Document:

Registration Rights Agreement - Several Investors Named Therein

 Exhibit 4.6 
 Execution Version 
 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 

BY AND AMONG 
 PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P. 
 AND 

THE INVESTORS NAMED ON SCHEDULE A HERETO 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 

							
	ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS	  	 	1	  
			
	 Section 1.01
	 	 Definitions
	  	 	1	  
	 Section 1.02
	 	 Registrable Securities
	  	 	3	  
		
	ARTICLE II REGISTRATION RIGHTS	  	 	3	  
			
	 Section 2.01
	 	 Registration
	  	 	3	  
	 Section 2.02
	 	 Piggyback Rights
	  	 	4	  
	 Section 2.03
	 	 Delay Rights
	  	 	6	  
	 Section 2.04
	 	 Underwritten Offerings
	  	 	7	  
	 Section 2.05
	 	 Sale Procedures
	  	 	8	  
	 Section 2.06
	 	 Cooperation by Holders
	  	 	11	  
	 Section 2.07
	 	 Restrictions on Public Sale by Holders of Registrable Securities
	  	 	11	  
	 Section 2.08
	 	 Expenses
	  	 	12	  
	 Section 2.09
	 	 Indemnification
	  	 	12	  
	 Section 2.10
	 	 Rule 144 Reporting
	  	 	14	  
	 Section 2.11
	 	 Transfer or Assignment of Registration Rights
	  	 	15	  
	 Section 2.12
	 	 Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights
	  	 	15	  
		
	ARTICLE III MISCELLANEOUS	  	 	15	  
			
	 Section 3.01
	 	 Communications
	  	 	15	  
	 Section 3.02
	 	 Successor and Assigns
	  	 	16	  
	 Section 3.03
	 	 Assignment of Rights
	  	 	16	  
	 Section 3.04
	 	 Recapitalization, Exchanges, Etc. Affecting the Units
	  	 	16	  
	 Section 3.05
	 	 Aggregation of Registrable Securities
	  	 	16	  
	 Section 3.06
	 	 Specific Performance
	  	 	16	  
	 Section 3.07
	 	 Counterparts
	  	 	17	  
	 Section 3.08
	 	 Headings
	  	 	17	  
	 Section 3.09
	 	 Governing Law
	  	 	17	  
	 Section 3.10
	 	 Severability of Provisions
	  	 	17	  
	 Section 3.11
	 	 Entire Agreement
	  	 	17	  
	 Section 3.12
	 	 Amendment
	  	 	17	  
	 Section 3.13
	 	 No Presumption
	  	 	17	  
	 Section 3.14
	 	 Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement
	  	 	17	  
	 Section 3.15
	 	 Independent Nature of Investor’s Obligations
	  	 	18	  
	 Section 3.16
	 	 Interpretation
	  	 	18	  

 Schedule A – Investor List; Notice and Contact Information; Opt-Out 

 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of May 17, 2012, by and among
Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), and each of the Persons set forth on Schedule A to this Agreement (each, an “Investor” and collectively, the
“Investors”). 
 WHEREAS, this Agreement is made in connection with the Closing of the issuance and sale of the
Purchased Units pursuant to the Unit Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 9, 2012, by and among the Partnership and the Investors (the “Unit Purchase Agreement”); and 

WHEREAS, the Partnership has agreed to provide the registration and other rights set forth in this Agreement for the benefit of the
Investors pursuant to the Unit Purchase Agreement. 
 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set
forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each party hereto, the parties hereby agree as follows: 
 ARTICLE I 
 DEFINITIONS 

Section 1.01 Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings given to them in the Unit
Purchase Agreement. The terms set forth below are used herein as so defined: 
 “Affiliate” means, with respect
to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, the Person in question. As used herein, the term “control” means the possession,
direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. 

“Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement. 

“Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 

“Effectiveness Period” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01(a) of this Agreement. 

“General Partner” means Penn Virginia Resource GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. 

“Holder” means the record holder of any Registrable Securities. 

“Included Registrable Securities” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.02(a) of this Agreement.

  
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 “Investor” and “Investors” have the meanings specified
therefor in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement. 
 “Liquidated Damages” has the meaning specified
therefor in Section 2.01(b) of this Agreement. 
 “Liquidated Damages Multiplier” means the product
of the Common Unit Price times the number of Purchased Units purchased by such Investor that may not be disposed of without restriction and without the need for current public information pursuant to any section of Rule 144 (or any similar provision
then in effect) under the Securities Act. 
 “Losses” has the meaning specified therefor in
Section 2.09(a) of this Agreement. 
 “Managing Underwriter” means, with respect to any
Underwritten Offering, the book-running lead manager of such Underwritten Offering. 
 “Opt-Out Notice” has the
meaning specified therefor in Section 2.02(a) of this Agreement. 
 “Parity Securities” has the
meaning specified therefor in Section 2.02(b) of this Agreement. 
 “Partnership” has the meaning
specified therefor in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement. 
 “Person” means an individual or a
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, government agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity. 

“Registrable Securities” means (i) the Common Units to be acquired by the Investors pursuant to the Unit Purchase
Agreement and (ii) any Common Units issued as Liquidated Damages pursuant to Section 2.01(b) of this Agreement and includes any type of interest issued to the Holder as a result of Section 3.04. 

“Registration Expenses” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.08(b) of this Agreement. 

“Registration Statement” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.01(a) of this Agreement.

 “Selling Expenses” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.08(b) of this Agreement.

 “Selling Holder” means a Holder who is selling Registrable Securities pursuant to a registration statement.

 “Selling Holder Indemnified Persons” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 2.09(a) of
this Agreement. 

  
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 “Underwritten Offering” means an offering (including an offering pursuant
to a Registration Statement) in which Common Units are sold to an underwriter on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the public or an offering that is a “bought deal” with one or more investment banks. 

“Unit Purchase Agreement” has the meaning specified therefor in the recitals of this Agreement. 

Section 1.02 Registrable Securities. Any Registrable Security will cease to be a Registrable Security (a) when a
registration statement covering such Registrable Security becomes or has been declared effective by the Commission and such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of pursuant to such effective registration statement; (b) when such
Registrable Security has been disposed of pursuant to any section of Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in effect) under the Securities Act; (c) when such Registrable Security is held by the Partnership or one of its subsidiaries or
Affiliates; (d) when such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of in a private transaction in which the transferor’s rights under this Agreement are not assigned to the transferee of such securities pursuant to
Section 2.11 hereof or (e) when such Registrable Security becomes eligible for resale without restriction and without the need for current public information pursuant to any section of Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in
effect) under the Securities Act, assuming the Holder of such Registrable Security is not an Affiliate of the Partnership. 

ARTICLE II 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS 
 Section 2.01 Registration. 
 (a) Effectiveness Deadline. No
later than 15 days following the Closing Date, the Partnership shall prepare and file a registration statement under the Securities Act to permit the public resale of Registrable Securities then outstanding from time to time as permitted by Rule 415
of the Securities Act with respect to all of the Registrable Securities (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.01(a) shall be on such appropriate registration form of
the Commission as shall be selected by the Partnership so long as it permits the continuous offering of the Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act or such other rule as is then applicable at the then prevailing market
prices. The Partnership shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become effective on or as soon as practicable after the Closing Date. Any Registration Statement shall provide for the resale pursuant to
any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, the Holders of any and all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement. The Partnership shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.01(a) to be effective, supplemented and amended to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for the resale of all Registrable Securities by the Holders until all
Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities (the “Effectiveness Period”). The Registration Statement when effective (including the documents incorporated therein by
reference) will comply as to form in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state

  
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a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of any prospectus contained in such Registration Statement, in the light of
the circumstances under which a statement is made). As soon as practicable following the date that the Registration Statement becomes effective, but in any event within two (2) Business Days of such date, the Partnership shall provide the
Holders with written notice of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement. 
 (b) Failure to Go Effective. If the
Registration Statement required by Section 2.01(a) is not declared effective within 90 days after the Closing Date, then each Holder shall be entitled to a payment (with respect to the Purchased Units of each such Holder), as liquidated
damages and not as a penalty, of 0.25% of the Liquidated Damages Multiplier per 30-day period, that shall accrue daily, for the first 60 days following the 90th day, increasing by an additional 0.25% of the Liquidated Damages Multiplier per 30-day
period, that shall accrue daily, for each subsequent 60 days (i.e., 0.5% for 61-120 days, 0.75% for 121-180 days and 1.0% thereafter), up to a maximum of 1.00% of the Liquidated Damages Multiplier per 30-day period (the “Liquidated
Damages”). The Liquidated Damages payable pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence shall be payable within ten (10) Business Days after the end of each such 30-day period. Any Liquidated Damages shall be paid to each Holder in
immediately available funds; provided, however, if the Partnership certifies that it is unable to pay Liquidated Damages in cash because such payment would result in a breach under a credit facility or other debt instrument, then the
Partnership may pay the Liquidated Damages in kind in the form of the issuance of additional Common Units. Upon any issuance of Common Units as Liquidated Damages, the Partnership shall promptly (i) prepare and file an amendment to the
Registration Statement prior to its effectiveness adding such Common Units to such Registration Statement as additional Registrable Securities and (ii) prepare and file a supplemental listing application with the NYSE (or such other market on
which the Registrable Securities are then listed and traded) to list such additional Common Units. The determination of the number of Common Units to be issued as Liquidated Damages shall be equal to the amount of Liquidated Damages divided by the
volume-weighted average price of the Common Units on the NYSE (or such other market on which the Registrable Securities are then listed and traded) over the consecutive ten (10) trading day period ending on the close of trading on the trading
day immediately preceding the date on which the Liquidated Damages payment is due, less a discount to such average price of 2.00%. The accrual of Liquidated Damages to a Holder shall cease at the earlier of (i) the Registration Statement
becoming effective or (ii) when such Holder no longer holds Registrable Securities, and any payment of Liquidated Damages shall be prorated for any period of less than 30 days in which the payment of Liquidated Damages ceases. If the
Partnership is unable to cause a Registration Statement to go effective within 90 days after the Closing Date as a result of an acquisition, merger, reorganization, disposition or other similar transaction, then the Partnership may request a waiver
of the Liquidated Damages, and each Holder may individually grant or withhold its consent to such request in its discretion. 

Section 2.02 Piggyback Rights. 
 (a) Participation. If the Partnership proposes to file (i) a shelf registration statement other than the Registration Statement contemplated by Section 2.01(a), (ii) a
prospectus supplement to an effective shelf registration statement, other than the Registration Statement contemplated by Section 2.01(a) of this Agreement and Holders may be included without the

  
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filing of a post-effective amendment thereto, or (iii) a registration statement, other than a shelf registration statement, in each case, for the sale of Common Units in an Underwritten
Offering for its own account and/or another Person, then as soon as practicable following the engagement of counsel by the Partnership to prepare the documents to be used in connection with an Underwritten Offering, the Partnership shall give notice
(including, but not limited to, notification by electronic mail) of such proposed Underwritten Offering to each Holder (together with its Affiliates) holding at least $10.0 million of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities (based on the Common
Unit Price) and such notice shall offer such Holders the opportunity to include in such Underwritten Offering such number of Registrable Securities (the “Included Registrable Securities”) as each such Holder may request in writing;
provided, however, that if the Partnership has been advised by the Managing Underwriter that the inclusion of Registrable Securities for sale for the benefit of the Holders will have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of
the Common Units in the Underwritten Offering, then (A) if no Registrable Securities can be included in the Underwritten Offering in the opinion of the Managing Underwriter, the Partnership shall not be required to offer such opportunity to the
Holders or (B) if any Registrable Securities can be included in the Underwritten Offering in the opinion of the Managing Underwriter, then the amount of Registrable Securities to be offered for the accounts of Holders shall be determined based
on the provisions of Section 2.02(b). Any notice required to be provided in this Section 2.02(a) to Holders shall be provided on a Business Day pursuant to Section 3.01 hereof and receipt of such notice shall be
confirmed by the Holder. Each such Holder shall then have two (2) Business Days (or one (1) Business Day in connection with any overnight or bought Underwritten Offering) after notice has been delivered to request in writing the inclusion
of Registrable Securities in the Underwritten Offering. If no written request for inclusion from a Holder is received within the specified time, each such Holder shall have no further right to participate in such Underwritten Offering. If, at any
time after giving written notice of its intention to undertake an Underwritten Offering and prior to the closing of such Underwritten Offering, the Partnership shall determine for any reason not to undertake or to delay such Underwritten Offering,
the Partnership may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to the Selling Holders and, (x) in the case of a determination not to undertake such Underwritten Offering, shall be relieved of its obligation to sell any Included
Registrable Securities in connection with such terminated Underwritten Offering, and (y) in the case of a determination to delay such Underwritten Offering, shall be permitted to delay offering any Included Registrable Securities for the same
period as the delay in the Underwritten Offering. Any Selling Holder shall have the right to withdraw such Selling Holder’s request for inclusion of such Selling Holder’s Registrable Securities in such Underwritten Offering by giving
written notice to the Partnership of such withdrawal at or prior to the time of pricing of such Underwritten Offering. Any Holder may deliver written notice (an “Opt-Out Notice”) to the Partnership requesting that such Holder not
receive notice from the Partnership of any proposed Underwritten Offering; provided, however, that such Holder may later revoke any such Opt-Out Notice in writing. Following receipt of an Opt-Out Notice from a Holder (unless subsequently
revoked), the Partnership shall not be required to deliver any notice to such Holder pursuant to this Section 2.02(a) and such Holder shall no longer be entitled to participate in Underwritten Offerings by the Partnership pursuant to this
Section 2.02(a). The Holders indicated on Schedule A hereto as having opted out shall each be deemed to have delivered an Opt-Out Notice as of the date hereof. 

  
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 (b) Priority. If the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters of any proposed
Underwritten Offering advises the Partnership that the total amount of Registrable Securities that the Selling Holders and any other Persons intend to include in such offering exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without being likely
to have an adverse effect on the price, timing or distribution of the Common Units offered or the market for the Common Units, then the Common Units to be included in such Underwritten Offering shall include the number of Registrable Securities that
such Managing Underwriter or Underwriters advises the Partnership can be sold without having such adverse effect, with such number to be allocated (i) first, to the Partnership and (ii) second, pro rata among the Selling Holders who have
requested participation in such Underwritten Offering and any other holder of securities of the Partnership having rights of registration that are neither expressly senior nor subordinated to the Registrable Securities (the “Parity
Securities”). The pro rata allocations for each Selling Holder who has requested participation in such Underwritten Offering shall be the product of (a) the aggregate number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such
Underwritten Offering multiplied by (b) the fraction derived by dividing (x) the number of Registrable Securities owned on the Closing Date by such Selling Holder by (y) the aggregate number of Registrable Securities owned on the
Closing Date by all Selling Holders plus the aggregate number of Parity Securities owned on the Closing Date by all holders of Parity Securities that are participating in the Underwritten Offering. 

(c) Termination of Piggyback Registration Rights. Each Holder’s rights under Section 2.02 shall terminate upon
such Holder (together with its Affiliates) ceasing to hold at least $10.0 million of Registrable Securities (based on the Common Unit Price). 
 Section 2.03 Delay Rights. 
 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, the Partnership may, upon written notice to any Selling Holder whose Registrable Securities are included in the Registration Statement or other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, suspend such Selling
Holder’s use of any prospectus which is a part of the Registration Statement or other registration statement (in which event the Selling Holder shall discontinue sales of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or
other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement but may settle any previously made sales of Registrable Securities) if (i) the Partnership is pursuing an acquisition, merger, reorganization, disposition or other similar transaction
and the Partnership determines in good faith that the Partnership’s ability to pursue or consummate such a transaction would be materially adversely affected by any required disclosure of such transaction in the Registration Statement or other
registration statement or (ii) the Partnership has experienced some other material non-public event the disclosure of which at such time, in the good faith judgment of the Partnership, would materially adversely affect the Partnership;
provided, however, in no event shall the Selling Holders be suspended from selling Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement or other registration statement for a period that exceeds an aggregate of 60 days in any 180-day
period or 105 days in any 365-day period, in each case, exclusive of days covered by any lock-up agreement executed by a Selling Holder in connection with any Underwritten Offering. Upon disclosure of such information or the termination of the
condition described above, the Partnership shall provide prompt notice to the Selling Holders whose Registrable Securities are included in the Registration Statement, and shall promptly terminate any suspension of sales it has put into effect and
shall take such other reasonable actions to permit registered sales of Registrable Securities as contemplated in this Agreement. 

  
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 If (i) the Selling Holders shall be prohibited from selling their Registrable
Securities under the Registration Statement or other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement as a result of a suspension pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph in excess of the periods permitted therein or (ii) the
Registration Statement or other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement is filed and declared effective but, during the Effectiveness Period, shall thereafter cease to be effective or fail to be usable for its intended purpose without
being succeeded within 30 days by a post-effective amendment thereto, a supplement to the prospectus or a report filed with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or l5(d) of the Exchange Act, then, until the suspension is lifted
or a post-effective amendment, supplement or report is filed with the Commission, but not including any day on which a suspension is lifted or such amendment, supplement or report is filed and declared effective, if applicable, the Partnership shall
pay the Selling Holders an amount equal to the Liquidated Damages, following the earlier of (x) the date on which the suspension period exceeded the permitted period and (y) the thirty-first (31st) day after the Registration Statement
or other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement ceased to be effective or failed to be useable for its intended purposes, as liquidated damages and not as a penalty (for purposes of calculating Liquidated Damages, the date in
(x) or (y) above shall be deemed the “90th day,” as used in the definition of Liquidated Damages). For purposes of this paragraph, a suspension shall be deemed lifted on the date that notice that the suspension has been
terminated is delivered to the Selling Holders. Liquidated Damages shall cease to accrue pursuant to this paragraph upon the Purchased Units of such Holder becoming eligible for resale without restriction and without the need for current public
information under any section of Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in effect) under the Securities Act, assuming that each Holder is not an Affiliate of the Partnership, and any payment of Liquidated Damages shall be prorated for any period of
less than 30 days in which the payment of Liquidated Damages ceases. 
 Section 2.04 Underwritten Offerings.

