<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001486159-18-000005.txt : 20180216
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001486159-18-000005
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180214
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
ITEM INFORMATION:		Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180216
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180216

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Oasis Petroleum Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001486159
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34776
		FILM NUMBER:		18622227

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1001 FANNIN STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1500
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002
		BUSINESS PHONE:		281-404-9500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1001 FANNIN STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1500
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002
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<div><a name="sDF434B5FAB473BAF0DDFA07188761821"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Execution Version</font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Registration Rights Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), dated as February 14, 2018, is entered into by and between Oasis Petroleum Inc., a Delaware corporation (the&#160;&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), and Forge Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Forge</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; and, together with the Company, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Parties</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">WHEREAS, in connection with, and in consideration of, the transactions contemplated by that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement (as may be amended from time to time, the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Purchase and Sale Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), dated as of December 11, 2017, by and among the Company, Oasis Petroleum Permian LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Forge, Forge has requested, and the Company has agreed to provide, registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities (as hereinafter defined) as set forth in this Registration Rights Agreement.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by each Party, the Parties hereby agree as follows:</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-left:48px;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;"><font style="padding-bottom:16px;text-align:left;font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#010000;padding-right:48px;">1.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Definitions</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. 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means with respect to a particular Person, any Person Controlling, Controlled by, or Under Common Control with such Person.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Automatic Shelf Registration Statement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; means an &#8220;automatic shelf registration statement&#8221; as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Block Trade</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; has the meaning set forth in </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 2(i)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Board</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; 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</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">however</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">, that a Person shall cease to be a Holder if and when (i) such Person owns Common Stock representing less than two percent of the outstanding Common Stock and (ii) such Person may dispose of all Registrable Securities then owned by such Person without restriction and without the need for current public information pursuant to Rule 144(b) (or any successor rule) under the Securities Act and (iii) any legend ordinarily included on restricted securities of the Company has been removed from the certificates or book entries evidencing any Registrable Securities then owned by such Person, and, if the foregoing clauses (i) through (ii) have been satisfied, the Registrable Securities owned by such Person shall cease to be Registrable Securities.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Indemnified Party</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221; 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The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to file such Automatic Shelf Registration Statement as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than five Business Days after it becomes a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer, and to cause such Automatic Shelf Registration Statement to remain effective thereafter until there are no longer any Registrable Securities. 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The Company represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof, it is not a party to, or otherwise subject to, any other agreement granting registration rights to any other Person with respect to any equity securities of the Company. </font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(i)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Block Trades</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. 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Any Block Trade shall be for at least $20 million in expected gross proceeds. The Company shall not be required to effectuate more than two Block Trades in any 180-day period.  For the avoidance of doubt, a Block Trade shall not constitute an Underwritten Shelf Takedown.</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(j)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Additional Demand Registration</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. Subject to the provisions hereof, if at any time the Company ceases to be eligible under applicable law to register resales of Registrable Securities on a Shelf Registration Statement, any one or more Demand Holders shall have the right to require the Company to file a Registration Statement registering for sale all or part of the Registrable Securities of such Demand Holder under the Securities Act (an &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Additional Demand Registration</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) by delivering a written request therefor to the Company (i) specifying the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such registration and (ii)&#160;containing all information about such Demand Holder required to be included in such Registration Statement in accordance with applicable law. As soon as practicable after the receipt of such demand, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effect such registration (including appropriate qualification under applicable blue sky or other state securities laws and appropriate compliance with applicable regulations issued under the Securities Act and any other governmental requirements or regulations) of the Registrable Securities that the Company has been so requested to register. The Company shall not be obligated to effect more than one Additional Demand Registration pursuant to this Registration Rights Agreement.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:130%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#010000;">3.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:48px;"><div style="line-height:130%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;text-indent:-48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Piggyback Takedowns</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.</font></div></td></tr></table><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;text-indent:312px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">8</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Right to Piggyback</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. Whenever the Company proposes to sell any of its Common Stock pursuant to a registration statement in an underwritten offering under the Securities Act (a &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Piggyback Takedown</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), the Company shall give prompt written notice (a &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Piggyback Notice</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) to all Holders of at least 15&#160;million shares of the Company&#8217;s Common Stock of its intention to effect such Piggyback Takedown; </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">, that if a Holder notifies the Company in writing that it does not wish to receive notices of Piggyback Takedowns, the Company will not send such Holder any such notices. In the case of a Piggyback Takedown that is an underwritten offering under a shelf registration statement, such notice shall be given not less than two Business Days prior to the expected date of commencement of marketing efforts for such Piggyback Takedown and if no response is received on a timely basis, such right will be legally waived. In the case of a Piggyback Takedown that is an underwritten offering under a registration statement that is not a shelf registration statement, such notice shall be given not less than five Business Days prior to the expected date of filing of such registration statement. For the avoidance of doubt, if such notice is not received by the Company in a timely fashion in accordance with this section, the failure to submit a timely notice shall be deemed a waiver of such Holder&#8217;s rights pertaining to this section. Each Holder shall be entitled to make a request in writing to the Company (including by electronic mail) within one Business Day after the receipt of any Piggyback Notice, which request shall specify the number of Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such Holder, and the Company shall, subject to the provisions of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Sections 3(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">3(c)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">, include in such Piggyback Takedown, as applicable, all Registrable Securities with respect to which the Company has received written requests for inclusion therein within one Business Day after sending the Company&#8217;s notice. For the avoidance of doubt, a Piggyback Takedown shall not be considered an Underwritten Shelf Takedown for purposes of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 2</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company may determine not to proceed with any Piggyback Takedown upon written notice to the Holders of Registrable Securities requesting to include their Registrable Securities in such Piggyback Takedown. </font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Priority on Primary Piggyback Takedowns</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. If a Piggyback Takedown is an underwritten primary registration on behalf of the Company, and the managing underwriters for a Piggyback Takedown advise the Company in writing that in their reasonable opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such Piggyback Takedown exceeds the number which can be sold in an orderly manner in such offering within a price range acceptable to the Company, the Company shall include in such Piggyback Takedown the number which can be so sold in the following order of priority: (i) first, the securities the Company proposes to sell, (ii) second, the Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Piggyback Takedown pursuant to this Registration Rights Agreement (pro rata on the basis of the number of securities requested to be included therein by each holder), and (iii) third, other securities requested to be included in such Piggyback Takedown.</font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;text-indent:312px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">9</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Priority on Secondary Piggyback Takedowns</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. 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Each Holder of Registrable Securities agrees that the fact that a notice pursuant to this </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 3</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;has been delivered shall constitute confidential information and such Holder agrees not to disclose that such notice has been delivered.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:130%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#010000;">4.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:48px;"><div style="line-height:130%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;text-indent:-48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Holdback Agreements</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Restrictions on Public Sale by Holder of Registrable Securities</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. In connection with any underwritten public offering of equity securities by the Company or any Holder of Registrable Securities effected pursuant to this Registration Rights Agreement, each Holder of Registrable Securities agrees not to effect any public sale or distribution of securities similar to those being registered or of any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities or hedging transactions relating to the Registrable Securities, including a sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, during the period beginning five days prior to the expected date of &#8220;pricing&#8221; of such offering and continuing for a period not to exceed 180 days from the date of such final prospectus (or prospectus supplement if the offering is made pursuant to a &#8220;shelf&#8221; registration statement) as shall be reasonably requested by the managing Underwriter(s) except as part of such registration (the &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Lock-Up Period</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;). If and to the extent requested by the managing Underwriter(s), each Holder of Registrable Securities subject to the restrictions of this </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 4(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;agrees to execute an agreement to the foregoing effect with the Underwriters for such offering on such terms as the managing Underwriter(s) shall reasonably request (with such modification as reasonably requested by such managing Underwriter(s) to take into consideration then existing rules of an applicable securities exchange regarding research analyst publications). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any Holder of </font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;text-indent:312px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">10</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Registrable Securities be restricted from effecting any public sale or distribution of securities pursuant to this </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section&#160;4(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;for more than 120 days during any 12-month period. </font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Restrictions on Public Sale by the Company</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. In connection with any underwritten public offering of equity securities by any Holder of Registrable Securities effected pursuant to this Registration Rights Agreement, the Company agrees not to effect any public sale or distribution of any securities similar to those being registered, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities or hedging transactions relating to such securities, during the Lock-Up Period as shall be reasonably requested by the managing Underwriter(s) except as part of such registration as permitted hereby and subject to other customary exceptions. </font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Use, and Suspension of Use, of Shelf Registration Statement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#010000;">(i)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">If the Company has filed a &#8220;shelf&#8221; registration statement and has included Registrable Securities therein, the Company shall be entitled to suspend (but not more than an aggregate of 120 days in any 12 month period), for a reasonable period of time not in excess of 60 days, the offer or sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement by any Holder of Registrable Securities if (A) such Holder has not executed an underwriting agreement with respect to a pending sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement and (B) (1) the Company or any of its subsidiaries are engaged in confidential negotiations or other confidential business activities, disclosure of which would be required if such registration statement were used (but would not be required if such registration statement were not used) and the Board determines in good faith that such disclosure would be materially detrimental to the Company, (2) the Board determines that a postponement is in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders general due to a pending transaction involving the Company (including a pending securities offering by the Company) or (3) the Company has experienced some other material non-public event or is in possession of material non-public information concerning the Company, and the Board determines in good faith that such disclosure would be materially detrimental to the Company. In order to suspend the use of the registration statement pursuant to this </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 4(c)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">, the Company shall promptly, upon determining to seek such suspension, deliver to the holders of Registrable Securities included in such registration statement, a written notice stating that the Company is suspending use of such registration statement pursuant to this </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 4(c)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;(a &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Suspension Notice</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) and, only upon request by a Holder, the basis therefor in reasonable detail. Following the conclusion of any circumstance resulting in the suspension of a registration statement hereunder, the Company shall promptly notify each Holder in writing that it may resume use of the registration statement (an &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">End of Suspension Notice</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;). Each Holder of Registrable Securities agrees that the fact that a Suspension Notice pursuant to this </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 4(c)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;has been delivered </font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;text-indent:312px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">11</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">shall constitute confidential information and such Holder agrees not to disclose that such notice has been delivered.</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#010000;">(ii)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Notwithstanding any other provision of this </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 4</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">, the Company will not send any Suspension Notices or End of Suspension Notices to any Holder following the six-month anniversary of the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Purchase and Sale Agreement, except as provided in the next sentence. Following 90&#160;days after the closing of the transaction contemplated by the Purchase and Sale Agreement, each time prior to a Holder&#8217;s intended use of an effective Shelf Registration Statement, such Holder will notify the Company in writing at least two Business Days in advance of such intended use, and if a Suspension Notice was previously delivered (or would have been delivered but for the provisions of this </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section&#160;4</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">) and the related suspension period remains in effect, the Company will so notify such Holder, within one Business Day of such Holder&#8217;s notification to the Company, by delivering to such Holder a copy of such previous Suspension Notice, and thereafter will provide such Holder with the related End of Suspension Notice immediately upon its availability.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; 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The Company may require each Selling Holder to promptly furnish in writing to the Company such information regarding the distribution of the Registrable Securities as it may from time to time reasonably request and such other information as may be legally required in connection with such registration. 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The Company also agrees to indemnify any Underwriters of the Registrable Securities, their officers and directors and each Person who controls such Underwriters on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification of the Selling Holders provided in this </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 7(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Indemnification by Holder of Registrable Securities</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. Each Selling Holder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each other Selling Holder, the Company, and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act and the officers, directors, agents and employees of each other Selling Holder, the Company and each such controlling Person to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to such Selling Holder, but only with respect to information furnished in writing by such Selling Holder or on such Selling Holder&#8217;s behalf expressly for use in any registration statement or prospectus relating to the Registrable Securities. The liability of any Selling Holder under this </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 7(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;shall be limited to the aggregate cash and property received by such Selling Holder pursuant to the sale of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement or prospectus. </font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(c)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. If any action or proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be brought or asserted against any Person entitled to indemnification under </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Sections 7(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;or </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">7(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;(an &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Indemnified Party</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;) in respect of which indemnity may be sought from any Person who has agreed to provide such indemnification under </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Sections 7(a)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;or </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">7(b)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;(an &#8220;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Indemnifying Party</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8221;), the Indemnified Party shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party, and shall assume the payment of all reasonable expenses of such defense. Such Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action or proceeding and to participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party unless (i) the Indemnifying Party has agreed to pay such fees and expenses, (ii) the Indemnifying Party fails promptly to assume the defense of such action or proceeding or fails to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party or (iii) the named parties to any such action or proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both such Indemnified Party and Indemnifying Party (or an Affiliate of the Indemnifying Party), and such Indemnified Party shall have been advised by counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to the Indemnified Party that are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party, or there is a conflict of interest on the part of counsel employed by the Indemnifying Party to represent such Indemnified Party (in which case, if such Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not </font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;text-indent:312px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">18</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">have the right to assume the defense of such action or proceeding on behalf of such Indemnified Party). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection with any such action or proceeding or separate but substantially similar related actions or proceedings in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable at any time for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (together in each case with appropriate local counsel). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any such action or proceeding effected without its written consent (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld), but if settled with its written consent, or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action or proceeding, the Indemnifying Party shall indemnify and hold harmless such Indemnified Party from and against any loss or liability (to the extent stated above) by reason of such settlement or judgment. The Indemnifying Party shall not consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement that does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party, from all liability in respect of such action or proceeding for which such Indemnified Party would be entitled to indemnification hereunder.</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Contribution</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. </font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#010000;">(i)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">If the indemnification provided for in this </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 7</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;is unavailable to the Indemnified Parties in respect of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or judgments referred to herein, then each such Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Parties, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Parties as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and judgments as between the Company on the one hand and each Selling Holder on the other, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company and of each Selling Holder in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or judgments, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of each Selling Holder on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by such Person, and such Persons&#8217; relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. </font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#010000;">(ii)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Company and the Selling Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 7(d)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;were determined by any method of allocation which does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities or </font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;text-indent:312px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">19</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">judgments referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 7(d)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">, no Selling Holder shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Registrable Securities of such Selling Holder were offered to the public (less any underwriting discounts or commissions) exceeds the amount of any damages which such Selling Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:130%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#010000;">8.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:48px;"><div style="line-height:130%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;text-indent:-48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Participation in Underwritten Offering</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. No Holder may participate in any underwritten offering hereunder unless such Holder (a) agrees to sell such Holder&#8217;s Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Person entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (b) completes and executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, custody agreements, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements and this Registration Rights Agreement. </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:130%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#010000;">9.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:48px;"><div style="line-height:130%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;text-indent:-48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Transfers of Registration Rights</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. The provisions hereof will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the Parties, except as otherwise provided herein; </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">however</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">, that the registration rights granted hereby may be transferred only (a) by operation of Law or (b) to any Person to whom a Holder transfers Registrable Securities, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">, that any such transferee shall not be entitled to rights pursuant to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Sections 2</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">3</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;or </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">4</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;hereof unless such transferee of registration rights hereunder agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions hereof and executes and delivers to the Company an acknowledgment and agreement to such effect. </font></div></td></tr></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:130%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#010000;">10.