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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-20-223455
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	424B2
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200818
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200818

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000023194
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				941667468
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		424B2
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-238113
		FILM NUMBER:		201113151

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5300 TOWN AND COUNTRY BLVD
		STREET 2:		STE 500
		CITY:			FRISCO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75034
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9726688800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5300 TOWN AND COUNTRY BLVD
		STREET 2:		STE 500
		CITY:			FRISCO
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75034

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	COMSTOCK TUNNEL & DRAINAGE CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19880121
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(B)(2)<BR>Registration File No. 333-238113 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>P R O S P E C T U S &nbsp;S U P P L E M E N T</U> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>(To
prospectus dated June&nbsp;1, 2020) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$300,000,000 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>COMSTOCK RESOURCES, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>9.75% Senior Notes due 2026 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are offering
$300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our 9.75% Senior Notes due 2026 (the &#147;Notes&#148;). We will pay interest on the Notes on February&nbsp;15 and August&nbsp;15 of each year, beginning on February&nbsp;15, 2021. The Notes will mature on
August&nbsp;15, 2026. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time on or after August&nbsp;15, 2021 at the redemption prices
described in this prospectus supplement and prior to such date at a &#147;make-whole&#148; redemption price. We may also redeem up to 35% of the Notes prior to August&nbsp;15, 2021 in an amount not greater than the cash proceeds we receive from
certain equity offerings. If we sell certain assets and do not reinvest the proceeds or repay senior indebtedness, or if we experience specific kinds of changes of control, we must offer to repurchase the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will be our senior unsecured obligations and will rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future senior
indebtedness and senior in right of payment to all of our existing and future subordinated indebtedness. The Notes will be effectively subordinated to any of our existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the collateral
securing such indebtedness, including all borrowings under our bank credit facility. The Notes will be structurally subordinated to all liabilities of any of our subsidiaries that do not issue guarantees of the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will initially be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by each of our existing subsidiaries that are guarantors under our bank
credit facility and by certain of our future restricted subsidiaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes offered hereby constitute a further issuance of our 9.75%
Senior Notes due 2026 in the aggregate principal amount of $500.0&nbsp;million issued on June&nbsp;23, 2020 (the &#147;Existing Notes&#148;). The Notes offered hereby will form a single series with, and have the same terms (other than the initial
offering price and issuance date) as, the Existing Notes. Upon settlement, the Notes offered hereby will be issued under the same indenture and will have the same CUSIP number and will trade interchangeably with the Existing Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investing in the Notes involves a high degree of risk. See &#147;<A HREF="#suppcov47889_750">Risk Factors</A>&#148; beginning on page <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-11</FONT> of this prospectus supplement. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Per&nbsp;Note</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Total</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Public offering price<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">100.5</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">301,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Underwriting discounts and commissions</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.5</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Proceeds to us, before expenses</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">99.0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">297,000,000</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Plus accrued interest from August&nbsp;15, 2020. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the Notes or determined if
this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will be ready for delivery in book-entry form only through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company for the accounts of its
participants, including Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., as operator of the Euroclear System, and Clearstream Banking, soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme, on August&nbsp;19,&nbsp;2020. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="7" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Joint Lead Book-Running Managers</I></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><B>BofA&nbsp;Securities</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><B>BMO Capital Markets</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><B>Wells&nbsp;Fargo&nbsp;Securities</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="7" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Joint Book-Running Managers</I></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><B>Fifth&nbsp;Third&nbsp;Securities</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><B>Mizuho&nbsp;Securities&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><B>Capital&nbsp;One&nbsp;Securities&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="right"><B>SOCIETE&nbsp;GENERALE</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="7" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Joint Lead Managers</I></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><B>Regions Securities LLC</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" NOWRAP ALIGN="right"><B>KeyBanc Capital Markets&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="7" ALIGN="center"><B><I><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Managers</FONT></I></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><B>Barclays</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><B>CIT&nbsp;Capital&nbsp;Securities</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><B>Citizens&nbsp;Capital&nbsp;Markets&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><B>Credit Agricole CIB</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" NOWRAP ALIGN="right"><B>Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Prospectus Supplement </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#supprom47889_1">About this Prospectus Supplement</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-iii</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#supprom47889_2">Where You Can Find More Information</A></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-iii</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#supprom47889_3">Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-iv</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#supprom47889_4">Summary</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-1</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#supprom47889_5">The Offering</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-5</FONT></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-11</FONT></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-19</FONT></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-20</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#supprom47889_9">Description of Other Indebtedness</A></P></TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-21</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#supprom47889_10">Description of the Notes</A></P></TD>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We expect that delivery of the Notes offered hereby will be made to investors on or about
August&nbsp;19,&nbsp;2020, which will be the third business day following the date of this prospectus supplement (such settlement being referred to as &#147;T+3&#148;). Under Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15c6-1</FONT> under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), trades in the secondary market are required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade
Notes prior to the delivery of the Notes hereunder will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Notes initially settle in T+3, to specify an alternate settlement arrangement at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement.
Purchasers of the Notes who wish to trade the Notes prior to their date of delivery hereunder should consult their advisors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No person
has been authorized to give any information or make any representations in connection with this offering other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus in connection with
the offering, and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by us. Neither this prospectus supplement nor the accompanying base prospectus shall constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy offered securities in any jurisdiction in which it is unlawful to make such an offering or solicitation. Neither the delivery of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus nor any sale made
hereunder shall under any circumstances imply that the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement or in the accompanying base prospectus is correct as of any date subsequent to the date of this prospectus
supplement or the accompanying base prospectus. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="supprom47889_1"></A>ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which contains the terms of this offering of the Notes. The
second part, the accompanying base prospectus dated June&nbsp;1, 2020, which is part of our Registration Statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-3,&nbsp;gives</FONT> more general information, some of which does not apply to this
offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus supplement and the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement may add, update or
change information contained in the accompanying base prospectus. If there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus supplement and the information contained in the accompanying base prospectus, the information in this
prospectus supplement will apply and will supersede the information in the accompanying base prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is important for you to read
and consider all information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus in making your investment decision. You should also read and consider the information in the documents to which we
have referred you in &#147;Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference&#148; and &#147;Where You Can Find More Information&#148; in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized anyone to provide you with any information or make any representations in connection
with this offering other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus in connection with the offering, and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be
relied upon as having been authorized by us. The information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus or other offering material is accurate only as of the date of those documents
or information, regardless of the time of delivery of the documents or information or the time of any sale of the securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
distribution of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus and the offering of the Notes in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus do not constitute an
offer, or an invitation on behalf of us or the underwriters, to subscribe for, or purchase any of the Notes, and may not be used for or in connection with an offer or solicitation by anyone, in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation
is not authorized or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation. See &#147;Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest).&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="supprom47889_2"></A>WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We file annual, quarterly, and other reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;SEC&#148;) under the Exchange Act, which are available to the public through the SEC&#146;s website at <I>www.sec.gov</I>. General information about us, including our annual reports on Form 10&#150;K, quarterly reports on Form 10&#150;Q and
current reports on Form 8&#150;K, as well as any amendments and exhibits to those reports, are also available free of charge through our website at <I>www.comstockresources.com</I> as soon as reasonably practicable after we file them with, or
furnish them to, the SEC; however, the information contained at this website does not constitute part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-3</FONT> under the Securities Act, with
respect to the securities offered in this prospectus supplement. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus is part of that registration statement and, as permitted by the SEC&#146;s rules, does not contain all of the
information set forth in the registration statement. For further information about us and the securities that may be offered, we refer you to the registration statement and the exhibits that are filed with it. You can review and copy the
registration statement and its exhibits and schedules at the addresses listed above. </P>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information contained in this prospectus supplement includes &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within the meaning of
Section&nbsp;27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and Section&nbsp;21E of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning this offering, and are
identified by their use of terms such as &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;project,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;believe&#148; and similar terms. All statements, other than statements of
historical facts, included in this prospectus supplement are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">amount and timing of future production of oil and natural gas; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our financial or operating results; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our cash flow and anticipated liquidity; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">operating costs including lease operating expenses, administrative costs and other expenses;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">finding and development costs; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our business strategy; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">other plans and objectives for future operations. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any or all of our forward-looking statements in this prospectus supplement involve inherent uncertainty and may ultimately prove to be
incorrect or false. You are cautioned to not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Our actual results can be materially affected by a number of factors, including, among others: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the risks described in &#147;Risk Factors&#148; and elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and in the
accompanying base prospectus; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the volatility of prices and supply of, and demand for, oil and natural gas; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the timing and success of our drilling activities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of oil and natural gas reserves and actual future
production rates and associated costs; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our ability to successfully identify, execute or effectively integrate future acquisitions;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the usual hazards associated with the oil and natural gas industry, including fires, well blowouts, pipe failure,
spills, explosions and other unforeseen hazards; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our ability to effectively market our oil and natural gas; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the availability of rigs, equipment, supplies and personnel; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our ability to discover or acquire additional reserves; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our ability to satisfy future capital requirements; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">changes in regulatory requirements; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">general economic conditions, status of the financial markets and competitive conditions; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the negative effect of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> coronavirus could have on our business
and financial condition and the economy and global oil and gas markets in general; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our ability to retain key members of our senior management and key employees; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our ability to consummate this offering described in this prospectus supplement on the anticipated terms, if at
all, and the anticipated use of the net proceeds therefrom. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This list of risks and uncertainties, however, is only a
summary of some of the most important factors to us and is not intended to be exhaustive. You should carefully review the risks and information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus supplement or in the accompanying base
prospectus, including, without limitation, the &#147;Risk Factors&#148; incorporated by reference herein from our Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, our Quarterly Report on
Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and other reports and information that we file with the SEC from time to time. New factors may also emerge from time to time that could materially and
adversely affect us and, except as otherwise may be required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or actual operating results. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="supprom47889_4"></A>SUMMARY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>This summary is not complete and may not contain all of the information that may be important to you. You should read the entire prospectus
supplement, accompanying base prospectus and all documents incorporated by reference, herein and therein, including the risk factors and the financial statements and related notes, before deciding to purchase the Notes. Unless otherwise indicated,
or unless the context otherwise requires, all references to &#147;Comstock,&#148; the &#147;Company,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us,&#148; and &#147;our&#148; in this prospectus supplement mean Comstock Resources, Inc. and our consolidated
subsidiaries. </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Our Business </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are an independent energy company operating primarily in the Haynesville shale, a premier natural gas basin located in East Texas and North
Louisiana with superior economics and geographical proximity to the Gulf Coast markets. We are focused on creating value through the development of our substantial inventory of highly economic and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">low-risk</FONT>
drilling opportunities in the Haynesville and Bossier shales. Our common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (&#147;NYSE&#148;) under the ticker symbol &#147;CRK.&#148; Our oil and natural gas properties are estimated to have
proved reserves of 5.4 Tcfe with an SEC PV 10 Value of $3.3&nbsp;billion as of December&nbsp;31, 2019. Our proved oil and natural gas reserve base is 98% natural gas and 2% oil and was 36% developed as of December&nbsp;31, 2019, and our properties
have an average reserve life of approximately 18 years. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our proved reserves at December&nbsp;31, 2019 and our average daily production
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Haynesville/Bossier Shale</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bakken Shale</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">224.8</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">236.3</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Natural gas volumes include NGLs. Oil and NGLs are converted to natural gas equivalents by using a conversion
factor of one barrel of oil or NGLs for six Mcf of natural gas based upon the approximate relative energy content of oil to natural gas, which is not indicative of oil and natural gas prices. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Strengths </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>High
Quality Properties.</I>&nbsp;Our operations are principally focused in Texas, Louisiana and North Dakota. Our properties have an average reserve life of approximately 18 years and have extensive development and exploration potential. Approximately
95% of our Haynesville/Bossier shale net acreage is <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">held-by-production.</FONT></FONT> Advances in drilling and completion technology have allowed us to increase the reserves recovered
through longer horizontal lateral length and substantially larger well stimulation. In recent years, we have focused our development activities primarily on drilling Haynesville and Bossier horizontal wells. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our Haynesville and Bossier shale positions in North Louisiana and East Texas are located in
one of the premier North American natural gas shale plays and have access to the Gulf Coast market demand related to LNG exports and the petrochemical industry due to its geographic proximity. We believe we are well-positioned for future growth due
to the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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The Haynesville and Bossier shale plays have been substantially delineated since 2008 through the drilling of over 4,100 horizontal wells. We believe that these shale plays represent some of the most consistent and prolific natural gas development
drilling opportunities in North America. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><I>Management and operating team with extensive experience in developing the Haynesville and Bossier shale
plays.</I> We were among the first exploration and production companies to effectively apply horizontal drilling techniques in the Haynesville and Bossier shales beginning in 2007. Since then, our management and operating team initiated a drilling
program in the Haynesville and Bossier shales in 2015 based on a new, enhanced completion well design that significantly improved the economics of these wells in comparison to the 189 wells we drilled from 2008 to 2013. When combining our historical
activity with Covey Park, we have drilled 217 (171.6 net to us) operated wells between 2015 and 2019, more wells than any other operator targeting the Haynesville or Bossier shale. These wells had an average per well initial production rate of 23
MMcf per day. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><I>Attractive economic returns</I>. The Haynesville and Bossier shales offer highly economic and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">low-risk</FONT> drilling opportunities through application of advanced drilling and completion technologies, including the use of longer laterals, and high intensity fracture stimulation using tighter frac stages and
higher proppant loading. Our management and operating team has been instrumental in developing and optimizing some of the most effective completion techniques in the Haynesville and Bossier shales and such completion techniques have resulted in a
material improvement in initial production rates and recoverable reserves, which has resulted in some of the highest single well rates of return when compared to results from other natural gas basins in North America. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><I>Proximity to premium natural gas markets</I>. Our natural gas production benefits from the strong regional
Gulf Coast demand growth driven by a substantial increase in LNG exports, exports to Mexico and new or expanded petrochemical facilities. Producers, such as us, with access to the Gulf Coast natural gas markets are receiving higher net realized
prices than most producers in other regions. We are also able to realize higher margins due to our ability to access the extensive midstream infrastructure at attractive rates and lack of above-market midstream commitments. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Value-Added Acquisitions</I>. In July 2019, we acquired Covey Park Energy LLC in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately
$2.2&nbsp;billion. The acquisition included approximately 249,000 net acres and 2.9 Tcfe of proved reserves. This acquisition added over 710 MMcfe per day of production and approximately 1,200 future drilling locations. In November 2019, we acquired
a private company for $42.3&nbsp;million in an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">all-stock</FONT> transaction, which included approximately 3,155 net acres, 75 (20.1 net to us) producing wells and 44&nbsp;(12.7 net to us) Haynesville/Bossier shale
future drilling locations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Successful Drilling Program</I>. We spent $510.5&nbsp;million on development activities in 2019, with
$485.4&nbsp;million on development activity in the Haynesville and Bossier shale. We spent $468.5&nbsp;million on drilling and completing horizontal Haynesville and Bossier shale wells and an additional $16.9&nbsp;million on other development
activity. We drilled 82 (51.1 net) horizontal Haynesville and Bossier wells in 2019, which had an average lateral length of approximately 8,100 feet. We also completed 19 (7.3 net) wells that were drilled in 2018. Fifty (36.0 net) of the wells
drilled in 2019 were also completed in 2019. We expect that the remaining 32&nbsp;(15.1 net) wells will be completed in 2020. Our natural gas drilling program in 2019, combined with the Covey Park Acquisition, was the major driver for the increase
in our natural gas production of 192% over 2018 and contributed to the 132% growth we had in our natural gas reserves from 2018. We also incurred $25.1&nbsp;million of development costs on our other properties, primarily on completing four (2.2 net
to us) Eagle Ford shale wells. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Efficient Operator.</I> We operated 92% of our proved reserve base as of
December&nbsp;31, 2019. As the operator, we are better able to control operating costs, the timing and plans for future development, the level of drilling and lifting costs, and the marketing of production. As an operator, we receive reimbursements
for overhead from other working interest owners, which reduces our general and administrative expenses. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Business Strategy </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our strategy consists of the following principal elements: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><I>Prudently grow cash flow, production and reserves through the development of our extensive drilling inventory
in the Haynesville, Bossier and Eagle Ford shales. </I>We have an extensive inventory of horizontal well drilling locations prospective for the Haynesville and Bossier shales, providing us with years of inventory of development locations. The
following outlines our Haynesville and Bossier shale future drilling locations by lateral length as of June&nbsp;30, 2020: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Horizontal</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="center"><B>Lateral Length</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Operated</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Operated</FONT></B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Total</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>(Gross)</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>(Net)</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>(Gross)</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>(Net)</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>(Gross)</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>(Net)</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>


<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Less than 5,000 feet</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">347</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">263.1</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">585</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">79.2</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">932</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">342.3</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5,000 feet to 8,000 feet</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">539</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">395.2</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">124</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">17.5</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">663</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">412.7</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Greater than 8,000 feet</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">530</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">365.4</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">194</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">23.7</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">724</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">389.1</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">1,416</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">1,023.8</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="right">903</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">120.4</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">2,319</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center">1,144.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="24"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="22" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Bossier Shale</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ROWSPAN="2" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Horizontal</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="center"><B>Lateral Length</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Operated</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Operated</FONT></B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Total</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:8pt">
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>(Gross)</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>(Net)</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>(Gross)</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>(Net)</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>(Gross)</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>(Net)</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Less than 5,000 feet</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">191</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">147.1</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">256</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">25.8</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">447</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">172.9</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5,000 feet to 8,000 feet</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">466</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">350.9</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">75</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6.2</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">541</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">357.1</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Greater than 8,000 feet</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">447</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">327.1</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">76</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.5</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">523</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">332.6</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,104</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">825.1</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">407</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">37.5</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,511</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">862.6</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have 21,482 (9,452 net to us) undeveloped acres prospective for development in the oil window of the Eagle
Ford shale in South Texas. We have entered into a joint development venture with our acreage and have the opportunity to participate in the drilling of 225 (126.0 net to us) wells. During 2019, we participated in four (2.2 net) wells in the joint
venture. Since much of our net acreage is held by production, we have the ability to allocate capital among projects in a manner that optimizes both costs and returns, resulting in a highly efficient drilling program. We intend to manage the
selection of drilling locations and the timing of development and associated capital expenditures in order to economically grow our cash flow, production and reserves while funding our capital expenditures with operating cash flow. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><I>Enhance returns through a focus on optimizing full cycle economics</I>. We continually monitor and adjust our
drilling program on a regular basis with the objective of achieving the most economical returns on our portfolio of drilling opportunities. We believe that we will achieve this objective by (i)&nbsp;minimizing our costs to drill and complete wells,
(ii)&nbsp;maximizing well production and recoveries by optimizing lateral length, the number of frac stages, perforation intervals and the type of fracture stimulation employed, (iii)&nbsp;producing near pipeline-quality natural gas, which leads to
lower processing costs, and (iv)&nbsp;minimizing operating costs through efficient well management. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><I>Maintain disciplined financial strategy</I>. We intend to maintain a conservative operating plan in 2020
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><I>Manage commodity price exposure through an active hedging program to protect our expected future cash
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<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Recent Developments </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Effective August&nbsp;13, 2020, we amended our bank credit facility to increase the maximum amount of senior unsecured debt that we may issue
from $500.0&nbsp;million to $800.0&nbsp;million and to reaffirm the borrowing base at $1.4&nbsp;billion. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On June&nbsp;23, 2020, we issued
$500.0&nbsp;million in aggregate principal amount of 9.75% Senior Notes due 2026 in an underwritten offering (the &#147;Existing Notes&#148;). The net proceeds from the offering totaled approximately $441.1&nbsp;million, after payment of
underwriting discounts and offering expenses, and was used to repay a portion of the indebtedness outstanding under our bank credit facility. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Corporate Information </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our common stock is listed and traded on the NYSE under the symbol &#147;CRK,&#148; and we are engaged in the acquisition, development,
production, and exploration of oil and natural gas. Our executive offices are located at 5300 Town and Country Boulevard, Suite 500, Frisco, Texas 75034, and our telephone number is <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(972)&nbsp;668-8800.</FONT> Our
website address is www.comstockresources.com. However, the information located on, or accessible from, our website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying base prospectus. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>The summary below contains basic information about this offering and may not contain all of the information that may be important to you.
You should read this entire prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated and deemed to be incorporated by reference herein before making an investment decision. The &#147;Description of the Notes&#148; section of this prospectus supplement
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Comstock Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">$300,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 9.75% Senior Notes due 2026 (the &#147;Notes&#148;).</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes offered hereby constitute a further issuance of our Existing Notes. The Notes
will form a single series with, and have the same CUSIP number will trade interchangeably with the Existing Notes. We expect the Notes offered hereby and the Existing Notes to be fungible for U.S. federal income tax purposes. See &#147;Description
of the Notes.&#148;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes also have substantially identical terms as the
$850.0&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount of our 9.75% Senior Notes due 2026 issued on August&nbsp;3, 2018 (the &#147;Original Notes&#148;) except for certain escrow and special mandatory redemption provisions contained in the Original Notes,
and changing the restricted payments basket in the Notes, including resetting the start date. However, the Existing Notes are, and the Notes offered hereby will be, issued under a different indenture as a separate class of securities, have a
different CUSIP number from, and do not trade interchangeably with, the Original Notes.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">August&nbsp;15, 2026.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">9.75% per annum payable on February&nbsp;15 and August&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing on February&nbsp;15, 2021.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by each of our subsidiaries that are guarantors under our bank credit facility and may be guaranteed by certain of our future restricted
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes and the guarantees will be our and the guarantors&#146; senior unsecured obligations and will:</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.60em; text-indent:-1.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&#8195;&#8202;rank equally in right of
payment with all of our and the guarantors&#146; existing and future senior indebtedness, including all of our borrowings and the guarantors&#146; guarantees under the bank credit facility;</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.60em; text-indent:-1.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&#8195;&#8202;rank senior in right of
payment to all of our and the guarantors&#146; existing and future subordinated indebtedness;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.60em; text-indent:-1.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&#8195;&#8202;be effectively subordinated in right of payment to all of our and the guarantors&#146; existing
and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness (including indebtedness under the bank credit facility); and</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.60em; text-indent:-1.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&#8195;&#8202;be structurally subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future indebtedness and other
liabilities (including trade payables and preferred stock) of any of our subsidiaries that is not also a guarantor of the Notes.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As of June&nbsp;30, 2020, on an as adjusted basis as set forth under &#147;Capitalization,&#148; we and the guarantors would have had total consolidated
indebtedness of approximately $2,773.4&nbsp;million, consisting of (i) $300.0&nbsp;million of the Notes offered hereby, (ii) $500.0&nbsp;million of the Existing Notes (iii) $850.0&nbsp;million of the Original Notes, (iv) $619.4&nbsp;million
aggregate principal amount of 7.5% Senior Notes due 2025 and (v) $504.0&nbsp;million of secured indebtedness outstanding under our bank credit facility, and we would have had $896.0&nbsp;million of available borrowing capacity under the bank credit
facility. See &#147;Capitalization&#148; and &#147;Description of Other Indebtedness.&#148;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At any time on or after August&nbsp;15, 2021, we may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices set forth under
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to August&nbsp;15, 2021, we may redeem all or a portion of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus a
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the Notes (including any additional Notes) in an amount not greater than the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at the redemption price specified under &#147;Description of the Notes&#151; Optional Redemption,&#148; plus accrued and
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&#8195;&#8194;&#8202;at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes remains outstanding immediately
after the occurrence of such redemption; and</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:4.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&#8195;&#8194;&#8202;such redemption occurs within 180 days of the date of the closing of any such qualified
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">If we experience a &#147;Change of Control&#148; (as defined under &#147;Description of the Notes&#151;Certain Definitions&#148;), we must offer to purchase the Notes at 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, plus
accrued interest, if any, to the date of purchase.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">If we or our restricted subsidiaries sell assets under certain circumstances, we will be required to make an offer to purchase a portion of the Notes at their face amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but
excluding, the date of repurchase. See &#147;Description of the Notes&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Asset Sales.&#148;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indenture that will govern the Notes will contain certain covenants that, among other things, restrict our ability and the ability of
our restricted subsidiaries to:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4.00em; text-indent:-1.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&#8195;&#8202;incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue disqualified capital stock;</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4.00em; text-indent:-1.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&#8195;&#8202;pay dividends or make
distributions in respect of capital stock;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4.00em; text-indent:-1.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&#8195;&#8202;repurchase or redeem capital stock;</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4.00em; text-indent:-1.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&#8195;&#8202;prepay, redeem or repurchase
subordinated debt;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4.00em; text-indent:-1.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&#8195;&#8202;make
certain investments and other restricted payments;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4.00em; text-indent:-1.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&#8195;&#8202;create liens;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4.00em; text-indent:-1.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&#8195;&#8202;enter into transactions with affiliates;</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4.00em; text-indent:-1.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&#8195;&#8202;sell assets;</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4.00em; text-indent:-1.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&#8195;&#8202;issue or sell preferred stock
of certain subsidiaries; and</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:4.00em; text-indent:-1.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&#8195;&#8202;engage in mergers or
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These covenants are subject to important exceptions and qualifications described under &#147;Description of the Notes&#151;Certain
Covenants.&#148;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At any time when the Notes are rated investment grade by both
Moody&#146;s Investor Service, Inc. (&#147;Moody&#146;s&#148;) and S&amp;P Global Ratings (&#147;S&amp;P&#148;) and no default or event of default has occurred and is continuing under the indenture that will govern the Notes, we and our restricted
subsidiaries will not be subject to many of the foregoing covenants. See &#147;Description of the Notes&#151;Covenant Suspension.&#148;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>No Public Market</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">The Existing Notes are not, and the Notes will not be, listed on any securities exchange or included in any automated quotation system, and there is currently no established trading market for the Notes. Certain of the
underwriters have advised us that they presently intend to make a market in the Notes. However, you should be aware that they are not obligated to make a market in the Notes and may discontinue their market-making activities at any time without
notice. As a result, a liquid market for the Notes may not be available if you try to sell your Notes.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">The net proceeds from this offering, after deducting estimated expenses, are expected to be approximately $296.0 million. We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay a portion of the outstanding borrowings under
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">American Stock Transfer&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, LLC, a New&nbsp;York limited liability company.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">The Notes and the indenture that will govern the Notes will be governed by the laws of the State of New York.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">The Notes will be issued in book-entry form and will be represented by permanent global certificates deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC and registered in the name of a nominee of DTC. Beneficial interests in any of the Notes
will be shown on, and transfers will be affected only through, records maintained by DTC or its nominee, and any such interest may not be exchanged for certificated securities, except in limited
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain material U.S. federal income tax considerations of purchasing, owning and disposing of the Notes are described in &#147;Certain
U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.&#148; You should consult your tax advisor with respect to the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the holding and disposition of the Notes in light of your own particular situation and with respect to any
tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local, foreign or other taxing jurisdiction.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Because we intend to treat the Notes as issued pursuant to a qualified reopening of the Existing Notes, the issue price of the Notes will be, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the same as the issue price of the Existing
Notes, which were issued with original issue discount (&#147;OID&#148;) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. U.S. holders (as defined in &#147;Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations&#148;) will be required to include such OID in gross
income on a constant yield basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes in advance of the receipt of cash payments to which such income is attributable, regardless of such holder&#146;s method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes. U.S.
holders (as defined in &#147;Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations&#148;) who purchase the Notes at a price that is greater than the adjusted issue price of the Existing Notes may be allowed to reduce the amount of OID income ordinarily
required to be reported. See &#147;Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.&#148;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Investing in the Notes involves a high degree of risk that you should carefully evaluate before deciding to purchase the Notes. Please read the section captioned &#147;Risk Factors&#148; before deciding to invest in the
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Substantially all of the underwriters or their affiliates are lenders under our bank credit facility and accordingly will receive a portion of the net proceeds from this offering through the repayment of the borrowings they have
extended under our bank credit facility. In addition, an affiliate of BMO Capital Markets Corp. is the administrative agent under our bank credit facility. Because 5% or more of the net proceeds of this offering, not including underwriting
compensation, may be paid to affiliates of certain of the underwriters, this offering will be made in accordance with Rule 5121 of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or FINRA, which requires that a qualified independent underwriter,
or QIU, participate in the preparation of the prospectus and perform the usual standards of due diligence with respect thereto. KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. is assuming the responsibilities of acting as QIU in connection with this offering. We have
agreed to indemnify KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. against certain liabilities incurred in connection with it acting as QIU in this offering, including liabilities under the Securities Act. For more information, see &#147;Underwriting (Conflicts of
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Investing in the Notes involves risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors described below and in Part I, Item 1A, &#147;Risk Factors&#148; in
our Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, our Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the three months ended March&nbsp;31, 2020, and
our other reports filed from time to time with the SEC, which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus to the extent set forth in &#147;Incorporation of Certain Information by
Reference.&#148; Before making any investment decision, you should carefully consider these risks. These risks could materially affect our business, results of operation or financial condition and affect the value of our securities. In such case,
you may lose all or part of your original investment. The risks described below or incorporated by reference herein are not the only risks facing us. To the extent the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> pandemic adversely affects our
business and financial results, it may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in this &#147;Risk Factors&#148; section and the other risk factors contained in and incorporated by reference herein. As such, additional
risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our business, results of operation or financial condition. </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Risks Related to This Offering </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Our substantial
indebtedness could limit our cash flow available for our operations, expose us to risks that could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations and impair our ability to satisfy our obligations under the Notes.
</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have, and after this offering will continue to have, a substantial amount of indebtedness. As of June&nbsp;30, 2020, on an as
adjusted basis as set forth under &#147;Capitalization,&#148; we and the guarantors would have had approximately $2,773.4&nbsp;million of indebtedness outstanding, and approximately $896.0&nbsp;million of additional indebtedness would have been
available for borrowing under our bank credit facility. We have demands on our cash resources in addition to interest expense and principal on our existing notes, including, among others, operating expenses, capital expenditures and interest and
principal payments under our bank credit facility and the Notes offered hereby. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our substantial indebtedness could have important
consequences to you. For example, it could: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">make it difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to the Notes and our other debt;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">limit our ability to obtain additional financing to fund future working capital, capital expenditures,
acquisitions or other purposes; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">make us more vulnerable to general adverse economic and industry conditions; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our indebtedness,
thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow for operations, acquisitions and other purposes; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">expose us to the risk of increased interest rates as certain of our borrowings, including borrowings under our
bank credit facility, are at variable rates of interest; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to competitors that may have proportionately less indebtedness;
and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">increase our cost of borrowing. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future. Our incurrence of additional indebtedness would intensify the risks described
above. In addition, we may need to refinance all or a portion of our </P>
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indebtedness on or before their respective maturities. We cannot assure you that we will be able to refinance any of our indebtedness on commercially reasonable terms or at all. If we are unable
to refinance our debt, we may default under the terms of our indebtedness, which could lead to an acceleration of the debt. We do not expect that we could repay all of our outstanding indebtedness, including the Notes, if the repayment of such
indebtedness was accelerated. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service all of our indebtedness, including the Notes, and may be
forced to take other actions to satisfy our obligations under our indebtedness, which may not be successful. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our ability to make
scheduled payments on or refinance our debt obligations, including the Notes, and to satisfy our other liabilities depends on our financial condition and operating performance, which are subject to prevailing economic, capital markets and
competitive conditions and to certain financial, business, legislative, regulatory and other factors beyond our control. In addition, our ability to meet our debt service obligations may also be affected by changes in prevailing interest rates, as
borrowings under our bank credit facility bear interest at floating rates. We may be unable to maintain a level of cash flows from operating activities sufficient to permit us to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness,
including the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations, we could face
substantial liquidity problems and could be forced to reduce or delay investments and capital expenditures or to dispose of material assets or operations, seek additional debt or equity capital or restructure or refinance our indebtedness, including
the Notes. We may not be able to effect any such alternative measures, if necessary, on commercially reasonable terms or at all and, even if successful, those alternative actions may not allow us to meet our scheduled debt service obligations. The
credit agreement governing the bank credit facility and our existing indenture restricts our ability to dispose of assets and use the proceeds from those dispositions and may also restrict our ability to raise debt or equity capital to be used to
repay other indebtedness when it becomes due. We may not be able to consummate those dispositions or to obtain proceeds in an amount sufficient to meet any debt service obligations then due. See &#147;Description of the Notes&#148; in this
prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our inability to generate sufficient cash flows to satisfy our debt obligations, or to refinance our indebtedness
on commercially reasonable terms or at all, would materially and adversely affect our financial position and results of operations and our ability to satisfy our obligations under the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If our cash flow and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt obligations and we cannot make scheduled payments on our debt, we will
be in default and holders of the Notes could declare all outstanding principal and interest to be due and payable, the lenders under the bank credit facility could terminate their commitments to loan money, and we could be forced to sell assets,
seek additional equity or debt capital or restructure our debt. In addition, any failure to make scheduled payments of interest and principal on our outstanding indebtedness would likely result in a reduction of our credit rating, which could harm
our ability to incur additional indebtedness on acceptable terms to us, if at all. All of these events could result in your losing your investment in the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>The instruments governing our existing senior notes and our bank credit facility contain various covenants limiting the discretion of our management in
operating our business. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indentures governing our existing senior notes and the credit agreement for our bank credit facility
contain a number of restrictive covenants that impose significant operating and financial restrictions on us and may limit our ability to engage in activities that may be in our long-term best interest, including restrictions on our ability to: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">incur additional indebtedness, guarantee obligations or issue disqualified capital stock; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">pay dividends or distributions on our capital stock or redeem, repurchase or retire our capital stock;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">prepay, redeem or repurchase certain debt; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">make investments or other restricted payments; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">grant liens on assets; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">enter into transactions with stockholders or affiliates; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">engage in sale-leaseback transactions; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">sell assets; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">issue or sell preferred stock of certain subsidiaries;</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">alter the businesses we conduct; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">merge or consolidate. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, our bank credit facility also requires us to maintain a maximum leverage ratio and minimum current ratio. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we fail to comply with the restrictions in the indentures, our bank credit facility or any other subsequent financing agreements, a default
may allow the creditors, if the agreements so provide, to accelerate the related indebtedness as well as any other indebtedness to which a cross-acceleration or cross-default provision applies. If that occurs, we may not be able to make all of the
required payments or borrow sufficient funds to refinance such debt. Even if new financing were available at that time, it may not be on terms acceptable to us. In addition, lenders may be able to terminate any commitments they had made to make
available further funds. As a result of these restrictions, we may be: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">limited in how we conduct our business; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">unable to raise additional debt or equity financing to operate during general economic or business downturns; or
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">unable to compete effectively or to take advantage of new business opportunities. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">These restrictions may affect our ability to grow in accordance with our strategy. In addition, our financial results, our substantial
indebtedness and our credit ratings could adversely affect the availability and terms of our financing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Despite our current leverage, we may still
be able to incur substantially more debt. This could further exacerbate the risks that we and our subsidiaries face. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We and our
subsidiaries may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness, including additional secured indebtedness, in the future. The terms of our bank credit facility and the indentures that govern our existing senior notes restrict, but not
completely prohibit, us from doing so. As of June&nbsp;30, 2020, on an as adjusted basis as set forth under &#147;Capitalization,&#148; we would have had approximately $896.0&nbsp;million of availability under our bank credit facility. In addition,
certain of our existing indentures allow us to issue additional notes or other debt under certain circumstances which will also be guaranteed by the guarantors of the Notes. If new debt or other liabilities are added to our current debt levels, the
related risks that we and our subsidiaries now face could intensify. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Our holding company structure may impact your ability to receive payment on
the Notes. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are a holding company with no significant operations or material assets other than the equity of our subsidiaries.
As a result, our ability to repay our indebtedness, including the Notes, is dependent on the generation of cash flow by our subsidiaries and their ability to make such cash available to us, by dividend, distribution, loan, debt repayment or
otherwise. Our subsidiaries may not be able to, or be permitted to, make distributions to enable us to make payments in respect of our indebtedness, including the Notes. Each of our </P>
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subsidiaries is a distinct legal entity and, under certain circumstances, legal and contractual restrictions, as well as the financial condition and operating requirements of our subsidiaries,
may limit our ability to obtain cash from our subsidiaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>The borrowing base under our bank credit facility is subject to periodic
redetermination. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The borrowing base under our bank credit facility is determined semi-annually by the lenders based primarily on
the estimated value of our proved oil and natural gas reserves. Both we and the lenders may request an unscheduled redetermination of the borrowing base once each between scheduled redetermination dates. In addition, our lenders have the flexibility
to reduce our borrowing base due to factors beyond our control. As of June&nbsp;30, 2020, our borrowing base was $1.4&nbsp;billion. Following the completion of this offering, our borrowing base will remain at $1.4&nbsp;billion until the next
redetermination. We could be required to repay a portion of our bank debt to the extent that after a redetermination our outstanding borrowings at such time exceed the redetermined borrowing base. We may not have sufficient funds to make such
repayments, which could result in a default under the terms of the facility and an acceleration of the loans thereunder requiring us to negotiate renewals, arrange new financing or sell significant assets, all of which could have a material adverse
effect on our business and financial results. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Our variable rate indebtedness subjects us to interest rate risk, which could cause our debt service
obligations to increase significantly. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Borrowings under our bank credit facility are at variable rates of interest and expose us
to interest rate risk. If interest rates were to increase, our debt service obligations on the variable rate indebtedness would increase even though the amount borrowed remained the same, and our net income and cash flows, including cash available
for servicing our indebtedness, will correspondingly decrease. In the future, we may enter into interest rate swaps that involve the exchange of floating for fixed rate interest payments in order to reduce interest rate volatility. However, we may
not maintain interest rate swaps with respect to all of our variable rate indebtedness, and any swaps we enter into may not fully mitigate our interest rate risk. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>The Notes will be effectively subordinated to all of our and the guarantors&#146; secured indebtedness. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will not be secured. The borrowings under our bank credit facility are secured by liens on substantially all of our and our
guarantors&#146; assets. If we or any of the guarantors declare bankruptcy, liquidate or dissolve, or if payment under our bank credit facility or any of our other secured indebtedness is accelerated, our secured lenders would be entitled to
exercise the remedies available to a secured lender under applicable law and would have a claim on those assets before the holders of the Notes. As a result, the Notes will be effectively subordinated to our and the guarantors&#146; secured
indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing that indebtedness, and the holders of the Notes would in all likelihood recover ratably less than the lenders of our and the guarantors&#146; secured indebtedness in the event of our
bankruptcy, liquidation or dissolution. As of June&nbsp;30, 2020, on an as adjusted basis as set forth under &#147;Capitalization,&#148; we and the guarantors would have had approximately $504.0&nbsp;million of secured indebtedness outstanding to
which the Notes and the guarantees would have been effectively subordinated, and approximately $896.0&nbsp;million of additional secured indebtedness would have been available for borrowing under our bank credit facility. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>The Notes will be structurally subordinated to all indebtedness of our existing or future subsidiaries that are not, or do not become, guarantors of the
Notes. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indenture that will govern the Notes will not require all of our subsidiaries to become guarantors of the Notes. <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-guarantor</FONT> subsidiaries will have no obligation, contingent or otherwise, to pay amounts due under the Notes or to make any funds available to pay those amounts, whether by dividend, distribution, loan or other
payment. The Notes will be structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other obligations of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-guarantor</FONT> subsidiaries such that, in the event of insolvency, liquidation, reorganization, dissolution
or other </P>
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winding up of any such subsidiary, all of the subsidiary&#146;s creditors (including trade creditors and preferred stockholders, if any) would be entitled to payment in full out of the
subsidiary&#146;s assets before we would be entitled to any payment. In addition, the indenture that will govern the Notes will, subject to certain limitations, permit <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-guarantor</FONT> subsidiaries to incur
additional indebtedness and will not contain any limitation on the amount of other liabilities, such as trade payables, that may be incurred by these subsidiaries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>We may not be able to satisfy our obligations to holders of the Notes upon a change of control or certain asset sales. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the occurrence of a &#147;change of control,&#148; as defined in the indenture that governs the Notes, each holder of the Notes will have
the right to require us to purchase the Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of repurchase. In addition, in connection with certain asset dispositions,
we will be required to offer to purchase all of the Notes then-outstanding at a price equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of repurchase. The source of funds for any such
purchase of the Notes will be our available cash or cash generated from operations or other sources, including borrowings, sales of assets or sales of equity. We may not be able to repurchase the Notes upon a change of control or any such asset
disposition because we may not have sufficient financial resources, including the ability to arrange necessary financing on acceptable terms or at all, to purchase all of the Notes that are tendered pursuant thereto. In addition, our bank credit
facility contains, and our other debt may contain, restrictions that may limit or prohibit us from completing any such offers to purchase. Our failure to purchase, or to give notice of purchase of, the Notes would be a default under the indenture
that governs the Notes and any such default could result in a default under certain of our other indebtedness, including our bank credit facility. In addition, a change of control may constitute an event of default under our bank credit facility. A
default under our bank credit facility would result in an event of default under the indenture that governs the Notes if the lenders accelerate the debt under our bank credit facility. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>We may enter into transactions that would not constitute a change of control that could affect our ability to satisfy our obligations under the Notes.
