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Exhibit 10.1

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Stock Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is dated as of December 17, 2009,
among American Oil & Gas Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and the purchaser
identified on the signature page hereto (the “Purchaser”).

WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), the Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchaser and other qualified investors,
and the Purchaser desires to purchase from the Company, shares of Common Stock of the Company as
more fully described in this Agreement (the “Offering”).

NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and for
other good and valuable consideration the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged,
the Company and the Purchaser agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

1.1  Definitions. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, for
all purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings set forth in this Section
1.1:

“Affiliate” means any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with a Person, as
such terms are used in and construed under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act.

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

“Closing” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares pursuant to
Section 2.1.

“Closing Date” means the Trading Day on which this Agreement has been executed
and delivered by the parties hereto, and all conditions precedent to (i) the Purchaser’s
obligations to pay the Subscription Amount and (ii) the Company’s obligations to deliver the
Shares, in each case, have been satisfied or waived.

“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per
share.

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” means any “issuer free writing prospectus,” as
defined in Rule 433 of the Rules and Regulations relating to the Shares in the form filed or
required to be filed with the SEC or, if not required to be filed, in the form retained in
the Company’s records pursuant to Rule 433(g) of the Rules and Regulations.

 

 

 

“Liens” means a lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance, right of first
refusal, preemptive right or other restriction, other than restrictions imposed by
securities laws.

“Per Share Purchase Price” equals $3.50.

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

“SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

“Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to the Purchaser
pursuant to this Agreement.

“Short Sales” means all “short sales” as defined in Rule 200 of Regulation SHO
under the Exchange Act (but shall not be deemed to include the location and/or reservation
of borrowable shares of Common Stock).

“Subscription Amount” means the aggregate amount to be paid for Shares
purchased hereunder as specified below the Purchaser’s name on the signature page of this
Agreement and next to the heading “Subscription Amount,” in United States dollars and in
immediately available funds.

“Trading Day” means a day on which the Principal Market (as defined below) is
open for trading.

ARTICLE II.

PURCHASE AND SALE

2.1 Closing. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein, substantially concurrent with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
parties hereto, the Company shall sell, and the Purchaser shall purchase the number of Shares
specified on the signature page hereto. At the Closing, the Purchaser shall deliver to the
Company, via wire transfer of immediately available funds equal to the Purchaser’s Subscription
Amount as set forth on the signature page hereto executed by the Purchaser and the Company shall
deliver to the Purchaser its Shares, and the Company and the Purchaser shall deliver the other
items set forth in Section 2.2 deliverable at the Closing. Upon satisfaction of the covenants and
conditions set forth in Sections 2.2 and 2.3, the Closing shall occur at the offices of the Company
or such other location as the parties shall mutually agree. The Closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares hereunder shall occur in accordance with Rule 15c6-1 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

2.2 Deliveries.

(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered
to the Purchaser the following:

(i) via the Depository Trust Company Deposit Withdrawal Agent Commission System
(“DWAC”), Shares equal to the Purchaser’s Subscription Amount divided by the
Per Share Purchase Price, registered in the name of the Purchaser; and

(ii) the Prospectus (as defined below) (which may be delivered in accordance
with Rule 172 under the Securities Act).

 

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(b) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Company the Purchaser’s Subscription Amount by wire transfer to the
account as specified in writing by the Company.

2.3 Closing Conditions. 

(a) The obligations of the Company hereunder in connection with the Closing are subject
to the following conditions being met or waived by the Company:

(i) each of the representations and warranties of the Purchaser contained
herein shall be true and correct in all respects (in the case of any representation
or warranty containing a materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualification) or in
all material respects (in the case of any representation or warranty not containing
a materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualification) at the Closing Date as if
made on and as of such date and all covenants and agreements contained herein to be
performed on the part of the Purchaser and all conditions contained herein to be
fulfilled or complied with by the Purchaser at or prior to the Closing Date shall
have been duly performed, fulfilled or complied with; and

(ii) the delivery by the Purchaser of the items set forth in Section 2.2(b) of
this Agreement.

(b) The obligations of the Purchaser hereunder in connection with the
Closing are subject to the following conditions being met or waived by the Purchaser:

(i) each of the representations and warranties of the Company contained herein
shall be true and correct in all respects (in the case of any representation or
warranty containing a materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualification) or in
all material respects (in the case of any representation or warranty not containing
a materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualification) at the Closing Date as if
made on and as of such date and all covenants and agreements contained herein to be
performed on the part of the Company and all conditions contained herein to be
fulfilled or complied with by the Company at or prior to the Closing Date shall have
been duly performed, fulfilled or complied with;

(ii) the delivery by the Company of the items set forth in Section 2.2(a) of
this Agreement;

(iii) there shall have been no Material Adverse Effect with respect to the
Company since the date hereof;

(iv) from the date hereof to the Closing Date, trading in the Common Stock
shall not have been suspended by the Commission or the Principal Market (except for
any suspension of trading of limited duration agreed to by the Company, which
suspension shall be terminated prior to the Closing), and, at any time prior to the
Closing Date, trading in securities generally shall not have been suspended or
limited, or minimum prices shall not have been established on the New York
Stock Exchange, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq
Global Select Market, or in the over-the-counter market, nor shall a banking
moratorium have been declared either by the United States or New York State
authorities nor shall there have occurred any material outbreak or escalation of
hostilities or other national or international calamity of such magnitude in its
effect on, or any material adverse change in, any financial market which, in each
case, in the reasonable judgment of the Purchaser, makes it impracticable or
inadvisable to purchase the Securities at the Closing;

 

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(v) the number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding, after giving
effect to the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued in connection with the
Offering, shall be at least 55,337,399;

(vi) each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, if any, and the Prospectus shall have
been filed with the Commission within the applicable time period prescribed for such
filing by, and in compliance with, the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations;

(vii) prior to the Closing: (i) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement or any part thereof, preventing or suspending the use of
the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any part thereof shall have
been issued under the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations and no proceedings
for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act shall have been
initiated or threatened by the SEC, (ii) no order suspending the qualification or
registration of the Shares under the securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction
shall be in effect and (iii) all requests for additional information on the part of
the SEC (to be included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement,
the Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or otherwise) shall have been
complied with. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Registration Statement or any
amendment thereof or supplement thereto shall not contain an untrue statement of
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and neither the
Registration Statement, nor any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus nor the Prospectus
nor any amendment thereof or supplement thereto shall contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which
they were made, not misleading;

(viii) no action shall have been taken and no law, statute, rule, regulation or
order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any governmental agency or body
which would prevent the issuance or sale of the Shares or materially and adversely
affect or would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the
business or operations of the Company; and no injunction, restraining order or order
of any other nature by any federal or state court of competent jurisdiction shall
have been issued which would prevent the issuance or sale of the Shares or
materially and adversely affect or would reasonably be expected to materially and
adversely affect the business or operations of the Company; and

(ix) the Shares shall have been listed and authorized for trading on the
Principal Market (as defined below).

 

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ARTICLE III.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and
warrants to the Purchaser as follows:

(a) The Company meets the requirements for use of Form S-3 under the Securities Act
for a primary offering. A Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No.
333-155810) with respect to the Shares, including a base prospectus (the “Base
Prospectus”), and such amendments to such registration statement as may have been
required prior to the date of this Agreement, has been carefully prepared by the Company
pursuant to and conforms in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities
Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “Rules and Regulations”) of the
SEC and has been filed with the SEC under the Securities Act. Such registration statement
has been declared effective by the SEC. Copies of such registration statement, including
any amendments thereto, each related preliminary prospectus (meeting the requirements of
Rule 430, 430A or 430B of the Rules and Regulations) contained therein, and the exhibits,
financial statements and schedules thereto have heretofore been delivered by the Company
to the Purchaser. A final prospectus supplement containing information permitted to be
omitted at the time of effectiveness by Rule 430A or 430B of the Rules and Regulations
will be filed by the Company with the SEC in accordance with Rule 424(b) of the Rules and
Regulations. The term “Registration Statement” as used herein means the
aforementioned registration statement as amended at the time it became effective by the
SEC under the Securities Act (the “Effective Date”), including financial
statements, all exhibits and all documents incorporated by reference therein and, if
applicable, the information deemed to be included by Rule 430A, 430B or 430C of the Rules
and Regulations. If an abbreviated registration statement is prepared and filed with the
SEC in accordance with Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (an “Abbreviated
Registration Statement”), the term “Registration Statement” as used in this
Agreement includes the Abbreviated Registration Statement. The term “Prospectus”
as used herein means, together with the Base Prospectus, the final prospectus supplement
relating to the Shares as filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Rules and
Regulations that discloses the public offering price and other final terms of the Shares,
including the documents incorporated by reference therein. The Prospectus delivered to
the Purchaser for use in connection with the offering of the Shares has been and will be
identical to the version thereof transmitted to the SEC for filing via the Electronic Data
Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System, except to the extent permitted by Regulation S-T.
For purposes of this Agreement, the words “amend,” “amendment,” “amended,” “supplement” or
“supplemented” with respect to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus shall mean
amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may
be, as well as documents filed after the date of this Agreement and prior to the
completion of the distribution of the Shares and incorporated by reference therein as
described above.

 

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(b) Neither the SEC nor any state or other jurisdiction or other regulatory body has
issued, and neither is, to the knowledge of the Company, threatening to issue, any stop
order under the Securities Act or other order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement (as amended or supplemented) or preventing or suspending the use of
the Prospectus or suspending the qualification or registration of the Shares for offering
or sale in any jurisdiction nor instituted or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
to institute proceedings for any such purpose. The Registration Statement at the
Effective Date, as of the date hereof, as of 5:30 p.m., New York City time, on the date
hereof (the “Initial Time of Sale”) and at all times during which a prospectus is
required by the Securities Act to be delivered in connection with the sale of the Shares
(the “Prospectus Delivery Period”), and the Prospectus and any amendments or
supplements thereto or to the Registration Statement when they are filed with the SEC or
become effective, as the case may be, contain or will contain, as the case may be, all
statements that are required to be stated therein by, and in all material respects conform
or will conform, as the case may be, the date of its delivery to the Purchaser and at all
times during the Prospectus Delivery Period, to the requirements of, the Securities Act
and the Rules and Regulations. Neither the Registration Statement nor any amendment
thereto, as of the applicable effective date, contains or will contain, as the case may
be, any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, not
misleading. Neither the Prospectus nor any supplement thereto contains, as of the date
thereof, or will contain, as the case may be, any untrue statement of a material fact or
omits or will omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. The Prospectus contains all information required under the
Securities Act with respect to the Shares and the distribution of the Shares. Each of the
documents incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement at the time such document was filed with the SEC, or at the time
such document became effective, as applicable, complied in all material respects with the
requirements of the Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations adopted by the SEC
thereunder (the “Exchange Act Rules and Regulations”). Any future documents
incorporated by reference so filed, when they are filed, will comply in all material
respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the Exchange Act Rules and
Regulations. No such incorporated document as described in either of the prior two
sentences contained or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit, or
will omit, to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not
misleading; and, when read together and with the other information in the Prospectus, at
the time the Registration Statement became effective, as of the date hereof, at the
Initial Time of Sale and at the Closing Date, each document incorporated by reference into
the Registration Statement did not or will not, as the case may be, contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
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(c) The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation
in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada, with full power and
authority (corporate and otherwise) to own its properties and conduct its business as
described in the Prospectus, and has been duly qualified as a foreign corporation for the
transaction of business and is in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction
in which it owns or leases properties or conducts any business so as to require such
qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not,
individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect (as defined below).

(d) The Company has the full corporate power and authority to enter into and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction Documents (as defined
below) and otherwise to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution
and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by
it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all
necessary action on the part of the Company and no further consent or action is required
by the Company, its Board of Directors or its shareholders, including without limitation
pursuant to the rules of the Principal Market. Each of the Transaction Documents has been
(or upon delivery will be) duly executed by the Company and is, or when delivered in
accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute, the valid and binding obligation of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforceability may be limited by applicable (y) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws in effect which affect creditors’ rights
generally, or (z) laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive
relief or other equitable remedies. The execution, delivery and performance of the
Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with or
violate any provision of the Company’s articles of incorporation, bylaws or other
organizational or charter documents in effect as of the date of execution of this
Agreement, or (ii) subject to obtaining the Required Approvals (as defined below),
conflict with, breach, or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of
time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time or both)
of, any Permit (as defined below) agreement, mortgage, indenture, credit facility,
indebtedness or other instrument (evidencing a Company indebtedness or otherwise) or other
understanding to which the Company is a party or by which any property or asset of the
Company is bound or affected, or (iii) result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment, injunction, decree or other restriction of any court or governmental
authority to which the Company is subject (including federal and state securities laws and
regulations), or by which any property or asset of the Company is bound or affected;
except in the case of each of clauses (ii) and (iii), such as could not, individually or
in the aggregate: (a) adversely affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this
Agreement and any other documents or agreements executed in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereunder (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”),
(b) could reasonably be expected to have or result in a material adverse effect on the
results of operations, assets, business, management, operations or financial condition of
the Company, or (c) adversely impair the Company’s ability to perform fully on a timely
basis its obligations under any of the
Transaction Documents (any of foregoing clauses (a), (b) or (c), a “Material
Adverse Effect”).

