Exhibit 10.2

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of August 1,
2016, between Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and William Andrew Hendricks, Jr. (“Executive”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Executive is employed by Patterson-UTI Management Services, LLC, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Employer”), and serves as President
and Chief Executive Officer of the Company;

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire that Executive continue his employment
with the Employer and service with the Company as President and Chief Executive
Officer, on the terms and conditions set forth below.

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive have agreed to enter into an employment
agreement on the terms and conditions, and for the consideration, hereinafter
set forth.

NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and
obligations contained herein, the Company and Executive agree as follows:

1.Employment.  

(a)The Company agrees to employ Executive, and Executive agrees to be employed
by the Company, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement beginning as of August
1, 2016 (the “Effective Date”) and continuing for the period of time set forth
in Section 3 of this Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.

(b)From and after the Effective Date, Executive shall serve in the position of
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company and shall report to the
Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), with a principal place of
employment at the Company’s office in the Houston, Texas metropolitan area.

2.Duties and Responsibilities.

(a)Executive agrees to serve in the position referred to in Section 1(b) hereof
and to perform diligently and to the best of Executive’s abilities the usual and
customary duties and services appertaining to such position, as well as such
additional duties and services appropriate to such position which the Company
and Executive mutually may agree upon from time to time. Executive’s employment
shall also be subject to the policies maintained and established by the Company
that are of general applicability to the Company’s executives, as such policies
may be amended from time to time. Executive agrees, during the period of
Executive’s employment by the Company, to devote substantially all of
Executive’s business time, energy and best efforts to the business and affairs
of the Company and its affiliates.

(b)Executive will comply with all applicable laws and corporate documents and
policies governing the conduct of the business and affairs of the Company and
its subsidiaries and affiliates.

3.Term.  Subject to the provision for earlier termination set forth in Section 5
hereof, this Agreement shall be for an initial term that begins on the Effective
Date and continues in effect through

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the third anniversary of the Effective Date and, unless terminated sooner as
herein provided, shall automatically be extended for one additional year on each
anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Term”).  

4.Compensation.

(a)Salary.  During the Term, Executive shall receive an annualized base salary
of $600,000.00, subject to adjustment up (but not down) by the Board (the “Base
Salary”) payable in accordance with the Company’s normal payroll practices.

(b)Bonus.  During the Term, Executive shall be eligible to participate in the
Company’s annual bonus arrangement for senior executives as in effect from time
to time. The amount of such bonus shall be based on the performance of the
Company and/or Executive, with specific performance targets and amounts to be
determined annually by the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board.

(c)Employee Benefits. During the Term, Executive shall be entitled to
participate in all benefit plans generally available to the Company’s other
senior executive employees when and as such plans, if any, become available and
Executive becomes eligible for them.

(d)Incentive Plans.  During the Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate
in the Company’s incentive plans, as in effect from time to time.

(e)Restricted Stock Award. The Board has granted to Executive on the Effective
Date pursuant to the Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan
36,661 restricted shares of common stock of the Company as evidenced by the
award agreement dated August 1, 2016.

(f)Reimbursement of Expenses. The Company agrees to promptly reimburse Executive
for all appropriately documented, reasonable travel and other business expenses
incurred by Executive in the course of providing services requested by the
Company or otherwise incurred in his capacity as Executive.

5.Termination of Employment.

(a)By the Company. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3, the Company may
terminate Executive’s employment under this Agreement at any time for Cause (as
defined below), or for any other reason whatsoever or for no reason at all, in
the sole discretion of the Company. The Company may terminate Executive’s
employment under this Agreement at any time for Cause, by delivering to
Executive written notice describing the cause of termination (x) in the case of
clause (i), 30 days before the effective date of such termination and by
granting Executive at least 20 days to cure the cause; (y) in the case of
clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv), 10 days before the effective date of such
termination and by granting Executive at least 10 days to cure the cause; or (z)
in the case of clause (v) on the date of such termination; provided however,
that if the matter is reasonably determined by the Company to not be capable of
being cured, Executive may be terminated for cause on the date the written
notice is delivered.

“Cause” shall be limited to the occurrence of the following events:

 

(i)

Executive’s failure to perform the duties described in Section 2 in an honest
and faithful manner;

 

(ii)

Executive’s omission to perform his duties in a manner that materially and
adversely affects the Company;

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(iii)

Executive’s taking of any action in violation of any material policies of the
Company that could be reasonably expected to damage or negatively impact the
business, operations, reputation or financial condition of the Company in a
material manner;  

 

(iv)

any other action taken by Executive in bad faith or that could be reasonably
expected to damage or negatively impact the business, operations, reputation or
financial condition of the Company in a material manner; or

 

(v)

Executive’s conviction of (or plead of no contest to) a crime involving fraud,
dishonesty or moral turpitude or any felony.

(b)By Executive. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3, Executive may
terminate Executive’s employment under this Agreement for Good Reason or for any
reason whatsoever or no reason at all, in the sole discretion of Executive.  In
such case, Executive must deliver to the Company written notice of such
termination at least 30 days before the effective date of such termination,
unless otherwise provided in this Agreement.

“Good Reason” means:

(1)if, prior to a Change in Control of the Company, the occurrence of any of the
following events:

 

(i)

a material diminution in Executive’s Base Salary;

 

(ii)

a material diminution in Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities; or

 

(iii)

a material breach by the Company of a material provision of this Agreement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this clause (1) or any other
provision in this Agreement to the contrary, any assertion by Executive of a
termination of employment for “Good Reason” pursuant to this clause (1) shall
not be effective unless all of the following conditions are satisfied: (A) the
condition described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) giving rise to Executive’s
termination of employment must have arisen without Executive’s consent; (B)
Executive must provide written notice to the Company of such condition in
accordance with Section 11 within 45 days of Executive gaining knowledge of the
initial existence of the condition, (C) the condition specified in such notice
must remain uncorrected for 30 days after receipt of such notice by the Company
and (D) the date of Executive’s termination of employment must occur within 30
days after the expiration of the cure period set forth in (C) above.  The date
of actual termination of employment in accordance with this clause (1) shall be
the “date of termination.”

(2)if, on or after a Change in Control of the Company, the Company, without the
consent of Executive:

 

(i)

causes Executive to cease to be the chief executive officer of the Company or
the ultimate parent of the Company;

 

(ii)

assigns to Executive any duties inconsistent with Executive’s position as the
chief executive officer of the Company and any parent of the Company (including
offices, titles and reporting requirements), authority, duties, status or
responsibilities with the Company in effect immediately before the occurrence of

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the first Change in Control of the Company or otherwise makes any change in any
such position, authority, duties or responsibilities; 

 

(iii)

removes Executive from, or fails to re-elect or appoint Executive to, any duties
or position with the Company or any of its affiliates that were assigned or held
by Executive immediately before the occurrence of the first Change in Control of
the Company, except that a nominal change in Executive’s title that is merely
descriptive and does not affect rank or status shall not constitute such an
event;

 

(iv)

takes any other action that results in a material diminution in such position,
authority, duties or responsibilities or otherwise take any action that
materially interferes therewith;

 

(v)

reduces Executive’s Base Salary as in effect immediately before the occurrence
of the first Change in Control of the Company or as Executive’s Base Salary may
be increased from time to time after that occurrence;

 

(vi)

reduces Executive’s annual bonus to an amount less than the average of the two
annual bonuses earned by Executive with respect to the two fiscal years of the
Company immediately preceding the fiscal year of the Company in which the first
Change in Control of the Company occurred;

 

(vii)

relocates Executive’s principal place of employment to a location outside of a
50-mile radius from Executive’s principal place of employment immediately prior
to the first Change in Control of the Company;

 

(viii)

fails to (x) continue in effect any bonus, incentive, profit sharing,
performance, savings, retirement or pension policy, plan, program or arrangement
(such policies, plans, programs and arrangements collectively being referred to
herein as “Basic Benefit Plans”), including, but not limited to, any deferred
compensation, supplemental executive retirement or other retirement income,
stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation, or similar policy, plan,
program or arrangement of the Company, in which Executive was a participant
immediately before the occurrence of the first Change in Control of the Company,
or any substitute plan adopted by the Board and in which Executive was a
participant immediately before the occurrence of the last Change in Control of
the Company, unless an equitable and reasonably comparable arrangement (embodied
in a substitute or alternative benefit or plan) shall have been made with
respect to such Basic Benefit Plan promptly following the occurrence of the last
Change in Control of the Company, or (y) continue Executive’s participation in
any Basic Benefit Plan (or any substitute or alternative plan) on substantially
the same basis, both in terms of the amount of benefits provided to Executive
(which are in any event always subject to the terms of any applicable Basic
Benefit Plan) and the level of Executive’s participation relative to other
participants, as existed immediately before the occurrence of the first Change
in Control of the Company;

 

(ix)

fails to continue to provide Executive with benefits substantially similar to
those enjoyed by Executive under any of the Company’s other employee benefit
plans, policies, programs and arrangements, including, but not limited to, life
insurance, medical, dental, health, hospital, accident or disability plans, in
which Executive

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was a participant immediately before the occurrence of the first Change in
Control of the Company; 

 

(x)

fails to provide Executive with the number of paid vacation days to which
Executive was entitled in accordance with the Company’s vacation policy in
effect immediately before the occurrence of the first Change in Control of the
Company;

 

(xi)

fails to continue to provide Executive with office space, related facilities and
support personnel (including, but not limited to, administrative and secretarial
assistance) (y) that are both commensurate with Executive’s responsibilities to
and position with the Company immediately before the occurrence of the first
Change in Control of the Company and not materially dissimilar to the office
space, related facilities and support personnel provided to other employees of
the Company having comparable responsibility to Executive, or (z) that are
physically located at the Company’s principal executive offices; or

 

(xii)

purports to terminate Executive’s employment by the Company unless notice of
that termination shall have been given to Executive pursuant to, and that notice
shall meet the requirements of, this Section 5.

If Executive’s employment by the Company is terminated by Executive as a result
of the occurrence of Good Reason, Executive shall provide the Company a notice
that shall specifically describe the action or inaction of the Company that
Executive believes constitutes Good Reason. The notice given pursuant to this
clause (2) shall state a date, which shall be not fewer than 30 days nor more
than 60 days after the date such notice is given, on which the termination of
Executive’s employment by the Company is effective. The date so stated in
accordance with this clause (2) shall be the “date of termination.”

(c)Death or Disability. Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall
terminate automatically upon Executive’s death or Disability. For purposes of
this Agreement, Executive shall be deemed to be terminated due to “Disability”
if Executive shall be considered to be permanently and totally disabled in
accordance with the Company’s disability plan, if any, for a period of 90 days
or more. The Company may terminate Executive’s employment due to Disability by
delivering to Executive written notice providing an effective date of
termination no earlier than the date of the notice of termination. If there
should be a dispute between the Company and Executive as to Executive’s
Disability for purposes of this Agreement, the question shall be settled by the
opinion of an impartial reputable physician agreed upon by the parties or their
representatives within 30 days after the date of the notice of termination due
to Disability. The parties agree to be bound by the final decision of such
physician.

6.Effect of Termination of Employment on Compensation.

