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EX-4.4

 Exhibit 4.4 

BLACK STONE MINERALS, L.P. 

LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN 

Section 1. Purpose of the Plan. The Black Stone Minerals, L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) has
been adopted by Black Stone Minerals GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (the “General Partner”), the general partner of Black Stone Minerals, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”).
The Plan is intended to promote the interests of the Partnership and its Affiliates and to encourage superior performance by providing incentive compensation awards denominated in or based on Units to Employees, Consultants and Directors. The Plan
is also intended to enhance the ability of the General Partner, the Partnership and their respective Affiliates to attract and retain the services of individuals who are essential for the growth and profitability of the Partnership and to encourage
such individuals to devote their best efforts to advancing the business of the Partnership and its Affiliates. 
 Section 2.
Definitions. As used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below: 
 (a)
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in question. As used herein, the
term “control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. 

(b) “ASC Topic 718” means Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation,
or any successor accounting standard. 
 (c) “Award” means an Option, Restricted Unit, Phantom Unit, DER, Unit Appreciation
Right, Other Unit-Based Award, or Cash Award granted under the Plan. 
 (d) “Award Agreement” means the written or
electronic agreement by which an Award shall be evidenced. 
 (e) “Board” means the board of directors of the General
Partner. 
 (f) “Bonus Unit” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 6(d). 

(g) “Cash Award” means an Award denominated in cash granted under Section 6(e). 

(h) “Change of Control” means, and shall be deemed to have occurred upon one or more of the following events, except as
otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement: 
 (i) any “person” or “group” within the meaning of those terms
as used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act shall beneficially own and control, directly or indirectly, a number of Units that would entitle such person or group to vote Units representing, in the aggregate, more than 50% of the total
number of outstanding Common Units and Subordinated Units that are entitled to vote and be counted for purposes of calculating the required votes, and that are deemed to be outstanding for purposes of determining a quorum, at any annual meeting of
the limited partners of the Partnership or otherwise in the election of the Board; 

 (ii) the limited partners of the Partnership approve, in one transaction or a series of
transactions, a plan of complete liquidation of the Partnership; 
 (iii) the sale or other disposition by either the General Partner or the
Partnership of all or substantially all of the General Partner’s or the Partnership’s assets, respectively, in one or more transactions to any Person other than the General Partner, the Partnership, or any of their respective Affiliates;

 (iv) a transaction resulting in a Person other than the General Partner or an Affiliate of the General Partner (as determined immediately
prior to such event) being the sole general partner of the Partnership; 
 (v) individuals who constitute the Incumbent Board cease for any
reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; or 
 (vi) the Partnership ceases to own, directly or indirectly, 100% of the
outstanding equity interests of the General Partner. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Change of Control constitutes a payment event with respect to a
409A Award, a “Change of Control” shall not occur unless the transaction or event described in subsection (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above also constitutes a “change in control event” within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5), as applied to non-corporate entities and as relates to the holder of such Award, to the extent required to comply with Section 409A. 

(i) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 

(j) “Committee” means the Board or such committee of, and appointed by, the Board to administer the Plan; provided,
however, that in the absence of the Board’s appointment of a committee to administer the Plan, the Compensation Committee of the Board shall serve as the Committee. 

(k) “Common Unit” means an interest in the Partnership having the rights and obligations specified with respect to Common
Units in the Partnership Agreement. 
 (l) “Consultant” means an individual, other than a Director or Employee, who renders
bona fide consulting or advisory services to the General Partner, the Partnership, or any of their respective Affiliates. 
 (m)
“DER” means a distribution-equivalent right representing a contingent right to receive an amount in cash, Units, Restricted Units, or Phantom Units, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion, equal in value to the
distributions made by the Partnership with respect to a Unit during the period such Award is outstanding. 
 (n) “Director”
means a member of the Board who is not an Employee. 

  
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 (o) “Employee” means an employee of the General Partner, the Partnership, or any
of their respective Affiliates. 
 (p) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 

(q) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any given date, (i) with respect to a Common Unit, (x) if the Common Units are
traded on a national securities exchange on such date, the closing sales price of a Common Unit on such date during normal trading hours (or, if there are no reported sales on such date, on the last date prior to such date on which there were
reported sales) on the New York Stock Exchange or, if the Common Units are not then listed on such exchange, on any other national securities exchange on which the Common Units are listed or on an inter-dealer quotation system, in any case, as
reported in such source as the Committee shall select or (y) if there is no regular public trading market for the Common Units at the time a determination of fair market value is required to be made hereunder, the amount determined in good
faith by the Committee to be the fair market value of a Common Unit as of such date; and (ii) with respect to a Subordinated Unit, the amount determined in good faith by the Committee to be the fair market value of a Subordinated Unit as of
such date. 
 (r) “Incumbent Board” means the portion of the Board constituted of the individuals who are Directors as of
the effective date of the Plan and any other individual who becomes a Director after the effective date of the Plan and whose election or appointment by the Board or nomination for election by the Partnership’s limited partners was approved by
a vote of at least a majority of the Directors then comprising the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect
to the election or removal of Directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Incumbent Board. 

(s) “Option” means an option to purchase Units granted pursuant to Section 6(a). 

(t) “Other Unit-Based Award” means an Award granted pursuant to Section 6(e). 

(u) “Participant” means an Employee, Consultant or Director granted an Award under the Plan. 

(v) “Partnership Agreement” means the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, as
amended, restated and otherwise modified from time to time. 
 (w) “Person” means an individual or a corporation, limited
liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, governmental agency, or political subdivision thereof or other entity. 

(x) “Phantom Unit” means a notional interest granted under Section 6(b) that, to the extent vested, entitles the
Participant to receive a Unit (or such greater or lesser number of Units as may be provided pursuant to the applicable Award Agreement), an amount of cash equal to the Fair Market Value of a Unit (or such greater or lesser number of Units as may be
provided pursuant to the applicable Award Agreement) or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee in its discretion and as provided in the applicable Award Agreement. 

  
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 (y) “Qualified Member” means a member of the Committee who is a
“nonemployee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3. 
 (z) “Restricted Period” means the period established
by the Committee with respect to an Award or Unit during which the Award or Unit remains subject to restrictions established by the Committee, including, a period during which an Award or Unit is subject to forfeiture or restrictions on transfer, or
is not yet exercisable by or payable to the Participant, as the case may be. As the context requires, the word “vest” and its derivatives refers to the lapse of some or all, as the case may be, of the restrictions imposed on an Award or
Unit during such Restricted Period. 
 (aa) “Restricted Unit” means a Unit granted pursuant to Section 6(b) that is
subject to a Restricted Period. 
 (bb) “Rule 16b-3” means Rule 16b-3 promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act or any
successor rule or regulation thereto as in effect from time to time. 
 (cc) “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange
Commission, or any successor thereto. 
 (dd) “Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury
regulations and other interpretive guidance issued thereunder, including, without limitation, any such regulations or guidance that may be amended or issued after the effective date of the Plan. 

(ee) “Subordinated Unit” means an interest in the Partnership having the rights and obligations specified with respect to
Subordinated Units in the Partnership Agreement. The term “Subordinated Unit” does not refer to or include a Common Unit. 
 (ff)
“UDR” means a distribution made by the Partnership with respect to a Restricted Unit. 
 (gg) “Unit” means
a Common Unit or a Subordinated Unit. In the context of a particular Award, references in the Plan to a “Unit” shall be a reference to either a Common Unit or a Subordinated Unit, determined based on the type of Units with respect to which
such Award is granted. 
 (hh) “Unit Appreciation Right” or “UAR” means an Award that, upon exercise,
entitles the holder to receive the excess of the Fair Market Value of a Unit on the exercise date of the UAR over the exercise price established for such UAR. Such excess may be paid in cash or in Units as determined by the Committee in its
discretion and as provided in the applicable Award Agreement. 
 Section 3. Administration. 

(a) Authority of the Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, subject to Section 3(b); provided,
however, that in the event that the Board is not also serving as the Committee, the Board, in its sole discretion, may at any time and from time to time exercise any and all rights and duties of the Committee under the Plan. The governance of
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following and applicable law, the Committee, in its sole discretion, may delegate any or all of its powers and duties under the Plan, including the power to grant Awards under the Plan, to the
Chief Executive Officer of the General Partner, subject to such limitations on such delegated powers and duties as the Committee may impose, if any. Upon any such delegation all references in the Plan to the “Committee”, other than in
Section 7, shall be deemed to include the Chief Executive Officer; provided, however, that such delegation shall not limit the Chief Executive Officer’s right to receive Awards under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Chief Executive Officer may not grant Awards to, or take any action with respect to any Award previously granted to, a person who is then an officer subject to Rule 16b-3 or a Director. Subject to the terms of the Plan and applicable law, and in
addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority to: 

(i) designate Participants; 

(ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; 

(iii) determine the number and type of Units to be covered by Awards; 

(iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award, consistent with the terms of the Plan, which terms may include any provision regarding
the acceleration of vesting or waiver of forfeiture restrictions or any other condition or limitation regarding an Award, based on such factors as the Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion; 

(v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be vested, settled, exercised, canceled, or forfeited; 

(vi) interpret and administer the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to an Award made under the Plan; 

(vii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive such rules and regulations and appoint such agents as it shall deem appropriate for the proper
administration of the Plan; and 
 (viii) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or
desirable for the administration of the Plan. 
 The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan, in
any Award or in any Award Agreement in such manner and to such extent as the Committee deems necessary or appropriate. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or
with respect to the Plan or any Award shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time, and shall be final, conclusive, and binding upon all Persons, including the General Partner, the Partnership, any of their
respective Affiliates, any Participant, and any beneficiary of any Award. 
 (b) Authority of a Subcommittee of the Committee. If the
Board is not functioning as the Committee, then at any time that a member of the Committee is not a Qualified Member, any action of the Committee relating to an Award granted or to be granted to a Participant who is then subject to Section 16
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(i) by a subcommittee, designated by the Committee, composed solely of two or more Qualified Members, (ii) by the Committee but with each such member who is not a Qualified Member
abstaining or recusing himself or herself from such action; provided, however, that upon such abstention or recusal the Committee remains composed solely of two or more Qualified Members, or (iii) by the full Board. Any such action
described in clauses (i), (ii), or (iii) of the preceding sentence shall be deemed to be the action of the Committee for all purposes of the Plan. 

(c) Limitation of Liability. The Committee and each member thereof shall be entitled to, in good faith, rely or act upon any report or
other information furnished to him or her by any Employee, the General Partner’s or the Partnership’s legal counsel, independent auditors, consultants, or any other agents assisting in the administration of the Plan. Members of the
Committee and any Employee acting at the direction or on behalf of the Committee shall not be personally liable for any action or determination taken or made in good faith with respect to the Plan, and shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law,
be indemnified and held harmless by the General Partner with respect to any such action or determination. 
 Section 4.
Units. 
 (a) Limits on Units Deliverable. Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 4(c) and Section 7, the
number of Common Units and Subordinated Units, in the aggregate, that may be delivered with respect to Awards under the Plan is 15,148,096. If any Award is forfeited, cancelled, exercised, settled in cash, or otherwise terminates or expires without
the actual delivery of Units pursuant to such Award (the grant of Restricted Units is not a delivery of Units for this purpose unless and until the Restricted Period for such Restricted Units lapses), or if any Units under an Award are held back to
cover the exercise price or tax withholding (including the withholding of Units with respect to an Award of Restricted Units), then, in either such case, the Units underlying such Awards that are so forfeited, cancelled, exercised, settled in cash
or that otherwise terminate or expire without the actual delivery of Units and Units so held back shall be available to satisfy future Awards under the Plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the aggregate grant date
fair value (computed as of the date of grant in accordance with applicable financial accounting rules) of all Awards granted to any Director during any single calendar year shall not exceed $500,000; provided, however, that such limitation
shall be $600,000 in the first year a Person becomes a Director. There shall not be any limitation on the number of Awards that may be paid in cash. 

(b) Sources of Units Deliverable under Awards. Any Units delivered pursuant to an Award shall consist, in whole or in part, of
(i) Common Units acquired in the open market; (ii) Common Units or Subordinated Units acquired from the Partnership (including newly issued Common Units or Subordinated Units), any Affiliate of the Partnership, or any other Person; or
(iii) any combination of the foregoing, as determined by the Committee in its discretion. 
 (c) Adjustments. 

(i) Certain Restructurings. Upon the occurrence of any “equity restructuring” event that could result in an additional
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Partnership pursuant to the provisions of ASC Topic 718 if adjustments to Awards with respect to such event were discretionary, the Committee shall equitably adjust the number and type of Units
(or other securities or property) covered by each outstanding Award and the terms and conditions, including the exercise price and performance criteria (if any), of such Award to equitably reflect such event and shall adjust the number and type of
Units (or other securities or property) with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan after such event; provided, however, that no adjustment to any Award shall materially reduce the benefit to a Participant immediately
prior to such adjustment without the consent of such Participant. Upon the occurrence of any other similar event that would not result in an accounting charge under ASC Topic 718 if the adjustment to Awards with respect to such event were subject to
discretionary action, the Committee shall have complete discretion to adjust Awards and the number and type of Units (or other securities or property) with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan in such manner as it deems appropriate
with respect to such other event. In the event the Committee makes any adjustment pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 4(c), the Committee shall make a corresponding and proportionate adjustment with respect to the maximum
number of Units that may be delivered with respect to Awards under the Plan as provided in Section 4(a) and the kind of Units or other securities available for grant under the Plan. 

(ii) Other Adjustments. Subject to, and without limiting the scope of, the provisions of Section 4(c)(i), in the event that the
Committee determines that any distribution (whether in the form of cash, Units, other securities, or other property), recapitalization, split, reverse split, reorganization, merger, Change of Control, consolidation, split-up, spin-off, combination,
repurchase, or exchange of Units or other securities of the Partnership, issuance of warrants or other rights to purchase Units or other securities of the Partnership, or other similar transaction or event affects the Units such that an adjustment
is determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion, to be appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan, then the Committee shall, in such manner as it
may deem equitable, adjust any or all of (A) the number and type of Units (or other securities or property) with respect to which Awards may be granted, (B) the number and type of Units (or other securities or property) subject to
outstanding Awards, and (C) the grant or exercise price with respect to any Award or, if deemed appropriate, make provision for a cash payment to the holder of an outstanding Award; provided, that the number of Units subject to any Award
shall always be a whole number. Further, upon the occurrence of any event described in the preceding sentence, the Committee, acting in its sole discretion without the consent or approval of any holder, may effect one or more of the following
alternatives, which may vary among individual holders and which may vary among Awards: 
 (A) remove any applicable
forfeiture restrictions on any Award; 
 (B) accelerate the time of exercisability or the time at which the Restricted Period
shall lapse to a specific date specified by the Committee; 
 (C) require the mandatory surrender to the General Partner or
the Partnership by selected holders of some or all of the outstanding Awards held by such holders (irrespective of whether such Awards are then subject to a Restricted Period or other restrictions pursuant to the Plan) as of a date specified by the
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the Partnership or any of their respective Affiliates to pay to each holder an amount of cash per Unit equal to the per Unit value as determined by the Committee as of the date determined by the
Committee to be the date of cancellation and surrender of such Awards less the exercise price, if any, applicable to such Awards; provided, however, that to the extent the exercise price of an Option or UAR exceeds such per Unit value
as determined by the Committee, no consideration will be paid with respect to that Award; 
 (D) cancel Awards that remain
subject to a Restricted Period as of a date specified by the Committee without payment of any consideration to the Participant for such Awards; or 

(E) make such adjustments to Awards then outstanding as the Committee deems appropriate to reflect such event (including,
without limitation, the substitution of new awards for Awards); provided, however, that the Committee may determine in its sole discretion that no adjustment is necessary to Awards then outstanding. 

Section 5. Eligibility. Any Employee, Consultant or Director shall be eligible to be designated a Participant and receive
an Award under the Plan. 
 Section 6. Awards. 

(a) Options and UARs. The Committee shall have the authority to determine the Employees, Consultants, and Directors to whom Options or
UARs shall be granted, the number of Units to be covered by each Option or UAR, the exercise price therefor, the Restricted Period and other conditions and limitations applicable to the exercise of the Option or UAR, including the following terms
and conditions and such additional terms and conditions, as the Committee shall determine, that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan. 

(i) Exercise Price. The exercise price per Unit purchasable under an Option or subject to a UAR shall be determined by the Committee at
the time the Option or UAR is granted but, except with respect to substitute Awards pursuant to Section 6(f)(viii), may not be less than the Fair Market Value of a Unit as of the date of grant of such Option or UAR. 

(ii) Time and Method of Exercise. The Committee shall determine the exercise terms and the Restricted Period, if any, with respect to
an Option or UAR, which may include a provision for accelerated vesting upon the achievement of specified performance goals or other events and the method or methods by which payment of the exercise price with respect to an Option or UAR may be made
or deemed to have been made, which may include cash, check acceptable to the General Partner, withholding Units having a Fair Market Value on the exercise date equal to the relevant exercise price from the Award, a “cashless-broker”
exercise through procedures approved by the General Partner, other securities or other property, a note (in a form acceptable to the General Partner), or any combination of the foregoing methods. 

(iii) Forfeitures. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the Award Agreement, upon termination of a Participant’s
employment with (or service to) the General Partner and its Affiliates or membership on the Board, whichever is applicable, for any reason during the applicable Restricted Period, all outstanding Options and UARs awarded to the Participant shall be
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 (b) Restricted Units and Phantom Units. The Committee shall have the authority to
determine the Employees, Consultants, and Directors to whom Restricted Units or Phantom Units shall be granted, the number of Restricted Units or Phantom Units to be granted to each such Participant, the applicable Restricted Period, the conditions
under which the Restricted Units or Phantom Units may become vested or forfeited, and such other terms and conditions as the Committee may establish with respect to such Awards, including whether DERs are granted with respect to the Phantom Units.

 (i) UDRs. To the extent determined by the Committee, in its discretion, the Award Agreement for a grant of Restricted Units may
provide that distributions made by the Partnership with respect to the Restricted Units shall be subject to the same forfeiture and other restrictions as the Restricted Unit and, if restricted, such distributions shall be held, with or without
interest or other earnings credit (as determined by the Committee), until the Restricted Unit vests or is forfeited with the UDR being paid or forfeited at the same time, as the case may be. Absent such a restriction on the UDRs in the Award
Agreement, UDRs shall be paid to the holder of the Restricted Unit without restriction at the same time as cash distributions are paid by the Partnership to its unitholders. 

(ii) Forfeitures. Except as otherwise provided in the terms of the applicable Award Agreement, upon termination of a Participant’s
employment with (or service to) the General Partner and its Affiliates or membership on the Board, whichever is applicable, for any reason during the applicable Restricted Period, all outstanding, unvested Restricted Units and Phantom Units awarded
to the Participant shall be automatically forfeited on such termination. 
 (iii) Lapse of Restrictions. 

(A) Phantom Units. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, upon or as soon as reasonably practical
following the vesting of each Phantom Unit, subject to Section 8(b), the Participant shall be entitled to settlement of such Phantom Unit and shall receive one Unit (or such greater or lesser number of Units as may be provided pursuant to the
applicable Award Agreement) or an amount in cash equal to the Fair Market Value (for purposes of this Section 6(b)(iii), as calculated on the last day of the Restricted Period) of a Unit (or such greater or lesser number of Units as may be
provided pursuant to the applicable Award Agreement) or a combination thereof, as determined by the Committee in its discretion and as provided in the applicable Award Agreement. 

(B) Restricted Units. Upon or as soon as reasonably practicable following the vesting of each Restricted Unit, subject
to Section 8(b), the Participant shall be entitled to have the restrictions removed from his or her Unit certificate (or book entry account, as applicable). 

(c) DERs. The Committee shall have the authority to determine the Employees, Consultants, and Directors to whom DERs are granted,
whether such DERs are tandem or separate Awards, whether such DERs shall be paid directly to the Participant, be credited to a bookkeeping account (with or without interest or other earnings credit), any vesting restrictions and payment provisions
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Award Agreements. Distributions in respect of DERs shall be credited as of the distribution dates during the period between the date an Award is granted to a Participant and the date such Award
vests, is exercised, is distributed or expires, as determined by the Committee. Such DERs shall be converted to cash, Units, Restricted Units, or Phantom Units by such formula and at such times and subject to such limitations as may be determined by
the Committee. Tandem DERs may be subject to the same or different vesting restrictions as the underlying Award, or be subject to such other provisions or restrictions as determined by the Committee in its discretion. 

(d) Bonus Units and Awards in Lieu of Obligations. The Committee is authorized to grant Units as a bonus or to grant Units in lieu of
obligations to pay cash or deliver other property under the Plan or under other plans or compensatory arrangements to such Employees, Consultants and Directors and in such amounts as the Committee, in its discretion, may select. Bonus Units or
Awards granted hereunder shall be subject to such other terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee. 
 (e) Other
Unit-Based Awards; Cash Awards. Other Unit-Based Awards may be granted under the Plan to such Employees, Consultants, and Directors as the Committee, in its discretion, may select. An Other Unit-Based Award shall be an award denominated or
payable in, valued in or otherwise based on or related to Units, in whole or in part. The Committee shall determine the terms and conditions of any Other Unit-Based Award, including whether such Other Unit-Based Award (or any portion thereof) is
fully vested when granted and, if such Other Unit-Based Award (or any portion thereof) is not fully vested when granted, the conditions under which such Other Unit-Based Award (or the unvested portion thereof) may become vested or forfeited. Other
Unit-Based Awards may be paid in cash, Units (including Restricted Units) or any combination thereof as provided in the applicable Award Agreement. Cash Awards, as an element of or supplement to, or independent of any other Award under the Plan, may
also be granted pursuant to this Section 6(e). 
 (f) Certain Provisions Applicable to Awards. 

(i) Awards May Be Granted Separately or Together. Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be granted either alone or in
addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution for any other Award granted under the Plan or any award granted under any other plan of the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner. Awards granted in addition to or in tandem with
other Awards or awards granted under any other plan of the General Partner, the Partnership or any of their respective Affiliates may be granted either at the same time as or at a different time from the grant of such other Awards or awards. 

(ii) Limits on Transfer of Awards. 

(A) Except as provided in Section 6(f)(ii)(C), each Option and UAR shall be exercisable only by the Participant during the
Participant’s lifetime, or by the Person to whom the Participant’s rights shall pass by will or the laws of descent and distribution. 

(B) Except as provided in Section 6(f)(ii)(C), no Award and no right under any such Award may be assigned, alienated,
pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void
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 (C) The Committee may provide in an Award Agreement or in its discretion that an
Award may, on such terms and conditions as the Committee may from time to time establish, be transferred by a Participant without consideration to any “family member” of the Participant, as defined in the instructions to use of the Form
S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any related family trust, limited partnership or other transferee specifically approved by the Committee. 

(iii) Term of Awards. The term of each Award shall be for such period as may be determined by the Committee. 

(iv) Issuance of Units. The Units or other securities of the Partnership delivered pursuant to an Award may be evidenced in any manner
deemed appropriate by the Committee in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, in the form of a certificate issued in the name of the Participant or by book entry, electronic or otherwise and shall be subject to such stop transfer orders
and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the SEC, any securities exchange upon which such Units or other securities are then listed, and any applicable laws, and
the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be inscribed on any certificates, if applicable, to make appropriate reference to such restrictions. 

(v) Consideration for Grants. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Awards may be granted for such consideration, including
services, as the Committee shall determine. 
 (vi) Delivery of Units or other Securities and Payment by Participant of
Consideration. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan or any Award Agreement to the contrary, the Partnership shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificates or make any book entries evidencing Units pursuant to the exercise or vesting
of any Award unless and until the Board or the Committee has determined, with advice of counsel, that (A) the issuance of such Units is in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations of governmental authorities, and, if applicable, the
requirements of any securities exchange on which the Units are listed or traded, and (B) the Units are covered by an effective registration statement or applicable exemption from registration. In addition to the terms and conditions provided
herein, the Board or the Committee may require that a Participant make such reasonable covenants, agreements, and representations as the Board or the Committee, in its discretion, deems advisable in order to comply with any such laws, regulations,
or requirements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the delivery of Units pursuant to the exercise or vesting of an Award may be deferred for any period during which, in the good faith determination of the Committee, the Partnership
is not reasonably able to obtain or deliver Units pursuant to such Award without violating applicable law or the applicable rules or regulations of any governmental agency or authority or securities exchange. No Units or other securities shall be
delivered pursuant to any Award until payment in full of any amount required to be paid pursuant to the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement (including any exercise price or tax withholding) is received by the General Partner. Such payment may be
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including cash, other Awards, withholding of Units, cashless broker exercises with simultaneous sale, or any combination thereof; provided that the combined value, as determined by the
Committee, of all cash and cash equivalents and the Fair Market Value of any such Units or other property so tendered to the General Partner, as of the date of such tender, is at least equal to the full amount required to be paid to the General
Partner pursuant to the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement. 
 (vii) Change of Control. If specifically provided in an Award
Agreement, upon a Change of Control the Award may automatically vest and be payable or become exercisable in full, as the case may be. 

(viii) Substitute Awards. Awards may be granted under the Plan in substitution of similar awards held by individuals who are or who
become Employees, Consultants or Directors in connection with a merger, consolidation or acquisition by the Partnership or one of its Affiliates of another entity or the securities or assets of another entity (including in connection with the
acquisition by the Partnership or one of its Affiliates of additional securities of an entity that is an existing Affiliate of the Partnership). To the extent permitted by Section 409A, such substitute Awards that are Options or UARs may have
exercise prices less than the Fair Market Value of a Unit on the date of the substitution. 
 (ix) Prohibition on Repricing of Options
and UARs. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(c) and Section 7(c), the terms of outstanding Award Agreements may not be amended without the approval of the Partnership’s unitholders so as to: 

(A) reduce the Unit exercise price of any outstanding Options or UARs, 

(B) grant a new Option, UAR or other Award in substitution for, or upon the cancellation of, any previously granted Option or UAR that has the
effect of reducing the exercise price thereof, 
 (C) exchange any Option or UAR for Units, cash, or other consideration when the exercise
price per Unit under such Option or UAR exceeds the Fair Market Value of the underlying Units, or 
 (D) take any other action that
would be considered a “repricing” of an Option or UAR under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange or, if the Units are not then-listed on such exchange, to the extent applicable, on any other national securities exchange on
which the Units are listed. 
 Subject to Section 4(c), Section 7(c) and Section 8(n), the Committee shall have the
authority, without the approval of the Partnership’s unitholders, to amend any outstanding Award to increase the per Unit exercise price of any outstanding Options or UARs or to cancel and replace any outstanding Options or UARs with the grant
of Options or UARs having a per Unit exercise price that is equal to or greater than the per Unit exercise price of the original Options or UARs. 

Section 7. Amendment and Termination. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law: 

(a) Amendments to the Plan. Except as required by applicable law or the rules of the principal securities exchange on which the Units
are traded and subject to Section 7(b) below, the Board or the Committee may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan in any manner, including increasing the number of Units available for Awards under the Plan, without the
consent of any partner, Participant, other holder or beneficiary of an Award, or other Person. 

  
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 (b) Amendments to Awards. Subject to Section 7(a), the Committee may waive any
conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter any Award theretofore granted (including, without limitation, requiring or allowing for an election to settle an Award in cash), provided no change in any Award shall materially reduce the
benefit to a Participant immediately prior to such change without the consent of such Participant. 
 (c) Adjustment of Awards Upon the
Occurrence of Certain Unusual or Nonrecurring Events. The Committee is hereby authorized to make adjustments in the terms and conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or nonrecurring events (including the
events described in Section 4(c)) affecting the Partnership or the financial statements of the Partnership, or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or accounting principles, whenever the Committee determines that such adjustments are
appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan or such Award. 

Section 8. General Provisions. 

(a) No Rights to Award. No Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award under the Plan, and there is no obligation for
uniformity of treatment of Participants. The terms and conditions of Awards need not be the same with respect to each recipient. 
 (b)
Tax Withholding. Unless other arrangements have been made that are acceptable to the General Partner or any of its Affiliates, the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner is authorized to deduct, withhold, or cause to be
deducted or withheld, from any Award, from any payment due or transfer made under any Award, or from any compensation or other amount owing to a Participant the amount (in cash, Units, including Units that would otherwise be issued pursuant to such
Award, or other property) of any applicable taxes payable in respect of the grant or settlement of an Award, its exercise, the lapse of restrictions thereon, or any other payment or transfer under an Award or under the Plan and to take such other
action as may be necessary in the opinion of the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner to satisfy its withholding obligations for the payment of such taxes. In the event that Units that would otherwise be issued pursuant to an
Award are used to satisfy such withholding obligations, the number of Units that may be withheld or surrendered shall be limited to the number of Units that have a Fair Market Value on the date of withholding equal to the aggregate amount of such
liabilities based on the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal, state, local and foreign income tax and payroll tax purposes that are applicable to such taxable income; provided, however, that such withholding may be based on
rates in excess of the minimum statutory withholding rates if (x) the Committee (i) determines that such withholding would not result in adverse accounting, tax or other consequences to the General Partner or any of its Affiliates (other
than immaterial administrative, reporting or similar consequences) and (ii) authorizes such withholding at such greater rates and (y) the holder of such Award consents to such withholding at such greater rates. 

  
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 (c) No Right to Employment or Service Relationship. The grant of an Award shall not be
construed as giving a Participant the right to be retained in the employ of the General Partner or any of its Affiliates, to continue providing consulting services, or to remain on the Board, as applicable. Furthermore, the General Partner or an
Affiliate of the General Partner may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment or his or her service relationship, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, any Award Agreement or
other written agreement between any such entity and a Participant. 
 (d) Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of
the Plan and any rules and regulations relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its conflict of laws principles. 

(e) Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction or as to any Person or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable law or, if it cannot be construed
or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, Person, or Award, and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award
shall remain in full force and effect. 
 (f) Other Laws. The Committee may refuse to issue or transfer any Units or other
consideration under an Award if, in its sole discretion, it determines that the issuance or transfer of such Units or such other consideration might violate any applicable law or regulation or the rules of the principal securities exchange on which
the Units are then traded, or entitle the Partnership or an Affiliate of the Partnership to recover the same under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, and any payment tendered to the General Partner by a Participant, other holder, or beneficiary
in connection with the exercise of such Award shall be promptly refunded to the relevant Participant, holder or beneficiary. 
 (g) No
Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner and a Participant
or any other Person. To the extent that any Person acquires a right to receive payments from the General Partner or any Affiliate of the General Partner pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater than the right of any general unsecured
creditor of the General Partner or such Affiliate. 
 (h) No Fractional Units. No fractional Units shall be issued or delivered
pursuant to the Plan or any Award, and the Committee shall determine in its sole discretion whether cash, other securities, or other property shall be paid or transferred in lieu of any fractional Units or whether such fractional Units or any rights
thereto shall be canceled, terminated, or otherwise eliminated with or without consideration. 
 (i) Headings. Headings are given to
the Sections and subsections of the Plan solely as a convenience to facilitate reference. Such headings shall not be deemed in any way material or relevant to the construction or interpretation of the Plan or any provision hereof. 