</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Legal uncertainty regarding what constitutes a change of control and the provisions of the indenture that governs the Notes may
allow us to enter into transactions such as acquisitions, refinancings or recapitalizations that would not constitute a change of control but may increase our outstanding indebtedness or otherwise affect our ability to satisfy our obligations under
the Notes. The definition of change of control for purposes of the Notes includes phrases relating to the transfer of &#147;all or substantially all&#148; of our assets (determined on a consolidated basis). Although there is a limited body of case
law interpreting the phrase &#147;substantially all,&#148; there is no precise established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, your ability to require us to repurchase Notes as result of a transfer of less than all of our
assets to another person may be uncertain. See &#147;Description of the Notes&#151;Change of Control.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Federal and state statutes allow
courts, under specific circumstances, to avoid the guarantees and require holders of the Notes to return payments received from the guarantors. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Creditors of any business are protected by fraudulent conveyance and transfer laws that differ among various jurisdictions, and these laws may
apply to the issuance of the guarantees by the guarantors. The guarantee may be avoided by a court, or subordinated to the claims of other creditors, if, among other things: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the indebtedness evidenced by the guarantees was incurred by a guarantor with actual intent to hinder, delay or
defraud any present or future creditor of such guarantor;&nbsp;or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the guarantors did not receive fair consideration, or reasonably equivalent value, for issuing the guarantees,
and the applicable guarantors: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">were insolvent, or were rendered insolvent by reason of issuing the applicable guarantee,
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">were engaged or about to engage in a business or transaction for which the remaining assets of the applicable
guarantor constituted unreasonably small capital,&nbsp;or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">intended to incur, or believed that we or they would incur, indebtedness beyond our or their ability to pay as
they matured. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As a general matter, value is given for a transfer or an obligation if, in exchange for the transfer or
obligation, property is transferred or a valid antecedent debt is satisfied. A court would likely find that a guarantor did not receive reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for the guarantees if a guarantor did not substantially benefit
directly or indirectly from the issuance of the Notes. Specifically, it may be asserted (and a court may consequently determine) that the guarantors incurred their guarantees for the issuer&#146;s benefit and did not themselves received a direct or
indirect benefit from the issuance of the Notes, such that they incurred the obligations under the not guarantees for less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration. Therefore, a court could avoid the obligations under the guarantees,
subordinate them to the applicable guarantor&#146;s other debt or take other action detrimental to the holders of the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a court
were to avoid the issuance of the guarantees, you would no longer have a claim against the applicable guarantors. Sufficient funds to repay the Notes may not be available from other sources, including the remaining guarantors, if any, or the
Company; accordingly, in the event of a finding that a fraudulent transfer or conveyance occurred, you may not receive full repayment or a repayment at all on the Notes. In addition, the court might direct you to repay any amounts that you already
received from the guarantors or, with respect to the Notes, any guarantee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, any payment by a guarantor pursuant to the
guarantees made at a time when a guarantor were subsequently found to be insolvent could be avoided as a preferential transfer and required to be returned to a guarantor or to a fund for the benefit of the guarantor&#146;s creditors if such payment
is made to an insider within a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-year</FONT> period prior to a bankruptcy filing or within 90 days for any outside party and such payment would give the creditors more than such creditors would have received in a
hypothetical liquidation under Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended (the &#147;Bankruptcy Code&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The measures of
insolvency for purposes of these fraudulent transfer, fraudulent conveyance or preferential transfer laws will vary depending upon the law applied in any proceeding to determine whether a fraudulent transfer, fraudulent conveyance or preferential
transfer has occurred. Generally, however, we or a guarantor would be considered insolvent if: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the sum of the Company&#146;s or a guarantor&#146;s debts, including contingent liabilities, were greater than
the fair value of all of such our or the guarantor&#146;s assets; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the present fair value of the Company&#146;s or such guarantor&#146;s assets were less than the amount that would
be required to pay the Company&#146;s or such guarantor&#146;s probable liability on existing debts, including contingent liabilities, as they become absolute and mature;&nbsp;or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Company or any guarantor could not pay debts as they become due. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Further, as a court of equity, the bankruptcy court may subordinate claims in respect of the Notes or the guarantees to other claims against
the Company or the guarantors under the principle of equitable subordination, if the court determines that, among other things: (i)&nbsp;the holder of the Notes engaged in some type of inequitable conduct; (ii)&nbsp;such inequitable conduct resulted
in injury to our other creditors or conferred an unfair advantage upon the holder of the Notes; and (iii)&nbsp;equitable subordination is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based upon financial and other information, we believe that the Notes and guarantees are being incurred for proper purposes and in good faith
and that we and each guarantor are solvent and will continue to be solvent after this offering is completed, will have sufficient capital for carrying on its business after such issuance and will be </P>

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able to pay indebtedness as they mature. We cannot assure you, however, that a court reviewing these matters would agree with us. A legal challenge to a guarantee may focus on the benefits, if
any, realized by us or the guarantors as a result of our issuance of the Notes or the guarantees. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Receipt of payment on the Notes, as well as the
enforcement of remedies under the guarantees, may be limited in bankruptcy or in equity. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">An investment in the Notes, as in any
type of security, involves insolvency and bankruptcy considerations that investors should carefully consider. If we or any of the guarantors become a debtor subject to insolvency proceedings under the Bankruptcy Code, it is likely to result in
delays in the payment of the Notes and in the exercise of enforcement remedies under the Notes or the guarantees. Provisions under the Bankruptcy Code or general principles of equity that could result in the impairment of your rights include the
automatic stay, avoidance of preferential transfers by a trustee or a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">debtor-in-possession,</FONT></FONT> substantive consolidation, limitations of collectability of unmatured
interest or attorneys&#146; fees and forced restructuring of the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a bankruptcy court substantively consolidated us and our
subsidiaries, the assets of each entity would be subject to the claims of creditors of all entities. This would expose you not only to the usual impairments arising from bankruptcy, but also to potential dilution of the amount ultimately recoverable
because of the larger creditor base. Furthermore, forced restructuring of the Notes could occur through the &#147;cram-down&#148; provision of the Bankruptcy Code. Under this provision, the Notes could be restructured over your obligations as to
their general terms, primarily interest rate and maturity. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Your ability to resell the Notes may be limited by a number of factors and the prices
for the Notes may be volatile. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Existing Notes are not, and the Notes offered hereby will not be, listed on any securities
exchange or included in any automated quotation system, and there is currently no established market for the Notes. Although we have been informed by certain of the underwriters that they currently intend to make a market in the Notes, they are not
obligated to do so and any market-making may be discontinued at any time without notice. See &#147;Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest).&#148; If a market for the Notes were to develop, the Notes could trade at prices that may be higher or lower
than reflected by their initial offering price, depending on many factors, including among other things: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">changes in the overall market for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-investment</FONT> grade securities;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">changes in our financial performance or prospects; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the prospects for companies in our industry generally; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the number of holders of the Notes; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the interest of securities dealers in making a market for the Notes;&nbsp;and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">prevailing interest rates. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the market for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-investment</FONT> grade indebtedness has been historically subject to
disruptions that have caused substantial volatility in the prices of securities similar to the Notes offered hereby. The market for the Notes, if any, may be subject to similar disruptions. Any such disruption could adversely affect the value of
your Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a market develops for the Notes, the Notes may trade at prices higher or lower than their initial offering price. The
trading price would depend on many factors, such as prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities, general economic conditions and our financial condition, performance and prospects. You should be aware that you may be required to
bear the financial risk of an investment in the Notes for an indefinite period of time. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>A ratings agency downgrade could lead to increased borrowing costs and credit stress. </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If one or more rating agencies that rate the Notes either assigns the Notes a rating lower than the rating expected by the investors, or
reduces its rating in the future, the market price of the Notes, if any, would be adversely affected. Consequently, you may not be able to resell your Notes without a substantial discount. In addition, if any of our other outstanding debt that is
rated is downgraded, raising capital will become more difficult for us, borrowing costs under our bank credit facility and other future borrowings may increase and the market price of the Notes, if any, may decrease. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Many of the covenants in the indenture that governs the Notes will not apply to us if the Notes are rated investment grade by both Moody&#146;s and
S&amp;P. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Many of the covenants in the indenture that governs the Notes will cease to apply to the Notes during such time, if any,
as the Notes are rated investment grade by both Moody&#146;s and S&amp;P and no default or event of default has occurred and is continuing. Although there can be no assurance that the Notes will ever be rated investment grade, or if they are rated
investment grade, that the Notes will maintain these ratings, any suspension of the covenants under the indenture that governs the Notes would allow us to engage in certain transactions that would not be permitted while these covenants were in
effect. Such transactions may impair our ability to satisfy our obligations with respect to the Notes. To the extent any suspended covenants are subsequently reinstated, any actions taken by us while the covenants were suspended would not result in
a default or event of default under the indenture that governs the Notes on the basis that such actions would have been prohibited by the covenants. While the suspended covenants will be reinstated if we fail to maintain investment grade ratings on
the Notes or in the event of a continuing default or event of default thereunder, during the suspension period holders of Notes will not have the protection of these covenants and we will have greater flexibility to incur indebtedness and make
restricted payments. See &#147;Description of the Notes&#151;Material Covenants&#151;Covenant Suspension.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>The Notes will be issued with
original issue discount for U.S. federal income tax purposes. </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because we intend to treat the Notes as issued pursuant to a
qualified reopening of the Existing Notes, the issue price of the Notes will be, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the same as the issue price of the Existing Notes, which were issued with OID for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result,
in addition to the stated interest on a Note, a U.S. holder (as defined in &#147;Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations&#148;) will be required to include the OID in gross income (as ordinary income) as the OID accrues (based on a constant
yield method), in advance of the corresponding cash payments (regardless of the holder&#146;s method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes). U.S. holders who purchase the Notes at a price that is greater than the adjusted issue price of
the Existing Notes may be allowed to reduce the amount of OID income ordinarily required to be reported. See &#147;Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.&#148; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="supprom47889_7"></A>USE OF PROCEEDS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The estimated net proceeds from this offering will be approximately $296.0&nbsp;million after deducting the underwriting discounts and other
estimated offering expenses of approximately $1.0&nbsp;million payable by us. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to
repay a portion of the indebtedness outstanding under our bank credit facility. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At June&nbsp;30, 2020, we had $800.0&nbsp;million
outstanding under our bank credit facility, which matures July&nbsp;16, 2024, and bears interest at our option, at either LIBOR plus 2.25% to 3.25% or a base rate plus 1.25% to 2.25%, in each case depending on the utilization of the borrowing base.
The borrowing base is currently set at $1.4&nbsp;billion. Borrowings under our bank credit facility were used to repay indebtedness under the credit facility of Covey Park Energy, LLC (&#147;Covey Park&#148;), redeem Covey Park&#146;s preferred
equity and refinance our prior bank credit facility, all in connection with the acquisition of Covey Park in July 2019. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Substantially all
of the underwriters or their affiliates are lenders under our bank credit facility and, as a result, will receive a portion of the net proceeds of this offering. See &#147;Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest).&#148; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="supprom47889_8"></A>CAPITALIZATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The below table sets forth our consolidated cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of June&nbsp;30, 2020 on: </P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">an actual basis; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">an as adjusted basis give effect to the issuance of the Notes offered hereby and the use of the net proceeds
therefrom as set forth in &#147;Use of Proceeds.&#148; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You should read this table in conjunction with our consolidated
financial statements and the related Notes and &#147;Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations&#148; appearing in our Annual Report
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on&nbsp;Form&nbsp;10-K&nbsp;for</FONT> the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019 and our Quarterly Report <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on&nbsp;Form&nbsp;10-Q&nbsp;for</FONT> the quarter ended June&nbsp;30,
2020, all of which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus to the extent set forth in &#147;Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference.&#148; </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>As of June&nbsp;30, 2020</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Actual</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>As Adjusted</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">(In thousands)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Cash and cash equivalents</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11,595</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11,595</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Debt:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Principal:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bank credit facility<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">800,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">504,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7.5% Senior Notes due 2025</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">619,400</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">619,400</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Original Notes</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">850,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">850,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Existing Notes</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notes offered hereby</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">300,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total principal:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,769,400</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,773,400</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Premium (discount) on senior notes, net of amortization:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7.5% Senior Notes due 2025</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(157,104</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(157,104</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Original Notes</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(28,325</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(28,325</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Existing Notes</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(49,890</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(49,890</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notes</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,500</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Debt issuance cost, net amortization</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(32,278</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(37,778</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total long-term debt</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,501,803</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,501,803</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mezzanine Equity:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Convertible Preferred stock, par value $10.00 per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">175,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">175,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stockholders&#146; Equity:</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock, par value $0.50 per share<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">
</SUP></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">116,290</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">116,290</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additional <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">paid-in</FONT> capital</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,092,662</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,092,662</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Accumulated earnings</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">108,549</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">108,549</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total stockholders&#146; equity</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,317,501</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,317,501</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total capitalization</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,994,304</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,994,304</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">As of August&nbsp;14, 2020, we had $830.0&nbsp;million borrowings outstanding under our bank credit facility.
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="supprom47889_9"></A>DESCRIPTION OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Bank Credit Facility </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On July&nbsp;16,
2019, we entered into the amended and restated credit agreement with respect to our bank credit facility, among us, Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto from time to time (as amended, the &#147;credit
agreement&#148;). The bank credit facility matures on July&nbsp;16, 2024 and is currently subject to a $1.4&nbsp;billion borrowing base, which is <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-determined</FONT> on a semi-annual basis and upon the occurrence of
certain other events. The bank credit facility bears interest at our option, at either LIBOR plus 2.25% to 3.25% or a base rate plus 1.25% to 2.25%, in each case depending on the utilization of the borrowing base. We also pay a commitment fee of
0.375% to 0.5% on the unused borrowing base. As of June&nbsp;30, 2020, we had $800.0&nbsp;million in borrowings outstanding under the bank credit facility, and approximately $600.0&nbsp;million of indebtedness available for borrowing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The credit agreement places certain restrictions upon our and our restricted subsidiaries&#146; ability to, among other things, incur
additional indebtedness, pay cash dividends, repurchase common stock, make certain loans, investments and divestitures and redeem our existing senior notes outstanding. The indebtedness under the bank credit facility is secured by substantially all
of our assets and the assets of our subsidiaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The credit agreement contains customary events of default (including payment defaults,
cross-defaults to certain of our other indebtedness, breach of representations and covenants and change of control). The occurrence of an event of default under the bank credit facility would permit the lenders to accelerate the indebtedness and
terminate the credit agreement. We are required to maintain (i)&nbsp;a maximum leverage ratio of 4.0 to 1.0 and (ii)&nbsp;a current ratio of not less than 1.0 to 1.0. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Effective as of August&nbsp;13, 2020, we entered into an amendment to our bank credit facility to increase the maximum amount of senior
unsecured debt that we may issue from $500.0&nbsp;million to $800.0&nbsp;million and to reaffirm the borrowing base at $1.4&nbsp;billion. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Unsecured
Senior Notes </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>7.5% Senior Notes due 2025 </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On July&nbsp;16, 2019, in connection with the acquisition of Covey Park, we assumed $625.0&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount of Covey
Park&#146;s 7.5% Senior Notes due 2025 (the &#147;2025 Notes&#148;), issued under an indenture dated May&nbsp;3, 2017, as supplemented as of July&nbsp;16, 2019, by and among us, American Stock Transfer&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, LLC, as the successor
trustee, and our subsidiary guarantors party thereto. Our subsidiary guarantors unconditionally guarantee all of our obligations under the 2025 Notes. The 2025 Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 7.5%, payable on May&nbsp;15 and November&nbsp;15
of each year, and mature on May&nbsp;15, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may redeem some or all of the 2025 Notes at any time on or after May&nbsp;15, 2020 at
the redemption prices described in the related indenture. If we sell certain assets and do not reinvest the proceeds or repay senior indebtedness, or if we experience specific kinds of changes of control, we must offer to repurchase the 2025 Notes.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In April and May 2020, we issued 767,097 shares of our common stock, valued at $5.0&nbsp;million, in exchange for $5.6&nbsp;million
aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Notes. There remains $619.4&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Notes still outstanding. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>9.75%
Senior Notes due 2026 </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We, American Stock Transfer&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, LLC and our subsidiary guarantors party thereto, entered
into an indenture dated as of August&nbsp;3, 2018, as supplemented as of July&nbsp;16, 2019, governing the issuance of the </P>
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Original Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $850.0&nbsp;million. Additionally, we, American Stock Transfer&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, LLC and our subsidiary guarantors party thereto,
entered into an indenture dated as of June&nbsp;23, 2020, as supplemented as of June&nbsp;23, 2020, governing the issuance of the Existing Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $500.0&nbsp;million (together with the Original Notes, the
&#147;2026 Notes&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our subsidiary guarantors unconditionally guarantee all of our obligations under the 2026 Notes and the related
indenture on the terms and conditions set forth therein. The 2026 Notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 9.75%, payable February&nbsp;15 and August&nbsp;15 of each year, and mature on August&nbsp;15, 2026. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may redeem some or all of the 2026 Notes at any time on or after August&nbsp;15, 2021 at the redemption prices described in this prospectus
supplement and prior to such date at a &#147;make-whole&#148; redemption price. We may also redeem up to 35% of the 2026 Notes prior to August&nbsp;15, 2021 in an amount not greater than the cash proceeds we receive from certain equity offerings. If
we sell certain assets and do not reinvest the proceeds or repay senior indebtedness, or if we experience specific kinds of changes of control, we must offer to repurchase the 2026 Notes. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In this description, the term &#147;<I>Company</I>&#148; refers only to Comstock Resources, Inc. and not to any of its subsidiaries. The term
&#147;<I>Notes</I>&#148; refers to the Company&#146;s Notes being offered hereby and, unless the context otherwise requires, the Existing Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will issue the Notes under the base indenture dated as of June&nbsp;23, 2020 (the &#147;<I>base indenture</I>&#148;), as
supplemented by the first supplemental indenture dated as of June&nbsp;23, 2020 establishing the form and terms of the Existing Notes and the Notes (together with the base indenture, as such may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time, the &#147;<I>Indenture</I>&#148;), each by and among the Company, American Stock Transfer&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, LLC, as trustee (the &#147;<I>Trustee</I>&#148;) and the subsidiary guarantors party thereto. Copies of the Indenture
are available as set forth below under &#147;&#151; Additional Information.&#148; The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the
&#147;<I>Trust Indenture Act</I>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This &#147;Description of the Notes,&#148; together with the &#147;Description of Debt
Securities&#148; included in the accompanying base prospectus, is intended to be a useful overview of the material provisions of the Notes and the Indenture. Since this &#147;Description of the Notes&#148; and such &#147;Description of Debt
Securities&#148; is only a summary, you should refer to the Indenture for a complete description of the obligations of the Company and your rights as holders of the Notes. This &#147;Description of the Notes&#148; supersedes the &#147;Description of
Debt Securities&#148; in the accompanying base prospectus to the extent it is inconsistent with such &#147;Description of Debt Securities.&#148; Certain defined terms used in this description but not defined below under &#147;&#151; Certain
Definitions&#148; have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The registered Holder of a Note will be treated as the owner of it
for all purposes. Only registered Holders will have rights under the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes offered hereby constitute a further issuance of
the Existing Notes, of which $500.0&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount was issued on June&nbsp;23, 2020. The Notes offered hereby will form a single series with, and have the same terms (other than the initial offering price and the issue date)
as, the Existing Notes. Upon settlement, the Notes will have the same CUSIP and will trade interchangeably with the Existing Notes. We expect the additional Notes and the Existing Notes to be fungible for U.S. federal income tax purposes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes also have substantially identical terms as the Original Notes, except for certain escrow and special mandatory redemption provisions
contained in the Original Notes, and changing the restricted payments basket in the Notes, including resetting the start date. However, the Existing Notes were and the Notes offered hereby will be issued under a different indenture as a separate
class of securities and will have a different CUSIP number from, and not trade interchangeably with, the Original Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Principal, Maturity and
Interest </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will issue Notes in this offering with an aggregate principal amount of $300.0&nbsp;million. Subject to
compliance with the covenant described under &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital Stock,&#148; the Company may issue additional notes having identical terms and conditions to the Notes offered hereby
in an unlimited amount (the &#147;<I>Additional Notes</I>&#148;) from time to time under the Indenture. However, no offering of any Additional Notes is being or shall in any manner be deemed to be made by this prospectus supplement. Additional Notes
will be treated as part of the same class as the Notes offered hereby and the Existing Notes under the Indenture for all purposes, including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase; <I>provided </I>that
Additional Notes will not be issued with the same CUSIP or ISIN, as applicable, as the Existing Notes unless such Additional Notes are fungible with the Existing Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Unless the context requires otherwise,
references to &#147;Notes&#148; for all purposes of the Indenture and this &#147;Description of the Notes&#148; include any Additional Notes that are actually issued. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will mature on August&nbsp;15, 2026. Interest on the Notes will accrue at the rate of 9.75% per annum, or from the most recent
interest payment date to which interest has been paid, payable semi-annually in cash in </P>
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arrears on February&nbsp;15 and August&nbsp;15 of each year, commencing in the case of the Notes offered hereby, on February&nbsp;15, 2021, to the Persons in whose name the Notes are registered
in the note register at the close of business on February&nbsp;1 or August&nbsp;1 immediately preceding such interest payment date. Interest will be computed on the basis of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year comprised of twelve <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes will be payable at the office
or agency of the Company in New York City maintained for such purpose, and the Notes may be surrendered for transfer or exchange at the corporate trust office of the Trustee. No service charge will be made for any transfer, exchange or redemption of
the Notes, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be payable in connection therewith. The Notes will be issued only in registered form, without coupons, in denominations of
$2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The obligations of the Company under the Notes will be jointly and severally
guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors. See &#147;&#151;Subsidiary Guarantees.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Optional Redemption </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes are not subject to optional redemption except as provided in this &#147;Optional Redemption&#148; section. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On or after August&nbsp;15, 2021, the Company may on one or more occasions redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, upon not less than 15 or
more than 60 days&#146; notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below, <I>plus </I>accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption (subject to the right of Holders of
record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the date of redemption), if redeemed during the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12-month</FONT> period beginning on August&nbsp;15 of the
years indicated below: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2021</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">107.313</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2022</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">104.875</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2023</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">102.438</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2024 and thereafter</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">100.000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to August&nbsp;15, 2021, the Company may, at any time or from time to
time, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued (calculated after giving effect to any issuance of Additional Notes), upon not less than 15 or more than 60 days&#146; notice, at a redemption price of 109.750% of
the principal amount thereof, <I>plus </I>accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that
is on or prior to the date of redemption), in an amount not greater than the Net Cash Proceeds of one or more Equity Offerings; <I>provided </I>that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes originally issued (calculated after giving
effect to any issuance of Additional Notes) remains outstanding immediately after such redemption (excluding Notes held by the Company and its Subsidiaries) and that such redemption occurs within 180 days following the closing of any such Equity
Offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, prior to August&nbsp;15, 2021, the Company may, on any one or more occasions, redeem the Notes, in whole or in
part, upon not less than 15 or more than 60 days&#146; notice, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed <I>plus </I>the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding,
the redemption date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the date of redemption). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Selection and Notice </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If less than all of
the Notes are to be redeemed at any time, selection of such Notes for redemption will be made by the Trustee on a pro rata basis (or, in the case of Notes in global form, the Notes will be selected for
</P>
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redemption based on DTC&#146;s applicable procedures); <I>provided </I>that no Notes with a principal amount of $2,000 or less shall be redeemed in part. Notice of redemption shall be delivered
by first class mail at least 15 but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder of Notes to be redeemed (with a copy to the Trustee) at its registered address (or to the extent permitted or required by applicable DTC procedures
or regulations with respect to Notes in global form, sent electronically), except that notices of redemption may be delivered or mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a defeasance of the Notes
or a satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture. The Company may instruct the Trustee in an officer&#146;s certificate to send the notice of redemption in the name of and at the expense of the Company; <I>provided </I>the Trustee receives such
officer&#146;s certificate at least two (2)&nbsp;Business Days (or such shorter time as the Trustee may agree) prior to the date such notice of redemption is to be sent. If any note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that
relates to such note shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. A new note in a principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in the name of the Holder thereof upon cancellation of the original
note. On and after the redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on such Notes or portions thereof called for redemption. Redemption amounts shall only be paid upon presentation and surrender of any such Notes to be redeemed. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any redemption and notice thereof pursuant to the Indenture may, in the Company&#146;s discretion, be subject to the satisfaction of one or
more conditions precedent, including completion of an Equity Offering or other corporate transaction. In addition, if such redemption or purchase is subject to satisfaction of one or more conditions precedent, such notice shall describe each such
condition, and if applicable, shall state that, in the Company&#146;s discretion, the redemption or purchase date may be delayed until such time (including more than 60 days after the date the notice of redemption was mailed or delivered, including
by electronic transmission) as any or all such conditions shall be satisfied or waived, or such redemption may not occur and such notice may be rescinded in the event that any or all such conditions shall not have been satisfied or waived by the
redemption date or by the redemption date as so delayed, or such notice or offer may be rescinded at any time in the Company&#146;s discretion if the Company reasonably believes that any or all of such conditions will not be satisfied or waived.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Offers to Purchase; Mandatory Redemption; Sinking Fund </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company is not required to make any mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes. The Company may at any time
and from time to time purchase Notes in the open market or otherwise. However, as described below, (i)&nbsp;upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company will be obligated to make an offer to purchase all of the Notes at a purchase price
equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of purchase and (ii)&nbsp;upon certain sales or other dispositions of assets, the Company may be obligated to make offers
to purchase the Notes with a portion of the Net Available Cash of such sales or other dispositions at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of
purchase. See &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Change of Control&#148; and &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151; Limitation on Asset Sales.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Ranking </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indebtedness evidenced by
the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees will be unsecured and will rank <I>pari passu </I>in right of payment with all Senior Indebtedness of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, as the case may be, and senior in right of payment to all
subordinated Indebtedness of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, as the case may be. The Notes, however, will be effectively subordinated to secured Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries to the extent of the value of the assets
securing such Indebtedness, including Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Agreement, which is secured by a Lien on substantially all of the assets of the Company (including assets of the Subsidiary Guarantors). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As of June&nbsp;30, 2020, on an as adjusted basis as set forth under &#147;&#151; Capitalization,&#148; the Company and the Subsidiary
Guarantors would have had, on a consolidated basis, Senior Indebtedness of approximately </P>
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$2,773.4&nbsp;million, consisting of (i) $300.0&nbsp;million of the Notes, (ii) $850.0&nbsp;million of Original Notes, (iii) $500.0&nbsp;million of Existing Notes, (iv) $619.4&nbsp;million
aggregate principal amount of 7.5% Senior Notes due 2025 and (v) $504.0&nbsp;million of secured Indebtedness outstanding under the Bank Credit Agreement, and no Subordinated Indebtedness. In addition, as of such date, an as adjusted basis as set
forth under &#147;&#151; Capitalization,&#148; the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors would have had approximately $896.0&nbsp;million of additional secured borrowing availability under the Bank Credit Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company conducts a significant portion of its operations through its Subsidiaries. All of the Company&#146;s existing Subsidiaries are
Subsidiary Guarantors. However, the Subsidiary Guarantees of Subsidiary Guarantors may be released under certain circumstances, as described under &#147;&#151;Subsidiary Guarantees.&#148; In addition, the Company&#146;s future Subsidiaries may not
be required to guarantee the Notes. Claims of creditors of Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors, including trade creditors and creditors holding Indebtedness or guarantees issued by such
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-guarantor</FONT> Subsidiaries, and claims of holders of Preferred Stock of such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-guarantor</FONT> Subsidiaries generally will have priority with respect to the assets and
earnings of such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-guarantor</FONT> Subsidiaries over the claims of the Company&#146;s and the Subsidiary Guarantors&#146; creditors, including the Holders. Accordingly, the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees will
be structurally subordinated to claims of creditors (including trade creditors) and holders of Preferred Stock, if any, of the Company&#146;s Subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although the Indenture contains limitations on the amount of additional Senior Indebtedness and additional secured Indebtedness the Company
and the Subsidiary Guarantors may incur, under certain circumstances the amount of such additional Senior Indebtedness and additional secured Indebtedness could be substantial. See &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Indebtedness and
Disqualified Capital Stock&#148; and &#147;&#151; Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Liens.&#148; Further, although the Indenture limits the incurrence of Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital Stock by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries
and the issuance or sale of Preferred Stock of the Restricted Subsidiaries, such limitations are subject to a number of significant qualifications. See &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital
Stock&#148; and &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Issuances and Sales of Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries.&#148; In addition, the Indenture does not impose any limitations on the incurrence by the Company or the Restricted
Subsidiaries of liabilities that are not considered Indebtedness, Disqualified Capital Stock or Preferred Stock under the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All
of the Company&#146;s existing Subsidiaries are Restricted Subsidiaries. However, under the circumstances described under &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Future Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries&#148; and the definition of
&#147;Unrestricted Subsidiary,&#148; the Company will be permitted to designate certain of its existing and future Subsidiaries as &#147;Unrestricted Subsidiaries&#148; under the Indenture. Unrestricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to the
restrictive covenants in the Indenture and will not guarantee the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Subsidiary Guarantees </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Subsidiary Guarantor will unconditionally guarantee, jointly and severally, to each Holder and the Trustee, the full and prompt
performance of the Company&#146;s obligations under the Indenture and the Notes, including the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes pursuant to its Subsidiary Guarantee. All of the Company&#146;s existing Subsidiaries
are Subsidiary Guarantors (the &#147;<I>Initial Subsidiary Guarantors</I>&#148;). In addition to the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors, if any Restricted Subsidiary that is not already a Subsidiary Guarantor guarantees any Indebtedness for borrowed
money of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, including, without limitation, under a Credit Facility, the Company is obligated under the Indenture to cause each such Restricted Subsidiary to execute and deliver a supplement to the Indenture
pursuant to which such Restricted Subsidiary will guarantee the payment of the Notes on the same terms and conditions as the Subsidiary Guarantees by the Initial Subsidiary Guarantors. Please read &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Future Subsidiary
Guarantees.&#148; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The obligations of each Subsidiary Guarantor will be limited to the maximum amount as will
result in the obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee not constituting a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under applicable law. This may not be effective to protect the Subsidiary Guarantee from being
voided under fraudulent transfer law, or may eliminate the Subsidiary Guarantor&#146;s obligations or reduce such obligations to an amount that effectively makes the Subsidiary Guarantee worthless. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151;Risks Related to This
Offering&#151;Federal and state statutes allow courts, under specific circumstances, to avoid the guarantees and require holders of the Notes to return payments received from the guarantors.&#148; Each Subsidiary Guarantor that makes a payment or
distribution under a Subsidiary Guarantee shall be entitled to a contribution from each other Subsidiary Guarantor in a pro rata amount based on the Adjusted Net Assets of each Subsidiary Guarantor. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Subsidiary Guarantor may consolidate with or merge into or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties and
assets to the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor without limitation, except to the extent any such transaction is subject to the &#147;Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets&#148; covenant of the Indenture. Each Subsidiary Guarantor may
consolidate with or merge into or sell all or substantially all of its properties and assets to a Person other than the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor (whether or not affiliated with the Subsidiary Guarantor); <I>provided </I>that
(i)&nbsp;if the surviving Person is not the Subsidiary Guarantor, the surviving Person agrees to assume such Subsidiary Guarantor&#146;s Subsidiary Guarantee and all its obligations pursuant to the Indenture (except to the extent the following
paragraph would result in the release of such Subsidiary Guarantee) and (ii)&nbsp;such transaction does not (a)&nbsp;violate any of the covenants described below under &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#148; or (b)&nbsp;result in a Default or Event of
Default immediately thereafter that is continuing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Subsidiary Guarantee of a Subsidiary Guarantor will be released in accordance with
the applicable provisions of the Indenture: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">in connection with any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of that Subsidiary
Guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation) other than to the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor, if such transaction as of the time of such disposition does not violate the provisions of the Indenture described under the caption
&#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Asset Sales&#148;; <I>provided </I>that any such release shall occur only to the extent that all obligations of such Subsidiary Guarantor under all of its guarantees of, and under all of its pledges
of assets or other security interests which secure, other Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor shall also be released upon such sale or other disposition; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">in connection with any sale or other disposition of the Capital Stock of a Subsidiary Guarantor (including by
way of merger or consolidation) other than to the Company or another Subsidiary Guarantor, if such transaction at the time of such disposition does not violate the provisions of the Indenture described under the caption &#147;&#151;Certain
Covenants&#151;Limitation on Asset Sales&#148; and the Guarantor ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company as a result of such transaction; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">if the Company designates any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary Guarantor as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(4)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">upon the liquidation or dissolution of such Subsidiary Guarantor; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(5)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">if the Company effects a Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance as described under &#147;Legal Defeasance and
Covenant Defeasance of Indenture&#148; or if it satisfies and discharges the Indenture as described under &#147;Satisfaction and Discharge&#148;; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(6)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">at such time as such Guarantor ceases to guarantee any other Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company or
any other Subsidiary Guarantor. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">During any period that the Notes have a rating equal to or higher than <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">BBB-</FONT> (or the equivalent) by
S&amp;P and Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody&#146;s (&#147;<I>Investment Grade Ratings</I>&#148;) and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (such period, a &#147;<I>Covenant Suspension Period</I>&#148;), upon the delivery by
the Company to the Trustee of an officers&#146; certificate to the foregoing effect, the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to the following covenants (collectively, the &#147;<I>Suspended Covenants</I>&#148;): </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital Stock&#148;; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Restricted Payments&#148;; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Issuances and Sales of Preferred Stock of Restricted Subsidiaries&#148;; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants &#151;Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates&#148;; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants &#151;Limitation on Asset Sales&#148;; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Dividends and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries&#148;; and
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) clause (3)&nbsp;of &#147;&#151;Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event that the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to the Suspended Covenants for any period of time as a result of
the preceding paragraph and either S&amp;P or Moody&#146;s subsequently withdraws its rating or downgrades its rating of the Notes below the applicable Investment Grade Rating, or a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be subject to the Suspended Covenants, except that no Default, Event of Default or breach of any kind shall be deemed to exist under the Indenture or the Notes with respect to the
Suspended Covenants based on, and none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall have any liability for, any actions taken or events occurring during the Covenant Suspension Period, regardless of whether such actions or events would have been
permitted if the applicable covenants had remained in effect during such period (or after the reinstatement date based solely on contractual obligations or other events arising during the Covenant Suspension Period). Calculations under the
reinstated &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Restricted Payments&#148; covenant will be made as if the &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Restricted Payments&#148; covenant had been in effect since the Issue Date, except
that no Default will be deemed to have occurred solely by reason of a Restricted Payment made while that covenant was suspended. Furthermore, (i)&nbsp;all Indebtedness incurred, or Disqualified Stock or Preferred Stock issued, during the Covenant
Suspension Period will be deemed to have been incurred or issued pursuant to clause (3)&nbsp;of the definition of &#147;Permitted Indebtedness&#148;; <I>provided </I>that any Indebtedness incurred under the Bank Credit Agreement shall be deemed to
have been incurred pursuant to clause (1)&nbsp;of the definition of &#147;Permitted Indebtedness&#148; and (ii)&nbsp;all Liens incurred during the Covenant Suspension Period will be deemed to have been incurred under clause (2)&nbsp;of the
definition of &#147;Permitted Liens.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, for purposes of the covenant described under &#147;&#151;Certain
Covenants&#151;Limitation on Dividends and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries,&#148; all contracts entered into during the Covenant Suspension Period that contain any of the restrictions contemplated by such covenant will
be deemed to have been existing on the Issue Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">During any Covenant Suspension Period, the Board of Directors of the Company may not
designate any of the Company&#146;s Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries pursuant to the Indenture. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company shall give the Trustee written notice of the commencement of any Covenant
Suspension Period promptly, and in any event not later than five (5)&nbsp;Business Days, after the commencement thereof. In the absence of such notice, the Trustee shall assume the Suspended Covenants apply and are in full force and effect. The
Company shall give the Trustee written notice of the termination of any Covenant Suspension Period not later than five (5)&nbsp;Business Days after the occurrence thereof. After any such notice of the termination of any Covenant Suspension Period,
the Trustee shall assume the Suspended Covenants apply and are in full force and effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There can be no assurance that the Notes will
ever achieve Investment Grade Ratings or that any such rating will be maintained. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Certain Covenants </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Limitation on Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital Stock </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or in any manner
become directly or indirectly liable for the payment of (collectively, &#147;<I>incur</I>&#148;) any Indebtedness (including any Acquired Indebtedness), and the Company will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, issue any
Disqualified Capital Stock (except for the issuance by the Company of Disqualified Capital Stock (A)&nbsp;which is redeemable at the Company&#146;s option in cash or Qualified Capital Stock and (B)&nbsp;the dividends on which are payable at the
Company&#146;s option in cash or Qualified Capital Stock); <I>provided </I>that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are Subsidiary Guarantors may incur Indebtedness (including any Acquired Indebtedness) or issue shares of Disqualified
Capital Stock if (i)&nbsp;at the time of such event and after giving effect thereto on a pro forma basis the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the four full quarters immediately preceding such event, taken as one period, would have been
equal to or greater than 2.25 to 1.00 and (ii)&nbsp;no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified Capital Stock is issued or would occur as a
consequence of the incurrence of the additional Indebtedness or the issuance of the Disqualified Capital Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The first paragraph of
this covenant will not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness (collectively, &#147;<I>Permitted Indebtedness</I>&#148;): </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) the incurrence by the Company and any Subsidiary Guarantor of Indebtedness (including letters of credit) under one or more
Credit Facilities in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding under this clause (1) (with letters of credit being deemed to have a principal amount equal to the maximum potential liability of the Company and the Subsidiary
Guarantors thereunder) not to exceed the greatest of (i) $700.0&nbsp;million, (ii)&nbsp;the sum of (x) $150.0&nbsp;million plus (y) 30% of Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets and (iii)&nbsp;the Borrowing Base as in effect as of the date of
such incurrence; <I>provided </I>that any Indebtedness incurred under this clause (1)&nbsp;must be secured on a basis that is or would be <I>pari passu </I>with the Bank Credit Agreement as in effect on the 2018 Notes Issue Date; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) Indebtedness under the Existing Notes issued on the Issue Date (including the related Subsidiary Guarantees); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) Indebtedness outstanding or in effect on the Issue Date, other than Indebtedness described in clause (1)&nbsp;or (2) of
this paragraph; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) obligations pursuant to Interest Rate Protection Obligations, but only to the extent such obligations
do not exceed 105% of the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness covered by such Interest Rate Protection Obligations; obligations under currency exchange contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; hedging arrangements
entered into in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of protecting production, purchases and resales against fluctuations in oil or natural gas prices, and any guarantee of any of the foregoing; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness represented by Capitalized Lease
Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in each case, to finance </P>
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the acquisition, lease, construction, installation, repair, replacement or improvement of property (real or personal) or equipment (whether through the direct purchase of assets or the Capital
Stock of any Person owning such assets) used in the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not to exceed the greater of (a) $50.0&nbsp;million and (b) 3.5% of Adjusted
Consolidated Net Tangible Assets determined as of the date of such incurrence (taken together with any outstanding Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred with respect to Indebtedness incurred under this clause (5)); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(6) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness between or among the
Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) if the Company is the obligor
on such Indebtedness and a Subsidiary Guarantor is not the obligee, such Indebtedness must be expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations with respect to the Notes, or if a Subsidiary Guarantor is the obligor on
such Indebtedness and neither the Company nor another Subsidiary Guarantor is the obligee, such Indebtedness must be expressly subordinated to the prior payment in full in cash of all Obligations with respect to the Subsidiary Guarantee of such
Subsidiary Guarantor; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity Interests that results in any such
Indebtedness being held by a Person other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company and (ii)&nbsp;any sale or other transfer of any such Indebtedness to a Person that is neither the Company nor a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company
will be deemed, in each case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not permitted by this clause (6); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(7) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to renew, refund, refinance,
replace, defease or discharge, in whole or in part, any Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness) that was permitted by the Indenture to be incurred under the first paragraph of this covenant or clause (2), (3), (5), (13) or (15)&nbsp;of
this paragraph or this clause (7); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(8) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Recourse</FONT> Indebtedness; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(9) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-kind</FONT> obligations relating to net oil or gas balancing positions arising in the
ordinary course of business; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(10) Indebtedness in respect of bid, performance or surety bonds issued for the account of
the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, including guaranties and letters of credit supporting such bid, performance or surety obligations (in each case other than for an obligation for money borrowed); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(11) any obligation arising from agreements of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary providing for indemnification, Guarantee,
adjustment of purchase price, holdback, contingency payment obligation based on the performance of the acquired or disposed asset or similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in connection with the acquisition or disposition of any
business, asset or Capital Stock; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(12) any obligation arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution
of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds in the ordinary course of business, provided, however, that such Indebtedness is extinguished within five Business Days of incurrence; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(13) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Permitted Acquisition Indebtedness; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(14) Indebtedness incurred on behalf of, or representing guarantees of Indebtedness of, Persons other than the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiaries in which the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary has an Investment; provided, however, that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness incurred under this clause (14), when aggregated with the principal amount of all other
Indebtedness then outstanding and </P>
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incurred pursuant to this clause (14), does not exceed the greater of (i) $50.0&nbsp;million and (ii) 3.5% of Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets determined as of the date of such
incurrence or issuance; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(15) any additional Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount, not to exceed, at any one
time outstanding, the greater of (i) $50.0&nbsp;million and (ii) 3.5% of Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets determined as of the date of such incurrence or issuance (taken together with any outstanding Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness
incurred with respect to Indebtedness incurred under this clause (15)). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, in the
event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of one or more of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness described in clauses (1)&nbsp;through (15) described above or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this
covenant, the Company may, in its sole discretion, classify such item of Indebtedness in any manner that complies with this covenant and such item of Indebtedness will be treated as having been incurred pursuant to only one of such clauses of the
definition of Permitted Indebtedness or the first paragraph of this covenant and an item of Indebtedness may be divided and classified in more than one of the types of Indebtedness permitted hereunder; <I>provided </I>that all Indebtedness
outstanding on the Issue Date under the Bank Credit Agreement shall be deemed incurred under clause (1)&nbsp;of the second paragraph of this covenant and not under the first paragraph or clause (3)&nbsp;of the second paragraph. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The accrual of interest, the accretion or amortization of original issue discount, the payment of interest on any Indebtedness in the form of
additional Indebtedness with the same terms, and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Capital Stock in the form of additional shares of the same class of Disqualified Capital Stock will not be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness or an
issuance of Disqualified Stock for purposes of this covenant. The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall be (i)&nbsp;the accreted value thereof in the case of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount and
(ii)&nbsp;the principal amount or liquidation preference thereof, together with any interest thereon that is more than 30 days past due, in the case of any other Indebtedness. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of determining compliance with any U.S. dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Indebtedness, the U.S.
dollar-equivalent principal amount of Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency shall be calculated based on the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date such Indebtedness was incurred, in the case of term Indebtedness, or first
committed, in the case of revolving credit Indebtedness; <I>provided </I>that if such Indebtedness is incurred to refinance other Indebtedness denominated in a foreign currency, and such refinancing would cause the applicable U.S. dollar-denominated
restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such refinancing, such U.S. dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such
refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Indebtedness being refinanced (plus all accrued interest on the Indebtedness being refinanced and the amount of all expenses and premiums incurred in connection therewith). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding any other provision of this covenant, the maximum amount of Indebtedness that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary may
incur pursuant to this covenant shall not be deemed to be exceeded solely as a result of fluctuations in the exchange rate of currencies. The principal amount of any Indebtedness incurred to refinance other Indebtedness, if incurred in a different
currency from the Indebtedness being refinanced, shall be calculated based on the currency exchange rate applicable to the currencies in which such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is denominated that is in effect on the date of such refinancing.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Limitation on Restricted Payments </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) declare or pay any dividend on, or make any other distribution to holders of, any shares of Capital Stock of the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary (other than dividends or distributions payable solely in </P>
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shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or in options, warrants or other rights to purchase Qualified Capital Stock of the Company); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Capital Stock of the Company or any or any direct or indirect
parent or Subsidiary thereof (other than any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire such Capital Stock (other than any such Equity Interests owned by the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary of the Company and other than the purchase, redemption, acquisition or retirement of any Disqualified Capital Stock of the Company solely in shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) make any principal payment on or repurchase, redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, prior to any
scheduled principal payment, scheduled sinking fund payment or maturity, any Subordinated Indebtedness (excluding any intercompany Indebtedness between or among the Company and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), except in any case out of the net
cash proceeds of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness and except a payment of interest or principal at or within one year of the Stated Maturity thereof; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) make any Restricted Investment; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(such payments or other actions described in clauses (1)&nbsp;through (4) above being collectively referred to as &#147;<I>Restricted Payments</I>&#148;),
unless at the time of and after giving effect to the proposed Restricted Payment: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) no Default or Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) the Company could incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness in accordance with the Fixed
Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of the &#147;Limitation on Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital Stock&#148; covenant; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) the aggregate amount of all Restricted Payments declared or made after the Issue Date shall not exceed the sum (without
duplication) of the following (the &#147;<I>Restricted Payments Basket</I>&#148;): </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income
of the Company accrued on a cumulative basis during the period beginning on April&nbsp;1, 2020 and ending on the last day of the Company&#146;s last fiscal quarter ending prior to the date of such proposed Restricted Payment (or, if such
Consolidated Net Income is a loss, minus 100% of such loss); <I>plus</I> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds, or the Fair
Market Value of assets and property other than cash, received after the Issue Date by the Company from the issuance or sale (other than to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) of shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or any options,
warrants or rights to purchase such shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company; <I>plus</I> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) the aggregate Net
Cash Proceeds, or the Fair Market Value of assets and property other than cash received after the Issue Date by the Company (other than from any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) upon the exercise of any options, warrants or rights to purchase shares
of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company; <I>plus</I> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) the aggregate Net Cash Proceeds received after the Issue Date
by the Company from the issuance or sale (other than to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) of Indebtedness or shares of Disqualified Capital Stock that have been converted into or exchanged for Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, together with
the aggregate cash received by the Company at the time of such conversion or exchange; <I>plus</I> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) to the extent not
otherwise included in Consolidated Net Income, the net reduction in Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries resulting from dividends, repayments of loans or advances, or other transfers of assets, in each case to the Company or a Restricted
Subsidiary after the Issue Date from any Unrestricted Subsidiary or from the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary (valued in each case as provided in the definition of &#147;Investment&#148;), not to exceed
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in the case of any Unrestricted Subsidiary the total amount of Investments (other than Permitted Investments) in such Unrestricted Subsidiary made by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries
in such Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The preceding provisions will not prohibit: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) the payment of any dividend or the consummation of any redemption within 60 days after the date of declaration or giving of redemption
notice, as the case may be, thereof, if at said date of declaration or notice such payment would have complied with the provisions of the first paragraph of this covenant (and such payment shall be deemed to have been paid on the date of payment for
purposes of any calculation required by the provisions of the preceding paragraph); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) the payment of any dividend or distribution by a
Restricted Subsidiary to the holders of its Equity Interests on a pro rata basis; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) any Restricted Payment made in exchange for, or out
of the Net Cash Proceeds of the substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of, Equity Interests of the Company (other than Disqualified Capital Stock), with any such payment being deemed to be &#147;substantially
concurrent&#148; if made within 180 days of the sale of the Equity Interests in question; provided that the amount of any such Net Cash Proceeds that are utilized for any such redemption, repurchase, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition shall
be excluded from clause (3)(b) of the preceding paragraph; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) the defeasance, redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of
any Subordinated Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor with the Net Cash Proceeds from an incurrence of any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under the caption &#147;&#151;Limitation on Indebtedness and
Disqualified Stock&#148;; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5) the repurchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company held by any employees, former employees, directors or former directors of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or heirs, estates or other permitted transferees of such employees or
directors) pursuant to any agreements (including employment agreements), management equity subscription agreements or stock option agreements or plans (or amendments thereto), approved by the Board of Directors, under which such individuals purchase
or sell or are granted the right to purchase or sell shares of Capital Stock; <I>provided </I>that the aggregate price paid for all such repurchased, redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests shall not exceed $10.0&nbsp;million in any calendar
year, with unused amounts in any calendar year being permitted to be carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum of $20.0&nbsp;million in any calendar year; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(6) loans made to officers, directors or employees made in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary not to
exceed $5.0&nbsp;million outstanding at any one time; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(7) the repurchase of Equity Interests deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock
or other equity options to the extent such Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price of those stock or other equity options and any repurchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests is made in lieu of or to satisfy withholding
taxes in connection with any exercise or exchange of stock options, warrants, incentives or other rights to acquire Equity Interests; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(8)
upon the occurrence of a Change of Control or an Asset Sale and within 60 days after the completion of the offer to repurchase the Notes under the covenants described under &#147;&#151;Change of Control&#148; or &#147;&#151;Limitation on Asset
Sales&#148; above (including the purchase of all Notes tendered and required to be purchased), any purchase, repurchase, redemption, defeasance, acquisition or other retirement for value of Subordinated Indebtedness required under the terms thereof
as a result of such Change of Control or Asset Sale at a purchase or redemption </P>
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price not to exceed 101% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, provided that, in the notice to Holders relating to a Change of Control or
Asset Sale hereunder, the Company shall describe this clause (8); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(9) the purchase by the Company of fractional shares arising out of
stock dividends, splits or business combinations or conversion of convertible or exchangeable securities of debt or equity issued by the Company; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(10) payments to dissenting stockholders (x)&nbsp;pursuant to applicable law or (y)&nbsp;in connection with the settlement or other
satisfaction of legal claims made pursuant to or in connection with a consolidation, merger or transfer of assets in connection with a transaction that is not prohibited by the Indenture; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(11) dividends on Disqualified Capital Stock of the Company or preferred stock of any Restricted Subsidiary if such dividends are included in
the calculation of Consolidated Interest Expense; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(12) other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed
$400.0&nbsp;million. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The actions described in clause (1)&nbsp;above shall be a Restricted Payment that shall be permitted to be made in
accordance with the preceding paragraph but shall reduce the amount that would otherwise be available for Restricted Payments under clause (3)&nbsp;of the first paragraph of this covenant (<I>provided </I>that any dividend paid pursuant to clause
(1)&nbsp;above shall reduce the amount that would otherwise be available under clause (3)&nbsp;of the first paragraph of this covenant when declared, but not also when subsequently paid pursuant to such clause (1)). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the Fair Market Value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the asset(s) or
securities proposed to be transferred or issued by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, pursuant to the Restricted Payment. For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, if a Restricted Payment meets the
criteria of more than one of the types of Restricted Payments described in clauses (1)&nbsp;through (12) above or pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant, the Company, in its sole discretion, may order and classify, and subsequently reorder
and reclassify, such Restricted Payment in any manner in compliance with this covenant. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Limitation on Issuances and Sales of Preferred Stock of
Restricted Subsidiaries </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company (1)&nbsp;will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to issue or sell any Preferred Stock to any
Person other than the Company or one of its Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries and (2)&nbsp;will not permit any Person other than the Company or one of its Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries to own any Preferred Stock of any Restricted
Subsidiary, except, in each case, for (a)&nbsp;the Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary owned by a Person at the time such Restricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary, or (b)&nbsp;a sale of Preferred Stock in connection with the sale
of all the Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary owned by the Company or its Subsidiaries effected in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture described under &#147;&#151;Limitation on Asset Sales.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Limitation on Transactions with Affiliates </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, enter into or suffer to exist any transaction
or series of related transactions (including, without limitation, the sale, purchase, exchange or lease of assets or property or the rendering of any services) with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate of the Company (each, an &#147;<I>Affiliate
Transaction</I>&#148;) involving aggregate consideration to or from the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in excess of $10.0&nbsp;million, unless </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) such transaction or series of related transactions is on terms that are no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary, as the case may be, than those that would be available in a comparable <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">arm&#146;s-length</FONT> transaction with unrelated third parties or, if in the good faith judgment of the
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Company, no comparable transaction is available with which to compare such Affiliate Transaction, such Affiliate Transaction is otherwise fair to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary from a
financial point of view; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) the Company delivers to the Trustee: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in
excess of $15.0&nbsp;million but no greater than $25.0&nbsp;million, an officers&#146; certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction or series of Affiliate Transactions complies with this covenant; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration in
excess of $25.0&nbsp;million, an officers&#146; certificate certifying that such Affiliate Transaction or series of Affiliate Transactions complies with this covenant and that such Affiliate Transaction or series of Affiliate Transactions has been
approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors of the Company, if any, (or, if there is only one Disinterested Director, such Disinterested Director). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following items will not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will not be subject to the provisions of the prior
paragraph: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) loans or advances to officers, directors and employees of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary made in
the ordinary course of business in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5.0&nbsp;million outstanding at any one time; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)
indemnities of officers, directors, employees and other agents of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary permitted by corporate charter or other organizational document, bylaw or statutory provisions; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) the payment of reasonable and customary fees to directors of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries who are not
employees of the Company or any Affiliate; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) the Company&#146;s employee compensation and other benefit arrangements;
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5) transactions exclusively between or among the Company and any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or exclusively between or
among such Restricted Subsidiaries, provided such transactions are not otherwise prohibited by the Indenture; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(6) any
Restricted Payment permitted to be paid pursuant to the terms of the Indenture described under &#147;&#151;Limitation on Restricted Payments&#148;; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(7) any transactions undertaken pursuant to any contracts in existence on the Issue Date (as in effect on the Issue Date) and
any renewals, replacements or modifications of such contracts (pursuant to new transactions or otherwise) on terms no less favorable to the holders of the Notes than those in effect on the Issue Date; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(8) in the case of contracts for drilling, storing, gathering, processing, treating, transporting or disposing of hydrocarbons
or services reasonably related thereto or other operation-type contracts, any such contracts that are entered into in the ordinary course of business (x)&nbsp;which are fair to the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in the good faith
determination of the Board of Directors of the Company or the senior management thereof or (y)&nbsp;which are on terms substantially similar to those contained in similar contracts entered into by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary and third
parties or, if neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has entered into a similar contract with a third party, that the terms are on the whole not materially less favorable than those that would be reasonably expected to be available from
third parties on an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">arm&#146;s-length</FONT> basis, as determined in good faith by the Company; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(9) transactions with a Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) that is an Affiliate of the Company solely because the
Company owns, directly or through a Subsidiary, an Equity Interest in, or controls, such Person; </P>
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Stock) of the Company to, or receipt of a capital contribution from, an Affiliate (or a Person that becomes an Affiliate) of the Company; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(11) any transaction in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as the case may be, deliver to the Trustee a
letter from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm of national standing stating that such transaction meets the requirements of clause (1)&nbsp;of the first paragraph of this covenant; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(12) any transaction between the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary on the one hand and any Person deemed to be an Affiliate
solely because a director of such Person is also a director of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, on the other hand; provided that such director abstains from voting as a director of the Company or the Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, in
connection with the approval of the transaction; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(13) transactions with customers, clients, suppliers or purchasers or
sellers of goods or services, in each case in the ordinary course of the business of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and otherwise in compliance with the Indenture; provided that such transactions are on terms substantially similar to
those obtained by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in similar transactions with third parties or, if neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary has entered into a similar transaction with a third party, that are on the whole not
materially less favorable than those that would be reasonably expected to be available from third parties on an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">arm&#146;s-length</FONT> basis, as determined in good faith by the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Limitation on Liens </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company
will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume, affirm or suffer to exist or become effective any Lien on any property or asset now owned or hereafter acquired, except Permitted Liens, to
secure (a)&nbsp;any Indebtedness of the Company unless prior to, or contemporaneously therewith, the Notes are equally and ratably secured for so long as such other Indebtedness is so secured, or (b)&nbsp;any Indebtedness of any Subsidiary
Guarantor, unless prior to, or contemporaneously therewith, the Subsidiary Guarantee of such Subsidiary Guarantor is equally and ratably secured for so long as such other Indebtedness is so secured; provided, however, that if such Indebtedness is
expressly subordinated to the Notes or a Subsidiary Guarantee, the Lien securing such Indebtedness will be subordinated and junior to the Lien securing the Notes or such Subsidiary Guarantee, as the case may be, with the same relative priority as
such Indebtedness has with respect to the Notes or such Subsidiary Guarantee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Limitation on Asset Sales </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, consummate any Asset Sale unless (i)&nbsp;the Company or such
Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the Fair Market Value of the assets and property subject to such Asset Sale and (ii)&nbsp;at least 75% of the consideration paid to
the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such Asset Sale and all other Asset Sales since the 2018 Notes Issue Date, on a cumulative basis, is in the form of cash, Cash Equivalents, Liquid Securities, Exchanged Properties,
Drilling Expense Commitments or the assumption by the purchaser of liabilities of the Company (other than liabilities of the Company that are by their terms subordinated to the Notes) or liabilities of any Subsidiary Guarantor that made such Asset
Sale (other than liabilities of a Subsidiary Guarantor that are by their terms subordinated to such Subsidiary Guarantor&#146;s Subsidiary Guarantee), in each case as a result of which the Company and its remaining Restricted Subsidiaries are no
longer liable for such liabilities, or any combination of the foregoing (&#147;<I>Permitted Consideration</I>&#148;); <I>provided </I>that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be permitted to receive assets and property other than
Permitted Consideration, so long as the aggregate Fair Market Value of all such assets and property other than Permitted Consideration received from Asset Sales since the 2018 Notes Issue Date and held by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary at
any one time shall not exceed 10% of Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Net Available Cash from Asset Sales by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary may be
applied by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, to the extent the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary elects (or is required by the terms of any Senior Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary), to: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) to repay, prepay, purchase, redeem, acquire or otherwise reduce (i)&nbsp;Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Agreement,
(ii)&nbsp;Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Subsidiary Guarantor, (iii)&nbsp;Obligations under the Notes or (iv)&nbsp;other Senior Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (<I>provided </I>that if the Company or any
Subsidiary Guarantor shall so reduce Obligations under unsecured Senior Indebtedness under this clause (iv), the Company will equally and ratably reduce Notes Obligations as provided under &#147;&#151;Optional Redemption,&#148; through open-market
purchases (<I>provided </I>that such purchases are at or above 100% of the principal amount thereof or, in the event that the Notes were issued with significant original issue discount, 100% of the accreted value thereof) or by making an offer (in
accordance with the procedures set forth below for an Asset Sale Offer) to all Holders to purchase at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof (or, in the event that the Notes were issued with significant original issue
discount, 100% of the accreted value thereof), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the pro rata principal amount of Notes), in each case other than Indebtedness owed to the Company or an Affiliate of the Company; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) reinvest in Additional Assets (including by means of an Investment in Additional Assets by a Restricted Subsidiary with Net
Available Cash received by the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any Net Available Cash from an Asset Sale not applied in
accordance with the preceding paragraph within 365 days from the date of such Asset Sale shall constitute &#147;<I>Excess Proceeds</I>.&#148; When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $25.0&nbsp;million, the Company will be required to
make an offer (an &#147;<I>Asset Sale Offer</I>&#148;) to all Holders of Notes and all Holders of other Indebtedness that is <I>pari passu </I>with the Notes containing provisions similar to those set forth in the Indenture with respect to offers to
purchase or redeem with the proceeds of sales of assets to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes and such other <I>pari passu </I>Indebtedness that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds. The offer price in any Asset Sale Offer will be
equal to 100% of principal amount <I>plus </I>accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Purchase Date (subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that
is on or prior to the Purchase Date), and will be payable in cash. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes tendered by Holders thereof exceeds the amount of available Excess Proceeds allocated for repurchases of Notes pursuant to an Asset Sale
Offer for Notes, then such Excess Proceeds will be allocated pro rata according to the principal amount of the Notes tendered and the Trustee will select the Notes to be purchased in accordance with the Indenture. To the extent that any portion of
the amount of Excess Proceeds remains after compliance with the second sentence of this paragraph and <I>provided </I>that all Holders of Notes have been given the opportunity to tender their Notes for purchase as described in the following
paragraph in accordance with the Indenture, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries may use such remaining amount for purposes permitted by the Indenture and the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset to zero. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Within 30 days after the 365th day following the date of an Asset Sale, the Company shall, if it is obligated to make an Asset Sale Offer
pursuant to the preceding paragraph, deliver a written Asset Sale Offer notice, by first-class mail, to the Holders of the Notes, with a copy to the Trustee (the &#147;<I>Asset Sale Offer Notice</I>&#148;), accompanied by such information regarding
the Company and its Subsidiaries as the Company believes will enable such Holders of the Notes to make an informed decision with respect to the Asset Sale Offer. The Asset Sale Offer Notice will state, among other things: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) that the Company is offering to purchase Notes pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) that any Notes (or any portion thereof) accepted for payment (and duly paid on the Purchase Date) pursuant to the Asset
Sale Offer shall cease to accrue interest on the Purchase Date; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) that any Notes (or portions thereof) not validly
tendered will continue to accrue interest; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) the purchase price and purchase date, which shall be, subject to any
contrary requirements of applicable law, no less than 30 days nor more than 60 days after the date the Asset Sale Offer Notice is mailed (the &#147;<I>Purchase Date</I>&#148;); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) the aggregate principal amount of Notes to be purchased; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) a description of the procedure which Holders of Notes must follow in order to tender their Notes and the procedures that
Holders of Notes must follow in order to withdraw an election to tender their Notes for payment; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) all other
instructions and materials necessary to enable Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Asset Sale Offer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will comply, to the
extent applicable, with the requirements of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14e-1</FONT> under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in connection with
the purchase of Notes as described above. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the provisions relating to the Asset Sale Offer, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and
regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations described above by virtue thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Future Subsidiary Guarantees </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any Restricted Subsidiary that is not already a Subsidiary Guarantor guarantees any Indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company or a
Subsidiary Guarantor, including, under a Credit Facility, then such Restricted Subsidiary will become a Subsidiary Guarantor by executing a supplemental indenture and delivering it to the Trustee within 20 Business Days of the date on which it
incurred or guaranteed such Indebtedness or is acquired or created, as the case may be; <I>provided </I>that the foregoing shall not apply to Subsidiaries of the Company that have properly been designated as Unrestricted Subsidiaries in accordance
with the Indenture for so long as they continue to constitute Unrestricted Subsidiaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Limitation on Dividends and Other Payment Restrictions
Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly,
create or suffer to exist or allow to become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction of any kind on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) to pay dividends, in cash or otherwise, or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock, or make payments on any
Indebtedness owed, to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary; <I>provided </I>that the priority that any series of Preferred Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary has in receiving dividends or liquidating distributions before dividends or
liquidating distributions are paid in respect of common stock of such Restricted Subsidiary shall not constitute a restriction on the ability to make dividends or distributions on Capital Stock for purposes of this covenant; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) to make loans or advances to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary (it being understood that the subordination of
loans or advances made to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to other Indebtedness incurred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not be deemed a restriction on the ability to make loans or advances); or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) to transfer any of its property or assets to the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(any such restrictions being collectively referred to herein as a &#147;<I>Payment Restriction</I>&#148;). However, the preceding restrictions will not apply
to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) agreements existing on the Issue Date, including the
Bank Credit Agreement as in effect on the Issue Date and the Indenture, the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) any instrument governing Indebtedness of a Person acquired by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary at the time of such acquisition, which encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any other Person, other than the Person, or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired; <I>provided </I>that such
Indebtedness was not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of
Capital Stock or assets of a Restricted Subsidiary that restricts distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary (limited to restrictions on distributions of such assets in the case of assets (other than Capital Stock) being sold) pending such sale or
other disposition; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) any amendment, restatement, modification, supplement, extension, renewal, refunding, replacement or
refinancing of Indebtedness referred to in clauses (1)&nbsp;or (2), provided that the encumbrances or restrictions contained in the agreements governing the foregoing are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, than those contained in the
agreements governing such Indebtedness as in effect prior to such amendment, restatement, modification, supplement, extension, renewal, refunding, replacement or refinancing as determined in good faith by the Company; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5) the Indenture, the Notes and the related Subsidiary Guarantees; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(6) cash or other deposits, or net worth requirements or similar requirements, imposed by suppliers, or other deposits by
parties under agreements entered into in the ordinary course of the Oil and Gas Business of the types described in the definition of Permitted Business Investments; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(7) any applicable law, rule, regulation, order, approval, license, permit or similar restriction; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(8) provisions limiting the disposition or distribution of assets or property or transfer of Capital Stock in joint venture
agreements, asset sale agreements, sale-leaseback agreements, stock sale agreements, and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice or with the approval of the Company&#146;s Board of
Directors or any of its officers, which limitation is applicable only to the assets, property or Capital Stock that are the subject of such agreements; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(9) any encumbrance or restriction contained in the terms of any Indebtedness permitted to be incurred under the Indenture or
if such encumbrances or restrictions are not materially more restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to any Restricted Subsidiary than those in effect on the Issue Date with respect to that Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to agreements in effect
on the Issue Date or those contained in the Indenture or the Bank Credit Agreement, in each case as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors or an officer of the Company; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(10) encumbrances or restrictions applicable only to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Subsidiary; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(11) customary provisions restricting subletting or assignment of any lease governing a leasehold interest of the Company or
any Restricted Subsidiary, or customary restrictions in licenses relating to the property covered thereby and entered into in the ordinary course of business; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(12) any encumbrance or restriction with respect to an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to or by reason of an agreement that
the Unrestricted Subsidiary is a party to or entered into before the date on which such Unrestricted Subsidiary became a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such agreement was not entered into in anticipation of the Unrestricted Subsidiary becoming
a Restricted Subsidiary and any such encumbrance or restriction does not extend to any assets or property of the Company or any other Restricted Subsidiary other than the assets and property of such Unrestricted Subsidiary; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(13) with respect to clause (c)&nbsp;of the preceding paragraph only, any of the following encumbrances or restrictions: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) purchase money obligations for property acquired in the ordinary course of business or otherwise permitted under the
Indenture that impose restrictions on the property so acquired; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) restrictions contained in asset sale agreements limiting the transfer
of such assets pending the closing of such sale; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) agreements governing hedging obligations entered into in the
ordinary course of business. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Change of Control </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the Company shall be obligated to make an offer to purchase all of the then outstanding Notes (a
&#147;Change of Control Offer&#148;), and shall purchase, on a Business Day (the &#147;Change of Control Purchase Date&#148;) not more than 60 nor less than 30 days following such Change of Control, all of the then outstanding Notes validly tendered
pursuant to such Change of Control Offer, at a purchase price (the &#147;Change of Control Purchase Price&#148;) equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Change of Control Purchase Date
(subject to the right of Holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the Change of Control Purchase Date). The Change of Control Offer is required to remain open for at
least 20 Business Days and until the close of business on the fifth Business Day prior to the Change of Control Purchase Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In order
to effect a Change of Control Offer, the Company shall, not later than the 30<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> day after the occurrence of a Change of Control, give to the Trustee and each Holder a notice of the Change of
Control Offer, which notice shall govern the terms of the Change of Control Offer and shall state, among other things, the procedures that Holders must follow to accept the Change of Control Offer. The Company will publicly announce the results of a
Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Purchase Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will not be required to make
a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if (1)&nbsp;a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in the Indenture applicable to a Change of Control
Offer made by the Company and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under the Change of Control Offer, or (2)&nbsp;notice of redemption has been given pursuant to the Indenture as described above under &#147;&#151;Optional
Redemption,&#148; unless and until there is a default in payment of the applicable redemption price or (3)&nbsp;in connection with any publicly announced Change of Control, the Company has made an offer to purchase (an &#147;Alternate Offer&#148;)
any and all Notes validly tendered at a cash price equal to or higher than the Change of Control Purchase Price and has purchased all Notes properly tendered in accordance with the terms of the Alternate Offer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, a Change of Control Offer or Alternate Offer may be made in advance of a Change of
Control, conditioned upon the consummation of such Change of Control, if a definitive agreement is in place for the Change of Control at the time the Change of Control Offer or Alternate Offer is made. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If Holders of not less than 90% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes validly tender and do not withdraw such Notes in a
Change of Control Offer or Alternate Offer and the Company, or any third party making a Change of Control Offer or Alternate Offer in lieu of the Company as described above, purchases all of the Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn by such
Holders, the Company will have the right, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days&#146; prior notice, given not more than 30 days following such purchase pursuant to the Change of Control Offer or Alternate Offer described above, to redeem all
Notes that remain outstanding following such purchase at a redemption price in cash equal to the applicable Change of Control Purchase Price or Alternate Offer price, as applicable, plus, to the extent not included in the Change of Control Purchase
Price, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The definition of Change of Control includes a
phrase relating to the sale, assignment, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of &#147;all or substantially all&#148; of the properties and assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Although there is a
limited body of case law interpreting the phrase </P>
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&#147;substantially all,&#148; there is no precise established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, the ability of a Holder of the Notes to require the Company to purchase
such Notes as a result of a sale, assignment, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of less than all of the properties and assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another Person or group may be
uncertain. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will comply, to the extent applicable, with the requirements of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14e-1</FONT>
under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws or regulations thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are applicable in the event that a Change of Control occurs and the Company is required to purchase Notes as described above. To
the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control provisions in the Indenture, the Company will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached
its obligations described above by virtue thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The existence of a Holder&#146;s right to require, subject to certain conditions, the
Company to repurchase its Notes upon a Change of Control may deter a third party from acquiring the Company in a transaction that constitutes, or results in, a Change of Control. The Change of Control provisions of the Notes may, in certain
circumstances, make more difficult or discourage a sale or takeover of the Company and, thus, the removal of incumbent management. Subject to the limitations discussed below, the Company could, in the future, enter into certain transactions,
including acquisitions, refinancings or other recapitalizations, that would not constitute a Change of Control under the Indenture, but that could increase the amount of Indebtedness outstanding at such time or otherwise affect the Company&#146;s
capital structure or credit ratings. Restrictions on the Company&#146;s ability to incur additional Indebtedness are contained in the covenant described under &#147;&#151;Limitation on Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital Stock.&#148; Such
restrictions in the Indenture can be waived only with the consent of Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding. Except for the limitations contained in such covenant, however, the Indenture will not contain
any covenants or provisions that may afford Holders of the Notes protection in the event of a takeover, recapitalization or highly leveraged transaction. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s ability to repurchase the Notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer may be limited by a number of factors. The ability of
the Company to pay cash to the Holders of the Notes following the occurrence of a Change of Control may be limited by the Company&#146;s and the Restricted Subsidiaries&#146; then existing financial resources, and sufficient funds may not be
available when necessary to make any required repurchases. See &#147;Risk Factors&#151; Risks Related to This Offering&#151;We may not be able to satisfy our obligations to holders of the Notes upon a change of control or certain asset sales.&#148;
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Bank Credit Agreement contains, and any future credit agreements or other agreements relating to Senior Indebtedness or other
obligations of the Company may contain, prohibitions or restrictions on the Company&#146;s ability to effect a Change of Control Offer and to repurchase the Notes. The exercise by the Holders of Notes of their right to require the Company to
repurchase the Notes upon a Change of Control could cause a default under these other agreements, even if the Change of Control itself does not, due to the financial effect of such repurchases on the Company or its Subsidiaries. In the event a
Change of Control occurs at a time when the Company is prohibited from purchasing the Notes, the Company could seek the consent of its lenders or other applicable debt holders to the repurchase of Notes or could attempt to refinance the borrowings
or renegotiate the agreements that contain such prohibitions. If the Company does not obtain such a consent or repay such borrowings or change such agreements, the Company will be effectively prohibited from repurchasing Notes. In that case, the
Company&#146;s failure to purchase tendered Notes would constitute an Event of Default under the Indenture, which could, in turn, constitute a default under other Indebtedness of the Company. There can be no assurance that the Company would have
adequate resources to repay or refinance all Indebtedness and other obligations owing under the Bank Credit Agreement and such other agreements and to fund the purchase of the Notes upon a Change of Control. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Reports </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Whether or not required
by the SEC, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the Holders of Notes, within the time periods specified in the SEC&#146;s rules and regulations applicable, if the Company
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is subject to the reporting requirements of Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act, to a U.S. corporation that is an accelerated filer or if the Company is not subject to the
reporting requirements of Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act, to a U.S. corporation that is a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) all quarterly and annual financial information that would be required to be contained in a filing with the SEC on Forms <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> if the Company were required to file such Forms, including a section on &#147;Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations&#148; and, with respect to the annual information only, a report on the annual financial statements by the Company&#146;s certified independent public accountants; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the SEC on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> if
the Company were required to file such reports. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the Company has designated any of its Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries, then,
to the extent material, the quarterly and annual financial information required by the preceding paragraph will include a reasonably detailed presentation, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto, and in
Management&#146;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial condition and results of
operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The availability of the foregoing materials on the Commission&#146;s website
or on the Company&#146;s website shall be deemed to satisfy the foregoing delivery obligations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event that any direct or indirect
parent company of the Company becomes a guarantor of the Notes, the Company may satisfy its obligations in this covenant with respect to financial information relating to the Company by furnishing financial information relating to such parent
company for so long as such parent company is a guarantor of the Notes; <I>provided </I>that the same is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to such parent, on
the one hand, and the information relating to the Company and its Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Future Designation of
Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board of Directors of the Company may designate any Restricted Subsidiary to be an
Unrestricted Subsidiary if: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) the Company would be permitted to make (i)&nbsp;a Permitted Investment or (ii)&nbsp;an
Investment pursuant to the covenant described under &#147;&#151;Limitation on Restricted Payments&#148; above, in either case, in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned by the Company and the Restricted
Subsidiaries in such Subsidiary at the time of such designation; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) such Restricted Subsidiary meets the definition of an
&#147;Unrestricted Subsidiary&#148;; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) the designation would not constitute or cause (with or without the passage of
time) a Default or Event of Default and no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) the Company delivers to the Trustee a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company giving effect
to such designation and an officers&#146; certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted by the covenant described under &#147;&#151;Limitation on Restricted Payments.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate Fair Market Value of all outstanding Investments owned
by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under
the covenant set forth under &#147;&#151;Limitation on Restricted Payments&#148; or under one or more clauses of the definition of Permitted Investments, as determined by the Company. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary designated as such would fail to meet the
preceding requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, then such Subsidiary will thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of the Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary will be deemed to be Incurred by a Restricted
Subsidiary as of such date and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be Incurred as of such date under the covenant set forth under &#147;&#151;Limitation on Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital Stock,&#148; the Company or the applicable
Restricted Subsidiary will be in default of such covenant. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time designate any
Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries could incur the
Indebtedness which is deemed to be incurred upon such designation under the &#147;&#151;Limitation on Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital Stock&#148; covenant, equal to the total Indebtedness of such Subsidiary calculated on a pro forma basis as
if such designation had occurred on the first day of the four-quarter reference period; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the designation would not
constitute or cause a Default or Event of Default; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) the Company delivers to the Trustee a certified copy of a
resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company giving effect to such designation and an officers&#146; certificate certifying that such designation complied with the preceding conditions, including the incurrence of Indebtedness under the
covenant described under &#147;&#151;Limitation on Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital Stock.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will not, in any single transaction or series of related transactions, merge or consolidate with or into any other Person,
or sell, assign, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis to any Person or group of Affiliated Persons, and the
Company will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to enter into any such transaction or series of related transactions if such transaction or series of transactions, in the aggregate, would result in the sale, assignment, conveyance,
transfer, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis to any other Person or group of Affiliated Persons, unless at the time and after
giving effect thereto: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) either (a)&nbsp;if the transaction is a merger or consolidation, the Company shall be the
surviving Person of such merger or consolidation, or (b)&nbsp;the Person (if other than the Company) formed by such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which the properties and assets of the Company or its Restricted
Subsidiaries, as the case may be, are sold, assigned, conveyed, transferred, leased or otherwise disposed of (any such surviving Person or transferee Person being the &#147;Surviving Entity&#148;) shall be a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and shall, in either case, expressly assume by a supplemental indenture to the Indenture executed and delivered to the Trustee, in form satisfactory to the
