Membership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement by and among SilverHill Energy Partners II, LLC, as Seller, Silver Hill E&P II, LLC, the Company, RSPPermian, L.L.C., as Buyer and RSP Permian, Inc., as Parent Dated as of October 13, 2016 Table of Contents

EX-10.2 6 d272048dex102.htm EX-10.2 EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

Membership Interest

Purchase and Sale Agreement

by and among

Silver Hill Energy Partners II, LLC,

as Seller,

Silver Hill E&P II, LLC,

the Company,

RSP Permian, L.L.C.,

as Buyer

and

RSP Permian, Inc.,

as Parent

Dated as of October 13, 2016

Table of Contents


			Page

Article I. Definitions and References				1
	Section 1.1.	Defined Terms		1
	Section 1.2.	Certain Additional Defined Terms		16
Article II. Terms of the Transaction				18
	Section 2.1.	Agreement to Purchase and Sell Interests		18
	Section 2.2.	Purchase Price		18
	Section 2.3.	Adjustments to the Base Purchase Price		18
	Section 2.4.	Payment of the Adjusted Cash Purchase Price		19
Article III. Representations and Warranties of Seller				20
	Section 3.1.	Title to Interests		20
	Section 3.2.	Organization and Standing		20
	Section 3.3.	Power and Authority		21
	Section 3.4.	Valid and Binding Agreement		21
	Section 3.5.	Non-Contravention		21
	Section 3.6.	Approvals		21
	Section 3.7.	Pending Litigation		21
	Section 3.8.	Accredited Investor; Investment Intent		22
	Section 3.9.	Brokers		22
Article IV. Representations and Warranties of Seller regarding the Company				22
	Section 4.1.	Organization and Standing		22
	Section 4.2.	Governing Documents		22
	Section 4.3.	Capital Structure		22
	Section 4.4.	Power and Authority		23
	Section 4.5.	Valid and Binding Agreement		23
	Section 4.6.	Non-Contravention		23
	Section 4.7.	Approvals		23
	Section 4.8.	Subsidiaries		24
	Section 4.9.	Intentionally Omitted		24
	Section 4.10.	Financial Statements		24
	Section 4.11.	Pending Proceedings		24
	Section 4.12.	Compliance with Laws		24
	Section 4.13.	Taxes		25
	Section 4.14.	Contracts		26
	Section 4.15.	Employment and Benefit Plan Matters		26
	Section 4.16.	Wells		26
	Section 4.17.	Imbalances		27
	Section 4.18.	Non-Consent Elections		27
	Section 4.19.	Outstanding Capital Commitments		27
	Section 4.20.	Intellectual Property		27
	Section 4.21.	Equipment		27
	Section 4.22.	Consents to Change of Control		27
	Section 4.23.	Bankruptcy		27
	Section 4.24.	Insurance		28


	Section 4.25.	Brokers	28
	Section 4.26.	Permits	28
	Section 4.27.	Environmental Matters	28
	Section 4.28.	No Other Agreement to Sell	29
	Section 4.29.	Special Warranty	29
	Section 4.30.	Royalties	29
Article V. Disclaimer and Disclosure Schedule			29
	Section 5.1.	Disclaimer	29
	Section 5.2.	Updated Annexes, Disclosure Schedules and Exhibits	31
Article VI. Representations and Warranties of Buyer Parties			31
	Section 6.1.	Organization and Standing	31
	Section 6.2.	Power and Authority	31
	Section 6.3.	Valid and Binding Agreement	31
	Section 6.4.	Non-Contravention	32
	Section 6.5.	Approvals	32
	Section 6.6.	Proceedings	32
	Section 6.7.	Financing	32
	Section 6.8.	Investment Experience	33
	Section 6.9.	Restricted Securities	33
	Section 6.10.	Accredited Investor; Investment Intent	33
	Section 6.11.	Independent Evaluation	33
	Section 6.12.	Issuance of Parent Shares	33
	Section 6.13.	Capitalization	33
	Section 6.14.	SEC Reports; Financial Statements	34
	Section 6.15.	No Registration	35
	Section 6.16.	Investment Company	35
	Section 6.17.	NYSE Listing	35
	Section 6.18.	Form S-3 Eligibility	35
	Section 6.19.	Anti-Takeover	35
	Section 6.20.	Controls and Procedures	35
	Section 6.21.	Registration Rights	35
	Section 6.22.	Brokers	35
Article VII. Certain Covenants			36
	Section 7.1.	Access	36
	Section 7.2.	Exculpation and Indemnification	37
	Section 7.3.	Assignment of Excluded Properties	37
	Section 7.4.	Activities of the Company Pending Closing	37
	Section 7.5.	Confidentiality Agreement	40
	Section 7.6.	Officer and Director Resignation and Releases	41
	Section 7.7.	Indemnification of Managers and Officers	41
	Section 7.8.	Taxes	42
	Section 7.9.	Press Releases	45
	Section 7.10.	Books and Records	45
	Section 7.11.	Name Change and Logo	45
	Section 7.12.	HSR Filing	45
	Section 7.13.	Seller Contracts	46


	Section 7.14.	Requisite Shareholder Approval	46
	Section 7.15.	Additional Listing Application	48
	Section 7.16.	Parent Share Restriction	48
	Section 7.17.	Company Records	48
	Section 7.18.	Financial Statements; Financing	48
	Section 7.19.	No Recourse to Financing Sources	50
	Section 7.20.	Exclusivity	50
Article VIII. Buyer’s Due Diligence Examination			50
	Section 8.1.	Due Diligence Examination	50
	Section 8.2.	Assertion of Title and Environmental Defects	51
	Section 8.3.	Title Defect Amount	51
	Section 8.4.	Defensible Title	53
	Section 8.5.	Permitted Encumbrances	53
	Section 8.6.	Title and Environmental Defects	55
	Section 8.7.	Environmental Defects	56
	Section 8.8.	Base Purchase Price Adjustments for Defects	56
Article IX. Conditions Precedent to Closing Obligations			57
	Section 9.1.	Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Buyer Parties	57
	Section 9.2.	Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Seller	59
Article X. Closing			60
	Section 10.1.	Closing	60
	Section 10.2.	Closing Obligations of Seller and the Company	60
	Section 10.3.	Closing Obligations of Buyer Parties	61
Article XI. Termination, Amendment and Waiver			62
	Section 11.1.	Termination	62
	Section 11.2.	Effect of Termination	63
	Section 11.3.	Return of Information	66
Article XII. Accounting Adjustments			66
	Section 12.1.	Adjustments for Revenues and Expenses	66
	Section 12.2.	Initial Adjustment at Closing	67
	Section 12.3.	Adjustment Post Closing	67
	Section 12.4.	No Further Adjustments	68
Article XIII. Indemnification			68
	Section 13.1.	Indemnification by Buyer Parties	68
	Section 13.2.	Indemnification by Seller	69
	Section 13.3.	Survival of Provisions	71
	Section 13.4.	Limitations	71
	Section 13.5.	No Commissions Owed	72
	Section 13.6.	Defense of Third Party Claims	73
	Section 13.7.	Procedures for Claims Other Than Third Party Claims	75
	Section 13.8.	Net Amounts; Escrow	75
	Section 13.9.	No Contribution	76
Article XIV. Casualty Losses			76
Article XV. Notices			76
	Section 15.1.	Notices	76
Article XVI. Dispute Resolution			78

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	Section 16.1.	Disputes	78
	Section 16.2.	Senior Management Meeting	78
	Section 16.3.	Arbitration	78
Article XVII. Miscellaneous Matters			80
	Section 17.1.	Further Assurances	80
	Section 17.2.	Waiver of Consumer Rights	80
	Section 17.3.	Parties Bear Own Expenses/No Special Damages	80
	Section 17.4.	Entire Agreement	81
	Section 17.5.	Disclosure Schedules	81
	Section 17.6.	Choice of Law, Waiver of Jury Trial	81
	Section 17.7.	Exclusive Venue	82
	Section 17.8.	Time of Essence	82
	Section 17.9.	No Assignment	82
	Section 17.10.	Counterpart Execution	82
	Section 17.11.	Exclusive Remedy	82
	Section 17.12.	References, Titles and Construction	84
	Section 17.13.	No Third-Person Beneficiaries	84
	Section 17.14.	Severability	84
	Section 17.15.	Waiver of Conflicts Regarding Representation; Attorney-Client Privilege	84
	Section 17.16.	Amendment	85
	Section 17.17.	Waiver	85

LIST OF ANNEXES, EXHIBITS AND DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES


Annex A:		Allocated Values

Exhibits:


A		Leases
B		Wells
C		Permits
D		Easements
E		Fee Interests
F		Contracts
G		Title Records
H		Registration Rights Agreement
1.1		Adjustment Per Share Price
7.6(a)		Form of Resignation of Officers and Directors
7.6(b)		Form of Release from Seller
7.7		Form of Officer and Director Indemnification Agreements
7.13		Seller Contracts
10.2(a)		Form of Assignment of Interests
12.2		Form of Initial Settlement Statement

Disclosure Schedules:


Section 3.5		Non-Contravention of Seller
Section 3.7		Pending Proceedings of Seller
Section 4.6		Non-Contravention of the Company
Section 4.10		Financial Statements
Section 4.11		Pending Proceedings of the Company
Section 4.12		Compliance with Laws
Section 4.14		Material Contracts
Section 4.16		Wells
Section 4.18		Non-Consent Elections
Section 4.19		Capital Commitments
Section 4.22		Consents
Section 4.24		Insurance Policies
Section 4.27		Environmental Matters
Section 4.30		Royalties
Section 7.4(a)(iii)		Interim Operations

MEMBERSHIP INTEREST

PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

This MEMBERSHIP INTEREST PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT dated as of October 13, 2016 (the “Execution Date”), is by and among Silver Hill Energy Partners II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Seller”), Silver Hill E&P II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), RSP Permian, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”), and RSP Permian, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent” and, together with Buyer, “Buyer Parties” and each a “Buyer Party”). Seller, the Company, Buyer and Parent are referred to collectively as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party”.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Seller is the owner of 100% of the outstanding membership interests of the Company (the “Interests”);

WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell the Interests to Buyer, and Buyer desires to purchase the Interests from Seller, on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to join in the execution of this Agreement for the purpose of evidencing their consent to the consummation of the foregoing transaction and for the purpose of making certain covenants and agreements as provided herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, Seller, the Company, Parent, and Buyer hereby agree as follows:

Article I.

Definitions and References

Section 1.1. Defined Terms. When used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in this Section 1.1 or in the section, subsections or other subdivisions referred to below:

“Acquired Properties” means those certain oil and gas properties acquired by Seller from COG Operating LLC pursuant to that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated January 14, 2016, by and between COG Operating LLC and Seller.

“Adjustment Per Share Price” has the meaning set forth on Exhibit 1.1.

“Affiliate” means any Person directly or indirectly Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with any other Person; provided, however, except with respect to Section 7.20 and Section 13.1, that Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. and its Controlled entities shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of Seller or the Company, and Seller and the Company shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. and its Controlled entities and, with respect to Section 7.20 and Section 13.1, Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. and its Controlled entities shall be deemed Affiliates of Seller and the Company; provided, further, that the Company shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of Seller prior to the Closing and an Affiliate of Buyer Parties after the Closing.

“Aggregate Base Purchase Price” means the sum of (a) the Base Purchase Price set forth in this Agreement and (b) the Base Purchase Price set forth in the SHEP I MIPSA.

“Agreement” means this Membership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement, as hereafter changed, amended or modified in accordance with the terms hereof.

“Allocated Value” means the amount of the Base Purchase Price allocated to each Property on Annex A.

“Applicable Environmental Laws” means any Applicable Law relating to the environment, pollution, health and safety, hazardous materials, industrial hygiene, the environmental conditions on, under, or about any of the Properties, including soil, groundwater, and indoor and ambient air conditions or the reporting or remediation of environmental contamination and includes, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, including the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, including the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments Act of 1984, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.; the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 5101 et seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.; the Oil Pollution Act, 33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq.; the Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act, 42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq.; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f et seq.; the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, 33 U.S.C. § 401 et seq.; and the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq.

“Applicable Laws” means all laws, constitutions, treaties, statutes, common law principles, codes, acts, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, judgments, decrees, rulings, proclamations, resolutions or other requirements issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of a Governmental Entity and applicable to Seller, Buyer, the Company, the Properties or this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.

“Base Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth on Exhibit 1.1.

“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required to be closed for business.

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Company Records” means all data, information, software, books, files and records of the Company, including all production records, operating records, correspondence, lease records, well logs and other well-related records, and division order records; prospect files; title records (including abstracts of title, title opinions and memoranda, and title curative documents); contract files; and maps, electric logs, core data, pressure data and decline curves; excluding, however:

(a) any data, information, software and records to the extent disclosure or change in ownership in connection with a sale of the Interests is prohibited, other than

pursuant to any contract with Seller or any of its Affiliates, or subjected to payment of a fee or other consideration by any license agreement or other agreement with a Person other than Affiliates of Seller, or by Applicable Law, and for which no consent to transfer has been received or for which Buyer has not agreed in writing to pay the fee or other consideration, as applicable;

(b) all legal records and legal files of Seller including all work product of and attorney-client communications with Seller’s legal counsel (other than Seller’s legal records and legal files for litigation, claims or proceedings involving or relating to the Company or the Properties, including any files or records necessary or useful to defend or prosecute any such lawsuit or claim);

(c) data, records and agreements relating to the sale of the Interests, the Company or Properties, including bids received from and records of negotiations with third Persons (other than agreements binding on the Company or the Properties or pursuant to which the Company maintains rights against third parties); and

(d) those original data, information, software and records retained by Seller pursuant to Section 7.10 (the records referred to in clauses (a) through (d) above, the “Excluded Company Records”).

“Confidentiality Agreement” means that certain Confidentiality Agreement dated August 16, 2016 by and between SHEP I, the Company and Buyer and/or Parent.

“Contracts” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in subsection (h) of the definition of Properties.

“Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and “Controlled” and “Controlling” have the meanings correlative thereto.

“Credit Facility” means that certain Credit Agreement dated as of February 26, 2016, by and among Seller, as Borrower, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Sole Bookrunner and Sole Lead Arranger, and the other loan parties and lender parties thereto, as amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified as of the Execution Date.

“Current Tax Period” means any Tax period that includes but does not end at or before the Effective Date.

“Defect” means any Title Defect, as defined in Section 8.6, or any Environmental Defect, as defined in Section 8.7(a).

“Defect Amount” means any Title Defect Amount, as defined in Section 8.3, and any Environmental Defect Amount, as defined in Section 8.7(b).

“Disclosure Schedule” means that certain Disclosure Schedule dated as of the Execution Date furnished by the Company to Buyer contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, as amended at any time prior to Closing in the manner permitted by Section 5.2.

“Dollar” and “$” means the United States of America dollar.

“Easements” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in subsection (e) of the definition of Properties.

“Effect” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in subsection (a) of the definition of Material Adverse Effect.

“Effective Date” means 12:01 a.m. Central Time on November 1, 2016.

“Equipment” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in subsection (c) of the definition of Properties.

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

“ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to a Person, any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is treated as a single employer with such Person under Section 4001 of ERISA or Section 414 of the Code.

“Escrow Agent” means Citibank, N.A.

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

“Excluded Company Records” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in subsection (d) of the definition of Company Records.

“Excluded Properties” means:

(a) any accounts payable accruing before the Effective Date;

(b) all contracts of insurance or indemnity subject to Section 7.7 or Article XIV;

(c) subject to Section 12.4, any refund of costs, Taxes or expenses borne by Seller or the Company attributable to the period prior to the Effective Date;

(d) subject to Section 12.4, all deposits, cash, checks, funds and accounts receivable attributable to the Company’s interests in the Properties with respect to any period of time prior to the Effective Date;

(e) the Excluded Company Records;

(f) subject to Section 7.17, all servers and hardware related thereto owned, licensed or used by the Company; and

(g) any logo, service mark, copyright, trade name or trademark of or associated with the Company or any Affiliate of the Company or any business of the Company or of any Affiliate of the Company.

“Expenses” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of Transaction Expenses.

“Fee Interests” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in subsection (g) of the definition of Properties.

“Financing” means one or more debt or equity financing transactions (including registered public offerings of debt or equity securities, private placements under Rule 144A under the Securities Act, credit facilities and amendments, supplements and refinancings of the foregoing) by Parent, Buyer or one of their respective subsidiaries, as buyer or issuer, in each case, currently existing or consummated at or before the Closing.

“Financing Source” means the entities that have committed to provide or arrange, or otherwise are currently a party to or that later enter into agreements in connection with, all or any part of any Financing, including the parties to any joinder agreements, indentures or credit agreements entered into pursuant thereto, together with their respective affiliates and their and their respective affiliates’ officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives and their successors and assigns.

“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, consistently applied.

“Governing Documents” means, when used with respect to an entity, the documents governing the formation, operation and governance of such entity, including (a) in the instance of a corporation, the articles of incorporation and bylaws of such corporation, (b) in the instance of a partnership, the partnership agreement, (c) in the instance of a limited partnership, the certificate of formation and the limited partnership agreement, and (d) in the instance of a limited liability company, the articles of organization or certificate of formation and operating agreement or limited liability company agreement.

“Governmental Entity” means any court or tribunal in any jurisdiction (domestic or foreign) or any federal, state, county, municipal, tribal or other governmental, quasi-governmental or regulatory body, agency, authority, department, commission, board, bureau, or instrumentality (domestic or foreign).

“Hydrocarbons” means oil and gas and other hydrocarbons produced or processed in association therewith (whether or not such item is in liquid or gaseous form), or any combination thereof, and any minerals (whether in liquid or gaseous form) produced in association therewith, including all crude oil, gas, casinghead gas, condensate, natural gas liquids, and other gaseous or liquid hydrocarbons (including ethane, propane, iso-butane, nor-butane, gasoline, and scrubber liquids) of any type and chemical composition.

“Imbalance” means any over-production, under-production, over-delivery, under-delivery or similar imbalance of Hydrocarbons produced from or allocated to the Properties, regardless of

whether such over-production, under-production, over-delivery, under-delivery or similar imbalance arises at the wellhead, pipeline, gathering system, transportation system, processing plant or other location.

“Indebtedness” means, without duplication: (i) all obligations (including the principal amount thereof and, if applicable, the accreted amount thereof and the amount of accrued and unpaid interest thereon) of a Person, whether or not represented by bonds, debentures, notes or other securities (and whether or not convertible into any other security), for the repayment of money borrowed, whether owing to banks, to financial institutions, on equipment leases or otherwise; (ii) all deferred liabilities of such Person for the payment of the purchase price of property or assets purchased (other than current accounts payable that were incurred in the ordinary course of business); (iii) all obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under a lease which is required to be classified as a capital lease; (iv) all outstanding reimbursement obligations of such Person with respect to letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances or similar facilities issued for the account of such Person; (v) all obligations of such Person under any interest rate swap agreement, forward rate agreement, interest rate cap or collar agreement or other financial agreement or arrangement entered into for the purpose of limiting or managing interest rate risks; (vi) all obligations secured by any Lien (other than Permitted Encumbrances) existing on property or assets owned by such Person for borrowed money, whether or not indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed; (vii) all guaranties, endorsements and other similar contingent obligations of such Person in respect of, or to purchase or to otherwise acquire, indebtedness of others; and (viii) all premiums, penalties, fees, expenses, breakage costs and change of control payments required to be paid or offered in respect of any of the foregoing on prepayment (regardless if any of such are actually paid), as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or any transaction in connection with any lender approval, consent, ratification, permission, waiver, order or authorization (including any Permit); provided, however, that Indebtedness shall not include accounts payable to trade creditors and accrued expenses arising in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.

“Indemnitee” means either a Buyer Indemnitee or a Seller Indemnitee, as applicable.

“Indemnity Escrowed Shares” means 1,614,320 Parent Shares.

“IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

“Knowledge” (a) in the case of Seller or the Company (or similar references to Seller’s or the Company’s knowledge) means all information actually known by Kyle D. Miller, Patrick Halpin, and Chip Taylor and (b) in the case of Buyer or Parent, (or similar references to Buyer’s or Parent’s knowledge) means all information actually known by Steve Gray, Scott McNeill or Jim Mutrie, in the case of both (a) and (b), without any duty or obligation of investigation or inquiry.

“Lands” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in subsection (a) of the definition of Properties.

“Leases” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in subsection (a) of the definition of Properties.

“Lien” means any deed of trust, mortgage, security interest, hypothecation, encumbrance, lien, charge or pledge; provided, however, that, with respect to the Interests, Lien shall also include any title retention agreement, voting trust agreement or any other restriction or limitation of any kind or character, including any restriction on transferability.

“Material Adverse Effect” means:

(a) As to the Company, any circumstance, change or effect or other matter (collectively “Effect”) that is or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations or financial condition of the Company and the Properties taken as a whole; provided, however, that the following shall be deemed not to constitute, create or cause a Material Adverse Effect of the Company:

(i) any changes in Hydrocarbon prices;

(ii) any Effects that affect generally the oil or gas industries or that result from international, national, regional, state or local economic conditions, from general developments or conditions in the oil or gas industries, from changes in laws, rules or regulations applicable to the Company or the Properties (or the interpretation or application thereof) or from other general economic conditions, facts or circumstances;

(iii) reductions in revenues and/or earnings of the Company in the ordinary course of business; provided that the underlying causes of such reductions may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred except to the extent such underlying causes are otherwise deemed not to constitute, create or cause a “Material Adverse Effect”;

(iv) any disruption in the purchase or transportation of crude oil or natural gas produced or otherwise sold by the Company as a result of any shutdown, interruption or declaration of force majeure by any pipeline operator or other purchaser of such products;

(v) any Effects that result from any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the public announcement thereof;

(vi) any Effects that result from the effects of conditions or events resulting from an outbreak or escalation of hostilities (whether nationally or internationally), or the occurrence of any other calamity or crisis (whether nationally or internationally), including, without limitation terrorist attacks to the extent that such Effect does not have a disproportionate impact on the Company and the Properties, taken as a whole relative to other businesses in the industry in which the Company operates;

(vii) effects or changes that are cured or no longer exist by the earlier of the Closing and the termination of this Agreement;

(viii) any changes in accounting requirements or principles imposed by any change in GAAP or the interpretation thereof;

(ix) any actions or inactions of Seller or the Company taken in compliance with this Agreement or consented to by Buyer;

(x) any natural disasters or acts of God to the extent that such Effect does not have a disproportionate impact on the Company and the Properties, taken as a whole relative to other businesses in the industry in which the Company operates;

(xi) any failure to meet any projections, forecasts, or estimates of financial metrics for any period; provided that the underlying causes of such failures may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred except to the extent such underlying causes are otherwise deemed not to constitute, create or cause a “Material Adverse Effect”;

(xii) any Effect resulting from any action taken by Buyer or any Affiliate of Buyer, other than those not expressly permitted in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; or

(xiii) natural declines in well performance.

(b) As to Seller, any Effect that is or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Seller’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents or prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

(i) any Effect that is or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations or financial condition of Buyer Parties; provided, however, that the following shall be deemed not to constitute, create or cause a Material Adverse Effect of Parent:

(A) any changes in Hydrocarbon prices;

(B) any Effects that affect generally the oil or gas industries or that result from international, national, regional, state or local economic conditions, from general developments or conditions in the oil or gas industries, from changes in laws, rules or regulations applicable to the Company or the Properties (or the interpretation or application thereof) or from other general economic conditions, facts or circumstances;

(C) reductions in revenues and/or earnings of the Company in the ordinary course of business; provided that the underlying causes of such reductions may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred except to the extent such underlying causes are otherwise deemed not to constitute, create or cause a “Material Adverse Effect”;

(D) any disruption in the purchase or transportation of crude oil or natural gas produced or otherwise sold by the Company as a result of any shutdown, interruption or declaration of force majeure by any pipeline operator or other purchaser of such products;

(E) any Effects that result from any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the public announcement thereof;

(F) any Effects that result from the effects of conditions or events resulting from an outbreak or escalation of hostilities (whether nationally or internationally), or the occurrence of any other calamity or crisis (whether nationally or internationally), including, without limitation terrorist attacks to the extent that such Effect does not have a disproportionate impact on the Company and the Properties, taken as a whole relative to other businesses in the industry in which the Company operates;

(G) effects or changes that are cured or no longer exist by the earlier of the Closing and the termination of this Agreement;

(H) any changes in accounting requirements or principles imposed by any change in GAAP or the interpretation thereof;

(I) any actions or inactions of Parent or Buyer taken in compliance with this Agreement or consented to by Seller;

(J) any natural disasters or acts of God to the extent that such Effect does not have a disproportionate impact on the Company and the Properties, taken as a whole relative to other businesses in the industry in which the Company operates;

(K) any failure to meet any projections, forecasts, or estimates of financial metrics for any period; provided that the underlying causes of such failures may be taken into account in determining whether a Material Adverse Effect has occurred except to the extent such underlying causes are otherwise deemed not to constitute, create or cause a “Material Adverse Effect”;

(L) any Effect resulting from any action taken by Seller or the Company or any Affiliate of Seller or the Company, other than those not expressly permitted in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

(M) natural declines in well performance; or

(ii) any Effect that is or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Buyer Parties’ ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents or prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

“Material Contract” to the extent binding on the Oil and Gas Properties or the Company’s ownership thereof after Closing, any Contract which is one or more of the following types and which, only in the case of subsections (ii) or (iii), below, can reasonably be expected to result in

gross revenue per fiscal year in excess of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) or in the case of subsections (ii) or (vi) below, can reasonably be expected to result in expenditures per fiscal year in excess of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), in each case, net to the aggregate interests of the Company:

(i) Contracts with any Affiliate of the Company that will not be terminated on or prior to Closing, except for any assignments to any Affiliate of the Company of any overriding royalty interest or other similar interest which will burden the Properties after the Closing and are filed of record;

(ii) Contracts for the sale, purchase, exchange, or other disposition of Hydrocarbons produced from the Oil and Gas Properties which are not cancelable without penalty to the Company, its Affiliates, or its or their permitted successors and assigns, on at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior written notice;

(iii) To the extent currently pending, Contracts to sell, lease, farmout, exchange, or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Oil and Gas Properties after Closing, but excluding right of reassignment upon intent to abandon any such Oil and Gas Property;

(iv) Contracts for the gathering, treatment, processing, storage or transportation of Hydrocarbons;

(v) Operating agreements, area of mutual interest agreements, joint venture agreements, exploration agreements, surface use agreements, development agreements (including all such Contracts containing unfulfilled obligations for the Company to drill additional wells), participation agreements, farmin and farmout agreements, drag-along agreements, put agreements, call agreements, and any other similar agreements for which any terms remain executory and which materially affect any interest in the Properties;

(vi) All Contracts that provide for any take-or-pay arrangements, call upon production, option to purchase or similar rights with respect to the Properties or to the production therefrom or the processing thereof, or that contain a dedication of production;

(vii) Any Contract that is a water rights agreement, disposal agreements, or similar agreement relating to sourcing, transportation, or disposal of water; and

(viii) Any Contract to which the Company is a party with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement, whether exchange traded, “over-the-counter” or otherwise, involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions.

“Net Mineral Acre” means, as to each parcel or tract burdened by a Lease, the product of (a) the number of surface acres of land that are described in such parcel or tract (i.e. gross acres), multiplied by (b) the lessor’s aggregated undivided interest, on an 8/8ths basis, in the fee minerals, non-executive interests and other mineral fee interests in the lands covered by such parcel or tract burdened by the applicable Lease, multiplied by (c) the Company’s Working Interest in such Lease (provided, however, if items (a) and (b) of this definition vary as to different areas within any tracts or parcels burdened by such Lease, a separate calculation shall be performed with respect to each such area).

“Net Revenue Interest” means, with respect to any Oil and Gas Property, the percentage interest in and to all production of Hydrocarbons saved, produced and sold from or allocated to such Oil and Gas Property, after giving effect to all Royalties.

“Oil and Gas Properties” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in subsection (b) of the definition of Properties.

“Parent Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Parent, as traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “RSPP”.

“Permits” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in subsection (d) of the definition of Properties.

“Person” means any individual, sole proprietorship, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, enterprise, unincorporated organization or other entity or Governmental Entity.

“Price Per Share” means the arithmetic average of the daily VWAP of a share of Parent Common Stock for the fifteen (15) consecutive trading days immediately prior to payment of an amount from the Indemnity Escrow Account.

“Proceedings” means all proceedings, actions, claims, suits, investigations, hearings, audits, demands, charges, complaints, examinations, and inquiries (in each case, whether civil, criminal, judicial, administrative, investigative, appellate or otherwise) brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any arbitrator, arbitration panel, court or Governmental Entity other than Permit and zoning applications pursued in the ordinary course of business.

“Properties” means, except for the Excluded Properties, all of the Company’s right, title and interest in and to the following described properties, rights and interests:

(a) the working interests and net revenue interests set forth on Exhibit A, together with all other interest of the Company in the Hydrocarbon leases described on Exhibit A, whether such right, title and interest are legal or equitable, vested or contingent, (collectively, the “Leases”), together with all pooled, communitized or unitized acreage or rights which includes or constitutes all or part of any Leases or any Wells, and all tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances belonging to the Leases (collectively, the “Lands”);

(b) the working interests and net revenue interests set forth on Exhibit B, together with all other interest of the Company in any and all Hydrocarbon, water, CO₂_, injection wells or other wells located on, under or within the Lands, to the extent described on Exhibit B attached hereto (the “Wells” and together with the Leases, the “Oil and Gas Properties”), in each case whether producing, non-producing, permanently or temporarily plugged and abandoned;

(c) all tank batteries, pipelines, metering facilities, interconnections and other equipment, machinery, facilities, fixtures and other tangible personal property and improvements, flowlines, gathering lines and Well equipment (both surface and subsurface) located on the Lands that are primarily used in connection with the ownership or operation of the Oil and Gas Properties or the production, transportation or processing of Hydrocarbons produced from the Oil and Gas Properties (the “Equipment”);

(d) all permits, licenses, certificates, approvals, consents, notices, waivers, franchises, registrations and other governmental authorizations (“Permits”) held by the Company, as described on Exhibit C, and any other Permits that are used by the Company for the ownership, operation, maintenance, repair or replacement of the Oil and Gas Properties;

(e) all easements, servitudes, rights of way, surface leases and other rights to use the surface appurtenant to, and used or held primarily for use in connection with, the ownership or operation of the Oil and Gas Properties including the property described on Exhibit D (the “Easements”);

(f) all Hydrocarbons in, on under or that may be produced from or attributable to the Leases or Wells after the Effective Date, including all Hydrocarbon inventories of the Company from the Oil and Gas Properties in storage or constituting linefill as of the Effective Date;

(g) The fee interests in land of the Company, as described on Exhibit E, and any other fee interests in land owned by the Company that are used for the ownership, operation, maintenance, repair or replacement of the Oil and Gas Interests (the “Fee Interests”);

(h) The contracts and agreements listed on Exhibit F and any other currently effective contracts, agreements and instruments that are binding on the Oil and Gas Properties or that relate primarily to the ownership or operation of the Oil and Gas Properties (but only to the extent applicable to the Oil and Gas Properties) including operating agreements, unitization, pooling, and communitization agreements, declarations and orders, area of mutual interest agreements, joint venture agreements, farmin and farmout agreements, exchange agreements, purchase and sale agreements and other contracts in which the Company acquired interests in any other Properties, transportation agreements, agreements for the sale and purchase of Hydrocarbons and processing agreements but excluding any contracts, agreements and instruments included within the definition of “Excluded Properties,” and provided that the defined term

“Contracts” shall not include the Leases and other instruments constituting the Company’s chain of title to the Leases to the extent that such instruments are filed of record and not merely referred to in record title (subject to such exclusion and proviso, the “Contracts”);

(i) Any and all unexpired warranties, claims, rights, or causes of action that the Company may have against third parties that relate to the assets set forth in items (a) through (h) above; and

(j) Geological, reservoir, drilling and completion data relating to the ownership and operation of the Properties set forth in items (a) through (h) above.

“Property Costs” means (i) all operating and production expenses (including costs of insurance, rentals, shut-in payments and royalty payments; customary title examination and curative actions taken in connection with the drilling of wells; ad valorem, property, severance, production and similar Taxes attributable to the ownership or operation of the Properties or the production or the sale of Hydrocarbons therefrom; and gathering, processing and transportation costs in respect of Hydrocarbons produced from the Properties) and capital expenditures (including bonuses, broker fees, and other lease acquisition costs, costs of drilling and completing wells and costs of acquiring equipment) incurred in the ownership and operation of the Properties in the ordinary course of business, (ii) general and administrative costs with respect to the Properties and (iii) overhead costs charged to the Properties under the applicable operating agreement; provided, that “Property Costs” shall not include casualty losses which are addressed by Article XVI.

“Reasonable Documentation” means with respect to any Defect asserted by Buyer, a copy of or reference to:

(a) Any available title opinion or landman’s title report describing the asserted Title Defect;

(b) The relevant document to the extent the alleged Defect is or arises from a document;

(c) The deed preceding and following a gap in the chain of title or a title opinion describing the gap in reasonable detail, to the extent the basis of the alleged Defect is a gap in the Company’s chain of title;

(d) Any document creating or evidencing the Lien or encumbrance, to the extent the basis of the alleged Defect is a Lien or encumbrance;

(e) The Site Assessment describing the Defect, to the extent necessary to show the alleged Defect is an Environmental Defect; and

(f) Any other documents in the possession of Buyer or Parent reasonably necessary for the other Parties (as well as any title attorney, examiner or environmental consultant hired by such Parties) to verify or investigate the existence of the alleged Defect.

“Reasonable Efforts” means a party’s reasonable efforts in accordance with reasonable commercial practice without incurring unreasonable expenses.

“Reduced Shares” means the positive difference between (i) the sum of that number of Parent Shares issuable under this Agreement (after giving effect to the adjustments provided for in Section 2.3(c)(ii)) upon the Closing plus that number of shares of Parent Common Stock issued or issuable under the SHEP I MIPSA (including the Indemnity Escrowed Shares (as defined in the SHEP I MIPSA)) upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the SHEP I MIPSA, minus (ii) that number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the product of (x) .199, multiplied by, (y) that number of shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Execution Date; provided, that any resulting fractional share of Parent Common Stock shall be rounded up except to the extent that such rounding would cause the number of shares under clause (i) of this definition to exceed clause (ii) of this definition, in which case the resulting fractional share shall be rounded down.

“Royalties” means all royalties, overriding royalties, reversionary interests, net profit interests, production payments, carried interests, non-participating royalty interests and other royalty burdens and other interests payable out of production of Hydrocarbons from or allocated to the Properties or the proceeds thereof to third parties.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“SHEP Holdings” means Silver Hill Energy Partners Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“SHEP I” means Silver Hill Energy Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“SHEP I MIPSA” means that certain Membership Interest Purchase and Sale Agreement by and among SHEP I, SHEP Holdings, Parent and Buyer of even date herewith.

“SHEP I Parent Shares” means the issuance to SHEP Holdings of the Parent Shares pursuant to the SHEP I MIPSA.

“Suspended Funds” means proceeds of production which Seller or Company is holding (including funds held in suspense for unleased interests and penalties and interest) which are owing to third party owners of royalty, overriding royalty, working, or other interests in respect of past production,

“Tax” or “Taxes” means any federal, state, local, or non-U.S. income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental, customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other tax of any kind whatsoever imposed by any Governmental Entity, whether computed on a separate or consolidated, unitary or combined basis or in any other manner, including any interest, penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not and including any obligation to indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the Tax liability of any other Person.

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

“Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, the SHEP I MIPSA, the Registration Rights Agreement and the other agreements, documents, instruments, and certificates to be delivered by any Party at the Closing, and any other agreements, documents, instruments and certificates to be delivered by any Party in connection with this Agreement or the Closing.

“Transaction Expenses” means all unpaid fees, costs, expenses, payments, expenditures or liabilities (collectively, “Expenses”), incurred or created prior to the Execution Date, or during the period after the Execution Date and prior to the Closing Date (and whether or not invoiced prior to the Closing Date), by Seller or any of its Affiliates or the Company, in connection with any of the transactions contemplated hereby, including: (a) Expenses payable to legal counsel or to any financial advisor, broker, accountant or other Person who performed services for or provided advice to Seller or any of its Affiliates or the Company prior to the Closing, or who is otherwise entitled to any compensation or payment from Seller or any of their respective Affiliates or the Company with respect to services provided prior to the Closing, in connection with any of the transactions contemplated hereby; (b) Expenses that arise or are expected to arise, or are triggered or become due or payable, as a direct or indirect result of the consummation (whether alone or in combination with any other event or circumstance) of any of the transactions contemplated hereby (including any payments to employees, managers, agents or consultants, whether under a deferred compensation plan, bonus plan or other employee plan or arrangement); (c) Expenses for any unpaid severance obligations owed by the Company to any employee, manager, agent or consultant of the Company to the extent in effect and triggered prior to or as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (d) Expenses for any unpaid amounts owed to an employee, manager or consultant in connection with any equity appreciation right triggered prior to or as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (e) the employer portion of any unpaid payroll, social security, unemployment or similar Tax required to be paid by the Company under Applicable Law in connection with the payment of any Expenses, but excluding Expenses for which Buyer has agreed to be responsible pursuant to this Agreement and any Expenses paid or incurred directly by Seller or any of its Affiliates (other than the Company).

“Transfer Tax” means any all federal, state and local transfer, sales, use, stamp, documentary, registration or other similar Taxes or assessments resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

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

“Wells” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in subsection (b) of the definition of Properties.

“Willful and Material Breach” shall mean a material breach that is a consequence of an act or failure to take an act by the breaching party with the actual knowledge that the taking of such act (or the failure to take such act) would constitute a material breach of this Agreement.

“Working Interest” means, with respect to any Oil and Gas Property, the percentage of costs and expenses associated with the exploration, drilling, development, operation, maintenance and abandonment on or in connection with such Oil and Gas Property required to be borne with respect thereto, but without regard to the effect of any Royalties.

Section 1.2. Certain Additional Defined Terms. In addition to such terms as are defined in the preamble of and recitals to this Agreement and in Section 1.1, the following terms are used in this Agreement as defined in the Articles or Sections set forth opposite such terms:


Defined Term		Reference
Additional Listing Application		Section 7.15
Adjusted Cash Purchase Price		Section 2.3(b)
Adjusted Parent Shares		Section 2.3(c)
Arbitration Decision		Section 16.3(d)
Arbitration Notice		Section 16.3(a)
Arbitrator		Section 16.3(a)
Assignment		Section 10.2(a)
Bank		Section 2.4(a)
Base Purchase Price		Section 2.2
Buyer		Preamble
Buyer Indemnitees		Section 13.2
Buyer Parties		Preamble
Buyer’s Indemnified Claims		Section 13.1
Buyer’s Review		Section 8.1
Cash Purchase Price		Section 2.2
Closing		Section 10.1
Closing Date		Section 10.1
Common Interest Parties		Section 17.15
Company		Preamble
Consents		Section 4.22
Corporate Actions		Section 7.14(c)
Damages		Section 7.2
Defect Notice		Section 8.2
Defensible Title		Section 8.4
Deposit		Section 2.4(a)
Deposit Account		Section 2.4(a)
Disputes		Section 16.1
Environmental Defect		Section 8.7(a)
Environmental Defect Amount		Section 8.7(a)
Environmental Defect Threshold		Section 8.7(a)


Defined Term		Reference
Examination Period		Section 8.1
Execution Date		Preamble
Final Settlement Statement		Section 12.3
Finance Related Parties		Section 7.19
Financial Statements		Section 4.10
HSR Act		Section 7.12
Indemnity Deductible		Section 13.4(a)
Indemnity Escrow Account		Section 2.4(b)
Indemnity Escrow Agreement		Section 2.4(b)
Initial Settlement Statement		Section 12.2
Inspection Indemnitees		Section 7.2
Insurance Policies		Section 4.24
Interests		Recitals
Joint Instructions		Section 2.4(a)
Lock-Up Period		Section 7.16
Outstanding Capital Commitments		Section 4.19
Parent		Preamble
Parent SEC Reports		Section 6.14
Parent Shares		Section 2.2
Parent Stockholders’ Meeting		Section 7.14(a)
Parties		Preamble
Permitted Encumbrances		Section 8.5
Property Records		Section 7.1
Proxy Statement		Section 7.14(a)
Purchase Price Allocation		Section 7.8(e)(i)
Recommendation		Section 7.14(a)
Registration Rights Agreement		Section 10.2(g)
Required Financial Information		Section 7.18(b)
Required Permit		Section 4.26
Requisite Stockholder Approval		Section 7.14(a)
Seller		Preamble
Seller Contracts		Section 7.13(a)
Seller Indemnitees		Section 13.1
Seller Related Parties		Section 7.19
Seller’s Indemnified Claims		Section 13.1
SHEP I Parent Shares		Section 7.14(c)
Site Assessment		Section 7.1
Surviving Provisions		Section 11.2(a)
T&K		Section 17.15
Target Closing Date		Section 10.1
Tail Policy		Section 7.7(b)
Termination Date		Section 11.1(b)(i)
Third Party Claim		Section 13.6(b)
Third-Party Operators		Section 7.1
Title Defect		Section 8.6


Defined Term		Reference
Title Defect Amount		Section 8.3
Title Defect Property		Section 8.3
Title Defect Threshold		Section 8.3

Article II.

Terms of the Transaction

Section 2.1. Agreement to Purchase and Sell Interests. For the consideration hereinafter set forth, and subject to the terms and provisions herein contained, Seller agrees to sell to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to purchase from Seller, the Interests.

Section 2.2. Purchase Price. The Base Purchase Price consists of (i) Six Hundred Forty-Five Million Nine Hundred Fifty-Three Thousand One Hundred Forty-Three and No/100 Dollars ($645,953,143) in cash or other immediately available funds (the “Cash Purchase Price”), and (ii) 16,019,638 shares of Parent Common Stock (the “Parent Shares”). The Base Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment both prior to, and after, Closing as set forth herein. The Parent Shares issued to Seller at the Closing shall be subject to adjustment in the event of stock split, combination, re-classification, recapitalization, exchange, stock dividend, or other distribution payable in Parent Common Stock with respect to shares of Parent Common Stock that occurs prior to Closing and shall be issued in the name of Seller. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Base Purchase Price was derived based on the aggregate Allocated Values of the Properties as set forth on Annex A.

Section 2.3. Adjustments to the Base Purchase Price.

(a) At Closing, the Cash Purchase Price to be paid by the Buyer Parties at Closing shall be:

(i) without duplication, reduced by the sum of (A) the amount, if any, of Indebtedness of the Company described in clause (i) of the definition of Indebtedness and outstanding as of Closing, (B) the amount of any Transaction Expenses outstanding as of Closing, (C) the amount of Suspended Funds that are not held by the Company and that are attributable to the period prior to the Effective Date, (D) the aggregate amount, if any, of adjustments for Property Costs under Article XII hereof which result in a credit to Buyer and (E) an amount equal to the Deposit, plus any interest thereon, which the Bank will deliver to Seller in accordance with Joint Instructions delivered to the Bank immediately prior to Closing;

(ii) increased by the aggregate amount, if any, of adjustments for Property Costs under Article XII hereof which result in a credit to Seller; and

(iii) in the event the Requisite Stockholder Approval is not obtained prior to March 1, 2017, increased by an amount equal to the greater of (A) the product of the number of Reduced Shares multiplied by the Adjustment Per Share Price or (B) the product of the number of Reduced Shares multiplied by the arithmetic average of the daily VWAP of a share of Parent Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive trading days immediately prior to Closing.

(b) The amount resulting after making the reductions and increases outlined above shall be referred to as the “Adjusted Cash Purchase Price”. The Adjusted Cash Purchase Price shall be further adjusted after the Closing in accordance with Article XII to update adjustments for Property Costs under Article XII that were estimated for purposes of Closing.

(c) At Closing, the number of Parent Shares to be issued to Seller shall be reduced by (i) the Indemnity Escrowed Shares to be delivered to the Escrow Agent at Closing, (ii) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock calculated by dividing the sum of (A) the Defect Amounts, if any, and (B) the Allocated Value of any Property excluded pursuant to Section 7.1, if any, in each case, for which an adjustment to the number of Parent Shares should be made pursuant to Article VII or Article VIII hereof by the Adjustment Per Share Price and (iii) in the event the Requisite Stockholder Approval is not obtained prior to March 1, 2017, the Reduced Shares, if any. Any fractional shares resulting from such calculation shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share. The number of Parent Shares resulting after making the reductions outlined above shall be referred to as the “Adjusted Parent Shares”.

Section 2.4. Payment of the Adjusted Cash Purchase Price. The Cash Purchase Price shall be payable as follows:

(a) As of the Execution Date (i) Buyer, Seller, and Citibank, N.A. (the “Bank”) shall have executed an escrow agreement, and (ii) Buyer shall have paid the amount equal to $64,104,648 (such amount being herein called the “Deposit”) into an interest bearing joint control account (the “Deposit Account”) to be established by Buyer and Seller at the Bank and requiring the written authorization of a representative of each party for the disbursal of funds therefrom (“Joint Instructions”). The Deposit shall bear interest at the rate established by Bank. In the event the transaction contemplated hereby is consummated in accordance with the terms hereof, the Deposit plus the earned interest shall be applied to the Cash Purchase Price to be paid by Buyer at the Closing, and Buyer and Seller shall deliver Joint Instructions to the Bank to deliver, and the Bank shall deliver to Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds in Dollars to an account designated in writing by Seller to the Bank, an amount equal to the Deposit plus interest earned thereon. In the event this Agreement is terminated by Buyer or Seller in accordance with Section 11.1 below, the Deposit shall be returned to Buyer or retained by Seller as provided in Article XI. If the Deposit is paid to Buyer, or if Buyer receives credit for same against the Cash Purchase Price paid at Closing, such payment, or credit, shall be in the amount of the Deposit plus the amount of earned interest. All interest earned on the Deposit Account shall be treated as income of Buyer for all Tax purposes.

(b) At the Closing, (i) Buyer shall deliver to Seller, by wire transfer of immediately available funds in Dollars to an account designated in writing by Seller to Buyer, an amount equal to the Adjusted Cash Purchase Price as calculated in accordance with Section 2.3(a), (ii) Buyer will deposit stock certificates for the Indemnity Escrowed

Shares in an escrow account (the “Indemnity Escrow Account”) with the Bank as the source of payment for the indemnification of Buyer Indemnitees pursuant to Article XIII hereof and the terms of a customary escrow agreement (the “Indemnity Escrow Agreement”) containing the applicable terms of this Section 2.4(b) and Section 13.8, which agreement is otherwise consistent with the terms of this Agreement and provides for a release of the Indemnity Escrowed Shares (other than those distributed to Buyer pursuant Section 13.8(b) or subject to outstanding claims) on the date that is twelve (12) months after the Closing Date, (iii) Buyer will cause to be paid to the Persons entitled thereto, all of the Indebtedness of the Company described in clause (i) of the definition of Indebtedness as set forth in the payoff letters delivered by Seller hereto, (iv) Buyer will cause to be paid to the Persons entitled thereto, the Transaction Expenses as set forth in the invoices delivered by Seller pursuant hereto (provided that Transaction Expenses payable to employees and other service providers shall be paid at the time required pursuant to the terms and conditions of the agreements providing for such obligations); and (v) Parent shall deliver the Adjusted Parent Shares as set forth in Section 10.3(b). Except to the extent otherwise required by Applicable Law, Buyer shall treat any amounts it pays relating to Transaction Expenses pursuant to this Section 2.4(b) as part of the Cash Purchase Price (and any adjustment thereto) for U.S. federal income and any other applicable Tax purposes (and therefore included in the basis of the Properties acquired for such purposes) and will not take any tax deduction for such amounts.

Article III.

Representations and Warranties of Seller

Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:

Section 3.1. Title to Interests.

(a) The Interests are duly authorized, validly issued and fully paid (to the extent required by the Company’s Governing Documents) and non-assessable except as such nonassessibility may be affected by Section 18-607 or Section 18-804 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.

(b) Seller is the record and beneficial owner of, and has good and valid title to, the Interests, and upon consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, Buyer will acquire good and valid title to, the Interests, in each case, free and clear of all Liens, other than (i) those that may arise by virtue of any actions taken by or on behalf of Buyer or its Affiliates, (ii) restrictions on transfer that may be imposed by federal or state securities laws, (iii) restrictions on transfer that are cancelled as of the Closing, (iv) Liens to be released at or prior to Closing, (v) Liens for Taxes not yet due or (vi) any covenants or restrictions set forth in this Agreement or the Governing Documents of the Company.

Section 3.2. Organization and Standing. Seller is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has full limited liability company power and authority to own, lease and otherwise hold its assets and to carry on its business as now being conducted.

Section 3.3. Power and Authority. Seller has full limited liability company power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document executed or to be executed by Seller, and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by all limited liability company action of Seller and no other proceedings or approvals on the part of Seller or its owners under their respective Governing Documents are necessary to authorize this Agreement and each other Transaction Document executed or to be executed by Seller, or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

Section 3.4. Valid and Binding Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller and constitutes, and each other Transaction Document has been, or when executed will be, duly executed and delivered by Seller and constitutes, or when executed and delivered will constitute, a valid and legally binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws affecting or relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether that enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

Section 3.5. Non-Contravention. Except as provided under the Credit Facility (which will be terminated at Closing) or as set forth in Section 3.5 of the Disclosure Schedules, neither the execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party, nor the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do or will (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of Seller’s Governing Documents, (ii) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of, or constitute (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both) a default under, or give rise (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both) to any right of termination, cancellation, or acceleration under, any bond, debenture, note, mortgage or indenture, in each case, to which Seller or any of the Interests may be bound, (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien, other than Permitted Encumbrances, on the Interests, or (iv) result, in any material respect, in a violation of any Applicable Law binding upon Seller.

Section 3.6. Approvals. Except in connection with the HSR Act or as required under the Credit Facility (which will be terminated at Closing), no consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration, filing or registration with, any Governmental Entity or of any other Person is required to be obtained or made by Seller in connection with the execution, delivery, compliance, or performance by Seller of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which Seller is a party or the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

Section 3.7. Pending Litigation. Except as set forth in Section 3.7 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no Proceedings pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened, in which Seller is or may be a party adversely affecting the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any Transaction Document by Seller or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby by Seller.

Section 3.8. Accredited Investor; Investment Intent. Seller is an accredited investor as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act. Seller is acquiring the Parent Shares for its own account for investment and not with a view to, or for sale or other disposition in connection with, any distribution of all or any part thereof, except in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws.

Section 3.9. Brokers. Seller has not incurred any liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokers’ or finders’ fees in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which Buyer or any Buyer Party will have any responsibility whatsoever.

Article IV.

Representations and Warranties of Seller regarding the Company

Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows with respect to the Company:

Section 4.1. Organization and Standing. The Company is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has full limited liability company power and authority to own its assets, including the Properties, and to carry on its business as now being conducted. The Company is duly qualified or licensed to do business and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary. No Proceedings to dissolve or liquidate the Company are pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened.

