0000885508-12-000007.txt : 20120323 0000885508-12-000007.hdr.sgml : 20120323 20120323153916 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000885508-12-000007 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120323 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120323 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: STRATUS PROPERTIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000885508 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: LAND SUBDIVIDERS & DEVELOPERS (NO CEMETERIES) [6552] IRS NUMBER: 721211572 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-42652 FILM NUMBER: 12711872 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 212 LAVACA STREET STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78701 BUSINESS PHONE: 5124785788 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 212 LAVACA STREET STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: AUSTIN STATE: TX ZIP: 78701 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: FM PROPERTIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930328 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Moffett Holdings, L.L.C. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001545383 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: LA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1615 POYDRAS STREET STREET 2: 22ND FLOOR CITY: NEW ORLEANS STATE: LA ZIP: 70112 BUSINESS PHONE: 504-240-5480 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1615 POYDRAS STREET STREET 2: 22ND FLOOR CITY: NEW ORLEANS STATE: LA ZIP: 70112 SC 13D 1 strsschedule13d03152012.htm STRS SCHEDULE 13D 03/15/2012 STRS Schedule 13D 03/15/2012






SCHEDULE 13D
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
 
Stratus Properties Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
 
Common Stock, $.01 par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
863,167,201
(CUSIP Number)
 
James R. Moffett, Jr.
1615 Poydras Street, Suite 2279
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
(504) 240-5480
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
 
March 15, 2012
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box □.

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).







CUSIP No. 863167201
1.
Name of Reporting Person.
Moffett Holdings, L.L.C.
 
2.
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
 
3.
SEC Use Only
 
 
4.
Source of Funds (See Instructions)
WC

 
5.
Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
 
6.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
Louisiana

 
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person with
7.
Sole Voting Power
 
 
8.
Shared Voting Power
625,000

 
9.
Sole Dispositive Power
 
 
10.
Shared Dispositive Power
625,000

 
11.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
625,000

 
12.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Shares (See Instructions)
N/A

 
13.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
7/7/2001

 
14.
Type of Person Reporting (See Instructions)
OO

 

(1)    Based on 8,093,167 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of March 20, 2012, as reported on the Issuer's current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 20, 2012.






CUSIP No. 863167201
1.
Name of Reporting Person.
James R. Moffett
 
2.
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
 
3.
SEC Use Only
 
 
4.
Source of Funds (See Instructions)
AF

 
5.
Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
 
6.
Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States

 
Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each Reporting
Person with
7.
Sole Voting Power
 
 
8.
Shared Voting Power
625,000

 
9.
Sole Dispositive Power
 
 
10.
Shared Dispositive Power
625,000

 
11.
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
625,000

 
12.
Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Shares (See Instructions)
N/A

 
13.
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
7/7/2001

 
14.
Type of Person Reporting (See Instructions)
IN

 

(1)    Based on 8,093,167 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of March 20, 2012, as reported on the Issuer's current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 20, 2012.





Item 1.        Security and Issuer.
This statement relates to the common stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Stratus Properties Inc. (the “Issuer”), a Delaware corporation. The address of the principal executive offices of the Issuer is 212 Lavaca Street, Suite 300, Austin, Texas 78701.
Item 2.        Identity and Background.
(a), (b), and (c)    This statement is jointly filed by Moffett Holdings, L.L.C. (“Holdings”) and James R. Moffett (with Holdings, the “Reporting Persons”). The address of each Reporting Person's principal office is 1615 Poydras Street, Suite 2279, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112. Mr. Moffett is Chief Executive Officer, President and Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors of McMoRan Exploration Co. (“MMR”), which is engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas offshore in the Gulf of Mexico and onshore in the Gulf Coast region. The address of MMR's principal office is 1615 Poydras Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112. Mr. Moffett also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., with its principal office at 333 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, 85004. Holdings' sole business is to manage investment assets on Mr. Moffett's behalf.
(d)    The Reporting Persons have not been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) during the past five years.
(e)    The Reporting Persons have not been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws during the past five years.
(f)    Mr. Moffett is a United States citizen and Holdings is a Louisiana limited liability company.
Item 3.        Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
    
On March 15, 2012, Holdings purchased a total of 625,000 shares of Common Stock, for an aggregate purchase price of $5 million pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement (as defined below). Holdings funded the purchase of the shares of Common Stock using Holdings' existing cash balances, and did not borrow any funds in connection with the purchase.






Item 4.        Purpose of Transaction.
On March 15, 2012, Holdings and the Issuer entered into a stock purchase agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Issuer sold to Holdings 625,000 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $5 million, or $8.00 per share (the “Issuance”). In connection with the Issuance, Holdings and the Issuer entered into an Investor Rights Agreement (the “Investor Agreement”), more fully described below.
Pursuant to the Investor Agreement, among other things, the size of the Issuer's Board of Directors was increased from 4 to 5 members and Holdings was granted the right to designate one individual to serve on the Issuer's Board of Directors as long as Holdings and its affiliates beneficially own at least 5.0% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock. Also under the Investor Agreement, Holdings and its affiliates are limited or prohibited from, among other things, (1) acquiring additional securities of the Issuer if the acquisition would result in Holdings and its affiliates having beneficial ownership of more than 24.9% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (2) commencing any tender offer or exchange for any securities of the Issuer, (3) making or proposing a merger or acquisition involving the Issuer, (4) calling a meeting or initiating any stockholder proposal, (5) soliciting proxies or (6) forming, joining, or in any way participating in or entering into agreements with a “group” (as defined in Section 13(d)-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) with regard to the Issuer. These restrictions will terminate upon the last to occur of (1) the first date on which no director designated by Holdings has served on the board of directors for the preceding six months and (2) the date that Holdings and its affiliates beneficially own less than 5.0% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock. In addition, until the six-month anniversary of the date of the Investor Agreement, Holdings will be prohibited, subject to certain exceptions, from transferring, selling, assigning, pledging or otherwise disposing of, directly or indirectly, the shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Investor Agreement, the Issuer has also granted Holdings certain registration rights with respect to the shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement. The Investor Agreement provides that upon the written request of Holdings at any time on or after the six-month anniversary of the date of the Investor Agreement, the Issuer shall, within sixty days of its receipt of such notice, (1) prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a shelf registration statement with respect to the shares of Common Stock issued and sold to Holdings under the Stock Purchase Agreement that would permit some or all of such shares to be resold in registered transactions and (2) use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the shelf registration statement while Holdings holds such shares.
Copies of the Stock Purchase Agreement and the Investor Agreement are attached hereto as Exhibits 1 and 2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Stock Purchase Agreement and Investor Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text thereof.
Other than as described herein, the Reporting Persons have no plans or proposals which relate to, or may result in, any of the matters listed in Items 4(a)-(j) of Schedule 13D.





Item 5.        Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
(a) and (b) As of the date hereof, Holdings is the beneficial owner of 625,000 shares of Common Stock, constituting approximately 7.7% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, which the Reporting Persons share the power to vote or to direct the vote and share the power to dispose or direct the disposition. Mr. Moffett may be deemed to have a beneficial ownership interest in the shares of Common Stock due to his membership interest in Holdings. Holdings is managed by Mr. Moffett's adult children, James R. Moffett, Jr. and Crystal L. Moffett Lourd.
(c) During the past 60 days, Holdings purchased an aggregate of 625,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer in the Issuance, as described above.
(d) The shares of Common Stock are directly owned by Holdings, which has the right to receive dividends from, and the proceeds from the sale of, such shares.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6.        Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
Other than as described in Items 3, 4 and 5 and the agreements incorporated herein by reference and set forth as exhibits hereto, to the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships among the persons named in Item 2 and between such persons and any person with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including but not limited to transfer or voting of any of the securities, finder's fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies.
Item 7.        Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

Exhibit Number
 
Exhibit Name
 
Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Stratus Properties Inc. and Moffett Holdings, L.L.C.
 
Investor Rights Agreement by and between Stratus Properties Inc. and Moffett Holdings, L.L.C.







SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.



 
 
 
March 23, 2012
 
/s/ James R. Moffett, Jr.
Date
 
James R. Moffett, Jr.
 
 
Manager & Member
 
 
Moffett Holdings, L.L.C.

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 
 
 
March 23, 2012
 
/s/ James R. Moffett
Date
 
James R. Moffett


The original statement shall be signed by each person on whose behalf the statement is filed or his authorized representative. If the statement is signed on behalf of a person by his authorized representative (other than an executive officer or general partner of the filing person), evidence of the representative's authority to sign on behalf of such person shall be filed with the statement: provided, however, that a power of attorney for this purpose which is already on file with the Commission may be incorporated by reference. The name and any title of each person who signs the statement shall be typed or printed beneath his signature.



Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact
constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)



EX-1 2 exhibit103152012.htm EXHIBIT 1 Exhibit 1 03/15/2012











STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and among
Stratus Properties Inc.
and
Moffett Holdings, LLC


Dated as of March 15, 2012








STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of this 15th day of March, 2012, by and between Stratus Properties Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Stratus”) and Moffett Holdings, LLC, a Louisiana limited liability company (“Moffett”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, Stratus desires to issue and to sell to Moffett 625,000 shares of its authorized but unissued common stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Shares”) in consideration for 5,000,000.00 U.S. dollars (for a per Share price equal to $8.00) (the “Consideration”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and the mutual covenants, representations, warranties, conditions, and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS

Terms with their initial letters capitalized used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to them in this Article 1.
1.1Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such first Person. The term “control” (including its correlative meanings “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise).

1.2Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day on which banking institutions in the United States of America are authorized or obligated pursuant to Law or executive order to be closed.

1.3Governmental Authority” means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local, or similar government, governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency or commission or any court, tribunal, or judicial or arbitral body, including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”).

1.4Knowledge” or “knowledge” means, with respect to any natural Person, actual knowledge after reasonable inquiry and, with respect to a Person who is not a natural Person, the Knowledge of its directors, executive officers, managers, trustees or Persons performing similar functions on its behalf.

1.5Law” means, with respect to any Person, any domestic or foreign federal or state statute, law, ordinance, rule, administrative code, administrative interpretation, regulation, order, consent, writ, injunction, directive, judgment, decree, policy, ordinance, decision, guideline or

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other requirement of (or agreement with) any Governmental Authority (including any memorandum of understanding or similar arrangement with any Governmental Authority), in each case binding on that Person or its property or assets.

1.6Lien” means any liens, pledges, charges, claims, security interests, and deeds of trust, mortgages, and deeds to secure debt, title retention agreements or other encumbrances.

1.7Losses” means all costs, damages, liabilities, awards, judgments, losses or costs and expenses, interest, awards, judgments and penalties that are imposed upon or otherwise incurred by an Indemnified Party (including reasonable attorneys' and consultants' fees and expenses) actually suffered or incurred; provided, however, that Losses shall not include lost profits or opportunity costs or consequential, incidental, special, indirect, exemplary or punitive damages or taxes, unless such consequential, incidental, special, indirect, exemplary or punitive damages are awarded against any of the Indemnified Parties in a Third Party Claim (as defined herein).

1.8Parties” means Moffett and Stratus, and “Party” means either of the Parties.

1.9Person” means any individual, corporation, business trust, partnership, association, limited liability company, unincorporated organization or similar organization, any Governmental Authority, fund, organized group of persons whether incorporated or not, or any receiver, trustee under Title 11 of the United States Code or similar official or any liquidating agent for any of the foregoing in his or her capacity as such.

1.10Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which such first Person (either alone or through or together with any other Subsidiary) owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the outstanding equity securities or securities carrying a majority of the voting power in the election of the board of directors or other governing body of such Person.

1.11Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

ARTICLE 2
PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE SHARES

2.1Transfer of Shares. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Stratus shall issue, sell, assign, transfer and convey to Moffett, and Moffett shall purchase, acquire and accept, all of the Shares.

2.2Consideration. The consideration Moffett shall pay for the Shares shall consist of the Consideration, payable to Stratus at the Closing (as defined below) by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Stratus in writing to Moffett.

2.3Closing.

(a)The closing of the Transactions (the “Closing”) shall take place contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement (the date on which the Closing is to occur is referred to herein as the “Closing Date”).

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(b)At the Closing:

(i) Stratus shall issue and deliver to Moffett at the address set forth in Section 7.1 certificates representing the Shares, free and clear of all Liens (other than legends or other restrictions solely evidencing the restricted nature of such Shares pursuant to applicable state and federal securities Laws); provided, that, at Moffett's request, in lieu of physical certificates, the issuance and delivery of the Shares may be satisfied through electronic book-entry form with Stratus' transfer agent;

(ii)Moffett shall deliver to Stratus the Consideration by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by Stratus in writing to Moffett; and

(iii)This Agreement, the Investor Rights Agreement and any other agreements required to be executed or delivered pursuant to this Agreement will be exchanged.

ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF STRATUS

Except as otherwise expressly provided below, Stratus represents and warrants to Moffett as of the Closing Date as follows:
3.1Organization and Good Standing. Stratus is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Law of its jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite power and authority to own, operate and lease its assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted.

3.2Shares. When issued and upon Stratus' receipt of the consideration in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will not be issued in violation of any preemptive rights.

3.3Authorization; Binding Obligations. Stratus has all necessary power and authority to make, execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform all of the obligations to be performed by it hereunder. The making, execution, delivery and performance by Stratus of this Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Investor Rights Agreement”) and the consummation by it of the Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Stratus. Each of this Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Stratus, and each of this Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement will, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party hereto and thereto, constitute the valid, legal and binding obligation of Stratus, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar Law, now or hereafter in effect, relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and the availability of specific remedies may be limited by legal and equitable principles of general applicability.

3.4No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Investor Rights Agreement by Stratus nor the consummation by Stratus of the Transactions will conflict with, result in a termination of, contravene or constitute a default under, or be an event

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that with the giving of notice or passage of time or both will become a default under, or give to any other Person any right of termination, payment, acceleration, vesting or cancellation of or under, or accelerate the performance required by or maturity of, or result in the creation of any Lien or loss of any rights of Stratus pursuant to any of the terms, conditions or provisions of or under (a) any Law, (b) the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational documents) of Stratus, or (c) third-party agreements, including loan documents.

3.5Approvals. No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any Governmental Authority or other third party is required for the execution, delivery and performance by Stratus of this Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement, or the consummation by Stratus of the Transactions.

3.6Registration Rights; Voting Rights. Except as provided in the Investor Rights Agreement, Stratus is presently not under any obligation and has not granted any rights to register under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) any of its presently outstanding securities or any of its securities that may subsequently be issued. To Stratus' Knowledge, none of its stockholders has entered into any agreement with respect to the voting of Stratus' equity securities.

3.7Offering. Assuming the truth and accuracy of Moffett's representations set forth in this Agreement, the offer, sale and issuance of the Shares as contemplated by this Agreement are exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and neither Stratus nor any of its Affiliates will take any action hereafter that would cause the loss of such exemption.

3.8Brokers. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to any broker's, finder's, financial advisor's or similar fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Stratus.

ARTICLE 4
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF MOFFETT

Except as otherwise expressly provided below, Moffett hereby represents and warrants to Stratus as of the Closing Date:
4.1Organization and Good Standing. Moffett is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Law of its jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite power and authority to own, operate and lease its assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted.

4.2Authorization; Binding Obligations. Moffett has all necessary power and authority to make, execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform all of the obligations to be performed by it hereunder. The making, execution, delivery and performance by Moffett of this Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement and the consummation by it of the Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Moffett. Each of this Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Moffett, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by each other party hereto or thereto, each of this Agreement and the Investor Rights Agreement will constitute the valid, legal and binding obligation of Moffett, enforceable against it in accordance

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with its terms, except as the enforceability hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar Law, now or hereafter in effect, relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally and the availability of specific remedies may be limited by legal and equitable principles of general applicability.

4.3No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Investor Rights Agreement by Moffett nor the consummation by Moffett of the Transactions will conflict with, result in a termination of, contravene or constitute a default under, or be an event that with the giving of notice or passage of time or both will become a default under, or give to any other Person any right of termination, payment, acceleration, vesting or cancellation of or under, or accelerate the performance required by or maturity of, or result in the creation of any Lien or loss of any rights of Moffett pursuant to any of the terms, conditions or provisions of or under (a) any Law, or (b) the articles of organization and operating agreement (or comparable organizational documents) of Moffett.

4.4Approvals. Other than beneficial ownership reports required to be filed under Section 13 and Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, there are no notices, reports or other filings required to be made by Moffett with, or consents required to be obtained by Moffett from, any Governmental Authority or other third party for the execution, deliver or performance by Moffett of this Agreement, the Investor Rights Agreement or the consummation by Moffett of the Transactions.

4.5Investment Intent. Moffett is acquiring the Shares for its own account for investment and not for resale or distribution in any transaction that would be in violation of the securities laws of the United States of America or any state thereof. Moffett is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Regulation D under the Securities Act.

4.6Financial Ability. Moffett has cash readily available in an amount that is sufficient to enable it to deliver the Consideration to Stratus.

4.7Independent Investigation. Moffett hereby acknowledges and affirms that it has conducted and completed its own investigation, analysis and evaluation of Stratus that it has made all such reviews and inspections of the financial condition, business, results of operations, properties, assets and prospects of Stratus as it has deemed necessary or appropriate, that it has had the opportunity to request all information it has deemed relevant to the foregoing from Stratus and has received responses it deems adequate and sufficient to all such requests for information, and that in making its decision to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions it has relied solely on (a) its own investigation, analysis and evaluation of Stratus and (b) the representations, warranties and covenants of Stratus contained in this Agreement.

4.8Restrictions on Transfer. Moffett agrees and understands that the Shares may not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of for a period beginning as of the date hereof and ending on the six-month anniversary from the Closing Date (the “Restricted Period”) pursuant to the terms of the Investor Rights Agreement. Following the conclusion of the Restricted Period, any sale, transfer or disposition of all or any portion of the Shares shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Investor Rights Agreement.

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4.9Reliance on Representations. Moffett understands that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws because the sale of Shares provided for in this Agreement is exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof and regulations promulgated thereunder, and that Stratus' reliance on such exemption is predicated on Moffett's representations set forth herein.

4.10Brokers. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to any broker's, finder's, financial advisor's or similar fee or commission in connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Moffett.

ARTICLE 5
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES

5.1Public Announcements. Moffett acknowledges that Stratus may be required by the rules of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) to disclose the Transactions in one or more reports to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, containing such information regarding the Transactions as Stratus may, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine to be necessary and appropriate in order to comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act. Except for the reports described above and any other notice which is required pursuant to the requirements of Law, each of Stratus and Moffett hereby agrees that neither it nor any of its Affiliates will issue any press release or other public announcement related to the Transactions without the prior written consent of the other Parties.

5.2Further Assurances; Cooperation.

(a)Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each of Stratus and Moffett shall use its reasonable best efforts, to take, agree to take, or cause to be taken, any and all actions and to do, or cause to be done, any and all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under any applicable Law or otherwise, so as to, as promptly as practicable, enable consummation of the Transactions, and each such Party shall, and shall cause its respective Affiliates to, cooperate fully to that end.

(b)On or after the Closing Date, the Parties shall, on request, cooperate with one another by furnishing any additional information, executing and delivering any additional documents and instruments, and doing any and all such other things as may be reasonably required by the Parties or their counsel to consummate or otherwise implement the Transactions.

ARTICLE 6
INDEMNIFICATION

6.1Survival of Representations and Warranties and Covenants.

(a)The representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the right to commence any claim with respect thereto shall survive until the date that is two years following the Closing Date; provided that the representations and warranties contained in Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.7, 3.8, 4.1, 4.2, 4.7, 4.9 and 4.10 shall survive indefinitely provided, however, that in the event written notice of any claim for indemnification under Section 6.2(a) or 6.3(a) shall have been given in accordance herewith within the applicable survival period setting

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forth in reasonable detail the nature of such claim (including a reasonable specification of the legal and factual basis for such claim), the representations and warranties that are the subject of such indemnification claim shall survive with respect to such claim until such time as such claim is fully and finally resolved.

(b)This Section 6.1 shall not limit any covenant or agreement of the Parties contained in this Agreement which by its terms contemplates performance after the Closing Date, and shall not extend the applicability of any covenant or agreement of the Parties contained in this Agreement which by its terms relates only to a period between the date hereof and the Closing Date, provided that nothing herein shall restrict a Party's right to commence any claim with respect to such covenant or agreement following the Closing Date.

6.2Indemnification of Moffett. Subject to the terms of this Article 6, from and after the Closing Date, Stratus shall indemnify, defend, save and hold harmless Moffett and its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, managers, members, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Moffett Indemnified Parties”), from and against any and all:

(a)Losses resulting from or arising out of any breach by Stratus of any representation or warranty of Stratus in this Agreement; and

(b)Losses resulting from or arising out of the failure by Stratus to perform any of its covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement.

6.3Indemnification of Stratus. Subject to the terms of this Article 6, from and after the Closing Date, Moffett shall indemnify, defend, save and hold harmless Stratus and its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Stratus Indemnified Parties” and together with the Moffett Indemnified Parties, the “Indemnified Parties,” and each, an “Indemnified Party”) from and against any and all:

(a)Losses resulting from or arising out of any breach by Moffett of any representation or warranty of Moffett in this Agreement; and

(b)Losses resulting from or arising out of the failure by Moffett to perform any of its covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement.

6.4Claims. Upon receipt by an Indemnified Party of notice of any action, suit, proceedings, claim, demand or assessment made or brought by an unaffiliated third party (a “Third Party Claim”) with respect to a matter for which such Indemnified Party is indemnified under this Article 6 (notwithstanding the application of any threshold or cap) which has or is reasonably expected to give rise to a claim for Losses, the Indemnified Party shall as soon as practicable, in the case of a Moffett Indemnified Party, notify Stratus and in the case of a Stratus Indemnified Party, notify Moffett (Stratus or Moffett, as the case may be, the “Indemnifying Party”), in writing and in reasonable detail, indicating the nature of such Third Party Claim and the basis therefor; provided, however, that any delay or failure by the Indemnified Party to give notice to the Indemnifying Party shall relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations hereunder only to the extent, if at all, that it is prejudiced by reason of such delay or failure. The

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Indemnifying Party shall have 30 days after receipt of notice to elect, at its option, to assume and control the defense of, at its own expense and by its own counsel, any such Third Party Claim and shall be entitled to assert any and all defenses available to the Indemnified Party to the fullest extent permitted under requirements of Law. If the Indemnifying Party shall undertake to compromise or defend any such Third Party Claim, it shall promptly, but in any event within 10 Business Days of the receipt of notice from the Indemnified Party of such Third Party Claim, notify the Indemnified Party of its intention to do so, and the Indemnified Party agrees to cooperate fully with the Indemnifying Party and its counsel in the compromise of, or defense against, any such Third Party Claim; provided, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall not settle, compromise or discharge, or admit any liability with respect to, any such Third Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), unless the relief consists solely of money Losses to be paid by the Indemnifying Party and includes a provision whereby the plaintiff or claimant in the matter releases the Stratus Indemnified Parties or the Moffett Indemnified Parties, as applicable, from all liability with respect thereto. Notwithstanding an election to assume the defense of such action or proceeding, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to participate in the defense of such action or proceeding, and the Indemnifying Party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if the (a) Indemnified Party shall have determined in good faith that an actual or potential conflict of interest makes representation by the same counsel or the counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party inappropriate or (b) Indemnifying Party shall have authorized the Indemnified Party to employ separate counsel at the Indemnifying Party's expense. In any event, the Indemnified Party and Indemnifying Party and their counsel shall cooperate in the defense of any Third Party Claim subject to this Article 6, keep such Persons informed of all developments relating to any such Third Party Claims and provide copies of all relevant correspondence and documentation relating thereto. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Indemnified Party's cooperation shall be borne by the Indemnifying Party. In any event, the Indemnified Party shall have the right at its own expense to participate in the defense of such asserted liability. If the Indemnifying Party receiving such notice of a Third Party Claim does not elect to defend such Third Party Claim or does not defend such Third Party Claim in good faith, the Indemnified Party shall have the right, in addition to any other right or remedy it may have hereunder, at the Indemnifying Party's expense, to defend such Third Party Claim; provided, however, that the Indemnified Party shall not settle, compromise or discharge, or admit any liability with respect to, any such Third Party Claim without the written consent of the Indemnifying Party (which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

6.5Limitations; Payments.