(a)Benefit Obligation and Accrued Obligation Defined.  For purposes of this
Agreement, payment of the “Benefit Obligation” shall mean payment by the Company
to Executive (or his designated beneficiary or legal representative, as
applicable), in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan document, of
all vested benefits to which Executive is entitled under the terms of the
employee benefit plans and compensation arrangements in which Executive is a
participant as of the date of termination.  “Accrued Obligation” means the sum
of (1) Executive’s Base Salary through the date of termination, (2) any accrued
vacation pay earned by Executive, (3) any earned but unpaid annual bonus for any
completed calendar year and (4) any incurred but unreimbursed expenses for which
Executive is entitled to reimbursement, in each case, to the extent not
theretofore paid.

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(b)By the Company Without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason.  If during the
Term, but prior to the occurrence of a Change in Control of the Company (as
defined in Section 7) Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company other
than for Cause and not as a result of Executive’s death or Disability, or
Executive’s employment is terminated by Executive for Good Reason, then
Executive shall receive the following benefits and compensation from the
Company: 

 

(i)

the Company shall pay Executive the Accrued Obligation within 30 days following
the date of Executive’s date of termination or such earlier date as may be
required by law;

 

(ii)

the Company shall pay Executive a lump-sum payment consisting of three times the
sum of Executive’s Base Salary plus the average annual cash bonus received by
Executive for the three years prior to the date of termination, payable on the
60th day following Executive’s date of termination payable on the 60th day
following Executive’s date of termination;

 

(iii)

the Company shall pay Executive a lump-sum payment equal to Executive’s annual
cash bonus based on actual results for the year in which Executive’s date of
termination occurs multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the
number of days Executive was employed by the Company during the year of the
termination and the denominator of which is 365, payable at the same time as
annual cash bonuses are paid to active employees;

 

(iv)

the Company will cause all unvested options and restricted stock awards,
previously granted by the Company to Executive, to vest on the 60th day
following Executive’s date of termination;

 

(v)

Executive shall be entitled to receive a number of shares in an amount equal to
the amount of any performance units, previously granted to Executive, that would
have vested at the end of the applicable performance period based on actual
results, payable at the same time as if Executive had remained employed through
the end of the applicable performance period; and

 

(vi)

the Company shall pay Executive the Benefit Obligation at the times specified in
and in accordance with the terms of the applicable employee benefit plans and
compensation arrangements.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Executive, nor his estate, shall be
permitted to specify the taxable year in which a payment described in this
Section 6.1(b) shall be paid.

(c)By the Company for Cause.  If during the Term Executive’s employment is
terminated by the Company for Cause, the Company shall pay to Executive the
Accrued Obligation within 30 days following the date of termination or such
earlier date as may be required by law.  The Company shall pay Executive (or his
designated beneficiary or legal representative, if applicable) the Benefit
Obligation at the times specified in and in accordance with the terms of the
applicable employee benefit plans and compensation arrangements.  Following such
payments, the Company shall have no further obligations to Executive other than
as may be required by law.  For the avoidance of doubt, all unvested stock
options, restricted stock awards, performance units or other equity awards,
previously granted to Executive, shall be forfeited for no consideration, as of
the date of termination.  The Company shall pay Executive the Benefit Obligation
at the times specified in and in accordance with the terms of the applicable
employee benefit plans and compensation arrangements.  

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(d)By Executive without Good Reason.  If during the Term and prior to a Change
in Control of the Company (as defined below), Executive terminates his
employment without Good Reason, the Company shall pay to Executive the Accrued
Obligation within 30 days following the date of termination or such earlier date
as may be required by law.  The Company shall pay Executive (or his designated
beneficiary or legal representative, if applicable) the Benefit Obligation at
the times specified in and in accordance with the terms of the applicable
employee benefit plans and compensation arrangements.  Following such payments,
the Company shall have no further obligations to Executive other than as may be
required by law.  For the avoidance of doubt, all unvested stock options,
restricted stock awards, performance units or other equity awards, previously
granted to Executive, shall be forfeited for no consideration, as of the date of
termination.  Any vested stock options shall be exercisable in accordance with
the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable award agreement or plan
document.  The Company shall pay Executive the Benefit Obligation at the times
specified in and in accordance with the terms of the applicable employee benefit
plans and compensation arrangements.  Executive shall not have breached this
Agreement if he terminates his employment without Good Reason.   

(e)Disability; Death.  If during the Term, Executive’s employment is terminated
by the Company due to the death or Disability of Executive, then the Company
shall pay Executive (or his designated beneficiary or legal representative, if
applicable) the Accrued Obligation within 30 days following the date of
Executive’s date of termination or such earlier date as may be required by
law.  The Company shall pay Executive (or his designated beneficiary or legal
representative, if applicable) the Benefit Obligation at the times specified in
and in accordance with the terms of the applicable employee benefit plans and
compensation arrangements.  All stock options, restricted stock awards,
performance units or other equity awards, previously granted to Executive, shall
be administered in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreement
and plan document. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Executive, nor his
estate, shall be permitted to specify the taxable year in which a payment
described in this Section 6(e) shall be paid.

(f)General Release of Claims.  Payments to and benefits for Executive under this
Section 6 or Section 7 (other than Accrued Obligation and Benefit Obligation)
are contingent upon Executive’s execution of a release, substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A, within 50 days of Executive’s date of
termination that is not revoked by Executive during any applicable revocation
period provided in such release (which shall release and discharge the Company
and its affiliates, and their officers, directors, managers, employees and
agents from any and all claims or causes of action of any kind or character,
including but not limited to all claims or causes of action arising out of
Executive’s employment with the Company or its affiliates or the termination of
such employment).

7.Change in Control of the Company.

