EXHIBIT 4.11
AGREEMENT AND WAIVER
DATED AS OF JANUARY 30, 2004
WHEREAS, Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc., a Texas corporation (the
"Company"), is party to that certain Registration Rights Agreement by and among
the Company and CB Capital Investors, L.P. and Mellon Ventures, L.P., dated as
of December 15, 1999 (the "Chase Agreement");
WHEREAS, the Company is party to that certain Amended and Restated
Registration Rights Agreement by and among the Company and Xxxxxxx X.X.
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxx, Xx., Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx XX, and DAPHAM Partnership L.P, dated as of December 15, 1999 (the
"Founders Agreement");
WHEREAS, the Company is party to that certain Letter Agreement
Regarding Participation in the Carrizo 2001 Program by and among the Company and
Berea Associates, LLC, Berea Oil & Gas Corp., PAC Finance (USA) Inc., Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X. X'Xxxxx, Xx., and Berea Associates II LLC, dated as of May 1,
2001, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of June 1, 2001 (as so amended, the
"Berea Agreement");
WHEREAS, the Company is party to that certain Registration Rights
Agreement by and among the Company and Mellon Ventures, L.P. and Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx, dated as of February 20, 2002 (the "Mellon Agreement," and the Chase
Agreement, the Founders Agreement, the Berea Agreement, and the Mellon
Agreement, collectively, referred to as the "Agreements," and each individually,
an "Agreement");
WHEREAS, the Company proposes to sell an aggregate of up to
3,676,500 shares (the "Company Shares") of Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company (including 256,500 shares to be
issued and sold upon exercise of an over-allotment option granted to the
underwriters for the Offering (the "Over-allotment Option")), such amount being
subject to change as determined by the Company and the underwriters for the
Offering;
WHEREAS, in connection with the public offering of the Company
Shares, certain shareholders who are parties to the Agreements ("Selling
Shareholders") are currently expected to be able to sell up to an aggregate of
2,878,500 shares (the "Additional Shares," together with the Company Shares, the
"Shares") of Common Stock previously issued and currently held by the Selling
Shareholders or issuable upon conversion or exercise of options, warrants or
preferred stock previously issued by the Company and held by the Selling
Shareholders (including 598,500 shares to be sold upon exercise of the
Over-allotment Option), substantially in the amounts described in Appendix A
attached hereto, such amounts being subject to change as determined by the
Company, the Selling Shareholders and the underwriters for the Offering;
WHEREAS, the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission a Registration Statement on Form S-2 (Registration File No.
333-111475) for the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and other rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the "Registration") and sale of the Shares in an
underwritten public offering (the "Offering");
WHEREAS, Section 5.2(a)(ii) of the Chase Agreement, the Founders
Agreement and the Mellon Agreement grants each Purchaser (as defined in each of
the Chase Agreement, the Founders Agreement and the Mellon Agreement,
respectively) thereunder an option to include, subject to limitations, some or
all of its shares in the Registration and the Offering;
WHEREAS, Section 8(c) of the Berea Agreement grants each Participant
(as defined in the Berea Agreement) an option to include, subject to
limitations, some or all of its shares in the Registration and the Offering;
WHEREAS, Section 5.2(b) of the Chase Agreement, the Founders
Agreement and the Mellon Agreement provides that the underwriters of the
Offering may reduce the number of shares included in the Registration and
Offering on a pro rata basis based on the number of shares each Purchaser
requests be included in such registration;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8(c) of the Berea Agreement the
underwriters of the Offering may reduce the number of shares included in the
Registration and Offering on a pro rata basis based on the number of shares each
Participant requests be included in such registration;
WHEREAS, the Company and the undersigned Purchasers and Participants
wish to clarify certain matters with respect to (1) the requests by certain
Selling Shareholders to include certain shares solely in the Over-allotment
Option and (2) the inclusion of certain shares in the Registration and Offering
which might otherwise be unclear;
WHEREAS, the provisions of the Chase Agreement, the Founders
Agreement and the Mellon Agreement may be amended or waived with the written
consent of the Company and the Purchasers thereunder holding a majority in
interest of the aggregate then outstanding Registerable Securities (as defined
in the Chase Agreement, the Founders Agreement and the Mellon Agreement)
thereunder;
WHEREAS, the undersigned Purchasers constitute a majority in
interest of the aggregate outstanding Registerable Securities under each of the
Chase Agreement, the Founders Agreement and the Mellon Agreement;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 8(c) of the Berea Agreement, the
provisions of the Berea Agreement referenced herein may be amended or waived
with the written consent of the Company and the Participants thereunder holding
a majority in interest of the aggregate then outstanding Registerable Securities
(as defined in the Chase Agreement and the Founders Agreement) thereunder; and
WHEREAS, the undersigned Participants constitute a majority in
interest of the aggregate outstanding Registerable Securities under the Berea
Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE, the Company, the Purchasers and the Participants
agree to the following:
1. The parties agree that, notwithstanding the requirements set forth
in Section 5.11(ii) of the Founders Agreement, the Xxxxxxxx Trusts (as defined
below) are deemed transferees of the rights of Xxxxxxx X.X. Xxxxxxxx
("Xxxxxxxx") under the Founders Agreement, and the shares transferred by
Xxxxxxxx to the Xxxxxxxx Trusts and currently held by such trusts are
Registerable Securities (as defined in the Founders Agreement) and eligible for
inclusion in the Offering. For purposes hereof, "Xxxxxxxx Trusts" means the
trusts established for the benefit of the children of Xxxxxxxx and specifically
includes the Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx 1997 Trust, the Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx 1997 Trust, and the Olivia Xxxx Xxxxxxxx 1997 Trust.
2. The parties agree that, notwithstanding the requirements set forth
in Section 5.11(ii) of the Founders Agreement and the Chase Agreement, which are
incorporated into the Berea Agreement pursuant to Section 8(c) of the Berea
Agreement, the Berea Transferees (as defined below) are deemed for purposes of
the Offering and the Registration transferees of the rights of Berea Associates
II, LLC to participate in the Offering under the Berea Agreement, and the shares
transferred by Berea Associates II, LLC to such Berea Transferees are eligible
for inclusion in the Offering, provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement
and Waiver shall cause such shares to be deemed eligible for inclusion in any
other offerings or registrations of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Berea Associates II, LLC retains any and all rights to waive or amend the
registration rights of the Berea Transferees under the Berea Agreement, and to
take any action with respect to such agreement, including, but not limited to,
the right to act and execute this Agreement and Waiver as a holder of a majority
in interest of the aggregate outstanding Registerable Securities (as defined in
the Founders Agreement and the Chase Agreement) under the Berea Agreement, which
actions by Berea Associates II, LLC shall be binding upon all Berea Transferees.
For purposes hereof, "Berea Transferees" means Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Western Harbor
Associates, LLC, Ravelin LLC, Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxx, Xx., NBLN Limited Partnership, Dr. Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx
Enterprises, LLC, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx, C.
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Wasp, Shamrock Seven LLC,
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Atatnasio, and PAC Finance (USA) Inc.
3. The Company, the Purchasers and the Participants hereby agree that,
in the event of a limitation on the number of Additional Shares to be included
in the Registration and Offering, to the extent that any shares are held by one
or more Xxxxxxxx Affiliates (as defined below), Xxxxxxxx may allocate the right
to include the shares in the Registration and Offering, pursuant to the Founders
Agreement, among such Xxxxxxxx Affiliates in any proportion determined by
Xxxxxxxx, provided that the aggregate number of shares included in the
Registration and Offering by such Xxxxxxxx Affiliates, collectively, shall
remain unchanged as a result of such allocation. Each of such Xxxxxxxx
Affiliates specifically consents to the foregoing and waives any rights to
register securities that it might otherwise have in the absence of such
allocation. For purposes hereof, "Xxxxxxxx Affiliates" means DAPHAM Partnership
L.P., Xxxxxxxx and the Xxxxxxxx Trusts.
4. The Company and the Purchasers and the Participants hereby agree
that, to the extent that any Purchaser or Participant has the right under one or
more of the Agreements to include shares in the Offering, such Purchaser or
Participant may elect to include such shares in the Offering only upon exercise
of the Over-allotment Option, to the extent Additional Shares are available for
sale pursuant to the Over-allotment Option, as indicated on Exhibit A attached
hereto. Any such shares that would have otherwise been included in the initial
portion of the Offering (i.e., the portion that is not subject to the
Over-allotment Option) but are instead elected by Purchaser or Participant
holding such shares to be included only in the Over-allotment Option shall have
priority over the inclusion of all other shares requested to be sold by Selling
Shareholders pursuant to the Over-allotment Option.
5. The Company, the Purchasers and the Participants hereby agree that,
in the event of a limitation on the number of Additional Shares to be included
in the Registration and Offering, to the extent that any Selling Shareholder
holds different classes or series of Registerable Securities, such Selling
Shareholder may determine which such Registerable Securities to include in the
Registration and Offering.
6. Each party consents to the inclusion in the Offering of the shares
set forth next to their name as so offered in Exhibit A attached hereto. Any
change in the number of shares available to a Selling Shareholder will result in
a proportionate change to the number of shares available for a Selling
Shareholder as contemplated hereby and by the Agreements.
7. For purposes of clarification, the shares to be included in the
Offering by Mellon Ventures, L.P. includes the shares issuable to Mellon
Ventures, L.P. upon conversion of 2,285.30 shares of the Series B Preferred
Stock of the Company paid by the Company as a pay-in-kind dividend, which shares
are convertible into 40,093 shares of common stock, on December 31, 2003.
8. From and after the date hereof, all references in each of the
Agreements and each of the other documents executed to carry out the Offering
shall be deemed to be references to the Agreements, as amended hereby.
