RESTRICTED BUSINESS CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT among CHRISTOPHER CLINE, FORESIGHT RESERVES LP, ADENA MINERALS, LLC, NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS L.P., NRP (GP) LP, GP NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LLC and NRP (OPERATING) LLCRestricted Business Contribution Agreement • January 4th, 2007 • Natural Resource Partners Lp • Bituminous coal & lignite surface mining
THIS RESTRICTED BUSINESS CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT is entered into on, and effective as of, the Closing Date among Christopher Cline (“Cline”), an individual residing in Palm Beach County, Florida; Foresight Reserves LP, a Nevada limited partnership (“Foresight”); Adena Minerals, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Foresight (“Adena” and, together with Cline and Foresight, collectively, the “Adena Parties”); Natural Resource Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “MLP”); NRP (GP) LP, a Delaware limited partnership (including any permitted successors and assigns under the MLP Agreement (as defined herein), the “General Partner”); GP Natural Resource Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Managing General Partner”) and NRP (Operating) LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “OLLC”). The above-named entities are sometimes referred to in this Agreement each as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