(a)Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Stratus shall not be (i) liable for any amounts for which the Moffett Indemnified Parties are otherwise entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 6.2(a) unless a claim is timely asserted during the survival period specified in Section 6.1(a), and (ii) required to make indemnification payments pursuant to Section 6.2(a) to the extent indemnification payments thereunder would exceed in the aggregate $2,500,000 (the “Stratus Indemnification Cap”).

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otherwise entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 6.3(a), unless a claim is timely asserted during the survival period specified in Section 6.1(a), and (ii) required to make indemnification payments pursuant to Section 6.3(a) to the extent indemnification payments thereunder would exceed in the aggregate $2,500,000 (the “Moffett Indemnification Cap”).

6.6Remedies Exclusive. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the remedies provided in this Article 6 shall be the exclusive monetary remedies (including equitable remedies that involve monetary payment, such as restitution or disgorgement, other than specific performance to enforce any payment or performance due hereunder) of the Parties from and after the Closing in connection with any breach of a representation or warranty, or non performance, partial or total, of any covenant or agreement contained herein.

6.7Mitigation. Each Indemnified Party shall use reasonable best efforts to mitigate any claim or liability that an Indemnified Party asserts or may assert under this Article 6. In the event that an Indemnified Party shall fail to make such reasonable best efforts to mitigate any such claim or liability, then notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, neither Stratus nor Moffett, as the case may be, shall be required to indemnify any Indemnified Party for that portion of any Losses that would reasonably be expected to have been avoided if the Indemnified Party had made such efforts.

ARTICLE 7
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

7.1Notice. All notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when delivered in person, (b) by facsimile, receipt confirmed, (c) on the next Business Day when sent by overnight courier, or (d) on the second succeeding Business Day when sent by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested), to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice):

If to Moffett:
Moffett Holdings, LLC
1615 Poydras Street, Suite 2279
New Orleans, LA 70112
Attention: James R. Moffett Jr.
Facsimile: (504) 240-5488

If to Stratus:
Stratus Properties Inc.
212 Lavaca Street, Suite 300
Austin, TX 78701
Attention: Erin D. Pickens
Facsimile: (512) 478-6340

7.2Entire Agreement. This Agreement, and all schedules, annexes and exhibits hereto, embody the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and

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supersede all prior agreements with respect thereto. The Parties intend that this Agreement shall constitute the complete and exclusive statement of its terms and that no extrinsic evidence whatsoever may be introduced in any judicial proceeding involving this Agreement.

7.3Amendment and Modification. No amendment to this Agreement shall be effective unless it shall be in writing and signed by Stratus and Moffett. Any failure of a Party to comply with any obligation, covenant, agreement or condition contained in this Agreement may be waived by the Party entitled to the benefits thereof only by a written instrument duly executed and delivered by the Party granting such waiver, but such waiver or failure to insist upon strict compliance with such obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure of compliance.

7.4Assignment; Binding Agreement. This Agreement and various rights and obligations arising hereunder shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon Stratus and Moffett and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests, or obligations hereunder shall be transferred, delegated, or assigned (by operation of law or otherwise), by a Party without the prior written consent of the other Party.

7.5Waiver of Compliance; Consents. Any failure of Stratus, on the one hand, or Moffett, on the other hand, to comply with any obligation, covenant, agreement or condition herein may be waived by Moffett, on the one hand, or Stratus, on the other hand, only by a written instrument signed by the Party granting such waiver, but such waiver or failure to insist upon strict compliance with such obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure. Whenever this Agreement requires or permits consent by or on behalf of any Party hereto, such consent shall be given in writing in a manner consistent with the requirements for a waiver of compliance as set forth in this Section 7.5

7.6Expenses. All costs and expenses incurred by Moffett in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions shall be paid by Moffett. All costs and expenses incurred by Stratus in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions shall be paid by Stratus.

7.7Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, and on separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

7.8Severability. If any other provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be contrary to Law and unenforceable by any court of law, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby are not affected in any manner materially adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.

7.9Remedies Cumulative. Except as otherwise provided herein, all rights and remedies of the Parties under this Agreement are cumulative and without prejudice to any other

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rights or remedies under Law. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting the Parties' rights to redress for fraud.

7.10Governing Law. This Agreement shall in all respects be construed in accordance with and governed by the substantive laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to its choice of law rules.

7.11WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

7.12No Third Party Beneficiaries or Other Rights. Nothing herein shall grant to or create in any Person not a Party hereto, or any such Person's dependents, heirs, successors or assigns, any right to any benefits hereunder, and no such party shall be entitled to sue any Party to this Agreement with respect thereto, the provisions of Article 6 will inure to the benefit of the Indemnified Parties. No Party may assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Parties and any purported assignment without such consent shall be void. The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement are made for purposes of this Agreement only and shall not be construed to confer any additional rights on the Parties under applicable state and federal securities Laws.

7.13Specific Performance and Other Equitable Relief. The Parties hereby expressly recognize and acknowledge that immediate, extensive and irreparable damage would result, no adequate remedy at law would exist and damages would be difficult to determine in the event that any provision of this Agreement is not performed in accordance with its specific terms or otherwise breached. Therefore, in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other remedy available to any Party, an aggrieved Party under this Agreement would be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof and immediate injunctive relief, without the necessity of proving the inadequacy of money damages as a remedy. Such remedies, and any and all other remedies provided for in this Agreement, shall, however, be cumulative in nature and not exclusive and shall be in addition to any other remedies whatsoever which any Party may otherwise have.

7.14Headings; Interpretation. The article and section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Each reference in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Schedule or Exhibit, unless otherwise indicated, shall mean an Article or a Section of this Agreement or a Schedule or Exhibit attached to this Agreement, respectively. Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise requires, (a) words of any gender include each other gender; (b) words using the singular or plural number also include the plural or singular number, respectively; (c) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” and derivative or similar words refer to this entire Agreement; (d) the terms “include,” “includes,” “including,” and derivative or similar words shall be construed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”; and (e) references herein to “days” are to consecutive calendar days unless Business Days are specified. All accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined herein shall have the meanings given to

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them under generally accepted accounting principles. Both Stratus and Moffett have participated substantially in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and agree that no ambiguity herein should be construed against the draftsman.

7.15No Other Representations or Warranties.

(a)Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, neither Stratus nor any of its Affiliates or their respective officers, directors, employees or representatives, nor any other Person, makes, or shall be deemed to make, any representation or warranty to Moffett, express or implied, at law or in equity, on behalf of Stratus, and Stratus hereby excludes and disclaims any such representation or warranty, notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to Moffett or any of its Affiliates or their respective officers, managers, members, employees or representatives or any other Person of any documentation or other information.

(b)Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, neither Moffett nor any of its Affiliates or their respective officers, managers, members, employees or representatives, nor any other Person, makes, or shall be deemed to make, any representation or warranty to Stratus, express or implied, at law or in equity, on behalf of Moffett, and Moffett hereby excludes and disclaims any such representation or warranty, notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to Stratus or any of its Affiliates or their respective officers, directors, employees or representatives or any other Person of any documentation or other information.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.
“MOFFETT”

Moffett Holdings, LLC
    
By: /s/ James R. Moffett Jr.    
Name: James R. Moffett Jr.
Title: Manager & Member


“STRATUS”

Stratus Properties Inc.

By: /s/ Erin D. Pickens     
Name: Erin D. Pickens
Title: Senior Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer







EXHIBIT A
INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT
(See attached)


EX-2 3 exhibit203152012.htm EXHIBIT 2 Exhibit 2 03/15/2012



INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of March 15, 2012, by and between Stratus Properties Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Stratus”), and Moffett Holdings, LLC, a Louisiana limited liability company (“Moffett”). Stratus and Moffett are sometimes referred to collectively as the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.”
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, Stratus and Moffett intend to enter into that certain Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) dated as of the date hereof pursuant to which Stratus will issue and sell to Moffett 625,000 shares of its authorized but unissued common stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Stratus Common Stock”), in consideration for $5,000,000.00 U.S. dollars (for a per share purchase price equal to $8.00), and
WHEREAS, to induce Moffett to enter into the Stock Purchase Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, Moffett has required that Stratus agree, and Stratus has agreed, to enter into this Agreement and abide by the covenants and obligations with respect to the Registrable Securities (as defined below) as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises, representations, warranties, covenants, conditions and agreements contained herein, and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings given to them in the Stock Purchase Agreement. The terms set forth below are used herein as so defined:

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such first Person. The term “control” (including its correlative meanings “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise).
Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
Business Day” means any day on which commercial banks are generally open for business in the United States of America other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day observed as a holiday in the United States of America under the federal Laws of the United States of America.
Effectiveness Period” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1(b) of this Agreement.

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Exchange Act” means the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Losses” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(a) of this Agreement.
Moffett” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
Moffett Indemnified Persons” has the meaning specified therefore in Section 2.6(a) of this Agreement.
NASDAQ” means the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
Person” means any individual, corporation, business trust, partnership, association, limited liability company, unincorporated organization or similar organization, any governmental authority, fund, organized group of persons whether incorporated or not, or any receiver, trustee under Title 11 of the United States Code or similar official or any liquidating agent for any of the foregoing in his or her capacity as such.
Registrable Securities” means the Stratus Common Stock to be acquired by Moffett pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement and any additional securities issued with respect to such shares of Stratus Common Stock.
Registration Expenses” has the meaning specified in Section 2.5(b) of this Agreement.
Registration Statement” means any registration statement of Stratus filed under the Securities Act that covers the resale of any of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, including post-effective amendments, all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement.
Resignation Event” means, with respect to a Designated Director, that such Designated Director, as determined by the Board in good faith following compliance with the procedures set forth below in this definition when applicable, (A) is prohibited or disqualified from serving as a director of Stratus under any rule or regulation of the SEC or NASDAQ or by applicable law; (B) has engaged in acts or omissions constituting a breach of such Designated Director's duty of loyalty to Stratus or its stockholders; (C) has engaged in any transaction involving Stratus from which such Designated Director derived an improper personal benefit; or (D) has engaged in acts or omissions which involve intentional misconduct, intentional violation of the law or crimes of moral turpitude.
SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Selling Expenses” has the meaning specified in Section 2.5(b) of this Agreement.
Stratus” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement.
Stratus Common Stock” has the meaning specified in the recitals of this Agreement.

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Stock Purchase Agreement” has the meaning specified in the recitals of this Agreement.
Section 1.2Registrable Securities. Any Registrable Security will cease to be a Registrable Security upon the earliest of (a) when a registration statement covering such Registrable Security becomes or has been declared effective by the SEC and such Registrable Security has been sold or disposed of pursuant to such effective registration statement; (b) when such Registrable Security has been disposed of pursuant to any section of Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in effect) under the Securities Act or such Registrable Security is eligible to be disposed of by Moffett under Rule 144 without restriction as to volume; (c) when such Registrable Security is held by Stratus or one of its subsidiaries; and (d) when such Registrable Security has been sold in a private transaction in which the transferor's rights under this Agreement are not assigned to the transferee of such securities pursuant to Section 2.8 hereof.

ARTICLE 2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS

Section 2.1Registration.

(a)Upon the written request of Moffett at any time on or after the six-month anniversary of the Closing Date, (the “Registration Notice”), Stratus shall, within sixty days of its receipt of such Registration Notice, file with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (or such other form as is then available to Stratus to effect a registration for resale of the Registrable Securities) covering the resale of the Registrable Securities. Any Registration Statement shall provide for the resale of Registrable Securities pursuant to any method or combination of methods legally available to, and requested by, Moffett. If such Registration Statement is not automatically effective upon filing, then Stratus shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective not later than 240 days following Stratus' receipt of the Registration Notice.

(b)Stratus shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Section 2.1 to be effective, supplemented, amended and replaced to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for the resale of all Registrable Securities by Moffett until the earliest date on which any of the following occurs: (i) all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have ceased to be Registrable Securities and (ii) there are no longer any Registrable Securities outstanding (the “Effectiveness Period”). Subject to Section 2.2, upon the occurrence of any event that would cause the Registration Statement or the prospectus contained therein (i) to contain an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or (ii) not to be effective and usable for the resale of all or part of the Registrable Securities by Moffett, Stratus shall promptly file an appropriate amendment to the Registration Statement curing such defect, and, if SEC review is required, use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such amendment to be declared effective as soon as practicable. Stratus shall prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective during the Effectiveness Period; cause the Prospectus to be supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act,

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and to comply fully with the rules and regulations under the Securities Act in a timely manner; and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by the Registration Statement during the Effectiveness Period.

(c)Subject to Section 2.2, a Registration Statement when effective will comply as to form in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (and, in the case of any prospectus contained in such Registration Statement, in the light of the circumstances under which a statement is made). As soon as practicable following the date that a Registration Statement becomes effective, but in any event within two (2) Business Days of such date, Stratus shall provide Moffett with written notice of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement.

Section 2.2Delay Rights.
  
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Stratus may, upon written notice to Moffett, suspend Moffett's use of any prospectus which is a part of a Registration Statement or other registration statement (in which event Moffett shall discontinue sales of the Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement or other registration statement but may settle any previously made sales of Registrable Securities) if (i) Stratus is pursuing an acquisition, merger, reorganization, disposition or other similar transaction and Stratus determines in good faith that Stratus's ability to pursue or consummate such a transaction would be materially adversely affected by any required disclosure of such transaction in a Registration Statement or other registration statement; (ii) Stratus has experienced some other material non-public event the disclosure of which at such time, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of Stratus, would materially and adversely affect Stratus; or (iii) Stratus would be required to prepare and file any financial statements (other than those it customarily prepares or before it customarily files such financial statements); provided, however, that in no event shall Moffett be suspended from selling Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement or other registration statement for a period that exceeds an aggregate of 45 days in any 180-day period or 90 days in any 365-day period, in each case, exclusive of days covered by any lock-up agreement executed by Moffett in connection with any offering. Upon disclosure of such information or the termination of the condition described above, Stratus shall provide prompt written notice to Moffett, and shall promptly terminate any suspension of sales it has put into effect and shall take such other reasonable actions to permit registered sales of Registrable Securities as contemplated in this Agreement.
Section 2.3Sale Procedures. In connection with its obligations under this Article 2, Stratus will, as expeditiously as possible:

(a)subject to Section 2.2, prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to, and replacements of, a Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the Effectiveness Period and as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement;

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(b)furnish to Moffett (i) before filing a Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement or any supplement or amendment thereto, copies of reasonably complete drafts of all such documents proposed to be filed (including exhibits), and provide Moffett the opportunity to object to any information pertaining to Moffett and its plan of distribution that is contained therein and make the corrections reasonably requested by Moffett with respect to such information prior to filing such Registration Statement or such other registration statement or supplement or amendment thereto, and (ii) such number of copies of such Registration Statement or such other registration statement and the prospectus included therein and any supplements and amendments thereto as Moffett may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement or other registration statement;

(c)if applicable, use its commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as Moffett shall reasonably request; provided, however, that Stratus will not be required to qualify generally to transact business in any jurisdiction where it is not then required to so qualify or to take any action that would subject it to general service of process in any such jurisdiction where it is not then so subject;

(d)promptly notify Moffett, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered by any of them under the Securities Act, of (i) the filing of a Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement or any prospectus or prospectus supplement to be used in connection therewith, or any amendment or supplement thereto, and, with respect to such Registration Statement or any other registration statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective; and (ii) the receipt of any written comments from the SEC with respect to any filing referred to in clause (i) of this Section 2.3(d) and any written request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement or any other registration statement or any prospectus or prospectus supplement thereto;

(e)immediately notify Moffett, at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of (i) the prospectus or prospectus supplement contained in a Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, as then in effect, including an untrue statement of a material fact or omitting to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading (in the case of any prospectus contained therein, in the light of the circumstances under which a statement is made); (ii) the issuance or threat of issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose; or (iii) the receipt by Stratus of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale under the applicable securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction. Subject to Section 2.2, following the provision of such notice, Stratus agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to, as promptly as practicable, amend or supplement the prospectus or prospectus supplement or take other appropriate action so that the prospectus or prospectus supplement does not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements

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therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing and to take such other commercially reasonable action as is necessary to remove a stop order, suspension, threat thereof or proceedings related thereto;

(f)subject to appropriate confidentiality obligations, furnish to Moffett copies of any and all transmittal letters or other correspondence with the SEC or any other governmental agency or self-regulatory body or other body having jurisdiction (including any domestic or foreign securities exchange) relating to such offering of Registrable Securities;

(g)otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 promulgated thereunder;

(h)cause all such Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Agreement to be listed on each securities exchange or nationally recognized quotation system on which similar securities issued by Stratus are then listed;

(i)use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Registrable Securities to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of Stratus to enable Moffett to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities;

(j)provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement not later than the effective date of such registration statement; and

(k)enter into customary agreements and take such other actions as are reasonably requested by Moffett in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities.

Upon receipt of notice from Stratus of the happening of any event of the kind described in subsection (e) of this Section 2.3, Moffett shall forthwith discontinue offers and sales of the Registrable Securities by means of a prospectus or prospectus supplement until Moffett's receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by subsection (e) of this Section 2.3 or until it is advised in writing by Stratus that the use of the prospectus may be resumed and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings incorporated by reference in the prospectus, and, if so directed by Stratus, Moffett will, or will request the managing underwriter or underwriters, if any, to deliver to Stratus (at Stratus's expense) all copies in their possession or control, other than permanent file copies then in Moffett's possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice.
Section 2.4Cooperation by Moffett. Stratus shall have no obligation to perform its duties under Section 2.1 if Moffett has failed to timely furnish such information concerning Moffett that Stratus determines, after consultation with its counsel, is reasonably required in order for the Registration Statement or prospectus supplement, as applicable, to comply with the Securities Act.

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Section 2.5Expenses.

(a)Expenses. Stratus will pay all Registration Expenses. Moffett shall pay all Selling Expenses in connection with any sale of its Registrable Securities hereunder, and Stratus shall not be responsible for any Selling Expenses. In addition, except as otherwise provided in Section 2.5(b) and Section 2.6 hereof, Stratus shall not be responsible for legal fees incurred by Moffett in connection with the exercise of its rights hereunder.

(b)Certain Definitions. “Registration Expenses” means all reasonable expenses incident to Stratus's performance under or compliance with this Agreement to effect the registration of Registrable Securities on a Registration Statement pursuant to Section 2.1, and the disposition of such Registrable Securities, including, without limitation, all registration, filing, securities exchange listing and NASDAQ fees, all registration, filing, qualification and other fees and expenses of complying with securities or blue sky laws, fees of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., fees of transfer agents and registrars, all word processing, duplicating and printing expenses, any transfer taxes and the fees and disbursements of counsel and independent public accountants for Stratus, including the expenses of any special audits or “cold comfort” letters required by or incident to such performance and compliance. “Selling Expenses” means all underwriting fees, discounts and selling commissions or similar fees or arrangements and transfer taxes allocable to the sale of the Registrable Securities.

Section 2.6Indemnification.

(a)By Stratus. In the event of a registration of any Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, Stratus will indemnify and hold harmless Moffett, its members, managers, officers, employees and agents and each Person, if any, who controls Moffett within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and its members, managers, officers, employees or agents (collectively, the “Moffett Indemnified Persons”), against any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) (collectively, “Losses”), joint or several, to which such Moffett Indemnified Person may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Losses (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact (in the case of any prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which such statement is made) contained in a Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, any preliminary prospectus, prospectus supplement, free writing prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, and will reimburse each such Moffett Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Loss or actions or proceedings; provided, however, that Stratus will not be liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such Loss arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with information furnished by such Moffett Indemnified Person in writing specifically for use in a Registration Statement or such other registration statement, preliminary prospectus, free writing prospectus or prospectus

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supplement, as applicable, it being understood that Moffett will only be required to furnish information regarding its legal name, address, the number of securities being registered on its behalf and such other information as may be required by Law. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Moffett Indemnified Person, and shall survive the transfer of such securities by Moffett.

(b)By Moffett. Moffett agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Stratus, its directors, officers, employees and agents and each Person, if any, who controls Stratus within the meaning of the Securities Act or of the Exchange Act, and its directors, officers, employees and agents, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from Stratus to Moffett, but only with respect to information regarding Moffett furnished in writing by or on behalf of Moffett expressly for inclusion in a Registration Statement or any other registration statement contemplated by this Agreement, any preliminary prospectus, prospectus supplement, free writing prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof; provided, however, that the liability of Moffett shall not be greater in amount than the dollar amount of the proceeds (net of any Selling Expenses) received by Moffett from the sale of the Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification.

(c)Notice. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder, notify the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to any indemnified party other than under this Section 2.6 except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced by such omission. In any action brought against any indemnified party, it shall notify the indemnifying party of the commencement thereof. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and undertake the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified party and, after notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume and undertake the defense thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 2.6 for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation and of liaison with counsel so selected; provided, however, that, (i) if the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense or employ counsel reasonably acceptable to the indemnified party or (ii) if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and counsel to the indemnified party shall have concluded that there may be reasonable defenses available to the indemnified party that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, or if the interests of the indemnified party reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the indemnifying party, then the indemnified party shall have the right to select a separate counsel, with the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and fees of such separate counsel and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the indemnifying party as incurred. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no indemnified party shall settle any action brought against it with respect to which such indemnified party is entitled to indemnification hereunder without the consent of the indemnifying party, unless the settlement thereof includes a complete release from all liability of, the indemnifying party.

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(d)Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.6 is held by a court or government agency of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to any indemnified party, then each such indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Loss in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and of such indemnified party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided, however, that in no event shall Moffett be required to contribute an aggregate amount in excess of the lesser of (A) the amount which Moffett would have been obligated to pay under Section 2.6(b) if such indemnity was available to the indemnified party and (B) the dollar amount of proceeds (net of Selling Expenses) received by Moffett from the sale of Registrable Securities giving rise to such indemnification. The relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and the indemnified party on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact has been made by, or relates to, information supplied by such party, and the Parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this paragraph were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to herein. The amount paid by an indemnified party as a result of the Losses referred to in the first sentence of this paragraph shall be deemed to include any legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any Loss that is the subject of this paragraph. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who is not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

(e)Other Indemnification. The provisions of this Section 2.6 shall be in addition to any other rights to indemnification or contribution that an indemnified party may have pursuant to law, equity, contract or otherwise.

Section 2.7Rule 144 Reporting. With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the SEC that may permit the sale of the Registrable Securities to the public without registration, Stratus agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to:

(a)make and keep public information regarding Stratus available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, at all times from and after the date hereof;

(b)file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of Stratus under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act at all times from and after the date hereof; and

(c)so long as Moffett owns any Registrable Securities, furnish, unless otherwise available via EDGAR, to Moffett forthwith a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of Stratus, and such other reports and documents so filed as Moffett may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the SEC allowing Moffett to sell any such securities without registration.

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Section 2.8Transfer or Assignment of Registration Rights. The rights under this Article 2 may be not transferred or assigned by Moffett unless (a) Stratus is given written notice prior to any said transfer or assignment, stating the name and address of each such transferee and identifying the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being transferred or assigned, and (b) each such transferee assumes in writing responsibility for its portion of the obligations of Moffett under this Agreement, and (c) Stratus gives written consent, which consent will be in the sole discretion of Stratus. In the event that a transfer is consummated pursuant to this Section 2.8, the transferee shall assume all of the rights and obligations of Moffett under this Agreement.

ARTICLE 3
DIRECTOR DESIGNATION RIGHTS

Section 3.1Director Designation Rights.

