Morgan F. Johnston is an experienced in-house counsel with over 30 years of experience providing legal services to public companies. He is currently the Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of GreenHunter Resources, Inc., a NYSE listed company in the water management industry. Previously, he held the same roles at Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc., an oil and gas exploration and production company. He has extensive experience advising companies on securities law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and general corporate matters.

1. MORGAN F. JOHNSTON
2609 Wake Forest Dr., Plano, Texas 75093
PH: (972) 822-6259
morgan.johnston1@verizon.net
SUMMARY
A licensed attorney with extensive experience in general corporate, finance and
securities matters. Currently an in-house counsel for a NYSE Market company. A
provider of high quality, cost effective legal services, in a legal and ethical manner,
to help the client achieve its business objectives. Extensive experience in the
following areas:
• General representation of public and private companies
• Contracts
• Joint ventures and partnerships
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Stock and asset sales
• Secured and unsecured financings, including bank credit agreements and
capital markets transactions
• Public and private offerings of securities
• Corporate governance
• Executive employment and compensation agreements
• Employee benefit plans
• SEC reporting
• NYSE and NASDAQ regulation
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2. • Litigation management
EXPERIENCE
GreenHunter Resources, Inc., Grapevine, Texas, 2006 - Present
Sr. Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
General counsel of a public, NYSE Market listed company. GreenHunter
Resources is a diversified water management services company that specializes in
water solutions required for the unconventional oil and natural gas shale resource
plays. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, GreenHunter provided oilfield fluid
management solutions in the oilfield and within the shale plays of the Appalachian
Basin. Total assets of approximately $50 million and revenues of approximately
$30 million at peak in 2014-2015.
• Responsible for all the company’s day to day legal matters, including:
o SEC filings, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filings, insider
reports under Section 16, Schedule 13D filings and proxy statements
and compliance.
o Negotiation and preparation of ordinary course contracts, including
engagement letters, consulting contracts and service agreements.
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3. o Public and private offerings of securities to potential investors.
o Negotiation and preparation of transaction documents for business
transactions, including, joint venture agreements, asset sale and
purchase agreements and equity purchase agreements.
o Employee matters.
o Litigation management.
o General corporate matters, such as (i) entity formation, (ii)
miscellaneous contracts, and (iii) corporate governance.
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4. Magnum Hunter Resources, Inc., Irving Texas, 1997 - 2005
Sr. Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
General counsel of a public, NYSE AMEX company. Magnum Hunter was an
independent energy company engaged in the exploration, exploitation and
development, acquisition and operation of oil and gas properties with a geographic
focus in the Mid-Continent Region, Permian Basin Region, Gulf Coast Region and
the Gulf of Mexico. Management implemented a business strategy that
emphasized the acquisition of long-lived proved reserves with significant
exploitation and development opportunities where the company can control the
operations of the properties. Total assets of approximately $1.7 billion and
revenues of approximately $500 million at peak in 2004-2005.
• Responsible for all the company’s day to day legal matters, including:
o SEC filings, including Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filings, insider
reports under Section 16, Schedule 13D filings and proxy statements
and compliance.
o Negotiation and preparation of ordinary course contracts, including
engagement letters, consulting contracts and service agreements.
o Public and private offerings of securities to potential investors.
o Negotiation and preparation of transaction documents for business
transactions, including, joint venture agreements, asset sale and
purchase agreements and equity purchase agreements.
o Employee matters.
o Litigation management.
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5. o Assisted outside counsel in closing of sale of company to Cimarex
Energy in June 2005.
o General corporate matters, such as (i) entity formation, (ii)
miscellaneous contracts, and (iii) corporate governance.
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6. EDUCATION
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Lubbock, Texas
J.D., cum laude, 1986
• Associate Editor, Law Review
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, Lubbock, Texas
B.A., History, 1983
PERSONAL
Born in Midland, Texas.
Married. Three children.
Enjoys sports, traveling, fishing and reading.
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7. EDUCATION
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Lubbock, Texas
J.D., cum laude, 1986
• Associate Editor, Law Review
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, Lubbock, Texas
B.A., History, 1983
PERSONAL
Born in Midland, Texas.
Married. Three children.
Enjoys sports, traveling, fishing and reading.
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