Document:

EX-4.1

 Exhibit 4.1 

Execution Version 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of December 20, 2013, by and among New
Source Energy Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), and Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund (“Purchaser”). 

WHEREAS, this Agreement is made in connection with the Closing of the issuance and sale of the Purchased Units pursuant to the Common Unit
Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 17, 2013 by and among the Partnership and Purchaser (the “Purchase Agreement”); 

WHEREAS, the Partnership has agreed to provide the registration and other rights set forth in this Agreement for the benefit of Purchaser
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement; and 
 WHEREAS, it is a condition to the obligations of Purchaser and the Partnership under the Purchase
Agreement that this Agreement be executed and delivered. 
 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth
herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each party hereto, the parties hereby agree as follows: 

ARTICLE I 
 DEFINITIONS

 Section 1.01 Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings given to
them in the Purchase Agreement. The terms set forth below are used herein as so defined: 
 “Affiliate” means, with
respect to a specified Person, any other Person, whether now in existence or hereafter created, directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition,
“control” (including, with correlative meanings, “controlling,” “controlled by,” and “under common control with”) means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person,
directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. 
 “Agreement” has
the meaning specified therefor in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement. 
 “Commission” means the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission. 
 “Common Units” means the Common Units of the Partnership representing limited
partner interests therein. 
 “Effectiveness Period” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01(a) of
this Agreement. 

 “Filing Date” means, with respect to the Registration Statement, the date on
which such Registration Statement is filed with the Commission. 
 “General Partner” means New Source Energy GP, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company, the general partner of the Partnership. 
 “Holder” means the record holder of any
Registrable Securities. 
 “Liquidated Damages” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01(b) of this
Agreement. 
 “Liquidated Damages Multiplier” means the product of the Per Unit Price times the number of Common Units
purchased by Purchaser that may not be disposed of without restriction and without the need for current public information pursuant to any section of Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in effect) under the Securities Act. 

“Losses” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.06(a) of this Agreement. 

“NYSE” means The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. 

“Person” means any individual, corporation, company, voluntary association, partnership, joint venture, trust, limited
liability company, unincorporated organization or government or any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, or any other form of entity. 

“Purchase Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the Recitals of this Agreement. 

“Purchaser” has the meaning specified therefor in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement. 

“Registrable Securities” means: (i) the Common Units comprising the Purchased Units and (ii) any Common Units
issued as Liquidated Damages pursuant to Section 2.01 of this Agreement, if any, all of which Registrable Securities are subject to the rights provided herein until such rights terminate pursuant to the provisions hereof. 

“Registration Expenses” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.05(b) of this Agreement. 

“Registration Statement” shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.01(a) of this Agreement. 

“Selling Expenses” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.05(b) of this Agreement. 

“Selling Holder” means a Holder who is selling Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement. 

  
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 “Selling Holder Indemnified Persons” has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 2.06(a). 
 “Target Effective Date” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01(a).

 “Underwritten Offering” means an offering (including an offering pursuant to a Registration Statement) in which Common
Units are sold to an underwriter on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public or an offering that is a “bought deal” with one or more investment banks. 

Section 1.02 Registrable Securities. Any Registrable Security will cease to be a Registrable Security when (a) a
registration statement covering such Registrable Security becomes or has been declared effective by the Commission and such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of pursuant to such effective registration statement; (b) such
Registrable Security has been disposed of pursuant to any section of Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) under the Securities Act; (c) such Registrable Security is held by the Partnership or one of its subsidiaries or Affiliates;
(d) such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of in a private transaction in which the transferor’s rights under this Agreement are not assigned to the transferee of such securities pursuant to Section 2.08 hereof; or
(e) such Registrable Security becomes eligible for resale without restriction and without the need for current public information pursuant to any section of Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in effect) under the Securities Act, assuming
the Holder of such Registrable Security is not an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144(a)(1)) of the Partnership. 
 ARTICLE II 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS 

Section 2.01 Registration. 

(a) Effectiveness Deadline. No later than April 15, 2014, the Partnership shall prepare and file a registration statement under the
Securities Act to permit the public resale of Registrable Securities then outstanding from time to time as permitted by Rule 415 of the Securities Act with respect to all of the Registrable Securities (the “Registration Statement”).
The Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.01(a) shall be on such appropriate registration form of the Commission as shall be selected by the Partnership so long as it permits the continuous offering of the Registrable
Securities pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act or such other rule as is then applicable at the then prevailing market prices. The Partnership shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become
effective on or as soon as practicable after the Filing Date. Any Registration Statement shall provide for the resale pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and reasonably requested by, the Holders of any and all
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement. The Partnership shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.01(a) to be effective, supplemented and
amended to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for the resale of all Registrable Securities by the Holders until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the
“Effectiveness Period”). The Registration Statement when effective (including the documents incorporated therein by reference) will comply as to 

  
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form in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of any prospectus contained in such Registration Statement, in the light of the circumstances under which a statement is made). As soon as
practicable following the date that the Registration Statement becomes effective, but in any event within two (2) Business Days of such date, the Partnership shall provide the Holders with written notice of the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement. 
 (b) Failure To Go Effective. If the Registration Statement required by Section 2.01(a) is not declared
effective on or before May 15, 2014 (the “Target Effective Date”), then Purchaser shall be entitled to a payment (with respect to the Purchased Units), as liquidated damages and not as a penalty, of 0.25% of the Liquidated
Damages Multiplier per 30-day period, which shall accrue daily, for the first 60 days following the Target Effective Date, increasing by an additional 0.25% of the Liquidated Damages Multiplier per 30-day period, which shall accrue daily, for each
subsequent 60 days (i.e., 0.5% for 61-120 days, 0.75% for 121-180 days and 1.0% thereafter), up to a maximum of 1.00% of the Liquidated Damages Multiplier per 30-day period (the “Liquidated Damages”). The Liquidated Damages payable
pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be payable within ten (10) Business Days after the end of each such 30-day period. Any Liquidated Damages shall be paid to Purchaser in immediately available funds; provided,
however, if the Partnership certifies that it is unable to pay Liquidated Damages in cash because such payment would result in a breach under a credit facility or other debt instrument filed as exhibits to the SEC Documents, then the
Partnership shall pay such Liquidated Damages using as much cash as permitted without breaching any such credit facility or other debt instrument and shall pay the balance of any such Liquidated Damages in kind in the form of the issuance of
additional Common Units. Upon any issuance of Common Units as Liquidated Damages, the Partnership shall promptly (i) prepare and file an amendment to the Registration Statement prior to its effectiveness adding such Common Units to such
Registration Statement as additional Registrable Securities and (ii) prepare and file a supplemental listing application with the NYSE (or such other market on which the Registrable Securities are then listed and traded) to list such additional
Common Units. The determination of the number of Common Units to be issued as Liquidated Damages shall be equal to the amount of Liquidated Damages divided by the volume weighted average price of the Common Units on the NYSE for the ten trading days
immediately preceding the date on which the Liquidated Damages payment is due. The accrual of Liquidated Damages to a Holder shall cease at the earlier of (i) the Registration Statement becoming effective or (ii) when such Holder no longer
holds Registrable Securities, and any payment of Liquidated Damages shall be prorated for any period of less than 30 days in which the payment of Liquidated Damages ceases. If the Partnership is unable to cause a Registration Statement to go
effective within 90 days after the Filing Date as a result of an acquisition, merger, reorganization, disposition or other similar transaction, then the Partnership may request a waiver of the Liquidated Damages, and each Holder may individually
grant or withhold its consent to such request in its discretion. 
 (c) Termination of Purchaser’s Rights. Purchaser’s
rights (and any transferee’s rights pursuant to Section 2.08) (other than with respect to the payment of Liquidated Damages owing but not yet paid) under this Section 2.01 shall terminate upon the termination of the
Effectiveness Period. 

  
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 Section 2.02 Delay Rights. 

(a) Delay Rights. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Partnership may, upon written notice to any Selling
Holder whose Registrable Securities are included in the Registration Statement, suspend such Selling Holder’s use of any prospectus which is a part of the Registration Statement (in which event Purchaser shall discontinue sales of the
Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement) if (i) the Partnership is pursuing an acquisition, merger, reorganization, disposition or other similar transaction and the Partnership determines in good faith that the
Partnership’s ability to pursue or consummate such a transaction would be materially adversely affected by any required disclosure of such transaction in the Registration Statement or (ii) the Partnership has experienced some other
material non-public event, the disclosure of which at such time, in the good faith judgment of the Partnership, would materially adversely affect the Partnership; provided, however, in no event shall the Selling Holders be suspended
for a period that exceeds an aggregate of 60 days in any 180-day period or 105 days in any 365-day period. Upon disclosure of such information or the termination of the condition described above, the Partnership shall provide prompt notice to the
Selling Holders whose Registrable Securities are included in the Registration Statement, and shall promptly terminate any suspension of sales it has put into effect and shall take such other reasonable actions to permit registered sales of
Registrable Securities as contemplated in this Agreement. 
 (b) Additional Rights to Liquidated Damages. If (i) the Holders
shall be prohibited from selling their Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement as a result of a suspension pursuant to Section 2.02(a) of this Agreement in excess of the periods permitted therein or (ii) the
Registration Statement is filed and declared effective but, during the Effectiveness Period, shall thereafter cease to be effective or fail to be usable for its intended purpose without being succeeded by a post-effective amendment to the
Registration Statement, a supplement to the prospectus or a report filed with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, then, until the suspension is lifted or a post-effective amendment, supplement or
report is filed with the Commission, but not including any day on which a suspension is lifted or such amendment, supplement or report is filed and declared effective, if applicable, the Partnership shall owe the Holders an amount equal to the
Liquidated Damages, following (x) the date on which the suspension period exceeded the permitted period under Section 2.02(a) of this Agreement or (y) the day after the Registration Statement ceased to be effective or failed to
be useable for its intended purposes, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty. For purposes of this paragraph, a suspension shall be deemed lifted on the date that notice that the suspension has been terminated is delivered to each Holder.
Liquidated Damages shall cease to accrue pursuant to this paragraph upon the Purchased Units of such Holder becoming eligible for resale without restriction and without the need for current public information under any section of Rule 144 (or any
similar provision then in effect) under the Securities Act, assuming that each Holder is not an Affiliate of the Partnership, and any payment of Liquidated Damages shall be prorated for any period of less than 30 days in which the payment of
Liquidated Damages ceases. 

  
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 Section 2.03 Sale Procedures. In connection with its obligations under
this Article II, the Partnership will, as expeditiously as possible: 
 (a) prepare and file with the Commission such
amendments and supplements to the Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective for the Effectiveness Period and as may be necessary to comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by the Registration Statement; 

(b) furnish to each Selling Holder (i) as far in advance as reasonably practicable before filing the Registration
Statement or any supplement or amendment thereto, upon request, copies of reasonably complete drafts of all such documents proposed to be filed (including exhibits and each document incorporated by reference therein to the extent then required by
the rules and regulations of the Commission), and provide to each such Selling Holder the opportunity to object to any information pertaining to such Selling Holder and its plan of distribution that is contained therein and make the corrections
reasonably requested by such Selling Holder with respect to such information prior to filing the Registration Statement or supplement or amendment thereto, and (ii) such number of copies of the Registration Statement and the prospectus included
therein and any supplements and amendments thereto as such Selling Shareholder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement; 

(c) if applicable, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statement under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Selling Holders shall reasonably request; provided, however, that the Partnership will not be required to qualify generally to transact business
in any jurisdiction where it is not then required to so qualify or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject; 

(d) promptly notify each Selling Holder, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the
Securities Act, of (i) the filing of the Registration Statement or any prospectus or prospectus supplement to be used in connection therewith, or any amendment or supplement thereto, and, with respect to such Registration Statement or any
post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective; and (ii) the receipt of any written comments from the Commission with respect to any filing referred to in clause (i) and any written request by the Commission for
amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or any prospectus or prospectus supplement thereto; 
 (e)
immediately notify each Selling Holder, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of (i) the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus or prospectus supplement
contained in the Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of
any prospectus contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which such statement is made); (ii) the issuance or threat of issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or
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(iii) the receipt by the Partnership of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale under the applicable securities or blue
sky laws of any jurisdiction. Following the provision of such notice, the Partnership agrees to as promptly as practicable amend or supplement the prospectus or prospectus supplement or take other appropriate action so that the prospectus or
prospectus supplement does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing
and to take such other commercially reasonable action as is necessary to remove a stop order, suspension, threat thereof or proceedings related thereto; 

(f) upon request and subject to appropriate confidentiality obligations, furnish to each Selling Holder copies of any and all
transmittal letters or other correspondence with the Commission or any other governmental agency or self-regulatory body or other body having jurisdiction (including any domestic or foreign securities exchange) relating to such offering of
Registrable Securities; 
 (g) otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and
regulations of the Commission, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158
promulgated thereunder; 
 (h) cause all such Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Agreement to be listed on
each securities exchange or nationally recognized quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Partnership are then listed; 

(i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable Securities to be registered with or approved by such other
governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Partnership to enable the Selling Holders to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities; 

(j) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement not later than
the effective date of such registration statement; 
 (k) enter into customary agreements and take such other actions as are
reasonably requested by the Selling Holders in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities; and 

(l) if requested by the Selling Holders, (i) incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such
information as such Selling Holder reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the
purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering and (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified
of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment. 

  
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 The Partnership will not name any Holder as an underwriter as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of
the Securities Act in any Registration Statement without such Holder’s consent. If the staff of the Commission requires the Partnership to name any Holder as an underwriter as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act, and such
Holder does not consent thereto, then such Holder’s Registrable Securities shall not be included on the Registration Statement, such Holder shall no longer be entitled to receive Liquidated Damages under this Agreement with respect thereto and
the Partnership shall have no further obligations hereunder with respect to Registrable Securities held by such Holder. 
 Each Selling
Holder, upon receipt of notice from the Partnership of the happening of any event of the kind described in subsection (e) of this Section 2.03, shall forthwith discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable Securities by means of a
prospectus or prospectus supplement until such Selling Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by subsection (e) of this Section 2.03 or until it is advised in writing by the
Partnership that the use of the prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings incorporated by reference in the prospectus, and, if so directed by the Partnership, each Selling Holder will deliver to the
Partnership (at the Partnership’s expense) all copies in their possession or control, other than permanent file copies then in such Selling Holder’s possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of
receipt of such notice. 
 Section 2.04 Cooperation by Purchaser; No Conflict. The Partnership shall have no
obligation to include in the Registration Statement Registrable Securities of a Holder if such Holder fails to timely furnish such information that the Partnership determines, after consultation with counsel, is reasonably required in order for the
Registration Statement or prospectus supplement, as applicable, to comply with the Securities Act. The Partnership hereby represents and warrants to the Holders that the registration rights granted under this Agreement do not conflict with, and are
not subordinate in any manner to, registration rights that have been granted by the Partnership to any other Person. 

Section 2.05 Expenses. 

(a) Expenses. The Partnership will pay all reasonable Registration Expenses as determined in good faith. Each Selling Holder shall pay
its pro rata share of all Selling Expenses in connection with any sale of its Registrable Securities hereunder. In addition, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.06 hereof, the Partnership shall not be responsible for legal fees
incurred by Holders in connection with the exercise of such Holders’ rights hereunder. 
 (b) Certain Definitions.
“Registration Expenses” means all expenses incident to the Partnership’s performance under or compliance with this Agreement to effect the registration of Registrable Securities on the Registration Statement pursuant to
Section 2.01 including, without limitation, all registration, filing, securities exchange listing and NYSE fees, all registration, filing, qualification and other fees and expenses of complying with securities or blue sky laws, fees of
the FINRA, fees of transfer agents and registrars, all word processing, duplicating and printing expenses and any transfer taxes. “Selling Expenses” means all underwriting fees, discounts and selling commissions or similar fees or
arrangements allocable to the sale of the Registrable Securities. 

  
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 Section 2.06 Indemnification. 

(a) By the Partnership. The Partnership will indemnify and hold harmless each Selling Holder thereunder, its directors, officers,
employees and agents, and each Person, if any, who controls such Selling Holder within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and its directors, officers, employees or agents (collectively, the “Selling Holder Indemnified
Persons”, against any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively, “Losses”), joint or several, to which such Selling Holder Indemnified Person may
become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of any material fact (in the case of any prospectus, in light of the circumstances in which such statement is made) contained in the Registration Statement, any preliminary prospectus, prospectus supplement, free writing prospectus or
final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
(in the case of a prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, and will reimburse each such Selling Holder Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with
investigating or defending any such Loss or actions or proceedings; provided, however, that the Partnership will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by such Selling Holder Indemnified Person in writing specifically for use in the Registration Statement, or any preliminary prospectus, free
writing prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto, as applicable. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Selling Holder
Indemnified Person, and shall survive the transfer of such securities by the relevant Selling Holder. 
 (b) By Selling Holders. Each
Selling Holder agrees severally and not jointly to indemnify and hold harmless the Partnership, the General Partner, its directors, officers, employees and agents and each Person, if any, who controls the Partnership within the meaning of the
Securities Act or of the Exchange Act, and its directors, officers, employees and agents, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Partnership to the Selling Holders, but only with respect to information regarding such Selling Holder
furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Selling Holder expressly for inclusion in the Registration Statement, or any preliminary prospectus, free writing prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereto;
provided, however, that the liability of such Selling Holder shall not be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of any Selling Expenses) received by such Selling Holder from the sale of the Registrable
Securities giving rise to such indemnification. 

  
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 (c) Notice. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of notice of the
commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder, notify the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party
shall not relieve the indemnifying party of its obligations hereunder except to the extent that the indemnifying party is materially prejudiced by such failure to notify. In any action brought against any indemnified party, it shall notify the
indemnifying party of the commencement thereof. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and undertake the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party
and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume and undertake the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 2.06 for any
legal expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation and of liaison with counsel so selected; provided, however, that, (i) if the
indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense or employ counsel reasonably acceptable to the indemnified party or (ii) if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and counsel to the
indemnified party shall have concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to the indemnified party that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, or if the interests of the indemnified party
reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the indemnifying party, then the indemnified party shall have the right to select a separate counsel and to assume such legal defense and otherwise to participate in the defense of such
action, with the reasonable expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other reasonable expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the indemnifying party as incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no
indemnifying party shall settle any action brought against it with respect to which it is entitled to indemnification hereunder without the consent of the indemnified party, unless the settlement thereof imposes no liability or obligation on, does
not include any admission of culpability or wrongdoing on the part of, and includes a complete and unconditional release from all liability of, the indemnified party. 

(d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.06 is held by a court or government agency of
competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to any indemnified party or is insufficient to hold them harmless in respect of any Losses (other than as a result of any limitations set forth in the express terms of such indemnification provisions), then
each such indemnifying party, in lieu of, or in addition to, indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Loss in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and of such indemnified party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided,
however, that in no event shall any Selling Holder be required to contribute an aggregate amount in excess of the dollar amount of proceeds (net of Selling Expenses) received by such Selling Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities
giving rise to such indemnification. The relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact has been made by, or relates to, information supplied by such party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or
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such statement or omission. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this paragraph were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any
other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to herein. The amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the Losses referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph shall be deemed to
include any legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any Loss that is the subject of this paragraph. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who is not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. 

(e) Other Indemnification. The provisions of this Section 2.06 shall be in addition to any other rights to indemnification
or contribution that an indemnified party may have pursuant to law, equity, contract or otherwise. 
 Section 2.07 Rule
144 Reporting. With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the Commission that may permit the sale of the Registrable Securities to the public without registration, the Partnership agrees to use its
commercially reasonable efforts to: 
 (a) Make and keep public information regarding the Partnership available, as
those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, at all times from and after the date hereof; 

(b) File with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Partnership under the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act at all times from and after the date hereof; and 
 (c) So long as a Holder owns any
Registrable Securities, furnish, unless otherwise available on EDGAR, to such Holder forthwith upon request a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Partnership, and such other reports and documents so filed as such Holder may
reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Commission allowing such Holder to sell any such securities without registration. 

Section 2.08 Transfer or Assignment of Registration Rights. The rights to cause the Partnership to register
Registrable Securities granted to Purchaser by the Partnership under this Article II shall not be transferred or assigned to any Person; provided, however, that such rights may be transferred or assigned if
(a) the transferee or assignee is an Affiliate of, and after such transfer or assignment continues to be an Affiliate of Purchaser, (b) the Partnership is given written notice prior to any said transfer or assignment, stating the name and
address of each such transferee or assignee and identifying the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned, and (c) each such transferee assumes in writing responsibility for its portion of the
obligations of Purchaser under this Agreement. 

  
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 ARTICLE III 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Section 3.01 Communications. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made
in writing by facsimile, electronic mail, courier service or personal delivery: 
 (a) if to Purchaser, to the address set forth in
Section 8.06(a) of the Purchase Agreement; and 
 (b) if to the Partnership at 914 North Broadway, Suite 230, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
73102, Attention: Corporate Secretary (facsimile: 405-272-3034). 
 All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been
received at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; when receipt acknowledged, if sent via facsimile or sent via Internet electronic mail; and when actually received, if sent by courier service or any other means. 

Section 3.02 Successor and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors
and permitted assigns of each of the parties, including subsequent transferees or assignees of Registrable Securities to the extent permitted herein. 

Section 3.03 Assignment of Rights and Obligations. All or any portion of the rights and obligations of Purchaser
under this Agreement may be transferred or assigned by Purchaser only in accordance with Section 2.08 hereof. The Partnership may not transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any Person, except as expressly set
forth herein. 
 Section 3.04 Recapitalization, Exchanges, Etc. Affecting the Common Units. The provisions
of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to any and all units of the Partnership or any successor or assign of the Partnership (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) that may be issued
in respect of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the Registrable Securities, and shall be appropriately adjusted for combinations, unit splits, recapitalizations, pro rata distributions of units and the like occurring after the date of this
Agreement. 
 Section 3.05 Specific Performance. Damages in the event of breach of this Agreement by a
party hereto may be difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain, and it is therefore agreed that each such Person, in addition to and without limiting any other remedy or right it may have, will have the right to an injunction or other equitable
relief in any court of competent jurisdiction, enjoining any such breach, and enforcing specifically the terms and provisions hereof, and each of the parties hereto hereby waives any and all defenses it may have on the ground of lack of jurisdiction
or competence of the court to grant such an injunction or other equitable relief. The existence of this right will not preclude any such Person from pursuing any other rights and remedies at law or in equity that such Person may have. 

Section 3.06 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties
hereto in separate counterparts, including facsimile or .pdf counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the
same Agreement. 

  
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 Section 3.07 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. 
 Section 3.08 Governing
Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS THAT WOULD APPLY THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION. 

Section 3.09 Severability of Provisions. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting or impairing the validity or enforceability of such provision in any
other jurisdiction. 
 Section 3.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final
expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or
undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein with respect to the rights granted by the Partnership set forth herein. This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties
with respect to such subject matter. 
 Section 3.11 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only by means
of a written amendment signed by the Partnership and Purchaser. 
 Section 3.12 No Presumption. If any
claim is made by a party relating to any conflict, omission, or ambiguity in this Agreement, no presumption or burden of proof or persuasion shall be implied by virtue of the fact that this Agreement was prepared by or at the request of a particular
party or its counsel. 
 Section 3.13 Interpretation. Article and Section references to this Agreement,
unless otherwise specified. All references to instruments, documents, contracts and agreements are references to such instruments, documents, contracts and agreements as the same may be amended, supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time,
unless otherwise specified. The word “including” shall mean “including but not limited to.” Whenever any determination, consent or approval is to be made or given by Purchaser under this Agreement, such action shall be in
Purchaser’s sole discretion unless otherwise specified. 
 [Signature page follows] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto execute this Agreement, effective as of the date first
above written. 
  

			
	NEW SOURCE ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
		
	By:	 	New Source Energy GP, LLC,
		 	its General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Kristian B. Kos

	Name:	 	Kristian B. Kos
	Title:	 	President and Chief Executive Officer

  

			
	GOLDMAN SACHS MLP INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND
		
	By:	 	 Goldman Sachs Assets Management, L.P.,
 its
Investment Adviser

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Kyri Loupis

	Name:	 	Kyri Loupis
	Title:	 	Managing Director

 Signature Page to 

Registration Rights AgreementEX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

Execution Version 

COMMON UNIT PURCHASE AGREEMENT 

by and among 
 NEW
SOURCE ENERGY PARTNERS L.P. 
 and 

GOLDMAN SACHS MLP INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND 

December 17, 2013 

 COMMON UNIT PURCHASE AGREEMENT 

COMMON UNIT PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of December 17, 2013 (this “Agreement”), by and among New Source Energy
Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), and Goldman Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund (“Purchaser”). 

WHEREAS, the Partnership desires to issue and sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase from the Partnership, certain common units
representing limited partner interests in the Partnership (“Common Units”) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Partnership and Purchaser hereby agree as follows: 
 ARTICLE I 

DEFINITIONS 

Section 1.01 Definitions. 

As used in this Agreement, and unless the context requires a different meaning, the following terms have the meanings indicated: 

“8-K Filing” has the meaning specified in Section 5.02. 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, any other Person, whether now in existence or hereafter created,
directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (including, with correlative meanings, “controlling,”
“controlled by,” and “under common control with”) means the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise. 
 “Agreement” shall have the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph. 

“Basic Documents” means, collectively, this Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and any amendments, supplements,
continuations or modifications thereto. 
 “Business Day” means any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday or
(ii) a day on which banks located in New York, New York are authorized or obligated to close. 
 “Closing” has the
meaning specified in Section 2.02. 
 “Closing Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.02.

 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

“Commission” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 

“Common Units” shall have the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement. 

  
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 “Credit Agreement” shall mean the Credit Agreement, dated as of
February 13, 2013, among the Partnership, as borrower, Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent for the lenders party thereto, and the other lender parties thereto, as amended to date. 

“Delaware LLC Act” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act. 

“Delaware LP Act” means the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act. 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission promulgated thereunder. 
 “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America
in effect from time to time. 
 “General Partner” means New Source Energy GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company,
the general partner of the Partnership. 
 “General Partner Interest” has the meaning specified for such term in the
Partnership Agreement. 
 “General Partner Units” has the meaning specified for such term in the Partnership Agreement.

 “Governmental Authority” shall include the country, state, county, city and political subdivisions in which any Person
or such Person’s Property is located or which exercises valid jurisdiction over any such Person or such Person’s Property, and any court, agency, department, commission, board, bureau or instrumentality of any of them and any monetary
authorities that exercise valid jurisdiction over any such Person or such Person’s Property. Unless otherwise specified, all references to Governmental Authority herein shall mean a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over, where
applicable, any of the Partnership Entities or their Properties. 
 “Incentive Distribution Rights” has the meaning
specified for such term in the Partnership Agreement. 
 “Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning specified in
Section 6.03. 
 “Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.03. 

“Law” means any federal, state, local or foreign order, writ, injunction, judgment, settlement, award, decree, statute, law,
rule or regulation. 
 “Lien” means any interest in Property securing an obligation owed to, or a claim by, a Person other
than the owner of the Property, whether such interest is based on the common law, statute or contract, and whether such obligation or claim is fixed or contingent, and including the lien or security interest arising from a mortgage, encumbrance,
pledge, security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt or a lease, consignment or bailment for security purposes. 

  
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 “LTIP” means the Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Partnership, dated
January 30, 2013, as amended to date. 
 “NYSE” shall mean The New York Stock Exchange. 

“Outstanding” has the meaning set forth in the Partnership Agreement. 

“Partnership” shall have the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph. 

“Partnership Agreement” means the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated as of
February 13, 2013, as amended to date. 
 “Partnership Entities” means the General Partner and the Partnership. 

“Partnership Material Adverse Effect” means any material and adverse effect on (i) the financial condition, business,
assets or results of operations of the Partnership and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (ii) the ability of the Partnership and, to the extent party thereto, each of its Subsidiaries to perform their respective obligations under the Basic
Documents on a timely basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a “Partnership Material Adverse Effect” shall not include any effect resulting or arising from: (a) any change in general economic conditions in the industries or markets in
which the Partnership or its Subsidiaries operate that do not have a disproportionate impact on the Partnership and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) any engagement in hostilities pursuant to a declaration of war, or the occurrence of any
military or terrorist attack; (c) changes in GAAP or other accounting principles or (d) the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. 

“Partnership Related Parties” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.02. 

“Party” or “Parties” means the Partnership and Purchaser. 

“Per Unit Price” means $21.15. 

“Person” means any individual, corporation, company, voluntary association, partnership, joint venture, trust, limited
liability company, unincorporated organization or government or any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, or any other form of entity. 

“Property” means any interest in any kind of property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible.

 “Purchase Price” means the amount obtained by multiplying the Per Unit Price by the number of Purchased Units. 

“Purchased Units” shall mean 465,000 Common Units. 

“Purchaser” shall have the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph. 

  
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 “Purchaser Material Adverse Effect” means any material and adverse effect on the
ability of Purchaser to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Basic Documents to which it is a party on a timely basis. 

“Purchaser Related Parties” shall have the meaning specified in Section 6.01. 

“Registration Rights Agreement” means that certain registration rights agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, substantially
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, by and among the Partnership and Purchaser. 
 “Representatives” of any
Person means the Affiliates, control persons, officers, directors, employees, agents, counsel, investment bankers and other representatives of such Person. 

“SEC Documents” shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.04. 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission promulgated thereunder. 
 “Short Sales” means, without limitation, all “short sales” as defined in
Rule 200 promulgated under Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act, whether or not against the box, and forward sale contracts, options, puts, calls, short sales, “put equivalent positions” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) under the Exchange
Act) and similar arrangements, and sales and other transactions through non-U.S. broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers. 

“Subordinated Units” has the meaning specified for such term in the Partnership Agreement. 

“Subsidiary” means, as to any Person, any corporation or other entity of which at least a majority of the outstanding equity
interest having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation or other entity is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more of its Subsidiaries.

 “Unrealized Gain” has the meaning set forth in the Partnership Agreement. 

Section 1.02 Accounting Procedures and Interpretation. Unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, all accounting terms
used herein shall be interpreted, all determinations with respect to accounting matters under this Agreement shall be made, and all financial statements and certificates and reports as to financial matters required to be furnished to Purchaser under
this Agreement shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q promulgated by the Commission) and in compliance as to form
in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto. 

  
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 ARTICLE II 

SALE AND PURCHASE 

Section 2.01 Sale and Purchase. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Partnership hereby agrees to
issue and sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase from the Partnership the Purchased Units, and Purchaser agrees to pay the Partnership the Per Unit Price for each Purchased Unit. 

Section 2.02 Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the purchase and sale of the Purchased Units
(the “Closing”) shall occur on the earliest practicable date after the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) of the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 7.01 (other than those
conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions) (or such other date as mutually agreed by the Parties, the “Closing Date”); provided, that the
Closing shall not occur prior to the second (2nd) Business Day following the date hereof, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing. The Parties agree that the Closing may occur via delivery of this Agreement and other closing
deliveries by facsimile, electronic mail, courier service or personal delivery. 
 ARTICLE III 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARTNERSHIP 

The Partnership represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows: 

Section 3.01 Existence. Each of the Partnership Entities has been duly formed and is validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State or other jurisdiction of its organization and has the requisite power and authority, and has all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals necessary, to own, lease, use or operate its Properties and
carry on its business as now being conducted, except where the failure to obtain such licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals would not be reasonably likely to have a Partnership Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Partnership Entities is
duly qualified or licensed and in good standing as a foreign limited partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, and is authorized to do business in each jurisdiction in which the ownership or leasing of its Properties or the character
of its operations makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to obtain such qualification, license, authorization or good standing would not be reasonably likely to have a Partnership Material Adverse Effect. 

Section 3.02 Capitalization; Ownership. 

(a) The Purchased Units shall have those rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions governing the Common Units as reflected in the
Partnership Agreement. 
 (b) The General Partner is the sole general partner of the Partnership and owns (i) a 2.0% General Partner
Interest and (ii) all of the Incentive Distribution Rights; the General Partner Interest and the Incentive Distribution Rights have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the Partnership Agreement; and the General Partner is
the record holder of the General Partner Interest and Incentive Distribution Rights free and clear of any Liens, except for such Liens as may be imposed pursuant to the Credit Agreement. 

  
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 (c) As of the date of this Agreement and prior to the sale of the Purchased Units contemplated by
this Agreement, the issued and outstanding partner interests of the Partnership consist of 9,034,810 Common Units, 2,205,000 Subordinated Units, 155,102 General Partner Units and the Incentive Distribution Rights. All of the outstanding partner
interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with applicable Law and the Partnership Agreement and are fully paid (to the extent required under applicable Law and the Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such
nonassessability may be affected by Sections 17-303, 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act). 
 (d) Except as have been granted under
the LTIP or under the Partnership Agreement, no options, warrants or other rights to purchase, agreements or other obligations to issue, or rights to convert any obligations into or exchange any securities for, securities or ownership interests in
the Partnership are outstanding. 
 (e) The Partnership’s currently outstanding Common Units are quoted on the NYSE, and the Partnership
has not received any notice of delisting. 
 Section 3.03 Subsidiaries. 

(a) Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of each of the Partnership’s Subsidiaries
are owned, directly or indirectly, by the Partnership free and clear of any Liens (except for such restrictions as may exist under applicable Law and except for such Liens as may be imposed pursuant to the Credit Agreement), and all such ownership
interests have been duly authorized, validly issued and are fully paid (to the extent required by applicable Law and the organizational documents of such Subsidiaries) and non-assessable (except as nonassessability may be affected by
Sections 17-303, 17-607 and 17-804 of the Delaware LP Act and Sections 18-303, 18-607 and 18-804 of the Delaware LLC Act and equivalent provisions of the corresponding Oklahoma statutes, as applicable, or the organizational documents of
such Subsidiaries). 
 (b) The Partnership has no Subsidiaries other than MCE GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, MCE, LP, a
Delaware limited partnership, and MidCentral Energy Services, LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company. 
 Section 3.04
SEC Documents. The Partnership has timely filed with the Commission all forms, registration statements, reports, schedules and statements required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act (all such documents
filed on or prior to the date of this Agreement, collectively, the “SEC Documents”). The SEC Documents, including any audited or unaudited financial statements and any notes thereto or schedules included therein, at the time filed
(in the case of registration statements, solely on the dates of effectiveness) (except to the extent corrected by a subsequently filed SEC Document filed prior to the date hereof), (i) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (ii) on their face complied as to form in all material
respects with applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto, (iii) were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q of the Commission) and 

  
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(iv) fairly present (subject in the case of unaudited statements to normal, recurring and year-end audit adjustments) in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the
Partnership as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended. BDO USA, LLP is an independent registered public accounting firm with respect to the Partnership and has not resigned or
been dismissed. 
 Section 3.05 Internal Accounting Controls. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, the Partnership
Entities maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization,
and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Partnership is not aware of any failures of such internal
accounting controls. 
 Section 3.06 Litigation. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, there are no legal or
governmental proceedings pending to which any Partnership Entity is a party or to which any of their Properties is subject that could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Partnership Material Adverse Effect or which
challenges the validity of any of the Basic Documents or the right of the Partnership to enter into the Basic Documents or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and, to the knowledge of the Partnership, no such proceedings
are threatened by Governmental Authorities or others. 
 Section 3.07 No Material Adverse Change. Since December 31,
2012, and except as disclosed in the SEC Documents, (i) there has not occurred any material adverse change in the condition (financial or other), results of operations, securityholders’ equity, Properties or business of the Partnership
Entities, taken as a whole, and (ii) to the knowledge of the executive officers of the Partnership, there is no event, liability, development or circumstance that has occurred or exists or is reasonably expected to occur or exist with respect
to the Partnership Entities, taken as a whole, in each case, that is reasonably likely, with the passage of time, to result in any material adverse change in the condition (financial or other), results of operations, securityholders’ equity,
Properties or business of the Partnership Entities, taken as a whole, in each case. 
 Section 3.08 No Conflicts. None of
(i) the offering, issuance and sale by the Partnership of the Purchased Units and the application of the proceeds therefrom, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of the Basic Documents by the Partnership and (iii) the
consummation of the transactions contemplated under the Basic Documents, (a) requires any consent, approval or notice under, or constitutes or will constitute a violation or breach of, the Partnership Agreement or the organizational documents
of any of the Partnership’s Subsidiaries, (b) constitutes or will constitute a violation or breach of, or a default (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default or give rise to any right of
termination, cancellation or acceleration) under, any note, bond, mortgage, lease, loan or credit agreement or other instrument, obligation or agreement to which any of the Partnership Entities is a party or by which any of them or any of their
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will violate any provision of any Law or any order, judgment or decree of any court or Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over any of the Partnership Entities or their Properties or
(d) results or will result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any Properties of any of the Partnership Entities. 

Section 3.09 Authority. The Partnership has all necessary limited partnership power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under the Basic Documents and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby; the execution, delivery and performance by the Partnership of the Basic Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on its part; and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, the Basic Documents will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Partnership, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of equity,
including principles of commercial reasonableness, fair dealing and good faith. No approval from the holders of outstanding Common Units is required under the Partnership Agreement or the rules of the NYSE in connection with the Partnership’s
issuance and sale of the Purchased Units to Purchaser. 
 Section 3.10 Approvals. Except as required by the Commission in
connection with the Partnership’s obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement, no authorization, consent, approval, waiver, license, qualification or written exemption from, nor any filing, declaration, qualification or registration
with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Partnership of the Basic Documents or the issuance and sale of the Purchased Units, except (i) as may be required
under the state securities or “Blue Sky” Laws, or (ii) where the failure to receive such authorization, consent, approval, waiver, license, qualification or written exemption or to make such filing, declaration, qualification or
registration would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Partnership Material Adverse Effect. 

Section 3.11 Compliance with Law. None of the Partnership Entities is in violation of any Law applicable to such
Partnership Entity, except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Partnership Material Adverse Effect. The Partnership Entities each possess all certificates, authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate regulatory
authorities necessary to conduct their respective businesses, except where the failure to possess such certificates, authorizations or permits would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Partnership Material Adverse Effect, and none of the
Partnership Entities has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such certificate, authorization or permit, except where such potential revocation or modification would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Partnership Material Adverse Effect. 
 Section 3.12 Valid Issuance; Title. The offer and sale of the
Purchased Units and the limited partner interests represented thereby have been duly authorized by the Partnership pursuant to the Partnership Agreement and, when issued and delivered to Purchaser against payment therefor in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid (to the extent required by applicable Law and the Partnership Agreement) and nonassessable (except as such nonassessability may be affected by Sections 17-303, 17-607 and 17-804 of the
Delaware LP Act) and will be free of any and all Liens and restrictions on transfer, other than restrictions on transfer under the Partnership Agreement and under applicable state and federal securities Laws. 

  
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 Section 3.13 No Preemptive Rights; No Registration Rights. The holders of
outstanding Common Units are not entitled to statutory, preemptive or other similar contractual rights to subscribe for Common Units. Except as contemplated by this Agreement, the Partnership Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement or as
disclosed in the SEC Documents, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Partnership and any Person granting such Person the right to require the Partnership to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with
respect to any securities of the Partnership or to require the Partnership to include such securities in any securities registered or to be registered pursuant to any registration statement filed by or required to be filed by the Partnership under
the Securities Act. 
 Section 3.14 MLP Status. The Partnership is properly treated as a partnership for United States
federal income tax purposes and meets the gross income requirements of Section 7704 (c)(2) of the Code. 
 Section 3.15
Investment Company Status. The Partnership is not an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. 

Section 3.16 No Registration Required. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Purchaser contained
in this Agreement, the sale and issuance of the Purchased Units pursuant to this Agreement is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and neither the Partnership nor, to the Partnership’s knowledge, any authorized
Representative acting on its behalf has taken or will take any action hereafter that would cause the loss of such exemption. 

Section 3.17 No Integration. Neither the Partnership nor any of its Affiliates has, directly or indirectly through any
agent, made any offers or sales of any security of the Partnership or solicited any offers to buy any security that is or will be integrated with the sale of the Purchased Units in a manner that would require such registration under the Securities
Act. 
 Section 3.18 Certain Fees. No fees or commissions are or will be payable by the Partnership to brokers, finders
or investment bankers with respect to the sale of any of the Purchased Units or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Partnership agrees that it will indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser from and against any and
all claims, demands, or liabilities for broker’s, finder’s, placement, or other similar fees or commissions incurred by the Partnership in connection with the sale of the Purchased Units or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. 
 Section 3.19 No Side Agreements. Other than the Basic Documents, there are no other agreements by,
among or between the Partnership or its Affiliates, on the one hand, and Purchaser or its Affiliates, on the other hand, with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby nor promises or inducements for future transactions between or among any of
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 ARTICLE IV 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER 

Purchaser represents and warrants to the Partnership as follows: 

Section 4.01 Valid Existence. Purchaser (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of
its jurisdiction of organization and (ii) has the requisite power, and has all material governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals necessary to own its Properties and carry on its business as its business is now being
conducted, except where the failure to obtain such licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals would not reasonably be expected to have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect. 

Section 4.02 No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of the Basic Documents by Purchaser and the consummation
of the transactions contemplated thereby will not (a) require any consent, approval or notice under, or constitute a violation or breach of, the organizational documents of Purchaser, (b) constitute a violation or breach of, or a default
(or an event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration) under, any note, bond, mortgage, lease, loan or credit agreement or other material
instrument, obligation or agreement to which Purchaser is a party or by which Purchaser or any of its Properties may be bound, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Purchaser Material Adverse Effect, or (c) violate any provision
of any Law or any order, judgment or decree of any court or Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Purchaser or its Properties. 

Section 4.03 Investment. The Purchased Units are being acquired for Purchaser’s own account, or for the accounts of
clients for whom Purchaser exercises discretionary investment authority, not as a nominee or agent, and with no present intention of distributing the Purchased Units, or any part thereof, and Purchaser has no present intention of selling or granting
any participation in or otherwise distributing the Purchased Units in any transaction in violation of the securities Laws of the United States of America or any state, without prejudice, however, to Purchaser’s right at all times to sell or
otherwise dispose of all or any part of the Purchased Units under a registration statement under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or under an exemption from such registration available thereunder (including, without
limitation, if available, Rule 144 promulgated thereunder). Purchaser understands and agrees that it may sell or transfer the Purchased Units only (i) in compliance with the Securities Act and applicable state securities law, as then in effect,
or (ii) in the manner contemplated by any registration statement pursuant to which such securities are being offered. 

Section 4.04 Nature of Purchaser. Purchaser (a) is an “accredited investor” (within the meaning of Rule
501(a) under the Securities Act), (b) by reason of its business and financial experience, has such knowledge, sophistication and experience in business and financial matters so as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the
prospective investment in the Purchased Units, is able to bear the economic risk of such investment and, at the present time, would be able to afford a complete loss of such investment, (c) is acquiring the Purchased Units purchased by it only
for its own account and not for the account of others, for investment purposes and not on behalf of any other account or Person or with a view to, or for offer or sale in connection with, any distribution thereof and (d) is not an entity formed
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 Section 4.05 Receipt of Information. Purchaser acknowledges that it
(a) has access to the SEC Documents and (b) has been provided a reasonable opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from Representatives of the Partnership regarding such matters. 

Section 4.06 Restricted Securities. Purchaser understands that the Purchased Units it is purchasing are characterized as
“restricted securities” under the federal securities Laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Partnership in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such Laws and applicable regulations such securities may be
resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances. In this connection, Purchaser represents that it is knowledgeable with respect to Rule 144 of the Commission promulgated under the Securities Act. 

Section 4.07 Certain Fees. No fees or commissions will be payable by Purchaser to brokers, finders, or investment bankers
with respect to the sale of any of the Purchased Units or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 

Section 4.08 Legend. It is understood that the certificates evidencing the Purchased Units will bear the following legend:

 “These securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or
the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction. These securities may not be sold or offered for sale, pledged or hypothecated except pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from
registration thereunder, in each case in accordance with all applicable securities laws of the states or other jurisdictions, and in the case of a transaction exempt from registration, such securities may only be transferred if the transfer agent
for such securities has received documentation satisfactory to it that such transaction does not require registration under the Securities Act.” 

Section 4.09 Reliance on Exemptions. Purchaser understands that the Purchased Units are being offered and sold to Purchaser
in reliance upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Partnership is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and Purchaser’s compliance with, the representations,
warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of Purchaser to acquire the Purchased Units. 

Section 4.10 Authority. Purchaser has all necessary power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations
under the Basic Documents to which Purchaser is a Party and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby; the execution, delivery and performance by Purchaser of the Basic Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
thereby, have been duly authorized by all necessary action on its part; and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties thereto, the Basic Documents to which it is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligation of Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by general principles of
equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, fair dealing and good faith. 

  
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 Section 4.11 Trading Activities. Purchaser’s trading activities, if any,
with respect to the Partnership’s Common Units will be in compliance with all applicable state and federal securities laws, rules and regulations and the rules and regulations of the NYSE. 

Section 4.12 No Side Agreements. Other than the Basic Documents, there are no other agreements by, among or between
Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Partnership or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand, with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. 

Section 4.13 Ownership of Securities. Purchaser and its Affiliates do not own ten percent or more of the Partnership’s
issued and outstanding Common Units. 
 ARTICLE V 

COVENANTS 

Section 5.01 Taking of Necessary Action. The Parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable efforts promptly to
take or cause to be taken all action and promptly to do or cause to be done all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law and regulations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Without
limiting the foregoing, the Partnership and Purchaser shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to make all filings and obtain all consents of Governmental Authorities that may be necessary or, in the reasonable opinion of Purchaser or the
Partnership, as the case may be, advisable for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Basic Documents. 

Section 5.02 Disclosure; Public Filings. The Partnership may, without prior written consent or notice, (i) file the
Basic Documents as exhibits to Exchange Act reports and (ii) disclose such information with respect to Purchaser as required by applicable Law or the rules or regulations of the NYSE or other exchange on which securities of the Partnership are
listed or traded. The Partnership shall, on or before the fourth Business Day following the Closing Date file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the Commission (the “8-K Filing”) describing the terms of the transactions contemplated
by the Basic Documents and including as exhibits to such 8-K Filing, the Basic Documents in the form required by the Exchange Act. 

Section 5.03 NYSE Listing Application. The Partnership shall file a supplemental listing application with the NYSE to list
the Purchased Units. 
 Section 5.04 Short Selling. Purchaser understands and acknowledges that the Commission currently
takes the position that coverage of Short Sales of securities “against the box” prior to the effective date of a registration statement is a violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act. Purchaser agrees that it will not (and shall
cause its Affiliates not to) engage in any Short Sales that result in the disposition of its Purchased Units by Purchaser until such time as the Registration Statement (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) is declared or deemed effective
by the Commission; provided, however, this provision shall not limit Purchaser’s ability to fulfill contractual obligations existing on the date hereof. 

  
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 Section 5.05 Certain Special Allocations of Book and Taxable Income. To the
extent that the Per Unit Price differs from the Per Unit Capital Amount (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) for an Outstanding Common Unit after taking into account the issuance of the Purchased Units, the General Partner intends to specially
allocate Partnership items of book and taxable income, gain, loss or deduction to Purchaser so that the Per Unit Capital Amount with respect to their Purchased Units are equal to the Per Unit Capital Amounts with respect to other Common Units (and
thus to assure fungibility of all Common Units). Such special allocations will occur upon the earlier to occur of any taxable period of the Partnership ending upon, or after, (a) an event described in Section 5.5(d) of the Partnership
Agreement or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Partnership occurring after the date of the issuance of the Purchased Units, or (b) the transfer of the Purchased Units to a Person that is not an Affiliate of Purchaser, in
which case, such allocation shall be made only with respect to the Purchased Units so transferred. To the maximum extent permissible under the Partnership Agreement or under applicable law, including under the Treasury Regulations issued under
Section 704(b) of the Code, the special allocations resulting from clause (a) will be made through allocations of Unrealized Gain. 

Section 5.06 Delivery of Purchased Units. Subject to Section 7.01(a) and Section 7.01(b), prior to
and following the Closing, the Partnership shall, and shall cause its transfer agent to, cooperate with Purchaser and Purchaser’s transfer agent to ensure that the Purchased Units are validly and effectively transferred to Purchaser and that
Purchaser’s ownership of the Purchased Units following the Closing is accurately reflected on the appropriate books and records. 

ARTICLE VI 

INDEMNIFICATION, COSTS AND EXPENSES 

Section 6.01 Indemnification by the Partnership. The Partnership agrees to indemnify Purchaser and its Representatives
(collectively, “Purchaser Related Parties”) (a) from costs, losses, liabilities, damages, or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever, and (b) hold each of them harmless against, any and all actions, suits, proceedings
(including any investigations, litigation or inquiries), demands, and causes of action as a result of, arising out of, or in any way related to the breach of any of the representations, warranties or covenants of the Partnership contained herein,
and in connection therewith, and promptly upon demand, pay or reimburse each of them for all costs, losses, liabilities, damages, or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of
counsel and all other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such matter that may be incurred by them or asserted against or involve any of them, provided that such claim for
indemnification relating to a breach of the representations or warranties is made prior to the expiration of such representations or warranties to the extent applicable; and provided further, that no Purchaser Related Party shall be entitled to
recover special, consequential or punitive damages under this Section 6.01. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, consequential damages shall not be deemed to include diminution in value of the Purchased Units, which is specifically
included in damages covered by Purchaser Related Parties’ indemnification. 

  
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 Section 6.02 Indemnification by Purchaser. Purchaser agrees to indemnify the
Partnership, the General Partner and their respective Representatives (collectively, “Partnership Related Parties”) from, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all actions, suits, proceedings (including any investigations,
litigation, or inquiries), demands and causes of action and, in connection therewith, and promptly upon demand, pay or reimburse each of them for all costs, losses, liabilities, damages, or expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever, including,
without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and all other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending or preparing to defend any such matter that may be incurred by them or asserted against or
involve any of them as a result of, arising out of, or in any way related to the breach of any of the representations, warranties or covenants of Purchaser contained herein; provided, that such claim for indemnification relating to a breach
of a representation or warranty is made prior to the expiration of such representation or warranty; and provided further, that no Partnership Related Party shall be entitled to recover special, consequential (including lost profits) or punitive
damages. 
 Section 6.03 Indemnification Procedure. Promptly after any Partnership Related Party or Purchaser Related
Party (hereinafter, the “Indemnified Party”) has received notice of any indemnifiable claim hereunder, or the commencement of any action, suit or proceeding by a third party, which the Indemnified Party believes in good faith is an
indemnifiable claim under this Agreement, the Indemnified Party shall give the indemnitor hereunder (the “Indemnifying Party”) written notice of such claim or the commencement of such action, suit or proceeding, but failure to so
notify the Indemnifying Party will not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability it may have to such Indemnified Party hereunder except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced by such failure. Such notice shall
state the nature and the basis of such claim to the extent then known. The Indemnifying Party shall have the right to defend and settle, at its own expense and by its own counsel who shall be reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party, any such
matter as long as the Indemnifying Party pursues the same diligently and in good faith. If the Indemnifying Party undertakes to defend or settle, it shall promptly notify the Indemnified Party of its intention to do so, and the Indemnified Party
shall cooperate with the Indemnifying Party and its counsel in all commercially reasonable respects in the defense thereof and the settlement thereof. Such cooperation shall include furnishing the Indemnifying Party with any books, records and other
information reasonably requested by the Indemnifying Party and in the Indemnified Party’s possession or control. Such cooperation of the Indemnified Party shall be at the cost of the Indemnifying Party. After the Indemnifying Party has notified
the Indemnified Party of its intention to undertake to defend or settle any such asserted liability, and for so long as the Indemnifying Party diligently pursues such defense, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any additional legal
expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with any defense or settlement of such asserted liability; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party shall be entitled (i) at its expense, to participate in the defense
of such asserted liability and the negotiations of the settlement thereof and (ii) if (A) the Indemnifying Party has failed to assume the defense or employ counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party or (B) if the
defendants in any such action include both the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party and counsel to the Indemnified Party shall have concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to the Indemnified Party that are different from
those available to the Indemnifying Party, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right to select a separate counsel and to assume such legal defense and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the expenses and fees of such
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counsel and other expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the Indemnifying Party as incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Indemnifying Party
shall not settle any indemnified claim without the consent of the Indemnified Party, unless the settlement thereof imposes no liability or obligation on, involves no admission of wrongdoing or malfeasance by, and includes a complete release from
liability of, the Indemnified Party. 
 ARTICLE VII 

CLOSING CONDITIONS 

Section 7.01 Conditions to the Closing. 

(a) Mutual Conditions. The respective obligation of each Party to consummate the purchase and issuance and sale of the Purchased Units
shall be subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions (any or all of which may be waived by a particular Party on behalf of itself in writing, in whole or in part, to the extent permitted by
applicable Law): 
 (i) no Law shall have been enacted or promulgated, and no action shall have been taken, by any Governmental Authority of
competent jurisdiction which temporarily, preliminarily or permanently restrains, precludes, enjoins or otherwise prohibits the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Basic Documents or makes the transactions contemplated by the Basic
Documents illegal; and 
 (ii) there shall not be pending any suit, action or proceeding by any Governmental Authority seeking to restrain,
preclude, enjoin or prohibit the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 
 (b) Partnership’s Conditions. The obligation of
the Partnership to consummate the issuance and sale of the Purchased Units to Purchaser shall be subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions (any or all of which may be waived by the Partnership in
writing, in whole or in part, to the extent permitted by applicable Law): 
 (i) Purchaser shall have performed and complied, in all
material respects, with the covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed and complied with by Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date; and 

(ii) (A) the representations and warranties of Purchaser contained in this Agreement that are qualified by materiality shall be true and
correct when made and as of the Closing Date (except that any such representations and warranties made as of a specific date shall be required to be true shall be true and correct as of such date only) and (B) all other representations and
warranties of Purchaser contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (except that any such representations of Purchaser made as of a specific date shall be required to be true and correct in
all material respects as of such date only). 

  
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 (c) Purchaser’s Conditions. The obligation of Purchaser to consummate the purchase of
the Purchased Units from the Partnership shall be subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions (any or all of which may be waived by the Partnership in writing, in whole or in part, to the extent permitted
by applicable Law): 
 (i) the Partnership shall have performed and complied, in all material respects, with the covenants and agreements
contained in this Agreement that are required to be performed and complied with by the Partnership on or prior to the Closing Date; and 

(ii) (A) the representations and warranties of the Partnership contained in this Agreement that are qualified by materiality shall be true and
correct when made and as of the Closing Date (except that any such representations and warranties made as of a specific date shall be required to be true shall be true and correct as of such date only) and (B) all other representations and
warranties of the Partnership contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (except that any such representations of Purchaser made as of a specific date shall be required to be true and
correct in all material respects as of such date only). 
 Section 7.02 Closing Deliveries. 

(a) Partnership Deliveries. At the Closing, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Partnership will deliver, or cause to be
delivered, to Purchaser: 
 (i) the Purchased Units, in accordance with the book entry registration procedures of Purchaser’s transfer
agent, together with evidence of the delivery of the Purchased Units; and 
 (ii) the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by the
Partnership. 
 (b) Purchaser Deliveries. At the Closing, subject to the term and conditions hereof, Purchaser will deliver, or cause
to be delivered, to the Partnership: 
 (i) the Purchase Price, by wire transfer(s) of immediately available funds to an account designated
by the Partnership in writing at least one Business Day prior to the Closing Date; provided, however, that Purchaser shall only be required to so deliver the Purchase Price after receipt of the deliveries set forth in
Section 7.02(a); and 
 (ii) the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by Purchaser. 

ARTICLE VIII 

MISCELLANEOUS 

Section 8.01 Interpretation. Article and Section references are to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified. All
references to instruments, documents, contracts, and agreements are references to such instruments, documents, contracts, and agreements as the same may be amended, supplemented, and otherwise modified from time to time, unless otherwise specified.
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obligation under the Basic Documents, the expense of complying with such obligation shall be an expense of such party unless otherwise specified therein. Whenever any determination, consent or
approval is to be made or given by Purchaser under the Basic Documents, such action shall be in Purchaser’s sole discretion unless otherwise specified therein. If any provision in the Basic Documents is held to be illegal, invalid, not binding,
or unenforceable, such provision shall be fully severable and the Basic Documents shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid, not binding or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of the Basic Documents, and the
remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. The Basic Documents have been reviewed and negotiated by sophisticated parties with access to legal counsel and shall not be construed against the drafter. 