Section 4.2. Governing Documents. The Company has made available to Buyer accurate and complete copies of the Governing Documents of the Company. Such Governing Documents accurately reflect the equity ownership of the Company.

Section 4.3. Capital Structure. No membership interests or other equity of the Company are subject to, nor have any been issued in violation of, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or similar rights. Seller is the sole member of the Company, and the Interests constitute all of the issued and outstanding membership interests and equity of the Company. Except for the Interests, there are outstanding or in existence (i) no membership interests or other equity or debt securities of the Company, (ii) no securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for membership interests or other voting securities of the Company, (iii) no options, warrants, calls, subscriptions or other rights to acquire from such Company, and no obligation of the Company to issue or sell, any membership interests or other voting securities of the Company or any securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for such membership interests or voting securities, (iv) no equity equivalents, interests in the ownership or earnings, or other similar rights of or with respect to the Company and (v) other than the Company’s Governing Documents, no voting trust, proxy or other agreement or understanding with respect to the voting of any of the Interests attributable to the Company. There are no outstanding obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of the foregoing shares, securities, options, equity equivalents, interests or rights. The Interests are not certificated.

Section 4.4. Power and Authority. The Company has full limited liability company power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution, delivery, and performance by the Company of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party, and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary limited liability company action of the Company and no other proceedings or approvals on the part of the Company or its owners under their respective Governing Documents are necessary to authorize this Agreement and each other Transaction Document executed or to be executed by the Company, or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

Section 4.5. Valid and Binding Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes, and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party has been, or when executed will be, duly executed and delivered by the Company, and constitutes, or when executed and delivered will constitute, a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws affecting or relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether that enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

Section 4.6. Non-Contravention. Except as provided under the Credit Facility (which will be terminated at Closing) or as set forth in Section 4.6 of the Disclosure Schedule or consents customarily obtained following Closing and assuming the receipt of all consents required to be set forth on Section 4.22 of the Disclosure Schedule for any consents, neither the execution, delivery, and performance by the Company of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party, nor the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do or will (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of the Company’s Governing Documents, (ii) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of, or constitute (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both) a default under, or give rise (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both) to any right of termination, cancellation, or acceleration under, any bond, debenture, note, mortgage, indenture or any Material Contract in each case, to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or its properties may be bound, (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien, other than Permitted Encumbrances, on any of the Company’s properties or other assets, or (iv) result, in any material respect, in a violation of any Applicable Law binding upon the Company or its assets or properties.

Section 4.7. Approvals. To Seller’s Knowledge, no material consent, waiver, notice, approval, order, or authorization of, or declaration, filing, or registration with, any Governmental Entity or of any other Person is required to be obtained or made by the Company in connection with the execution, delivery, or performance by the Company of this Agreement, each other Transaction Document to which it is a party or the consummation by them of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, other than (i) Consents set forth on Section 4.22 of the Disclosure Schedule, (ii) compliance with, and filings under, the HSR Act, (iii) consents customarily obtained following Closing and (iv) consents, approvals, authorizations, filings and notifications, the failure of which to obtain any such consent, approval, authorization or action,

or to make any such filing or notification, would not reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay the consummation by Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 4.8. Subsidiaries. The Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock of, or other equity interest in, any corporation or have any direct or indirect equity or ownership interest in any other Person. The Company has no joint venture or other similar interests in any Person or obligations, whether contingent or otherwise, to consummate any material additional investment in any Person.

Section 4.9. Intentionally Omitted.

Section 4.10. Financial Statements. Set forth on Section 4.10 of the Disclosure Schedule are the unaudited balance sheet of the Seller as of June 30, 2016 and the related statements of income and cash flows of the Seller for the six month period then ended, together with all related notes and schedules thereto (the “Unaudited Financial Statements”). The Unaudited Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except that such unaudited financial statements do not contain all footnotes required under GAAP and are subject to normal year-end adjustments (which will not be material individually or in the aggregate) and include assets of other subsidiaries of Seller). The Unaudited Financial Statements present fairly in all material respects the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Seller as of the dates thereof and for the periods covered thereby, in each case except as disclosed in the Unaudited Financial Statements (or in the notes thereto). Since June 30, 2016, the Company has not effected any change in any method of accounting or accounting practice, except for any such change required because of a concurrent change in GAAP and set forth in Section 4.10 of the Disclosure Schedule. The Company has no liabilities of a type required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for liabilities (a) adequately provided for, reflected or reserved on the balance sheet of the Company, dated June 30, 2016, (b) that have arisen after June 30, 2016 in the ordinary course of business, (c) that constitute Indebtedness that will be paid off at the Closing, (d) for Transaction Expenses, or (e) that have not had, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company.

Section 4.11. Pending Proceedings. Except as set forth in Section 4.11 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no Proceedings pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened in writing, against or affecting the Company or any of the Properties. There are no Proceedings pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened, in which the Company is or may be a party affecting the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any Transaction Document by the Company or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby by the Company. The Company is not subject to or otherwise bound by any material and unsatisfied judgment, order, consent order, injunction, decree or writ of or with any Governmental Entity, other than any Permitted Encumbrances.

Section 4.12. Compliance with Laws. Except as set forth in Section 4.12 of the Disclosure Schedule, to Seller’s Knowledge, the Properties and the Company, with respect to the Properties, have been during the Company’s period of ownership of the Properties, and are currently in material compliance with all Applicable Laws. The Company has not received any

written notice from any Governmental Entity or any other Person that the Properties or the Company are in material violation of, or have materially violated, any Applicable Laws. To Seller’s Knowledge, the Company, or, where Properties are not operated by the Company, the operator of the Properties, possesses all material Permits necessary for it to own, lease or operate (if applicable) the Properties and to carry on its business as now conducted, all such Permits are in full force and effect and there has occurred no material default under any such Permit. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller or the Company, nor the consummation by Seller or the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, will result in a material violation or material breach of, or constitute a default (or give rise to a right of termination or cancellation) of any material Permit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.12 does not relate to Taxes, which are the subject of Section 4.13, or Applicable Environmental Laws, which are the subject of Section 4.27.

Section 4.13. Taxes.

(a) The Company has filed all Tax Returns that it was required to file, and all such Tax Returns were correct and complete in all material respects.

(b) All Taxes owed by the Company (whether or not shown or required to be shown on any Tax Return) have been paid. There are no Liens on any of the assets of the Company that arose in connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Tax.

(c) The Company has withheld and paid all material Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in connection with any amounts paid to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder, or other third party, and all Forms W-2 and 1099 required with respect thereto have been properly completed and timely filed.

(d) There are no claims or disputes concerning any Tax liability of the Company pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened. No adjustment to Tax has been proposed in writing (and none is pending) by any Governmental Entity in connection with any Tax Returns filed by the Company. No waiver of any statute of limitations with respect to, or any extension of a period for the assessment of, any Tax affecting or which may be expected to affect the Company or the Properties in any manner which is materially adverse is currently in force. No written claim has been made by any Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction where the Company does not file Tax Returns that the Company is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction and no such claim has been threatened in writing and received by the Company.

(e) The Company is and has always been treated as either an entity disregarded as separate from its owner or a partnership for U.S. federal income Tax purposes and has never elected to be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income Tax purposes.

(f) None of the Properties is subject to any tax partnership as defined in Section 761 of the Code.

(g) The Company is not a party to any Tax allocation or sharing agreement. The Company (i) has not been a member of an any affiliated group within the meaning of

Section 1504(a) of the Code filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return or any similar group defined under a similar provision of state, local, or non-U.S. law (other than of a group the common parent of which is Seller) and (ii) has no liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than Seller and its subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or non-U.S. law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise.

(h) The Company is not or has never been a party to any “listed transaction,” as defined in Section 6707A(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).

Section 4.14. Contracts. To Seller’s Knowledge, all Material Contracts are included on Section 4.14 of the Disclosure Schedule. Except as set forth in Section 4.14 of the Disclosure Schedule, to Seller’s Knowledge: (i) each Material Contract, assuming due execution and delivery by the other counterparties thereto, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and, to Seller’s Knowledge as of the Execution Date, the other counterparties thereto, in each case in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar Applicable Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity) and (ii) the Company has not received any written notice of the Company’s default or breach of any Material Contract, the resolution of which is currently outstanding.

Section 4.15. Employment and Benefit Plan Matters. The Company does not employ, and the Company has never employed, any employees. All services provided to the Company are provided by employees of SHEP I. The Company does not sponsor or have any liability with respect to any employee benefit or compensation plans, programs, policies, agreements or arrangements of any kind. During the past six years, Seller, the Company and their ERISA Affiliates have not made or been required to make contributions to any “multiemployer plan,” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, or an employee pension plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code. Seller, the Company and their ERISA Affiliates have paid and discharged promptly when due all liabilities and obligations arising under ERISA or the Code of a character which if unpaid or unperformed would result in the imposition of a Tax or penalty against the Company or a Lien against the Company or the Properties. No circumstance exists which could be expected to result in a Tax being imposed on the Company under Section 4980B or 4980H of the Code.

Section 4.16. Wells. Except as set forth in Section 4.16 of the Disclosure Schedule, to Seller’s Knowledge as of the Execution Date:

(a) all Wells have been drilled and completed within the limits permitted by all applicable Leases related to such Leases;

(b) other than wells that have been plugged and abandoned in accordance with all Applicable Laws, there are no dry holes, or shut in or otherwise inactive wells drilled by the Company that are located on lands burdened by the Leases or on lands pooled or unitized therewith that the Company is currently obligated or liable to plug and abandon; and

(c) there are no Wells in respect of which Seller or the Company has received a written notice, claim, demand or order from any Governmental Entity notifying, claiming, demanding or requiring that such Well(s) be temporarily or permanently plugged and abandoned, and which Wells have not been temporarily or permanently plugged and abandoned.

Section 4.17. Imbalances. To Seller’s Knowledge, as of the date or dates reflected thereon, there are no material Imbalances existing with respect to the Properties.

Section 4.18. Non-Consent Elections. Other than as identified on Section 4.18 of the Disclosure Schedule, from ninety (90) days prior to the Execution Date through the Execution Date, neither the Company nor Seller has elected or been deemed to have elected to “non-consent”, or failed to participate in, the drilling or reworking of a well, any seismic program or any other operation which would cause Seller or the Company to lose or forfeit any interests in the wells constituting part of the Properties under any applicable operating agreement.

Section 4.19. Outstanding Capital Commitments. Except as set forth in Section 4.19 of the Disclosure Schedule, as of the Execution Date there are no outstanding authorizations for expenditure or similar request or invoice for funding or participation under any Contract which are binding on the Company or the Properties and which Seller reasonably anticipates will require expenditures by the owner of the Properties attributable to periods on or after the Effective Date in excess of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) (net to the Company’s Working Interests).

Section 4.20. Intellectual Property. To Seller’s Knowledge, the Company or its Affiliates either own or have valid licenses or other rights to use all patents, copyrights, trademarks, software, databases, engineering data, maps, interpretations and other technical information used in their businesses as presently conducted, subject to the limitations contained in the agreements governing the use of the same.

Section 4.21. Equipment. To Seller’s Knowledge, the Equipment has been maintained in a state of repair so as to be reasonably adequate, in all material respects, for normal operations consistent with the Company’s past practices.

Section 4.22. Consents to Change of Control. To Seller’s Knowledge, Section 4.22 of the Disclosure Schedule is a complete and accurate list of the Properties and related agreements that require any third-party consents to any change of control of the Company (“Consents”) or preferential rights to purchase in order for the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 4.23. Bankruptcy. There are no bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, or arrangement proceedings pending, being contemplated by or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company.

Section 4.24. Insurance. Section 4.24 of the Disclosure Schedule lists all insurance policies (by policy number, insurer, annual premium, premium payment dates, expiration date and type of coverage) held by or on behalf of the Company as of the Execution Date, relating to the business and operations of the Company, copies of which have been provided to Buyer (collectively, the “Insurance Policies”). As of the Execution Date, all premiums due through the Execution Date have been paid for the Insurance Policies. To Seller’s Knowledge, the Insurance Policies are in full force and effect, enforceable and valid and binding. No written notice of cancellation or termination has been received by the Company with respect to any Insurance Policy. Since January 1, 2016, the Company has not received any written notice, or any other written communication, regarding any refusal of any coverage or rejection of any pending claim under any Insurance Policy. To Seller’s Knowledge, there are no claims under such Insurance Policies that are reasonably likely to exhaust the applicable limit of liability. To Seller’s Knowledge, the Company has reported in a timely manner all reportable events to its insurers.

Section 4.25. Brokers. The Company has not incurred any liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokers’ or finders’ fees in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which Buyer or any Buyer Party will have any responsibility whatsoever.

Section 4.26. Permits.

Except for the Required Permits described in the SHEP I MIPSA, the Company and Seller have all material licenses, orders, franchises, registrations and permits of all Governmental Entities required to permit the operation of the Properties as presently operated (the “Required Permits”) and each is in full force and effect. To Seller’s Knowledge, there are no outstanding violations of any of the Required Permits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 4.26 shall not relate to Required Permits related to Applicable Environmental Laws, which is the subject of Section 4.27.

Section 4.27. Environmental Matters. Except as set forth in Section 4.27 of the Disclosure Schedules:

(a) as of the Execution Date, neither Seller nor the Company has received written notice that the Company or the Properties are not in compliance with any Applicable Environmental Laws, and neither the Company nor Seller has received any unwritten notice of any pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened written demands or claims which would require the Company, under Applicable Environmental Law, to conduct any investigation, remediation or corrective action or which would subject the Company to material liability;

(b) to Seller’s Knowledge, there are no material uncured violations of any Applicable Environmental Laws with respect to the Company or to the Properties; and

(c) with respect to the Properties, the Company has not entered into, and, to Seller’s Knowledge, the Company is not subject to, any written agreements, consents, orders, decrees or judgments, of any Governmental Entity or other binding agreement pursuant to or based on Applicable Environmental Laws that require Seller to perform any remediation of any of the Properties, that require Seller or the Company to perform

any investigation, remediation, or corrective actions regarding any of the Properties or that materially restrict Seller’s ability to develop and operate the Properties (other than orders or agreements of general applicability regarding plugging, abandonment and restoration of oil and gas equipment and facilities).

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Section 4.27 is the sole and exclusive representation or warranty of Seller regarding Applicable Environmental Laws.

Section 4.28. No Other Agreement to Sell. Except (a) with respect to the transactions contemplated herein, or (b) as otherwise required pursuant to the terms of any Lease or Material Contract or securities laws, Seller and/or the Company does not have any legal obligation, absolute or contingent, to any other Person with respect to the sale, encumbrance or other transfer of any of the Property (other than sales of Hydrocarbons in the ordinary course of business) or the Interests or any other equity securities of Seller, the Company or their respective Affiliates or to enter into any agreement with respect thereto.

Section 4.29. Special Warranty. Subject to the Permitted Encumbrances and as of the Closing Date, the Company has Defensible Title to its right, title and interest in and to the Oil and Gas Properties solely as to the lawful claims of any Person (other than the Buyer Parties or their respective Affiliates) claiming by, through or under the Company, Seller or any of Seller’s Affiliates, but not otherwise.

Section 4.30. Royalties. Except for Suspended Funds and as set forth in Section 4.30 of the Disclosure Schedules, with respect to Wells operated by the Company and, to Seller’s Knowledge, with respect to the Wells operated by third parties, all oil and gas production proceeds payable by the Company, Seller or any of Seller’s Affiliates, to others from the Wells have been disbursed in all material respects in accordance with all of the terms and conditions of the applicable Leases, other Contracts and Applicable Law.

Article V.

Disclaimer and Disclosure Schedule

Section 5.1. Disclaimer. EXCEPT FOR THE SPECIFIC REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES MADE BY SELLER IN ARTICLE III AND ARTICLE IV OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE DOCUMENTS DELIVERED BY SELLER AT CLOSING, OR SELLER’S CERTIFICATE, THE BUYER PARTIES HEREBY REPRESENT, WARRANT AND AGREE THAT NEITHER THE COMPANY OR SELLER, NOR ANY OF THEIR AGENTS IS MAKING, SELLER DISCLAIMS AND THE BUYER PARTIES ARE NOT RELYING UPON ANY STATEMENT, REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS, STATUTORY, OR IMPLIED, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, IN RESPECT OF (I) THE COMPANY, (II) TITLE OF THE COMPANY IN AND TO THE PROPERTIES, (III) THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTIES, (IV) ANY IMPLIED OR EXPRESS WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OF THE PROPERTIES, ANY IMPLIED OR EXPRESS WARRANTY OF THE FITNESS OF THE PROPERTIES FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, (V) ANY IMPLIED OR EXPRESS WARRANTY OF CONFORMITY TO MODELS OR SAMPLES OF MATERIALS, (VI) ANY AND ALL OTHER IMPLIED WARRANTIES EXISTING UNDER APPLICABLE LAW NOW OR HEREAFTER IN EFFECT, OR (VII) ANY IMPLIED OR

EXPRESS WARRANTY REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, THE RELEASE OF MATERIALS INTO THE ENVIRONMENT, OR PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT OR HEALTH. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION 5.1 WILL LIMIT, RESTRICT OR OTHERWISE AFFECT BUYER’S RIGHT TO RAISE ENVIRONMENTAL DEFECTS UNDER SECTION 8.7 OR SELLER’S INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS UNDER SECTION 13.2 WITH RESPECT TO THE SPECIFIC REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES MADE BY SELLER IN ARTICLE III AND ARTICLE IV OF THIS AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE III AND ARTICLE IV OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE DOCUMENTS DELIVERED BY SELLER AT CLOSING, OR SELLER’S CERTIFICATE, IN PURCHASING THE INTERESTS BUYER ACCEPTS THE PROPERTIES “AS IS,” “WHERE IS,” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS” AND IN THEIR PRESENT CONDITION AND STATE OF REPAIR, SUBJECT ONLY TO THE SPECIFIC REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES SET FORTH IN ARTICLE III AND ARTICLE IV OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH AS FURTHER LIMITED BY THE SPECIFICALLY BARGAINED FOR LIMITATIONS ON REMEDIES SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN ARTICLE III AND ARTICLE IV OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE DOCUMENTS DELIVERED BY SELLER AT CLOSING, OR SELLER’S CERTIFICATE, NEITHER SELLER, THE COMPANY NOR THEIR AGENTS MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY AS TO, SELLER DISCLAIMS, AND THE BUYER PARTIES ARE NOT RELYING UPON (A) THE PHYSICAL, OPERATING, REGULATORY COMPLIANCE, SAFETY, OR ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITION OF THE PROPERTIES, (B) THE CONDITION OF THE PROPERTIES OR ANY VALUE THEREOF, OR (C) THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR MATERIALITY OF ANY DATA, INFORMATION, OR RECORDS FURNISHED OR MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BUYER PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR REVIEW OF THE COMPANY OR THE PROPERTIES OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AND THE BUYER PARTIES SPECIFICALLY REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT THEY ARE NOT RELYING UPON OR HAVE NOT RELIED UPON ANY SUCH REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER, THE COMPANY OR THEIR AGENTS EXCEPT FOR THE SPECIFIC REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES MADE BY SELLER IN ARTICLE III AND ARTICLE IV OF THIS AGREEMENT. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 5.1, TOGETHER WITH THE LIMITED REMEDIES SET FORTH IN PROVIDED HEREIN, WERE SPECIFICALLY BARGAINED FOR BETWEEN PARENT, BUYER, THE COMPANY AND SELLER AND WERE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT BY PARENT, BUYER, THE COMPANY AND SELLER IN ARRIVING AT THE PURCHASE PRICE. THE BUYER PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE TO THE FOREGOING AND AGREE, REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMER IS “CONSPICUOUS” AND THE RESULT OF ARM’S-LENGTH NEGOTIATION, THAT THE BUYER PARTIES ARE SOPHISTICATED AND KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT BUSINESS MATTERS AND WERE REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL, THAT THIS DISCLAIMER IS NOT BOILERPLATE AND THAT THIS DISCLAIMER IS TO BE A CLEAR, UNEQUIVOCAL AND EFFECTIVE DISCLAIMER OF RELIANCE UNDER TEXAS LAW.

Section 5.2. Updated Annexes, Disclosure Schedules and Exhibits. Each Party to this Agreement and its counsel has received a complete set of Annexes, Disclosure Schedules and Exhibits prior to and as of the execution of this Agreement. Seller is permitted to update the Annexes, Disclosure Schedules and Exhibits before Closing and shall deliver any updated Annexes, Disclosure Schedules and Exhibits to Buyer prior to Closing, solely to the extent that such updates are necessary to reflect actions or matters that were either expressly permitted under the terms of this Agreement or which Buyer has approved or consented to in writing as a change to the terms of the Agreement, in which case such updates shall be incorporated in this Agreement by reference and constitute a part of this Agreement. Seller shall have the right to update or modify Disclosure Schedules without the prior written consent of Buyer, solely to reflect matters that either occurred after the Execution Date or were not Known by Seller on or prior to the Execution Date, provided such updates shall not be deemed to amend or become a change to this Agreement, and such updates may be the basis for claim by Buyer that the conditions set forth in Section 9.1(a) and Section 9.1(b) have not been satisfied and/or may be asserted as an Environmental Defect or Title Defect or indemnification claim under Article XIII.

Article VI.

Representations and Warranties of Buyer Parties

Buyer Parties jointly and severally represent to Seller, as of the Execution Date and as of the Closing Date, as follows:

Section 6.1. Organization and Standing. Buyer is a Delaware limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has full limited liability company power and authority to carry on its business as now being conducted. Parent is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has full corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now being conducted. Each Buyer Party is duly qualified or licensed to do business and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership or leasing of its properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so duly qualified or licensed and in good standing would not prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 6.2. Power and Authority. Each Buyer Party has all requisite power and authority to execute, and deliver this Agreement and each other agreement, instrument, or document executed or to be executed by it in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby to which it is a party and subject to the receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approval, to perform and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Subject to the receipt of the Requisite Stockholder Approval, the execution, delivery, and performance by Buyer Parties of this Agreement and each other agreement, instrument, or document executed or to be executed by them in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby to which it is a party, and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary action of Buyer Parties.

Section 6.3. Valid and Binding Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each Buyer Party and constitutes, and each other Transaction Document to

which it is a party has been, or when executed will be, duly executed and delivered by such Buyer Party, and constitutes, or when executed and delivered will constitute, a valid and legally binding obligation of such Buyer Party, enforceable against such Buyer Party in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws affecting or relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and the application of general principles of equity (regardless of whether that enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).

Section 6.4. Non-Contravention. Neither the execution, delivery, and performance by a Buyer Party of this Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which it is a party, nor the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do or will (i) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of such Buyer Party’s Governing Documents, (ii) conflict with or result in a violation of any provision of, or constitute (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both) a default under, or give rise (with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time or both) to any right of termination, cancellation, or acceleration under, any bond, debenture, note, mortgage or indenture to which such Buyer Party is a party or by which such Buyer Party or its properties may be bound, (iii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien, other than Permitted Encumbrances, on any of such Buyer Party’s properties or other assets, or (iv) result, in any material respect, in a violation of any Applicable Law binding upon such Buyer Party.

Section 6.5. Approvals. Except in connection with the HSR Act, the Requisite Stockholder Approval, filings that have been made, or will be made, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange in order to cause the Parent Shares to be listed thereon, and filings pursuant to applicable federal and state securities laws, no consent, approval, order, or authorization of, or declaration, filing, or registration with any Governmental Entity or of any third party is required to be obtained or made by a Buyer Party in connection with the execution, delivery, or performance by a Buyer Party of this Agreement, each other agreement, instrument, or document executed or to be executed by a Buyer Party in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby to which it is a party or the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

Section 6.6. Proceedings. There are no Proceedings pending or, to Buyer’s Knowledge, threatened, in which a Buyer Party is or may be a party affecting the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any Transaction Document by a Buyer Party or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

Section 6.7. Financing. Buyer Parties will have, within thirty (30) days prior to the Target Closing Date, binding commitments related to one or more Financings or cash on hand or availability under their credit facilities that ensure they will have thirty (30) days prior to the Target Closing Date, and will have at Closing, all amounts required to be paid by them under this Agreement and in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. No approval or authorization of any stockholder of Parent is required in connection with any financing arrangements to be made by the Buyer Parties or their Affiliates in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 6.8. Investment Experience. Each Buyer Party acknowledges that it can bear the economic risk of its investment in the Interests, and has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Interests.

Section 6.9. Restricted Securities. Each Buyer Party acknowledges that the Interests have not been registered under applicable federal and state securities laws and that the Interests may not be sold, transferred, offered for sale, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of unless such transfer, sale, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition is registered under applicable federal and state securities laws or pursuant to an exemption from registration under any federal or state securities laws.

Section 6.10. Accredited Investor; Investment Intent. Each Buyer Party is an accredited investor as defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act. Buyer is acquiring the Interests for its own account for investment and not with a view to, or for sale or other disposition in connection with, any distribution of all or any part thereof, except in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws.

Section 6.11. Independent Evaluation. Each Buyer Party is an experienced and knowledgeable investor in the crude oil and natural gas exploration, development, production and marketing business. Each Buyer Party has had access to the Properties, the officers, consultants and other representatives of the Company, and the books, records, and files of the Company relating to the Properties. As of the Closing, (i) each Buyer Party has conducted, to its satisfaction, its own independent investigation of the condition, operation and business of the Company, and each Buyer Party has been provided access to and an opportunity to review any and all information respecting the Company and the Properties requested by such Buyer Party in order for such Buyer Party to make its own determination to proceed with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (ii) each Buyer Party has solely relied on (x) the basis of its own independent due diligence investigation of the Properties, and (y) the limited representations and warranties made by Seller in Article III and Article IV, respectively; and (iii) each Buyer Party has been advised by and has relied solely on its own expertise and legal, land, tax, engineering, and other professional counsel concerning this transaction, the Properties, and the value thereof.

Section 6.12. Issuance of Parent Shares. The issuance of the Parent Shares pursuant to this Agreement has been duly authorized and upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Parent Shares will have been validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable and issued without application of preemptive rights, will have the rights, preferences and privileges specified in Parent’s Governing Documents, and will be free and clear of all Liens and restrictions, other than the restrictions imposed by this Agreement and applicable securities laws.

Section 6.13. Capitalization. As of September 30, 2016, the authorized capital stock of Parent consisted solely of (a) 300,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock, of which 101,644,294 shares were issued and outstanding, and (b) no shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, no shares of which were issued and outstanding. No other class of capital stock of Parent is authorized, issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. All outstanding shares of

capital stock of Parent are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Except as disclosed in the Parent SEC Reports, there are no (i) securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Parent capital stock, (ii) subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights, convertible securities or other contracts, agreements or commitments of any kind or character obligating Parent to issue, transfer or sell any of its capital stock, (iii) any equity equivalents or any agreements, arrangements or understandings granting any person any rights in Parent similar to capital stock. There are no outstanding obligations of Parent to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any Parent capital stock. All securities of Parent have been issued in compliance with all applicable state and federal securities laws. Parent has, and at Closing will have, sufficient authorized shares of Parent Common Stock to enable it to issue the Adjusted Parent Shares and Indemnity Escrowed Shares at Closing.

Section 6.14. SEC Reports; Financial Statements.

(a) Parent has filed and made available to Seller via EDGAR all forms, reports and other documents publicly filed by Parent with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, since January 1, 2015. All such forms, reports and other documents, including any audited or unaudited financial statements and any notes thereto or schedules included therein (including those that Parent may file after the Execution Date and prior to the Closing Date) are referred to herein as the “Parent SEC Reports.” The Parent SEC Reports (a) were filed on a timely basis, (b) comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder and (c) did not, at the time they were filed, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates, the financial statements included in the Parent SEC Reports (x) comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect thereto, (y) were prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission), and (z) fairly present (subject in the case of unaudited statements to normal, recurring and year-end audit adjustments) in all material respects the consolidated financial position and status of the business of Parent as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended.

(b) There are no liabilities of Parent or any of its subsidiaries of a type required to be reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, except for liabilities (i) adequately provided for on the balance sheet of Parent dated as of June 30, 2016 (including the notes thereto) contained in Parent’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016; (ii) that have arisen after June 30, 2016, in the ordinary course of business; (iii) for fees and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents; or (iv) which have not had, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Parent.

Section 6.15. No Registration. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement, the sale and issuance of the Parent Shares to Seller pursuant to this Agreement is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and neither any Buyer Party nor any authorized agent acting on its behalf has taken or will take any action hereafter that would cause the loss of such exemptions.

Section 6.16. Investment Company. Neither Buyer nor Parent is (a) an investment company or a company controlled by an investment company within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or (b) subject in any respect to the provisions of that act.

Section 6.17. NYSE Listing. The Parent Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and Parent has not received any notice of delisting. Subject to the receipt of the New York Stock Exchange listing approval with respect to the Parent Shares, the issuance and sale of the Parent Shares does not contravene the New York Stock Exchange rules and regulations.

Section 6.18. Form S-3 Eligibility. As of the Execution Date, Parent is (a) eligible to register the resale of the Parent Shares for resale by Seller under Form S-3 promulgated under the Securities Act and (b) a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act.

Section 6.19. Anti-Takeover. Parent does not have in effect any stockholder rights plan or similar device or arrangement, commonly or colloquially known as a “poison pill” or “anti-takeover” plan, any similar plan, device or arrangement, and the board of directors of Parent has not adopted or authorized the adoption of such a plan, device or arrangement.

Section 6.20. Controls and Procedures. Parent has implemented and maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) designed to give reasonable assurance that information relating to Parent, including its subsidiaries, required to be disclosed in the Parent SEC Reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission and is communicated to Parent’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer.

Section 6.21. Registration Rights. As of the date hereof, except as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement of Parent dated as of January 23, 2014, by and among Parent and the signatories thereto, no Person has the right, contractual or otherwise, to cause Parent to register under the Securities Act any shares of Parent Common Stock or any other Parent capital stock, or to include any such shares in any registration statement of Parent.

Section 6.22. Brokers. Buyer has not incurred any liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokers’ or finders’ fees in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which Seller or the Company will have any responsibility whatsoever.

Article VII.

Certain Covenants

Section 7.1. Access. Insofar as related to the Properties, from and after the Execution Date and through the Closing Date, the Company will give Buyer and Buyer’s authorized representatives reasonable access to Lease files, abstracts and title opinions, division order files, production records, Well files, and other similar files and records which directly relate to the Properties (the “Property Records”) at the Company’s offices during normal business hours, to the extent in the Company’s or Seller’s possession, custody or control. The Company’s obligation to provide access as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence shall only apply to the extent that the Company has authority to grant such access without breaching any restriction binding on the Company, and without (i) violating Applicable Laws, (ii) waiving any legal privilege of the Company, any of its Affiliates or its counselors, attorneys, accountants or consultants or (iii) violating any obligations to any third party. Furthermore, the Company shall give Buyer, or Buyer’s authorized representatives, at all reasonable times before the Closing Date and upon adequate notice to the Company, physical access to the Properties operated by Seller or its Affiliates for the purpose of inspecting same, and shall use its Reasonable Efforts to cause the operators of any Oil and Gas Properties which are not operated by Seller or its Affiliates (“Third-Party Operators”) to grant physical access to such Oil and Gas Properties for purposes of inspecting same. Buyer agrees to comply fully with the rules, regulations and instructions issued by the Company, its Affiliates or the Third-Party Operators regarding the actions of Buyer while upon, entering or leaving the Properties. Buyer shall have reasonable access to the Properties to conduct, or cause to be conducted, an investigation of the Properties in order to determine whether any Environmental Defects exist, which shall be limited to performing an inspection and assessment of the physical and environmental condition of the Properties and an evaluation of their compliance with Applicable Environmental Laws (a “Phase I Environmental Site Assessment”) with respect to all or any portion of the Properties; provided however, that Buyer’s right of access, inspection and assessment shall not entitle Buyer to operate equipment or conduct testing or sampling of any kind. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Buyer conducts a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, and any written report prepared by a Third Party environmental consultant in connection with the Site Assessment recommends a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment (as defined in the applicable ASTM International Standards) based on specific surface conditions identified during the Phase I Environmental Assessment with respect to a specific Property or Properties, Buyer may submit a written request to Seller that Buyer be allowed to conduct a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment on such Property or Properties (any Phase I or Phase II Environmental Site Assessment individually a “Site Assessment”). Seller shall have the right to grant or deny such a request for a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment described in the preceding sentence at Seller’s sole discretion, but if Seller denies such a request, Buyer shall have the right, but not the obligation, to exclude from this transaction the Property or Properties for which the Phase II Environmental Site Assessment was recommended by providing Seller a written notice to such effect at any time during the Examination Period, and at Closing, the Allocated Value of all such Properties for which Seller denied the request for a Phase II Environmental Site Assessment, if so excluded pursuant to this Section 7.1, shall be deducted from the Parent Shares to be issued at Closing by Buyer to Seller. If Closing does not occur, upon the written request of Seller or Company, Buyer shall furnish, free of costs, to Company or Seller with a copy of any written report prepared by or for Buyer related to any Site Assessment of the Properties as soon as

reasonably practical after Buyer’s receipt of such request. All environmental reports prepared by or for Buyer shall be maintained in strict confidence and for use solely in connection with the evaluation of the Properties. Except for the obligations to provide reports to the Company or Seller as set forth in the preceding sentence, if Closing does not occur, (1) Buyer shall promptly return to the Company or destroy all copies of the records, reports, summaries, evaluations, due diligence memos and derivative materials related thereto in the possession or control of Buyer or any of Buyer’s representatives and (2) such reports shall not be disclosed to any other party. The obligations set forth in the two immediately preceding sentences shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

Section 7.2. Exculpation and Indemnification. If Buyer exercises rights of access under this Article VII or otherwise, or conducts examinations or inspections under this Section or otherwise, then (a) such access, examination and inspection shall be at Buyer’s sole risk, cost and expense and Buyer waives and releases all claims against Seller, its Affiliates, other working interest owners in the Properties, Third-Party Operators, and the respective members, managers, directors, employees, officers, attorneys, contractors and agents of all of the foregoing Persons (collectively the “Inspection Indemnitees”) arising in any way therefrom or in any way related thereto or arising in connection with the conduct of the Inspection Indemnitees and (b) Buyer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Inspection Indemnitees from any and all claims, actions, causes of action liabilities, losses, damages, fines, penalties, costs or expenses (including, without limitation, court costs, consultants’ and attorneys’ fees) of any kind or character (collectively, “Damages”), or Liens for labor or materials, arising out of or in any way connected with, Buyer or its representatives’, access to the Properties or the Company Records, or any examination or inspection, of the Properties or the Company Records. THE FOREGOING RELEASE AND INDEMNIFICATION SHALL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT SUCH CLAIMS, ACTIONS, CAUSES OF ACTION, LIABILITIES, DAMAGES, LOSSES, COSTS OR EXPENSES ARISE OUT OF (i) NEGLIGENCE (INCLUDING SOLE NEGLIGENCE, SIMPLE NEGLIGENCE, CONCURRENT NEGLIGENCE, ACTIVE OR PASSIVE NEGLIGENCE, BUT EXCLUDING THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT) OF AN INSPECTION INDEMNITEE.

Section 7.3. Assignment of Excluded Properties. Prior to Closing, Seller shall cause the Company to convey the Excluded Properties to Seller or its designee, as appropriate.

Section 7.4. Activities of the Company Pending Closing.

(a) Between the Execution Date and the Closing, Seller shall cause the Company to:

(i) conduct its business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(ii) timely pay or cause to be paid (or dispute in good faith) all renewal and extension payments required to renew and extend the Oil and Gas Properties to the extent that the interests comprising such Oil and Gas Properties would otherwise expire prior to Closing;

(iii) keep Buyer reasonably informed, and, except for the operations set forth on Section 7.4(a)(iii) of the Disclosure Schedule, obtain consent of Buyer (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed),regarding current and proposed operations relating to the Properties reasonably expected to result in expenditures by Company in excess of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), and consult with Buyer regarding drilling and completion operations on the Properties to the extent that the applicable authorities for expenditure for such operations are in excess of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), net to the Company’s interest, and are issued after the Execution Date, and except for emergency operations, it being expressly agreed that the Company shall be permitted to conduct and consent to operations relating to the Properties without the consent of Buyer if any such operation is not reasonably expected to result in expenditures by the Company in excess of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), or if such operation is set forth on Section 7.4(a)(iii) of the Disclosure Schedule;

(iv) maintain insurance coverage on the Properties presently furnished by nonaffiliated third parties in the amounts and of the types presently in force; and

(v) maintain the books of account and records relating to the Properties in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the usual accounting practices of Seller and GAAP.

(b) Except as expressly permitted by this Agreement or as required by Applicable Law, between the Execution Date and the Closing Date and without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), the Company shall not:

(i) Except as disclosed in Section 4.16 of the Disclosure Schedule, abandon any Oil and Gas Property (except the abandonment of Leases after the expiration of their primary terms, or which are subject to rights of reassignment or release, except with regard to application of any non-consent penalties, and except with regard to wells, pipelines or facilities that are required to be immediately abandoned or decommissioned under Applicable Law);

(ii) terminate, cancel, or materially amend or modify any Lease, unless such Lease has expired by its terms and such Lease requires the Company to execute a release of such Lease;

(iii) voluntarily waive or release any material right with respect to any Oil and Gas Property or relinquish the Company’s position as operator of any Oil and Gas Property;

(iv) amend the applicable Governing Documents of the Company;

(v) issue, sell or deliver (whether through the issuance or granting of options, warrants, commitments, subscriptions, rights to purchase or otherwise) any membership interests of any class or any other securities or equity equivalents in the Company;

(vi) (1) declare, set aside, or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock, or property or any combination thereof) in respect of the Interests except for any declaration, set aside or dividend that is related to the Excluded Properties; (2) repurchase, redeem, or otherwise acquire any of the Interests; (3) split, combine, subdivide or reclassify any of the Interests; or (4) amend (including by reducing an exercise price or extending a term) or waive any of its rights under, or accelerate the vesting under, any provision of any Company incentive plan; or (5) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for or authorizing a liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, conversion, restructuring, recapitalization, or other reorganization or winding up of the Company;

(vii) incur or assume any Indebtedness or guarantee any Indebtedness (or enter into a “keep well” or similar agreement) or issue or sell any debt securities or options, warrants, calls or other rights to acquire any debt securities of the Company;

(viii) acquire, sell, lease, transfer, license, mortgage, encumber, abandon, or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, or subject to any Lien (including pursuant to a sale-leaseback transaction or an asset securitization transaction) any of its properties or assets, except for (A) sales and dispositions of Hydrocarbons in the ordinary course of business, (B) sales and dispositions of equipment and materials that are surplus, obsolete or replaced and (C) sales and dispositions of Excluded Property;

(ix) form any subsidiary, acquire (by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of equity interests or assets or otherwise) any Person or any equity interests, assets or properties of any Person;

(x) make any investment (by contribution to capital, property transfers, purchase of securities or otherwise) in, or loan or advance (other than travel and similar advances to its employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) to, any Person;

(xi) pay, discharge, settle or satisfy any claims, liabilities, or obligations in excess of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), other than the payment, discharge, or satisfaction in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or the failure of which would result in breach of any Contract, or in accordance with their terms, the payment of any amounts in respect of terminating the Credit Facility and payment of any amounts required to early terminate, unwind or otherwise liquidate any hedging agreements entered into between Seller and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.;

(xii) enter into any lease, contract, agreement, commitment, arrangement, right-of-way, easement, option, or transaction outside the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that, if executed, would constitute a Material Contract;

(xiii) (1) amend, modify, or change in any material respect any Material Contract, (2) enter into any Contract which would constitute a Material Contract that would be breached by, or require the consent of any third party in order to continue in full

force following, consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (3) release any Person from, or modify or waive any provision of, any confidentiality, standstill or similar agreement; (4) enter into any Contract with an Affiliate except as set forth in Section 4.19 of the Disclosure Schedule.

(xiv) change any of the accounting principles or practices used by the Company, except for any change required by reason of a concurrent change in GAAP and notice of which is given in writing by the Company to Buyer;

(xv) make or change any material election concerning Taxes, file any amended Tax Return, enter into any material closing agreement with respect to Taxes, settle any material Tax claim or assessment, surrender any right to claim a material refund of Taxes or obtain any Tax ruling;

(xvi) enter into any new line of business or make any material change in the business policies of the Company or its subsidiaries;

(xvii) commence any material Proceedings, or settle or compromise any material Proceedings other than those that provide for a complete release of the Company from all claims subject to such dispute and do not provide for any admission of liability by the Company; and

(xviii) agree, in writing or otherwise, to take any of the foregoing actions.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.4, (i) Seller or the Company may take, in the sole discretion of Seller or the Company, any actions to cure or attempt to cure any Defects so long as Seller bears all costs, expenses and liability incurred with respect to such cure or attempted cure of any such Defects and (ii) in the event of an emergency or risk of loss, damage or injury to any person, property or the environment, Seller or the Company may take such action as reasonably necessary and shall notify Buyer of such action promptly thereafter. Further, Buyer acknowledges that the Company owns undivided interests in certain of the Properties with respect to which it is not the operator, and Buyer agrees that the acts or omissions of the other working interest owners (including any Third-Party Operators) who are not the Company shall not constitute a breach of the provisions of this Section 7.4, and no action required pursuant to a vote of working interest owners shall constitute a breach of the provisions of this Section 7.4 so long as the Company voted (or Seller caused the Company to vote) its interest in such a manner that complies with the provisions of this Section 7.4. Requests for approval of any action restricted by this Section 7.4 shall be delivered to the person designated in Section 15.1 to receive notices on behalf of Buyer whom shall have full authority to grant or deny such requests for approval on behalf of Buyer.

Section 7.5. Confidentiality Agreement. The Confidentiality Agreement, except to the extent modified herein, will remain in full force and effect; provided, however, that, subject to the provisions of Section 7.9, upon Closing, the Confidentiality Agreement shall terminate, and for a period of one-year following the Closing, Seller shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, not make disclosure to third parties of any confidential or proprietary information relating to the Company or the Properties, except with the prior consent of Buyer or as required by Applicable

Law, except to the extent that such information (a) is generally available to and known by the public through no fault of Seller or any of its Affiliates or (b) is lawfully acquired by Seller or any of its Affiliates from and after the Closing from sources which are not known to Seller to be prohibited from disclosing such information by a legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation; provided, further, that nothing shall prohibit Seller or its Affiliates from using their knowledge or mental impressions of such information or their general knowledge of the industry or geographic area in the conduct of their respective businesses following Closing.

Section 7.6. Officer and Director Resignation and Releases. At the Closing, Company shall deliver to Buyer and Seller (a) resignations of the officers of Company in the form and substance attached hereto as Exhibit 7.6(a), such resignations to be effective immediately upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (b) subject to the provisions of Section 7.7 releases among (i) all officers of the Company, (ii) the Company, and (iii) Seller and its Affiliates (and their respective officers, managers and members), releasing each other party from any and all claims of such Person against the other party, substantially in the form and substance attached hereto as Exhibit 7.6(b).

Section 7.7. Indemnification of Managers and Officers.

(a) After Closing, neither Buyer nor the Company nor the Company’s members shall amend, repeal or otherwise modify the Governing Documents of the Company or manage the Company in any manner that would affect adversely the rights thereunder of persons who at and any time prior to the Closing Date were members, managers, officers, employees or agents of the Company or which would affect any elimination from liability of any such Persons. After Closing, Buyer shall, and shall cause the Company to, honor any indemnification arrangements between the Company and any of its members, managers, officers, employees or agents. To the extent not already in existence, member, manager and officer indemnification agreements in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 7.7 will be executed by the Company in favor of each of the Company’s members, managers, officers, employees or agents prior to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. In the event any claim or claims are asserted or made pursuant to the indemnification rights set forth in this Section 7.7, all rights to indemnification in respect of any such claim or claims shall continue until the disposition of any and all such claims. Any determination required to be made with respect to whether a person’s conduct complies with the applicable standard of conduct shall be made by independent legal counsel selected by any such member, manager, officer, employee or other agent and reasonably acceptable to Buyer.

(b) Prior to the Closing, the Company will purchase a six (6) year directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance (a “Tail Policy”) covering the managers and officers of the Company who are currently covered by any existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance or fiduciary liability insurance policies applicable to the Company and Buyer will take no action which would interfere with the benefit of such Tail Policy during such term.

Section 7.8. Taxes.

(a) Tax Treatment. The Parties agree to treat the purchase and sale of the Interests for federal income Tax purposes as a purchase and sale of all of the assets of the Company, other than the Excluded Properties.

(b) Tax Filings. From the Effective Date through the Closing Date, Seller shall cause the Company to file with the appropriate taxing authorities the applicable Tax Returns for Taxes included in the definition of Property Costs that are required to be filed on or before the Closing Date and pay the Taxes required to be reflected on such Tax Returns as due and owing (provided that to the extent such Taxes relate to the periods from and after the Effective Date, promptly following the Closing Date, Buyer shall pay to Seller any such Taxes, but only to the extent such amounts have not already been accounted for under Section 2.3 or Article XII). Buyer shall cause the Company to file with the appropriate taxing authorities the applicable Tax Returns for Taxes included in the definition of Property Costs that are required to be filed after the Closing Date and pay the Taxes required to be reflected on such Tax Returns as due and owing; provided, however, to the extent such Taxes relate to the periods prior to the Effective Date, promptly following the filing of such Tax Returns, Seller shall pay to Buyer any such Taxes, but only to the extent such amounts have not already been accounted for under Section 2.3 or Article XII; and provided, further, that in the event that Seller is required by applicable Tax law to file a Tax Return with respect to such Taxes after the Closing Date which includes all or a portion of a Tax period for which Buyer is responsible for such Taxes, Seller shall file such Tax Return and pay the taxes reflected on such Tax Return and following Seller’s request, Buyer shall promptly pay to Seller all such Taxes allocable to the period or portion thereof beginning on or after the Effective Date (but only to the extent that such amounts have not already been accounted for under Section 2.3 or Article XII), whether such Taxes arise out of the filing of an original return or a subsequent audit or assessment of Taxes. Seller shall be entitled to all Tax credits and Tax refunds which relate to any Taxes allocable to any Tax period, or portion thereof, ending before the Effective Date (determined in accordance with Section 7.8(c)). To the extent that the Company receives any Tax refund or credit with respect to Taxes for which Seller is responsible, Buyer shall cause the Company to immediately pay such amount to Seller to the extent the Base Purchase Price has not been increased pursuant to Section 2.3 or Article XII on account thereof.

(c) Allocation of Taxes. Seller shall be responsible for all Taxes attributable to the ownership or operation of the Company and its assets for any period or portion thereof ending on or before the Closing Date, in the case of income or franchise Taxes, and before the Effective Date in the case of all other Taxes (except to the extent such Taxes are Transfer Taxes or are accounted for under Section 2.3 or Article XII). Buyer shall be responsible for all Taxes attributable to the ownership or operation of the Company and its assets for any period or portion thereof beginning on or after the Closing Date, in the case of income or franchise Taxes, and on or after the Effective Date in the case of all other Taxes. Ad valorem, property, severance, production and similar Taxes assessed against the Company and its assets with respect to any Current Tax Period, but excluding ad valorem, property, severance production or similar Taxes which

are based on quantity of or the value of production of Hydrocarbons, shall be apportioned between Seller and Buyer as of the Effective Date with (i) Seller being obligated to pay a proportionate share of the actual amount of such Taxes for the Current Tax Period determined by multiplying such actual Taxes by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the Current Tax Period prior to the Effective Date and the denominator of which is the total number of days in the Current Tax Period and (ii) Buyer being obligated to pay a proportionate share of the actual amount of such Taxes for the Current Tax Period determined by multiplying such actual Taxes by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days (including the Effective Date) in the Current Tax Period on and after the Effective Date and the denominator of which is the total number of days in the Current Tax Period. As described in Article XII, ad valorem, property, severance, production and similar Taxes which are based on quantity of or the value of production of Hydrocarbons shall be apportioned between Seller and Buyer based on the number of units or value of production actually produced, as applicable, before, and at or after, the Effective Date. In the event that Buyer or Seller makes any payment for which the other Party is responsible under this Section 7.8 and such payment has not been taken into account in Section 2.3 or Article XII, such other Party shall reimburse the paying Party promptly but in no event later than ten (10) Days after the presentation of a statement setting forth the amount of reimbursement to which the paying Party is entitled along with such supporting evidence as is reasonably necessary to calculate the amount of the reimbursement.

(d) Transfer Taxes. No Transfer Tax will be collected at Closing from Buyer in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. If, however, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is later deemed to be subject to Transfer Tax, for any reason, Buyer agrees to be solely responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold Seller harmless, for any and all Transfer Taxes due by virtue of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and Buyer shall timely remit such Transfer Taxes. Seller and Buyer agree to cooperate with each other in demonstrating that the requirements for exemptions, if any, from such Transfer Taxes have been met.

(e) Allocation of Purchase Price.

(i) No later than thirty (30) days after Closing, Seller shall prepare and deliver to Buyer an allocation of the Base Purchase Price and assumed obligations among the Properties in accordance with Section 1060 of the Code and the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Purchase Price Allocation”). Buyer shall have twenty (20) days from the receipt of the Purchase Price Allocation or any update thereto to review and comment on the Purchase Price Allocation. Seller and Buyer shall thereafter use commercially reasonable efforts to agree upon the Purchase Price Allocation. The Purchase Price Allocation shall be consistent with the allocation set forth on Annex A, taking into account any adjustments to the Base Purchase Price. Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to update the Purchase Price Allocation in a manner consistent with Section 1060 of the Code following any applicable adjustments to the Base Purchase Price pursuant to this Agreement. Seller shall provide Buyer with any such updated Purchase Price Allocation, and Buyer shall have thirty (30) days

from the receipt of the Purchase Price Allocation or any update thereto to review and comment on such adjustments to the Purchase Price Allocation, after which Seller and Buyer shall reasonably agree on such adjustments. Seller and Buyer shall report the transactions contemplated hereby on all Tax Returns (including Form 8594 and all other information returns and supplements thereto required to be filed by the parties under Section 1060 of the Code) in a manner consistent with such Purchase Price Allocation.

(ii) If, notwithstanding Section 7.8(e)(i), Seller and Buyer do not agree on the Purchase Price Allocation or any adjustment thereto, Seller shall promptly engage a firm experienced in such matters and reasonably acceptable to Buyer, to conduct an appraisal and determine the fair market value of the Properties consistent with the allocation set forth on Annex A taking into account any adjustments to the Base Purchase Price. The cost of such appraisal shall be borne one-half by Seller and one-half by Buyer. Seller and Buyer agree to allocate the Purchase Price among the Properties and report the transactions contemplated hereby on all Tax Returns (including Form 8594 and all other information returns and supplements thereto required to be filed by the parties under Section 1060 of the Code) in a manner consistent with the values of the Properties as so appraised.

(iii) Neither Seller nor Buyer shall take, or shall permit any of their respective Affiliates to take, any position inconsistent with the allocation under Section 7.8(e) on any Tax Return or otherwise, unless required to do so by Applicable Laws or a “determination,” within the meaning of Section 1313(a)(1) of the Code.

(f) Cooperation. The Parties shall cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested by any other Party, in connection with the filing of any Tax Return of or relating to the Company and any audit, litigation or other proceeding with respect to Taxes of or relating to the Company. Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon any other Party’s request) the provision of records and information which are reasonably relevant to any such audit, litigation or other proceeding and making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder. Each Party agrees (i) to retain all books and records with respect to Tax matters pertinent to the Company relating to any taxable period beginning before the Closing Date until the expiration of the statute of limitations (and, to the extent notified by a Party, any extensions thereof) of the respective taxable periods, and to abide by all record retention agreements entered into with any taxing authority, and (ii) to give any other Party reasonable written notice prior to transferring, destroying or discarding any such books and records and, if the other Party so requests, each Party shall allow the other Party the option of taking possession of such books and records prior to their disposal. The Parties further agree, upon request, to use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any certificate or other document from any taxing authority or any other Person as may be necessary to mitigate, reduce or eliminate any Tax that could be imposed with respect to the transactions contemplated.

(g) Notification of Audit. Until the Closing Date, Seller shall promptly notify Buyer in writing upon receipt by Seller of notice of any pending or threatened Tax audits or assessments relating to the income, properties or operations of Seller that reasonably may be expected to relate to or give rise to a Lien on the assets of the Company that would not be released at Closing. Each Party shall promptly notify the other Parties in writing upon receipt of notice of any pending or threatened Tax audit or assessment challenging the Purchase Price Allocation. No Party shall settle any tax audit or tax litigation involving Taxes of or relating to the Company that affects the Tax liability of any other Party without such other Party’s approval, which may not be unreasonably withheld.

(h) Characterization of Certain Payments. Any payments made to any party pursuant to this Section 7.8 shall constitute an adjustment of the Base Purchase Price for Tax purposes and shall be treated as such by each Party on their Tax Returns to the extent permitted by law.

Section 7.9. Press Releases. Unless consultation is prohibited by Applicable Law, Buyer and Seller shall consult with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statement with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public statement prior to such consultation (but no approval thereof shall be required in any event).

Section 7.10. Books and Records.

(a) As soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Buyer Parties any Company Records that are in its possession or under its control, subject to Section 7.10(b).

(b) Seller may retain the originals of those Company Records relating to Tax and accounting matters and provide Buyer with copies of such Company Records. Seller may retain copies of any other Company Records.

Section 7.11. Name Change and Logo. Promptly after the Closing Date, Buyer shall make the filings required in the Company’s jurisdiction of organization to eliminate the name “Silver Hill” and any variants thereof from the name of the Company. As promptly as practicable, but in any case within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall (i) make all other filings (including assumed name filings) required to reflect the change of name in all applicable records of Governmental Entities and (ii) eliminate the use of the name “Silver Hill” and variants thereof from the Properties, and, except with respect to such grace period for eliminating existing usage, shall have no right to use any logos, trademarks or trade names belonging to any Seller or any of its Affiliates. Buyer shall be solely responsible for any direct or indirect costs or expenses resulting from the change in use of name, and any resulting notification or approval requirements.

Section 7.12. HSR Filing. If a filing is required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), in connection with the transactions contemplated under this Agreement, as promptly as practicable and in any event not later than

ten (10) Business Days following the Execution Date, Seller, Parent and Buyer or their ultimate parent entity will file with the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, as applicable, the required notification and report forms and will as promptly as practicable furnish any supplemental information which may be requested in connection therewith. Seller, Parent and Buyer or their ultimate parent entity will request early termination of the applicable HSR Act waiting period and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the termination of such waiting period as promptly as possible. Parent and Buyer will bear its own costs and expenses relating to the compliance with this Section 7.12. Parent shall pay the filing fees associated with any filings required under the HSR Act.

Section 7.13. Seller Contracts.

(a) The contracts, easements and rights-of-way described on Exhibit 7.13 are held by Seller and are used for ownership, operation, maintenance, repair or replacement of the Oil and Gas Properties (collectively, the “Seller Contracts”). Seller agrees to (i) assign Seller Contracts to the Company on or before the Closing, except as provided in subsection (b) below, and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any consents required in connection therewith. Upon such assignment, Seller Contracts shall be deemed to be Properties for the purposes of this Agreement.

(b) If (i) a Seller Contract is subject to a required consent that Seller is unable to obtain after using commercially reasonable efforts, and (ii) there is a provision in such Seller Contract stating that an assignment without such required consent (A) is void or voidable, (B) causes termination of Seller Contract to be assigned, or (C) triggers the payment of specified liquidated damages (unless Buyer agrees to pay such specified liquidated damages), then Seller shall not assign such Seller Contract to the Company. After Closing, Seller shall continue to hold such Seller Contract for the economic benefit of the Company and Buyer, for the duration of the term of such Seller Contract unless earlier released in writing from such obligation by Buyer, provided that if the required consent to assign such Seller Contract to the Company or Buyer is obtained after Closing, Seller shall promptly thereafter assign such Seller Contract to the Company or Buyer, as applicable. Buyer shall be responsible for, and shall timely pay, any and all costs, expenses and other amounts payable under any such Seller Contracts.

Section 7.14. Requisite Shareholder Approval.

(a) Subject to Applicable Law, the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange and Parent’s Governing Documents, Parent shall establish a record date for, call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of the stockholders of the Parent (the “Parent Stockholders’ Meeting”), as promptly as practicable following the clearance of the proxy statement related thereto (the “Proxy Statement”) by the SEC, for the purpose of voting upon the approval, authorization and ratification of the Corporate Actions (as defined below), in accordance with Applicable Law and the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if there are insufficient shares of Parent Common Stock necessary to establish a quorum at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, Parent shall postpone or adjourn the date of the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting and (ii) Parent may postpone or adjourn the Parent Stockholders’

Meeting to solicit sufficient proxies to secure the favorable vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock (other than the SHEP I Parent Shares) present in person or by proxy at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting with respect to the Corporate Actions (the “Requisite Stockholder Approval”). Unless the Board of Directors of Parent determines in good faith, after consulting with outside counsel, that doing so would be inconsistent with its duties under Applicable Law, Parent shall solicit from stockholders of Parent proxies in favor of the approval, authorization and ratification of the Corporate Actions in accordance with Applicable Law and the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange and Parent’s Board of Directors shall (x) recommend that Parent’s stockholders vote to adopt, authorize, approve and ratify the Corporate Actions (the “Recommendation”), (y) use commercially reasonable efforts to solicit such stockholders to vote in favor of the Corporate Actions and (z) use commercially reasonable efforts to take all other actions necessary or advisable to secure the favorable votes of such stockholders required to approve and effect all of the Corporate Actions. Parent shall establish a record date for, call, give notice of, convene and hold the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting in accordance with this Section 7.14, whether or not the Parent’s Board of Directors at any time subsequent to the date hereof shall have changed its position with respect to its Recommendation or determined that any or all of the Corporate Actions are no longer advisable and/or recommended that stockholders of the Parent reject any or all of the Corporate Actions.

(b) Parent shall prepare and file with the Commission the preliminary Proxy Statement sufficiently in advance of the time necessary to obtain clearance thereof with the SEC and the Requisite Stockholder Approval. Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to complete and disseminate the preliminary Proxy Statement to the stockholders of the Parent as soon as practicable following clearance of the Proxy Statement related thereto by the SEC. Seller shall reasonably cooperate with Parent in connection with the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement, including furnishing Parent upon request with information as may be reasonably required under the Exchange Act to be set forth about Seller or the Company in the Proxy Statement. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, or correspondence with the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff with respect to the Proxy Statement shall be made by Parent without providing Seller a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon. Parent shall advise Seller, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of any request by the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff for an amendment or revisions to the Proxy Statement or requests or comments thereon and responses thereto, and shall provide Seller with copies of all correspondence between Parent and any of its advisors or representatives, on the one hand, and the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff, on the other hand.

(d) The Buyer Parties shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless Seller and the Company, and their respective representatives and Affiliates from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, costs and out-of-pocket expenses suffered or incurred by any of them in connection with the arrangement of any financing or any

process to seek the Requisite Stockholder Approval and any information used in connection therewith, except to the extent they resulted from information provided by the Company or Seller containing any untrue statement of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

Section 7.15. Additional Listing Application. Parent shall submit to the New York Stock Exchange an additional listing application relating to the Parent Shares (the “Additional Listing Application”) sufficiently in advance of the time necessary to obtain approval thereof by the New York Stock Exchange, but in any event after taking into consideration the rules and regulations of the New York Stock Exchange with respect to the timing of the Additional Listing Application and the supporting documents required to accompany the Additional Listing Application, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to secure the New York Stock Exchange’s approval of the Additional Listing Application, subject to official notice of issuance.

Section 7.16. Parent Share Restriction. During the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the one hundred eightieth (180^th) day after the Closing Date under the SHEP I MIPSA (excluding the Closing Date for purposes of calculating such date) (the “Lock-Up Period”), Seller will not lend; offer; pledge; sell; contract to sell; sell any option or contract to purchase; purchase any option or contract to sell; grant any option, right, or warrant to purchase; or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Parent Shares acquired pursuant to this Agreement, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of Parent Shares or other securities, in cash, or otherwise. In the interest of clarity, nothing in this Section 7.16 shall restrict Seller from utilizing customary hedging strategies that may involve the pledge of Parent Shares as collateral until such time as the Parent Shares are ultimately disposed on or after expiration of the Lock-Up Period. Nothing in this Section 7.16 shall prohibit or limit the ability of Seller to effect any transfer of Parent Shares as a bona fide gift or gifts or any other similar transfer or distribution that does not involve a sale or other disposition for value so long as the transferee agrees in writing to be bound by all the terms of this Section 7.16.

Section 7.17. Company Records. Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Buyer all of the Company Records maintained on hardware or servers being retained by Seller hereunder, in each case, in a form that can be loaded on a server in a searchable and manipulative format reasonably acceptable to Buyer as soon as practicable after Closing.

Section 7.18. Financial Statements; Financing.

(a) The Seller and the Company shall use their Reasonable Efforts to, as soon as practicable, provide to the Buyer (i) the audited statements of revenues over direct operating expenses of the Acquired Properties for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 (the “Audited Financial Statements”), that will be prepared in accordance with GAAP and shall include the required oil and gas disclosures, including estimates of quantities of proved reserves as of, and a reconciliation of proved oil and gas reserves for, each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows as of, and a reconciliation of the standardized measure of future discounted cash flows for, each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 and (ii) unaudited statements of revenues less direct operating expenses of the Acquired Properties for the period from January 1, 2016 through February 26, 2016, that will be prepared in accordance with GAAP.

(b) Without limiting the foregoing, the Company acknowledges that, following execution of this Agreement, Parent or Buyer may enter into Financings requiring registration under the Securities Act and the need for other financial information relating to the Company or the Properties (such information, together with the Audited Financial Statements, the “Required Financial Information”). Therefore, from and after the date of this Agreement until the Closing (and from time to time after Closing until such date that is one year after the consummation of the transactions contemplated in the SHEP I MIPSA), the Company and the Seller will, and, to the extent appropriate, will cause their respective Affiliates, employees, representatives, agents and accountants to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide such cooperation and assistance to Buyer or Parent as Buyer or Parent may reasonably request (i) in connection with the Buyer Parties’ preparation of financial statements, reports and filings relating to the transactions contemplated in this Agreement (including any pro forma financial statements of Parent or any of its Affiliates that are derived in part from the Required Financial Information) that Buyer or Parent have determined in good faith are required under Applicable Laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the rules and regulations of the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange, and (ii) to provide information in connection with Buyer Parties’ preparation of responses to any inquiries by regulatory authorities, including the SEC and the New York Stock Exchange, relating to the foregoing financial statements, reports and filings. Without limiting the foregoing, such cooperation and assistance shall include (x) consenting to the inclusion or incorporation by reference of the Required Financial Information in any registration statement, offering memorandum, report or other filing of Parent or any of its Affiliates, (y) providing Parent and its employees, representatives, agents and external accountants, with access to, and the right to copy, relevant books, records, files, and documentation in the possession or under control of the Company or its employees, representatives, agents and accountants (except for those proprietary and confidential tax, engineering and accounting records otherwise excluded from this Agreement), (z) using commercially reasonable efforts to cause (1) its independent accountants to consent to the inclusion or incorporation by reference of its audit opinion with respect to any of the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries in any such registration statement, report or other filing of Parent or its Affiliates, and (2) representation letters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to its independent accountants, to be executed and delivered to its independent accountants in connection with obtaining any such consent from its independent accountants. In so doing, the Company will make appropriate persons available to answer questions as may be reasonably requested by Buyer or Parent. Parent will promptly reimburse all reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred in complying with this Section 7.18 incurred by Seller or its Affiliates or the Company. Buyer Parties shall, jointly and severally, release, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Company, Seller and their respective Affiliates from and against any Damages suffered or incurred in connection with the cooperation or assistance provided in connection with this Section 7.18 or any claim against the Seller or any of its respective Affiliates by any Financing Source or any Financing Related Party, EVEN IF SUCH DAMAGES ARE CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE NEGLIGENCE (WHETHER SOLE, JOINT OR CONCURRENT), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL FAULT OF SELLER OR ITS AFFILIATES (other than Damages that arise from the bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct).

Section 7.19. No Recourse to Financing Sources. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY, SELLER AGREES THAT NEITHER IT, NOR ANY OF ITS FORMER, CURRENT OR FUTURE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES, MEMBERS, PARTNERS, AGENTS OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES AND AFFILIATES (COLLECTIVELY, “SELLER RELATED PARTIES”), SHALL HAVE ANY CLAIM AGAINST ANY FINANCING SOURCE, ANY LENDER PARTICIPATING IN THE FINANCING OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE FORMER, CURRENT OR FUTURE GENERAL OR LIMITED PARTNERS, STOCKHOLDERS, MANAGERS, MEMBERS, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS (COLLECTIVELY, “FINANCE RELATED PARTIES”), NOR SHALL ANY FINANCING RELATED PARTY HAVE ANY LIABILITY WHATSOEVER TO ANY SELLER RELATED PARTY, IN CONNECTION WITH THE FINANCING CONTEMPLATED BY SECTION 7.18 OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, WHETHER AT LAW, IN EQUITY, IN CONTRACT, IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, IN EACH CASE, WHETHER ARISING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OUT OF COMPARATIVE, CONTRIBUTORY OR SOLE NEGLIGENCE BY ANY FINANCE RELATED PARTY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THIS SECTION 7.19 SHALL NOT LIMIT ANY LIABILITY OF BUYER OR BUYER PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, each Financing Source and Financing Related Party shall be an express third party beneficiary of, and shall have the right to enforce, this Section 7.19. Each of the Parties hereto agrees that, Section 17.6 notwithstanding, this provision shall be interpreted, and any action relating to this provision, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. This Section 7.19 is intended to benefit and may be enforced by any Financing Source and the Finance Related Parties. In no event will Seller or any of its Affiliates have any liability of any kind or nature to any Financing Source or any Financing Related Party arising or resulting from any cooperation or assistance provided pursuant to Section 7.18.

Section 7.20. Exclusivity. Between the Execution Date and the earlier of the Closing Date or the date this Agreement is terminated, Seller and the Company shall not, and shall cause their Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, encourage, initiate, solicit or engage in any proposal or inquiry from, or discussion or negotiation with, any Person (other than Buyer, Parent and their respective representatives) with respect to the sale of any Interests or the Properties (other than the sale of any Hydrocarbons in the ordinary course of business or sales of equipment and materials that are surplus, obsolete or replaced).

Article VIII.

Buyer’s Due Diligence Examination

Section 8.1. Due Diligence Examination. From the Execution Date until 5:00 p.m. (local time in Dallas, Texas) on the thirtieth (30th) day thereafter (the “Examination Period”), the Company shall afford Buyer and its authorized representatives reasonable access during normal business hours to the Property Records and Properties as provided in Section 7.1 above for the purposes of determining whether Title Defects and/or Environmental Defects (as defined below) exist (“Buyer’s Review”); provided, however, that such investigation shall be upon

reasonable notice and shall not unreasonably disrupt the personnel and operations of Seller or the Company or impede the efforts of Seller or the Company to comply with their other obligations under this Agreement. The cost and expense of Buyer’s Review, if any, shall be borne solely by Buyer. Buyer shall not contact any of the customers or suppliers of Seller in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, whether in person or by telephone, mail or other means of communication, without the specific prior authorization of Seller, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Buyer acknowledges and agrees that Buyer’s access to the Company and Seller personnel in accordance with this Section 8.1 is being provided as an accommodation, and shall not alter the applicability of the disclaimer set forth in Section 5.1.

Section 8.2. Assertion of Title and Environmental Defects. If Buyer discovers any Defects prior to the expiration of the Examination Period, Buyer shall notify Seller of such alleged Defect as soon as possible, but no later than the expiration of the Examination Period. Buyer shall provide, on at least a weekly basis, updates as to any alleged Defects it has discovered during the previous week, provided that such updates may be amended as necessary until the expiration of the Examination Period. To be effective, such notice (“Defect Notice”) must (i) be in writing, (ii) be received by Seller prior to the expiration of the Examination Period, (iii) describe the Defect in reasonable detail including the basis therefor, (iv) identify the specific Properties to which such Defect relates, (v) include the Defect Amount as determined by Buyer in good faith, (vi) with respect to any Environmental Defect, reference to the specific section of all Applicable Environmental Laws of which the Company is in breach, violation or non-compliance, and (vii) include Reasonable Documentation supporting Buyer’s assertion of such Defect. Any matters that may otherwise constitute Defects, but of which Seller has not been specifically notified by Buyer in compliance with the foregoing requirements prior to the expiration of the Examination Period, shall be deemed to have been waived by Buyer for all purposes; provided that the foregoing shall not limit Buyer’s right to recover for breach of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.29. It being expressly understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary in this Agreement, Buyer’s sole and exclusive rights and remedies with respect to any matter that constitutes a Defect, or any other matter arising in connection with title to, or the environmental condition of or any environmental liability with respect to, the Properties shall be those set forth in this Article VIII EVEN IF SUCH DEFECT, MATTER, CONDITION OR LIABILITY IS CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE NEGLIGENCE (WHETHER SOLE, JOINT OR CONCURRENT), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL FAULT OF SELLER OR ITS AFFILIATES, and Buyer shall not be entitled to refuse to close (other than pursuant to Section 9.1(d)), to indemnification under Article XIII, or any other right or remedy with respect to any Defect or such other title or environmental matter; provided that the foregoing shall not limit Buyer’s right to recover for breach of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.29.

Section 8.3. Title Defect Amount. Annex A, as prepared by Buyer and agreed to by Seller, shows the Allocated Value assigned to the Properties. With respect to each Title Defect that is not cured on or before the Closing, the number of Parent Shares to be issued at Closing shall be reduced, subject to this Article VIII, by reference to the Title Defect Amount with respect to such Title Defect Property. The reduction in the number of Parent Shares shall be determined in the aggregate as described in Section 2.3(c). The Property affected by such uncured Title Defect shall be a “Title Defect Property.” The “Title Defect Amount” resulting from a Title Defect shall be determined in accordance with the following terms and conditions:

(a) if Buyer and Seller agree on the Title Defect Amount, then that amount shall be the Title Defect Amount;

(b) if a Title Defect is a deed of trust, mortgage or pledge that is undisputed and liquidated in amount, then the Title Defect Amount shall be the amount necessary to be paid to remove the Title Defect from the Title Defect Property;

(c) if a Title Defect as to any Well or Lease represents solely a negative discrepancy between (A) the actual Net Revenue Interest for any such Well or Lease and (B) the “Net Revenue Interest” percentage stated on Exhibit A or Exhibit B for such Well or Lease, then the Defect Amount shall be equal to (1) the product of the Allocated Value of such Well or Lease multiplied by (2) a fraction, the numerator of which is (x) the remainder of (I) the “Net Revenue Interest” percentage stated on Exhibit A or Exhibit B for such Well or Lease minus (II) the actual Net Revenue Interest of such Well or Lease, and the denominator of which is (y) the “Net Revenue Interest” percentage stated on Exhibit A or Exhibit B for such Well or Lease; provided that if the Title Defect does not affect the “Net Revenue Interest” percentage stated on Exhibit A or Exhibit B for such Well or Lease throughout its entire productive life, the Defect Amount determined under this Section 8.3(c) shall be reduced to take into account the applicable time period only;

(d) if a Title Defect solely constitutes a reduction in the number of Net Mineral Acres as to any Lease (or portion thereof), then the Defect Amount for such Title Defect shall be equal to the product of (1) the Net Mineral Acre price therefor multiplied by (2) the remainder of (x) the number of Net Mineral Acres purported to be included in such Undeveloped Lease as set forth on Exhibit A minus (y) the actual number of Net Mineral Acres included in such Lease after giving effect to such Title Defect;

(e) if the Title Defect represents an obligation, encumbrance, burden or charge upon or other defect in title to the affected Oil and Gas Property of a type not described in Section (a) through (d) above, the Defect Amount shall be determined by taking into account the Allocated Value of the Oil and Gas Property so affected, the portion of the Company’s interest in the Oil and Gas Property affected by the Title Defect, the legal effect of the Title Defect, the potential present value economic effect of the Title Defect over the life of the affected Oil and Gas Property, the values placed upon the Title Defect by the Parties, the estimated capital and operational costs and expenses (or reduction or increases thereof) attributable to the Company’s Working Interest, and such other factors as are necessary to make an evaluation and determination of such value;

(f) the Title Defect Amount with respect to a Title Defect Property shall be determined without duplication of any costs or losses included in another Title Defect Amount hereunder; and

(g) notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Defect Amounts attributable to Title Defects for an Oil and Gas Property shall not exceed the Allocated Value of the affected Oil and Gas Property (after giving effect to any applicable adjustments due to prior Title Defects).

Section 8.4. Defensible Title. “Defensible Title” means, as of the Effective Date, such title and ownership by the Company that, subject to and except for Permitted Encumbrances:

(a) entitles the Company to receive a Net Revenue Interest in any Well (as to all currently producing formations for such Well) or Lease (as to all depths set forth on Exhibit A for such Lease), that is not less than the Net Revenue Interest percentage shown for such Well or Lease in Exhibit A or Exhibit B, except, in each case of subsections (i) and (ii) of this subsection (a), (A) any decreases in connection with those operations in which the Company may elect after the Execution Date to be a non-consenting co-owner (B) any decreases resulting from reversion of interest to co-owners with respect to operations in which the Company elects, after the Execution Date, not to consent, (C) any decreases resulting from the establishment or amendment, after the Execution Date, of pools or units and (D) any matters as otherwise expressly stated in Exhibit A or Exhibit B;

(b) obligates the Company, in the aggregate, to bear a Working Interest in any Well (as to all currently producing formations for such Well) or Lease (as to all depths set forth on Exhibit A for such Lease) no greater than the Working Interest shown for such Well or Lease in Exhibit A or Exhibit B with respect to such Well or Lease, except (i) as expressly stated in Exhibit A or Exhibit B, (ii) any increases resulting from contribution requirements with respect to defaulting co-owners under applicable operating agreements or Applicable Law and (iii) increases that are accompanied by at least a proportionate increase in the Company’s Net Revenue Interest;

(c) as to any Lease (or portion thereof), as to all depths set forth on Exhibit A for such Lease, entitles the Company, in the aggregate, to the number of Net Mineral Acres in and to such Lease (or portion thereof) as set forth therefor on Exhibit A; and

(d) is free and clear of any deed of trust, mortgage or pledge.

Section 8.5. Permitted Encumbrances. “Permitted Encumbrances” shall mean (A) Liens for Taxes which are not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate Proceedings; (B) Liens created under the terms of the Leases, Easements, or Contracts, (C) materialman’s Liens, warehouseman’s Liens, workman’s Liens, carrier’s Liens, mechanic’s Liens, vendor’s Liens, repairman’s Liens, employee’s Liens, contractor’s, operator’s Liens, construction Liens and other similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that, in each case, secure amounts or obligations not yet delinquent (including any amounts being withheld as provided by Applicable Law), or if delinquent, being contested in good faith by appropriate actions; (D) required third party consents to assignments and similar agreements unless the failure to obtain such consents would void the transfer or terminate a material right under a Contract, Easement, Lease, or Permit; (E) any consents required in connection with the

assignment of Seller Contracts contemplated by Section 7.13; (F) all Royalties if the net cumulative effect of such burdens do not, individually or in the aggregate, reduce the Company’s Net Revenue Interest in the applicable Oil and Gas Property below that shown in Exhibit A or B, as applicable; (G) the terms of any Lease, Contract, Easement, unit agreement, pooling agreement, operating agreement, production sales contract, division order and other contract, agreement or instrument applicable to the Properties, including provisions for penalties, suspensions or forfeitures contained therein, to the extent that the terms thereof do not materially detract from the use, operation or ownership of the Properties (as operated as of Effective Date), reduce the Company’s Net Revenue Interest or Net Mineral Acres in the applicable Oil and Gas Property below that shown in Exhibit A or B, as applicable, or increase the Company’s Working Interest in the applicable Oil and Gas Property above that shown in Exhibit A or B, as applicable, without a corresponding increase in Net Revenue Interest; (H) rights of reassignment arising upon the expiration or final intention to abandon or release any of the Properties; (I) any easement, right of way, surface use agreement, covenant, servitude, permit, surface lease, condition, restriction, and other rights included in or burdening the Properties for the purpose of surface or subsurface operations, roads, alleys, highways, railways, pipelines, transmission lines, transportation lines, distribution lines, power lines, telephone lines, removal of timber, grazing, logging operations, canals, ditches, reservoirs, and other like purposes, or for the joint or common use of real estate, rights of way, facilities and equipment, in each case, to the extent recorded in the applicable Governmental Entity recording office as of the Effective Date or that does not materially detract from the use, operation or ownership of the Properties subject thereto or affected thereby (as operated as of Effective Date); (J) all Applicable Laws and rights reserved to or vested in any Governmental Entities (i) to assess Tax with respect to the Properties, the ownership, use or operation thereof, or revenue, income or capital gains with respect thereto, (ii) by the terms of any right, power, franchise, grant, license or permit, or by any provision of Applicable Law, to terminate such right, power, franchise grant, license or permit or to purchase, condemn, expropriate or recapture or to designate a purchaser of any of the Properties, (iii) to use such property in a manner which does not impair the use of such property for the purposes for which it is currently owned and operated as of the Effective Date or (iv) to enforce any obligations or duties affecting the Properties to any Governmental Entity with respect to any franchise, grant, license or permit; (K) any other Liens, defects, burdens or irregularities which are based solely on (i) a lack of information in the Company’s files or of record or (ii) the inability to locate an unrecorded instrument of which Buyer has constructive or inquiry notice by virtue of a reference to such unrecorded instrument in a recorded instrument (or a reference to a further unrecorded instrument in such unrecorded instrument), if no claim has been made under such unrecorded instruments within the last ten (10) years; (L) any Liens, defects, irregularities or other matters which are expressly waived (or deemed to have waived), cured, assumed, bonded, indemnified for or otherwise discharged at or prior to Closing; (M) calls on production under existing Contracts, provided that the holder of such right must pay an index-based price for any production purchased by virtue of such call on production; (N) Liens created under deeds of trust, mortgages and similar instruments by the lessor under a Lease covering the lessor’s surface and mineral interests in the land covered thereby to the extent such mortgages, deeds of trust or similar instruments (i) do not contain express language that prohibits the lessors from entering into an oil and gas lease and (ii) no mortgagee or lienholder of any such deeds of trust, mortgage and similar instrument has, prior to the end of the Examination Period, initiated foreclosure or similar proceedings against the interest of lessor in such Lease nor has the Company received

any written notice of default under any such mortgage, deed of trust or similar instrument; (O) lack of a division order or an operating agreement covering any Property (including portions of a Property that were formerly within a unit but which have been excluded from the unit as a result of a contraction of the unit) or failure to obtain waivers of maintenance of uniform interest, restriction on zone transfer or similar provisions in operating agreements with respect to assignments in the Company’s chain of title to the Property unless there is an outstanding and pending, unresolved claim from a third party with respect to the failure to obtain such waiver; (P) the treatment or classification of any horizontal Well as an allocation well that crosses more than one Lease or leasehold tract, including (i) the failure of such Leases or leasehold tracts as to such Well to be governed by a common pooling or unit agreement, or subject to a production sharing agreement or similar agreement, whether in whole or in part, and (ii) the allocation of Hydrocarbons produced from such well among such Leases or leasehold tracts based upon the length of the “as drilled” horizontal wellbore open for production, the total length of the horizontal wellbore, or other methodology that is intended to reasonably attribute to each such Lease or leasehold tract its share of such production; and (Q) Liens which (i) do not, individually or in the aggregate, materially detract from the value of the Properties subject thereto or affected thereby or materially interfere with the operation, maintenance, repair, replacement, and/or use of the Properties subject thereto or affected thereby, or (ii) are of a nature that would be reasonably acceptable to prudent owner or operator of crude oil and natural gas assets and facilities of a type similar to the Properties.

Section 8.6. Title and Environmental Defects. “Title Defect” shall mean a defect exists that (A) causes Seller to not have Defensible Title to the Oil and Gas Properties and (B) for which a Defect Notice has been timely and otherwise validly delivered. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the contrary, the following matters shall not constitute, and shall not be asserted as, a Title Defect: (1) defects or irregularities arising out of lack of corporate or other entity authorization or variation in corporate or entity name; (2) defects or irregularities that have been cured or remedied by the applicable statutes of limitation or statutes for prescription, including adverse possession and the doctrine of laches or which have existed for more than twenty (20) years and no affirmative evidence shows that another Person has asserted a superior claim of title to the Properties; (3) defects or irregularities in the chain of title consisting of the failure to recite marital status in documents or omissions of heirship proceedings; (4) 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 lease or any unleased mineral interest where the owner thereof was treated as a non-participating co-tenant during the drilling of any wells; (5) any defect arising out of lack of survey or lack of metes and bounds descriptions, unless a survey is expressly required by Applicable Law; (6) any gap in the chain of title unless affirmative evidence shows that there is a superior chain of title as evidenced by an abstract of title, title opinion or landman’s title chain or runsheet; (7) any defect arising from prior oil and gas leases relating to the lands burdened by the Leases that are terminated but are not surrendered or released of record; (8) future adjustments in acreage, Working Interest and Net Revenue Interest as a result of pooling or unitization of the Leases; (9) references in the chain of title to unrecorded agreements, unless affirmative evidence shows that there is a superior chain of title as evidenced by an abstract of title, title opinion or landman’s title chain or runsheet; and (10) Permitted Encumbrances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to each Title Defect that is not cured on or before the Closing (other than a Title Defect caused by Seller or the

Company), there shall be no adjustment to the number of Parent Shares to be issued at Closing, if the Title Defect Amount does not exceed $150,000 (the “Title Defect Threshold”), it being expressly understood that if any single Title Defect Amount exceeds the Title Defect Threshold, the entire amount of such Title Defect Amount shall be included in the calculation of any applicable adjustment to the number of Parent Shares to be issued at Closing pursuant to Section 8.8(a).

Section 8.7. Environmental Defects.

(a) The term “Environmental Defect” means a condition existing on the Effective Date with respect to any of Company’s operations on the Properties that (i) is identified by the Site Assessment conducted by or on behalf of Buyer, and (ii) causes such Property (or Company with respect to such Property) not to be in compliance with Applicable Environmental Laws or to be subject to a remedial or corrective action obligation under Applicable Environmental Laws; provided, however, the following matters shall be excluded from and in no event constitute an “Environmental Defect”: (a) the presence or absence of NORM, (b) plugging and abandonment obligations or liabilities, or (c) the physical condition of any surface or subsurface production equipment (including water or oil tanks, separators or other ancillary equipment) except with respect to equipment (x) that causes or has caused any environmental pollution, contamination or degradation where remediation is presently required (or if known or confirmed, would be presently required) under Applicable Environmental Laws or (y) the use or condition of which is a violation of Applicable Environmental Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to each Environmental Defect that is not cured on or before the Closing, there shall be no adjustment to the Parent Shares to be issued at Closing if the Environmental Defect Amount does not exceed $150,000, it being expressly understood that if any single Environmental Defect Amount exceeds $150,000, the entire amount of such Environmental Defect Amount shall be included in the calculation of any applicable adjustment to the Parent Shares to be issued at Closing pursuant to Section 8.8(a).

(b) The “Environmental Defect Amount” shall mean the reasonable cost to investigate, remediate and take any corrective action in the most cost-effective manner, incorporating the least stringent clean-up standards that, based upon the use classification of the subject Property, are allowed by the applicable Governmental Entity and under Applicable Environmental Law and that do not prevent the continuation of the current use of the Property.

Section 8.8. Base Purchase Price Adjustments for Defects.

(a) If the Company and Buyer are unable to reach an agreement as to whether (i) an Environmental Defect exists or the Environmental Defect Amount attributable to such Environmental Defect or (ii) a Title Defect exists or the Title Defect Amount attributable to such Title Defect, the provisions of Article XVI shall be applicable.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if the product of the adjustment to the number of Parent Shares to be issued at Closing, as

applied to all Defects for which an adjustment is to be made, multiplied by the Adjustment Per Share Price does not exceed two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the Base Purchase Price, then no adjustment to the number of Parent Shares to be issued at Closing shall occur. If the product of the adjustment to the number of Parent Shares to be issued at Closing which would result from the above provided for procedure as applied to all Defects for which an adjustment is to be made multiplied by the Adjustment Per Share Price exceeds two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the Base Purchase Price, the number of Parent Shares to be issued at Closing shall be adjusted by the amount by which such adjustment exceeds two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the Base Purchase Price as calculated pursuant to Section 2.3(c)(ii).

Article IX.

Conditions Precedent to Closing Obligations

Section 9.1. Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Buyer Parties. The obligations of Buyer Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to each of the following conditions being met or waived by Buyer Parties:

(a) Each and every representation and warranty of Seller contained in Article III shall be true and accurate in all respects on and as of the Execution Date and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of such date except (i) as affected by transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) to the extent that any such representation or warranty is made as of a specified date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all respects as of such specified date; provided, however, that this condition shall be deemed to have been satisfied unless the individual or aggregate impact of all inaccuracies of such representations and warranties, other than Sections 3.1 and 3.3, which shall be true and correct in all respects, and Section 3.4 which shall be true and correct in all material respects, have had or would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on Seller or the Company (and disregarding any Material Adverse Effect or other materiality qualifier in Article III for purposes of this Section 9.1(a)).

(b) Each of the representations and warranties of Seller contained in Article IV shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the Execution Date and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of such date, except (i) as affected by transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) to the extent that any such representation or warranty is made as of a specified date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all respects as of such specified date and (iii) to the extent that an adjustment to the number of Parent Shares to be issued at Closing has been made in respect of any inaccuracies or breaches in accordance with Section 8.8; provided, however, that this condition shall be deemed to have been satisfied unless the individual or aggregate impact of all inaccuracies of such representations and warranties, other than Sections 4.3 and 4.4, which shall be true and correct in all respects, and Section 4.5 which shall be true and correct in all material respects, have had or would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company (and disregarding any Material Adverse Effect or other materiality qualifier in Article IV for purposes of this Section 9.1(b)).

(c) Each of Seller and the Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with (or compliance therewith shall have been waived in writing by Buyer) each and every covenant and agreement required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by them prior to or at the Closing, except for those failures to perform and comply with Section 7.14(b), or Section 7.18 that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had or would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.

(d) The sum of (i) the reduction in the number of Parent Shares to be issued at Closing required pursuant to Section 2.3(c)(ii) multiplied by the Adjustment Per Share Price plus (ii) the reduction in the number of Parent Shares to be issued at closing of the SHEP I MIPSA pursuant to Section 2.3(c)(ii) of the SHEP I MIPSA multiplied by the Adjustment Per Share Price does not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the Aggregate Base Purchase Price.

(e) No Proceeding shall, on the date of Closing, be pending before any court or Governmental Entity seeking to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (other than any such Proceeding filed by either Buyer Party or any of its Affiliates).

(f) No order, writ, injunction or decree shall have been entered and be in effect by any court or any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction, and no statute, rule, regulation or other requirement shall have been promulgated or enacted and be in effect, that on a temporary or permanent basis restrains, enjoins or invalidates the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

(g) Buyer Parties shall have received the items described in Section 10.2(b) and Seller shall be ready, willing and able to deliver to Buyer Parties all other agreements, instruments and documents which are required by other terms of this Agreement to be executed or delivered by Seller or the Company or any other Party to Buyer prior to or in connection with the Closing.

(h) The consummation of the transactions contemplated under the terms of this Agreement is not prevented from occurring by (and the required waiting period (or any agreed upon extension of any waiting period), if any, has expired under) the HSR Act and the rules and regulations of the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice.

(i) Subject to Parent’s compliance with Section 7.15, the Additional Listing Application shall have been approved and the Parent Shares to be issued at Closing and the SHEP I Parent Shares shall have been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange

(j) At the Closing, all Liens securing the Credit Facility shall have been released and/or terminated and Seller shall have delivered releases or other evidence of termination of the deeds of trust, mortgages and all other liens under the Credit Facility with respect to the Properties concurrently with the payment of the Adjusted Purchase Price and Seller shall have delivered to Buyer payoff letters from each holder of Indebtedness under the Credit Facility.

(k) The transactions contemplated under the SHEP I MIPSA shall have closed.

(l) From the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred and be continuing any Material Adverse Effect of the Company, nor shall any event or events have occurred that, individually or in the aggregate, with or without the lapse of time, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect of the Company.

Section 9.2. Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Seller. The obligations of Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to each of the following conditions being met or waived by Seller:

(a) Each and every representation and warranty of Buyer contained in Article VI shall be true and accurate in all respects on and as of the Execution Date and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of such date, except (i) as affected by transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) to the extent that any such representation or warranty is made as of a specified date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all respects as of such specified date. provided, however, that this condition shall be deemed to have been satisfied unless the individual or aggregate impact of all inaccuracies of such representations and warranties, other than Section 6.13, have had or would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on Buyer or Parent (and disregarding any Material Adverse Effect or other materiality qualifier in Article VI for purposes of this Section 9.2(a)).

(b) Each Buyer Party shall have performed and complied in all material respects with (or compliance therewith shall have been waived in writing by Seller) each and every covenant and agreement required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by each Buyer Party prior to or at the Closing.

(c) The sum of (i) the reduction in the number of Parent Shares to be issued at Closing required pursuant to Section 2.3(c)(ii) multiplied by the Adjustment Per Share Price plus (ii) the reduction in the number of Parent Shares to be issued at closing of the SHEP I MIPSA pursuant to Section 2.3(c)(ii) of the SHEP I MIPSA multiplied by the Adjustment Per Share Price does not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the Aggregate Base Purchase Price.

(d) No Proceeding shall, on the date of Closing, be pending before any court or Governmental Entity seeking to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (other than any such Proceeding filed by Seller or any of its Affiliates).

(e) No order, writ, injunction or decree shall have been entered and be in effect by any court or any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction, and no statute, rule, regulation or other requirement shall have been promulgated or enacted and be in effect, that on a temporary or permanent basis restrains, enjoins or invalidates the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

(f) Seller shall have received the items described in Section 10.3(c) and the Buyer Parties shall be ready, willing and able to deliver to Seller and the Company all other agreements, payments, deliveries, stock certificates, instruments and documents which are required by other terms of this Agreement to be executed or delivered by Buyer Parties prior to or in connection with the Closing.

(g) The consummation of the transactions contemplated under the terms of this Agreement is not prevented from occurring by (and the required waiting period (or any agreed upon extension of any waiting period), if any, has expired under) the HSR Act and the rules and regulations of the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice.

(h) The Additional Listing Application shall have been approved and the Parent Shares to be issued at Closing and the SHEP I Parent Shares shall have been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

(i) The transactions contemplated under the SHEP I MIPSA shall have closed.

(j) From the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred and be continuing any Material Adverse Effect of Parent, nor shall any event or events have occurred that, individually or in the aggregate, with or without the lapse of time, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect of Parent.

Article X.

Closing

Section 10.1. Closing. The closing of the transaction contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall take place in the offices of Thompson & Knight LLP in Dallas, Texas, at 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500 at 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time on March 1, 2017 (the “Target Closing Date”); provided, however, that, if on the Target Closing Date, the conditions set forth in Article IX (excluding conditions that, by their terms, cannot be satisfied until the Closing) are not satisfied or waived, the Closing shall occur on the date that is three (3) Business Days after the date on which all conditions set forth in Article IX shall have been satisfied or waived (excluding conditions that, by their terms, cannot be satisfied until the Closing), or at such other date and time as Buyer and Seller may mutually agree upon (such date and time, as changed pursuant to any such mutual agreement, being herein called the “Closing Date”).

Section 10.2. Closing Obligations of Seller and the Company. At the Closing:

(a) Seller shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to Buyer an assignment of the Interests (the “Assignment”), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2(a).

(b) Seller shall deliver a certificate executed by a duly authorized officer of Seller dated as of the Closing Date, representing and certifying (i) that the conditions

described in Section 9.1(a), Section 9.1(b) and (as to Company only) Section 9.1(c) have been satisfied, (ii) the incumbency of Seller’s officers, and (iii) that true, correct and complete copies of its (A) Governing Documents and (B) resolutions duly authorizing and approving this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, the execution thereof and the consummation of the transactions therein and herein, are attached thereto, are accurate and complete, have not been amended or rescinded and remain in full force and effect as of the Closing Date.

(c) Seller shall provide to Buyer a duly executed certificate of non-foreign status in the form and manner that complies with Section 1445 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

(d) Seller shall provide Buyer with the resignations of each of the officers of Company.

(e) Seller shall provide Buyer with executed mutual releases in the form of Exhibit 7.6(b).

(f) Seller shall execute and deliver the Joint Instructions.

(g) Seller shall execute and deliver the Registration Rights Agreement in the form set forth as Exhibit H (the “Registration Rights Agreement”).

(h) Seller shall deliver final invoices in customary form with respect to each Transaction Expense.

(i) Seller shall deliver evidence regarding unwinding of all hedges of the Company.

(j) Seller shall execute and deliver a copy of the Indemnity Escrow Agreement.

(k) Seller shall deliver a reasonably current certificate of good standing for the Company issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

(l) Seller shall deliver evidence to Buyer of all consents required to be set forth on Section 3.5 and Section 4.6 of the Disclosure Schedule.

Section 10.3. Closing Obligations of Buyer Parties. At the Closing:

(a) Buyer shall deliver to Seller, by wire transfer of immediately available funds in Dollars to an account designated in writing by Seller to Buyer, an amount equal to the Adjusted Cash Purchase Price as calculated in accordance with Section 2.3(a);

(b) Parent shall deliver to Seller a certificate evidencing the Adjusted Parent Shares, free and clear of all liens and restrictions, other than the restrictions imposed by this Agreement and applicable securities laws.

(c) Each Buyer Party shall deliver a certificate executed by a duly authorized officer of such Buyer Party dated as of the Closing Date, representing and certifying (i) that the conditions described in Section 9.2(a) and Section 9.2(b) have been satisfied, (ii) the incumbency of each Buyer Party’s officers, and (iii) that true, correct and complete copies of each of Buyer Party’s (A) Governing Documents and (B) resolutions duly authorizing and approving this Agreement and the Transaction Documents, the execution thereof and the consummation of the transactions therein and herein, are attached thereto, are accurate and complete, have not been amended or rescinded and remain in full force and effect as of the Closing Date.

(d) Buyer shall execute and deliver the Joint Instructions.

(e) Parent shall execute and deliver the Registration Rights Agreement.

(f) Buyer shall execute and deliver a copy of the Indemnity Escrow Agreement, and Parent shall deliver to the Escrow Agent a certificate evidencing the Indemnity Escrowed Shares free and clear of all liens and restrictions, other than the liens or restrictions imposed by this Agreement, the Indemnity Escrow Agreement or applicable securities laws.

(g) Buyer and Parent shall each deliver a current certificate of good standing issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

Article XI.

Termination, Amendment and Waiver

Section 11.1. Termination. Subject to Section 11.2, this Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby abandoned at any time prior to the Closing in the following manner:

(a) by mutual written consent of Seller and Buyer; or

(b) by either Seller or Buyer, if:

(i) the Closing shall not have occurred on or before 5:00 p.m., Dallas time, on March 31, 2017, (the “Termination Date”), provided, however, that (A) if the failure to close on or before the Termination Date is due to a failure of the conditions set forth in Section 9.1(h) or Section 9.2(g) then Buyer or Seller may extend the Termination Date by an additional thirty (30) days by providing written notice to the other Party on or before the Termination Date; and (B) a Party shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement under this Section 11.1(b)(i) if (x) the Closing has failed to occur because such Party is at such time in material breach of any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement or (y) the other Party has filed (and is then pursuing) on action to seek specific performance as permitted by Section 11.2(b), Section 11.2(c), or Section 11.2(e);

(ii) any of the conditions set forth in Section 9.1(f) or Section 9.2(e) have not been satisfied on or before the Termination Date, except for temporary orders, writs, injunctions or decrees;

(iii) the SHEP I MIPSA is terminated pursuant to its terms; or

(iv) the sum of (A) the reduction in the number of Parent Shares to be issued at Closing required pursuant to Section 2.3(c)(ii) multiplied by the Adjustment Per Share Price plus (B) the reduction in the number of Parent Shares to be issued at closing of the SHEP I MIPSA pursuant to Section 2.3(c)(ii) of the SHEP I MIPSA multiplied by the Adjustment Per Share Price exceeds twenty percent (20%) of the Aggregate Base Purchase Price; or

(c) by Buyer if (i) neither of Buyer Parties is then in material breach of any provision of this Agreement or, to the extent the closing of the SHEP I MIPSA has not occurred, neither of the Buyer Parties has materially breached any provision of the SHEP I MIPSA, and (ii) there has been a breach, inaccuracy in or failure to perform any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by Seller or the Company pursuant to this Agreement that would give rise to the failure of any of the conditions specified in Section 9.1 and such breach, inaccuracy or failure is incapable of being cured, or if capable of being cured, has not been cured by Seller or the Company within ten (10) Business Days of Seller’s or the Company’s receipt of written notice of such breach from Buyer; or

(d) by Seller if (i) neither of Seller or the Company is then in material breach of any provision of this Agreement and, to the extent the closing of the SHEP I MIPSA has not occurred, neither of SHEP Holdings or SHEP I has materially breached any provision of the SHEP I MIPSA, and (ii) there has been a breach, inaccuracy in or failure to perform any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by any of Buyer Parties pursuant to this Agreement that would give rise to the failure of any of the conditions specified Section 9.2 and such breach, inaccuracy or failure is incapable of being cured or if capable of being cured, has not been cured by Buyer Parties within ten (10) Business Days of Buyer’s or Parent’s receipt of written notice of such breach from Seller; provided, that for purposes of this Section 11.1(d), there shall be no ten (10)-Business Day cure period for Buyer’s failure to obtain all funds or approvals on or prior to the Closing Date necessary to deliver the Adjusted Cash Purchase Price and the Adjusted Parent Shares and Indemnity Escrowed Shares in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof (which failure shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement that would give rise to a termination provision under this Section 11.1(d)).

Section 11.2. Effect of Termination.

(a) In the event of a valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1 by Seller, on the one hand, or Buyer, on the other, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given to the other party or parties specifying the provision hereof pursuant to which such termination is made, and this Agreement shall become void and have no effect, except that the agreements contained in this Article XI, in Section 7.1 (Access) to

the extent expressly provided, Section 7.2 (Exculpation and Indemnification), Section 7.5 (Confidentiality Agreement), Section 11.3 (Return of Information), Section 13.5 (No Commissions Owed), Section 15.1 (Notices), Section 17.3 (Parties Bear Own Expenses/No Special Damages), Section 17.4 (Entire Agreement), Section 17.5 (Disclosure Schedules), Section 17.6 (Choice of Law, Waiver of Jury Trial), Section 17.7 (Exclusive Venue), Section 17.8 (Time of Essence), Section 17.9 (No Assignment), Section 17.12 (References, Titles and Construction), Section 17.13 (No Third-Person Beneficiaries) and Section 17.14 (Severability), collectively referred to herein as the “Surviving Provisions”, shall survive the termination hereof; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 11.2(a), no such termination shall relieve any Party from liability for any damages for a Willful and Material Breach of a representation or warranty hereunder or a Willful and Material Breach of any covenant, agreement or obligation hereunder or intentional and knowing fraud that would constitute common law fraud with respect to the representations and warranties hereunder.

(b) In the event that (i) Buyer is entitled to terminate this Agreement under (A) Section 11.1(b)(i) and Seller is in material breach of its representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement, (B) Section 11.1(c) or (C) Section 11.1(b)(iii) because Buyer has validly terminated the SHEP I MIPSA under Section 11.1(c) of the SHEP I MIPSA and (ii) Buyer has performed or is ready, willing and able to perform all of its agreements and covenants contained herein which are to be performed or observed at Closing, then Buyer, at its sole option, (A) shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms of this Agreement in lieu of termination (plus the recovery from Seller of all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by Buyer in enforcing such right of specific performance) or (B) may terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1(b)(i), Section 11.1(c) or Section 11.1(b)(iii), as applicable, in which case (y) the Parties shall promptly execute and deliver Joint Instructions instructing the Bank to disburse the entirety of the Deposit to Buyer, and (z) Buyer shall be entitled to all actual damages which Buyer is legally entitled at law or equity by virtue of such material breach or failure by Seller, provided that, unless such breach or failure by Seller was a Willful and Material Breach or constituted knowing and intentional fraud hereunder that would constitute common law fraud with respect to the representations and warranties hereunder, Buyer may not recover amounts in excess of an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the Base Purchase Price (it being understood by the Parties that such amount is in addition to, and not in lieu of, the obligation of Seller to instruct the Bank to return the entirety of the Deposit to Buyer as required hereunder).

(c) In the event that (i) Seller is entitled to terminate this Agreement under (A) Section 11.1(b)(i) and either Buyer Party is in material breach of its representations, warranties or covenants contained in this Agreement, (B) Section 11.1(d) or (C) under Section 11.1(b)(iii) because SHEP Holdings has validly terminated the SHEP I MIPSA under Section 11.1(d) of the SHEP I MIPSA and (ii) Seller has performed, or is ready, willing and able to perform if Buyer Parties would perform the obligations under Section 10.3, all of its agreements and covenants contained herein which are to be performed or observed at Closing, then Seller, at its sole option, (A) shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms of this Agreement by Buyer and Parent in lieu of termination

(plus the recovery from the Buyer Parties of all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by Seller in enforcing such right of specific performance) or (B) may terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1(b)(i), Section 11.1(d) or Section 11.1(b)(iii), as applicable, in which case the Parties shall promptly execute and deliver Joint Instructions instructing the Bank to disburse the entirety of the Deposit to Seller as liquidated damages for such termination, unless such breach or failure by Buyer was a Willful and Material Breach or constituted knowing and intentional fraud that would constitute common law fraud with respect to the representations and warranties hereunder, in which case Seller may seek additional damages.

(d) If this Agreement is terminated under Section 11.1 under circumstances other than those described in Section 11.2(b), Section 11.2(c) or Section 11.2(e) or if Closing does not occur for any reason other than as set forth in Section 11.2(b), Section 11.2(c) or Section 11.2(e) then the Parties shall promptly execute and deliver Joint Instructions instructing the Bank to disburse the entirety of the Deposit to Buyer, and no Party hereunder shall have any further obligations to the other Party except to the extent provided in those provisions hereof that under Section 11.2(a) expressly survive the termination of this Agreement.

(e) In the event that Seller is entitled to terminate this Agreement under Section 11.1(b)(i) because of the failure of Buyer to close in the instance where, as of the Termination Date, (i) all of the conditions in Section 9.1 (excluding conditions that, by their terms, cannot be satisfied until the Closing) have been satisfied (or waived by Buyer), (ii) Seller is ready, willing and able to perform all its obligations under Section 10.2 if Buyer Parties would perform the obligations under Section 10.3, and (iv) Buyer nevertheless elects not to or is not able to Close, then, in either such event, Seller, at its option, (A) shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms of this Agreement by Buyer and Parent in lieu of termination (plus the recovery from the Buyer Parties of all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by Seller in enforcing such right of specific performance) or (B) may terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.1(b)(i), in which the Parties shall promptly execute and deliver Joint Instructions instructing the Bank to disburse the entirety of the Deposit to Seller as liquidated damages for such termination.

(f) Seller’s retention of the Deposit under Section 11.2(e) shall constitute liquidated damages hereunder, which remedy shall be the sole and exclusive remedy available to Seller for any breach or failure of any representation, warranty or covenant of any Buyer Party contained in this Agreement (including any Buyer Party’s failure to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth herein). THE PARTIES HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE EXTENT OF DAMAGES TO SELLER OCCASIONED BY THE FAILURE OF THIS TRANSACTION TO BE CONSUMMATED WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE OR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ASCERTAIN AND THAT THE AMOUNT OF THE DEPOSIT IS A FAIR AND REASONABLE ESTIMATE OF SUCH DAMAGES UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PENALTY.

(g) If either Buyer or Seller elects to seek specific performance pursuant to Section 11.2(b), Section 11.2(c) or Section 11.2(e), respectively, the Party electing specific performance (the “Electing Party”) must deliver notice in writing to the other Party (the “Non-Electing Party”) of the Electing Party’s election to seek specific performance within ten (10) days counted from and after the Termination Date (or, if earlier, the date on which the Electing Party became entitled to seek such remedy under Section 11.2(b) or Section 11.2(c), as applicable). When the Electing Party elects to seek specific performance pursuant to Section 11.2(b), Section 11.2(c) or Section 11.2(e), the Deposit shall be held by the Bank until a non-appealable final judgment or award on the Electing Party’s claim for specific performance is rendered, at which time the Deposit shall be distributed as provided in the judgment or award resolving the specific performance claim. The Non-Electing Party hereby agrees, without any requirement of proof of immediate, irreparable, or actual damages, not to raise any objections to the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance to specifically enforce the terms and provisions of this Agreement or to enforce compliance with the covenants and agreements of the Electing Party under this Agreement to close the transactions contemplated hereby subject to the terms hereof. The Electing Party shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with seeking an injunction or injunctions to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement. Subject to Section 11.2(f) (it being understood to the extent Seller validly terminates the Agreement in circumstances described in Section 11.2(c) or Section 11.2(e) and is entitled to retain the Deposit, Seller shall not also be entitled to seek specific performance, as Seller’s retention of the Deposit would be the sole and exclusive remedy available to Seller), the Parties agree that (i) by seeking the remedies provided for in this Section 11.2(g), including by the institution of a court proceeding, the Electing Party shall not in any respect waive its right to seek any other form of relief that may be available to it under this Article XI in the event that the remedies provided for in this paragraph are not available or otherwise are not granted, and (ii) nothing set forth in this Section 11.2(g) shall require the Electing Party to institute any Proceeding for (or limit the Electing Party’s right to institute a Proceeding for) specific performance prior or as a condition to exercising any termination right under this Article XI, nor shall the commencement of any Proceeding pursuant to this paragraph restrict or limit Seller’s right to terminate this Agreement in accordance with this Article XI.

Section 11.3. Return of Information. Within ten (10) Business Days following termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 11.1, Buyer shall, and shall cause its Affiliates and representatives to, at Buyer’s option, return to Seller or destroy all Confidential Information (as defined in the Confidentiality Agreement), subject to the provisions of Section 4 of the Confidentiality Agreement with respect to retaining copies in archival or back-up computers or other electronic storage and retaining copies for purposes of complying with Applicable Law or government regulation.

Article XII.

Accounting Adjustments

Section 12.1. Adjustments for Revenues and Expenses. Appropriate adjustments to the Cash Purchase Price shall be made between Buyer and Seller so that:

(a) Buyer will bear all Property Costs which are incurred by the Company or by Seller (to the extent they directly or indirectly benefit or relate to the Company), in the operation and development of the Properties on or after the Effective Date (all such Property Costs incurred on or after the Effective Date but prior to the Closing Date shall be added to the Cash Purchase Price) to the extent such Property Costs are paid with cash on hand at the Company as of the Effective Date or cash contributed to the Company by Seller after the Effective Date or otherwise paid by Seller, and Buyer will receive all proceeds (net of applicable Taxes) which are attributable to the Properties and which are accrued on or after the Effective Date.

(b) Except as provided in Section 12.4 below, Seller will bear all Property Costs which are incurred in the operation and development of the Properties before the Effective Date and Seller will receive all proceeds (net of applicable Taxes) which are attributable to the Properties and which are accrued before the Effective Date.

(i) Ad valorem, property, severance, production and similar Taxes will be allocated in accordance with Section 7.8(c);

(ii) casualty losses shall be handled in accordance with Article XIV; and

(iii) no consideration shall be given to the local, state or federal income Tax liabilities of any party.

Section 12.2. Initial Adjustment at Closing. At least five (5) days before the Closing Date, Seller shall provide to Buyer a statement (the “Initial Settlement Statement”) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 12.2 showing Seller’s computations of (a) the amount of the adjustments provided for in Section 12.1 and based on amounts which prior to such time have actually been paid or received by Seller, (b) the amount of the adjustments provided for in Article VIII, if any, and (c) the amount of the adjustments provided for in Section 2.3(a)(i)(A), Section 2.3(a)(i)(B) and Section 2.3(a)(i)(C). Buyer and Seller shall attempt to agree upon such adjustments prior to Closing, subject to further adjustment under Section 12.3 below, provided that if agreement is not reached, Seller’s computation shall be used at Closing. Without duplication of adjustment to the Cash Purchase Price contemplated in Section 12.1, if the amount of adjustments so determined which would result in a credit to Buyer exceed the amount of adjustments so determined which would result in a credit to Seller, Buyer shall receive a credit at Closing for the amount of such excess, and if the converse is true, then the amount to be paid by Buyer to Seller at Closing shall be increased by the amount of such excess.

Section 12.3. Adjustment Post Closing. On or before ninety (90) days after Closing, Seller shall prepare a “Final Settlement Statement” and deliver same to Buyer setting forth any additional adjustments to the Cash Purchase Price not reflected in the Initial Settlement Statement (whether the same be made to account for expenses or revenues not considered in making the adjustments made at Closing, or to correct errors made in the adjustments made at Closing) or confirming Seller’s view that no additional adjustments are required. Buyer will

assist Seller in the preparation of the Final Settlement Statement by providing Seller with any data or information reasonably requested by Seller. The Final Settlement Statement shall become final and binding upon the parties on the thirtieth (30th) day following receipt thereof by Buyer, unless Buyer gives written notice of its disagreement to Seller prior to such date. In order to be valid, any such notice shall specify in reasonable detail the dollar amount, nature and basis of any disagreement so asserted. Any such disagreements will be resolved in accordance with Article XVI. If the amount of the Adjusted Cash Purchase Price as set forth on the Final Settlement Statement exceeds the amount of the Adjusted Cash Purchase Price paid at the Closing, then Buyer shall pay to Seller in cash the amount of such excess within five (5) Business Days after the Final Settlement Statement is agreed to or otherwise becomes final in accordance with this Section 12.3. If the amount of the Adjusted Cash Purchase Price as set forth on the Final Settlement Statement is less than the amount of the Adjusted Cash Purchase Price paid at the Closing, then Seller shall pay to Buyer in cash the amount of such deficit within five (5) Business Days after the Final Settlement Statement is agreed to or otherwise becomes final in accordance with this Section 12.3.

Section 12.4. No Further Adjustments. Following the adjustments under Section 12.3, no further adjustments shall be made under this Article XII. Should any Property Costs be charged to (or received by) Seller or Buyer after the earlier of (i) the conclusion of such adjustments under Section 12.3 or (ii) ninety (90) days after Closing, the same shall be forwarded to and borne by Buyer and Company, regardless of the periods to which the same relate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 12.4 shall not affect Buyer Parties’ right to indemnification under Section 13.2(d).

Article XIII.

Indemnification

Section 13.1. Indemnification by Buyer Parties. From and after the Closing, Buyer Parties shall, jointly and severally, defend, indemnify and hold harmless Seller and its Affiliates and their respective owners, members, directors, officers, managers, employees, insurers and, in each case, their respective successors and assigns (collectively, the “Seller Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Damages (individually, a “Seller’s Indemnified Claim” and collectively, “Seller’s Indemnified Claims”) which are suffered or incurred by any of Seller Indemnitees or to which any of Seller Indemnitees may otherwise become subject (regardless of whether or not such Damages relate to any third-party claim) and which arise from or as a result of, or are connected with:

(a) any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty made by Buyer Parties in this Agreement or in the certificates delivered pursuant to Section 10.3(c) hereto (without giving effect to any materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications limiting the scope of such representation or warranty);

(b) the operation of the Company and the Properties prior to and after the Effective Date, or the ownership of the Company, except to the extent that Seller has agreed to indemnify the Buyer Indemnitees pursuant to Section 13.2(a);

(c) the condition of the Properties before, on or after the Effective Date, regardless of whether such condition or events giving rise to such condition arose or occurred before, on or after the Effective Date, except to the extent that Seller has agreed to indemnify the Buyer Indemnitees pursuant to Section 13.2(a); and

(d) any breach of any of Buyer’s or Parent’s covenants, obligations or agreements contained in this Agreement that survive the Closing; and

(e) any Taxes for which Buyer is responsible pursuant to Section 7.8.

THE FOREGOING ASSUMPTIONS AND INDEMNIFICATIONS BY THE BUYER PARTIES SHALL APPLY WHETHER OR NOT SUCH DUTIES, OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITIES, OR SUCH CLAIMS, ACTIONS, CAUSES OF ACTION, LIABILITIES, DAMAGES, LOSSES, COSTS OR EXPENSES ARISE OUT OF (i) NEGLIGENCE (INCLUDING SOLE NEGLIGENCE, SIMPLE NEGLIGENCE, CONCURRENT NEGLIGENCE, ACTIVE OR PASSIVE NEGLIGENCE, BUT EXPRESSLY NOT INCLUDING GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT) OF ANY INDEMNITEE, (ii) STRICT LIABILITY, OR (iii) ANY VIOLATION OF ANY LAW, RULE, REGULATION OR ORDER RELATED TO THE OWNERSHIP OR OPERATION OF THE PROPERTIES, INCLUDING APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.

Section 13.2. Indemnification by Seller. From and after the Closing, Seller shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Buyer, Parent and their respective Affiliates and each of their respective members, directors, officers, managers, employees, insurers and, in each case, their respective successors and assigns (collectively, the “Buyer Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Damages (individually a “Buyer’s Indemnified Claim” and collectively “Buyer’s Indemnified Claims”) which are suffered or incurred by any of Buyer Indemnitees or to which any of Buyer Indemnitees may otherwise become subject (regardless of whether or not such Damages relate to any third-party claim) and which arise from or as a result of, or are connected with:

(a) any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation or warranty made by Seller or the Company in this Agreement or in the certificates delivered pursuant to Section 10.2(b) hereto (without giving effect to (i) any materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifications limiting the scope of such representation or warranty, provided, however, that this Clause (i) shall not apply to any reference to Material Contract therein, or (ii) any update of or modification to the Disclosure Schedule made or purported to have been made on or after the date of this Agreement);

(b) any breach of any of (i) Seller’s covenants, obligations or agreements contained in this Agreement that survive the Closing or (ii) the Company’s covenants, obligations or agreements contained in this Agreement that survive the Closing and arising prior to the Closing;

(c) any Indebtedness of the Company described in clauses (i), (iv) or (v) in the definition of Indebtedness arising prior to the Closing and outstanding as of the Closing Date or Transaction Expenses incurred prior to the Closing Date which were not specifically included and counted such that they reduced the Cash Purchase Price on a dollar-for-dollar basis;

(d) any Taxes for which Seller is responsible pursuant to Section 7.8;

(e) any Excluded Properties;

(f) the injury or death of any person to the extent arising out of or relating to the ownership or operation of the Properties by the Company prior to Closing; and

(g) any contamination or condition that is the result of the Company’s off site transport or disposal, or arrangement for transport or disposal, of any hazardous substance from the Properties that occurred prior to Closing or are attributable to the Company’s operations prior to Closing.

Section 13.3. Survival of Provisions. Except with respect to the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.27, which shall expire upon the Closing and be of no further force or effect, all representations and warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement and in the certificates delivered pursuant to Section 9.1(b) and Section 9.1(c) hereto shall survive the Closing until 11:59 p.m. Central Time on the date that is twelve (12) months after the Closing Date, at which time such representations and warranties shall expire and be of no further force or effect, except for the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.29 which shall survive the Closing until 11:59 p.m. Central Time on the date that is two (2) years after the Closing Date; provided, that any representation or warranty the breach or inaccuracy of which is made the basis of a claim for indemnification hereunder will survive solely with respect to such claim until such claim is resolved if a Buyer Indemnitee or Seller Indemnitee, as applicable, delivers notification to the indemnifying party of such claim in accordance with this Article XIII prior to the date on which such representation or warranty would otherwise expire hereunder. The respective covenants, obligations and agreements of Seller, the Company and Buyer Parties made in this Agreement will survive the Closing until the date on which such covenant, obligation or agreement expressly terminates or expires, or if no such period is specified, indefinitely; provided, however, that Section 13.2(c), Section 13.2(f) and Section 13.2(g) shall expire on the date that is twelve (12) months after the Closing. Section 13.2(b) shall expire at Closing with respect to any breach of any covenant, obligation or agreement by Seller or the Company arising prior to the Closing other than those set forth in Section 7.3, Section 7.4(a) (provided that, to the extent any breach of Section 7.4(a)(i) is a result of the Company’s, or any of its Affiliates’, actions or omission in its operations of the Properties, such party shall only be liable to the extent its actions or omissions constituted gross negligence or willful misconduct), Section 7.4(b), Section 7.7, Section 7.8, Section 7.13(a) and Section 7.19, which shall survive for one (1) year with respect to claims for breach thereof that are delivered in writing to Seller prior to the expiration of such one (1)-year period, and, in the case of Section 7.20, which shall survive for four (4) years with respect to claims for breach thereof that are delivered in writing to Seller prior to the expiration of such four (4)-year period.

Section 13.4. Limitations.

(a) If the Closing occurs, Seller shall have no liability under Section 13.2(a) for any individual Damage that does not exceed $200,000 (and such Damage shall not be applied towards the Indemnity Deductible) and Seller shall have no liability under Section 13.2(a) until the aggregate amount of otherwise indemnifiable Damages thereunder exceeds a deductible (not a threshold) of 3% of the Base Purchase Price (the “Indemnity Deductible”), and then Seller shall be liable for only the amount by which the total of such Damages exceeds such deductible. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Agreement, the limitations set forth above shall not apply to Damages under Section 13.2(a) that arise from or as a result of, or are directly or indirectly connected with an inaccuracy in, or a breach of, the representations and warranties contained in Section 3.1 (Title to Interests), Section 3.2 (Organization and Standing), Section 3.3 (Power and Authority), Section 3.4 (Valid and Binding Agreement), Section 3.8 (Accredited Investor; Investment Intent), Section 4.1 (Organization and Standing), Section 4.2 (Governing Documents), Section 4.3 (Capital Structure), Section 4.4 (Power and Authority), Section 4.5 (Valid and Binding Agreement) and Section 4.29 (Special Warranty) (the “Seller Fundamental Representations”).

(b) If the Closing occurs, the maximum aggregate amount of Damages that may be recovered from Seller under Section 13.2(a) shall not exceed the value of the Indemnity Escrowed Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Agreement, (i) the cap limitation set forth above shall not apply to Damages under Section 13.2(a) that arise from or as a result of, or are connected with an inaccuracy in, or a breach of, the Seller Fundamental Representations; (ii) in no event shall Seller’s liability under this Agreement exceed the consideration received by Seller at the Closing, and (iii) in no event shall any Damages arising from any breach of Section 4.29 with respect to any Oil and Gas Property (when aggregated with any Defect Amount attributable to any Title Defect asserted under Article VIII with respect to such Oil and Gas Property) exceed the Allocated Value of such Oil and Gas Property.

(c) If the Closing occurs, Buyer shall have no liability under Section 13.1(a) until the aggregate amount of otherwise indemnifiable Damages thereunder exceeds a deductible (not a threshold) of 3% of the Base Purchase Price, and then Buyer shall be liable for only the amount by which the total of such Damages exceeds such deductible. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Agreement, the deductible limitation set forth above shall not apply to Damages under Section 13.1(a) that arise from or as a result of, or are directly or indirectly connected with an inaccuracy in, or a breach of, the representations and warranties contained in Section 6.1 (Organization and Standing), Section 6.2 (Power and Authority), Section 6.3 (Valid and Binding Agreement), Section 6.10 (Accredited Investor; Investment Intent), Section 6.12 (Issuance of Parent Shares), Section 6.13 (Capitalization), Section 6.15 (No Registration), Section 6.17 (NYSE Listing), Section 6.18 (S-3 Eligibility) and Section 6.21 (Registration Rights) (the “Buyer Fundamental Representations”).

(d) If the Closing occurs, the maximum aggregate amount of Damages that may be recovered from Buyer under Section 13.1(a) shall not exceed the 3% of the Base Purchase Price. Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the contrary in the Agreement, the cap limitation set forth above shall not apply to Damages under Section 13.1(a) that arise directly or indirectly from or as a result of, or are directly or indirectly connected with an inaccuracy in, or a breach of, the Buyer Fundamental Representations.

(e) THE LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY IN SECTION 13.3 OR SECTION 13.4 SHALL APPLY TO THE APPLICABLE LIABILITY EVEN IF SUCH LIABILITY IS CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE NEGLIGENCE (WHETHER SOLE, JOINT OR CONCURRENT), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL FAULT OF THE PARTY WHOSE LIABILITY IS SO LIMITED.

Section 13.5. No Commissions Owed. Seller agrees to indemnify, defend and hold each Buyer Party (and its partners and its and their Affiliates, and the respective owners, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, contractors and agents of such parties) harmless from and against any and all claims, actions, causes of action, liabilities, damages, losses, costs or

expenses (including, without limitation, court costs and attorneys’ fees) of any kind or character arising out of or resulting from any agreement, arrangement or understanding alleged to have been made by, or on behalf of, Seller or, to the extent arising or resulting prior to the Closing, the Company with any broker or finder in connection with this Agreement or the transaction contemplated hereby. Each Buyer Party agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Seller (and its partners and its and their Affiliates and the respective owners, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, contractors and agents of such parties) harmless from and against any and all claims, actions, causes of action, liabilities, damages, losses, costs or expenses (including, without limitation, court costs and attorneys’ fees) of any kind or character arising out of or resulting from any agreement, arrangement or understanding alleged to have been made by, or on behalf of, Buyer Parties, with any broker or finder in connection with this Agreement or the transaction contemplated hereby.

Section 13.6. Defense of Third Party Claims.

(a) For purposes of this Article XIII, the term “indemnifying Party” when used in connection with particular Damages shall mean the Party having an obligation to indemnify another Person or Persons with respect to such Damages pursuant to this Article XIII, and the term “indemnified party” when used in connection with particular Damages shall mean the party having the right to be indemnified, with respect to such Damages by the other Party pursuant to this Article XIII.

(b) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under Section 13.1 or Section 13.2 of a third party claim for Damages or notice of the commencement of any Proceeding against it (each a “Third Party Claim”), such indemnified party shall, if a claim is to be made against an indemnifying Party under such Section, give notice to the indemnifying Party of the commencement of such Third Party Claim, together with a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Article XIII. The failure of any indemnified party to give a notice of a Third Party Claim as provided in this Section 13.6 shall not alter or relieve the indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Article XIII except to the extent, but only to the extent, such failure materially prejudices the indemnifying Party.

(c) If any Third Party Claim is brought against an indemnified party and the indemnified party gives a notice to the indemnifying Party of the commencement of such Third Party Claim, the indemnifying Party shall have fifteen (15) days from its receipt of the notice to notify the indemnified party whether it admits or denies its liability to defend the indemnified party against such Third Party Claim at the sole cost and expense of the indemnifying Party. The indemnified party is authorized, prior to and during such fifteen (15) day period, to file any motion, answer or other pleading that it shall deem necessary or appropriate to protect its interests or those of the indemnifying Party and that is not prejudicial to the indemnifying Party, and any costs, fees or expenses incurred by the indemnified party in furtherance of investigating, review and responding to such Third Party Claim shall be Damages subject to indemnification hereunder.

(d) If the indemnifying Party admits its liability to defend the indemnified party against such Third Party Claim, it shall have the right and obligation to diligently

defend, at its sole cost and expense, the indemnified party against such Third Party Claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party, and, after notice from the indemnifying Party to the indemnified party of the indemnifying Party’s election to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim, the indemnifying Party shall not, as long as it diligently conducts such defense, be liable to the indemnified party under this Article XIII for any fees of other counsel or any other expenses with respect to the defense of such Third Party Claim, in each case subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense of such claim or Proceeding (provided, however, that the indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim if (i) the indemnifying Party fails to provide reasonable assurance to the indemnified party of its financial capacity to defend such Third Party Claim and provide indemnification with respect to such Third Party Claim, (ii) the Third Party Claim primarily seeks injunctive or other non-monetary or equitable relief against the indemnified party or (iii) the Third Party Claim relates to any criminal proceeding, indictment, allegation or investigation). If the indemnifying Party assumes the defense of a Third Party Claim, no compromise or settlement of such Third Party Claim may be effected by the indemnifying Party without the indemnified party’s prior written consent unless (A) there is no finding or admission of any violation of Applicable Laws or any violation of the rights of any Person and no effect on any other third party claims that may be made against the indemnified party, (B) there is a full general release in customary form of all the claims in connection with the Third Party Claim against the indemnified party from all parties to the Third Party Claim, and (C) the sole relief provided is monetary damages that are paid in full by the indemnifying Party (i.e., neither the indemnified party nor any of its Affiliates are required to perform any covenant or refrain from engaging in any activity), and (D) the indemnified party shall have no liability with respect to any compromise or settlement of such Third Party Claim effected without its consent.

(e) If the indemnifying Party does not admit its liability or admits its liability to defend the indemnified party against a Third Party Claim, but is either unable to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim as set forth above or fails to diligently prosecute, indemnify against or settle the Third Party Claim, then the indemnified party shall have the right to defend against the Third Party Claim at the sole cost and expense of the indemnifying Party, with counsel of the indemnified party’s choosing, subject to the right of the indemnifying Party to admit its liability and assume the defense of the Third Party Claim at any time prior to settlement or final determination thereof (unless the indemnifying Party is unable to assume the defense of such Third Party Claim as set forth above). If the indemnifying Party has not yet admitted its liability to defend the indemnified party against a Third Party Claim, the indemnified party shall send written notice to the indemnifying Party of any proposed settlement and the indemnifying Party shall have the option for ten (10) days following receipt of such notice to (i) admit in writing its liability to indemnify the indemnified party from and against the liability and either consent to or reject such proposed settlement, in its reasonable judgment, or (ii) deny liability. Any failure to respond to such notice by the indemnified party shall be deemed to be an election under subsection (ii) above.

Section 13.7. Procedures for Claims Other Than Third Party Claims. A claim for indemnification for any matter not involving a Third Party Claim may be asserted by notice to the Party from whom indemnification is sought. The indemnifying Party shall have thirty (30) days from its receipt of the notice to (a) cure the Damages complained of, (b) admit its liability for such Damage or (c) dispute the claim for such Damages. If the indemnifying Party does not notify the indemnified party within such thirty (30) day period that it has cured the Damages or that it disputes the claim for such Damages, the amount of such Damages shall conclusively be deemed disputed by the indemnifying Party hereunder. If the indemnifying Party notifies the indemnified party within such thirty (30) day period that it disputes the claim for such Damages, then the indemnified party may continue to seek remedies available to it on the terms and subject to the provisions of this Agreement.

Section 13.8. Net Amounts; Escrow.

(a) Any amounts recoverable by any party pursuant to this Article XIII with respect to any Seller’s Indemnified Claims or Buyer’s Indemnified Claims shall be decreased by any insurance proceeds or indemnification rights relating to such Seller’s Indemnified Claims or Buyer’s Indemnified Claims actually paid to such Indemnitee by any Person (other than any Affiliate of such Indemnitee) not a party to this Agreement, net of any reasonable out of pocket third party expenses incurred in obtaining such recovery and premium adjustments directly attributable thereto. If any such proceeds or rights are actually received by such Indemnitee with respect to any Damage for which such Indemnitee has received payment under this Article XIII, such party shall refund such payment to Seller or Buyer, as applicable. Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to recover under insurance policies or agreements containing rights to indemnification for any Damages prior to seeking indemnification under this Agreement. For federal income tax purposes, the Parties agree to treat (and shall cause each of their respective Affiliates to treat) any indemnity payment under this Agreement as an adjustment to the Purchase Price payable to Seller hereof unless a final and non-appealable determination by an appropriate Governmental Entity (which shall include the execution of an IRS Form 870-AD or successor form) provides otherwise.

(b) Buyer Indemnitees shall recover with respect to all Damages subject to indemnification obligations owed by Seller under this Article XIII initially from the Indemnity Escrow Account through the Escrow Agent’s release of Indemnity Escrowed Shares to Buyer with a Price Per Share equal to the amount of Damages finally determined to be due to Buyer. To the extent the Indemnity Escrowed Shares in the Indemnity Escrow Account have been exhausted or distributed or are being held subject to the resolution of other outstanding claims hereunder, Buyer Indemnitees may recover with respect to such Damages directly from Seller, subject to the limitations set forth in this Article XIII.

(c) Neither Party shall be liable for any Damage under this Article XIII to the extent such Damage is (i) accounted for in any adjustment under Section 2.3 or (ii) recovered under any other provision of this Agreement or any Transaction Document.

(d) Upon payment of a Damage by a Party to any Buyer Indemnitee or Seller Indemnitee pursuant to this Article XIII, such Party, without any further action, shall be subrogated to any and all claims that such indemnitee may have against any third Person relating to such Damage, but only to the extent of the amount paid to such indemnitee by such Party in respect of such Damage, and such indemnitee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with such Party, at the expense of such Party in order to enable such Party to pursue such claims.

Section 13.9. No Contribution. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Seller waives, and acknowledges and agrees that Seller shall not have and shall not exercise or assert (or attempt to exercise or assert) any right of contribution, right of indemnity or other right or remedy against Buyer, Parent or the Company in connection with any Buyer’s Indemnified Claim under this Agreement.

Article XIV.

Casualty Losses

In the event of damage by fire, explosion, wild well, hurricane, storm, weather event or other casualty to the Properties, or if any portion of the Properties are taken by condemnation or under the right of eminent domain, after the date of this Agreement but prior to the Closing, then: (a) this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect; (b) there shall be no adjustment to the Base Purchase Price; and (c) if such damage or condemnation loss has an adverse effect on the value of the affected Properties in an amount that exceeds Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), Seller shall, at Seller’s sole election, either (i) assign (or cause the Company to assign, if applicable) to Buyer any property damage insurance claims (and payments with respect thereto) related to such damage and pay any deductibles, or (ii) repair or replace such damaged property to a condition similar to the condition of the affected Property immediately prior to the fire or other casualty and retain all insurance claims and payments with respect thereto. Until the Closing Date, Seller shall maintain the existing insurance coverage, and in the event of a casualty loss or condemnation which is not covered by insurance, except as provided in this Section, Seller shall have no obligation to Buyer with respect thereto; provided that, if Buyer so requests, and if Seller has not repaired the damage or replaced the affected Property, Seller will assign any rights it may have against third parties with respect to such damage or condemnation.

Article XV.

Notices

Section 15.1. Notices. All notices and other communications required under this Agreement shall (unless otherwise specifically provided herein) be in writing and be delivered personally, by recognized commercial courier or delivery service which provides a receipt, by telecopier (with receipt acknowledged), by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid), or by electronic transmission at the following addresses:

If to Buyer or Parent:

RSP Permian, Inc.

3141 Hood Street, Suite 500

Dallas, Texas 75219

Attn: James E. Mutrie

Phone: ###-###-####

Fax: ###-###-####

E-mail: ***@***



With a copy to:		Vinson & Elkins LLP 1001 Fannin Street Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002 Attn: Stephen M. Gill Phone: ###-###-#### E-mail: *@*

If to Seller, or, prior to the Closing, Company:		Silver Hill Energy Partners II, LLC 5949 Sherry Lane, Suite 1550 Dallas, Texas 75225 Attn: Kyle Miller Email: *@*

With a copy to:		Thompson & Knight LLP 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500 Dallas, Texas 75201 Attn: Ann Marie Cowdrey Arthur Wright Phone: ###-###-#### Fax: ###-###-#### E-mail: *@* *@*

		Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. 811 Main Street, 14th Floor Houston, Texas 77002 Attn: Kevin Brophy Phone: 713 ###-###-#### Fax: 713- 655-7355 Email: *@*

		DLA Piper LLP (US) 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 2800 Houston, Texas 77002-5005 Attn: Jack Langlois Phone: 713 ###-###-#### Fax: 713 ###-###-#### Email: *@*

or to such other place within the continental limits of the United States of America as a party may designate for itself by giving notice to the other party, in the manner provided in this Section, at least ten (10) days prior to the effective date of such change of address. All notices given by personal delivery or mail shall be effective on the date of actual receipt at the appropriate address. Notices given by telecopier shall be effective upon actual receipt if received during recipient’s normal business hours or at the beginning of the next Business Day after receipt if received after recipient’s normal business hours. All notices by telecopier shall be confirmed in writing on the day of transmission by either registered or certified mail (postage prepaid), or by personal delivery.

Article XVI.

Dispute Resolution

Section 16.1. Disputes. Any and all claims, disputes, or controversies with respect to the matters expressly set forth in Section 8.8 and any notice of disagreement with the Final Settlement Statement delivered in accordance with Section 12.3 (all of which are referred to herein as “Disputes”) shall be resolved solely in accordance with this Article XVI, even though some or all of such Disputes are allegedly extra contractual in nature, whether such Disputes sound in contract, tort, or otherwise, at law or in equity, under state or federal law, whether provided by statute or the common law, for damages or any other relief. For the purposes of clarity, the procedures set forth in this Article XVI shall not be utilized to resolve any matter subject to indemnification under Article XIII.

Section 16.2. Senior Management Meeting. If a Dispute occurs that the senior representatives of the parties responsible for the transaction contemplated by this Agreement have been unable, in good faith, to settle or agree upon within a period of fifteen (15) days after written notice is given of such Dispute, Seller shall nominate and commit one of its senior officers, and Buyer shall nominate and commit one of its senior officers, to meet at a mutually agreed time and place not later than thirty (30) days after written notice of the Dispute to attempt to resolve same.

Section 16.3. Arbitration. If such senior management has been unable to resolve such Dispute within a period of five (5) days after such meeting, such Dispute, shall be exclusively and finally resolved in accordance with the following provisions of this Section 16.3:

(a) Either Party may initiate a non-administered arbitration of any such dispute(s) conducted in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, to the extent that such rules do not conflict with the terms of this Section 16.3, by written notice to the other Party (the “Arbitration Notice”).

(b) The arbitration shall be held before a one member arbitration panel (the “Arbitrator”), determined as follows. The Arbitrator shall be a mutually agreeable party, and shall meet the following criteria, as applicable: (i) in the case of Disputes relating to Title Defects, an attorney with at least ten (10) years’ experience examining oil and gas titles in the State of Texas, (ii) in the case of Disputes relating to Environmental Defects, an attorney with at least ten (10) years’ experience practicing

environmental law in the State of Texas, and (iii) in the case of Disputes arising under Section 12.3, an independent public accounting firm that has not been engaged by Seller, Buyer, or any of their respective Affiliates at any time in the last five (5) years. All Disputes with respect to Title Defects shall be addressed by the same Arbitrator, all Disputes with respect to Environmental Defects shall be addressed by the same Arbitrator, and all disputes arising under Section 12.3 shall be addressed by the same Arbitrator. Within two (2) Business Days following the delivery of the Arbitration Notice, Seller and Buyer shall each exchange lists of three acceptable, qualified arbitrators. Within two (2) Business Days following the exchange of lists of acceptable arbitrators, Seller and Buyer shall select by mutual agreement the Arbitrator from their original lists of three acceptable arbitrators. If no such agreement is reached within seven (7) Business Days following the delivery of Arbitration Notice, either Seller or Buyer may send the original lists of the Parties and a request to the Dallas, Texas office of the American Arbitration Association to select an arbitrator from the original lists provided by Seller and Buyer to serve as the Arbitrator.

(c) Within three (3) Business Days following the selection of the Arbitrator, the Parties shall submit one copy to the Arbitrator of (i) this Agreement, with specific reference to this Section 16.3 and the other applicable provisions of this Article XVI, (ii) each Party’s written description of the Dispute, together with any supporting documents, and (iii) the Arbitration Notice. Within five (5) Business Days following such submissions, each of the Parties may submit one written response to the other Party’s submission. The Arbitrator shall resolve the Dispute based only on the foregoing submissions. Neither Buyer nor Seller shall have the right to submit additional documentation to the Arbitrator nor to demand discovery on the other Party.

(d) The Arbitrator shall make its determination by written decision within thirty (30) days following Seller’s receipt of the Arbitration Notice (the “Arbitration Decision”). In the event that arbitration proceedings have been initiated in accordance with this Section 16.3, but the Arbitration Decision has not yet been made prior to Closing, either Party shall have the right, upon written notice to the other Party, to delay the Closing for no longer than sixty (60) days until such time as the Arbitration Decision has been made.

(e) The Arbitration Decision shall be final and binding upon the Parties, without right of appeal. In making its determination, the Arbitrator shall be bound by the rules set forth in this Article XVI. The Arbitrator may consult with and engage disinterested third parties to advise the Arbitrator, but shall disclose to the Parties the identities of such consultants. Any such consultant shall not have worked as an employee or consultant for either Party or its Affiliates during the five (5) year period preceding the arbitration nor have any financial interest in the Dispute.

(f) The Arbitrator shall act as an expert for the limited purpose of determining the specific disputed Defects and Defect Amounts, or amounts owed under Section 12.3 (if any), as applicable, and shall not be empowered to award damages, interest or penalties to either Party with respect to any other matter, except as to the payment of its fees, which it may award as provided in Section 16.3(g) below.

(g) Each Party shall each bear its own legal fees and other costs of preparing and presenting its case. Seller shall bear one-half and Buyer shall bear one-half of the costs and expenses of the Arbitrator, including any costs incurred by the Arbitrator that are attributable to the consultation of any third party.

(h) In connection with any determination with respect to a Defect or its associated Defect Amount pursuant to this this Section 16.3, it is understood that: (i) Buyer may not introduce or otherwise use information obtained by Buyer after the end of the Examination Period with respect to the Defect in dispute or its associated Defect Amount, and in no event may the Arbitrator consider or give weight to any such information, (ii) with respect to Environmental Defects, Buyer may not assert any violation of Applicable Environmental Law that is not specified in the Defect Notice with respect to the Environmental Defect in dispute, and (iii) the Defect Amount may not exceed the amount thereof asserted by Buyer in the Defect Notice with respect thereto.

(i) Any dispute over the interpretation or application of this Section 16.3 shall be decided by the Arbitrator applying the Laws of the State of Texas.

Article XVII.

Miscellaneous Matters

Section 17.1. Further Assurances. After the Closing, Seller and each Buyer Party shall execute, acknowledge and deliver, and shall otherwise cause to be executed, acknowledged and delivered, from time to time, such further instruments, certificates, notices, filings, division orders, transfer orders and other documents, and each will do such other and further acts and things, as may be reasonably necessary to carry out their obligations under this Agreement and any other any document, certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or required by law to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 17.2. Waiver of Consumer Rights. Each of the Buyer Parties hereby waives its rights under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices - Consumer Protection Act, Section 17.41 et seq., Business and Commerce Code, a law that gives consumers special rights and protections, and any similar law in any other state to the extent such Act or similar law would otherwise apply. After consultation with an attorney of each of the Buyer Parties’ own selection, each of the Buyer Parties voluntarily consents to this waiver. To evidence the Buyer Parties’ ability to grant such waiver, each of the Buyer Parties represents to Seller that it (a) is in the business of seeking or acquiring, by purchase or lease, goods or services for commercial or business use, (b) has knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that enable it to evaluate the merits and risks of the transactions contemplated hereby, (c) is not in a significantly disparate bargaining position, and (d) has consulted with, and is represented by, an attorney of each of the Buyer Parties’ own selection in connection with this transaction, and such attorney was not directly or indirectly identified, suggested, or selected by Seller or an agent of Seller.

Section 17.3. Parties Bear Own Expenses/No Special Damages. Except as provided in Section 7.12, each party shall bear and pay all expenses (including, without limitation, legal fees) incurred by it in connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY NEITHER PARTY

SHALL HAVE ANY OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES EVEN IF SUCH DAMAGES ARE CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE NEGLIGENCE (WHETHER SOLE, JOINT OR CONCURRENT), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL FAULT OF THE PARTY WHOSE LIABILITY IS SO LIMITED. For purposes of the foregoing, actual damages may, however, include indirect, special, consequential, exemplary or punitive damages to the extent (i) the injuries or losses resulting in or giving rise to such damages are incurred or suffered by a Person which is not an Indemnitee pursuant to the Agreement or an Affiliate of such Indemnitee and (ii) such damages are recovered against an Indemnitee by a Person which is not Indemnitee or an Affiliate of such Indemnitee. This Section shall operate only to limit a party’s liability and shall not operate to increase or expand any contractual obligation of a party hereunder or cause any contractual obligation of a party hereunder to survive longer than provided in Section 13.3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, nothing herein shall limit Seller’s ability to retain the Deposit.

Section 17.4. Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the Transaction Documents contain the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations, and discussions among the Parties with respect to such subject matter.

Section 17.5. Disclosure Schedules. Nothing in the Disclosure Schedules is intended to broaden the scope of any representation or warranty contained in the Agreement or to create any covenant unless clearly specified to the contrary herein. Inclusion of any item in the Disclosure Schedules (a) shall be deemed to be disclosure of such item in any other section of the Disclosure Schedules for which the applicability of such information and disclosure is reasonably apparent on its face, (b) does not represent a determination that such item is material nor shall it be deemed to establish a standard of materiality, (c) does not represent a determination that such item did not arise in the ordinary course of business, (d) does not represent a determination that the transactions contemplated by the Agreement require the consent of third parties and (e) shall not constitute, or be deemed to be, an admission to any third party concerning such item. The Disclosure Schedules include descriptions of instruments or brief summaries of certain aspects of the Company and its business and operations. The descriptions and brief summaries are not necessarily complete and are provided in the Schedules to identify documents or other materials previously delivered or made available.

Section 17.6. Choice of Law, Waiver of Jury Trial. Without regard to principles of conflicts of law, this Agreement, and all claims of causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement or as an inducement to enter into this Agreement) shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Texas applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such state and the laws of the United States of America. EACH PARTY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 17.7. Exclusive Venue. Each Party consents to personal jurisdiction in any action brought in the state or federal courts located in the State of Texas with respect to any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or in relation to or in connection with this Agreement (including any claims made in contract, tort or otherwise relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby), and each of the Parties agrees that any action instituted by it against the other with respect to any such dispute, controversy or claim (except to the extent a claim, dispute, or controversy with respect to the matters set forth Section 8.8 and Section 12.3 is referred to an expert pursuant to Article XVI) will be instituted exclusively in the state or federal courts located in the State of Texas).

Section 17.8. Time of Essence. Time is of the essence in this Agreement.

Section 17.9. No Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns, provided that neither party shall have the right to assign this Agreement, including any indemnification rights, or any obligations or benefits hereunder, without the prior written consent of the other party first having been obtained. Any transfer in absence of such consent shall be null and void.

Section 17.10. Counterpart Execution. For execution, this Agreement may be executed in counterparts, all of which are identical and all of which constitute one and the same instrument. It shall not be necessary for Buyer, Seller and the Company to sign the same counterpart. This instrument may be validly executed and delivered by facsimile or other electronic transmission.

Section 17.11. Exclusive Remedy.

(A) THE PARTIES HAVE VOLUNTARILY AGREED TO DEFINE THEIR RIGHTS, LIABILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS RESPECTING THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS AGREEMENT EXCLUSIVELY IN CONTRACT PURSUANT TO THE EXPRESS TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT; AND, WITHOUT LIMITING THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO RELY ON THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES MADE TO SUCH PARTY IN ARTICLE III, ARTICLE IV AND ARTICLE VI HEREIN, THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM THAT THEY ARE OWED ANY DUTIES OR ARE ENTITLED TO ANY REMEDIES NOT EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT. FURTHERMORE, THE PARTIES EACH HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS AGREEMENT EMBODIES THE JUSTIFIABLE EXPECTATION OF SOPHISTICATED PARTIES KNOWLEDGEABLE IN BUSINESS AND DERIVED FROM VOLUNTARY, ARM’S LENGTH NEGOTIATIONS; ALL PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NO PARTY HAS ANY SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH ANOTHER PARTY THAT WOULD JUSTIFY ANY EXPECTATION BEYOND THAT OF AN ORDINARY BUYER AND AN ORDINARY SELLER IN AN ARM’S LENGTH TRANSACTION; THAT IS, NO FIDUCIARY RELATIONSHIP OR DUTY EXISTS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO RELY ON THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES MADE TO SUCH PARTY IN Article III, Article IV AND Article VI HEREIN, THE PARTIES HEREBY EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM RELIANCE ON THE

OTHER PARTY AND CLEARLY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY WAIVE AND RELEASE ANY AND ALL TORT CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION THAT MAY BE BASED UPON, ARISE OUT OF OR RELATE TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE NEGOTIATION, EXECUTION OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT (INCLUDING ANY TORT CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY MADE IN OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR AS AN INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING RELEASING CLAIMS FOR BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY, FRAUD, FRAUDULENT INDUCEMENT, AND FRAUDULENT INDUCEMENT INTO THE ARBITRATION CLAUSE EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 11.2). WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE FOREGOING, THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE BUYER PARTIES FOR ANY AND ALL (A) CLAIMS RELATING TO ANY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, (B) OTHER CLAIMS PURSUANT TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND (C) OTHER CLAIMS RELATING TO THE PROPERTIES, INTERESTS OR THE COMPANY AND THE PURCHASE AND SALE THEREOF (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) SHALL BE THE RIGHTS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED(Y) PRIOR TO CLOSING, IN SECTION 11.2 AND (Z) AFTER THE CLOSING, ARTICLE XIII, AND IF NO SUCH RIGHT IS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED, THEN SUCH CLAIMS ARE HEREBY WAIVED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EVEN IF SUCH CLAIMS ARE CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE NEGLIGENCE (WHETHER SOLE, JOINT OR CONCURRENT), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL FAULT OF THE PARTY WHOSE LIABILITY IS SO LIMITED. EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS THIS AGREEMENT AND ITS CONTENTS, AND SIGNS THIS AGREEMENT AS ITS OWN FREE ACT. EACH PARTY EXPRESSLY WARRANTS THAT IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED BY LEGAL COUNSEL IN THIS MATTER, AND LEGAL COUNSEL HAS READ AND EXPLAINED TO EACH PARTY THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND ITS WAIVERS AND RELEASES IN FULL. EACH PARTY COVENANTS NOT TO SUE ON CLAIMS RELEASED OR WAIVED BY THIS AGREEMENT, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH SUIT SHALL BE A BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT FOR WHICH THE NON-BREACHING PARTY MAY SEEK ACTUAL DAMAGES, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS.

(B) UPON CLOSING, THE BUYER PARTIES SHALL ALSO BE DEEMED TO HAVE WAIVED, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT TO CONTRIBUTION AGAINST SELLER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY CONTRIBUTION CLAIM ARISING UNDER ANY APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW) AND ANY AND ALL OTHER RIGHTS, CLAIMS AND CAUSES OF ACTION IT MAY HAVE AGAINST SELLER ARISING UNDER OR BASED ON ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL STATUTE, LAW, ORDINANCE, RULE OR REGULATION OR COMMON LAW OR OTHERWISE.

Section 17.12. References, Titles and Construction.

(a) All references in this Agreement to articles, sections, subsections and other subdivisions refer to corresponding articles, sections, subsections and other subdivisions of this Agreement unless expressly provided otherwise.

(b) Titles appearing at the beginning of any of such subdivisions are for convenience only and shall not constitute part of such subdivisions and shall be disregarded in construing the language contained in such subdivisions.

(c) The words “this Agreement,” “this instrument,” “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.

(d) Words in the singular form shall be construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires. Pronouns in masculine, feminine and neuter genders shall be construed to include any other gender.

(e) Examples shall not be construed to limit, expressly or by implication, the matter they illustrate.

(f) The word “or” is not intended to be exclusive and the word “includes” and its derivatives means “includes, but is not limited to” and corresponding derivative expressions.

(g) The Annexes, Disclosure Schedules and Exhibits listed in the List of Annexes, Disclosure Schedules and Exhibits are attached hereto.

Section 17.13. No Third-Person Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement shall entitle any Person other than each Buyer Party and Seller to any claim, cause of action, remedy or right of any kind, except the rights expressly provided to the Persons described in Section 7.7, Section 13.1 and Section 13.2.

Section 17.14. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement will be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision will not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof.

Section 17.15. Waiver of Conflicts Regarding Representation; Attorney-Client Privilege. Recognizing that Thompson & Knight LLP (“T&K”) has acted as legal counsel to Seller and certain of its Affiliates prior to the Closing, and that T&K may act as legal counsel to Seller after the Closing, the Company hereby expressly waives any current or future conflicts that may arise in connection with T&K representing Seller or any of its Affiliates after the Closing with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each of the Parties also agrees that Seller has a reasonable expectation of privacy and privilege with respect to its communications (including, but not limited to, any e-mail or other electronic communications using the Company’s systems) with T&K prior to the Closing to the extent such communications concern this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Each of the Parties likewise agrees that third parties and their counsel with a

common legal interest with Seller also have a reasonable expectation of privacy and privilege with respect to their communications prior to the Closing (“Common Interest Parties”). At and after the Closing, the attorney-client privilege of the Company with T&K with respect to such matters, and the Common Interest Parties with their counsel shall be deemed to be the right of Seller or the Common Interest Party respectively, and not that of the Company, and may be waived only by Seller or Common Interest Party as to their respective communications. Absent the consent of Seller, the Common Interest Party, or except as required to comply with any Applicable Law or other regulatory requirement applicable to Buyer or its Affiliates, neither Buyer nor the Company shall have a right to access attorney-client privileged material of the Company with respect to this Agreement and the other documents contemplated herein and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby following the Closing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) nothing herein shall be construed as a waiver by the Company of the attorney-client privilege or the obligations of confidentiality owed by T&K to the Company with respect to matters not regarding this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (b) in the event that a dispute arises between Buyer, Parent or the Company and a third Person other than a party to this Agreement after the Closing, (i) the Company may assert the attorney-client privilege to prevent disclosure of confidential communications by T&K to such third Person and (ii) to the extent any such privilege or client confidence is required to be waived or otherwise required to be released by any Governmental Entity, under law or pursuant to any orders, decrees, writs, injunctions, judgments, stipulations, determinations or awards entered by or with any Governmental Entity, none of the Company, Buyer, Parent or their Affiliates shall be in breach or violation of any provision of this Agreement or any Transaction Document for providing information, documents, communications or client confidences to any Governmental Entity in response to, and subject to the requirement limitation in, the foregoing.

Section 17.16. Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by an instrument in writing specifically referring to the terms to be amended and/or modified and signed by all the Parties.

Section 17.17. Waiver. Compliance with any term or provision hereof may be waived only by a written instrument executed by each party entitled to the benefits of the same. No failure to exercise any right, power or privilege granted hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege granted hereunder.

[Signature Pages Follow]

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement is executed by the Parties on the date set forth above.


SELLER:

SILVER HILL ENERGY PARTNERS II, LLC

By:		/s/ Kyle D. Miller
Name:		Kyle D. Miller
Title:		President & Chief Executive Officer

COMPANY:

SILVER HILL E&P II, LLC

By: Silver Hill Energy Partners II, LLC
Its: Sole Member

By:		/s/ Kyle D. Miller
Name:		Kyle D. Miller
Title:		President & Chief Executive Officer

BUYER:

RSP PERMIAN, L.L.C.

By:		/s/ Steven Gray
Name:		Steven Gray
Title:		Chief Executive Officer

PARENT:

RSP PERMIAN, INC.

By:		/s/ Steven Gray
Name:		Steven Gray
Title:		Chief Executive Officer

Signature Page to Membership Interest

Purchase and Sale Agreement



With a copy to:		Vinson & Elkins LLP 1001 Fannin Street Suite 2500, Houston, TX 77002 Attn: Stephen M. Gill Phone: ###-###-#### E-mail: *@*

If to Seller, or, prior to the Closing, Company:		Silver Hill Energy Partners II, LLC 5949 Sherry Lane, Suite 1550 Dallas, Texas 75225 Attn: Kyle Miller Email: *@*

With a copy to:		Thompson & Knight LLP 1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500 Dallas, Texas 75201 Attn: Ann Marie Cowdrey Arthur Wright Phone: ###-###-#### Fax: ###-###-#### E-mail: *@* *@*

		Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. 811 Main Street, 14th Floor Houston, Texas 77002 Attn: Kevin Brophy Phone: 713 ###-###-#### Fax: 713- 655-7355 Email: *@*

		DLA Piper LLP (US) 1000 Louisiana Street, Suite 2800 Houston, Texas 77002-5005 Attn: Jack Langlois Phone: 713 ###-###-#### Fax: 713 ###-###-#### Email: *@*