0001193125-14-031212 Sample Contracts

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

Merger Agreement • January 31st, 2014 • Gastar Exploration USA, Inc. • Crude petroleum & natural gas • Delaware

• Contract Type
  Merger Agreement
• Filed
  January 31st, 2014
• Company
  Gastar Exploration USA, Inc.
• Industry
  Crude petroleum & natural gas
• Jurisdiction
  Delaware

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 31, 2014, is among Gastar Exploration, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Gastar Delaware”) and Gastar Exploration USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct subsidiary whose common stock is wholly owned by Gastar Delaware (“Gastar USA”).