Document:

Exhibit 4.1

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This Registration Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of February 1, 2017, by and among Jagged Peak Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and each of the other parties listed on the signature pages hereto (the “Initial Holders” and, together with the Company, the “Parties”).

 

WHEREAS, in connection with, and in consideration of, the transactions contemplated by the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-215179), the Initial Holders have requested, and the Company has agreed to provide, registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities (as hereinafter defined) as set forth in 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 is hereby acknowledged by each party hereto, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

1.                                      Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings indicated:

 

“Affiliate” of any specified Person means any other person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” of a Person means the power, direct or indirect, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.  For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Agreement, the Company, Q-Jagged Peak and Management Holdco shall not be considered Affiliates of each other.

 

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

“Automatic Shelf Registration Statement” means an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined under Rule 405.

 

“Blackout Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(o).

 

“Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

 

“Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, any federal holiday or any other day on which banking institutions in the State of Colorado or the State of New York are authorized or required to be closed by law or governmental action.

 

“Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency then administering the Securities Act or Exchange Act.

 

“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

 

“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

 

“Company Securities” means any equity interest of any class or series in the Company.

 

“Demand Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(i).

 

“Demand Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(i).

 

“Effective Date” means the time and date that a Registration Statement is first declared effective by the Commission or otherwise becomes effective.

 

“Effectiveness Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(ii).

 

“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.

 

“Holder” means (i) Q-Jagged Peak unless and until Q-Jagged Peak ceases to hold any Registrable Securities; (ii) each other Initial Holder unless and until such Initial Holder ceases to hold any Registrable Securities or any equity interests in Management Holdco in respect of which Registrable Securities are distributable; and (iii) any holder of Registrable Securities to whom registration rights conferred by this Agreement have been transferred in compliance with Section 8(e) hereof; provided that any Person referenced in clause (iii) shall be a Holder only if such Person agrees in writing to be bound by and subject to the terms set forth in this Agreement.

 

“Holder Indemnified Persons” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

“Initial Holders” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

“Initiating Holder” means the Sponsoring Holder delivering the Demand Notice or the Underwritten Offering Notice, as applicable.

 

“Lock-Up Period” has the meaning set forth in the underwriting agreement entered into by the Company in connection with the initial underwritten public offering of shares of Common Stock.

 

“Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

 

“Management Holdco” means JPE Management Holdings LLC.

 

“Material Adverse Change” means (i) any general suspension of trading in, or limitation on prices for, securities on any national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market in the United States; (ii) the declaration of a banking moratorium or any suspension of payments in respect of banks in the United States; (iii) a material outbreak or escalation of armed hostilities or other international or national calamity involving the United States or the declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war or a change in national or international financial, political or economic conditions; or (iv) any event, change, circumstance or effect that is or is reasonably likely to be  materially adverse to the business, properties, assets,

 

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liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, results of operations or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

 

“Minimum Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(i).

 

“Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, limited liability company, joint stock company, estate, trust, government (or an agency or subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.

 

“Piggyback Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c)(i).

 

“Piggyback Registration Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c)(i).

 

“Piggyback Registration Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c)(i).

 

“Proceeding” means any action, claim, suit, proceeding or investigation (including a preliminary investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, to be threatened.

 

“Prospectus” means the prospectus included in a Registration Statement (including a prospectus that includes any information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A, Rule 430B or Rule 430C promulgated under the Securities Act), as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement, with respect to the terms of the offering of any portion of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and all other amendments and supplements to the Prospectus, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus.

 

“Q-Jagged Peak” means Q-Jagged Peak Energy Investment Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

 

“Registrable Securities” means the Shares; provided, however, that Registrable Securities shall not include: (i) any Shares that have been registered under the Securities Act and disposed of pursuant to an effective Registration Statement or otherwise transferred to a Person who is not entitled to the registration and other rights hereunder; (ii) any Shares that have been sold or transferred by the Holder thereof pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force under the Securities Act) and the transferee thereof does not receive “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144; and (iii) any Shares that cease to be outstanding (whether as a result of repurchase and cancellation, conversion or otherwise).

 

“Registration Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.

 

“Registration Statement” means a registration statement of the Company in the form required to register under the Securities Act and other applicable law the resale of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended plan of distribution of each Holder of Registrable Securities included therein, and including any Prospectus, amendments and

 

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supplements to each such registration statement or Prospectus, including pre- and post-effective amendments, all exhibits  thereto, and all material incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

 

“Requested Underwritten Offering” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

 

“Rule 144” means Rule 144 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act.

 

“Rule 405” means Rule 405 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act.

 

“Rule 415” means Rule 415 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act.

 

“Rule 424” means Rule 424 promulgated by the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act.

 

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

“Selling Expenses” means all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities and fees and disbursements of counsel for any Holder (except as set forth in Section 5).

 

“Shares” means (i) the shares of Common Stock held by the Holders as of the date hereof, (ii) the shares of Common Stock held by Management Holdco as of the date hereof that are distributable to a Holder in respect of such Holder’s equity interests in Management Holdco and (iii) and any other equity interests of the Company or equity interests in any successor of the Company issued in respect of such shares by reason of or in connection with any stock dividend, stock split, combination, reorganization, recapitalization, conversion to another type of entity or similar event involving a change in the capital structure of the Company.

 

“Shelf Registration Statement” means a Registration Statement of the Company filed with the Commission on Form S-3 (or any successor form or other appropriate form under the Securities Act) for an offering to be made on a continuous or delayed basis pursuant to Rule 415 (or any similar rule that may be adopted by the Commission) covering the Registrable Securities, as applicable.

 

“Sponsoring Holders” means (i) Q-Jagged Peak and (ii) any holder of Registrable Securities to whom rights of a “Sponsoring Holder” conferred by this Agreement have been transferred in compliance with Section 8(e) hereof; provided that any Person referenced in clause (ii) shall be a Sponsoring Holder only if such Person agrees in writing to be bound by and subject to the terms set forth in this Agreement.

 

“Suspension Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(b).

 

“Trading Market” means the principal national securities exchange on which Registrable Securities are listed.

 

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“Underwritten Offering” means an underwritten offering of Common Stock for cash (whether a Requested Underwritten Offering or in connection with a public offering of Common  Stock by the Company, stockholders or both), excluding an offering relating solely to an employee benefit plan, an offering relating to a transaction on Form S-4 or S-8 or an offering on any registration statement form that does not permit secondary sales.

 

“Underwritten Offering Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(b).

 

“Underwritten Offering Piggyback Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c)(ii).

 

“Underwritten Offering Piggyback Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c)(ii).

 

“Underwritten Piggyback Offering” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(c)(ii).

 

“VWAP” means, as of a specified date and in respect of Registrable Securities, the volume weighted average price for such security on the Trading Market for the five trading days immediately preceding, but excluding, such date.

 

“WKSI” means a “well known seasoned issuer” as defined under Rule 405.

 

Unless the context requires otherwise: (a) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms; (b) references to Sections refer to Sections of this Agreement; (c) the terms “include,” “includes,” “including” and words of like import shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (d) the terms “hereof,” “hereto,” “herein” or “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (e) unless the context otherwise requires, the term “or” is not exclusive and shall have the inclusive meaning of “and/or”; (f) defined terms herein will apply equally to both the singular and plural forms and derivative forms of defined terms will have correlative meanings; (g) references to any law or statute shall include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and references to any law or statute shall be construed as including any legal and statutory provisions consolidating, amending, succeeding or replacing the applicable law or statute; (h) references to any Person include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns; and (i) references to “days” are to calendar days unless otherwise indicated.

 

2.                                      Registration.

 

(a)                                 Demand Registration.

 

(i)                                     At any time after the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, any Sponsoring Holder shall have the option and right, exercisable by delivering a written notice to the Company (a “Demand Notice”), to require the Company to, pursuant to the terms of and subject to the limitations contained in this Agreement, prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement registering the offering and sale of the number and type of Registrable Securities on the terms and conditions specified in the Demand Notice, which may include sales on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement

 

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(a “Demand Registration”). The Demand Notice must set forth the number of Registrable Securities that the Initiating Holder intends to include in such Demand Registration and the intended methods of disposition thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall the Company be required to effectuate a Demand Registration unless the Registrable Securities of the  Sponsoring Holder and its Affiliates to be included therein have an aggregate value, based on the VWAP as of the date of the Demand Notice, of at least $50 million (the “Minimum Amount”).

