Document:

Exhibit 4.22

 

AMENDMENT
NO. 3

 

TO

 

ADOPTION
AGREEMENT #001

 

RELATING
TO

 

RETIREMENT
SAVINGS TRUST AND PLAN

 

A
PROTOTYPE PLAN SPONSORED BY

 

CALFEE,
HALTER & GRISWOLD LLP

 

 

NORTH
COAST ENERGY, INC. EMPLOYEES’

 

PROFIT
SHARING TRUST AND PLAN

 

 

Restatement
Date:  January 1, 2003

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the Company amended and restated the North
Coast Energy, Inc. Employees’ Profit Sharing Trust and Plan (hereinafter called
the “Plan”), effective January 1, 2003, by completing and executing an Adoption
Agreement (hereinafter called the “Adoption Agreement”) to the Calfee, Halter
& Griswold Regional Prototype Plan; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company reserved the right to amend the
Adoption Agreement and the Trust and Plan pursuant to Section 28.1 thereof; and

 

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Plan in
order to eliminate the qualified joint and survivor distribution option, and to
make certain other desirable changes;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to Section 28.1 of the Plan,
the Company hereby amends the Plan, effective as of November 1, 2003, as
follows:

 

1.             Sections
(36) and (37) of Adoption Agreement #001 is hereby amended by the deletion of
said Sections and the substitution in lieu thereof of new Sections (36) and (37)
to read as follows:

 

“(36)       Forms
of Benefit. Distributions upon Termination of Employment, retirement,
Disability and death will be made in accordance with: (select one)

 

ý            Article 18 of the
Trust and Plan (Non-Annuity Forms)

 

o            Article 18A of the
Trust and Plan (Normal Form - Annuity)

 

o            Article 18A of the
Trust and Plan (Normal Form - Lump Sum unless Annuity Form elected)

 

(1)                                  Non-Annuity
Forms of Benefit. Distributions made in accordance with Article 18 or 18A
of the Trust and Plan in a non-annuity form will be permitted in the following
form(s):  (select all that apply)

 

ý            lump sum form

 

o            installment payments
over a period of years (not to exceed the life expectancy of the Participant)

 

o            installment payments
over the maximum permissible years under Code Section 401(a)(9)

 

o            not applicable
(annuity forms of benefit apply)

 

(2)                                  Annuity
Forms of Benefit. Distributions made in accordance with Article 18A of the
Trust and Plan in an annuity form will be permitted in the following
form(s):  (select all that apply)

 

o            life annuity form

 

o            spouse’s annuity form

 

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o            joint and survivor
form

 

o            life-period certain
form over      year period

 

o            full cash refund life
annuity form

 

o            lump sum form

 

o            installment payments
over a period of years not to exceed:

 

o                    years

 

o            the
maximum distribution period permissible under Code Section 401(a)(9)

 

o            not applicable
(non-annuity forms of benefit apply)

 

(3)                                  Timing
of Installment Payments. Installment payments, if permitted pursuant to (a)
or (b) above, will be made on the following basis:  (select all that apply)

 

o            monthly

 

o            quarterly

 

o            semi-annually

 

o            annually

 

(37)         Elimination
of Forms of Benefit. No Participant, Beneficiary or Alternate Payee whose
Annuity Starting Date is on or after November 1, 2003 (1) shall be eligible to
receive a distribution from the Trust and Plan in the form of a lump sum.”

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, by its duly
authorized representative, hereby executes this Amendment No. 3 this 25th
day of July, 2003.

 

(1) May not be earlier than
the earlier of (a) the 90th day after the date the Participant, Beneficiary or
Alternate Payee has been furnished a Summary Plan Description or a Summary of
Material Modifications which reflects the amendment to eliminate a form of
benefit, and (b) the first day of the second Plan Year following the Plan Year
in which this Adoption Agreement or amendment to the Adoption Agreement to
remove a form of distribution is adopted.

 

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  NORTH COAST ENERGY, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  (“Company”)

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Dean A. Swift

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  General Counsel & Secretary

  
				

 

4Exhibit
4.23

 

AMENDMENT
NO. 4

 

TO

 

ADOPTION
AGREEMENT #001

 

RELATING
TO

 

RETIREMENT
SAVINGS TRUST AND PLAN

 

A
PROTOTYPE PLAN SPONSORED BY

 

CALFEE,
HALTER & GRISWOLD LLP

 

 

NORTH
COAST ENERGY, INC. EMPLOYEES’

 

PROFIT
SHARING TRUST AND PLAN

 

Restatement
Date:  January 1, 2003

 

WITNESSETH:

 

WHEREAS, the Company
amended and restated the North Coast Energy, Inc. Employees’ Profit Sharing
Trust and Plan (hereinafter called the “Plan”), effective January 1, 2003, by
completing and executing an Adoption Agreement (hereinafter called the
“Adoption Agreement”) to the Calfee, Halter & Griswold Regional Prototype
Plan; and

 

WHEREAS, the Company
reserved the right to amend the Adoption Agreement and the Trust and Plan
pursuant to Section 28.2 thereof; and

 

 

WHEREAS, the Company
desires to amend the Plan in order to eliminate the qualified joint and
survivor distribution option, and to make certain other desirable changes;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant
to Section 28.2 of the Plan, the Company hereby amends the Plan, effective as
of January 1, 2005, as follows:

 

1.             Sections (16) through (19) of Adoption Agreement #001 is
hereby amended by the deletion of said Section and the substitution in lieu
thereof of new Sections (16), (17), (18) and (19) to read as follows:

 

“(16)       Service.
An Employee’s Service, as defined in Article 3 of the Trust and Plan, will
be determined as follows:

 

(a)                                  Eligibility.
An Employee’s eligibility to participate in the Trust and Plan is calculated
pursuant to the following method: 
(select one)

 

o            elapsed
time method

 

ý            hours
method

 

o            not
applicable

 

(b)                                 Vesting.
An Employee’s Vesting Service under the Trust and Plan is calculated pursuant
to the following method:

 

Years Ending Before                                          
(Effective Date or other date) (select one)

 

o            elapsed
time method

 

o            hours
method

 

ý            not
applicable

 

Years Ending After Effective
Date (Effective Date or other date) (select one)

 

o            elapsed
time method

 

o            hours
method

 

ý            not
applicable

 

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(c)                                  Crediting
of Service Based on Hours Worked. The following equivalency will be used to
determine Service to be credited to Participants based on working time method:
(select one)

 

ý            1
Hour for each Hour of Service as described in Section 3.2(a) of the Trust
and Plan

 

o            1.15
Hours for each Hour of Service as defined in Section 3.2(a) of the Trust and
Plan actually worked by Employee

 

o            1.33
Hours for each Hour of Service as defined in Section 3.2(a) of the Trust and
Plan which was a regular time hour actually worked by Employee

 

o            10
Hours for each day Employee has at least 1 Hour of Service as defined in
Section 3.2(a) of the Trust and Plan

 

o            45
hours for each week Employee has at least 1 Hour of Service as defined in
Section 3.2(a) of the Trust and Plan

 

o            95
Hours for each semi-monthly payroll period during which Employee has at least 1
Hour of Service as defined in Section 3.2(a) of the Trust and Plan

 

o            190
Hours for each month Employee has at least 1 Hour of Service as defined in
Section 3.2(a) of the Trust and Plan

 

(d)                                 Predecessor
Employer Service. Service with the following predecessor employers will be
credited under the Trust and Plan:

 

	
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(17)         Participation
Requirements. To become a Participant, a Covered Employee must satisfy the
following requirements:

 

(a)                                  Service
Requirement. To become eligible to participate in the Trust and Plan, a
Covered Employee: (select one)

 

o            need
not complete any waiting period

 

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ý            must
complete 1/4 Years(s) of Service (may not exceed 2)(1)

 

o            must
complete           consecutive
month(s) of Service without regard to the number of Hours of Service completed
(may not exceed 24)

 

(b)                                 Special
401(k) Service Requirement. To become eligible to make 401(k) contributions
under the Trust and Plan, a Covered Employee: 
(select one)

 

o            need
not complete any waiting period

 

o            must
complete 1 Year of Service

 

o            must
complete           consecutive
month(s) of Service (without regard to the number of Hours of Service
completed)

 

ý            not
applicable

 

(c)                                  Age
Requirement. To become eligible to participate in the Trust and Plan a
Covered Employee:  (select one)

 

o            need
not attain any minimum age

 

ý            must
be at least 21 years of age (not more than 21)

 

(18)         Entry
Date. An eligible Covered Employee commences participation in the Trust and
Plan:  (select one)

 

o            immediately
upon meeting the eligibility requirements

 

OR

 

o            on
the 1st day of the month

 

o            on
the 1st day of the Plan Year

 

o            on
the earlier of                         or                         (first
day of the first month or first day of the seventh month of the Plan Year)

 

ý                            on
the 1st day of each calendar quarter

 

(1) A 2-year or 24-month service requirement may be elected only in the
event that the Trust and Plan provides for full and immediate vesting.

 

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coinciding with or next
following the date such Covered Employee meets the eligibility requirements of
Sections (17)(a) and (17)(c).

 

(19)         Enrollment
Date. An eligible Covered Employee may commence making 401(k) contributions
under the Trust and Plan:

 

o            on
the 1st day of any payroll period after meeting the eligibility requirements

 

OR

 

o            on
the 1st day of any month

 

o            on
the 1st day of the Plan Year

 

o            on
the earlier of                       or                        (first
day of the first month or first day of the seventh month of the Plan Year)

 

ý            on
the 1st day of each calendar quarter

 

coinciding with or next
following the date such Covered Employee meets the eligibility requirements of
Sections (17)(b) and (17)(c).”

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, by its duly
authorized representative, hereby executes this Amendment No. 4 this 1st
day of December, 2004.

 

	
   

  	
  NORTH COAST ENERGY,
  INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  (“Company”)

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Harold L. Hickey

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
  President

  	
   

  
					

 

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