 

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(e) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in violation of its
articles of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational or charter documents in effect
as of the date of execution of this Agreement or (ii) in default in the performance or
observance of any material obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any
agreement, mortgage, indenture, credit facility, indebtedness or other instrument
(evidencing a Company indebtedness or otherwise) or other understanding to which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which any property or asset of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or affected, except such as could not,
individually or in aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f) The Company is not required to obtain any consent, approval, waiver,
authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing or registration with, or
qualification of, any court or other federal, state, local or other governmental authority
or other Person in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company
of the Transaction Documents, other than (i) the filing of a Form 8-K disclosing the
transaction contemplated hereby, (ii) the filing with the SEC of a prospectus supplement,
(iii) approval for the listing of the Shares by the NYSE Amex Equities Market (the
“Principal Market”) for the listing of the Shares for trading thereon in the time
and manner required thereby, and (iv) applicable state securities filings (collectively,
the “Required Approvals”). The Company is, and at all times in the last three
years has been, in full compliance with all statutes, rules, regulations, or
guidance applicable to the conduct of the Company’s business, except where such
noncompliance would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect.

(g) All agreements required to be filed as exhibits to all reports required to be
filed by the Company under the Securities Act and Exchange Act since January 1, 2007 under
Item 601 of Requirement S-K to which Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party, have
been filed by Company as exhibits to such reports (the “Material Contracts”). The
Material Contracts have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company or its
subsidiaries, constitute valid and binding agreements of the Company or its subsidiaries
(as applicable) and are enforceable against the Company or its subsidiaries (as
applicable) in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforceability may
be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent
conveyance or similar laws in effect which affect creditors’ rights generally, or (ii)
laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other
equitable remedies, and, to the Company’s knowledge, such Material Contracts are
enforceable in accordance with their respective terms by the Company against the other
parties thereto, except as such enforceability may be limited by (x) bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws in effect
which affect creditors’ rights generally, or (y) laws relating to the availability of
specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies, and such contracts
are in full force and effect on the date hereof. Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries, nor, to the Company’s knowledge, any other party thereto, is in
breach of or default under any of such Material Contracts, except for such breaches
or defaults that will not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably expected to
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(h) As of December 16, 2009, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
(i) 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which 48,337,399
shares are issued and outstanding and 5,957,000 shares are reserved for issuance upon
exercise of stock options outstanding under the Company’s equity compensation plans and
(ii) 25,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, 24,100,000 of which are available for issuance,
and none of which are issued and outstanding. All of the issued shares of capital stock
of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and
non-assessable, conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof in the
Prospectus and have been issued in compliance with all federal and state securities laws.
All of the issued shares of capital stock of each subsidiary of the Company have been duly
and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and have been issued
in compliance with all federal and state securities laws and are owned directly by the
Company or by another wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company free and clear of any lien,
encumbrance, security interest, claim or charge, other than those described in, or
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. Except as
disclosed in this Section 3(h) or the Registration Statement for the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, neither the Company nor any subsidiary has outstanding any
options or warrants to purchase, or any preemptive rights or other rights to subscribe for
or to purchase any securities or obligations convertible into, or any contracts or
commitments to issue or sell, shares of its capital stock or any such options, warrants,
rights, convertible securities or obligations. The description of the Company’s equity
compensation plans and the options or other rights granted and exercised thereunder set
forth in the Prospectus accurately and fairly presents in all material respects the
information required by the Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations to be shown with
respect to such plans, options and rights.

(i) Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, there are no legal or governmental
actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened to which
the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may be a party or of which property owned or
leased by the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or may be the subject, or related to
environmental or discrimination matters, which actions, suits or proceedings, would
reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse
Effect. No labor disturbance by the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is imminent that would reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a
party or subject to the provisions of any material injunction, judgment, decree or order
of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental body, that,
individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
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(j) The Company owns, or possesses sufficient rights in, and/or has been granted
valid and enforceable licenses for, all registered patents, patent applications,
trademarks, trademark applications, tradenames, servicemarks and copyrights necessary
to the conduct of its business as such business is described in the Prospectus
(collectively, the “Registered Intellectual Property”) except those the absence of
which would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The
expected expiration of any of the Company’s rights to the Registered Intellectual Property
would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, there has been no infringement or
misappropriation by third parties of any of the Registered Intellectual Property, or any
material inventions, manufacturing processes, formulae, trade secrets, know-how,
unregistered trademarks, and other intangible property and assets necessary to the conduct
of its business as such business is described in the Prospectus (collectively, the
“Other Intellectual Property,” and together with the Registered Intellectual
Property, the “Intellectual Property”). The Company has not received any written
notice of any such infringement. There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others challenging the validity and scope
of any Intellectual Property. There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened action, suit, proceeding or claim by others that the Company or any of its
products or processes or the Intellectual Property infringe or otherwise violate any
patent, trademark, servicemark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary right of
others. There is no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened action,
suit proceeding or claim by any current or former employee, consultant or agent of the
Company seeking either ownership rights to any invention or other intellectual property
right or compensation from the Company for any invention or other intellectual property
right made by such employee, consultant or agent in the course of his/her employment with
the Company or otherwise.

(k) The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all real
property and tangible properties and assets described in the Prospectus as owned by it, in
each case free and clear of all liens, charges, claims, encumbrances or restrictions,
except such as (i) are described in the Prospectus or (ii) do not materially affect the
value of such property and do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of
such property by the Company and its subsidiaries. Any real property and buildings held
under lease by the Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting
and enforceable leases with such exceptions as do not interfere with the use made and
proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the Company and its subsidiaries.

(l) The Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, certificates,
authorizations or permits issued by the appropriate governmental or regulatory agencies or
authorities (collectively, “Permits”) that are necessary to enable them to own,
lease and operate their respective properties and to carry on their respective businesses
as presently conducted, except where the failure to possess such licenses, certificates,
authorization or permits would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
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(m) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries maintains insurance of the types and in
the amounts which it deems customary for companies engaged in similar businesses.

(n) The Company (i) is in compliance in all material respects with any and all
applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to the
protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or
wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively, “Environmental Laws”), (ii) has
received and is in compliance with all permits, licenses or other approvals required of it
under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct its business and (iii) has not received
notice of any actual or potential liability for the investigation or remediation of any
disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or
contaminants, except where such non-compliance with Environmental Laws, failure to receive
required permits, licenses or other approvals, or liability would not, individually or in
the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, whether or not arising from transactions in
the ordinary course of business, except as set forth in the Prospectus. The Company has
not been named as a “potentially responsible party” under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended.

(o) The issuance of the Shares that are being purchased hereunder has been duly
authorized by the Company and, when issued and paid for in accordance with this Agreement,
will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all
liens, charges, claims, encumbrances or restrictions, except those incurred by the
Purchaser, and will conform in all material respects to the description of the Common
Stock in the Prospectus and such description conforms in all material respects to the
rights set forth in the instruments defining the same. No preemptive rights or other
rights to subscribe for or purchase or acquire exist with respect to the issuance and sale
of the Shares by the Company pursuant to the Transaction Documents and no stockholder of
the Company has any right, which has not been waived, to require the Company to register
the sale of any shares of capital stock owned by such stockholder under the Securities Act
in the public offering contemplated by this Agreement.

(p) The issuance by the Company of the Shares has been registered under the
Securities Act and all of the Shares are freely transferable and tradable by the
Purchaser without restriction.

(q) Neither the Company, nor any of its Affiliates, nor any Person acting on its or
their behalf has, directly or indirectly, made any offers or sales of any security or
solicited any offers to buy any security, under circumstances that would cause this
offering of the Shares to be integrated with prior offerings by the Company for purposes
of any applicable stockholder approval provisions, including, without limitation, under
the rules and regulations of any exchange or automated quotation system on which any of
the securities of the Company are listed or designated, nor will the Company take any
action or steps that would cause the offering of the Shares to be integrated with other
offerings. Except as disclosed in the Prospectus, the Company has not, in the twelve (12)
months preceding the date hereof, received notice from the
Principal Market to the effect that the Company is not in compliance with the listing
or maintenance requirements of the Principal Market. The Company is, and has no reason to
believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in compliance with all
such listing and maintenance requirements. The issuance and sale of the Shares hereunder
does not contravene the rules and regulations of the Principal Market and no stockholder
approval is required for the Company to fulfill its obligations under the Transaction
Documents. The Common Stock has been registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange
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(r) The Company has filed all reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange
Act, including pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, since January 1, 2006 (the
foregoing materials being collectively referred to herein as the “SEC Reports”) on
a timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and has filed any
such SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their respective
dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material respects with the requirements of the
Exchange Act and the Exchange Act Rules and Regulations, and none of the SEC Reports, when
filed, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein,
in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(s) The Company is in material compliance with all provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 applicable to it, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder by all government and regulatory authorities and agencies. The Company
maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable
assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation
of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States and to maintain accountability for assets, (iii) access to assets is
permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization and (iv)
the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable
intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect thereto. The Company has
established and maintains and evaluates “disclosure controls and procedures” (as such term
is defined in Rule 13a-15 and Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act) and “internal control
over financial reporting” (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15 and Rule 15d-15 under
the Exchange Act). The Company’s certifying officers have evaluated the effectiveness of
the Company’s disclosure controls or procedures as of a date 90 days prior to the filing
date of the Form 10-K for the Company’s most recently ended fiscal year and the Company
presented in such Form 10-K the conclusions of the Company’s certifying officers about the
effectiveness of such disclosure controls and procedures.

(t) The financial statements of the Company, together with the related schedules and
the notes thereto, included or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and
the Prospectus comply in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and
the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and Exchange Act as in effect at the
time of filing. Such financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on
a consistent basis during the periods involved (“GAAP”), except as may be
otherwise specified in such financial statements or the notes thereto, and fairly present
in all material respects the financial position of the Company as of and for the dates
thereof and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, subject,
in the case of unaudited statements, to normal, immaterial, year-end audit adjustments.
Hein & Associates, LLP, who has audited certain financial statements of the Company, are
independent registered public accountants as required by the Securities Act and the Rules
and Regulations and have been appointed by the Company’s audit committee with such
appointment ratified by the Board of Directors and such audit committee is comprised
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(u) The information underlying the estimates of the reserves of the Company and its
subsidiaries, which was supplied by the Company to Ryder Scott Company, L.P. (the
“Reserve Engineer”), independent petroleum engineers, for purposes of preparing
the reserve reports incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement (the
“Reserve Reports”) was prepared in accordance with customary industry practices.
The estimates of future capital expenditures and other future exploration and development
costs supplied to the Reserve Engineer were prepared in good faith and with a reasonable
basis. The Reserve Engineer was, as of the dates of the Reserve Reports, and is, as of
the date hereof, independent petroleum engineers with respect to the Company. Estimates
of such reserves and the present value of the future net cash flows therefrom as
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and reflected in the Reserve
Reports comply in all material respects to the applicable requirements of Regulation S-X
and Industry Guide 2 under the Securities Act.

(v) Since the date of the latest audited financial statements included in the
Prospectus, except as specifically disclosed in the Prospectus: (i) there has been no
event, occurrence or development that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or could
result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any liabilities
(contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade payables and accrued expenses incurred in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and (B) liabilities not
required to be reflected in the Company’s financial statements pursuant to GAAP or
required to be disclosed in filings made with the SEC, (iii) the Company has not altered
its method of accounting or the identity of its auditors, (iv) the Company has not
declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other property to its
shareholders or purchased, redeemed or made any agreements to purchase or redeem any
 shares of its capital stock, and (v) the Company has not issued any equity securities to
any officer, director or Affiliate, except pursuant to existing equity compensation plans
of the Company. The Company does not have pending before the SEC any request for
confidential treatment of information. Except for the issuance of the Shares contemplated
by this Agreement or as set forth in the Prospectus, no event, liability or development
has occurred or exists with respect to the Company or its subsidiaries or their respective
business, properties, operations or financial condition, that would be required to be
disclosed by the Company under applicable securities laws at the time
this representation is made or deemed made that has not been publicly disclosed at
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(w) Except as set forth in the Prospectus, none of the officers or directors of the
Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, none of the employees of the Company is
presently a party to any transaction with the Company or any subsidiary (other than for
services as employees, officers and directors), including any contract, agreement or other
arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of
real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any
officer, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Company, any entity in
which any officer, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an
officer, director, trustee or partner, in each case as would be required to be disclosed
pursuant to the requirements of Item 404 of Requirement S-K.

(x) Neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other Person acting
for or on behalf of the Company including, without limitation, any director, officer,
agent or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, has, directly or indirectly,
while acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (i) used any corporate
funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses, or
received or retained any funds, relating to political activity; (ii) made any unlawful
payment from corporate funds to, or received or retained any unlawful funds from, foreign
or domestic government officials or employees or to or from foreign or domestic political
parties or campaigns; (iii) violated any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of
1977, as amended; or (iv) made any other unlawful payment or received or retained any
other unlawful funds.

(y) As the time of filing of the Registration Statement, which is its most recent
shelf registration statement, and at the time of any amendment thereto, the Company was
not, and the Company on the date of this Agreement is not, an “ineligible issuer” as
defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

(z) Without the prior consent of C. K. Cooper & Company, Inc. (“CKCC”), as
representative of the several placement agents for the transaction contemplated by this
Agreement (the “Placement Agents”), the Company has not made and will not make any
offer relating to the Shares that would constitute a “free writing prospectus” as defined
in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

(aa) Neither the Company, nor any director or officer thereof, is or has been the
subject of any action involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or
state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty, or any criminal statute
during the term of such director or officer’s tenure with the Company, nor, to the
knowledge of the Company, prior to such tenure that is of a nature that would be required
to be disclosed pursuant to Item 103 of Regulation S-K with regard to the Company or Item
401 of Regulation S-K with regard to the Company’s officers or directors. There has not
been, and to the knowledge of the Company, there is not pending or contemplated, any
investigation by the SEC involving the Company, other than routine reviews of the
Company’s SEC filings which are not currently pending
with respect to the Prospectus or the Registration Statement. The SEC has not issued
any stop order or other order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement
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(bb) Any statistical, industry-related or market-related data included or
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement are based on or derived from
sources that the Company reasonably and in good faith believes to be reliable and
accurate, and such data agree with the sources from which they are derived.

(cc) Neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer,
agent, employee or affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently
subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the
U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly
use the proceeds of the offering, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such
proceeds to any affiliate, joint venture partner or other person or entity, which, to the
Company’s knowledge, will use such proceeds for the purpose of financing the activities of
any person currently subject to any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC.

(dd) Other than fees due under the Placement Agency Agreement
entered into on the date hereof with C. K. Cooper & Company, Inc., as representative of
the several placement agents (the “Placement Agency Agreement”), neither the
Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding
with any Person that would give rise to a valid claim against the Company or the Placement
Agents for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the
offering and sale of the Shares.

(ee) The Company is not an “investment company” or an “affiliated person” of, or
“promoter” or “principal underwriter” for, an “investment company”, as such terms are
defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company
Act”).

(ff) To the knowledge of the Company, there are no affiliations or associations
between (i) any member of the FINRA and (ii) the Company or any of the Company’s officers,
directors or 5% or greater securityholders or any beneficial owner of the Company’s
unregistered equity securities that were acquired at any time on or after the one hundred
eightieth (180th) day immediately preceding the date the Registration Statement was
initially filed with the SEC, except as set forth in the Registration Statement. The
Company will inform the Purchaser if it becomes aware that any officer, director or
stockholder of the Company is or becomes an affiliate or associated person of a FINRA
member participating in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(gg) The Company has not, and to its knowledge no one acting on its behalf has, (i)
taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or to result in the
stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate
the sale or resale of any of the Shares, (ii) sold, bid for, purchased, or, paid any
compensation for soliciting purchases of, any of the Shares (other than for the Placement
Agents’ placement of the Shares), or (iii) paid or agreed to pay to any Person any
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The Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that the Company does not make and has not made any
representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than the
Registration Statement, the Prospectus, and those representations and warranties specifically set
forth in this Section 3.1.

3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. The Purchaser hereby represents
and warrants to the Company as follows:

(a) The Purchaser is either an individual or an entity duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization with full right,
corporate, partnership or limited liability company power and authority to enter into and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to carry out its
obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and performance by the
Purchaser of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or similar action, as applicable,
on the part of the Purchaser. This Agreement has been duly executed by the Purchaser, and when
delivered by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the valid and
legally binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, except: (i) as limited by general equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the
availability of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable remedies and (iii)
insofar as indemnification and contribution provisions may be limited by applicable law.

(b) The execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of the Agreement and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (i) conflict
with or violate any provision of the Purchaser’s certificate or articles of incorporation,
bylaws or other organizational or charter documents, or (ii) conflict with or result in a
violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other
restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the Purchaser is subject (including
federal and state securities laws and regulations), or by which any property or asset of the
Purchaser is bound or affected.

(c) The Purchaser is acquiring the Shares as principal for its own account and not with a
view to or for distributing or reselling such Shares or any part thereof in violation of the
Securities Act or any applicable state securities law, has no present intention of distributing
any of such Shares in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities law
and has no direct or indirect arrangement or understandings with any other persons to
distribute or regarding the distribution of such Shares in violation of the Securities Act or
any applicable state securities law (this representation and warranty not limiting the
Purchaser’s right to sell the Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement or otherwise in
compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws). The Purchaser is acquiring the
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(d) Other than consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder, the Purchaser has
not, nor has any Person acting on behalf of or pursuant to any understanding with the
Purchaser, directly or indirectly executed any purchases or sales, including Short Sales, of
the securities of the Company during the period commencing as of the time that the Purchaser
first became aware of the proposed transactions contemplated hereunder and ending immediately
prior to the execution hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a Purchaser that
is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage separate
portions of the Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of the
investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of the Purchaser’s
assets, the representation set forth above shall only apply with respect to the portion of
assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the investment decision to purchase the
Shares covered by this Agreement. Other than to other Persons party to this Agreement and its
Affiliates and their respective investment advisors, agents, counsel and other advisors, the
Purchaser has maintained the confidentiality of all disclosures made to it in connection with
this transaction (including the existence and terms of this transaction). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, for avoidance of doubt, nothing contained herein shall constitute a representation
or warranty, or preclude any actions, with respect to the identification of the availability
of, or securing of, available shares to borrow in order to effect Short Sales or similar
transactions in the future.

The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser does not make or has not made any
representations or warranties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby other than those
specifically set forth in this Section 3.2.

ARTICLE IV.

OTHER AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES

4.1 Securities Laws Disclosure; Publicity.

(a) The Company shall, by 9:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Trading Day
immediately following the date hereof, issue a press release disclosing the material terms
of the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company shall, by 5:30 p.m. (New York City
time) on the Trading Day immediately following the date hereof, file a Current Report on
Form 8-K disclosing the material terms of the transactions contemplated hereby and
including the form of this Agreement as an exhibit thereto. From and after the issuance
of such press release and Form 8-K, the Company shall have publicly disclosed all
material, non-public information delivered to the Purchaser by the Company or any
of its subsidiaries, or any of their respective officers, directors, employees or agents
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Company and the
Purchaser shall consult with each other in issuing any other press releases with respect
to the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Company nor the Purchaser shall
issue any such press release nor otherwise make any such public statement without the
prior consent of the Company, with respect to any press release of the Purchaser, or
without the prior consent of the Purchaser, with respect to any press release of the
Company, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed, except if such
disclosure is required by law, in which case the disclosing party shall promptly provide
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(b) The Company shall not identify the Purchaser by name in any press release or
public filing, or otherwise publicly disclose the Purchaser’s name, without the
Purchaser’s prior written consent, unless required by law or the rules and regulations of
a national securities exchange, provided, however, that promptly after becoming aware of
any request or requirement to so disclose (a “Disclosure Requirement”), and in any
event prior to any such disclosure, the Company will provide the Purchaser with notice of
such request or requirement so that the Purchaser may at its election seek a protective
order or other appropriate remedy and the Company will fully cooperate with the
Purchaser’s efforts to obtain the same; provided, further, however, if, absent the entry
of such a protective order or other remedy, the Company is compelled by applicable law,
rule or regulation or a court order, subpoena, similar judicial process, regulatory agency
or stock exchange rule to disclose the Purchaser’s name, the Company may disclose only
that portion of such information that the Company is so compelled to disclose and will use
its reasonable best efforts to obtain assurance that confidential treatment will be
accorded to that portion of such information that is being disclosed. As of the date
hereof, the Company is not aware of any Disclosure Requirement.

4.2 Non-Public Information. Except with respect to the material terms and conditions
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement which will subsequently become public
information in accordance with Section 4.1, the Company covenants and agrees that neither it, nor
any other Person acting on its behalf will provide the Purchaser or its agents or counsel with any
information that the Company believes constitutes material non-public information, unless prior
thereto the Purchaser shall have executed a written agreement with the Company regarding the
confidentiality and use of such information. The Company understands and confirms that the
Purchaser shall be relying on the foregoing covenant in effecting transactions in securities of the
Company.

4.3 Use of Proceeds. Except as set forth in the Prospectus, the Company shall use the
net proceeds from the sale of the Shares hereunder for working capital purposes.

4.4 Indemnification of Purchaser. Subject to the provisions of this Section 4.4 and
to the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold the Purchaser, its Affiliates,
investment advisor and investment manager and their respective directors, managers, officers,
shareholders, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally
equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other
title), each Person who controls the Purchaser (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities
Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act), and the directors, managers, officers, shareholders,
agents, members, partners, employees and agents (and any other Persons with a functionally
equivalent role of a Person holding such titles notwithstanding a lack of such title or any other
title) of such controlling persons (each, a “Purchaser Party”) harmless from any and all
losses, liabilities, obligations, contingencies, damages, costs and expenses, including all
judgments, amounts paid in settlements, court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of
investigation (“Damages”) that any the Purchaser Party may suffer or incur due to a claim
by a third party as a result of or relating to (a) any breach of any of the representations,
warranties, covenants or agreements made by the Company in this Agreement or (b) any action
instituted against a Purchaser in any capacity, or any of them or their respective Affiliates, by
any shareholder of the Company who is not an Affiliate of the Purchaser, with respect to any of the
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(except to the extent such Damages are based upon a
breach of the Purchaser’s representations, warranties or
 covenants under this Agreement or any agreements or understandings the Purchaser may have with
any such shareholder or any violations by the Purchaser of state or federal securities laws or any
conduct by the Purchaser which constitutes fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or
malfeasance). If any action shall be brought against the Purchaser Party in respect of which
indemnity may be sought pursuant to this Agreement, the Purchaser Party shall promptly notify the
Company in writing, and the Company shall have the right to assume the defense thereof with counsel
of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser Party. The Purchaser Party shall have
the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but
the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Purchaser Party except to the
extent that (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the Company in writing,
(ii) the Company has failed after a reasonable period of time to assume such defense and to employ
counsel or (iii) in such action there is, in the reasonable opinion of counsel, a material conflict
on any material issue between the position of the Company and the position of the Purchaser Party,
in which case the Company shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of no more than
one such separate counsel (together with any necessary local counsel). The Company will not be
liable to the Purchaser Party under this Agreement (y) for any settlement by a Purchaser Party
effected without the Company’s prior written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed; or (z) to the extent, but only to the extent that a loss, claim, damage or liability is
attributable to the Purchaser Party’s breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants
or agreements made by the Purchaser Party in this Agreement. The Company will not settle any such
claim, action or proceeding without the prior written consent of the Purchaser Party, which will
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, however, that such consent shall not be required
if the settlement includes a full and unconditional release satisfactory to the Purchaser Party
from all liability arising or that may arise out of such claim or proceeding and does not include a
statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of the
Purchaser Party.

4.5 Reservation of Common Stock. As of the date hereof, the Company has reserved and
the Company shall continue to reserve and keep available at all times, free of preemptive rights, a
sufficient number of shares of Common Stock for the purpose of enabling the Company to issue Shares
pursuant to this Agreement. 

4.6 Listing of Common Stock. The Company hereby agrees to use reasonable best efforts
to maintain the listing of the Common Stock on the Principal Market, and as soon as reasonably
practicable (but not later than the Closing Date) to list all of the Shares on such Principal
Market. The Company further agrees, if the Company applies to have the Common Stock traded on any
other securities exchange, it will include in such application all of the Shares, and will take
such other action as is necessary to cause all of the Shares to be listed on such other securities
exchange as promptly as possible. The Company will take all action reasonably necessary to
continue the listing and trading of its Common Stock on such securities exchange and will comply in
all respects with the Company’s reporting, filing and other obligations under the bylaws or rules
of such securities exchange.

4.7 Subsequent Equity Sales. From the date hereof through the 90 day anniversary of
the Closing Date, the Company will not, directly or indirectly, except pursuant to its existing
employee and director stock and stock option plans, offer, sell, grant any option to purchase, or
otherwise dispose of (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other
disposition of) any of its equity or equity equivalent securities, including, without limitation,
any debt, preferred stock or other instrument or security that is, at any time during its life and
under any circumstances, convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of Common Stock
or Options or
Convertible Securities. “Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe
for or purchase shares of Common Stock or Convertible Securities. “Convertible Securities”
means any stock or securities (other than Options) convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable
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4.8 Equal Treatment of Purchaser. The sale and purchase of the Shares under this
Agreement is on the same terms and conditions offered all other purchasers of the Shares in the
Offering. If the Company offers better terms to any other purchaser of Shares in the Offering with
respect to the Shares than being offered to the Purchaser under this Agreement, the Company shall
offer to sell the Shares to the Purchaser on the same terms.

4.9 Certain Transactions and Confidentiality. The Purchaser covenants that neither it
nor any Affiliate acting on its behalf or pursuant to any understanding with it will execute any
purchases or sales, including Short Sales of any of the Company’s securities during the period
commencing with the execution of this Agreement and ending at such time that the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release
as described in Section 4.1. The Purchaser covenants that until such time as the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are publicly disclosed by the Company pursuant to the initial press
release as described in Section 4.1, the Purchaser will maintain the confidentiality of the
existence and terms of this transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing and notwithstanding
anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company expressly acknowledges and agrees
that (i) no Purchaser makes any representation, warranty or covenant hereby that it will not engage
in effecting transactions in any securities of the Company after the time that the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly announced pursuant to the initial press release
as described in Section 4.1, (ii) no Purchaser shall be restricted or prohibited from effecting any
transactions in any securities of the Company in accordance with applicable securities laws from
and after the time that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are first publicly
announced pursuant to the initial press release as described in Section 4.1 and (iii) no Purchaser
shall have any duty of confidentiality to the Company or its subsidiaries after the issuance of the
initial press release as described in Section 4.1. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of a
Purchaser that is a multi-managed investment vehicle whereby separate portfolio managers manage
separate portions of the Purchaser’s assets and the portfolio managers have no direct knowledge of
the investment decisions made by the portfolio managers managing other portions of the Purchaser’s
assets, the covenants and agreements set forth in the first two sentences of this Section 4.9 shall
only apply with respect to the portion of assets managed by the portfolio manager that made the
investment decision to purchase the Securities covered by this Agreement.

ARTICLE V.

MISCELLANEOUS

5.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by the Purchaser by written notice
to the other parties, if the Closing has not been consummated on or before December 28, 2009, in
which case this Agreement shall be of no further force and effect; provided,
however, that no such termination will affect the right of any party to sue for any breach
by the other party (or parties).

5.2 Fees and Expenses. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement to the
contrary, each party shall pay the fees and expenses of its advisers, counsel, accountants and
other experts, if any, and all other expenses incurred by such party incident to the negotiation,
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5.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the exhibits and schedules
hereto, Registration Statement and the Prospectus, contain the entire understanding of the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings,
oral or written, with respect to such matters, which the parties acknowledge have been merged into
such documents, exhibits and schedules.

5.4 Notices. Any and all notices or other communications or deliveries required or
permitted to be provided hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given and effective on
the earliest of: (a) the date of transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via
facsimile at the facsimile number set forth on the signature pages attached hereto prior to 5:30
p.m. (New York City time) on a Trading Day, (b) the next Trading Day after the date of
transmission, if such notice or communication is delivered via facsimile at the facsimile number
set forth on the signature pages attached hereto on a day that is not a Trading Day or later than
5:30 p.m. (New York City time) on any Trading Day, (c) the second (2nd) Trading Day following the
date of mailing, if sent by U.S. nationally recognized overnight courier service or (d) upon actual
receipt by the party to whom such notice is required to be given. The address for such notices and
communications shall be as set forth on the signature pages attached hereto.

5.5 Amendments; Waivers. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, modified,
supplemented or amended except in a written instrument signed, in the case of an amendment, by the
Company and the Purchaser or, in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom enforcement of any
such waived provision is sought. No waiver of any default with respect to any provision, condition
or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a
waiver of any subsequent default or a waiver of any other provision, condition or requirement
hereof, nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner
impair the exercise of any such right.

5.6 Headings. The headings herein are for convenience only, do not constitute a part
of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof.

5.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties and their successors and permitted assigns. The Company may not assign this
Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Purchaser
(other than by merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets).
The Purchaser may assign any or all of its rights under this Agreement to any Person to whom the
Purchaser assigns or transfers any Shares, provided that such transferee agrees in writing to be
bound, with respect to the transferred Shares, by the provisions of this Agreement that apply to
the “Purchaser.”

5.8 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and the Purchaser Parties
(with respect to Section 4.4) and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be
enforced by, any other Person.

 

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5.9 Governing Law. All questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement
and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the principles of conflicts of
law thereof. Each party agrees that all legal proceedings concerning the interpretations,
enforcement and defense of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (whether brought against
a party hereto
or its respective Affiliates, directors, officers, shareholders, employees or agents) shall be
commenced exclusively in the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of
Manhattan. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and
federal courts sitting in the City of New York, borough of Manhattan for the adjudication of any
dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or
discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or
proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that
such suit, action or proceeding is improper or is an inconvenient venue for such proceeding. Each
party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in
any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof via registered or certified mail or
overnight delivery (with evidence of delivery) to such party at the address in effect for notices
to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient
service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any
way any right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law. If either party shall
commence an action or proceeding to enforce any provisions of this Agreement, then the prevailing
party in such action or proceeding shall be reimbursed by the other party for its reasonable
attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred with the investigation, preparation and
prosecution of such action or proceeding.

5.10 Execution. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, all of
which when taken together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective
when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party, it being
understood that both parties need not sign the same counterpart. In the event that any signature
is delivered by facsimile transmission or by e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file, such
signature shall create a valid and binding obligation of the party executing (or on whose behalf
such signature is executed) with the same force and effect as if such facsimile or “.pdf” signature
page were an original thereof.

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

5.12 Replacement of Certificates. If any certificate evidencing the Shares is
mutilated, lost, stolen or destroyed, the Company shall issue or cause to be issued in exchange and
substitution for and upon cancellation thereof (in the case of mutilation), or in lieu of and
substitution therefor, a new certificate, but only upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory
to the Company of such loss, theft or destruction and customary and reasonable indemnity or
security, if requested. The applicant for a new certificate under such circumstances shall also
pay any reasonable third-party costs (including customary indemnity) associated with the issuance
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5.13 Remedies. In addition to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein
or granted by law, including recovery of damages, each of the Purchaser and the Company will be
entitled to specific performance under this Agreement. The parties agree that monetary damages
may not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of any breach of obligations
contained in this Agreement and hereby agree to waive and not to assert in any action for specific
performance of any such obligation the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

5.14 Construction. The parties agree that each of them and/or their respective
counsel has reviewed and had an opportunity to revise this Agreement and, therefore, the normal
rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting
party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement or any amendments hereto. In
addition, each and every reference to share prices and shares of Common Stock in this Agreement
shall be subject to adjustment for reverse and forward stock splits, stock dividends, stock
combinations and other similar transactions of the Common Stock that occur after the date of this
Agreement.

5.15 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING IN ANY JURISDICTION
BROUGHT BY ANY PARTY AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY, THE PARTIES EACH KNOWINGLY AND INTENTIONALLY, TO THE
GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HEREBY ABSOLUTELY, UNCONDITIONALLY, IRREVOCABLY AND
EXPRESSLY WAIVES FOREVER TRIAL BY JURY. 

5.16 Survival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. All representations and
warranties made by the Company and the Purchaser herein will survive the execution of this
Agreement, the Closing and the delivery to the Purchaser of the Shares being purchased and the
payment therefor until the first anniversary of the Closing Date. All covenants and other
agreements set forth in this Agreement shall survive the Closing for the respective periods set
forth therein and if no such period is specified until the first anniversary of the Closing Date.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Sections 4.1, 4.4, 4.6 and 5.5 shall
survive for the applicable statute of limitations.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	AMERICAN OIL & GAS INC.	 	 	 	Address for Notice:
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	1050 17th Street, Suite 2400
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Denver, Colorado 80265
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	Attn: Chief Executive Officer
	By:

	 	 	 	 	 	Fax: (303) 595-0709
	 

	 	 

Name:
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	 	 	 
	 
	With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

Patton Boggs LLP

1801 California Street

Denver, Colorado 80202

Attn: Robert M. Bearman

Telephone: (303) 830-1776

Facsimile: (303) 894-9239	 	 	 	 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Stock Purchase Agreement to be duly
executed by its authorized signatories as of the date first indicated above.

	 	 	 	 	 
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Address for Delivery of certificated Securities for Purchaser (if not same as address for notice):

Information for Delivery of uncertificated Securities by DWAC:

	 	 	 	 	 
	Account Number:
	 	 	 	 
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25exv10w1

Exhibit 10.1

	 
	 	 	 	 

FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED

SEVERANCE AGREEMENT

     This Amended and Restated Severance Agreement (the “Agreement”) is dated as of the ______ day
of ________, 200____, between The Timken Company, an Ohio corporation (the “Company”), and
                                        (the “Employee”).

Recitals

     WHEREAS, the Employee is a key employee of the Company and has made and is expected to
continue to make major contributions to the profitability, growth and financial strength of the
Company;

     WHEREAS, the Company wishes to induce its key employees to remain in the employment of the
Company and to assure itself of stability and continuity of operations by providing severance
protection to those key employees who are expected to make major contributions to the success of
the Company. In addition, the Company recognizes that a termination of employment may occur
following a change in control in circumstances where the Employee should receive additional
compensation for services theretofore rendered and for other good reasons, the appropriate amount
of which would be difficult to ascertain. Hence, the Company has agreed to provide special
severance in the event of a change in control of the Company; and

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises provided for in this Agreement, including the
Release provided for in Section 7 hereof, the Company and the Employee agree as follows:

     1. Definitions:

          1.1 Base Salary: The term “Base Salary” shall mean the Employee’s annual base salary
as in effect on the date this Agreement becomes operative, as the same may be increased from time
to time.

          1.2 Board: The term “Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

          1.3 Change in Control: “Change in Control” means the occurrence during the Term of
any of the following events:

     (a) any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or
14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a “Person”) is or becomes the beneficial owner
(within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of 30% or more
of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding Voting Stock of the Company;
provided, however, that:

     (i) for purposes of this Section 1.3(a), the following acquisitions
will not constitute a Change in Control: (A) any acquisition of Voting Stock
of the Company directly from the Company that is approved

 

 

by a majority of the Incumbent Directors, (B) any acquisition of Voting
Stock of the Company by the Company or any Subsidiary, (C) any acquisition
of Voting Stock of the Company by the trustee or other fiduciary holding
securities under any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or
maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary, and (D) any acquisition of
Voting Stock of the Company by any Person pursuant to a Business Transaction
that complies with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of Section 1.3(c) below;

     (ii) if any Person is or becomes the beneficial owner of 30% or more of
combined voting power of the then-outstanding Voting Stock of the Company as
a result of a transaction described in clause (A) of Section 1.3(a)(i) above
and such Person thereafter becomes the beneficial owner of any
additional shares of Voting Stock of the Company representing 1% or more of the
then-outstanding Voting Stock of the Company, other than in an acquisition
directly from the Company that is approved by a majority of the Incumbent
Directors or other than as a result of a stock dividend, stock split or
similar transaction effected by the Company in which all holders of Voting
Stock are treated equally, such subsequent acquisition shall be treated as a
Change in Control;

     (iii) a Change in Control will not be deemed to have occurred if a
Person is or becomes the beneficial owner of 30% or more of the Voting Stock
of the Company as a result of a reduction in the number of shares of Voting
Stock of the Company outstanding pursuant to a transaction or series of
transactions that is approved by a majority of the Incumbent Directors
unless and until such Person thereafter becomes the beneficial owner of any
additional shares of Voting Stock of the Company representing 1% or more of
the then-outstanding Voting Stock of the Company, other than as a result of
a stock dividend, stock split or similar transaction effected by the Company
in which all holders of Voting Stock are treated equally; and

     (iv) if at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors determine in
good faith that a Person has acquired beneficial ownership of 30% or more of
the Voting Stock of the Company inadvertently, and such Person divests as
promptly as practicable but no later than the date, if any, set by the
Incumbent Directors a sufficient number of shares so that such Person
beneficially owns less than 30% of the Voting Stock of the Company, then no
Change in Control shall have occurred as a result of such Person’s
acquisition; or

     (b) a majority of the Board ceases to be comprised of Incumbent Directors; or

     (c) the consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation, or sale or
other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or

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the acquisition of the stock or assets of another corporation, or other
transaction (each, a “Business Transaction”), unless, in each case, immediately
following such Business Transaction (i) the Voting Stock of the Company outstanding
immediately prior to such Business Transaction continues to represent (either by
remaining outstanding or by being converted into Voting Stock of the surviving
entity or any parent thereof), at least 51% of the combined voting power of the then
outstanding shares of Voting Stock of the entity resulting from such Business
Transaction (including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such
transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets
either directly or through one or more subsidiaries), (ii) no Person (other than the
Company, such entity resulting from such Business Transaction, or any employee
benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company, any
Subsidiary or such entity resulting from such Business Transaction) beneficially
owns, directly or indirectly, 30% or more of the combined voting power of the then
outstanding shares of Voting Stock of the entity resulting from such Business
Transaction, and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the Board of Directors
of the entity resulting from such Business Transaction were Incumbent Directors at
the time of the execution of the initial agreement or of the action of the Board
providing for such Business Transaction; or

     (d) approval by the shareholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Company, except pursuant to a Business Transaction that complies
with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of Section 1.3(c).

The Company shall give the Employee written notice, delivered to the Employee in the manner
specified in Section 9 hereof, of the occurrence of any event constituting a Change in Control as
promptly as practical, and in no case later than 10 calendar days, after the occurrence of such
event.

          1.4 CIC Severance Amount: The term “CIC Severance Amount” shall mean an amount equal
to the sum of:

     (a) [Insert applicable multiplier] times the greater of (i) the Employee’s Base
Salary in effect immediately prior to the Employee’s Termination of Employment or
(ii) the Employee’s Base Salary in effect immediately prior to the Change in
Control;

     (b) [Insert applicable multiplier] times the greater of (i) the Employee’s
Incentive Pay for the year in which the Employee’s employment is terminated or (ii)
the Employee’s Incentive Pay for the year in which the Change in Control occurred;

     (c) The Primary Supplemental Pension Benefit;

     (d) The Enhanced Supplemental Pension Benefit;

     (e) The Supplemental SIP Plan Benefit; and

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     (f) The Post-Tax SIP Plan Benefit.

          1.5 Code: The term “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

          1.6 Company Termination Event: The term “Company Termination Event” shall mean the
Termination of Employment of the Employee by the Company or otherwise in any of the following
events and prior to any Employee Termination Event:

     (a) The Employee’s death;

     (b) If the Employee shall become eligible to receive and begins actually to
receive long-term disability benefits under The Long Term Disability Program of The
Timken Company or any successor plan; or

     (c) For Cause. Termination of Employment shall be deemed to be for “Cause”
only if based on the fact that the Employee has done any of the following:

     (i) An intentional act of fraud, embezzlement or theft in connection
with his duties with the Company;

     (ii) Intentional wrongful disclosure of secret processes or
confidential information of the Company or a Company subsidiary; or

     (iii) Intentional wrongful engagement in any Competitive Activity which
would constitute a material breach of the Employee’s duty of loyalty to the
Company.

For purposes of this Agreement, no act, or failure to act, on the part of the Employee shall be
deemed “intentional” unless done or omitted to be done, by the Employee not in good faith and
without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in or not opposed to the best interest of
the Company.

          1.7 Competitive Activity: The term “Competitive Activity” shall mean the Employee’s
participation, without the written consent of an officer of the Company, in the management of any
business enterprise if such enterprise engages in substantial and direct competition with the
Company and such enterprise’s sales of any product or service competitive with any product or
service of the Company amounted to 25% of such enterprise’s net sales for its most recently
completed fiscal year and if the Company’s net sales of said product or service amounted to 25% of
the Company’s net sales for its most recently completed fiscal year. “Competitive Activity” shall
not include (a) the mere ownership of securities in any enterprise and exercise of rights
appurtenant thereto or (b) participation in management of any enterprise or business operation
thereof other than in connection with the competitive operation of such enterprise.

          1.8 Employee Termination Event: The term “Employee Termination Event” shall mean the
Termination of Employment of the Employee (including a decision to retire if

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eligible under The 1984 Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees of The Timken Company, or any
successor plan (the “Retirement Plan”)) by the Employee in any of the following events:

     (a) A determination by the Employee made in good faith that upon or after the
occurrence of a Change in Control: (i) a material reduction in the nature or scope
of the responsibilities, authorities or duties of the Employee attached to the
Employee’s position held immediately prior to the Change in Control has occurred; or
(ii) a change of more than 60 miles has occurred in the location of the Employee’s
principal office immediately prior to the Change in Control;

     (b) A material reduction by the Company in the Employee’s Base Salary upon or
after the occurrence of a Change in Control;

For purposes of this Agreement, the amount of any reduction in annual base salary
elected by the Employee pursuant to any qualified or non-qualified salary reduction
arrangement maintained by the Company, including, without limitation, The Timken
Company Savings and Investment Pension Plan (the “SIP Plan”) and The Timken Company
1996 Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”), shall be
included in the determination of Base Salary; or

     (c) An action or inaction that constitutes a material breach by the Company of
this Agreement (including, but not limited to, a breach of Section 8.1 hereof) upon
or after the occurrence of a Change in Control.

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Termination of Employment by the Employee will be an
Employee Termination Event unless (x) the Employee gives the Company notice of the existence of a
condition described in subsection (a), (b), or (c), above within 90 days of the initial existence
of such condition, and (y) the Company does not remedy such condition described in clause (a), (b),
or (c) above, as applicable, within 30 days of receiving the notice described in the preceding
clause (x), and (z) the Employee terminates employment within 2 years after the initial existence
of a condition described in subsection (a), (b), or (c), above.

          1.9 Enhanced Supplemental Pension Benefit: The term “Enhanced Supplemental Pension
Benefit” shall mean (a) less (b), where:

     (a) is the Primary Supplemental Pension Benefit determined by assuming (i) the
Employee was credited with additional service with the Company equal to the period
of time between the Termination Date and the first to occur of either (A) the end of
the Limited Period or (B) the end of the Severance Period, provided that for
purposes of the Retirement Plan, the Excess Agreement and the Supplemental Plan the
Employee will only be credited with such additional service if the Employee was
being credited with service for benefit accrual purposes under such plans
immediately prior to the Termination Date, and (ii) the Employee’s compensation for
purposes of benefit calculation under the Retirement Plan, the Excess Agreement and
the Supplemental Plan included a period of the Employee’s full-time employment with
the Company equal to the period of time between the Termination Date and the first
to occur of

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either (A) the end of the Limited Period or (B) the end of the Severance Period
during which the Employee had Base Salary equal to the greater of (1) his Base
Salary for the calendar year in which the Employee’s employment is terminated or (2)
his Base Salary for the calendar year in which the Change in Control occurred, and
Incentive Pay equal to the greater of (I) the Employee’s Incentive Pay for the
calendar year in which the Termination Date occurs or (II) the Employee’s Incentive
Pay for the calendar year in which the Change in Control occurs; and

     (b) is the Primary Supplemental Pension Benefit.

The calculations of the Enhanced Supplemental Pension Benefit (and its actuarial equivalence) shall
be made, as of the Termination Date, by Watson Wyatt & Company or such other independent actuary
appointed by the administrator of the Retirement Plan and acceptable to the Employee (the
“Actuary”). The lump sum of actuarial equivalence shall be calculated using the applicable
mortality table promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) under Section 417(e)(3) of the
Code as in effect on the Termination Date and the applicable interest rates promulgated by the IRS
under Section 417(e)(3) of the Code for the month third preceding the month in which the
Termination Date occurs, and if the IRS ceases to promulgate such interest rates, an interest rate
determined by the Actuary.

          1.10 Incentive Pay: The term “Incentive Pay” shall mean an annual amount equal to the
target annual amount of Incentive Payments payable to the Employee. However, for purposes of
Section 4.2 for a Termination of Employment other than in the Limited Period, Incentive Pay shall
mean an amount equal to the annual incentive amount actually paid, based on the attainment of
pre-established goals, and subject to the generally applicable terms of the Senior Executive
Management Performance Plan, or similar or successor plan, for the calendar year in which the
Termination Date occurs.

          1.11 Incentive Payments: The term “Incentive Payments” shall mean any cash incentive
compensation paid based on an annual performance period (whether pursuant to the Company’s Senior
Executive Management Performance Plan or any successor similar plan or through any other means),
without regard to any reduction thereof elected by the Employee pursuant to any qualified or
non-qualified salary reduction arrangement maintained by the Company, including, without
limitation, the SIP Plan and the Deferred Compensation Plan.

          1.11a Incentive Payout Percentage: The term “Incentive Payout Percentage” shall mean,
for a given year, (a) the amount of Incentive Payments paid to the Employee, divided by (b) the
corresponding amount of Incentive Pay, expressed as a percentage, but in no event exceeding one
hundred percent (100%).

          1.12 Incumbent Directors: The term “Incumbent Directors” means the individuals who,
as of the date hereof, are Directors of the Company and any individual becoming a Director
subsequent to the date hereof whose election, nomination for election by the Company’s
shareholders, or appointment, was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the then Incumbent
Directors (either by a specific vote or by approval of the proxy statement of the Company in which
such person is named as a nominee for director, without objection to such

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nomination); provided, however, that an individual shall not be an Incumbent
Director if such individual’s election or appointment to the Board occurs as a result of an actual
or threatened election contest (as described in Rule 14a-12(c) of the Exchange Act) 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 Board.

          1.13 Limited Period: The term “Limited Period” shall mean that period of time
commencing on the date of a Change in Control and continuing for a period of three years.

          1.14 Notice of Termination: The term “Notice of Termination” shall mean a written
notice delivered to the Employee in the manner specified in Section 9 of this Agreement, which
notice indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and sets forth in
reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the
Employee’s employment.

          1.15 Post-Tax SIP Plan Benefit: The “Post-Tax SIP Plan Benefit” shall mean the sum
of:

     (a) The amount credited to the Employee’s account under The Timken Company
Post-Tax SIP Plan (the “Post-Tax SIP Plan”) as of the Termination Date; plus

     (b) The amount of Company contributions that would have been credited to the
Employee’s account under the Post-Tax SIP Plan after the Termination Date if the
Employee had remained in the full-time employment of the Company until the earlier
of (i) end of the Limited Period or (ii) the end of the Severance Period at the
greater of (I) his Base Salary and Incentive Pay for the calendar year in which the
Employee’s employment is terminated, or (II) his Base Salary and Incentive Pay for
the calendar year in which the Change in Control occurred, and assuming the
Employee’s contributions to the Post-Tax SIP Plan following the Termination Date had
been at the highest rate at which such contributions had been made at any time
during the three-year period ending on the Termination Date.

          1.16 Primary Supplemental Pension Benefit: The term “Primary Supplemental Pension
Benefit” shall mean (a) less (b), where:

     (a) is the sum of the accrued pension benefits (converted to a lump sum of
actuarial equivalence as of the Termination Date) which the Employee would have been
entitled to receive at or after the Termination Date under (i) the Retirement Plan,
(ii) any annuity distributed to the Employee as a result of the termination on
October 31, 1984 of the Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees of The Timken Company
(the “Terminated Pension Plan”), (iii) any Employee Excess Benefits Agreement
(“Excess Agreement”), and (iv) the Supplemental Pension Plan of the Timken Company
(“Supplemental Plan”), assuming for purposes of this calculation that (A) the
Employee’s benefits under the Retirement Plan, the Excess Agreement and the
Supplemental Plan were vested and non-

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forfeitable, (B) the Employee satisfied any other condition under the
Retirement Plan, the Excess Agreement and the Supplemental Plan to his receipt of
benefits thereunder, (C) the Employee’s compensation for purposes of the Retirement
Plan, the Excess Agreement and the Supplemental Plan was determined without regard
to any reduction in compensation elected by the Employee pursuant to any qualified
or non-qualified salary reduction arrangement maintained by the Company, including
without limitation, the SIP Plan and the Deferred Compensation Plan, (D) solely for
purposes of determining the time at which the Employee would receive benefits under
the Retirement Plan, the Terminated Pension Plan, the Excess Agreement and the
Supplemental Plan, the Employee had continued his employment with the Company until
such time Employee would have received such benefits, and (E) the Employee commenced
receiving benefits from the Retirement Plan, the Terminated Pension Plan, the Excess
Agreement and the Supplemental Plan at the point in time when the total of the lump
sums of actuarial equivalence under the Retirement Plan, the Terminated Pension
Plan, the Excess Agreement and the Supplemental Plan is the greatest; and

     (b) is the sum of the accrued pension benefits (converted to a lump sum of
actuarial equivalence as of the Termination Date) which the Employee is entitled to
receive at or after the Termination Date under (i) the Retirement Plan, and (ii) any
annuity distributed to the Employee as a result of the termination on October 31,
1984 of the Terminated Pension Plan.

