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Form of Subordinated Promissory Note.

 Exhibit 4.4 
 PROMISSORY NOTE 
  

			
	$                    	 	New York, New York
		 	February 21, 2012

 ZaZa Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Maker”), hereby promises to pay to
             (“Payee”), on August 21, 2017 (the “Maturity Date”), in lawful money of the United States of America, the principal amount of
             ($            ), and to pay simple interest at the rate of 8% per annum on the outstanding
principal balance hereof from the date hereof until payment of the principal balance in full or in part without premium or penalty on the Maturity Date (or any extension thereof), pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in this
non-negotiable, non-transferable promissory note (this “Note”). Interest payments shall be made in cash on the last day of each month and on the Maturity Date. 

If the obligation of Maker to pay any principal or interest on this Note becomes due on a Saturday, Sunday or day on which banks in New
York State are permitted or required to be closed, then such due date shall be extended to the next succeeding day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banks in New York State are permitted or required to be closed. All payments of
principal and interest due hereunder shall be paid in lawful money of the United States of America by wire transfer at the account specified by Payee. 
 The Maker may prepay all or a portion of the principal amount hereof, in whole or in part at any time, and to repay any interest accrued on the principal amount hereof at any time and from time to time,
in each case, without premium or penalty. If Maker consummates any equity financing at any time after the third anniversary of the date hereof or if Maker or any of its subsidiaries consummates a subordinated debt financing at any time, Maker shall,
within five (5) days of the consummation of such financing, prepay a portion of the Note equal to the lesser of (i) all amounts of accrued interest and outstanding principal hereunder or (ii) twenty percent (20%) of the net cash
proceeds of such financing, multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the outstanding balance of this Note and the denominator of which is the sum of the outstanding balance of this Note and the other similar notes issued by Maker on or
about the date of this Note to [Todd Brooks, Gaston Kearby, John Hearn, Blackstone Oil & Gas, LLC, Lara Energy, Inc. and Omega Energy Corp.][delete name of Payee] (a “Mandatory Prepayment”), which Mandatory Prepayment shall
be applied first to any interest accrued on the outstanding principal amount hereof at the time of such prepayment and second to the outstanding principal amount hereof. 
 Payee represents that it is acquiring this Note for investment and not with a view to the sale or distribution thereof. 
 Maker represents, warrants and covenants that (i) the issuance and delivery of this Note has been duly and validly authorized and (ii) this Note is a valid and legally binding obligation of the
Maker, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and that the granting of specific performance lies at the discretion of a court in
equity. 

 This Note evidences non-negotiable and non-transferable indebtedness of the Maker.

 If an Event of Default (as defined below) under this Note shall occur and be continuing, then the Payee shall have the right
to declare the entire principal balance and all accrued interest under this Note due and payable. An “Event of Default” shall occur hereunder upon the occurrence of any one or more of the following events with respect to Maker: (i) if
Maker shall fail to make any payment of principal or interest on this Note required hereby when due; (ii) if, pursuant to or within the meaning of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other federal or state law relating to insolvency or
relief of debtors (a “Bankruptcy Law”), Maker shall (1) commence a voluntary case or proceeding; (2) consent to the entry of an order for relief against it in an involuntary case; (3) consent to the appointment of a
trustee, receiver, assignee, liquidator or similar official; (4) make an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (5) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due; or (iii) if a court of competent
jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that (1) is for relief against Maker in an involuntary case; (2) appoints a trustee, receiver, assignee, liquidator or similar official for Maker or substantially all of
Maker’s properties; or (3) orders the liquidation of Maker, and in each case the order or decree is not dismissed within 30 days. 
 All notices in respect of this Note shall be given by hand delivery, by a recognized overnight courier service, or by registered or certified United States mail, return receipt requested, to Maker or
Payee and their respective agents at their addresses set forth in Section 7.02 of the Contribution Agreement (the “Contribution Agreement”), dated as of August 9, 2011, among the Maker, Payee and Toreador Resources
Corporation, a Delaware corporation. Any notice deemed to have been given two business days after delivery to the courier service or five days after deposited in the U.S. mail, as the case may be. 

This Note is not transferable or assignable by its holder without the prior written consent of the Maker. 

Maker covenants and agrees, and Payee by its acceptance of this Note likewise covenants and agrees, that this Note is subordinated
pursuant to that certain Subordination Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Subordination Agreement”), by and among MSDC ZEC Investments, LLC, Senator Sidecar Master Fund LP, US Bank National Association, Payee, [Todd
Brooks, Gaston Kearby, John Hearn, Lara Energy, Inc., Blackstone Oil & Gas, LLC Omega Energy Corp.][delete name of Payee] and the Company. In addition, Maker covenants and agrees, and Payee by its acceptance of this Note likewise covenants
and agrees, that the payment of the principal of this Note is subordinated, to the extent and in the manner provided herein, to the prior payment in full of all other Senior Indebtedness (as hereinafter defined) and that the subordination is for the
benefit of the lenders under such Senior Indebtedness (the “Lenders”). Maker, and Payee by its acceptance of this Note likewise, hereby (i) authorizes each Lender to demand specific performance of the terms hereof, whether or not
Maker shall have complied with any of the provisions hereof applicable to it, at any time when Maker shall have failed to comply with any provisions hereof which are applicable to it, and (ii) irrevocably

  
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waives any defense based on the adequacy of a remedy at law, which might be asserted as a bar to such remedy of specific performance. Upon any payment of any amounts hereunder by Maker to Payee,
or upon any distribution of assets of Maker in any dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization (whether in bankruptcy, insolvency or receivership proceedings or upon an assignment for the benefit of creditors or otherwise): 

(i) The Lenders shall first be entitled to receive payment in full in cash of the Senior Indebtedness before Payee is
entitled to receive any payment on account of any obligations evidenced hereby; provided that so long as no Default or Event of Default (as such terms are defined in the definitive agreements governing any Senior Indebtedness) shall have
occurred and continue under any definitive agreement governing any Senior Indebtedness, Maker may pay to Payee and Payee may receive for itself and not for the benefit of the Lenders regularly scheduled payments of interest hereunder and Mandatory
Prepayments in accordance with the terms hereof; 
 (ii) Any payment or distribution of assets of Maker of any
kind or character, whether in cash, property or securities, to which Payee would be entitled except for the provisions hereof, shall be paid by the liquidating trustee or agent or other person making such payment or distribution directly to the
Lenders, to the extent necessary to make payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution or provisions therefor to the Lenders; and 

(iii) In the event that notwithstanding the provisions hereof, any payment or distribution of assets of Maker of any kind
or character (other than regularly scheduled interest and Mandatory Prepayments paid in accordance with clause (i) above), whether in cash, property or securities, shall be received by Payee on account of this Note before all Senior
Indebtedness is paid in full, such payment or distribution shall be received and held in trust for and shall be paid over to the Lenders for application to the payment of the Senior Indebtedness until all of the Senior Indebtedness shall have been
paid in full in cash, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution or provision therefor to the Lenders. 
 No
right of any Lender or any other present or future holders of any Senior Indebtedness to enforce the subordination provisions herein shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of Maker or Payee or
by any act or failure to act, in good faith, by any Lender, or by any noncompliance by Maker or Payee with the terms of this Note, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any Lender may have or be otherwise charged with; and such indebtedness of
Maker to the Payee, if any Lender, after a Default or Event of Default (as such terms are defined in the definitive agreements governing any Senior Indebtedness) has occurred, so requests, shall be collected, enforced and received by Payee as
trustee for the Lenders and be paid over to the Lenders on account of Senior Indebtedness, but without affecting or impairing in any manner the liability of Maker under the provisions of this Note. 

  
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 As used herein, “Senior Indebtedness” means any obligation of Maker to any
unaffiliated third party for borrowed money which, by its express terms, is senior to the obligations of Maker under this Note (but excluding the Senior Debt (as defined in the Subordination Agreement), and all obligations and liabilities (including
all principal and any interest accruing on the foregoing), fees, charges and collection expenses in connection therewith; provided, however, that in no event shall the principal amount of the Senior Indebtedness exceed $150,000,000
less the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Senior Debt. 
 This Note shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws and the State of New York, and the terms hereof may only be changed by written agreement duly executed by Maker and Payee. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Maker has caused this Note to be executed and delivered as of the
date first above written. 
  

			
	ZAZA ENERGY CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	 
		 	Name:
		 	Title:Form of Registration Rights Letter.

 Exhibit 4.5 
 Exhibit A to Stock Purchase Agreement 
 ZaZa Energy Corporation 

1301 McKinney Street, Suite 2850 
 Houston, Texas 77010 

            February         , 2012

 Investor 
 Investor Address

 Re:         Registration Rights 
 Dear                     : 
 We understand that you recently agreed to acquire                      shares of common stock (the
“Shares”) of ZaZa Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). We understand that as a condition to your acquisition of the Shares, you requested the registration rights granted by this letter. The
Company covenants and agrees that it shall file within ninety (90) days of the acquisition of the Shares by you, a resale registration statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange
Commission covering the resale by you, among others, of the Company’s common stock, including the Shares, and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective within 180 days of such
acquisition. 
 We have provided you with a copy of the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated February 21, 2012, regarding
the issuance of notes and warrants by the Company (the “Purchase Agreement”). We refer you to Section 11A of the Purchase Agreement granting certain registration rights to the purchasers therein. In connection with filing the
Registration Statement, the Company hereby agrees to follow the same procedures applicable to “Registrable Shares” thereunder for the registration of the Shares, and hereby grants you the same rights and privileges as a holder of
Registrable Shares pursuant to Section 11A. In addition, you agree to abide by all of the obligations of a holder under Section 11A of Registrable Shares, including the obligation to suspend sales following receipt of a “Suspension
Notice”. The Company further agrees to maintain the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, subject to the limitations and exceptions contained in the Purchase Agreement, until you no longer own the Shares or the Shares may be resold
pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and are no longer subject to the volume restrictions contained therein at which time the Company shall promptly cause American Stock
Transfer & Trust Co., the Company’s transfer agent, to remove the restrictive legends from the Shares. The Company shall promptly take such action as may be necessary to maintain status as a public reporting company, including filing
timely all reports required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In addition, the Company hereby indemnifies you to the same extent as a “holder” is
indemnified in Section 11A(6) of the Purchase Agreement. 

 Following the closing of the transfer of the Shares, the Company shall promptly disclose on
Form 8-K that it has provided registration rights to a third party investor on substantially the same terms as it has provided under the Purchase Agreement. 
 The Company’s obligations under this letter agreement shall cease when you no longer own the Shares or the Shares may be transferred without restriction under the Securities Act. 

This letter agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. 

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 If the foregoing is acceptable to you, please kindly sign and date this letter and return it
promptly to a representative of the Company. 
  

							
		 		 	Kind regards,
			
		 		 	ZaZa Energy Corporation
			
		 		 	  

		 		 	Name:	 	
		 		 	Title:	 	

  

			
	AGREED, ACKNOWLEDGED AND ACCEPTED
	
	INVESTOR
	
	 
	Name: Title:	 	

 February         , 2012

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