SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGERThe Agreement and Plan of Merger • April 19th, 2017 • Royale Energy Inc • Crude petroleum & natural gas • Delaware
This Second Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “Amendment”) is effective as of 9:00 a.m. CST on December 31, 2016, among Royale Energy, Inc., a California corporation (“Royale”), Royale Energy Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Royale Merger Sub, Inc., a California corporation and a direct, wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Royale Merger Sub”), Matrix Merger Sub, Inc., a California corporation and a direct, wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Matrix Merger Sub”), and Matrix Oil Management Corporation, a California corporation (“Matrix” and, together with Matrix Merger Sub, Royale and Royale Merger Sub, the “Constituent Corporations”), and amends that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger made as of November 30, 2016, among Royale, Parent, Royale Merger Sub, Matrix Merger Sub and Matrix (as amended by that certain First Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 30, 2016, the “Merger Agreement”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwis
