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Exhibit 4.2 -- Registration Rights Agreement

 Exhibit 4.2 
 EXECUTION COPY 
 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 
 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 
 August 30, 2006 
 Banc of America Securities LLC 
 214 North Tryon Street, Suite 3800

 Charlotte, NC 28255 
 UBS Securities LLC 
 677 Washington Blvd. 
 Stamford, CT 06901 
 Ladies and Gentlemen: 
 Lockheed Martin Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), has made an offer (the “Exchange Offer”) to exchange certain of its 6.15% Notes due 2036 (the “Securities”) to be issued
pursuant to the indenture dated the date hereof (the “Indenture”), between the Company and Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”) and cash in an amount specified in the Exchange Offer for
certain of its issued and outstanding (i) 8.50% Debentures due 2029, (ii) 8 3/8% Senior Debentures due 2024 (as successor in interest to Loral Corporation) and (iii) 8 3/8% Senior Debentures due 2023 (as successor in interest to Loral
Corporation), held by eligible holders. The Company agrees with you for the benefit of the holders from time to time of the Securities (each of the foregoing a “Holder” and together the “Holders”), as follows:

 1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have their respective meanings set forth in the Indenture. As
used in this Agreement, the following capitalized defined terms shall have the following meanings: 
 “Additional Interest”
has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a) hereof. 
 “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 by contract or otherwise; and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing. 
 “Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

 “Dealer Manager Agreement” means the dealer manager agreement dated July 31, 2006
among the Company and Banc of America Securities LLC and UBS Securities LLC, as dealer managers. 
 “Exchange Offer Registration
Period” means the 180-day period following the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer, exclusive of any period during which any stop order shall be in effect suspending the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement.

 “Exchange Offer Registration Statement” means a registration statement of the Company on an appropriate form under the
Securities Act with respect to the Registered Exchange Offer, all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all
material incorporated by reference therein. 
 “Exchange Securities” means debt securities of the Company identical in all
material respects to the applicable series of the Securities (except that the interest rate step-up provisions and the transfer restrictions will be modified or eliminated, as appropriate), to be issued under the Indenture. 
 “Exchanging Dealer” means any Holder which is a broker-dealer electing to exchange Securities acquired for its own account as a result
of market-making activities or other trading activities for Exchange Securities. 
 “Holder” has the meaning set forth in
the preamble hereto. 
 “Indenture” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 
 “Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(d) hereof. 
 “Majority Holders” means the Holders of a majority of the aggregate principal amount of securities registered under a Registration
Statement. 
 “Managing Underwriters” means the investment banker or investment bankers and manager or managers that shall
administer an offering of securities under a Shelf Registration Statement. 
 “Prospectus” means the prospectus included in
any Registration Statement (including, without limitation, a prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus filed as part of an effective registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A 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 Securities or the Exchange Securities, covered by such Registration Statement, and all amendments and supplements to the
Prospectus, including post-effective amendments. 
  

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 “Registered Exchange Offer” means the proposed offer to the Holders to issue and deliver
to such Holders, in exchange for the Securities, a like principal amount of the Exchange Securities. 
 “Registration
Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a) hereof. 
 “Registration Securities” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3(a) hereof. 
 “Registration Statement” means any Exchange Offer Registration Statement or Shelf
Registration Statement that covers any of the Securities or the Exchange Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including, without limitation, post-effective
amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by reference therein. 
 “Securities” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 
 “Securities Act” means the
Securities Act of 1933 as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder. 
 “Shelf
Registration” means a registration effected pursuant to Section 3 hereof. 
 “Shelf Registration Period” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3(b) hereof. 
 “Shelf Registration Statement” means a “shelf” registration
statement of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 hereof which covers some of or all the Securities or Exchange Securities, as applicable, on an appropriate form under Rule 415 under the Securities Act, or any similar rule
that may be adopted by the Commission, all amendments and supplements to such registration statement, including post-effective amendments, in each case including the Prospectus contained therein, all exhibits thereto and all material incorporated by
reference therein. 
 “Trustee” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 
 “underwriter” means any underwriter of securities in connection with an offering thereof under a Shelf Registration Statement.

 2. Registered Exchange Offer; Resales of Exchange Securities by Exchanging Dealers; Private Exchange. 
 (a) The Company shall prepare and, not later than 90 days after the date of the original issuance of the Securities, shall file with the
Commission the Exchange Offer Registration Statement with respect to the Registered Exchange Offer. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to become effective under the Securities Act
within 180 days after the date of the original issuance of the Securities. 
  

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 (b) Upon the effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the Company shall
(i) within two business days thereafter commence the Registered Exchange Offer, it being the objective of such Registered Exchange Offer to enable each Holder electing to exchange Securities for Exchange Securities (assuming that such Holder is
not an affiliate of the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, acquires the Exchange Securities in the ordinary course of such Holder’s business and has no arrangements with any person to participate in the distribution of the
Exchange Securities) to trade such Exchange Securities from and after their receipt without any limitations or restrictions under the Securities Act and without material restrictions under the securities laws of a substantial proportion of the
several states of the United States and (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to issue, promptly after the expiration of such Registered Exchange Offer, the Exchange Securities in exchange for all Securities validly tendered prior to the
expiration of such Registered Exchange Offer. 
 (c) In connection with the Registered Exchange Offer, the Company shall: 
 (i) mail to each Holder a copy of the Prospectus forming part of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, together with an appropriate
letter of transmittal and related documents; 
 (ii) keep the Registered Exchange Offer open for not less than 30 days after
the date notice thereof is mailed to the Holders (or longer if required by applicable law); 
 (iii) utilize the services of a
depositary for the Registered Exchange Offer with an address in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York; and 
 (iv)
comply in all material respects with all applicable laws. 
 (d) As soon as practicable after the close of the Registered Exchange Offer:

 (i) the Company shall accept for exchange all Securities tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Registered
Exchange Offer; 
 (ii) the Company shall deliver to the Trustee for cancelation all Securities so accepted for exchange; and

 (iii) the Company shall instruct the Trustee to promptly authenticate and deliver to each Holder of Securities, Exchange
Securities equal in principal amount to the Securities of such Holder so accepted for exchange. 
 (e) The Company acknowledges that,
pursuant to current interpretations by the Commission’s staff of Section 5 of the Securities Act, and in the absence of an applicable exemption therefrom, each Exchanging Dealer is required to deliver a Prospectus in connection with a sale
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acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. Accordingly, the Company shall: 
 (i) include the information set forth in Annex A hereto on the cover of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, in Annex B
hereto in the forepart of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in a section setting forth details of the Exchange Offer, in Annex C hereto in the underwriting or plan of distribution section of the Prospectus forming a part of the Exchange
Offer Registration Statement, and in Annex D hereto in the Letter of Transmittal delivered pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer (it being understood that a Holder’s participation in the Exchange Offer is conditioned on the Holder, by
executing and returning the Letter of Transmittal, representing in writing to the Company as set forth in Rider B of Annex D hereto); and 
 (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective under the Securities Act during the Exchange Offer Registration Period for delivery by Exchanging Dealers
in connection with sales of Exchange Securities received pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer, as contemplated by Section 4(h) below. 
 3. Shelf Registration. If, (i) because of any change in law or applicable interpretations thereof by the Commission’s staff, the Company determines upon advice of its counsel that it is not permitted to effect the
Registered Exchange Offer as contemplated by Section 2 hereof, or (ii) for any other reason the Registered Exchange Offer is not completed within 225 days after the date of the original issuance of the Securities or the Registered
Exchange Offer is not consummated within 32 business days after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective, or (iii) any Holder is not eligible to participate in the Registered Exchange Offer or (iv) in the case
of any such Holder that participates in the Registered Exchange Offer, such Holder does not receive freely tradable Exchange Securities in exchange for tendered securities, other than by reason of such Holder being an affiliate of the Company within
the meaning of the Securities Act (it being understood that, for purposes of this Section 3, the requirement that an Exchanging Dealer deliver a Prospectus in connection with sales of Exchange Securities acquired in the Registered Exchange
Offer in exchange for Securities acquired as a result of market making activities or other trading activities shall not result in such Exchange Securities being not “freely tradeable”), the following provisions shall apply: 
 (a) The Company shall as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than 60 days after so required or requested pursuant to this
Section 3), file with the Commission and thereafter use its reasonable best efforts to cause to become effective under the Act a Shelf Registration Statement, or shall, if permitted by Rule 430B under the Act, otherwise designate an
existing effective filing with the Commission for use by the Holders as a Shelf Registration Statement, relating to the offer and sale of the Securities or the Exchange Securities, as applicable, by the Holders from time to time in accordance with
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Shelf Registration Statement (such Securities or Exchange Securities, as applicable, to be sold by such Holders under such Shelf Registration Statement being
referred to herein as “Registration Securities”), and any such Exchange Offer Registration Statement, as so amended, shall be referred to herein as, and governed by the provisions herein applicable to, a Shelf Registration Statement.

 (b) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective in order to
permit the Prospectus forming part thereof to be usable by Holders for a period of two years from the date of the original issuance of the Securities or such shorter period that will terminate when all the Securities or Exchange Securities, as
applicable, covered by the Shelf Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement (in any such case, such period being called the “Shelf Registration Period”). The Company shall be deemed not to have used
its reasonable best efforts to keep the Shelf Registration Statement effective during the Shelf Registration Period if it voluntarily takes any action that would result in Holders of securities covered thereby not being able to offer and sell such
securities during that period, unless (i) such action is required by applicable law or (ii) such action is taken by the Company in good faith and for valid business reasons (not including avoidance of the Company’s obligation
hereunder), including the acquisition or divestiture of assets, so long as the Company promptly thereafter complies with the requirements of Section 4(k) hereof, if applicable. 
 4. Registration Procedures. In connection with any Shelf Registration Statement and, to the extent applicable, any Exchange Offer
Registration Statement, the following provisions shall apply: 
 (a) (i) The Company shall furnish to you, prior to the filing or
designation thereof with the Commission, a copy of any Exchange Offer Registration Statement, each amendment thereof and each amendment or supplement, if any, to the Prospectus included therein and shall use its reasonable best efforts to reflect in
each such document, when so filed or designated with the Commission, such comments as you reasonably may propose. 
 (ii) The
Company shall furnish to you, prior to the filing or designation thereof with the Commission, a copy of any Shelf Registration Statement, each amendment thereof and each amendment or supplement, if any, to the Prospectus included therein and shall
use its reasonable best efforts to reflect in each such document, when so filed or designated with the Commission, such comments as any Holder whose securities are to be included in such Shelf Registration Statement reasonably may propose.

 (b) The Company shall ensure that (i) any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto and any Prospectus forming part thereof
and any amendment or supplement thereto complies in all material respects with the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, (ii) any Registration Statement and any amendment thereto does not, when it becomes effective (or, in
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statement that is effective at the time it is designated as a Shelf Registration Statement, when it is so designated), contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and (iii) any Prospectus forming part of any Registration Statement, and any amendment or supplement to such
Prospectus, does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. 
 (c) (1) The Company shall advise you and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders of securities covered thereby, and, if
requested by you or any such Holder, confirm such advice in writing: 
 (i) when a Registration Statement and any amendment
thereto has been filed (or, in the case of a previously filed registration statement that is effective at the time it is designated as a Shelf Registration Statement, when it is so designated) with the Commission and when the Registration Statement
or any post-effective amendment thereto has become effective (or, in the case of a previously filed registration statement that is effective at the time it is designated as a Shelf Registration Statement, when it is so designated); and 

(ii) of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus included therein or
for additional information. 
 (2) The Company shall advise you and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, the Holders of securities
covered thereby, and, in the case of an Exchange Offer Registration Statement, any Exchanging Dealer which has provided in writing to the Company a telephone or facsimile number and address for notices, and, if requested by you or any such Holder or
Exchanging Dealer, confirm such advice in writing: 
 (i) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; 
 (ii) of the receipt by
the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the securities included therein for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and 
 (iii) of the determination by the Company that use of the Prospectus must be suspended due to the happening of any event that requires the
making of any changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus so that, as of such date, the statements therein are not misleading and do not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein (in the case of the Prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading. 
  

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 Each such Holder or Exchanging Dealer agrees by its acquisition of such securities to be sold by such
Holder or Exchanging Dealer, that, upon being so advised by the Company of a determination by the Company to suspend the use of the Prospectus described in clause (iii) of this paragraph (c)(2), such Holder or Exchanging Dealer will
forthwith discontinue disposition of such securities under such Registration Statement or Prospectus, until such Holder’s or Exchanging Dealer’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by
paragraph 4(k) hereof, or until it is advised in writing by the Company that the use of the applicable Prospectus may be resumed. 
 (d) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of any Registration Statement at the earliest possible time. 
 (e) The Company shall furnish to each Holder of securities included within the coverage of any Shelf Registration Statement, without charge, at
least one copy of such Shelf Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, and, if the Holder so requests in writing, any documents incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits
thereto (including those incorporated by reference therein). 
 (f) The Company shall, during the Shelf Registration Period, deliver to
each Holder of securities included within the coverage of any Shelf Registration Statement, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including each preliminary Prospectus) included in such Shelf Registration Statement and any amendment or
supplement thereto as such Holder may reasonably request; and the Company consents to the use of the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders of securities in connection with the offering and sale of the
securities covered by the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto. 
 (g) The Company shall furnish to each Exchanging Dealer which
so requests, without charge, at least one copy of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules and, if the Exchanging Dealer so requests in writing, any documents
incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits thereto (including those incorporated by reference therein). 
 (h) The Company
shall, during the Exchange Offer Registration Period, promptly deliver to each Exchanging Dealer, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus included in such Exchange Offer Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement thereto as such
Exchanging Dealer may reasonably request for delivery by such Exchanging Dealer in connection with a sale of Exchange Securities received by it pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer; and the Company consents to the use of the Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto by any such Exchanging Dealer, as aforesaid. 
  

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 (i) Prior to the Registered Exchange Offer or any other offering of securities pursuant to any
Registration Statement, the Company shall register or qualify or cooperate with the Holders of securities included therein and their respective counsel in connection with the registration or qualification of such securities for offer and sale under
the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any such Holder reasonably requests in writing and do any and all other acts or things necessary or advisable to enable the offer and sale in such jurisdictions of the securities covered by
such Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company will not be required to qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action which would subject it to general
service of process or to taxation in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject. 
 (j) The Company shall cooperate with the
Holders of Securities to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Securities to be sold pursuant to any Registration Statement free of any restrictive legends and in such denominations and registered in such names
as Holders may request prior to sales of securities pursuant to such Registration Statement. 
 (k) Upon the occurrence of any event
contemplated by paragraph (c)(2)(iii) above, the Company shall promptly prepare a post-effective amendment to any Registration Statement or an amendment or supplement to the related Prospectus or file any other required document so that, as
thereafter delivered to purchasers of the securities included therein, the Prospectus will not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. 
 (l) Not later than the effective date (or the designation date, in the case
of a previously filed registration statement that is effective at the time it is designated as a Shelf Registration Statement) of any such Registration Statement hereunder, the Company shall provide a CUSIP number for the Securities or Exchange
Securities, as the case may be, registered under such Registration Statement, and provide the Trustee with printed certificates for such Securities or Exchange Securities, in a form, if requested by the applicable Holder or Holder’s Counsel,
eligible for deposit with The Depository Trust Company or any successor thereto under the Indenture. 
 (m) The Company shall use its
reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission to the extent and so long as they are applicable to the Registered Exchange Offer or the Shelf Registration and will make generally available to its
security holders a consolidated earnings statement (which need not be audited) covering a twelve-month period commencing after the effective date (or the designation date, in the case of a previously filed registration statement that is effective at
the time it is designated as a Shelf Registration Statement) of the Registration Statement and ending not later than 15 months thereafter, as soon as practicable after the end of such period, which consolidated earnings statement shall satisfy
the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act. 
  

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 (n) The Company shall cause the Indenture, if not already so qualified, to be qualified under the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, on or prior to the effective date (or the designation date, in the case of a previously filed registration statement that is effective at the time it is designated as a Shelf Registration Statement) of any
Shelf Registration Statement or Exchange Offer Registration Statement. 
 (o) The Company may require each Holder of securities to be
sold pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement to furnish to the Company in writing such information regarding the Holder and the distribution of such securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably require for inclusion in such
Registration Statement. The Company may exclude from any such Registration Statement the securities of any such Holder who fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time after receiving such request. Each Holder as to which any Shelf
Registration is being effected agrees to furnish promptly to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Company by such Holder not materially misleading. Each Holder further
agrees that, neither such Holder nor any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to any Shelf Registration Statement on such Holder’s behalf, will make any offer relating to the securities to be sold pursuant to such Shelf
Registration Statement that would constitute an issuer free writing prospectus (as defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) or that would otherwise constitute a “free writing prospectus” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities
Act) required to be filed by the Company with the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433 of the Securities Act, unless it has obtained the prior written consent of the Company (and except for as otherwise provided in any underwriting
agreement entered into by the Company and any such underwriter). 
 (p) The Company shall, if requested, promptly incorporate in a
Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment to a Shelf Registration Statement, such information as the Managing Underwriters, if any, and Majority Holders reasonably agree should be included therein and to which the Company does not reasonably
object and shall make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment. 
 (q) (i) In the case of any Shelf Registration Statement, the Company shall enter into such customary agreements (including underwriting agreements)
and take all other appropriate actions in order to expedite or facilitate the registration or the disposition of the Securities, and in connection therewith, if an underwriting agreement is entered into, cause the same to contain indemnification
provisions and procedures no less favorable than those set forth in Section 6 hereof (or such other provisions and procedures acceptable to the Majority Holders and the Managing Underwriters, if any), with respect to all parties to be
indemnified pursuant to Section 6 hereof from Holders of Securities to the Company. 
 (ii) Without limiting in any way
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(x) agrees to sell such Holder’s securities to be covered by such registration on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by
the Majority Holders and the Managing Underwriters and (y) completes and executes in a timely manner all customary questionnaires, powers of attorney, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required by the Company or the
Managing Underwriters in connection with such underwriting arrangements. 
 (r) In the case of any Shelf Registration Statement, the
Company shall (i) make reasonably available for inspection by the Holders of securities to be registered thereunder, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement, and any attorney, accountant or other
agent retained by the Holders or any such underwriter, all relevant financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries reasonably requested by such person; (ii) cause the Company’s
officers, directors and employees to supply all relevant information reasonably requested by the Holders or any such underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with any such Registration Statement as is customary for due diligence
examinations in connection with primary underwritten offerings; provided, however, that any information that is nonpublic at the time of delivery of such information shall be kept confidential by the Holders or any such underwriter,
attorney, accountant or agent, unless such disclosure is made in connection with a court proceeding or required by law, or such information becomes available to the public generally or through a third party without an accompanying obligation of
confidentiality; (iii) make such representations and warranties to the Holders of securities registered thereunder and the underwriters, if any, in form, substance and scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in primary
underwritten offerings; (iv) obtain opinions of counsel to the Company (which counsel and opinions (in form, scope and substance) shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Underwriters, if any) addressed to each selling Holder and the
underwriters, if any, covering such matters as are customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings; (v) obtain “cold comfort” letters (or, in the case of any person that does not satisfy the conditions for receipt
of a “cold comfort” letter specified in Statement on Auditing Standards No. 72, an “agreed-upon procedures” letter under Statement on Auditing Standards No. 35) and updates thereof from the independent certified public
accountants of the Company (and, if necessary, any other independent certified public accountants of any subsidiary of the Company or of any business acquired by the Company for which financial statements and financial data are, or are required to
be, included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement), addressed to each selling Holder of securities registered thereunder and the underwriters, if any, in customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in
“cold comfort” letters in connection with primary underwritten offerings; and (vi) deliver such documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by the Majority Holders and the Managing Underwriters, if any, including those
to evidence compliance with Section 4(k) and with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company. The foregoing actions set forth in clauses (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) of
this Section 4(r) shall be performed at each closing under any underwriting or similar agreement as and to the extent required thereunder. 
  

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 5. Registration Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in Section 4, the Company shall
bear all expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its obligations under Sections 2, 3 and 4 hereof and, in the event of any Shelf Registration Statement, will reimburse the Holders for the reasonable fees and disbursements of one
firm or counsel designated by the Majority Holders to act as counsel for the Holders in connection therewith (“Holders’ Counsel”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Holders of the securities being registered shall pay all agency or
brokerage fees and commissions and underwriting discounts and commissions attributable to the sale of such securities and the fees and disbursements of any counsel or other advisors or experts retained by such holders (severally or jointly), other
than the counsel and experts specifically referred to above in this Section 5, transfer taxes on resale of any of the securities by such Holders and any advertising expenses incurred by or on behalf of such Holders in connection with any offers
they may make. 
 6. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) In connection with any Registration Statement, the Company agrees
to indemnify and hold harmless each Holder of securities covered thereby (including with respect to any Prospectus delivery as contemplated in Section 4(h) hereof, each Exchanging Dealer), the directors, officers, employees and agents of each
such Holder, each other person, if any, who controls any such Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to
which they or any of them may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) that solely arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in any preliminary Prospectus or
Prospectus, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or that solely arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. This
indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to any such Holder in any such case to the extent that any such untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in such Registration Statement or Prospectus, or amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such Holder expressly for use
therein. 
 The Company also agrees to indemnify or contribute to Losses of, as provided in Section 6(d), any underwriters of Securities
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selling Holders provided in this Section 6(a) and shall, if requested by any Holder, enter into an underwriting agreement reflecting such agreement, as
provided in Section 4(q) hereof; provided, however, that the company shall not be liable to any such underwriter in any such case to the extent that any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
was made in such Registration Statement or Prospectus, or amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by such underwriter expressly for use therein. 
 (b) Each Holder of securities covered by a Registration Statement (including with respect to any Prospectus delivery as contemplated in
Section 4(h) hereof, each Exchanging Dealer) and each underwriter of any Securities registered under a Shelf Registration Statement severally and not jointly agrees to (i) indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors and
each officer who signed the Registration Statement and each other person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing
indemnity from the Company to each such Holder or underwriter, as the case may be, but only with reference to written information relating to such Holder or underwriter, as the case may be, furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Holder or
underwriter, as the case may be, specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the foregoing indemnity and (ii) reimburse the Company, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by it in connection with the
investigation or defending of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which any such Holder or underwriter, as the case may be, may otherwise have. 
 (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified person under this Section of notice of the commencement of any litigation or proceeding, such
indemnified person will, if a claim is to be made hereunder against the Company in respect thereof, notify the Company in writing of the commencement thereof; provided that (i) the omission so to notify the Company will not relieve it from any
liability which it may have hereunder except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and (ii) the omission so to notify the Company will not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an indemnified person
otherwise than on account of this Agreement. In case any such proceedings are brought against any indemnified person and it notifies the Company of the commencement thereof, the Company will be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that
it may elect by written notice delivered to such indemnified person, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified person, provided that if the defendants in any such proceedings include both such
indemnified person and the Company and such indemnified person shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those available to the Company, such indemnified person shall
have the right to select separate counsel to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such proceedings on behalf of such indemnified person. Upon receipt of notice from the Company to such indemnified person of its
election so to assume the defense of such proceedings and approval by such indemnified person of counsel, the Company shall not be liable to such indemnified person for expenses incurred by such indemnified person in 

  

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connection with the defense thereof (other than reasonable costs of investigation) unless (i) such indemnified person shall have employed separate
counsel in connection with the assertion of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence (it being understood, however, the that Company shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel
(in addition to any local counsel), approved by the Dealer Managers representing the indemnified persons who are parties to such proceedings), (ii) the Company shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified person
to represent such indemnified person within a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the proceedings or (iii) the Company has authorized in writing the employment of counsel for such indemnified person. 
 The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any litigation, action or proceeding effected without its written consent (which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld), but if settled with its written consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such proceedings, the Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each indemnified person from and against any and all
Losses by reason of such settlement or judgment. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of an indemnified person (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceedings in
respect of which indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such indemnified person unless such settlement (i) includes an unconditional release of such indemnified person from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such
proceedings and (ii) does not include any statement as to or any admission of default, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any indemnified person. 
 The indemnity, reimbursement and contribution obligations of the Company under this Section 6 shall be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have to an indemnified person and shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives of the Company and any indemnified person. 
 (d) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section 6 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason, then each applicable indemnifying party, in
lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall have a joint and several obligation to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or
defending same) (collectively “Losses”) to which such indemnified party may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by such indemnifying party, on the one hand, and such indemnified party,
on the other hand, from the Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall contribute in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of such indemnifying party, on the one hand, and such indemnified party, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which
resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. 

  

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Benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the sum of (x) the aggregate principal amount of Securities issued in the Exchange
Offers (before deducting expenses) and (y) the total amount of Additional Interest which the Company was not required to pay as a result of registering the securities covered by the Registration Statement which resulted in such Losses, and
benefits received by (i) any Holders shall be deemed to be equal to the value of receiving Securities or Exchange Securities, as applicable, registered under the Securities Act and (ii) any underwriters shall be deemed to equal the total
underwriting discounts and commissions actually received by the underwriters in connection with the resale of securities. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to whether any alleged untrue statement or omission relates to information
provided by the indemnifying party, on the one hand, or by the indemnified party, on the other hand. The parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation
which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities
Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 6, each person who controls a Holder or an underwriter, as the case may be, within the meaning of
either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of such Holder or underwriter, as the case may be, shall have the same rights to contribution as such Holder or underwriter, as the case may be, and each
person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of the Company shall have the same rights to
contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (d). 
 (e) The
provisions of this Section 6 will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Holder, the Company or any underwriter or any of the officers, directors or controlling persons referred to in this
Section 6, and will survive the sale by a Holder of securities covered by a Registration Statement. 
 7. Registration Defaults
and Additional Interest. (a) If any of the following events (each a “Registration Default”) shall occur, then the Company shall pay certain additional interest (“Additional Interest”) to the Holders of the Series of
Securities affected thereby in accordance with Section 7(b): 
 (i) the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has not
been filed with the Commission on or prior to the 90th day following the date of the original issuance of such Securities; 
 (ii) the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has not been declared effective on or prior to the 180th day following the date of the original issuance of such Securities; 
  

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 (iii) neither the Registered Exchange Offer with respect to such series of Securities has
been completed nor the Shelf Registration Statement with respect to such series of Securities has become effective on or prior to the 225th day following the date of the original issuance of such Securities; 
 (iv) the Exchange Offer Registration Statement with respect to such series of Securities has become effective but ceases to be effective
or usable prior to the consummation of the Registered Exchange Offer with respect to such series of Securities unless such ineffectiveness is cured within the 180 day period described above; or 
 (v) after the Shelf Registration Statement has become effective, such Registration Statement thereafter ceases to be effective or usable
in connection with resales of the Securities for more than 90 days, whether or not consecutive, in any twelve-month period at any time that the Company is obligated to maintain the effectiveness thereof pursuant to the Registration Agreement.

 (b) Additional Interest shall accrue (in addition to stated interest on the Securities) on the aggregate principal amount of the
series of Securities affected by the Registration Default from and including the date on which the first such Registration Default shall occur to but excluding the date on which all Registration Defaults have been cured, at a rate per annum equal to
0.25% of the principal amount of the Securities; provided, however, that such rate per annum shall increase by 0.25% per annum from and including the 91st day after the first such Registration Default unless and until all
Registration Defaults have been cured. Accrued Additional Interest, if any, shall be paid in cash in arrears semiannually on March 1 and September 1 in each year; and the amount of accrued Additional Interest shall be determined on the
basis of the number of days actually elapsed. Any accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest) on any of the Securities shall, upon the issuance of an Exchange Security in exchange therefore cease to be payable to the Holder
thereof but such accrued and unpaid interest (including Additional Interest) shall be payable on the next interest payment date for such Exchange Security to the Holder thereof on the related record date. 
 8. Miscellaneous. 
 (a) No
Inconsistent Agreements. The Company has not, as of the date hereof, entered into, nor shall it, on or after the date hereof, enter into, any agreement with respect to its securities that limits the rights granted to the Holders herein or
otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. 
 (b) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement, including the
provisions of this sentence, may not be amended, qualified, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given, unless the Company has obtained the written consent of the Holders of at least a
majority of the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of Securities (or, after the consummation of any Exchange Offer in accordance with Section 2 hereof, of Exchange 

  

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Securities). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to departure from the provisions hereof with respect to a matter that relates exclusively to
the rights of Holders whose securities are being sold pursuant to a Registration Statement and that does not directly or indirectly affect the rights of other Holders may be given by the Majority Holders, determined on the basis of securities being
sold rather than registered under such Registration Statement. 
 (c) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for
or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail, facsimile, or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery: 
 (i) if to a Holder, at the most current address given by such Holder to the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Section 8(c), which address initially is, with respect to each Holder, the address of
such Holder maintained by the registrar under the Indenture; 
 (ii) if to you, initially at the address set forth in the
Dealer Manager Agreement; and 
 (iii) if to the Company, initially at its address set forth in the Dealer Manager Agreement.

 All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given when actually received. 
 The Trustee or the Company by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications. 

(d) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the
parties, including, without the need for an express assignment or any consent by the Company or subsequent Holders of Securities and/or Exchange Securities. The Company hereby agrees to extend the benefits of this Agreement to any Holder of
Securities and/or Exchange Securities and any such Holder may specifically enforce the provisions of this Agreement as if an original party hereto. 
 (e) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate 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. 
 (f) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference
only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. 
 (g) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF). 
  

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 (h) Severability. In the event that any one of more of the provisions contained herein, or the
application thereof in any circumstances, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions hereof shall
not be in any way impaired or affected thereby, it being intended that all the rights and privileges of the parties shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law. 
 (i) Securities Held by the Company, etc. Whenever the consent or approval of Holders of a specified percentage of principal amount of Securities
or Exchange Securities is required hereunder, Securities or Exchange Securities, as applicable, held by the Company or its Affiliates (other than subsequent Holders of Securities or Exchange Securities if such subsequent Holders are deemed to be
Affiliates solely by reason of their holdings of such Securities or Exchange Securities) shall not be counted in determining whether such consent or approval was given by the Holders of such required percentage. 
  

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 Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement between the Company and you.

  

			
	Very truly yours,
	
	LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	 /s/ John C. McCarthy

		 	John C. McCarthy
		 	Vice President and Treasurer

  

			
	The foregoing Agreement is hereby confirmed and accepted as of the date first above written:
	
	BANC OF AMERICA SECURITIES LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Peter J. Carbone

		 	Peter J. Carbone
		 	Vice President
	
	UBS SECURITIES LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ John Doherty

		 	John Doherty
		 	Executive Director
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Hu Yang

		 	Hu Yang
		 	Executive Director

  

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 ANNEX A 
 Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange
Securities. The Letter of Transmittal states that by so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act. This Prospectus, as it
may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of Exchange Securities received in exchange for Securities where such Exchange Securities were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of
market-making activities or other trading activities. The Company has agreed that, starting on the date hereof (the “Expiration Date”) and ending on the close of business on the day that is 180 days following the Expiration Date, it will
make this Prospectus available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See “Plan of Distribution.” 

 ANNEX B 
 Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account in exchange for Securities, where such Securities were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading
activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities. See “Plan of Distribution.” 

 ANNEX C 
 PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION 
 Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Securities for its own account pursuant to the Registered Exchange
Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities. The Prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of
Exchange Securities received in exchange for Securities where such Securities were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. The Company has agreed that, starting on the Expiration Date and ending on the close of
business on the day that is 180 days following the Expiration Date, it will make this Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. In addition, until
             , 200     , all dealers effecting transactions in the Exchange Securities may be required to deliver a prospectus. */ 
 The Company will
not receive any proceeds from any sale of Exchange Securities by broker-dealers. Exchange Securities received by broker-dealers for their own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the
over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of options on the Exchange Securities or a combination of such methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to such prevailing market
prices or negotiated prices. Any such resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any such broker-dealer and/or the purchasers of any such
Exchange Securities. Any broker-dealer that resells Exchange Securities that were received by it for its own account pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of such Exchange Securities
may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and any profit of any such resale of Exchange Securities and any commissions or concessions received by any such persons may be deemed to be underwriting
compensation under the Securities Act. The Letter of Transmittal states that by acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning
of the Securities Act. 
 For a period of 180 days after the Expiration Date, the Company will promptly send additional copies of this
Prospectus and any amendment or supplement to this Prospectus to any broker-dealer that requests such documents in the Letter of Transmittal. The Company has agreed to pay certain expenses incident to the Exchange Offer (other than the expenses of
counsel for the holders of the Securities) and commissions or concessions of any brokers or dealers) and will indemnify the holders of the Securities (including any broker-dealers) against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act. 
  

	*/	In addition, the legend required by Item 502(e) of Regulation S-K will appear on the back cover page of the Exchange Offer Prospectus. 

 [If applicable, add information required by Regulation S-K Items 507 and/or 508.] 
  

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 ANNEX D 
 Rider A 
  

	 	 ̈	CHECK HERE IF YOU ARE A BROKER-DEALER AND WISH TO RECEIVE 10 ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE PROSPECTUS AND 10 COPIES OF ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO.

 Name:                                     
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                            
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 Rider B 
 If the undersigned is
not a broker-dealer, the undersigned represents that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of Exchange Securities. If the undersigned is a broker-dealer that will receive Exchange Securities for its own account in
exchange for Securities that were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, it acknowledges that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Securities; however, by so acknowledging
and by delivering a prospectus, the undersigned will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.Form of Contribution and Assumption Agreement

 Exhibit 10.1 
 CONTRIBUTION AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT 
 This Contribution and Assumption Agreement, dated as of
                    , 2006 (this “Contribution Agreement”), is by and among Atlas America, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“Atlas America”), Atlas Energy Resources, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Atlas Energy”), and Atlas Energy Operating Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Energy
Operating”). The above-named entities are sometimes referred to in this Contribution Agreement each as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.” 
 W I T N E S S E T H: 
 WHEREAS, Atlas America currently wholly
owns the subsidiaries listed on Schedule 1 hereto (collectively, the “Subsidiaries”) and the assets described on Schedule 2 hereto (collectively, the “Assets”) representing Atlas America’s natural
gas and oil development and production business (the “Business”); 
 WHEREAS, Atlas America has formed Atlas Energy
pursuant to the Delaware LLC Act for the purpose of facilitating the Offering and transferring the economic benefits of the Subsidiaries to Atlas Energy in order to promote the long-term growth opportunities of the Parties; 
 WHEREAS, Atlas America and certain of the Subsidiaries are parties to the Gas Gathering Agreements and Atlas America has agreed to assume certain
obligations of those Subsidiaries; 
 WHEREAS, concurrently with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, each
of the following shall occur: 
  

	 	1.	Atlas America will contribute the Assets and its 100% interest in the Subsidiaries to Energy Operating in exchange for
(a)                      common units (“Common Units”) representing a
            % member interest in Atlas Energy, (b) the issuance to Atlas Energy Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Atlas Management”), of
                     Class A units (the “Class A Units”), representing a
            % member interest in Atlas Energy, and the management incentive interests (the “Management Incentive Interests”), and (c) the right to receive the
net proceeds of the public offering less $                    , in part as a reimbursement of certain capital expenditures incurred with
respect to the Assets and Subsidiaries. 

  

	 	2.	In connection with the Offering, the public, through the Underwriters, will contribute
$                     in cash to Atlas Energy less the Underwriters’ discounts and commissions of
$                     (the “Spread”) and a structuring fee of
$                     in exchange for
                     Common Units representing a             % member
interest in Atlas Energy. 

  

	 	3.	Atlas Energy will pay transaction expenses pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Contribution Agreement in the amount of approximately
$                     (exclusive of the Spread and the structuring fee), retain
$                     and distribute the balance of the proceeds from the Offering to Atlas America. 

  

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 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and
agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 
 Section 1.1 The terms in this Contribution Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the recitals above or as set forth below:

 “APL” means Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership. 
 “Assigned Amounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2. 
 “Assumed Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1. 
 “Authority” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(d). 
 “Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any other day when banks are not open for business generally in the
State of Delaware. 
 “Closing” means the closing of the transactions contemplated pursuant to this Contribution Agreement.

 “Closing Date” means the date of Closing. 
 “Delaware LLC Act” means the Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Delaware, as amended and any successor to such act. 
 “Gathering Agreement” means the Master Natural Gas Gathering Agreement dated as of February 2, 2000 among Atlas America, Resource
Energy, LLC (formerly Resource Energy, Inc.), Viking Resources, LLC (formerly Viking Resources Corporation) and APL, as amended from time to time. 
 “Investment Program” means a Person principally engaged in the drilling of natural gas and oil wells for which Atlas Energy, any of the Subsidiaries or any of their subsidiaries acts as a general partner, managing partner
or manager and the securities of which have been offered and sold to investors. 
 “Losses” has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.1. 
 “Material Adverse Effect” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(d). 
 “Offering” means the initial public offering of the Common Units contemplated by the Registration Statement. 
 “Option” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1. 
  

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 “Permitted Encumbrances” means: 
  

	 	(a)	lessors’ royalties, overriding royalties, reversionary interests and similar burdens of record on or deductions from the proceeds of production which operate to reduce the net
revenue interests of any of the Subsidiaries or Investment Programs in production from any Well or Leased Property; 

  

	 	(b)	division orders and sales contracts terminable without penalty upon notice to the purchaser and any division orders and sales contracts of longer duration which are not material in
relation to the Wells or Leased Property; 

  

	 	(c)	preferential rights to purchase and required third-party consents and similar agreements with respect to which waivers or consents are obtained from the appropriate parties or for
which the appropriate time period for asserting the right has expired without an exercise of the right; 

  

	 	(d)	liens for taxes or assessments not yet delinquent or, if delinquent, are being contested in good faith by appropriate action; 

  

	 	(e)	materialman’s, mechanic’s, repairman’s, employee’s, contractor’s, operator’s, and other similar liens or charges arising in the ordinary course of
business (i) if they have not been filed pursuant to any applicable law, or (ii) if filed, they have not yet become due and payable or payment is being withheld as provided by any applicable law or the validity of which is being contested
in good faith by appropriate action; 

  

	 	(f)	conventional rights of reassignment requiring less than 90 days’ notice to the holders of the rights; 

  

	 	(g)	easements, rights-of-way, servitudes, permits, surface leases and other rights in respect of surface operations; 

  

	 	(h)	all rights reserved to or vested in any governmental authority to control or regulate any of the property or any of the Subsidiaries or Investment Programs in any manner, and all
applicable laws; and 

  

	 	(i)	the terms and conditions of existing contracts with respect to such properties and assets, including any and all operating agreements. 

 “Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership (limited or general), limited liability company, trust, joint stock company,
unincorporated association or other legal entity. 
 “Registration Statement” means the registration statement on Form S-1
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by Atlas Energy (File No. 333-136094). 
 “Transferred Assets”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1. 
  

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 “Underwriters” means those of the underwriting syndicate as referenced in the
Underwriting Agreement between UBS Securities LLC, as representative of the Underwriters, and Atlas Energy, dated as of                     ,
2006. 
 ARTICLE II CONTRIBUTION AND DISTRIBUTION TRANSACTIONS 
 Section 2.1 Contribution by Atlas America to Energy Operating. 
 (a) Contribution. Atlas America hereby grants, contributes, bargains, assigns, transfers, sets over and delivers to Energy
Operating, its successors and assigns, for its and their own use forever, the Assets and all of the outstanding equity interests in the Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Transferred Assets”), free and clear of all liens, claims,
options, charges, encumbrances and restrictions of any kind, in exchange for (i)                      Common Units, (ii) the
issuance of                      Class A Units and Management Incentive Interests to Atlas Management and (iii) the right to receive
the net proceeds of the Offering less $                    , in part as a reimbursement of certain capital expenditures made with respect to
the Transferred Assets. 
 (b) Assumed Liabilities. Subject to Section 2.1(c), Energy Operating hereby irrevocably
and absolutely assumes, agrees to perform, and when due, pay and discharge, only the obligations and liabilities relating to the Transferred Assets which arise after the Closing Date or are attributable to the period following the Closing Date and
only to the extent such obligations and liabilities are not overdue or delinquent on the Closing Date without regard to any grace period and without the occurrence of any increase in amounts due (the “Assumed Liabilities”).

 (c) Prorations. All obligations and liabilities assumed by Energy Operating under this Contribution Agreement shall
be prorated as of the close of business on the Closing Date, whether or not such adjustment would normally be made as of such time. It is the intention of the parties that Energy Operating should operate the Business and the Transferred Assets for
its own account from and after the Closing Date. 
 (d) Transfer Tax Payments. Energy Operating shall pay any transfer,
sales, purchase, use, value added, excise or similar tax arising out of the transfer of any of the Transferred Assets to Energy Operating. 
 Section 2.2 Public Cash Contribution. The Parties acknowledge a capital contribution by the public through the Underwriters to Atlas Energy of
$                     in cash,
($                     after the Spread of
$                     and
$                     after the payment of the structuring fee of
$                    ) in exchange for
                     Common Units. 
 Section 2.3 Payment of Transaction Expenses by Atlas Energy. The Parties acknowledge (a) the payment by Atlas Energy, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, of estimated transaction expenses in the
amount of $                     (exclusive of the Spread and the structuring fee) and (b) the distribution by Atlas Energy of its
remaining cash of approximately $                     to Atlas America, in part as a reimbursement of certain capital expenditures incurred
with respect to the Transferred Assets. 
  

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 Section 2.4 Issuance of New Certificates. At the Closing, Atlas Energy shall issue to
each of Atlas America and Atlas Management a certificate or certificates, which may be held in book entry form, representing the number of Common Units to be issued to Atlas America and the number of Class A Units to be issued to Atlas
Management pursuant to Section 2.1(a). Each such certificate shall be registered in the name of the Person or Persons specified by the recipient thereof to Atlas Energy in writing at least two Business Days prior to the Closing. 
 Section 2.5 Certificate Legends. The certificates evidencing the Common Units and Class A Units shall bear a legend
substantially in the form set forth below and containing such other information as Atlas Energy may deem necessary or appropriate: 
 THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND
NEITHER THE SECURITIES NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD,
TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT AND SUCH LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN
EXEMPTION THEREFROM WHICH, IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE HOLDER,
WHICH COUNSEL AND OPINION ARE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO COUNSEL FOR THIS
LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, IS AVAILABLE. 
 ARTICLE III GATHERING AGREEMENTS

 Section 3.1 Assumption of Obligations by Atlas America. Atlas America hereby expressly assumes, for itself and its
successors and assigns, the obligations of Atlas Energy, Energy Operating and the Subsidiaries as they may appear, to pay gathering fees to APL under Articles 7 and 8 of the Gathering Agreement accruing from and after the Closing Date and agrees to
keep, perform and observe all of the covenants and conditions contained therein on the part of the Subsidiaries to be kept, performed and observed from and after the Closing Date. 
 Section 3.2 Assignment by Atlas Energy. Atlas Energy hereby irrevocably assigns, sets over, transfers and conveys to Atlas America,
all of the right, title and interest of Atlas Energy and the Subsidiaries in and to all of the gathering fees accruing to any of them, or to any affiliate of any of them, from the Investment Programs for gas gathered from and after the Closing Date
pursuant to the Gathering Agreement (the “Assigned Amounts”). Atlas Energy shall pay, and shall cause the Subsidiaries and affiliates to pay, the Assigned Amounts and the gathering fees associated with production to its, the
Subsidiaries’ and their affiliates’ interest to Atlas America. 
 ARTICLE IV ADDITIONAL TRANSACTIONS 
 Section 4.1 Over-Allotment Option. The Parties acknowledge that in the event the option to purchase additional Common Units is
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(the “Option”), the public, through the Underwriters, will contribute additional cash to Atlas Energy in exchange for up to an additional
                     Common Units. 
 Section 4.2 Redemption of Common Units by Atlas Energy. The Parties acknowledge, in the event that the Option is exercised in whole or in part by the Underwriters, Atlas Energy will use the net proceeds from the issuance
of such additional Common Units to redeem a number of Common Units from Atlas America equal to the number of Common Units issued pursuant to the exercise of the Option at a redemption price equal to the same net price received by Atlas Energy from
the Underwriters. 
 ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES 
 Section 5.1 Representations and Warranties of Atlas America. Atlas America hereby represents and warrants to Atlas Energy and Energy
Operating as follows as of the date of this Contribution Agreement: 
 (a) Status of Atlas America. Atlas America has
been duly incorporated and is validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with all corporate power and authority necessary to own or hold its properties and conduct the businesses in which it is engaged and, to execute
and deliver this Contribution Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. 
 (b) Title to
Subsidiaries. Atlas America owns 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests in the Subsidiaries; such equity interests have been duly authorized and validly issued in accordance with the charter documents of the relevant Subsidiary, and
Atlas America owns such equity interests free and clear of all liens, claims, options, charges, encumbrances or restrictions of any kind. There are no outstanding warrants, options, agreements, convertible or exchangeable securities, phantom stock
or other commitments pursuant to which any Subsidiary is or may become obligated to issue, sell, purchase, return or redeem any shares of capital stock or other securities and no equity securities of any Subsidiary are reserved for issuance for any
purpose. 
 (c) Corporate Action. All corporate action required to be taken by Atlas America or any of its
securityholders for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Contribution Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Contribution Agreement has been validly taken. 
 (d) Conflicts. None of the (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Contribution Agreement by Atlas America, or
(ii) consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (A) conflicts or will conflict with or constitutes or will constitute a violation of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws, (B) conflicts or will conflict with or
constitutes or will constitute a breach or violation of, or a default (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default) under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement, lease or other agreement
or instrument to which Atlas America is a party or by which Atlas America or any of its properties may be bound, (C) violates or will violate any statute, law or regulation or any order, judgment, 

  

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decree or injunction of any Authority or body having jurisdiction over Atlas America, or any of its properties or assets, or (D) results or will result
in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of Atlas America, which conflicts, breaches, violations, defaults or liens, in the case of clauses (B) or (D), would, individually or in the aggregate,
have a material adverse effect on (i) the transactions contemplated hereby or (ii) the ownership and use by Atlas Energy of the Transferred Assets at or after the Closing Date (a “Material Adverse Effect”).
“Authority” means (i) the United States of America, (ii) any state, province, county, municipality or other governmental subdivision within the United States of America, (iii) any court or any governmental department,
commission, board, bureau, agency or other instrumentality of the United States of America, or of any state, province, county, municipality or other governmental subdivision within the United States of America and (iv) the National Association
of Securities Dealers. 
 (e) Consents. No permit, consent, approval, authorization, order, registration, filing or
qualification of or with any Governmental Authority or body having jurisdiction over Atlas America or any of its properties is required in connection with (i) the execution, delivery and performance of this Contribution Agreement by Atlas
America, or (ii) the consummation by Atlas America of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such consents that have been obtained. 
 (f) Title to Real Property. The Subsidiaries have: 
 (i) good and marketable title in fee to all real property and interests in real property purported to be owned in fee by any of them
(individually, a “Owned Property”) as set forth on Schedule 5.1(f)(i); 
 (ii) except as would not be
reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, good title to the leasehold estates in all real property and interests in real property owned or purported to be leased by any of them (individually, a “Leased Property”) as set
forth on Schedule 5.1(f)(ii); and 
 (iii) good title to the net revenue interests of any of them in the oil and gas
wells (individually, a “Well”) as set forth on Schedule 5.1(f)(iii), 
 free and clear of all liens, claims, options,
charges, encumbrances and restrictions other than the Permitted Encumbrances. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all of the leases for the Leased Property are valid and in full force and effect, and there
does not exist any default or event that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default by any of the Subsidiaries under any of them, and to the knowledge of Atlas America, there does not exist any default or event that with
notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default by any other party under any of them. 
 (h) Equipment and
Improvements. The equipment and improvements located on the Owned Property or Leased Property are in compliance with all applicable laws and orders, and are in reasonable and serviceable condition and repair, normal wear and tear 

  

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excepted, except for any such non-compliance which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Owned Property or the
Leased Property nor the use or occupancy thereof by the Subsidiaries violates in any way any applicable laws, orders, permits, covenants, conditions and restrictions, whether federal, state, local or, to Atlas America’s knowledge, private,
except for any such violation which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 (i) Intellectual
Property. Schedule 5.1(i) contains a true and complete list and brief description of all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, and copyrights (whether or not such trademarks, trade names, service marks and copyrights are registered),
and all pending applications therefor, if any, owned by the Subsidiaries or in which any of them has any rights or licenses. No other patents, trademarks, trade names, service marks or copyrights are reasonably necessary for the conduct of the
Business in substantially the same manner as presently operated. To Atlas America’s knowledge, there is no infringement or alleged infringement by any person of any such trademark, service mark, trade name, copyright or patent. Neither Atlas
America nor any of the Subsidiaries had received any notice from any person alleging any of them is infringing upon, and, to Atlas America’s knowledge, neither Atlas America nor any of the Subsidiaries has infringed and is not now infringing
on, any trademark, service mark, trade name, copyright or patent belonging to any other person. 
 (j) Compliance with the
Laws. Atlas America and the Subsidiaries have complied with all, and are not in violation of any, applicable laws, permits and orders (including, any applicable building, zoning, environmental protection, water use or law, ordinance, or
regulation) affecting the operation of the Business or the Transferred Assets, except for any such non-compliance or violation which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. 
 (k) Environmental. 
 (i) Definitions. For purposes of this Contribution Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 
 (A) The term “Environmental Law(s)” means each and every law, order, permit, or similar requirement of each and every
Authority and common law, pertaining to (1) the protection of human health, safety, the environment, natural resources and wildlife or (2) the management, manufacture, possession, presence, use, generation, transportation, treatment,
storage, disposal, Release, threatened Release, abatement, removal, remediation or handling of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Substance or (3) pollution, including without limitation, as amended, CERCLA, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 42 U.S.C.
Section 6901 et seq., the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq. and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. Section 1251, et seq. 
 (B) The term “Hazardous Substance” means any substance which is (1) defined as a hazardous substance, hazardous
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hazardous waste, pollutant or contaminant under any Environmental Laws, (2) a petroleum hydrocarbon, including crude oil or any fraction thereof,
(3) hazardous, toxic, corrosive, flammable, explosive, infectious, radioactive or carcinogenic or (4) regulated pursuant to any Environmental Laws. 
 (C) The term “Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting,
escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing into the environment (including without limitation the abandonment or discarding of barrels, containers, and other receptacles containing any Hazardous Substance). 
 (ii) Compliance with Environmental Laws. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the
Subsidiaries have been and are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws, and there has been and is no liability against Atlas America or any of the Subsidiaries under any applicable Environmental Laws. Atlas
America has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances concerning any alleged violation or liability arising under any Environmental Law with respect to the Owned Property, the Leased Property, the Wells or the Business. 
 (iii) No Release of Hazardous Substances. Except in accordance with applicable Environmental Laws or as would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, there has been no Release or threatened Release by any of the Subsidiaries or, to Atlas America’s knowledge, by any other person of any Hazardous Substance existing on, beneath or from the surface,
subsurface, ground water, sediment, rivers or other bodies of water associated with the Owned Property, the Leased Property or the Wells. 
 (iv) Permits. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, all permits required by or issued pursuant to any Environmental Law for the ownership, use or operation of the Owned
Property, the Leased Property or the Wells by any of the Subsidiaries have been obtained in a timely manner and are presently maintained in full force and effect. The operations of the Subsidiaries are in material compliance with all terms and
conditions of such Permits. None of Atlas America nor any of the Subsidiaries has received any notice or other communication and has no knowledge of any facts or circumstances concerning any alleged violation of any such Permits. 
 (v) No Proceedings. There exists no Order, notice of violation, nor any suit, claim, proceeding, citation, directive, summons,
investigation, information request or other notice pending or, to the knowledge of Atlas America, threatened pursuant to any Environmental Law relating to (A) any of the Subsidiaries’ ownership, lease, occupation or use of the Owned
Property, the Leased Property or the Wells, (B) any alleged violation of, or liability under, any Environmental Law by any of the Subsidiaries, or (C) to Atlas America’s knowledge, the suspected presence, Release or threatened Release
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Hazardous Substance on, under, in or from the surface, subsurface, groundwater, sediment, rivers or other bodies of water associated with the Owned Property,
the Leased Property or the Wells, nor does there exist any valid basis for any such Order, suit, claim, proceeding, citation, directive, summons investigation, information request, notice of violation, or other notice. 
 ARTICLE VI FURTHER ASSURANCES 
 From
time to time after the Closing Date, and without any further consideration, the Parties agree to execute, acknowledge and deliver all such additional deeds, assignments, bills of sale, conveyances, instruments, notices, releases, acquittances and
other documents, and will do all such other acts and things, all in accordance with applicable law, as may be necessary or appropriate (ii) more fully to assure that the applicable Parties own all of the properties, rights, titles, interests,
estates, remedies, powers and privileges granted by this Contribution Agreement, or which are intended to be so granted, or (iii) more fully and effectively to vest in the applicable Parties and their respective successors and assigns beneficial and
record title to the interests contributed and assigned by this Contribution Agreement or intended so to be and to more fully and effectively carry out the purposes and intent of this Contribution Agreement. 
 ARTICLE VII INDEMNIFICATION 
 Section 7.1 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Indemnity. The representations and warranties of Atlas America contained in Section 5.1 and the indemnification obligations contained in this Article VII shall
survive the Closing and expire one year following the Closing Date, except that the representations and warranties in Section 5.1(__) shall survive indefinitely. 
 Section 7.2 Indemnification by Atlas America. Atlas America shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Atlas Energy and Energy Operating from and against any losses, damages, liabilities, claims, demands,
causes of action, judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees and expert fees) of any and every kind and character (“Losses”), insofar as such Losses are
uninsured under insurance policies maintained by Atlas Energy and Energy Operating and arise out of or are based upon: 
 (a)
a breach of its representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.1 hereof; 
 (b) liabilities attributable to the
Transferred Assets other than the Assumed Liabilities; or 
 (c) the failure of Atlas America to perform its obligations under
Section 3.1 after the Closing Date. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, Atlas America shall not be liable under this section (x) except to the extent
the Losses exceed $500,000 on a per occurrence basis and $3,500,000 in the aggregate or (y) for Losses in excess of $25,000,000. 
  

