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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER Among Patina Oil & Gas Corporation (“Parent”), Patina Bravo Corporation (“Merger Sub”), Bravo Natural Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) And Certain of the Stockholders of the Company (the “Stockholders”) November 6, 2002

Merger Agreement • December 9th, 2002 • Patina Oil & Gas Corp • Crude petroleum & natural gas • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  December 9th, 2002
• Company
  Patina Oil & Gas Corp
• Industry
  Crude petroleum & natural gas
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the 6th day of November, 2002, by and among Patina Oil & Gas Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”); Patina Bravo Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”); Bravo Natural Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”); and those stockholders of the Company who execute this Agreement (the “Stockholders”).