Blackstone Holdings III LP, Blackstone EMA II LLC, BMA VII LLC, Blackstone Energy Management Associates II LLC, Blackstone Energy Partners II LP, Blackstone Management Associates VII LLC, Blackstone Capital Partners VII LP, BCP VII/BEP II Holdings Manager LLC, and BX Primexx Topco LLC v. Primexx Energy Opportunity Fund, LP and Primexx Energy Opportunity Fund II, LP

Court of Appeals of Texas

Blackstone Holdings III LP, Blackstone EMA II LLC, BMA VII LLC, Blackstone Energy Management Associates II LLC, Blackstone Energy Partners II LP, Blackstone Management Associates VII LLC, Blackstone Capital Partners VII LP, BCP VII/BEP II Holdings Manager LLC, and BX Primexx Topco LLC v. Primexx Energy Opportunity Fund, LP and Primexx Energy Opportunity Fund II, LP

DecidedFebruary 6, 2025

Docket15-25-00014-CV

StatusPublished

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Blackstone Holdings III LP, Blackstone EMA II LLC, BMA VII LLC, Blackstone Energy Management Associates II LLC, Blackstone Energy Partners II LP, Blackstone Management Associates VII LLC, Blackstone Capital Partners VII LP, BCP VII/BEP II Holdings Manager LLC, and BX Primexx Topco LLC v. Primexx Energy Opportunity Fund, LP and Primexx Energy Opportunity Fund II, LP, (Tex. Ct. App. 2025).

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TRIAL COURT CAUSE NO. ____24-BC01B-0010_________

§ IN THE BUSINESS COURT FILED IN § 15th COURT OF APPEALS § AUSTIN,OF TEXAS TEXAS § 2/6/2025 2:37:23 PM § DIVISIONA._1B__ CHRISTOPHER PRINE Clerk

BUSINESS COURT CLERK’S INFORMATION SHEET THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION HAS BEEN COMPILED BY THE BUSINESS COURT CLERKS OFFICE:

Date of order appealed: January 17, 2025_____________________________________________ Type of Order (Interlocutory or Final): __Interlocutory__________________________________ Date Motion for New Trial Filed: _____ Request for Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law filed: _______________________________ Date Notice of Appeal Filed: __February 6, 2025________________________________________ Name of judge who entered judgment: Judge Bill Whitehill ______ Name of court reporter: Shylina Jackson Address of court reporter: 358 Baker Rd., Satsuma, AL 36572- sjreporting@outlook.com Name of attorney on appeal: _Christopher W. Patton____________ SB#: _24051315__________ Attorney Address: 2100 Ross Avenue, Suite 2700, Dallas, Texas 75201__ Attorney E-Mail Address: _cschwegmann@lynnllp.com___________________________ Attorney on appeal (check applicable box): appointed X retained Pro Se Name of Appellee’s Attorney: ______________________________________________________ Attorney Address: __________________________________________________________ Attorney E-Mail Address: ___________________________________________________

Send Information Sheet, Notice of Appeal and Motion for New Trial (if filed) to: Fifteenth Court of Appeals via TAMES Court Reporter via E-Mail

On 2/6/25 By: BC___(clerk's initials) E-filed in the Office of the Clerk for the Business Court of Texas 2/6/2025 12:44 PM Accepted by: Beverly Crumley Case Number: 24-BC01B-0010 NO. 24-BC01B-0010

PRIMEXX ENERGY § IN THE BUSINESS COURT OPPORTUNITY § FUND, LP and PRIMEXX § ENERGY § OPPORTUNITY FUND II, LP,§ Plaintiffs, § § v. § § PRIMEXX ENERGY § CORPORATION, M. § CHRISTOPHER DOYLE, § ANGELO ACCONCIA, § FIRST BUSINESS BLACKSTONE INC., § COURT DIVISION BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III § LP, BLACKSTONE EMA II § LLC, BMA VII LLC, § BLACKSTONE ENERGY § MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES § II LLC, BLACKSTONE § ENERGY PARTNERS II LP, § BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT § ASSOCIATES VII LLC, § BLACKSTONE CAPITAL § PARTNERS VII LP, BCP § VII/BEP II HOLDINGS § MANAGER LLC, BX PRIMEXX § TOPCO LLC, and BPP § HOLDCO LLC, § Defendants. § DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS

NOTICE OF APPEAL

NOTICE OF APPEAL PAGE 1 Defendants Blackstone Holdings III LP, Blackstone EMA II LLC,

BMA VII LLC, Blackstone Energy Management Associates II LLC,

Blackstone Energy Partners II LP, Blackstone Management Associates

VII LLC, Blackstone Capital Partners VII LP, BCP VII/BEP II Holdings

Manager LLC, and BX Primexx Topco LLC (collectively, the “Attenuated

Blackstone Defendants”) give notice of their intent to appeal the Order

entered January 17, 2025 in Primexx Energy Opportunity Fund, LP, et

al. v. Primexx Energy Corporation, et al., Cause No. 24-BC01B-0010,

pending in the First Division of the Business Court, Dallas County,

Texas, including all other rulings and orders incident thereto (the

“Order”). The Court’s Order denied the Attenuated Blackstone

Defendants’ Special Appearances. This appeal will not involve a matter

under Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 25.1(d)(9).

NOTICE OF APPEAL PAGE 2 Dated: February 6, 2025 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Christopher W. Patton Christopher J. Schwegmann Texas Bar No. 24051315 cschwegmann@lynnllp.com Christopher W. Patton Texas Bar No. 24083634 cpatton@lynnllp.com Yaman Desai Texas Bar No. 24101695 ydesai@lynnllp.com Kyle A. Gardner Texas State Bar No. 24116412 kgardner@lynnllp.com Jessica D. Cox Texas Bar No. 24114769 jcox@lynnllp.com Lynn Pinker Hurst & Schwegmann, LLP 2100 Ross Avenue, Suite 2700 Dallas, Texas 75201 Telephone: (214) 981-3000 Facsimile: (214) 981-3839 ATTORNEYS FOR BLACKSTONE INC.

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document has been served on all counsel of record on February 4, 2025 in accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

/s/ Christopher W. Patton_________ Christopher W. Patton 4915-0561-8967, v. 1

NOTICE OF APPEAL PAGE 3 Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Kerri Jones on behalf of Christopher Patton Bar No. 24083634 kjones@lynnllp.com Envelope ID: 97066379 Filing Code Description: Notice Filing Description: Notice of Appeal Status as of 2/6/2025 1:14 PM CST

Associated Case Party: Primexx Energy Opportunity Fund, LP

Name BarNumber Email TimestampSubmitted Status

Bryan Caforio bcaforio@susmangodfrey.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

Michelle Williams mwilliams@susmangodfrey.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

Josephine Wang jwang@susmangodfrey.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

Lindsey Godfrey Eccles leccles@susmangodfrey.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: PRIMEXX ENERGY CORPORATION

Jeremy Fielding jeremy.fielding@kirkland.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

Zack Ewing zack.ewing@kirkland.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

Gary Vogt gvogt@kirkland.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

Michael Patton michael.patton@kirkland.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

Laura QuinnBrigham laura.brigham@kirkland.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

Karyn Cooper karyn.cooper@kirkland.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM ERROR

Griffin Vail griffin.vail@kirkland.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

Case Contacts

Stephen Shackelford sshackelford@susmangodfrey.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

Sarah Hannigan shannigan@susmangodfrey.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

Nicholas Perrone nicholas.perrone@kirkland.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

Business Court 1B BCDivision1B@txcourts.gov 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT Automated Certificate of eService This automated certificate of service was created by the efiling system. The filer served this document via email generated by the efiling system on the date and to the persons listed below. The rules governing certificates of service have not changed. Filers must still provide a certificate of service that complies with all applicable rules.

Kerri Jones on behalf of Christopher Patton Bar No. 24083634 kjones@lynnllp.com Envelope ID: 97066379 Filing Code Description: Notice Filing Description: Notice of Appeal Status as of 2/6/2025 1:14 PM CST

Associated Case Party: M. CHRISTOPHER DOYLE

Louisa Karam louisa.karam@lockelord.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

Theressa Washington Theressa.Washington@lockelord.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

M. TaylorLevesque taylor.levesque@troutman.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

Roger BCowie Roger.Cowie@troutman.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

Associated Case Party: BLACKSTONE HOLDINGS III LP

Kerri Jones kjones@lynnllp.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

Christopher Schwegmann cschwegmann@lynnllp.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

Yaman Desai ydesai@lynnllp.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

Kyle Gardner kgardner@lynnllp.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

Christopher W.Patton cpatton@lynnllp.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

Scott Smoot ssmoot@lynnllp.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

NATALIE STALLBOHM nstallbohm@lynnllp.com 2/6/2025 12:44:09 PM SENT

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