Section 8.02 Survival of Provisions. The representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.01,
3.02, 3.09, 3.12, 3.16, 3.18, 4.01, 4.03, 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09 and 4.10 of this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of
this Agreement indefinitely, and the other representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall survive for a period of one year following the Closing Date regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Partnership or
Purchaser. The covenants made in this Agreement or any other Basic Document shall survive the closing of the transactions described herein and remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of acceptance of any of the Purchased Units and
payment therefor and repayment, conversion or repurchase thereof. All indemnification obligations of the Partnership and Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement shall remain operative and in full force and effect unless such obligations are expressly
terminated in a writing by the Parties, regardless of any purported general termination of this Agreement. 
 Section 8.03 No
Waiver; Modifications in Writing. 
 (a) Delay. No failure or delay on the part of any Party in exercising any right, power,
or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power, or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any right, power, or remedy. The remedies provided
for herein are cumulative and are not exclusive of any remedies that may be available to a Party at Law or in equity or otherwise. 
 (b)
Specific Waiver; Amendment. Except as otherwise provided herein, no amendment, waiver, consent, modification or termination of any provision of this Agreement or any other Basic Document shall be effective unless signed by each of the
Parties. Any amendment, supplement or modification of or to any provision of any Basic Document, any waiver of any provision of any Basic Document and any consent to any departure by the Partnership from the terms of any provision of any Basic
Document shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which made or given. Except where notice is specifically required by this Agreement, no notice to or demand on the Partnership in any case shall entitle the
Partnership to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. 

  
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 Section 8.04 Binding Effect; Assignment. 

(a) Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Partnership, Purchaser and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, this Agreement shall not be construed so as to confer any right or benefit upon any Person other than the Parties to this Agreement and as provided in Article VI, and their
respective successors and permitted assigns. 
 (b) Assignment of Rights. All or any portion of the rights and obligations of
Purchaser under this Agreement may be transferred by Purchaser to any Affiliate of Purchaser without the consent of the Partnership by delivery of an agreement to be bound. No portion of the rights and obligations of Purchaser under this Agreement
may be transferred by Purchaser to a non-Affiliate without the written consent of the Partnership (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld by the Partnership). 

Section 8.05 [Reserved] 

Section 8.06 Communications. All notices and demands provided for hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, telecopy, air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery, electronic mail or personal delivery to the following addresses: 

(a) If to Purchaser: 
 Goldman
Sachs MLP Income Opportunities Fund 
 c/o Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. 

200 West Street 
 New York, New
York 10282 
 Attention: Ganesh Jois 

Email: Ganesh.Jois@gs.com 
 (b) If
to the Partnership: 
 New Source Energy Partners L.P. 

914 N. Broadway Avenue, Suite 230 

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73101 

Attention: Richard D. Finley 

Facsimile: 405-272-3034 
 Email:
rfinley@newsource.com 
 With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice): 

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. 

1001 Fannin, Suite 2500 
 Houston,
Texas 77002 
 Attention: Jeffery K. Malonson 

Facsimile: 713-615-5627 
 Email:
jmalonson@velaw.com 
 or to such other address as the Partnership or Purchaser may designate in writing. All notices and communications shall be deemed to
have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; at the time of transmittal, if sent via electronic mail; upon actual receipt if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, or regular mail, if mailed; when receipt
acknowledged, if sent via facsimile; and upon actual receipt when delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery. 

  
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 Section 8.07 Removal of Legend. In connection with a sale of the Purchased
Units by Purchaser in reliance on Rule 144, Purchaser or its broker shall deliver to the transfer agent and the Partnership a customary broker representation letter providing to the transfer agent and the Partnership any information the Partnership
deems reasonably necessary to determine that the sale of the Purchased Units is made in compliance with Rule 144, including, as may be appropriate, a certification that Purchaser is not an Affiliate of the Partnership and regarding the length of
time the Purchased Units have been held. Upon receipt of such representation letter, the Partnership shall promptly direct its transfer agent to remove the notation of a restrictive legend in Purchaser’s certificates evidencing the Purchased
Units or the book-entry account maintained by the transfer agent, including the legend referred to in Section 4.08, and the Partnership shall bear all costs associated therewith. After a registration statement under the Securities Act
permitting the public resale of the Purchased Units has become effective or Purchaser or its permitted assigns have held the Purchased Units for one year, if the book-entry account of such Purchased Units still bears the notation of the restrictive
legend referred to in Section 4.08, the Partnership agrees, upon request of Purchaser or permitted assignee, to take all steps necessary to promptly effect the removal of the legend described in Section 4.08 from the
Purchased Units, and the Partnership shall bear all costs associated therewith, regardless of whether the request is made in connection with a sale or otherwise, so long as Purchaser or its permitted assigns provide to the Partnership any
information the Partnership deems reasonably necessary to determine that the legend is no longer required under the Securities Act or applicable state laws, including (if there is no such registration statement) a certification that the holder is
not an Affiliate of the Partnership and regarding the length of time the Purchased Units have been held. 
 Section 8.08 Entire
Agreement. This Agreement and the other Basic Documents are intended by the Parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the Parties hereto and
thereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and therein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein, with respect to the rights granted by the
Partnership or Purchaser set forth herein and therein. This Agreement and the other Basic Documents supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the Parties with respect to such subject matter. 

Section 8.09 Governing Law. This Agreement will be construed in accordance with and governed by the Laws of the State of
New York without regard to principles of conflicts of Laws thereof that would apply the laws of any other state. 
 Section 8.10
Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different Parties hereto in separate counterparts, including facsimile or .pdf format counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so
executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. 

  
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 Section 8.11 No Presumption Against Drafting Party. Each Party has fully
participated in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity, question or intent or question of interpretation arises, this Agreement must be construed as if drafted jointly, and there must not be any presumption, inference or
conclusion drawn against any Party by virtue of the fact that its representative has authored this Agreement or any portion hereof. 

Section 8.12 Termination. 

(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be terminated at any time at or prior to the Closing by the mutual
written consent of Purchaser and the Partnership. 
 (b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be terminated at
any time at or prior to the Closing by (i) the written notice of Purchaser to the Partnership upon a breach in any material respect by the Partnership of any covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement or (ii) the written notice of
the Partnership to Purchaser upon a breach in any material respect by Purchaser of any covenant or agreement set forth in this Agreement. 

(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement shall automatically terminate at any time at or prior to the Closing: 

(i) if a statute, rule, order, decree or regulation shall have been enacted or promulgated, or if any action shall have been taken by any
Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction which permanently restrains, precludes, enjoins or otherwise prohibits the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Basic Documents or makes the transactions contemplated by the Basic
Documents illegal; or 
 (ii) if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before December 31, 2013. 

(d) In the event of the termination of this Agreement as provided in this Section 8.12, this Agreement shall forthwith become null
and void. In the event of such termination, there shall be no liability on the part of any party hereto, except (i) as set forth in Article VI of this Agreement, and (ii) with respect to the requirement to comply with any
confidentiality agreement in favor of the Partnership; provided, that nothing herein shall relieve any party from any liability or obligation with respect to any willful breach of this Agreement. 

Section 8.13 Recapitalization, Exchanges, Etc. The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth
herein with respect to any and all equity interests of the Partnership or any successor or assign of the Partnership (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) that may be issued in respect of, in exchange for or in substitution
of, the Purchased Units, and shall be appropriately adjusted for combinations, unit splits, recapitalizations and the like occurring after the date of this Agreement. 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto execute this Agreement, effective as of the date first
above written. 
  

			
	NEW SOURCE ENERGY PARTNERS L.P.
		
	By:	 	New Source Energy GP, LLC,
		 	its General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Kristian B. Kos

	Name:	 	Kristian B. Kos
	Title:	 	President and Chief Executive Officer
	
	GOLDMAN SACHS MLP INCOME OPPORTUNITIES FUND
		
	By:	 	Goldman Sachs Assets Management, L.P., its Investment Adviser
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Kyri Loupis

	Name:	 	Kyri Loupis
	Title:	 	Managing Director

 Signature Page to 

Common Unit Purchase Agreement 

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