| 1)     | SHIPPER      INFORMATION:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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|   | Laclede      Energy Resources, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|   | 720      Olive Street                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|   | St.      Louis, MO 63101                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|   | Attn:  Scott      Jaskowiak                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|   | Phone:  (314)      516-8588                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|   | Fax:  (314)      516-8551                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
|   | Email:  sjaskowiak@lacledeenergy.com                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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|   | Type      of Entity:  Missouri corporation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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|   | Transporter’s      wire transfer information and addresses for notices and payments shall be      located on Transporter’s Internet Web Site.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| 2)     | REGULATORY      AUTHORITY:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Subpart      G |
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| 3)     | TERM,      CONTRACT DEMAND AND POINTS:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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|   | The      term, Contract Demand, Receipt Entitlements, if applicable, and Receipt      and Delivery Points for this Agreement shall be as shown      below.  Absent designation of MRO’s for any specific physical      Point of Receipt, Transporter shall have no obligation to permit Shipper      to utilize any such Point of Receipt or to receive any specific quantities      on Shipper’s behalf at such point.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   | Term: | Effective      Date: | Originally      November 5, 2008, as amended and restated April 1, 2009, subject      to FERC approval |
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|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   | Primary      Term End Date: | The      end of the Day of October 31, 2013 |
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|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   | Evergreen? | No |
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|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Contract      Demand: | 75,000      Dth/D |
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|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Receipt      Entitlement(s): | Neutral      Pooling Area:  75,000 Dth/D |
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|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Primary      Receipt Point(s): |   | Maximum      Receipt Obligation (Dth/D) |
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|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | O-West      Summary (Meter No. 805298) |   | 64,000 |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Scissortail      Energy, LLC (Meter No. 012355) |   | 11,000 |
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|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Primary Delivery Point(s): | Maximum Delivery Obligation      (Dth/D) |
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|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Columbia      Gulf CP (Meter No. 13548) |   | 60,000 |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Trunkline      CP (Meter No. 13546) |   | 15,000 |
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| 4)     | RATE:  Unless      provided otherwise in an Attachment A to this Agreement in effect during      the term of this Agreement, in a capacity release award, or below, Shipper      shall pay, or cause to be paid, to Transporter each month for all services      provided hereunder the maximum applicable rate, and any other charges,      fees, direct bill amounts, taxes, assessments, or surcharges provided for      in Transporter’s Tariff, as on file and in effect from time to time, for      each service rendered hereunder.  If Attachment A or this      Agreement provides for a rate other than the maximum applicable rate, the      following shallapply: |

|   | Shipper      agrees to pay the rates specified below or on Attachment A for performance      of certain gas transportation service under the      Agreement.  These rates are applicable only in accordance with      the following: |
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|   | (a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Term, Points and/or      Rates: The term of the rates, and the Receipt Point(s) and the      Delivery Point(s) eligible for such rates, shall be specified      below. |
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|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   | (i) | Negotiated      Rate. |
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|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   | (ii) | Description of      Points: |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   |   | The      Receipt Points eligible for the rates specified below shall be the points      listed in Section 3 of the Agreement (as such agreement provided on the      effective date hereof), and all generally available AIRPs and Pools in the      Neutral Pooling Area, including Shipper’s East of Chandler Neutral Pool      (when established). |
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|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   |   | The      Delivery Point eligible for the rates specified below shall be the Primary      Delivery Points listed in Section 3 of the Agreement (as such Agreement      provides on the effective date hereof) and the following Secondary      Delivery Points:  all generally available Perryville Hub      Delivery Points. |