9. Except as set forth herein, the Agreements remain in full force and
effect in accordance with its terms and nothing contained herein shall be deemed
(i) to be a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of any term,
condition or provision of the any of the Agreements (or a consent to any such
waiver, amendment, modification or other change), (ii) to prejudice any right or
rights which any Purchaser or Participant or the Company may have under the
Agreements, or (iii) to entitle a party to a waiver, amendment, modification or
other change of any term, condition or provision of any of the Agreements (or a
consent to any such waiver, amendment, modification or other change), or to a
consent, in the future in similar or different circumstances.
10. To the extent any provision of this Agreement conflicts with the
Agreements, this Agreement shall govern and the Agreements shall be deemed
amended accordingly.
11. This Agreement and Waiver shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the domestic laws of the State of New York without giving effect
to any choice or conflict
of law provision or rule (whether in the State of New York or any other
jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction
other than the State of New York.
12. To the extent this Agreement and Waiver is executed by the
Purchasers under the Chase Agreement, the Founders Agreement or the Mellon
Agreement and the Participants under the Berea Agreement holding a majority in
interest of the aggregate then outstanding Registerable Securities (as defined
in each of the Chase Agreement, the Founders Agreement and the Mellon Agreement)
thereunder, this Agreement and Waiver shall be binding upon each Purchaser and
Participant whether or not such Purchaser or Participant executes this document
and whether or not Purchasers or Participants under the other Agreements do not
execute this Agreement and Waiver.
13. This Agreement and Waiver may be executed on two or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which taken
together shall constitute but one agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement and Waiver has been duly executed as of
the day and year first above written.
COMPANY
CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
PURCHASERS
X.X. XXXXXX PARTNERS (23A SBIC), L.P.
By: X.X. Xxxxxx Partners (23A SBIC
Manager), Inc., its general partner
By:
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Name:
Title:
MELLON VENTURES, L.P.
By: MVMA, L.P., its general partner
By: MVMA, Inc., its general partner
By:
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Name:
Title:
XXXXXXX X.X. XXXXXXXX
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Douglas A.P. Xxxxxxxx
XXXX X. XXXX, XX.
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Xxxx X. Xxxx, Xx.
XXXXX X. XXXXXX
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
XXXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX XX
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Xxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
DAPHAM PARTNERSHIP L.P.
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DAPHAM Partnership L.P.
PARTICIPANTS
BEREA ASSOCIATES II, L.L.C.
By: Berea Oil & Gas Corp., its
managing member
By:
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Name: Xxxxxx X. X'Xxxxx, Xx.
Title: President
EXHIBIT A
CARRIZO OIL & GAS, INC.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-2 (REGISTRATION NO. 333-111475)
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SHARES REQUESTED TO SHARES REGISTERED SHARES SUBJECT SHARES REQUESTED TO
HOLDER BE REGISTERED IN THE INITIAL TO THE BE INCLUDED IN THE
OFFERING* OVER-ALLOTMENT OVER-ALLOTMENT ONLY
OPTION
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Xxxxxxx X.X. Xxxxxxxx............ 851,472 249,120 73,390 0
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The Xxxxxxxx Trusts
(Affiliated Parties of
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx)................ 138,648 60,000 0 0
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The Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Trust....................... 43,000 20,000 0 0
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The Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Trust... 47,824 20,000 0 0
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The Olivia Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Trust....................... 47,824 20,000 0 0
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DAPHAM Partnership L.P.
(Affiliated party of Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx)........................ 395,960 0 0 0
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Xxxx X. Xxxx, Xx................. 1,226,756 273,588 64,954 0
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx.................. 440,000 98,128 23,297 0
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X.X. Xxxxxxx XX.................. 841,083 75,000# 75,000 75,000#
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Mellon Ventures, L.P. ........... 1,650,030 367,986 87,365 0
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X.X. Xxxxxx Partners
(23A SBIC), L.P.
(As successor to CB
Capital Investors, L.P.)......... 5,117,244 1,141,236 270,947 0
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Transferees of Berea
Associates II LLC................ 66,999 Total 14,943 Total 3,547 Total 0
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Xxxxxx X'Xxxxx, Xx. ........ 4,236 945 224 0
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxx.............. 3,906 871 207 0
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Western Harbor
Associates, LLC............. 1,953 435 103 0
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Ravelin LLC................. 19,531 4,356 1,034 0
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Xxxxxxx Xxxx................ 3,907 871 207 0
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx ......... 6,024 1,343 319 0
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx. ..... 2,500 558 132 0
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NBLN Limited Partnership.... 11,718 2,613 620 0
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Xxxx Xxxxx ................. 3,906 871 207 0
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx............. 1,694 378 90 0
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx............. 4,236 945 224 0
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx............ 1,694 378 90 0
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx.......... 1,694 378 90 0
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TOTAL 10,728,192 2,280,000 598,500 75,000
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* These numbers are based upon the shares contemplated by the current
draft of the Form S-2 registration statement, which contemplates a total
sale of 2,878,500 shares. (2,280,000 Shares in the Offering plus 598,500
Shares to be sold pursuant to the Over-allotment Option.)
