AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGERPioneer Natural Resources Co • October 31st, 2013 • Crude petroleum & natural gas
Company FiledOctober 31st, 2013 IndustryThis Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 9, 2013 (the “Agreement”), by and among Pioneer Natural Resources Company, a Delaware corporation (“PNR”), Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of PNR (“PNR USA”), PNR Acquisition Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of PNR (“MergerCo”), Pioneer Southwest Energy Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“MLP”), and Pioneer Natural Resources GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the general partner of MLP and wholly-owned subsidiary of PNR USA (“MLP GP”) (PNR, PNR USA, MergerCo, MLP and MLP GP, collectively, the “Parties”), is entered into by and among the Parties as of October 25, 2013.