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UNITED RESOURCES, LP § in THE2RSSflB8iei5 cAilkT^r- § VS. § ZAPATAj ZAPM § SEPCO TUBULARS, INC. and § BY_- NORTH AMERICAN INTERPIPE, INC., § a/k/a NORTH AMERICAN INTERPIPE, INC. § SEPCO S.A., ALLIED STEEL, S.A., JSC § NIZHNEDNEPROVSKY TUBE ROLLING § PLANT a/k/a NIZHNEDNEPROVSKY § TRUBNY ZAVO a/k/a INTERPIPE NTRP a/k/a NTRP, INTERPIPE, INTERPIPE EUROPE, S.A., INTERPIPE UKRAINE § LLC, CJSC NIKOPOLSKY SEAMLESS § PIPE PLANT a/k/a NIKOPOLSKY ZAVOD § BESSHOVNYKH TRUB, NIKOPOL § TRUBNAYA COMPANY, JSC § NOVOMOSKOVSKY PIPE PRODUCING § PLANT a/k/a NOVOMOSKOVSKY TRUBNY§ ZAVOD, and PADRE TUBULARS, INC. § 49™ JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NOTICE OF APPEAL COME NOW the following Defendants and file this Notice of Appeal:

• JSC NIZHNEDNEPROVSKY TUBE ROLLING PLANT a/k/a NIZHNEDNEPROVSKY TRUBNY ZAVOD a/k/a INTERPIPE NTRP a/k/a NTRP;

• Sepco Tubulars, Inc. n/k/a North American Interpipe, Inc.;

• Sepco SA n/k/a Interpipe Europe SA; and

• Padre Tubulars, Inc.

These Defendants give notice that they are appealing from the trial court's Final Judgment signed in this cause on November 11, 20!4, as well as the court's rulings on their pre-trial

and post-trial motions. All of these Defendants desire to appeal from the court's judgment

and rulings.

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This appeal will be taken to the Fourth Judicial District Court of Appeals, San

Antonio, Texas.

Respectfully submitted.

TIMOTHY Kt. HIGHTOWER ' State Bar No. 00795421 ALEXANDRA MUTCHLER State Bar No. 24051102 HIGHTOWER & CAPELLAN Heights Blvd. Houston, Texas 77007 (832)433-7279;(832)431-4288 (f ax) thightower(fl),hrc leatil.com tnnutchlgrfflihrclcaal.com

^CKNAIR State Bar No. 14650500 LAW OFFICE OF AUDREY MULLERT VICKNAIR N. Carancahua Ste. 1350 Corpus Christi, Texas 78401-0022 (361)888-8413; (361)887-6207 (fax) avicknair^vicknairlaw.com

Counsel for Defendants/Appellants

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The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing motion was served on counsel for the Plaintiff, as designated below, on this the 5"1 day of February, 2015, in the manner prescribed by the Texas Rules of Civil and Appellate Procedure:

Mr. Michael E. McElroy McElroy, Sullivan & Miller, LLP 1201 Spyglass, Ste. 200 Austin, Texas 78746 [email protected]

Attorney for Plaintiff/Appellee

Timothy R. Hightower Audrey Mullert Vicknair

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