On or prior to the date hereof, the Board of Directors of Stratus has adopted resolutions that (a) increase the number of individuals that constitute the whole Board by one person, and (b) resolved to fill the newly-created directorship, effective as of the date hereof, with an individual designated by Moffett (a “Designated Director”) and (c) specify the class to which such Designated Director shall be appointed.
For so long as Moffett and its Affiliates are the Beneficial Owners of at least 5.0% of the issued and outstanding shares of Stratus Common Stock, then Moffett shall have the right to designate one Designated Director. In the event that Moffett and its Affiliates are the Beneficial Owners of less than 5.0% of the issued and outstanding shares of Stratus Common Stock, Moffett shall have no right to designate any directors to the Board.
The Designated Director shall, in the reasonable judgment of Stratus, (a) have the requisite skill and experience to serve as a director of a publicly traded company, (b) not be prohibited or disqualified from serving as a director of Stratus pursuant to any rule or regulation of the SEC or NASDAQ or by applicable law, and (c) have not engaged in (i) acts or omissions constituting a breach of such Designated Director's duty of loyalty to any organization, (ii) any transaction from which such Designated Director derived an improper personal benefit, or (iii) acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct, intentional violation of law or crimes of moral turpitude. Moffett shall timely provide, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Designated Director to timely provide, Stratus with accurate and complete information relating to Moffett and the Designated Director that may be required to be disclosed by Stratus under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. In addition, at Stratus's request, Moffett shall cause the Designated Director to complete and execute Stratus's standard director and officer questionnaire prior to being admitted to the Board or standing for reelection at an annual meeting of stockholders or at such other time as may be reasonably requested by Stratus. The Parties agree that the initial Designated Director shall be Charles Porter.
Not less than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to each annual meeting of stockholders of Stratus (assuming for these purposes that each such annual meeting shall be held on the anniversary of the prior year's annual meeting) at which directors in such class of directors to which such Designated Director is appointed are to be elected by a vote of Stratus' stockholders,

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Moffett shall provide Stratus with written notice of the name of the Designated Director to be nominated for election at such meeting. Within ten (10) days after receipt of such notice, Stratus shall provide Moffett with written notice as to whether the Designated Director satisfies the requirements of Section 3.1. If it is determined that a Designated Director does not satisfy the requirements of Section 3.1, then Moffett shall continue to appoint replacement designees in a like manner until the requirements of Section 3.1 has been satisfied.
In accordance with the terms herein, Stratus shall nominate the Designated Director for election to the Board at each annual meeting of stockholders at which directors in such class of directors to which such Designated Director is appointed are to be elected by a vote of Stratus' stockholders. If elected, the Designated Director will hold office until his or her term expires and such Designated Director's successor has been duly elected and qualified or until such Designated Director's earlier death, resignation or removal.
Prior to the termination of rights to designate a director as provided herein:
(a)in connection with each annual meeting of stockholders at which directors in such class of directors to which such Designated Director is appointed are to be elected by a vote of Stratus' stockholders, and subject to the requirements of this Section 3.1, the Board shall (i) nominate the Designated Director for election at such meeting and (ii) shall not submit to Stratus's stockholders a greater number of Board nominees for election at such meeting than positions to be filled by election at such meeting;

(b)in connection with each annual meeting of stockholders at which directors in such class of directors to which such Designated Director is appointed are to be elected by a vote of Stratus' stockholders, and subject to the provisions of this Section 3.1, Stratus will take all actions necessary or advisable to cause the Board to recommend that stockholders vote “FOR” the election of the Designated Director and to solicit proxies in favor of the Designated Director at any such meeting;

(c)Moffett shall, and shall cause each Affiliate of Moffett holding shares of Stratus Common Stock to, at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of Stratus, however called, including any adjournment or postponement thereof, appear at each such meeting or otherwise cause its shares of Stratus Common Stock to be counted as present thereat for purposes of calculating a quorum;

(d)if a Designated Director is nominated and not elected at the annual meeting of stockholders, then Moffett shall provide Stratus the name of a replacement director and, provided that such person satisfies the requirements of this Section 3.1, the Board and Stratus shall take such action as may be necessary to appoint such person to serve as a Designated Director to the Board, whether as a director in such class of directors to which the original Designated Director was appointed or otherwise, including, if applicable, increasing the size of the Board and appointing such Designated Director to fill the newly-created directorship;

(e)the Designated Director may be removed for cause pursuant to and in accordance with Section 141 of the Delaware General Corporation Law;

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(f)upon written notice from Stratus to Moffett that a Resignation Event has occurred, which notice shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances constituting the Resignation Event, Moffett will cause the applicable Designated Director to resign as a member of the Board within two (2) Business Days of such written notice, and any vacancy created by such resignation shall be filled by the Board with an individual designated by Moffett who, subject to the requirements of Section 3.1 of this Agreement, shall become a Designated Director; and

(g)if a Designated Director ceases to continue in office for any reason, Moffett shall designate a replacement director and, subject to Section 2(c), the Board shall take such action as is necessary or appropriate to cause such replacement director to be appointed to the vacancy on the Board created by the Designated Director ceasing to serve on the Board.

Prior to making a determination that any Resignation Event has occurred, the Board shall provide such Designated Director with proper notice of a meeting of the Board to discuss and, if applicable, to dispute the proposed determination. At such duly called and held Board meeting, the Board shall provide such Designated Director with a reasonable opportunity to be heard and to present information relevant to the Board's proposed determination. The Board may make a determination that a Resignation Event has occurred only following its consideration in good faith of such information presented by such Designated Director.
Prior to designating a Designated Director, Moffett shall enter into a written agreement with such Designated Director whereby such Designated Director agrees to resign as a member of the Board upon a Resignation Event or as otherwise provided therein. Moffett acknowledges and agrees that such an agreement is in the best interest of Stratus and Moffett, and that Stratus shall be a third-party beneficiary of the terms and conditions of such an agreement, and Stratus shall have the right to enforce such an agreement to the same extent as the parties thereto.
Stratus shall not take any action that would lessen, restrict, prevent or otherwise have an adverse effect upon the foregoing rights of Moffett to Board representation; provided, however, that Stratus shall not be prohibited from taking such action that the Board determines may be necessary to (i) comply with any rule or regulation of the SEC or NASDAQ or (ii) comply with applicable Law.
Section 3.2Termination of Director Designation Rights
. Promptly upon receipt of a written request from Stratus, if Moffett and its Affiliates cease to Beneficially Own at least 5.0% of the issued and outstanding shares of Stratus Common Stock, then Moffett shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Designated Director to resign as a member of the Board and all committees thereof.
Section 3.3Director Indemnification. At all times while a Designated Director is serving as a member of the Board, and following any such Designated Director's death, resignation, removal or other cessation as a director of Stratus, such Designated Director shall be entitled to all rights to indemnification and exculpation as are then made available to any other member of the Board. With respect to such rights of indemnification, as between Stratus, on the one hand, and Moffett and its Affiliates, on the other hand, Stratus shall, in all events, be the full

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indemnitor of first resort and shall not be entitled to any contribution, indemnification or other payment by or from any of Moffett or its Affiliates.

Section 3.4Standstill Agreement. Moffett agrees that, without the prior written approval of at least a majority of the members of the Board who are not Designated Directors, neither Moffett nor any of its Affiliates or representatives will, directly or indirectly:

(a)in any way acquire, offer or propose to acquire or agree to acquire, Beneficial Ownership of any (x) Stratus Common Stock if such acquisition would result in Moffett and its Affiliates having Beneficial Ownership of more than 24.9% of the outstanding shares of Stratus Common Stock, or (y) any other debt or equity securities of Stratus;

(b)commence any tender or exchange offer for any securities of Stratus;

(c)enter into or agree, offer, propose or seek (whether publicly or otherwise) to enter into, or otherwise be involved in or part of, any acquisition transaction, merger or other business combination relating to all or part of Stratus or any of its subsidiaries or any acquisition transaction for all or part of the assets of Stratus or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses;

(d)make, or in any way participate in, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are defined under Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, disregarding clause (iv) of Rule 14a-1(l)(2) and including any otherwise exempt solicitation pursuant to Rule 14a-2(b)) or consents to vote, or seek to advise or influence any person or entity with respect to the voting of, any voting securities of Stratus;

(e)call or seek to call a meeting of the shareholders of Stratus or initiate any stockholder proposal for action by shareholders of Stratus;

(f)form, join or in any way participate in a “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder) with respect to Stratus Common Stock or other debt or equity securities of Stratus, or seek, propose or otherwise act alone or in concert with others, to influence or control the management, board of directors or policies of Stratus;

(g)publicly announce or disclose any intention, plan or arrangement inconsistent with the foregoing;

(h)bring any action or otherwise act to contest the validity of this Section 3.4 or seek a release of the restrictions contained herein, or make a request to amend or waive any provision of this Section 3.4; or

(i)take any actions which would be inconsistent with the purpose and intent of this Section 3.4;

provided that nothing in this Section 3.4 shall prevent Moffett or its Affiliates from voting any shares of Stratus Common Stock then Beneficially Owned by Moffett or its Affiliates

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in any manner; and provided, further, that nothing in clauses (b), (c), (d) or (e) of this Section 3.4 shall apply to any Designated Director solely in his or her capacity as a director of Stratus.
The provisions of Section 3.4 shall terminate, and shall be of no further force or effect, upon the last to occur of (i) the first date on which no Designated Director shall have been a member of the Board for the preceding six-month period, and (ii) Moffett and its Affiliates Beneficially Owning less than 5.0% of the issued and outstanding shares of Stratus Common Stock.
Section 3.5Transfer Restrictions.

