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PVA-2014.09.30-EX10.1

    

EXECUTION VERSION

CONSTRUCTION AND FIELD GATHERING AGREEMENT
by and between
REPUBLIC MIDSTREAM, LLC
(“Gatherer”)
and
PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.
(“Shipper”)

Dated July 30, 2014

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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	ARTICLE I
	DEFINITIONS                                1

		
	ARTICLE II
	DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT                    6

		
	ARTICLE III
	CONSTRUCTION AND OWNERSHIP OF THE GATHERING SYSTEM; CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE                                8

		
	ARTICLE IV
	CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GATHERING SYSTEM            10

		
	ARTICLE V
	QUANTITY, NOMINATION AND IMBALANCE PROCEDURES    12

		
	ARTICLE VI
	CONTROL OF OIL                                12

		
	ARTICLE VII
	MEASUREMENT AND TESTING                        13

		
	ARTICLE VIII
	QUALITY                                    13

		
	ARTICLE IX
	MINIMUM VOLUME COMMITMENTS; FEES                14

		
	ARTICLE X
	TERM                                        15

		
	ARTICLE XI
	STATEMENTS AND PAYMENTS                        15

		
	ARTICLE XII
	REGULATION                                15

		
	ARTICLE XIII
	TAXES AND ROYALTIES                            16

		
	ARTICLE XIV
	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES                17

		
	ARTICLE XV
	EASEMENTS                                    18

		
	ARTICLE XVI
	INDEMNITY                                    18

		
	ARTICLE XVII
	NOTICES AND STATEMENTS                        19

		
	ARTICLE XVIII
	FORCE MAJEURE                                20

		
	ARTICLE XIX
	CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION                        21

		
	ARTICLE XX
	ASSIGNMENT OF GATHERING SYSTEM                22

		
	ARTICLE XXI
	MISCELLANEOUS                                22

EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A    DEDICATION AREA 
EXHIBIT B    NOMINATION PROCEDURES
EXHIBIT C    MEASUREMENT AND TESTING
EXHIBIT D    REQUIRED INSURANCE
EXHIBIT E    FORM OF MEMORANDUM OF DEDICATION - GONZALES
EXHIBIT F     FORM OF MEMORANDUM OF DEDICATION - LAVACA
EXHIBIT G     DESIGN PROPOSAL
EXHIBIT H    FORM OF TARIFF
EXHIBIT I    FORM OF MEMORANDUM OF DEDICATION - FAYETTE

CONSTRUCTION AND FIELD GATHERING AGREEMENT
THIS CONSTRUCTION AND FIELD GATHERING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into this 30th day of July, 2014 (the “Effective Date”) by and between Republic Midstream, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Gatherer”), and Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.P., a Texas limited partnership (“Shipper”).  Gatherer and Shipper may hereinafter be referred to singularly as a “Party” and, together, as the “Parties.”
W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Parties desire that Gatherer construct, own and operate certain crude oil gathering lines to gather Shipper’s Oil (as defined in Article I) within the Dedication Area (as defined in Article I) and to deliver Shipper’s Oil to the Delivery Points (as defined in Article I); and
WHEREAS, Shipper desires to have Shipper’s Oil within the Dedication Area gathered by Gatherer and delivered to the Delivery Points;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, terms and conditions herein contained, together with other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties, for themselves and for their successors and assigns, do hereby mutually covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms are defined as follows:
“Acreage Swap” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.8.
“Additional Segment” means the Crude Oil gathering pipelines and other related facilities and equipment located in the Dedication Area necessary to gather and transport Crude Oil from a Receipt Point to any existing portion of the Gathering System.
“Additional Units” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.3(c).
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person.  For purposes of this definition, “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person. 
“Agreement” has the meaning given such term in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“API” means the American Petroleum Institute 
“API Gravity” means a gravity (at sixty degrees (60°) Fahrenheit) determined in accordance with the specific gravity scale developed by the API and expressed in degrees.
“Applicable Law” means, with respect to any Person, all laws, statutes, codes, acts, treaties, ordinances, orders, judgments, writs, decrees, injunctions, rules, regulations, governmental approvals, licenses and permits, directives and requirements of all Governmental Authorities, including all official interpretations thereof by any such Governmental Authorities, as in effect at any time or from time to time and, in each case, applicable to or binding upon such Person and, in the case of Gatherer, Gatherer’s ownership, use and operation of the Gathering System.

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“Barrel” means a standard barrel of 42 U.S. gallons liquid volume of oil or other liquid hydrocarbons corrected to sixty degrees (60°) Fahrenheit and equilibrium vapor pressure.
“Base Gathering System” means the Crude Oil gathering pipelines and other related facilities and equipment located in the Dedication Area necessary to gather and transport Crude Oil from the Receipt Points in the Core Units to the pipeline inlet flanges at the CDP; provided, however, that the Base Gathering System shall not include any trucking services.
“CDP” means the central delivery point identified on the map attached hereto as Exhibit A.
“Change in Law” means any change to any Applicable Law in effect on the Effective Date.
“Claim” means any demand, claim, action, suit, legal proceeding (whether at law or in equity) or arbitration.
“Collateral Assignment” has the meaning given such term in Section 20.1.
“Completion Date” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.5.
“Confidential Information” means (i) the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (ii) the terms and conditions of Shipper’s gathering and/or transportation agreements with downstream pipelines, trucking company or purchasers and (iii) all information and data (including all copies thereof) that is furnished or submitted by any Party or its Affiliates, whether oral, written or electronic, to the other Party or its Affiliates in connection with the operation of the Gathering System or the services rendered by Gatherer hereunder, including customer, pricing and nomination information and the terms and conditions of any contracts to which such furnishing Party is a party.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Confidential Information” shall not include any information that a claiming Party proves:
(a)is in the public domain at the time of its disclosure, other than as a result of a breach of this Agreement;
(b)was in the possession of any Party or any of its Affiliates prior to being furnished such information; or
(c)has been independently acquired or developed by a Party or any of its Affiliates without breaching this Agreement.
“Connection Units” means the Core Units and any Additional Units connected to the Gathering System.
“Construction Notice” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.3(a).
“Construction Plan” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.2.
“Crude Oil” means crude oil produced from lease production, including lower or higher API Gravity crude oil.
“Core Units” means those production units within the Dedication Area identified as “Core Units” on the map attached hereto as Exhibit A.
“Day” means a period of twenty-four (24) consecutive hours beginning at 7:00 a.m., Central Time, on each calendar day and ending at 7:00 a.m., Central Time, on the next succeeding calendar day or such other time period that any market and/or pipeline downstream of the Gathering System uses as the definition of “Day” for its operations if such time period is inconsistent with the preceding time period.

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“Dedication Area” means all of the Interests within the areas of Gonzales, Lavaca and Fayette Counties, Texas identified on the map attached hereto as Exhibit A.
“Delivery Failure” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.5.
“Delivery Points” means the (i) outlet flange of Gatherer’s tank batteries located within the CDP where Gatherer redelivers Shipper’s Oil downstream by pipeline from the CDP, (ii) the outlet flange of Gatherer’s tank batteries located within the CDP where Gatherer redelivers Shipper’s Oil to truck loading connections at the CDP and (iii) any such other point(s) of interconnection as may be mutually agreed by Gatherer and Shipper.
“Easements” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.9.
“Effective Date” has the meaning given such term in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Emissions” means any gaseous, liquid, solid or other substance emitted by the Gathering System, including carbon dioxide (“CO2”), sulfur dioxide (“SO2”), nitrogen oxides (“NOx”), mercury (“Hg”), volatile organic compounds (“VOC”) and volatile organic material (“VOM”).  
“Equivalent Volume” means a volume of Shipper’s Oil equal to (x) the volume of Shipper’s Oil received by Gatherer at the Receipt Points, minus (y) Shipper’s proportionate share of Lost Oil.
“Excess Receipt Point” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.3(b).
“Excluded Units” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.3(d).
“Excluded Volumes” has the meaning given such term in Section 9.2(b).
“Expected Production Date” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.3(a).
“Fees” means the fees payable to Gatherer hereunder as described in Section 9.2.
“FERC” has the meaning given such term in Section 12.2.
“Financing Parties” means institutions (including any trustee or agent on behalf of such institutions) providing debt financing or refinancing to Gatherer for the acquisition, development, construction, ownership, operation, maintenance or leasing of the Gathering System.
“Force Majeure” means any circumstance beyond the reasonable control of the Person experiencing such inability to perform, whether of the kind enumerated herein or not, including any such circumstances caused by the non-performance of, or breach of, the other Party of its obligations under this Agreement or acts of God, strikes, lockouts or other industrial disturbances, curtailments or shutdowns, acts of the public enemy, wars, blockades, insurrections, riots, epidemics, landslides, lightning, earthquakes, power failures, storms, floods, washouts, arrests and restraints of governments and people, civil disturbances, fires, explosions, breakage or accidents to machinery or lines of pipe, modification or maintenance of machinery or lines of pipe, freezing of lines of pipe, inability to obtain at reasonable cost any land use rights such as easements, servitudes, right-of-way grants, permits, governmental approvals or licenses and inability to obtain at reasonable cost materials or supplies for constructing or maintaining facilities, actions or failures to act of Governmental Authorities, including changes in Applicable Law, and which by the exercise of due diligence such Person is unable to prevent or overcome; provided, however, that “Force Majeure” shall not include any circumstance beyond the reasonable control of such Person where the circumstance is a direct result of the willful misconduct of such Person. 

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“Gatherer” has the meaning given such term in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Gatherer Indemnitees” has the meaning given such term in Section 16.1.
“Gathering System” means, collectively, the Base Gathering System, the CDP, the Additional Segments and all associated facilities that Gatherer may construct as part thereof.
“Governmental Authority” means any government, court, tribunal, arbitrator, authority, agency, commission, official or other instrumentality of the United States or any state, county, city, tribal or other political subdivision or similar governing entity, and including any governmental, quasi-governmental or non-governmental body administering, regulating or having general oversight over oil, electricity, power or other markets.
“Initial Production Date” means the date of first production of Shipper’s Oil from a well pad connected to an additional Receipt Point described in a Construction Notice.
“Interests” means all interests that Shipper (or any of its Affiliates or any successor in interest resulting from any merger, reorganization, consolidation or as part of a sale or other disposition of all or any portion of such interests) now or hereinafter owns, controls, acquires or has the right to market (as such marketing rights may change from time to time) in Shipper’s Oil reserves of, and production from, all formations in, under or attributable to the Dedication Area, together with any pool, communitized area or unit, and all interests in any wells, whether now existing or drilled hereafter, on or completed within the Dedication Area, or within any such pool, communitized area or unit, even though such interests may be incorrectly or incompletely stated, all as the same shall be enlarged by the discharge of any burdens or by the removal of any charges or encumbrances to which any of same maybe subject as of the Effective Date, and any and all replacements, renewals and extensions or amendments of any of the same; provided, however, that “Interests” shall not include (a) any Excluded Units or Outside Units or (b) any interest of Shipper or any of its Affiliates that must be offered to a third-party working interest partner pursuant to any applicable agreement with such partner in effect on the Effective Date, and which such partner receives or elects to receive, as applicable under the affected agreement.
“LACT/ACT Unit” means a Lease Automatic Custody Transfer unit or Automatic Custody Transfer unit, in each case with Coriolis mass metering devices and electronic temperature averaging capabilities.
“Losses” means any and all judgments, losses, liabilities, amounts paid in settlement, damages, fines, penalties, deficiencies, costs and expenses (including pre- and post-judgment interest, court costs, reasonable fees of attorneys, accountants and other experts or other reasonable expenses related to any Claim).
“Lost Oil” means the volume of crude oil (expressed in Barrels) which is lost and unaccounted for in the Gathering System.  Shipper’s proportionate share of Lost Oil shall be stated in Barrels and shall be determined in accordance with Gatherer’s standard allocation procedures on a proportional basis.
“Minimum Volume Commitment” has the meaning given such term in Section 9.1.
“Month” means the period commencing at 7:00 a.m., Central Time, on the first day of a calendar month and ending at 7:00 a.m., Central Time, on the first day of the next succeeding calendar month or such other time period that any market and/or pipeline downstream of the Gathering System uses as the definition of “Month” for its operations if such time period is inconsistent with the preceding time period.

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“Necessary Capacity” has the meaning given such term in Section 12.5.
“Non-Operated Interest” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.2(a).
“Outside Units” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.3(e).
“Party” and “Parties” have the meanings given such terms in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Permissible Interruptions” has the meaning given such term in Section 5.4.
“Person” means any natural person, limited liability company, corporation, general or limited partnership, group, union, association, trust or Governmental Authority.
“PPI Adjustment” has the meaning given such term in Section 9.3.
“Preferential Fee” has the meaning given such term in Section 9.2(b).
“Prime Rate” means the per annum rate of interest announced as the “prime rate” for commercial loans posted from time to time by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. or its successor or other bank on which the Parties agree.
“Prior Dedicated Interest” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.2(b).
“Projected Volumes” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.3(a).
“Proposed Acquired Acreage” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.8.
“Proposed Exchange Acreage” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.8.
“Proposed Released Acreage” has the meaning given such term in Section 2.9.
“Psia” means pounds per square inch absolute.
“Psig” means pounds per square inch gauge. 
“Receipt Points” means the outlet flange of each of Shipper’s tank batteries located within the Dedication Area.
“Reputable and Prudent Operator” has the meaning set forth in Section 20.2.
“Reservations” has the meaning given such term in Section 6.5.
“Shipper” has the meaning given such term in the introductory paragraph hereto.
“Shipper Indemnitees” has the meaning given such term in Section 16.2.
“Shipper’s Oil” means all Interests of Shipper in Crude Oil, including, without limitation, all Crude Oil that Shipper owns, controls, acquires or has the right to market within the Dedication Area.
“Specifications” has the meaning given such term in Section 8.1.

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“Successor” means a successor in interest resulting from any merger, reorganization, consolidation or as part of a sale or other disposition of any portion of the Interests, except as set forth in Sections 2.8, 2.9 and 2.10.
“System Completion Date” has the meaning given such term in Section 3.2.
“Tariff” means Gatherer’s TRRC Tariff and the rules and regulations of TRRC Tariff, as initially set forth on Exhibit H attached hereto, including supplements thereto and reissues thereof, under which Crude Oil is transported through the Gathering System.
“Tax” means any tax or fee imposed by any Governmental Authority.
“Term” has the meaning given such term in Article X.
“TRRC” means the Texas Railroad Commission.

ARTICLE II
DEDICATION AND COMMITMENT

2.1    Subject to Sections 2.2, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9 and 2.10, Shipper hereby dedicates and commits to Gatherer, in consideration for the gathering and delivery services to be provided by Gatherer hereunder, all of the Interests.

2.2    Shipper’s dedication and commitment of the Interests shall be subject to the Reservations as well as the following limitations:
(a)    Any Interest, other than Connection Units, which is, at any time after the Effective Date, both (a) operated by an operator other than Shipper, its Affiliate or a Successor and (b) owned less than 51% by Shipper or an Affiliate of Shipper where such ownership is measured by working interests (a “Non-Operated Interest”) shall not be subject to the dedication and commitment provided for in Section 2.1.
(b)    If Shipper acquires, after the Effective Date, any Interest which is subject to a prior dedication (a “Prior Dedicated Interest”), then such Prior Dedicated Interest shall not be subject to the dedication and commitment provided for in Section 2.1; provided, however, that, if any Prior Dedicated Interest is released from such prior dedication during the Term, then such Prior Dedicated Interest shall, effective upon such release, become subject to the dedication and commitment provided for in Section 2.1.

2.3    Commencing on the System Completion Date, Shipper shall deliver all of Shipper’s Oil produced from wells located in the Core Units to Gatherer at the Receipt Points.

2.4    Commencing on the System Completion Date, Gatherer shall provide gathering services for and accept and receive the volume of Shipper’s Oil (measured in Barrels) tendered by Shipper each Day at the Receipt Points and deliver an Equivalent Volume to the Delivery Points.  

2.5    Commencing on the Initial Production Date, Shipper shall deliver all of Shipper’s Oil to Gatherer at the Receipt Point described in the applicable Construction Notice.

2.6    Commencing on the Initial Production Date, Gatherer shall provide gathering services for and accept and receive the volume of Shipper’s Oil (measured in Barrels) tendered by Shipper each Day at the Receipt Point described in the applicable Construction Notice and deliver an Equivalent Volume to the Delivery Points.

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2.7    Subject to Sections 2.8, 2.9 and 2.10, such dedication and commitment by Shipper under this Article II shall be deemed an interest that runs with the land in the Dedication Area, and the Parties agree that the dedications and commitments with regard to any Interest existing as of the Effective Date shall be deemed fully vested, and further agree that future interests in the Interests shall vest upon Shipper’s acquiring ownership, control or right to market such Interest(s).  Shipper agrees to execute and deliver a memorandum in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E for Gonzales County, Exhibit F for Lavaca County and Exhibit I for Fayette County to Gatherer for recording in the real property records of each county in which any portion of the Dedication Area is located in order to evidence the dedication provision of this Article II.

2.8    If Shipper desires to sell or transfer to a third party acreage, excluding acreage within Connection Units, within the Dedication Area already dedicated under this Agreement (the “Proposed Exchange Acreage”) and receive in exchange for such acreage new acreage, not otherwise dedicated, within the Dedication Area (the “Proposed Acquired Acreage”) (such transaction, an “Acreage Swap”), Shipper shall notify Gatherer in writing of its desire for Gatherer to execute a dedication release of the Proposed Released Acreage in the Dedication Area.  Shipper’s written notice will describe in reasonable detail the proposed Acreage Swap, including, as applicable: (i) a description of the portion of the Dedication Area to be released, including the number of net acres constituting the Proposed Exchange Acreage and (ii) a description of the Proposed Acquired Acreage, including the number net acres.

(a)    If the number of net acres constituting the Proposed Acquired Acreage is greater than or not less than ninety percent (90%) of the number of net acres constituting the Proposed Exchange Acreage, Gatherer shall grant such dedication release pursuant to this Section 2.8 and shall promptly deliver a recordable copy of such dedication release to Shipper.

(b)    If the number of net acres constituting the Proposed Acquired Acreage is less than ninety percent (90%) of number of net acres constituting the Proposed Exchange Acreage, Gatherer may, but shall not be required to (subject to Section 2.9), grant such dedication release pursuant to this Section 2.8.

2.9    If Shipper desires to sell or transfer to a third party acreage, excluding acreage within Connection Units, within the Dedication Area already dedicated under this Agreement other than pursuant to Section 2.8 (the “Proposed Released Acreage”), Shipper shall notify Gatherer in writing of its desire for Gatherer to execute a dedication release of the Proposed Released Acreage in the Dedication Area.  Shipper’s written notice will describe in reasonable detail the portion of the Dedication Area to be released, including the number of net acres constituting the Proposed Released Acreage.

(a)    If the number of net acres constituting the Proposed Released Acreage is not more than five percent (5%) of the number of net acres included the Dedication Area at the time of such sale or transfer, Gatherer shall grant such dedication release pursuant to this Section 2.9 and shall promptly deliver a recordable copy of such dedication release to Shipper; provided, however, that Gatherer shall not be required to grant any such dedication release to the extent that the net acres included in the Dedication Area following such sell or transfer pursuant to this Section 2.9 is less than the net acres included in the Dedication Area on the Effective Date.

(b)    If the number of net acres constituting the Proposed Releases Acreage is more than five percent (5%) of number of net acres constituting the Proposed Released Acreage included the Dedication Area at the time of such sale or transfer, Gatherer may, but shall not be required to, grant such dedication release pursuant to this Section 2.9.

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2.10    If, at any time, insufficient contiguous acreage remains in the Dedication Area for Shipper to create a drilling unit, or if Shipper is otherwise unable to create a pooled unit in which it is the operator of such pooled unit, Shipper shall notify Gatherer in writing, on a unit-by-unit basis, of its desire for Gatherer to execute a dedication release of a portion of the acreage in the Dedication Area necessary to create a pooled unit with one or more third parties.  Shipper’s written notice will describe in reasonable detail the proposed pooled unit, including, as applicable:  (i) an explanation of why Shipper’s acreage in the Dedication Area is insufficient to create a drilling unit, (ii) a description of the portion of the Dedication Area required to be released to form such pooled unit, (iii) the identification of the third party working interest owners of such pooled unit and (iv) the size of such pooled unit.  Such proposed pooled units shall not exceed seven hundred four (704) acres.  Upon receipt of the information set forth in this Section 2.9, Gatherer shall grant such dedication release pursuant to this Section 2.9 and shall promptly deliver a recordable copy of such dedication release to Shipper. 

ARTICLE III
CONSTRUCTION AND OWNERSHIP OF THE GATHERING SYSTEM;
CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE

3.1    Gatherer shall, at its sole risk, cost and expense, design, acquire right-of-way for, obtain all permits from Governmental Authorities for, procure materials for, construct, equip, install, own, operate and maintain the Gathering System, all in accordance with Applicable Law and the provisions of Article IV.

3.2    By not later than October 1, 2014, Gatherer shall prepare and deliver to Shipper a detailed construction plan (a “Construction Plan”) for the completion of the Base Gathering System and the CDP and shall review the design for constructing the Base Gathering System and the CDP with Shipper.  Subject to Force Majeure, Gatherer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to complete construction of the Base Gathering System and CDP so that all of the Core Units are connected to the Gathering System, and the Base Gathering System and CDP are operational, by not later than April 30, 2015 (such completion date, the “System Completion Date”).  If the System Completion Date has not occurred on or before March 31, 2016, Shipper may terminate this Agreement.  Within thirty (30) Days of the System Completion Date, Shipper shall commence and thereafter continue on an uninterrupted basis (except for interruptions caused by Force Majeure, Permissible Interruptions or Gatherer) delivery of Shipper’s Oil into the Base Gathering System.

3.3    Gatherer shall expand or extend, add or remove components and operate the Gathering System as necessary to connect Shipper’s wells within the Dedication Area as follows:

(a)    Shipper shall notify Gatherer of the need to install an additional Receipt Point within the Dedication Area not included as part of the Base Gathering System (a “Construction Notice”) at least 120 Days prior to the date on which the first well on the first well pad to be connected to such additional Receipt Point is expected to be spud.  Each Construction Notice delivered by Shipper shall describe in reasonable detail (i) the expected date of first production of Shipper’s Oil from the first well pad to be connected to such additional Receipt Point (the “Expected Production Date”), (ii) the desired location for such additional Receipt Point, (iii) Shipper’s good faith projection of the daily volumes of Shipper’s Oil to be gathered during the initial two (2) years of production from the first well pad to be connected to such additional Receipt Point (“Projected Volumes”) and (iv)  the anticipated API Gravity of Shipper’s Oil to be produced from the first well pad to be connected to such additional Receipt Point.

(b)    Within 30 Days following the receipt of a Construction Notice, Gatherer shall notify Shipper whether it elects to install such additional Receipt Point (it being understood that Gatherer must install (and shall have no election with respect to) any additional Receipt Point within a Core Unit); provided, however, that Gatherer shall not be required to install any additional Receipt Point pursuant to this Section 3.3 in a production unit which already has a Receipt Point (subject to the following proviso) if the aggregate Receipt Points following the installation of such additional Receipt Point (an “Excess Receipt Point”) would be more than one hundred and fifty percent (150%) of the number of total number of production units then connected to the Gathering 

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System; provided, further, that Gatherer shall construct, install, own and operate any Excess Receipt Point if such Excess Receipt Point does not require an additional LACT/ACT Unit and if Shipper reimburses Gatherer for the lesser of (x) $100,000 and (y) 50% of the actual costs associated with construction and installation of such Excess Receipt Point.  If Gatherer elects to install any additional Receipt Point, it shall prepare and deliver to Shipper a detailed Construction Plan for the installation of the additional Receipt Point requested by such Construction Notice and the completion of the related Additional Segment and shall review with Shipper the design for constructing and/or modifying and operating such Additional Segment.

(c)    Gatherer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to complete the construction of the additional Receipt Point described in such Construction Notice and the related Additional Segment so that such Additional Segment is operational by not later than 30 Days prior to the Expected Production Date, subject to Force Majeure.  Any production units connected to the Gathering System by Gatherer pursuant to this Section 3.3 shall become “Additional Units.”  

(d)    Except as set forth in Section 3.3(b), if Gatherer elects not to install an additional Receipt Point or if Gatherer fails to make its election within the required 30-Day period, Shipper, its Affiliates or a third party at the direction of Shipper, shall have the right, at its sole risk, cost and expense, to install pipeline facilities and connect the wells connected or to be connected to such Additional Receipt Point.  Any production units not connected to the Gathering System by Gatherer pursuant to this Section 3.3 shall be released from the Dedication Area.  Any such production units connected to the Gathering System by Shipper pursuant to this Section 3.3 shall become “Excluded Units.”  Shipper shall pay the Preferential Fee on Shipper’s Oil gathered from wells within an Excluded Unit.  

(e)    Shipper shall have the right, at its sole risk, cost and expense, to install pipeline facilities and connect any wells outside of the Dedication Area to a point on the Gathering System.  Any production units outside of the Dedication Area connected to the Gathering System by Shipper will become “Outside Units.”  Shipper shall pay the Preferential Fee on Shipper’s Oil gathered from wells within an Outside Unit.

3.4    Gatherer shall design and construct the Base Gathering System, the CDP and each Additional Segment substantially as described in the applicable Construction Plan, as agreed by Gatherer and Shipper.  All pipelines to be constructed pursuant to a Construction Plan (whether as part of the Base Gathering System or as part of an Additional Segment) shall be constructed of steel.  Each Construction Plan shall be reasonably satisfactory to Shipper.  Gatherer shall construct the Base Gathering System, the CDP and each Additional Segment with due diligence at its sole risk, cost and expense.  Gatherer shall either provide a written report or schedule a conference call with Shipper regarding construction progress on a weekly basis while the Base Gathering System, the CDP and each Additional Segment are being constructed.  Gatherer and Shipper shall work together to ensure completion of the Base Gathering System, the CDP and each Additional Segment in a timely manner.

3.5    Gatherer shall notify Shipper of the date on which each Additional Segment constructed or modified by Gatherer hereunder has been completed and is operational (the “Completion Date”).  Except as otherwise set forth herein, by not later than 120 Days after the later of the Completion Date or the Expected Production Date, Shipper shall (a) commence and thereafter continue on an uninterrupted basis (except for interruptions caused by Force Majeure, Permissible Interruptions or Gatherer) delivery of Shipper’s Oil into such Additional Segment from the first well pad connected to the additional Receipt Point described in the applicable Construction Notice and (b) commence to pay all Fees required to be paid hereunder in connection with the gathering of such Shipper’s Oil.  If Shipper does not commence such delivery within such 120-Day period, or thereafter ceases such delivery (in either case, a “Delivery Failure”), then Shipper shall, commencing on the first Day after such Delivery Failure, and continuing until Shipper has commenced or recommenced such delivery, pay all Fees that would be have been required to be paid hereunder if all of the Projected Volumes described in the applicable Construction Notice were, in fact, delivered.

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3.6    In the event that (a) the Completion Date for an Additional Segment has not occurred prior to the Initial Production Date for such Additional Segment or (b) Gatherer is unable to take all of Shipper’s Oil volumes delivered at any Receipt Point (including because of events of Force Majeure), Shipper may sell any of Shipper’s Oil produced from the wells to be connected to such Additional Segment or connected to such Receipt Point, as applicable, free from the dedications under to this Agreement until such time as the Completion Date occurs or Gatherer can resume taking all of Shipper’s Oil volumes delivered at such Receipt Point, as applicable.

3.7    In the event that Shipper makes any payment of Fees on account of a Delivery Failure pursuant to Section 3.5, all Projected Volumes used in the calculation of such payment shall be deemed to have been actually delivered for the purpose of satisfying the Minimum Volume Commitment.  In the event that Shipper sells Shipper’s Oil free from the dedications under to this Agreement pursuant to Section 3.6, all such volumes shall be deemed to have been actually delivered for the purpose of satisfying the Minimum Volume Commitment.

3.8    Gatherer and Shipper shall collaborate to ensure that the Gathering System is configured in such a manner as to have reasonable ingress and egress to access roads and wells within the Dedication Area.  With respect to any access roads constructed or to be constructed within the Dedication Area by a Party, such Party shall grant the other Party access to and use thereof.  Each Party shall be responsible, and shall reimburse the other Party, for any damage caused by such Party to the other Party’s roads within the Dedication Area, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

3.9    In the event that Gatherer requires additional easements, rights-of-way, surface leases and/or easement rights under oil and gas leases (collectively, “Easements”), as applicable, in connection with the construction and/or modification of the Base Gathering System, the CDP or any Additional Segment, Gatherer shall describe such requirements in the applicable Construction Plan delivered to Shipper. 

3.10    Ownership and operation of the Gathering System shall be solely vested in Gatherer, and Shipper shall have no rights to the same.  Gatherer shall operate the Gathering System in accordance with the terms of the Tariff, this Agreement, Applicable Law and prevailing industry standards.

ARTICLE IV
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE GATHERING SYSTEM

4.1    Gatherer shall design, construct, equip, install, operate and maintain the Base Gathering System and any Additional Segments to have, at a minimum, the following characteristics: 

(a)    the capability to reliably receive at the Receipt Points all volumes of Shipper’s Oil delivered by Shipper and re-deliver to the Delivery Points all the Equivalent Volume, in accordance with this Agreement and customary industry standards; 

(b)    the capability to segregate, whether through use of separate pipelines or other means, (i) production from units generally producing 45 degree or lower API Gravity Shipper’s Oil and (ii) production from units generally producing greater than 45 degree API Gravity Shipper’s Oil, as specified in the design proposal attached hereto as Exhibit G;

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(c)    LACT/ACT Units and pipeline sample posts with capabilities sufficient to support Shipper’s royalty accounting responsibilities with respect to quantity, API Gravity, sediment and water and sulfur content for each production unit, provided, that Shipper’s use of any such data is not intended to create, nor creates, any third-party beneficiary rights; and

(d)    insulated above ground pipe, the ability to run scraper pigs and the capability to take such other actions as necessary to ensure flow reliability. 

4.2    Gatherer shall design, construct, equip, install, operate and maintain the CDP to have, at a minimum, the following characteristics:

(a)    the capability to receive, store and re-deliver all of Shipper’s Oil volumes gathered from Shipper in accordance with this Agreement and customary industry standards;

(b)    facilities available to Shipper on a first priority basis for loading and unloading volumes by truck utilizing eight dual LACT/ACT Units;  

(c)    at least four dedicated tanks with up to 180,000 barrels of combined tank shell storage capacity; and

(d)    the capability to blend Shipper’s volumes of Shipper’s Oil in storage tanks in order to manage Shipper’s Oil API Gravity.

4.3    Gatherer shall provide, at no additional cost to Shipper, blending services to Shipper at the CDP sufficient to blend Shipper’s Oil to between 36 degree API Gravity and 55 degree API Gravity as specified by Shipper; provided, however, that Gatherer shall perform such blending using only Shipper’s Oil and shall not use or be obligated to use Crude Oil purchased from third parties in connection with such blending services.  Each Month, Shipper shall instruct Gatherer either to (a) blend Shipper’s Oil to be delivered at the Delivery Points (including trucking facilities) to a target API Gravity or (b) deliver Shipper’s Oil directly from one of Shipper’s dedicated tanks at the CDP without blending, in each case in accordance with the nomination procedures described on Exhibit B attached hereto.

4.4    Gatherer shall provide batching capability to Shipper at the CDP to maintain segregation of grades described in Section 4.1(b) out of the Delivery Points at the CDP.

4.5    Shipper shall reimburse Gatherer for the actual costs of the ongoing power requirements for operation of Gatherer’s LACT units and injection pump facilities at the Receipt Points.  Gatherer shall provide, at its sole risk, cost and expense, power for the CDP.

4.6    Gatherer shall provide, at its sole risk, cost and expense, line fill and tank bottoms.

4.7    Gatherer shall not prohibit or unreasonably restrict the ability of third party pipelines to connect to the CDP.  Upon the connection of a third party pipeline to the CDP, the downstream connecting pipeline(s) shall become a Delivery Point.

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ARTICLE V
QUANTITY, NOMINATION AND IMBALANCE PROCEDURES

5.1    During the Term, Shipper shall deliver and Gatherer shall take and receive 100% of Shipper’s Oil produced from wells located within the Core Units, Additional Units, the Excluded Units and the Outside Units, subject to the Reservations and the limitations described in Section 2.2.

5.2    Shipper shall provide nominations to Gatherer with respect to the quantity of Shipper’s Oil to be delivered at each Delivery Point, which nominations shall be made in accordance with the nomination procedures described on Exhibit B attached hereto.

5.3    Gatherer shall not allow any third party Crude Oil to be commingled with Shipper’s Oil on the Gathering System; provided, however, that Gatherer may receive third party Crude Oil at the CDP so long as such third party Crude Oil is and remains segregated from Shipper’s Oil and may, subject to the Rules and Regulations and after consultation with Shipper, gather third party Crude Oil.  

5.4    Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary and without liability hereunder to Shipper or any other Person (but subject to the requirements of Section 12.5), Gatherer may interrupt or reduce its receipt, gathering and delivery of Shipper’s Oil for reasons of Force Majeure, maintenance, repair, emergency, construction or other causes beyond Gatherer’s reasonable control that restrict or curtail capacity in the Gathering System or the failure or inability of the operator of the takeaway facilities at the Delivery Points to receive Crude Oil (collectively, “Permissible Interruptions”).  Gatherer shall (a) provide to Shipper reasonably prompt notice of any such event, specifying the anticipated duration thereof, (b) proceed with due diligence to restore service as promptly as commercially practical under the circumstances and (c) subject to Applicable Law, take so much of Shipper’s Oil as may be physically gathered on the Gathering System given such event as a first priority and in preference to all other volumes of Crude Oil that Gatherer may otherwise receive into the Gathering System.

5.5    Shipper shall be solely responsible for any and all Crude Oil imbalances it may have with the pipelines downstream of the Gathering System and Gatherer shall have no liability whatsoever, financial or otherwise, to any Person for any such Crude Oil imbalances.  Gatherer shall work in good faith in conjunction with Shipper in administering and resolving any imbalance statements that may be issued by the downstream pipelines. 

5.6    The Parties shall meet by not later than two months after the Effective Date, and then at least every three months thereafter, to discuss Shipper’s Projected Volumes for the next six fiscal quarters.

ARTICLE VI
CONTROL OF OIL

6.1    Shipper, at its sole risk, cost and expense, shall own, construct, equip, install, operate and maintain, or contract for, all lines and other necessary facilities, including atmospheric tank batteries, to transport and store Shipper’s Oil as contemplated by this Agreement.

6.2    As between Gatherer and Shipper, Shipper shall be in control and possession of Shipper’s Oil and responsible for any Losses incurred by any Person in connection with Shipper’s Oil (a) until Shipper’s Oil is delivered to Gatherer at the Receipt Points and (b) after the Equivalent Volume has been redelivered by Gatherer for the account of Shipper at the Delivery Points.

6.3    As between Gatherer and Shipper, Gatherer shall be in control and possession of Shipper’s Oil and responsible for any Losses incurred by any Person in connection with Shipper’s Oil (a) after Shipper’s Oil has been delivered to Gatherer at the Receipt Points and (b) until the Equivalent Volume is redelivered for the account of Shipper at the Delivery Points.

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6.4    At all times, title to Shipper’s Oil shall remain with Shipper and not with Gatherer.

6.5    Notwithstanding anything stated to the contrary herein, Shipper reserves the following rights (the Reservations”):

(a)    The right to operate the Interests free from control by Gatherer and in such a manner as Shipper, in Shipper’s sole discretion, may deem advisable, including without limitation, the right, but never the obligation, to drill new wells, to repair and rework old wells, to renew or extend in whole or in part any leases and to abandon any well or surrender any lease in whole or in part.

(b)    The right to deliver Shipper’s Oil to the “lessors” under any leases for which such lessors are entitled to receive Shipper’s Oil in kind from the Interests under the terms of such leases.

(c)    The right to pool or unitize any leases (or any portion thereof) with other lands and leases.  In the event of pooling or unitization, this Agreement shall cover Shipper’s Interest in the pool or unit and the Shipper’s Oil attributable thereto.

(d)    The right to disconnect, at Shipper’s sole risk, cost and expense, any Excluded Unit or any Outside Unit from the Gathering System.

(e)    The right to stabilize Shipper’s Oil for the purpose of lowering API Gravity, and the right to sell or transport natural gas liquids or condensate resulting from the stabilization and cooling process from the tank battery locations.

ARTICLE VII
MEASUREMENT AND TESTING

For purposes of this Agreement, (a) measurement of all volumes of Shipper’s Oil and determination of the sulfur content and API Gravity of Shipper’s Oil shall be undertaken on an “as delivered basis” and (b) determination of the API Gravity, sediment and water and sulfur content of Shipper’s Oil shall be undertaken in accordance with the procedures and requirements described on Exhibit C attached hereto.  Each Day, Gatherer shall provide Shipper with all Receipt Point and Delivery Point Shipper’s Oil volumes attributable to Shipper’s Oil and tank levels in a computer file that may be uploaded by Shipper.  Each Month, Gatherer shall determine the API Gravity, sediment and water and sulfur content of Shipper’s Oil received at a particular Receipt Point and provide such information to Shipper.

ARTICLE VIII
QUALITY

8.1    Shipper’s Oil shall, in the aggregate at any given Receipt Point, conform to the specifications, as may be amended or enforced from time to time, of the Tariff (collectively, the “Specifications”); provided, however, that Shipper’s Oil must be able to be blended at the CDP to meet the stricter of the following specifications:  (i) the Tariff and (ii) the downstream pipelines receiving the Equivalent Volumes of Shipper’s Oil. 

8.2    Should Shipper’s Oil fail at any time to conform to any and/or all of the Specifications, Gatherer may (without prior notice to Shipper) immediately suspend receipt of any off-specification Shipper’s Oil; provided, however, that Gatherer shall give notice to Shipper as promptly as is reasonably possible after Gatherer obtains knowledge of such nonconformance to allow Shipper to correct such condition(s).    Should Shipper’s Oil fail to conform to any and/or all of the Specifications at a given Receipt Point, Shipper may sell such volumes of Shipper’s Oil free from the dedications under this Agreement until such time as Shipper’s Oil conforms to the Specifications.  Gatherer shall not be obligated to accept Shipper’s Oil for delivery unless and until Shipper’s Oil conforms to the Specifications.  Shipper shall be solely responsible for all Losses resulting from delivery of Shipper’s Oil that does not conform to the Specifications.  

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8.3    The receipt by Gatherer of Shipper’s Oil that fails to meet any one of the Specifications shall not be held to be a waiver of Gatherer’s right to refuse future receipts of Shipper’s Oil or relieve Shipper of any indemnity obligation under Article XVI.

ARTICLE IX
MINIMUM VOLUME COMMITMENT; FEES

9.1    Each Month during the Term hereof, Shipper (together with its Affiliates and Successors) shall deliver to Gatherer at the Receipt Points a minimum of 15,000 Barrels per Day (the “Minimum Volume Commitment”) for ten (10) years beginning on the System Completion Date.  For purpose of calculating Shipper’s delivery of the Minimum Volume Commitment, volume shall be calculated based on the trailing three (3) Month average volume gathered by Gatherer on the Gathering System.  In the event that Shipper does not deliver the Minimum Volume Commitment in any given Month, Gatherer shall charge the Tier 1 Gathering Fee on the aggregate Minimum Volume Commitment for such Month in lieu of the Gathering Fees contemplated by Section 9.2(a).

9.2    As consideration of the services rendered by Gatherer under this Agreement, Shipper shall pay to Gatherer the following fees (the “Fees”):

(a)    A Gathering Fee on all of Shipper’s Oil delivered at the Delivery Points from wells in the Core Units and the Additional Units based on the following volumetric tiers:
	
				
	Tier 1:
	First 15,000 Barrels per Day
	0
	$2.00 per Barrel

	Tier 2:
	Greater than 15,000 and less than 30,000 Barrels per Day
	0
	$1.50 per Barrel

	Tier 3:
	Greater than 30,000 Barrels per Day
	0
	$1.00 per Barrel

	For the avoidance of doubt, the rates in the table above are tiered.  The Tier 1 rate applies to the first 15,000 Barrels per Day of transported volumes, the Tier 2 rate applies to the next 15,000 Barrels per Day of transported volumes and the Tier 3 rate applies to volumes in excess of 30,000 Barrels per Day.

(b)    A Gathering Fee on all of Shipper’s Oil delivered at the Delivery Points from wells in the Excluded Units and the Outside Units (“Excluded Volumes”) equal to $1.00 per Barrel (the “Preferential Fee”); provided, however, that in the event Shipper has delivered less than the Minimum Volume Commitment in the applicable Month, the Preferential Fee will be equal to the Tier 1 Gathering Fee with respect to such amount of Excluded Volumes as is necessary for Shipper to meet the Minimum Volume Commitment.

(c)    A Truck Loading Fee equal to $0.25 per Barrel on all of Shipper’s Oil either loaded onto or unloaded from trucks at the CDP or any other Delivery Point agreed to by the Parties.

9.3    Beginning in the second year following the System Completion Date, the Tier 2 Gathering Fee, the Tier 3 Gathering Fee, the Preferential Fee and the Truck Loading Fee will be increased by the amount equal to the annual percentage increase change in the Producer Price Index (the “PPI Adjustment”).  The Tier 1 Gathering Fee will be subject to the PPI Adjustment beginning in the eleventh year following the Effective Date.  In no event shall (i) the PPI Adjustment be greater than three percent (3%) in any given year or (ii) the Tier 2 Gathering Fee or the Tier 3 Gathering Fee exceed the Tier 1 Gathering Fee.

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ARTICLE X
TERM

The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and shall terminate on the twenty-fifth (25th) anniversary of the System Completion Date (the “Term”); provided, however, that if Gatherer has received no Shipper’s Oil from Shipper for any period of twelve (12) consecutive months, Gatherer may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to Shipper. 

ARTICLE XI
STATEMENTS AND PAYMENTS

11.1    On or before the 20th day of each Month, Gatherer shall render to Shipper a statement (in both a PDF format and an electronic format suitable for download (Excel, CVS)) showing, for the immediately preceding Month, the volume and specifications of Shipper’s Oil received at each Receipt Point and the Equivalent Volumes delivered for Shipper’s account at each Delivery Point.  In such statement, Gatherer shall include a calculation of the Fees determined in accordance with Article IX.  Shipper shall pay the amount shown on such statement for the Fees to Gatherer within ten (10) Days following the date of Gatherer’s statement under this Section 11.1.  All amounts due hereunder and remaining unpaid when due shall bear interest at the Prime Rate plus two percent per annum until paid, except amounts disputed in good faith. 

11.2    Either Party or its agent shall have the right, at reasonable times during business hours and at its sole risk, cost and expense, to examine the books and records of the other to the extent necessary to audit and verify the accuracy of any statement made pursuant to this Agreement.

11.3    In the event an error is discovered in any such statement, such error shall be adjusted without interest or penalty as soon as reasonably possible, but in any event, within two (2) months from the date that such error is discovered; provided however, that any such statement is hereby deemed final as to both Parties unless disputed in writing within two (2) years from the date of such statement.

ARTICLE XII
REGULATION

12.1    This Agreement shall be governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without reference to its conflict of laws principles.  This Agreement and each provision hereof shall be subject to all Applicable Laws.  Should either of the Parties, by force of any such Applicable Law, at any time during the Term be ordered or required to do any act inconsistent with the provisions hereof, then for that period during which the requirements of such Applicable Law are applicable to this Agreement, this Agreement shall be deemed modified to conform with the requirement of such Applicable Law, while preserving the commercial terms provided for in this Agreement to the extent reasonably possible; provided, however, that nothing herein shall alter, modify or otherwise affect the respective rights of the Parties to cancel or terminate this Agreement under the terms and conditions hereof.  Further, either Party shall have the right to contest the validity of any such Applicable Law and neither acquiescence thereto nor compliance therewith for any period of time, nor any other provision contained herein, shall be construed as a waiver of such right.
12.2    Gatherer has informed Shipper, and Shipper hereby acknowledges and accepts, that the Gathering System will be an intrastate pipeline system operating only within the State of Texas, and is not intended to be subject to regulation under any Applicable Law by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the “FERC”), or any successor thereof.  Accordingly, as a principal condition to, and in consideration for, the execution of this Agreement by Gatherer, Shipper represents, warrants and covenants that (i) none of Shipper’s Oil delivered hereunder has been or will be dedicated to or delivered in interstate commerce, (ii) at the time Shipper’s Oil is delivered at the Receipt Points, Shipper shall not have identified any destination for Shipper’s Oil which is outside the State of Texas and Shipper does not intend to deliver any of Shipper’s Oil to be sold, transported or otherwise moved outside the State of Texas, (iii) all of Shipper’s Oil delivered to Gatherer under this Agreement shall be produced in the State of Texas, and (iv) Shipper’s Oil delivered 

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hereunder is not intended to be transported or sold in interstate commerce in any manner which will subject the Gathering System to regulation by the FERC.  In the event that Shipper breaches its representation, warranty and covenant contained in this Section 12.2, Gatherer, in addition to all other remedies at law or in equity, shall have the right, upon delivery of written notice to Shipper, to refuse receipt of Shipper’s Oil which has caused a breach of such representation, warranty and covenant.  Gatherer’s election to refuse receipt of any of Shipper’s Oil pursuant to this Section 12.2 shall not release Shipper from any obligation to indemnify Gatherer for such breach under Article XVI or to pay for all Minimum Volume Commitments.  

12.3    The Parties acknowledge that Gatherer is a common carrier for hire, and this Agreement and all gathering services performed by it on the Gathering System for Shipper pursuant to this Agreement, shall be subject to the rules and regulations in the Tariff, including, without limitation, laws and regulations that prevent discrimination in favor of any given shipper or the provision of service for consideration other than the rate set forth in a published tariff; provided, however, that as between Gatherer and Shipper, if there is a conflict between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Tariff, the terms and conditions of the Tariff will govern and control.

12.4    Shipper hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not, and shall not allow any Affiliate to, challenge any rate, fee, specification or other term of any tariff filed or proposed by Gatherer with any applicable Governmental Authority asserting or attempting to assert jurisdiction over all or any portion of the Gathering System so long as such rate, fee, specification or other term is no more unfavorable than the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Tariff (it being understood that Gatherer and Shipper intend for this Agreement and the Tariff to constitute the sole terms and conditions relating to Shipper’s use of the Gathering System).  This Section 12.4 shall be binding upon any Successor or any Affiliate of such Successor.

12.5    If Gatherer does not have the capacity on the Gathering System to take and receive 100% of Shipper’s Oil in accordance with Section 5.1 (the “Necessary Capacity”) (including as a result of an Event of Force Majeure), Gatherer agrees to take commercially reasonable actions to replace or restore the portion of such capacity that is unavailable.  Gatherer will commence and complete such action within a commercially reasonable period of time to minimize the service disruption.  During any interim period when any portion of the Necessary Capacity is unavailable, Shipper may sell any of Shipper’s Oil produced from the wells affected by the capacity shortage free from the dedications under to this Agreement until such time as Gatherer has restored the Necessary Capacity.  In the event that Shipper sells Shipper’s Oil free from the dedications under to this Agreement pursuant to this Section 12.5, all such volumes shall be deemed to have been actually delivered for the purpose of satisfying the Minimum Volume Commitment.

ARTICLE XIII
TAXES AND ROYALTIES

13.1    Shipper shall be obligated to pay all Taxes levied, assessed or collected with respect to the production of Shipper’s Oil or the delivery thereof to the Receipt Points, including any Tax levied, assessed or collected as a result of any Change in Law.  In addition, Shipper shall be obligated to pay all Taxes levied, assessed or collected with respect to the services rendered hereunder to the extent that any such Tax is levied, assessed or collected as a result of any Change in Law.  To the extent any such Taxes are not assessed directly with respect to Shipper’s Oil or the services rendered hereunder, Gatherer shall calculate and assess any such Taxes on a pro rata basis (calculated on a per Barrel basis based on the volume of Shipper’s Oil on the Gathering System at the time such calculation is made).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any (i) Tax that may be based on the gross revenues, operating income or net income of Gatherer, or (ii) ad valorem, real property, personal property or similar Taxes based on ownership of the Gathering System, shall be borne by Gatherer.

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13.2    Shipper shall timely pay all Taxes described in Section 13.1.  In the event that Shipper fails to timely pay any such Taxes, Gatherer may, upon two (2) Days’ notice, pay them and deduct the amount so paid from any sums owned by Gatherer to Shipper hereunder.

13.3    In addition to the Taxes described in Section 13.1, Shipper shall be responsible for the payment of all royalties, overriding royalties, production payments, fees, charges or other payments attributable to Shipper’s Oil (including any such royalties, overriding royalties, production payments, fees, charges or payments with respect to liquefiable hydrocarbons or other constituents contained therein or removed therefrom).

ARTICLE XIV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

14.1    Each Party hereby represents and warrants to the other Party that: 

(a)    Such Party is a limited partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Texas (in the case of Shipper) or the State of Delaware (in the case of Gatherer), with full limited partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, power, right and authority to own and lease the assets and properties it currently owns and leases, and to carry on its business as such business is currently being conducted. 

(b)    Such Party has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.  The execution and delivery by such Party of this Agreement and the performance by each Party of its obligations hereunder have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary limited partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, proceedings on the part of such Party.  This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by such Party and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Party enforceable against such Party in accordance with its terms, except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally or by general equitable principles regardless of whether considered in a proceeding at law or in equity.

(c)    The execution and delivery by such Party of this Agreement does not, and the performance by such Party of its obligations under this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation or breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the organizational documents of such Party, (ii) violate or result in a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration) under any contract or agreement to which such Party is a party, or require any notice under any contract or agreement to which such Party is a party or by which it is bound, (iii) violate or breach any Applicable Law or (iv) require the consent, approval or authorization of, filing with or notice to any Person, which, if not obtained, would prevent such Party from performing its obligations hereunder.

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14.2    In addition to its representations and warranty in Section 12.2, Shipper represents and warrants, for itself, its successors and assigns, to Gatherer that (i) Shipper has good title to (or otherwise has the right to deliver) all of Shipper’s Oil delivered hereunder and all of Shipper’s Oil delivered hereunder is free and clear of any and all liens and encumbrances and (ii) as of the Effective Date, no Interest is a Prior Dedicated Interest.

14.3    Gatherer represents and warrants, for itself, its successors and assigns, to Shipper that from the time of receipt at the Receipt Points to the time of delivery at the Delivery Points all of Shipper’s Oil delivered hereunder shall be free and clear of any and all liens and encumbrances.

ARTICLE XV
EASEMENTS

To the extent that it may contractually or lawfully do so under its Easements, each Party hereby grants, assigns and transfers to the other Party or its designee an easement on or across the granting Party’s Easements, together with the right of ingress and egress, for the purpose of installing, using, inspecting, repairing, operating, replacing and/or removing pipe, meters, lines, electrical power-related equipment and other equipment used or useful in the performance of this Agreement.  It is intended that any personal property of the Parties or their designees placed in or upon any of such real property shall remain the personal property of the respective Party or its designee, subject to removal by it within a reasonable time after the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

ARTICLE XVI
INDEMNITY

16.1    Shipper hereby agrees to indemnify, protect, defend and hold harmless Gatherer, its Affiliates and each of its and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, partners, representatives, contractors, subcontractors, consultants and advisors (collectively, “Gatherer Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Losses arising out of or resulting from (a) Shipper’s Oil, except to the extent such Losses arise in connection with any action or failure to act by Gatherer while Shipper’s Oil is in the possession and control of Gatherer, (b) the breach of any representation or warranty of Shipper contained in this Agreement, (c) the breach of any other agreement, covenant or obligation of Shipper in this Agreement and (d) Shipper’s business operations, including all noise, odors, Emissions, pollution or other contamination whatsoever occurring in connection with such operations.

16.2    Gatherer hereby agrees to indemnify, protect, defend and hold harmless Shipper, its Affiliates and each of its and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, partners, representatives, contractors, subcontractors, consultants and advisors (collectively, “Shipper Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Losses arising out of or resulting from (a) Shipper’s Oil if such Losses arise in connection with any action or failure to act of Gatherer while Shipper’s Oil is in the possession and control of Gatherer, (b) the breach of any representation or warranty of Gatherer contained in in this Agreement, (c) the breach of any other agreement, covenant or obligation of Gatherer in this Agreement and (d) Gatherer’s business operations, including all noise, odors, Emissions, pollution or other contamination whatsoever occurring in connection with such operations.

16.3    GATHERER HEREBY RELEASES SHIPPER FROM ANY LIABILITY FOR, AND HEREBY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, PROTECT, DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS EACH SHIPPER INDEMNITEE FROM AND AGAINST, ALL LOSSES, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CAUSE OR CAUSES THEREOF OR THE NEGLIGENCE OF  ANY SHIPPER INDEMNITEE, ARISING IN CONNECTION HEREWITH IN FAVOR OF ANY EMPLOYEE, CONTRACTOR OR CONSULTANT OF ANY GATHERER INDEMNITEE ON ACCOUNT OF BODILY INJURY, DEATH OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OF SUCH EMPLOYEE OR CONSULTANT.

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16.4    SHIPPER HEREBY RELEASES GATHERER FROM ANY LIABILITY FOR, AND HEREBY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY, PROTECT, DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS EACH GATHERER INDEMNITEE, FROM AND AGAINST, ALL LOSSES, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CAUSE OR CAUSES THEREOF OR THE NEGLIGENCE OF ANY GATHERER INDEMNITEE, ARISING IN CONNECTION HEREWITHIN FAVOR OF ANY EMPLOYEE, CONTRACTOR OR CONSULTANT OF ANY SHIPPER INDEMNITEE ON ACCOUNT OF BODILY INJURY, DEATH OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OF SUCH EMPLOYEE OR CONSULTANT.

16.5    All indemnity obligations and liabilities assumed by the Parties under terms of this Agreement shall be without limit, and shall survive until the second (2nd) anniversary of the termination of this Agreement.

16.6    Each Party shall procure and maintain during the entire Term, at its own expense, with an insurance company or companies authorized to do business in the State of Texas or through a self-insurance program, insurance coverages of the kind and in the specified minimum amounts set forth on Exhibit D attached hereto.

ARTICLE XVII
NOTICES AND STATEMENTS

17.1    All notices, statements, payments and other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been effectively given when deposited in the United States mail or with an overnight courier service, or when sent via email or facsimile, as the case may be, addressed to:

Notices:
	
		
	If to Gatherer:
	If to Shipper:

	Republic Midstream, LLC
c/o ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC
200 Clarendon Street, 55th Floor
Boston, MA 02117
Attn:  Christine Miller
Email:  cmiller@arclightcapital.com
Facsimile:  (617) 867-4698
	Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.P.
840 Gessner, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77024
Attn:  Vice President, Oil & Gas Marketing
Email:  jill.zivley@pennvirginia.com
Facsimile:  (713) 722-6601

	 
	 

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	With a copy to:
	With a copy to:

	American Midstream Partners, L.P.
1400 16th Street, Suite 310
Denver, CO 80202
Attn:  William B. Mathews
Email:  bmathews@americanmidstream.com
Facsimile:  (720) 457-6040

and

JP Energy Partners LP
600 East Las Colinas Blvd., Suite 2000
Irving, TX 75039
Attn:  Legal Department
Email:  Legal@jpep.com
Facsimile:  (972) 444-0320
	Penn Virginia Corporation
Four Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 200
100 Matsonford Road
Radnor, PA  19087-4564
Attn:  General Counsel
Email:  nancy.snyder@pennvirginia.com
Facsimile:  (610) 687-3688

Statements:
	
		
	Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.P.
840 Gessner, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77024
Attn:  Vice President, Oil & Gas Marketing
Email:  jill.zivley@pennvirginia.com
Facsimile:  (713) 722-6601
	 

Payments:
	
		
	Comerica Bank 
1717 Main Street 
Dallas, Texas  75201 
ABA Routing #111000753 
For Account of:  Republic Midstream, LLC 
Account #:  1881761173
	 

17.2    Notices of change of address of either Party shall be given in writing to the other in the manner aforesaid and shall be observed in the giving of all future notices, statements or other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder.

ARTICLE XVIII
FORCE MAJEURE

18.1    Upon occurrence of an event of Force Majeure, Shipper’s or Gatherer’s obligation to perform, wholly or in part, any commitment or undertaking set forth in this Agreement, other than the obligation to make payments of amounts due hereunder (including the obligations set forth in Section 9.1), shall be suspended to the extent and for the period of such Force Majeure condition; provided, however, that the Party whose obligations are so affected shall promptly give written notice to the other Party describing the event of Force Majeure in reasonable detail.

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18.2    Should there be an event of Force Majeure affecting performance hereunder, such events shall be remedied with all reasonable dispatch to ensure resumption of normal performance.

18.3    Notwithstanding Section 18.2, settlement of strikes and lockouts shall be entirely within the discretion of the Party affected, and the requirement in Section 18.2 that any event of Force Majeure shall be remedied with all reasonable dispatch shall not require the settlement of strikes and lockouts by acceding to the demands of the third parties directly or indirectly involved in such strikes or lockouts when such course is inadvisable in the discretion of the Party having such difficulty.

ARTICLE XIX
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

19.1    Except as permitted by Section 19.2, (i) each Party shall keep confidential all Confidential Information and shall not disclose any Confidential Information to any Person and (ii) each Party shall use the Confidential Information only in connection with the operation of the Gathering System.

19.2    Notwithstanding Section 19.1, but subject to the other provisions of this Article XIX, a Party may make the following disclosures and uses of Confidential Information:

(a)    disclosures required for such Party to perform its duties under this Agreement;

(b)    disclosures to an Affiliate of such Party, including the representatives of such Affiliate, for purposes in furtherance of the operation of the Gathering System and has agreed to abide by the terms of this Article XIX;

(c)    disclosures to a Person that is not a Party or an Affiliate of a Party, if such Person has been retained by Gatherer to provide services in connection with the operation of the Gathering System and has agreed to abide by the terms of this Article XIX;

(d)    disclosures to a bona-fide potential direct or indirect purchaser of the Gathering System and the advisors or representatives of such potential purchaser, if such potential purchaser has agreed to abide by the terms of this Article XIX;

(e)    disclosures to working interest or joint venture partners with respect to leases or wells in the Dedication Area;

(f)    disclosures required by Applicable Law or the rules of any national securities exchange or automated quotation system;

(g)    disclosures to financial institutions requiring such disclosure as a condition precedent to making or renewing a loan or in connection with any covenant made in connection with such loan(s) or any existing loan of such Party or its Affiliates; and

(h)    disclosures to the legal advisors, financial advisors, consultants or independent certified public accountants for such Party or its Affiliates.

19.3    Each Party shall take such precautionary measures as may be required to ensure (and such Party shall be responsible for) compliance with this Article XIX by any of its representatives and other Persons to which it may disclose Confidential Information in accordance with this Article XIX.

19.4    The Parties agree that no adequate remedy at law exists for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of this Article XIX, the continuation of which, if not remedied, shall cause the non-breaching Party to suffer irreparable harm.  Accordingly, the Parties agree that each Party shall be entitled, in addition to other remedies that may be available 

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to such Party, to immediate injunctive relief from any breach of any of the provisions of this Article XIX and to specific performance of its rights hereunder, as well as to any other remedies available at law or in equity.

19.5    The obligations of the Parties under this Article XIX shall terminate on the second anniversary of the termination of this Agreement.

ARTICLE XX
ASSIGNMENT OR SALE OF GATHERING SYSTEM

20.1    Gatherer may not sell, assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement, or any of its right, title and interests in or to the Gathering System, without the prior written consent of Shipper which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Gatherer may, without Shipper’s consent, (i) sell all, or any portion of, the Gathering System to JP Energy Partners, LP, American Midstream Partners L.P. or any respective subsidiary thereof, (ii) assign, mortgage, hypothecate, pledge or otherwise encumber all or any portion of Gatherer’s interest in and to this Agreement (including its rights and obligations hereunder), and/or its right, title and interest in and to the Gathering System in favor of any Financing Party and its successors and assigns (each a, “Collateral Assignment”), and (iii) following the System Completion Date, sell, assign or transfer all, but not less than all, of the Gathering System, and the associated rights and obligations under this Agreement, to a Reputable and Prudent Operator. 
 
20.2    As used herein, a “Reputable and Prudent Operator” shall mean any entity that:  (i) is a pipeline operator which, in Shipper’s reasonable opinion, is experienced in operating gathering and pipelines systems similar to the Gathering System; (ii) has not filed a voluntary bankruptcy proceeding or been declared a bankrupt involuntarily; (iii) has not been blocked by any Governmental Authority from holding any permits, licenses or approvals necessary to operate the Gathering System as contemplated by this Agreement; (iv) has a health, safety and environmental compliance record reasonably satisfactory to Shipper; and (v) has a net worth of $100 million or more on a consolidated basis.

20.3    Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Shipper agrees that in connection with a Collateral Assignment, any such Financing Party may assign such right, title and interests in and to this Agreement and/or the Gathering System to a Reputable and Prudent Operator in connection with the sale, transfer or exchange of its rights under this Agreement or right, title, and interests in the Gathering System or for the purpose of operating the Gathering System pursuant to such assignment upon and after the exercise of its rights and enforcement of its remedies against the Gathering System under any deed of trust or other security instrument creating a lien, security interest or other rights in its favor.

20.4    No assignment of this Agreement shall be made by Shipper except to a Person that is acquiring an interest in all or part of the Dedicated Area contemporaneous with such assignment.  Furthermore, Shipper may not sell, assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Gatherer, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Shipper may, without Gatherer’s consent, sell, assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement to a creditworthy entity with net assets at least equal to the net assets of Shipper on the date of assignment or transfer.

ARTICLE XXI
MISCELLANEOUS

21.1    All Article, Section and Exhibit references used in this Agreement are to Articles, Sections and Exhibits to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.  The Exhibits attached to this Agreement constitute a part of this Agreement and are incorporated herein for all purposes.

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21.2    If a term is defined as one part of speech (such as a noun), it shall have a corresponding meaning when used as another part of speech (such as a verb).  Unless the context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise, words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neutral genders and vice versa.  The words “includes” or “including” shall mean “includes without limitation” or “including without limitation,” the words “hereof,” “hereby,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar terms in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not any particular Section or Article in which such words appear and any reference to an Applicable Law shall include any amendment thereof or any successor thereto and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  Currency amounts referenced herein are in U.S. Dollars.

21.3    This Agreement may be executed in as many counterparts as deemed necessary.  When so executed, the aggregate counterparts shall constitute one Agreement and shall have the same effect as if both Parties signing counterparts had executed the same instrument.

21.4    This Agreement may not be amended or modified except pursuant to a written instrument signed by both of the Parties.  Either Party may waive on its own behalf compliance by the other Party with any term or provision hereof; provided, however, that any such waiver shall be in writing and shall not bind the non-waiving Party.  The waiver by either Party of a breach of any term or provision shall not be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other provision.

21.5    This Agreement is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the Parties.  

21.6    The Parties agree and confirm that this Agreement was prepared jointly by both Parties and not by any one Party to the exclusion of the other.

21.7    Except as provided in Article XVI, this Agreement is not intended to confer upon any Person not a party hereto any rights or remedies hereunder, and no Person other than the Parties is entitled to rely on or enforce any provision hereof.

21.8    This Agreement (including the Exhibits attached hereto) contains the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no prior agreements, understandings, representations or warranties between the Parties, other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein.

21.9    NO PARTY, INCLUDING AND ON BEHALF OF, GATHERER INDEMNITIES AND SHIPPER INDEMNITIES, SHALL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, WHETHER BY STATUTE, IN TORT OR BY CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, EXCEPT WHERE SUCH DAMAGES WERE CAUSED BY THE WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR FRAUD OF SUCH PARTY.  THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 21.9 SHALL BE ENFORCEABLE ONLY TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY, AND SHALL BE SUBJECT TO, ANY APPLICABLE REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN, APPLICABLE LAW.

21.10    In the event of litigation arising with respect to this Agreement, either Party may offer into evidence an electronic image of the signed Agreement, any amendment hereto or any correspondence exchanged in connection herewith and shall not be required to maintain or produce an original paper copy of any such document.  Any such electronic copy shall be deemed an original and may be admitted into evidence for all purposes, notwithstanding the “best evidence” rule or any other rule of evidence that would prohibit or restrict its admissibility.

[Signature Page Follows]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year hereinabove first written.

REPUBLIC MIDSTREAM, LLC

By:        /s/ Daniel R. Revers
Name:    Daniel R. Revers
Title:    President

PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.

By:    Penn Virginia Oil & Gas GP LLC,
its general partner

By:        /s/ H. Baird Whitehead
Name:    H. Baird Whitehead
Title:    President and Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT A
DEDICATION AREA

See attached map

A-1

EXHIBIT B
NOMINATION PROCEDURES

Shipper will submit monthly nomination quantities stated in Barrels for each Month not later than the 15th Day of the prior Month.  All nominations shall be made to Gatherer’s electronic bulletin board, unless otherwise mutually agreed.  Nominations must designate the Receipt Points and Delivery Points to be used, the estimated monthly quantities to be received at each Receipt Point and delivered at each Delivery Point (including for the truck loading Delivery Point inside the CDP) and the estimated API Gravity and sulfur content for such volumes.  All nominations must state the expected market for such quantities. 
Once nominated by Shipper for the Month, Shipper may change the nomination quantity at any Receipt Point or Delivery Point by submitting a revised nomination quantity no later than 11:30 a.m., Central Time, on the business day prior to the Day such revised quantity is to be effective.

B-1

EXHIBIT C
MEASUREMENT AND TESTING

		
	1.
	Crude oil shall be measured by LACT/ACT Units installed, maintained and operated by Gatherer or its designee and computations made in accordance with accepted API and industry practices.  Such LACT/ACT Units shall be operated within appropriate flow rate, temperature and pressure ranges for existing operating conditions.  Volume computations shall be made as accurately as possible and within the accuracy prescribed by the manufacturer of the recording and computing equipment used utilizing accepted API and industry practices and procedures.

		
	2.
	The unit of volume for purposes of measurement shall be one (1) 42 U.S. gallon barrel of Crude Oil at a temperature base of sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60F) containing no suspended sediment and water and at a pressure base of fourteen and sixty-five hundredths (14.65) psia (0 psig).

		
	3.
	Temperature shall be determined by a dynamic electronic temperature averaging device.  The API Gravity, sulfur content and suspended sediment and water content of the Crude Oil shall be determined by measurement of the oil samples collected from the LACT/ACT Units and pipeline sample pots.  Analysis of the accumulated samples shall be made at operational times agreed upon by both the Shipper and the Gatherer no less than once per Month.  

		
	4.
	Shipper may access electronic readings remotely and may download electronic readings to its SCADA system.

		
	5.
	The accuracy of Gatherer’s measuring equipment shall be verified by Gatherer or its designee every three (3) Months.  Upon request by Shipper, notice of the date and time of the testing of such equipment or for the quality of the Crude Oil shall be given by Gatherer to Shipper sufficiently in advance to permit convenient arrangement for Shipper’s representative to be present.  If after proper notice, Shipper fails to have a representative present, the results of the test shall nevertheless be considered accurate.  All tests shall be made at Gatherer’s expense, except that Shipper shall bear the expense of tests made at its request if the meter factor is determined to deviate, plus or minus, five one-hundredths of one percent (0.05%) or less from the meter factor previously determined.

		
	6.
	If at any time the measuring or testing equipment is found to be out of service or registering inaccurately in any percentage, it shall be adjusted at once to read accurately within the limits prescribed by the manufacturer.  If such conditions exist, then corrections shall be made for any period which is definitely known or agreed upon.  The quantity of Crude Oil delivered during that period shall be determined by the first of the following methods which is available:

		
	i)
	by correcting the error if the percentage of the error is ascertainable by calibration, test or mathematical calculation; or

		
	ii)
	by estimating the quantity or quality delivered based on deliveries under similar conditions during a period when the equipment was registering accurately only if no other data exists.

		
	7.
	Gatherer and Shipper shall have the right to inspect equipment installed or furnished by the other and the charts and other measurement or testing data of the other at all times during regular business hours but the reading, calibration and adjustment of such equipment shall be done only by the Party with the responsibility for operating such equipment.  Gatherer shall preserve all test data, charts and other similar records for a period of at least two (2) years.

C-1

EXHIBIT D
REQUIRED INSURANCE

See attached

D-1

EXHIBIT E

FORM OF MEMORANDUM OF DEDICATION

NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY RIGHTS:  IF YOU ARE A NATURAL PERSON, YOU MAY REMOVE OR STRIKE ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM ANY INSTRUMENT THAT TRANSFERS AN INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY BEFORE IT IS FILED FOR RECORD IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS:  YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE NUMBER.

	
		
	After recordation, return to:

Republic Midstream, LLC
c/o ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC
200 Clarendon Street, 55th Floor
Boston, MA 02117
Attn.:  Land Department

	Reserved For Recording Information

MEMORANDUM OF DEDICATION

STATE OF TEXAS        §
§    KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT:
COUNTY OF GONZALES    §

For good and valuable consideration, Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.P., a Texas limited partnership (“Shipper”), with offices at 840 Gessner, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77024, has entered into that certain CONSTRUCTION AND FIELD GATHERING AGREEMENT dated as of July 30, 2014 (the “Gathering Agreement”) with Republic Midstream, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Gatherer”), with offices at 200 Clarendon Street, 55th Floor, Boston, MA 02117, whereby, Shipper has committed and dedicated to Gatherer, and Gatherer has agreed to receive, all of Shipper’s Oil owned or controlled by Shipper in the Dedication Area (as defined therein and as further described on Exhibit A attached hereto) for a term of twenty (20) years, as further described in, and as pursuant to the terms of, such Gathering Agreement.  

This Memorandum is placed on record for the purpose of giving notice of the Gathering Agreement.  In the event the Gathering Agreement terminates or acreage is released from dedication, in accordance with its terms, Gatherer shall promptly provide to Shipper an executed memorandum of release in recordable form evidencing that such dedication (or portion thereof) is no longer in force or effect.

[Signature Pages Follow]

E-1

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Shipper and Gatherer have executed this Memorandum as of the date set forth below to be effective for all purposes as provided herein.

SHIPPER:

PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.

By:    Penn Virginia Oil & Gas GP LLC,
its general partner

By:        /s/ Edward L. Johnson
Name:    Edward L. Johnson
Title:    Vice President, Land
STATE OF TEXAS        §
§
COUNTY OF HARRIS        §

This instrument was acknowledged before me on July 30th, 2014 by Edward L. Johnson, Vice President of Penn Virginia Oil & Gas GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, on behalf of said company.

/s/ Jan L. Farrell
Jan L. Farrell                    
Notary Public in and for
The State of Texas

GATHERER:

REPUBLIC MIDSTREAM, LLC

By:        /s/ Daniel R. Revers
Name:    Daniel R. Revers
Title:    President

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS    §
§
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK            §

This instrument was acknowledged before me on July 29th, 2014 by Daniel R. Revers, President of Republic Midstream, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, on behalf of said company.

                        
/s/ Elisabeth A. Wallace
Elisabeth A. Wallace
Notary Public in and for
The State of Massachusetts

E-2

Exhibit A to

MEMORANDUM OF DEDICATION

Dedication Area

(See Attached)

E-3

EXHIBIT F

FORM OF MEMORANDUM OF DEDICATION

NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY RIGHTS:  IF YOU ARE A NATURAL PERSON, YOU MAY REMOVE OR STRIKE ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM ANY INSTRUMENT THAT TRANSFERS AN INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY BEFORE IT IS FILED FOR RECORD IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS:  YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE NUMBER.

	
		
	After recordation, return to:

Republic Midstream, LLC
c/o ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC
200 Clarendon Street, 55th Floor
Boston, MA 02117
Attn.:  Land Department

	Reserved For Recording Information

MEMORANDUM OF DEDICATION

STATE OF TEXAS        §
§    KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT:
COUNTY OF LAVACA    §

For good and valuable consideration, Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.P., a Texas limited partnership (“Shipper”), with offices at 840 Gessner, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77024, has entered into that certain CONSTRUCTION AND FIELD GATHERING AGREEMENT dated as of July 30, 2014 (the “Gathering Agreement”) with Republic Midstream, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Gatherer”), with offices at 200 Clarendon Street, 55th Floor, Boston, MA 02117, whereby, Shipper has committed and dedicated to Gatherer, and Gatherer has agreed to receive, all of Shipper’s Oil owned or controlled by Shipper in the Dedication Area (as defined therein and as further described on Exhibit A attached hereto) for a term of twenty (20) years, as further described in, and as pursuant to the terms of, such Gathering Agreement.  

This Memorandum is placed on record for the purpose of giving notice of the Gathering Agreement.  In the event the Gathering Agreement terminates or acreage is released from dedication, in accordance with its terms, Gatherer shall promptly provide to Shipper an executed memorandum of release in recordable form evidencing that such dedication (or portion thereof) is no longer in force or effect.

[Signature Pages Follow]

F-1

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Shipper and Gatherer have executed this Memorandum as of the date set forth below to be effective for all purposes as provided herein.

SHIPPER:

PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.

By:    Penn Virginia Oil & Gas GP LLC,
its general partner

By:        /s/ Edward L. Johnson
Name:    Edward L. Johnson
Title:    Vice President, Land
STATE OF TEXAS        §
§
COUNTY OF HARRIS        §

This instrument was acknowledged before me on July 30th, 2014 by Edward L. Johnson, Vice President of Penn Virginia Oil & Gas GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, on behalf of said company.

/s/ Jan L. Farrell
Jan L. Farrell                    
Notary Public in and for
The State of Texas

GATHERER:

REPUBLIC MIDSTREAM, LLC

By:        /s/ Daniel R. Revers
Name:    Daniel R. Revers
Title:    President

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS    §
§
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK            §

This instrument was acknowledged before me on July 29th, 2014 by Daniel R. Revers, President of Republic Midstream, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, on behalf of said company.

                        
/s/ Elisabeth A. Wallace
Elisabeth A. Wallace
Notary Public in and for
The State of Massachusetts

F-2

Exhibit A to

MEMORANDUM OF DEDICATION

Dedication Area

(See Attached)

F-3

EXHIBIT G
DESIGN PROPOSAL

See attached

G-1

EXHIBIT H
TARIFF

See attached

H-1

EXHIBIT I

FORM OF MEMORANDUM OF DEDICATION

NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY RIGHTS:  IF YOU ARE A NATURAL PERSON, YOU MAY REMOVE OR STRIKE ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM ANY INSTRUMENT THAT TRANSFERS AN INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY BEFORE IT IS FILED FOR RECORD IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS:  YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR YOUR DRIVER’S LICENSE NUMBER.

	
		
	After recordation, return to:

Republic Midstream, LLC
c/o ArcLight Capital Partners, LLC
200 Clarendon Street, 55th Floor
Boston, MA 02117
Attn.:  Land Department

	Reserved For Recording Information

MEMORANDUM OF DEDICATION

STATE OF TEXAS        §
§    KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT:
COUNTY OF FAYETTE    §

For good and valuable consideration, Penn Virginia Oil & Gas, L.P., a Texas limited partnership (“Shipper”), with offices at 840 Gessner, Suite 800, Houston, TX 77024, has entered into that certain CONSTRUCTION AND FIELD GATHERING AGREEMENT dated as of July 30, 2014 (the “Gathering Agreement”) with Republic Midstream, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Gatherer”), with offices at 200 Clarendon Street, 55th Floor, Boston, MA 02117, whereby, Shipper has committed and dedicated to Gatherer, and Gatherer has agreed to receive, all of Shipper’s Oil owned or controlled by Shipper in the Dedication Area (as defined therein and as further described on Exhibit A attached hereto) for a term of twenty (20) years, as further described in, and as pursuant to the terms of, such Gathering Agreement.  

This Memorandum is placed on record for the purpose of giving notice of the Gathering Agreement.  In the event the Gathering Agreement terminates or acreage is released from dedication, in accordance with its terms, Gatherer shall promptly provide to Shipper an executed memorandum of release in recordable form evidencing that such dedication (or portion thereof) is no longer in force or effect.

[Signature Pages Follow]

I-1

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Shipper and Gatherer have executed this Memorandum as of the date set forth below to be effective for all purposes as provided herein.

SHIPPER:

PENN VIRGINIA OIL & GAS, L.P.

By:    Penn Virginia Oil & Gas GP LLC,
its general partner

By:        /s/ Edward L. Johnson
Name:    Edward L. Johnson
Title:    Vice President, Land
STATE OF TEXAS        §
§
COUNTY OF HARRIS        §

This instrument was acknowledged before me on July 30th, 2014 by Edward L. Johnson, Vice President of Penn Virginia Oil & Gas GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, on behalf of said company.

/s/ Jan L. Farrell
Jan L. Farrell                    
Notary Public in and for
The State of Texas

GATHERER:

REPUBLIC MIDSTREAM, LLC

By:        /s/ Daniel R. Revers
Name:    Daniel R. Revers
Title:    President

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS    §
§
COUNTY OF SUFFOLK            §

This instrument was acknowledged before me on July 29th, 2014 by Daniel R. Revers, President of Republic Midstream, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, on behalf of said company.

                        
/s/ Elisabeth A. Wallace
Elisabeth A. Wallace
Notary Public in and for
The State of Massachusetts

I-2

Exhibit A to

MEMORANDUM OF DEDICATION

Dedication Area

(See Attached)

I-3AMGN-EX10.18_2014.9.30-Q3

Exhibit 10.18

June 4, 2014

David Meline
2572 W. Lake of the Isles Parkway
Minneapolis, MN  55405

Dear David:

On behalf of Amgen, I am pleased to offer you the position of Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer, Level 11, reporting to Robert A. Bradway. This offer and the compensation listed are subject to your appointment by our Board of Directors (the Board) and the Compensation and Management Development Committee (the Compensation Committee) providing final approval of the compensation listed in this letter.

Your salary will be paid bi-weekly in the amount of $34,616.00, with 26 pay periods in one year.

Provided that you sign a “Sign-On/Retention Bonus Agreement for New Hire Staff Members” in the form provided by Amgen, you will be eligible to earn a bonus of $2,000,000.00, less federal and state tax deductions and other applicable deductions and withholdings, subject to the terms of that Agreement.  Please review that Agreement for information regarding timing and other payment details.

You will be granted time-vested restricted stock units (RSUs) valued at $6,800,000.  The actual number of RSUs will be
determined by dividing $6,800,000 by the closing price of Amgen common stock on the expected grant date of August 1,
2014, providing you are actively employed on that date.  Upon each applicable vesting date, you will receive a number of
shares of Amgen common stock equal to the number of restricted stock units that vest, less any shares that are withheld to
satisfy applicable taxes.  This grant will vest beginning with the first anniversary of the grant date through the fourth
anniversary of the grant date at a rate of 25% each year, respectively, contingent upon your being actively employed by
Amgen through each vesting date.

In addition, beginning in 2015, you will be eligible to receive additional grants as part of Amgen’s Long Term Incentive (LTI) program. Grants under the LTI program are discretionary as approved by the Compensation Committee.

You will be eligible to participate in Amgen’s Global Management Incentive Plan (the “GMIP”) pursuant to the terms of the GMIP.  Your annual target incentive opportunity will be 90% of your base salary earnings during the plan year.  Awards under the GMIP are discretionary.  Your actual GMIP bonus may be more or less than this target amount, and may vary based on Company performance, any other criteria selected by the Company, and management’s assessment of your individual performance and contribution.  You must be actively employed through the last regularly scheduled Amgen business day of the plan year to be eligible for that year’s GMIP bonus.

You are also eligible to participate in the Amgen Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the “DCP”) to voluntarily defer, on a pre-tax basis, a portion of your annual earnings, including base salary, commissions, and/or GMIP bonus.  Shortly after commencing your employment at Amgen, you will receive an enrollment e-mail regarding the DCP plan for Amgen.  A Q&A regarding the DCP is enclosed.  

Amgen will credit $1,600,000.00 on your behalf to the Amgen Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the “DCP”), a nonqualified and unfunded executive benefit plan that permits Amgen to credit contributions on behalf of staff members as a “Company Contribution Amount” (as defined in the DCP).  Your $1,600,000.00 Company Contribution Amount will vest as follows:  

12.5% on the 1st anniversary of the date of your employment with Amgen and its subsidiaries.
12.5% on the 2nd anniversary of the date of your employment with Amgen and its subsidiaries.
12.5% on the 3rd anniversary of the date of your employment with Amgen and its subsidiaries.
12.5% on the 4th anniversary of the date of your employment with Amgen and its subsidiaries.
12.5% on the 5th anniversary of the date of your employment with Amgen and its subsidiaries.
12.5% on the 6th anniversary of the date of your employment with Amgen and its subsidiaries.
12.5% on the 7th anniversary of the date of your employment with Amgen and its subsidiaries.
12.5% on the 8th anniversary of the date of your employment with Amgen and its subsidiaries.
 

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Upon vesting, each portion of the contribution plus any gains or losses are subject to FICA and will be withheld as soon as possible from your next available payroll check.     

This credit, plus any credited earnings (or minus any losses) will be paid to you after your “Separation from Service” (as defined in the DCP) in accordance with the terms of the DCP. Generally, Separation from Service means the termination of your employment with Amgen and its subsidiaries. Please note that Company contributions are not eligible for the Short-Term Payout provision of the DCP.   

In addition, your position will make you eligible to participate in the Amgen Inc. Change of Control Severance Plan, as amended from time to time (the “COC”).  COC eligibility and benefit levels are determined immediately prior to a “Change of Control” as defined in the COC.  If, upon your termination, you are eligible to receive severance benefits under the COC and you are also eligible to receive severance benefits from another plan agreement or other source, you will be paid the greater of the amount from that plan or the amount provided in the COC, but not both amounts.  A copy of the COC is enclosed.

If, within the first 3 years of your employment with Amgen, Amgen terminates your employment without “Cause”, as defined below, you will be entitled to the benefits described in this paragraph (the “Termination Paragraph), provided that you sign a general release in the form furnished to you by Amgen and do not timely revoke it.  The following are such benefits: one (1) year of your annual base salary, then in effect, and target cash incentive opportunity (i.e., GMIP or successor bonus plan target, which is currently 90%), then in effect,  paid in a lump sum as soon as administratively practicable, but in no event later than March 15 of the year following the year in which Amgen terminates your employment and (2) if you elect continuation coverage under the Amgen group medical and dental plans for yourself and your qualified beneficiaries under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (“COBRA”), Amgen will pay the cost of such coverage until the earlier to occur of the following: (A) twelve (12) months following your termination of employment or (B) the date on which you are no longer eligible for such COBRA coverage.  Please note that this Termination Paragraph does not alter the at-will nature of your employment at Amgen. 

For purposes of the Termination Paragraph, “Cause” means (i) unfitness for service, inattention to or neglect of duties, or incompetence; (ii) dishonesty; (iii) disregard or violation of the policies or procedures of Amgen; (iv) refusal or failure to follow lawful directions of the Company; (v) illegal, unethical or immoral conduct; or (vi) breach of the attached Amgen Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement. 

As an executive at Amgen, you will be eligible for the following:  an annual physical examination provided by Amgen; and, reimbursement for up to $15,000.00 per year for financial counseling, tax preparation and related services.

You will also have the opportunity to participate in our comprehensive benefits program.  Amgen’s excellent health care plan currently includes medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your eligible dependents.  Amgen currently pays the major expense for these programs while staff members share through payroll deductions.  Please be advised that in order for you and your dependents to be eligible for Amgen’s medical coverage you must:

		
	1.
	Report to work at Amgen or another location to which you are required to travel and perform the regular duties of your employment.

		
	2.
	Contact the Amgen Benefits Center at [*], to enroll within 31 days of your hire date.

		
	3.
	Meet all other eligibility requirements under the plan.

The Amgen Retirement and Savings Plan, our 401(k) plan, provides an opportunity for you to save a percentage of your pay (based on Internal Revenue Service limits) on a tax-deferred basis.  Amgen will also contribute to your 401(k) account to help you save for your future financial goals.  These benefits, services and programs are summarized in the enclosed brochure called “A Guide to Total Rewards at Amgen.”

This offer of employment is contingent upon confirmation by Amgen of information listed on your employment application, and the receipt by Amgen of satisfactory results from a background verification and pre-employment drug test (drug test must be taken within 3 business days of receiving written offer).

Enclosed and included as part of this offer (Attachment 1) is information regarding Amgen's Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement, the Immigration Reform & Control Act, and a packet of materials entitled "Arbitration of Disputes" which includes a Mutual Agreement to Arbitrate Claims.  Also enclosed and included as part of this offer in Attachment 1 is information regarding Amgen's New Staff Member Letter and Certification.  This offer is contingent upon you truthfully and accurately completing the Certification, and returning it to the Company before your first day of employment.

This offer of employment is contingent upon your completing the items described in Attachment 1, and upon your ability to perform for Amgen all of the duties of your position without restriction from, or violation of, any enforceable contractual obligations owed to any former employer or entity for whom you worked or provided service(s). 

Also enclosed and included, as part of this offer (Offer Letter Benefit Summary), is information about the main points of the relocation assistance that Amgen will provide to you to relocate to the “local area.”  Please note that relocation assistance is contingent upon your execution of the enclosed “Amgen Relocation Agreement for New Hire Staff Members,” subject to the terms of that Agreement, and that relocation benefits are limited to one benefits package per household.

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You will be contacted by a Relocation Counselor to initiate your relocation benefits within 7 business days after receipt of your signed acceptance of this offer and your signed New Hire Relocation Agreement.

By signing this letter, you understand and agree that your employment with Amgen is at-will.  Therefore, your employment can terminate, with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time, at your option or Amgen's option, and Amgen can terminate or change all other terms and conditions of your employment, with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time. This at-will relationship will remain in effect throughout your employment with either Amgen Inc. or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.  This letter, and its enclosures, constitutes the entire agreement, arrangement and understanding between you and Amgen on the nature and terms of your employment with Amgen, including, but not limited to, the kind, character and existence of your proposed job duties, the length of time your employment will last, and the compensation you will receive.  This letter, its enclosures, supersedes any prior or contemporaneous agreement, arrangement or understanding on this subject matter.  By executing this letter as provided below, you expressly acknowledge the termination of any such prior agreement, arrangement or understanding, except as referenced in this letter and/or its enclosures.  Also, by your execution of this letter, you affirm that no one has made any written or oral statement that contradicts the provisions of this letter or its enclosures.  The at-will nature of your employment, as set forth in this paragraph, can be modified only by a written agreement signed by both Amgen's Senior Vice President of Human Resources and you which expressly alters it.  This at-will relationship may not be modified by any oral or implied agreement or by any Company policies, practices or patterns of conduct.

The complete terms of the plans, programs and policies referenced to in this letter are set forth in their respective documents, which are maintained by the Company.  The Company reserves the right to amend or terminate any of these plans, programs or policies at any time, in its sole discretion.  In the event of any difference between this offer letter and the provisions of the respective plan, program or policy document, the respective document will govern.

You have made an excellent impression on the staff at Amgen.  We are enthusiastic about the contribution you can make, and we believe that Amgen can provide you with attractive opportunities for personal achievement and growth.  I look forward to your favorable reply by June 11, 2014.  If you accept our offer, please sign and date the copy of the letter and return it in the enclosed envelope to our Staffing Department along with the completed and signed Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement and the Mutual Agreement to Arbitrate Claims.  Please retain the original offer letter for your records.  If you have any questions regarding this offer, please contact me at (805) 447-5839 or Greg Comeaux at (805) 447-8035.

Sincerely,

/s/ Stuart A. Tross, Ph.D.

Stuart A. Tross, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, Human Resources 

ST:zn
Enclosures

	
		
	/s/ David W. Meline
	7 June 2014

	Signature of Acceptance
	Date

[*]__________________________________________________
Last 4 Digits of Social Security Number (For Identification Purposes)
Last 4 Digits of Government ID (If No Social Security Number)

21 July 2014                            
Anticipated Start Date (Hereinafter - “Hire Date”)

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ATTACHMENT 1

In order to accept our offer you will be required to:

		
	A)
	Complete, date and sign the Amgen Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement and return it with your signed offer letter. 

		
	B)
	Sign and date the Amgen New Staff Member Letter and Certification and return it with your signed offer letter.

		
	C)
	Date and sign the enclosed Mutual Agreement to Arbitrate Claims and return it with your signed offer letter.

		
	D)
	You will be required to provide Amgen with proof of your identity and eligibility for employment per requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 within 3 (three) days of hire.  Information pertaining to this Act and required proof are enclosed.

		
	E) 
	For California non-exempt staff only, sign and date the Notice To Employee, Labor Code 2810.5

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NEW STAFF MEMBER LETTER AND CERTIFICATION
Welcome to Amgen (the “Company”).  The Company has no need to learn and does not want any proprietary, confidential or trade secret information or other property that belongs to any prior employers, entities or other persons you have worked for (collectively, “Prior Employers”).  Please review and comply with the following instructions and policies, and execute the Certification below.
		
	•
	Carefully read the Company’s Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement (“PIIA”) that you have executed, and make sure that you understand your obligations under the terms of the PIIA.  If you have any questions, please contact Human Resources.

		
	•
	You may not bring any material to the Company from third parties in hard copy, in electronic format or in any other form.  Nor should you use any such material in your work for the Company.

		
	•
	Prior to commencing any work for the Company, conduct a search of your personal computer(s), email accounts, and any other electronic storage devices you possess, as well as any files you maintain in hard copy, for information or materials belonging to your Prior Employers.  You are instructed to make appropriate arrangements to return any such information or materials belonging to your Prior Employers, consistent with any obligations you have to the Prior Employers.

		
	•
	Do not disclose to or provide the Company with any customer lists you obtained from or during your employment with your Prior Employers.  When interacting with doctors or other members of the healthcare industry with whom you may have had contact while working for your Prior Employers, clearly indicate to such persons that you are an Amgen staff member, and focus on the Company’s products rather than using or discussing information related to your prior employment.

		
	•
	If you have any doubts regarding whether you may take, disclose, upload, access, or use any information in your possession, you must err on the side of not taking, disclosing, uploading, accessing or using the information.

		
	•
	Do not begin any work for the Company before your employment with your Prior Employers has officially ended.

		
	•
	After commencing work for the Company, do not request that any employee of your Prior Employers provide you with, or take any other steps to obtain, any information or property of your Prior Employers.

		
	•
	Under no circumstances are you permitted to connect to a Company computer any electronic storage device containing information or property relating to your Prior Employers.  Likewise, in performing work for the Company, you are not permitted to use, disclose, access or upload any such information or property.  If you discover that any confidential, proprietary, or trade secret information or property of your Prior Employers has been uploaded to any Company computer or email system(s), immediately inform Human Resources.

		
	•
	The Company may monitor and/or conduct an audit of your use of Company computer systems, and you should not have any expectation of privacy in data sent, stored or received on any Company systems.  See the Company’s Use  of Company Systems and Internet Conduct Policy for further details.   

		
	•
	Disclose and identify below all agreements relating to your Prior Employers that may affect your eligibility to become employed by and/or to perform work for the Company, including any non-competition agreement(s), agreements relating to the solicitation of employees or customers, or other restrictive agreements (collectively, “Restrictive Agreements”), regardless of whether you believe these agreements are enforceable, apply to your potential employment with the Company, or have expired, and provide a copy to Human Resources.  If “none,” please so indicate.  Do not leave blank.

	
						
	Name of Agreement
	 
	Employer
	 
	Date signed
	 

	N/A
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 
	 
	 

(Attach additional sheets, if necessary)

		
	•
	If you are subject to an agreement not to solicit employees of your Prior Employers, you should refrain from doing so.  You should specifically inform Human Resources if you are subject to such an agreement.  If you are subject to such an agreement and a former colleague contacts you about employment opportunities with the Company, please contact Human Resources for assistance.

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	•
	Do not use any email account (including Company email accounts), text messages, Instant Messaging, or any other method of written communication to store or discuss any proprietary, confidential or trade secret information or other property belonging to your Prior Employers.

		
	•
	Immediately inform Human Resources if you are contacted in any manner by any former employer regarding your work for Amgen and/or any non-competition agreements, agreements that relate to the solicitation of employees or customers, or any other restrictive agreements you entered into in connection with any Prior Employers.

CERTIFICATION

I understand that the above list is only a summary and does not purport to include all of my continuing obligations to the Company.  By signing below I certify that I have and will continue to comply with the above instructions and policies.

I hereby agree that the Company may, at its sole option and discretion contact my Prior Employer(s) to determine whether any Restrictive Agreements exist and, if so, their applicable terms.  I acknowledge that the Company may revoke its offer or terminate my employment if it determines in its reasonable business judgment that I have failed to disclose or am otherwise subject to an enforceable Restrictive Agreement or my failure to abide by the certifications contained herein.

Nothing in this Letter and Certification is intended to alter, or shall have any impact on, my status as an at-will employee of the Company.  In addition to its right to terminate my employment, the Company shall have the right to suspend me from work without pay during its investigation into (1) the existence and/or enforceability of any restrictions on my ability to perform work for the Company should I fail to disclose a Restrictive Agreement, or (2) the failure to abide by the certifications contained herein.

I agree:                        

/s/ David W. Meline________________                        
Signature of Staff Member                                

David W. Meline___________________            
Print Name of Staff Member                                

[*]_________________________________
Last 4 Digits of Social Security Number (For Identification Purposes)
Last 4 Digits of Government ID (If No Social Security Number)

7 June 2014_________________________            
Date

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AMGEN SIGN-ON/RETENTION BONUS AGREEMENT
FOR NEW HIRE STAFF MEMBERS

I, David W. Meline, agree to accept my sign-on/retention bonus payment (“Bonus”) from Amgen on the following terms.

		
	1.
	The amount of the Bonus is described in the offer letter (as may be amended) that was provided separately to me.

		
	2.
	The Bonus will generally be paid to me as follows:

		
	•
	After thirty (30) days following my start date with Amgen, I will be paid $1,000,000.00 as an advance.  This amount will be earned only after I complete two years of employment with Amgen.  The Bonus is intended to facilitate my acceptance of employment with Amgen and my continued employment with Amgen for a period of at least two years.  Amgen is providing me with the Bonus with the expectation that I will not resign my employment during this two-year period.  

		
	•
	$1,000,000.00 to be paid on or about the first anniversary of your start date. I understand that if I am not employed by Amgen on this date, I have not earned any portion of this amount.  

		
	3.
	I understand and agree that I am an at-will employee and that I am free to resign at any time and Amgen is free to terminate my employment, with or without cause, at any time.  Nevertheless, I understand that if I resign my employment with Amgen before I complete two years of employment, I have not earned any portion of the Bonus amount.  Therefore, I agree to repay Amgen for the gross amount of my Bonus advance if I resign my employment for any reason within 24 months from my hire date at Amgen.  I also agree that in the event of such a resignation, the amount to be reimbursed shall be due in full and payable by me immediately in cash (i.e., by check, wire transfer, or similar immediate payment) without further notice or demand by Amgen. 

		
	4.
	Generally, a sign-on/retention bonus is considered ordinary wage income to the recipient.  I understand that Amgen will report to appropriate federal and state taxing authorities all income that Amgen considers to be subject to taxation and will withhold appropriate taxes in accordance with federal and state regulations.  I understand that it is my obligation to declare all income and pay all taxes owed on such income, if any.

		
	5.
	I understand that this agreement shall be governed by the law of the State of California. 

		
	6.
	Nothing in this Agreement will be construed as an employment contract or to guarantee me employment at Amgen for any fixed term.  I understand that my employment at Amgen is at will.

		
	7.
	The provisions of this agreement are severable.  If any part is found to be unenforceable, all other provisions shall remain fully valid and enforceable.

	
				
	I agree:
	 
	Amgen Inc:
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 

	/s/ David W. Meline
	 
	/s/ Stuart R. Tross, Ph.D.
	 

	Signature of Staff Member
	 
	Signature of Authorized Representative
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 

	David W. Meline
	 
	Director of Human Resources
	 

	Print Name of Staff Member
	 
	Title of Representative
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 

	[*]
	 
	June 9, 2014
	 

	Last 4 Digits of Social Security Number (For Identification Purposes)
	Date
	 

	Last 4 Digits of Government ID (If No Social Security Number)
	 
	 

7 June 2014_____________________________            
Date

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AMGEN RELOCATION AGREEMENT
FOR NEW HIRE STAFF MEMBERS

I, David W. Meline, agree to accept certain relocation benefits from Amgen on the following terms.
		
	1.
	The relocation benefits to be provided to me are outlined in the Amgen Relocation Policy that applies to staff members at my Global Career Framework (“GCF”) level. 

		
	2.
	I will obtain relocation benefits from Amgen by following the procedures outlined in the Amgen Relocation Policy that applies to staff members at my GCF level.

		
	3.
	I understand that I may obtain an estimate of my relocation costs from Amgen/Amgen’s third-party relocation vendor and that the actual cost of my relocation may be more or less than the estimate I am provided.  I further understand that I can obtain detailed information about the actual services and costs being incurred during my relocation by contacting Amgen or Amgen’s third-party relocation vendor.

		
	4.
	The relocation benefits are to facilitate my move as a result of my decision to accept an offer of employment with Amgen.  I acknowledge that the cost of these benefits is not required to be reimbursed to me as a matter of law under California Labor Code section 2802 or any similar statute.

		
	5.
	Amgen provides the relocation benefits with the expectation that I will not in the short term resign my employment.   While, as an at-will employee, I am free to resign at any time, I agree to reimburse Amgen for the gross amount of the cost of the relocation benefits (according to the schedule below) if I resign my employment for any reason within 730 days of my start date with Amgen.  Upon my resignation, the amount to be reimbursed shall be immediately due and payable by me without further notice or demand.  The schedule for reimbursement is as follows:

	
		
	Days Since Start Date
	% of Gross Cost of Relocation Benefits to be
Reimbursed to Amgen

	0 to 365 days
	100 %

	366- 450 days
	  75 %

	451 - 540 days
	  50 %

	541 - 730 days
	  25 %

	Over 730 days
	    0 %

		
	6.
	I understand that Amgen will report to federal and state taxing agencies all income that Amgen considers to be subject to taxation.  I understand that it is my obligation to declare all income and pay all taxes owed on such income, if any.

		
	7.
	In the event that I fail to make a reimbursement required by this agreement and Amgen initiates proceedings to recover such reimbursement, the prevailing party in such a suit shall be awarded its reasonable costs and attorney’s fees.

		
	8.
	I understand that this agreement shall be governed by the law of the State of California.  

		
	9.
	Nothing in this agreement will be construed as an employment contract or to guarantee me employment at Amgen for any fixed term.  I understand that my employment at Amgen is at will.  Nor does this agreement guarantee me reimbursement of any particular relocation expenses.  I understand that reimbursement is governed by the Amgen Relocation Policy and that I must comply with the procedures in that policy.

		
	10.
	The provisions of this agreement are severable.  If any part is found to be unenforceable, all other provisions shall remain fully valid and enforceable.

	
				
	I agree:
	 
	Amgen Inc:
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 

	/s/ David W. Meline
	 
	/s/ Stuart R. Tross, Ph.D.
	 

	Signature of Staff Member
	 
	Signature of Authorized Representative
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 

	David W. Meline
	 
	Director of Human Resources
	 

	Print Name of Staff Member
	 
	Title of Representative
	 

	 
	 
	 
	 

	[*]
	 
	June 9, 2014
	 

	Last 4 Digits of Social Security Number (For Identification Purposes)
	Date
	 

	Last 4 Digits of Government ID (If No Social Security Number)
	 
	 

21 July 2014_____________________            
Date

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