 

(ii)                                  Within fifteen Business Days after the receipt of the Demand Notice (except if the Company is not then eligible to register for resale the Registrable Securities on Form S-3, within forty-five days thereof), the Company shall, subject to the limitations of this Section 2(a), file a Registration Statement in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Demand Notice. The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become and remain effective under the Securities Act until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold (the “Effectiveness Period”).

 

(iii)                               Subject to the other limitations contained in this Agreement, the Company is not obligated hereunder to effect (A) a Demand Registration within 90 days after the closing of any Underwritten Offering, or (B) a subsequent Demand Registration pursuant to a Demand Notice if a Registration Statement covering all of the Registrable Securities held by the Initiating Holder shall have become and remains effective under the Securities Act and is sufficient to permit offers and sales of the number and type of Registrable Securities on the terms and conditions specified in the Demand Notice in accordance with the intended timing and method or methods of distribution thereof specified in the Demand Notice. No Demand Registration shall be deemed to have occurred for purposes of this Section 2(a)(iii) if the Registration Statement relating thereto does not become effective or is not maintained effective for its entire Effectiveness Period, in which case the Initiating Holder shall be entitled to an additional Demand Registration in lieu thereof.

 

(iv)                              A Holder may withdraw all or any portion of its Registrable Securities included in a Demand Registration from such Demand Registration at any time prior to the effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement. Upon receipt of a notice from the Initiating Holder that the Initiating Holder is withdrawing all of its Registrable Securities from the Demand Registration or a notice from a Holder to the effect that the Holder is withdrawing an amount of its Registrable Shares such that the remaining amount of Registrable Shares to be included in the Demand Registration is below the Minimum Amount, the Company shall cease all efforts to secure effectiveness of the applicable Registration Statement. Such registration nonetheless shall be deemed a Demand Registration with respect to the Initiating Holder for purposes of Section 2(a)(iii) unless (A) the Initiating Holder shall have paid or reimbursed the Company for its pro rata share of all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the withdrawn registration of such Registrable Securities (based on the number of securities the Initiating Holder sought to register, as compared to the total number of securities included in such Demand Registration) or (B) the withdrawal is made following the occurrence of a Material Adverse Change or pursuant to the Company’s request for suspension pursuant to Section 3(o).

 

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(v)                                 The Company may include in any such Demand Registration other Company Securities for sale for its own account or for the account of any other Person, subject to Section 3(c)(iii).

 

(vi)                              Subject to the limitations contained in this Agreement, the Company shall effect any Demand Registration on such appropriate registration form of the Commission (A) as shall be selected by the Company and (B) as shall permit the disposition of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of disposition specified in the Demand Notice; provided that if the Company becomes, and is at the time of its receipt of a Demand Notice, a WKSI, the Demand Registration for any offering and selling of Registrable Securities shall be effected pursuant to an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, which shall be on Form S-3 or any equivalent or successor form under the Securities Act (if available to the Company). If at any time a Registration Statement on Form S-3 is effective and a Holder provides written notice to the Company that it intends to effect an offering of all or part of the Registrable Securities included on such Registration Statement, the Company will amend or supplement such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to enable such offering to take place.

 

(vii)                           Without limiting Section 3, in connection with any Demand Registration pursuant to and in accordance with this Section 2(a), the Company shall (A) promptly prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed (1) such additional forms, amendments, supplements, prospectuses, certificates, letters, opinions and other documents, as may be necessary or advisable to register or qualify the securities subject to such Demand Registration, including under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the Holders shall reasonably request; provided, however, that no such qualification shall be required in any jurisdiction where, as a result thereof, the Company would become subject to general service of process or to taxation or qualification to do business in such jurisdiction solely as a result of registration and (2) such forms, amendments, supplements, prospectuses, certificates, letters, opinions and other documents as may be necessary to apply for listing or to list the Registrable Securities subject to such Demand Registration on the Trading Market and (B) do any and all other acts and things that may be reasonably necessary or appropriate or reasonably requested by the Holders to enable the Holders to consummate a public sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended timing and method or methods of distribution thereof.

 

(viii)                        In the event a Holder transfers Registrable Securities included on a Registration Statement and such Registrable Securities remain Registrable Securities following such transfer, at the request of such Holder, the Company shall amend or supplement such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to enable such transferee to offer and sell such Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement; provided that in no event shall the Company be required to file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement unless (A) such Registration Statement includes only Registrable Securities held by the Holder, Affiliates of the Holder or transferees of the Holder or (B) the Company has received written consent therefor from a Person for whom Registrable Securities have been registered on (but not yet sold under) such Registration Statement, other than the Holder, Affiliates of the Holder or transferees of the Holder.

 

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(b)                                 Requested Underwritten Offering.  Any Sponsoring Holder then able to effectuate a Demand Registration pursuant to the terms of Section 2(a), ignoring for purposes of such determination Section 2(a)(iii)(B), or any Sponsoring Holder who has previously effectuated a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2(a) but has not engaged in an Underwritten Offering in respect of such Demand Registration, shall have the option and right, exercisable by delivering written notice to the Company of its intention to distribute Registrable Securities by means of an Underwritten Offering (an “Underwritten Offering Notice”), to require the Company, pursuant to the terms of and subject to the limitations of this Agreement, to effectuate a distribution of any or all of its Registrable Securities by means of an Underwritten Offering pursuant to a new Demand Registration or pursuant to an effective Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities (a “Requested Underwritten Offering”);  provided, that if the Requested Underwritten Offering is pursuant to a new Demand Registration, then the Registrable Securities of such Initiating Holder requested to be included in such Requested Underwritten Offering have an aggregate value of at least equal to the Minimum Amount as of the date of such Underwritten Offering Notice, and if the Requested Underwritten Offering is pursuant to an effective Demand Registration, then the Registrable Securities of such Initiating Holder requested to be included in such Requested Underwritten Offering have an aggregate value of at least equal to 50 percent of the Minimum Amount as of the date of such Underwritten Offering Notice. The Underwritten Offering Notice must set forth the number of Registrable Securities that the Initiating Holder intends to include in such Requested Underwritten Offering. The managing underwriter or managing underwriters of a Requested Underwritten Offering shall be designated by the Company; provided, however, that such designated managing underwriter or managing underwriters shall be reasonably acceptable to the Initiating Holder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company is not obligated to effect a Requested Underwritten Offering within 90 days after the closing of an Underwritten Offering. Any Requested Underwritten Offering (other than the first Requested Underwritten Offering made in respect of a prior Demand Registration) shall constitute a Demand Registration of the Initiating Holder for purposes of Section 2(a)(iii) (it being understood that if requested concurrently with a Demand Registration then, together, such Demand Registration and Requested Underwritten Offering shall count as one Demand Registration); provided, however, that a Requested Underwritten Offering shall not constitute a Demand Registration of the Initiating Holder for purposes of Section 2(a)(iii) if, as a result of Section 2(c)(iii)(A), the Requested Underwritten Offering includes less than the lesser of (i) Registrable Securities of the Initiating Holder having an aggregate value, based on the VWAP as of the effective date of the related Registration Statement, of $30 million, and (ii) two-thirds of the number of Registrable Securities the Initiating Holder set forth in the applicable Underwritten Offering Notice.

 

(c)                                  Piggyback Registration and Piggyback Underwritten Offering.

 

(i)                                     If the Company shall at any time propose to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of Common Stock (other than a registration statement on Form S-4, Form S-8 or any successor forms thereto or filed solely in connection with an exchange offer or any employee benefit or dividend reinvestment plan), whether or not for its own account, then the Company shall promptly notify all Holders of such proposal reasonably in advance of (and in any event at least five Business Days before) the anticipated filing date (the “Piggyback Registration Notice”). The Piggyback Registration Notice shall offer Holders the opportunity to include for registration in such registration

 

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statement the number of Registrable Securities as they may request in writing (a “Piggyback Registration”). The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to include in each such Piggyback Registration such Registrable Securities for which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein (“Piggyback Registration Request”) within three Business Days after sending the Piggyback Registration Notice; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to include in such Piggyback Registration a Holder’s (other than Messrs. Joseph N. Jaggers, Gregory S. Hinds, Robert W. Howard and Mark R. Petry and their permitted successors and assigns pursuant to Section 8(e) of this Agreement) Registrable Securities in the event such Holder, together with its Affiliates, does not request for inclusion Registrable Securities having an aggregate value, based on the VWAP as of the date of the Piggyback Registration Notice, of at least $10 million. Each Holder shall be permitted to withdraw all or part of such Holder’s Registrable Securities from a Piggyback Registration by giving written notice to the Company of its request to withdraw; provided that (A) such  request must be made in writing prior to the effectiveness of such registration statement and (B) such withdrawal shall be irrevocable and, after making such withdrawal, a Holder shall no longer have any right to include Registrable Securities in the Piggyback Registration as to which such withdrawal was made. Any withdrawing Holder shall continue to have the right to include any Registrable Securities in any subsequent registration statement or registration statements as may be filed by the Company with respect to offerings of Common Stock, all upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

(ii)                                  If the Company shall at any time propose to conduct an Underwritten Offering, whether or not for its own account, then the Company shall promptly notify all Holders of such proposal reasonably in advance of (and in any event at least five Business Days before or two Business Days before in connection with a “bought deal” or overnight Underwritten Offering) the commencement of the offering, which notice shall set forth the principal terms and conditions of the issuance, including the proposed offering price (or range of offering prices), the anticipated filing date of the related registration statement (if applicable) and the number of shares of Common Stock that are proposed to be registered (the “Underwritten Offering Piggyback Notice”). The Underwritten Offering Piggyback Notice shall offer Holders the opportunity to include in such Underwritten Offering (and any related registration, if applicable) the number of Registrable Securities as they may request in writing (an “Underwritten Piggyback Offering”); provided, however, that in the event that the Company proposes to effectuate the subject Underwritten Offering pursuant to an effective Shelf Registration Statement of the Company other than an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, only Registrable Securities of Holders which are subject to an effective Shelf Registration Statement may be included in such Underwritten Piggyback Offering. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to include in each such Underwritten Piggyback Offering such Registrable Securities for which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein (“Underwritten Offering Piggyback Request”) within three Business Days after sending the Underwritten Offering Piggyback Notice (or one Business Day in connection with a “bought deal” or overnight Underwritten Offering); provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to include in such Underwritten Piggyback Offering a Holder’s (other than Messrs. Joseph N. Jaggers, Gregory S. Hinds, Robert W. Howard and Mark R. Petry and their permitted successors and assigns pursuant to Section 8(e) of this Agreement) Registrable Securities in the event such Holder, together with its Affiliates, does not request for inclusion Registrable Securities having an aggregate value, based on the VWAP as of the date of the Underwritten Offering Piggyback Notice, of at least $10 million. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in

 

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this Section 2(c)(ii), if the Underwritten Offering pursuant to this Section 2(c)(ii) is a “bought deal” or overnight Underwritten Offering and the managing underwriter advises the Company that the giving of notice pursuant to this Section 2(c)(ii) would adversely affect the Underwritten Offering, no such notice shall be required.  Each Holder shall be permitted to withdraw all or part of such Holder’s Registrable Securities from an Underwritten Piggyback Offering at any time prior to the effectiveness of the applicable registration statement, and such Holder shall continue to have the right to include any Registrable Securities in any subsequent Underwritten Offerings, all upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.

 

(iii)                               If the managing underwriter or managing underwriters of an Underwritten Offering advise the Company and the Holders that in their reasonable opinion that the inclusion of all of the Holders’ Registrable Securities requested for inclusion in the subject Underwritten Offering (and any related registration, if applicable) (and any other Common Stock proposed to be included in such offering) exceeds the number that can be included without being likely to have a significant adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the securities offered or the market for the securities offered, the Company shall include in such Underwritten Offering (and any related registration, if applicable) only that number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be included in such Underwritten Offering (and any related registration, if applicable) that, in the reasonable opinion of the managing underwriter or managing underwriters, will not have such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated as follows: (A) in the case of a Requested Underwritten Offering, (1) first, to the Initiating Holder in full with respect to the number of Registrable Securities such Initiating Holder requested for inclusion, (2) second, pro-rata among all Holders (other than the Initiating Holder) that have requested to include Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering based on the relative number of Registrable Securities then held by each such Holder, (3) third, if there remains availability for additional shares of Common Stock to be included in such Underwritten Offering, to the Company, and (4) fourth, if there remains availability for additional shares of Common Stock to be included in such Underwritten Offering, to any other holders entitled to participate in such Underwritten Offering, if applicable, based on the relative number of shares of Common Stock then held by each such holder; and (B) in the case of any other Underwritten Offerings, (x) first, to the Company, (y) second, if there remains availability for additional shares of Common Stock to be included in such Underwritten Offering, pro-rata among all Holders desiring to include Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering based on the relative number of Registrable Securities then held by each such Holder, and (z) third, if there remains availability for additional shares of Common Stock to be included in such registration, pro-rata among any other holders entitled to participate in such Underwritten Offering, if applicable, based on the relative number of Common Stock then held by each such holder. If any Holder disapproves of the terms of any such Underwritten Offering, such Holder may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company and the managing underwriter(s) delivered on or prior to the time of the commencement of such offering. Any Registrable Securities withdrawn from such underwriting shall be excluded and withdrawn from the registration.

 

(iv)                              The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Section 2(c) at any time in its sole discretion whether or not any Holder has elected to include Registrable Securities in such Registration Statement. The Registration Expenses of such withdrawn registration shall be borne by the Company in accordance with Section 4 hereof.

 

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3.                                      Registration and Underwritten Offering Procedures.

 

The procedures to be followed by the Company and each Holder electing to sell Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement, and the respective rights and obligations of the Company and such Holders, with respect to the preparation, filing and effectiveness of such Registration Statement and the effectuation of any Underwritten Offering, are as follows:

 

(a)                                 In connection with a Demand Registration, the Company will, at least three Business Days prior to the anticipated filing of the Registration Statement and any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (other than, after effectiveness of the Registration Statement, any filing made under the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement), (i) furnish to such Holders copies of all such documents prior to filing and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to address in each such document when so filed with the Commission such comments as such Holders reasonably shall propose prior to the filing thereof.

 

(b)                                 In connection with a Piggyback Registration, Underwritten Piggyback Offering or a Requested Underwritten Offering, the Company will, at least three Business Days prior to the anticipated filing of any initial Registration Statement that identifies the Holders and any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (other than amendments and supplements that do not materially alter the previous disclosure or do nothing more than name Holders and provide information with respect thereto), as applicable, (i) furnish to such Holders copies of any such Registration Statement or related Prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto that identify the Holders and any related Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (other than amendments and supplements that do not materially alter the previous disclosure or do nothing more than name Holders and provide information with respect thereto) prior to filing and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to address in each such document when so filed with the Commission such comments as such Holders reasonably shall propose prior to the filing thereof.

 

(c)                                  The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to as promptly as reasonably practicable (i) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to each Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary under applicable law to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered thereby for its Effectiveness Period and, subject to the limitations contained in this Agreement, prepare and file with the Commission such additional Registration Statements in order to register for resale under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities held by the Holders; (ii) cause the related Prospectus to be amended or supplemented by any required prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented or amended to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; and (iii) respond to any comments received from the Commission with respect to each Registration Statement or any amendment thereto and, as promptly as reasonably practicable provide such Holders true and complete copies of all correspondence from and to the Commission relating to such Registration Statement that pertains to such Holders as selling stockholders but not any comments that would result in the disclosure to such Holders of material and non-public information concerning the Company.

 

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(d)                                 The Company will comply in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act with respect to the Registration Statements and the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by each Registration Statement.

 

(e)                                  The Company will notify such Holders who are included in a Registration Statement as promptly as reasonably practicable: (i) (A) when a Prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement in which such Holder is included has been filed; (B) when the Commission notifies the Company whether there will be a “review” of the applicable Registration Statement and whenever the Commission comments in writing on such Registration Statement (in which case the Company shall provide true and complete copies thereof and all written responses thereto to each of such Holders that pertain to such Holders as selling stockholders); and (C) with respect to each applicable Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has been declared effective; (ii) of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement or Prospectus or for additional information that pertains to such Holders as sellers of Registrable Securities; (iii) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Registration Statement covering any or all of the Registrable Securities or the initiation of any Proceedings for that purpose; (iv) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any Proceeding for such purpose; and (v) of the occurrence of any event or passage of time that makes any statement made in such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue in any material respect or that requires any revisions to such Registration Statement, Prospectus or other documents so that, in the case of such Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided, however, that no notice by the Company shall be required pursuant to this clause (v) in the event that the Company either promptly files a prospectus supplement to update the Prospectus or a Form 8-K or other appropriate Exchange Act report that is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement, which in either case, contains the requisite information that results in such Registration Statement no longer containing any untrue statement of material fact or omitting to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading).

 

(f)                                   The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid the issuance of or, if issued, obtain the withdrawal of (i) any order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or (ii) any suspension of the qualification (or exemption from qualification) of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction, as promptly as reasonably practicable, or if any such order or suspension is made effective during any Blackout Period or Suspension Period, as promptly as reasonably practicable after such Blackout Period or Suspension Period is over.

 

(g)                                  During the Effectiveness Period, the Company will furnish to each such Holder, without charge, at least one conformed copy of each Registration Statement and each

 

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amendment thereto and all exhibits to the extent requested by such Holder (including those incorporated by reference) promptly after the filing of such documents with the Commission; provided, that the Company will not have any obligation to provide any document pursuant to this clause that is available on the Commission’s EDGAR system.

 

(h)                                 The Company will promptly deliver to each Holder, without charge, as many copies of each Prospectus or Prospectuses (including each form of prospectus) authorized by the Company for use and each amendment or supplement thereto as such Holder may reasonably request during the Effectiveness Period. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, including Section 8(b), the Company consents to the use of such Prospectus and each amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders in connection with the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities covered by such Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto.

 

(i)                                     The Company will cooperate with such Holders to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be delivered to a transferee pursuant to a Registration Statement, which certificates shall be free of all restrictive legends indicating that the Registrable Securities are unregistered or unqualified for resale under the Securities Act, Exchange Act or other applicable securities laws, and to enable such Registrable Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as any such Holder may request in writing. In connection therewith, if required by the Company’s transfer agent, the Company will promptly, after the Effective Date of the Registration Statement, cause an opinion of counsel as to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement to be delivered to and maintained with its transfer agent, together with any other authorizations, certificates and directions required by the transfer agent which authorize and direct the transfer agent to issue such Registrable Securities without any such legend upon sale by the Holder of such Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement.

 

(j)                                    Upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 3(e)(v), as promptly as reasonably practicable, the Company will prepare a supplement or amendment, including a post-effective amendment, if required by applicable law, to the affected Registration Statement or a supplement to the related Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference, and file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered, no Registration Statement nor any Prospectus will 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, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(k)                                 With respect to Underwritten Offerings, (i) the right of any Holder to include such Holder’s Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein, (ii) each Holder participating in such Underwritten Offering agrees to enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form and sell such Holder’s Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled to select the managing underwriter or managing underwriters hereunder and (iii) each Holder participating in such Underwritten Offering agrees to complete and execute all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities,

 

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underwriting agreements and other documents customarily and reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. The Company hereby agrees with each Holder that, in connection with any Underwritten Offering in accordance with the terms hereof, it will negotiate in good faith and execute all indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements, including using all commercially reasonable efforts to procure customary legal opinions, auditor “comfort” letters and reports of the independent petroleum engineers of the Company relating to the oil and gas reserves of the Company included in the Registration Statement if the Company has had its reserves prepared, audited or reviewed by an independent petroleum engineer.

 

(l)                                     For a reasonable period prior to the filing of any Registration Statement and throughout the Effectiveness Period, the Company will make available, upon reasonable notice at the Company’s principal place of business or such other reasonable place, for inspection during normal business hours by a representative or representatives of the selling Holders, the managing underwriter or managing underwriters and any attorneys or accountants retained by such selling Holders or underwriters, all such financial and other information and books and records of the Company, and cause the officers, employees, counsel and independent certified public accountants of the Company to respond to such inquiries, as shall be reasonably necessary (and in the case of counsel, not violate an attorney-client privilege in such counsel’s reasonable belief) to conduct a reasonable investigation within the meaning of Section 11 of the Securities Act; provided, however, that any information that is not generally publicly available at the time of delivery of such information shall be kept confidential by such Persons unless disclosure of such information is required by court or administrative order or, in the opinion of counsel to such Person, law, in which case, such Person shall be required to give the Company written notice of the proposed disclosure prior to such disclosure and, if requested by the Company, assist the Company in seeking to prevent or limit the proposed disclosure.

 

(m)                             In connection with any Requested Underwritten Offering, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause appropriate officers and employees to be available, on a customary basis and upon reasonable notice, to meet with prospective investors in presentations, meetings and road shows.

 

(n)                                 Each Holder agrees to furnish to the Company any other information regarding the Holder and the distribution of such securities as the Company reasonably determines is required to be included in any Registration Statement or any Prospectus or prospectus supplement relating to an Underwritten Offering.

 

(o)                                 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall not be required to file a Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto) or effect a Requested Underwritten Offering (or, if the Company has filed a Shelf Registration Statement and has included Registrable Securities therein, the Company shall be entitled to suspend the offer and sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement) for a period of up to 60 days if (i) the Board determines that a postponement is in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders generally due to a pending transaction involving the Company (including a pending securities offering by the Company), (ii) the Board determines such registration would render the Company unable to comply with applicable securities laws or (iii) the Board determines such registration would require disclosure of material information that the

 

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Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential (any such period, a “Blackout Period”).  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in no event shall any Blackout Periods and any Suspension Periods continue for more than 120 days in the aggregate during any 12-month period.

 

(p)                                 In connection with an Underwritten Offering, the Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to provide to each Holder named as a selling securityholder in any Registration Statement a copy of any auditor “comfort” letters, customary legal opinions or reports of the independent petroleum engineers of the Company relating to the oil and gas reserves of the Company, in each case that have been provided to the managing underwriter or managing underwriters in connection with the Underwritten Offering, not later than the Business Day prior to the effective date of such Registration Statement.

 

4.                                      No Inconsistent Agreements; Additional Rights. The Company shall not hereafter enter into, and is not currently a party to, any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent in any material respect with, or superior to, the rights granted to the Holders by this Agreement.

 

5.                                      Registration Expenses. All Registration Expenses incident to the Parties’ performance of or compliance with their respective obligations under this Agreement or otherwise in connection with any Demand Registration, Requested Underwritten Offering, Piggyback Registration or Underwritten Piggyback Offering (in each case, excluding any Selling Expenses) shall be borne by the Company, whether or not any Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to a Registration Statement. “Registration Expenses” shall include, without limitation, (i) all registration and filing fees (including fees and expenses (A) with respect to filings required to be made with the Trading Market and (B) in compliance with applicable state securities or “Blue Sky” laws), (ii) printing expenses (including expenses of printing certificates for Company Securities and of printing Prospectuses if the printing of Prospectuses is reasonably requested by a Holder of Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement), (iii) messenger, telephone and delivery expenses, (iv) fees and disbursements of counsel, auditors, accountants and independent petroleum engineers for the Company, (v) Securities Act liability insurance, if the Company so desires such insurance, (vi) fees and expenses of all other Persons retained by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (vii) the reasonable fees and expenses of one law firm of national standing selected by the Holders owning the majority of the Registrable Securities to be included in any such registration or offering and (viii) all expenses relating to marketing the sale of the Registrable Securities, including expenses related to conducting a “road show.” In addition, the Company shall be responsible for all of its expenses incurred in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including expenses payable to third parties and including all salaries and expenses of their officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expense of any annual audit and the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the listing of the Registrable Securities on the Trading Market.

 

6.                                      Indemnification.

 

(a)                                 The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, its Affiliates and each of their respective officers and directors and any agent thereof (collectively,

 

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“Holder Indemnified Persons”), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, joint or several, costs (including reasonable costs of preparation and reasonable attorneys’ fees) and expenses, judgments, fines, penalties, interest, settlements or other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, in which any Holder Indemnified Person may be involved, or is threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, under the Securities Act or otherwise (collectively, “Losses”), as incurred, arising out of or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which any Registrable Securities were registered, in any preliminary prospectus (if the Company authorized the use of such preliminary prospectus prior to the Effective Date), or in any summary or final prospectus or free writing prospectus (if such free writing prospectus was authorized for use by the Company) or in any amendment or supplement thereto (if used during the period the Company is required to keep the Registration Statement current), or arising out of, based upon or resulting from the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to any Holder Indemnified Person to the extent that any such claim arises out of, is based upon or results from an untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Registration Statement, such preliminary, summary or final prospectus or free writing prospectus or such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder Indemnified Person specifically for use in the preparation thereof. The Company shall notify the Holders promptly of the institution, threat or assertion of any Proceeding of which the Company is aware in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability the Company may otherwise have and shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Holder  Indemnified Person or any indemnified party and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such Holder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Section 6 shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement indefinitely.

