Form of restricted unit award agreement



 Exhibit 10.8 
  
 PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE GP, LLC 
 RESTRICTED UNIT AGREEMENT 
  
 THIS AGREEMENT is made as of                      (the “Effective Date”) between Penn Virginia Resource GP, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (the “Company”), and                      (“Employee”). 
  
 1. Award of Units. As of the Effective Date, the Company hereby
grants to Employee              common units of Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. (“Units”) pursuant to the Penn Virginia Resource GP, LLC Amended and Restated
Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). A copy of the Plan is attached hereto as Exhibit A. Employee agrees that this award of Units shall be subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth herein and in the Plan, including any future
amendments thereto, which Plan is incorporated herein by reference as a part of this Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall govern. 
  
 2. Forfeiture Restrictions. The Units granted to Employee
pursuant to this Agreement may not be sold, assigned, pledged, exchanged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred, encumbered or disposed of to the extent then subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions (as hereinafter defined), and in the event of
Employee’s termination from the Company for any reason (other than as described below), Employee shall automatically upon such termination, for no consideration, forfeit to the Company all Units to the extent then subject to the Forfeiture
Restrictions. The prohibition against transfer and the obligation to forfeit and surrender Units to the Company upon termination from the Company are herein referred to as “Forfeiture Restrictions,” and the Units which are then subject to
the Forfeiture Restrictions are herein sometimes referred to as “Restricted Units.” The Forfeiture Restrictions shall be binding upon and enforceable against any transferee of the Units. The Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse as to
Restricted Units issued to Employee pursuant to this Agreement at the same time and in the same proportion as subordinated units are converted into common units during the Subordination Period (as defined in the Amended and Restated Agreement of
Limited Partnership of Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P.). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Forfeiture Restrictions shall lapse as to all of the Restricted Units on the date a Change in Control (as defined in the Plan) occurs or upon the death
of Employee. 
  
 3. Certificates. A certificate
evidencing the Restricted Units shall be issued in Employee’s name, pursuant to which Employee shall have voting rights and shall be entitled to receive all distributions on such Units free and clear of any Forfeiture Restrictions. The
certificate shall bear the following legend: 
  
 The Units
evidenced by this certificate have been issued pursuant to an agreement made as of                     , a copy of which is attached hereto
and incorporated herein, between the Company and the registered holder of the Units, and are subject to forfeiture to the Company under certain circumstances described in such agreement. The sale, assignment, pledge or other transfer of the Units
evidenced by this certificate is prohibited under the terms and conditions of such agreement, and such units may not be sold, assigned, pledged or otherwise transferred except as provided in such agreement. 







 The Company may cause the certificate to be delivered upon issuance to the Secretary of the Company as a
depository for safekeeping until the forfeiture occurs or the Forfeiture Restrictions lapse pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Upon request of the Company, Employee shall deliver to the Company a unit power, endorsed in blank, relating to the
Restricted Units then subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions. Upon the lapse of the Forfeiture Restrictions without forfeiture, the Company shall cause a new certificate or certificates to be issued for the remaining Units without legend in the name
of Employee in exchange for the certificate evidencing the Restricted Units. 
  
 4. Consideration. It is understood that the consideration for the issuance of Restricted Units shall be Employee’s agreement to render future services as Employee of the Company. 
  
 5. Status of Units. Employee agrees that the Restricted Units
will not be sold or otherwise disposed of in any manner that would constitute a violation of any applicable federal or state securities laws. Employee also agrees (i) that the certificates representing the Restricted Units may bear such legend or
legends as the Committee deems appropriate in order to ensure compliance with applicable securities laws, (ii) that Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. may refuse to register the transfer of the Restricted Units on the unit transfer records of
Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. if such proposed transfer would in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. constitute a violation of any applicable securities law, and (iii) that Penn Virginia Resource
Partners, L.P. may give related instructions to its transfer agent, if any, to stop registration of the transfer of the Restricted Units. 
  
 6. Committee’s Powers. No provision contained in this Agreement shall in any way terminate, modify or alter, or be construed or
interpreted as terminating, modifying or altering any of the powers, rights or authority vested in the Committee pursuant to the terms of the Plan, including, without limitation, the Committee’s rights to make certain determinations and
elections with respect to the Restricted Units. 
  
 7.
Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors to the Company and all persons lawfully claiming under Employee. 
  
 8. Non-Alienation. To the extent subject to the Forfeiture Restrictions, Employee shall not have any right to
pledge, hypothecate, anticipate or assign this Agreement or the rights with respect to Units granted hereunder, except by will or the laws of descent and distribution. 
  
 9. No Membership Rights Conferred. This Agreement shall not be deemed to (i) confer upon Employee any right
with respect to continuation of employment or (ii) affect the terms and conditions of any other agreement between the Company and Employee except as expressly provided herein. 
  

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 10. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same Agreement. 
  
 11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be duly executed
by an officer thereunto duly authorized, and Employee has executed this Agreement, all effective as of the Effective Date. 
  

			
	PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE GP, LLC
		
	 By:
	 	  


	 Name:
	 	 



			
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	 Employee



  

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