Atlas Energy Resources LLC

Edward E. Cohen has been our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since our formation in 2006. He has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Atlas America since its formation in September 2000. He has been Chairman of the Board of Resource America, Inc. (a publicly-traded specialized asset management company) since 1990 and was its Chief Executive Officer from 1988 until 2004, and President from 2000 until 2003. In addition, Mr. Cohen has been Chairman of the Managing Board of Atlas Pipeline Partners GP, LLC, the general partner of Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P., since its formation in 1999, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Pipeline Holdings GP, LLC, the general partner of Atlas Pipeline Holdings, L.P., since its formation in January 2006. He is also Chairman of the Board of Resource Capital Corp. (a publicly-traded real estate investment trust) since its formation in September 2005, a Director of TRM Corporation (a publicly-traded consumer services company) since 1998 and Chairman of the Board of Brandywine Construction & Management, Inc. (a property management company) since 1994.

Richard D. Weber has been our President, Chief Operating Officer and a Director since our formation in 2006. Mr. Weber served from 1997 to 2006 as Managing Director and Group Head of the Energy Group of KeyBanc Capital Markets, a division of KeyCorp, and its predecessor, McDonald & Company Securities, Inc. As part of his duties, he oversaw the bank's activities with oil and gas producers, pipeline companies and utilities. He has a particular expertise in the Appalachian Basin, where he led more than 40 transactions, including the IPOs of Atlas America, Inc. and Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. and the sale of Viking Resources Corporation to Atlas America.

Matthew A. Jones has been our Chief Financial Officer and a Director since our formation. He has been the Chief Financial Officer of Atlas America and of Atlas Pipeline Partners GP since 2005. He has been the Chief Financial Officer of Atlas Pipeline Holdings GP since January, 2006 and a Director since February, 2006. From 1996 to 2005, Mr. Jones worked in the Investment Banking Group at Friedman Billings Ramsey, (FBR), concluding as Managing Director. Mr. Jones worked in FBR's Energy Investment Banking Group from 1999 to 2005 and in FBR's Specialty Finance and Real Estate Group from 1996 to 1999. Mr. Jones is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Bruce M. Wolf has been President of Homard Holdings, LLC, a wine manufacturer and distributor, since 2003. Mr. Wolf has been of counsel with Picadio, Sneath, Miller & Norton, P.C., Pittsburgh, PA, since 2003. Additionally, since 1999, Mr. Wolf has been a consultant in connection with energy and securities matters, conducting research and providing expert testimony and litigation support. Mr. Wolf was a Senior Vice President of Atlas America from 1998 to 1999 and, before that, Secretary and General Counsel of Atlas Energy Group from 1980.

Ellen F. Warren is Founder and President of OutSource Communications, a marketing communications firm that serves corporate and non-profit clients. Prior to founding OutSource Communications in 2005, she was President of Levy Warren Marketing Media, a public relations and marketing firm she co-founded in 1998. Prior to that, she was Vice President of Marketing/Communications for Jefferson Bank, a Philadelphia-based financial institution from 1992 to 1998.

Jonathan Z. Cohen is Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Resource America, Inc. Jonathan has been Chief Executive Officer since 2004, President since 2003, and a Director since 2002. Previous roles include Chief Operating Officer from 2002 to 2004, Executive Vice President from 2001 to 2003 and Senior Vice President from 1999 to 2001. In addition, he has been Vice Chairman of the Managing Board of Atlas Pipeline Partners GP, LLC since its formation in 1999 and Vice Chairman and a Director of Atlas America, Inc. since its formation in 2000. Since 2003 he has been the general partner of Castine Partners, L.P., a financial services hedge fund. Mr. Cohen received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Juris Doctor degree from American University's Washington College of Law. Mr. Cohen is a son of Edward E. Cohen.

Walter C. Jones has been the General Counsel and Senior Director of Private Equity for GRAVITAS Capital Advisors, LLC, an independent investment advisory firm since 2005. From 1994 to 2005, Mr. Jones was with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, where he served as Manager for Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as for seven years a senior officer in the Finance Department.