Exhibit 10.3
Execution Version
DIRECTOR DESIGNATION AGREEMENT
This DIRECTOR DESIGNATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 11, 2022, is entered into by and among Falcon Minerals Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), KMF DPM HoldCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“KMF Holdco”), Chambers DPM HoldCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Chambers Holdco,” and together with KMF Holdco, “Kimmeridge”), Rock Ridge Royalty Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Rock Ridge”), Royal Resources, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Royal Resources”), Source Energy Leasehold, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Source Leasehold”), Permian Mineral Acquisitions, LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Source Permian,” and together with Source Leasehold, the “Source Stockholders,” and collectively, with Kimmeridge, Blackstone, and Source Leasehold, the “Principal Stockholders”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, DPM HoldCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Sierra”), the Company, Falcon Minerals Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware partnership (“OpCo”) and Ferrari Merger Sub A LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub”), have entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (the “Merger Agreement”), which provides, among other things, for the merger of Merger Sub with and into Sierra (the “Merger”), with Sierra being the surviving entity and wholly owned subsidiary of OpCo; and
WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to the execution, delivery and performance of the Merger Agreement, and in connection with, and, except as set forth herein, effective upon, the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby (the “Closing”), the Principal Stockholders and the Company have entered into this Agreement to set forth certain understandings among themselves, including with respect to certain corporate governance matters.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
“Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, a Person that directly or indirectly Controls or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such specified Person.
“Beneficial Owner” of a security is a Person who directly or indirectly, through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, has or shares (a) voting power, which includes the power to vote, or to direct the voting of, such security and/or (b) investment power, which includes the power to dispose, or to direct the disposition of, such security. The terms “Beneficially Own” and “Beneficial Ownership” shall have correlative meanings. For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Agreement each Principal Stockholder is deemed to Beneficially Own the shares of Common Stock owned by it, notwithstanding the fact that such shares are subject to this Agreement.