As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2019

Registration No. 333-230373

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

Amendment No. 1 to

Form S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Brigham Minerals, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1311   83-1106283
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  (IRS Employer
Identification Number)

5914 W. Courtyard Drive, Suite 100 Austin, Texas 78730 (512) 220-6350

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Blake C. Williams

Chief Financial Officer

5914 W. Courtyard Drive, Suite 100

Austin, Texas 78730

(512) 220-6350

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

 

Douglas E. McWilliams

Thomas G. Zentner

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500

Houston, Texas 77002

(713) 758-2222

   

David J. Miller

Latham & Watkins LLP

811 Main Street, Suite 3700

Houston, Texas 77002

(713) 546-5400

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box:  ☐

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer      Smaller reporting company  
     Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of Each Class of

Securities to be Registered

 

Proposed Maximum

Aggregate

Offering Price(1)(2)

  Amount of
Registration Fee(3)

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

  $100,000,000   $12,120

 

 

(1)

Includes shares issuable upon exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares.

(2)

Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(3)

The Registrant previously paid the total registration fee in connection with previous filings of this Registration Statement.

 

 

The registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment that specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-230373) is being filed solely to amend Item 16 of Part II thereof and to transmit certain exhibits thereto. This Amendment No. 1 does not modify any provision of the preliminary prospectus contained in Part I or Items 13, 14, 15 or 17 of Part II of the Registration Statement. Accordingly, this Amendment No. 1 does not include a copy of the preliminary prospectus.


Part II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following table sets forth an itemized statement of the amounts of all expenses (excluding underwriting discounts and commissions) payable by us in connection with the registration of the shares of Class A common stock offered hereby. With the exception of the SEC registration fee and the FINRA filing fee, the amounts set forth below are estimates.

 

SEC registration fee

   $ 12,120  

FINRA filing fee

     *  

NYSE listing fee

     *  

Accounting fees and expenses

     *  

Legal fees and expenses

     *  

Printing and engraving expenses

     *  

Transfer agent and registrar fees

     *  

Miscellaneous

     *  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ *  
  

 

 

 

 

*

To be provided by amendment

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Section 145 of the DGCL provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation by reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise), against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions (i.e., actions by or in the right of the corporation), except that indemnification extends only to expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action and the statute requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the corporation.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws will contain provisions that limit the liability of our directors and officers for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. Consequently, our directors will not be personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except liability:

 

   

for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to our company or our stockholders;

 

   

for any act or omission not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law;

 

   

under Section 174 of the DGCL regarding unlawful dividends and stock purchases; or

 

   

for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

Any amendment to, or repeal of, these provisions will not eliminate or reduce the effect of these provisions in respect of any act, omission or claim that occurred or arose prior to that amendment or repeal. If the DGCL is

 

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amended to provide for further limitations on the personal liability of directors or officers of corporations, then the personal liability of our directors and officers will be further limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.

In addition, we intend to enter into indemnification agreements with our current directors and officers containing provisions that are in some respects broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained in the DGCL. The indemnification agreements will require us, among other things, to indemnify our directors against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors and to advance their expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified. We also intend to enter into indemnification agreements with our future directors and officers.

We intend to maintain liability insurance policies that indemnify our directors and officers against various liabilities, including certain liabilities under arising under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, that may be incurred by them in their capacity as such.

The proposed form of Underwriting Agreement to be filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this registration statement provides for indemnification of our directors and officers by the underwriters against certain liabilities arising under the Securities Act or otherwise in connection with this offering.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.

Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

In connection with our incorporation in June 2018 under the laws of the State of Delaware, we issued 1,000 shares of our common stock to an affiliate of Warburg Pincus in exchange for membership interests in Brigham Resources. These securities were offered and sold by us in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act. These shares will be redeemed for nominal value in connection with our reorganization.

 

Item 16.

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 

  (a)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  **1.1   

Form of Underwriting Agreement

    *2.1††   

Form of Reorganization Agreement

    *2.2††   

Form of Contribution and Distribution Agreement

  **3.1   

Certificate of Incorporation of Brigham Minerals, Inc .

  **3.2   

Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Brigham Minerals, Inc.

  **3.3   

Bylaws of Brigham Minerals, Inc.

  **3.4   

Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of Brigham Minerals, Inc.

  **4.1   

Form of Class A Common Stock Certificate

  **4.2   

Form of Registration Rights Agreement

    *4.3   

Form of Stockholders’ Agreement

  **5.1   

Form of Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. as to the legality of the securities being registered

  *10.1†   

Form of Brigham Minerals, Inc. 2019 Long-Term Incentive Plan

 

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Exhibit
Number

 

Description

  *10.2   Form of Brigham Minerals Holdings, LLC First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement
**10.3†   Form of Indemnification Agreement between Brigham Minerals, Inc. and each of the directors and officers thereof
**10.4   First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2018, by and among Brigham Resources, LLC, Brigham Minerals, LLC, Owl Rock Capital Corporation, as first lien administrative agent and first lien collateral agent, Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC, as the lead arranger and bookrunner, and the lenders and issuing banks party thereto
**10.5   Contribution Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2018, by and among Brigham Parent Holdings, L.P., Brigham Minerals, Inc., Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XI (Brigham), LLC, Warburg Pincus XI (E&P) Partners-B (Brigham), LLC, Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) (Brigham) LLC, WP Energy Partners (E&P) (Brigham), LLC and Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B (Brigham), LLC
*10.6   Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
*10.7   Form of Performance Stock Unit Award Agreement
*10.8   Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Directors
**21.1  

Subsidiaries of Brigham Minerals, Inc.

**23.1  

Consent of KPMG LLP

**23.2  

Consent of KPMG LLP

**23.3  

Consent of Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc.

**23.4  

Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (included as part of Exhibit 5.1 hereto)

**24.1  

Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement)

**99.1   Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc. Summary of Reserves of Brigham Resources, LLC at December 31, 2018
**99.2   Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc., Summary of Reserves of Brigham Resources, LLC at December 31, 2017

 

*

Filed herewith.

**

Previously filed.

Compensatory plan or arrangement.

††

Schedules and similar attachments have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The registrant will furnish a supplemental copy of any omitted schedule or similar attachment to the SEC upon request.

(b) Financial Statement Schedules. Financial statement schedules are omitted because the required information is not applicable, not required or included in the financial statements or the notes thereto included in the prospectus that forms a part of this registration statement.

Item 17. Undertakings

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriters at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the

 

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Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

 

  (1)

For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

 

  (2)

For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Austin, State of Texas, on March 29, 2019.

 

BRIGHAM MINERALS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Robert M. Roosa

Name:   Robert M. Roosa
Title:   Chief Executive Officer and Director

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities on March 29, 2019.

 

Signature

  

Title

*

Ben M. Brigham

   Executive Chairman

/s/ Robert M. Roosa

Robert M. Roosa

  

Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

*

Blake C. Williams

  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer and

Principal Accounting Officer)

*

Harold D. Carter

   Director

*

John Holland

   Director

*

W. Howard Keenan, Jr.

   Director

*

James R. Levy

   Director

*

Richard Stoneburner

   Director

*

John R. Sult

   Director

*By:

 

/s/ ROBERT M. ROOSA

 

Robert M. Roosa

  Attorney-in-fact

 

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Exhibit 2.1

MASTER REORGANIZATION AGREEMENT

This Master Reorganization Agreement (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of [●], 2019 (the “ Effective Date ”), is entered into by and among Brigham Minerals Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Brigham LLC ”), Brigham Minerals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Brigham Inc. ”), Brigham Equity Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Brigham Equity Holdings ”), Brigham Resources, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Brigham LLC (“ Brigham Resources ”), Brigham Minerals, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Brigham Resources (“ Brigham Minerals ”), Brigham Parent Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Brigham Parent ”), Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XI (Brigham), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Brigham Private Equity ”), Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) (Brigham) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ WPE Main Brigham Blocker ”), WP Energy Partners (E&P) (Brigham), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ WPE FAF Brigham Blocker ”), Warburg Pincus XI (E&P) Partners-B (Brigham), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ WP XI Professionals Brigham Blocker ”), Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B (Brigham), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ WPE Professionals Brigham Blocker ”), Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XI-A (Brigham), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Warburg XI-A ”), Warburg Pincus XI (E&P) Partners-A (Brigham) LLC, a Delaware limited liability partners (“ Warburg XI Partners-A ”), Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P)-A (Brigham) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Warburg -A ”), Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-A (Brigham) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Warburg Partners-A ”), WP Brigham Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ WP Brigham Holdings ”), WP Energy Brigham Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ WP Energy Brigham Holdings ”), WP Energy Partners Brigham Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ WP Energy Partners Brigham Holdings ”), Yorktown Energy Partners, IX, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Yorktown IX ”), Yorktown Energy Partners, X, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Yorktown X ”), Yorktown Energy Partners, XI, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Yorktown XI ”), YT Brigham Co Investment Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ YT Brigham Co ”), Pine Brook BXP Intermediate, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Pine Brook BXP ”), Pine Brook BXP II Intermediate, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Pine Brook BXP II ”), Pine Brook PD Intermediate, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Pine Brook PD ”), and certain members of Brigham Equity Holdings as set forth on the signature pages hereto. Brigham LLC, Brigham Inc., Brigham Equity Holdings, Brigham Resources, Brigham Minerals, Brigham Parent, Brigham Private Equity, WPE Main Brigham Blocker, WPE FAF Brigham Blocker, WP XI Professionals Brigham Blocker, WPE Professionals Brigham Blocker, Warburg XI-A, Warburg XI Partners-A, Warburg-A, Warburg Partners-A, WP Brigham Holdings, WP Energy Brigham Holdings, WP Energy Partners Brigham Holdings, Yorktown IX, Yorktown X, Yorktown XI, YT Brigham Co, Pine Brook BXP, Pine Brook BXP II, Pine Brook PD and the certain members of Brigham Equity Holdings as set forth on the signature pages hereto are each individually referred to herein as a “ Party ” and collectively, the “ Parties .”

RECITALS

WHEREAS , in connection with the Offering (as defined herein) pursuant to, and as more fully described in, a registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Registration No. 333-230373 (the “ Registration Statement ”), the Parties shall enter into certain restructuring transactions (the “ Reorganization ”) as more particularly described herein;


WHEREAS , in connection with the Offering and the Reorganization, the Parties desire to, among other things, (i) establish the economic terms of the Reorganization and (ii) enter into certain agreements to effectuate the foregoing;

WHEREAS , prior to the transactions described in Section  1.4 , the Parties contemplate completing certain other restructuring transactions related to a redemption in certain interests in Brigham Equity Holdings; and

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereby agree as follows and further agree that the actions set forth in Article  I and Article II shall be deemed to have been taken and become effective in the order set forth therein.

ARTICLE I

RESTRUCTURING TRANSACTIONS

Section  1.1.      Underwriting Agreement . Upon final approval of the Board of Directors of Brigham Inc., or an authorized committee thereof (the “ Board ”), of the terms of an Offering, Brigham Inc. and Brigham LLC shall enter into a firm commitment underwriting agreement (the “ Underwriting Agreement ”) with the representatives of the underwriters named in the Registration Statement (the “ Underwriters ”), pursuant to which Brigham Inc. shall agree to issue and sell shares of its Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Class  A Common Stock ”), to the Underwriters at a price per share equal to a price to be offered to the public less the per-share underwriting discount and commissions to be set forth in the Underwriting Agreement. The Parties acknowledge that it is currently contemplated that Brigham Inc. will offer and sell up to [●] shares of its Class A Common Stock, including [●] shares pursuant to the Underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares in the offering (the “ Underwriters Option ”), at a price to the public between $[●] and $[●] per share. The Parties further acknowledge that the Board shall have the authority to approve the ultimate number of shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement (including any increase or decrease from the number contemplated above) and the terms, including the price to the public (including a price that is lower than the range of prices set forth above) and the underwriting discount and commissions, under which such shares of Class A Common Stock shall be so issued to the Underwriters. The offering and sale of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement shall be referred to herein as the “ Offering.

Section  1.2.      Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of Brigham Inc. . Prior to the consummation of the first sale by Brigham Inc. to the Underwriters of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the Offering (the “ Initial Offering Closing ”), Brigham Inc. shall (i) file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Brigham Inc. (the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A and (ii) adopt Amended and Restated Bylaws of Brigham Inc. (the “ Bylaws ”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B .

 

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Section  1.3.      Amended and Restated LLC Agreement of Brigham LLC . Prior to the transactions described in Section  1.4 , the limited liability company agreement of Brigham LLC will be amended and restated in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C to provide for, among other items, (i) a recapitalization of the membership interests in Brigham LLC into a single class of [●] common units in Brigham LLC (“ Brigham LLC Units ”), (ii) WPE Main Brigham Blocker as its sole managing member, and (iii) the Brigham LLC Units held by its members, other than Brigham Inc. and its subsidiaries, to be redeemable for Class A Common Stock or an equivalent amount of cash, upon the terms set forth therein.

Section  1.4.      Distribution of Brigham LLC Units . Effective immediately prior to the transactions described in Section  1.5 , Brigham Equity Holdings will distribute to each of its members that holds Capital Units (as defined in the Brigham Equity Holdings LLC Agreement (as defined below)) or Vested Incentive Units (as defined in the Brigham Equity Holdings LLC Agreement) such number of Brigham LLC Units having a value (assuming each such Brigham LLC Unit has a value equal to the IPO Price (as defined below)) equal to the amount of cash such member would have received pursuant to Section 6.2 and, to the extent related to distributions of Tier II Minerals Available Cash (as defined in the Brigham Equity Holdings LLC Agreement), Section 6.3 of the First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Brigham Equity Holdings, dated November 20, 2018 (the “ Brigham Equity Holdings LLC Agreement ”) if Brigham Equity Holdings were to make a cash distribution to its members in an aggregate amount equal to the product of (i) [●] 1 and (ii) $[●] (the “ IPO Price ”) in (i) complete redemption of such members’ Capital Units in Brigham Equity Holdings and (ii) partial redemption of such members’ Vested Incentive Units in Brigham Equity Holdings such that each member holding Vested Incentive Units retains its interest in Brigham Equity Holdings to the extent of its right to share in any Unvested Incentive Units (as defined in the Brigham Equity Holdings LLC Agreement) that may be forfeited in the future. In connection with the transactions described in the previous sentence, Brigham Equity Holdings will enter into an amended and restated limited liability company agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D and retain the Brigham LLC Units allocated to the Unvested Incentive Units.

Section  1.5.      Offering; Use of Offering Proceeds and Post-Closing Steps . Following the completion of the transactions contemplated by Section  1.4 , at the Initial Offering Closing and immediately thereafter the following steps will occur in the following order:

(a)    Brigham Inc. will distribute to Brigham Parent a number of shares of Class A Common Stock in the form of a stock dividend such that Brigham Parent shall receive a number of shares of Class A Common Stock equivalent to the number of Brigham LLC Units distributed to Brigham Inc. and its subsidiaries pursuant to Section 1.4.

 

 

1  

Note to Draft: Equals the number of Brigham LLC Units set forth in Section 1.3.

 

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(b)    Brigham Inc. will issue shares of its Class A Common Stock to the Underwriters in the manner and for the consideration set forth in the Underwriting Agreement.

(c)    Brigham Inc. will contribute all of the net proceeds received by it in the Offering and an aggregate [●] shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “ Class B Common Stock ”), to WPE Main Brigham Blocker, and WPE Main Brigham Blocker will contribute such net proceeds and shares of Class B Common Stock to Brigham LLC. If the underwriters exercise the Underwriters’ Option, in whole or in part (whether at the Initial Offering Closing or thereafter), the amount of the net proceeds received pursuant to the exercise of the Option will also be contributed to Brigham LLC as described in the previous sentence.

(d)    In exchange for the contributions described in Section 1.5(c), Brigham LLC will issue to WPE Main Brigham Blocker an aggregate number of Brigham LLC Units equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued to the public pursuant to the Offering. If the underwriters exercise the Underwriters’ Option, an additional amount of Brigham LLC Units equal to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to the Underwriters’ Option will be issued to WPE Main Brigham Blocker.

(e)    Brigham LLC will distribute the shares of Class B Common Stock received from Brigham Inc. pursuant to the transactions described in Section 1.5(c) to its members (other than Brigham Inc. and its subsidiaries) so that each such member shall receive a number of shares of Class B Common Stock equal to the number of Brigham LLC Units held by such member.

(f)    Brigham LLC will further contribute $[●] of the net proceeds of the Offering received in Section 1.5(c) to Brigham Resources, which in turn will contribute such amount received from Brigham LLC to Brigham Minerals in order for Brigham Minerals to repay the outstanding borrowings under its term loan facility.

ARTICLE II

ADDITIONAL TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS

Section  2.1.      Registration Rights Agreement . Prior to the Initial Offering Closing, Brigham Inc. and the other parties listed on the signature pages therein shall enter into the Registration Rights Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E .

Section  2.2.      Stockholders’ Agreement . Prior to the Initial Offering Closing, Brigham Inc., and the stockholders listed in the signature pages therein shall enter into the Stockholders’ Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F .

Section  2.3.      Long-Term Incentive Plan . Prior to the Initial Offering Closing, Brigham Inc. will adopt the Long-Term Incentive Plan, providing for the issuance of up to [●] shares of Class A Common Stock as further described in the Registration Statement, which has been previously approved by the Board.

 

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ARTICLE III

MISCELLANEOUS

Section  3.1.     The terms set forth below in this Section  4.1 shall have the meanings ascribed to them below:

(a)    “ Affiliate ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(b)    “ Common Stock ” means shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock.

Section  3.2.      Headings; References; Interpretation . All Article and Section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be deemed to control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole, including, without limitation, all Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto, and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. All references herein to Articles, Sections, Schedules and Exhibits shall, unless the context requires a different construction, be deemed to be references to the Articles and Sections of this Agreement and the Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto, and all such Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto are hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof for all purposes. All personal pronouns used in this Agreement, whether used in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, shall include all other genders, and the singular shall include the plural and vice versa. The use herein of the word “including” following any general statement, term or matter shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not non-limiting language (such as “without limitation,” “but not limited to,” or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that could reasonably fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter.

Section  3.3.      Consent and Amendment . To the extent required under applicable law or the governing documents of any of the Parties, the Parties acknowledge that this Agreement constitutes the written consent of the relevant Parties to each of the agreements and transactions described herein, including by each of the Parties in its capacity as a member or manager of any other Party. Furthermore, each of the undersigned, in his, her or its capacity as a member of Brigham Equity Holdings, consents to the amendment of the Brigham Equity Holdings LLC Agreement to the extent necessary to effect the foregoing transactions, including the Reorganization, and the Brigham Equity Holdings LLC Agreement is by this Agreement automatically amended to such extent without any further action required on the part of any member of Brigham Equity Holdings or the Board of Directors of Brigham Equity Holdings.

Section  3.4.      Deed; Bill of Sale; Assignment . To the extent required and permitted by applicable law, this Agreement shall also constitute a “deed,” “bill of sale” or “assignment” of the interests referenced herein.

 

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Section  3.5.      Further Assurances . From time to time after the Effective Date, and without any further consideration, the Parties agree to execute, acknowledge and deliver all such additional assignments, conveyances, instruments, notices and other documents, and to do all such other acts and things, all in accordance with applicable law, as may be necessary or appropriate (a) more fully to assure that the applicable Parties own all of the properties, rights, titles, interests, estates, remedies, powers and privileges granted by this Agreement, or which are intended to be so granted, (b) more fully and effectively to vest in the applicable Parties and their respective successors and assigns beneficial and record title to the interests contributed, redeemed and assigned by this Agreement or intended to be so and (c) more fully and effectively to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement

Section  3.6.      Successors and Assigns; No Third Party Rights . The Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement is not intended to, and does not, create rights in any other person, and no person is or is intended to be a third-party beneficiary of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

Section  3.7.      Severability . If any of the provisions of this Agreement are held by any court of competent jurisdiction to contravene, or to be invalid under, the laws of any political body having jurisdiction over the subject matter hereof, such contravention or invalidity shall not invalidate the entire Agreement. Instead, this Agreement shall be construed as if it did not contain the particular provision or provisions held to be invalid, and an equitable adjustment shall be made and necessary provision added so as to give effect to the intention of the Parties as expressed in this Agreement at the time of execution of this Agreement.

Section  3.8.      Waivers and Amendments . Any waiver of any term or condition of this Agreement, or any amendment or supplement to this Agreement, shall be effective only if in writing and signed by the Parties. A waiver of any breach or failure to enforce any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement shall not in any way affect, limit or waive a Party’s rights hereunder at any time to enforce strict compliance thereafter with every term or condition of this Agreement.

Section  3.9.      Entire Agreement . This Agreement (together with each of the Exhibits attached hereto) constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties pertaining to the transactions contemplated hereby and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the Parties pertaining thereto.

Section 3.10.     Governing Law . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TRANSACTIONS BY THE PARTIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES.

Section 3.11.     Jurisdiction and Venue . THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE DELAWARE CHANCERY COURTS LOCATED IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, OR, IF SUCH COURT SHALL NOT HAVE JURISDICTION, ANY FEDERAL COURT OF

 

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THE UNITED STATES OR OTHER DELAWARE STATE COURT LOCATED IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, AND APPROPRIATE APPELLATE COURTS THEREFROM, OVER ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN ANY OTHER AGREEMENT), AND EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF SUCH DISPUTE MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH COURTS. THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION WHICH THEY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS OR ANY DEFENSE OF INCONVENIENT FORUM FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH DISPUTE. EACH OF THE PARTIES AGREES THAT A JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH DISPUTE MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. THIS CONSENT TO JURISDICTION IS BEING GIVEN SOLELY FOR PURPOSES OF THIS AGREEMENT AND IS NOT INTENDED TO, AND SHALL NOT, CONFER CONSENT TO JURISDICTION WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER DISPUTE IN WHICH A PARTY MAY BECOME INVOLVED.

Section 3.12.     Waiver of Jury Trial . TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.

Section  3.13.      Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic means) with the same effect as if all Parties had signed the same document.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by each of the Parties as of the date first written above.

 

BRIGHAM MINERALS HOLDINGS, LLC
By:  

                                                                       

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

BRIGHAM MINERALS, INC.
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

BRIGHAM EQUITY HOLDINGS, LLC
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

BRIGHAM RESOURCES, LLC
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

BRIGHAM MINERALS, LLC
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

Signature Page to

Master Reorganization Agreement


[WARBURG ENTITIES SIGNATURE BLOCKS]
By:  

                                                                       

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

Signature Page to

Master Reorganization Agreement


YORKTOWN ENERGY PARTNERS IX, L.P.

By: Yorktown IX Company LP, its general partner

By: Yorktown IX Associates LLC, its general partner

By:  

                                                                       

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

YORKTOWN ENERGY PARTNERS X, L.P.

By: Yorktown X Company LP, its general partner

By: Yorktown X Associates LLC, its general partner

By:  

                                                                       

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

YORKTOWN ENERGY PARTNERS XI, L.P.

By: Yorktown XI Company LP, its general partner

By: Yorktown XI Associates LLC, its general partner

By:  

                                                                       

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

YORKTOWN BRIGHAM CO INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP

By: Yorktown Brigham Company LP, its general partner

By: Yorktown Brigham Associates LLC, its general partner

By:  

                                                                       

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

Signature Page to

Master Reorganization Agreement


[PINE BROOK ENTITIES SIGNATURE BLOCKS]
By:  

                                                                       

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

Signature Page to

Master Reorganization Agreement


[ADDITIONAL MEMBERS SIGNATURE BLOCKS]
By:  

                                                                       

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

Signature Page to

Master Reorganization Agreement


Exhibit A

Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Brigham Inc.

See attached.


Exhibit B

Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of Brigham Inc.

See attached.


Exhibit C

Form of Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Brigham LLC

See attached.


Exhibit D

Form of Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Brigham Equity Holdings, LLC

See attached.


Exhibit E

Form of Registration Rights Agreement

See attached.


Exhibit F

Form of Stockholders’ Agreement

See attached.

Exhibit 2.2

CONTRIBUTION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

This Contribution and Distribution Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered as of [ ], 2019 (the “ Effective Date ”) by and among:

 

  i.

Brigham Resources Operating Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Midstream HoldCo ”);

 

  ii.

Brigham Resources, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Brigham Resources ”);

 

  iii.

Brigham Minerals Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Brigham LLC ”)

 

  iv.

Brigham Equity Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Brigham Equity Holdings ”);

 

  v.

Brigham Resources Operating, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ Brigham Operating ”);

 

  vi.

Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XI (Brigham), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Brigham Private Equity ”);

 

  vii.

Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) (Brigham) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ WPE Main Brigham Blocker ”);

 

  viii.

WP Energy Partners (E&P) (Brigham), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ WPE FAF Brigham Blocker ”);

 

  ix.

Warburg Pincus XI (E&P) Partners-B (Brigham), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ WP XI Professionals Brigham Blocker ”);

 

  x.

Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B (Brigham), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ WPE Professionals Brigham Blocker ”, and together with Brigham Private Equity, WPE Main Brigham Blocker, WPE FAF Brigham Blocker and WP XI Professional Brigham Blocker, the “ WP Fund and Professionals Blockers ”);

 

  xi.

Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XI-A (Brigham), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Warburg XI-A ”);

 

  xii.

Warburg Pincus XI (E&P) Partners-A (Brigham) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Warburg XI Partners-A ”);

 

  xiii.

Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P)-A (Brigham) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Warburg-A ”);


  xiv.

Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-A (Brigham) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Warburg Partners-A ”);

 

  xv.

WP Brigham Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ WP Brigham Holdings ”);

 

  xvi.

WP Energy Brigham Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ WP Energy Brigham Holdings ”);

 

  xvii.

WP Energy Partners Brigham Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ WP Energy Partners Brigham Holdings ”);

 

  xviii.

Yorktown Energy Partners, IX, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Yorktown IX ”);

 

  xix.

Yorktown Energy Partners, X, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Yorktown X ”);

 

  xx.

Yorktown Energy Partners, XI, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Yorktown XI ”);

 

  xxi.

YT Brigham Co Investment Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ YT Brigham Co ”);

 

  xxii.

Pine Brook BXP Intermediate, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Pine Brook BXP ”);

 

  xxiii.

Pine Brook BXP II Intermediate, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Pine Brook BXP II ”);

 

  xxiv.

Pine Brook PD Intermediate, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Pine Brook PD ”);

 

  xxv.

Certain members of Brigham Equity Holdings as set forth on the signature pages hereto (in addition to those members set forth above);

 

  xxvi.

Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XI (Midstream), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Midstream Private Equity ”);

 

  xxvii.

Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) (Midstream) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ WPE Main Midstream Blocker ”);

 

  xxviii.

WP Energy Partners (E&P) (Midstream), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ WPE FAF Midstream Blocker ”);

 

  xxix.

Warburg Pincus XI (E&P) Partners-B (Midstream), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ WP XI Professionals Midstream Blocker ”);

 

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  xxx.

Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B (Midstream), LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ WPE Professionals Midstream Blocker ”, and together with Midstream Private Equity, WPE Main Midstream Blocker, WPE FAF Midstream Blocker and WP XI Professional Midstream Blocker, the “ WP Midstream Blockers ”);

 

  xxxi.

Brigham Parent Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Brigham Parent ”);

 

  xxxii.

Brigham Minerals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Brigham Minerals, Inc. ”);

 

  xxxiii.

WP Brigham Holdings II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ WP XI Splitter ”);

 

  xxxiv.

WP Energy Brigham Holdings II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ WP Energy Splitter ”);

 

  xxxv.

WP Energy Partners Brigham Holdings II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ WP Energy Partners Splitter ”, and together with WP XI Splitter and WP Energy Splitter, the “ WP Splitters ”);

 

  xxxvi.

Warburg Pincus XI (E&P) Partners-B, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ WP XI Partners ”); and

 

  xxxvii.

Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B, L.P, a Delaware limited partnership (“ WP Energy Partners ”).

Midstream HoldCo, Brigham Resources, Brigham LLC, Brigham Equity Holdings, Brigham Operating, Brigham Private Equity, WPE Main Brigham Blocker, WPE FAF Brigham Blocker, WP XI Professionals Brigham Blocker, WPE Professionals Brigham Blocker, Warburg XI-A, Warburg XI Partners-A, Warburg-A, Warburg Partners-A, WP Brigham Holdings, WP Energy Brigham Holdings, WP Energy Partners Brigham Holdings, Yorktown IX, Yorktown X, Yorktown XI, YT Brigham Co, Pine Brook BXP, Pine Brook BXP II, Pine Brook PD, the other members of Brigham Equity Holdings as set forth on the signature pages hereto, Midstream Private Equity, WPE Main Midstream Blocker, WPE FAF Midstream Blocker, WP XI Professionals Midstream Blocker, WPE Professionals Midstream Blocker, Brigham Parent, Brigham Minerals, Inc., WP XI Splitter, WP Energy Splitter, WP Energy Partners Splitter, WP XI Partners and WP Energy Partners are sometimes hereinafter referred to each as a “ Party ” and are collectively referred to as the “ Parties .”

 

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RECITALS

WHEREAS, Brigham Resources, as the initial sole member of Midstream HoldCo, formed Midstream HoldCo and entered into that certain Limited Liability Company Agreement on [●], 2019 (the “ Initial LLC Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, Brigham Resources desires to contribute all the membership interests in Brigham Resources Operating to Midstream HoldCo;

WHEREAS, Brigham Equity Holdings, the indirect parent of Brigham Resources, desires for its members to hold equity interests in Midstream HoldCo directly, and, in connection therewith, simultaneously with the effectiveness of this Agreement, (i) Midstream HoldCo will amend and restate the Initial LLC Agreement (as amended and restated, the “ A&R LLC Agreement ”) and (ii) Brigham Resources will distribute all of the Units (as defined in the A&R LLC Agreement) (which constitute all of the outstanding equity interests in Midstream HoldCo) in-kind to Brigham LLC, which will distribute all of such Units in-kind to Brigham Equity Holdings, which will distribute all of such Units in-kind to the holders of BEH Upstream Units (as defined below), which Units shall entitle each of the holders to distribution rights from Midstream HoldCo that are substantially similar to such holder’s existing rights to distributions pursuant to Section 6.1 and, to the extent related to distributions of Tier II Upstream Available Cash (as defined in the First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Brigham Equity Holdings, dated as of November 20, 2018 (the “ Brigham Equity Holdings LLC Agreement ”)), Section 6.3 of the Brigham Equity Holdings LLC Agreement and, in the case of BEH Upstream Incentive Units (as defined below) be in complete redemption thereof;

WHEREAS, following the distributions described above, the WP Fund and Professionals Blockers will further distribute all of the Units received from Brigham Equity Holdings to Brigham Minerals, Inc., which will contribute such Units to the WP Midstream Blockers in the amounts set forth next to each WP Midstream Blocker’s name on Schedule II in exchange for stock of the WP Midstream Blockers (the “ Midstream Blocker Stock ”) (which constitute all of the outstanding equity interests in the WP Midstream Blockers) and distribute all of such Midstream Blocker Stock in-kind to Brigham Parent;

WHEREAS, following the distributions described above, Brigham Parent will further distribute all of the Midstream Blocker Stock in-kind to the WP Splitters, WP XI Partners and WP Energy Partners in accordance with Schedule III and the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Brigham Parent, dated as of September 23, 2016, as amended, modified or restated from time to time on or prior to the Effective Date (“ Brigham Parent LP Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, the Parties agree that, for U.S. federal income and applicable state and local tax purposes, the Brigham Equity Holdings Midstream Distribution (as defined below) is intended to be treated as an “assets-over” partnership division as described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.708-1(d)(3)(i)(A), in which Brigham Equity Holdings is the “divided partnership” and Midstream HoldCo is the “recipient partnership”;

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and confessed, the Parties agree as follows:

 

1.

Contribution s and Distributions .

 

  (a)

Brigham Resources hereby contributes, assigns, transfers, conveys and delivers to Midstream HoldCo Brigham Resources’ right, title and interest in and to all of the membership interests in Brigham Operating (such membership interests being transferred, the “ Transferred Operating Membership Interests ”), free and clear of all Liens, other than (x) generally applicable restrictions on transfer that may be imposed by state or federal securities laws or (y) any transfer restrictions contained in the organizational documents of Brigham Operating, which, in the case of this clause (y), do not prevent or inhibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in exchange for the Units (the “ Brigham Operating Contribution ”).

 

  (b)

Midstream HoldCo hereby accepts the contribution of the Transferred Operating Membership Interests from Brigham Resources pursuant to the Brigham Operating Contribution and agrees to be subject to all rights and obligations with respect to the Transferred Operating Membership Interests and Brigham Resources hereby accepts the Units in exchange for the Transferred Operating Membership Interests and agrees to be subject to all rights and obligations with respect to the Units.

 

  (c)

Immediately following the Brigham Operating Contribution, Brigham Resources hereby distributes, assigns, transfers, conveys and delivers to Brigham LLC Brigham Resources’ right, title and interest in and to all of the Units (such Units, the “ Transferred Midstream Units ”), free and clear of all Liens, other than (x) generally applicable restrictions on transfer that may be imposed by state or federal securities laws or (y) any transfer restrictions contained in the organizational documents of Midstream HoldCo, which, in the case of this clause (y), do not prevent or inhibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “ Brigham Resources Midstream Distribution ”).

 

  (d)

Brigham LLC hereby accepts the distribution of the Transferred Midstream Units from Brigham Resources pursuant to the Brigham Resources Midstream Distribution and agrees to be subject to all rights and obligations with respect to the Transferred Midstream Units.

 

  (e)

Immediately following the Brigham Resources Midstream Distribution, Brigham LLC hereby distributes, assigns, transfers, conveys and delivers to Brigham Equity Holdings Brigham LLC’s right, title and interest in and to all of the Transferred Midstream Units, free and clear of all Liens, other than (x) generally applicable restrictions on transfer that may be imposed by state or federal securities laws or (y) any transfer restrictions contained in the organizational documents of Midstream HoldCo, which, in the case of this clause (y), do not prevent or inhibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “ Brigham LLC Midstream Distribution ”).

 

  (f)

Brigham Equity Holdings hereby accepts the distribution of the Transferred Midstream Units from Brigham LLC pursuant to the Brigham LLC Midstream Distribution and agrees to be subject to all rights and obligations with respect to the Transferred Midstream Units.

 

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  (g)

Brigham Equity Holdings hereby distributes, assigns, transfers, conveys and delivers to each holder of BEH Upstream Units in accordance with Schedule I and pursuant to the Brigham Equity Holdings LLC Agreement, in full satisfaction of the holders of such BEH Upstream Units’ rights to distributions pursuant to Section 6.1 and, to the extent related to distributions of Tier II Upstream Available Cash (as defined in the Brigham Equity Holdings LLC Agreement), Section 6.3 of the Brigham Equity Holdings LLC Agreement and, in the case of a holder of BEH Upstream Incentive Units, in complete redemption of such BEH Upstream Incentive Units, Brigham Equity Holdings’ right, title and interest in and to all of the Transferred Midstream Units, free and clear of all Liens, other than (x) generally applicable restrictions on transfer that may be imposed by state or federal securities laws or (y) any transfer restrictions contained in the organizational documents of Midstream HoldCo, which, in the case of this clause (y), do not prevent or inhibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “ Brigham Equity Holdings Midstream Distribution ”).

 

  (h)

Each holder of BEH Upstream Units hereby (w) accepts the distribution of the Transferred Midstream Units to be distributed to such holder as set forth on Schedule  I from Brigham Equity Holdings pursuant to the Brigham Equity Holdings Midstream Distribution, (x) agrees to be subject to all rights and obligations with respect to the Transferred Midstream Units received by such holder pursuant to Brigham Equity Holdings Midstream Distribution, (y) acknowledges that the Transferred Midstream Units received by such member pursuant to the Brigham Equity Holdings Midstream Distribution satisfies in full such member’s rights to distributions pursuant to Section 6.1 and, to the extent related to distributions of Tier II Upstream Available Cash (as defined in the Brigham Equity Holdings LLC Agreement), Section 6.3 of the Brigham Equity Holdings LLC Agreement and (z) in the case of a holder of BEH Upstream Incentive Units, acknowledges that the Transferred Midstream Units received by such member pursuant to the Brigham Equity Holdings Midstream Distribution is in complete redemption of such BEH Upstream Incentive Units.

 

  (i)

Immediately following the Brigham Equity Holdings Midstream Distribution, the WP Fund and Professionals Blockers hereby distribute, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Brigham Minerals, Inc. the WP Fund and Professionals Blockers’ right, title and interest in and to all of the Transferred Midstream Units that were transferred to the WP Fund and Professionals Blockers in the Brigham Equity Holdings Midstream Distribution, free and clear of all Liens, other than (x) generally applicable restrictions on transfer that may be imposed by state or federal securities laws or (y) any transfer restrictions contained in the organizational documents of Midstream HoldCo, which, in the case of this clause (y), do not prevent or inhibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “ Brigham Minerals, Inc. Midstream Distribution ”).

 

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  (j)

Brigham Minerals, Inc. hereby accepts the distribution of the applicable Transferred Midstream Units from WP Fund and Professionals Blockers pursuant to the Brigham Minerals, Inc. Midstream Distribution and agrees to be subject to all rights and obligations with respect to such Transferred Midstream Units.

 

  (k)

Immediately following the Brigham Minerals, Inc. Midstream Distribution, Brigham Minerals, Inc., hereby contributes, assigns, transfers, conveys and delivers to each of the WP Midstream Blockers in accordance with Schedule II Brigham Minerals, Inc.’s right, title and interest in and to the Transferred Midstream Units, free and clear of all Liens, other than (x) generally applicable restrictions on transfer that may be imposed by state or federal securities laws or (y) any transfer restrictions contained in the organizational documents of Midstream HoldCo, which, in the case of this clause (y), do not prevent or inhibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in exchange for the Midstream Blocker Stock (the “ Midstream Blocker Contribution ”).

 

  (l)

The WP Midstream Blockers hereby accept the contribution of the Transferred Midstream Units from Brigham Minerals, Inc. pursuant to the Midstream Blocker Contribution and agree to be subject to all rights and obligations with respect to the Transferred Midstream Units and Brigham Minerals, Inc. hereby accepts the Midstream Blocker Stock in exchange for the Transferred Midstream Units and agrees to be subject to all rights and obligations with respect to the Midstream Blocker Stock.

 

  (m)

Immediately following the Midstream Blocker Contribution, Brigham Minerals, Inc. hereby distributes, assigns, transfers, conveys and delivers to Brigham Parent Brigham Minerals, Inc.’s right, title and interest in and to all of the Midstream Blocker Stock that was transferred to Brigham Minerals, Inc. in the Midstream Blocker Contribution, free and clear of all Liens, other than (x) generally applicable restrictions on transfer that may be imposed by state or federal securities laws or (y) any transfer restrictions contained in the organizational documents of the WP Midstream Blockers, which, in the case of this clause (y), do not prevent or inhibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “ Brigham Parent Midstream Distribution ”).

 

  (n)

Brigham Parent hereby accepts the distribution of the Midstream Blocker Stock from Brigham Minerals, Inc. pursuant to the Brigham Parent Midstream Distribution and agrees to be subject to all rights and obligations with respect to such Midstream Blocker Stock.

 

  (o)

Immediately following the Brigham Parent Midstream Distribution, Brigham Parent hereby distributes, assigns, transfers, conveys and delivers to each of the WP Splitters, WP XI Partners and WP Energy Partners, in accordance with Schedule III and the Brigham Parent LP Agreement, Brigham Parent’s right, title and interest in and to all of the Midstream Blocker Stock, free and clear of all Liens, other than (x) generally applicable restrictions on transfer that may be imposed by state or federal securities laws or (y) any transfer restrictions contained in the organizational documents of the WP Midstream Blockers, which, in the case of this clause (y), do not prevent or inhibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “ Midstream Blocker Stock Distribution ”).

 

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  (p)

Each of the WP Splitters, WP XI Partners and WP Energy Partners hereby accepts the distribution of the Midstream Blocker Stock to be distributed to it from Brigham Parent pursuant to the Midstream Blocker Stock Distribution and agrees to be subject to all rights and obligations with respect to the Midstream Blocker Stock received by it pursuant to Midstream Blocker Stock Distribution.

 

2.

Tax Treatment . The Parties intend that, for applicable U.S. federal income and applicable state and local tax purposes, unless otherwise required by applicable law, (i) each of the Brigham Operating Contribution, the Brigham Resources Midstream Distribution, and the Brigham LLC Midstream Distribution is disregarded and (ii) the Brigham Equity Holdings Midstream Distribution is treated as an “assets-over” partnership division as described in Treasury Regulations Section 1.708-1(d)(3)(i)(A), in which Brigham Equity Holdings is the “divided partnership” and Midstream HoldCo is the “recipient partnership.”

 

3.

LLC Agreement Amendments . Each of the undersigned, in his, her or its capacity as a member of Brigham Equity Holdings and/or Midstream HoldCo, as applicable, consents to the amendment of the Brigham Equity Holdings LLC Agreement and/or the A&R LLC Agreement, as applicable, in each case, to the extent necessary to effect the foregoing transactions, including the Brigham Equity Holdings Midstream Distributions and redemptions of BEH Upstream Incentive Units and each of the transfers of the Transferred Midstream Units, and the Brigham Equity Holdings LLC Agreement and/or the A&R LLC Agreement, as applicable, is by this Agreement automatically amended to such extent without any further action required on the part of, in the case of Brigham Equity Holdings, any member of Brigham Equity Holdings or the Board of Directors of Brigham Equity Holdings (such approval having been previously given by virtue of the approval of this Agreement) or, in the case of Midstream HoldCo, any member of Midstream HoldCo or the Board of Directors of Midstream HoldCo.

 

4.

Certain Defined Terms .

 

  (a)

BEH Upstream Units ” means the following classes of Units of Brigham Equity Holdings (each as defined in the Brigham Equity Holdings LLC Agreement): (i) Series A Units, (ii) Series U-1 Units, (iii) Series U-2 Units, (iv) Series U-3 Units, (v) Series U-4 Units, (vi) Series A-Z Units, (vii) Series Z-1 Units, (viii) Series Z-2 Units, (ix) Series Z-3 Units and (x) Series Z-4 Units.

 

  (b)

BEH Upstream Incentive Units ” means the following classes of Units of Brigham Equity Holdings (each as defined in the Brigham Equity Holdings LLC agreement): (i) Series U-1 Units, (ii) Series U-2 Units, (iii) Series U-3 Units and (iv) Series U-4 Units.

 

  (c)

Lien ” means any lien, pledge, condemnation award, claim, restriction, charge, preferential purchase right, security interest, mortgage or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever, including as a statutory landlord lien.

 

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  (d)

For the avoidance of doubt, terms defined in the singular have the corresponding meanings in the plural and vice versa.

 

5.

General Provisions .

 

  (a)

Binding Effect . This Agreement will be binding upon, and will inure to the benefit of, the Parties and their respective successors, permitted assigns and legal representatives.

 

  (b)

Applicable Law; Consent to Jurisdiction .

 

  i.

This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to principles of conflict of laws.

 

  ii.

The Parties hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Chancery Courts located in Wilmington, Delaware, or, if such court shall not have jurisdiction, any federal court of the United States or other Delaware state court located in Wilmington, Delaware, and appropriate appellate courts therefrom, over any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby (except as otherwise expressly provided in any other agreement), and each party hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such dispute may be heard and determined in such courts. The Parties hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby brought in such courts or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such dispute. Each of the Parties agrees that a judgment in any such dispute may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. This consent to jurisdiction is being given solely for purposes of this Agreement and is not intended to, and shall not, confer consent to jurisdiction with respect to any other dispute in which a Party may become involved.

 

  iii.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES ARISING UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT.

 

  (c)

Amendment or Modification . This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented except by an instrument in writing signed by all of the Parties.

 

  (d)

Further Assurances . From time to time after the date hereof, and without any further consideration, the Parties agree to, and to cause their affiliates to, execute and deliver such additional instruments and documents, and do all such other acts and things, all in accordance with applicable laws, as may be reasonably necessary to give effect to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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  (e)

Severability . If any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is for any reason and to any extent invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to the other persons or circumstances will not be affected thereby, but rather are to be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law.

 

  (f)

Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements, expressions of interest and undertakings, both written and oral, among the Parties or between any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

  (g)

Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts with the same effect as if all Parties had signed the same document. All counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute one and the same instrument. Execution and delivery of this Agreement by exchange of facsimile or other electronically transmitted counterparts bearing the signature of a Party shall be equally as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart by such Party.

 

  (h)

Name Change . Within 15 days of the Effective Date, Brigham Minerals, Inc. will change the name of each member of the WP Fund & Professionals Blockers such that “Warburg Pincus” and any deviation or derivative thereof, including, but not limited to “Warburg Pincus” and “WP”, will no longer be included in any such member’s name.

[ Signature Pages Follow ]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the Parties as of the date first above written.

 

[BRIGHAM RESOURCES OPERATING HOLDINGS, LLC]
By:                                                                                
Name:  
Title:  
BRIGHAM MINERALS HOLDINGS, LLC
By:                                                                                
Name:                                                                                
Title:                                                                                
BRIGHAM EQUITY HOLDINGS, LLC
By:                                                                                
Name:                                                                                
Title:                                                                                
BRIGHAM RESOURCES, LLC
By:                                                                                
Name:                                                                                
Title:                                                                                

 

S IGNATURE P AGE TO C ONTRIBUTION AND D ISTRIBUTION A GREEMENT


BRIGHAM PARENT HOLDINGS, L.P.
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI, L.P., its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI LLC, its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus Partners (E&P) XI LLC, its sole member
By:   Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., its managing member
By:   Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, its general partner
By:  

                                                                                

Name:  
Title:   Authorized Signatory
WP BRIGHAM HOLDINGS II, L.P.
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI, L.P., its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI LLC, its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus Partners (E&P) XI LLC, its sole member
By:   Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., its managing member
By:   Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, its general partner
By:  

                                                                              

Name:  
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

S IGNATURE PAGE TO C ONTRIBUTION A GREEMENT


WARBURG PINCUS XI (E&P) PARTNERS – B, L.P.
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI, L.P., its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI LLC, its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus Partners (E&P) XI LLC, its sole member
By:   Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., its managing member
By:   Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, its general partner
By:                                                                                
Name:  
Title:   Authorized Signatory
WP ENERGY BRIGHAM HOLDINGS II, L.P.
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy GP, L.P., its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy LLC, its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., its managing member
By:   Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, its general partner
By:                                                                                
Name:  
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

S IGNATURE PAGE TO C ONTRIBUTION A GREEMENT


WP ENERGY PARTNERS BRIGHAM HOLDINGS II, L.P.
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy GP, L.P., its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy LLC, its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., its managing member
By:   Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, its general partner
By:                                                                                
Name:  
Title:   Authorized Signatory
WARBURG PINCUS ENERGY (E&P) PARTNERS – B, L.P.
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy GP, L.P., its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy LLC, its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., its managing member
By:   Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, its general partner
By:                                                                                
Name:  
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

S IGNATURE PAGE TO C ONTRIBUTION A GREEMENT


WP BRIGHAM HOLDINGS, L.P.
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI, L.P., its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI LLC, its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., its managing member
By:   Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, its general partner
By:                                                                                
Name:  
Title:   Authorized Signatory
WP ENERGY BRIGHAM HOLDINGS, L.P.
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy, L.P., its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy LLC, its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., its managing member
By:   Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, its general partner
By:                                                                                
Name:  
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

S IGNATURE PAGE TO C ONTRIBUTION A GREEMENT


WP ENERGY PARTNERS BRIGHAM HOLDINGS, L.P.
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy, L.P., its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy LLC, its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., its managing member
By:   Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, its general partner
By:                                                                                
Name:  
Title:   Authorized Signatory
WARBURG PINCUS PRIVATE EQUITY (E&P) XI-A (BRIGHAM), LLC
By:   Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XI - A, L.P., its sole member
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI, L.P., its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI LLC, its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., its managing member
By:   Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, its general partner
By:                                                                                
Name:  
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

S IGNATURE PAGE TO C ONTRIBUTION A GREEMENT


WARBURG PINCUS XI (E&P) PARTNERS-A (BRIGHAM), LLC
By:   Warburg Pincus XI (E&P) Partners - A, L.P., its sole member
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI, L.P., its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) XI LLC, its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., its managing member
By:   Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, its general partner
By:                                                                                
Name:  
Title:   Authorized Signatory
WARBURG PINCUS ENERGY (E&P) PARTNERS-A (BRIGHAM), LLC
By:   Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-A, L.P.
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy, L.P., its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy LLC, its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., its managing member
By:   Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, its general partner
By:                                                                                
Name:  
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

S IGNATURE PAGE TO C ONTRIBUTION A GREEMENT


WARBURG PINCUS ENERGY (E&P)-A (BRIGHAM), LLC
By:   Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P)-A, L.P.
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy, L.P., its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus (E&P) Energy LLC, its general partner
By:   Warburg Pincus Partners II (US), L.P., its managing member
By:   Warburg Pincus & Company US, LLC, its general partner
By:                                                                                
Name:  
Title:   Authorized Signatory
WARBURG PINCUS PRIVATE EQUITY (E&P) XI (BRIGHAM), LLC
By:   Brigham Minerals, Inc., its sole member
By:                                                                                
Name:  
Title:   Authorized Signatory
WARBURG PINCUS XI (E&P) PARTNERS–B (BRIGHAM), LLC
By:   Brigham Minerals, Inc., its sole member
By:                                                                                
Name:  
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

S IGNATURE PAGE TO C ONTRIBUTION A GREEMENT


WARBURG PINCUS ENERGY (E&P) (BRIGHAM), LLC
By:   Brigham Minerals, Inc., its sole member
By:                                                                                
Name:  
Title:   Authorized Signatory
WP ENERGY PARTNERS (E&P) (BRIGHAM), LLC
By:   Brigham Minerals, Inc., its sole member
By:                                                                                
Name:  
Title:   Authorized Signatory
WARBURG PINCUS ENERGY (E&P) PARTNERS-B (BRIGHAM), LLC
By:   Brigham Minerals, Inc., its sole member
By:                                                                                
Name:  
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

S IGNATURE PAGE TO C ONTRIBUTION A GREEMENT


[YORKTOWN ENTITIES SIGNATURE BLOCKS]
By:  

                                          

Name:  

                                          

Title:  

                                          

 

S IGNATURE PAGE TO C ONTRIBUTION A GREEMENT


[PINE BROOK ENTITIES SIGNATURE BLOCKS]
By:  

                                          

Name:  

                                          

Title:  

                                          

 

S IGNATURE PAGE TO C ONTRIBUTION A GREEMENT


[ADDITIONAL MEMBERS SIGNATURE BLOCKS]
By:  

                                                             

Name:  

                                                             

Title:  

                                         

 

S IGNATURE PAGE TO C ONTRIBUTION A GREEMENT


SCHEDULE I 1

 

Brigham Equity Holdings Member

  

Units to be Received

  
  
  
  

 

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Note: Members and class/number of interests to reflect upstream waterfall at Brigham Equity Holdings


SCHEDULE II

 

WP Midstream Blockers

  

Units to be Received

  
  
  
  


SCHEDULE III

 

Partner of Brigham Parent

  

Midstream Blocker Stock to be Received

  
  
  
  

Exhibit 4.3

STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT

This STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of [●], 2019, is entered into by and among Brigham Minerals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), the stockholders identified on the signature pages hereto, and any other persons signatory hereto from time to time (collectively, the “ Principal Stockholders ”).

WHEREAS, the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company have been amended and restated in connection with the Company’s IPO (as defined herein) (as amended and restated from time to time, the “ Certificate of Incorporation ” and “ Bylaws ,” respectively); and

WHEREAS, in connection with, and effective upon, the completion of the Company’s IPO, the Principal Stockholders and the Company have entered into this Agreement to set forth certain understandings among themselves.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1     Certain Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, a Person that directly or indirectly Controls or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such specified Person; provided that, for purposes of this Agreement, none of the Principal Stockholders shall be deemed to be Affiliates of the Company and its Affiliates. For purposes of this Agreement, no party to this Agreement shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of another party to this Agreement solely by reason of the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

Beneficial Owner ” of a security is a Person who directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares (a) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security and/or (b) investment power, which includes the power to dispose of, or to direct the disposition of, such security. The terms “ Beneficially Own ” and “ Beneficial Ownership ” shall have correlative meanings. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Agreement, each Principal Stockholder is deemed to Beneficially Own the shares of Common Stock owned by it and no party hereto is deemed to Beneficially Own shares of Common Stock of another party hereto, notwithstanding the fact that such shares are subject to this Agreement.

Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

Bylaws ” has the meaning given to such term in the recitals hereto.

Certificate of Incorporation ” has the meaning given to such term in the recitals hereto.


Class  A Common Stock ” means the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

Class  B Common Stock ” means the Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

Common Stock ” means the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, considered as a single class.

Control ” (including the terms “ Controls ,” “ Controlled by ” and “ under common Control with ”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Fair Market Value ” means the fair market value that a willing buyer would pay a willing seller for such property, assets or equity interests, as applicable, with neither such buyer nor such seller under any compulsion to transact, using an appropriate and generally accepted valuation method.

Final Independent Director ” means a director that meets the independence standards of Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the independence standards of any national securities exchange upon which the Class A Common Stock is admitted to trading for membership on the Company’s audit committee that has been admitted to the Board upon the approval of a majority of the Sponsor Directors.

Necessary Action ” means, with respect to a specified result, all actions (to the extent such actions are permitted by applicable law) necessary to cause such result, including (i) voting or providing a written consent or proxy with respect to shares of Common Stock, (ii) causing the adoption of stockholders’ resolutions and amendments to the organizational documents of the Company, (iii) executing agreements and instruments and (iv) making or causing to be made, with governmental, administrative or regulatory authorities, all filings, registrations or similar actions that are required to achieve such result.

Non-Sponsor Independent Director ” means any member of the Board who, at the time of his or her appointment, met the independence standards of any national securities exchange upon which the Class A Common Stock was admitted to trading and who was not a Sponsor Director.

IPO ” means the initial public offering of shares of Class A Common Stock by the Company.

Parties ” means the Company, Pine Brook, Warburg Pincus and Yorktown.

Person ” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, any court, administrative agency, regulatory body, commission or other governmental authority, board, bureau or instrumentality, domestic or foreign and any subdivision thereof or other entity, and also includes any managed investment account.

 

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Pine Brook ” means Pine Brook Road Advisors, LP and (i) its Affiliates and (ii) investment funds it is Affiliated with or manages.

Pine Brook Director ” means any such individual whom Pine Brook shall nominate pursuant to Section  2.1(c)(i) and who is thereafter elected to the Board to serve as a director.

Sponsor Director ” means a Pine Brook Director, Warburg Director or Yorktown Director, as applicable.

Sponsors ” means Pine Brook, Warburg Pincus and Yorktown.

Sponsor Representative ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11.

Warburg Pincus ” means Warburg Pincus LLC and (i) its Affiliates and (ii) investment funds it is Affiliated with or manages.

Warburg Director ” means any such individual whom Warburg Pincus shall nominate pursuant to Section  2.1(c)(ii) and who is thereafter elected to the Board to serve as a director.

Yorktown ” means Yorktown Energy Partners IX, L.P., Yorktown Energy Partners X, L.P., Yorktown Energy Partners XI, L.P. and YT Brigham Co Investment Partners, LP and (i) their Affiliates and (ii) investment funds Affiliated with or managed by Yorktown Partners LLC.

Yorktown Director ” means any such individual whom Yorktown shall nominate pursuant to Section  2.1(c)(iii) and who is thereafter elected to the Board to serve as a director.

Section 1.2     Rules of Construction .

(a)    Unless the context requires otherwise: (i) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms; (ii) references to Articles and Sections refer to articles and sections of this Agreement; (iii) the terms “include,” “includes,” “including” and words of like import shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (iv) the terms “hereof,” “hereto,” “herein” or “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (v) unless the context otherwise requires, the term “or” is not exclusive and shall have the inclusive meaning of “and/or”; (vi) defined terms herein will apply equally to both the singular and plural forms and derivative forms of defined terms will have correlative meanings; (vii) references to any law or statute shall include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and references to any law or statute shall be construed as including any legal and statutory provisions consolidating, amending, succeeding or replacing the applicable law or statute; (viii) references to any Person include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns; and (ix) references to “days” are to calendar days unless otherwise indicated.

(b)    The headings in this Agreement are for convenience and identification only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any provision thereof.

 

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(c)    This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the party that drafted or caused this Agreement to be drafted

ARTICLE II

GOVERNANCE MATTERS

Section 2.1     Designees .

(a)    Upon the closing of the IPO, the Board shall consist of nine (9) directors, including James Levy, John Holland, Dick Stoneburner, Howard Keenan, Ben “Bud” M. Brigham, Robert M. Roosa, J.R. Sult, Harold Carter and one vacancy for the Final Independent Director. During the one year period commencing on the date that the Class A Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the Board, with the approval of a majority of the Sponsor Directors, shall fill the vacancy with the Final Independent Director. The Board will be divided into three classes of directors serving staggered three-year terms with James Levy, Dick Stoneburner and Howard Keenan each serving an initial term ending on the date of the Company’s 2020 annual general meeting of stockholders, John Holland, Harold Carter and Robert M. Roosa each serving an initial term ending on the date of the Company’s 2021 annual general meeting of stockholders and J.R. Sult, Ben “Bud” M. Brigham and the Final Independent Director each serving an initial term ending on the date of the Company’s 2022 annual general meeting of stockholders. Subject to Section 2.1(e), each director will be removable only for “cause” as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation.

(b)    Upon the closing of the IPO, the Audit Committee of the Board shall be comprised of J.R. Sult, Harold Carter and John Holland, provided that John Holland shall be removed from the Audit Committee upon the earlier to occur of December 31, 2019 or the appointment of the Final Independent Director. Upon the closing of the IPO, the Compensation Committee of the Board shall be comprised of James Levy, Dick Stoneburner, Howard Keenan and Harold Carter; and the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board shall be comprised of James Levy, Dick Stoneburner, Howard Keenan and Harold Carter.

(c)     Sponsor Designees .

(i)    Following the closing of the IPO, Pine Brook shall have the right, but not the obligation, to nominate to the Board one (1) director, in the event that Pine Brook Beneficially Owns 7.5% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. If Pine Brook Beneficially Owns less than 7.5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, it shall not be entitled to designate any nominee to the Board. At the closing of the IPO, the initial Pine Brook Director shall be Dick Stoneburner.

(ii)    Following the closing of the IPO, Warburg Pincus shall have the right, but not the obligation, to nominate to the Board a number of designees equal to: (i) two (2) directors, so long as Warburg Pincus Beneficially Owns 15%

 

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or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock; and (ii) one (1) director, in the event that Warburg Pincus Beneficially Owns 7.5% or more, but less than 15%, of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. If Warburg Pincus Beneficially Owns less than 7.5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, it shall not be entitled to designate any nominee to the Board. At the closing of the IPO, the initial Warburg Directors shall be John Holland and James Levy.

(iii)    Following the closing of the IPO, Yorktown shall have the right, but not the obligation, to nominate to the Board one (1) director, in the event that Yorktown Beneficially Owns 7.5% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. If Yorktown Beneficially Owns less than 7.5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, it shall not be entitled to designate any nominee to the Board. At the closing of the IPO, the initial Yorktown Director shall be Howard Keenan.

If the authorized size of the Board is increased or decreased at any time to constitute other than nine (9) directors, then each Sponsor’s nomination rights under this Section  2.1(c) shall be proportionately increased or decreased, respectively, rounded to the nearest whole number; provided that such adjustment shall not reduce the number of directors a Sponsor is entitled to nominate to fewer than the number set forth in the subclause (i)  (ii) or (iii ) of this Section  2.1(c) , as applicable, as long as such Sponsor maintains the required Beneficial Ownership set forth therein.

For the avoidance of doubt, the rights granted to the Sponsors to designate directors to the Board are additive to, and not intended to limit in any way, the rights that the Sponsors or their respective Affiliates may have to nominate, elect or remove directors under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

The Company agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to take all Necessary Action to effectuate the above, and not to take any action that would be reasonably expected to result in any of the above not becoming effectuated, including by: (A) including the persons designated pursuant to this Section  2.1 in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board for election at any meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors; (B) nominating and recommending each such individual to be elected as a director as provided herein; (C) soliciting proxies or consents in favor thereof. The Company is entitled to identify each such individual nominated pursuant to Section  2.1(c) as a Sponsor Director pursuant to this Agreement.

(d)    In the event that any Sponsor has nominated fewer than the total number of designees such Sponsor is entitled to nominate pursuant to Section  2.1(c) , such Sponsor shall have the right, at any time, to nominate such additional designees to which it is entitled, in which case the Company and the directors shall take all Necessary Action, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to (x) enable such Sponsor to nominate and effect the election or appointment of such additional individuals, whether by increasing the size of the Board or otherwise, and (y) designate each such additional individual nominated by such Sponsor to fill such newly-created vacancies or to fill any other existing vacancies.

 

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(e)    So long as a Sponsor is entitled to designate one or more nominees pursuant to Section  2.1(c) , such Sponsor shall have the right to request the removal of any Sponsor Director (with or without cause) nominated by such Sponsor, from time to time and at any time, from the Board, exercisable upon written notice to the Company, and the Company and the Principal Stockholders shall take all Necessary Action to cause such removal.

(f)    Each of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee shall be constituted as determined by the Board in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, applicable laws or stock exchange or stock market rules; provided that so long as a Sponsor Beneficially Owns at least 7.5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Company shall take all Necessary Action to cause each of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board to include in its membership at least one Sponsor Director nominated by such Sponsor, except to the extent that such membership would violate applicable securities laws or stock exchange or stock market rules.

(g)    Nothing in this Section  2.1 shall be deemed to require that any party hereto, or any Affiliate thereof, to act or be in violation of any applicable provision of law, regulation, legal duty or requirement or stock exchange or stock market rule of any national securities exchange upon which the Class A Common Stock is admitted to trading.

(h)     Vacancies . If a vacancy is created on the Board at any time by the death, disability, resignation or removal (whether by a Sponsor or otherwise in accordance with this Agreement or the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws) of a Sponsor Director, then the Sponsor who designated such Sponsor Director shall be entitled to designate an individual to fill the vacancy so long as the total number of persons that will serve on the Board as Sponsor Directors designated by such Sponsor immediately following the filling of such vacancy will not exceed the total number of persons such Sponsor is entitled to designate pursuant to Section  2.1(c) on the date of such replacement designation. The Company and the Principal Stockholders shall take all Necessary Action to cause such replacement Sponsor Director to become a member of the Board pursuant to this Section  2.1(h) .

Section 2.2     Restrictions on Other Agreements . No Principal Stockholder shall, directly or indirectly, grant any proxy or enter into or agree to be bound by any voting trust, agreement or arrangement of any kind with respect to its shares of Common Stock if and to the extent the terms thereof conflict with the provisions of this Agreement (whether or not such proxy, voting trust, agreement or agreements are with other Principal Stockholders, holders of shares of Common Stock that are not parties to this Agreement or otherwise).

Section 2.3     Certain Actions .

(a)    Subject to the provisions of Section  2.3(c) , in the event the Sponsors collectively Beneficially Own 30% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, without the approval of a majority of the shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned

 

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by the Sponsors, each acting solely in each of their individual capacities as a stockholder of the Company, the Company shall not, and shall cause each of the Company’s subsidiaries not to, in each case except with respect to such matters expressly contemplated by Section 2.3(b):

(i)    adopt or propose any amendment, modification or restatement of or supplement to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation;

(ii)    adopt or propose any amendment, modification or restatement of or supplement to the Company’s Bylaws;

(iii)    commence a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar law or of any other case or proceeding to be adjudicated as bankrupt or insolvent, or consent to the entry of a decree or order for relief or in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable Federal or State bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it or them, or the file a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable Federal or State law, or consent to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or its subsidiaries or of any substantial part of its or their property, or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admit in writing of its or their inability to pay its or their debts generally as they become due, or take any action in furtherance of any such action; or

(iv)    change the size of the Board, except as required by applicable law or pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

(b)    Subject to the provisions of Section  2.3(c) , in the event the Sponsors collectively Beneficially Own 50% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, without the approval of a majority of the shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Sponsors, each acting solely in each of their individual capacities as a stockholder of the Company, the Company shall not, and shall cause each of the Company’s subsidiaries not to:

(i)    consummate any acquisition, whether by purchase, contribution, merger, consolidation or otherwise, of any property, assets or equity interests for consideration with a Fair Market Value, as determined in good faith by the Board, of greater than $150,000,000 in any single transaction; or

(ii)    issue any class or series of equity securities of the Company, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or series will rank senior to the Common Stock as to voting rights, dividend rights or distribution rights upon the liquidation, winding up or dissolution of the Company.

(c)    The approval rights set forth in Section  2.3(a) above shall terminate at such time that the Sponsors collectively Beneficially Own less than 30% of the

 

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outstanding shares of Common Stock; provided that if this Agreement is terminated with respect to any Sponsor pursuant to Section  3.1 , such Sponsor’s Beneficial Ownership of outstanding shares of Common Stock shall no longer be considered in calculating the Sponsors’ collective Beneficial Ownership of outstanding shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement.

ARTICLE III

TERMINATION

Section 3.1     Termination . This Agreement shall irrevocably terminate with respect to any Party that constitutes a Sponsor, (a) at such time as such Sponsor is no longer entitled to designate a nominee to the Board pursuant to Section  2.1(c) hereof or (b) upon the delivery of a written notice by such Sponsor to the Company and the other Parties requesting that this Agreement irrevocably terminate with respect to any Parties that constitutes such Sponsor. Upon a termination of this Agreement in respect of any Sponsor, there shall be no continuing liability or obligation on the part of any Party that constitutes such Sponsor or any other Party in respect of such Sponsor following such termination; provided, however, that the termination of this Agreement in respect of any Sponsor shall not prevent any Party from seeking any remedies (at law or in equity) against any other Party for such Party’s breach of any terms of this Agreement occurring prior to such termination.

ARTICLE IV

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 4.1     Notices . All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered, sent by nationally recognized overnight courier, mailed by registered or certified mail or be sent by facsimile or electronic mail to such party at the address set forth below (or such other address as shall be specified by like notice). Notices will be deemed to have been duly given hereunder if (a) personally delivered, when received, (b) sent by nationally recognized overnight courier, one business day after deposit with the nationally recognized overnight courier, (c) mailed by registered or certified mail, five business days after the date on which it is so mailed, and (d) sent by facsimile or electronic mail, on the date sent so long as such communication is transmitted before 5:00 p.m. in the time zone of the receiving party on a business day, otherwise, on the next business day.

 

  (a)

If to the Company, to:

Brigham Minerals, Inc.

5914 W. Courtyard Drive, Suite 100

Austin, Texas 78730

Attention: [●]

E-mail: [●]

 

  (b)

If to Pine Brook, to:

c/o Pine Brook Road Advisors, LP

[●]

[●]

Attention: [●]

E-mail: [●]

 

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  (c)

If to Warburg Pincus, to:

c/o Warburg Pincus LLC

[●]

[●]

Attention: [●]

E-mail: [●]

 

  (d)

If to Yorktown, to:

c/o Yorktown Partners LLC

410 Park Avenue, 19th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: W. Howard Keenan, Jr.

E-mail: hkeenan@yorktownenergy.com

With a copy to:

Thompson & Knight LLP

1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500

Dallas, Texas 75201

Attention: Ann Marie Cowdrey

E-mail: annmarie.cowdrey@tklaw.com

Section 4.2     Severability . The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is found to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.

Section 4.3     Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, shall be considered one and the same agreement.

Section 4.4     Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement (a) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all other prior agreements, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and (b) is not intended to confer upon any Person, other than the Parties, any rights or remedies hereunder.

Section 4.5     Further Assurances . Each Party shall execute, deliver, acknowledge and file such other documents and take such further actions as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the other Parties to give effect to and carry out the transactions contemplated herein.

Section 4.6     Governing Law; Equitable Remedies . THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

 

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(WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF). The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or was otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions and other equitable remedies to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any of the Selected Courts (as defined below), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with respect to such remedy are hereby waived by each of the parties hereto. Each party hereto further agrees that, in the event of any action for an injunction or other equitable remedy in respect of such breach or enforcement of specific performance, it will not assert the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

Section 4.7     Consent to Jurisdiction . With respect to any suit, action or proceeding (“ Proceeding ”) arising out of or relating to this Agreement, each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably (a) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and the appellate courts therefrom (the “ Selected Courts ”) and waives any objection to venue being laid in the Selected Courts whether based on the grounds of forum non conveniens or otherwise and hereby agrees not to commence any such Proceeding other than before one of the Selected Courts; provided , however , that a party may commence any Proceeding in a court other than a Selected Court solely for the purpose of enforcing an order or judgment issued by one of the Selected Courts; (b) consents, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to service of process in any Proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or by recognized international express carrier or delivery service, to their respective addresses referred to in Section  4.1 hereof; provided, however, that nothing herein shall affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by law; and (c) TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED, WAIVES, AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, AND AGREES THAT ANY OF THEM MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE KNOWING, VOLUNTARY AND BARGAINED-FOR AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY TO WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING WHATSOEVER BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND TO HAVE ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT BE TRIED IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.

Section 4.8     Amendments; Waivers .

(a)    No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived unless such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed (i) in the case of an amendment, by each of the Parties, and (ii) in the case of a waiver, by each of the Parties against whom the waiver is to be effective.

 

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(b)    No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

Section 4.9     Assignment . Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the Parties without the prior written consent of the Parties; provided, however, that the Principal Stockholders may each assign any of its respective rights hereunder to any of its Affiliates and investment funds it is Affiliated with or manages, provided any such Affiliate execute a joinder to this Agreement. 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.

Section 4.10     Information . Upon the request of the Company, each Sponsor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide to the Company the number of shares of Common Stock such Sponsor Beneficially Owns in the aggregate and the number of shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by each Person constituting such Sponsor.

Section 4.11     Designation of a Sponsor Representative . The Parties constituting each Sponsor shall (i) collectively designate a sponsor representative (each, a “ Sponsor Representative ”) for the purposes of acting in the name and stead of such Sponsor in making any elections or designations permitted or required by this Agreement and acting on such Sponsor’s behalf under any other provision of this Agreement and (ii) notify the Company of such designation as soon as practicable.

[Signature page follows.]

 

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

 

COMPANY
BRIGHAM MINERALS, INC.
By:  

 

Name:   [●]
Title:   [●]

Signature Page to Stockholders’ Agreement


PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS:
PINE BROOK ROAD ADVISORS, LP
By:  

                                         

Name:  
Title:  

 

Signature Page to Stockholders’ Agreement


WARBURG PINCUS LLC
By:  

                                         

Name:  
Title:  

 

Signature Page to Stockholders’ Agreement


YORKTOWN ENERGY PARTNERS IX, L.P.
By: Yorktown IX Company LP, its general partner
By: Yorktown IX Associates LLC, its general partner

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

YORKTOWN ENERGY PARTNERS X, L.P.
By: Yorktown X Company LP, its general partner
By: Yorktown X Associates LLC, its general partner

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

YORKTOWN ENERGY PARTNERS XI, L.P.
By: Yorktown XI Company LP, its general partner
By: Yorktown XI Associates LLC, its general partner

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

YORKTOWN BRIGHAM CO INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP
By: Yorktown Brigham Company LP, its general partner
By: Yorktown Brigham Associates LLC, its general partner

By:

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

Signature Page to Stockholders’ Agreement

Exhibit 10.1

BRIGHAM MINERALS, INC.

2019 Long Term Incentive Plan

1.     Purpose . The purpose of the Brigham Minerals, Inc. 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “ Plan ”) is to provide a means through which (a) Brigham Minerals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and its Affiliates may attract, retain and motivate qualified persons as employees, directors and consultants, thereby enhancing the profitable growth of the Company and its Affiliates and (b) persons upon whom the responsibilities of the successful administration and management of the Company and its Affiliates rest, and whose present and potential contributions to the welfare of the Company and its Affiliates are of importance, can acquire and maintain stock ownership or awards the value of which is tied to the performance of the Company, thereby strengthening their concern for the welfare of the Company and its Affiliates. Accordingly, the Plan provides for the grant of Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Awards, Dividend Equivalents, Other Stock-Based Awards, Cash Awards, Substitute Awards, or any combination of the foregoing, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

2.     Definitions . For purposes of the Plan, the following terms shall be defined as set forth below:

(a)     “ Affiliate ” means any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, association, trust or other organization that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company. For purposes of the preceding sentence, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as used with respect to any entity or organization, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power (i) to vote more than 50% of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of the controlled entity or organization or (ii) to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the controlled entity or organization, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.

(b)    “ ASC Topic 718 ” means the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation , as amended or any successor accounting standard.

(c)    “ Award ” means any Option, SAR, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Stock Award, Dividend Equivalent, Other Stock-Based Award, Cash Award or Substitute Award, together with any other right or interest, granted under the Plan.

(d)    “ Award Agreement ” means any written instrument (including any employment, severance or change in control agreement) that sets forth the terms, conditions, restrictions and/or limitations applicable to an Award which may, in the discretion of the Company, be transmitted electronically to any Participant. Each Award Agreement shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

(e)    “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

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(f)    “ Cash Award ” means an Award denominated in cash granted under Section  6(i) .

(g)    “ Change in Control ” means, except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, the consummation of any of the following events after the Effective Date:

(i)    any Person or any group of Persons acting together which would constitute a “group” for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act (excluding a corporation or other entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company) is or becomes the “beneficial owner,” as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities.

(ii)    individuals who constitute the Incumbent Board cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board;

(iii)    there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation or other entity, and, immediately after the consummation of such merger or consolidation, the voting securities of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not continue to represent or are not converted into more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Person resulting from such merger or consolidation or, if the surviving company is a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof; provided that if the majority of the “named executive officers” (within the meaning of Item 402 of Regulation S-K) of the Company immediately prior to such merger or consolidation remain executive officers of the surviving company of such merger or consolidation, then a Change in Control shall be deemed not to have occurred.

(iv)    the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or there is consummated an agreement or series of related agreements for the sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, other than such sale or other disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to an entity, at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Company immediately prior to such sale; provided that, in all such cases, the transactions contemplated by the provisions above are ultimately consummated.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, except with respect to clause (ii) above, a “Change in Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the record holders of the shares of the Company immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in, and own substantially all of the shares of, an entity which owns, either directly or through a subsidiary, all or substantially all of the assets of the Company immediately following such transaction or series of transactions. Further notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to an Award that provides for a deferral of compensation under the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules and with respect to which a Change in Control would trigger settlement or payment of such Award, “Change in Control” shall mean an event that qualifies both as a “Change in Control” (as defined in this Section 2(g)) as well as a “change in control event” as defined in the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules.

 

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(h)     “ Change in Control Price ” means the amount determined in the following clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v), whichever the Committee determines is applicable, as follows: (i) the price per share offered to holders of Stock in any merger or consolidation, (ii) the per share Fair Market Value of the Stock immediately before the Change in Control or other event without regard to assets sold in the Change in Control or other event and assuming the Company has received the consideration paid for the assets in the case of a sale of the assets, (iii) the amount distributed per share of Stock in a dissolution transaction, (iv) the price per share offered to holders of Stock in any tender offer or exchange offer whereby a Change in Control or other event takes place, or (v) if such Change in Control or other event occurs other than pursuant to a transaction described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of this Section  2(h) , the value per share of the Stock that may otherwise be obtained with respect to such Awards or to which such Awards track, as determined by the Committee as of the date determined by the Committee to be the date of cancellation and surrender of such Awards. In the event that the consideration offered to stockholders of the Company in any transaction described in this Section  2(h) or in Section  8(e) consists of anything other than cash, the Committee shall determine the fair cash equivalent of the portion of the consideration offered which is other than cash and such determination shall be binding on all affected Participants to the extent applicable to Awards held by such Participants.

(i)    “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, including the guidance and regulations promulgated thereunder and successor provisions, guidance and regulations thereto.

(j)    “ Committee ” means the Compensation Committee of the Board, unless no such Compensation Committee exists, in which case, a committee of two or more directors designated by the Board to administer the Plan; provided, however, that, unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Committee shall consist solely of two or more Qualified Members.

(k)    “ Dividend Equivalent ” means a right, granted to an Eligible Person under Section  6(g) , to receive cash, Stock, other Awards or other property equal in value to dividends paid with respect to a specified number of shares of Stock, or other periodic payments.

(l)    “ Effective Date ” means April     , 2019.

(m)    “ Eligible Person ” means any individual who, as of the date of grant of an Award, is an officer or employee of the Company or of any of its Affiliates, and any other person who provides services to the Company or any of its Affiliates, including directors of the Company; provided , however, that, any such individual must be an “employee” of the Company or any of its parents or subsidiaries within the meaning of General Instruction A.1(a) to Form S-8 if such individual is granted an Award that may be settled in Stock. An employee on leave of absence may be an Eligible Person.

(n)    “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, including the guidance, rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and successor provisions, guidance, rules and regulations thereto.

 

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(o)    “ Fair Market Value ” of a share of Stock means, as of any specified date, (i) if the Stock is listed on a national securities exchange, the closing sales price of the Stock, as reported on the stock exchange composite tape on that date (or if no sales occur on such date, on the last preceding date on which such sales of the Stock are so reported); (ii) if the Stock is not traded on a national securities exchange but is traded over the counter on such date, the average between the reported high and low bid and asked prices of Stock on the most recent date on which Stock was publicly traded on or preceding the specified date; or (iii) in the event Stock is not publicly traded at the time a determination of its value is required to be made under the Plan, the amount determined by the Committee in its discretion in such manner as it deems appropriate, taking into account all factors the Committee deems appropriate, including the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules. Notwithstanding this definition of Fair Market Value, with respect to one or more Award types, or for any other purpose for which the Committee must determine the Fair Market Value under the Plan, the Committee may elect to choose a different measurement date or methodology for determining Fair Market Value so long as the determination is consistent with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules and all other applicable laws and regulations.

(p)    “ Incumbent Board ” means the portion of the Board constituted of the individuals who are members of the Board as of the Effective Date and any other individual who becomes a director of the Company after the Effective Date and whose election or appointment by the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Incumbent Board.

(q)    “ ISO ” means an Option intended to be and designated as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

(r)    “ Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules ” means the limitations or requirements of Section 409A of the Code, as amended from time to time, including the guidance and regulations promulgated thereunder and successor provisions, guidance and regulations thereto.

(s)    “ Nonstatutory Option ” means an Option that is not an ISO.

(t)    “ Option ” means a right, granted to an Eligible Person under Section  6(b) , to purchase Stock at a specified price during specified time periods, which may either be an ISO or a Nonstatutory Option.

(u)    “ Other Stock-Based Award ” means an Award granted to an Eligible Person under Section  6(h) .

(v)    “ Participant ” means a person who has been granted an Award under the Plan that remains outstanding, including a person who is no longer an Eligible Person.

 

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(w)    “ Person ” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, governmental entity or other entity.

(x)    “ Qualified Member ” means a member of the Board who is (i) a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3(b)(3) and (ii) “independent” under the listing standards or rules of the securities exchange upon which the Stock is traded, but only to the extent such independence is required in order to take the action at issue pursuant to such standards or rules.

(y)    “ Restricted Stock ” means Stock granted to an Eligible Person under Section  6(d) that is subject to certain restrictions and to a risk of forfeiture.

(z)    “ Restricted Stock Unit ” means a right, granted to an Eligible Person under Section  6(e) , to receive Stock, cash or a combination thereof at the end of a specified period (which may or may not be coterminous with the vesting schedule of the Award).

(aa)    “ Rule 16b-3 ” means Rule 16b-3, promulgated by the SEC under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

(bb)    “ SAR ” means a stock appreciation right granted to an Eligible Person under Section  6(c) .

(cc)    “ SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(dd)    “ Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, including the guidance, rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and successor provisions, guidance, rules and regulations thereto.

(ee)    “ Stock ” means the Company’s Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and such other securities as may be substituted (or re-substituted) for Stock pursuant to Section  8 .

(ff)    “ Stock Award ” means unrestricted shares of Stock granted to an Eligible Person under Section  6(f) .

(gg)    “ Substitute Award ” means an Award granted under Section  6(j) .

3.     Administration .

(a)     Authority of the Committee . The Plan shall be administered by the Committee except to the extent the Board elects to administer the Plan, in which case references herein to the “Committee” shall be deemed to include references to the “Board.” Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, Rule 16b-3 and other applicable laws, the Committee shall have the authority, in its sole and absolute discretion, to:

(i) designate Eligible Persons as Participants;

 

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(ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to an Eligible Person;

(iii) determine the number of shares of Stock or amount of cash to be covered by Awards;

(iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award, including whether, to what extent and under what circumstances Awards may be vested, settled, exercised, cancelled or forfeited (including conditions based on continued employment or service requirements or the achievement of one or more performance goals);

(v) modify, waive or adjust any term or condition of an Award that has been granted, which may include the acceleration of vesting, waiver of forfeiture restrictions, modification of the form of settlement of the Award (for example, from cash to Stock or vice versa), early termination of a performance period, or modification of any other condition or limitation regarding an Award;

(vi) determine the treatment of an Award upon a termination of employment or other service relationship;

(vii) impose a holding period with respect to an Award or the shares of Stock received in connection with an Award;

(viii) interpret and administer the Plan and any Award Agreement;

(ix) correct any defect, supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, in any Award, or in any Award Agreement; and

(x) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.

The express grant of any specific power to the Committee, and the taking of any action by the Committee, shall not be construed as limiting any power or authority of the Committee. Any action of the Committee shall be final, conclusive and binding on all persons, including the Company, its Affiliates, stockholders, Participants, beneficiaries, and permitted transferees under Section  7(a) or other persons claiming rights from or through a Participant.

(b)     Exercise of Committee Authority . At any time that a member of the Committee is not a Qualified Member, any action of the Committee relating to an Award granted or to be granted to an Eligible Person who is then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act in respect of the Company where such action is not taken by the full Board may be taken either (A) by a subcommittee, designated by the Committee, composed solely of two or more Qualified Members, or (B) by the Committee but with each such member who is not a Qualified Member abstaining or recusing himself or herself from such action; provided , however , that upon such abstention or recusal, the Committee remains composed solely of two or more Qualified Members. Such action, authorized by such a subcommittee or by the Committee upon the abstention or recusal of such non-Qualified Member(s), shall be the action of the Committee for purposes of the Plan. For the avoidance of doubt, the full Board may take any action relating to an Award granted or to be granted to an Eligible Person who is then subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act in respect of the Company.

 

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(c)     Delegation of Authority . The Committee may delegate any or all of its powers and duties under the Plan to a subcommittee of directors or to any officer of the Company, including the power to perform administrative functions and grant Awards; provided , however , that such delegation does not (i) violate state or corporate law or (ii) result in the loss of an exemption under Rule 16b-3(d)(1) for Awards granted to Participants subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act in respect of the Company. Upon any such delegation, all references in the Plan to the “Committee,” other than in Section  8 , shall be deemed to include any subcommittee or officer of the Company to whom such powers have been delegated by the Committee. Any such delegation shall not limit the right of such subcommittee members or such an officer to receive Awards; provided , however , that such subcommittee members and any such officer may not grant Awards to himself or herself, a member of the Board, or any executive officer of the Company or an Affiliate, or take any action with respect to any Award previously granted to himself or herself, a member of the Board, or any executive officer of the Company or an Affiliate. The Committee may also appoint agents who are not executive officers of the Company or members of the Board to assist in administering the Plan, provided that such individuals may not be delegated the authority to grant or modify any Awards that will, or may, be settled in Stock.

(d)     Limitation of Liability . The Committee and each member thereof shall be entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or other information furnished to him or her by any officer or employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates, the Company’s legal counsel, independent auditors, consultants or any other agents assisting in the administration of the Plan. Members of the Committee and any officer or employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates acting at the direction or on behalf of the Committee shall not be personally liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be indemnified and held harmless by the Company with respect to any such action or determination.

(e)     Participants in Non-U.S. Jurisdictions . Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, to comply with applicable laws in countries other than the United States in which the Company or any of its Affiliates operates or has employees, directors or other service providers from time to time, or to ensure that the Company complies with any applicable requirements of foreign securities exchanges, the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall have the power and authority to: (i) determine which of the Company’s Affiliates shall be covered by the Plan; (ii) determine which Eligible Persons outside the United States are eligible to participate in the Plan; (iii) modify the terms and conditions of any Award granted to Eligible Persons outside the United States to comply with applicable foreign laws or listing requirements of any foreign exchange; (iv) establish sub-plans and modify exercise procedures and other terms and procedures, to the extent such actions may be necessary or advisable (any such sub-plans and/or modifications shall be attached to the Plan as appendices), provided , however , that no such sub-plans and/or modifications shall increase the share limitations contained in Section  4(a) ; and (v) take any action, before or after an Award is granted, that it deems advisable to comply with any applicable governmental regulatory exemptions or approval or listing requirements of any such foreign securities exchange. For purposes of the Plan, all references to foreign laws, rules, regulations or taxes shall be references to the laws, rules, regulations and taxes of any applicable jurisdiction other than the United States or a political subdivision thereof.

 

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4.     Stock Subject to Plan .

(a)     Number of Shares Available for Delivery . Subject to adjustment in a manner consistent with Section  8 , 5,712,000 shares of Stock are reserved and available for delivery with respect to Awards, and such total shall be available for the issuance of shares upon the exercise of ISOs.

(b)     Application of Limitation to Grants of Awards . Subject to Section  4(c) , no Award may be granted if the number of shares of Stock that may be delivered in connection with such Award exceeds the number of shares of Stock remaining available under the Plan minus the number of shares of Stock issuable in settlement of or relating to then-outstanding Awards. The Committee may adopt reasonable counting procedures to ensure appropriate counting, avoid double counting (as, for example, in the case of tandem or Substitute Awards) and make adjustments if the number of shares of Stock actually delivered differs from the number of shares previously counted in connection with an Award.

(c)     Availability of Shares Not Delivered under Awards . If all or any portion of an Award expires or is cancelled, forfeited, exchanged, settled in cash or otherwise terminated, the shares of Stock subject to such Award (including (i) shares forfeited with respect to Restricted Stock, (ii) the number of shares withheld or surrendered to the Company in payment of any exercise or purchase price of an Award or taxes relating to Awards, and (iii) shares that were subject to an Option or SAR but were not issued or delivered as a result of net settlement or net exercise of such Option or SAR) shall not be considered “delivered shares” under the Plan, shall be available for delivery with respect to Awards, and shall no longer be considered issuable or related to outstanding Awards for purposes of Section  4(b) . If an Award may be settled only in cash, such Award need not be counted against any share limit under this Section  4 .

(d)     Stock Offered . The shares of Stock to be delivered under the Plan shall be made available from (i) authorized but unissued shares of Stock, (ii) Stock held in the treasury of the Company, or (iii) previously issued shares of Stock reacquired by the Company, including shares purchased on the open market.

5.     Eligibility; Director Award Limitations .

(a)    Awards may be granted under the Plan only to Eligible Persons.

(b)    In each calendar year during any part of which the Plan is in effect, a non-employee member of the Board may not be granted Awards having a value (determined, if applicable, pursuant to ASC Topic 718) on the date of grant in excess of $500,000 multiplied by the number of full or partial calendar years in any performance period established with respect to an Award, if applicable; provided, that, for the calendar year in which a non-employee member of the Board first commences service on the Board only, the foregoing limitation shall be doubled; provided, further that, the limits set forth in this Section  5(b) shall be without regard to grants of Awards, if any, made to a non-employee member of the Board during any period in which such individual was an employee of the Company or of any of its Affiliates or was otherwise providing services to the Company or to any of its Affiliates other than in the capacity as a director of the Company.

 

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6.     Specific Terms of Awards .

(a)     General . Awards may be granted on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section  6 . Awards granted under the Plan may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with any other Award. In addition, the Committee may impose on any Award or the exercise thereof, at the date of grant or thereafter (subject to Section  10 ), such additional terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee shall determine. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, the Committee may use such business criteria and other measures of performance as it may deem appropriate in establishing any performance goals applicable to an Award, and any such performance goals may differ among Awards granted to any one Participant or to different Participants. To the extent provided in an Award Agreement, the Committee may exercise its discretion to reduce or increase the amounts payable under any Award.

(b)     Options . The Committee is authorized to grant Options, which may be designated as either ISOs or Nonstatutory Options, to Eligible Persons on the following terms and conditions:

(i)     Exercise Price . Each Award Agreement evidencing an Option shall state the exercise price per share of Stock (the “ Exercise Price ”) established by the Committee; provided , however , that except as provided in Section  6(j) or in Section  8 , the Exercise Price of an Option shall not be less than the greater of (A) the par value per share of the Stock or (B) 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of the Stock as of the date of grant of the Option (or in the case of an ISO granted to an individual who owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or its parent or any of its subsidiaries, 110% of the Fair Market Value per share of the Stock on the date of grant).

(ii)     Time and Method of Exercise; Other Terms . The Committee shall determine the methods by which the Exercise Price may be paid or deemed to be paid, the form of such payment, including cash or cash equivalents, Stock (including previously owned shares or through a cashless exercise, i.e., “net settlement”, a broker-assisted exercise, or other reduction of the amount of shares otherwise issuable pursuant to the Option), other Awards or awards granted under other plans of the Company or any Affiliate, other property, or any other legal consideration the Committee deems appropriate (including notes or other contractual obligations of Participants to make payment on a deferred basis), the methods by or forms in which Stock will be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants, including the delivery of Restricted Stock subject to Section  6(d) , and any other terms and conditions of any Option. In the case of an exercise whereby the Exercise Price is paid with Stock, such Stock shall be valued based on the Stock’s Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise. No Option may be exercisable for a period of more than ten years following the date of grant of the Option (or in the case of an ISO granted to an individual who owns stock possessing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or its parent or any of its subsidiaries, for a period of more than five years following the date of grant of the ISO).

 

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(iii)     ISOs . The terms of any ISO granted under the Plan shall comply in all respects with the provisions of Section 422 of the Code. ISOs may only be granted to Eligible Persons who are employees of the Company or employees of a parent or any subsidiary corporation of the Company. Except as otherwise provided in Section  8 , no term of the Plan relating to ISOs (including any SAR in tandem therewith) shall be interpreted, amended or altered, nor shall any discretion or authority granted under the Plan be exercised, so as to disqualify either the Plan or any ISO under Section 422 of the Code, unless the Participant has first requested the change that will result in such disqualification. ISOs shall not be granted more than ten years after the earlier of the adoption of the Plan or the approval of the Plan by the Company’s stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of shares of Stock subject to an ISO and the aggregate Fair Market Value of shares of stock of any parent or subsidiary corporation (within the meaning of Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code) subject to any other incentive stock options of the Company or a parent or subsidiary corporation (within the meaning of Sections 424(e) and (f) of the Code) that are exercisable for the first time by a Participant during any calendar year exceeds $100,000, or such other amount as may be prescribed under Section 422 of the Code, such excess shall be treated as Nonstatutory Options in accordance with the Code. As used in the previous sentence, Fair Market Value shall be determined as of the date the ISO is granted. If a Participant shall make any disposition of shares of Stock issued pursuant to an ISO under the circumstances described in Section 421(b) of the Code (relating to disqualifying dispositions), the Participant shall notify the Company of such disposition within the time provided to do so in the applicable award agreement.

(c)     SARs . The Committee is authorized to grant SARs to Eligible Persons on the following terms and conditions:

(i)     Right to Payment . An SAR is a right to receive, upon exercise thereof, an amount equal to the product of (i) the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value of one share of Stock on the date of exercise over (B) the grant price of the SAR as determined by the Committee and (ii) the number of shares of Stock subject to the exercise of the SAR.

(ii)     Grant Price . Each Award Agreement evidencing an SAR shall state the grant price per share of Stock established by the Committee; provided , however , that except as provided in Section  6(j) or in Section  8 , the grant price per share of Stock subject to an SAR shall not be less than the greater of (A) the par value per share of the Stock or (B) 100% of the Fair Market Value per share of the Stock as of the date of grant of the SAR.

(iii)     Method of Exercise and Settlement; Other Terms . The Committee shall determine the form of consideration payable upon settlement, the method by or forms in which Stock (if any), cash or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, will be delivered or deemed to be delivered to Participants, and any other terms and conditions of any SAR. SARs may be either free-standing or granted in tandem with other Awards. No SAR may be exercisable for a period of more than ten years following the date of grant of the SAR.

(iv)     Rights Related to Options . An SAR granted in connection with an Option shall entitle a Participant, upon exercise, to surrender that Option or any portion thereof, to the extent unexercised, and to receive payment of an amount determined by multiplying (A)

 

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the difference obtained by subtracting the Exercise Price with respect to a share of Stock specified in the related Option from the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of exercise of the SAR, by (B) the number of shares as to which that SAR has been exercised. The Option shall then cease to be exercisable to the extent surrendered. SARs granted in connection with an Option shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Award Agreement governing the Option, which shall provide that the SAR is exercisable only at such time or times and only to the extent that the related Option is exercisable and shall not be transferable except to the extent that the related Option is transferrable.

(d)     Restricted Stock . The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock to Eligible Persons on the following terms and conditions:

(i)     Restrictions . Restricted Stock shall be subject to such restrictions on transferability, risk of forfeiture and other restrictions, if any, as the Committee may impose. Except as provided in Section  7(a)(iii) and Section  7(a)(iv) , during the restricted period applicable to the Restricted Stock, the Restricted Stock may not be sold, transferred, pledged, hedged, hypothecated, margined or otherwise encumbered by the Participant.

(ii)     Dividends and Splits . As a condition to the grant of an Award of Restricted Stock, the Committee will provide that any cash dividends paid on a share of Restricted Stock be (1) automatically reinvested in additional shares of Restricted Stock, (2) applied to the purchase of additional Awards or (3) deferred without interest to the date of vesting of the associated Award of Restricted Stock. Stock distributed in connection with a Stock split or Stock dividend, and other property (other than cash) distributed as a dividend, shall be subject to restrictions and a risk of forfeiture to the same extent as the Restricted Stock with respect to which such Stock or other property has been distributed.

(e)     Restricted Stock Units . The Committee is authorized to grant Restricted Stock Units to Eligible Persons on the following terms and conditions:

(i)     Award and Restrictions . Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to such restrictions (which may include a risk of forfeiture) as the Committee may impose.

(ii)     Settlement . Settlement of vested Restricted Stock Units shall occur upon vesting or upon expiration of the deferral period specified for such Restricted Stock Units by the Committee (or, if permitted by the Committee, as elected by the Participant). Restricted Stock Units shall be settled by delivery of (A) a number of shares of Stock equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units for which settlement is due, or (B) cash in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the specified number of shares of Stock equal to the number of Restricted Stock Units for which settlement is due, or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee at the date of grant or thereafter.

(f)     Stock Awards . The Committee is authorized to grant Stock Awards to Eligible Persons as a bonus, as additional compensation, or in lieu of cash compensation any such Eligible Person is otherwise entitled to receive, in such amounts and subject to such other terms as the Committee in its discretion determines to be appropriate.

 

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(g)     Dividend Equivalents . The Committee is authorized to grant Dividend Equivalents to Eligible Persons, entitling any such Eligible Person to receive cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property equal in value to dividends or other distributions paid with respect to a specified number of shares of Stock. Dividend Equivalents may be awarded on a free-standing basis or in connection with another Award (other than an Award of Restricted Stock or a Stock Award). The Committee may provide that Dividend Equivalents shall be paid or distributed when accrued or at a later specified date and, if distributed at a later date, may be deemed to have been reinvested in additional Stock, Awards, or other investment vehicles or accrued in a bookkeeping account without interest, and subject to such restrictions on transferability and risks of forfeiture, as the Committee may specify. With respect to Dividend Equivalents granted in connection with another Award, such Dividend Equivalents shall be subject to the same restrictions and risk of forfeiture as the Award with respect to which the dividends accrue and shall not be paid unless and until such Award has vested and been earned.

(h)     Other Stock-Based Awards . The Committee is authorized, subject to limitations under applicable law, to grant to Eligible Persons such other Awards that may be denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on, or related to, Stock, as deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the Plan, including convertible or exchangeable debt securities, other rights convertible or exchangeable into Stock, purchase rights for Stock, Awards with value and payment contingent upon performance of the Company or any other factors designated by the Committee, and Awards valued by reference to the book value of Stock or the value of securities of, or the performance of, specified Affiliates of the Company. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of such Other Stock-Based Awards. Stock delivered pursuant to an Other-Stock Based Award in the nature of a purchase right granted under this Section  6(h) shall be purchased for such consideration, paid for at such times, by such methods, and in such forms, including cash, Stock, other Awards, or other property, as the Committee shall determine.

(i)     Cash Awards . The Committee is authorized to grant Cash Awards, on a free-standing basis or as an element of, a supplement to, or in lieu of any other Award under the Plan to Eligible Persons in such amounts and subject to such other terms as the Committee in its discretion determines to be appropriate.

(j)     Substitute Awards; No Repricing . Awards may be granted in substitution or exchange for any other Award granted under the Plan or under another plan of the Company or an Affiliate or any other right of an Eligible Person to receive payment from the Company or an Affiliate. Awards may also be granted under the Plan in substitution for awards held by individuals who become Eligible Persons as a result of a merger, consolidation or acquisition of another entity or the assets of another entity by or with the Company or an Affiliate. Such Substitute Awards referred to in the immediately preceding sentence that are Options or SARs may have an exercise price that is less than the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock on the date of the substitution if such substitution complies with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules and other applicable laws and exchange rules. Except as provided in this Section  6(j) or in Section  8 , without the approval of the stockholders of the Company, the terms of outstanding Awards may not be amended to (i) reduce the Exercise Price or grant price of an outstanding Option or SAR, (ii) grant a new Option, SAR or other Award in substitution for, or upon the cancellation of, any previously granted Option or SAR that has the effect of reducing the

 

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Exercise Price or grant price thereof, (iii) exchange any Option or SAR for Stock, cash or other consideration when the Exercise Price or grant price per share of Stock under such Option or SAR exceeds the Fair Market Value of a share of Stock or (iv) take any other action that would be considered a “repricing” of an Option or SAR under the applicable listing standards of the national securities exchange on which the Stock is listed (if any).

7.     Certain Provisions Applicable to Awards .

(a)     Limit on Transfer of Awards .

(i)    Except as provided in Sections 7(a)(iii) and (iv) , each Option and SAR shall be exercisable only by the Participant during the Participant’s lifetime, or by the person to whom the Participant’s rights shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section  7(a) , an ISO shall not be transferable other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

(ii)    Except as provided in Sections 7(a)(i) , (iii) and (iv) , no Award, other than a Stock Award, and no right under any such Award, may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company or any Affiliate.

(iii)    To the extent specifically provided by the Committee, an Award may be transferred by a Participant without consideration to immediate family members or related family trusts, limited partnerships or similar entities or on such terms and conditions as the Committee may from time to time establish.

(iv)    An Award may be transferred pursuant to a domestic relations order entered or approved by a court of competent jurisdiction upon delivery to the Company of a written request for such transfer and a certified copy of such order.

(b)     Form and Timing of Payment under Awards; Deferrals . Subject to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award Agreement, payments to be made by the Company or any of its Affiliates upon the exercise or settlement of an Award may be made in such forms as the Committee shall determine in its discretion, including cash, Stock, other Awards or other property, and may be made in a single payment or transfer, in installments, or on a deferred basis (which may be required by the Committee or permitted at the election of the Participant on terms and conditions established by the Committee); provided , however , that any such deferred or installment payments will be set forth in the Award Agreement. Payments may include, without limitation, provisions for the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment or deferred payments or the grant or crediting of Dividend Equivalents or other amounts in respect of installment or deferred payments denominated in Stock.

(c)     Evidencing Stock . The Stock or other securities of the Company delivered pursuant to an Award may be evidenced in any manner deemed appropriate by the Committee in its sole discretion, including in the form of a certificate issued in the name of the Participant or by book entry, electronic or otherwise, and shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and

 

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other requirements of the SEC, any stock exchange upon which such Stock or other securities are then listed, and any applicable federal, state or other laws, and the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be inscribed on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions. Further, if certificates representing Restricted Stock are registered in the name of the Participant, the Company may retain physical possession of the certificates and may require that the Participant deliver a stock power to the Company, endorsed in blank, related to the Restricted Stock.

(d)     Consideration for Grants . Awards may be granted for such consideration, including services, as the Committee shall determine, but shall not be granted for less than the minimum lawful consideration.

(e)     Additional Agreements . Each Eligible Person to whom an Award is granted under the Plan may be required to agree in writing, as a condition to the grant of such Award or otherwise, to subject an Award that is exercised or settled following such Eligible Person’s termination of employment or service to a general release of claims and/or a noncompetition or other restricted covenant agreement in favor of the Company and its Affiliates, with the terms and conditions of such agreement(s) to be determined in good faith by the Committee.

8.     Subdivision or Consolidation; Recapitalization; Change in Control; Reorganization .

(a)     Existence of Plans and Awards . The existence of the Plan and the Awards granted hereunder shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company, the Board or the stockholders of the Company to make or authorize any adjustment, recapitalization, reorganization or other change in the Company’s capital structure or its business, any merger or consolidation of the Company, any issue of debt or equity securities ahead of or affecting Stock or the rights thereof, the dissolution or liquidation of the Company or any sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or any part of its assets or business or any other corporate act or proceeding.

(b)     Additional Issuances . Except as expressly provided herein, the issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, including upon conversion of shares or obligations of the Company convertible into such shares or other securities, and in any case whether or not for fair value, shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number of shares of Stock subject to Awards theretofore granted or the purchase price per share of Stock, if applicable.

(c)     Subdivision or Consolidation of Shares . The terms of an Award and the share limitations under the Plan shall be subject to adjustment by the Committee from time to time, in accordance with the following provisions:

(i)    If at any time, or from time to time, the Company shall subdivide as a whole (by reclassification, by a Stock split, by the issuance of a distribution on Stock payable in Stock, or otherwise) the number of shares of Stock then outstanding into a greater number of shares of Stock or in the event the Company distributes an extraordinary cash

 

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dividend, then, as appropriate (A) the maximum number of shares of Stock available for delivery with respect to Awards and applicable limitations with respect to Awards provided in Section  4 and Section  5 (other than cash limits) shall be increased proportionately, and the kind of shares or other securities available for the Plan shall be appropriately adjusted, (B) the number of shares of Stock (or other kind of shares or securities) that may be acquired under any then outstanding Award shall be increased proportionately, and (C) the price (including the Exercise Price or grant price) for each share of Stock (or other kind of shares or securities) subject to then outstanding Awards shall be reduced proportionately, without changing the aggregate purchase price or value as to which outstanding Awards remain exercisable or subject to restrictions; provided, however, that in the case of an extraordinary cash dividend that is not an Adjustment Event, the adjustment to the number of shares of Stock and the Exercise Price or grant price, as applicable, with respect to an outstanding Option or SAR may be made in such other manner as the Committee may determine that is permitted pursuant to applicable tax and other laws, rules and regulations.

(ii)    If at any time, or from time to time, the Company shall consolidate as a whole (by reclassification, by reverse Stock split, or otherwise) the number of shares of Stock then outstanding into a lesser number of shares of Stock, then, as appropriate (A) the maximum number of shares of Stock available for delivery with respect to Awards and applicable limitations with respect to Awards provided in Section  4 and Section  5 (other than cash limits) shall be decreased proportionately, and the kind of shares or other securities available for the Plan shall be appropriately adjusted, (B) the number of shares of Stock (or other kind of shares or securities) that may be acquired under any then outstanding Award shall be decreased proportionately, and (C) the price (including the Exercise Price or grant price) for each share of Stock (or other kind of shares or securities) subject to then outstanding Awards shall be increased proportionately, without changing the aggregate purchase price or value as to which outstanding Awards remain exercisable or subject to restrictions.

(d)     Recapitalization . In the event of any change in the capital structure or business of the Company or other corporate transaction or event that would be considered an “equity restructuring” within the meaning of ASC Topic 718 and, in each case, that would result in an additional compensation expense to the Company pursuant to the provisions of ASC Topic 718, if adjustments to Awards with respect to such event were discretionary or otherwise not required (each such an event, an “ Adjustment Event ”), then the Committee shall equitably adjust (i) the aggregate number or kind of shares that thereafter may be delivered under the Plan, (ii) the number or kind of shares or other property (including cash) subject to an Award, (iii) the terms and conditions of Awards, including the purchase price or Exercise Price of Awards and performance goals, as applicable, and (iv) the applicable limitations with respect to Awards provided in Section  4 and Section  5 (other than cash limits) to equitably reflect such Adjustment Event (“ Equitable Adjustments ”). In the event of any change in the capital structure or business of the Company or other corporate transaction or event that would not be considered an Adjustment Event, and is not otherwise addressed in this Section  8 , the Committee shall have complete discretion to make Equitable Adjustments (if any) in such manner as it deems appropriate with respect to such other event.

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in the Company or the outstanding Stock by reason of a recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, combination, exchange or other relevant change occurring after the date of the grant of any Award, the Committee, acting in its sole discretion without the consent or approval of any holder, may exercise any power enumerated in Section  3 (including the power to accelerate vesting, waive any forfeiture conditions or otherwise modify or adjust any other condition or limitation regarding an Award) and may also effect one or more of the following alternatives, which may vary among individual holders and which may vary among Awards held by any individual holder:

(i) accelerate the time of exercisability of an Award so that such Award may be exercised in full or in part for a limited period of time on or before a date specified by the Committee, after which specified date all unexercised Awards and all rights of holders thereunder shall terminate;

(ii) redeem in whole or in part outstanding Awards by requiring the mandatory surrender to the Company by selected holders of some or all of the outstanding Awards held by such holders (irrespective of whether such Awards are then vested or exercisable) as of a date, specified by the Committee, in which event the Committee shall thereupon cancel such Awards and pay to each holder an amount of cash or other consideration per Award (other than a Dividend Equivalent or Cash Award, which the Committee may separately require to be surrendered in exchange for cash or other consideration determined by the Committee in its discretion) equal to the Change in Control Price, less the Exercise Price with respect to an Option and less the grant price with respect to a SAR, as applicable to such Awards; provided , however , that to the extent the Exercise Price of an Option or the grant price of an SAR exceeds the Change in Control Price, such Award may be cancelled for no consideration;

(iii) cancel Awards that remain subject to a restricted period as of the date of a Change in Control or other such event without payment of any consideration to the Participant for such Awards; or

(iv) make such adjustments to Awards then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect such Change in Control or other such event (including the substitution, assumption, or continuation of Awards by the successor company or a parent or subsidiary thereof);

provided , however , that so long as the event is not an Adjustment Event, the Committee may determine in its sole discretion that no adjustment is necessary to Awards then outstanding. If an Adjustment Event occurs, this Section  8(e) shall only apply to the extent it is not in conflict with Section  8(d) .

9.     General Provisions .

(a)     Tax Withholding . The Company and any of its Affiliates are authorized to withhold from any Award granted, or any payment relating to an Award, including from a distribution of Stock, taxes due or potentially payable in connection with any transaction involving an Award, and to take such other action as the Committee may deem advisable to

 

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enable the Company, its Affiliates and Participants to satisfy the payment of withholding taxes and other tax obligations relating to any Award in such amounts as may be determined by the Committee. The Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion, the form of payment acceptable for such tax withholding obligations, including the delivery of cash or cash equivalents, Stock (including previously owned shares, net settlement, a broker-assisted sale, or other cashless withholding or reduction of the amount of shares otherwise issuable or delivered pursuant to the Award), other property, or any other legal consideration the Committee deems appropriate. Any determination made by the Committee to allow a Participant who is subject to Rule 16b-3 to pay taxes with shares of Stock through net settlement or previously owned shares shall be approved by either a committee made up of solely two or more Qualified Members or the full Board. If such tax withholding amounts are satisfied through net settlement or previously owned shares, the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be so withheld or surrendered shall be the number of shares of Stock that have an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of withholding or surrender equal to the aggregate amount of such tax liabilities determined based on the greatest withholding rates for federal, state, foreign and/or local tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that may be utilized without creating adverse accounting treatment for the Company with respect to such Award, as determined by the Committee.

(b)     Limitation on Rights Conferred under Plan . Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as (i) giving any Eligible Person or Participant the right to continue as an Eligible Person or Participant or in the employ or service of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (ii) interfering in any way with the right of the Company or any of its Affiliates to terminate any Eligible Person’s or Participant’s employment or service relationship at any time, (iii) giving an Eligible Person or Participant any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan or to be treated uniformly with other Participants and/or employees and/or other service providers, or (iv) conferring on a Participant any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company unless and until the Participant is duly issued or transferred shares of Stock in accordance with the terms of an Award.

(c)     Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction . All questions arising with respect to the provisions of the Plan and Awards shall be determined by application of the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any conflict of law provisions thereof, except to the extent Delaware law is preempted by federal law. The obligation of the Company to sell and deliver Stock hereunder is subject to applicable federal and state laws and to the approval of any governmental authority required in connection with the authorization, issuance, sale, or delivery of such Stock. With respect to any claim or dispute related to or arising under the Plan, the Company and each Participant who accepts an Award hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction, forum and venue of the state and federal courts located in Houston, Texas.

(d)     Severability and Reformation . If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable law or, if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect. If any of the terms or provisions of the Plan or any

 

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Award Agreement conflict with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 (as those terms or provisions are applied to Eligible Persons who are subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act) or Section 422 of the Code (with respect to ISOs), then those conflicting terms or provisions shall be deemed inoperative to the extent they so conflict with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 (unless the Board or the Committee, as appropriate, has expressly determined that the Plan or such Award should not comply with Rule 16b-3) or Section 422 of the Code, in each case, only to the extent Rule 16b-3 and such sections of the Code are applicable. With respect to ISOs, if the Plan does not contain any provision required to be included herein under Section 422 of the Code, that provision shall be deemed to be incorporated herein with the same force and effect as if that provision had been set out at length herein; provided , further, that, to the extent any Option that is intended to qualify as an ISO cannot so qualify, that Option (to that extent) shall be deemed a Nonstatutory Option for all purposes of the Plan.

(e)     Unfunded Status of Awards; No Trust or Fund Created . The Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” plan for certain incentive awards. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any Affiliate and a Participant or any other person. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive payments from the Company or any Affiliate pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any general unsecured creditor of the Company or such Affiliate.

(f)     Nonexclusivity of the Plan . Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board nor its submission to the stockholders of the Company for approval shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board or a committee thereof to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable. Nothing contained in the Plan shall be construed to prevent the Company or any of its Affiliates from taking any corporate action which is deemed by the Company or such Affiliate to be appropriate or in its best interest, whether or not such action would have an adverse effect on the Plan or any Award made under the Plan. No employee, beneficiary or other person shall have any claim against the Company or any of its Affiliates as a result of any such action.

(g)     Fractional Shares . No fractional shares of Stock shall be issued or delivered pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion whether cash, other securities, or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional shares of Stock or whether such fractional shares of Stock or any rights thereto shall be cancelled, terminated, or otherwise eliminated with or without consideration.

(h)     Interpretation . Headings are given to the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision thereof. Words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender, and, where appropriate, the plural shall include the singular and the singular shall include the plural. In the event of any conflict between the terms and conditions of an Award Agreement and the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall control. The use herein of the word “including” following any general statement, term or matter shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not non-limiting language (such as “without limitation”, “but not limited to”,

 

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or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that could reasonably fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter. References herein to any agreement, instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented and modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof and not prohibited by the Plan.

(i)     Facility of Payment . Any amounts payable hereunder to any individual under legal disability or who, in the judgment of the Committee, is unable to manage properly his financial affairs, may be paid to the legal representative of such individual, or may be applied for the benefit of such individual in any manner that the Committee may select, and the Company shall be relieved of any further liability for payment of such amounts.

(j)     Conditions to Delivery of Stock . Nothing herein or in any Award Agreement shall require the Company to issue any shares with respect to any Award if that issuance would, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, constitute a violation of the Securities Act, any other applicable statute or regulation, or the rules of any applicable securities exchange or securities association, as then in effect. In addition, each Participant who receives an Award under the Plan shall not sell or otherwise dispose of Stock that is acquired upon grant, exercise or vesting of an Award in any manner that would constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state securities laws, the Plan or the rules, regulations or other requirements of the SEC or any stock exchange upon which the Stock is then listed. At the time of any exercise of an Option or SAR, or at the time of any grant of any other Award, the Company may, as a condition precedent to the exercise of such Option or SAR or settlement of any other Award, require from the Participant (or in the event of his or her death, his or her legal representatives, heirs, legatees, or distributees) such written representations, if any, concerning the holder’s intentions with regard to the retention or disposition of the shares of Stock being acquired pursuant to the Award and such written covenants and agreements, if any, as to the manner of disposal of such shares as, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, may be necessary to ensure that any disposition by that holder (or in the event of the holder’s death, his or her legal representatives, heirs, legatees, or distributees) will not involve a violation of the Securities Act, any other applicable state or federal statute or regulation, or any rule of any applicable securities exchange or securities association, as then in effect. Stock or other securities shall not be delivered pursuant to any Award until payment in full of any amount required to be paid pursuant to the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement (including any Exercise Price, grant price, or tax withholding) is received by the Company.

(k)     Section 409A of the Code . It is the general intention, but not the obligation, of the Committee to design Awards to comply with or to be exempt from the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, and Awards will be operated and construed accordingly. Neither this Section  9(k) nor any other provision of the Plan is or contains a representation to any Participant regarding the tax consequences of the grant, vesting, exercise, settlement, or sale of any Award (or the Stock underlying such Award) granted hereunder, and should not be interpreted as such. In no event shall the Company be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Participant on account of non-compliance with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan or an Award Agreement to the contrary, in the event

 

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that a “specified employee” (as defined under the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules) becomes entitled to a payment under an Award that would be subject to additional taxes and interest under the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules if the Participant’s receipt of such payment or benefits is not delayed until the earlier of (i) the date of the Participant’s death, or (ii) the date that is six months after the Participant’s “separation from service,” as defined under the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules (such date, the “ Section  409A Payment Date ”), then such payment or benefit shall not be provided to the Participant until the Section 409A Payment Date. Any amounts subject to the preceding sentence that would otherwise be payable prior to the Section 409A Payment Date will be aggregated and paid in a lump sum without interest on the Section 409A Payment Date. The applicable provisions of the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules are hereby incorporated by reference and shall control over any Plan or Award Agreement provision in conflict therewith.

(l)     Clawback . The Plan and all Awards granted hereunder are subject to any written clawback policies that the Company, with the approval of the Board or an authorized committee thereof, may adopt either prior to or following the Effective Date, including any policy adopted to conform to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and rules promulgated thereunder by the SEC and that the Company determines should apply to Awards. Any such policy may subject a Participant’s Awards and amounts paid or realized with respect to Awards to reduction, cancelation, forfeiture or recoupment if certain specified events or wrongful conduct occur, including an accounting restatement due to the Company’s material noncompliance with financial reporting regulations or other events or wrongful conduct specified in any such clawback policy.

(m)     Status under ERISA . The Plan shall not constitute an “employee benefit plan” for purposes of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

(n)     Plan Effective Date and Term . The Plan was adopted by the Board to be effective on the Effective Date. No Awards may be granted under the Plan on and after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date. However, any Award granted prior to such termination (or any earlier termination pursuant to Section  10 ), and the authority of the Board or Committee to amend, alter, adjust, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any such Award or to waive any conditions or rights under such Award in accordance with the terms of the Plan, shall extend beyond such termination until the final disposition of such Award.

10.     Amendments to the Plan and Awards. The Committee may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue or terminate any Award or Award Agreement, the Plan or the Committee’s authority to grant Awards without the consent of stockholders or Participants, except that any amendment or alteration to the Plan, including any increase in any share limitation, shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders not later than the annual meeting next following such Committee action if such stockholder approval is required by any federal or state law or regulation or the rules of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Stock may then be listed or quoted, and the Committee may otherwise, in its discretion, determine to submit other changes to the Plan to stockholders for approval; provided , that, without the consent of an affected Participant, no such Committee action may materially and adversely affect the rights of such Participant under any previously granted and outstanding

 

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Award. For purposes of clarity, any adjustments made to Awards pursuant to Section  8 will be deemed not to materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant under any previously granted and outstanding Award and therefore may be made without the consent of affected Participants.

 

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Exhibit 10.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

BRIGHAM MINERALS HOLDINGS, LLC

DATED AS OF [ ], 2019

THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS IN BRIGHAM MINERALS HOLDINGS, LLC HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS, AND HAVE BEEN OR ARE BEING ISSUED IN RELIANCE UPON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH LAWS. SUCH INTERESTS MUST BE ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, SOLD, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED AT ANY TIME EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH (I) THE SECURITIES ACT, ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS; (II) THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT; AND (III) ANY OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS AGREED TO IN WRITING BETWEEN THE MANAGING MEMBER AND THE APPLICABLE MEMBER. THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OF RECORD EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH LAWS, THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT AND ANY OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS AGREED TO IN WRITING BY THE MANAGING MEMBER AND THE APPLICABLE MEMBER. THEREFORE, PURCHASERS AND OTHER TRANSFEREES OF SUCH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE RISK OF THEIR INVESTMENT OR ACQUISITION FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     3  

Section 1.1

   Definitions      3  

Section 1.2

   Interpretive Provisions      16  

ARTICLE II ORGANIZATION OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

     16  

Section 2.1

   Formation      16  

Section 2.2

   Filing      16  

Section 2.3

   Name      16  

Section 2.4

   Registered Office; Registered Agent      17  

Section 2.5

   Principal Place of Business      17  

Section 2.6

   Purpose; Powers      17  

Section 2.7

   Term      17  

Section 2.8

   Intent      17  

ARTICLE III CLOSING TRANSACTIONS

     17  

Section 3.1

   Reorganization Transactions      17  

ARTICLE IV OWNERSHIP AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

     18  

Section 4.1

   Authorized Units; General Provisions With Respect to Units      18  

Section 4.2

   Voting Rights      21  

Section 4.3

   Capital Contributions; Unit Ownership      22  

Section 4.4

   Capital Accounts      22  

Section 4.5

   Other Matters      23  

Section 4.6

   Redemption of Units      23  

ARTICLE V ALLOCATIONS OF PROFITS AND LOSSES

     31  

Section 5.1

   Profits and Losses      31  

Section 5.2

   Special Allocations      31  

Section 5.3

   Allocations for Tax Purposes in General      34  

Section 5.4

   Income Tax Allocations with Respect to Depletable Properties      34  

Section 5.5

   Other Allocation Rules      36  

ARTICLE VI DISTRIBUTIONS

     36  

Section 6.1

   Distributions      36  

Section 6.2

   Tax-Related Distributions      37  

Section 6.3

   Distribution Upon Withdrawal      38  

Section 6.4

   Issuance of Additional Equity Securities      39  

ARTICLE VII MANAGEMENT

     39  

Section 7.1

   The Managing Member; Fiduciary Duties      39  

Section 7.2

   Officers      39  

 

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Section 7.3

   Warranted Reliance by Officers on Others      40  

Section 7.4

   Indemnification      41  

Section 7.5

   Maintenance of Insurance or Other Financial Arrangements      42  

Section 7.6

   Resignation or Termination of Managing Member      42  

Section 7.7

   No Inconsistent Obligations      42  

Section 7.8

   Reclassification Events of PubCo      42  

Section 7.9

   Certain Costs and Expenses      43  

ARTICLE VIII ROLE OF MEMBERS

     43  

Section 8.1

   Rights or Powers      43  

Section 8.2

   Voting      44  

Section 8.3

   Various Capacities      45  

Section 8.4

   Investment Opportunities      45  

ARTICLE IX TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS

     45  

Section 9.1

   Restrictions on Transfer      45  

Section 9.2

   Notice of Transfer      47  

Section 9.3

   Transferee Members      47  

Section 9.4

   Legend      48  

ARTICLE X ACCOUNTING; CERTAIN TAX MATTERS

     48  

Section 10.1

   Books of Account      48  

Section 10.2

   Tax Elections      49  

Section 10.3

   Tax Returns; Information      49  

Section 10.4

   Company Representative      49  

Section 10.5

   Withholding Tax Payments and Obligations      50  

ARTICLE XI DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION

     52  

Section 11.1

   Liquidating Events      52  

Section 11.2

   Bankruptcy      52  

Section 11.3

   Procedure      53  

Section 11.4

   Rights of Members      54  

Section 11.5

   Notices of Dissolution      54  

Section 11.6

   Reasonable Time for Winding Up      54  

Section 11.7

   No Deficit Restoration      54  

ARTICLE XII GENERAL

     54  

Section 12.1

   Amendments; Waivers      54  

Section 12.2

   Further Assurances      55  

Section 12.3

   Successors and Assigns      55  

Section 12.4

   Certain Representations by Members      55  

Section 12.5

   Entire Agreement      56  

Section 12.6

   Rights of Members Independent      56  

Section 12.7

   Governing Law      56  

Section 12.8

   Jurisdiction and Venue      56  

 

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Section 12.9

   Headings      56  

Section 12.10

   Counterparts      57  

Section 12.11

   Notices      57  

Section 12.12

   Representation By Counsel; Interpretation      57  

Section 12.13

   Severability      58  

Section 12.14

   Expenses      58  

Section 12.15

   Waiver of Jury Trial      58  

Section 12.16

   No Third Party Beneficiaries      58  

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

BRIGHAM MINERALS HOLDINGS, LLC

This Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of [●], 2019, by and among Brigham Minerals Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”), Brigham Minerals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ PubCo ”), Brigham Equity Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Brigham Equity Holdings ”), Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) (Brigham) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Managing Member Blocker ”), and each other Person who is or at any time becomes a Member in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Act. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the respective meanings set forth in Section 1.1 .

RECITALS

WHEREAS , the Company was formed pursuant to a Certificate of Formation filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on October 15, 2018 and immediately prior to the adoption of this Agreement was governed by a Limited Liability Company Agreement dated as of October 15, 2018 (the “ Existing LLC Agreement ”);

WHEREAS , prior to giving effect to the in-kind distribution described in these recitals, the Company has been wholly owned by Brigham Equity Holdings;

WHEREAS , as part of a restructuring and pursuant to the Master Reorganization Agreement dated as of the date hereof, Brigham Equity Holdings desires for the holders of its Units (as defined in the Brigham Equity Holdings A&R LLC Agreement, the “ Brigham Equity Holdings Units ”), other than the holders of its Incentive Units (as defined in the Brigham Equity Holdings A&R LLC Agreement, the “ Brigham Equity Holdings Incentive Units ”) with respect to unvested Brigham Equity Holdings Incentive Units (as described below), to hold equity interests in the Company directly rather than indirectly through Brigham Equity Holdings and, therefore, contemporaneously with the effectiveness of this Agreement (i) the equity interests in the Company are being recapitalized into the Units (as defined in Section 1.1 ) and (ii) Brigham Equity Holdings is distributing all of such Units in the Company, other than the portion of such Units attributable to unvested Brigham Equity Holdings Incentive Units, in-kind to the holders of Brigham Equity Holdings Units, other than the holders of Brigham Equity Holdings Incentive Units with respect to such unvested Brigham Equity Holdings Incentive Units, in accordance with the terms of the Master Reorganization Agreement, with such holders becoming, together with Brigham Equity Holdings, the sole Members of the Company as of the date hereof as a result of such distribution in-kind;

WHEREAS , the Units in the Company retained by Brigham Equity Holdings are the Units that would have been distributed pursuant to the foregoing in-kind distribution to holders of unvested Brigham Equity Holdings Incentive Units had such unvested Brigham Equity


Holdings Incentive Units been vested as of the date hereof, with (i) the holders of unvested Brigham Equity Holdings Incentive Units retaining the right to receive such Units in the Company upon the vesting of their unvested Brigham Equity Holdings Incentive Units and (ii) the holders of vested Brigham Equity Holdings Incentive Units retaining certain residual rights to such unvested Brigham Equity Holdings Incentive Units in the event such unvested Brigham Equity Holdings Incentive Units are forfeited prior to vesting, in each case, pursuant to the Brigham Equity Holdings Second A&R LLC Agreement entered into contemporaneously with the effectiveness of this Agreement;

WHEREAS , in connection with the Company’s recapitalization into Units, it is contemplated that PubCo will, subject to the approval of its board of directors, issue a stock dividend of Class A Shares to its existing owner such that the number of Units held by PubCo and its direct and indirect wholly owned Subsidiaries prior to the IPO equals the number of such Class A Shares outstanding prior to the IPO;

WHEREAS , it is contemplated that PubCo will, subject to the approval of its board of directors, issue [●] Class A Shares to the public for cash in the initial underwritten public offering of shares of its stock (the “ IPO ”);

WHEREAS , if the IPO is consummated, (i) PubCo will contribute all of the net proceeds received by it from the IPO and Class B Shares to Managing Member Blocker and (ii) Managing Member Blocker will in turn contribute to the Company all of such net proceeds of the IPO and Class B Shares in exchange for a number of Units equal to the number of Class A Shares issued in the IPO, and the Company will then distribute such Class B Shares to each of its Members (other than PubCo and its Subsidiaries);

WHEREAS , each Unit (other than any Unit held by PubCo and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries) may be redeemed, at the election of the holder of such Unit (together with the surrender and delivery by such holder of one Class B Share), for one Class A Share in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement;

WHEREAS , the Members of the Company desire that Managing Member Blocker become the sole managing Member of the Company (in its capacity as managing Member as well as in any other capacity, the “ Managing Member ”);

WHEREAS , the Members of the Company (including Brigham Equity Holdings, as the sole member of the Company as of immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement) desire to amend and restate the Existing LLC Agreement and adopt this Agreement; and

WHEREAS , this Agreement shall supersede the Existing LLC Agreement in its entirety as of the date hereof.

 

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NOW THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Existing LLC Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety and the parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1     Definitions . As used in this Agreement and the Schedules and Exhibits attached to this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply:

Act ” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. § 18-101, et seq., as amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).

Action ” means any claim, action, suit, arbitration, inquiry, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Entity.

Adjusted Basis ” has the meaning given such term in Section 1011 of the Code.

Adjusted Capital Account Deficit ” means the deficit balance, if any, in such Member’s Capital Account at the end of any Fiscal Year or other taxable period, with the following adjustments:

 

  (a)

credit to such Capital Account any amount that such Member is obligated to restore under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)( c ), as well as any addition thereto pursuant to the next to last sentences of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5) after taking into account thereunder any changes during such year in Company Minimum Gain and Member Minimum Gain; and

 

  (b)

debit to such Capital Account the items described in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)( d )(4), (5) and (6).

This definition of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)( d ) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. For these purposes, “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; provided that, for purposes of this Agreement, (a) no Member shall be deemed an Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (b) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed an Affiliate of any Member.

Agreement ” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Assumed Tax Liability ” means, with respect to any Member for any Fiscal Year or portion thereof beginning at or after the Effective Time, the product of (a) the U.S. federal taxable income (other than taxable income incurred in connection with the receipt of a guaranteed payment for services by such Member or the Redemption or Transfer of any Units held by such Member) allocated by the Company to such Member in such Fiscal Year and all prior Fiscal Years (or portions thereof) beginning at or after the Effective Time, less the U.S.

 

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federal taxable loss allocated by the Company to such Member in such Fiscal Year and all prior Fiscal Years (or portions thereof) beginning at or after the Effective Time, taking into account for purposes of this clause (a), (i) adjustments and allocations under Sections 704(c), 734 and 743 of the Code, (ii) items determined at the Member level with respect to Depletable Properties owned by the Company, as if such items were allocated at the Company level and (iii) any applicable limitations on the deductibility of capital losses; multiplied by (b) the highest applicable U.S. federal, state and local income tax rate (including any tax rate imposed on “net investment income” by Section 1411 of the Code and taking into account any applicable deduction under Section 199A of the Code) applicable to an individual or, if higher, a corporation, resident in Austin, Texas, with respect to the character of U.S. federal taxable income or loss allocated by the Company to such Member (e.g., capital gains or losses, dividends, ordinary income, etc.) during each applicable Fiscal Year. The Managing Member shall reasonably determine the Assumed Tax Liability for each Member based on such assumptions as the Managing Member deems necessary acting in Good Faith (provided that any such assumptions that apply to multiple Members shall be applied in a substantially equivalent manner with respect to each such Member), including for purposes of determining estimates of a Member’s Assumed Tax Liability with respect to any portion of a Fiscal Year; provided that , in the event the Company is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes prior to the Effective Time, for purposes of determining a Member’s Assumed Tax Liability for the portion of the Fiscal Year including the Effective Time that begins at the Effective Time, the Managing Member shall use an interim closing of the books as of the date immediately preceding the Effective Time.

Available Cash ” means the amount of cash on hand (including cash equivalents and temporary investments of Company cash) from time to time in excess of amounts required, as reasonably determined by the Managing Member acting in Good Faith, to pay or provide for the payment of existing and projected obligations or capital expenditures and to provide a reasonable reserve for working capital and contingencies.

beneficially own ” and “ beneficial owner ” shall be as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the rules promulgated under the Exchange Act.

Board ” means the board of directors of PubCo.

Brigham Equity Holdings ” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Brigham Equity Holdings A&R LLC Agreement ” means the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Brigham Equity Holdings, dated as of November 20, 2018, as in effect as of immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement (and which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any amendment effected pursuant to the Brigham Equity Holdings Second A&R LLC Agreement, which became effective simultaneously with the effectiveness of this Agreement).

Brigham Equity Holdings Incentive Units ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

Brigham Equity Holdings Second A&R LLC Agreement ” means the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Brigham Equity Holdings, dated as of the date hereof.

 

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Brigham Equity Holdings Units ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by Law to be closed in the City of New York.

Business Opportunities Exempt Party ” is defined in Section 8.4 .

Call Election Notice ” is defined in Section 4.6(f)(ii) .

Call Right ” is defined in Section 4.6(f)(i)

Capital Account ” means, with respect to any Member, the Capital Account maintained for such Member in accordance with Section 4.4 .

Capital Contribution ” means, with respect to any Member, the amount of cash and the initial Gross Asset Value of any property (other than cash) contributed to the Company by such Member. Any reference to the Capital Contribution of a Member will include any Capital Contributions made by a predecessor holder of such Member’s Units to the extent that such Capital Contribution was made in respect of Units Transferred to such Member.

Cash Election ” is defined in Section 4.6(a)(iii) and shall also include PubCo’s election to purchase Units for cash pursuant to an exercise of its Call Right set forth in Section  4.6(f) .

Cash Election Amount ” means with respect to a particular Redemption for which a Cash Election has been made, (a) if the Class A Shares trade on a securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system, an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) the number of Class A Shares that would have been received in such Redemption if a Cash Election had not been made and (ii) the average of the volume-weighted closing price for a Class A Share on the principal U.S. securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system on which the Class A Shares trade, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or its successor, for each of the 10 consecutive full Trading Days ending on and including the last full Trading Day immediately prior to the Redemption Notice Date, subject to appropriate and equitable adjustment for any stock splits, reverse splits, stock dividends or similar events affecting the Class A Shares; and (b) if the Class A Shares no longer trade on a securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system, an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) the number of Class A Shares that would have been received in such Redemption if a Cash Election had not been made and (ii) the fair market value of one Class A Share, as determined by the Managing Member in Good Faith, that would be obtained in an arms’ length transaction for cash between an informed and willing buyer and an informed and willing seller, neither of whom is under any compulsion to buy or sell, and without regard to the particular circumstances of the buyer or seller.

Chief Executive Officer ” means the person appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company by the Managing Member pursuant to Section  7.2(a) .

Class  A Shares ” means, as applicable, (a) the Class A Common Stock of PubCo, par value $0.01 per share, or (b) following any consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event involving PubCo, any shares or other securities of PubCo or any other Person or cash or other property that become payable in consideration for the Class A Shares or into which the Class A Shares are exchanged or converted as a result of such consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event.

 

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Class  B Shares ” means, as applicable, (a) the Class B Common Stock of PubCo, par value $0.01 per share, or (b) following any consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event involving PubCo, any shares or other securities of PubCo or any other Person or cash or other property that become payable in consideration for the Class B Shares or into which the Class B Shares are exchanged or converted as a result of such consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event.

Code ” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).

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

Company ” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Company Level Taxes ” means any federal, state or local taxes, additions to tax, penalties and interest payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of any examination of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ affairs by any federal, state or local tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings under the Partnership Tax Audit Rules.

Company Minimum Gain ” has the meaning of “partnership minimum gain” set forth in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(2) and 1.704-2(d). It is further understood that Company Minimum Gain shall be determined in a manner consistent with the rules of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(2), including the requirement that if the adjusted Gross Asset Value of property subject to one or more Nonrecourse Liabilities differs from its adjusted tax basis, Company Minimum Gain shall be determined with reference to such Gross Asset Value.

Company Representative ” has, with respect to taxable periods beginning after December 31, 2017, the meaning assigned to the term “partnership representative” in Section 6223 of the Code and any Treasury Regulations or other administrative or judicial pronouncements promulgated thereunder, and with respect to taxable periods beginning on or before December 31, 2017, and for any applicable state and local tax purposes, the meaning assigned to the term “tax matters partner” as defined in Code Section 6231(a)(7) prior to its amendment by Title XI of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, in each case as appointed pursuant to Section  10.4 .

Contract ” means any written agreement, contract, lease, sublease, license, sublicense, obligation, promise or undertaking.

control ” (including the terms “ controlled by ” and “ under common control with ”), with respect to the relationship between or among two or more Persons, means the possession, directly or indirectly or as trustee, personal representative or executor, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or management of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee, personal representative or executor, by contract, credit arrangement or otherwise.

 

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Covered Audit Adjustment ” means an adjustment to any partnership-related item (within the meaning of Section 6241(2)(B) of the Code) to the extent such adjustment results in an “imputed underpayment” as described in Section 6225(b) of the Code or any analogous provision of state or local Law.

Covered Person ” is defined in Section  7.4 .

Debt Securities ” means, with respect to PubCo, any and all debt instruments or debt securities that are not convertible or exchangeable into Equity Securities of PubCo.

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

Depreciation ” means, for each Fiscal Year or other taxable period, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction (excluding depletion) allowable with respect to an asset for such Fiscal Year or other taxable period, except that (a) with respect to any such property the Gross Asset Value of which differs from its Adjusted Basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes and which difference is being eliminated by use of the “remedial method” pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(d), Depreciation for such Fiscal Year or other taxable period shall be the amount of book basis recovered for such Fiscal Year or other taxable period under the rules prescribed by Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(d)(2), and (b) with respect to any other such property the Gross Asset Value of which differs from its Adjusted Basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such Fiscal Year or other taxable period, Depreciation shall be an amount that bears the same ratio to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such Fiscal Year or other taxable period bears to such beginning Adjusted Basis; provided , however , that if the Adjusted Basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes of an asset at the beginning of such Fiscal Year or other taxable period is zero, Depreciation with respect to such asset shall be determined with reference to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the Managing Member.

DGCL ” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).

Discount ” is defined in Section  7.9 .

Effective Time ” means 12:01 a.m. Central Daylight Time on the date of the initial closing of the IPO.

Equity Securities ” means (a) with respect to a partnership, limited liability company or similar Person, any and all units, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options or other equivalents of, or other ownership interests in, any such Person as well as debt or equity instruments convertible, exchangeable or exercisable into any such units, interests, rights or other ownership interests and (b) with respect to a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participation or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock, including all common stock and preferred stock, or warrants, options or other rights to acquire any of the foregoing, including any debt instrument convertible or exchangeable into any of the foregoing.

 

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ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974, as amended.

Excess Tax Amount ” is defined in Section  10.5(c) .

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).

Existing LLC Agreement ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

Fair Market Value ” means the fair market value of any property as determined in Good Faith by the Managing Member after taking into account such factors as the Managing Member shall deem appropriate.

Federal Bankruptcy Code ” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Fiscal Year ” means the fiscal year of the Company, which shall end on December 31 of each calendar year unless, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, another fiscal year is required. The Company shall have the same fiscal year for U.S. federal income tax purposes and for accounting purposes.

GAAP ” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles at the time.

Good Faith ” means a Person having acted in good faith and in a manner such Person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, with respect to a criminal proceeding, having had no reasonable cause to believe such Person’s conduct was unlawful.

Governmental Entity ” means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local, foreign or other government, governmental, stock exchange, regulatory or administrative authority, agency or commission or any court, tribunal or judicial or arbitral body.

Gross Asset Value ” means, with respect to any asset, the asset’s Adjusted Basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes (which, in the case of any Depletable Property, shall be determined pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.613A-3(e)(3)(iii)( c )), except as follows:

 

  (a)

the initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member to the Company shall be the gross Fair Market Value of such asset as of the date of such contribution;

 

  (b)

the Gross Asset Values of all Company assets shall be adjusted to equal their respective gross Fair Market Values as of the following times: (i) the acquisition of an interest (or additional interest) in the Company by any new or existing Member in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution to the Company or in exchange for the performance of more than a de minimis amount

 

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  of services to or for the benefit of the Company; (ii) the distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de minimis amount of Company assets as consideration for an interest in the Company; (iii) the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)( g )(1), (iv) the acquisition of an interest in the Company by any new or existing Member upon the exercise of a noncompensatory option in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( s ); or (v) any other event to the extent determined by the Managing Member to be permitted and necessary or appropriate to properly reflect Gross Asset Values in accordance with the standards set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( q ); provided , however , that adjustments pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) above shall be made only if the Managing Member reasonably determines that such adjustments are necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Members in the Company. If any noncompensatory options are outstanding upon the occurrence of an event described in this paragraph (b)(i) through (b)(v), the Company shall adjust the Gross Asset Values of its properties in accordance with Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) (f )(1) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) (h )(2);

 

  (c)

the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset distributed to any Member shall be adjusted to equal the gross Fair Market Value of such asset on the date of such distribution;

 

  (d)

the Gross Asset Values of Company assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the Adjusted Basis of such assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( m ) and clause (g) in the definition of “Profits” or “Losses” below or Section  5.2(h) ; provided , however , that the Gross Asset Value of a Company asset shall not be adjusted pursuant to this subsection to the extent the Managing Member determines that an adjustment pursuant to clause (b) of this definition is necessary or appropriate in connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this clause (d); and

 

  (e)

if the Gross Asset Value of a Company asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to clauses (a), (b) or (d) of this definition of Gross Asset Value, such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing Profits, Losses, Simulated Depletion and other items allocated pursuant to Article  V .

Indebtedness ” means (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money (including capitalized lease obligations, sale-leaseback transactions or other similar transactions, however evidenced), (b) any other indebtedness that is evidenced by a note, bond, debenture, draft or similar instrument, (c) notes payable and (d) lines of credit and any other agreements relating to the borrowing of money or extension of credit.

 

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Interest ” means the entire interest of a Member in the Company, including the Units and all of such Member’s rights, powers and privileges under this Agreement and the Act.

Investment Company Act ” is defined in Section  8.1(b) .

IPO ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

Law ” means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or similar statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, order, requirement or rule of law (including common law).

Legal Action ” is defined in Section  12.8 .

Liability ” means any liability or obligation, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated and whether due or to become due, regardless of when asserted.

Liquidating Event ” is defined in Section  11.1 .

Managing Member ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

Managing Member Blocker ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

Member ” means any Person that executes this Agreement as a Member and any other Person admitted to the Company as an additional or substituted Member, in each case, that has not made a disposition of such Person’s entire Interest.

Member Minimum Gain ” has the meaning ascribed to “partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain” set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i). It is further understood that the determination of Member Minimum Gain and the net increase or decrease in Member Minimum Gain shall be made in the same manner as required for such determination of Company Minimum Gain under Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(d) and 1.704-2(g)(3).

Member Nonrecourse Debt ” has the meaning of “partner nonrecourse debt” set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4).

Member Nonrecourse Deductions ” has the meaning of “partner nonrecourse deductions” set forth in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(2).

Minority Member Redemption Date ” is defined in Section  4.6(g) .

Minority Member Redemption Notice ” is defined in Section  4.6(g) .

National Securities Exchange ” means an exchange registered with the Commission under the Exchange Act.

Nonrecourse Deductions ” has the meaning assigned that term in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b).

 

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Nonrecourse Liability ” is defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(3).

Officer ” means each Person appointed as an officer of the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Section  7.2 .

Option ” means the option to purchase an additional [●] Class A Shares granted by PubCo to the underwriters for the IPO as described in PubCo’s registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-230373), initially filed with the Commission on March 18, 2019.

Partnership Tax Audit Rules ” means Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code, as amended, together with any final or temporary Treasury Regulations, Revenue Rulings and case law interpreting Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code, as amended (and any analogous provision of state or local tax Law).

Permitted Transferee ” means, with respect to any Member: (a) any Affiliate of such Member; (b) any successor entity of such Member; (c) with respect to any Member that is a natural person or of which a majority of the outstanding Equity Securities and voting power with respect to the election of directors (or the selection of any other similar governing body in the case of an entity other than a corporation) are beneficially owned (as such term is defined under Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) by a single natural person, a trust established by or for the benefit of such natural person of which only such natural person and his or her immediate family members are beneficiaries; and (d) upon the death of any Member that is a natural person, an executor, administrator or beneficiary of the estate of the deceased Member.

Person ” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity, as well as any syndicate or group that would be deemed to be a person under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.

Pine Brook Entity ” means each of Pine Brook BXP Intermediate, L.P., Pine Brook BXP II Intermediate, L.P., Pine Brook PD Intermediate, L.P. and any Transferee (for the avoidance of doubt, other than PubCo and any Subsidiary of PubCo) to whom any of the foregoing entities Transfers Units in a Transfer permitted under this Agreement.

Plan Asset Regulations ” means the regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor at Section 2510.3-101 of Part 2510 of Chapter XXV, Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations as the same may be amended from time to time.

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

Proceeding ” is defined in Section 7.4 .

Profits ” or “ Losses ” means, for each Fiscal Year or other taxable period, an amount equal to the Company’s taxable income or loss for such year or period, determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a) (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be stated separately pursuant to Code Section 703(a)(1) shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments (without duplication):

 

  (a)

any income or gain of the Company that is exempt from U.S. federal income tax and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or Losses shall be added to such taxable income or loss;

 

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  (b)

any expenditures of the Company described in Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) or treated as Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( i ), and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or Losses, shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss;

 

  (c)

in the event the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to clause (b) or (c) of the definition of Gross Asset Value above, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the Gross Asset Value of the Company asset) or an item of loss (if the adjustment decreases the Gross Asset Value of the Company asset) from the disposition of such asset and shall, except to the extent allocated pursuant to Section  5.2 , be taken into account for purposes of computing Profits or Losses;

 

  (d)

gain or loss resulting from any disposition of Company assets (other than Depletable Property) with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall be computed with reference to the Gross Asset Value of the asset disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such asset differs from its Gross Asset Value;

 

  (e)

gain resulting from any disposition of Depletable Property with respect to which gain is recognized for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall be treated as being equal to the corresponding Simulated Gain;

 

  (f)

in lieu of the depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions (excluding depletion) taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation;

 

  (g)

to the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any asset pursuant to Code Section 734(b) is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( m )(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Account balances as a result of a distribution other than in liquidation of a Member’s interest in the Company, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or an item of loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) from the disposition of such asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Profits or Losses; and

 

  (h)

any items of income, gain, loss or deduction that are specifically allocated pursuant to the provisions of Section  5.2 shall not be taken into account in computing Profits or Losses for any taxable year, but such items available to be specially allocated pursuant to Section  5.2 will be determined by applying rules analogous to those set forth in clauses (a) through (g) above.

Property ” means all real and personal property owned by the Company from time to time, including both tangible and intangible property.

 

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PubCo ” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

PubCo Holdings Group ” means PubCo, Managing Member Blocker and each other Subsidiary of PubCo (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries).

PubCo Shares ” means all classes and series of common stock of PubCo, including the Class A Shares and the Class B Shares.

Public Offering ” means an underwritten primary offering and sale of Equity Securities to the public pursuant to a registration statement, including a “bought” deal or “overnight” public offering.

Reclassification Event ” means any of the following: (a) any reclassification or recapitalization of PubCo Shares (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value, or as a result of a subdivision or combination or any transaction subject to Section  4.1(g) ), (b) any merger, consolidation or other combination involving PubCo, or (c) any sale, conveyance, lease or other disposal of all or substantially all the properties and assets of PubCo to any other Person, in each of clauses (a), (b) or (c), as a result of which holders of PubCo Shares shall be entitled to receive cash, securities or other property for their PubCo Shares.

Redeeming Member ” is defined in Section  4.6(a)(i) .

Redemption ” is defined in Section  4.6(a)(i) .

Redemption Contingency ” is defined in Section  4.6(a)(ii)(C) .

Redemption Date ” means (a) the later of (i) the date that is 10 Business Days after the Redemption Notice Date and (ii) if the Company or PubCo has made a valid Cash Election with respect to the relevant Redemption, the first Business Day on which the Company or PubCo has available funds to pay the Cash Election Amount, which in no event shall be more than 10 Business Days after the Redemption Notice Date, or (b) such later date (i) specified in the Redemption Notice or (ii) on which a Redemption Contingency that is specified in the Redemption Notice is satisfied.

Redemption Notice ” is defined in Section  4.6(a)(ii) .

Redemption Notice Date ” is defined in Section  4.6(a)(ii) .

Registration Rights Agreement ” means the Registration Rights Agreement, by and among PubCo and the Members, to be entered into concurrently with the closing of the IPO.

Regulatory Allocations ” is defined in Section  5.2(j) .

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).

 

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Simulated Basis ” means the Gross Asset Value of any Depletable Property. The Simulated Basis of each Depletable Property shall be allocated to each Member pro rata, in accordance with the number of Units owned by such Member as of the time such Depletable Property is acquired by the Company (and any additions to such Simulated Basis resulting from expenditures required to be capitalized in such Simulated Basis shall be allocated among the Members in a manner designed to cause the Members’ proportionate shares of such Simulated Basis to be in accordance with their proportionate ownership of Units as determined at the time of any such additions), and shall be reallocated among the Members pro rata, in accordance with the number of Units owned by such Member as determined immediately following the occurrence of an event giving rise to an adjustment to the Gross Asset Values of the Company’s Depletable Properties pursuant to clause (b) of the definition of Gross Asset Value.

Simulated Depletion ” means, with respect to each Depletable Property, a depletion allowance computed in accordance with federal income tax principles (as if the Simulated Basis of the property were its Adjusted Basis) and in the manner specified in the Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(k)(2). For purposes of computing Simulated Depletion with respect to any Depletable Property, the Simulated Basis of such property shall be deemed to be the Gross Asset Value of such property, and in no event shall such allowance, in the aggregate, exceed such Simulated Basis.

Simulated Gain ” means the amount of gain realized from the sale or other disposition of Depletable Property as calculated in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(k)(2).

Simulated Loss ” means the amount of loss realized from the sale or other disposition of Depletable Property as calculated in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(k)(2).

Sponsors ” means each Pine Brook Entity, Warburg Entity and Yorktown Entity.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person with respect to which such specified Person (a) has, directly or indirectly, the power, through the ownership of securities or otherwise, to elect a majority of directors or similar managing body or (b) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of such Person’s Equity Securities.

Tax Contribution Obligation ” is defined in Section  10.5(c) .

Tax Distribution Date ” means any date that is five Business Days prior to the date on which quarterly estimated U.S. federal income tax payments are required to be made by calendar year individual taxpayers and each due date for the U.S. federal income tax return of an individual calendar year taxpayer (without regard to extensions).

Tax Offset ” is defined in Section  10.5(c) .

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

 

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Transfer ” means, when used as a noun, any voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect (whether through a change of control of the Transferor or any Person that controls the Transferor, the issuance or transfer of Equity Securities of the Transferor, by operation of law or otherwise), transfer, sale, pledge or hypothecation or other disposition and, when used as a verb, voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly (whether through a change of control of the Transferor or any Person that controls the Transferor, the issuance or transfer of Equity Securities of the Transferor or any Person that controls the Transferor, by operation of law or otherwise), to transfer, sell, pledge or hypothecate or otherwise dispose of. The terms “ Transferee ,” “ Transferor ,” “ Transferred ” and other forms of the word “ Transfer ” shall have the correlative meanings.

Transfer Agent ” is defined in Section  4.6(a)(ii) .

Treasury Regulations ” means pronouncements, as amended from time to time, or their successor pronouncements, that clarify, interpret and apply the provisions of the Code, and that are designated as “Treasury Regulations” by the United States Department of the Treasury.

Uniform Commercial Code ” means the Uniform Commercial Code or any successor provision thereof as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of Delaware.

Units ” means the Units issued hereunder and shall also include any Equity Security of the Company issued in respect of or in exchange for Units, whether by way of dividend or other distribution, split, recapitalization, merger, rollup transaction, consolidation, conversion or reorganization.

Warburg Contribution Agreement ” means that certain Contribution Agreement, dated July 16, 2018, by and among Brigham Parent Holdings, L.P., Brigham Minerals, Inc., Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XI (Brigham), LLC, Warburg Pincus XI (E&P) Partners-B (Brigham), LLC, Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) (Brigham) LLC, WP Energy Partners (E&P) (Brigham), LLC, and Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-B (Brigham), LLC.

Warburg Entity ” means each of Warburg Pincus Private Equity (E&P) XI-A (Brigham), LLC, Warburg Pincus XI (E&P) Partners-A (Brigham), LLC, WP Brigham Holdings, L.P., WP Energy Brigham Holdings, L.P., WP Energy Partners Brigham Holdings, L.P., Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P) Partners-A (Brigham), LLC, Warburg Pincus Energy (E&P)-A (Brigham), LLC and any Transferee (for the avoidance of doubt, other than PubCo and any Subsidiary of PubCo) to whom any of the foregoing entities Transfers Units in a Transfer permitted under this Agreement.

Winding-Up Member ” is defined in Section  11.3(a) .

Yorktown Entity ” means each of Yorktown Energy Partners IX, L.P., Yorktown Energy Partners X, L.P., Yorktown Energy Partners XI, L.P. and YT Brigham Co Investment Partners, LP and any Transferee (for the avoidance of doubt, other than PubCo and any Subsidiary of PubCo) to whom any of the foregoing entities Transfers Units in a Transfer permitted under this Agreement.

 

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Section 1.2     Interpretive Provisions . For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

 

  (a)

the terms defined in Section  1.1 are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms;

 

  (b)

all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned under GAAP;

 

  (c)

all references to currency, monetary values and dollars set forth herein shall mean United States (U.S.) dollars and all payments hereunder shall be made in United States dollars;

 

  (d)

when a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference is to an Article or Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated;

 

  (e)

whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;

 

  (f)

“or” is not exclusive;

 

  (g)

pronouns of either gender or neuter shall include, as appropriate, the other pronoun forms; and

 

  (h)

the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

ORGANIZATION OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Section 2.1     Formation . The Company has been formed as a limited liability company subject to the provisions of the Act upon the terms, provisions and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

Section 2.2     Filing . The Company’s Certificate of Formation has been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the Act. The Members shall execute such further documents (including amendments to such Certificate of Formation) and take such further action as is appropriate to comply with the requirements of Law for the formation or operation of a limited liability company in Delaware and in all states and counties where the Company may conduct its business.

Section 2.3     Name . The name of the Company is “Brigham Minerals Holdings, LLC” and all business of the Company shall be conducted in such name or, in the discretion of the Managing Member, under any other name.

 

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Section 2.4     Registered Office; Registered Agent . The location of the registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, or at such other place as the Managing Member from time to time may select. The name and address for service of process on the Company in the State of Delaware are The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801, or such other qualified Person as the Managing Member may designate from time to time and its business address.

Section 2.5     Principal Place of Business . The principal place of business of the Company shall be located in such place as is determined by the Managing Member from time to time.

Section 2.6     Purpose; Powers . The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted by the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the Act. The Company shall have the power and authority to take any and all actions and engage in any and all activities necessary, appropriate, desirable, advisable, ancillary or incidental to the accomplishment of the foregoing purpose.

Section 2.7     Term . The term of the Company commenced on the date of filing of the Certificate of Formation of the Company with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the Act and shall continue indefinitely. The Company may be dissolved and its affairs wound up only in accordance with Article  XI .

Section 2.8     Intent . It is the intent of the Members that the Company be operated in a manner consistent with its treatment as a “partnership” for U.S. federal and state income tax purposes. It is also the intent of the Members that the Company not be operated or treated as a “partnership” for purposes of Section 303 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. Neither the Company nor any Member shall take any action inconsistent with the express intent of the parties hereto as set forth in this Section  2.8 .

ARTICLE III

CLOSING TRANSACTIONS

Section 3.1     Reorganization Transactions .

 

  (a)

Effective immediately prior to the Effective Time, (i) the Existing LLC Agreement shall be amended and restated and this Agreement shall be adopted and (ii) all of the membership interests in the Company prior to the adoption of this Agreement shall be recapitalized to consist solely of a single class of Units with the rights and privileges as set forth in this Agreement and each Member will receive its pro rata share of such Units in accordance with the Master Reorganization Agreement and the right to receive the Class B Shares pursuant to  Section  3.1(c) .

 

 

  (b)

Immediately following the initial closing of the IPO, (i) PubCo shall contribute to Managing Member Blocker all of the net proceeds received by PubCo in connection with such initial closing and [●] Class B Shares and (ii) Managing Member Blocker shall in turn contribute to the Company such net proceeds of the initial closing and such Class B Shares received from PubCo in exchange for the issuance of [●] Units.

 

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  (c)

Immediately following the contribution described in Section  3.1(b) , the Company shall distribute to each of the Members (other than PubCo and its Subsidiaries), pro rata, in accordance with the number of Units owned by each Member, the Class B Shares contributed to the Company pursuant to Section  3.1(b) .

 

  (d)

Immediately following any closing of the issuance and sale of Class A Shares pursuant to the Option, PubCo shall contribute all of the net proceeds received pursuant to such Option exercise to Managing Member Blocker, and Managing Member Blocker shall in turn contribute such net proceeds to the Company in exchange for a number of Units equal to the number of Class A Shares issued and sold pursuant to such Option exercise.

ARTICLE IV

OWNERSHIP AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

Section 4.1     Authorized Units; General Provisions With Respect to Units .

 

  (a)

Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall be authorized to issue from time to time such number of Units and such other Equity Securities as the Managing Member shall determine in accordance with Section  4.3 . Each authorized Unit may be issued pursuant to such agreements as the Managing Member shall approve, including pursuant to options and warrants. The Company may reissue any Units that have been repurchased or acquired by the Company.

 

  (b)

Except to the extent explicitly provided otherwise herein (including Section  4.3 ), each outstanding Unit shall be identical.

 

  (c)

Initially, none of the Units will be represented by certificates. If the Managing Member determines that it is in the interest of the Company to issue certificates representing the Units, certificates will be issued and the Units will be represented by those certificates, and this Agreement shall be amended as necessary or desirable to reflect the issuance of certificated Units for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code. Nothing contained in this Section  4.1(c) shall be deemed to authorize or permit any Member to Transfer its Units except as otherwise permitted under this Agreement.

 

  (d)

The Members as of the date hereof are set forth on Exhibit A . The total number of Units issued and outstanding and held by each Member as of the date hereof is set forth in the books and records of the Company. The Company shall update such books and records from time to time to reflect any Transfers of Interests, the issuance of additional Units or Equity Securities and, subject to Section  12.1(a) , subdivisions or combinations of Units made in compliance with Section  4.1(g) , in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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  (e)

If, at any time after the Effective Time, PubCo issues a Class A Share or any other Equity Security of PubCo (other than Class B Shares), (i) one or more member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group shall concurrently contribute to the Company the net proceeds (in cash or other property, as the case may be), if any, received by PubCo for such Class A Share or other Equity Security and (ii) the Company shall concurrently issue to such member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group, in accordance with the contributions made by each such member pursuant to clause  (i) , one Unit (if PubCo issues a Class A Share), or such other Equity Security of the Company (if PubCo issues Equity Securities other than Class A Shares) corresponding to the Equity Securities issued by PubCo, and with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation, but taking into account differences as a result of any tax or other liabilities borne by PubCo) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of PubCo to be issued; provided , however , that if PubCo issues any Class A Shares in order to acquire or fund the acquisition from a Member (other than any member of the PubCo Holdings Group) of a number of Units (and Class B Shares) equal to the number of Class A Shares so issued, then the Company shall not issue any new Units in connection therewith and, where such Class A Shares have been issued for cash to fund such an acquisition by any member of the PubCo Holdings Group pursuant to a Cash Election, the PubCo Holdings Group shall not be required to transfer such net proceeds to the Company, and such net proceeds shall instead be transferred by such member of the PubCo Holdings Group to such Member as consideration for such acquisition as required pursuant to Section  4.6(a)(iii) . For the avoidance of doubt, if PubCo issues any Class A Shares or other Equity Security for cash to be used to fund the acquisition by any member of the PubCo Holdings Group of any Person or the assets of any Person, then PubCo shall not be required to transfer such cash proceeds to the Company but instead such member of the PubCo Holdings Group shall be required to contribute such Person or the assets and liabilities of such Person to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section  4.1(e) shall not apply to the issuance and distribution to holders of PubCo Shares of rights to purchase Equity Securities of PubCo under a “poison pill” or similar shareholders rights plan (and upon any redemption of Units for Class A Shares, such Class A Shares will be issued together with a corresponding right under such plan), or to the issuance under PubCo’s employee benefit plans of any warrants, options, other rights to acquire Equity Securities of PubCo or rights or property that may be converted into or settled in Equity Securities of PubCo, but shall in each of the foregoing cases apply to the issuance of Equity Securities of PubCo in connection with the exercise or settlement of such rights, warrants, options or other rights or property. Except pursuant to Section  4.6 , (x) the Company may not issue any additional Units to any member of the PubCo Holdings Group unless substantially simultaneously therewith such member of the PubCo Holdings Group issues or transfers an equal number of newly-issued Class A Shares of PubCo to another Person, and (y) the Company may not issue any other Equity Securities of the Company to any member of the PubCo Holdings Group unless substantially simultaneously such member of the PubCo

 

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  Holdings Group issues or transfers, to another Person, an equal number of newly-issued shares of a new class or series of Equity Securities of PubCo or such member of the PubCo Holdings Group with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation, but taking into account differences as a result of any tax or other liabilities borne by PubCo) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of the Company. If at any time any member of the PubCo Holdings Group issues Debt Securities, such member of the PubCo Holdings Group shall transfer to the Company (in a manner to be determined by the Managing Member in its reasonable discretion) the proceeds received by such member of the PubCo Holdings Group in exchange for such Debt Securities in a manner that directly or indirectly burdens the Company with the repayment of the Debt Securities. In the event any Equity Security outstanding at PubCo is exercised or otherwise converted and, as a result, any Class A Shares or other Equity Securities of PubCo are issued, (1) the corresponding Equity Security outstanding at the Company shall be similarly exercised or otherwise converted, as applicable, and an equivalent number of Units or other Equity Securities of the Company shall be issued to the PubCo Holdings Group as contemplated by the first sentence of this Section  4.1(e) , and (2) the PubCo Holdings Group shall concurrently contribute to the Company the net proceeds received by the PubCo Holdings Group from any such exercise.

 

  (f)

No member of the PubCo Holdings Group may redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire (other than from another member of the PubCo Holdings Group) (i) any Class A Shares (including upon forfeiture of any unvested Class A Shares) unless substantially simultaneously the Company redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires from the PubCo Holdings Group an equal number of Units for the same price per security or (ii) any other Equity Securities of PubCo, unless substantially simultaneously the Company redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires from the PubCo Holdings Group an equal number of Equity Securities of the Company of a corresponding class or series with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation, but taking into account differences as a result of any tax or other liabilities borne by PubCo) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of PubCo for the same price per security. The Company may not redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire (x) except pursuant to Section  4.6 , any Units from the PubCo Holdings Group unless substantially simultaneously the PubCo Holdings Group redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires an equal number of Class A Shares for the same price per security from holders thereof, or (y) any other Equity Securities of the Company from the PubCo Holdings Group unless substantially simultaneously the PubCo Holdings Group redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires for the same price per security an equal number of Equity Securities of PubCo of a corresponding class or series with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distribution upon liquidation, but taking into account differences as a result of any tax or other liabilities borne by PubCo) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of PubCo. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any consideration payable by the PubCo Holdings Group in connection with the redemption or repurchase of any

 

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  Class A Shares or other Equity Securities of PubCo consists (in whole or in part) of Class A Shares or such other Equity Securities (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the cashless exercise of an option or warrant), then the redemption or repurchase of the corresponding Units or other Equity Securities of the Company shall be effectuated in an equivalent manner.

 

  (g)

The Company shall not in any manner effect any subdivision (by any equity split, equity distribution, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse equity split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of the outstanding Units unless accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination, as applicable, of the outstanding PubCo Shares, with corresponding changes made with respect to any other exchangeable or convertible securities. Unless in connection with any action taken pursuant to Section  4.1(i) , PubCo shall not in any manner effect any subdivision (by any equity split, equity distribution, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse equity split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of the outstanding PubCo Shares unless accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination, as applicable, of the outstanding Units, with corresponding changes made with respect to any other exchangeable or convertible securities.

 

  (h)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company may redeem Units from the PubCo Holdings Group for cash to fund any acquisition by the PubCo Holdings Group of another Person, provided that promptly after such redemption and acquisition the PubCo Holdings Group contributes or causes to be contributed, directly or indirectly, such Person or the assets and liabilities of such Person to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in exchange for a number of Units equal to the number of Units so redeemed.

 

  (i)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (including Section  4.1(e) ), if the PubCo Holdings Group acquires or holds any material amount of cash in excess of any monetary obligations it reasonably anticipates, PubCo and the Managing Member may, in their sole discretion, use such excess cash amount in such manner, and make such adjustments to or take such other actions with respect to the capitalization of PubCo and the Company, as PubCo and the Managing Member in Good Faith determine to be fair and reasonable to the holders of PubCo Shares and to the Members and to preserve the intended economic effect of this Section  4.1 , Section  4.6 and the other provisions hereof.

Section 4.2     Voting Rights . No Member has any voting right except with respect to those matters specifically reserved for a Member vote under the Act and for matters expressly requiring the approval of Members under this Agreement. Except as otherwise required by the Act, each Unit will entitle the holder thereof to one vote on all matters to be voted on by the Members. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the holders of Units having voting rights will vote together as a single class on all matters to be approved by the Members.

 

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Section 4.3     Capital Contributions; Unit Ownership .

 

  (a)

Capital Contributions . Except as otherwise set forth in Section  4.1(e) with respect to the obligations of the PubCo Holdings Group, no Member shall be required to make additional Capital Contributions.

 

  (b)

Issuance of Additional Units or Interests . Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Managing Member shall have the right to authorize and cause the Company to issue on such terms (including price) as may be determined by the Managing Member (i) subject to the limitations of Section  4.1 , additional Units or other Equity Securities in the Company (including creating preferred interests or other classes or series of interests having such rights, preferences and privileges as determined by the Managing Member, which rights, preferences and privileges may be senior to the Units), and (ii) obligations, evidences of Indebtedness or other securities or interests convertible or exchangeable for Units or other Equity Securities in the Company; provided that, at any time following the date hereof, in each case the Company shall not issue Equity Securities in the Company to any Person unless such Person shall have executed a counterpart to this Agreement and all other documents, agreements or instruments deemed necessary or desirable in the discretion of the Managing Member. Upon such issuance and execution, such Person shall be admitted as a Member of the Company. In that event, the Managing Member shall update the Company’s books and records to reflect such additional issuances. Subject to Section  12.1 , the Managing Member is hereby authorized to amend this Agreement to set forth the designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties of such additional Units or other Equity Securities in the Company, or such other amendments that the Managing Member determines to be otherwise necessary or appropriate in connection with the creation, authorization or issuance of any class or series of Units or other Equity Securities in the Company pursuant to this Section  4.3(b) ; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Managing Member shall have the right to amend this Agreement as set forth in this sentence without the approval of any other Person (including any Member) and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (including Section  12.1 ) if such amendment is necessary, and then only to the extent necessary, in order to consummate any offering of PubCo Shares or other Equity Securities of PubCo provided that the designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties of any such additional Units or other Equity Securities of the Company as set forth in such amendment are substantially similar to those applicable to such PubCo Shares or other Equity Securities of PubCo.

Section 4.4     Capital Accounts . A Capital Account shall be maintained for each Member in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) and, to the extent consistent with such regulations, the other provisions of this Agreement. Each Member’s Capital Account shall be (a) increased by (i) allocations to such Member of Profits pursuant to Section  5.1 and any other items of income or gain allocated to such Member pursuant to Section  5.2 , (ii) the amount of cash or the initial Gross Asset Value of any asset (net of any Liabilities assumed by the Company and any Liabilities to which the asset is subject) contributed

 

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to the Company by such Member, and (iii) any other increases allowed or required by Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv), and (b) decreased by (i) allocations to such Member of Losses pursuant to Section  5.1 and any other items of deduction or loss allocated to such Member pursuant to the provisions of Section  5.2 , (ii) the amount of any cash or the Gross Asset Value of any asset (net of any Liabilities assumed by the Member and any Liabilities to which the asset is subject) distributed to such Member, and (iii) any other decreases allowed or required by Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). In the event of a Transfer of Units made in accordance with this Agreement (including a deemed Transfer for U.S. federal income tax purposes as described in Section  4.6(a)(iv) ), the Capital Account of the Transferor that is attributable to the Transferred Units shall carry over to the Transferee Member in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( l ).

Section 4.5     Other Matters .

 

  (a)

No Member shall demand or receive a return on or of its Capital Contributions or withdraw from the Company without the consent of the Managing Member. Under circumstances requiring a return of any Capital Contributions, no Member has the right to receive property other than cash.

 

  (b)

No Member shall receive any interest, salary, compensation, draw or reimbursement with respect to its Capital Contributions or its Capital Account, or for services rendered or expenses incurred on behalf of the Company or otherwise in its capacity as a Member, except as otherwise provided in Section  7.9 or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement.

 

  (c)

The Liability of each Member shall be limited as set forth in the Act and other applicable Law and, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or required by Law, no Member (or any of its Affiliates) shall be personally liable, whether to the Company, any of the other Members, the creditors of the Company or any other third party, for any debt or Liability of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, solely by reason of being a Member of the Company.

 

  (d)

Except as otherwise required by the Act, a Member shall not be required to restore a deficit balance in such Member’s Capital Account, to lend any funds to the Company or, except as otherwise set forth herein, to make any additional contributions or payments to the Company.

 

  (e)

The Company shall not be obligated to repay any Capital Contributions of any Member.

Section 4.6     Redemption of Units .

 

  (a)

Redemption Right.

 

  (i)

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Section  4.6 , each of the Members (other than the PubCo Holdings Group) (the “ Redeeming Member ”) shall be entitled to cause the Company to redeem all or a portion of such Member’s Units (together with the surrender and

 

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  delivery of the same number of Class B Shares) for an equivalent number of Class A Shares (a “ Redemption ”) or, at the Company’s election made in accordance with Section  4.6(a)(iii) , cash equal to the Cash Election Amount calculated with respect to such Redemption. Absent the prior written consent of the Managing Member, with respect to each Redemption, a Redeeming Member shall be (A) required to redeem at least a number of Units equal to the lesser of [●] 1 Units and all of the Units then held by such Redeeming Member and (B) permitted to effect a Redemption of Units no more frequently than once per calendar quarter. The Managing Member may, in its discretion, adopt a policy to limit quarterly exchanges to a particular date or period during each quarter by providing notice of such limitation to all Members prior to the beginning of the relevant quarter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to Section  4.6(j) , a Redeeming Member may exercise its Redemption right (x) with respect to at least [●] 2 Units at any time and (y) with respect to any of such Member’s Units if such Redemption right is exercised in connection with a valid exercise of such Member’s rights to have the Class A Shares issuable in connection with such Redemption to participate in an offering of securities pursuant to Section 2 of the Registration Rights Agreement. Upon the Redemption of all of a Member’s Units, such Member shall, for the avoidance of doubt, cease to be a Member of the Company.

 

  (ii)

In order to exercise the redemption right under Section  4.6(a)(i) , the Redeeming Member shall provide written notice (the “ Redemption Notice ”) to the Company, with a copy to PubCo (the date of delivery of such Redemption Notice, the “ Redemption Notice Date ”), stating:

 

  (A)

the number of Units (together with the surrender and delivery of an equal number of Class B Shares) the Redeeming Member elects to have the Company redeem;

 

  (B)

if the Class A Shares to be received are to be issued other than in the name of the Redeeming Member, the name(s) of the Person(s) in whose name or on whose order the Class A Shares are to be issued;

 

  (C)

whether the exercise of the redemption right is to be contingent (including as to timing) upon the closing of a Public Offering of the Class A Shares for which the Units will be redeemed or the closing of an announced merger, consolidation or other transaction or event to which PubCo is a party in which the Class A Shares would be exchanged or converted or become exchangeable for or convertible into cash or other securities or property (such contingency, a “ Redemption Contingency ”); and

 

 

1  

Note to Draft : To be a number of Units equal to 0.5% of the outstanding number of Units at the time of the IPO.

2  

Note to Draft : To be a number of Units equal to 2.0% of the outstanding number of Units at the time of the IPO.

 

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  (D)

if the Redeeming Member requires the Redemption to take place on a specific Business Day, such Business Day, provided that, any such specified Business Day shall not be earlier than the date that would otherwise apply pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of Redemption Date.

If the Units to be redeemed (or the Class B Shares to be transferred and surrendered) by the Redeeming Member are represented by a certificate or certificates, prior to the Redemption Date, the Redeeming Member shall also present and surrender such certificate or certificates representing such Units (or Class B Shares) during normal business hours at the principal executive offices of the Company, or if any agent for the registration or transfer of Class A Shares is then duly appointed and acting (the “ Transfer Agent ”), at the office of the Transfer Agent. If required by the Managing Member, any certificate for Units and any certificate for Class B Shares (in each case, if certificated) surrendered to the Company hereunder shall be accompanied by instruments of transfer, in forms reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Member and the Transfer Agent, duly executed by the Redeeming Member or the Redeeming Member’s duly authorized representative.

 

  (iii)

Upon receipt of a Redemption Notice, the Company shall be entitled to elect (a “ Cash Election ”) to settle the Redemption by delivering to the Redeeming Member, in lieu of the applicable number of Class A Shares that would be received in such Redemption, an amount of cash equal to the Cash Election Amount for such Redemption. In order to make a Cash Election with respect to a Redemption, the Company must provide written notice of such election to the Redeeming Member (with a copy to PubCo) prior to 1:00 p.m., Austin, Texas time, on or prior to the second Business Day after the Redemption Notice Date. If the Company fails to provide such written notice prior to such time, it shall not be entitled to make a Cash Election with respect to such Redemption.

 

  (iv)

For U.S. federal income (and applicable state and local) tax purposes, each of the Redeeming Member, the Company, PubCo and Managing Member Blocker (and any other member of the PubCo Holdings Group, as applicable), agree to treat (A) each Redemption, to the extent that Managing Member Blocker or another member of the PubCo Holdings Group contributes to the Company the consideration the Redeeming Member is entitled to receive pursuant to Section  4.6(b)(ii)(B) , and (B) in the event Managing Member Blocker or another member of the PubCo Holdings Group exercises its Call Right, each transaction between the Redeeming Member and Managing Member Blocker or such other member of the PubCo Holdings Group, as a sale of the Redeeming

 

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  Member’s Units (together with the same number of Class B Shares) to Managing Member Blocker or such other member of the PubCo Holdings Group in exchange for Class A Shares or cash, as applicable. For U.S. federal income (and applicable state and local) tax purposes, each of the Redeeming Member, the Company, PubCo and Managing Member Blocker (and any other member of the PubCo Holdings Group, as applicable), agree to treat each Redemption, to the extent a member of the PubCo Holdings Group does not exercise its Call Right and does not contribute to the Company the consideration the Redeeming Member is entitled to receive under Section  4.6(a)(i) , as a distribution by the Company to the Redeeming Member.

 

  (b)

Redemption Mechanics.

 

  (i)

Subject to the satisfaction of any Redemption Contingency that is specified in the relevant Redemption Notice, the Redemption shall be completed on the Redemption Date. A Redemption Notice shall not be revocable or modifiable unless a valid Cash Election has not been made and the Managing Member gives written consent.

 

  (ii)

Unless a member of the PubCo Holdings Group has elected its Call Right pursuant to Section  4.6(f) , on the Redemption Date (to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Redemption Date) (A) the Redeeming Member shall transfer and surrender the Units to be redeemed (and a corresponding number of Class B Shares) to the Company, in each case free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, (B) unless, in the event of a Cash Election by the Company, the Company in its discretion elects to fund any part of the consideration the Redeeming Member is entitled to receive under Section  4.6(a)(i) without a contribution from a member of the PubCo Holdings Group, Managing Member Blocker (or such other member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group designated by Managing Member Blocker) shall contribute to the Company the consideration the Redeeming Member is entitled to receive under Section  4.6(a)(i) and, as described in Section  4.1(e) , the Company shall issue to Managing Member Blocker (or such other member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group), as applicable, a number of Units or other Equity Securities of the Company as consideration for such contribution, (C) the Company shall (x) cancel the redeemed Units, (y) transfer to the Redeeming Member the consideration the Redeeming Member is entitled to receive under Section  4.6(a)(i) , and (z) if the Units are certificated, issue to the Redeeming Member a certificate for a number of Units equal to the difference (if any) between the number of Units evidenced by the certificate surrendered by the Redeeming Member pursuant to Section  4.6(b)(ii) (A) and the number of redeemed Units, and (D) PubCo shall cancel the surrendered Class B Shares. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the Company makes a valid Cash Election, the PubCo Holdings Group shall

 

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  only be obligated to contribute to the Company an amount in cash equal to the net proceeds (after deduction of the Discount) from the sale by PubCo of a number of Class A Shares equal to the number of Units and Class B Shares to be redeemed with such cash or from the sale of other PubCo Equity Securities used to fund the Cash Election Amount; provided that PubCo’s Capital Account (or the Capital Account(s) of the other member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group, as applicable) shall be increased by the amount of such Discount in accordance with Section  7.9 ; provided further , that the contribution of such net proceeds shall in no event affect the Redeeming Member’s right to receive the Cash Election Amount.

 

  (c)

If (i) there is any reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction pursuant to which the Class A Shares are converted or changed into another security, securities or other property (other than as a result of a subdivision or combination or any transaction subject to Section  4.1(g) ), or (ii) except in connection with actions taken with respect to the capitalization of PubCo or the Company pursuant to Section  4.1(i) , PubCo, by dividend or otherwise, distributes to all holders of the Class A Shares evidences of its Indebtedness or assets, including securities (including Class A Shares and any rights, options or warrants to all holders of the Class A Shares to subscribe for or to purchase or to otherwise acquire Class A Shares, or other securities or rights convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for Class A Shares) but excluding (A) any cash dividend or distribution, or (B) any such distribution of Indebtedness or assets, in either case (i) or (ii) received by PubCo from the Company in respect of the Units, then upon any subsequent Redemption, in addition to the Class A Shares or the Cash Election Amount, as applicable, each Member shall be entitled to receive the amount of such security, securities or other property that such Member would have received if such Redemption had occurred immediately prior to the effective date of such reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization, other similar transaction, dividend or other distribution, taking into account any adjustment as a result of any subdivision (by any split, distribution or dividend, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of such security, securities or other property that occurs after the effective time of such reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, if there is any reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction in which the Class A Shares are converted or changed into another security, securities or other property, or any dividend or distribution (other than an excluded dividend or distribution, as described above), this Section  4.6 shall continue to be applicable, mutatis mutandis , with respect to such security or other property. This Agreement shall apply to the Units held by the Members and their Permitted Transferees as of the date hereof, as well as any Units hereafter acquired by a Member and his or her or its Permitted Transferees.

 

  (d)

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  Class A Shares that shall be issuable upon the Redemption of all outstanding Units (other than those Units held by any member of the PubCo Holdings Group); provided , that nothing contained herein shall be construed to preclude PubCo from satisfying its obligations with respect to a Redemption by delivery of cash pursuant to a Cash Election or Class A Shares that are held in the treasury of PubCo. PubCo covenants that all Class A Shares that shall be issued upon a Redemption shall, upon issuance thereof, be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. In addition, for so long as the Class A Shares are listed on a National Securities Exchange, PubCo shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause all Class A Shares issued upon a Redemption to be listed on such National Securities Exchange at the time of such issuance.

 

  (e)

The issuance of Class A Shares upon a Redemption shall be made without charge to the Redeeming Member for any stamp or other similar tax in respect of such issuance; provided , however , that if any such Class A Shares are to be issued in a name other than that of the Redeeming Member, then the Person or Persons in whose name the shares are to be issued shall pay to PubCo the amount of any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in such issuance or shall establish to the reasonable satisfaction of PubCo that such tax has been paid or is not payable.

 

  (f)

Call Right.

 

  (i)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section  4.6 , a Redeeming Member shall be deemed to have offered to sell its Units as described in the Redemption Notice to each member of the PubCo Holdings Group, and Managing Member Blocker (or such other member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group designated by Managing Member Blocker) may, in its sole discretion, by means of delivery of a Call Election Notice in accordance with, and subject to the terms of, this Section  4.6(f) , elect to purchase directly and acquire such Units (together with the surrender and delivery of the same number of Class B Shares) on the Redemption Date by paying to the Redeeming Member (or, on the Redeeming Member’s written order, its designee) that number of Class A Shares the Redeeming Member (or its designee) would otherwise receive pursuant to Section  4.6(a)(i) or, at the election of Managing Member Blocker (or such designated member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group), if a Cash Election is duly made in accordance with Section  4.6(f)(iii) , an amount of cash equal to the Cash Election Amount of such Class A Shares (the “ Call Right ”), whereupon Managing Member Blocker (or such designated member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group) shall acquire the Units offered for redemption by the Redeeming Member (together with the surrender and delivery of the same number of Class B Shares to PubCo for cancellation). Managing Member Blocker (or such designated member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group) shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as the owner of such Units; provided that if the Cash Election Amount is funded other than through the issuance of Class A Shares, such Units will be reclassified into another Equity Security of the Company if the Managing Member determines such reclassification is necessary.

 

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  (ii)

Managing Member Blocker (or such designated member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group) may, at any time prior to the Redemption Date, in its sole discretion deliver written notice (a “ Call Election Notice ”) to the Company and the Redeeming Member setting forth its election to exercise its Call Right. A Call Election Notice may be revoked by the applicable member of the PubCo Holdings Group at any time; provided that any such revocation does not prejudice the ability of the parties to consummate a Redemption on the Redemption Date. Except as otherwise provided by this Section  4.6(f) , an exercise of the Call Right shall be consummated pursuant to the same timeframe and in the same manner as the relevant Redemption would have been consummated if a member of the PubCo Holdings Group had not delivered a Call Election Notice.

 

  (g)

In the event that (i) the Members (other than any member of the PubCo Holdings Group) beneficially own, in the aggregate, less than 10% of the then outstanding Units and (ii) the Class A Shares are listed or admitted to trading on a National Securities Exchange, Managing Member Blocker (or such other member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group designated by Managing Member Blocker) shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to require any Member (other than (y) any member of the PubCo Holdings Group or (z) the Sponsors) that beneficially owns less than 5% of the then-outstanding Units to effect a Redemption of some or all of such Member’s Units (together with the surrender and delivery of the same number of Class B Shares); provided that a Cash Election shall not be permitted pursuant to such a Redemption under this Section  4.6(g) . Managing Member Blocker (or such designated member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group) shall deliver written notice to the Company and any such Member of its intention to exercise its Redemption right pursuant to this Section  4.6(g) (a “ Minority Member Redemption Notice ”) at least five Business Days prior to the proposed date upon which such Redemption is to be effected (such proposed date, the “ Minority Member Redemption Date ”), indicating in such notice the number of Units (and corresponding Class B Shares) held by such Member that Managing Member Blocker (or such designated member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group) intends to require to be subject to such Redemption. Any Redemption pursuant to this Section  4.6(g) shall be effective on the Minority Member Redemption Date. From and after the Minority Member Redemption Date, (x) the Units and Class B Shares subject to such Redemption shall be deemed to be transferred to Managing Member Blocker (or such designated member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group) on the Minority Member Redemption Date and (y) such Member shall cease to have any rights with respect to the Units and Class B Shares subject to such Redemption (other than the right to receive Class A Shares pursuant to such Redemption). Following delivery of a Minority Member Redemption Notice and on or prior to the Minority Member Redemption Date, the Members shall take all actions reasonably requested by Managing Member Blocker (or such designated member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group) to effect such Redemption, including taking any action and delivering any document required pursuant to the remainder of this Section  4.6 to effect a Redemption.

 

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  (h)

No Redemption shall impair the right of the Redeeming Member to receive any distributions payable on the Units redeemed pursuant to such Redemption in respect of a record date that occurs prior to the Redemption Date for such Redemption. For the avoidance of doubt, no Redeeming Member, or a Person designated by a Redeeming Member to receive Class A Shares, shall be entitled to receive, with respect to such record date, distributions or dividends both on Units redeemed by the Company from such Redeeming Member and on Class A Shares received by such Redeeming Member, or other Person so designated, if applicable, in such Redemption.

 

  (i)

Any Units acquired by the Company under this Section  4.6 and transferred by the Company to any member of the PubCo Holdings Group shall remain outstanding and shall not be cancelled as a result of their acquisition by the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the applicable member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group shall be automatically admitted as a Member of the Company with respect to any Units or other Equity Securities in the Company it receives under this Agreement (including under this Section  4.6 in connection with any Redemption).

 

  (j)

The Managing Member may impose additional limitations and restrictions on Redemptions (including limiting Redemptions or creating priority procedures for Redemptions), to the extent it determines, in its sole discretion, such limitations and restrictions to be necessary or appropriate to avoid undue risk that the Company may be classified as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code. Furthermore, the Managing Member may require any Member or group of Members to redeem all of their Units to the extent it determines, in its sole discretion, that such Redemption is necessary or appropriate to avoid undue risk that the Company may be classified as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code. Upon delivery of any notice by the Managing Member to such Member or group of Members requiring such Redemption, such Member or group of Members shall exchange, subject to exercise by Managing Member Blocker (or such other member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group designated by Managing Member Blocker) of the Call Right pursuant to Section  4.6(f)(i) , all of their Units effective as of the date specified in such notice (and such date shall be deemed to be a Redemption Date for purposes of this Agreement) in accordance with this Section  4.6 and otherwise in accordance with the requirements set forth in such notice.

 

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ARTICLE V

ALLOCATIONS OF PROFITS AND LOSSES

Section 5.1     Profits and Losses . After giving effect to the allocations under Section  5.2 and subject to Section  5.5 , Profits and Losses (and, to the extent determined by the Managing Member to be necessary and appropriate to achieve the resulting Capital Account balances described below, any allocable items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit includable in the computation of Profits and Losses) for each Fiscal Year or other taxable period shall be allocated among the Members during such Fiscal Year or other taxable period in a manner such that, after giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section  5.2 and all distributions through the end of such Fiscal Year or other taxable period, the Capital Account balance of each Member, immediately after making such allocation, is, as nearly as possible, equal to (i) the amount such Member would receive pursuant to Section  11.3(b) if all assets of the Company on hand at the end of such Fiscal Year or other taxable period were sold for cash equal to their Gross Asset Values, all liabilities of the Company were satisfied in cash in accordance with their terms (limited with respect to each nonrecourse liability to the Gross Asset Value of the assets securing such liability), and all remaining or resulting cash was distributed, in accordance with Section  11.3(b) , to the Members immediately after making such allocation, minus (ii) such Member’s share of Company Minimum Gain and Member Minimum Gain, computed immediately prior to the hypothetical sale of assets, and the amount any such Member is treated as obligated to contribute to the Company, computed immediately after the hypothetical sale of assets.

Section 5.2     Special Allocations .

 

  (a)

Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year or other taxable period shall be specially allocated to the Members on a pro rata basis, in accordance with the number of Units owned by each Member as of the last day of such Fiscal Year or other taxable period. The amount of Nonrecourse Deductions for a Fiscal Year or other taxable period shall equal the excess, if any, of the net increase, if any, in the amount of Company Minimum Gain during that Fiscal Year or other taxable period over the aggregate amount of any distributions during that Fiscal Year or other taxable period of proceeds of a Nonrecourse Liability that are allocable to an increase in Company Minimum Gain, determined in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(d).

 

  (b)

Any Member Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year or other taxable period shall be specially allocated to the Member who bears economic risk of loss with respect to the Member Nonrecourse Debt to which such Member Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i). If more than one Member bears the economic risk of loss for such Member Nonrecourse Debt, the Member Nonrecourse Deductions attributable to such Member Nonrecourse Debt shall be allocated among the Members according to the ratio in which they bear the economic risk of loss. This Section  5.2(b) is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

 

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  (c)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if there is a net decrease in Company Minimum Gain during any Fiscal Year or other taxable period (or if there was a net decrease in Company Minimum Gain for a prior Fiscal Year or other taxable period and the Company did not have sufficient amounts of income and gain during prior periods to allocate among the Members under this Section  5.2(c) ), each Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such Fiscal Year or other taxable period in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Company Minimum Gain during such year (as determined pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(g)(2)). This section is intended to constitute a minimum gain chargeback under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

 

  (d)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement except Section  5.2(c) , if there is a net decrease in Member Minimum Gain during any Fiscal Year or other taxable period (or if there was a net decrease in Member Minimum Gain for a prior Fiscal Year or other taxable period and the Company did not have sufficient amounts of income and gain during prior periods to allocate among the Members under this Section  5.2(d) ), each Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such year in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Member Minimum Gain (as determined pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4)). This section is intended to constitute a partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain chargeback under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

 

  (e)

Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary except Section  5.2(a) and Section  5.2(b) , no Losses or other items of loss or expense shall be allocated to any Member to the extent that such allocation would cause such Member to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit (or increase any existing Adjusted Capital Account Deficit) at the end of such Fiscal Year or other taxable period. All Losses and other items of loss and expense in excess of the limitation set forth in this Section  5.2(e) shall be allocated to the Members who do not have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit in proportion to their relative positive Capital Accounts but only to the extent that such Losses and other items of loss and expense do not cause any such Member to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit.

 

  (f)

Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary except Section  5.2(c) and Section  5.2(d) , in the event any Member unexpectedly receives any adjustment, allocation or distribution described in paragraph (4), (5) or (6) of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)( d ), items of income and gain (consisting of a pro rata portion of each item of income, including gross income, and gain for the Fiscal Year or other taxable period) shall be specially allocated to such Member in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate any Adjusted Capital Account Deficit of that Member as quickly as possible; provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section  5.2(f) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member would have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit after all other allocations provided for in this Article  V have been tentatively made as if this

 

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  Section  5.2(f) were not in this Agreement. This Section  5.2(f) is intended to constitute a qualified income offset under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii) (d ) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

 

  (g)

If any Member has a deficit balance in its Capital Account at the end of any Fiscal Year or other taxable period that is in excess of the sum of (i) the amount that such Member is obligated to restore and (ii) the amount that the Member is deemed to be obligated to restore pursuant to the penultimate sentence of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g)(1) and (i)(5), that Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain and Simulated Gain in the amount of such excess as quickly as possible, provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section  5.2(g) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member would have a deficit balance in its Capital Account in excess of such sum after all other allocations provided for in this Article  V have been made as if Section  5.2(f) and this Section  5.2(g) were not in this Agreement.

 

  (h)

To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Code Sections 734(b) or 743(b) is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)( m )(2) or 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) (m) (4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution to any Member in complete liquidation of such Member’s Interest in the Company, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) and such item of gain or loss shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) (m) (2) if such section applies or to the Member to whom such distribution was made if Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) (m) (4) applies.

 

  (i)

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

 

  (j)

The allocations set forth in Sections 5.2(a) through 5.2(i) (the “ Regulatory Allocations ”) are intended to comply with certain requirements of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article  V (other than the Regulatory Allocations), the Regulatory Allocations (and anticipated future Regulatory Allocations) shall be taken into account in allocating other items of income, gain, loss and deduction among the Members so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of such allocation of other items and the Regulatory Allocations to each Member should be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each such Member if the Regulatory Allocations had not occurred. This Section  5.2(j) is intended to minimize to the extent possible and to the extent necessary any economic distortions that may result from application of the Regulatory Allocations and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent therewith.

 

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  (k)

Items of income, gain, loss, expense or credit resulting from a Covered Audit Adjustment shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules.

Section 5.3     Allocations for Tax Purposes in General .

 

  (a)

Except as otherwise provided in this Section  5.3 or Section  5.4 , each item of income, gain, loss and deduction of the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall be allocated among the Members in the same manner as such item is allocated under Sections  5.1 and 5.2 .

 

  (b)

In accordance with Code Section 704(c) and the Treasury Regulations thereunder (including the Treasury Regulations applying the principles of Code Section 704(c) to changes in Gross Asset Values) , items of income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to any Company property having a Gross Asset Value that differs from such property’s adjusted U.S. federal income tax basis shall, solely for U.S. federal income tax purposes, be allocated among the Members to account for any such difference using the “remedial method” under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(d) or such other method or methods as determined by the Managing Member to be appropriate and in accordance with the applicable Treasury Regulations.

 

  (c)

Any (i) recapture of depreciation or any other item of deduction shall be allocated, in accordance with Treasury Regulations Sections 1.1245-1(e) and 1.1254-5, to the Members who received the benefit of such deductions, and (ii) recapture of credits shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with applicable law.

 

  (d)

Allocations pursuant to this Section  5.3 are solely for purposes of U.S. federal, state and local taxes and shall not affect or in any way be taken into account in computing any Member’s Capital Account or share of Profits, Losses, other items or distributions pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

 

  (e)

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

Section 5.4     Income Tax Allocations with Respect to Depletable Properties .

 

  (a)

Cost and percentage depletion deductions with respect to any Depletable Property shall be computed separately by the Members rather than the Company. For purposes of such computations, the federal income tax basis of each Depletable Property shall be allocated to each Member pro rata, in accordance with the number of Units owned by such Member as of the time such Depletable Property is acquired by the Company (and any additions to such federal income tax basis resulting from expenditures required to be capitalized in such basis shall be allocated among the Members in a manner designed to cause the Members’ proportionate shares of such adjusted federal income tax basis to be in accordance

 

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  with their proportionate ownership of Units as determined at the time of any such additions), and shall be reallocated among the Members pro rata, in accordance with the number of Units owned by such Member as determined immediately following the occurrence of an event giving rise to an adjustment to the Gross Asset Values of the Company’s Depletable Properties pursuant to clause (b) of the definition of Gross Asset Value. The Company shall inform each Member of such Member’s allocable share of the federal income tax basis of each Depletable Property promptly following the acquisition of such Depletable Property by the Company, any adjustment resulting from expenditures required to be capitalized in such basis, and any reallocation of such basis as provided in the previous sentence.

 

  (b)

For purposes of the separate computation of gain or loss by each Member on the taxable disposition of Depletable Property, the amount realized from such disposition shall be allocated (i) first, to the Members in an amount equal to the Simulated Basis in such Depletable Property in proportion to their allocable shares thereof and (ii) second, any remaining amount realized shall be allocated consistent with the allocation of Simulated Gains.

 

  (c)

The allocations described in this Section  5.4 are intended to be applied in accordance with the Members’ “interests in partnership capital” under Section 613A(c)(7)(D) of the Code; provided that the Members understand and agree that the Managing Member may authorize special allocations of federal income tax basis, income, gain, deduction or loss, as computed for federal income tax purposes, in order to eliminate differences between Simulated Basis and adjusted federal income tax basis with respect to Depletable Properties, in such manner as determined consistent with the principles outlined in Section  5.3(b) . The provisions of this Section  5.4(c) and the other provisions of this Agreement relating to allocations under Code Section 613A(c)(7)(D) are intended to comply with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(v) and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such Treasury Regulations.

 

  (d)

Each Member, with the assistance of the Company, shall separately keep records of its share of the adjusted tax basis in each Depletable Property, adjust such share of the adjusted tax basis for any cost or percentage depletion allowable with respect to such property and use such adjusted tax basis in the computation of its cost depletion or in the computation of its gain or loss on the disposition of such property by the Company. Upon the reasonable request of the Company, each Member shall advise the Company of its adjusted tax basis in each Depletable Property and any depletion computed with respect thereto, both as computed in accordance with the provisions of this subsection for purposes of allowing the Company to make adjustments to the tax basis of its assets as a result of certain transfers of interests in the Company or distributions by the Company. The Company may rely on such information and, if it is not provided by the Member, may make such reasonable assumptions as it shall determine with respect thereto.

 

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Section 5.5     Other Allocation Rules .

 

  (a)

The Members are aware of the income tax consequences of the allocations made by this Article V and the economic impact of the allocations on the amounts receivable by them under this Agreement. The Members hereby agree to be bound by the provisions of this Article  V in reporting their share of Company income and loss for income tax purposes.

 

  (b)

The provisions regarding the establishment and maintenance for each Member of a Capital Account as provided by Section  4.4 and the allocations set forth in Sections  5.1 , 5.2 , 5.3 and 5.4 are intended to comply with the Treasury Regulations and to reflect the intended economic entitlement of the Members. If the Managing Member determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of the provisions in Sections  4.4 , 5.1 , 5.2 , 5.3 or 5.4 would result in non-compliance with the Treasury Regulations or would be inconsistent with the intended economic entitlement of the Members, the Managing Member is authorized to make any appropriate adjustments to such provisions.

 

  (c)

All items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit allocable to an interest in the Company that may have been Transferred shall be allocated between the Transferor and the Transferee based on the portion of the Fiscal Year or other taxable period during which each was recognized as the owner of such interest, without regard to the results of Company operations during any particular portion of that year and without regard to whether cash distributions were made to the Transferor or the Transferee during that year; provided, however, that this allocation must be made in accordance with a method determined by the Managing Member and permissible under Code Section 706 and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

 

  (d)

The Members’ proportionate shares of the “excess nonrecourse liabilities” of the Company, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3), shall be allocated to the Members on a pro rata basis, in accordance with the number of Units owned by each Member.

ARTICLE VI

DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 6.1     Distributions .

 

  (a)

Distributions . To the extent permitted by applicable Law and hereunder, and except as otherwise provided in Section  11.3 , distributions to Members may be declared by the Managing Member out of funds legally available therefor in such amounts and on such terms (including the payment dates of such distributions) as the Managing Member shall determine using such record date as the Managing Member may designate; any such distribution shall be made to the Members as of the close of business on such record date on a pro rata basis (except that, for the

 

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  avoidance of doubt, repurchases or redemptions made in accordance with Section  4.1(f) , Section  4.6 or payments made in accordance with Sections  7.4 or  7.9 need not be on a pro rata basis), in accordance with the number of Units owned by each Member as of the close of business on such record date; provided , however , that the Managing Member shall have the obligation to make distributions as set forth in Sections  6.2 and 11.3(b)(iii) ; and provided , further , that, notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, no distributions shall be made to any Member to the extent such distribution would render the Company insolvent or violate the Act. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, insolvency means the inability of the Company to meet its payment obligations when due. Promptly following the designation of a record date and the declaration of a distribution pursuant to this Section  6.1 , the Managing Member shall give notice to each Member of the record date, the amount and the terms of the distribution and the payment date thereof.

 

  (b)

Successors . For purposes of determining the amount of distributions, each Member shall be treated as having made the Capital Contributions and as having received the distributions made to or received by its predecessors in respect of any of such Member’s Units.

 

  (c)

Distributions In-Kind . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any distributions may be made in cash or in kind, or partly in cash and partly in kind, as determined by the Managing Member. In the event of any distribution of (i) property in kind or (ii) both cash and property in kind, each Member shall be distributed its proportionate share of any such cash so distributed and its proportionate share of any such property so distributed in kind (based on the Fair Market Value of such property). To the extent that the Company distributes property in-kind to the Members, the Company shall be treated as making a distribution equal to the Fair Market Value of such property for purposes of Section  6.1(a) and such property shall be treated as if it were sold for an amount equal to its Fair Market Value. Any resulting gain or loss shall be allocated to the Member’s Capital Accounts in accordance with Sections  5.1 and 5.2 .

Section 6.2     Tax-Related Distributions .

 

  (a)

The Company shall, subject to any restrictions contained in any agreement to which the Company is bound, make distributions out of legally available funds to all Members on a pro rata basis in accordance with Section  6.1 :

 

  (i)

at such times and in such amounts as the Managing Member reasonably determines is necessary to cause a distribution to the PubCo Holdings Group, in the aggregate, sufficient to enable the PubCo Holdings Group to timely satisfy any and all U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax obligations (including any Company Level Taxes payable by the PubCo Holdings Group as a result of an election under Section 6226(a) of the Code or otherwise, but excluding any obligations to remit any withholdings withheld from payments to third parties and any amounts excluded pursuant to Section  6.2(b) ) owed by the PubCo Holdings Group, in the aggregate; and

 

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  (ii)

on each Tax Distribution Date, in an amount not to exceed Available Cash (for the avoidance of doubt, taking into account any distributions reasonably expected to be made pursuant to Section  6.2(a)(i) , but only to the extent reasonably contemporaneously with such Tax Distribution Date), to the extent required to cause (i) each Member who on such Tax Distribution Date holds (together with its Affiliates) at least 5% of the then-outstanding Units and (ii) each of the Sponsors to receive a distribution at least equal to the excess (not to be less than zero) of (A) such Member’s Assumed Tax Liability as of the end of the last Fiscal Year or quarterly portion thereof ending prior to such Tax Distribution Date minus (B) the sum of (x) all distributions made to such Member pursuant to this Agreement on or prior to such Tax Distribution Date and after the Effective Time and (y) any distribution reasonably expected to be made to such Member pursuant to Section  6.2(a)(i) that is taken into account in the determination of Available Cash for purposes of this Section  6.2(a)(ii) .

 

  (b)

No distribution described in Section  6.2(a)(i) shall be required to the extent any such tax obligation of one or more members of the PubCo Holdings Group is indemnified or indemnifiable pursuant to the Warburg Contribution Agreement; provided that, in the event an indemnity payment pursuant to the Warburg Contribution Agreement with respect to any tax obligation of one or more members of the PubCo Holdings Group is not received before such tax obligation becomes due and payable, the Company shall advance such amounts (on an interest-free basis) to PubCo or such other member of the PubCo Holdings Group (for the avoidance of doubt, on a non-pro rata basis), and PubCo and such other members shall pay to the Company any net proceeds subsequently received in respect of such indemnity (including any interest or additions thereto) in repayment of such advance (and, for the avoidance of doubt, for no other consideration from the Company); provided further that, to the extent it is finally determined that the net proceeds to which PubCo and such other members of the PubCo Holdings Group are entitled pursuant to the Warburg Contribution Agreement are less than the amount of such advance: (i) the unpaid amount of such advance shall be treated as a distribution to the PubCo Holdings Group pursuant to Section  6.2(a)(i) , and (ii) a corresponding pro rata distribution shall be made to each of the other Members (other than members of the PubCo Holdings Group) in accordance with Section  6.2(a)(i) .

Section 6.3     Distribution Upon Withdrawal . No withdrawing Member shall be entitled to receive any distribution or the value of such Member’s Interest in the Company as a result of withdrawal from the Company prior to the liquidation of the Company, except as specifically provided in this Agreement.

 

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Section 6.4     Issuance of Additional Equity Securities . This Article  VI shall be subject to and, to the extent necessary, amended to reflect the issuance by the Company of any additional Equity Securities.

ARTICLE VII

MANAGEMENT

Section 7.1     The Managing Member; Fiduciary Duties .

 

  (a)

Managing Member Blocker shall be the sole Managing Member of the Company. Except as otherwise required by Law, (i) the Managing Member shall have full and complete charge of all affairs of the Company, (ii) the management and control of the Company’s business activities and operations shall rest exclusively with the Managing Member, and the Managing Member shall make all decisions regarding the business, activities and operations of the Company (including the incurrence of costs and expenses) in its sole discretion without the consent of any other Member and (iii) the Members other than the Managing Member (in their capacity as such) shall not participate in the control, management, direction or operation of the activities or affairs of the Company and shall have no power to act for or bind the Company.

 

  (b)

In connection with the performance of its duties as the Managing Member of the Company, except as otherwise set forth herein, the Managing Member acknowledges that it will owe to the Members the same fiduciary duties as it would owe to the stockholders of a Delaware corporation if it were a member of the board of directors of such a corporation and the Members were stockholders of such corporation. The Members acknowledge that the Managing Member will take action through its board of directors, and that the members of the Managing Member’s board of directors will owe comparable fiduciary duties to the stockholders of the Managing Member.

Section 7.2     Officers .

 

  (a)

The Managing Member may appoint, employ or otherwise contract with any Person for the transaction of the business of the Company or the performance of services for or on behalf of the Company, and the Managing Member may delegate to any such Persons such authority to act on behalf of the Company as the Managing Member may from time to time deem appropriate.

 

  (b)

Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Chief Executive Officer will be responsible for the general and active management of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries and will see that all orders of the Managing Member are carried into effect. The Chief Executive Officer will report to the Managing Member and have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of president and chief executive officer of a corporation organized under the DGCL, subject to the terms of this Agreement,

 

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  and will have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Managing Member or this Agreement. The Chief Executive Officer will have the power to execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the Company, except where required or permitted by Law to be otherwise signed and executed, and except where the signing and execution thereof will be expressly delegated by the Managing Member to some other Officer or agent of the Company.

 

  (c)

Except as set forth herein, the Managing Member may appoint Officers at any time, and the Officers may include a president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary, one or more assistant secretaries, a chief financial officer, a general counsel, a treasurer, one or more assistant treasurers, a chief operating officer, an executive chairman, and any other officers that the Managing Member deems appropriate. Except as set forth herein, the Officers will serve at the pleasure of the Managing Member, subject to all rights, if any, of such Officer under any contract of employment. Any individual may hold any number of offices, and an Officer may, but need not, be a Member of the Company. The Officers will exercise such powers and perform such duties as specified in this Agreement or as determined from time to time by the Managing Member.

 

  (d)

Subject to this Agreement and to the rights, if any, of an Officer under a contract of employment, any Officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Managing Member. Any Officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Managing Member. Any resignation will take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice; and, unless otherwise specified in that notice, the acceptance of the resignation will not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Company under any contract to which the Officer is a party. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause will be filled in the manner prescribed in this Agreement for regular appointments to that office.

 

  (e)

The Officers, in the performance of their duties as such, shall owe to the Company and the Members duties of loyalty and due care of the type owed by the officers of a corporation to such corporation and its shareholders under the DGCL.

Section 7.3     Warranted Reliance by Officers on Others . In exercising their authority and performing their duties under this Agreement, the Officers shall be entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports or statements of the following Persons or groups unless they have actual knowledge concerning the matter in question that would cause such reliance to be unwarranted:

 

  (a)

one or more employees or other agents of the Company or subordinates whom the Officer reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented; and

 

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  (b)

any attorney, public accountant or other Person as to matters which the Officer reasonably believes to be within such Person’s professional or expert competence.

Section 7.4     Indemnification . The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended (provided, that no such amendment shall limit a Covered Person’s rights to indemnification hereunder with respect to any actions or events occurring prior to such amendment except to the extent required by a non-waivable and non-modifiable provision of applicable Law), any person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “ Proceeding ”) by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a Manager (as defined in the Existing LLC Agreement) entitled to indemnification under the Existing LLC Agreement, a Member, an Officer, the Managing Member or the Company Representative or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a member, director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another limited liability company or of a corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (a “ Covered Person ”), whether the basis of such Proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a member, director, officer, trustee, employee or agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a member, director, officer, trustee, employee or agent, against all expenses, liability and loss (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such Covered Person in connection with such Proceeding, unless there has been a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that, in respect of such act or omission, and taking into account the acknowledgements and agreements set forth in this Agreement, (x) such Covered Person engaged in a bad faith violation of the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing or a bad faith violation of this Agreement or (y) such Covered Person would not be so entitled to be indemnified and held harmless if the Company were a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware that indemnified and held harmless its directors, officers, employees and agents to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL as in effect on the date of this Agreement (but including any expansion of rights to indemnification thereunder from and after the date of this Agreement). The Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable Law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended (provided, that no such amendment shall limit a Covered Person’s rights to indemnification hereunder with respect to any actions or events occurring prior to such amendment except to the extent required by a non-waivable and non-modifiable provision of applicable Law), pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a Covered Person in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided , however , that such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Covered Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section  7.4 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses under this Section  7.4 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to a Covered Person who has ceased to be a member, director, officer, trustee, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of his heirs, executors and administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section  7.4 , except for Proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the

 

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Company shall indemnify and advance expenses to a Covered Person in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Covered Person only if such Proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Managing Member.

Section 7.5     Maintenance of Insurance or Other Financial Arrangements . To the extent permitted by applicable Law, the Company (with the approval of the Managing Member) may purchase and maintain insurance or make other financial arrangements on behalf of any Person who is or was a Member, employee or agent of the Company, or at the request of the Company is or was serving as a manager, director, officer, employee or agent of another limited liability company, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, for any Liability asserted against such Person and Liability and expenses incurred by such Person in such Person’s capacity as such, or arising out of such Person’s status as such, whether or not the Company has the authority to indemnify such Person against such Liability and expenses.

Section 7.6     Resignation or Termination of Managing Member . Managing Member Blocker shall not, by any means, resign as, cease to be or be replaced as Managing Member except in compliance with this Section  7.6 . No termination or replacement of Managing Member Blocker as Managing Member shall be effective unless proper provision is made, in compliance with this Agreement, so that the obligations of Managing Member Blocker, its successor (if applicable) and any new Managing Member and the rights of all Members under this Agreement and applicable Law remain in full force and effect. No appointment of a Person other than Managing Member Blocker (or its successor, as applicable) as Managing Member shall be effective unless Managing Member Blocker (or its successor, as applicable) and the new Managing Member (as applicable) provide all other Members with contractual rights, directly enforceable by such other Members against Managing Member Blocker (or its successor, as applicable) and the new Managing Member (as applicable), to cause (a) Managing Member Blocker to comply with all Managing Member Blocker’s obligations under this Agreement (including its obligations under Section  4.6 ) other than those that must necessarily be taken in its capacity as Managing Member and (b) the new Managing Member to comply with all the Managing Member’s obligations under this Agreement.

Section 7.7     No Inconsistent Obligations . The Managing Member represents that it does not have any contracts, other agreements, duties or obligations that are inconsistent with its duties and obligations (whether or not in its capacity as Managing Member) under this Agreement and covenants that, except as permitted by Section  7.1 , it will not enter into any contracts or other agreements or undertake or acquire any other duties or obligations that are inconsistent with such duties and obligations.

Section 7.8     Reclassification Events of PubCo . If a Reclassification Event occurs, the Managing Member or its successor, as the case may be, shall, as and to the extent necessary, amend this Agreement in compliance with Section  12.1 , and enter into any necessary supplementary or additional agreements, to ensure that following the effective date of the Reclassification Event: (i) the redemption rights of holders of Units set forth in Section  4.6 provide that each Unit (together with the surrender and delivery of one Class B Share) is redeemable for the same amount and same type of property, securities or cash (or combination thereof) that one Class A Share becomes exchangeable for or converted into as a result of the Reclassification Event and (ii) PubCo or the successor to PubCo, as applicable, is obligated to

 

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deliver such property, securities or cash upon such redemption. PubCo shall not consummate or agree to consummate any Reclassification Event unless the successor Person, if any, becomes obligated to comply with the obligations of PubCo (in whatever capacity) under this Agreement.

Section 7.9     Certain Costs and Expenses . The Company shall (a) pay, or cause to be paid, all costs, fees, operating expenses and other expenses of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including the costs, fees and expenses of attorneys, accountants or other professionals and the compensation of all personnel providing services to the Company and its Subsidiaries) incurred in pursuing and conducting, or otherwise related to, the activities of the Company and (b) in the Good Faith discretion of the Managing Member, reimburse the Managing Member for any costs, fees or expenses incurred by it in connection with serving as the Managing Member . To the extent that the Managing Member determines in its Good Faith discretion that such expenses are related to the business and affairs of the Managing Member that are conducted through the Company and/or its Subsidiaries (including expenses that relate to the business and affairs of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and that also relate to other activities of the Managing Member or any other member of the PubCo Holdings Group), the Managing Member may cause the Company to pay or bear all expenses of the PubCo Holdings Group, including, without limitation, costs of securities offerings not borne directly by Members, board of directors compensation and meeting costs, costs of periodic reports to stockholders of PubCo, litigation costs and damages arising from litigation, accounting and legal costs; provided that the Company shall not pay or bear any income tax obligations of any member of the PubCo Holdings Group. In the event that (i) Class A Shares or other Equity Securities of PubCo were sold to underwriters in any Public Offering (including the IPO) after the Effective Time, in each case, at a price per share that is lower than the price per share for which such Class A Shares or other Equity Securities of PubCo are sold to the public in such public offering after taking into account underwriters’ discounts or commissions and brokers’ fees or commissions (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any deferred discounts or commissions and brokers’ fees or commissions payable in connection with or as a result of such public offering) (such difference, the “ Discount ”) and (ii) the proceeds from such public offering are used to fund the Cash Election Amount for any redeemed Units or otherwise contributed to the Company, the Company shall reimburse the applicable member of the PubCo Holdings Group for such Discount by treating such Discount as an additional Capital Contribution made by such member of the PubCo Holdings Group to the Company, issuing Units in respect of such deemed Capital Contribution in accordance with Section  4.6(b)(ii) , and increasing the Capital Account of such member of the PubCo Holdings Group by the amount of such Discount. For the avoidance of doubt, any payments made to or on behalf of any member of the PubCo Holdings Group pursuant to this Section  7.9 shall not be treated as a distribution pursuant to Section  6.1(a) but shall instead be treated as an expense of the Company.

ARTICLE VIII

ROLE OF MEMBERS

Section 8.1     Rights or Powers .

 

  (a)

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  Company in any way. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Members have all the rights and powers specifically set forth in this Agreement and, to the extent not inconsistent with this Agreement, in the Act. A Member, any Affiliate thereof or an employee, stockholder, agent, director or officer of a Member or any Affiliate thereof, may also be an employee or be retained as an agent of the Company. The existence of these relationships and acting in such capacities will not result in the Member (other than the Managing Member) being deemed to be participating in the control of the business of the Company or otherwise affect the limited liability of the Member. Except as specifically provided herein, a Member (other than the Managing Member) shall not, in its capacity as a Member, take part in the operation, management or control of the Company’s business, transact any business in the Company’s name or have the power to sign documents for or otherwise bind the Company.

 

  (b)

The Company shall promptly (but in any event within three business days) notify the Members in writing if, to the Company’s knowledge, for any reason, it would be an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “ Investment Company Act ”), as amended, but for the exceptions provided in Section 3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) thereunder.

Section 8.2     Voting .

 

  (a)

Meetings of the Members may be called upon the written request of Members holding at least 50% of the outstanding Units. Such request shall state the location of the meeting and the nature of the business to be transacted at the meeting. Written notice of any such meeting shall be given to all Members not less than two Business Days and not more than 30 days prior to the date of such meeting. Members may vote in person, by proxy or by telephone at any meeting of the Members and may waive advance notice of such meeting. Whenever the vote or consent of Members is permitted or required under this Agreement, such vote or consent may be given at a meeting of the Members or may be given in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this Section  8.2 . Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the affirmative vote of the Members holding a majority of the outstanding Units shall constitute the act of the Members.

 

  (b)

Each Member may authorize any Person or Persons to act for it by proxy on all matters in which such Member is entitled to participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or participating at a meeting. Every proxy must be signed by such Member or its attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Member executing it.

 

  (c)

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  (d)

Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Members may be taken without a meeting if the requisite Members whose approval is necessary consent thereto in writing.

Section 8.3     Various Capacities . The Members acknowledge and agree that the Members or their Affiliates will from time to time act in various capacities, including as a Member and as the Company Representative.

Section 8.4     Investment Opportunities . To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the doctrine of corporate opportunity, or any analogous doctrine, shall not apply to any Member (other than Members who are officers or employees of the Company, PubCo or any of their respective Subsidiaries), any of their respective Affiliates (other than the Company, the Managing Member or any of their respective Subsidiaries), or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, shareholders, members and partners (each, a “ Business Opportunities Exempt Party ”). The Company renounces any interest or expectancy of the Company in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, business opportunities that are from time to time presented to any Business Opportunities Exempt Party. No Business Opportunities Exempt Party who acquires knowledge of a potential transaction, agreement, arrangement or other matter that may be an opportunity for the Company or any of its subsidiaries shall have any duty to communicate or offer such opportunity to the Company. No amendment or repeal of this Section  8.4 shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any Business Opportunities Exempt Party for or with respect to any opportunities of which any such Business Opportunities Exempt Party becomes aware prior to such amendment or repeal. Any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any Units shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Section  8.4 . Neither the alteration, amendment or repeal of this Section  8.4 , nor the adoption of any provision of this Agreement inconsistent with this Section  8.4 , shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Section  8.4 in respect of any business opportunity first identified or any other matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this Section  8.4 , would accrue or arise, prior to such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption.

ARTICLE IX

TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS

Section 9.1     Restrictions on Transfer .

 

  (a)

Except as provided in Section  4.6 , Section  9.1(c) and Section  9.1(d) , no Member shall Transfer all or any portion of its Interest without the Managing Member’s prior written consent, which consent shall be granted or withheld in the Managing Member’s sole discretion. If, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section  9.1(a) , all or any portion of a Member’s Interests are Transferred in violation of this Section  9.1(a) , involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, then without limiting any other rights and remedies available to the other parties under this Agreement or otherwise, the Transferee of such Interest (or portion thereof) shall not be admitted to the Company as a Member or be entitled to any rights as a Member hereunder, and the Transferor will continue to be bound by all

 

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  obligations hereunder, unless and until the Managing Member consents in writing to such admission, which consent shall be granted or withheld in the Managing Member’s sole discretion. Any attempted or purported Transfer of all or a portion of a Member’s Interests in violation of this Section  9.1(a) shall be null and void and of no force or effect whatsoever. For the avoidance of doubt, the restrictions on Transfer contained in this Article  IX shall not apply to the Transfer of any capital stock of PubCo; provided that no Class B Shares may be Transferred unless a corresponding number of Units are Transferred therewith in accordance with this Agreement.

 

  (b)

In addition to any other restrictions on Transfer herein contained, including the provisions of this Article IX , in no event may any Transfer or assignment of Interests by any Member be made (i) to any Person who lacks the legal right, power or capacity to own Interests; (ii) if such Transfer (A) would be considered to be effected on or through an “established securities market” or a “secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof,” as such terms are used in Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1, (B) would result in the Company having more than 100 partners, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(1) (determined taking into account the rules of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(3)), or (C) would cause the Company to be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code or a successor provision or to be classified as a corporation pursuant to the Code or successor of the Code; (iii) if such Transfer would cause the Company to become, with respect to any employee benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA, a “party-in-interest” (as defined in Section 3(14) of ERISA) or a “disqualified person” (as defined in Section 4975(e)(2) of the Code); (iv) if such Transfer would, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, cause any portion of the assets of the Company to constitute assets of any employee benefit plan pursuant to the Plan Asset Regulations or otherwise cause the Company to be subject to regulation under ERISA; (v) if such Transfer requires the registration of such Interests or any Equity Securities issued upon any exchange of such Interests, pursuant to any applicable U.S. federal or state securities Laws; or (vi) if such Transfer subjects the Company to regulation under the Investment Company Act or the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, each as amended (or any succeeding law). Any attempted or purported Transfer of all or a portion of a Member’s Interests in violation of this Section  9.1(b) shall be null and void and of no force or effect whatsoever.

 

  (c)

Notwithstanding the provisions in Section  9.1(a) , but subject to the other provisions in this Article  IX , a Member may Transfer all or a portion of its Units to a Permitted Transferee without the consent of any other Member or Person, but only if immediately after the proposed Transfer by such Member, taking into consideration the anti-abuse rule set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(3), and as determined in the reasonable discretion of the Managing Member:

 

  (i)

in the case of a proposed Transfer by a Warburg Entity, all Warburg Entities, in the aggregate, would not represent more than 10 “partners” for purposes of calculating the number of “partners” in the Company under Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(l)(ii);

 

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  (ii)

in the case of a proposed Transfer by a Pine Brook Entity, all Pine Brook Entities, in the aggregate, would not represent more than 6 “partners” for purposes of calculating the number of “partners” in the Company under Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(l)(ii);

 

  (iii)

in the case of a proposed Transfer by a Yorktown Entity, all Yorktown Entities, in the aggregate, would not represent more than 7 “partners” for purposes of calculating the number of “partners” in the Company under Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(l)(ii); and

 

  (iv)

in the case of a proposed Transfer by a Member other than a Warburg Entity, a Pine Brook Entity, a Yorktown Entity, Brigham Equity Holdings, PubCo and any Subsidiary of PubCo, such Member and its Transferees (for the avoidance of doubt, other than PubCo and any Subsidiary of PubCo), in the aggregate, would not represent more than one “partner” for purposes of calculating the number of “partners” in the Company under Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(l)(ii).

 

  (d)

Notwithstanding the provisions in Section  9.1(a) , but subject to the other provisions in this Article  IX , Brigham Equity Holdings may Transfer all or a portion of its Units to any of its members without the consent of any other Member or Person.

Section 9.2     Notice of Transfer .

 

  (a)

Other than in connection with Transfers made pursuant to Section  4.6 , each Member shall, after complying with the provisions of this Agreement, but in any event no later than three Business Days following any Transfer of Interests, give written notice to the Company of such Transfer. Each such notice shall describe the manner and circumstances of the Transfer.

 

  (b)

A Member making a Transfer permitted by this Agreement shall (i) at least 10 Business Days before such Transfer, deliver to the Company an affidavit of non-foreign status with respect to such Member that satisfies the requirements of Section 1446(f)(2) of the Code, or (ii) no more than 15 Business Days following such Transfer, provide to the Company proof that the transferee Member has properly withheld and remitted to the Internal Revenue Service the amount of tax required to be withheld upon the Transfer by Section 1446(f) of the Code.

Section 9.3     Transferee Members . A Transferee of Interests pursuant to this Article IX shall have the right to become a Member only if (a) the requirements of this Article IX are met, (b) such Transferee executes an instrument reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Member agreeing to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and assuming all of the Transferor’s then existing and future Liabilities arising under or relating to this Agreement, (c) such Transferee represents that the Transfer was made in accordance with all applicable

 

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securities Laws, (d) the Transferor or Transferee shall have reimbursed the Company for all reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) of any Transfer or proposed Transfer of a Member’s Interest, whether or not consummated and (e) if such Transferee or his or her spouse is a resident of a community property jurisdiction, then such Transferee’s spouse shall also execute an instrument reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Member agreeing to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement to the extent of his or her community property or quasi-community property interest, if any, in such Member’s Interest. Unless agreed to in writing by the Managing Member, the admission of a Member shall not result in the release of the Transferor from any Liability that the Transferor may have to each remaining Member or to the Company under this Agreement or any other Contract between the Managing Member, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and such Transferor or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand. Written notice of the admission of a Member shall be sent promptly by the Company to each remaining Member.

Section 9.4     Legend . Each certificate representing a Unit, if any, will be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.

THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER SUCH ACT.

THE TRANSFER AND VOTING OF THESE SECURITIES IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF BRIGHAM MINERALS HOLDINGS, LLC (THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES) AS IT MAY BE AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED AND/OR RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND NO TRANSFER OF THESE SECURITIES WILL BE VALID OR EFFECTIVE UNTIL SUCH CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN FULFILLED. COPIES OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED AT NO COST BY WRITTEN REQUEST MADE BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE ISSUER OF SUCH SECURITIES.”

ARTICLE X

ACCOUNTING; CERTAIN TAX MATTERS

Section 10.1     Books of Account . The Company shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, maintain true books and records of account in which full and correct entries shall be made of all its business transactions pursuant to a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP, and shall set aside on its books all such proper accruals and reserves as shall be required under GAAP.

 

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Section 10.2     Tax Elections .

 

  (a)

The Company and any eligible Subsidiary shall make an election (or continue a previously made election) pursuant to Section 754 of the Code for the taxable year of the Company that includes the date hereof and shall not thereafter revoke such election. In addition, the Company shall make the following elections on the appropriate forms or tax returns, if permitted under the Code or applicable law:

 

  (i)

to adopt the calendar year as the Company’s Fiscal Year;

 

  (ii)

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

 

  (iii)

to elect to amortize the organizational expenses of the Company as permitted by Section 709(b) of the Code;

 

  (iv)

except where the Managing Member elects to apply Section  10.5(e) , to elect out of the application of the partnership-level audit and adjustment rules of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules by making an election under Section 6226(a) of the Code, commonly known as the “push out” election, or any analogous election under state or local tax law, if applicable; and

 

  (v)

except as otherwise provided herein, any other election the Managing Member may in Good Faith deem appropriate and in the best interests of the Company.

 

  (b)

Upon request of the Managing Member, each Member shall cooperate in Good Faith with the Company in connection with the Company’s efforts to make any election pursuant to this Section  10.2 .

Section 10.3     Tax Returns; Information . The Managing Member shall arrange for the preparation and timely filing of all income and other tax and informational returns of the Company. The Managing Member shall furnish to each Member a copy of each approved return and statement, together with any schedules (including Schedule K-1) or other information that a Member may require in connection with such Member’s own tax affairs as soon as practicable (but in no event more than 75 days after the end of each Fiscal Year). The Members agree to (a) take all actions reasonably requested by the Company or the Company Representative to comply with the Partnership Tax Audit Rules, including where applicable, filing amended returns as provided in Sections 6225 or 6226 of the Code and providing confirmation thereof to the Company Representative and (b) furnish to the Company (i) all reasonably requested certificates or statements relating to the tax matters of the Company (including without limitation an affidavit of non-foreign status pursuant to Section 1446(f)(2) of the Code), and (ii) all pertinent information in its possession relating to the Company’s operations that is reasonably necessary to enable the Company’s tax returns to be prepared and timely filed.

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Company Representative prior to the date hereof) shall cooperate fully with each other and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Managing Member (or any other Person subsequently designated) to become the Company Representative with respect to any taxable period of the Company with respect to which the statute of limitations has not yet expired, including (as applicable) by filing certifications pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1(d). In acting as Company Representative, the Managing Member shall act, to the maximum extent possible, to cause income, gain, loss, deduction, credit of the Company and adjustments thereto, to be allocated or borne by the Members in the same manner as such items or adjustments would have been borne if the Company could have effectively made an election under Section 6221(b) of the Code (commonly known as the “election out”) or similar state or local provision with respect to the taxable period at issue. The Company Representative may retain, at the Company’s expense, such outside counsel, accountants and other professional consultants as it may reasonably deem necessary in the course of fulfilling its obligations as Company Representative.

Section 10.5     Withholding Tax Payments and Obligations .

 

  (a)

Withholding Tax Payments . Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries may withhold from distributions, allocations or portions thereof if it is required to do so by any applicable Law, and each Member hereby authorizes the Company and its Subsidiaries to withhold or pay on behalf of or with respect to such Member, any amount of U.S. federal, state or local or non-U.S. taxes that the Managing Member determines, in Good Faith, that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is required to withhold or pay with respect to any amount distributable or allocable to such Member pursuant to this Agreement.

 

  (b)

Tax Audits . To the extent that any income tax is paid by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of an audit or other proceeding with respect to such tax and the Managing Member determines, in Good Faith, that such tax relates to one or more specific Members (including any Company Level Taxes), such tax shall be treated as an amount of taxes withheld or paid with respect to such Member pursuant to this Section  10.5 . Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Section  10.5 , the payment by the Company of Company Level Taxes shall, consistent with the Partnership Tax Audit Rules, be treated as the payment of a Company obligation and shall be treated as paid with respect to a Member to the extent the deduction with respect to such payment is allocated to such Member pursuant to Section  5.2(k) and such payment shall not be treated as a withholding from distributions, allocations or portions thereof with respect to a Member.

 

  (c)

Tax Contribution and Indemnity Obligation . Any amounts withheld or paid with respect to a Member pursuant to Section  10.5(a) or (b)  shall be offset against any distributions to which such Member is entitled concurrently with such withholding or payment (a “ Tax Offset ”); provided that the amount of any distribution subject to a Tax Offset shall be treated as having been distributed to such Member pursuant to Section  6.1 , Section  6.2(a)(ii) or Section  11.3(b)(iii) at the time such Tax Offset is made. To the extent that (i) there is a payment of Company Level Taxes relating to a Member or (ii) the amount of such Tax Offset

 

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  exceeds the distributions to which such Member is entitled during the same Fiscal Year as such withholding or payment (“ Excess Tax Amount ”), the amount of such (i) Company Level Taxes or (ii) Excess Tax Amount, as applicable, shall, upon notification to such Member by the Managing Member, give rise to an obligation of such Member to make a capital contribution to the Company (a “ Tax Contribution Obligation ”), which Tax Contribution Obligation shall be immediately due and payable. In the event a Member defaults with respect to its obligation under the prior sentence, the Company shall be entitled to offset the amount of a Member’s Tax Contribution Obligation against distributions to which such Member would otherwise be subsequently entitled until the full amount of such Tax Contribution Obligation has been contributed to the Company or has been recovered through offset against distributions, and any such offset shall not reduce such Member’s Capital Account. Any contribution by a Member with respect to a Tax Contribution Obligation shall increase such Member’s Capital Account but shall not reduce the amount (if any) that a Member is otherwise obligated to contribute to the Company. Each Member hereby unconditionally and irrevocably grants to the Company a security interest in such Member’s Units to secure such Member’s obligation to pay the Company any amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Section  10.5 . Each Member shall take such actions as the Company may reasonably request in order to perfect or enforce the security interest created hereunder. Each Member hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the other Members, the Company Representative and the Managing Member from and against any liability (including any liability for Company Level Taxes) with respect to income attributable to or distributions or other payments to such Member.

 

  (d)

Continued Obligations of Former Members . Any Person who ceases to be a Member shall be deemed to be a Member solely for purposes of this Section  10.5 , and the obligations of a Member pursuant to this Section  10.5 shall survive until 30 days after the closing of the applicable statute of limitations on assessment with respect to the taxes withheld or paid by the Company or a Subsidiary that relate to the period during which such Person was actually a Member.

 

  (e)

Managing Member Discretion Regarding Recovery of Taxes . Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Managing Member may choose not to recover an amount of Company Level Taxes or other taxes withheld or paid with respect to a Member under this Section  10.5 to the extent that there are no distributions to which such Member is entitled that may be offset by such amounts, if the Managing Member determines, in its reasonable discretion, that such a decision would be in the best interests of the Members (e.g., where the cost of recovering the amount of taxes withheld or paid with respect to such Member is not justified in light of the amount that may be recovered from such Member).

 

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ARTICLE XI

DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION

Section 11.1     Liquidating Events . The Company shall dissolve and commence winding up and liquidating upon the first to occur of the following (each, a “ Liquidating Event ”):

 

  (a)

The sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; and

 

  (b)

The determination of (i) the Managing Member and (ii) if at such time the Members (other than any member of the PubCo Holdings Group) beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than 2.5% of the then-outstanding Units, the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding Units held by Members other than the PubCo Holdings Group, to dissolve, wind up and liquidate the Company; provided that no such Liquidating Event shall be consummated until at least [5] Business Days after written notice is provided to the Members that such determination has been made in accordance with the foregoing, and, for the avoidance of doubt, any Member, including any Member not consenting to such determination, shall have the right to file a Redemption Notice prior to the consummation of such Liquidating Event.

The Members hereby agree that the Company shall not dissolve prior to the occurrence of a Liquidating Event and that no Member shall seek a dissolution of the Company, under Section 18-802 of the Act or otherwise, other than based on the matters set forth in clauses (a) and (b) above. If it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Company has dissolved prior to the occurrence of a Liquidating Event, the Members hereby agree to continue the business of the Company without a winding up or liquidation. In the event of a dissolution pursuant to Section  11.1(b) , the relative economic rights of each class of Units immediately prior to such dissolution shall be preserved to the greatest extent practicable with respect to distributions made to Members pursuant to Section  11.3 in connection with such dissolution, taking into consideration tax and other legal constraints that may adversely affect one or more parties to such dissolution and subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, unless, with respect to any class of Units, holders of a majority of the Units of such class consent in writing to a treatment other than as described above.

Section 11.2     Bankruptcy . For purposes of this Agreement, the “bankruptcy” of a Member shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (a) any Governmental Entity shall take possession of any substantial part of the property of that Member or shall assume control over the affairs or operations thereof, or a receiver or trustee shall be appointed, or a writ, order, attachment or garnishment shall be issued with respect to any substantial part thereof, and such possession, assumption of control, appointment, writ or order shall continue for a period of 90 consecutive days; or (b) a Member shall admit in writing of its inability to pay its debts when due, or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or apply for or consent to the appointment of any receiver, trustee or similar officer or for all or any substantial part of its property; or shall institute (by petition, application, answer, consent or otherwise) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debts, dissolution,

 

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liquidation or similar proceeding under the Laws of any jurisdiction; or (c) a receiver, trustee or similar officer shall be appointed for such Member or with respect to all or any substantial part of its property without the application or consent of that Member, and such appointment shall continue undischarged or unstayed for a period of 90 consecutive days or any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangements, readjustment of debt, dissolution, liquidation or similar proceedings shall be instituted (by petition, application or otherwise) against that Member and shall remain undismissed for a period of 90 consecutive days.

Section 11.3     Procedure .

 

  (a)

In the event of the dissolution of the Company for any reason, the Members shall commence to wind up the affairs of the Company and to liquidate the Company’s investments; provided that if a Member is in bankruptcy or dissolved, another Member, who shall be the Managing Member (“ Winding-Up Member ”) shall commence to wind up the affairs of the Company and, subject to Section  11.4(a) , such Winding-Up Member shall have full right and unlimited discretion to determine in Good Faith the time, manner and terms of any sale or sales of the Property or other assets pursuant to such liquidation, having due regard to the activity and condition of the relevant market and general financial and economic conditions. The Members shall continue to share profits, losses and distributions during the period of liquidation in the same manner and proportion as though the Company had not dissolved. The Company shall engage in no further business except as may be necessary, in the reasonable discretion of the Managing Member or the Winding-Up Member, as applicable, to preserve the value of the Company’s assets during the period of dissolution and liquidation.

 

  (b)

Following the payment of all expenses of liquidation and the allocation of all Profits and Losses as provided in Article V , the proceeds of the liquidation and any other funds of the Company shall be distributed in the following order of priority:

 

  (i)

First , to the payment and discharge of all of the Company’s debts and Liabilities to creditors (whether third parties or Members), in the order of priority as provided by Law, except any obligations to the Members in respect of their Capital Accounts;

 

  (ii)

Second , to set up such cash reserves that the Managing Member reasonably deems necessary for contingent or unforeseen Liabilities or future payments described in Section  11.3(b)(i) (which reserves when they become unnecessary shall be distributed in accordance with the provisions of clause (iii) below); and

 

  (iii)

Third , the balance to the Members, pro rata in accordance with the number of Units owned by each Member.

 

  (c)

No Member shall have any right to demand or receive property other than cash upon dissolution and termination of the Company.

 

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  (d)

Upon the completion of the liquidation of the Company and the distribution of all Company funds, the Company shall terminate and the Managing Member or the Winding-Up Member, as the case may be, shall have the authority to execute and record a certificate of cancellation of the Company, as well as any and all other documents required to effectuate the dissolution and termination of the Company.

Section 11.4     Rights of Members .

 

  (a)

Each Member irrevocably waives any right that it may have to maintain an action for partition with respect to the property of the Company.

 

  (b)

Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, (i) each Member shall look solely to the assets of the Company for the return of its Capital Contributions and (ii) no Member shall have priority over any other Member as to the return of its Capital Contributions, distributions or allocations.

Section 11.5     Notices of Dissolution . In the event a Liquidating Event occurs or an event occurs that would, but for the provisions of Section  11.1 , result in a dissolution of the Company, the Company shall, within 30 days thereafter, (a) provide written notice thereof to each of the Members and to all other parties with whom the Company regularly conducts business (as determined in the discretion of the Managing Member), and (b) comply, in a timely manner, with all filing and notice requirements under the Act or any other applicable Law.

Section 11.6     Reasonable Time for Winding Up . A reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly winding up of the business and affairs of the Company and the liquidation of its assets in order to minimize any losses that might otherwise result from such winding up.

Section 11.7     No Deficit Restoration . No Member shall be personally liable for a deficit Capital Account balance of that Member, it being expressly understood that the distribution of liquidation proceeds shall be made solely from existing Company assets.

ARTICLE XII

GENERAL

Section 12.1     Amendments; Waivers .

 

  (a)

The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be waived, modified or amended (including by means of merger, consolidation or other business combination to which the Company is a party) with the approval of (y) the Managing Member and (z) if at such time the Members (other than any member of the PubCo Holdings Group) beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than 5.0% of the then-outstanding Units, the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding Units held by Members other than the PubCo Holdings Group; provided that no waiver, modification or amendment shall be effective until at least [5] Business Days after written notice is provided to the Members that the requisite consent has been obtained for such waiver, modification or amendment, and, for the avoidance of doubt, any Member, including any Member not providing written consent, shall

 

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  have the right to file a Redemption Notice prior to the effectiveness of such waiver, modification or amendment; provided , further , that no amendment to this Agreement may:

 

  (i)

modify the limited liability of any Member, or increase the liabilities or obligations of any Member, in each case, without the consent of each such affected Member;

 

  (ii)

materially alter or change any rights, preferences or privileges of any Interests in a manner that is different or prejudicial relative to any other Interests, without the approval of a majority in interest of the Members holding the Interests affected in such a different or prejudicial manner; or

 

  (iii)

materially alter or change any rights, preferences or privileges of any Sponsor in its capacity as a holder of Interests or otherwise under this Agreement in a manner that is different or prejudicial relative to any other Sponsor or other holder of Interests, without the approval of each such Sponsor so affected in a different or prejudicial manner.

 

  (b)

Notwithstanding the foregoing clause (a), the Managing Member, acting alone, may amend this Agreement, including Exhibit  A , (i) to reflect the admission of new Members, as provided by the terms of this Agreement, (ii) to the minimum extent necessary to comply with or administer in an equitable manner the Partnership Tax Audit Rules in any manner determined by the Managing Member, and (iii) as necessary to avoid the Company being classified as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704(b) of the Code.

 

  (c)

No waiver of any provision or default under, nor consent to any exception to, the terms of this Agreement or any agreement contemplated hereby shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the party to be bound and then only to the specific purpose, extent and instance so provided.

Section 12.2     Further Assurances . Each party agrees that it will from time to time, upon the reasonable request of another party, execute such documents and instruments and take such further action as may be required to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement.

Section 12.3     Successors and Assigns . All of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon the parties and their respective successors and assigns, but shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the successors and assigns of any Member only to the extent that they are permitted successors and assigns pursuant to the terms hereof. No party may assign its rights hereunder except as herein expressly permitted.

Section 12.4     Certain Representations by Members . Each Member, by executing this Agreement and becoming a Member, whether by making a Capital Contribution, by admission in connection with a permitted Transfer or otherwise, represents and warrants to the Company and the Managing Member, as of the date of its admission as a Member, that such Member (or, if such Member is disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Member’s regarded owner for such purposes) is either: (i) not a partnership, grantor trust or Subchapter S corporation

 

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for U.S. federal income tax purposes (e.g., an individual or Subchapter C corporation), or (ii) is a partnership, grantor trust or Subchapter S corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but (A) permitting the Company to satisfy the 100-partner limitation set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(1)(ii) is not a principal purpose of any beneficial owner of such Member in investing in the Company through such Member, (B) such Member was formed for business purposes prior to or in connection with the investment by such Member in the Company or for estate planning purposes, and (C) no beneficial owner of such Member has a redemption or similar right with respect to such Member that is intended to correlate to such Member’s right to Redemption pursuant to Section  4.6 .

Section 12.5     Entire Agreement . This Agreement, together with all Exhibits and Schedules hereto and all other agreements referenced therein and herein, constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the parties and there are no warranties, representations or other agreements between the parties in connection with the subject matter hereof except as specifically set forth herein and therein.

Section 12.6     Rights of Members Independent . The rights available to the Members under this Agreement and at Law shall be deemed to be several and not dependent on each other and each such right accordingly shall be construed as complete in itself and not by reference to any other such right. Any one or more and/or any combination of such rights may be exercised by a Member and/or the Company from time to time and no such exercise shall exhaust the rights or preclude another Member from exercising any one or more of such rights or combination thereof from time to time thereafter or simultaneously.

Section 12.7     Governing Law . This Agreement, the legal relations between the parties and any Action, whether contractual or non-contractual, instituted by any party with respect to matters arising under or growing out of or in connection with or in respect of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and performed in such State and without regard to conflicts of law doctrines.

Section 12.8     Jurisdiction and Venue . The parties hereto hereby agree and consent to be subject to the jurisdiction of any federal court of the District of Delaware or the Delaware Court of Chancery over any action, suit or proceeding (a “ Legal Action ”) arising out of or in connection with this Agreement. The parties hereto irrevocably waive the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such Legal Action. Each of the parties hereto further irrevocably consents to the service of process out of any of the aforementioned courts in any such Legal Action by the mailing of copies thereof by registered mail, postage prepaid, to such party at its address set forth in this Agreement, such service of process to be effective upon acknowledgment of receipt of such registered mail. Nothing in this Section  12.8 shall affect the right of any party hereto to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law.

Section 12.9     Headings . The descriptive headings of the Articles, Sections and subsections of this Agreement are for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.

 

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Section 12.10     Counterparts . This Agreement and any amendment hereto or any other agreement (or document) delivered pursuant hereto may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different parties in separate counterparts any may delivered by email or other electronic means. All of such counterparts shall constitute one and the same agreement (or other document) and shall become effective (unless otherwise provided therein) when one or more counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party.

Section 12.11     Notices . Any notice or other communication hereunder must be given in writing and (a) delivered in person, (b) transmitted by facsimile, by telecommunications mechanism or electronically or (c) mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, receipt requested as follows:

If to the Company or the Managing Member, addressed to it at:

Brigham Minerals Holdings, LLC

5914 Courtyard Drive, Suite 100

Austin, TX 78730

Attention: Blake Williams, CFO

Email: bwilliams@brighamminerals.net

With copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

1001 Fannin, Suite 2500

Houston, TX 77002

Attention: Douglas E. McWilliams or Thomas G. Zentner

Email: dmcwilliams@velaw.com and tzentner@velaw.com

or to such other address or to such other Person as either party shall have last designated by such notice to the other parties. Each such notice or other communication shall be effective (i) if given by telecommunication or electronically, when transmitted to the applicable number or email address so specified in (or pursuant to) this Section  12.11 and an appropriate answerback is received or, if transmitted after 4:00 p.m. local time on a Business Day in the jurisdiction to which such notice is sent or at any time on a day that is not a Business Day in the jurisdiction to which such notice is sent, then on the immediately following Business Day, (ii) if given by mail, on the first Business Day in the jurisdiction to which such notice is sent following the date three days after such communication is deposited in the mails with first class postage prepaid, addressed as aforesaid or (iii) if given by any other means, on the Business Day when actually received at such address or, if not received on a Business Day, on the Business Day immediately following such actual receipt.

Section 12.12     Representation By Counsel; Interpretation . The parties acknowledge that each party to this Agreement has been represented by counsel in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Accordingly, any rule of Law, or any legal decision that would require interpretation of any claimed ambiguities in this Agreement against the party that drafted it has no application and is expressly waived.

 

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Section 12.13     Severability . If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by any Governmental Entity, the remaining provisions of this Agreement, to the extent permitted by Law shall remain in full force and effect, provided that the essential terms and conditions of this Agreement for all parties remain valid, binding and enforceable.

Section 12.14     Expenses . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each party shall bear its own expenses in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 12.15     Waiver of Jury Trial . EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE MEMBERS, THE MANAGING MEMBER AND ANY INDEMNITEES SEEKING REMEDIES HEREUNDER HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED ON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE.

Section 12.16     No Third Party Beneficiaries . Except as expressly provided in Sections  7.4 , nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, any rights or remedies under this Agreement or otherwise create any third party beneficiary hereto.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , each of the parties hereto has caused this Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

COMPANY :
BRIGHAM MINERALS HOLDINGS, LLC
By:  

                                          

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

S IGNATURE P AGE TO

A MENDED AND R ESTATED L IMITED L IABILITY C OMPANY A GREEMENT OF

B RIGHAM M INERALS H OLDINGS , LLC


MANAGING MEMBER :
WARBURG PINCUS ENERGY (E&P) (BRIGHAM) LLC
By:  

                                          

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

S IGNATURE P AGE TO

A MENDED AND R ESTATED L IMITED L IABILITY C OMPANY A GREEMENT OF

B RIGHAM M INERALS H OLDINGS , LLC


PUBCO :
BRIGHAM MINERALS, INC.
By:  

                     

Name:  

                     

Title:  

                     

 

S IGNATURE P AGE TO

A MENDED AND R ESTATED L IMITED L IABILITY C OMPANY A GREEMENT OF

B RIGHAM M INERALS H OLDINGS , LLC


MEMBERS :
[●]  
By:  

                     

Name:  
Title:  

 

S IGNATURE P AGE TO

A MENDED AND R ESTATED L IMITED L IABILITY C OMPANY A GREEMENT OF

B RIGHAM M INERALS H OLDINGS , LLC


EXHIBIT A

 

Member
Brigham Minerals, Inc.
[●]
[●]
[●]
[●]
[●]

 

A-1

Exhibit 10.6

BRIGHAM MINERALS, INC.

2019 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Brigham Minerals, Inc. 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the “ Plan ”), Brigham Minerals, Inc. (the “ Company ”) hereby grants to the individual listed below (“ you ” or the “ Participant ”) the number of Restricted Stock Units (the “ RSUs ”) set forth below. This award of RSUs (this “ Award ”) is subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Agreement ”) and the Plan, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.

 

Participant:                           
Date of Grant:                           
Total Number of Restricted Stock Units:                           
Vesting Commencement Date:                           
Vesting Schedule:    Except as expressly provided in Section 3 of the Agreement, the Plan and the other terms and conditions set forth herein, the RSUs shall vest according to the following schedule, so long as you remain continuously employed by the Company or an Affiliate from the Date of Grant through each vesting date set forth below:
    

Vesting Date

  

Portion of RSUs

that Vest

     
     
     

By your signature below, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Agreement and this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice (this “ Grant Notice ”). You acknowledge that you have reviewed the Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice in their entirety and fully understand all provisions of the Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice. You hereby agree to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee regarding any questions or determinations that arise under the Agreement, the Plan or this Grant Notice. This Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts (including portable document format (.pdf) and facsimile counterparts), each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company has caused this Grant Notice to be executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized, and the Participant has executed this Grant Notice, effective for all purposes as provided above.

 

COMPANY
Brigham Minerals, Inc.
By:  

                                                          

Name:  
Its:  
PARTICIPANT

 

Name:  

S IGNATURE P AGE TO

R ESTRICTED S TOCK U NIT G RANT N OTICE


EXHIBIT A

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (together with the Grant Notice to which this Agreement is attached, this “ Agreement ”) is made as of the Date of Grant set forth in the Grant Notice to which this Agreement is attached by and between Brigham Minerals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and                      (the “ Participant ”). Capitalized terms used but not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan or the Grant Notice.

1.     Award . In consideration of the Participant’s past and/or continued employment with, or service to, the Company or its Affiliates and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, effective as of the Date of Grant set forth in the Grant Notice (the “ Date of Grant ”), the Company hereby grants to the Participant the number of RSUs set forth in the Grant Notice on the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference as a part of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control. To the extent vested, each RSU represents the right to receive one share of Stock, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan. Unless and until the RSUs have become vested in accordance with this Agreement, the Participant will have no right to receive any Stock or other payments in respect of the RSUs, except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Plan or this Agreement (including Section  9(b) ). Prior to settlement of this Award, the RSUs and this Award represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable only from the general assets of the Company.

2.     Vesting of RSUs . Except as otherwise set forth in Section  3 , the RSUs shall vest in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in the Grant Notice. Unless and until the RSUs have vested in accordance with such vesting schedule, the Participant will have no right to receive any dividends or other distribution with respect to the RSUs.

3.     Effect of Termination of Employment or Service; Change in Control .

(a)     Termination of Employment or Service Relationship due to Death, Disability or Retirement . Upon the termination of the Participant’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or an Affiliate (A) due to the Participant’s “Disability” (as defined below) or death or (B) due to an officer or employee Participant’s “Retirement” (as defined below), the following number of unvested RSUs shall immediately become fully vested as of the date of termination:                     .

(b)     Termination of Employment or Service Relationship by the Company other than for Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason . Upon the termination of the Participant’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or an Affiliate (A) by the Company or such Affiliate without “Cause” (as defined below) or (B) in the case of a Participant that is an officer or employee of the Company, by the Participant for “Good Reason” (as defined below), in each case, then, provided that the Participant executes within the time provided to do so (and does not revoke within any time provided to do so) a release of all claims in a form acceptable to the Committee, the following number of unvested RSUs shall immediately become fully vested as of the date of termination:                         .

 

Exhibit A-1


(c)     Other Termination of Employment or Service . Except as otherwise provided in Section  3(a) or 3(b) , in the event of the termination of the Participant’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or an Affiliate for any reason, any unvested RSUs (and all rights arising from such RSUs and from being a holder thereof) will terminate automatically as of the date of termination without any further action by the Company and will be forfeited without further notice and at no cost to the Company.

(d)     Change in Control . Upon the consummation of a Change in Control on or before the termination of the Participant’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or an Affiliate for any reason, the following number of unvested RSUs shall immediately become fully vested as of the date of such Change in Control and shall be eligible for settlement in accordance with Section  4 :                     .

(e)     Certain Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below:

(i)    “ Cause ” means “cause” (or a term of like import) as defined under the Participant’s employment, consulting and/or severance agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, as in effect as of the Date of Grant, or, in the absence of such an agreement or definition, shall mean a determination by the Company in its sole discretion that the Participant has: (i) engaged in gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of the Participant’s duties with respect to the Company or an Affiliate, (ii) materially breached any material provision of any written agreement between the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate or corporate policy or code of conduct established by the Company or an Affiliate and applicable to the Participant; (iii) willfully engaged in conduct that is materially injurious to the Company or an Affiliate; or (iv) been convicted of, pleaded no contest to or received adjudicated probation or deferred adjudication in connection with, a felony involving fraud, dishonestly or moral turpitude (or a crime of similar import in a foreign jurisdiction).

(ii)    “ Disability ” means “disability” (or a term of like import) as defined under the Participant’s employment, consulting and/or severance agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, as in effect as of the Date of Grant, or, in the absence of such an agreement or definition, shall mean the Participant’s inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity (i) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, (ii) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three months under an accident and health plan covering the Participant or (iii) as deemed by the Company if the Participant is determined to be disabled in accordance with a disability insurance program, provided that the definition of “disability” applied under such program complies with the requirements of Code Section 409A.

(iii)    “ Good Reason ” means “good reason” (or a term of like import) as defined under the Participant’s employment, consulting and/or severance agreement with the

 

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Company or an Affiliate, as in effect as of the Date of Grant, or, in the absence of such an agreement or definition, shall mean (i) a material diminution in the Participant’s base salary or (ii) the relocation of the geographic location of the Participant’s principal place of employment by more than 50 miles from the location of the Participant’s principal place of employment as of the Date of Grant; provided that, in the case of the Participant’s assertion of Good Reason, (A) the condition described in the foregoing clauses must have arisen without the Participant’s consent; (B) the Participant must provide written notice to the Company of such condition in accordance with this Agreement within 45 days of the initial existence of the condition; (C) the condition specified in such notice must remain uncorrected for 30 days after receipt of such notice by the Company; and (D) the date of termination of the Participant’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or an Affiliate must occur within 90 days after such notice is received by the Company.

(iv)     “ Retirement ” means “retirement” (or a term of like import) as defined under the Participant’s employment, consulting and/or severance agreement with the Company or an Affiliate or, in the absence of such an agreement or definition, shall mean the termination of the Participant’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or an Affiliate due to the Participant’s voluntary resignation on or after attaining age 55 and completing 10 or more full years of service with the Company (or any predecessor) or an Affiliate.

4.     Settlement of RSUs . As soon as administratively practicable following the vesting of RSUs pursuant to Section  2 or 3 , but in no event later than      days after such vesting date, the Company shall deliver to the Participant a number of shares of Stock equal to the number of RSUs subject to this Award. All shares of Stock issued hereunder shall be delivered either by delivering one or more certificates for such shares to the Participant or by entering such shares in book-entry form, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The value of shares of Stock shall not bear any interest owing to the passage of time. Neither this Section  4 nor any action taken pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement shall be construed to create a trust or a funded or secured obligation of any kind.

5.     Tax Withholding . To the extent that the receipt, attainment of retirement age, vesting or settlement of this Award results in compensation income or wages to the Participant for federal, state, local and/or foreign tax purposes, the Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of obligations for the payment of withholding taxes and other tax obligations relating to this Award, which arrangements include the delivery of cash or cash equivalents, Stock (including previously owned Stock, net settlement, net early settlement, a broker-assisted sale, or other cashless withholding or reduction of the amount of shares otherwise issuable or delivered pursuant to this Award), other property, or any other legal consideration the Committee deems appropriate. If such tax obligations are satisfied through net settlement, net early settlement or the surrender of previously owned Stock, the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be so withheld (or surrendered) shall be the number of shares of Stock that have an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of withholding or surrender equal to the aggregate amount of such tax liabilities determined based on the greatest withholding rates for federal, state, local and/or foreign tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that may be utilized without creating adverse accounting treatment for the Company with respect to this Award, as determined by the Committee. The Participant acknowledges that there may be adverse tax

 

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consequences upon the receipt, vesting or settlement of this Award or disposition of the underlying shares and that the Participant has been advised, and hereby is advised, to consult a tax advisor. The Participant represents that he is in no manner relying on the Board, the Committee, the Company or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective managers, directors, officers, employees or authorized representatives (including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers, lenders, prospective lenders and financial representatives) for tax advice or an assessment of such tax consequences.

6.     Non-Transferability . During the lifetime of the Participant, the RSUs may not be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, unless and until the shares of Stock underlying the RSUs have been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such shares have lapsed. Neither the RSUs nor any interest or right therein shall be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of the Participant or his or her successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means, whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempted disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no effect, except to the extent that such disposition is permitted by the preceding sentence.

7.     Compliance with Applicable Law . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the issuance of shares of Stock hereunder will be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of applicable law with respect to such securities and with the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. No shares of Stock will be issued hereunder if such issuance would constitute a violation of any applicable law or regulation or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, shares of Stock will not be issued hereunder unless (a) a registration statement under the Securities Act is in effect at the time of such issuance with respect to the shares to be issued or (b) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares to be issued are permitted to be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company’s legal counsel to be necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of any shares of Stock hereunder will relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue such shares as to which such requisite authority has not been obtained. As a condition to any issuance of Stock hereunder, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any requirements that may be necessary or appropriate to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect to such compliance as may be requested by the Company.

8.     Legends . If a stock certificate is issued with respect to shares of Stock delivered hereunder, such certificate shall bear such legend or legends as the Committee deems appropriate in order to reflect the restrictions set forth in this Agreement and to ensure compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any applicable laws or the requirements of any stock exchange on which the Stock is then listed. If the shares of Stock issued hereunder are held in book-entry form, then such entry will reflect that the shares are subject to the restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

 

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9.     Rights as a Stockholder; Dividend Equivalents .

(a)    The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares of Stock that may become deliverable hereunder unless and until the Participant has become the holder of record of such shares of Stock, and no adjustments shall be made for dividends in cash or other property, distributions or other rights in respect of any such shares of Stock, except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Plan or this Agreement (including Section  9(b) ).

(b)    Each RSU subject to this Award is hereby granted in tandem with a corresponding dividend equivalent (“ DER ”), which DER shall remain outstanding from the Date of Grant until the earlier of the settlement or forfeiture of the RSU to which the DER corresponds. Each vested DER entitles the Participant to receive payments, subject to and in accordance with this Agreement, in an amount equal to any dividends paid by the Company in respect of the share of Stock underlying the RSU to which such DER relates. The Company shall establish, with respect to each RSU, a separate DER bookkeeping account for such RSU (a “ DER Account ”), which shall be credited (without interest) on the applicable dividend payment dates with an amount equal to any dividends paid during the period that such RSU remains outstanding with respect to the share of Stock underlying the RSU to which such DER relates. Upon the vesting of an RSU, the DER (and the DER Account) with respect to such vested RSU shall also become vested. Similarly, upon the forfeiture of a RSU, the DER (and the DER Account) with respect to such forfeited RSU shall also be forfeited. DERs shall not entitle the Participant to any payments relating to dividends paid after the earlier to occur of the date that the applicable RSU is settled in accordance with Section  4 or the forfeiture of the RSU underlying such DER. Payments with respect to vested DERs shall be made as soon as practicable, and within      days, after the date that such DER vests. The Participant shall not be entitled to receive any interest with respect to the payment of DERs.

10.     Execution of Receipts and Releases . Any issuance or transfer of shares of Stock or other property to the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative, heir, legatee or distributee, in accordance with this Agreement shall be in full satisfaction of all claims of such person hereunder. As a condition precedent to such payment or issuance, the Company may require the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative, heir, legatee or distributee to execute (and not revoke within any time provided to do so) a release and receipt therefor in such form as it shall determine appropriate; provided, however, that any review period under such release will not modify the date of settlement with respect to vested RSUs.

11.     No Right to Continued Employment, Service or Awards . Nothing in the adoption of the Plan, nor the award of the RSUs thereunder pursuant to the Grant Notice and this Agreement, shall confer upon the Participant the right to continued employment by, or a continued service relationship with, the Company or any Affiliate, or any other entity, or affect in any way the right of the Company or any such Affiliate, or any other entity to terminate such employment or other service relationship at any time. The grant of the RSUs is a one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive a grant of Awards or benefits in lieu of Awards in the future. Any future Awards will be granted at the sole discretion of the Company.

 

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12.     Notices . Notices hereunder shall be mailed or delivered to the Company at its principal place of business and shall be mailed or delivered to the Participant at the address on file with the Company or, in either case, at such other address as one party may subsequently furnish to the other party in writing. Any notice that is delivered personally or by overnight courier or telecopier in the manner provided herein shall be deemed to have been duly given to the Participant when it is mailed by the Company or, if such notice is not mailed to the Participant, upon receipt by the Participant. Any notice that is addressed and mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been given to the party to whom it is addressed at the close of business, local time of the recipient, on the fourth day after the day it is so placed in the mail.

13.     Consent to Electronic Delivery; Electronic Signature . In lieu of receiving documents in paper format, the Participant agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to accept electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may be required to deliver (including, but not limited to, prospectuses, prospectus supplements, grant or award notifications and agreements, account statements, annual and quarterly reports and all other forms of communications) in connection with this and any other Award made or offered by the Company. Electronic delivery may be via a Company electronic mail system or by reference to a location on a Company intranet to which the Participant has access. The Participant hereby consents to any and all procedures the Company has established or may establish for an electronic signature system for delivery and acceptance of any such documents that the Company may be required to deliver, and agrees that his or her electronic signature is the same as, and shall have the same force and effect as, his or her manual signature.

14.     Agreement to Furnish Information . The Participant agrees to furnish to the Company all information requested by the Company to enable it to comply with any reporting or other requirement imposed upon the Company by or under any applicable statute or regulation.

15.     Entire Agreement; Amendment . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof, and contains all the covenants, promises, representations, warranties and agreements between the parties with respect to the RSUs granted hereby; provided¸ however, that the terms of this Agreement shall not modify and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any employment, consulting and/or severance agreement between the Company (or an Affiliate or other entity) and the Participant in effect as of the date a determination is to be made under this Agreement. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, except as provided therein, all prior understandings and agreements, if any, among the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof are hereby null and void and of no further force and effect. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend this Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the Plan; provided, however, that except as otherwise provided in the Plan or this Agreement, any such amendment that materially reduces the rights of the Participant shall be effective only if it is in writing and signed by both the Participant and an authorized officer of the Company.

 

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16.     Severability and Waiver . If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, then the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Waiver by any party of any breach of this Agreement or failure to exercise any right hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other breach or right. The failure of any party to take action by reason of such breach or to exercise any such right shall not deprive the party of the right to take action at any time while or after such breach or condition giving rise to such rights continues.

17.     Clawback . Notwithstanding any provision in the Grant Notice, this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, to the extent required by (a) applicable law, including, without limitation, the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, any Securities and Exchange Commission rule or any applicable securities exchange listing standards and/or (b) any policy that may be adopted or amended by the Board from time to time, all shares of Stock issued hereunder shall be subject to forfeiture, repurchase, recoupment and/or cancellation to the extent necessary to comply with such law(s) and/or policy.

18.     Governing Law . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED THEREIN, EXCLUSIVE OF THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS OF DELAWARE LAW.

19.     Successors and Assigns . The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement without the Participant’s consent. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein and in the Plan, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s beneficiaries, executors, administrators and the person(s) to whom the RSUs may be transferred by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

20.     Headings . Headings are for convenience only and are not deemed to be part of this Agreement.

21.     Counterparts . The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of the Grant Notice by facsimile or portable document format (.pdf) attachment to electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of the Grant Notice.

22.     Section 409A . Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Plan to the contrary, the RSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement are intended to comply with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules or an exemption therefrom and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. To the extent that the Committee determines that the RSUs do not qualify for an exemption from the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, then, if the Participant is deemed to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, as determined by the Committee, at a time when the Participant becomes eligible for settlement of the RSUs upon his “separation from service” within the

 

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meaning of the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, then to the extent necessary to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, such settlement will be delayed until the earlier of: (a) the date that is six months following the Participant’s separation from service and (b) the Participant’s death. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and its Affiliates make no representations that the RSUs provided under this Agreement are exempt from or compliant with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules and in no event shall the Company or any Affiliate be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Participant on account of non-compliance with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules.

 

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Exhibit 10.7

BRIGHAM MINERALS, INC.

2019 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

FORM OF PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Brigham Minerals, Inc. 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the “ Plan ”), Brigham Minerals, Inc. (the “ Company ”) hereby grants to the individual listed below (“ you ” or the “ Participant ”) the number of restricted stock units subject to performance-based vesting (the “ PSUs ”) set forth below. This award of PSUs (this “ Award ”) is subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Performance Stock Unit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Agreement ”) and the Plan, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.

 

Participant:                        
Date of Grant:                        
Award Type and Description:   

Award of Restricted Stock Units subject to performance-based vesting that is granted pursuant to Section 6(e) of the Plan. This Award represents the right to receive shares of Stock in an amount up to      % of the Target PSUs (defined below), subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Agreement.

 

Following the Committee’s certification of the level of achievement with respect to the Performance Goals (defined below), a portion of the Target PSUs ranging from      % to      % of the Target PSUs shall be deemed “ Earned PSUs .” Thereafter, your right to receive settlement of the Earned PSUs shall vest and become nonforfeitable upon your satisfaction of the continued employment or service requirements described below under “Service Requirement .

Target Number of PSUs:                         (the “ Target PSUs ”).
Performance Period:                         (the “ Performance Period Commencement Date ”) through the earlier to occur of (i)                      or (ii) the consummation of a Change in Control (as applicable, the “ Performance Period End Date ”).
Performance Goals:    The “ Performance Goals ” are based on (i) the Company’s achievement with respect to absolute total stockholder return and (ii) in the Committee’s sole discretion, the Company’s achievement with respect to relative total stockholder return, in each case, as described in Exhibit B attached hereto.


Service Requirement:    Except as expressly provided in Section 3 of the Agreement, you must remain continuously employed by, or continuously provide services to, the Company or an Affiliate, as applicable, from                      through                      to be eligible to receive settlement of any Earned PSUs.
Settlement:    Settlement of any Earned PSUs shall be made solely in shares of Stock, which shall be delivered to you in accordance with Section 4 of the Agreement.

By your signature below, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Agreement and this Performance Stock Unit Grant Notice (this “ Grant Notice ”). You acknowledge that you have reviewed the Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice in their entirety and fully understand all provisions of the Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice. You hereby agree to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee regarding any questions or determinations that arise under the Agreement, the Plan or this Grant Notice. This Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts (including portable document format (.pdf) and facsimile counterparts), each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company has caused this Grant Notice to be executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized, and the Participant has executed this Grant Notice, effective for all purposes as provided above.

 

COMPANY
Brigham Minerals, Inc.
By:  

                                                              

Name:  
Its:  
PARTICIPANT

 

Name:  

S IGNATURE P AGE TO

P ERFORMANCE S TOCK U NIT G RANT N OTICE


EXHIBIT A

PERFORMANCE STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

This Performance Stock Unit Agreement (together with the Grant Notice to which this Agreement is attached, this “ Agreement ”) is made as of the Date of Grant set forth in the Grant Notice to which this Agreement is attached by and between Brigham Minerals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and                      (the “ Participant ”). Capitalized terms used but not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan or the Grant Notice.

1.     Award . In consideration of the Participant’s past and/or continued employment with, or service to, the Company or its Affiliates and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, effective as of the Date of Grant set forth in the Grant Notice (the “ Date of Grant ”), the Company hereby grants to the Participant the target number of PSUs set forth in the Grant Notice on the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference as a part of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control. To the extent earned and vested, each PSU represents the right to receive one share of Stock, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan; provided, however, that, depending on the level of performance determined to be attained with respect to the Performance Goal, the number of shares of Stock that may be earned hereunder in respect of this Award may range from     % to     % of the Target PSUs. Unless and until the PSUs have become earned and vested in accordance with this Agreement, the Participant will have no right to receive any shares of Stock or other payments in respect of the PSUs. Prior to settlement of this Award, the PSUs and this Award represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable only from the general assets of the Company.

2.     Earning and Vesting of PSUs . Except as otherwise set forth in Section  3 , the PSUs shall become Earned PSUs based on the extent to which the Company has satisfied the Performance Goals set forth in the Grant Notice, which shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion following the end of the Performance Period as described in Exhibit B attached hereto. Any PSUs that do not become Earned PSUs shall be automatically forfeited. Once the number of Earned PSUs has been determined, the Participant must have satisfied the Service Requirement as set forth in the Grant Notice or pursuant to Section  3 in order for such Earned PSUs to vest and become nonforfeitable. Any Earned PSUs that do not vest and become nonforfeitable shall automatically be forfeited. Unless and until the PSUs have become Earned PSUs for which the Service Requirement has been satisfied in accordance with this Section  2 or Section  3 , the Participant will have no right to receive any dividends or other distribution with respect to the PSUs.

3.     Effect of Termination of Employment or Service; Change in Control .

(a)     Termination of Employment or Service Relationship due to Death, Disability or Retirement . Upon the termination of the Participant’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or an Affiliate (A) due to the Participant’s “Disability” (as defined below) or death or (B) due to the Participant’s “Retirement” (as defined below), in each case, that

 

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occurs prior to the Performance Period End Date, the Participant shall be deemed to have satisfied the Service Requirement with respect to the following number of PSUs:                     , and such PSUs shall remain outstanding and, subject to the satisfaction of the Performance Goals set forth in the Grant Notice, become Earned PSUs, which shall be eligible for settlement in accordance with Section  4 .

(b)     Termination of Employment or Service Relationship by the Company other than for Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason . Upon the termination of the Participant’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or an Affiliate (A) by the Company or such Affiliate without “Cause” (as defined below) or (B) in the case of a Participant that is an officer or employee of the Company, by the Participant for “Good Reason” (as defined below), in each case, that occurs prior to the Performance Period End Date, then, provided that the Participant executes within the time provided to do so (and does not revoke within any time provided to do so) a release of all claims in a form acceptable to the Committee, then the Participant shall be deemed to have satisfied the Service Requirement with respect to the following number of PSUs:                     , and such PSUs shall remain outstanding and, subject to the satisfaction of the Performance Goals set forth in the Grant Notice, become Earned PSUs, which shall be eligible for settlement in accordance with Section  4 .

(c)     Other Termination of Employment or Service . Except as otherwise provided in Section  3(a) or 3(b) , upon the termination of the Participant’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or an Affiliate for any reason prior to the Performance Period End Date, any PSUs that are not Earned PSUs (and all rights arising from such PSUs and from being a holder thereof) will terminate automatically without any further action by the Company and will be forfeited without further notice and at no cost to the Company.

(d)     Change in Control . Upon the consummation of a Change in Control on or before the termination of the Participant’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or an Affiliate for any reason, then the Participant shall be deemed to have satisfied the Service Requirement with respect to the following number of PSUs:                     , and such PSUs shall, subject to the satisfaction of the Performance Goals set forth in the Grant Notice, become Earned PSUs, which shall be eligible for settlement in accordance with Section  4 .

(e)     Certain Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below:

(i)    “ Cause ” means “cause” (or a term of like import) as defined under the Participant’s employment, consulting and/or severance agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, as in effect as of the Date of Grant, or, in the absence of such an agreement or definition, shall mean a determination by the Company in its sole discretion that the Participant has: (i) engaged in gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of the Participant’s duties with respect to the Company or an Affiliate, (ii) materially breached any material provision of any written agreement between the Participant and the Company or an Affiliate or corporate policy or code of conduct established by the Company or an Affiliate and applicable to the Participant; (iii) willfully engaged in conduct that is materially injurious to the Company or an Affiliate; or (iv) been convicted of, pleaded no contest to or received adjudicated probation or deferred adjudication in connection with, a felony involving fraud, dishonestly or moral turpitude (or a crime of similar import in a foreign jurisdiction).

 

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(ii)    “ Disability ” means “disability” (or a term of like import) as defined under the Participant’s employment, consulting and/or severance agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, as in effect as of the Date of Grant, or, in the absence of such an agreement or definition, shall mean the Participant’s inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity (i) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, (ii) by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than twelve (12) months, receiving income replacement benefits for a period of not less than three (3) months under an accident and health plan covering the Participant or (iii) as deemed by the Company if the Participant is determined to be disabled in accordance with a disability insurance program, provided that the definition of “disability” applied under such program complies with the requirements of Code Section 409A.

(iii)    “ Good Reason ” means “good reason” (or a term of like import) as defined under the Participant’s employment, consulting and/or severance agreement with the Company or an Affiliate, as in effect as of the Date of Grant, or, in the absence of such an agreement or definition, shall mean (i) a material diminution in the Participant’s base salary or (ii) the relocation of the geographic location of the Participant’s principal place of employment by more than 50 miles from the location of the Participant’s principal place of employment as of the Date of Grant; provided that, in the case of the Participant’s assertion of Good Reason, (A) the condition described in the foregoing clauses must have arisen without the Participant’s consent; (B) the Participant must provide written notice to the Company of such condition in accordance with this Agreement within 45 days of the initial existence of the condition; (C) the condition specified in such notice must remain uncorrected for 30 days after receipt of such notice by the Company; and (D) the date of termination of the Participant’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or an Affiliate must occur within 90 days after such notice is received by the Company.

(iv)     “ Retirement ” means “retirement” (or a term of like import) as defined under the Participant’s employment, consulting and/or severance agreement with the Company or an Affiliate or, in the absence of such an agreement or definition, shall mean the termination of the Participant’s employment or other service relationship with the Company or an Affiliate due to the Participant’s voluntary resignation on or after attaining age 55 and completing 10 or more full years of service with the Company (or any predecessor) or an Affiliate.

4.     Settlement of Earned PSUs . As soon as administratively practicable following the Performance Period End Date, but in no event later than      days thereafter, the Company shall deliver to the Participant (or the Participant’s permitted transferee, if applicable), a number of shares of Stock equal to the number of Earned PSUs; provided, however, that any fractional PSU that becomes earned hereunder shall be rounded down at the time shares of Stock are issued in settlement of such PSU. No fractional shares of Stock, nor the cash value of any fractional shares of Stock, shall be issuable or payable to the Participant pursuant to this Agreement. All shares of Stock, if any, issued hereunder shall be delivered either by delivering one or more certificates for such shares of Stock to the Participant or by entering such shares of Stock in book-entry form, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The value of shares of Stock shall not bear

 

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any interest owing to the passage of time. Neither this Section  4 nor any action taken pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement shall be construed to create a trust or a funded or secured obligation of any kind.

5.     Tax Withholding . To the extent that the receipt, attainment of retirement age, vesting or settlement of this Award results in compensation income or wages to the Participant for federal, state, local and/or foreign tax purposes, the Participant shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of obligations for the payment of withholding taxes and other tax obligations relating to this Award, which arrangements include the delivery of cash or cash equivalents, shares of Stock (including previously owned shares of Stock, net settlement, net early settlement, a broker-assisted sale, or other cashless withholding or reduction of the amount of shares of Stock otherwise issuable or delivered pursuant to this Award), other property, or any other legal consideration the Committee deems appropriate. If such tax obligations are satisfied through net settlement, net early settlement or the surrender of previously owned shares of Stock, the maximum number of shares of Stock that may be so withheld (or surrendered) shall be the number of shares of Stock that have an aggregate Fair Market Value on the date of withholding or surrender equal to the aggregate amount of such tax liabilities determined based on the greatest withholding rates for federal, state, local and/or foreign tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that may be utilized without creating adverse accounting treatment for the Company with respect to this Award, as determined by the Committee. The Participant acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon the receipt, vesting or settlement of this Award or disposition of the underlying shares of Stock and that the Participant has been advised, and hereby is advised, to consult a tax advisor. The Participant represents that the Participant is in no manner relying on the Board, the Committee, the Company or an Affiliate or any of their respective managers, directors, officers, employees or authorized representatives (including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers, lenders, prospective lenders and financial representatives) for tax advice or an assessment of such tax consequences.

6.     Non-Transferability . During the lifetime of the Participant, the PSUs may not be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, unless and until the shares of Common Stock underlying the PSUs have been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such shares have lapsed. Neither the PSUs nor any interest or right therein shall be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of the Participant or his or her successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means, whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempted disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no effect, except to the extent that such disposition is permitted by the preceding sentence.

7.     Compliance with Applicable Law . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the issuance of shares of Stock hereunder will be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of applicable law with respect to such securities and with the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the shares of Stock may then be listed. No shares of Stock will be issued hereunder if such issuance would constitute a violation of any applicable law or regulation or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the shares of Stock may then be listed. In addition, shares of Stock will not be issued

 

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hereunder unless (a) a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is in effect at the time of such issuance with respect to the shares of Stock to be issued or (b) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares of Stock to be issued are permitted to be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company’s legal counsel to be necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of any shares of Stock hereunder will relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue such shares of Stock as to which such requisite authority has not been obtained. As a condition to any issuance of shares of Stock hereunder, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any requirements that may be necessary or appropriate to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect to such compliance as may be requested by the Company.

8.     Legends . If a stock certificate is issued with respect to shares of Stock issued hereunder, such certificate shall bear such legend or legends as the Committee deems appropriate in order to reflect the restrictions set forth in this Agreement and to ensure compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any applicable laws or the requirements of any stock exchange on which the shares of Stock are then listed. If the shares of Stock issued hereunder are held in book-entry form, then such entry will reflect that the shares are subject to the restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

9.     Rights as a Stockholder; Dividend Equivalents .

(a)    The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares of Stock that may become deliverable hereunder unless and until the Participant has become the holder of record of such shares of Stock, and no adjustments shall be made for dividends in cash or other property, distributions or other rights in respect of any such shares of Stock, except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Plan or this Agreement (including Section  9(b) ).

(b)    Each PSU subject to this Award is hereby granted in tandem with a corresponding dividend equivalent (“ DER ”), which DER shall remain outstanding from the Date of Grant until the earlier of the settlement or forfeiture of the PSU to which the DER corresponds. Each vested DER entitles the Participant to receive payments, subject to and in accordance with this Agreement, in an amount equal to any dividends paid by the Company in respect of the share of Stock underlying the PSU to which such DER relates. The Company shall establish, with respect to each PSU, a separate DER bookkeeping account for such PSU (a “ DER Account ”), which shall be credited (without interest) on the applicable dividend payment dates with an amount equal to any dividends paid during the period that such PSU remains outstanding with respect to the share of Stock underlying the PSU to which such DER relates. Upon the date that the PSU becomes an Earned PSU for which the Service Requirement has been satisfied, the DER (and the DER Account) with respect to such Earned PSU shall become vested. Similarly, upon the forfeiture of a PSU, the DER (and the DER Account) with respect to such forfeited PSU shall also be forfeited. DERs shall not entitle the Participant to any payments relating to dividends paid after the earlier to occur of the date that the applicable Earned PSU is settled in accordance with Section  4 or the

 

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forfeiture of the PSU underlying such DER. Payments with respect to vested DERs shall be made as soon as practicable, and within      days, after the date that such DER vests. The Participant shall not be entitled to receive any interest with respect to the payment of DERs.

10.     Execution of Receipts and Releases . Any issuance or transfer of shares of Stock or other property to the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative, heir, legatee or distributee, in accordance with this Agreement shall be in full satisfaction of all claims of such person hereunder. As a condition precedent to such payment or issuance, the Company may require the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative, heir, legatee or distributee to execute (and not revoke within any time provided to do so) a release and receipt therefor in such form as it shall determine appropriate; provided, however, that any review period under such release will not modify the date of settlement with respect to Earned PSUs.

11.     No Right to Continued Employment, Service or Awards . Nothing in the adoption of the Plan, nor the award of the PSUs thereunder pursuant to the Grant Notice and this Agreement, shall confer upon the Participant the right to continued employment by, or a continued service relationship with, the Company or any Affiliate, or any other entity, or affect in any way the right of the Company or any such Affiliate, or any other entity to terminate such employment or other service relationship at any time. The grant of the PSUs is a one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive a grant of Awards or benefits in lieu of Awards in the future. Any future Awards will be granted at the sole discretion of the Company.

12.     Notices . Notices hereunder shall be mailed or delivered to the Company at its principal place of business and shall be mailed or delivered to the Participant at the address for the Participant indicated on the signature page to this Agreement (as such address may be updated by the Participant providing written notice to such effect to the Company). Any notice that is delivered personally or by overnight courier or telecopier in the manner provided herein shall be deemed to have been duly given to the Participant when it is mailed by the Company or, if such notice is not mailed to the Participant, upon receipt by the Participant. Any notice that is addressed and mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been given to the party to whom it is addressed at the close of business, local time of the recipient, on the fourth day after the day it is so placed in the mail.

13.     Consent to Electronic Delivery; Electronic Signature . In lieu of receiving documents in paper format, the Participant agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to accept electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may be required to deliver (including, but not limited to, prospectuses, prospectus supplements, grant or award notifications and agreements, account statements, annual and quarterly reports and all other forms of communications) in connection with this and any other Award made or offered by the Company. Electronic delivery may be via a Company electronic mail system or by reference to a location on a Company intranet to which the Participant has access. The Participant hereby consents to any and all procedures the Company has established or may establish for an electronic signature system for delivery and acceptance of any such documents that the Company may be required to deliver, and agrees that his or her electronic signature is the same as, and shall have the same force and effect as, his or her manual signature.

 

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14.     Agreement to Furnish Information . The Participant agrees to furnish to the Company all information requested by the Company to enable it to comply with any reporting or other requirement imposed upon the Company by or under any applicable statute or regulation.

15.     Entire Agreement; Amendment . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof, and contains all the covenants, promises, representations, warranties and agreements between the parties with respect to the PSUs granted hereby; provided¸ however, that the terms of this Agreement shall not modify and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of any employment, consulting and/or severance agreement between the Company (or an Affiliate or other entity) and the Participant in effect as of the date a determination is to be made under this Agreement. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, except as provided therein, all prior understandings and agreements, if any, among the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof are hereby null and void and of no further force and effect. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend this Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the Plan; provided, however, that except as otherwise provided in the Plan or this Agreement, any such amendment that materially reduces the rights of the Participant shall be effective only if it is in writing and signed by both the Participant and an authorized officer of the Company.

16.     Severability; Waiver . If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, then the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Waiver by any party of any breach of this Agreement or failure to exercise any right hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other breach or right. The failure of any party to take action by reason of such breach or to exercise any such right shall not deprive the party of the right to take action at any time while or after such breach or condition giving rise to such rights continues.

17.     Clawback . Notwithstanding any provision in the Grant Notice, this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, to the extent required by (a) applicable law, including, without limitation, the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, any Securities and Exchange Commission rule or any applicable securities exchange listing standards and/or (b) any policy that may be adopted or amended by the Board from time to time, all shares of Stock issued hereunder shall be subject to forfeiture, repurchase, recoupment and/or cancellation to the extent necessary to comply with such law(s) and/or policy.

18.     Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to the principles of conflict of laws thereof.

19.     Successors and Assigns . The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement without the Participant’s consent. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein and in the Plan, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s beneficiaries, executors, administrators and the person(s) to whom the PSUs may be transferred by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

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20.     Headings . The titles and headings of the various sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement.

21.     Counterparts . The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of the Grant Notice by facsimile or portable document format (.pdf) attachment to electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of the Grant Notice.

22.     Section 409A . Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Plan to the contrary, the PSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement are intended to comply with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules or an exemption therefrom and shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. To the extent that the Committee determines that the PSUs do not qualify for an exemption from the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, then, if the Participant is deemed to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, as determined by the Committee, at a time when the Participant becomes eligible for settlement of the PSUs upon his “separation from service” within the meaning of the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, then to the extent necessary to prevent any accelerated or additional tax under the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules, such settlement will be delayed until the earlier of: (a) the date that is six months following the Participant’s separation from service and (b) the Participant’s death. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and its Affiliates make no representations that the PSUs provided under this Agreement are exempt from or compliant with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules and in no event shall the Company or any Affiliate be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Participant on account of non-compliance with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules.

 

Exhibit A-8


EXHIBIT B

PERFORMANCE GOALS FOR PERFORMANCE STOCK UNITS

The performance goals for the PSUs shall be based on (i) the Company’s absolute total stockholder return (“ Absolute TSR ”) annualized for the Performance Period and (ii) in the Committee’s sole discretion, the relative total stockholder return (“ Relative TSR ”) ranking of the Company as compared to the Company’s Performance Peer Group during the Performance Period.

 

Exhibit B-1

Exhibit 10.8

BRIGHAM MINERALS, INC.

2019 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT NOTICE

(Directors)

Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Brigham Minerals, Inc. 2019 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time (the “ Plan ”), Brigham Minerals, Inc. (the “ Company ”) hereby grants to the individual listed below (“ you ” or the “ Participant ”) the number of Restricted Stock Units (the “ RSUs ”) set forth below. This award of RSUs (this “ Award ”) is subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Agreement ”) and the Plan, each of which is incorporated herein by reference. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan.

 

Participant:

  

                                  

       

Date of Grant:

  

 

       

Total Number of Restricted

Stock Units:

  

 

       

Vesting Commencement

Date:

  

 

       

Vesting Schedule:

   Except as expressly provided in Section 3 of the Agreement, the Plan and the other terms and conditions set forth herein, the RSUs shall vest according to the following schedule, so long as you continuously provide services to the Company from the Date of Grant through each vesting date set forth below:
           

Vesting Date

  

Portion of RSUs

that Vest

          
          
          

 

By your signature below, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan, the Agreement and this Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice (this “ Grant Notice ”). You acknowledge that you have reviewed the Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice in their entirety and fully understand all provisions of the Agreement, the Plan and this Grant Notice. You hereby agree to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the Committee regarding any questions or determinations that arise under the Agreement, the Plan or this Grant Notice. This Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts (including portable document format (.pdf) and facsimile counterparts), each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Company has caused this Grant Notice to be executed by an officer thereunto duly authorized, and the Participant has executed this Grant Notice, effective for all purposes as provided above.

 

COMPANY
Brigham Minerals, Inc.

By:

 

 

Name:

Its:

 
PARTICIPANT

 

Name:

 

S IGNATURE P AGE TO

R ESTRICTED S TOCK U NIT G RANT N OTICE


EXHIBIT A

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT

This Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (together with the Grant Notice to which this Agreement is attached, this “ Agreement ”) is made as of the Date of Grant set forth in the Grant Notice to which this Agreement is attached by and between Brigham Minerals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”), and                          (the “ Participant ”). Capitalized terms used but not specifically defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Plan or the Grant Notice.

1.     Award . In consideration of the Participant’s past and/or continued service to the Company and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, effective as of the Date of Grant set forth in the Grant Notice (the “ Date of Grant ”), the Company hereby grants to the Participant the number of RSUs set forth in the Grant Notice on the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference as a part of this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the Plan and this Agreement, the terms of the Plan shall control. To the extent vested, each RSU represents the right to receive one share of Stock, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Grant Notice, this Agreement and the Plan. Unless and until the RSUs have become vested in accordance with this Agreement, the Participant will have no right to receive any Stock or other payments in respect of the RSUs, except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Plan or this Agreement (including Section  9(b) ). Prior to settlement of this Award, the RSUs and this Award represent an unsecured obligation of the Company, payable only from the general assets of the Company.

2.     Vesting of RSUs . Except as otherwise set forth in Section  3 , the RSUs shall vest in accordance with the vesting schedule set forth in the Grant Notice. Unless and until the RSUs have vested in accordance with such vesting schedule, the Participant will have no right to receive any dividends or other distribution with respect to the RSUs.

3.     Effect of Termination of Service; Change in Control .

(a)     Termination of Service Relationship due to Disability or Death . Upon the termination of the Participant’s service relationship with the Company due to the Participant’s “Disability” (as defined below) or death, the following number of unvested RSUs shall immediately become fully vested as of the date of termination:                          .

For purposes of this Agreement, “ Disability ” means the Participant’s inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.

(b)     Other Termination of Service Relationship . Except as otherwise provided in Section  3(a) , in the event of the termination of the Participant’s service relationship with the Company for any reason, any unvested RSUs (and all rights arising from such RSUs and from being a holder thereof) will terminate automatically as of the date of termination without any further action by the Company and will be forfeited without further notice and at no cost to the Company.

 

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(c)     Change in Control . Upon the consummation of a Change in Control on or before the termination of the Participant’s service relationship with the Company for any reason, the following number of unvested RSUs shall immediately become fully vested as of the date of such Change in Control and shall be eligible for settlement in accordance with Section  4 :                          .

4.     Settlement of RSUs . As soon as administratively practicable following the vesting of RSUs pursuant to Section  2 or 3 , but in no event later than          days after such vesting date, the Company shall deliver to the Participant a number of shares of Stock equal to the number of RSUs subject to this Award. All shares of Stock issued hereunder shall be delivered either by delivering one or more certificates for such shares to the Participant or by entering such shares in book-entry form, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The value of shares of Stock shall not bear any interest owing to the passage of time. Neither this Section  4 nor any action taken pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement shall be construed to create a trust or a funded or secured obligation of any kind.

5.     Tax Consequences . The Participant acknowledges that there may be adverse tax consequences upon the receipt, vesting or settlement of this Award or disposition of the underlying shares and that the Participant has been advised, and hereby is advised, to consult a tax advisor. The Participant represents that he is in no manner relying on the Board, the Committee, the Company or any of its Affiliates or any of their respective managers, directors, officers, employees or authorized representatives (including, without limitation, attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers, lenders, prospective lenders and financial representatives) for tax advice or an assessment of such tax consequences. The Participant further agrees to indemnify and hold the Company and its Affiliates harmless for any damages, costs, expenses, taxes, judgments or other actions or amounts resulting from any actions or inactions of the Participant with respect to the tax consequences of this Award or the underlying shares.

6.     Non-Transferability . During the lifetime of the Participant, the RSUs may not be sold, pledged, assigned or transferred in any manner other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, unless and until the shares of Stock underlying the RSUs have been issued, and all restrictions applicable to such shares have lapsed. Neither the RSUs nor any interest or right therein shall be liable for the debts, contracts or engagements of the Participant or his or her successors in interest or shall be subject to disposition by transfer, alienation, anticipation, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or any other means, whether such disposition be voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law by judgment, levy, attachment, garnishment or any other legal or equitable proceedings (including bankruptcy), and any attempted disposition thereof shall be null and void and of no effect, except to the extent that such disposition is permitted by the preceding sentence.

7.     Compliance with Applicable Law . Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the issuance of shares of Stock hereunder will be subject to compliance with all applicable requirements of applicable law with respect to such securities and with the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then

 

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be listed. No shares of Stock will be issued hereunder if such issuance would constitute a violation of any applicable law or regulation or the requirements of any stock exchange or market system upon which the Stock may then be listed. In addition, shares of Stock will not be issued hereunder unless (a) a registration statement under the Securities Act is in effect at the time of such issuance with respect to the shares to be issued or (b) in the opinion of legal counsel to the Company, the shares to be issued are permitted to be issued in accordance with the terms of an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The inability of the Company to obtain from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority, if any, deemed by the Company’s legal counsel to be necessary for the lawful issuance and sale of any shares of Stock hereunder will relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue such shares as to which such requisite authority has not been obtained. As a condition to any issuance of Stock hereunder, the Company may require the Participant to satisfy any requirements that may be necessary or appropriate to evidence compliance with any applicable law or regulation and to make any representation or warranty with respect to such compliance as may be requested by the Company.

8.     Legends . If a stock certificate is issued with respect to shares of Stock delivered hereunder, such certificate shall bear such legend or legends as the Committee deems appropriate in order to reflect the restrictions set forth in this Agreement and to ensure compliance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any applicable laws or the requirements of any stock exchange on which the Stock is then listed. If the shares of Stock issued hereunder are held in book-entry form, then such entry will reflect that the shares are subject to the restrictions set forth in this Agreement.

9.     Rights as a Stockholder; Dividend Equivalents .

(a)    The Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to any shares of Stock that may become deliverable hereunder unless and until the Participant has become the holder of record of such shares of Stock, and no adjustments shall be made for dividends in cash or other property, distributions or other rights in respect of any such shares of Stock, except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Plan or this Agreement (including Section  9(b) ).

(b)    Each RSU subject to this Award is hereby granted in tandem with a corresponding dividend equivalent (“ DER ”), which DER shall remain outstanding from the Date of Grant until the earlier of the settlement or forfeiture of the RSU to which the DER corresponds. Each vested DER entitles the Participant to receive payments, subject to and in accordance with this Agreement, in an amount equal to any dividends paid by the Company in respect of the share of Stock underlying the RSU to which such DER relates. The Company shall establish, with respect to each RSU, a separate DER bookkeeping account for such RSU (a “ DER Account ”), which shall be credited (without interest) on the applicable dividend payment dates with an amount equal to any dividends paid during the period that such RSU remains outstanding with respect to the share of Stock underlying the RSU to which such DER relates. Upon the vesting of an RSU, the DER (and the DER Account) with respect to such vested RSU shall also become vested. Similarly, upon the forfeiture of a RSU, the DER (and the DER Account) with respect to such forfeited RSU shall also be forfeited. DERs shall not entitle the

 

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Participant to any payments relating to dividends paid after the earlier to occur of the date that the applicable RSU is settled in accordance with Section  4 or the forfeiture of the RSU underlying such DER. Payments with respect to vested DERs shall be made as soon as practicable, and within          days, after the date that such DER vests. The Participant shall not be entitled to receive any interest with respect to the payment of DERs.

10.     Execution of Receipts and Releases . Any issuance or transfer of shares of Stock or other property to the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative, heir, legatee or distributee, in accordance with this Agreement shall be in full satisfaction of all claims of such person hereunder. As a condition precedent to such payment or issuance, the Company may require the Participant or the Participant’s legal representative, heir, legatee or distributee to execute (and not revoke within any time provided to do so) a release and receipt therefor in such form as it shall determine appropriate; provided, however, that any review period under such release will not modify the date of settlement with respect to vested RSUs.

11.     No Right to Continued Service or Awards . Nothing in the adoption of the Plan, nor the award of the RSUs thereunder pursuant to the Grant Notice and this Agreement, shall confer upon the Participant the right to a continued service relationship with the Company or affect in any way the right of the Company to terminate such service relationship at any time. The grant of the RSUs is a one-time benefit and does not create any contractual or other right to receive a grant of Awards or benefits in lieu of Awards in the future. Any future Awards will be granted at the sole discretion of the Company.

12.     Notices . Notices hereunder shall be mailed or delivered to the Company at its principal place of business and shall be mailed or delivered to the Participant at the address on file with the Company or, in either case, at such other address as one party may subsequently furnish to the other party in writing. Any notice that is delivered personally or by overnight courier or telecopier in the manner provided herein shall be deemed to have been duly given to the Participant when it is mailed by the Company or, if such notice is not mailed to the Participant, upon receipt by the Participant. Any notice that is addressed and mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been given to the party to whom it is addressed at the close of business, local time of the recipient, on the fourth day after the day it is so placed in the mail.

13.     Consent to Electronic Delivery; Electronic Signature . In lieu of receiving documents in paper format, the Participant agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to accept electronic delivery of any documents that the Company may be required to deliver (including, but not limited to, prospectuses, prospectus supplements, grant or award notifications and agreements, account statements, annual and quarterly reports and all other forms of communications) in connection with this and any other Award made or offered by the Company. Electronic delivery may be via a Company electronic mail system or by reference to a location on a Company intranet to which the Participant has access. The Participant hereby consents to any and all procedures the Company has established or may establish for an electronic signature system for delivery and acceptance of any such documents that the Company may be required to deliver, and agrees that his or her electronic signature is the same as, and shall have the same force and effect as, his or her manual signature.

 

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14.     Agreement to Furnish Information . The Participant agrees to furnish to the Company all information requested by the Company to enable it to comply with any reporting or other requirement imposed upon the Company by or under any applicable statute or regulation.

15.     Entire Agreement; Amendment . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with regard to the subject matter hereof, and contains all the covenants, promises, representations, warranties and agreements between the parties with respect to the RSUs granted hereby. Without limiting the scope of the preceding sentence, except as provided therein, all prior understandings and agreements, if any, among the parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof are hereby null and void and of no further force and effect. The Committee may, in its sole discretion, amend this Agreement from time to time in any manner that is not inconsistent with the Plan; provided, however, that except as otherwise provided in the Plan or this Agreement, any such amendment that materially reduces the rights of the Participant shall be effective only if it is in writing and signed by both the Participant and an authorized officer of the Company.

16.     Severability and Waiver . If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, then the invalidity or unenforceability of such provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Waiver by any party of any breach of this Agreement or failure to exercise any right hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any other breach or right. The failure of any party to take action by reason of such breach or to exercise any such right shall not deprive the party of the right to take action at any time while or after such breach or condition giving rise to such rights continues.

17.     Clawback . Notwithstanding any provision in the Grant Notice, this Agreement or the Plan to the contrary, to the extent required by (a) applicable law, including, without limitation, the requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, any Securities and Exchange Commission rule or any applicable securities exchange listing standards and/or (b) any policy that may be adopted or amended by the Board from time to time, all shares of Stock issued hereunder shall be subject to forfeiture, repurchase, recoupment and/or cancellation to the extent necessary to comply with such law(s) and/or policy.

18.     Governing Law . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED THEREIN, EXCLUSIVE OF THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PROVISIONS OF DELAWARE LAW.

19.     Successors and Assigns . The Company may assign any of its rights under this Agreement without the Participant’s consent. This Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the Company. Subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth herein and in the Plan, this Agreement will be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s beneficiaries, executors, administrators and the person(s) to whom the RSUs may be transferred by will or the laws of descent or distribution.

 

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20.     Headings . Headings are for convenience only and are not deemed to be part of this Agreement.

21.     Counterparts . The Grant Notice may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of the Grant Notice by facsimile or portable document format (.pdf) attachment to electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of the Grant Notice.

22.     Section 409A . Notwithstanding anything herein or in the Plan to the contrary, the RSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement are intended to comply with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules or an exemption therefrom and shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representations that the RSUs provided under this Agreement are exempt from or compliant with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules and in no event shall the Company or any of its Affiliates be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by the Participant on account of non-compliance with the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Rules.

 

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