The calculations of the Primary Supplemental Pension Benefit (and its actuarial equivalence) shall
be made, as of the Termination Date, by Watson Wyatt & Company or such other independent actuary
appointed by the administrator of the Retirement Plan and acceptable to the Employee (the
“Actuary”). The lump sum of actuarial equivalence shall be calculated using the applicable
mortality table promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) under Section 417(e)(3) of the
Code as in effect on the Termination Date and the applicable interest rate promulgated by the IRS
under Section 417(e)(3) of the Code for the month third preceding the month in which the
Termination Date occurs, and if the IRS ceases to promulgate such interest rates, an interest rate
determined by the Actuary.

          1.16a Sale Termination: The term “Sale Termination” shall mean a Termination of
Employment with the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company in connection with:

     (a) a sale by the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company of a plant or other
facility or property or assets; or

     (b) a sale of the ownership of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company,

when the acquirer in such sale described in subsection (a) or (b) or its affiliate makes an
offer of employment to the Employee in connection with such sale. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, a Termination of Employment shall not be a Sale Termination if such

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Termination of Employment occurs during the Limited Period or during the 90 days prior to a
Change in Control under the circumstances described in Section 4.1(a).

          1.17 Severance Amount: The term “Severance Amount” shall mean an amount equal to the
sum of:

     (a) [Insert applicable multiplier] times the Employee’s Base Salary in effect
immediately prior to the Employee’s termination of employment; and

     (b) [Insert applicable multiplier] times an amount equal to (x) the Employee’s
highest Incentive Payout Percentage during the five years immediately preceding the
year in which the Employee’s employment is terminated, multiplied by (y) the amount
of the Incentive Pay for the year in which Employee’s employment is terminated.

          1.18 Severance Period: The term “Severance Period” shall mean the period beginning on
the Employee’s Termination Date and ending on the [Insert applicable severance period] anniversary
of the Termination Date.

          1.19 Subsidiary: The term “Subsidiary” means a corporation, partnership, joint
venture, unincorporated association or other entity in which the Company directly or indirectly
beneficially owns 50% or more ownership or other equity interest.

          1.20 Supplemental SIP Plan Benefit: The “Supplemental SIP Plan Benefit” shall mean:

     (a) The amount of the Company Matching Contributions and Core Contributions (as
such terms are defined in the SIP Plan) that would have been made to the SIP Plan by
the Company and allocated to the Employee’s account thereunder as if the Employee
had remained in the full-time employment of the Company until the earlier of (i) the
end of the Limited Period or (ii) the end of the Severance Period, at the greater of
(I) his Base Salary for the calendar year in which the Employee’s employment is
terminated, or (II) his Base Salary immediately prior to the Change in Control, and
the greater of (y) the Employee’s Incentive Pay for the calendar year in which the
Termination Date occurs and (z) the Employee’s Incentive Pay for the calendar year
in which the Change in Control occurred, and assuming the Employee’s salary deferral
was at the maximum permissible level; less

     (b) The amount of the Company Matching Contributions and Core Contributions
made to the SIP Plan by the Company and allocated to the Employee’s account
thereunder as of the Termination Date.

          1.21 Termination Date: The term “Termination Date” shall mean the effective date of
the Employee’s Termination of Employment with the Company.

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          1.22 Termination of Employment: The term “Termination of Employment” means
termination of employment within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.409A-1(h)(1)(ii).

          1.23 Voting Stock: The term “Voting Stock” means securities entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors.

     2. Operation of Agreement: This Agreement shall be effective immediately upon its
execution.

     3. Conditions During the Limited Period: During the Limited Period:

     (a) the Employee shall remain in the same or better office and position in the
Company (or a successor thereto) or any Subsidiary that the Employee held
immediately prior to the Change in Control;

     (b) if the Employee was a Director of the Company or a Subsidiary immediately
prior to a Change in Control, the Employee shall remain a Director of the Company
(or a successor thereto) or a Director of such Subsidiary;

     (c) Employee shall be entitled to receive Incentive Payments equal to or in
excess the Employee’s average Incentive Pay for the previous three calendar years;
and such amounts will be paid in the calendar year following the calendar year in
which the amounts are earned but in no event later than 2 1/2 months after the end of
the calendar year following the calendar year in which such amounts are earned;

     (d) (i) the Company shall continue in effect without a material negative change
to any compensation or benefit plan in which the Employee participated immediately
prior to the Change in Control and, as applicable, the Company shall continue
Employee’s participation in any such compensation or benefit plan; (ii) neither the
Company nor its Subsidiaries shall take any action that would directly or indirectly
materially reduce any of the benefits of any compensation or benefit plan enjoyed by
the Employee at the time of the Change in Control; (iii) the Employee shall continue
to be entitled to no less than the same number of paid vacation days to which the
Employee was entitled immediately prior to the Change in Control, based on years of
service with the Company or its Subsidiaries in accordance with the normal vacation
policy, in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries that employ Employee immediately prior to the Change in Control,
and (iv) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall take any other action
which would materially adversely change the conditions or prerequisites of the
Employee’s employment as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control; and

     (e) the termination of Employee’s employment by the Company or its Subsidiaries
shall only be effected pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the
requirements of Section 1.14 of this Agreement.

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Employee acknowledges that if the Company fails to fulfill any of its obligations
under this Section 3, Employee’s only recourse is to cause such failure to be
considered an Employee Termination Event if the breach is considered a material
breach of this Agreement and Employee’s damages will be limited to the payments
provided for in Section 4, as applicable.

4. Severance Compensation:

4.1 Severance Compensation:

     (a) If the Employee experiences a Termination of Employment during the Limited
Period because the Company terminated the Employee’s employment during the Limited
Period other than pursuant to a Company Termination Event, or because the Employee
voluntarily terminated his employment during the Limited Period pursuant to an
Employee Termination Event, then the Company shall pay as severance compensation to
the Employee a lump sum cash payment in the amount of the CIC Severance Amount.
Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if a Change in Control
occurs and not more than 90 days prior to the date on which the Change in Control
occurs, the Employee experiences a Termination of Employment because the Company
terminated the Employee’s employment, such Termination of Employment will be deemed
to be a Termination of Employment during the Limited Period for purposes of this
Agreement if the Employee has reasonably demonstrated that such Termination of
Employment (i) was at the request of a third party who has taken steps reasonably
calculated to effect a Change in Control, or (ii) otherwise arose in connection with
or in anticipation of a Change in Control. In the event the Employee is entitled to
the benefits under this Agreement as a result of the preceding sentence, then the
60-calendar-day periods specified in Section 4.1(c) and Section 4.5(b) shall be
deemed to commence on the date on which the Employee receives the notice
contemplated by the last sentence of Section 1.3 hereof.

     (b) If the Employee experiences a Termination of Employment because the Company
has terminated the Employee’s employment, the Company shall pay as severance
compensation to the Employee a lump sum cash payment in the amount of the Severance
Amount unless the Termination of Employment occurs:

     (i) during the Limited Period, or

     (ii) pursuant to a Company Termination Event, or

     (iii) for reasons of (A) criminal activity or (B) willful misconduct or
gross negligence in the performance of the Employee’s duties, or

     (iv) pursuant to a Sale Termination.

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     (c) The payment of the Severance Amount or the CIC Severance Amount required by
this Section 4.1 and any Gross-Up Payment initially determined to be required by
Section 4.5 shall, subject to Section 19.2 and to the execution and delivery by the
Employee of the Release described in Section 7 hereof, and the expiration of all
applicable rights of the Employee to revoke the Release or any provision thereof, be
made to the Employee within 60 calendar days after the Termination Date. In no
event will the Employee have a right to designate the taxable year of any such
payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Employee is entitled to the CIC
Severance Amount by reason of a Termination of Employment that occurred more than 2
years after the Change in Control or by reason of a Change in Control that does not
constitute a permitted distribution event under Section 409A(a)(2) of the Code, then
payment of the portion of the CIC Severance Amount that is attributable to the
Primary Supplemental Pension Benefit Plan shall be paid to the Employee at the same
time and in same form as the benefits payable to participants under the Supplemental
Plan and Excess Agreement, as applicable.

Upon receipt of the CIC Severance Amount, if paid, and because the CIC
Severance Amount includes a supplemental pension benefit that the parties intend to
be paid pursuant to this Agreement in lieu of any benefits to which the Employee is
entitled under the Excess Agreement, the Supplemental Plan, and the Post-Tax SIP
Plan, the Employee hereby retroactively waives, upon his receipt of the CIC
Severance Amount, participation in any non-qualified pension plan of, or benefits
under any employee excess benefits agreement with, the Company providing for
benefits in excess of those permitted by the Code to be paid under the Retirement
Plan and SIP Plan, and which measure service and compensation under such plan or
agreement as a basis for benefits, including, without limitation, the Excess
Agreement and the Supplemental Plan.

          4.2 Compensation through Termination: If the Employee experiences a Termination of
Employment, the Company shall pay the Employee any Base Salary that has accrued but is unpaid
through the Termination Date. If the Employee experiences a Termination of Employment because his
employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause and other than pursuant to a Sale
Termination, the Company shall pay the Employee an amount equivalent to the Incentive Pay for the
calendar year in which the Termination Date occurs multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which
is the number of days in the calendar year in which the Termination Date occurs that have expired
prior to the Termination Date and the denominator of which is three hundred sixty-five. Such
payment shall be made, in the case of a Termination of Employment during the Limited Period, in
accordance with the provisions governing payment of the Severance Amount or CIC Amount under
Section 4.1(c), and in the case of a Termination of Employment other than during the Limited
Period, in the year following the year in which the Termination Date occurs but no later than March
15th of such year.

          4.3 Offset: To the full extent permitted by applicable law, the Company retains the
right to offset against the Severance Amount or the Gross-Up Payment on the Severance Amount
otherwise due to the Employee hereunder any amounts then owing and payable by such Employee to the
Company or any of its affiliates. The maximum amount that

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will be deducted from the Gross-Up
Payment to offset an amount that the Employee owes the Company or its affiliates is $5,000, and
such deduction will be taken at the same time and in the same amount as otherwise would be taken by
the Company. The limit and timing of the deduction in the preceding sentence do not apply to
deductions from the Severance Amount.

          4.4 Interest on Overdue Payments: Without limiting the rights of the Employee at law
or in equity, if the Company fails to make any payment required to be made under this Agreement on
a timely basis, the Company shall pay interest on the amount thereof at an annualized rate of
interest equal to the “prime rate” as set forth from time to time during the relevant period in
The Wall Street Journal “Money Rates” column, plus 1%.

          4.5 Indemnification:

     (a) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event
that it shall be determined (as hereafter provided) that any payment or distribution
by the Company to or for the benefit of the Employee, whether paid hereunder or paid
or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to or by reason of any other
agreement, policy, plan, program or arrangement, including without limitation any
stock option, stock appreciation right or similar right, or the lapse of termination
of any of the foregoing (individually and collectively a “Payment”), would be
subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (or any successor
provision thereto) by reason of being considered “contingent on a change in
ownership or control” of the Company, within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code
(or any successor provision thereto), or to any similar tax imposed by state or
local law, or to any interest or penalties with respect to such taxes (such taxes
together with any such interest and penalties, being hereafter collectively referred
to as the “Excise Tax”), then the Employee shall be entitled to receive an
additional payment or payments (individually and collectively, a “Gross-Up
Payment”). The Gross-Up Payment shall be in an amount such that, after payment by
the Employee of all taxes (including any interest or penalties imposed with respect
to such taxes), including any Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, the
Employee retains a portion of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed
upon the Payment.

     (b) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (e) of this Section 4.5, all
determinations required to be made under this Section 4.5, including whether an
Excise Tax is payable by the Employee and the amount of such Excise Tax and whether
a Gross-Up Payment is required to be paid by the Company to the Employee and the
amount of such Gross-Up Payment, if any, shall be made by a nationally recognized
accounting or benefits consulting firm (the “Firm”) mutually agreed upon by the
Employee and the Company. The Firm shall submit its determination and detailed
supporting calculations to both the Company and the Employee within 30 calendar days
after the Termination Date, if applicable, and any such other time or times as may
be requested by the Company or the Employee. If the Firm determines that any Excise
Tax is payable by the Employee, the Company shall pay the required Gross-Up Payment
to the Employee on the date that is 60 calendar days after the Termination Date. If
the

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Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Employee, it shall, at the
same time as it makes such determination, furnish the Company and the Employee an
opinion that the Employee has substantial authority not to report any Excise Tax on
his federal income tax return. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of
Section 4999 of the Code (or any successor provision thereto) and the possibility of
similar uncertainty regarding applicable state or local tax law at the time of any
determination by the Firm hereunder, it is possible that Gross-Up payments which
will not have been made by the Company should have been made (an “Underpayment”),
consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder. In the event that
the Company exhausts or fails to pursue its remedies pursuant to
paragraph (e) of this Section 4.5 and the Employee thereafter is required to
make a payment of the Excise Tax, the Employee shall direct the Firm to determine
the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and to submit its determination and
detailed supporting calculations to both the Company and the Employee as promptly as
possible. Any such Underpayment shall be promptly paid by the Company to, or for
the benefit of, the Employee within five business days after receipt of such
determination and calculations.

     (c) The Company and the Employee shall each provide the Firm access to and
copies of any books, records and documents in the possession of the Company or the
Employee, as the case may be, reasonably requested by the Firm, and otherwise
cooperate with the Firm in connection with the preparation and issuance of the
determinations and calculations contemplated by paragraph (b) of this Section 4.5.
Any determination by the Firm as to the amount of the Gross-Up Payment or the
Underpayment shall be binding upon the Company and the Employee.

     (d) The fees and expenses of the Firm for its services in connection with the
determinations and calculations contemplated by paragraph (b) of this section 4.5
shall be borne by the Company. If such fees and expenses are initially paid by the
Employee, the Company shall reimburse the Employee the full amount of such fees and
expenses within five business days after receipt from the Employee of a statement
therefor and reasonable evidence of his payment thereof.

     (e) The Employee shall notify the Company in writing of any claim by the IRS or
any other taxing authority that, if successful, would require the payment by the
Company of a Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as promptly as
practicable but no later than 10 business days after the Employee actually receives
notice of such claim and the Employee shall further apprise the Company of the
nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid (in
each case, to the extent known by the Employee). The Employee shall not pay such
claim prior to the earlier of (y) the expiration of the 30-calendar-day period
following the date on which he gives such notice to the Company and (z) the date
that any payment of amount with respect to such claim is due. If the Company
notifies the Employee in writing prior to the expiration of such period that it
desires to contest such claim, the Employee shall:

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     (i) provide the Company with any written records or documents in his
possession relating to such claim reasonably requested by the Company;

     (ii) take such action in connection with contesting such claim as the
Company shall reasonably request in writing from time to time, including
without limitation accepting legal representation with respect to such claim
by an attorney competent in respect of the subject matter and reasonably
selected by the Company;

     (iii) cooperate with the Company in good faith in order to effectively
to contest such claim; and

     (iv) permit the Company to participate in any proceedings relating to
such claim;

provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all costs and
expenses (including interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such contest
and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Employee, on an after-tax basis, for and
against any Excise Tax or income tax, including interest and penalties with respect
thereto, imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs and
expenses. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of paragraph (e), the Company
shall control all proceedings taken in connection with the contest of any claim
contemplated by paragraph (e) and, at its sole option, may pursue or forego any and
all administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with the taxing
authority in respect of such claim (provided, however, that the Employee may
participate therein at his own cost and
expense) and may, at its option, either direct the Employee to pay the tax claimed
and sue for a refund or contest the claim in any permissible manner, and the
Employee agrees to prosecute such contest to a determination before any
administrative tribunal, in a court of initial jurisdiction and in one or more
appellate courts, as the Company shall determine; provided, however, that if the
Company directs the Employee to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund, the
Company shall, if permitted by applicable law, advance the amount of such payment to
the Employee on an interest-free basis and shall indemnify and hold the Employee
harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income tax or other tax,
including interest or penalties with respect thereto, imposed with respect to such
advance; and provided further, however, that any extension of the statute of
limitations relating to payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Employee with
respect to which the contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such
contested amount. Furthermore, the Company’s control of any such contested claim
shall be limited to issues with respect to which a Gross-Up Payment would be payable
hereunder and the Employee shall be entitled to settle or contest, as the case may
be, any other issue raised by the IRS or any other taxing authority.

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     (f) If, after the receipt by the Employee of an amount advanced by the Company
pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section 4.5, the Employee receives any refund with
respect to such claim, the Employee shall (subject to the Company’s complying with
the requirements of paragraph (e) of this Section 4.5) promptly pay to the Company
the amount of such refund (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after
any taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by the Employee of an amount
advanced by the Company pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section 4.5, a
determination is made that the Employee shall not be entitled to any refund with
respect to such claim and the Company does not notify the Employee in writing of its
intent to contest such denial or refund prior to the expiration of 30 calendar days
after such determination, then such advance shall be forgiven and shall not be
required to be repaid and the amount of any such advance shall offset, to the extent
thereof, the amount of Gross-Up Payment required to be paid by the Company to the
Employee pursuant to this Section 4.5.

     (g) The Federal, state and local income or other tax returns filed by the
Employee shall be prepared and filed on a basis consistent with the determination of
the Firm with respect to the Excise Tax payable by the Employee. The Employee shall
make proper payment of the amount of any Excise Tax, and at the request of the
Company, provide to the Company true and correct copies (with any amendments) of his
federal income tax return as filed with the IRS and corresponding state and local
tax returns, if relevant, as filed with the applicable taxing authority, and such
other documents reasonably requested by the Company, evidencing such payment. If
prior to the filing of the Employee’s federal income tax return, or corresponding
state or local tax return, if relevant, the Firm determines that the amount of the
Gross-Up Payment should be reduced, the Employee shall within five business days pay
to the Company the amount of such reduction.

     (h) Notwithstanding any provision of the Agreement to the contrary:

     (i) If the Employee is entitled to the payment of taxes pursuant to
this Section 4.5, such taxes will be paid or reimbursed no earlier than the
date on which the release provided in Section 7 becomes irrevocable and no
later than the end of the Employee’s tax year following the tax year in
which the taxes subject to the applicable claim are remitted to the
applicable taxing authority.

     (ii) If the Employee is entitled to the payment of any expenses,
including interest and penalties assessed on the taxes pursuant to this
Section 4.5, such expenses will be paid or reimbursed so long as they were
incurred during the Employee’s lifetime and will be paid or reimbursed no
earlier than the date on which the release provided in Section 7 becomes
irrevocable and no later than the last day of the year following the year in
which the Employee incurs the expense, or in the case of reimbursement of
expenses incurred due to a tax audit or litigation addressing the
existence or amount of a tax liability in which there is no remittance of

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taxes, no later than the end of the year following the year in which the
audit is completed or there is a final and nonappealable settlement or other
resolution of the litigation in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section
1.409A-3(i)(v). Each provision of reimbursements pursuant to this Section
4.5 shall be considered a separate payment and not one of a series of
payments for purposes of Section 409A. Any expense reimbursed by the
Company in one taxable year in no event will affect the amount of expenses
required to be reimbursed by the Company in any other taxable year.

          4.6 Continuation of Certain Benefits.

     (a) If the Company terminates the Employee’s employment during the Limited
Period other than pursuant to a Company Termination Event, or if the Employee
voluntarily terminates his employment during the Limited Period pursuant to an
Employee Termination Event, then the Employee, and the Employee’s eligible
dependents, shall be entitled to continue to participate in the Company’s medical,
dental, vision and life insurance plans for which the Employee was eligible
immediately prior to the Employee’s Termination Date, until the earlier of (i)
Employee’s eligibility for any such coverage under another employer’s or any other
medical plan or (ii) [Insert applicable multiplier] following the termination of
Employee’s employment (the “CIC Benefit Continuation Period”). The Employee’s
continued participation in the Company’s life insurance plans shall be on the terms
(including access fees) not less favorable than those in effect for actively
employed key employees of the Company. The Employee’s continued participation in
the Company’s medical, dental, and vision plans shall be on the terms not less
favorable than those in effect for actively employed key employees of the Company
but only if the Employee makes a payment to the Company in an amount equal to the
monthly premium payments (both the employee and employer portion) required to
maintain such coverage on the first day of each calendar month during the CIC
Benefit Continuation Period commencing with the first calendar month following the
Termination Date. Subject to Section 19.2, the Company shall reimburse the Employee
on an after-tax basis for the amount of such premiums paid by the Employee pursuant
to the preceding sentence, if any, in excess of any employee contributions (access
fees) necessary to maintain such coverage during the CIC Benefit Continuation Period
(the “CIC Reimbursement Payments”), and such CIC Reimbursement Payments shall be
paid to the Employee on the 15th day of each calendar month during the
CIC Benefit Continuation Period commencing with the calendar month in which the
Employee’s first premium payment is due pursuant to the preceding sentence or, if
later, the calendar month following the calendar month in which the release provided
for in Section 7 becomes irrevocable. Each CIC Reimbursement Payment shall be
considered a separate payment and not one of a series of payments for purposes of
Section 409A. Employee agrees that the period of coverage under such plan shall
count against the medical plan’s obligation to provide continuation coverage
pursuant to Part 6 of Subtitle B of

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Title I of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended (“COBRA”).

     (b) If the Company terminates the Employee’s employment other than during the
Limited Period and other than (i) pursuant to a Company Termination Event; (ii) for
reasons of (A) criminal activity or (B) willful misconduct or gross negligence in
the performance of the Employee’s duties; or (iii) pursuant to a Sale Termination,
then the Employee, and the Employee’s eligible dependents, shall be entitled to
continue to participate in the Company’s medical, dental, vision and life insurance
plans for which the Employee was eligible immediately prior to the Employee’s
Termination Date, until the earlier of (x) Employee’s eligibility for any such
coverage under another employer’s or any other medical plan or (y) [Insert
applicable multiplier] following the termination of Employee’s employment (the
“Severance Benefit Continuation Period”). The Employee’s continued participation in
the Company’s life insurance plans shall be on the terms (including access fees) not
less favorable than those in effect for actively employed
key employees of the Company. The Employee’s continued participation in the
Company’s medical, dental, and vision plans shall be on the terms not less favorable
than those in effect for actively employed key employees of the Company but only if
the Employee makes a payment to the Company in an amount equal to the monthly
premium payments (both the employee and employer portion) required to maintain such
coverage on the first day of each calendar month during the Severance Benefit
Continuation Period commencing with the first calendar month following the
Termination Date. Subject to Section 19.2, the Company shall reimburse the Employee
on an after-tax basis for the amount of such premiums paid by the Employee pursuant
to the preceding sentence, if any, in excess of any employee contributions (access
fees) necessary to maintain such coverage during the Benefit Continuation Period
(the “ Severance Reimbursement Payments”), and such Severance Reimbursement Payments
shall be paid to the Employee on the 15th day of each calendar month
during the Severance Benefit Continuation Period commencing with the calendar month
in which the Employee’s first premium payment is due pursuant to the preceding
sentence or, if later, the calendar month following the calendar month in which the
release provided for in Section 7 becomes irrevocable. Each Severance Reimbursement
Payment shall be considered a separate payment and not one of a series of payments
for purposes of Section 409A. Employee agrees that the period of coverage under
such plan shall count against the medical plan’s obligation to provide continuation
coverage pursuant to COBRA.

     5. No Obligation to Mitigate Damages: The Employee shall not be required to mitigate
damages or the amount of any payment provided for under this Agreement by seeking other employment
or otherwise, nor, except as provided in Sections 4.6(a) and 4.6(b), shall the amount of any
payment or benefit provided for under this Agreement be reduced by any compensation earned by the
Employee as the result of employment by another employer after the Termination Date, or otherwise.