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 Section 7.2 Indemnification by Atlas Energy. Atlas Energy and Energy Operating, jointly and
severally, shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Atlas America from and against all Losses insofar as such Losses are uninsured under insurance policies maintained by Atlas America and arise out of or are based upon: 
 (a) the Assumed Liabilities attributable to the Transferred Assets after the Closing Date, including any liabilities that may result from
the consummation of the transactions, contemplated by this Contribution Agreement; or 
 (b) the failure of Atlas Energy to
perform its obligations under Section 3.2 after the Closing Date. 
 Section 7.3 Indemnification Procedure.

 (a) The indemnified party agrees that within a reasonable period of time after it becomes aware of facts giving rise to
a claim for indemnification under this Article VII, it will provide notice thereof in writing to the indemnifying party, specifying the nature of and specific basis for such claim. 
 (b) The indemnifying party shall have the right to control, at its sole cost and expense, all aspects of the defense of (and any
counterclaims with respect to) any claims brought against the indemnified party that are covered by the indemnification under this Article VII, including the selection of counsel, determination of whether to appeal any decision of any Authority and
the settling of any such matter or any issues relating thereto; provided, however, that no such settlement shall be entered into without the consent of the indemnified party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) unless it includes a
full release of the indemnified party from such matter or issues, as the case may be. 
 (c) The indemnified party agrees to
cooperate fully with the indemnifying party, with respect to (i) its pursuit of insurance coverage or recoveries with respect to the claims covered by the indemnification and (ii) all aspects of the defense of any claims covered by the
indemnification, including the prompt furnishing to the indemnifying party of any correspondence or other notice relating thereto that the indemnified party may receive, permitting the name of the indemnified party to be utilized in connection with
such defense, the making available to the indemnifying party of any files, records or other information of the indemnified party that the indemnifying party considers relevant to such defense and the making available to the indemnifying party of any
employees, representatives or agents of the indemnified party; provided, however, that in connection therewith the indemnifying party agrees to use reasonable efforts to minimize the impact thereof on the operations of the indemnified party and
further agrees to maintain the confidentiality of all files, records, and other information furnished by the indemnified party. In no event shall the obligation of the indemnified party to cooperate with the indemnifying party as set forth in the
immediately preceding sentence be construed as imposing upon the indemnified party an obligation to hire and pay for counsel in connection with the defense of any claims covered by the indemnification; provided, however, that the indemnified party
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such counsel hired by the indemnified party informed as to the status of any such defense, but the indemnifying party shall have the right to retain sole
control over such defense. 
 (d) The date on which written notification of a claim for indemnification is received by the
indemnifying party shall determine whether such claim is timely made. No claim for indemnification shall be brought or made unless, prior to thirty (30) days after the actual knowledge by the indemnified party of the Losses, the indemnified
party shall have delivered to the indemnifying party a good faith written notice to the effect that the indemnified party has incurred Losses entitled to be indemnified against under this Article VII, which notice specifies in reasonable detail the
amount of such Losses and the nature and basis of such claim. 
 ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS 
 Section 8.1 Costs. Atlas Energy shall pay all expenses, fees and costs, including all sales, use and similar taxes arising out of the
contributions, conveyances and deliveries to be made hereunder and shall pay all documentary, filing, recording, transfer, deed, and conveyance taxes and fees required in connection therewith. 
 Section 8.2 Headings; References; Interpretation. All Article and Section headings in this Contribution Agreement are for convenience only
and shall not be deemed to control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Contribution
Agreement, shall refer to this Contribution Agreement as a whole, including all Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto, and not to any particular provision of this Contribution Agreement. All personal pronouns used in this Contribution Agreement,
whether used in the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, shall include all other genders, and the singular shall include the plural and vice versa. The use herein of the word “including” following any general statement, term or matter
shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not non-limiting language (such as “without limitation”,
“but not limited to”, or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that could reasonably fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement,
term or matter. 
 Section 8.3 Successors and Assigns. The Contribution Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns. 
 Section 8.4 No Third Party Rights. The provisions of
this Contribution Agreement are intended to bind the Parties as to each other and are not intended to and do not create rights in any other person or confer upon any other person any benefits, rights or remedies and no person is or is intended to be
a third party beneficiary of any of the provisions of this Contribution Agreement. 
 Section 8.5 Counterparts. This
Contribution Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on the parties hereto. 
  

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 Section 8.6 Governing Law. This Contribution Agreement shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and to be performed wholly within such state without giving effect to conflict of law principles thereof. 
 Section 8.7 Severability. If any of the provisions of this Contribution Agreement are held by any court of competent jurisdiction to
contravene, or to be invalid under, the laws of any political body having jurisdiction over the subject matter hereof, such contravention or invalidity shall not invalidate the entire Contribution Agreement. Instead, this Contribution Agreement
shall be construed as if it did not contain the particular provision or provisions held to be invalid and an equitable adjustment shall be made and necessary provision added so as to give effect to the intention of the Parties as expressed in this
Contribution Agreement at the time of execution of this Contribution Agreement. 
 Section 8.8 Amendment or Modification. This
Contribution Agreement may be amended or modified from time to time only by the written agreement of all the Parties; provided, however, that Atlas Energy may not, without the prior approval of the Atlas Energy conflicts committee, agree to any
amendment or modification that, in the reasonable discretion of Atlas Energy, will adversely affect the holders of Atlas Energy common units. Each such instrument shall be reduced to writing and shall be designated on its face as an Amendment to
this Contribution Agreement. 
 Section 8.9 Integration. This Contribution Agreement and the instruments referenced herein
supersede all previous understandings or agreements among the Parties, whether oral or written, with respect to their subject matter. This document and such instruments contain the entire understanding of the Parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and thereof. No understanding, representation, promise or agreement, whether oral or written, is intended to be or shall be included in or form part of this Contribution Agreement unless it is contained in a written amendment hereto
executed by the parties hereto after the date of this Contribution Agreement. 
 Section 8.10 Deed; Bill of Sale; Assignment.
To the extent required and permitted by applicable law, this Contribution Agreement shall also constitute a “deed,” “bill of sale” or “assignment” of the assets and interests referenced herein. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Contribution Agreement have caused it to be duly executed as of
the date first above written. 
  

					
	ATLAS AMERICA, INC.
		
	 By: 
	 	  
		 	 Name: 
	 	
		 	 Title: 
	 	
	
	ATLAS ENERGY RESOURCES, LLC
		
	 By: 
	 	  
		 	 Name: 
	 	
		 	 Title: 
	 	
	
	ATLAS ENERGY OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
		
	 By: 
	 	 Atlas Energy Resources, LLC,
 its sole
member

		
	 By: 
	 	  
		 	 Name: 
	 	
		 	 Title: 
	 	

  

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 SCHEDULE 1 
 Subsidiaries Contributed 
 Viking Resources, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company 
 AIC, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 
 Resource Energy, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company 
 Atlas Noble, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company 
 Atlas America, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company 

 SCHEDULE 2 
 Assets Contributed

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