EXHIBIT 10.1
AMENDMENT TO
SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
AND
CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, Pioneer Natural Resources Company (the “Parent“), Pioneer Natural
Resources USA, Inc. (the “Employer”) and the employee whose name appears on the
signature page of this Amendment (the “Employee”) have previously entered into a
Severance Agreement (the “Severance Agreement”) which provides the Employee with
certain benefits in the event the Employee’s employment is terminated in certain
circumstances prior to the occurrence of a change in control;
WHEREAS, the Parent and the Employee have previously entered into a Change in
Control Agreement (the “Change in Control Agreement,” and, together with the
Severance Agreement, the “Agreements”) which provides the Employee with certain
benefits in the event the Employee’s employment is terminated in certain
circumstances following the occurrence of a change in control;
WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into this Amendment to clarify and, to the
extent necessary, modify, the Agreements as provided herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, each of the Agreements is amended and modified to provide that
nothing in the Agreements, or in any other agreement or arrangement between or
among the Employee and the Parent and/or the Employer or any other subsidiary of
the Parent, shall prevent or restrict in any way (i) the Employee from
exercising any rights that cannot be lawfully waived or restricted, (ii) the
Employee from testifying at a hearing, deposition, or in court in response to a
lawful subpoena or (iii) the Employee’s ability to file a charge or complaint
with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the United States
Department of Justice, Congress, any agency Inspector General or any other
federal, state or local governmental agency or commission (“Government
Agencies”). Further, neither Agreement, nor any other agreement between or among
the Employee and the Parent and/or the Employer or any other subsidiary of the
Parent, shall prevent or restrict in any way (i) the Employee’s ability to
communicate with any Government Agencies or otherwise participate in any
investigation or proceeding that may be conducted by any Government Agency,
including providing documents or other information, without notice to the Parent
or the Employer, or (ii) the right of the Employee to receive an award from a
Government Agency for information provided to any Government Agencies.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereunder have caused this Amendment to be
executed as of May 17, 2017.
 
PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Teresa A. Fairbrook
 
 
Name: Teresa A. Fairbrook
 
 
Title: Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
 
 
 
 
PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES USA, INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Teresa A. Fairbrook
 
 
Name: Teresa A. Fairbrook
 
 
Title: Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
 
 
 
 
EMPLOYEE
 
 
 
Name: