 until such time as there are sufficient unissued shares of Common Stock to permit the conversion of all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock.

 

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(l)                                      In the case of:

 

(i)                                      any recapitalization, reclassification or change of the Common Stock (other than changes resulting from a subdivision or combination),

 

(ii)                                   any consolidation, merger or combination involving the Company,

 

(iii)                                any sale, lease or other transfer to a third party of the consolidated assets of the Company and the Company’s Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety, or

 

(iv)                               any statutory share exchange,

 

in each case, (x) that is not a Change of Control and (y) as a result of which the Common Stock is converted into, or exchanged for, stock, other securities, other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) (any such transaction or event, a “ Reorganization Event ”), then, at and after the effective time of such Reorganization Event, the right to convert each share of Preferred Stock shall be changed into a right to convert such share into the kind and amount of shares of stock, other securities or other property or assets (including cash or any combination thereof) that a holder of a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Ratio immediately prior to such Reorganization Event would have owned or been entitled to receive upon such Reorganization Event (such stock, securities or other property or assets, the “ Reference Property ”); provided, however, if the holders of shares of Common Stock have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration to be received in such Reorganization Event, the consideration that the Holders will receive will be the form and proportion of the aggregate consideration elected by the holders of shares of Common Stock who participate in the determination (based on the weighted average of elections) and will be subject to any limitations to which all holders of shares of Common Stock are subject, including, without limitation, pro rata reductions applicable to any portion of the consideration payable in the Reorganization Event. The Company shall not become a party to any Reorganization Event unless its terms are consistent with this Section 6(l).  None of the foregoing provisions shall affect the right of a Holder of Preferred Stock to convert its Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock as set forth in Section 6 prior to the effective time of such Reorganization Event.  Notwithstanding Section 6(e), no adjustment to the Conversion Ratio shall be made for any Reorganization Event to the extent stock, securities or other property or assets become the Reference Property receivable upon conversion of Preferred Stock.

 

The Company shall provide, by amendment hereto effective upon any such Reorganization Event, for anti-dilution and other adjustments that shall be as nearly equivalent as is possible to the adjustments provided for in this Section 6.  The provisions of this Section 6 shall apply to successive Reorganization Events.

 

In this Certificate of Designations, if the Common Stock has been replaced by Reference Property as a result of any such Reorganization Event, references to the Common Stock are intended to refer to such Reference Property.

 

(m)                              Notwithstanding any other provision herein, the Company shall not, and shall not be entitled to, effect any redemption of shares of Preferred Stock on any Optional Redemption Date or Change of Control Redemption Date pursuant to Section 7 or Section 10, respectively, unless the shares of Preferred Stock are convertible by the Holder into shares of Common Stock

 

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pursuant to Section 6(a) on at least one Business Day for the period after receipt of the Optional Redemption Notice or notice described in Section 9(c), as applicable, and prior to such Redemption Date; provided, however, that the foregoing restriction shall not apply if the failure of the shares of Preferred Stock to be convertible by the Holder into shares of Common Stock pursuant to Section 6(a) is due to any action or inaction of such Holder.

 

SECTION 7.                             Optional Redemption.

 

(a)                                  Subject to the rights of Holders under Section 6(a), at any time, and from time to time, on or after the three-year anniversary of the Issue Date (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any time on or after the three-year anniversary of the Issue Date prior to the consummation of a Change of Control) the Company shall have the right, subject to applicable Law, to redeem the Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, from any source of funds legally available for such purpose.  Any such redemption shall occur on a Business Day set by the Company in its sole discretion (the “ Optional Redemption Date ”).

 

(b)                                  Subject to applicable Law, the Company shall effect any such redemption pursuant to this Section 7 by paying cash for each share of Preferred Stock to be redeemed equal to the Liquidation Preference (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Accrued Dividends added to the Liquidation Preference in accordance with Section 3(d)) (the “ Optional Redemption Price ”).

 

(c)                                   The Company shall give notice of its election to redeem the Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 7 not less than 20 days and not more than 60 days before the scheduled Optional Redemption Date, to the Holders of Preferred Stock as such Holders’ names appear (as of the Close of Business on the Business Day next preceding the day on which notice is given) on the books of the Transfer Agent at the address of such Holders shown therein.  Such notice (the “ Optional Redemption Notice ”) shall state:  (i) the Optional Redemption Date, (ii) the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed and, if fewer than all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock are to be redeemed, the number (and, in the case of shares in certificated form, the identification) of shares to be redeemed from such Holder, (iii) the Optional Redemption Price on the date of such notice and (iv) the place where any shares of Preferred Stock in certificated form are to be redeemed and shall be presented and surrendered for payment of the Optional Redemption Price therefor.

 

(d)                                  If the Company elects to redeem fewer than all of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 7, the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall be determined by the Company, provided the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed pursuant an election pursuant to this Section 7 shall not be less than 18,528 shares of Preferred Stock or, if the aggregate amount of shares of Preferred Stock outstanding is less than 18,528 shares, then all of such shares, and provided that the Preferred Stock is redeemed on a pro rata basis across all Holders based on their respective ownership of Preferred Stock unless agreed upon otherwise by the Holders.  The shares of Preferred Stock not redeemed shall remain outstanding.

 

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Optional Redemption Notice shall have been given, no later than the Opening of Business on the Optional Redemption Date, and the Company shall give the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the Optional Redemption Price to the Holders to be redeemed upon surrender or deemed surrender of the Certificates therefor as set forth in the Optional Redemption Notice.  If the Optional Redemption Notice shall have been given, then from and after the Optional Redemption Date, unless the Company defaults in providing funds sufficient for such redemption at the time and place specified for payment pursuant to the Optional Redemption Notice, all dividends on such shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall cease to accrue and all other rights with respect to the shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed, including the rights, if any, to receive notices, will terminate, except only the right to receive the Optional Redemption Price.  The Company shall be entitled to receive from the Paying Agent the interest income, if any, earned on such funds deposited with the Paying Agent (to the extent that such interest income is not required to pay the Optional Redemption Price of the shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed), and the holders of any shares of Preferred Stock so redeemed shall have no claim to any such interest income.  Any funds deposited with the Paying Agent hereunder by the Company for any reason that remain unclaimed or unpaid after two years after the applicable Optional Redemption Date or other payment date, shall be, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, repaid to the Company upon its written request, after which repayment the Holders entitled to such redemption or other payment shall have recourse only to the Company.  Notwithstanding any Optional Redemption Notice, there shall be no redemption of any shares of Preferred Stock called for redemption until funds sufficient to pay the full Optional Redemption Price of such shares shall have been deposited by the Company with the Paying Agent.

 

(f)                                    Any shares of Preferred Stock that are redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Company shall be cancelled.  If only a portion of the shares of Preferred Stock represented by a Certificate shall have been called for redemption, upon surrender of the Certificate to the Paying Agent, the Company shall issue and the Paying Agent shall deliver to the Holders a new Certificate (or adjust the applicable book-entry account) representing the number of shares of Preferred Stock represented by the surrendered Certificate that have not been called for redemption.

 

SECTION 8.                             Forced Redemption.

 

(a)                                  On October 15, 2021 (the “ Forced Redemption Date ”), the Company shall, subject to applicable Law, redeem the Preferred Stock, in whole and not in part, from any source of funds legally available for such purpose.

 

(b)                                  Subject to applicable Law, the Company shall effect any such redemption pursuant to this Section 8 by paying cash for each share of Preferred Stock to be redeemed equal to the Liquidation Preference (the “ Forced Redemption Price ”).

 

(c)                                   On the Forced Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to redeem the shares of outstanding Preferred Stock, and the Company shall give the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the Forced Redemption Price to the Holders upon surrender or deemed surrender of the Certificates therefor. On the Forced Redemption Date, all dividends on the Preferred Stock shall cease to accrue and all other rights with respect to the shares of Preferred Stock, including the rights, if any, to receive

 

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notices, will terminate, except only the right to receive the Forced Redemption Price.  The Company shall be entitled to receive from the Paying Agent the interest income, if any, earned on such funds deposited with the Paying Agent (to the extent that such interest income is not required to pay the Forced Redemption Price of the shares of Preferred Stock), and the holders of any shares of Preferred Stock so redeemed shall have no claim to any such interest income.  Any funds deposited with the Paying Agent hereunder by the Company for any reason that remain unclaimed or unpaid after two years after the Forced Redemption Date or other payment date, shall be, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, repaid to the Company upon its written request, after which repayment the Holders entitled to such redemption or other payment shall have recourse only to the Company.

 

SECTION 9.                             Change of Control Conversion.

 

(a)                                  Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control that occurs while shares of Preferred Stock are outstanding, each Holder shall have the right (but not the obligation) to convert (a “ Change of Control Conversion ”) such number of Preferred Stock held by such Holder on the Change of Control Conversion Date as such Holder may elect in accordance with Section 9(d) into a number of whole, fully paid and non-assessable shares of Common Stock per Preferred Stock that is an amount equal to the Conversion Ratio in effect immediately prior to the Change of Control (such number of shares of Common Stock, the “ Conversion Common Shares ”).  The “ Change of Control Conversion Date ” shall be the date on which the Change of Control occurs, with the conversion effective immediately prior to the Change of Control.

 

(b)                                  In the case of a Change of Control pursuant to which shares of Common Stock will be converted into cash, securities or other property or assets (including any combination thereof) (“ Alternative Conversion Consideration ”), each Holder electing to participate in the Change of Control Conversion will receive upon conversion of the Preferred Stock elected by such holder the kind and amount of such Alternative Conversion Consideration on a per share basis which such holder would have owned or been entitled to receive upon the Change of Control had such holder held a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the Conversion Common Shares immediately prior to the effective time of the Change of Control; provided , that, if the holders of shares of Common Stock have the opportunity to elect the form of consideration to be received in such Change of Control, the consideration that the Holders electing to participate in the Change of Control Conversion will receive will be the form and proportion of the aggregate consideration elected by the holders of shares of Common Stock who participate in the determination (based on the weighted average of elections) and will be subject to any limitations to which all holders of shares of Common Stock are subject, including, without limitation, pro rata reductions applicable to any portion of the consideration payable in the Change of Control.

 

(c)                                   Promptly upon entry into an agreement that provides for a Change of Control (but in no event less than 20 Business Days prior to the Change of Control Election Deadline, unless the Change of Control is expected to be consummated within 20 Business Days after the entry into such agreement, in which case as promptly as practicable), the Company (or a third party with its prior written consent) shall provide to Holders a written notice of the anticipated occurrence of the Change of Control that describes the resulting Change of Control Conversion Right and Change of Control redemption right under Section 10 and states: (i) the events

 

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constituting the anticipated Change of Control; (ii) the anticipated Change of Control Conversion Date as reasonably estimated by the Board of Directors at such time; (iii) the Change of Control Election Deadline; (iv) the method and period for calculating the Conversion Common Shares and Change of Control Redemption Price; (v) if applicable, the type and amount of Alternative Conversion Consideration entitled to be received per share of Preferred Stock; (vi) the name and address of the Paying Agent; and (vii) the procedures that the Holders must follow to exercise the Change of Control Conversion Right as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors.

 

(d)                                  Each Holder electing to participate in the Change of Control Conversion will be required prior to the Close of Business on the third Business Day preceding the anticipated Change of Control Conversion Date set forth in the notice described in Section 9(c) (the “ Change of Control Election Deadline ”), to notify the Company in writing of the number of Preferred Stock held by such Holder on the Change of Control Conversion Date that such Holder elects to be converted in the Change of Control Conversion.  The failure of any Holder to timely deliver a written notice in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence (or the delivery by a Holder of a timely notice of exercise for only a portion, but not all, of the Preferred Stock held by such Holder) shall constitute an election by such Holder to not participate in the Change of Control Conversion with respect to the applicable Change of Control (or to not participate in the Change of Control Conversion with respect to the applicable Change of Control as to the portion of the Preferred Stock held by such Holder as to which a timely notice of exercise was not delivered) (any such shares of Preferred Stock, the “ Non-Converted Shares ”).

 

(e)                                   Upon conversion, effective immediately prior to the related Change of Control, the rights of such participating Holder as a holder of Preferred Stock shall cease with respect to such converted Preferred Stock, and such Person shall have the rights of a holder of shares of Common Stock.  Each share of Preferred Stock shall, upon its Change of Control Conversion Date, be deemed to be transferred to, and cancelled by, the Company in exchange for the issuance of the Conversion Common Shares. As promptly as practical after the conversion of any shares of Preferred Stock into Common Stock, the Company shall notify each applicable Holder of the number of full shares of Common Stock to which such Holder is entitled, and shall deliver a cash payment to such Holder in respect of fractional shares in accordance with Section 11.

 

(f)                                    The participating Holder shall pay any tax or duty which may be payable relating to any transfer involving the issuance or delivery of Conversion Common Shares in a name other than such Holder’s name.  The Transfer Agent may refuse to reflect the notation of book entry (or the issuance of a Certificate) for shares of Common Stock being issued in a name other than the Holder’s name until the Transfer Agent receives a sum sufficient to pay any tax or duties which will be due because the shares of Common Stock are to be issued in a name other than the Holder’s name.  Nothing herein shall preclude any tax withholding required by Law.

 

(g)                                   Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, nothing herein shall give to any Holder any rights as a creditor in respect of its right to conversion.

 

SECTION 10.                      Change of Control Redemption.

 

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Stock are outstanding, the Company shall, or shall cause a third party with the prior written consent of the Company (the Company or such third party, the “ Redeeming Party ”) to, subject to applicable Law, redeem the Non-Converted Shares pursuant to the provisions of this Section 10, in whole and not in part, from any source of funds legally available for such purpose.  The “ Change of Control Redemption Date ” shall be any Business Day no more than 5 Business Days after the Change of Control Conversion Date that is fixed by the Redeeming Party, in its sole discretion, as the date the Preferred Stock is to be redeemed pursuant to this Section 10.

 

(b)                                  Subject to applicable Law, the Redeeming Party shall effect any such redemption pursuant to this Section 10 by paying cash for each Non-Converted Share equal to the greater of (i) an amount sufficient to cause the ROI of such Non-Converted Share to be 1.35, and (ii) an amount sufficient to cause the IRR of each Non-Converted Share to be 17.5%; provided , however , that if a Change of Control occurs on or after the three year anniversary of the Issue Date, the amount to be paid to redeem each Non-Converted Share pursuant to this Section 10 shall be an amount equal to the Liquidation Preference (the “ Change of Control Redemption Price ”).

 

(c)                                   On the Change of Control Redemption Date, the Redeeming Party shall deposit with the Paying Agent funds sufficient to redeem the Non-Converted Shares, and the Redeeming Party shall give the Paying Agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the Change of Control Redemption Price to the Holders of the Non-Converted Shares.  On the Change of Control Redemption Date, all distributions on the Non-Converted Shares shall cease to accrue and all rights of Holders of such shares with respect to such shares shall cease, except the right to receive the Change of Control Redemption Price and such shares shall not thereafter be transferred on the books of the Transfer Agent or be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose whatsoever.  The Redeeming Party shall be entitled to receive from the Paying Agent the interest income, if any, earned on such funds deposited with the Paying Agent (to the extent that such interest income is not required to pay the Change of Control Redemption Price of the Non-Converted Shares), and the holders of the Non-Converted Shares shall have no claim to any such interest income.  Any funds deposited with the Paying Agent hereunder by the Redeeming Party for any reason that remain unclaimed or unpaid after two years after the Change of Control Redemption Date or other payment date, shall be, to the extent permitted by Law, repaid to the Redeeming Party upon its written request, after which repayment the Holders of the Non-Converted Shares shall have recourse only to the Redeeming Party.

 

SECTION 11.                      No Fractional Shares.

 

No fractional shares of Common Stock or securities representing fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion, whether voluntary or mandatory, or in respect of dividend payments made in Common Stock on the Preferred Stock.  Instead, the Company may elect to either make a cash payment to each Holder that would otherwise be entitled to a fractional share (based on the Closing Sale Price of such fractional share determined as of the day immediately prior to the Conversion Date) or, in lieu of such cash payment, the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to any particular Holder upon conversion shall be rounded up to the next whole share.

 

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SECTION 12.                      Uncertificated Shares; Certificated Shares.

 

(a)                                  Uncertificated Shares .

 

(i)                                      Form .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, unless requested in writing by a Holder to the Company, the shares of Preferred Stock and any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof shall be in uncertificated, book entry form as permitted by the bylaws of the Company and the Delaware General Corporation Law.  Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated shares, the Company shall, or shall cause the Transfer Agent to, send to the registered owner thereof an Ownership Notice.

 

(ii)                                   Transfer .  Transfers of Preferred Stock or Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof held in uncertificated, book-entry form shall be made only upon the transfer books of the Company kept at an office of the Transfer Agent upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from the registered owner of such uncertificated shares, or from a duly authorized attorney or from an individual presenting proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer the stock.  The Company may refuse any requested transfer until furnished evidence satisfactory to it that such transfer is proper.

 

(iii)                                Legends .  Each Ownership Notice issued with respect to a share of Preferred Stock or any Common Stock issued upon the conversion of Preferred Stock shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

 

“THE SECURITIES IDENTIFIED HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.

 

THE FOREGOING LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED AND A NEW OWNERSHIP NOTICE PROVIDED WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES IDENTIFIED HEREIN UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE APPLICABLE HOLDING PERIOD WITH RESPECT TO RESTRICTED SECURITIES SET FORTH IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC. (THE “ COMPANY ”), INCLUDING THE CERTIFICATES OF DESIGNATIONS INCLUDED THEREIN (AS FURTHER AMENDED AND RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “ CHARTER ”).  THE COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE MORE THAN ONE CLASS OF STOCK OR MORE THAN ONE SERIES OF ANY CLASS AND THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF AND

 

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THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS.  THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTICE ARE SUBJECT TO THE OBLIGATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS STATED IN, AND ARE TRANSFERABLE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER.  THE TERMS OF THE CHARTER ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED INTO THIS NOTICE BY REFERENCE.

 

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.”

 

(b)                                  Certificated Shares .

 

(i)                                      Form and Dating .  When Preferred Stock is in certificated form (“ Certificated Preferred Stock ”), the Preferred Stock certificate and the Transfer Agent’s certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A , which is hereby incorporated in and expressly made a part of this Certificate of Designations.  The Preferred Stock certificate may have notations, legends or endorsements required by applicable Law, stock exchange rules, agreements to which the Company is subject, if any, or usage; provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form acceptable to the Company.  Each Preferred Stock certificate shall be dated the date of its authentication.

 

(ii)                                   Execution and Authentication .  Two Officers shall sign each Preferred Stock certificate for the Company by manual or facsimile signature.

 

If an Officer whose signature is on a Preferred Stock certificate no longer holds that office at the time the Transfer Agent authenticates the Preferred Stock certificate, the Preferred Stock certificate shall be valid nevertheless.

 

A Preferred Stock certificate shall not be valid until an authorized signatory of the Transfer Agent manually signs the certificate of authentication on the Preferred Stock certificate.  The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Preferred Stock certificate has been authenticated under this Certificate of Designations.

 

The Transfer Agent shall authenticate and deliver certificates for shares of Preferred Stock for original issue upon a written order of the Company signed by two Officers or by an Officer and an Assistant Treasurer of the Company.  Such order shall specify the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be authenticated and the date on which the original issue of the Preferred Stock is to be authenticated.

 

The Transfer Agent may appoint an authenticating agent reasonably acceptable to the Company to authenticate the certificates for the Preferred Stock.  Unless limited by the terms of such appointment, an authenticating agent may authenticate certificates for the Preferred Stock whenever the Transfer Agent may do so.  Each reference in this Certificate of Designations to authentication by the Transfer Agent includes authentication by such agent.  An authenticating agent has the same rights as the Transfer Agent or agent for service of notices and demands.

 

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(iii)                                Transfer and Exchange .  When Certificated Preferred Stock is presented to the Transfer Agent with a request to register the transfer of such Certificated Preferred Stock or to exchange such Certificated Preferred Stock for an equal number of shares of Certificated Preferred Stock, the Transfer Agent shall register the transfer or make the exchange as requested if its reasonable requirements for such transaction are met; provided , however , that the Certificated Preferred Stock surrendered for transfer or exchange:

 

(A)                                shall be duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Transfer Agent, duly executed by the Holder thereof or its attorney duly authorized in writing; and

 

(B)                                is being transferred or exchanged pursuant to subclause (1) or (2) below, and is accompanied by the following additional information and documents, as applicable:

 

(1)                                  if such Certificated Preferred Stock is being delivered to the Transfer Agent by a Holder for registration in the name of such Holder, without transfer, a certification from such Holder to that effect in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto; or

 

(2)                                  if such Certificated Preferred Stock is being transferred to the Company or to a “qualified institutional buyer” in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act or pursuant to another exemption from registration under the Securities Act, (i) a certification to that effect (in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto) and (ii) if the Company so requests, an opinion of counsel or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to it as to the compliance with the restrictions set forth in the legend set forth in Section 12(b)(iv).

 

(iv)                               Legends .

 

(A)                                Each certificate evidencing Certificated Preferred Stock or any Common Stock issued upon the conversion of Preferred Stock shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:

 

“THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.

 

THE FORGOING LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED AND A NEW CERTIFICATE PROVIDED WITH RESPECT TO THESE SECURITIES UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE APPLICABLE HOLDING PERIOD WITH RESPECT

 

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TO RESTRICTED SECURITIES SET FORTH IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC. (THE “ COMPANY ”), INCLUDING THE CERTIFICATES OF DESIGNATIONS INCLUDED THEREIN (AS FURTHER AMENDED AND RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “ CHARTER ”), THE COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE MORE THAN ONE CLASS OF STOCK OR MORE THAN ONE SERIES OF ANY CLASS AND THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS.  THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTICE ARE SUBJECT TO THE OBLIGATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS STATED IN, AND ARE TRANSFERABLE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER.  THE TERMS OF THE CHARTER ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED INTO THIS CERTIFICATE BY REFERENCE.

 

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.”

 

(B)                                Upon any sale or transfer of a Transfer Restricted Security held in certificated form pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or another exemption from registration under the Securities Act or an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, the Transfer Agent shall permit the Holder thereof to exchange such Transfer Restricted Security for Certificated Preferred Stock or certificated Common Stock that does not bear a restrictive legend and rescind any restriction on the transfer of such Transfer Restricted Security.

 

(v)                                  Replacement Certificates .  If any of the Preferred Stock certificates shall be mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue, in exchange and in substitution for and upon cancellation of the mutilated Preferred Stock certificate, or in lieu of and substitution for the Preferred Stock certificate lost, stolen or destroyed, a new Preferred Stock certificate of like tenor and representing an equivalent amount of shares of Preferred Stock, but only upon receipt of evidence of such loss, theft or destruction of such Preferred Stock certificate and indemnity, if requested, satisfactory to the Company and the Transfer Agent.

 

(vi)                               Cancellation .  In the event the Company shall purchase or otherwise acquire Certificated Preferred Stock, the same shall thereupon be delivered to the Transfer Agent for cancellation.  The Transfer Agent and no one else shall cancel and destroy all Preferred Stock certificates surrendered for transfer, exchange, replacement or cancellation and deliver a certificate of such destruction to the Company unless the Company directs the Transfer Agent to deliver cancelled Preferred Stock certificates to the Company.  The Company may not issue new Preferred Stock certificates to replace

 

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Preferred Stock certificates to the extent they evidence Preferred Stock which the Company has purchased or otherwise acquired.

 

(c)                                   Certain Obligations with Respect to Transfers and Exchanges of Preferred Stock .

 

(i)                                      To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Transfer Agent shall authenticate Certificated Preferred Stock as required pursuant to the provisions of this Section 12(c).

 

(ii)                                   All shares of Preferred Stock, whether or not Certificated Preferred Stock, issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange of such shares of Preferred Stock shall be the valid obligations of the Company, entitled to the same benefits under this Certificate of Designations as the shares of Preferred Stock surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange.

 

(iii)                                Prior to due presentment for registration of transfer of any shares of Preferred Stock, the Transfer Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name such shares of Preferred Stock are registered as the absolute owner of such Preferred Stock and neither the Transfer Agent nor the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary.

 

(iv)                               No service charge shall be made to a Holder for any registration of transfer or exchange of any Preferred Stock or Common Stock issued upon the conversion thereof on the transfer books of the Company or the Transfer Agent or upon surrender of any Preferred Stock certificate or Common Stock certificate at the office of the Transfer Agent maintained for that purpose.  However, the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any registration of transfer or exchange of Preferred Stock or Common Stock if the Person receiving shares in connection with such transfer or exchange is not the holder thereof.

 

(d)                                  No Obligation of the Transfer Agent .  The Transfer Agent shall have no obligation or duty to monitor, determine or inquire as to compliance with any restrictions on transfer imposed under this Certificate of Designations or under applicable Law with respect to any transfer of any interest in any Preferred Stock other than to require delivery of such certificates and other documentation or evidence as are expressly required by, and to do so if and when expressly required by, the terms of this Certificate of Designations, and to examine the same to determine substantial compliance as to form with the express requirements hereof.

 

SECTION 13.                      Other Provisions.

 

(a)                                  With respect to any notice to a Holder required to be provided hereunder, neither failure to mail such notice, nor any defect therein or in the mailing thereof, to any particular Holder shall affect the sufficiency of the notice or the validity of the proceedings referred to in such notice with respect to the other Holders or affect the legality or validity of any vote upon any such action (assuming due and proper notice to such other Holders).  Any notice which was

 

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mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given whether or not the Holder receives the notice.

 

(b)                                  Shares of Preferred Stock that have been issued and reacquired by the Company in any manner, including shares of Preferred Stock purchased or redeemed or exchanged or converted, shall (upon compliance with any applicable provisions of the Laws of Delaware) upon such reacquisition be automatically cancelled by the Company and shall not be reissued.

 

(c)                                   The shares of Preferred Stock shall be issuable only in whole shares.

 

(d)                                  All notice periods referred to herein shall commence:  (i) when made, if made by hand delivery, and upon confirmation of receipt, if made by facsimile; (ii) one Business Day after being deposited with a nationally recognized next-day courier, postage prepaid; or (iii) three Business Days after being sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid.  Notice to any Holder shall be given to the registered address set forth in the Company’s records for such Holder.

 

(e)                                   Any payments required to be made hereunder on any day that is not a Business Day shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day without interest or additional payment for such delay.  All payments required hereunder shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds in United States Dollars to the Holders in accordance with the payment instructions as such Holders may deliver by written notice to the Company from time to time.

 

(f)                                    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, whenever the Board of Directors is permitted or required to determine fair market value, such determination shall be made in good faith.

 

(g)                                   Without limiting Section 4(b), the Holders shall have no preemptive or preferential rights to purchase or subscribe to any stock, obligations, warrants or other securities of the Company of any class.

 

(h)                                  The Company shall distribute to the Holders copies of all notices, materials, annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements, information statements and any other documents distributed generally to the holders of the Common Stock, at such times and by such method as documents are distributed to such holders of such Common Stock; provided, however, that the Company’s obligations under this Section 13(h) shall be deemed to have been satisfied if such notices, materials, annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements, information statements or other documents are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission via its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System and such information is publicly available on such system.

 

[Signature page follows.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this certificate to be signed this 17th day of October, 2016.

 

 

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

 

Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS

 



 

EXHIBIT A

 

FORM OF PREFERRED STOCK

 

FACE OF SECURITY

 

THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.

 

THE FORGOING LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED AND A NEW CERTIFICATE PROVIDED WITH RESPECT TO THESE SECURITIES UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE APPLICABLE HOLDING PERIOD WITH RESPECT TO RESTRICTED SECURITIES SET FORTH IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC. (THE “ COMPANY ”), INCLUDING THE CERTIFICATES OF DESIGNATIONS INCLUDED THEREIN (AS FURTHER AMENDED AND RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “ CHARTER ”), THE COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE MORE THAN ONE CLASS OF STOCK OR MORE THAN ONE SERIES OF ANY CLASS AND THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS.  THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTICE ARE SUBJECT TO THE OBLIGATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS STATED IN, AND ARE TRANSFERABLE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER.  THE TERMS OF THE CHARTER ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED INTO THIS CERTIFICATE BY REFERENCE.

 

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

 

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Certificate Number

 

[                                       ] Shares of

[                                       ]

 

Series A Preferred Stock

 

Series A Preferred Stock
of
EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC.

 

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), hereby certifies that [                              ] (the “ Holder ”) is the registered owner of [                                ] fully paid and non-assessable shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company designated as the Series A Preferred Stock (the “ Preferred Stock ”).  The shares of Preferred Stock are transferable on the books and records of the Transfer Agent, in person or by a duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of this certificate duly endorsed and in proper form for transfer.  The designations, rights, privileges, restrictions, preferences and other terms and provisions of the Preferred Stock represented hereby are issued and shall in all respects be subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Designations dated October 17, 2016, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “ Certificate of Designations ”).  Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have the meaning given them in the Certificate of Designations.  The Company will provide a copy of the Certificate of Designations to a Holder without charge upon written request to the Company at its principal place of business.

 

Reference is hereby made to select provisions of the Preferred Stock set forth on the reverse hereof, and to the Certificate of Designations, which select provisions and the Certificate of Designations shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.

 

Upon receipt of this certificate, the Holder is bound by the Certificate of Designations and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.

 

Unless the Transfer Agent’s Certificate of Authentication hereon has been properly executed, these shares of Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Certificate of Designations or be valid or obligatory for any purpose.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has executed this certificate this           day of           , 2016.

 

 

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

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TRANSFER AGENT’S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

 

These are shares of the Preferred Stock referred to in the within-mentioned Certificate of Designations.

 

Dated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST
COMPANY, LLC, as Transfer Agent,

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Authorized Signatory

 

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REVERSE OF SECURITY

 

Dividends on each share of Preferred Stock shall be payable, when, as and if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors out of legally available funds as provided in the Certificate of Designations.

 

The shares of Preferred Stock shall be convertible into Common Stock upon the satisfaction of the conditions and in the manner and according to the terms set forth in the Certificate of Designations.

 

The Company will furnish without charge to each holder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.

 

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ASSIGNMENT

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers the shares of Preferred Stock evidenced hereby to:

 

 

 

(Insert assignee’s social security or tax identification number)

 

 

 

(Insert address and zip code of assignee)

 

 

and irrevocably appoints:

 

 

 

agent to transfer the shares of Preferred Stock evidenced hereby on the books of the Transfer Agent.  The agent may substitute another to act for him or her.

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

Signature:

 

 

 

(Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this Preferred Stock Certificate)

 

Signature Guarantee:

 

(1)

 


(1)  Signature must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” that is a bank, stockbroker, savings and loan association or credit union meeting the requirements of the Transfer Agent, which requirements include membership or participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program (“ STAMP ”) or such other “signature guarantee program” as may be determined by the Transfer Agent in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

OWNERSHIP NOTICE

 

THE SECURITIES IDENTIFIED HEREIN HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ SECURITIES ACT ”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS.  NEITHER THESE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, REGISTRATION.

 

THE FOREGOING LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED AND A NEW OWNERSHIP NOTICE PROVIDED WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES IDENTIFIED HEREIN UPON THE REQUEST OF THE HOLDER AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE APPLICABLE HOLDING PERIOD WITH RESPECT TO RESTRICTED SECURITIES SET FORTH IN RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.

 

SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC. (THE “ COMPANY ”), INCLUDING THE CERTIFICATES OF DESIGNATIONS INCLUDED THEREIN (AS FURTHER AMENDED AND RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “ CHARTER ”).  THE COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE MORE THAN ONE CLASS OF STOCK OR MORE THAN ONE SERIES OF ANY CLASS AND THE COMPANY WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH STOCKHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS.  THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS NOTICE ARE SUBJECT TO THE OBLIGATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS STATED IN, AND ARE TRANSFERABLE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER.  THE TERMS OF THE CHARTER ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED INTO THIS NOTICE BY REFERENCE.

 

IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS SUCH TRANSFER AGENT MAY REASONABLY REQUIRE TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

 

This letter confirms and acknowledges that you are the registered owner of the number and the class or series of shares of capital stock of the Company listed on Schedule A to this letter.

 

In addition, please be advised that the Company will furnish without charge to each stockholder of the Company who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock, or series thereof, of the Company and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights, which are fixed by the Charter.  Any such request should be directed to the Secretary of the Company.

 

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The shares of capital stock of the Company have been not been registered under the Securities Act and, accordingly, may not be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Act.

 

Dated:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST
COMPANY, LLC, as Transfer Agent,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Authorized Signatory

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

CERTIFICATE TO BE DELIVERED UPON EXCHANGE OR
REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER OF PREFERRED STOCK

 

Re:                              Series A Preferred Stock (the “ Preferred Stock ”) of Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc. (the “ Company ”)

 

This Certificate relates to shares of Preferred Stock held by (the “ Transferor ”) in*/:

 

o                                     book entry form; or

 

o                                     definitive form.

 

The Transferor has requested the Transfer Agent by written order to exchange or register the transfer of Preferred Stock.

 

In connection with such request and in respect of such Preferred Stock, the Transferor does hereby certify that the Transferor is familiar with the Certificate of Designations relating to the above-captioned Preferred Stock and that the transfer of this Preferred Stock does not require registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “ Securities Act ”) because */:

 

¨                                     such Preferred Stock is being acquired for the Transferor’s own account without transfer;

 

¨                                     such Preferred Stock is being transferred to the Company;

 

¨                                     such Preferred Stock is being transferred to a qualified institutional buyer (as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act), in reliance on Rule 144A; or

 

¨                                     such Preferred Stock is being transferred in reliance on and in compliance with another exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (and based on an Opinion of Counsel if the Company so requests).

 

 

[INSERT NAME OF TRANSFEROR]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Date:

 

 


*/                                      Please check applicable box.

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of October 17, 2016, is by and among Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and each of the other parties identified on the signature pages hereto (the “ Securityholders ”).

 

WHEREAS, Extraction Oil & Gas Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of the Company (“ Holdings ”), entered into that certain Registration Rights Agreement dated May 29, 2014 (the “ Original Agreement ”), by and among Holdings and its securityholders party thereto, pursuant to which Holdings agreed to provide registration rights with respect to such securityholders;

 

WHEREAS, Holdings and the securityholders party to the Original Agreement amended the Original Agreement on February 17, 2015;

 

WHEREAS, Holdings and the securityholders party to the Original Agreement amended the Original Agreement, as amended, on March 10, 2015; and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the completion of the Initial Public Offering (as defined below), Holdings merged with and into the Company and the Company converted into a corporation and issued Shares (as defined below) to the Securityholders in exchange for their membership interests in the Company, and the Company and the Securityholders party hereto desire to amend and restate the Original Agreement to provide that the Company will provide registration rights to the Securityholders and to make other amendments to the Original Agreement that the parties deem appropriate.

 

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

 

Section 1.                                            Definitions .  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

Demand Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3 hereof.

 

Demand Registration ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3 hereof.

 

Demanding Qualified Holder Group ” shall mean, with respect to any Demand Registration, the Qualified Holder Group delivering the relevant Demand Notice.

 

Effectiveness Period ” shall mean, with respect to any Shelf Registration Statement, the period from the date the Shelf Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC until the earlier of (i) the sale of all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to such Shelf Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 144; or (ii) the time at which all of the Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement and not held by affiliates of the Company (as defined in Rule 144) are, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144.

 



 

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

 

Initial Public Offering ” shall mean the underwritten registered public offering of the Company pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 originally filed with the SEC on September 14, 2016 (File No. 333-213634).

 

Investor Qualified Holders ” shall mean holders of a majority of Registrable Securities held by Persons other than the Yorktown Holders or the Management Qualified Holders and any other Person who becomes an Investor Qualified Holder pursuant to Section 12(c) , but only to the extent any such Person continues to hold Registrable Securities.

 

Losses ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8 hereof.

 

Management Qualified Holder ” shall mean each of Mark A. Erickson, Matthew Owens, Rusty Kelley and Seth Foreman, but only to the extent any such Person continues to hold Registrable Securities.

 

Opt-Out Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(d)  hereof.

 

Person ” shall mean an individual, partnership, corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, foreign limited liability company, trust, estate, custodian, trustee-executor, administrator, nominee or entity in a representative capacity.

 

Partner Distribution ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a)  hereof. “ Piggyback Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4 hereof.

 

Piggyback Registration ” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 4 hereof.

 

Preferred Registration Rights Agreement ” shall mean that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 3, 2016, among Holdings and the Purchasers party thereto.

 

Proceeding ” shall mean an action, claim, suit, arbitration or proceeding (including, without limitation, an investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether commenced or threatened.

 

Prospectus ” shall mean the prospectus included in any Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A, 430B or 430C promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference into such Prospectus.

 

Qualified Holder Group ” means (i) all of the Management Qualified Holders, collectively, (ii) each of the Investor Qualified Holders and (iii) all of the Yorktown Qualified Holders.

 

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Registrable Securities ” shall mean, subject to the next succeeding sentence, (a) the Shares held by any Securityholder, including any Shares issued or issuable (directly or indirectly) upon conversion, exchange and/or exercise of any other securities of the Company, and (b) any other securities issued and issuable with respect to any such shares described in clause (a)  above by way of a share dividend or share split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization. As to any particular Registrable Securities, once issued, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) they are sold pursuant to an effective Registration Statement under the Securities Act, (ii) they are sold pursuant to Rule 144 and the transferee thereof does not receive “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144, (iii) they shall have ceased to be outstanding, (iv) they have been sold in a private transaction in which the transferor’s rights under this Agreement are not assigned to the transferee of the securities in accordance with Section 12(c)  hereof, or (v) they become eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144. No Registrable Securities may be registered under more than one (1) Registration Statement at any one time.

 

Registration Statement ” shall mean any registration statement of the Company under the Securities Act, including any Shelf Registration Statement, that permits the public offering of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, including the Prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference into such registration statement.

 

Rule 144 ” shall mean Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation in force under the Securities Act.

 

SEC ” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency having jurisdiction under the Securities Act.

 

Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder.

 

Securityholder ” shall mean, in addition to the Securityholders as of the date of this Agreement, any holder of Registrable Securities to which the Company has elected to provide registration rights on the terms and conditions of this Agreement and who executed and delivered to the Company a Joinder to this Agreement in the form of Exhibit A , and such Securityholder shall be deemed to be a member of the Qualified Holder Group that such holder would have been a member of had such holder been a holder of Shares, and party to this Agreement, as of the date hereof.

 

Shares ” shall mean shares of common stock in the Company.

 

Shelf Registration Statement ” shall mean a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act on Form S-3 (or any applicable successor form) that permits the Company to incorporate by reference all of its filings under the Exchange Act.

 

Suspension Period ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(b) .

 

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Underwritten Offering Piggyback Notice ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b) .

 

Underwritten Offering Piggyback Request ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b) .

 

Underwritten Piggyback Offering ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(b) .

 

underwritten registration ” or “ underwritten offering ” shall mean a registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter for reoffering to the public.

 

Yorktown Holders ” shall mean Yorktown Energy Partners IX, L.P., Yorktown Energy Partners X, L.P., Yorktown Energy Partners XI, L.P., YT Extraction Co Investment Partners, LP, any affiliate of the foregoing and any other Person who becomes a Yorktown Holder pursuant to Section 12(c) , but only to the extent any such Person continues to hold Registrable Securities.

 

Yorktown Qualified Holders ” shall mean holders of a majority of Registrable Securities held by the Yorktown Holders.

 

Section 2.                                            Holders of Registrable Securities .  A Securityholder is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Securityholder owns Registrable Securities or holds an option, warrant or other right to purchase, or a security convertible into, Registrable Securities, whether or not such acquisition or conversion has actually been effected.

 

Section 3.                                            Demand Registration .

 

(a)                                  Requests for Registration .  Each Qualified Holder Group shall have the right by delivering a written notice to the Company (the “ Demand Notice ”) to require the Company to register, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement under and in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act, the number of Registrable Securities requested to be so registered pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (a “ Demand Registration ”). Following receipt of a Demand Notice for a Demand Registration, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to file a Registration Statement as promptly as practicable after such Demand Notice, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after the filing thereof. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not have any obligation to file any Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 3 at any time (i) on or before the date that is twelve (12) months after the closing of the Initial Public Offering, (ii) on or before 180 days after any other registered underwritten offering of equity securities of the Company, or (iii) if the Company is not otherwise eligible at such time to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or any applicable successor form).

 

The Management Qualified Holders shall be entitled collectively to a maximum of one (1) Demand Registration, the Investor Qualified Holders shall be entitled collectively to a maximum of one (1) Demand Registration and the Yorktown Qualified Holders shall be entitled collectively to a maximum of one (1) Demand Registration. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 3 , in no event shall more than one (1) Demand Registration occur during any six-month period (measured from the effective date of the Registration Statement to

 

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the date of the next Demand Notice) or within 180 days after the effective date of a Registration Statement filed by the Company.

 

No Demand Registration shall be deemed to have occurred for purposes of this Section 3(a)  if the Registration Statement relating thereto does not become effective or is not maintained effective for the period required pursuant to this Section 3(a) , in which case the Demanding Qualified Holder Group shall be entitled to an additional Demand Registration in lieu thereof.

 

Within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a Demand Notice, the Company shall give written notice (the “ Notice ”) of such Demand Notice to all holders of Registrable Securities and shall, subject to the provisions of Section 3(b)  hereof, include in such registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company received written requests for inclusion therein within ten (10) days after such Notice is given by the Company to such holders.

 

All requests made pursuant to this Section 3 will specify the amount of Registrable Securities to be registered and the intended methods of disposition thereof.

 

The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement (except in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement) with respect to any Demand Registration for a period of at least one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date thereof or such shorter period in which all Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement have actually been sold; provided , however , that such period shall be extended, if reasonably practicable, for a period of time equal to the period the holders of Registrable Securities refrain from selling any securities included in such Registration Statement at the request of (x) an underwriter or (y) the Company pursuant to the provisions herein. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of a Registration Statement that constitutes a Shelf Registration Statement at all times during the Effectiveness Period; provided , however , that any Holder of Registrable Securities that has been included in a Shelf Registration Statement may request that such Registrable Securities be removed from such Shelf Registration Statement, in which event the Company shall promptly either withdraw such Shelf Registration Statement or file a post-effective amendment to such Shelf Registration Statement removing such Registrable Securities.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Company hereby agrees that (i) each Shelf Registration Statement filed by the Company pursuant to this Section 3 shall contain all language (including, without limitation, on the Prospectus cover page, the principal stockholders’ table and the plan of distribution) as may be reasonably requested by an Investor Qualified Holder to allow for distribution to, and resale by, the direct and indirect partners, investors or affiliated entities of an Investor Qualified Holder (a “ Partner Distribution ”) and (ii) the Company shall, at the reasonable request of any Investor Qualified Holder seeking to effect a Partner Distribution, file any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendments and otherwise take any action reasonably necessary to include such language, if such language was not included in the initial Shelf Registration Statement, or revise such language if deemed necessary by such Investor Qualified Holder to effect such Partner Distribution.

 

(b)                                  Priority on Demand Registration .  If any of the Registrable Securities registered pursuant to a Demand Registration are to be sold in a firm commitment underwritten

 

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offering, and the managing underwriter or underwriters advise the holders of such securities in writing that, in its view, the total amount of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such offering is such as to adversely affect the success of such offering (including, without limitation, securities proposed to be included by other holders of securities entitled to include securities in the Registration Statement pursuant to incidental or piggyback registration rights), then the amount of securities to be offered (i) for the account of the members of the Demanding Qualified Holder Group and any other holders of Registrable Securities and (ii) for the account of all such other Persons (other than members of the Demanding Qualified Holder Group and any other holders of Registrable Securities) shall be reduced to the extent necessary to reduce the total amount of securities to be included in such offering to the amount recommended by such managing underwriter or underwriters by first reducing, or eliminating if necessary, all securities of the Company requested to be included by such other Persons and then, if necessary, reducing the securities requested to be included by the members of the Demanding Qualified Holder Group and any other holders of Registrable Securities requesting such registration pro rata among such holders on the basis of the percentage of the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Registration Statement by such holders. In connection with any Demand Registration to which the provisions of this Section 3(b)  apply, no securities other than Registrable Securities shall be covered by such Demand Registration except as provided in Section 3(d)(ii)  hereof, and such registration shall not reduce the number of available Demand Registrations with respect to the Demanding Qualified Holder Group under this Section 3 in the event that the Registration Statement excludes more than 25% of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities that members of the Demanding Qualified Holder Group requested be included.

 

(c)                                   Postponement of Demand Registration .  The Company shall be entitled to postpone (but not more than twice in any twelve-month period), for a reasonable period of time not in excess of ninety (90) days, the filing of a Registration Statement if the Company delivers to the members of the Demanding Qualified Holder Group a certificate signed by both the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the Company certifying that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, such registration and offering would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect or materially interfere with any bona fide material financing of the Company or any material transaction under consideration by the Company, or would render the Company unable to comply with the requirements under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or would require disclosure of information that has not been disclosed to the public, the premature disclosure of which would materially adversely affect the Company. Such certificate shall contain a statement of the reasons for such postponement and an approximation of the anticipated delay. The Persons receiving such certificate shall keep the information contained in such certificate confidential subject to the same terms set forth in Section 6(q) . If the Company shall so postpone the filing of a Registration Statement, the Demanding Qualified Holder Group shall have the right to withdraw the request for registration by giving written notice to the Company within thirty (30) days of the anticipated termination date of the postponement period, as provided in the certificate delivered thereto, and in the event of such withdrawal, such request shall not be counted for purposes of the number of Demand Registrations to which the Qualified Holder Groups are entitled pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

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(d)                                  Registration of Other Securities .  Whenever the Company shall effect a Demand Registration pursuant to this Section 3 in connection with an underwritten offering, no securities other than Registrable Securities shall be included among the securities covered by such Demand Registration unless (i) the managing underwriter of such offering shall have advised each holder of Registrable Securities requesting such registration in writing that it believes that the inclusion of such other securities would not adversely affect such offering, (ii) the inclusion of such other securities is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities included in such Demand Registration by the members of the Demanding Qualified Holder Group, or (iii) pursuant to the piggyback rights of the Company’s securityholders under the Preferred Registration Rights Agreement and the Other Registration Rights Agreement (as defined in the Preferred Registration Rights Agreement).

 

Section 4.                                            Piggyback Registration .

 

(a)                                  Right to Piggyback Registration Statements .  If the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of equity securities (other than a Registration Statement (i) on Form S-4, Form S-8 or any successor forms thereto or (ii) filed solely in connection with an exchange offer or any employee benefit or dividend reinvestment plan), then, each such time, the Company shall give prompt written notice of such proposed filing at least fifteen (15) days before the anticipated filing date (the “ Piggyback Notice ”) to all of the holders of Registrable Securities. The Piggyback Notice shall offer such holders the opportunity to include in such Registration Statement the number of Registrable Securities as each such holder may request (a “ Piggyback Registration ”). Subject to Section 4(c)  hereof, the Company shall include in each such Piggyback Registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within ten (10) days after the Piggyback Notice has been given to the applicable holder. The eligible holders of Registrable Securities shall be permitted to withdraw all or part of the Registrable Securities from a Piggyback Registration at any time thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such Piggyback Registration. The Company shall not be required to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement for a Piggyback Registration beyond the earlier to occur of (i) 120 days after the effective date thereof and (ii) consummation of the distribution by the holders of the Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement.

 

(b)                                  Right to Piggyback Underwritten Offerings . If the Company shall at any time propose to conduct an underwritten offering, whether or not for its own account, then the Company shall promptly notify all holders of Registrable Securities of such proposal reasonably in advance of (and in any event at least two (2) business days before) the commencement of the offering, which notice shall set forth the principal terms and conditions of the issuance, including the proposed offering price (or range of offering prices), the anticipated filing date of the related Registration Statement (if applicable) and the number of Shares that are proposed to be registered (the “ Underwritten Offering Piggyback Notice ”).  The Underwritten Offering Piggyback Notice shall offer holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to include in such underwritten offering (and any related registration, if applicable) the number of Registrable Securities as they may request in writing (an “ Underwritten Piggyback Offering ”);  provided, however , that in the event that the Company proposes to effectuate the subject underwritten offering pursuant to an effective Shelf Registration Statement of the Company other than an automatically effective Shelf Registration Statement, only Registrable

 

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Securities of holders that are covered by such effective Shelf Registration Statement may be included in such Underwritten Piggyback Offering.  Subject to Section 4(c) , the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to include in each such Underwritten Piggyback Offering such Registrable Securities for which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein (“ Underwritten Offering Piggyback Request ”) within one (1) business day after the Underwritten Offering Piggyback Notice is provided.  Each holder of Registrable Securities shall be permitted to withdraw all or part of such holder’s Registrable Securities from an Underwritten Piggyback Offering at any time prior to the effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement (or, if pursuant to an already effective Registration Statement, pricing of the offering), and such holder shall continue to have the right to include any Registrable Securities in any subsequent underwritten offerings, all upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

(c)                                   Priority on Piggyback Registrations .  The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the managing underwriter or underwriters of a proposed underwritten offering to permit holders of Registrable Securities requested to be included in the registration for such offering to include all such Registrable Securities on the same terms and conditions as any other shares of capital stock, if any, of the Company included therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the managing underwriter or underwriters of such underwritten offering have informed the Company in writing that, in its view, the total amount of securities that such holders, the Company and any other Persons having rights to participate in such registration, intend to include in such offering is such as to adversely affect the success of such offering, then the amount of securities to be offered (i) for the account of holders of Registrable Securities and (ii) for the account of all such other Persons (other than the Company and holders of Registrable Securities) shall be reduced to the extent necessary to reduce the total amount of securities to be included in such offering to the amount recommended by such managing underwriter or underwriters by first reducing, or eliminating if necessary, all securities of the Company requested to be included by such other Persons (other than the Company and holders of Registrable Securities) and then, if necessary, reducing the securities requested to be included by the holders of Registrable Securities requesting such registration pro rata among such holders on the basis of the percentage of the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Registration Statement by such holders.

 

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Company hereby agrees that (i) any Piggyback Registration shall contain all language (including, without limitation, on the Prospectus cover page, the principal stockholders’ table and the plan of distribution) as may be reasonably requested by a holder of Registrable Securities to allow for a Partner Distribution and (ii) the Company shall, at the reasonable request of any holder of Registrable Securities seeking to effect a Partner Distribution, file any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendments and otherwise take any action reasonably necessary to include such language, if such language was not included in the initial Registration Statement, or revise such language if deemed reasonably necessary by such holder of Registrable Securities to effect such Partner Distribution.

 

(d)                                  Opt-Out . Any holder of Registrable Securities may deliver written notice (an “ Opt-Out Notice ”) to the Company requesting that such holder of Registrable Securities not receive from the Company any Piggyback Notice or Underwritten Offering Piggy Back Notice; provided, however, that such holder of Registrable Securities may later revoke any such Opt-Out

 

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Notice in writing.  Following receipt of an Opt-Out Notice from a holder of Registrable Securities (unless subsequently revoked), the Company shall not deliver any notice to such holder of Registrable Securities pursuant to Sections 4(a) or 4(b) and such holder of Registrable Securities shall no longer be entitled to participate in any Piggyback Registration pursuant to Section 4(a) or in any Underwritten Piggyback Offering pursuant to Section 4(b).

 

Section 5.                                            Restrictions on Public Sale by Holders of Registrable Securities .  Each holder of Registrable Securities agrees, in connection with the Initial Public Offering and any underwritten offering made pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3 or Section 4 hereof (whether or not such holder elected to include Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement), if requested (pursuant to a written notice) by the managing underwriter or underwriters in an underwritten offering, not to effect any public sale or distribution of any of the Company’s securities (except as part of such underwritten offering), including a sale pursuant to Rule 144, or to give any Demand Notice during the period commencing on the date of the request (which shall be no earlier than fourteen (14) days prior to the expected “pricing” of such offering) and continuing for not more than 180 days (with respect to the Initial Public Offering) or 120 days (with respect to any underwritten public offering other than the Initial Public Offering made prior to the second anniversary of the Initial Public Offering and thereafter 60 days rather than 120) after the date of the Prospectus pursuant to which such public offering shall be made or such shorter period as is required by the managing underwriter, provided , however , that all executive officers and members of the Board of Directors of the Company must be subject to similar restrictions.

 

Section 6.                                            Registration Procedures .  If and whenever the Company is required to use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act as provided in Section 3 and Section 4 hereof, the Company shall effect such registration to permit the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall cooperate in the sale of the securities and shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable:

 

(a)                                  Prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement or Registration Statements on such form which shall be available for the offer and sale of the Registrable Securities by the holders thereof in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof (including without limitation, a Partner Distribution), and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and to remain effective as provided herein; provided , however , that before filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Company shall furnish or otherwise make available to the holders of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, their counsel and the managing underwriters, if any, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed. The Company shall not file any such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto with respect to a Demand Registration to which the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, their counsel, or the managing underwriters, if any, shall reasonably object, in writing, on a timely basis, unless, in the opinion of the Company, such filing is necessary to comply with applicable law.

 

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(b)                                  (i) If such Registration Statement is a Shelf Registration Statement, subject to any notice by the Company in accordance with this Section 6(b)  of the existence of any fact or event of the kind described in Section 6(d)(vi) , use its commercially reasonable efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective during the Effectiveness Period; upon the occurrence of any event that would cause the Shelf Registration Statement or the Prospectus contained therein (A) to contain a material misstatement or omission or (B) not to be effective and usable for resale of the Registrable Securities covered thereby during the Effectiveness Period, the Company shall file promptly an appropriate amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement, a supplement to the Prospectus or a report filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, in the case of clause (A)  of this Section 6(b)(i) , correcting any such misstatement or omission, and, in the case of either clause (A)  or (B)  of this Section 6(b)(i) , use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such amendment to be declared effective and the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus to become usable for their intended purposes as soon as practicable thereafter.

 

(ii) Notwithstanding Section 6(b)(i)  hereof, the Company may suspend the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement (each such period, a “ Suspension Period ”) (A) if a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors, in good faith, determines that such registration and offering would reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect or materially interfere with any bona fide material financing of the Company or any material transaction under consideration by the Company, or would render the Company unable to comply with the requirements under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, or would require disclosure of information that has not been disclosed to the public, the premature disclosure of which would materially adversely affect the Company; or (B) if a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors, in good faith, determines that the Company is required by law, rule or regulation to supplement the Shelf Registration Statement or file a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement in order to incorporate information into the Shelf Registration Statement for the purpose of (1) including in the Shelf Registration Statement any Prospectus required under Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act, (2) reflecting in the Prospectus included in the Shelf Registration Statement any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Shelf Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment) that, individually or in the aggregate, represents a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Prospectus, or (3) including in the Prospectus included in the Shelf Registration Statement any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not disclosed in the Shelf Registration Statement or any material change to such information.

 

Upon the occurrence of any event described in clauses (A)  and (B)  of this Section 6(b)(ii) , the Company shall give notice to each Demanding Qualified Holder with respect to such Shelf Registration Statement that the availability of the Shelf Registration Statement is suspended and, upon actual receipt of any such notice, each such Demanding Qualified Holder agrees not to sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement until such Demanding Qualified Holder’s receipt of copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus provided for this Section 6(b) . The Suspension Period shall not exceed 90 days in any 120-day period (except as a result of a review of any post-effective amendment by the SEC prior to declaring any post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement effective provided the Company has used its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to be declared effective); provided , that Suspension Periods shall not exceed an

 

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aggregate of 120 days in any 12-month period (except as a result of a review of any post-effective amendment by the SEC prior to declaring any post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement effective provided the Company has used its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such post-effective amendment to be declared effective). The Company shall not be required to specify in the written notice to the Demanding Qualified Holders the nature of the event giving rise to the Suspension Period.

 

(c)                                   Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to each Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective during the period provided herein with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement; and cause the related Prospectus to be supplemented by any Prospectus supplement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 (or any similar provisions then in force) under the Securities Act.

 

(d)                                  Notify each selling holder of Registrable Securities, its counsel and the managing underwriters, if any, promptly, and (if requested by any such Person) confirm such notice in writing (which notice pursuant to clauses (ii)  through (v)  below shall be accompanied by an instruction to suspend the use of the Prospectus until the Company shall have remedied the basis for such suspension if the effectiveness of a Shelf Registration Statement has been suspended pursuant to Section 6(b) ), (i) when a Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective, (ii) of any request by the SEC or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or related Prospectus or for additional information, (iii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, (iv) if at any time the representations and warranties of the Company contained in any agreement (including any underwriting agreement) contemplated by Section 6(p)  below cease to be true and correct, (v) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose, and (vi) of the happening of any event that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in such Registration Statement, Prospectus or documents so that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not misleading, and that, in the case of the Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(e)                                   Use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or the lifting of any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction.

 

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(f)                                    If requested by the managing underwriters, if any, or the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities being sold in connection with an underwritten offering, promptly include in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as the managing underwriters, if any, and such holders may reasonably request in order to permit the intended method of distribution of such securities and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or such post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Company has received such request; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to take any actions under this Section 6(f)  that are not, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, in compliance with applicable law.

 

(g)                                   Furnish to each selling holder of Registrable Securities, its counsel and each managing underwriter, if any, without charge, at least one (1) conformed copy of the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and Prospectus supplements, if applicable, and each post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements (but excluding schedules, all documents incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and all exhibits, unless requested in writing by such holder, counsel or underwriter).

 

(h)                                  Deliver to each selling holder of Registrable Securities, its counsel, and the underwriters, if any, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of Prospectus) and each amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons may reasonably request in connection with the distribution of the Registrable Securities; and the Company, subject to the last paragraph of this Section 6 , hereby consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling holders of Registrable Securities and the underwriters, if any, in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any such amendment or supplement thereto.

 

(i)                                      Prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling holders of Registrable Securities, the underwriters, if any, and their respective counsel in connection with the registration or qualification (or exemption from such registration or qualification) of such Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or “ Blue Sky ” laws of such jurisdictions within the United States as any seller or underwriter reasonably requests in writing and to keep each such registration or qualification (or exemption therefrom) effective during the period such Registration Statement is required to be kept effective and to take any other action that may be necessary or advisable to enable such holders of Registrable Securities to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities in such jurisdiction; provided , however , that the Company will not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or (ii) take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject.

 

(j)                                     Cooperate with the selling holders of Registrable Securities and the managing underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates (not bearing any legends) representing Registrable Securities to be sold after receiving written representations from each holder of such Registrable Securities that the Registrable Securities represented by the certificates so delivered by such holder will be transferred in accordance with the Registration Statement, and enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations

 

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and registered in such names as the managing underwriters, if any, or holders may request at least two (2) business days prior to any sale of Registrable Securities in a firm commitment public offering, but in any other such sale, within ten (10) business days prior to having to issue the securities.

 

(k)                                  Use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities within the United States, except as may be required solely as a consequence of the nature of such selling holder’s business, in which case the Company will cooperate in all reasonable respects with the filing of such Registration Statement and the granting of such approvals, as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriters, if any, to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

 

(l)                                      Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 6(d)(vi)  above, prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities being sold thereunder, such Prospectus 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, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(m)                              Prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement relating to the Registrable Securities, provide a CUSIP number for the Registrable Securities.

 

(n)                                  Provide and cause to be maintained a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement from and after a date not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement.

 

(o)                                  Use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement to be listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed.

 

(p)                                  Enter into such agreements (including an underwriting agreement in form, scope and substance as is customary in underwritten offerings) and take all such other actions reasonably requested by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold in connection therewith (including those reasonably requested by the managing underwriters, if any) to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities, and in such connection, whether or not an underwriting agreement is entered into and whether or not the registration is an underwritten registration, (i) make such representations and warranties to the holders of such Registrable Securities and the underwriters, if any, with respect to the business of the Company and its subsidiaries, and the Registration Statement, Prospectus and documents, if any, incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference therein, in each case, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in underwritten offerings, and, if true, confirm the same if and when requested, (ii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to furnish to the selling holders of such Registrable Securities opinions of counsel to the Company and updates thereof (which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and

 

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substance) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the managing underwriters, if any, and counsels to the selling holders of the Registrable Securities), addressed to each selling holder of Registrable Securities and each of the underwriters, if any, covering the matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings and such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such counsel and underwriters, (iii) use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain “cold comfort” letters and updates thereof from the independent certified public accountants of the Company (and, if necessary, any other independent certified public accountants of any subsidiary of the Company or of any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to be, included in the Registration Statement) who have certified the financial statements included in such Registration Statement, addressed to each selling holder of Registrable Securities (unless such accountants shall be prohibited from so addressing such letters by applicable standards of the accounting profession) and each of the underwriters, if any, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in “cold comfort” letters in connection with underwritten offerings, (iv) if an underwriting agreement is entered into, the same shall contain indemnification provisions and procedures that are reasonably acceptable to the managing underwriters, and (v) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold, their counsel and the managing underwriters, if any, to evidence the continued validity of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 6(p)(i)  above and to evidence compliance with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company. The above shall be done at each closing under such underwriting or similar agreement, or as and to the extent required thereunder.

 

(q)                                  Make available for inspection by a representative of the selling holders of Registrable Securities, any underwriter participating in any such disposition of Registrable Securities, if any, and any attorneys or accountants retained by such selling holders or underwriter, at the offices where normally kept, during reasonable business hours, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, and cause the officers, directors and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to supply all information in each case reasonably requested by any such representative, underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection with such Registration Statement; provided , however , that any information that is not generally publicly available at the time of delivery of such information shall be kept confidential by such Persons unless (i) disclosure of such information is required by court or administrative order, (ii) disclosure of such information, in the opinion of counsel to such Person, is required by law or (iii) such information becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure or failure to safeguard by such Person. In the case of a proposed disclosure pursuant to (i) or (ii) above, such Person shall be required to give the Company written notice of the proposed disclosure prior to such disclosure and, if requested by the Company, assist the Company in seeking to prevent or limit the proposed disclosure. Without limiting the foregoing, no such information shall be used by such Person as the basis for any market transactions in securities of the Company or its subsidiaries in violation of law.

 

(r)                                     Comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and make available to its security holders earning statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder, or any similar rule promulgated under the Securities

 

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Act, no later than forty-five (45) days after the end of any twelve-month period (or ninety (90) days after the end of any twelve-month period if such period is a fiscal year) (i) commencing at the end of any fiscal quarter in which Registrable Securities are sold to underwriters in a firm commitment or best efforts underwritten offering and (ii) if not sold to underwriters in such an offering, commencing on the first day of the first fiscal quarter of the Company after the effective date of a Registration Statement, which statements shall cover one of said twelve-month periods.

 

(s)                                    Cause its officers to use their commercially reasonable efforts to support the marketing of the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement (including, without limitation, participation in “road shows”) taking into account the Company’s business needs; provided , that such officers’ travel expenses shall be reimbursed by the Company in accordance with its applicable policies and procedures.

 

The Company may require each seller of Registrable Securities as to which any registration is being effected to furnish to the Company in writing such information required in connection with such registration regarding such seller and the distribution of such Registrable Securities as the Company may, from time to time, reasonably request in writing and the Company may exclude from such registration the Registrable Securities of any seller who unreasonably fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request.

 

Each holder of Registrable Securities agrees if such holder has Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 6(d)(ii) , Section 6(d)(iii) , Section 6(d)(v)  or Section 6(d)(vi)  hereof, such holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement or Prospectus until such holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 6(l)  hereof, or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, if requested, has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference into such Prospectus; provided , however that the Company shall extend the time periods under Section 3 with respect to the length of time that the effectiveness of a Registration Statement must be maintained by the amount of time the holder is required to discontinue disposition of such securities.

 

Section 7.                                            Registration Expenses .  All reasonable fees and expenses incident to the performance of or compliance with this Agreement by the Company (including, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including, without limitation, fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and (B) of compliance with securities or Blue Sky laws, including, without limitation, any fees and disbursements of counsel for the underwriters in connection with Blue Sky qualifications of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 6(i) ), (ii) printing expenses (including, without limitation, expenses of printing certificates for Registrable Securities in a form eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company and of printing Prospectuses if the printing of Prospectuses is requested by the managing underwriters, if any, or by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses of the Company, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel for the

 

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Company, (v) expenses of the Company incurred in connection with any road show, (vi) fees and disbursements of all independent certified public accountants referred to in Section 6(p)(iii)  hereof (including, without limitation, the expenses of any “cold comfort” letters required by this Agreement) and any other persons, including special experts retained by the Company and (vii) fees and disbursements of one counsel for the members of the Qualified Holder Group whose Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement, which counsel shall be selected by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities held by the Qualified Holder Group included in such Registration Statement) shall be borne by the Company whether or not any Registration Statement is filed or becomes effective; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to pay for any of the foregoing expenses in connection with any Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 3 if the registration request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the Qualified Holder Group demanding such registration (in which case all selling holders comprising such Qualified Holder Group shall bear such expenses pro rata based upon the number of Registrable Securities that were to be included in the withdrawn registration), unless such Qualified Holder Group agrees to forfeit one (1) of its Demand Registration entitlements under the second paragraph of Section 3(a) . In addition, the Company shall pay its internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal, accounting or marketing duties), the expense of any annual audit, the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the securities to be registered on any securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed and rating agency fees and the fees and expenses of any Person, including special experts, retained by the Company.

 

The Company shall not be required to pay (i) fees and disbursements of any counsel retained by any holder of Registrable Securities or by any underwriter (except as set forth in clauses 7(i)(B)  and 7(vii) ), (ii) any underwriter’s fees (including discounts, commissions or fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals) relating to the distribution of the Registrable Securities or (iii) any other expenses of the holders of Registrable Securities not specifically required to be paid by the Company pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 7 .

 

Section 8.                                            Indemnification .

 

(a)                                  Indemnification by the Company .  The Company shall, without limitation as to time, indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by law, each holder of Registrable Securities whose Registrable Securities are covered by a Registration Statement or Prospectus, the officers, directors, partners, members, managers, stockholders, accountants, attorneys, agents and employees of each of them, each Person who controls each such holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) and the officers, directors, partners, members, managers, stockholders, accountants, attorneys, agents and employees of each such controlling person, each underwriter, if any, and each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act) such underwriter, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs (including, without limitation, costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys’ fees and any legal or other fees or expenses incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or Proceeding), expenses, judgments, fines, penalties, charges and amounts paid in settlement (collectively, “ Losses ”), as incurred, arising out of or based upon any untrue statement (or

 

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alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any Prospectus, Prospectus supplement, offering circular, or other document (including any related Registration Statement, notification, or the like) incident to any such registration, qualification, or compliance, or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by the Company of the Securities Act or any rule or regulation thereunder applicable to the Company and relating to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any such registration, qualification, or compliance, and will reimburse each such holder, each of its officers, directors, partners, members, managers, stockholders, accountants, attorneys, agents and employees and each person controlling such holder, each such underwriter, and each person who controls any such underwriter, for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating and defending or settling any such claim, loss, damage, liability, or action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such claim, loss, damage, liability, or expense arises out of or is based on any untrue statement or omission by such holder or underwriter, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in such Registration Statement, Prospectus, Prospectus supplement, offering circular, or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such holder. It is agreed that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 8(a)  shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

 

(b)                                  Indemnification by Holder of Registrable Securities .  In connection with any Registration Statement in which a holder of Registrable Securities is participating, such holder of Registrable Securities shall furnish to the Company in writing such information as the Company reasonably requests for use in connection with any Registration Statement or Prospectus and agrees to indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by law, severally and not jointly, the Company, its directors, officers, accountants, attorneys, agents and employees, each Person who controls the Company (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, officers, partners, members, managers, stockholders, accountants, attorneys, agents or employees of such controlling persons, and each underwriter, if any, attorneys and agents of such underwriter, if any, and each person who controls such underwriter (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), if any, from and against all Losses arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any such Registration Statement, Prospectus, Prospectus supplement, offering circular, or other document, or any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse the Company and such directors, officers, partners, members, managers, stockholders, accountants, attorneys, employees, agents, persons, underwriters, or control persons for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability, or action, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement or omission is made in such Registration Statement, Prospectus, Prospectus supplement, offering circular, or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such holder specifically for use in connection with the preparation of such Registration Statement, Prospectus, Prospectus supplement, offering circular or other

 

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document; provided , however , that the obligations of such holder hereunder shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claims, losses, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) if such settlement is effected without the consent of such holder (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld); and provided , further , that the liability of each selling holder of Registrable Securities hereunder shall be limited to the net proceeds received by such selling holder from the sale of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement. In addition, insofar as the foregoing indemnity relates to any such untrue statement or omission made in the preliminary Prospectus but eliminated or remedied in the amended Prospectus on file with the SEC at the time the Registration Statement becomes effective or in the final Prospectus filed pursuant to applicable rules of the SEC or in any supplement or addendum thereto and such new Prospectus is delivered to the underwriter, the indemnity agreement herein shall not inure to the benefit of such underwriter, any controlling person of such underwriter and their respective Representatives, if a copy of the final Prospectus filed pursuant to such rules, together with all supplements and addenda thereto was not furnished to the Person asserting the loss, liability, claim or damage at or prior to the time such furnishing is required by the Securities Act.

 

(c)                                   Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings .  If any Person shall be entitled to indemnity hereunder (an “ indemnified party ”), such indemnified party shall give prompt notice to the party from which such indemnity is sought (the “ indemnifying party ”) of any claim or of the commencement of any Proceeding with respect to which such indemnified party seeks indemnification or contribution pursuant hereto; provided , however , that the delay or failure to so notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve the indemnifying party from any obligation or liability except to the extent that the indemnifying party has been prejudiced by such delay or failure. The indemnifying party shall have the right, exercisable by giving written notice to an indemnified party promptly after the receipt of written notice from such indemnified party of such claim or Proceeding, to, unless in the indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist in respect of such claim, assume, at the indemnifying party’s expense, the defense of any such claim or Proceeding, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided , however , that an indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such claim or Proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party unless: (i) the indemnifying party agrees to pay such fees and expenses or (ii) the indemnifying party fails promptly to assume the defense of such claim or Proceeding or fails to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party; in which case the indemnified party shall have the right to employ counsel and to assume the defense of such claim or proceeding; provided , however , that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any one such claim or Proceeding or separate but substantially similar or related claims or Proceedings in the same jurisdiction, arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one firm of attorneys (together with appropriate local counsel) at any time for all of the indemnified parties, or for fees and expenses that are not reasonable. Whether or not such defense is assumed by the indemnifying party, such indemnified party will not be subject to any liability for any settlement made without its consent (but such consent will not be unreasonably withheld). The indemnifying party shall not consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such indemnified party of a release, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party, from all liability

 

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in respect of such claim or litigation for which such indemnified party would be entitled to indemnification hereunder.

 

(d)                                  Contribution .  If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 is unavailable to an indemnified party in respect of any Losses (other than in accordance with its terms), then each applicable indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and such indemnified party, on the other hand, in connection with the actions, statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such indemnifying party, on the one hand, and indemnified party, on the other hand, 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, has been taken by, or relates to information supplied by, such indemnifying party or indemnified party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent any such action, statement or omission.

 

The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8(d)  were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8(d) , an indemnifying party that is a selling holder of Registrable Securities shall not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the net proceeds from the sale of the Registrable Securities sold by such indemnifying party exceeds the amount of any damages that such indemnifying party has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

(e)                                   Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions on indemnification and contribution contained in the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the underwritten public offering are in conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provisions in the underwriting agreement shall control.

 

Section 9.                                            Rule 144 .  The Company shall file the reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and will take such further action as any holder of Registrable Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitations of the exemption provided by Rule 144. Upon the request of any holder of Registrable Securities, the Company shall deliver to such holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

Section 10.                                     Underwritten Registrations .  If any Demand Registration is an underwritten offering, the Company shall have the right to select the investment banker or investment bankers and managers to administer the offering, subject to approval by the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities covered by such Demand Registration, which approval

 

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shall not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Company shall have the right to select the investment banker or investment bankers and managers to administer any Piggyback Registration.

 

No Person may participate in any underwritten registration hereunder unless such Person (i) agrees to sell the Registrable Securities it desires to have covered by the Demand Registration on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements in customary form and (ii) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, custody agreements, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements, provided that such Person shall not be required to make any representations or warranties other than those related to title and ownership of shares and as to the accuracy and completeness of statements made in a Registration Statement, Prospectus, offering circular, or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company or the managing underwriter by such Person.

 

Section 11.                                     Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights .  From and after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the holders of at least 75% of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities, enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company giving such holder or prospective holder any registration rights the terms of which (i) are equivalent to or more favorable than the registration rights granted to the holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, or (ii) would reduce the amount of Registrable Securities the holders can include in any registration filed pursuant to Section 3 hereof, unless such rights are subordinate to those of the holders of Registrable Securities.

 

Section 12.                                     Miscellaneous .

 

(a)                                  Amendments and Waivers .  The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Company has obtained the written consent of holders of at least 75% of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities; provided, however , that in no event shall the obligations of any holder of Registrable Securities be materially increased or the rights of any holder of Registrable Securities be adversely affected (without similarly adversely affecting the rights of all holders of Registrable Securities), except upon the written consent of such holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of holders of Registrable Securities whose securities are being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other holders of Registrable Securities may be given by holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold by such holders pursuant to such Registration Statement.

 

(b)                                  Notices .  All notices required to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given if personally delivered, telecopied and confirmed, or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, or overnight delivery service with proof of receipt maintained, at the following address (or any other address that any such party may designate by written notice to the other parties):

 

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if to the Company:

 

370 17 th  St. Suite 5300

Denver, CO 80202

Fax: (720) 557-8301

Attn: Chief Executive Officer

 

with a copy to:

 

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

Attn:  Douglas E. McWilliams

1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500

Houston, Texas  77002

Fax:  (713) 615-5725

Electronic mail: dmcwilliams@velaw.com

 

and:

 

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

Attn:  Julian J. Seiguer

1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500

Houston, Texas  77002

Fax:  (713) 615-5862

Electronic mail: jseiguer@velaw.com

 

If to any holder of Registrable Securities, at such Person’s address as set forth on the records of the Company. Any such notice shall, if delivered personally, be deemed received upon delivery; shall, if delivered by telecopy, be deemed received on the first business day following confirmation; shall, if delivered by overnight delivery service, be deemed received the first business day after being sent; and shall, if delivered by mail, be deemed received upon the earlier of actual receipt thereof or five (5) business days after the date of deposit in the United States mail.

 

(c)                                   Successors and Assigns; Status .  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests and obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the Securityholder without the prior written consent of the Company and each of the other Securityholders; provided , however , that each of the Investor Qualified Holders and each of the Yorktown Qualified Holders may assign their rights and benefits under this Agreement to an affiliate or a legal successor of such Investor Qualified Holders or Yorktown Qualified Holder or otherwise in connection with a Partner Distribution; provided , further , that such successor or assign shall not be entitled to such rights unless the successor or assign shall have executed and delivered to the Company an Addendum Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto promptly following the acquisition of such Registrable Securities. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under, in or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained.

 

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(d)                                  Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signature and in two (2) or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

(e)                                   Headings .  The section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

(f)                                    Governing Law .  This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware (without giving effect to the choice of law principles thereof).

 

(g)                                   Severability .  If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction that was so determined to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

(h)                                  Entire Agreement .  This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement, and is intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein, with respect to the registration rights granted by the Company with respect to Registrable Securities. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

 

(i)                                      Termination .  This Agreement shall terminate when no Registrable Securities remain outstanding; provided that Section 7 and Section 8 shall survive any termination hereof.

 

(j)                                     Specific Performance .  The parties hereto recognize and agree that money damages may be insufficient to compensate the holders of any Registrable Securities for breaches by the Company of the terms hereof and, consequently, that the equitable remedy of specific performance of the terms hereof will be available in the event of any such breach.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

 

COMPANY:

 

 

 

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark A. Erickson

 

 

Mark A. Erickson

 

 

Chairman and CEO

 

 

 

 

 

SECURITYHOLDERS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Mark A. Erickson

 

 

Mark A. Erickson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Matthew R. Owens

 

 

Matthew R. Owens

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

 

Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Peter A. Leidel

 

 

Peter A. Leidel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Patrick D. O’Brien

 

 

Patrick D. O’Brien

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

YORKTOWN ENERGY PARTNERS IX, L.P.

 

 

 

By:

Yorktown IX Company LP, its general

 

 

Partner

 

 

 

 

By:

Yorktown IX Associates LLC, its general

 

 

partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Peter A. Leidel

 

Name:

Peter A. Leidel

 

Title:

Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YORKTOWN ENERGY PARTNERS X, L.P.

 

 

 

By:

Yorktown X Company LP, its general

 

 

Partner

 

 

 

 

By:

Yorktown X Associates LLC, its general

 

 

partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Peter A. Leidel

 

Name:

Peter A. Leidel

 

Title:

Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YORKTOWN ENERGY PARTNERS XI, L.P.

 

 

 

By:

Yorktown XI Company LP, its general

 

 

Partner

 

 

 

 

By:

Yorktown XI Associates LLC, its general

 

 

partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Peter A. Leidel

 

Name:

Peter A. Leidel

 

Title:

Member

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

YT EXTRACTION CO INVESTMENT
PARTNERS, L.P.

 

 

 

By:

YT Extraction Company LP, its general
partner

 

 

 

 

By:

YT Extraction Associates LLC, its general

 

 

partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Peter A. Leidel

 

Name:

Peter A. Leidel

 

Title:

Member

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

NB PEP HOLDINGS LIMITED

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christian Neira

 

Name:

Christian Neira

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NB CROSSROADS XX – MC HOLDINGS LP

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christian Neira

 

Name:

Christian Neira

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NB SAUGER FUND LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christian Neira

 

Name:

Christian Neira

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NBSCIP II EXTRACTION HOLDINGS

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christian Neira

 

Name:

Christian Neira

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NB SOF III HOLDINGS LP

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Christian Neira

 

Name:

Christian Neira

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

SBC MASTER PENSION TRUST

 

 

 

By: JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. not individually
but solely in its capacity as Directed Trustee of SBC
Master Pension Trust

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jacqueline M. Savage

 

Name:

Jacqueline M. Savage

 

Title:

Attorney-in-Fact

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RED RIVER DIRECT INVESTMENT FUND II,
L.P.

 

 

 

By: Red River Private Equity II, LLC, its general
partner

 

 

 

By: BlackRock PEP Master Carry, L.P. (solely on
behalf of the Red River II Series), its member
manager

 

 

 

By: Portfolio Administration & Management, Ltd.,
its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kamal Maruf

 

Name:

Kamal Maruf

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BR/ERB CO-INVESTMENT FUND II, L.P.

 

 

 

By: BlackRock Private Equity NM II, LLC, its
general partner

 

 

 

By: BlackRock PEP Master Carry, L.P. (solely on
behalf of BR/ERB II series), its member manager

 

 

 

By: Portfolio Administration & Management Ltd.,
its general partner

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Kamal Maruf

 

Name:

Kamal Maruf

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK PRIVATE OPPORTUNITIES
FUND III, L.P.

 

 

 

By: BlackRock POF III (GP), LLC, its General
Partner

 

 

 

By: BlackRock PEP Master Carry, L.P. (solely on
behalf of BR/ERB III series), its Member Manager

 

 

 

By: Portfolio Administration & Management Ltd.,
its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kamal Maruf

 

Name:

Kamal Maruf

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY

 

 

 

By: BlackRock Investment Management, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kamal Maruf

 

Name:

Kamal Maruf

 

Title:

Director (As attorney-in-fact on behalf of
The Lincoln National Life Insurance
Company)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BLACKROCK PRIVATE EQUITY ONSHORE
HOLDINGS IV, L.P.

 

 

 

By: BlackRock DivePEP IV, LLC, its general
partner

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By: BlackRock Private Equity IV, L.P., its member
manager

 

 

 

By: Portfolio Administration & Management Ltd.,
its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kamal Maruf

 

Name:

Kamal Maruf

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VESEY STREET EMPLOYEE FUND IV, L.P.

 

 

 

By: BlackRock DivPEP IV, LLC, its general
partner

 

 

 

By: BlackRock Private Equity IV, L.P., its member
manager

 

 

 

By: Portfolio Administration & Management Ltd.,
its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kamal Maruf

 

Name:

Kamal Maruf

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VESEY STREET EMPLOYEE FUND V, L.P.

 

 

 

By: BlackRock DivPEP V, LLC, its general partner

 

 

 

By: BlackRock PEP Master Carry, L.P. (solely on
behalf of the DivPEP V Series), its member
manager

 

 

 

By: Portfolio Administration & Management Ltd.,
its General Partner

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Kamal Maruf

 

Name:

Kamal Maruf

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VESEY STREET FUND V-M, L.P.

 

 

 

By: BlackRock DivPEP V, LLC, its general partner

 

 

 

By: BlackRock PEP Master Carry, L.P. (solely on
behalf of the DivPEP V Series), its member
manager

 

 

 

By: Portfolio Administration & Management Ltd.,
its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kamal Maruf

 

Name:

Kamal Maruf

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

ORANGE PEP FUND, L.P.

 

 

 

By: Orange PEP GP, LLC, its general partner

 

 

 

By: BlackRock PEP Master Carry, L.P. (solely on
behalf of the Orange PEP Series), its member
manager

 

 

 

By: Portfolio Administration & Management Ltd.,
its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kamal Maruf

 

Name:

Kamal Maruf

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

NHRS PRIVATE OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.

 

 

 

By: BlackRock NHRS GP, LLC, its general partner

 

 

 

By: BlackRock PEP Master Carry, L.P. (solely on
behalf of the BR/NHRS Series), its member
manager

 

 

 

By: Portfolio Administration & Management Ltd.,
its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kamal Maruf

 

Name:

Kamal Maruf

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

OV PRIVATE OPPORTUNITIES, L.P.

 

 

 

By: BR/OV GP, LLC, as general partner

 

 

 

By: BlackRock PEP Master Carry, L.P. (solely on
behalf of the BR/OV Series), its member manager

 

 

 

By: Portfolio Administration & Management Ltd.,
its General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kamal Maruf

 

Name:

Kamal Maruf

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE EQUITY-BROADWAY LEAGUE PRIVATE
EQUITY FUND I, L.P.

 

 

 

By: BlackRock ELPT GP, LLC, its general partner

 

 

 

By: BlackRock PEP Master Carry, L.P. (solely on
behalf of the ELPT Series), its member manager

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By: Portfolio Administration & Management Ltd.,
its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kamal Maruf

 

Name:

Kamal Maruf

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VESEY STREET FUND IV, L.P.

 

 

 

By: BlackRock DivPEP IV, LLC, its general
partner

 

 

 

By: BlackRock Private Equity IV, L.P. its member
manager

 

 

 

By: Portfolio Administration & Management Ltd.,
its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kamal Maruf

 

Name:

Kamal Maruf

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARTHUR STREET FUND IV, L.P.

 

 

 

By: BlackRock DivPEP IV, LLC, its general
partner

 

 

 

By: BlackRock Private Equity IV, L.P. its member
manager

 

 

 

By: Portfolio Administration & Management Ltd.,
its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kamal Maruf

 

Name:

Kamal Maruf

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

SPECIAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES – SERIES
A, a series of Special Credit Opportunities, L.P.

 

 

 

By: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., its
investment manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ed Mallon

 

Name:

Ed Mallon

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

 

 

 

SPECIAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES – SERIES
B, a series of Special Credit Opportunities, L.P.

 

 

 

By: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., its
investment manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ed Mallon

 

Name:

Ed Mallon

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPECIAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES – SERIES
C, a series of Special Credit Opportunities, L.P.

 

 

 

By: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc., its
investment manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Ed Mallon

 

Name:

Ed Mallon

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Jeffrey Raich

 

Name:

Jeffrey Raich

 

Title:

Trustee, Raich Trust dated 9/17/2001

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

FSEP Investments, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

FS Energy and Power Fund, as Sole
Stockholder

 

By:

GSO Capital Partners LP, as Sub-Adviser

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Marisa Beeney

 

Name:

Marisa Beeney

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

ARCADIA EXTRACTION INVESTORS LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kammy Moalemzadeh

 

Name:

Kammy Moalemzadeh

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Bobby G. Solomon

 

Name:

Bobby G. Solomon

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Vincent Lima

 

Name:

Vincent Lima

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Wayne P. Neumiller

 

Name:

Wayne P. Neumiller

 

Title:

President

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Neal Neumiller

 

Name:

Neal Neumiller

 

Title:

Custodian for Elle Neumiller

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Neal Neumiller

 

Name:

Neal Neumiller

 

Title:

Custodian for Pycen Neumiller

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Neal Neumiller

 

Name:

Neal Neumiller

 

Title:

Custodian for Grady Neumiller

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Neal Neumiller

 

Name:

Neal Neumiller

 

Title:

Trustee of the Neal Nuemiller Trust dated

 

February 14, 2013

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ William Derrough

 

Name:

William Derrough

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

BERWIND, LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Russell F. Shappy, Jr.

 

Name:

Russell F. Shappy, Jr.

 

Title:

CFO and Treasurer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHIPMAR, LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Russell F. Shappy, Jr.

 

Name:

Russell F. Shappy, Jr.

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DOUBLE D, LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David M. Berwind, Jr.

 

Name:

David M. Berwind, Jr.

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

Gail B. Warden

 

Name:

Gail B. Warden

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ David M. Berwind III

 

Name:

David M. Berwind III

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Richard Berwind

 

Name:

Richard Berwind

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Sarah Warden

 

Name:

Sarah Warden

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ William Brine III

 

Name:

William Brine III

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

HOPE W. CHIK LIVING TRUST DATED
8/31/2011

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Hope Chick

 

Name:

Hope Chick

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Louis Crosier

 

Name:

Louis Crosier

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Tim Triplett

 

Name:

Tim Triplett

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Bryan James Lastrapes

 

Name:

Bryan James Lastrapes

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Thane Carlston

 

Name:

Thane Carlston

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ David P. Charles

 

Name:

David P. Charles

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Edmund P. Chiang

 

Name:

Edmund P. Chiang

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ W. Durand Eppler

 

Name:

W. Durand Eppler

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Paula M. Schilling

 

Name:

Paula M. Schilling

 

Title:

Custodian for Joshua Schilling

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Paula M. Schilling

 

Name:

Paula M. Schilling

 

Title:

Trustee of the Paula Michelle Schilling
Living Trust dated April 28, 2009

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Larry J. Linn

 

Name:

Larry J. Linn

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

SUNSHINE VALLEY PETROLEUM CORP.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Wayne P. Neumiller

 

Name:

Wayne P. Neumiller

 

Title:

President

 

 

 

 

 

SUNSHINE VALLEY PETROLEUM CORP.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Neal Neumiller

 

Name:

Neal Neumiller

 

Title:

Petroleum Engineer

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

EXTRACTION OPPORTUNITY SPV, LP

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Andrew Cohan

 

Name:

Andrew Cohan

 

Title:

Manager

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

Equity Institutional as Custodian FBO Marshall S.
Ezralow Roth IRA

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Marshall S. Ezralow

 

Name:

Marshall S. Ezralow

 

Title:

Participant

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

JP Morgan Clearing Corporation as Custodian FBO
Marshall S. Ezralow Roth IRA

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Marshall S. Ezralow

 

Name:

Marshall S. Ezralow

 

Title:

Participant

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

Bryan Ezralow 1994 Trust u/t/d 12/22/1994

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bryan Ezralow

 

Name:

Bryan Ezralow

 

Title:

Trustee

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

Marc Ezralow 1997 Trust u/t/d/ 11/26/1997

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Marc Ezralow

 

Name:

Marc Ezralow

 

Title:

Trustee

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

EZ COLONY PARTNERS, LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bryan Ezralow

 

Name:

Bryan Ezralow as Trustee of the Bryan
Ezralow 1994 Trust u/t/d 12/22/1994

 

Title:

Manager and Member

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

BJM Partners, a California general partnership

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bryan Ezralow

 

Name:

Bryan Ezralow as Trustee of the Bryan
Ezralow 1994 Trust u/t/d 12/22/1994

 

Title:

General Partner

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

EMSE, LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bryan Ezralow

 

Name:

Bryan Ezralow as Trustee of the Bryan
Ezralow 1994 Trust u/t/d 12/22/1994

 

Title:

Manager and Member

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

Elevado Investment Company, LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bryan Ezralow

 

Name:

Bryan Ezralow as Trustee of the Ezralow
Family Trust u/t/d 12/09/1980

 

Title:

Manager and Member

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

SPA Trust u/t/d 9/13/2004

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Marc Ezralow

 

Name:

Marc Ezralow

 

Title:

Trustee

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

Marc Ezralow Irrevocable Trust u/t/d 06/01/2004

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bryan Ezralow

 

Name:

Bryan Ezralow

 

Title:

Trustee

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

HEO I, LP

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Andrew Cohan

 

Name:

Andrew Cohan

 

Title:

Manager

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Joseph Simon

 

Name:

Joseph Simon

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Kevin J. Voelte

 

Name:

Kevin J. Voelte

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Laurence Chang

 

Name:

Laurence Chang

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Thomas Giannetti

 

Name:

Thomas Gianetti

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

Macoma Energy Opportunities IV, LP

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Andrew Cohan

 

Name:

Andrew Cohan

 

Title:

Manager

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ H. Reed Madison

 

Name:

H. Reed Madison

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

RBC Capital Markets LLC Custodian FBO SEP
IRA

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Harold Madison

 

Name:

Harold Madison

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ H. Reed Madison

 

Name:

H. Reed Madison

 

Title:

Custodian Luke Matthew Madison UTMA

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ H. Reed Madison

 

Name:

H. Reed Madison

 

Title:

Custodian Slade Reed Madison UTMA

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ H. Reed Madison

 

Name:

H. Reed Madison

 

Title:

Custodian Deacon Joseph Madison UTMA

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Navio Mahmoodzadegan

 

Name:

Navio Mahmoodzadegan

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

MSD ENERGY INVESTMENTS PRIVATE III,
LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Marcello Liguori

 

Name:

Marcello Liguori

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

OAKTREE-TSE 16 STRATEGIC CREDIT, LLC

 

 

 

By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., its manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Edgar Lee

 

Name:

Edgar Lee

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Nilay Menta

 

Name:

Nilay Menta

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

OAKTREE-TCDRS STRATEGIC CREDIT, LLC

 

 

 

By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., its manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Edgar Lee

 

Name:

Edgar Lee

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Nilay Menta

 

Name:

Nilay Menta

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXELON STRATEGIC CREDIT HOLDINGS

 

 

 

By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., its manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Edgar Lee

 

Name:

Edgar Lee

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Nilay Menta

 

Name:

Nilay Menta

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

OAKTREE-FORREST MULTI-STRATEGY LLC

 

 

 

By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., its manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Edgar Lee

 

Name:

Edgar Lee

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Nilay Menta

 

Name:

Nilay Menta

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

OAKTREE-NGP STRATEGIC CREDIT, LLC

 

 

 

By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., its manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Edgar Lee

 

Name:

Edgar Lee

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Nilay Menta

 

Name:

Nilay Menta

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OAKTREE-TMBR STRATEGIC CREDIT FUND
C, LLC

 

 

 

By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., its manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Edgar Lee

 

Name:

Edgar Lee

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Nilay Menta

 

Name:

Nilay Menta

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

OAKTREE-FORREST STRATEGIC CREDIT
FUND F, LLC

 

 

 

By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., its manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Edgar Lee

 

Name:

Edgar Lee

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Nilay Menta

 

Name:

Nilay Menta

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OAKTREE-FORREST STRATEGIC CREDIT
FUND G, LLC

 

 

 

By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., its manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Edgar Lee

 

Name:

Edgar Lee

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Nilay Menta

 

Name:

Nilay Menta

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

OAKTREE-MINN STRATEGIC CREDIT LLC

 

 

 

By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., its manager

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Edgar Lee

 

Name:

Edgar Lee

 

Title:

Managing Director

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Nilay Menta

 

Name:

Nilay Menta

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

 

By:

/s/ Britt D. Banks

 

Name:

Britt D. Banks

 

Signature Page to Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement

 



 

EXHIBIT A

 

ADDENDUM [JOINDER] AGREEMENT

 

This Addendum [Joinder] Agreement is made this     day of            , 20   , by and between                             (the “ New Securityholder ”) and Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated as of [ · ], 2016 (the “ Agreement ”), by and among the Company and certain of its securityholders (the “ Securityholders ”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Agreement.

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the New Securityholder has acquired Registrable Securities directly or indirectly from a Securityholder [in connection with an issuance of Registrable Securities by the Company]; and

 

WHEREAS, the Agreement requires that any successor or assignee of a Securityholder [all Persons] desiring registration rights under the Agreement must enter into an Addendum [Joinder] Agreement binding such successor or assignee [the New Securityholder] to the terms of the Agreement to the same extent as if it were an original party thereto;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises of the parties, the New Securityholder acknowledges that it has received and read the Agreement and that the New Securityholder shall be bound by, and shall have the benefit of, all of the terms and conditions set out in the Agreement to the same extent as if it were an original party to the Agreement and shall be deemed to be a Securityholder thereunder.

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Securityholder

 

 

 

Address:

 

 

 

Exhibit A- 1



 

AGREED TO on behalf of the Company pursuant to Section 12(c)  of the Agreement.

 

[AGREED TO on behalf of the Company pursuant to the Agreement.]

 

 

 

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

Exhibit A- 2


Exhibit 4.2

 

Execution Version

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

BY AND AMONG

 

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS HOLDINGS, LLC

 

AND

 

THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO

 



 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of October 3, 2016, by and among Extraction Oil & Gas Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), and the other parties hereto identified on the signature page of this Agreement (the “ Purchasers ”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, this Agreement is made in connection with the closing of the issuance and sale of the Series B Preferred Units (as defined below) pursuant to the Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement dated as of September 28, 2016 (the date of such closing, the “ Closing Date ”), by and among the Company and the Purchasers (the “ Purchase Agreement ”); and

 

WHEREAS, the Company has agreed to provide the registration and other rights set forth in this Agreement for the benefit of the Purchasers pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each party hereto, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1                                     Definitions .  Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings given to them below:

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, an “affiliate,” as defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule or regulation to Rule 144 then in force) of such Person.

 

Agreement ” has the meaning specified therefor in the introductory paragraph.

 

Automatic Shelf Registration Statement ” means a registration statement that shall become effective upon filing with the SEC pursuant to Rule 462(e) (or any successor or similar provision adopted by the SEC then in effect) under the Securities Act.

 

Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company (or functional equivalent).

 

Closing Date ” has the meaning therefor specified in the recitals of this Agreement.

 

Common Shares means the common stock (or equivalent, howsoever named or denominated) of the Company, and any class or classes of stock or other securities resulting from any reclassification or reclassifications thereof and which have no preference in respect of dividends or of amounts payable in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company.

 



 

Common Share Price ” means the volume weighted average closing price of a Common Share (as reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market or, if the NASDAQ Global Select Market is not the Company’s primary securities exchange or market, such primary securities exchange or market or, if the Common Shares are not listed or traded on any such exchange or market, in the over-the-counter market as reported by OTC Markets Group Inc. or a similar organization) for the 10 trading days immediately preceding the date on which the payment is due.

 

Company ” has the meaning specified therefor in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement and includes any successor or assign thereto (by merger, consolidation, conversion to a corporation, or otherwise), including any Person that acquires all or substantially all of the assets of the Company.

 

Delay Liquidated Damages ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.1(c)(ii) of this Agreement.

 

Effective Date ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.1(a) of this Agreement.

 

Effectiveness Deadline ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.1(a) of this Agreement.

 

Effectiveness Period ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.1(a) of this Agreement.

 

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

 

Existing Registration Rights Agreement ” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 29, 2014, as amended as of March 10, 2015, by and among the Company and each of the other parties identified on the signature pages thereto.

 

FINRA ” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.

 

Freely Tradable ” means, with respect to any security, that such security (i) is no longer subject to the restrictions on trading under the provisions of Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor rule or regulation to Rule 144 then in force), including volume and manner of sale restrictions, and the current public information requirement of Rule 144(c) (or any successor rule or regulation to Rule 144 then in force) no longer applies, and (ii) bears no legends restricting the transfer thereof.

 

Holder ” means each Purchaser and its Affiliates, when such Person is a holder or owner of any Registrable Securities, and any other holder of Registrable Securities transferred or assigned by a Purchaser to such holder in accordance with Section 2.8 of this Agreement.

 

Holder Underwriter Registration Statement ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.3(p) of this Agreement.

 

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In-Kind Amount ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.1(c)(iii) of this Agreement.

 

Included Registrable Securities ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement.

 

Initial Public Offering ” means the initial registered offering of Company securities pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act, or a registration of Company securities under the Exchange Act, or a transaction giving rise to a listing of Company securities on an exchange or market in the United States, directly or indirectly, and includes an amalgamation, merger, securities exchange take-over bid or other transaction having a similar result.

 

Launch Date ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.

 

Liquidated Damages ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.1(c)(i) of this Agreement.

 

Losses ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.6(a) of this Agreement.

 

Managing Underwriter ” means, with respect to any Underwritten Offering or Overnight Underwritten Offering, the book running lead manager of such Underwritten Offering or Overnight Underwritten Offering.

 

Opt-Out Notice ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement.

 

Other Registration Rights Agreement ” means that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 3, 2016, by and among the Company and Apollo Energy Opportunity Fund AIV I LP, Apollo Credit Opportunity Fund III AIV I LP, Zeus Strategic US Holdings L.P., Apollo A-N Credit Fund (DC), LLC, Apollo Thunder Partners, L.P., AESI II US Holdings L.P., Apollo SPN Investments I (Credit), LLC and Apollo Hercules AIV, L.P.

 

Overnight Underwritten Offering ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.

 

Parity Holders ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.2(c) of this Agreement.

 

Permitted Transferee ” means, as to any Person, (i) any general partner or managing member of such Person, (ii) any partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, corporation or other entity organized, formed or incorporated and managed or controlled by such Person, its general partner or managing member as a vehicle for purposes of making investments, or (iii) any member, limited partner or other equityholder of a Purchaser, its Affiliates or any Permitted Transferee under clause (i) or (ii) above.

 

Person ” means an individual or a corporation, firm, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, governmental authority or other entity.

 

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Piggyback Notice ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement.

 

Piggyback Offering ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement.

 

Pricing Date ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.2(b) of this Agreement.

 

Purchaser ” has the meaning specified therefor in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.

 

Purchase Agreement ” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals of this Agreement.

 

Registrable Securities ” means the Securities , whether or not issued, and any shares or other securities issued in respect of such Registrable Securities because of or in connection with any stock or unit dividend, stock or unit distribution, stock or unit split, purchase in any rights offering or in connection with any exchange for or replacement of such Registrable Securities or any combination of shares or units, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or conversion to a corporation or similar transaction, or any other equity securities issued pursuant to any other pro rata distribution with respect to the Common Shares or other Registrable Securities, until such time as such securities cease to be Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 1.2 hereof.

 

Registration Expenses ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.5(a) of this Agreement.

 

SEC ” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (or any successor agency).

 

Securities ” means the Common Shares issued or issuable upon conversion or exchange of the Series B Preferred Units issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, and any shares or other securities issued in respect of such Securities because of or in connection with any stock or unit dividend, stock or unit distribution, stock or unit split, purchase in any rights offering or in connection with any exchange for or replacement of such Securities or any combination of shares or units, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or conversion to a corporation or similar transaction, or any other equity securities issued pursuant to any other pro rata distribution with respect to the Common Shares.

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.

 

Series B Preferred Units ” means the Series B Preferred Units of the Company as defined in that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability Agreement of the Company dated October 3, 2016, as may be amended through the date hereof (the “ LLC Agreement ”), any shares or other securities issued in respect of such Series B Preferred Units because of or in connection with any stock or unit dividend, stock or unit distribution, stock or unit split, purchase in any rights offering or in connection with any exchange for or replacement of such Series B Preferred Units (including in connection with the exchange of such Series B Preferred Units for the securities referenced in Section 11.4 of the LLC Agreement) or any combination of shares or

 

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units, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or conversion to a corporation or similar transaction, or any other equity securities issued pursuant to any other pro rata distribution with respect to the Series B Preferred Units, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Tranche E Equity Units (as defined in the LLC Agreement).

 

Selling Expenses ” means all underwriting discounts and selling commissions or similar fees or arrangements allocable to the sale of the Registrable Securities, and fees and disbursements of counsel to the Selling Holders, other than those fees and disbursements of counsel required to be paid by the Company pursuant to Section 2.5(a) of this Agreement.

 

Selling Holder ” means a Holder who is selling Registrable Securities pursuant to a registration statement.

 

Selling Holder Indemnified Person ” has the meaning specified thereof in Section 2.6(a) .

 

Shelf Registration Statement ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.1(a) of this Agreement.

 

Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.1(d) of this Agreement.

 

Underwritten Offering ” means an offering (including an offering pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement) in which Common Shares (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Shares) is sold to an underwriter on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public or an offering that is a “bought deal” or a “broker-facilitated” transaction with one or more investment banks.  As used in this Agreement, a “broker-facilitated transaction” is a transaction in which the broker requests an opinion of counsel, comfort letter and/or due diligence information because of such broker’s internal policies and procedures related to such transaction and such broker having potential liability as an “underwriter” under Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act.

 

Underwritten Offering Filing ” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.2(a) of this Agreement.

 

Section 1.2                                     Registrable Securities .

 

(a)                                  Any Registrable Security will cease to be a Registrable Security when (a) a registration statement covering such Registrable Security is becomes or has been declared effective by the SEC and such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of pursuant to such effective registration statement; (b) such Registrable Security has been disposed of pursuant to any section of Rule 144 (or any successor rule or regulation to Rule 144 then in force) under the Securities Act under circumstances in which all of the applicable conditions of such Rule (then in effect) are met; or (c) such Registrable Security is held by the Company or one of its subsidiaries. In addition, any Registrable Security will cease to be a Registrable Security on the later of (x) the second anniversary of the date the Initial Public Offering is consummated, (y) the date the Holder thereof (collectively with its Affiliates) beneficially owns (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, but without giving effect to any conditions precedent to the

 

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acquisition of such securities) less than 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares after the date of consummation of the Initial Public Offering, and (z) the date that such Registrable Security becomes Freely Tradable; provided , however , that a Holder’s rights under Section 2.2 shall terminate with respect to any particular Registrable Security on the later of the date that (i) such Registrable Security is Freely Tradable and (ii) the Holder thereof (collectively with its Affiliates) beneficially owns (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, but without giving effect to any conditions precedent to the acquisition of such securities) less than 10% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares after the date of consummation of the Initial Public Offering.

 

(b)                                  Any determination, consent, approval, transfer, or other right hereunder with respect to a Holder of Registrable Securities shall be determined on an as-converted (or exchanged) to Common Shares basis, regardless of whether such Registrable Securities are then issued or outstanding (or then convertible or exchangeable); provided , however , that if such number is not determinable at the relevant time because the Initial Public Offering has not occurred, such determination, consent, approval, transfer or other right shall be determined based on the number of Series B Preferred Units (or Tranche E Equity Units, as applicable), held by such Holders.

 

(c)                                   A Holder is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns Registrable Securities or holds an option, warrant or right to purchase, or a security convertible into or exchangeable for, Registrable Securities, whether or not such acquisition, conversion or exchange has actually been effected.

 

(d)                                  Nothing in this Agreement shall affect the rights any Holder may have under the Existing Registration Rights Agreement, including with respect to the Series B Preferred Units that are “Registrable Securities” under the Existing Registration Rights Agreement.

 

ARTICLE II
REGISTRATION RIGHTS

 

Section 2.1                                     Shelf Registration; Demand Registration .

 

(a)                                  Shelf Registration .  The Company shall (i) prepare and file by 45 days after the Initial Public Offering a registration statement under the Securities Act to permit the public resale of all of the Registrable Securities from time to time (regardless of whether such Registrable Securities are outstanding at the time of filing or effectiveness of such registration statement), including as permitted by Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any similar provision then in force) with respect to all of the Registrable Securities (the “ Shelf Registration Statement ”) and (ii) cause the Shelf Registration Statement to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter but in no event later than 180 days after the Initial Public Offering (the “ Effectiveness Deadline ,” and, such date that the Shelf Registration Statement is declared or becomes effective, the “ Effective Date ”).  The Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) shall be on Form S-1 or such other form of registration statement as is then available to effect a registration for resale of the Registrable Securities, covering all of the Registrable Securities, which shall contain a prospectus in such form as to permit any Holder

 

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to sell its Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 415 (or any successor or similar rule adopted by the SEC then in effect) under the Securities Act at any time beginning on the Effective Date.  Subject to Section 2.1(b) , the Company will cause the Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) to be continuously effective under the Securities Act from and after the date it is first declared or becomes effective until all Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement have been distributed in the manner set forth and as contemplated in the Shelf Registration Statement or there are no longer any Registrable Securities outstanding (the “ Effectiveness Period ”).  The Shelf Registration Statement when declared effective shall comply as to form with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and shall 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 light of the circumstances then existing (in the case of a prospectus or supplement thereto).  As soon as practicable following the Effective Date, but in any event within three Business Days of such date, the Company will notify the Selling Holders of the effectiveness of such Shelf Registration Statement.  If the Company has an effective Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-1 under the Securities Act and becomes eligible to use Form S-3 or such other short-form registration statement form under the Securities Act (including an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement), the Company shall promptly give notice of such eligibility to the Selling Holders covered thereby and shall, at the request of such Selling Holders with a majority of such Registrable Securities included in such Shelf Registration Statement, promptly convert such Shelf Registration Statement on Form S-1 to a registration statement on Form S-3 or such other short-form registration statement by means of a post-effective amendment or otherwise.  No other securities of the Company may be included on the Shelf Registration Statement or otherwise participate in any concurrent or subsequent Underwritten Offering or Overnight Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities utilizing the Shelf Registration Statement without the prior written consent of Holders holding a majority of Registrable Securities.

 

(b)                                  Delay Rights .  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company may, upon written notice to each Selling Holder whose Registrable Securities are included in the Shelf Registration Statement (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its subsidiaries) suspend such Selling Holder’s use of any prospectus which is a part of the Shelf Registration Statement (in which event the Selling Holder shall discontinue sales of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement but such Selling Holder may settle any contracted sales of Registrable Securities) if (i) the Company is pursuing a bona fide material acquisition, merger, reorganization, disposition or other similar transaction and the Board determines in good faith that the Company’s ability to pursue or consummate such a transaction would be materially and adversely affected by any required disclosure of such transaction in the Shelf Registration Statement (and such disclosure is then-required therein by applicable law, rule or regulation to permit offers and sales thereunder), (ii) the Company has experienced some other material non-public event the disclosure of which in the Shelf Registration Statement at such time, in the good faith judgment of the Board, would materially and adversely affect the Company (and such disclosure therein is then-required by applicable law, rule or regulation to permit offers and sales thereunder), or (iii) until the Company is eligible to incorporate such information by reference, the Board shall have determined in good faith, upon the advice of counsel, that it is required by law, rule or regulation to file a post-effective amendment to such registration statement in order to incorporate information into the registration statement for the purpose of (1) including in such

 

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registration statement any prospectus required under Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act, (2) reflecting in the prospectus included in such registration statement any facts or events arising after the effective date of such registration statement (or of the most-recent post-effective amendment) that, individually or in the aggregate, represents a fundamental change in the information set forth therein, or (3) including in the prospectus included in such registration statement any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information; provided, however, in no event shall such Selling Holders be suspended under clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of this Section 2.1(b) from selling Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement for a period that exceeds an aggregate of 45 days in any 90-day period or 90 days in any 365-day period.  Upon disclosure of such information or the termination of the condition described above, the Company shall provide prompt notice to the Selling Holders whose Registrable Securities are included in the Shelf Registration Statement and shall promptly terminate any suspension of sales it has put into effect and shall take such other actions to permit registered sales of Registrable Securities as contemplated in this Agreement.

 

(c)                                   Failure To Become Effective or Excessive Delay; Liquidated Damages .

 

(i)                                      If a Shelf Registration Statement required by Section 2.1(a) is not effective before the Effectiveness Deadline, then each Holder shall be entitled to a payment (with respect to each Registrable Security held by such Holder), as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, of 0.25% of the Common Share Price per 30-day period, that shall accrue daily, for the first 60-day period immediately following the Effectiveness Deadline, with such payment amount increasing by an additional 0.25% of the Common Share Price per 30-day period, that shall accrue daily, for each subsequent 60-day period (i.e., 0.50% for 61-120 days, 0.75% for 121-180 days and 1.00% thereafter), up to a maximum of 1.00% of the Common Share Price per 30-day period (the “ Liquidated Damages ”), until such time as such Shelf Registration Statement becomes effective or is declared effective or the Registrable Securities, as applicable, covered by such Shelf Registration Statement cease to Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 1.2 .

 

(ii)                                   If (A) the Holders shall be prohibited from selling their Registrable Securities under the Shelf Registration Statement as a result of a suspension pursuant to Section 2.1(b) of this Agreement in excess of the periods permitted therein or (B) the Shelf Registration Statement is filed and becomes or is declared effective but, during the Effectiveness Period, shall thereafter cease to be effective or fail to be usable for its intended purpose without being succeeded within 30 days by a post-effective amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement or a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement that becomes or is declared effective, a supplement to the prospectus or a report filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference therein (other than to the extent permitted by Section 2.1(b)(iii) ), then, until the suspension is lifted or such amendment, supplement or report is filed with the SEC and, as applicable, becomes or is declared effective, but not including any day on which a suspension is lifted, if applicable, then each Holder shall be entitled to a payment (with respect to each Registrable Security) from the Company, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, of 0.25% of the Common Share Price per 30-day period, that shall accrue daily, for the first 60-day period immediately following the earlier of (x) the date on which the suspension period exceeded the permitted period and (y) the 31st day after such Shelf Registration Statement ceased to be effective or failed to be usable for its intended purposes (other than to the extent

 

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permitted by Section 2.1(b)(iii) ), with such payment amount increasing by an additional 0.25% of the Common Share Price per 30-day period, that shall accrue daily, for each subsequent 60-day period (i.e., 0.50% for 61-120 days, 0.75% for 121-180 days and 1.00% thereafter), up to a maximum of 1.00% of the Common Share Price per 30-day period (the “ Delay Liquidated Damages ”).  For purposes of this Section 2.1(c)(ii) , a suspension shall be deemed lifted on the date that either (A) notice that the suspension has been lifted or (B) a post-effective amendment or supplement to the prospectus or report that is incorporated by reference therein, is filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act and, as applicable, has been declared or has become effective, and in each case is delivered to the Holders pursuant to Section 3.1 of this Agreement.

 

(iii)                                The Liquidated Damages and Delay Liquidated Damages shall be paid to each Holder, with respect to each Registrable Security owned by such Holder, in cash within 10 Business Days of the end of each such 30-day period as applicable.  Any payments made pursuant to this Section 2.1(c) shall constitute the Holders’ exclusive remedy for such events, subject to Section 2.1(d) ; provided , however, if the Company certifies that it is unable to pay Liquidated Damages or Delay Liquidated Damages in cash because such payment would result in a breach under a credit facility or other debt instrument, then the Company may pay such Liquidated Damages or Delay Liquidated Damages using as much cash on hand as available and permitted without breaching any such credit facility or other debt instrument and shall pay the balance of such Liquidated Damages or Delay Liquidated Damages (the “ In-Kind Amount ”) in kind in the form of the issuance of additional Common Shares. Upon any issuance of Common Shares as Liquidated Damages or Delay Liquidated Damages, the Company shall promptly (i) prepare and file an amendment to such Registration Statement prior to its effectiveness adding such Common Shares to such Registration Statement as additional Registrable Securities and (ii) prepare and file a supplemental listing application with the NASDAQ Global Select Market (or such other market on which the Registrable Securities are then listed and traded) to list such additional Common Shares. The determination of the number of Common Shares to be issued as Liquidated Damages or Delay Liquidated Damages shall be equal to the In-Kind Amount divided by the volume weighted average closing price of a Common Share (as reported by the NASDAQ Global Select Market or such other market on which the Registrable Securities are then listed and traded) calculated for the consecutive 10 trading day period ending on the close of trading on the trading day immediately preceding the date on which the Liquidated Damages or Delay Liquidated Damages payment is due, less a discount to such average closing price of 2.00%. Any Liquidated Damages and Delay Liquidated Damages due under this Section 2.1(c) shall be paid to the Holders in immediately available funds, except for any In-Kind Amount, and to the extent the Common Shares are settled through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to deliver the In-Kind Amount through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company to the account of the participant of The Depository Trust Company designated by such Holder.  For the avoidance of doubt, Liquidated Damages and Delay Liquidated Damages shall not be payable, with respect to any Registrable Securities, during any period in which such Registrable Securities may be disposed of pursuant to a registration statement which has been filed and has been declared or is effective under Section 2.1(d) .

 

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any reason at any time during the period described in Section 2.1(a) (other than under Section 2.1(b) or because of the sale of all of the securities registered thereunder), the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness thereof, and in any event shall within 30 days of such cessation of effectiveness amend such Shelf Registration Statement in a manner designed to obtain the withdrawal of the order suspending the effectiveness thereof, or file an additional shelf registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act (or any similar provision then in force) covering all of the Registrable Securities covered by and not sold under the Shelf Registration Statement (a “ Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement ”).  If a Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement is filed, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective as soon as practicable after such filing and to keep such Subsequent Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective during the period described in Section 2.1(a) .  As used herein the term “ Shelf Registration Statement” means the Shelf Registration Statement referenced in Section 2.1(a) and any Subsequent Shelf Registration Statements.

 

Section 2.2                                     Piggyback Rights .

 

(a)                                  Participation .   Except as provided in Section 2.2(b) , if at any time during the Effectiveness Period after the Effectiveness Deadline, the Company proposes to file (i) a shelf registration statement (in which shelf registration statement the Company covenants and agrees to include thereon a description of the transaction under which the Purchasers acquired the Registrable Securities), other than the Shelf Registration Statement, (ii) a prospectus supplement to an effective shelf registration statement, other than the Shelf Registration Statement, and Holders could be included without the filing of a post-effective amendment thereto (other than a post-effective amendment that is immediately effective), or (iii) a registration statement, other than a shelf registration statement, in the case of each of clause (i), (ii) or (iii), for the sale of Common Shares (or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Common Shares) in an Underwritten Offering or Overnight Underwritten Offering for its own account and/or another Person, then as soon as practicable but not less than 10 Business Days (or one Business Day in the case of an Overnight Underwritten Offering) prior to the filing of (A) any preliminary prospectus supplement relating to such Underwritten Offering pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, (B) the prospectus supplement relating to such Underwritten Offering pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act (if no preliminary prospectus supplement is used) or (C) such registration statement (other than a Shelf Registration Statement), as the case may be (an “ Underwritten Offering Filing ”), then the Company shall give notice (including, but not limited to, notification by electronic mail) of such proposed Underwritten Offering (a “ Piggyback Offering ”) to the Holders and such notice shall offer the Holders the opportunity to include in such Underwritten Offering such number of the Registrable Securities (the “ Included Registrable Securities ”) as each such Holder may request in writing; provided, however, that if the Company has been advised by the Managing Underwriter, and the Company has advised the Selling Holders in writing, that the inclusion of Registrable Securities for sale for the benefit of the Selling Holders will have a material adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Common Shares (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Shares) in the Underwritten Offering, then the amount of Registrable Securities to be offered for the accounts of Selling Holders shall be determined based on the provisions of Section 2.2(c) of this Agreement.  The notice required to be provided

 

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in this Section 2.2(a) to each Holder (the “ Piggyback Notice ”) shall be provided on a Business Day pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof.  Each Holder shall then have five Business Days (or one Business Day in the case of an Overnight Underwritten Offering) after the date on which the Holders received the Piggyback Notice to request inclusion of Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Offering.  If no request for inclusion from a Holder is received within such period, such Holder shall have no further right to participate in such Underwritten Offering.  If, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to undertake an Underwritten Offering and prior to the closing of such Underwritten Offering, the Board shall determine for any reason not to undertake or to delay such Underwritten Offering, the Company may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to the Selling Holders and, (x) in the case of a determination not to undertake such Underwritten Offering, shall be relieved of its obligation to sell any Included Registrable Securities in connection with such terminated Underwritten Offering, and (y) in the case of a determination to delay such Underwritten Offering, shall be permitted to delay offering any Included Registrable Securities for the same period as the delay in the Underwritten Offering.  Any Selling Holder shall have the right to withdraw such Selling Holder’s request for inclusion of such Selling Holder’s Registrable Securities in such offering by giving written notice to the Company of such withdrawal up to and including the time of pricing of such offering.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Holder may deliver written notice (an “ Opt-Out Notice ”) to the Company requesting that such Holder not receive notice from the Company of any proposed Underwritten Offering; provided , however , that such Holder may later revoke any such Opt-Out Notice in writing.

 

(b)                                  Overnight Underwritten Offering Piggyback Rights .  If, at any time during any Effectiveness Period after the Effectiveness Deadline, the Company proposes to file an Underwritten Offering Filing and such Underwritten Offering is expected to be launched (the “ Launch Date ”) after the close of trading on one trading day and priced (the “ Pricing Date ”) before the open of trading on the next succeeding trading day (such execution format, an “ Overnight Underwritten Offering ”), then no later than one Business Day after the Company engages a Managing Underwriter for the proposed Overnight Underwritten Offering, the Company shall notify (including, but not limited to, notice by electronic mail) the Holders of the pendency of the Overnight Underwritten Offering and such notice shall offer the Holders the opportunity to include in such Overnight Underwritten Offering such number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing within two Business Days after the Holder receives such notice.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company has been advised by the Managing Underwriter that the inclusion of Registrable Securities in the Overnight Underwritten Offering for the accounts of the Selling Holders is likely to have a material adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Common Shares (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Shares), then the amount of Registrable Securities to be included in the Overnight Underwritten Offering for the accounts of Selling Holders shall be determined based on the provisions of Section 2.2(c) this Agreement.  If, at any time after giving written notice of its intention to execute an Overnight Underwritten Offering and prior to the closing of such Overnight Underwritten Offering, the Company determines for any reason not to undertake or to delay such Overnight Underwritten Offering, the Company shall give written notice of such determination to the Selling Holders and, (i) in the case of a determination not to undertake such Overnight Underwritten Offering, shall be relieved of its obligation to sell any Registrable Securities held by the Selling Holders in connection with such abandoned or delayed Overnight Underwritten Offering, and (ii) in the case of a determination to delay such Overnight

 

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Underwritten Offering, shall be permitted to delay offering any Registrable Securities held by the Selling Holders for the same period as the delay of the Overnight Underwritten Offering.  Any Selling Holder shall have the right to withdraw such Selling Holder’s request for inclusion of such Selling Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Overnight Underwritten Offering by giving written notice to the Company of such withdrawal at least one Business Day prior to the expected Launch Date.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Holder may deliver an Opt-Out Notice to the Company requesting that such Holder not receive notice from the Company of any proposed Overnight Underwritten Offering; provided , however , that such Holder may later revoke any such Opt-Out Notice in writing.

 

(c)                                   Priority of Rights .  In connection with an Underwritten Offering and Overnight Underwritten Offering contemplated by Section 2.2(a) and Section 2.2(b) , respectively, if the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters of any such Underwritten Offering or Overnight Underwritten Offering, as the case may be, advises the Company, and the Company advises the Selling Holders in writing, that the total amount of Common Shares (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Shares) that the Selling Holders and any other Persons intend to include in such Underwritten Offering or Overnight Underwritten Offering exceeds the number that can be sold in such Underwritten Offering or Overnight Underwritten Offering without being likely to have a material adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Common Shares (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Shares) offered or the market for the Common Shares (or such other securities), then the Common Shares (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Shares) to be included in such Underwritten Offering or Overnight Underwritten Offering shall include the number of Registrable Securities that such Managing Underwriter or Underwriters advises the Company can be sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated (i) first, to the Company, if the offering was initiated for and on behalf of the Company or, otherwise, such other Person as has requested such registration, filing or offering, as the case may be ( provided , that in the event of a “Demand Registration” under the Existing Registration Rights Agreement, the allocation shall be to such other Person as has requested such Demand Registration together with all holders of “Registrable Securities” under the Existing Registration Rights Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof), (ii) second, holders of “Registrable Securities” under the Existing Registration Rights Agreement as provided therein, and (iii) third, pro rata among all Selling Holders and other holders of any other shares of Common Shares having rights of registration on parity with the Registrable Securities, including under the Other Registration Rights Agreement (“ Parity Holders ”) who have requested participation in such Underwritten Offering or Overnight Underwritten Offering.  The pro rata allocations for each such Selling Holder shall be the product of (A) the aggregate number of Registrable Securities and Common Shares proposed to be sold by all Selling Holders and Parity Holders, respectively, participating in the Underwritten Offering or Overnight Underwritten Offering (for the avoidance of doubt, after giving effect to the allocation pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) of the preceding sentence) multiplied by (B) the fraction derived by dividing (x) the number of Registrable Securities owned at such time by such Selling Holder by (y) the aggregate number of Registrable Securities and Common Shares owned at such time by all Selling Holders and Parity Holders, respectively, participating in the Underwritten Offering or Overnight Underwritten Offering.  All participating Selling Holders and Parity Holders shall have the opportunity to share pro rata that portion of such priority allocable to any Selling Holder(s) or Parity Holders to the extent not so participating.

 

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Section 2.3                                     Registration Procedures .  In connection with its obligations under this Article II , the Company (or the applicable Selling Holder in the case of Section 2.3(q) ), will, as soon as is reasonably practicable (or otherwise within the applicable timeframe, if any, specified below):

 

(a)                                  prepare and file with the SEC, and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be declared or become effective as soon as practicable, the Shelf Registration Statement and each other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement with respect to all Registrable Securities as provided herein, make all required filings with FINRA and use commercially reasonable efforts to keep such Shelf Registration Statement and such other registration statement continuously effective during the period such Shelf Registration Statement or such other registration statement is required to remain effective pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; upon the occurrence of any event that would cause the Shelf Registration Statement or such other registration statement or the prospectus contained therein to contain a material misstatement or omission, the Company shall file an appropriate amendment to the Shelf Registration Statement or such other registration statement, a supplement to the prospectus, or a report filed with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, correcting any such misstatement or omission, and the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such amendment to be declared or become effective and the Shelf Registration Statement and such other registration statement and the related prospectus to become usable for their intended purposes as soon as practicable thereafter;

 

(b)                                  (i) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to the Shelf Registration Statement and such other registration statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to cause the Shelf Registration Statement and such other registration statement to be effective and to keep the Shelf Registration Statement effective for the Effectiveness Period and as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement and such other registration statement; and (ii) if a prospectus supplement will be used in connection with the marketing of an Underwritten Offering or Overnight Underwritten Offering from a registration statement contemplated by this Agreement and the Managing Underwriter at any time shall notify the Selling Holders that, in the reasonable judgment of such Managing Underwriter, inclusion of detailed information to be used in such prospectus supplement is of material importance to the success of the Underwritten Offering or Overnight Underwritten Offering of such Registrable Securities, or if such information is required by applicable law (including the rules and regulation of the SEC), include such information in a prospectus supplement; provided, that, before filing any registration statement, prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto the Company shall provide reasonable advance notice thereof to the Holders and, if requested, furnish at no charge to the Holders of the Registrable Securities included or to be included in such registration statement (and to a single counsel for the Holders selected by a majority of Registrable Securities) and the Managing Underwriter or Managing Underwriters (and to their counsel), if any, a reasonable opportunity to review copies of all such documents (including copies of any documents to be incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits thereto) proposed to be filed (in each case at least five Business Days prior to such filing), and the Company shall not file any such registration statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto in respect of which the Holders have provided or must provide information for the inclusion therein without such Holders being afforded an

 

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opportunity to review such documentation if the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement, or the Managing Underwriter or Managing Underwriters, if any, or any of their respective counsel shall reasonably object in writing on a timely basis;

 

(c)                                   furnish to each Selling Holder (i) as far in advance as reasonably practicable before filing the Shelf Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement or any prospectus or prospectus supplement to be used in connection therewith or any supplement or amendment thereto, upon request, copies of reasonably complete drafts of all such documents proposed to be filed (including furnishing or making available exhibits and each document incorporated by reference therein to the extent then required by the rules and regulations of the SEC), and provide each such Selling Holder the opportunity to object to any information pertaining to such Selling Holder and its plan of distribution that is contained therein and make the corrections reasonably requested by such Selling Holder with respect to such information prior to filing the Shelf Registration Statement or such other registration statement or any prospectus or prospectus supplement to be used in connection therewith or supplement or amendment thereto, and (ii) such number of copies of the Shelf Registration Statement or such other registration statement and the prospectus included therein and any supplements and amendments thereto as such Persons may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement or such other registration statement;

 

(d)                                  if applicable, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Selling Holders or, in the case of an Underwritten Offering or Overnight Underwritten Offering, the Managing Underwriter, shall reasonably request, provided that the Company will not be required to qualify generally to transact business in any jurisdiction where it is not then required to so qualify or to take any action which would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;

 

(e)                                   promptly notify each Selling Holder and each underwriter of Registrable Securities, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of (i) the filing of the Shelf Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement or any prospectus or prospectus supplement to be used in connection therewith, or any amendment or supplement thereto, and, with respect to such Shelf Registration Statement or any other registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto contemplated by this Agreement, when the same has become effective; and (ii) any written comments from the SEC with respect to any filing referred to in clause (i) and any written request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Shelf Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement or any prospectus or prospectus supplement thereto (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its subsidiaries);

 

(f)                                    promptly notify each Selling Holder and each underwriter of Registrable Securities, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of (i) the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus or prospectus

 

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supplement contained in the Shelf Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement or any post-effective amendment thereto, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in the light of the circumstances then existing; (ii) the issuance or threat of issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; or (iii) the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale under the applicable securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its subsidiaries); and following the provision of such notice, the Company agrees to as promptly as practicable amend or supplement the prospectus or prospectus supplement or take other appropriate action as is necessary to remove a stop order, suspension, threat thereof or proceedings related thereto;

 

(g)                                   furnish to each Selling Holder copies of any and all transmittal letters or other correspondence with the SEC or any other governmental agency or self-regulatory body or other body having jurisdiction (including any domestic or foreign securities exchange) relating to such offering of Registrable Securities (provided that in no event shall such letters or correspondence contain any material, non-public information regarding the Company or any of its subsidiaries);

 

(h)                                  in the case of an Underwritten Offering or Overnight Underwritten Offering, furnish upon request and addressed to the underwriters and to the Selling Holders, (i) an opinion of counsel for the Company, dated the effective date of the applicable registration statement or the date of any amendment or supplement thereto, and a letter of like kind dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement, and (ii) a “comfort letter,” dated the effective date of the applicable registration statement or the date of any amendment or supplement thereto and a letter of like kind dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement, in each case, signed by the independent public accountants (and, if applicable, independent reserve engineers) who have certified the Company’s financial statements (or prepared, reviewed or audited, as applicable, oil and gas reserves) included or incorporated by reference into the applicable registration statement, and each of the opinion and the “comfort letter” shall be in customary form and cover substantially the same matters with respect to such registration statement (and the prospectus and any prospectus supplement included therein) as are customarily covered in opinions of issuer’s counsel and in accountants’ (and, if applicable, independent reserve engineers’) letters delivered to the underwriters in Underwritten Offerings or Overnight Underwritten Offerings of securities, and such other matters as such underwriters or Selling Holders may reasonably request;

 

(i)                                      otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least 12 months, but not more than 18 months, beginning with the first full calendar month after the effective date of such registration statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 promulgated thereunder;

 

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(j)                                     make available to the appropriate representatives of the Managing Underwriter and Selling Holders reasonable access to such information and the Company personnel as is reasonable and customary to enable such parties to establish a due diligence defense under the Securities Act; provided that the Company need not disclose any information to any such representative unless and until such representative has entered into a confidentiality agreement with the Company;

 

(k)                                  use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Agreement to be listed on each securities exchange or nationally recognized quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed or quoted;

 

(l)                                      use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable Securities to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company to enable the Selling Holders to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;

 

(m)                              provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement not later than the effective date of such registration statement;

 

(n)                                  enter into customary agreements and take such other actions as are reasonably requested by the Selling Holders or the underwriters, if any, in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities and entry of such Registrable Securities in book-entry with The Depository Trust Company (including, making appropriate officers of the Company available to participate in any “road show” presentations before analysts and other customary marketing activities (including one on one meetings with prospective purchasers of the Registrable Securities));

 

(o)                                  cause the Registrable Securities to be initially represented by direct registration with the Company’s transfer agent and provide a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities; and, in connection therewith, if reasonably required by the Company’s transfer agent, the Company shall promptly deliver any authorizations, certificates and directions required by the transfer agent which authorize and direct the transfer agent to issue such Registrable Securities without legend upon sale by the holder of such shares of Registrable Securities under the Shelf Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(p)                                  if any Selling Holder could reasonably be deemed to be an “underwriter,” as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act, in connection with the registration statement in respect of any registration of Registrable Securities of such Selling Holder pursuant to this Agreement, and any amendment or supplement thereof (any such registration statement or amendment or supplement, a “ Holder Underwriter Registration Statement ”), then, until the Effectiveness Period ends, (i) cooperate with such Selling Holder in allowing such Selling Holder to conduct customary “underwriter’s due diligence” with respect to the Company and satisfy its obligations in respect thereof; (ii) until the Effectiveness Period ends, at any Selling Holder’s request, furnish to such Selling Holder, on the date of the effectiveness of any Holder Underwriter Registration Statement and thereafter no more often than on a quarterly basis when

 

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so requested, (A) a letter, dated such date, from the Company’s independent certified public accountants (and, if applicable, independent reserve engineers) in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants (and, if applicable, independent reserve engineers) to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to such Selling Holder, (B) an opinion, dated as of such date, of counsel representing the Company for purposes of such Holder Underwriter Registration Statement, in form, scope and substance as is customarily given in an underwritten public offering, including a standard “10b-5” opinion for such offering, addressed to such Selling Holder and (C) a standard officer’s certificate from the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company addressed to such Selling Holder; and (iii) use its reasonable efforts to provide legal counsel to such Holder with an opportunity to review and comment upon any such Holder Underwriter Registration Statement, and any amendments and supplements thereto, prior to its filing with the Commission;

 

(q)                                  each Selling Holder, upon receipt of notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in subsection (f) of this Section 2.3 , shall forthwith discontinue disposition of the Registrable Securities until such Selling Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by subsection (f) of this Section 2.3 or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings incorporated by reference in the prospectus, and, if so directed by the Company, such Selling Holder will, or will request the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, to deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies in their possession or control, other than permanent file copies then in such Selling Holder’s possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice;

 

(r)                                     if requested by a Holder, (i) as soon as practicable incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as such Selling Holder reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including information with respect to such Holder or any subsequent Holder, the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering; (ii) as soon as practicable make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) as soon as practicable, supplement or make amendments to the Shelf Registration Statement or any other registration statement; and

 

(s)                                    use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all other steps reasonably necessary to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities contemplated hereby.

 

Section 2.4                                     Cooperation by Holders .  The Company shall have no obligation to include in the Shelf Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement Registrable Securities of a Holder who has failed to timely furnish such information which, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, is reasonably required to be furnished or confirmed in order for the registration statement or prospectus supplement thereto, as applicable, to comply with the Securities Act.

 

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Section 2.5                                     Expenses .

 

(a)                                  Certain Definitions .  “ Registration Expenses ” means all expenses incident to the Company’s performance under or compliance with this Agreement to effect the registration of Registrable Securities on the Shelf Registration Statement or any other registration statement, prospectus or prospectus supplement or amendment or supplement contemplated by this Agreement, an Underwritten Offering or Overnight Underwritten Offering covered under this Agreement, and/or the disposition of such securities, including, without limitation, all registration, filing, securities exchange listing fees, all registration, filing, qualification and other fees and expenses of complying with securities or blue sky laws, fees of FINRA, all underwriting fees, discounts and selling commissions and (to the extent not paid by the applicable underwriters) fees of underwriters’ counsel relating to the sale of securities other than the Registrable Securities, transfer taxes and fees of transfer agents and registrars, all word processing, duplicating and printing expenses, and the fees and disbursements of (x) one counsel to the Holders (selected by Holders holding a majority of Registrable Securities) and (y) counsel and independent public accountants (and, if applicable, independent reserve engineers) for the Company, including the expenses of any legal opinions or letters, special audits or “comfort letters” required by or incident to such performance and compliance. Registration Expenses shall not include (i) any underwriter’s fees (including discounts, commissions or fees of underwriters, selling brokers, dealer managers or similar securities industry professionals) relating to the distribution of the Registrable Securities or (ii) any other expenses of the holders of Registrable Securities not specifically required to be paid by the Company pursuant to first sentence of this Section 2.5(a) .

 

(b)                                  Expenses The Company will pay all Registration Expenses as determined in good faith, including, in the case of an Underwritten Offering or Overnight Underwritten Offering, whether or not any sale is made pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement or any other registration statement.

 

Section 2.6                                     Indemnification .

 

(a)                                  By the Company In the event of a registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Selling Holder thereunder, its Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, managers, employees and agents and each underwriter pursuant to the applicable underwriting agreement with such underwriter and each Person, if any, who controls such Selling Holder or underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and its directors, officers, employees and agents (collectively, the “ Selling Holder Indemnified Persons ”), against any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’, accountants’ and experts’ fees and expenses) (collectively, “ Losses ”), joint or several, to which such Selling Holder Indemnified Person may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Shelf Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, any preliminary prospectus, prospectus supplement, free writing prospectus (or roadshow or other similar marketing material) or final prospectus, or any amendment or supplement thereof or (ii) the

 

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omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, and will reimburse each such Selling Holder Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Loss or actions or proceedings; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in strict conformity with information furnished by such Selling Holder Indemnified Person in writing specifically for use in the Shelf Registration Statement or such other registration statement or any prospectus contained therein or any amendment or supplement thereof.  Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Selling Holder Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such Selling Holder.

 

(b)                                  By Each Selling Holder Each Selling Holder agrees severally and not jointly to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors and officers, and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or of the Exchange Act against any Losses to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the Selling Holders, but only with respect to information regarding such Selling Holder furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Selling Holder expressly for inclusion in the Shelf Registration Statement, any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement or any prospectus contained therein or any amendment or supplement thereof relating to the Registrable Securities; provided, however, that the liability of each Selling Holder shall not be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of any Selling Expenses) received by such Selling Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification.

 

(c)                                   Notice Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder, notify the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but such indemnified party’s failure to so notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party other than under this Section 2.6 except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure.  In any action brought against any indemnified party, it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof; provided, however, that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under this Section 2.6 except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure.  The indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and undertake the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume and undertake the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 2.6 for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation and of liaison with counsel so selected; provided, however, that, (i) if the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense and employ counsel reasonably acceptable to the indemnified party or (ii) if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and counsel to the indemnified party shall have concluded that

 

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there may be reasonable defenses available to the indemnified party that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, or if the interests of the indemnified party reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the indemnifying party, then the indemnified party shall have the right to select a separate counsel and to assume such legal defense and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the reasonable expenses and fees of one such separate counsel (firm) and other reasonable expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the indemnifying party as incurred.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no indemnified party shall settle any action brought against it with respect to which it is entitled to indemnification hereunder without the consent of the indemnifying party, in its sole discretion, unless the settlement thereof imposes no liability or obligation on, and includes a complete and unconditional release from all liability of, the indemnifying party.

 

(d)                                  Contribution If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.6 is held by a court or government agency of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to the Company or any Selling Holder Indemnified Person or is insufficient to hold it harmless in respect of any Losses, then each such indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Losses as between the Company, on the one hand, and such Selling Holder Indemnified Person, on the other hand, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and of such Selling Holder Indemnified Person, on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that in no event shall any Selling Holder be required to contribute an aggregate amount in excess of the dollar amount of proceeds received by any Selling Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification.  The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and each Selling Holder Indemnified Person, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact has been made by, or relates to, information supplied by such party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.  The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this paragraph were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph.  The amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the Losses referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph shall be deemed to include any legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any Loss which is the subject of this paragraph.  No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who is not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

(e)                                   Other Indemnification The provisions of this Section 2.6 shall be in addition to any other rights to indemnification or contribution which an indemnified party may have pursuant to law, equity, contract or otherwise.

 

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the public without registration, the Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts, after it has become subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (or successor provision), to:

 

(a)                                  make and keep public information regarding the Company available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 (or any successor rule or regulation to Rule 144 then in force) of the Securities Act, at all times;

 

(b)                                  file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act at all times;

 

(c)                                   so long as a Holder owns any Registrable Securities, furnish to such Holder forthwith upon request a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and such other reports and documents so filed as such Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the SEC allowing such Holder to sell any such securities without registration; and

 

(d)                                  take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable the Holders to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitations of the exemption provided by Rule 144 (or any successor rule or regulation to Rule 144 then in force) under the Securities Act.

 

Section 2.8                                     Transfer or Assignment of Registration Rights .  A Holder’s rights hereunder may be transferred or assigned by any Holder; provided , that (a) the transferee or assignee is an Affiliate of such Holder or a Permitted Transferee or the transfer or assignment is with respect to Registrable Securities constituting at least 5% of the Registrable Securities, (b) the Company is given written notice as promptly as practicable after any said transfer or assignment, stating the name and address of each such transferee or assignee and identifying the securities with respect to which such rights are being transferred or assigned and (c) each such transferee or assignee assumes in writing responsibility for its portion of the obligations of such Holder under this Agreement.

 

Section 2.9                                     Information by Holder .  Any Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities included in any registration statement shall promptly furnish to the Company such information regarding such Holder or Holders and the distribution proposed by such Holder or Holders as the Company may reasonably request and as shall be required in connection with any registration, qualification or compliance referred to herein.

 

Section 2.10                              No Inconsistent Agreements; Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights .  The Company has not entered, as of the date hereof, and the Company shall not enter, after the date of this Agreement, into any agreement with respect to any of its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Purchasers in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof.  From and after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities of such Holders, file or have declared effective a registration statement for equity securities before the Shelf Registration Statement is filed or declared effective, as applicable.  From and after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall not, without the prior written

 

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consent of the Holders holding at least a majority of Registrable Securities, enter into any agreement with any current or future holder of any securities of the Company that would allow such current or future holder to require the Company to include securities in the Shelf Registration Statement, or in any Piggyback Offering on a basis that is on parity with, or superior in any material respect to, the Piggyback Offering rights granted to the Holders pursuant to Section 2.2 of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE III
MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 3.1                                     Communications .  All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery, electronic mail, registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, regular mail, facsimile or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery to the following addresses:

 

if to the Company to:

 

Extraction Oil & Gas Holdings, LLC
1888 Sherman Street, Suite 200

Denver, Colorado 80203

Attention: Chief Executive Officer

 

or, if to a Purchaser, such Person’s address as set forth on the signature page hereto or, if to a transferee of a Holder, to the transferee at the addresses provided pursuant to Section 2.8 above.  All notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: (i) at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; (ii) when notice is sent to the sender that the recipient has read the message, if sent by electronic mail; (iii) upon actual receipt if sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or regular mail, if mailed; (iv) upon actual receipt if received during recipient’s normal business hours, or at the beginning of the recipient’s next Business Day if not received during recipient’s normal business hours, if sent by facsimile and confirmed by appropriate answer-back; and (v) upon actual receipt when delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight deliver.

 

Section 3.2                                     Successors and Assigns .  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the permitted successors and assigns of each of the parties, including subsequent Holders of Registrable Securities to the extent permitted herein.

 

Section 3.3                                     Recapitalization, Exchanges, etc. Affecting the Stock .

 

(a)                                  The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to any and all stock or other securities of the Company or any successor or assign of the Company (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise), which may be issued in respect of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the Registrable Securities, and shall be appropriately adjusted for combinations, stock splits, recapitalizations, pro rata distributions of stock and the like occurring after the date of this Agreement.

 

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(b)                                  The Company agrees that it shall not effect or permit to occur any combination or subdivision of Common Shares or other securities constituting Registrable Securities which would adversely affect the ability of any Holder of any Registrable Securities to include such Registrable Securities in any registration contemplated by this Agreement or the marketability of such Registrable Securities in any such registration.

 

Section 3.4                                     Aggregation of Registrable Securities .  All Registrable Securities held or acquired by Persons who are Affiliates of one another shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights and applicability of any obligations under this Agreement.

 

Section 3.5                                     Specific Performance .  Damages in the event of breach of this Agreement by a party hereto may be difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain, and it is therefore agreed that each such Person, in addition to and without limiting any other remedy or right it may have, will have the right to an injunction or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction, enjoining any such breach, and enforcing specifically the terms and provisions hereof, and each of the parties hereto hereby waives any and all defenses it may have on the ground of lack of jurisdiction or competence of the court to grant such an injunction or other equitable relief.  The existence of this right will not preclude any such Person from pursuing any other rights and remedies at law or in equity which such Person may have.

 

Section 3.6                                     Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement.

 

Section 3.7                                     Headings .  The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

Section 3.8                                     Governing Law .  This Agreement is governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any conflicts of law principles that would result in the application of any law other than the law of the State of Delaware.

 

Section 3.9                                     Jurisdiction .  Each of the parties irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder shall be brought and determined exclusively in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or, if such Court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, to the Superior Court of the State of Delaware or, if jurisdiction is vested exclusively in the Federal courts of the United States, the Federal courts of the United States sitting in the State of Delaware, and any appellate court from any such state or Federal court, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agree that all claims with respect to any such claim shall be heard and determined in such Delaware court or in such Federal court, as applicable.  The parties agree that a final judgment in any such claim is conclusive and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.  In addition, each of the parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees (1) that it is and shall continue to be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware and of the federal courts sitting in the State of Delaware, and (2)(A) to the extent that

 

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such party is not otherwise subject to service of process in the State of Delaware, to appoint and maintain an agent in the State of Delaware as such party’s agent for acceptance of legal processes and notify the other parties of the name and address of such agent, and (B) to the fullest extent permitted by law, that service of process may also be made on such party by prepaid certified mail with a proof of mailing receipt validated by the U.S. Postal Service constituting evidence of valid service, and that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, service made pursuant to (2)(A) or (B) above shall have the same legal force and effect as if served upon such party personally within the State of Delaware.

 

Section 3.10                              WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL .  TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED, EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY FORUM IN RESPECT OF ANY ISSUE, CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER, RELATED TO, BASED ON, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN TORT OR CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE.  ANY PARTY MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION 3.10 WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF EACH SUCH PARTY TO THE WAIVER OF ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.

 

Section 3.11                              Severability of Provisions .  Any provision of this Agreement 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 or affecting or impairing the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

Section 3.12                              Entire Agreement .  This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein.  There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein with respect to the rights granted by the Company set forth herein.  This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

 

Section 3.13                              Amendment .  This Agreement may be amended or waived only by means of a written amendment or waiver signed by the Company and the Holders of at least a majority of the then outstanding Registrable Securities; provided, however, that no such amendment shall materially and adversely affect the rights of any Holder hereunder without the consent of such Holder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to depart from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to the rights of holders of Registrable Securities whose securities are being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other holders of Registrable Securities may be given by holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold by such Holders pursuant to such registration statement.

 

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Section 3.14                              No Presumption .  In the event any claim is made by a party relating to any conflict, omission, or ambiguity in this Agreement, no presumption or burden of proof or persuasion shall be implied by virtue of the fact that this Agreement was prepared by or at the request of a particular party or its counsel.

 

Section 3.15                              Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement .  Each of the Parties hereto covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no Person other than the Purchasers (and their transferees or assignees) and the Company shall have any obligation hereunder and that notwithstanding that a Purchaser is a limited liability company or other entity, no recourse under this Agreement shall be had against any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of the Purchasers or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any applicable law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of the Purchasers or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, as such, for any obligations of the Purchasers under this Agreement or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligation or its creation.

 

Section 3.16                              Independent Nature of Holder’s Obligations .  The obligations of each Holder under this Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Holder, and no Holder shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Holder under this Agreement.  Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Holder pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the Holder as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that a Holder is in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Each Holder shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including, the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Holder to be joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose.

 

Section 3.17                              Further Assurances .  The Company and each of the Holders shall cooperate with each other and shall take such further action and shall execute and deliver such further documents as may be reasonably requested by any other party in order to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement.

 

Section 3.18                              Cumulative Remedies .  The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

 

[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS HOLDINGS, LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Name:

Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]

 



 

 

BRONCO INVESTMENTS II (EQ), LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Joel Frank

 

Name:

Joel Frank

 

Title:

Authorized Signatory

 

 

 

Address: Bronco Investments II (EQ), LLC

 

c/o OZ Management LP

 

9 West 57th Street

 

New York, NY 10019

 

Attn: Legal Department; Rick Lyon

 

Facsimile: 212-790-0077

 

 

 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

 

 

 

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

 

1111 Louisiana Street, 44th Floor

 

Houston, TX 77002-5200

 

Attention: Shubi Arora

 

Facsimile: 713-236-0822

 

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]

 



 

 

MTP ENERGY MASTER FUND LTD.

 

 

 

 

 

By: MTP Energy Management LLC, its investment adviser

 

 

 

 

 

By: Magnetar Financial LLC, its sole member

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Turro

 

Name:

Michael Turro

 

Title:

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

 

 

 

MTP ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES FUND II LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By: MTP Energy Management LLC, its managing member

 

 

 

 

 

By: Magnetar Financial LLC, its sole member

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Turro

 

Name:

Michael Turro

 

Title:

Chief Compliance Officer

 

 

 

 

 

MTP EOF IP LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By: MTP Energy Management LLC, its managing member

 

 

 

 

 

By: Magnetar Financial LLC, its sole member

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael Turro

 

Name:

Michael Turro

 

Title:

Chief Compliance Officer

 

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]

 



 

 

Address: 1603 Orrington Ave., 13 th  Floor

 

Evanston, IL 60201

 

Attn: Chief Legal Officer

 

Facsimile: 847-905-4400

 

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]

 



 

 

TRIANGLE PEAK PARTNERS II, LP

 

 

 

 

 

By: Triangle Peak Partners II General Partner, LLC, its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael C. Morgan

 

Name:

Michael C. Morgan

 

Title:

Manager

 

 

 

 

 

TPP II ANNEX FUND, LP

 

 

 

 

 

By: Triangle Peak Partners II General Partner, LLC, its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Michael C. Morgan

 

Name:

Michael C. Morgan

 

Title:

Manager

 

 

 

 

 

Address: Carmel Plaza, Suite 305 (Ocean & Mission)

 

P.O. Box 3788

 

Carmel, CA 93921

 

Attn: Michael C. Morgan, Chief Executive Officer

 

Email: mike@trianglepeakpartners.com

 

Fax: 831 622 0435

 

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]

 



 

 

MSD ENERGY INVESTMENTS PRIVATE III, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Marcello Liguori

 

Name:

Marcello Liguori

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 

 

Address: c/o MSD Capital, L.P.

 

645 Fifth Ave, 21st Floor

 

New York, NY 10022

 

Facsimile: 212-303-1772

 

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]

 



 

 

ARCADIA EXTRACTION INVESTORS LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Kammy Moalemzadeh

 

Name:

Kammy Moalemzadeh

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

Address: 152 West 57th Street, 47th Floor

 

New York, NY 10019

 

Attention: Teresa Kochanowicz

 

Facsimile: 646-762-9577

 

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]

 



 

 

YORKTOWN EXTRACTION CO INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP

 

 

 

 

 

By: YT Extraction Company LP, its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

By: YT Extraction Associates, LLC, its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Peter A. Leidel

 

Name:

Peter A. Leidel

 

Title:

Member

 

 

 

 

 

Address: 410 Park Avenue, 19 th  Floor

 

New York, New York 1022

 

Facsimile: 212-515-2105

 

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]

 



 

 

GAIL B. WARDEN

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Gail Warden

 

Name:

Gail Warden

 

 

 

Address: 6 Somerset Place

 

Weston, MA 02493

 

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]

 



 

 

DOUBLE D, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ D. Michael Berwind Jr.

 

Name:

D. Michael Berwind Jr.

 

Title:

Managing Member

 

 

 

 

 

Address: Berwind LLC

 

PO Box 748

 

200 Ayer Road

 

Harvard, MA 01451

 

Facsimile: 978-391-1255

 

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]

 



 

 

DAVID M. BERWIND III

 

 

 

By:

/s/ David M. Berwind III

 

Name:

David M. Berwind III

 

 

 

 

 

Address: Berwind LLC

 

PO Box 748

 

200 Ayer Road

 

Harvard, MA 01451

 

Facsimile: 978-391-1255

 

[ Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement ]

 


Exhibit 10.1

 

Execution Version

 

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC.
EXTRACTION FINANCE CORP.

 

AND EACH OF THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO

 

7.875% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2021

 


 

FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE,

 

Dated as of October 17, 2016

 


 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

 

Trustee

 


 



 

This First Supplemental Indenture , dated as of October 17, 2016 (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”), is among Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Successor Company ”), Extraction Finance Corp. (the “ Co-Issuer ”), the Guarantors named on the signature pages herein (the “ Guarantors ”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee under the Indenture referred to below.

 

W I T N E S S E T H:

 

WHEREAS , Extraction Oil & Gas Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Holdings ”), and the Co-Issuer (together with Holdings, the “ Issuers ”), the Guarantors and the Trustee are parties to an Indenture, dated as of July 18, 2016 (the “ Indenture ”), providing for the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of $550,000,000 of 7.875% Senior Notes due 2021 of the Issuers (the “ Notes ”);

 

WHEREAS , on the date hereof, Holdings has merged with and into the Successor Company, which has survived the merger (the “ Merger ”);

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to Section 5.01 of the Indenture, the Successor Company is required to execute and deliver to the Trustee a supplemental indenture pursuant to which the Successor Company shall assume all obligations of Holdings under the Indenture and the Notes;

 

WHEREAS , pursuant to Section 9.01(c)  of the Indenture, the Trustee, the Guarantors, the Co-Issuer and the Successor Company are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture without the consent of any Holder;

 

WHEREAS , the Successor Company was formerly known as Extraction Oil & Gas, LLC, a Guarantor, which converted into the Successor Company upon filing of a Certificate of Conversion with the Secretary of State of Delaware on October 11, 2016, and upon the merger of Holdings with and into the Successor Company, is no longer a Guarantor;

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

Definitions

 

SECTION 1.1  Defined Terms .  As used in this Supplemental Indenture, terms defined in the Indenture or in the preamble or recitals hereto are used herein as therein defined.  The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereby” and other words of similar import used in this Supplemental Indenture refer to this Supplemental Indenture as a whole and not to any particular section hereof.

 



 

ARTICLE II

 

Agreement to Assume Obligations of Issuer

 

SECTION 2.1  Agreement to Assume Obligations of Holdings.   The Successor Company hereby unconditionally assumes all obligations of Holdings, as an Issuer under the Indenture and the Notes. In accordance with Section 5.02 of the Indenture, the Successor Company shall succeed to and be substituted for, and may exercise all rights and powers of Holdings as Issuer under the Indenture and the Notes and all references in the Indenture and the Notes to the “Issuer” shall hereafter refer to the Successor Company, and the Successor Company agrees to be bound by all other applicable provisions of the Indenture and the Notes and to perform all of the obligations and agreements of Holdings under the Indenture and the Notes.

 

ARTICLE III

 

Miscellaneous

 

SECTION 3.1   Notices .  All notices and other communications to the parties thereto shall continue to be given as provided in Section 12.02 of the Indenture, except that notices to any of the Issuers or Guarantors shall be given to the Successor Company at the address specified therein.

 

SECTION 3.2   Parties .  Nothing expressed or mentioned herein is intended or shall be construed to give any Person, other than the Holders and the parties hereto, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Supplemental Indenture or the Indenture or any provision herein or therein contained.

 

SECTION 3.3   Governing Law .  This Supplemental Indenture shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

SECTION 3.4   Severability Clause .  In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability.

 

SECTION 3.5   Ratification of Indenture; Supplemental Indenture Part of Indenture .  Except as expressly supplemented and amended hereby, the Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.  This Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of the Notes heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered shall be bound hereby.  The Trustee makes no representation or warranty as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or with respect to the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the other parties hereto.

 

SECTION 3.6   Counterparts .  The parties hereto may sign one or more copies of this Supplemental Indenture in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the

 



 

same agreement. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Indenture as to the parties hereto.  Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

 

SECTION 3.7   Headings .  The headings of the Articles and the Sections in this Supplemental Indenture are for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to alter or affect the meaning or interpretation of any provisions hereof.

 



 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first above written.

 

 

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Name:

Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXTRACTION FINANCE CORP.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Name:

Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

GUARANTORS

 

 

XTR MIDSTREAM, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Name:

Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7N, LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Name:

Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MOUNTAINTOP MINERALS, LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Name:

Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture

 



 

 

8 NORTH, LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Name:

Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ELEVATION MIDSTREAM, LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Name:

Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XOG SERVICES, LLC

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Name:

Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XOG SERVICES, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Name:

Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture

 



 

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,

 

as Trustee

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Patrick Giordano

 

Name:

Patrick Giordano

 

Title:

Vice President

 

Signature Page to Supplemental Indenture

 


Exhibit 10.3

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

This Indemnification Agreement (“ Agreement ”) is made as of October 17, by and between Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), and Mark A. Erickson (“ Indemnitee ”).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, directors, officers and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises are subjected to expensive and time-consuming litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against the Corporation or business enterprise itself;

 

WHEREAS, highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve as directors, officers or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance and adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the corporation;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board ”) has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders and that the Corporation should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future;

 

WHEREAS, (i) the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation (as may be amended, the “ Bylaws ”) require indemnification of the officers and directors of the Corporation, (ii) Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“ DGCL ”) and (iii) the Bylaws and the DGCL expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Corporation and members of the Board, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification;

 

WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Bylaws and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (as may be amended, the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”) and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefore, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder; and

 

WHEREAS, (i) Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the Bylaws and insurance as adequate in the present circumstances, (ii) Indemnitee may not be willing to serve or continue to serve as a director or officer of the Corporation without adequate protection, (iii) the Corporation desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity, and (iv) Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Corporation on the condition that he be so indemnified.

 

AGREEMENT:

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Corporation and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 



 

Section 1                                               Definitions .  (a) As used in this Agreement:

 

Affiliate ” of any specified Person shall mean any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.

 

Corporate Status ” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of (i) the Corporation or (ii) any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership or joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation.

 

Disinterested Director ” shall mean a director of the Corporation who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

 

Enterprise ” shall mean the Corporation and any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary.

 

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Expenses ” shall mean all reasonable costs, expenses, fees and charges, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding.  Expenses also shall include, without limitation, (i) expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from, incurred by Indemnitee in connection with, arising out of, or in respect of or relating to, any Proceeding, including, without limitation, the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedes bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, (ii) for purposes of Section 12(d) hereof only, expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, by litigation or otherwise, (iii) any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, and (iv) any interest, assessments or other charges in respect of the foregoing.  “Expenses” shall not include “Liabilities.”

 

Indemnity Obligations ” shall mean all obligations of the Corporation to Indemnitee under this Agreement, including the Corporation’s obligations to provide indemnification to Indemnitee and advance Expenses to Indemnitee under this Agreement.

 

Independent Counsel ” shall mean a law firm of fifty (50) or more attorneys, or a member of a law firm of fifty (50) or more attorneys, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five (5) years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Corporation or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder; provided, however, that the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of

 

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professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Corporation or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

 

Liabilities ” shall mean all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, judgments, orders, fines, penalties and other amounts payable in connection with, arising out of, or in respect of or relating to any Proceeding, including, without limitation, amounts paid in settlement in any Proceeding and all costs and expenses in complying with any judgment, order or decree issued or entered in connection with any Proceeding or any settlement agreement, stipulation or consent decree entered into or issued in settlement of any Proceeding.

 

Person ” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, trust, governmental agency or body or any other legal entity.

 

Proceeding ” shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action, claim, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, formal or informal hearing, inquiry or investigation, litigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed judicial, administrative or arbitration proceeding (including, without limitation, any such proceeding under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act or any other federal law, state law, statute or regulation), whether brought in the right of the Corporation or otherwise, and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, in each case, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be, or is threatened to be, involved as a party, witness or otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, by reason of any actual or alleged action taken by Indemnitee or of any action on Indemnitee’s part while acting as director or officer of the Corporation, or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement can be provided under this Agreement

 

(b)                                  For the purpose hereof, references to “fines” shall include any excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a Person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Agreement.

 

Section 2                                               Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings .  The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred (and, in the case of retainers, reasonably expected to be incurred) by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding (other than any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor), or any claim, issue or matter therein.

 

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Section 3                                               Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation .  The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, or any claim, issue or matter therein.  No indemnification for Liabilities and Expenses shall be made under this Section 3 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Corporation, unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or any court in which the Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to such indemnification.

 

Section 4                                               Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful .  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, and without limiting the rights of Indemnitee under any other provision hereof, including any rights to indemnification pursuant to Sections 2 or 3 hereof, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to the extent that Indemnitee is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with each successfully resolved Proceeding, claim, issue or matter.  For purposes of this Section 4 and without limitation, the termination of any Proceeding or claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

 

Section 5                                               Indemnification For Expenses of a Witness .  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a witness or otherwise a participant in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses suffered or incurred (or, in the case of retainers, reasonably expected to be incurred) by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith.

 

Section 6                                               Additional Indemnification .  Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 2 , 3 or 4 hereof, the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding, including but not limited to:

 

(a)                                  the fullest extent permitted by the provision of the DGCL that authorizes or contemplates additional indemnification by agreement, or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the DGCL; and

 

(b)                                  the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL adopted after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its officers and directors.

 

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Section 7                                               Exclusions .  Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Corporation shall not be obligated under this Agreement to indemnify or hold harmless Indemnitee:

 

(a)                                  for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy obtained by the Corporation except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under such insurance policy;

 

(b)                                  for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Corporation within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law;

 

(c)                                   except as provided in Section 12(d) of this Agreement, in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Corporation or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) the Corporation provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Corporation under applicable law; or

 

(d)                                  if a final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful.

 

Section 8                                               Advancement .  In accordance with the pre-existing requirements of the Bylaws, and notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Corporation shall advance, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, the Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding, and such advancement shall be made within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding.  Advances shall be unsecured and interest free.  Advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement.  Advances shall include any and all Expenses reasonably incurred pursuing an action to enforce this right of advancement, including Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Corporation to support the advances claimed.  Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to the Corporation of this Agreement, which shall constitute an undertaking providing that Indemnitee undertakes to repay the amounts advanced to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation.  This Section 8 shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to Section 7 hereof.

 

Section 9                                               Procedure for Notification and Defense of Claim .

 

(a)                                  Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Corporation in writing of any Proceeding with respect to which Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification or advancement hereunder following the receipt by Indemnitee of written notice thereof.  The written notification to the Corporation shall include a description of the nature of the Proceeding and the facts

 

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underlying the Proceeding.  To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Corporation a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of such Proceeding.  Any delay or failure by Indemnitee to notify the Corporation hereunder will not relieve the Corporation from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee hereunder or otherwise than under this Agreement, and any delay or failure in so notifying the Corporation shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.  The Secretary of the Corporation shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.

 

(b)                                  In the event Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification and/or advancement with respect to any Proceeding, Indemnitee may, at Indemnitee’s option, (i) retain counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Corporation to defend Indemnitee in such Proceeding, at the sole expense of the Corporation (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), or (ii) have the Corporation assume the defense of Indemnitee in such Proceeding, in which case the Corporation shall assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel selected by the Corporation and approved by Indemnitee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) within ten (10) days of the Corporation’s receipt of written notice of Indemnitee’s election to cause the Corporation to do so.  If the Corporation is required to assume the defense of any such Proceeding, it shall engage legal counsel for such defense, and the Corporation shall be solely responsible for all fees and expenses of such legal counsel and otherwise of such defense.  Such legal counsel may represent both Indemnitee and the Corporation (and any other party or parties entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation with respect to such matter) unless, in the reasonable opinion of legal counsel to Indemnitee, there is a conflict of interest between Indemnitee and the Corporation (or any other such party or parties) or there are legal defenses available to Indemnitee that are not available to the Corporation (or any such other party or parties).  Notwithstanding either party’s assumption of responsibility for defense of a Proceeding, each party shall have the right to engage separate counsel at its own expense.  The party having responsibility for defense of a Proceeding shall provide the other party and its counsel with all copies of pleadings and material correspondence relating to the Proceeding.  Indemnitee and the Corporation shall reasonably cooperate in the defense of any Proceeding with respect to which indemnification is sought hereunder, regardless of whether the Corporation or Indemnitee assumes the defense thereof.  Indemnitee may not settle or compromise any Proceeding without the prior written consent of the Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  The Corporation may not settle or compromise any Proceeding without the prior written consent of Indemnitee.

 

Section 10                                        Procedure Upon Application for Indemnification .

 

(a)                                  Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 9(a) hereof, if any determination by the Corporation is required by applicable law with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto, such determination shall be made (i) if Indemnitee shall request such determination be made by Independent Counsel, by Independent Counsel, and (ii) in all other circumstances, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (C) if

 

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there are no such Disinterested Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee, or (D) if so directed by the Board, by the stockholders of the Corporation; and, if it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten (10) days after such determination.  Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination.  Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Corporation (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Corporation hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.  The Corporation will not deny any written request for indemnification hereunder made in good faith by Indemnitee unless a determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification described in this Section 10(a) has been made.  The Corporation agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Liabilities and Expenses arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

 

(b)                                  In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 10(a) hereof, (i) the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Corporation within ten (10) days of the Submission Date (the cost of such Independent Counsel to be paid by the Corporation), (ii) the Corporation shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected and (iii) Indemnitee may, within ten (10) days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Corporation Indemnitee’s written objection to such selection.  Such objection by Indemnitee may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in this Agreement.  If such written objection is made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel selected shall not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until Indemnitee withdraws the objection or a court has determined that such objection is without merit.  Absent a timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel.  If no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to before the later of (i) thirty (30) days after the later of submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a) hereof (the “ Submission Date ”) and (ii) ten (10) days after the final disposition of the Proceeding, each of the Corporation and Indemnitee shall select a law firm or member of a law firm meeting the qualifications to serve as Independent Counsel, and such law firms or members of law firms shall select the Independent Counsel.  Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).

 

Section 11                                        Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings .

 

(a)                                  In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons or entity making such determination shall, to the fullest extent not

 

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prohibited by applicable law, presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 9(a) of this Agreement, and the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption.  Neither the failure of the Corporation (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

(b)                                  Subject to Section 12(e) hereof, if the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 10 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Corporation of the request therefore, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided , however , that such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if (i) the determination is to be made by Independent Counsel and Indemnitee objects to the Corporation’s selection of Independent Counsel and (ii) the Independent Counsel ultimately selected requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation or information relating thereto; provided further, however , that such 60-day period may also be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional sixty (60) days, if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders of the Corporation.

 

(c)                                   The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

 

(d)                                  Reliance as Safe Harbor .  For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with the reasonable care by the Enterprise.  The provisions of this Section 11(d) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.

 

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(e)                                   Actions of Others .  The knowledge or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.

 

Section 12                                        Remedies of Indemnitee .

 

(a)                                  Subject to Section 12(e) hereof, in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement is not timely made pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a) of this Agreement within ninety (90) days after receipt by the Corporation of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Sections 4 or 5 or the last sentence of Section 10(a) of this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by the Corporation of a written request therefor, (v) payment of indemnification pursuant to Sections 2 , 3 or 6 of this Agreement is not made within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or (vi) in the event that the Corporation or any other Person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification or advancement.  Alternatively, Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.  The Corporation shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.

 

(b)                                  In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination.  In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 the Corporation shall have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement, as the case may be.

 

(c)                                   If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Corporation shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 , absent a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.

 

(d)                                  The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Corporation is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.  It is the intent of the Corporation that Indemnitee not be required to incur Expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to

 

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Indemnitee hereunder.  The Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all such Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after receipt by the Corporation of a written request therefore) advance, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, such Expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or advancement from the Corporation under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Corporation, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

 

(e)                                   Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding; provided that, in absence of any such determination with respect to such Proceeding, the Corporation shall advance Expenses with respect to such Proceeding.

 

Section 13                                        Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation .

 

(a)                                  The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise.  No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal.  To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement than would be afforded currently under the Bylaws or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change.  No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.  The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

 

(b)                                  The Corporation hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement and insurance provided by one or more Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated.  The Corporation hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Corporation shall be the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any Proceeding, Expense, Liability or matter that is the subject of the Indemnity Obligations, (ii) the Corporation shall be primarily liable for all Indemnity Obligations and any indemnification afforded to Indemnitee in respect of any Proceeding, Expense, Liability or matter that is the subject of Indemnity Obligations, whether created by applicable law, organizational or constituent documents, contract (including this Agreement) or otherwise, (iii) any obligation of any other Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated to indemnify Indemnitee or advance Expenses or Liabilities to Indemnitee in respect of any Proceeding shall be secondary to the obligations of the Corporation hereunder, (iv) the Corporation shall be required to indemnify Indemnitee and advance Expenses or Liabilities to Indemnitee hereunder to the fullest extent provided herein without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against any other

 

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Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or insurer of any such Person and (v) the Corporation irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated from any claim of contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect of amounts paid by the Corporation hereunder.  In the event any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or their insurers advances or extinguishes any liability or loss which is the subject of any Indemnity Obligation owed by the Corporation or payable under any Corporation insurance policy, the payor shall have a right of subrogation against the Corporation or its insurer or insurers for all amounts so paid which would otherwise be payable by the Corporation or its insurer or insurers under this Agreement.  In no event will payment of an Indemnity Obligation by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or their insurers affect the obligations of the Corporation hereunder or shift primary liability for any Indemnity Obligation to any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated.  Any indemnification, insurance or advancement provided by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated with respect to any Liability arising as a result of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status or capacity as an officer or director of any Person is specifically in excess over any Indemnity Obligation of the Corporation or any collectible insurance (including but not limited to any malpractice insurance or professional errors and omissions insurance) provided by the Corporation under this Agreement.

 

(c)                                   To the extent that the Corporation maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, or agents of the Corporation or of any other Enterprise, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, employee or agent under such policy or policies and such policies shall provide for and recognize that the insurance policies are primary to any rights to indemnification, advancement or insurance proceeds to which Indemnitee may be entitled from one or more Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated to the same extent as the Corporation’s indemnification and advancement obligations set forth in this Agreement.  If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Corporation has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Corporation shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies.  The Corporation shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

 

(d)                                  In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Corporation shall not be subrogated to the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, including rights of indemnification provided to Indemnitee from any other person or entity with whom Indemnitee may be associated; provided , however, that the Corporation shall be subrogated to the extent of any such payment of all rights of recovery of Indemnitee under insurance policies of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

 

(e)                                   The indemnification and contribution provided for in this Agreement will remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of Indemnitee.

 

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Section 14                                        Duration of Agreement; Not Employment Contract .  This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the latest of: (i) ten (10) years after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any other Enterprise and (ii) the date of final termination of any Proceeding then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement hereunder and of any proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement relating thereto.  This Agreement shall be binding upon the Corporation and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators.  This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise) and Indemnitee.  Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that Indemnitee’s employment with the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise), if any, is at will, and Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, except as may be otherwise provided in any written employment contract between Indemnitee and the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise), other applicable formal severance policies duly adopted by the Board, or, with respect to service as a director of the Corporation, by the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws or the DGCL.

 

Section 15                                        Severability .  If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

 

Section 16                                        Enforcement .

 

(a)                                  The Corporation expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, and the Corporation acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation.

 

(b)                                  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided , however , that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and applicable law, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefore, nor diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.

 

Section 17                                        Modification and Waiver .  No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties thereto.  No waiver of

 

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any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

Section 18                                        Notices .  All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, (b) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed, (c) mailed by reputable overnight courier and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed or (d) sent by facsimile transmission, with receipt of oral confirmation that such transmission has been received:

 

(i)                                      If to Indemnitee, at such address as Indemnitee shall provide to the Corporation.

 

(ii)                                   If to the Corporation to:

 

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.
370 17
th  Street, Suite 5300
Denver, CO 80202
Attention: Board of Directors

 

or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Corporation.

 

Section 19                                        Contribution .  To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Corporation, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Liabilities or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (a) the relative benefits received by the Corporation and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and (b) the relative fault of the Corporation (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and transaction(s).

 

Section 20                                        Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction .  This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules.  Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement, the Corporation and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (the “ Delaware Court ”), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (b) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (c) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court, and (d) waive,

 

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and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.

 

Section 21                                        Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.  Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

 

Section 22                                        Miscellaneous .  Use of the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include usage of the feminine pronoun where appropriate.  The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed as of the day and year first above written.

 

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC.

 

INDEMNITEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

By:

/s/ Mark A. Erickson

Name:

Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

 

Name:

Mark A. Erickson

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

Title:

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

 

Signature Page to Indemnification Agreement

 


Exhibit 10.4

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

This Indemnification Agreement (“ Agreement ”) is made as of October 17, by and between Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), and Matthew R. Owens (“ Indemnitee ”).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, directors, officers and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises are subjected to expensive and time-consuming litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against the Corporation or business enterprise itself;

 

WHEREAS, highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve as directors, officers or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance and adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the corporation;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board ”) has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders and that the Corporation should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future;

 

WHEREAS, (i) the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation (as may be amended, the “ Bylaws ”) require indemnification of the officers and directors of the Corporation, (ii) Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“ DGCL ”) and (iii) the Bylaws and the DGCL expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Corporation and members of the Board, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification;

 

WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Bylaws and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (as may be amended, the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”) and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefore, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder; and

 

WHEREAS, (i) Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the Bylaws and insurance as adequate in the present circumstances, (ii) Indemnitee may not be willing to serve or continue to serve as a director or officer of the Corporation without adequate protection, (iii) the Corporation desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity, and (iv) Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Corporation on the condition that he be so indemnified.

 

AGREEMENT:

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Corporation and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 



 

Section 1                                               Definitions .  (a) As used in this Agreement:

 

Affiliate ” of any specified Person shall mean any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.

 

Corporate Status ” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of (i) the Corporation or (ii) any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership or joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation.

 

Disinterested Director ” shall mean a director of the Corporation who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

 

Enterprise ” shall mean the Corporation and any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary.

 

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Expenses ” shall mean all reasonable costs, expenses, fees and charges, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding.  Expenses also shall include, without limitation, (i) expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from, incurred by Indemnitee in connection with, arising out of, or in respect of or relating to, any Proceeding, including, without limitation, the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedes bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, (ii) for purposes of Section 12(d)  hereof only, expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, by litigation or otherwise, (iii) any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, and (iv) any interest, assessments or other charges in respect of the foregoing.  “Expenses” shall not include “Liabilities.”

 

Indemnity Obligations ” shall mean all obligations of the Corporation to Indemnitee under this Agreement, including the Corporation’s obligations to provide indemnification to Indemnitee and advance Expenses to Indemnitee under this Agreement.

 

Independent Counsel ” shall mean a law firm of fifty (50) or more attorneys, or a member of a law firm of fifty (50) or more attorneys, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five (5) years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Corporation or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder; provided, however, that the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of

 

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professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Corporation or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

 

Liabilities ” shall mean all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, judgments, orders, fines, penalties and other amounts payable in connection with, arising out of, or in respect of or relating to any Proceeding, including, without limitation, amounts paid in settlement in any Proceeding and all costs and expenses in complying with any judgment, order or decree issued or entered in connection with any Proceeding or any settlement agreement, stipulation or consent decree entered into or issued in settlement of any Proceeding.

 

Person ” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, trust, governmental agency or body or any other legal entity.

 

Proceeding ” shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action, claim, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, formal or informal hearing, inquiry or investigation, litigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed judicial, administrative or arbitration proceeding (including, without limitation, any such proceeding under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act or any other federal law, state law, statute or regulation), whether brought in the right of the Corporation or otherwise, and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, in each case, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be, or is threatened to be, involved as a party, witness or otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, by reason of any actual or alleged action taken by Indemnitee or of any action on Indemnitee’s part while acting as director or officer of the Corporation, or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement can be provided under this Agreement

 

(b)                                  For the purpose hereof, references to “fines” shall include any excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a Person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Agreement.

 

Section 2                                               Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings .  The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred (and, in the case of retainers, reasonably expected to be incurred) by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding (other than any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor), or any claim, issue or matter therein.

 

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Section 3                                               Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation .  The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, or any claim, issue or matter therein.  No indemnification for Liabilities and Expenses shall be made under this Section 3 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Corporation, unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or any court in which the Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to such indemnification.

 

Section 4                                               Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful .  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, and without limiting the rights of Indemnitee under any other provision hereof, including any rights to indemnification pursuant to Sections 2 or 3 hereof, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to the extent that Indemnitee is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with each successfully resolved Proceeding, claim, issue or matter.  For purposes of this Section 4 and without limitation, the termination of any Proceeding or claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

 

Section 5                                               Indemnification For Expenses of a Witness .  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a witness or otherwise a participant in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses suffered or incurred (or, in the case of retainers, reasonably expected to be incurred) by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith.

 

Section 6                                               Additional Indemnification .  Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 2 , 3 or 4 hereof, the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding, including but not limited to:

 

(a)                                  the fullest extent permitted by the provision of the DGCL that authorizes or contemplates additional indemnification by agreement, or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the DGCL; and

 

(b)                                  the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL adopted after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its officers and directors.

 

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Section 7                                               Exclusions .  Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Corporation shall not be obligated under this Agreement to indemnify or hold harmless Indemnitee:

 

(a)                                  for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy obtained by the Corporation except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under such insurance policy;

 

(b)                                  for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Corporation within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law;

 

(c)                                   except as provided in Section 12(d)  of this Agreement, in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Corporation or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) the Corporation provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Corporation under applicable law; or

 

(d)                                  if a final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful.

 

Section 8                                               Advancement .  In accordance with the pre-existing requirements of the Bylaws, and notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Corporation shall advance, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, the Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding, and such advancement shall be made within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding.  Advances shall be unsecured and interest free.  Advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement.  Advances shall include any and all Expenses reasonably incurred pursuing an action to enforce this right of advancement, including Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Corporation to support the advances claimed.  Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to the Corporation of this Agreement, which shall constitute an undertaking providing that Indemnitee undertakes to repay the amounts advanced to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation.  This Section 8 shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to Section 7 hereof.

 

Section 9                                               Procedure for Notification and Defense of Claim .

 

(a)                                  Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Corporation in writing of any Proceeding with respect to which Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification or advancement hereunder following the receipt by Indemnitee of written notice thereof.  The written notification to the Corporation shall include a description of the nature of the Proceeding and the facts

 

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underlying the Proceeding.  To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Corporation a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of such Proceeding.  Any delay or failure by Indemnitee to notify the Corporation hereunder will not relieve the Corporation from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee hereunder or otherwise than under this Agreement, and any delay or failure in so notifying the Corporation shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.  The Secretary of the Corporation shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.

 

(b)                                  In the event Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification and/or advancement with respect to any Proceeding, Indemnitee may, at Indemnitee’s option, (i) retain counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Corporation to defend Indemnitee in such Proceeding, at the sole expense of the Corporation (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), or (ii) have the Corporation assume the defense of Indemnitee in such Proceeding, in which case the Corporation shall assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel selected by the Corporation and approved by Indemnitee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) within ten (10) days of the Corporation’s receipt of written notice of Indemnitee’s election to cause the Corporation to do so.  If the Corporation is required to assume the defense of any such Proceeding, it shall engage legal counsel for such defense, and the Corporation shall be solely responsible for all fees and expenses of such legal counsel and otherwise of such defense.  Such legal counsel may represent both Indemnitee and the Corporation (and any other party or parties entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation with respect to such matter) unless, in the reasonable opinion of legal counsel to Indemnitee, there is a conflict of interest between Indemnitee and the Corporation (or any other such party or parties) or there are legal defenses available to Indemnitee that are not available to the Corporation (or any such other party or parties).  Notwithstanding either party’s assumption of responsibility for defense of a Proceeding, each party shall have the right to engage separate counsel at its own expense.  The party having responsibility for defense of a Proceeding shall provide the other party and its counsel with all copies of pleadings and material correspondence relating to the Proceeding.  Indemnitee and the Corporation shall reasonably cooperate in the defense of any Proceeding with respect to which indemnification is sought hereunder, regardless of whether the Corporation or Indemnitee assumes the defense thereof.  Indemnitee may not settle or compromise any Proceeding without the prior written consent of the Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  The Corporation may not settle or compromise any Proceeding without the prior written consent of Indemnitee.

 

Section 10                                        Procedure Upon Application for Indemnification .

 

(a)                                  Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 9(a)  hereof, if any determination by the Corporation is required by applicable law with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto, such determination shall be made (i) if Indemnitee shall request such determination be made by Independent Counsel, by Independent Counsel, and (ii) in all other circumstances, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (C) if

 

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there are no such Disinterested Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee, or (D) if so directed by the Board, by the stockholders of the Corporation; and, if it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten (10) days after such determination.  Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination.  Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Corporation (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Corporation hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.  The Corporation will not deny any written request for indemnification hereunder made in good faith by Indemnitee unless a determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification described in this Section 10(a)  has been made.  The Corporation agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Liabilities and Expenses arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

 

(b)                                  In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 10(a)  hereof, (i) the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Corporation within ten (10) days of the Submission Date (the cost of such Independent Counsel to be paid by the Corporation), (ii) the Corporation shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected and (iii) Indemnitee may, within ten (10) days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Corporation Indemnitee’s written objection to such selection.  Such objection by Indemnitee may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in this Agreement.  If such written objection is made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel selected shall not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until Indemnitee withdraws the objection or a court has determined that such objection is without merit.  Absent a timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel.  If no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to before the later of (i) thirty (30) days after the later of submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a)  hereof (the “ Submission Date ”) and (ii) ten (10) days after the final disposition of the Proceeding, each of the Corporation and Indemnitee shall select a law firm or member of a law firm meeting the qualifications to serve as Independent Counsel, and such law firms or members of law firms shall select the Independent Counsel.  Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 12(a)  of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).

 

Section 11                                        Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings .

 

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prohibited by applicable law, presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 9(a)  of this Agreement, and the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption.  Neither the failure of the Corporation (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

(b)                                  Subject to Section 12(e)  hereof, if the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 10 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Corporation of the request therefore, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided , however , that such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if (i) the determination is to be made by Independent Counsel and Indemnitee objects to the Corporation’s selection of Independent Counsel and (ii) the Independent Counsel ultimately selected requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation or information relating thereto; provided further, however , that such 60-day period may also be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional sixty (60) days, if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders of the Corporation.

 

(c)                                   The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

 

(d)                                  Reliance as Safe Harbor .  For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with the reasonable care by the Enterprise.  The provisions of this Section 11(d)  shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.

 

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(e)                                   Actions of Others .  The knowledge or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.

 

Section 12                                        Remedies of Indemnitee .

 

(a)                                  Subject to Section 12(e)  hereof, in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement is not timely made pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a)  of this Agreement within ninety (90) days after receipt by the Corporation of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Sections 4 or 5 or the last sentence of Section 10(a)  of this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by the Corporation of a written request therefor, (v) payment of indemnification pursuant to Sections 2 , 3 or 6 of this Agreement is not made within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or (vi) in the event that the Corporation or any other Person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification or advancement.  Alternatively, Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.  The Corporation shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.

 

(b)                                  In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination.  In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 the Corporation shall have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement, as the case may be.

 

(c)                                   If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a)  of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Corporation shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 , absent a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.

 

(d)                                  The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Corporation is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.  It is the intent of the Corporation that Indemnitee not be required to incur Expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to

 

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Indemnitee hereunder.  The Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all such Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after receipt by the Corporation of a written request therefore) advance, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, such Expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or advancement from the Corporation under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Corporation, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

 

(e)                                   Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding; provided that, in absence of any such determination with respect to such Proceeding, the Corporation shall advance Expenses with respect to such Proceeding.

 

Section 13                                        Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation .

 

(a)                                  The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise.  No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal.  To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement than would be afforded currently under the Bylaws or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change.  No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.  The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

 

(b)                                  The Corporation hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement and insurance provided by one or more Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated.  The Corporation hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Corporation shall be the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any Proceeding, Expense, Liability or matter that is the subject of the Indemnity Obligations, (ii) the Corporation shall be primarily liable for all Indemnity Obligations and any indemnification afforded to Indemnitee in respect of any Proceeding, Expense, Liability or matter that is the subject of Indemnity Obligations, whether created by applicable law, organizational or constituent documents, contract (including this Agreement) or otherwise, (iii) any obligation of any other Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated to indemnify Indemnitee or advance Expenses or Liabilities to Indemnitee in respect of any Proceeding shall be secondary to the obligations of the Corporation hereunder, (iv) the Corporation shall be required to indemnify Indemnitee and advance Expenses or Liabilities to Indemnitee hereunder to the fullest extent provided herein without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against any other

 

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Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or insurer of any such Person and (v) the Corporation irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated from any claim of contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect of amounts paid by the Corporation hereunder.  In the event any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or their insurers advances or extinguishes any liability or loss which is the subject of any Indemnity Obligation owed by the Corporation or payable under any Corporation insurance policy, the payor shall have a right of subrogation against the Corporation or its insurer or insurers for all amounts so paid which would otherwise be payable by the Corporation or its insurer or insurers under this Agreement.  In no event will payment of an Indemnity Obligation by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or their insurers affect the obligations of the Corporation hereunder or shift primary liability for any Indemnity Obligation to any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated.  Any indemnification, insurance or advancement provided by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated with respect to any Liability arising as a result of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status or capacity as an officer or director of any Person is specifically in excess over any Indemnity Obligation of the Corporation or any collectible insurance (including but not limited to any malpractice insurance or professional errors and omissions insurance) provided by the Corporation under this Agreement.

 

(c)                                   To the extent that the Corporation maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, or agents of the Corporation or of any other Enterprise, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, employee or agent under such policy or policies and such policies shall provide for and recognize that the insurance policies are primary to any rights to indemnification, advancement or insurance proceeds to which Indemnitee may be entitled from one or more Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated to the same extent as the Corporation’s indemnification and advancement obligations set forth in this Agreement.  If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Corporation has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Corporation shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies.  The Corporation shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

 

(d)                                  In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Corporation shall not be subrogated to the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, including rights of indemnification provided to Indemnitee from any other person or entity with whom Indemnitee may be associated; provided , however, that the Corporation shall be subrogated to the extent of any such payment of all rights of recovery of Indemnitee under insurance policies of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

 

(e)                                   The indemnification and contribution provided for in this Agreement will remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of Indemnitee.

 

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Section 14                                        Duration of Agreement; Not Employment Contract .  This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the latest of: (i) ten (10) years after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any other Enterprise and (ii) the date of final termination of any Proceeding then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement hereunder and of any proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement relating thereto.  This Agreement shall be binding upon the Corporation and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators.  This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise) and Indemnitee.  Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that Indemnitee’s employment with the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise), if any, is at will, and Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, except as may be otherwise provided in any written employment contract between Indemnitee and the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise), other applicable formal severance policies duly adopted by the Board, or, with respect to service as a director of the Corporation, by the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws or the DGCL.

 

Section 15                                        Severability .  If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

 

Section 16                                        Enforcement .

 

(a)                                  The Corporation expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, and the Corporation acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation.

 

(b)                                  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided , however , that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and applicable law, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefore, nor diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.

 

Section 17                                        Modification and Waiver .  No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties thereto.  No waiver of

 

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any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

Section 18                                        Notices .  All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, (b) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed, (c) mailed by reputable overnight courier and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed or (d) sent by facsimile transmission, with receipt of oral confirmation that such transmission has been received:

 

(i)                                      If to Indemnitee, at such address as Indemnitee shall provide to the Corporation.

 

(ii)                                   If to the Corporation to:

 

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.
370 17
th  Street, Suite 5300
Denver, CO 80202
Attention: Board of Directors

 

or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Corporation.

 

Section 19                                        Contribution .  To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Corporation, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Liabilities or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (a) the relative benefits received by the Corporation and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and (b) the relative fault of the Corporation (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and transaction(s).

 

Section 20                                        Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction .  This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules.  Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12(a)  of this Agreement, the Corporation and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (the “ Delaware Court ”), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (b) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (c) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court, and (d) waive,

 

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and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.

 

Section 21                                        Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.  Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

 

Section 22                                        Miscellaneous .  Use of the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include usage of the feminine pronoun where appropriate.  The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed as of the day and year first above written.

 

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC.

 

INDEMNITEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark A. Erickson

 

By:

/s/ Matthew R. Owens

Name:

Mark A. Erickson

 

Name:

Matthew R. Owens

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

Title:

President and Director

 

Signature Page to Indemnification Agreement

 


Exhibit 10.5

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

This Indemnification Agreement (“ Agreement ”) is made as of October 17, by and between Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), and Russell T. Kelley, Jr. (“ Indemnitee ”).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, directors, officers and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises are subjected to expensive and time-consuming litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against the Corporation or business enterprise itself;

 

WHEREAS, highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve as directors, officers or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance and adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the corporation;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board ”) has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders and that the Corporation should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future;

 

WHEREAS, (i) the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation (as may be amended, the “ Bylaws ”) require indemnification of the officers and directors of the Corporation, (ii) Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“ DGCL ”) and (iii) the Bylaws and the DGCL expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Corporation and members of the Board, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification;

 

WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Bylaws and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (as may be amended, the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”) and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefore, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder; and

 

WHEREAS, (i) Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the Bylaws and insurance as adequate in the present circumstances, (ii) Indemnitee may not be willing to serve or continue to serve as a director or officer of the Corporation without adequate protection, (iii) the Corporation desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity, and (iv) Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Corporation on the condition that he be so indemnified.

 

AGREEMENT:

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Corporation and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 



 

Section 1                                               Definitions .  (a) As used in this Agreement:

 

Affiliate ” of any specified Person shall mean any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.

 

Corporate Status ” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of (i) the Corporation or (ii) any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership or joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation.

 

Disinterested Director ” shall mean a director of the Corporation who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

 

Enterprise ” shall mean the Corporation and any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary.

 

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Expenses ” shall mean all reasonable costs, expenses, fees and charges, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding.  Expenses also shall include, without limitation, (i) expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from, incurred by Indemnitee in connection with, arising out of, or in respect of or relating to, any Proceeding, including, without limitation, the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedes bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, (ii) for purposes of Section 12(d)  hereof only, expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, by litigation or otherwise, (iii) any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, and (iv) any interest, assessments or other charges in respect of the foregoing.  “Expenses” shall not include “Liabilities.”

 

Indemnity Obligations ” shall mean all obligations of the Corporation to Indemnitee under this Agreement, including the Corporation’s obligations to provide indemnification to Indemnitee and advance Expenses to Indemnitee under this Agreement.

 

Independent Counsel ” shall mean a law firm of fifty (50) or more attorneys, or a member of a law firm of fifty (50) or more attorneys, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five (5) years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Corporation or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder; provided, however, that the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of

 

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professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Corporation or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

 

Liabilities ” shall mean all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, judgments, orders, fines, penalties and other amounts payable in connection with, arising out of, or in respect of or relating to any Proceeding, including, without limitation, amounts paid in settlement in any Proceeding and all costs and expenses in complying with any judgment, order or decree issued or entered in connection with any Proceeding or any settlement agreement, stipulation or consent decree entered into or issued in settlement of any Proceeding.

 

Person ” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, trust, governmental agency or body or any other legal entity.

 

Proceeding ” shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action, claim, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, formal or informal hearing, inquiry or investigation, litigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed judicial, administrative or arbitration proceeding (including, without limitation, any such proceeding under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act or any other federal law, state law, statute or regulation), whether brought in the right of the Corporation or otherwise, and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, in each case, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be, or is threatened to be, involved as a party, witness or otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, by reason of any actual or alleged action taken by Indemnitee or of any action on Indemnitee’s part while acting as director or officer of the Corporation, or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement can be provided under this Agreement

 

(b)                                  For the purpose hereof, references to “fines” shall include any excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a Person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Agreement.

 

Section 2                                               Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings .  The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred (and, in the case of retainers, reasonably expected to be incurred) by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding (other than any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor), or any claim, issue or matter therein.

 

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Section 3                                               Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation .  The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, or any claim, issue or matter therein.  No indemnification for Liabilities and Expenses shall be made under this Section 3 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Corporation, unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or any court in which the Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to such indemnification.

 

Section 4                                               Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful .  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, and without limiting the rights of Indemnitee under any other provision hereof, including any rights to indemnification pursuant to Sections 2 or 3 hereof, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to the extent that Indemnitee is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with each successfully resolved Proceeding, claim, issue or matter.  For purposes of this Section 4 and without limitation, the termination of any Proceeding or claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

 

Section 5                                               Indemnification For Expenses of a Witness .  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a witness or otherwise a participant in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses suffered or incurred (or, in the case of retainers, reasonably expected to be incurred) by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith.

 

Section 6                                               Additional Indemnification .  Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 2 , 3 or 4 hereof, the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding, including but not limited to:

 

(a)                                  the fullest extent permitted by the provision of the DGCL that authorizes or contemplates additional indemnification by agreement, or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the DGCL; and

 

(b)                                  the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL adopted after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its officers and directors.

 

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Section 7                                               Exclusions .  Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Corporation shall not be obligated under this Agreement to indemnify or hold harmless Indemnitee:

 

(a)                                  for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy obtained by the Corporation except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under such insurance policy;

 

(b)                                  for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Corporation within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law;

 

(c)                                   except as provided in Section 12(d)  of this Agreement, in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Corporation or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) the Corporation provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Corporation under applicable law; or

 

(d)                                  if a final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful.

 

Section 8                                               Advancement .  In accordance with the pre-existing requirements of the Bylaws, and notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Corporation shall advance, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, the Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding, and such advancement shall be made within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding.  Advances shall be unsecured and interest free.  Advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement.  Advances shall include any and all Expenses reasonably incurred pursuing an action to enforce this right of advancement, including Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Corporation to support the advances claimed.  Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to the Corporation of this Agreement, which shall constitute an undertaking providing that Indemnitee undertakes to repay the amounts advanced to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation.  This Section 8 shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to Section 7 hereof.

 

Section 9                                               Procedure for Notification and Defense of Claim .

 

(a)                                  Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Corporation in writing of any Proceeding with respect to which Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification or advancement hereunder following the receipt by Indemnitee of written notice thereof.  The written notification to the Corporation shall include a description of the nature of the Proceeding and the facts

 

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underlying the Proceeding.  To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Corporation a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of such Proceeding.  Any delay or failure by Indemnitee to notify the Corporation hereunder will not relieve the Corporation from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee hereunder or otherwise than under this Agreement, and any delay or failure in so notifying the Corporation shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.  The Secretary of the Corporation shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.

 

(b)                                  In the event Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification and/or advancement with respect to any Proceeding, Indemnitee may, at Indemnitee’s option, (i) retain counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Corporation to defend Indemnitee in such Proceeding, at the sole expense of the Corporation (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), or (ii) have the Corporation assume the defense of Indemnitee in such Proceeding, in which case the Corporation shall assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel selected by the Corporation and approved by Indemnitee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) within ten (10) days of the Corporation’s receipt of written notice of Indemnitee’s election to cause the Corporation to do so.  If the Corporation is required to assume the defense of any such Proceeding, it shall engage legal counsel for such defense, and the Corporation shall be solely responsible for all fees and expenses of such legal counsel and otherwise of such defense.  Such legal counsel may represent both Indemnitee and the Corporation (and any other party or parties entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation with respect to such matter) unless, in the reasonable opinion of legal counsel to Indemnitee, there is a conflict of interest between Indemnitee and the Corporation (or any other such party or parties) or there are legal defenses available to Indemnitee that are not available to the Corporation (or any such other party or parties).  Notwithstanding either party’s assumption of responsibility for defense of a Proceeding, each party shall have the right to engage separate counsel at its own expense.  The party having responsibility for defense of a Proceeding shall provide the other party and its counsel with all copies of pleadings and material correspondence relating to the Proceeding.  Indemnitee and the Corporation shall reasonably cooperate in the defense of any Proceeding with respect to which indemnification is sought hereunder, regardless of whether the Corporation or Indemnitee assumes the defense thereof.  Indemnitee may not settle or compromise any Proceeding without the prior written consent of the Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  The Corporation may not settle or compromise any Proceeding without the prior written consent of Indemnitee.

 

Section 10                                        Procedure Upon Application for Indemnification .

 

(a)                                  Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 9(a)  hereof, if any determination by the Corporation is required by applicable law with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto, such determination shall be made (i) if Indemnitee shall request such determination be made by Independent Counsel, by Independent Counsel, and (ii) in all other circumstances, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (C) if

 

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there are no such Disinterested Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee, or (D) if so directed by the Board, by the stockholders of the Corporation; and, if it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten (10) days after such determination.  Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination.  Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Corporation (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Corporation hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.  The Corporation will not deny any written request for indemnification hereunder made in good faith by Indemnitee unless a determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification described in this Section 10(a)  has been made.  The Corporation agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Liabilities and Expenses arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

 

(b)                                  In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 10(a)  hereof, (i) the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Corporation within ten (10) days of the Submission Date (the cost of such Independent Counsel to be paid by the Corporation), (ii) the Corporation shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected and (iii) Indemnitee may, within ten (10) days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Corporation Indemnitee’s written objection to such selection.  Such objection by Indemnitee may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in this Agreement.  If such written objection is made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel selected shall not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until Indemnitee withdraws the objection or a court has determined that such objection is without merit.  Absent a timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel.  If no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to before the later of (i) thirty (30) days after the later of submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a)  hereof (the “ Submission Date ”) and (ii) ten (10) days after the final disposition of the Proceeding, each of the Corporation and Indemnitee shall select a law firm or member of a law firm meeting the qualifications to serve as Independent Counsel, and such law firms or members of law firms shall select the Independent Counsel.  Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 12(a)  of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).

 

Section 11                                        Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings .

 

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prohibited by applicable law, presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 9(a)  of this Agreement, and the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption.  Neither the failure of the Corporation (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

(b)                                  Subject to Section 12(e)  hereof, if the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 10 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Corporation of the request therefore, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided , however , that such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if (i) the determination is to be made by Independent Counsel and Indemnitee objects to the Corporation’s selection of Independent Counsel and (ii) the Independent Counsel ultimately selected requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation or information relating thereto; provided further, however , that such 60-day period may also be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional sixty (60) days, if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders of the Corporation.

 

(c)                                   The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

 

(d)                                  Reliance as Safe Harbor .  For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with the reasonable care by the Enterprise.  The provisions of this Section 11(d)  shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.

 

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(e)                                   Actions of Others .  The knowledge or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.

 

Section 12                                        Remedies of Indemnitee .

 

(a)                                  Subject to Section 12(e)  hereof, in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement is not timely made pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a)  of this Agreement within ninety (90) days after receipt by the Corporation of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Sections 4 or 5 or the last sentence of Section 10(a)  of this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by the Corporation of a written request therefor, (v) payment of indemnification pursuant to Sections 2 , 3 or 6 of this Agreement is not made within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or (vi) in the event that the Corporation or any other Person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification or advancement.  Alternatively, Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.  The Corporation shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.

 

(b)                                  In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination.  In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 the Corporation shall have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement, as the case may be.

 

(c)                                   If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a)  of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Corporation shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 , absent a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.

 

(d)                                  The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Corporation is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.  It is the intent of the Corporation that Indemnitee not be required to incur Expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to

 

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Indemnitee hereunder.  The Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all such Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after receipt by the Corporation of a written request therefore) advance, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, such Expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or advancement from the Corporation under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Corporation, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

 

(e)                                   Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding; provided that, in absence of any such determination with respect to such Proceeding, the Corporation shall advance Expenses with respect to such Proceeding.

 

Section 13                                        Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation .

 

(a)                                  The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise.  No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal.  To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement than would be afforded currently under the Bylaws or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change.  No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.  The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

 

(b)                                  The Corporation hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement and insurance provided by one or more Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated.  The Corporation hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Corporation shall be the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any Proceeding, Expense, Liability or matter that is the subject of the Indemnity Obligations, (ii) the Corporation shall be primarily liable for all Indemnity Obligations and any indemnification afforded to Indemnitee in respect of any Proceeding, Expense, Liability or matter that is the subject of Indemnity Obligations, whether created by applicable law, organizational or constituent documents, contract (including this Agreement) or otherwise, (iii) any obligation of any other Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated to indemnify Indemnitee or advance Expenses or Liabilities to Indemnitee in respect of any Proceeding shall be secondary to the obligations of the Corporation hereunder, (iv) the Corporation shall be required to indemnify Indemnitee and advance Expenses or Liabilities to Indemnitee hereunder to the fullest extent provided herein without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against any other

 

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Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or insurer of any such Person and (v) the Corporation irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated from any claim of contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect of amounts paid by the Corporation hereunder.  In the event any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or their insurers advances or extinguishes any liability or loss which is the subject of any Indemnity Obligation owed by the Corporation or payable under any Corporation insurance policy, the payor shall have a right of subrogation against the Corporation or its insurer or insurers for all amounts so paid which would otherwise be payable by the Corporation or its insurer or insurers under this Agreement.  In no event will payment of an Indemnity Obligation by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or their insurers affect the obligations of the Corporation hereunder or shift primary liability for any Indemnity Obligation to any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated.  Any indemnification, insurance or advancement provided by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated with respect to any Liability arising as a result of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status or capacity as an officer or director of any Person is specifically in excess over any Indemnity Obligation of the Corporation or any collectible insurance (including but not limited to any malpractice insurance or professional errors and omissions insurance) provided by the Corporation under this Agreement.

 

(c)                                   To the extent that the Corporation maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, or agents of the Corporation or of any other Enterprise, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, employee or agent under such policy or policies and such policies shall provide for and recognize that the insurance policies are primary to any rights to indemnification, advancement or insurance proceeds to which Indemnitee may be entitled from one or more Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated to the same extent as the Corporation’s indemnification and advancement obligations set forth in this Agreement.  If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Corporation has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Corporation shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies.  The Corporation shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

 

(d)                                  In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Corporation shall not be subrogated to the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, including rights of indemnification provided to Indemnitee from any other person or entity with whom Indemnitee may be associated; provided , however, that the Corporation shall be subrogated to the extent of any such payment of all rights of recovery of Indemnitee under insurance policies of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

 

(e)                                   The indemnification and contribution provided for in this Agreement will remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of Indemnitee.

 

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Section 14                                        Duration of Agreement; Not Employment Contract .  This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the latest of: (i) ten (10) years after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any other Enterprise and (ii) the date of final termination of any Proceeding then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement hereunder and of any proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement relating thereto.  This Agreement shall be binding upon the Corporation and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators.  This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise) and Indemnitee.  Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that Indemnitee’s employment with the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise), if any, is at will, and Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, except as may be otherwise provided in any written employment contract between Indemnitee and the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise), other applicable formal severance policies duly adopted by the Board, or, with respect to service as a director of the Corporation, by the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws or the DGCL.

 

Section 15                                        Severability .  If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

 

Section 16                                        Enforcement .

 

(a)                                  The Corporation expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, and the Corporation acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation.

 

(b)                                  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided , however , that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and applicable law, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefore, nor diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.

 

Section 17                                        Modification and Waiver .  No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties thereto.  No waiver of

 

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any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

Section 18                                        Notices .  All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, (b) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed, (c) mailed by reputable overnight courier and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed or (d) sent by facsimile transmission, with receipt of oral confirmation that such transmission has been received:

 

(i)                                      If to Indemnitee, at such address as Indemnitee shall provide to the Corporation.

 

(ii)                                   If to the Corporation to:

 

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.
370 17
th  Street, Suite 5300
Denver, CO 80202
Attention: Board of Directors

 

or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Corporation.

 

Section 19                                        Contribution .  To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Corporation, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Liabilities or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (a) the relative benefits received by the Corporation and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and (b) the relative fault of the Corporation (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and transaction(s).

 

Section 20                                        Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction .  This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules.  Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12(a)  of this Agreement, the Corporation and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (the “ Delaware Court ”), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (b) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (c) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court, and (d) waive,

 

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and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.

 

Section 21                                        Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.  Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

 

Section 22                                        Miscellaneous .  Use of the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include usage of the feminine pronoun where appropriate.  The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed as of the day and year first above written.

 

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC.

 

INDEMNITEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark A. Erickson

 

By:

/s/ Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

Name:

Mark A. Erickson

 

Name:

Russell T. Kelley, Jr.

Title:

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer

 

Signature Page to Indemnification Agreement

 


Exhibit 10.6

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

This Indemnification Agreement (“ Agreement ”) is made as of October 17, by and between Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), and John S. Gaensbauer (“ Indemnitee ”).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, directors, officers and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises are subjected to expensive and time-consuming litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against the Corporation or business enterprise itself;

 

WHEREAS, highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve as directors, officers or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance and adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the corporation;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board ”) has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders and that the Corporation should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future;

 

WHEREAS, (i) the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation (as may be amended, the “ Bylaws ”) require indemnification of the officers and directors of the Corporation, (ii) Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“ DGCL ”) and (iii) the Bylaws and the DGCL expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Corporation and members of the Board, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification;

 

WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Bylaws and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (as may be amended, the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”) and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefore, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder; and

 

WHEREAS, (i) Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the Bylaws and insurance as adequate in the present circumstances, (ii) Indemnitee may not be willing to serve or continue to serve as a director or officer of the Corporation without adequate protection, (iii) the Corporation desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity, and (iv) Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Corporation on the condition that he be so indemnified.

 

AGREEMENT:

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Corporation and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 



 

Section 1                                               Definitions .  (a) As used in this Agreement:

 

Affiliate ” of any specified Person shall mean any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.

 

Corporate Status ” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of (i) the Corporation or (ii) any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership or joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation.

 

Disinterested Director ” shall mean a director of the Corporation who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

 

Enterprise ” shall mean the Corporation and any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary.

 

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Expenses ” shall mean all reasonable costs, expenses, fees and charges, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding.  Expenses also shall include, without limitation, (i) expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from, incurred by Indemnitee in connection with, arising out of, or in respect of or relating to, any Proceeding, including, without limitation, the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedes bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, (ii) for purposes of Section 12(d)  hereof only, expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, by litigation or otherwise, (iii) any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, and (iv) any interest, assessments or other charges in respect of the foregoing.  “Expenses” shall not include “Liabilities.”

 

Indemnity Obligations ” shall mean all obligations of the Corporation to Indemnitee under this Agreement, including the Corporation’s obligations to provide indemnification to Indemnitee and advance Expenses to Indemnitee under this Agreement.

 

Independent Counsel ” shall mean a law firm of fifty (50) or more attorneys, or a member of a law firm of fifty (50) or more attorneys, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five (5) years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Corporation or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder; provided, however, that the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of

 

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professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Corporation or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

 

Liabilities ” shall mean all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, judgments, orders, fines, penalties and other amounts payable in connection with, arising out of, or in respect of or relating to any Proceeding, including, without limitation, amounts paid in settlement in any Proceeding and all costs and expenses in complying with any judgment, order or decree issued or entered in connection with any Proceeding or any settlement agreement, stipulation or consent decree entered into or issued in settlement of any Proceeding.

 

Person ” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, trust, governmental agency or body or any other legal entity.

 

Proceeding ” shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action, claim, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, formal or informal hearing, inquiry or investigation, litigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed judicial, administrative or arbitration proceeding (including, without limitation, any such proceeding under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act or any other federal law, state law, statute or regulation), whether brought in the right of the Corporation or otherwise, and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, in each case, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be, or is threatened to be, involved as a party, witness or otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, by reason of any actual or alleged action taken by Indemnitee or of any action on Indemnitee’s part while acting as director or officer of the Corporation, or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement can be provided under this Agreement

 

(b)                                  For the purpose hereof, references to “fines” shall include any excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a Person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Agreement.

 

Section 2                                               Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings .  The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred (and, in the case of retainers, reasonably expected to be incurred) by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding (other than any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor), or any claim, issue or matter therein.

 

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Section 3                                               Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation .  The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, or any claim, issue or matter therein.  No indemnification for Liabilities and Expenses shall be made under this Section 3 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Corporation, unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or any court in which the Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to such indemnification.

 

Section 4                                               Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful .  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, and without limiting the rights of Indemnitee under any other provision hereof, including any rights to indemnification pursuant to Sections 2 or 3 hereof, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to the extent that Indemnitee is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with each successfully resolved Proceeding, claim, issue or matter.  For purposes of this Section 4 and without limitation, the termination of any Proceeding or claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

 

Section 5                                               Indemnification For Expenses of a Witness .  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a witness or otherwise a participant in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses suffered or incurred (or, in the case of retainers, reasonably expected to be incurred) by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith.

 

Section 6                                               Additional Indemnification .  Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 2 , 3 or 4 hereof, the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding, including but not limited to:

 

(a)                                  the fullest extent permitted by the provision of the DGCL that authorizes or contemplates additional indemnification by agreement, or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the DGCL; and

 

(b)                                  the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL adopted after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its officers and directors.

 

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Section 7                                               Exclusions .  Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Corporation shall not be obligated under this Agreement to indemnify or hold harmless Indemnitee:

 

(a)                                  for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy obtained by the Corporation except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under such insurance policy;

 

(b)                                  for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Corporation within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law;

 

(c)                                   except as provided in Section 12(d)  of this Agreement, in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Corporation or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) the Corporation provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Corporation under applicable law; or

 

(d)                                  if a final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful.

 

Section 8                                               Advancement .  In accordance with the pre-existing requirements of the Bylaws, and notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Corporation shall advance, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, the Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding, and such advancement shall be made within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding.  Advances shall be unsecured and interest free.  Advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement.  Advances shall include any and all Expenses reasonably incurred pursuing an action to enforce this right of advancement, including Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Corporation to support the advances claimed.  Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to the Corporation of this Agreement, which shall constitute an undertaking providing that Indemnitee undertakes to repay the amounts advanced to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation.  This Section 8 shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to Section 7 hereof.

 

Section 9                                               Procedure for Notification and Defense of Claim .

 

(a)                                  Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Corporation in writing of any Proceeding with respect to which Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification or advancement hereunder following the receipt by Indemnitee of written notice thereof.  The written notification to the Corporation shall include a description of the nature of the Proceeding and the facts

 

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underlying the Proceeding.  To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Corporation a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of such Proceeding.  Any delay or failure by Indemnitee to notify the Corporation hereunder will not relieve the Corporation from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee hereunder or otherwise than under this Agreement, and any delay or failure in so notifying the Corporation shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.  The Secretary of the Corporation shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.

 

(b)                                  In the event Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification and/or advancement with respect to any Proceeding, Indemnitee may, at Indemnitee’s option, (i) retain counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Corporation to defend Indemnitee in such Proceeding, at the sole expense of the Corporation (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), or (ii) have the Corporation assume the defense of Indemnitee in such Proceeding, in which case the Corporation shall assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel selected by the Corporation and approved by Indemnitee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) within ten (10) days of the Corporation’s receipt of written notice of Indemnitee’s election to cause the Corporation to do so.  If the Corporation is required to assume the defense of any such Proceeding, it shall engage legal counsel for such defense, and the Corporation shall be solely responsible for all fees and expenses of such legal counsel and otherwise of such defense.  Such legal counsel may represent both Indemnitee and the Corporation (and any other party or parties entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation with respect to such matter) unless, in the reasonable opinion of legal counsel to Indemnitee, there is a conflict of interest between Indemnitee and the Corporation (or any other such party or parties) or there are legal defenses available to Indemnitee that are not available to the Corporation (or any such other party or parties).  Notwithstanding either party’s assumption of responsibility for defense of a Proceeding, each party shall have the right to engage separate counsel at its own expense.  The party having responsibility for defense of a Proceeding shall provide the other party and its counsel with all copies of pleadings and material correspondence relating to the Proceeding.  Indemnitee and the Corporation shall reasonably cooperate in the defense of any Proceeding with respect to which indemnification is sought hereunder, regardless of whether the Corporation or Indemnitee assumes the defense thereof.  Indemnitee may not settle or compromise any Proceeding without the prior written consent of the Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  The Corporation may not settle or compromise any Proceeding without the prior written consent of Indemnitee.

 

Section 10                                        Procedure Upon Application for Indemnification .

 

(a)                                  Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 9(a)  hereof, if any determination by the Corporation is required by applicable law with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto, such determination shall be made (i) if Indemnitee shall request such determination be made by Independent Counsel, by Independent Counsel, and (ii) in all other circumstances, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (C) if

 

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there are no such Disinterested Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee, or (D) if so directed by the Board, by the stockholders of the Corporation; and, if it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten (10) days after such determination.  Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination.  Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Corporation (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Corporation hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.  The Corporation will not deny any written request for indemnification hereunder made in good faith by Indemnitee unless a determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification described in this Section 10(a)  has been made.  The Corporation agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Liabilities and Expenses arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

 

(b)                                  In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 10(a)  hereof, (i) the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Corporation within ten (10) days of the Submission Date (the cost of such Independent Counsel to be paid by the Corporation), (ii) the Corporation shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected and (iii) Indemnitee may, within ten (10) days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Corporation Indemnitee’s written objection to such selection.  Such objection by Indemnitee may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in this Agreement.  If such written objection is made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel selected shall not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until Indemnitee withdraws the objection or a court has determined that such objection is without merit.  Absent a timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel.  If no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to before the later of (i) thirty (30) days after the later of submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a)  hereof (the “ Submission Date ”) and (ii) ten (10) days after the final disposition of the Proceeding, each of the Corporation and Indemnitee shall select a law firm or member of a law firm meeting the qualifications to serve as Independent Counsel, and such law firms or members of law firms shall select the Independent Counsel.  Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 12(a)  of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).

 

Section 11                                        Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings .

 

(a)                                  In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons or entity making such determination shall, to the fullest extent not

 

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prohibited by applicable law, presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 9(a)  of this Agreement, and the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption.  Neither the failure of the Corporation (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

(b)                                  Subject to Section 12(e)  hereof, if the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 10 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Corporation of the request therefore, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided , however , that such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if (i) the determination is to be made by Independent Counsel and Indemnitee objects to the Corporation’s selection of Independent Counsel and (ii) the Independent Counsel ultimately selected requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation or information relating thereto; provided further, however , that such 60-day period may also be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional sixty (60) days, if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders of the Corporation.

 

(c)                                   The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

 

(d)                                  Reliance as Safe Harbor .  For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with the reasonable care by the Enterprise.  The provisions of this Section 11(d)  shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.

 

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(e)                                   Actions of Others .  The knowledge or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.

 

Section 12                                        Remedies of Indemnitee .

 

(a)                                  Subject to Section 12(e)  hereof, in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement is not timely made pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a)  of this Agreement within ninety (90) days after receipt by the Corporation of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Sections 4 or 5 or the last sentence of Section 10(a)  of this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by the Corporation of a written request therefor, (v) payment of indemnification pursuant to Sections 2 , 3 or 6 of this Agreement is not made within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or (vi) in the event that the Corporation or any other Person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification or advancement.  Alternatively, Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.  The Corporation shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.

 

(b)                                  In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination.  In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 the Corporation shall have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement, as the case may be.

 

(c)                                   If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a)  of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Corporation shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 , absent a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.

 

(d)                                  The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Corporation is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.  It is the intent of the Corporation that Indemnitee not be required to incur Expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to

 

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Indemnitee hereunder.  The Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all such Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after receipt by the Corporation of a written request therefore) advance, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, such Expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or advancement from the Corporation under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Corporation, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

 

(e)                                   Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding; provided that, in absence of any such determination with respect to such Proceeding, the Corporation shall advance Expenses with respect to such Proceeding.

 

Section 13                                        Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation .

 

(a)                                  The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise.  No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal.  To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement than would be afforded currently under the Bylaws or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change.  No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.  The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

 

(b)                                  The Corporation hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement and insurance provided by one or more Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated.  The Corporation hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Corporation shall be the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any Proceeding, Expense, Liability or matter that is the subject of the Indemnity Obligations, (ii) the Corporation shall be primarily liable for all Indemnity Obligations and any indemnification afforded to Indemnitee in respect of any Proceeding, Expense, Liability or matter that is the subject of Indemnity Obligations, whether created by applicable law, organizational or constituent documents, contract (including this Agreement) or otherwise, (iii) any obligation of any other Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated to indemnify Indemnitee or advance Expenses or Liabilities to Indemnitee in respect of any Proceeding shall be secondary to the obligations of the Corporation hereunder, (iv) the Corporation shall be required to indemnify Indemnitee and advance Expenses or Liabilities to Indemnitee hereunder to the fullest extent provided herein without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against any other

 

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Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or insurer of any such Person and (v) the Corporation irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated from any claim of contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect of amounts paid by the Corporation hereunder.  In the event any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or their insurers advances or extinguishes any liability or loss which is the subject of any Indemnity Obligation owed by the Corporation or payable under any Corporation insurance policy, the payor shall have a right of subrogation against the Corporation or its insurer or insurers for all amounts so paid which would otherwise be payable by the Corporation or its insurer or insurers under this Agreement.  In no event will payment of an Indemnity Obligation by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or their insurers affect the obligations of the Corporation hereunder or shift primary liability for any Indemnity Obligation to any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated.  Any indemnification, insurance or advancement provided by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated with respect to any Liability arising as a result of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status or capacity as an officer or director of any Person is specifically in excess over any Indemnity Obligation of the Corporation or any collectible insurance (including but not limited to any malpractice insurance or professional errors and omissions insurance) provided by the Corporation under this Agreement.

 

(c)                                   To the extent that the Corporation maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, or agents of the Corporation or of any other Enterprise, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, employee or agent under such policy or policies and such policies shall provide for and recognize that the insurance policies are primary to any rights to indemnification, advancement or insurance proceeds to which Indemnitee may be entitled from one or more Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated to the same extent as the Corporation’s indemnification and advancement obligations set forth in this Agreement.  If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Corporation has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Corporation shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies.  The Corporation shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

 

(d)                                  In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Corporation shall not be subrogated to the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, including rights of indemnification provided to Indemnitee from any other person or entity with whom Indemnitee may be associated; provided , however, that the Corporation shall be subrogated to the extent of any such payment of all rights of recovery of Indemnitee under insurance policies of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

 

(e)                                   The indemnification and contribution provided for in this Agreement will remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of Indemnitee.

 

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Section 14                                        Duration of Agreement; Not Employment Contract .  This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the latest of: (i) ten (10) years after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any other Enterprise and (ii) the date of final termination of any Proceeding then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement hereunder and of any proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement relating thereto.  This Agreement shall be binding upon the Corporation and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators.  This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise) and Indemnitee.  Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that Indemnitee’s employment with the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise), if any, is at will, and Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, except as may be otherwise provided in any written employment contract between Indemnitee and the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise), other applicable formal severance policies duly adopted by the Board, or, with respect to service as a director of the Corporation, by the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws or the DGCL.

 

Section 15                                        Severability .  If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

 

Section 16                                        Enforcement .

 

(a)                                  The Corporation expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, and the Corporation acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation.

 

(b)                                  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided , however , that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and applicable law, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefore, nor diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.

 

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any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

Section 18                                        Notices .  All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, (b) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed, (c) mailed by reputable overnight courier and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed or (d) sent by facsimile transmission, with receipt of oral confirmation that such transmission has been received:

 

(i)                                      If to Indemnitee, at such address as Indemnitee shall provide to the Corporation.

 

(ii)                                   If to the Corporation to:

 

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.
370 17
th  Street, Suite 5300
Denver, CO 80202
Attention: Board of Directors

 

or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Corporation.

 

Section 19                                        Contribution .  To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Corporation, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Liabilities or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (a) the relative benefits received by the Corporation and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and (b) the relative fault of the Corporation (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and transaction(s).

 

Section 20                                        Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction .  This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules.  Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12(a)  of this Agreement, the Corporation and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (the “ Delaware Court ”), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (b) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (c) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court, and (d) waive,

 

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and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.

 

Section 21                                        Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.  Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

 

Section 22                                        Miscellaneous .  Use of the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include usage of the feminine pronoun where appropriate.  The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed as of the day and year first above written.

 

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC.

 

INDEMNITEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark A. Erickson

 

By:

/s/ John S. Gaensbauer

Name:

Mark A. Erickson

 

Name:

John S.  Gaensbauer

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

Title:

Director

 

Signature Page to Indemnification Agreement

 


 

Exhibit 10.7

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

This Indemnification Agreement (“ Agreement ”) is made as of October 17, by and between Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), and Peter A. Leidel (“ Indemnitee ”).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, directors, officers and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises are subjected to expensive and time-consuming litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against the Corporation or business enterprise itself;

 

WHEREAS, highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve as directors, officers or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance and adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the corporation;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board ”) has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders and that the Corporation should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future;

 

WHEREAS, (i) the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation (as may be amended, the “ Bylaws ”) require indemnification of the officers and directors of the Corporation, (ii) Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“ DGCL ”) and (iii) the Bylaws and the DGCL expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Corporation and members of the Board, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification;

 

WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Bylaws and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (as may be amended, the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”) and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefore, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder; and

 

WHEREAS, (i) Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the Bylaws and insurance as adequate in the present circumstances, (ii) Indemnitee may not be willing to serve or continue to serve as a director or officer of the Corporation without adequate protection, (iii) the Corporation desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity, and (iv) Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Corporation on the condition that he be so indemnified.

 

AGREEMENT:

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Corporation and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 



 

Section 1                                               Definitions .  (a) As used in this Agreement:

 

Affiliate ” of any specified Person shall mean any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.

 

Corporate Status ” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of (i) the Corporation or (ii) any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership or joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation.

 

Disinterested Director ” shall mean a director of the Corporation who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

 

Enterprise ” shall mean the Corporation and any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary.

 

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Expenses ” shall mean all reasonable costs, expenses, fees and charges, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding.  Expenses also shall include, without limitation, (i) expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from, incurred by Indemnitee in connection with, arising out of, or in respect of or relating to, any Proceeding, including, without limitation, the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedes bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, (ii) for purposes of Section 12(d)  hereof only, expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, by litigation or otherwise, (iii) any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, and (iv) any interest, assessments or other charges in respect of the foregoing.  “Expenses” shall not include “Liabilities.”

 

Indemnity Obligations ” shall mean all obligations of the Corporation to Indemnitee under this Agreement, including the Corporation’s obligations to provide indemnification to Indemnitee and advance Expenses to Indemnitee under this Agreement.

 

Independent Counsel ” shall mean a law firm of fifty (50) or more attorneys, or a member of a law firm of fifty (50) or more attorneys, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five (5) years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Corporation or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder; provided, however, that the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of

 

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professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Corporation or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

 

Liabilities ” shall mean all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, judgments, orders, fines, penalties and other amounts payable in connection with, arising out of, or in respect of or relating to any Proceeding, including, without limitation, amounts paid in settlement in any Proceeding and all costs and expenses in complying with any judgment, order or decree issued or entered in connection with any Proceeding or any settlement agreement, stipulation or consent decree entered into or issued in settlement of any Proceeding.

 

Person ” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, trust, governmental agency or body or any other legal entity.

 

Proceeding ” shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action, claim, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, formal or informal hearing, inquiry or investigation, litigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed judicial, administrative or arbitration proceeding (including, without limitation, any such proceeding under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act or any other federal law, state law, statute or regulation), whether brought in the right of the Corporation or otherwise, and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, in each case, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be, or is threatened to be, involved as a party, witness or otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, by reason of any actual or alleged action taken by Indemnitee or of any action on Indemnitee’s part while acting as director or officer of the Corporation, or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement can be provided under this Agreement

 

(b)                                  For the purpose hereof, references to “fines” shall include any excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a Person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Agreement.

 

Section 2                                               Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings .  The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred (and, in the case of retainers, reasonably expected to be incurred) by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding (other than any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor), or any claim, issue or matter therein.

 

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Section 3                                               Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation .  The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, or any claim, issue or matter therein.  No indemnification for Liabilities and Expenses shall be made under this Section 3 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Corporation, unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or any court in which the Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to such indemnification.

 

Section 4                                               Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful .  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, and without limiting the rights of Indemnitee under any other provision hereof, including any rights to indemnification pursuant to Sections 2 or 3 hereof, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to the extent that Indemnitee is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with each successfully resolved Proceeding, claim, issue or matter.  For purposes of this Section 4 and without limitation, the termination of any Proceeding or claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

 

Section 5                                               Indemnification For Expenses of a Witness .  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a witness or otherwise a participant in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses suffered or incurred (or, in the case of retainers, reasonably expected to be incurred) by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith.

 

Section 6                                               Additional Indemnification .  Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 2 , 3 or 4 hereof, the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding, including but not limited to:

 

(a)                                  the fullest extent permitted by the provision of the DGCL that authorizes or contemplates additional indemnification by agreement, or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the DGCL; and

 

(b)                                  the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL adopted after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its officers and directors.

 

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Section 7                                               Exclusions .  Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Corporation shall not be obligated under this Agreement to indemnify or hold harmless Indemnitee:

 

(a)                                  for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy obtained by the Corporation except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under such insurance policy;

 

(b)                                  for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Corporation within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law;

 

(c)                                   except as provided in Section 12(d)  of this Agreement, in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Corporation or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) the Corporation provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Corporation under applicable law; or

 

(d)                                  if a final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful.

 

Section 8                                               Advancement .  In accordance with the pre-existing requirements of the Bylaws, and notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Corporation shall advance, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, the Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding, and such advancement shall be made within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding.  Advances shall be unsecured and interest free.  Advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement.  Advances shall include any and all Expenses reasonably incurred pursuing an action to enforce this right of advancement, including Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Corporation to support the advances claimed.  Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to the Corporation of this Agreement, which shall constitute an undertaking providing that Indemnitee undertakes to repay the amounts advanced to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation.  This Section 8 shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to Section 7 hereof.

 

Section 9                                               Procedure for Notification and Defense of Claim .

 

(a)                                  Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Corporation in writing of any Proceeding with respect to which Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification or advancement hereunder following the receipt by Indemnitee of written notice thereof.  The written notification to the Corporation shall include a description of the nature of the Proceeding and the facts

 

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underlying the Proceeding.  To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Corporation a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of such Proceeding.  Any delay or failure by Indemnitee to notify the Corporation hereunder will not relieve the Corporation from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee hereunder or otherwise than under this Agreement, and any delay or failure in so notifying the Corporation shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.  The Secretary of the Corporation shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.

 

(b)                                  In the event Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification and/or advancement with respect to any Proceeding, Indemnitee may, at Indemnitee’s option, (i) retain counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Corporation to defend Indemnitee in such Proceeding, at the sole expense of the Corporation (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), or (ii) have the Corporation assume the defense of Indemnitee in such Proceeding, in which case the Corporation shall assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel selected by the Corporation and approved by Indemnitee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) within ten (10) days of the Corporation’s receipt of written notice of Indemnitee’s election to cause the Corporation to do so.  If the Corporation is required to assume the defense of any such Proceeding, it shall engage legal counsel for such defense, and the Corporation shall be solely responsible for all fees and expenses of such legal counsel and otherwise of such defense.  Such legal counsel may represent both Indemnitee and the Corporation (and any other party or parties entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation with respect to such matter) unless, in the reasonable opinion of legal counsel to Indemnitee, there is a conflict of interest between Indemnitee and the Corporation (or any other such party or parties) or there are legal defenses available to Indemnitee that are not available to the Corporation (or any such other party or parties).  Notwithstanding either party’s assumption of responsibility for defense of a Proceeding, each party shall have the right to engage separate counsel at its own expense.  The party having responsibility for defense of a Proceeding shall provide the other party and its counsel with all copies of pleadings and material correspondence relating to the Proceeding.  Indemnitee and the Corporation shall reasonably cooperate in the defense of any Proceeding with respect to which indemnification is sought hereunder, regardless of whether the Corporation or Indemnitee assumes the defense thereof.  Indemnitee may not settle or compromise any Proceeding without the prior written consent of the Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  The Corporation may not settle or compromise any Proceeding without the prior written consent of Indemnitee.

 

Section 10                                        Procedure Upon Application for Indemnification .

 

(a)                                  Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 9(a)  hereof, if any determination by the Corporation is required by applicable law with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto, such determination shall be made (i) if Indemnitee shall request such determination be made by Independent Counsel, by Independent Counsel, and (ii) in all other circumstances, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (C) if

 

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there are no such Disinterested Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee, or (D) if so directed by the Board, by the stockholders of the Corporation; and, if it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten (10) days after such determination.  Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination.  Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Corporation (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Corporation hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.  The Corporation will not deny any written request for indemnification hereunder made in good faith by Indemnitee unless a determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification described in this Section 10(a)  has been made.  The Corporation agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Liabilities and Expenses arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

 

(b)                                  In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 10(a)  hereof, (i) the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Corporation within ten (10) days of the Submission Date (the cost of such Independent Counsel to be paid by the Corporation), (ii) the Corporation shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected and (iii) Indemnitee may, within ten (10) days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Corporation Indemnitee’s written objection to such selection.  Such objection by Indemnitee may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in this Agreement.  If such written objection is made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel selected shall not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until Indemnitee withdraws the objection or a court has determined that such objection is without merit.  Absent a timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel.  If no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to before the later of (i) thirty (30) days after the later of submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a)  hereof (the “ Submission Date ”) and (ii) ten (10) days after the final disposition of the Proceeding, each of the Corporation and Indemnitee shall select a law firm or member of a law firm meeting the qualifications to serve as Independent Counsel, and such law firms or members of law firms shall select the Independent Counsel.  Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 12(a)  of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).

 

Section 11                                        Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings .

 

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prohibited by applicable law, presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 9(a)  of this Agreement, and the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption.  Neither the failure of the Corporation (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

(b)                                  Subject to Section 12(e)  hereof, if the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 10 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Corporation of the request therefore, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided , however , that such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if (i) the determination is to be made by Independent Counsel and Indemnitee objects to the Corporation’s selection of Independent Counsel and (ii) the Independent Counsel ultimately selected requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation or information relating thereto; provided further, however , that such 60-day period may also be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional sixty (60) days, if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders of the Corporation.

 

(c)                                   The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

 

(d)                                  Reliance as Safe Harbor .  For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with the reasonable care by the Enterprise.  The provisions of this Section 11(d)  shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.

 

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(e)                                   Actions of Others .  The knowledge or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.

 

Section 12                                        Remedies of Indemnitee .

 

(a)                                  Subject to Section 12(e)  hereof, in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement is not timely made pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a)  of this Agreement within ninety (90) days after receipt by the Corporation of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Sections 4 or 5 or the last sentence of Section 10(a)  of this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by the Corporation of a written request therefor, (v) payment of indemnification pursuant to Sections 2 , 3 or 6 of this Agreement is not made within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or (vi) in the event that the Corporation or any other Person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification or advancement.  Alternatively, Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.  The Corporation shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.

 

(b)                                  In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination.  In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 the Corporation shall have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement, as the case may be.

 

(c)                                   If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a)  of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Corporation shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 , absent a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.

 

(d)                                  The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Corporation is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.  It is the intent of the Corporation that Indemnitee not be required to incur Expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to

 

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Indemnitee hereunder.  The Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all such Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after receipt by the Corporation of a written request therefore) advance, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, such Expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or advancement from the Corporation under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Corporation, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

 

(e)                                   Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding; provided that, in absence of any such determination with respect to such Proceeding, the Corporation shall advance Expenses with respect to such Proceeding.

 

Section 13                                        Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation .

 

(a)                                  The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise.  No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal.  To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement than would be afforded currently under the Bylaws or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change.  No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.  The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

 

(b)                                  The Corporation hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement and insurance provided by one or more Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated.  The Corporation hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Corporation shall be the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any Proceeding, Expense, Liability or matter that is the subject of the Indemnity Obligations, (ii) the Corporation shall be primarily liable for all Indemnity Obligations and any indemnification afforded to Indemnitee in respect of any Proceeding, Expense, Liability or matter that is the subject of Indemnity Obligations, whether created by applicable law, organizational or constituent documents, contract (including this Agreement) or otherwise, (iii) any obligation of any other Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated to indemnify Indemnitee or advance Expenses or Liabilities to Indemnitee in respect of any Proceeding shall be secondary to the obligations of the Corporation hereunder, (iv) the Corporation shall be required to indemnify Indemnitee and advance Expenses or Liabilities to Indemnitee hereunder to the fullest extent provided herein without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against any other

 

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Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or insurer of any such Person and (v) the Corporation irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated from any claim of contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect of amounts paid by the Corporation hereunder.  In the event any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or their insurers advances or extinguishes any liability or loss which is the subject of any Indemnity Obligation owed by the Corporation or payable under any Corporation insurance policy, the payor shall have a right of subrogation against the Corporation or its insurer or insurers for all amounts so paid which would otherwise be payable by the Corporation or its insurer or insurers under this Agreement.  In no event will payment of an Indemnity Obligation by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or their insurers affect the obligations of the Corporation hereunder or shift primary liability for any Indemnity Obligation to any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated.  Any indemnification, insurance or advancement provided by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated with respect to any Liability arising as a result of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status or capacity as an officer or director of any Person is specifically in excess over any Indemnity Obligation of the Corporation or any collectible insurance (including but not limited to any malpractice insurance or professional errors and omissions insurance) provided by the Corporation under this Agreement.

 

(c)                                   To the extent that the Corporation maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, or agents of the Corporation or of any other Enterprise, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, employee or agent under such policy or policies and such policies shall provide for and recognize that the insurance policies are primary to any rights to indemnification, advancement or insurance proceeds to which Indemnitee may be entitled from one or more Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated to the same extent as the Corporation’s indemnification and advancement obligations set forth in this Agreement.  If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Corporation has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Corporation shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies.  The Corporation shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

 

(d)                                  In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Corporation shall not be subrogated to the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, including rights of indemnification provided to Indemnitee from any other person or entity with whom Indemnitee may be associated; provided , however, that the Corporation shall be subrogated to the extent of any such payment of all rights of recovery of Indemnitee under insurance policies of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

 

(e)                                   The indemnification and contribution provided for in this Agreement will remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of Indemnitee.

 

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Section 14                                        Duration of Agreement; Not Employment Contract .  This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the latest of: (i) ten (10) years after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any other Enterprise and (ii) the date of final termination of any Proceeding then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement hereunder and of any proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement relating thereto.  This Agreement shall be binding upon the Corporation and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators.  This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise) and Indemnitee.  Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that Indemnitee’s employment with the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise), if any, is at will, and Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, except as may be otherwise provided in any written employment contract between Indemnitee and the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise), other applicable formal severance policies duly adopted by the Board, or, with respect to service as a director of the Corporation, by the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws or the DGCL.

 

Section 15                                        Severability .  If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

 

Section 16                                        Enforcement .

 

(a)                                  The Corporation expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, and the Corporation acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation.

 

(b)                                  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided , however , that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and applicable law, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefore, nor diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.

 

Section 17                                        Modification and Waiver .  No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties thereto.  No waiver of

 

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any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

Section 18                                        Notices .  All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, (b) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed, (c) mailed by reputable overnight courier and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed or (d) sent by facsimile transmission, with receipt of oral confirmation that such transmission has been received:

 

(i)                                      If to Indemnitee, at such address as Indemnitee shall provide to the Corporation.

