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Exhibit 2.1

Execution Version

PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

ARP RANGELY PRODUCTION, LLC

(“Seller”)

and

MMGJ COLORADO, LLC

(“Buyer”)

June 12, 2017

PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS


		Page
ARTICLE 1	DEFINITIONS		1

ARTICLE 2	SALE AND PURCHASE OF PROPERTIES; EXCLUDED ASSETS		14
2.1	Sale and Purchase of Properties		14
2.2	Excluded Assets		16
2.3	Assumed Liabilities and Seller’s Retained Liabilities		17

ARTICLE 3	PURCHASE PRICE		18
3.1	Purchase Price; Deposit		18
3.2	Increases in Purchase Price		18
3.3	Decreases in Purchase Price		19

ARTICLE 4	TITLE MATTERS		19
4.1	Review of Title Records		19
4.2	Title Defect Notice		20
4.3	Seller’s Right to Cure Title Defects		20
4.4	Remedies for Title Defects		20
4.5	Exclusive Remedy		21
4.6	Calculation of Title Defect Value		21
4.7	Title Defect Dispute Resolution		22
4.8	Possible Upward Adjustment		23
4.9	Delayed Closing		23

ARTICLE 5	PREFERENTIAL RIGHTS AND CONSENTS		24
5.1	Preferential Rights to Purchase		24
5.2	Transfer Requirements other than Preferential Rights to Purchase		24
5.3	Delayed Closing		25

ARTICLE 6	ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS		25
6.1	Environmental Assessment		25
6.2	Notice of Environmental Condition		26
6.3	Seller’s Right to Cure Environmental Conditions		26
6.4	Remedies for Environmental Conditions		26
6.5	Exclusive Remedy		27
6.6	Environmental Condition Dispute Resolution		27
6.7	Delayed Closing		28
6.8	Presence of Wastes, NORM, Hazardous Substances and Asbestos		28

ARTICLE 7	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER		29
7.1	Organization		29
7.2	Authority		29
7.3	Enforceability		29
7.4	No Conflict		29

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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		Page
7.5	Transfer Requirements		30
7.6	Compliance with Laws		30
7.7	Certain Environmental Notices and Obligations		30
7.8	Litigation and Claims		30
7.9	Material Contracts		31
7.10	Governmental Permits		32
7.11	Payment of Royalties; Suspense Funds		32
7.12	Imbalances		32
7.13	Non-Consent Operations		32
7.14	Current Commitments		32
7.15	Taxes		32
7.16	Finder’s Fees		33
7.17	Operation of the Properties		33
7.18	Title to Facilities		33
7.19	Guarantees		33
7.20	Knowledge Qualifier for Non-Operated Assets		33

ARTICLE 8	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER		33
8.1	Organization		33
8.2	Authority		33
8.3	Enforceability		34
8.4	No Conflicts		34
8.5	No Further Distribution		34
8.6	Finder’s Fees		34
8.7	Independent Evaluation		34

ARTICLE 9	COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES		34
9.1	Access		34
9.2	Conduct of Business Pending Closing		35
9.3	Consents and Approvals		36
9.4	Confidentiality		36
9.5	Public Announcements		36
9.6	Affiliate Contracts		37
9.7	Satisfaction of Conditions		37
9.8	Successor Operator		37
9.9	Replacement of Bonds		37
9.10	Amendment of Schedules		37

ARTICLE 10	CASUALTY LOSS		38
10.1	Notice of Casualty Loss Prior to Closing		38
10.2	Casualty Loss		38

ARTICLE 11	[RESERVED]		38

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		Page
ARTICLE 12	CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER		39
12.1	Representations and Warranties		39
12.2	Covenants		39
12.3	No Litigation, Orders or Laws		39
12.4	Right to Terminate		39

ARTICLE 13	CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF BUYER		39
13.1	Representations and Warranties		39
13.2	Covenants		39
13.3	No Litigation, Orders or Laws		39
13.4	Right to Terminate		40

ARTICLE 14	CLOSING		40
14.1	The Closing		40
14.2	Closing Deliveries		40

ARTICLE 15	TERMINATION AND REMEDIES		42
15.1	Termination		42
15.2	Notice of Termination		43
15.3	Effect of Termination		43

ARTICLE 16	ACCOUNTING MATTERS		44
16.1	Preliminary Settlement Statement		44
16.2	Final Settlement Statement		44
16.3	Post-Closing Revenues		45
16.4	Post-Closing Expenses		45
16.5	Audits		46

ARTICLE 17	CERTAIN POST-CLOSING COVENANTS		46
17.1	Further Assurances		46
17.2	Delivery of Records by Seller		47
17.3	Use of Seller’s Name		47
17.4	Suspense Funds		47

ARTICLE 18	INDEMNIFICATION		47
18.1	Seller’s Indemnity		47
18.2	Limitations on Seller’s Indemnity		48
18.3	Survival of Seller’s Representations and Warranties		49
18.4	Buyer’s Indemnity		49
18.5	Limitations of Warranties		49
18.6	Notice of Claims		50
18.7	Defense of Claims		50
18.8	Specific Performance; Scope of Remedies		51
18.9	Extent of Indemnification		51
18.10	Tax Treatment of Indemnification Payments		52

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ARTICLE 19	TAXATION		52
19.1	Responsible Party		52
19.2	Transfer Taxes		52
19.3	Allocation of Values		53
19.4	Tax Contests		53

ARTICLE 20	MISCELLANEOUS		53
20.1	Notice		53
20.2	Governing Law		54
20.3	Assignment		54
20.4	Entire Agreement		55
20.5	Amendment; Waiver		55
20.6	Severability		55
20.7	Construction		55
20.8	Headings		56
20.9	Counterparts		56
20.10	Expenses and Fees		56
20.11	Limitation on Damages		56
20.12	Third Party Beneficiaries		56
20.13	Survival of Certain Obligations		57
20.14	Bulk Transfer Laws		57
20.15	Schedules		57
20.16	Conspicuousness		57


EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES:

Exhibit A-1		Leases and Royalty Interests; Fee Interests
Exhibit A-2		Wells and Units
Exhibit A-3		Surface Interests
Exhibit A-4		Facilities
Exhibit B		Working Interest/Net Revenue Interest; Allocated Values
Exhibit C		Form of Conveyance
Exhibit D		Form of Non-foreign Affidavit

Schedule 1		Individuals with “Knowledge”
Schedule 2.2.9		Excluded Assets
Schedule 7.5		Consents and Preferential Rights
Schedule 7.7		Environmental NOVs and Agreed Orders
Schedule 7.8		Litigation
Schedule 7.9		Material Contracts
Schedule 7.11		Royalties; Suspense Funds
Schedule 7.14(a)		Approved Current Commitments
Schedule 7.14(b)		Rejected Current Commitments
Schedule 7.19		Guarantees
Schedule 9.2.8		Insurance
Schedule 9.6		Affiliate Contracts

PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

This Purchase and Sale Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into on June 12, 2017, by and between ARP Rangely Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Seller”) and MMGJ Colorado, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”).

WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase from Seller, the Properties (as defined below) on the terms and conditions set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, based on and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the Parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

When used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings (other defined terms may be found elsewhere in this Agreement):

“Affiliate” means when used with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person in question.

“Agreement” is defined in the preamble.

“Allocated Value” means, with respect to any Property, the value allocated to Seller’s interest in such Property as set forth on Exhibit B.

“Assignment Premiums” is defined in Section 9.3.4.

“Assumed Liabilities” is defined in Section 2.3.1.

“BIA” means the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.

“BLM” means the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.

“Business Day” means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday which is not a day on which banks in Houston, Texas are generally authorized or obligated, by law or executive order, to close.

“Buyer” is defined in the preamble.

“Buyer Group” means Buyer, its Affiliates and its and their respective employees, officers, directors, managers, agents, consultants and representatives.

“Casualty Loss” is defined in Section 10.1.

“Claim” means any and all actual out-of-pocket losses, damages, Liabilities, claims, demands, suits, causes of action, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of litigation, arbitration and settlements), whether known or unknown.

“Claim Notice” is defined in Section 18.6.

“Closing” is defined in Section 14.1.

“Closing Date” is defined in Section 14.1.

“Closing Purchase Price” means the Purchase Price determined in accordance with Article 3 and Section 16.1.

“Code” means Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any successor statute thereto, as amended.

“Commercially Reasonable Efforts” means, as to a Person, the commercially reasonable efforts of such Person without the obligation to pursue any litigation or other proceedings or to pay or incur any material monetary payments; provided however, that the foregoing shall not require or cause any Party to (i) waive any right it may have under the provisions of this Agreement, (ii) grant any material accommodations or (iii) take or cause to be taken, or to do or cause to be done anything, contemplated by this Agreement to be taken or done or caused to be taken or done by the other Party.

“Confidentiality Agreement” is defined in Section 20.4.

“Contracts” is defined in Section 2.1.8.

“Control” means the ability to direct the management and policies of a Person through ownership of voting shares or other equity rights, pursuant to a written agreement, or otherwise. The terms “Controls” and “Controlled by” and other derivatives shall be construed accordingly.

“Conveyance” is defined in Section 14.2.1.

“Cure Period” is defined in Section 4.4.2.

“Defect Notification Deadline” is defined in Section 4.2.

“Deposit” is defined in Section 3.1.

“Dollars” means U.S. dollars.

“Effective Time” means 7:00 a.m. Houston time on May 1, 2017.

“Environmental Arbitrator” is defined in Section 6.6.2.

“Environmental Condition” means an individual existing condition of a Property or of the soil, sub-surface, surface waters, groundwaters, atmosphere, natural resources or other environmental medium, wherever located, exclusively associated with the ownership or

operation of the Properties (including the presence or release of waste, hazardous substances or Hydrocarbons), that (in each case) (i) is not in compliance with Environmental Laws and (ii) requires, if known, or will require, once discovered, investigation, monitoring, removal, cleanup, remediation, restoration or correction (including any monitoring, reporting or permitting, or any pollution control equipment installation and operation) in accordance with Environmental Laws.

“Environmental Condition Notice” is defined in Section 6.2.

“Environmental Condition Property” is defined in Section 6.2.

“Environmental Condition Removal” means any Environmental Condition Property excluded from this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.4.2 (subject to Seller’s right to cure set forth in Section 6.4.2) or Section 6.6.4.

“Environmental Defect Deductible” means an amount equal to $3,150,000.

“Environmental Laws” means all applicable Laws concerning or relating to (i) prevention of pollution or environmental damage, (ii) removal or remediation of pollution or environmental damage or (iii) protection of the environment (including natural resources) or workplace health or safety, including the Clean Air Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, the National Historic Preservation Act and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, as such Laws may be amended from time to time.

“Equity Interests” means (i) any shares of capital stock, (ii) any membership interests or units, (iii) any partnership interests, (iv) any other interest or participation that confers on a Person the right to receive a unit of the profits and losses of, or distribution of assets of, the issuing entity, (v) any subscriptions, calls, warrants, options, or commitments of any kind or character relating to, or entitling any Person or entity to purchase or otherwise acquire membership interests or units, capital stock, or any other equity securities, (vi) any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for partnership interests, membership interests or units, capital stock, or any other equity securities or (vii) any other interest classified as an equity security of a Person.

“Escrow Agent” means Key Bank National Association.

“Escrow Agreement” means that certain Escrow Agreement of even date herewith, by and among Seller, Buyer and Escrow Agent.

“Escrow Funds” is defined in Section 3.1.

“Escrow Release” is defined in Section 3.1.

“Excluded Assets” is defined in Section 2.2.

“Facilities” is defined in Section 2.1.5.

“Fee Interests” is defined in Section 2.1.1.

“Final Purchase Price” means the Purchase Price determined in accordance with Article 3 and Section 16.2.

“Final Settlement Statement” is defined in Section 16.2.

“First PSA” means that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement by and among Merit Management Partners I, L.P., et al., as Seller, and ARP Rangely Production, LLC, as Buyer, executed May 6, 2014.

“First PSA Properties” means the Properties (other than Wells), each as defined in the First PSA.

“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles.

“Good and Defensible Title” means:

(i) with respect to those certain Properties described on Exhibit B, title as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date that:

(a) is free and clear of all liens, charges, obligations, defects and encumbrances, except for Permitted Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances that consist of consents and approvals set forth on Schedule 7.5, unless and until such consents and approvals are obtained);

(b) entitles Seller to receive not less than the Net Revenue Interest set forth in Exhibit B in all Hydrocarbons produced from the Properties described in Exhibit A without reduction at any time during the productive life thereof except decreases resulting from operations where Seller is a non-consenting party and decreases required to allow other working interest owners to make up past underproduction or pipelines to make up past under deliveries; and

(c) obligates Seller to bear not more than the Working Interest set forth in Exhibit B in the Properties described in Exhibit A without increase at any time during the productive life or abandonment thereof unless there is a corresponding proportionate increase in the applicable Net Revenue Interest; or

(ii) with respect to all other Properties not described on Exhibit B, title that:

(a) is good title and free and clear of all liens, charges, obligations, defects and encumbrances, except for Permitted Encumbrances; and

(b) with respect to such Properties that are Fee Interests, is perpetual and not subject to limited term or reversion, except as set forth on Exhibit A.

Notwithstanding anything else herein, the Parties will not treat title to a Property affected or burdened by a sliding-scale royalty as less than Good and Defensible Title as a result of the effect of any such royalty on Seller’s Net Revenue Interest in the affected Property.

“Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, local, municipal, tribal, arbitral or other government, any governmental, regulatory or administrative agency, arbitral panel, commission, body or other authority exercising or entitled to exercise any administrative, executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory or Taxing authority or power, or any court or government tribunal.

“Hydrocarbons” means oil, gas, natural gas liquids, condensate, casinghead gas and other liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons (or any combination or constituents thereof), any other minerals of every kind or character.

“Imbalances” means over-production or under-production subject to an imbalance or make-up obligation with respect to Hydrocarbons produced from or allocated to the Properties, regardless of whether such over-production or under-production, imbalance or make-up obligation arises at the platform, wellhead, pipeline, gathering system, transportation or other location and regardless of whether the same arises under contract or by operation of Law.

“Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication: (i) indebtedness for borrowed money; (ii) indebtedness for borrowed money of any other Person guaranteed in any manner by such Person; and (iii) obligations of such Person as lessee under leases which are required to be capitalized in accordance with GAAP, as obligor or guarantor.

“Indemnified Party” is defined in Section 18.6.

“Indemnifying Party” is defined in Section 18.6.

“Independent Accounting Firm” means PricewaterhouseCoopers, or if such Independent Accounting Firm is unavailable, such other nationally recognized independent public accounting firm as may be mutually agreed by the Parties; provided, that, if the Parties cannot agree within five Business Days of such notice of unavailability on a single accounting firm to serve as the Independent Accounting Firm, then Seller and Buyer will each nominate a nationally recognized accounting firm, and both such Buyer and Seller nominated accounting firms shall select a third, nationally recognized accounting firm to serve as the Independent Accounting Firm.

“Knowledge” (or “known” or other derivatives thereof) means, whether or not capitalized, (i) with respect to Seller, the actual knowledge of any of the individuals listed in Subpart 1 of Schedule 1, and (ii) with respect to Buyer, the actual knowledge of any of the individuals listed in Subpart 2 of Schedule 1.

“Lands” is defined in Section 2.1.2.

“Laws” means any and all laws, statutes, codes, ordinances, permits, licenses, authorizations, agreements, decrees, writs, orders, awards, judgments, principles of common law, rules or regulations (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Environmental Laws) that are promulgated, issued or enacted by a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction.

“Lease” and “Leases” is defined in Section 2.1.2.

“Lease Burdens” means royalties, overriding royalties, sliding scale royalties, production payments, reversionary interests, convertible interests, net profits interests and similar burdens.

“Liabilities” means all liabilities or obligations of any kind or character (whether absolute, accrued, contingent, fixed, known, unknown or otherwise, or whether due or to become due).

“Material Adverse Effect” means an event, effect or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate, does or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (i) the ownership, operations or value of the Properties, taken as a whole or (ii) the ability of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; provided, however, that, for the purpose of clause (i) hereof, none of the following shall be deemed to constitute a Material Adverse Effect: (1) any effect resulting from changes in generally applicable market, economic, financial or political conditions (including changes in fuel supply or transportation markets) in the United States or worldwide, or any outbreak of hostilities, war or terrorist acts; (2) any effect resulting from any changes in the prices of Hydrocarbons; (3) any effect resulting from entering into this Agreement or the announcement of the transactions contemplated herein; (4) acts of God, including storms, drought or meteorological events; (5) acts or failures to act of Governmental Authorities or a change in Laws from and after the date of this Agreement; (6) matters that are cured or no longer exist by the earlier of the Closing and the termination of this Agreement, without cost or liability to Buyer; (7) reclassification or recalculation of reserves in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; or (8) declines in well performance due to natural causes, except in the cases of clauses (1), (4) and (5), to the extent disproportionately affecting the Properties as a whole as compared with other Persons or businesses in the oil and gas exploration and production industry generally and then only such disproportionate impact shall be considered.

“Material Contracts” is defined in Section 7.9.1.

“Minimal Defect” means (i) any individual Title Defect with a Title Defect Value of less than $200,000 or (ii) any individual Environmental Condition with a Remediation Amount of less than $200,000.

“Net Reduction of Interest” means (i) a reduction of Seller’s Net Revenue Interest in a Property described in Exhibit A at any time during the productive life thereof, below the Net Revenue Interest for such Property set forth in Exhibit B, except decreases resulting from operations where Seller is a non-consenting party and decreases required to allow other working interest owners to make up past underproduction or pipelines to make up past under deliveries, or (ii) an increase in Seller’s Working Interest in a Property described in Exhibit A at any time during the productive life or abandonment thereof, to more than the Working Interest for such Property set forth in Exhibit B unless there is a corresponding proportionate increase in Seller’s Net Revenue Interest.

“Net Revenue Interest” means Seller’s interest in and to all production of Hydrocarbons produced, saved and sold from any Property after giving effect to all royalties, overriding royalties, production payments, carried interests, net profits interests, reversionary interests and other burdens upon, measured by, or payable out of such production.

“Non-Operated Properties” means Properties operated by any Person other than Seller or its Affiliates.

“NORM” means naturally occurring radioactive material.

“Oil and Gas Properties” is defined in Section 2.1.4.

“Operating Expenses” shall mean all operating expenses incurred in the ownership and operation of the Properties, including (i) costs of insurance, (ii) Property Taxes, (iii) Severance Taxes, (iv) capital expenditures (including drilling operations) in the ordinary course of business and, where applicable, approved in accordance with the relevant operating or unit agreement, if any, and (v) Third Party overhead costs charged to the Properties under the relevant operating agreement or unit agreement.

“Operative Documents” means, with regard to a Party, those documents listed or referred to in Section 14.2 or otherwise delivered at the Closing, in each case to the extent executed and delivered by a Party.

“Outside Date” means September 30, 2017.

“Party” means either Buyer or Seller, as the case may be, and “Parties” means both of them.

“Permit” and “Permits” is defined in Section 2.1.9.

“Permitted Encumbrances” means:

(i) Lease Burdens if the cumulative effect of the Lease Burdens does not operate as a Net Reduction of Interest or materially interfere with the operation or use of any of the Properties as currently used or operated;

(ii) Division orders and sales contracts terminable without penalty upon no more than 30 days notice or as set forth on Schedule 7.9;

(iii) Transfer Requirements with respect to which the applicable waivers, consents, approvals, authorizations, filings, and notifications have been obtained or made, or will be obtained or made prior to Closing, from or to the appropriate parties;

(iv) Transfer Requirements (other than Preferential Rights) with respect to which the failure to obtain or make the applicable waivers, consents, approvals, authorizations, filings and notifications prior to Closing will not cause (a) the assignment to Buyer to be void or (b) the termination of the Property under the express terms thereof;

(v) All rights to consent by, required notices to, filings with, or other actions by Governmental Authorities in connection with the sale or conveyance of Hydrocarbon leases or interests therein if they are routinely made or obtained subsequent to transfer;

(vi) Materialman’s, mechanic’s, repairman’s, employee’s, contractor’s, operator’s, and other similar liens or charges arising in the ordinary course of business for obligations (a) that are not delinquent or (b) that if delinquent, are being contested in good faith through appropriate proceedings;

(vii) Liens for Taxes or assessments not yet delinquent or, if delinquent, being contested in good faith in the normal course of business through appropriate proceedings;

(viii) Easements, rights-of-way, servitudes, permits, surface leases, and other rights in respect of surface operations that do not individually or in the aggregate materially interfere with the use and operation of such Property affected thereby for the purpose for which such Property is currently used;

(ix) All (a) Contracts (including calls on Hydrocarbon production thereunder), (b) other operating agreements, unit agreements, unit operating agreements, communitizations, and pooling agreements affecting the Properties (except for any terms or provisions thereof that are not usual and customary for agreements of such nature covering Hydrocarbon properties and operations similar to the Properties and current operation thereof) or (c) compulsory or commissioner’s pooling or units or pooling designations; provided, however, that the effect of any such items listed in clause (a) through (c) does not and will not operate as a Net Reduction of Interest or materially interfere with the operation or use of any of the Properties as currently used or operated;

(x) Conventional rights of reassignment prior to release or surrender requiring notice to the holders of the rights (excepting circumstances where such rights have already been triggered);

(xi) All rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate any of the Properties in any manner, and all applicable Laws; provided, however, that the effect of any such items does not and will not operate as a Net Reduction of Interest or materially interfere with the operation or use of any of the Properties as currently used or operated;

(xii) The terms and conditions of the Material Contracts and Leases; provided, however, that the effect of any such terms and conditions do not and will not operate as a Net Reduction of Interest or materially interfere with the operation or use of any of the Properties as currently used or operated;

(xiii) Claims set forth on Schedule 7.8;

(xiv) Any Title Defects that constitute Minimal Defects;

(xv) Any Title Defects Buyer has expressly waived in writing or which are treated as Permitted Encumbrances under Section 4.2;

(xvi) Any liens, mortgages, security interests, deeds of trust, production payments or other encumbrances burdening the Properties which will be released at or before Closing;

(xvii) Defects that would be accepted by a reasonably prudent buyer engaged in the business of owning and operating oil and gas properties in the region where the Oil and Gas Properties are located, including the absence of any lease amendment or consent by any royalty interest or mineral interest holder authorizing the pooling of any leasehold interest, royalty interest or mineral interest and the failure of Exhibit A to reflect any leased or any unleased mineral interest where the owner thereof was treated as a non-participating co-tenant during the drilling of any well;

(xviii) Defects based on failure to record Leases issued by the BLM, the BIA, any tribal authority or a state, or any assignments of record title or operating rights in such Leases, in the real property or other county records of the county in which the applicable Property is located; provided such Leases or assignments were properly filed in the BLM, the BIA, appropriate tribal authority or state offices; provided however, that this subparagraph shall not include defects arising from the existence of an assignment or other document filed in the county records where a Property is located that results in another Person’s superior claim of title than Seller;

(xix) Defects based on failure to file any assignments of record title or operating rights in Leases issued by the BLM, the BIA, any tribal authority, or a state, in the records of the BLM, the BIA, the land office of such tribal authority or the land office of such state, provided such assignments are recorded in the county records of the county in which the applicable Property is located and there is no assignment on file in the records of the BLM, the BIA, the land office of such tribal authority or the land office of such state that results in another Person’s superior claim of title than Seller;

(xx) Defects that result from the failure to demonstrate of record proper authority for execution by any Person on behalf of a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust or other entity;

(xxi) Defects arising out of lack of corporate or other entity authorization, unless Buyer provides affirmative evidence that the action was not authorized and such lack of authorization results in a Third Party’s actual and superior claim of title to the relevant Oil and Gas Interest;

(xxii) The presence or lack of production sales contracts; division orders; contracts for sale, purchase, exchange, refining, processing or fractionating of hydrocarbons; compression agreements; equipment leases; surface leases; unitization and pooling designations, declarations, orders and agreements; processing agreements; plant agreements; pipeline, gathering, and transportation agreements; injection, repressuring, and recycling agreements; salt water or other disposal agreements; seismic or geophysical

permits or agreements; and any and all other agreements which are ordinary and customary in the oil and gas exploration, development, or extraction business, or in the business of processing of gas and gas condensate production for the extraction of products therefrom;

(xxiii) Defects based solely on: (a) lack of information, including lack of information in Seller’s files, the lack of Third Party records or unavailability of information from Governmental Authorities, (b) the absence of certain documents in Seller’s files that are referenced by other documents that are located in Seller’s files, or (c) Tax assessments or other records related to such assessments, unless such absent information, documents or records are required to establish the existence or validity of the Oil and Gas Interest;

(xxiv) Defects as a consequence of cessation of production, insufficient production, or failure to conduct operations during any period after the completion of a well capable of production in paying quantities or any of the Oil and Gas Interests held by production, or lands pooled, communitized or unitized therewith, except to the extent of a Third Party’s claim of termination; provided, however, that defects based upon a determination that (a) there has been no Hydrocarbon production from wells located on the Oil and Gas Interests or lands pooled therewith, and (b) there has been no activity conducted on the Oil and Gas Interest or lands pooled therewith that would otherwise maintain the Oil and Gas Interest in force and effect, may be considered as a Title Defect;

(xxv) Defects based on a gap in a Seller’s chain of title in the county records as to fee Leases, unless such gap is affirmatively shown to exist in such records by an abstract of title, title opinion or landman’s title chain or runsheet, which documents shall be included in a Title Defect Notice;

(xxvi) Defects that have been cured by applicable Laws of limitations or prescription;

(xxvii) Defects identified on any Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement or disclosed in any document referenced in this Agreement;

(xxviii) Defects in the chain of title or in the Oil and Gas Properties itself consisting of the failure to recite marital status in a document or omissions of successions of heirship or estate proceedings, unless Buyer provides affirmative evidence that such failure or omission results in another Person’s superior claim of title to the relevant Properties;

(xxix) Defects arising solely out of lack of survey or lack of metes and bounds descriptions, unless a survey is expressly required by applicable Law;

(xxx) Defects based upon Seller’s ownership or Seller’s failure to own leasehold rights in Leases in zones or depths covered by the Lease;

(xxxi) Defects related to mineral or leasehold ownership;

(xxxii) Defects arising from any change in applicable Law after the Effective Time;

(xxxiii) Defects arising from prior oil and gas leases in the chain of title that are not surrendered of record, unless it can be demonstrated that there is a reasonable possibility that such prior oil and gas lease had not expired prior to the creation of the Oil and Gas Interest in question; or

(xxxiv) All other liens, charges, encumbrances, contracts, agreements, instruments, obligations, defects and irregularities affecting the Properties which individually or in the aggregate (a) do not interfere materially with the ownership, operation, value or use of any of the Property, (b) could not reasonably be expected to prevent or delay Buyer from receiving the proceeds of production from any of Properties and (c) do not and will not operate as a Net Reduction of Interest.

“Person” means an individual, group, partnership, corporation, trust or other entity, including Governmental Authorities.

“Plug and Abandon” means (i) necessary plugging, replugging and abandonment of Wells; (ii) the necessary removal, abandonment and disposal of all associated structures, pipelines, equipment, operating inventory, abandoned property, trash, refuse and junk located on or comprising part of the Properties; (iii) the necessary capping and burying of all associated flow lines located on or comprising part of the Properties; and (iv) the necessary restoration of the surface and subsurface (including any required reclamation), in each case, required by Applicable Laws or by any Contract with a Governmental Authority.

“Post-Effective Time Suspense Funds” is defined in Section 17.4.

“Pre-Closing Tax Period” means all Taxable periods (or portions thereof) ending on or before the Closing Date.

“Preference Right” is defined in Section 5.1.1.

“Preliminary Settlement Statement” is defined in Section 16.1.

“Properties” is defined in Section 2.1.

“Property Taxes” means all federal, state or local taxes, assessments, levies or other charges, which are imposed upon the Properties, including ad valorem, property, documentary or stamp, as well as any interest, penalties and fines assessed or due in respect of any such taxes, whether disputed or not.

“Purchase Price” is defined in Section 3.1.

“PV-NRI” is defined in Section 4.6.2.

“Records” means all books and records, files, data, correspondence, studies, surveys, reports, Hydrocarbon sales contract files, gas processing files, geologic, geophysical and seismic

data (including raw data, but excluding any interpretative data or information, relating to such geologic, geophysical and seismic data) and other data (in each case whether in written or electronic format) in the actual possession or control of Seller and which Seller has the right to transfer (either without the payment of money or delivery of other consideration or unduly burdensome effort or, upon Buyer’s election, at Buyer’s expense) and exclusively relating to the ownership or operation of the Properties, including all title records, prospect information, title opinions, title insurance reports, abstracts, property ownership reports, customer lists, supplier lists, sales materials, well logs, well tests, maps, engineering data and reports, health, environmental and safety information and records, third-party licenses, accounting and financial records, promotional materials, operational records, technical records, production and processing records, division order, lease, land and right-of-way files, accounting files, tax records (other than income tax), and contract files (including copies of all Contracts, all files regarding the Contracts and related files); provided, however, “Records” shall not include (i) Seller’s general corporate books and records, even if containing references to Properties, (ii) books, records (including seismic data) and files that cannot be disclosed under the terms of any third party agreement (and Seller’s requested consent to make disclosure has not been obtained) or are not transferable without payment of fees or penalties (except as may be agreed to be paid by Buyer) or cannot be disclosed under applicable Law, (iii) information entitled to legal privilege, including attorney work product and attorney-client communications (excluding title opinions created in the ordinary course of business, which shall be included in the Records), and information relating to Excluded Assets, (iv) Seller’s or its Affiliates’ studies related to internal reserve assessments, (v) records relating to the acquisition or disposition (or proposed acquisition or disposition) of the Properties, including proposals received from or made to, and records of negotiations with, Persons which are not a part of Seller Group or its Representatives and economic analyses associated therewith, (vi) seismic data already owned or held by Buyer, any seismic data that is not transferrable as set forth above, and any seismic interpretative data relating to Properties, (vii) reserve estimates and economic estimates; and (viii) Excluded Assets.

“Remediation” shall mean, with respect to an Environmental Condition, the implementation and completion of any remedial, removal, response, construction, closure, disposal or other corrective actions, including any monitoring, reporting or permitting, or any pollution control equipment installation or operation, required under Environmental Laws to correct or remove such Environmental Condition, and includes the use of risk-based cleanup standards and institutional controls to the extent reasonably available under applicable Environmental Law.

“Remediation Amount” shall mean, with respect to an Environmental Condition, the present value as of the Closing Date (using an annual discount rate of 10%) of the cost (net to Seller’s interest) of the most cost-effective Remediation of such Environmental Condition.

“Seller” is defined in the preamble.

“Seller Group” means Seller and its Affiliates and its and their respective employees, officers, directors, managers, agents, consultants and representatives.

“Seller’s Retained Liabilities” is defined in Section 2.3.2.

“Severance Taxes” means all federal, state or local taxes, assessments, levies or other charges, which are imposed upon production from the Properties, including excise taxes on production, severance or gross production, as well as any interest, penalties and fines assessed or due in respect of any such taxes, whether disputed or not.

“Surface Interests” is defined in Section 2.1.5.

“Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, property rendition or information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto and including any amendment thereof, filed with any Taxing authority.

“Taxes” mean any income taxes or similar assessments or any sales, excise, occupation, use, ad valorem, property, production, severance, transportation, employment, payroll, franchise, or other tax imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, penalties, or additions attributable thereto.

“Tax Contest” is defined in Section 19.5.

“Third Party” means, whether such term is capitalized or not, a Person other than Buyer and its Affiliates or Seller and its Affiliates.

“Title Arbitrator” is defined in Section 4.7.2.

“Title Defect” means any lien, charge, obligation (including contract obligation), defect, encumbrance or other matter that renders Seller’s title to any Oil and Gas Property less than Good and Defensible Title.

“Title Defect Deductible” means an amount equal to $3,150,000.

“Title Defect Notice” is defined in Section 4.2.

“Title Defect Property” is defined in Section 4.2.

“Title Defect Removal” means any Title Defect Property excluded from this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.4.2 (subject to Seller’s right to cure set forth in Section 4.4.2) or Section 4.7.4.

“Title Defect Value” means, with respect to each Oil and Gas Property that is agreed or determined to be subject to a Title Defect pursuant to Article 4, the amount determined in accordance with Article 4 with respect to such Title Defect.

“Transfer Requirement” means any waiver, consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Person that is required to be obtained, made or complied with for or in connection with any sale, assignment or transfer of any Property or any interest therein.

“Transfer Tax” is defined in Section 19.2.

“Uncured Title Defect” means any Title Defect for which (i) Seller has elected to reduce the Purchase Price by the applicable Title Defect Value pursuant to Section 4.4.1 or (ii) the applicable Title Defect Property is conveyed to Buyer after the Closing in accordance with Section 4.7.4 (provided, however, that if a Title Defect Value with respect to any Title Defect is disputed in accordance with Section 4.7, such Title Defect will not be considered an Uncured Title Defect until such time that the Title Defect Value for such Title Defect is finally determined in accordance with Section 4.7 and the applicable Title Defect Property is actually conveyed to Buyer).

“Uncured Title Defects Value” means the aggregate of the Title Defect Values for all Uncured Title Defects.

“Uncured/Unremedied Adjustment Amount” means (i) the amount, if any, by which the aggregate Uncured Titled Defects Value exceeds the Title Defect Deductible plus (ii) the amount, if any, by which the Unremedied Environmental Conditions Amount exceeds the Environmental Defect Deductible.

“Units” is defined in Section 2.1.4.

“Unremedied Environmental Condition” means any Environmental Condition (i) that has not been cured pursuant to Section 6.3, (ii) that has not been removed pursuant to Section 6.4.2 or indemnified under Section 6.4.3, and (iii) for which Seller has elected to reduce the Purchase Price by the applicable Remediation Amount pursuant to Section 6.4.1.

“Unremedied Environmental Conditions Amount” means the aggregate of the Remediation Amounts of all Unremedied Environmental Conditions.

“Upward Adjustment” is defined in Section 4.8.

“Well” and “Wells” is defined in Section 2.1.3.

“Working Interest” means the interest in and to a Property that is burdened with the obligation to bear and pay the costs and expenses associated with the exploration, drilling, development, operation and abandonment of such Property, but without regard to the effect of any royalties, overriding royalties, production payments, net profits interests and other similar burdens upon, measured by or payable out of the production of Hydrocarbons therefrom.

ARTICLE 2

SALE AND PURCHASE OF PROPERTIES; EXCLUDED ASSETS

2.1 Sale and Purchase of Properties. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Seller agrees to sell, assign, convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to purchase and acquire from Seller, at the Closing, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the following, except for the Excluded Assets:

2.1.1 All fee interests to the surface and in Hydrocarbons, including rights under grant deeds, mineral deeds, conveyances or assignments, as described on Exhibit A-1 (collectively, the “Fee Interests”);

2.1.2 All of the oil and/or gas leases; subleases and other leaseholds; carried interests; reversionary interests; net profits interests; royalty interests; overriding royalty interests; forced pooled interests; farmout rights; options; mineral interests and other properties and interests described on Exhibit A-1, subject to such depth limitations and other restrictions as may be set forth in the oil and gas leases or other agreements of record in respect thereof, together with all rights, privileges, benefits and powers conferred upon the holder of said interests with respect to the use and occupation of the lands covered thereby (collectively, the “Leases”), together with the lands covered by the Fee Interests or Leases and the interests currently pooled, unitized, communitized or consolidated therewith (collectively, the “Lands”);

2.1.3 All oil, gas, water or injection wells located in tracts on the Lands, whether producing, shut-in, or temporarily abandoned, and the interests in the tracts of wells shown on Exhibit A-2 (collectively, the “Wells”);

2.1.4 Existing pools or units which include any Lands or all or a part of any Leases or include any Wells, including those pools or units associated with the Wells shown on Exhibit A-2 (the “Units”; the Units, together with the Leases, Lands, and Wells, being hereinafter referred to as the “Oil and Gas Properties”), and including all interests of Seller in the production of Hydrocarbons from any such Units, whether such Unit production of Hydrocarbons comes from Wells located on or off of a Lease or Fee Interest, and all tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances belonging to the Leases, Fee Interests and Units;

2.1.5 All easements (including subsurface easements), permits, licenses, servitudes, rights-of-way, surface leases and other surface rights (collectively, “Surface Interests”) appurtenant to, and used or held for use exclusively in connection with the Oil and Gas Properties, whether part of the premises covered by the Leases or Units or otherwise (including those identified on Exhibit A-3), but excluding any permits and other rights to the extent the transfer thereof would result in a violation of applicable Law or is restricted by any Transfer Requirement that is not waived by Buyer or satisfied pursuant to Article 5;

2.1.6 All equipment, machinery, fixtures and other tangible personal and mixed property and improvements, whether movable or immovable, located on the Oil and Gas Properties and that is used or held for use exclusively in connection with (i) the ownership, use, development, and operation of the Oil and Gas Properties or (ii) the production, treatment, gathering, storage, processing, transportation, and marketing of Hydrocarbons produced therefrom or allocable thereto, including those items identified on Exhibit A-4 (the “Facilities”);

2.1.7 All Hydrocarbons (i) produced from or allocable to the Oil and Gas Properties and existing in storage tanks or other storage facilities that constitute Facilities and that are upstream of the delivery points to the relevant purchasers as of the Effective Time, or (ii) produced from or allocable to the Oil and Gas Properties from and after the Effective Time;

2.1.8 Except to the extent transfer thereof would result in a violation of applicable Law and subject to Article 5, all farmout and farmin agreements, operating agreements, production sales and purchase contracts, processing contracts, gathering contracts, transportation contracts, storage contracts, saltwater disposal agreements, Surface Interests, division and transfer orders, areas of mutual interest, balancing contracts, unitization, pooling and communitization agreements, leases and subleases of any Facility and all other written contracts, contractual rights, interests, in each case, exclusively relating to any or all of the Oil and Gas Properties or Facilities or the production handling or transportation of Hydrocarbons, water or other substances attributable thereto or produced therefrom (the “Contracts”), including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Material Contracts identified on Schedule 7.9 and any such contracts, agreements or arrangements entered into between the date hereof and the Closing; provided, however, that “Contracts” shall not include the Leases or Permits;

2.1.9 To the extent transferable, all certificates, consents, permits, licenses, orders, authorizations, franchises and related instruments or rights issued by any Governmental Authority and exclusively relating to the ownership, operation or use of the Oil and Gas Properties and including any of the foregoing, to the extent obtained or renewed between the date hereof and the Closing (the “Permits”);

2.1.10 All Records;

2.1.11 All Equity Interests in Raven Ridge Pipeline Company;

2.1.12 To the extent assignable, except with respect to Casualty Losses as provided in Article 10 or to the extent relating to any of Seller’s Retained Liabilities, all insurance proceeds under existing policies of insurance issued by a Third Party, if any, relating to the Oil and Gas Properties, Surface Interests, Wells or Facilities, but only to the extent that such benefits relate to liabilities for which Buyer is responsible under this Agreement; and

2.1.13 Except to the extent relating to any of Seller’s Retained Liabilities, all intangibles and operating revenues and accounts receivable to the extent relating to the period after the Effective Time, in each case to the extent associated with the Oil and Gas Properties or the production of Hydrocarbons attributable thereto;

Except for the Excluded Assets, all of the real and personal properties, rights, titles, and interests described in Sections 2.1.1 through 2.1.13, subject to the limitations and terms expressly set forth herein and in Exhibit A-1, Exhibit A-2, Exhibit A-3, Exhibit A-4 and Exhibit B, are referred to herein as the “Properties”.

2.2 Excluded Assets. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Seller specifically excludes from this transaction all items, properties, liabilities and matters set

forth below, along with all items, properties, liabilities and matters excluded from this transaction pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (the “Excluded Assets”):

2.2.1 Except to the extent relating to any Assumed Liability, all intangibles and operating revenues and accounts receivable to the extent relating to the period prior to the Effective Time;

2.2.2 All rights to any refunds of Taxes or other costs or expenses borne by Seller or such Seller’s predecessors in interest and title attributable to periods prior to the Effective Time;

2.2.3 Anything excluded from “Records” as set forth in the definition thereof;

2.2.4 Computer or communications software or intellectual property (Clear SCADA, Field Direct, Flow Cal, AES, and other software and custom configurations of the same, as well as all tapes, codes, data and program documentation, and all tangible manifestations and technical information relating thereto);

2.2.5 All rights (i) under any policy or agreement of insurance or indemnity, (ii) under any bond, or (iii) to any insurance or condemnation proceeds or awards arising, in each case, from acts, omissions or events, or damage to or destruction of property, occurring prior to the Effective Time;

2.2.6 All exchange traded futures contracts and over-the-counter derivative hedge contracts of Seller;

2.2.7 All right, title and interest of Seller in and to vehicles used in connection with the Properties, other than those identified on Exhibit A-4;

2.2.8 Any Property removed from this Agreement pursuant to Article 4, Article 5, or Article 6;

2.2.9 those items listed in Schedule 2.2.9.

2.3 Assumed Liabilities and Seller’s Retained Liabilities.

2.3.1 Without limiting Buyer’s rights to be indemnified in accordance with Article 18, and except for Seller’s Retained Liabilities and other matters that are Seller’s or any of its Affiliates’ express obligations under this Agreement or any of the Operative Documents, Buyer expressly acknowledges that it is responsible for, and shall have no recourse against Seller or Seller Group for, the Liabilities arising under, related to, or in connection with the transfer, ownership, operation or use of the Properties acquired by it hereunder, and if Closing occurs, from and after the Closing Date, Buyer shall expressly assume, timely perform and discharge all such Liabilities (including Liabilities to Plug and Abandon), whether attributable to the period of time before or after the Effective Time (collectively, the “Assumed Liabilities”).

2.3.2 “Seller’s Retained Liabilities” means any and all Liabilities to the extent relating to:

(i) Seller’s ownership, operation or use of the Excluded Assets;

(ii) any personal injury (including death) to the extent related to Seller’s ownership or operation of the Properties and arising from events occurring prior to the Effective Time;

(iii) (a) the payment of any Lease Burdens, Property Taxes or Severance Taxes allocable to the period prior to the Effective Time and (b) any Taxes of the Seller or its Affiliates;

(iv) all suspended funds held by Seller and owed to Third Parties for royalties with respect to the Properties prior to and as of the Effective Time; and

(v) the Indebtedness of Seller.

ARTICLE 3

PURCHASE PRICE

3.1 Purchase Price; Deposit. The total purchase price for the Properties will be One Hundred Five Million Dollars ($105,000,000), subject to any applicable adjustments as hereinafter provided (the “Purchase Price”). Within one day following the execution of this Agreement, Buyer shall pay by wire transfer in immediately available funds to Escrow Agent an amount equal to 10% of the Purchase Price as an earnest money deposit (the “Deposit”, and together with any interest accrued while being held by Escrow Agent, the “Escrow Funds”) which shall be held by Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Escrow Agreement and this Agreement. If Closing occurs, (i) the Escrow Funds shall be applied towards the Purchase Price at Closing in accordance with Section 14.2.2 and (ii) on the Closing Date, Buyer and Seller will execute and deliver to the Escrow Agent joint written instructions authorizing the Escrow Agent to release to Seller the Escrow Funds (the “Escrow Release”).

3.2 Increases in Purchase Price. In accordance with Article 16, the Purchase Price will be increased by the following amounts (without duplication):

3.2.1 the amount of any Operating Expenses that are paid by Seller at any time and attributable to the Properties for the period of time on or after the Effective Time, and a fixed overhead charge of $25,000 per month from the Effective Time through the Closing Date;

3.2.2 the amount of all proceeds, receipts (including producing receipts, drilling receipts and construction overhead receipts), reimbursements, credits, and income paid to or received by Buyer, including proceeds from the sale of Hydrocarbons (excluding the Inventory Hydrocarbons), in each case net of all applicable Property Taxes and Severance Taxes and royalties, overriding royalties or other similar burdens paid by Buyer, that are attributable to the Properties for the period of time prior to the Effective Time;

3.2.3 the amount of all Assignment Premiums pursuant to Section 9.3.4; and

3.2.4 the amount of all other upward adjustments to the Purchase Price provided for in this Agreement.

3.3 Decreases in Purchase Price. In accordance with Article 16, the Purchase Price will be decreased by the following amounts (without duplication):

3.3.1 the amount of any Operating Expenses that are unpaid as of the Closing Date and attributable to the Properties for the period of time prior to the Effective Time;

3.3.2 the amount of all proceeds, receipts (including producing receipts, drilling receipts and construction overhead receipts), reimbursements, credits, and income paid to or received by Seller, including proceeds from the sale of Hydrocarbons, net of all applicable Property Taxes, Severance Taxes, royalties, overriding royalties and other similar burdens paid by Seller, that are attributable to the Properties for the period of time on or after the Effective Time;

3.3.3 with respect to Title Defect Removals, if any, the Allocated Value for each Title Defect Property to which such Title Defect Removals relate;

3.3.4 with respect to Environmental Condition Removals, if any, the Allocated Value for each Environmental Condition Property to which such Environmental Condition Removals relate;

3.3.5 the Uncured/Unremedied Adjustment Amount;

3.3.6 the Allocated Value of all Properties subject to preferential rights to purchase or required consents from Third Parties that have been removed and not sold to Buyer at Closing pursuant to Article 5; and

3.3.7 the amount of all other downward adjustments to the Purchase Price provided for in this Agreement.

ARTICLE 4

TITLE MATTERS

4.1 Review of Title Records. After execution and delivery of this Agreement, Seller will make available (during Seller’s regular business hours and at its current location) for Buyer’s due diligence review, the Records in Seller Group’s possession or control relating to title to the Oil and Gas Properties and reasonable access to Seller’s personnel. If Buyer requests copies of such Records, Seller will use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to promptly provide the requested copies to Buyer at Buyer’s expense.

4.2 Title Defect Notice. Buyer will provide Seller with written notice (a “Title Defect Notice”) at or before 5:00 p.m. (Houston time) on July 12, 2017 (“Defect Notification Deadline”) of any matter that Buyer intends to assert as a Title Defect under this Article 4; provided, however, that Buyer will provide Seller with a preliminary Title Defect Notice each Friday at or before 5:00 p.m. (central standard time) until the Defect Notification Deadline if any officer of Buyer or its Affiliates discovers or learns of any Title Defect during each such one-week period; provided, further, that no delay on the part of the Buyer in notifying Seller on a weekly basis prior to the Defect Notification Deadline will relieve Seller of any liability or obligation hereunder or adversely affect any of Buyer’s rights hereunder. The Title Defect Notice must include, in reasonable detail, to the extent then reasonably known by Buyer and to the extent applicable, a description of (i) the Oil and Gas Property with respect to which the claimed Title Defect relates (the “Title Defect Property”), (ii) the nature of such claimed Title Defect, (iii) Buyer’s proposed calculation of each Title Defect Value in accordance with the guidelines set forth in Section 4.6, and (iv) such supporting documents reasonably necessary for Seller to verify the existence of such alleged Title Defect. Buyer shall not be entitled to assert hereunder any Title Defect that constitutes a Minimal Defect. Any Title Defect that is not identified in a timely delivered Title Defect Notice is thereafter forever waived by Buyer and such Title Defect will become a Permitted Encumbrance; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not modify or limit the special warranty of title included in the Conveyance. OTHER THAN SELLER’S SPECIAL WARRANTY OF TITLE IN THE CONVEYANCE, THE UNITS, AND WELLS ARE CONVEYED WITHOUT WARRANTY OF TITLE OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE. Buyer’s protection under Seller’s special warranty of title in the Conveyance is limited to the Allocated Value of the Properties as set forth on Exhibit B. Buyer is not entitled to protection under Seller’s special warranty of title in the Conveyance against any Title Defect reported by Buyer under this Section 4.2 and/or any Title Defect known by Buyer or any of its Affiliates prior to the Title Defect Deadline.

4.3 Seller’s Right to Cure Title Defects.

Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.3, Seller has the right, but not the obligation, to cure prior to Closing any Title Defect at Seller’s sole cost. If Seller elects to cure a Title Defect and such cure has not been completed to the reasonable satisfaction of Buyer on or before three days prior to the Closing Date, then Seller shall make an election pursuant to Section 4.4; provided, however, that Seller shall have a continuing right to cure after Closing under Section 4.4.2.

4.4 Remedies for Title Defects.

Subject to Seller’s continuing right to dispute the existence of a Title Defect or the Title Defect Value asserted with respect thereto, in the event that any Title Defect is timely asserted by Buyer in accordance with Section 4.2 and is not waived in writing by Buyer or cured pursuant to Section 4.3, then Seller shall, at its sole option, elect one of the following options:

4.4.1 Seller shall assign the Title Defect Property to Buyer at Closing and the Title Defect Value for such Title Defect Property determined pursuant to Sections 4.6 and Section 4.7 shall be taken into account in the calculation of the Uncured/Unremedied

Adjustment Amount; provided, however, that if the Title Defect Value or the existence of the Title Defect is still in dispute at Closing, then (i) the Title Defect Value for such Title Defect Property calculated by Buyer in the Title Defect Notice shall be taken into account in the calculation of the Uncured/Unremedied Adjustment Amount at Closing and (ii) within three Business Days after such dispute is resolved pursuant to Section 4.7, either Buyer shall make a true-up payment to Seller or Seller shall reimburse Buyer, for an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the Uncured/Unremedied Adjustment Amount applied at Closing and the Uncured/Unremedied Adjustment Amount determined after Closing in accordance with Section 4.7.

4.4.2 At Closing Seller shall retain the entirety of the Title Defect Property that is subject to such Title Defect, together with all Properties exclusively related thereto, and the Purchase Price shall be reduced by an amount equal to the sum of the Allocated Values for such Title Defect Property and related Properties pursuant to Section 3.3.3, and such Title Defect Property and related Properties shall be deemed Excluded Assets. Thereafter, Seller shall have 180 days in which to cure such Title Defect (the “Cure Period”). If such Title Defect is cured prior to expiration of the Cure Period, then such retained Properties shall be conveyed to Buyer in accordance with Section 4.9. In the event that Seller is unable to cure such Title Defect prior to expiration of the Cure Period, then the provisions of Section 4.4.1 shall apply and such retained Properties shall be conveyed to Buyer at a delayed closing in accordance with Section 4.9.

4.5 Exclusive Remedy. Except for Buyer’s rights under Seller’s special warranty of title in the Conveyance and Buyer’s right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 15.1.7, the provisions set forth in Section 4.3 and Section 4.4 shall be the exclusive right and remedy of Buyer with respect to Seller’s failure to have Good and Defensible Title with respect to any of the Properties and any other title matters. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if any matter that could result in the breach of any representation or warranty of Seller set forth in Article 7 could also have been raised as a Title Defect under this Article 4, then Buyer may only assert such matter as a Title Defect to the extent permitted by this Article 4, and is precluded from also asserting such matter as the basis of the breach of any such representation or warranty.

4.6 Calculation of Title Defect Value. The amount of the Title Defect Value for a Title Defect Property shall be determined as follows:

4.6.1 If, because of the Title Defect, title to a particular Oil and Gas Property fails completely with the effect that Seller has no ownership interest in the relevant Oil and Gas Property, the Title Defect Value will be the Allocated Value of that Oil and Gas Property.

4.6.2 If a Title Defect results in a Net Reduction of Interest in an Oil and Gas Property and such Oil and Gas Property has an Allocated Value assigned specifically to it on Exhibit B, then the Title Defect Value will be the Allocated Value for such Oil and Gas Property multiplied by a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the net present value, as of the Effective Time, of Seller’s ownership interest in such Oil and Gas Property as

shown on Exhibit B (the “PV-NRI”) minus the net present value as of the Effective Time, of Seller’s actual ownership interest in such Oil and Gas Property calculated based upon the same production, cost, and assumed future price estimates and discount rate and such other methods, techniques and assumptions utilized in determining PV-NRI but taking into account the Title Defect, and (ii) the denominator of which is the PV-NRI.

4.6.3 If a Title Defect is a lien, encumbrance or other charge upon an Oil and Gas Property which is liquidated in amount, then the Title Defect Value for such Title Defect shall be the amount necessary to be paid to remove the Title Defect from the affected Oil and Gas Property.

4.6.4 If a Title Defect represents an obligation or burden upon an Oil and Gas Property of a type not described in Sections 4.6.1 through 4.6.3, then the Title Defect Value with respect to such Title Defect will be the sum the Parties mutually agree upon in good faith as the present value of the adverse economic effect such Title Defect will have on such Oil and Gas Property. If the Parties cannot reach an agreement as to such Title Defect Value, then the Parties will resolve such dispute in the manner set forth in Section 4.7.

4.6.5 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary under this Section 4.6 or Section 4.7, in no event will the aggregate Title Defect Values with respect to an Oil and Gas Property exceed the Allocated Value of such Oil and Gas Property, and if such Oil and Gas Property does not have an Allocated Value, the Allocated Value of such Oil and Gas Property shall be deemed to be $0.00.

4.7 Title Defect Dispute Resolution.

4.7.1 Within five Business Days after Seller’s receipt of a Title Defect Notice, Seller will notify Buyer as to whether Seller agrees with the Title Defects claimed therein and the proposed Title Defect Values. If Seller objects to any such claimed Title Defect or any such proposed Title Defect Values, then the Parties will promptly enter into good faith negotiations and subject to the limitations in Section 4.6.6, the value agreed by the Parties with respect to a Title Defect will be the Title Defect Value for such Title Defect.

4.7.2 If the Parties do not reach agreement concerning either the existence of a Title Defect or a Title Defect Value prior to Closing, then, upon either Party’s written request, the Parties will submit such dispute to an attorney or other consultant experienced in title examination of oil and gas properties in the state in which such Oil and Gas Property is located to arbitrate a prompt resolution (the “Title Arbitrator”). The Title Arbitrator shall be selected by (i) mutual agreement of Seller and Buyer within five Business Days after the Party’s written request to submit such dispute for resolution, or (ii) if the Parties cannot agree, by the Houston office of the American Arbitration Association; provided, however, that if at any time any Title Arbitrator fails or refuses to perform under this Section 4.7, the Parties will select a new Title Arbitrator in accordance with this sentence. The costs of any Title Arbitrator shall be borne by Seller and Buyer in inverse proportion as they may prevail on matters resolved by the Title Arbitrator, which inverse proportionate allocations shall also be determined by the Title Arbitrator at the time the determination of the Title Arbitrator is rendered on the merits of the matters submitted.

4.7.3 For any dispute resolution process under this Section 4.7, Seller and Buyer will present a written statement of their respective positions on the dispute to the Title Arbitrator within three Business Days after the Title Arbitrator is selected, and the Title Arbitrator will make a determination of all points of disagreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement within ten Business Days of receipt of such statements. Absent manifest error, the Title Arbitrator will determine any Title Defect Value by selecting, with respect to each item in dispute, an amount equal to the Seller’s position or the Buyer’s position. The Title Arbitrator’s determination will be conclusive and binding on the Parties. Any court of competent jurisdiction may enforce the arbitration determination against either Party and the Title Arbitrator’s value determination will be the Title Defect Value for such Title Defect.

4.7.4 Subject to Seller’s right to cure pursuant to Section 4.3 and Section 4.4.2 and Seller’s right to assign any Title Defect Property with a disputed Title Defect pursuant to Section 4.4.1, if any Title Defect Property is subject to a dispute under this Section 4.7 at the time of Closing: (i) such Title Defect Property, together with all Properties exclusively related thereto, shall be deemed to be Excluded Assets and shall be retained by Buyer at Closing, and (ii) the Purchase Price will be reduced by the sum of the Allocated Values for such retained Properties. After the Title Arbitrator or the Parties resolve the disputed issues pursuant to this Article 4 with respect to any Title Defect Property that is retained by Seller pursuant to this Section 4.7.4, such retained Property shall be conveyed to Buyer in accordance with Section 4.9 (unless the subject Title Defect Value is equal to the Allocated Values of such retained Properties, in which event, Sellers may elect, in their sole discretion, to permanently retain such Properties).

4.8 Possible Upward Adjustment. Should Seller (or Buyer in the course of its diligence review pursuant to Section 4.1) determine that (i) the ownership of an Oil and Gas Property by Seller entitles Seller to a decimal share of the Hydrocarbons produced from such Oil and Gas Property greater than the applicable Net Revenue Interest set forth in Exhibit B, or (ii) that there is an increase in Seller’s Working Interest in an Oil and Gas Property described in Exhibit A greater than the Working Interest as set forth in Exhibit B for such Oil and Gas Property at any time during the productive life or abandonment thereof, as long as there is a corresponding proportionate increase in Seller’s Net Revenue Interest for such Oil and Gas Property relative to what is shown on Exhibit B for such Oil and Gas Property, then such Party shall calculate (in the same manner as set forth in Section 4.6 with respect to Title Defects) the amount by which the Allocated Value of such Oil and Gas Property is increased (an “Upward Adjustment”), and the aggregate Uncured Title Defect Value asserted by Buyer shall be reduced by such Upward Adjustment.

4.9 Delayed Closing. If any Properties are required to be conveyed to Buyer pursuant to Sections 4.4.2 or 4.7.4, then (i) such Properties shall be deemed to no longer be Excluded Assets and shall be Properties for all purposes under this Agreement, (ii) such Properties shall be conveyed on the date that is ten Business Days after such Title Defect is cured by Seller or after the Title Defect Value is finally determined (as applicable), (iii) such Properties

shall be conveyed pursuant to an assignment in the form of the Conveyance, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and (iv) simultaneously with such conveyance, Buyer shall pay to Seller the Allocated Values for such Properties subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 3.3.5, solely to the extent not duplicative of adjustments already made to the Purchase Price.

ARTICLE 5

PREFERENTIAL RIGHTS AND CONSENTS

5.1 Preferential Rights to Purchase.

5.1.1 Without limitation on the rights and obligations of the Parties set forth in Section 9.3, Seller shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to promptly provide notices with respect to the Transfer Requirements that are preferential rights to purchase (“Preference Right”), and for the purpose of any Preference Right, the value of the applicable Property will be its Allocated Value.

5.1.2 If (i) the holder of a Preference Right does not elect to purchase the applicable Property or waives its right to do so, or (ii) the time in which the Preference Right may be exercised has expired, then such Property will be assigned to Buyer at the Closing in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.

5.1.3 If, prior to the Closing Date, a holder of a Preference Right notifies Seller that it elects to exercise its Preference Right with respect to the applicable Property, then (i) such Property, together with all Properties exclusively related thereto, will not be conveyed to Buyer at Closing and will be deemed an Excluded Asset, and (ii) the Purchase Price will be reduced by the applicable Allocated Values pursuant to Section 3.3.6 for such retained Properties, provided, however, if the holder of such Preference Right fails to complete the purchase of said Property (or portion thereof) within 180 days after the Closing Date, then Seller may elect, in its discretion and upon written notice to Buyer, to deliver such retained Properties at a delayed closing pursuant to the procedures in Section 5.3.

5.1.4 Seller shall promptly notify Buyer of the exercise of any Preference Right in respect of the Properties.

5.2 Transfer Requirements other than Preferential Rights to Purchase.

5.2.1 Without limitation on the rights and obligations of the Parties set forth in Section 9.3, Seller shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to promptly provide any required notifications with respect to the Transfer Requirements (other than Preference Rights), including those set forth on Schedule 7.5.

5.2.2 If, prior to the Closing, all Transfer Requirements with respect to any Property (i) are fully satisfied, have expired or are no longer applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby, or (ii) are Permitted Encumbrances (other than those Permitted

Encumbrances set forth in clause (a) of subsection (ix) of the definition of “Permitted Encumbrances”), then such Property will be assigned to Buyer at the Closing in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement.

5.2.3 If, prior to the Closing Date, a holder of a Transfer Requirement notifies Seller that it refuses to consent (or waive its right to do so) to the transactions contemplated hereby with respect to the applicable Property, then (i) such Property, together with all Properties exclusively related thereto, will not be conveyed to Buyer at Closing and will be deemed an Excluded Asset, and (ii) the Purchase Price will be reduced by the applicable Allocated Values pursuant to Section 3.3.6 for such retained Properties, provided, however, if the holder of such Transfer Requirement provides such consent or waiver to satisfy the Transfer Requirement (or if such Transfer Requirement is otherwise fully satisfied, expires or is no longer applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby) within 180 days after the Closing Date, then Seller may elect, in its reasonable discretion and upon written notice to Buyer, to deliver such retained Properties at a delayed closing pursuant to the Section 5.3.

5.3 Delayed Closing. If any Properties are required to be conveyed to Buyer pursuant to Section 5.1.3 or Section 5.2.3, then (i) such Properties shall be deemed to no longer be Excluded Assets and shall be Properties for all purposes under this Agreement, (ii) such Properties shall be conveyed on the date that is ten Business Days after Buyer’s receipt of Seller’s written notice pursuant to Section 5.1.3 or Section 5.2.3 (as applicable), (iii) such Properties shall be conveyed pursuant to an assignment in the form of the Conveyance, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and (iv) simultaneously with such conveyance, Buyer shall pay to Seller the Allocated Values for such Properties subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 3.3.5, solely to the extent not duplicative of adjustments already made to the Purchase Price.

ARTICLE 6

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

6.1 Environmental Assessment. Buyer will have the opportunity to conduct, at its sole risk and expense, an environmental assessment of the Properties, including a Phase I assessment as such term is defined by the ASTM E1527-13 All Appropriate Inquiry Standard. Seller will provide reasonable access for this purpose to Properties operated by Seller. For any Property not operated by Seller, Seller will reasonably cooperate with Buyer in contacting the operators of any such non-operated Property directly to attempt to arrange for access for the purposes of environmental assessment. Buyer shall not conduct any test drilling or sampling activities without prior notice to and consent of Seller (in its sole discretion) and the operator of the affected Property. Buyer shall provide Seller with a minimum of three Business Days’ advance notice of its proposed environmental assessment activities prior to entering the Property to be assessed. If Buyer wishes to utilize any third party personnel or contractors to perform any activities on any Property, Buyer shall obtain Seller’s prior consent (in its sole discretion) to the use of such third party personnel or contractors, and shall provide Seller with evidence reasonably satisfactory to Seller that all such Persons have appropriate training and are covered by appropriate insurance.

6.2 Notice of Environmental Condition. Buyer will provide Seller with written notice (an “Environmental Condition Notice”) on or before the Defect Notification Deadline of any condition that Buyer intends to assert as an Environmental Condition under this Article 6 provided, however, Buyer agrees to use its good faith efforts to notify Seller of an Environmental Condition as promptly as possible after Buyer has discovered and made the decision to assert the same; provided that the failure to provide such good faith notice in advance of the Defect Notification Deadline shall not affect Buyer’s rights hereunder. Each Environmental Condition Notice must include, in reasonable detail, a description of (i) the Property with respect to which such Environmental Condition is claimed (the “Environmental Condition Property”), (ii) the nature of such claimed Environmental Condition (including the applicable Environmental Laws violated or implicated thereby), and (iii) Buyer’s proposed calculation of the Remediation Amount. Buyer shall not be entitled to assert hereunder any Environmental Condition that constitutes a Minimal Defect. Any Environmental Condition that is not identified in a timely delivered Environmental Condition Notice is thereafter forever waived and expressly assumed by Buyer.

6.3 Seller’s Right to Cure Environmental Conditions.

Subject to the provisions of this Section 6.3, Seller will have the right, but not the obligation, to conduct Remediation for any Environmental Condition prior to Closing at Seller’s sole cost in accordance with applicable Environmental Laws. If Seller elects to conduct Remediation and the Remediation has not been completed prior to the Closing Date, then Seller shall make an election pursuant to Section 6.4; provided, however, that the Seller shall have a continuing right to conduct Remediation after Closing under Section 6.4.2.

6.4 Remedies for Environmental Conditions.

Subject to Seller’s continuing right to dispute the existence of an Environmental Condition or the Remediation Amount asserted with respect thereto, in the event that any Environmental Condition other than a Minimal Defect is timely asserted by Buyer in accordance with Section 6.2 and is not waived in writing by Buyer or subject to Remediation completed prior to the Closing, then Seller shall, at its sole option, elect one of the following:

6.4.1 Seller shall assign the Environmental Condition Property to Buyer at Closing and the Remediation Amount for such Environmental Condition Property shall be taken into account in the calculation of the Uncured/Unremedied Adjustment Amount; provided, however, that if the Remediation Amount or the existence of an Environmental Condition is still in dispute at Closing, then (i) the Remediation Amount for such Environmental Condition Property calculated by Buyer in the Environmental Condition Notice shall be taken into account in the calculation of the Uncured/Unremedied Adjustment Amount at Closing and (ii) within three Business Days after such dispute is resolved pursuant to Section 6.6, Buyer shall make a true-up payment to Seller or Seller shall reimburse Buyer for an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the Uncured/Unremedied Adjustment Amount applied at Closing and the Uncured/Unremedied Adjustment Amount determined after Closing in accordance with Section 6.6.

6.4.2 At Closing, Seller shall retain the entirety of the Environmental Condition Property that is subject to such Environmental Condition, together with all Properties exclusively related thereto, and the Purchase Price shall be reduced by an amount equal to the sum of the Allocated Values for such Environmental Condition Property and related Properties pursuant to Section 3.3.4, and such Environmental Condition Property and related Properties shall be deemed Excluded Assets. If the Remediation is completed prior to expiration of the Cure Period, then such retained Properties shall be conveyed to Buyer in accordance with Section 6.7. In the event that Seller is unable to complete Remediation prior to expiration of the Cure Period, then Section 6.4.1 shall apply and such retained Properties shall be conveyed to Buyer at a delayed closing in accordance with Section 6.7.

6.5 Exclusive Remedy. Except for Buyer’s remedy for breach of Seller’s representation contained in Section 7.7 and Buyer’s right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 15.1.7, the provisions set forth in Section 6.4 shall be the exclusive right and remedy of Buyer with respect to any environmental matter, including Environmental Conditions.

6.6 Environmental Condition Dispute Resolution.

6.6.1 Within five Business Days after Seller’s receipt of an Environmental Condition Notice, Seller will notify Buyer as to whether Seller agrees with the Environmental Conditions claimed therein and the proposed Remediation Amounts. If Seller objects to any such claimed Environmental Condition or any such proposed Remediation Amount, then the Parties will promptly enter into good faith negotiations and the amount agreed by the Parties with respect to an Environmental Condition will be the Remediation Amount for such Environmental Condition.

6.6.2 If the Parties do not reach agreement concerning either the existence of an Environmental Condition or a Remediation Amount prior to Closing, then, upon either Party’s written request, the Parties will submit such dispute to an environmental consultant or other consultant experienced in oil and gas producing property environmental remediation in the state in which such Property is located to arbitrate a prompt resolution (the “Environmental Arbitrator”). Such Environmental Arbitrator shall be selected by (i) mutual agreement of Seller and Buyer within five Business Days after the Party’s written request to submit such dispute for resolution, or (ii) if the Parties cannot agree, by the Houston office of the American Arbitration Association; provided, however, that if at any time any Environmental Arbitrator fails or refuses to perform under this Section 6.6, a new Environmental Arbitrator will be selected by the Parties in accordance with this sentence. The costs and expenses of any such Environmental Arbitrator shall be borne by Seller and Buyer in inverse proportion as they may prevail on matters resolved by the Environmental Arbitrator, which inverse proportionate allocations shall also be determined by the Environmental Arbitrator at the time the determination of the Environmental Arbitrator is rendered on the merits of the matters submitted.

6.6.3 For any dispute resolution under this Section 6.6, Seller and Buyer will present a written statement of their respective positions on the dispute to the

Environmental Arbitrator within three Business Days after the Environmental Arbitrator is selected, and the Environmental Arbitrator will make a determination of all points of disagreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement within ten Business Days of receipt of such statements. Absent manifest error, the Environmental Arbitrator will determine any Remediation Amount by selecting, with respect to each item in dispute, an amount equal to the Seller’s position or the Buyer’s position. The Environmental Arbitrator’s determination will be conclusive and binding on the Parties and will be enforceable against either Party in any court of competent jurisdiction, and the Environmental Arbitrator’s value determination will be the Remediation Amount for such Environmental Condition.

6.6.4 Subject to Seller’s right to cure pursuant to Section 6.3 and Section 6.4.2 and Seller’s right to assign any Environmental Condition Property with a disputed Environmental Condition pursuant to Section 6.4.1, if any Environmental Condition Property is subject to a dispute under this Section 6.5 at the time of Closing: (i) such Environmental Condition Property, together with all Properties exclusively related thereto, shall be deemed to be Excluded Assets and shall be retained by Buyer at Closing, and (ii) the Purchase Price will be reduced by the sum of the Allocated Values for such retained Properties. After the Environmental Arbitrator or the Parties resolve the disputed issues pursuant to this Article 6 with respect to any Environmental Condition Property that is retained by Seller pursuant to this Section 6.6.4, such retained Properties shall be conveyed to Buyer in accordance with Section 6.7 (unless the subject Remediation Amount is equal to or greater than the Allocated Values of such retained Properties, in which event, Seller may elect, in its sole discretion, to permanently retain such Properties).

6.7 Delayed Closing. If any Properties are required to be conveyed to Buyer pursuant to Section 6.4.2 or Section 6.6.4, then (i) such Properties shall be deemed to no longer be Excluded Assets and shall be Properties for all purposes under this Agreement, (ii) such Properties shall be conveyed on the date that is ten Business Days after the Remediation is completed by Seller or after the Remediation Amount is finally determined (as applicable), (iii) such Properties shall be conveyed pursuant to an assignment in the form of the Conveyance, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and (iv) simultaneously with such conveyance Buyer shall pay to Seller for such Properties the amount withheld by Buyer with respect to such Properties at Closing, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 3.3.5, solely to the extent not duplicative of adjustments already made to the Purchase Price.

6.8 Presence of Wastes, NORM, Hazardous Substances and Asbestos. BUYER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN USED TO EXPLORE FOR, DEVELOP AND PRODUCE HYDROCARBONS, AND THAT SPILLS OF WASTES, CRUDE OIL, PRODUCED WATER, HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND OTHER MATERIALS MAY HAVE OCCURRED THEREON. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROPERTIES, INCLUDING PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT, MAY CONTAIN ASBESTOS, HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES OR NORM. NORM MAY AFFIX OR ATTACH ITSELF TO THE INSIDE OF WELLS, MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT AS SCALE OR IN OTHER FORMS, AND NORM-CONTAINING MATERIAL MAY HAVE BEEN BURIED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF ON THE PROPERTIES. A HEALTH HAZARD MAY EXIST

IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPERTIES BY REASON THEREOF. SPECIAL PROCEDURES MAY BE REQUIRED FOR REMEDIATION, REMOVING, TRANSPORTING AND DISPOSING OF ASBESTOS, NORM, HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES AND OTHER MATERIALS FROM THE PROPERTY. With respect to the Properties actually acquired by Buyer hereunder, Buyer assumes from and after Closing all liability for the assessment, remediation, removal, transportation and disposal of these materials and any associated activities in accordance with applicable Laws, unless otherwise provided in this Article 6. The foregoing shall not modify or limit Seller’s indemnity and hold harmless obligations under Section 18.1.

ARTICLE 7

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER

Except as set forth in the Schedules, Seller represents and warrants to Buyer that each of the statements made in this Article 7 is true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and will be true and correct as of the Closing Date.

7.1 Organization. Seller is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware. Seller is in good standing and duly qualified to do business in each other jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification or registration necessary.

7.2 Authority. Seller has all requisite limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Operative Documents to which it is a party, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Operative Documents to which it is a party and to perform all of its obligations under this Agreement and the Operative Documents to which it is a party.

7.3 Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of Seller and constitutes (and the Operative Documents to which it is a party, when executed and delivered at Closing, will constitute) a legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with its and their respective terms, except as limited by bankruptcy or other similar Laws applicable generally to creditors’ rights and as limited by general equitable principles.

7.4 No Conflict. Seller’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Operative Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or such Operative Documents by it will not:

7.4.1 conflict with or require the consent of any Person under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the governing documents of Seller;

7.4.2 violate any provision of, or require any consent or approval under any Laws (except for consents and approvals of Governmental Authorities customarily obtained subsequent to transfer);

7.4.3 result in the creation or imposition of any lien or encumbrance upon one or more of the Properties other than a Permitted Encumbrance.

7.5 Transfer Requirements. Except for the Transfer Requirements set forth on Schedule 7.5: Seller’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Operative Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or such Operative Documents by it (including the assignment of any of the Properties to Buyer) will not conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under or constitute an event that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default under, accelerate or permit the acceleration of the performance required by, or require any consent, authorization, waiver or approval under any of the Material Contracts.

7.6 Compliance with Laws. Seller and its Affiliates are in material compliance with all Applicable Laws (excluding Environmental Laws, which are addressed in other provisions of this Agreement) with respect to the ownership and, if operated by Seller or its Affiliates, operation of the Properties. In the three year period immediately preceding the date of execution of this Agreement, no written notice of a material violation of or default has been received with respect to any Law applicable to the Properties (excluding Environmental Laws, which are addressed in other provisions of this Agreement).

7.7 Certain Environmental Notices and Obligations. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, the representations and warranties contained in this Section 7.7 are the sole and exclusive representations and warranties of Seller pertaining or relating to matter arising under or with respect to Environmental Laws, Environmental Conditions or any other environmental matter. Except as set forth on Schedule 7.7, in the three year period immediately preceding the date of execution of this Agreement, to Seller’s Knowledge, no unresolved written notice has been received from any Governmental Authority alleging that a violation of Environmental Law has occurred at any Property. Except as disclosed on Schedule 7.7, to Seller’s Knowledge, there is no agreement with any Governmental Authority that (a) is in existence as of the date of this Agreement, (b) is based on any Environmental Laws that relate to the present or future use of any of the Properties, and (c) requires any Remediation or imposes any material liability on the owner or operator of, any of the Properties.

7.8 Litigation and Claims. Except for the litigation, claims or other matters set forth on Schedule 7.8, no material suit, action, demand, proceeding, lawsuit or other litigation is pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened with respect to the Properties. There are no material Third Party claims, disputes pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened that would prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the performance of its obligations hereunder.

7.9 Material Contracts.

7.9.1 Schedule 7.9 describes the following Contracts to which Seller or its Affiliate is a party and that apply to or burden the Properties as of the date of this Agreement:

(i) all area of mutual interests agreements and agreements that include non-competition restrictions or other similar restrictions on doing business, all purchase or sale agreements (other than with respect to production of Hydrocarbons in the ordinary course or the acquisition or disposition of Facilities with a value of less than $1,000,000), partnership agreements, joint venture and exploration or development program agreements;

(ii) all of the Hydrocarbons production sales or purchase, transportation, storage, marketing, supply, exchange and processing agreements with a value in excess of $1,000,000, other than such agreements that are terminable on not more than 30 days’ notice without penalty or the payment of money;

(iii) any contracts or agreements which could reasonably be expected to obligate Buyer to expend in excess of $1,000,000 in any calendar year;

(iv) other than contracts governing the sale of Hydrocarbons, any contracts or agreements under which Seller has received in excess of $1,000,000 of revenues net of direct expenses in any calendar year;

(v) any contracts or agreements providing for a call upon, option to purchase or similar right under any agreements with respect to the Hydrocarbons;

(vi) any contract or agreement for capital expenditures or the acquisition or construction of fixed assets that requires aggregate future payments in excess of $1,000,000;

(vii) other than (a) this Agreement and the Operative Documents, (b) contracts or agreements governing the sale of Hydrocarbons or (c) the disposition in the ordinary course of Facilities no longer suitable for Hydrocarbons field operation, any contract or agreement for, or that contemplates, the sale, exchange or transfer of any of Seller’s interest in the Properties;

(viii) any unit agreement and any operating agreement; and

(ix) any other contracts or agreements which involve future payments or obligations in excess of $1,000,000.

The contracts and agreements described in Sections 7.9.1(i) through (ix) above, together with any Contracts entered into after the date of execution of this Agreement that would have been required to be set forth on Schedule 7.9 if such Contracts had been entered into prior to the date of execution of this Agreement, are collectively referred to herein as the “Material Contracts”.

7.9.2 Except as disclosed in Schedule 7.9, Seller is not nor, to Seller’s Knowledge, is any other party, in breach or default under, or learned of the occurrence of any event that with notice or the passage of time would constitute a breach or default under, any of the Material Contracts, Leases or Surface Interests. Each of the Material Contracts, Leases and Surface Interests are in full force and effect (except, in the case of

Surface Interests, where any failure to be in full force and effect would not materially interfere with or prevent operations as currently conducted on the Property or Properties related thereto) and, except as permitted pursuant to Section 9.2, have not been modified or amended in any material respect. Prior to the execution of this Agreement, Seller furnished to Buyer true and complete copies of each Material Contract, Lease and Surface Interest and all amendments thereto.

7.10 Governmental Permits. The applicable operator has obtained all material Permits required to be obtained to own or operate each Well associated with the Properties.

7.11 Payment of Royalties; Suspense Funds. All delay rentals, royalties, shut-in royalties, overriding royalties, compensatory royalties and other payments due with respect to the Properties (other than royalties held in suspense and in good faith by Seller) have been properly and correctly paid. The suspended funds held by Seller and owed to Third Parties for royalties with respect to the Properties as of the Effective Time are set forth on Schedule 7.11.

7.12 Imbalances. To Seller’s knowledge, there are no Imbalances existing with respect to the Properties as of the date hereof.

7.13 Non-Consent Operations. There are no operations (including drilling operations) associated with the Properties with respect to which Seller is currently or will become a non-consenting or non-participating party.

7.14 Current Commitments. Schedule 7.14(a) contains a true and complete list, as of the date of execution of this Agreement, of (i) all authorizations for expenditures for all drilling operations applicable to the Properties in excess of $250,000 or for capital expenditures to such Properties in excess of $250,000 that have been proposed by any Person with respect to periods on or after the Effective Time and accepted by Seller and (ii) all authorizations for expenditure in excess of $250,000 and written commitments for all drilling operations in excess of $250,000 applicable to such Properties or for other capital expenditures to such Properties in excess of $250,000 for which all of the activities approved in such authorizations for expenditures or commitments have not been completed by the Effective Time. Schedule 7.14(b) contains a true and complete list, as of the execution date of this Agreement, of all such proposed authorizations for expenditure that have been rejected by Seller within the six-month period immediately prior to the date hereof.

7.15 Taxes.

7.15.1 All Property Taxes and Severance Taxes that are due by Seller have been timely paid or are being contested in good faith. All Tax Returns, reports, statements and similar filings required by applicable Law with respect to the Properties due on or prior to the Closing Date have been timely filed. There are no extensions or waivers of any statute of limitations with respect to such Taxes or Tax liens burdening the Properties except for liens for current Taxes not yet due and payable.

7.15.2 Except for the Raven Ridge Pipeline Company, none of the Properties are subject to tax partnership reporting requirements under applicable provisions of the Code.

7.15.3 Seller is not a “foreign person” within the meaning of Code Section 1445.

7.15.4 Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the representations and warranties in this Section 7.15 are the only representations and warranties in this agreement with respect to Taxes.

7.16 Finder’s Fees. Seller has not incurred any liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokers’ or finders’ fees with respect to this transaction for which Buyer will have any responsibility whatsoever.

7.17 Operation of the Properties. For the period between the Effective Time and the date of execution of this Agreement the Properties have been operated in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices.

7.18 Title to Facilities. Seller has good and marketable title or a valid leasehold interest in all of the Facilities that are material to Seller’s ownership or operation of the Properties.

7.19 Guarantees. To Seller’s Knowledge, Schedule 7.19 sets forth a complete and accurate list of all bonds, letters of credit, guarantees or other surety arrangements posted or entered into by Seller to the extent exclusively in connection with the ownership or operation of the Properties.

7.20 Knowledge Qualifier for Non-Operated Assets. To the extent that Seller has made any representations or warranties in this Article 7 in connection with matters which are both (i) relating to Non-Operated Properties, and (ii) not within Seller’s control or administration, each and every such representation and warranty shall be deemed to be qualified by the phrase, “To Seller’s Knowledge.”

ARTICLE 8

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER

Buyer represents and warrants to Seller that each of the statements made in this Article 8 is true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and will be true and correct as of the Closing Date.

8.1 Organization. Buyer is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware. Buyer is in good standing and duly qualified to do business in each other jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification or registration necessary.

8.2 Authority. Buyer has all requisite limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Operative Documents to which it is a party, to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Operative Documents to which it is a party and to perform all of its obligations under this Agreement and the Operative Documents to which it is a party.

8.3 Enforceability. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of Buyer and constitutes (and the Operative Documents to which it is a Party, when executed and delivered at Closing, will constitute) a legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer, enforceable against it in accordance with its and their respective terms, except as limited by bankruptcy or other similar Laws applicable generally to creditors’ rights and as limited by general equitable principles.

8.4 No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the compliance with the terms hereof will result in any default under any material agreement or instrument to which Buyer is a party (including its governing documents), or violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to Buyer or any of its properties, except for consents and approvals of Governmental Authorities customarily obtained subsequent to transfer.

8.5 No Further Distribution. Buyer is not acquiring the Properties in contemplation of a distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any Laws pertaining to the distribution of securities.

8.6 Finder’s Fees. Buyer has not incurred any liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokers’ or finders’ fees in respect to this transaction for which Seller will have any responsibility whatsoever.

8.7 Independent Evaluation. Buyer is an experienced and knowledgeable investor in the oil and gas industry and the business of owning and operating assets similar to the Properties. In making the decision to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, Buyer has relied on its own independent due diligence investigation of the Seller and the Properties (including any physical or virtual data room materials), and has been advised by and has relied solely on its own expertise and legal, land, tax, reservoir engineering, and other professional counsel concerning this transaction, the Properties and the respective values thereof.

ARTICLE 9

COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES

9.1 Access.

9.1.1 Subject to Section 6.1, Seller will give Buyer and its authorized representatives reasonable access, at Buyer’s sole risk and expense, from the date hereof until the Closing Date during normal business hours, to (i) the Records and (ii) the Properties operated by Seller, and with respect to the Properties not operated by Seller, Seller shall use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to obtain access for Buyer to such Properties as it may reasonably request.

9.1.2 Buyer shall release, indemnify and hold harmless Seller Group from and against any and all Claims arising from Buyer’s or any of its authorized representatives’ inspection of or access to (including any access granted to Buyer and its authorized representatives pursuant to Section 6.1) the Properties (including Claims for personal injuries, property damage and reasonable attorneys’ and experts’ fees, and specifically to the extent of Claims arising out of or partially or fully caused by the negligence of Seller Group). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Buyer be required to release, indemnify and hold harmless Seller Group for any Claims (i) to the extent that such indemnified event or occurrence is caused by or the result of gross negligence or willful misconduct of Seller Group, and (ii) with respect to any pre-existing Environmental Conditions identified by or on behalf of Buyer as a result of any physical inspection, due diligence activities or access granted to Buyer and its authorized representatives pursuant hereto, provided that Buyer does not exacerbate any such pre-existing Environmental Condition.

9.2 Conduct of Business Pending Closing. From the date hereof to the Closing Date, except (i) as provided herein, (ii) as required by Law or any obligation, agreement, Lease, contract or instrument referred to on any Exhibit or Schedule, (iii) as may be undertaken by Seller in order to transition and prepare the Properties for acquisition by Buyer and to consummate the transaction contemplated by this Agreement or any Operative Document or (iv) as otherwise consented to in writing by Buyer (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), Seller will:

9.2.1 operate and maintain the Properties in the normal and customary manner, consistent with prior practice;

9.2.2 not dispose of or relinquish any of the Properties (other than relinquishment resulting from the expiration of a non-producing Lease still in its primary term, the abandonment of a Lease not operated by a Seller or the disposition of any Facility in the normal and customary manner, consistent with prior practice employed by Seller with respect to the Properties);

9.2.3 not waive, compromise or settle, or violate, breach or default under, any material right or Claim with respect to any of the Properties;

9.2.4 not, except with respect to those matters identified in Schedule 7.14, make or enter into an agreement to make, terminate or amend an agreement for capital expenditures or workover expenditures with respect to the Properties in excess of $250,000 (net to Seller’s interest), except when required by an emergency when there is insufficient time to obtain advance consent (provided, that Seller will promptly notify Buyer of any such emergency expenditures);

9.2.5 not incur Liabilities with respect to the Properties for which Buyer would be responsible after Closing, other than transactions in the normal and customary manner, of a nature and in an amount (not to exceed $100,000), consistent with past practices employed by Seller with respect to the Properties (counting Liabilities arising from one transaction or a series of similar transactions, and all periodic installments or payments under any lease or other agreement providing for periodic installments or payments, as a single Liability);

9.2.6 not permit, allow or suffer any of the Properties to be subject to any encumbrances that would impose any Liability, other than Permitted Encumbrances;

9.2.7 not cancel any indebtedness owed to Seller or its Affiliates that is fairly attributable to the Properties for the period of time on or after the Effective Time;

9.2.8 maintain insurance coverage on the Assets presently furnished by nonaffiliated Third Parties in the amounts and of the types set forth on Schedule 9.2.8,

9.2.9 not, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or in the normal and customary manner, consistent with past practices employed by Seller with respect to the Properties, (i) amend or terminate, or violate, breach, or default under, any Material Contract, or (ii) enter into any Material Contract.

9.3 Consents and Approvals. Each Party will:

9.3.1 use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to give notices to, make filings with, and obtain (other than by the payment of money by Seller, unless to be reimbursed by Buyer pursuant to Section 9.3.4) authorizations, consents and approvals of any Third Parties, in each case, to the extent necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby;

9.3.2 provide such other information and communications to Governmental Authorities or other Persons as the other Party may reasonably request in connection with such transactions;

9.3.3 cooperate with the other Party as promptly as practicable in obtaining all consents, approvals or actions of, making all filings with, and giving all notices to, Third Parties required of Buyer to consummate such transactions; and

9.3.4 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if the Closing occurs, Buyer shall be responsible for, and shall reimburse Seller for, all assignment, consent or transfer payments, premiums, fees or penalties that Seller is required to pay to any Third Party to the extent set forth in any agreement, Lease, contract or instrument referred to on any Exhibit or Schedule (collectively, the “Assignment Premiums”).

9.4 Confidentiality. The Parties will remain subject to the Confidentiality Agreement until Closing, at which time the Confidentiality Agreement will terminate (except as to (i) such portion of the Assets that are not conveyed to Buyer pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, (ii) the Excluded Assets and (iii) information related to assets other than the Properties).

9.5 Public Announcements. The Parties agree that prior to making any public announcement or statement with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the

Party desiring to make such public announcement or statement will obtain approval of the other Party to the text of a public announcement or statement to be made solely by Seller, on the one hand, or Buyer, on the other, as the case may be, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, however, if Seller, on the one hand, or Buyer, on the other are required by Law or the rules of a national securities exchange to make such public announcement or statement, then the same may be made without the approval of (but with concurrent written notice to) the other Party provided such announcement or statement provides only such information as is reasonably determined by the disclosing Party to be required, advisable or customary.

9.6 Affiliate Contracts. Schedule 9.6 sets forth, as of the date hereof, all contracts or agreements with any Affiliate of Seller that relate to the Properties or by which the Properties are bound. Seller will terminate or cause its respective Affiliates to terminate, effective as of the Closing Date, any contracts or agreements between Seller and its respective Affiliates to the extent relating to or binding the Properties.

9.7 Satisfaction of Conditions. Each Party will use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to take all actions and to do all things necessary to consummate, make effective and comply with all of the terms of this Agreement (including satisfaction, but not waiver, of the Closing conditions for which they are responsible or otherwise in control).

9.8 Successor Operator. While Buyer acknowledges that it desires to succeed Seller as operator of those Properties or portions thereof that Seller may presently operate, Buyer acknowledges and agrees that Seller cannot and does not covenant or warrant that Buyer shall become successor operator of such Properties because the Properties or portions thereof may be subject to operating or other agreements that control the appointment of a successor operator. Seller agrees, however, that as to the Properties it operates, it shall use its Commercially Reasonable Efforts to support Buyer’s efforts to become successor operator of such Properties (to the extent permitted under any applicable operating agreement) effective as of Closing (at Buyer’s sole cost and expense) and to designate and/or appoint, to the extent legally possible and permitted under any applicable operating agreement, Buyer as successor operator of such Properties effective as of Closing.

9.9 Replacement of Bonds. Buyer acknowledges that none of the bonds, letters of credit, guarantees or other surety arrangements, if any, posted or obtained by Seller or its Affiliates relating to the ownership or operation of the Properties are transferable to Buyer. On or before the Closing Date, Buyer shall obtain, or cause to obtained in the name of Buyer, replacements for the bonds, letters of credit, guarantees and other surety arrangements set forth on Schedule 7.19, to the extent such replacements are necessary to permit the cancellation and release of such bonds, letters of credit, guarantees or other surety arrangements. In addition, at or prior to Closing, Buyer shall deliver to Seller evidence of the posting or obtaining of such bonds, letters of credit, guarantees and other surety arrangements.

9.10 Amendment of Schedules. Each Party agrees that, with respect to the representations and warranties of such Party contained in this Agreement, such Party shall have the continuing right until Closing to add, supplement or amend the Schedules to its representations and warranties with respect to any matter hereunder arising or discovered which,

if existing or known at the date hereof or thereafter, would have been required to be set forth or described in such Schedules. For all purposes of this Agreement, including for purposes of determining whether the conditions set forth in Article 12 or Article 13, as applicable, have been fulfilled, the Schedules shall be deemed to include only the information contained therein on the date of this Agreement and shall be deemed to exclude all information contained in any addition, supplement or amendment thereto; provided, however, that if Closing occurs, then any such disclosed matters that gave rise to a right of termination of this Agreement by the other Party shall be deemed waived by the other Party, and the other Party shall not be entitled to make a claim thereon under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to such matters.

ARTICLE 10

CASUALTY LOSS

10.1 Notice of Casualty Loss Prior to Closing. If, between the date hereof and the Closing, any portion of the Properties are damaged or destroyed by fire or other casualty (not including normal wear and tear, downhole mechanical failure or reservoir changes) or if any portion of the Properties are taken by condemnation or under the right of eminent domain and such damage, destruction or condemnation has an adverse affect on the value of the affected Properties in an amount that exceeds $1,000,000 (all of which are herein called “Casualty Loss” and are limited to property damage or taking only), Seller shall notify Buyer promptly after Seller learns of such event.

10.2 Casualty Loss.

10.2.1 Seller shall have the right, but not the obligation, to cure a Casualty Loss that consists of property damage by repairing the affected Property to the state existing immediately prior to the Casualty Loss no later than the Closing Date.

10.2.2 If any uncured Casualty Loss exists at the Closing, Seller and Buyer shall (i) convey the affected Properties as of Closing without an adjustment to the Purchase Price and (ii) Seller shall assign to Buyer any and all insurance proceeds, Third Party Claims and other payments associated with or attributable to such Casualty Loss.

ARTICLE 11

[RESERVED]

ARTICLE 12

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER

The obligations of Seller to be performed at the Closing are subject to the fulfillment (or waiver by Seller in its sole discretion), before or at the Closing, of each of the following conditions:

12.1 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties by Buyer set forth in Article 8, without giving effect to any “materiality” qualifications therein, shall be true and correct on and as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that expressly speak as of a specified date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such specified date), except for such failures to be true and correct as would not in the aggregate have a material effect on the ability of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

12.2 Covenants. Buyer shall have performed and complied with in all material respects all covenants and agreements required to be performed and satisfied by it at or prior to Closing.

12.3 No Litigation, Orders or Laws. There shall be no legal action or proceeding instituted by a Governmental Authority having appropriate jurisdiction or any other Person seeking to restrain, enjoin or otherwise prohibit the consummation of the transactions contemplated under the terms of this Agreement. There shall be no Laws, order (including temporary restraining order), decree or judgment of any Governmental Authority having appropriate jurisdiction restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.

12.4 Right to Terminate. Neither Party is entitled to and has exercised its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Article 15.

ARTICLE 13

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF BUYER

The obligations of Buyer to be performed at the Closing are subject to the fulfillment (or waiver by Buyer in its sole discretion), before or at the Closing, of each of the following conditions:

13.1 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Seller set forth in Article 7, without giving effect to any “materiality” or “Material Adverse Effect” qualifications therein, shall be true and correct on the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that expressly speak as of a specified date, which representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such specified date), except for such failures to be true and correct as would not in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.

13.2 Covenants. Seller shall have performed and complied with in all material respects all covenants and agreements required to be performed and satisfied by it at or prior to Closing.

13.3 No Litigation, Orders or Laws. There shall be no legal action or proceeding instituted by a Governmental Authority having appropriate jurisdiction or any other Person seeking to restrain, enjoin or otherwise prohibit the consummation of the transactions contemplated under the terms of this Agreement. There shall be no Laws, order (including

temporary restraining order), decree or judgment of any Governmental Authority having appropriate jurisdiction restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.

13.4 Right to Terminate. Neither Party is entitled to and has exercised its right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Article 15.

ARTICLE 14

CLOSING

14.1 The Closing. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Properties pursuant to this Agreement (“Closing”) will be held at Seller’s offices at 425 Houston Street, Suite 300, Fort Worth, Texas 76102 on the fifth day after the later to occur of (i) August 1, 2017 or (ii) the date that the conditions to the Closing set forth in Article 12 and Article 13 have been satisfied or waived (other than the conditions which by their nature can be satisfied only at the Closing) or such other Business Day as may be mutually agreed by the Parties (subject to Section 4.7.2 and Section 6.6.2, the “Closing Date”).

14.2 Closing Deliveries. At Closing the following events will occur, each event under the control of one Party being a condition precedent to the events under the control of the other Party, and the Parties will treat each event as if it occurred simultaneously with the other events:

14.2.1 Seller will execute and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer will execute and receive, one or more instruments of assignment, in substantially the form of the Conveyance, Assignment and Bill of Sale set forth as Exhibit C (the “Conveyance”);

14.2.2 Buyer will deliver via wire transfer to an account specified by Seller, in immediately available funds, the Closing Purchase Price minus the amount of the Escrow Funds;

14.2.3 Seller will execute and deliver to Buyer any applicable governmental transfer form required by the Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Properties;

14.2.4 Seller will execute and deliver a non-foreign tax affidavit in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit D and Form W9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification);

14.2.5 Buyer will deliver to Seller a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and executed by an officer of Buyer, that the conditions set forth in Section 12.1 and Section 12.2 have been fulfilled;

14.2.6 Buyer will deliver to Seller a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, and executed by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of Buyer:

(i) certifying and attaching current organizational documents of Buyer;

(ii) certifying and attaching current good standing documents of Buyer;

(iii) certifying and attaching current resolutions of Buyer approving this Agreement and the transactions under this Agreement; and

(iv) certifying the incumbency of the officers executing this Agreement and all related agreements, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Seller.

14.2.7 Seller will deliver to Buyer a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, and executed by an officer of Seller that the conditions set forth in Section 13.1 and Section 13.2 have been fulfilled;

14.2.8 Seller will deliver to Buyer a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, and executed by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of Seller:

(i) certifying and attaching current organizational documents of Seller;

(ii) certifying and attaching current good standing documents of Seller;

(iii) certifying and attaching current resolutions of Seller approving this Agreement and the transactions under this Agreement; and

(iv) certifying the incumbency of the officers executing this Agreement and all related agreements, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer.

14.2.9 Each Party will execute and deliver to the other Party a copy of the Preliminary Settlement Statement.

14.2.10 Each Party will execute and deliver to the other Party and to the Escrow Agent joint written instructions authorizing the Escrow Agent to release to Seller the Escrow Funds.

14.2.11 Seller will deliver to Buyer evidence of the release of all encumbrances on the Properties (other than Permitted Encumbrances) that secure any Indebtedness of Seller.

14.2.12 Seller will execute and deliver to Buyer any other instruments and agreements (including ratification or joinder instruments required to transfer Properties from Seller to Buyer) as are necessary or appropriate to comply with Seller’s obligations under this Agreement.

ARTICLE 15

TERMINATION AND REMEDIES

15.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated prior to Closing as provided below.

15.1.1 The Parties may terminate this Agreement by mutual written consent at any time prior to the Closing Date.

15.1.2 Buyer may terminate this Agreement at any time prior to the Closing Date if there has been a material breach of any of the representations, warranties, agreements or covenants set forth in this Agreement by Seller that (i) has rendered the satisfaction of any conditions set forth in Article 13 permanently incapable of fulfillment, (ii) has not been waived by Buyer, and (iii) is not capable of being cured prior to the Outside Date or is not cured by the earlier of (a) 10 days following Buyer’s written notice to Seller of such breach and (b) the Outside Date; provided that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 15.1.2 shall not be available to Buyer if it is then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, or other agreement contained herein.

15.1.3 Seller may terminate this Agreement at any time prior to the Closing Date if there has been a material breach of any of the representations, warranties, agreements or covenants set forth in this Agreement by Buyer that (i) has rendered the satisfaction of any conditions set forth in Article 12 permanently incapable of fulfillment, (ii) has not been waived by Seller, and (iii) is not capable of being cured prior to the Outside Date or is not cured by the earlier of (a) 10 days following Seller’s written notice to Buyer of such breach and (b) the Outside Date; provided that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 15.1.3 shall not be available to Seller if it is then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, or other agreement contained herein.

15.1.4 Either Party may terminate this Agreement if there occurs Casualty Losses that decrease the value of the Properties by more than 20% of the Purchase Price;

15.1.5 Either Party may terminate this Agreement if Closing has not occurred on or before the Outside Date; provided, however, that no Party may terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 15.1.5 if such Party’s failure to comply with its obligations under this Agreement caused the Closing not to occur on or before the Outside Date.

15.1.6 Either Party may terminate this Agreement, if consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement would violate any non-appealable final order, decree or judgment of any Governmental Authority permanently enjoining, restraining, prohibiting or awarding substantial damages in connection with (i) Seller’s proposed sale of Properties to Buyer, or (ii) consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

15.1.7 Either Party may terminate this Agreement if the aggregate of the following amounts exceeds 25% of the Purchase Price: (i) the Uncured Title Defects Value plus (ii) the Unremedied Environmental Conditions Amount plus (iii) the aggregate reduction in Purchase Price pursuant to Title Defect Removals and Environmental Condition Removals; provided, however, that any Title Defects or Environmental Defects that Seller has remediated shall not be included in such calculation.

15.2 Notice of Termination. A Party exercising its right of termination hereunder shall deliver notice to the other Party in accordance with Section 20.1 and within any applicable time periods contemplated by Section 15.1.

15.3 Effect of Termination

15.3.1 If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 15.1, all obligations of the Parties under this Agreement will terminate and the Parties shall have no liability or obligation hereunder, except that the obligations of the Parties in this Section 15.3 and in Section 9.4, Section 9.5, Section 18.5, Section 20.11 and Article 19 will survive.

15.3.2 If Seller is entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 15.1.3, then, in such event, Seller shall have the option to either (i) terminate this Agreement and cause the Escrow Agent to release to Seller the Escrow Funds (and if Seller so elects, Buyer and Seller shall promptly deliver duly executed joint written instructions to the Escrow Agent directing the Escrow Agent to make such release), in which event such Escrow Funds shall constitute liquidated damages hereunder and shall be the sole and exclusive remedy available to Seller for any such wrongful failure to perform at Closing or other uncured material breach of this Agreement by Buyer, or (ii) be entitled to all rights and remedies available at law or in equity for any breach of this Agreement by Buyer, including the right to specific performance and injunctive relief. Seller and Buyer acknowledge and agree that if Seller exercises the option under Section 15.3.2(i) to receive the Escrow Funds, then (a) Seller’s actual damages are difficult to ascertain with any certainty, (b) the Escrow Funds are a fair and reasonable estimate by the Parties of such actual damages of the Seller and (c) such liquidated damages do not constitute a penalty.

15.3.3 If Buyer is entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 15.1.2, then, in such event, Buyer shall have the option to either (i) terminate this Agreement and cause the Escrow Agent to release to Buyer the Escrow Funds (and if Buyer so elects, Seller and Buyer shall promptly deliver duly executed joint written instructions to the Escrow Agent directing the Escrow Agent to make such release) or (ii) be entitled to all rights and remedies available at law or in equity for any breach of this Agreement by Seller, including the right to specific performance and injunctive relief. Buyer and Seller acknowledge and agree that if Buyer exercises the option under Section 15.3.3(i) to receive the Escrow Funds, then (a) the Escrow Funds shall constitute liquidated damages hereunder and shall be the sole and exclusive remedy available to Buyer for any breach of this Agreement by Seller, and (b) (1) Buyer’s actual damages are difficult to ascertain with any certainty, (2) the Escrow Funds are a fair and reasonable estimate by the Parties of such actual damages of the Buyer and (3) such liquidated damages do not constitute a penalty.

15.3.4 If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 15.1.1, or if either Party is entitled to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Sections 15.1.4, 15.1.5, 15.1.6, or 15.1.7, then, in such event, either Party may cause the Escrow Agent to release to Buyer the Escrow Funds (and if either Party so elects, Seller and Buyer shall promptly deliver duly executed joint written instructions to the Escrow Agent directing the Escrow Agent to make such release), free of any claims by either Party against the other with respect thereto.

ARTICLE 16

ACCOUNTING MATTERS

16.1 Preliminary Settlement Statement. Seller will prepare, in accordance with this Agreement, a statement (“Preliminary Settlement Statement”), and deliver a copy to Buyer no later than five days prior to the Closing Date, setting forth Seller’s good faith estimate of each adjustment to the Purchase Price and the calculations of such adjustments in accordance with Article 3. Buyer will have three days after receipt of the Preliminary Settlement Statement to review such statement and to object to any item therein by written notice to Seller. To the extent reasonably requested by Buyer and reasonably available to Seller, Seller shall provide any data and documentation supporting the calculations set forth in the Preliminary Settlement Statement. Buyer’s notice will clearly identify any item(s) objected to and the reasons and support for the objection(s). The Parties shall attempt to agree on the amount of the Closing Purchase Price to be paid at the Closing no later than one Business Day prior to Closing. If the Parties do not agree by that date, Seller’s good faith estimate shall be used to determine the adjustments to the Purchase Price. If Buyer does not provide written objection(s) within the three day period, the Parties will treat the Preliminary Settlement Statement as correct and agreed for purposes of determining the Closing Purchase Price.

16.2 Final Settlement Statement.

16.2.1 After the Closing, Seller will prepare, in accordance with this Agreement, a settlement statement (“Final Settlement Statement”), and deliver a copy to Buyer no later than 180 days after the Closing Date, setting forth its determination of each adjustment to the Purchase Price necessary to determine the Final Purchase Price and showing the calculation of such adjustments in accordance with Article 3. Buyer will have 30 days after receipt of the Final Settlement Statement to review such statement and to object to any item therein by written notice to Seller. To the extent reasonably requested by Buyer and reasonably available to Seller, Seller shall provide any data and documentation supporting the calculations set forth in the Final Settlement Statement. Buyer’s notice will clearly identify the item(s) objected to and the reasons and support for the objection(s). If Buyer does not provide written objection(s) within the 30 day period, the Parties will treat the Final Settlement Statement as correct and the Final Purchase Price will not be subject to further adjustment. If Buyer timely objects, the Parties will

treat the Final Settlement Statement as correct with respect to the items not objected to, and Buyer and Seller will meet to negotiate and resolve the objections within 15 days of Seller’s receipt of Buyer’s objections. If the Parties agree on all objections, the Parties will treat the adjusted Final Settlement Statement as correct and the Final Purchase Price will not be subject to further adjustment. Any items not agreed to at the end of the 15-day period may, upon either Party’s written request, be resolved by arbitration in accordance with Section 16.2.2.

16.2.2 If the Parties do not agree upon the Final Settlement Statement, the Parties will promptly submit the disputed matters to the Independent Accounting Firm, which will act as an arbitrator and promptly decide all points of disagreement with respect to the Final Settlement Statement. Absent manifest error, the Independent Accounting Firm will determine the Final Purchase Price by selecting, with respect to each item in dispute, an amount equal to the Seller’s position or the Buyer’s position. The Independent Accounting Firm will act for the limited purpose of determining the specific disputed matters submitted by either Party and may not award damages or penalties to either Party with respect to any matter. The Independent Accounting Firm’s decision will be final and binding on the Parties and shall not be subject to appeal or further review. Any court of competent jurisdiction may enforce the decision against either Party. The costs and expenses of such arbitrator shall be borne by Seller and Buyer in inverse proportion as they may prevail on matters resolved by the Independent Accounting Firm, which inverse proportionate allocations shall also be determined by the Independent Accounting Firm at the time the determination of the Independent Accounting Firm is rendered on the merits of the matters submitted.

16.2.3 If the Final Purchase Price is more than the Closing Purchase Price, Buyer will pay such difference to Seller via wire transfer to an account specified by Seller, in immediately available funds, within five Business Days after the Final Settlement Statement has been agreed by the Parties or decided by arbitration, as applicable. If the Final Purchase Price is less than the Closing Purchase Price, Seller will pay such difference to Buyer via wire transfer to an account specified by Buyer, in immediately available funds, within five Business Days after the Final Settlement Statement has been agreed by the Parties or decided by arbitration, as applicable.

16.3 Post-Closing Revenues. Buyer shall pay to Seller any and all amounts received after Closing by Buyer (to the extent not accounted for in the Preliminary Settlement Statement or the Final Settlement Statement) that are attributable to the ownership of the Properties prior to the Effective Time. Seller shall pay to Buyer any and all amounts received after Closing by Seller (to the extent not accounted for in the Preliminary Settlement Statement or the Final Settlement Statement) that are attributable to the ownership of the Properties on or after the Effective Time. The Party responsible for the payment of amounts received shall reimburse the other Party within 15 Business Days after the end of the month in which such amounts were received by the Party responsible for payment and no further adjustments shall be made with respect to such amounts in the Final Settlement Statement.

16.4 Post-Closing Expenses. Seller shall reimburse Buyer for any and all costs and disbursements paid after Closing by Buyer that are attributable to the ownership of the Properties

prior to the Effective Time, but solely to the extent (i) such costs and disbursements should have been accounted for in the Preliminary Settlement Statement or the Final Settlement Statement as adjustments to the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 3 and (ii) not duplicative of any adjustments to the Purchase Price already made pursuant to Section 3 or disputed and finally resolved by the Independent Accounting Firm pursuant to Section 16.2.2. Buyer shall reimburse Seller for any and all costs and expenses paid after Closing by Seller that are attributable to the ownership of the Properties on or after the Effective Time, but solely to the extent (i) such costs and expenses should have been accounted for in the Preliminary Settlement Statement or Final Settlement Statement as adjustments to the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 3 and (ii) not duplicative of any adjustments to the Purchase Price already made pursuant to Section 3 or disputed and finally resolved by the Independent Accounting Firm pursuant to Section 16.2.2. The Party responsible for the payment of such costs and expenses shall reimburse the other Party within 15 Business Days after the end of the month in which the applicable invoice and proof of payment of such invoice were received by the Party responsible for payment and no further adjustments shall be made with respect to such amounts in the Final Settlement Statement.

16.5 Audits. Subject to and in coordination with Section 19.4, (i) Seller Group shall have the right to conduct, control and participate in audits related to joint operations provided for under any operating or other agreement relating to the Properties in accordance with the terms thereof to the extent any such audit relates to the period of time prior to the Effective Time or related to periods starting prior to the Effective Time and ending after the Effective Time, (ii) after the Closing, Buyer Group shall have the right to conduct, control and participate in audits related to joint operations provided for under any operating or other agreement relating to the Properties in accordance with the terms thereof to the extent any such audit relates to the period of time on or after the Effective Time and is not subject to clause (i) above, and (iii) no audit Claim or audit Liability of Seller Group or Buyer Group related to joint operations under any operating or other agreement relating to the Properties in accordance with the terms thereof is waived or released by Seller Group or Buyer Group under this Agreement, nor shall any indemnity in this Agreement affect any such audit Claim or audit Liability by Seller Group or Buyer Group related to joint operations under any operating or other agreement relating to the Properties in accordance with the terms thereof to the extent any such audit relates to the period prior to the Closing Date.

ARTICLE 17

CERTAIN POST-CLOSING COVENANTS

17.1 Further Assurances. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Oil and Gas Properties (other than Wells) include all of the First PSA Properties that were acquired by Seller pursuant to the First PSA. To the extent that any of the First PSA Properties are not included in the Oil and Gas Properties, the Parties agree to make such modifications or take such actions as are necessary to include such First PSA Properties. Similarly, to the extent that any of the Oil and Gas Properties (other than Wells) were not included in the First PSA Properties, the Parties agree to make such modifications or take such actions as are necessary to remove such Oil and Gas Properties (other than Wells). After the Closing, the Parties will execute, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be executed, acknowledged and delivered such instruments and take such

other action as may be reasonably necessary or advisable to carry out its obligations under this Agreement and under any exhibit, document, certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant hereto. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, after the Closing, Seller will promptly execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, at Seller’s expense, to Buyer all instruments of transfer, powers of attorney and other documents, in addition to those otherwise required by this Agreement, as may be required by Buyer in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, and take all other action necessary or advisable, to (i) vest in Buyer title to, or rights, privileges, powers and franchises in, the Properties in accordance with this Agreement, and (ii) perfect or confirm and record the sale to Buyer of the Properties. Seller will use Commercially Reasonable Efforts to cooperate with Buyer’s efforts to obtain all approvals and consents required by or necessary for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

17.2 Delivery of Records by Seller. Within ten days after Closing, Seller will deliver to Buyer the originals of all Records, except that Seller may retain (i) the originals of all Records which are related to properties other than the Properties being sold herein, in which case Seller will deliver duplicate copies of any such retained originals to Buyer, and (ii) the originals of all accounting Records, in which case Seller will deliver duplicate copies of any such retained originals which relate to the Properties to Buyer. For a period of three years after the date of Closing, Buyer will retain the Records delivered to them pursuant hereto and will make such Records available to Seller upon reasonable notice at Buyer’s offices at reasonable times and during office hours.

17.3 Use of Seller’s Name. Buyer agree that within 60 days after Closing they will remove or cause to be removed the names and marks of Seller and its Affiliates, including “Titan”, “ARP” or “Atlas” and all variations and derivatives thereof and logos relating thereto from the Properties of which they have assumed operations and will not thereafter make any use whatsoever of such names, marks and logos.

17.4 Suspense Funds. Within 90 days after the Closing, Seller will provide to Buyer a listing showing all funds from production attributable to the Properties that are currently held in suspense by Seller. At Closing, Seller will assign to Buyer all of its rights in and to such suspense funds created after the Effective Time (the “Post-Effective Time Suspense Funds”). After Closing, Buyer will be responsible for proper distribution of all the Post-Effective Time Suspense Funds attributable to the Properties to the parties lawfully entitled to them, and hereby agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Seller from and against any and all Claims arising out of or relating to Buyer’s retention or distribution of the Post-Effective Time Suspense Funds. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 17.4 shall not apply to Seller’s Retained Liabilities or suspense funds that are or were required by Laws to be escheated to Governmental Authorities prior to or as of the Effective Time.

ARTICLE 18

INDEMNIFICATION

18.1 Seller’s Indemnity. After Closing, Seller will release, defend, indemnify and hold harmless Buyer Group, subject to and in accordance with this Article 18, from and against

any and all Claims brought against or suffered by Buyer Group arising from, relating to or connected with, directly or indirectly, any of the following:

18.1.1 any breach of the representations and warranties of Seller in this Agreement;

18.1.2 any breach of any covenant set forth in this Agreement; and

18.1.3 Seller’s Retained Liabilities.

18.2 Limitations on Seller’s Indemnity.

18.2.1 Seller shall have no obligation to indemnify Buyer Group for any Claims arising pursuant to Sections 18.1.1 or 18.1.2 with respect to which Buyer has not delivered written notice thereof to Seller within six months after Closing.

18.2.2 With respect to Seller’s indemnification obligations under Section 18.1.1 Seller shall have no obligation to indemnify Buyer Group:

(i) with respect to any individual Claim of less than $200,000, provided that if a Claim for which indemnification is permitted exceeds such amount, then the entire amount of such Claim shall be counted towards the threshold set forth in Section 18.2.2(ii); and

(ii) unless and until the amount of aggregate Claims for which indemnification is permitted pursuant to Section 18.2.2(i) exceeds $3,150,000, and then Seller shall be obligated to indemnify Buyer Group only to the extent of the amount by which such aggregate Claims exceeds $3,150,000.

18.2.3 Seller’s aggregate indemnification liability under Section 18.1.1 shall be limited to an amount equal to 10,500,000.

18.2.4 Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Section 18.2.1, Section 18.2.2 and Section 18.2.3 shall not apply to Seller’s indemnification obligations for any breach of Seller’s (i) representations and warranties in Section 7.1, Section 7.2, Section 7.3, Section 7.4 and Section 7.16, which shall survive Closing indefinitely, (ii) representations and warranties in Section 7.15 and covenants with respect to Taxes in Article 19, which shall survive the Closing for the applicable statute of Tax limitations plus 30 days, and (iii) covenants in Article 17, which shall survive the Closing in accordance with their respective terms.

18.2.5 Seller’s aggregate indemnification liability under this Agreement shall be limited to an amount equal to the Purchase Price.

18.2.6 Seller shall not be required to indemnify and hold harmless Buyer Group for any Claim pursuant to Section 18.1 to the extent the matter giving rise to such Claim was taken into account in the computation of the Final Purchase Price.

18.3 Survival of Seller’s Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties made by Seller in this Agreement shall survive Closing for the period contemplated by Section 18.2.1 and Section 18.2.4, and shall be actionable during such period (but not thereafter, excluding claims made in good faith prior to the end of such period) in accordance with this Article 18.

18.4 Buyer’s Indemnity. Except to the extent of Seller’s Indemnification Obligations set forth in Section 18.1, after Closing, Buyer will release, defend, indemnify and hold harmless Seller Group, subject to and in accordance with this Article 18, from and against any and all Claims brought against or suffered by Seller Group arising from, relating to or connected with, directly or indirectly, any of the following:

18.4.1 any breach of the representations and warranties of Buyer in this Agreement;

18.4.2 any breach of any covenant set forth in this Agreement; and

18.4.3 the Assumed Liabilities.

18.5 Limitations of Warranties.

18.5.1 Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement or in the Conveyance, the Properties are being sold by Seller to Buyer without warranty of any kind, express, implied, or statutory. Without limiting the generality of the immediately preceding sentence and except as set forth in this Agreement, Seller conveys the Properties as-is, where-is and with all faults and expressly disclaims and negates any implied or express warranty of (i) merchantability, (ii) fitness for a particular purpose, (iii) conformity to models or samples of materials and (iv) freedom from redhibitory vices or defects. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, Seller also expressly disclaims and negates any implied or express warranty at common law, by statute or otherwise relating to the accuracy of any of the information furnished with respect to the existence or extent of reserves or the value of the Properties based thereon, the condition or state of repair of any of the Properties; this disclaimer and denial of warranty also extends to the express or implied representation or warranty as to the prices Buyer and Seller are or will be entitled to receive from production of Hydrocarbons from the Properties, it being understood that all reserve, price and value estimates upon which Buyer has relied or is relying have been derived by the individual evaluation of Buyer. Buyer hereby waives any warranty or representation, express or implied, with respect to the accuracy, completeness or materiality of the information, reports, projections, materials, records, and data now, heretofore, or hereafter furnished or made available to Buyer in connection with the Properties, except as set forth in this Agreement (including any description of the quality or quantity of Hydrocarbon reserves (if any), production rates, recompletion opportunities, decline rates, pricing assumptions, ability or potential for production of Hydrocarbons from the Properties, environmental condition of the Properties, or any other matters contained in any other material furnished or made available to Buyer by Seller or

by Seller’s agents or representatives). Other than as set forth in this Agreement, any and all such information, reports, projections, materials, records, and data now, heretofor or hereafter furnished by Seller is provided as a convenience only and any reliance on or use of same is at Buyer’s sole risk. Without limiting the foregoing, Buyer hereby releases and disclaims any and all causes of action that Buyer may have against Seller with respect to any Environmental Condition or any other rights that Buyer may have against Seller pursuant to any Environmental Law, including any right of contribution or claim for response costs pursuant to CERCLA. With respect to the Surface Interests, Seller expressly disclaims any representations or warranties that they are contiguous; that the Facilities lie within the Surface Interests, or that they grant the right to lay, maintain, repair, replace, operate, construction, or remove any Facilities. Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, if necessary, Buyer shall secure its own rights and permits to operate and maintain any Facilities on the land of others at its own expense. There are no warranties that extend beyond the face of this Agreement and the Conveyance.

18.5.2 Buyer acknowledges and affirms that it has reviewed the foregoing disclaimer and other provisions and agrees that such disclaimer and provisions are “conspicuous.”

18.6 Notice of Claims. If a Claim is asserted against a Party for which the other Party may have an obligation of indemnity and defense (whether under this Article 18 or any other provision of this Agreement), the Party seeking indemnification (“Indemnified Party”) shall give the Party from which the Indemnified Party seeks indemnification (“Indemnifying Party”) prompt written notice of the Claim, setting forth the particulars associated with the claim (including a copy of the written Claim, if any) as then known by the Indemnified Party (“Claim Notice”); provided, however, that no delay on the part of the Indemnified Party in notifying the Indemnifying Party will relieve the Indemnifying Party of any liability or obligation hereunder, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party clearly demonstrates that the defense of any Third Party suit, action or proceeding has been materially prejudiced by the Indemnified Party’s failure to promptly give such notice.

18.7 Defense of Claims. Within 30 days after the Indemnifying Party receives a Claim Notice, the Indemnifying Party shall notify the Indemnified Party whether or not the Indemnifying Party will assume responsibility for defense and payment of the Claim. The Indemnified Party is authorized, prior to and during such 30-day period, to file any motion, pleading or other answer that it deems necessary or appropriate to protect its interests, or those of the Indemnifying Party, and that is not prejudicial to the Indemnifying Party. If the Indemnifying Party elects not to assume responsibility for defense and payment of the Claim, the Indemnified Party may defend against, or enter into any settlement with respect to, the Claim as it deems appropriate without relieving the Indemnifying Party of any indemnification obligations the Indemnifying Party may have with respect to such Claim. The Indemnifying Party’s failure to respond in writing to a Claim Notice within the 30-day period shall be deemed an election by the Indemnifying Party not to assume responsibility for defense and payment of the Claim. If the Indemnifying Party elects to assume responsibility for defense and payment of the Claim: (i) the Indemnifying Party shall defend the Indemnified Party against the Claim with counsel of the Indemnifying Party’s choice (reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party, which shall

cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in all reasonable respects in such defense); (ii) the Indemnifying Party shall pay any judgment entered or settlement with respect to such Claim; (iii) the Indemnifying Party shall not consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Claim that (a) does not include a provision whereby the plaintiff or claimant in the matter releases the Indemnified Party from all liability with respect to the Claim or (b) contains terms that may materially and adversely affect the Indemnified Party (other than as a result of money damages covered by the indemnity); and (iv) the Indemnified Party shall not consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement with respect to the Claim without the Indemnifying Party’s prior written consent. In instances where an actual conflict arises between the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party, the Indemnified Party may employ separate counsel and participate in defense of a Claim and the Indemnified Party shall bear all fees and expenses of counsel employed by the Indemnified Party.

18.8 Specific Performance; Scope of Remedies. Each Party hereby acknowledges that the rights of each Party to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby are special, unique and of extraordinary character and that, in the event that either Party materially breaches any of its representations, warranties, agreements or covenants set forth in this Agreement that (i) has rendered the satisfaction of any conditions set forth in Article 12 or Article 13 (as applicable) permanently incapable of fulfillment, (ii) has not been waived by the other Party, and (iii) is not capable of being cured prior to the Outside Date or is not cured by the earlier of (a) 10 days following the other Party’s written notice to such Party of such breach and (b) the Outside Date, the other Party may be without an adequate remedy at law. In such event, provided that the other Party has not elected to receive the Escrow Funds under Section 15.3.2(i) or Section 15.3.3(i), as applicable, the other Party is entitled to, subject to the other terms hereof and in addition to any remedy at law for damages or other relief, institute and prosecute an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce specific performance of such covenant or agreement or seek any other equitable relief. If Closing occurs, the indemnities set forth in this Agreement shall be the exclusive remedy under, arising out of or relating to this Agreement, whether based in contract, tort, strict liability, statute, common law or otherwise; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not in any way limit Seller’s liability with respect to Seller’s special warranty of title set forth in the Conveyance. Seller and Buyer acknowledge that, following the Closing, the payment of money, as limited by the terms of this Agreement, shall be adequate compensation for any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein or for any other claim arising in connection with or with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. As the payment of money shall be adequate compensation, following Closing, Seller and Buyer waive any right to rescind this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 18.8 is intended to limit the rights of the Parties under applicable Laws in the event of fraud or intentional misrepresentation.

18.9 Extent of Indemnification. Without limiting or enlarging the scope of the indemnification, defense, release, disclaimer and assumption provisions set forth in this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, an Indemnified Party shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the provisions of this Article 18 in accordance with the terms hereof, regardless of whether the indemnifiable loss giving rise to any such indemnification obligation is the result of the sole, active, passive, concurrent or comparative negligence, strict liability, breach of duty (statutory or otherwise), or other fault or violation of any Law of or by any such Indemnified Party, or any pre-existing defect; provided, that no

indemnification pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be applicable to the extent that gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Indemnified Party caused or contributed to the indemnifiable loss.

18.10 Tax Treatment of Indemnification Payments. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Parties shall treat any indemnification payment made hereunder as an adjustment to the Purchase Price.

ARTICLE 19

TAXATION

19.1 Responsible Party. All Taxes attributable to the ownership or operation of the Properties prior to the Effective Time are Seller’s responsibility and all deductions, credits or refunds pertaining to the aforementioned Taxes, no matter when received, belong to Seller. All Taxes attributable to the ownership or operation of the Properties on or after the Effective Time (excluding Seller’s income taxes, franchise taxes or margin taxes through Closing, and excluding income or capital gains taxes from the sale of the Properties) are the responsibility of Buyer, and all deductions, credits or refunds pertaining to the aforementioned Taxes, no matter when received, belong to Buyer. Property Taxes not based on production shall be prorated based on a percentage of the assessment period occurring before the Effective Time. Property Taxes based on production (other than Severance Taxes) shall be deemed by the Parties to apply to production in the Tax period for which the Tax is levied. The Parties shall estimate all Taxes (excluding Seller’s income taxes, franchise taxes or margin taxes) attributable to the ownership or operation of the Properties to the extent they relate to the period on and after the Effective Time and prior to Closing and incorporate such estimate into the Preliminary Settlement Statement. The actual amounts (to the extent the same differ from the estimate included in the Preliminary Settlement Statement) shall be accounted for in the Final Settlement Statement. All Tax Returns required to be filed with respect to the Properties for a Taxable period ending prior to or including the Closing Date shall be filed by Seller. Seller shall consult in good faith with Buyer regarding any Tax Returns required to be filed by Seller after the Effective Time that include periods starting before the Effective Time and ending after the Effective Time. Unless required by applicable law, (i) no amended Tax Return with respect to a Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be filed by or with respect to the Properties and (ii) no Tax election shall be made what has retroactive effect on or with respect to Seller or the Properties for any Pre-Closing Tax period, without the prior written consent of Seller.

19.2 Transfer Taxes. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, it is acknowledged and agreed by and between Seller and Buyer that the Purchase Price excludes any sales taxes or other Taxes of a similar nature in connection with the sale of property pursuant to this Agreement. Buyer and Seller will use Commercially Reasonable Efforts and cooperate in good faith to exempt the sale, conveyance, assignments and transfers to be made to Buyer from any sales, use, stamp, real estate transfer, documentary, registration, recording and other similar Taxes (each a “Transfer Tax”). If a determination is ever made that a Transfer Tax applies, Buyer will bear such Transfer Tax.

19.3 Allocation of Values. Seller and Buyer agree that the transaction under this Agreement is subject to the reporting requirement of Code Section 1060 and, therefore IRS Form 8594 (Asset Acquisition Statement Under Section 1060) is required to be and will be filed for this transaction. No later than 30 days after delivery of the Final Settlement Statement, Seller will prepare a draft Form 8594 and deliver a copy thereof to Buyer. Thereafter, Seller and Buyer will confer and cooperate in good faith in the preparation and filing of their respective forms to reflect a consistent reporting of the agreed upon allocation. In the event that the allocation is disputed by any Taxing authority, the Party receiving notice of such dispute will promptly notify and consult with the other Party in good faith and keep the other Party apprised of material developments concerning resolution of such dispute.

19.4 Tax Contests. Seller shall have the right, at the sole expense of Seller, to control any audit or examination by any Taxing authority, initiate any claim for refund, and contest, resolve and defend against any assessment, notice of deficiency, or other adjustment or proposed adjustment relating to any and all Taxes for which Seller has any responsibility under this Agreement (“Tax Contest”). Buyer agrees to cooperate with Seller with respect to any Tax Contest, as and to the extent reasonably requested by Seller, and shall furnish or cause to be furnished to Seller, upon request, as promptly as practicable and at Seller’s expense, such information and assistance relating to such Tax Contest (including access to books and records) as is reasonably necessary for the preparation for any Tax Contest. Buyer shall not settle, compromise or otherwise resolve any audit, examination, assessment or other adjustment or proposed adjustment relating to any Taxes for which Seller has any responsibility under this Agreement without Seller’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

ARTICLE 20

MISCELLANEOUS

20.1 Notice. All notices required or permitted under this Agreement must be in writing and delivered personally, by email (with confirmation of delivery) or by certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested as follows:


Seller:		Titan Energy, LLC
		1845 Walnut Street, Suite 1000
		Philadelphia, PA 19103
		Attention: Joel S. Heiser
		Email: jheiser@atlasenergy.com

		with a copy to:

		Titan Energy, LLC
		1845 Walnut Street, Suite 1000
		Philadelphia, PA 19103
		Attention: Lisa Washington
		Email: lwashington@atlasenergy.com


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

		Jones Day
		717 Texas, Suite 3300
		Houston, TX 77002
		Attention: Omar Samji
		Email: osamji@jonesday.com

Buyer:		MMGJ Colorado, LLC
		13727 Noel Road, Ste. 1200
		Dallas, Texas 75240
		Attention: Legal Department
		Email: chris.hagge@meritenergy.com

		with a copy to:

		MMGJ Colorado, LLC
		13727 Noel Road, Ste. 1200
		Dallas, Texas 75240
		Attention: Acquisitions Department
		Email: jason.lindmark@meritenergy.com

or to such other place within the United States of America as either Party may designate as to itself by written notice to the other. All notices given by personal delivery or mail will be effective on the date of actual receipt at the appropriate address or on the date receipt is rejected at such address.

20.2 Governing Law. This Agreement, the obligations of the Parties under this Agreement and all other matters arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions it contemplates, will be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to any conflicts of law principles that would cause the laws of another jurisdiction to apply. Any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement which cannot be amicably resolved by the Parties, shall be brought in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Harris County of the State of Texas and the Parties irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of any such court solely for the purpose of any such suit, action or proceeding.

20.3 Assignment. This Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as permitted below, prior to Closing neither Party may assign this Agreement or its rights under this Agreement or delegate any performance obligations under this Agreement without the other Party’s written consent, which will not be unreasonably withheld. Buyer will, without the obligation to obtain the prior written consent of Seller but with the obligation to provide contemporaneous or prior notice to Seller, be entitled to assign this Agreement or all or any part of its respective rights or and delegate its respective performance obligations under this Agreement to one or more Affiliates of Buyer, but no such assignment will

release or discharge Buyer from any of its obligations as the “Buyer” under this Agreement or any certificate, document, instrument or writing delivered pursuant hereto. Any purported assignment or delegation in violation of this Section 20.3 will provide the non-assigning party the right to void the assignment ab initio.

20.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with (i) the Exhibits and Schedules hereto, (ii) the certificates, documents, instruments and writings that are delivered pursuant hereto, and (iii) the Confidentiality Agreement, effective as of April 4, 2017, between Titan Energy Operating, LLC, an Affiliate of Seller, and Merit Energy Company, an Affiliate of Buyer (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), constitute the entire, complete and exclusive agreement and understanding of the Parties in respect of its respective subject matters and expressly supersedes all prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the Parties, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof or the transactions contemplated hereby. The provisions of this Agreement may not be explained, supplemented or qualified through evidence of trade usage or a prior course of dealings. In entering into this Agreement, neither Party has relied upon a statement, representation, warranty or agreement of the other Party except for those expressly contained in this Agreement.

20.5 Amendment; Waiver. No amendment, modification, replacement, rescission, termination or cancellation of any provision of this Agreement will be valid, unless the same is in writing and signed by Buyer and Seller. No waiver by either Party of any default, misrepresentation or breach of warranty or covenant under this Agreement or course of dealing between the Parties, whether intentional or not, will extend to any prior or subsequent default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant under this Agreement or affect in any way any rights arising because of any prior or subsequent such occurrence. No single or partial exercise of any right or remedy under this Agreement precludes the simultaneous or subsequent exercise of any other right or remedy.

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

20.7 Construction. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring either Party because of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. The Parties will treat the words “include,” “includes” and “including” as if followed by “without limitation.” Pronouns in masculine, feminine, and neuter genders will be construed to include any other gender, and words in the singular form will be construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. All references to “$” or “dollars” shall be deemed references to U.S. dollars. Where a date or time period is specified, it

will be deemed inclusive of the last day in such period or the date specified, as the case may be. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, the word “or” is not exclusive. The words “this Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,” “hereby,” “hereunder” and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. The words “this Article,” “this Section,” “this subsection,” “this clause,” and words of similar import, refer only to the Article, Section, subsection and clause hereof in which such words occur. References herein to any Section or Article are references to a Section or Article of this Agreement unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

20.8 Headings. The Article and Section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and will not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

20.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts, each of which the Parties will treat as an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. The signatures of all the Parties need not appear on the same counterpart and delivery of an executed counterpart signature page of this Agreement (including by means of facsimile or email attaching a copy in portable document format (.pdf)) will be equally as effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of this Agreement in the presence of the other Party. This Agreement is effective on the delivery of one (1) executed counterpart from each Party to the other Party.

20.10 Expenses and Fees. Except as expressly set forth herein, each Party will pay its own fees and expenses incident to the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement and consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including brokers’ fees. Buyer will be responsible for the cost of all fees for the recording of transfer documents and all fees charged by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the Escrow Agreement. The Party incurring any other costs will bear them.

20.11 Limitation on Damages. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY TERM OR PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR SIMILAR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT ANY SUCH PARTY WAS ACTUALLY REQUIRED TO PAY SUCH DAMAGES TO A THIRD PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH A CLAIM, IN WHICH EVENT SUCH DAMAGES SHALL BE RECOVERABLE HEREUNDER.

20.12 Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing contained in this Agreement entitles anyone other than Buyer or Seller or their respective permitted successors and assigns to any rights under this Agreement, except with respect to waivers and indemnities that expressly provide for waivers or indemnification of Seller Group, Buyer Group or another Person, in which case members of such groups and such other Persons are considered third party beneficiaries for the sole purposes of those waiver and indemnity provisions and are bound by the procedures and limitations therein. The immediately preceding sentence notwithstanding, any claim for indemnity or defense under this Agreement may only be brought and administered by a Party to this Agreement. Each Party may elect to exercise or not exercise the indemnification and

defense rights under this Agreement on behalf of any member of Seller Group or Buyer Group, as applicable, and no member of any such group shall have any rights under this Agreement except to the extent exercised on its or his behalf by Seller or Buyer, as the case may be.

20.13 Survival of Certain Obligations. Except as expressly provided otherwise in this Agreement, (i) waivers, disclaimers, releases and obligations of indemnity and defense contained in this Agreement will survive the Closing in accordance with their terms, and (ii) to the extent performable after Closing, covenants contained in this Agreement (including any covenants set forth in Article 9 and Article 17) will survive Closing.

20.14 Bulk Transfer Laws. Buyer hereby waives compliance by Seller with the provisions of any so-called bulk transfer laws of any jurisdiction in connection with the transfer and conveyance of the Properties. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “bulk transfer laws” in this Section 20.14 shall not include any tax clearance or similar provisions.

20.15 Schedules. Any matter disclosed in any Section of the Schedules shall be considered disclosed with respect to each other Section of this Agreement to the extent the relevance thereto is reasonably apparent on its face. The inclusion of information in any Section of the Schedules shall not be construed as an admission that such information is material or that such matter actually constitutes compliance with, or a violation of, any Law, Permit, Contract or Lease or other topic to which such disclosure is applicable.

20.16 Conspicuousness. Each of the Parties hereto specifically acknowledges and agrees (i) that it has a duty to read this Agreement and that it is charged with notice and knowledge of the terms hereof, and (ii) that it has in fact read this Agreement and is fully informed and has full notice and knowledge of the terms, conditions and effects of this Agreement. Each Party hereto further agrees that it will not contest the validity or enforceability of any such provisions of this Agreement on the basis that the Party had no notice or knowledge of such provisions or that such provisions are not “conspicuous”. The Parties expressly hereby acknowledge and agree that the provisions contained in this Agreement that are set out in “bold” or in “ALL CAPS” satisfy the requirement of the “express negligence rule” and any other requirement at law or in equity that provisions contained in a contract be conspicuously marked or highlighted.

[Signature page follows.]

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


SELLER:

ARP RANGELY PRODUCTIONS, LLC

By:
Name:		Mark Schumacher
Title:		President

BUYER:

MMGJ COLORADO, LLC

By:
Name:
Title:

[Signature Page to PSA]

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


SELLER:

ARP RANGELY PRODUCTIONS, LLC

By:
Name:
Title:

BUYER:

MMGJ COLORADO, LLC

By:
Name:		Christopher S. Hagge
Title:		Vice President

[Signature Page to PSA]

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