Trustee, all the obligations of the Company under the Notes and the Indenture, and, in each case, the Indenture shall remain in full force and effect; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction or series of related transactions on a pro forma basis (and treating
any Indebtedness not previously an obligation of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries which becomes an obligation of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with or as a result of such transaction as having been
incurred at the time of such transaction), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)
except in the case of the consolidation or merger of any Restricted Subsidiary with or into the Company or another Restricted Subsidiary, either: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such transaction or transactions on a pro forma basis (assuming
that the transaction or transactions occurred on the first day of the period of four fiscal quarters ending immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction or transactions, </P>
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with the appropriate adjustments with respect to the transaction or transactions being included in such pro forma calculation), the Company (or the Surviving Entity if the Company is not the
continuing obligor under the Indenture) could incur $1.00 of additional Indebtedness in accordance with the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of the &#147;Limitation on Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital
Stock&#148; covenant; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction or transactions on a pro forma basis
(assuming that the transaction or transactions occurred on the first day of the period of four fiscal quarters ending immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction or transactions, with the appropriate adjustments with respect to the
transaction or transactions being included in such pro forma calculation), the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company (or the Surviving Entity if the Company is not the continuing obligor under the Indenture) will be equal to or greater than the
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company immediately before such transaction or transactions; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) if the Company is not
the continuing obligor under the Indenture, then each Subsidiary Guarantor, unless it is the Surviving Entity, shall have by supplemental indenture to the Indenture confirmed that its Subsidiary Guarantee of the Notes shall apply to the Surviving
Entity&#146;s obligations under the Indenture and the Notes; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5) the Company (or the Surviving Entity if the Company
is not the continuing obligor under the Indenture) shall have delivered to the Trustee, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, an officers&#146; certificate and an opinion of counsel each stating that such consolidation,
merger, transfer, lease or other disposition and any supplemental indenture in respect thereof comply with the requirements under the Indenture and that the requirements of this paragraph have been satisfied. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This &#147;Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets&#148; covenant will not apply to any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, lease or
other disposition of properties or assets between or among the Company and the Guarantors. Upon any consolidation or merger or any sale, assignment, lease, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the properties and
assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with the foregoing, in which the Company is not the continuing corporation, the Surviving Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may exercise
every right and power of, the Company under the Indenture with the same effect as if the Surviving Entity had been named as the Company therein, and thereafter the Company, except in the case of a lease, will be discharged from all obligations and
covenants under the Indenture and the Notes and may be liquidated and dissolved. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Events of Default </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following are &#147;Events of Default&#148; under the Indenture: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) default in the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, on any of the Notes, whether such payment is due at Stated
Maturity, upon redemption, upon repurchase pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or an Asset Sale Offer, upon acceleration or otherwise; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) default in the payment of any installment of interest on any of the Notes, when due, and the continuance of such default
for a period of 30 days; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) default in the performance or breach of the provisions of the &#147;Merger, Consolidation and
Sale of Assets&#148; section of the Indenture, the failure to make or consummate a Change of Control Offer in accordance with the provisions of the &#147;Change of Control&#148; covenant or the failure to make or consummate an Asset Sale Offer in
accordance with the provisions of the &#147;Limitation on Asset Sales&#148; covenant; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) the Company or any Subsidiary
Guarantor shall fail to comply with the provisions described under &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Reports&#148; for a period of 120 days after written notice of such failure stating that it is a &#147;notice of default&#148; under the Indenture
shall have been given (a)&nbsp;to the Company by the Trustee or (y)&nbsp;to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding); </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5) the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor shall fail to perform or observe
any other term, covenant or agreement contained in the Notes, any Subsidiary Guarantee or the Indenture (other than a default specified in (1), (2), (3) or (4)&nbsp;above) for a period of 60 days after written notice of such failure stating that it
is a &#147;notice of default&#148; under the Indenture shall have been given (a)&nbsp;to the Company by the Trustee or (b)&nbsp;to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then
outstanding; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(6) the occurrence and continuation beyond any applicable grace period of any default in the payment of the
principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Indebtedness of the Company (other than the Notes) or any Subsidiary Guarantor or any other Restricted Subsidiary for money borrowed when due, or any other default resulting in acceleration of any
Indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor or any other Restricted Subsidiary for money borrowed; <I>provided </I>that the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness, together with the aggregate principal amount of any other such
Indebtedness under which there has been a payment default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, shall exceed $50.0&nbsp;million and <I>provided</I>, <I>further</I>, that if any such default is cured or waived or any such acceleration
rescinded by the holders of such Indebtedness, or such Indebtedness is repaid, within a period of 30 days from the continuation of such default beyond the applicable grace period or the occurrence of such acceleration, as the case may be, such Event
of Default under the Indenture and any consequential acceleration of the Notes shall be automatically rescinded, so long as such rescission does not conflict with any judgment or decree; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(7) any Subsidiary Guarantee shall for any reason cease to be, or be asserted by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as
applicable, not to be in full force and effect (except pursuant to the release of any such Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with the Indenture); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(8) failure by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor or any other Restricted Subsidiary to pay final judgments or orders
rendered against the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor or any other Restricted Subsidiary aggregating in excess of $50.0&nbsp;million (net of any amounts covered by insurance with a reputable and creditworthy insurance company that has not
disclaimed liability) and either (a)&nbsp;commencement by any creditor of an enforcement proceeding upon such judgment (other than a judgment that is stayed by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise) or (b)&nbsp;the occurrence of a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">60-day</FONT> period during which a stay of such judgment or order, by reason of pending appeal or otherwise, was not in effect; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(9) the entry of a decree or order by a court having jurisdiction in the premises (a)&nbsp;for relief in respect of the Company
or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary, or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in an involuntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or (b)&nbsp;adjudging the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary, or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant
Subsidiary bankrupt or insolvent, or approving a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary, or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that,
taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary under any applicable federal or state law, or appointing under any such law a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator or other similar official of the Company or any
Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary, or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or of a substantial part of its consolidated assets, or ordering the winding up or
liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(10) the commencement by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary, or any group of Restricted
Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary of a voluntary case or proceeding under any applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or any other case or proceeding to be
adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, or the consent by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary, or any group of Restricted </P>
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Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary to the entry of a decree or order for relief in respect thereof in an involuntary case or proceeding under any
applicable federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law or to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, or the filing by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a
Significant Subsidiary, or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary of a petition or consent seeking reorganization or relief under any applicable federal or state law, or the consent by it
under any such law to the filing of any such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee or sequestrator (or other similar official) of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that
is a Significant Subsidiary, or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary or of any substantial part of its consolidated assets, or the making by it of an assignment for the benefit of
creditors under any such law, or the admission by it in writing of its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due or taking of corporate action by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary, or any group
of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Subsidiary in furtherance of any such action. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an Event
of Default (other than as specified in clause (9)&nbsp;or (10) above) shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee, by written notice to the Company, or the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by
written notice to the Trustee and the Company, may, and the Trustee upon the request of the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding shall, declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and
unpaid interest on all of the Notes due and payable immediately, upon which declaration all amounts payable in respect of the Notes shall be immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default specified in clause (9)&nbsp;or (10) above occurs and is
continuing, then the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on all of the Notes shall become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration, notice or other act on the part of the Trustee or any Holder of Notes.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the Notes are accelerated or otherwise become due prior to their maturity date, the amount of principal of, accrued and unpaid
interest and premium on the Notes that becomes due and payable shall equal the redemption price applicable with respect to an optional redemption of the Notes, in effect on the date of such acceleration as if such acceleration were an optional
redemption of the Notes accelerated. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that if the Notes are
accelerated or otherwise become due prior to their maturity date, in each case, in respect of any Event of Default (including, but not limited to, upon the occurrence of a bankruptcy or insolvency event (including the acceleration of claims by
operation of law)), the premium applicable with respect to an optional redemption of the Notes (including the Applicable Premium) will also be due and payable, in cash, as though the Notes were optionally redeemed and shall constitute part of the
Notes Obligations, in view of the impracticability and extreme difficulty of ascertaining actual damages and by mutual agreement of the parties as to a reasonable calculation of each Holder&#146;s lost profits as a result thereof. Any premium
payable above shall be presumed to be the liquidated damages sustained by each Holder as the result of the early redemption and the Company agrees that it is reasonable under the circumstances currently existing. The premium shall also be payable in
the event the Notes (and/or the Indenture) are satisfied or released by foreclosure (whether by power of judicial proceeding), deed in lieu of foreclosure or by any other means. THE COMPANY EXPRESSLY WAIVES (TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY LAWFULLY DO
SO) THE PROVISIONS OF ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE STATUTE OR LAW THAT PROHIBITS OR MAY PROHIBIT THE COLLECTION OF THE FOREGOING PREMIUM IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH ACCELERATION. The Company expressly agrees (to the fullest extent it may lawfully do so)
that: (A)&nbsp;the premium is reasonable and is the product of an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">arm&#146;s-length</FONT> transaction between sophisticated business people, ably represented by counsel; (B)&nbsp;the premium shall be payable
notwithstanding the then prevailing market rates at the time payment is made; (C)&nbsp;there has been a course of conduct between Holders and the Company giving specific consideration in this transaction for such agreement to pay the premium; and
(D)&nbsp;the Company shall be estopped hereafter from claiming differently than as agreed to </P>
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in this paragraph. The Company expressly acknowledges that its agreement to pay the premium (including the Applicable Premium) to Holders as herein described is a material inducement to Holders
to purchase the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">After a declaration of acceleration under the Indenture, but before a judgment or decree for payment of the money
due has been obtained by the Trustee, the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes, by written notice to the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration if
(1)&nbsp;the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor has paid or deposited with the Trustee a sum sufficient to pay (a)&nbsp;all sums paid or advanced by the Trustee under the Indenture and the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and
advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, (b)&nbsp;all overdue interest on all Notes, (c)&nbsp;the principal of and premium, if any, on any Notes which have become due otherwise than by such declaration of acceleration and interest thereon at
the rate borne by the Notes, and (d)&nbsp;to the extent that payment of such interest is lawful, interest upon overdue interest and overdue principal at the rate borne by the Notes (without duplication of any amount paid or deposited pursuant to
clause (b)&nbsp;or (c)); (2) the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction; and (3)&nbsp;all Events of Default, other than the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-payment</FONT> of principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on the Notes that has become due solely by such declaration of acceleration, have been cured or waived. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No
Holder will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or any remedy thereunder, unless such Holder has notified the Trustee of a continuing Event of Default and the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount
of the outstanding Notes have made written request, and offered such reasonable indemnity as the Trustee may require, to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as Trustee under the Notes and the Indenture, the Trustee has failed to institute such
proceeding within 60 days after receipt of such notice and the Trustee, within such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">60-day</FONT> period, has not received directions inconsistent with such written request by Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Notes. Such limitations will not apply, however, to a suit instituted by the Holder of a note for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on such note on or after the
respective due dates expressed in such note. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">During the existence of an Event of Default, the Trustee will be required to exercise such
rights and powers vested in it under the Indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof as a prudent person would exercise under the circumstances in the conduct of such person&#146;s own affairs. Subject to the
provisions of the Indenture relating to the duties of the Trustee in case an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Trustee will not be under any obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Indenture at the request or
direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable security or indemnity as it may require. Subject to certain provisions concerning the rights of the Trustee, the Holders of a majority in aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Notes will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee under the Indenture.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of any Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes unless a written notice of
such Default or Event of Default shall have been given to an officer of the Trustee with direct responsibility for the administration of the Indenture and the Notes by the Company or any Holder of Notes. If a Default or an Event of Default occurs
and is continuing and is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to each Holder notice of the Default or Event of Default within 60 days after the occurrence thereof. Except in the case of a Default or an Event of Default in payment of
principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Notes, the Trustee may withhold the notice to the Holders of the Notes if the Trustee determines in good faith that withholding the notice is in the interest of the Holders of the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will be required to furnish to the Trustee annual statements as to the performance by the Company of its obligations under the
Indenture and as to any default in such performance. The Company is also required to notify the Trustee within 10 days of any Default or Event of Default. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company may, at its option and at any time, terminate the obligations of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors with respect to the
outstanding Notes (such action being a &#147;<I>legal defeasance</I>&#148;). Such legal defeasance means that the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the
outstanding Notes and to have been discharged from all their other obligations with respect to the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees, except for, among other things: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive payment in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest
on such Notes when such payments are due; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the Company&#146;s obligations to replace any temporary Notes, register the
transfer or exchange of any Notes, replace mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and maintain an office or agency for payments in respect of the Notes; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) the defeasance provisions of the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to terminate the obligations of the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor
with respect to certain covenants that are set forth in the Indenture, some of which are described under &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#148; above, and any omission to comply with such obligations shall not constitute a Default or an Event of
Default with respect to the Notes (such action being a &#147;<I>covenant defeasance</I>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In order to exercise either legal
defeasance or covenant defeasance: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee,
in trust, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes, cash in United States dollars, U.S. Government Obligations (as defined in the Indenture), or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally
recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the outstanding Notes to redemption or maturity; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that the Holders of the outstanding
Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such legal defeasance or covenant defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as
would have been the case if such legal defeasance or covenant defeasance had not occurred (in the case of legal defeasance, such opinion must refer to and be based upon a published ruling of the Internal Revenue Service or a change in applicable
federal income tax laws); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such
deposit or insofar as clauses (9)&nbsp;and (10) under the first paragraph of &#147;Events of Default&#148; are concerned, at any time during the period ending on the 91st day after the date of deposit; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) such legal defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not cause the Trustee to have a conflicting interest under the
Indenture or the Trust Indenture Act with respect to any securities of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v) such
legal defeasance or covenant defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor is a party or by which it is bound; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vi) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an officers&#146; certificate and an opinion of counsel satisfactory to
the Trustee, which, taken together, state that all conditions precedent under the Indenture to either legal defeasance or covenant defeasance, as the case may be, have been complied with. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect (except as to surviving rights of registration of transfer or exchange
of the Notes, as expressly provided for in the Indenture) as to all outstanding Notes when: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">either (1)&nbsp;all the Notes theretofore authenticated and delivered (except lost, stolen, mutilated or
destroyed Notes which have been replaced or paid and Notes for whose payment money or certain United States government obligations have theretofore been deposited in trust or segregated and held in trust by the Company and thereafter repaid to the
Company or discharged from such trust) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation or (2)&nbsp;all Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable or will become due and payable at their Stated
Maturity within one year, or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee for the serving of notice of redemption by the Trustee in the name, and at the expense, of the Company, and the Company has
irrevocably deposited or caused to be deposited with the Trustee funds in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire Indebtedness on the Notes not theretofore delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal of, premium, if any,
and interest on the Notes to the date of deposit (in the case of Notes which have become due and payable) or to the Stated Maturity or redemption date, as the case may be, together with instructions from the Company irrevocably directing the Trustee
to apply such funds to the payment thereof at maturity or redemption, as the case may be; <I>provided </I>that upon any redemption that requires the payment of the Applicable Premium, the amount deposited shall be sufficient for purposes of the
Indenture to the extent that an amount is deposited with the Trustee equal to the Applicable Premium calculated as of the date of the notice of redemption, with any deficit as of the date of the redemption only required to be deposited with the
Trustee on or prior to the date of the redemption; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Company has paid all other sums payable under the Indenture by the Company; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Company has delivered to the Trustee an officers&#146; certificate and an opinion of counsel which, taken
together, state that all conditions precedent under the Indenture relating to the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture have been complied with. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Amendments and Waivers </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as
provided in the succeeding paragraphs, the Indenture, the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding
(including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes), and any existing Default or Event of Default or compliance with any provision of the Indenture, the Notes or the
Subsidiary Guarantees may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or
exchange offer for, Notes). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Without the consent of each Holder of Notes affected, an amendment, supplement or waiver may not: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) reduce the percentage of principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) reduce the principal of, or change the fixed maturity of, any note or alter the provisions with respect to the redemption
of the Notes (other than with respect to (x)&nbsp;minimum notice required for optional redemption or (y)&nbsp;provisions relating to the covenants described above under &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Change of Control&#148; and
&#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Asset Sales&#148;), including any provision relating to the premium payable upon any such purchase or redemption; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest, including default interest, on any note; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) impair the right of any Holder of Notes to institute suit for the
enforcement of any payment on or after the Stated Maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the redemption date); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, or interest, or premium, if any, on, the Notes (except
a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(6) make any note payable in money other than that stated in the Notes; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(7) make any change in the provisions of the Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders of Notes
to receive payments of principal of, or interest, or premium, if any, on, the Notes; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(8) waive a redemption payment with
respect to any note (other than a payment required by the covenants described above under the captions &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Asset Sales&#148; and &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Change of Control&#148;); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(9) release any Subsidiary Guarantor from any of its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee or the Indenture, except in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(10) make any change in the preceding amendment, supplement and waiver
provisions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the consent of any Holder of Notes, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the
Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture, the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) to cure any ambiguity, defect
or inconsistency; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) to provide for the assumption of the Company&#146;s or any Subsidiary Guarantor&#146;s obligations to the Holders of Notes
in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits
to the Holders of Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any such Holder in any material respect; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5) to conform the text of the Indenture or the Notes to any provision of the &#147;Description of the Notes&#148; section of
the prospectus supplement for the Existing Notes to the extent that this provision in this &#147;Description of the Notes&#148; section was intended to set forth, verbatim or in substance, a provision of the Indenture or the Notes, as applicable,
which intent may be evidenced by an officers&#146; certificate to that effect; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(6) to evidence and provide for the
acceptance of the appointment under the Indenture of a successor Trustee; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(7) to secure the Notes; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(8) to add any Subsidiary Guarantor or release any Subsidiary Guarantor from its Subsidiary Guarantee if such release is in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(9) to provide for the issuance of Additional Notes in accordance with the
Indenture; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(10) to comply with requirements of the Commission in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the
Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(11) to make any amendment to the provisions of the Indenture relating to the
transfer and legending of Notes as permitted by the Indenture, including, without limitation, to facilitate the issuance and administration of the Notes; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that such amendment does not materially and adversely affect
the rights of Holders to transfer Notes; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(12) to add covenants for the benefit of the Holders or to surrender any
right or power conferred upon the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor with respect to the Notes. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The consent of the Holders of the Notes is not necessary under the Indenture to approve the
particular form of any proposed amendment, supplement or waiver. It is sufficient if such consent approves the substance of the proposed amendment, supplement or waiver. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No director, officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder, member, partner or trustee of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as such,
shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor under the Notes, the Indenture or the Subsidiary Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each
Holder by accepting a note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The
Trustee </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">American Stock Transfer&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, LLC will serve as Trustee under the Indenture. The Indenture (including
provisions of the Trust Indenture Act incorporated by reference therein) contains limitations on the rights of the Trustee thereunder, should it become a creditor of the Company, to obtain payment of claims in certain cases or to realize on certain
property received by it in respect of any such claims, as security or otherwise. The Indenture permits the Trustee to engage in other transactions; provided, however, if it acquires any conflicting interest (as defined in the Trust Indenture Act),
it must eliminate such conflict or resign. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Governing Law </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture, the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees are governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of
New York. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Book-Entry, Delivery and Form </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will initially be issued in registered, global form without interest coupons (the &#147;Global Notes&#148;) in minimum denominations
of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. Notes will be issued at the closing of this offering only against payment in immediately available funds. The Global Notes will be deposited upon issuance with the trustee as custodian
for DTC, and registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, for credit to an account of a direct or indirect participant in DTC as described below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as set forth below, the Global Notes may be transferred, in whole and not in part, only to another nominee of DTC or to a successor of
DTC or its nominee. Only in the limited circumstances described below may beneficial interests in the Global Notes be exchanged for definitive Notes in registered certificated form (&#147;Certificated Notes&#148;) in minimum denominations of $2,000
and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. See &#147;&#151;Exchange of Global Notes for Certificated Notes.&#148; The Notes will be issued at the closing of this offering only against payment in immediately available funds. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will be subject to the applicable rules and procedures of DTC and its direct or indirect
participants (including, if applicable, those of the Euroclear System (&#147;Euroclear&#148;) and Clearstream Banking, S.A. (&#147;Clearstream&#148;)), which may change from time to time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Depository Procedures </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following
description of the operations and procedures of DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream are provided solely as a matter of convenience. These operations and procedures are solely within the control of the respective settlement systems and are subject to
changes by them. The Company takes no responsibility for these operations and procedures and urges investors to contact the system or their participants directly to discuss these matters. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DTC has advised us that DTC is a limited-purpose trust company created to hold securities
for its participating organizations (collectively, the &#147;Participants&#148;) and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of transactions in those securities between Participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of its
Participants. The Participants include securities brokers and dealers (including the underwriters), banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. Access to DTC&#146;s system is also available to other entities such
as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Participant, either directly or indirectly (collectively, the &#147;Indirect Participants&#148;). Persons who are not Participants may
beneficially own securities held by or on behalf of DTC only through the Participants or the Indirect Participants. The ownership interests in, and transfers of ownership interests in, each security held by or on behalf of DTC are recorded on the
records of the Participants and Indirect Participants. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DTC has also advised us that, pursuant to procedures established by it: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;upon deposit of the Global Notes, DTC will credit the accounts of Participants designated by the
underwriters with portions of the principal amount of the Global Notes; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ownership of these
interests in the Global Notes will be shown on, and the transfer of ownership of these interests will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC (with respect to the Participants) or by the Participants and the Indirect Participants (with
respect to other owners of beneficial interests in the Global Notes). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investors in the Global Notes who are Participants in DTC&#146;s
system may hold their interests therein directly through DTC. Investors in the Global Notes who are not Participants may hold their interests therein indirectly through organizations (including Euroclear and Clearstream) which are Participants in
such system. Euroclear and Clearstream may hold interests in the Global Notes on behalf of their participants through customers&#146; securities accounts in their respective names on the books of their depositories, which are Euroclear Bank
S.A./N.V., as operator of Euroclear, and Citibank, N.A., as operator of Clearstream. All interests in a Global Note, including those held through Euroclear or Clearstream, may be subject to the procedures and requirements of DTC. Those interests
held through Euroclear or Clearstream may also be subject to the procedures and requirements of such systems. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The laws of some states
require that certain Persons take physical delivery in definitive form of securities that they own. Consequently, the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a Global Note to such Persons will be limited to that extent. Because DTC can act only
on behalf of Participants, which in turn act on behalf of Indirect Participants, the ability of a Person having beneficial interests in a Global Note to pledge such interests to Persons that do not participate in the DTC system, or otherwise take
actions in respect of such interests, may be affected by the lack of a physical certificate evidencing such interests. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Except as
described below, owners of beneficial interests in the Global Notes will not have Notes registered in their names, will not receive physical delivery of Certificated Notes and will not be considered the registered owners or &#147;Holders&#148;
thereof under the indenture for any purpose. </B></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payments in respect of the principal of, and interest and premium, if any, on, a Global Note
registered in the name of DTC or its nominee will be payable to DTC in its capacity as the Holder under the indenture. Under the terms of the indenture, the Company, the Guarantors and the trustee will treat the Persons in whose names the Notes,
including the Global Notes, are registered as the owners of the Notes for the purpose of receiving payments and for all other purposes. Consequently, neither the Company, the Guarantors, the trustee nor any agent of the Company or the trustee has or
will have any responsibility or liability for: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any aspect of DTC&#146;s records or any
Participant&#146;s or Indirect Participant&#146;s records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in the Global Notes or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any of DTC&#146;s records or any Participant&#146;s
or Indirect Participant&#146;s records relating to the beneficial ownership interests in the Global Notes; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;any other matter relating to the actions and practices of DTC or any of its Participants or Indirect
Participants. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DTC has advised us that its current practice, at the due date of any payment in respect of securities such as the Notes, is
to credit the accounts of the relevant Participants with the payment on the payment date unless DTC has reason to believe it will not receive payment on such payment date. Each relevant Participant is credited with an amount proportionate to its
beneficial ownership of an interest in the principal amount of the Notes as shown on the records of DTC. Payments by the Participants and the Indirect Participants to the beneficial owners of Notes will be governed by standing instructions and
customary practices and will be the responsibility of the Participants or the Indirect Participants and will not be the responsibility of DTC, the trustee or us. Neither we nor the trustee will be liable for any delay by DTC or any of its
Participants in identifying the beneficial owners of the Notes, and we and the trustee may conclusively rely on and will be protected in relying on instructions from DTC or its nominee for all purposes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Transfers between Participants in DTC will be effected in accordance with DTC&#146;s procedures, and will be settled in <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">same-day</FONT> funds, and transfers between participants in Euroclear and Clearstream will be effected in accordance with their respective rules and operating procedures. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Notes described herein, cross-market transfers between the Participants
in DTC, on the one hand, and Euroclear or Clearstream participants, on the other hand, will be effected through DTC in accordance with DTC&#146;s rules on behalf of Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, by its depository; however, such
crossmarket transactions will require delivery of instructions to Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, by the counterparty in such system in accordance with the rules and procedures and within the established deadlines (Brussels time) of
such system. Euroclear or Clearstream, as the case may be, will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its respective depository to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or
receiving interests in the relevant Global Note in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">same-day</FONT> funds settlement applicable to DTC. Euroclear participants and
Clearstream participants may not deliver instructions directly to the depositories for Euroclear or Clearstream. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DTC has advised us that
it will take any action permitted to be taken by a Holder of Notes only at the direction of one or more Participants to whose account DTC has credited the interests in the Global Notes and only in respect of such portion of the aggregate principal
amount of the Notes as to which such Participant or Participants has or have given such direction. However, if there is an Event of Default under the Notes, DTC reserves the right to exchange the Global Notes for Certificated Notes, and to
distribute such Notes to its Participants. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream have agreed to the foregoing procedures to facilitate
transfers of interests in Global Notes among participants in DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream, they are under no obligation to perform or to continue to perform such procedures, and may discontinue such procedures at any time. Neither we, the trustee
nor any of our or their agents will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC, Euroclear </P>
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or Clearstream or their respective participants or indirect participants of their respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Exchange of Global Notes for Certificated Notes </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A Global Note is exchangeable for Certificated Notes in minimum denominations of $2,000 and in integral multiples of $1,000 in excess of
$2,000, if: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DTC (a)&nbsp;notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary
for the Global Note or (b)&nbsp;has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and in either event we fail to appoint a successor depositary within 90 days; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;we, at our option but subject to DTC&#146;s requirements, notify the trustee in writing that we
elect to cause the issuance of the Certificated Notes; or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;there has occurred and is continuing
an Event of Default and DTC notifies the trustee of its decision to exchange the Global Note for Certificated Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Beneficial interests
in a Global Note may also be exchanged for Certificated Notes in the other limited circumstances permitted by the Indenture, including if an affiliate of ours acquires such interests. In all cases, Certificated Notes delivered in exchange for any
Global Note or beneficial interests in Global Notes will be registered in the names, and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of the depositary (in accordance with its customary procedures). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Exchange of Certificated Notes for Global Notes </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certificated Notes may not be exchanged for beneficial interests in any Global Note, except in the limited circumstances provided in the
Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Same-Day</FONT> Settlement and Payment </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will make payments in respect of the Notes represented by the Global Notes (including principal, premium, if any, and interest) by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Global Note Holder. We will make all payments of principal, interest and premium, if any, with respect to Certificated Notes by wire transfer of immediately available funds to
the accounts specified by the Holders of the Certificated Notes or, if no such account is specified, by mailing a check to each such Holder&#146;s registered address. The Notes represented by the Global Notes are eligible to trade in DTC&#146;s <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Same-Day</FONT> Funds Settlement System, and any permitted secondary market trading activity in such Notes will, therefore, be required by DTC to be settled in immediately available funds. We expect that secondary trading
in any Certificated Notes will also be settled in immediately available funds. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because of time zone differences, the securities account
of a Euroclear or Clearstream participant purchasing an interest in a Global Note from a Participant in DTC will be credited, and any such crediting will be reported to the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream participant, during the securities
settlement processing day (which must be a business day for Euroclear and Clearstream) immediately following the settlement date of DTC. DTC has advised us that cash received in Euroclear or Clearstream as a result of sales of interests in a Global
Note by or through a Euroclear or Clearstream participant to a Participant in DTC will be received with value on the settlement date of DTC but will be available in the relevant Euroclear or Clearstream cash account only as of the business day for
Euroclear or Clearstream following DTC&#146;s settlement date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Certain Definitions </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>2018 Notes Escrow Release Date</I>&#148; means August&nbsp;14, 2018. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Acquired Indebtednes</I>s&#148; means Indebtedness of a Person (1)&nbsp;existing at the time such Person becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary or (2)&nbsp;assumed in connection with acquisitions of properties or assets from such Person (other than any Indebtedness incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary or such
acquisition). Acquired Indebtedness shall be deemed to be incurred on the date the acquired Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or the date of the related acquisition of properties or assets from such Person. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Additional Assets</I>&#148; means: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) any assets or property (other than cash, Cash Equivalents or securities) used in the Oil and Gas Business or any business
ancillary thereto; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) Investments in any other Person engaged in the Oil and Gas Business or any business ancillary
thereto (including the acquisition from third parties of Capital Stock of such Person) as a result of which such other Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) the acquisition from third parties of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) capital expenditures by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in the Oil and Gas Business. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets</I>&#148; means (without duplication), as of the date of determination, the remainder of:
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the sum of: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) discounted future net revenues from Proved Reserves of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries calculated in accordance
with Commission guidelines before any state, federal or foreign income taxes, as estimated by the Company or independent petroleum engineers in one or more reserve reports prepared as of the end of the Company&#146;s most recently completed fiscal
year for which audited financial statements are available (or, if such date of determination is within 45 days after the end of such most recently completed fiscal year and no reserve report as of the end of such fiscal year has at the time been
prepared, the Company&#146;s second preceding fiscal year) or, at the Company&#146;s option, the Company&#146;s most recently completed fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available, in each case, as increased by, as of the
date of determination, the estimated discounted future net revenues from: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) estimated Proved Reserves of the Company
and its Restricted Subsidiaries acquired since such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">year-end</FONT> (including through any contribution), which reserves were not reflected in such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">year-end</FONT> or quarterly
reserve report, as applicable and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) estimated Proved Reserves of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries
attributable to upward revisions of estimates of Proved Reserves since the date of such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">year-end</FONT> or quarterly reserve report, as applicable, due to exploration, development or exploitation, production or other
activities, in each case calculated in accordance with Commission guidelines (utilizing the prices utilized in such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">year-end</FONT> reserve report), </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">and decreased by, as of the date of determination, the estimated discounted future net revenues from: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) estimated Proved Reserves of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries produced or disposed of since the date of such <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">year-end</FONT> or quarterly reserve report, as applicable, and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) estimated Proved Reserves
of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries reflected in such reserve report attributable to downward revisions of estimates of Proved Reserves since the date of such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">year-end</FONT> or quarterly reserve report,
as applicable, due to changes in geological </P>
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conditions or other factors which would, in accordance with standard industry practice, cause such revisions, in each case calculated in accordance with Commission guidelines (utilizing the
prices utilized in such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">year-end</FONT> reserve report); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided </I>that, in the case of each of the
determinations made pursuant to clauses (i)&nbsp;through (iv), such increases and decreases shall be as estimated by the Company&#146;s petroleum engineers; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the capitalized costs that are attributable to oil and gas properties of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to
which no Proved Reserves are attributable, based on the Company&#146;s books and records as of a date no earlier than the date of the Company&#146;s latest annual or quarterly financial statements; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) the Net Working Capital on a date no earlier than the date of the Company&#146;s latest annual or quarterly financial
statements; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) the greater of (i)&nbsp;the net book value on a date no earlier than the date of the Company&#146;s
latest annual or quarterly financial statements and (ii)&nbsp;the appraised value, as estimated by independent appraisers, of other tangible assets (including, without duplication, Investments in unconsolidated Restricted Subsidiaries) of the
Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as of the date no earlier than the date of the Company&#146;s latest audited financial statements, <I>minus</I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) the sum of: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Minority Interests; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) any net gas balancing liabilities of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries reflected in the Company&#146;s latest
audited financial statements; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) to the extent included in clause (1)(a) above, the discounted future net revenues,
calculated in accordance with Commission guidelines (utilizing the prices utilized in the Company&#146;s <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">year-end</FONT> reserve report), attributable to reserves which are required to be delivered to third parties
to fully satisfy the obligations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to Volumetric Production Payments (determined, if applicable, using the schedules specified with respect thereto); and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) the discounted future net revenues, calculated in accordance with Commission guidelines, attributable to reserves subject
to Dollar-Denominated Production Payments which, based on the estimates of production and price assumptions included in determining the discounted future net revenues specified in clause (1)(a) above, would be necessary to fully satisfy the payment
obligations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to Dollar-Denominated Production Payments (determined, if applicable, using the schedules specified with respect thereto). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Adjusted Net Assets</I>&#148; of a Subsidiary Guarantor at any date shall mean the amount by which the fair value of the properties
and assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor exceeds the total amount of liabilities, including, without limitation, contingent liabilities (after giving effect to all other fixed and contingent liabilities incurred or assumed on such date), but
excluding liabilities under its Subsidiary Guarantee, of such Subsidiary Guarantor at such date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Affiliate</I>&#148; means, with
respect to any specified Person, any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person; and the term &#147;Affiliated&#148; shall have a meaning correlative to the
foregoing. For the purposes of this definition, &#147;<I>control</I>,&#148; when used with respect to any Person, means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms &#147;<I>controlling</I>&#148; and &#147;<I>controlled</I>&#148; have meanings correlative to the foregoing. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Applicable Premium</I>&#148; means, with respect to any note on any redemption
date, the greater of: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.0% of the outstanding principal amount of such note; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the excess (to the extent positive) of: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the present value at such redemption date of (i)&nbsp;the redemption price of such note at August&nbsp;15, 2021 (such
redemption price (expressed in percentage of principal amount) being set forth in the table under &#147;&#151;Optional Redemption&#148;), <I>plus </I>(ii)&nbsp;all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on such note to and excluding such
date set forth in subclause (i) (excluding accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate at such redemption date plus 50 basis points; over </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the outstanding principal amount of such note on such redemption date, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">in each case, as calculated by the Company or on behalf of the Company by such Person as the Company shall designate; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that
such calculation shall not be a duty or obligation of the Trustee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Asset Sale</I>&#148; means any sale, issuance, conveyance,
transfer, lease or other disposition to any Person other than the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, by means of a Production Payment, net profits interest, overriding royalty interest, sale and leaseback
transaction, merger or consolidation) (collectively, for purposes of this definition, a &#147;<I>transfer</I>&#148;), directly or indirectly, in one or a series of related transactions, of (i)&nbsp;any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary,
(ii)&nbsp;all or substantially all of the properties and assets of any division or line of business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (iii)&nbsp;any other properties or assets of the Company or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following items shall not be deemed to be Asset Sales: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&nbsp;(i) a transfer of cash,
Cash Equivalents, surplus or obsolete equipment or (ii)&nbsp;a transfer of hydrocarbons or other mineral products, inventory, or any other property, in each case, in the ordinary course of business; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) any lease, abandonment, disposition, relinquishment or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">farm-out</FONT> of any oil and gas properties in
the ordinary course of business; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) any transfer of properties or assets (including Capital Stock) that is governed by, and made in
accordance with, the provisions described under &#147;&#151;Merger, Consolidation and Sale of Assets&#148;; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) any transfer of
properties or assets to an Unrestricted Subsidiary, if permitted under the &#147;Limitation on Restricted Payments&#148; covenant; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) a
transfer of assets between or among the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted
Subsidiary to the Company or to another Restricted Subsidiary; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) a Permitted Investment or a Restricted Payment that is permitted by
the covenant described above under the caption &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Restricted Payments&#148;; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) any
abandonment, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">farm-out,</FONT> lease and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">sub-lease</FONT> of developed and/or undeveloped properties made or entered into in the ordinary course of business, but excluding any
disposition as a result of the creation of a Production Payment; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) the creation or perfection of a Lien or disposition of any asset
subject to such Lien in connection with enforcement thereof; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) any trade or exchange by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of properties or
assets used or useful in the Oil and Gas Business for other properties or assets used or useful in the Oil and Gas Business owned or held by another Person (including Capital Stock of a Person engaged in the Oil and Gas Business that is or becomes a
Restricted Subsidiary), including any cash or Cash Equivalents necessary in order to achieve an exchange of equivalent value, provided that the Fair Market Value of the properties or assets traded or exchanged by the Company or such Restricted
Subsidiary (including any cash or Cash Equivalents to be delivered by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary) is reasonably equivalent to the Fair Market Value of the properties or assets (together with any cash or Cash Equivalents) to be
received by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, and provided, further, that any cash received in the transaction must be applied in accordance with the covenant described above under the caption &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation
on Asset Sales&#148; as if such transaction were an Asset Sale; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) the surrender or waiver of contract rights or the settlement, release
or surrender of contract, tort or other claims of any kind; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) any assignment of an overriding royalty or net profits interest to an
employee or consultant of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business in connection with the generation of prospects or the development of oil and natural gas projects; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m) the sale or other disposition (whether or not in the ordinary course of business) of oil and gas properties, provided at the time of such
sale or other disposition such properties do not have associated with them any proved reserves; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(n) any Production Payment, provided that
any such Production Payment shall have been created, incurred, issued, assumed or guaranteed in connection with the acquisition or financing of, and within 180 days after the acquisition of, the property that is subject thereto; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(o) the licensing or sublicensing of intellectual property or other general intangibles to the extent that such license does not prohibit the
licensor from using the intellectual property and licenses, leases or subleases of other property, in each case in the ordinary course of business; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(p) any sale of Equity Interests in, or Indebtedness or other securities of, an Unrestricted Subsidiary; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(q) dispositions of joint venture interests required by the terms of the documents governing such joint venture; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(r) any transfer (in a single transaction or a series of related transactions) of properties or assets (including Capital Stock) having a Fair
Market Value of less than $25.0&nbsp;million. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Attributable Indebtedness</I>&#148; means, with respect to any particular lease
under which any Person is at the time liable and at any date as of which the amount thereof is to be determined, the present value of the total net amount of rent required to be paid by such Person under the lease during the primary term thereof,
without giving effect to any renewals at the option of the lessee, discounted from the respective due dates thereof to such date at the rate of interest per annum implicit in the terms of the lease. As used in the preceding sentence, the net amount
of rent under any lease for any such period shall mean the sum of rental and other payments required to be paid with respect to such period by the lessee thereunder excluding any amounts required to be paid by such lessee on account of maintenance
and repairs, insurance, taxes, assessments, water rates or similar charges. In the case of any lease which is terminable by the lessee upon payment of a penalty, such net amount of rent shall also include the amount of such penalty, but no rent
shall be considered as required to be paid under such lease subsequent to the first date upon which it may be so terminated. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Average Life</I>&#148; means, with respect to any Indebtedness, as at any date of determination, the quotient obtained by dividing
(i)&nbsp;the sum of the products of (a)&nbsp;the number of years (and any portion thereof) from the </P>
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date of determination to the date or dates of each successive scheduled principal payment (including, without limitation, any sinking fund or mandatory redemption payment requirements) of such
Indebtedness multiplied by (b)&nbsp;the amount of each such principal payment by (ii)&nbsp;the sum of all such principal payments. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Bank Credit Agreement</I>&#148; means that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of July&nbsp;16, 2019, among the
Company, as borrower, the lenders party thereto from time to time, Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent, and together with all related documents executed or delivered pursuant thereto at any time (including, without limitation, all mortgages,
deeds of trust, guarantees, security agreements and all other collateral and security documents), in each case as such agreements may be amended (including any amendment and restatement thereof), supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time,
including any agreement or agreements extending the maturity of, refinancing, replacing or otherwise restructuring (including into two or more separate credit facilities, and including increasing the amount of available borrowings thereunder
<I>provided </I>that such increase in borrowings is within the definition of Permitted Indebtedness or is otherwise permitted under the covenant described under &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital
Stock&#148;) or adding Subsidiaries as additional borrowers or guarantors thereunder and all or any portion of the Indebtedness and other Obligations under such agreement or agreements or any successor or replacement agreement or agreements, and
whether by the same or any other agent(s), lender(s) or group(s) of lenders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Board of Directors</I>&#148; means: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) with respect to a corporation, the board of directors of the corporation or any committee thereof duly authorized to act on
behalf of such board; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) with respect to a partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of the partnership;
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) with respect to a limited liability company, the managing member or members or any controlling committee of managing
members thereof; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) with respect to any other Person, the board or committee of such Person serving a similar
function. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Borrowing Base</I>&#148; means the &#147;Borrowing Base&#148; (or comparable term) as defined in and as determined
from time to time pursuant to the Bank Credit Agreement; <I>provided </I>that the Borrowing Base under the Bank Credit Agreement is determined on a basis substantially consistent with customary terms for oil and gas secured reserve based loan
transactions and has a lender group that includes one or more commercial financial institutions which engage in oil and gas reserve based lending in the ordinary course of their respective businesses. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Capital Stock</I>&#148; means, with respect to any Person, any and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other equivalents
in the equity interests (however designated) in such Person, and any rights (other than debt securities convertible into an equity interest), warrants or options exercisable for, exchangeable for or convertible into such an equity interest in such
Person. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Capitalized Lease Obligation</I>&#148; means any obligation to pay rent or other amounts under a lease of (or other
agreement conveying the right to use) any property (whether real, personal or mixed) that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease obligation under GAAP, and, for the purpose of the Indenture, the amount of such obligation
at any date shall be the capitalized amount thereof at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any lease (whether entered into before or after the Issue Date) that would have been classified as an operating
lease pursuant to GAAP as in effect on the Issue Date will be deemed not to represent a Capitalized Lease Obligation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Cash
Equivalents</I>&#148; means: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) any evidence of Indebtedness with a maturity of 180 days or less issued or directly and
fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof (<I>provided </I>that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof); </P>
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a maturity of 180 days or less of any financial institution that is a member of the Federal Reserve System having combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500&nbsp;million; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) commercial paper with a maturity of 180 days or less issued by a corporation that is not an Affiliate of the Company and is
organized under the laws of any state of the United States or the District of Columbia and rated at least <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">A-1</FONT> by S&amp;P or at least <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">P-1</FONT> by Moody&#146;s; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days for underlying securities of the types described in clause
(1)&nbsp;above entered into with any commercial bank meeting the specifications of clause (2)&nbsp;above; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5) overnight
bank deposits and bankers&#146; acceptances at any commercial bank meeting the qualifications specified in clause (2)&nbsp;above; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(6) deposits available for withdrawal on demand with any commercial bank not meeting the qualifications specified in clause
(2)&nbsp;above but which is a lending bank under the Bank Credit Agreement; <I>provided </I>all such deposits do not exceed $5.0&nbsp;million in the aggregate at any one time; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(7) demand and time deposits and certificates of deposit with any commercial bank organized in the United States not meeting
the qualifications specified in clause (2)&nbsp;above; <I>provided </I>that such deposits and certificates support bond, letter of credit and other similar types of obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(8) investments in money market or other mutual funds substantially all of whose assets comprise securities of the types
described in clauses (1)&nbsp;through (5) above. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Change of Control</I>&#148; means the occurrence of any event or series of
events by which: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) any &#147;person&#148; or &#147;group&#148; (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of
the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders, is or becomes the &#147;beneficial owner&#148; (as defined in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13d-3</FONT> under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the
total Voting Stock of the Company; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) the Company, either individually or in conjunction with one or more Restricted
Subsidiaries, sells, assigns, conveys, transfers, leases or otherwise disposes of, or the Restricted Subsidiaries sell, assign, convey, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of, other than by way of a merger or consolidation, all or substantially all
of the properties and assets of the Company and such Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (either in one transaction or a series of related transactions), including Capital Stock of the Restricted Subsidiaries, to any Person (other than the
Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or a Permitted Holder); or </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) the Company is liquidated or dissolved. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be deemed to involve a Change of Control under clause (1)&nbsp;above if
(i)&nbsp;the Company becomes a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of a holding company and (ii)(A) the direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of such holding company immediately following that transaction are substantially the same
as the holders of the Company&#146;s Voting Stock immediately prior to that transaction, or (B)&nbsp;immediately following that transaction, the holders of the Company&#146;s Voting Stock immediately prior to that transaction (or another holding
company satisfying the requirements of this sentence) are the beneficial owners, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Shares of such holding company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Commission</I>&#148; means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, as constituted from time to time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Common Stock</I>&#148; of any Person means Capital Stock of such Person that does not rank prior, as to the payment of dividends or
as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of such Person, to shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such Person. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Consolidated Exploration Expenses</I>&#148; means, for any period, exploration
expenses of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio</I>&#148; means, for any period, the ratio on a pro forma basis of (1)&nbsp;the sum of
Consolidated Net Income, Consolidated Interest Expense, Consolidated Income Tax Expense and Consolidated <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-cash</FONT> Charges each to the extent deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income, in each case, for
such period, of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, all determined in accordance with GAAP, decreased (to the extent included in determining Consolidated Net Income) by the sum of (a)&nbsp;the amount of deferred
revenues that are amortized during such period and are attributable to reserves that are subject to Volumetric Production Payments and (b)&nbsp;amounts recorded in accordance with GAAP as repayments of principal and interest pursuant to
Dollar-Denominated Production Payments, to (2)&nbsp;Consolidated Interest Expense for such period; <I>provided </I>that (i)&nbsp;the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that (A)&nbsp;the
Indebtedness to be incurred (and all other Indebtedness incurred after the first day of such period of four full fiscal quarters referred to in the covenant described under &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Indebtedness and
Disqualified Capital Stock&#148; through and including the date of determination), and (if applicable) the application of the net proceeds therefrom (and from any other such Indebtedness), including to refinance other Indebtedness, had been incurred
on the first day of such four-quarter period and, in the case of Acquired Indebtedness, on the assumption that the related transaction (whether by means of purchase, merger or otherwise) also had occurred on such date with the appropriate
adjustments with respect to such acquisition being included in such pro forma calculation and (B)&nbsp;any acquisition or disposition by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of any properties or assets outside the ordinary course of business, or
any repayment of any principal amount of any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary prior to the Stated Maturity thereof, in either case since the first day of such period of four full fiscal quarters through and including the date
of determination, had been consummated on such first day of such four-quarter period, (ii)&nbsp;in making such computation, the Consolidated Interest Expense attributable to interest on any Indebtedness required to be computed on a pro forma basis
in accordance with the covenant described under &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151; Limitation on Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital Stock&#148; and (A)&nbsp;bearing a floating interest rate shall be computed as if the rate in effect on the date
of computation had been the applicable rate for the entire period and (B)&nbsp;which was not outstanding during the period for which the computation is being made but which bears, at the option of the Company, a fixed or floating rate of interest,
shall be computed by applying, at the option of the Company, either the fixed or floating rate, (iii)&nbsp;in making such computation, the Consolidated Interest Expense attributable to interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility
required to be computed on a pro forma basis in accordance with the covenant described under &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital Stock&#148; shall be computed based upon the average daily balance of
such Indebtedness during the applicable period, <I>provided </I>that such average daily balance shall be reduced by the amount of any repayment of Indebtedness under a revolving credit facility during the applicable period, which repayment
permanently reduced the commitments or amounts available to be reborrowed under such facility, (iv)&nbsp;notwithstanding clauses (ii)&nbsp;and (iii) of this provision, interest on Indebtedness determined on a fluctuating basis, to the extent such
interest is covered by agreements relating to Interest Rate Protection Obligations, shall be deemed to have accrued at the rate per annum resulting after giving effect to the operation of such agreements, (v)&nbsp;in making such calculation,
Consolidated Interest Expense shall exclude interest attributable to Dollar-Denominated Production Payments, and (vi)&nbsp;if after the first day of the period referred to in clause (1)&nbsp;of this definition the Company has permanently retired any
Indebtedness out of the Net Cash Proceeds of the issuance and sale of shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company within 30 days of such issuance and sale, Consolidated Interest Expense shall be calculated on a pro forma basis as if such
Indebtedness had been retired on the first day of such period. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of this definition, whenever pro forma effect is to be given
to any calculation under this definition, the pro forma calculations will be determined in good faith by a responsible financial or accounting officer of the Company (including pro forma expense and cost reductions to the extent calculated on a
basis consistent with Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-X</FONT> under the Securities Act). </P>
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federal, state, local and foreign income taxes (including state franchise taxes accounted for as income taxes in accordance with GAAP) of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance
with GAAP. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Consolidated Interest Expense</I>&#148; means, for any period, without duplication, the sum of (1)&nbsp;the interest
expense of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, including, without limitation, (a)&nbsp;any amortization of debt discount, (b)&nbsp;the net cost under Interest
Rate Protection Obligations (including any amortization of discounts), (c) the interest portion of any deferred payment obligation constituting Indebtedness, (d)&nbsp;all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters
of credit and bankers&#146; acceptance financing and (e)&nbsp;all accrued interest, in each case to the extent attributable to such period, (2)&nbsp;to the extent any Indebtedness of any Person (other than the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) is
guaranteed by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, the aggregate amount of interest paid (to the extent not accrued in a prior period) or accrued by such other Person during such period attributable to any such Indebtedness, in each case to the
extent attributable to that period, (3)&nbsp;the aggregate amount of the interest component of Capitalized Lease Obligations paid (to the extent not accrued in a prior period), accrued or scheduled to be paid or accrued by the Company and its
Restricted Subsidiaries during such period as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and (4)&nbsp;the aggregate amount of dividends paid (to the extent such dividends are not accrued in a prior period and excluding dividends paid
in Qualified Capital Stock) or accrued on Disqualified Capital Stock of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent such Disqualified Capital Stock is owned by Persons other than the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries, less, to
the extent included in any of clauses (1)&nbsp;through (4), amortization of capitalized debt issuance costs of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Consolidated Net Income</I>&#148; means, for any period, the consolidated net income (or loss) of the Company and its Restricted
Subsidiaries for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP, adjusted by excluding: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) net <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax</FONT> extraordinary gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) net <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">after-tax</FONT> gains or losses (less all fees and expenses relating thereto)
attributable to Asset Sales; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) the net income (or net loss) of any Person (other than the Company or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries), in which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has an ownership interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
in cash by such other Person during such period (regardless of whether such cash dividends or distributions are attributable to net income (or net loss) of such Person during such period or during any prior period); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) the net income of any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar
distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary is not at the date of determination permitted, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental
regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5) dividends paid in Qualified Capital Stock;
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(6) income resulting from transfers of assets received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary from an Unrestricted
Subsidiary; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(7) Consolidated Exploration Expenses and any write-downs or impairments of
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-current</FONT> assets; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(8) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principles. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Consolidated <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-cash</FONT> Charges</I>&#148; means, for any period, the aggregate
depreciation, depletion, amortization and exploration expense and other <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-cash</FONT> expenses of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries reducing Consolidated Net Income for such period, determined on a
consolidated basis in </P>
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accordance with GAAP (excluding any such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-cash</FONT> charge for which an accrual of or reserve for cash charges for any future period is required). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Credit Facilities</I>&#148; means, with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, one or more credit facilities, debt
facilities, indentures or commercial paper facilities (including, without limitation, the Bank Credit Agreement), in each case with banks or other financial institutions or lenders or investors, providing for revolving credit loans, term loans,
private placements, debt securities, receivables financings (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit or letter of
credit guarantees, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Customary Recourse Exceptions</I>&#148; means, with respect to any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Recourse</FONT> Indebtedness
of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, exclusions from the exculpation provisions with respect to such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Recourse</FONT> Indebtedness for the voluntary bankruptcy of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, fraud, misapplication of
cash, environmental claims, waste, willful destruction and other circumstances customarily excluded by lenders from exculpation provisions or included in separate indemnification agreements in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-recourse</FONT>
financings. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Default</I>&#148; means any event, act or condition that is, or after notice or passage of time or both would
become, an Event of Default. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Disinterested Director</I>&#148; means, with respect to any transaction or series of transactions
in respect of which the Board of Directors of the Company is required to deliver a resolution of the Board of Directors under the Indenture, a member of the Board of Directors of the Company who does not have any material direct or indirect
financial interest (other than an interest arising solely from the beneficial ownership of Capital Stock of the Company) in or with respect to such transaction or series of transactions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Disqualified Capital Stock</I>&#148; means any Capital Stock that, either by its terms, by the terms of any security into which it is
convertible or exchangeable or by contract or otherwise, is, or upon the happening of an event or passage of time would be, required to be redeemed or repurchased prior to the date that is 91 days after the final Stated Maturity of the Notes or is
redeemable at the option of the Holder thereof at any time prior to the date that is 91 days after the final Stated Maturity of the Notes, or is convertible into or exchangeable for debt securities at any time prior to the date that is 91 days after
the final Stated Maturity of the Notes. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Capital Stock solely because the holders thereof have the right to require the Company to repurchase such Capital
Stock upon the occurrence of a change of control or an asset sale shall not constitute Disqualified Capital Stock if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that (i)&nbsp;the Company may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock (and all such
securities into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable) pursuant to such provision prior to compliance by the Company with the provisions described under the captions &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Change of Control&#148; and
&#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Asset Sales&#148; and (ii)&nbsp;the Company may not repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with the covenant described
above under the caption &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Restricted Payments.&#148; For purposes of the covenant described under &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital Stock,&#148;
Disqualified Capital Stock shall be valued at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary maximum fixed redemption or repurchase price <I>plus </I>accrued and unpaid dividends. For such purposes, the &#147;maximum fixed redemption or repurchase
price&#148; of any Disqualified Capital Stock which does not have a fixed redemption or repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Capital Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock were redeemed or
repurchased on the date of determination, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Capital Stock, such fair market value shall be determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the issuer of
such Disqualified Capital Stock; <I>provided </I>that if such Disqualified Capital Stock is not at the date of determination permitted or required to be redeemed or repurchased, the &#147;maximum fixed redemption or repurchase price&#148; shall be
the book value of such Disqualified Capital Stock. </P>
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obligations of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary recorded as liabilities in accordance with GAAP, together with all undertakings and obligations in connection therewith. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Domestic Subsidiary</I>&#148; means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company that is formed under the laws of the United States or
any state of the United States or the District of Columbia. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Drilling Expense Commitments</I>&#148; means with respect to any
Asset Sale of properties used or useful in the Oil and Gas Business by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries where the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary retains an interest in such property, the amount of the costs and expenses of
the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary related to the exploration, development, completion or production of such properties and activities related thereto which the transferee (or an Affiliate thereof) agrees to pay. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>DTC</I>&#148; means The Depository Trust Company and any successor thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Equity Interests</I>&#148; means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any
debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Equity Offering</I>&#148; means any public or
private sale after the date of the Indenture of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of the Company or any contribution to the capital of the Company in respect of Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) of the
Company, other than issuances to any Subsidiary of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Event of Default</I>&#148; has the meaning set forth above under
the caption &#147;Events of Default.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Exchanged Properties</I>&#148; means properties or assets used or useful in the Oil
and Gas Business received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in trade or as a portion of the total consideration for other such properties or assets. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Fair Market Value</I>&#148; means with respect to any asset or property, the sale value that would be obtained in an <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">arm&#146;s-length</FONT> free market transaction between an informed and willing seller under no compulsion to sell and an informed and willing buyer under no compulsion to buy. Fair Market Value of an asset or property
equal to or in excess of $25.0&nbsp;million shall be determined by the Board of Directors of the Company acting in good faith, whose determination shall be conclusive and evidenced by a resolution of such Board of Directors delivered to the Trustee,
and any lesser Fair Market Value may be determined by an officer of the Company acting in good faith. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>GAAP</I>&#148; means
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect from time to time. All ratios and computations based on GAAP contained in the Indenture will be computed in conformity with GAAP. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>guarantee</I>&#148; means, as applied to any obligation, (i)&nbsp;a guarantee (other than by endorsement of negotiable instruments
for collection in the ordinary course of business), direct or indirect, in any manner, of any part or all of such obligation and (ii)&nbsp;an agreement, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, the practical effect of which is to assure in any
way the payment or performance (or payment of damages in the event of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-performance)</FONT> of all or any part of such obligation, including, without limiting the foregoing, the payment of amounts drawn down under
letters of credit. When used as a verb, &#147;guarantee&#148; has a corresponding meaning. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Holder</I>&#148; means a Person in
whose name a note is registered in the Note Register. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Indebtedness</I>&#148; means, with respect to any Person, without
duplication: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) all liabilities of such Person, contingent or otherwise, for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase
price of property or services (excluding any trade accounts payable and other accrued current </P>
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liabilities incurred and reserves established in the ordinary course of business) and all liabilities of such Person incurred in connection with any agreement to purchase, redeem, exchange,
convert or otherwise acquire for value any Capital Stock of such Person, or any warrants, rights or options to acquire such Capital Stock, outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter, if, and to the extent, any of the foregoing would appear as a
liability upon a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) all obligations of such Person
evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures or other similar instruments, if, and to the extent, any of the foregoing would appear as a liability upon a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) all indebtedness of such Person created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with
respect to property acquired by such Person (even if the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property), but excluding trade accounts payable arising and
reserves established in the ordinary course of business; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5) the Attributable Indebtedness (in excess of any related Capitalized Lease Obligations) related to any Sale/Leaseback
Transaction of such Person; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(6) all Indebtedness referred to in the preceding clauses of other Persons and all dividends
of other Persons, the payment of which is secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien upon property (including, without limitation, accounts and contract rights)
owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness (the amount of such obligation being deemed to be the lesser of the value of such property or the amount of the obligation so
secured); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(7) all guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness referred to in this definition (including, with respect to any
Production Payment, any warranties or guaranties of production or payment by such Person with respect to such Production Payment but excluding other contractual obligations of such Person with respect to such Production Payment); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(8) all obligations of such Person under or in respect of currency exchange contracts, oil and natural gas price hedging
arrangements and Interest Rate Protection Obligations; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(9) all Disqualified Capital Stock of such Person; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the foregoing, &#147;Indebtedness&#148; shall not include: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) asset-retirement obligations or obligations in respect of reclamation and workers&#146; compensation (including pensions
and retiree medical care) that are not overdue by more than 90 days; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) except as provided in clause (7)&nbsp;above,
Dollar-Denominated Production Payments and Volumetric Production Payments; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) any obligation of a Person in respect of a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">farm-in</FONT> agreement or similar arrangement whereby such Person agrees to pay all or a share of the drilling, completion or other expenses of an exploratory or development well (which agreement may be subject to a
maximum payment obligation, after which expenses are shared in accordance with the working or participation interest therein or in accordance with the agreement of the parties) or perform the drilling, completion or other operation on such well in
exchange for an ownership interest in an oil or natural gas property; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) any repayment or reimbursement obligation of
such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to Customary Recourse Exceptions, unless and until an event or circumstance occurs that triggers the Person&#146;s or such Restricted Subsidiary&#146;s direct repayment or reimbursement
obligation (as opposed to contingent or performance obligations) to the lender or other Person to whom such obligation is </P>
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actually owed, in which case the amount of such direct payment or reimbursement obligation shall constitute Indebtedness; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) indebtedness, the proceeds of which are funded into an escrow or other trust arrangement pending the satisfaction of one or
more conditions, unless and until such proceeds are released to or on behalf of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not include any indebtedness that has been defeased or discharged in
accordance with GAAP or defeased or discharged pursuant to the irrevocable deposit of cash, U.S. government obligations and Cash Equivalents (sufficient to satisfy all obligations relating thereto at maturity or redemption, as applicable) in a trust
or account created or pledged for the sole benefit of the holders of such indebtedness, in accordance with the terms of the instruments governing such indebtedness. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Interest Rate Protection Obligations</I>&#148; means the obligations of any Person pursuant to any arrangement with any other Person
whereby, directly or indirectly, such Person is entitled to receive from time to time periodic payments calculated by applying either a floating or a fixed rate of interest on a stated notional amount in exchange for periodic payments made by such
Person calculated by applying a fixed or a floating rate of interest on the same notional amount and shall include, without limitation, interest rate swaps, caps, floors, collars and similar agreements or arrangements designed to protect against or
manage such Person&#146;s and any of its Subsidiaries exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Investment</I>&#148; means,
with respect to any Person, any direct or indirect advance, loan, guarantee of Indebtedness or other extension of credit or capital contribution by such Person to (by means of any transfer of cash or other property or assets to others or any payment
for property, assets or services for the account or use of others), or any purchase or acquisition by such Person of any Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities (including derivatives) or evidences of Indebtedness issued by, any
other Person. In addition, the Fair Market Value of the net assets of any Restricted Subsidiary at the time that such Restricted Subsidiary is designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to be an &#147;Investment&#148; made by the Company
in such Unrestricted Subsidiary at such time. &#147;Investments&#148; shall exclude (1)&nbsp;extensions of trade credit or other advances to customers on commercially reasonable terms in accordance with normal trade practices or otherwise in the
ordinary course of business, (2)&nbsp;Interest Rate Protection Obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business or as required by any Permitted Indebtedness or any Indebtedness incurred in compliance with the &#147;Limitation on
Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital Stock&#148; covenant, but only to the extent that the stated aggregate notional amounts of such Interest Rate Protection Obligations do not exceed 105% of the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness to
which such Interest Rate Protection Obligations relate and (3)&nbsp;endorsements of negotiable instruments and documents in the ordinary course of business. If the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary sells or otherwise disposes of any Capital Stock
of any direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of the Company such that, after giving effect to such sale or disposition, such Person is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, the Company will be deemed to have made an Investment on the
date of any such sale or disposition equal to the Fair Market Value of the Company&#146;s Investments in such Restricted Subsidiary that were not sold or disposed of. The amount of an Investment will be the original cost of such Investment reduced
by any subsequent dividend, distribution, interest payment, return of capital, repayment or other amount received in cash by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Investment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Issue Date</I>&#148; means June&nbsp;23, 2020. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Lien</I>&#148; means any mortgage, charge, pledge, lien (statutory or other), security interest, hypothecation, assignment for
security, claim or similar type of encumbrance (including, without limitation, any agreement to give or grant any lease, conditional sale or other title retention agreement having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) upon
or with respect to any property of any kind. A Person shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any property which such Person has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or
other title retention agreement. </P>
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received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in an Asset Sale that are converted into cash or Cash Equivalents within 180 days following the date of receipt of such securities, notes or other obligations. If such securities are not sold or
exchanged for cash or Cash Equivalents within 180 days of receipt thereof, for purposes of determining whether the transaction pursuant to which the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary received the securities was in compliance with the provisions of
the Indenture described under &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Limitation on Asset Sales,&#148; such securities shall be deemed not to have been Liquid Securities at any time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Minority Interest</I>&#148; means the percentage interest represented by any class of Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary that
is not owned by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Moody&#146;s</I>&#148; means Moody&#146;s Investors Service, Inc. or any
successor to the rating agency business thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Net Available Cash</I>&#148; from an Asset Sale or Sale/Leaseback Transaction
means cash proceeds received therefrom (including (1)&nbsp;any cash proceeds received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received, and (2)&nbsp;the Fair Market
Value of Liquid Securities and Cash Equivalents, but excluding (a)&nbsp;any other consideration received in the form of assumption by the acquiring Person of Indebtedness or other obligations relating to the assets or property that is the subject of
such Asset Sale or Sale/Leaseback Transaction and (b)&nbsp;except to the extent subsequently converted to cash, Cash Equivalents or Liquid Securities within 240 days after such Asset Sale or Sale/Leaseback Transaction, consideration constituting
Exchanged Properties or consideration other than as identified in the immediately preceding clauses (1)&nbsp;and (2)), in each case net of (i)&nbsp;all legal, title and recording expenses, commissions and other fees and expenses incurred, and all
federal, state, foreign and local taxes required to be paid or accrued as a liability under GAAP as a consequence of such Asset Sale or Sale/Leaseback Transaction, (ii)&nbsp;all payments made on any Indebtedness (but specifically excluding
Indebtedness of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries assumed in connection with or in anticipation of such Asset Sale or Sale/Leaseback Transaction) which is secured by any assets subject to such Asset Sale or Sale/Leaseback Transaction, in
accordance with the terms of any Lien upon such assets, or which must by its terms, or in order to obtain a necessary consent to such Asset Sale or Sale/Leaseback Transaction or by applicable law, be repaid out of the proceeds from such Asset Sale
or Sale/Leaseback Transaction, <I>provided </I>that such payments are made in a manner that results in the permanent reduction in the balance of such Indebtedness and, if applicable, a permanent reduction in any outstanding commitment for future
incurrences of Indebtedness thereunder, (iii)&nbsp;all distributions and other payments required to be made to minority interest holders in Subsidiaries or joint ventures as a result of such Asset Sale or Sale/ Leaseback Transaction and
(iv)&nbsp;the deduction of appropriate amounts to be provided by the seller as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with the assets disposed of in such Asset Sale or Sale/ Leaseback Transaction and retained by the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary after such Asset Sale or Sale/ Leaseback Transaction; <I>provided </I>that if any consideration for an Asset Sale or Sale/Leaseback Transaction (which would otherwise constitute Net Available Cash) is required to
be held in escrow pending determination of whether a purchase price adjustment will be made, such consideration (or any portion thereof) shall become Net Available Cash only at such time as it is released to such Person or its Restricted
Subsidiaries from escrow. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Net Cash Proceeds</I>&#148; with respect to any issuance or sale of Qualified Capital Stock or other
securities, means the cash proceeds of such issuance or sale net of attorneys&#146; fees, accountants&#146; fees, underwriters&#146; or placement agents&#146; fees, discounts or commissions and brokerage, consultant and other fees and expenses
actually incurred in connection with such issuance or sale and net of taxes paid or payable as a result thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Net Working
Capital</I>&#148; means (1)&nbsp;all current assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, less (2)&nbsp;all current liabilities of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, except current liabilities included in Indebtedness, in each
case as set forth in consolidated financial statements of the Company prepared in accordance with GAAP. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Recourse</FONT> Indebtedness</I>&#148; means Indebtedness (i)&nbsp;as to which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary (a)&nbsp;provides credit support, including any undertaking, agreement or instrument
which would </P>
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constitute Indebtedness, or (b)&nbsp;is directly or indirectly liable for such Indebtedness, in each case except for Customary Recourse Exceptions, and (ii)&nbsp;no default with respect to such
Indebtedness would permit (after notice or passage of time or both), according to the terms thereof, any holder of any Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary to declare a default on such Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to
be accelerated or payable prior to its Stated Maturity. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Note Register</I>&#148; means the register maintained by or for the
Company in which the Company shall provide for the registration of the Notes and the transfer of the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Notes
Obligations</I>&#148; means all Obligations under the Indenture, the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees in respect thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Obligations</I>&#148; means all obligations for principal, premium, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, payments with
respect to any letters of credit, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Oil and Gas Business</I>&#148; means (i)&nbsp;the acquisition, exploration, development, operation and disposition of interests in
oil, gas and other hydrocarbon properties, (ii)&nbsp;the gathering, marketing, treating, processing, storage, refining, selling and transporting of any production from such interests or properties (including water), (iii) any business relating to or
arising from exploration for or development, production, treatment, processing, storage, refining, transportation or marketing of oil, gas and other minerals and products produced in association therewith, and (iv)&nbsp;any activity necessary,
appropriate or incidental to the activities described in the foregoing clauses (i)&nbsp;through (iii) of this definition. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Permitted Acquisition Indebtedness</I>&#148; means Indebtedness (including Disqualified Capital Stock) of the Company or any of the
Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent such Indebtedness was Indebtedness: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) of an acquired Person prior to the date on
which such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of having been acquired and not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) of a Person that was merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary that was not
incurred in contemplation of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">provided that on the date such Person became a Restricted Subsidiary or the date
such Person was merged, consolidated and amalgamated with or into the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, after giving pro forma effect thereto, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the Company would be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Consolidated Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio test described under &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151; Limitation on Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital Stock,&#148; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for the Company would be not less than the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage
Ratio for the Company immediately prior to such transaction. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Permitted Business Investments</I>&#148; means Investments made in
the ordinary course of, and of a nature that is or shall have become customary in, the Oil and Gas Business, including through agreements, transactions, interests or arrangements that permit one to share risk or costs, comply with regulatory
requirements regarding local ownership or satisfy other objectives customarily achieved through the conduct of the Oil and Gas Business jointly with third parties, including without limitation: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) ownership of oil, natural gas, other related hydrocarbon, water and mineral properties or any interest therein or
gathering, transportation, processing, treating, storage, disposal or related systems; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) the entry into operating
agreements, joint ventures, processing agreements, working interests, royalty interests, mineral leases, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">farm-in</FONT> agreements, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">farm-out</FONT> agreements, development agreements,
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production sharing agreements, area of mutual interest agreements, contracts for the sale, transportation, disposal or exchange of oil and natural gas and related hydrocarbons, water and
minerals, unitization agreements, pooling arrangements, joint bidding agreements, service contracts, partnership agreements (whether general or limited), limited liability company agreements or other similar or customary agreements, transactions,
properties, interests or arrangements, and Investments and expenditures in connection therewith or pursuant thereto, in each case made or entered into in the ordinary course of the Oil and Gas Business, excluding, however, Investments in
corporations and publicly-traded limited partnerships. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Permitted Holders</I>&#148; means, collectively, (1)&nbsp;Arkoma
Drilling, L.P., Williston Drilling, L.P. and each of their respective Affiliates (but not, however, any operating company in the Oil and Gas Business thereof), (2) Jerral W. Jones, (3)&nbsp;any family member, heir or estate of the foregoing,
(4)&nbsp;any trust directly or indirectly controlled by or for the benefit of any of the foregoing, and (5)&nbsp;any other Persons directly or indirectly controlled by any of the foregoing (but not, however, any operating company in the Oil and Gas
Business thereof). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Permitted Investments</I>&#148; means any of the following: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) Investments in Cash Equivalents; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) Investments in property, plant and equipment used in the ordinary course of business; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) Investments in the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) Investments by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in another Person, if (a)&nbsp;as a result of such
Investment (i)&nbsp;such other Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii)&nbsp;such other Person is merged or consolidated with or into, or transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and assets to, the Company or a
Restricted Subsidiary and (b)&nbsp;such other Person is primarily engaged in the Oil and Gas Business; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5) Permitted
Business Investments; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(6) entry into any hedging arrangements in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of
protecting the Company&#146;s or any Restricted Subsidiary&#146;s production, purchases and resales against fluctuations in oil or natural gas prices; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(7) entry into any currency exchange contract in the ordinary course of business; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(8) Investments in stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of debts owing to the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary as a result of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings or upon the foreclosure, perfection or enforcement of any Lien in favor of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in each case as to debt owing to the Company or any Restricted
Subsidiary that arose in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(9) guarantees
of Indebtedness, which guarantees are permitted under the &#147;Limitation on Indebtedness and Disqualified Capital Stock&#148; covenant; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(10) Investments in accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, negotiable instruments held for collection and lease, utility and
worker&#146;s compensation, performance and other similar deposits provided to third parties and endorsements for collection or deposit arising in the ordinary course of business; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(11) advances, deposits and prepayments for purchases of any assets where the consummation itself would not constitute an
Investment; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(12) any Investment existing on the Issue Date and any Investment that replaces, refinances or refunds an
existing Investment; provided that the new Investment is in an amount that does not exceed the amount replaced, refinanced or refunded, and is made in the same Person as the Investment replaced, refinanced or refunded; </P>
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Subsidiary providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earn-outs or similar obligations, in each case incurred or assumed in connection with the disposition or acquisition of any business, assets or a Restricted Subsidiary in
accordance with the Indenture; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(14) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries or joint ventures in an aggregate amount not
to exceed at any one time outstanding $15.0&nbsp;million; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(15) other Investments, in an aggregate amount not to exceed
at any one time outstanding the greater of (a) $25.0&nbsp;million and (b) 2.5% of Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Permitted Liens</I>&#148; means the following types of Liens: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) Liens on assets of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor securing Indebtedness and other Obligations under Credit
Facilities that were incurred pursuant to clause (1)&nbsp;of the definition of &#147;Permitted Indebtedness&#148;; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)
Liens existing as of the 2018 Notes Escrow Release Date (other than Liens referred to in the foregoing clause (1)); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)
Liens securing the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) Liens in favor of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary;
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5) Liens for taxes, assessments and governmental charges or claims either (a)&nbsp;not delinquent or (b)&nbsp;contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have set aside on its books such reserves as may be required pursuant to GAAP; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(6) statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, suppliers, materialmen, repairmen and other
Liens imposed by law incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not delinquent or being contested in good faith, if such reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required by GAAP shall have been made in respect thereof;
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(7) Liens incurred or deposits made in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers&#146; compensation,
unemployment insurance and other types of social security, or to secure the payment or performance of tenders, statutory or regulatory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, government contracts and leases, performance and return of money bonds
and other similar obligations (exclusive of obligations for the payment of borrowed money but including lessee or operator obligations under statutes, governmental regulations or instruments related to the ownership, exploration and production of
oil, gas and minerals on state, Federal or foreign lands or waters); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(8) judgment and attachment Liens not giving rise to
an Event of Default so long as any appropriate legal proceedings which may have been duly initiated for the review of such judgment shall not have been finally terminated or the period within which such proceeding may be initiated shall not have
expired; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(9) easements, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">rights-of-way,</FONT></FONT>
restrictions and other similar charges or encumbrances not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(10) any interest or title of a lessor under any capitalized lease or operating lease; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(11) (x) Liens to secure Indebtedness (including Capitalized Lease Obligations) permitted by clause (5)&nbsp;of the definition
of Permitted Indebtedness and (y)&nbsp;other purchase money Liens so long as the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness secured by such Liens is otherwise permitted to be incurred under the Indenture and does not exceed the cost of the property
or assets so acquired; <I>provided </I>that, in each case, (a)&nbsp;the related Indebtedness represented by Capitalized Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations shall not be secured by any property or assets of the
Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the property or assets so acquired, leased, constructed, installed, repaired, replaced or </P>
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improved and any proceeds therefrom and (b)&nbsp;the Liens securing such Indebtedness shall be created within 90 days of such acquisition, lease, construction, installation, repair, replacement
or improvement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(12) Liens securing obligations under hedging agreements that the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary
enters into in the ordinary course of business for the purpose of protecting its production, purchases and resales against fluctuations in oil or natural gas prices; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(13) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods of any Person securing such Person&#146;s obligations in respect of
bankers&#146; acceptances issued or created for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or other goods; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(14) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect to commercial letters of credit which encumber documents and other
property or assets relating to such letters of credit and products and proceeds thereof; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(15) Liens encumbering property
or assets under construction arising from progress or partial payments by a customer of the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries relating to such property or assets; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(16) Liens encumbering deposits made to secure obligations arising from statutory, regulatory, contractual or warranty
requirements of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including rights of offset and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">set-off;</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(17) Liens securing Interest Rate Protection Obligations which Interest Rate Protection Obligations relate to Indebtedness that
is secured by Liens otherwise permitted under the Indenture; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(18) Liens (other than Liens securing Indebtedness) on, or
related to, properties or assets to secure all or part of the costs incurred in the ordinary course of business for the exploration, drilling, development or operation thereof; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(19) Liens on pipeline or pipeline facilities which arise by operation of law; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(20) Liens arising under operating agreements, joint venture agreements, partnership agreements, oil and gas leases, <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">farm-out</FONT> agreements, division orders, contracts for the sale, transportation or exchange of oil and natural gas, unitization and pooling declarations and agreements, area of mutual interest agreements and other
agreements which are customary in the Oil and Gas Business; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(21) Liens reserved in oil and gas mineral leases for bonus or
rental payments or for compliance with the terms of such leases; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(22) Liens constituting survey exceptions, encumbrances,
easements, or reservations of, or rights to others for, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">rights-of-way,</FONT></FONT> zoning or other restrictions as to the use of real properties, and minor defects of title which,
in the case of any of the foregoing, were not incurred or created to secure the payment of borrowed money or the deferred purchase price of property, assets or services, and in the aggregate do not materially adversely affect the value of properties
and assets of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or materially impair the use of such properties and assets for the purposes for which such properties and assets are held by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiaries;
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(23) Liens securing <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Recourse</FONT> Indebtedness; <I>provided </I>that the related <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Recourse</FONT> Indebtedness shall not be secured by any property or assets of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary other than the property and assets acquired (including, without limitation, those acquired
indirectly through the acquisition of stock or other ownership interests) by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary with the proceeds of such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Recourse</FONT> Indebtedness; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(24) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition thereof by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company and Liens on
property or assets of a Subsidiary existing at the time it became a Subsidiary; <I>provided </I>that such Liens were in existence prior to the contemplation of the acquisition and do not extend to any assets other than the acquired property; </P>
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arising in connection with the defeasance, discharge or redemption of Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or contained in an escrow account subject to customary escrow arrangements; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(26) additional Liens incurred in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company
with respect to obligations that do not exceed at any one time outstanding the greater of (a) $50.0&nbsp;million or (b) 4% of Adjusted Consolidated Net Tangible Assets; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(27) Liens to secure any Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to renew, refinance, refund, replace, amend, defease or
discharge, as a whole or in part, Indebtedness that was previously so secured (other than any Indebtedness previously so secured pursuant to clause (1)&nbsp;or (26) above); <I>provided </I>that (a)&nbsp;the new Liens shall be limited to all or part
of the same property and assets (plus improvements, accessions, proceeds or dividends or distributions in respect thereof) that secured (or, under the written arrangements under which the original Lien arose, could secure) the Indebtedness being
refinanced and (b)&nbsp;the new Liens have no greater priority relative to the Notes and the Subsidiary Guarantees. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding
anything in clauses (1)&nbsp;through (27) of this definition, the term &#147;Permitted Liens&#148; does not include any Liens resulting from the creation, incurrence, issuance, assumption or guarantee of any Production Payments other than Production
Payments that are created, incurred, issued, assumed or guaranteed in connection with the financing of, and within 30 days after, the acquisition of the properties or assets that are subject thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness</I>&#148; means Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary, the net proceeds of which
are used to renew, extend, refinance, refund or repurchase (including, without limitation, pursuant to a Change of Control Offer or Asset Sale Offer) outstanding Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; <I>provided </I>that
(1)&nbsp;if the Indebtedness (including the Notes) being renewed, extended, refinanced, refunded or repurchased is <I>pari passu </I>with or subordinated in right of payment to either the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, then such Indebtedness is
<I>pari passu </I>with or subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, as the case may be, at least to the same extent as the Indebtedness being renewed, extended, refinanced, refunded or repurchased, (2)&nbsp;such
Indebtedness has a Stated Maturity for its final scheduled principal payment that is no earlier than the Stated Maturity for the final scheduled principal payment of the Indebtedness being renewed, extended, refinanced, refunded or repurchased,
(3)&nbsp;if the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor is the issuer of, or otherwise an obligor in respect of, the Indebtedness being renewed, extended refinanced, refunded or repurchased, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness is not incurred by any
Restricted Subsidiary that is not the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor and (4)&nbsp;such Indebtedness has an Average Life at the time such Indebtedness is incurred that is equal to or greater than the Average Life of the Indebtedness being renewed,
extended, refinanced, refunded or repurchased; <I>provided</I>, <I>further</I>, that such Indebtedness is in an aggregate principal amount (or, if such Indebtedness is issued at a price less than the principal amount thereof, the aggregate amount of
gross proceeds therefrom is) not in excess of the aggregate principal amount then outstanding of the Indebtedness being renewed, extended, refinanced, refunded or repurchased (or if the Indebtedness being renewed, extended, refinanced, refunded or
repurchased was issued at a price less than the principal amount thereof, then not in excess of the amount of liability in respect thereof determined in accordance with GAAP) <I>plus </I>the amount of any premium required to be paid in connection
with such renewal, extension or refinancing, refunding or repurchase pursuant to the terms of the Indebtedness being renewed, extended, refinanced, refunded or repurchased or the amount of any premium reasonably determined by the Company as
necessary to accomplish such renewal, extension, refinancing, refunding or repurchase, <I>plus </I>the amount of reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection therewith. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Person</I>&#148; means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock
company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Preferred
Stock</I>,&#148; as applied to the Capital Stock of any Person, means Capital Stock of such Person of any class or classes (however designated) that ranks prior, as to the payment of dividends or as to the distribution of
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assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of such Person, to shares of Capital Stock of any other class of such Person. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Production Payments</I>&#148; means, collectively, Dollar-Denominated Production Payments and Volumetric Production Payments. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Proved Reserves</I>&#148; means crude oil and natural gas reserves (including natural gas liquids) constituting &#147;proved oil and
gas reserves&#148; as defined in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">4-10</FONT> of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-X</FONT> of the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Qualified Capital Stock</I>&#148; of any Person means any and all Capital Stock of such Person other than Disqualified Capital Stock.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Restricted Investment</I>&#148; means (without duplication)&nbsp;(i) the designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary in the manner described in the definition of &#147;Unrestricted Subsidiary&#148; and (ii)&nbsp;any Investment other than a Permitted Investment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Restricted Subsidiary</I>&#148; means any Subsidiary of the Company, unless such Subsidiary of the Company is an Unrestricted
Subsidiary or is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>S&amp;P</I>&#148; means
S&amp;P Global Ratings, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., or any successor to the rating agency business thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Sale/Leaseback Transaction</I>&#148; means, with respect to the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any arrangement with
any Person providing for the leasing by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any principal property, whereby such property has been or is to be sold or transferred by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to such Person.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Securities Act</I>&#148; means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
promulgated thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Senior Indebtedness</I>&#148; means any Indebtedness of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (whether
outstanding on the date hereof or hereinafter incurred), unless such Indebtedness is Subordinated Indebtedness. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Significant
Subsidiary</I>&#148; means any Restricted Subsidiary that would be a &#147;significant subsidiary&#148; as defined in Article 1, Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-02</FONT> of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-X,</FONT> promulgated
pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Regulation is in effect on the Issue Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Stated Maturity</I>&#148; means, when used
with respect to any Indebtedness or any installment of interest thereon, the date specified in the instrument evidencing or governing such Indebtedness as the fixed date on which the principal of such Indebtedness or such installment of interest is
due and payable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Subordinated Indebtedness</I>&#148; means Indebtedness of the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor which is
expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes or the Subsidiary Guarantees, as the case may be. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Subsidiary</I>&#148;
means, with respect to any Person: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) any corporation, limited liability company, association or other business entity
(other than a partnership) of which more than 50% of the total voting power of its Voting Stock is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination
thereof); and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) any partnership of which (a)&nbsp;more than 50% of the capital accounts, distribution rights, total
equity and voting interests or general and limited partnership interests, as applicable, are owned or controlled, </P>
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directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person (or a combination thereof), whether in the form of general, special or limited partnership interests
or otherwise, or (b)&nbsp;such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is a controlling general partner or otherwise controls such entity. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless
otherwise specified, all references herein to a &#147;Subsidiary&#148; or to &#147;Subsidiaries&#148; shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Subsidiary Guarantee</I>&#148; means any guarantee of the Notes by any Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with the provisions
described under &#147;&#151;Subsidiary Guarantees&#148; and &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Future Subsidiary Guarantees.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Subsidiary Guarantor</I>&#148; means (1)&nbsp;Comstock Oil&nbsp;&amp; Gas&#151;Louisiana, LLC, (2)&nbsp;Comstock Oil&nbsp;&amp; Gas,
LLC, (3)&nbsp;each of the Company&#146;s other Restricted Subsidiaries, if any, executing a supplemental indenture in which such Subsidiary agrees to be bound by the terms of the Indenture and (4)&nbsp;any Person that becomes a successor guarantor
of the Notes in compliance with the provisions described under &#147;&#151;Subsidiary Guarantees&#148; and &#147;&#151;Certain Covenants&#151;Future Subsidiary Guarantees.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Treasury Rate</I>&#148; means, as of any redemption date, the yield to maturity at the time of computation of United States Treasury
securities with a constant maturity (as compiled and published in the most recent Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) which has become publicly available at least two Business Days prior to the redemption date (or, if such Statistical
Release is no longer published or the relevant information does not appear thereon, any publicly available source or similar market data)) most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to August&nbsp;15, 2021; <I>provided</I>, however,
that if the period from the redemption date to August&nbsp;15, 2021 is not equal to the constant maturity of a United States Treasury security for which a weekly average yield is given, the Treasury Rate shall be obtained by linear interpolation
(calculated to the nearest <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-twelfth</FONT> of a year) from the weekly average yields of United States Treasury securities for which such yields are given, except that if the period from the redemption date to
August&nbsp;15, 2021 is less than one year, the weekly average yield on actually traded United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of one year shall be used. The Company shall (1)&nbsp;calculate the Treasury Rate as of the
second Business Day preceding the applicable redemption date and (2)&nbsp;prior to such redemption date file with the Trustee an officers&#146; certificate setting forth the Applicable Premium and the Treasury Rate and showing the calculation in
reasonable detail. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>U.S. Government Obligations</I>&#148; means securities that are: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) direct obligations of the United States of America for the timely payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged, or
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) obligations of a Person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of the United States of
America, the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by the United States of America, which, in each case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof, and shall also include
a depository receipt issued by a bank (as defined in Section&nbsp;3(a)(2) of the Securities Act) as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Obligations or a specific payment of principal of or interest on any such U.S. Government
Obligations held by such custodian for the account of the holder of such depository receipt; <I>provided </I>that (except as required by law) such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such
depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligations or the specific payment of principal of or interest on the U.S. Government Obligations evidenced by such depository receipt. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Unrestricted Subsidiary</I>&#148; means (1)&nbsp;any Subsidiary of the Company that at the time of determination will be designated
an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the Board of Directors of the Company as provided below and (2)&nbsp;any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Company may designate any Subsidiary of the Company
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as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors unless such Subsidiary or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interests or Indebtedness of, or owns or holds
any Lien on, any property of, the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than solely any Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated); <I>provided </I>that the Subsidiary to be so designated and each Subsidiary of such Subsidiary: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) has no Indebtedness other than <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Recourse</FONT> Indebtedness; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary unless
the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of the Company; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) is a Person with respect to which neither the Company nor any of the Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect
obligation (a)&nbsp;to guaranty any Indebtedness of such Person, (b)&nbsp;to subscribe for additional Equity Interests or (c)&nbsp;to maintain or preserve such Person&#146;s financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels
of operating results, in each case, other than Customary Recourse Exceptions; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4) has not guaranteed or otherwise
directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of the Company or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Volumetric Production Payments</I>&#148; means production payment obligations of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary recorded as
deferred revenue in accordance with GAAP, together with all undertakings and obligations in connection therewith. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Voting
Stock</I>&#148; of any specified Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person entitling the holders thereof (whether at all times or only so long as no senior class of Capital Stock has voting power by reason of any contingency) to
vote in the election of members of the Board of Directors of such Person; <I>provided </I>that with respect to a limited partnership or other entity which does not have a Board of Directors, Voting Stock means the managing membership interest or the
Capital Stock of the general partner of such limited partnership or other business entity with the ultimate authority to manage the business and operations of such Person, as applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary</I>&#148; means any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company to the extent (1)&nbsp;all of the Capital
Stock or other ownership interests in such Restricted Subsidiary, other than directors&#146; qualifying shares mandated by applicable law, is owned directly or indirectly by the Company or (2)&nbsp;such Restricted Subsidiary does substantially all
of its business in one or more foreign jurisdictions and is required by the applicable laws and regulations of any such foreign jurisdiction to be partially owned by the government of such foreign jurisdiction or individual or corporate citizens of
such foreign jurisdiction in order for such Restricted Subsidiary to transact business in such foreign jurisdiction; <I>provided </I>that the Company, directly or indirectly, owns the remaining Capital Stock or ownership interest in such Restricted
Subsidiary and, by contract or otherwise, controls the management and business of such Restricted Subsidiary and derives the economic benefits of ownership of such Restricted Subsidiary to substantially the same extent as if such Restricted
Subsidiary were a wholly owned Subsidiary. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Notes. This
summary is based upon provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &#147;Code&#148;), applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, published administrative rulings of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the
&#147;IRS&#148;), judicial authority, and all other applicable authority all as in effect as of the date hereof, any of which may subsequently be changed, possibly retroactively, so as to result in U.S. federal income tax consequences different from
those discussed below. Except where noted, this summary deals only with a Note held as a &#147;capital asset&#148; within the meaning of Section&nbsp;1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment) by a beneficial owner who acquired the
Note in this offering for an amount of cash equal to the price shown on the cover of this offering memorandum. This discussion does not address tax consequences relevant to the acquisition, ownership or disposition of the Notes by holders of our
existing indebtedness whose indebtedness may be repaid using the proceeds of this offering. This summary is general in nature and does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation relevant to holders of Notes and does not address the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">so-called</FONT> Medicare tax imposed on certain investment income, state, local, estate, gift or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-income</FONT> tax consequences or
any income tax treaty. In addition, this summary does not deal with all tax consequences that may be relevant to such holders in light of their personal circumstances or particular situations, such as: </P>
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or currencies, banks, financial institutions, regulated investment companies, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and other <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-deferred</FONT> accounts, real estate investment trusts, <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">tax-exempt</FONT> entities, grantor trusts, insurance companies, investors that elect to use a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">mark-to-market</FONT></FONT> method of tax accounting for
their securities, S corporations &#147;controlled foreign corporations,&#148; &#147;passive foreign investment companies,&#148; corporations that accumulate earnings to avoid U.S. federal income tax, expatriated entities subject to Section&nbsp;7874
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">tax consequences to persons holding Notes as a part of a hedge, integrated or conversion transaction, synthetic
security, straddle or combined transaction or persons deemed to sell Notes under the constructive sale provisions of the Code; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">tax consequences to U.S. holders (as defined below) whose &#147;functional currency&#148; is not the U.S. dollar;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">tax consequences to partnerships or other pass-through entities or investors in such partnerships or other
pass-through entities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">tax consequences to persons subject to the alternative minimum tax; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">tax consequences to accrual-method taxpayers subject to special tax accounting rules under Section&nbsp;451(b) of
the Code. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an entity or arrangement, domestic or foreign, that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income
tax purposes holds Notes, the U.S. federal income tax treatment of a partner will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership and the partner. If you are a partnership or partner in a partnership holding the
Notes, you should consult your tax advisor as to the particular U.S. federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have not sought, nor will we seek, a ruling from the IRS or an opinion of counsel with respect to the matters discussed below. Accordingly,
there can be no assurance that the IRS will not take a different position concerning the tax consequences of the purchase, ownership or disposition of the Notes or that any such position would not be sustained. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As used herein, the term &#147;U.S. holder&#148; means a beneficial owner of Notes that is,
for U.S. federal income tax purposes: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a corporation (or any other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or
organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a trust, if it (i)&nbsp;is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and one or more
U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (ii)&nbsp;has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#148; is a beneficial owner of Notes (other than an entity treated as a
partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that is not a U.S. holder. Special rules may apply to certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holders. Consequently, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holders should
consult their tax advisors to determine the U.S. federal, state, local, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> and other tax consequences that may be relevant to them in light of their particular circumstances. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THIS SUMMARY OF CERTAIN MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND IS NOT TAX ADVICE. BOTH U.S. AND <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NON-U.S.</FONT> HOLDERS CONSIDERING THE PURCHASE OF NOTES SHOULD CONSULT THEIR TAX ADVISORS WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLICATION OF U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAWS TO THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATIONS AS WELL AS ANY TAX CONSEQUENCES OF
THE PURCHASE, OWNERSHIP AND DISPOSITION OF THE NOTES ARISING UNDER U.S. FEDERAL <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NON-INCOME</FONT> TAX RULES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY ESTATE, GIFT TAX OR MEDICARE CONTRIBUTION TAX RULES) OR UNDER THE LAWS
OF ANY STATE, LOCAL, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NON-U.S.</FONT> OR ANY OTHER TAXING JURISDICTION OR UNDER ANY APPLICABLE TAX TREATY. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Qualified
Reopening </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company intends to treat the issuance of the Notes as a &#147;qualified reopening&#148; of the Existing Notes for U.S.
federal income tax purposes. If the issuance of the Notes is so treated, then the Notes issued pursuant to this offering will be deemed to have the same issue date, the same issue price and the same adjusted issue price as the Existing Notes even
though, considered separately, the Existing Notes were offered with OID and the Notes offered hereby might be considered to be issued at a premium or discount. In order for the issuance of the Notes to constitute a &#147;qualified reopening&#148; of
the Existing Notes, various factual requirements must be satisfied. The Company believes that the Notes satisfy all such factual requirements and therefore are properly characterized as issued in a qualified reopening. However, it is possible that
the Company&#146;s position may be challenged by a taxing authority and if such challenge were sustained by a court, the Notes may be treated as a separate issue from the Existing Notes. The remainder of this discussion assumes that the issuance of
the Notes will be treated as a qualified reopening of the Existing Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Additional Amounts </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In certain circumstances, we may be obligated to make payments on the Notes in excess of stated principal and interest. For example, we may be
required to make payments of additional interest to holders of the Notes if we fail to comply with certain reporting and information delivery obligations as described under &#147;Description of the Notes &#151; Event of Default.&#148; Although the
issue is not free from doubt, we intend to take the position that the foregoing contingencies should not cause the Notes to be treated as contingent payment debt instruments, in particular in the case of the possibility of additional interest
because: (i)&nbsp;there is only a remote possibility that we would be required to pay additional interest, and (ii)&nbsp;if such additional interest were required to be paid, it would be an incidental amount, although our position is not binding on
the IRS and there can be no assurance that the IRS or a court will agree with such position. Assuming such position is respected, a U.S. holder would generally </P>
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be required to include in income the amount of any such additional payments at the time such payments are received or accrued in accordance with such U.S. holder&#146;s method of accounting for
U.S. federal income tax purposes. Our position is binding on a holder, unless the holder discloses in the proper manner to the IRS that it is taking a different position. If the IRS successfully prevails in taking the contrary position that the
Notes are treated as contingent payment debt instruments, U.S. holders could be required to accrue interest income at a rate higher than their stated rate and to treat as ordinary income, rather than as capital gain, any gain recognized on a sale,
exchange, retirement or redemption of a Note. In addition, if the Notes were treated as contingent payment debt instruments, then the issuance of the Notes would not constitute a qualified reopening, and the calculation of the OID accruals on the
Notes would be based, in part, upon the actual issue date and the actual issue price of the Notes. The remainder of this discussion assumes that the Notes are not treated as contingent payment debt instruments. U.S. holders of the Notes should
consult their own tax advisors regarding the possible application of the contingent payment debt instrument rules to the Notes and, in the event we pay additional interest on the Notes, U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding
the treatment of such amounts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Consequences to U.S. Holders </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Payments of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-Issuance</FONT> Accrued Interest </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A portion of the price paid for the Notes offered hereby may be allocable to interest that accrued prior to the date such Notes offered hereby
are purchased (the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;pre-issuance</FONT> accrued interest&#148;). In such circumstances, we intend to take the position that, on the first interest payment date, a portion of the interest received in an amount
equal to the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-issuance</FONT> accrued interest will be treated as a return of the portion of the price paid for the Notes allocable to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-issuance</FONT> accrued interest and not
as a payment of interest on the Notes offered hereby. Amounts treated as such a return of the price allocable to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-issuance</FONT> accrued interest should not be taxable when received but should reduce the U.S.
holder&#146;s adjusted tax basis in the Notes offered hereby by a corresponding amount (in the same manner as would a payment of principal). Prospective purchasers of the Notes are urged to consult their tax advisors with respect to the tax
treatment of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-issuance</FONT> accrued interest. The remainder of this discussion assumes that the Notes will be so treated, and all references to stated interest in the remainder of this discussion exclude
references to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-issuance</FONT> accrued interest. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Payments of Interest </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stated interest on a note generally will be taxable to a U.S. holder as ordinary income at the time it is paid or accrued in accordance with
the U.S. holder&#146;s usual method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Original Issue Discount (OID) </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Existing Notes were issued with OID because the stated principal amount of the Existing Notes exceeded their issue price by more than a
specified de minimis amount. The excess of the stated principal amount of the Existing Notes over the issue price of the Existing Notes constitutes OID. Because the Notes offered hereby will be treated as having the same issue date and issue price
as the Existing Notes, the Notes will also be treated as having OID in the same amount as the Existing Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Accordingly, a U.S. Holder
will be required to accrue any remaining OID with respect to the Existing Notes (which is equal to the excess of the stated principal amount of the Notes over the &#147;adjusted issue price&#148; of the Existing Notes as of the date of this
offering) as described below, subject to an exception or offsetting adjustments as described below under &#147;&#151;Amortizable bond premium&#148; and &#147;&#151;Acquisition premium.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A U.S. Holder (whether a cash or accrual method taxpayer) generally will be required to include OID with respect to the Notes in gross income
(as ordinary income) as the OID accrues (on a constant yield to maturity basis), before the receipt of cash payments attributable to such OID. In general, the amount of OID includible in the gross income of a U.S. Holder will generally be equal to a
ratable amount of OID with respect to the Note for each day in an accrual period during the taxable year or portion of the taxable year on which a U.S. Holder held </P>
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the Note. An accrual period may be of any length and the accrual periods may vary in length over the term of the Note, provided that each accrual period is no longer than one year and each
scheduled payment of principal or interest occurs either on the final day of an accrual period or on the first day of an accrual period. The amount of OID allocable to any accrual period is an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i)&nbsp;the
product of the Note&#146;s adjusted issue price at the beginning of such accrual period and its yield to maturity, determined on the basis of a compounding assumption that reflects the length of the accrual period over (ii)&nbsp;the sum of the
stated interest payments on the Notes allocable to the accrual period. The adjusted issue price of a Note at the beginning of any accrual period generally equals the issue price of the Note increased by the amount of all previously accrued OID. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Amortizable Bond Premium </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a U.S.
holder purchases a Note for an amount (excluding any amount properly allocable to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-issuance</FONT> accrued interest) in excess of the sum of all amounts payable on the Note (other than payments of stated
interest), then the U.S. holder will be considered to have purchased the Note with &#147;bond premium&#148; in an amount equal to such excess. In such case, the U.S. holder would not be required to include OID in gross income in respect of such Note
even though the Existing Notes were issued with OID. In addition, if a U.S. holder makes (or has made) a proper election under Section&nbsp;171 of the Code, then such holder may amortize any bond premium over the term of such Note as an offset to
stated interest income on the Note. Any such election to amortize bond premium will apply to all taxable debt instruments held or subsequently acquired by such U.S. holder on or after the first day of the first taxable year to which the election
applies and cannot be revoked without permission from the IRS. If a U.S. holder makes an election to amortize bond premium, then the bond premium will be amortizable on a constant yield method over the term of the Note, subject to certain
limitations, and such holder&#146;s tax basis in the Note must be reduced by the amount of the aggregate amortization deductions allowable for the bond premium. To the extent the amount of amortizable bond premium attributable to the current accrual
period exceeds the amount of interest income for the current accrual period, the ability to deduct such excess is limited to the amount by which the total interest inclusions on the Note in prior accrual periods exceed the total amount of bond
premium deducted in prior accrual periods. If any of the excess bond premium is not deductible, that amount is carried forward to the next accrual period. If a U.S. holder does not make such an election, the bond premium will be included in such
U.S. holder&#146;s tax basis in the Note and, therefore, such bond premium will be taken into account in computing the gain or loss recognized on such U.S. holder&#146;s disposition of the Note. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because under certain circumstances we may call the Note at a price in excess of their principal amount, the amount payable on the Notes may
not equal the stated principal amount for purposes of determining the amount of any amortizable bond premium and, as a result, a U.S. holder may be required to accrue OID on the Notes (subject to adjustments described under &#147;&#151;Acquisition
Premium&#148; below) and any amortization of bond premium may be reduced or delayed. U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisor regarding the availability of the amortization of any amortizable bond premium. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Acquisition Premium </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a U.S. holder
purchases a Note for an amount (excluding any amount properly allocable to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-issuance</FONT> accrued interest) in excess of its adjusted issue price as of the date of purchase but less than or equal to the sum of
all amounts payable on the Note (other than payments of stated interest), such U.S. holder will be considered to have acquired the Note at an acquisition premium. Under the acquisition premium rules, the amount of OID that a U.S. holder must include
in gross income with respect to the Note for any taxable year will be reduced by the portion of the acquisition premium properly allocable to that year. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Election to Treat All Interest as OID </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You may elect to include in gross income all interest that accrues on a Note, including any stated interest, OID (including less than de
minimis OID), market discount (including less than de minimis market discount), as </P>
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adjusted by any bond premium or acquisition premium, by using the constant yield method described above under &#147;&#151;Original Issue Discount (OID).&#148; This election generally will apply
only to the Note with respect to which it is made and may be revoked only with the consent of the IRS. If this election is made for a Note with bond premium, it results in a deemed election to amortize bond premium for all other taxable debt
instruments with bond premium held at the beginning of, or acquired during, the taxable year in which the Note was acquired, which deemed election may be revoked only with the consent of the IRS. Similarly, if this election is made for a Note with
market discount, it results in a deemed election to accrue market discount in income currently for the Note and for all other debt instruments with market discount held at the beginning of, or acquired during, the taxable year in which the Note was
acquired, which deemed election may be revoked only with the consent of the IRS. A U.S. Holder&#146;s tax basis in a Note is increased by each accrual of the amounts treated as OID under the constant yield election described in this paragraph. U.S.
holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the impact of an election to treat all interest as OID. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Sale, Exchange, Redemption, Repurchase
or Other Taxable Disposition of Notes </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A U.S. holder will generally recognize capital gain or loss upon the sale, exchange, redemption,
repurchase, or other taxable disposition of a Note, equal to the difference between (i)&nbsp;the sum of the cash plus the fair market value of any other property received upon such disposition (excluding any amount attributable to accrued but
untaxed interest, which will be treated as described above under &#147;&#151;Payments of Interest&#148;) and (ii)&nbsp;such U.S. holder&#146;s adjusted tax basis in the Note. A U.S. holder&#146;s adjusted tax basis in a Note will generally be equal
to the amount that the U.S. holder paid for the Note, increased by any OID previously included in income by such U.S. holder with respect to such Note, and reduced by any amortizable bond premium or, if applicable, acquisition premium, a U.S. holder
has previously amortized. Such gain or loss will generally be capital gain or loss. If, at the time of the sale, exchange, repurchase, retirement or other taxable disposition of the Note, the U.S. holder held the Note for more than one year, such
capital gain or loss would be long-term capital gain or loss, otherwise such gain or loss would be short-term capital gain or loss. Long-term capital gains recognized by certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-corporate</FONT> U.S. holders,
including individuals, will generally be subject to a reduced rate of U.S. federal income tax. A U.S. holder&#146;s ability to deduct capital losses is subject to limitations. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Information Reporting and Backup Withholding </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Information reporting requirements generally will apply to payments of interest on the Notes (including additional interest that we may be
required to pay under circumstances described above under &#147;Description of the Notes &#151; Events of Default.&#148;), to accruals and payments of OID and to the proceeds of sale, redemption, exchange, retirement, or other taxable disposition of
a Note paid to a U.S. holder unless the U.S. holder is an exempt recipient (such as a corporation) and certifies as to that status. Backup withholding (currently at a 24% rate) will apply to those payments if the U.S. holder fails to provide its
correct taxpayer identification number, or certification of exempt status, or if the U.S. holder is notified by the IRS that it has failed to report in full payments of interest income. Backup withholding is not an additional tax, and any amounts
withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a refund or a credit against a U.S. holder&#146;s U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is furnished timely to the IRS. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Consequences to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Holders </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Payments of Interest </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to the
discussions of backup withholding and FATCA below, U.S. federal income tax will generally not be applied to any payment of interest (which, for purposes of this discussion of tax consequences to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT>
holders, includes OID on a Note (as discussed above under &#147;&#151;Consequences to U.S. Holders&#151;Original Issue Discount (OID)&#148;)) on a Note to a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder provided that: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">such interest is not effectively connected with the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT>
holder&#146;s conduct of a trade or business in the United States; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder does not actually or constructively own 10% or more
of the total combined voting power of all classes of our stock that are entitled to vote within the meaning of Section&nbsp;871(h)(3) of the Code; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder is not a controlled foreign corporation that is
related to us (actually or constructively) through stock ownership; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder is not a bank whose receipt of interest on the Notes
is described in Section&nbsp;881(c)(3)(A) of the Code; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder provides its name and address, and certifies, under
penalties of perjury, that it is not a U.S. person (which certification may be made on an IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN</FONT> or IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E</FONT> (or other applicable form)) or the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder holds the Notes through certain foreign intermediaries and the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder and the foreign intermediaries satisfy the certification requirements of
applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder cannot satisfy the
requirements described above, the gross amounts of interest will be subject to a 30% U.S. federal withholding tax, unless the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder provides the applicable withholding agent with a properly executed
(i)&nbsp;IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN</FONT> or IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E</FONT></FONT> (or other applicable form) claiming an exemption from or reduction in withholding
under the benefit of an applicable income tax treaty or (ii)&nbsp;IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8ECI</FONT> (or other applicable form) stating that interest paid on the Notes is not subject to U.S. federal withholding tax because it is
effectively connected with the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#146;s conduct of a trade or business in the United States. If a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder is engaged in a trade or business in the
United States and interest on the Notes is effectively connected with the conduct of that trade or business and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment or U.S. fixed base, then (although the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder will be exempt from the 30% U.S. federal withholding tax provided the certification requirements discussed above are satisfied) the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder will
be subject to U.S. federal income tax on that interest on a net income basis generally in the same manner as if the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder were a U.S. holder. In addition, if a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder is a foreign corporation, it may be subject to a branch profits tax equal to 30% (or lesser rate under an applicable income tax treaty) of its earnings and profits for the taxable year, subject
to adjustments, that are effectively connected with its conduct of a trade or business in the United States. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> holders are urged to consult their own advisors regarding the U.S. tax consequences to them
of payments of interest on the Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Sale, Exchange, Certain Redemptions and Repurchases or Other Taxable Dispositions of Notes </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to the discussions below regarding backup withholding and FATCA, any gain recognized by a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder on the sale, exchange, certain redemptions and repurchases, or other taxable disposition of a Note will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income tax unless: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">that gain is effectively connected with a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#146;s conduct
of a trade or business in the United States (and, if required by an applicable income tax treaty, is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment or a U.S. fixed base); or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder is an individual who is present in the United States
for 183 days or more in the taxable year of disposition, and certain other conditions are met. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#146;s gain is described in the first bullet point above, such holder will be subject to tax at regular graduated U.S. federal income tax rates on the net gain recognized, generally in the same
manner as if such holder were a U.S. holder. If a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder is a foreign corporation that recognizes gain described in the first bullet point above, such holder may also be subject to the branch profits
tax equal to 30% (or such lower rate as may be prescribed under an applicable U.S. income tax treaty) of its effectively connected earnings and profits. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder is described in the second
bullet point above, such holder will generally be subject to a flat 30% tax (unless an applicable treaty rate applies) on the gain recognized (which gain may be offset by certain U.S.-source capital losses). Any amounts which a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder receives on a sale, exchange, redemption, repurchase or other taxable disposition of a Note which are attributable to accrued interest will be taxable as interest and subject to the rules described
above under &#147;&#151;Payments of Interest.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> holders described in the preceding
paragraph are urged to consult their own advisors regarding the U.S. tax consequences to them of a sale or other disposition of Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Information
Reporting and Backup Withholding </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Generally, we must report annually to the IRS and to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT>
holders the amount of interest (including additional interest that we may be required to pay under circumstances described above under &#147;Description of the Notes&#151;Events of Default&#148;) and the amount of tax, if any, withheld with respect
to those payments. Copies of the information returns reporting such interest and withholding may also be made available to the tax authorities in the country in which a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder resides under the
provisions of an applicable income tax treaty. In general, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder will not be subject to backup withholding with respect to payments of interest that we make on a Note, provided the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder certifies its <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> status on a validly executed IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN,</FONT> IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8BEN-E,</FONT></FONT> or other applicable IRS Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">W-8</FONT> (and the applicable withholding agent does not have actual knowledge or reason to know that the holder is a U.S. person, as
defined under the Code, that is not an exempt recipient). In addition, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder will be subject to information reporting and, depending on the circumstances, backup withholding with respect to
payments of the proceeds of the sale of a Note within the United States or conducted through certain U.S.-related financial intermediaries, unless the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder certifies its <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> status or otherwise establishes an exemption (and we and the relevant financial intermediaries do not have actual knowledge or reason to know that a holder is a U.S. person, as defined under the Code, that
is not an exempt recipient) or the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder otherwise establishes an exemption. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a refund or a credit against a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-U.S.</FONT> holder&#146;s U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, provided the required information is furnished timely to the IRS. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, and the regulations and administrative guidance thereunder (commonly referred to as FATCA) impose
withholding at a 30% rate on payments of interest on the Notes and, subject to the regulatory relief described below, the gross proceeds from the sale or other disposition of a Note, in each case, paid to a &#147;foreign financial institution&#148;
or to a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;non-financial</FONT> foreign entity&#148; (all as defined in the Code), whether such foreign financial institution or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-financial</FONT> foreign entity is the
beneficial owner or an intermediary, unless (i)&nbsp;the foreign financial institution undertakes certain diligence and reporting obligations, (ii)&nbsp;the nonfinancial foreign entity either certifies it does not have any &#147;substantial United
States owners&#148; (as defined in the Code) or furnishes identifying information regarding each substantial United States owner or (iii)&nbsp;the foreign financial institution or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-financial</FONT> foreign entity
otherwise qualifies for an exemption from these rules. If the payee is a foreign financial institution and is subject to the diligence and reporting requirements in (i)&nbsp;above, it generally must enter into an agreement with the U.S. Department
of the Treasury requiring, among other things, that it undertake to identify accounts held by certain U.S. persons or U.S.-owned foreign entities (as defined in applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations), annually report certain information about such
accounts and withhold 30% on payments to noncompliant foreign financial institutions and certain other account holders. Foreign governments may enter into, and many foreign governments have entered into, intergovernmental agreements with the United
States to implement FATCA in a different manner. If an interest payment is both subject to withholding under FATCA and subject to the withholding tax discussed above under the sections titled &#147;&#151;Payments of Interest,&#148; the withholding
under FATCA may be credited against, and therefore reduce, such other withholding tax. Under proposed U.S. Treasury Regulations that may be relied upon pending finalization, the withholding tax on gross proceeds would be eliminated and,
consequently, FATCA withholding on gross </P>
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proceeds paid from the sale or other disposition of a Note is not currently expected to apply, but this expectation could be altered by subsequent events (e.g., issuance of final U.S. Treasury
regulations that modify the rule). Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of FATCA to the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>THIS SUMMARY OF MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY AND IS NOT TAX ADVICE. YOU ARE URGED TO CONSULT YOUR TAX ADVISOR
WITH RESPECT TO THE APPLICATION OF U.S. FEDERAL TAX LAWS (INCLUDING ESTATE TAX LAWS) TO YOUR PARTICULAR SITUATION AS WELL AS ANY TAX CONSEQUENCES UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY STATE, LOCAL, FOREIGN OR OTHER TAXING JURISDICTION OR UNDER ANY APPLICABLE TAX
TREATY. </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BofA Securities, Inc. is acting as the representative of each of the underwriters named below. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
in a firm commitment underwriting agreement among us and the underwriters, we have agreed to sell to the underwriters, and each of the underwriters has agreed, severally and not jointly, to purchase from us, the principal amount of Notes offered
hereby set forth opposite its name below. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>Underwriter</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"><B>Principal<BR>Amount&nbsp;of&nbsp;Notes</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BofA Securities, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">105,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BMO Capital Markets Corp.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">40,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">40,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Fifth Third Securities, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">21,000,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mizuho Securities USA LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">21,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Capital One Securities, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SG Americas Securities, LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Regions Securities LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Barclays Capital Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CIT Capital Securities LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Citizens Capital Markets, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Credit Agricole Securities (USA) Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Goldman Sachs&nbsp;&amp; Co. LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4,500,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">300,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement, the underwriters have agreed,
severally and not jointly, to purchase all of the Notes sold under the underwriting agreement if any of these Notes are purchased. If an underwriter defaults, the underwriting agreement provides that the purchase commitments of the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> underwriters may be increased or the underwriting agreement may be terminated. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have
agreed to indemnify the underwriters and their controlling persons against certain liabilities in connection with this offering, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in
respect of those liabilities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The underwriters are offering the Notes offered hereby, subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to
and accepted by them, subject to approval of legal matters by their counsel, including the validity of the Notes offered hereby, and other conditions contained in the underwriting agreement, such as the receipt by the underwriters of officer&#146;s
certificates and legal opinions. The underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part. The underwriters may offer and sell the Notes through their affiliates. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Commissions and Discounts </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
representatives have advised us that the underwriters propose initially to offer the Notes offered hereby to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement. After the initial offering, the public
offering price, concession or any other term of the offering may be changed. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The expenses of the offering, not including the underwriting
discount, are estimated at $1.0 million and are payable by us. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>New Issue of Notes </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Existing Notes are not, and the Notes offered hereby will not be, listed on any securities exchange or included in any automated quotation
system, there is currently no established market for the Notes. We have been advised by certain of the underwriters that they presently intend to make a market in the Notes after completion of the offering. However, they are under no obligation to
do so and may discontinue any market-making activities at any time without any notice. We cannot assure the liquidity of the trading market for the Notes or that an active public market for the Notes will develop. If an active public trading market
for the Notes does not develop, the market price and liquidity of the Notes may be adversely affected. If the Notes are traded, they may trade at a discount from their initial offering price, depending on prevailing interest rates, the market for
similar securities, our operating performance and financial condition, general economic conditions and other factors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Settlement </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We expect that delivery of the Notes offered hereby will be made to investors on or about August&nbsp;19,&nbsp;2020, which will be the third
business day following the date of this prospectus supplement (such settlement being referred to as &#147;T+3&#148;). Under Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15c6-1</FONT> under the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market are required to
settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade express agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the Notes prior to the delivery of the Notes hereunder will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Notes
initially settle in T+3, to specify an alternate settlement arrangement at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of the Notes who wish to trade the Notes prior to their date of delivery hereunder should consult their
advisors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>No Sales of Similar Securities </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have agreed that we will not, for a period of 60 days after the date of this prospectus supplement, without first obtaining the prior
written consent of BofA Securities, Inc., offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, any debt securities issued or guaranteed by us or any of our subsidiaries that guarantee the Notes, except for the
Notes sold to the underwriters pursuant to the underwriting agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Short Positions </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell the Notes in the open market. These transactions may include short
sales and purchases on the open market to cover positions created by short sales. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater principal amount of Notes than they are required to purchase in the offering. The underwriters must close
out any short position by purchasing Notes in the open market. A short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the Notes in the open market after pricing that could
adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Similar to other purchase transactions, the underwriters&#146; purchases to
cover the syndicate short sales may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of the Notes or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the Notes. As a result, the price of the Notes may be higher than the price that
might otherwise exist in the open market. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Neither we nor any of the underwriters make any representation or prediction as to the
direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of the Notes. In addition, neither we nor any of the underwriters make any representation that the representatives will engage in these transactions or
that these transactions, once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We intend to use the net proceeds of this offering to repay a portion of the borrowings under our bank credit facility. See &#147;Use of
Proceeds&#148; in this prospectus supplement. Substantially all of the underwriters or their affiliates are lenders under our bank credit facility and accordingly will receive a portion of the net proceeds from this offering through the repayment of
the borrowings they have extended under our bank credit facility. In addition, an affiliate of BMO Capital Markets Corp. is the administrative agent under our bank credit facility. Because we expect that more than 5% of the net proceeds of this
offering may be received by certain of the underwriters in this offering or their affiliates that are lenders under our bank credit facility, this offering is being conducted in accordance with the applicable requirements of FINRA Rule 5121, as
administered by FINRA. Pursuant to that rule, a &#147;qualified independent underwriter,&#148; or QIU, meeting certain standards must participate in the preparation of the prospectus and exercise the usual standards of due diligence with respect
thereto. KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. is serving as the QIU in connection with this offering. We have agreed to indemnify KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. against certain liabilities incurred in connection with it acting as a QIU for this offering,
including liabilities under the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Other Relationships </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Some of the underwriters and their affiliates have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, investment banking and other commercial
dealings in the ordinary course of business with us or our affiliates. They have received, or may in the future receive, customary fees and commissions for these transactions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, in the ordinary course of their business activities, the underwriters and their affiliates may make or hold a broad array of
investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers. Such investments and securities activities
may involve securities and/or instruments of ours or our affiliates. Certain of the underwriters or their affiliates that have a lending relationship with us routinely hedge, and certain of the underwriters or their affiliates that have a lending
relationship may hedge, their credit exposure to us consistent with their customary risk management policies. Typically, such underwriters and their affiliates would hedge such exposure by entering into transactions which consist of either the
purchase of credit default swaps or the creation of short positions in our securities, including potentially the Notes offered hereby. Any such short positions could adversely affect future trading prices of the Notes offered hereby. The
underwriters and their affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or financial instruments and may hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long
and/or short positions in such securities and instruments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>European Economic Area and the United Kingdom </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold, or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold, or otherwise made available to
any retail investor in the European Economic Area (the &#147;EEA&#148;) or in the United Kingdom (the &#147;UK&#148;). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i)&nbsp;a retail client as defined in point
(11)&nbsp;of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, &#147;MiFID II&#148;); (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (the &#147;Insurance Distribution Directive&#148;), where that customer would not qualify as a
professional client as defined in point (10)&nbsp;of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii)&nbsp;not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (the &#147;Prospectus Regulation&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the &#147;PRIIPs Regulation&#148;) for offering
or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA or in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA or in the UK may
be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation. This prospectus supplement has been prepared on the basis that any offer of Notes in any Member State of the EEA or in the UK will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Regulation from the
requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of Notes. This prospectus supplement is not a prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation. </P>
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Directives as they form part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 or have been implemented in UK domestic law, as appropriate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Notice to Prospective Investors in the United Kingdom </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are only being distributed to and are only directed at (i)&nbsp;persons who are
outside the United Kingdom or (ii)&nbsp;to investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (&#147;the Order&#148;), or (iii)&nbsp;high net worth companies, and
other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d)&nbsp;of the Order, all such persons together being referred to as &#147;relevant persons.&#148; The Notes are only available to, and any invitation, offer
or agreement to subscribe, purchase, or otherwise acquire the Notes will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus, or any of
the respective contents. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Underwriter has: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation
or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (the &#147;FSMA&#148;)) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes in circumstances in which
Section&nbsp;21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to us or the guarantors; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;complied and will comply with all
applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from, or otherwise involving the United Kingdom. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Notice to Prospective Investors in Switzerland </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus supplement does not constitute an issue prospectus pursuant to Article 652a or Article 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations
and the Notes will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Therefore, this prospectus supplement may not comply with the disclosure standards of the listing rules (including any additional listing rules or prospectus schemes) of the SIX Swiss
Exchange. Accordingly, the Notes may not be offered to the public in or from Switzerland, but only to a selected and limited circle of investors who do not subscribe to the Notes with a view to distribution. Any such investors will be individually
approached by the underwriters from time to time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Notice to Prospective Investors in the Dubai International Financial Centre </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus supplement relates to an Exempt Offer in accordance with the Offered Securities Rules of the Dubai Financial Services Authority
(&#147;DFSA&#148;). This prospectus supplement is intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in the Offered Securities Rules of the DFSA. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The DFSA has no
responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with Exempt Offers. The DFSA has not approved this prospectus supplement nor taken steps to verify the information set forth herein and has no responsibility for the prospectus
supplement. The Notes to which this prospectus supplement relates may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of the Notes offered should conduct their own due diligence on the Notes. If you do not
understand the contents of this prospectus supplement you should consult an authorized financial advisor. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Notice to Prospective Investors in Japan
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (Law No.&nbsp;25 of 1948,
as amended) and, accordingly, will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in </P>
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Japan, or for the benefit of any Japanese Person or to others for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-offering</FONT> or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to any Japanese Person, except
in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines promulgated by relevant Japanese governmental or regulatory authorities in effect at the relevant time. For the purposes of this paragraph, &#147;Japanese Person&#148;
shall mean any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Notice to Prospective Investors
in Australia </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No placement document, prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document has been lodged with the
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (&#147;ASIC&#148;), in relation to the offering. This prospectus does not constitute a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act 2001 (the
&#147;Corporations Act&#148;), and does not purport to include the information required for a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any offer in Australia of the Notes may only be made to persons (the &#147;Exempt Investors&#148;) who are &#147;sophisticated investors&#148;
(within the meaning of section 708(8) of the Corporations Act), &#147;professional investors&#148; (within the meaning of section 708(11) of the Corporations Act) or otherwise pursuant to one or more exemptions contained in section 708 of the
Corporations Act so that it is lawful to offer the Notes without disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Notes applied for by Exempt Investors in Australia must not be offered for sale in Australia in the period of 12 months after the date of allotment under the offering, except in circumstances where disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D of the
Corporations Act would not be required pursuant to an exemption under section 708 of the Corporations Act or otherwise or where the offer is pursuant to a disclosure document which complies with Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act. Any person
acquiring shares must observe such Australian <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on-sale</FONT> restrictions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus contains
general information only and does not take account of the investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any particular person. It does not contain any securities recommendations or financial product advice. Before making an
investment decision, investors need to consider whether the information in this prospectus is appropriate to their needs, objectives and circumstances, and, if necessary, seek expert advice on those matters. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Notice to Prospective Investors in Canada </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes may be sold only to purchasers purchasing, or deemed to be purchasing, as principal that are accredited investors, as defined in
National Instrument <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">45-106</FONT> Prospectus Exemptions or subsection 73.3(1) of the Securities Act (Ontario), and are permitted clients, as defined in National Instrument
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">31-103</FONT> Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations. Any resale of the Notes must be made in accordance with an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the prospectus
requirements of applicable securities laws. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities legislation in certain provinces or territories of Canada may provide a purchaser
with remedies for rescission or damages if this prospectus supplement (including any amendment thereto) contains a misrepresentation, provided that the remedies for rescission or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit
prescribed by the securities legislation of the purchaser&#146;s province or territory. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser&#146;s province or territory for particulars of these
rights or consult with a legal advisor. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to section 3A.3 (or, in the case of securities issued or guaranteed by the government of
a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Canadian</FONT> jurisdiction, section 3A.4) of National Instrument <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">33-105</FONT> Underwriting Conflicts (&#147;NI <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">33-105&#148;),</FONT> the
underwriters are not required to comply with the disclosure requirements of NI <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">33-105</FONT> regarding underwriter conflicts of interest in connection with this offering. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes may not be offered or sold in Hong Kong by means of any document other than (i)&nbsp;in circumstances which do not constitute an
offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance (Cap. 32 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (&#145;&#145;Companies (Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance&#146;&#146;) or which do not
constitute an invitation to the public within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (&#145;&#145;Securities and Futures Ordinance&#146;&#146;), or (ii)&nbsp;to &#145;&#145;professional
investors&#146;&#146; as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance and any rules made thereunder, or (iii)&nbsp;in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a &#145;&#145;prospectus&#146;&#146; as defined in the Companies
(Winding Up and Miscellaneous Provisions) Ordinance, and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the Notes may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or
elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to Notes which are or are intended
to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to &#145;&#145;professional investors&#146;&#146; in Hong Kong as defined in the Securities and Futures Ordinance and any rules made thereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Singapore </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus supplement and
the accompanying prospectus have not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, the Notes were not offered or sold or caused to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase and will
not be offered or sold or caused to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, and this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus or any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or
invitation for subscription or purchase, of the Notes, has not been circulated or distributed, nor will it be circulated or distributed, whether directly or indirectly, to any person in Singapore other than (i)&nbsp;to an institutional investor (as
defined in Section&nbsp;4A of the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289) of Singapore, as modified or amended from time to time (the &#147;SFA&#148;)) pursuant to Section&nbsp;274 of the SFA, (ii)&nbsp;to a relevant person (as defined in
Section&nbsp;275(2) of the SFA) pursuant to Section&nbsp;275(1) of the SFA, or any person pursuant to Section&nbsp;275(1A) of the SFA, and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section&nbsp;275 of the SFA, or (iii)&nbsp;otherwise pursuant
to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Where the Notes are subscribed or purchased
under Section&nbsp;275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in
Section&nbsp;4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is
an individual who is an accredited investor, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">then securities or securities-based derivatives contracts (each term as defined in
Section&nbsp;2(1) of the SFA) of that corporation or the beneficiaries&#146; rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within six months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the Notes pursuant to
an offer made under Section&nbsp;275 of the SFA except: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) to an institutional investor or to a relevant person, or to any person
arising from an offer referred to in Section&nbsp;275(1A) or Section&nbsp;276(4)(i)(B) of the SFA; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) where no consideration is or will
be given for the transfer; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) where the transfer is by operation of law; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) as specified in Section&nbsp;276(7) of the SFA. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain legal matters, including the validity of the Notes offered hereby, will be passed upon for us by Locke Lord LLP, Dallas, Texas and
Woodburn&nbsp;&amp; Wedge, Reno, Nevada, with respect to matters of Nevada law. Certain legal matters will be passed upon for the underwriters by Gibson, Dunn&nbsp;&amp; Crutcher LLP, Dallas, Texas. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="supprom47889_14"></A>EXPERTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, has audited our consolidated financial statements included in our
Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December&nbsp;31, 2019, as set forth in their reports, which
are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and elsewhere in the registration statement. Our financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance on Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP&#146;s reports, given on their authority as
experts in accounting and auditing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The consolidated financial statements of Covey Park Energy LLC and subsidiaries as of
December&nbsp;31, 2018 and 2017, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December&nbsp;31, 2018 have been incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement in reliance on the report of KPMG LLP, independent registered public
accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Estimated
quantities of our proved oil and gas reserves and the net present value of such reserves incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement have been derived from reserve reports prepared by us and audited by Netherland, Sewell&nbsp;&amp;
Associates, Inc. for our Haynesville/Bossier shale properties as of December&nbsp;31, 2019 and by Lee Keeling&nbsp;&amp; Associates for all other properties as of December&nbsp;31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, and all such information has been so included
on the authority of each firm as an expert regarding the matters contained in its reports. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="supprom47889_15"></A>INCORPORATION
OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference into this prospectus supplement certain information
we file with the SEC in other documents. This means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to other documents that we file with the SEC. The information may include documents filed with the SEC after the date of this
prospectus supplement which will automatically update and supersede such information included herein. We incorporate by reference the following documents: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Our Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23194/000156459020008081/crk-10k_20191231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;
2, 2020, including the portions of our <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23194/000156459020017352/crk-def14a_20200603.htm">Definitive Proxy Statement</A> on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;20, 2020, incorporated by
reference therein; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Our Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the fiscal quarter ended
March&nbsp;31, 2020 filed with the SEC on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23194/000156459020022917/crk-10q_20200331.htm">May&nbsp;7, 2020</A>, and for the fiscal quarter ended June&nbsp;
30, 2020 filed with the SEC on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23194/000156459020037920/crk-10q_20200630.htm">August&nbsp;7, 2020</A>; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Our Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23194/000156459019025227/crk-8k_20190715.htm">July&nbsp;18,
 2019</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23194/000156459019043261/crk-8k_20191113.htm">November&nbsp;13, 2019</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23194/000156459020009773/crk-8k_20200305.htm">March&nbsp;10,
2020</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23194/000156459020016359/crk-8k_20200409.htm">April&nbsp;13, 2020</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23194/000156459020025838/crk-8k_20200515.htm">May&nbsp;
15, 2020</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23194/000156459020026392/crk-8k_20200519.htm">May&nbsp;20, 2020</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23194/000156459020028225/crk-8k_20200603.htm">June&nbsp;
3, 2020</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23194/000156459020029571/crk-8k_20200612.htm">June&nbsp;17, 2020</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23194/000156459020029676/crk-8k_20200616.htm">June&nbsp;
18, 2020</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23194/000156459020030349/crk-8k_20200623.htm">June&nbsp;
24, 2020</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/23194/000156459020040222/crk-8k_20200813.htm">August&nbsp;14, 2020</A>, respectively. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus supplement
until all of the securities offered by this prospectus supplement have been sold or we otherwise terminate the offering of these securities (excluding any information furnished pursuant to </P>
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Item&nbsp;2.02 or Item&nbsp;7.01, or any other information furnished under Item&nbsp;9.01, on any Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> which is not deemed
&#147;filed&#148; with the SEC), shall be deemed to be incorporated in this prospectus supplement by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in a document incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference in this prospectus supplement shall be deemed
modified, superseded, or replaced for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus supplement or in any subsequently filed document that also is, or is deemed to be incorporated, by reference in this
prospectus supplement modifies, supersedes, or replaces such statement. Any statement so modified, superseded, or replaced shall not be deemed, except as so modified, superseded, or replaced, to constitute a part of this prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will provide, without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this prospectus supplement is delivered,
upon that person&#146;s written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement (other than exhibits to those documents, unless the exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference
into those documents). Requests should be directed to: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Comstock Resources, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Attention: Roland O. Burns, President </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">5300 Town and Country Blvd., Suite 500 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Frisco, Texas 75034 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Telephone
number: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(972)&nbsp;668-8800</FONT> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following are abbreviations and definitions of terms commonly used in the oil and gas industry and this prospectus supplement. Natural gas equivalents and
crude oil equivalents are determined using the ratio of six Mcf to one barrel. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Bbl&#148; </B>means a barrel of U.S.&nbsp;42 gallons of oil. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Bcf&#148; </B>means one billion cubic feet of natural gas. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Bcfe&#148; </B>means one billion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;BOE&#148;</B> means one barrel of oil equivalent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Btu&#148;</B> means British thermal unit, which is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water from 58.5 to 59.5
degrees Fahrenheit. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Completion&#148; </B>means the installation of permanent equipment for the production of oil or gas. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Condensate&#148; </B>means a hydrocarbon mixture that becomes liquid and separates from natural gas when the gas is produced and is similar to crude
oil. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Development well&#148; </B>means a well drilled within the proved area of an oil or gas reservoir to the depth of a stratigraphic horizon
known to be productive. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Dry hole&#148;</B> means a well found to be incapable of producing hydrocarbons in sufficient quantities such that
proceeds from the sale of such production exceed production expenses and taxes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Exploratory well&#148; </B>means a well drilled to find and
produce oil or natural gas reserves not classified as proved, to find a new productive reservoir in a field previously found to be productive of oil or natural gas in another reservoir or to extend a known reservoir. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Gross&#148; </B>when used with respect to acres or wells, production or reserves refers to the total acres or wells in which we or another specified
person has a working interest. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;LNG&#148;</B> refers to liquefied natural gas, which is a composition of methane and some mixture of ethane that
has been cooled to liquid form for ease and safety of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-pressurized</FONT> storage or transport. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;MBbls&#148;
</B>means one thousand barrels of oil. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;MBbls/d&#148; </B>means one thousand barrels of oil per day. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Mcf&#148; </B>means one thousand cubic feet of natural gas. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Mcfe&#148; </B>means one thousand cubic feet of natural gas equivalent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;MMBbls&#148; </B>means one million barrels of oil. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;MMBOE&#148;</B> means one million barrels of oil equivalent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;MMBtu&#148; </B>means one million British thermal units. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;MMcf&#148; </B>means one million cubic feet of natural gas. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;MMcf/d&#148;</B>means one million cubic feet of natural gas per day. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;MMcfe/d&#148; </B>means one million cubic feet of natural gas equivalent per day. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;MMcfe&#148; </B>means one million cubic feet of natural gas equivalent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Net&#148; </B>when used with respect to acres or wells, refers to gross acres of wells multiplied, in each case, by the percentage working interest
owned by us. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Net production&#148; </B>means production we own less royalties and production due others. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;NGL&#148;</B> refers to natural gas liquids, which is composed exclusively of carbon and hydrogen. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Oil&#148; </B>means crude oil or condensate. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Operator&#148; </B>means the individual or company responsible for the exploration, development, and production of an oil or gas well or lease. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Proved developed reserves&#148;</B> means reserves that can be expected to be recovered through existing wells with existing equipment and operating
methods. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Proved developed <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-producing&#148;</FONT> </B>means reserves (i)&nbsp;expected to be recovered from
zones capable of producing but which are <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">shut-in</FONT> because no market outlet exists at the present time or whose date of connection to a pipeline is uncertain or (ii)&nbsp;currently behind the pipe in existing
wells, which are considered proved by virtue of successful testing or production of offsetting wells. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Proved developed producing&#148;</B> means
reserves expected to be recovered from currently producing zones under continuation of present operating methods. This category includes recently completed <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">shut-in</FONT> gas wells scheduled for connection to a
pipeline in the near future. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Proved reserves&#148; </B>means the estimated quantities of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids which
geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions, i.e., prices and costs as of the date the estimate is made. Prices
include consideration of changes in existing prices provided by contractual arrangements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Proved undeveloped reserves&#148;</B> means reserves
that are expected to be recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage, or from existing wells where a relatively major expenditure is required for recompletion. Reserves on undrilled acreage are limited to those drilling locations offsetting
productive wells that are reasonably certain of production when drilled or where it can be demonstrated with certainty that there is continuity of production from the existing productive formation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;PV 10 Value&#148; </B>means the present value of estimated future revenues to be generated from the production of proved reserves calculated in
accordance with the Securities and Exchange Commission guidelines, net of estimated production and future development costs, using prices and costs as of the date of estimation without future escalation, without giving effect to <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-property</FONT> related expenses such as general and administrative expenses, debt service, future income tax expense and depreciation, depletion and amortization, and discounted using an annual discount rate of 10%.
This amount is the same as the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows related to proved oil and natural gas reserves except that it is determined without deducting future income taxes. Although PV 10 Value is not a financial
measure calculated in accordance with GAAP, </P>
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management believes that the presentation of PV 10 Value is relevant and useful to our investors because it presents the discounted future net cash flows attributable to our proved reserves prior
to taking into account corporate future income taxes and our current tax structure. We use this measure when assessing the potential return on investment related to our oil and gas properties. Because many factors that are unique to any given
company affect the amount of estimated future income taxes, the use of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-tax</FONT> measure is helpful to investors when comparing companies in our industry. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Recompletion&#148; </B>means the completion for production of an existing well bore in another formation from which the well has been previously
completed. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Reserve life&#148; </B>means the calculation derived by dividing <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">year-end</FONT> reserves by total
production in that year. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Royalty&#148; </B>means an interest in an oil and gas lease that gives the owner of the interest the right to receive a
portion of the production from the leased acreage (or of the proceeds of the sale thereof), but generally does not require the owner to pay any portion of the costs of drilling or operating the wells on the leased acreage. Royalties may be either
landowner&#146;s royalties, which are reserved by the owner of the leased acreage at the time the lease is granted, or overriding royalties, which are usually reserved by an owner of the leasehold in connection with a transfer to a subsequent owner.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;3-D</FONT> seismic&#148; </B>means an advanced technology method of detecting accumulations of hydrocarbons
identified by the collection and measurement of the intensity and timing of sound waves transmitted into the earth as they reflect back to the surface. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Tcf&#148;</B> means one trillion cubic feet of natural gas. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Tcfe&#148;</B> means one trillion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Working interest&#148; </B>means an interest in an oil and gas lease that gives the owner of the interest the right to drill for and produce oil and
gas on the leased acreage and requires the owner to pay a share of the costs of drilling and production operations. The share of production to which a working interest owner is entitled will always be smaller than the share of costs that the working
interest owner is required to bear, with the balance of the production accruing to the owners of royalties. For example, the owner of a 100% working interest in a lease burdened only by a landowner&#146;s royalty of 12.5% would be required to pay
100% of the costs of a well but would be entitled to retain 87.5% of the production. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>&#147;Workover&#148; </B>means operations on a producing well to
restore or increase production. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:16pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$750,000,000 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>DEBT
SECURITIES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>COMMON STOCK </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may offer and sell from time
to time, in one or more offerings in one or more classes or series up to $750,000,000 of our: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt">warrants; and/or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:9pt">units consisting of combinations of any of the foregoing (collectively, the &#147;securities&#148;).
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our debt securities may be guaranteed by Comstock Oil&nbsp;&amp; Gas, LLC and Comstock Oil&nbsp;&amp;
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Gas-Louisiana,</FONT> LLC, each a wholly-owned subsidiary of Comstock Resources, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus provides you with a
general description of these securities. No securities may be sold without delivery of an accompanying prospectus supplement describing the method and terms of the offering of the securities registered hereunder. Accordingly, we will deliver this
prospectus together with an accompanying prospectus supplement setting forth the specific terms of the securities that we are offering. Such prospectus supplement may add, update, or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read
this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, as well as all documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement described under the heading &#147;Incorporation of Certain Documents by
Reference&#148; carefully before you invest in our securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may offer the securities to or through underwriters, dealers and agents designated from
time to time, or directly to purchasers, on a continuous or delayed basis, at prices and on terms to be determined at the time of the offering. If any underwriters, dealers or agents are involved in the sale of any of the securities, their names,
and any applicable purchase price, fee, commission or discount arrangement between or among them, will be set forth, or will be calculable from the information set forth, in an accompanying prospectus supplement. For more information on this topic,
please see &#147;Plan of Distribution&#148; in this prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
&#147;CRK.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investing in any of our securities involves a high degree of risk. Please see &#147;<A HREF="#cov47889_500">Risk Factors</A>&#148; beginning on page 5 of
this prospectus, as well as the &#147;Risk Factors&#148; incorporated by reference herein and in any applicable prospectus supplement from our most recent Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> and other reports and
information that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a discussion of certain risks that you should consider in connection with an investment in any of our securities. </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE
ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The date of
this prospectus is June&nbsp;1, 2020 </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc47889_7">DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">20</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc47889_9">DESCRIPTION OF UNITS</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">21</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">21</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc47889_11">LEGAL MATTERS</A></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">23</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">23</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">24</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">25</TD>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc47889_1"></A><A NAME="supprom47889_171"></A>ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the &#147;SEC&#148;, utilizing what is
commonly referred to as a shelf registration process for the offering and sale of securities pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the &#147;Securities Act.&#148; Under this shelf registration process, we may offer
and sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we offer to sell securities, we will provide a
prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering and the securities offered by us in that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update, or change information contained in this prospectus. If
there is any inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and a prospectus supplement, you should rely on the information provided in the prospectus supplement. This prospectus does not contain all of the information included in the
registration statement. The registration statement filed with the SEC includes exhibits that provide more details about the matters discussed in this prospectus. You should carefully read this prospectus, the related exhibits filed with the SEC, and
any prospectus supplement, together with the additional information incorporated by reference and as described below under the heading &#147;Where You Can Find More Information.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>You should rely only on the information contained, or incorporated by reference, in this prospectus and in any accompanying prospectus supplement. We have
not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of the securities covered by this prospectus in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in
this prospectus, any prospectus supplement, and any other document incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date of the respective document. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise indicated, or unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this prospectus to &#147;Comstock,&#148; the &#147;Company,&#148;
&#147;we,&#148; &#147;us,&#148; and &#147;our&#148; mean Comstock Resources, Inc. and our consolidated subsidiaries. In this prospectus, we sometimes refer to the shares of common stock, shares of preferred stock, debt securities, warrants, and
units consisting of combinations of any of the foregoing collectively as the &#147;securities.&#148; </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">1 </P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="supprom47889_172"></A><A NAME="toc47889_2"></A>CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information contained in this prospectus includes &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within the meaning of
Section&nbsp;27A of the Securities Act and Section&nbsp;21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the &#147;Exchange Act.&#148; These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms such as &#147;expect,&#148;
&#147;estimate,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;project,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;intend,&#148; &#147;believe&#148; and similar terms. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this prospectus are
forward-looking statements, including statements regarding: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">amount and timing of future production of oil and natural gas; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">amount, nature and timing of capital expenditures; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the number of anticipated wells to be drilled after the date hereof; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the availability of exploration and development opportunities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our financial or operating results; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our cash flow and anticipated liquidity; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">operating costs including lease operating expenses, administrative costs and other expenses;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">finding and development costs; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our business strategy; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">other plans and objectives for future operations. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any or all of our forward-looking statements in this prospectus involve inherent uncertainty and may ultimately prove to be incorrect or false. You are
cautioned to not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Our actual results can be materially affected by a number of factors, including, among others: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the risks described in &#147;Risk Factors&#148; and elsewhere in this prospectus and in any accompanying
prospectus supplement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the volatility of prices and supply of, and demand for, oil and natural gas; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the timing and success of our drilling activities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of oil and natural gas reserves and actual future
production rates and associated costs; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our ability to successfully identify, execute or effectively integrate future acquisitions;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the usual hazards associated with the oil and natural gas industry, including fires, well blowouts, pipe failure,
spills, explosions and other unforeseen hazards; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our ability to effectively market our oil and natural gas; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the availability of rigs, equipment, supplies and personnel; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our ability to discover or acquire additional reserves; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our ability to satisfy future capital requirements; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">changes in regulatory requirements; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">general economic conditions, status of the financial markets and competitive conditions; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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and is not intended to be exhaustive. You should carefully review the risks and information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement, including, without limitation, the &#147;Risk
Factors&#148; incorporated by reference herein from our Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, our most recent Quarterly Report on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> and other reports and information that we file with the SEC from time to time. New factors may also emerge from time to time that could materially and adversely affect us and, except as otherwise may be
required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or actual operating results. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Our Company </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are an independent energy company
operating primarily in the Haynesville shale, a premier natural gas basin located in East Texas and North Louisiana with superior economics and geographical proximity to the Gulf Coast markets. We are focused on creating value through the
development of our substantial inventory of highly economic and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">low-risk</FONT> drilling opportunities in the Haynesville and Bossier shales. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Corporate Information </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our common stock is listed and
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol &#147;CRK,&#148; and we are engaged in the acquisition, development, production, and exploration of oil and natural gas. Our executive offices are located at 5300 Town and Country Boulevard,
Suite 500, Frisco, Texas 75034, and our telephone number is <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(972)&nbsp;668-8800.</FONT> Our website address is www.comstockresources.com. However, the information located on, or accessible from, our website is not,
and shall not be deemed to be, a part of this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement or any free writing prospectus or incorporated into any other filings that we make with the SEC.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </P>
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FACTORS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before deciding to purchase any of our securities, you should carefully consider
the discussions of risks and uncertainties: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">under the heading &#147;Risk Factors&#148; contained in our Annual Report on&nbsp;Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K&nbsp;for</FONT> the fiscal year that ended December&nbsp;31, 2019 and our Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2020, which are incorporated by
reference in this prospectus; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">under this heading or similar headings, such as &#147;Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk,&#148; in our subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> and annual reports on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;10-K;</FONT> and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in any other place in this prospectus, any applicable prospectus supplement as well as in any document that is
incorporated by reference in this prospectus, as updated, amended or superseded by our subsequent filings under the Exchange Act. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">See
the section entitled &#147;Where You Can Find More Information&#148; in this prospectus. The risks and uncertainties we discuss in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus are those we currently believe may materially affect us.
Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us, or that we currently believe are immaterial, also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Please also refer to the section
entitled &#147;Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements&#148; above. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise specified in an accompanying prospectus supplement, we expect to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities offered by this
prospectus: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to repay or refinance certain existing indebtedness; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to finance acquisitions and the development and exploration of our properties; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may invest funds not required immediately for these purposes in marketable securities and short-term investments. The precise amount and timing of the
application of these proceeds will depend upon our funding requirements and the availability and cost of other funds. We have not determined the amounts we plan to spend on the areas listed above or the timing of these expenditures. As a result, our
management will have broad discretion to allocate the net proceeds of any offering. </P>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our authorized capital stock consists of 400,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.50 per share, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par
value $10.00 per share. At May&nbsp;21, 2020, we had 231,808,342 shares of common stock and 175,000 shares of Series B Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. At that date, we also had outstanding performance share units
equivalent to up to 1,808,800 shares of our common stock that would be issuable based on achievement of the performance criteria under the terms of our performance share unit awards. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following is a summary of the key terms and provisions of our equity securities. You should refer to the applicable provisions of our Second Amended and
Restated Articles of Incorporation, Amended and Restated Bylaws and Nevada law for a complete statement of the terms and rights of our capital stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Common Stock </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each holder of common stock is entitled to
one vote per share. Subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any series of preferred stock pursuant to applicable law or the provision of the certificate of designation creating that series, all voting rights are vested in the holders of
shares of common stock. Holders of shares of common stock have no right to cumulate votes in the election of directors, thus, the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock can elect all of the members of the board of directors standing for
election. All outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable.</FONT> Any additional common stock we offer and issue under this prospectus, and any related prospectus supplement, will also be
fully paid and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dividends may be paid to the holders of common stock when, as, and if declared by
the board of directors out of funds legally available for their payment, subject to the rights of the holders of preferred stock, if any. We have not paid dividends on our common stock since 2014. Any future determination as to the payment of
dividends will depend upon the results of our operations, capital requirements, our financial condition and such other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of our voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up, the holders of common stock will be entitled to share equally, in
proportion to the number of shares of common stock held by them, in any of our assets available for distribution after the payment in full of all debts and distributions and after the holders of all series of outstanding preferred stock, if any,
have received their liquidation preferences in full. Holders of common stock are not entitled to preemptive purchase rights in future offerings of our common stock. Although our Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation do not
specifically deny preemptive rights, pursuant to Nevada law, our stockholders do not have preemptive rights with respect to shares that are registered under Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act and our common stock is so registered. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Transfer Agent and Registrar </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">American Stock
Transfer&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, LLC is transfer agent and registrar for our common stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Listing </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our common stock is quoted on the NYSE under the symbol &#147;CRK.&#148; Shares of our preferred stock are not listed on any national exchange. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Preferred Stock </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>General </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Subject to limitations prescribed by Nevada law and our Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, our board of directors can, without approval of
our stockholders, issue one or more series of </P>
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preferred stock and determine the number of shares of each series and the rights, preferences, and limitations of each series; provided that approval by our holders of preferred stock is required
to classify and issue one or more series of preferred stock ranking senior or <I>pari passu</I> to the preferred stock. In July 2019, our board of directors approved the classification and designation of 210,000 shares of authorized preferred stock
as Series A Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (&#147;Series A Preferred Stock&#148;) and 175,000 shares of authorized preferred stock as Series B Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (&#147;Series B Preferred Stock&#148;), in connection with
the consummation of the merger of Covey Park Energy LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, with and into Comstock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All outstanding shares of
Preferred Stock are fully paid and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable.</FONT> We redeemed all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock on May&nbsp;19, 2020. The following is a summary of the material rights, preferences and privileges
of the designated Series B Preferred Stock as contained in the Certificate of Designation filed July&nbsp;16, 2019 (the &#147;Certificate of Designation&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Ranking </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The preferred stock ranks senior to our shares
of common stock and any shares of capital stock not expressly ranking senior to or <I>pari passu</I> with the preferred stock as to the payment of dividends and distributions of assets upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Comstock.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Voting Rights </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of preferred stock have
limited voting rights under Nevada law, our Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and the terms of the Certificate of Designation. Under the terms of the certificate of designation, in addition to certain other actions, we may not,
without the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock: (i)&nbsp;pay any dividends in respect of junior stock, subject to customary exceptions; (ii)&nbsp;issue any capital stock ranking senior or <I>pari
passu</I> to the preferred stock; (iii)&nbsp;delist our common stock from a national securities exchange or enter into certain merger or acquisition transactions; provided, however, the preferred stock will not have a right to vote on any material
sale of assets, merger, consolidation or Change of Control transaction (discussed below) if we agree to redeem the preferred stock in full for cash in the amount determined pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Designation; (iv)&nbsp;amend the
terms of the our Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, as amended, or the Certificate of Designation in whole or in part, by merger, consolidation or otherwise, so as to adversely affect the rights, preferences, privileges or powers
of the shares of preferred stock; (v)&nbsp;voluntarily authorize, declare or initiate any bankruptcy, liquidation or dissolution proceedings, (vi)&nbsp;issue any equity securities of its subsidiaries other than to another subsidiary or in connection
with the contribution of any assets or cash in excess of $10.0&nbsp;million to any person that is not wholly-owned by the Company; or (vii)&nbsp;enter into any agreement that expressly prohibits us from declaring and paying dividends to the holders
of the preferred stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Dividends </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of
preferred stock shall be entitled to receive dividends in an amount equal to a dividend rate of 10% per annum on the Liquidation Value (as defined in the Certificate of Designation). Dividends will be paid in arrears on March&nbsp;31, June&nbsp;30,
September&nbsp;30 and December&nbsp;31 of each year. The dividend rate may be increased by up to 6% per annum in the event that (i)&nbsp;we do not pay a dividend in full on the applicable dividend date, or (ii)&nbsp;our common stock ceases to be
listed or quoted on any national securities exchange. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dividends are paid in cash to the extent we have funds legally available for payment and our board
of directors declares a cash dividend payable. Unless all accrued dividends are paid, we may not declare dividends on shares of capital stock ranking junior to the preferred stock, subject to customary exceptions. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the event of any liquidation, winding up or dissolution of Comstock, each holder of preferred stock will be entitled to receive out of our assets legally
available for distribution to our stockholders, in accordance with the ranking of the preferred stock discussed above, an amount in cash per share of preferred stock equal to the greater of (i)&nbsp;the Liquidation Value (as defined in the
Certificate of Designation) per share of preferred stock, plus an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends on such share of preferred stock, and (ii)&nbsp;solely in the event that a liquidation, winding up or dissolution of Comstock occurs
following the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12-month</FONT> anniversary of the initial issue date of the preferred stock, the market value of the number of shares of common stock into which a share of preferred stock is convertible determined as
of the trading day immediately prior to such liquidation, winding up or dissolution. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Holder Conversion </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Conversion Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) of the preferred stock is $4.00 per share of our common stock, subject to adjustment
pursuant to customary anti-dilution provisions as contained in the Certificate of Designation. At any time after July&nbsp;16, 2020, each holder may convert any or all shares of preferred stock into shares of common stock at the then-prevailing
Conversion Rate (as defined in the Certificate of Designation). Holders may receive cash in lieu of fractional shares </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Special Rights Upon a Change of
Control </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with any Change of Control, defined in the Certificate of Designation but generally meaning (i)&nbsp;the consummation of any
transaction the result of which is that any person, other than any Permitted Holder (as defined in the Certificate of Designation), becomes the beneficial owner of more than 50% of our voting stock, (ii)&nbsp;the direct or indirect sale, lease,
transfer, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of our properties or assets, or (iii)&nbsp;the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of Comstock, holders of preferred stock may convert all but not less
than all shares of preferred stock into shares of common stock at the then-prevailing Conversion Rate. Alternatively, each holder may elect to require us to purchase not less than all of its shares of preferred stock for cash at a purchase price per
share equal to the Change of Control Cash Price (as defined in the Certificate of Designation). We will only be required to pay the Change of Control Cash Price to the extent permitted by the indentures, which govern the terms of the 7.5% Senior
Notes due 2025 and the 9.75% Senior Notes due 2026, respectively. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, each holder may convert any or all shares of preferred stock into shares
of common stock at the Conversion Rate in connection with the consummation of a Change of Control or Take-Private Transaction (as defined in the Certificate of Designation), in which all of such holder&#146;s shares are not redeemed in full for the
Change of Control Cash Price or the Take-Private Cash Price, which is an amount equal to the Change of Control Cash Price except that the price paid per share of common stock in the applicable Take-Private Transaction shall be substituted for the
closing sale price of the common stock on the trading day immediately prior to a Change of Control transaction in calculating the cash price per share. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Company Optional Redemption </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">At any time, but subject to
the right of the holders to convert their shares of preferred stock into common stock subsequent to July&nbsp;16, 2020, we may elect to cause any and all shares of preferred stock to be redeemed for cash at a redemption price equal to the
Liquidation Value per share of preferred stock, plus an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends on such share. Customary notice and redemption procedure provisions apply. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Future Classes or Series of Preferred Stock </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
following description sets forth certain general terms and provisions of our authorized preferred stock. If we offer a new series of preferred stock, a more specific description will be filed with the SEC, and the
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designations and rights of such preferred stock will be described in an accompanying prospectus supplement, including the following terms: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the series, the number of shares offered, and the liquidation value of the preferred stock;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the price at which the preferred stock will be issued; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the dividend rate, the dates on which the dividends will be payable, and other terms relating to the payment of
dividends on the preferred stock; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the liquidation preference of the preferred stock; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the voting rights of the preferred stock; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">whether the preferred stock is redeemable, or subject to a sinking fund, and the terms of any such redemption or
sinking fund; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">whether the preferred stock is convertible, or exchangeable for any other securities, and the terms of any such
conversion or exchange; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any additional rights, preferences, qualifications, limitations, and restrictions of the preferred stock.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The description of the terms of the preferred stock that will be set forth in an applicable prospectus supplement will not be complete
and will be subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Certificate of Designation relating to the applicable series of preferred stock. The registration statement, of which this prospectus forms a part, will include the Certificate
of Designation as an exhibit or incorporate it by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Undesignated preferred stock may enable our board of directors to render more difficult or
to discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a tender offer, proxy contest, merger, or otherwise and to thereby protect the continuity of our management. The issuance of shares of preferred stock may adversely affect the rights of
the holders of our common stock. For example, any preferred stock issued may: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">rank senior to our common stock as to dividend rights, liquidation preference, or both; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">have full or limited voting rights; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">be convertible into shares of common stock or another series of preferred stock. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The issuance of additional preferred stock could adversely affect the voting power, conversion or other rights of holders of common stock. Additionally, the
issuance of preferred stock may have the effect of decreasing the market price of our common stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Anti-Takeover Provisions </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, Amended and Restated Bylaws, as further amended, and Nevada law include certain provisions which may
have the effect of delaying or deterring a change in control or in our management or encouraging persons considering unsolicited tender offers or other unilateral takeover proposals to negotiate with our board of directors rather than pursue <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-negotiated</FONT> takeover attempts. These provisions include authorized blank check preferred stock, restrictions on business combinations, and the availability of authorized but unissued common stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Combination with Interested Stockholders Statute </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sections 78.411 to 78.444 of the Nevada Revised Statutes (N.R.S.), which apply to any Nevada corporation subject to the reporting requirements of
Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act, including us, prohibits an &#147;interested stockholder&#148; from entering into specified types of business &#147;combinations&#148; with the Nevada corporation for two years, unless certain conditions are met.
A &#147;combination&#148; includes: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any merger of the corporation or any subsidiary of the corporation with an &#147;interested stockholder,&#148; or
any other entity, whether or not itself an &#147;interested stockholder,&#148; which is, or after and as a result of the merger would be, an affiliate or associate of an &#147;interested stockholder;&#148; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">9 </P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer, or other disposition in one transaction, or a series of
transactions, to or with an &#147;interested stockholder&#148; or any affiliate or associate of an &#147;interested stockholder,&#148; of assets of the corporation or any subsidiary: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">having an aggregate market value equal to more than 5% of the aggregate market value of the corporation&#146;s
assets, determined on a consolidated basis; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">having an aggregate market value equal to more than 5% of the aggregate market value of all outstanding voting
shares of the corporation; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">representing more than 10% of the earning power or net income, determined on a consolidated basis, of the
corporation; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the issuance or transfer by the corporation or any subsidiary, of any shares of the corporation or any subsidiary
to an &#147;interested stockholder&#148; or any affiliate or associate of an &#147;interested stockholder,&#148; having an aggregate market value equal to 5% or more of the aggregate market value of all of the outstanding voting shares of the
corporation, except under the exercise of warrants or rights to purchase shares offered, or a dividend or distribution paid or made, pro rata to all stockholders of the resident domestic corporation; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the adoption of any plan, or proposal for the liquidation or dissolution of the corporation, under any agreement,
arrangement or understanding, with the &#147;interested stockholder,&#148; or any affiliate or associate of the &#147;interested stockholder;&#148; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">if any of the following actions occurs </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">i)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">a reclassification of the corporation&#146;s securities, including, without limitation, any splitting of
shares, share dividend, or other distribution of shares with respect to other shares, or any issuance of new shares in exchange for a proportionately greater number of old shares; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">recapitalization of the corporation; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">merger or consolidation of the corporation with any subsidiary; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">any other transaction, whether or not with or into or otherwise involving the interested stockholder,
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">under any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing, with the interested stockholder or any
affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder, which has the immediate and proximate effect of increasing the proportionate share of the outstanding shares of any class or series of voting shares or securities convertible into voting shares
of the corporation or any subsidiary of the corporation which is beneficially owned by the interested stockholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder, except as a result of immaterial changes because of adjustments of
fractional shares; or </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any receipt by an &#147;interested stockholder&#148; or any affiliate or associate of an &#147;interested
stockholder,&#148; except proportionately as a stockholder of the corporation, of the benefit of any loan, advance, guarantee, pledge or other financial assistance or any tax credit or other tax advantage provided by or through the corporation.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">An &#147;interested stockholder&#148; is a person who is: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting power of the outstanding voting shares
of the corporation; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">an affiliate or associate of the corporation, which at any time within two years immediately before the date in
question was the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of 10% or more of the voting power of the then outstanding shares of the corporation. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A corporation to which the Combinations with Interested Stockholders Statute applies may not engage in a &#147;combination&#148; within two years after the
interested stockholder first became an interested stockholder, unless the </P>
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combination meets all of the requirements of the corporation&#146;s articles of incorporation and (i)&nbsp;the combination or the transaction by which the person first became an interested
stockholder is approved by the board of directors before the person first became an interested stockholder, or (ii)(a) the combination is approved by the board of directors and (b)&nbsp;at or after that time, the combination is approved at an annual
or special meeting of the stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of the stockholders representing at least 60% of the outstanding voting power of the corporation not beneficially owned by the interested stockholder or the
affiliates or associates of the interested stockholder. If this approval is not obtained, the combination may be consummated after the two year period expires if either (i)(a) the combination or transaction by which the person first became an
interested stockholder is approved by the board of directors before such person first became an interested stockholder, (b)&nbsp;the combination is approved by a majority of the outstanding voting power of the corporation not beneficially owned by
the interested stockholder or any affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder, or (c)&nbsp;the combination otherwise meets the requirements of the Combination with Interested Stockholders statute. Alternatively, a combination with an
interested stockholder engaged in more than 2 years after the date the person first became an interested stockholder may be permissible if&nbsp;the aggregate amount of cash and the market value of consideration other than cash to be received by
holders of shares of common stock and holders of any other class or series of shares meets the minimum requirements set forth in the statue, and prior to the completion of the combination, except in limited circumstances, the interested stockholder
has not become the beneficial owner of additional voting shares of the corporation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Acquisition of Controlling Interest Statute </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, Nevada&#146;s &#147;Acquisition of Controlling Interest Statute,&#148; prohibits an acquiror, under certain circumstances, from voting shares of a
target corporation&#146;s stock after crossing certain threshold ownership percentages, unless the acquiror obtains the approval of the target corporation&#146;s stockholders. Sections 78.378 to 78.3793 of the N.R.S. only apply to Nevada
corporations with at least 200 stockholders, including at least 100 record stockholders who are Nevada residents, that do business directly or indirectly in Nevada and whose articles of incorporation or bylaws in effect ten days following the
acquisition of a controlling interest by an acquiror do not prohibit its application. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We do not intend to &#147;do business&#148; in Nevada within the
meaning of the Acquisition of Controlling Interest Statute. Therefore, we believe it is unlikely that this statute will apply to us. The statute specifies three thresholds: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">at least <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-fifth</FONT> but less than
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-third;</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">at least <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">one-third</FONT> but less than a majority; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a majority or more, of the outstanding voting power. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Once an acquiror crosses one of these thresholds, shares which it acquired in the transaction taking it over the threshold (or within 90 days preceding the
date thereof) become &#147;control shares&#148; which could be deprived of the right to vote until a majority of the disinterested stockholders restore that right. A special stockholders&#146; meeting may be called at the request of the acquiror to
consider the voting rights of the acquiror&#146;s shares. If the acquiror requests a special meeting and gives an undertaking to pay the expenses of said meeting, then the meeting must take place no earlier than 30 days (unless the acquiror requests
that the meeting be held sooner) and no more than 50 days (unless the acquiror agrees to a later date) after the delivery by the acquiror to the corporation of an information statement which sets forth the range of voting power that the acquiror has
acquired or proposes to acquire and certain other information concerning the acquiror and the proposed control share acquisition. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If no such request for
a stockholders&#146; meeting is made, consideration of the voting rights of the acquiror&#146;s shares must be taken at the next special or annual stockholders&#146; meeting. If the stockholders fail to restore voting rights to the acquiror, or if
the acquiror fails to timely deliver an information statement to the corporation, then the corporation may, if so provided in its articles of incorporation or bylaws, call certain of the acquiror&#146;s shares for redemption at the average price
paid for the control shares by the acquiror. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our Second Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws, as further
amended, do not currently permit us to redeem an acquiror&#146;s shares under these circumstances. The Acquisition of Controlling Interest Statute also provides that in the event the stockholders restore full voting rights to a holder of control
shares that owns a majority of the voting stock, then all other stockholders who do not vote in favor of restoring voting rights to the control shares may demand payment for the &#147;fair value&#148; of their shares as determined by a court in
dissenters rights proceeding pursuant to Chapter 92A of the N.R.S. </P>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This section describes the general terms and provisions of the debt securities which may be offered by us from time to time. The applicable
prospectus supplement will describe the specific terms of the debt securities offered by such supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may issue debt securities either separately
or together with, or upon the conversion of, or in exchange for, other securities. The debt securities are to be either our senior obligations issued in one or more series and referred to herein as the senior debt securities, or our subordinated
obligations issued in one or more series and referred to herein as the subordinated debt securities. The debt securities will be our general obligations. We may issue the debt securities offered hereby under one or more indentures, including our
currently existing indentures, as one or as separate series, as specified in the applicable prospectus supplement(s). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following statements relating
to the debt securities and the indenture are summaries and do not purport to be complete, and are subject in their entirety to the detailed provisions of the indenture and the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or the Trust Indenture Act. The
indenture, as supplemented, has been incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement that we have filed with the SEC, of which this prospectus forms a part. We encourage you to read the indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>General </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indenture may not limit the amount of debt
securities which we may issue. We may issue debt securities up to an aggregate principal amount as we may authorize from time to time. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of any debt securities being offered, including: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the title and aggregate principal amount; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the date(s) when principal is payable; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the interest rate, if any, and the method for calculating the interest rate; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the interest payment dates and the record dates for the interest payments; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the places where the principal and interest will be payable; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any mandatory or optional redemption or repurchase terms or prepayment, conversion, sinking fund or
exchangeability or convertibility provisions; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">whether such debt securities will be senior debt securities or subordinated debt securities and, if subordinated
debt securities, the subordination provisions and the applicable definition of senior indebtedness; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">additional provisions, if any, relating to the defeasance and covenant defeasance of the debt securities;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">if other than denominations of $1,000 or multiples of $1,000, the denominations the debt securities will be
issued in; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">whether the debt securities will be issued in the form of global securities, as discussed below, or certificates;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any applicable material federal tax consequences; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the dates on which premiums, if any, will be payable; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">our right, if any, to defer payment of interest and the maximum length of such deferral period;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any paying agents, transfer agents, registrars, or trustees (except as provided for herein);
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any listing on a securities exchange; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">if convertible into common stock or preferred stock, the terms on which such debt securities are convertible;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the terms, if any, of the transfer, mortgage, pledge, or assignment as security for any series of debt securities
of any properties, assets, proceeds, securities, or other collateral, including whether certain provisions of the Trust Indenture Act are applicable, and any corresponding changes to provisions of the indenture as then in effect;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">restrictions on the declaration of dividends, if any; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">restrictions on issuing additional debt, if any; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">material limitations or qualifications on the debt securities imposed by the rights of any of our other
securities, if any; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the initial offering price; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">other specific terms, including covenants and any additions or changes to the events of default provided for with
respect to the debt securities. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The terms of the debt securities of any series may differ, and without the consent of the holders of
the debt securities of any series, we may reopen a previous series of debt securities and issue additional debt securities of such series or establish additional terms of such series, unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus
supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-U.S.</FONT> Currency </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the purchase price of any debt securities is payable in a currency other than United States dollars (&#147;U.S. dollars&#148;) or if principal of, or
premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any of the debt securities is payable in any currency other than U.S. dollars, the specific terms with respect to such debt securities and such foreign currency will be specified in the applicable prospectus
supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Original Issue Discount Securities </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Debt
securities may be issued as original issue discount securities to be sold at a substantial discount below their principal amount. Original issue discount securities may include &#147;zero coupon&#148; securities that do not pay any cash interest for
the entire term of the securities. In the event of an acceleration of the maturity of any original issue discount security, the amount payable to the holder thereof upon such acceleration will be determined in the manner described in the applicable
prospectus supplement. Certain material federal income tax and other considerations applicable to original issue discount securities will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Covenants </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the indenture, we will be required to:
</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">pay the principal, interest, and any premium on the debt securities when due; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">maintain a place of payment; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">deliver a report to the trustee at the end of each fiscal year, reviewing our obligations under the indenture;
and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">deposit sufficient funds with any paying agent on or before the due date for any principal, interest, or any
premium. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any additional covenants will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Registration and Transfer </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise indicated in a prospectus supplement, each series of debt securities will be issued in registered form only, without coupons, and such
registered securities will be issued in denominations of $1,000 or any integral multiple thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise indicated in a prospectus supplement,
we will pay interest on the debt securities to the persons who are their registered holders at the close of business on a certain date preceding the respective interest payment date. We will not be required to register the transfer or exchange of
debt securities of any series during a period beginning 15 days before the mailing of a notice of redemption of or an offer to repurchase debt securities of that series or 15 days before an interest payment date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Ranking of Debt Securities </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The senior debt securities
will be our unsubordinated obligations and will rank equally in right of payment with all other unsubordinated indebtedness of ours. The subordinated debt securities will be obligations of ours and will be subordinated in right of payment to all
existing and future senior indebtedness. The prospectus supplement will describe the subordination provisions and set forth the definition of senior indebtedness applicable to the subordinated debt securities, and will set forth the approximate
amount of such senior indebtedness outstanding as of a recent date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Subsidiary Guarantors </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">One or more of our subsidiaries may fully and unconditionally guarantee any series of debt securities offered by this prospectus, as set forth in the
applicable prospectus supplement. These subsidiaries are sometimes referred to in this prospectus as possible subsidiary guarantors. The term &#147;subsidiary guarantors&#148; with respect to a series of debt securities refers to our subsidiaries
that guaranty such series of debt securities. The applicable prospectus supplement will name the subsidiary guarantors, if any, for that series of debt securities and will describe the terms of the guarantee by the subsidiary guarantors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Global Securities </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The debt securities of a series may be
issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more global securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, the Depository Trust Company, as depository. Global debt securities may be issued in either registered or bearer form and in either
temporary or permanent form. Unless and until it is exchanged in whole or in part for individual certificates evidencing debt securities, a global debt security may not be transferred except as a whole: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">by the depository to a nominee of such depository; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">by a nominee of such depository to such depository or another nominee of such depository; or
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">by such depository, or any such nominee to a successor of such depository, or a nominee of such successor.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The specific terms of the depository arrangement with respect to a series of global debt securities and certain limitations and
restrictions relating to a series of global bearer securities will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Outstanding Debt Securities
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In determining whether the holders of the requisite principal amount of outstanding debt securities have given any authorization, demand, direction,
notice, consent, or waiver under the indenture, the amount of outstanding debt securities will be calculated based on the following: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the portion of the principal amount of an original issue discount security that shall be deemed to be outstanding
for such purposes shall be that portion of the principal amount thereof that could be </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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declared to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration pursuant to the terms of such original issue discount security as of the date of such determination; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the principal amount of a debt security denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars shall be the U.S.
dollar equivalent, determined on the date of original issue of such debt security, of the principal amount of such debt security; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any debt security owned by us or any obligor on such debt security or any affiliate of us or such other obligor
shall be deemed not to be outstanding. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Redemption and Repurchase </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The debt securities may be redeemable at our option, may be subject to mandatory redemption pursuant to a sinking fund or otherwise, or may be subject to
repurchase by us at the option of the holders, in each case upon the terms, at the times and at the prices set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Conversion and Exchange </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The terms, if any, on which debt
securities of any series are convertible into or exchangeable for common stock, preferred stock, or other debt securities will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Such terms of conversion or exchange may be either mandatory, at the
option of the holders, or at our option. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indenture generally will permit a consolidation or merger between us and another corporation, if the surviving corporation meets certain limitations and
conditions. Subject to those conditions, the indenture may also permit the sale by us of all or substantially all of our property and assets. If this happens, the remaining or acquiring corporation shall assume all of our responsibilities and
liabilities under the indenture including the payment of all amounts due on the debt securities and performance of the covenants in the indentures. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We
are only permitted to consolidate or merge with or into any other corporation or sell all or substantially all of our assets according to the terms and conditions of the indentures, as indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement. The remaining
or acquiring corporation will be substituted for us in the indentures with the same effect as if it had been an original party to the indenture. Thereafter, the successor corporation may exercise our rights and powers under any indenture, in our
name or in its own name. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Events of Default </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless
otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, an event of default, as defined in the indenture and applicable to debt securities issued under such indenture, typically will occur with respect to the debt securities of any series under
the indenture upon: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">default for a period to be specified in the applicable prospectus supplement in payment of any interest with
respect to any debt security of such series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">default in payment of principal or any premium with respect to any debt security of such series when due upon
maturity, redemption, repurchase at the option of the holder, or otherwise; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">default by us in the performance, or breach, of any other covenant or warranty in the indenture, which shall not
have been remedied for a period to be specified in the applicable prospectus supplement after notice to us by the applicable trustee or the holders of not less than a fixed percentage in aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of all
series issued under the indenture; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency, or reorganization of Comstock or our subsidiary guarantors; or
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any other event of default that may be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, including an event of
default based on other debt being accelerated, known as a &#147;cross-acceleration.&#148; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No event of default with respect to any
particular series of debt securities necessarily constitutes an event of default with respect to any other series of debt securities. If the trustee considers it in the interest of the holders to do so, the trustee under an indenture may withhold
notice of the occurrence of a default with respect to the debt securities to the holders of any series outstanding, except a default in payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, if any. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indenture will provide that if an event of default with respect to any series of debt securities issued thereunder shall have occurred and be continuing,
either the relevant trustee or the holders of at least a fixed percentage in principal amount of the debt securities of such series then outstanding may declare the principal amount of all the debt securities of such series to be due and payable
immediately. In the case of original issue discount securities, the trustee may declare as due and payable such lesser amount as may be specified in the applicable prospectus supplement. However, upon certain conditions, such declaration and its
consequences may be rescinded and annulled by the holders of at least a fixed percentage in principal amount of the debt securities of all series issued under the indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The applicable prospectus supplement will provide the terms pursuant to which an event of default shall result in acceleration of the payment of principal of
debt securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In the case of a default in the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest, if any, on any debt securities of any series,
the applicable trustee, subject to certain limitations and conditions, may institute a judicial proceeding for the collection thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No holder of any
of the debt securities of any series will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the indenture or any remedy thereunder, unless the holders of at least a fixed percentage in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of
such series: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">have made written request to the trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee, and offered reasonable
indemnity to the trustee; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the trustee has failed to institute such proceeding within the time period specified in the applicable prospectus
supplement after receipt of such notice; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the trustee has not within such period received directions inconsistent with such written request by holders of a
majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such series. Such limitations do not apply, however, to a suit instituted by a holder of a debt security for the enforcement of the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or
any accrued and unpaid interest on the debt security on or after the respective due dates expressed in the debt security. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">During the
existence of an event of default under an indenture, the trustee is required to exercise such rights and powers vested in it under the indenture and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof as a prudent person would exercise
under the circumstances in the conduct of such person&#146;s own affairs. Subject to the provisions of the indenture relating to the duties of the trustee, if an event of default shall occur and be continuing, the trustee is under no obligation to
exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders, unless such holders shall have offered to the trustee reasonable security or indemnity. Subject to certain provisions concerning the rights
of the trustee, the holders of at least a fixed percentage in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series have the right to direct the time, method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee
or exercising any power conferred on the trustee with respect to such series. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The indenture provides that the trustee will, within the time period
specified in the applicable prospectus supplement after the occurrence of any default, give to the holders of the debt securities of such series notice of </P>
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such default known to it, unless such default shall have been cured or waived; provided that the trustee shall be protected in withholding such notice if it determines in good faith that the
withholding of such notice is in the interest of such holders, except in the case of a default in payment of principal of or premium, if any, on any debt security of such series when due or in the case of any default in the payment of any interest
on the debt securities of such series. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will be required to furnish to the trustee annually a statement as to compliance with all conditions and
covenants under the indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Modification and Waivers </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">From time to time, when authorized by resolutions of our board of directors and by the trustee, we may, without the consent of the holders of debt securities
of any series, amend, waive, or supplement the indenture and the debt securities of such series for certain specified purposes, including, among other things: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to cure ambiguities, defects, or inconsistencies; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to provide for the assumption of our obligations to holders of the debt securities of such series in the case of
a merger or consolidation; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to add to our events of default or our covenants or to make any change that would provide any additional rights
or benefits to the holders of the debt securities of such series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to establish the form or terms of debt securities of any series and any related coupons; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to add subsidiary guarantors with respect to the debt securities of such series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to release any subsidiary guarantor from its obligations under its guarantee in compliance with the terms of the
indenture; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to secure the debt securities of such series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to maintain the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any holder. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Other amendments and modifications of the indenture or the debt securities issued thereunder may be made by the trustee and us with the consent of the holders
of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series affected, with each series voting as a separate class; provided that, without the consent of the holder of each outstanding debt security
affected, no such modification or amendment may: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">reduce the principal amount of, or extend the fixed maturity of the debt securities, or alter or waive any
redemption, repurchase, or sinking fund provision of the debt securities; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">reduce the amount of principal of any original issue discount securities that would be due and payable upon an
acceleration of the maturity thereof; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">change the currency in which any debt securities, or any premium or the accrued interest thereon is payable;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">reduce the percentage in principal amount outstanding of debt securities of any series which must consent to an
amendment, supplement, or waiver or consent to take any action under the indenture or the debt securities of such series; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or with respect to the debt securities;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">waive a default in payment with respect to the debt securities or any subsidiary guarantee; or
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">reduce the rate or extend the time for payment of interest on the debt securities. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The holders of a fixed percentage in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any
series may waive compliance by us with certain restrictive provisions of the relevant indenture, including any set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. The holders of a fixed percentage in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt
securities of any series may, on behalf of the holders of that series, waive any past default under the indenture with respect to that series and its consequences, except a default in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if any, or interest,
if any, on any debt securities of such series, or in respect of a covenant or provision which cannot be modified or amended without the consent of the holders of each outstanding debt security of the series affected. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Discharge, Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">When we
establish a series of debt securities, we may provide that such series is subject to the defeasance and discharge provisions of the indenture. If those provisions are made applicable, we may elect either: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to terminate and be discharged from all of our obligations with respect to those debt securities subject to some
limitations; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to be released from our obligations to comply with specified covenants relating to those debt securities, as
described in the applicable prospectus supplement. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To effect that defeasance, or covenant defeasance, we must irrevocably deposit in
trust with the relevant trustee an amount which, through the payment of principal and interest in accordance with their terms, will provide money sufficient to make payments on those debt securities and any mandatory sinking fund or similar payments
on those debt securities. This deposit may be made in any combination of funds or government obligations. On such a defeasance, we will not be released from certain of our obligations that will be specified in the applicable prospectus supplement.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To establish such a trust, we must deliver to the relevant trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holders of those debt securities: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">will not recognize income, gain, or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the defeasance or
covenant defeasance; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner, and at the same times as
would have been the case if the defeasance or covenant defeasance had not occurred (and, in the case of defeasance, such opinion must be based upon a published ruling of the Internal Revenue Service or a change in applicable income tax laws).
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we effect covenant defeasance with respect to any debt securities, the amount of deposit with the relevant trustee must be
sufficient to pay amounts due on the debt securities at the time of their stated maturity. However, those debt securities may become due and payable prior to their stated maturity, if there is an event of default with respect to a covenant from
which we have not been released. In that event, the amount on deposit may not be sufficient to pay all amounts due on the debt securities at the time of the acceleration. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The applicable prospectus supplement may further describe the provisions, if any, permitting defeasance or covenant defeasance, including any modifications to
the provisions described above. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Governing Law </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
indenture and the debt securities will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Trustee </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">American Stock Transfer&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, LLC serves as the trustee under the indentures for our outstanding senior notes. Notice to the trustee should
be directed to its Corporate Trust Department, located at 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219; Attention: Corporate Trust Department c/o Legal Department, 48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor, New York, NY 10005. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Regarding the Trustees </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Trust Indenture Act contains limitations on the rights of a trustee, should it become a creditor of ours, to obtain payment of claims in certain cases, or
to realize on certain property received by it in respect of any such claims as security or otherwise. Each trustee is permitted to engage in other transactions with us from time to time, provided that, if such trustee becomes subject to any
conflicting interest, it must eliminate such conflict upon the occurrence of an event of default under the relevant indenture, or else resign as trustee. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="supprom47889_178"></A><A NAME="toc47889_8"></A>DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may issue warrants to purchase debt or equity securities. Warrants may be issued independently or together with any other securities and may be attached
to, or separate from, such securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a warrant agent. The terms of any warrants to be issued and a description of the material provisions
of the applicable warrant agreement will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The applicable prospectus supplement will specify the
following terms of any warrants in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the title of such warrants; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the aggregate number of such warrants; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the price or prices at which such warrants will be issued; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any changes or adjustments to the exercise price; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the securities or other rights, including rights to receive payment in cash or securities based on the value,
rate, or price of one or more specified commodities, currencies, securities, or indices, or any combination of the foregoing, purchasable upon exercise of such warrants; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the price at which, and the currency or currencies in which the securities or other rights purchasable upon
exercise of, such warrants may be purchased; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the date on which the right to exercise such warrants shall commence and the date on which such right shall
expire; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of such warrants that may be exercised at any one time;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which such warrants are issued and the number of
such warrants issued with each such security; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">if applicable, the date on and after which such warrants and the related securities will be separately
transferable; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">if applicable, a discussion of any certain material U.S. federal income tax considerations; and
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any other terms of such warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and
exercise of such warrants. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="supprom47889_179"></A><A NAME="toc47889_9"></A>DESCRIPTION OF UNITS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may issue units consisting of one or more debt securities, shares of common stock, shares of
preferred stock, or warrants or any combination of such securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The applicable prospectus supplement will specify the following terms of any units in
respect of which this prospectus is being delivered: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the terms of the units and of any of the debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, and warrants comprising
the units, including whether and under what circumstances the securities comprising the units may be traded separately; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a description of the terms of any unit agreement governing the units; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a description of the provisions for the payment, settlement, transfer, or exchange of the units.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="supprom47889_1710"></A><A NAME="toc47889_10"></A>PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may sell the securities offered by this prospectus and applicable prospectus supplements in one or more of the following ways from time to time: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to or through underwriters, including underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">to or through dealers, brokers, placement agents or other agents; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">directly to purchasers, including institutional investors and our affiliates in negotiated sales or in
competitively bid transactions; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;at-the-market</FONT></FONT>
offerings&#148; within the meaning of Rule 415(a)(4) of the Securities Act, to or through a market maker or into an existing trading market, on an exchange or otherwise; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">through a combination of any such methods of sale; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">through any other methods described in a prospectus supplement. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any such underwriter, dealer, or agent may be deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The applicable prospectus supplement relating to the offering of the respective securities will set forth: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="1%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the offering terms, including the name or names of any underwriters, dealers, or agents; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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dealers, or agents; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any initial public offering price, if applicable; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid by underwriters or dealers to other dealers;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any delayed delivery arrangements; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">in the case of debt securities, the interest rate, maturity, and redemption provisions; and
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">any securities exchanges on which the securities may be listed. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If underwriters or dealers are used in the sale, the securities will be acquired by the underwriters or
dealers for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">at market prices prevailing at the time of sale; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">at prices related to such prevailing market prices; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">at negotiated prices. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Sales Through Underwriters </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If securities are offered to
the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more of such firms, unless otherwise stated in an applicable prospectus supplement, the obligations of such underwriters to
purchase the securities will be subject to certain customary closing conditions, and the underwriters or dealers will be obligated to purchase all the securities if any of the securities are purchased. The obligations of the underwriters to purchase
the securities will be subject to the conditions set forth in the applicable underwriting agreement filed at the time of the offering. Any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid by underwriters or dealers
to other dealers may be changed from time to time. The underwriters may engage in stabilizing and syndicate covering transactions in accordance with Rule 104 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act, and such transactions may be discontinued at any
time by the underwriters. We may use underwriters who may engage in transactions with and perform services for us or our affiliates in the ordinary course of business. We will describe in the prospectus supplement, naming the underwriter, the nature
of any such relationship. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Sales Through Agents </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities may be sold directly by us, or through agents designated by us, from time to time. Any agent involved in the offer or sale of the securities in
respect of which this prospectus and a prospectus supplement is delivered will be named, and any commissions payable by us to such agent will be set forth, in the prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, any
such agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment. Any agent selling the securities covered by this prospectus may be deemed to be an underwriter as that term is defined in the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Direct Sales </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may solicit offers to purchase
securities directly from the public from time to time. Additionally, if so indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will authorize underwriters, dealers, or agents to solicit offers from certain specified institutions to purchase securities from
us at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. Such contracts will be subject to any conditions set forth in the
prospectus supplement and the prospectus supplement will set forth the commission payable for solicitation of such contracts. The underwriters and other persons soliciting such contracts will have no responsibility for the validity or performance of
any such contracts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>General Information </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Underwriters, dealers, and agents may be entitled under agreements entered into with us to be indemnified by us against certain civil liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution by us to payments which they may be required to make. The terms and conditions of such indemnification will be described in an applicable prospectus supplement. Underwriters, dealers, and
agents may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for us in the ordinary course of business. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each class or series of
securities will be a new issue of securities with no established trading market, other than the common stock, which is listed on the NYSE under the symbol &#147;CRK.&#148; Our preferred stock is not listed on
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any exchange. We may elect to list any other class or series of securities on any exchange, other than the common stock, but we are not obligated to do so. Any underwriters to whom securities are
sold by us for public offering and sale may make a market in such securities, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. No assurance can be given as to the liquidity of the
trading market for any securities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain persons participating in any offering of securities may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or
otherwise affect the price of the securities offered in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act. In connection with any such offering, the underwriters or agents, as the case may be, may purchase and sell securities in the open market.
These transactions may include over-allotment and stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover syndicate short positions created in connection with the offering. Stabilizing transactions consist of certain bids or purchases for the purpose of
preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the securities; and syndicate short positions involve the sale by the underwriters or agents, as the case may be, of a greater number of securities than they are required to purchase from us,
as the case may be, in the offering. The underwriters may also impose a penalty bid, whereby selling concessions allowed to syndicate members or other broker-dealers for the securities sold for their account may be reclaimed by the syndicate if such
securities are repurchased by the syndicate in stabilizing or covering transactions. These activities may stabilize, maintain, or otherwise affect the market price of the securities, which may be higher than the price that might otherwise prevail in
the open market, and if commenced, may be discontinued at any time. These transactions may be effected on the NYSE in the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">over-the-counter</FONT></FONT> market or otherwise. These
activities will be described in more detail in the sections entitled &#147;Plan of Distribution&#148; or &#147;Underwriting&#148; in the applicable prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The prospectus supplement or pricing supplement, as applicable, will set forth the anticipated delivery date of the securities being sold at that time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Some of the underwriters, dealers and agents and their affiliates may engage in transactions with or perform services for us and our affiliates in the
ordinary course of business. Underwriters have from time to time in the past provided, and may from time to time in the future provide, investment banking services to us for which they have in the past received, and in the future may receive,
customary fees. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="supprom47889_1711"></A><A NAME="toc47889_11"></A>LEGAL MATTERS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain legal matters in connection with the offering described in this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Locke Lord LLP, Dallas, Texas, and by
Woodburn&nbsp;&amp; Wedge, Reno, Nevada, with respect to matters of Nevada law. Any underwriters will be advised about legal matters by their own counsel, who will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="supprom47889_1712"></A><A NAME="toc47889_12"></A>EXPERTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, has audited our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on
Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December&nbsp;31, 2019, as set forth in their reports, which are incorporated
by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement. Our financial statements are incorporated by reference in reliance on Ernst&nbsp;&amp; Young LLP&#146;s reports, given on their authority as experts in accounting and
auditing. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The consolidated financial statements of Covey Park Energy LLC and subsidiaries as of December&nbsp;31, 2018 and 2017, and for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December&nbsp;31, 2018 have been incorporated by reference in reliance on the report of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority of said
firm as experts in accounting and auditing. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Estimated quantities of our proved oil and gas reserves and the net present value of such reserves
incorporated by reference into this prospectus have been derived from reserve reports prepared by us and audited by Netherland, Sewell&nbsp;&amp; Associates, Inc. for our Haynesville/Bossier shale properties as of December&nbsp;31, 2019 and by Lee
Keeling&nbsp;&amp; Associates for all other properties as of December&nbsp;31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, and all such information has been so included on the authority of each firm as an expert regarding the matters contained in its reports. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="supprom47889_1713"></A><A NAME="toc47889_13"></A>INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the SEC. The rules of the SEC allow us to &#147;incorporate by reference&#148;
into this prospectus the information we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to that information. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, and
later information that we file with the SEC will automatically update and supersede that information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Our Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23194/000156459020008081/crk-10k_20191231.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;
2, 2020, including the portions of our <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23194/000156459020017352/crk-def14a_20200603.htm">Definitive Proxy Statement</A> on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;20, 2020, incorporated by
reference therein; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Our Quarterly Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23194/000156459020022917/crk-10q_20200331.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT></A> for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2020, filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;8, 2020; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Our Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the SEC on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23194/000156459019043261/crk-8k_20191113.htm">November&nbsp;13,
 2019</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23194/000156459020009773/crk-8k_20200305.htm">March&nbsp;10, 2020</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23194/000156459020016359/crk-8k_20200409.htm">April&nbsp;13,
2020</A>, respectively; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The description of our common stock, par value $0.50 per share, contained in our registration statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/23194/0000023194-96-000049.txt">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-A</FONT></A> (Registration Statement <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;001-03262)</FONT> filed with the SEC on December&nbsp;6, 1996, pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents filed by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of the initial filing of the registration statement until all of the securities offered by this prospectus have been sold or we otherwise terminate the offering of these securities (excluding any
information furnished pursuant to Item&nbsp;2.02 or Item&nbsp;7.01, or any other information furnished under Item&nbsp;9.01, on any Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> which is not deemed &#147;filed&#148; with the
SEC), including all filings made after the date of this prospectus and prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement, shall be deemed to be incorporated in this prospectus by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of
such documents. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in a document incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference in this prospectus shall be deemed
modified, superseded, or replaced for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or in any subsequently filed document that also is, or is deemed to be incorporated, by reference in this prospectus
modifies, supersedes, or replaces such statement. Any statement so modified, superseded, or replaced shall not be deemed, except as so modified, superseded, or replaced, to constitute a part of this prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will provide, without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this prospectus is delivered, upon that person&#146;s
written or oral request, a copy of any or all of the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus (other than exhibits to those documents, unless the exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into those documents). Requests
should be directed to: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Comstock Resources, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Attention: Roland O. Burns, President </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">5300 Town and Country Blvd., Suite 500 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Frisco, Texas 75034 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Telephone
number: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(972)&nbsp;668-8800</FONT> </P>
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INFORMATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We file annual, quarterly, and other reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC under the Exchange Act, which are
available to the public through the SEC&#146;s website at http://www.sec.gov. General information about us, including our annual reports on Form 10&#150;K, quarterly reports on Form 10&#150;Q and current reports on Form 8&#150;K, as well as any
amendments and exhibits to those reports, are also available free of charge through our website at http://www.comstockresources.com as soon as reasonably practicable after we file them with, or furnish them to, the SEC. Information on our website is
not incorporated into this prospectus or our other securities filings and is not a part of this prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This prospectus comprises only part of a
registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> that we have filed with the SEC under the Securities Act with regard to the offering of securities described in this prospectus. We have also filed exhibits and schedules to
the registration statement and you should refer to such applicable exhibits or schedules for a complete description or statements pertaining to any contract or other document. </P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$300,000,000 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:36pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>9.75% Senior Notes due 2026 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:36pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>BMO&nbsp;Capital&nbsp;Markets</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>Wells Fargo Securities</B></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><B>Mizuho&nbsp;Securities&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"><B>Capital&nbsp;One&nbsp;Securities&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>Regions Securities LLC&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KeyBanc Capital
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