AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG NATIONAL COAL CORP. RANGER ENERGY INVESTMENTS, LLC AND RANGER COAL HOLDINGS, LLC September 27, 2010Merger Agreement • September 29th, 2010 • National Coal Corp • Bituminous coal & lignite surface mining • Delaware
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of this 27th day of September, 2010 by and among NATIONAL COAL CORP., a Florida corporation (the “Company”), RANGER ENERGY INVESTMENTS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”) and RANGER COAL HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”).
AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTEmployment Agreement • September 29th, 2010 • National Coal Corp • Bituminous coal & lignite surface mining • Tennessee
This Amendment to Employment Agreement (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of September 27, 2010, by and among NATIONAL COAL CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Tennessee, with its principal place of business at 8915 George Williams Road, Knoxville, Tennessee (hereinafter referred to as “Operating Company”), NATIONAL COAL CORP., a Florida corporation and the sole shareholder of the Company (“Parent” and together with Operating Company, the “Company”) and DANIEL A. ROLING residing at 12415 Mallard Bay Drive, Knoxville, TN 37922 (“Employee”). Except where otherwise defined herein, the capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Employment Agreement (as such term is defined in Recital A below). This Amendment is made with reference to the following Recitals:
