Document:

Amendment to Separation and Consulting Agreement

 Exhibit 10.4 
  
 EXECUTION COPY 
  
 AMENDMENT, made as of May 4, 2005 (the “Effective Date”) to the SEPARATION AND CONSULTING AGREEMENT dated as of December
22, 2004 (the “Agreement”), between PATINA OIL & GAS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and JAY W. DECKER (“Decker”). 
  
 WHEREAS, the Company has entered into the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of December 15, 2004, as amended (the
“Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, Noble Energy, Inc. and Noble Energy Production, Inc. (the “Merger Agreement”); and 
  
 WHEREAS, Decker and the Company desire to amend the Agreement in certain respects relating to the consummation of the Proposed Merger (capitalized terms
used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Agreement); 
  
 NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
  
 1. Effectiveness. 
  
 (a) This Amendment shall be effective as of the Effective Date, provided, however, that in the event the Proposed Merger is not consummated and the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its
terms, this Amendment shall be null and void ab initio and of no further force or effect. 
  
 (b) Subject to Section 1(a) and except as provided in Sections 2 and 3, the terms and conditions of the Agreement as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Date shall continue to be in effect on and after the Effective Date. 
  
 2. Amendment. Section II.D of the Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following new paragraph 7 immediately after paragraph 6 thereof: 
  
 7. In the event that the Proposed Merger is consummated on or before
December 31, 2005, Decker will be entitled to receive a cash payment of $450,000, which shall be payable promptly following the closing of the Proposed Merger. Applicable taxes and withholdings shall be deducted from such amount. 
  
 3. Acknowledgements.  
  
 (a) Decker hereby acknowledges and agrees that, except with respect to the
payment of $2,912,816 expressly provided in Section II.D.6 of the Agreement, Decker shall have no right to, and shall not receive, any payment pursuant to the Company’s Amended and Restated Change in Control Plan, including as amended prior to
the closing of the Proposed Merger. 

 (b) Decker hereby acknowledges and agrees that, in the Proposed Merger, active employees of the Company
are not permitted to hold vested options and exercise such options until the date of termination of such options, and therefore, pursuant to Section II.D.3 of the Agreement, Decker is not entitled, and Decker hereby waives any right he may have, to
hold and exercise his stock options until the date of termination of such options. Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, Decker hereby acknowledges and agrees that his stock options will terminate in accordance with the terms of
the Controlling Documents, which provide that, following the thirty (30) day period after the end of the Consulting Period, his stock options will terminate and cease to be exercisable. 
  
 4. Governing Law. 
  
 This Amendment has been drafted in accordance with and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of
Colorado. 
  
 5. Counterparts. 
  
 This Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which
will be deemed an original. 
  

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	PATINA OIL & GAS CORPORATION,
		
	 by
	 	 /s/ David J. Kornder

	 Name:
	 	 David J. Kornder

	 Title:
	 	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	
	 /s/ Jay W. Decker

	 Jay W. Decker

  

 3Agreement of Lease

 Exhibit 10.1 
  
 AGREEMENT OF LEASE 
  
 THIS AGREEMENT OF LEASE (this “Lease”) is made as of the 29th day of December, 2004, by and between Wynn Las Vegas, LLC, a Nevada limited
liability company, having its principal place of business at 3131 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109, Attention: Legal Department, as lessor (“Lessor”), and Stephen A. Wynn, an individual, having his current
residence at 1 Shadow Creek Drive, North Las Vegas, Nevada 89031, as lessee (“Lessee”). 
  
 RECITALS: 
  
 A. Lessor is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wynn Resorts, Limited, and the developer, owner and operator of the world-class luxury casino and resort hotel located at 3131 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, commonly known as Wynn
Las Vegas (the “Resort”). 
  
 B. Lessee is the
principal shareholder, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Wynn Resorts, Limited 
  
 C. Lessor and Lessee believe it is in Lessor’s best interests for Lessee to live in the Resort, beginning at or about the time of its public opening,
and that Lessee pay fair market value for his accommodations as set forth herein. 
  
 D. Lessor desires to lease to Lessee, and Lessee desires to lease from Lessor, a luxury suite located in the Resort on the terms and conditions contained herein. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed as follows: 
  
 1. Demise. Subject to the terms and conditions that follow, Lessor
leases to Lessee, and Lessee leases from Lessor, the luxury suite located in the Resort known as Villa Suite No. 3, as depicted on Exhibit A attached hereto and, at Lessee’s option, all furniture and furnishings contained therein (the
“Suite”). 
  
 2. Term. The initial term of
this Lease shall be for the twelve month period commencing on the earlier of the date Lessee occupies the Suite or the date the Resort opens to the public, and continuing for consecutive twelve month periods thereafter from year to year unless
terminated by (i) either party giving notice of that party’s intent to terminate, in a signed writing to the other party at the address set forth after its or his name in the preamble to this Lease, at least 90 days prior to the last day of the
initial term or renewal term, as applicable, or (ii) Lessee’s death. 
  
 3. Rental. 
  
 (a) Lessee shall pay to Lessor for his use of the Suite during the term of this Lease a monthly rent in an amount determined in accordance with this 

  

 
Section 3, which rent, shall be due and payable in advance on the first day of each month. 
  
 (b) It is the intention of the parties that the amount paid by Lessee to Lessor for the rental of the Suite
be determined by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Wynn Resorts, Limited (the “Audit Committee”) based on the value of the use of the Suite accommodations or in accordance with such other concepts as may from time to
time be adopted by the Audit Committee. 
  
 (c)
The value of the use of the Suite accommodations shall be determined annually, no later than thirty (30) days after the commencement of the initial term and prior to the commencement of any renewal term, based upon an appraisal completed by an
independent real estate appraiser practicing in the greater Las Vegas area or other qualified independent expert approved by the Audit Committee. 
  
 (d) It is the intention of the parties that Lessee be deemed a “permanent resident” of the Resort for the purpose of exempting
the rental of the Suite hereunder from the transient lodging tax imposed by state and local law in Clark County, Nevada. Lessor agrees to dispute the imposition or attempted imposition of any transient lodging tax on Lessee’s rental of the
Suite. Lessee agrees, however, to pay any transient lodging tax that ultimately may be imposed on his rental of the Suite, notwithstanding the parties’ intention or any unsuccessful dispute initiated by Lessor. 
  
 (e) The parties further agree that the provisions of Chapter
651 of the Nevada Revised Statutes, regarding the posting of daily room rates, the maintenance of a registration card, and the furnishing of rental receipts, shall not apply to this Lease. 
  
 4. Maintenance and Services. Lessor shall maintain the Suite and
provide all services and utilities with respect thereto in a manner consistent with the Resort’s standards. All taxes and utilities with respect to the Suite, other than personal long distance telephone charges, shall be paid by Lessor and
deemed included in the rent payable by Lessee pursuant to Section 3 above. Lessee shall be responsible for payment of all personal long distance telephone charges, which shall be billed to him separately by the Resort in accordance with its
customary practices. 
  
 5. Alterations. Lessee shall not
make any alterations to the Suite without the approval of the Audit Committee. All alterations to the Suite shall remain upon the premises and become the property of Lessor. Upon termination of this Lease, Lessee shall remove all of his personal
property and vacate the Suite. 
  
 6. No Assignment or
Subletting. Lessee shall have no right to assign his interest in this Lease or to sublet all or any portion of the Suite for any period.  
  

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Lease as of the day and year first written above. This Lease is
subject to and shall become effective only upon approval by the Audit Committee. 
  

									
	 LESSOR:

	
	 WYNN LAS VEGAS, LLC,
 a Nevada limited liability company,

		
	 By:
	 	 Wynn Resorts Holdings, LLC,
 a Nevada limited liability company, its sole member

			
	 	 	 By:
	 	 Valvino Lamore, LLC,
 a Nevada limited liability company, its sole member

				
	 	 	 	 	 By:
	 	 Wynn Resorts, Limited,
 a Nevada corporation, its sole member

					
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 By:
	 	 /s/ Marc D. Schorr

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Name:
	 	 Marc D. Schorr

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 Title:
	 	 President

  

	
	 LESSEE:

	
	 /s/ Stephen A. Wynn

	 Stephen A. Wynn

  

 3First Amendment to Agreement of Lease

 Exhibit 10.2 
  
 FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT OF LEASE 
  
 THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT OF LEASE (this “First Amendment”) is made as of the 21st day of April,
2005, by and between Wynn Las Vegas, LLC (“Lessor”) and Stephen A. Wynn (“Lessee” and, together with Lessor, the “Parties”). 
  
 RECITALS: 
  
 A. The Parties have entered into an Agreement of Lease dated as of January 10, 2005 (the “Lease”), under which Lessee is to lease a
luxury suite (the “Suite”) in Lessor’s Wynn Las Vegas luxury casino and resort hotel (the “Resort”). By its terms, the Lease is to commence on the earlier of the date Lessee occupies the Suite or the date the
Resort opens to the public. 
  
 B. Because of the time and effort
being expended in connection with the opening of the Resort, Lessee is not prepared and will not be able to move out of his current residence and into the Suite until on or about July 1, 2005. The Parties therefore mutually desire to postpone the
commencement date of the Lease to the earlier of the date Lessee occupies the Suite or July 1, 2005. 
  
 NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows: 
  
 1. Section 2 of the Lease is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows: 
  
 “2. Term. The initial term of this Lease shall be for the twelve month period commencing on the earlier of the
date Lessee occupies the suite or July 1, 2005, and continuing for consecutive twelve month periods thereafter from year to year unless terminated by (i) either party giving notice of that party’s intent to terminate, in a signed writing to the
other party at the address set forth after its or his name in the preamble to this Lease, at least 90 days prior to the last day of the initial term or renewal term, as applicable, or (ii) Lessee’s death.” 
  
 2. Except as modified by this First Amendment, all of the terms and
conditions of the Lease shall remain in full force and effect. 
  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this First Amendment as of the day and year first written above. This First Amendment is subject to and shall become effective only upon approval by the Audit Committee of Wynn Resorts, Limited.

  

									
	 WYNN LAS VEGAS, LLC,
 a Nevada limited liability company,
	 	 	 	 
					
	 By:
	 	 /s/ Marc D. Schorr
	 	 	 	 	 	 /s/ Stephen A. Wynn

	 Name:
	 	 Marc. D. Schorr
	 	 	 	 	 	 STEPHEN A. WYNN

	 Title:
	 	 President

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