Common Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

Merger Agreement • February 21st, 2013 • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  February 21st, 2013
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 20, 2013, is by and among Berry Petroleum Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Bacchus HoldCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“HoldCo”), Bacchus Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of HoldCo (“Bacchus Merger Sub”), LinnCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LinnCo”), Linn Acquisition Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of LinnCo (“LinnCo Merger Sub”), and Linn Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Linn”).

Agreement and plan of merger by and among BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY, BACCHUS HOLDCO, INC. BACCHUS MERGER SUB, INC. LINNCO, LLC, LINN ACQUISITION COMPANY, LLC and LINN ENERGY, LLC Dated as of February 20, 2013

Merger Agreement • February 21st, 2013 • Berry Petroleum Co • Crude petroleum & natural gas • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  February 21st, 2013
• Company
  Berry Petroleum Co
• Industry
  Crude petroleum & natural gas
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), dated as of February 20, 2013, is by and among Berry Petroleum Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Bacchus HoldCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“HoldCo”), Bacchus Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of HoldCo (“Bacchus Merger Sub”), LinnCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“LinnCo”), Linn Acquisition Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of LinnCo (“LinnCo Merger Sub”), and Linn Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Linn”).