     6. Confidential Information; Covenant Not To Compete:

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          6.1 The Employee acknowledges that all trade secrets, customer lists and other confidential
business information are the exclusive property of the Company. The Employee shall not (following
the execution of this Agreement, during the Limited Period, or at any time thereafter) disclose
such trade secrets, customer lists, or confidential business information without the prior written
consent of the Company. The Employee also shall not (following the execution of this Agreement,
during the Limited Period, or at any time thereafter) directly or indirectly, or by acting in
concert with others, employ or attempt to employ or solicit for any employment competitive with the
Company any person(s) employed by the Company. The Employee recognizes that any violation of this
Section 6.1 and Section 6.2 is likely to result in immediate and irreparable harm to the Company
for which money damages are likely to be inadequate. Accordingly, the Employee consents to the
entry of injunctive and other appropriate equitable relief by a court of competent jurisdiction,
after notice and hearing and the court’s finding of irreparable harm and the likelihood of
prevailing on a claim alleging violation of this Section 6, in order to protect the Company’s
rights under this Section. Such relief shall be in addition to any other relief to which the
Company may be entitled at law or in equity. The Employee agrees that the state and federal courts
located in the State of Ohio shall have jurisdiction in any action, suit or proceeding against
Employee based on or arising out of this Agreement and Employee hereby: (a) submits to the
personal jurisdiction of such courts; (b) consents to service of process in connection with any
action, suit or proceeding against Employee; and (c) waives any other requirement (whether imposed
by statute, rule of court or otherwise) with respect to personal jurisdiction, venue or service of
process.

          6.2 For a period of time beginning upon the Termination Date and ending upon the first
anniversary of the Termination Date, the Employee shall not (a) engage or participate, directly or
indirectly, in any Competitive Activity, as defined in Section 1.7 or (b) solicit or cause to be
solicited on behalf of a competitor any person or entity which was a customer of the Company during
the term of this Agreement, if the Employee had any direct responsibility for such customer while
employed by the Company.

     7. Release:

     Payment of the severance payments set forth in Section 4 hereof is conditioned upon the
Employee executing and delivering a full and complete release of all claims satisfactory to the
Company within 50 days of the Employee’s Termination Date.

     8. Successors, Binding Agreement and Complete Agreement:

          8.1 Successors: The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect,
by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or
assets of the Company, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to the Employee, to assume
and agree to perform this Agreement.

          8.2 Binding Agreement: This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Employee’s personal or legal representative, executor, administrators,
successors, heirs, distributees and legatees. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the Company and any successor of or to the Company, including, without limitation,
any person acquiring directly or indirectly all or substantially all of the assets of the

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Company whether by merger, consolidation, sale or otherwise (and such successor shall thereafter be deemed
“the Company” for the purposes of this Agreement), but shall not otherwise be assignable by the
Company.

          8.3 Complete Agreement. This Agreement embodies the complete agreement and
understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and effective as of its
date supersedes and preempts any prior understandings, agreements or representations, including,
but not limited to, the Severance Agreement between the Company and the Employee dated ________, ___, by or between the parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter
hereof in any way.

     9. Notices: For the purpose of this Agreement, all communications provided for herein
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United
States registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as
indicated below, or to such other address as any party may have furnished to the other in writing
and in accordance herewith, except that notices of change of address shall be effective only upon
receipt.

	 	 	 	 
	If to the Company:
	 	The Timken Company

1835 Dueber Avenue, S.W.

Canton, Ohio 44706
	 	 	 
	If to the Employee:	 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 	 	 
	 
	 	 

     10. Governing Law: The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this
Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio, without giving effect to the
principles of conflict of laws of such State.

     11. Miscellaneous: No provision of this Agreement may be amended, modified, waived or
discharged unless such amendment, waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing signed
by the Employee and the Company. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the
other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be
performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or
conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral
or otherwise, expressed or implied with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by
either party which are not set forth expressly in this Agreement. If the Employee files a claim
for benefits under this Agreement with the Company, the Company will follow the claims procedures
set out in 29 C.F.R. Section 2560.503-1.

     12. Validity: The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement which
shall remain in full force and effect.

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     13. Counterparts: This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same
Agreement.

     14. Employment Rights: Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement shall create
any right or duty on the part of the Company or the Employee to have the Employee remain in the
employment of the Company.

     15. Withholding of Taxes: The Company may withhold from any amount payable under this
Agreement all federal, state, city or other taxes as shall be required pursuant to any law or
government regulation or ruling.

     16. Nonassignability: This Agreement is personal in nature and neither of the parties
hereto shall, without the consent of the other, assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or
obligations, hereunder, except as provided in Sections 8.1 and 8.2 above. Without limiting the
foregoing, the Employee’s right to receive payments hereunder shall not be assignable or
transferable, whether by pledge, creation of a security interest or otherwise, other than by a
transfer by his will or by the laws of descent and distribution and in the event of any attempted
assignment or transfer contrary to this Section the Company shall have no liability to pay any
amounts so attempted to be assigned or transferred.

     17. Termination of Agreement: The term of this Agreement (the “Term”) shall commence
as of the date hereof and shall expire on the close of business on [December 31, 200___];
provided, however, that (i) commencing on [January 1, 200___] and each January 1
thereafter, the term of this Agreement will automatically be extended for an additional year
unless, not later than September 30 of the immediately preceding year, the Company or the Employee
shall have given notice that it or the Employee, as the case may be, does not wish to have the Term
extended; (ii) if a Change in Control occurs during the Term, the Term will expire on the last day
of the Limited Period; and (iii) subject to Section 4.1, if the Employee ceases for any reason to
be a key employee of the Company or any Subsidiary, thereupon without further action the Term shall
be deemed to have expired and this Agreement will immediately terminate and be of no further
effect. For purposes of this Section 17, the Employee shall not be deemed to have ceased to be an
employee of the Company or any Subsidiary by reason of the transfer of Employee’s employment
between the Company and any Subsidiary, or among any Subsidiaries.

     18. Indemnification of Legal Fees and Expenses; Security for Payment: 

          18.1 Indemnification of Legal Fees. It is the intent of the Company that in the case
of a Change in Control, the Employee not be required to incur the expenses associated with the
enforcement of his rights under this Agreement by litigation or other legal action because the cost
and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to the
Employee hereunder. Accordingly, after a Change in Control, if it should appear to the Employee
that the Company has failed to comply with any of its obligations under this Agreement or in the
event that the Company or any other person takes any action to declare this Agreement void or
unenforceable, or institutes any litigation designed to deny, or to recover from, the Employee the
benefits intended to be provided to the Employee hereunder, the Company irrevocably authorizes the
Employee from time to time to retain counsel of his choice,

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at the expense of the Company as
hereafter provided, to represent the Employee in connection with the initiation or defense of any
litigation or other legal action, whether by or against the Company or any Director, officer,
stockholder or other person affiliated with the Company, in any jurisdiction. The Company shall
pay or cause to be paid and shall be solely responsible for any and all attorneys’ and related fees
and expenses incurred by the Employee after a Change in Control and as a result of the Company’s
failure to perform this Agreement or any provision hereof or as a result of the Company or any
person contesting the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any provision hereof as
aforesaid.

               If the Employee is entitled to reimbursement pursuant to this Section 18.1, this Section shall
apply to any such eligible costs and expenses incurred during the Employee’s lifetime. Subject to
Section 19.2, any amounts the Company owes to the Employee pursuant to this Section 18.1 will be
paid to the Employee by the Company within 30 days following the Company’s receipt of a statement
or statements prepared by Employee or Employee’s legal counsel that sets forth the amount of such
costs and expenses eligible for reimbursement but in no event will such amounts be paid later than
December 31 of the year following the year in which Employee incurs
such expenses. In no event will the costs and expenses paid by the Company pursuant to this
Section 18.1 in one year affect the amount of costs and expenses the Company is obligated to pay
pursuant to this Section 18.1 in any other taxable year.

          18.2 Trust Agreements. To ensure that the provisions of this Agreement can be
enforced by the Employee, two agreements (“Amended and Restated Trust Agreement” and “Amended and
Restated Trust Agreement No. 2”) each dated as of March 26, 1991, as they may have been or may be
amended, have been established between a Trustee selected by the members of the Compensation
Committee of the Board or any officer (the “Trustee”) and the Company. The Amended and Restated
Trust Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions relating to payment pursuant to the Amended and
Restated Trust Agreement of the CIC Severance Amount, the Gross-Up Payment and other payments
provided for in Section 4.5 hereof pursuant to this Agreement owed by the Company, and Amended and
Restated Trust Agreement No. 2 sets forth the terms and conditions relating to payment pursuant to
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement No. 2 of attorneys’ and related fees and expenses pursuant to
paragraph (a) of this Section owed by the Company. Employee shall make demand on the Company for
any payments due Employee pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section prior to making demand therefor
on the Trustee under Amended and Restated Trust Agreement No. 2. Payments by such Trustee shall
discharge the Company’s liability under paragraph (a) of this Section only to the extent that trust
assets are used to satisfy such liability.

          18.3 Obligation of the Company to Fund Trusts. Upon the earlier to occur of (x) a
Change in Control that involves a transaction that was not approved by the Board, and was not
recommended to the Company’s shareholders by the Board, (y) a declaration by the Board that the
trusts under the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement and Amended and Restated Trust Agreement No.
2 should be funded in connection with a Change in Control that involves a transaction that was
approved by the Board, or was recommended to shareholders by the Board, or (z) a declaration by the
Board that a Change in Control is imminent, the Company shall promptly to the extent it has not
previously done so, and in any event within five (5) business days:

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     (a) transfer to the Trustee to be added to the principal of the trust under the
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement a sum equal to the aggregate value on the date
of the Change in Control of the CIC Severance Amount and Gross-Up Payment which
could become payable to the Employee under the provisions of Section 4.1 and Section
4.5 hereof. The payment of any CIC Severance Amount, Gross-Up Payment or other
payment by the Trustee pursuant to the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement shall,
to the extent thereof, discharge the Company’s obligation to pay the CIC Severance
Amount, Gross-Up Payment or other payment hereunder, it being the intent of the
Company that assets in such Amended and Restated Trust Agreement be held as security
for the Company’s obligation to pay the CIC Severance Amount, Gross-Up Payment and
other payments under this Agreement; and

     (b) transfer to the Trustee to be added to the principal of the trust under
Amended and Restated Trust Agreement No. 2 the sum authorized by the members of the
Compensation Committee from time to time.

Any payments of attorneys’ and related fees and expenses, which are the obligation of the Company
under Section 18.1, by the Trustee pursuant to Amended and Restated Trust Agreement No. 2 shall, to
the extent thereof, discharge the Company’s obligation hereunder, it being the intent of the
Company that such assets in such Amended and Restated Trust Agreement No. 2 be held as security for
the Company’s obligation under Section 18.1.

     Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, no amounts shall be
transferred to the Trustee with respect to the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement or the Amended
and Restated Trust Agreement No. 2 for payments of any amount under this Agreement if, pursuant to
Section 409A(b)(3)(A) of the Code, such amount would, for purposes of Section 83 of the Code, be
treated as property transferred in connection with the performance of services.

     19. Code Section 409A of the Code.

          19.1 General. To the extent applicable, it is intended that this Agreement comply
with the provisions of Section 409A of the Code, so that the income inclusion provisions of Section
409A(a)(1) of the Code do not apply to the Employee. This Agreement shall be administered and
interpreted in a manner consistent with this intent.

          19.2 Delayed Payments. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the
contrary, if the Employee is a “specified employee,” determined pursuant to procedures adopted by
the Company in compliance with Section 409A of the Code, on his Termination Date and if any
portion of the payments or benefits to be received by the Employee upon Termination of Employment
would constitute a “deferral of compensation” subject to Section 409A, then to the extent necessary
to comply with Section 409A, amounts that would otherwise be payable pursuant to this Agreement
during the six-month period immediately following the Employee’s Termination Date will instead be
paid or made available on the earlier of (i) the first business day of the seventh month after
Employee’s Termination Date, or (ii) the Employee’s death.

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          19.3 Amendments. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in
light of the uncertainty with respect to the proper application of Section 409A of the Code, the
Company reserves the right to make amendments to this Agreement as the Company deems necessary or
desirable to avoid the imposition of taxes or penalties under Section 409A of the Code. In any
case, Employee shall be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and
penalties that may be imposed on Employee in connection with this Agreement (including any taxes
and penalties under Section 409A of the Code), and neither the Company nor any of its affiliates
shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold Employee harmless from any or all of such
taxes or penalties.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of
the date first set forth above.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	Employee 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	THE TIMKEN COMPANY

 	 
	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	W. R. Burkhart 	 
	 	 	Its: Sr. VP & General
Counsel 	 
	 

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