(j) Facility Payment. Any amounts payable hereunder to any individual under legal disability or who, in the judgment of the Committee,
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affairs, may be paid to the legal representative of such individual, or may be applied for the benefit of such individual in any manner that the Committee may select, and the General Partner, the
Partnership and their respective Affiliates shall be relieved of any further liability for payment of such amounts. 
 (k) Participation
by Affiliates. In making Awards to Employees employed by, or Consultants providing services to, an Affiliate of the General Partner, the Committee shall be acting on behalf of the Affiliate of the General Partner, and to the extent the
Partnership has an obligation to reimburse the General Partner for compensation paid to Employees or Consultants for services rendered for the benefit of the Partnership, such reimbursement payments may be made by the Partnership directly to the
Affiliate of the General Partner, and, if made to the General Partner, shall be received by the General Partner as agent for the Affiliate of the General Partner. 

(l) Allocation of Costs. Nothing herein shall be deemed to override, amend, or modify any cost sharing arrangement, omnibus agreement,
or other arrangement between the General Partner, the Partnership, and any of their respective Affiliates regarding the sharing of costs between such entities. 

(m) Gender and Number. Words in the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender, the plural shall include the singular and the
singular shall include the plural. 
 (n) Compliance with Section 409A. Nothing in the Plan or any Award Agreement shall operate
or be construed to cause the Plan or an Award that is subject to Section 409A to fail to comply with the requirements of Section 409A. The applicable provisions of Section 409A are hereby incorporated by reference and shall control
over any Plan or Award Agreement provision in conflict therewith or that would cause a failure of compliance thereunder, to the extent necessary to resolve such conflict or obviate such failure. Subject to any other restrictions or limitations
contained herein, in the event that a “specified employee” (as defined under Section 409A) becomes entitled to a payment under an Award that constitutes a “deferral of compensation” (as defined under Section 409A) on
account of a “separation from service” (as defined under Section 409A), to the extent required by the Code, such payment shall not occur until the date that is six months plus one day from the date of such separation from service. Any
amount that is otherwise payable within the six-month period described herein will be aggregated and paid in a lump sum without interest. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, none of the Board, the Committee, the Partnership, the
General Partner or any of their respective Affiliates makes any representations that any Awards (or payments with respect to any Awards) are exempt from or compliant with Section 409A and in no event shall the Board, the Committee, the
Partnership, the General Partner or any of their respective Affiliates be liable for all or any portion of any taxes, penalties, interest or other expenses that may be incurred by any Participant on account of non-compliance with Section 409A.

 (o) No Guarantee of Tax Consequences. None of the Board, the Committee, the Partnership, the General Partner, or any of their
respective Affiliates (i) provides or has provided any tax advice to any Participant or any other Person or makes or has made any assurance, commitment or guarantee that any federal, state, local or other tax treatment will (or will not) apply
or be available to any Participant or other Person or (ii) assumes any liability with respect to any tax or associated liabilities to which any Participant or other Person may be subject. 

  
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 (p) Clawback. To the extent required by applicable law or any applicable securities
exchange listing standards, or as otherwise determined by the Committee, Awards and amounts paid or payable pursuant to or with respect to Awards shall be subject to the provisions of any applicable clawback policies or procedures adopted by the
General Partner or the Partnership, which clawback policies or procedures may provide for forfeiture, repurchase, or recoupment of Awards and amounts paid or payable pursuant to or with respect to Awards. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan or
any Award Agreement to the contrary, the General Partner and the Partnership reserve the right, without the consent of any Participant or beneficiary of any Award, to adopt any such clawback policies and procedures, including such policies and
procedures applicable to the Plan or any Award Agreement with retroactive effect. 
 Section 9. Term of the Plan. The
Plan shall be effective on the date on which it is adopted by the Board and shall continue until the earliest of (i) the date terminated by the Board or the Committee, (ii) the date that all Units available under the Plan have been
delivered to Participants, or (iii) the 10th anniversary of the date on which the Plan is adopted by the Board. However, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or in an applicable Award Agreement, any Award granted prior to such
termination, and the authority of the Board or the Committee under the Plan or an Award Agreement to amend, alter, adjust, suspend, discontinue, or terminate any such Award or to waive any conditions or rights under such Award, shall extend beyond
such termination date. 

  
 16Exhibit 10.1

 

Execution Version

	
 
    

 

FIFTH AMENDMENT

TO
 CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

DATED AS OF
 MAY 4, 2015

 

AMONG

 

LRE OPERATING, LLC,

AS BORROWER,

 

LRR ENERGY, L.P.,

AS PARENT,

 

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,

 

AND

 

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO

	
 
    

 

 

FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Fifth Amendment”) dated as of May 4, 2015, is among LRE OPERATING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”); LRR ENERGY, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Parent”); WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) for the lenders from time to time party to the Credit Agreement referred to below (collectively, the “Lenders”); and the Lenders.

 

R E C I T A L S

 

A.            The Borrower, the Parent, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are parties to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of July 22, 2011, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of September 30, 2011, that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 8, 2012, that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 27, 2012 and that certain Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October 1, 2014 (as further amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lenders have agreed to make certain loans to, and extensions of credit on behalf of, the Borrower.

 

B.            The Borrower, the Parent, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed to, among other things, amend the Credit Agreement in order to provide for a non-conforming Borrowing Base.

 

C.            The Administrative Agent and the Lenders have agreed to effectuate the Scheduled Redetermination scheduled to occur on or around May 1, 2015, pursuant to Section 2.07 of the Credit Agreement.

 

AGREEMENT

 

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

 

Section 1.                      Defined Terms.  Each capitalized term used herein, but not otherwise defined herein has the meaning given such term in the Credit Agreement (including after giving effect to the amendments set forth in Section 2 hereof).  Unless otherwise indicated, all references to Sections in this Fifth Amendment refer to Sections of the Credit Agreement.

 

Section 2.                      Amendments to Credit Agreement. Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in accordance with Section 12.02 of the Credit Agreement) of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4:

 

2.1          Amendments to Section 1.02.  Section 1.02 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

(a)           Each of the following definitions appearing in Section 1.02 is amended

 

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and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“Applicable Margin” means, for any day, with respect to any Loan or with respect to the Commitment Fee Rate, as the case may be, the rate per annum set forth in the Conforming Borrowing Base Utilization Grid below based upon the Conforming Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage then in effect:

 

Conforming Borrowing Base Utilization Grid

 

	
Conforming
   Borrowing Base
   Utilization
   Percentage
    	
 
    	
< 25%
    	
 
    	
3 25%
    < 50%
    	
 
    	
3 50%
   < 75%
    	
 
    	
3 75%
    < 90%
    	
 
    	
3 90%
    < 100%
    	
 
    	
3 100%
    	
 
    
	
Eurodollar Loans
    	
 
    	
2.00
    	
%
    	
2.25
    	
%
    	
2.50
    	
%
    	
2.75
    	
%
    	
3.00
    	
%
    	
3.10
    	
%
    
	
ABR Loans
    	
 
    	
1.00
    	
%
    	
1.25
    	
%
    	
1.50
    	
%
    	
1.75
    	
%
    	
2.00
    	
%
    	
2.10
    	
%
    
	
Commitment Fee Rate
    	
 
    	
0.375
    	
%
    	
0.375
    	
%
    	
0.50
    	
%
    	
0.50
    	
%
    	
0.50
    	
%
    	
0.80
    	
%
    

 

Each change in the Applicable Margin shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change; provided that if at any time the Borrower fails to deliver a Reserve Report pursuant to Section 8.12 and such failure continues for more than 30 days from the date when such Reserve Report is due, then the “Applicable Margin” for Loans means the rate per annum set forth on the grid when the Conforming Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage is at its highest level.

 

“Borrowing Base” means at any time an amount equal to the amount determined in accordance with Section 2.07 from time to time, as the same may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 2.07(e), Section 2.07(f), Section 2.07(g), Section 8.13(c) or Section 9.12(f).  From and after the Conforming Date, the Borrowing Base shall be, and shall be in an amount equal to, the Conforming Borrowing Base.

 

“Interim Redetermination Date” means the date on which a Borrowing Base and/or Conforming Borrowing Base that has been redetermined pursuant to an Interim Redetermination becomes effective as provided in Section 2.07(d).

 

“Proposed Borrowing Base Notice” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.07(c)(ii).

 

“Scheduled Redetermination Date” means the date on which a Borrowing Base and/or Conforming Borrowing Base that has been redetermined pursuant to a Scheduled Redetermination becomes effective as provided in Section 2.07(d).

 

(b)           The following defined terms are added to Section 1.02 in appropriate

 

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alphabetical order:

 

“Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules, and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Borrower or its Subsidiaries from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

 

“Conforming Borrowing Base” means, at any time, an amount determined in accordance with Section 2.07 based on the Administrative Agent’s or the applicable Lender’s application of its Conforming Credit Criteria, as such Conforming Borrowing Base may be adjusted from time to time pursuant to Section 2.07(e), Section 8.13(c) and Section 9.12(f).

 

“Conforming Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage” means, as of any day, the fraction expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures of the Lenders on such day, and the denominator of which is the Conforming Borrowing Base in effect on such day.

 

“Conforming Credit Criteria” means the information contained in the Engineering Reports and such other information (including the status of title information with respect to the Oil and Gas Properties as described in the Engineering Reports and the existence of any other Debt) as the Administrative Agent or the applicable Lender deems appropriate in its sole discretion and consistent with its normal and customary oil and gas lending criteria as it exists at the particular time.

 

“Conforming Date” means the earlier of (i) November 1, 2015 and (ii) the date on which the VNR Merger Agreement terminates according to its terms.

 

“Fifth Amendment Effective Date” means May 4, 2015.

 

“Mandatory Redetermination” means the redetermination of the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 2.07(g).

 

“Mandatory Redetermination Date” means the date on which a Borrowing Base that has been redetermined pursuant to the Mandatory Redetermination under Section 2.07(g) becomes effective as provided under Section 2.07(d). For the avoidance of doubt, the Conforming Date shall be the Mandatory Redetermination Date.

 

“Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base” means any Conforming Borrowing Base proposed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.07(c)(i).

 

“Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the

 

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United States Department of the Treasury or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom.

 

“Sanctioned Country” means, at any time, a country or territory which is the subject or target of any Sanctions.

 

“Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, (a) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Department of State, the or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or any EU member state, (b) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (c) any Person controlled by any such Person.

 

“VNR Merger Agreement” means that certain Purchase Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 20, 2015, by and among Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Lighthouse Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Lime Rock Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership, LRR-A, LRR-B, LRR-C, Lime Rock Resources II-A, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Lime Rock Resources, II-C, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, the Parent and the General Partner, in the form attached as Exhibit 2.1 to the Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 22, 2015.

 

(c)           The definition of “Borrowing Base Utilization Percentage” appearing in Section 1.02 is hereby deleted in its entirety.

 

(d)           The definition of “LIBO Rate” appearing in Section 1.02 is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof:

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the LIBO Rate be less than zero.

 

2.2          Amendments to Section 2.07.  Section 2.07 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

Section 2.07          Borrowing Base.

 

(a)           Initial Borrowing Base.  For the period from and including the Fifth Amendment Effective Date to but excluding the first Redetermination Date thereafter, the amount of the Borrowing Base shall be $245,000,000 and the amount of the Conforming Borrowing Base shall be $195,000,000. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrowing Base and the Conforming Borrowing Base may each be subject to further adjustments in between Scheduled Redeterminations from time to time pursuant to Section 2.07(e), Section 2.07(f), Section 2.07(g), Section 8.13(c) or Section 9.12(f).

 

(b)           Scheduled and Interim Redeterminations.  The Borrowing Base and the Conforming Borrowing Base shall each be redetermined semi-annually, in

 

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each case in accordance with this Section 2.07 (a “Scheduled Redetermination”), and, subject to Section 2.07(d), such redetermined Borrowing Base and Conforming Borrowing Base shall become effective and applicable to the Borrower, the Agents, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders on May 1st and November 1st of each year (or, in each case, such date promptly thereafter as reasonably practicable).  In addition, the Borrower may, by notifying the Administrative Agent thereof, and the Administrative Agent may, at the direction of the Required Lenders, by notifying the Borrower thereof, one time during any 6 month period, each elect to cause the Borrowing Base and the Conforming Borrowing Base to be redetermined between Scheduled Redeterminations (each, an “Interim Redetermination”) in accordance with this Section 2.07.

 

(c)           Scheduled and Interim Redetermination Procedure.

 

(i)            Each Scheduled Redetermination and each Interim Redetermination shall be effectuated as follows: Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of (A) the Reserve Report and the certificate required to be delivered by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, in the case of a Scheduled Redetermination, pursuant to Section 8.12(a) and (c), and, in the case of an Interim Redetermination, pursuant to Section 8.12(b) and (c), and (B) such other reports, data and supplemental information, including, the information provided pursuant to Section 8.12(c), as may, from time to time, be reasonably requested by the Required Lenders (the Reserve Report, such certificate and such other reports, data and supplemental information being the “Engineering Reports”), the Administrative Agent shall evaluate the information contained in the Engineering Reports and shall, in its sole discretion, propose (1) prior to the Conforming Date, both (x) a new Borrowing Base based upon such information and such other information as the Administrative Agent deems appropriate in its sole discretion, and (y) a new Conforming Borrowing Base based solely upon the Administrative Agent’s application of its Conforming Credit Criteria and (2) from and after the Conforming Date, a new Borrowing Base and a new Conforming Borrowing Base which shall be the same amount and which shall each be based solely upon such Engineering Reports and the Administrative Agent’s application of its Conforming Credit Criteria.  In no event shall the Proposed Borrowing Base or the Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base exceed the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts.

 

(ii)           The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Proposed Borrowing Base and the Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base (the “Proposed Borrowing Base Notice”):

 

(A)          in the case of a Scheduled Redetermination (1) if the Administrative Agent shall have received the Engineering Reports required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 8.12(a) and (c) in a timely and complete manner, then on or before the April 15th and October 15th of such year following the date of delivery or (2) if the Administrative Agent shall not have

 

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received the Engineering Reports required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 8.12(a) and (c) in a timely and complete manner, then promptly after the Administrative Agent has received complete Engineering Reports from the Borrower and has had a reasonable opportunity to determine the Proposed Borrowing Base in accordance with Section 2.07(c)(i); and

 

(B)          in the case of an Interim Redetermination, promptly, and in any event, within fifteen (15) days after the Administrative Agent has received the required Engineering Reports.

 

(iii)          Any Proposed Borrowing Base or Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base that would increase the Borrowing Base or the Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable, then in effect must be approved by all of the Lenders as provided in this Section 2.07(c)(iii); and any Proposed Borrowing Base or Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base that would decrease or maintain the Borrowing Base or the Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable, then in effect must be approved or be deemed to have been approved by the Required Lenders as provided in this Section 2.07(c)(iii).  Upon receipt of the Proposed Borrowing Base Notice, each Lender shall have fifteen (15) days (A) to agree with the Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base or disagree with the Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base by proposing an alternate Conforming Borrowing Base based solely upon its application of its Conforming Credit Criteria and (B) if applicable, to agree with the Proposed Borrowing Base or disagree with the Proposed Borrowing Base by proposing an alternate Borrowing Base.  If, in the case of any Proposed Borrowing Base or Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base that would decrease or maintain the Borrowing Base or the Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable, then in effect, at the end of such fifteen (15) days, any Lender has not communicated its approval or disapproval in writing to the Administrative Agent, such silence shall be deemed to be an approval of the Proposed Borrowing Base and the Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable.  If, in the case of any Proposed Borrowing Base or Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base that would increase the Borrowing Base or the Conforming Borrowing Base then in effect, at the end of such fifteen (15) days, any Lender has not communicated its approval or disapproval in writing to the Administrative Agent, such silence shall be deemed to be a disapproval of the Proposed Borrowing Base and the Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable.  If, at the end of such 15-day period, all of the Lenders, in the case of a Proposed Borrowing Base or Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base that would increase the Borrowing Base or the Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable, then in effect, or the Required Lenders, in the case of a Proposed Borrowing Base or Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base that would decrease or maintain the Borrowing Base or the Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable, then in effect, have approved or, in the case of a decrease or reaffirmation, deemed to have approved, as aforesaid, then the Proposed Borrowing Base and/or the Proposed Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable, shall become the new Borrowing Base and/or the new Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable, effective on the

 

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date specified in Section 2.07(d).  If, however, at the end of such 15-day period, all of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable, have not approved or, in the case of a decrease or reaffirmation, deemed to have approved, as aforesaid, then the Administrative Agent shall poll the Lenders to ascertain the highest Borrowing Base and/or the highest Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable, then acceptable to (x) in the case of a decrease or reaffirmation, a number of Lenders sufficient to constitute the Required Lenders and (y) in the case of an increase, all of the Lenders, and such amount shall become the new Borrowing Base and/or the new Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable, effective on the date specified in Section 2.07(d).

 

(d)           Effectiveness of a Redetermined Borrowing Base and Conforming Borrowing Base.  After a redetermined Borrowing Base and/or Conforming Borrowing Base is approved or is deemed to have been approved by all of the Lenders or the Required Lenders, as applicable, pursuant to Section 2.07(c)(iii), the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the amounts of the redetermined Borrowing Base and Conforming Borrowing Base (the “New Borrowing Base Notice”), and such amounts shall become the new Borrowing Base and the new Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable, effective and applicable to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders:

 

(i)            in the case of a Scheduled Redetermination, (A) if the Administrative Agent shall have received the Engineering Reports required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 8.12(a) and (c) in a timely and complete manner, then on May 1st or November 1st (or, in each case, such date promptly thereafter as reasonably practicable), as applicable, following such notice, or (B) if the Administrative Agent shall not have received the Engineering Reports required to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 8.12(a) and (c) in a timely and complete manner, then on the Business Day next succeeding delivery of such notice; and

 

(ii)           in the case of an Interim Redetermination, on the Business Day next succeeding delivery of such notice.

 

In the case of the Mandatory Redetermination, the new Borrowing Base and the new Conforming Borrowing Base shall become effective on the Conforming Date regardless of the date of delivery of such notice.

 

Such amounts shall then become the Borrowing Base and the Conforming Borrowing Base, as applicable, until the next Scheduled Redetermination Date, the next Interim Redetermination Date, the Mandatory Redetermination Date or the next adjustment to the Borrowing Base and the Conforming Borrowing Base under Section 2.07(e), Section 2.07(f), Section 2.07(g), Section 8.13(c) or Section 9.12(f), whichever occurs first.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Scheduled Redetermination or Interim Redetermination shall become effective until the New

 

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Borrowing Base Notice related thereto is received by the Borrower.

 

(e)           Automatic Reduction of Conforming Borrowing Base Upon Senior Notes Issuance. In addition to other automatic reductions of the Borrowing Base and/or Conforming Borrowing Base set forth herein, upon any issuance of Senior Unsecured Notes (except to the extent issued in exchange for then outstanding Senior Unsecured Notes or the proceeds are applied to refinancing, redemption or retirement of outstanding Senior Unsecured Notes or to pay fees, expenses or premiums related to such exchange or such refinancing, redemption or retirement), the Borrowing Base and the Conforming Borrowing Base shall be automatically decreased an amount equal to 25% of the notional amount of Senior Unsecured Notes issued at such time.  Such decrease in the Borrowing Base and the Conforming Borrowing Base shall occur without any vote of the Lenders or action by the Administrative Agent.

 

(f)            Monthly Reduction of Borrowing Base. Prior to the Conforming Date, in addition to other automatic reductions of the Borrowing Base set forth herein, the Borrowing Base (but not the Conforming Borrowing Base) shall be automatically decreased on the first day of each month, commencing June 1, 2015, in an amount equal to $1,000,000.  Such decrease in the Borrowing Base shall occur without any vote of the Lenders or action by the Administrative Agent.

 

(g)           Mandatory Redetermination.  In addition to the other redeterminations of the Borrowing Base provided for herein, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Borrowing Base shall reduce immediately and automatically on the Conforming Date to the Conforming Borrowing Base as in effect on and as of such date, and from and after such date the Borrowing Base shall be, and shall be in an amount equal to, the Conforming Borrowing Base.  Such decrease in the Borrowing Base shall occur without any vote of the Lenders or action by the Administrative Agent.

 

(h)           Maximum Amount of Borrowing Base.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, unless the administrative agent and the lenders under the Second Lien Loans have consented in writing thereto, in no event may the Borrowing Base hereunder be increased to an amount in excess of the “First Lien Cap” under and as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

2.3          Amendment to Section 3.04(c)(ii).  Section 3.04(c)(ii) is hereby amended by inserting “(other than pursuant to clauses (e), (f) and (g) therein)” immediately after the first reference to “Section 2.07” appearing therein.

 

2.4          Amendment to Section 3.04(c)(iii).  Section 3.04(c)(iii) is hereby amended by replacing the reference therein to “Section 9.12” with “Section 2.07(e), Section 2.07(f) or Section 9.12(f)”.

 

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2.5          Amendment to Section 3.04(c).  Clauses (iv) and (v) of Section 3.04(c) are hereby renumbered as clauses (v) and (vi), respectively, and a new clause (iv) of Section 3.04(c) is hereby added as follows:

 

(iv)          Upon any adjustment to the Borrowing Base pursuant to Section 2.07(g), if the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeds the Borrowing Base as adjusted, then the Borrower shall (A) prepay the Borrowings in an aggregate principal amount equal to such excess and (B) if any excess remains after prepaying all of the Borrowings as a result of an LC Exposure, pay to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders an amount equal to such excess to be held as cash collateral as provided in Section 2.08(j).  The Borrower shall be obligated to make such prepayment and/or deposit of cash collateral on the earlier of (I) 60 days after the Conforming Date and (II) November 1, 2015; provided that all payments required to be made pursuant to this Section 3.04(c)(iv) must be made on or prior to the Termination Date.

 

2.6          Amendment to Section 7.22.  Section 7.22 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

Section 7.22          Anti-Corruption Laws and Sanctions.  The Parent has implemented and maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Parent, the Borrower, their Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions, and the Parent, the Borrower, their Subsidiaries and their respective officers and employees, and to the knowledge of the Parent or the Borrower, their respective directors and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects.  None of (a) the Parent, the Borrower, their Subsidiaries or to the knowledge of the Parent, the Borrower or such Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers or employees or (b) to the knowledge of the Parent or the Borrower, any agent of the Parent, the Borrower or any Subsidiary that will act in any capacity in connection with or benefit from the credit facility established hereby, is a Sanctioned Person.   No Borrowing or Letter of Credit, use of proceeds or other transaction contemplated by the Credit Agreement will violate Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions

 

2.7          Sections 7.23 and 7.24 — Deleted.  Sections 7.23 and 7.24 are hereby deleted in their entirety.

 

2.8          Amendment to Section 8.02.  Section 8.02 is hereby amended by adding the following as new clause (e):

 

(e)           the termination of the Merger Agreement.

 

2.9          Amendment to Section 8.09.  Section 8.09 is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof:

 

The Parent will maintain in effect and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Parent, the Borrower, their Subsidiaries and their

 

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respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions.

 

2.10        Amendment to Section 8.14.  Section 8.14 is hereby amended by replacing each reference to “80%” appearing therein with “90%”.

 

2.11        Amendment to Section 9.04(a).  Clause (iv) of Section 9.04(a) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

(iv)          (A) prior to October 1, 2015, the Parent may make Restricted Payments of Available Cash to holders of its Equity Interests in compliance with the terms of its Organizational Documents in an aggregate amount for all such Restricted Payments made after the Fifth Amendment Effective Date not to exceed $10,600,000, in each case only so long as no Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (B) on or after October 1, 2015, the Parent may make Restricted Payments of Available Cash to holders of its Equity Interests in compliance with the terms of its Organizational Documents, in each case only so long as (1) no Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (2) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the difference of (x) the total Commitments (i.e., the lesser of the Aggregate Maximum Credit Amounts and the then effective Borrowing Base) minus (y) the total Revolving Credit Exposure is equal to or greater than 15% of the Conforming Borrowing Base then in effect.