(a)If during the Term a Change in Control of the Company occurs and Executive’s
employment is terminated by the Company other than for Cause and not as a result
of Executive’s death or Disability, or is terminated by Executive for Good
Reason then, Executive shall receive the following benefits and compensation
from the Company:

 

(i)

the Company shall pay Executive the Accrued Obligation within 30 days following
the date of Executive’s date of termination;

 

(ii)

the Company shall pay Executive a lump-sum payment consisting of three times the
sum of Executive’s Base Salary plus the average annual cash bonus received by
Executive in the three years prior to the date of termination, payable on the
60th day following Executive’s date of termination;

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(iii)

the Company shall pay Executive a pro-rated annual bonus for the year during
which Executive’s date of termination occurs as a lump-sum payment in an amount
equal to the highest annual bonus received by Executive in the three years prior
to the date of termination multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the number of days Executive was employed by the Company during the year of the
termination and the denominator of which is 365, payable on the 60th day
following Executive’s date of termination; 

 

(iv)

during the three year period following Executive’s date of termination, the
Company shall allow Executive and his eligible dependents to continue to be
covered by all medical, vision and dental benefit plans maintained by the
Company under which Executive was covered immediately prior to Executive’s date
of termination at the same active employee premium cost as a similarly situated
active employee, provided that such reimbursements shall not be made in the
event the Company would be subject to any excise tax under Section 4980D of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) or other penalty or
liability pursuant to the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act of 2010 (as amended from time to time), and in lieu of providing the
subsidized premiums described above, the Company shall instead pay to Executive
a fully taxable monthly cash payment in an amount such that, after payment by
Executive of all taxes on such payment, Executive retains an amount equal to the
applicable premiums for such month, with such monthly payment being made on the
last day of each month for the remainder of such three-year period; provided,
further, that such benefits provided during the three-year period shall run
concurrent with the health continuation coverage period mandated by Section
4980B of the Code;

 

(v)

the Company will cause all unvested options and restricted stock awards,
previously granted by the Company to Executive, to vest on the 60th day
following Executive’s date of termination;

 

(vi)

Executive shall be entitled to receive a number of shares in an amount equal to
the target amount of any performance units, previously granted to Executive, on
the 60th day following Executive’s date of termination; and

 

(vii)

the Company shall pay Executive the Benefit Obligation at the times specified in
and in accordance with the terms of the applicable employee benefit plans and
compensation arrangements.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Executive, nor his estate, shall be
permitted to specify the taxable year in which a payment described in this
Section 7(a) shall be paid.

(b)For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control of the Company” shall
mean the occurrence of any of the following after the Effective Date:

 

(i)

The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within the meaning of
Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (a “Covered Person”) of
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of rule 13d-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act) of 35% or more of either (i) the then outstanding shares of the
common stock of the Company (the “Outstanding Company Common Stock”), or (ii)
the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the
Company

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entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Outstanding
Company Voting Securities”); provided, however, that for purposes of this
subsection (i) of this Section 7(b), the following acquisitions shall not
constitute a Change in Control of the Company: (i) any acquisition directly from
the Company, (ii) any acquisition by the Company, (iii) any acquisition by any
employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company
or any entity controlled by the Company, or (iv) any acquisition by any
corporation pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (A), (B) and
(C) of subsection (iii) of this Section 7(b); or 

 

(ii)

Individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent
Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board;
provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the
Effective Date whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s
stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors
then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such
individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this
purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a
result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election
or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or
consents by or on behalf of a Covered Person other than the Board; or

 

(iii)

Consummation of (xx) a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale of the
Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or (yy) a disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Business Combination”), in
each case, unless, following such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially
all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners,
respectively, of the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company
Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially
own, direct or indirectly, more than 65% of, respectively, the then outstanding
shares of common stock and the combined voting power of the then outstanding
voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, as
the case may be, of the corporation resulting from such Business Combination
(including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such
transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets
either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same
proportions as their ownership immediately prior to such Business Combination of
the Outstanding Company Common Stock and Outstanding Company Voting Securities,
as the case may be, (B) no Covered Person (excluding any employee benefit plan
(or related trust) of the Company or such corporation resulting from such
Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 35% or more of,
respectively, the then outstanding shares of common stock of the corporation
resulting from such Business Combination or the combined voting power of the
then outstanding voting securities of such corporation, except to the extent
that such ownership existed prior to the Business Combination, and (C) at least
a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation resulting
from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time
of the execution of the initial agreement, or, if earlier, of the action of the
Board, providing for such Business Combination.

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8.Proprietary Information. 

(a)Confidential Treatment. Executive acknowledges and agrees that he has
acquired, and will in the future acquire as a result of his employment by the
Company or otherwise, Proprietary Information (as defined below) of the Company
which is of a confidential or trade secret nature, and all of which has a great
value to the Company and is a substantial basis and foundation upon which the
Company’s business is predicated. Accordingly, other than in the legitimate
performance of his job duties, Executive agrees:

 

(i)

to regard and preserve as confidential at all times all Proprietary Information,

 

(ii)

to refrain from publishing or disclosing any part of the Proprietary Information
and from using, copying or duplicating it in any way by any means whatsoever,
and

 

(iii)

not to use on his own behalf or on behalf of any third party or to disclose the
Proprietary Information to any person or entity without the prior written
consent of the Company.

“Proprietary Information” includes all confidential or proprietary scientific or
technical information, data, formulas and related concepts, business plans (both
current and under development), client lists, promotion and marketing programs,
trade secrets, or any other confidential or proprietary business information
relating to drilling, pressure pumping, or extraction processes, development
programs, costs, revenues, marketing, investments, sales activities, promotions,
credit and financial data, financing methods, plans or the business of the
Company or its affiliates, whether in written or electronic form of writings,
correspondence, notes, drafts, records, maps, invoices, technical and business
logs, maps, policies, computer programs, disks or otherwise. Proprietary
Information does not include information that is or becomes publicly known
through lawful means.

(b)Property of the Company. Upon the termination of Executive’s employment with
the Company, Executive shall surrender to the Company any and all work papers,
reports, manuals, documents and the like (including all originals and copies
thereof) in his possession which contain Proprietary Information relating to the
business, prospects or plans of the Company or its affiliates. Further,
Executives agrees to delete all Proprietary Information from his computer,
smartphone, tablet, or any other personal electronic storage devices that may
contain Proprietary Information. Executive acknowledges that all Proprietary
Information and other property of the Company or any affiliate thereof which
Executive accumulates during his engagement are the property of the Company and
shall be returned to the Company immediately upon termination of this Agreement.

(c)Cooperation. Executive agrees that following any termination of his
employment with the Company, he will not disclose or cause to be disclosed any
Proprietary Information, or any negative or adverse information of a substantial
nature about the Company or its affiliates, the management of the Company or its
affiliates, any product or service provided by the Company or its affiliates or
the future prospects of the Company or its affiliates unless required by court
order. Nothing in this Section 8 prohibits Executive from reporting possible
violations of law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity (or of
making any other protected disclosures). Pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets
Act of 2016, Executive shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any
Federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of any Proprietary
Information that (i) is made (A) in confidence to a Federal, state or local
government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney and (B)
solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of
law or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other
proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. The Company may seek the

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assistance, cooperation or testimony of Executive following any such termination
in connection with any investigation, litigation or proceeding arising out of
matters within the knowledge of Executive and related to his engagement by the
Company, and in any instance, Executive shall provide such assistance,
cooperation or testimony and the Company shall pay Executive’s reasonable costs
and expenses in connection therewith. 

9.Restrictive Covenants.

(a)Definitions. As used in this Section 9, the following terms shall have the
following meanings:

 

(i)

“Business” means any business in which the Company, including its affiliates, is
engaged in during the Prohibited Period.

 

(ii)

“Competing Business” means any business, individual, partnership, firm,
corporation or other entity which wholly or in any significant part engages in
any business competing with the Business in the Restricted Area. In no event
will the Company or any of its affiliates be deemed a Competing Business.

 

(iii)

“Governmental Authority” means any governmental, quasi-governmental, state,
county, city or other political subdivision of the United States or any other
country, or any agency, court or instrumentality, foreign or domestic, or
statutory or regulatory body thereof.

 

(iv)

“Legal Requirement” means any law, statute, code, ordinance, order, rule,
regulation, judgment, decree, injunction, franchise, permit, certificate,
license, authorization, or other directional requirement of any Governmental
Authority.

 

(v)

“Prohibited Period” means the period during which Executive is employed by the
Company hereunder and a period of one year following Executive’s date of
termination.

 

(vi)

“Restricted Area” (A) means any country or subdivision thereof in which the
Company or its affiliates (i) is then currently engaged in the Business, (ii)
has engaged in the Business in the two years prior to Executive’s date of
termination or (iii) is actively pursuing business opportunities for the
Business and (B) includes the parishes in Louisiana listed on Exhibit B.

(b)Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation.

 

(i)

Executive and the Company agree to the non-competition and non-solicitation
provisions of this Section 9(b); (i) in consideration for the Proprietary
Information provided by the Company to Executive pursuant to Section 8 of this
Agreement; (ii) as part of the consideration for the compensation and benefits
to be paid to Executive hereunder; (iii) to protect the Proprietary Information
of the Company or its affiliates disclosed or entrusted to Executive by the
Company or its affiliates or created or developed by Executive for the Company
or its affiliates, the business goodwill of the Company or its affiliates
developed through the efforts of Executive and/or the business opportunities
disclosed or entrusted to Executive by the Company or its affiliates; and (iv)
as an additional incentive for the Company to enter into this Agreement.

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(ii)

Subject to the exceptions set forth in Section 9(b)(iii) below, Executive
expressly covenants and agrees that during the Prohibited Period (i) Executive
will refrain from carrying on or engaging in, directly or indirectly, any
Competing Business in the Restricted Area and (ii) Executive will not, and
Executive will cause Executive’s affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, own,
manage, operate, join, become an employee, partner, owner or member of (or an
independent contractor to), control or participate in or loan money to, sell or
lease equipment to or sell or lease real property to any business, individual,
partnership, firm, corporation or other entity which engages in a Competing
Business in the Restricted Area. 

 

(iii)

Notwithstanding the restrictions contained in Section 9(b)(ii), Executive or any
of Executive’s affiliates may own an aggregate of not more than 1% of the
outstanding stock of any class of any corporation engaged in a Competing
Business, if such stock is listed on a national securities exchange or regularly
traded in the over-the-counter market by a member of a national securities
exchange, without violating the provisions of Section 9(b)(ii), provided that
neither Executive nor any of Executive’s affiliates has the power, directly or
indirectly, to control or direct the management or affairs of any such
corporation and is not involved in the management of such corporation.

 

(iv)

Executive further expressly covenants and agrees that during the Prohibited
Period, Executive will not, and Executive will cause Executive’s affiliates not
to (i) engage or employ, or solicit or contact with a view to the engagement or
employment of, any person who is an officer or employee of the Company or any of
its affiliates or (ii) canvass, solicit, approach or entice away or cause to be
canvassed, solicited, approached or enticed away from the Company or any of its
affiliates any person who or which is a customer of any of such entities during
the period during which Executive is employed by the Company.

 

(v)

Executive expressly recognizes that Executive is a high-level, executive
employee who will be provided with access to Proprietary Information and trade
secrets as part of Executive’s employment and that the restrictive covenants set
forth in this Section 9 are reasonable and necessary in light of Executive’s
executive position and access to the Proprietary Information.

(c)Non-Disparagement. Executive agrees that following any termination of his
employment with the Company, he will not disparage, orally or in writing, the
Company or its affiliates, the management of the Company or its affiliates, any
product or service provided by the Company or its affiliates or the future
prospects of the Company or its affiliates.

(d)Relief. Executive and the Company agree and acknowledge that the limitations
as to time, geographical area and scope of activity to be restrained as set
forth in this Section 9 are reasonable and do not impose any greater restraint
than is necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of the Company.
Executive and the Company also acknowledge that money damages would not be
sufficient remedy for any breach of Section 8 or this Section 9 by Executive,
and the Company or its affiliates shall be entitled to enforce the provisions of
Section 8 or this Section 9 by terminating payments then owing to Executive
under this Agreement or otherwise and to specific performance and injunctive
relief as remedies for such breach or any threatened breach. Such remedies shall
not be deemed the exclusive remedies for a breach of Section 8 or this Section 9
but shall be in addition to all remedies available at law or in equity,
including the recovery of damages from Executive and Executive’s agents.
However, if it is determined that Executive has not committed a breach of
Section 8 or this Section 9, then the

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Company shall resume the payments and benefits due under this Agreement and pay
to Executive all payments and benefits that had been suspended pending such
determination. 

(e)Reasonableness; Enforcement. Executive acknowledges that the geographic scope
and duration of the covenants contained in this Section 9 are the result of
arm’s-length bargaining and are fair and reasonable in light of (a) the nature
and wide geographic scope of the operations of the Business, (b) Executive’s
level of control over and contact with the Business in all jurisdictions in
which it is conducted, (c) the fact that the Business is conducted throughout
the Restricted Area and (d) the amount of compensation and Proprietary
Information that Executive is receiving in connection with the performance of
Executive’s duties hereunder. It is the desire and intent of the parties that
the provisions of this Section 9 be enforced to the fullest extent permitted
under applicable Legal Requirements, whether now or hereafter in effect and
therefore, to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, Executive
and the Company hereby waive any provision of applicable Legal Requirements that
would render any provision of this Section 9 invalid or unenforceable.

(f)Reformation. The Company and Executive agree that the foregoing restrictions
are reasonable under the circumstances and that any breach of the covenants
contained in this Section 9 would cause irreparable injury to the Company.
Executive expressly represents that enforcement of the restrictive covenants set
forth in this Section 9 will not impose an undue hardship upon Executive or any
person or entity affiliated with Executive. Executive understands that the
foregoing restrictions may limit Executive’s ability to engage in certain
businesses anywhere in the Restricted Area during the Prohibited Period, but
acknowledges that Executive will receive sufficiently high remuneration and
other benefits from the Company to justify such restriction. Further, Executive
acknowledges that Executive’s skills are such that Executive can be gainfully
employed in non-competitive employment, and that the restrictive covenants will
not prevent Executive from earning a living. Nevertheless, if any of the
aforesaid restrictions are found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
unreasonable, or overly broad as to geographic area or time, or otherwise
unenforceable, the parties intend for the restrictions herein set forth to be
modified by the court making such determination so as to be reasonable and
enforceable and, as so modified, to be fully enforced.

10.Excise Taxes.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if
Executive is a “disqualified individual” (as defined in Section 280G(c) of the
Code), and the payments and benefits provided for under this Agreement, together
with any other payments and benefits which Executive has the right to receive
from the Company or any of its affiliates, would constitute a “parachute
payment” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code), then the payments and
benefits provided for under this Agreement shall be either (a) reduced (but not
below zero) so that the present value of such total amounts and benefits
received by Executive from the Company and its affiliates will be one dollar
($1.00) less than three times Executive’s “base amount”(as defined in Section
280G(b)(3) of the Code) and so that no portion of such amounts and benefits
received by Executive shall be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999
of the Code or (b) paid in full, whichever produces the better net after-tax
position to Executive (taking into account any applicable excise tax under
Section 4999 of the Code and any other applicable taxes).  The reduction of
payments and benefits hereunder, if applicable, shall be made by reducing,
first, payments or benefits to be paid in cash hereunder in the order in which
such payment or benefit would be paid or provided (beginning with such payment
or benefit that would be made last in time and continuing, to the extent
necessary, through to such payment or benefit that would be made first in time)
and, then, reducing any benefit to be provided in kind hereunder in a similar
order.  The determination as to whether any such reduction in the amount of the
payments and benefits provided hereunder is necessary shall be made by a
nationally recognized public accounting firm selected by the Company in good
faith and approved by Executive, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld.  If a reduced payment or benefit is made or provided and through error
or otherwise that payment or benefit, when aggregated with other payments and
benefits from the Company (or its affiliates) used in

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determining if a parachute payment exists, exceeds one dollar ($1.00) less than
three times Executive’s base amount, then Executive shall immediately repay such
excess to the Company upon notification that an overpayment has been made. 

11.Notice. All notices, requests, consents, directions and other instruments and
communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be
in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered
personally, (b) mailed first-class, postage prepaid, registered or certified
mail, or (c) sent by overnight courier, facsimile, telecommunication or other
similar form of communication (with receipt confirmed), as follows:

To the Company:Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

Attention: General Counsel

450 Gears Road, Suite 500

Houston, Texas 77067

Facsimile: (281) 765-7175

To Executive:William Andrew Hendricks, Jr.  at the most recent address for
Executive

listed in the payroll records of the Company.

or to such other address and to the attention of such other person(s) or
officer(s) as any party may designate by written notice. Any notice mailed shall
be deemed to have been given and received on the third business day following
the day of mailing. Any notice sent by overnight courier, facsimile,
telecommunication or other similar form of communication (with receipt
confirmed) shall be deemed to have been given and received on the next business
day following the day such communication is sent.

12.References to the Company. References in this Agreement to the Company in the
context of providing services to the Company shall include the Company and all
of its subsidiaries as the context reasonably requires, including without
limitation Sections 8 and 9.  References in this Agreement to employment with
the Company shall also refer to employment with the Employer as the context
reasonably requires.

13.Nonassignment. This Agreement is personal to Executive and to the Company and
shall not be assigned by either party without the other’s written consent,
except that the Company may assign its rights and delegate its obligations under
this Agreement to any entity that acquires all or substantially all of its
business.  

14.Further Assurances. Each party hereto agrees to perform such further actions,
and to execute and deliver such additional documents, as may be reasonably
necessary to carry out the provisions of this Agreement.

15.Severability. In the event that any of the provisions, or portions thereof,
of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable or invalid by any court of
competent jurisdiction, the validity and enforceability or the remaining
provisions, or portions thereof, shall not be affected thereby.

16.Governing Law; Venue. This Agreement shall be governed and construed under
and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas without giving
effect to the doctrine of conflict of laws. With respect to any claim or dispute
related to or arising under this Agreement, the parties hereto hereby consent to
the exclusive jurisdiction, forum and venue of the state and federal courts
located in or sitting for Houston, Texas.

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17.Entire Agreement; Interpretation. This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement of the parties, and supersedes all prior agreements, oral or written,
between the Company and Executive relating to his employment by the Company,
including the Change in Control Agreement between the Company and Executive
dated April 2, 2012, which as of the Effective Date shall be null and void. For
the avoidance of doubt, any equity incentive award agreements or indemnity
agreements between the Company and Executive remain in effect in accordance with
their terms and are not superseded pursuant to this Section 17, except to the
extent that this Agreement provides more favorable vesting provisions applicable
to certain terminations of employment as described in Sections 6 and 7. No
change or modification of this Agreement shall be enforceable unless contained
in a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought. No
presumption shall be construed against the party drafting this Agreement. 

18.Withholding of Taxes and Other Employee Deductions. The Company may withhold
from any benefits and payments made pursuant to this Agreement all federal,
state, city and other applicable taxes and withholdings as may be required
pursuant to any law or governmental regulation or ruling and all other customary
deductions made with respect to the Company’s employees generally.

19.Executive’s Representations. Executive represents and warrants that:

(a)he is free to enter into this Agreement and to perform each of the terms and
covenants contained herein;

(b)he has been advised by legal counsel as to the terms and provisions hereof
and the effort thereof and fully understands the consequences thereof;

20.Waiver. The failure of any party to insist, in any one or more instances,
upon strict performance of any one or more of the provisions, terms and
conditions of this Agreement, or to exercise any right or rights hereunder shall
not be construed as a waiver thereof, and any and all such provisions, terms,
conditions and rights shall continue and remain in full force and effect.

21.Compliance with Section 409A.

(a)This Agreement is intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Section 409A”) and shall be
construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. To the extent any
payment or benefit provided under this Agreement is subject to Section 409A,
such benefit shall be provided in a manner that complies with Section 409A,
including any IRS guidance promulgated with respect to Section 409A; provided,
however, in no event shall any action to comply with Section 409A reduce the
aggregate amount payable to Executive hereunder unless expressly agreed in
writing by Executive.

(b)All reimbursements or provision of in-kind benefits pursuant to this
Agreement shall be made in accordance with Treasury Regulation §
1.409A-3(i)(1)(iv) such that the reimbursement or provision will be deemed
payable at a specified time or on a fixed schedule relative to a permissible
payment event.  Specifically, the amount reimbursed or in-kind benefits provided
under this Agreement during Executive’s taxable year may not affect the amounts
reimbursed or provided in any other taxable year (except that total
reimbursements may be limited by a lifetime maximum under a group health plan),
the reimbursement of an eligible expense shall be made on or before the last day
of Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the expense was
incurred, and the right to reimbursement or provision of in-kind benefit is not
subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.

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(c)To the extent required to comply with Section 409A (as determined by the
Company), if Executive is a “specified employee,” as determined by the Company,
as of his date of termination, then all amounts due under this Agreement that
constitute a “deferral of compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A, that
are provided as a result of a “separation from service” within the meaning of
Section 409A, and that would otherwise be paid or provided during the first six
months following Executive’s date of termination, shall be accumulated through
and paid or provided on the first business day that is more than six months
after Executive’s date of termination (or, if Executive dies during such six
month period, within 90 days after Executive’s death).  Each payment under this
Agreement, including each payment in a series of installment payments, is
intended to be a separate payment for purposes of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-2(b). 

22.Clawback Policy. Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Agreement, any
payments made pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to recovery or
clawback by the Company under any applicable clawback policy adopted by the
Company in accordance with SEC regulations or other applicable law, including
the clawback policy of the Company adopted on March 9, 2010, as amended or
superseded from time to time, and Executive agrees to execute appropriate
acknowledgements or other documentation as may be required pursuant to such
policies from time to time.

23.Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together will
constitute one and the same Agreement.

[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be entered into as
of the date first written above.

PATTERSON-UTI ENERGY, INC

By: /s/ Mark S. Siegel

Mark S. Siegel

Chairman of the Board of Directors

 

EXECUTIVE

/s/ William Andrew Hendricks, Jr.

William Andrew Hendricks, Jr.

 

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Exhibit A

FORM OF WAIVER AND RELEASE

[The language in this Release may change based on legal developments and
evolving best practices; this form is provided as an example of what will be
included in the final Release document.]

In consideration of, and as a condition precedent to, the severance payment (the
“Severance”) described in that certain Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”)
effective as of August 1, 2016 between Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), and William Andrew Hendricks, Jr. (“Executive”),
which were offered to Executive in exchange for a general waiver and release of
claims (this “Waiver and Release”).  Executive having acknowledged the
above-stated consideration as full compensation for and on account of any and
all injuries and damages which Executive has sustained or claimed, or may be
entitled to claim, Executive, for himself, and his heirs, executors,
administrators, successors and assigns, does hereby release, forever discharge
and promise not to sue the Company, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates,
successors and assigns, and their past and present officers, directors,
partners, employees, members, managers, shareholders, agents, attorneys,
accountants, insurers, heirs, administrators, executors (collectively the
“Released Parties”) from any and all claims, liabilities, costs, expenses,
judgments, attorney fees, actions, known and unknown, of every kind and nature
whatsoever in law or equity, which Executive had, now has, or may have against
the Released Parties relating in any way to Executive’s employment with the
Company or termination thereof prior to and including the date of execution of
this Waiver and Release, including but not limited to, all claims for contract
damages, tort damages, special, general, direct, punitive and consequential
damages, compensatory damages, loss of profits, attorney fees and any and all
other damages of any kind or nature; all contracts, oral or written, between
Executive and any of the Released Parties; any business enterprise or proposed
enterprise contemplated by any of the Released Parties, as well as anything done
or not done prior to and including the date of  execution of this Waiver and
Release. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Waiver and
Release, nothing in this Waiver and Release shall be construed to release the
Company from any obligations set forth in the Agreement.

Executive understands and agrees that this release and covenant not to sue shall
apply to any and all claims or liabilities arising out of or relating to
Executive’s employment with the Company and the termination of such employment,
including, but not limited to: claims of discrimination based on age, race,
color, sex (including sexual harassment), religion, national origin, marital
status, parental status, veteran status, union activities, disability or any
other grounds under applicable federal, state or local law prior to and
including the date of execution of this Waiver and Release, including, but not
limited to, claims arising under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of
1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act,
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, 42 U.S.C. §
1981, the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act of 2008, the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1985, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Equal Pay Act of
1963 (EPA), all as amended, as well as any claims prior to and including the
date of execution of this Waiver and Release,  regarding wages; benefits;
vacation; sick leave; business expense reimbursements; wrongful termination;
breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing; intentional or negligent
infliction of emotional distress; retaliation; outrage; defamation; invasion of
privacy; breach of contract; fraud or negligent misrepresentation; harassment;
breach of duty; negligence; discrimination; claims under any employment,
contract or tort laws; claims arising under any other federal law, state law,
municipal law, local law, or common law; any claims arising out of any
employment contract, policy or procedure; and any other claims related to or
arising out of his employment or the separation of his employment with the
Company prior to and including the date of execution of this Waiver and Release.

In addition, Executive agrees not to cause or encourage any legal proceeding to
be maintained or instituted against any of the Released Parties, save and except
proceedings to enforce the terms of the Agreement or claims of Executive not
released by and in this Waiver and Release.

This release does not apply to any claims for unemployment compensation or any
other claims or rights which, by law, cannot be waived, including the right to
file an administrative charge or participate in an administrative investigation
or proceeding; provided, however that Executive disclaims and waives any right
to share or participate in any monetary award resulting from the prosecution of
such charge or investigation or proceeding.

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Executive expressly acknowledges that he is voluntarily, irrevocably and
unconditionally releasing and forever discharging the Company and its respective
present and former parents, subsidiaries, divisions, affiliates, branches,
insurers, agencies, and other offices from all rights or claims he has or may
have against the Company including, but not limited to, without limitation, all
charges, claims of money, demands, rights, and causes of action arising under
the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (“ADEA”), up to and
including the date Executive signs this Waiver and Release including, but not
limited to, all claims of age discrimination in employment and all claims of
retaliation in violation of ADEA. Executive further acknowledges that the
consideration given for this waiver of claims under the ADEA is in addition to
anything of value to which he was already entitled in the absence of this
waiver. Executive further acknowledges: (a) that he has been informed by this
writing that he should consult with an attorney prior to executing this Waiver
and Release; (b) that he has carefully read and fully understands all of the
provisions of this Waiver and Release; (c) he is, through this Waiver and
Release, releasing the Company from any and all claims he may have against it;
(d) he understands and agrees that this waiver and release does not apply to any
claims that may arise under the ADEA after the date he executes this Waiver and
Release; (e) he has at least twenty-one (21) days within which to consider this
Waiver and Release; and (f) he has seven (7) days following his execution of
this Waiver and Release to revoke the Waiver and Release; and (g) this Waiver
and Release shall not be effective until the revocation period has expired and
Executive has signed and has not revoked the Waiver and Release.

Executive acknowledges and agrees that: (a) he has had reasonable and sufficient
time to read and review this Waiver and Release and that he has, in fact, read
and reviewed this Waiver and Release; (b) that he has the right to consult with
legal counsel regarding this Waiver and Release and is encouraged to consult
with legal counsel with regard to this Waiver and Release; (c) that he has had
(or has had the opportunity to take) twenty-one (21) calendar days to discuss
the Waiver and Release with a lawyer of his choice before signing it and, if he
signs before the end of that period, he does so of his own free will and with
the full knowledge that he could have taken the full period; (d) that he is
entering into this Waiver and Release freely and voluntarily and not as a result
of any coercion, duress or undue influence; (e) that he is not relying upon any
oral representations made to him regarding the subject matter of this Waiver and
Release; (f) that by this Waiver and Release he is receiving consideration in
addition to that which he was already entitled; and (g) that he has received all
information he requires from the Company in order to make a knowing and
voluntary release and waiver of all claims against the Company.

Executive acknowledges and agrees that he has seven (7) days after the date he
signs this Waiver and Release in which to rescind or revoke this Waiver and
Release by providing notice in writing to the Company. Executive further
understands that the Waiver and Release will have no force and effect until the
end of that seventh day (the “Waiver Effective Date”). If Executive revokes the
Waiver and Release, the Company will not be obligated to pay or provide
Executive with the benefits described in this Waiver and Release, and this
Waiver and Release shall be deemed null and void.

AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED this

______ day of _________________, 20__.

 

 

William Andrew Hendricks, Jr.

 

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Exhibit B

Allen

Beauregard

Bienville

Bossier

Caddo

Calcasieu

Cameron

DeSoto

Jackson

Jefferson Davis

Lafayette

Lincoln

Natchitoches

Rapides

Red River

Sabine

St. Landry

St. Mary

Vermilion

Webster

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