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|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   | (iii) | Description of      Rates: |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   |   | The      rate which Transporter shall bill and Shipper shall pay under the      Agreement for services up to Contact Demand (as provided for on the      effective date hereof) shall be achieved by adjusting, if required      Transporter’s then effective applicable maximum Tariff rates to a level      which yields a unit rate (“Transmission Allowance”) of $0.2528 per Dth,      when calculated on an assumed 100% load factor basis, based on Shipper’s      Contract Demand; the rate applicable to transportation between any points      other than those set forth in (ii) above shall be the higher of the      Transmission Allowance or the then applicable maximum Tariff      rate.  The Transmission Allowance shall not be subject to refund      or reduction if it exceeds the maximum Tariff rate.  Shipper      hereby elects to be billed on a levelized basis to the extent Transporter      so determined and such option is available under the    tariff. |
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|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   |   | Shipper      shall pay a Reservation Charge each Month based on the Dth of Contract      Demand, regardless of the quantity of gas transported during the Service      Month.  The Reservation Charge (expressed as a unit rate on an      assumed 100% load factor basis) will be calculated by subtracting the      minimum applicable Base Commodity Rate from the Transmission      Allowance. |
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|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   | (iv) | Term of      Rate: |
|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   |   | Begin      Date(s): | April      1, 2009 |
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|   | (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Authorized      Overrun:  Unless Transporter agrees otherwise, the rate      for any authorized overrun quantities shall be the greater of the maximum      Tariff rate or the rate described above. |
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|   | (c)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | General:  In      consideration for Shipper’s continuing compliance with the provisions of      the Agreement, the transportation rates and charges as defined above or on      Attachment A for the specified services provided under the Agreement only      apply to receipts from, and subsequent deliveries to, the Points of      Receipt and Delivery, quantities and/or time periods described above or on      Attachment A and to reserved capacity necessary to effect such service. In      addition to any rate or amount referred to herein (including discounted      rates, Negotiated Rates, overrun rates and maximum Tariff rates), Shipper      shall provide or pay and Transporter shall retain or charge Fuel Use and      LUFG allowances or charges (including the EPC surcharge) in such      quantities or amounts as authorized from time to time by the Tariff and,      except as specifically provided otherwise herein or on Attachment A, shall      pay any applicable charges, penalties, surcharges, fees, taxes,      assessments and/or direct billed amounts provided for in the      Tariff.  In any event, the rate in any Month shall never be      below Transporter’s applicable minimum Tariff rate for a discount rate      transaction.  For aNegotiated |

|   |   | Rate      transaction, the rate in any month shall never be below Transporter’s      applicable minimum Tariff rate, unless Transporter otherwise      agrees.  Transporter shall not be responsible for the payment      and satisfaction of any taxes assessed or levied on the receipt,      transmission (and any activities in connection therewith), delivery, use      and/or consumption with respect to Gas delivered or received by Shipper,      unless Transporter agrees otherwise. |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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|   | (d)    | Rate-Related      Provisions:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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|   |   | (i)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Consideration for Rate      Granted:  Transporter agrees to the rates specified      herein or on Attachment A in exchange for Shipper’s agreement to forego      credits or other benefits to which Shipper would otherwise be entitled,      but only to the extent such credits or benefits would result in a greater      economic benefit over the applicable term than that represented by the      agreed-upon rate.  Accordingly, unless Transporter otherwise      agrees, Shipper will not receive credits (with the exception of (1)      penalty revenue credits provided pursuant to Section 31 of the General      Terms and Conditions of Transporter’s Tariff, and (2) capacity release      credits) from rates, refunds or other revenues collected by Transporter or      Shipper if to do so would effectively result in a lower rate or greater      economic benefit to Shipper; provided, however, that for a Shipper taking      service under a Negotiated Rate agreement, Transporter and Shipper can      agree pursuant to Section 19.8 of the General Terms and Conditions of      Transporter’s Tariff that Transporter will retain some or all of the      capacity release credits to the extent those credits exceed the amount of      the Shipper’s      invoiced  demand  component.  If  the  parties’      agreement to the foregoing is determined invalid or if Shipper seeks to      obtain credits or benefits inconsistent therewith, unless Transporter      otherwise agrees, it will have the right to immediately terminate or      modify any provisions herein or of Attachment A that would allow Shipper      to pay amounts less than the maximum applicable Tariff    rate.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |
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|   |   | (ii)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Limitation on Agreed      Upon Rate:  Unless Transporter agrees otherwise, if at      any time receipts and/or deliveries are initially sourced into the system,      nominated, scheduled and/or made, by any means or by operation of any      Tariff mechanisms, with respect to the capacity obtained by, through or      under the Agreement at points, or under conditions, other than those      specified herein or on Attachment A, then as of such date, and for the      remainder of the Service Month in which such non-compliance occurred, or      the remainder of the term of the Agreement, whichever is shorter, Shipper      shall be obligated to pay no less than the maximum applicable Tariff rates      for service under the Agreement.  This limitation shall not      apply to the extent that Transporter has requested Shipper to receive      and/or deliver other than as specified herein or on Attachment      A.  Such request may be made via e-mail, in writing, or via      Internet Web Site posting and the document in which such request is made      shall be deemed to amend this Agreement to the extent      applicable.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |   |
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|   |   | (iii)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Regulatory      Authority:  This Agreement (including Attachment A) is      subject to Section 16 of the GT&C of Transporter’s      Tariff.  Transporter and Shipper hereby acknowledge that this      Agreement is subject to all valid and applicable federal and local laws      and to the orders, rules and regulations of any duly constituted federal      or local regulatory body or governmental authority having      jurisdiction.   Any provision of this Agreement which is      determined by any court or regulatory body having jurisdiction to be      invalid or unenforceable will be ineffective to the extent of such      determination only, without invalidating, or otherwise affecting the      validity of, the remaining provisions.  Unless the parties agree      otherwise, if Transporter has made a good faith determination that a      federal or local law, or order, rule or regulation of any governmental      authority having or asserting jurisdiction (1) requires performance by      Transporter that is inconsistent with the terms specified herein or on      Attachment A, or (2) conditions or prohibits the granting of selective      discounts or other rates specified herein or on Attachment A, then      Transporter may provide notice that it intends to renegotiate the rates      under the Agreement.  If the parties fail to reach agreement      within forty-five (45) days of any renegotiation notice given pursuant to      the terms of this paragraph, then:  (1) the rate provisions      herein or on Attachment A shall be terminated, and the rate for service      herein or under Attachment A shall be Transporter’s applicable maximum      Tariff rate, or (2) if Transporter’s applicable maximum Tariff rate is      greater than the rate for service herein or on Attachment A, at the      Shipper’s option, the Agreement and any applicable  Attachment A      shall terminate.  The effective date of this renegotiation or      termination shall be the first |   |

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|   |                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | day      of the month following the end of the 45-day renegotiation period;      provided, however, that the effective date will comply with the      requirements of the applicable federal or local law, or order, rule or      regulation of any governmental authority having or asserting      jurisdiction.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
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|   |                   | (iv)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Entire      Agreement:  Attachment A, if applicable, shall supplement      the Agreement with respect to the matters agreed to, and together shall      constitute the entire understanding of the parties relating to said      matters as of the effective date stated therein.  Unless      otherwise specified, all prior agreements, correspondence, understandings      and representations are hereby superseded and replaced by Attachment A and      the Agreement.  Except as otherwise provided herein, all terms      used herein with initial capital letters are so used with the respective      meanings ascribed to them in Transporter’s Tariff. |
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|   |                   | (v)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Failure to Exercise      Rights:  Failure to exercise any right under Attachment      A, if applicable, or the Agreement shall not be considered a waiver of      such right in the future.  No waiver of any default in the      performance of Attachment A or the Agreement shall be construed as a      waiver of any other existing or future default, whether of a like or      different character.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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|   | (e)                    | Inability to Collect      Negotiated Rates:  If this Agreement covers a Negotiated      Rate transaction, and Transporter is unable to collect Negotiated Rates      due to a change in Commission policy or rejection of the transaction by      the Commission prior to or during the term of such transaction, then,      unless the parties agree otherwise, Shipper shall pay the maximum Tariff      rate for the services.  In such event, Transporter shall notify      Shipper in writing of the requirement to pay maximum Tariff rates and, if      the maximum Tariff rates are greater than the Negotiated Rates under such      transaction, Shipper shall have no more than thirty (30) days from the      date of such notification to give notice in writing of termination of the      applicable Agreement, with such termination to be effective no earlier      than the end of the Month following the Month in which such termination      notice is received. |
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| 5)     | OTHER      PROVISIONS: |
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|   | 5.1)                   | Payments      shall be received by Transporter within the time prescribed by Section 14      of the GT&C of Transporter’s Tariff.  Amounts past due      hereunder shall bear interest as provided in Section 14 of the GT&C of      the Tariff.  Shipper shall pay all costs associated with the      collection of such past due amounts including, but not limited to,      attorney’s fees and court costs.  Shipper hereby represents and      warrants that the party executing this Agreement on its behalf is duly      authorized and possesses all necessary corporate or other authority      required to legally bind Shipper.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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|   | 5.2)                   | Do      the parties agree that the provisions of Section 13.4 of the GT&C of      Transporter’s Tariff shall apply with respect to third-party      transportation?    Yes ____ No __X__                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
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|   | 5.3)                   | a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Does      this Agreement supersede and cancel a pre-existing Transportation Service      Agreement(s) between the parties?    Yes ____ No      __X__                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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|   |                   | b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Does      this Agreement amend and restate in its entirety a pre-existing      Transportation Service Agreement(s) between the parties?         Yes _X__ No ____If      Yes, the Transportation Service Agreement(s) are described as      follows:  Effective April 1, 2009, this Agreement amends and      restates Transportation Service Agreement #1006667, originally effective      November 5, 2008, as subsequently amended, restated and/or superseded      prior to or as of the effective date hereof.                                                                                                                                                            |
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|   | 5.4)                   | Is      this Agreement entered into pursuant to and subject to CAPACITY RELEASE,      Section 19 of the GT&C of Transporter’s Tariff?    Yes      ____ No __X__                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |

|                                     | 5.5)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Does      this Agreement include any other terms/provisions permitted by the      Tariff?  Yes __X__ No ____If      Yes, those provisions (including a specific reference to the Tariff      authority for each such provision) are as follows: |
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|                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | In      accordance with Section 19.8 of the GT&C of the Tariff, the parties      hereby agree that Transporter shall retain, and not credit back to      Shipper, credits, if any, for capacity releases to the extent that amounts      paid by or invoiced to Replacement Shipper(s) as, or attributable to,      demand or reservation type charges up to the then applicable Transporter’s      maximum tariff rate exceed on a daily basis, or any lesser applicable      period, the amount of Shipper’s invoiced demand  component. |
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|                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | In      accordance with Section 21.1 of the GT&C of the tariff, the parties      hereby agree that Shipper shall have contractual “right of first refusal”      which will provide to it the same rights and obligation regarding      extending service under the Agreement as to reserved capacity on      Transporter’s system beyond the termination or expiration date as would be      available to Shippers eligible to invoke the provisions of Section 21 of      the GT&C of the Tariff, as on file and in effect from time to      time. |
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| 6)                                       | All      modifications, amendments or supplements to the terms and provisions      hereof shall be effected only by supplementary written (or electronic, to      the extent Transporter permits or requires) consent of the      parties.                                                                                                                      |
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| 7)                                       | SIGNATURE:  This      Agreement constitutes a contract with Transporter for the transportation      of natural gas, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the General      Terms and Conditions attached hereto, and any applicable attachment(s),      all of which are incorporated herein by reference and made part of this      Agreement. |
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| CENTERPOINT      ENERGY GAS TRANSMISSION | LACLEDE      ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| By:                                      | /s/      Willie Underwood                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | By: | /s/      S.E. Jaskowiak |
| Name:                                    | Willie      Underwood                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Name: | S.E.      Jaskowiak |
| Title:                                   | Vice      President, Marketing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Title: | Vice      President and General Manager |
| Date:                                    | 3/31/09                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Date: | 3/30/09 |

| 1. | This      Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of Rate Schedule FT as well      as the General Terms and Conditions (“GT&C”) set forth in      Transporter’s Tariff, as on file and in effect from time to time, all of      which by this reference are made a parthereof. |
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| 2. | In      accordance with Section 12.2 of the GT&C of Transporter’s Tariff,      Transporter shall have the right at any time, and from time to time, to      file and place into effect unilateral changes or modifications in the      rates and charges, and other terms and conditions of service hereunder,      and as set forth in said Rate Schedule and in said GT&C of      Transporter’s Tariff, in accordance with the Natural Gas Act or other      applicable law.  Nothing contained in the foregoing provision      shall preclude or prevent Shipper from protesting any such changes or      modifications; however, Shipper agrees to pay all rates and charges, and      to comply with all terms and conditions, in effect under the      Tariff. |
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| 3. | Upon      Shipper’s failure to pay when due all or any part of amounts billed in      connection with services rendered or to comply with the terms of this      Agreement, Transporter may terminate this Agreement and/or suspend      service, as appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of Section 14      of the GT&C of Transporter’sTariff. |
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| 4. | In      accordance with Section 21.1 of the GT&C of Transporter’s Tariff, upon      termination hereof for whatever reason, Shipper agrees to stop delivering      gas to Transporter for service and, unless otherwise agreed by      Transporter, to seek no further service from Transporter      hereunder.  Shipper agrees to cooperate with and assist      Transporter in obtaining such regulatory approvals and authorizations, if      any, as are necessary or appropriate in view of such termination and      abandonment of service hereunder. |
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| 5. | In      accordance with Section 5.7(e) of the GT&C of Transporter’s Tariff,      termination of this Agreement shall not relieve either party of any      obligation that might otherwise exist to cash-out or correct any Imbalance      hereunder nor relieve Shipper of its obligation to pay any monies due      hereunder to Transporter and any portions of this Agreement necessary to      accomplish such purposes shall be deemed to survive for the time and to      the extent required. |
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| 6. | In      accordance with Sections 2.1 and 2.2 of Rate Schedule FT of Transporter’s      Tariff, subject to the provisions of the Tariff and this Agreement,      Transporter shall receive, transport, and deliver, for the account of      Shipper for the purposes contemplated herein, on a firm basis a quantity      of Gas up to the quantity or quantities specified in  the      Agreement. |
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| 7. | In      accordance with Sections 2.1 and 3.3 of Rate Schedule FT of Transporter’s      Tariff, Gas shall be (i) tendered to Transporter for transportation      hereunder at the Point(s) of Receipt and (ii) delivered by Transporter      after transportation to Shipper, or for Shipper’s account, at the Point(s)      of Delivery on the terms and at the points shown in this      Agreement.  Subject to the provisions of the Tariff, Transporter      shall tender for delivery quantities of Gas thermally-equivalent to those      delivered by Shipper, less, as applicable, Delhi Fuel Use, Wheeling LUFG,      Line CP Fuel Use and LUFG, Fuel Use and LUFG, or Storage Fuel Use and      LUFG, retained. |
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| 8. | Except      as otherwise permitted in the Tariff, and in accordance with Section 19 of      the GT&C of Transporter’s Tariff, this Agreement shall not be assigned      by Shipper in whole or in part, nor shall Shipper agree to provide      services to others by use of any capacity contracted for under the      Agreement, without Transporter’s prior written consent.  In      addition to all other rights and remedies, Transporter may terminate the      Agreement immediately if it is assigned by Shipper or if Shipper      subcontracts the capacity to others contrary to the provisions hereof,      whether the assignment or contract be voluntary, or by operation of law or      otherwise.  Subject to the above, the respective rights and      obligations of the parties under the Agreement shall extend to and be      binding upon their heirs, successors, assigns and legal      representatives.  Subject to Section 14 of the GT&C of      Transporter’s Tariff, Shipper may assign this Agreement to an entity with      which it is affiliated.  Any person which shall succeed by      purchase, merger or consolidation to the properties, substantially as an      entirety, of either party hereto, shall be entitled to the rights and      shall be subject to the obligations of its predecessor in title under this      Agreement; and either party may assign or pledge this Agreement under the      provisions of any mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, bank credit      agreement, assignment or similar instrument which it has executed or may      execute hereafter. |
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| 9. | Any      notice, statement, or bill provided for in this Agreement shall be in      writing (or provided electronically via the Internet to the extent      Transporter permits or requires) and shall be considered as having been      given if hand delivered, or, if received, when mailed by United States      mail, postage prepaid, to the addresses specified herein, or such other      addresses as either party shall designate by written notice to the      other.  Additionally, notices shall be considered as having been      given, if received, when sent via facsimile or through electronic data      interchange. |
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| 10. | In      accordance with the form of credit application contained in the Tariff,      Shipper agrees that any representations and agreements contained in any      credit application submitted in connection with this service shall be      incorporated herein by reference and made a part  hereof. |
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