 

(b)                                 In connection with any Registration Statement in which a Holder participates, such Holder shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and any agent thereof, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against any and all Losses as incurred, arising out of or relating to any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any such Registration Statement, in any preliminary prospectus (if used prior to the Effective Date of such Registration Statement), or in any summary or final prospectus or free writing prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto (if used during the period the Company is required to keep the Registration Statement current), or arising out of, based upon or resulting from the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, but only to the extent that the same are made in reliance and in conformity with information relating to the Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Holder for use therein. This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability such Holder may otherwise have and shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or any indemnified party. In no event shall the liability of any

 

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selling Holder hereunder be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds received by such Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification obligation

 

(c)                                  Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party of any claim with respect to which it seeks indemnification and (ii) unless in such indemnified party’s reasonable judgment a conflict of interest between such indemnified and indemnifying parties may exist with respect to such claim or there may be reasonable defenses available to the indemnified party that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, permit such indemnifying party to assume the defense of such claim with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. If such defense is assumed, the indemnifying party shall not be subject to any liability for any settlement made by the indemnified party without its consent (but such consent will not be unreasonably withheld). An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition to any local counsel) for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment of any indemnified party there may be one or more legal or equitable defenses available to such indemnified party that are in addition to or may conflict with those available to another indemnified party with respect to such claim. Failure to give prompt written notice shall not release the indemnifying party from its obligations hereunder.

 

(d)                                 If the indemnification provided for in this Section 6 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with respect to any Losses referred to herein, the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall to the extent permitted by applicable law contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Losses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and of the indemnified party, on the other, in connection with the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact that resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by a court of law by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission; provided, that in no event shall any contribution by a Holder hereunder exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.

 

7.                                      Facilitation of Sales Pursuant to Rule 144. To the extent it shall be required to do so under the Exchange Act, the Company shall timely file the reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act (including the reports under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act referred to in subparagraph (c)(1) of Rule 144), and shall take such further action as any Holder may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable the Holders to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitations of the exemption provided by Rule 144. Upon the request of any Holder in connection with that Holder’s sale pursuant to Rule 144, the Company shall deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

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8.                                      Miscellaneous.

 

(a)                                 Remedies. In the event of actual or potential breach by the Company of any of its obligations under this Agreement, each Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law and under this Agreement, including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its rights under this Agreement. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not provide adequate compensation for any losses incurred by reason of a breach by it of any of the provisions of this Agreement and further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach, it shall waive the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

(b)                                 Discontinued Disposition. Subject to the last sentence of Section 3(o), each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of a notice from the Company of the occurrence of any event of the kind described in clauses (ii) through (v) of Section 3(e), such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemental Prospectus or amended Registration Statement as contemplated by Section 3(j) or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed, and, in either case, has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus or Registration Statement (a “Suspension Period”). The Company may provide appropriate stop orders to enforce the provisions of this Section 8(b).

 

(c)                                  Amendments and Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived or amended except in a written instrument signed by the Company and Holders that hold a majority of the Registrable Securities as of the date of such waiver or amendment; provided, that any waiver or amendment that would have a disproportionate adverse effect on a Holder relative to the other Holders shall require the consent of such Holder. The Company shall provide prior notice to all Holders of any proposed waiver or amendment. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any Party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right.

 

(d)                                 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on the earliest of (i) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or electronic mail as specified in this Section 8(d) prior to 5:00 p.m. Central Time on a Business Day, (ii) the Business Day after the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile or electronic mail as specified in this Agreement later than 5:00 p.m. Central Time on any date and earlier than 11:59 p.m. Central Time on such date, (iii) the Business Day following the date of mailing, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service (iv) upon actual receipt by the Party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and communications shall be as follows:

 

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If to the Company:
    	
 
    	
Jagged Peak Energy Inc.
    Attention: Chief Financial Officer
 1125   17th Street, Suite 2400
 Denver,   Colorado 80202
 Fax:   720-215-3690
 Electronic   mail: bhoward@jaggedpeakenergy.com
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
With copy to:
    	
 
    	
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
    Attention: Douglas E. McWilliams; Julian J. Seiguer
 1001   Fannin Street, Suite 2500
 Houston,   Texas 77002
 Fax:   (713) 615-5725
 Electronic   mail: dmcwilliams@velaw.com; 
   jseiguer@velaw.com
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
If to any Person who is then the   registered Holder:
    	
 
    	
To the address of such Holder as it appears in the applicable   register for the Registrable Securities or such other address as may be   designated in writing by such Holder (including on the signature   pages hereto).
    

 

(e)                                  Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns. Except as provided in this Section 8(e), this Agreement, and any rights or obligations hereunder, may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the Company (acting through the Board of Directors) and the Sponsoring Holders. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, the rights of a Holder pursuant to this Agreement with respect to all or any portion of its Registrable Securities may be assigned without such consent (but only with all related obligations) with respect to such Registrable Securities (and any Registrable Securities issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to, in exchange for or in replacement of such Registrable Securities) by such Holder to a transferee of such Registrable Securities; provided (i) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the Registrable Securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned and (ii) such transferee or assignee agrees in writing to be bound by and subject to the terms set forth in this Agreement. The Company may not assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Sponsoring Holders.

 

(f)                                   No Third Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, shall be construed to give any Person, other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and permitted assigns, any legal or equitable right, remedy, claim or benefit under or in respect of this Agreement.

 

(g)                                  Execution and Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. In the event that any signature is delivered by facsimile or electronic mail transmission, such signature shall create a valid binding obligation of the Party executing (or on whose behalf such signature is executed)

 

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the same with the same force and effect as if such signature delivered by facsimile or electronic mail transmission were the original thereof.

 

(h)                                 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. Each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York located in in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on each Party anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each of the Parties irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.

 

(i)                                     Cumulative Remedies. The remedies provided herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

 

(j)                                    Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions set forth herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated, and the Parties shall use their reasonable efforts to find and employ an alternative means to achieve the same or substantially the same result as that contemplated by such term, provision, covenant or restriction. It is hereby stipulated and declared to be the intention of the Parties that they would have executed the remaining terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions without including any of such that may be hereafter declared invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable.

 

(k)                                 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior contracts or agreements with respect to the subject matter hereof and the matters addressed or governed hereby, whether oral or written.

 

(l)                                     Termination. Except for Section 6, this Agreement shall terminate as to any Holder, when all Registrable Securities held by such Holder no longer constitute Registrable Securities.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

	
 
    	
COMPANY:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
JAGGED PEAK ENERGY INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Christopher I. Humber
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Christopher I. Humber
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Executive Vice President, General   Counsel & Secretary
    

 

Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
HOLDERS:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Q-JAGGED PEAK ENERGY INVESTMENT   PARTNERS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ James V. Baird
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
James V. Baird
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice President & General   Counsel
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Address for notice:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Q-Jagged Peak Energy Investment   Partners, LLC
    
	
 
    	
Attention: James V. Baird
    
	
 
    	
1401 McKinney St.,   Suite 2700
    
	
 
    	
Houston, Texas 77010
    
	
 
    	
Fax: (713) 452-2021
    
	
 
    	
Electronic mail:   jbaird@quantumep.com
    

 

Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
/s/ Gregory S. Hinds
    
	
 
    	
Gregory S. Hinds
    

 

Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
/s/ Robert W. Howard
    
	
 
    	
Robert W. Howard
    

 

Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
/s/ Joseph N. Jaggers
    
	
 
    	
Joseph N. Jaggers
    

 

Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
/s/ Mark R. Petry
    
	
 
    	
Mark R. Petry
    

 

Signature Page to Registration Rights AgreementExhibit 4.2

 

Execution Version

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT

 

This STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 1, 2017, is entered into by and among Jagged Peak Energy Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Q-Jagged Peak Energy Investment Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Q-Jagged Peak”), JPE Management Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Management Holdco”), and the individuals listed on the signature pages hereto under the heading “Management” (collectively, “Management” and, together with Q-Jagged Peak and Management Holdco, the “Principal Stockholders”).

 

WHEREAS, the Principal Stockholders, certain other parties thereto and the Company have entered into that certain Master Reorganization Agreement, dated as of January 25, 2017 (the “Reorganization Agreement”), pursuant to which the Principal Stockholders have agreed to enter into certain restructuring transactions (collectively, the “Reorganization”) as set forth therein and, in connection therewith, have received shares of Common Stock; and

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Reorganization Agreement, and in connection with, and effective upon, the completion of an underwritten public offering (the “IPO”) of shares of Common Stock, the Principal Stockholders and the Company have entered into this Agreement to set forth certain understandings among themselves.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
 DEFINITIONS

 

Section 1.1            Certain Definitions.  As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, a Person that directly or indirectly Controls or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such specified Person. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) no Principal Stockholder (other than Management Holdco) shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of Management Holdco and (ii) no party to this Agreement shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of another party to this Agreement solely by reason of the execution and delivery of this Agreement.

 

“Beneficial Owner” of a security is a Person who directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares (a) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security and/or (b) investment power, which includes the power to dispose of, or to direct the disposition of, such security. The terms “Beneficially Own” and “Beneficial Ownership” shall have correlative meanings. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Agreement each Principal Stockholder is deemed to Beneficially Own the shares of Common Stock owned by it, notwithstanding the fact that such shares are subject to this Agreement. In addition, for purposes of this Agreement, (i) no Principal Stockholder (other than Management Holdco) will be deemed to Beneficially Own any shares of

 

 

Common Stock owned by Management Holdco and (ii) no Principal Stockholder will be deemed to Beneficially Own shares of Common Stock held by any other Principal Stockholder solely due to the fact that any such shares are subject to this Agreement.

 

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

“Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

 

“Control” (including the terms “Controls,” “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to (a) direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise or (b) vote 10% or more of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors of a Person.

 

“Good Reason” has the meaning given to such term in the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Management Holdco dated as of February 1, 2017 (the “Holdco Agreement”).

 

“Hinds Group” means, collectively, (i) Gregory S. Hinds, (ii) any Person that holds shares of Common Stock as of the date hereof and is a Permitted Transferee of Gregory S. Hinds, (iii) any Person that subsequently receives shares of Common Stock from Gregory S. Hinds pursuant to a Permitted Transfer and (iv) any Person that subsequently receives shares of Common Stock from a Person described in clauses (ii) or (iii) of this definition pursuant to a Permitted Transfer.

 

“Howard Group” means, collectively, (i) Robert W. Howard, (ii) any Person that holds shares of Common Stock as of the date hereof and is a Permitted Transferee of Robert W. Howard, (iii) any Person that subsequently receives shares of Common Stock from Robert W. Howard pursuant to a Permitted Transfer and (iv) any Person that subsequently receives shares of Common Stock from a Person described in clauses (ii) or (iii) of this definition pursuant to a Permitted Transfer.

 

“Jaggers Group” means, collectively, (i) Joseph N. Jaggers, (ii) any Person that holds shares of Common Stock as of the date hereof and is a Permitted Transferee of Joseph N. Jaggers, (iii) any Person that subsequently receives shares of Common Stock from Joseph N. Jaggers pursuant to a Permitted Transfer and (iv) any Person that subsequently receives shares of Common Stock from a Person described in clauses (ii) or (iii) of this definition pursuant to a Permitted Transfer.

 

“Necessary Action” means, with respect to a specified result, all actions (to the extent such actions are permitted by applicable law and, in the case of any action by the Company that requires a vote or other action on the part of the Board, to the extent such action is consistent with the fiduciary duties that the Company’s directors may have in such capacity) necessary to cause such result, including (i) voting or providing a written consent or proxy with respect to shares of Common Stock, (ii) causing the adoption of stockholders’ resolutions and amendments to the organizational documents of the Company, (iii) executing agreements and instruments and (iv) making or causing to be made, with governmental, administrative or regulatory authorities, all filings, registrations or similar actions that are required to achieve such result.

 

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“Permitted Transfer” means, with respect to any Restricted Stockholder, a Transfer by such Restricted Stockholder that is made for bona fide estate planning purposes to a Permitted Transferee of such Restricted Stockholder.

 

“Permitted Transferee” means, with respect to any Restricted Stockholder, (i) in the case of a Restricted Stockholder that is an individual, such Restricted Stockholder’s spouse, legally adopted or natural-born descendants of whatsoever generation or an entity or trust Controlled by such Restricted Stockholder or such Restricted Stockholder’s spouse, legally adopted or natural-born descendants of whatsoever generation whose only owners or beneficiaries are one or more of such Restricted Stockholder or such Restricted Stockholder’s spouse or legally adopted or natural-born descendants of whatsoever generation or (ii) in the case of a Restricted Stockholder that is an entity, (a) any entity or trust (I) Controlled by the natural person that is the beneficial owner (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of a majority of either (x) the outstanding shares of common stock (or similar securities or interests in the case of an entity other than a corporation) of such Restricted Stockholder or (y) the combined voting power of the outstanding equity interests entitled to vote under ordinary circumstances in the election of directors (or in the selection of any other similar governing body in the case of an entity other than a corporation) of such Restricted Stockholder and (II) whose only owners or beneficiaries are one or more of the natural person described in clause (ii)(a)(I) of this definition and such natural person’s spouse, legally adopted or natural-born descendants of whatsoever generation, or (b) the natural person described in clause (ii)(a)(I) of this definition or such natural person’s spouse, legally adopted or natural-born descendants of whatsoever generation.

 

“Person” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, any court, administrative agency, regulatory body, commission or other governmental authority, board, bureau or instrumentality, domestic or foreign and any subdivision thereof or other entity, and also includes any managed investment account.

 

“Petry Group” means, collectively, (i) Mark R. Petry, (ii) any Person that holds shares of Common Stock as of the date hereof and is a Permitted Transferee of Mark R. Petry, (iii) any Person that subsequently receives shares of Common Stock from Mark R. Petry pursuant to a Permitted Transfer and (iv) any Person that subsequently receives shares of Common Stock from a Person described in clauses (ii) or (iii) of this definition pursuant to a Permitted Transfer.

 

“Restricted Stockholder Group” means, as applicable, the Jaggers Group, the Howard Group, the Hinds Group or the Petry Group.

 

“Q-Jagged Peak Monetization” has the meaning given to such term in the Holdco Agreement.

 

“Transfer” means, with respect to any shares of Common Stock, a direct or indirect transfer, sale, exchange, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other encumbrance or other disposition of such shares of Common Stock, including the grant of an option or other right, whether directly or indirectly, whether voluntarily, involuntarily or by operation of law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the term Transfer shall not mean (i) the transfer of any shares of Common Stock to the Company or any of its designees hereunder or

 

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pursuant to any employment, option, subscription or restricted stock purchase agreement between the Company and any Restricted Stockholder or any plan relating to the foregoing or (ii) with respect to a Restricted Stockholder, a pledge of such Restricted Stockholder’s Common Stock to support credit finance or loan arrangements.

 

Section 1.2            Rules of Construction.

 

(a)           Unless the context requires otherwise: (i) any pronoun used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms; (ii) references to Articles and Sections refer to articles and sections of this Agreement; (iii) the terms “include,” “includes,” “including” and words of like import shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (iv) the terms “hereof,” “hereto,” “herein” or “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; (v) unless the context otherwise requires, the term “or” is not exclusive and shall have the inclusive meaning of “and/or”; (vi) defined terms herein will apply equally to both the singular and plural forms and derivative forms of defined terms will have correlative meanings; (vii) references to any law or statute shall include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and references to any law or statute shall be construed as including any legal and statutory provisions consolidating, amending, succeeding or replacing the applicable law or statute; (viii) references to any Person include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns; and (ix) references to “days” are to calendar days unless otherwise indicated.

 

(b)           The headings in this Agreement are for convenience and identification only and are not intended to describe, interpret, define or limit the scope, extent or intent of this Agreement or any provision thereof.

 

(c)           This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or other rule requiring construction against the party that drafted or caused this Agreement to be drafted.

 

ARTICLE II
 VOTING AND GOVERNANCE MATTERS

 

Section 2.1            Voting.

 

(a)           At every meeting of the holders of Common Stock that is called for any reason, and at every adjournment or postponement thereof, and on every action or approval by written consent of holders of Common Stock with respect to any matter, other than the election of directors, which shall be governed by Section 2.2 hereof, Management and Management Holdco shall vote their shares of Common Stock (or, if applicable, act by written consent) as directed by Q-Jagged Peak.

 

(b)           For avoidance of doubt, no Person to which Q-Jagged Peak Transfers any shares of Common Stock, other than an Affiliate of Q-Jagged Peak, shall have any rights pursuant to this Article II.

 

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Section 2.2            Designees.

 

(a)           Upon the closing of the IPO, the Board shall consist of nine directors, including Joseph N. Jaggers, Charles D. Davidson, Michael C. Linn, S. Wil VanLoh, Jr., Dheeraj Verma, Blake A. Webster, Roger L. Jarvis, James J. Kleckner and John R. Sult (the “Initial Directors”). Of the Initial Directors, Charles D. Davidson, Michael C. Linn, S. Wil VanLoh, Jr., Dheeraj Verma and Blake A. Webster are each deemed to be designees of Q-Jagged Peak. From and after the closing of the IPO, the rights of Q-Jagged Peak to designate directors to the Board shall be as set forth in the remainder of this Section 2.2.

 

(b)           The Company and the Principal Stockholders shall take all Necessary Action to cause the Board to include the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

 

(c)           The Company, Management Holdco and Management shall take all Necessary Action to cause the Board to include a number of directors designated by Q-Jagged Peak (each such director, a “Quantum Director”) such that:

 

(i)            at least a majority of the directors on the Board are Quantum Directors for so long as Q-Jagged Peak and its Affiliates collectively Beneficially Own at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock;

 

(ii)           at least 35% of the directors of the Board are Quantum Directors for so long as Q-Jagged Peak and its Affiliates collectively Beneficially Own less than 50% but at least 25% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock; and

 

(iii)          at least one director of the Board is a Quantum Director for so long as Q-Jagged Peak and its Affiliates collectively Beneficially Own less than 25% but at least 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock.

 

If Q-Jagged Peak and its Affiliates collectively Beneficially Own less than 5% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, Q-Jagged Peak shall not be entitled to designate a nominee.

 

For purposes of calculating the number of Quantum Directors that Q-Jagged Peak is entitled to designate pursuant to this Section 2.2(c), any fractional amounts shall automatically be rounded upward to the nearest whole number of Quantum Directors that is greater than such fractional amount, and any such calculations shall be made on a pro forma basis.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, the rights granted to Q-Jagged Peak to designate members of the Board are additive to, and not intended to limit in any way, the rights that Q-Jagged Peak or its Affiliates may have to nominate, elect or remove directors under the Company’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws or the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

The Company agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (including with respect to any applicable fiduciary duties under Delaware law), that taking all Necessary Action to effectuate the above shall include (A) including the persons designated pursuant to this Section 2.2(c) in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board for election at any meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, (B) nominating and recommending each such individual to be elected as a director as provided herein and (C) soliciting proxies or

 

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consents in favor thereof.  The Company is entitled to identify such individual as a Quantum Director pursuant to this Agreement.

 

(d)           At any time the members of the Board are allocated among separate classes of directors, (i) the Quantum Directors shall be evenly distributed in different classes of directors to the extent practicable and (ii) after taking into account clause (i) of this Section 2.2(d), Q-Jagged Peak shall be permitted to designate the class or classes to which each Quantum Director shall be allocated.

 

(e)           Q-Jagged Peak shall have the right to remove any Quantum Director (with or without cause) appointed by it, from time to time and at any time, from the Board, exercisable upon written notice to the Company, and the Company shall take all Necessary Action to cause such removal.

 

(f)            In the event that a vacancy is created on the Board by the death, disability, resignation or removal (whether by Q-Jagged Peak or otherwise in accordance with the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws, as either may be amended or restated from time to time) of a Quantum Director, Q-Jagged Peak shall be entitled to designate an individual to fill the vacancy so long as the total number of persons that will serve on the Board as designees of Q-Jagged Peak immediately following the filling of such vacancy will not exceed the total number of persons Q-Jagged Peak is entitled to designate pursuant to Section 2.2(c) on the date of such replacement designation.  The Company, Management Holdco and Management shall take all Necessary Action to cause such replacement designee to become a member of the Board.

 

(g)           If (i) at the time of any annual meeting of the Company held for the election of directors, Q-Jagged Peak and its Affiliates collectively Beneficially Own less than 50% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock but more than 35% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, then if requested by the Company, Quantum shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary to remove such excess Quantum Directors from the Board and (ii) at any time the number of Quantum Directors exceeds the number of Quantum Directors that Q-Jagged Peak is then entitled to designate to the Board and at such time Q-Jagged Peak and its Affiliates collectively Beneficially Own less than 35% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, then if requested by the Company, Quantum shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary to remove such excess Quantum Directors from the Board immediately.

 

Section 2.3            Restrictions on Other Agreements.  No Principal Stockholder shall, directly or indirectly, grant any proxy or enter into or agree to be bound by any voting trust, agreement or arrangement of any kind with respect to its shares of Common Stock if and to the extent the terms thereof conflict with the provisions of this Agreement (whether or not such proxy, voting trust, agreement or agreements are with other Principal Stockholders, holders of shares of Common Stock that are not parties to this Agreement or otherwise).

 

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ARTICLE III
 TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS

 

Section 3.1            Transfer Restrictions.

 

(a)           The provisions in this Article III shall apply only to the members of the Jaggers Group, the Howard Group, the Hinds Group and the Petry Group (collectively, the “Restricted Stockholders”).  Except as set forth in this Article III or as otherwise approved by Q-Jagged Peak, no Restricted Stockholder may Transfer any shares of Common Stock on or prior to the third anniversary of the consummation of the IPO other than pursuant to a Permitted Transfer.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Permitted Transfer shall be permitted unless the applicable Permitted Transferee executes and delivers a joinder agreement in a form reasonably satisfactory to Q-Jagged Peak reflecting its agreement to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.  Following any such Transfer, Schedule I shall be updated accordingly.

 

(b)           Subject to any separate restrictions on Transfer applicable to any shares of Common Stock held by the Restricted Stockholders, each Restricted Stockholder Group may Transfer in the aggregate:

 

i.                  On or prior to the first anniversary of the consummation of the IPO, up to the number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite the name of such Restricted Stockholder Group under column A on Schedule I;

 

ii.               After the first anniversary of the consummation of the IPO and on or prior to the second anniversary of the consummation of the IPO, up to the number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite the name of such Restricted Stockholder Group under column B on Schedule I less the number of shares of Common Stock Transferred by such Restricted Stockholder Group on or prior to the first anniversary of the consummation of the IPO (but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any shares of Common Stock Transferred in connection with the IPO); and

 

iii.            After the second anniversary of the consummation of the IPO and on or prior to the third anniversary of the consummation of the IPO, up to the number of shares of Common Stock set forth opposite the name of such Restricted Stockholder Group under column C on Schedule I less the number of shares of Common Stock Transferred by such Restricted Stockholder Group on or prior to the second anniversary of the consummation of the IPO (but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any shares of Common Stock Transferred in connection with the IPO).

 

For the avoidance of doubt, and subject to any separate restrictions on Transfer applicable to any shares of Common Stock held by the Restricted Stockholders, at any time after the third anniversary of the consummation of the IPO each Restricted Stockholder may Transfer any or all of its shares of Common Stock without restriction under this Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.1(b), but subject to any separate restrictions on Transfer applicable to any shares of Common Stock, the number of shares of Common Stock permitted to be Transferred by a Restricted Stockholder Group pursuant to clauses (i)—(iii) of this Section 3.1(b) shall in each case be increased by the number of shares of Common Stock purchased or otherwise acquired by such Restricted Stockholder Group following the consummation of the IPO (other than any shares of Common Stock distributed to such Restricted Stockholder Group by Management Holdco).

