ASSET CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY (Contributor) AND SENECA-UPSHUR PETROLEUM, INC. (Contributee) June 2, 2004Asset Contribution Agreement • June 4th, 2004 • Houston Exploration Co • Oil & gas field exploration services • Delaware
THIS ASSET CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated June 2, 2004, is between THE HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (“Contributor”), with offices at 1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 2000, Houston, Texas 77002, and SENECA-UPSHUR PETROLEUM, INC., a West Virginia corporation (“Contributee”), with offices at One Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, New York 11201-3850. Contributor and Contributee are sometimes hereinafter collectively called the “Parties” and individually called a “Party.”
AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENTRegistration Rights Agreement • June 4th, 2004 • Houston Exploration Co • Oil & gas field exploration services • Delaware
This Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 2, 2004 (this “Agreement”), is entered into by and among The Houston Exploration Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and THEC Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (“THEC Holdings”).
TAX MATTERS AGREEMENTTax Matters Agreement • June 4th, 2004 • Houston Exploration Co • Oil & gas field exploration services • Delaware
This TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT, dated as of June 2, 2004 (this “Agreement”), is entered into by and among THE HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (“THX”), SENECA-UPSHUR PETROLEUM, INC., a West Virginia corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of THX (“Subsidiary”), KEYSPAN CORPORATION, a New York corporation (“KeySpan”) and THEC HOLDINGS CORP., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of KeySpan (“THEC”).
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT by and among THE HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY (a Delaware corporation), SENECA-UPSHUR PETROLEUM, INC. (a West Virginia corporation), THEC HOLDINGS CORP. (a Delaware corporation) and KEYSPAN CORPORATION (a New York corporation)...Distribution Agreement • June 4th, 2004 • Houston Exploration Co • Oil & gas field exploration services • Delaware
This DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated as of June 2, 2004 (this “Agreement”), is entered into by and among THE HOUSTON EXPLORATION COMPANY (“THX”), a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business at 1100 Louisiana, Suite 2000, Houston, Texas, 77002, SENECA-UPSHUR PETROLEUM, INC. (“Seneca-Upshur”), a West Virginia corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of THX, having its principal place of business at 1100 Louisiana, Suite 2000, Houston, Texas, 77002, THEC HOLDINGS CORP. (“THEC”), a Delaware corporation having its principal place of business at One Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, New York 11201-3850, and KEYSPAN CORPORATION (“KeySpan”), a New York corporation and the parent company of THEC, having its principal place of business at One Metrotech Center, Brooklyn, New York 11201-3850.
