0001104659-12-002180 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER among DENVER PARENT CORPORATION, DENVER MERGER SUB CORPORATION, VENOCO, INC. and Timothy M. Marquez (solely for purposes of Sections 8.1 through 8.14) Dated as of January 16, 2012

Agreement and Plan of Merger • January 17th, 2012 • Venoco, Inc. • Crude petroleum & natural gas • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Agreement and Plan of Merger
• Filed
  January 17th, 2012
• Company
  Venoco, Inc.
• Industry
  Crude petroleum & natural gas
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of January 16, 2012 (this “Agreement”), among Denver Parent Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Denver Merger Sub Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), Venoco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Timothy M. Marquez (“TM”) (solely for purposes of Sections 8.1 through 8.14).