 (a) General Procedures. In connection with any Underwritten Offering under this Agreement, the Partnership shall be
entitled to select the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters. In connection with an Underwritten Offering contemplated by this Agreement in which a Selling Holder participates, each Selling Holder and the Partnership shall be obligated to enter into
an underwriting agreement that contains such representations, covenants, indemnities and other rights and obligations as are customary in underwriting agreements for firm commitment offerings of securities. No Selling Holder may participate in such
Underwritten Offering unless such Selling Holder agrees to sell its Registrable Securities on the basis provided in such underwriting agreement and completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities and other documents
reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting agreement. Each Selling Holder may, at its option, require that any or all of the representations and warranties by, and the other agreements on the part of, the Partnership to and for the
benefit of such underwriters also be made to and for such Selling Holder’s benefit and that any or all of the conditions precedent to the obligations of such underwriters under such underwriting agreement also be conditions precedent to its
obligations. No Selling Holder shall be required to make any representations or warranties to or agreements with the Partnership or the underwriters 

  
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other than representations, warranties or agreements regarding such Selling Holder, its authority to enter into such underwriting agreement and to sell, and its ownership of, the securities being
registered on its behalf, its intended method of distribution and any other representation required by Law. If any Selling Holder disapproves of the terms of an underwriting, such Selling Holder may elect to withdraw therefrom by notice to the
Partnership and the Managing Underwriter; provided, however, that such withdrawal must be made up to and including the time of pricing of such Underwritten Offering. No such withdrawal or abandonment shall affect the Partnership’s
obligation to pay Registration Expenses. The Partnership’s management may but shall not be required to participate in a roadshow or similar marketing effort in connection with any Underwritten Offering. 

(b) No Demand Rights. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Holder shall be entitled to any “demand”
rights or similar rights that would require the Partnership to effect an Underwritten Offering solely on behalf of the Holders. 

Section 2.05 Sale Procedures. In connection with its obligations under this Article II, the Partnership will, as
expeditiously as possible: 
 (a) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to the Registration
Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective for the Effectiveness Period and as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the
disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement; 
 (b) if a prospectus supplement will be used
in connection with the marketing of an Underwritten Offering from the Registration Statement and the Managing Underwriter at any time shall notify the Partnership in writing that, in the sole judgment of such Managing Underwriter, inclusion of
detailed information to be used in such prospectus supplement is of material importance to the success of the Underwritten Offering of such Registrable Securities, the Partnership shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to include such
information in such prospectus supplement; 
 (c) furnish to each Selling Holder (i) as far in advance as reasonably
practicable before filing the Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement or any supplement or amendment thereto, upon request, copies of reasonably complete drafts of all such documents proposed to be
filed (including exhibits and each document incorporated by reference therein to the extent then required by the rules and regulations of the Commission), and provide each such Selling Holder the opportunity to object to any information pertaining
to such Selling Holder and its plan of distribution that is contained therein and make the corrections reasonably requested by such Selling Holder with respect to such information prior to filing the Registration Statement or such other registration
statement or supplement or amendment thereto, and (ii) such number of copies of the Registration Statement or such other registration statement and the prospectus included therein and any supplements and amendments thereto as such Selling
Holder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement or other registration statement; 

  
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 (d) if applicable, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the
Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Selling Holders or, in the case of an Underwritten
Offering, the Managing Underwriter, shall reasonably request; provided, however, that the Partnership will not be required to qualify generally to transact business in any jurisdiction where it is not then required to so qualify or to take
any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject; 
 (e)
promptly notify each Selling Holder, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered by any of them under the Securities Act, of (i) the filing of the Registration Statement or any other registration statement
contemplated by this Agreement or any prospectus or prospectus supplement to be used in connection therewith, or any amendment or supplement thereto, and, with respect to such Registration Statement or any other registration statement or any
post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective; and (ii) the receipt of any written comments from the Commission with respect to any filing referred to in clause (i) and any written request by the Commission
for amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or any other registration statement or any prospectus or prospectus supplement thereto; 
 (f) immediately notify each Selling Holder, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of (i) the happening of any event as a result of which
the prospectus or prospectus supplement contained in the Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of any prospectus contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which a statement is made); (ii) the issuance or express
threat of issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; or
(iii) the receipt by the Partnership of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale under the applicable securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction. Following the provision of
such notice, the Partnership agrees to as promptly as practicable amend or supplement the prospectus or prospectus supplement or take other appropriate action so that the prospectus or prospectus supplement does not include an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing and to take such other commercially reasonable action as is
necessary to remove a stop order, suspension, threat thereof or proceedings related thereto; 
 (g) upon request and subject to
appropriate confidentiality obligations, furnish to each Selling Holder copies of any and all transmittal letters or other correspondence with the Commission or any other governmental agency or self-regulatory body or other body having jurisdiction
(including any domestic or foreign securities exchange) relating to such offering of Registrable Securities; 

  
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 (h) in the case of an Underwritten Offering, furnish upon request, (i) an opinion of
counsel for the Partnership dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement and (ii) a “cold comfort” letter, dated the pricing date of such Underwritten Offering and a letter of like kind dated the date of the closing
under the underwriting agreement, in each case, signed by the independent public accountants who have certified the Partnership’s financial statements included or incorporated by reference into the applicable registration statement, and each of
the opinion and the “cold comfort” letter shall be in customary form and covering substantially the same matters with respect to such registration statement (and the prospectus and any prospectus supplement included therein) as have been
customarily covered in opinions of issuer’s counsel and in accountants’ letters delivered to the underwriters in Underwritten Offerings of securities by the Partnership and such other matters as such underwriters and Selling Holders may
reasonably request; 
 (i) otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations
of the Commission, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 promulgated
thereunder; 
 (j) make available to the appropriate representatives of the Managing Underwriter and Selling Holders access to
such information and Partnership personnel as is reasonable and customary to enable such parties to establish a due diligence defense under the Securities Act; provided, that the Partnership need not disclose any non-public information to any
such representative unless and until such representative has entered into a confidentiality agreement with the Partnership; 

(k) cause all such Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Agreement to be listed on each securities exchange or nationally
recognized quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Partnership are then listed; 
 (l) use its commercially
reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable Securities to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Partnership to enable the Selling Holders
to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities; 
 (m) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable
Securities covered by such registration statement not later than the effective date of such registration statement; 
 (n) enter
into customary agreements and take such other actions as are reasonably requested by the Selling Holders or the underwriters, if any, in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities; and 

(o) if requested by a Selling Holder, (i) incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such information as
such Selling Holder reasonably requests to be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being offered or sold, the purchase price
being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering and (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment after being notified of the matters
to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment. 

  
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 The Partnership will not name a Holder as an underwriter as defined in Section 2(a)(11)
of the Securities Act in any Registration Statement without such Holder’s consent. If the staff of the Commission requires the Partnership to name any Holder as an underwriter as defined in Section 2(a)(11) of the Securities Act, and such
Holder does not consent thereto, then such Holder’s Registrable Securities shall not be included on the Registration Statement, such Holder shall no longer be entitled to receive Liquidated Damages under this Agreement with respect thereto and
the Partnership shall have no further obligations hereunder with respect to Registrable Securities held by such Holder. 
 Each
Selling Holder, upon receipt of notice from the Partnership of the happening of any event of the kind described in subsection (f) of this Section 2.05, shall forthwith discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable
Securities by means of a prospectus or prospectus supplement until such Selling Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by subsection (f) of this Section 2.05 or until it is
advised in writing by the Partnership that the use of the prospectus may be resumed and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings incorporated by reference in the prospectus, and, if so directed by the Partnership, such Selling
Holder will, or will request the Managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, to deliver to the Partnership (at the Partnership’s expense) all copies in their possession or control, other than permanent file copies then in such Selling
Holder’s possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice. 

Section 2.06 Cooperation by Holders. The Partnership shall have no obligation to include Registrable Securities of a Holder
in the Registration Statement or in an Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.02(a) who has failed to timely furnish such information that the Partnership determines, after consultation with its counsel, is reasonably required in
order for the registration statement or prospectus supplement, as applicable, to comply with the Securities Act. 

Section 2.07 Restrictions on Public Sale by Holders of Registrable Securities. Each Holder of Registrable Securities agrees
to enter into a customary letter agreement with underwriters providing such Holder will not effect any public sale or distribution of Registrable Securities during the 60 calendar day period beginning on the date of a prospectus or prospectus
supplement filed with the Commission with respect to the pricing of any Underwritten Offering, provided that (i) the duration of the foregoing restrictions shall be no longer than the duration of the shortest restriction generally
imposed by the underwriters on the Partnership or the officers, directors or any other Affiliate of the Partnership on whom a restriction is imposed and (ii) the restrictions set forth in this Section 2.07 shall not apply to any
Registrable Securities that are included in such Underwritten Offering by such Holder. In addition, this Section 2.07 shall not apply to any Holder that is not entitled to participate in such Underwritten Offering, whether because such
Holder delivered an Opt-Out Notice prior to receiving notice of the Underwritten Offering or because such Holder holds less than $10.0 million of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities. 

  
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 Section 2.08 Expenses. 

(a) Expenses. The Partnership will pay all reasonable Registration Expenses as determined in good faith, including, in the case of
an Underwritten Offering, whether or not any sale is made pursuant to such Underwritten Offering. Each Selling Holder shall pay its pro rata share of all Selling Expenses in connection with any sale of its Registrable Securities hereunder. In
addition, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.09 hereof, the Partnership shall not be responsible for legal fees incurred by Holders in connection with the exercise of such Holders’ rights hereunder. 

(b) Certain Definitions. “Registration Expenses” means all expenses incident to the Partnership’s
performance under or compliance with this Agreement to effect the registration of Registrable Securities on the Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2.01(a) or an Underwritten Offering covered under this Agreement, and the
disposition of such Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, all registration, filing, securities exchange listing and NYSE fees, all registration, filing, qualification and other fees and expenses of complying with securities or blue
sky laws, fees of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, fees of transfer agents and registrars, all word processing, duplicating and printing expenses, any transfer taxes and the fees and disbursements of counsel and independent public
accountants for the Partnership, including the expenses of any special audits or “cold comfort” letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance. “Selling Expenses” means all underwriting discounts and
selling commissions or similar fees or arrangements allocable to the sale of the Registrable Securities. 
 Section 2.09
Indemnification. 
 (a) By the Partnership. In the event of a registration of any Registrable Securities under the
Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, the Partnership will indemnify and hold harmless each Selling Holder thereunder, its directors, officers, managers, employees and agents and each Person, if any, who controls such Selling Holder within the
meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and its directors, officers, employees or agents (collectively, the “Selling Holder Indemnified Persons”), against any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively, “Losses”), joint or several, to which such Selling Holder Indemnified Person may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such
Losses (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact (in the case of any prospectus, in light of the
circumstances under which such statement is made) contained in the Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, any preliminary prospectus, prospectus supplement, free writing prospectus or final
prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in
the case of a prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, and will reimburse each such Selling Holder Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with
investigating or defending any such Loss or actions or proceedings; provided, however, that the Partnership will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or
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specifically for use in the Registration Statement or such other registration statement, or prospectus supplement, as applicable. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless
of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Selling Holder Indemnified Person, and shall survive the transfer of such securities by such Selling Holder. 
 (b) By Each Selling Holder. Each Selling Holder agrees severally and not jointly to indemnify and hold harmless the Partnership, the General Partner, its directors, officers, employees and agents
and each Person, if any, who controls the Partnership within the meaning of the Securities Act or of the Exchange Act, and its directors, officers, employees and agents, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Partnership to the
Selling Holders, but only with respect to information regarding such Selling Holder furnished in writing by or on behalf of such Selling Holder expressly for inclusion in the Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by
this Agreement, any preliminary prospectus, prospectus supplement, free writing prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof; provided, however, that the liability of each Selling Holder shall not
be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of any Selling Expenses) received by such Selling Holder from the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification. 

(c) Notice. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified
party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder, notify the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it
may have to any indemnified party other than under this Section 2.09. In any action brought against any indemnified party, it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to
participate in and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and undertake the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to
assume and undertake the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 2.09 for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense
thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation and of liaison with counsel so selected; provided, however, that, (i) if the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense or employ counsel reasonably acceptable to the
indemnified party or (ii) if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and counsel to the indemnified party shall have concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to the
indemnified party that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, or if the interests of the indemnified party reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the indemnifying party, then the
indemnified party shall have the right to select a separate counsel and to assume such legal defense and otherwise to participate in the defense of such action, with the reasonable expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other reasonable
expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the indemnifying party as incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no indemnifying party shall settle any action brought against any indemnified party with respect to
which such indemnified party is entitled to indemnification hereunder without the consent of the indemnified party, unless the settlement thereof imposes no liability or obligation on, and includes a complete and unconditional release from all
liability of, the indemnified party. 

  
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 (d) Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this
Section 2.09 is held by a court or government agency of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to any indemnified party or is insufficient to hold them harmless in respect of any Losses, then each such indemnifying party, in lieu of
indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Loss in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and
of such indemnified party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that in no event shall such Selling Holder be
required to contribute an aggregate amount in excess of the dollar amount of proceeds (net of Selling Expenses) received by such Selling Holder from the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification. The relative fault of the
indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact has been made by, or relates to, information supplied by such party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The parties hereto agree
that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this paragraph were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to herein. The
amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the Losses referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph shall be deemed to include any legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating
or defending any Loss that is the subject of this paragraph. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who is not guilty of
such fraudulent misrepresentation. 
 (e) Other Indemnification. The provisions of this Section 2.09 shall be
in addition to any other rights to indemnification or contribution that an indemnified party may have pursuant to law, equity, contract or otherwise. 
 Section 2.10 Rule 144 Reporting. With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the Commission that may permit the sale of the Registrable Securities to the
public without registration, the Partnership agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to: 
 (a) make and keep public
information regarding the Partnership available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, at all times from and after the date hereof; 
 (b) file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Partnership under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act at all times from and after the date hereof; and

 (c) so long as a Holder owns any Registrable Securities, furnish, unless otherwise available via EDGAR, to such Holder
forthwith upon request a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Partnership, and such other reports and documents so filed as such Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Commission
allowing such Holder to sell any such securities without registration. 

  
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 Section 2.11 Transfer or Assignment of Registration Rights. The rights to cause
the Partnership to register Registrable Securities granted to the Investors by the Partnership under this Article II may be transferred or assigned by any Investor to one or more transferees or assignees of Registrable Securities;
provided, however, that (a) unless the transferee or assignee is an Affiliate of, and after such transfer or assignment continues to be an Affiliate of, such Investor, the amount of Registrable Securities transferred or assigned to such
transferee or assignee shall represent at least $10.0 million of Registrable Securities (based on the Common Unit Price), (b) the Partnership is given written notice prior to any said transfer or assignment, stating the name and address of each
such transferee or assignee and identifying the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned, and (c) each such transferee or assignee assumes in writing responsibility for its portion of the
obligations of such Investor under this Agreement. 
 Section 2.12 Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights.
From and after the date hereof, the Partnership shall not, without the prior written consent of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities, enter into any agreement with any current or future holder of any securities of the Partnership
that would allow such current or future holder to require the Partnership to include securities in any registration statement filed by the Partnership on a basis other than pari passu with, or expressly subordinate to the rights of, the
Holders of Registrable Securities hereunder. 
 ARTICLE III 

MISCELLANEOUS 
 Section 3.01 Communications. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by facsimile, electronic mail, courier service or personal
delivery: 
 (a) if to an Investor: 
 To the respective address listed on Schedule A hereof 
 with a copy to:

 Baker Botts L.L.P. 
 98 San Jacinto Blvd., Suite 1500 
 Austin, Texas 78701 

Attention: Laura L. Tyson 
 Facsimile: 512.322.8377 
 Email: laura.tyson@bakerbotts.com 

(b) if to a transferee of an Investor, to such Holder at the address provided pursuant to Section 2.11 above; and 

  
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 (c) if to the Partnership: 

Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P. 
 100 Matsonford Road 
 Five Radnor Corporate Center, Suite 500 

Radnor, PA 19087 

Attention: Bruce D. Davis 
 Facsimile: (610) 975-8201 
 Email: bdavis@pvrpartners.com 

with a copy to: 

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. 
 666 Fifth Avenue 
 26th Floor 

New York, NY 10103 
 Attention: Allan Reiss 
 Facsimile: 917.849.5363 

Email: areiss@velaw.com 
 All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been received at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; when receipt acknowledged, if sent via facsimile or sent via Internet
electronic mail; and when actually received, if sent by courier service or any other means. 
 Section 3.02 Successor
and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties, including subsequent Holders of Registrable Securities to the extent permitted herein. 

Section 3.03 Assignment of Rights. All or any portion of the rights and obligations of any Investor under this Agreement may
be transferred or assigned by such Investor only in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof. 
 Section 3.04
Recapitalization, Exchanges, Etc. Affecting the Units. The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to any and all units of the Partnership or any successor or assign of the Partnership
(whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) that may be issued in respect of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the Registrable Securities, and shall be appropriately adjusted for combinations, unit splits,
recapitalizations, pro rata distributions of units and the like occurring after the date of this Agreement. 
 Section 3.05
Aggregation of Registrable Securities. All Registrable Securities held or acquired by Persons who are Affiliates of one another shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights and applicability of
any obligations under this Agreement. 
 Section 3.06 Specific Performance. Damages in the event of breach of this
Agreement by a party hereto may be difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain, and it is therefore agreed that each such Person, in addition to and without limiting any other remedy or right it may have, will have the right to an injunction or other
equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction, enjoining any such breach, and enforcing specifically the terms and provisions hereof, and each 

  
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of the parties hereto hereby waives any and all defenses it may have on the ground of lack of jurisdiction or competence of the court to grant such an injunction or other equitable relief. The
existence of this right will not preclude any such Person from pursuing any other rights and remedies at law or in equity that such Person may have. 
 Section 3.07 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed
and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. 
 Section 3.08 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. 

Section 3.09 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
NEW YORK. 
 Section 3.10 Severability of Provisions. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting or impairing the validity or enforceability of
such provision in any other jurisdiction. 
 Section 3.11 Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the
parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises,
warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein with respect to the rights granted by the Partnership set forth herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect
to such subject matter. 
 Section 3.12 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only by means of a written
amendment signed by the Partnership and the Holders of a majority of the then outstanding Registrable Securities; provided, however, that no such amendment shall materially and adversely affect the rights of any Holder hereunder without the
consent of such Holder. 
 Section 3.13 No Presumption. If any claim is made by a party relating to any conflict,
omission or ambiguity in this Agreement, no presumption or burden of proof or persuasion shall be implied by virtue of the fact that this Agreement was prepared by or at the request of a particular party or its counsel. 

Section 3.14 Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement. Each of the Parties hereto covenants, agrees and acknowledges that
no Person other than the Investors (and their permitted transferees and assignees) and the Partnership shall have any obligation hereunder and that, notwithstanding that one or more of the Investors may be a corporation, partnership or limited
liability company, no recourse under this Agreement or under any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be had against any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited
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Affiliate of any of the Investors or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the
foregoing, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any applicable Law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or
otherwise be incurred by any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the Investors or any former, current or future director, officer, employee,
agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, as such, for any obligations of the Investors under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or therewith or
for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligation or its creation, except in each case for any transferee or assignee of a Investor hereunder. 
 Section 3.15 Independent Nature of Investor’s Obligations. The obligations of each Investor under this Agreement are several and not joint with the obligations of any other Investor, and
no Investor shall be responsible in any way for the performance of the obligations of any other Investor under this Agreement. Nothing contained herein, and no action taken by any Investor pursuant thereto, shall be deemed to constitute the
Investors as a partnership, an association, a joint venture or any other kind of group or entity, or create a presumption that the Investors are in any way acting in concert or as a group with respect to such obligations or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Each Investor shall be entitled to independently protect and enforce its rights, including without limitation, the rights arising out of this Agreement, and it shall not be necessary for any other Investor to be
joined as an additional party in any proceeding for such purpose. 
 Section 3.16 Interpretation. Article and
Section references to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified. All references to instruments, documents, contracts and agreements are references to such instruments, documents, contracts and agreements as the same may be amended, supplemented and
otherwise modified from time to time, unless otherwise specified. The word “including” shall mean “including but not limited to.” Whenever any determination, consent or approval is to be made or given by an Investor under this
Agreement, such action shall be in such Investor’s sole discretion unless otherwise specified. 
 [Signature pages to
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto execute this Agreement, effective as of the date
first above written. 
  

			
	PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.
		
	By:	 	PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE GP LLC
		 	its General Partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Robert B. Wallace

	Name:	 	Robert B. Wallace
	Title:	 	Chief Financial Officer

  
 Signature
Page to Registration Rights Agreement 

 
			
	KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVESTMENT COMPANY
		
	By:	 	KA Fund Advisors, LLC, as Manager
		
	By:	 	 /s/ James C. Baker

		 	Name: James C. Baker
		 	Title: Managing Director

  
 Signature
Page to Registration Rights Agreement 

 
			
	KAYNE ANDERSON MLP FUND, LP
		
	By:	 	Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., as its general partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ David Shladovsky

		 	Name: David Shladovsky
		 	Title: General Counsel
	
	KAYNE ANDERSON MIDSTREAM INSTITUTIONAL FUND, LP
		
	By:	 	Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., as its general partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ David Shladovsky

		 	Name: David Shladovsky
		 	Title: General Counsel
	
	 KAYNE ANDERSON NON-TRADITIONAL INVESTMENTS, LP

		
	By:	 	Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P., as its general partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ David Shladovsky

		 	Name: David Shladovsky
		 	Title: General Counsel

  
 Signature
Page to Registration Rights Agreement 

 
			
	AT MLP FUND, LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Christopher Linder

		 	Name: Christopher Linder
		 	Title: Vice President

  
 Signature
Page to Registration Rights Agreement 

 
			
	 EAGLE INCOME APPRECIATION PARTNERS, L.P.

		
	By:	 	Eagle Income Appreciation GP, LLC, its General Partner
	By:	 	Eagle Global Advisors, LLC, its Managing Member
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Malcom Day

		 	Name: Malcom Day
		 	Title: Partner
	
	EAGLE INCOME APPRECIATION II, L.P.
		
	By:	 	Eagle Income Appreciation GP, LLC, its General Partner
	By:	 	Eagle Global Advisors, LLC, its Managing Member
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Malcom Day

		 	Name: Malcom Day
		 	Title: Partner

  
 Signature
Page to Registration Rights Agreement 

 
			
	MTP ENERGY MASTER FUND LTD
		
	By:	 	 MTP ENERGY MANAGEMENT LLC, its
 investment manager

	By:	 	MAGNETAR FINANCIAL LLC, its sole member
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Doug Litowitz

		 	Name: Doug Litowitz
		 	Title: Counsel
	
	MAGNETAR STRUCTURED FUND LP
		
	By:	 	MAGNETAR FINANCIAL LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Doug Litowitz

		 	Name: Doug Litowitz
		 	Title: Counsel
	
	MAGNETAR GLOBAL EVENT DRIVEN FUND LLC
		
	By:	 	MAGNETAR FINANCIAL LLC, its manager
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Doug Litowitz

		 	Name: Doug Litowitz
		 	Title: Counsel

  
 Signature
Page to Registration Rights Agreement 

 
			
	BLACKWELL PARTNERS LLC
		
	By:	 	MAGNETAR FINANCIAL LLC, its manager
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Doug Litowitz

		 	Name: Doug Litowitz
		 	Title: Counsel
	
	MAGNETAR CAPITAL FUND II LP
		
	By:	 	MAGNETAR FINANCIAL LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Doug Litowitz

		 	Name: Doug Litowitz
		 	Title: Counsel
	
	HIPPARCHUS FUND LP
		
	By:	 	MAGNETAR FINANCIAL LLC, its general partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Doug Litowitz

		 	Name: Doug Litowitz
		 	Title: Counsel

  
 Signature
Page to Registration Rights Agreement 

 
			
	ASTRUM PARTNERS LLC
	SERIES VIII, a series of ASTRUM PARTNERS LLC
		
	By:	 	MAGNETAR FINANCIAL LLC, its manager
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Doug Litowitz

		 	Name: Doug Litowitz
		 	Title: Counsel

 Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement 

 
			
	HARVEST INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS FUND LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Anthony Merhige

		 	Name: Anthony Merhige
		 	Title: G.C. of Managing Member
	
	HARVEST MLP INCOME FUND LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Anthony Merhige

		 	Name: Anthony Merhige
		 	Title: G.C. of Managing Member
	
	HARVEST MLP PARTNERS
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Anthony Merhige

		 	Name: Anthony Merhige
		 	Title: G.C. of Investment Advisor
	
	HARVEST MLP PARTNERS II
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Anthony Merhige

		 	Name: Anthony Merhige
		 	Title: G.C. of Investment Advisor

 Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement 

 
			
	HARVEST MSRA
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Anthony Merhige

		 	Name: Anthony Merhige
		 	Title: G.C. of Investment Advisor

  
 Signature
Page to Registration Rights Agreement 

 
			
	CLEARBRIDGE ENERGY MLP FUND INC.
	
	CLEARBRIDGE ENERGY MLP OPPORTUNITY FUND INC.
	
	LEGG MASON PARTNERS CAPITAL & INCOME FUND INC.
	
	LEGG MASON CLEARBRIDGE TACTICAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND
	
	CLEARBRIDGE MLP ENERGY PORTFOLIO
	
	By: ClearBridge Advisors, LLC, as the Discretionary Investment Adviser
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Harry D. Cohen

		 	Name: Harry D. Cohen
		 	Title: Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer

 Signature Page to Registration Rights Agreement 

 Schedule A – Investor Name; Notice and Contact Information; Opt-Out 

Signature A to Registration Rights AgreementThird Supplemental Indenture

 Exhibit 4.7 
 PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P. 
 PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE FINANCE CORPORATION

 and 

the Subsidiary Guarantors named herein 
  

 
 8  1/4% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2018 
  

 
  

 
 THIRD
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE 
 DATED AS OF MAY 17, 2012 

 
  

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., 
 Trustee 
  

 

 This THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE, dated as of May 17, 2012, is among Penn Virginia
Resource Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Company”), Penn Virginia Resource Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Finance Co” and, together with the Company, the
“Issuers”), each of the parties identified under the caption “Subsidiary Guarantors” on the signature page hereto (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., a national banking association, as
Trustee. 
 RECITALS 
 WHEREAS, the Issuers, the initial Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee entered into an Indenture, dated as of April 27, 2010, as supplemented by that First Supplemental Indenture dated
April 27, 2010 (as so supplemented, the “Indenture”), pursuant to which the Issuers have issued $300,000,000 in principal amount of
8  1/4% Senior Notes due 2018 (the
“Notes”); 
 WHEREAS, Section 9.01(d) of the Indenture provides that the Issuers, the Subsidiary
Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture in order to add Subsidiary Guarantors pursuant to Section 4.13 thereof, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes; and 

WHEREAS, all acts and things prescribed by the Indenture, by law and by the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws (or comparable
constituent documents) of the Issuers, of the Subsidiary Guarantors and of the Trustee necessary to make this Third Supplemental Indenture a valid instrument legally binding on the Issuers, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee, in accordance
with its terms, have been duly done and performed; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, to comply with the provisions of the Indenture and in
consideration of the above premises, the Issuers, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee covenant and agree for the equal and proportionate benefit of the respective Holders of the Notes as follows: 

ARTICLE 1 

Section 1.01. This Third Supplemental Indenture is supplemental to the Indenture and does and shall be deemed to form a part of, and
shall be construed in connection with and as part of, the Indenture for any and all purposes. 
 Section 1.02. This Third
Supplemental Indenture shall become effective immediately upon its execution and delivery by each of the Issuers, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee. 
 ARTICLE 2 
 From this date, in accordance with Section 4.13 and by executing
this Third Supplemental Indenture, the Subsidiary Guarantors whose signatures appear below are subject to the provisions of the Indenture to the extent provided for in Article 10 thereunder. 

ARTICLE 3 

Section 3.01. Except as specifically modified herein, the Indenture and the Notes are in all respects ratified and confirmed
(mutatis mutandis) and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms with all capitalized terms used herein without definition having the same respective meanings ascribed to them as in the Indenture. 

Section 3.02. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no duties, responsibilities or liabilities are assumed, or shall be
construed to be assumed, by the Trustee by reason of this Third Supplemental Indenture. This Third Supplemental Indenture is executed and accepted by the Trustee subject to all the terms and conditions set forth in the Indenture with the same force
and effect as if those terms and conditions were repeated at length herein and made applicable to the Trustee with respect hereto. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this
Third Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Issuers. 

 Section 3.03. THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 
 Section 3.04. The parties may sign any number of copies of this
Third Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of such executed copies together shall represent the same agreement. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Third Supplemental Indenture to be
duly executed, all as of the date first written above. 
  

					
	Issuers:
	
	PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE PARTNERS, L.P.
		
	By:	 	Penn Virginia Resource GP, LLC
		 	its general partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Robert Wallace

		 	Name:	 	Robert Wallace
		 	Title:	 	Executive Vice President and
		 		 	Chief Financial Officer
	
	PENN VIRGINIA RESOURCE FINANCE CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Robert Wallace

		 	Name:	 	Robert Wallace
		 	Title:	 	Executive Vice President and
		 		 	Chief Financial Officer

  
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	Subsidiary Guarantors:
	
	CHIEF GATHERING LLC
	CONNECT ENERGY SERVICES, LLC
	CONNECT GAS GATHERING, LLC
	CONNECT GAS PIPELINE LLC
	CONNECT NGL PIPELINE, LLC
	DULCET ACQUISITION LLC
	FIELDCREST RESOURCES LLC
	K RAIL LLC
	KANAWHA RAIL LLC
	LJL, LLC
	LOADOUT LLC
	PENN VIRGINIA OPERATING CO., LLC
	PVR CHEROKEE GAS PROCESSING LLC
	PVR EAST TEXAS GAS PROCESSING, LLC
	PVR FINCO LLC
	PVR GAS PIPELINE, LLC
	PVR GAS PROCESSING LLC
	PVR GAS RESOURCES, LLC
	PVR HAMLIN, LLC
	PVR HYDORCARBONS LLC
	PVR LAVERNE GAS PROCESSING LLC
	PVR MARCELLUS GAS GATHERING, LLC
	PVR MIDSTREAM LLC
	PVR NATURAL GAS GATHERING LLC
	PVR NORTH TEXAS GAS GATHERING, LLC
	PVR OKLAHOMA NATURAL GAS GATHERING LLC
	PVR WATER SERVICES, LLC
	SUNCREST RESOURCES LLC
	TONEY FORK LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Robert Wallace

		 	Name:	 	Robert Wallace
		 	Title:	 	Executive Vice President and
		 		 	Chief Financial Officer
	
	Trustee:
	
	 WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as Trustee

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Patrick T. Giordano

		 	Name:	 	Patrick T. Giordano
		 	Title:	 	Vice President

  
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