Exhibit 10.2
Execution Version
VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT
This VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT, dated as of August 21, 2023 (the “Agreement”), by and among Permian Resources Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), the undersigned stockholders of Parent (the “Holders” and each individually, a “Holder”), and Earthstone Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Parent has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Parent, Smits Merger Sub I Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub I”), Smits Merger Sub II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub II”), Permian Resources Operating, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, the Company, and Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company;
WHEREAS, each Holder is the Beneficial Owner (as defined below) of such number of shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Parent and/or Class C common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Parent (collectively, the “Parent Common Stock” and such shares of Parent Common Stock, the “Shares”) set forth under its name on Schedule I hereto;
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, and as a condition and an inducement to the Company and its Subsidiary entering into the Merger Agreement, the Holders are entering into this Agreement with respect to the Shares; and
WHEREAS, the Holders are willing, subject to the limitations herein, not to Transfer (as defined below) any of their Shares, and to vote their Shares in a manner so as to facilitate the Parent Stock Issuance, consummation of the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
GENERAL
Section 1.1 Definitions. This Agreement is the “Parent Support Agreement” as defined in the Merger Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, Parent shall not be deemed an Affiliate of any Holder, and Parent and its Representatives are not Representatives of any Holder. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Merger Agreement.
(a) “Beneficially Own” or “Beneficial Ownership” has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act, and a Person’s beneficial ownership of securities shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of such Rule (in each case, irrespective of whether or not such Rule is actually applicable in such circumstance). For the avoidance of doubt, Beneficially Own and Beneficial Ownership shall also include record ownership of securities.
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