0000899140-21-000737.txt : 20211123 0000899140-21-000737.hdr.sgml : 20211123 20211122213028 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899140-21-000737 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20211123 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20211122 GROUP MEMBERS: LSP GENERATION IV, LLC GROUP MEMBERS: LSP INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000943861 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 760466193 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-44491 FILM NUMBER: 211434527 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 801 LOUISIANA STREET 2: SUITE 700 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002 BUSINESS PHONE: 7137809494 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 801 LOUISIANA STREET 2: SUITE 700 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77002 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Gen IV Investment Opportunities, LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001697367 IRS NUMBER: 472846732 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1700 BROADWAY STREET 2: 35TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 BUSINESS PHONE: 7328675858 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1700 BROADWAY STREET 2: 35TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 SC 13D/A 1 g112221a.htm SCHEDULE 13D (AMENDMENT NO. 3)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*
 

GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
(Title of Class of Securities)
382410843
(CUSIP Number)
Adam Turteltaub
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
(212) 728-8000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
November 21, 2021
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)


If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. □
 


Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
 

 
*
The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).


 CUSIP No. 382410843
SCHEDULE 13D
Page 2 of 6 Pages

  1 
 
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
GEN IV INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, LLC
  2
 
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)
(a)  ☐        (b)  ☐
 
  3
 
SEC USE ONLY
 
  4
 
SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions)
 
WC
  5
 
CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
 
  6
 
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
DELAWARE
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH:
  
  7 
  
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
0
  
  8
  
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
0
  
  9
  
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
  
10
  
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
11
 
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
0
12
 
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions)
 
13
 
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
0%
14
 
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)
 
OO



CUSIP No. 382410843
SCHEDULE 13D
Page 3 of 6 Pages

  1 
 
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
LSP GENERATION IV, LLC
  2
 
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)
(a)  ☐        (b)  ☐
 
  3
 
SEC USE ONLY
 
  4
 
SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions)
 
WC
  5
 
CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
 
  6
 
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
DELAWARE
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH:
  
  7 
  
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
0
  
  8
  
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
0
  
  9
  
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
  
10
  
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
11
 
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
0
12
 
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions)
 
13
 
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
0%
14
 
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)
 
OO


CUSIP No. 382410843
SCHEDULE 13D
Page 4 of 6 Pages

  1 
 
NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
 
LSP INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC
  2
 
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)
(a)  ☐        (b)  ☐
 
  3
 
SEC USE ONLY
 
  4
 
SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions)
 
WC
  5
 
CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)
 
  6
 
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 
DELAWARE
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH:
  
  7 
  
SOLE VOTING POWER
 
0
  
  8
  
SHARED VOTING POWER
 
0
  
  9
  
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
  
10
  
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
0
11
 
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
 
0
12
 
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions)
 
13
 
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
 
0%
14
 
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (see instructions)
 
IA


Explanatory Note
This Amendment No.3 to Schedule 13D is being filed with respect to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”), to amend the Schedule 13D filed on May 22, 2018, as amended (the “13D”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 13D.
As set forth below, as a result of the Transaction, on November 22, 2021 each of the Reporting Persons ceased to be the beneficial owners of more than five percent of the Shares. The filing of this Amendment No.3 represents the final amendment to the Schedule 13D and constitutes an exit filing for the Reporting Persons.

Item 4.
Purpose of Transaction
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following:
On November 21, 2021, Gen IV and Paloma Partners VI Holdings, LLC (“Paloma”) entered into a stock purchase agreement (the “SPA”), pursuant to which Paloma agreed to purchase, and Gen IV agreed to sell, 1,838,510 Shares (the “Transaction”). The Transaction was consummated on November 22, 2021.   The foregoing description of the SPA and the Transaction does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the SPA, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 1 hereto.

Item 5.
Interest in Securities of the Issuer
Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following:
The information in Item 4 of this Amendment No.3 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.  Following the consummation of the Transaction, the Reporting Persons ceased to be the beneficial owners of any Shares.

Item 6.
Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer
Item 6 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following:
The information in Item 4 of this Amendment No.3 is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 5.

Item 7.
Material to Be Filed as Exhibits
Exhibit 1 – Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2021, by and between Gen IV Investment Opportunities, LLC and Paloma Partners VI Holdings, LLC.


SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of each of the undersigned’s knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: November 23, 2021
 
       
 
Gen IV Investment Opportunities, LLC
     
 
By:
 
LSP Generation IV, LLC
 
Its:
 
Managing Member
     
 
By:
 
/s/ Darpan Kapadia
 
Name:
 
Darpan Kapadia
 
Title:
 
Managing Director
     
 
By:
 
LSP Investment Advisors, LLC
 
Its:
 
Investment Manager
     
 
By:
 
/s/ Paul Segal
 
Name:
 
Paul Segal
 
Title:
 
President
   
 
LSP Generation IV, LLC
     
 
By:
 
/s/ Darpan Kapadia
 
Name:
 
Darpan Kapadia
 
Title:
 
Managing Director
   
 
LSP Investment Advisors, LLC
     
 
By:
 
/s/ Paul Segal
 
Name:
 
Paul Segal
 
Title:
 
President

EX-1 2 g112221b.htm STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 1


STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Stock Purchase Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of November 21, 2021 by and between Gen IV Investment Opportunities, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Seller”), and Paloma Partners VI Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Purchaser” or “Parent”).  Each of Seller and Purchaser are sometimes referred to herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
WHEREAS, Seller holds the common stock, par value, par value $0.01 per share (CUSIP No. 382410843) of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), listed in Annex A hereto (collectively, the “Securities”);
WHEREAS, Parent, and Paloma VI Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”) plan to enter into an agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with the Company, pursuant to which Parent will cause Merger Sub to commence a tender offer (as it may be amended from time to time as permitted by this Agreement, the “Offer”) to purchase any and all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) at a price of $23.00 per share (such amount per Share, the “Offer Price”), in cash, without interest;
WHEREAS, following consummation of the Offer, the parties to the Merger Agreement intend that the Company will be merged with and into Merger Sub, without a vote or approval of the Company’s stockholders, in accordance with Section 251(h) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), as a result of which each outstanding share of Common Stock (other than shares owned by Parent, Merger Sub or their affiliates (as defined in Section 251(h) of the DGCL)) will be canceled and converted into the right to receive the Offer Price in cash, without interest;
WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser desires to purchase from Seller, the Securities, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, with respect to the purchase and sale of the Securities contemplated by this Agreement, the Company has provided to (a) Paloma Resources, LLC, an affiliate of Parent (“Paloma”), a waiver under the standstill provisions contained in the letter agreement, dated August 19, 2021, by and among the Company and Paloma and (b) Seller, the consent required by the Company in connection with a sale of securities by an insider under the Company’s insider trading policy;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants and agreements herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
Section 1.     Purchase and Sale of the Subject Shares. As soon as practicable on or after the date hereof, and in any event not later than November 22, 2021, Seller shall sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase from Seller, all the Securities at a purchase price per share of Common Stock equal to the Offer Price.  Such purchase and sale shall be effected by the Parties hereto as a block trade through designated accounts at prime brokerage firms in the United State of America with settlement as soon as feasible, but in no event later than regular way settlement.
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Section 2.     Price Protection.  If the purchase price per share of Common Stock paid upon consummation of the Offer (the “Final TO Price”) exceeds the Offer Price, then Purchaser will pay Seller an amount (the “Price Protection Amount”) equal to the product of (a) the number of shares of Common Stock comprising the Securities purchased and sold pursuant to this Agreement multiplied by (b) the amount by which the Final TO Price exceeds the Offer Price.  Payment of the Price Protection Amount, if required pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, will be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds substantially simultaneously with settlement of the purchase of shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Offer.
Section 3.     Representations of Seller and Purchaser.  Each of the Parties represents to the other as follows:
(a)     Such Party is a sophisticated purchaser or seller with respect to the Securities and has adequate information concerning the business and financial condition of the Company to make an informed decision regarding the sale or purchase of the Securities, and such Party has independently and without reliance upon the other Party and based on such information as it has deemed appropriate, including its own due diligence, in its independent judgment made its own analysis and decision to sell or purchase the Securities.
(b)     Such Party acknowledges that the other Party and such other Party’s principals, affiliates or representatives may possess material non-public information (“Excluded Information”) regarding the Securities, the Company, its other outstanding debt or securities, and the Company’s capital expenditures, earnings and other financial and business information and prospects that has not been provided to the other Party, including, without limitation, information received on a confidential basis directly or indirectly from (i) the Company, (ii) the Company’s affiliates, (iii) other creditors of and/or potential investors in, the Company or its affiliates, and (iv) the respective representatives or agents of each of the foregoing.  Each Party acknowledges that it has not requested and does not wish to receive Excluded Information from the other Party, and neither Party will rely upon the other Party to furnish or make available any documents or other information regarding the credit, affairs, financial condition, prospects, business or any other matter concerning the Company, its affiliates, or the Securities.  Each Party agrees that the other Party shall have no liability whatsoever to such Party with respect to the non-disclosure of Excluded Information, and each Party releases and forever discharges the other Party from any such liability.
(c)     Neither Party has received any investment advice or opinion from the other Party as to whether the purchase or sale of the Securities is prudent or suitable for that Party, and neither Party is relying on any representation or warranty of the other Party in connection with the purchase and sale transaction contemplated hereby, except as expressly set forth herein.
Section 4.     Mutual Waiver and Release.  Each Party hereby irrevocably waives and releases the other Party from any and all claims and causes of action that it or any partner, member, institutional investor or other person for which it is acting as a duly authorized representative, fiduciary or agent may have or may hereafter acquire against the other Party relating to (a) the other Party’s possession of Excluded Information in connection with the purchase or sale of the Securities or (b) any failure of the other Party to disclose the Excluded Information in connection with the purchase or sale of the Securities.
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Section 5.     Indemnification.  From and after the date hereof, Purchaser shall indemnify Seller in respect of, and hold Seller harmless against, any and all liabilities, monetary damages, fines, penalties, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fee and expenses but excluding consequential and indirect damages, unless payable to a third party) incurred or suffered by Seller or any of its affiliates to the extent arising from or relating to the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 6.     Representations of Seller.  Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows:
(a)     Seller has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.  The sale of the Securities by Seller to Purchaser has been duly authorized, and this Agreement and any other instruments of transfer have been duly executed and delivered and this Agreement is the legal, valid and binding and enforceable obligation against Seller in accordance with its terms, subject to the limitations of public policy, bankruptcy and equitable principles generally.
(b)     Seller is the beneficial owner of the Securities as indicated in Annex A hereto free and clear of any liens, claims, charges, encumbrances, security interest or other adverse claims.
(c)     Seller has made no prior assignment, sale, transfer, conveyance or disposition of its Securities or any interest therein.
(d)     Seller is a sophisticated investor that is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Act”) or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Act and has knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its disposition of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement.
(e)     The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller and the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby will not to Seller’s knowledge (i) violate any provision of any existing law, statute, rule, regulation or ordinance applicable to Seller or (ii) conflict with, result in any breach of or constitute a default under (A) any order, writ, judgment, award or decree of any court, governmental authority, bureau or agency to which Seller is a party or by which Seller may be bound or (B) any contract or other agreement or undertaking to which Seller is a party or by which Seller may be bound.
(f)     Upon delivery of and payment for the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, good and marketable title to the Securities will pass to Purchaser, free of all restrictions on transfer, liens, encumbrances, security interests, equities and claims whatsoever, other than restrictions on transfer arising under applicable securities laws.
Section 7.     Representations of Purchaser.  Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
(a)     Purchaser has full power and authority to enter into and perform this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.  This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Purchaser and constitute a legal, valid and binding and enforceable obligation against Purchaser in accordance with its terms, subject to the limitations of public policy, bankruptcy and equitable principles generally.
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(b)     Purchaser is a sophisticated investor that is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Act or a “qualified institutional buyer” within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Act and has knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in the Securities and is able to bear the economic risk of such investment.
(c)     Purchaser acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement have not been registered under the Act, or under any applicable blue sky laws.
(d)     The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Purchaser and the consummation by Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby will not to Purchaser’s knowledge (i) violate any provision of any existing law, statute, rule, regulation or ordinance applicable to Purchaser or (ii) conflict with, result in any breach of or constitute a default under (A) any order, writ, judgment, award or decree of any court, governmental authority, bureau or agency to which Purchaser is a party or by which Purchaser may be bound or (B) any contract or other agreement or undertaking to which Purchaser is a party or by which Purchaser may be bound.
Section 8.     Miscellaneous.
(a)     Amendment and Modification.  All amendments, supplements and modifications to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be signed by each of the Parties hereto.
(b)     Counterparts.  This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument, it being understood that the Parties need not sign the same counterpart.  Any such counterpart, to the extent delivered by fax or .pdf, .tif, .gif, .jpg or similar attachment to electronic mail (any such delivery, an “Electronic Delivery”), will be treated in all manner and respects as an original executed counterpart and will be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person.  This Agreement shall become effective when each Party shall have received a counterpart hereof signed (including by electronic signature) by all of the other Parties hereto.  Until and unless each Party has received a counterpart hereof signed (including by electronic signature) by the other Parties, this Agreement shall have no effect and no Party shall have any right or obligation hereunder (whether by virtue of any other oral or written agreement or other communication).  No Party may raise the use of an Electronic Delivery to deliver a signature, or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of an Electronic Delivery, as a defense to the formation of a valid and binding contract, and each Party forever waives any such defense, except to the extent such defense relates to lack of authenticity.
(c)     Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
(d)     Further Assurances.  If any further action is necessary or reasonably desirable to carry out this Agreement’s purposes, each Party will take such further action (including executing and delivering any further instruments and documents and providing any reasonably requested information) as the other Party reasonably may request.
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(e)     Notices.  All notices, requests and other communications to any Party hereunder shall be in writing (including electronic mail (“e‑mail”) transmission, so long as a receipt of such e‑mail is requested and received) and shall be given,
If to Seller:
 
Gen IV Investment Opportunities, LLC
1700 Broadway, 38th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Jeff Wade
E-mail: jwade@lspower.com

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
 
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Attention:  Adam Turteltaub; Jonathan Kubek
E-mail: aturteltaub@willkie.com; jkubek@willkie.com
 
If to Purchaser:
 
Paloma Partners VI Holdings, LLC
c/o EnCap Investments L.P.
1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 4900
Houston, TX 77002
Attention: Doug Swanson
E-mail: dswanson@encapinvestments.com
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
 
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
600 Travis Street
4200 JPMorgan Chase Tower
Houston, TX 77002
Attention: G. Michael O’Leary; Henry Havre
E-mail: moleary@huntonak.com; hhavre@huntonak.com
or to such other address or e‑mail address as such Party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other Parties hereto.  All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. on a business day in the place of receipt.  Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding business day in the place of receipt.
(f)     Headings.  The article and section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and will not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
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(g)     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.  EACH PARTY HERETO MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS CONTAINED HEREIN.
(h)     Consent to Jurisdiction.  Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (“Related Proceedings”) may be instituted in the federal courts of the United States of America located in the City and County of New York or the courts of the State of New York in each case located in the City and County of New York (collectively, the “Specified Courts”), and each of the Parties irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction (except for suits, actions, or proceedings instituted in regard to the enforcement of a judgment of any Specified Court in a Related Proceeding, as to which such jurisdiction is non-exclusive) of the Specified Courts in any Related Proceeding.  Service of any process, summons, notice or document by mail to such Party’s address set forth above shall be effective service of process for any Related Proceeding brought in any Specified Court.  The Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any Related Proceeding in the Specified Courts and irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to plead or claim in any Specified Court that any Related Proceeding brought in any Specified Court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
(i)     Entire Agreement.  This Agreement constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement between the Parties with regard to the subject matter of this Agreement.
(Signature page follows)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been executed by and on behalf of each of the Parties hereto as of the date first written above.
 
SELLER:
   
   
 
GEN IV INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, LLC
   
 
By: LSP GENERATION IV, LLC
 
Its:  Managing Member
   
 
By:
 /s/ Jeffrey Wade
   
 
Name:
 Jeffrey Wade
 
Title:
 Chief Compliance Officer
   
   
 
By:  LSP INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC
 
Its:   Investment Manager
   
 
By:
/s/ Jeffrey Wade
   
 
Name:
 Jeffrey Wade
 
Title:
 Chief Compliance Officer & Associate General Counsel



 
PURCHASER:
   
   
 
PALOMA PARTNERS VI HOLDINGS, LLC
   
 
By:
/s/ Christopher N. O'Sullivan
     
 
Name:
 Christopher N. O'Sullivan
 
Title:
 Chief Executive Officer


Annex A

Stockholder



Shares of Common Stock
Purchase Price
($23.00/share)
Gen IV Investment Opportunities, LLC
1,838,510
$42,285,730
     



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