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| BORROWER:   | LINN ENERGY, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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|        | By:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | /s/ Kolja Rockov |
|        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Kolja Rockov, |
|        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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| GUARANTORS: | LINN ENERGY HOLDINGS, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|        | LINN OPERATING, INC.PENN WEST PIPELINE, LLCMID-CONTINENT HOLDINGS I, LLCMID-CONTINENT HOLDINGS II, LLCMID-CONTINENT I, LLCMID-CONTINENT II, LLCLINN GAS MARKETING, LLCLINN EXPLORATION MIDCONTINENT,LLCLINN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION MICHIGAN LLCLINN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION MICHIGAN MIDSTREAM LLCLINN GAS PROCESSING MI LLCLINN MIDWEST ENERGY LLC |
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|        | By:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | /s/ Kolja Rockov |
|        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Kolja Rockov, |
|        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |

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| BNP PARIBAS, as Administrative Agent and a Lender |
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| By:                                               | /s/ Douglas R. Liftman |
| Name:                                             | Douglas R. Liftman |
| Title:                                            | Managing Director |
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| By:                                               | /s/ Betsy Jocher |
| Name:                                             | Betsy Jocher |
| Title:                                            | Director |
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| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as a Lender                 |
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| By:                                               | /s/ Don J. McKinnerney |
| Name:                                             | Don J. McKinnerney |
| Title:                                            | Authorized Signatory |
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| CITIBANK, NA, as a Lender                         |
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| By:                                               | /s/ John Miller |
| Name:                                             | John Miller |
| Title:                                            | Attorney-in-Fact |
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| BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as a Lender                    |
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| By:                                               | /s/ Ann E. Sutton |
| Name:                                             | Ann E. Sutton |
| Title:                                            | Director |

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| CREDIT AGRICOLE CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANK, as a Lender |
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| By:                                                        | /s/ Tom Byargeon |
| Name:                                                      | Tom Byargeon |
| Title:                                                     | Managing Director |
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| By:                                                        | /s/ Sharada Marne |
| Name:                                                      | Sharada Marne |
| Title:                                                     | Director |
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| THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND plc, as a Lender                |
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| By:                                                        | /s/ Phillip Ballard |
| Name:                                                      | Phillip Ballard |
| Title:                                                     | Managing Director |
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| WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., as a Lender                        |
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| By:                                                        | /s/ Scott Hodges |
| Name:                                                      | Scott Hodges |
| Title:                                                     | Senior Relationship Manager |
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| SOCIETE GENERALE, as a Lender                              |
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| By:                                                        | /s/ Cameron Null |
| Name:                                                      | Cameron Null |
| Title:                                                     | Vice President |
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| BANK OF MONTREAL, as a Lender                       |
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| By:                                                 | /s/ James V. Ducote |
| Name:                                               | James V. Ducote     |
| Title:                                              | Director            |
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| COMERICA BANK, as a Lender                          |
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| By:                                                 | /s/ Justin Crawford |
| Name:                                               | Justin Crawford     |
| Title:                                              | Vice President      |
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| ING CAPITAL LLC, as a Lender                        |
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| By:                                                 | /s/ Charles Hall    |
| Name:                                               | Charles Hall        |
| Title:                                              | Managing Director   |
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| CREDIT SUISSE, AG Cayman Islands Branch as a Lender |
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| By:                                                 | /s/ Nupur Kumar     |
| Name:                                               | Nupur Kumar         |
| Title:                                              | Vice President      |
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| By:                                                 | /s/ Rabul Parmar    |
| Name:                                               | Rabul Parmar        |
| Title:                                              | Associate           |

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| COMPASS BANK, as a Lender       |
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| By:                             | /s/ Dorothy Marchand |
| Name:                           | Dorothy Marchand |
| Title:                          | Senior Vice President |
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| DnB NOR BANK ASA, as a Lender   |
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| By:                             | /s/ Sanjiv Nayar |
| Name:                           | Sanjiv Nayar |
| Title:                          | Senior Vice President |
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| By:                             | /s/ Nikolai A. Nachamkin |
| Name:                           | Nikolai A. Nachamkin |
| Title:                          | Senior Vice President |
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| UNION BANK, N.A., as a Lender   |
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| By:                             | /s/ Scott Gildea |
| Name:                           | Scott Gildea |
| Title:                          | Vice President |
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| U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, |
| as a Lender                     |
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| By:                             | /s/ John Q. Lozano |
| Name:                           | John Q. Lozano |
| Title:                          | Vice President |

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| THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, as a Lender   |
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| By:                                    | /s/ Greg George |
| Name:                                  | Greg George |
| Title:                                 | Managing Director |
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| ALLIED IRISH BANKS P.L.C., as a Lender |
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| By:                                    | /s/ David O’Driscoll |
| Name:                                  | David O’Driscoll |
| Title:                                 | Assistant Vice President |
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| By:                                    | /s/ Mark Connelly |
| Name:                                  | Mark Connelly |
| Title:                                 | SVP |
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| CAPITAL ONE, N.A., as a Lender         |
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| By:                                    | /s/ Peter Shen |
| Name:                                  | Peter Shen |
| Title:                                 | Vice President |
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| UBS AG, STAMFORD BRANCH, as a Lender   |
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| By:                                    | /s/ Irja R. Otsa |
| Name:                                  | Irja R. Otsa |
| Title:                                 | Associate Director |
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| By:                                    | /s/ Mary E. Evans |
| Name:                                  | Mary E. Evans |
| Title:                                 | Associate Director |

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| MACQUARIE BANK LIMITED, as a Lender |
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| By:                                 | /s/ Jonathan Rourke |
| Name:                               | Jonathan Rourke |
| Title:                              | Executive Director |
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| By:                                 | /s/ Lisa Knowles |
| Name:                               | Lisa Knowles |
| Title:                              | Division Director |

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