Document:

Exhibit 10.8  

FORM OF

2008 DIRECTOR PLAN OF

EXCO PARTNERS GP LP, LLC

(Adopted                        , 2007)  

1.    Purpose. The purpose of this 2008 Director Plan of EXCO Partners GP LP, LLC (the "Director Plan") is (i) to attract to and retain
at EXCO Partners GP LP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the "Company"), the managing general partner of EXCO Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the "Partnership"), qualified and
competent directors, upon whose efforts and judgment the success of the Company and the Partnership are largely dependent, and (ii) to stimulate the active interest of these persons in the
development and financial success of the Company and the Partnership by providing for ownership of common units in the Partnership by such persons. 

2.    Definitions. Except as otherwise stated, all capitalized terms herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the EXCO
Partners, LP 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Incentive Plan"), as amended from time to time. In addition, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: 

	(a)
	"Change
in Control" shall mean:

	(A)
	Any
"Person" (as defined in paragraph (F) below), other than (1) the Company or any of its Affiliates, (2) a trustee or other fiduciary holding stock under an
employee benefit plan of the Company or any of its Affiliates, (3) an underwriter temporarily holding stock pursuant to an offering of such stock, or (4) a corporation owned, directly or
indirectly, by the unitholders of the Partnership, holders of the membership interests of the Company or shareholders of EXCO in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of Units of the
Partnership, membership interests of the Company or shareholders of EXCO, as applicable, acquires ownership of Units of the Partnership, membership interests of the Company or stock of EXCO, as
applicable, that, together with the Units, membership interests or stock, as applicable, held by such Person, constitutes more than 50% of the total fair market value or total voting power of the
Units of the Partnership, membership interests of the Company or stock of EXCO, as applicable. However, if any Person is considered to own more than 50% of the total fair market value or total voting
power of the Units of the Partnership, membership interests of the Company or stock of EXCO, as applicable, the acquisition of additional Units, membership interests or stock by the same Person is not
considered to be a Change of Control;

	(B)
	If
EXCO is the majority member, directly or indirectly, of the Company (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(i)(5)(ii)(B)), a majority of members of
the EXCO Board is replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the EXCO Board before the date of the appointment or
election; provided, however, that any such director shall not be considered to be endorsed by the EXCO Board if his or her initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened
solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the EXCO Board; or

	(C)
	If
no member is the majority member of the Company (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(i)(5)(ii)(B)), a majority of members of the Company Board is
replaced during any 12-month period by directors whose appointment or election is not endorsed by a majority of the Company Board before the date of the appointment or election; provided,
however, that any such director shall not be considered to be endorsed by the Company Board if his or her initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation of
proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Company Board; or 

 

	(D)
	There
is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company with any other corporation, except if:

	(1)
	the
merger or consolidation would result in the voting equity interests of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding
or by being converted into voting equity interests of the surviving entity or any parent thereof) more than 70% of the total voting power of the equity interests of the Company or such surviving
entity or any parent thereof outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or

	(2)
	the
merger or consolidation is effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no Person acquires ownership during the 12-month
period ending on the date of the most recent acquisition by such Person, of equity interests of the Company (not including in the equity interests beneficially owned by such Person any equity
interests acquired directly from the Company or its Affiliates other than in connection with the acquisition by the Company or its Affiliates of a business) representing 30% or more of the total
voting power of the Company's then outstanding equity interests; or

	(E)
	If
no member is the majority member of the Company (within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(i)(5)(ii)(B), there is consummated a merger or consolidation
of EXCO or any direct or indirect subsidiary of EXCO under the circumstances described in paragraph (D) above, substituting "EXCO" for the "Company," as applicable.

	(F)
	For
purposes of this Section 2(a):

	(1)
	"Person"
shall have the meaning given in Section 7701(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). Person shall include more than one Person acting as a
group as defined by the Final Treasury Regulations issued under Section 409A of the Code.

	(2)
	"Affiliate"
shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

	(3)
	Reference
to a "Change in Control" event involving EXCO shall apply only if EXCO remains the majority member of the Company or any corporation in a chain of corporations in which each
corporation is a majority shareholder of another corporation ending in the Company.

	(4)
	The
occurrence of an event described in this Section 2(a) shall only constitute a Change of Control hereinafter if it also constitutes a "change in ownership or effective
control" with respect to a "relevant corporation" within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(i)(5).

	(b)
	"Committee"
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(a).

	(c)
	"Company
Board" shall mean the board of directors of the Company.

	(d)
	"Director"
shall mean a member of the Company's Board of Directors.

	(e)
	"Director
Fees" shall mean all fees payable to Directors (including their annual retainer for Board services and all fees paid for service on Board committees), as set from time to
time by the Board, payable in four (4) equal quarterly amounts (each of such four (4) amounts being the "Quarterly Director Fees") to each Director on the first business day following
the end of each fiscal quarter beginning with the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2008 (collectively, such payment dates being the "Quarterly Payment Dates"), which may be paid in cash or in
Units. 

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For
clarification purposes, "Director Fees" shall relate solely to the fees or other compensation that are paid to a Director for his or her services as a Director. 

	(f)
	"Effective
Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

	(g)
	"Employee
Director" shall mean a Director who is an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.

	(h)
	"EXCO"
shall mean EXCO Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

	(i)
	"EXCO
Board" shall mean the board of directors of EXCO.

	(j)
	"EXCO
Nonemployee Director" shall mean a Nonemployee Director who is serving on the EXCO Board and who is eligible to participate in a nonqualified deferred compensation plan that
would be aggregated with the Director Plan pursuant to Section 409A of the Code or any guidance issued thereunder.

	(k)
	"Nonemployee
Director" shall mean a Director who is not an employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.

	(l)
	"Option"
(when capitalized) shall mean any stock option described in Section 5 of this Director Plan.

	(m)
	"Payment
Election" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.

	(n)
	"Quarterly
Payment Dates" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(e).

	(o)
	"Separation
from Service" shall mean a termination of services provided by a Director as a director of the Board or of the board of directors of any other member of the controlled
group of corporations (as defined in Section 414(b) of the Code) which includes the Company (hereinafter for purposes of this Section 2(o) the Company and such other controlled group
members being referred to as "ERISA Affiliates") whether voluntarily or involuntarily, as determined by the Committee in accordance with Treas. Reg. §1.409A-1(h). In
determining whether a Director has experienced a Separation from Service as a director of the Board or of a board of directors of an ERISA Affiliate, the following provisions shall apply:

	(A)
	If
a Director is an Employee Director at the time of his Separation from Service as a Director, the services such Director provides as an employee shall not be taken into account in
determining whether the Director has a Separation from Service as a Director for purposes of this Plan (provided that this Plan is not, at the time of such determination, aggregated under Treas. Reg.
§ 1.409A-1(c)(2)(ii) with any plan in which the Director participates in as an employee, in which case he or she shall not be treated as incurring a Separation from
Service for purposes of this Plan until he or she has separated from service both as a Director and as an employee).

	(B)
	If
a Nonemployee Director is also providing additional services to the Company as an independent contractor, he or she shall not be treated as incurring a Separation from Service for
purposes of this Plan until he or she has separated from service both as a Director and as an independent contractor.

	(C)
	A
Director shall be considered to have experienced a Separation from Service when the facts and circumstances indicate that the Director and the Company and each ERISA Affiliate
reasonably anticipate that the Director will perform no further services for the Company or any ERISA Affiliate as a director of the Board (or the board of directors of any ERISA Affiliate), and the
Director's term as a member of the Board has expired.

	(p)
	"Unit(s)"
shall mean a common unit or common units of the Partnership. 

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3.    Incentive Plan. 

        (a)   Units. To the extent a Director elects that his or her Director Fees be paid as Units in accordance with  Section 4, (i) such Units shall be issued as Other
Unit-Based Awards pursuant to the Incentive Plan and shall be subject to
all of the terms and provisions thereof, and (ii) the number of Units that shall be granted as Other Unit-Based Awards shall be based on fair market value of the Units determined on
the applicable Quarterly Payment Date on which such Director Fees would normally be paid to the Director. With respect to this Units component of the Director Fees, if there is a conflict between the
terms of this Director Plan and the Incentive Plan, the terms of the Incentive Plan shall be given effect and the conflicting provisions hereof shall be disregarded. 

        (b)   Options. Options described in Section 5 of this Director Plan
shall be issued pursuant to the Incentive Plan and shall be subject to all of the terms and provisions thereof. With respect to such Options, if there is a conflict between the terms of this Director
Plan and the Incentive Plan, the terms of the Incentive Plan shall be given effect and the conflicting provisions hereof shall be disregarded. If any Option granted hereunder shall terminate, expire,
or be canceled or surrendered as to any Units, such Units shall thereafter be available for Awards under Section 4 of the Incentive Plan. 

4.    Director Fees. Each Director may make an election (a "Payment Election") in accordance with this  Section 4 to receive all or a specified portion his or her
Director Fees in Units, and/or to defer his or her receipt of such Director Fees. A
Payment Election shall be made in a manner satisfactory to the Committee. Generally, a Payment Election shall be made by completing and filing the specified election form with the Secretary or his or
her designee within the period described in Section 4(a). All elections made in an election form are irrevocable,  provided that any such election made
for any calendar year may be revoked by a Director with respect to such year by providing written notice of such
revocation to the Company prior to the start of such year. If a Director makes no Payment Election or his Payment Election is untimely, he shall be paid his Director Fees in cash on the Quarterly
Payment Date on which such Director Fees would normally be paid to the Director. 

        (a)   Timing of Election. Each Director who is serving on the Board as of                        2007
(the "Effective Date"), other
than an EXCO Nonemployee Director as of the Effective Date or thereafter, may make a Payment Election at any time on or prior to the Effective Date or within 15 days after the Effective Date,
unless an election made during such period would result in the current taxation of such person pursuant to Section 409A of the Code or any guidance issued thereunder. If a person other than an
EXCO Nonemployee Director becomes a Director after the Effective Date, such Director may make a Payment Election (i) no earlier than the date that is 15 days prior to the date on which
such person first becomes a Director, and (ii) no later than the close of the day on which such person first becomes a Director, unless an election made during such period would result in the
current taxation of such person pursuant to Section 409A of the Code or any guidance issued thereunder. A Director who does not make a Payment Election when first eligible or an EXCO
Nonemployee Director may make a Payment Election with respect to Director Fees to be earned in any subsequent calendar year before the start of such calendar year, in accordance with administrative
procedures established with respect to the Director Plan. 

        (b)   Effect and Duration of Election. A Payment Election shall apply to Director Fees earned during any calendar year after
the date such election is made and shall be deemed to be continuing and applicable to all Director Fees earned in subsequent calendar years, unless the Director revokes or modifies such election by
filing a new election form before the first day of any subsequent calendar year in accordance with administrative procedures established with respect to the Director Plan, effective for all Director
Fees earned on and after the first day of such calendar year. 

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        (c)   Timing of Payment. Each Payment Election filed under this  Section 4 shall specify the time(s) when a Director shall receive his or her Directors Fees. Pursuant to
such Payment Election, the Director may
elect to receive his or her Director Fees: (i) on the Quarterly Payment Dates on which such Director Fees are normally paid to a Director; (ii) on or as soon as administratively feasible
after the date on which the Director incurs a Separation from Service; (iii) on or as soon as administratively feasible after the date specified by the Director; (iv) upon a Change in
Control; or (v) upon the earliest to occur of two or more of the events described in "(ii)," "(iii)," and/or "(iv)" above. With respect to receiving, or beginning to receive, a distribution in
accordance with "(ii)," "(iii)," "(iv)," or "(v)" above, a Director must elect to receive such distribution in the applicable election form and in accordance with  Section 4. If a Director dies
before his or her Director Fees have been distributed pursuant to this Director Plan,
such Director Fees shall be paid as soon as administratively feasible after the Director's death, to the Director's beneficiary in accordance with  Section 7. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a
Director has elected to defer payment or the commencement of payment of his or her Director Fees,
as applicable, to a specified date in accordance with clause (iii) or clause (v) above, and the Director wishes to change such date to a later date, the Director may elect to change such
date by delivering an additional election form to the Secretary or his or her designee ("Second Timing Election"). Such a Second Timing Election must be
made at least twelve (12) months prior to the original payment date or payment commencement date, as applicable, and must defer payment or the commencement of payments of Director Fees, as
applicable, for an additional period of not less than five (5) years after the applicable original payment date or payment commencement date. In connection with any Second Timing Election and
the Second Option Election (as defined in Section 4(d) below), the entitlement to installment payments under this Director Plan shall be treated
as a single payment for purposes of Section 409A of the Code and any guidance issued thereunder. 

        (d)   Form of Payment. Each Payment Election filed under this Section 4
shall specify the form(s) in which a Director shall receive his or her Directors Fees. Pursuant to such Payment Election, the Director may elect to receive his or her Director Fees on the applicable
Quarterly Payment: (i) in cash; (ii) Units with a fair market value equal to his or her Director Fees; or (iii) fifty percent (50%) of his or her Director Fees in cash, and Units
with a fair market value equal to fifty percent (50%) of his or her Director Fees. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, a Director who has elected to defer payment of his Director Fees may
only receive such payment in cash. The determination of the fair market value of any Units to be paid to a Director in respect of his Director Fees shall be made as of the Quarterly Payment Date on
which such Director Fees would normally be paid to the Director. If a Director has elected to defer the payment of his or her Director Fees, a Payment Election filed under this  Section 4 shall
specify whether the payment of his or her Director Fees is to be settled by delivering cash to the Director in either
(i) a lump sum, or (ii) substantially equal annual installments over a period not to exceed five (5) years. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Director has elected to defer the
payment of his or her Director Fees and he or she wishes to change the manner in which such Director Fees are distributed, the Director may elect to change such manner of distribution by delivering an
additional election form to the Secretary or his or her designee ("Second Option Election"). Such a Second Option Election must be made at least
12 months prior to the original payment date or payment commencement date, as applicable, and must defer payment or the commencement of payments, as applicable, for an additional period of not
less than five (5) years after the applicable original payment date or payment commencement date. 

5.    Automatic Grant of Options. 

        (a)   An
Option to purchase 25,000 Units shall automatically be granted to each Director on the date the Partnership makes its first public offering of Units pursuant to a
registration 

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statement
filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. An Option to purchase 25,000 Units shall automatically be granted to each person who becomes a Director after the
Effective Date but who was not a Director as of the date of such offering on a nondiscriminatory basis on the date such Director is initially elected or appointed as a Director of the Company. 

        (b)   Options
automatically granted to Directors pursuant to this Section 5 shall be in addition to the Director Fees or
any other benefits with respect to the Director's position with the Company or its Affiliates. 

        (c)   The
Option to be granted pursuant to subparagraph (a) of this Section 5 (a "Director's Option") shall vest
in four (4) equal annual amounts of 6,250 Units with the first 6,250 shares vesting upon grant and each successive increment vesting on the applicable anniversary of the date of grant, provided
that the Director continues to serve as a Director on such anniversary date. The foregoing notwithstanding, no Units subject to a Director's Option shall vest in any fiscal year in which the Director
attends less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the Board meetings held for that fiscal year; failure to attend the requisite number of meetings during a given fiscal year shall result in
a forfeiture of the 6,250 Units subject to the Option that were eligible to vest in that year. In the event a Director ceases to serve as such for any reason, the unvested Units subject to the Option
shall be forfeited, and the Option shall only be exercisable for the number of Units that vested prior to the Director ceasing to serve as a Director. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Director dies
or becomes Totally and Permanently Disabled while serving as a Director, any unvested Director's Options will immediately vest. If a Director dies before exercising his or her Option pursuant to this
Director Plan, such Option shall be transferred as soon as administratively feasible after the Director's death, to the Director's beneficiary in accordance with  Section 7. 

        (d)   Except
for the automatic grants of Options under subparagraph (a) of this Section 5 and the issuance of
Units to Directors under Section 4 above, no Options or Units shall otherwise be granted hereunder, and the Board shall not have any discretion
with respect to the grant of Options or issuance of Units within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), or any
successor rule. 

6.    Unfunded Status. 

        (a)   General. The interest of each Director in any Director Fees deferred under the Plan shall be that of a general creditor
of the Company. Deferred Director Fees shall at all times be maintained by the Company as bookkeeping entries evidencing unfunded and unsecured general obligations of the Company. Except as provided
in Section 6(b), no money or other assets shall be set aside for any Director. 

        (b)   Trust. To the extent determined by the Company's Board of Directors, the Company may transfer funds necessary to fund all
or part of the payments under the Director Plan to a domestic trust; however, the assets held in any such trust shall remain at all times subject to the claims of the general creditors of the Company.
No Director or beneficiary shall have any interest in the assets held in any such trust or in the general assets of the Company other than as a general, unsecured creditor. Accordingly, the Company
shall not grant a security interest in the assets held by any such trust in favor of any Director, beneficiary or creditor. 

7.    Designation of Beneficiary. Each Director may designate, on a form provided by the Committee, one or more beneficiaries to receive
payment of the Director's deferred Director Fees and exercise the Director's Options, if applicable, in the event of such Director's death and in accordance with the terms of his Option Agreement. The
Company may rely upon the beneficiary designation form filed with the Committee, provided that such form was executed by the Director or his or her legal representative and filed with the Committee
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beneficiary,
or if the designated beneficiary is not surviving when a payment is to be made to such person under the Plan or when an Option is to be exercised, the beneficiary with respect to such
payment or Option exercise, as applicable, shall be the Director's estate. 

8.    Administration. 

        (a)   General Administration; Establishment of Committee. Subject to the terms of this  Section 8, the Director Plan shall be administered by the Board or such committee
of the Board as is designated by the Board to administer this
Director Plan (the "Committee"). The Committee shall consist of not fewer than two persons. Any member of the Committee may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by resolution of the Board.
Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Committee may be filled by appointment by the Board. At any time there is no Committee to administer this Director Plan, any references in this Director
Plan to the Committee shall be deemed to refer to the Board. 

        Membership
on the Committee shall be limited to those members of the Board who are "outside directors" under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code") and "non-employee directors" as defined in Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act only in the event the Common Stock should ever be registered under the 1934
Act. The Committee shall select one of its members to act as its Chairman. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and the act of a majority of the members of the Committee present at a
meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Committee. 

        (b)   Authority of the Committee. The Committee, in its discretion, shall (i) interpret this Director Plan,
(ii) prescribe, amend, and rescind any rules and regulations necessary or appropriate for the administration of this Director Plan, and (iii) make such other determinations or
certifications and take such other action as it deems necessary or advisable in the administration of this Director Plan. Any interpretation, determination, or other action made or taken by the
Committee shall be final, binding, and conclusive on all interested parties. The Committee's discretion set forth herein shall not be limited by any provision of this Director Plan, including any
provision which by its terms is applicable notwithstanding any other provision of this Director Plan to the contrary. 

        The
Committee may delegate to officers of the Company, pursuant to a written delegation, the authority to perform specified functions under this Director Plan. Any actions taken by any
officers of the Company pursuant to such written delegation of authority shall be deemed to have been taken by the Committee. 

9.    Duration, Amendment and Termination. 

        (a)   Duration. This Director Plan shall continue in effect until terminated in accordance with  Section 9(b) or until such time as the Incentive Plan is terminated.

        (b)   Amendment and Termination. The Director Plan may be terminated or amended in any respect by resolution adopted by
two-thirds of the Board. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Director Plan to the contrary, unless required by law, no action contemplated or permitted by this  Section 9(b) shall adversely
affect any rights of Directors or obligations of the Company to Directors with respect to any Options, Units or
other compensation theretofore granted under this Director Plan without the consent of the affected Director. 

        (c)   Form of Amendment. The form of any amendment or termination of the Director Plan shall be a written instrument signed by
a duly authorized officer or officers of the Company, certifying that the amendment or termination has been approved by at least two-thirds of the Board. 

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10.    Successors. Except as otherwise provided in the Incentive Plan with respect to Options and Units, the terms and provisions of this
Director Plan shall be binding on any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Company. 

11.    Adjustment Provisions. In the event of a reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, stock dividend, spin-off,
combination, corporate exchange, merger, consolidation or other change in the Common Stock or any distribution to holders of Units other than cash distributions or any similar transaction that affects
the fair value of an award of Options or Units, then the Committee shall adjust the type and number of Units awarded to a Director (either as part of an Option or in lieu of cash Director Fees) so
that the fair value of such award immediately after the transaction or event is equal to the fair value of the award immediately prior to the transaction or event. Such adjustment shall be made in
accordance with the rules of any securities exchange, stock market, or stock quotation system to which the Partnership is subject. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such adjustment shall be made or
authorized to the extent that such adjustment would cause the Director Plan or any deferred Director Fees thereunder to violate Section 409A of the Code. 

12.    Miscellaneous Provisions. 

        (a)   No Right to Continued Employment or Board Membership. Neither this Director Plan, the Incentive Plan, nor any Options,
Units or other compensation granted thereunder shall confer upon any Director the right to remain in the employment of the Company or any other entity or to continue to serve as a Director. 

        (b)   Indemnification of Board and Committee. No member of the Board or the Committee, nor any officer or employee of the
Company acting on behalf of the Board or the Committee, shall be personally liable for any action, determination, or interpretation taken or made in good faith with respect to this Director Plan, and
all members of the Board and the Committee, each officer of the Company, and each employee of the Company acting on behalf of the Board or the Committee shall, to the extent permitted by law, be fully
indemnified and protected by the Company in respect of any such action, determination, or interpretation. 

        (c)   Effect of the Plan. Neither the adoption of this Director Plan nor any action of the Board or the Committee shall be
deemed to give any person any right to be granted Options, Units or other compensation or any other rights except as may be evidenced by this Director Plan, or any amendment thereto, duly authorized
by the Committee and executed on behalf of the Company, and then only to the extent and upon the terms and conditions expressly set forth therein. 

        (d)   Compliance With Other Laws and Regulations. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Company shall
not be required to sell or issue Units under any Options, Units or other compensation if the issuance thereof would constitute a violation by the Director or the Company of any provisions of any law
or regulation of any governmental authority or any national securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system or other forum in which Units are quoted or traded (including without limitation
Section 16 of the 1934 Act in the event the Units should ever be registered under the 1934 Act and Section 162(m) of the Code); and, as a condition of any sale or issuance of Units
hereunder, the Committee may require such agreements or undertakings, if any, as the Committee may deem necessary or advisable to assure compliance with any such law or regulation. The Director Plan,
the Options, Units or other compensation provided hereunder, and the obligation of the Company to sell and deliver Units, shall be subject to all applicable federal and state laws, rules and
regulations and to such approvals by any government or regulatory agency as may be required. 

        (e)   Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Director Plan shall in all respects be
governed by the laws of the State of Texas. 

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        (f)    Tax Requirements; Employee Directors. The Company shall have the right to deduct from all amounts paid in cash or other
form in connection with this Director Plan, any Federal, state, local, or other taxes required by law to be withheld in connection with the Options, Units or other compensation provided hereunder. The
Company shall comply with all applicable reporting and withholding requirements with regard to the Options, Units or other compensation paid pursuant to this Plan. If it is determined that for any
reason that compensation with regard to the Options, Units or other compensation paid pursuant to this Plan should have been reported by the Partnership and the Partnership should have made any
applicable withholdings with regard to such compensation, the Company shall be deemed to have acted as agent for the Partnership with regard to such reporting and withholding requirements. The Company
may, in its sole discretion, also require an Employee Director receiving Units issued hereunder to pay the Company the amount of any taxes that the Company is required to withhold in connection with
the Employee Director's income arising with respect to such Units. Such payments shall be required to be made when requested by the Company and may be required to be made prior to the delivery of any
certificate representing Units. Such payment may be made (i) by the delivery of cash to the Company in an amount that equals or exceeds (to avoid the issuance of fractional shares under
(iii) below) the required tax withholding obligations of the Company; (ii) if the Company, in its sole discretion, so consents in writing, the actual delivery by the exercising Employee
Director to the Company of Units that the Employee Director has not acquired from the Company within six (6) months prior to the date of payment, which shares so delivered have an aggregate
Fair Market Value that equals or exceeds (to avoid the issuance of fractional shares under (iii) below) the required tax withholding payment; (iii) if the Company, in its sole
discretion, so consents in writing, the Company's withholding of a number of Units to be delivered upon the exercise of an Option, which shares so withheld have an aggregate fair market value that
equals (but does not exceed) the required tax withholding payment; or (iv) any combination of (i), (ii), or (iii). The Company may, in its sole discretion, withhold any such taxes from any
other cash remuneration otherwise paid by the Company to the Employee Director. 

        (g)   Compensation for Direct Services. All Director Fees, Options, Units or other compensation to be paid or provided to the
Directors hereunder and under the Incentive Plan are being paid or provided as compensation for the Directors' direct services to the Partnership. As Directors of the Company, which serves as the
managing general partner of the Partnership, the Directors provide their services directly to the Partnership for the management, administration and oversight of the Partnership's business and
affairs. While the Company shall be obligated to pay the Director Fees or provide the Units or other compensation to be provided hereunder and under the Incentive Plan, pursuant to the Administrative
Services Agreement in place from time to time between the Partnership and the Company, the Company will be reimbursed by the Partnership for the full cost of all such compensation. 

        (h)   Section 409A of the Code; Delay of Payments. The terms of this Director Plan have been designed to comply with the
requirements of Section 409A of the Code, where applicable, and shall be interpreted and administered in a manner consistent with such intent. Any Options, Units or other compensation which
constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code shall not have the time or schedule of any payment thereunder accelerated, except as permitted under the guidance issued under
Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Plan, (i) if upon a Director's Separation from Service, the Director is a "specified employee" within the
meaning of Section 409A of the Code, and the deferral of any amounts otherwise payable under this Director Plan as a result of the Director's Separation from Service is necessary in order to
prevent any accelerated or additional tax to the Director under Section 409A of the Code, then the Company will delay the payment of any such amounts hereunder until the earliest of
(x) the date that is six (6) months following the date of the Director's Separation from Service; and (y) the date of the Director's death following such Separation from Service;
and (ii) if 

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any
other payments of money or other benefits due to the Director hereunder could cause the application of an accelerated or additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, such payments or
other benefits shall be delayed if such delay will make such payment or other benefits compliant under Section 409A of the Code. Upon the expiration of the applicable deferral period, any
delayed amounts will be paid to the Director in a single lump sum, with interest from the date otherwise payable, at the prime rate as published in The Wall Street Journal on the Director's Separation
from Service. 

        (i)    Assignability. Except as otherwise provided herein and in the Incentive Plan, no Options or rights to receive Units or
other compensation provided hereunder may be transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise conveyed or encumbered other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. 

        A
copy of this Plan shall be kept on file in the office of the Company at 12377 Merit Drive, Suite 1700, Dallas, Texas, United States, or any successor location of the Company's
principal executive offices. 

*************************

        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this instrument to be executed as of                        , 2008, by its Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer and Secretary pursuant to prior action
taken by the Board. 

	

 	

 	
 	
EXCO PARTNERS GP, LLC
	

 	

 	
 	

By:	

	 	 	 	Name:	Douglas H. Miller
	 	 	 	Title:	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
	

Attest:	
 	

 	

 
	

By:	

 William L. Boeing

Vice President and Secretary	
 	

 	

 

10Exhibit 4.17

 

AGENCY AGREEMENT No. 33-06-03

 

	
  City of

  	
   

  	
  Dated: June 9, 2006

  

 

This Agreement is entered into by and between
Rostelecom, Open Joint-Stock Company for Long-Distance and International
Telecommunications, hereinafter, “Rostelecom”, represented by OAO Rostelecom
General Director D.E. Yerokhin, authorized to act by the Charter, on the one
part, and “Far East Telecommunications Company”, Open Joint-Stock Company,
hereinafter referred to as the “Operator”, represented by General Director A.A.
Alekseyev, authorized to act by the Charter, hereinafter collectively referred
to as the “Parties”, as follows:

 

SECTION I. GENERAL
PROVISIONS

 

1.     TERMS AND
DEFINITIONS

 

In this Agreement the following terms and definitions have the following
meanings if not otherwise indicated by this Agreement:

 

1.1.      “Agreement”
means the Agreement including all Appendices, Revisions, Addenda and Additional
Agreements.

 

1.2.      “Associated
Operator” shall mean a telecommunications operator who meets
all of the following criteria:

 

1.
(i) Its telecommunication network is connected to the Operator’s network
at a local or a zonal level, or

(ii) A telecommunications
operator whose telecommunication network is connected to another
telecommunications operator’s network which is connected to the Operator’s
network at a local or a zonal level,

 

2.               Any long-distance and international traffic
generated inside such operator’s network is routed via the Operator’s network
and Rostelecom network,

 

3.               Such operators provide their users with access
to long-distance and international telephone communication service offered by
Rostelecom

 

4.               Such operator is not entered in the “List of
Associated Operators” as contained in Additional Agreement No. 2 to
Agreement No. 753-05-23 dt 01.01.06 entered into between Rostelecom and
the Operator.

 

1.3.      “Users”
shall mean legal entities, including subscribers who order and/or use
telecommunications service offered by Rostelecom via the Operator.

 

1.4.      “Billing
Period” shall mean a calendar month following the month in which
agreements with Associated Operators and Users are entered into by the Operator
on behalf and at the expense of Rostelecom.

 

2.     SUBJECT MATTER

 

2.1.      Pursuant to this Agreement,
the Operator undertakes to perform the following legal and other acts, on
behalf and at the expense of Rostelecom:

 

2.1.1.         enter into
agreements, on behalf of Rostelecom, using one of the forms (Form 1 or Form 2)
provided in Appendix No. 1 hereto, with each of Associated Operators,
except as expressly provided for in paras 6.2., 6.7. and 6.9. hereof.

 

2.1.2.         enter, on behalf
of Rostelecom, using the form provided in Appendix No. 2 hereto,
agreements for provision, by Rostelecom, of long-distance and international
telecommunication services, with Users which may apply to Operator for such
agreements, by means of a single document.

 

2.1.3.         where required in
connection with the entering into agreements referred to in Paragraph 2.1.1.
above, negotiate with all Associated Operators to agree on the terms and
conditions of

 

 

agreements provided in Appendix No. 1
hereto, and generally to do anything as may be necessary to assure that such
agreements are entered into with Associated Operators.

 

3.              GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS TO THE FULFILLMENT OF THE COMMISSION

 

3.1.      Agreements with Associated
Operators as referred to in Paragraph 2.1.1. above shall be entered into with
each of the Associated Operators, except as expressly provided for in
Paragraphs 6.2., 6.7. and 6.9. below, and further with the exception of:

 

3.1.1.         Associated
Operators whose telecommunication networks are effectively connected to the
Operator’s network as of the effective date of this Agreement – until the
moment when an contract on interconnection is entered into between the Operator
and the respective Associated Operator whereby the Associated Operator shall
provide the call initiation service to the Operator in accordance with the “Network
connection and interaction regulations” approved by Resolution of the Russian
Government No. 161 dt. 28.03.2005, in connection with the long-distance
and international telecommunication services provided by Rostelecom to
Associated Operators’ Users;

 

3.1.2.         other Associated
Operators, with the exception of those referred to in Paragraph 3.1.1. –
concurrently with a network interconnection agreement being entered into
between the Operator and respective Associated Operator whereby the Associated
Operator shall provide the call initiation service to the Operator in
accordance with the “Network connection and interaction regulations” approved
by Resolution of the Russian Government No. 161 dt. 28.03.2005, in
connection with the long-distance and international telecommunication services
provided by Rostelecom to Associated Operators’ Users.

 

3.2.      Where a Form 1 or a Form 2
agreement referred to in Paragraph 2.1.1. is entered into with Associated
Operators, the Operator shall not depart from the terms and conditions of such
agreements as stated in Form 1 or Form 2, respectively, of Appendix No. 1
hereto. If the Associated Operator refuses to enter into an agreement on terms
and conditions set forth in Form 1 or Form 2 of Appendix No. 1
to this Agreement, proposing amendments to such terms and conditions, the
Operator shall not agree to such amended terms and conditions without
Rostelecom’s prior written consent.

 

3.3.      Where an agreement referred to
in Paragraph 2.1.2 is entered into with Users, the Operator shall not depart
from the terms and conditions of such an agreement as set forth in Appendix No. 2
hereto.

 

SECTION II. ENTERING INTO
AGREEMENTS WITH ASSOCIATED OPERATORS

 

4.     AGREEMENT
OFFERINGS

 

4.1.      Within fifteen (15) days after
the effective date of this Agreement, the Operator shall submit to Rostelecom a
list of Associated Operators (see Appendix No. 4) specifying trade name,
legal and actual address, based on information available with the Operator,
with which agreements are to entered into using forms provided in Attachment No. 1.

 

4.2.      Within ten (10) days
after the effective date of this Agreement, Rostelecom shall issue a power of
attorney to the Operator authorizing the latter to perform actions described in
Paragraph 2.1 above. of this Agreement. Of this Contract Such power of attorney
shall be with the right of sub-delegation.

 

4.3.      Within ten (10) days
after receipt of the power of attorney from Rostelecom as referred to in
Paragraph 4.2. above, the Operator shall send each Associated Operator a cover
letter with an offer prepared based on Form 1 and an offer prepared based
on Form 2 as provided in Appendix No. 1 hereto (hereinafter
collectively the “Offers” and separately “Offer”) attached, each in three
counterparts. Each counterpart of the Offers so given shall be signed by the
Operator’s authorized signatory. Also, a copy of the power of attorney referred
to in Paragraph 4.2. hereof shall be enclosed with the Offers.

 

4.4.      A cover letter to the
Associated Operator referred to in Paragraph 4.3. above shall at all times
contain the following:

 

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4.4.1.         An offer to the
Associated Operator to accept either of the proposed Offer options (Form 1
or Form 2), at the Associated Operator’s discretion.

 

4.4.2.         a reasonable time
period for the acceptance of the Offer. Such time period shall be determined by
the Operator at its discretion, provided that it shall not exceed thirty (30)
days after the date on which the Offers are sent to the Associated Operator.

 

4.4.3.         Acceptance format
requirements as defined in Paragraph 5.1 hereof.

 

4.5.      Within three (3) business
days after expiration of the time period referred to in Paragraph 4.3, the
Operator shall submit a report on Offers sent to Associated Operators, which
report shall be sent by e-mail as an Excel attachment to kreker@khb.rt.ru or by
fax to No. (4212)30-57-09 in the format
provided in Appendix No. 3.

 

5.              ACCEPTANCE

 

5.1.      An acceptance of a Offer by a
Associated Operator shall only be acknowledged by the Operator if executed in
the following manner and with the time period allowed for such acceptance in
the cover letter pursuant to Paragraph 4.4.1 hereof, and in particular provided
that:

 

•   the
Associated Operator submitted two counterparts of accepted Offer signed by an
authorized representative of the Associated Operator and verified with the
Associated Operator’s seal.

 

5.2.      If the Associated Operator
accepts one of the Offers sent to it, one counterpart of the binding agreement
signed by the Operator and the Associated Operator shall be submitted to
Rostelecom within five (5) business days after the date on which such
documents are received by the Operator from the Associated Operator.

 

5.3.      This Agreement may provide for
circumstances (see Article 6 below) in which the Operator may be obligated
to acknowledge acceptance of a Offer executed in a manner inconsistent with the
provision of Paragraph 5.1 hereof.

 

6.     NO ACCEPTANCE

 

6.1.      If a Associated Operator to
whom Offers were given does not accept either of them, then, pursuant to the
terms and conditions stated in Article 5 of this Agreement, the Operator
shall notify Rostelecom to that effect within time frames referred to in
Paragraphs 6.2, 6.7, 6.9 below and shall concurrently provide Rostelecom with
the following information:

 

•                  Associated Operator’s trade name;

•                  Associated Operator’s legal and physical
addresses;

•                  Names of contact persons;

•                  Grounds or reasons for disagreement, if the
Associated Operator submitted a letter to the Operator stating reasons for its
disagreement with the proposed agreement;

•                  Contact telephones, faxes, e-mail address.

 

6.2.      If within the time period provided
for acceptance of the Offer by the Associated Operator, the Operator receives a
message from the Associated Operator stating its refusal to enter into the
agreement or its intent to enter into an agreement whereof subject matter is
different from that stated in Form 1 or Form 2 of Appendix No. 1,
or if no message related to the Offer is received by the Operator or
Rostelecom, the Operator shall notify Rostelecom to that effect within three (3) business
days after the expiration of the time period provided for acceptance by the
Associated Operator. The Operator shall be discharged from its agency
commission with respect to the relevant Associated Operator as from the moment
when the information referred to in Paragraph 6.1. is sent to Rostelecom.

 

6.3.      If within the time period
provided for acceptance of the Offer the Associated Operator, the Operator
receives a message from the Associated Operator stating its willingness to
enter into the agreement on terms and conditions (other than subject matter) different
from those stated in Form 1 or Form 2 of Appendix No. 1, i.e. a
counter-offer, the Operator shall notify Rostelecom to that effect within three
(3) business days after the expiration of the time period provided for the
acceptance by the Associated Operator.

 

6.4.      Within ten (10) days
after receipt of notice from the Operator as referred to in Paragraph 6.3.,
Rostelecom shall notify the Operator of its full or partial consent or refusal
to give consent to the Associated Operator’s counter-proposals.

 

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6.5.      If full consent to the
Associated Operator’s counter-proposals is given by Rostelecom, the Operator
shall accept the Associated Operator’s counter-offer; in case of Rostelecom’s
partial consent or refusal to give consent to the Associated Operator’s
counter-proposals, the Operator shall negotiate with the Associated Operator to
agree on the terms and conditions of the Offer which were not accepted by the
Associated Operator. Maximum duration of such negotiations shall not exceed
fifteen (15) days after their commencement date. The Operator shall notify
Rostelecom of the results of such negotiations within three (3) business
days after their completion. If as the result of such negotiations the Associated
Operator gave full consent to the terms and conditions of the Offer based on
either Form 1 or Form 2 as provided in Appendix No. 1 and
accepted such Offer, the Operator shall, concurrently with the negotiations
results notice, submit documents referred to in Paragraph 5.2 hereof to
Rostelecom of this Agreement.

 

6.6.      If as the result of such
negotiations, the Associated Operator did not give full consent to the terms
and conditions of the Offer based on either Form 1 or Form 2 as
provided in Appendix No. 1, Rostelecom shall within five (5) business
days after receipt of the negotiations result notice from the Operator as
provided for in Paragraph 6.5. hereof, above, shall resolve upon whether
entering into an agreement with the Connected 
Operator on the terms and conditions proposed by the latter (i.e.
acceptance of counter-offer) is possible.

 

6.7.      If Rostelecom notifies the
Operator within the time period referred to in Paragraph 6.6. hereof above of
its willingness to enter into the agreement on the terms and conditions
proposed by the Associated Operator, the Operator shall enter into an agreement
with the Associated Operator on  the
terms and conditions agreed upon as the result of negotiations, accept the
Associated Operator’s counter-offer and submit originals of executed agreement
and/or documents evidencing the entering into such agreement with the
Associated Operator on such terms and conditions within three (3) business
days. If Rostelecom notifies the Operator within the time period referred to in
Paragraph 6.6. above of its decision not to enter into the agreement on the
terms and conditions proposed by the Associated Operator, the Operator shall be
relieved from its agency commission with respect to the relevant Associated
Operator as from the moment of receipt of such notice.

 

6.8.      If within the time period
provided for the acceptance of the Offer by the Associated Operator the latter
gives full and unconditional acceptance of the Offer whether based on Form 1
or Form 2, but other than in compliance with the Offer acceptance
requirements set forth in Article 5, the Operator shall notify Rostelecom
to that effect within three (3) days after receipt of such acceptance of
the Offer from the Associated Operator. Rostelecom shall, within three (3) days
after receipt of such notice from the Operator, determine whether such
acceptance is to be considered valid and sufficient and shall notify the
Operator of such a determination.

 

If the Associated Operator gives full and
unconditional acceptance of the Offer whether based on Form 1 or Form 2,
but with a delay of not more than 30 days, and provided no other breach of
Offer acceptance requirements exists, Rostelecom shall determine that such
acceptance is to be considered valid and sufficient, and shall take action
described in Paragraph 6.9 below.

 

6.9.      If Rostelecom determines
acceptance to be valid and sufficient, the Operator shall, within three (3) business
days after receipt of a notice from Rostelecom stating such determination,
submit documents to Rostelecom evidencing the entering into an agreement on
terms and conditions as set forth in Form 1 or Form 2 of  Appendix No. 1 to this Agreement. If
Rostelecom determines acceptance by the Associated Operator to be invalid
and/or insufficient, the operator shall, within three (3) business days
after receipt of a notice from Rostelecom stating such determination, give a
message to the Associated Operator requiring it to give acceptance on the terms
and conditions provided in Paragraph 5.1 above. If the Operator does not
receive from the Associated Operator acceptance of the Offer on the above terms
and conditions and before expiration of the time period provided for such
acceptance, the Operator shall be relieved from its agency commission with
respect to the relevant Associated Operator.

 

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SECTION III. CONCLUDING
AGREEMENTS WITH USERS

 

7.              CONCLUDING
AGREEMENTS WITH USERS

 

7.1.      Whenever any User (or its
properly authorized representative) applies to the Operator for an agreement
for provision by Rostelecom of long-distance and international
telecommunications service, the Operator shall forthwith enter into an
agreement with such User in accordance with the form provided in Appendix No. 2
to this Agreement.

 

7.2.      The agreement with the User is
signed in three copies and sealed with the stamps of its parties. One
counterpart is given to the relevant User, and another one is forwarded to
Rostelecom within five (5) days after the date on which such  agreement is entered into and in any case not
later than on the 1st day of the month following the month in which
such agreement was signed with the User.

 

SECTION IV.  MISCELLANEOUS

 

8.              AGENCY FEE AND REIMBURSEMENT
OF AGENT’S EXPENSES

 

8.1.      In consideration of performance,
by the Operator, of its agency commission hereunder, Rostelecom shall pay
agency fees to the Operator as follows:

 

8.1.1.   For
each agreement entered into with a Associated Operator pursuant to Paragraph
2.1.1. of this Agreement, Rubles twenty thousand (20,000) if the agreement is
entered into in accordance with Form 1 of Appendix No. 1, or Rubles
forty thousand (40,000) if the agreement is entered into in accordance with Form 2
of Appendix No. 1, provided that:

 

a) the agreement is entered into by the Operator on the terms and
conditions set forth in respective forms (Form 1 or Form 2) provided
in Appendix No. 1 hereto, or

 

b) the agreement is entered
into by the Operator on terms and conditions different from those set forth in
Appendix No. 1 hereto, based on a determination made by Rostelecom in
accordance with Paragraphs 6.6. and 6.7.

 

The
fee is specified net of VAT which shall be calculated at a rate applicable at
the time when appropriate invoice is issued

 

8.1.2.         for each agreement entered
into with a User pursuant to Paragraph 2.1.2 of this Agreement, a lumpsum fee
of Rubles 300 plus 5% of paid bills for Rostelecom’s services provided over
three full calendar months of the agreement effective period, net of VAT which
shall be calculated at a rate applicable at the time when appropriate invoice
is issued.

 

8.2.      Rostelecom further undertakes
to reimburse the Operator for any properly evidenced expenses incurred by it in
connection with performance of its agency commission hereunder.

 

9.              REPORTS AND MUTUAL
SETTLEMENTS PROCEDURE

 

9.1.      Mutual settlements shall be
effected on a monthly basis, pursuant to this Agreement and on the basis of the
Operator’s Agency Report (the “Operator’s Report”) substantially in the form
provided in Appendix No. 3.

 

9.2.      The Operator shall, before the
8th day of the Billing Period, submit the Operator’s Report,
together with a bill and invoice, to Rostelecom. These documents shall also be
supported by originals of source documents evidencing expenses incurred by the
Operator to perform its agency commission hereunder. Copies of the Operator’s
Report, bills and invoices shall be given to Rostelecom by a facsimile
transmission with the receipt confirmation report, while original documents
shall be sent by registered mail with receipt acknowledged. The date of
facsimile transmission shall be the effective date of documents delivery.

 

9.3.         Rostelecom shall
review the documents submitted by the Operator and, provided it does not have
any objections, shall approve the Operator’s Report within two (2) business
days after the receipt of the Operator’s Report. If Rostelecom has objections
against the documents submitted by the Operator, Rostelecom shall give written
notice to the Operator of such objections within two (2) business days after
receipt of documents by facsimile. In any such case, Rostelecom shall approve
the Operator’s Report with such objections. A copy of the approved Operator’s
Report

 

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shall be given to the Operator
by facsimile, while original documents shall be sent by registered mai with
receipt acknowledged.

 

9.4.         Rostelecom shall,
within ten (10) days after approval of the Operator’s Report, pay the
Operator agency fee calculated in accordance with Paragraph 8.1. hereof, and
shall reimburse the Operator for  any and
all properly evidenced expenses incurred by the Operator in connection with
performance of its agency commission hereunder. If the Operator’s Report is
approved with objections, payment shall be limited to the uncontested amount.

 

9.5.         To eliminate
objections against the documents submitted by the Operator, the Parties shall,
within 10 business days after the date when Rostelecom gives written notice of
such objections to the Operator, hold negotiations and shall reconcile /
analyze their respective data. Based on the results of such reconciliation, the
Parties shall execute a Report of reconciliation of mutual accounts (the “Reconciliation
Report”) and, where necessary, shall adjust payments due for future Billing
Periods. By signing the Reconciliation Report between the Parties, Rostelecom
shall acknowledge approval of the Operator’s Report.

 

9.6.         Quarterly and
upon necessity Rostelecom and the Operator perform the inspection of mutual
settlements. The Reconciliation Report of Mutual Settlements is drawn up by the
penaltyed party in two counterparts and signed by the authorized
representatives of the Parties. The Party to which a Reconciliation Report is
given shall either sign the Reconciliation Report or raise objectives regarding
reliability of the information contained therein within twenty (20) days after
the date on which the Reconciliation Report is sent.

 

10.  RESPONSIBILITY OF
PARTIES

 

10.1.   The Parties shall be held
responsible for their failure to perform, or improper performance, of their
respective obligations hereunder in the manner and within the scope as provided
for by the applicable law of the Russian Federation and this Agreement.

 

10.2.   Indemnity shall be given for
actual damage inflicted upon the other Party by the Party’s failure to perform
or improper performance of its obligations hereunder.

 

10.3.   If either Party breaches any
deadline for the performance of its obligations hereunder, or performs such
obligations in an unsatisfactory manner, the delinquent Party shall pay the
other Party, upon the latter’s request, a penalty of 0.01% of the total agency
fee specified in Paragraphs 8.1.1 and 8.1.2. above in respect of the calendar
month during which such breach occurred, for each day of a delay with proper
performance of its obligations, but not more than 10% of such agency fee amount.
The penalty shall be paid within 10 days after receipt of an appropriate
request from the other Party.

 

11.   CONFIDENTIALITY

 

11.1.   The entire relationship of the
Parties hereunder shall be subject to the confidentiality terms and conditions
as set forth in the Confidentiality Agreement No. 37-06-30 entered into by
the Parties on                           2006.

 

11.2.   Any exchange of information
between the Parties hereunder shall be in a manner which shall allow for it to
be kept in confidence in accordance with the Confidentiality Agreement
Provisions.

 

12.  EFFECTIVE PERIOD
AND TERMINATION PROVISIONS

 

12.1.   This Agreement is entered into
for one year and shall take effect from the moment when it is signed by the
Parties. If neither Party announces termination of this Agreement thirty (30)
calendar days before its stated expiration, this Agreement shall be
automatically extended for each subsequent year. There shall not be any limit
to the number of periods for which this Agreement may be extended. The rights
and obligations of the Parties arise from the moment of the ratification by the
competent authorities of the Parties if such decision is required by the current
law of the Russian Federation.

 

12.2.   Early termination of this
Agreement shall be possible upon mutual consent of the Parties or for other
causes provided for by the applicable law of the Russian Federation.

 

12.3.   Upon termination of this
Contract, the Parties shall settle mutual accounts within thirty days after the
termination date.

 

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13.  MISCELLANEOUS

 

13.1.   This Agreement is prepared in
two counterparts of equal legal effect, one counterpart for each Party.

 

13.2.   Neither Party shall assign any
of its rights and obligations hereunder within prior written consent of the
other Party.

 

13.3.   Each Party acknowledges the
other Party’s rights to all brands, trademarks and names and covenants not to
make any use thereof within prior written consent. The covenants undertaken
herein shall survive termination of this Agreement.

 

13.4.   Authority to enter into
agreements with Associated Operators in accordance with the form provided in
Attachment No. 1 shall not be delegated to any third parties within
Rostelecom’s consent.

 

13.5.   Any notices and communications
may be given by the Parties via facsimile, electronic mail, registered mail or
courier delivery service with receipt acknowledged. A delivery confirmation generated
by appropriate e-mail software or, in case of facsimile transmission of a
notice, a copy of the notice with sender’s fax machine stamp (report)
evidencing normal transmission to proper telephone number, shall be sufficient
evidence of delivery.

 

13.6.   List of Appendices:

 

Appendix No. 1 Agency Agreement Forms (Form 1
and Form 2).

 

Appendix No. 2 Form of agreement for
provision of long-distance and international telecommunications by Rostelecom.

 

Appendix No. 3 Operator’s Agency Report.

 

Appendix No. 4 List of Associated
Operators

 

13.7.   Either Party to this Agreement
may propose amendments hereto. Any amendments and addenda properly agreed upon
and executed shall constitute integral parts of this Agreement.

 

14.       SIGNATURES OF PARTIES

 

	
  For Rostelecom

  	
   

  	
  For Operator

  
	
  OAO Rostelecom

  	
   

  	
  OJSC Dalsvyaz

  
	
  Legal address:

  	
   

  	
  Legal address:

  
	
  OAO Rostelecom

  	
   

  	
  OJSC Far East Telecommunications Company

  
	
  5, Delegatskaya st., 127091, Moscow

  	
   

  	
  57, Svetlanskaya st., 690950, Vladivostok

  
	
  Postal address:

  	
   

  	
  Postal address:

  
	
  OAO Rostelecom Far East Branch

  	
   

  	
  OJSC Far East Telecommunications Company

  
	
  680000, Khabarovsk, Pushkina  ST., 23

  	
   

  	
  690950, Vladivostok, Svetlanskaya st., 57

  
	
  TIN: 7707049388

  	
   

  	
  TIN: 2540014227

  
	
  KPP 272102001

  	
   

  	
  KPP 99775001

  
	
  OGRN 1027700198767 dt. 09.09.2002

  	
   

  	
  OGRN 1022501276159 dt. 06.09.2002

  
	
  OKPO 04856442

  	
   

  	
  OKPO 01163193

  
	
  OKVED 64.20

  	
   

  	
  OKVED 64.20.11

  
	
  OKONKh 52300

  	
   

  	
  OKONKh 52300

  
	
  Bank: Dalnevostochny Bank of Russian Savings Bank,

  	
   

  	
  Bank: Primorskoye Branch of Savings Bank No. 8635,

  
	
  Ext. office No. 064, Khabarovsk

  	
   

  	
  Vladivostok

  
	
  BIK 040813608

  	
   

  	
  BIK 040507601\

  
	
  Acc. 40702810070000100631

  	
   

  	
  Acc. 40702810150020101065

  
	
  Correspondent  Acc. 30101810600000000608

  	
   

  	
  Correspondent Acc. 30101810800000000601

  
	
  Telephone: (4212) 30-44-78

  	
   

  	
  Telephone: (4232) 22-23-84

  
	
  Fax: (4212) 30-57-09, 23-37-21

  	
   

  	
  Fax: (4232) 40-80-30

  
	
  E-mail: dvf@khb.rt.ru

  	
   

  	
  E-mail:  dsv@dsv.ru

  

 

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  For Rostelecom :

  	
  For
  Operator:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  General Director

  	
  General
  Director

  
	
  OAO Rostelecom

  	
  OJSC
  Dalsvyaz

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  D.Ye. Yerokhin

  	
   

  	
  A.A. Alekseyev

  
	
  Date:
                                        
  2006

  	
  Date:
                                        
  2006

  
	
  Seal here

  	
  Seal here

  
				

 

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APPENDIX NO. 3

to Agency Agreement

No.                dt.               2005

 

 Operator’s Agency Report

Under
Contract No.                  
dt.

for                             
month (Reporting Period) of

 

Form 1.
Operator’s Report on Telecommunications agreements entered into with Users
during the Reporting Period pursuant to Paragraph 2.1.2. of this Agreement.

 

	
  Number
  of agreements entered into with 

  Telecommunication Services Users

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  Legal
  entities

  	
   

  	
  Total

  
	
  Number of agreements as of the
  beginning of the Reporting Period

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Number of agreements entered into
  in the Reporting Period

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Number of agreements entered as
  of the end of the Reporting Period

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

Form 2.
Operator’s
Report on Agency Agreements entered into with Associated Operators during the
Reporting Period pursuant to para 2.1.1. of this Agreement.

 

	
   

  	
   

  	
  Number
  of agreements entered into with Associated Operators

  	
   

  	
  total

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  1

  	
   

  	
  Form 1
  (Appendix 1)-based

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  1.1.

  	
   

  	
  Number of agreements entered as
  of the beginning of the Reporting Period

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  1.2.

  	
   

  	
  Number of agreements entered into
  in the Reporting Period

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  1.3.

  	
   

  	
  Number of agreements entered as
  of the end of the Reporting Period

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  2.

  	
   

  	
  Form 2
  (Appendix 1)-based

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  2.1.

  	
   

  	
  Number of agreements entered as
  of the beginning of the Reporting Period

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  2.2.

  	
   

  	
  Number of agreements entered into
  in the Reporting Period

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  2.3.

  	
   

  	
  Number of agreements entered as
  of the end of the Reporting Period

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  3.

  	
   

  	
  Total
  number of agreements with Associated Operators entered into during the
  Reporting Period

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

Form 3. List of Associated Operators with whom agency agreement
have been entered into in the manner prescribed by para 2.1.1. of this Agreement.

 

	
  Ref. 

  No.

  	
   

  	
  Associated Operator’s trade 

  name

  	
   

  	
  Agreement 

  form

  	
   

  	
  Date  

  of entry

  	
   

  	
  Number  

  of 

  agreement

  
	
       

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
        

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
      

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

Form 4. Determination of fee for agreements entered into with
Users – Legal Entities during the Reporting Period

 

 

9

 

	
  Ref. No.

  	
   

  	
  Corporate

  user name

  (user – legal

  entity)

  	
   

  	
  INN

  	
   

  	
  Bill-to

  party’s

  unique

  identifier (to

  fill out, use

  algorithm

  described in

  notes to

  forms

  provided in

  Appendix

  No. 4 to the

  Assistance

  Agreement)

  	
   

  	
  Income

  earned in

  service

  provision by

  Rostelecom

  during the

  Reporting

  Period, in

  RUR (net of

  VAT)

  	
   

  	
  Agency fee

  fixed

  component,

  RUR

  	
   

  	
  Agency fee

  variable

  component, 

  %

  	
   

  	
  Agency fee

  variable

  component,

  RUR

  	
   

  	
  Agent’s fee,

  RUR (net of

  VAT)

  	
   

  
	
  1

  	
   

  	
  OOO Ptitsefabrika (example)

  	
   

  	
  785425254

  	
   

  	
  565475856

  	
   

  	
  150,000

  	
   

  	
  300

  	
   

  	
  5

  	
  %

  	
  7 500

  	
   

  	
  7 800

  	
   

  

 

Form 5. Number
of agreements entered into during the Reporting Period pursuant to para 2.1.1. and
2.1.2. hereof

 

	
  Agreements entered into

  during Reporting Period

  	
   

  	
  Total
  entered into

  during Reporting

  Period

  	
   

  	
  Fee due for
  agreements

  entered into, in RUR

  	
   

  	
  Total
  amount,

  in RUR,net of

  VAT

  
	
  With Users

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  With Associated Operators

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

Operator’s
fee is RUR                                               
net of VAT

VAT
amount @ 18% is RUR                                                 
..

Total Operator’s fee is RUR                                     
including VAT

 

	
  For Rostelecom :

  	
  For
  Operator:

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
  General Director

  	
  General
  Director

  
	
  OAO Rostelecom

  	
  OJSC
  Dalsvyaz

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  D.Ye. Yerokhin

  	
   

  	
  A.A. Alekseyev

  
	
  Date:
                                    
  2006

  	
  Date:
                                      
  2006

  
	
  Seal here

  	
  Seal here

  
				

 

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APPENDIX NO. 4

to Agency Agreement

No.                dt.               2005

 

List of Associated Operators

 

 

	
  Ref. No.

  	
   

  	
  Operator’s
  full 

  name

  	
   

  	
  Operator’s
  trade 

  name

  	
   

  	
  License 

  number

  	
   

  	
  Legal
  address

  	
   

  	
  Physical 

  address

  
	
  1.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  2.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  3.

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  

 

	
  For Rostelecom :

  	
   

  	
  For
  Operator:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  General Director

  	
   

  	
  General
  Director

  
	
  OAO Rostelecom

  	
   

  	
  OJSC
  Dalsvyaz

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  D.Ye. Yerokhin

  	
   

  	
   

  	
  A.A. Alekseyev

  
	
  Date:                                       2006

  	
   

  	
  Date:                                    2006

  
	
  Seal here

  	
   

  	
  Seal here

  
					

 

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