 

2.12        Amendment to Section 9.08.  Section 9.08 is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof:

 

The Borrower will not request any Borrowing or Letter of Credit, and the Borrower shall not use, and shall ensure that its Subsidiaries and its or their respective directors, officers, employees and agents shall not use, the proceeds of any Borrowing or Letter of Credit (i) in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay, or authorization of the payment or giving of money, or anything else of value, to any Person in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws, (ii) for the purpose of funding, financing or facilitating any activities, business or transaction of or with any Sanctioned Person, or in any Sanctioned Country or (iii) in any manner that would result in the violation of any Sanctions applicable to any party hereto.

 

Section 3.                      Borrowing Base Redetermination.  Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 (or waived in accordance with Section 12.02) and pursuant to Section 2.07 of the Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree that the Borrowing Base shall be decreased from $260,000,000 to $245,000,000, and that the Conforming Borrowing Base shall be $195,000,000, in each case effective as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, and continuing until the next Scheduled Redetermination, Interim Redetermination or other redetermination or adjustment of the Borrowing Base and/or Conforming Borrowing Base thereafter.  The Borrower, the Parent, the Administrative Agent

 

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and Lenders agree that the redetermination of the Borrowing Base provided for in this Section 3 shall be considered and deemed to be the May 1, 2015 Scheduled Redetermination.

 

Section 4.                      Conditions Precedent.  This Fifth Amendment shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied:

 

4.1          Fifth Amendment.  The Administrative Agent shall have received from the Lenders, the Parent and the Borrower executed counterparts (in such number as may be requested by the Administrative Agent) of this Fifth Amendment.

 

4.2          Upfront Fees.  The Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender in accordance with such Lender’s Applicable Percentage, upfront fees in an aggregate amount equal to 5 basis points (0.05%) of $245,000,000.

 

4.3          Fees and Expenses.  The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received all other fees and amounts due and payable on or prior to the date hereof, including, to the extent invoiced, reimbursement or payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder (including, to the extent invoiced on or prior to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, the reasonable fees and expenses of Vinson & Elkins, LLP, counsel to the Administrative Agent).

 

4.4          Mortgages, Mortgage Amendments and Title.

 

(a)           The Administrative Agent shall have received mortgages and/or deeds of trust (or supplements to existing mortgages and/or deeds of trust, as applicable) in form and substance acceptable to the Administrative Agent and duly executed by the Borrower, together with such other assignments, conveyances, amendments, agreements and other writings, including, without limitation, UCC-1 financing statements (each duly authorized and executed), as the Administrative Agent shall deem necessary or appropriate to grant, evidence and perfect first-priority Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent on at least 90% of the total value of the Oil and Gas Properties set forth on the most recently delivered Reserve Report.

 

(b)           The Administrative Agent shall have received title information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require satisfactory to the Administrative Agent setting forth the status of title to at least 80% of the total value of the Oil and Gas Properties set forth on the most recently delivered Reserve Report.

 

4.5          Amendment to Second Lien Credit Agreement.  The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of an amendment to the Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of May 4, 2015, among the Borrower, the Parent, Wells Fargo Energy Capital, Inc., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, and any other amendments, documents or agreements prepared in connection therewith, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

4.6          Consent to Intercreditor Agreement. The Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of a consent to the Intercreditor Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, evidencing the consent of Wells Fargo Energy Capital, Inc. to the amendments set forth herein.

 

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4.7          Further Assurances.  The Administrative Agent shall have received such other agreements, instruments, approvals, and other documents, each satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in form and substance, as the Administrative Agent or special counsel to the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.

 

4.8          No Default or Event of Default.  No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, before and after giving effect to the terms of this Fifth Amendment.

 

Section 5.                      Miscellaneous.

 

5.1          Confirmation.  The provisions of the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Fifth Amendment, shall remain in full force and effect following the effectiveness of this Fifth Amendment.

 

5.2          Ratification and Affirmation; Representations and Warranties.  Each of the Borrower and Parent hereby (a) acknowledges the terms of this Fifth Amendment, (b) ratifies and affirms its obligations under, and acknowledges, renews and extends its continued liability under, each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and agrees that each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party remains in full force and effect, except as expressly amended hereby, notwithstanding the amendments contained herein and (c) represents and warrants to the Lenders that as of the date hereof, both before and after giving effect to the terms of this Fifth Amendment (i) all of the representations and warranties contained in each Loan Document to which it is a party are true and correct in all material respects (except that any such representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all respects), unless such representations and warranties are stated to relate to a specific earlier date, in which case, such representations and warranties shall continue to be true and correct in all material respects (except that any such representations and warranties that are qualified by materiality shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

5.3          Loan Documents.  This Fifth Amendment and each agreement, instrument, certificate or document executed by the Borrower, the Parent or any of their officers in connection herewith are “Loan Documents” as defined and described in the Credit Agreement and all of the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement relating to Loan Documents shall apply hereto and thereto.

 

5.4          Counterparts.  This Fifth Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto in any number of separate counterparts, and all of such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument.  Delivery of an executed signature page of this Fifth Amendment by facsimile or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof; provided that, upon the request of any party hereto, such facsimile transmission or electronic mail transmission shall be promptly followed by the original thereof.

 

5.5          NO ORAL AGREEMENT.  THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT, THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH AND THEREWITH REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE

 

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PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.  THERE ARE NO ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES.

 

5.6          GOVERNING LAW.  THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY HEREOF) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

5.7          Release. In consideration of the agreements contained herein, the Borrower and the Parent hereby forever waive, discharge and release each of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, any other Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender, and each of their respective officers, directors, agents and employees and its affiliates, successors, assigns, shareholders and controlling persons (collectively, the “Released Persons”) from any and all claims (including, without limitation, cross-claims, counterclaims, rights of set-off and recoupment), demands, liabilities, damages, actions and causes of actions, whether in law or in equity, of whatsoever nature and kind, whether known or unknown, that the Borrower or the Parent had or has against the Released Persons, with respect to the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated thereby or hereby, but only to the extent arising on or before the Fifth Amendment Effective Date; provided, however, it is expressly acknowledged and agreed that such waiver, discharge and release does not apply to, nor shall impair in any respect, any Bank Products, Swap Agreements or other arrangements or agreements other than the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, between or among the Borrower, the Parent or any Subsidiary, on the one hand, and any one or more Released Persons, on the other hand, even if such Bank Products, Swap Agreements or other arrangements or agreements may be referred to in or secured by the Credit Agreement or another Loan Document.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Fifth Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

	
BORROWER:
    	
LRE   OPERATING, LLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Jaime R. Casas
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Jaime   R. Casas
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice   President and Chief Financial Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
PARENT:
    	
LRR   ENERGY, L.P.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
LRE GP,   LLC, its general partner
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Jaime R. Casas
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Jaime   R. Casas
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice   President and Chief Financial Officer
    

 

 

	
ADMINISTRATIVE   AGENT:
    	
WELLS   FARGO BANK, N. A.
    
	
 
    	
as   Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank, Swing Line Lender, and Lender
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Matthew A. Turner
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Matthew   A. Turner
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice   President
    

 

 

	
LENDERS:
    	
BANK OF   AMERICA, N.A.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Michael Clayborne
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Michael   Clayborne
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice   President
    

 

 

	
 
    	
CITIBANK,   N.A.
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Scott Gildea
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Scott   Gildea
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior   Vice President
    

 

 

	
 
    	
ROYAL   BANK OF CANADA
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Evans Swann, Jr.
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Evans   Swann, Jr.
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Authorized   Signatory
    

 

 

	
 
    	
COMERICA   BANK
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Jeff Treadway
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Jeff   Treadway
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior   Vice President
    

 

 

	
 
    	
BARCLAYS   BANK PLC
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Vanessa Kurbatskiy
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
Vanessa   Kurbatskiy
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Vice   President
    

 

 

	
 
    	
AMEGY   BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ H.   Brock Hudson MS
    
	
 
    	
Name:
    	
H.   Brock Hudson  MS
    
	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior   Vice President

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