 

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(d)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) no Principal Stockholder shall Transfer any shares of Common Stock to any Person unless such Transfer is done in accordance with applicable law, including, but not limited to, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and (ii) each Principal Stockholder that is an entity in which shares of Common Stock are a material asset acknowledges and agrees that no shares of the common stock or other equity interests of such entity may be Transferred to any Person other than in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement as if such common stock or other equity interests were shares of Common Stock.

 

(e)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein and subject to any separate restrictions on Transfer applicable to any shares of Common Stock held by the Restricted Stockholders, in the event any Restricted Stockholder’s employment with or service as a director for the Company (i) is terminated for any reason other than a voluntary resignation without Good Reason, such Restricted Stockholder may Transfer any or all of such Restricted Stockholder’s shares of Common Stock without restriction under this Agreement or (ii) in the case of a Restricted Stockholder other than Joseph N. Jaggers, is terminated due to a voluntary resignation without Good Reason, the restrictions set forth under this Agreement shall continue for a period of three months following such termination, provided that the Restricted Stockholder has given prior written notice of such termination and a transition of such Restricted Stockholder’s duties for a period approved by the then current Chief Executive Officer not to exceed three months; provided that if such transition is less than 3 months, the difference will be added to the restrictive period following such termination unless waived by the Board, after which such Restricted Stockholder may Transfer any or all of such Restricted Stockholder’s shares of Common Stock without restriction under this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE IV
 EFFECTIVENESS AND TERMINATION

 

Section 4.1            Effectiveness.  Upon the closing of the IPO, this Agreement shall thereupon be deemed to be effective.  However, to the extent the closing of the IPO does not occur, the provisions of this Agreement shall be without any force or effect.

 

Section 4.2            Termination.  This Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (a) the delivery of written notice to the Company by all of the Principal Stockholders requesting the termination of this Agreement and (b) a Q-Jagged Peak Monetization.  Further, at such time as a particular Principal Stockholder no longer Beneficially Owns any shares of Common Stock, all rights and obligations of such Principal Stockholder under this Agreement shall terminate.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, all rights and obligations set forth in Article II shall terminate upon the third anniversary of the date of this Agreement, unless earlier terminated pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph of this Section 4.2.

 

ARTICLE V
 MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 5.1            Notices.  All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered, sent by nationally recognized

 

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overnight courier, mailed by registered or certified mail or be sent by facsimile or electronic mail to such party at the address set forth below (or such other address as shall be specified by like notice).  Notices will be deemed to have been duly given hereunder if (a) personally delivered, when received, (b) sent by nationally recognized overnight courier, one business day after deposit with the nationally recognized overnight courier, (c) mailed by registered or certified mail, five business days after the date on which it is so mailed, and (d) sent by facsimile or electronic mail, on the date sent so long as such communication is transmitted before 5:00 p.m. in the time zone of the receiving party on a business day, otherwise, on the next business day.

 

(a)           If to the Company, to:

 

Jagged Peak Energy Inc.

1125 17th Street, Suite 2400

Denver, CO 80202

Attention: General Counsel

E-mail: chumber@jaggedpeakenergy.com

 

(b)           If to Q-Jagged Peak, to:

 

Q-Jagged Peak Energy Investment Partners, LLC

1401 McKinney Street, Suite 2700

Houston, TX 77010

Attention: General Counsel

E-mail: jbaird@quantumep.com

 

(c)           If to Management, to:

 

1125 17th Street, Suite 2400

Denver, CO 80202

Attention: Joseph N. Jaggers, III

E-mail: jjaggers@jaggedpeakenergy.com

 

Section 5.2            Severability.  The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is found to be invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, (a) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.

 

Section 5.3            Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, taken together, shall be considered one and the same agreement.

 

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Section 5.4            Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement (a) constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all other prior agreements, both written and oral, among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and (b) is not intended to confer upon any Person, other than the parties hereto, any rights or remedies hereunder.

 

Section 5.5            Further Assurances.  Each party hereto shall execute, deliver, acknowledge and file such other documents and take such further actions as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the other parties hereto to give effect to and carry out the transactions contemplated herein.

 

Section 5.6            Governing Law; Equitable Remedies.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE (WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF). The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or was otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions and other equitable remedies to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any of the Selected Courts (as defined below), this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with respect to such remedy are hereby waived by each of the parties hereto. Each party hereto further agrees that, in the event of any action for an injunction or other equitable remedy in respect of such breach or enforcement of specific performance, it will not assert the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

 

Section 5.7            Consent To Jurisdiction.  With respect to any suit, action or proceeding (“Proceeding”) arising out of or relating to this Agreement, each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably (a) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware and the United States District Court for the District of Delaware and the appellate courts therefrom (the “Selected Courts”) and waives any objection to venue being laid in the Selected Courts whether based on the grounds of forum non conveniens or otherwise and hereby agrees not to commence any such Proceeding other than before one of the Selected Courts; provided, however, that a party may commence any Proceeding in a court other than a Selected Court solely for the purpose of enforcing an order or judgment issued by one of the Selected Courts; (b) consents to service of process in any Proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or by recognized international express carrier or delivery service, to their respective addresses referred to in Section 5.1 hereof; provided, however, that nothing herein shall affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by law; and (c) TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED, WAIVES, AND COVENANTS THAT IT WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE) ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, AND AGREES THAT ANY OF THEM MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE KNOWING, VOLUNTARY AND BARGAINED-FOR AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES

 

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IRREVOCABLY TO WAIVE THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY PROCEEDING WHATSOEVER BETWEEN THEM RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND TO HAVE ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT BE TRIED IN A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION BY A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.

 

Section 5.8            Amendments; Waivers.

 

(a)           No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived unless such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed (i) in the case of an amendment, by each of the parties hereto, and (ii) in the case of a waiver, by each of the parties against whom the waiver is to be effective.

 

(b)           No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.

 

Section 5.9            Assignment.  Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties; provided, however, that the Principal Stockholders may each assign any of its respective rights hereunder to any of its Affiliates. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and assigns.

 

[Signature page follows.]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

	
 
    	
COMPANY:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
JAGGED PEAK ENERGY   INC.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Joseph N. Jaggers
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Joseph N. Jaggers
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
President and CEO
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
JPE MANAGEMENT   HOLDINGS LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Joseph N. Jaggers
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Joseph N. Jaggers
    

 

Signature Page to Stockholders’ Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
Q-JAGGED PEAK:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Q-JAGGED PEAK   ENERGY INVESTMENT 

PARTNERS, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ James V. Baird
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
James V. Baird
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice President & General   Counsel
    

 

Signature Page to Stockholders’ Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
MANAGEMENT:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
/s/ Joseph N. Jaggers
    
	
 
    	
Joseph N. Jaggers
    

 

Signature Page to Stockholders’ Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
MANAGEMENT:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
JAGGERS   INVESTMENTS, LLLP
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Joseph N. Jaggers
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Joseph N. Jaggers, III
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
General Partner
    

 

Signature Page to Stockholders’ Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
MANAGEMENT:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
/s/ Gregory S. Hinds
    
	
 
    	
Gregory S. Hinds
    

 

Signature Page to Stockholders’ Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
MANAGEMENT:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
GREG &   CAROL HINDS FAMILY TRUST U/A 

dated   December 30, 2016
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By: HINDS   FIDUCIARY MANAGEMENT LLC, 

Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ Gregory S. Hinds
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Gregory S. Hinds
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Manager
    

 

Signature Page to Stockholders’ Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
MANAGEMENT:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
/s/ Robert W. Howard
    
	
 
    	
Robert W. Howard
    

 

Signature Page to Stockholders’ Agreement

 

 

	
 
    	
MANAGEMENT:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
/s/ Mark R. Petry
    
	
 
    	
Mark R. Petry
    

 

Signature Page to Stockholders’ Agreement

 

 

Schedule I

 

Transferrable Shares

 

	
Restricted Stockholder Group
    	
 
    	
A
    	
 
    	
B
    	
 
    	
C
    	
 
    
	
Jaggers Group
    	
 
    	
2,573,248
    	
 
    	
4,803,343
    	
 
    	
7,019,207
    	
 
    
	
Howard Group
    	
 
    	
271,647
    	
 
    	
1,101,493
    	
 
    	
1,927,613
    	
 
    
	
Hinds Group
    	
 
    	
138,664
    	
 
    	
1,811,235
    	
 
    	
3,473,133
    	
 
    
	
Petry Group
    	
 
    	
0
    	
 
    	
724,781
    	
 
    	
1,444,937

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