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:48px;"><div style="line-height:130%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;text-indent:-48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Rule 144 and Rule 144A; Other Exemptions</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#010000;">11.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Entire Agreement</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. The foregoing provisions of this Registration Rights Agreement contain the entire understanding of the Parties respecting the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements, discussions and understandings with respect thereto.</font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="padding-bottom:16px;font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:130%;font-size:12pt;padding-left:48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#010000;">12.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:48px;"><div style="line-height:130%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;text-indent:-48px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Miscellaneous</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(a)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Construction</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. All references in this Registration Rights Agreement to Sections, subsections, and other subdivisions refer to the corresponding Sections, subsections, and other subdivisions of or to this Registration Rights Agreement unless </font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;text-indent:312px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">20</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">expressly provided otherwise. Titles appearing at the beginning of any Sections, subsections, or other subdivisions of this Registration Rights Agreement are for convenience only, do not constitute any part of this Registration Rights Agreement, and shall be disregarded in construing the language hereof. The words &#8220;this Registration Rights Agreement,&#8221; &#8220;herein,&#8221; &#8220;hereby,&#8221; &#8220;hereunder&#8221;, and &#8220;hereof&#8221; and words of similar import refer to this Registration Rights Agreement as a whole and not to any particular subdivision unless expressly so limited. The words &#8220;this Section&#8221; and &#8220;this subsection&#8221; and words of similar import refer only to the Section or subsection hereof in which such words occur. The word &#8220;or&#8221; is not exclusive, and the word &#8220;including&#8221; (in its various forms) means including without limitation. Pronouns in masculine, feminine, or neuter genders shall be construed to state and include any other gender, and words, terms, and titles (including terms defined herein) in the singular form shall be construed to include the plural and vice versa, unless the context otherwise requires.</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(b)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Notice</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. All notices, requests, claims, demands, and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made (i) when delivered if delivered in person or sent by nationally recognized overnight or second day courier service, (ii) upon transmission by fax or electronic mail if transmission or electronic mail is confirmed by the recipient thereof, or (iii) three Business Days after deposit with a United States post office if delivered by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the Parties as follows: </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">if to the Company, addressed to:</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;text-align:left;padding-left:144px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Oasis Petroleum Inc.</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;text-align:left;padding-left:144px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">1001 Fannin, Suite 1500</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:144px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Houston, Texas 77002</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:144px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Attn: Nickolas Lorentzatos</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:144px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Email: </font><a style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;" href="#"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">nl</font></a><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;background-color:#f5f5f5;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">orentzatos</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">@oasispetroleum.com</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:96px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;text-align:left;padding-left:144px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Vinson &amp; 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For the avoidance of doubt and notwithstanding anything contained in this Registration Rights Agreement, in no event will any officer or director of the Company be obligated to enter into any lock-up or similar agreement in connection with any offer or sale effected pursuant to this Registration Rights Agreement unless (i)&#160;such individual owns securities that are included in such offer and sale or (ii)&#160;the managing underwriters advise the Company that, in their opinion, the failure to do so would preclude the Holders from effecting a Shelf Takedown or a Block Trade, in which case the Company shall cause each of its officers and directors as may be reasonably requested by the managing underwriters to enter into a lock-up or similar agreement in a form consistent with that used in connection with prior offerings by the Company (including with respect to permitted exceptions as to stock options and 10b5-1 trading plans).</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(d)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Binding Effect</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. This Registration Rights Agreement is binding on and inures to the benefit of the Parties and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors, and assigns. </font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(e)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Governing Law</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. This Registration Rights Agreement is governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the law of the State of Delaware without regard to the principles of conflicts of law thereof. </font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(f)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Severability</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. If any provision of this Registration Rights Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is held invalid or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Registration Rights Agreement and the application of that provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby and that provision shall be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by Law. Furthermore, in lieu of each such </font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;text-indent:312px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">22</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">invalid or unenforceable provision, there shall be added automatically as a part of this Registration Rights Agreement a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be legal, valid, and enforceable.