(a)Restrictions on Transfer. Except as otherwise permitted in this Agreement, during the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the six-month anniversary of the Closing Date, Moffett will not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, transfer, sell, assign, pledge or otherwise dispose, directly or indirectly (“Transfer”), of any shares of Stratus Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement. From and after the six-month anniversary of the Closing Date until the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date, Moffett's Transfers of Stratus Common Stock under this Investor Rights Agreement shall be limited to Transfers (i) in periodic sales under a Registration Statement, and (ii) made in compliance with Rule 144 of the Securities Act. Any Transfer or attempted Transfer of shares of Stratus Common Stock in violation of this Section 3.5 shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be null and void ab initio, and Stratus shall not, and shall instruct its transfer agent and other third parties not to, record or recognize any such purported transaction on the share register of Stratus. Moffett acknowledges that this Section 3.5 may be enforced by Stratus at the direction of a majority of the members of the Board who are not Designated Directors. From and after the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date, Moffett may Transfer shares of Stratus Common Stock in any way permitted by applicable law.

(b)Permitted Transfers. Notwithstanding Section 3.5, Moffett shall be permitted to Transfer any portion or all of its shares of Stratus Common Stock at any time to any direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Moffett or any other Affiliate of Moffett;

(c)Hedging. Except as prohibited by applicable law, notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Moffett may enter into or effect any hedging transaction with respect to the Shares, including, without limitation, calls, puts and options.

Section 3.6Use of Information. Moffett shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates and its Designated Director not to, use nonpublic information obtained from the Designated Director's service on the Board in any manner adverse to Stratus.

Section 3.7Legend.

(a)Moffett agrees that all certificates or other instruments representing the shares of Stratus Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement will bear a legend substantially to the following effect:

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THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS.
(b)Upon request of Moffett, upon receipt by Stratus of an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to Stratus to the effect that such legend is no longer required under the Securities Act and applicable state laws, Stratus shall promptly cause the legend to be removed from any certificate for any shares of Stratus Common Stock to be Transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 4
MISCELLANEOUS

Section 4.1Communications. All notices that are required or may be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be sufficient in all respects if given in writing. Any such notice shall be deemed given (a) when made, if made by hand delivery, and upon confirmation of receipt, if made by facsimile, (b) one Business Day after being deposited with a next-day courier, postage prepaid, or (c) three Business Days after being sent certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, in each case addressed as follows:

If to Moffett, to:
Moffett Holdings, LLC
1615 Poydras Street, Suite 2279
New Orleans, LA 70112
Attn: James R. Moffett Jr.
Facsimile: (504) 240-5488

If to Stratus, to:
Stratus Properties Inc.
212 Lavaca Street, Suite 300
Austin, TX 78701
Attn: Erin D. Pickens, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Facsimile: (512) 478-6340
With a copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice):
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre LLP
333 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix, Arizona 85004
Fax: (225) 248-3334
Attention: Monique A. Cenac

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Either Party may change its address for notice by notice to the other in the manner set forth above. All notices shall be deemed to have been duly given at the time of receipt by the Party to which such notice is addressed.
Section 4.2Successor and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of each of the Parties.

Section 4.3Recapitalization, Exchanges, Etc. Affecting the Stratus Common Stock. The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to any and all securities of Stratus or any successor or assign of Stratus (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) that may be issued in respect of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the Registrable Securities, and shall be appropriately adjusted for combinations, stock splits, recapitalizations, pro rata distributions of securities and the like occurring after the date of this Agreement.

Section 4.4Aggregation of Registrable Securities. All Registrable Securities held or acquired by Persons who are Affiliates of one another shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights and applicability of any obligations under this Agreement.

Section 4.5Specific Performance. Damages in the event of breach of this Agreement by a Party may be difficult, if not impossible, to ascertain, and it is therefore agreed that each such Person, in addition to and without limiting any other remedy or right it may have, will have the right to an injunction or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction, enjoining any such breach, and enforcing specifically the terms and provisions hereof, and each of the Parties hereto hereby waives any and all defenses it may have on the ground of lack of jurisdiction or competence of the court to grant such an injunction or other equitable relief. The existence of this right will not preclude any such Person from pursuing any other rights and remedies at law or in equity that such Person may have.

Section 4.6Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original instrument, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one agreement. Facsimiles of signatures or signatures delivered in portable document format (.pdf) will be deemed to be originals.

Section 4.7Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

Section 4.8Governing Law.

(a)This Agreement and the legal relations between the Parties shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America without regard to principles of conflicts of laws that would direct the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction.

(b)Any action brought in connection with this Agreement shall be brought in the federal or state courts located in the City of Wilmington, Delaware. The Parties hereto hereby (i) irrevocably consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such courts, and (ii)

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waive any claim (by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise) of improper venue, that such parties are not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such court, that such courts are an inconvenient forum or that this Agreement or the subject matter may not be enforced in or by such court.

Section 4.9Severability of Provisions. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting or impairing the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

Section 4.10Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the Parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof.

Section 4.11Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only by means of a written amendment signed by Stratus and Moffett.

Section 4.12No Presumption. If any claim is made by a Party relating to any conflict, omission, or ambiguity in this Agreement, no presumption or burden of proof or persuasion shall be implied by virtue of the fact that this Agreement was prepared by or at the request of a particular Party or its counsel. Each Party has been represented by its own counsel in connection with the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement and, consequently, each Party hereby waives the application of any rule of Law that would otherwise be applicable in connection with the interpretation of this Agreement, including but not limited to any rule of Law to the effect that any provision of this Agreement will be interpreted or construed against the Party whose counsel drafted that provision.

Section 4.13Obligations Limited to Parties to Agreement. Each of the Parties hereto covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no Person other than Moffett (and its permitted assignees) and Stratus shall have any obligation hereunder and that, notwithstanding that Moffett is a limited liability company, no recourse under this Agreement or under any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be had against any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, manager, stockholder or Affiliate of Moffett or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, whether by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any applicable Law, it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise by incurred by any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of Moffett or any former, current or future director, officer, employee, agent, general or limited partner, manager, member, stockholder or Affiliate of any of the foregoing, as such, for any obligations of Moffett under this Agreement or any documents or instruments delivered in connection herewith or therewith or for any claim based on, in respect of or by reason of such obligation or its creation, except in each case for any assignee of Moffett hereunder.

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Section 4.14Interpretation. Article and Section references to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified, shall mean an Article or a Section of this Agreement. All references to instruments, documents, contracts and agreements are references to such instruments, documents, contracts and agreements as the same may be amended, supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time, unless otherwise specified. The word “including” shall mean “including but not limited to.” Whenever any determination, consent or approval is to be made or given by Moffett under this Agreement, such action shall be in Moffett's sole discretion unless otherwise specified.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been signed by each of the Parties as of the date first above written.
MOFFETT HOLDINGS, LLC

By: /s/ James R. Moffett Jr.
Name:    James R. Moffett Jr.
Title:    Manager & Member


STRATUS PROPERTIES INC.

By: /s/ Erin D. Pickens
Name:    Erin D. Pickens
Title:
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer