Second Supplemental Indenture, date

SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this “Supplemental Indenture”), dated as of December 14, 2021, among MRC Explorers Resources, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Explorers LLC”), and MRC Spiral Resources, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Spiral LLC” and together with Explorers LLC, the “New Guarantors”), each a subsidiary of Matador Resources Company, a Texas corporation (the “Company”), the existing Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to herein), the Company and Computershare Trust Company, N. A., as agent (“Agent”) for Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee under the Indenture referred to herein (the “Trustee”). The New Guarantors and the existing Guarantors are sometimes referred to collectively herein as the “Guarantors,” or individually as a “Guarantor.”

WHEREAS, the Company and the existing Guarantors have heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture, dated as of August 21, 2018 (as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Indenture”), relating to the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Securities”) of the Company;

WHEREAS, Section 4.9 of the Indenture in certain circumstances requires the Company to cause a Restricted Subsidiary (i) to become a Guarantor by executing a supplemental indenture and (ii) to deliver an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee as provided in such Section; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.1 of the Indenture, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee are authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture to amend or supplement the Indenture without the consent of any Holder;

NOW THEREFORE, to comply with the provisions of the Indenture and in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the New Guarantors, the other Guarantors, the Company and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Securities as follows:

1.     Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.

2.     Agreement to Guarantee. The New Guarantors hereby agree, jointly and severally, with all other Guarantors, to unconditionally Guarantee to each Holder and to the Trustee the Obligations, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture. The obligations of the Guarantors to the Holders of Securities and to the Trustee pursuant to the Subsidiary Guarantees and the Indenture are expressly set forth in Article X of the Indenture and reference is hereby made to the Indenture for the precise terms of the Subsidiary Guarantees.

3.     Execution and Delivery. Each of the New Guarantors agrees that its Subsidiary Guarantee shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Security a notation of such Subsidiary Guarantee.

4.     NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE AND ENFORCE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE.

5.     Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in multiple counterparts which, when taken together, shall constitute one instrument. The exchange of copies of this Supplemental Indenture and of signatures by facsimile or PDF transmission shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture as to the parties hereto and may be used in lieu of the original Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile or PDF shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes.

6. Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

7. The Agent. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no duties, responsibilities or liabilities are assumed, or shall be construed to be assumed, by the Trustee or the Agent by reason of this Supplemental Indenture. This Supplemental Indenture is executed and accepted by the Agent subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture with the same force and effect as if those terms and conditions were repeated at length herein and made applicable to the Agent, as agent to the Trustee, with respect hereto.

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

MATADOR RESOURCES COMPANY

By: /s/ Craig N. Adams                

Name: Craig N. Adams

Title:    Executive Vice President

MRC EXPLORERS RESOURCES, LLC

By: /s/ Craig N. Adams                

Name: Craig N. Adams

Title:    Executive Vice President

MRC SPIRAL RESOURCES, LLC

By: /s/ Craig N. Adams                

Name: Craig N. Adams

Title:    Executive Vice President

WR PERMIAN, LLC

By: /s/ Craig N. Adams                

Name: Craig N. Adams

Title:    Executive Vice President

By: /s/ Craig N. Adams                

Name: Craig N. Adams

Title:    Executive Vice President

By: /s/ Susan Wright