</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(g)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Counterparts</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. This Registration Rights Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, including facsimile counterparts, with the same effect as if all signing parties had signed the same document. All counterparts shall be construed together and constitute the same instrument.</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(h)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section Headings</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. Headings contained in this Registration Rights Agreement are inserted only as a matter of convenience and in no way define, limit, or extend the scope or intent of this Registration Rights Agreement or any provisions hereof.</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(i)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Cumulative Rights</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. The rights of the Parties under this Registration Rights Agreement are cumulative and in addition to all similar and other rights of such parties under other agreements.</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(j)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Further Assurances</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. In connection with this Registration Rights Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, each Party shall execute and deliver any additional documents and instruments and perform any additional acts that may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and perform the provisions of this Registration Rights Agreement and those transactions.</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(k)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Amendment</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. The provisions of this Registration Rights Agreement may only be amended by the written consent of the Company and Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities; provided however, that as long as EnCap either holds registrable Securities or has the right to receive Registrable Securities pursuant to this Registration Rights Agreement, this Registration Rights Agreement may not be amended without EnCap&#8217;s written consent. The Holders acknowledge and agree that any Person that becomes a Stockholder shall have the rights and obligations set forth in this Registration Rights Agreement and that such Person becoming a Stockholder shall be deemed not to be an amendment to this Registration Rights Agreement. </font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(l)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Termination</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. The provisions of this Registration Rights Agreement shall terminate with respect to any Holder and be of no further force or effect when all Registrable Securities held by such Holder no longer constitute Registrable Securities; </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">provided</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-style:italic;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">that the provisions of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Section 7</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;of this Registration Rights Agreement shall survive for any sales of Registrable Securities prior to such date. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and effect on or after the tenth anniversary of the date hereof. </font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(m)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Removal of Legend</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. The Company, at its sole cost, shall remove any legend ordinarily included on restricted securities of the Company (or instruct its transfer agent to </font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:10px;text-align:left;text-indent:312px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">23</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">so remove such legend) from the certificates or book-entries evidencing Registrable Securities if such Common Stock (i) is sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, (ii) is sold or transferred pursuant to Rule 144 (if the transferor is not an Affiliate of the Company), or (iii) is eligible for sale without restriction and without the need for current public information pursuant to Rule 144(b) (or any successor rule) under the Securities Act. Each Holder agrees to provide the Company, its counsel and/or the transfer agent with evidence reasonably requested by it in order to cause the removal of such legend, including, as may be appropriate, any information the Company deems necessary to determine that the legend is no longer required under the Securities Act or applicable state laws, including a certification that the holder is not an Affiliate of the Company (and a covenant to inform the Company if it should thereafter become an Affiliate and to consent to exchange any certificates or instruments representing the Common Stock for ones bearing an appropriate restrictive legend) and regarding the length of time the Common Stock has been held. Any fees (with respect to the transfer agent, Company counsel or otherwise) associated with the issuance of any legal opinion required by the Company&#8217;s transfer agent or the removal of such legend shall be borne by the Company. If a legend is no longer required pursuant to the foregoing, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to, no later than three Business Days following the delivery by a Holder to the Company or the transfer agent (with notice to the Company) of a legended certificate or instrument representing the Common Stock (endorsed or with stock powers attached, signatures guaranteed, and otherwise in form necessary to affect the reissuance and/or transfer) and any representation letter or certification as may be requested by the Company, deliver or cause to be delivered to such Company a certificate or instrument (as the case may be) representing such Common Stock that is free from all restrictive legends.</font></div><div style="line-height:130%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:48px;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(n)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">Remedies; Specific Performance</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">. Any Person having rights under any provision of this Registration Rights Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such rights specifically, to recover damages caused by reason of any breach of any provision of this Registration Rights Agreement, and to exercise all other rights existing in their favor. The Parties agree and acknowledge that money damages would not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this Registration Rights Agreement and that any party may in its sole discretion apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction for specific performance and/or injunctive relief (without posting any bond or other security) in order to enforce or prevent violation of the provisions of this Registration Rights Agreement and shall not be required to prove irreparable injury to such party or that such party does not have an adequate remedy at law with respect to any breach of this Registration Rights Agreement (each of which elements the Parties admit). The Parties further agree and acknowledge that each and every obligation applicable to it contained in this Registration Rights Agreement shall be specifically enforceable against it and hereby waives and agrees not to assert any defenses against an action for specific performance of their respective obligations hereunder. 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