Exhibit 10.2

 

June 28, 2019

 

Wayne A. Whitener

508 West Wall, Suite 800

Midland, Texas 79701

 

Mr. Whitener:

 

Reference is made to the Employment Agreement between Dawson Geophysical
Company, a Texas corporation (formerly known as TGC Industries, Inc.) (the
“Company”), and you (the “Executive” or “you”), dated as of October 8, 2014 and
with an effective date of February 11, 2015, as amended by that certain Letter
Agreement between the Company and you, dated as of February 15, 2016 (the
“Employment Agreement”).  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Employment Agreement, as amended
hereby.

 

This letter agreement (this “Letter Agreement”) sets forth the Executive’s and
the Company’s agreement concerning the amendment of certain provisions of the
Employment Agreement as follows and is effective as of the Executive’s
(i) retirement and termination of employment with the Company and its
subsidiaries and (ii) termination of service on the Company’s board of directors
(the “Board”) and on the board of directors or board of managers of any Company
subsidiary, in each case as of 11:59 p.m. (Midland, Texas time) on June 30, 2019
pursuant to the Executive’s statement of resignation set forth herein (the
“Resignation Statement”):

 

(1)              The Executive and the Company agree that the Company shall pay
the Executive the Base Salary ($350,000 on an annualized basis) that is in
effect immediately prior to the retirement and termination described herein
through the close of business on February 11, 2022 payable in accordance with
the Company’s usual payroll practices.

 

(2)              The Executive and the Company agree that the Executive’s
retirement and termination of employment with the Company and termination of
service on the Board and on the board of directors or board of managers of any
Company subsidiary pursuant to the Resignation Statement shall not result in the
forfeiture, cancellation or expiration of the 17,500 stock options previously
granted to the Executive at an option exercise price of $11.23, and that such
options shall expire on July 31, 2019 and remain exercisable by the Executive
prior to such expiration date.

 

This Letter Agreement embodies the entire agreement between the Company and the
Executive with respect to the amendment of the Employment Agreement in
connection with the Executive’s retirement and termination of employment with
the Company and its subsidiaries and termination of service on the Board and on
the board of directors or board of managers of any Company subsidiary pursuant
to the Resignation Statement.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistency
between the provisions of the Employment Agreement and this Letter Agreement,
the provisions of this Letter Agreement shall prevail.  Except as specifically
modified and amended by this Letter Agreement, all of the terms, provisions,
requirements and specifications

 

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contained in the Employment Agreement remain in full force and effect, including
any and all requirements that the benefits provided hereunder shall be subject
to appropriate tax and other deductions required by law.  This Letter Agreement
may be executed in counterparts (including those transmitted by facsimile), each
of which shall be deemed an original and all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same document.

 

THE EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS CAREFULLY READ THIS LETTER AGREEMENT AND
THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL OF THE
EXECUTIVE’S CHOOSING TO THE EXTENT THE EXECUTIVE DESIRES LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING
THE SAME, AND UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES TO ALL OF THE PROVISIONS HEREIN (AND THE
PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AS AMENDED BY THIS LETTER AGREEMENT).

 

THIS LETTER AGREEMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND ENFORCED IN CONFORMITY WITH THE
LAW OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISION
THEREOF THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION.  VENUE OF ANY LEGAL ACTION ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THIS LETTER
AGREEMENT SHALL BE IN MIDLAND COUNTY, TEXAS.  FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 11 OF THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT SHALL APPLY TO THIS LETTER
AGREEMENT IN ALL RESPECTS.

 

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Please sign in the space provided below to evidence your agreement with the
terms of this Letter Agreement and acknowledgment that your obligations
hereunder are valid, binding, and enforceable obligations.

 

 

 

 

DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Stephen C. Jumper

 

 

Name:

Stephen C. Jumper

 

 

Title:

President and CEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGREED TO AND ACKNOWLEDGED:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE EXECUTIVE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Wayne A. Whitener

 

 

 

Name:

Wayne A. Whitener

 

 

 

Title:

Employee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statement of Resignation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By my signature above, this Letter Agreement shall serve as formal notice of my
voluntary resignation by reason of my retirement, such that (i) my employment
with the Company and its subsidiaries and (ii) my service on the Board and the
board of directors or board of managers of any Company subsidiary (whether as a
member thereof or otherwise) shall terminate, in each case, effective as of
11:59 p.m. (Midland, Texas time) on June 30, 2019.

 

 

 

 

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