1,866,666 Shares THE EXPLORATION COMPANY OF DELAWARE, INC. Common Stock UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT November 29, 2005 Harris Nesbitt Corp. New York, New York 10036 Ladies and Gentlemen:Underwriting Agreement • November 30th, 2005 • Exploration Co of Delaware Inc • Crude petroleum & natural gas • New York
Contract Type FiledNovember 30th, 2005 Company Industry JurisdictionCertain stockholders of The Exploration Company of Delaware, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), named in Schedule I hereto (the "Selling Stockholders") propose to sell to Harris Nesbitt Corp. (the "Underwriter"), an aggregate of 1,866,666 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Shares"), of the Company. The aggregate outstanding shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share of the Company, are herein referred to as the "Common Stock."