GUARANTY NOTE Dated as of June 1, 2009 By Atlas Pipeline Holdings, L.P., the Issuer, Issued to Atlas America, Inc., the HolderGuaranty Note • June 2nd, 2009 • Atlas Pipeline Holdings, L.P. • Natural gas transmission • New York
THIS NOTE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION. THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, HYPOTHECATED, GIVEN, BEQUEATHED, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED, OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF (“TRANSFERRED”) EXCEPT PURSUANT TO (I) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THIS NOTE THAT IS EFFECTIVE UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW, OR (II) ANY EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW RELATING TO THE DISPOSITION OF SECURITIES, PROVIDED THAT AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IS FURNISHED TO THE COMPANY, TO THE EXTENT REASONABLY REQUESTED BY THE COMPANY, IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, TO THE EFFECT THAT AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT AND/OR APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW IS AVAILABLE.