 

(ii)                                   If to the Corporation to:

 

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.
370 17
th  Street, Suite 5300
Denver, CO 80202
Attention: Board of Directors

 

or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Corporation.

 

Section 19                                        Contribution .  To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Corporation, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Liabilities or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (a) the relative benefits received by the Corporation and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and (b) the relative fault of the Corporation (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and transaction(s).

 

Section 20                                        Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction .  This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules.  Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12(a)  of this Agreement, the Corporation and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (the “ Delaware Court ”), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (b) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (c) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court, and (d) waive,

 

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and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.

 

Section 21                                        Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.  Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

 

Section 22                                        Miscellaneous .  Use of the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include usage of the feminine pronoun where appropriate.  The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed as of the day and year first above written.

 

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC.

 

INDEMNITEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark A. Erickson

 

By:

/s/ Peter A. Leidel

Name:

Mark A. Erickson

 

Name:

Peter A. Leidel

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

Title:

Director

 

Signature Page to Indemnification Agreement

 


Exhibit 10.8

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

This Indemnification Agreement (“ Agreement ”) is made as of October 17, by and between Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), and Marvin M. Chronister (“ Indemnitee ”).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, directors, officers and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises are subjected to expensive and time-consuming litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against the Corporation or business enterprise itself;

 

WHEREAS, highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve as directors, officers or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance and adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the corporation;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board ”) has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders and that the Corporation should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future;

 

WHEREAS, (i) the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation (as may be amended, the “ Bylaws ”) require indemnification of the officers and directors of the Corporation, (ii) Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“ DGCL ”) and (iii) the Bylaws and the DGCL expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Corporation and members of the Board, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification;

 

WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Bylaws and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (as may be amended, the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”) and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefore, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder; and

 

WHEREAS, (i) Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the Bylaws and insurance as adequate in the present circumstances, (ii) Indemnitee may not be willing to serve or continue to serve as a director or officer of the Corporation without adequate protection, (iii) the Corporation desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity, and (iv) Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Corporation on the condition that he be so indemnified.

 

AGREEMENT:

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Corporation and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 



 

Section 1                                               Definitions .  (a) As used in this Agreement:

 

Affiliate ” of any specified Person shall mean any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.

 

Corporate Status ” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of (i) the Corporation or (ii) any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership or joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation.

 

Disinterested Director ” shall mean a director of the Corporation who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

 

Enterprise ” shall mean the Corporation and any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary.

 

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Expenses ” shall mean all reasonable costs, expenses, fees and charges, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding.  Expenses also shall include, without limitation, (i) expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from, incurred by Indemnitee in connection with, arising out of, or in respect of or relating to, any Proceeding, including, without limitation, the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedes bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, (ii) for purposes of Section 12(d)  hereof only, expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, by litigation or otherwise, (iii) any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, and (iv) any interest, assessments or other charges in respect of the foregoing.  “Expenses” shall not include “Liabilities.”

 

Indemnity Obligations ” shall mean all obligations of the Corporation to Indemnitee under this Agreement, including the Corporation’s obligations to provide indemnification to Indemnitee and advance Expenses to Indemnitee under this Agreement.

 

Independent Counsel ” shall mean a law firm of fifty (50) or more attorneys, or a member of a law firm of fifty (50) or more attorneys, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five (5) years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Corporation or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder; provided, however, that the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of

 

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professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Corporation or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

 

Liabilities ” shall mean all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, judgments, orders, fines, penalties and other amounts payable in connection with, arising out of, or in respect of or relating to any Proceeding, including, without limitation, amounts paid in settlement in any Proceeding and all costs and expenses in complying with any judgment, order or decree issued or entered in connection with any Proceeding or any settlement agreement, stipulation or consent decree entered into or issued in settlement of any Proceeding.

 

Person ” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, trust, governmental agency or body or any other legal entity.

 

Proceeding ” shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action, claim, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, formal or informal hearing, inquiry or investigation, litigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed judicial, administrative or arbitration proceeding (including, without limitation, any such proceeding under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act or any other federal law, state law, statute or regulation), whether brought in the right of the Corporation or otherwise, and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, in each case, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be, or is threatened to be, involved as a party, witness or otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, by reason of any actual or alleged action taken by Indemnitee or of any action on Indemnitee’s part while acting as director or officer of the Corporation, or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement can be provided under this Agreement

 

(b)                                  For the purpose hereof, references to “fines” shall include any excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a Person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Agreement.

 

Section 2                                               Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings .  The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred (and, in the case of retainers, reasonably expected to be incurred) by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding (other than any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor), or any claim, issue or matter therein.

 

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Section 3                                               Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation .  The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, or any claim, issue or matter therein.  No indemnification for Liabilities and Expenses shall be made under this Section 3 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Corporation, unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or any court in which the Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to such indemnification.

 

Section 4                                               Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful .  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, and without limiting the rights of Indemnitee under any other provision hereof, including any rights to indemnification pursuant to Sections 2 or 3 hereof, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to the extent that Indemnitee is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with each successfully resolved Proceeding, claim, issue or matter.  For purposes of this Section 4 and without limitation, the termination of any Proceeding or claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

 

Section 5                                               Indemnification For Expenses of a Witness .  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a witness or otherwise a participant in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses suffered or incurred (or, in the case of retainers, reasonably expected to be incurred) by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith.

 

Section 6                                               Additional Indemnification .  Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 2 , 3 or 4 hereof, the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding, including but not limited to:

 

(a)                                  the fullest extent permitted by the provision of the DGCL that authorizes or contemplates additional indemnification by agreement, or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the DGCL; and

 

(b)                                  the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL adopted after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its officers and directors.

 

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Section 7                                               Exclusions .  Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Corporation shall not be obligated under this Agreement to indemnify or hold harmless Indemnitee:

 

(a)                                  for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy obtained by the Corporation except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under such insurance policy;

 

(b)                                  for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Corporation within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law;

 

(c)                                   except as provided in Section 12(d)  of this Agreement, in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Corporation or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) the Corporation provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Corporation under applicable law; or

 

(d)                                  if a final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful.

 

Section 8                                               Advancement .  In accordance with the pre-existing requirements of the Bylaws, and notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Corporation shall advance, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, the Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding, and such advancement shall be made within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding.  Advances shall be unsecured and interest free.  Advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement.  Advances shall include any and all Expenses reasonably incurred pursuing an action to enforce this right of advancement, including Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Corporation to support the advances claimed.  Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to the Corporation of this Agreement, which shall constitute an undertaking providing that Indemnitee undertakes to repay the amounts advanced to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation.  This Section 8 shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to Section 7 hereof.

 

Section 9                                               Procedure for Notification and Defense of Claim .

 

(a)                                  Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Corporation in writing of any Proceeding with respect to which Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification or advancement hereunder following the receipt by Indemnitee of written notice thereof.  The written notification to the Corporation shall include a description of the nature of the Proceeding and the facts

 

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underlying the Proceeding.  To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Corporation a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of such Proceeding.  Any delay or failure by Indemnitee to notify the Corporation hereunder will not relieve the Corporation from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee hereunder or otherwise than under this Agreement, and any delay or failure in so notifying the Corporation shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.  The Secretary of the Corporation shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.

 

(b)                                  In the event Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification and/or advancement with respect to any Proceeding, Indemnitee may, at Indemnitee’s option, (i) retain counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Corporation to defend Indemnitee in such Proceeding, at the sole expense of the Corporation (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), or (ii) have the Corporation assume the defense of Indemnitee in such Proceeding, in which case the Corporation shall assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel selected by the Corporation and approved by Indemnitee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) within ten (10) days of the Corporation’s receipt of written notice of Indemnitee’s election to cause the Corporation to do so.  If the Corporation is required to assume the defense of any such Proceeding, it shall engage legal counsel for such defense, and the Corporation shall be solely responsible for all fees and expenses of such legal counsel and otherwise of such defense.  Such legal counsel may represent both Indemnitee and the Corporation (and any other party or parties entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation with respect to such matter) unless, in the reasonable opinion of legal counsel to Indemnitee, there is a conflict of interest between Indemnitee and the Corporation (or any other such party or parties) or there are legal defenses available to Indemnitee that are not available to the Corporation (or any such other party or parties).  Notwithstanding either party’s assumption of responsibility for defense of a Proceeding, each party shall have the right to engage separate counsel at its own expense.  The party having responsibility for defense of a Proceeding shall provide the other party and its counsel with all copies of pleadings and material correspondence relating to the Proceeding.  Indemnitee and the Corporation shall reasonably cooperate in the defense of any Proceeding with respect to which indemnification is sought hereunder, regardless of whether the Corporation or Indemnitee assumes the defense thereof.  Indemnitee may not settle or compromise any Proceeding without the prior written consent of the Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  The Corporation may not settle or compromise any Proceeding without the prior written consent of Indemnitee.

 

Section 10                                        Procedure Upon Application for Indemnification .

 

(a)                                  Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 9(a)  hereof, if any determination by the Corporation is required by applicable law with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto, such determination shall be made (i) if Indemnitee shall request such determination be made by Independent Counsel, by Independent Counsel, and (ii) in all other circumstances, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (C) if

 

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there are no such Disinterested Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee, or (D) if so directed by the Board, by the stockholders of the Corporation; and, if it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten (10) days after such determination.  Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination.  Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Corporation (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Corporation hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.  The Corporation will not deny any written request for indemnification hereunder made in good faith by Indemnitee unless a determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification described in this Section 10(a)  has been made.  The Corporation agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Liabilities and Expenses arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

 

(b)                                  In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 10(a)  hereof, (i) the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Corporation within ten (10) days of the Submission Date (the cost of such Independent Counsel to be paid by the Corporation), (ii) the Corporation shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected and (iii) Indemnitee may, within ten (10) days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Corporation Indemnitee’s written objection to such selection.  Such objection by Indemnitee may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in this Agreement.  If such written objection is made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel selected shall not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until Indemnitee withdraws the objection or a court has determined that such objection is without merit.  Absent a timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel.  If no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to before the later of (i) thirty (30) days after the later of submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a)  hereof (the “ Submission Date ”) and (ii) ten (10) days after the final disposition of the Proceeding, each of the Corporation and Indemnitee shall select a law firm or member of a law firm meeting the qualifications to serve as Independent Counsel, and such law firms or members of law firms shall select the Independent Counsel.  Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 12(a)  of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).

 

Section 11                                        Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings .

 

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prohibited by applicable law, presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 9(a)  of this Agreement, and the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption.  Neither the failure of the Corporation (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

(b)                                  Subject to Section 12(e)  hereof, if the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 10 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Corporation of the request therefore, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided , however , that such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if (i) the determination is to be made by Independent Counsel and Indemnitee objects to the Corporation’s selection of Independent Counsel and (ii) the Independent Counsel ultimately selected requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation or information relating thereto; provided further, however , that such 60-day period may also be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional sixty (60) days, if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders of the Corporation.

 

(c)                                   The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

 

(d)                                  Reliance as Safe Harbor .  For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with the reasonable care by the Enterprise.  The provisions of this Section 11(d)  shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.

 

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(e)                                   Actions of Others .  The knowledge or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.

 

Section 12                                        Remedies of Indemnitee .

 

(a)                                  Subject to Section 12(e)  hereof, in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement is not timely made pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a)  of this Agreement within ninety (90) days after receipt by the Corporation of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Sections 4 or 5 or the last sentence of Section 10(a)  of this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by the Corporation of a written request therefor, (v) payment of indemnification pursuant to Sections 2 , 3 or 6 of this Agreement is not made within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or (vi) in the event that the Corporation or any other Person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification or advancement.  Alternatively, Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.  The Corporation shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.

 

(b)                                  In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination.  In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 the Corporation shall have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement, as the case may be.

 

(c)                                   If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a)  of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Corporation shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 , absent a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.

 

(d)                                  The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Corporation is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.  It is the intent of the Corporation that Indemnitee not be required to incur Expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to

 

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Indemnitee hereunder.  The Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all such Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after receipt by the Corporation of a written request therefore) advance, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, such Expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or advancement from the Corporation under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Corporation, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

 

(e)                                   Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding; provided that, in absence of any such determination with respect to such Proceeding, the Corporation shall advance Expenses with respect to such Proceeding.

 

Section 13                                        Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation .

 

(a)                                  The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise.  No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal.  To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement than would be afforded currently under the Bylaws or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change.  No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.  The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

 

(b)                                  The Corporation hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement and insurance provided by one or more Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated.  The Corporation hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Corporation shall be the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any Proceeding, Expense, Liability or matter that is the subject of the Indemnity Obligations, (ii) the Corporation shall be primarily liable for all Indemnity Obligations and any indemnification afforded to Indemnitee in respect of any Proceeding, Expense, Liability or matter that is the subject of Indemnity Obligations, whether created by applicable law, organizational or constituent documents, contract (including this Agreement) or otherwise, (iii) any obligation of any other Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated to indemnify Indemnitee or advance Expenses or Liabilities to Indemnitee in respect of any Proceeding shall be secondary to the obligations of the Corporation hereunder, (iv) the Corporation shall be required to indemnify Indemnitee and advance Expenses or Liabilities to Indemnitee hereunder to the fullest extent provided herein without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against any other

 

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Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or insurer of any such Person and (v) the Corporation irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated from any claim of contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect of amounts paid by the Corporation hereunder.  In the event any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or their insurers advances or extinguishes any liability or loss which is the subject of any Indemnity Obligation owed by the Corporation or payable under any Corporation insurance policy, the payor shall have a right of subrogation against the Corporation or its insurer or insurers for all amounts so paid which would otherwise be payable by the Corporation or its insurer or insurers under this Agreement.  In no event will payment of an Indemnity Obligation by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or their insurers affect the obligations of the Corporation hereunder or shift primary liability for any Indemnity Obligation to any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated.  Any indemnification, insurance or advancement provided by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated with respect to any Liability arising as a result of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status or capacity as an officer or director of any Person is specifically in excess over any Indemnity Obligation of the Corporation or any collectible insurance (including but not limited to any malpractice insurance or professional errors and omissions insurance) provided by the Corporation under this Agreement.

 

(c)                                   To the extent that the Corporation maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, or agents of the Corporation or of any other Enterprise, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, employee or agent under such policy or policies and such policies shall provide for and recognize that the insurance policies are primary to any rights to indemnification, advancement or insurance proceeds to which Indemnitee may be entitled from one or more Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated to the same extent as the Corporation’s indemnification and advancement obligations set forth in this Agreement.  If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Corporation has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Corporation shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies.  The Corporation shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

 

(d)                                  In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Corporation shall not be subrogated to the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, including rights of indemnification provided to Indemnitee from any other person or entity with whom Indemnitee may be associated; provided , however, that the Corporation shall be subrogated to the extent of any such payment of all rights of recovery of Indemnitee under insurance policies of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

 

(e)                                   The indemnification and contribution provided for in this Agreement will remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of Indemnitee.

 

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Section 14                                        Duration of Agreement; Not Employment Contract .  This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the latest of: (i) ten (10) years after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any other Enterprise and (ii) the date of final termination of any Proceeding then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement hereunder and of any proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement relating thereto.  This Agreement shall be binding upon the Corporation and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators.  This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise) and Indemnitee.  Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that Indemnitee’s employment with the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise), if any, is at will, and Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, except as may be otherwise provided in any written employment contract between Indemnitee and the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise), other applicable formal severance policies duly adopted by the Board, or, with respect to service as a director of the Corporation, by the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws or the DGCL.

 

Section 15                                        Severability .  If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

 

Section 16                                        Enforcement .

 

(a)                                  The Corporation expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, and the Corporation acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation.

 

(b)                                  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided , however , that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and applicable law, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefore, nor diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.

 

Section 17                                        Modification and Waiver .  No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties thereto.  No waiver of

 

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any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

Section 18                                        Notices .  All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, (b) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed, (c) mailed by reputable overnight courier and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed or (d) sent by facsimile transmission, with receipt of oral confirmation that such transmission has been received:

 

(i)                                      If to Indemnitee, at such address as Indemnitee shall provide to the Corporation.

 

(ii)                                   If to the Corporation to:

 

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.
370 17
th  Street, Suite 5300
Denver, CO 80202
Attention: Board of Directors

 

or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Corporation.

 

Section 19                                        Contribution .  To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Corporation, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Liabilities or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (a) the relative benefits received by the Corporation and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and (b) the relative fault of the Corporation (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and transaction(s).

 

Section 20                                        Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction .  This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules.  Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12(a)  of this Agreement, the Corporation and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (the “ Delaware Court ”), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (b) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (c) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court, and (d) waive,

 

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and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.

 

Section 21                                        Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.  Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

 

Section 22                                        Miscellaneous .  Use of the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include usage of the feminine pronoun where appropriate.  The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed as of the day and year first above written.

 

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC.

 

INDEMNITEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark A. Erickson

 

By:

/s/ Marvin M. Chronister

Name:

Mark A. Erickson

 

Name:

Marvin M. Chronister

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

Title:

Director

 

Signature Page to Indemnification Agreement

 


Exhibit 10.9

 

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

 

This Indemnification Agreement (“ Agreement ”) is made as of October 17, by and between Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Corporation ”), and Patrick D. O’Brien (“ Indemnitee ”).

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS, directors, officers and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises are subjected to expensive and time-consuming litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against the Corporation or business enterprise itself;

 

WHEREAS, highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve as directors, officers or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance and adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the corporation;

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “ Board ”) has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Corporation and its stockholders and that the Corporation should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future;

 

WHEREAS, (i) the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation (as may be amended, the “ Bylaws ”) require indemnification of the officers and directors of the Corporation, (ii) Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“ DGCL ”) and (iii) the Bylaws and the DGCL expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Corporation and members of the Board, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification;

 

WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Bylaws and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (as may be amended, the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”) and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefore, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder; and

 

WHEREAS, (i) Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the Bylaws and insurance as adequate in the present circumstances, (ii) Indemnitee may not be willing to serve or continue to serve as a director or officer of the Corporation without adequate protection, (iii) the Corporation desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity, and (iv) Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Corporation on the condition that he be so indemnified.

 

AGREEMENT:

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Corporation and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 



 

Section 1                                               Definitions .  (a) As used in this Agreement:

 

Affiliate ” of any specified Person shall mean any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.

 

Corporate Status ” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of (i) the Corporation or (ii) any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership or joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise which such person is or was serving at the request of the Corporation.

 

Disinterested Director ” shall mean a director of the Corporation who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

 

Enterprise ” shall mean the Corporation and any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary.

 

Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Expenses ” shall mean all reasonable costs, expenses, fees and charges, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding.  Expenses also shall include, without limitation, (i) expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from, incurred by Indemnitee in connection with, arising out of, or in respect of or relating to, any Proceeding, including, without limitation, the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedes bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, (ii) for purposes of Section 12(d)  hereof only, expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, by litigation or otherwise, (iii) any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, and (iv) any interest, assessments or other charges in respect of the foregoing.  “Expenses” shall not include “Liabilities.”

 

Indemnity Obligations ” shall mean all obligations of the Corporation to Indemnitee under this Agreement, including the Corporation’s obligations to provide indemnification to Indemnitee and advance Expenses to Indemnitee under this Agreement.

 

Independent Counsel ” shall mean a law firm of fifty (50) or more attorneys, or a member of a law firm of fifty (50) or more attorneys, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five (5) years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Corporation or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder; provided, however, that the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of

 

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professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Corporation or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

 

Liabilities ” shall mean all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, judgments, orders, fines, penalties and other amounts payable in connection with, arising out of, or in respect of or relating to any Proceeding, including, without limitation, amounts paid in settlement in any Proceeding and all costs and expenses in complying with any judgment, order or decree issued or entered in connection with any Proceeding or any settlement agreement, stipulation or consent decree entered into or issued in settlement of any Proceeding.

 

Person ” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, trust, governmental agency or body or any other legal entity.

 

Proceeding ” shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action, claim, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, formal or informal hearing, inquiry or investigation, litigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed judicial, administrative or arbitration proceeding (including, without limitation, any such proceeding under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act or any other federal law, state law, statute or regulation), whether brought in the right of the Corporation or otherwise, and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, in each case, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be, or is threatened to be, involved as a party, witness or otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, by reason of any actual or alleged action taken by Indemnitee or of any action on Indemnitee’s part while acting as director or officer of the Corporation, or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement can be provided under this Agreement

 

(b)                                  For the purpose hereof, references to “fines” shall include any excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a Person who acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Agreement.

 

Section 2                                               Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings .  The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred (and, in the case of retainers, reasonably expected to be incurred) by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding (other than any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor), or any claim, issue or matter therein.

 

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Section 3                                               Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Corporation .  The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, or any claim, issue or matter therein.  No indemnification for Liabilities and Expenses shall be made under this Section 3 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Corporation, unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or any court in which the Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to such indemnification.

 

Section 4                                               Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful .  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, and without limiting the rights of Indemnitee under any other provision hereof, including any rights to indemnification pursuant to Sections 2 or 3 hereof, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to the extent that Indemnitee is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with each successfully resolved Proceeding, claim, issue or matter.  For purposes of this Section 4 and without limitation, the termination of any Proceeding or claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

 

Section 5                                               Indemnification For Expenses of a Witness .  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a witness or otherwise a participant in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses suffered or incurred (or, in the case of retainers, reasonably expected to be incurred) by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith.

 

Section 6                                               Additional Indemnification .  Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 2 , 3 or 4 hereof, the Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor) against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding, including but not limited to:

 

(a)                                  the fullest extent permitted by the provision of the DGCL that authorizes or contemplates additional indemnification by agreement, or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the DGCL; and

 

(b)                                  the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL adopted after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its officers and directors.

 

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Section 7                                               Exclusions .  Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Corporation shall not be obligated under this Agreement to indemnify or hold harmless Indemnitee:

 

(a)                                  for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy obtained by the Corporation except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under such insurance policy;

 

(b)                                  for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Corporation within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law;

 

(c)                                   except as provided in Section 12(d)  of this Agreement, in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Corporation or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) the Corporation provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Corporation under applicable law; or

 

(d)                                  if a final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful.

 

Section 8                                               Advancement .  In accordance with the pre-existing requirements of the Bylaws, and notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Corporation shall advance, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, the Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding, and such advancement shall be made within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding.  Advances shall be unsecured and interest free.  Advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement.  Advances shall include any and all Expenses reasonably incurred pursuing an action to enforce this right of advancement, including Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Corporation to support the advances claimed.  Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to the Corporation of this Agreement, which shall constitute an undertaking providing that Indemnitee undertakes to repay the amounts advanced to the extent that it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation.  This Section 8 shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to Section 7 hereof.

 

Section 9                                               Procedure for Notification and Defense of Claim .

 

(a)                                  Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Corporation in writing of any Proceeding with respect to which Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification or advancement hereunder following the receipt by Indemnitee of written notice thereof.  The written notification to the Corporation shall include a description of the nature of the Proceeding and the facts

 

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underlying the Proceeding.  To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Corporation a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of such Proceeding.  Any delay or failure by Indemnitee to notify the Corporation hereunder will not relieve the Corporation from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee hereunder or otherwise than under this Agreement, and any delay or failure in so notifying the Corporation shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement.  The Secretary of the Corporation shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.

 

(b)                                  In the event Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification and/or advancement with respect to any Proceeding, Indemnitee may, at Indemnitee’s option, (i) retain counsel selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Corporation to defend Indemnitee in such Proceeding, at the sole expense of the Corporation (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), or (ii) have the Corporation assume the defense of Indemnitee in such Proceeding, in which case the Corporation shall assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel selected by the Corporation and approved by Indemnitee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) within ten (10) days of the Corporation’s receipt of written notice of Indemnitee’s election to cause the Corporation to do so.  If the Corporation is required to assume the defense of any such Proceeding, it shall engage legal counsel for such defense, and the Corporation shall be solely responsible for all fees and expenses of such legal counsel and otherwise of such defense.  Such legal counsel may represent both Indemnitee and the Corporation (and any other party or parties entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation with respect to such matter) unless, in the reasonable opinion of legal counsel to Indemnitee, there is a conflict of interest between Indemnitee and the Corporation (or any other such party or parties) or there are legal defenses available to Indemnitee that are not available to the Corporation (or any such other party or parties).  Notwithstanding either party’s assumption of responsibility for defense of a Proceeding, each party shall have the right to engage separate counsel at its own expense.  The party having responsibility for defense of a Proceeding shall provide the other party and its counsel with all copies of pleadings and material correspondence relating to the Proceeding.  Indemnitee and the Corporation shall reasonably cooperate in the defense of any Proceeding with respect to which indemnification is sought hereunder, regardless of whether the Corporation or Indemnitee assumes the defense thereof.  Indemnitee may not settle or compromise any Proceeding without the prior written consent of the Corporation, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  The Corporation may not settle or compromise any Proceeding without the prior written consent of Indemnitee.

 

Section 10                                        Procedure Upon Application for Indemnification .

 

(a)                                  Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 9(a)  hereof, if any determination by the Corporation is required by applicable law with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto, such determination shall be made (i) if Indemnitee shall request such determination be made by Independent Counsel, by Independent Counsel, and (ii) in all other circumstances, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (C) if

 

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there are no such Disinterested Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee, or (D) if so directed by the Board, by the stockholders of the Corporation; and, if it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten (10) days after such determination.  Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination.  Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall be borne by the Corporation (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Corporation hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.  The Corporation will not deny any written request for indemnification hereunder made in good faith by Indemnitee unless a determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification described in this Section 10(a)  has been made.  The Corporation agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Liabilities and Expenses arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

 

(b)                                  In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 10(a)  hereof, (i) the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Corporation within ten (10) days of the Submission Date (the cost of such Independent Counsel to be paid by the Corporation), (ii) the Corporation shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected and (iii) Indemnitee may, within ten (10) days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Corporation Indemnitee’s written objection to such selection.  Such objection by Indemnitee may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in this Agreement.  If such written objection is made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel selected shall not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until Indemnitee withdraws the objection or a court has determined that such objection is without merit.  Absent a timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel.  If no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to before the later of (i) thirty (30) days after the later of submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a)  hereof (the “ Submission Date ”) and (ii) ten (10) days after the final disposition of the Proceeding, each of the Corporation and Indemnitee shall select a law firm or member of a law firm meeting the qualifications to serve as Independent Counsel, and such law firms or members of law firms shall select the Independent Counsel.  Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 12(a)  of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).

 

Section 11                                        Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings .

 

(a)                                  In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons or entity making such determination shall, to the fullest extent not

 

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prohibited by applicable law, presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 9(a)  of this Agreement, and the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption.  Neither the failure of the Corporation (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

 

(b)                                  Subject to Section 12(e)  hereof, if the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 10 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Corporation of the request therefore, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided , however , that such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if (i) the determination is to be made by Independent Counsel and Indemnitee objects to the Corporation’s selection of Independent Counsel and (ii) the Independent Counsel ultimately selected requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation or information relating thereto; provided further, however , that such 60-day period may also be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional sixty (60) days, if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders of the Corporation.

 

(c)                                   The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

 

(d)                                  Reliance as Safe Harbor .  For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with the reasonable care by the Enterprise.  The provisions of this Section 11(d)  shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.

 

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(e)                                   Actions of Others .  The knowledge or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.

 

Section 12                                        Remedies of Indemnitee .

 

(a)                                  Subject to Section 12(e)  hereof, in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement is not timely made pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a)  of this Agreement within ninety (90) days after receipt by the Corporation of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Sections 4 or 5 or the last sentence of Section 10(a)  of this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by the Corporation of a written request therefor, (v) payment of indemnification pursuant to Sections 2 , 3 or 6 of this Agreement is not made within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or (vi) in the event that the Corporation or any other Person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification or advancement.  Alternatively, Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.  The Corporation shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.

 

(b)                                  In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination.  In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 the Corporation shall have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement, as the case may be.

 

(c)                                   If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a)  of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Corporation shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 , absent a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.

 

(d)                                  The Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Corporation is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.  It is the intent of the Corporation that Indemnitee not be required to incur Expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to

 

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Indemnitee hereunder.  The Corporation shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all such Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after receipt by the Corporation of a written request therefore) advance, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, such Expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or advancement from the Corporation under this Agreement or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Corporation, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

 

(e)                                   Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding; provided that, in absence of any such determination with respect to such Proceeding, the Corporation shall advance Expenses with respect to such Proceeding.

 

Section 13                                        Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation .

 

(a)                                  The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise.  No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal.  To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement than would be afforded currently under the Bylaws or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change.  No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.  The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

 

(b)                                  The Corporation hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement and insurance provided by one or more Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated.  The Corporation hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Corporation shall be the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any Proceeding, Expense, Liability or matter that is the subject of the Indemnity Obligations, (ii) the Corporation shall be primarily liable for all Indemnity Obligations and any indemnification afforded to Indemnitee in respect of any Proceeding, Expense, Liability or matter that is the subject of Indemnity Obligations, whether created by applicable law, organizational or constituent documents, contract (including this Agreement) or otherwise, (iii) any obligation of any other Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated to indemnify Indemnitee or advance Expenses or Liabilities to Indemnitee in respect of any Proceeding shall be secondary to the obligations of the Corporation hereunder, (iv) the Corporation shall be required to indemnify Indemnitee and advance Expenses or Liabilities to Indemnitee hereunder to the fullest extent provided herein without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against any other

 

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Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or insurer of any such Person and (v) the Corporation irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated from any claim of contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect of amounts paid by the Corporation hereunder.  In the event any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or their insurers advances or extinguishes any liability or loss which is the subject of any Indemnity Obligation owed by the Corporation or payable under any Corporation insurance policy, the payor shall have a right of subrogation against the Corporation or its insurer or insurers for all amounts so paid which would otherwise be payable by the Corporation or its insurer or insurers under this Agreement.  In no event will payment of an Indemnity Obligation by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated or their insurers affect the obligations of the Corporation hereunder or shift primary liability for any Indemnity Obligation to any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated.  Any indemnification, insurance or advancement provided by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated with respect to any Liability arising as a result of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status or capacity as an officer or director of any Person is specifically in excess over any Indemnity Obligation of the Corporation or any collectible insurance (including but not limited to any malpractice insurance or professional errors and omissions insurance) provided by the Corporation under this Agreement.

 

(c)                                   To the extent that the Corporation maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, or agents of the Corporation or of any other Enterprise, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, employee or agent under such policy or policies and such policies shall provide for and recognize that the insurance policies are primary to any rights to indemnification, advancement or insurance proceeds to which Indemnitee may be entitled from one or more Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated to the same extent as the Corporation’s indemnification and advancement obligations set forth in this Agreement.  If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Corporation has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Corporation shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies.  The Corporation shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

 

(d)                                  In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Corporation shall not be subrogated to the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, including rights of indemnification provided to Indemnitee from any other person or entity with whom Indemnitee may be associated; provided , however, that the Corporation shall be subrogated to the extent of any such payment of all rights of recovery of Indemnitee under insurance policies of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

 

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Section 14                                        Duration of Agreement; Not Employment Contract .  This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the latest of: (i) ten (10) years after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any other Enterprise and (ii) the date of final termination of any Proceeding then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement hereunder and of any proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement relating thereto.  This Agreement shall be binding upon the Corporation and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators.  This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise) and Indemnitee.  Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that Indemnitee’s employment with the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise), if any, is at will, and Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, except as may be otherwise provided in any written employment contract between Indemnitee and the Corporation (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise), other applicable formal severance policies duly adopted by the Board, or, with respect to service as a director of the Corporation, by the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws or the DGCL.

 

Section 15                                        Severability .  If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

 

Section 16                                        Enforcement .

 

(a)                                  The Corporation expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, and the Corporation acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation.

 

(b)                                  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided , however , that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and applicable law, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefore, nor diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.

 

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any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

 

Section 18                                        Notices .  All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, (b) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed, (c) mailed by reputable overnight courier and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed or (d) sent by facsimile transmission, with receipt of oral confirmation that such transmission has been received:

 

(i)                                      If to Indemnitee, at such address as Indemnitee shall provide to the Corporation.

 

(ii)                                   If to the Corporation to:

 

Extraction Oil & Gas, Inc.
370 17
th  Street, Suite 5300
Denver, CO 80202
Attention: Board of Directors

 

or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Corporation.

 

Section 19                                        Contribution .  To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Corporation, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Liabilities or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (a) the relative benefits received by the Corporation and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and (b) the relative fault of the Corporation (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and transaction(s).

 

Section 20                                        Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction .  This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules.  Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12(a)  of this Agreement, the Corporation and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (the “ Delaware Court ”), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (b) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (c) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court, and (d) waive,

 

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and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.

 

Section 21                                        Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.  Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

 

Section 22                                        Miscellaneous .  Use of the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include usage of the feminine pronoun where appropriate.  The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed as of the day and year first above written.

 

EXTRACTION OIL & GAS, INC.

 

INDEMNITEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark A. Erickson

 

By:

/s/ Patrick D. O’Brien

Name:

Mark A. Erickson

 

Name:

Patrick D. O’Brien

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

Title:

Director

 

Signature Page to Indemnification Agreement